his journey here was far from easy. coping with struggles at home, he was a sanitation worker to make ends meet. he says his community helped get him through. >> i had a brother who dropped out of school so i could go to college. i was supported by people at the bottom of the social hierarchy, ex-felons, sanitation workers, people who you tell your kids not to grow up to be like. >> his goal is to give back to others. he co-founded a non-profit while at harvard supporting the people he calls unsung heroes. extraordinary person. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. reach me on twitter and instagram. watch highlights from today's show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. peter alexander picks up with more news right now. right now on "andrea mitchell reports," the

president's debt ceiling deal with speaker mccarthy facing its first major legislative test inside a crucial house company that has several conservative opponents of the agreement. threats from a group of republican lawmakers on capitol hill put a catastrophic default back in play. >> there's no new taxes, no new government programs. would i want to cut more? yes. i was able to work at 15% of the budget. i'm not sure what else they want to do. i think we have to look at where the victories are. this hour, ron desantis kicking off his first presidential campaign trip in iowa with hopes of making a splash at the caucuses there in 2024. plus, kremlin officials say ukraine is responsible for new drone strikes on residential areas in moscow. vladimir putin's relentless bombardment of kyiv fires up another wave of deadly aerial attacks. today in pittsburgh, the trial gets under way for the

gunman charged with the 2018 shooting deaths of 11 worshipers at the tree of life synagogue. will he face the death penalty? good day to you, i'm peter alexander in washington in for my friend andrea mitchell on assignment. the hard right house freedom caucus is speaking with reporters after a memorial day conference call where opponents of the debt ceiling deal reached between the president and speaker mccarthy plotted their next moves. with at least one republican floating the possibility of starting a process that could remove mccarthy from his position as speaker. joining us is garrett haake and monica alba at her post on the north lawn. garrett, to you. this bipartisan agreement is not guaranteed, even to make it out of the rules committee, to get a floor vote. what are we watching?

>> reporter: peter, we are watching primarily the house freedom caucus, as we start the day. the reality is that these far right members were never going to vote for a bipartisan bill of any shape. the fact that so many of them are coming out against there bill should not be surprising. the question that we will watch as we get into the afternoon, as we see the freedom caucus members going after this bill, the question we will watch into the afternoon and potentially late into the evening is, are there no votes pushed beyond this idea of vote no and hope yes and are they going to try to take this bill down? the rules committee is their opportunity to do that. you can see some hard right republicans banning together with democrats to ban this. i think reality is, this is going to come down to a simple math problem on the house floor tomorrow night. are there enough leadership aligned republicans and

democrats willing to hold their nose and vote for a bill that they hate that will at least keep the global economy functioning to get over the far right defections? that's the bet speaker mccarthy and president biden have made together. we will have to find out how messy the process gets to get us to that vote. >> the dedefactions not just on the right but also the left. how is the white house playing this? what are they doing specifically to try to address those concerns of disillusioned house democrats? >> reporter: first, they are saying, we hear the concerns loud and clear. we understand them. there are things in this bill that we don't love either but that's some of the priorities the president fought hardest for did make it in. they are trying to look at that and point to the fact that if you have people upset on both sides, that signals it probably is a pretty fair deal that does have a good shot of making it

all the way to the finish line. they understand that progressives in particular are most upset with these stricter work requirements when it comes to federal assistance programs, specifically people who rely on things like food assistance and food stamps. but they have not said declaratively, we're not going to vote for this bill. will some progressives stand against it? yes. will all of them? the white house believes they will get a good number of democrats to support it. they knew from the beginning heads into this that this would be legislation that does need bipartisan support. even though it's that magic number that garrett was talking about, how many republican defections, how many democrats you will get on board, they feel that's possible. that's because the president has been calling some of the key lawmakers, talking to them in the lead-up to this framework and then in the days since. he has been in touch with everybody. this is something he kind of relishes doing back to his decades and experience as a senator on capitol hill.

he understands exactly what's happening right now behind the scenes. i'm told he understands that sometimes right now his major capital is to stay behind the scenes and continue working that as this now has to cross many legislative hurdles on capitol hill. the president will remain engaged. the white house and omb director will take questions later this afternoon to talk about it. overall, they feel confident knowing not everybody would be pleased but that the most important thing here is that they want to avoid the most severe economic consequences, a default. >> still a lot of work to be done on both sides over the next several days. garrett, monica, thanks to both of you. joining me is the virginia republican congressman bob good. a member of the house freedom caucus. we know your colleagues from the freedom caucus are speaking right now. they say they are no votes. you called this deal an abysmal

failure. does that mean you are a no vote? >> absolutely not. this bill is bad for the country. it worsens our fiscal situation. it makes an eventual default more likely. it will increase our national debt by some 10% over two years. it's an unlimited increase to the national debt limit. it will go to $36 trillion on our current track, with no new extra special emergency type spending. it will take us to $36 trillion. democrats got everything they wanted, which was an unconditional debt ceiling with no changes to their programs. it means republicans are going to go on record apparently -- voting to affirm the biden agenda for two more years. terrible for the american people and the country and the republican party. >> to be clear, speaker mccarthy says there's nothing in here for democrats. i want to ask you about what we will be watching happen. the rules committee has to have its -- has to weigh in on this today.

do you expect it to pass through the rules committee, chip roy, your colleague, said we can kill this and start over and do the right thing? >> well, democrats are being told to suppress their enthusiasm for the bill behind the scenes. they don't want it to be too evident it's a democrat bill. they are suppressing their enthusiasm and feigning concern. it's a democrat bill with everything that they wanted, which is a debt ceiling increase with no conditions. i hope that chip roy, ralf norman and thomas massy, will be able to kill it in the rules committee. i hope republican opposition to it will grow as more republican members learn what's actually in the bill. you go from cancelling the irs expansion of $80 billion to just rescinding $1 billion. weak work requirements. >> let me ask you about that. you say weak work requirements. why would democrats vote to expand work requirements? >> you had work requirements for

medicaid, food stamps and cash welfare payments. the biggest part is medicaid. that was taken out. you had exceptions added to the work requirements for veterans for homeless and anyone affiliated with foster care. the modest work requirements have a sunset provisions. those will expire. the exceptions will not expire. it's like the irs expansion -- >> not good but stricter than they are. let me ask you about the freedom caucus. freedom caucus members voted a motion to vacate. that would allow a single republican to initiate a vote to remove kevin mccarthy as speaker. buck, as we understand it, referred to it as the elephant in the room. where are those discussions? >> the freedom caucus is focused on trying to defeat the bill, a bill that's bad for the country, expose what's in the bill. i will tell you that what january was about, the speaker

battle what it was about was us not doing a republican majority what we have done, which is passing bills, a major piece of spending legislation with the majority of democrat voters. you will have more democrats vote for this bill than republicans when it's said and done tomorrow night. that was one of the things, we're not going to do that, we're not going to pass legislation where democrats vote for spending packages. we will use every tool to fight. all the leverage we have -- we were in a strong position a few days ago. we have surrendered all of that. on the 11th hour, we have jettisoned everything about the limit, save, grow act and given the democrats what they started out asking, which was an unlimited debt ceiling increase through january of '25. >> would you support congressman gosar's suggestion it can force mccarthy to allow republicans to amend the bill on the house floor that could stall the passing? >> i don't know what you are talking about a threat. we ought to have amendments, an

open rule process, regular order. that was part of january as well. >> since mccarthy remains question, yes or no? >> this was a terrible failure of leadership. >> he is the leader. >> to not utilize every tool to fight and use the republican majority that the american people gave us. we ought to be able to force a republican bill to the floor, not a democrat bill to the floor. we also ought to not be passing legislation with a majority of democrats, which is what's going to take place tomorrow night. >> help me understand this. republicans raised the debt ceiling three times under the former president donald trump. the national debt rose almost $8 trillion. i think it's $7.8 trillion to exact. why is this different? >> first of all, i'm in congress because i wasn't part of that. i came to congress to make change. most republicans didn't vote for that. that was democrat votes that largely provided that.

few republicans have voted for a debt ceiling increase. we spent 90 days negotiating a reasonable debt ceiling increase of $1.5 trillion because the senate and white house were mia. we were doing all the work. you had republicans who wanted to cut spending so much they would never have to increase the debt limit. we agreed do it with reform, some significant cuts in spending. we did our work. it was a meaningful bill. it was a bill good for the country. a step in the right direction. we should force the senate to vote on our bill. >> we appreciate you being with us. >> thank you. great to be with you. violent start to summer. dozens of mass shootings around the country this weekend, including in florida, where nine people between the ages of 1 ad 65 were left injured. "andrea mitchell reports" is back in 60 seconds. "andrea mitchell reports" is back in 60 seconds tourists that turn into scientists.

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175, that's how many people were killed by gun violence over the holiday weekend alone. hundreds of others across this country are now recovering from gunshot wounds suffered during the long weekend. what should have been routine memorial day activities became targets. the beach, a dinner spot where folks were hosting families and friends, even a motorcycle rally. this weekend alone, there were 17 mass shootings in america. that includes a beach-side shooting in florida. you can see folks running. they were in panic. guad venegas is on the boardwalk in hollywood, florida. the numbers are so striking. the youngest victim wounded, just 1 year old. what is the latest there? >> reporter: peter, there were

four minors, including that 1-year-old you mentioned, and five adults struck. we know that according to police this was the result of an altercation between two groups that resulted in that gunfire. when thousands of people, according to authorities, were on the beach here celebrating memorial day late monday afternoon. we know there was heavy police presence in the area because of the holiday. some of the witnesses tell me it took less than a minute for police officers to arrive at the area. they attended to those wounded. all nine were taken to hospitals. as of this morning, officials have informed three have been discharged. these are three adults. two adults remain hospitalized as well as the four minors. all of those hospitalized, fortunately, in stable condition. police have also informed that they detained a person of interest. they had one suspect that they

were looking for as of yesterday. i mentioned, there were thousands of people on the beach. hundreds running away from where this happened. authorities have been asking for individuals who might have pictures or videos to share those so that can help with the investigation. we have been informed just minutes ago that the next hour or two, local police will have an update on that investigation. >> guad, as we see behind you, life returns to normal in places like that beach and restaurants around the country. there's always the fear that another shooting is just around the corner. guad, thank you so much. next right here, on the road to 2024. ron desantis heads to iowa in an effort to convince republicans he is the best candidate to challenge joe biden. a look at how hard that sale could be next, here on "andrea mitchell reports," only on msnbc. i use secret aluminum free. just swipe and it lasts all day. secret helps eliminate odor, instead of just masking it.

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mr. trump now. >> everyone knows if i'm the nominee, i will beat biden and i will serve two terms. i will be able to destroy leftism in this country and leave woke ideology on the dust bin of history. >> can you win iowa? >> we're going to compete. of course, we can. but we're competing everywhere. iowa is very important. we have an incredible amount of support. i got endorsed by 37 legislators there before i announced my candidacy. >> joining me now from iowa, nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez. gabe, nice to see you on the ground there. winning iowa doesn't always land you the nomination. it is what the governor would need to try to be competitive with donald trump, isn't it? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, peter. it would be a good start. you heard in that interview right there from ron desantis talking about woke ideology. expect for him to really hit

that point tonight as he tries to court ee val -- evangelical voters. he is trying to say he is better positions for his war on woke, because his campaign team has internal polling that many of the evangelicals, the primary voters in iowa, are with him. another example of that in that interview from yesterday, governor desantis tried to paint donald trump, the gop frontrunner right now, as someone who is siding with disney. of course the feud that desantis has with the entertainment giant, so much so that the company has sued desantis because it says desantis retaliated against it when it supported that bill that critics called the don't say gay law. desantis yesterday said that donald trump actually supported disney. who was interesting here is how quickly the former president fired back and said, not so fast. i don't.

posting on social media saying that disney is a shadow, a woke shadow of its former self. clearly this touching a nerve with the donald trump campaign. look for governor desantis' campaign to really hit that message and start attacking donald trump more so now that he is a presidential candidate. he has largely refrained from doing that. speaking with evangelical voters here in des moines, we expect more of that tonight. >> gabe, thank you very much. joining us is kimberly atkins stohr, tim miller and sam stein. tim, i want to start with you. this is critical as the first real test of desantis' retail politics, the name of the game in early voting states like iowa and new hampshire. it's those relationships, that connection that you as a candidate can make. is he up to that? how critical is this visit?

>> iowa is extremely critical. i don't know how critical one visit it. it has extra import because of the weak campaign launch desantis had. he doesn't seem like that great of a retail politician. we have seen not great retail politicians do well in republican primaries if they can have a message that is resonating with the primary voters. that's his big issue. i look at that fox clip. the electability message, we tried that in 2016. that's not enough for republican primary voters. you have to make the case you are electable and you are somebody that can win on issues they care about. that's where desantis would seem to have an opportunity. hasn't done a great job of making that case. there's a poll out that showed that over 50% of republican

voters think trump has a better chance of beating biden. >> you have to demonstrate energy behind your campaign, especially for desantis right now after that rough launch on his campaign. kim, let me ask you, new polling from monmouth shows that former president trump's consolidating his lead ahead of desantis. there was a drop in support for trump. 69% say they would definitely back donald trump. that number dropped by nearly 20 points to 47% just a couple months ago. something desantis is looking to capitalize on. talk about the value of iowa and the timing of these trips for ron desantis. it was notable to a lot of people with whom i spoke that desantis was doing this thing with elon musk, it wasn't even on camera. it didn't go that well on twitter. but it wasn't interacting with individuals, which is what he will have to demonstrate an ability to do. >> that is exactly right, peter.

that's the one thing that ron desantis has not shown, an ability to do yet. because this campaign just started. that's engage in the kind of retaliate politics necessary. you've been to iowa and south carolina and new hampshire. things operate differently there. the caucus goers and primary voters expect to speak to the candidates, they expect to press them on issues. it's one thing for ron desantis to embrace this culture war against wokeness that could resonate with folks there in iowa. it's another thing for him to actually make that case in person. he hasn't shown that. if he is able to do that, he probably could overcome this disastrous start on twitter that his campaign had. it's important to know that iowa is a very specific place. that might be the place where he can get wind behind his sails with in message against wokeness. but as he goes to the other states, the message has to

change. sometimes subtly, sometimes more. he hasn't proven he can really make that wider case to a broader republican party. >> it does show you the issues that resonate among republicans. donald trump using that woke phrase in his attack on disney. sam, i want to ask you about that. desantis has criticized trump. mr. trump just attacked the company. he said it was woke and disgusting, a shadow of its former self. is this the proxy fight? >> it feels surreal that disney is taking an essential component of the republicans. it has become vilified throughout the republican party. i assumed the importance of this in the primary context was overstated. but clearly, both of the campaigns have gotten some feedback that shows republican

voters have turned on disney. otherwise, you wouldn't see them engage so aggressively on this front. yes, i think to a degree it's a proxy fight. trump, he wants to present it as desantis getting out-foxed by disney, trying to go after its corporate stature and failing and being sued. at the same time, trump doesn't want to take the side of disney. it's a bizarre proxy fight that really does underscore how surreal the republican party can get and how corporations no longer occupy this elevated status within republican politics. >> let me pull up what mark murray noted this morning, the impact of the potential third party candidates. democrats are working to keep a third party group off the ballot. their argument is that a majority of americans do not want a rematch of biden versus trump.

tim, a third party can't, who does that harm the most? >> definitely harms biden the most. all the data shows that. in a weird way, it would seem that a primary with two such different characters -- excuse me, a general as two such different characters would make room for a third party in the middle. it makes -- it's the opposite. trump is seen as so threatening to democratic voters that they are not willing -- many of them aren't willing to risk a third party. biden, who many maga voters -- they think he stole the election. so they wouldn't be willing to risk a third party. the polarization of the country actually makes a third party candidate less likely and less possible and the types of voters they would attract are voertz -- voters that put bidens over last time. >> we look like we are there for a deja vu all over again in 2024. tim, kim, sam, nice to see you.

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the trial is underway for the gunman who opened fire during morning services at the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh in october of 2018, murdering 11 worshipers there. it's the deadliest ant-semitic attack in history. they are seeking the death sentence. he is charged with 63 crimes, including 11 counts of hate crimes resulting in death. among those killed, a 97-year-old great grandmother, a couple who had gotten married at

tree of life more than 60 years ago. joining me now is pittsburgh city council member erica straussburger. she went to the scene directly after the attack. also with us is former u.s. attorney barbara mcquade and national director jonathan greenblatt. i'm curious to know how everyone is doing now. >> thank you for asking and thank you for saying that. i would say squirrel hill is resilient. pittsburgh is a resilient city. everyone is handling this in a different way. i can't group anyone together. i think all we can do at this point is support survivors, support the family of the

victims and those closest to the attack as best as we can. that's my main goal right now is to offer support in any way that i can, because this is a moment that can be re-traumatizing for a lot of people who were closest to the attack. everyone will be handling it in a different way. i can tell you that the building itself will likely be breaking ground for a renovation this year and turned into a community center in addition to a synagogue and have an exhibit. there's a lot of good that is moving forward. it's coming out of this. certainly, this is a very sobering day and a sobering time for squirrel hill and everyone impacted by this terrible event. >> no doubt. it became personal when a college classmate of mine posted it was her synagogue.

i want to ask you about this case. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty here. the lawyers for the defendant have offered to resolve the case with a guilty plea in exchange for life in prison without the possibility of release. federal prosecutors have rejected that. what do we expect today? >> instead, they are going forth with the trial. at issue is not whether this defendant committed this act, whether there was a massacre, but the intent. the prosecutors charged this was a hate crime it was motivated by an intent to obstruct the free exercise of religion. instead, the legal team are saying that it wasn't they opposed the jewish community but immigration in general. it's a little bit of hair splitting. that's the issue at trial here today. i think that this jury has in store for them some powerful and overwhelming evidence of the killing that occurred. i think in light of the text

messages and the fact this was done during a worship service, the justice department has a very strong case. >> jonathan, i want to ask about this. it's the deadliest attack against jews in this country's history. but it's not alone. it's on the rise. the latest figure is 36% up just last year. your group, obviously, has been tracking this. this threat is not over. how do you stop it? >> well, there are a few things to think about as you pull back the lens. like you said, peter, anti-semitic incidents are up. last year was the third time in the last five years it hit a new all-time high. the total today is more than 500% greater than it was just a decade ago. something is definitely wrong. we think, number one, you have to make sure we protect communities.

this case really matters to deter other extremists and would-be attackers, to demonstrating this will not be taken lightly and that we will throw the full force of the law against this individual who committed the shooting in pittsburgh. secondly, i think we need government to play a role. it's very important with the white house with the national strategy to combat anti anti-semitism. this is a step in the direction. i think education is crucial. teaching kids at a young age about hate, about anti-semitism, about race and conditioning them to realize that prejudice isn't okay, no matter who it is directed against. >> it has to be a conversation not just by the jewish community about the jewish community but by all communities about all communities. jews are not alone in the hate they are experiencing. erica, i want to ask you,

because there has been a mixed reaction, about whether the gunman should receive the death penalty. the rabbi and members of the community have urged the government not to seek the death penalty. family members of the nine of the 11 victims wrote that accepting a plea would be, quote, letting him have the easy way out. this still haunts so many in that community. though jewish courts rarely impose the death penalty, there's a real sense here from that community that it should be imposed. >> certainly. i don't expect, as i mentioned before, any one community to share the exact same position on something so serious as the death penalty. i'm certainly not surprised that there's a mixed reaction, even those closest to this attack and closest to those who were impacted and killed and the victims.

ultimately, it's up to the justice system and those who are serving as jurors to make this decision here. we will see what happens. i certainly believe it's up to everybody's -- it's everyone's own prerogative to have their own opinion about where this should go. >> erica, barbara, jonathan, nice to see you. appreciate you all being with us. team building. president biden strikes a deal -- a debt ceiling deal with the house speaker. can the white house get progressive democrats on board? congresswoman gwen moore of the house progressives caucus is joining us next. that's here on "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc.

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talk to me. >> that was president biden. he is ready to talk and senior white house staffers are working the phones, calling democrats who are on the fence about this debt deal. among the holdouts, plenty of progressives. joining me now is wisconsin democratic congresswoman gwen moore, a member of the congressional progressive caucus. congresswoman, i appreciate you being with us. have you heard directly from anyone at white house trying to secure your vote? will you vote yes on this bill? >> thanks for having me.

there will be few of us that have had any rest or break or barbecue over the memorial day weekend, because we have been talking to the white house. we have been talking to each other. we have gone through the 100 pages of the deal. we find that we are greatly relieved, as a matter of fact, by the white house's ability to protect some key investments that we voted on. but, of course, it is a compromise. there were things in there that as progressives concerned us a great deal. >> congresswoman to be clear, does that mean that you are a yes on this? it could have been much worse. >> well, you know, it could have been much worse. it is bad in a lot of respects. none of us are really pleased about the work requirements that are being imposed on older

adults without children. of course, from the perspective of an african american woman, i fear that that's going to mean that there are more older women over age 50 up to age 55 that are going to have to meet these work requirements, just in order to eat. that's very, very upsetting. although, on the other hand, we find that there's an expiration date on this policy. we are hoping to get back in the majority, quite frankly. >> let me give it one last try. does that mean you are a yes or a no? >> that means i don't want to default on america. i'm trying to find a way to yes. i have some further questions but i also want to congratulate the white house on doing what i think was to pull victory out of defeat. >> so let me ask you, i see the exhaustion in your eyes for what

you've dealt with for the last several weeks, i spoke with congressman bob goode, with the house freedom caucus, a republican, he's calling this a democratic bill. take a look. >> democrats are being told to suppress their enthusiasm for the bill behind the scenes, they don't want it to look too much to be too evident it is a democrat bill. they're suppressing their enthusiasm, feigning some concern, but it is a democrat bill with everything they wanted, a debt ceiling increase with no conditions essentially. >> is this a democrat bill, is this everything you wanted? >> no. this is not a democrat bill. i'm on the committee on ways and means and there were $20 billion of revisions from the bill that are -- that means we can't go after tax cheats. and as i indicated, i think there are going to be more african american women who are going to be subject to the work requirements and time limits on snap, food, and so, no, it is

not a democrat bill. you know, but it is -- it is a compromise bill. it is a bill that has been negotiated, i think, by a very capable white house as kevin mccarthy pointed out. the white house staff was excellent. we have a president who has been around the block a couple of times. and so i just think that our side of the negotiations, you know, we were sophisticated and intelligent and i do think that we're still talking among progressives in the black caucus, but i think there may be a path. >> congresswoman gwen moore, when you decide if you're a yes or no, please let us know and we'll share with our audience as well. thanks for making time to speak to us. >> you bet. attack zone, a rare drone attack inside moscow as a wave of russian aerial attacks hits

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back now live on msnbc, ukraine is denying it is responsible for drone attacks in moscow overnight on residential buildings there. russia's defense ministry claims it shot down eight drones, but nbc news has not been independently able to verify

that. it comes after the third wave of russian aerial attacks on ukrainian cities in just 24 hours. explosions you see there lighting up the sky in kyiv and ukraine's air force saying they destroyed nearly 30 drones. nbc news correspondent molly hunter joins us live now from kyiv. molly, both the state department and national security council say that they are still gathering evidence about who is responsible for these attacks in moscow. they add that as a general matter they do not support attacks inside of russia. what is the latest on the ground in kyiv and what are russian officials saying about these alleged attacks in moscow? >> hey, peter, good to be with you. it has been a wild 24 hours to say the least, both in russia and here where i am, of course, in ukraine's capital of kyiv. i want to say adding to that state department statement at the end of that statement, it is an important sentence, they say we have been focused and this is the state department, we have

been focused on providing ukraine with the training and equipment they need to retake their own sovereign territory. that's what we have done. and that is, of course, referring to all of the territory inside ukraine's borders that russia currently occupies. when you asked ukrainian officials about this counteroffensive, that is also the goal, just be very, very clear. so about those drone attacks, peter, you ran through basically what we know. the limit of our knowledge is russian official sources, we know president putin has been briefed early this morning. he did put out a statement, i'll read you part of it, he said kyiv regime chose the path of intimidation of a russian citizen and strikes on residential buildings. he says this, of course, is a clear sign of terrorist activity. he said moscow's air defenses worked fairly satisfactory, but there is something to work on there. we understand in pictures that nbc news verified several buildings that were lightly injured in moscow, two people who had minor injuries and were taken to the hospital, but the real story here in kyiv is the fact that this is really day four of almost nonstop aerial

bombardments. three massive waves in the last 24 hours and we went out to one of the apartment buildings, residential building and they spoke with people in there, the entire building was completely destroyed last night and it was very clear from the outside, and ukrainian officials wouldn't tell us if it was damaged because of debris from a drone interception. ukrainian air force said they were batting 100, knocking down all of the russian drones last night or if this building took a direct hit. even though kyiv's air defenses are largely protecting the capital, it can be very, very dangerous here. >> yeah, and about those attacks in russia, just a week ago, we heard from the president telling me that he had heard from volodymyr zelenskyy they would not attack in russian geographic territory. thank you so much. that will do it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." follow the show online and on facebook. "chris jansing reports" starts right now.