ukraine stands and democracy stands. a vital message delivered by president joe biden today. made more significant when he delivered the words from kyiv itself. he walks side-by-side with president zelenskyy and the ukrainian capital. it s a moment filled with symbolism with an american president ineffectively a war zone with daily bombardment from russia s forces. two presidents who visit war zones like iraq or afghanistan. president biden delivered a message not just to president zelenskyy and the ukrainian people but to western allies as well as the russians. the message is that america the financial a military backer of ukraine is in it for the long haul. for you and all ukrainians, your mind the world every single day with the meaning of the word courage is. all sectors of your economy and all walks of life and it is astounding. astounding. it is priceless and worth fighting for for as long as it takes and that is how long we will be with you mr. president, for as long
ac 360 starts now. good evening. president biden is in poland tonight after making a surprise and history-making journey to kyiv on this president s day. after months of secret planning and elaborate preparation, the united states met with ukraine s president just four days short of a year since russian forces invaded. and with reminders of the continuing threat surrounding the two leaders. [ siren ] many american presidents have made dramatic trips before, nixon to china, kennedy, reagan to is the berlin wall, and presidents have visited u.s. troops in war zones, but never like this. this was the first trip ever by an american president would into a war zone without the protection of u.s. troops on the ground or american warplanes patrolling the space overhead. american air assets were active on ukraine s border and moscow was told about it in advance. as for the president s own message, here is some of what he had to say. it was one year ago in week that we spoke on t
panic on the new orleans parade route. one dead, four injured. a gunman opened fire. new orleans mardi gras back to pre-pandemic levels. but the police force watching this city is not. norah: breaking news, an arrest in connection with the murder of a catholic bishop shot at home. a woman killed in an alligator attack at a florida retirement community. actor richard belzer, also known as detective john munch on law & order: special victims unit has died. now, what i have to say tonight doesn t come from here. it comes from here. norah: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. tonight cbs evening news goes in-depth with a look at how americans are exposed to chemicals in our food. plus, the story of two 81-year-old best friends who are in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world. but first, the big story, the top-secret and historic trip. president biden to ukraine. security was
concerns about united states joint military drills with south korea. panic on the new orleans parade route. a gunman opened fire. mardi gras back to pre-pandemic levels. e policeorbr n an arrest in connection with the catholic bishop shot at home. woman killed in an alligator attack in a florida retirement community. what i have to say tonight doesn t come from here. it comes from here. norah: good evening and thank you for joining us as we begin a new week together. tonight cbs evening news goes in-depth with a look at how americans are exposed to chemicals in our food. plus the story of 281-year-old best friends who are in the middle of a once-in-a-lifetime trip around the world. first, the story, the top-secret historic trip. security was tight as it was the first time in modern history that an american president traveled to a war zone where there is not a u.s. military presence on the ground. president biden s motorcade slipped out of the white house at
force in gaza. the israeli saying they ve launched hundreds of missile attacks. hamas is reporting hundreds killed already. and bombshell new reporting nbc news in the new york times that israelis dismissed warning signs of the october 7th attacks for up to a year ahead of time. the times reported broke that story. we ll also speak with the family of a teenager taken hostage in the october 7th attacks. freed this week. in what is to come. who are following other news this hour as well, former president on the campaign trail right now and iowa after suffering a double dose of defeat to his claim that is one term presidency should be a lifetime get out of jail free card. plus, we re live in the district net representative george santos after he was officially kicked out of congress. making history with his expulsion. and we re keeping an eye on an earthquake off the coast of the philippines. that sparked a tsunami warning, the latest on what is going on. that s coming up as wel