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including the u.s. fed takes historic action to quash inflation, and so far the markets like what they re hearing. how the interest rate hike would impact you. welcome to the show, everyone. it s 9:00 a.m. here in ukraine, and we are awaiting word on whether russia has made good on its latest pledge to allow civilians to evacuate from the besieged azovstal steel plant in mariupol. humanitarian corridors announced by moscow are supposed to be open right now. but that promise d comes as russian forces have been doing the opposite. intensifying fighting on the complex, including 30 children according to mariupol s mayor are holed up along with the city s last remaining ukrainian fighters. here is how a ukrainian commander inside the plant describes the situation. have a listen. reporter: . translator: for two days now, the enemy has broken into the territory of the plant. these are heavy, bloody battles. i m proud of my soldiers who are making superhuman efforts to con ....
and two new omicron variants found in more than a dozen states, as covid cases begin to rise once again. good morning. and welcome to way too early, on this tuesday, may 3rd. i m jonathan lemire. in a potentially ground-breaking shift in american constitutional law, the supreme court appears poised to strike down the landmark roe v. wade decision. according to a leaked draft opinion, published last night, by politico, a majority of the supreme court is prepared to overturn the federal right to abortion. the leak of the 98-page document is unprecedented in the court s modern history. the draft opinion was reportedly offered by justice samuel alito, and circulated back in february. alito writes in part this. ro ex was egregiously wrong from the start. its reasoning was exceptionally weak and the decision has had damaging consequences. it is time to heed the constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people s elected representatives. nbc news has not obtain ....
public square and revamp it in the name of free speech. bill: he is expected to take a more hands-off on police in policeing content drawing applause from conservative and major skepticism from the left. dana: everybody has a take on this. jeff bezos taking a shot. bill: interesting question, did the chinese government gain a bit of leverage over the town square? dana: ice cube said he is free at last. bill: from elizabeth warren. the deal is dangerous for our democracy. they accumulate power for their own gain. we need a wealth task and strong rules to hold big tech accountable. more on this kelly o grady with more live in l.a. good morning there. good morning, bill. it happened, right? we were wondering if it was going to yesterday. elon musk won the takeover battle buying the social media giant for his final offer. the war still looms inside and outside the company. the platform now has roughly six months until the tesla ceo take over. the company holding ....
if you cannot catch it all live, set your d.v.r. and watch back later. john: warning a considerable risk of nuclear war, after top u.s. military officials said the goal in ukraine is to see russia weakened. anita in for sandra smith today, and this is america reports. defense secretary lloyd austin is responding to that threat in an exclusive interview with our own jennifer griffin. we have said over and over again that a nuclear war cannot be won by either side. and so i think saber rattling and rhetoric like that is just unhelpful. john: on the battlefield, airstrikes pummel cities like kharkiv. vladimir putin refocussing his violent attacks in the donbas and luhansk regions after failing to capture cities like kyiv. united nations secretary general is in moscow to meet with putin and other kremlin officials, now reporting about one key russian figure who has so far avoided sanctions from the west, putin s rumored girlfriend and mother of his children. ....
baby. and despite the latest round of attacks, president zelenskyy says he is meeting with top u.s. officials in kyiv today. secretary of state blinken and secretary of defense austin. zelenskyy pulling no punches about what he expects from that visit. translator: why is it important for leaders to come to us? i will give you a pragmatic answer. because they should not come here with empty hands now. we re waiting not for just presents or cakes, we are expecting specific things and specific weapons. let s turn to matt rivers in kyiv. matt, more heavy shelling taking place in eastern ukraine. potentially as the backdrop of this meeting that zelenskyy says was to happen today. what more are we hearing about what s happening? reporter: just to run through the general headlines first, fred, in terms of what we re seeing with this renewed russian offensive here in ukraine. unfortunately, it is more of the same. we have seen reports of eight people killed in the donetsk ....