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Lets go to tom in the meantime. tom, there is an incredible amount of rain that has fallen in the west coast. its not letting up any time soon. >> no, we could be looking, abby, at another week, week and a half. this atmospheric river we were forecasting began around christmas. in the last week and a half, most of californias rainfall is 400 to 600% above average. will it take care of the drought? we could use seasons of this. its feast or famine. santa barbara, 4.2 inches. all-time january rain...

Through. >> help me with that. the patriots and -- the >> the individual systems themselves should not be overstated. theyre gonna have an impact. the himars have allowed ukraine to start these targets and disrupt russias logistics. its normal operations. by itself, it is less meaningful than the wealth of equipment that is coming in in aggregate. more needs to come in. i think i mentioned before, we did on camera, the two prominent russian analysts, former secretary of state and former secretar...

♪ the great capitol on the hill has been the home of congress since the year 1800. here the congress of the united states assembles to make the nations laws. congress approved the 19th amendment which provided for the voting rights of women. speaker gillette of the house signed the bill -- ♪ >> december 7th, 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> serving their country and the cause of freedom to help other nations strengthen their independence and cure the social chaos in which communi...

Applause again to the todays recipients of the presidential citizens medal, patriots who have performed exemplary deeds to the service of this great nation. let me close with this. 82 years ago, on this very day, in 1941, president franklin roosevelt delivered a state of the union address. it became known as his famous for freedom speech, as he defined americas place in the world. reminded the american people of, quote, the strength from the things which have been done to make its people conscio...

Applause again to todays resip y -- recipients of the presidential citizens medal who performed exemplary deeds. on this day in 1941, president franklin roosevelt delivered a state of the union address that became known as his famous for freedom speech as he defined americas place in the world, reminded the american people of, quote, the strength from the things which have been done to make his people conscious of their individual stake in the preservation of democratic life in america. things t...

We defeated russia in the battle for minds of the world. ukrainian courage and american resolve must guarantee the future of our common freedom, the freedom of people who stand for their values. your money is not charity, its an investment in the global security and democracy that we handle in the most responsible way. [ applause ] >> ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is monumentally historic but not unprecedented. most have referenced winston churchill in 1941. ever since king david kalka...

We listened to the story. a country was able to indict and get a response because the public sentiment was there. and that no president is above the law and will never happen again. i wish i could see chapter 2 right now. >> you are right. people may be picking apart this report and maybe some things they think the committee should have done but they told an extraordinary story that as you said is the first draft of history and that historians for years to come will use as a primary reference. y...

Oen this evening in 1941 winston churchill came across the sea. it was war time. world war ii. it was dangerous for him. he suddenly arrives in the white house by surprise very parallel with zelenskyy and appears there at the side of franklin roosevelt in the oval office. they met with reporters. they lit a christmas tree and finally winston churchill went to the capitol and spoke before the congress. just as you were saying earlier, what was the big question in 1941, a year that you know very w...

White house with franklin roosevelt and spoke to congress. >> yes, and this historical analogy is just right. and its just right because at this moment volodymyr zelenskyy is the symbol of resistance and the symbol of liberty in the world. and in 19414 winston churchill was the symbol of revistitance and the symbol of liberty. in 1941 churchills country faced long odds. in 2022 zelenskyys ukraine faces long odds. and at both times -- at both times the arsenal of democracy was america. we werent ...

Joint session of congress asked congress to pass a declaration of war and said this. no matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the american people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory. joining us now is michael beschloss, nbc news presidential historian. michael, thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> of course. >> president zelenskyy seem to reach for all of the right historical markers in his approach tonight. >> he really did. a...