as we come on the air, president biden making a mid-term push, said to talk about a new initiative to boost u.s. manufacturing, of batteries

for electric vehicles. that's any minute now. we'll bring it to you live. the president also putting gas prices front and center today, announcing new plans to try to tackle high prices at the pump. how he's responding to criticism that the move is purely political, with election day now less than three weeks away. and we're on subpoena watch. the january 6th select committee set to formally issue one to former president trump soon, but how soon? we'll talk to a member of the economy, congresswoman zoe lofgren who joins us later in the hour. good morning, i'm garrett haake back from paternity leave and we speak with "the new york times" times political analyst and vaughn hillyard is in tucson arizona, dasha burns is with us, and national political reporter natalie allison rounds out the opening crew here. peter, we just heard from the president about this new plan that tries to tackle high prices at the pump, and he's answering

direct questions on whether or not the move to release another 15 million more barrels from the nation's stockpile is political or not, here's what he told reporters. >> i've been doing this for how long now? it's not politically motivated at all. it's motivated to make sure that i continue to push on what i've been pushing on, and that is making sure there's enough oil that's being pumped by the companies so that we have the ability to be able to produce enough gas that we need here at home, oil we need here at home, and at the same time, keep moving in the direction of providing for alternative energy. that's what i've been doing. now, the problem is, these guys were asleep. i don't know where they've been. and they seem, you know, the price, at the pump it should reflect what the price of a barrel of oil costs. and it's not going down consistently. >> these guys there, of course, his republican critics, so peter, we're waiting on another

speech from the president, this one about the bipartisan infrastructure law, it could start any minute. the reality is less than three weeks away from the midterms, everything is at least a little bit political that the white house is doing. talk about the strategy, trying to highlight these sets of issues today. >> yes, i think you're right, garrett, exactly, three weeks before an election, you have to look at everything through a political lens, that's certainly how all politician does it. no question he wants these gas prices to fall, further than they, have before election day. he was caught offguard when saudi arabia and the rest of the opec+ cartel agreed to cut production recently, which they feared would increase prices at the pump, and the white house ron klain, the white house chief of staff, tweeting how prices are coming down and begs the question which is why you need to continue to release oil from the product reserve and they need to keep doing that in order to keep the prices falling. certainly at this time of the year, he wants people to understand he is focused on their concerns, on their

pocketbook concerns, things like the batteries you're about to hear him talk about, it is another tangible thing that he wants americans to know he's focused on. >> vaughn hillyard, you are out on the campaign trail in arizona, a lot of action out there today, moments ago, you had the republican nominee for governor kari lake getting help from virginia governor glen youngkin who was the right darling last year when he pulled off his own win in virginia across the river from me. i want to play some of what he just said on the trail. >> it's the grit, the determination, it's the understanding that there's dignity in work and that freedom and liberty mean. that is the arizona spirit. and that's what makes arizona great. that same spirit is the spirit of virginia. we're linked across this great nation, over 2,000 miles apart, by a true belief in shared value, not republican values but american values.

>> now, this appearance from youngkin is really interesting for me, because you have lake who is kind of styled herself as a trumpist candidate and you also had trulsy gabbard on your screen there, she is someone who has been on the trail for lake as well. so you've got tulsi gabbard, you've got the trumpist kind of wing of the party and you've got glen youngkin, all of whom campaigning for this republican potentially rising star out there in arizona, talk to me about the state of play there on the ground, and the big lift she's getting from the party, and what it says about the party and how the party potentially views her. >> welcome back, garrett. and talking about the republican party, and in realtime, it is calculating its future. and i think this moment, and what we just watched on that stage, is it. we have glenn youngkin who campaigned a year ago, making the case that his party was a big party that included never trumpers and forever trumpers, and then he fast-forwarded here, where k ari lake can make the

case, is donald trump's favorite republican candidate around the country and the two of them coming in and combining forces. there's an interesting moment a few minutes ago, where a woman at the back of this crowd, yelled from the back says youngkin/lake 2024, everyone in the room quieted including youngkin and he turned over his shoulder and pointed to lake and said that's her call, which is a head turner, because glen youngquinn who has been a potentially 2024 presidential pick himself which could essentially go mano owe mano, and a rising star in the republican party as kari lake. and at the same time, it is such a close race and you can see her at the same time trying to broaden her appeal to the electorate and willingly voted for the democrat nick 2017, 020, and joe biden and that's where we saw her campaigning with tulsi gabbard a former democrat

last night and you can see her with glen youngkin today. >> it is a fascinating race. we political reporters can't help but think about the next race and you got to wonder if kari lake win, the 2024 rumors top of the ticket, vp, and all of a sudden that gets interesting. we will have lots of time to talk about that. vaughn, i know you have a lot more coverage in arizona you need to do. i'll let you slip away. i want to bring in dasha burns. we got a new update on john fetterman's help. the pennsylvania democratic senate nominee has quote no work restrictions and is recovering well from his stroke and his health has continued to improve. these are all quotes from a new medical report from his doctor. but issued by his campaign today. the oz campaign quickly responding to this, saying, in part, quote, now that he apparently is healthy, he can debate for 90 minutes, start taking live questions from voters and reporters, and do a second debate now, too. not a lot of love lost between these men, but dasha, i wonder, to the substance of oz's commentary there, what do you

think the likelihood that we see another debate in probably the single most watched senate race this cycle, before election day? >> well, garrett, this new update on fetterman's health comes after our interview last week with nbc news, where we pressed fetterman and his campaign to release medical records, to release updates and fetterman responded to that saying look, i've been out there on the campaign trail, in front of thousands of people, people can see whether or not i'm doing better and we released the letter from our cardiologist, that was back on june 3rd, right after the primary. so this is sort of a next step in transparency. this letter was from his primary care provider. he's also seeing other specialists including a neurologist, a speech therapist, a cardiologist, and this comes after not we at nbc news, but the editorials, the "washington post," "the new york times," the pittsburgh post-gazette pushed

for more transparency and just yesterday, the od campaign released a statement with 15 pennsylvania doctors calling on medical records and saying anything less is nothing short of deception. and it will be up to voters to decide how much transparency is enough transparency, but i did ask both candidates about the debate, because it is something that i think every pennsylvanian has been waiting for, and i asked them both, you are going to show up, you are committed to showing up on october 25th, both said yes, and so we are counting down the days here, garrett. >> we're certainly looking at the big political calendar at msnbc for sure. natalie, you have new reporting out another key senate race in new hampshire. this is kind of a sleeper race. republicans were more bullish on taking it and now a little bit less so and now you got to wonder here, a republican nominee says he won't back mitch mcconnell for senate leader if he wins and republicans win back the senate and even though he is taking money from the mcconnell

senate leadership fund. a significant amount of money. what is the fracture in the republican party, and how the candidate and the potential majority leader if things go their way tell us about the state of play in the granite state? >> well, yes, garrett, as you noted, the irony of this is that despite saying he won't support mitch mcconnell, as leader, as senate, republicans if republicans take back majority, boldac's only shot is mitch mcconnell and the money from the senate leadership fund, with the senate minority leader. at this point, there was a lot of worry among republicans about what would happen if don boldac was the one who became the nominee and that happened narrowly. he ran in the primary on the platform of a stolen election and saying things like abolish the 17th amendment, which is how citizens elect senators directly rather than state legislators. he said he was going to be adamantly pro life. and since then, he has reversed a lot of those positions, and in an attempt to try to appeal to

more general election voters, more independents, things like that, but mcconnell is something that he has not changed his mind on, and that wasn't, there wasn't an uncommon position during the primary, there were a number of republicans who ran saying i won't do that, trying to appeal to trump to try to get his endorsement but don bolduc is doubling down on that in the general election and it remains to be seen whether mcconnell will keep his money there. >> peter, the last word here, we've talked about endorsement and we've talked about health and campaign money but the axiom here, the james carville -ism, it is the economy, stupid. that's what voters tell me voters care much about. from the white house perspective, what she would expect to see from president biden in the next three weeks to cry to close the gap on these issues? >> of course the worst about the economy, the worst it is probably for biden and the democrats. they haven't found an argument

yet that has convinced the public that things are going to be okay. even though unemployment is at historic lows and a lot of good signs in the economy, the fact that inflation can eat away at people's pocketbooks, and day in and day out, month after month, and it is a real concern. they're voting at issue, over things like immigration crime and even abortion is what the democrats thought would be a magic x factor for them. so we can hear the president talk about that he did try to get abortion back into the conversation this week, with the speech about how he would make that one of his top priorities and a new senate if they get a couple extra seats, but you will hear him talk a lot about pocketbook issues because he knows that's where most americans are, where their heads are right now and needs to find a way to assure that things are not better, but worse under the republicans. and making the case they don't have a solution for inflation and they're simply making a partisan game out of it. >> we may yet hear the president talk about that when he speaks in this hour. for now, peter, dasha, and natalie, and vaughn hillyard

already back at work. thank you. a group opposed to president biden's student loan forgiveness plan is now urging the supreme court to step in and block it. the filing arguing that the president's moves quote will unilaterally spend roughly 4% of the nation's gdp, and that there's quote no legal justification for what mr. biden is attempting to do. i want to bring in nbc news justice and intel correspondent ken dilanian on this. it is not hard to file something like this to the supreme court but how closely should we be watching for challenges on this issue that is so important to so many folks, but that the republican in particular have been furious about. >> great to have you back, garrett. this could mean absolutely nothing or a crushing disappointment. depending on whether the supreme court does anything with this request. this is an emergency request for relief by a taxpayers association in wisconsin, and as you said, anybody can file these things, and as it happens, this particular lawsuit was already dismissed by district court for lack of standing.

because taxpayers can't just sue the government for spending money in ways they don't like. >> right. >> so this group tried to leap frog the appeals court. and their request notes that biden's student loan relief plan begins taking effect october 23rd so they say the court needs to act fast. and they have made an argument that has been made for weeks that president biden exceeded his authority by ordering this student loan relief. what is interesting about the request as a legal matter is that it cites a recent supreme court decision that seemed to narrow the ability of the executive branch to act on its own without explicit authorization from congress. if you recall, the supreme court over the summer blocked an attempt by the environmental protection agency to regulate greenhouse gases because congress didn't specifically authorize it. the majority in that case said the so-called major questions doctrine, which says on really big issues, agencies need specific permission to act instead of just interpreting an existing law. this filing says that biden's student loan relief program is

quote predicated on a law passed under different circumstances that accomplishes different provisions for different individuals. and now we wait to see what the supreme court does, gary. >> waiting on the supreme court, we have been there many times before. ken dilanian, thank you very much. and we're keeping a close eye on the white house, where president biden is set to speak any minute now, we will of course take you there live when he does. but first, the january 6th committee is set to officially subpoena former president trump soon. what's the plan if he doesn't show. i'll ask committee member and congressman zoe lofgren next. what will you do? ♪ what will you change? ♪ will you make something better? ♪ will you create something entirely new? ♪ our dell technologies advisors provide you with the tools and expertise you need to do incredible things.

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subpoena watch this hour with the january 6th committee set to formally issue a subpoena to president trump shortly according to liz chain who says the committee will do whatever it takes to get mr. trump to testify. >> we all felt that our obligation is to seek his. >> it -- his testimony, that the american people deserve to hear directly from him, that we will take whatever steps we need to take, assuming that he will fulfill his legal obligation and honor the subpoena, but if that doesn't happen, then we will take the steps we need to take after that. >> i'm joined now by a member of the january 6th committee congresswoman zoe lofgren, it is

good to see you. i'm curious donald trump has made delaying legal action against him a cornerstone of his business career and presidential career and you have a short time line to work and do you think you can force him to comply with a deadline that works with the committee's goals? >> first we would lope that he would live up to his legal obligation to come in and talk to us. however, we note that in the past, he has sometimes failed to fulfill his obligations, for example on january 6th, when he allowed, actually encouraged the riot to occur. so we'll see. we're committed to hearing from him. i think he owes it to the american people to come in and answer and take accountability, take responsibility for his actions. >> i was a regular viewer at home, yelling questions at my tv last week when you guys voted to authorize this subpoena, and my question was, the committee knew, believed, and you have

subsequently spent months on this issue that donald trump was the cause of the attack on the capitol on january 6th but he its not going to be impeached by this. why wait until the last hearing to start trying to actively seek his testimony and not start this process right out of the gate knowing that he is probably going to fight you on it. >> well, you know, you call witnesses when you have the information completely assembled, that justifies their calling, and obviously subpoenaing a former president is, has precedent, but it's not an ordinary, you know, run of the mill type of thing. you don't take that action unless it is obvious it needs to occur. clearly former president trump was at the center of this situation to throw out the election and take power illegally. >> if you get him in the room

and what is the first thing you will ask him about inciting a resurrection? >> there are a lot of things that i would like to know. one of the questions i guess i have, just curiosity, it is very clear that he intended to march down to the capitol with the armed mob. i'm wondering what did he plan to do when he got to the capitol? how did he plan to implement his effort to throw out the election? we have a lot of other questions obviously, but you know, aside from the committee, i think the american people are owed an explanation for what he did, and why he did it. >> will you take that explanation, however you can get it, you know, there's been some suggestion that the former president would want to come testify but only if he could do it right away and if he could do it on camera and if there are stipulations to it and if you don't get to depose him in a way you have other witnesses, is that acceptable to the committee? >> we would work that out. i'm sure if he agrees to come

in, we will work out the details satisfactory. the first thing he needs to come in. >> let me ask you if he doesn't come in or fights you on this, this president is not known for keeping his thoughts to himself necessarily, he's very proactive on his various social media platforms. is it the hope of the committee that even by sending the subpoena, by getting this issue out publicly, that you might make him uncomfortable enough that he just kind of starts talking on his own, without ever having to actually come in and be deposed? >> actually, the subpoena is being issued because we want to hear from him, and also, we will be asking for documents, you know, he has a tendency to go off on rants, on social media, and i don't know that this will stimulate more of that, he's certainly has done that for the past several years, without such stimulation. >> fair enough.

congresswoman we have to unfortunately leave it there. president biden is speaking now. i look forward to discussing it more. but first let's listen to president biden. >> by undercutting u.s. manufacturers with the unfair subsidies and trade practices, china sees the significant, seized a significant portion of the market. today we're stepping up to hold the, to really, to take it back, not all of it, but bold goals, bold goals and actions, to make sure we're back in the game in a big way. and we're doing it right away. centered around workers and communities and building the economy from the bottom up, and the middle out. last year, i signed an executive order setting the goal of having 50% of all new cars and trucks sold by 2030, to be electric. electric vehicles. auto companies, unions, and the federal government are all working together to meet this goal. i signed into law the inflation

reduction act, the biggest investment in climate ever. ever in all of history. it includes tax credits for up to $7,500 for folks to buy new electric vehicles. or fuel cell vehicles made in america. and for the first time, you get a tax credit for buying a used electric vehicle. the chips and science act that i signed into law is literally super charging our efforts to make semiconductors, the small computer chips that power our every day life, including our vehicles, here in america. and the infrastructure law is investing $7.5 billion to build electric vehicle charging stations, all across america, so finding a place to charge up your vehicle is going to be as easy as pulling into a gas station. so earlier today, i talked about our efforts to keep gas prices down at the pump. without delaying or deferring our transition to clean energy.

electric vehicles are part of that plan. and since i took office, electric vehicle sales have more than tripled. but with more electric vehicle sales, the demand for batteries and the critical minerals that go into those batteries lass grown and will continue to grow. in fact, the demand for critical materials is set to skyrocket by four to 600% over the next several decades. the demand for minerals like lithium and graphite is expected to increase by as much as 4,000%. some say it is a challenge. but we see an opportunity. a real opportunity. to shift to a net zero sum carbon world. and one of the most significant economic transitions since the industrial revolution. that's not hyperbole. that's a fact. we are also preparing to take head on american ingenuity and

american jobs. that's why my infrastructure law invested over $7 billion in battery supply chains that can bolster u.s. capacity for processing, manufacturing, and recycling critical minerals like lithium, nickel and graphite. and that's why today i'm proud to announce $2.8 billion in awards to 20 companies represented on this screen, across 12 states, funded by the infrastructure law, to build electric vehicles with a battery future here in america. nearly 200 companies applied for these grants. only 20 were selected. from georgia to north carolina, to nevada, to the state of washington, we have awarded these, this funding, and we've asked companies how they're going to partner with community colleges, minority institutions, labor unions and local organizations to provide job training for workers and benefits for the whole

community. together, these 20 companies are going to build new commercial scale battery production and processing facilities all across america. they're going to develop lithium to supply over 2 million vehicles every year, and at $2.8 billion investment, it is going to allow billions of dollars in private investment from these companies. that means the projects are going to generate $9 billion total for american manufacturing, and the better supply chain across america. that's going to create thousands of good-paying jobs. many of them, many of them union jobs that require college degrees, that don't require, i should say, college degrees. you know, on top of it, 9 billion, since i became president, other companies including gm, ford, honda, siemens, have announced over $100 billion in new investments to produce electric vehicles,

batteries, and charging stations here in america, creating thousands more jobs. today, i'm announcing a launch of the american battery materials initiative. it's going to coordinate the effort across the federal government and work closely with the private sector, labor unions, tribes, community organizations, and our partners and allies abroad. this initiative is going to be led by the white house and housed in the department of energy, with the support of the department of interior, to security america's electric vehicle battery supply chain and clean energy future. we're going to do it the right way. respecting the rights of tribes, creating good-paying union jobs, and protecting the environment and the local communities. folks, one more thing about how we're going to do this. you may have seen the news reports, describing republicans who voted against the infrastructure bill, attacking democrats for passing it,

because it's socialism, well now quietly and privately, they're sending me and the administration letters asking for money from the same bill, talking about how important the projects would be for their districts, if we just got them the money. and i was really surprised to find out there were so many socialists in the republican caucus. but even if they voted against it, i made a promise when i was running and got elected, i will be the president for all america, so we will build a better america together, whether they voted for it or not, if a district deserves a project, they are going to get it. let me close with a question i ask many business leaders. when the united states decides to invest -- >> you're listening to president biden at the white house talking about this plan to expand manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles, talking about the infrastructure program that was signed into law earlier this year, and talking about republicans who voted no and asked to take the dough.

we're going to bring in shannon pettypiece who is discussing this further and it does feel, everything is always a little bit political at least, this close to the midterms, and this feels like the white house wanting to point back at their major accomplishments and say this is what we're doing for you, this is what we did for you then, with the democratic congress, and this is what we want to keep doing is, that the way you read it? >> yes, i mean even though the infrastructure law hasn't really caught traction with voters, you still see the white house and democrats trying to sell this, trying to make the case, given these closing days about how this law is going to directly benefit their district, their state, their specific product. i think it is an interesting contrast here that we've seen in the white house today, and yesterday as well, too, with the white house communities, you see them trying to show people, not just tell them, what they have accomplished, and hint at what they will do going forward with another two years in control of

washington about. two hours ago, the president was talking about gas prices and urging oil producers to drill more, to increase production in the u.s. and trying to give them incentives for that, and at the same time now here talking about this move to electric vehicles and batteries, so a bit of a contrasting message there, as they try to do this, and certainly, you know, the conflict that the white house has trouble with in the past, trying to up oil productions to lower these gas prices especially ahead of the midterms and hear this push with electric vehicles like you heard the president saying today. >> and the contrast with republican opponents and having fun at their expense saying there were not so many socialists in the republican party and making the point that he would be the president for everyone and trying to get money to even those districts and states where folks voted against these laws. fascinating again to see the president pushing on these policy elements that always have a little bit of politics in them. shannon pettypiece for us at the

white house, thank you. still ahead, we've got into details from the oath keepers trial with one defendant saying they wanted to provide security on january 6th. we got the latest from the courthouse. but first, former president trump is under oath today, as part of a writers defamation case against him after she accused him of rape. what we know, and the fallout we can expect, that's next. 600,000 vehicles passing through their uk port every year. don't just connect your business. right on time. make it even smarter. we call this enterprise intelligence. think he's posting about all that ancient roman coinage? no, he's seizing the moment with merrill. moving his money into his investment account in real time and that's... how you collect coins. your money never stops working for you with merrill, a bank of america company.

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vote no on prop 27. more legal challenges for former president trump today who is expected to be questioned under oath at his mar-a-lago home today. this case goes back to 2019, when the writer e. jean carroll accused mr. trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid 1990s. an allegation that the former president has denied including infamously staying she was quote not his type. carroll sued mr. trump in new york for defamation a year later the justice department then led by attorney general bill barr intervened on behalf of then president trump, arguing that when he made those allegedly

defamatory statements he was a federal employee just doing his job, and if that was the case, the federal government would then become the defendant in carroll's case would die, and the government can't be sued for defamation. well, this issue bounced back and forth in the courts and now it is in the hands of thec court of appeals. mr. trump's legal team has tried to delay the deposition until that other ruling is made. but a judge in new york rejected that request, all of which brings us to today. and nbc news national correspondent gabe guiterrez who is following this case from new york. if all of that wasn't enough, carroll says she plans to sue the former president again in new york next month for battery and emotional distress. so can you explain for us why this deposition today is important, even if the defamation case is ultimately rejected? >> yes, no matter what happens in the defamation case, carroll and other accusers will have the ability, starting on november 24th, they get a one-year window

to sue, this is because of a law that went into effect earlier this year, in new york state, in may, that was enacted that allowed survivors of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct to be able to sue in a one-year window, no matter if the statute of limitations has expired. so while this civil case right now that we're talking about is a defamation case, that other case that carroll had said that she plans to bring starting next month, that one deals with battery and emotional distress. we should point out garrett, with regards to this defamation case, there is a lot still up in the air. both attorneys, attorneys for both parties have not commented today on whether the deposition actually ever got under way. we did hear for a brief time from carroll herself, who tweeted, several tweets, saying that the deposition had gotten under way, she subsequently deleted those tweets, it is not clear why, but we have not heard from the president's legal team, although that deposition was

expected to happen at mar-a-lago at some point today. still no timetable, garrett. >> very interesting. i know you'll stay on top of it. gabe guiterrez, thank you. and right now, here in washington, a key witness for the government is facing cross-examination in the oath keepers seditious conspiracy trial. this witness, jason dolan, there in the center, is an oath keeper who has already pled guilty to conspiracy and obstruction for storming the capitol on january 6th. now, he's testifying against members of the far right militia group who he said were fully prepared to take up arms to keep president trump in power. nbc news justice reporter ryan riley is at the courthouse in dc for us. what have we learned today? >> reporter: garrett, great to see you. welcome back. so we have essentially gone through a lot of testimony from this, this witness who has spoken and had a lot of text messages in fact, from right before the january 6th attack, talking about being ready to say goodbye to his family and

worrying about how difficult that was going to be. so a lot of text messages from that period about what he was going to do. and he then reportedly went into the u.s. capitol on january 6th and what is really interesting, coming from him, is he gives a perspective what he was hoping to accomplish when he went inside the capitol and i want them to be afraid of me, and maybe they could be scared into doing the right thing. that is compelling testimony from an individual who went into the capitol, was a member of the oath keepers group, and sort of helped the prosecutors deal with this broader issue that, you know, that is coming from the defense, where the defense is saying hey, listen, we were just here, they were essentially just here to do security for some of these high profile folks in trump's orbit. roger stone types. the head of latinos for trump. well, prosecutors are saying there is essentially a dual mission here, that they were both providing security for these high profile folks in trump's orbit but there is also this plan to stop the peaceful transfer of power. even if that wasn't explicitly a

plan to necessarily invade the capitol that was set out ahead of time. although there have been messages in the trial thus far from other oath keepers said they hoped to surround the building and scare the members inside to do the right thing. we're hearing more testimony, and especially waiting to hear more testimony from other cooperating witnesses, including a number of members of the oath keepers who actually have pleaded guilty explicitly to seditious conspiracy. garrett? >> great stuff. ron reilly at the dc courthouse, thank you. up next, vladimir putin is raising the stakes big time. declaring martial law in four ukrainian regions that russia has illegally annexed. cal perry is all over this on the ground in ukraine. hey, cal. >> garrett, good afternoon. that is the backdrop to more rockets and drones being fired at the ukrainian capitol. i'll have all of the details after the break. have all of ths after the break. the abcs of ckd a is for awareness, because knowing that your chronic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes

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raging, where things are exploding, where they're trying to get away and some of these places like kherson, they're being moved toward russia against their will and we're talking about tens of thousands of people who have been living under some kind of an occupation for months. so the big question is the one that you're asking, which is does vladimir putin have the resources to keep this up? now, military officials here on the ground will tell you that the sign that he doesn't have the resources to keep this up is that he is lashing out at the capital, that he is firing these rockets and firing these drones at the capital, to try to break the back of the civilian population. today, we had another eight rockets fired at the capital, ten drone, anti-defense took care of most of them, and still being energy infrastructure targets and that is a long time concern. >> when you talk about the strikes on kyiv, it doesn't sound like the efforts to win a war on the battlefield in part of the east, that sounds like you're just targeting the civilian population, and i know you've been reporting on the daily life aspects in kyiv. how people are going about their lives, how kids are going to school and what's changed as the war has come back towards the

capital city? >> so many people here move back, right, when they thought it was going to be quiet. and so many kids came back. and the schools were open for about two days, and then the shelling started. we tried to make it to this school for three days, and we were stopped by air-raid sirens and incoming rockets. what we saw today was kids preparing for the standard air-raid drill and preparing for nuclear war and it is something they're preparing for extensively and it is difficult to watch and the kids are using some of the things that they have at home, swim caps, swim goggles, athletic equipment, it is now becoming nuclear fallout gear, it is just the reality here on the ground, because the saber rattling that vladimir putin puts out there has to be taken seriously by officials and by parents. >> what a horrible way to have to send your kids to school, to prepare someone for a nuclear attack. and just a terrible way to live for those folks out there. cal perry for us in kyiv, please

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demings, if elected, would be just the third black woman senator. >> there are currently no black women serving in the u.s. senate. what is the significance of that? >> it should reflect the diversity of america. when we think about the challenge, the skills, the strength of black women, we bring not only diversity in terms of our ethnic background, but the diversity of perspectives and experiences. >> reporter: she's in an uphill battle to defeat marco rubio. >> you guys ready to win in november? >> reporter: she would protect abortion rights and make investments in education. >> we need to hold america to its promise in addressing some of the social ills that cause decay in communities in the first place. >> reporter: black women make up a small number of elected officials. vice president kamala harris, the highest ranking. but now, a historic number of

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they went through for us to give up. >> what do you say to black women who say i'm inspired but i'm also nervous? >> keep going, don't let your fears tell you that you can't do it, don't stop. >> and there you have it. black women in both political parties trying to break down barriers. >> you talked about the double pane glass ceiling. talk about the unique challenges these women face out on the trail. >> these black women candidates told me they often face twin challenges of misogyny, racism with tough political races. voters are often reluctant to support them because they think they can't win. they also face racist attacks. for example, the birther conspiracy theory that former president obama faced. some question whether kamala harris was a u.s. citizen because of her ancestry.

and kim reynolds from iowa is faces criticism for using video of another black woman, talking about defending the police. so a lot of people say why are you using one black woman to attack another black woman? >> yeah, bizarre choice there. you talk about the idea that women are the beating heart of the democratic caucus. they really are in terms of the core of the party. but it's republicans that are trying to recruit more diverse candidates, too. how did you see the recruitment element of this? democrats are looking for black candidates. are you seeing the same thing with republican leadership? >> in 2012, there was an autopsy report where republicans spent a lot of money trying to figure out how to get more latinos and black people into the country. then president trump ran on a lot of different things people thought as racist or as racially charged. but he got a lot of latino

voters. we've seen a surge of latino voters going into the republican party. black women are overwhelmingly supporting the democratic women. but what i heard over and over again is they want to see the democratic party to more to support black women candidates, because a lot of people are telling me they're not getting the financial backing and the on the ground support that you need before you become a national name hike stacey abrams. sherry beasley in north carolina, she's saying maybe i can get a little more support here. tamika hamilton, the republican woman we profiled, said she did not want an endorsement from former president trump, she doesn't want to have anything to do with him. that's a tough place to be in the republican party where trump is the leader, and has that big grip on the party. so it's complicated politics when it comes to the republican party and black people. >> i'm glad you mentioned sherry

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