T w. This is news a lot from Berlin Germany and france demand the Immediate Release of a British Oil Tanker seized by iran tehran puts out dramatic footage of its revolutionary guards dropping from a helicopter to take control of the ball carrier stand in paris berlin is calling the capture a dangerous escalation in the gulf region. German chancellor Angela Merkel leads tributes to the conspirators who tried to assassinate at all fittler and overthrow
the nazi government 75 years ago today. And its exactly 50 years since man 1st walked on the moon but. Millions believe the Moon Landings were faked to look at Conspiracy Theory stewing the rounds on social media. Thanks for joining us iran is defying growing International Pressure to release a British Oil Tanker it detained in the Strait Of Hormuz the vital waterway carrying a 3rd of the worlds Seaborne Oil Supply Tehran says the vessel was seized after it collided with a fishing boat the British Government has called it a dangerous move
israel and its four against hamas. good evening once again, i m stephanie ruhle. we re closing in on that and all of 2023. so it is time for our holiday not cat. where we parked on the biggest stories not just of the week but of the year. and a look at what is ahead in 2024. with make not and alter a, quote your friend and colleague sam is senior analyst and senior political correspondent at puck news. bezels michael and like the most stylish outfit, given you all the questions. and democratic strategist and comedian, and, just like truly brilliant guy, john you gulsen. all right, ken. the finish line is inside. the end of 2023 is wrapping up. it has been a wild year. politics, economy, culture. the israel-hamas war, the war still going on in ukraine. but next year, is not going to
stories from two lewis vonjones to take you through the afternoon but now we will catch up with the weather prospects and they come from ben rich. good afternoon. for most of us, i think it ll be the feel of the weather. that s the most notable thing. over the next couple of days, it is going to be exceptionally mild by day and by night, but extremely wet for some in the northwest of the uk because of this stripe of cloud. i ve zoomed out a long way to show you this satellite image because this stripe of cloud extends across a large swathe of the atlantic. it will bring heavy and persistent rain to northwestern areas. but ahead of that, we are pulling up this extremely warm air from the south and temperatures really are responding so through the rest of the afternoon, very mild indeed, but with extensive cloud cover, a few breaks in that cloud. it s going to remain windy with gusts of wind of 50 miles per hour or more, particularly in the north west of the uk, where we will see heavy a
stay safe where you are. and with that, let s bring in our experts this evening, yamiche just send, or nbc news correspondent and moderator of washington on pbs. tracey, walter a former cia officer and fbi special agent. and melissa herring, the deputy director of the atlantic council eurasia center. tracey, i want to start by sharing with the cia director, william barr, said today about vladimir putin at the wall wide threats hearing. watch this. putin is determined to dominate and control ukraine, to shape its orientation. this is a matter of deep personal conviction for him. he s been suing in a combustible combination of grievance and ambition for many years. putin is angry and frustrated right now. he is likely to double down and try to grind down the ukrainian military, with no regard to civilian casualties. blended, you agree with that assessment? it is grave. absolutely, i think you
people than as the residence. that number is only gonna, bro and that s just not sustainable. the worry though for everyone, here for it, peaceful air effigy, s for residents, is that the war continues to march west. steph? a week ago, it seemed like the western part of the country was safe. so people who you are speaking to, are they planning to stay put or do they want to flee? it is safe for right now. it feels safe, and we re talking to lviv residents who planned to stay. we re talking to people who have fled the east in the country who are internally displaced people, idp, junta waited out, who believe in their country, who believe that if they wait a little bit longer, they can go home. but as the violence rages, as it increases in the east, the decision to stay or to go is only gonna get a lot harder, steph? molly hunter, thank, you and stay safe where you are. and with that, let s bring in our experts this evening, yamiche just send, or nbc news correspondent and moderato