The days top stories from around the world, from politics and money, to sports and pop culture. On matters that have nothing to do with the campaign. I think that even mr. Manafort as i read it had requested that there be no mention of his brief tenure at the Trump Campaign several years ago. This has nothing to do with collusion, russia, nothing to come with the Trump Campaign. Reporter the case centers around his past lobbying work for the pro Putin Ukranian government for which prosecutors say he received 60 million. The government alleges manafort hid millions and failed to pay taxes while still spending the money on real estate and luxury purchases, including homes in manhattan, virginia and the hamptons, expensive suits, and baseball tickets. And prosecutors will present hundreds of emails, photos and financial records to prove it. Prosecutors say manafort also lied to banks about his income to secure more than 20 million in loans. And this trial now underway, it is expected to l
that s what he needs to do to take the initiative as he tries to get, you know, what he can of build back better through congress as he confronts potential international crises like russia and ukraine, as he deals with covid, as he tries to fight inflation. he does have a lot on his plate. but i think the first step is to take the initiative and to go out there and to talk to people directly a lot more. mark, let s play a little bit of what the president said a little later in that press conference. what is the trajectory of the country? is it moving in the right direction now? i don t know how we can say it s not. i don t know how we can say it s not. now, here s the thing, mark. most americans are saying that the country s not in the right trajectory, and recent polls show 68% of americans say things in the country are on the wrong tack track. i m always curious about polls
international crises like russia and ukraine, as he deals with covid, as he tries to fight inflation. he does have a lot of support. but i think the first step is to take the initiative and go out there and talk to people directly a lot more. mark, let s play a little bit of what the president said later in that press conference. what is the trajectory of the country? it is it moving in one direction right now? i don t know how we can say it s not. i don t know how we can say it is not. here s the thing, most of the americans are saying that the country is not in the right trajectory. a new poll says that 68% of americans think it is on the wrong track. we ve got covid still, we ve got inflation. but people do associate these things with the president. so how does he address that? a couple of things. i remember how john mccain used
know, if you do it so shamelessly, it is sort of built into the media expectations. they don t get asked about it as much as they really, honestly, should. i am thinking of this arizona guy. he bought a super bowl ad, he is running. he is literally a year after people stormed into the room capitol and hunted speaker pelosi, chanted hang mike pence, broader news, when we know the volatility of the far-right, that includes white nationalist elements chiming in. he did an ad in which he showed, basically, a mock up of shooting at speaker pelosi, president biden and mark kelly, whose wife was literally shot by an assailant. let s play a little bit of that.
place, including a local mp that i met outside of a national police headquarters. he was there, they were handing out weapons. they have been encouraging people to take up arms to defend their country. he was there collecting ak-47s. he told me he had never shot a gun in his life before, but was there because he felt like he needed it to be able to protect himself and his wife, who were hunkering down in the suburbs. this ask the story of so many here in kyiv tonight. and there is real concern that the russian forces that crossed over the border from belarus, into ukraine, are closing closer and closer into the city. joy? thank you so much, erin. let me bring you in, john brennan. this is an interview with antony blinken. let s play a little bit of that. what action do you expect as a result of these sanctions? ultimately, the aggression