peace, not closure. it will never be closed because he s forever gone. reporter: catie beck, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports, let s get right to it. at this hour, after a weekend of deadly violence, miami beach imposed a cur few overnight and this afternoon, a vote on another curfew. what it means for thousands upon thousands of spring break visitors. the world s top climate scientists issuing a survival guide for humanity. you ve got to hear their dire warnings and the major course correction they re recommending. republicans circling the wagons ahead of a potential indictment of donald trump, with one of the former president s top rivals blasting new york s prosecutor. and as donald trump awaits the grand jury s decision, his hand picked witness just arrived to appear before them. might it have an impact? our nbc news reporters are following all the latest developments. but first, i want to get to vaughn hillyard, who s
that s one reason putin wants to link the war in ukraine with their success in world war ii. they are isolated. they are running out of weapons. they are running out of money. those are all factors. i think the russians keep hoping that they ll have a breakthrough in eastern ukraine at the horrific fight in bakhmut. hasn t happened yet. so for the moment, the psychological is important in warfare. no question that putin got a boost today with a visit from xi. the ukrainians were today communicating very clearly that they hope the chinese will remind putin of the importance of standing by the u.n. charter which has been at the center of chinese diplomacy. if china holds to that line, putin is not going to have as close a friend as he hopes. david ignatius, great to see you. i have a little bit of breaking news, john kirby from the national security council just addressed what the administration hopes comes from this visit between putin, and