a u.s. intelligence indicates russia has positioned a group of operatives set to conduct a false flag operation as it's known in eastern ukraine, all of this in an attempt to create a pretext for a potential invasion of that country. >> cnn white house reporter natasha bertrand is following this. this is what many experts had been warning about over the past few weeks. and here we are. what more details do you know? >> reporter: that's right, bianna. this is exactly what they had been fearing because it is part of russia's playbook, according to u.s. officials who told cnn that they are seeing things that are repeating themselves from the invasion of crimea in 2014, namely russia creating a pretext for an invasion by carrying out what u.s. officials say is a false flag operation in eastern ukraine using russian operatives that are trained in urban warfare and explosives to potentially carry out an attack against russian forces and then frame ukraine for that attack, thereby justifying an inv

>> u.s. president joe biden thinks russia will send forces into ukraine but warns moscow will pay a high price. ♪ >> hello, i am emily and gwen. this is al jazeera. five days on, the first flights carrying aid head to tonga after ash is cleared from the international airport. britain's prime minister, under pressure to resign after attending parties during lockdown. a palestinian family at the center of an anti-expulsion campaign is evicted by israelis and their home demolished. ♪ the u.s. president says he believes russia will make a military incursion into ukraine because his counterpart vladimir putin has to be seen to be doing something. joe biden has promised costly sanctions in the event of a full-scale invasion and heavy human losses for moscow. he said to the russian president will come to regret military action. >> do i think he will test of the west, test the united states and nato absolutely, as significantly as he can? yes, i think he will, but i think he will pay a serious and de

u.s. is a huge part of the global markets. the fed has been setting the pace and it comes to the tightening move for global central banks. so everyone will be watching what comes out from the statement and in the press conference. shery: an exciting week. garfield reynolds, chief correspondent for asia and mliv contributor. if you would like to hear more of his thoughts, go to markets live, that is on mliv . you can get a markets rundown in one click and there is commentary and analysis from bloomberg's experts editors. a new outbreak in hong kong is severely testing the covid zero strategy, with 140 new cases reported sunday, the most in more than a year. for the latest we bring in our chief north asia correspondent, stephen engle, in hong kong. what is the latest situation? stephen: of course, with the city that is adopting this zero covid strategy, it is a big test for this government, obviously as we are seeing in china, which i will get to in a minute. keeping both delta and omicr

the u.s.ecretary of state says the federal government is working to identify the illness and who or what might be behind it. the mystery condition has affected about 200 diplomats and their family members since 2016. it's believed the ailment may be caused by what's called a directed energy attack. symptoms include migraines, nausea, memory loss, and dizziness. and it can be so bad, it's forced some victims into early retirement. will begin our discussion in a moment. first, let's take a closer look at how it all started. it's called havana syndrome because the first cases were reported in 2016 by u.s. diplomats in cuba. they started experiencing neurological symptoms, mimicking what happens after a concussion. but they had suffered no head injuries. since then, dozens more cases have been reported by u.s. officials and families around the world, including in russia and in china. a number of canadian diplomatic staff in cuba were also affected. a cia team searching for a cause is focused on ab

the u.s., competence on top of that, the ukrainian situation, oil markets, oil price down -- 1.9%. the vix, volatility index at levels not seen for one year. haslinda: looking steady. investors on edge. the vix above 30 at one point. it was nine week ago. investors have been accustomed to the fed saving the day, but this time, the fed put is missing, the nasdaq losing $2.5 trillion in a month in value. futures looking at four rate increases. what will it be? what will the fed say? in asia, losses in japan. it is the tech story. the nasdaq continues to sink despite microsoft strong numbers. it remains in negative territory. take a look at this. we are watching the chinese yuan , stable, giving strength to asian currencies trading to record highs. of course, the commodities space, we look at oil at that level for wti, down. we have talked about how markets are untethered hooks, look at this fear gauge. we talk about this, and here, how it is looking in terms of the moves in the market. risch. ri

a senior u.s.mat says there is every indication that president putin will use military force against ukraine sometime soon. 100,000 soldiers have been a ploy. -- floyd. >> medicals and medicine. reporter: he is getting ready for a war he hos he does not see. he has packed an emergency back to grab and go. a basic survival kit for the worst possible scenario. what does it feel like to be doing this? >> it is unbelievable. i understand that i am leaving now in the 21st century. i am amazed that they should do this. this is what i have to do to keep my family safe. reporter: he things a major escalation is unlikely. he just feels better being prepared. today, the u.s. government advised citizens to leave ukraine. the government calls the warnings alarmist. a few weeks ago, the authorities actually released a map where all the bomb shelters are. thousands of them. 5000, in fact, all over the city. this is one of the official bomb shelters, supposedly. either no one here is expecting more to break out a

u.s.ndo-pacific command issued a statement on the incident, saying the u.s. commitment to the defense of the republic of korea and japan remains ironclad. for more analysis on the latest launch, kanako sachno earlier spoke to nhk world's former seoul bureau chief, shohei. >> north korea has launched another projectile. what's your take on this one? >> the latest information is from the japanese defense ministry. they say probably the projectile landed outside the japanese exclusive economic zone. of course it's too early to know what they fired. but as we know, the north koreans have been firing what they call a hypersonic missile, that's a missile that flies way faster than speed of sound. it flies at a low altitude. it can change direction. so it's very difficult to direct the missiles by radar. the latest launch, they say that the leader, kim jong-un, was at the site and he observed the launch. now, we don't know if he did that, again. if he did, that would be a strong message to the no

u.s.it is also about rising yields continue to push higher. will we see 1.7% on the 10 year? what is going to be the effect on stocks? tech down by one set -- by 1.7 percent. you had a wave of supply chain issues continue. workers staying home because of omicron. all of that kind of weighing on the tech industry, particularly as yields continue to push higher. you did have jolts. we are seeing heightened turnover. the put rate was at a record high. in the s&p, it is still cyclical value outperforming things like energy, up by a whopping 3%. guy: it is such a narrow market. are we going to see a rotation into other areas? it is one of the key questions for this year. if we do see higher yields, obviously there's going to be acing the content win. in the meantime we have to contend with what is happening with omicron. it is spreading fast. the numbers are absolutely eye watering. in about an hour, british prime minister boris johnson will hold a virtual press conference. we are back to virtu

the u.s. faces off with russia at the u.n. security council. we are live in kyiv and moscow this hour. >>> after a month-long blitz of launches, north korea tests its most powerful missile in years. we'll have the latest in a live report from hong kong for you. >>> plus, facing the music, major artists forces spot identspotify to clamp down on misinformation. but does it go far enough? >> announcer: live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with isa soares. >>> hello, everyone. welcome to the show. it is monday, january 31st, and we are now just hours away from an urgent meeting of the u.n. security council as tensions between ukraine and russia show really little sign of easing. the u.s. sees this meeting as an opportunity for russia to explain its intentions for massive military buildup, but also an opportunity to find a diplomatic way out of a crisis. have a listen. >> we're going to go in the room prepared to listen to them, but we're not going to be distracted by their propaganda and we're

the number of u.s. forces already in europe, two eastern flank allies at their request and their expectation. that would not require the secretary to necessarily put them on and alert. maybe, depending on who they are , but not necessarily. if the question is could troops be put on a shorter tether to go upwards of 8500, the answer is yes. i do not have anything specific to speak to about that today. what we want to do is make sure we are providing options to the president and to our allies, in case those options are needed to reinforce our commitment to the alliance. you asked me what would they be doing if the nrf is activated? as i said when we announced to them, there is a range of capabilities they represent. come back ground forces are included in that. we did not go into every little detail but we did identify the major details we have talked about and where they are going to be coming from. they provided a whole host of military capabilities to the nrf. that is their focus, the nrf. i will not s

u.s. east coast braces for a powerful winter storm. as much as 10 inches of snow could fall across new york city, while eastern long island in boston could see 18 inches. washington may pick up a few inches this afternoon but it will miss the heart of the storm. the blizzard is expected to intensify so rapidly that it could become a so-called bomb cyclone. 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 mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ jon: i'm jon erlichman. welcome to bloomberg markets. matt: i'm matt miller. here are the top stories we are following for you from around the world. stocks rebounding at the end of a wild week in markets. the nasdaq railing as strong earnings put investors fed fears behind them for now. the market may be rebounding but caterpillar plummets as it struggles to stay ahead of increasing costs tied to supply chain pressures. and it is not just company dealing with bo

nicaragua does not depend on the u.s. u.s.ns at this point are not going to be as cruel as they have been in the past against cuba and venezuela. we now have this polar world, china as a camp, russia, the bolivar ian countries -- boli varian countries, peru. i don't think these blockades, one fourth of the people in the world wake up under u.s. blockades. cuba was not left with trading partners in 1991. host: antony blinken said the u.s. and its partners will deploy diplomatic and economic tools to restore democracy and respect for human rights in nicaragua. what else by the u.s. can be done at this point? what kind of pressure can be applied by the u.s. and other countries to make a difference? >> i think that is very difficult, frankly. this is a regime that is quite entrenched. i agree with the analysis that the armed forces is a pillar of ortega's support. i don't think he is popular. the polls i have seen joan he is -- seen shown he is 25% of nicaraguans that support him. he has cemented tied -- ties with the people's rep

some 8500 u.s. service members are on heightened alert for possible deployment to eastern europe to join nato forces. not in ukraine but in the nato member states. what do you make of this decision? could this be seen as provocative to putin? >> thank you for bringing me on. when we talk about provocative, we need to take a look at the russian set. the reported 100,000 plus. it is probably many thousands more than that with all the logistics, still troops pouring in from central and eastern military district, and we all heard the reports of them bringing in troops through look shenko's belarus northern flank. ukraine borders four nato countries and our allies are really worried. there's a lot to be worried about. an invasion. if they actually go, it will be bloody no matter how successful it will be and could spill over. and the 8,000 forces, plus other allies, this isn't just the united states. that is very, very important to emphasize. to moscow, it allows, if you will, first of all, we were sure

can the u.s. do, come on friday and put on the table with its russian counterpart in order to get him to persuade the russian president, because we've seen weeks of discussions and warnings. at this point there is still no concrete agreement between the u.s. and its allies about how to punish russia, demanding guarantees now to not invade. can the u.s. come to geneva and put something solid on the table that would be enough to prevent that? at this point, it doesn't seem so. manus: let's see how the week evolves, we are on tenterhooks, geopolitically speaking, on that upcoming meeting on friday. juliette has the first word news. juliette: boris johnson will face angry lawmakers in parliament during the weekly q&a session on wednesday. it's reported a group of conservative mps gather to discuss the move against johnson after more damaging headlines over breaking lockdown rules at downing street. p.m. johnson: i can't believe that we would have gone ahead with an event that people were saying was ag

the u.s. has half that amount now. would the u.s.sider sending more trainers or advisors or does it believe there are enough there to deter russian aggression? and chairman milley, do you believe that the ukrainian armed forces have taken all of the necessary steps to defend against a large scale russian invasion or do you fear that in their push to not provoke panic, the ukrainian government has not done enough? thank you. sec. austin: thanks, nancy. let me, at the top, thank canada and our other allies for what they continue to do alongside us to support ukraine. i applaud their efforts. and certainly, we have had advisors and trainers there since 2014, as the chairman indicated earlier, and we remain focused on providing all of the assistance, in terms of training and advising, that ukraine feels it needs and we worked that issue with them on a consistent basis. i would also say that it's less about the specific number but more about the capability that you bring and what you're focusing on. and in some cases, it may take several

u.s. international development, testified on capitol hill about u.s. policy in the region and the need to work with partner nations. >> subcommittee on africa, global health and global human rights will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the subcommittee at any point and all members have five days to submit statements, extraneous materials, and questions for the record subject to the length, limitation, to the rules. to insert something into the record, please have your staff email the previously mentioned address or contact full commit y staff. as a reminder tomembers, please keep camera function on at all times even when not recognized for the chair, members are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves and please remember to mute yourself after you finish speaking, consistent with h-res 965, staff will only mute members and witnesses as appropriate when not under recognition to eliminate background noise. i see we have a quorum and now re

the u.s. and nato allies have accused russia of amassing 100,000 troops near the ukrainian border but russia has denied it's planning an invasion. white house press secretary jen psaki spoke monday. >> we have a sacred obligation to support the security of our eastern flank countries. it is important to remember who the aggressor is, it is not the u.s. or the eastern flank countries, it is russia who has tens of thousands of troops on the border of ukraine. amy: this comes as other nato nations are planning to send additional troops, ships, and fighter jets to eastern europe. on monday, the kremlin accused the united states and nato of escalating tension in the region. meanwhile, negotiations to resolve the crisis are ongoing, with officials from russia, ukraine, france, and germany scheduled to meet in paris on wednesday. we'll have more on the crisis over ukraine after headlines. the united states reported more than 2100 covid-19 deaths on monday, even as daily cases and hospitalizations con

but we have a u.s.-e.u. council that met in pittsburgh where technology discussions were a big part of it. same thing with a quoted. we don't have anything like that that i know of with our own hemisphere. and whether that's a missing piece. brazil is pretty technologically advanced country. it's got a lot of things that we probably ought to be talking with them about. would that be a good idea, do you think? >> i think it would be a good idea. and you know, if you don't mind, i would -- talk briefly about one the proximity of this. david, you said back yard. i would like to use neighborhood because neighborhood resonates with our allies and partners in latin america. and they -- the proximity to our homeland here in the united states, folks don't realize how close the south com a.o.r. and all of these 31 countries in the caribbean, central america, south america, i can go to 83% of the countries in the south com a.o.r. in a shorter time distance than it took most of you to come from d.c. here to this forum.

u.s. inflation further bakes in market expectations for a march rate hike. china's political meetings as the virus flareup near beijing raises concerns over the winter olympics. plus, the u.s. house nearing a deal on the china competition bill that could pump billions of dollars into the chip industry. haidi: let's take a look at how we're settling into the first few minutes of trade here in australia. we have future showing a little bit of downside as we process implications, not just for the fed, but how the tightening path is going to affect other global central banks, particularly here in asia, where they may face the choice between keeping up with the fed and maintaining support with the domestic recovery, as well. we are seeing a pretty much unchanged session, watching crown results as they get closer to that deal with blackstone. kiwi stocks are up .3%, with lots of analysts projecting further volatility in its currency given that we are seeing some of the central bank divergence co

goes from there. >> in terms of u.s.cy, there is a lot more attention being paid to the mechanisms of u.s. democracy. >> obviously, there are countless numbers of people here who aspire to what the u.s. has, and it was seen as a national tragedy, but in terms of state controlled media, it was, look, this is what happens. this is the latest evidence of a declining nation. laura: for more on how the attack affected america's standing, we are joined by chief correspondent lyse doucet. president biden's national security advisor aitted the attack on the capitol worried america's allies. is that accurate? lyse: it is a neat summary. it worries america's allies because not only did it weaken the democracy not just at home but around the world, but it had an impact on them. it had such a huge impact on the critics, the rivals, on countries that are rising powers, china and russia who seized advantage from this open crack in the u.s. political system, and for all of this talk about america's retreat, america's decline, that is u

the u.s. east coast braces for a bomb cyclone. we're monitoring the storm and we'll bring you all the developments. >>> the u.s. military says russia's troop buildup near ukraine is at a level not seen since the cold war. the u.s. has been sending millions of dollars worth of aid to ukraine and 8,500 american forces are now on alert and getting ready to move. here's what was u.s. president joe biden said about it on friday. >> i'll be moving u.s. troops to eastern europe and the nato countries in the near term. >> russian troops have been amassing along ukraine's border for months. on friday the pentagon said the signs of the russian force is unprecedented in modern times and is capable of striking inside ukraine at any time with horrific consequences. melissa bell is standing by in kyiv. nathan, let's talk about this. the u.s. doubling down on the assessment of russia's capability to invade the whole of ukraine. we heard biden there about the timing of sending troops, all the while urging dip

the u.s. stockpiles report is just another sector for the market to be correct on. i think just a drawback. market fundamentals are still presently quite tight. >> ok. let's see whether this pain endures on the downside in the oil market. thank you very much, elizabeth low, on this moment in the oil markets. to the diplomatic efforts of the military effort in ukraine. that continues. antony blinken meetings are gay lavrov in geneva. the u.s. warned the kremlin that an encouraging into ukraine -- incursion into ukraine would cripple the russian economy. that's get to maria tadeo in geneva for this round of talks. the u.s. says there still is a diplomatic root. is that window closing or what is the way forward through diplomacy? >> look, as you said, there is time for a diplomatic solution and there is still time to de-escalate tensions with russia and ukraine. it will depend on their next decisions going next. as you know, russia wants a guarantee that ukraine will never join nato. that vladimi

u.s.utures. we are seeing downside pressure, down .6% for s&p 500 futures, nasdaq futures also down almost 1%. this, as we saw stocks in the new york session ending lower, little rebound of the afternoon, but not enough to see a dramatic comeback that we saw, for example, on monday. the russell 2000 and the brink of a bear market down 18% from its november high, drawdowns science as we had to the fomc decision. -- drawdown signs as we head to the fomc decision. paul: president biden says he will consider personal sanctions on vladimir putin if he orders invasion of ukraine. putin has repeatedly denied he is planning an attack. for more, let's bring in our bloomberg congressional reporter. dan, the emphasis from the u.s. remains economic rather than military. is that enough of a deterrent? dan: it is a situation where only time will tell, of course. what you are seeing in washington right now is an increasing level of anxiety over this situation. here on capitol hill, we had to briefings fo

u.s.fter jay powell thomases to tackle inflation to extend the economic expansion. other fed policy makers they are ready to act. loretta mester tells bloomberg she supports a march rate hike. in china, today's data set to show producer and consumer price pressures moderating. haidi: we are getting the south korean december unemployment numbers and the adjusted jobless rate coming in at 3.8 percent, higher than expectations. it is also higher than november jobless rate, which came in at 3.1%. the economy did add 773,000 jobs in december from a year earlier, leading for the jobless rate to rise 3.8%. perhaps it could be labor force participation that could have sent jobless rates higher but we know 773,000 jobs were added in december from a year earlier. a key data point in south korea this week is the -- rate decision. haidi: absolutely. we continue to watch central banks. take a look at the picture when it comes earlier. we are seeing tepid upside following the rebound we had in the u.s.

how at the u.s.nge the narrative of its engagement with africa one of prosperity given these complex security challenges. my colleague will go into more detail on this, the situation in afghanistan is have an effect particularly regarding stabilization the current takeover by the taliban, i hope we can learn from these development and apply them to the hotspots for insecurity undermining long-standing partnership and investment. i now recognize the chair of the subcommittee of north africa, i don't believe he still here, i think he's on the floor so let me recognize smith, ranking member of the subcommittee. >> thank you very much, chairwoman. thank you for your leadership,rw assistant secretary gonzalez notes almost half of the aconflicts in 2020 were in africa, 15 will testify. thank you for convening this time a hearing on a very important topic understanding ongoing conflicts i continue to plague africa. among the concepts, i think the two most pressing are in nigeria and ethiopia in part because

announcer: u.s. capitol police chief tom manger testified on changes to the force following the january 6 attack. he took questions about potential threats against congress, police staffing needs, and the well-being of officers. senate majority leader chuck schumer also esther -- offer testimony praising the work he had done so far. this is about two hours. [inaudible]

the u.s. of stirring up hysteria over a potential russian invasion. washington calling moscow's buildup of troops dangerous and destabilizing. also coming up tonight, shot and killed in the line of duty. two german police officers shattering a traffic stop. two suspects will have been arrested. he accuses his government of failures of leadership. plus, waiting for america, misleading the taliban and ending up in albania. the u.s. is promised to take them in but will that promise be kept? i am brent goff to our viewers watching in pbs and the united states and all of you around the world, good to have you with us on this monday. we will start in the united nations. addressing tensions over russia's latest military buildup along its border with ukraine. russia accusing the u.s. of theatrics and fear mongering. the u.s. calling the situation urgent and dangerous. here are the u.s. and russian ambassador speaking today at the u.n.. >> the threats of aggression on the border of ukraine is provocati

the u.s. and russia pled to keep talking. they told the u.s. there are no plans to invade ukraine despite thousands of russian troops at the border. mounting concern over taliban gunmen arresting women's rights advocates in kabul. some actvists say they have gone into hiding to escape the taliban crackdown. ♪ the u.s. singer meat loaf, best known for his 1970's hits, has died at the age of 74. we will take a look back at his legendary career. ♪ brent: to all of you around the world, it is good to have you with us on this friday. we are ending a couple of weeks of high stakes diplomacy in switzerland. antony blinken and the russian foreign minister met for 90 minutes to discuss the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine. when the talks were over, both countries said there is no change in position but a willingness to keep trying diplomacy. no common ground, but no battlegrounds, either. russia says it has no plans for an invasion despite the presence of tens of thousands of russian troops near the border. >> at least they are talking. with rela

for our u.s.trategies, our biggest overweight's are financial and energy, but i was nervous going into the earnings report for the banks because those stocks were too high, and i am nervous about some of these energy stocks because they have done very well. but the set up for tech is very attractive right here. guy: what would you avoid right now? you just talked about the evaluations around the banks, about what is happening with energy. what else do you avoid in this market? what do you make of the consumer, what is happening in that space? where do the risks fire in this market from a sectoral point of view? are we going to continue to see this churn? if so, where are we turning -- where are we churning from and to? andrew: i think the economy slows more quickly than what has seemingly worked just recently, which are these banks, commodities, cyclical value stocks. if we get a slowdown, i think some of the growth stocks that have been hurt could rebound. to me, the risk is slowing in the econom

u.s.roops to eastern europe and the nato countries in the near term. >> tensions in eastern europe continue to grow as president biden lays out his plan to reposition u.s. troops, we're live in kyiv and moscow with the latest. >>> plus, millions of americans in the northeast are bracing for a bomb cyclone. dangerous heavy snows and winds. we have the latest from cnn's weather center. >>> and a shot of hope here in the u.s. as daily covid cases and hospitalizations are dropping. we'll look at whether it's time to start easing restrictions. >>> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom" with kim brunhuber. >>> america's top military commanders say the russian troop buildup near ukraine is the largest seen since the cold war and capable of invasion at anytime. video from thursday shows some of the 200 million in the u.s. military equipment and munitions now being flown to ukraine. and even though the u.s. has ruled out sending combat troops to ukraine, pentagon officials any 8500 u.s. force

vonnie: the u.s.s russia must abide after a second round of talks concluded without a clear path forward. washington says moscow gave no commitment to de-escalation during wednesday's meeting. little progress was made in monday's denise -- geneva talks. on thursday, discussions continue, this time with the 57 nations. the international agency says global oil demand has proven resilient. the executive director says strong crew demand is mainly due to milder omicron expectations. he says russia is to blame for europe's energy crunch. saudi arabia's sovereign wealth fund is planning to invest about $10 billion more into stocks this year. sources say the goal is to more than double assets by 2025. we are told the fund is looking to buy global stocks based on a thematic strategy that focuses on areas like e-commerce and renewables. 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 am vonnie quinn. this is bloomber

i think cyberattacks in the u.s.far end of what russians are likely to do. >> ukraine is now praising the u.s. response at least today and i'm quoting now, it's the right strategy. there are also some positive signs from talks today between russia, ukraine, germany and france. do you see an off-ramp right now for putin at least potentially? >> well, the ukrainian government is right, and i'm glad they have come to this after a little bit of tweeting back and forth. the biden administration is handling this pretty well. it's a very complicated situation. what you have to try to do is a mixture of deterrence and diplomacy. you have to put up enough muscle so that you show the russians that there are real costs, so you outline ought the costs, and they have to be credible costs. we're not going to be able to stop a russian land invasion of ukraine. the russian army is the largest in europe. you try to make sure the europeans are on board. at the same time, you hold out the prospect of diplomacy. i think they've gotten t

u.s.nflation figures do after the jobs report adds pressure on the fed. investors by the global rise in cases as china is the first community spread of omicron in shenzen. 100,000 new daily infections in the u.s. reported for the fourth time. and novak djokovic has court is our, by the austrian government warns that he could be detained again if he is not successful in overturning his visa cancellation. haidi: omicron is top of mind for markets as they continue to digest the fallout from the disappointing jobs number. payrolls: to question the strength of the labor market in this recovery. we are also watching out for the highly anticipated and expected to be very strong u.s. inflation number out this week. in addition to the china eco-numbers, to set the scene for what we can expect for growth. in australia we are seeing an upside of 10%. more than 100,000 new cases of the coronavirus over the weekend, and we continue to see those cases, as well as hospitalizations and deaths start to cre

the u.s. military, as you know, is getting ready for transitioning of u.s.doctrine away from the physical destruction of the enemy's order of battle toward shaping the adversary's behavior and perception, trying to win in the cognitive realm as opposed to annihilation of forces. the u.s. military is transitioning towards this new information form, but i don't see u.s. defensive capabilities getting ready for the risk that adversaries will do onto us as we are preparing to do unto them. and that is crazy, right? given chinese and russian doctrine that i alluded to earlier, it makes no sense to focus only on ongoing coercive -- i'm sorry, ongoing corrosive campaigns and ignore the risk that hybrid warfare techniques, for example, that elisabeth wrote about, so eloquently, might be adapted to very different circumstances of coercing u.s. behavior. mr. ferrari: yes, thank you. i will pick up on the point on how it is affecting the u.s. military. if we were to say couple of years ago that china or russia could reach into the u.s. military and eliminate 5% of the

u.s. capitol police officer billy evans of a later assault. now i ask all members to rise for a moment of silence in their memory . thank you. pursuant to section 11-b of house resolution 188, the house stands adjourned until 6:30 p.m. on monday, january 10, 2022. >> the librarian of congress will moderate a conversation between authors to give a historical perspective. at two: 30 members of congress will share thoughts about being in the capital during the attack. members of the house and senate gather on the steps of the u.s. capitol for a prayer vigil at 5:30 p.m. eastern live on c-span. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government. we are funded by these television companies and more, including charter communications. >> broadband is a force for empowerment. that is why charter has invested billions building infrastructure, upgrading technology, empowering opportunity in communities big and small. charterer is connecting us. >> charter communications supports c-span as a public service, along with these other television providers, givin

reporter: does the u.s. have any indication that russia would refrain -- which is february 4 through 20. one would argue why would russian president putin want to upset chinese president xi jinping mr. price: as a questions better post to vladimir putin. it is not up to us to try and predict he may or may not do. it is a historical fact as it was alluded to a couple of days ago, betty previous elements game, did not prevent vladimir putin from going into another independent country. all of that said, you will have to ask boudin. reporter: 2008, the chinese leader had a different leader with putin and now that blinken is in power, there is a different relationship with putin. many things have changed. you just said it is now time to panic, is there any indication that diplomacy will fail? that >> wednesday at 4 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or for coverage on our new video app c-span now. >> looking for c-span essentials that will keep you warm, go to c-spanshop.org. save on our selection of s

the u.s. governments mitigated responses and what we are doing to prevent future ones ranging from violent extremism, armed conflict and more traditional warfare, these conflicts consistently require lawmakers to understand the drivers, whether ideological, social economic, or others. vice policy to address underlying cause and develop a framework to strengthen african governments and bilateral and multilateral responses. as our witnesses highlight solutions, i hope there will be measures congress can take to strengthen current and future responses. i would like to know what more the u.s. can do to assist and resolve conflicts that are happening. for example, the conflict in ethiopia. your answers will help inform legislation in the future. violent extremism spurred on by local and transactional entities -- extremist activities in places such as north africa, mozambique and somalia continue to make headlines and my colleagues and i would like to hear your thoughts as to why. although the origi

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the u.s. has been warning about for weeks. >>> and not long after blinken issued his warning to moscow a second u.s. shipment of military aid touched down in ukraine. cnn's arlette saenz is at the white house. arlette, this delivery comes just two days after the first plane of security assistance arrived on friday. can we expect to see more of this? >> reporter: well, pamela, the u.s. is evaluating what other times of assistance they can offer ukraine as they are hoping to ensure the country has the defense needed in order to defend themselves against a possible invasion from russia. now ukraine's defense minister tweeted a short while ago that a second shipment has landed in ukraine. he said there's about 80 tons of weapons from, quote, our friends in the usa and, importantly, he adds, and this is not the end. now we know that earlier in the week the u.s. approved the transfer of american-made weapons systems from baltic states to ukraine. this includes things like antiaircraft systems and ot

when i study -- u.s.me uniform code of military justice, i did not study this outside the law. really what you have is a black hole, endless pretrial hearings with lawyers coming and going back-and-forth with some people being charged. the irony again is that those being found guilty under these very low standards of what a crime actually is in the military commissions have gone home, one or to have pled guilty have gone me and had their convictions quashed in their country's of origin. those whare yet to face justice or even be charged remain in this limbo, whether it is in the milita commissions or outside cleared prisoners or forever prisoners. amy: wrote a letter, along with our next guest, another prisoner at guantÁnamo mansoor adayfi, and other people who were imprisoned at guantÁnamo to president biden to close guantÁnamo. i that letter, you talked about "some of us had children who were born in her absence and grew up without fathers. others experience the pain of learning our close relatives died

u.s. delivers a blunt warning to russia. >> if any russian military forces move across ukraine's border, it will be met with swift, severe, and a united response. >> tensions between ukraine and russia are at the highest in years. but did that meeting between washington and moscow's top diplomats do anything to defuse fears of an invasion? >>> and slowly coming back. much-needed aid trickling into tonga a week after that volcanic eruption and tsunami. big challenges lie ahead for the pacific island nation. >>> and dangerous conditions. a plane skids off a runway as an arctic blast brings snow and ice to tends of millions of americans. what's next as the huge storm moves up the eastern seaboard. >>> the u.s. and russia have agreed to keep talking for now amid growing fears moscow might be preparing to invade ukraine. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov met for 90 minutes in geneva on friday to discuss the crisis. they left open the possibility o

breaking tonight u.s. and allies prepare for war both actual and economic while ukrainian leaders urge calm and the kremlin bolsters what could be an invasion force along the border. president biden says there will be no american forces into ukraine enormous consequences if vladimir putin goes into that country a plane carrying american equipment and munitions arrive in kyiv today. third shipment of $2 million security package. fox team coverage tonight greg palkot in kyiv where the government is now saying it does not believe a russian incursion is imminent. we begin with white house correspondent peter doocy live on the north lawn, good evening, peter. >> peter: good evening, bret. president biden took ice cream parlor and retail shop. while he was there standing beside a rack of long sleeve t-shirts emblazened with ruth bader ginsburg made international news with a new assessment of vladimir putin. >> if he were to move in with all those forces it, would be the largest invasion since world war ii. >> pe

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i'm honored to be joined today by u.s. capitol police sergeant -- sergeant, thank you so much for joining us. before we get started i want to mention tower arctic -- audience that you are joining us in your personal capacity in your carmen -- comments are your own and not on behalf of the capitol police. sergeant, i want to thank you for how you have been open over the past year with us and others about the long journey that it has been for you to recover. you have discussed some of your injuries and even your surgeries you have posted about online. i also know you have that -- have been back at the u.s. capitol and back on patrol. i like to ask you almost a year later, how are you doing on what has been like to be back in the u.s. capitol? sgt. gonell: thank you for having me in let me express one thing, i am back at work, but i am doing duty. this past year has been very difficult. i have been overwhelmed by the amount of physical therapy that i had, painful therapy. sessions trying to help me cope with some of the momen

>> the u.s. says there has been no breakthrough in high-stakes talk with russia on the crisis in ukraine. ♪ >> you're watching al jazeera. also coming on, the russian president claims victory in another theater attention with the west. vladimir putin says moscow's intervention arted a revolt in kazakhstan. the u.s. acts -- hours before he takes office for a fourth term. a big leap in treating heart elements. a man in the u.s. becomes the first in the world to get a transplant from a genetically modified big -- pig. ♪ >> hello. u.s. and russian diplomats have wrapped up the first meetings aimed at de-escalating the tension on ukraine's border. moscow has spent the last few months gathering forces, raising fears about invasion. moscow guarantees that nato -- moscow wants guarantees that nato will not accept new members and ukraine will not be able to drip -- join the new alliance. >> it is an achievement of sorts that talks between russia and the u.s. did not end in failure. while russia insisted i

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the u.s. declined. this is something that you have been focused on. given where we are, we thought it was important to delve into a lot of detail with ron about these issues. let's go with a little history before we get to today. there has been a lot of reporting and israel, here in the u.s., that given where the state of iranian nuclear escalation is, a number are claiming that it was a mistake for president trump to withdraw from the jcpoa a few years ago -- and this is something when you were ambassador, this was prime minister netanyahu's priorities, to persuade the u.s. to do that. why don't we address that issue and then we can move up to today. ron: sure. thank you. welcome to everyone on the call. when i was ambassador at the time, i said that president trump's decision to withdraw from the nuclear deal with iran was the single most important decision that any president has made for israel's national security, and i still stand by that. i think it was a critical decision for israel. it

the u.s. military, as you know, is getting ready for transitioning of u.s. doctrine away from the physical destruction of the enemy's order of battle, towards shaping the adversary of behavior and deception, trying to win in a cognitive realm, as opposed to annihilation of forces. so, u.s. military is transitioning towards this new information realm. but i don't see u.s. defensive capability getting ready for the risk that adversaries will view unto us, as we're preparing to do unto them. and that's crazy, right? given the chinese and russian doctrine that i alluded to earlier, it makes sense to ongoing coercive campaigns to ignore the risk that elizabeth wrote about so eloquently, might be adapted to a very different stance of coercive u.s. behavior. >> thank you, elizabeth, if you don't mind, i'll pick up the point on how is it affecting the u.s. military. if we were to say a couple years ago or even today that china or russia could reach into the u.s. military and eliminate 5% of the force overnight, causing the training and widespread readiness levels to