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live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in singapore, and two in the morning in moscow, where russia has said there is room for further dialogue on the ukraine crisis but warned that the us position as set out in a letter to the kremlin, does not meet their security demands. key to what russia will do next is vladimir putin. is he trying to stop the eastward expansion of nato or has he already made up his mind to invade? steve rosenberg reports from moscow. the world is still puzzling to piece together a picture of what vladimir putin is thinking. what he s planning. what are his intentions in ukraine and in europe? russian muscle flexing. ..is one piece of the geopoliticaljigsaw. military exercises and 100,000 russian troops near ukraine s border are fuelling fears of a russian invasion. so are moscow s demands. we just ask our partners in nato countries get out. get out from our borders. get out from post soviet countries, becau ....
harbor, the fallen u.s. serviceman finally laid to rest casket. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening let s begin with the fallout and a look ahead at the political battle to come following word today of supreme court justice stephen breyer s planned requirement from the court. a formal announcement from the 83-year-old clinton-appointed justice expected as soon as tomorrow president biden tonight positioned to make his first supreme court pick, an opportunity to fulfill a campaign pledge to nominate a black woman. democrats preparing to move quickly to capitalize on their razor-thin senate majority and confirm a nominee before the fall midterm elections though even a left-leaning pick will not alter the court s ideological balance. a lot of moving parts here, and our team ready to break it all down starting with justice correspondent pete williams. reporter: people close to justice breyer say he made the decision to step down withi ....
good morning. 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. a very busy morning. supreme court justice stephen breyer expected to announce his retirement today paving the way for president biden to make his first supreme court nomination. we ll look at who may be on the short list to succeed him in what could be an intense political battle over the nation. the kremlin says there are few reasons for optimism after the u.s. and nato delivered written responses to russian demands to end the threat against ukraine as russia continues to build up its forces along the border. we ll go inside afghanistan for a look at the desperate and disturbing measures people are taking just to survive. meanwhile, here in the u.s., covid cases are rising in some areas and falling in many others. a new trend is emerging, people becoming infected with the virus for a second time or more. around the world ceremonies and remembrances today honoring the 6 million jews killed i ....
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejessica elgot, deputy political editor at the guardian, and peter foster, public policy editor at the financial times. tomorrow s front pages. the metro says prince andrew will not settle his civil sex abuse case, and is set for a showdown in front of a jury in new york. it s the same lead story for the express, which also has an image of borisjohnson saying the conservative party are rallying behind him. the guardian covers the latest attack on the prime minister s credibility, after he was accused of lying over the rescue of a charity s cats and dogs from afghanistan. boris johnson accused of telling another whopper in the daily star that s a claim he denies, of course. the i says he s is being kept in suspense by the sue gray report, which is still yet to be released. the planned rise in national insurance is the focus of the telegraph, which has a report from mps who ....
breyer s decision to retire has electrified washington, d.c. adding a legacy making item to the president s agenda and could galvanize the democratic base at a time of sagging approval ratings and with the signature legislation of the president stalled amid gridlock in washington. the news wednesday came as a relief for liberal activists who worry that democrats would lose control of the senate before breyer left the court and a shot of confidence to the democratic leaders who view the politics as a brigtd spot in an otherwise gloomy election season. president biden has promised to nominate the first black woman to the high court, a prospect the party hopes energizes supporters. republicans are already gearing up to oppose the yet to be named nominee. the new york times reporting, quote, holding a bare 50-seat majority under threat in november s elections democrats acknowledge the need to act fast since an illness or death of a member could deprive them. senate demo ....