significant response if a single russian force enters ukraine in an aggressive way. we ve also learned of a kremlin plot that vladimir putin is planning to install a puppet government in ukraine. waiting in the wings, an estimated 100,000 russian troops already stationed at the ukrainian border. with fears of an invasion growing, president biden held a meeting with his security team at camp david this weekend. for the very latest let s go to cnn s clarissa ward in kiev, she s live there for us. clarissa, how much power does the u.s. have right now to stop what seems like a steady drumbeat for war? our top diplomats in washington are making all kinds of warnings but it doesn t sound like the message is getting across. reporter: well, i think at least the diplomatic process has not reached a total dead end, jim. we saw those talks in geneva between secretary of state anthony blinken and his russian counterpart seg rgey lavrov. they at least agreed to keep talking. it s hard t
and slowly coming back. much-needed aid trickling into tonga a week after that volcanic eruption and tsunami. big challenges lie ahead for the pacific island nation. and dangerous conditions. a plane skids off a runway as an arctic blast brings snow and ice to tends of millions of americans. what s next as the huge storm moves up the eastern seaboard. the u.s. and russia have agreed to keep talking for now amid growing fears moscow might be preparing to invade ukraine. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov met for 90 minutes in geneva on friday to discuss the crisis. they left open the possibility of president biden and putin speaking again about the situation, but nothing definitive. meanwhile, the u.s. embassy in kiev says 200,000 pounds, that s 100 tons of, quote, lethal aid, has arrived in the country including ammunition for ukraine s frontline defenders. we have more on friday s high-stakes meeting in geneva. reporter: w
o sullivan and r.k. russell and s.e. cupp and comedian helen hong. come on in. it is a grand reopening for all of the best, all of the worst 2021. i m tom foreman, welcome and congratulations. we all survived a tough 12 months packed with upheavaled and conflicts and difficulties and victories and hope and happiness. that is saying something given we are were up against a raging pandemic and the deepest social divide the united states has seen in decades. so how did we make it through. let s sort that out by starting with the biggest news. that sounds like gunshots. worse story of the year. the violent invasion of the u.s. capitol by people angry over joe biden winning the last presidential election. the idea that 2021 was going to be better, i think probably lasted for about exactly six days. the january 6 insurrection was straight up crazy. the losing candidate then president trump stoked the fury with the big lie that he had won. they rigged an election. th
we all survived a tough 12 months packed with conflicts, difficulties and yet also victories, hope, and happiness. that s saying something considering we were up against a raging pandemic and the deepest social divides the united states has seen in decades. so how did we make it through? let s sort it out by starting with the biggest news. worst story of the year. the violent invasion of the u.s. capitol by people angry over joe biden winning the election. the idea that 2021 was going to be better i think probably lasted for about exactly six days. the january 6th insurrection was straight up crazy. the losing candidate, then president trump, stoked the fury with the big lie that he had won. they rigged an election. they rigged it like they ve never rigged an election before. it was really traumatizing and tragic to see the people s house overtaken by american citizens. police were beaten, congress ran, people died. hundreds would be arrested. the best response, l
in a year when cinemas once again struggled with the closures, cancellations and uncertainties of covid, the biggest film story was surely the long delayed release of no time to die. why would i betray you? we all have our secrets. we just didn t get to yours yet. originally slated to open in early 2020, daniel craig s final outing as 007 became the first high profile release to announce a major covid related postponement last year. for many uk cinemas, the new november 2020 opening date was a mast to which to tie their hopes of recovery, hopes that were crushed when it was pushed back again to april 21 and then again to autumn. shall we cut to the chase? so when craig s bond swan song was finally unveiled at the albert hall at the end of september 21, the sense of relief was palpable, not least because the film didn t disappoint. ably directed by beasts of no nation helmer caryjoji fukunaga, no time to die opened to strong reviews and solid box office. although, in yet ano