ukraine. it is 5 pm. it s been nearly one year since russia s unprovoked invasion of this country. i was in ukraine last spring, in lviv, in the west of the country. i am back now to see what s changed, what s stayed the same, and what is next for this war and for this country, and for the global fight for democracy. the ukrainians what the rest of the world to know it s a critical part of this fight. one thing that remains the same as russia continues to rain terror from the skies in the form of missiles, rockets, airstrikes, and drones, both near the battlefield in the east and in places far from the front. in places like lviv, and right here in the capital, kyiv. it is something that is very evident. the air raid sirens have become a part of everyday life here. there have been multiple air raid sirens each day, and while most ukrainians have come to live with them, they hear, they acknowledge, them and they largely continue on with their day. for my team and me on the grou
speak with overnight tweeting damar hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest with a hit, a gae versus the bengals and on the field he was transferred to the uc medical center for further testing and treatment. he is currently sedated and listed in critical condition. the initial reaction of many was that they had never seen something like this before and damar hamlin briefly stood up on his own after making a tackle and before collapsing back onto the turf. now, an ambulance being brought out on the field. before he was rushed off, hamlin received cpr several minutes and many players visibly shaken and some of his teammates in tears. both teams coming together for an on-field prayer before returning to the locker rooms. again, suspended the game over an hour before the game postponed as everyone awaited updates on damar hamlin s condition. holding an nfl conference call with the decision just after midnight. players, frankly those coming to the game all traumatized. what was most i
Good morning. It is 11 00 a. M. Eastern. 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. We begin with breaking news. Democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, the longest serving woman in the senate, died at the age of 90. Were awaiting president biden, who will be speaking at a ceremony honoring the service of the chairman of the joints Chief Of Staff mark milley. Well bring you that live when it begins. On capitol hill, were closely following any developments as congress barrelsowards a federal Government Shutdown. And we begin in washington where reaction continue to pour in amidhe loss of Senator Feinstein. In a statement, feinsteins office said, she passed ay at her home in washington, d. C. Last night. Quote, there are f women who can be called senator, chairman, mayor, wife, mom and grandmother. Senator feinstein was a force of nature. Heres what we heard just this morning from Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer. We look at that desk and we know what we have lost. But we also give thanks,
that continues to fail in its attempt to break the will of the ukrainian people. however, it is succeeding in causing death and destruction. that threat is why ukraine continues to request help, keeping its skies safe. earlier this week, i visited 16 year old nausea, who you will recall, i met while recording for police last year. she entered mother have left the country as refugees. we have more of this incredible young woman s story in the show in next week s show, but there is one story that has stuck with me. it was on my team and i left, she gave us a hug like you did a year ago. something is different this year. as we ve said our goodbyes, telling her to be safe, she responded quote, may your skies be safe. our young friends wish for us, as americans, it s something that she knows it s not true for her. joining me now is the admiral the former supreme allied commander at nato. he is msnbc s chief international security and diplomacy analyst.
reporting. there are safety protocols with all these kinds of engagements. the whole purpose of these missions were to keep americans safe. that s what was behind the president s decision from the very, very beginning. make sure we were keeping the skies safe for civilian air traffic. these three objects were at altitudes that could potentially pose a risk to commercial air traffic. and also, they pose a potential surveillance risk to sensitive sites on the ground. it s all about safety and security of american people. that always comes first with the president. that was behind these decisions. that won t change. job kirby, we appreciate you joining us from the white house this morning. thank you very much, sir. my pleasure. and now we go from the white house to capitol hill because in fau hours senators will get a classified briefing on the objects that have been shot down in recent days. among them is republican senator mike rounds of south dakota who serves on both the intelli