has that story. it s 6am and this fighter base on the coast of taiwan is already a hive of activity. on the apron, mirage 2000 fighter jets from taiwan s rapid reaction squadrons, theirjob to meet any incoming threats taiwan s airspace. these taiwanese fighter jets being scrambled behind me here are heading out into the taiwan strait to confront chinese aircraft that are coming across the strait and probing taiwan s airspace. this is now happening multiple times every day. these pictures are from chinese television, showing their fighter jets, and that down below is the coast of taiwan. just over the horizon, there is another game of cat and mouse. this man puts up a long antenna to eavesdrop on the radio traffic coming from china s navy. radio chatter that s the chinese navy talking to the taiwanese navy, saying, your territorial waters, that you claim, do not exist, that the people s republic of china is the only legitimate government of china and taiwan is an inseparable
Texas finally in custody after being discovered hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry, and hes not the only one whos been arrested. More on that coming up. But we begin with those explosive allegations from the kremlin claiming ukraine attempted to assassinate Vladimir Putin in an overnight drone attack. Video released on social media and russian state tv purports to show the roof of the kremlin on fire as well as flying objects shot down over moscow. In a statement today, russia placed the blame squarely on kyiv saying, quote, we regard these actions as a planned Terrorist Attack and an attempt on the president. The russian side reserves the right to take retall toir measures where and where it sees fit. Volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the allegation at a Press Conference about an hour ago. Listen. We dont attack putin or moscow. We fight on our territory. We are defending our villages and cities. Nbc news chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is following the story from london
our main story. a man who died after a car hit a group of people in sheffield was a good samaritan who was trying to help another person. police say christian marriott was out for a walk on wednesday afternoon with his wife and two young sons when he stopped to help an unconscious woman after a row between two groups. two men have been arrested on murder charges. simonjones reports. the police say what happened in this street on wednesday afternoon was utterly heartbreaking. christine marriott, described as a good samaritan, was out walking with his wife and two young sons when he saw a woman lying unconscious in the street. it s thought she had been involved in a row between a group of people. as mr marriott was giving her first aid, he was hit by a car and killed. the car also struck the woman. she is in a critical condition in hospital. six other people were injured, including an off duty midwife. when i came out, the car was there. i didn t know there were some people und
is not being made everywhere. we are seeing crime overall, retail theft overall up across the country and especially in new york city, los angeles, and even dallas. john: prosecuting shoplifting, what a novel concept. dan, thank you. israel is ready for another humanitarian pause and additional humanitarian aid. the problem was and has been and remains hamas. the question is whether they are willing to resume this effort. john: big news out of israel, suggesting they are open to a temporary ceasefire with hamas in order to free more than 100 people still held hostage. no word on whether the terrorist group will return to the negotiating table. sandra: and while fierce battles rage up and down the gaza strip, the u.s. is urging israel for a more targeted approach to spare civilian lives. netanyahu says the idf will keep on with its operation to eliminate the terrorist group. john: so begins hour two, john roberts in washington. good to be back with you again, sandr
texas finally in custody after being discovered hiding in a closet under a pile of laundry, and he s not the only one who s been arrested. more on that coming up. but we begin with those explosive allegations from the kremlin claiming ukraine attempted to assassinate vladimir putin in an overnight drone attack. video released on social media and russian state tv purports to show the roof of the kremlin on fire as well as flying objects shot down over moscow. in a statement today, russia placed the blame squarely on kyiv saying, quote, we regard these actions as a planned terrorist attack and an attempt on the president. the russian side reserves the right to take retall toir measures where and where it sees fit. volodymyr zelenskyy addressed the allegation at a press conference about an hour ago. listen. we don t attack putin or moscow. we fight on our territory. we are defending our villages and cities. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel is following th