tehran. late january 2018.n the dead of night, a break—in takes place in a storage facilityjust outside iran's capital. in less than seven hours, thieves break through two doors and melt the locks of dozens of giant safes, escaping with half a ton of iran's clandestine nuclear archive. iranian officials kept quiet. three months later, the stolen documents are showcased in israel. these files clearly show that iran planned to design, build and test nuclear weapons, and here's what we got. 55,000 pages. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu claimed the mossad agents have stolen the archived iranian military and nuclear programme documents from a warehouse in tehran and brought it here to israel. at the time, the iranian officials called it a bluff, a fairy tale. but now we know it was a true story. but during iran's presidential election campaign in 2020, former iranian officials finally confirmed iran's secret nuclear documents were stolen. that's the only place where you find in the core, enriched uranium.

was target add by houthi missile attack, of course made possible by tehran.st week the terrorists targeted an air baines that hosted 2,000 u.s. personnel. and it was american-made missile defense systems that intercepted the strike. the u.s. faces these same iranian-backed threats after longside partners like israel and the u.a.e. but you wouldn't know it by looking at president biden's foreign policy. a year ago the state department removed yemen's houthi terrorists from its list of foreign terrorist organizations. since then, the iranian proxy terrorists have only increased their attacks, underwritten by iranian money and technology. so much so in fact that last month the biden administration was reportedly considering reversing its decision. iran's strategy is to use violence to drive the united states out of the middle east. small wonder they would do you believe down on this strategy after the administration's humiliating restreet from afghanistan. and the failure to respond forcefully to iranian-backed attacks in the region has eroded our deterrence and

tehran time.mying a link to a tape recorder, paen recorded the whole game and then -- alex paen: at 6:00 in the morning, i bundled up and went to the embassy and gave the cassettes to the militants. but as i was handing them the cassettes, i was holding on to them and i said to them, you promised you would allow the hostages to hear this they said, yes, yes. and some of them, there was several of them that said, we want to hear it too. rocky sickmann: all of a sudden, the guard opens the door, again we jump, and he brings in a tape recorder. and he says, this is a recording of the super bowl. and again we all look at each other like, recording of the super bowl? i mean, get the heck out of here. joie: in that un-real moment, alex paen scored a victory for the ages. rocky sickmann: he had a mission, and he succeeded in that mission, god love him. joie: today, the st. louis soldier's museum features sickmann's story. but he thinks of other heroes -- including those who died trying to rescue the host

i'm not very fond of playing in tehran right now, because, um, it's kind of difficult to-- you know, for getting permissions, things like that, and i don't think it's time for music. it's time for musicians to be a part of the population and be there with them. uh, living in iran, there is no choice, but, um, becoming political. it's nice to be here at this moment, especially now that we're experiencing these social changes, i hope for the good. sometimes it's hard to see that, because young people are involved in it, and they sacrifice a lot, and sometimes they sacrifice their lives. the whole society wants to change what they have, and how this change takes place is very important. i want to live here while it happens. i want to be a part of it. [kamancheh playing] [tombak playing] can you cut the rigger and--and-- >> do you have a pre-show ritual? something that you normally do, or... >> not really. try to, um, talk less. try to think of nothing and--and just make my mind really blank. [laughs] as much as that's possible. >> do you have a prayer? do you have...? >> prayer, yes i h

. >> reporter: on the streets of tehran tonight a show of national pride, marking the 43rd anniversarythe iranian revolution. the message, familiar -- death to america. but this year, behind the words, an ominous new development. iran showing the world its newest long-range missile, claiming it can evade detection and easily strike israel and u.s. bases in the region. administration officials now warning iran could have enough fuel for a nuclear bomb within weeks, though it would take at least another year to build the bomb itself. but for iranians themselves, this isn't so much about nuclear power or nuclear weapons, it's about the economy and those sanctions that are crushing. iranians we spoke with described being caught in an economic vice. what are you going without? what's more expensive now? what are you seeing in the markets? “food items are expensive,” she tells us. housing is also expensive. when you don't have enough to spend on these two, you can't go and spend on leisure and travel and all of that. former president donald trump pulled out of the iran nuclear agreement, thi

following that suspension the iaea managed an arrangement where tehran agreed to certain surveillance activities. but even though there was an agreement, it refused to transmit any data from that surveillance until it got all the sanctions relief the regime felt entitled to under the jcpoa. never mind their own repeated failures to meet their obligations under the jcpoa. madam president, we are not dealing with a good-faith actor here. iran's consistent obfuscation continued stallings and outlandish demands have left usd flying blind. especially when it comes to verifying that iran is not engaged in activities related to the weaponization process. activities related to the design and development of a nuclear explosive device. activities which were explicitly banned in sectiond teat of the jcpoa. i'm talking about using utilizing computer models to simulating m nuclear exposures here developing the diagnostic equipment for nuclear testing, researching conventional explosives for triggering a nuclear explosion. the jcpoa band these activities because substantial evidence indicated that

here in tehran, those sanctions are being felt. the economy crippled, inflation and public discontent both high. but its government remains defiant, unveiling a new long-range missile, claiming it's capable of reaching israel and u.s. bases in the region. the white house says a deal is still possible, but time is running out. a senior official telling me he believes there's a 50/50 chance a deal will be made, but that leaves the question, what happens if it isn't? david? >> martha raddatz loreporting fm inside iran tonight. thank you. >>> we turn, meanwhile, the tensions with mugs are and ukraine tonight. in fact, the state department just before we came on the air now telling all american citizens to leave the country now, saying the u.s. government cannot evacuate americans. president biden has been urging americans to leave for some time now. meantime, russian troops today beginning massive military exercises with their allies in belarus. the russian defense ministry releasing this video of joint drills taking place just north o

let's check in with our tehran bureau chief ali arozzi. what are your sources telling you, ali?> hey, check. all cases are that iran, the u.s. and other world powers are in the stretch. the talks have game momentum, but they're wrangling over very thorny issues very significant to both sides from a wide scope 6 sanctions relief, with what to do with iran's very advanced centrifuges. iran's foreign minister spokesman said the remaining issues are the most difficult and most important. the europeans are pushing hard for that to happen by the end of february, not least of awful because they say iran's nuclear advances and nuclear know-how are moving at such a smart pace this may be the moment of truth, the moment to make or break. one indication of that is the chief nuclear negotiator just flew back to tehran to meet with the man who makes the ultimate decision on the nuclear program. that's the supreme leader. so he has to decide now whether he wants to go for it or not go for it. i've got to tell you, chuck, i would be pretty surprised if they didn't go for this deal, because the

but in tehran, 150 m p. 's of demanded 6 conditions be met before any deal is signed. they include a guarantee from the u. s. and european signatories that they will not put out of any new deal as president trump did 4 years ago. and police in a pool have 5 tear gas to disperse, protest as running against a u. s. funded infrastructure program, official se sum demonstrators were injured during the march and the capitol cap. man, do a u. s. corporations providing $500000000.00 in grants to help pay for power lines and road investments in the pool. but critics say a deal undermines the countries laws and sovereignty. so those bad lines that is continuous here now jazeera after a jason next stage. and thanks for watching bye for now, we work with crushes to swing in the stream, the country as a whole. people have lost home because these don't feel like they can be change. i'm very upset about it. i want to remain in that either we do something about it. just leave it to get worse from the radio. i think i think is the best way to do it . it's a powerful tool. ha ha ha, ha,

i think you all saw the reports the iranian negotiator went back to tehran only recently, returned tonna. i would expect we will have additional clarity in the coming days. we will need to have additional clarity in the coming days, given that we are at this decisive, consequential moment, knowing that tehran's knew clary advancements will soon render the nonproliferation benefits the jcpoa con vaid essentially meaningless. reporter: one thing on that, on iran. he also said -- iran also said there are three main unresolved issues and they are still really important. you are saying this week is critical. you guys have said that for a while now. are you prepared to walk away if those issues are not resolved by the end of the week? mr. price: we are prepared to walk away if iran displays instrans -- intransigence to working together. but we have talked about the alternatives we have developed and are prepared to pursue with our allies and partner if the iranians are unwilling to engage in good faith on remaining outstanding issues. thank you all very much. [captions copyright national ca

we met and spoke extensively on monday in terror on -- tehran, so it is unusual we would meet twice in one week, so he has a specific role on the security counsel at the moment. we have been as to be and we are the facilitator before secure to council resolution that effectively is the resolution that is the basis for the agreement, the iranian nuclear deal. and so we are, along with many other countries, a strong supporter of the process currently underway him and while i would like to comment on many other issues you raised from yemen to palestine to afghanistan, our focus as a country has and continues to be to try to offer a new facilitation to encourage a positive resolution to the talks in geneva currently ongoing. there are a number of points i would like to make in relation to that. first of all, i think those who have been following the talks know we are at a crucial point right now. and talks that are as complex and politically charged as these are don't conclude easily, and while i spent quite some time understanding the legitimate concerns of iran in relation to issues arou

moon bay, 70 in san mateo, 72 in san francisco. 73 in tehran. 73 in fairfield at 74 degrees right nowerdale that oppressive heat, especially for this time of year offshore winds. you can see him now making their way in across the hills and into the bay. breaking down just a little bit at the coastline in see the high clouds up above that offshore wind going ramp up again tonight. so here we go. i think as we get towards tomorrow afternoon, again, some of these temperatures, probably the warmest of the week, flirting with 80 degrees by tomorrow afternoon about 79 degrees in concord. 79 in livermore, 79 in morgan hill. 77 downtown san jose. how about the beach? 72 degrees in half moon bay. 74 degrees in san francisco. about 78 in santa rosa should be spectacular out there. let you know, we expect a cool down coming up in a few minutes or until nays and its fans are mourning the loss of a well known former player. >> jeremy giambi has died unexpectedly. that's according to his agent kron. 4 sports reporter kylen mills joins us from the newsroom with what we know kyle. and he was use youn

but in tehran, 250 m p. 's of demanded 6 conditions be met before any deal is signed. they include a guarantee from the u. s. and european signatories that they will not pull out of any new deal as president donald trump did 4 years ago. police in the pool of fire, tear gas to disperse, protest as running against the us funded infrastructure program. official say some demonstrators were injured during the march and the capital catman. do a u. s. corporation is providing $500000000.00 in grants to help pay for power lines and road improvements in the poll. critics say the deal under lives, the countries laws and sovereignty. well, those are the headlines and he's continues here on al jazeera after one of my niece staging. thanks for watching bye. for now, americans are increasingly saying authoritarianism might not be so bad. there were several steps along the way where the chain of command it's you like tried to cover what your take on why they've gotten the so wrong. that to me is political malpractice, the bottom line on us politics and policies and the impact on the

our martha raddatz is live on the ground in tehran this morning. >>> pfizer set to release data parents have been waiting for on its vaccine for kids under 5 as more states drop mask mandates. >>> breaking overnight, doping drama at the olympics. russia's star 15-year-old figure skater testing positive for a banned substance before the gmes, putting the russian team gold medal in doubt. >>> super bowl security ramped up across southern california. the big game guarded by land, sa and air as homeland security warns there could be trucker protests like those in canada. >>> overnight, the end of an era. shaun white's farewell run, the halfpipe king's emotional moments in his final olympics. ♪ california ♪ >>> california and the entire nation are getting ready to party. the hip-hop legends headlining the halftime show on their top secret blockbuster performance. >> it's going to be magnifico. >> plus, our magnificent kid correspondent on the nfl red carpet talking to all the football stars. >> how do you feel about your best friend tom brady retiring? >> oh, man, that's, you know, some mixe

but in tehran, 250 members of parliament have demanded certain conditions be met before any deal is signed. the nuclear deal also featured and talks, but in rounds president and the mirror cattle, abraham bracy is on his 1st visit to a gulf country. he's in doha to attend a regional gas conference. australia has opened his borders to fully vaccinated tourist after nearly 2 years have been closed off to a well, lots more news and wanted on the website out as you don't come up next. counting the cosmo use here in 30, i'll see you then. ah i lo, i'm fully back to bo, this is counting the cost on al jazeera. you look at the world of business and economics this week. marching closer to a $100.00 about oil prices have hit an 8 year high on us warnings of a war in grain. so will the prices keep going up? and how are consumers feeding the pain? oh, so this week, russia and china assigned a gas in oil deal as tension escalated over. you grade, it's a wise person vladimir putin looking east and could the energy pivot to asia post challenges for europe and a stocks place in silicon valley. the move b

traditional wooden boats called lynch, are still built ah mer new chateau seine is a designer from tehran. she loves the peace and beauty of caching. the island is a source of inspiration for her work. it's also home to a special handicraft mer new shadow seine collaborates with bundari women of the region. bundari means people of the port bundari women are among the last who still carry out golden thread embroidery work and a centuries old tradition. many women here still wear the striking masks that were once characteristic of the region. he cast usually kid haley and tab, yet the natural landscape of this region nate's magic. yet, for example, the lovely reflections of the sun's rays on the water in the persian gulf in jaws too, and the silvery gleam of the fish they swim in the clear water lake. it's aladdin or brain while he or tree all that. and go with tad, how he to various motifs had his station stars pass gets trees that i believe there in spy it, i what you can see in the water. so it seems that these motifs have been passed on from one generation to the neg, christina more tha

what we are hearing out of tehran, the foreign minister is optimistic but critical.e says that redlines cannot be crossed. one red line is that if there is another nuclear agreement, it would have to be long, meaning if a future president that is a republican comes in, they cannot tear it out. that is not allowed in the u.s. it does seem like there is an optimistic tone, but if that is a redline that they will not cause, there not be any third deal. jonathan: annmarie, thank you. look out for annmarie later. catching up with the ukrainian foreign minister later this afternoon led by annmarie hordern and around 3:30 eastern time. the nasdaq up 0.9%, bouncing back just a little bit from yesterday. yields approaching 2%. from new york, this is bloomberg. ♪ jonathan: down 10% on the close yesterday, correction territory. perhaps out of correction territory. the nasdaq up about one percentage point. a nice bounce back. maybe the dow yesterday was at the front end of the bond market. the yields were higher. as we were all talking about russia and ukraine must the response

critics say, many addicts are left to fight their own battles. russell said their reports now from tehran. ah, askan is a recovering alcoholic. it was just over a month ago that he decided to get help and with iran now reaching out more people like him, his toughest. these may well be over this or that with angela after staying sober for 5 years, i had a relapse and started consuming alcohol in a way that made me realize once again that i was losing control of my life and destroying myself. addiction is a chronic disease. and having now been sober for 41 days, i can say that anybody who wants to quit non mas, let go of the fears if they're after a beautiful life. i'll call is top who in iran, with tough laws, against buying, selling and drink him. at the very least, i'll cortex face being shown by society and even their families. and this makes it hard for them to come out and seek help. last month, the debit, the interior minister said around quite meet in iranians. drink alcohol annually and with alcoholism, becoming too big a problem to ignore. iranian authorities have begun to take me

turkey for nice change because things are marched on this as well as there will be the been snow in tehran itself, rather than just the mattress area of this part of iran and the could be a little bit more mostly we're talking about rain showers. it's warm for the sas is quite woman, something pakistan units. but the shamal has picked up by this time. not a cold one that could well be a dusty one. at his dusty threat, u e and the southern part of saudi arabia. a quick word on what's on its way to madagascar. but sir, i a nasty looking tropical cycling for the weather. sponsored by katara ways for palestine was once a very different place from today. palestine most of cities became connected to the interior in an award winning film al jazeera well his historians, an eye witness accounts that portray, early 20th century palestine as a thriving, vibrant nation. the region was open, investments were active and moving from one city to another, palestine 1920 on al jazeera. oh, i like watching onto their reminder of all top stories. us president joe biden says the leader of ice or has been kille

there's been snow in tehran itself, rather than just the mattress area of this part of iran. and the could be a little bit more mostly be talking about rain showers. it's warm for the sas is quite woman, something pakistan units. but shamal has picked up by this time, not a cold warm it could well be a dusty one at east dusty australia and the southern part of saudi arabia. a quick word on what's on its way to madagascar. but sir, i a nasty looking tropical cycling. ah, this feel like presentation of who i am and what i want people to remember me by boxing is my get out to is, is not a human. just want to give the people around like got to when i'm telling the story about my life is going to take 50 future to do a don't so bad of need to do the can you let you deep? oh ward, with your documentary, wait on out his era. ah ah, look about kill watching al jazeera with me. so ron, the reminder of all top stories, u. s. president joe biden says the lead revised soul has been killed and arrayed in syria about abraham mild hashmi al, correct. she blew himself up on special false as

but in tehran, 250 members of parliament, of demanded 6 conditions unmet before any deal is signed. thank lew, to guarantee from the u. s. and european signatories, they will not fall out of any new de las president. donald trump did 4 years ago. russell sorta as worn out from the rain in capital. there's ab statement that has been released by the running parliament to day is not a mandatory one. it's not binding for the negotiators and for the government. rather, the statement is a recommendation statement emphasizing some of the white issues that have been the main, the main, the cock confrontations between the 2 parties. you run your site and the, the other negotiate and countries. so the, the parliament statement is focusing on the all new but will all the sanctions, not only those which are related to the nuclear file, but the parliament thing that the americans and the other western powers must get assurance to the iranian side that they are going to also remove the sanctions that are related to the human rights violations. you run the program. so one they're asking for that a

and tehran are close to a nuclear record.ng traffic from detroit into canada could drag on. police say they prefer to negotiate instead of telling away vehicles blocking the bridge. talks are ongoing with several groups protesting mask mandates in an effort to get them to leave voluntarily. the bank of canada has warned an extended shutdown could hurt the economy and worse and supply chain snarls -- worsen supply chain snarls. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and at quicktake by bloomberg, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. >> hong kong's health is ours as emergency services are overwhelmed as covid cases surge as the territory reported its first step in five months. -- first death in five months. we know how quickly things change when it comes to omicron. how does this play out? >> is not looking good. cases doubling within a matter of days. then again, more than 1000 cases yesterday are expecting numbers around that again today. we had the first covid death f

but in tehran, 250 m p 's of demanded 6 conditions be met before any deal is signed. that include a guarantee from the us and european signatories. they will not pull out of any new deal. and the dominican republic has started building a new wall that will cover nearly half its border with haiti. resident lewis urbanatto hopes the construction will stop illegal migration, as well as drugs, weapons smuggling, about half a 1000000 people from haiti, or in the dominican republic. so those are the headlines and as continues here on out to 0 after the bottom line statement, that's watching bye for now. i am steve clements and i have some questions. how did americans just get sucker punched with the highest rate of inflation in 40 years? when no one was looking, and if your cup of coffee now cost double what it used to, what are the consequences for joe biden? let's get to the bottom line. the, just about everyone in america can feel the pinch, the cost of everything is rising. whether it's essentially like food or gas and rent, or other things like travel and services in o

for example, jimmy carter's presidency, lost the embassy in tehran, that was the end of his presidency. don't for get joe biden was vice president during benghazi attack. there is weakness emanating from the white house and that is why putin chose this moment to exploit this opportunity, when we have a weak commander november in-chief. >> carley: president putin and president xi in china released joint statement before the opening ceremony of the olympics, saying no area of cooperation is off limits. one can assume that means in times of war, how much does that factor into this conversation, this partnership between china and russia? >> yeah, what we're seeing our adversaries are moving at an accelerated pace since china has been in office. china is developing missiles our radars cannot detect and russia trying to exploit opportunity to annex more. here is the thing, one reason i'm running for congress in southeast georgia, we can get accountability of what is going on. we have full investigations to see what have defense officials know and why upon didn't they do anything leading up t

the vienna talks are currently in a holding pattern with iran's negotiator returning to tehran to consultith negotiators. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake. powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. shery: look at live pictures of a press conference happening at the white house. the national security advisor was just talking about -- we have seen president biden implementing more sanctions against russian banks limiting the kremlin's ability to do business in foreign currencies and ordering american troops to germany. we have also been hearing from jen psaki explaining the situation right now as we continue to get these latest headlines about casualties in the ukraine invasion by russia. this as we continue to hear from western intelligence officials that kyiv could be falling within hours. >> the human toll of this current geopolitical tension. it up next, we will shift gears to think about the commodity spectrum. our guest joins us to discuss how the sanctions on russia might affect the energ

the country's foreign minister says tehran is ready for an immediate prisoner swap with the u.s. this as iran's foreign minister told cnn's christiane amanpour it's optimistic a nuclear deal with world powers can be salvaged. here he explained why. >> translator: we are very optimistic about the result of the vienna talks, but why are we optimistic? it is because the administration of the new president of iran, dr. raisi, has this serious will to achieve a good deal with the other side as a result of the vienna talks. now we are at a very sensitive time, and the other side should be realistic. and if the talks fade, we believe that it is the americans and the other side that are responsible for it. and the summit has shown a seriousness and has shown that it really wants a deal to be done. and we have been trying to reach a deal. >> according to france, discussions between europe, the u.s., russia, and iran over the future of the nuclear deal will continue. >>> from commercial satellites to social media, technology is giving the world a never before seen look at russia's military

our martha raddatz is live on the ground in tehran this morning.

diplomats from iran and world powers reconvened in vienna today to seek a deal reviving tehran's 2015 reaching final stage unclear how long that will take. negotiations dragged on for months. the u.s. is participating incorrectly because the u.s. withdrew from the agreement in 2018. president biden though says rejoin the deal. a british russian media boss and son of a former kgb spy is pleading with vladimir putin to end the war in ukraine. medvedev rote in the newspaper he owns putin should use peace negotiations to stop the conflict. the european space agency says the plan launch of a joint mission with russia to mars this year is now very unlikely due to sanctions linked to the war in ukraine. the agency saying it is assessing the consequences of sanctions for space agency. meantime the international olympic committee is urging sports associations to exclude russian athletes and officials international events. paver governing bodies of international soccer are suspending russian and teams from all international competitions and the national hockey league says it is suspending relat

tehran says it's highly accurate.n penetrate missile shields and reach israel and as you said american bases in the region, all of this is happening right now as these high-stages talk in vienna are under way. the united states at the table with tehran and other world leaders. the administration trying to get iran to not get back on its nuke -- to not have a nuclear policy. president trump withdrew from that nuclear agreement, you'll remember that. the u.s. is in its eighth round of negotiations right now. the press secretary saying that a deal could be in sight, george, but she is warning that if it is not reached in the coming weeks, iran's nuclear advances make it impossible for the u.s. to be back in this deal so, george, this morning, these stakes could not be any higher. >> this last round could be make or break. okay, cecilia, thanks very much. michael. >> thank you. >>> now to the latest on the showdown with russia over ukraine. russia holding major military exercises on the border while ukrainian troops are b

and then throw days at the brink, fdr, church hill and stalin planning d-day at the tehran conference, which gets chauffeur shadowed. so it's another spotlight i wanted to give to something i didn't think was focused on. so once that three-day series was done and the beginning, middle skpebd of the cold war, i wanted to find something that was also overlooked. i looked at grant, and i thought, i know nothing about his presidency. other than he was a drunk and it was scandal filled and he basically handed the baton off. i didn't really know. so we started digging in. and grant, people will focus on his time as general, which was really spectacular. there's amazing stoies in the book that go through his time. it's not 800s, but then spends a lot of time on his presidency. which was really consequential. it you think about all that happened in his time, he takes over for andrew johnson, which is one of our worst presidents. if not the worst. racist a fair balanced description, but lincoln is assassinated and johnson is erasing lincoln's vision day by day. and grant can see that happening

look at capitals in beijing, pongyang and tehran, they're encouraged by what they see.ving. we have to stand up to show some american leadership today. that has to start with us today, starts with our actions today. >> right now americans are not really interested in us actually going, putting ourself in harm. people appreciate we have sent troops there. we like the fact we're showing a strong force at least right now against russia even though maybe it should have been done a long time ago. what happens if we enter an actual war? what happens if our troops come under fire? >> we still have the world's strongest military. i pray we don't have to actually prove that. the way to avoid a war is to slow strength not weakness. appeasing will get us more what we don't want. we need unified nato and need to show strength and resolve worldwide against this type of tyranny and aggression from russia. they won't respect anything else. they will keep on their gameplan as long as they see their goals in front of them. charles: general holt, thank you very, very much. folks, i want

according to tehran, mr. putin called it a legitimate response to efforts to undermine russia's security. >> translator: everything that is happening is a desperate measure. they've left us no other option. they've created such security risks that we couldn't react differently. >> now the u.s. president joe biden has unveiled sweeping new sanctions on russia, although he admits that it will take some time before moscow feels the effects. he also says he is still considering direct sanctions on vladimir putin. >> putin is the aggressor. putin chose this war. and now he and his country will bear the consequences. america stands up to bullies. we stand up for freedom. this is who we are. make no mistake, freedom will prevail. >> all right. cnn's white house reporter kevin liptak is standing by in washington. but we begin with our national security editor nick paton walsh in ukraine. and nick, reports of fighting where you are. tell us what you're seeing. >> yeah, described yesterday by president zelenskyy as the

since donald trump withdrew america from the 2015 nuclear deal, tehran has exceeded the limits on enrichedm it's allowed to stock pile. the time to fuel a nuclear weapon is estimated as only a few weeks although it's still years for the know how to deliver a bomb. for the last ten months the u.s. and other powers have been locked in nuclear negotiations with iran attempting to revive the 2015 deal. the talks have reached a sensitive point and an agreement is expected soon but any disruption in the region could tank it all. if you've been tempted to forget about nuclear-powered north korea, think again. north korea has been more provocative in the last two months than it has in the years. kim jong-un has launched at least 7 missile tests since the year began. in january they launched an intermediate ballistic missile, the boldest test since 2017. they claim the missile is capable of reaching the u.s. territory in guam. and the strongest parallel to ukraine, the one with arguably the biggest implications is the conflict between china and taiwan. the people's ownership over the self-governing

last week, iran's foreign minister said tehran is willing to engage in direct talks with the biden administrationif negotiations on a new nuclear deal reach an advanced stage. in madagascar, at least 10 people have been killed and some 48,000 displaced from their homes after cyclone batsirai battered the island overnight sunday. the cyclone made landfall in the city of mananjary with winds of about 100 miles per hour, triggering massive floods, uprooting trees, and destroying buildings. this is the second major storm to hit madagascar in two weeks. nigeria's environmental ministry has declared a major disaster after a ship carrying more than 50,000 barrels of crude oil exploded off the coast of nigeria. the blast killed at least one crew member, with seven others still missing. survey crews reported a sheen and emulsified oil around the vessel as authorities warned that the spill poses great danger to coastal communities. ecuador's constitutional court has ruled that indigenous communities should have much more control over whether to allow extractive projects on their lands. in a decision handed

opponents of the iran deal, because donald trump withdrew from it, he levied unilateral sanctions against tehranhe demanded they come to the table on all of their malevolent behavior, and what happened? everything got worse. iran's support for proxies in the middle east increased. iran restarted the nuclear research program and got much closer to a nuclear weapon and started shooting at american troops. we tried escalation. and it was a disaster. diplomacy is the only path forward to stop iran from getting a nuclear weapon. and interestingly, although israel remains opposed to the deal, our gulf allies who were opposed to it back in 2015 now support it because they do not want a nuclear arms race in the middle east. >> we'll have to talk about this again. it is an important issue what is sorts of getting sidelined. senator chris murphy, good to see you, a member of the foreign relations committee. we appreciate your time tonight. >>> up next former president barack obama is about to do something he almost never does. details next. o something he almost never does details next >>> before we go, t

oman's foreign minister meets with his iranian counterpart in tehran.d get involved as intermediary in ongoing nuclear talks between iran and world leaders. oman has often helped facilitate diplomacy between the u.s. and iran. climate activist in germany attempt to block roads leading to the country trips three largest airports. protesters glued themselves to the ground demanding germany take measures to end food waste. the group says it wants to disrupt operations in frankfurt, munich and berlin. and this is live look at geneva, switzerland, one of the big stories there tonight, the world health organization plans to share coronavirus vaccine technology with other nations. a global training center will help poorer countries make vaccines, antibody and cancer treatments. just some of the other stories beyond our borders tonight. we'll be right back. ♪ go for a run. go for 10 runs! run a marathon. instead, start small. with nicorette. which can lead to something big. start stopping with nicorette. we just moved. so there's millions of - dahlias in bloom.

today in tehran, a foreign ministry spokesman acknowledged tough -- >> the talks have had considerableess ended the breadth and number of topics has decreased dramatically but the matters that remain are that hardest most essential and most serious matters pit stephanie: iran's president demanded today the u.s. commit to lifting major sanctions and that it promises to stick with any new agreement should on the pandemic, new numbers underscore the rapid retreat of the omicron variant in the u.s. average daily infections fell to about 100,000 over the weekend. down from 800,000 in mid-january. britain's prime minister boris johnson announced the last virus restrictions are coming down in england. the rest of the unity kingdom is opening more slowly. the government of canada will keep emergency powers in force after weeks of protest ever pandemic restrictions. police have ended a truckers blockade of centl ottawa and other actions elsewhere. in parliament, prime minister justin trudeau where there may be more protests. >> cross order -- even though the blockades have been lifted, even tho

salvage the iran nuclear agreement or else it will need to turn to aggressive tactics to prevent tehranr us at the state department. it sounds like there is a window here that they feel is rapidly closing. >> that's right. they have been saying that for some time, brianna, but here's why this moment is different. u.s. officials tell me that they believe that the end of this month, the end of february, is the critical deadline here. if there is no deal to salvage the iran nuclear deal by the end of the month, the biden e administration is going to have to pursue a different path. one that includes pressure on the economic and diplomatic fronts that they haven't really put forth while they have been in these talks with iran through intermediaries to try to salvage the nuclear deal. these talks have been going on for about ten months now. and as one senior administration official said, they are in the very final stretch here. genuinely so because of that end of february deadline. here's why the end of february is so significant. because iran has been continuing to build out its nuclear pro

today, in tehran, a foreign ministry spokesman acknowledged tough issues remain, but still offered an upbeat assessment >> ( translated ): the talks have had very considerable progress, and the breadth and number of topics has decreased dramatically, but the matters that remain are in fact that hardest, most essential, and most serious matters. >> woodruff: iran's president ebrahim raisi demanded today that the u.s. commit to lifting major sanctions, and that it promise to stick with any new agreement. on the pandemic, new numbers today underscored the rapid retreat of the omicron variant in the u.s. average daily infections fell to about 100,000 over the weekend, down from 800,000 in mid- january. meanwhile, britain's prime minister boris johnson announced the last virus restrictions are coming down in england. the rest of the united kingdom is reopening more slowly. the government of canada will keep emergency powers in force, after weeks of protests over pandemic restrictions. police have ended a truckers' blockade of central ottawa and separate actions elsewhere. but in parliament

but tehran, i know is rooting for the rams to lose quickly. before we let you go, what about the experience in the stuff they have set up for the folks that are heading down there? have you had a chance to walk around, see what they've got going on. yeah, actually went yesterday was my first time down there and it was amazing. a chance to be a pro punt pass kick, run the 40 yard dash to your best, not to pull a air, ground control and throw things at a target and then they have so many different activities down there. and biggest attraction is taking a picture next to the lombardi trophy. but as a cool experience, i will have a piece on that later for you in the nice, cool and of orders. you know, it's la. so the weather will be great, which again, the weather will be great here in the bay area. so >> i'm not sitting inside watching your thank you so much for joining thank you. looking forward to a chat with you again as we get closer closer to the big game. any time looking forward to it and a good enough eat yeah, let's talk because there ar