Today on the program, the first lady of ukraine. I talk to Olena Zelenska about that frequently forgotten side of war, the human toll. How are ukrainians dealing with the destruction of their cities and towns . How are they fighting winters cold as the country struggles to pump out heat . And can they ever return to life as normal . Also, brazils january 8th and its stunning similarities to americas january 6th. We dig into the attack on the capital in brasilia with reporter mac margolis. And california was pummelled by rivers of rain. Well destroy the astronomical cost of Climate Change and wild weather that is already upon us. But first, heres my take. This week, at a summit, joe biden said that the western was experiencing unprecedented levels of migration, greater than at any time in history. This is not hyperbole. There were 2. 4 million apprehensions at americas southwestern border last fiscal year, which is about 600,000 higher than the prior year, the previous high. These numbe
Under president donald trump, Christopher Miller he served in the position immediately following the 2020 election until President Biden took office. He is out this week with a new book titled, soldier secretary. Warnings from the battlefield and the pentagon about americas most dangerous enemies when we watched on january 6th, did you not than have any concerns coming out of that day . About how far trump could potentially go, when you saw what happened up on capitol hill, you sounded like you were very calm . I just never saw any indications of that. I was not on the political side, or remember, we put 25 National Guard troops on capitol hill, way after that was going on, so the dynamics changed considerably. I never once thought that the president was going to try to stay in power beyond inauguration. So lets talk about drewsville for. There those are over there late. I completely disagree with, you jonathan, and wait, go ahead, im sorry, im in your house, i should let you i should
he also told our aishah hasnie serving u.s. troops is on the table if china invades taiwan. reporter: so, speaker mccarthy and yourself have said that multiple times, that we need to arm taiwan now. what about u.s. troops? i think, you know, then you re talking about an authorized use of military portion that would come out of my committee or a declaration of war which we haven t utilized since world war ii. reporter: would you support that? i think if communist china invades taiwan, i think that is certainly the american people support this, the congress will follow. sean: this visit came days after house speaker kevin mccarthy is other lawmakers meant with taiwan s leader at the ronald reagan presidential library in california. mccarthy says the country s support for taiwan is resolute and unwavering. house china committee chairman mike gallagher said moments a after the meeting that washington shouldn t be scared to have these kind of meetings. some who fail to l
military equipment and weapons. he also said the u.s. will be steadfast in its support for ukraine. i thought it was critical that there not be any doubt, none whatsoever about u.s. support for ukraine in your war against the brutal attack from russia. for all the disagreement we have in congress on some issues, there is significant agreement on support for ukraine. this is so much larger than just ukraine. the two leaders also walked out on the streets of kyiv paying respects to the thousands of ukrainian soldiers killed in the conflict. vice president harris said russia has committed crimes against humanity in ukraine. russia s ambassador to the u.s. responded by accusing the u.s. of trying to demonize russia. it comes as the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. warned china it would be crossing a red line if it were to provide lethal aid to russia for use in ukraine. four u.s. officials familiar with the matter tell nbc news the u.s. believes china may already be providing non-
good thursday morning i m erika hill. i m jim sciutto. happening right now, house lawmakers on capitol hill receiving a closed door classified briefing on the chinese surveillance balloon. this as cnn has new reporting on when u.s. officials were first warned about the threat. all of it sparking sharp criticism on defense and intelligence officials who were not aware of the depth of that threat. live on capitol hill with the latest. plus, incredible stories of survival out of turkey, including an infant pulled from the rubble after 58 hours, small signs of hope there. rescue workers among so many things facing freezing temperatures, lack of water and power. the death toll hard to imagine. now surpassing 17,000. cnn is on the scene. back here in the u.s. on the road again today. cue the 2024 election music. president biden headed to florida, where he is expected to drive home his pledge to protect social security and medicare. we have a preview of the trip ahead. we want