state department. tell me what s new in the sanctions. you know, i can t count how many rounds of sanctions there have been against russia. this has new elements. it does, jim. as you pointed out there, one of the things that this executive order and sanctions by treasury are doing today are seeking to go after russia economically, to target their sovereign debt. now their actions being taken today, financial restrictions on american companies that are going go in effect in a few months here. and then there is also the possibility that this administration could actually use this executive order to then put into place more restrictions that are going to target russia economically. it s clear here they re going to try to go after russia economically if they continue to carry out malign actions against the united states. the other thing they re doing is expelling ten russian officials. the bottom line is they re saying that these are russian spies. they have 30 days to get out
20-year-old victim. look at him and say, oh, he needs to die. you took my brother s life for nothing. for nothing at all. i m halle jackson in washington this morning. here to start us off, gabe gutierrez, morgan chess ski, former prosecutor and civil rights attorney david henderson and brittany cunningham, black lives matter and msnbc contributor. let me start with you. we are minutes away now from the defense getting ready for the final day here. what do you have about what the defense has planned? reporter: that s right, halle, we don t have the exact witness list, but we expect the defense to call another expert this morning. then the big question will be, will derek chauvin, himself, testify? many legal experts say it is highly unlikely. then again, this is a highly unusual case. there are pros and cons to testifying. if he does, that opposite him up to cross examination and that could be something prosecutors would be looking forward to. on the other hand, we have
hello. by this time tomorrow, omicron will most likely have overtaken delta to become the dominant covid variant in london. roughly speaking, the number of cases here is doubling every two and half days. the uk has now recorded the first death from omicron, we don t know the particular circumstances behind that case, but the prime minster said today people needed to dispel the notion that this is a milder variant. ourfreedoms, he says, will depend on the success of the booster programme and how willing people are to get vaccinated. tomorrow, there will be four votes in the house of commons on facemasks, social distancing rules, covid certificates for larger venues, and compulsory vaccinations for all nhs staff. on the conservative benches, there will be a sizable rebellion, but the leader of the opposition sir keir starmer said tonight they will be backing the governments tighter measures. of the scientists are clear. our best defence is the boosterjab. the vaccine is safe an
holding trump aide steve bannon in contempt, 229 to 202. wild democrats led the effort it was bipartisan we nine republicans joining in a statement that the rule of law matters. on this vote, the ye a s are 229 and the ayes are 202 and the resolution is adopted and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. and there it is. the most concrete next step would come at the department of justice, which must decide whether to indict and prosecute bannon if he continues to de lie a lawful subpoena and acing on that would be controversial given the intense views of the the allies or insurrectionist. but if the doj doesn t act, that failure to enforce the subpoena would also be controversial given the issues here, the rule of law and the message it risks sending to any other defiant witnesses who might see that ignoring subpoenas would, if there is no action, have little consequence. this will certainly be one of the first big tests that we know about of attorney general merri
i m brianna keilar with john berman. bill clinton recovering in an intensive care unit in california. the former president hospitalized on tuesday for a urinary tracten tpebgz that spread to his blood stream. sara sidner is live outside the university of california irvine medical center where clinton is being treated. sarah, what s the latest on his condition? reporter: we know former president clinton is still here in the hospital. he is in the intensive care unit. although the doctors have said that is not because he needs to be treated in intensive care. it is because that is where he can have the most privacy and security. he is said to be on the mend. he was joking, up talking to folks. they still want to give him antibiotics and fluids today. we re not sure when he will be released. he started feeling fatigued tuesday evening. he was hanging out with friend. he is here in orange county for fund raising and dinner for the clinton foundation, nonprofit organization st