of state antony blinken. he is about to appear in cambodia on the subject part of the meeting there on food security and agriculture. he has spoken on paper saying that today's conviction and sentencing by the russian court of u.s. citizens, brittney griner to nine years in prison further compounds the injustice of her wrongful detention. this puts a spotlight on our significant concerns with russia's legal system in the russian government's use of wrongful detention to advance its own agenda, using individuals as political pawns. in a statement from the wnba. "the sentencing is unjustified but not unexpected. brittany grego remains wrongfully detained.." they say they remain committed to bringing griner home to the u.s.. >>> and donald trump jr. and ivanka trump investigating on the finances behind their family business. what this could mean for the former president. that is next. you are watching msnbc. . . astepro and go. i could've waited to tell my doctor my heart was racing just making spaghetti... but

antony blinken's warning it could have major consequences. >>> good morning and welcome to your "new day." it's august 6th. amara, we did it last hour. i'll do it again because we're not sitting next to each other. what's the status? three of the four kids are awake. we're on track to an early start. >> i have access to all the cameras, and i am doing my best not to check because i don't want to get involved, you know? i don't want to get involved. i don't know. that's the answer. >> they'll be there when you get home. your husband's got it until you get home. >> exactly. he's holding it down. >>> a lot of news to get to. up first, the biden agenda facing a crucial test on capitol hill. the vote progress says is set to begin on the senate economic and climate bill. the bill has the support of democratic senator kyrsten sinema who demanded several changes to the tax provisions. sinema's support is essential as they passed the bill under a convoluted procedural process which allows passage with a simple majority. >> here's a snapshot of what's in the legislation. it includes $369 billi

. >> secretary of state antony blinken says the incision whether or not to visit taiwan, by house speaker posey is entirely hers. he warns china should not take escalatory actions of the speaker visits. the secretary's comments came during a news conference on the nonproliferation of new their weapons treaty. at the united nations in new york city. the secretary and other world leaders are at the u.n. to attend the review conference on the treaty. >> including the united states pursue disarmament, making sure that countries who do not have a nuclear weapons do not acquire them by upholding and strengthening up the fresh and and making sure the countries can engage in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, something that is more vital as we deal with the challenges posed by climate change. this is a critical moment for us. it is a challenging one too. different parts of the regime are under challenge. we see that, particularly in the area of nonproliferation. we have changes -- challenges being posed by iran, korea and by russia. so, the next 30 days, the work that is being done here, by coun

secretary of state antony blinken pressed leaders in rwanda today over supporting rebels in the democraticlic of congo, next door. u.n. experts say they've found solid evidence that rwanda is interfering militarily in eastern congo. in rwanda's capital, blinken said leaders in both countries have agreed to talk. >> my message to both president tshisekedi and president kagame this week has been the same. any support or cooperation with any armed group in eastern drc endangers local communities and regional stability. and every country in the region must respect the territorial integrity of the others. william: the rwandan government has disputed the u.n.'s findings. the u.n. secretary-general called today for an immediate halt to all shelling of a nuclear plant in southern ukraine. the facility is in an area controlled by russian forces. the 2 sides have blamed each other for the shelling. meanwhile, satellite images today showed scorched ground and damaged warplanes at a russian air base in crimea. it was hit earlier this week. ukraine has not directly claimed responsibility. and on wall s

nick: and in south africa, secretary of state antony blinken. >> is a major geopolitical force.icans. the russian foreign minister also recently launched a charm offensive across four african countries in egypt. russia provides much of the continent's food and is an arms supplier. nearly half of african countries do not condemn russia's invasion of ukraine. the s. strategy presents diplomacy and partnership. >> what we will do with african nations, not for african nations. nick: to discuss u.s. and russian, as well as chinese efforts to gain stronger sway in africa, we're joined by kholood khair, the founding director of confluence advisory, a think tank in sudan. and cameron hudson, a seni associate at the center for strategic and international studies, and the former african affairs director on the national security council staff for the george w. bush administration. welcome. let's lay out u.s. strategy that secretary of state blinken laid out. first of all, promoting openness, and implicit counter to chinese influence, advocates for democracy, which he said counters russian

and, outreach in africa -- secretary of state antony blinken visits multiple african nations in an effort to counteract chinese and russian influence. >> my worriy is that this strategy will just reproduce those same old dynamics rather than bring about genuine partnership between the u.s. and various african nations. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by. >> for 25 years consumer cellular has been offering no contract or list plans designed to help people do more what they like, our u.s.-based customer service team can help find the plan that it's you, to learn more visit consumer cellular.tv >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions and friends of the newshour including kathy and paul and camilla and george smith. >> fostering informed and engagecommunity is, more at kf.org. ♪ >> this program was made possible for the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: questions are swirling after the fbi searched former pr

antony blinken is in south africa setting up policies. the tour is seen as a chance to counter russian influence. moscow leaders are moving ahead with plans to hold a referendum on joining russia. ukraine is calling for a demilitarized zone around a nuclear power plant. kyiv is accusing russia of shelling the client, they have warned any attack on a nuclear power plant would be suicidal and want access. tonight, suggestions from the european union that could possibly salvage a nuclear deal between iran and world powers. it comes at the end of four days of talks. a delegation is on the way back to discuss the proposals. the united states has been involved in directly. former u.s. president donald trump walked away from the deal. reporter: it's in it president biden and the representatives say yes to the deal. biden needs them for the midterm elections, he needs this bill passed in the senate. the iranians need something because they are struggling. anchor: the european union has submitted final text being hailed as a possible savior for th

. >> secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. will pursue russia's willingness to discuss a prisoner swap. the u.s. has offered to swap viktor bout for griner and paul whelan. >>> taiwan says it's detected multiple aircraft and vessels around their coast this morning. taiwan's defense ministry said the activity could be a possible simulated attack. it comes after a record number of chinese aircraft conducted activities in the waters around the taiwan strait friday. cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr reports. >> reporter: a torrent of chinese aircraft, missiles and ships moved towards taiwan as soon as house speaker nancy pelosi left the island. china marking off areas encircling taiwan where its military is doing more than just drills. taiwan says 68 chinese war planes flew rnaround the taiwan strait friday. tokyo was forced to scramble jets. the u.s. ambassador was summoned. reporters were told that the issue of taiwan is sensitive, taiwan is one of the very few issues that may take china and the united states to conflict

. >> at the united nations conference on nonproliferation, antony blinken criticized iran's nuclear policy. >> i ran remains on a path of nuclear proliferation. since march, i ran has been unwilling to accept a deal. >> talks aimed at returning to the deal have been stalled since march. earlier this week, joseph burrell encouraged both sides to restart negotiations. >> after reviewing the draft text, it is possible that we can reach a conclusion regarding a timetable for the negotiations. >> negotiations to salvage the nuclear cord began in april 2021 but have been in deadlock since february. iran wants the u.s. to lift all economic sanctions. but the biden administration says guaranteeing the deals survival beyond 2024 is not possible. and it wants confirmation that iran will not r reach uranium to military grade. >> we had comments from the u.s. secretary of state date. he was speaking at the 10th review on the treaty of the nonproliferation of nuclear weapons. the meeting comes at a time of heightened global tensions over the ukraine war. our reporter has more from the you one. >> the y

antony blinken says tensions need to be de-escalated. a cease-fire between israeli and's -- and palestinian militants is in place after nearly three days of violence after israel launched a strike against islamic jihad militants. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. haidi: still ahead, china locking down a resort city, leaving about 80,000 tourists stranded at the popular beach destination. more on that later this hour. coming up next, carlos casanova joining us to preview the points he's looking out for in asia this week. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i don't think the fed has the bread right now. now when we are seeing wage inflation unambiguously after this number decelerating after this number, after the eci, after the atlanta fed, we have, by every reasonable measure of core inflation, inflation running somewhere plus or minus 5%. that is not acceptable by any dimension. shery: that was former u.s. t

secretary of state antony blinken says the u.s. will pursue russia's willingness to discuss a prisoner swap. the u.s. has already offered to trade viktor bout, the imprisoned russian arms trafficker, that it's holding for griner and marine veteran paul whelan, who's also detained in russia. >>> well, if you're joining us in north america, i'll have more "cnn newsroom" after a short break. the rest of the world, "african voice changemakers" is next. i'm jonathan lawson here to tell you about life insurance through the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85, and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three ps. what are the three ps? the three ps of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 54, what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? also $9.95 a month. i just turned 80, what's my price? $9.95 a month for you too. if you're age 50 to

as a antony blinken promised transparency and to keep them informed, but did not make further guarantees. >> annually in estimation. this is the least the biden administration can do. they cannot rely on israel's word. were criminals cannot investigate their own crimes. too many palestinian families suffer every day, as our family is suffering now. they all deserve to live in safety with their families. they all deserve justice. they all deserve freedom. >> they had of the west african block says guinea's rulers have scaled back the transition to civilian rule from three years to do this, but there is no confirmation from the top. demonstrators in the capital called for an end to military rule. one person died in those demonstrations. opposition mps have heckled peru 's president, calling him corrupt as he delivered a speech marking his first year in office. pedro castillo has survived impeachment and allegations of corruption. protesters have been calling for castillo to sign. those are the headlines. i will have an update for you here on al jazeera after "inside story." stay with us. ♪

antony blinken, the secretary of state just said a few moments ago it is expected that she is still makingn kirby would not confirm that from the white house, just a few moments ago, saying he wants to reaffirm that the speaker has not confirmed any travel plans and it is for the speaker to do so. let's bring in fox business's david asmen, you have been following along this with us, hard to believe he's asking what is the drama. a lot of drama leading up to the moment. >> ambassador kirby is so on spot, one centerpiece of this administration that seems to have come out with solid information in the past but took a total 180 during this press conference. how could you say there's no drama when the second in line for the presidency is threatened by one of our chief competitors in the world. granted, it was from a news source but essentially coming from the communist party. we have so much leverage right now with china, sandra. we have financial leverage, remember, they have this horrible economy right now because they have the stupid 0 covid policy, which as we know does not work, they are s

secretary of state antony blinken left south asia for africa this week where he is now on a five daylso that of china. >> too often african nations other nation's progress. they have been told to pick a side in great power contests. the united states will not dictate africa's choices. neither should anyone else. >> it's not just africa but u.s. officials have complained to israel that allowing a chinese company to run the high of if a port is a national security issue. bret? >> bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jennifer, thank you. up next officials in albuquerque new mexico have the primary suspect in the slaying of at least four muslim men. >> the whole world has been turned upside down. people are frightened. they are -- they are disenfranchised. they are -- depressed. finding the perfect developer isn't easy. but, at upwork, we found her. she's in prague between the ideal cup of coffee and a truly impressive synthesizer collection. and you can find her right now (lepsi?) on upwork.com (lepsi.) when the world is your workforce, finding the perfect project manager, designer,

. >> so, you were speaking about sergey lavrov and antony blinken. they were both in cambodia. they were a seat apart, and no words were spoken directly. another issue, the situation with brittney griner. you and i witnessed live on msnbc when that verdict came in, nine years a guilty verdict basically something the u.s. said she shouldn't have been detained for in that country. an analyst says no deal is able to take place until griner was found guilty and sentenced. may have explained why she pled guilty. this morning sergey lavrov said his country is ready to discuss a potential prisoner swap. how fast, based on the conversations you have had, could a process like this happen, given the fact that publicly there appearing to real divisions? >> well, there are real divisions, and let's face it, we're in a proxy war over ukraine, and tensions are as high as any time since the cold war or higher, even. lavrov, as you pointed out, has not spoken to blinken, and they did not come face-to-face, even though they were so closely seated at this conference in cambodia. that said, lavro

secretary of state antony blinken is calling those actions irresponsible.lake essig joining us with more. with tensions clearly escalating, where do things stand right now, blake? >> reporter: well, amara, house speaker nancy pelosi's tour of asia wrapped up yesterday, but the fall-out from her surprise visit continues to be felt here in taiwan. china's live-fire military exercises essentially encircling the island continued for a third day according to taiwan's defense ministry. multiple chinese aircraft and warships were spotted operating in the taiwan strait today with some again crossing the median line on friday during the second day of exercises. taiwan's ministry of national defense says 13 people's liberation army warships conducted activities around the taiwan strait and china flew 49 war planes into taiwan's air defense zone amid heightened tensions. china's war ministry is blaming the united states of starting this crisis in what they call a provocative visit to taiwan by the house speaker. beijing has announced they are suspending cooperation wi

secretary of state, antony blinken, talked to the foreign minister and the two men might meet possiblymbodia. contact has been made, and that is giving hope ceainly to the family of the basketball star, but there could be a prisoner swap that takes place. jane: do we know how either brittney griner or paul welland are being treated at the moment? steve: the information coming out suggests they are being treated ok. what we learned today was that brittney griner is certainly upset at the verdict. it won't comas too much of a surprise but certainly it was a shock to her, nine years sentence in a russian prison for bringing less than a gram of cannabis oil innovate cartridges. that has come as a shock. jane: let's have a quick look at some of the day's other news. a rock in the grip of an heatwave, soaring past 50 degrees celsius in several cities, making them the hottest laces in the wld. it is so hot that some state employs have been given a day off. a four-day holiday has been declared as many people struggle without air-conditioning due to frequent power cuts. the lower house of parli

response, secretary of state antony blinken said that it is on beijing if they try to create a crisis around the speaker's possible visit and multiple sources say president biden has made it known that he doesn't think that it is a good time for the speaker to visit taiwan, but doesn't believe that it is his responsibility or his place to tell her that she shouldn't go. that being said, with pelosi expected to make this trip, u.s. officials said that the defense department is monitoring chinese movements in this region and working to secure the plan to keep nancy pelosi safe. >> blake essig, thank you. we'll be watching the developments closely. >>> still to come, brittney griner is back in court as the u.s. attempts to secure her release from a russian prison. we're live outside the courthouse for you. >>> plus kentucky residents try to move forward after deadly flash floods despite still rising waters. but there is more trouble ahead in the forecast. pedram has the latest. >> max, all eyes here on what is happening in eastern kentucky, flood alerts have been prompted. an incredible

secretary of state marty walsh -- antony blinken, and a russian foreign minister say they are willing to talk about a prisoner swap involving wnba star brittany greiner and other jailed americans. the diplomat spoke on a sideline in cambodia. a day after a court sentence them on drug charges. the president called this unacceptable. global news, on-air, and on quicktake, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in on -- in over 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. >> welcome to bloomberg markets. >> as we always say on this program, we have to get it quick check on these markets. as you can see, some of the big lows of the session came after that jobs report. since then, we are climbing our way back it we are on the s&p, and nasdaq is the big underperformer. it gives a huge move in the yield market. take a look at this. the yield is higher. on a two-year yield, we are backup 19 basis points to it. as mentioned, we continue to talk about the duration and magnitude of the inversion. -40 basis points, but still as inverted since august or september of 2000. as we continue

it includes missile launchers, min mines and artillery ammunition antony blinken said it's carefully calibrated it is the 18th u.s. military aid package since the war began at a total cost of nearly $10 billion. >>> world central kitchen founder jose andres is sounding the alarm about the upcoming winter in ukraine. the chef urged the international community to start preparing soon >> it's going to and brutal winter i was here already in february and march. even in april it was snowing homes without electricity, without heat, we're going to have hundreds of thousands if not millions that they're going to suffer. >> according to andres his non-profit provides more than 20,000 hot meals and sandwiches daily in addition to more than a million bagged meals >>> here's meteorologist michelle grossmann who is tracking the extreme heat for some of us hi, michelle >> hi, t there, guys coast-to-coast we have monsoonal moisture still flowing in. we have the risk for flash flooding and into the ohio valley we're looking at the potential for flash flooding we have a cold front moving through port

antony blinken says they are coming together at a critical moment as they consider the nuclear capabilitiesf iran and north korea. >> the dprk continues to expand its unlawful program and ongoing provocations against the region. as we gather today, pyongyang is preparing to conduct its seventh nuclear tests. iran remains on a path of nuclear escalation. since march, iran has been either unwilling or unable to accept the deal to achieve precisely that goal. maryam: several media outlets in taiwan are reporting u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi will visit the territory. her and her team have not confirmed, though she is currently in singapore. pelosi has been critical of chinese authorities. beijing has warned against such a visit saying it considers taiwan part of china. >> if how speaker pelosi goes to taiwan, it will be a gross interference in china's internal affairs and damage china's sovereignty and territory integrity, seriously threaten the peace and stability of the taiwan trade, and searcy undermine sino u.s. relations and lead to serious consequences. maryam: long lines formed outsid

it was the first time antony blinken had spoken since the russian invasion. >> we set all along thatf we thought there was any opportunity to advance diplomacy , to end russia's aggression against ukraine, we would take it. unfortunately, we've seen no open willingness on the part of pressure to engage meaningfully on ending the aggression. at the same time, i've said that if there are issues where it could make a difference in senior russians hearing directly from me or from colleagues, we would pursue that. >> ships and ukraine's black seaports are loaded with grain and ready to set sail. a signal is needed from turkey and the united nations before they can leave. the goal is to export 20 million tons of grain over the next four months. ukraine and russia have also accused each other of attacking a prison. killing at least 40 prisoners of war. most of them from a battalion which defended the city of mariupol before it fell to russia. a judge in the u.s. has ruled that civil lawsuits against a bolivian warlord can be held in federal court. he's accused of war crimes and extrajudicia

and, outreach in africa -- secretary of state antony blinken visits multiple african nations in an effortse and russian influence. >> my worriy is that this strategy will just reproduce those same old dynamics rather than bring about genuine partnership between the u.s. and various afn

secretary of state antony blinken weighed in from cambodia. >> there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate and escalatory response. >> reporter: china will continue that response through sunday. many believe a precursor to a full-scale invasion to unify taiwan with china by force if needed. china has announced it is now placing sanctions on speaker pelosi as well as her family, but those are pretty much symbolic. >>> a scary scene in thailand. that fire broke out at 1:00 a.m. during a live music performance southeast of bangkok. the speakers on stage went up in flames and then quickly spread to the ceiling. the youngers perspective to who died was 17 years old. the cause is under investigation. >>> a fire sent up heavy smoke from a building in oakland this morning at edgewater drive and pendleton way. no one was injured. that building was already red-tagged after a fire there several monthsgo >> ue on people killed lightnin white house. they were a wisconsin couple in their 70s. also a 29-year-old man. new video shows the moment that bolt struck near a tree in lafayette s

secretary of state antony blinken says by sheltering al zawahiri, the taliban grossly violated the terms of the doha agreement, the peace deal reached before the u.s. withdrawal. >> so they are not only doing nothing to prevent terrorist organizations like isis-k and al qaeda from operating in afghanistan, they were actually protecting the number one terrorist in the world so it shows they are not a partner at all. >> reporter: now the house where al zawahiri was staying was reportedly owned by a top aide to a senior taliban leader. mona. >> ike, thank you. >>> house speaker nancy pelosi arrived in malaysia today as the world waits to see if taiwan will be her next stop. local media in taiwan say pelosi is expected to land there tonight despite warnings from china that such a visit would be crossing a red line. the biden administration says any escalation in tensions would be on beijing and the u.s. military is prepared to respond if needed. pelosi's tour is aimed at discussing trade, climate change and security. >>> hundreds of people are still unaccounted for after the devastating floo

managing tensions in the south china sea will be on the agenda as the us secretary of state antony blinken summit of asia pacific leaders in cambodia. other topics include the military conflict in myanmar. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, has told myanmar�*s ruling generals that moscow supports their efforts at what he called stabilising the situation in the country. russia is a major ally and arms supplier of the isolated burmese military, and has been accused of arming them with weapons used to attack civilians since last year's coup. ajury in texas has begun weighing how much in damages a prominent far—right us conspiracy theorist should pay for claiming that the massacre of 20 children and six teachers at sandy hook elementary school was a hoax. alexjones, founder of the website infowars has been found liable in multiple defamation lawsuits brought by parents of the victims of the 2012 shooting. spain is experiencing a third intense heatwave, with temperatures spiking at more than a0 degrees in central and southern parts. an orange warning, which predicts a significant risk

secretary of state antony blinken was all in cambodia for a southeast asia summit but the two men nevery are prepared to engage through channels we've established trood just that. >> reporter: blinken also blasted china for what he called an over-reaction to house speaker nancy pelosi's recent visit. the chinese have begun a series of missile launches towards taiwan. >> there is no justification for this extrem drtiote, anca response. >> repoer: ls lllks with a rage of defense matters, transnational crime, and even climate change. on thursday, the white house summoned china's ambassador for a formal rebuke, ambassador qin gang responded in a "washington post" op-ed, calling the question of taiwan one of the very few issues that might take china and the united states to conflict. the way the chinese see it, speaker of the house is the third highest ranking official in the u.s. government. they say that nancy pelosi's visit to taiwan violates america's long-standing pledge not to have formal relations with taiwan. margaret. >> brennan: steven portnoy. we'll be tracking that story and the

earlier today in the philippines, secretary of state antony blinken rebuked beijing's actions. sec.the differences between taiwan and the maiand need to be resolved peacefully, and what we have seen china do over the last few years is move away from a peaceful resolution of differences to doing so coercively and potenally forcefully. lisa: the chinese military says this week's activities are a test of its land strike and sea assault capabilities. there is escalating violence in the gaza strip, amid an israeli crackdown. a warning -- some of the following images are graphic. israeli airstrikes pummeled parts of gaztoday, leveling buildings, destroying what the israeli military alleges are militant targets. later in the day, israel claims stray rocket fire from palestinian militants caused more civilian deaths in northern gaza. at least 15 palestinians, -- at least 24 palestinians, including a 5-year-old girl, have been killed since israel began strikes against gaza on friday. still to come on "pbs news weekend"... as kids head back school, questions and concerns about safety. and...

america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has hit out at tehran.hen spiritual leader issued a death sentence on salman rushdie for his book, the satanic verses. in a statement, the us secretary of state denounced iran for inciting violence against the author for generations. mr blinken also accused the country's state media of gloating, calling it "despicable". after news emerged of the attack, many outlets called it "divine retribution". iran's government has now reacted, saying it categorically denies any link with the attack, adding that no—one has the right to accuse tehran of anything. translation: we don't see j any other parties that should be blamed or condemned, other than him and his supporters. freedom of expression and such slogans cannotjustify insults against religious beliefs and fundamentals of islam and other divine religions. iran also says it knows nothing about the 24—year—old american suspect arrested at the scene and later charged with attempting to murder mr rushdie. hadi matar has pleaded not guilty. there are allegations he

. >> yesterday's secretary of state antony blinken set the taliban basically -- in another example of commitment. >> thank you so much governor good morning to you will be the strike is being celebrated this morning but there's too fear over what this means about the prevalence terrorism in afghanistan. how do you read this? >> well i think it's pretty evident that while we are all glad this guy's gonna took a long time to get him but he's gone. where did we get him? afghanistan. why was he there? it has no become that safe harbor. it's a hotbed for terrorism. the taliban is in control. why are they in control? we up and left and we left them about $70 billion worth of equipment they can now use against us and the rest of the world. it's a mixed blessing. i'm glad he's gone, but i sure wish that we had that $70 billion worth of hardware and i wished we did not meet the exit you date until the world you cannot really count on the u.s. in a moment of crisis. >> as was predicted many times in the show quite frankly, governor cuomo are not going to catch every single terrorist like we did

secretary of state antony blinken says china should not hold these important issues hostage and is asking china to stand down, but there is no word yet when those exercises will end. david? >> bob woodruff in taiwan tonight. thank you bob. >>> we turn now to the tributes pouring in tonight across this country and the world. fans remembering a pop singer and actress turned icon. olivia newton-john has died. she was far more than an actress and singer, she was a fighter, who early on went public with her battle with cancer. raising millions and helping so many. ♪ you're the one that i want ♪ ♪ you are the one i want ♪ ♪ oh oh oh honey ♪ >> capturing hearts and catapulting to stardom, olivia newton-john as sandy in "grease." ♪ the one i need ♪ ♪ oh yes indeed ♪ >> the 1978 blockbuster, playing opposite john travolta as danny, becoming a movie musical beloved by families for generations. born in 1948, olivia newton-john would grow up in the uk and australia. she would dream of becoming a veterinarian, but did so well in singing contests during high school, she began touring and eventually mad

tonight as the war in ukraine approaches the six-month mark, secretary antony blinken reiterates, the u.s. will support ukraine as long as is needed. britt clennett leads us off in ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, the u.s. announcing a massive new $775 million military aid package for ukraine. it includes more ammunition for the himars rocket systems, 16 new howitzers, and for the first time, the pentagon sending 15 scan-eagle reconnaissance drones to better identify key russian targets. it comes amid growing fears of an impending disaster at europe's largest nuclear power plant in zaporizhzhia that could lead to radiation contamination across the continent. russia ordering staff not to show up to work today as both sides warn of an escalation. ukraine accuses russia of using the plant as a military base. ukrainian officials posting this video showing russian vehicles inside the plant. abc news has not verified the date this video was taken. after shelling, newly released before and after satellite images from several days ago show scorch marks in the area near the plant. nearby communi

. >> secretary of state antony blinken said the decision whether or not to visit taiwan by house speaker nancy pelosi is entirely hers. he warns china should not take any action if the speaker does visit the secretary's comments came during a comment at the united nations in new york city. the secretary and other world leaders are at the u.n. to attend a conference on the treaty. sec. blinken: good afternoon, everyone. good to see you here in new york at the united nations. i am pleased to be here on behalf of the administration, on behalf of the u.s., to kick off a critical 30 days. the conference for the treaty. this has been enforced for 50 years. it has made a powerful difference to the world in making the world a safer place, making it less dangerous, making sure that countries with nuclear weapons including the united states pursue disarmament, making sure that countries who do not have nuclear weapons do not acquire them by upholding and strengthening nonproliferation and making sure countries can engage in the peaceful use of nuclear energy, something that is more vital as we dea

antony blinken says tensions need to be de-escalated. he is also looking to strengthen american alliance with the philippines. cabinet officials visited the new philippine leader and reiterated their commitment to a treaty. they have quarreled with beijing over the last few years because of chinese increased presence. mass covid testings and lockdowns as another 182 infections were reported sunday in china. authorities say movement will be restricted for everyone. the u.s. senate passed a landmark bill with a slims down bill. it was passed after a year of democratic infighting. 51 democrats voted in favor, 50 against. the bill will head to the house. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. shery: still ahead, australia's earnings season is starting to pick up. how cost pressures affect the country's biggest corporations with the head of australian equities. next, k2 asset management gives the outlook on china's market a

says talks are continuing, there's been no communication between lavrov and secretary of state antony blinken since a phone call last week. the two today sitting just feet from each other during an east asia summit. the diplomats instead delivering dueling statements. >> we put forward a substantial proposal that russia should engage with us on. and what foreign minister lavrov said this morning and said publicly is that they are prepared to engage through channels we've established to do just that. >> reporter: sources telling abc news that substantial proposal is to swap griner and former marine paul whelan for notorious russian arms dealer viktor bout. president biden today also weighing in. >> i'm hopeful. we're working hard. >> reporter: a russian judge on thursday saying griner had criminal intent when vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were found in her luggage in february. as she exited the courtroom, the 31-year-old olympian sharing this message -- >> i love my family. >> reporter: and whit, tonight brittney griner remains in that detention center as she awaits her appeal. her l

secretary of state antony blinken says china should not hold these important issues hostage and is asking china to stand down, but there is no word yet when those exercises will end. david? >> all right, bob woodruff reporting from taiwan tonight. thank you, bob. >>> back here at home tonight, and three white men serving life in prison for the murder of ahmaud arbery you tonight, they have now been sentenced on federal hate crimes, as well. d eir plea to be moved to son federal prison -- what the judge decided. here's abc's steve osunsami.pi apolieshe hed in h orgia courtro district judge, district judge, lisa godbey wood sentenced travis and his father, gregory mcmichael, to life sentences for what happened on this tree-lined street in february of 2020. today was the first time the family heard gregory mcmichael say that he was sorry, telling them that "i'm sure my worlds mean very little to you, but i want to assure you, i never wanted any of this to happen." this latest prison sentence comes months after a federal jury decided that the three men who chased and killed ahmaud arbery in s

america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has hit out at tehran.the satanic verses. in a statement, the us secretary of state denounced iran for inciting violence against the author for generations. mr blinken also accused the country's state media of gloating, calling it "despicable". after news emerged of the attack, many outlets called it "divine retribution". iran's government has now reacted, saying it categorically denies any link with the attack, adding that no—one has the right to accuse tehran of anything. translation: we don't see any other parties that should be _ blamed or condemned, other than him and his supporters. freedom of expression and such slogans cannotjustify insults against religious beliefs and fundamentals of islam and other divine religions. iran also says it knows nothing about the 24—year—old american suspect arrested at the scene and later charged with attempting to murder mr rushdie. hadi matar has pleaded not guilty. there are allegations he was sympathetic to the iranian regime, but the suspect�*s motive has not bee

after pretoria, antony blinken will visit the democratic republic of congo and rwanda.le died in a fire that broke out early on thursday. at least 30 others were injured in the blaze in chonburi province. the police said the owner turned himself in — he's expected to face charges, including causing death through recklessness. a london museum says it will return ownership of artefacts that were looted in the 19th century to nigeria. the horniman museum said 72 objects which were forcibly removed from the kingdom of benin during a british military incursion in 1897 would be handed over to the nigerian government. sanchia berg explained more. well, the nigerian government asked for the return of these artefacts, which have been kept since 1897 in the collection of frederick horniman, the tea trader who turned his collection and house into a museum in southeast london. the nigerian government made the request for the return of these artefacts, artefacts of bronzes and ivory and brass. back injanuary, the museum held an independent inquiry and that inquiry together with the

america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has arrived in rwanda during his tour to promote democracy ine, said that he was concerned by reports that rwanda is supporting rebel groups in eastern democratic republic of congo. donald trump has declined to answer questions under oath as part of an investigation into his family's business practices. the former us president described the inquiry by the new york attorney general, letitia james, as a "witch hunt". the former president's deposition comes just days after the fbi carried out an unprecedented search at his florida home as part of a separate investigation. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. staying ma'am the former president heads home without answering a single question. he had been forced to testify under oath as part of a long—running instigation into the trump family business. but donald trump exercised his right under us law to say nothing. how do you feel, mr trump? effie —— pleaded the fifth apparently sitting for hours repeating the word same answer to every question. the trump organisation used by new york

antony blinken laden from the philippines. >> what happens affects the entire region.ts the entire world in many ways like the south china sea is a critical waterway. >> china is intentionally overreacting to speaker pelosi and mark today's visit to taiwan using provocative activity. japan's president called the reactionary military exercises a grave problem adding several muscles lost by china and the japan in an exclusive zone. speaker pelosi spoke from tokyo yesterday. >> trying to keep taiwan from visiting or participating in other places but they will not isolate taiwan preventing us to travel there. >> speaker pelosi and white house remain adamant the u.s. is not desire escalation or a change to the status quo. they see themselves of sovereign. the chinese commonest government use as their territory. yesterday china announced communications have been cut off with the u.s. and several major areas including military and climate policies. the biden administration believes the senior level military conversations may still take place. china has also issued unspecified

here is antony blinken. >> since china has launched a dozen ballistic missiles, we've been hearing from partners and allies across the region who are increasingly concerned about the destabilizing actions. >> the white house believes that china is using speaker pelosi's visit as a reason to escalate tension. >> there's no reason for china to escalate the way they have. there's no reason. the policy has not changed. we're in line with the one china policy. the speaker had every right to take that trip. >> white house officials believe that senior level military conversations may still take place, peen even after they announced they ended cooperation with major areas, including military policy and climate change. former state department senior advisor said this earlier today. >> this is just chinese posturing. just them expressing anger and they think they can get away with it because of the weakness we've seen from joe biden. >> now, officials in taipei once again fearing that china is preparing by running a simulation or rehearsal, if you will, and chinese war ships and jets have crosse

today, why was this weird comfortable enough to be living in afghanistan and secretary of state antony blinken think that the taliban has violated the doha agreement by harboring him in afghanistan. so what was the fallout from this be and how does the u.s. respond to this? >> right, that is very significant. just because he's been taken out does not excuse biden's botched afghanistan pullout and remember, the u.n. told us last month that al zawahiri was living in kabul, that he was active and communicating freely. that is a safe harbor. this taliban government, no surprise, is basically giving safe harbor to some senior al qaeda operatives. there is a lot behind that rivalry between the solomon, al qaeda, it's a very complex picture. what we know is that afghanistan is, again, a harbor for terrorism on some level. at something we will have to keep an eye on. >> todd: you connect the dots on this. would afghanistan be the safe harbor had not joe biden withdrawn one year ago, this month? >> will never know, but i'm with you on that one, todd. it would be much better to follow the original inten

. >> secretary of state antony blinken says the incision whether or not to visit taiwan, by house speakertirely hers. he warns china should not take escalatory actions of the speaker visits. the secretary's comments came during a news conference on the nonproliferation of new their weapons treaty. at the united nations in new york city. the secretary and other world leaders are at the u.n. to attend the review conference on the treaty.

. >> antony blinken says he and his chinese counterpart have no in to meet. >> the fact is the speaker's visit was peaceful. there is no justification for this extreme, disproportionate, and escalatory military response. >> china seized taiwan as a breakaway pronce which will eventually com under beijing's control and is deeply opposed to any visits by foreign governments. >> what china is defending is its own sovereignty and territorial integrity. what china is doing is safeguarding the basic norms governing international relations. noninterference in internal affairs is a most basic principle for maintaining peace and stabilityor the whole world. >> faced with the unprecedented scale of china's reaction, taiwan has put its military on alert and is staging civil defense drills. across the taiwan strait on the chinese side, tourists come to this coastal town hoping to witness the military exercises. rex indeed, china is a powerful country, and it will not allow anyone to defend its own -- and you offend its own territory. >> we crossed the middle line of the taiwan strait with military e