nato is not threatening russia. reporter: russia amassing more than 100,000 troops near ukraine s borders, including fighter jets and tanks, the tools for a massive military offensive. russian weapons have been rolling into belarus ahead of joint exercises there next month which some analysts worry could be the cover for an invasion of ukraine. the kremlin spokesperson said the risk of couldn t afflict is very high. higher than before. but blamed the west for the tension. the map looks set for war. even with diplomacy still on the table. france, germany, russia and ukraine are set to meet for talks on wednesday. the u.s. has been in near constant communication with its european allies. but concerns of conflict are growing. the state department authorized the depart you of nonessential u.s. person and he will families from ukraine. england did the same one day later. ukraine said the move is premature while russia has accused the west of hysteria. the pentagon has made clear
the start time, you he said nothing was going to stop trump from going out there. the guardian said it obtained this book. we have reached out to all parties involved and we are waiting to hear back. this is the timeline. saturday, the 26th, trump hosted the rose garden event for amy coney barrett as she became a supreme court justice. no mask, no social distancing, and what was called a superspreader event later, many of that event would test positive. that is when according to the new book, according to mark medicine toes, the president first tested positive. then later he did have a negative test, according to meadows in this new report. the very next day, trump attended an indoor event with gold star families. then chris wallace at fox said he was not tested at the debate because he arrived late and they allowed him on stage because they were relying on the honor system. then he tested positive, according to his doctor. friday, the 2nd he went to the hospital in the e
from an appeals court this afternoon as the judges seem skeptical of his argument that white house documents about the riot should be kept secret. we re live on that and we re live on omicron with the new warning from the w.h.o. on travel for people older than 60 with the government and pharmaceutical companies scrambling to get ahead of the new variant. we are working around the clock to ensure we re doing everything we can to understand this new variant. all of it sinking stocks this afternoon, with the dow down, as you can see, about 500 points or so in this last hour of trading. the fed chair telling congress today the new variant is a risk to the economy and says inflation may not be so temporary after all. i m hallie jackson in washington, where we re starting with news out of the building behind me. former chief of staff mark meadows now cooperating with the congressional committee investigating the january 6th riot at the capitol, with the chairman bennie thompson
shot ahmaud arbery and killed him. the scene caught on video because bryan filmed it. michael mcmurder and travis mcmichael and william bryan each face life in prison. quote, guilty, guilty, get, after nearly two years of pain, suffer asking wondering if ahmad s killers would be held to account the family has some justice. while today is not one for celebration, it is one for reflection. this case, by all accounts should have been opened and closed the violent stalking and lynching of ahmaud arbery was documented on video for the world to witness. but yet, because of the deep cracks, flaws, and biases in our systems we were left to wonder if we would ever see justice. america you raised your voice force ahmad. now is not the time to let them be quiet. keep marching, keep fighting for what is right, and never stop run forth ahmad. this afternoon, emotional reaction from ahmaud arbery s family. back in 2020 i never thought this day would come. but god is good. yes, he is.
to her since before the 2020 election. i mean it i know it s been covid, we haven t been doing any person interview, and we haven t been traveling, or doing all those things. but we sometimes make big interviews like that come around. i am really looking forward to that, there s a lot to talk about. we will be watching, thank you rachel. thank you learns. so let us not be petty when our causes so great let us not quarrel amongst ourselves when our nation s future is at stake. let us stand together with renewed confidence in our cause, united in our heritage of the past and our hopes for the future and determined that this land we love shall lead all mankind s into new frontiers of peace and abundance. and of course, those are not my words. and if you are old enough you can easily guess who s words they are, because they are of a certain style. that was president, jf kennedy, and that is what he said in the last speech of the day. what he intended to say. when he planned