applies the the ukrainians were responsible. a claim that ukrainian authorities have denied one senior official saying we are not a criminal state. fred pleitgen is in moscow. where do things stand on this investigation? reporter: a lot of this is still very much a mystery. at such dazzling time in russia as you have russia s special military operation, as they call it, in ukraine, going on. so there were, of course, someone in the pretty high echelons in russia who believe that maybe the ukrainians might be behind all this. but right now, it still remains absolutely unclear. the latest from the investigation is that they say the explosive yield of that charge was the equivalent of about 400 grams of tnt. they say the bomb was placed inside the car. they ve recovered some parts and sent it in for a forensic investigation as well. still very much unclear who might be behind all this. here s what we re learning. reporter: a car engulfed in a massive fire ball on a highway o
on the questioning graeme could face. georgia investigators want to get to the bottom of grams of georgia secretary of state brad raffensperger. raffensperger claims graham asked him if he had the power to reject a certain absentee ballots. in raffensperger s view, that was to toss out votes in a free and fair election. quote we re going to ask joyce matt vance about all this in just a minute. here s the broader context when it comes to these various investigations into trump s attacks on democracy. a clear majority of americans want investigations like the one in georgia to move forward despite whatever resistance there may be from trump allies. a new nbc news poll out just today claims 57% of voters saying investigations into trump should continue. joining me now to discuss senior legal affairs reporter for politico, child cheney msnbc contributor, joy s former u.s. attorney and professor at the university of alabama school of law. and vera investigative correspon
trip is the situation with saudi arabia, the topic of the conversation is expected to be oil and energy. highest inflation rate since 1951. mark ed ith has more. both leaders expected to cover a lot of ground and expected to sign a joint declaration. the president got a look at the dome defense system yesterday. we expect iran to come up, both leaders believe ieshgsz ran should never be quire a nuclear weapon. every issue matters to our mutual future. we re united in our shared values and our shared vision. tomorrow the president is off to saudi arabia, could be the most controversial stop of his trip. he is not expected to hold a news conference there. he has called the nation a pariah. there is a news conference today two hours from now, different topics will be asked. carley: the trip is focused on foreign policy. i m sure reporters will ask about inflation, the number came out yesterday, worse than expected. it was way worse than expected. prices within the last
inflation rate, high inflation rate since 1981. mark meredith is alive or good money to you guys today kicks off day two of president biden s middle east war. he is scheduled to have a bilateral meeting with israel s prime minister. the meeting expected to cover a lot of different ground, told the president will reaffirm america s unwavering supporter as well. both leaders also expected to sign a joint declaration aimed at expanding a security relationship. also expected to be addressed with the president making it clear americans believe that iraq should never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. president biden: i m proud to say that our relationship with the state of israel is deeper and stronger, in my view, than it s ever been. with this version, we are strengthening our connection even further. because we will hear from the president later this morning with a formal press conference scheduled about three hours from now. officials are due to cover concerned, the pre
tomorrow s january 6th hearing, what president trump s former white house counsel may have told lawmakers. plus steve bannon s last-minute offer to cooperate. presidential palace under siege, the remarkable pictures tonight. why these protestors stormed the residence of the president of sri lanka. elon musk versus twitter, the social media stock plunges after the billionaire pulls his $44 billion bid. how this saga could end. and an honor 77 years overdue for an american hero. god bless america. o donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us as we start a new week together. tonight in california a fast-growing wildfire in yosemite national park is threatening the park s famous giant sequoias, some of the largest and oldest trees in the world. these national treasury have survived everything for thousands of years and are in jeopardy because of climate change. hundreds of firefighters are battling flames under brutal conditions with heavy terrain, blistering tempera