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right now we're watching the manhattan d.a.'s office where we believe a grand jury will hear today from robert costello, a former legal adviser to michael cohen, and heightening the interest today, he's potentially the final act before a decision is made about whether to issue an indictment against donald trump. costello was called in at the request of trump's attorneys, leading many to believe his testimony will be aimed at undermining cohen's credibility. cohen himself is also there, he says, as a rebuttal witness. i want to bring in nbc's garrett haake outside the d.a.'s office. l...

historic, timely, brave. that's how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy describes the surprise visit from president biden this morning. [ sirens ]. >> with air raid sirens blaring, on presidents day no less. a major morale boost days before the country marks a year since russia's invasion. president biden announcing another major military aid package, making it clear that despite domestic pressure to down size assistance, the u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering. >> freedom is priceless. it's worth fighting for for as long as it takes, and that's how long we're going to be with...

>> peace, not closure. it will never be closed because he's forever gone. >> reporter: catie beck, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports, let's get right to it. >> at this hour, after a weekend of deadly violence, miami beach imposed a cur few overnight and this afternoon, a vote on another curfew. what it means for thousands upon thousands of spring break visitors. the world's top climate scientists issuing a survival guide for humanity. you've got to hear their dire warnings and the major course correction they're recommending. republicans c...

and former legal adviser to michael cohen is expected to testify that cohen is not the guy you want to rely on. a source familiar with jonathan dienst says costello is prepared to say that cohen is a liar, a convicted perjure, an embellisher who's out for revenge, that he's furious with donald trump and blames him for all of his troubles, that the hush money payments were made because cohen felt it was important to keep the stormy daniels matter a secret from melania trump in order to protect their marriage. we are keeping an eye on that courtroom in case costello comes out to speak ...

congress. plus, the ohio governor is visiting the site of this toxic train derailment in east palestine at this hour just as there's news of another train crash that's killed dozens of people overseas. >> and tiktok taking what it considers a major step to limit daily screen time for young people. how far does it go? this is what we're watching at this ♪ ♪ >> hello, everyone. i'm kate bolduan. we begin on capitol hill where attorney general merrick garland is testifying before the senate judiciary committee at this hour. he's facing questions on everything from gun violence and s...