bumps and grand promises of u.s. support. on wednesday, secretary of state blinken visits kiev, but earlier this week a congressional delegation was here. i think vladimir putin has made the biggest mistake of his career. reporter: vowing more tough action in washington against russian aggression. we will impose crippling economic sanctions, but more important, we will give the people of ukraine the arms, lethal arms, they need to defend their lives and livelihoods. reporter: it certainly doesn t look deterred. these are the latest images of russia s live-fire military exercises near its border. where the latest ukrainian defense intelligence assessment obtained exclusively by cnn says russia has almost completed its military build up. the assessment says there are now more than 127,000 russian troops poised to invade. including russian infantry units seen here practicing urban warfare. the kind that may play a major role if any potentially messy incursion into ukrain
martha is next with the story. martha: nice bag pipes there. thanks very much. good afternoon. i m martha maccallum. this is the story. we re waiting response this hour from d.a.fani willis. we could hear from here any moment after judge mcafee left it up to her if she wants to continue with the trump election interference case. he says she will have to do it without her former boyfriend and colleague, nathan wade, who you see to the right of her in that picture. the judge said although she showed a tremendous lapse in judgment in hiring wade, he could not conclude that that had had a material conflict in the trump case. in the decision, he did go after her for her unprofessional manner when she stormed in to the atlanta courtroom in february after wade testified. this combative testimony. watch. as you know, mr. wade is a southern gentleman. me not so much. your honor no, no, no. this is the truth. i object to you getting records. you ve been intrusive in to pe
went that far. plus, the high stakes arguments at the supreme court, the smoke signals from the justices and what it could mean for colorado s bid to ban donald trump from the ballot. also ahead, trump s nevada win, his march toward the gop nomination, and how long can nikki haley hang in the race? we made it to friday, thank you for joining us. it s 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a defiant president biden firing back against blistering accusations in a special counsel report. robert hur writing in a 340 page report that while there was, quote, evidence that president biden willfully retained and disclosed classified materials, there wasn t enough evidence to charge the president and prove beyond reasonable doubt his guilt adding that a jury would likely see him as a sympathetic, well-meaning man with a poor memory. even suggesting the president didn t know the date his son beau died, prompting this response in an impromptu news
increase services to our veterans, we protect those who are homeless, housing insecure. we have protected foster children up to age 24. so we ve taken steps that are very compassionate. but, yes, iam hurt by the fact some people s lives will be more difficult. i want to win the election in november 2024, and i m going to do everything we can to make a difference for those people. democrats are in control of the senate. are you confident they will pass this bill in the senate as well? i will pass this bill in the senate as well?- will pass this bill in the senate as well? i am. it s a must pass senate as well? i am. it s a must pass bill. senate as well? i am. it s a must pass bill. we - senate as well? i am. it s a must pass bill. we have - senate as well? i am. it s a must pass bill. we have to | must pass bill. we have to avoid the default and the total meltdown, notjust of our economy, but frankly, it would impact the economy is all around the world. and what i would s
very good to beac you for another hour. i m alex witt in for katy tur. we re continuing our breaking news coverage of a legal setback for special counsel jack smith in his election interference investigation into the former president. the supreme court has just put out a single line order statement denying smith s request to immediately settle trump s presidential immunity claims, meaning the issue now heads to the court of appeals in d.c. we do have the date for those oral arguments. so what this decision all means for timing and how quickly the supreme court could take up the case once that court rules, there s a lot to get into. we re going to dive in right now joining us, justice and intelligence correspondent, ken dilanian, and msnbc legal analyst, and former assistant d.a. with the manhattan district attorney s office, catherine christian. ken, first off, were we expecting a sidestep like this? because that s essentially what it is. it s a punt, if you will, from the su