historic, timely, brave. that s how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy describes the surprise visit from president biden this morning. [ sirens ]. with air raid sirens blaring, on presidents day no less. a major morale boost days before the country marks a year since russia s invasion. president biden announcing another major military aid package, making it clear that despite domestic pressure to down size assistance, the u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering. freedom is priceless. it s worth fighting for for as long as it takes, and that s how long we re going to be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. as the president now embarks on another leg of the trip, we re learning crucial new details about how this historic moment came together. more on that ahead, and how the kremlin is responding with the trip coming just days after the u.s. formally accused russia of creigh committing crimes of against humanity. prayers for former president jimmy carter
last word, great, great american panel will cane, jimmy and michelle tafoya. and nikki haley in studio. she ll join us. is she exploring 2024 run for president some suggesting, ask her live in five minutes. it does appear apple doesn t fall far from the tree. we have both the president and son facing criminal investigations no surprise there, father-son duo. they do everything together, finances, co-mingle, trips together. vehicles, credit cards together. hunter lived with pops well into his 40s. it is undeniable fact pair did business together. this of course all despied joe biden s many denials. even more evidence from the lap top of hell from hunter. 2017 e-mail. joe biden involving selling of american liquified gas to china. i have requested him to be available for a call to discuss purchase of the 5 million tons of gas. this is for china. no. 1 geo political faux. 2017, biden family, 5 million dollar interest free forgivable loan from chinese giant. would you all like a
mechanics headquarters in new york. word from the white house that a deal has been struck to extend the cease-fire, what does that mean for the hostages and what happens when this new timeline runs out? what the break in the fighting means for palestinians who have been enduring a nightmarish existence inside gaza. hundreds of aid trucks are headed in. will it even make a difference in the extraordinary humanitarian disaster. joining me this hour, the executive director of doctors without borders. in vermont a 48-year-old man has been arrested and arraigned after being accused of shooting three students of palestinian descent. his first words to the atf agent who came to arrest him, i ve been waiting for you. we start with the white house confirming the announcement that the cease-fire between hamas and israel will be extended for another two days. here is nsc s john kirby providing details less than an hour ago. in order to extend the pause hamas has committed to r
rescue bill of my lifetime is now very likely to be signed into law. saturday after an all-night session, senate democrats passed the $1.9 trillion covid relief package in a strict party line vote. democrats all voted yes. republicans all voted no. because senators made some changes to the bill, it now has to go back to the democratic controlled house which is expected to pass the identical senate version this week, possibly as early as tomorrow. so the bill would then go to the president, president biden for his signature. take a step back. we re in the early part of march. right? we re not at the 100-day marker yet. this is an incredible victory for both the country, the biden administration, the democratic party, which held together. amid unified opposition from congressional republicans. they didn t get a vote in either house. they tried to break the party apart. that s republicans did. by forcing tough votes on amendments and arguing against the bill in public. but in th
so there seems little signs of that kind of diplomacy working out. i will say wang lee will arrive in moscow to a city still economically you can see the traffic, despied the plunging traffic, sidewalks covered in snow, there are people out and about. it s a city that is still economically surviving. there are predictions that russia s economy will grow, only by a small amount, but will grow this year. russia is a big country. moscow is not the only story. that s an aspect of all of this that president putin will get confidence from as he tries to wait out the west, if you like. keir simmons and richard engel, thank you both. meanwhile, another potential headache on the world stage. north korea appears to have launched two more short range ballistic missiles. this marks the second weapons test in three days.