state visit since russia launched the invasion into ukraine. and china is promoting this visit as a peacemaking mission. you will be hard-pressed to think that any ending of the war is coming from this visit, but world leaders are watching it very closely for any clues to what moves russia and china might make. we are covering all of the angles of the visit for you, and we will start with matthew chance in moscow. matthew, what are you hearing from the officials today? well, russian officials are treating it as a diplomatic coupe, and the leader of china coming to visit russia is the support that the kremlin is looking for. it is first time that xi jinping has come to russia since russia launched this invasion a year ago, and it is days after vladimir putin has been indicted by the international criminal court for war crime, and it is a strong message that vladimir putin is not as isolated as the west would like to think he is, and he has this figure standing side by side w
again. sandra: wow, just some of what we saw today. china and russia s friendship on full display, to knock the world s number one superpower out of the top spot. president s xi three-day visit a boost to putin. john: looks like a world far less friendly to the west. sandra: headlines, putin sees anti-u.s. world order taking shape. lots to unpack in hour two of america reports. sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: here we go again for another hour. the two dictators are still in a closed door meeting that s been going on for five hours and counting now. even before going into their private talks, they were not shy about blasting the united states and the west. but back here at home, president biden is coming under fire for not responding with tough talk of his own. joe biden has put a kick me sign on uncle sam s back. when america recedes from the world, creates avoid of leadership. sandra: the white house says there is no call planned between president bid
third trip to palestine. the president noticeably missing. i get all congested. why are not getting the same air. real problem is going to be 5, 10 years from now. chicago voters head to the polls. plagued by rampant crime and homelessness may give lightfoot the boot. she has literally made chicago known for nothing but violent crime. desantis is now upping the ante in his fight against disney signing a bill to strip the company of self-governing status. they re finally going to pay their fair share of taxes and pay all the debts. wake me up before you go-go don t leave me hanging like a yo-yo wake me up before you go go. [cheers and applause] brian: one of the most patriotic places in the country ponte vedra, florida. about 40 miles from the georgia border. [cheers] brian: now you have the other half right here. it s hard to know. i don t know, who is louder those guys or you guys? [cheers] brian: they flooded to the kitchen. thank you all for c
into former president trump s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. former vice president mike pence appears before a federal grand jury offering what could be critical testimony about trump s role in the january 6th capitol attack. and as pence was testifying the former president took his 2024 campaign to new hampshire. trump ignore his legal troubles and instead focused his attacks on president biden and other potential white house opponents. and also breaking this morning, russia launches new attacks across ukraine hitting a residential building in the central part of the country and killing at least a dozen people. we ll have the very latest on the fighting overseas. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, april 28th. i m jonathan lemire, thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin with big news from here in the nation s capitol. former vice president mike pence has testified before the federal grand jury investigating the january 6th insurr
slipped past border neither less than three months? some are on the suspected terror list. mayor lori lightfoot blasting into the last month of campaign. blasting for ignoring crime. since january 2021 crime has spiked. offense, hurts looking for a push from behind he is waiting for a signal and touchdown, eagles. hurt so good come on, baby, make it hurt so good sometimes love don t feel like it should baby, hurt to good. brian: what am i looking at here? that s philadelphia. i want to make sure it s not the elm buyer state building. will: could be new york. ainsley: made a lot of giants fans very upset. brian: what a game. if you are watching us now you might have nodded off last night. one of the greatest closes to a playoff game you are going to see especially when you think about what patrick mahomes was able to do with a hayek kel sprain. will worked over the weekend and agreed to work today; is that correct? will: yeah. [laughter] ainsley: did