welcome to inside politics. we are in the middle of a very busy day here in washington. we re standing by for president biden to speak on the dire situation in congress if it fails to aprue more money for ukraine. an agreement on capitol hill is looking quite grim right now as the white house is already been warning about the dangerous stakes for the u.s. now the president is going to weigh in. and lawmakers, it s up in the air whether or not they are going to act. priscilla alvarez is at the white house. manu raju is on capitol hill. priscilla alvarez, what are you hearing about what the president will say? reporter: the president is going to take an urgent tone on passing the is supplemental request. the president addressed the nation. he s gone to the pages of the washington post to express how important this is passed. the resounding message from the president has been that this request in aid to ukraine and to israel is not just about helping these countries abroad