much of the northeast. new york, philly and d.c. all in the bulls eye. this as tropical storm collin forms. striking back. how states responding to the supreme court s rule on abortion and guns. good morning. thank you for joining me. we begin with new information that appears to corroborate some of the stunning details from cassidy hutchinson s testimony this week before the january 6th committee. the former aide to mark meadows testified about the event president trump s intense anger when security detail refused to take him to the capitol on january 6th. sources in this secret service tells cnn that versions of this story have been circulating inside the agency over the past year. this development comes as allegations of witness tampering are getting extr scrutiny on capitol hill following tuesday s explosive hearing. witness sbikintimidation has be a focus of the january 6th committee. cnn learned both instances the committee presented as examples of witness intimidat
they cannot compete when it comes to artillery fire power. the ukrainian president has also long called for help beefing up their air defense systems. it appears the ukrainians are getting help with both of those problems problems. most of the military assistance comes in form of long range missile systems similar those used to protect washd. retired general wesley clark joins us noi. now a seep your fellow at ucla berkeley center. thank you for being here. how are these missile systems that the u.s. has been sending
pinging only adding to the eeriness. kyiv has held strong for longer than some of the more dire predictions which saw it falling within 24 to 48 hours. optimism has grown with the russian s inability to take any real control here, but everyone knows it is far too soon for any confidence. alex marquardt, cnn, kyiv. and joining us now, cnn military analyst wesley clark, nato s supreme allied commander and now a senior fellow at ucla berkeley center. so a town on ukraine s southern coast has fallen today, possibly a small naval base there, how significant a rugssian victory s this? really significant, in some cases, some troops you pulled out of small towns to prevent destruction, so that s not significant.
tomorrow, calling for sanctions on russia. will his credibility be taken as seriously, especially at a time when a foreign policy by this white house seems to be made 140 characters at a time on twitter. that remains to be seen. certainly a difficult task ahead for all three men. nbc s lucy kfanov, thank you. joining me retired general wesley clark and senior fellow at ucla-berkeley center. richard stengel and former managing editor of time. rick, let s start with you. do mattis and vp pence have any credibility on the world stage if donald trump is contradicting them? yes. i mean, see, these are structural issues with nato and the european union and our allies. then want to be reassured we value them. the thing that worries them more is the relationship with russia. they re looking at russia
he s accepted general flynn s resignation and wishes him well. loyal to whom? joining me now, the journalist who helped break the story. washington post bureau chief phillip and retired army general, wesley clark, the former democratic presidential candidate, a senior fellow at the ucla berkeley center. you broke this story for the washington post. what did you learn about the timing when president trump learned about this? yesterday, at 4:00 p.m. for kellyanne conway to say general flynn has the full confidence of the president. what happened between that and 10:30? was it jared kushner saying, dad, listen up, do you see what s happening here? i wish i knew when president trump learned about this, that s something we don t know. it hope it s something the white house will address today. what we know based on the reporting of my colleagues is