now it is vladimir putin s time for choosing. invade ukraine or back down. plus, a cnn exclusive. senator mitch mcconnell prefers he and donald trump just ignore each other, but a new interview highlights a likely mcconnell/trump midterm crash. the republican leader says it s critical gop candidates avoid trump s big lie. and spiking crime is an every city challenge. the new york mayor vows to lead the fight and his plan relies on reviving a controversial police unit. we begin with the ukraine standoff. the white house holds two classified briefings to brief lawmakers and bring them up to speed on the security situation in ukraine. president biden says he is now ready to send 8500 more american troops to eastern europe. nato has put more assets in the region. the intent? to add military muscle to the diplomatic pressure and get vladimir putin to back down from a potential ukraine invasion. whether the russian leader takes that off ramp, though, is an open question. this
thinks things will shake out. we start with a dramatic move that could have huge implications for the fraught relationship between the u.s. and china. the biden administration pulling the plug on secretary of state blinken s planned chip to china, just hours after the pentagon revealed it had detected a chinese surveillance balloon over montana. so right now the video, this video was taken in billings, montana, on thursday, although it s not clear if this is the balloon in question. obviously there s the balloon. that was secretary blinken who was supposed to leave tomorrow. that s now on hold. the u.s. has decided to monitor the balloon instead of shooting it down, even though it s apparently still gathering intelligence as we speak. a decision not sitting well some republicans. this is the fist time in my lifetime i ve ever seen anything like this, and it s very disturbing to know that it s still up there in the air near our military installations. the time is now, let
suing delaware repair owner john paul isaac. what happened to ringo. speak to for invasion of privacy. hunter is suing him for invasion of privacy. hunter who has been seen nude by more people than the statue of david. honestly, in the last year i have seen this guy s genitals more times than his primary care physician of the and i would get that checked out. he s invaded my privacy, the privacy of my own nightmares. mr. mac isaac claimed hunter dropped off a laptop for repair in 2019 and never came back. mac isaac has an invoice with hunter s signature, although those pages are stuck together. but for once, hunter signed on a line instead of snorting it. the laptop contained not only salacious photos and videos converting with hookers and crack, biden family s massive international corruption, specifically the family received over a million bucks from accounts linked to hunter s chinese business associates. and finally, even cnn admits on a certain level just as a layperson,