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Make sure that to sell their assets and give this money to ukraine. this is critical -- >> all right. >> -- especially on the terms of the sanctions effort. >> keira, thank you for joining us and responding to that breaking news. please do stay safe. >> thank you. and glory to ukraine! >> thank you. up next, what we know about the special grand jury now seated in the investigation into whether donald trump illegally tried to influence georgia's 2020 vote count. but first, we're live in ohio ahead of tomorrow's election, where the political power of a trump endorsement is getting put to the t...

You know, it's been interesting to see i know the white house has said and the president has talked about wanting to speak with one voice for the g-7 nations. but it seems like the white house has been following some of the g-7 nation. u.k., germany announcing the specific direct sanctions on putin today before the white house. yesterday the president said he wasn't going to do that. 24 hours later he did. your thought about the sanctions? >> well, i think the key point here is that the u.s. has been able to hold the allies together and to have the allies act in unison in terms of this sanctio...

Includes a full swift man and a g7 ending _ includes a full swift man and a g7 ending issues of russian oil and gas _ ending issues of russian oil and gas. united states, uk this week announced our plans to stop importing russian oil and the eu have _ importing russian oil and the eu have announced their plans to reduce their dependency also. we want to encourage — their dependency also. we want to encourage a wider group of countries to get— encourage a wider group of countries to get on—board with our sanctions effort, _ to get on—board with our sanctions effort, 141 — to get on—...

Situation here of the president grappling with how to deal with the rising nuclear threat here. it's key, of course, he is having a meeting right now with the president of south korea, and then a working lunch with the president of south korea as well as the japanese prime minister. clearly two partners in this. important to point out china not here at the u.n., not in new york. china will have to be part of any successful north korean sanctions effort. ana? >> and elise, we know that south korea and its new president and president trump haven't always seen eye to eye in how to deal with north...

A person within the treasury department whose job it is, adam zoobin is the undersecretary for counterterrorism and financial crimes, he's been waiting for congress to approve his position for 240 some days. why won't they approve whose job it is to financially fight isis? >> john, he's respected by democrats and republicans alike who has been the expert who has designed so much of our sanctions effort and congress has to get beyond politics and move a nominee who needs all asset at his disposal to fight terror. i don't comment on monetary policy but i couldn't on the