john: i m john roberts in washington. new book claims milley placed two separate calls to china, one just days before and the second on january 8th following the capitol rights. milley believed china could feel at risk from unpredictable president. if the u.s. decided to attack. another allegation describes speaker nancy pelosi calling general milley after the capitol riots pleading for him to protect the nuclear code from former president trump. migey agreed and took steps to limit then president trump s powers. john: we re learning general milley didn t go alone and mark esper made steps, too. jennifer griffin is live with more on this unfolding tale. jennifer. jennifer: defense officials say the two claims in the woodcard and costa book are not accurate. the two calls made to the chinese by general milley were not secret, they were done with defense secretary at the time, general milley spokesman for the joint staff, dave butler, issued following statement moments
sources tell cnn that president ashraf gone any has fled his country, and in desperation, long lines of afghan citizens are trying to withdraw cash from atms and, if they can, trying to seek flights out of the country. as all of this unfolds, the u.s. is sending more u.s. troops into afghanistan, 5,000 total, to ensure that president biden calls an orderly and safe drawdown. when the president came to office, he had a decision to make. the previous administration negotiated an agreement with the taliban that said that our forces, our remaining forces, only about 2,500, would be out of the country on may 1st. the idea that the status quo could have been maintained by keeping our forces there i think is simply wrong. we have team coverage on the ground in afghanistan and across the globe to bring you all the breaking developments. cnn s nick paton walsh is in kabul. describe what you re seeing as the taliban enters that capital city. reporter: well, again, after hearing t
more than 28,300 people crossed the english channel to the uk on board small boats in 2021, triple the number for 2020. a devastating fire that swept through south africa s houses of parliament in cape town has restarted. a legal document which prince andrew s lawyer believes could stop a civil case against him in the us has been made public. the duke of york, who isn t named in the document, has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. the document, which has been unsealed, is a settlement agreement between jeffrey epstein and virginia giuffre, also known as virginia roberts. it dismisses the case for damages brought by ms giuffre in return for the sum of $500,000, or £371,000. there was no admission of liability from epstein. it also adds that the document is a general release by virginia giuffre for any other person or entity who could have been included as a potential defendant from all legal actions, including lawsuits both state and fede
bill: better be prepared. dana: vladimir putin is putting words to the test. the russian president dispatching tens of thousands of troops to the ukraine border and u.s. intelligence pointing to a possible invasion as early as next year. bill: the call is scheduled 58 minutes from now at 10:00 eastern time. president biden expected to threaten putin with economic sanctions. will it be enough to deter putin? i believe the president needs to use every tool at his disposal. the more you appease the more they ll take and that puts you in danger. when you have this weakness at home it is going to bring aggression overseas. biden has to get it together because it s scary stuff. they didn t do anything to arm ukraine, to support ukraine the last time around. the russians think they can get away with it. dana: karl rove is standing by with analysis but first kris jenkins live from washington tensions are running high. ukraine said russia has had tanks and sniper teams t
consequences. last night, there were consequences. also this hour, the iowa caucus campaign blitz with haley and desantis battling for second place. if the latest polls are correct, donald trump has a 30-point lead. kristin welker joins me live from des moines to break it all down. former president trump refocusing on iowa after his fireworks during closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in manhattan. the judge promising his decision on how much to fine the former president and his adult sons before the end of the month. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell back in washington. while u.s. forces in the wider middle east are bracing for retaliation after they struck back at houthi rebel forces in defiance of the ultimatums keeping up their attacks. the pentagon and british allies bombed more than 60 targets inside yemen overnight that they say were used by the rebels to plan and launch dozens of attacks against commercial shipping routes vital to the world econo