good morning, 11:00 a.m. eastern, 8:00 a.m. pacific, i'm josé diaz-balart, and we begin this morning with breaking news. president biden is heading to poland after making a surprise and historic visit to ukraine on the eve of the first anniversary of the war there. the president went to kyiv to meet with ukraine's president and to show support and solidarity with the ukrainian people. it's the first time in modern history a president has visited a war zone where there's not an active american military presence. the president also announced an additional $500 million aid package, which will include more

military equipment and weapons. he also said the u.s. will be steadfast in its support for ukraine. >> i thought it was critical that there not be any doubt, none whatsoever about u.s. support for ukraine in your war against the brutal attack from russia. for all the disagreement we have in congress on some issues, there is significant agreement on support for ukraine. this is so much larger than just ukraine. >> the two leaders also walked out on the streets of kyiv paying respects to the thousands of ukrainian soldiers killed in the conflict. vice president harris said russia has committed crimes against humanity in ukraine. russia's ambassador to the u.s. responded by accusing the u.s.

of trying to demonize russia. it comes as the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. warned china it would be crossing a red line if it were to provide lethal aid to russia for use in ukraine. four u.s. officials familiar with the matter tell nbc news the u.s. believes china may already be providing non-lethal assistance to russia. with us now to talk more about this, nbc news correspondent josh lederman in warsaw, and nbc's erin mclaughlin in kyiv. let me begin with you. how much more do we know about how the president was able to pull off this surprise and historic visit? >> the white house is keeping some of the details secret until the president is safely out of poland. we are learning that this visit which is shrouded in secrecy p began when the president washington under the cover of

darkness at 4:00 a.m. he and the first lady had dinner at a restaurant in washington, returned to the white house and slipped out of washington covertly making it to the region and then beginning that journey to kyiv. the white house saying that they informed russia within hours of the president arriving in kyiv that president biden would be going to the ukrainian capital, and they did that because they wanted to make sure that they avoided any potential russian attacks that could threaten the president and his team given the fact that the u.s. unlike other war zones that presidents past had visited did not have troops on the ground in ukraine in a combat capacity. the u.s. does not have massive bases for the president to visit. this is not the kind of controlled environment that presidents typically visit when they do go to war zones. it was tightly limited to a handful of top aides who knew about this trip. i can tell you from my own

reporting. many senior biden officials were unaware that this trip was happening right up until the moment it was announced that the president was in ukraine. while on the ground there with president zelenskyy, the president announced additional u.s. assistance to ukraine including more ammunition for howitzers and high mars rocket systems as well as u.s. economic assistance and new sanctions that the president says will be coming imposed on russia and entities there as the u.s. trace to show that as this war enters the second year, its support from the u.s. and other ukrainian allies in the west is only going to increase, jose. >> and so josh, because there are no large numbers of american troops in ukraine, none, as a matter of fact, the president didn't fly directly to kyiv. >> well, the what house has not exactly said how he got there yet, because they don't want to

create any additional security risks for his journey out of the country. but we do know that traditionally when other heads of state have visited the ukrainian capital so far in this war, they have tended to come by train either from poland, usually from poland about a seven, eight-hour journey to kyiv. we don't know if that was the case. it would be unlikely that the president would have gotten there by aircraft. there is a real air weapons threat if they are flying aircraft there. that is one reason other leaders have come by train. the white house saying they will reveal more information about how president biden pulled off this visit with his tight group of aides who traveled with him in the coming days. >> yeah, i'm sure we will get that information soon. so erin, talk to us about the significance of the president's

visit to kyiv. it's historic, and it's in so many ways critical. >> yeah, jose, and it's hard to overstate the significance of this visit to the ukrainian people because it's just -- it's not just the visit itself, but also the timing of the visit. today is the ninth anniversary of the killing of the heavenly hundreds here in ukraine. the more than 100 men and women who lost their lives nine years ago in the euro maidon uprising, challenging the russian-backed regime, which was ruling ukraine at the time seen by many ukrainians as the opening salvo of what has become a nine-year war. one ukrainian man telling me seeing the president of the united states outside of the wall of remembrance, which shows the portraits of the thousands

of ukrainian soldiers who have lost their lives, he told me that it was though the world saw their sacrifice. take a listen. >> it means very positive for our country because we need in this hard time for us that world -- we feel that world support us and never forget about our problems and this war. >> reporter: it's also being seen, of course, as significant here, the $500 million military aid package that the president announced here in kyiv today. that includes javelin, antitank missiles as well as ammunition that's badly needed there on the front lines. it did not include those long range missiles, those fighter jets that president zelenskyy

has been asking for. nevertheless, this military support has been seen as hugely important. ukrainians tells me that with or without american support, they are going to continue to resist. what the american support does is not only helps them win this war, but also helps save ukraine yan lives. >> even mclaughlin and josh lederman, thank you very much. with us now to continue the conversation, jim townsend, ambassador steven mole, and vice provos for global affairs at the university of virginia. victoria fran francesco soto, and douglas brinkley, presidential historian and a profession of history at rice university. how significant do you see this visit being for the president and for ukraine?

>>. >> well, it's an electrifying development not only for ukraine but also for the entire region for an american president to go into an active war zone is just extraordinary is and unprecedented in history. the visit will inspire people and raise morale throughout the region, especially in ukraine. it doesn't change the tough odds the ukrainians are facing against a very strong and determined and brutal russian foe, obviously the military assistance the president announced will be very helpful. >> so jim, let's talk about that. there has been so much military and civilian assistance by the united states and certainly by nato allies towards ukraine in this year of war. this is going to continue for some time. how strong is the determination of the u.s. and of its allies to continue supporting the ukrainian military? >> well, i think the unity that

we saw at the munich security conference and the speeches there as well as just the visit, this historic visit by president biden, i think it shows whether it's european leaders or the u.s. leadership here in washington, it's very strong, and that's an important message for putin to get. that he's not going to just wait us out. the west is solid. and as each month goes by, i have not seen a weakness at all creep into the west. i think we are determined to see this through, and now we have to keep up the supplies and particularly the advanced weapons that ukraine really needs. >> i mean, douglas, this visit comes four days before that one year anniversary, the mark of the start of the war against ukraine. what's the historic significance of the president's visit to ukraine now? >> well, the word unprecedented was just used, and it's incredible to have a sitting president be, you know, whisked into the dead of night and end

up in kyiv but with the zelenskyy who some see as the churchill of our time, the great global defender of democracy. this is biden tripling and doubling down on the nato alliance. he's making it clear we're not going to cut and run. early in his administration we got out of afghanistan. some people thought it was clumsy and got mixed reviews. this is now biden's war and it's being done in a proxy way, but we're constantly funding what's going on in the ukraine, another half a billion dollars pledged by biden. more to come. ammunition on the way. we are really into a very heated situation, and i think it was great for biden to do what he did, and he now -- biden and zelenskyy as a team are really playing the roles of fdr and church hill did in the 1940s with the world was being threatened, and let's hope china has the sense not to get any

more engaged with russia. otherwise we're really heading into an escalated situation where superer powers are using the ukraine as a proxy kind of civil war battleground. >> yeah, david, and i think about that a lot. i mean, the fact that the four people were able to confirm to nbc news that they believe that china may already be giving nonlethal aid to russia, david, if china does become more and more involved, and we're seeing that iran has been more and more involved in supporting russia with lethal assistance, david, this has a possibility of becoming much more of a worldwide issue. david? douglas, douglas, i'm sorry, douglas. >> oh, yeah.

well, absolutely. the fear right now is that is escalation, but i like the determination of biden. there is no way that we are getting out of supporting ukraine while he's president. this is the center piece of his presidency. we remember in the cold war everything was about berlin and presidents from harry truman, eisenhower, kennedy. we held firm on berlin. the united states now has as told the world that ukraine is the standing ground for democracy. it's on trial there, and there's nothing that will allow the united states to abandon ukraine, but let's hope there's some negotiations of finding an exit strategy for putin. he has himself backed in a very grim corner, and his only lifeline is really china. at all costs our state department needs to make sure that china understand the consequences if they give any more aid or any more, you know,

military assistance to russia. >> victoria, do you think this visit by the president will make the case here at home for the u.s. to keep supporting the situation in ukraine? >> jose, let me start off by giving the context of the most recent poll numbers. so the recent ap poll shows a visible softening of american public opinion support, and obviously our world leaders cannot dictate their actions based on polling numbers alone. it has been interesting to see that softening. for example, less than half the american public, 48% of the american public support giving military aid to the ukraine. compare that to a couple of months ago. that was 60%, so is time going to keep chipping away at that? and the other piece that is important to keep in mind is the partisan divide. we tend to think of the gop as a more hawkish party.

some of that softening, not all has been among republicans, and it really is going to be fascinating to see what the dynamic between president biden, speaker mccarthy and mitch mcconnell is going to be because even within the republican party, you have a lot of differences. so yes, this is an important signal. the american people are seeing their president abroad. that might give a short symbolic boost, but at its core, we've got to keep our eyes on how the american public feels about this in the midst of still economic pain, inflation, and perhaps even a recession down the road. >> and jim, as we were just talking about, the u.s. believes china is currently providing nonlethal military assistance to russia for use in ukraine, the administration considering giving russia lethal aid, what would that mean for the conflict in ukraine? >> well, that's a good point. i think it's going to -- depends on the kind of lethal aid that

china provides. but you know, the symbol of it though is something that will boost the morale of the russians. it will widen the idea of this conflict. it will bring a lot of reaction from the united states and from the west. we've already said it will probably broaden somewhat this conflict. but in terms of on the battlefield, it just depends on what kind of equipment they are going to provide. if it is large amounts of sophisticated equipment, it will have an impact on the battlefield, and that will mean in the west we'll have to up the assistance we provide too. that would be escalation. there is quite a big worry here in washington, that if we're going to see lethal equipment moving from china over into russia and then down into ukraine into the battlefield, that's going to be an escalation and we're going to have to be ready to respond. >> victoria, i want to play for

you some of what lindsey graham said yesterday after the u.s. accused russia of crimes against humanity in ukraine. >> what you call russia being engaged in crimes against humanity, you have to have actions consistent with that statement, so i'm looking for this administration to follow-up on that statement by designating russia, a state sponsored terrorism under u.s. law. >> that's a serious issue, and i think a lot of people are wondering is there going to be a further step taken by the u.s. would this be something that would conform to that? >> i think so, jose. and to our earlier discussion about what does the support look like at home? how are americans feeling about this conflict, which is so far away, one which we're not actively engaged in with troops on the ground. when we start talking about these crimes of humanity, and you start seeing the evidence being marshalled for that. that does take it to another level and does give president

biden and his administration more support at home to notch up in terms of resources and support for ukraine. but it's going to have to be followed through as well in terms of that evidence to show the american public. >> what is poland looking for from the president's visit this week? >> well, the relationship with poland has come a long way from the beginning of the biden administration when the polls were, frankly, openly distrustful of the biden administration. the war in ukraine has changed all of that. the poles very much want to follow the u.s. lead in providing advanced weaponry such as fighter jets. the poles have signaled they'd support that. the biden administration isn't there yet, but signals are beginning to come we might be ready to consider it. the poles also want more american traps on the ground in poland. i'm not sure that that meets a particular need, but the poles being right on the front lines

are quite nervous and are looking for all the reassurance they can get from their principal security provider. >> and douglas, just think about what -- you said this is biden's war now, and i think that he would probably agree with you on that one. i'm just wondering, bigger picture, legacy for president biden on this issue. are we in a situation now where -- and again, you were talking about roosevelt and about churchill, yalta and malta. are we in a situation now where president biden's legacy is going to be over a change in much of the world? >> well, biden's going to be seen as continuing american foreign policy from harry truman, meaning nato first, nato supremacy. that's the holy alliance for the united states. donald trump had deviated from nato. he remembered trying to make them, you know, your deadbeat

not paying your bills. biden now is the great presidential leader of nato and he can't afford to fail. a failure in the ukraine or just to simply say, well, americans got bored and tired and now we're going to let russia take over the ukraine would demoralize nato. so biden is going to be seen and which is his strong suit always, foreign affairs, and now it's going to be a wartime president. we may not be sending american troops, but we're sending everything we can into this. the hope is that the putin regime will collapse. but as we mentioned with china lurking there, the amount of back room diplomacy we have to do to keep china as far out of the ukraine as possible is immense. but biden and blinken now are following in the truman and atchison tradition of saying that nato comes first and it's back to berlin. we have berlin, whether it was, you know, the berlin blockade of

harry truman in '48, whether it was eisenhower in '57, '58, john f. kennedy in '61, we will not give up berlin. that's what biden's visit means. he's put the whole thrust of the u.s. government upon this endeavor. >> i thank you all so much for being with us this morning. we'll of course keep following this story all day long. but first, former president jimmy carter now in hospice care. what exactly that means and the latest on his condition next. plus, what's happening this week for outraged residents in ohio more than two weeks after a train derailment, a toxic one. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports." do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervivenerve relief from the world's #1 selling nerve care company. nervive contains alpha lipoic acid

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25 past the hour, this morning there is an outpouring of support for former president jimmy carter who is now recovering and receiving hospice care at his georgia home. carter who is 98 is the oldest living former president. he was diagnosed with melanoma in 2015, which spread to his liver and brain. president biden sent his well wishes to the carters saying to our friends jimmy and rose lind and their family, jill and i are wish you in prayer and sending our love. priscilla, good morning, what's the latest on the former president's condition? >> reporter: jose, good morning. former president carter remains under hospice care here at his home surrounded by his family, including of course his wife rosalind who has been by his side for more than 75 years, and the carter center says this was a decision that he made after a

series of hospital stays and he decided that he wanted to spend his remaining days at home with his family. they didn't go into details about the reason for those hospital stays, but they did say this was the decision that the former president had made, and what we have seen here on the ground since that was announced is really an outpouring of love for the family. we were at his church yesterday as the congregation gathered, of course, without president carter and they said a special prayer for his family and particularly for rosalind and praying for her strength in this time. we also spoke to those church goers about what mr. carter means to them is and to this community. and i want to play a little bit of how they're feeling in this moment right now. take a listen. >> it's kind of mixed feelings. i'm happy for him because he's going to, you know, be out of pain and going to see his maker,

but we're going to miss him. >> he's just always been our hometown son, and you know, he's always just like the rest of us. >> reporter: and that love and respect is not just being felt by people here in plains. we've seen this outpouring of support across social media, and yesterday i met an african american family that was here. they were on a road trip to florida, and when they heard the news, they made it a point to stop by on their trip to be here, and i asked why that was so important, and the matriarch was telling me that president carter has been a politician for all people, and she felt like it was important to come here and to just honor him and to continue to send that support and love to the family in this moment. >> priscilla thompson in plains, georgia, thank you. new promises of help as outrage grows in ohio after that toxic train derailment. the state's governor has announced fema resources are now

being deployed to east palestine as residents begin to file lawsuits with reports of lingering coughs and chest pains. let's go live now to nbc news correspondent george solis in east palestine, ohio, what kind of assistance are we talking about? >> yeah, good morning, jose. a lot of people wondering that very same thing. one thing we also know as far as federal aid coming to the region, we know the department of health and human services will be partnering with the ohio health department to open up a clinic here tomorrow to address those lingering health concerns related to the derailment. now, keep in mind the governor and other officials say that there's been no evidence yet that this derailment has officially made anyone sick, but they do know that a lot of people have reported coughs, burning eye sensations, and even some rashes. they really want to make sure that they're addressing those health concerns. now, not far from here, there's a church where we understand there will be several rooms set up to triage people. there will also be a mobile clinic outside to start

addressing those health concerns. we know that appointments started as early as 8:00 a.m. this morning. from where we are, we have not seen any of those tents or mobile clinics set up at this point. you can guarantee we'll have eyes on it to make sure when that happens we will bring you the latest information on it. the ceo of norfolk southern was in town this weekend, and we do know that he met privately with a few business owners and a few local leaders. he did not meet with a lot of residents. that is what's really frustrating to the people of this community. they wanted to ask him questions. a few days ago there was a town hall where some representatives from the company would be there, they did not show citing fears over their safety. one business owner that i spoke with said he has reaffirmed his commitment to this community. we know that norfolk southern has paid somewhere in the neighborhood of 2.6 million to residents and businesses here for their losses related to this derailment. the company says we're going to pay more. there's still more questions

about the cleanup at the site, what the company is doing to mitigate any contamination. the messaging from the federal officials, there are still some recommendations from some leaders that say, hey, if you don't trust your water, maybe stick to drinking bottles water, jose. >> george solis in east palestine, ohio, thank you. we of course continue to physical our top story. president biden's surprise visit to ukraine. up next, we're going to go to moscow where russia's reaction is already being heard. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. p.

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diplomacy with the west hear in moscow. fury about the vice president's announcement that the u.s. considers what russia has been doing in ukraine as crimes against humanity, fury that the u.s. officials suggesting that ukraine should be supported to try to target crimea, and i think as president putin prepares that major address tomorrow, i think you'll see him as angry as ever. i do think it's interesting that this communication was made just a few hours before president biden made his way to ukraine with the russians that something would be happening. what does that tell us? it perhaps offers us a glimpse that there is some kind of connection that can still be made that the russians are still calculating, clearly it would be an extraordinary escalation for the russians to target an men president. i don't think the kremlin would

want to do that, and i think that's what the u.s. was relying on when it sent that message just to try to, as you mentioned, as jake sullivan said, deconflict. you know, jose there is incredible diplomacy happening around the world. the tectonic plates are shifting. just think about the fact that jake sullivan, the national security adviser is with the president in ukraine for that historic trip while the secretary of state is in turkey talking to turkey's foreign min ster, while china's most senior diplomat is in hungary, trying to piece something together before he flies hear to mocow. ukraine is becoming symbolic, a best like the way east and west berlin were symbolic or either north and south korea. what you're seeing is countries position themselves around their

view of ukraine, what their position is on ukraine, and it's all moving in realtime. although we're now coming up to a year's anniversary in diplomatic terms, what's happened in ukraine is still pretty new internationally. >> keir simmons in moscow, i thank you so very much. over the past 11 months, russia has continuously struck civilian infrastructure in ukraine leaving communities unrecognizable from a year ago, the bombardment along with russia's forces digging in and building trenches along their eastern front is bringing back a style of war not seen since world war ii. joining us now is nbc news national security analyst clint watts. show us what russia has done over the past year there. >> thanks, jose. let's rewind. you will likely remember this audacious sort of attack by the russians trying to topple kyiv. they came in from two directions. they also pushed in here from the east and here from the south getting as far as mykolaiv.

that was kind of phase one those first two months. but their plan was doomed to fail. they overextended themselves. you might remember that convoy north of kyiv. they decided to withdraw and the second phase of the war, the russians really concentrating here pushing in trying to push straight into this eastern territory. that did not go well for them. they were a mess on the battlefield, and most importantly the ukrainians prepare for a counter offensive going into late fall, early winter. these light blue areas are territories that the ukrainian military took back in a very bold maneuver ending the year there in 2022. but what we're talking about now is really a fight here in the east. jose, today on the battlefield, you are seeing what might be a russian offensive that's not going particularly well but is pushing toward on the battlefield. here in this area here, you will find four or five thrusts or axes of advance.

and a battlefield that has been endure is around bakhmut, you may have heard of the militia military, off often made of mercenaries and prisoners, taking heavy casualties. which brings us to where things are in the south. south very key for russia and ukraine. the ukrainians have taken all the way back to kherson, but separately here crimea is seen as essential. this is what russia stormed in and took in 2014. they're trying to defend that. i think that's really where we're at when we look forward, you know, forward and back one year what it looks like inside ukraine. you see the russians now building in trench lines. this is what you were discussing before you introduced me. this is world war i, world war ii. we're seeing trench battles down here to the south. we see them dug in. also to the east we see a very, very different set of formations as well.

so thinking through what we've seen in the last year, just some key points to look at. one, just look at the devastation that's happened. this is some agricultural warehouses we've been talking about food, supplies, it's very tough for the ukrainians at this point. separately the toll it's taken on cities like dnipro where we've seen missile strikes hit civilian complexes. that really speaks to the overwhelming damage that's been done and harm done to the people of ukraine. this is the mariupol cemetery. you remember the steel factory which was under barrage, under siege from the russians. that entire city is nearly troid. look forward now, later in 2022, the deaths and casualties, the suffering of the ukrainian people, and i think that speaks to encompassing the total damage done to the war. ukraine what they're focused on now is trying to keep their country going, keep their infrastructure going, keep their soldiers on the battlefield. that is where the war is going to go. it's really a battle of

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east lansing, michigan, what are students telling you about this day of going back to class? >> reporter: conflicting emotions here. imagine coming back to class from a break, certainly a break unlike any other these students have gone through here at michigan state university, and you're returning to a campus that has flowers memorializing those killed, has chalk messages and signs, hand-written messages, shows of support. that's been going on here throughout the weekend and we continue to see those shows of support on campus. also i'm sure reminding these communities members of what unfolded here a week ago come tonight. we spoke to a student who went to his first class today and i asked him what he was expecting. he said that going in he did not think many students would be there. his class was offering a remote option. he said actually it was a pretty full class. that was a positive sign for

him. we spoke with students over the weekend as well. conflicted emotions, some people feeling very confident about going back to class. others still weighing how it felt for them. here's what one student shared yesterday. >> the energy is definitely different. i expected it would be a little less than normal, but it seems like everybody's banding together and just showing love for each other, and that's what it's all about, so. >> yeah, i say the same. i mean, i live right across from the union, so it was a bit tissue it was kind of -- it was crazy see everything go down, and then coming back, it's nice to see -- it's nice to see the community is as strong as ever. >> so, again, this community continuing to rally around itself. we saw funerals for two of the students killed. there was a vigil for arielle

anderson, those three lives continue to be top of mind for many here in this community. of course as you mentioned, jose, some positive news for those who were injured as they continue to try to get back to some sense of a new normal here at michigan state university. jose. >> jesse kirsch, thank you so much. up next, a murder mystery in california, who would kill a beloved bishop in los angeles? we're live with what police are saying. you're watching "josé diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. will you make something better? create something new? our dell technologies advisors can provide you with the tools and expertise you need to bring out the innovator in you. not flossing well? then add the whoa! of listerine to your routine. new science shows it gets in between teeth to destroy 5x more plaque above the gumline than floss. for a cleaner, healthier mouth. listerine. feel the whoa!

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saturday afternoon. what are police saying and how are people remembering the bishop? >> reporter: jose, the people who loved him called him bishop dave. he was known for serving the poor and immigrant community. now detectives are investigating his murder as a targeted attack. he was found shot to death in his home at 69 years old. neighbors say after he didn't show up to a church event, a deacon went to check on him and found him bleeding. what's strange is that detectives said at first they weren't looking for a suspect and said there was no threat to the community. all that changed sunday after hours investigating at his home. the community is shaken by this. he served as a priest and bisch on in l.a. for more than 45 years, originally born in ireland. pope francis appointed him as auxiliary bishop in 2014. he spent years in south los

angeles, home to many latino immigrants. the area has long had a gang problem and through his ministry, he hoped to help solve and stop that violence. now tragically a victim of homicide himself. this is how a former parishioner remembers him. >> he was assigned to churches in inner city and he dealt with gang members and people who were dealing with drugs. that can break anybody any time, but he remained strong. >> reporter: the sheriff's office hasn't released a possible suspect or even a possible motive, but outside of the bishop's hope is a growing memorial where people are coming to grieve and share in all of the happy and positive memories they had with him, jose. there's also a planned vigil this evening. >> thank you so much. before we go, a story about breaking barriers.

how are universities inspiring a new generation of athletes with the nation's all black college swim and dive team. >> once you get to these like higher national level meets, there's not a lot of black people swimming. >> to know that our swim team can inspire younger black kids to swim. people shouldn't be creating your path. you don't have to follow the crowd. you can create your own path if you put your mind to it. >> and tomorrow, the team will compete for a shot at going to the national championship. best of luck. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. you can reach me on twitter and instagram and watch highlights from the show on msnbc. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up more

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