joining me now is republican senator james lankford of oklahoma.elcome back to "meet the press "qwest. >> thanks. good to see you again. >> great to see you. you have been a longtime supporter of defending ukraine. in fact, in 2022 you co-sponsored legislation that called for the u.s. to protect ukraine, quote, before, during and after the invasion. based on what you witnessed in the oval office, senator, are you concerned that the united states is turning its back on ukraine? >> no. we're not turning our back on ukraine nor should we. putin is a murderous kgb thug that murders his political enemies and is a dictator there, and so we've seen this. we've seen his aggression. countries around him have seen this. obviously the ukrainian people have seen that. the challenge is now we are at a stalemate and this is a world war i-like trench warfare and it is good to be at least a pause and when i hear president trump saying over and over and say we need to get to a stop in fighting and find a resolution. zelenskyy is rightfully concerned that putin has

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host: that was bobby in. -- in oklahoma. let's hear from todayla in oklahoma. good morning. caller: good morning. it was a disaster. i have never seen that on television like that. the problem is that to be honest with you they did not do anything. he defends his country. whether you are a small country or a superpower, he has to defend their interests. he wants a cease-fire. we all saw what happens from 2014 until now. trump knows this is a domestic issue. ukraine, russia, trump. yesterday trump was angry because of what they did to him. it should never have been done. i am starting with ukraine because ukraine is saying we need guarantee and trump doesn't want to take a guarantee. he said no. congress should say, somebody asks if zelenskyy should resign. how? for what? we are not bullying anybody. go back and discuss this thing. we should work with our allies. it is the whole world behind all of this. we need peace but we don't want any bullying. thank you very much. host: that was todayla in new york. it was yesterday after the meeting president trump was leaving for mar-

i'm from oklahoma. would like the president to address what's going on with the ukraine-russia war and how it's going and when it will be resolved. >> my name is marcel. and i would love to hear the president talk about finances, business, the economy. >> i would like to hear him talk about the economy, the states that are nation is at this moment, his future, the border, the objections he has as far as the war in ukraine. i think he has to deal with his cut with them. where he sees the next six or eight months as far as the economy, where it's going, the tariff address. think he has and plans he has in motion. i know he says he has a lot of things going on and he is cutting deals. tell us what deals he has cutting and where he sees the future, or at least the next six or eight months as far as the united states is and the race he has going. announcer: c-span's "voices" delivering democracy unfiltered. be part of the conversation. democracy. it isn't just an idea. it is a process. a process shaped by le

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host: bobby in oklahoma on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: yes. mr.rump needs to figure out -- everybody in the united states didn't vote for donald trump, and we sure didn't vote for elon musk. jd vance is a clown. also, they made an ass out of themselves yesterday talking to zelenskyy. if i was zelenskyy i wouldn't give them nothing. not nothing. these people voting to get these medicaid bills, they are gone. the republicans in our state is gone if they vote against medicaid. host: that was bobby in oklahoma. let's hear from new york, line for independents. good morning. caller: good morning to you. it was a disaster. i can tell you that. i've never seen on television like that. this could have been done and you might hear about it, but zelenskyy didn't do anything. he defends his country. they are a small country against a superpower. he is the people of ukraine and he has to defend their interests. he wants a cease-fire with the security guarantee. we have seen what happened from 2014 until now. domestic issue, we know that. ukraine, russia, all o

they split up once, twice, finally she went back to oklahoma for a time and then came back to hollywood and said she was pregnant and he was the father. chaplin did the math. he realized he could not possibly be the father. so he refused to make a settlement on her. she went to hopper, who blew the story wide open, basically treating the pregnancy as a state a complete for chaplin. chaplin knew it was not true. the government began a prosecution based on a law passed in the early part of the century banning taken women across state lines for immoral purposes, basically to stamp out prussic -- illal prostitution. then came the paternity trial. he willingly took a blood test that proved he was not the father and the jury found against him. the reason was at that point in california, 1943, a blood test was not dispositive. five years later, the case would have been dismissed but in 1943 the jury found against him largely because of the portrayal of chaplin in the media by people like hopper and ed sullivan and other conservative columnists as an out-of-control libertine. so he lost the cas

convinced him in 1836 to write the to in protest of the removal of cherokee people to what's now oklahoma. she was she did not write as much as the other women that i've discussed did but her maybe even stronger than them in that she she constantly served as kind of a moral for her husband. and emerson's journals are filled with these wonderful moments. he's like saying, --, wants me to, you know, speak at the abolitionist convention. and he and he will say, no, i'm not going to do it. and then two or three days later, he's like, okay, she, you know, he knows she's right basically. those are those are the five women that i write about in bright. the bright circle was really considerably, but as i as i sit right now and see us in a bookstore and hopefully about ready to have a conversation, i have to say that's what my book is about, is is the value of a talking collaboratively and sharing ideas with one another. thank you very. a boom from above may lifted over the heads of. anyone who has a question. yes. so i think so. did lydia, go into boston that and join the conversation so that the

the only other weather headlines is we're track are thatting storms across texas and oklahoma, and we running onto the pacific coast and they're looking at high el vision snow. for now guys, back to you. charlie: thank you, adam. this morning president zelenskyy now claim he's ready to sign a minerals deal after getting kicked out of the white house on friday, but how exactly would the u.s. benefit from the deal? rachel: our next guest bought ripeses for lithium deposits in ukraine with -- licenses -- and he warns it is crucial for the west to have more control of -- critical metals tony sage joins us now to explain. tony, welcome to the show. let met -- me just start with this, does ukraine have a substantial am of critical minerals, enough to pay off the billions and billions of dollars that they, that we gave them? >> the simple answer to that question is, no. but it becomes a little bit more complicated than that. i mean, they're pin ifal-rich, very mineral-are rich. they've got a lot of manganese, graphite, iron and, of course, lithium. but those minerals aren't really counted in

a toddler in oklahoma calling 911 to tell police about an emergency need for doughnuts. >> -- doughnutss. >> are you going to share your to doughnuts? >> [inaudible] >> i talk to mom? >> -- [inaudible] bye! [laughter] peter: the whole exchange lasted nearly two minutes and officers making a special delivery the next day. >> hi, you guys. >> hi. >> how are you? we brought you some doughnuts. >> yes! >> you called us about doughnuts. we came to give you some doughnuts. [laughter] peter: we're happy to report there is no longer a doughnut emergency. those are your headlines. [laughter] >>> coming up, roll tide. an inside look at how a renewal of faith is fueling one of the biggest programs in college football. has next. - it's apparent. not me. - yeah. nice going lou! nothing like a little confidence boost to help ease you back in to the dating scene. of course, that also includes having a smile you feel good about. fortunately, aspen dental specializes in dentures and implants made just for you, with affordable options and flexible ways to pay, and now, they■re 0 dollars down plus 0% inte

hern in oklahoma, republican senator lisa murkowski in alaska. >> argued for starting the war in ukraine. thank you. >> for asking this question. >> do you. >> share this sentiment? >> do you. >> think. something should be happening? >> right? >> i don't know. >> the president said that i. >> was going to say that. >> i knew he was going to say that. >> look, i. this is the last day or so. oh my gosh. so that's the new. star wars where i can tell you more. >> yes, yes. >> thank you. >> personally that you support ukraine or russia. >> well, here's. >> what i know. >> it's not easy, ma'am. it's not easy. it's just not easy. >> a dictator, yes or no? >> that part. i have a problem with that statement. yes. >> did ukraine start the war? well, it's simple. >> do you support ukraine? >> start the war? >> yes or no? >> did ukraine. >> start the war? >> i want to know where you stand. >> it's not part of it. >> ukraine or russia. we have been supporting zelensky for years now. three years in. we started this, now we're isolating or he is isolating america. he's he's calling. where do. >> you. >

morning's meet the press will have exclusive interviews, as mentioned with house speaker mike johnson, oklahoma republican senator james lankford, and as mentioned, independent vermont senator bernie sanders. if you just stick right here with us for today in the bay. meet the press is on at 8 a.m. right after this newscast. and coming up this week, as mentioned on tuesday, be sure to join nbc news for special coverage of president donald trump's first joint address to congress. coverage begins at 6 p.m. right here on nbc bay area. and as always, we will talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment. we'll take a look at the u.s. ukrainian relationship and what that explosive meeting with president trump, vice president and ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky means for peace talks. history was made while we were sleeping early this morning. robotic lander blue ghost touched down on the lunar surface. it's only the second privately built spacecraft to successfully land on the moon. blue ghost was created by texas based firefly aerospace. that's video of the landin

republican congressman mike kennedy in utah, republican congressman kevin hern in oklahoma, republican senator lisa murkowski in alaska. >> are fighting the war in ukraine. >> asking this question. >> do you. >> share his. >> sense of do you think something. should be happening? right? >> i don't. >> know. >> the. >> president said. >> that he was. >> going to say that. >> he was going to say that. >> look, look, >> this mother's day or something. >> oh my gosh. >> so star wars where i can tell. you more. >> yes, yes. >> thank you. >> personally. do you support ukraine or russia? >> well, i. >> here's what i know. >> it's not easy, ma'am. it's not easy. it's not easy. >> zelensky a dictator. yes or no? >> that part. i have a problem with that statement. yes. did ukraine start. >> the war? >> well it's simple. >> do you support ukraine? start the war? yes or no? did ukraine start the war? >> i want to know where you stand. >> it's not part of it. >> ukraine or russia. we have been supporting zelensky for years now. three years. and then he started this. now we're isolated or he is isola

. >> hi, my name is payton from oklahoma and would like the president to address what's going on with the ukraine-russia war and how it's going and how it will be resolved. >> my name is marcelle bolden and i'd love to hear the president talk about financing, business, the economy. >> i want him to talk about the economy the state our nation is in at this moment, the border, his future objections he has as far as the war in ukraine. the deal he's going to cut with them and how he sees the next 6-8 months with the economy and the tariff address and the plans he has in motion. i know he says he has a lot of things going on and cutting deals, tell us what deals he's got cutting and where he sees the future or next 6-8 months as far as the united states. c c-span's voices. be part of the conversation. >> c-span, democracy unfelterred. we're funded by these television companies and more, including mediacom. >> nearly 30 years ago mediacom was founded on a idea, bringing broadband to underserved communities. from coast to coast we connected 850,000 miles of fiber and broke sound barriers an

keith morrison: a few days later, somebody broke into lisa's mother's house in oklahoma.me later that day and said when she was leaving work, that she noticed his car was following her, and she said it was ralph. and she'd called the sheriff's department, and she's like, he's here, he's following me. and they arrested him. my mom said she asked him, what was he doing? and he said, looking for your daughter. keith morrison: lester ralph jones was convicted of assault and kidnapping and served three years, but now he was out and remarried. and by the fall of 2007, the pile of circumstantial evidence connected him to paige birgfeld's disappearance. why didn't you just go arrest him? our job is to gather the facts and then present it to the district attorney's office and they make that determination. when i asked, because that he had to fight that battle constantly for years. oh yeah, i think you hit it-- you hit it right-on. keith morrison: meaning they were ready to pick up jones, but da hautzinger was not. why didn't you decide to pull the pin on lester ralph jones? they d

. >> oklahoma, republican. >> senator lisa murkowski in alaska. >> on starting the war in. >> ukraine, asking this question. >> do you share his sentiment? do you think something should be? i mean, i don't know, the president said that i. >> was going to say that he was going to say that. look, or something. oh my gosh. >> so you. >> started the war story i can tell. he started. >> the war. >> yes, yes. thank you personally. >> do you. >> support ukraine or russia? >> well. >> here's what i know. >> it's not easy, ma'am. >> it's not easy. >> it's not easy. >> jen psaki a dictator. >> yes or no? >> that part. >> i have a problem with that statement. yes. >> did ukraine. >> start the war? >> well. >> it's simple. >> do you. >> support ukraine? >> start the war? >> yes or no? >> did ukraine. >> start the war? i want to know where you stand. >> it's not part. >> of it. >> ukraine or russia. we have. >> been supporting zelensky for years now. it's three years since. we started this. now we're isolated or he is isolating america. he's he's calling. where do you start? >> let me. >> just say

telework in hud employees were reportedly paid for performing union duties despite one being in an oklahoma jail for drunk driving and another in puerto rico vacationing during duty time. even more alarming, hud told me it wasn't even aware of this because there was no way to verify when or even if employees are engaging in union duties. so congressman bishop, will you commit to working with director vote and opm to restart this annual reporting requirements? mr. bishop: i follow closely the work is done in that area and also concerning the back to work issue with federal employees, so thank you for that. omb and opm to have a close working relationship. i am coming to learn about them as a senior advisor, not yet confirmed, but certainly i will take an active director vote and i think the issues you are speaking to are quite significant and of course i will be debye director into bloom and the policies that the policies of president trump and follow the direction of director vo ught. certainly look forward to communicate them with you about that and making sure the information you need is

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. >> i rhode to oklahoma in 83.in the camp and the gentlemen gets on the bas likes like lou from officer and gentlemen. says y'all got 30 seconds to get on my bus. i'm sitting there. everyone jumped up. what are you waiting for. i thought. no that was my big mistake. i thought. >> i said it was scary. the first night. what in the hell have i done? i'm a gay man in the united states. they could not mess with you perform i said god give me my strength you will make it and it was a unique experience i was 32 when i went in called me grand pa. and thanks to discipline of the old school they grab you by the shirt. this one was good there. and it was unique experience. at 32 i learned how to grow up to survive. and reach out to your comrades to help each other that was the best responsiblesful knowing i'm serving my country when i go hope i still will by helping my fellow veterans. >> what were highlights or challenges you faced during. >> challenge was i was 32 years old most were 18. i'm thinking how will i make it. the

last week, several house lawmakers in red states like texas, georgia and oklahoma also had their towns. when doge and elon musk came up. now, many republicans are asking for a more considerate approach to the way the trump administration is handling those doge cuts, adding to some of the frustration, republicans have been given a little heads up about doge's moves, nor have they been given any messaging guidance. let's bring in columnist of the washington post, philip bump, his latest piece, which discusses some of these confrontational town halls, is titled the right wing media machine is hitting a wall. phil, it's always good to have you on the show. so let's talk about this moment, which we're seeing really spill out into some of these town hall meetings, frustration of why is this guy we didn't vote for coming in and taking all of our jobs and firing us willy nilly and wielding that chainsaw. how does that factor into what the you call the right wing media machine is doing? >> yeah. >> i think. >> it's. >> important to recognize. >> that those town. >> halls. >> are a rare moment.

. >> my name is payton, and i'm from tulsa, oklahoma, and i'd like the president to address what is goingukraine and russia war and how it's going and when it'll be resolved. >> my name is marcel, and i would love to hear the president talk about finances, business, economy. >> i want to talk about the economy, the states that are names end at this moment and border and future objections he has as far as war in ukraine and i think he's got to deal with peace with them where he sees the next six or eight months as far as the economy is going. the tariff address and things and plans he has in motion. i know he says he has a lot of thins going on and he's cutting deals. just tell us what deals he's got cutting and where he sees the future or at least the next sixth months in the united states going. >> cspan's voices delivering democracy unfiltered and be part of the conversation. >> when connection is needed most, cox is there to help. bringing affordable internet to families in need. boys and girls club going for them whenever and wherever it maer