the death toll is believed to be in the hundreds of thousands with millions of ukrainians displaced. the visit today lasted a few hours and the president is currently in poland as we come on the air. the trip was months in the making and was the end result of secret planning from a small circle of secret officials. the decision to go was made by president biden himself on friday. now president biden is in poland where he will meet with leaders of our nato allies. he will underscore the west s unity in support of ukraine and it is important with today s extraordinary visit. for his part, president zelinski described it this way. an important signal and historic moment for his country. the landmark on the war of ukraine and the landmark visit to kyiv begins today. he
evening. we expect to hear what russian president vladimir putin has to say about president biden s visit tomorrow in his own speech marking the anniversary of the invasion. norah. norah: charlie d agata in ukraine, thank you so much. that secret overnight trip to kyiv was months in the making incarnation with the secret service and every level of america s national security agencies. cbs s nancy cordes tells us how it all came together. sneaking the leader of the free world into an active war zone isn t easy. it took months of secret planning by a handful of officials from the pentagon, the secret service, the intelligence community, and the white house. it was an incredibly small team. reporter: amanda sloat was on that team, she is a top advisor to the president on european affairs. close held operation i think everyone wanting to do everything they could to get the president there and back safely. reporter: here s how they did it. instead of his usual 747, they
system and train them how to use it. and posting these behind the scenes videos with the first lady. the trip coming after days of secret planning, all ending with a poignant and powerful holiday wish for victory. we ll celebrate christmas. celebrate christmas and even if there is no electricity, the light of our faith, in ourselves will indeed put out. that s nbc s peter alexander with that report. let s bring in democratic congressman gregory meeks of new york. let me ask you, mr. chairman. are you a mets or yankees fan? mets fan. maybe we can divert the mets money. the mets now have a gdp.