the united nations, distinguished delegates, is being tested today. it is important that all countries, especially the small states, send a clear signal that we are united for peace and we are united to defend the principles of the charter and that we are united to uphold international law. i thank you for your attention. >> i thank the distinguished representative of singapore. we have heard the last speaker in the debate on this item for this meeting. we shall hear the remaining speakers this afternoon. i would like to inform members that at 3:00 p.m. today, the general assembly will first hold the 60th plenary meeting of the regular session as announced in the journal. this will be followed by the second preliminary meeting of the special session. at which the debate on the agenda item 5 will continue. the general assembly has thus concluded this stage of the agenda item 5. the meeting is adjourned. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyr

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ambassador to the united nations, followed by ukraine's ambassador. members voted overwhelmingly to reprimand russia for that military conflict and demanded that it withdraw its military forces. the vote was 141. today, we call on russia to stop mr. president, mr. secretary-general, my fellow delegates, to all those who dedicate themselves to the noble mission of this institution -- today, we call on russia to stop its unprovoked, unjustified, unconscionable war. we call on russia to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. we call on another neighbor of ukraine, belarus, who you just heard from, to stop supporting the war and stop allowing its territory to be used to facilitate this aggression. and today, we stand together in holding russia accountable for its violations of international law, and to address the horrific human rights and humanitarian crisis unfolding before our very eyes. for the first time in 40 years, the security council has convened an emergency special session of the general assembly. 40 years. most of the re

efforts to fund junior officers at the united nations across the range of u.s. agencies that participate. the united states efforts on this has at times been strong, and at other times week. i'm encouraged by the biden administration's efforts to contest elections and international levels, but the only way to be succeed, is to be consistent. a gao report is an important counterpart to the state department's own reporting on their efforts and will ensure this effort will continue to be on congress's agenda in the coming years so we can work with the administration to advance our values and priorities through these international bodies. i hope this hearing is the first of many where the committee can hear from the bureau of international organizations on your work, priorities, and continue to conduct oversight on these issues. thank you again for your

most of the men and women fighting in ukraine were not even born the last time the united nations came together in this way to unite for peace. and i would venture, that many of the people in this room were not born when that happened. but a few of the eldest ukrainians and russians might recall a moment like this. a moment when one aggressive european nation invaded another, without provocation, to claim the territory of its neighbor. a moment when a european dictator declared he would return his empire to its former glory. an invasion that caused a war so horrific, that it spurred this organization into existence. now, at more than any other point in recent history, the united nations is being challenged. if the united nations has any purpose, it is to prevent war, it is to condemn war, to stop war. that is our job here today. it is the job you were sent here to do -- not just by your capitals, but by all of humanity. a lot has happened very quickly to bring us to this unique moment. it was barely a week ago, when in the dead of night, president putin launched a full-scale invasion o

a foundational treaty for the united nations work on refugees. he called these deportations, quote, illegal and inhumane, unquote. while this is a cdc order, the state department is responsible for ensuring that the united states policy adheres to our treaty commitments including the united nations charter. has the state department made an assessment of the legality of the title 42 policy under international law? >> thank you for raising this question, mr. chairman. as you note, title 42 is under cdc. i will certainly flag these concerns that you've raised with others here at the state department, the bureaus that are looking at these issues including prm and others. >> are you aware whether the state department has done that kind of assessment? >> i do not have visibility on the current state of discussion on title 42, mr. chairman, and will definitely flag your questions to me today with our leadership. >> sure. and of course, i think we all appreciate and understand the cdc's role. but that policy directly impacts your work and the work of the

melinda has no faith in the united nations but 141 countries l united nations but 141 countries votedg about now? i think the united nations have _ should be getting about now? i think the united nations have always - the united nations have always implied an important role in terms of engagement, building international support, alliances, peacekeeping, of course there is a signal there but frankly i am with ukrainian ambassador and calling the occupied, the faux —— the former seat... the un unfortunate doesn't have significant impact on the ground events in terms of the military dynamic. it does, however, play a crucial role in supporting humanitarian crisis and those who are stepping up to support ukrainian people. you are stepping up to support ukrainian --eole. ., ., ., are stepping up to support ukrainian ”eole. ., ., ., ., , people. you have heard the thoughts of two foreign _ people. you have heard the thoughts of two foreign policy _ people. you have heard the thoughts of two foreign policy experts, - people. you have heard the thoughts of two foreign policy experts, they i of

i ask that this historical document is called the declaration of the united nations, it was signed onanuary 1, 1942. the first signature was put by the president the united states of america franklin delano roosevelt the second minister of great britain winston churchill the third belonged to the representative of the soviet union uh, upon arrival. in litvinov's america 4 to the representative of commandant china, the essence of doing the next day, january 2, is the remaining 22 states. we also signed this declaration and placed it in strictly alphabetical order. from australia to yugoslavia, i can tell you about the conditions. e, which do not need to be said, and here the bairam is at risk of suggesting that in general the term is a declaration of the united nations and i spied, uh, at first the president of the united states roosevelt wanted to name how the allied powers look . i make such a decision, you naturally, without any penalty point, go to the next stage. i'm not reading the correct answer yet, because i want, what can someone tell me, and here byron is more correct? from

it is one of the key partners of the united nations. however, we need to recognize that at this crucial juncture, this is not only in europe but worldwide. the conflict in ukraine with the human suffering, forced displacement and systemic risk is an extraordinary challenge for the united nations. the sensation -- cessation of hostilities must be our personal objective. all parties must fully respect international humanitarian law and adopt measures to protect this. we call for continued efforts to ensure the safe passage of the city. furthermore, we should ask for the -- moreover, the war in ukraine was -- it has momentous implications for international order. especially the principles enshrined in the u.n. charter. the prohibition of the use of force and the peaceful resolution of disputes, territorial integrity and the protection of human rights shall remain the biggest of our collective security system. we know that the present conflict, we also have significant impact on commodities and energy prices. this is a disproportionate burd

leadership at the united nations. what do you see as the consequences of the united states not engaging with the united nations and multilateral organizations? i don't appreciate, if it's possible, a concrete example of what it means for americans and for their lives when we engage or we don't engage? >> thank you very much for that question, mister chairman. and again, i appreciate this opportunity to engage with all of you so early on in my tenure, you know, seven weeks in, it weeks in to my tenure. our engagement with the un system really gives us this platform on the world stage to reassert our u.s. leadership and work with our partners to push back on those countries with authoritarian agendas who are working hard to reshape international institutions and alter the standards and push back against human values and our american values. so i'm going to take the example, since you've asked for a specific example, of what we are doing here in the i.o. bureau two take targeted actions to oppose harmful efforts -- and t

and what they settled on is language that calls on the united nations or allows the united nations to work with, quote relevant afghan political actors and stakeholders. and never mentioned the taliban by name, but basically clears the un to, to work with the authorities in order to do their work in the country and not be in violation of international sanction. so this resolution passed with one abstention . russia didn't veto it, but it didn't support it either. they said that this was a stubborn ignorance of reality. on the ground. they thought it made sense to engage directly with what amounts to the day facto leaders of the country. in fact, in the past, the un resolutions had referred to the taliban. but in this way, as de facto leaders, indirectly, that language is even rolled back even further at the request of the united states . so what we have here is an authorization for the united nations to continue its life saving work for the here in afghanistan and deal with the taliban. but the pen holder that authored this resolution, norway came out and said explicitly afterwards, w

many of the impactsf global warming are irreversib, according to the united nations.ergovernmental panel on climate change says humans in nature are being pushed beyond their abilities to adapt. as the russian bombardment of ukraine continues, the united nations is saying more thahalf a million people have moved to safety beyond ukraine's borders. many are traveling to poland. our special correspondent reports on the growing crisis. >> to the edge of desperation and beyond. , innate will during crisis. the women and the children of ukraine fleeing their country. you will not be allowed, the policeman shouts, to the men of the stairwell. women and children only. [shouting] >>>> tempers fray. back-and-f go the arguments and please. [indiscernible arguing] >> the police move to help those allowed to board. the women and children are being pulled from the crowd on the stairs so that they can board the train. the police again are outnumbered but they are doing their best. i have seen them go to the crowds to try to calm people but it is very difficult, given the volatility

even after -- if it turns out this is not a united nations car, using a united nations on a car used for military activities is unacceptable i think. >> i thank the representative of the russian federation for his statement. the representative of the united states asked for the floor for further statement. you have the floor. >> i know that you expect me to respond. we are not going to give any more airtime to the lies you are hearing today. it is beneath this counsel -- this security counsel. there is only one aggressor here and that is russia. we hope they will find it in their conscience to end of the attacks and stop the suffering of the ukrainian people. thank you. >> i thank the representative of the united states for her statement. i give the floor to the representative of ukraine. >> thank you, mr. president. distinguished members of the security council, madam undersecretary, general decarlo. i should acknowledge the presence of a separate category here. the representative of the aggressor state who sits in the state -- the seat of the soviet union in the counsel. the status

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reporting, from united nations in new york. >> as ukraine -- the united nations, the founding principle is to avoid horror like this. talks in the condemnation of russia goes louder. >> russia has attacked so much of which we hold sacred, and everything, everything that the united nations stands for. >> there are five permanent security council members. russia has standing here. the power of veto! and for its ambassador, the platform to pedal disinformation. >> ambassador, i have colleagues outside ukraine, who has seen the atrocities being created by russia in the ukraine. you've been in the united states the whole time. who's more likely to know exactly what's going on? >> look, what kind of atrocities are you referring to? >> i'm talking about trenches with babies bodies, i'm talking about theaters being bombed by russia. >> the theater in mariupol was not bombed by russia. i spoke about it, you may refer to my statement. i do not know anything about the trenches with killed babies in it. i have not seen it. >> journalists have cnet and been there. >> we have a disinformation war, wh

other parts of the united nations have put out appeals. obviously, the needs financially and in terms of equities are going to be absolutely enormous. >> we mentioned at the top this is the worst refugee crisis europe has seen since the second world for. what implications will this have for overall policy towards migration? is this going to force a fundamental rethink? >> i think it is really too early to say. i think there is specificity to this crisis. we really see a different response at the polish border compared to what we have seen just a few months ago at the border with belarus with refugees coming from afghanistan and even syria or iraq and what the response was. i think the specificity of this crisis is that this is a war in europe, so in a way, there is no other way for the european government to respond and set up this mechanism. this is also a war that has resulted in aggression from russia. i think for countries like poland, it can bring back some painful memories and reactivate this need for european unity that we have seen

been called min across back now to our correspondent christian salumi, who is live for us at the united nations. hello, they kristin. a quick change of present is. it's may now tell us a little bit about what we've heard from the u. k. representative there. yes, the united kingdom's ambassador barbara woodward, speaking after the united states and albania, ah, basically accused the russians of rehashing misinformation from last week. she said, research on public health hazards are not a threat to ukraine or the region. she says, the biggest threats to the world right now is russia's invasion of ukraine. so again, a continuation of nato, a line countries attempting to isolate russia in the council, odd discredit, the allegations that are coming out of a of russia here i, it's interesting to point out that initially there were supposed to be a vote on a humanitarian resolution to day, but the council has been unable to agree, even on the most basic concepts of moving forward with humanitarian leave at west france, mexico presented a humanitarian resolution. russia countered with its own resolutio

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here at the united nations. we believe the best way to address the humanitarian crisis is through a resolution in the un general assembly. the resolution in the general assembly will reflect the views of the overwhelming majority of you and member states, an ukraine itself. the international court of justice issued a profound and important order yesterday to the russian federation, and we call on russia to comply immediately. russia has clearly violated international law by violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine . russia's broedell tactics have killed civilians, medics, and some of the journalists who have been showing us all the truth of this war. russia has attack so much of what we hold sacred and everything. everything the united nations stands for. russia's actions must be condemned in no uncertain terms. as president biden said, ukraine, we'll never be a victory for putin. no matter what advances he makes, no matter whom he kills or what cities he destroys. ukraine will never be a v

the united nations was very important in the korean war because in theory it was the united nations that waged war to fight -- to fight communism and support democracy, not the united states. and by the people and for the people, a familiar phrase. the idea of enslavement and a system that makes people tools of the state. this is obviously important because here you are trading as a free person, setting the mark deciding if 2 of 1 card is worth card 48, and you are free to make your deck. i pray that they may be delivered from oppression. in other words, it's not the people of the soviet union who are bad or evil, it's the leaders. again, this is the entire theme of containment. if you understand the russian people and you understand the culture, you'll understand this is a bad system. the people will rebel if you just contain them. so this is all just in this one -- you haven't even opened the box at this point. the topics that i go through that i noticed on the cards obviously korea. other themes that i identified and literally you could jiggle and juggle themes of these 48 cards howev

i announce that the united nations was send 40 million u.s. dollars from the central emergency response fund to ramp up vital assistance to reach the most vulnerable as we wait for the nations to come. this funding will help get critical supplies like food, water, medicine, lifesaving aid into the country, as well as provide cash assistance to the needy. the avenues in and out of the cities are more precarious by the day. at underscored the crucial importance of respecting international humanitarian law. at least 1.9 million people are displaced inside the country and growing numbers are escaping across borders. i am grateful for the solitary -- solidarity of the cranes neighbors and other countries who have taken in more than 2.8 refugees in the past two weeks. the vast majority make the treacherous journey while women and children are increasingly vulnerable for attackers, and human traffickers. war is not a tragedy it is an opportunity and women and children are targets. they need to sync the arm support every step of the way. i will continu

we also have international perspective from the united nations and statements from foreign leaders, all on the c-span network, online on c-span that work. -- c-span.org. >> witnesses testified before the human rights commission and the possible venues that could be used to punish vladimir putin over russia's invasion of ukraine. this is just over 90 minutes. >> we are here to recommit to assist in ukraine during its darkest hours. from an unprovoked bar invasion by putting of the and the russian invasion. we join the free world in honoring the extraordinary courage and tenacious leadership of president volodymyr zelensky. as we all know, ukraine is the victim of the largest and most lethal attack in europe since world war ii, and the world has been shocked by the massive death and destruction unleashed by putin. president putin and others responsible for this ongoing and ever-expanding mass murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity must be held to account and prosecuted for their crimes. indeed, putin needs to be prosecuted for the crime of aggression against another sovereign nati

department in disarmament affairs of the united nations because there is nothing new. we take issues of weapons of mass distractions very, very seriously. but still managed to be an issue. mr. president we heard last , friday and it was repeated here, the united nations is not aware of any alleged program in ukraine consistent with the international treaty negotiations including chemical or biological weapons. so what are we doing this morning? what are we talking about here? for nonexistent chemical weapons program and ukraine? for nonexistent laboratories and by nonexistent programs? russian claims and listen to the statement remain unverified, unsubstantiated, and collaborated -- on cool -- not independently verified. in a word, not credible. it is hard not to thank them and believe that today's meeting comes as a last-minute replacement out of a drawer, is therefore a loss of time and abuse of the council. we are afraid to find ourselves in a worst-case scenario an attempt by russia to try to shift attention from its crimes and the invasion by sowing fear with the

that the united nations, it was not and is not operationally part of it. and that is why we go in, i think we actually have us and also our red cross colleagues quite some experiencing how to set this up. so we don't a job at eyes people's lives uneasy or they had to. so tell us how to do it. so we speak to the military commanders on the ground. we speak to a military commanders and a foreign ministry officials in the capitals here and, and moscow to get the agreement to get the thing such a standard operating procedures in place for them to implement that will let lay about. they clearly have yet they're clearly not and not listening because what we've seen is her evacuation bosses being shot at human italian workers, especially here in ukraine. what i've seen so far is mostly local organizations, local volunteers. i mean, everyone in ukraine who hasn't flat the country is basically now a volunteer. they're all helping they're collecting food, they're collecting clothes from friends, from relatives, and they're risking their lives going into the most fron

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ready to did the united nation is essentially under by and then from dish and i, i made it while the russia and the united states can occasionally be rivals this on the when you know, being the 5 when and where most of the security council and the shannon are interested not allowing that to expand. so we have to change the architecture of the united hello other countries who also we considerable influence, who are good for the trees of economic power. what aspiration to be bought to support in the genuine sense, in reality, deliberation about the next phase of the kind of word order. we need to learn that gross. we require a corporation of the united states, but also russia. second thing, if i may quickly, is that the europe in particular today needs a dialogue where it will settle the principles of the new edifice of security which needs to be better after the fragmentation of the soviet. for now, we have only a few minutes left and i will try to squeeze in 2 questions. one about the comment because we talked a lot about security and how it may change in part because of russia action

built on the helsinki act and other divisions of the osce which embody the very principles of the united nations. -- requires participating states of the osce, a renewed commitment to uphold and respect the long-established -- for interstate relationships. political independence, nonaggression, prohibition of the use of force mains the foundational -- upon which national and global aspirations can be built. any attempts to redefine and renegotiate will not only undermine -- the osce must undertake the difficult but necessary task of -- the commitment of its members to maintain international obligations towards peace, security and stability of europe as well as -- [indiscernible] will therefore have to be sustained. secondly, the osce's role has important room for dialogue and needs to be reemphasized. we believe the osce provides a unique platform for opening good faith discussions, to mend this is -- the schisms that have been opened up and should be addressed. we therefore welcome the ongoing efforts by the osce to foster a dialogue between the russian federation and ukraine. the osce is indis

the attack is a brazen violation of the united nations prohibition on the use of force. it is destroying people's lives and communities as we speak. i condemn it in the strongest possible terms. the office of the u.n. high commissioner for human rights reported many casualties, including police 406 dead. yesterday, it was reported that more than 1.7 million refugees have fled in 11 days. this is already a nightmare. a totally unnecessary and unjust war. but i fear it may be only the beginning. we have seen in the past how the kremlin conducts its wars by attacking civilians. the human rights organization estimated many casualties in the war in chechnya. that its only the first war. they documented russian involvement in war crimes in 2019, specifically the underscore reneging attacks in civilian areas. human rights watch has reported the use of cluster munitions. russian forces bound a site were nazis carried out massacres which is now a holocaust memorial. there were reports drafted by the russian government to be arrested or assassinated. the targets include journalist

we know that the united nations security council, the weight of rights depends on v toes. is this going to go anywhere this discussion? no, it's not, and there won't be any vote on any resolution. this is basically an item for discussion. it is going to be and continue with all the members having their say, as i mentioned a little earlier, it's interesting that a number of members, particularly the western ones, encouraged to you heard the u. s saying directly that they did not try to block this discussion because it was an opportunity to once again highlight what they said is russia's illegal actions in ukraine. so that is a situation there won't be any vote on this, but the is that problem, should there be future sessions of the un security council which does bring some resolution? and there is one, there is discussion at the moment between some members to draw up a humanitarian resolution for a vote. now that could possibly, and probably be subject to a russian veto. this is always a problem within the security council. the 5 permanent members with that veto, and theref

ambassador to the united nations, matthew chance. appreciate the live report. there's fierce fighting in mariupol. nick paton walsh, another major port city odesa. what's the latest? >> reporter: a persistent russian people inside of kherson. one man standing in front of russian armor waving two ukrainian flags and one resident there we met in our previous visit saying they heard voices outside of the local administration building shouting we are ukraine, we are an independent country. russian troops leading off locals at gunpoint, seeing them walking around with shopping carts full of food that may be evidence of what they are providing troops but a troubling window what these russian forces will end up doing when they move into population areas. we were always concerned about what the end game was for russian troops in the area. were they just interested in the strategic bridge to that particular town's east or were they at some point going to move into civilian areas? it's clear they have done that and quite troublingly we heard from local officials the deat

my country is a state to the united nations convention on biological weapons, we've found commitment eradicating the use of biological weapons respect to national. they reiterate their commitment to the peaceful settlement between the united nations and states and we continue to call on de-escalation to invest on ongoing negotiations in order to bring an end to this war of which the consequences are already visible beyond ukrainian territory. thank you. >> i think the representative for statement. >> thank you, mr. president. deepest condolences the family. thank you for everything, we've noted related to ukraine, the importance to the biological weapons convention as a key global convention, prohibiting cash it's important to ensure limitation. we believe relating the convention for the convention and through corporation. we are deeply concerned and the situation ukraine forget within ukraine, we believe immediate diligent will be part of the dialogue. it's important to undertake this engagement keeping in mind the need to respect the principles of law, sovereignty territory of the s

of the needles even further in the direction that it was hoping for can be how could there the united nations security council is met to discuss russian allegations that the united states is funding, biological weapons research in ukraine. that's the claim they've denied it was the 2nd time in 2 weeks, the cancel meth on the subject. kristen st. louis has more from the united nations . russia called the meeting to present what it described as new evidence, a u. s. supported biological research laboratory in the ukraine posed a threat to the region brochure though grace he was to go to. but when we got aboard put simply, the ukrainian authorities gave the pentagon carte blanche on the territory of ukraine to carry out dangerous biological experiments there. this is not the noble assistance to ukraine, that the american representatives talk about. this is a cynical use of its territory and population for dangerous research, which washington does not carry out on its own territory. so it doesn't run the risk of hurting its own people. in the u. s. denies any chemical weapons programs exist. it i

i understand that the united nations have stayed. the vast majority of our staff are ukrainians, earn the internationals we have. they have stayed in, in ukraine. they have all been moved. ur to true to safe locations. so i feel we're, we're in the same boat here on the message about, stop shooting on, on, on aid workers when they tried to go in and help. i could not agree more, but we need to send that message in the right direction and we are amplifying that message or we can. but we are also our ourselves as united nations humanitarians. we are under the same conditions as every one else. and i think it's, it's important to understand that that there is a united nations that worked if you like, under conflict how to stop the conflict. and then there's the united nations that what in the conflict for as long as it goes on, because we cannot leave people behind. so we are, we are doing what we can to make this safe passage of people out safe passage offer office supplies in or hadn't it you would have happened days ago. i fully agre

well, you know, interesting remarks the united nations secretary general is always very diplomatic . it's part of his job not to take sides in a conflict. he has been critical of president pu and in calling on him to end the war and end the aggression because of the impact of having on civilians and so on there. but he was specifically asked about president joe biden of the united states and the comments he made over the weekend, saying that president poo and can no longer stay in power. when asked about that, gutierrez said very quickly and succinctly that there needs to be a di escalation, not only of fighting, but also of rhetoric. again, the united nations attempting to keep the focus on international law as the basis for anything that it does in the criticism of russia has been that it's violating national sovereignty. so the united states calling for something on the ground in another country is not something that the united nations is, is likely to get behind and attempt to keep a more neutral focus and attempt to on a cessation of hostilities based on something that all membe

that's according to the united nations. many have lost their homes and their loved ones and it doesn't and they're experts say, now the risk of widespread famine is rising, both in ukraine and other parts of the world brush.

the united nations secretary general is wanting the world's poorest countries will face hunger problems because of the conflict. you could alone provides more than half of the wage food programs which supplied food full and fertilizer brought fertilizer prices are skyrocketing, supply chains are being disrupted. and the costs and delays of transportation of imported goods when available are at record levels. and all of these easy think the broadest the hardest. in other news, columbia's leftist candidate, gustavo petro has celebrated a decisive victory in sundays, precedential primary. his considered the front runner for the election in may, which could see him become the country's 1st left his leader. and china is facing multiple outbreaks of corona virus in dozens of cities driven by a variant known as south omicron. a total of $17000000.00 people were put under locked down on sunday. cases have doubled nationwide. the worship break in 2 years . those are the headlines on al jazeera coming up next year. it's inside story. stay with us. teaching new you can watch out as they were engli

the united nations is was very important in the korean war because in in theory, it was the united nations that waged war to fight to fight communism and and supports and support democracy. not the united states and by the people and for the people a familiar phrase and the idea of enslavement and and a system that makes people tools of the state. well, this is obviously important because here you are trading as a free person. setting the markets deciding whether two of card one is worth three is worth one of card 48 and you are free to to make your deck and i pray that they may be delivered from oppression. in other words. it's not the lead. it's not the people of the soviet union who are bad or evil it's the leaders. and again, this is the entire theme of containment if you understand the russian people and you understand the culture, you'll understand that this is a bad system. the people will will rebel if you just contain them. so this is all just in this one. you haven't even opened the box at this point the topics that i go through that i noticed on on the cards obviously korea othe

>> laura podesta at the united nations. thank you so much, laura. >>> ahead on "cbs mornings," we're going to be talking with ukrainian parliament member lesia vasylenko about the situation on the ground and how she's protecting her family. >>> breaking overnight, the house committee investigating the january 6 capitol riot says that former president trump may have engaged in a criminal conspiracy in efforts to overturn election results. in court documents, lawmakers allege that trump and his associates spread false information about election fraud and pressured state officials to overturn the results. the panel could not bring charges on its own, but it can make a reference to the justice department. the documents are part of an effort to compel trump's former league adviser john eastman to cooperate with the investigation. >>> and meantime, an alabama man linked to the far right group the oathkeepers pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy for his role in the capitol attack. army veteran joshua james is the first person in

or i, we were listening there to view as ambassador to the united nation speaking ahead of the united nations security council meeting, saying, referring to what she termed as a litany of bombastic, lies saying that moscow is the party that has a well documented history of using chemical weapons, but if we go over now to kristen salumi, she's live for us at the united nations. all of this. as i said, kristin is coming kind of a head of russian efforts to convene the security council. that's right. and the russians called a last minute briefing of for, to day friday on what they say are us bio labs in ukraine. they had another meeting on this very subject a week ago. and un briefer address the council and said that they had no weapons of no evidence of such a labs that the russians have suggested are being used to produce a chemical weapons in ukraine. the u. s. of course is denied this, that there are any such programs in ukraine that they're involved with. so this is an attempt to bring that up again. and it was an unexpected call by the russian ambassador yesterday saying they had,