president in american history, unfortunately. so much of it is much of it is preventable. and the devastation is amazing. that was in a meeting with the new zealand prime minister. the united states has its first confirmed ambassador to ukraine in kyiv in three years. she arrives at a critical moment with president zelenskyy saying that russia achieved, quote, maximum combat power in the eastern donbas region. president biden has reaffirmed his support for federal reserve independence in fighting inflation in advance of a meeting today with fed chairman powell as the national frustration with rising inflation becomes a midterm threat for democrats. we begin in uvalde, texas, with nbc s sam brock, and tom winter and former u.s. attorney joyce vance. sam, while federal investigators are looking into the police response to this mass shooting, we are hearing stories about the day as the community attends services for loved ones. tell us what s going on down there. this is a
the despair in this community and anger at the local officials for not running in. we should stress, tom, that this doj review, it s not a criminal review. it s an incident review. it could be long. that s correct. we will not get any answers today, tomorrow, next week. these typically take some time, several months at the earliest is what they will take here to investigate and look into this. i use the phrase investigate, because they will try to get the facts. they will talk to a lot of people involved. they will review the prior training of the police chief. over last three years, he has received active shooter training, according to texas public records, three times, 32 hours. he is a 28-year veteran of the law enforcement community. his most recent training in active shooter was on december 17th of last year. he is probably accredited. there s a guide in texas from the agency that oversees and
believe it? uh, i hear the opposite. and i hear the opposite from america s watch. i hear the opposite from human rights watch. i hear the opposite. according to everything i hear, the number of dissidents arrested, beaten up, and jailed in cuba has doubled since december 17th of last year. it s absolutely shameful what is going on. talk to me about the controversy. of course that historic day in this raising of the american flag, too, but mixed feels, especially with the cuban dissidents not invited. the washington post blasted it as well saying it was lame. a government to government event. secretary kerry addressing those dissidents in a separate event. if you had to choose something good about this, would you be able to find anything in the positive sense? i don t find anything possibly good because what cuba is seeking is a lifting of the trade embargo. so that they can they can
before president obama agreed to the tax package republicans were constantly carping about uncertainty and its effect on business yet all the way up until december 17th of last year corporate america managed to endure all the uncertainty and reap massive profits as well. now back to the congressman. same issue but broader. yes, there have been additional positive economic indicators. labor department announced private sector job growth had been increasing since the fall more than expected just as consumer spending rose in the third quarter of last year at its quickest pace since 2006. third quarter means july through september of last year, which is well before the republicans took over much less passed anything just as home sales surged in october, again pre-republican glow which must have been transmitted backwards in some republican party time machine. well, at least there is the next generation of college graduates to be smarter and more thoughtful. 36% of whom complete their educa
package that had nothing to do with 2010. before president obama agreed to the tax package republicans were constantly carping about uncertainty and its effect on business yet all the way up until december 17th of last year corporate america managed to endure all the uncertainty and reap massive profits as well. now back to the congressman. same issue but broader. yes, there have been additional positive economic indicators. labor department announced private sector job growth had been increasing since the fall more than expected just as consumer spending rose in the third quarter of last year at its quickest pace since 2006. third quarter means july through september of last year, which is well before the republicans took over much less passed anything just as home sales surged in october, again pre-republican glow which must have been transmitted backwards in some republican party time machine. well, at least there is the next generation of college graduates to be smarter and more