i ll speak with a top adviser to president volodymer zelenskyy about this new russian assault and plans for a ukrainian counter offensive that s expected to begin soon. also tonight, new moves by florida republicans designed to help governor ron desantis and his likely run for president. this amid deep concerns among republicans in congress about desantis war with the disney corporation. and we re tracking fears that another u.s. bank may collapse at any moment. first republic stock plunging as the white house says it does not have a rescue plan in the works. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour in ukraine where cnn is on the scene of the dead liest missile strike in this new wave of attacks. at least 23 killed when an apartment building, an parlapartment building was hit. nic robertson is on the scene. walk us through what you ve seen and the rescue operation under
the air national guardsman accused of stealing and sharing classified documents appears in court. and the government says he has a history of threatening to kill people. then, dozens of americans trapped in sudan, begging the u.s. government to help them get out. why do u.s. officials say they can t help, even though other countries are carrying out evacuations? plus, tears, smiles, and laughs. brittney griner holds her first news conference since her release from a russian prison. never going overseas unless i m representing my country at the olympics. what the basketball star had to say about her famgame and th other americans still being wrongly detained in russia. welcome to the lead, everyone. i m in for jake tapper. we start today with our national lead. this afternoon, the man accused of leaking classified u.s. intelligence on the internet appeared in court where a judge decided that the suspect will stay behind bars, at least for now. prosecutors argued th
former president. the pentagon leak suspect is waiting to see whether he ll be released from jail ahead of the trial. the prosecution making the case he s a dangerous flight risk as we re learning more about alarming red flags that were clearly missed. and wnba star brittney griner is moved to tears during her first news conference since her release by russia. stand by for her emotional recount of her imprisonment and how she hung on while she was losing hope. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get right to the breaking news. a first and modern american history. a former u.s. vice president compelled to testify under oath about the president he served beside. our reporter is outside the federal courthouse in washington where mike pence appeared for hours today. what more are you learning? reporter: wolf, we never saw make pence inside this building today but sources have confirme
national anthem national anthem good morning we have a fox news alert. first our thoughts and prayers are with thousands of people in the south this morning. in the aftermath of the devastating tornadoes that have claimed at least 26 lives. this is the worst i have ever, this is devastating. it was like scary, i wasn t that scared. i was trying to cover my sister. it was like a train sound. but it wasn t it was a tornado coming by. a lot of stuff everywhere. everything you worked for is gone. the historic outbreak of 24 tornadoes leveling homes and businesses leaving doesn t hurt. search and rescue teams are still looking for survivors in getting help too many people who are still misplaced. mississippi governor eight reeves declared a state of emergency after visiting the hardest hit areas. homeland security allie alejandro mayorkas will visit the devastated areas later today, fox weather correspondent from rolling port mississippi this morning, r
investigation. severe storms, more than 30 million under the threat of a potential tornado outbreak, and heavy flooding from texas to west virginia. we re ting it president biden and canadian prime minister justin trude anncing a major immigration deal. will it stem te record surge of migrants at america s northern border? taking the stand at a utah trial. the man suing the actress over a skiing accident. and our series, ai revolution, the rapidly developing technology that can literally read your mind. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we beginith american warplanes in action over syria conducting what officials call precision air strikes in response to a drone attack against americans that killed one u.s. contrac and woued five service members. president biden ordering the retaliatory strikes. u.s. officials saying the targets were linked to iran s revolutionary guard corps. the u.s. saying the base where the amer