starts now. hello and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us, tragedy in ukraine today. a helicopter tumbling out of the sky in a kyiv suburb killing a child and the most senior member of ukraine s government to die in this war. ten hours ago a tragedy happened near kyiv. a helicopter crashed contemplating the lives of the minister of internal affairs of ukraine. plus, the new republican majority rewards misfits and liars with key policy roles. a swindler, firebrand and provocateur who defended kanye and serial election deniers get committee house assignments. cnn investigation found joe biden s son and brothers cashed in on the family name. a turbulent moment in ukraine s war of survival. just moments ago ukraine s president asking world leaders kong get gated in davos for a minute of silence to mark a he crashed rocking a kyiv suburb. the smoke and flames from that crash visible for miles. pieces of helicopt
we have been talking about business deals and partnerships for seven years. i have brought every single person you have ever asked me to bring to the effing white house and the vice president s house and the inaugural vegas. hunter biden bluntly acknowledged the power of the biden name writing the ukrainian energy company burisma which put him on its board considered my last name gold. i don t think there s a lot of things that would happen in my life if my last name wasn t biden. reporter: his brothers have repeatedly referenced him in their private dealings. frank biden has invoked his brother in trying to convince local officials to approve his projects like in sunrise, florida, where he told the city in 2015 to trust his venture. not because of frank, but because of the honor of being the brother of a guy i think we all know and love. reporter: in 2021 at a gather of medical professionals he made this pledge. the bully pulpit that i have