minister boris johnson hold on? in hindsight i will talk about all of that and more with richard haass, anne applebaum and david miliband. also, stocks are volatile, inflation is stubborn, oil hits seven-year highs and china s growth starts to slow. what is going on with the economy? now we need to get inflation under control. i will talk to rana foroohar of the financial times. but first here is my take. what does vladimir putin want? it s a question washington finds hard to answer because, let s face it, we americans rarely put ourselves in other people s shoes. two important essays by dmitri trennen in foreign affairs provide some clues. both suggest that putin has stated power for over 20 years not by being a reckless gambler but rather by being careful, even rational. trenen points out that putin has watched four waves of nato expansionism since he took power. his military incursions have usually been reactions to events rather than grand initiatives of h
rich edson on how the white house is reresponding to this. kelly o grady on lax on how travelers will try to deal with this. we begin with rich. good afternoon, neil. the white house says president biden is pulling out all the stops to deal with this new variant also going in to the holiday season and indoor season in the wintertime. you have a number of restrictions and guidelines that the white house announced. the president was at the national institutes of health where he said that fighting this pandemic should not be political. this is a moment that we can do what we haven t been able to do through this whole pandemic. get the nation to come together. think of it as a patriotic responsibility other than somehow denying people their basic rights. martha: the white house is pushing booster at home testing and traveler rules. the government will require travelers coming to the united states to test for covid-19 within 24 hours of their departing flight. previously you
air raid sirens are sounding across ukraine. cnn teams report heavy shelling in the donetsk region in the east, as ukrainian officials say nearly all areas there are now under attack. russian forces are claiming significant advances in the besieged port city of mariupol. as the last two ukrainian military units in the city try to fend them off. and senior u.s. defense official telling cnn the city is in, quote, a dire position right now. that s despite putting up stronger than expected resistance in recent weeks. the washington post says russia sent a formal diplomatic note warning the u.s. to stop supplying arms to ukraine, saying that some weapons shipments are adding fuel to the conflict. all of this as russia faces renewed scrutiny, top prosecutor at the international criminal court has declared ukraine a, quote, crime scene, after visiting the devastated towns of bucha and borodyanka. let s begin this morning with cnn senior political correspondent, we re hearing two
multiple victims tonight. first this evening, security tight as former president trump arrived at reagan airport, returning to washington to face federal criminal charges. accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, even though the special counsel says trump knew he lost. his motorcade making its way through d.c., traveling alone in his car. special counsel jack smith in the courtroom. the scene in court. what the former president said. the judge reading the maximum prison sentences for each charge. trump pleading not guilty, and what he said before boarding his plane. pierre thomas and our team standing by with late reporting. also tonight, two u.s. navy sailors under arrest. what they re accused of doing to help china. one facing an espionage charge which could carry a life sentence. at the texas border tonight, authorities say two bodies have now been found near the controversial texas buoys. one had to be removed from the barrier. mexico calling the barrier inh
jersey. multiple victims tonight. first this evening, security tight as former president trump arrived at reagan airport, returning to washington to face federal criminal charges. accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election, even though the special counsel says trump knew he lost. special counsel jack smith in the courtroom. the scene in court. what the former president said. the judge reading the maximum prison sentences for each charge. trump pleading not guilty, and what he said before boarding his plane. pierre thomas and our team standing by with late reporting. also tonight, two u.s. navy sailors under arrest. what they re accused of doing to help china. one facing an espionage charge, which could carry a life sentence. at the texas border tonight, authorities say two bolds have been found near the controversial texas buoys. one had to be removed from the barrier. mexico calling the barrier unhuman. our team is there. and in new york city, the mayor pleading f