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And the passenger, daunte wrights girlfriend at the time of the shooting, testified how emotional they were. and judge chu is going to see that again. so not only will the judge consider all the arguments as well as the victim impact statement, but the judge will also be able to consider the testimony at hand. you know, as shaq kind of pointed out, i think the defense is making the wrong move pointing to the victim as the aggressor, you know, saying if he was alive, he would be alive if he obeye...

Their viewership. i guess what im asking you is how does an american president deal with the task of uniting a coalition, dealing with an adversary, then with whatever the white house has left, deal with the 40% of its own population thats cheering the adversary? >> well, i dont know if its 40% or what it is, nicolle, but i think frankly the presidents got to be commander in chief. to some degree, hes got to tune out the domestic political noise. hes got to focus, i think he is focussing on maki...

Tuesday that president biden will be focussing on a message of empathy to let americans know he understands the hardships we are suffering domestically are some that are the greatest perhaps that we have seen in a long time. now, clearly complicating factors is now what is happening in ukraine. how do you recan siel the fact that inflation is incredibly high right now. even though it is not always rational presidents and presidents administrations get blamed. when you consider the fact that sanc...

>> reporter: in southern ukraine they are trying to flee the city cut off from power, water and heat. a second attempt for safe evacuation corridors breaking down. the red cross tweeting its attempt to start evacuating an estimated 200,000 people failed. ukraine accusing russia of using a humanitarian seize fire as a trick to kill more civilians. >> seize fire took place only for 30 minutes. after that, russian troops continue shelling of mariupol. we face war crimes hour by hour, second by seco...

>> john: the oil goes through cars pretty quickly. senator, i want to ask you this. republicans and democrats on capitol hill are working on a bipartisan aid package for ukraine. but what is taking so long? by the time it gets done, may be nothing left in ukraine. >> john, great question. one of the things i hope we would do immediately is spend the time on that package right now. quit bickering about other issues, start focussing on those people who are freedom loving, liberty defending, who ne...

>> sandra: innocent ukrainians suffering as the unprovoked invasion moves into a new face. courageous resistance from the military and people may be forcing vladimir putin to shift his strategy. sandra smith in new york. >> john: john roberts in washington, and this is "america reports." after failing to capture cities like kyiv in a matter of days, putin appears to be focussing on securing key territorial objectives in ukraines east. >> sandra: one is the port city of mariupol which have been a...

European wars. hes back where he was. this is a moment to try to move on. to say lets deal with this and get back to business. >> much to do about nothing? >> unfortunately i think the last nine words are the thing that people are focussing on. obviously, youre focussing on history, which is important, but i think, you know, i understand the emotion and im sure president biden is seeing much more than were seeing about the horrible -- >> he had just visited these refugees. he had been up close a...

Schulz. no new cease-fire there. clearly so far diplomacy hasnt worked. what do you make of the continuing effort to hold talks? >> reporter: boris, every war ends in diplomacy, and theres no reason not to continue to diplomacy while fighting continues. i talked to israeli officials very upset that this was portrayed as a failed effort by the israeli government to pressure zelenskyy into making concessions to russia. they told me, no. in fact, what theyre trying to do find common ground and poin...

Heading toward odesa, they are focussing on mariupol. they dont have control of the city but they are pounding it to dust. when you take a look at everything thats been attacked, and these are civilian structures. art school that was bombed, the theater that was bombed, the maternity hospital, another hospital over here apparently russian troops have taken control of and have held people hostage. a steel plant might manufacture goods for the war effort, but mostly a civilian target. and take a l...

Republicans had 11 points enthusiasm, that is now 17 point enthusiasm. so the last time it happened in 2010, republicans gained 60 seats in the house. so they dont need to energize their base, they need to reach out to swing voters and other people to consolidate their victory, focussing on the mistakes about the economy and gas prices and inflation and all the rest. >> john: at the same time, marc, if you look at the experience in virginia, education not only energized conservatives but indepen...