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such great music. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. it is friday, january 21st. i m john berman. brianna is on tonight. kasie is here with me. nice to see you. nice to see you, too, john. what an icon. we begin with sad, breaking news. the death of rock star and actor meat loaf, the grammy award-winning singer was tagged with the name meat loaf when he was had he 8 years old. it stuck. his bat out of hell album is one of the all-time best sellers in film. you saw it right there. my favorite role of his was eddie in the rocky horror picture show. the cause of death has not been released. in a statement on his facebook page said he died with his wife deborah by his side. an aspiring artist and beautiful man. from his heart to your souls, don t ever stop rocking. meat loaf was 74. john, it s amazing how much his music is just part of the landscape of our lives over the last so many decades. . well, you know, in the thou ....
old expansion. the u.s. will respond in writing, but officials say that s still a nonstarter. aevd, i asked secretary blinken about any results from today s talks. mr. lavrov has spoken today about hysterical rhetoric. what he called hysterical rhetoric from the west about an invasion, he claims to provoke ukraine. president biden said that is what has happened so far, that he believes that putin will move in, because he s got to do something. so, do you think, as of today, that you have a better understanding from mr. lavrov, first of all, of what putin s intentions are? do you have any commitment at all that they will stop the aggression that you say is standing in the way of any positive agreement? where do you see a space for any kind of engagement to defuse this crisis? we re not proceeding on the basis of emotion. we re proceeding on the basis of fact and history. the facts are that russia has amassed very significant forces in ukraine s border. and continues ....
as covid restrictions in england are eased. survivors of institutional child abuse in northern ireland will finally receive an official public apology. found off the coast of tahiti a giant coral reef discovered in pristine condition. and disappointment for the brits in the australian open andy murray and emma raducanu are both out. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says he has seen or heard no evidence to support allegations made this morning by the conservative mp william wragg that mps had been intimidated and threatened to stop them speaking out against him. mr wragg chairs the public administration committee, he said that would be rebel mps were threatened with the withdrawal of investment from their constituencies and with embarrassing stories in the press he advised any mp being subject to such pressure to contact the police. here s our political correspondentjonathan blake. relative calm at westminster, after a day of high dr ....
kits. in ukraine, secretary of state blinken met with ukraine s president. the u.s. is warning that putin could invade at any moment. one nation can t simply change the borders of another by force. one nation can t simply dictate to another its choices. and cannot invade spheres of interest to subjugate neighbors of will. we will open a very large pandora s box. i ll speak to senator mark warren on the threshold, and updates ahead of votes this evening. and big new developments from the new york attorney general s overnight. leticia james saying she has, quote, significant evidence that former president president trump, his son don junior and daughter ivanka fraudulently with the property of the brand. james sweeting the office is seeking to compel the president and former family members as part of the civil investigation. joining me now, the nbc investigations tom windt, nbc capitol hill correspondent garrett haake. joyce vance and pulitzer prize winning investig ....
frustrated base voters, who feel the white house has done too little, too late on the issue. majority leader chuck schumer s political gambit puts senate republicans on the record to their unified opposition to major voting rights bills. and two moderate holdouts on the spot over their support for the filibuster. joining me now, ahead of the action on the senate floor, as you know, the chaplain is now reciting the prayer. nbc s senior capitol hill correspondent, garrett haake. nbc chief white house correspondent, and weekend today cohost, peter alexander, and ashley parker. garrett, expect to hear from both chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell momentarily, really. how is this debate going to play out today and through the week? well, we know how it s going to end, andrea, for democrats, the choice is, when do they want it to end and what do they want the message to be. the floor opens right now. we won t see any votes on this bill or these combined bills today. that wi ....