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president joe biden will finally hear directly from the families of brittney griner and paul whelan two families being unfairly detained in russia. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper and start in our politics lead with stark moves by two republican governors. ron desantis and texas governor greg abbott sending planes and buses full of migrants to two specific places, selected, it seems to get a reaction. the liberal enclave of marthas vineyard in massachusetts and outside vice presi...

strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died. more than one and a half million american households and businesses are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. but the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causi...

between the u.s. and saudi arabia hitting new lows over the opec decision to cut oil production. there is more bad economic news with only 26 days before the midterms. for the second straight day we received worse than expected inflation numbers and that has the white house scribbling for an explanation. jacqui heinrich starts us off from the north lawn. >> there is no timeline on when the consequences for the saudis that the president biden talked about might come. he might want to co...

how long will this process take all together with the midterms nine weeks away? we will catch up on the key races heading into the fall. the fight for control of congress as these critical campaigns enter their home stretch. we have a live report from uvalde, texas. survivors of the mass shooting last may there that left 19 children and two teachers dead, they return to school today. another step forward for that grieving community. why some parents say, enough changes have not yet b...

today marks the midterms going into high gear. the unofficial sprint towards election day as president biden touts his domestic recording with including those late summer break throughs while also arguing that democracy and believe it or not in a very real sense, trumpism are on this ballot. if youre counting, election day is just about nine weeks out. >> the maga republicans dont just threaten our personal rites and economic security, theyre a threat to our very democracy. i do think ...

>> i interrupt you with -- im sorry to interrupt you, were going to go with leticia janes. howard: and new yorks democratic attorney general who had postponed her press conference until biden was off the air, announced a civil suit against donald trump, his adult children and the trump organization. >> donald trump falsely inflated his net worth by billions of dollars to unjustly enrich himself and to cheat the system. howard: and that is the trump-obsessed media environment we all liv...

in a major scientific achievement, nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success. last night, the police arrested him for killing hemsley post. and one of the last stars of hollywoods golden age, the actress angela lansbury, has died, at the age of 96. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to the programme. president biden and g7 leaders have said they will provide ukraine with military and financial support for as long ...

really demonstrates that we have to calm things down. we have to decide that we are going to be more respectful as an american society, that its okay to disagree. >> san franciscos district attorney makes a plea for decency in the national discourse following the politically motivated attack on nancy pelosis husband and now were learning more about what the suspect had planned for the speaker of the house. meanwhile, that disturbing attack is becoming a punch line for more and more r...

critical races stand this morning. plus in a couple hours, the man accused of attacking the husband of house speaker nancy pelosi is expected in court. the new details about what he was allegedly planning. also, right now, anguished families confronting the parkland shooter in court today. what they have said so far. and overseas, former israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu tried to return to power as israelis head to the polls for the fifth time in less than four years. we ...

crowned at westminster abbey on saturday 6 may. nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success in a major scientific achievement. and one of the last stars of hollywoods golden age, dame angela lansbury, has died at the age of 96. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden and g7 leaders have held an emergency meeting to discuss what more they can do to support ukraine after a second day of russian missile strikes. they c...