mark montgomery. - president putin. mark montgomery. seniorl president putin. mark- montgomery.tion for the defence of democracies. the catastrophic impacts of climate change have been laid out in a major new report, which the united nations has described as "a survival guide for humanity". climate experts say there is a "closing window of opportunity" to build a sustainable future, but say that will involve rapid cuts to fossil fuels, and maximising the use of clean energy and technology. here's our climate editorjustin rowlatt. as many as a3,000 people are estimated to have died in a drought in somalia, a new report said today. in malawi last week, dogs were used to sniff out bodies. more than 250 people were killed when one of the strongest cyclones ever recorded ripped through the country. weather extremes like these are likely to intensify as the world continues to warm, un scientists warned today. their report was published at a conference in the swiss town of interla ken. the document released here today draws together eight years of work and it will be crucial — the basi

mark montgomery is a senior fellow at the foundation of defence of democracies. earlier to share his expectations of today's meeting. i think the overall goal of these meetings is to further develop and enhance their no limits partnership, and i try to look at that through three prisms, the first, diplomatic. china has fully supported russia at the united nations, they condemned the war as a nato inspired conflict, they have supported them economically. they've bought all the natural oil and natural gas that europe has chosen not to buy. they've bought from russia, they have increased trade 30%. the one area where putin needs more support is in the military area where chinese support, while it hasn't been transparent it is clear that has not been substantial. i think vladimir putin will be working hard to improve that military support as part of the no limits partnership. in terms of the power dynamics of china and russia, it could be assumed china now holds all of the cards? i think, you are spot on, and your correspondent steve rosenberg was right, this is thei

as an economy in chrome, a tor school mark, montgomery is a retired u. s. navy rear admiral and serves the senior director of the center on cyber and technology innovation and the foundation for defense of democracies. i asked him what sort of difference 18 leopard twos will make. well, 1st thank you for having me. and as you're a reporter alluded to, it's going to make a significant difference. the these tax will be part, i think, of an overall grouping of $88.00 of or 100 tanks that come from germany, poland, sweden, finland, norway, spain, portugal and canada. a lot of deliveries of the left lever to which is absolutely the right tank for ukraine or has it mixes firepower accuracy maneuverability mobility as a long range. as a diesel engine easiest to make, much easier to maintain and say, u. s. and one, a, one abrams, i think that this is going to have a significant effect on the battle field. and i think it was the best possible contribution that germany and many other western european powers could make to the ukrainian war effort. ok, so that's qui

phil: good talking to you, thank you so much for joining us, mark montgomery and washington.ierce fighting in the east of ukraine means casualties on both sides have been mounting. kyiv does not disclose its losses, but u.s. officials estimate more than 100,000 ukrainians have been killed or injured in this war. makeshift graveyards had been marked out to bury the dead. >> vladimir varosha, was just 20 when he died. oleg was just 26. bodan was 21. they all bought their country. at this graveyard in kharkiv, there are hundreds of soldiers' graves. over each one flies the ukrainian flag. >> the price is so high. do you see how many of our soldiers have fallen in this war? i hope this sacrifice is not in vain. reporter: in ukraine during lent, relatives bring bread and sweets to the grapes for the dead. irina is here with kherson good her husband was a border guard. >> [crying] there are many graveyards everywhere in ukraine. this is awful. it is time to end this war. there are just too many ukrainian victims. reporter: the next group of mourners is already waiting for a 26-year

for more on the fallout from the situation, rear admiral mark montgomery joins us, senior fellow at theocracy. admiral montgomery, thanks for being here. us officials say the us drone surveillance missions are backup, continuing over the black sea but at the same time you see that moscow is issuing awards to the pilots who took down our drone. moscow is saying they better not get close to the borders. what do you make of this escalating tension. >> it is aggressive. they definitely were trying to degrade or damage the drone and after 19 passes the pilot, because he was tired or mad, often -- eventually struck it. with international airspace, should not be allowed, we had smart transparency to release our video before the russians could get doctored video. it is clear what happened and we need to hold the russians accountable. ashley: do you think the biden administration will do that? >> if i were in charge, i would get drones back in the air. the next step is the one i'm concerned they may not take which is to hold russia accountable and impose costs on them. the best way to do that wo

let's go to mark and montgomery, alabama. mark, tell us your thoughts on this legislation?aller: i am opposed to it. my wife is an educator. those books would not have made it to the shelf if they weren't warranted good education material. we have other books that are on the shelves at third grade levels like the odyssey and the iliad. they have conduct in them that everybody may not condone but they haven't been pulled from schools. host: has your wife faced any censorship or tying of her hands because of concerns about what teachers like her teaching in the classroom? caller: no. but i can tell you that they have been pulling books a lot longer than this critical race theory has come about. they've been pulling books for years. host: let's go to dahlia in miami, florida. you are in favor of the legislation? caller: yes i am, good morning. the reason i am in favor of it is because parents have rights. when the government tries to eliminate parents in the education of their children, that is completely wrong. i have two grandchildren who used to be in public schools. one of

let's go to mark and montgomery, alabama. mark, tell us your thoughts on this legislation?aller: i am opposed to it. my wife is an educator. those books would not have made it to the shelf if they weren't warranted good education material. we have other books that are on the shelves at third grade levels like the odyssey and the iliad. they have conduct in them that everybody may not condone but they haven't been pulled from schools. host: has your wife faced any censorship or tying of her hands because of concerns about what teachers like her teaching in the classroom? caller: no. but i can tell you that they have been pulling books a lot longer than this critical race theory has come about. they've been pulling books for years. host: let's go to dahlia in miami, florida. you are in favor of the legislation? caller: yes i am, good morning. the reason i am in favor of it is because parents have rights. when the government tries to eliminate parents in the education of their children, that is completely wrong. i have two grandchildren who used to be in public schools. one of

week after a 16-year-old was stabbed to death in a classroom fight at montgomery high school in santa rosa. the students today will mark at 4:45 from courthouse square to city hall in front of the school board meeting at 6:00. 500 people were in a meeting last night where students told the superintendent to fix the safety issues. coming up at 9:30, hear from a student not even in high school yet who says fights in her school are already out of hand. >>> a very important warning for people living in martinez and pacheco , if you grow your own fruits and vegetables, you may want to think twice about eating from your own garden. public health officials say there is concern the soil has been exposed to hazardous materials from the martinez refinery. last november, the refiner released a powder into the air containing heavy metals and coated neighborhoods at least one mile away. they are doing testing and we reached out to the martinez refinery to get a response and we will let you know when we hear back if you grow your own fruits and vegetables in the area, be aware. >>> gavin newsom will not deliver a state of the state

access i get to represent every day the historic cities of birmingham, montgomery and my hometown of selma alabama. last week we marked the 58th anniversary of blood he sunday in my hometown. the members of congress, civil rights leaders and many of the surviving foot soldiers of the march from selma to montgomery. this annual pilgrimage serves as a reminder that the struggle for the voting rights and equal access to the ballot box is not one of a distant past. as we sit here today discussing the 2022 midterm elections we must not lose sight of the fact that 58 years ago continues today. there are successes to be sure in the midterms. they performed admirably despite the threat and harassments that many face over the last two years. it was secure as it was in 2020. those who continue to perpetuate that it was stolen and the falsehoods about the security of our elections lost many of the reasons for the offices. furthermore according to the brendan center for justice in 2022 at least 12 states enacted laws that expanded access to the vote. however the brennan center found another 12 states enacted the restrictive or el

today we have the julian: montgomery high school students in santa rosa staged a walkout mark today or lastw's hundreds walked out on what they claim is a lack of safety on school. if it-year-old freshman is charged with -- 15-year-old freshman is charged with manslaughter. larry: the planned closure of two public charter schools in sunnyvale prompted calls for more accountability. parents along with city officials say the board that ran the summit, held no public -- >> did not return our call for comment today, they announced the closure of the campus in january today they do not see a viable path to remain open. julian: a big storm on the way. larry: i want to get sandy - give sandy credit, i said there is predictions of la niÑa and that will not get much rain. she said no, this winter we will get a lot of rain. you were spot on. >> thank you, larry. this goes to prove to you that just because you have a la niÑa year it does not guarantee it will be drier than usual. it varies from year to year. we see another atmospheric river heading in our direction. right now enjoy the blue skies

like andrÉs, president biden and civil rights leaders today are marking the 50th anniversary of the march is from selma to montgomerybama. what became known as bloody sunday was meant to be a peaceful march for voting rights led by a young activist named john louis. after the nonviolent marchers crossed the edmund pettus bridge, police beat them in a flurry of tear gas, buttons, and other forms of violence delivered from horseback. march 7th, 1965 proved to be a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement as the voting rights act of 1965 was passed just five months later. today, that important moment in our history could now be collateral damage in the so-called war on wokeness being waged by those on the right. trump promised he was not going to give up on his vision of america without a fight. neither can we. joining me now is nbc news correspondent and -- thank you for being here. president biden is heading your way to commemorate bloody sunday. what is he expected to say when he gets to selma? >> good morning, jonathan. we expect the president to arrive here around 3:30 eastern time. what we know right now is th

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montgomery, and my hometown of selma, alabama. i'm excited to join the subcommittee and continue this critical work. last week we mark the 50th anniversary of blood he sunday and my hometown of selma with a visit from president biden. civil rights leaders and many of the surviving foot soldiers of the march from selma to montgomery. this pilgrimage serves as a reminder the violent struggle not one of the distance past. as we sit here today discussing the 2022 midterm elections, we must not lose sight of the fact the struggle for equal voting rights that occurred on the bridge of 58 years ago continues today. their processes in the 2022 midterms. millions of americans pass about those ballots were counted and election workers across the nation performed admirably despite the threat and harassment many faced over the last two years. the election was secure as it was in 20 -- 2020. those super perpetuate the big lies that the last presidential election was stolen in traffic and falsehoods of the security of our elections. while many of the races for critical statewide offices prefer the more according to the brennan cen

, the people that live in neighboring montgomery, birmingham, wherever, those come out of state, louisiana, georgia, they are here to see the commander in chief markmoment and we are told he's going to speak about voting rights and some plans he has to make sure that voting access is free and equitable to all. mike. mike: david spunt on a beautiful day in selma, alabama, many thanks. border patrol officials struggling to keep up with the steady flow of migrants, smugglers and traffickers making their way across the southern border. we are live in mission, texas next. ♪ ♪ ♪ mike: a live look at southern border where officials are reporting an unprecedented number of migrant encounters, a group of 6 senators who paid a visit to the border on friday now urging vice president kamala harris doing the same as border czar, as officials on the ground battle are rising number of smugglers. matt finn in the border in mission, texas, hello, matt. matt: hi, mike, among those numbers so often we see children being brought here into the united states. sometimes babies and you could only hope that they are in the arms of their parents or their guardians but, of

mark the 58th anniversary known as bloody sunday. the day in 1965 when 600 people began a march from selma to montgomery demanding an end to discrimination in voter registration. those marchers including the late congressman john lewis, beaten by white state troopers as they tried to cross the edmund pettus bridge and sparked outrage and helped support for the voting rights act. prescilla alvarez is in selma. the president makes his own case for voting rights? >> reporter: that is right. an this is an opportunity for him to make fresh calls for voting protections. it is also his first time visiting as president. he has been there twice before in 2020 and back as vice president in 2013, but he is again coming into this visit wanting to escalator elevate voting protections while also commemorating the 58th anniversary of bloody sunday. so the white house said his remarks are intended to commemorate this anniversary, to make the note that we should not erase history, and also to underscore that voting rights are integral to economic justice and civil rights for black americans. now earlier today kamala harris released a statement in which s

mark the 58th anniversary of the day known as bloody sunday. on this day in 1965, 600 people began a march from selma to montgomery, demanding an toned discriminationvoter registration. marchers were beaten by white state troopers, including the late congressman john lewis, as they tried to cross the edmund pettus bridge. it helped spark outrage. cnn's arlette saenz is joining us right now. arlette is there in selma for the event today. the president is expected to make his own case for maintaining, restoring lost voter rights. >> reporter: yeah, fred, he is. the president will make his arguments against the backdrop of what was a brutal, yet very historic moment in the civil rights movement. the president will be here to celebrate the 58th anniversary of bloody sunday, as you recapped, the moment where civil rights and voting rights activists crossed that bridge right behind me and were severely beaten by police officers, many white police officers. the president is traveling to selma. the white house says in order to ensure the history and memory of bloody sunday is not erased from america's memories. he's also expected to make the case for votin

montgomery, and my hometown of selma, alabama. i'm excited to join the subcommittee and continue this critical work. last week we mark the 58th anniversary of bloody sunday in my hometown of selma with a visit from president biden, a bipartisan delegation members of congress, civil rights leaders and many of the surviving foot soldiers ofth the march from sea to montgomery. this annual pilgrimage serves as a as a reminder that the violent struggle for voting rights and equal access to the ballot box is not one of a distance pastor as were seated todaye discussing the 2022 midterm elections we must not lose sight of the fact that the struggle for equal voting rights that occurred on the edmund pettus bridge 50n ags ago continues today. there are successes to be sure and the 2022 midterms. millions of americans cast their ballots at those ballots were counted and election workers across thent nation perform admirably, despite the threats and harassment that many faced over the last two years. the election was secure, as a lesson 2020. those who continue to perpetuate the big lie that the last presidential election was

montgomery. as they crossed they were met with violence. white police blasted them with tear gas, attacking them with whips and clubs. that day markedthe battle for voting rights. those violent images of bloody sunday were seen across the study and helped galvanize public support for the passage of the voting rights act of 1965. as for biden's visit today, this will be his first trip as presidents for selma's annual voting right tribute at 2:30 eastern 3:30 central biden will deliver remarks from the pettus bridge to commemorate bloody sunday and to highlight the continuing fight for equal warning lights. later biden will participate in the annual selma bridge crossing. stick for msnbc throughout the afternoon and we will have live coverage of biden's remark in selma and the bridge crossing as well. before all that, you should join me for a worthwhile conversation with two women who participated in the march on bloody sunday when they were just young girls. that is coming up later in the hour right after the break one judges decision in texas could affect abortion access for the entire nation in for generations to come. i will speak