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mother's day show of solidarity for all the woman fleeing russia's invasion. the first lady saying why she thought it was important to make this trip. >> i thought it was important to show the ukrainian people that this war has to stop. this war has been brutal. people of the united states, and the people of ukraine. you feel it. >> nbc's not matt bradley joining us from poltava, ukraine. tell us how important the first ladies visit to ukraine's, particularly on this day. >> yes alex, this is not the first time that a first ladies media visit to an active war zone. we saw president trump's first lady made a visit to iraq,

after that fighting. we saw that laura bush went to afghanistan. this is not a first time. but it is rare. and this does show a really potent sense of solidarity from the united states. ukrainians are all waiting for joe biden himself to make this visit. we have seen the prime minister of britain making a visit through the streets of crave with doctor volodymyr zelenskyy. we saw justin trudeau, the prime minister of canada, make a visit to ukraine. everybody here saying, this is great. we saw the speaker of the house, secretary of defense, secretary of state. we want to see the president himself. the president is sending a lot of weapons. he is sending a lot of aid, political and economic pressure, sanctions. we saw -- of ukraine address a virtual senate. we hear they are going to be facing russian oil for the

sanctions on top russian oligarchy's. turning the screws on russian state media. so really, when it comes to president volodymyr zelenskyy and his wish list, he really is getting everything he wants. and he is continuing to address public's throw to the world, parliaments and press. he is making his message very heard, and the world is responding. not with political gestures and visits, but also with gifts of money and weapons. so he is getting what he wants. but the war here is continuing to grind on we decided there was an attack on a school. we saw a kill maybe two people, maybe thousands buried under the rubble. authorities say that the casualty figures are going to be increasing in that catastrophic attack today. we are seeing assaults by cruise missiles all across the country. this war is not letting up. we just heard from the cia director william burns saying that vladimir putin is thought

by the cia to be coming to be increasingly frustrated with the progress of the war. alex, let's not make the mistake. this war has been going disastrously. it has been an embarrassment for the kremlin. the more that vladimir putin puts skin in the game, and the more that he sees failure after failure, the more willing he will be, and this is the thinking of the cia and the western capitals throughout the world. the more willing he will be to double down. to kill civilians. to increase the pay loads of weapons that he is using against ukrainians. it is indeed a very dangerous moment, if it has not been before. and with the western with the united states in particular, putting more weapons in the game. war more weapons in this war. it really does look as though things could become more and more dangerous before the ukrainians get -- i want to make one point here. we have seen almost the entire full thrust of the russian military machine here in ukraine. we have seen what they can do. this is the best they have had

so far. they've actually lost quite a few million quite a few weapons already. what we have not seen it is the -- machine because they do not have the weapons that are on route to where i am standing right now. so the ukrainian war machine, well they've lost quite a few man, and we have to be honest that we do not know the full extent of ukrainian losses. but it is clear that the ukrainians have a lot more to give. a lot more to put into battle. so we have not yet seen the -- have been able to do. alex? >> it is extraordinary how russia targets a school like the ones you mentioned there. hospital apartment buildings showing further evidence of russian war crimes. we will see how that all plays out. let's get to the breaking news the u.s. and g7 nations are announcing a new round of sanctions following a virtual -- this morning. allie raffa, what are we

hearing about these new sanctions? not just solid dark, what is there to know. >> well, alex disappear minutes ago we received a statement from the white house in response to this virtual meeting that president biden held with g7 leaders as well as ukrainian president zelenskyy. this statement lays out several points about what was talked about during this meeting, i will be just a couple of them to you you now. -- continued support for democracy, -- acts of terror in ukraine. they continue to face a dependency on russian oil, as well as they urge the world to continue welcoming ukrainian refugees. but before that meeting, before it even began, we heard from a senior biden administration official about a trench of new sanctions that the u.s., eu, and g7 is imposing against russia. here are some of them. i believe we have a full screen to lay out some of these points

here. starting today, americans can no longer provide accounting in management consulting services in russia. u.s. advertising dollars and broadcasting technology will be caught from russia's top three tv stations. this is official. the biden administration -- russian companies where the top -- 200 billion dollars in advertising. there will also be more control of a russian military equipment and exports. 2600 visas for select russians will also be restricted. and the u.s. is also sanctioning executives from two large russian banks, which have not been targeted in previous sanctions. another topic that was brought up during this call between reporters and this administration official is whether sanctions will finally be imposed on president putin's rumored longtime girlfriend. this is a question that has been proposed to the administration before. official says that there is no

update on the u.s.. but they say that the eu is actually considering imposing sanctions on this woman. the sanctions come just days after president biden has requested 100 and $50 million. this is split up into military aid in the term of -- rounds, jamming infield equipment, as well as spare parts for equipment. this is just the latest aid request, there have been a total of nine. we know last month that it was well reported that biden requested congress approve -- billion dollars of aid to ukraine, which congress has not scheduled a vote on yet. but it is also worth noting, alex, as russia celebrates the anniversary of its defeat of nazi germany in world war ii, tomorrow biden will sign into law a revival of the land lease

act that helped the loop u.s. and allies in world war ii. except the eight this time will be going to ukraine. alex. >> interesting. allie raffa, think you for that. following the president today. now, a member of ukraine's parliament. thank you for being here. let's start with the first lady, jill biden, and her surprise visit to ukraine today. you saw there with one zelenska. they were spending time together, looked comfortable to be in each other's president. how significant is this to you? >> hugely. you have to realize that all the visits by people from the west, members of parliament, world leaders, and in this case the first leg of the united states are seen here as an extreme sign of solidarity with the ukrainian people. particularly today on the mother's day, on the remembrance day, and one day before the victory, putin is

going to celebrate, this visit holds immense importance. and we are extremely grateful for, that trust me. and of course he did come to -- which is the point most to the west of ukraine. but still, she did meet with people over there. she met with some refugees. she met with first lady of ukraine olena zelenska. and she will bring the message to president biden. and we hope to see him as well, but the surprise visit was a huge sign of solidarity for a lot of us here. >> i'm glad you feel that way about that. let's talk about what we know from russian today, having carried out this school sheltering nine civilians. dozens of people feared dead, i believe the number 60 is a number that could likely end up being dead. what else can you tell us about this terrible attack? >> unfortunately this is not the first and not the last attack on a school. russian so far have destroyed almost 2000 buildings of

education. kindergarten schools, university buildings. all over the country. in the, north east, and south. they are targeting them specifically. in this specific lace, not just them being an educational institution, but actually because people were hiding in that building. and they were specifically targeting -- for some strong victory before may 9th. they are pushing their troops forward as much as they can, to take care of the donbas. clearly they would not be able to do so. -- and to destroy our schools. even in the last week, they saw the first attack on the school. they just continue to destroy all of our country. >> how worried are, you alina, that tonight, in the cloak of darkness, russia may be very aggressive in their attacks? again, to bring some sort of plane success in ukraine as they celebrate the victory day, tomorrow. >> extremely. there have been a lot of

warnings by the government, by kyiv, and mayors of other big cities, asking people to leave the cities when they can. because indeed, there is an expectation with russians in the night leading to the parade in moscow, they will launch multiple missile attacks against kyiv, kharkiv, lviv. odessa was hit several times today, and they've spent a couple of days in the role right now. there is an increased risk. we are, of course, terrified. trying to be prepared as much as possible. it would be nice to spend nights in the shelters or outside -- because of this threat of missile attacks. >> and yet to your point earlier, that school that was bombed was being used as a shelter by about nine ukrainian citizens. it is a tragedy. let me ask you about something that might be the spirits of ukrainians, when you heard by the military authorities who claim that a drone sunk a

second ship in the black sea. that is one that was after the first trip last month. what is morale like now for the ukrainian citizens? >> well, overall, everyone is -- right now, everyone is saying that ukraine is so much stronger. the whole world believed it. with our airlift from the west and the weapons that were supplied from the west, we actually managed to destroy the russian army. it is particularly important with the fleet. truth be told, ukraine did have a strong fleet. it is basically nonexistent as of right now, but destroying the russian fleet is a huge blow to their self respect. of course, it is often important -- russia launched multiple

missile attacks from their warships in the black sea and the caspian sea, particularly attacks in odessa. they were launched from ships in the black sea. they can reach as far as basically anywhere in ukraine from the black sea. destroying the russian fleet is extremely important for its own value but also because we are thus destroying their opportunity to attack us with missiles all over the country. >> our thoughts are with you for a safe night tonight. we know it might be a difficult one for ukraine. nonetheless, we are thinking of you and holding you and our thoughts. thank you for your time. >> some new reactions to the idea of a national abortion ban. who is floating that idea? that's next. who is floating that idea? that's next. that's next. it's still the eat fresh refresh,

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today, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell says a nationwide abortion ban is, quote, possible. republicans at the state level are also facing questions about what could come next. governor tate reeves of mississippi avoided a question from choctaw this morning about whether he would sign a bill banning contraception. >> if there is legislation brought to you to ban contraception, would you sign it? >> i don't think that's going to happen in mississippi. i'm sure they will have those -- >> answer the question. >> as is always the case -- that's always the case. there are so many things that we can talk about. >> this comes as the senate is poised to vote on codifying roe in just a matter of days. however, the likelihood of that receiving the 60 votes it needs to pass is slim to none. democrats today -- why it is important to hold that vote anyway. >> it's very important to get every senator on the record

about where they stand on this issue. you see republicans trying to dodge and not talk about this issue. they know how incredibly popular it is. jonathan, if it fails on a straight vote to get 60 votes, which i assume it probably will, unfortunately, i would call on senators murkowski and collins to endorse a carve out to the filibuster so we can pass it. these are two women who have said that they are pro-choice. they certainly have talked about understanding the gravity of the situation we are in. i think it is incumbent on them now to take on these justices who, frankly, lied under oath. >> there are others who are using this as a call to action for the november midterms. >> if we are unable to get republicans on this, we march straight to the ballot box. i told people this. that old slogan, don't get mad, vote. i say, get mad and vote. >> let's go to nbc's gary gone

bob, who is outside of the supreme court. gary, the abortion rights protesters are back in front of the courthouse. what are you hearing? >> yeah. it's remarkable. for the sixth consecutive day, folks are out here sharing their thoughts. people on both sides of the aisle. i will show you what the scene it looks like right now. this is a more impromptu style protest. it's happening this morning with about 400 people. they were out here. there are people on both sides of the aisle, pro abortion activists talking publicly about their abortion experiences. they may have saved their lives. antiabortion activists are spending time chanting using bullhorns, using sound and noise to make their point. there is really lot of thoughts on both sides of the aisle here, both sides of this conversation. it is mother's day. these folks could be anywhere. they could be at brunch. they could be doing anything with their families.

they are here. that is how important they find this issue to be. here are what's some people i had to talk to this morning had to say. >> i'm here on mother's day because everyone should have a choice whether they become a mother or not. it is really important for me that my daughter has a choice whether to be a mother and for everyone in this country to have a choice whether they want to be a mother or not. >> ensuring that abortion is safe and legal is not just a woman's issue. it is a society wide issue. it's up to all of us to make sure that women have the ability to make that choice and make that decision. i think it's on every guy out there to stand with their sisters, their daughters, their mothers, their friends and be a good ally in this moment. >> it's not just people on both sides that our supreme court. people inside the court are impacted as well. samuel alito wrote that the -- he said that he canceled a national planned speaking appearance because he said it would be impractical for him to

attend. justice clarence thomas said the supreme court would not be bullied into the public changing the opinions of the supreme court. a lot of fire coming from both sides of the nine foot non-scalable fence behind me. alex? >> okay, gary grumbach, outside the supreme court for us. joining me now is laurence tribe. he is a professor of constitutional law at harvard law school. he is run out and revered. sir, it's good to have you here. tell us what you think of mitch mcconnell's suggestion of a federal ban. doesn't that completely fly in the face of republican government hands off ethos? >> well, they're being hypocrites. they say that they believe in liberty, they believe in freedom, they believe and states rights. they really believe subjugating women. it is ironic and tragic that on this mother's day we are talking about compulsory motherhood.

g it's not just compulsory motherhood. it is compulsory conception. they are seriously talking about banning the iud, banning all forms of contraception. they believe -- and this is a determined minority with a long game plan. they believe that the fertilize over him, even before it is implanted in the uterine walls, is a human being. they are entitled to that belief, but they are not entitled in a society like ours to impose that belief on everybody. i think it is an important women's issue and an important men's issue as well. freedom is indivisible. this all makes me think of the hand raids tail and the idea -- mitch mcconnell, as you showed, is floating it. the idea of a nationwide ban on abortion is abhorrent, but it's

not impossible. we really have to get going and fighting against it. the only way to fight against it is at the polls to elect people who are committed to freedom and personal choice and privacy. and the meantime, i think more people should take seriously the idea of expanding the court by four seats because it has been packed by three justices, put it there in dubious ways by the former president, all committed, despite their pretense of open-mindedness, all committed to overturning roe v. wade. it is a national crisis. it has to be dealt with such. >> a very thoughtful answer to my first question, sir. let me get to this one. with justice samuel alito, who, as you know, right in the lead draft that roe was egregiously wrong from the start. far from bringing about a

national settlement, roe and casey have inflamed debate and deepened division. it is time to heed the constitution and return the issue of abortion to the peoples elected representatives. you are in expert unconstitutional. what do you make of this claim that roe v. wade is not heeding the founding document? >> i think it is intellectual and historically bankrupt. the founding document did not list all of the rights we have. he doesn't say anything about our right to marry, our rights to decide how to bring up our children, our freedom to think what we will. it protects liberty in very broad terms. it protects equality. this idea by justice alito -- he is backed by the right wing of the court and by many right-wing activists, this idea that the constitution protects only those rights that are listed and those rights that are rooted in a massage earnest

history that really did not take account of women at all. it is simply a prescription for turning the clock back, not just to the 1950s, but to the 1850s. it is a regressive approach. it is not consistent with our trajectory of constitutional rights, which have expanded and expanded. this will be the first time that the supreme court has taken away by a majority vote of people who were put on the court by someone who did not even win the majority of the american people -- the first time that a basic right has been taken away, that people have built their lives around for 50 years. justice alito says, oh, there has not been any big reliance on it. women have the vote now. women are all over the place. they are in the workplace. they don't need this right. that's ridiculous. they are -- women have risen into positions

of approximate equality largely because the supreme court 50 years ago or nearly 50 years ago affirmed for them the right that we might have long had, which is the right to control our own bodies and our own destinies. to roll that back is really to go back to the dark ages. we really should not let that happen. >> sir, speaking at a judicial conference in atlanta this week, we had justice clarence thomas, who briefly address the political outcry over the draft decision. he said it bodes ill for a free society. we are becoming addicted to wanton particular outcomes and not living with the outcomes we don't like. we can't be an institution that can be bullied into giving you just the outcomes you want. the events from earlier this week are a symptom of that. what are your thoughts on those comments? >> again, hypocrisy. to talk about the core not being bullied in the name of

bullying women and controlling their lives is pretty rich. no one's bullying the court. the court needs to understand that when it does something this extreme, people are not simply going to sit back and, as some people have said, lie back and enjoy it. it really is an outrageous comment for him to be making. the people who need to stand up for freedom are not so much the nine justices who have more power than the framers ever intended to give them. the freedom of individuals is important. every man, every woman in this country. that is the freedom that is being taken away by this court. >> professor laurence tribe, i'm just going to say that your students are very lucky to have you teaching them constitutional law. thank you for joining us and sharing your insights. >> thank you, alex. in just a moment -- >> new surveillance video into

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news. today, first lady dr. jill biden made a surprise visit to ukraine, and during the war zone for nearly two hours. she crossed over the slovakian border and met with ukrainian first lady. let's go to -- he's joining us from brought us lava. what are your biggest takeaways from of the day? >> the biggest takeaway is that dr. jill biden, she's really not afraid to take the initiative on her own and go about taking on the issues that are so important to her. we were flying back here to the capital of slovakia in the western part of the country from in the eastern part where the first lady traveled across the border into ukraine. the planning that went into this -- they said this whole idea for the trip came about on the part of the first lady herself. she has been watching this

russian ukrainian conflict unfold and wanted to play a part. she wanted to send a message in solidarity for the women, particularly the mothers, of ukraine. the idea of going to a school in ukraine, which is where this meeting with the ukrainian first lady took place -- they added to it some of the additional stops we have seen -- the meetings in romania, including the romanian first lady, which will continue tomorrow with slovakia's president. tomorrow, -- they have been planning for the strip. the idea of -- this was really in focus as well as we heard from a first lady doctor joe biden earlier. let's listen to her conversation earlier with her ukrainian counterpart. >> i thought it was important to -- [inaudible] this war has to stop.

this war has been brutal. the people of the united states stand with the people of ukraine. >> you feel it. >> you see, alex, in the response from zelenska that she did feel the support of the american people. it was really noticeable as you can see some of the footage there from the two hours that the first lady spent and ukraine. the warmth between these two first ladies was palpable. you can sense that no one has seen the ukrainian first lady in the two months of the ukrainian war. you can sense that this has really taken quite a toll on her as well. her body language was hesitant. she was reserved in comparison to the first lady. we were told by a spokesperson for the first lady that -- we are in slovakia still. the first lady really did hear from her counterpart that she

has been going through this like so many of the other mothers of ukraine. she's not able to be with her husband of course but she says she told the first lady she was able to be with her children every night. that support -- the help of the entire country needs. >> it is a great meeting that we were able to witness today. thank you for bringing it to us. more than 5.8 ukrainians have fled the country since the beginning of the war. that number could eventually exceed 8 million as the agency calls for more financial support, both for them and their host countries. joining me now is toby frazier unicef chief of communication and advocacy. toby, welcome. you have a herculean job at hand. let's talk about our first lady jill biden who visited ukraine today. what does a visit like that to you for bringing attention to the vulnerable ukrainians? >> i mean, i think, first of all, we saw that the first lady was -- fortunately, a much further east in luhansk oblast.

another school was hit today. [inaudible] we don't know how many civilians were killed. they are reportedly were -- it's just another horror story, essentially. on mother's day, of all days, when families should be together celebrating mother's day. yet again they are mourning the loss of family members and children. >> to that end, we know that more that 90,000 children, toby, or in orphanages and other institutions before the war began. what is your group doing to help these kids who need care and others who are traumatized and the little ones who have lost their parents because of the war? >> >> yes it is a massive challenge. it's a massive challenge. we have children who have had to flee their homes which in itself is traumatic. family members have been left

behind. fathers, other family members, and travel alone with mothers or the extended family members who themselves are having to cope with the horrors of war and trying to do whatever they can to shield their children as best they can. where we can to support children along those tracks and those transit routes, sending out intel inside ukraine and those blue door hubs at border posts along that very uncertain journey. children are going on. this could at least provide some form of normality some, childhood, wherever we can. that is critical. on the positive, side children are resilient. we have seen from our conference that children can recover with the right support. but there are many children who will deal with the horror of this for many many years. he >> yes. described as i introduced, you this is a herculean effort that you are helping with. how challenging has it become

to do your message? to get your resources into the country? first of all, are they arriving every day? what does that even look like? >>,. ,. . . , we have a team working around the clock. that means places like kramatorsk. we have chinoiserie a team on the ground in kramatorsk, and unfortunately the railway was hit. they were providing medical equipment for children, surgical and other equipment. we can get supplies around with the rapid response mechanism. where we do, that utilize that. get -- medical supplies. even early childhood development, education kits to provide morality for children where we can. that is possible. it is a massive task, because the war is going on and

carrying on. you can see every day that more and more children are affected. but we feel that we can do a lot. >> yes. toby, what do you need most urgently and for the moms and dads that are watching this interview, how can they help you? >> most notably, we need the water. we need children to be safe. we need families to be together. we need the war to stop. that is absolutely critical. but while the war goes, on we continue to call for resources to put into this operation. because unfortunately, more marshals are being affected every day. and that support is critical. it enables us to scale up our response, both inside ukraine in areas close to the front lines, but also in areas in the west, with so many displaced people living there now. the strain on everyday services and health care and other services is massive. as it is also across neighboring countries, where they are ruffling for safety. >> toby flicker, you are wonderful for the work that you

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writer and editor for msnbc daily. one of the last columns for msnbc.com, you write about how conservatives have been taping shaping the short of this moment for decades. how so? >> back in 1992, we had planned parenthood -- this was a decision where eight of the nine justices on the supreme court or appointed by republicans. abortion was still a hot topic issue at the time. as much as it is now. it at the time, while the justices first centered the arguments that they were not going to touch roe v. wade, after the initial oral arguments when the votes came in, much that we saw with this new -- that leaked this week, the votes were there to overturn roe v. wade. but while the chief justice assigned the case to himself, and was prepared to overturn roe v. wade not as dramatically as the senator leader who drafted it. several of the justices said, no. and then carved out to this

compromise in kc, where the state has the right to limit abortion. but roe was essentially upheld. the rights saw that and said, no, never again. whenever, since they have been screening supreme court justices during the nomination process to make sure there would be no surprises like casey in the future. >> that is shocking. i had not known that particular detail from 30 years ago. thank you for sharing that. you also have, we know, mitch mcconnell saying a new usa today article that a national abortion ban is possible. was that always the end goal? and if so, doesn't that go against the republican principles that the federal government should have less overreach? >> unfortunately, that stands well within their argument. a national abortion ban would be -- right now the argument is that the state should be able to decide what they do and don't do regarding abortion. an actual nationwide abortion

ban would be -- but i feel like they don't care. it is something to think about, really. how much this principle matter versus -- because that is what donald trump was thinking about. he said in the same usa today article that he would not get rid of the filibuster to pass this. that 60 vote threshold. but of course he is saying that now, because he does not want to see democrats vote as evidence that they show the filibuster, while they are still in the senate. so i don't know. mcconnell, he has to know the nationwide abortion ban would not be very popular. and probably would not have republicans win elections. so it is a toss-up in my brain. >> here is what he might know that, because it pulls show that most americans want guttmacher roe upheld. politically, what is the impact here? >> the impact is it is the justice was to overturn roe that would take away a huge

talking point from both sides in terms of the fight to overturn roe. in terms of republicans, they know that while roe is popular, the campaigning on the idea of overturning roe is popular among his base. and if they were to lose out on that ability, if they were to not have that on, i don't know that would affect the other midterm elections going forward. that has to be part of their calculation. >> we will know six months from today exactly. hayes brown, thank you for your time. that is going to do it for me on this edition of alex which reports. i will see you next saturday. my friend and fellow mom continues coverage. thanks diaz, you too.

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i'm yasmin versiga. happy mother's day to all the moms out there. there's a lot going on today. by announcing new sanctions on russia as they meet with president zelenskyy before tomorrow's victory day celebrations in russia. first lady jill biden making a surprise visit across the border into ukraine, meeting with that country's first lady. two mothers sharing wartime solidarity on this incredibly special day. plus, protests continuing across the country. major new developments in the battle for abortion rights. mitch mcconnell setting a national ban is actually on the table. the end of roe,