all in order to keep up the charade of sticking it to russia and to russian president vladimir putin. no, was joe biden short comment to his south korean counterpart statement that plans are underway to conduct bilateral military drills involving nuclear forces, amid rising tensions in the region, what we call extended deterrence was also the us telling us not to worry because it will take care of everything, but now it's difficult to convince our people with just that the u. s. government also understands that to some degree, the nuclear weapons belong to the united states. but planning information sharing exercises and training should be jointly conducted by south korea in the united states. that announcement came after north korea said it planned to increase its nuclear arsenal. this year, p on gang has been test firing missiles as its neighbor to the south ramped up military drills with the u. s. in recent months, south korea has warned that they would retaliate if north korea conducts a nuclear attack in turn, north korea has said the purpose of its missile program is to protect itself against thr

he watched the russia collusion and you are watching a democracy with jill biden, vladimir putin's buddy. the green agenda, we have flooding going on, we have people and americans in need, living in the streets, but we are bringing in more people from all over the world, all under their democracy because it is not a constitutional republic when you pass this kind of bill and take away ame >> to write a tax code that rewards hard work not wealth. to invest in clean energy that reduces our country's dependence on fossil fuels. from voting rights to reproductive rights. we are united, madam clerk. host: some comments on social media and via text. our text line is 202-748-8003. how can american constituents have confidence in the 118th congress when the majority g.o.p. is defective by votes within their own parties? it is clear that the swamp is the 20 congresspeople trying to manipulate their own party while putting the economy on hold, says michelle in illinois. jimbo in bakerfields, california. independent, kevin mccarthy couldn't run a sandwich shop here. it's time to come home and stop

and allies sending more weapons but is it enough to stop vladimir putin's onslaught. >>> president bidenng his silence. what he is saying about how he believes he has handled the classified documents found in his home and office. >>> alec baldwin facing charges for the shooting on the movie set. >>> we begin in ukraine where russian forces might be gearing up for a major offensive, ukraine has been begging for more weapons before it's too late now the u.s. is delivering more fire power, a new package that includes air defense system and armored vehicles. cia director bill burns flew to kyiv for a secret meeting with volodymyr zelenskyy. and this morning zelenskyy thanked allies in germany for continued support. here it is. >> i'm truly grateful to all of you for the weapons you have provided. every unit helps to save our people from terror. but time, time remains a weapon. we have to speed up. time must become our weapon just like air defense and artillery, armored vehicles which we are negotiating about with you. and which actually will make the victory. >> worldwide coverage this morni

biden. assumed vladimir putin, and every bad actor in the world, saw what happened with the botched withdrawal inan afghanistan, saw the weakness of joe biden, saw the mental decline and cognitive issues of joe biden, they said this is the time to test america's will. this is the time to try america's resolve. and that is precisely what we are facing today. when joe biden goes and speaks at an event that is being organized for him in the white house, elsewhere, he gets a cue card. i'm sure you've seen on television. and this cue card tells him where to stand, or where to sit, who to call on, the name of the journalists, how long to speake for, when to leave, what site of the stage to leave. this is because we have a president that should not be president. and one of the themes that i know in my book is that it is agreed just enough for president biden -- egregious enough, for president biden to be in a job that he knew and knows he cannot properly carry out the functions of. but what about his wife? what about dr. jill biden? what kind of a person must you be to be so incredibly ambitious to p

some of this has to do more with vladimir putin than it does joe biden because of russia's attack ond very quickly last year to switch their sourcing of fuel from russia to the united states. we have been pumping out liquid natural gas and sending it to the europeans for the last nine months. they have been fortunate to have that and also a warm winter which is helping to solve some of their problems. >> a fairly warm winter here in the northeast which is also helping, is it not? >> that is a good question, john. i am seeing reports of these crazy storms. it is hard to tell if our winter is warm or cold. it is the case that natural gas prices here in the united states have come down. it does have part to do with the weather. it is interesting, what is happening with natural gas right now is a lot of the natural gas that the united states is pumping in louisiana and texas is going right into export. the united states does not have a pipeline infrastructure to get its natural gas say from texas to the east coast. you are right, though whether it matters more for natural gas prices than

biden. as soon as possible vladimir putin and every bad actor in the world saw what happened with the withdrawal in afghanistan, saul the mental decline and cognitive issues of joe biden. they said this is the time to test america as well. this is the time to try america's resolve and that is precisely what we are facing today. when joe biden goes and speaks at an event that's been organized for him at the white house, elsewhere, he gets a cue card and it tells him where to where to sit and calls on the name of the journalist, how longea to speak for, when to leave, what a side of the stage to leave. this is because we have a president that should not to be president and one of the things i note in my book is that it is egregious enough for president biden to be in a job that he knew and knows he cannot properly carry out the functions of. butt what about doctor joe bide? what kind of a person must you be to be so incredibly ambitious to put your husband through that, to be ridiculed to shake hands with an invisible air. it wasn't reported very much but about four weeks ago, he was in colorado a

all we hear about is rhetoric about shutting down the government, investigating hunter biden, helping vladimir putinine, et cetera. that is the sort of rhetoric we are hearing. and it's a result of the fact the party now is really based on -- is really created around online activists, people who are addicted to internet trolling, owning the libs, that the excitement, the drama, the adventure of that and that has nothing to do with actual governing. the result is when the party actually has to govern, they simply cannot. >> i think you laid that out and we alluded to some of that at the top of your program. there's not a cursory reference to a solution. what about fox is not apparently spinning this completely? >> well, i think fox has a little bit of an agenda here matter of principle i would say it's a ron desantis agenda. i think one thing desantis is going to be able to say is this is something trump has brought about. this is something that makes trump look very, very bad. kevin mccarthy is in the position he is in largely because he incited a bet on donald trump and that bet went bust. and ron

. >> ukraine says it is a plot, joe biden it is vladimir putin buying time. what do you make of the announcement? >> russia announced the truce because it wanted orthodox christians to have a proper holiday and go to church. this argument has been blasted by the ukrainians met with a lot of skepticism, a lot of vision. president zelenskyy saying russia is using christmas as a cover to halt the advance of the ukrainian military in the east. we've also heard other ukrainian officials saying this is an excuse by russia to relaunch fresh offensive operations. you cannot really speak of a truce until russia withdraws from the territories it has occupied in the south and east. ukrainians position is that you can't trust russia because in the recent past, it hasn't upheld any kind of localized cease-fires. it hasn't allowed for humanitarian evacuations or aid deliveries. >> thank you so much and stay safe. meanwhile, former zelenskyy has thanked olaf scholz after germany's decision to send armored combat vehicles and other equipment to ukraine. germany will send abo

and this clear, i think, is also important to mention in biden, made it crystal crystal clear of the moment of vladimir putin would end this war. they would take everything out. it's not that they want to offend russia or to threaten russia. they want to defend ukraine and they went to help the ukrainians, a net that is also a change, of course, for washington, isn't it? because the u. s. had said that the abrams tanks were not the right fit for ukraine . it's interesting that we're seeing this now that is indeed interesting, and we do have to have a deeper look into that because the tangs are have some of the abram tanks of the american tanks have some disadvantages. first of all, they are very difficult to my neighbors. maneuver so they need a lot of training and, and the biggest disadvantage when it, when, when you compare them to the legal parts to the german tanks, is that they run on jet fuel. and this is difficult to get through the ukranian battlefields. the leo parts, the german tanks, they run with diesel, so that is much easier to rock, provide a diesel to the in the fields of in the battlefields

you as president joe biden decided not to come, the chinese leader, she jim ping russian president vladimir putin was effect. will this have on the discussions in dallas given that these subjects are just huge global issues, which obviously need the import of leaders around the world for? yeah, i mean, i'm sure the, the organizes would have liked, or at least she, jim pink and joe biden, to, to be there. i mean, obviously, with the war going on a vladimir putin, it is really a different matter. but i think we also have to remember that actually a u. s. president showing up the devil's is the exception rather than the rule. donald trump was there twice during his 4 years as president, that certainly left an impression, but, but other presidents in recent decades, many of them simply haven't gone at all. so it shouldn't necessarily be so surprising that joe biden is not there. and for instance, the structural treasury secretary is that john kerry, his, his climate envoy is there on the chinese cycle. so she's in pain has sometimes, i mean, he made a virtual address last year. and he made a pretty s

we have not heard from vladimir putin since that announcement from president biden that the u.s. will be sending tanks to ukraine, but the russian leader awe peers to be sending his response in this form of a massive barrage at targets all across this country. at least 55 missiles, dozens of droneses, that's according to the ukrainian air force. and the ukrainian air force says it shot most of these incoming missiles and drones down, but some of them unfortunately are getting through. the ukrainian state emergency service says at least 11 people have been killed all across the country. you can see those scenes of destruction on your screen there. as you mentioned, we are learning that president biden is considering coming to europe to mark that highly significant one year anniversary of this war. that would be a big symbolic gesture. would volodymyr zelenskyy go join the president if he came to a neighboring country. to spend the anniversary of the war where he started, which was at the presidential palace this kyiv, where as we have talked about many times, russian special force

holding vladimir putin accountable for the war in ukraine and want to thank you for your strong leadership on this from the very first conversation we had. [speaking foreign language] pres. biden: today, i am looking forward to how we can continue advancing our shared goals and values including at the g7 summit in japan and the apac in san francisco later this year. [speaking foreign language] pres. biden: rather than figure out how we can work on not working together, the more difficult job is how we disagree. [speaking foreign language] pres. biden: you are a real leader and a real friend. [speaking foreign language] [speaking foreign language] translator: thank you so much for those warm words of welcome. [speaking foreign language] translator: as we enter the new year of 2023, i am pleased to make the first visit to washington, d.c. as prime minister and have this meeting with you, joe, my dear friend. [speaking foreign language] translator: last year starting with your visit to japan in may, we were able to accomplish so much toward peace and security in the region and prosperity in the region and the international community through numerous meetings that are bilateral bu

>> president biden said he doesn't believe he hears from vladimir putin.t he really thinks this is a ploy. at the same time, the u.s. announced in a joint announcement with germany that it was sending more firepower ukraine. clearly the u.s. doesn't really believe this is much more than a few days or even 36 hours of a cease fire. at the same time, we are hearing from ukraine that to have actual talks and real negotiations with russia, that their line in the sand is that russian troops be removed from ukraine and we are not hearing anything like that from president prudent. -- president vladimir putin. >> jodi schneider with the latest on ukraine and russia. we have breaking news, we're hearing from the southwest ceo bob jordan commenting in an interview that they will be revising their earnings forecast ahead of the january 26 report that the guidance will include the impact of flight disruptions. remember we had a storm during the holidays, many flights were delayed and canceled. now we are hearing from the ceo that has declined to discuss specifics on t

joe biden became point person on policy after vladimir putin invaded ukraine february 2014.hin three weeks his son is put on the board of burisma with no experience of energy or ukrainian policy or anything. it is clear millions and millions of taxpayer dollars here is the problem one of those investors in burisma is a gentleman who is a ukrainian oligarch and the chief financial backer of the current president of ukraine which is mr. ze mr. zelensky. steve: that's an interesting connection. what else would you say? with these investigations now they have taken back the house what are you looking for what do we need to dig into. >> i would focus primarily on china it is frightening and i don't say that lightly and i know with the e-mails and the treasury department and those that have been release the bidens have received $31 million from chinese entities when you look at the businessman that may that happen all of them have links to the highest levels of chinese intelligence a gentleman helped hunter biden was that chinese investment fund at the precise same time he is sett

us president joe biden commented on the statement of the president of russia, vladimir putin, about the alleged announcement of a so-called ceasefire along the entire line of combat of the parties in ukraine for the christmas period. i don't want to answer what putin says, it's interesting that he was ready to bomb hospitals, kindergartens and churches on december 25 and on new year's, i thought he was trying to breathe, he said president biden in the congress of the united states has been unable to elect the speaker of the house of representatives for the third day. this is the third most important position in the united states after the president and vice president. the republicans who won the majority in the house of representatives cannot agree on the candidacy of their leader. follows the topic on the capitalist hill. congratulations to katya. congratulations to natalya. so, katya, the election of the speaker is essentially delayed because of a small group of republican congressmen. why are they blocking decisions and what is the position of those who support those on the map, in f

. >> joe biden was quick to blame everybody else when inflation is rising, vladimir putin's fault, rising prices, those companies felt energy producers, now apparently inflation seems to be falling any takes on the responsibility you think people will believe that. >> the polls show they don't believe it, the fact is joe biden's approval rating on the economy and the handle of inflation economic issues has been underwater for quite a while and continues to be so many more people disapprove than approve of his handling this is very simple for the average american household reality is reality perception is not reality the pay attention to inflationary numbers and figures but the question is life more affordable or less affordable day by day and we see the necessities everyday consumables like eggs and meat and rental cars for that matter have exploded in because these are not luxuries that people are trying to afford their not saving for a rainy day or sunny day, as we face rising insurance and utility cost that also impact the family budget last point we as a republican party need to do be

certainly the second year has been much more successful for joe biden with his rallying the west against vladimir putin- in defense of ukraine and passing a legislative agenda, so i think he goes into ththird year really with the wind at his back. >> specifically with these documents, you talked to the president's personal attorney on this issue. what do you see as the biggest challenge for him? >> i think the real challenge is you are seeing a really delicate balancing act. the communications team would like to get out in front of this and be much more forthcoming. bob bauer, who is a very cautious lawyer, is telling them that -- you know, to be quiet, that you don't want to run the risk of saying things that will later be contradicted. >> you write quite a bit about afghanistan and the chaotic withdrawal and the loss of life, clearly a low point, but did you find out -- how did the u.s. get it so wrong? that the taliban would advance as quickly as it did, that couple -- that kabul would fall so quickly? >> my understanding was everything they did was based on a fatally flawed intelligence assessment

he watched the russia collusion and you are watching a democracy with jill biden, vladimir putin's buddy. the green agenda, we have flooding going on, we have people and americans in need, living in the streets, but we are bringing in more people from all over the world, all under their democracy because it is not a constitutional republic when you pass this kind of bill and take away american's second amendment rights. what is going on here, it host: regular was the representative elect who introduced and nominated hakeem jeffries for speaker. he wound up winning the most, but not the 218 required to become speaker. >> i rise at the direction of a democratic caucus to place the pride. akeem jeffries of new york. >> today, madame clerk, house democrats are united. [applause] united by a speaker who will put people over politics. akeem jeffries has buried his entire life to improve economic opportunity for all people. he is committed to strengthening the american dream. taking lessons of war off the streets and investing in good paying jobs for the future. it's house democrats are united

west as well, with people like james cleverly saying that this sends a message to vladimir putin sending over . joe bidenoe biden, the us president, sending tanks over. joe biden, the us president , eventually the us president, eventually sent 31 abrams tanks over. that was a full battalion. but of course , it hasn't been enough. course, it hasn't been enough. it hasn't matched up to zelenskyy's wishes and zelenskyy's wishes and zelenskyy's needs . and of course zelenskyy's needs. and of course it's going to send is going to take weeks and weeks and if not months to train soldiers to use this this type of weaponry. so we're coming up to a year, aren't we? 20, 30, february 24th, february 20. thoughtful thought. that will be a year now when we went into this . when when we went into this. when i say we, i mean the west. i mean uk when we gave started to drip feed the money i think one 2.5 billion. so far. i think if we committed another 2.5 billion. yeah. well the uk has pledged another 2.3 billion to match what they gave in 2022. now think people especially people in the us this this goes for doubly so ki

certainly, the second year has been much more successful for joe biden, with his rallying the west against vladimir putinof ukraine and pasng a really impressive legislative agenda. so i think he goes into his third year really with the wind at his back. amna: specifically, to these documents, though, now, among the people you have talked to is bob bauer, i believe, who is representing the president as his personal attorney on this issue. what do you see as the biggest challenge for him? how does he do this? chris: well, i think the real challenge is that you're seeing a really delicate balancing act. the communications team would like to get out in front of this and be much more forthcoming. bob bauer, who is a ve cautious lawyer, is telling them that -- to be quiet, that you don't want to run the risk of saying things that will later be contradicted. amna: you write quite a bit about afghanistan and the chaotic withdrawal and the loss of life there, clearly a low point during biden's tenure so far. but, based on your reporting, i'm curious, did you find out, how did the u.s. get it so wrong, that the t

vladimir putin knows that he threatens nuclear weapons or his people make these sorts of statements that he's going to at earn the united states calculus. president biden with concerns about armageddon and world war iii. that's exhibited some paralysis. the united states is taking vladimir putin at his word and not giving ukraine all that they need to end this war as fast as we possibly could. >> martha: you're saying it's working. that we are holding back on certain weaponry because we don't want it to be seen as escalatory. how good are we at unraveling these kinds of plots? of terrorism. this would be perhaps a first step to do terrorist attacks in places like europe, potentially here as well before the big question, whether or not they would go the nuclear route in retaliation for all of this. >> this is the highest priority for us. the threat with the shortest fuse is still terrorism. whether it's isis in al-quaida or state sponsored terrorism from iran or russia. we work with our foreign government partners, in this case spain, to do the forensics and determine who was behind it. we obtain intelligence. >> we collect intelligence, steal secrets a

believe it was 30 house democrats signed, a letter calling for president biden to engage in direct diplomacy with vladimir putin and perhaps bring up the issue of sanctions relief. should russia ease the war efforts or stop the invasion, in a sense? and that letter was rescinded the next day there was a big backlash. and i'm wondering what kind of inside forces within the democratic party and the us government more broadly might have caused such a backlash when this letter was genuinely expressed and legitimate in a certain sense, calling what it what it was, it was very mildly worded, diplomatic sentiment. thanks for the question. so i wish i knew a lot about u.s. domestic politics and so i can you know, truthfully say i don't i'm sure there are genuine worries and all sorts of american households and in political circles about where this is going. and i understand why it's horrible to watch every day a war that's going to grind on and cause so much misery. and then the question always is, can we do something about it? and americans love to try to fix problems. it's kind of what makes our society so great. but

russian president vladimir putin for a temporary cease fire who tin ordered the 36 hour truce starting on friday to correspond with the orthodox at christmas holiday. present joe biden has unveiled a plan to allow people from haiti, cuba, nicaragua, and venezuela to work in the us. but he warned those trying to enter illegally will be turned away. the web security council has held an emergency meeting on the recent developments. the r x m mosque, israel's new security minister, it's mar, been good there, angered palestinians by visiting the compound on tuesday. a move that's been widely condemned. and at least 3 people have been killed after violence erupted, northwestern mexico of the rest of the son of mexican drug, lord l chopper, local media. se of video guzman lopez was taken into custody on wednesday night. although the headlines and these continues herron algae 0, that's after africa. direct the latest news as it breaks this particular sub station. it's been in 3 separate effects. what 6 russians we saw with detailed coverage. they had hope that the u. s. would relax water pandemic restrictions this week, which was like, we had better off of getting it from a

biden's term. and we'll have to entered there that d w's me, hey, on a corner in washington dc. many facts, a unilateral russian ceasefire ordered by vladimir putin in ukraine, appears to be having little effect. heavy shelling from both sides has been reported along the front lines in eastern ukraine. that's despite moscow's claims. it would observe the 36 hour christmas truce key, which never agreed to the cease fire as dismiss russia's offer. as a trick. skepticism was running high and the cranium capital. as the start time of moscow's declared cease fire approached people he and saw numerous missile attacks over the new year's period and expectations were low. oh, never fly. think the cease fire is irrelevant as it will only be another chance for the russians to attack ukraine with missiles. but i get them with alliance equally, neither you can never trust them, never. they do nothing, only join whatever they promised they don't deliver. that when they said that wouldn't be a war. however they live, they say one thing one day and another the next of those. we don't trust them when it again, shortly after it was announced on thursday, keith re

biden provoked president putin to start his own. former us president donald trump said that joe biden forced the president of russia vladimir putin toid, we have a man who has no mind left and his mind in prime time was not good, and this is the guy who is negotiating. we have the man who forced putin to attack ukraine , because if you look at the psychology he used. it's the exact opposite of what trump should have said about badin's comments in january 2022, who called putin's expansion into ukraine a minor intrusion. remember when biden said they couldn't capture. some small parts of ukraine said trump remarks attitude they are significantly invading. that's what putin wanted to hear that there would be no problem if russia took some parts, trump added ukraine. we'll be back in a minute. mikhalych just decided to change his job in life i come to spas center this is our new employee, you can change your destiny. switch from text to audio in one click litress. that's how i read. i help adults and children not get sick polyoxidonium for colds and flu drink kind 64-90 pyaterochka rescues and cherkizova lowers prices. imagine what we

vladimir putin announcing a 36-hour cease-fire for orthodox christmas. putin's order met with skepticism and mockery in ukraine. president bidenanwhile tonight, confirming the u.s. is now sending bradley fighting vehicles, considered tank killers to ukraine. germany sending vehicles, too. >>> when we come back tonight, that medical headline involving the first lady, jill biden. moderate to severe eczema still disrupts my skin. despite treatment it disrupts my skin with itch. it disrupts my skin with rash. but now, i can disrupt eczema with rinvoq. rinvoq is not a steroid, topical, or injection. it's one pill, once a day, that's effective without topical steroids. many taking rinvoq saw clear or almost-clear skin while some saw up to 100% clear skin. plus, they felt fast itch relief some as early as 2 days. that's rinvoq relief. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. heart attack, stroke, and tears in the stomach or intestines occurred. people 50 and older with at least one heart disease risk factor have higher risks. don't take if allergic to rinvoq, as serious reactions can occur. tell your doctor if

example going back more than a year the biden administration's decisions have made the war bloodier and longer than it should have been and perhaps tempted vladimir putinvade in the first place. a long series of instances going back before the war started which ukraine asked for certain kinds of weapons system or intelligence to defend their own territory. president biden refused to give it to them. are you shall yeah -- russia invaded and biden then provided those exact kinds of weapons and intelligence systems months later. the war bloodier and more protracted. the biden administration is reluctant to provide intelligence to strike sites in crimea and not supplying the long range weapons systems that ukraine needs to strike the basis where russia is launching the missile attacks. it is a series of half measures making the war longer than it has to be. >> dana: a quick question. did you see the german defense minister has said they won't supply tanks unless the u.s. supply tanks? what partners do that to each other in the lead-up to a meeting tomorrow? >> it is just the german chancellor handling his domestic -- i hope the biden administration agrees

of vladimir putin in ukraine and the understanding of the military that ukraine really, really needs these tangs to defend itself. so i think it's probably a complex answer. why the president biden and his government changed their minds? you spoke with the least from washington is thank you very much. before the president made his announcement, berlin gave the go ahead for german made leopard to change to be delivered to ukraine. it's also a privy request from other european countries to transfer their tanks to keep germany plants to initially sent 14 tanks and to provide training ammunition and maintenance. ukraine has been asking allies for these weapons for months now, as its troops tried to push back, russian forces the words that keith and its allies had been waiting for them to ok. we will also provide ukraine with let the 2 main letter, thanks. many had criticized shoals for dragging his feet on this matter, but he defended the timing on which will also look this. and i want to say explicitly, it was right. and it's right that we did not allow ourselves to be forced into action. but instead in this issue to focus on close cooperation and continue it, your thoughts at berl

biden. the doubly correspondence to me so must go to thank you or at his looking at some more stories making headlines around the world. russian president vladimir putin as announced the deployment of new hypersonic cruise missile. she said, a frigate armed with the weapons was now on its way to the atlantic ocean, with russia's military is under pressure at home after its worst ever losses from a single ukrainian attack. irish regulators have ruled that facebook's parent company met had, must pay 390000000 euros in fines for violating your violating rather european online privacy laws. regulators also banned the company from forcing european uses to agree to personalized ads based on the online activity. method says he plans to appeal the ruling. reading authorities have released a prominent actress, had any eligibility from prison on bio. the oscar award winner was arrested nearly 3 weeks ago. after criticizing a crackdown on anti government protest, she posted at least 3 messages in support of the protests on instagram, a for her account was disabled. probably not an issue for francis has used his weekly audience to prize his predecessor benedict a

i can't prove it but i am convinced that vladimir putin's moves in europe were part of his observations on how president biden handled the departure in afghanistan. zeenat: when you were speaking with the tal dan to facile -- taliban to facilitate the peace process, did you ask president ghani to step down? sec. pompeo: well, he would think i did but i didn't. i was incredibly frustrated with president ghani. it took us to step in and finally get all the afghans to the negotiating table. this is an effort that president obama tried to undertake. just to get conversations going. and we ultimately achieved that and president ghani had been, quote, re-elected, under of quote. he stole the election just more effective than his competitor at stealing votes. and so he was against it. he didn't like that the united states convened with the taliban. it was my fourth or fifth meeting with the taliban senior leadership. these were tough meetings. the deputy that i met with almost certainly killed a friend of mine. that's hard stuff to walk into a room negotiating with someone that killed someone that you loved but it m

vladimir putin time did -- timed it until we changed presidents. i am not defending donald trump, i am not accusing anything but i really believe there was a direct weakness and if any of these bidenccusations of corruption in ukraine were real, then there is a really good possibility that vladimir putin was also reacting to that because he may have been suspicious of what we were doing with ukraine then. host: george in brooklyn, good morning. caller: good morning, i just want to say a few things. first of all, sending 30 m1 abrams tanks to ukraine is absurd, it's irrelevant. it requires an incredible amount of support, the fuel that it consumes. it's just not a practical munition to be giving to ukraine. they are going to be destroyed just like all the other equipment is been there is really irresponsible to send that. this is the result of the u.s. state department policy, people like victoria nuland who are taking us to war all over the planet, left nothing but death and destruction in their wake in syria, libya, iraq and afghanistan this conflict in ukraine is a result of u.s. foreign policy trying to push against putin with an irresponsible attitude. putin is not a madman. h

if we really want to end this war, you want to end this war, joe biden, you need to call donald trump. donald trump will call vladimir putin and end this war. we must stop this war and donald trump can do it. he never went into ukraine under donald trump and his four years. >> john: i predict that's a phone call that will not hahn. >> donald trump will fix it when he's inaugurated as the 47th. >> john: we'll be watching you the next two years. >> sandra: officers involved in the arrest of 29-year-old tyree nichols are in custody. memphis police said they were found to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of nichols who later died. charles watson is live outside the courthouse in downtown memphis. charles. >> yeah, good afternoon, sandra. been a busy morning here in memphis as you mentioned. all five of those officers who were involved in that former memphis police officers involved in the violent confrontation that led to his death are in police custody. we just learned they have been booked inside of the shelby county jail. all five of those officers now facing second-degree murder charges as well as official mi