cory booker of new jersey, senator of ohio, rob portman. what americans think of ukraine, the economy at home and president biden. joining me for an inside analysis are yamiche alcindor, homeland secretary jeh johnson, bureau chief susan page, and susan hayes, editor of "the dispatch." welcome to sunday. it's "meet the press." >> announcer: nbc news in washington. for the longest running show in history, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >>> good sunday morning. the biggest message president biden said yesterday was at the very end of a well-received speech. just as he was wrapping things up in warsaw, mr. biden made a startling statement about vladimir putin. for god's sake, this man cannot but they tried to clarify his ad lib. his point was he cannot continue his power over ukraine, it was not that he should not continue in russia. perhaps, but we'll see how he sees it. let's start with ukraine. by a fairly large 28% margin, americans say they do not have a lot of confidence in president biden's ability to respond to this war. 57%

still to come on the newshour, republican senator rob portman offers his take on ukraine and the president'se union address. also, we hear from two ukrainian parents facing a dangerous future for their families. plus much more. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west, from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: more than 30 million americans watched as president biden delivered his first state of the union address last night. and today, he hit the campaign trail to promote his domestic agenda in a key midwest state. geoff bennett has our report. geoff: president joe biden, back in the battleground state of wisconsin today -- >> hello, wisconsin. geoff: to tout the roads and bridges being built as part of his bipartisan infrastructure law. >> after years of talking about infrastructure, we're finally getting it done. geoff: wisconsin helped secure biden's 2020 victory, and his stop in the battleground state builds on a key theme of his state of the union address, arguing his economic agenda, with a focus on infrastructu

republican on the foreign relations committee, the co-chair of the senate's ukraine caucus, senator rob portmanoke with him moments ago. senator portman, thank you very much for joining us. what is your reaction to what president biden had to say last night about ukraine and your reaction to the overall response of this administration to that crisis? >> i thought the ukrainian comments were the strongest part of the speech, and so did others, as you saw, got a standi ovation from both sides to have aisle. it's important we stay unified not just with americans but freedom-loving countries around the globe because it's the only chance we have to be successful here, and to stand with ukraine is the right place to stand for everyone, including countries who have yet to step foard, like china. you're either for tyranny or the people of ukraine. i was encouraged to see that part of the speech be so well received. i advocated for more sanctions earlier on, pre-invasion advantages. we weren't successful in getting that done, but the sanctions came and extensively and they're tough sanctions once the in

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gop senator rob portman joins me exclusively from the polish-ukrainian border, just 19 miles from theest bombing. >>> hello. i'm dana bash in washington where the state of our union is reeling from what we're seeing in ukraine, and there is a lot of breaking news this morning. russia is pounding western ukraine, firing more than 30 missiles at the international peacekeeping and security center, a military base that includes a training center. at least 35 people are dead and 134 are injured according to the head of the lviv regional military administration. take a look at this location. the base is located only about 11 miles from poland and nato nation, not far from lviv near ukraine's western border, and until february, american forces were stationed at the base the russians bombed last night. the attack is the latest escalation as russian forces continue to bombard ukrainian cities and are now 15 miles outside the capital, kyiv. france easement is warning after a phone call with vladimir putin that the russian leader seems determined to continue the war. on saturday the u.s. announc

>> yesterday, sent online security committee top republican rob portman spoke on the senate floor on russia's ongoing invasion of ukraine and the biden administration's request to congress for humanitarian aid for the ukrainian people here. >> i come to the senate floor today to once again talk about the crisis in ukraine, and what we can do here to help. night has fallen in ukraine and in key have come in kharkiv and other cities and towns all through ukraine the bombing continues. the . some of bartlett, artillery shells, missiles, thousands of innocent ukrainians have already lost their lives. we cannot let this stand. we need to work with our allies to stop these atrocities. by the way, all over the country people are standing up in speaking out. a week ago sunday i was in ohio with 1000 people come mostly ukrainians, americans of ukrainian descent but also people from every place, not you, lithuania, poland, slovenia, and so many other countries. and people who have been americans for generations who were standing together to say, this cannot stand. we had a prayer vigil and a d

senators rob portman, roger wicker, richard blumenthal and andy klobuchar spoke about their visit and the us can take to assist ukraine as the war with russia escalates. during the remarks majority leader chuck schumer offered a resolution condemning president putin for alleged war crimes. >> i come to the floor today to stand with the people of ukraine. what russia is doing to ukraine and its citizens is an atrocity. ukraine is an american ally, an independent and democratic country of 41 million people who simply want to live in peace. the russian invasion is an illegal, unprovoked, and brutal assault and over the past 19 days since the full-scale

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i talked to senator rob portman today and he said we should have done this a long time ago.ink we have to ask ourselves, after the package that was delivered today by president biden come over that that would be enough. i asked ukrainian parliament that question and he said it is enough to rally the troops on the ground. and in this moment and what happens with that migs transfer and jen psaki was asked about in the prefrom today. she said this is seen as more of an offensive move if the president was to agree to that rather than defensive posture like the aid package that he put forth. but when you go to the images on the screen right now, we are also covering it but it's hard to continue to talk about it but we have to. that theater today hundreds if not thousands inside women, civilians, hunker down for weeks probably starving in there to have a massive powerful bomb dropped on them. we still don't know their status right now. grandma, ten people shot. they were hungry, lining up to get food. this is awful. this is just awful stuff. so, if there is a redlined that putin g

and when that time comes, to me and rob portman, my republican colleague from ohio, it seemed very appropriateeized from putin and his billionaires, the value of that ought to go to the ukrainian people for reconstruction. we are going to be at this for a very long time. the war itself could last a very long time. and the recovery is going to be a long time after that. i am very happy that we've seen democracies, frankly, the free world, come together in the wake of putin's aggression and remind us what president zelenskyy reminds us is at stake. he says they're fighting to live their lives the way we live our lives. the world should live in peace, he told us. and the order should be as liberal as possible, which he meant as plural. they're fighting for freedom of speech. the right to self-determination. freedom of the press for that matter. and those are enduring values and we need to be with them through this, not just through this war, but on the other end. >> senator bennet, greatful for your time. >> thanks, john. >>> up next, the changing battlefield. russia repositions some troops but s

you heard senator rob portman talking about yesterday on a arsunday show, we've seen a numr of even democrats getting this deal done and i think that's probably the next step this week from the white house as they figure out a way to get it done without appearing to provoke russia, the hurdles they are trying to get around. >> what is the legislative vehicle for aid and possibly language on these fighter jet? >> right now and exact vehicle has not been determined this week but they could tack it onto an existing bill, language out of an existing bill and add in russian language probably most likely at this time, it is not clear but there is momentum to do something about president biden has done several things but i thinkut congress wants to put it stamp on a package and we will see that perhaps come together this week. >> what you make of public opinion so far on president biden's handling of the russia ukraine conflict? >> for the last decade i feel like i've seen the country divided 45, 45, 40 to 50 or whatever it is, this is the one thing that has united americanss around ukraine and agai

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temkin, the current senator rob portman has endorsed year. he went to poland and he said what ukrainians want is fighter jets. is that something you would support? >> absolutely i would support it. the reason this is in our national security interest is because xi jinping is watching the americans response to vladimir putin's aggression. as i said, joe biden's weakness incited putin into ukraine. we had peace through strength under president trump, and as you know, he endorsed me to be chair of the ohio republican party. i put 150,000 miles on my car fighting for the america first agenda. you know who i did not see? the men up here. >> looming large in the race is the role of former president donald trump. in our latest poll, nearly 62% of ohio's republican primary voters say in endorsement from the former president would make them more likely to vote for one of you. he shows up in many of your ads, many of you have invoked his name already tonight. we will ask each of you about your views on former president trump and mr. vance, we begin wit

i am rob portman, cochair of the ukraine caucus. we just got back from poland, including going to the border. i'm going to speak briefly because we have a lot of members that would like to talk. i thought the remarks by president zelensky were his usual powerful and passionate, not just words but the images he showed us. images we are seeing everyday. images of russian forces deliberately targeting innocent civilians, russians killing their neighbors. the ability to protect themselves, the ability to have a fighting chance against the overwhelming russian forces, particularly in the air. what we need to do is change our approach. we need to be more creative. and quickly providing ukrainians what they need to protect themselves. this means antiaircraft weapons, planes, drones, everything we can possibly do to protect the country under siege. again, what we're asking for is to give them a chance to protect themselves, give them a fighting chance. the fight for freedom is being waged. in many respects, it's our fight. we need to be the

the candidates are trying to replace were part -- retiring senator rob portman with the primary scheduleday. watch this debate tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or watch full coverage on c-span now, our free video app. ♪ >> if judge ketanji brown jackson is confirmed, the u.s. will have the most diverse supreme court in u.s. history. university of tennessee law professor benjamin barding, author of the credentialed court, argued there is a radical similarity among justices, especially when considering educational and career paths. >> they will continue this trend, spending more time in washington, d.c., than any previous group of justices, and the legalize with a common career path of this very hyp ermeritocracy. they say in town, work on the white house counsel's office, work for the senate, and there is a great study in what this type of lawyer does over the course of their careers, but it clusters geographically around washington, d.c., and especially geographic on the sli court. you start at harvard in boston and go down to d.c. and you will capture years and ye

rotter rob portman with senator sheheen, are asking the administration find a way to expedite the transfer of aircraft to ukraine. which needs russian made migs their pilots are trained to fly. >> slovakia, romania, and poland, they have indicated thus that they would be willing to provide these airplanes to the ukrainians to be able to protect themselves. but they would like to have some guarantee from us if they give up their migs, then over time, they could get more advanced aircraft from us. >> reporter: if the polish government, a nato member, wants to send fighter jets, does that get a green light from the u.s., or are you afraid that will escalate tension? >> no, that gets a green light. >> reporter: but the administration and many lawmakers say a no-fly zone over ukraine is still a step too far. >> no-fly zone, if people understood what it means, it means world war iii. it means starting world war iii. >> reporter: but an issue that is gaining steam on capitol hill -- >> no russian oil! >> reporter: a ban on russian energy imports into the u.s. >> i think there is strong support to

democrats like senate majority leader chuck schumer and republicans like ohio senator rob portman remainted on further support for ukrainians. but washington is still split on whether to send them polish fighter jets. >> president biden has called the idea too risky. johnson, stingers are defensive weapons makers are plans are offensive weapons. >> and so on ski also acknowledged that brought us opposition to his biggest request, a no fly zone over his country and instead offered an alternative more weapons that allow ukrainians to take on more russian planes live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. grant. >> while zelinsky spoke to lawmakers here of other u.s. officials scattered across the globe. now discussing the potential for further action against russia where those talks stand. yeah. the most notable as defense secretary lloyd austin, he was at nato headquarters with the rest of our allies. they're talking about. >> what that could mean for russia as far as consequences go with sanctions from not only just the u.s. but the other countrins there as well. the white house typically keep

in lieu of that, ukraine has asked for fighter jets which many like senators lindsey graham and rob portman do support. we have a chance in real time to make a difference. and if it's not a no fly zone and give them the ability to protect themselves, though, not everyone is on board, including those in the white house. johnson, stingers g are defensive weapons >> makers are plans are offensive weapons. the ukrainian leader also asked the u.s. to block russian imports and add new sanctions for russian lawmakers. both ideas u.s. leaders seem open to. and for the very first time president biden called vladimir putin a war criminal. this comes after earlier this week the senate unanimously passed legislation asking for an international investigation into putin for war crimes. >> live in washington, i'm hannah brandt. thank you for that update. hannah. to get the latest updates on the war in ukraine. you can go ahead and scan this qr code on your screen. >> that's going to take you directly over to our website at kron 4 dot com. coming up on the kron 4 morning news leaders in one bay area county

. >> reporter: ...a collective cry for more defensive work for ukraine, senator rob portman along withnne shaheen are asking the administration to find a way to expedite the transfer of aircraft to ukraine which needs russian made migs their pilots are trained to fly. latvia, romania and poland indicated to us they would be willing to provide these airplanes to the ukrainians to be able to protect themselves. but they would like to have some guarantee to us that if they give up their migs, then over time they could get more advanced aircraft from us. if for instance the polish government, a nato member wants to send fighter jets, does that get a green light from the u.s. or are you afraid that will escalate tensions? >> no, that gets a green light. >> reporter: but the administration and many lawmakers say a no-fly zone over ukraine is still a step too far. >> no fly zone, if people understood what it means, it means world war iii, it means starting world war iii. >> reporter: but an issue that is gaining steam on capitol hill: >> no russian oil. >> reporter: a ban on russian energy im

democrats like senate majority leader chuck schumer and republicans like ohio senator rob portman remaind on further support for ukrainians. but washington is still split on whether to send them polish fighter jets. >> president biden has called the idea too risky. johnson, stingers are defensive weapons makers are plans are offensive weapons. >> so once also acknowledged the broad u.s. opposition to his biggest request, a no fly zone over his country and instead offered an alternative more weapons to help ukrainians, better attack russian planes live in washington. i'm jessi tenure. >> jessie, thank you for that. the humanitarian crisis has deepened in ukraine with thousands of civilians trying to flee to safety. those people have been coming under heavy fire as russian forces continue to strike at civilian targets across ukraine. robert sherman is on the ground in nearby poland and has this report. >> another hospital has found itself right in the thick of things. and mario pull as ukrainians claim russian forces have captured an intensive care unit holding 500 people hostage in recent

. >> but senator rob portman on cnn state of the union argued the u.s. could be doing more to help like getting fighter jets to ukrainian forces. >> gives them the ability to try to stop some of this russian superiority in terms air power. >> meanwhile, more than 2.5 million people have fled from ukraine. senator amy klobuchar and other lawmakers were in poland visiting a refugee camp. there. it's an experience she said demonstrate the desperate need for humanitarian aid. congress devoted billions of dollars up from our own country. >> to go and help the ukrainians. >> another round of diplomatic talks between russia and ukraine is set to happen today, though, those talks have not had much success thus far live in washington, i'm hannah brandt. but thank you for that update. hannah. coming up next on the kron 4 morning news. the critics choice award is a big night for actors are going to show you. >> the biggest moments of the night after the break. i was injured in a car crash. i had no idea how much my case was worth. i called the barnes firm. when a t

senators roger wicker, rob portman, richard blumenthal, and amy klobuchar are tasked with reaffirmingrica's commitment to poland, ukraine, and other allies. more u.s. troops are also on their way to europe. 150 troops from hunter army airfield left the u.s. from georgia yesterday. their final destination is germany where they'll provide maintenance and logistics support for a combat brigade that's already overseas. >>> as attacks escalate, another silicon valley company is announcing restrictions for russian customers. ebay is suspending all transactions involving russian addresses. the company also making it easy to donate to ukraine relief efforts at checkout. ebay is waiving sellers' fees and removing late shipment penalties for sellers in ukraine. also helping the cause, the vietnamese community in san jose came together for this rally today to support the ukrainian people. hundreds of people showed up in a little saigon neighborhood. organizers say what's happening in ukraine resonates with them. >> the vietnamese community, we understand about being oppressed, the suffering, the

host: i will interrupt because rob portman it was just in poland is speaking to reporters. >> a picture tells 1000 words and it tells the story of the liberty targeting civilians. war crimes have been committed. it tells the story of freedom being fought on the border of ukraine and russia -- on the border of ukraine, in russia, and throughout the country. the president asked for help to close this guys. if it is not a no plot -- to close the skies. if is not a no-fly zone give them the help to defend themselves. that is why he asked for countries -- could be facilitated by ours to get to ukraine. that is why he talked about the planes and the need for them to have the weapons to be able to use the antimissile technology they have. we need to figure this out. we need to be creative. we need to take the funding congress has provided and use it in the most effective way to protect against the civilian casualties that we saw today in that powerful video. >> if not a no-fly zone, what is the most appropriate thing to meet his request? >> there are various antimissile and antiaircraft system

ohio senator rob portman says it's clear russians are targeting civilians. they're hitting apartment buildings are hitting hospitals. 3 getting daycare centers. >> and next week, congress will vote on a aid package for ukraine. but some lawmakers are worried it may be too late reporting in washington. rashad hudson, back to you. so russia, the debate is going on. but really how big of an issue would be for the u.s. to ban the oil from russia? so the white house says the u.s. only use about 10% of oil from russia, but lawmakers are saying it's the best way and fastest way to end this war is by stopping u.s. dollars from going to russia because come because countries like russia make a lot of money from oil. but today the white house also announced that they were expelling 19 russian oligarchs and that it's that extends to their families as well. so president biden says that he's not stopping with the sanctions, but he's not quite ready to get on board with this idea to ban russian oil from the u.s. because they're worried gas prices could go up here at home.

senator rob portman. this is about an hour. >> tonight, the republican candidates in the ohio senate republican debate. mike gibbons, josh mandel, jd vance and jane temkin. from your local election headquarters, this is the senate debate for the ohio republican primary. >> thank you for joining us live from cleveland, ohio. i am wayne, and the studios of fox8. if you are watching this on-air or online from one of five next-door median stations. we are broadcasting live from cleveland to columbus, dayton, youngstown and stevensville, plus our partner station in cincinnati. you have met the five candidates, now let's meet the moderators. colleen marshall and joe from fox here in cleveland. >> here is a quick rundown of the rules for our debate. >> each candidate will get 60 seconds to answer a question. if there is a follow-up or rebuttal, the candidate will have 30 seconds to answer that and 15 seconds for clarification if needed. >> we will be reminding the candidates throughout the night of those times.

peter, thank you. >> sandra: ohio republican senator rob portman. so john's point about bipartisan support for the mig transfer, why is that not happening? the question did not answer questions on that. zelenskyy turned up the pressure when he addressed congress that morning. i wonder if he changed any minds or influenced the president on his thinking on that item. >> i thought zelenskyy gave a powerful presentation why he needs help, if not a no-fly zone, a virtual no-fly zone by giving him the military means to do so. and one thing he talked about was these planes and it's something we should have done a long time ago, in fact you recall the state department said it had a green light and then suddenly it didn't. we should have gotten the planes in there. ukrainian pilots, it's not escalation in my view. second, though, you remember that president zelenskyy also talked about anti-aircraft, that he simply mentioned the s300. there are a number of the systems in eastern europe, central europe, helpful here, and in the presidential release that just w

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>> the top republican on the senate foreign relations committee has responded, as a senator rob portman. underscoring that it's a setback to diplomatic efforts. in part what it does is divide nato. in another party has the potential to rile up vladimir putin at a time when international community is trying to be a little bit more calm, a little bit less provocative. that's where the danger lies. host: our guests with us until 8:45. 202-748-8000 for democrats, 202-748-8001 for republicans. independents 202-748-8002. also text us at 202-748-8003. siobhan, domestic issues white house and congress has to deal with. what's facing them as far as things they want to see achieved before the midterms? guest: on the domestic front we will see some of that when the budget is released earlier today -- later today. it's not just those numbers seeing biden reverse course from a year ago and talking about more defense spending also in terms of trying to salvage the build back better agenda , things like could they do anything in the area of drug pricing. west virginia democrat is said is willing to en

the candidates are trying to replace rob portman, retiring senator, with a primary scheduled for mayor the republican party. watch the debate friday at 8:00 eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or coverage on c-span now, our free app. if confirmed, ketanji brown jackson would become the first african-american woman to sit on the supreme court. the senate judiciary committee heard from the nominees this week. join us saturday for select portions of the hearing, including questions regarding her record as a public defender, federal judge, and member of the u.s. sentencing commission. watch starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, for using our free, video app, c-span now. the ranking members of the house foreign affairs and intelligence committee talked about russia's invasion of ukraine and other international conflicts during a briefing from the house republican retreat in florida.

well, a group of senators led by democrat rob portman and republicans michael benton are already promoting the idea with might and main they want to send confiscated russian assets to help ukraine with a kind of tax deduction. that is, in the literal sense, they offer to take everything and divide valentin bogdanov ivan utkin and maxim kolpakchi the news from new york. on the air, big news from the inhabitants of moscow and the region, see you in a few seconds. the capital's public catering will receive serious support from the city in order to cope with the sanctions pressure on new measures, sergei sobyanin said today at a meeting with business representatives, for whom tax breaks, benefits, and what is already changing in the work of cafes and restaurants, marina gromova found out what new will appear in the sanctions menu, the capital's restaurateurs are tired of guessing the brand chef immediately and will not say in which dish they still use imported ingredients , they did not begin to replace foreign with domestic ones yesterday. and back in the fourteenth year, here is this positio

>> the top republican on the senate foreign relations committee has responded, as a senator rob portman. underscoring that it's a setback to diplomatic efforts. in part what it does is divide nato. in another party has the potential to rile up vladimir putin at a time when international community is trying to be a little bit more calm, a little bit less provocative. that's where the danger lies. host: our guests with us until 8:45. 202-748-8000 for democrats, 202-748-8001 for republicans. independents 202-748-8002. also text us at 202-748-8003. siobhan, domestic issues white house and congress has to deal with. what's facing them as far as things they want to see achieved before the midterms? guest: on the domestic front we will see some of that when the budget is released earlier today -- later today. it's not just those numbers seeing biden reverse course from a year ago and talking about more defense spending also in terms of trying to salvage the build back better agenda , things like could they do anything in the area of drug pricing. west virginia democrat is said is willing to en

the candidates are trying to replace retiring senator rob portman.ith the gop primary scheduled for may. watch this debate tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span or watchful coverage on c-span now, our free video app. -- watch full coverage on c-span now, our free video app. first ladies in their own words, our eight part series looking at the role of the first ladies, their time in the white house and the issues important to them. >> it was a great advantage to know what it was like to work in school because education is such an important issue, both for a governor but also for a president. so that was very helpful to me. announcer: using materials from c-span's award-winning biography series, "first ladies." >> i am very much the kind of person that believes you should say what you mean and mean what you say and take the consequent is. announcer: and c-span's online video library. we feature lady bird johnson, betty ford, rosalynn carter, nancy reagan, hillary clinton, laura bush, michelle obama and melania trump. watch first ladies in their own words satu

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well, the top republican on the senate foreign relations committee has responded as hasnd senator rob portman who is playing a big role in ukraine. again underscoring it is a setback to diplomatic efforts but in part what it does is it divides nato. another part what it does is has potential to rile up vladimir putin at a time when the international community is trying to be a little bit more combing, a little bit less provocative. that is where' the danger lies. >> our guest with us until 845 if you ingest topics will discuss 202-748-8002 027-48-8001 for republicans and independents (202)748-2002 but also text us. now it is back in the united states domestic issues the white house and congress has to deal with, what is facing them as far as what they went to see itve achieved me too go before later this year? >> on the domestic front were going to see some of that when the budget is released earlier today it's not just the numbers you're going to see biden reverse course from where he was a year ago and talk about more defense spending. it's also in terms of trying to salvage build it back a

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. >> yesterday, sent online security committee top republican rob portman spoke on the senate floor ons ongoing invasion of ukraine and the biden administration's request to congress for humanitarian aid for the ukrainian people here. >> i come to the senate floor today to once again talk about the crisis in ukraine, and what we can do here to help. night has fallen in ukraine and in key have come in kharkiv and other cities and towns all through ukraine the bombing continues. the . some of bartlett, artillery shells, missiles, thousands of innocent ukrainians have already lost their lives. we cannot let this stand. we need to work with our allies to stop these atrocities. by the way, all over the country

we heard senator cory booker, a democrat and rob portman, a republican, talking about this on "meet the press." take a listen. >> i think the administration has made it clear that the goal of the united states is not regime change in russia, it's defending the extraordinary people of ukraine. >> we're in a crisis. we're in a war situation. so clarity is incredibly important. and we need to be sure that we are also clear with our nato allies because that's how we are stronger. >> look, craig, the concern that officials have here is that in the line that the president said could provoke putin to be more aggressive or it could just generally feed russia's propaganda machine with this narrative that putin puts out there that the west, the united states, that the ultimate goal is to really topple the russian government. again, the u.s. coming out and saying that is not the case, not the goal. but the bottom line is that the president had what the white house saw as a very successful trip to europe. he reassured u.s.'s nato allies and he met with refugees and he gave this big speech and all o

. >> today republican senator rob portman who is with you on this trip called on the biden administrationcourse and allow poland to send fighter jets to ukraine. senator klobuchar says she doesn't want to rule out sending fighter jets at some point. do you think the white house should we consider letting poland send its jets to ukraine? >> i think we ought to use every tool we have to keep ukraine in the fight and to secure its airspace including jet fighters, aircraft, defense, increased batteries and missiles and drones because right now ukraine is a victim of indiscriminant, ruthless and savage bombing by putin's air force, and we should give the ukrainian people every means to defend themselves but we should provide more humanitarian assistance because clearly they are in deep need, grave need of more medical supplies, food, shelter and those airplanes will be important if we can provide them safely to the ukrainian pilots. >> said today on the issue whether planes are escalatory, he draws a parallel to drones as well. if drones -- if airplanes are potentially escalatory, then so are

my colleague, dana bash is going to talk to jake sullivan, republican senator rob portman of ohio, plus episode of the show, you can listen to "the lead" wherever you get your podcasts. wolf blitzer continues in the situation room. i'll see you monday. >>> happening now, breaking news. fiery attacks as russia widens its war in ukraine, including the first air strikes in the western part of the country. this hour, we're getting reports of new assaults and new advances by kremlin forces. >>> president biden is making a solemn vow that the u.s. will not fight world war iii in ukraine. he's warning that a direct co

richard blumenthal, roger wicker, amy klobuchar, this congressional delegation is being led by rob portman. back to you. >> joe johns on capitol hill, thank you very much. meanwhile, the numbers are truly, truly staggering. the u.n. now estimates more than 2.5 million ukrainians have fled their country of ukraine since russia invaded. millions more are homeless refugees inside ukraine right now after a long and dangerous escape, those who managed to get out, they are experiencing something unexpected after they cross the border. an abundance of kindness from strangers. miguel marquez is joining us from bucharest in romania. you've witnessed all of this unfold firsthand. what are the folks doing to help? >> reporter: look, in romania and across europe, you are seeing people open up their hopes, their lives, to try to help these refugees every single one, their own story. we met 31 of them and we got a few of their stories for you to hear. 31 refugees from ukraine under one romanian roof. all different ages, all nationalities, all staying free of charge. >> i want to show people this first.

the candidates are trying to replace retiring senator rob portman.

. >> ohio republican senator rob portman called the speech a powerful speech. he praised it with several other republicans and democrats, but senator portman said that that put that was unscripted, he likened that to falling into the hands of russian propaganda. neil? >> neil: david spunt. the president said he's not walking back anything. from leon panetta, the former white house chief of staff. very good having you, director. did the president adequately explain his position? >> well, you know, look, i think all of us share moral outrage about putin and the brutality that he has shown towards ukrainian people. that is understandable. but that is a moment in time when we just have to be unified between the united states and our allies, show strong unity and not raise anything that might confuse that relationship. so i think in the end, you know, it's a comment that probably should not have been used. i hope it's important that the president exercises as much discipline as possible to make sure that whatever he says is in line with the unity that he's put toget

you heard rob portman talk about that yesterday on one of the sunday shows. even democrats, biden administration allies pushing to get the deal done. people like jason crow of colorado, a veteran himself, trying to get something done. that is probably the next step. we will see progress on that this week from the white house as they try to figure out a way to get this done without appearing to promote russia -- provoke russia, which is the hurdle they are try to get around. host: what is the legislative vehicle for aid, language around these fighter jets? guest: right now, and exact vehicle has not been determined as far as this week. they could tack it onto an existing bill, strip language out of an existing bill, and in the russian language, which is most likely at this point. it is just not clear. i do think there is a lot of momentum to do something. president biden has done several things but i think congress wants to put its stamp on a package. we will see that come together this week. host: reid wilson, what do you make of public opinion so far, on pre

of new jersey joins us and the ukrainian ambassador to the united states and republican senator rob portman of ohio. >>> today jers ear city, new jersey, is the unlikely capital of the basketball world as the st. peters peacock continue a tournament run that has captured the country, now playing for a chance at the final four. last night power houses villanova and duke secured their spots in the final four. the the question on the minds of people today is will jersey be joining them? emily, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. ahead of their elite eight game against unc, st. peter's is taking on another nickname, elite pete. they say their favorite title is underdog because it fuels them to prove anyone who has doubted them wrong, now potentially for a fourth time. duke will dance for another round in the last season of his storied career. also pressing on, villanova, who fended off houston's late-game surge. >> the villanova wildkads are headed to the final four! >> and in the women's bracket, saturday deciding the elite eight with sop-seeded nc state narrowly surpassing notre d

i think there's much more interest in hearing how others, the rob portmans and that type of senator ont to play you senator blackburn who had a couple of different kind of hot buttons -- >> oh, no! really? >> here we go. >> on the board of a school that teaches kindergarteners, 5-year-old children, that they can choose their gender and teaches them about so-called white privilege. you believe judges must consider critical race theory when deciding how to sentence criminal defendants. is it your personal hidden agenda to incorporate critical race theory into our legal system? >> those are rhetorical questions. the answers will come tomorrow. that's in the q & a. how do you want to see judge jackson deal with those questions? >> i want her to do what she did today, be herself. i mean, she has a record. she's the only nominee -- she actually, when she's confirmed, what's going to be amazing is that besides sotomayor, she'll be the only other justice that sat at the trial level. think about that, 672 opinions. she's the only person -- 572, who has ever done that. so i think it's very impor

and an exclusive interview with senator rob portman.t stick right here and tune into "meet the press" at 8:00 right after this newscast. >>> coming up in about 30 minutes, we will talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston for our weekly segment, we'll talk about the u.s. and nato. >>> it is time to check in with meteorologist vianey arana to take a look at our sunday microclimate forecast. >> something we've been missing for quite some time, really since the start of the year we haven't had any real significant rain. any time we're monitoring a system we definitely like to look at the timing of it and how much rain we're going to get right now in san jose, 51 degrees. we are waking up rather cloudy and we on our mobile doppler radar up and scanning. things are still quiet as the majority of the system is just offshore. you can see it here. the spin that you see here is tapping into some subtropical moisture from hawaii and that will bring us rain heading into the evening. depending on where you are, you're going to see the ra