out of that summit, were it to occur, and i believe it will, the united states and russia to pursue a dialogue to pursue nuclear arms control. we could work together, including reigning in nuclear threats from iran and north decree ra, ending this pandemic globally and meeting the existential crisis of climate change. i also made clear to president putin that the united states is unwavering in our support of our allies and partners in europe. in that vain, i expressed concern about russia s military buildup on ukraine s border and an occupied crimea. i affirmed u.s. support for the sovereignty of the territory of ukraine and strongly urged him to refrain from any military action. now is the time to de-escalate. the way forward is through thoughtful dialogue and diplomatic process. the u.s. is prepared to continue constructively to move forward in that process. my bottom line is this. in the interest of the united states to work with russia. we should and we will. russia seeks
material witness who can speak to trump s mind-set, not only during the insurrection, but in the weeks that followed as he pushed false claims that the election was stolen. now mccarthy says he will not cooperate despite saying that he has nothing to hide. the gop congresswoman liz cheney, the committee s vice chairwoman, will not rule out sending mccarthy, her colleague, a subpoena. we know that leader mccarthy was pleading with the president to tell people to go home when police officers and others were being beaten here at the capitol. so, you know, i wish that he were a brave and honorable man. he s clearly trying to cover up what happened. he has an obligation to come forward, and we ll get to the truth. he s clearly trying to cover up what happened. cnn s john harwood starts us off this morning in washington. reporter: there is a major development overnight in the select house committee investigating the january 6 capitol insurrection. the committee requested vo
turning over documents as both seeds wait to see if the supreme court will weigh in on whether the former president can keep his records from seeing the light of day. and tributes continuing to pour in for betty white, the national treasure passing away just short of her 100th birthday. a look at her life and career ahead. we do, though, want to begin with the coronavirus pandemic, testing facilities nationwide swamped by crowds waiting for covid tests as omicron continues its rapid sweep across the united states with more than 360,000 cases reported on the final day of 2021. the situation has become particularly desperate in raleigh, north carolina, where facilities are struggling to keep up with the demand for tests. with me are liz mclaughlin in raleigh and dr. kavita patel. happy new year s day, everybody. thanks for joining us on this holiday weekend. we appreciate it. liz, let me start with you on this one and just kind of walk me through what s happening in north c
let s start here in the uk, where chancellor rishi sunak has set out a £1 billion fund to help businesses hit by the rise in covid cases. pubs, restaurants and theatres have welcomed the new government grants. under the plans, hospitality and leisure firms can apply for grants of up to £6,000 per premises. but others, including beauty salons and nightclubs, say the package is merely scratching the surface. the national hair and beauty federation said, in response to the latest funding, that over 70% of salons are experiencing unprecedented cancellations which will have a huge impact on their turnover. it s also not clear whether they can apply for financial assistance. let s talk this through with lesley blair, chief executive of the british association of beauty therapy and cosmetology. a warm welcome to the programme. do you know yet whether you are able to access the billion pound funding? unfortunately not. by looking at it and quite in depth, i do believe we have nothi
years ago today. it s the top of the hour, hello, everyone, i m alisyn camerota. i m victor blackwell. good to be with you. we re just a couple of minutes away now from the white house, expected to brief reporters on president biden s two-hour call with russian president vladimir putin. the white house just released this photo. also a statement that says that president biden voiced the deep concerns of the united states and our european allies about russia s escalation of forces surrounding ukraine, and made clear that the u.s. and its allies would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of military escalation. here s the moment that president biden greeted president putin. good to see you again. unfortunately, we didn t get to see one another at the g20. i hope next time we meet we do it in person. well, satellite images on your screen show the build up of russian troops along the ukraine border. a top american general said 100,000 forces are alr