agenda for the next two years. and the case they ll be making for reelection. a critical piece of the puzzle for democrats young voters. we ll dig into what they want in 2023. the president of next gen x. plus, the gop culture wars, attacking diversity in the curriculum. professors tommy about the cost of that. and real solutions for police reform. i ll talk to a colorado long make her about what her state has done. and, if it could be a model for the nation. this is american voices. we begin with a historic moment for the president on tuesday. president biden plans to frame his state of the union address by highlighting his administration s achievements during his first two years in office. the speech may also serve as a preview of what a possible 2024 reelection bid might look like. a person close to the white house tells nbc news biden will focus on his plans to reduce prescription drug costs and upgrade the nation s aging infrastructure. once the speech is over,
very good monday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. this morning lawmakers back on capitol hill facing growing pressure after the deadly beating of tyre nichols by memphis police ignites renewed calls for federal police reform. nichols family attorney benjamin crump telling cnn tyre s tragic death should force congress to act. shame on us if we don t use his tragic death to finally get the george floyd justice in policing act passed. so will things change this time around? the congressional black caucus is calling for a meeting with president biden this week to push for negotiations on police reform. remember there was a push, bipartisan push in the wake of george floyd it didn t make it through two years ago following that death, those discussions broke down in the senate, congress failed to pass the federal reforms. now the president of tennessee s naacp chapter is pleading with congress to try again. we come to call to action for congress. by faili
to our viewers in the united states and around the world, welcome to the situation room. happening now, a sixth memphis police officer has now been relieved of duty after the deadly beating of tyre nichols and the release of chilling videos of his arrest. our experts are breaking down the evidence and the growing calls right now for federal police reform. also tonight, cnn is on the front lines in ukraine amid fierce fighting in the east and the south after nearly a year of war, we re told some battles are worse than ever before. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken is on an urgent mission in israel and the west bank amid a new outbreak of violence, meeting with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and urging a deescalation of tensions. i ll discuss these high-stakes international conflicts with key white house official john kirby. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. let s get straight t
Them the next leaders in civilian and military life. But without naming donald trump are really making a direct Election Year appeal President Biden also under scored the values that he has previously said are at risk if his republican rival were to take a second term, for example, protecting democracy and also the nature alliance. Now on that front, the president talked about us leadership on the global stage, including, for example, again, that nato lyon saying, for example, that russian president Vladimir Putin are testing his assumption that nato would not be able to unify and support ukraine from his invasion. Saying quote, putin was certain that nato would fraction of course there speaking directly to the invasion of ukraine and instead, the president said, it is the greatest Defense Alliance in the history of the world. Now of course, President Biden has been a defender of nato, especially earlier this year when former President Donald Trump said hed encourage russia to invade t
going first forever. but for the coming election, i think that was a wise choice. thank you all. next, the republicans mad at joe biden. but now, we re finding out how president trump acted in similar situation. plus, the new fight for federal police reform. is colorado a model for real change? i ll talk to a state lawmaker about what colorado has done. first, to richard milley, who is standing back with a look at other news we re watching this hour. richard? julián, great to see. the state of emergency remains in effect along with the pennsylvania ohio border after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed friday. that site, still on fire according to local officials. 1500 residents are under an evacuation order. the ntsb saying a mechanical issue may be the blame here. the faa is investigating a