laws following the killing of george floyd. five of them limited pursuits. there is no justice. may be justice for the lawbreakers but not for the people who were trying to do the right thing every day. prosecutors say the man who stole his car and is still free is wanted for five auto thefts in just the last year and is charged with a host of crimes including assault with a deadly weapon. at some who support the new law think cops are confused when they say they are handcuffed on pursuits. we think who is saying that is misinformed and needs clarity from the ag s office. as it turns out those officers who squad cars were getting rammed could have pursued the suspect because the d.a. charge felony assault but that just proves the confusion surrounding the law. two new bills have been introduced to give cops more leeway. both face an uphill battle. shannon. shannon: dan springer, thank you very much, dan.
mike springer live in seattle tonight . dan , thanks a lot. in a nearly two hour video call with china s president xi jinping friday, the white house says president biden laid out clearly what the consequences would be if china provides military financial assistance to russia, although the president apparently stopped short of making specific requests of beijing, china has to make a decision for themselves about where they want to stand and how they want the history books to look at them and view their actions. and that is a decision for president xi and the chinese to make. president biden is scheduled to travel to europe next week for talks with nato leaders. there is growing concern tonight that with russian forces appearing stalled on the ground in ukraine, vladimir putin may soon threaten to use nuclear weapons against the west. white house correspondent kevin corke has the latest tonight . good evening, kevin. evening to you. mike now the director of defense intelligence is w
thanks, jonathan. in moscow friday, vladimir putin headlined a huge rally praising his country s troops as they continue pounding ukrainian cities with shelling missiles. correspondent dan springer has that story tonight . good evening. yeah. hey, mike , this was bizarre. it was like a chilling scene out of nazi germany back in the nineteen thirties. russian president vladimir putin in a filled stadium with tens of thousands of people cheering and some waving russian flags. putin, who has rarely been seen in public in recent weeks, took the stage in moscow and delivered a speech friday that was part pep rally and all propaganda about the invasion of ukraine. he said, quote, we know what we need to do, how to do it and at what cost and we absolutely will accomplish all our plans. he talked about the soldiers helping each other in unity. the country has not seen in a long time. and again, he falsely claimed that the operation was necessary because russia had to defend against of russian
the first responder crisis is happening across the country in oklahoma city and in kansas city where more than 10% of the city s firefighters out with covid. in a washington, d.c., 18% of fire and ems staff in quarantine despite the fact 90% of the department has fully vaccinated. hospitals are scrambling to fill spots with traveling nurses and asking staff to pick up additional shifts. it is a sobering reminder no profession is immune. the incident of covid among the staff really is reflective of the incidents in the community. and again it is important to know it is happening in los angeles where police, firefighters and health care workers must get vaccinated or face being fired. a vaccine mandate for indoor spaces regardless of vaccination status. it is happening everywhere to everyone, no matter of the vaccination. shannon. shannon: all right, dan springer, thank you very
mask mandate for another month. now set to expire february 15th, which would mean it would be in effect super bowl lvi to be played in los angeles. in. nfl officials have reportedly explored the possibility of moving the big game out of state. the current covid search with rapidly spreading omicron it is the new challenges for responders in hospitals, which were already short-staffed because before the search because of burnout and because of vaccine mandates. correspondent dan springer showing us tonight good evening, dan. los angeles had 37,000 new covid cases, 10,000 more than the previous record. many first responders who are fully vaccinated and boosted are among those tested positive with critical resources are critically thin. los angeles is in full crisis mode with 1,701st responders in isolation after testing positive. it is driving up ambulance response time and leading to