welcome to our viewers in the united states and all around the world. it is tuesday, february 8th. i m john berman alongside brianna keilar. i had to check. i can t keep track of what day it is. i know. center stage this morning on two continents, frantic diplomacy as world leaders race to avert a russian invasion of ukraine. happening right now, the french president emmanuel macron has arrived in kyiv to speak with the ukrainian leader zelensky. this is continuing his shuttle diplomacy efforts. he was in moscow just a few hours ago where he met with vladimir putin urging the russian leader to deescalate the tensions on the border with ukraine. in washington, president biden and germany s chancellor olaf scholz tried to present a united front, but that front has a few cracks in it. biden made it clear that if russia invades, the nord stream 2 pipeline will not go forward, that s biden s view. the pipeline, which is built but not yet operational connects
good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, it s tuesday, february 8th. i m brianna keilar with john berman here in new york. it s great to have you here. it s wonderful to be here. under way this morning, frantic diplomacy on two different continents as the world tries to avert a russian inversion of ukraine. moments ago french president emmanuel macron arrived in kyiv. meeting with president zelensky a day after his face to face with vladimir putin in moscow. on monday, president biden had a key ally in europe, issuing a big threat. he vowed to shut down a crucial gas pipeline in russia invades. biden hosted german chancellor olaf scholz at the white house. the 745 mile natural gas pipeline built but not yet operational bypasses ukrainian transit infrastructure to deliver russian gas directly to
live look at the white house. top of the hour. beautiful day in washington. welcome back to morning joe. it is tuesday, february 8th. joining us now we have the president of the council on foreign relations, richard haass, and in an effort to ramp up pressure on russia president joe biden is vowing to bring an end to nord stream 2, a major european natural gas pipeline if moscow invades ukraine. biden s promise came yesterday during a meeting with german chancellor olaf scholz where both leaders tried to project unity as russia continues its military buildup along ukraine s border. while scholz declined to take a firm stance on the fate of the pipeline he said germany is
good morning from cnn london. and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens and you re watching world business today. joe our top stories this tuesday, february 8th, egypt s workers are slowly getting back to business for the country s currency is still falling. we ll explore how violence in the middle east has accelerated a trend in which investors are pulling out of emerging markets. and toyota says its net profits fell in the three nos from december isn t now the company waits for the results of the u.s. inquiry into unintended acceleration in its cars. first to europe where stock markets are mixed following wall street s gain on monday as deals and earnings reports boosted u.s. investor sentiment. more on the u.s. performance in a moment. here s where we are. finally balanced with just small losses for the ftse.
this morning on world news now drugstore drama. a young pregnant mother takes an abortion pill by mistake. she was prescribed an antibiotic but went home with someone else s medicine. it s tuesday, february 8th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now. good morning, i m rob nelson. i m vinita nair. that pharmacy we were talking about was in a large supermarket. they explained how the mistake was made. but the big question we all find ourselves asking, could it happen to you? plus, what s next for that young woman and her unborn child? that has sparked debate about who s really at fault and the next step. fascinating story. also in this half hour, egypt s embattled president hosni mubarak s new message as he meets with his cabinet. the cabinet has been reshuffled, political concessions have been made, but those protesters are