it was the way the story might go. the men who risked their lives to bring her to safety say that honestly the federal government had very little to do with getting them out. you are in the faulkner focus . i m martha maccallum in for harris today. army veteran corey mills led a team into afghanistan to rescue this american mother and her three children. shortly after they escaped the country the state department released a statement claiming that it had facilitated their safe departure. any notion the federal government deserves the credit for this operation is in his opinion quote absolute nonsense. the in-country state department officials are eager to help. there is a cooperation there but this is politics being played out by the state department. they are the issue. there are major concerns whether the military can properly vet the thousands of afghan refugees coming to the united states. we ll talk a lot about this process of how they figured out who should come an
more now on our top story, and america s top diplomat has warned against imposing sanctions against russia too early, over its threats towards ukraine. the ukrainian president has called for sanctions to be imposed now, but the us secretary of state said that could have a detrimental effect. russia denies it s planning any invasion, but it has seized ukrainian territory before and it has an estimated 100,000 troops deployed near its borders. president biden has threatened russia s leader with measures like none he s ever seen if ukraine is attacked. so what would they involve? the ultimate economic hit would be to disconnect russia s banking system from the international swift payment system, effectively cuting the country off from the global economy. another key threat is to prevent the opening of russia s nord stream 2 gas pipeline in germany, and approval for that is currently being decided by germany s energy regulator. there could also be measures targeting russia s so
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 thousands
its eastern plank in the event of further russian aggression against ukraine. all of these things, to make clear to russia, the costs and consequences of its potential actions. we think that s the best and most effect yive way to convinc russia not to engage in further aggression against ukraine. ukraine is a very valued partner of the united states and other countries in europe as well, but our article v commitment extends to nato allies, something that we are deeply committed to. ukraine is not a member of nato. it s not covered by the article v commitment, but a determination to do everything we can to defend it and to prevent or to deter aggression directed toward it. and as i said, we will continue all of those efforts in the coming days and coming weeks, even as we test whether the path to a diplomatic resolution is possible. and i m sorry, the first part of the question? reporter: the dialogue between the presidents oh j, yes, thank you. what we ve agreed today i
clay travis talk about someone taking on china and taking on nike. nancy mace has this idea puppies shouldn t be tortured. i wish anthony fauci felt the same way. you will find out what is happening to beagles in tunisia and wish he felt the same way. i booked him on a whim. wish me luck i hope it comes out good. let me start the show. i always thought optimistic cease the glass half full than half empty. when it comes to being vaccinated. you would think a nation who has 70% of eligible citizens vaccinated would feel good about itself. most vulnerable 85%. did delta variant on retreat. over 40 states, the numbers are going down. this would be all good news. of the glass is two thirds full. but not according to the biden administration. according to them, it s not who is vaccinated, it s who is not vaccinated. and the biden s ultimatum for people to get the shot or be fired has created anger and angst from schools, to hospitals, to firehouses, to police departments, all acros