about that grandchild you don t claim, he broke royal protocol. he does something wrong. he is allowed to get mad. sandra: america reports kicks off hour two with that. i m sandra smith in new york. great to be back with you. john: i m chuckling, reminiscent of the last president who woke up every day to bad news. the report on biden goes on to soften the blow of biden s outbursts with an ex claimer, seeing screaming is a sign of respect. sandra: and cbs news biden s grandfatherly appeal may be absent overseas at nato summit. 68% of americans say they are concerned about biden s age. is the m ed why spinning for the president? john: the president does have a full plate overseas, including a high stakes meeting with volodymyr zelenskyy. he wants into nato, but they say not yet. and kurt volker knows what s at stake better than almost anyone. he joins us this hour. but first. sandra: this developing story. when is enough enough? gender transition surgery is potent
his top military adviser says a hold on military promotions by one republican senator is having a negative impact not just on those officers but their families. air force chief of staff general charles q. brown is up for the chair chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. alabama republican senator tommy tuberville is blocking more than 250 military promotions over opposition to the pentagon s abortion policy. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin leads us off tonight with that from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. good evening, bret. the pentagon said this months long standoff with the senator from alabama is now threatening readiness and benefiting russia and china. general c.q. brown is the president s pick to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs but his confirmation and that of 265 senior officers are being held up by one senator tommy tuberville of alabama. for the first time in 150 years, the marine corps is without a come dantd because of
what happened in his meeting with president biden, and what sort of promises were made, and what sort of promises can be kept? the alliance is sticking together, and the money and weapons have been pouring in along with still firm sanctions on moscow. but, with a u.s. presidential election looming, what can ukraine count on long term, and what can nato expect? are there contingencies for a second donald trump administration if it comes to that, and what about at other variable? republican lawmakers on the hill, the party is publicly split on supporting ukraine. some even calling for the u.s. to pull funding immediately. so as the president heads to helsinki to celebrate finland s entry and sweden s ascension, let s discuss what s to come. nbc correspondent josh lederman, in kyiv, kelly cobiella, and with me, new york times chief white house correspondent peter baker. everybody, welcome. josh, let me start with you. walk us through the meeting with president zelenskyy and th
america s rivals? fred fleitz, ready to go, geared up and we ll be joined shortly. john: begin america reports with an indictment watch for former president trump as manhattan d.a. alvin bragg s motives are questioned by critics. john roberts in washington. happy tuesday, sandra. sandra: and john, you are warmed up yet again. sandra smith in new york city. the former president predicted he would be arrested today, but he is not expected to be arraigned until next week, the grand jury has another witness to hear from. john: the manhattan district attorney for the soft on crime approach is taking heat for what critics say is politically motivated. his office is firing back. sal wisenberg in a moment. bryan joins us live in studio. what is the latest from district attorney alvin bragg s office? the office has responded to jim jordan and house speaker kevin mccarthy s calls for bragg to testify to congress over the possible indictment of former president trump. the