ukraine, looking to annex these four ukrainian regions some of which are only partially under the russian president s military control. the vote, which is largely seen as a sham, is illegal under ukrainian and international law as well. armed groups going door to door, as we speak, forcing participation by handing residents paper ballots so they vote on the spot. it is happening as the mass exodus of russian men fleeing putin s military draft intensifies, one way plane tickets sold out, anyone trying to leave by car or bus is being stalled at the border for hours. those who have not yet left are either bidding emotional goodbyes to their loved ones, or protesting russian officials. and have been quick to crack down on any push dallas back for those unwilling to serve. more than 1400 people were detained in 40 cities and some may be drafted following their arrest. in the evening address last night, president volodymyr zelenskyy urging those who defying the conscription to keep
said for the year. absolutely, and a lot of the story since the market opened this morning, the dow jones currently down 800 points, about 2.7%. if it stays at that level, through the market close, in about an hour, that would be the lowest level that we ve seen the dow in 2022, and what has already been a brutal year for markets. and the big reason for all of this, have to rewind back to wednesday when the federal reserve, the nation s economic steward raised interest rates for the fifth consecutive time this year. that s to try to raise borrowing costs, to take some steam out of an overheating u.s. economy and which has led to the high inflation that we ve seen. the concern though, that the federal reserve is going to have to slow the economy too much, to get ahead of that high inflation. the fed chair jay powell saying earlier this week he s not sure if this process leads to a recession. that s why you have some on wall street calling for and projecting an increase in th
himes, a member of the house intelligence committee, says that s not the only potential risk here. the affidavit contains all sorts of information, including testimony by informants, witnesses, and others that, now that we know that not just donald trump, but the republican party generally, will make threats, include threats on the lives of people, including fbi agents that are involved here, there s an awful lot of risk. so it would be unsealed or could be kept seal, but there is a third option for the judge. that would be releasing it with redactions. the doj says if they redact everything they need to, the documents will essentially be worthless. bottom line, that affidavit could answer the why behind this search. apparently investigators are figuring that out. two law enforcement officials tell nbc news, they re still going through material, just as they have been for the past week and a half, trying to figure out what is and what is not relevant to their investigatio
safety concerns for witnesses or it could impact on going investigations. prosecutors have until thursday to propose redactions, then the judge will decide whether they are reasonable. there are a couple things worth thinking about between now and then, even if we see the affidavit, it is just one side of the argument, the government s side. the target of the search doesn t get to appear in front of the judge or argue. the information has not been cross examined. secondly. it takes probable cause to search, but it takes a lot more than that to convict. whatever is affidavit may wind out to be true or certain. only the government participates in seeking a search warrant, we don t know and we won t know until both sides present their facts and test the echedz on evidence on the other side, we should ask ourselves why? why do we want to read the affidavit? how will it help us arrive at the truth? do we arrive at the facts. credible evidence is to move us to persuade us, can we s
first breaking tonight house speaker nancy pelosi says that u.s. will not abound in its commitments to taiwan after meeting with taiwanese leaders of the past day. the beijing rebuttal crock causing a lot of concerns as china prepares for a large-scale show of force in the taiwan strafe to make clear that its claims are nonnegotiable the island it regards as a renegade province. the military drills are expected to be the most provocative action towards taiwan and a quarter century. the white house correspondent peter doocy joins us from the north long, peter. on the ground and in the water near taiwan a lot is changing. here at the white house the president s position towards china head is not changing. tonight he remains in covert isolation as speaker nancy pelosi jets around asia. we condemn them for being one of the most freest societies in the world. that s not how china sees things though. neither is this. this is a choice between democracy and toss to see. the