the president made clear he does not think ukraine is ready for nato membership. i don t think it is ready for membership in nato. holding nato together is critical. i don t think there is unity in nato about whether or not to bring ukraine into the nato family now at this moment in the middle of a war. biden s view on the ukraine nato question is not necessarily widely shared by other allies and international leaders. lastly, dozens of experts signed an open letter arguing ukraine needs a roadmap to nato membership now arguing any delay will invite more aggression from russia. biden supports ukraine and other ways. his administration is announcing the u.s. will send cluster ammunitions to ukraine. the president defended that decision calling it a difficult one. there is pushback from congressional democrats and u.s. allies including the united kingdom who are concerned vital tools could increase civilian injuries and casualties. joined by william taylor, former u.s. amba
sopranos and lotus has a rule for who can watch his hit tv shows and movies. he says the supreme court has given him the right to ban bigots. and two people shot to death, 28 injured in a mass shooting at a block party and baltimore on sunday. we want to hear from gun owners and strong sick get amendment advocates about what reforms they can live with to stop mass shootings. hear what they say in tonight s pulse of the people. my point being line right should not be taken away because in mental health gun issue and someone else s community in chicago, in new york city. okay, but let s begin with this bizarre campaign video from ron desantis, advertising the fact that he does not support the rights of lgbtq people. here with me tonight, we have vanity fair con columnist, a rabbi and rolling stone columnist, a cnn national politics reporter, and a communications strategist for ben carson s 2016 presidential campaign. great to see all of. you jason, let me talk to you first.
oh, thank you. great talking to you. nice talking to you, my friend. we have mustered all the news we can. time now for kaitlan collins and time now for kaitlan collins and cnn prime time. captions by vitac www.vitac.com . good evening. i m kaitlan collins. the night before the united states celebrates its four-week old counteroffensive, president zelenskyy has just penned a new op-ed in the wall street journal thanking the united states for both support to his country and liberty. we are now 16 months into the russian invasion. tonight there is an ominous new estimate. 180,000 russian forces making a push on two eastern fronts in ukraine. that s according to ukrainian military spokesmen. and for context, that s more than twice the size of the british army. president zelenskyy has been openly addressing the difficulties that they have been facing on the e front lines. but he does still maintain progress is being made. he s also making news in a new exclusive
greatest ashes victories can they do it again? and coming up on bbc news, as manchester united s share price rises by 17% overnight, we ll have more on the speculation that sheikh jassim s bid to buy the club has been successful. good afternoon. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were killed in the centre of nottingham early this morning. police say they were called to ilkeston road just after 4am police have been giving us more details about what happened. officers were then sent to milton street where a van driver police say they were called to ilkeston road just after 4am where two people were found dead in the street. officers were then sent to milton street where a van driver had tried to run over three people they re now being treated in hospital. in magdala road, meanwhile, another person a man was also found dead. a big area of the city centre has been cordoned off while police investigate the three incidents all thought to be
because there s much more news coming up on msnbc. this hour, if you blink, you might have missed them. in the past 24 hours, new headlines proving the 2024 campaign season is already out for a frenzy s start. plus, donald trump s big day in court tuesday. whether he can pull the same antics we saw at his new york civil trial appearances. plus, the whole in a plane that has a lot of this country talking. new information from investigators, and had. and a very good day to all of you from nbc news here in los angeles, welcome everyone to alex witt reports. we begin this hour with the countdown to the iowa caucuses, now eight days away, when temperatures in des moines are expected to be a frigid zero at degrees with a wind chill of minus 16. and new today, after trump spent time meeting voters in iowa, a stunning declaration from a republican congresswoman on certification of the 2024 election results, and a possible hint of what s to come. what about 2024? what about 2024?