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And he again called on congress to pass the $33 billion package of new aid to ukraine. >> we know that the united states is leading our allies and partners around the world to make sure the ukrainians who are fighting for the future of their nation have the weapons and capacity and ammunition and equipment to defend themselves against putin's brutal war. >> the u.s. has delivered more than 5,000 javelins to ukraine and nearly 500 more have been received from allies. the u.s. state department is now classifying pro-basketball star brittney griner as being wrongfully detained in russia. that m...

So that we can see that those weapons are getting to the ukrainians as quick as possible. and as visit, also, the 82nd air division who is helping to get -- as the weapons are delivered there, to get the weapons to the battlefield. you know, over into ukraine. so, we want to make sure that's done. we know time's of the essence. and so that's why it's extremely important that we pass the $33 billion to get the weapons necessary to the president of ukraine. >> and congressman, you feel confident that the ukrainians will be able to beat the russians? >> yeah, we're in it to win it. they're in it ...

Still plagued by the problems that they had previously, low morale, lack of logistics, on and on and on. those are things we need to continue to look for. >> i think you are exactly right on all the points you make there. let me ask you about that specifically as it relates to the weapons. russia's defense ministry is warning it could target nato supplies. they have hit six railway stations. is the supply of weapons at risk? i say that as the president is asking for another $33 billion in aid, more than $10 billion of which would be weapons. if they do hit a nato transport, a vehicle or a trai...

Means interest rates on top of that. so it's more than 13 billion or 33 billion. and i think you highlighted something apart and with the border. it's not just the border itself. joe biden asked congress for 3.9 billion to address the opiate issue. my goodness, that's even less than his 13 billion, so he's prioritizing the ukrainians, you know, beyond 100,000 people in this country who have died from the opiate and fentanyl attacks and drug war, right? so we just have a fundamental disconnect between what the people in washington, d.c., think is important and what they are signing us up for an...

People who have made their own way out of mariupol, under their own steam, found themselves blocked and checked by russian forces, and often circuitous journey here to ukrainian-held territory and the hope today in the next minutes we might start to see the beginning of what people hope on u.n. and international level could be a longer term effort to get people out of harm's way in mariupol. back to you. >> nick paton walsh, good to have you there. i'm joined now by new jersey congresswoman mikie sherrill, from the armed services committee and served in the navy for ten years as a helicopter p...