good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. more inside information on the fulton county, georgia, grand jury investigation looking into possible election interference by donald trump and his allies. in her first television interview, the grand jury forewoman talks to nbc news about what happened behind the scenes and whether that list of recommended indictments includes the former president. bracing for a major winter wallop, 42 million people from california to maine under winter weather alerts. we re talking brutally cold temperatures, snow storms and blizzards. we ll get a live report from minneapolis where they could see the largest snow totals in more than a decade. and is there a plan b? new reporting on the hush, hush planning by democrats just in case president biden decides not to seek a second term. but first, we begin with that rare look inside the inner workings of the georgia special grand jury investigation. the forewoman, emily
challenge that could change the internet forever. and alex murdaugh s son takes the stand testifying for the defense in his father s double murder trial. that is what we are watching this hour. thank you for being here, everybody. i m kate bolduan. president biden is preparing for a huge moment, and he is in poland and about to deliver a major speech to mark the one-year anniversary of russia s unprovoked war in ukraine. where biden was yesterday making surprise trip to kyiv where he pledged support for ukraine really no matter how long it takes. biden s speech comes today after vladimir putin himself made his own major address from moscow. and putin is staying true to form and accusing the west of igniting the conflict and condemned the west and nato allies for supplying weapons to ukraine and announced that russia is going to suspend their participation with the s.t.a.r.t. treaty with the u.s. now, we will start with the big moment with kaitlan collins where the preside
took place, whatter evidence does the defense have? desantis is beginning a campaign to promote law enforcement. he backed the blue. mayor eric adams welcome to nyc. we are happy to teach you something about values. desantis spokesperson more americans fled new york city maybe it s you who can learn from ron desantis. ainsley: straight to a fox news alert. vladimir putin announcing russia is suspending its participation in a key nuclear weapons treaty with the united states. during his address to the russian people early this morning. this is a meanwhile, this is a live look at the royal palace in warsaw, poland where president biden will soon meet with the poland president and deliver remarks a day after huddling up with president zelenskyy in kyiv. i think he was there in kyiv for or in ukraine, rather, for i think over 20 hours. brian: poland wants us to build a huge military base there. and i don t know if this is the right time. but certainly the righ
the lead starts right now. president biden s surprise trip to ukraine, how did the white house pull it off? plus the new promise the president is making while some republicans chastise him for growing. russian families on the run from the brutal war and ending up at the u.s. southern border. what one family went through to escape. and the murder of a bishop found dead in his california home. new details just coming in in this case. welcome to the lead. i am john berman in for jake tapper. moments ago president biden arrived back in poland after his unannounced trip to ukraine and stood side by side with president zelenskyy where biden declared putin is failing as the war nears its one year mark. biden said his trip was important to reaffirm unwavering u.s. support. one year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. america stands with you, and the world stands with you. as part of the trip, biden announced another half million-dollars in assistance for ukrain
the top american spy, covertly travels to ukraine to share what the united states knows about russia s spring battle plan. the cia briefing comes as allies meet today to discuss new military aid and ukraine pleads for tanks. plus, the new special counsel is just getting started. but president biden lays down a marker. i think you re going to find there s nothing there. i have no regret, i m following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do. it s exactly what we re doing. there s no there there. today is the halfway mark of the biden term and the classified documents probe a cloud over his re-election ramp-up and nikki haley says why not me. she comes oh so close to announcing her 2024 presidential run and takes aim at a potential rival, swatting away the notion she plotted to boot mike pence from the 2020 ballot. were you trying to get mike pence off that ticket? no, and, you know, pompeo even says he s not sure if it s true. it s really sad when you re havin