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are enduring. we re mourning and we re angry. this was just not an attack on three brave officers. this was an attack on the city of new york. after the omicron wave, what experts say could come next this year. if you re vaccinated, covid does not have to dominate your life. also tonight, a virginia mom charged after threatening a school board with violence if her children were forced to wear masks. i will bring every single gun loaded and ready. and finally, what we know about arnold schwarzenegger s multivehicle crash friday in los angeles. i m pamela brown in washington. you are in the cnn newsroom with us. right here in washington, d.c. this weekend, intensity fired up gatherings on similar themes. today marks the 49th anniversary of the landmark roe versus wade decision, which made abortions legal in the united states. well, this year, a different mood has fueled the annual gathering of anti-abortion activists in washington. optimism, if not celebra ....
and white house cleanup efforts, which is not to say that president biden s missteps are meani meaningless, they do matter, but do they matter as much as pocketbook issues? this brand-new nbc poll shows what matters most, only 22% of americans saying the country is on the right track. many feeling the pinch of inflation, one of the pollsters described america as divided, doubting democracy and tuning out. that last part is really interesting, tuning out. quoted nbc, interesting in the upcoming november midterms is down, not up. people aren t paying attention to what might happen ten months from now. they re tired, demoralized, some are just tuning out the news. with that in mind what was the most surprising story this week? well, i would nominate the successful launch of the government s website for ordering free covid tests. it s surprising partly because it took so long, two years into the pandemic now they re finally doing it and it s coming after the latest surge in ....
that would trigger a swift, a severe and a united response from us and from europe. and again, there are other things that russia could do that falls short of actually sending additional forces into ukraine. and again, across the board, we re prepared with europe for a swift and calibrated and great united response. a new intelligence report from the uk says there s a plot to remove the government in ukraine and replace it with a pro-moscow puppet regime. a charge the russians are denying. and all this comes as a new shipment of u.s. military aid arrived in ukraine this weekend. it included ammunition, which ukrainian troops could potentially use, fighting on the front lines against invading forces. cnn s chief international correspondent clarissa ward is in ukraine and arlette saenz is in washington. good to see you both again. antony blinken is talking tougher, but is russia hearing his message? do they feel intimidated? well, that s the million-dollar question, i ....
co-sponsored legislation to put sanctions on the african apartheid regime. and expanded protections against employment discrimination based on race. today s mitch mcconnell, though, the one who strongly depends efforts to gut voting rights around this country is a very, very different person. he s telling you who he is so believe him. and we are grading president joe biden s first year in office. the question, will he pass? plus, everyone has something to say about mars new controversial imagery brand for the green m & m. and tensions are high between the u.s. and russians. we ll break down russia s power grab in eastern europe. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. thursday marked one year in office for president biden and his report card from the american people is not good. a new nbc news poll out this week shows biden s approval rating dropped 10 points from april 21 until now. the lone exception you obviously know who it is, donald trump. president biden held ....
puppet of his own choosing. revelation ramping up tensions in a region on the brink of war. in washington, d.c., what s described as a who s who of the anti-vax movement hitting the streets to spread misinformation. we re live on the scene. plus, the biden administration taking stock after some tough new nbc poll numbers out today. they suggest what s gone wrong for the president but also offer a possible road map for a comeback. good to have you with us. we begin with breaking news in the january 6th investigation. committee chairman bennie thompson confirms the panel has been having conversations with former attorney general bill barr. that development on the heels of the committee getting its hands on a trove of trump white house documents that the former president had been fighting to block for months. joining me now, nbc s julie tsirkin on capitol hill, and barbara mcquade, msnbc legal analyst and former u.s. attorney general in michigan. julie, bring us up t ....