the pocket of uniing them in a way that hasn t happened ever, so i think whether it s the far east, whether it s nato, whether it s europe, whether it s what s going on in africa, i think we have enormous opportunities, and i think just want to finish the job. president joe biden addressing his age and why he wants another four-year term. the president is in london this morning on a five-day trip that includes a nato summit later this week. we ll have a live report in just a moment. meanwhile president biden is facing time lines on when ukraine could join the military alliance. plus ukrainian s president calls on donald trump and says he could end the war in under 24 hours. we ll play those comments for you just ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, july 10th. i m ali vitali along with jonathan lemire in london. you have a better background. i ll let you set the stage. it looks amazing. ali, good morning. i do have a win. i m standing in f
stamp. in terms of ending the war, nbc news is reporting on secret talks between former u.s. officials and prominent russians to lay the groundwork for potential negotiations. while the post reports ukrainian officials say they are confident in their aim to retake substantial territory by the fall, and forced russia to negotiate. meanwhile, the white house the uk is a signatory to a convention, which prohibits the production or use of cluster munitions and discourages their use. we will continue to do our part to support ukraine. all right, there was rishi sunak there, the prime minister of great britain, jumping into the conversation. but to that point, while the white house is defending us and then cluster shells to ukraine, with president biden saying ukrainian forces are running out of ammunition. it is still turning out to be an unpopular decision at home and abroad, as biden plans to travel to europe to tomorrow, and millions of americans remain under potentially
donald trump in a defamation lawsuit. we ll explain why the doj is backing off its previous position. plus two months worth of rain in two days. vermont is just starting the recovery process from that disaster. we ll get an update from one of the state s top lawmakers. all right, good morning, and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, july 12th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. we begin with the major developments out of the nato summit in lithuania. the alliance says it will invite ukraine to join but only when allies agree and conditions are met. the group did not give a time line or details on what those conditions might be. vague wording is in line with what president joe biden said last week, calling a pathway to membership for ukraine, quote, premature while it is at war with russia. as the new york times points out, it appears the president and like minded allies have prevailed over poland in baltic nations that wanted a formal invitation for ukraine t
right now on ana cabrera reports, new heat in the race for the presidency this morning. president biden heading to michigan today for his first visit of 2024. the high stakes for him in that critical battleground. plus, fresh polling out of south carolina bringing new warning signs for nikki haley as she and donald trump wage war for campaign cash. also ahead, breaking news from the pentagon this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin set to have his first news conference since the controversy over his resent hospitalization. millions under flood watches bracing for the pineapple express. the atmospheric river that could dump up to 10 inches of rain on california. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a flurry of new headlines in the race for the presidency. president biden making his visit, the first one of the year to the key battleground state of michigan. he ll meet with the united autoworkers union following their recent e
secretary of state and presidential envoy john kerry from windsor in a moment. this as we get more breaking news. the kremlin confirming putin met with prigozhin after that attempted revolt in russia. what we are learning about that meeting in moments. also ahead, extreme weather. absolutely wild and dangerous flooding turning deadly in new york. cars swept away. roads washed out. homes flooded, leaving people with nowhere to go. and new warnings that this storm system isn t done yet. later, massive manhunt for an escaped inmate with survivalist skills. how will police catch him? breaking news out of the uk this morning, where joe biden just wrapped his meeting with king charles following a sit down with british prime minister rishi sunak. and later this hour, he departs the uk for lithuania for a nato summit with the war in ukraine on their agenda. joining us now, josh letterman in london, and kelly is in ukraine. josh, what are we learning out of biden s two meetings