longer fully in control. his fear of nuclear terror attack and how he finds moments of calm in the face of war. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. welcome to this special edition of outfront. tonight, our exclusive interview with ukraine s president volodymyr zelenskyy. russia s unprovoked and barbaric invasion of ukraine remains one of the most important stories in our world today. and that s why we will be devoting the next hour to our interview with zelenskyy. an interview that comes at a crossroads for ukraine. its much-anticipated counteroffensive is underway. zelenskyy discusses the timing with us and why he says there will be no end to the war until crimea is back in ukrainian hands. it also comes after the armed insurrection, led by putin s one-time loyal lieutenant and the head of the wagner group, yevgeny prigozhin. you ll hear zelenskyy discuss his intention about how much russia supports putin right now and the cracks in his inner circle.
there other top russians who may have helped yevgeny prigozhin? plus, live in moscow where russians are speaking out to cnn. and a u.s. marine vet here tells me why he s risking everything to fight for ukraine, and then preparing for battle. i m going to take you to a ukrainian training ground where troops are about to return to the fight. let s go outfront. and good evening. i m erin burnett. welcome to a special edition of outfront. we are live tonight in eastern ukraine in the city of dnipro. we are just west of the front lines deep in the country where the brutal war is being raged. now, this is a city of nearly a million people, and, as you can see in the darkness and rain right now, all city lights at night are turned off because of security concerns. and, again, tonight, we heard the sound of air raid sirens. and, with that came this warning from the air force, quote, threat of using ballistic missiles, weapons, do not ignore the alarm signals, go to shelter.
why not give it a try? good to be with you. i m katy tur. president biden once again today said donald trump is a threat to democracy. calling him a, quote, loser who tried to violate the constitution to stay in power. biden speaking at mother emanuel in charleston, south carolina, said a lot of the same things liz cheney said over the weekend in new hampshire. that donald trump is a want to be authoritarian, don t take that chance. he won t leave office, cheney warned. quote, i think there s a lot of living in a fantasy world that s going on with republicans telling themselves, look, we ll vote for him. it won t be so bad. it may well be the last real vote you ll ever get to cast. it will be that bad, and cheney says, the message is urgent. iowa is just one week away. and if you don t believe the urgency, abc news citing unnamed sources is reporting jack smith has yet another trump aide saying the former president didn t want to leave office. this time, it s dan scavino, t
good morning. welcome to morning joe. this morning, a debt ceiling deal seems to be on the right path. house speaker kevin mccarthy had a much more optimistic tone yesterday while answering questions about the negotiations. we ll have those comments for you. it comes as president biden is busy with world leaders at the g7 summit in japan. the group just announced a new round of sanctions for russia, aimed at closing loopholes moscow has been using since the start of the ukraine invasion. meanwhile, ukraine could be receiving more u.s. military aid thanks to an accounting error. we ll explain what happened there. also ahead, the manhattan d.a. shuts down what appears to be a delay tactic from donald trump s defense team. and nikki haley finally pushes back against her old boss. we ll have her response to trump calling january 6th a beautiful day. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is friday. willie, can you believe it s friday? i m still processing.
connection, either a past or current employee. still waiting details. a lot unfolding. nate foy has the latest. what s the latest on the injured officers? one was in critical condition, one was currently in surgery. waiting for an update at 3:00, 1 was in emergency surgery in critical condition. the other officer s injuries are described as less serious. police believe the shooter was a current or former employee of the old national bank in downtown louisville. it s unclear if it was a self-inflicted gunshot wound or if he was shot by police. the shooting started at 8:30 this morning. louisville police, atf, fbi on scene investigating. we are seeing reports of local media reporting that a woman called her husband, she spent the shooting in a bank vault hiding from the shooter, horrific scene playing out, but you mentioned the quick police response, they were there within three minutes of getting the call. here is governor andy beshear talking about the heroic response from