that mortality rates in his second aren t that high if you exclude black women. i want to know, what s the hell. plus, new pentagon policy allows service members to request a transfer if they feel discriminated by gop state laws. i will talk to an army sergeant who transition it while in the service, about what this means for fighting forces. all that and much more is coming up. and a good sunday morning to you. i am katie fang. we begin this morning by going down to georgia, where this re-week will get a look at how republican in that state feel about donald trump s big lie. over the last four years we will see don terms fixation with the peach state. especially after refused to go along with trump s lie about the 2020 election results. of, course some say the trumps of frustrations played into the state electing two democratic senators. there is a razor thin majority in the u.s. senate. now, trump is going full throttle to replace the two men who stood up to. him endors
similar to the one that the u.s. has been predicting in a full fledged support of ukraine in its war against russia. that is, the u.s. remains a force that can unify nations to stand up against the worlds of socrates, whether in the west are in the east. one of the aggressors in america wants to contain is north korea, which has been flaunting its nuclear arsenal recently. the country has performed 16 missile tests so far this year, including a test of long-range intercontinental ballistic missiles, that would be capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. senior u.s. officials are warning that north korea could perform another weapons test, while biden is in the region. so, far that has not happen. as serious as the north korean threat, is its potential trouble comes from china, from north korea s strongest closest allies. the other goal of president biden s visit to asia this week, including his physical presence there, is to counter china s growing economic and military and dip
i will be back next guidance on the i-70 am eastern. you can also catch an oversight on the msnbc hub on peacock every thursday and friday. velshi starts now. morning to you, i am ali velshi. it is sunday may the 22nd. president biden has pivoted to asia, at least for the time being. as we speak, he s in the middle of his first diplomatic trip to the region. since taking office. he landed in japan a few hours ago after a three-day visit to south korea. working more closely with asian allies in the face of a strengthening china has been a long sought foreign policy bill for the biden administration. which must of been stymied by other crises, like the war in ukraine, and the coronavirus pandemic. the administration s attention from the region. but asia maintains a big priority. one of his goals is to reassert america s commitment to its allies in the region. to make it clear that it is a priority. he is also delivering a message