reporter asked, sir, who s next to have their badge taken away. and my name came out of his mouth. i m a loser, i m nasty. but i wasn t. that was a moment that really sticks with me and it s left rescue. no person should be treated in that way by anyone. the new book is entitled black women will save the world and they will. it s officially out today. april ryan, thank you very much. congratulations, april. thank you. that does it for us this morning. jose diaz-balart picks up msnbc s live coverage right now. good morning, 10:00 a.m. eastern. i m jose diaz-balart we begin with breaking news out of the white house. president biden is expected to announce in a couple hours that if democrats keep control of congress this november he plans to make codifying abortion rights his top legislative priority in the new congress. going to chief white house correspondent, kristen welker, good morning. what are we expecting to hear from the president in a couple hours? hi, jose
please follow the show at jdbalart msnbc. thank you for your time. peter alexander picks up with more news right now. good morning. i am peter alexander here in washington. parts of ukraine are under fire in the dark and running low on water as russia unleashes a new barrage of air strikes overnight. president zelenskyy says 30% of his country s power stations are destroyed by russia part of what he says is vladimir putin s strategy to plunge ukraine into brutal conditions just as winter approaches. we are in ukraine with the very latest ahead. plus, just 21 days out from the midterms, president biden is going to put the spotlight on a crucial issue the democrats hope will motivate their voters. abortion rights. and he is ready to make this promise. codifying roe v. wade into law will be his first big legislative priority in the new congress. if he hopes that ll be enough to keep control of congress in democratic hands, that actually may hinge on a series of other issues. r
so if there can be some other way of making noise and bringing attention to what s going on there, i think that would be the first step. i thank you very much for being with us. i thank you for writing that book. it is really an important issue. thank you very much. before i go, it is possible that someone who lost a lot after hurricane ian could be about $250 million richer. one of the two winning lottery tickets in the last week s megamillions jackpot of almost half a billion dollars was sold at a 7-eleven in ft. myers, an area hard hit by ian. no one has yet come forward to claim the prize. lottery officials say this win feels slightly more meaningful. can you imagine? let s hope so. that wraps up the hour for me. i m jose diaz ball art. you can reach me on twitter instagram@jdbalart.
nation. i always thought that was a pretty good, cool quality of him. very cool, indeed. and we would like to thank all those serving in duty to our nation. that s nightly news for this saturday, i m jose diaz ball art. thank you for the privilege of your time, and good night. can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love and attention i got from my customers. people are so moved by how much i understand about them. they start including me in their lives. that s helen and her friends. i arranged a wellness retreat for them. look at those ladies.
it there. danielle and brendan, thank you to both of you. we ve been trying to keep it a secret, but just 11 days away from the first democratic debate in miami. we re taking the show on the road ahead of broadcast right here on june 26th and the 27th, the moderators, lester holt, savannah guthrie and jose diaz ball art and rachel maddow. join us online and on tv. straight ahead, the walkback, prurp trump trying to say he would take dirt on a political opponent from a foreign power but still leaving himself plenty of wiggle room. and speaking of walk-backs, a major reversal of hong kong and what she s saying about a bill after days of violent protests. er days of violent protests