inviting a clear and stark contrast with the posture of his predecessor, who was famously resistance to article five. here was president biden just a few moments ago. the u.s. commitment to article five, the nato treaty, is rock solid and unshakable. it s a sacred commitment. nato nato stands together, that s how we met every other threat in the past. it s our greatest strength as we meet our challenges of the future, and there are many. and everyone everyone in that room today understood the shared appreciation, quite frankly, that america is back. president biden today also addressing news on the republican party back at home, calling it disappointing that so many republicans have been unwilling to advance an investigation into the january 6th insurrection. but among our allies who stood alongside president biden today, relief was palpable. president biden ushering in the end of the trump era of american isolationism and reasserting u.s. leadership on the world stag
expectations with national security adviser jake sullivan saying he doesn t expect any significant outcomes. and merrick garland announcing a new plan to target domestic terrorism, with an executive committee. attorney general janet reno originally created the executive committee in the aftermath of the 1995 oklahoma city bombing. we have now, as we have then, an enormous task ahead. and later this hour, i will be joined by the brother of danny fenster. we will hear from the family about the fight for danny s freedom in myanmar. starting us off this hour, monica alba and keir simmons in moscow. monica, let s start with the priorities from the white house perspective. what are they, going into the summit? and how will the white house measure progress? reporter: they re not bracing for a big breakthrough. that s absolutely correct. so essentially, one thing the u.s. and russian presidents agree on is that relations are at an all-time low point. the white house views this
welcome to mtp daily. i m garrett haake in for chuck todd. as fighting in ukraine intensifies, putin is trying to justify the war he started. president zelenskyy is vowing to win the war and president biden is urging his own officials not to leak information to the media to prevent the u.s. from being completely drawn into the war. in eastern ukraine, officials fear 60 people were killed in an airstrike on a school where people were sheltering in what could be among the deadliest attacks on civilians since the war began more than two months ago. meanwhile, ukrainian officials say all civilians have been evacuated from the steel plant in mariupol where they had been holed up alongside ukrainian troops for weeks. i delaware spite russian claims of victory, the last remaining ukrainian forces continue to hold out in that steel plant. in moscow today, president putin defended his country s invasion during a vem cel brags of victory day. the celebration of the soviet union s vic
face dangerous heat alerts as strain on the texas power grid breaks records tonight. the audio reporting of former president trump seeming to undermine his claim that he did not show others a secret pentagon document after he left office. what he is saying and the new fallout tonight. my exclusive interview with former congresswoman liz cheney. what she told me about the state of the republican party, whether she ll run in 2024 and more. after that rebellion in russia, president putin saying his forces averted a civil war. in court tonight, the man accused of killing the four college students as prosecutors seek the death penalty. the cdc s new warning about malaria in the united states. the first new cases in decades. what you need to know. and the revelation about many members of congress. their connections to america s legacy of slavery. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from aspen, colorado. good evening from aspen, w
loss drug showing even more dramatic results than the ones out now. when it could be available. how colleges are preparing for a supreme court decision that could bar them from using race in adadmissions and the ultimate team player jumping in to save the day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt reporting tonight from aspen, colorado. good evening and welcome from the site of the aspen ideas festival, an annual gathering of thought leaders. more about what brings us here in a bit but let s start with the rebellion in russia and as a measure of just how rapidly events have unfolded there since the weekend, president putin today publicly thanking members of the wagner group, the very same mercenary group that challenged his control of the russian military putin now saying most of the wagner fighters are patriots who helped avert bloodshed. putin in remarks to the russian people, though, leaving little doubt he will not let bygones be bygones when it c