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This is a move that has strong bipartisan support in congress and i believe in the country. americans have rallied to support the ukrainian people and made it clear we will not be part of subsidizing putins war. >> the pentagon tonight dismissing an offer from poland to transfer all their mig 29 fighter jets to the united states for delivery to ukraine, calling the plan not tenable. sources telling cnn that polands offer caught the white house completely off guard. that as the u.s. is sending tw...

Prices. 82% concerned about nuclear weapons. 74% concerned that the u.s. will send american combat troops into fight. nbcs cal perry is joining us from lviv. and mike memoli at the white house. mike, im going to start with you. now that the president is back in the u.s., how are lawmakers reacting to his speech? >> reporter: thats right, alex. major reaction to what was billed as a major speech by the white house. the president capping off that trip to europe with a speech that really drew on al...

Refugees, meeting with those who were concerned about loved ones and were in ukraine on the front lines. we saw someone drawing on their experience as a member of the foreign relations committee for decades in the winddown of the cold war. often its an unscripted remark that can change everything and get all of the attention as senators were reacting to the presidents comment that putin had to go. take a listen to some of that reaction. >> i think the president is making all the right moves and ...

Seize kyiv and in place a russian government. >> yes. so we continue to see this terror. >> absolutely. general, how much -- you mentioned that the proximity of lviv to the polish border. on the heels of the president saying very emphatically in that speech yesterday, not one inch of nato land will be compromised and if so, you know, theres going to be retribution for that. i mean, im putting words into his mouth, but that was certainly the message, they would defend it. how much do you worry ...

From where president biden was speaking. what do you make of the timing and the location of the strike in lviv? is there any way to interpret it as being anything but intentional? >> well, it could have been intentional, alex, but what i will tell you, poland, the polish border is about 40 miles from lviv and the one thing that the president said in this speech last night, do not think about it. do not think about attacking any nato country and 40 miles with precision munitions, thats a good dis...

Window for diplomacy here. we are hearing from french president emmanuel macron who is distancing himself from that characterization who is saying the goal should be some type of cease-fire and comments like that escalate the situation, do not help the cause of peace, alex. >> giving people a lot to talk and ponder about. thank you so much, josh, from warsaw. secretary of state antony blinken walking back the presidents remarks as it is making headlines around the world. lets go to the new dev...

That the president has seen and heard firsthand about the misery putin is inflicting on the ukrainian people. it upset him. hes an emotional guy with a temper, and he added this kicker to an otherwise excellent speech and i would say a full month of being really i think restrained and very positive presidential leadership, and when that happens, and your message gets swamped, thats why i called it an "unforced error." understandable, a human moment but really took away from all the other things ...

Watched joe biden whether agreed with him or not, always liked those moments where he clearly says something he really believes and thinks is true, rather than finesses it, but presidents cant always do that. a moment during a crisis where an american officer had been shot in berlin by the soviets, and someone said, asked mr. president, how do you feel? he said, you dont want to know what im thinkings that was probably a good answer. >> i know that one too. youre right. so this speech, though. i...

That took place today. also at this hour, heavy fighting in cherniv, kharkiv and mariupol. theyre trying to encircle ukrainian troops closing in from kharkiv in the north and mariupol in the south. russia has claimed responsibility for the missile strikes in lviv across the border from warsaw. new reaction to president biden for the last nine words of his speech saying putin cannot remain in power and its more backlash. >> i think all of us believe the world to be a better place without vladimir...