the chernobyl nuclear accident in the. soviet union exposed many to 1500 rads, but that's still only half as much as the 2900 rad exposures around hanford. ucla radiation specialist doctor robert gale. >> who treated. >> chernobyl victims, worries about hanford. so 1st may. >> expect now. >> or in the future to see thyroid. >> abnormalities and. very likely. >> thyroid cancers. >> tom bailey farms downwind of hanford many of his relatives have. >> had cancer. >> over the years. today, he was angry at the polluters. >> who the hell do. >> they think they are? >> that was from 1990, not long after hanford stopped operating as a nuclear production facility and the country started contemplating the seriousness of the contamination problem there. it was not just cows grazing on radioactive grasses. over the years, it's been radioactive bunnies and radioactive tumbleweeds. and ultimately the revelation that it was tens of millions of leaking radioactive waste over hanford's 40 plus years in business. that facility produced nearl

video footage that we got of the drone hitting chernobyl. russia crashed what appears to have been a drone carrying explosives into the big concrete and steel cocoon, the big sarcophagus that encases the destroyed nuclear reactor at chernobyl. from that, that radioactive site in ukraine in the former soviet union. that site from chernobyl, they've got that that that reactor encased actually has sort of a twin in hanford. hanford has also built those same kinds of protective casings, that same kind of reinforced sarcophagus or cocoon around their dead, destroyed reactors. and the point of those very eerie structures is to contain the radioactivity inside those destroyed nuclear sites until sometime in the future, they may be cooled off some, and hopefully by then we'll have better technology for handling so much waste and debris that is so radioactive. in august 1976, there was an explosion at one of the buildings at hanford. and that building where that explosion happened was so radioactive that they could not open it up to start cleaning it

into the reactor shield at the chernobyl nuclear site last week. one of the reasons we knew that was very bad, but it wasn't a radioactivity catastrophe is because our own government, one of our own agencies in the federal government, the national nuclear security administration, maintains sensors at the chernobyl nuclear site to monitor in case anything goes wrong there. so when that russian drone attack hit the chernobyl reactor sarcophagus, one of the ways we were able to be sure that that didn't result in a catastrophic release of radioactivity is because we've got expert, we've got expert nuclear monitoring at that site that is maintained by the national nuclear security administration, which is part of the federal government here at home. the national nuclear security administration maintains and refurbishes and ensures the safe and secure storage and transportation and maintenance of our nation's thousands of nuclear weapons. nnsa runs the national nuclear labs. they develop nuclear propulsion systems for our nuclear submarines. they are the

chernobyl was not a flash in the pan.few weeks, there would be something like chernobyl, because of the structural defects of the soviet system. stahl: officials say that because this took place at the soviet's newest reactor, it's another indication of the inferiority of soviet technology. and they say the soviets brought on the accident by not taking the same kind of safety precautions taken in the united states. naftali: chernobyl reminded the soviets that they couldn't play in the game of modern technology. they couldn't protect their own people, and they couldn't hide it anymore. dobbs: gorbachev's biggest challenge was how to get his country moving again, and in order to do that, he needed to end the arms race, he needed to spend more money on improving living standards of ordinary people, and for that, he needed a relaxation of tensions with the west. [ cameras shutters clicking ] reporter: iceland? iceland? yeah, that's what i was here to tell you about. [ laughter ] well, i am pleased to announce that general sec

the eu's foreign policy chief says a russian drone strike on the chernobyl nuclear plant shows russia want peace. the kremlin denies any knowledge of the attack. hello, i'm helena humphrey. welcome to this bbc news special programme on the war in ukraine. president zelensky says more work is needed on a plan to end the war, as he met the us vice—presidentjd vance on the sidelines of the munich security conference. ukraine's president made it clear that any peace deal with russia must involve real security guarantees for his country. jd vance insisted the us did want a "durable lasting peace", but earlier he stunned the gathered european leaders with a withering attack on their own countries, particularly in relation to free speech. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet reports from the conference in germany. finally, after three years of war, formal talks about peace. ukraine and america face to face to find ways to end the fighting. fundamentally, the goal is, as president trump outlined it, we want the war to come to a close, we want the killing to stop, but we want to a

the latest attack, a drone strike on chernobyl power drone strike on the chernobyl power plant.een from more 77than of denials from moscow. more than anyone else, wants this war to anyone else, it wants this war to end stop but a just not. lyse doucet, bbc news, munich. at the beginning of 2014, in february of that year, russia occupied and annexed crimea. the purple shows land russia took but that ukraine has since won back. life is now in limbo for many ukrainians. of the country to speak to people who live on the banks of a reservoir now empty, after a vital dam was destroyed. the destruction of a major dam drained this reservoir. oleksandr used to fish these waters. now he waits for donald trump's vision for peace. then nothing will work out. most likely, it will be impossible to live next it dared to dream that three years of sacrifice and western support the loss of this water has reshaped ukraine. it separates where we are from russian—occupied and what ukraine wants is a guarantee that it with all the talk about talks, funerals are constant. here, it is the turn of natal

ukraine on edge after a drone strike at the chernobyl nuclear plant and world leaders stunned by mixed messages from the u.s. over the war. president zelenskyy saying they have a low chance of surviving without u.s. support. live from new york it is almost saturday night. we take you inside studio 8h to celebrate a show that kept us laughing for 50 years. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. we start with the internal revolt rocking the trump justice department as the doj moved to dismiss the federal corruption case against new york mayor eric adams after a string of federal prosecutors refused to do so. seven of them taking part in a mass resignation, leaving their jobs rather than follow orders to drop the case against adams on the justification it distracted the mayor from devoting his full attention to immigration and prime. the lead prosecutor calling it dismissal with leverage and meant to induce adams of supporting their policy objectives. adams tonight faces growing calls to resign. >> reporter: the justice department officially abandoni

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a russian drone striking the destroyed nuclear power plant at chernobyl.s according to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky. according to zelensky, the concrete shelter that covers the unit was damaged and a fire was extinguished. the damage is said to be extensive, but both zelensky and the international atomic energy agency say radiation levels remain within normal limits. you might remember unit four at chernobyl exploded in 1986, sending extensive clouds of radioactivity across parts of the soviet union and europe. it was later encased in concrete and steel. once again, a russian drone struck the defunct chernobyl nuclear plant overnight. radiation is said to be within normal levels, but both ukraine's president and the iaea say the levels are being closely monitored. the three year russia ukraine war has brought repeated warnings of dangers to ukraine's foreign nuclear power plants. this comes shortly after president trump spoke to putin about ways to end the war in ukraine. but zelensky says this shows putin is definitely not preparing for negotiat

. >> ukraine on edge after a dramatic drone strike at the chernobyl nuclear plant. the world leaders stunned by mixed messages fromom the u.s. over the war as president zelenskyy tells us in an exclusive interview, they have a low chance of surviving without u.s. support. >> pope francis hospitalized with bronchitis. the latest on the 88-year-old's condition. >>> and live from new york, it's almost saturday night. we take you inside studio 8-h to celebrate a show that has kept us laughing for 50 years. >>> good evening, and welcome. we start g, and welcome. we start with the internal revolt rocking the trump justice department as the doj has just moved to dismiss the federal corruption case against new york mayor eric adams after a string of federal prosecutors refused to do so. seven of them taking part in a mass resignation, leaving their jobs rather than follow orders to drop the case against adams on the justification it distracted the mayor from devoting his full attention to the president's priorities on immigration and crime. in his resignation letter, the le

breaking overnight, ukraine says a russian drone struck the chernobyl nuclear plant. this is vice president pence is. in munich and set to meet with zelenskyy at any moment as the trump administration pushes. >> for a. >> peace deal between russia and ukraine. up next, we'll speak to former ukrainian president petro poroshenko, who's zelenskyy just sanctioned about what. >> he thinks. plus, hamas. >> announces the names of the hostages. it will release tomorrow, among. >> them american, israeli. sagi dekel. >> ken, we're back in 90s. you're watching jose. you're watching jose. >> diaz-balart reports on msnbc. want a next level clean? swish with the whoa of listerine. it kills 99.9% of bad breath germs for five times more cleaning power than brushing and flossing alone. get a next level clean... ahhhhh with listerine. feel the whoa! my moderate to severe crohn's symptoms kept me out of the picture. with skyrizi, feel symptom relief at 4 weeks. many people were in remission at 12 weeks, at 1 year, and even at 3 years. don't use if allergic. serious allergic reactions, i

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weeks following their capture of the city of goma. ukraine says, a rushing drone has struck the chernobyl nuclear power plants. the weapon penetrated the outer shell, protecting the facility, and it started the fire. the un atomic energy agency says it did not compromise the inner containment shell of the reactor that melted down back in 1986. and that radiation levels in the area have not increased. that's good. thailand's army has free 260 people from 20 countries who were forced into working in online scam centers and me and more. the rescue operation is part of the crack down on scam centers in southeast asia, which often use traffic, the labor and trick victims around the world. out of millions of dollars. every year, sped. francis has been taken to the hospital in rome with bronchitis. frances has complained of breeding troubles since being diagnosed with the illness last week. excuse me. the 8 year old has struggled with multiple health issues for years and often uses a wheelchair or a keen eye public appearance loss. it has revealed the names of the 3 is really hostages, set to be

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accused russia's military of ramming a drone with a high explosive warhead on it into the former chernobylne reportedly damaged the protective shield that is supposed to prevent radiation leaks from that famously radioactive site. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says the damage was significant, but he says there are not currently signs of increased radiation. amid all of this, the vice president of the united states managed to make things even more confusing, making his own sort of rookie moves on his own first trip abroad, he told the wall street journal that the us would potentially take military action in the war in ukraine, as in us troops in ukraine. everybody in this administration seems to be taking the approach that they should just say whatever pops into their head and try cleaning it up. later, vice president vance said that the wall street journal had twisted his words. the wall street journal does not appear to have conceded they've done any such thing. joining us now from munich, germany, is former ambassador to russia michael mcfaul, who has stayed up till o'dark 30 t

a big blast rocking the chernobyl nuclear power plant overnight.nian president volodymyr zelenskyy says a russian drone hit the protective shell on the reactor but the kremlin denies that claim. thankfully radiation levels have not increased. chernobyl is, of course, the site of the deadly 1986 nuclear meltdown. the area around that plant is considered the exclusion zone and is essentially uninhabited. today closing arguments continue in the asap rocky trial. the rapper is facing two felony asalt charges related to a 2021 shooting. this comes after a. lister rihanna spotted bringing son to the courtroom yesterday. authorities claim they got into a fight that turned violent before the rapper opened fire. if found guilty, he could face decades in prison. and take a look at this wild video. a humpback whale off the coast of chile swallowed a kayaker kae and spits him out. he thought he was going to die. formafortunately he made it out unharmed. frightening encounter of biblical proportions. guys, those are your headlines. >> steve: that's crazy. >> ai

ukraine continued with kyiv claiming an overnight russian drone strike hit the nuclear power plant in chernobyldimir putin, he was not in munich today, instead in moscow, speaking to allies in crimea, with a direct line to the white house and western divisions on show. for now, he's sitting pretty. james landau, bbc news. host: the u.s. is open to talks involving president putin, leaving many ukrainians wary. james waterhouse incident southwestern -- is in southwestern ukraine. james: the sounds and scars of russia's invasion, reminders of war weigh heavy here. the destruction, the major dam drained this reservoir. a static front line has put life on hold. alexander used two fish these waters. now he waits for donald trump's vision for peace. >> if it stays like this as it is now, then nothing will work out. it will just be a border. most likely it will be impossible to live next to the russians, unfortunately. james: america's big plan is a body blow for ukraine. it dared to dream, and three years of sacrifice and western support would make it safe from russia. now it feels vulnerable and betr

also in the program, ukraine accuses russia of a drone attack on the chernobyl nuclear power plant.peak to the head of the u.n. watchdog. and gaza's fragile cease-fire is back on as hamas has released the names of the three hostages due to be released on saturday. good evening. the u.s. vice president jd vance has met the ukrainian litter president zelenskyy, -- leader president zelenskyy, but just shy of the security meeting conference, mr. vance hardly mentioned ukraine and instead use the opportunity to prorate european allies for taking the nato alliance for granted. he also accused them up talking about democracy but not living by the basic tenants of democracy, and stepping on free speech. later, the vice president met with the leader of the far right afd party. take a listen to some of the speech. v.p. vance: the threat that i worry most about vis-a-vis europe is not russia, not china, not any other external actor. i worry about is the threat from within. in washington, there is a new sheriff in town, and under donald trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views, but w

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. >> amidst the chaos and confusion and drama and explosion at chernobyl. today, ukraine says that russia committed a war crime when it launched a drone strike that hit the containment shield over reactor at the defunct site of the 1986 nuclear disaster, chernobyl in ukraine. reuters quotes the plant's chief engineer as saying the barrier, which was supposed to prevent the spread of radioactive substances, has ceased to function according to its original design. the kremlin, as is its want, denies responsibility and its spokesperson, dmitry peskov, suggests that russia was framed. let's kick all of this off with cnn's jeff zeleny at the white house. and jeff, today, vice president vance also said he wanted to, quote, preserve the optionality for those working to negotiate an end to the war. after a meeting with zelenskyy. and vance noted that nato remains, quote, very important. >> well, jake, it was. >> a. >> week of. >> conflicting messages, no doubt. but one thing is clear here. as we end the fourth week of this trump administration, something that the u

continued, with kyiv claiming an overnight russian drone strike had hit the nuclear power plant in chernobylwithadirect line to. .., , . , divisions on show, for now, he's sitting pretty. james landale, bbc news. is in munich with the latest. a lot more to pay for its own defence. and i just saw the nato secretary general, mark rutte, and he agreed withjd vance, saying, yes, is quite another thing. a process for discussion. here in munich, after that 90—minute telephone at the delegates and said, "your main threat is not russia on religious rights. and i think it underlined for most delegates here what this conference, indeed, all of europe, believes our thanks to lyse doucet, who spoke to us munich conference a little security conference a little bit earlier on. we have a lot to discuss. we have got two excellent ian,lesser is a: . ,, at the german marshall fund of the united states. he also serves on the advisory boards of the nato defence both of you, welcome. let's just with you. the let's just start with you. the idea 21:5 once idea that the audience once i listening tojd vance done i l

the latest attack ukraine says a russian drone hit the chernobyl nuclear power plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. but officials say radiation levels are normal. hundreds of thousands of people have died since russia invaded ukraine nearly three years ago. today's meeting comes after president trump spoke with russian president putin earlier this week, saying putin wants peace. zelenskyy says he does too, but doesn't intend to just surrender. and any potential concessions from russia are unclear. we need real security guarantees. well, the vice president works to end that war. here at home. the president battles domestic issues. 25 days ago, a massively illegal corporate coup began, led by elon musk. overnight, the veterans administration dismissing more than 1000 employees in the trump administration, telling federal agencies to fire probationary employees. that goes for departments from education to national nuclear security administration to the forestry service. slashing and burning livelihoods, precious resources. precious programs. lifesaving programs. as a ca

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and they have a case in point today that a russian drone hit a radiation shield that protects the chernobyl nuclear plant. europe's top diplomat. >> last week european officials came to washington and were told by senior officials about ukraine. earlier this week you and other senior officials met with vice president vance and were reassured about the administration's focus on ukraine and this week we heard from pete hegseth whether ukraine could get back territory and taking nato. what are the mix messages? >> the new administration is starting and building a relationship with the new administration. we have had calls with marco rubio and was very reassuring on ukraine. of course we have to figure out the messages what is right. but this conference is a good place. we have a lot of meetings with representatives to understand what are the ideas really of the united states regarding ukraine. >> can europe make plans for ukraine? can you work on a strategy for ukraine? >> we have the strategy in place. for us, it's very clear. it is to put the pressure on russia to stop this war. when preside

a drone strike at chernobyl has ukrainians on edge at the very moment president trump pushes to negotiate an end to the war and gives a big vote of confidence to vladimir putin. vice president vance in the region suggesting u.s. troops could be deployed if putin doesn't promote peace. we're live at the white house. >>> revolt. top justice officials resigning en masse after the trump administration forces them to drop the corruption case against the mayor of new york. what happens next straight ahead. >>> in the spotlight, a new documentary exploring the accused shooter in the murder of a top health care ceo. >> doesn't make sense. there's something wrong here. >> this morning what luigi mangione's family is revealing. >>> plus, doug's winter party. >> hi, i'm doug across the street over here. >> we'll meet the adorable 87-year-old behind the internet's most heart-warming story. 2025. >>> >> i didn't have my dad going viral on the bingo card for 2025. >>> and spirits fly. hundreds of thousands of eagles fans gearing up for the ultimate super bowl celebration. and we're right there live in

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welcome back, this morning russia is denying that it is behind a drone strike against ukraine's chernobylower plant, volodymyr zelenskyy send the overnight attack damaged a radiation shelter but the countries say radiation levels remained normal. good news. that comes as jd vance is due to meet with volodymyr zelenskyy today to talk about the ukraine russia conflict. >>> hundreds of federal workers are out of a job and thousands more are bracing for sweeping layoffs, all orchestrated by the department of government efficiency headed by elon musk. cbs news learned that recent hires still on probationary status have received termination notices including 1000 workers at the department of veterans affairs, elon musk has called for the elimination of entire federal agencies to cut government costs. >>> a federal judge in washington, d.c. ordered the trump administration to temporary restore funding for conflicts in place before president trump took office, they filed a lawsuit against the president's 90 day freeze on aid. >>> and a supersized party in philadelphia today, the eagles going to c

all the thousand island word salads all the times kamala harris once again morphed into a human chernobylooked and sounded like a hungover sophomore during a verbal book report trying to get to a minimum word count. why cbs and 60 minutes wouldn't release the transcript and unedited video from the interview at the time is dumbfounding because it drew all this attention to what we're talking about now months later. liz, it's not like it's network policy not to release the transcript. whenever donald trump was interviewed on cbs news or 60 minutes, they released immediately after. liz: jd vance. >> yeah, jd vance last week, same thing. thank you. there's no leg to stand on or pinky here. the goal was to protect kamala harris at all cost and all in an effort to defeat donald trump and obviously they failed miserably. liz: joe, critics say they did it to make her look more presidential and looked like she was doing more to add to global warming than any polluting nation in the world. put a cap and trade on it. she was talking the -- edited out talking alaska the two-state solution with israel

russians and hundreds of thousands of people without electricity because of that attack and attack on chernobyl confinement shelter two days ago. putin clearly still shows that he's not ready or willing to talk about peace. look, we'll be working very active with our american friends to do whatever is important for them to be able to actually bring putin to the table, and hope peace is achieveability. zelensky believing peace is achievable and we've been phygoing for three years and liberated 50% of what russia has take and ukraine is defending our home, and we rely on our american friends in doing so. kevin: speaking of the president, he said this about not being invited to saudi arabia. listen to his remarks and get your reaction on the other side here. >> we don't have any invitation and something strange for me to speak in this case, this format. before we have no negotiation for the partners and i remember, russia is not our strategic partner. kevin. the conversation doesn't nighed to include president zelensky right now, but ultimately stake holders not just in the row john but -- region

of nuclear safety workers that the administration is trying to unfire after we saw the attack on chernobyl the speed and breadth with which they are moving. >> the big picture here is that there's a private citizen who is an unelected billionaire who is operating with unprecedented power and influence within the government right now. just put that over here in this bucket for a moment. you look at what doge has been doing, and i think this example of the nuclear staff raises the exact question. if the agency making these cuts itself isn't aware of what it's cutting in the moment then how can the american people understand what's happening at all? the question is, you know, no one will disagree that there's fraud and waste of the government and i spoke to the head of the accountability department, the way you get there is not using a machete rather than a scalpel. these mistakes, as they call him, could have a real conference. >> sahil, president trump said this is what i campaigned on, and i'm following through on it. did he campaign on cuts that go this deep and there are jitters about me

and they have a case in point today that a russian drone hit a radiation shield that protects the chernobyl power plant. i talked about all of this earlier today, ukraine and jd vance's speech with kia calls. thank you for coming back to the news hour. last week, european officials came to washington and were reassured by senior trump administration officials about ukraine. earlier this week my you and other senior european officials met with vice president vance in paris and or reassured about the focus on ukraine. but this week, we heard from the defense secretary questioning whether ukraine could ever get back occupied era tory and essentially taking nato off of the table. what is the impact of the mixed messages from the u.s.? >> the new administration is starting, and we are building up relationships with the new administration as well. i've had a good call with marco rubio, who was also very assuring on ukraine. of course we have to figure out the messages, what is right to rebut this conference is a good place. we've had a lot of meetings with the representatives to understand the id

they struck the nuclear facility in chernobyl with a drone.ything they have. ukrainians are killing russians 10-one. putin may have lost a million soldiers but he doesn't care. he will lose more to prove a point. he is clever regarding using north korean soldiers, prisoners. these are not russian elites and their children fighting these wars. people the russian population could care less about. i mean their primary tactic on the ground is send waves and waves of soldiers rushing the front lines in hopes of gaining a few more feet of territory. a war meat grinder out there and the russians are going forward into these meat grinders because death waits for them in front and wait behind them if they retreat. the only way is forward. now it's working. my advice to the when dealing with putin vladimir putin is an intelligence officer. understand before anything. it's how he grew up. play the game but trust nothing he says. zelenskyy needs to understand this is not an endless war chest of money from the americans. we have ukraine fatigue. we want it

. >> new overnight, a russian drone has hit the damaged chernobyl nuclear power plant. this, according to the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy. the video shows the very moment. look at that flash. the drone hit radiation background limits have remained normal. the ukrainian military claims russia fired 133 drones at ukraine overnight. this comes as president trump says the russian president, vladimir putin, is ready for peace talks. zelenskyy tweeted overnight that these attacks show, quote, putin is definitely not preparing for negotiations. he's preparing to continue deceiving the world. mixed messages from the white house over how to end russia's war in ukraine. in fact, what the u.s. position is, vice president jd vance told the wall street journal the u.s. could hit russia with sanctions, even send u.s. forces to ukraine if putin fails to negotiate in good faith. quote, there are economic tools of leverage. there are, of course, military tools of leverage. today, the vice president is meeting with ukrainian president on the sidelines of the munich security

ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says a russian drone nearly destroyed a nuclear power plant at chernobyl. zelenskyy posted video of the attack. an explosive warhead struck a concrete shelter, which protected it from leaking radiation. a fire at that site has been put out. all of this comes as vice president vance and secretary of state rubio meet with zelenskyy today. it is the first in-person meeting in the trump administration's push to end russia's war on ukraine. here's today in the bay's alice barr with more. okay, well welcome everybody. this morning, vice president jd vance meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy at the munich security conference. it comes just as the trump administration is stepping into negotiations to end russia's war on ukraine. president trump spoke this week with russian leader vladimir putin. later pressed on whether he trusts him. i believe that he would like to see something happen. i trust him on this subject. in a sharp turn from the biden administration's efforts to isolate putin, president trump said he thinks russia should rejoin the g7

people were targeted by this, but it comes even as there has been news of attack by someone on the chernobyl nuclear plant in ukraine with this agency is responsible for monitoring for the us. the energy department just responded to nbc news's request about this with a statement saying, in part, that it's less than half of 1% of the nnsa's workforce that's been affected here, and that they believe, essentially that they can continue going on with the mission. chris, i don't think this will be the last we've heard today. since we last spoke. i heard from a source at the irs who said, you know, this is one of those agencies where they might want to get rid of probationary employees whom they need to continue to get through tax filing season. so it's a bit of an ad hoc process. and we're watching as these cuts continue to ripple out across the federal government today. >> all right, garrett, thank you so much. now to the string of prosecutors resigning in protest over the doj's order to drop charges against the mayor of new york city. nbc's tom winter has been following this story for us. so ma

and just as a drone strike hit the chernobyl nuclear plant in ukraine, we learned that the trump administrationpeople who oversee our nuclear stockpile before scrambling to bring them back because they couldn't find all of their contact information. you can't make it up sometimes. putin smiled when he saw that one. i also bet he smiled when vice president jd vance started talking at the munich security conference this week, because instead of talking about the ongoing war in ukraine, which is what everybody else is talking about, vance decided to admonish our european allies for not opening their arms to far right movements in their own countries. >> the threat. that i worry the. >> most. about vis a vis europe is. >> not russia. >> it's not china. >> it's. >> not any other. external actor. and what i worry about is the threat from within. >> i mean, vladimir putin could not have scripted that speech or this entire week i just went through any better if he tried. this weekend, we learned that top trump officials are heading to saudi arabia to start peace talks. we also learned that russia will

these reactors are not chernobyl. they're not built like that anymore, the way they're constructed.aying they're risk free, but the risk is lower, especially if. >> and when. >> and small modular. >> reactors are not a thing yet. >> we hear a. >> lot about them. kelly. it's like i hear a lot about this high speed train from dc to new york that's going to bring me home in an hour. >> we're not. >> quite there yet. i'll be on the amtrak. it chugs along at, you know, 65 miles an hour. but down the road we might have. >> you know. >> the maglev or the shinkansen here. >> we'll see. you're in the car. if i'm not mistaken. >> i took the train. >> did you? it was. >> it was. >> icy yesterday, and i just. >> was, like, too lazy. >> to drive. yeah, it's a lot of this. >> yeah. anyway, i always get there. i get up to go to the restroom right when we hit a corner. whoa. across the train i go. >> exactly. so i'm going to apologize. >> to people. >> i fall into. >> so you and i are our center of gravity. we don't. we don't cope. well, brian, it was an excellent interview. thank you for bringing

overnight, ukraine accusing russia of launching a drone attack at chernobyl's nuclear site.zelenskyy says despite significant damage to the shelter, radiation levels have not increased. we're joined now by retired major general james spider marks, a cnn military analyst. we're also joined by jill dougherty, a former cnn moscow bureau chief. jill, your takeaways from the vance zelenskyy meeting. >> well, what he said at the meeting, i think was predictable. um, especially talking about long term. that's good. but i think the speech before by the vice president was troubling because he talked not at all about what you do to resolve this war. it was really an attack on europe for its moral values. and i found it quite surprising because i'm not quite sure exactly what it had to do with the subject as you are, which is ending this war. um, maybe it scores some points back home. but it was it was really notable that he was, you know, he was attacking the europeans and nothing about russia, nothing about russia's repression of open discussion and freedom of expression, et cetera.

. >> on the same day that a military drone with a high explosive warhead struck the chernobyl nuclear leadership is having a disastrous moment on the global stage. symbolic much. defense secretary and former fox weekend host pete hegseth and vice president jd vance are in europe this week amid rising tensions with our allies. nato is currently in disarray after hegseth announced that our security priorities lie elsewhere and has already been forced to walk back, comments he made just a day before that, indicating that ukraine should abandon all hope of regaining all of its territory back from russia. senator roger wicker, republican of mississippi and the chairman of the panel that oversees the pentagon, criticized hegseth for his remarks, calling it a rookie mistake, and told politico, quote, i don't know who wrote the speech. it is the kind of thing tucker carlson could have written. and carlson is a fool. the youth have spoken two dozens of middle school students on a u.s. military base in germany walked out of class in protest of dismantling of d-i policies. jd vance is also stumb

and it seems that and we saw the strike in chernobyl, even though the russians have denied that.utin is feeling more emboldened than we've seen in a while, given that president trump, the way that he's been framing this, that perhaps russia is going to be the winner in this as opposed to ukraine and the europeans. >> well, we'll have to see. i mean, putin thinks he's winning the war. he's also under some pressure at home. economically. i think russia can continue the war for another year, and so can the ukrainians. and these talks may produce nothing. i mean, the ukrainians may decide it's not a good enough offer, and we're going to keep fighting. and europe says that it will continue to help support ukraine. and american arms are still flowing to ukraine. so, i mean, president trump wants to end the war. i know he wants to end the bloodshed, but, uh, it's very hard to force concessions on people who are fighting for their lives on the ukrainian side and and on the russian side in a militarized society, um, where one man will basically decide what is victory and what isn't. >> al