is fabulous. sergio hudson, all of you are brilliant, i love you all. please make them in my size. that is the readout, special edition of all in live from ukraine with ali velshi is next, hello ali. ukraine with thank you and gog from here, if i m ali velshi and it has been an extraordinary day in america and ukrainian history. nearly one year after russia s invasion, president biden made a surprise visit today to this war torn country. we whitehouse kept the trip a closely guarded secret with the president under the cloud of darkness a supporter of commuter rail, the amtrak-loving president traveled ten hours by train from poland to the ukrainian capital. this is the first time that a sitting u.s. president has visited ukraine in 15 years. the white house is calling the trip unprecedented because of the absence of any u.s. military footprint in this country. in his remarks, biden pay tribute to the ukraine forces and promised a strong coming from the u.s. going forward.
across the networks of msnbc news, thank you for staying up late. i will see this weekend. thank you and good evening from here, if i m ali velshi and it has been an extraordinary day in america and ukrainian history. nearly one year after russia s invasion, president biden made a surprise visit today to this war torn country. we whitehouse kept the trip a closely guarded secret with the president under the cloud of darkness a supporter of commuter rail, the amtrak-loving president traveled ten hours by train from poland to the ukrainian capital. this is the first time that a sitting u.s. president has visited ukraine in 15 years. the white house is calling the trip unprecedented because of the absence of any u.s. military footprint in this country. in his remarks, biden pay tribute to the ukraine forces and promised a strong coming from the u.s. going forward. i thought it was critical that do not be any doubt, none whatsoever, about u.s. support in ukraine and their w
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
Hello and welcome to our viewers in the United States and Around The World. This is cnn is continuing breaking News Coverage. If iran strike on israel im Christiane Amanpour in london alone inside my colleague, Alex Marquardt in washington. Now this morning, israel remains on high alert after iran launched and unprecedented fivehour attack on israel the idf says more than 300 missiles and drones were fired. The majority were fired from iran some were launched from iraq in yemen, they say only a few were able to pierce israels defenses hitting an airbase in southern part of the country causing minor damage. And there are no reports of injuries suffered directly from the strikes israel is now saying that the us, britain, as well as france also acted during these iranian strikes. Us forces intercepting more than 71 Attack Drones and based three Ballistic Missiles thats according to two us officials who are familiar with matter. The attack was in response to an israeli strike last week on
now especially in salons to presidential huskies own demonstration of strength earlier today. as well as a point to talk from ukraine s ministry of foreign affairs, also today quote, no one is afraid of you. hours ago, president biden returned to poland and with president biden s departure from ukraine, that people here in ukraine are now anxiously watching the skies. putin s army is expected to strike back as hard as you can with a new offensive which nato believes may already be underway. after suffering such dramatic losses, russian forces are essentially running on fumes. that raises the question, where do we go from here? in the long term, a negotiated settlement to end this war seems increasingly unlikely, at least for what we now know. there doesn t appear to be a path to a clear military victory for russia or ukraine right now. everyone here is left to simply wonder what the future holds. alexander he is the minister of culture