Stay updated with breaking news from Roosevelt room. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
hello and welcome, the white house says an invasion of ukraine is imminent, the ukrainian government think the imminent nature of the threat is over dramatised, the russian foreign ministry suggest there is yet room for diaologue, despite the fact their main demands over ukraine have not been met. it is a high stakes game of cat and mouse, but the cat is wily and an instinctive predator which is why the nato members are twitchy. so here are the main developments on ukraine today. the german government, under considerable pressure from nato allies, have hardened their position regarding sanctions. we have made it clear that further military action against ukraine will have massive consequences for pressure. it is on this basis we are working on a strong package of sanctions in case of further aggression in the full range of responses are available including. the russian foreign ministry said the best way to reduce tensions was for nato to withdraw its forces from eastern ....
the vacancy is a cherished legacy moment for any president. the timing of this one makes it all the more consequential for this president. president biden promises history, a black woman, he says, will be his nominee. and just that is giant. plus the confirmation process adds interest to the midterm election year. a chance for the president and his fellow democrats to reset a political landscape that, up until now, is tilted decidedly in the republicans favor. that opportunity officially begins in just a few moments when the president and justice breyer appear together at the white house. chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is there. a giant moment for the president. a huge moment. but we re expecting this to be a small ceremony actually, john, here at the white house where president biden will formally announce that justice breyer is retiring from the supreme court. of course, therefore, giving him that coveted vacancy where he can then select someone to ....
and it includes history. listen. i have made no decision except one. the person i will nominate will be someone with extraordinary qualifications, character, experience and integrity. and that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. it s long overdue in my opinion. i made that commitment during the campaign for president, and i will keep that commitment. get to our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins at the white house. the president said he didn t want to share much about what comes next but he shared an historic deal. it s also notable he put a timeline on here saying he will, his intention is to let everyone know who his nominee is by the end of february. so what that is going to kick off internally at the white house is a very extensive process of vetting. and the president has already he said he s been looking at the backgrounds of potential replacements. he s going to study this carefully. he ll l ....
westchester, new york airport over the summer. harris: the government is betraying the american people from those contractors. one source with immigration and customs enforcement satisfy they ve become travel agents for illegal immigrants. the former westchester county executive running for governor of new york with this last hour. this is about a broken immigration system. a federal government that is completely off the rails and out of control and lying to us, not giving us the most basic questions and answers to those and we have a right to know. and it s that simple. the federal government literally is breaking the law. breaking the law and they don t care. harris: that s the part that we want to dig into. yes, they weren t telling us and being transparent but what about the law? arizona attorney general mark brnovich is in focus. let s begin with bill melugin reporting at the border in texas, bill. good morning to you. that body cam footage very likely to ....
for optimism. that s the line from the kremlin this morning after the u.s. offers a diplomatic off ramp to the standoff off ramp. and the u.s. blows past 73 million covid cases suns the start of the pandemic. but we start with what happens now that justice breyer is retiring. peter alexander is standing by. leann caldwell is with us and also joining us aaron haynes, an msnbc political contributor. peter, do we have any word yet about when we might see the president and justice breyer today? and what can you tell us about where the white house is in terms of choosing a nominee? yeah, chris, no official guidance from the white house. in fact, this gathering with both justice breyer and president biden is not even on the official white house schedule but we are getting indications that this could happen within the next several hours here at the white house. and it is a significant moment for president biden. it s also a rare one. very rarely do you see a sitting presid ....