speaker. at home we re watching a major test of former president trump s influence over the republican party. in the five states where voters are headed to the polls today to vote in primary elections, all eyes will be on the slate of candidates who the former president endorsed and have embraced the big lie that the 2020 election was stolen. will that message resonate with republican primary voters? today will also be a big test for these three house republicans who were among the ten who voted to impeach the former president. will they survive after taking a critical stand? one of today s biggest tests will happen in kansas where abortion rights are on the ballot for the first time since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. we ll have the latest into the massive implications of that vote. let s get right into it with nbc s steve kornacki at the big board. steve, what are you looking for this morning? a couple things, jose, you touched on. i think this referendum in
26,000 tons of corn from ukraine is expected to reach istanbul later today. this is the first shipment to leave the country s port since russia s invasion began in february. nbc correspondent morgan chesky is live in kyiv with more. morgan, what s the latest on that shipment? reporter: yeah, jose, good afternoon. this is a trial shipment that is expected to arrive in istanbul later today where this ship will be inspected by u.n., turkish, russian and ukrainian inspectors making sure that the only thing on board is in fact that grain before it sets sail for its final destination in the port city of tripoli, lebanon. but as you mentioned, this is the first ship. there are hopefully many more to follow. ukraine officials say that they plan on having about three ships depart daily from the port city at odesa. and what makes it so remarkable is this in fact is kind of a