texas finally in custody after being discovered hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry, and he s not the only one who s been arrested. more on that coming up. but we begin with those explosive allegations from the kremlin claiming ukraine attempted to assassinate vladimir putin in an overnight drone attack. video released on social media and russian state tv purports to show the roof of the kremlin on fire as well as flying objects shot down over moscow. in a statement today, russia placed the blame squarely on kyiv saying, quote, we regard these actions as a planned terrorist attack and an attempt on the president. the russian side reserves the right to take retall toir measures where and where it sees fit. volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the allegation at a press conference about an hour ago. listen. we don t attack putin or moscow. we fight on our territory. we are defending our villages and cities. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is following th
be coming true. as the 80-year-old biden is expected to launch his candidacy with a video announcement and that is expected to happen tomorrow. john: a new poll from nbc news shows 70% of americans, including a majority of democrats, do not want biden to run for a second term, saying the president s age is a major reason why. so, can he do anything to calm those fears? our political panel, juan williams and david avello, and ronna mcdaniel are here to discuss the race for the white house, coming up. sandra: a fox news alert, we are waiting national security adviser jake sullivan to take the podium at the white house after the biden administration was forced to evacuate another u.s. embassy in a war torn country. hello and welcome, everyone, as we begin a brand-new week, sandra smith in new york. john: that weekend went quickly, didn t it, sandra? john roberts in washington, this is it america reports. also a pentagon briefing at the top of next hour, diplomats tried f
you, mike. that s right. so these lawmakers will soon meet with president tsai here in taipei in just a few hours. this is their last stop of their three-day tour through the island and it s really been focused on deterring a chinese invasion but, if that day does come, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee relations committee, excuse me tells fox sending u.s. troops to this island is not out of the question. conflict is always a last resort. house foreign affairs chairman michael mccaul doesn t want war. but if china invades taiwan, he says the u.s. military could step in. speaker mccarthy and yourself have said that multiple times now that we need to arm taiwan now, before there s any sort of invasion. what about u.s. troops? i think, you know, then you are talking about unauthorized use of military force. would you support that. if the american people support this, the congress will follow. so, you re saying that the option to authorize war powe
years ago we lost a member of our nbc news family covering the war in iraq. tonight, my conversation with david bloom s widow about the lives his story may have saved announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening and welcome. the tears of grief that consume nashville, tennessee, just ten days ago over the murders of young children and school staffers are replaced tonight by cries of anger and accusations after an extraordinary move by tennessee house republicans to seek the expulsion of three democratic members for their roles in a gun safety protest on the house floor last week. all day angry supporters and gun safety advocates crowding the statehouse where the gop majority was putting the resolutions up to a vote one by one, declaring the three participated in disorderly behavior when they led supporters in chants demanding stricter gun safety measures. expulsion a rarely exercised right of the tennessee house that critics on the left tonight are c
had with the former president, leading up to that day when he and his family were forced to flee a mob demanding he be hanged. today former vice president pence dropped his appeal of the federal court decision ordering his testimony . this would be the first time that a former vice president testifies about his former boss and a criminal investigation. in this case, the boss who according to testimony before the january, 6th select committee, said he deserved to be hanged. you. if i were you, i would still be livid. with donald trump. i would be so furious. and i know you re a measured man. um but are you still angry? well i must tell you the president s words and tweet that day. we re reckless. endangered my family and all the people at the capitol. and i was angry. but you know, my christian faith tells me to be quick to listen. slow to speak and slow to become angry. and then the christian faith. forgiveness is not optional. forgiving is one thing for getting another. we l