>> reporter: people here in ukraine are not worried about provoking vladamir putin, erin.hing that we did hear in the lead-up to this is they're grateful for the patriots, but they want weapons that allow them to go on the offensive, because the ukrainians are about taking back donetsk, luhansk, taking back the crimean peninsula that was illegally annexed. so they say this weapons package doesn't allow them to retake the territory they say they have to retake to end this war that russia started. this is not about just defending what they can hold on for the ukrainians, but getting back to pre-2014 borders, which includes crimea, vladamir putin's crown jewel. so that is a strong feeling on the ground here. another thing people are desperate for are replacement parts to fix the power grid. even here in kyiv, we talked to a mom who only has lelectricity 40 minutes a day and have been without heat for days and days. >> that is the crisis that faces ukraine where president zelenskyy will be heading when he concludes his address tonight. i want to go to democratic senator chris

and let's get started. ♪ ♪ >>> on wednesday, in a meeting with russia's human rights council, vladamir putin his war in ukraine, it's going to take a while. later when pressed on the use of nuclear weapons, putin said russia wouldn't brandish them like a razor, but wouldn't commit to not using them first. and said that the risk of nuclear war was rising. i wanted to talk to two people who have spent decades studying russia, and both have new books about the war. duke harding is a reporter for the guardian and his latest book is "invasion." owen matthews also joins me. you've been in kherson and ukraine very recently and spent a lot of time there. what is your sense of the state of the war in this sense, which is, you always hear about the ukrainians having extraordinary morale. they're fighting for their country, for democracy, and the russians don't know what they're fighting for. so when you've been there, this question is a testament of morale, where do you think it stands. >> i agree with that. you talk to any ukrainian soldier, they all say they're fighting for their country and so on.

they held a virtual meeting on friday that's vladamir putin and xi jinping ahead of xi jinping, the guythe left and 40th in-person visit to moscow ever that's coming in the new year. of course joe biden has yet to meet with the chinese leader in person since being president. he's ignoring the leadership job, these guys are getting closer. here's a portion of what putin said on the military cooperation their two countries will have through a translator and said in the face, this is xi jinping and in the face of difficult and far from ambiguous -- un-ambiguous relationships and we're striving with development opportunities and global partnerships of the benefit of the people of our countries and in interest of stability throughout the world. sounds like they want to be closer to fight us. will: that's extremely concerning. rachel had a conversation with gordon chang a bit earlier and he described the coming year as a dangerous 2023. there's always been a question about how much these two names could cooperate and they're also natural rivals and it's important to hear this in vladamir puti

just down the road, a child appears to throw russian president vladamir putin to the ground. >> to beonest, we didn't expect such a famous person could come to our town and paint a picture. this is great honor for us. reporter: tatiana watched as this work was created in her war torn neighborhood and without power and heat most dais, she says the paint -- days, she says it's warmed their hearts and drawn attention to hopefully get the help they need. >> we'll try to preserve and maybe someone will help us rebuild everything and make a museum out of this place. reporter: well, that's a bit of a let down and hoping to see the banksy here in hosta and appears someone beat us to it. a creatively placed rogue woman wearing a gas mask vanished. >> perpetrators cut out part of the war from the destroyed building. reporter: police arrested eight people claiming they were trying to preserve the painting. beyond the tens of thousands each of these works of art could fetch at auction, there's a value they hold that's bigger than money. even if it's just for a moment as they go about their day no

pete: vladamir putin gets his top weapon salesman back and phoenix mercury get their top center back?ot it. lisa: helenes on russia to -- helenes on iowa hawkeyes -- he leans on iran and release this guy for a wnba player? wouldn't you think these swaps should be of equal significance and trade someone caught in 2011 caught with millions of dollars of weapons to shoot down helicopters and trade for wnba player and no offense, nobody watched the wnba. pete: i look at israel saying we don't negotiate with terrorists and now started doing it and when they do swaps, they get dead israely soldiers back and soon the deals get bad when you're willing to make desperate deals. crazy. we start with a few additional headlines this hour. we move on speaking of bout and the war in ukraine. the u.s. authorizing an auditional $275 million -- additional $275 million aid package for ukraine, $275 million more. wonder where that's going? the defense department saying the package includes the following: rocket system ammunition, artillery rounds, counter air defense units, generators, and field equipmen

but the reality is, it's very likely that vladamir putin was never going to trade paul whelan.t he always knew that he would trade brittney griner for viktor bout. he wanted this guy, because viktor bout is frankly closely associated with the russian intelligence community and he was an arm of the russian intelligence agency. and he was conducting these arms deals for the russian government. so the reality is that i think that putin was just waiting for the right moment when he needed a boost in the public. that's what he needs now because of how bad the war is going in ukraine. i just wish people would allow the families to be happy, obviously the hostages have come home. and for the other family, you know, the whelan family and many others. that we all rally around and try to help get them out. >> the challenge for the right, of course, this is a black woman, she's lbgtq, she was for black lives matter. so they didn't care if she stayed there for the rest of her life. she's not a fellow american to them. this is the reaction we have seen if past cases. donald trump said he to

jesse: my naughty list is clad myrrh putin and -- vladamir putin and he kill add lot of people and harold a nice person and a lot of people in the audience might switch those and i'm not going to do those. >> trying to make them going forward. the doctors after st. jude children's research hospital who every day -- whose mission every day to try and restore health to young kids and their families. i'm blessed to represent this hospital as they were in my congressional district when i was in congress for ten years in my hometown and i absolute them and thank them and encourage them for being nice and the world needs the nice necessary you provide. jeanine: greg. greg: how can i beat a children's hospital. like to thank the petting zoo for orphans and they've done nothing but magical work. no, the naughty list, i'm going to choose amber herd. she se lump of coal for her lump of coal that she left johnny depp. going to sit awkwardly while i talk about that. i haven't done my nice list. that's a nice picture. let's do gutfeld a fans and staffers and my nice list for this christmas. they put o

books you've written and mostly about russia and the transformation of the russian economy and vladamir putin and also very timely and not much about thisut sort of protagonist of chip war. what prompted you to get floyd this remarkable book? >> thank you for hosting the conversation. when i started this research about five years ago i thought i'd write a book on the cold war arms race because one of the key questions that motivated me was why was it that in the cold war they could make weapons and make missiles and rockets that shot the first satellite into space and never miniaturize computing power and that seemed to be a important question forti the history of the cold war and as i began to dig into that, i came to realize the answer of that question had to do with the origins and computer chips that first emerged in miss and will rocket guidance systems near the cold war and i came to realize the u.s. government was ramping up and i sort of put these two pieces together when when i started i knew very little and today i've come to the conclusion they're at the core of understanding goali

this guy is useful to vladamir putin.ernational arms that got started in the 20s and will be free at the age of 55. he's got a big future. let's look back in history at our history of making these types of exchanges. the bridge of spies 1962. this also was made into a hollywood story. this one starring tom hanks called bridge of spies. in it the united states traded away a soviet spy named rudolph vonovich-able. he got a pilot gary powers. he was subject to 100 days in soviet interrogation and prison and they met soviet representatives in berlin at the meeting of east and west germany at a bridge over a lake that separated the two. pete: they negotiated in the middle and men oturu both sides and once the swap was executed they walked to their own freedom at the same time across that bridge. 1962, height of the cold war, we have the spy planes flying over russia. you know, felt like a bit of legitimate exchange at some level. which brings us to some of the biggest swaps in history in 1985 and 2010 in a separate story. we b

president vladamir putin met virtually with chinese president president.isten to this. >> placing the entire range of russian chinese corporation and our relations is taken by military corporation and the importance of the russian strategic factor is growing. lauren, as intense fighting connells in the east, ukraine is investigating 58,000 possible war crimes and these are killings, kidnappings, indiscriminate bombings and sexual assaults. ukraine said russia must face a war crimes try butler joineddal before any -- tribunal before any direct peace negotiations can begin. back out here live president zelensky gave address in the past hour and says ukraine troops on the front lines in the east are actually gaining ground in some places, holding the line in others and said ukraine's air defense will improve even more in the new year. we'll send it back to you. lauren: nate foy in kyiv, thank you. joining me is inkent research president -- independent research president rebecca grant, good to see you. you say the number one priority for national security in t

we gave one for one, the guy putin wants most for brittney griner and there is question of why vladamir putin would want this guy so much when he is as cia director bill burnes said he is total loser, guy that nobody really even understands why putin would want so much unless he knows where all the weapons are and russia is in the war with ukraine right now and could he be able to facilitate something. he has been in custody for so long, there are still a lot of questions, but it does feel like the world is less safe with him free. >> todd: especially for americans, incentivize kidnapping americans for exchanges. stunning twitter files released last night exposing steps to shadowban conservatives and catching top executives in a lie about it. >> carley: miami mayor anthony suarez wants elon musk to bring twitter headquarters to south florida and he is here next. waiting. sometimes it's just inevitable. but if you're over 50 or live with a chronic condition, untreated covid could be deadly. got covid symptoms? get tested and get treated right away. it can't wait. as a business owner, your bott

victoria, this is obvious the russian president, vladamir putin trying to freeze ukrainians by strikingthe energy grid. is he trying to break their will here or is it to soften up for a spring offensive? >> god to -- good to be with you, edward. it's a little bit of both and putin's behavior throughout the entire war is ghoulish and weaponnizing energy, food, children, bombing hospitals. this is just outrageous. the fact that we are not doing everything we can to bring an end to this war and bring an end to the atrocities i think is an embarrassment to the united states. edward: victoria, both sides offered terms and ukrainians want all russians out and restore the original boarders and russians asking for complete disarmerment of ukraine and it's not -- ukraine and it's not viable options and what will it take to end the war? >> i think that's the question, the 118th congress, the incoming congress in the united states needs to ask the biden administration, is what is their strategy here to win this war? my bernards healthcare spect and i have desirable -- perspective and desirable ter

abc news in 1976 and went on to interview world leaders from richard nixon, margaret thatcher, vladamir putinis in scotland, a severe flood warning in force in the dumfries area. conditions are improving but there is more rain to come in the evening. at the moment some of the wettest conditions of across part of lincolnshire easing inserts. my wet weather across wales which will head across the southern part of england and wales. northern ireland will see some of the brightest weather, especially around lunchtime and drier and brighter conditions to the east of scotland. snow in the north and that will head southwards. some places in scotland struggling to get above freezing all day. northern scotland could get up to an incredibly mild 15 degrees in the south—east and that is that the cloud, wind and rain. there will be win, touching gale force later on. more rain across england and wales this evening. at the time we hit midnight, this is the midnight forecast to go into 2023. there will be clear skies around england and wales, just a few showers. to newcastle, carlisle out towards northern i