at this hour, major moves. ukraine s military says it has forced russian troops to retreat more than a mile in one of their bloodiest battles since the start of the war. we ve got a live report from kyiv. and outside ukraine, president zelenskyy on the move. securing critical commitments from western allies across europe. inside his surprise meeting with the british prime minister and the promise of hundreds of new weapons for the front lines. plus, benched, the memphis grizzlies just suspended their all star guard john mo rant for the second time in three months after he once again appeared to be holding a gun in a video on instagram. the message in this penalty on and off the court. also, the deadly tornado that ripped through south texas near the gulf coast and has left dozens of homes damaged, at least one person dead. our nbc news reporters are covering all of the latest developments. nbc s catie beck is where those devastating storms hit on the gulf coast. where a
across the nation the health care that they need. the states attorney general adjust that this morning. we are building an infrastructure to deal with the influx of individuals who are seeking safe and legal abortions in a state of new york. we have already seen an increase, and we anticipate that we will see more individuals coming from ohio, pennsylvania and other states. this fund will assist individuals with transportation, with childcare and with housing. because here in new york, we respect the woman s right to choose. it is unfortunate that immediately upon the fertilization in some states, that a government is not allowed to respect the rights of women. the governor of massachusetts, a republican, signed an order protecting health care workers in his state who provide abortions with out of state residents. look, let s not look say at the real impact of the opinion of five justicethat is hav millions of americans. there are already four stories out of san antonio,
kindergarten, yet, this is one of the country s oldest and deepest wounds that we have yet to address because, you know, we have a long way to go, and we should be talking about this openly and calling it what it is, the rise of white supremacy. how are the folks in buffalo you spoke to dealing with that reality a year later. they know what happened with jack teixeira. they know what the reports are that motivated him. what do they tell you? there are multiple levels. witness that sheer violence, ten people, to witness ten people being murdered and knowing you were targeted because you were black and came to the community because of the red lines, the infrastructure, the lack of access to all of the resources, the kind of thing that keep people hunkered down and hemmed into these communities. that remains, and so there was the violence o. shooting, but the violence of white supremacy
reproductive rights. the nation you live in today, the divided states of america, when it comes to abortion access. friday s ruling pulls the country back to an error where abortions were not only hard to obtain but incredibly dangerous. in the weeks and months to come, up to 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion access. people in the south and other parts of the country will have to travel hundreds of miles to seek reproductive care. that radical to decision by the conservative super majority out of step with the views of most americans. last month, a nbc poll found that 63 americans did not want to court to over turn roe, and less than a third of americans supported the move. in the meantime, the reality a post roe america is starting to take shape. the handle a trigger law states already starting. joining me to discuss the real world consequences, alexis statewide abortion fund and
narrative more powerful than the truth. and, yes, it s also true that black people get attacked and they go missing and they get trafficked in city streets all across this country and get ignored. their rights are abused, sometimes systematically. all of it is too often known and ignored. none of that is helped by hiding from the reality here. own what this is and you can own whatever else happens. fight the reality here and you give those who would question the reality a prima facie case of fake outrage that will become a cudgel in future instances that do demand attention. it s about truth. the truth of injustice is not helped by covering in any way for smollett if he committed an injustice. nothing about this is comfortable or okay. this stinks. but the commodity for us is always accuracy in information