and good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight, javelins and east gander missiles, the u.s. and russia flooding the zone around ukraine as president biden warns u.s. troops could soon be headed there. pictures of 300 anti-tank missiles arriving in kyiv today as president biden says the troops are ready to go to eastern europe. i may be moving some of those troops in the near term. this would be the largest k i we move in with those, it would change the world. the white house believes this could happen. today telling reporters the biden administration believes an invasion by putin is, quote, imminent. that warning comes as russia is making new and aggressive moves along the ukraine border. we have seen a consistent accumulation of combat power by the russians in the western part of their country around the borders with ukraine and belarus. in addition to the troops, can you talk a little bit more, can you have specificity about with weaponry they are piling on
for some the decision came midflight on monday. the cdc is still recommending masks in public transportation. as covid cases inch higher nationally. the nation s largest airlines have already lifted the mandate and now uber and lift making it optional for drivers, as well as passengers. many health experts, including former cdc director, are alarmed. if the cdc loses its power to prevent the spread infectious diseases between states or coming into the country, rear we re all at great risk. joining me is antonia hilton, pete williams and dr. peter hotez, head of vaccine development at texas children s hospital. a lot of the people probably didn t factor in making this as part of their travel plans today. how are people reacting? that s exactly right. i met a woman this morning on her way to 16-hour flight and told me she was fearful now and thought this decision was made way too soon. and another woman said she was going to keep her n 95 mask on and not eat or drink. we
and the indian adaptation of the hollywood classic forrest gump is released next week. we hear from the bollywood superstar aamir khan. it kind of feels like it is a dream now because it has been such a long journey and we have come to the end and it feels a bit unreal. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 9:00am in tokyo where japan is demanding an immediate end to china s military exercises around taiwan, after five chinese missiles landed injapan s exclusive economic zone. the us national security spokesman, john kirby said beijing had no reason to act aggressively. beijng, you ll remember, is conducting live firing exercises in the sea around taiwan for the next several days, in response to a recent visit there by the senior us politician, nancy pelosi. from taiwan, rupert wingfield hayes reports. it began with this barrage of rockets streaking into the sky from the southeast coast of china. it s th
he s an internet sensation in bangladesh for singing out of tune, but we ll find out why this crooner failed to strike a chord with the police. we start in the united states with the case of us basketball player, brittney griner, who has been sentenced to nine years injail by a court in russia. the court found her guilty of possessing and smuggling drugs. president biden said washington would use all means possible to guarantee her release, and added that her sentencing is unacceptable. the two time olympic gold medallist admitted to possessing cannabis oil when she was detained in february. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. in court today brittney griner said she made an honest mistake when she brought vape cartridges with cannabis oil into russia. she made a plea for leniency and that fell on deaf years and the judge found her guilty and sentenced her to nine years in a russian prison. her defence team says it will appeal. president biden said the sentence was un