. >> president biden and nato secretary-general yen stoltenberg welcomed allies to the nato summit in washington, d.c. during the ceremony, the president faced questions about the level of support he has to remain in the 2024 presidential race, following his recent debate performance against republican challenger former president donald trump. [speaking french] >> his excellency, mr. christian mcclskey, of the republic of macedonia. >> his excellency, dr. robert gollub, prime minister of the republic of slovenia. his excellency, prime minister of the republic of bulgaria. >> his excellency, mr. soron milanovic, president of the republic of croatia. his excellency, mr. johannes, president of romania. his excellency, mr. viktor orban, prime minister of hungary. his excellencecy, mr. alexander steub, president of the republic of finland. his excellency, the prime minister of the helen i think -- hellenic republic. his excellency, the prime minister of the kingdom of norway. his excellency, mr. luis montenegro, prime minister of the portuguese republic. his excellency, mr. recep tayyip er

yen stoltenberg commented on it as follows: according to him, authoritarian regimes are getting closer and closer, as china is getting closer to the borders of nato, not only in europe, but also in africa and other regions, in your opinion, is nato preparing to respond to this, and what is the balance of power here? we will not react too much to this, well , this is now demagoguery, the unit that is currently in belarus is not about anything at all. i mean, will nato respond to the challenges that china, belarus, and russia are getting closer, and other countries on the contrary, they have gotten closer, have gotten closer since the 2000s. these exercises are conducted in belarus jointly with the chinese, and they were held in 2011, 18, constantly annually, no one paid attention to them, only now they turned their attention, these exercises are joint, they are not only systemic, they had a pause in connection with the full-scale invasion of the territory of ukraine, they were not conducted in 22-23 years, in 24 decided to restore, so there is nothing surprising in this. and there is no

>> the president of the united states of america awards this presidential medal of freedom to yen stoltenberg. a visionary statesman and seasless defender of democracy, secretary general jen saltibleberg guided the needle alliance for security since world war ii. when vladimir putin launched his brutal -- ukraine, betting that nato would break, secretary general stoltenberg proved him wrong. under his stewardship, nato has become stronger and more united than ever, and americans for generations to come will benefit benefit from the safer world he creates. core truth of alliance more powerful now as it was 75 years ago. today we are stronger. [applause] [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening, welcome to washington. you are just watching president biden with nato leaders delivering a speech welcoming them here to washington. i'm bret baier. president biden has just completed those remarks to the diplomats and officials in washington that's to mark the nato's 75th anniversary. the president, however, at this time, still remains under intense scrutiny over his mental acuity amid increasi

>> the president of the united states of america awards this presidential medal of freedom to yen stoltenberg, secretary general jen saltibleberg guided the needle alliance for security since world war ii. when vladimir putin launched his brutal -- ukraine, betting that nato would break, secretary general stoltenberg proved him wrong. under hi

nato secretary-general yen stoltenberg met with u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin, head of this week's nato summit in washington. but the social make decisions to further strengthen support to ukraine. ukraine isn't currently part of nato, but the white house says the summit will bring the country closer to joining the 32 member military alliance. you're going to see is a alluded to. >> some discussion ukraine's path to nato. national security council spokesman john kirby says the focus at this summit is on helping ukraine win the war and defeat puting. he thinks he can outlast the coalition of countries that are supporting ukraine. >> these dead bill. >> but focus will also be on president biden's performance at a press conference during the summit. it comes as calls grow within his own party for him to step down from seeking another term. >> kirby says he's not heard from any allies that they're concerned about the president picking up any signs of that from our allies at all. quite the contrary, the conversations that we're having

ukraine will be our most urgent nato secretary-general yen stoltenberg says the 32 allies across europehow to support ukraine from russia's invasion the most to give ukraine. the predictability accountability. >> it needs to defend itself. ukraine is not currently part of nato but u.s. permanent representative to nato. julianne smith told newsnation. we're trying to move them closer to the alliance. smith says the summit will also highlight increases in military investments. two-thirds of allies now spend 2% of their gdp on their own national defense a huge development over the last 10 years. the white house says president biden looks forward to hosting this summit. >> he'll also be holding a news conference there as many have raised questions about his fitness to serve another 4 years in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. >> time now 7.21. and a woman is in the hospital now after she was hit by a car in san francisco's sunset neighborhood. it happened in the area of 19th avenue and judy street yesterday morning. police say the driver stayed at the scene and did cooperate with police.

>> the president of the united states of america awards this presidential medal of freedom to yen stoltenberg. ceaseless defender of democracy, secretary general stoltenberg has guided the nato alliance through the most consequential decade for european security since world war ii. when vladimir putin launched his brutal assault on the people of ukraine betting that nato would break, secretary general stoltenberg proved him wrong. under his stewardship, nato has become stronger and more united than ever and americans for generations to come will benefit from the safer world he helped create. he demonstrates that the core truth of the alliance is as powerful now as it was 75 years ago. together, we are stronger. ♪♪ >> president biden with a rather soaring speech there, the news bestowing the presidential medal of freedom on nato secretary general, jens stoltenberg. let me bring in mike and michael crowley. michael crowley, your thoughts. >> well, you know, i thought it was a strong and smooth performance by president biden. on substance, he articulated why nato is riding high right now. why th

. >> president biden and nato secretary-general yen stoltenberg welcomed allies to the nato summit inashington, d.c. during the ceremony, the president faced questions about the level of support he has to remain in the 2024 presidential race, following his recent debate performance against republican challenger former president donald trump. [speaking french]

we've heard from the italian prime minister, the german chancellor, the spanish prime minister yen stoltenberg, the secretary general of nato. all the. talking about there worries, concerns, offering sympathies and support. and that's what we heard from president zelenskyy as well from ukraine speaking about it zemmour. and as you azerbaijan. donald trump on an assassination attempt on donald trump's lives a terrible crime that can only be condemned and which demonstrates how serious the challenges to democracy are globally incorrect. violence in any form and anywhere must absolutely not prevail in those. i am confident america will rise to the challenge. i wished mr. trump a speedy recovery, strength, and support to all those who have been affected on trump and condolences and sympathies and concern. >> we've now just heard so that coming from chinese officials talking about what president xi there has to say as welcome making, speaking of concern, i mean, before this even happened, there was already plenty of handwringing around the world in terms of the state of politics here in the u.s cer

ukraine will be our most urgent nato secretary-general yen stoltenberg says the 32 allies across europe and north america will discuss how to support ukraine from russia's invasion the most to give ukraine. the predictability accountability. >> it needs to defend itself. ukraine is not currently part of nato but u.s. permanent representative to nato. julianne smith told newsnation. we're trying to move them closer to the alliance. smith says the summit will also highlight increases in military investments. two-thirds of allies now spend 2% of their gdp on their own national defense a huge development over the last 10 years. the white house says president biden looks forward to hosting this summit. >> he'll also be holding a news conference there as many have raised questions about his fitness to serve another 4 years in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. well at the state capitol. rights groups have filed a second amendment challenge. new california state law that adds an extra tax on firearm and ammunition sales organization called firearms policy coalition says they filed a lawsuit a

ukraine will be our most urgent nato secretary-general yen stoltenberg says the 32 allies across europemerica will discuss how to support ukraine from russia's invasion the most to give ukraine. the predictability accountability. >> it needs to defend itself. ukraine is not currently part of nato but u.s. permanent representative to nato. julianne smith told newsnation. we're trying to move them closer to the alliance. smith says the summit will also highlight increases in military investments. two-thirds of allies now spend 2% of their gdp on their own national defense a huge development over the last 10 years. the white house says president biden looks forward to hosting this summit. >> he'll also be holding a news conference there as many have raised questions about his fitness to serve another 4 years in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. >> all right. thank you, 9.21. the time in coming up on the kron. 4 morning news. people flocking to the city to beat the heat and celebrate the 4th of july. we'll have the pictures. and after the break, we're still keeping you updated on these ho

citation the president of united states of america awards this presidential medal of freedom to yens stoltenberg, a visionary statesman and ceaseless defender of democracy. >> secretary general jens stoltenberg has guided the nato alliance through the most consequential decade for european security. since world war ii

citation the president of united states of america awards this presidential medal of freedom to yens stoltenberg, a visionary statesman and ceaseless defender of democracy. >> secretary general jens stoltenberg has guided the nato alliance through the most consequential decade for european security. since world war ii when vladimir putin launched his brutal assault on the people of ukraine, betting, nato would break secretary general stoltenberg proved him wrong under the stewardship, nato has become stronger and more united than ever in americans for generations to come will benefit from this safer world. he helped create he demonstrates that the court's use of the alliance is as powerful. now as it was 75 years ago together, we are stronger i'm wolf blitzer in the situation room. >> we've been watching very dramatic moments right now hello, president biden's remarks to the nato allies who have gathered here in washington. they've gathered for this pivotal summit the 75th anniversary of the nato alliance. the president's speaking amid urgent discussions at the same time, especially among his fe

those who were there, he also had a surprise moment where he delivered the medal of freedom to yens stoltenberg, who's these, who's the outgoing secretary? janet general of nato, and even the pool reporter, david sanger of the new york times, said that as he was in the room for this speech, she said it was a smooth forceful, delayed livery reminiscent of some of the speeches that biden delivered in poland at the outset of the war in ukraine, even so, white house officials telling me that they're hoping that after this speech they can get back to business as usual. but it is hardly business as usual here in washington, there polls that will continue flowing in. there are many members of the president's own party who are still required blessing that they see more evidence that he has the mental and physical fitness to serve another four years. and then of course, there is a press conference that the president will hold on thursday where he will have to take unscripted questions from reporters from around the world with no teleprompter. and that will be a true test for the president aaron absolute

nato secretary-general yen stoltenberg met with u.s.s week's nato summit in washington. his own to make decisions to further strengthen support to ukraine. ukraine isn't currently part of nato, but the white house says the summit will bring the country closer to joining the 32 member military alliance. you're going to see is a alluded some discussion ukraine's path to nato. national security council spokesman john kirby says the focus at this summit is on helping ukraine win the war and defeat puting. he thinks he can outlast the coalition of countries are supporting ukraine. he's dead wrong. >>but focus will also be on president biden's performance at a press conference during the summit. it comes as calls grow within his own party for him to step down from seeking another term. >>kirby says he's not heard from any allies that they're concerned about the president picking up any signs of that from allies at all. quite the contrary, the conversations that we're having with them in advance is they're they're excited about this summit. th

>> the president of the united states of america awards this presidential medal of freedom to yen stoltenberg of democracy, secretary general stoltenberg has guided the nato alliance through the most consequential decade for european security since world war ii. when vladimir putin launched his brutal assault on the people of ukraine betting that nato