some leopard tanks to ukraine while holding back the american-made abrams model. what s the difference, and can ukraine get some tanks before russia ramps up its war in the spring? plus, a new investigation opened in new mexico into a republican candidate s campaign possibly being laced with money from fentanyl sales just days after his arrest accused of plotting to shoot the homes of his democratic rivals. and julia roberts made her a household name. coming up, the real erin brockovich is here on a mission to help military families. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper and we start with the world lead in what appears to be a standoff between the united states and germany when it comes to giving more heavy weapons to ukraine. more than 50 countries and organizations met at ramstein air base in germany led by top military leaders but the group failed to come to an agreement on one of ukraine s most pressing request, whether or not germany will send the leopard tanks to i
investigations. a move certain to frustrate newly-empowered republicans. plus, alec baldwin s lawyers say they were blind-sided when the actor was set to be charged with manslaughter this week. that has many wondering, do prosecutors actually have a case? are they overreaching? we ll discuss. and the desantis administration blocks an a.p. african american studies course from being taught in high schools. we re joined by one professor for a look at what s actually in that course and why she feels it s critical for students. your weekend is finally here. we are glad to have you. it s saturday, january 21st. good morning. good morning. good to see you. we are going to begin with the war in ukraine this morning. a stalemate over tanks. ukraine s president says the country desperately needs them and there s no alternative. but germany failed to reach an agreement on sending its leopard tanks to ukraine because german officials say they will not send those tanks unless th
Im brian bolter. There is a chance you may see a little bit of snow as youre getting ready to start your weekend. Sue, winter storm sounds a little strong. Thats what i would say because the storm is not going to be that powerful. Its a disturbance, an alberta clipper. They tend to be a weaker system with not a lot of moisture similar to last night except timing is everything and this is probably going to begin in the afternoon and will move through our region during the friday evening rush hour. So we are concerned that maybe there will be a little bit of slippery going for some of you. Let me show you where the system is now. Its not a huge storm that comes up the east coast. Its a fast moving system centered over the dakotas, the snow toward minneapolis streaking toward chicago. Its making its way toward d. C. Its going to be real fast. Im thinking well only see about three to six hours worth of snow, but round 2 will come in the afternoon, no problems for the morning rush hour, alt
80% this month compared to a year ago. we re looking at record numbers because people are seeing the prices of eggs going up in stores and they re out of stock. there are people concerned with what things will look like for food prices and food availability over the next 12 months. reporter: renee ruiz built this coup last may and purchased three chickens with eight more just hatched, concern with the cost of feeding his family of five. i just don t think it s sustainable for people to just pay what they re being asked to pay in the supermarket without having an alternative. that s what this is. reporter: his hens still have not laid their first eggs and he spent more than $1,000 on the project. do you think this will be worth it in the long run? yeah, it will pay off after my first year and long-term. reporter: some experts are skeptical. do you think most families won t end up saving money? no, the numbers don t work