including the pandemic, poverty, and the climate crisis. you know, the climate crisis is now at the heart of the biden economic agenda. it is actually where the biggest chunk of money in the $1.7 trillion plan is allocated. there s no question the president and white house are focused on get thing passed after a whirlwind and probably somewhat unfulfilling 24 hours of negotiations on that. it still hangs in the balance. and that might be where at least a big part of the president s mind is even as his motorcade heads to vatican city momentarily. so let s go there. you can see him, chris cuomo, waiting right by st. peter s square. chris. here we are. good to see you, john. good to see you, brianna. it s a very interesting dynamic here. on one level you just have obvious history in terms of president biden being only the second catholic united states president to meet with a sitting pope, right. obviously the first was president kennedy, 1963. controversy then, controversy
ukraine. where by both u.s. and ukrainian assessments, russia is coming up on arm slaughts in the eastern region. russia has 65 troop units in those regions. it s staging attack helicopters at ukraine cracy border and bringing more soldiers ukraine s border and bringing more soldiers and artillery as it quote posturing for offensive operations. and local leaders say thousands of civilians have been able to flee the area in recent weeks, a welcome sight, as ukraine continues to measure the civilian toll of the war. russia has also been accused of committing atrocities nationwide. the mayor of mariupol now estimates 5,000 civilians have been killed since the starts of the invasion. and new reports of deaths, russia could be on the brink of capturing that city. and the u.s. has yet to make that assessment. russia s defense ministry is vowing to ramp up missile strikes on kyiv after withdrawing its forces following a string of battlefield losses. all of this, comes as president
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more than 75 million americans o the midwest. norah: the air airport chaos ahead of the holiday week. and a scary landing for a delta flight. a wave of fatal drownings in the u.s. how to protect yourself from dangers rip currents. it will take your life in that type of conditions. new reporting tonight, a senior russian general knew in advance of the armed revolt in russia. what it means for the war in ukraine. breaking news beer pop icon madonna rushed to the hospital. new details about her condition. crews have recovered debris from the titan vessel that was headed to the site of the titanic. it is expected to help investigators understand what happened. norah: the dire shortage of life-saving cancer drugs, as it leads to delays in chemo for patients. do you know if the drugs will be available for the rest of your treatment? there is no guarantee. norah: and simone biles to return to gymnastics, after focusing on her mental health. it