Eastern europe. About 2,000 troops are going to poland and another 700 are going to rumania as well as other countries in the southEastern Flank of nato. The reason for this is because of the anxiety these allies are feeling in the midst of this massive russian troop buildup in ukraine. The president did hint at this last week. He said he would be moving those troops to Eastern Europe in the near term, but he did not say when that would be happening. We are told these deployments could be coming in the coming days. What were told is this is coming at a time when these allies are feeling very, very anxious about this russian aggression there, and this is a show of support for those allies. This is not a precursor to any kind of u. S. Troops on the ground in ukraine. This is just those troops going to Eastern Europe to shore up that flank and reassure them that the u. S. Is there in the event that russia does invade ukraine and tries to move even further west, jim. Ambassador, let me bri
Eastern europe. About 2,000 troops are going to poland and another 700 are going to rumania as well as other countries in the southEastern Flank of nato. The reason for this is because of the anxiety these allies are feeling in the midst of this massive russian troop buildup in ukraine. The president did hint at this last week. He said he would be moving those troops to Eastern Europe in the near term, but he did not say when that would be happening. We are told these deployments could be coming in the coming days. What were told is this is coming at a time when these allies are feeling very, very anxious about this russian aggression there, and this is a show of support for those allies. This is not a precursor to any kind of u. S. Troops on the ground in ukraine. This is just those troops going to Eastern Europe to shore up that flank and reassure them that the u. S. Is there in the event that russia does invade ukraine and tries to move even further west, jim. Ambassador, let me bri
[ applause ] so my Brother And Sister new yorkers, this has been a painful last few weeks. But the pain unites us in this moment. In this moment of grief, we will rise to the moment and the purpose. But i know the powerful feeling that we have in this city that will give us the strength and endurance to move forward to do everything we can to end the senseless violence in this city, to build a city of peace out of the ashes of fear. We will rise, new york city, because we are a city of people, of people like officer Wilbert Rivera and officer mora. Well never forget their names and their acts of heroism. Officer mora, our hearts are with you today and always, and we know your hearts are with us. Before i take my seat, i want us also to reflect on Officer Summit. In that house, there were several rounds that was in a modified weapon. Theres an ar15 under the mattress. Officers responded to the 10 13 call, was willing to walk through the door and face danger. If Officer Summit did not ta
Bill that is jg jefferson on the left and john painter on the right. They were best friends known as the dynamic duo on campus and we are told that j. J. Married this year and john was his best man in that wedding. Dana in New York City, an offduty nypd officer was shot in an attempted carjacking. Police say it was happening when he was on his way to work. Two men tapped on his car window and when he got out of his vehicle, one shot him several times. Bill police have arrested a suspect a few blocks away. A gun recovered on the scene. Thankfully, that officer is expected to recover. Dana all of this is unfolding as New York City mourns another fallen hero. He is one of two officers shot and killed last month responding to a domestic disturbance in harlem. Not only did he die protecting new yorkers, but he donated five organs saving five lives in the process. Bill an inside look of st. A funeral will begin an hour for an outfit for the second time in five days, there will be a c of neve
News chief white house correspondent, peter alexander. Nbc news foreign correspondent, matt bradley in eastern ukraine, jonathan la mir, Politico White House bureau chief as well as host of Way Too Early here on msnbc. And he lane cooper, the New York Times pentagon correspondent. Both jonathan and helane are msnbc contributors. Peter, what more can you tell us about the president s decision to u. S. Moves troops already on standby to europe . Reporter thats exactly right. We have now learned that its a total of 3,000 u. S. Troops who will be moving, about a thousand of them already in europe will be going to romania, a native member nation. Another 2,000 presently here in the u. S. Will be going to germany and to poland, as well. This comes, according to a Senior Administration official at the president s direction, and following the recommendation of the defense secretary, Secretary Austin. I think youre going to hear this officially from john kirby, the Press Secretary at the pentag