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approach. i think there is widespread understanding that what we have done for the last six months has failed, from a policy point of view, it has failed politically. we need to change course. we need to have the courage to take on the republicans and let manchin and sinema decide which side they are on. meantime, a glimmer of hope on the pandemic front. dr. fauci saying he s confident omicron s peak is in sight. but if the pattern follows the trend that we re seeing in other places such as the northeast, i believe that you will start to see a turnaround throughout the entire country. we don t want to get overconfident, but they look like they re going in the right direction right now. and as tensions between russia and ukraine intensify, the united kingdom is accusing vladimir putin of plotting to install a pro moscow leader in ukraine. joining us right now, nbc s josh lederman at the white house. raf sanchez joins us from london. guys, welcome to you both. jos ....
the polling also shows big erosions in president biden s approval within key parts of the democratic base. and a major nearly double digit enthusiasm gap between democrats and republicans about the midterm elections. democrats are looking for ways to jump start biden s stalled domestic agenda on capitol hill, and gin up some excitement around the midterms, like divvying up the build back better social spending bill into smaller arguably more passable pieces of legislation. i m confident we can get pieces, big chunks of the build back better law signed into law. and once again, joe manchin will be calling the shots, telling reporters on thursday that when it comes to negotiating build back better, the democrats will, quote, be starting from scratch. joining me now to help understand the road ahead for democrats, congressman james clyburn, house majority whip and chairman of the house select committee on the coronavirus crisis. whip clyburn, as always, thank you very ....
we ve had to divert ambulances over the last several weeks because the huge number of patients coming in. hospitals are forced to send people elsewhere as unvaccinated patients are strange resources. plus, the new data showing just how important those boosters are. the u.s. embassy in kiev is asking the state department to evacuate personnel as tensions remain high over fears that russia may try to invade ukraine, and nato supplied weapons are arriving in the country right now. new details in the case of brian laundrie, what rewrote about gabby petito s death in a notebook found near his remains and how the petito family is responding. a stunning discovery off the coast of tahiti. it shows how little we know about our planet. why researchers are so fascinated by this coral reef and the secrets it could unlock about climate change and the future of life on our planet. newsroom starts right now. good morning to you on this saturday, january 22nd, we re s ....
tens of thousands of russian troops sit along the ukraine border. the u.s. embassy says the shipment includes 200,000 pounds of lethal aid. the pentagon is also working on new military options for the biden administration, should russia invade. sources are telling cnn the u.s. embassy in ukraine has requested authorization from the u.s. state department to evacuate all nonessential staff and their families. cnn s international and diplomatic editor, nic robertson is in moscow for us and cnn s arlette saenz and at the white house. while a diplomatic solution remains possible, how much of this is in vladimir putin s hands? yeah, i think the next step is clearly in his hands. what he s waiting for at the moment is a written response from the united states to russia s security proposals, demands as they re seen by nato. he already knows the answer. he knows the answer to putin s question that ukraine should not be allowed to join nato and nato should roll back its borders ....
would have directed the defense secretary to seize voting machines and appoint a special counsel to probe the 2020 election. we will note that trump ultimately did not sign it. this is just one of hundreds of white house documents now obtained by the committee from the national archives after the supreme court rejected trump s bid to shield them from investigators. president biden is hoping for a reset as he kicks off his second year in office. that includes reviving build back better. the president hoping to pass pieces of his massive social spending bill. some progressives are critical of that approach. one bug comprehensive bill that would pass the reconciliation process. it s mind boggling to me once again, the bipartisan infrastructure framework passed. it adds 256 billion to the deficit, so it makes it worse. and as covid hospitalizations are on the rise in several parts of the country, new reports from the cdc show vaccine boosters provide strong protection ....