good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, august 1st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin with the situation in ukraine. in a significant breakthrough this morning, a ship carrying ukrainian grain set off from the port of odesa to for the first time since the war started back in february. ukraine s minister of infrastructure tweeted this video of the vessel which is carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn and is on its way to lebanon. the ship is expected to reach istanbul on tuesday where it will be inspected before being allowed to proceed. the move is part of an internationally brokered deal between kyiv and moscow, to release millions of tons of grain to foreign markets, and ease a growing food crisis. ukrainian officials say 16 more ships are waiting to depart odesa s port as part of that deal. meanwhile, russia advances have slowed, almost to a standstill, as newly-delivered western weapons are helping ukrainian forces re-claim
World news, its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the us House Of Representatives has narrowly passed a Republican Party proposal to repeal barack 0bamas affordable healthcare act. After suffering an embarrassing setback in march, President Trump finally notched up his first major legislative victory. The vote in the House Of Representatives was tight, though. 217 to 213 with no democrats voting in favour. But quite how quickly this will become law is a very different matter, as it still faces a steep hurdle in the senate. He is our North America Editorjon Sopel the momentjust after 2pm in washington this afternoon when Trumpcare Washington This Afternoon when trumpca re became a washington this afternoon when trumpcare became a thing. The bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Shame outside, a rather different tune as protesters giant shame. This fight isnt over yet. Getting the
World news, its newsday. Good morning. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where the us House Of Representatives has narrowly passed a Republican Party proposal to repeal barack 0bamas affordable healthcare act. After suffering an embarrassing setback in march, President Trump finally notched up his first major legislative victory. The vote in the House Of Representatives was tight, though. 217 to 213 with no democrats voting in favour. But quite how quickly this will become law is a very different matter, as it still faces a steep hurdle in the senate. He is our North America Editorjon Sopel the momentjust after 2pm in washington this afternoon when Trumpcare Washington This Afternoon when trumpca re became a washington this afternoon when trumpcare became a thing. The bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Shame outside, a rather different tune as protesters giant shame. This fight isnt over yet. Getting the
who play with fire will perish by it. a source close to the speaker who reviewed her itinerary tells nbc news the stop is still considered tentative. i don t ever talk about my travels because as some of you know, it is a security issue. reporter: if pelosi visits, she would be the highest ranking american official to touch down in taiwan since then speaker newt gingrich in 1997. the possibility already escalating tensions with china which claims the self-ruled island as its own. beijing flexing its military might, with drills in the south china sea over the weekend. the uss ronald reagan ready to respond. the speaker is leading the congressional delegation in asia to address other thorny issues including trade, the covid pandemic and climate change. the u.s. has remained stead fast in the commitment to taiwan and the biden administration has made clear that u.s. policy has not changed.
drones, more stingers, more everything. republican senator ben sasse, you just heard there at the end will be a guest coming up on morning joe. following zelenskyy s address to congress, president biden promised more military support to ukraine with an additional $800 million in aid, the president was also straid straightforward about the was also straightforward about his outlook on the war. i want to be honest with you. this could be a long and difficult battle. the american people will be stead fast in our support in the people of ukraine in the face of putin s immoral, unethical attacks on civilian populations. we are united, and we will continue to have their backs as they fight for their freedom, their democracy, their very survival. and we give ukraine the arms to fight and defend themselves, through all of the difficult days ahead. here s a brief breakdown of what s in this new military aid