Defense production with all the support. Russia has ramped up as airstrikes against ukrainian cities. And Critical Infrastructure rain down munitions on your brave ukrainians defending their homeland now, america, youre going to send ukraine and supplies they need to keep them in the fight. This weekend or reports. This is i find this amazing reports of cheers breaking out of the trenches in Eastern Ukraine probably came from one of your folks reporter or some im not sure it came from but as theyre sharing, as they watch the house vote in support for ukraine. Its not like they dont understand what weve done not like they dont understand how critical this is for that im making sure the shipment start right away in the next few hours, literally, a few hours were going to began sending him equipment to ukraine for air defense munitions, for artillery, for Rocket Systems and Armored Vehicles this package is literally an investment not only in your rent in ukraine, security, but in europe s
For advanced weapons and Defence Systems. President zelensky said the Military Aid Package would give his country a chance of victory in its war against russia. Translation i think this support will really strengthen the armed forces of ukraine, and we will have a chance for victory if ukraine really gets the Weapons System which we need so much, thousands of soldiers need so much. And this aid should notjust to be sprayed in a thin layer all over but it has to end up in tangible Weapons Systems. Many ukrainians have taken to social media to thank the us for the funding. This is what residents in the capital told the bbc. Translation of course it is not too late. In any case, it is needed, and whether it would be later or earlier, in any case it will help. Translation it will help a lot, i i think our guys will be alive, l thats the most important thing, the most important, so that we have something to defend ourselves with both the people and our boys, they are our guardians, they are
national security advisory jake sullivan at any moment from the white house. and the terror investigation underway after a deadly attack with a knife and a hammer near the eiffel tower. what police are saying about the islamic radical that is under arrest. and here at home, is it real or revenge? the move by republicans that the white house says will be throwing red meat to the right flank of the house. plus, the vote happening right now over the deal reached between actors and studios after that historic strike. the talk behind the scenes, and why some expect this vote could be a close one. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we start with the latest inside gaza. nbc s david noriega is in tel aviv for us. david, the israeli military says the main road in gaza that s being used as a humanitarian corridor for those evacuating now constitutes a battlefield. what more are you hearing on the ground? reporter: chris, the biggest development
good to be back with you in this second hour of chris jansing reports. ahead, the high intensity at times down right contentious hearing testing the limits of the first amendment, as a lawyer for donald trump fights a gag order in the federal election case. will trump s rhetoric win out or the risk to witnesses? we ve got clues from inside the courtroom. developing overseas, israel releases footage it says shows hostages and a hamas tunnel at the hospital that s become a symbol of the war itself. and what we re learning about heavy fighting happening at another hospital in gaza. the 44,000 hours of footage from the january 6th attack being made public as one republican senator pushes yet another conspiracy theory about that day. we ve got a fact check. and he s been dubbed the oppenheimer of our age. the truly wild shakeup involving the ai guru, who compares the scale of his work to the manhattan project. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developm
mr schumer, the us s highest ranking jewish elected official, released his own statement thursday saying he has clear and profund disagreements with the prime minister. but because america s relationship with israel is ironclad and transcends one person or prime minister ijoined the request for him to speak. the announcement comes as the us urged israel to publicly name the 20 to 30 hamas fighters it said it targeted in a deadly air raid on a united nations school in gaza. hospital medics said at least 37 people were killed in the strike on thursday. while israel often releases the names of hamas fighters it says it has targeted, it is rare for the us to publicly say it expects full transparency. israel s military said it conducted a precise strike on a hamas compound in the school and that it killed many of the 20 to 30 fighters it believes were inside. but gaza s hamas run government says 14 children and nine women are among the dead. our middle east correspondent lucy