about topics that didn't exist in times past. >> the changes have a backlash. roald dahl was no angel but this is absurd censorship. another person writing sensitive readers shouldn't be near roald dahl. he expressed anti-semitic views in 1990. the author's family issued an apology for the hurt his statements caused. now, the roald dahl story company says reviewing a work's language is not unusual adding any changes made have been small and carefully considered. other media companies are grappling with similar issues. disney plus added a nonscreen disclaimer to classic films, including peter pan, and aristocrats. it includes mistreatment of people or cultures. these stereotypes were wrong then and are wrong now. for families, part of an ongoing

conversation about how to approach classics from the past in today's modern world. >> our thanks to jacob soboroff for that report. we've got a lot to cover in our second hour of "chris jansing reports," let's get right to it. at this hour, president biden is on his way to poland, as we learn new details about his high risk surprise stop in kyiv. back at home, the maga wing is already slamming the president's trip. could it actually lead to an end to what some republicans call a blank check for the war. at michigan state university students strugtology struggling to return to some sense of normalcy. >> and we are live in jimmy carter's hometown as the former president receives hospice care. our team is here and around the globe with the latest

developments. they're all here for us. speechless and joyful is what i'm hearing about the mood in kyiv right now after president biden's surprise stop there. josh letterman, you're in warsaw where the president is headed now to meet with the leaders of nine countries on nato's eastern flank. what do they want from him, and what's his message to them? >> reporter: well, president biden's message is a clear one, that he delivered today in kyiv and will do so again here in poland tomorrow when he speaks just a few blocks from where i'm standing now. the message is that the united states and its western allies are not going to let up despite the fact, chris, that this war is dragging on into its second year with no signs of letting up. there were concerns going all the way back to the start of this war that that alliance, that sense of unity and solidarity would start to fade, particularly as the costs began to mount. for europe, where they are

dealing with the energy crisis, and the cost of living situation to the united states where theys also have an inflation crisis, blamed partially on this war. and polls show support for continued u.s. military assistance for ukraine, has fallen off significantly since last year. today as he stood shoulder to shoulder with president zelenskyy and ukraine's presidential palace, president biden said the united states is not going anywhere, and tomorrow, here in poland, he will be with fellow leaders like president duda in poland. he'll have a chance to meet with the group of nato members on the eastern flank who also are dealing with their own debates back at home about whether to step up with even more assistance, more lethal weaponry, like fighter jets, like lethal tanks, or whether to back up off and try to encourage ukraine to seek a peaceful resolution sooner than later. the message that biden hopes his visit and meetings with other leaders will send is that the

west remains steadfast despite what president putin has said, that they are going to stand by ukraine until the end. >> thank you for that. so important to hear you talk about the internal problems each of the world leaders are having. some leaders of the maga caucus of the house republican party are on twitter. they have been bashing the president's historic visit to ukraine today. let me bring in garrett haake, our senior congressional correspondent. what are we hearing? >> reporter: we are seeing unusual attacks on a president who is at least, we believe, still actively inside a war zone. coming in the form of tweets from members of the maga portion

of the republican house conference. that's your matt gaetz, like the u.s. part of that isolationist group in the republican conference who would like to see all money to ukraine stop or at least have much stronger strings attached. i think the question down the road is how vocal and how large is the group. they could cause headaches for kevin mccarthy, as long as democrats remain united in want to go pursue aid for ukraine, and the leadership teams like mike mccall, mitch mcconnell over in the senate, this minority group will remain a minority of voices, although they are allowed and they do have the attention of other influential figures within the party, including the former president who shares a similar sentiment from time to time, chris. >> garrett haake, thank you for that. in michigan today, it is an understandable struggle for many msu students returning to class for the first time since the mass shooting and feeling

they're just not ready. nbc's jesse kirsch has more from east lansing, michigan, hey, jesse. >> for the first time since a suspected gunman opened fire on michigan state university's cam pause last sunday night, killing three students, today classes are resuming here in east lansing, all classes are resuming, including those impacted by the suspected gunman's attack. the two locations where the shootings unfolded, the student union and berge hall, they will remain closed through the end of the semester as students are making their way back to classes, they are seeing messages of support, flowers memorializing. messages in chalk across the campus ground, as there were two funerals for two students killed. a vigil for the third student killed and also moments of silence at men's and women's basketball games. all of this culminating with the

return to classes leaving a sense of mixed emotion on the campus. and you're going to play a sound bite from a student. >> we have technical difficulty with jesse kirsch. i want to thank him for the report. an outpouring for jimmy carter as he begins to receive hospice care. priscilla, the hometown very proud of the one time peanut farmer, who became commander in chief. i wonder what you're hearing from folks there? >> reporter: certainly very proud here as president carter is at home resting and surrounded by family in a place that his grandson described as full of love, and as that is happening, there are prayers coming in from all across the country. even president biden tweeting his message to the carters saying that he and first lady jill biden are quote praying for

them and that they quote admire you for the strength and humility you have shown in difficult times. may you continue your journey with grace and dignity, and god grant you peace. peace is certainly one of the feelings we're seeing and feeling on the ground in plains. i spoke to a business owner here, and he told me about when he opened his shop 25 years ago, how president carter and his wife rosalynn were the first people to visit the shop. they welcomed him, and they were so warm, and i asked that shop owner what they feel like the impact of president carter has been here. and i want to play some of what he shared with me. take a listen. >> the carters have made a real difference for the better. it's time for us to carry on his legacy, time for us to try and be good people, help people. >> reporter: and he has

certainly helped so many people. you look at all of the work that he did after leaving the white house, founding the carter center, which has really been focused on fighting for peace and human rights across the globe. the fact that he would volunteer with habitat for humanity for a week out of every year for decades, he worked on more than 4,000 homes in total, and he still made time to be here in plains and teach sunday school service at his church here. and i will tell you, we were at that church yesterday and folks were sharing with us how much love they have for him. the sunday school class made belated valentine's day cards that were expected to be delivered to them. certainly a lot of love being felt and support for president carter and his family during this time. chris. >> priscilla thompson, thank you for that. and we're following breaking news along the turkish, syrian border. we told you last hour that there was a magnitude 6.3 earthquake,

brought down buildings, sparked panic in the same area that was devastated by the massive earthquake two weeks ago. today's quake was felt as far as israel and egypt. it was followed by an after shock measuring 5.8. we just got new video showing people out in the streets, trying to get to open areas, away from buildings, along with reports of people being trapped inside buildings. syrian media and turkish officials are reporting several injuries, but so far we don't have any word of deaths connected to this newest earthquake. we will keep you posted. an election denier picks up a major win in michigan as kari lake weighs an arizona senate run. is it all a sign of what's to come in 2024? president biden's historic surprise visit to kyiv. what the weight of the visit s. president zelenskyy's former

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we have breaking news in the shooting of a catholic bishop in los angeles. police say a suspect has now been arrested in connection to the murder of 69-year-old david o'connell who was killed saturday afternoon in his home which is owned by the archdiocese in hacienda heights. nbc's nila charles has the latest. what do you know about the arrest? do we know anything about the suspect? >> reporter: the sheriff announcing deputies have arrest add suspect in the murder of the bishop in los angeles, bishop david o'connell, known as bishop dave to those he served was found shot to death saturday afternoon. detectives are investigating this as a murder, saying it was a targeted attack. he was 69 years old. bishop dave has a legacy of

service. serving as a priest and bishop in l.a. for 45 years. work to go try to bring peace to a place plagued by gun violence, now a victim of homicide himself. this is what his fellow parishioner had to say. >> he was assigned to churches in the inner city, and he got dabbled with gang members, and people dealing with drugs. that can break anybody at any time, but he remained strong. >> reporter: many are grieving his death. bishop dave focused his ministry on the poor and immigrant community. his fellow arch bishop saying he was struck by his goodness, kindness and simplicity of heart. he started an immigration task force where he helped unaccompanied minors. he's quoted calling it a labor of love. deputies will be holding a press conference in the next couple of hours, and they have sent out a

heartfelt statement about bishop dave in that press conference as well. we hope to learn more about the suspect and a possible motive. there are new numbers out today, and they show the tsa intercepted a record number of guns at u.s. airports in 2022. more than 6,500 of them at airport check points across the country last year. that's about 18 guns confiscated each and every day. officials say most people simply claimed they forgot they had a gun with them. it is more common at larger airports, especially ones in gun friendly states. today, election deniers in ascendance, the republican chair was an election denier too extreme to get donald trump's endorsement and in arizona, kari lake is getting closer to announce a senate bid, it's terrifying some republicans. let's bring in a washington post

staff writer. isaac, you have written about the person picked to be the chair of the michigan gop this weekend, despite refusing to concede a not close but a 14-point loss in the secretary of state's race last november. here's how she explained that on saturday. >> why would i concede to a fraudulent process? concede to a fraudulent process is an agreement with the frauds, which i will not do. >> what more can you tell us about this? >> well, that's right. i mean, if there was one state where you might think that republicans would walk away from the midterms going, you know what, maybe we need to try something different. they got walloped up and down the ballot in statewide elections and losing to unified control of the state government to the democrats, and christina karama was a candidate for secretary of state who ran with

trump's endorsement and lost by 14 points, and refused to concede. the idea that maybe the republican party needs to tack to the center and be more moderate in michigan like it had been historically wasn't even on the menu at the state convention on saturday. there were ten people running for state chair. they were all running as pro trump, maga, america first, and christina karamo ended up winning in the third round of voting, beating matthew deperno, running with trump's endorsement who lost his race. >> let me go over this kurt bardella. you have donald trump backing the losing candidate. quickly he moves to congratulate karmo, calling her a powerful, fearless election denier. the nomination comes after the

michigan governor's race, where we saw tudor dixon lose by ten points to gretchen whitmer. does that suggest the state party is out of step with the average michigan voter? >> yeah, chris. it's mind boggling after an election, which we saw almost every election denier that ran for senate, governor, secretary of state, lost, that a state like michigan which has been cast as this swing state during the presidential battleground years is moving more to the right, doubling down on the strategy that failed them miserably, that resulted in the overwhelming victory of governor whitmer, as well as the secretary of state race. to have someone lead the republican party at a time where this part of the party has been completely rejected by the electorate is good news for the democrats. i don't know what the republicans are thinking there. >> let's move on to arizona and another election denier.

kari lake is reportedly getting closer to announcing a senate bid. there's an op-ed in the arizona republic that calls her the gop's nightmare senate candidate, adding the possibility of lake running has mainstream republicans searching for a knight in shining armor. the new it candidate who can wipe away the tarnish of 2018 and 2020 and the catastrophic campaign that saw republicans swept out of office. are republicans correct in believing a lake nomination would essentially tank their chances of getting that seat? >> yeah, kiss arizona good-bye, republicans, if kari lake is your standard bearer, again, this is why just on a much broader level, republicans have learned the wrong lessons from the midterm election which hay under performed so historically, and it kind of shows, i think, the impact that the republican party leadership's decisions to elevate people like marjorie

taylor greene, lauren boebert, matt gaetz, who's having a reverberation throughout the party. when people like kari lake see kindred spirits, inspite the fact she lost a statewide race, and people like mehmet oz and herschel walker lost their races as well. and so leadership matters, and we're seeing the failure of the republican party to manage their own party, their own members and cater and pander to the extreme, how it's backfiring and putting them in a position for 2024. >> is there a republican in the state with the ability to defeat her? she has name recognition and the fundraising list from her previous run that maybe nobody wants to try to challenge her. could there be someone to legitimately run against her and have a chance of winning? >> that's why within the party we call it candidate recruitment.

whoever heard of kari lake in the last election cycle. you can give them the resources they need to be successful, build up their name i.d. and run a competitive campaign. it requires leadership at the party level and that's incumbent on the republicans running in the nrsc, incumbent on the party in charge at the state level. if they sit this out, if they don't do anything, they cannot be surprised if they repeat the mistakes, and end up with the same results, with democrats expanding their majority. who would have thought a year ago we would be saying that sentence, that would happen in the after math of the 2020 election, that's exactly what they're setting up to happen in 2004. >> isaac arnsdorf, thank you. president biden signs an inscription in kyiv, celebrating solidarity, and honoring the freedom loving people. what does it mean for the ukrainians who have lived through hell for an american

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active war zone is an undeniable powerful symbol for the world. what is the impact for the people of ukraine and any potential end to fighting. let's discuss this with yulia mandel, former press secretary to volodymyr zelenskyy. it's great to see you again. you know president zelenskyy, what does it mean for him, the people of the country to have the president of the united states standing beside him today as we heard some of the sirens going off in the background? >> yes, thank you for having me again. so, yes, i remember that president zelenskyy always wanted president biden, like, to come to kyiv. actually, you know, this is, i guess, the ace arrival of joseph biden to ukraine, to kyiv, but the first time when he arrived here as the president, and definitely, you know, president zelenskyy was really overwhelmed

by this significant sign of support. one thing is to stand in washington together, another one to come here and to be together under these sirens, right, and to understand that, you know, russia is very unpredictable and very aggressive. but if you ask me about the ukrainian people, i just want to tell you the story from the front lines. i was there visiting the headquarters of one of the units that was fighting in the south, and i was amazed to see the flag of ukraine, the flag of european union, and the flag of the united states, and even if american military is not here with the ukrainian military, is not fighting here, it means that still ukrainians believe in the spirit of the american people because we believe that together with american people, we share the same value, appreciate this value of premium, and that we build the societies on this value. >> the symbolism is clearly very

powerful. the message it sends, for example, to vladimir putin, is very powerful. but there's also the military needs, right. president biden announced an additional $500 million in military assistance, artillery, ammunition, anti-armor systems, air surveillance radar. how important is that promise of additional assistance, and what more do you think is crucial? what many people say is a turning point in this war. >> this is not the war of spares. and the country that will have more weapons and more modern weapons will have the chances for the victory. and here we see that russia is running out of ammunition, running out of weapons and does not have capacity with new production, while ukraine has the unity from the western countries from civilized world, and they supply us with more than weapons, so it's crucially important to have this promise

and to have the delivery of the promised weapons, ammunition, to the front lines. let me just say that russia is very irritated today, and we even heard already the message from the head of the private military company, wagner, who said that the prospects of this war for russia are not very good, which means that russia understands that this arrival of president biden will be very effective, very fruitful, and there will be a lot of support for the ukrainian army. we're approaching to the pivotal moment in this war, and we must have a counter offensive. i think there were a lot of questions discussed about this counter offensive at the table between two presidents today, and we look at this at the very important moment to regain our territories, and to have a victory in this war. >> there has been some talk, i know you know this on the world stage about a negotiated

settlement between ukraine and russia, can you imagine any scenario in which president zelenskyy agrees to a settlement if it includes giving russia any contested territory. >> well, ukrainian people do not support any kinds of peace where ukraine has not returned to the international recognized borders of 1991. you know, every ukrainian feels like we have given so much to this war. so many ukrainians suffered. the level of suffering here is so huge, the destruction is so huge that the most fair way would be to return our territories, to return our people, and to hold russia accountable for all of those atrocities that it has done here. so right now, i don't think that there are any prospects, any

vision of possible negotiations between zelenskyy and putin, but everything will depend also on the counter offensive in spring this year. let me also say that president zelenskyy underlined, again, his major message today, and this is the message that ukraine wants to see peace this year. >> this is always, as i said, good to have you on the program. we appreciate you taking the time, and we certainly appreciate your perspective. thank you. >> thank you. what toll has this war taken on ukraine? side by side, before and after photos tell a really compelling tale giving us a glimpse of once thriving cities that are now in ruins. let's go to msnbc national security analyst clint watts at the big board for us. >> remarkable change in what we have seen over the last year of russia's invasion of ukraine, and the ukrainian counter attack. to review what we saw last year,

we saw a very audacious invasion by the russians. they tried coming in on three different fronts from the east, from the north, and from the south. they got all the way to mykolaiv in the south, which they saw as a great discuss. they stalled out around kyiv. that brought us to the second fades of the war. the russians were trying to switch their plans, trying it push all of their forces in the east, focusing on lieu -- luhansk and donetsk. and late in fall, into winter, this past year, what we saw was the ukrainians in this light blue area taking back territory they had initially lost at the start of the invasion. today, what we're facing and seeing is can they keep ukraine in the fight while russia is already starting another offensive. now, this is a different kind of offensive from what we might have seen a year ago.

it's slow moving, in this donbas area and down here to leyman. and right now, the biggest battle for the russians which has been going on for a month is around bakhmut where the military, militia group, working for evgeni, they're all taking heavy casualties, and the russians aren't making much of an advance. switching to the south. this shows you what the war looks like today. until the south, kind of a stalemate. the ukrainians have taken all the way back to the river, and what the russians are doing, focusing on building strong defensive positions, trying to ward off ukrainian counter attack or further offensive in the south. they want to defend crimea. if you look at this battlefield today, we're talking about a battlefield that looks a lot like what we might see in world war ii or world war i. trench systems being dug in by the russians with fall back positions.

this is now the new norm when you look at the battlefield. the russians are going back to world war i, world war ii tactics. that speaks most of all to what we have seen happen inside ukraine. here's before, here's after, devastation of the food supply of ukraine. if you continue to look, you see things like apartment buildings and missile strikes on civilian infrastructure. looking at what we need to see for ukraine, we have to have continued support, humanitarian aid, military aid so the ukrainians can defend their homeland. tens of thousands of protesters blocked roads in cities across israel today. israelis protesting the far right government, introducing multiple controversial judicial bills, including one that critics say would reduce the power of the supreme court there. prime minister benjamin netanyahu accuses the protesters of thuggish behavior. the votes are scheduled to take place place tonight in israel.

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cost an unprecedented $10 million. let's bring in rachel rubin, and kurt bardella is back with us. let's start with abortion rights, which are landing in individual states. what could tomorrow's election mean for women in wisconsin? >> yes, thank you so much for having me. first off, so the state supreme court in wisconsin has had a majority of conservatives for about 14 years, and so right now there's an open seat, and this open seat is coming just as a lawsuit over an 1849 near total ban on abortion is making its way through the court. and so right now in wisconsin, there is, as you mentioned, democratic governor, democratic attorney general who have said that they would not enforce this law.

however, providers have stopped providing abortions because it's on the books. and political observers, people in the abortion rights and antiabortion movements expect this lawsuit to make its way to the wisconsin supreme court in the coming years. >> and kurt, i think it's probably fair to say that across the country, frankly, state supreme court races have gotten little or no attention previously but democrats in wisconsin are describing this race as the most important one anywhere in the nation this year. as you view it, how important is it? >> well, i think if you care about issues like abortion, issues like voting rights, redistricting and gerrymandering, this race is ground zero for that. we have seen after the last elections how certain states have had to deal with lawsuits and challenges to their elections. efforts by extreme republicans

to throw out votes that were legally cast. the thing that stops that from going forward is the state supreme court. if we lose an opportunity to put in a democrat and change the balance of this court, we could very well be vulnerable to more election challenges, more frivolous election challenges in 2024, and the reason why republicans have such a stronghold majority in the wisconsin legislature is because the supreme court that's been led by conservatives to this point were able to, you know, grant these gerrymandered maps and keep republicans in power so there is no balance there. limited the opportunity for voters to participate in the democratic process. that's something that could flip if we put a democrat, if you will, in this court seat and change the balance of it. >> you know what, kurt, there's another big picture, i think, issue here, increasingly americans are skeptical of the independence just of the u.s.

supreme court let alone state supreme courts, right? and in this race, candidates have run tv ads touting where they would stand if they were elected. take a look at some of the recent ad sgls dan kelly has a proven record of protecting our freedoms. >> it's no surprise judge dorow is law enforcement's choice. >> protect public safety, i believe in a woman's freedom to make her own decision on abortion. it's time far for a change. >> have we ever seen anything like this? $10 million, let's start with that. a judge who's supposed to be an independent thinker, putting ads out saying here's where i stand on an issue? >> yeah, we've seen almost the contamination of the political process over running when used to be thought to be a nonpartisan independent judicial process, and that polarization,

you look at the ads, if you didn't know any better, you would think these are candidates running for congress or governor or senate, just by the tone, tenor and messaging of that. that's the reality we have to confront, why it's so important, i think, speaking as a democrat for the democratic party's apparatus to engage in these types of elections now because they really are the front line battle of democracy, of upholding just the fundamental right to participate in the democratic process and have your vote counted, not thrown out by radical extremists. it's their radical behavior, unprecedented behavior that has forced these races which used to run under the radar and have moved to the forefront and become very important. >> kurt bardella, rachel robein, thank you very much. lawsuits piling up after that train derailment in ohio.

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trapping people inside, following that 6.3 earthquake that struck a few hours ago. the trauma from the little kids clearly evident on their face. these people have already lost everything. they're mostly living in tents after their city was devastated by that massive quake two weeks ago. turkish officials now sending out inspectors to check the damaged buildings that may be in danger of crumbling. injuries have been reported in both syria and turkey. so far we don't have any reports of death from that earthquake today. mardi gras is tomorrow, and a deadly shooting is already broken out at one of the largest parades in new orleans. one person is dead, four others injured, including a young girl after gunfire erupted at sunday's parade. that happened last night. >> it's a family event.

there are children here. there is no need for anybody to bring a gun to a mardi gras parade. >> officials say officers were nearby. they rushed to the scene and took a suspect into custody less than a block away. two weapons were confiscated. in ohio, six class action lawsuits have been filed against norfolk southern after their train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed. those suing the company are claiming potential exposure to cancer causing chemicals. one saying norfolk discharged more cancer causing in the course of a week than all industrial emitters combined in the course of a year in the u.s. with me now, criminal defense attorney danny cevallos.

the plaintiff is seeking damage for increased risk of future illnesses tied to this accident and medical monitoring to ensure early detection of whatever could come up. how do you begin to assess damages now when one of the concerns that we've heard and we, in fact, read in that lawsuit is down the road, there is the possibility of any number of cancers that science has tied to vinyl chloride? >> in any lawsuit, you have three legs that make up the stool. it's liability, damages and a defendant that has the ability to pay, an insurance company that has the ability to pay. i handle a lot of cases like this, and it's difficult to find a case that has liability damages and ability to pay. this case appears to have two of them. you have what seems to be clear liability. you certainly have large companies who can pay a judgment, but damages get tricky here because number one, some of these damages may not come into fruition, may not manifest themselves until years from now. and part two is how do you prove

for certain you have causation. suppose somebody gets cancer in ten years, but they're a heavy smoker, they're difficult to show, you may show that vinyl chloride are harmful, cancer causing, you may have a causation issue and a damages issue if you don't see any symptoms for a decade or longer. >> so if that, let's say that happens, and you see a -- the number of people who are getting sick far outweighing what it might normally be in the regular population, is that when you are more likely to be able to file a successful lawsuit? >> no, you want to file it now. you want to get in line early. there are going to be a number of lawsuits. if there's a judgment, you want to be a judgment creditor earlier rather than later. these cases normally understand that you sometimes still need to build your damages, still need to send people to the doctor, develop medical records, that

injuries can sometimes get worse over time. you don't necessarily want to settle a case a week in like this, any kind of personal injury case and that's all this is is a gigantic personal injury case. a class action is a vehicle, procedural vehicle that allows individual plaintiffs to join together with their common claims and proceed as a much stronger group rather than individually. >> let me ask you about another thing. word that the new mexico d.a. has dropped the charge against alex baldwin. what could that mean for the case and his defense? >> it eliminates a mandatory minimum sentence, an enhancement that would have been a minimum of five years. his maximum is going to be 18 months. i have to say as an editorial, this is a case that the state investigated for over a year. nobody thought to check whether or not the statute that provided for the five-year mandatory minimum was enacted after the shooting occurred. it's just one more piece of

evidence to me, and i have tried to be neutral on this. this is one case i don't think i can. it's just one more misstep by the state, and their spokesperson said, hey, we dropped this because the defense is litigious. i got news for you, all defenses are litigious. any prosecutor out there would agree with me. you never ever drop a charge because the defense is litigious. you drop it because you don't think you can prove it anymore or you don't think it's valid anymore. not because the self-defense putting up a strong defense. that's no reason to drop a charge. >> danny cevallos, always good to have you. thank you so much. >> and before we go, superheroes are known for saving the hi, saving love interests or now saving movie theaters. well, marvel's antman and the wasp, quantum mania are serving up huge box office numbers, opening with a massive $104 million in domestic ticket sales, according to studio estimates, the biggest opening of 2023 so far, and far

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