president was in helsinki standing side by side with vladimir putin defending the russian leader. we ll take you there live. also, right now, wild weather coast to coast from tornados in chicago to flooding in the northeast, and more than 100 million americans under the thumb of a historic heat wave. we have your forecast. plus, setting the stage for another hollywood strike, first writers, now actors, what it could mean for all your entertainment. good morning, it s 10:00 eastern. thanks for being here. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin in helsinki where we are just minutes away from a joint press conference with president biden and the president of finland, nato s newest member. let s go there now with nbc news white house correspondent, monica alba. walk us through the presidents day there in finland so far. reporter: well, ana, this is really a historic cap to a week of critical meetings for president biden overseas, and he s here in finland m
inflation to a. i. and the impact on the economy. and bidenomics. we will break it all down as if he 11th hour gets underway on this wednesday night. good evening once again. i am stephanie ruhle. a very big breakthrough for special counsel jack smith s investigation into the plot to keep joe biden out of the white house. smith prosecutors have now met with trump s former lawyer and dear, dear friend rudy giuliani. as of the 2020 election, of course, giuliani led the effort to push voter fraud conspiracy to state legislatures in an attempt to get them to send false electors to congress. here is what he told georgia lawmakers back in december of 2020. you are the final arbiter of who the elector should be, and whether the process is fair or not. and the other way to look at it is your responsibility if a false and fraudulent count is submitted to the united states government. today, giuliani s political advisor described the interview with jack smith s team as, quo
index. and of exercise. it is something they practice. it is something they are very comfortable with. they have never use them for real, other than in tests. so this is something, and i think it s why the biden administration, rightfully so, in my view, has had this concern on the back of their minds since the beginning of this conflict. susan glasser, the president also said here he is trying to figure out what is putin s off ramp. where does he find a way out here? where does he find himself in a position that he does not only lose face but also lose significant power within russia? that s the presidents quote. putin has backed himself into a corner. how does he get out of it? i think that is one of the words, when i hear off ramp and american officials talking about putin, because again and again and again, putin has showed over the last two decades that he is heedless, largely, of american efforts to guide him in any direction and off-ramps are not appreciated. one t
trucks entered gaza since the war began. even as almost causing over the border town of rafah, israeli forces struck hamas terrorist targets in gaza. we will have a live look at what s been happening on the ground in just a moment. here in the united states, we are going on three weeks with no speaker of the house. after congressman jim jordan failed to secure enough votes to grab the gavel. that means important house business is on the backburner, will they figure this thing out. let me be very clear, contradict what republicans friends in the house seemed to, think democrats, they re actually not to blame for this mess. and a bad turn for the former president in georgia. not one, but two of his former lawyers have pleaded guilty in the election interference case brought by d a fani willis. they have agreed to testify in future cases. what that could mean for donald trump, coming up on the show. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. humanitarian help h
absolutely gorgeous here and i love living here in germany it s. it s not that i have to live here in germany i absolutely love it and have no plans to meet so how are the passengers doing. the first. fascinated by this feeling of weightlessness the calm flight i do a lot of paragliding acquires a little more effort and concentration so i m really enjoying the serenity of this trip. it s my first time in an airship and i m really enjoying myself. monday you can watch the world pass by below you is beautiful. the trip was amazing but seems over in a flash what a pity. that . there was incredible you know flying you floating in the air and the view was just that. i would do it again and i got this as
learn a lot about the daily. life of the former inhabitants inside the reconstructed huts what did they wear what tubes did they use is still houses are constantly being enlarged and developed it s worth making a second visit. unfortunately my trip to the conference is over there s defini