We begin with Breaking News. The biden administration taking a series of actions to target what they allege are attempts by russianbacked actors to manipulate Public Opinion here in the u. S. Ahead of the president ial election. According to two senior u. S. Joining officials. Joining us now is nbcs ken ken, dilanian. Ken, what more have we learned . Jose this is being described by our sources as a whole of Government Action designed to target russian Propaganda And Disinformation aimed at interfering in the 2024 it election. It is said to include sanctions by the treasury department, Law Enforcement Action by the Justice Department, and one of the focuses on rt, formerly known as russia today, that network of russian government funded English Language websites and Television Platforms that was flagged all The Way back in 2017 by the u. S. Intelligence community as a vehicle for russian Disinformation And Election interference. At that time, the Justice Department required rt to regist
Treatment. Hello and welcome to todays verified live. We start in ukraine where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says 49 people have been killed and 219 people have been injured. It Happened in poltava a city in the east of ukraine. Many people are believed to be trapped under rubble. The countrys Defence Ministry called it a barbaric strike against an educational establishment. President zelensky said it was a very difficult day for ukraine. Translation i have received preliminary l reports on the russian attack on poltava. According to the information available now, two ballistic Missiles Hit the territory of an educational institution and a neighbouring hospital. One of the buildings in the institute of communications was partially destroyed. People were trapped under the rubble. Many of them were rescued. More than 180 people were injured. Unfortunately, there are many dead. As of now, 41 people have been reported dead. My con
From House Democrats. Its such a body blow to our democracy. Just how far reaching was this effort by the Justice Department . Hello, im dana bash in washington where the state of our union is trying to mend fences and build bridges. As President Biden is welcomed back to the club at the g7 summit in europe, he is also preparing for a closelywatched summit with russian president Vladimir Putin as tensions between the two countries continue to rise. The president will take questions from reporters this hour. We will bring that Press Conference to you live when it happens. In the meantime, the president s priorities here at home from infrastructure to Voting Rights have run smack into the reality of a 50 50 senate. And late this week, a stunning new revelation prompted an uproar on capitol hill and beyond. We learned the trump Justice Department seized Cell Phone Data from the former president s political enemies including members of congress. And joining me now exclusively is the House
The argument in europe about the distribution of coronavirus vaccines has intensified with the authorities in belgium investigating a Production Site owned by astrazeneca. Brussels wants to know why the Pharmaceutical Company wont be able to deliver all of the doses it promised. The eu has called for some of the vaccines made in the uk to be diverted and warned it could resort to legal action. Our medical editor fergus walsh reports. Once again, science has triumphed in the fight against coronavirus. The Us Firm Novavax has released results of its british trial showing the first proven efficacy against the new, more contagious uk variant. There were more than 15,000 volunteers on the trail throughout the uk. Over half the cases of covid recorded were the result of the new variant. The results showed the vaccine was 95 effective against the original covid strain and over 85 effective against the new uk variant, giving an overall efficacy of 89 . The former head of the uk Vaccine Task Fo
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