what he s telling our own lester holt about holding those responsible accountable and whether it matters if they happen to be a former president or running for president. also this hour we re set to hear from one of president biden s top economic advisers as the fed kicks off a two-day meeting as we speak with interest rates probably heading up again. plus my exclusive interview. one on one with trevor reed. the marine now back in the u.s. after being imprisoned in russia for nearly three years. his advice to brittney griner, who s in court today, and what he says the white house should be doing. i m hallie jackson in washington with a jam-packed show for you today. i want to bring in nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard, who is posted up in the location where mr. trump is set to give that speech. nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali is with us. justice reporter ryan riley joins us along with washington post political investigative reporter josh dausee and forme
also on the ballot today, reproductive rights in kansas. a referendum there would strip women of their rights to choose unless enough people vote no. and we all know speaker nancy pelosi is a bad ass. she arrived in taiwan today even though china is furious about the trip. plus, trevor reed the former marine who spent three years behind bars in russia and is now speaking out for the release of brittney griner and paul whelan. he joins me right here tonight. we begin with a huge night of primaries in some key battleground states. voters in five states are casting their ballots setting up critical showdowns for this november, and the stakes could not be higher. the choices voters make could very well determine whether or not this country remains a democracy, and that claim is not made hyperbolically. we saw how our democracy was pushed to the brink in 2020 with the twice-impeached former president pushing the lie that the election he lost was rigged. of course it wasn t, an
takening a pivotal step in restocking the low baby formula supply. the first palets of emergency formula arriving from europe via a u.s. military plane just a short time ago. and now going through inspection. the product is a specialty formula for infants who are intolerant of protein in cow s milk and will be distributed to pharmacies and hospitals and doctor s offices. we are live in indianapolis where the first shipment landed. p polo, this is just the first of what s expected to be many baby formula flights? reporter: and it is more than just a drop in the bucket. you re talking about 35 tons of the prescription baby formula that landed in indianapolis today. manufactured in germany. transferred to germany and air lifted yesterday. flew all night to get here. as you mentioned, this will not serve the general needs of parents who have been looking for a solution. in fact, asking the biden administration to act. we did see a representative of the biden administration, tom
blunt warning. the president saying the hate and fear that has been allowed to fester in the united states is now threatening america s democracy as he made an emotional visit to buffalo to meet with the families who lost loved ones in the racist massacre over the weekend. plus, the truth is out there. and lawmakers want to get to the bottom of it, today, holding their first public hearing on ufos in decades. why lawmakers warn ufos pose a potential national security threat. leading this hour, it is primary day. the first polls are about to close in what is one of the most consequential days of the year. we re learning the leading democratic senate candidate john fetterman is about to get a pacemaker installed after suffering a stroke last week. jessica dean is live in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, following fetterman s campaign. a lot of health questions for fetterman in the closing days of the race. how is the campaign dealing with it? well, i just spoke with his campaign
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