february 24th of last year. an endless cycle of destruction and resilience since then. while there he announced an additional half billion in assistance promising president zelensky that the u.s. will stand by ukraine. president biden: putin thought ukraine was weak and the west was divided. he is counting on us not sticking together. one year later, the evidence is right here in this room. we stand here together. we ll talk to former c.i.a. station chief dan hoffman. first to steve harrigan live in the capital city of kiev. steve. it really was a remarkable moment here this morning that many people looked on in disbelief at the monastery behind me built in the middle ages. inside you had president zelensky as well as president biden. before they came out, the air raid sirens rang out across kiev. [sirens blasting] no signs of any explosions or any visible signs of danger. the white house was clear to say they had informed russia about the trip before it happened. in
today s headline from the national review. president biden in kyiv, walking in a war zone amidair raid sirens and no real guarantee of security. the white house took all the steps it could, slipping out of d.c. in secret early sunday morning, swearing the reporters on board to silence, even taking their phones. air force one got him as far as poland, but after that, no marine 1. potentially no beast either. the president s legendary bombproof limo. the white house is being tight lipped about every detail so far. president biden relied on the ukrainian rail service, a ten-hour train journey from the border to kyiv. a source familiar tells nbc news the president could have gone to other easier to access locations inside of ukraine, but that he chose kyiv to highlight the capital is still standing. and he did, making a point of declaring it such, and promising that the u.s. will help as long as it takes. we have details on what went into this extraordinary trip along with what r
dozens of people were kill and injured in greece when two trains collided head on at high speeds. what we know ahead. and we begin on capitol hill, where right now attorney general merrick garland is fielding questions from the senate judiciary committee. as the justice department investigates classified documents found on the properties of president biden, former president trump, and former vice president pence. today s hearing comes after congressional leaders received the classified briefing from the doj yesterday, which they said, quote, left much to be desired. and this morning, the washington post reports that leading up to the doj s august search of former president trump s mar-a-lago estate, two senior fbi officials who would have been in charge of leading the search resisted the surprise plan as too combative. and proposed seeking trump s permission to search his property according to four people familiar with the discussions. i want to bring in nbc news julia ai
hospice care instead of more medical intervention after series of hospital stays. will have reaction from fox news medical contributor dr. marty makary. but first, alexis mcadams live in art new york city newsroom, alexis. to my former president jimmy carter is back home with his family in georgia. foundation releasing this statement about his condition, take a look apart after series of short hospitals as former u.s. president jimmy carter today decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family. receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. he is the full support of his family and his medical team. the carter family asking for privacy during this time and is grateful for the concern shown by his many admirers. jimmy carter s longest living u.s. president in history. the democrat was beloved by many turned 98 years old in october. carter was the 39th president of the united states he s been married for more than 70 years, a loving husband, fathe
casting ballots for one of nine people running for mayor, but it could be weeks before we find out who wins. growing fears in east palestine, ohio. the head of the epa is there now taking questions directly from residents who say they will caught in a political fight. the gang of eight getting its first briefing on classified documents. found at the properties of joe biden, donald trump and mike pence. what they will and won t be able to find out. and a rare live report from inside russian occupied crimea. a critical area russia annexed back in 2014. ukraine s president says the war will not end until his country gets it back. our nbc reporters are across the globe following all of the latest developments. we start with nbc s chief international correspondent, keir simmons, in crimea. you re the first western journalist to enter since the invasion. talk to us about what you re seeing and finds out. reporter: there s a lot of talk about crimea, that russia and ukraine will