u.s. secretary of state is not a ceo, but what can we expect? our top diplomate, says he s not a politician, but the first visit by a u.s. secretary of state to beijing in five years, neil, and he spoke yesterday before taking that flight. sustained competition, with diplomacy and that s what the world expects of both the united states and china. now, neil, as you mentioned it s sort of like a take two of sorts, this trip. as blinken canceled his trip before that u.s. air force fighter jet shot down the massive 4,000 pound chinese spy balloon that flew across the united states and also, what other people call provocations. a chinese fighter jet across the nose of a u.s. air force surveillance plane in the south china sea used to spy on china. the fighter jet caused massive turbulence inside that air force rc-135. and also on the high seas, a china warship recently cut in front of an american guided missile destroyer in international waters, yes, not far from mainland ch
cycle, there s a lot to talk about ron klain about. he s so smart, and has such a fascinating experience. i can t wait to see our interview, lawrence. i wish i could say we got to it. all but we only have one show. thanks, alex. thank you, lawrence. thank you. well, in an overflow gathering in the white house eastern today, president biden said his formal for well to the longest serving first white house chief of staff of any democratic president, ron klain. ron klain, in an unusual switch of roles with the president then stepped up to the microphone filled with emotion, to give his thanks to the president, his family, the biden staff, and the cabinet. ron klain will join us in a moment. the white house farewell to ron klain happen in the middle of a busy news day that began with the news of a new fbi search of president biden s beach house in delaware, a search that found no additional classified documents. the fbi search was planned and conducted without a search wa
in trying to pull out his experience and wisdom, because i know it is there. that s what you re going to see tonight in our discussion with ron klain, which amounts to his last word exit interview, as he prepares to leave white house chief of staff. and he has served, as you know, as the longest serving first chief of staff to democratic president ever. and we re going to have some of that discussion, to begin with news of the day tonight. well, it is such an important interview. the time he spent in the white house from the aftermath of january 6th to the conclusion of the january six committee, the eve of the new presidential cycle, there s a lot to talk about ron klain about. he s so smart, and has such a fascinating experience. i can t wait to see our interview, lawrence. i wish i could say we got to it. all but we only have one show. thanks, alex. thank you, lawrence. thank you. well, in an overflow gathering in the white house eastern today, president biden sa
speaker. at home we re watching a major test of former president trump s influence over the republican party. in the five states where voters are headed to the polls today to vote in primary elections, all eyes will be on the slate of candidates who the former president endorsed and have embraced the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen. will that message resonate with republican primary voters? today will also be a big test for these three house republicans who were among the ten who voted to impeach the former president. will they survive after taking a critical stand? one of today s biggest tests will happen in kansas where abortion rights are on the ballot for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. we ll have the latest into the massive implications of that vote. let s get right into it with nbc s steve kornacki at the big board. steve, what are you looking for this morning? a couple things, jose, you touched on. i think this referendum in
help ves rans sickened by toxic burn pits. i m used to the lies. not used to the cruelty. can the bill pass this week? veterans secretary denis mcdonough will be here. with some world leaders falling short, will it be too late? i ll ask the new australian prime minister, anthony albanese, about his ambitious plan in his exclusive first u.s. interview ahead. hello. i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering if political tides may be turning. president biden is back in isolation this morning after testing positive with a rebound case of covid after being treated with paxlovid. though his doctor says he no longer has any symptoms. this time biden does have some good news to mull over. first, the bipartisan passage of a bill to boost competition with china on the manufacturing of semiconductors. and second, a sudden possible deal in congress on a massive plan to begin to tackle the climate crisis, high drug prices and address big companies tha