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Possible tornados. the latest on the dangerous winter storm impacting nearly half the country right now. welcome to "the lead." i'm jack tapper. we start with our national lead. president biden announcing his new plans to combat gun violence and declaring, quote, the answer is not to defund the police, unquote, after an alarming rise in homicides and gun crimes in many of america's biggest cities. the president bringing together federal, state and local officials in new york city to detail new steps his administration wants to take, including a new initiative on so-called ghost guns, do-it-y...

To end that. >> jake, our commitment to human rights are unquestioned. we joined the human rights commission on day one -- rejoined the human rights commission on day one or announced our rejoining the commission. human rights are front and center in our foreign policy. we don't play down human rights violations anywhere in the world including in yemen. i've had a number of meetings in the security council where we've raised our concerns about human rights violations being committed by all sides. >> how seriously can that be taken given that a saudi pilot might drop a bomb from an f-15 in yeme...

The union." i'm jake tapper. one of the most unusual olympics ever is under way in beijing, china. the united states has earned its first gold, but the athletic portion of the games risks being overshadowed by the covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions over a potential russian invasion of ukraine. of course, olympic host china's dismal record on human rights. joining us now, u.s. ambassador to the united nations, linda thomas-greenfield. madam ambassador, thanks so much for joining us. you've accused the chinese government of committing genocide against the uighurs. at the opening ceremon...

They focus on safety so i can focus on this view. >> singers: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace. ♪ welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. the special invitation for ivanka trump. the door was open for her to speak to the january 6th committee today. plus, a new arms race. how the pentagon is adding pressure on u.s. companies to create a hypersonic system, as other countries test their hypersonic capabilities. and leading this hour, putin's plans for a fake attack, according to the pentagon, which says that it's concerned about a russian plot to frame the west with a graphic propag...

The republican party officially embraces the january 6th insurrection and censures two of its own for telling the truth. does truth telling mean political compile from today's gop? hello. i'm jack tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering if we're about to emerge from a rough couple years. president biden is enjoying a week of positive headlines for the first time in quite some time. a january jobs report that far surpassed expectations, good news in the pandemic as covid cases and hospitalizations plummet. but the president's agenda is still mired in washington, d.c. dy...