if it s thursday, russia s flagship missile cruiser is taken out by an explosion, and its ships appear to be retreating from the area. as the u.s. pledges an additional $800 million in weapons and other assistance for ukraine. this as president biden hits the road again to address soaring costs here at home. what the latest poll numbers say about the president s economic standing and his political strategy to try and bounce back. and some key swing state democrats are distancing themselves from the administration s plan at the border. we ll tell you why and what it means with steve kornacki at the big board. that s all ahead in a busy hour. welcome to meet the press daily. i m chuck todd. right now the united states is working to confirm what has caused serious damage to a key russian warship at a pivotal moment in the war in ukraine. russian troops continuing to regroup and the u.s. and western allies pledging more military support for ukrainian forces. ukrainian offic
the judge ordered him held in jail until his trial, but the defense team said they might seek bail in the future. his attorneys also requested a psychiatric exam. a public defender representing james in the eastern district of new york spoke to reporters outside of the courthouse right after the hearing. what happened in the new york city subway system on tuesday was a tragedy. it s a blessing that it was not worse. we are all still learning about what happened on that train, and we caution against a rush to judgment. what we do know is this. yesterday mr. james saw his photograph on the news. he called crime stoppers to help. he told them where he was. initial press and police reports in cases like this one are often inaccurate. mr. james is entitled to a fair trial and we win ensure he receives one. again, james did call crime stoppers himself, and he called and said this is frank, i think you are looking for me, my phone is about to die. that s a paraphrase. there are