chinese facility started the pan pandemic. the f.b.i. has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in wuhan. the f.b.i. has agents, professionals, analysts, etc. , who focus specifically on the dangers of biological threats. so here you are talking about a potential leak from a chinese government-controlled lab that killed millions of americans. that s precisely what that capability was designed for. bill: wow. the mounting evidence sparking a push for accountability. special house committee on china held its first hearing last night. lawmakers both sides republicans and democrats calling for action not only on covid but also on china s threats against taiwan and the role in the deadly fentanyl trade today. dana: glenn youngkin is on deck with us in studio. let s go to the white house where lucas tomlinson is standing by. the f.b.i. director providing the first public confirmation of the borough s class
victims of violent crime in manhattan field hearing is still happening. it started about two hours ago and ongoing with many witnesses now stepping up and telling the horrifying stories of both the crime that they ve experienced in the city but also the shut-out that they ve experienced by alvin bragg s office. lawmakers there directly hearing from victims impacted. a bodega worker charged with murder for defending himself. a friend of his had to step in for him today because jose alba fears for retaliation if he speaks up. his mom, whose son was murdered, also on the list the next person is madeleine, her son, a military veteran, a victim s right advocate and more heart rending stories of pain and suffering across the board. those are a few of the people speaking today. the chairman of the judiciary, jim jordan. our waft necessarys today have felt the effects of crime up close and personal. they ve been victimized by a justice system that cares more about political corre
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is in northern ireland, trying to win support for his new deal on post brexit trading arrangements. rishi sunak says he s confident that the windsor framework, as the new agreement is called, addresses the concerns of the democratic unionist party. and that it removes any sense of a border down the irish sea, which the dup objects to. he said his deal was not about one political party but about what s best for people and communities. the leader of the dup, sirjeffrey donaldson, said the deal represented progress, but he thought there were still issues with it. the brexitjourney has lasted for seven years. borders have moved to the centre, dominating politics here. does everyone hear that? it s about people. but the prime minister thinks he s finally found a solution. at a factory in county antrim, he told people the devolved governments would have a unique economic advantage, with local businesses having full access t
firefighter or any of you in this room. so my plan is to make sure that corporations begin to pay their fair share. president joe biden pitches his budget proposal that he says will lift the burden off families across america. we ll explain, though, why this plan is more about campaign messaging than the actual numbers. plus, there are significant new developments that signal that donald trump could soon face criminal charges in the state of new york. and also ahead we ll dig into the cia s latest assessment of vladimir putin and the future of the war in ukraine. good morning and will welcome to way too early on this friday, march 10th. we re going to begin with the strongest indication yet prosecutors are nearing an indictment of former president donald trump. the new york times reports that the manhattan district attorney s office has now signaled to attorneys for the former president that he could face criminal charges. the paper cites four people with knowledge
casting ballots for one of nine people running for mayor, but it could be weeks before we find out who wins. growing fears in east palestine, ohio. the head of the epa is there now taking questions directly from residents who say they will caught in a political fight. the gang of eight getting its first briefing on classified documents. found at the properties of joe biden, donald trump and mike pence. what they will and won t be able to find out. and a rare live report from inside russian occupied crimea. a critical area russia annexed back in 2014. ukraine s president says the war will not end until his country gets it back. our nbc reporters are across the globe following all of the latest developments. we start with nbc s chief international correspondent, keir simmons, in crimea. you re the first western journalist to enter since the invasion. talk to us about what you re seeing and finds out. reporter: there s a lot of talk about crimea, that russia and ukraine will