hardest, vladamir putin has finally become a wanted international war criminal. the lead starts right now. the international criminal court issuing an arrest warrant for vladamir putin today. the russian president and another top official are accused of committing war crimes by deporting ukrainian children to russia. then, could this be responsible for the covid virus? it s linked to raccoon dogs, raising question it is animals sold at the market were the origin and not a lab leak. are you sick of getting annoying spam texts? the new rules that will force phone companies to crack down on those robbo texts blowing up your phone. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our world lead and an arrest warm issued for vladamir putin. the kremlin is trying to dismiss the warrant for the russian president, issued by the international criminal court. earlier today, the icc alleged that putin and his commissioner for children s rights forcibly detained thousands of
threatening to kill police officers in yonkers, new york, during tomorrow s parade. the stock market sliding just 24 hours after a group of banks unveiled a $30 billion rescue plan for first republic bank. the new report claiming first republic executives sold $12 million in stock months before the crash. the severe storm system, and where it s headed tonight. at least two tornadoes, including a confirmed ef-1 damaging homes and businesses in texas. winds up to 110 miles per hour. an arctic blast now on the way. below zero wind chills tomorrow morning. our weather team tracking it all. new concerns tonight about tiktok. sources telling abc news the justice department is launching an investigation into the owners of the popular social media app over allegations of spying. a new report on the possible origins of covid-19. an international team of scientists reportedly finding genetic links tying it to another animal in wuhan, china. here in new york, the good samaritan
are accused of doing with sensitive data. president biden taking on bank executives and questions about bonuses paid at silicon valley bank hours before the collapse. violent demonstrations in paris. the changes to france s retirement age triggering outrage. the american citizen and great grandmother kidnapped in mexico. the fbi now asking the public for help. he s famous for the wire and the john wick series. remembering actor lance e reddick. andnd we rere inn swift city, the place that literally renamed itself after taylor swift kicks off her first tour in five years. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, thanks for being with us on a friday night. this is a mostly symbolic act, an arrest warrant was issued today for russian president vladimir putin now formally charged by the international criminal court for war crimes. the court says putin bears individual responsibility for the unlawful transfer of children from occupi
Skeptics have maintained that there were scant grounds for the assertion that raccoon dogs were the pandemic’s intermediate species, if the only evidence for that claim was the presence of viral and animal DNA in the same market stall in a crowded marketplace.