and later, a trip to the british embassy and a cup of tea with ambassador karen pierce.er thoughts on the war in ukraine, being a woman in a male dominated field, and yes, the upcoming coronation of king charles. . so we saw a pretty jarring split screen this week from the two leading candidates for president in 2024. and that split screen served as a reminder of what is at stake in this election. on one side, president joe biden formally took the plunge, officially launching his reelection campaign in a video released on tuesday. in it, the president reiterated his commitment to protecting personal freedoms. from voting rights to abortion rights to civil rights. big issues in this campaign. he also hosted a state dinner wednesday night where the highlight was the south korean president singing american pie, how american is that? and last night, president biden joins hundreds of people in a hotel ballroom to make jokes that only a washington crowd would laugh at. in other words, all of this was pretty normal fodder for an episode of the west wing. and that is intentional

karen pierce. alex witt is in for "chris jansing reports" right now. ♪♪ >>> a very good day to all of you. i'm alex witt in for chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. donald trump proclaiming confidence in mike pence, even after his former vp spent hours testifying in front of a grand jury. so what questions are left to be answered, and what does all this mean for jack smith's effort to build a case against trump? >>> plus, nearly two dozen people are dead in ukraine including several children after russia launches a devastating predawn attack. the target, an apartment building hundreds of miles from the front lines. >>> and abortion rights advocates score victories in the unlikeliest of places, attempts to impose new bans fall short in a pair of red states. are they one-offs or warning signs for the republican party? >>> we start with federal prosecutors poring over hours of new testimony from vice president mike pence. one of the few people with firsthand knowledge about forme

karen pierce. very good day to all of you. i'm alex witt in for chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. donald trump proclaiming confidence in mike pence, even after his former vp spent hours testifying in front of a grand jury. so what questions are left to be answered, and what does all this mean for jack smith's effort to build a case against trump? >>> plus, nearly two dozen people are dead in ukraine including several children after russia launches a devastating

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i'm karen pierce and -- i was an active part of the development of this framework in my position at the d. public health at environmental justice director of the population health division and a residence devon bayview hunter's point. and i thank you for the comments because i want to start by saying this is an environmental will justice approach. government can't lead it. it has to be lead by the people that are most affected. and that's what happened with this process. it was wonderful -- we had a number of city agencies this don't always work together. we metly work together as the city family in name but not actuality. but this was different. and it was different because -- everyone that was involved has humility to step back and let community take the lead. that's when environmental justice is about. it is in the know the policy it is about the process. if this is going to work, then we have to be committed to environmental justice. and that means we need to find how we doll this by working with community that's where this map came from the people who live in the neighborhoods know

i'm karen pierce and -- i was an active part of the development of this framework in my position at the d. public health at environmental justice director of the population health division and a residence devon bayview hunter's point. and i thank you for the comments because i want to start by saying this is an environmental will justice approach. government can't lead it. it has to be lead by the people that are most affected. and that's what happened with this process. it was wonderful -- we had a number of city agencies this don't always work together. we metly work together as the city family in name but not actuality. but this was different. and it was different because -- everyone that was involved has humility to step back and let community take the lead. that's when environmental justice is about. it is in the know the policy it is about the process. if this is going to work, then we have to be committed to environmental justice. and that means we need to find how we doll this by working with community that's where this map came from the people who live in the neighborhoods know

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