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negotiations after all sides had sounded optimistic. late word they re set to reconvene. what the two sides are demanding with the american people caught in the middle. alt of it overshadowing the g7 in japan where there is major news. president biden giving the green light to allies to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. plus, president zelenskyy set to make an appearance with those world leaders this weekend. also tonight, the severe storm threat in the plains and the south. 13 million at risk of hail, heavy storms, even tornadoes. behind bars, the air national guardsman accused of that major intelligence leak to stay locked up. the repeated warnings he was given before he was arrested. are some cars easier to steal than others? kia and hyundai agree to pay $200 million to owners who say they are and what you can do now to keep your car safe. hertz apologizing tonight for refusing to rent a a car to a man with a puerto rican driver s licensing suggesting he s not an
This christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we cant ignor the fact that its been a toug year over the past 12 months, theres been a recurring theme and the stories weve covered. The fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. Here in the u. S. , voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. Overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. And as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65 of adults worldwide say theyre optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend Michael Curry and dr. Barry see black. Chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend Michael Curry presiding portio
about half firearms. about half of all u.s. households have at least lea one gun at home, and many have. much more than that. plus, they have ammo, billions and billions of rounds of it. those are all real numbers, butg they are hardly an argument forn gun control. they re an argument, in fact, against ask yourself what would it require to confiscate allmmuo those guns and all that ammunition in turn, the united states into disarmed nation like turkmenistan or north korea? wellrea., it would take a police state and it would end in civil war. nono sam sane person wants eithr one of those things. but thankfully, we don t neehinn the fact that so manyirearm americans have a firearm withi n reach but never commit violence that gtbe that guns are no the problem. just as we can this country can be trusted with an ar-15, just as we can be trusted with cars and light aircraft t in andand electricity, basebaw and insecticide and chainsaws and pruning shearsct and countless other objec
,you will remember, lecturinguiy the rest of us about equity, meaning that straight white men are bad. and yet, strangelyy th, the perl he chose for this job was not ws a member of a racial or minority. guinority. privileged straight white guy.y he was called nick mcquaid. nick mcquaid went to private schools. he wrote at wesleyan. he w went to columbia for law school. he is definitely not oppressed. but that did not mattemar to joe biden. some jobs are too important for affirmative action. liquid ertives main qualificn was being the former law l partner of hunter biden aws criminal attorney in december criminal attorney in december a latham and watkins lawyer called chris clark to defend him againslaar t potential federaljust a tax charges. just a month later, hunter biden s dad hired chris clark s partner, nick mcquaid, to oversee the agency that could bring those federal tahex charges. that seems like an obviousglr and glaring conflict, buint no, nick mcquaid did not