you re seeing big passed in the house. so there s a whole different sort of dynamic between the house and the senate chambers. so, amna, given all of that action, or an action, on the hill, then you have the president. you heard his speech. there s reporting that the white house actually is less optimistic on this, and that speech might indicate they know what they are up against. they know what s happening on the hill. why then give that speech? is the point to set a marker? is it understanding the power of the office that power of that is that a message to the american people, if not congress? what pressure points does the white house have to push, as the house and the senate continue to try and legislate their way through this, amna? there s a couple of different tracks on this, right? a white house source will tell us that this is something that the president was actively involved in before, over his political career, right? he has previously championed the passage of the ass
that we ve seen, those in terms of the sanctions, they moved to arm ukraine, to aid ukraine, just how quickly that has changed shows that they know exactly what s at stake here. amna, thank you so much for being with us as always. kimberly, your first time on our program, as you make your way through your crisis. i hope you can join us again. that s all i have for this hour. i am alicia menendez. i m gonna see you back here for a special live edition of american voices. that is at 10 pm eastern, 7 pm pacific, with the latest updates of the invasion of ukraine. for now, i handed over to ayman mohyeldin. ukraine. for i ll speak to you in a little bit, and thank you for everyone at home. welcome, i am damon mehdi. russian assault on ukraine enters its fourth day. right, now ukrainian defense