this is andrea mitchell reports. back in washington where the biden administration is stepping up sanctions against russia targeting russian media and banking executives as vladimir putin appeared in moscow for a victory day parade. this is an annual parade. this year it took on added significance as vladimir putin tries to recover from unanticipated setbacks in ukraine. putin falsely claiming to be fighting a pro nazi government in kyiv, which is patently false. putin s assault on ukraine remains far from victorious. on sunday first lady jill biden paid a surprise visit to ukraine meeting with the first lady on mother s day. canada s prime minister trudeau also in kyiv to meet with president zelenskyy. and even measure high profile visits from u2 s bono performing at a subway station in kyiv. here at home, intensifying protests in dozens of cities over the supreme court potentially overturning roe v wade including outside the homes of chief justice roberts and justice
jd mandel. he is doing great. [ laughter ] oh, my god. you know, you know, if the current occupant at 1600 pennsylvania avenue had done that, there would be headlines for, like, months. about his age. oh, he can t remember. which, of course, underlines the fact, how funny it is. you have people, right-wing trumpists attacking joe biden for his mental acuity. right before donald trump couldn t remember who even endorsed, he this is when he was going through his cognitive test. right. i aced my cognitive test. this is a water puff low. buffalo. this is a ladder. do we have jonathan lemire here? he is our cognitive test specialist. jonathan, what were the six or seven words he could remember? it was man, woman, camera, light, and then one more. it was all very water buffalo, you had that one right. water buffalo. water buffalo is essential. actually a cheat code for anyone about to take a cognitive test, water buffalo, always one of the words. but this from t
ukraine. cortney kube covers the pentagon. msnbc international affairs analyst michael mcfaul is the former u.s. ambassador to russia. and i m joined by retired army lieutenant general steph twitty, an msnbc analyst. matt, bring us up to speed on the situation on the ground there. reporter: we re observing the law in most cities in ukraine that imposes a curfew and a blackout so we can t do outside to do this shot. we re in the city of zaporizhzhia, in the southeast corner of the country. not so far from the besieged city of mariupol, which is becoming more hellish by the day. i just spoke with a soldier fighting inside that azovstol steel plant. this siege is ongoing with what looks like could be hundreds of soldiers and hundreds of civilians including children. the russians have bombed what sounded like a field hospital in that facility. we spoke with the soldier, he said they have infinite amounts of ammunition. i m not sure if that was just bombast or if that was really
plot to overturn the 2020 election results. military mantas, a republican united states senator from alabama holding our national security hostage over abortion rights. what it will take and this a month stalemate on military promotion to hand. all of that and more is coming up. and good sunday morning to you all. i am katie phang. we begin with breaking news on hurricane hilary. national weather service forecasters have downgraded hillary to a category one hurricane with sustained winds around 85 miles per hour. overnight, california governor, gavin newsom, declared a state of emergency for most of the southern portion of the state ahead of hillary s expected landfall later today. officials warn catastrophic and life-threatening flooding is likely. according to nbc s weather unit, up to ten inches of rain is expected in just one day. the santa rosa mountains, east to san diego. nbc news correspondent, joining me now live from san diego in california. juan, when can we expect
collide, the supreme court to hear donald trump s claim of presidential immunity as another state bans him from the ballot. his legal calendar now pushing closer and closer to november s vote. also breaking this morning, the defense secretary in the hot seat on the hill, just arriving there set to face questions about his hospitalization, we ll bring you that testimony live. also ahead, split screen on the border, president biden and trump making dueling trips to texas today setting up a clash on immigration politics. plus, inferno in texas, one person now confirmed dead as wildfires rage in the panhandle. it is a busy thursday. thanks for joining us. it is 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. fresh upheaval in donald trump s legal calendar with news the u.s. supreme court will take up yet another trump appeal. the nation s highest court now agreeing to hear trump s claim of immunity in the federal elections interference case. now, arguments won