the israeli army said that it went after three wanted men. margaret: and michigan state men s basketball returns. first home game since that mass shooting. 8 empty seats at the arena tonight. walker, left hand, yes. had to recognize the game was bigger than just us, you know. we re playing for the whole community. margaret: good evening to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this wednesday night. i am margaret brennan. norah is on assignment. tonight, our in-depth look at what earthquake-prone california is doing to prevent large-scale destruction when the big one hits. plus we ll meet a teen pageant queen who is also a state champion wrestler. but we begin with a coast-to-coast outbreak of severe weather threatening more than 76 million people across 26 states. the dakotas, minnesota, and wisconsin are bearing the brunt of the blizzard threat with some areas bracing for nearly 2 feet of snow, powerful gusts, and wind chills as low as min
[ inaudible ] no time? big mistake. reporter: jake, that was an assessment that lined one what we heard with his advisers over the course of the last 24 hours. not notably, president putin s announcement came hours before joe biden s speech. just a short time ago, an interview was released where the president called it a big mistake but was confident they could work things out. that underscores a subtext here. u.s. officials make clear this is a reversible position. the treaty goes until 2026. there is time to figure this out. keep in mind, this was the first agreement reached by joe biden and putin at the start of his time in office. it goes to show even on issue where is they thought they could negotiate and reach agreements, the relationship is all but imploded at this point. phil, the president is set to land back in washington in a few hours. what will await him as republicans continue to splinter on the subject of support for ukraine? reporter: yeah, there are
people of ukraine. he also announced additional sanctions against russia. china was continuing to stick a finger in america s eye cozying up to russia. all of this was yesterday at this time. today a top diplomat traveled to moscow and met with the dictator putin celebrating the meeting was putin and teasing a bigger step in the china alliance. i would like to note that russia/china relations developed like we planned if previous years. everything is ongoing progressively, developed. we achieved new front ears. of course we re waiting for the head of china people s republic to visit russia. harris: you heard it. new frontiers for the two biggest threats to america and to the world really. critics calling for diplomacy over a blank check to ukraine. what biden should do is what he should have been doing all along. urging a diplomatic solution to the dispute between ukraine and russia. he has failed utterly to do that and instead at every turn ratcheted up. going to ukrai
here. take a look at the misery map, more miserable virtually by the moment. john: you have to love the misery map. america reports rolls into a second hour. i m john roberts, good day to you again. gillian: no misery here, all good, all happy, not complaining about anything for a change. john: might be misery for you, but not gillian: i m gillian turner in for sandra smith, we ll take you live to the snow zone but first overseas. john: president biden jetting back to washington and leaving behind a new axis of evil. china and russia showcasing their close ties with iran in tow. gillian: declaring a no limits partnership, experts say not only a threat to ukraine but the future of taiwan as well. john: when chinese president xi jinping makes a trip to moscow in the spring. china says they plan to play peacemaker but they doubt intentions. they are working together today to reach those goals. john: where do we stand against our adversaries? we will take th
biden heading home after meeting with allies from european nations, bordering ukraine and russia and slamming vladimir putin s decision to suspend the new s.t.a.r.t. nuclear agreement. reaction to putin saying he is pulling out of s.t.a.r.t.? i don t have time. no time? no. it s a big mistake. president putin with china s top diplomat. they are considering providing russia with weapons for the war. joining me, samantha power about the humanitarian crisis from the war in ukraine and the earthquake zones in turkey and syria. this hour, stunning new comments from the georgia special grand jury foreperson about their recommendations. do they foreshadow potential criminal indictments against the trump inner circle or even the former president? are there bombshells of who is i don t think that there are any giant plot twists coming. i would not expect you to be too shocked, no. that includes of the former president? potentially. blayne alexander joining us a