escalation of the war in ukraine, announcing the mobilization of some 300,000 russian reservists and threatening a nuclear attack in clear and disturbing terms. translator: this is not a bluff. the citizens of russia can be sure that the territorial integrity of our homeland, our independence and freedom will be ensured. and those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction. now global leaders are responding to that, calling that announcement from putin a sign of panic and the administration saying an admission of failure. this as the mayor of kyiv says putin has, quote, launched the process that will bury him. the question, though, today, jim, is how will president biden respond when he speaks in just over an hour in front of a global audience? no question, and how seriously does the world take what is a very public threat from the russian president who has often followed through on threats. our team is
florida. the relocation crisis also causing some serious comments from the media to hold them accountable the highs and lows segment coming up en just a bit. plus, ground crown royal, no i m not talking about canadian whiskey, but our very own chad for his -whis unique look about the love of scotch whisky. we begin tonight with a couple of brand new combatants in the burgeoning border battle. correspondent matt finn has the latest for us tonight from the los angeles area. hey, matt. hey, kevin. tonight that boarder battle has exploded from here in california it s where you in washington d.c. to new england and beyond as a growing number of some f the most notable politicians from the top down are increasingly hurling insults and accusations all over republican governors busing illegal migrants from southern states to sanctuary cities. california s democratic governor gavin newsome and florida s republican governor ron de santis in another heated war of words. so, the go
we start here in the uk where a final battle to become the next prime minister is taking place as the country faces the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. as you ve been hearing, formerfinance minister, rishi sunak, and the foreign secretary, liz truss are the last remaining candidates. they will now face a vote by conservative party members around the uk with a result expected in september. whoever wins could mean a very different approach to the economy. truss says you cannot tax your way to growth she is proposing more than 30 million pounds in immediate tax cuts. sunak wants to delay the tax cuts until inflation is under control. borrowing your way out of inflation , he says, isn t a plan, it s a fairytale . the economic challenges facing the next prime minister are huge. last month, the rate of inflation hit 9.4% the highest rate for a0 years driven by a leap in the price of fuel, and also of basic foods like milk, cheese and eggs. our economics edi
Sweetheart plea deal that he got that fell apart over the summer. It could be mean a highstakes trial playing out at the same time his dad will be fighting for reelection. Three felony charges. Lets take a look. Two for lying about his drug use while buying a gun in 2018. The third count is for possession of that gun knowing he lied to get it. His attorney is pointing to david weiss. Republicans are in the drivers seat of the prosecutors car. There will be a defense on the facts as well and people need to remember whether its a unique and unjustified charge. He owned an unloaded gun for 11 days. There will never have been a charge like that brought in the United States. President biden let me close with this. I wish i had a chance to take all your questions but i will get in real trouble if i do that. Harris oh, wow. David spunt at the Justice Department with more. David. Hi, good morning. Hunter bidens attorney is clearly arguing that hunter biden is being politically prosecuted. That
closing arguments in the child where the fate of the former president hangs in the balance. a big four days or beyond. regardless the judge said get back to work today after taking a week after. i m bill hemmer, good morning. dana: you already having me laugh. i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. great to be back in business after four weeks of testimony lawyers are about to give closing arguments in the trial of former president trump. a chance for both sides to make their final pitches. it is expected to last all day. the judge will likely give instructions to the jury tomorrow and then from there it s off to the races. bill: the 12 jurors will deliberate behind closed door. six alternates. no juror has left the main panel which may be a bit unusual. we shall see with the lawyers throughout the next two hours. how long that deliberation takes is anyone s guess. the verdict could exonerate the former president or make him the first commander-in-chief con fac