his body was later found in a mass grave site near kharkiv. lviv, was this woman victoria amelina, an author of two novels and two children's books, the mother of a ten year old son. when the war broke out, she began volunteering to help the war effort, sorting medicine, moving boxes of supplies, and collecting money. but her connection to the world of writers within ukraine inspired her to do something else. she wrote, quote, i want to write a book of reportage on those who are documenting the war. end quote. victoria began working with truth hounds, a non-governmental group documenting russian war crimes. a few days after ukraine liberated parts of the kharkiv region back in september of 2022, she passed through the little village where volodymyr vakulenko lived and buried his war diary before he was kidnaped and killed. victoria had heard of volodymyr's kidnaping, and though his fate was not yet known, she wanted to interview his parents to get their witness statements about her fellow writer's disappearance. when volodymyr's father said th

richard engel in kharkiv for us, richard, thank you.oining us now, editor of the insider, michael weiss. michael, it's really good to have you. it's not even just ukraine. it's western europe that is suddenly feeling like they've lost an ally. you had that emergency informal meeting with western leaders in paris the other day. what position are they now in with donald trump and vladimir putin negotiating without anybody else involved? >> well. >> i think it's sort of a. >> mixture of. >> emotions and. >> trying to get to the bottom. >> of what's really going on here. i've spoken to european intelligence officials who say. >> you know, look, we're unclear. >> there's a lot of contradictory lines of communication. >> a. >> lot of chaos, and we don't actually see a deal coming together just yet. so we're. in sort of a wait and see mode. that said, i also spoke to european officials who think that the united states is. objectively and subjectively. now on russia's side. i mean, to me. >> the writing. >> has been. >> on the. >> wall for quit

richard engel, kharkiv, ukraine. >>> now to weather. frosty temperatures are still hanging around. but a warmup is on the way. let's go to angie lassman for the weekend outlook. it's going to be warm and balmy, right? >> i was just going to say we should put warm in quotes. it will be warmer. but i don't know about balmy. we've got 72 million people under cold weather alerts extending from the central plains to the southeast. we've got another morning chilly conditions. even the northern plains, you're still into the single digits. minneapolis has been a brutal couple days for you guys. we'll still see single digits. and new orleans, 35 degrees with the wind chill clocking in in the mid-20s. by this afternoon we'll start to see a little improvement. upper 40s for savannah, 37 for dallas, 27 for st. louis. as we get into the weekend, notice this is saturday. we start to get temperatures kind of getting back to normal or even above normal. 50 degrees for rapid city. that's going to feel great. 35 for chicago, big improvement there. 50 for dallas. you see this kind of trend as we get

we have a report from kharkiv as ukraine and russia approach three years at war. >> live from atlantais is cnn newsroom. >> with kim brunhuber. >> a u.s. judge is blocking elon musk and his doge agency from accessing a core payment system used by the treasury department. this comes amid president donald trump's sweeping plan to dismantle the federal workforce. on saturday, the court ordered musk's team to also destroy any information they've downloaded from the system, saying there's risk of irreparable harm. it's used to distribute tax returns, social security benefits and disability payments, as well as federal workers salaries. the white house is slamming the decision, calling it judicial overreach. cnn's betsy klein is following the latest developments. >> reporter president trump ran and won in 2024 on slashing waste, fraud and abuse in the federal government. and as part of those plans, he has really empowered elon musk and the so-called doge department of government efficiency. so we are starting to see doge employees deploy into different government departments and start going

at a school 40 feet below ground, to protect children from russian attacks in the eastern city of kharkiv, ukrainians told us they worry about losing their biggest ally. ukrainian civilians are feeling increasingly abandoned by the united states and cut off more each day. this underground school was built with support from usaid. president trump put a stop to that. it is all making ukrainians ask themselves why the united states seems to be turning on them. olena is one of the administrators. what do you make of what president trump has been saying about ukraine? "to be honest, we are worried," she said, adding "our houses, our cities are ruined and they say it's our fault. we are being killed and it's our fault." richard engel, nbc news, kharkiv, ukraine. >>> the trump administration has officially designated several drug cartels foreign terrorist organizations. it comes as mexico ramps up troop levels at its border with the u.s. our gabe gutierrez has an exclusive look at the deployment. >> reporter: in juarez, mexico tonight, a show of force. this is the mexican national guard and army

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and earlier today, i was at an underground shelter here in kharkiv. and this is a school that is built 40ft below ground. and the reason it is below ground is because the russians are continuing to attack this city daily. and i spoke to teachers and staff there about what they think president trump is doing and saying right now. and they said it made them very nervous. they they feel that they are being abandoned by the united states. they feel that president trump is turning his back on ukraine. and they are worried that what that means for the war and what it means for russian troops, because russian troops are not very far away from this city. if u.s. military support stopped, it is very conceivable that the russians could advance and could potentially be standing where i am standing right now. >> david, you write. in a column today in the washington post that you got an anguished message from a retired u.s. army. officer working in kyiv. >> quote, what the. >> hell is happening in america? >> from here? we look like we've lost our minds. >> we're

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it is being attacked daily from by russia, where i am in kharkiv. every few hours we hear the air raid sirens going off. there was an attack not far from here overnight. at least two ukrainian civilians were killed. there were more attacks in in kyiv. this country depends on the united states for air defenses. it depends on the united states for support, financial support for the military weapons, ammunition, of course. so this is from the ukrainians perspective, much more than a war on words. and they don't believe it was a war of words that that they started, and certainly that they do not want to continue or escalate. >> richard engel in kharkiv, thank you so very much, ambassador, just. >> to start. >> our conversation. what's what's your. analysis of what this. >> new reality. >> is between the trump administration and the president. of ukraine? indeed, actually, the trump administration and the entire nation of ukraine. yeah. >> this is. really we've. >> entered bizarre land. you know, first of all, russia started this war. ukraine did not. >>

just today, kharkiv largest market was again bombed, 100 pavilions, you know, and it's every kharkivother day there are hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles flowing into the peaceful cities in ukraine. this must be, you know, this. this must stop. but at the same time, i think, you know, right now, let's all together work on what can we do. and we are really hopeful that it will be successful, that we can win and start focusing on developing together, you know, returning to normal life and rebuilding and healing. but right. >> now, we just have. >> to be honest with our viewers. i mean, the situation on the ground still did not change. russia is still an aggressor and the war is still ongoing. >> ambassador makarova, thank you so very much. really appreciate your coming in. >> thank you. thank you andrea. >> and up next, the latest on the legal battle over birthright citizenship with a court hearing just moments from now. and you're watching andrea mitchell reports. this is msnbc. joining me now, her very close friend and colleague, supreme court justice stephen breyer. how do y

richard engel in kharkiv, thank you so much for joining us. joel, i want to turn to you now because, you know, we've got trump blaming blaming ukraine for getting invaded, essentially. you know, they're blaming the country that was invaded. but not all republicans are on board. we have actually heard some pushback. i think we've got some sound we're going to show you. >> make no mistake about it, that invasion was the responsibility of one human being on the face of this planet. it was vladimir putin. >> it is quite. >> clear who started the war. >> it was absolutely. >> russia at putin's directive. >> i don't. >> think that there should be. >> any confusion. >> with that. >> putin is a gangster. >> he's a gangster with. >> a black heart. >> and as i've said in another context. >> i wouldn't. >> trust this guy. like i trust gas. >> stations, sushi. >> i mean, leave it to senator kennedy. he always comes up with a sound bite. but look, this is a serious issue. and we've got we've also got senate majority leader john thune saying when it comes t

this man, who under army rules only gave his first name, commands a tank brigade on the outskirts of kharkiv. does it feel like decisions are being made about ukraine without ukraine's input? "yes, yes, this is exactly the feeling we have, it does influence the mood, it's very demotivating." >> has president putin weighed in? >> reporter: he is happy with the way things are developing. he described the negotiations with the trump administration so far on ukraine as friendly and going well. he said, it would be a pleasure to meet with donald, that's how he referred to him. so far, no date has been announced. >> richard engel, thank you. >>> federal authorities are investigating another deadly aviation incident. a collision between two small planes in midair that left at least two dead. jesse kirsch with late details. >> reporter: this was the scene in rural arizona today, charred debris littering this airport outside tucson after a deadly midair crash this morning. >> small aircraft fully involved in a fire. >> reporter: just before 8:30 a.m. local time, two small private planes were flying n

in kharkiv, ukrainians defended zelenskyy. this woman said "i support ukraine. president. what trump is nonsense". >> reporter: following talks this week between secretary of state marco rubio and his russian counterpart, the trump administration is trying to push back on concerns from european allies that ukraine has been left out of the negotiations. >> i have the honor of sitting in the oval office as president trump spoke with president putin, and then immediately spoke with president zelenskyy. >> reporter: the trump administration is also pushing ukraine to sign off on a proposal to give the u.s. access to the country's rare earth minerals. >> president trump is obviously very frustrated right now with president zelenskyy, the fact that he hasn't come to the table. >> reporter: president zelenskyy posted after meeting with kellogg it was a good discussion. ukraine is ready for a strong, effective agreement and a trusted commitment with trump. >> hamas handed over four bodies on thursday in the first release of the remains of hostages under the ceasefire de

once again, we are on the out skirts of kharkiv. these were all destroyed russian vehicles used to attack this city. there are still russian positions not far from the edge of the city of kharkiv. right now ukrainians are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place. do they give in to president trump's demands? and he is asking for natural resources from this country. or do they face the possibility of having to fight the russians without american help. president volodymyr zelenskyy is changing his tune, suggesting overnight he's now open to discussing a deal. president trump is demanding for ukraine to hand over 50% of its mineral rights in exchange for continued american support. after meeting with trump's envoy, retired general keith kellogg, president volodymyr zelenskyy gave his nightly address saying economy and security must always go hand in hand. and the details of the agreements matter. volodymyr zelenskyy also laid out what he expects in return, calling for a reliable and clear system of security guarantees

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this is the city of kharkiv, and it is frequently targeted by russian missiles and drones. in fact, overnight at least two ukrainian civilians were killed in russian strikes according to local officials. president trump said on air force one that he trusts russia to negotiate in good faith an end to this war. ukrainians are not convinced. ♪♪ president trump is escalating his attacks on president zelenskyy describing the ukrainian president as a dictator who's been conning the u.s. out of billions in aid. >> the only thing he was really good at was playing joe biden like a fiddle. >> reporter: trump said he's negotiating to end the war with russia, adding this ominous threat. >> a dictator without elections, zelenskyy better move fast or o he's not going to have a country left >> reporter: president trump lashed out after president zelenskyy accused him of parroting russian disinformation, in particular, trump's false claim that ukraine started the war three years ago even though it was russia that invaded. a senior ukrainian official tells nbc news relations soured after ze

richard engel is in kharkiv and joins us now. the u.s. has been one of ukraine's closest allies. have soured so quickly. what are you hearing? how are ukrainians responding? >> reporter: well, there's a reaction from the ukrainian people. the ukrainian people are watching this with deep concern. the u.s. has been the essential ally for ukraine for the last three years. the ukrainian military has fought long and hard battles. the ukrainian population have pulled together. almost everyone here volunteers in some way to help the national cause. you can't go to a shop and they're not selling bracelets or t-shirts to support the army or some volunteer group. without u.s. support, most ukrainians understand they probably would have lost more territory, if not the entire country to russia. russia's a much bigger adversary and has more troops. it's just a larger enemy they're having to fight. they're very nervous that president trump seems to be abandoning ukraine. i spoke to ukrainian civilians today at an underground school here. they still go to school here in shelters because there a

visit comes as a russian missile strike left this city council building in ukraine's northeastern kharkiv tatters. at least five civilians were killed and another 55 wounded. on wall street today, stocks ended higher as concerns about president trump's tariff plans eased a bit. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 130 points, or about .3%. the nasdaq jumped about 260 points on the day. the s&p 500 climbed back above the 6000 point level. if you want an egg with your meal at waffle house, it's going to cost you 50 cents more. the restaurant chain says the surcharge is temporary -- but necessary -- as the nation's egg supplies are under threat. that's because recent outbreaks of bird flu have led to fewer hens. the department of agriculture says more than 13 million birds were lost or slaughtered from december and into january. bird flu has infected at least 67 people since last year, and one person has died. though health officials say the chances of people catching it remain slim. and, 10 minutes. just 10 minutes. that is how long it took an asteroid to slice two grand canyon

visit comes as a russian missile strike left this city council building in ukraine's northeastern kharkiv tatters. at least five civilians were killed and 55 others wounded. here in the u.s., authorities say they have recovered the remains from all 67 victims from last week's aircraft collision near reagan national airport. all but one of the victims have been identified. today's update comes as salvage crews continue their efforts to recover wreckage from the waters of the potomac river, including the jet's cockpit. meantime, federal investigators say air traffic control data confirms the army black hawk helicopter was flying at approximately 300 feet at the time of the collision. aviation rules require helicopters in the area to stay at or below 200 feet. they hope to have a preliminary report within 30 days. maryland officials gave a first glimpse of the redesign of baltimore's francis scott key bridge today, nearly a year after the original structure collapsed. artistic renderings of the new bridge show it to be taller and better protected against the type of ship strike that toppled

. >> chief foreign correspondent richard engel in kharkiv, ukraine.hard, this has been a rough week for the us ukraine relationship, but zelensky now seems more open, at least to that mineral deal. what's changed? >> well, i think what has changed is president trump went on the attack and started calling president zelensky a dictator, said he had no approval rating, accused him of being a con artist and made numerous threats, a threat that included that ukraine might not have a country anymore, that russia might end up taking more, more and more territory. and ukraine certainly heard those threats. and president zelensky got the message. this country is in a very weak position right now because it is dependent on american military support. russian troops are still here. they are attacking every single day. and if you look at the sequence of events, i think it's quite clear what happened. about a week ago, president trump, through his treasury secretary, presented president zelensky with an agreement in which, according to ukrainian officials, the ukra

. >> and they grew in kharkiv are over and you can can put chains on a lamborghini. and right i get so beyond what you would think a verson decides to do that was doing make change for lamborghini's. you're not supposed to take them into snow. if you have a lamborghini and you don't have a four-wheel drive and you're going to you say today's the day i need the private jet or the choppers that i don't know what he was thinking. money way. >> all right. let's get back to the bay area. take a look at this. a giant tree can you see the cross? i better. look, the fire department posted these pictures from skyline boulevard and brady rock way crews got to work to cleared out as quickly as possible. but boy, you never know when trees like that are gonna come down. but when the when the ground, it's a soggy as it has been in the winds. are this strong look at this one happened. martinez and went into a wooden fence there. yeah, that's a big house. yeah. >> take a boulevard. so that was just one of many instances that we saw when the wet weather comes. john. >> tree down. the

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. >> in kharkiv. >> ukraine. >> also with. >> us former. >> adviser to. >> ukrainian president. >> zelensky. >> igor novikov. so, richard, as this war of words develops, president zelenskyy set to meet with trump's ukraine. >> envoy general. >> kellogg today. what are the expectations for that meeting? >> so i can tell you. >> what the ukrainian government is hoping to achieve. they want to change this narrative. they want to change president trump's mind. they are anxious to take general kellogg as much as they can around the country. they want to show him a different reality than the one that is being put forward by president trump. and they also don't want to. and i've spoken to many ukrainian officials and ukrainian people. they don't want to be in this argument with president trump, and they don't believe they started it. and just a short while ago, mike waltz, trump national security advisor, said on fox news that it is the ukrainians who need to tone down the rhetoric and that zelensky better wise up and sign the minerals deal. and it hasn't been reported very extensively, but we've

russia has launched more than 160 drones and missiles across the country overnight, targeting kyiv, kharkiv, odessa and other cities. this all unfolding as sources tell cnn that the trump administration is pushing back against using the phrase russian aggression in an upcoming g7 statement marking the third anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. president trump is blaming ukraine for the war, and he even went as far as calling zelenskyy a dictator. in the middle of this growing rift between the white house and ukraine. vladimir zelenskyy met u.s. envoy keith kellogg in kyiv on thursday. our nick paton walsh has more on this. >> story. >> this is the closest ukraine has got to president trump's noisy push for peace. president zelenskyy has wanted to meet u.s. envoy keith kellogg for weeks. just not on a day like today. with the u.s. ukraine relationship crumbling around them, making what they actually discussed matter less and less. well, we're now leaving the presidency after being told that we're not expected to get a press conference or statements. not the suggestion that either man

. >> i'm on the outskirts of the eastern ukrainian city of kharkiv. these are russian armored vehicles that were destroyed by ukrainian forces as the russians tried to take over this city. and there are still russian troops positioned not very far from here. but now ukrainians are finding themselves caught between a rock and a hard place, as this war is at a inflection point. do the ukrainians accept president trump's demand that ukraine hand over a large percentage of their mineral rights, the natural resources of this country that are trapped underground? or do they face the possibility of having to fight the russians without american support? and this has been a very sensitive issue for president zelenskyy. president trump initially presented the ukrainian government with this mineral deal, asking for 50% of ukraine's rare earth minerals in exchange for american military support, but president zelenskyy rejected it. he said it was too vague. what he wants is security guarantees. and now he is potentially open to the idea because president trump rea

nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel has more from the city of kharkiv. richard. >> people here in. >> ukraine feel. >> like they. >> are caught. >> between a rock and a hard place. >> on one. >> hand, they are being attacked continuously. >> by russia. >> and now. >> president trump is. >> demanding that ukraine sign. >> a natural. >> resources deal, committing to transfer to the united states. money revenue raised from natural resources in this country to pay back previous money spent, a lot of which went back to the united states in terms of military contracting and in order for promises of future military support for this country, many feel that they are being an offer that they're not in a position to refuse. some are saying that they're being blackmailed, that they are being pressured into signing this deal. president zelensky initially rejected this agreement, which was demanded by president trump and has been repeatedly demanded. and when president zelensky refused to sign the deal, he was insulted. he was called a dictator. he responded by callin

talking about in the last hour on american troops earlier today, i'm now in the center of the city of kharkiv, which is a city that russia is still trying to take, and russia still carries out attacks here. there was an air raid siren not long ago. troops that are positioned just on the on the edges of this city, first of all, didn't understand how president trump could possibly say that they started the war when suddenly troops from russia crossed the border and started to heading toward cities like this one and kyiv, the capital, and were dropping out of helicopters trying to secure the capital and take ukrainian nuclear sites. and there were many human rights allegations. there have been numerous accusations that russian troops were involved in brutalities, including mass rape, in places like bucha. so when you tell a ukrainian that they started the war, they look at you with with shock and disbelief and a degree of horror, considering what they've been through for the last three years, and a commander of this unit that i was speaking to said that it is having an impact on morale, it is lo

and this unity help us to throw russia away from kyiv, from kherson and from kharkiv in the year 2022s is attack on unity, because the unity means no election. and if president decide to start the election, they destroy the unit that make ukraine weaker. and we should deliver the peace through strength. and that's why we need to make ukraine stronger. we need to strengthen our transatlantic unity. and instead of that, zelenskyy goes there and accept that weak position. nothing about ukraine without ukraine. this is principle was established by me as a president since year 2014. nothing about europe without europe. and with this situation, we shall keep staying united in ukraine. united behind our army, united behind the eu and nato. aspiration, united behind ukraine. and unfortunately, this absolutely irresponsible step illegal and unconstitutional, make ukraine weaker. we don't have a zelenskyy is not an enemy for me. and we have only one enemy. and the name of this enemy is putin. >> yeah. i'm just wondering, you know, all of this is happening when there are real pressures to get so

joining now from kharkiv, ukraine, is nbc's chief foreign correspondent, richard engel. richard, is this national security adviser comment that zelensky is going about to sign this agreement with the united states? is that seem like it's possible? >> it does seem like it's possible. we don't know exactly what the deal is going to say, but the ukrainians are indicating that they are flexible to signing some sort of deal. they want an investment deal. when you listen to what president zelensky said last night, he said that security agreements and economic agreements must go hand in hand. so certainly he's not rejecting it outright. and i've been speaking to senior ukrainian officials and they've been saying and listening what president zelensky has been saying. and their main issue wasn't signing a mineral deal with the united states. the issue was that they were being forced to sign it under duress. as you mentioned, they were given an hour to agree to the document, according to an official in zelensky's office. they were told if they didn't sign it on the spot, president

yvonne who only gave his first name is the commander of a tank unit outside kharkiv. >> does it feel like decisions are being made about ukraine without ukraine's input? >> reporter: yes, this is exactly the feeling we have, he said, adding, it does influence the mood. it is very demotivating. president trump's ukraine envoy, retired general keith kellogg, arrived in ukraine today and ukrainian officials say they hope to take him out to front-line positions like this one so that the trump administration can learn more, quote, ground truths about the war here. >> richard engel on the front lines in ukraine. thanks so much. >>> we turn now to the search for answers into that frightening plane crash in toronto, the delta flight you see there catching fire and flipping over on the runway. remarkably everyone on board made it out alive. nbc's stephanie gosk in toronto for us covering the investigation. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. the plane is still on the runway, it is still upside down. a reminder of how incredible it is that 80 people survived flight 48

. >> first name, commands a tank brigade on the outskirts of kharkiv. does it feel. ukraine without ukraine's input? duck, duck? yes, yes, this is exactly the feeling we have, he said, adding it does influence the mood. it's very demotivating. >> nbc's richard engel with that report. the washington post editorial board says abandoning ukraine would damage u.s. credibility, and the piece reads in part, quote, it's hard to exaggerate how jarring the u.s. policy reversal over the past few days has been. what's more, lasting damage could be done to america's future credibility as a reliable partner in the world. it must give pause to all countries that rely on u.s. security guarantees. these include south korea, japan and the philippines, as well as the self-governing island of taiwan that china covets. everyone wants to see this debilitating war ended, and trump is right to pursue a deal. but to sacrifice ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity for the sake of improved ties with the kremlin is not the way to achieve a just or durable peace. and peter baker, you

. >> kharkiv. >> these are the cities that need to be protected. so russia doesn't push forward.ble to fix that. but the fact that ukraine can regain territories that are already lost, i think it's a pipe dream. it may happen diplomatically in some years, but not at this period of time. >> nina, i want to thank you for your analysis this morning. >> thank you. >> all right. coming up. and for those wondering, nina, is nikita khrushchev's granddaughter. >> yeah. >> which i have a. recollection of him angrily. >> talking and sort of smiling that he was going. to beat the united states at everything refrigerators. and it was in black and white. but but i have i have a recollection. >> of that. >> i've had a lot of advantages, a lot of advantages. >> i know, i know. >> having seen the moon. >> landing, things like that, it really did happen. >> a. >> lot wasted on the. >> despite what. >> whoopi says. >> we're going to talk jobs in the ai economy. the ceo of mercor joining us to discuss the company's latest valuation and growth forecasts. we'll be right back. >> i'm alison lundberg,

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