president in american history, unfortunately. so much of it is much of it is preventable. and the devastation is amazing. that was in a meeting with the new zealand prime minister. the united states has its first confirmed ambassador to ukraine in kyiv in three years. she arrives at a critical moment with president zelenskyy saying that russia achieved, quote, maximum combat power in the eastern donbas region. president biden has reaffirmed his support for federal reserve independence in fighting inflation in advance of a meeting today with fed chairman powell as the national frustration with rising inflation becomes a midterm threat for democrats. we begin in uvalde, texas, with nbc s sam brock, and tom winter and former u.s. attorney joyce vance. sam, while federal investigators are looking into the police response to this mass shooting, we are hearing stories about the day as the community attends services for loved ones. tell us what s going on down there. this is a
vote, it s not whether or not a deal can be struck in the senate. because that will be incremental. it s whether we now are a nation on the course to greater gun reforms. that s an open question. one a cynic would suggest probably gives reason to pause. jim, there could be pressure from the democratic side from that wing of the democratic party that says, let s just go for it and put the republicans on the spot. because we want to have the issue rather than get something modest done. look, a degree with yamiche. the country is overplaying politics. the country want congress to get something done. i think the democrats are being smart about this. they are talking about very common sense, moderate propoals that republicans should be for. 92% of americans support background checks. we are talking about mental health exceptions. people who have been reported to