out front next, putin s nukes are on the move. as putin warns he can still destroy ukraine s capital. we are live in moscow, and along ukraine s front lines where the attacks are intensifying tonight. plus, the justice department tonight taking steps to prevent trump from releasing classified materials in the mar-a-lago case, as one of his now former lawyers reveals why he is no longer advising the former president. and after the spy balloon, and dangerous close calls. tech can u.s. prevent another dangerous incident with china? a critical meeting about to happen. let s go out front. good evening, i m brianna killer in for erin burnett. out front tonight, putin surrounding ukraine with nuclear weapons. the russian president declaring today he now has nukes on standby in belarus, which is where putin launched his invasion of ukraine from more than one year ago. the first nuclear warheads have been delivered to the territory of belarus, but just the first ones. this is the
china has dismissed the elections, saying it doesn t change the fact that from beijing s perspective, taiwan is part of china, and she jinping has been clear in his view that reunification of taiwan with the mainland s, in his eyes, inevitable, and he will use force to achieve that same. it doesn t mean that war is imminent here. tension is likely to escalate. the icy tension that has defined the past eight years, but throughout the day today, people we were talking to and in polling stations, and on the streets, people were saying that this was an election about choosing taiwan s identity, and choosing taiwan s future, and it s just choice asked a be left to the people of taiwan. listen, keeping a close eye on all of this in the future, and we thank you for doing so. janis mackey forero. in a moment, oh the possibilities. who will get the not from donald trump for vice president? we re going to run through the list. list as i bid you all a very good day from msnbc world
let s get started. mission, the middle east. secretaries of state, antony blinken, and the middle east with the hopes of stopping a full blown war between israel and has allowed before begins. where those tense talks stand now, and what we know but secretary of defense, lloyd austin, s undisclosed state and the intensive care unit in the white house. plus, off the rails. the twice impeached, quadruple indicted, disgraced, one term ex president on the campaign trail in iowa. talking about how he would ve ended the civil war. while taking a discussed a jab at a u.s. senator, mccain. the countdown to the iowa caucus, and donald trump s packed courtroom calendar that could determine the future of his criminal trials. later, keeping the faith. my special commentary on hold on to hope during another tumultuous presidential election year. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you. all i m katie phang. secretary of state, antony blinken, is in jordan as part of
ari, you re transformed yourself on to another floor, another studio, and we ll be back around the big set together. the magic of tv. i have been seeing you a lot and look forward to seeing you. have a great show. thank you. right now our coverage continues. today the justice department arrested, booked and arraigned donald trump. this is how trump looked today according to new court sketches we just got into your newsroom. since federal courts limit cameras, we are looking at the sketches. this is how we are seeing and learning about this very new breaking news event that spilled over the late afternoon. he s the first former president ever indicted by the former government he ran. this picture is the image that donald trump worked very hard to avoid people seeing. i m going to leave it up on the screen and give you that context, because he is a former president, he is a politician, he s a candidate for office right now, and this image and this moment is something that
the location of her daughter s remains. charles watson is tracking this case and joining us live. right now, joran vandersloot is in the custody of u.s. marshals until he s put on trial for an alleged financial scheme to the family of natalee holloway. beth holloway saw vandersloot for the first time in person. he with as arraigned and pled not guilty to one count each of wire fraud and exportion, this coming after a 2010 indictment that charges vandersloot with the scheme where he allegedly offered to provide information about holloway s whereabouts years after his disappearance in aruba for $250,000 from her mother. after receiving $25,000 upfront vandersloot allegedly lied and took off with the money. and the family is filled with emotion as the wheels of justice finally start turning. a conviction would bring closure, justice as close as we can obtain closure in a matter like this, tragic outcome, but just to have him serve maximum, would be 40 years here, that would