their cause. he then headed to meet with presidentjoe biden, who announced an additional $200 million in weapons and equipment for ukraine, but the wartime president is still hoping for more. today s discussion across both parties in both chambers were very productive. i thank you for the bipartisan support. as we approach christmas on behalf of all our ukraine families separated by war and our sons and daughters on the front, ukraine s greatest wish is to reach a victorious and. it s mr zelenskyy s third visit since the war began and second in just the last few months. the funding he wants could mean the difference on the battlefield as the war ticks closer to its second year. congress has approved more than $111 billion in total since the war began. but the biden administration says that money is running out. mr biden told mr zelenskyy that it would be a christmas gift to russia s vladimir putin if congress fails to pass fresh aid. putin is begging on the united states to d
get back on the road again. a very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, this memorial day weekend is already a recordbreaker when it comes to travel. the tsa reporting its highest number of travelers screen on a single day friday with a nearly 3 million passengers. but all of this is extreme weather is causing havoc in states across the middle of the country. dozens of tornadoes were reported across five states, causing widespread destruction in oklahoma, kansas, and texas. at least 11 people now have died from the storms and even more severe weather is expected on the way this weekend. he worked so hard on that room. i feel really bad for them but it is going to work out. tough times, we have reporters in place covering all of these new developments. we are going to go now to valleyview, texas. that is where at least seven people were killed in the store. joining us now, nbc s priscilla thompson. priscilla, actuall
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Canada marks its 150th Anniversary. 500,000 people attend celebrations in ottawa. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We begin in mosul, where, after intense fighting, Iraqi Forces Say theyve taken control of the so callled Islamic States main base. The militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. But fighting is continuing around part of the old city. Commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. A symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. Troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. We will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. Commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. 0ur message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. Its international. Explosion he
Canada marks its 150th Anniversary. 500,000 people attend celebrations in ottawa. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We begin in mosul, where, after intense fighting, Iraqi Forces Say theyve taken control of the so callled Islamic States main base. The militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. But fighting is continuing around part of the old city. Commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. A symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. Troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. We will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. Commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. 0ur message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. Its international. Explosion he