good morning, everyone. this just in. president biden speaking to reporters just moments ago as he departed the white house for a multiday west coast tour. m.j., what did the president just say? reporter: the president just departed the white house to go on this west coast swing. he actually stopped for a few minutes to take a number of questions from reporters. we asked him whether he had a reaction to the herschel walker controversy unfolding in georgia, and if democrats could keep that seat. he also got a number of follow-up questions with jake s interviews on issues relating to ukraine and vladimir putin. take a listen. reporter: do you think democrats can hold that seat? yes. reporter: they re calling for a stopping of armed sale for saudi arabia. will you support that? well will take action. [ inaudible question ] reporter: in ukraine? same ago always. beyond the pale. [ inaudible question ] reporter: to discuss brittney griner? any moment on that fr
and brett favre insists he is the victim of he insists now he is the victim of a smear campaign in mississippi. this is what we are watching at this hour. we begin with cnn s exclusive interview with president biden. the president responding for the first time about putin s war in ukraine since his warn about a nuclear armageddon. he told jake tapper he doesn t believe the st. putin will actually yew nuclear weapons, but the mistake he believes putin may upon invading ukraine. i think he s a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly. i think he thought he was going to be welcome with open arms. this is the home of mother russia, and i think he totally miscalculated. the conversation also touched on saudi arabia. brittney griner, the economy, even the possibility of criminal charges against the president s son hunter. more on that in a moment. let s start with m.j. lee. m.j., he doesn t do many sit-down interviews these days. what are you hearing from there to