domestic priority on the same day that gas prices hit a new record high. plus, a mixed night for trump-backed candidates in yesterday s primaries. with a win in west virginia, but a loss in nebraska. we ll discuss what this says about the former president s hold on the republican party. and the latest on the war in ukraine. u.s. officials say that vladimir putin is in it for the long haul. thinking he ll be able to wear down western support. we ll hear from the nation s top spy chief. good morning. welcome to way too early on this wednesday, may 11th. i m jonathan lemire. russia claims its forces have made significant gains in eastern ukraine, three weeks after moscow launched renewed offensive there. the russian defense ministry yesterday said its troops have advanced to the border between donetsk and luhansk the two russian-speaking provinces together known as the donbas. the ministry said it now controls more of the region than it did before the war started on f
five opposing roe have changed their minds. in the war on ukraine, the house last night approved $40 billion in additional aid. the senate set to vote on that package next as russia appears to be gaining ground in controlling more parts of the donbas region in the east. mixed results for donald trump in key republican primaries last night. one trump-backed candidate lost in nebraska s race for governor. another won in west virginia s house primary, defeating a fellow republican congressman who voted to create the january 6 committee and in favor of the trump opposed bipartisan infrastructure bill. what does that mean? we have some answers coming up. first, a fight over roe v. wade. joining us, ali vitali, ruth marcus, part of the successful washington post team, winning the pulitzer in public service, and also former democratic senator claire mccaskill as well as a.b. stoddard. a great panel. start with you, ali. the vote is going to fail. manchin will vote against it. it
Hi, marla signs at the white house and this is cnn i just realignment specifically among men of color more so than women and young men, young men. So if you want to make those appeal, you need to talk about things like economics, economic opportunity, and what youre seeing now, youre seeing the foreign president attempt to make that pivot. I think its smart. I think its wise to the point that was made this race is going to be one on the margins and i dont think either candidate, democrat or republican should be so presumptive about any group of people to just assume based on their race that theyre going to vote one way or the other. The Republican Party after the growth and opportunity project in 2012 said were going to reach out to communities of color. I contributed to that. And the party failed in that effort. It comes down to trump of all people actually attempting to make that effort. And i would encourage him to continue for it because every group should have any Candidate Runnin
we have to make a decision in this country. not that moderates suddenly come to some sense of reason. but finally, to discover the diversity that s at the heart of the country. i hope we can do it. i pray we can do it. we need to. thank you so much for your wisdom, your perspective during these challenging times for america. that s going to wrap up the hour for us. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell, chris jansing and katy tur pick up our coverage next. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in new york. with my colleague chris jansing for a landmark moment in our nation s history. our teammate katy tur will join us in a moment from inside trump tower where donald trump has just talked about the prosecutor and judge who presided over his case and said he would have loved to testify. this is a scam. this is a rigged trial. it shouldn t haven t been in that venue. we shouldn t have had that judge. he should have allowed us to have an election
jong-un in north korea this morning. why it s raising concerns in washington. later, saying farewell to the say hey kid. how baseball is honoring icon willie mays who died at 93. . and as cities across the country celebrate the juneteenth holiday, we ll take you to one chicago community where families are gathering despite the brutal heat. it is great to have you with us. it is 10:00 eastern and i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with the dangerous weather facing millions across the country, lashing rains and strong winds already hitting the gulf coast for what could be the season s first tropical storm. and wildfires turning deadly burning up the west fueled by the dry heat that s also baking millions of people from michigan to maine, a day after temperatures broke records across the country. nbc s sam brock is standing by for us on a looming storm in galveston, texas. maura barrett is in chicago. there s a little bit of a breeze thankfully there. we know