driver, stabbing the prison driver. the war in ukraine. reports of new russian losses tonight, pushed back while trying to cross that river in the east. images tonight showing russian pontoon bridges and more than 20 tanks and armored vehicles destroyed. ian pannell in ukraine. the pandemic tonight the number of new covid cases tripling in six weeks. 145,000 new infections in just the last 24 hours. additional counties in the rt iswaint beepng> se srm threat a wis anha across sera states. then the record heat from texas to the northeast. rob marciano tracking it all. is elon musk considering pulling out of his deal to buy twitter? and what would it cost him if he walks away? his message today that made immediate news. the surprise appearance by the queen amid concerns over her health. paying tribute tonight to a beloved actor. and so many of you responded. you can likely guess our persons of the week. good evening, and it s great to have you with us as we near
Costs on families. And thats why i think what were announcing today it is a break from the past. It is a change. Its a different way to approach these decisions. Britains Opposition Labour Party has condemned mr sunak s move, and vowed to stick to the governments original net zero strategy. And the Scottish National party, which holds power in scotland, has also criticised the Uk Governments change of course. Earlier, i spoke to the First Minister of scotland, humza yousaf. First minister, thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. I want to start with the uk Prime Minister rishi sunak s announcement today on climate goals. The uk has been a leader on battling Climate Change. Where does this decision leave the uk . Well, it very firmly takes the uk out of the Global Consensus. The Global Consensus is we need to do more to tackle Climate Change. And the reason why scotland has been invited, for the first time, to the un for the Climate Ambition Summit is because we are showing leaders
perhaps the brazilian you just mentioned. but also, since this war putin has clamped down on free speech and domestic reporters and journalism in his own country. he is now turning his critical fire to war correspondents. and i think that is part of this equation as well he is stealing his country offer any discussion about what is actually happening in the war. that is troublesome they are and that to me suggests that he could take more foreign correspondence and he could keep the american in jail for much longer. eric: we are calling and praying for evan gershkovich to be released for a while surgeon recalling here at fox news, we can only think of his family and that will come sooner than we predict, we hope it does, kiron skinner always good to see you, thank you. thank you. molly: a new around a fox polling shows most americans still disapprove a present
focusing more overseas, creating the first real split screen moment of the 2024 campaign. joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief white house correspondent kristen welker and npr correspondent tamara keith and al cardin and journalist and author onthan alt ter. welcome to sunday. it s meet the press. from nbc news in washington, the longest-running show in television history. this is meet the press with chuck todd. good sunday morning. as the war in ukraine enters its second year, the question is what will victory look like? it is pretty clear no one involved, not the united states or our european allies, ukraine or russia can afford for this war to be in the same place it is today, going into year three, a year from now. yet both sides, president biden in a surprise visit to kyiv and vladimir putin this week in moscow prepared the war for a drawn out conflict. one year into this war putin no longer doubts the strength of
up a historic trip to eastern europe. last night he gave a speech in warsaw, poland marking one year since the russian invasion of ukraine. it followed monday s surprise visit to kyiv becoming the first modern american president to set foot in an active war zone where u.s. troops were not on the ground. the president s address yesterday highlighted the resolve of the ukrainian people and continued to place the blame for the conflict solely on vladimir putin. one year ago the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. i ve just come from a visit to kyiv and i can report kyiv stands strong, kyiv stands proud, stands tall, and most important stands free. one year into this war putin no longer doubts the strength of our coalition. but he still doubts our