the reason is simple, russia is for big. ukraine is too simple. russia itself is the largest country on planet earth with a relatively huge economy for the region and 145 million people who live there. ukraine has a population of about 40 million. it s the poorest country in europe. it s got an average annual income that s much lower than albania s. so just by looking at the most basic wikipedia numbers, if ukraine remained a sovereign country, ukraine it would have to reach a negotiated settlement with russia. pitch battles were not going to do it. that s not a moral judgment. you can root for the ukrainian military all you want. it s still a fact. the second thing that was immediately evident about this war was how unusually destructive it was, and was going to be. it wasn t just ukraine that was getting pummeled, though it certainly was, it was the entire western economy, including our economy. russian energy fuels europe. a recession in germany was certain to lead to a re
pm eastern. and because we know a big important hearing in the middle of a school day and work day is not the most convenient thing for everyone, we here at msnbc will have a prime recap of tomorrow s hearing, but tomorrow starting at 8 pm eastern. i ll be hosting that along with my dear friend chris hayes and others the whole team. that is 1 pm when the live hearing starts. 8 pm is when we will start our prime time recap. i can tell you one thing in advance of tomorrow s hearing. i can tell you for sure that the tattoo portion quotient among the witnesses is about to go way up. i don t want to speculate about any of these folks might have lurking under their collars. it is totally possible of course that rusty bowers has an amazing torso full of tattoos, who knows? perhaps judge michael luttig has similar jerry stifle sleeve tattoos lurking under his very sober suit. but in terms of visible tattoos, visible even in business where, and terms of fast tattoos, neck taxes, had t
children at a day care in illinois. the latest to be potentially exposed. we will get answers from dr. david agus. truth or consequences. a jury tells alex jones there is a price to pay for his sandy hook lies. and later, wrestling with diversity. a chicago program beating the streets by creating champions on the mat. i m making a difference because i made some impact on them. that makes it worth it. this is the cbs weekend news. good evening. adriana diaz is off. i m mark strassmann. tonight in washington the senate s working in a rare weekend session and has started to vote on a sfraulg climate and health care bill. it s a scaled down version of the democrat s build back better bill. passing it would continue a week of wins president biden has desperately needed. red hot jobs numbers, cooling grand prixs, kansas voting down abortion rights restrictions. natalie brand at the white house where there is also good news about the president s health. reporter: mark,
care decisions. now, this, of course, comes as the white house continues to deal with the fallout from the supreme court overruling roe v wade. in just a moment, we are going to see the president virtually address this issue executive order that he had issued. this is the second time he has done so since that historic decision. let me take you through some of the top headlines. he is directing the hhs to consider actions that would support women who now need to travel out of state to get some of these reproductive health care services, including through medicaid. another big one is directing the hhs to consider actions that ensure that health care providers comply with federal nondiscrimination laws. another is ordering the hhs to improve data collection related to maternal health. for a lot of these, the details are still forthcoming. the language you see in the fact sheet from the white house says he is directing the hhs secretary to consider what the possible actions are.
announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone it was an encouraging sight for american families who had been hard pressed to find infant formula for their babies pallets and pallets of formula, 35 tons, arriving in the u.s. from europe aboard a military transport plane, enough to feed 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for one week but the math doesn t yet add up to full store shelves. with 43% of formula supplies nationwide out of stock tonight the biden administration moving on several fronts, including another military shipment planned for later this week to try to ease the shortage but relief may still be some weeks away, leaving frustrated and anxious parents further on edge. jo ling kent has late details. reporter: when the first emergency aircraft for operation fly formula landed, it delivered a sign of hope, alongside growing nationwide panic. everything is empty. i don t know about y all, but this is scary. reporter: aboard