thank you for joining us on this tuesday. today an extraordinary moment. just days from the one-year mark of russia s brutal war on ukraine, two world leaders, two cups kwngsal speeches, president biden in poland, reiterating america s support for ukraine and president putin in moscow blaming western nations for the escalating war. we will not tire. president putin s craving lust for land and power will fail and the ukrainian people s love for their country will prevail. ukraine will 1/never be a victo for russia, never. translator: the elite of the west do not conceal their ambition which is to defeat russia, finish us off once and for all. let me be frank, it is they who unleashed this war and we use force to stop them. happening as russian bombs continue to drop. a warning to viewers these next images out of ukraine are graphic. this was the scene in kherson this morning. russian shelling killing at least five people and this time it was a market that was targeted. p
russia. the lead starts right now. two world leaders two different messages a nato rallying cry for biden while putin blames the west for forcing him to invade, vowing to stay the course as russia s brutal invasion nears the one-year mark. i ll speak with a congressional democrat from minnesota assaulted in her d.c. apartment building. why she s blaming a segment on fox for threats to her that came afterwards. as the epa demands norfolk southern clean up its train wreck in ohio, democratic governors are blaming the company for corporate agreed. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with president biden s big speech in poland today marking nearly one-year since russia s unprovoked invasion of ukraine. biden reaffirmed the u.s. s commitment to ukraine reminding the world there s more at stake than one country s sovereignty. the freedom for all future generations he says. there s no sweeter word than freedom. no goal than freedom. all we do now must be done
it s not rocket science. and adding you won t be too surprised. joining me now is nbc legal analyst, lisa ruben. not to guess at what she s talking about there, but it s not so veiled. it s not, katy. and she told the associated press this morning that she had been instructed as had the other grand jurors about what they could and could not say by the fulton county superior court judge. i wonder now and reading the new york times report, the judge believes they overstepped. she was careful with the associated press talking about sketches she made of various witnesses. who was funny, who was unhappy to be there. who might have invoked privilege, but telling the times the grand jury did invoke indictments and it wouldn t be rocket science who they were against. i wonder if she overstepped that line today. she also tells the times they started in the grand jury with that call that donald trump made to secretary of state brad raffensperger where he asked raffensperger to fi
later as part of the all american christmas concert series. and a good way to start your friday, december 30th, just two days away from the new year. a lot wrapping up the tend of the year and i ve got one i want to share now. i have to give my uncle browny points here. i have to congratulate my niece alex carr got married to nick hallmark and here is a gorgeous picture congratulations to mr. and mrs. nick and alex hallmark got married at my sister and brother-in-law s firm there. proud of you and wish the best for you. the weather cooperated. that s down outside of west palm beach florida. joey: oh enice. griff: they were actually worried with that cold snap, my brother-in-law had to run out and buy a bunch of blankets because floridians not used the cold weather but the weather cooperated and as you see in the background it was a gorgeous day. joey: starting their american dream. katie: also dangerous with those falling iguanas you have to be careful no guests get i
books.com. faith, family, freedom, gee. the whole work ideology is so offensive. all right, rich. rich: a tragic story out of southern california. a young sheriff s deputy shot and killed during a traffic stop. the suspect had a criminal history spanning decades. welcome to a new hour of america s newsroom. i m here for bill hemmer. julie: i m hear for dana perino. this happened yesterday afternoon. 50 miles east of l.a. officials say motorcycle deputy was approaching the vehicle when the suspect pulled out a gun and shot him. that prompted an all-out manhunt culminating in a high speed chase. officers cornered the suspect who opened fire. the officers returned fire and killed him. rich: thousands honoring the fallen deputy. is the first killed in the line of duty there in over a decade. we lost one of our own today. he was killed while serving which is community. we re grieving for his family and the law enforcement family in our sheriff s office. this happened a