thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell has more news right now. right now on andrea mitchell report, ukraine s president zelenskyy is in washington in a last ditch effort to persuade reluctant lawmakers for billions more in aid. republicans are tieing it to more money for the border. also, president trump reverses course at the last minute and says he will not testify as a closing defense witness in today as new york civil trial despite previous claims that he would. this is our new nbc des moines register poll shows president, former president polling higher with iowa caucusgoers than any previous republican at this stage. steve kornacki will break it all down at the big board. plus, the recognition of penn s president shifts the attention to harvard and mitt after last week s testimony by the presidents of all three universities. leaders of harvard are meeting today. and the abortion debate heating up in texas with a state supreme court court now bloc