we begin with vladimir putin delivering a major speech doubling down on the goals of russia s so-called special military operation in ukraine that began a year ago. it is a day after president biden s surprise visit to the ukrainian capital. this teach along with biden s planned address in warsaw setting up an extraordinary split screen moment hours apart, the two leaders laying out their vastly different visions of the conflict. we have coverage from every angle. clare sebastian, let s start with you. on the heels of biden s unexpected historic trip to kyiv, what is vladimir putin saying this morning? well, this was unmistakably a tirade against the west. this was president putin blaming the west for starting the war in ukraine and escalating it, blaming the west for the casualties. he said west started it and russia is using force to try to stop it. and he says russia has been trying to work through this through peaceful means. take a listen. translator: i ve done absol
it comes after another gunman killed 11 people during lunar new year celebrations near los angeles. a search for answers tonight. tornado damage reported in texas as a powerful storm sweeps across the eastern half of the u.s. 83 million under winter alerts. al roker is here. the major reversal for the u.s. deciding to send abrams tanks to ukraine. how it could reshape the battlefield. ticketmaster on the hot seat on capitol hill after the taylor swift ticket debacle. what the company blames for the mess. and after disappointment at the beijing olympics, american mikaela shiffrin making history on the slopes. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and thank you for being with us. a big development tonight in the ongoing fallout and questions over the handling of classified documents at the highest levels. we learned today that documents marked classified have been found in the private indiana home of former vice president mike pence. i
and you congressional class will be sworn in republicans will officially take back control of the health of representatives. let us pause and reflect on that for a moment. less than two years after i violent stormed the capitol in attempt to stop biden from becoming president. we ll be back in control of the lower chamber of commerce. many of the republicans returning to congress or joining it for the first time this week supported the big lie that led to that armed insurrection. granted, republicans only have a slim majority in the house. the roadways that some folks initially warned about never actually happened. but it is remarkable that it barely took one election cycle for the gop to regain power at the seat of our government. in the lead up to this year s election, republicans fixing high gas prices and inflation in the influx of microsoft. they grabbed but all of that for months. and offered real solutions for those, an obvious effort to rile up the base and put de
in the house is up for grabs. brian: that means you have got to vote. going to hear from candidates in key races. marco rubio, yeah we are name dropping. lee zeldin who wants to be the next governor of new york. sarah huckabee sanders seems well on her way of being of governor of arkansas. j.d. vance also on the docket. don bolduc making history in new hampshire shocking the world is he going to go the rest of the way and then there is tudor dixon who seems to be rising in the polls with each passing day. steve: that s right. you have heard from so many analysts and pundits, we want to hear from you today on election day. so we are having breakfast with friends in four different crucial states where we will directly hear from the folks at those diners about the things that matter to them. ainsley: let s start with will cain is he live at the morning glory eatery that s in satellite beach, florida. brian, who is next? brian: you want to start with will. i like rachel c
if you look at the campaign ads, look at some of the interviews they were giving, the level of contention that you saw between the two, when they had their one and only opportunity to respond to these attacks directly and head on, neither of them held back. i want you to see a sample example on those interactions. the extremist is congresswoman demmings. she supports no restrictions of any kind. how gullible do you really think florida voters are? number one, you have been clear that you support no exceptions, even including rape and incest. how long would you watch, people being gunned in fourth grade, sixth grade, high school, college, church, synagogue, a movie theater, a mall and a nightclub and do nothing? well, everything has done nothing to stop any of these shooters. no one here is in favor of mass shootings and violence. she s never passed a single bill. she s been in congress for over half a decade, not a single bill she s passed has ever become law. i m proud