qualifications, character, experience and integrity, and that that person will be a black woman. we are reporting on who the likely front runners are. but right now, though, under an hour after that major event, the president is on a major call, speaking with the president of ukraine as the russian collar around ukraine tightens, vladimir putin s army conducted combat drills earlier today, live fire exercises with troops and tanks along the eastern border of ukraine. if the u.s. and nato were looking for signs of deescalation, this was not it. those drills happening just 24 hours after the u.s. hand delivered a letter to moscow yesterday addressing putin s demands. we don t know the contents of that letter, but russian morn minister sergey lavrov told reporters it failed to address nato expansion. the kremlin now warning that when it comes to diplomacy there is, quote, not much cause for optimism. putin himself has been largely silent on the matter, but he was seen in public
human trials of its omicron-specific booster are now under way, following the news from pfizer on this, as well. tonight, dr. fauci on whether this will be needed. and how soon before a universal vaccine for covid. what he said about that. and news tonight on this omicron sub variant now seen in the utz and more than 50 other countries. tonight, your money and the federal reserve signaling a hike in interest rates is coming. how this will effect everything from your credit cards to your car loans to your morlg. but is it needed to slow inflation? rebecca jarvis breaks it down. the rising tensions in ukraine. the u.s. ambassador to moscow delivering america s official response to russia s demands. that ukraine never be allowed to join nato. the u.s. making no such promise. ian pannell in ukraine. prince andrew fighting back tonight. formally responding to the sex assault lawsuit by virginia giuffre, asking for a jury trial now. a police officer in philadelphia dragged
mission he undertook at the direction of harry belafonte. trust, you don t want to miss this. i m jonathan capehart. this is the sunday show. this sunday we remember the advice of the great maya angelou, when someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time. so, if it acts like the mob, according to new reporting from the new york times , the house select committee investigating january 6th is borrowing techniques from federal prosecutions, employing aggressive tactics. this panel has testimonies from 475 witnesses and has received 60,000 pages of documents including records that prove congressman jim jordan did speak with donald trump the morning of january 6th. as we learn more about these private interactions, pressure is mounting to hear from those who were close to the seat of power, like former attorney general bill barr, who the new york times reports was in the white house in december 2020 as trump considered using the justice department to seize
cause? it s way too early for this. good morning. and welcome to way too early. the show that can t blame the ground hog for the approaching storm. he did predict more winter after all. i m jonathan lemire on thursday, february 3rd. breaking news overnight, the pentagon says that u.s. special forces carried out a successful counter-terrorism mission in northwest syria early this morning. it s unclear who is targeted. but syrian sources tell reuters it is believed to be a leading jihadist. the pentagon says there is no u.s. casualties while local residents and activists say women and children are among the dead. the u.s. has killed several al qaeda leaders in the region in recent months this. also comes as isis tries to reassert itself there. the national archives meanwhile now says it plans to turn over former vice president mike pence s records to the january 6th committee. in a letter to donald trump, the agency said the records will be delivered on march 3rd, unless
city, the new anti-viral drug to fight covid. they will now deliver to your home. and why is it in short supply in other regions of the country? the breaking headline involving russia and the rising tensions with ukraine. tonight, russia has just responded to the u.s. and the major phone call now planned for tomorrow. ian pannell with late reporting from ukraine. the battle brewing tonight over the next supreme court justice. after president biden promised to nominate the first black woman to the court, some republicans calling it offensive. but we go back in history tonight, what ronald reagan promised on the campaign trail before his 1980 collection. his campaign promise and his argument that it was long overdue. the judge rejecting a plea deal tonight in the federal hate crime trial of one of three men already convicted in the killing of ahmaud arbery. they had hoped to serve in federal prison, not in state prison, where many believe conditions could be worse. what t