by. everybody has a right to their own opinion. on history, i would want to be here with this bill today. this hour, chris christie ready for another white house run, moving his blistering public feud with former president trump to primary states and debate stages. it comes as ron desantis is barnstorming across iowa, making four more stops today in his push to win over those iowa trump voters. now he is attacking me over some of these disagreements. i think he is doing it in a way that voters will side with me. i will counterpunch, fight back on it. i will focus my fire on biden. he should do the same. coming up, steve kornacki will break it all down. i will be joined by a congressman to talk about a frightening new warning from science and tech experts on the threats to humanity s future presented by artificial intelligence. good day to you. i m peter alexander in for andrea mitchell. she s on assignment. in washington, there s a critical numbers game playing out on
People. it s a failed state, torn apart by civil war. in the capital, i saw children starving to death at the only pediatric hospital. what s it like for you as the director here to see all these cases? it upsets me, she says, moerns don t have money to buy food. the children fall into this state. they are young victims of africa s resource curse. desperately poor people living on land with vast untapped wealth. here it s gold and diamonds. they are not lifting people out of poverty. much of the riches are now flowing to russian mercenaries from the wagner group. russia s private army known for its brutality in ukraine. wagner is led by president putin s former caterer turned commander. wagner fights for the kremlin. it makes its money here.
Tragedy. that s why i sit on the china committee. we are working hard to prevent that kind of war. congressman seth moulton of massachusetts, we appreciate your time and perspective. thanks for being with us. the russian wagner group is known for its ruthless role in the fight in ukraine. however, much of the group s power comes from its exploitation of mineral rich africa. in this exclusive report, richard engel takes us inside the central african republic where some of the world s poorest people are facing a devastating foreign war. reporter: it s not just about russian mercenaries funding the war in ukraine. it s about russian mercenaries funding themselves. we talk a lot about russian mercenaries these days from the wagner group. they are leading some of the fighting in ukraine. that is not where he this make their money. they do that in africa, especially in the central african republic where they are exploiting the mineral wealth of some of the world s poorest