here at the bbc s headquarters in central london for unspun world. this week how many casualties has russia suffered in its war against ukraine, and how do we find out? we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine, and we get information from more than 65 cemeteries all over russia. xijinping, china s leader, at 70. is he turning into an emperor? the status he s got now, he is either a king or emperor. he s the supreme leader. and how bad is the world s climate crisis, really? enough to keep the people in the know awake at night? the world is changing rapidly. we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the w
future of russia. among them what is prigozhin s next move, what concessions if any did he get to reverse course, and where is he today? this is treason. in the face of those who are fighting on the front. this is a stab in the back of our troops. plus, what does vladimir putin s unprecedented admission of vulnerability in a national speech mean for his hold on power and on the war in ukraine? this is just the latest chapter in a book of failure that putin has written for himself and for russia. economically, militarily. his standing in the world. all of those things have plummeted. we ll have insight and analysis this hour from former cia director john brennan, former u.s. european command deputy steph twitty, a former top adviser to president zelenskyy in ukraine, and senate intelligence committee chairman mark warner, who was briefed on prigozhin s plans in the days leading up to the weekend rebellion. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington, where pr
we are changing it. but we re fighting back as well, and we re taking some of those steps. and a lot of the days, i m optimistic. vladimir putin, we re told, was promised that his invasion of ukraine would be over and done with by lastjuly a year ago, that is. who would have thought that ukraine would put up such a fight? and who would have thought that nato would have held together in the way it has? not mr putin, clearly. so what about the battlefield casualties which russia s sustained? the bbc s russian service has been carrying out a thorough investigation into this, putting names to as many of the dead as they can. olga ivshina, senior correspondent for the bbc russia service, has headed the investigation. so currently, we know names of 25,560 russian fighters who died fighting in ukraine. i say fighters, because it s important. not all of them are russian soldiers. some of them were recruited by notorious wagner private military company. others were prisoners assigne
let s get right to it. at this hour, adding to the horrific humanitarian crisis in ukraine, filthy water putting people at risk. plus, in just under 60 minutes, john durham set to testify in front of the house intelligence committee. expect a lot of questions about his scathing report on the fbi and doj s handling of the trump russia probe. the judge sets a date for former president s trial in his classified documents case. and the breaking news that charges filed against the president s son, hunter biden, mean he ll plead guilty to federal tax charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that plea deal for hunter biden. ken dilanian joins us now. my understanding, ken, is the judge still needs to approve this so what happens next and what more can you tell us about the terms of this deal? that s right. we expect hunter biden to appear in the coming days at this courthouse behind me
mike: so, it is now off to new hampshire in a great place last time. we love it. mike: the candidates have spoken and people have voted and the ballots counted. the first task of the 2024 presidential race. as expected, former president trump the clear victor of the iowa caucuses. with florida governor ron desantis claiming the silver medal. nikki haley takes third providing long road to the white house and no result that the former president can keep an iron grip on his party. hello, i am mike emanuel and gillian i said i would work with you anytime day or night but this is a new one. gillian: now you will get your chance, i am gillian turner. we are live in washington with continuing iowa high-stakes political contest all night. braving the bone chilling temperatures to make sure their voices were heard. donald trump served not just with a win but hundreds of former rival vivek ramaswamy who suspended his campaign after fourth-place finish. mike: mr. trump has prove