michelle griffin for us there on medical speaking to the press. thank you. with the war and ukraine now beyond the $100.00 day mark, opinions in germany are divided on how to deal with roger and bring an end to the fighting. done for knocking works on conflict issues for the rows of luxembourg foundation, which is tied to germany. socialists left the smallest opposition party in parliament. welcome to the show you criticized supplying ukraine with weapons. what is the best way for ukraine to defend itself? and the key question is, how do we get as quickly as possible to peace negotiations? and the question is how, which kind of pressure would move moscow as fast as possible? and i think military li, this would take months if not years before one or both sides readily ready to discuss these new positions. i think if we put really economic sanctions, economic pressure on most of that would be much faster and much more effective. and i think the sanctions we have until today in the european union, they are so weak. they are so many to polls and that's what i cr

michelle griffin for us there on medical speaking to the press. thank you. now to some of the other stories making use around the world. belgium's king felipe is in the democratic republic of congo on a 6 day trip. it seen as a chance for reconciliation between the 2 nations and belgium's brutal colonial rule. millions of congolese people were killed, mutilated, or died of disease as the land was pillaged for its resources. japan and nato have agreed to step up. co operation is follows a meeting between the chief of naval military committee and the head of japan. self defense forces on the ukrainian situation depends. general misaki koji told reporters that unit, the actual efforts to change the status quo by force, must not be tolerated. the trial of 2 men suspected of murdering prominent dutch journalist pitted the fleece has been, has begun. he was shot at close range at amsterdam last year and died. 9 days later, authorities believe that killing was connected to an organized crime group. the u. s. like some of the americas is getting underway in los ange

president joe biden is in new mexico this saturday, meeting with governor michelle griffin to discussroute fires that are burning across the state. the biden administration is facing criticism from new mexico residents, who claimed that federal officials allowed a planned burn to spread out of control, leading to some of the largest wildfires in state is three. more than 325 acres have been charred. a special election to fill alaska's loan has c is underway. there are 48 candidates onto this ballot, including former governor, sarah palin and a democrat socialist from the city of north pole, who legally changed his name to santa claus. american voices continues after this break. s afte this break staying up half the night searching for savings on your prescriptions? just ask your cvs pharmacist. we search for savings for you. from coupons to lower costs options. plus, earn up to $50 extra bucks rewards each year just for filling at cvs pharmacy. this summer, dinosaurs are in our world. plus, earn up to $50 extra bucks rewards pet dinosaur? i'll take care of you. ♪ ♪ [ growling ] [ scre

. >> cory griffin is who i singled out, michelle. take a look at more of how he sounded. commission declining to certify results. >> cory griffin, the founder of cowboys for trump. here is what he said about his plans for violence. >> you want to say that was a mob. a violence? no, sir. no, ma'am. we could have a rally on the same steps. if we do then it's going to be a sad day. there will be blood running out of that building. >> michelle? >> i will say a couple things. first, it's notable that it's not even notable anymore when republican officials basically threaten bloodshed if they don't get their way. that has become the focus of second amendment activism at this point is the constant, unending threat of insurrectionist violence. but the other piece of it i think it's important -- you mentioned before some of these hearings look boring. i don't mean the january 6th hearings, i mean the kind of procedural places where people are refuse to go certify elections and i think at that really works to republicans' advantage because the next insurrection part of it might loo