whether or not u.s. elections, u.s. small d democracy should be a tech know accuratic nonpartisan thing. today in the january 6th investigation, the investigation into the violent attack by trump supporters on the u.s. capitol in january to try and stop the election being certified. today former president trump's white house chief of staff mark meadows, he declined to appear for testimony that he had been subpoenaed to give this morning. the investigation says that mark meadows is therefore likely to be found in contempt. he's potentially going to be criminally prosecuted for contempt. but mr. meadows ended the day today by suing the committee that's conducting the investigation in what appears to be an effort to drag this thing out, to slow it down. on top of that, in another surprise today we also learned that before mr. meadows decided to bail on his subpoenas and sue the investigation, he did hand over some materials to the committee that they find useful for their investigation. in a letter to mark meadows' attorne

the u.s. is not boycotting the beijing olympics full stop, u.s. athletes will still go and still compete, but there will be a full scale diplomatic boycotting. no u.s. government officials will attend. and again, the timing here, the announcement about that today, ahead of the democracy summit at the end of the week, if taking action to promote human rights is one of the themes of the big democracy summit that president biden is hosting, while this announcement about the beijing olympics diplomatic -- is something concrete that he and the u.s. government can point to. to say hey, we are not just talking about this. we are walking the walk on that point. there's human rights, second point was corruption. corruption is the under appreciated, but constant companion to authoritarian government. you don't get one without the other. and you don't get the other without the first one. but today, the biden administration rolled out a new long u.s. government strategy against corruption. this is a 30 page document, not a whole new approach to fight. it incl

. >>> several u.s. airlines are grounding hundreds of flights because the virus rapidly is spreading among employees. we will dig into what this means for so many hoping to gather with family this holiday. >>> plus, new developments in the house investigation, into the january 6th attack. nbc news learned rudy giuliani associate is now prepared to publicly release new documents by the end of the week. what this could mean for the investigation. >>> the white house responds to russian president vladimir putin saying it's the west that is inflaming the region. >>> sam, we have all seen those testing lines. they are extremely long whether people are hanging out on the sidewalk or in their car. tell us what you are seeing and hearing from folks, and also what you know about the airlines grounding lights? >> reporter: first, testing, you see this crush of cars over my shoulder. that's one little snippet of what is going on at the testing and vaccination site here in miami-dade. they are somewhere in the neig

so the u.s. government can point to what we're doing on each of these three points on human rights, anticorruption. what is the third one? oh, right. defending against authoritarianism. that one, on the last one, what is the biden administration going to be able to say about its actions there? about its priorities there, about how it is walking the walk and not just talking the talk? defending against authoritarianism. that one is not that easy. because on that one we do have our own significant very live domestic challenges. i mean, just today's news alone on that front shows, gives you a sense of how big and how active the challenge is within the united states. here is one little piece. the conventional wisdom in washington of course is that the republican party is likely to take control of congress at least the house in next year's elections. historically speaking they have a good chance of doing that. if that happens that will mean any senior republican, anybody who is, you know, the top repu

in fact, the u.s. army's west coast commander said straight out that, quote, the japanese race is an enemy race and while second and third generation japanese born on united states soil possessed of united states citizenship had become americanized, the racial strains are undiluted, unquote. the war may have taken a toll on us, but americans did ultimately come together at that point and democracy did prevail over fascism, something that's even more relevant now than ever and that is tonight's reidout. "all in with chris hayes" starts now. >> tonight on "all in". >> devin nunes is some day going to be hailed as a great american hero. >> trump's biggest defenders cashing out as one of his colleagues diagnosis the larger problem. >> there are two types of members of congress. there's performance artist, and legislators. we have grifters in our midst. >> that and an ult

the u.s.'s biggest point of leverage is the unity of our nato allies and that's something that is concerning to president putin, clearly, and part of what's going to be discussed today. >> david, what would vladimir putin gain from a phone call with president biden right now? the white house has made a point of saying the russians requested it. >> well, i think above all, he gets to be taken seriously. that's putin's in some ways biggest desire. he has a chip on his shoulder. he thinks russia isn't taken seriously as a great power anymore. he regrets the passing of the soviet union. here he is requesting a call with the president of the united states. bide will listen. we know from a senior white house official that briefed reporters, one of the things they'll talk about in addition to iran and the need for some return to an iran nuclear deal that caps their nuclear program. from putin's standpoint, being asked to work together with the united states, being treated like a super power is part of

the u.s. is also saying that's a nonstarter. the u.s. is prepared to put down not just its concerns but the concerns of its allies. the white house and top administration officials have been working the phones relentlessly over the last few days talking to its allies, making sure there's a united front, which they say there definitely is. >> rick, what do you think is going on from your experience with vladimir putin requesting a call with president biden this soon before another meeting? >> i have to admit, katy, it is kind of peculiar. i think the biden administration made the right call, which is to say, yeah, let's talk. you know, the history of u.s./russia relations is a continuum between those people who think you have to be really tough with the russians and on the other hand, the people who say, you know what, all the russians want is some respect, and, you know, you have to try to give them a little bit of that. putin has always, you know, wanted that respect and veneration from the west. and i think it's not a bad idea to say,

the u.s. is going to put some sort of sanctions in place against russia dpr for that buildup forover things they've been fighting with russia against recently. that may be resolved as soon as tomorrow. tomorrow should be sort of a prickly day if term of that relationship and all the high stakes it means. watch for that tomorrow. that's it for us for now. wrts is up next. >>> president biden set to speak with vladimir putin today about the russian military buildup near the border of ukraine. with concerns of a possible invasion, the question is will the president be able to convince his russian counterpart to slow his aggression. >>> plus, a former official with the d.c. national guard accuses two army generals of lying to congress about the military attack. the question is was help delayed because of a concern of optics? >>> and the white house announces a diplomatic boycott. they're accusing them of abuses. the question is how. it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning and welcome to "w

the u.s. announced a diplomatic boycott of the beijing winter olympic games. we started talking about this yesterday. we'll continue with the conversations and what the consequences are. we'll get a live report from beijing on that. >>> we begin on the january 6th attack. mark shorts who was chief of staff to mike pence is corroborating with the select committee, two sources tell nbc news. short was subpoenaed and the panel is assessing what information he may be able to provide one source says. short did not respond requests for comment but his cooperation as other members of the trump administration resist complying with congressional subpoenas, comes on the heels of comments made to podcast host, david axelrod. >> i don't believe that president wanted physical harm, i will never believe that. it's hard to hear those people are just expressing their first amendment rights. those people were rioters. that was a mob. when we condemn the black lives matter protest and say those people who destr

he's a u.s. senate candidate, but for him to suggest that somehow democrats are doing something wrong by honoring john lewis with a voting rights package is fundamentally ridiculous. it was shocking to hear herschel walker make these comments in such a way to suggest that he hasn't studied the issue at all. >> here's what walker said when asked for his position on voting rights. if you want to get people to vote, if they're legal to vote, you want to try to encourage people to vote. that's the most precious thing that you have. not encourage but encourage. you get things done now, you don't talk about it after or talk about it during, but get it done right now. no one is not legal to vote. why don't we go in and get the i.d.s and get everything done right now instead of waiting until it's time to vote and start talking about it. how do you interpret this? >> you know, i wish i could. i have no idea what that means. i see it like as a word salad, where he throws a bunch of things together and kind

even though the u.s. effectively handed afghanistan over to the taliban, the united states government has sanctioned the group and refuses to release about $10 billion in government funds, further aiding afghanistan's economic collapse. the united nations warns afghanistan's economic meltdown could become the worst humanitarian crisis it's ever seen. ending the war may or may not have been the right decision, but the way it was done seems to have set the country up for failure and may embolden our enemies and adversaries, showing when pushed, the united states doesn't always stick with its allies. and whatever happens to their people will likely be their problem. >> that was richard engel reporting. back with me is david ignatius, associate columnist and associate editor and msnbc contributor. that last line, the u.s. does not always stick to their allies and whatever happens to their people will likely be their problem. harsh but true? >> i'm afraid so. that was superb reporting by richard engel, as alwa

can the u.s. be a beacon for democracy abroad unless he first confronts the efforts to undermine right at home? >>> plus, washington pays tribute to the life and legacy of bob dole as congress bestows its highest honor, lying in state in the u.s. capitol rotunda. i'll talk to dole's former chief of staff to discuss his enduring mark he has made on american life and politics. >>> and later, as covid cases rise nationwide, new york city tries implementing some of the strictest vaccine mandates in the country. i'll speak with bill de blasio about the many challenges that lie ahead for him and his city, coming up. >>> biggest story in american politics is and will continue to be this homegrown effort to undermine u.s. democracy largely fueled by the former president and his loyalists who have hijacked and radicalized a part of the republican party. there's a reason the u.s. is considered a backsliding democracy. that is the elephant in the room as president biden kicked off a two-day global virtual su

the u.s. marshal service as well as the local sheriff's department here. the attorney for the couple saying they left town for their own safety and on their way back, but it was a member of the public who identified a car, called police and that's when detroit police moved in. i want you to listen to what the police chief had to say. >> we got a tip that they were here, that possibly the fugitives were at this location. spotted, our officer spotted in a matter of minutes when they got here, they set up the perimeter. notified and activated our special response team. they came out. and they were able to take into custody. >> reporter: thousand the , now the couple is expected to be arraigned today. four counts of involuntary manslaughter but it is possible they could receive additional charges. yesterday, we heard some really stunning details from the prosecutor who explained why she is bringing charges against the couple. this is an unprecedented move according to law enforcement agencies, acc

the u.s. also breaking its single day record, almost 500,000 cases on wednesday alone. the current surge is having a real impact on law enforcement staffing, transportation systems, emergency responders, all across the country, and a real life impact on travelers on airlines, with flights still being canceled. here are just a few of the headlines this morning from coast to coast. out west, cases reaching record highs in l.a. county. in dallas parkland's er is seeing a record number of patients. georgia will send national guard troops to overstressed hospitals and testing sites in that site and pennsylvania federal strike teams on their way to help a crowded hospital there. ohio's governor has issued this warning. >> today we have more in hospitals throughout the state than at any other time during this pandemic. i think it's important to emphasize something. what we're seeing in our hospitals, our hospitals filling up, our emergency rooms, is being driven by people in ohio who are not vaccinat

congressman gallego who is a u.s. marine said the u.s. should provide ukraine better weapons so the ukrainians can better defend themselves against russian troops. turns out not everybody in russia appreciated the comments from the congressman including one member of the russian sort of pretend parliament who went on state sponsored russian tv last week to declare as punishment for those comments about ukraine congressman ruben gallego should be, a, placed under surveillance and, b, kidnapped. i think it is fair to say to congressman gallego was less than fazed by that threat from the russian parliamentarian and tweeted in response, f around and find out with an american flag emoji. it is sort of hard to know if that was the sort of thing designed to have a nice, domestic shelf life on russian state tv or if this is an actual thing to worry about from the guy in the russian parliament but since that initial weird threat of violence from that russian politician toward a sitting u.s. congressman things have escalated for the worse. that sam

getting u.s. policy back on track will require his administration to substantially change the way that washington conceives of and carries out cybersecurity. your thoughts on that, and what do you think that approach should look like? >> yes, well, that was another change in 2021 that was very welcome and that was that we saw presidential attention on this issue. i think it was the first time cybersecurity was mentioned in a state of the union address multiple times. and we have senior leadership in the white house, in the national cyber director and a deputy director for national security and strong leadership in my old shop at the cybersecurity infrastructure security agency. so that's a significant change that needed to happen. and the national director can bring a much more coherent approach across government and the private sector. that's the second thing that really needs to change. we need to move from a notion of pushing information across to the private sector to an understanding of the n

the u.s. last night. >>> declaring a state of emergency in the morning, describing the disaster as the most dangerous tornado event in the common wealth's history, concerned most of kentucky's moors aren't ready to deal with the situation on the ground. calling the storms a tragedy, biden is reported to going to visit the region, once circumstances allow, a presidential visit. more ayman coming up, after this. yman coming up, after this snacking can mean that pieces get stuck under mike's denture. but super poligrip gives him a tight seal. to help block out food particles. so he can enjoy the game. super poligrip. ♪ ♪ ♪ hey google. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ bye mom. my helpers abound, i'll need you today. our sleigh is now ready, let's get on our way. a mountain of toys to fulfill many wishes. must be carried across all roads and all bridges. and when everyone is smiling and having their fun i can turn my sleigh north because my job here is done. it's not magic that makes more holiday deli

if now suddenly the u.s. rolls over and allows a u.s. ally, and this country is a close u.s. ally, what is described as a strategic partnership right on nato's door step, if the u.s. just rolls over once again it could be yet another blow to u.s. credibility. let alone costing tens of thousands of potential lives in this country and did destabilizing nato allies. so, a great deal would be at stake. but a great deal, as matt was describing earlier, would be at stake for russia. russia does not want to see its economy closed off from the rest of the world. there have been sanctions, targeted sanctions, put on russian individuals, russian oligarchs, but not syrian-level, iranian-level on the entire economy. >> richard, peter, matt, thank you so much. >>> for now, we need to turn to the january 6th investigation. two very big hearings today. one on capitol hill focused on the police response from that day. that's taking place at 10:00 eastern. the second, an hour later in federal court where the latest hearing for steve bannon will take place. nbc's ali vitali on capitol hill. sc

u.s. yesterday just reported its highest ever single day record for new covid infections. new cases drawing less of a curve, more of a straight vertical line. new cases in the last two weeks are up by 100 and 26%. the world health organization said today that they are anticipating a quote, tsunami of new cases worldwide over the next few weeks. but so far, thankfully, we have not seen a tsunami of new hospitalizations and deaths along with the spread of omicron. the hospitalization rate is in fact up over the last two weeks, but only by 11%. much below the rate of new infections. daily deaths remain essentially flat. now today the head of the cdc stressed that that might be a good sign. that the omicron variant is potentially more mild than previous iterations of the virus. even so, such an astronomical caseload, regardless of how sick people get, means a serious disruption to everyday life. we are already seeing that across the country. take for example new york city today, the subway whi

it focused on whether the prison conditions here in the u.s. are too harsh for assange's mental health conditions. the court sided with the biden administration after giving assurances that he would be treated humanely. is this the kind of argument, similar ones like this we're going to hear in trials going forward? >> this gets complicated when you're talking about mental health issues. you may recall that assange was holed up in the ecuadorian embassy to the uk for seven years. >> yeah. >> that was not -- that was not a pleasant experience by all accounts, and the brits are rightly concerned about his mental health. that could play into his voracity and credibility. the american system is set up to deal with the criminally insane. we have mental health facilities. we have prisons that deal with people who have serious mental health needs, and we have satisfied the british courts thus far who said, okay, we're with you. you can have him. he's going to appeal. we'll wait that out, but the statute of limitations is still there because if we ever

. >> today about 65 u.s. army, navy, and u.s. medical force personnel were deployed to support hospitals. brian kemp said on wednesday that they will deploy about 200 troops on monday to support hospitals and testing sites there. and what do hospitals need right no that they're not getting? >> i would say that it is an extra set of hand that's is helpful, but also that we need more health care professionals. some retired early due to burnout. we know that many are out sick, and i don't know if these national guard people will be able to replace the health care professionals that we so desperately need. so we have to keep the hospitals from going into a surge situation. >> thank you for coming on the show, always great to see you. >> thank you, alison. >> in a little over three hours, cold war type tensions will be center stage when president biden gets on the phone with vladimir putin. the kremlin asked for that call. the main issue, you guessed it, the tens of shows of troops that are raising concerns about a potential invasion.

the u.s. marshals, the fbi, of course, the oakland county sheriff's department here as well. and that is why the prosecution asked the judge for this $500,000 cash bond, and so as of now, this couple is remaining in jail, yasmin. >> all right, meagan fitzgerald, thank you so much for that. >>> i want to now bring in former federal prosecutor and msnbc legal analyst glenn to talk about the case being built right now against ethan and his parents. glenn, good afternoon and thanks for being with us. let's go ahead and start with this morning's arraignment. lawyers for the parents said they were not running from the law when they went to that detroit warehouse. they say it was a miscommunication. let's listen. >> they were scared. they were terrified. they were not at home. they were figuring out what to do, getting finances in order, and the last text messages we had with them and phone calls we had with them, our plan was to drive to the district court this morning because arraignments were supp

he knows the u.s. doesn't want to get bogged down here. he knows the u.s. ultimately is not really interested in guaranteeing ukraine's defense by inviting them into nato, but the u.s. has made commitments to ukraine. they believe very much in the sovereignty of democratic countries. and so putin believes he may have some leverage here, and it is a very precarious geopolitical situation, and it is one that is the white house is having to spend a lot of time on here at year's end. >> david, i want to read something written in "the atlantic". it was written russia's aggression against ukraine is backfiring. and that, quote, putin's military moves are rallying ukrainians and unifying nato. do you agree or is that too optimistic? >> i think it's too optimistic to say it's backfiring that we know the outcome, but it is certainly true that the russian rhetoric has unified ukrainians. it's striking. if you look at polling in ukraine, people in the east next to the russian border are almost as sharply against russian actions as those in the capitol of kiev. there's

the president said the u.s. government will be buying 500 million of those at-home test kits and will mail them for free to any american who wants one. that is set to start next month in january. that seems like a big undertaking. he announced there will be federal testing sites across the country. one of them in new york city before the end of this week and it's already tuesday. the president today also tried to reassure those of us having flashbacks to what life was like at the start of the pandemic. he said today that despite this new surgery, we are in a much different position than we were two years ago. >> another question that folks are asking is, are we going back to march 2020? not last march 2021, but march 2020 when the pandemic first hit. that's what i keep getting asked. the answer is absolutely no, no. this is not march of 2020. 200 million people are fully vaccinated. we're prepared. we know more. we just have to stay focused. >> we do have tools to fight the virus today that we did not have at th

the u.s. seven-day case average right now is at an all-time high with a daily caseload nearly twice that of the worst days of last winter. 300,000 a day and surely a whole lot more that have not been officially reported or confirmed. what's worse, the peak, according to dr. fauci, could be several weeks away. yes, cases are spiking at a dizzying race, but the caseload is not matching an equally dizzying hospitalization spike. new cases up 60% in the past week, new hospitalizations up 14%. covid related deaths are actually down. that's right, down by 7%. still, cities like cincinnati and baltimore are declaring states of emergency while new york's incoming mayor suggests it's time to pivot into a new normal. >> so the day has come when we must learn to be smarter, live with covid and ensure that we protect every-day new yorkers. >> so what does that look like? anxiety over the rise in cases has already created a crunch on businesses, health care and travel. but many americans don't know what to

and let's be absolutely clear about this, the u.s. will get the blame if the u.s. does start. so it is imperative that it is saved. as you rightly said, it tops our report that we published questioned and 240 million people are in need and that is a political emergency. >> will there be pressure in the uk, those that are so deeply involved, to do more? >> not enough. there is a terrible truth. you are happy to use the word afghanistan, i think it is important that we talk about afghanistan, but too many countries don't want to hear the word again. the country is groeken, and it needs it to be involved again. this is a humanitarian crisis that has been man made. the u.s. allowed some carve outs, but it needs to do the same for the u.n. sanctions this is money going to pay salaries of human turn aide workers. this is not about money for the taliban, it's about money to save people threatened by not just misery, but literally starvation. >> it is indefensible. and i also want to talk about ethiopia, something barely covered, and yemen. >> yeah, it generates data that there are 20

we would have asked him about text messages sent to and received from a u.s. senator regarding the vice president's power to reject electors, including a text in which meadows recounts a direct communication with president trump.a according to mr. meadows and his text messages, quote, thinks the legislators, meaning the state legislators have the power, but the vice president has power, too, end quote. remember the whole ball game here, the whole goal of the plot leading up to january 6th was to try to get republican officialst in the states to provide the means of overturning the election results in just enough states so that trump could be declared the overall winner. r they wanted republican officials in swing states that voted for biden to declare there was fraud and there results in those stat should, therefore, be considered invalid. they wanted republican legislators in those states to then send trump electors to congress instead of biden electors which would have the effect of declaring trump the winner in those states. i mean, that's what trump's call

the u.s. supreme court is now considering what to do in the most significant challenge to abortion rights and at least three decades. the justices heard dramatic arguments in a case that challenges the landmark, 1973 roe v. wade defendant's exhibit. nbc news, pete williams report. >> reporter: hundreds gathering outside demonstrating what's hat stake. >> life is so precious and these babies have a chance now and 48 years ago, they may not have. >> reporter: starting with roe v. wade, states can't ban abortion before the age of viability around 24 weeks into a pregnancy. that's why mississippi law is a direct challenge to roe. >> this is an individual liberty interest for women because it has a profound effect on our health department and our lives in the future. >> reporter: over turning roe would undermine public confidence. >> will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political acts? >> chief justice rob

the u.s. surgeon general this morning offering some hope as we wrap up a second holiday season clouded by covid. >> we have made tremendous progress in this last two years as well by studies recently done, in fact, we have saved more than a million lives because of vaccination efforts this past year alone. i know it's tough right now. i know there's a prospect of another wave with omicron coming. but we now know more about how to stay safe than whatever ever known. if you're vaccinated and boosted, your risk of having a bad outcome with covid-19 is much, much lower. and we will get to the end of this pandemic. >> we're going to begin our coverage with liz mclaughlin at charlotte-douglas international airport where the impact of the covid surge is certainly hitting holiday travelers there. elizabeth, welcome to you. i know thousands of flights were grounded over the weekend. today things don't seem to be looking much better. >> reporter: good afternoon. no, this holiday travel mess is just gett

as the u.s. suffers its first death from the strain, the question is what's being done to make sure hospitals are ready. >>> and

u.s. congress woman, obscene slogans, how the behavior of the modern republican has sunk so low. >>> desmond tutu, remembering a true man of peace this holiday season. "all in" starts right now. good evening from new york. i'm chris hayes. i hope you had a good holiday weekend. as we are about to enter the third calendar year of the once in a century pandemic a lot is clear and a few things remain unclear. right now this is what both sides of the covid story look like in america, 21 months into this. this is a chart showing the weekly rate of cases, just cases of covid in new york city, by vaccination status. omicron is making itself known in the last two weeks. the purple line at the top is folks unvaccinated. the orange is vaccinated. if you are unvaccinated you have a very good chance of getting covid right now. if you are vaccinated you are also still ek posed to be sure. i can tell you anecdotally. i think it has gotten a little lost as we've covered breakthrough cases there is still

supreme court, and the three-judge panel on this u.s. circuit court of appeals, they ruled unanimously tonight that the trump white house documents do indeed have to get handed over to the january 6th investigation. they did pause the effect of this ruling for two weeks to give trump the opportunity to appeal this ruling up to the supreme court if he wants to. and presumably he wants to. i think one of the things we have learned over these last five or six years with trump as a political actor is he sees the court system as a giant brake pedal on the bumper car that is his life in the public eye. if you're in trouble for something, you tie it up in court. somebody wants to ask you questions about something, you don't want to answer questions, tie it up in court. somebody wants you to answer for something you have definitely done, tie it up in court. hope it takes as long as possible so the other side runs out of patience or runs out of money or stumbles into a technicality or if you're really lucky, the time will run out on whatever the

. >> u.s. u.s. intelligence suggests that russia could be in a position to invade even by early next year. and it would be a surprise to many if suddenly some of those troops started withdrawing from the ukrainian border. i keep coming back to this, if putin's red line is the idea of nato, pulling out of the region and we heard from biden yesterday, saying that's day dealbreaker, that's not going to happen. doesn't that mean that the impasse continues indefinitely and as long as the troops are there, doesn't that mean something indefinitely could lead to violence? >> that's all a really good point. because at the end of the day, having a lot of troops on the border, we've seen this before, that can lead to flare-ups. but remember, this is not the first time that russia has martialed troops along the border with ukraine. and even though it may invade ukraine, this wouldn't be the first time that russia has invaded ukraine either. so this isn't necessarily a unprecedented thing, all this is doing is t

but it's certainly true that the u.s. attorney's office here has never prosecuted anyone who was working in the government who cited privilege as a defense. bannon wasn't in the government but asserted executive privilege since. this is a potentially more difficult decision for the u.s. attorney's office to make. >> garrett, when you look at the message or the signal that this makes, again, listen, when we heard, remember, mark meadows it seems was not cooperating. then it seems he was to a degree. we learned actually he's not cooperating. there is his deposition tomorrow. based on what he said so far, not going to show up for that obviously, that window is still opened for another 24 hours. then these contempt charges will likely move forward in the committee as you described in the house. there has been much made about the message or the signal that this may send to others who the january 6th select committee would like to be forth coming with details. how effective do you think this really, is given what we have seen s

one from japan, one from the u.s. and they covered the entire house like if a tree went in and out of the doors. we were just trying to keep going. either you show those kids another path and drug, and we couldn't do it for every kid. a lot of those kids ended up being drug dealers. that's him right there. if you look at that photo, he's the only one that survive all of those kids. most of them went into drug dealing and died. that's just the reality of life. we cannot save everyone and everything. but when this project shine all over the world showing a positive message, then they understood the power of art. what happened is the video, the one that we wished didn't exist was on tv every day, but this time for positive things. so a lot of things that happened. but we were struggling to bring artists there. it is hard to get people past the fear of going into a place where there is all this violence. well, we're in here. the police, the states don't come and ask us any questions. we can do whatever we want. i went to

he appears to be testing the u.s. government and the international community to see what he can get away with it. he has 175,000 troops massed on the border with ukraine. what is the right way for the u.s. government to be handling this? joining us now is fiona hill. she's the top expert on the national security council under president trump from 2017. she is the author of "there's nothing for you here," finding opportunity in the 21st century. thank you for making time to be here tonight. dr. hill, thanks for making time tonight. >> thanks so much, rachel. glad to be with you. >> let me ask you if i'm framing this the right way. it seems to me, from just the layman's perspective, that president putin has the world's attention. and he got one-on-one attention from the president of the united states today. and he's got the whole world guessing as to whether or not he's going to do something crazy, militarily, toward ukraine. but he seems to be enjoying and has been seeking the attention he got from it. is it fair to po

but the u.s. departure was mired in chaos, and marred by violence and the taliban who were in charge before the u.s. invaded the country after the september 11th attacks are in control once again. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel takes a look back at the biggest foreign story of this past year. >> reporter: 20 years, 2,461 american soldiers killed. tens of thousands of afghans, killed. 2 trillion dollars spent. so much blood and treasure only for it all to end in as the troops were pulling out, the afghan military, which the u.s. spent $88 billion to train and equip, collapsed. the u.s.-backed president fled the country. and the taliban swept into kabul. afghans rushed to the airport. escape seemed like the safest option. the withdrawal only got more chaotic and violent. isis decided to take a parting shot, dispatching a suicide bomber, who killed some 200 afghans and 13 american service members. >> these american service members who gave their lives, it's an overused word, but i

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u.s. coming up. ♪♪ >>> welcome to "meet the press daily." i'm chuck todd. just a short time ago president biden and vladimir putin wraped up their summit. it lasted just over two hours. this is a video from russian tv at the start of that videoconference according to a senior administration official. president biden planned to warn putin of very real costs if russia did take action against the ukraine. what those costs will be and whether it will deter from vladimir putin is still uncertain. u.s. intelligence suggests that the kremlin is planning a multi-front offensive that could involve as many as 175,000 troops and it could begin as early as next month. today's meeting clearly has the attention of not tonal president himself but the entire administration. the white house said the president spoke to ukrainian president zelensky ahead of today's conference as well as other nato leaders. defense secretary tony blinken also spoke with president zelensky. look, it would not be hyperbole

. >>> plus, a u.s. congressman posts this holiday picture with his family, all holding guns, just days after that school shooting. we'll get reaction from a parent of one of the kids killed in parkland. >>> omicron now detected in more than a dozen u.s. states. plus, a new requirement for foreign travelers coming into the country takes effect tomorrow. what's next in the fight against the new variant? >> it's clear not just that it's here, but it's spreading. it's just that we haven't known to look to it already. >>> new signs emerge of a possible invasion of ukraine. while president biden prepares for a key meeting with vladimir putin this week. >>> good morning, everybody. it is sunday december 5th. i'm lindsey reiser. we begin this morning with more of that breaking news in pontiac, michigan, where several investigations into tuesday's school shooting are ramping up. james and jennifer crumbley, the parents of the suspected shooter ethan crumbley, you see them in the top left on your screen, pleaded

u.s. is now seeing an average of 117,000 cases per day, according to the cdc. and hospitalizations are up 15% in the last two weeks, according to a new analysis by "the new york times." hospitals are once again finding themselves overwhelmed right ahead of the holiday season. joining me now is nbc news correspondent antonia hylton in stamford, connecticut. so a 60% rise in connecticut, and they're attributing all of that, antonia, to delta? >> reporter: that's right, delta continues to be the driving force here, although officials are of course alarmed because now there's two confirmed cases of omicron here. and that means they're going to be fighting two variants at the same time, as we head into this really critical period around christmas and new year's. they think the uptick they're seeing here, not just in cases but in hospitalizations, there are 575 people hospitalized around the state right now, they say this is really connected to thanksgiving, it's connected to people increasingly

they clearly have managed to spook u.s. intelligence. now, of course, the russians know very well that the u.s. intelligence has a direct line to the president. so if you want to get the president's attention, making it very clear that you could invade is the way to achieve that. exactly what the russians now hope to get out of this meeting. well, talking to people close to the kremlin, they are already talking about the fact that negotiations are happening. that that's a positive thing. but, you know, jose, i think we're going to have to first see what the russians say after this call, but more importantly, see what the russians do in the months ahead, to judge whether, first of all, the threats, if you like, from western europe and the u.s. have had an impact. and also, whether president biden has been able to give president putin some kind of a political road map, if you like. some kind of a way to get a little bit of what he wants, without jeopardizing ukrainian sovereignty. frankly, that is incredibly challenging. >> evelyn, do we k

/russian relations, a russian official went on to say that if the u.s. were to go along with the kind of sanctions that president biden had put on the table already their descendents would be regret that go decision for generations to come. pretty stark language unsurprising coming from the russians. when jen psaki the white house press secretary issued a readout she did talk about president biden reiterating that there would be a decisive response should russia invade ukraine. we did his or her more from a senior administration who also briefed reporters after saying that president biden laid out two clear but different paths to president putin dealing with the situation as we move forward, the first would be a path of diplomacy, which would preferably lead to a mutual agreement to deescalate the crisis, but the other path would include significant economic sanctions. they did reiterate that threat, but also the possibility of additional troop deployments within the context of nato in some of those nato states near russia and ukraine. now, what makes th

they should not listen to u.s. military orders. they should instead follow him and the oklahoma state government. and they should not worry about having to get vaccinated against covid. even though there is a military rule that says all troops need to do that. that was a bizarre fight for the republican governor of oklahoma to pick that story. if national guard troops are mad at the republican governor right now there is a very good reason for that. we've got that story ahead for you again tonight as well. now, we've also got an update for you tonight on a public health official, who we've had on the show several times. someone who has been a real asset in the fight against covid-19, among other health challenges. he's been blunt, unafraid. to keep putting public health first. to not sugarcoat it. to not excuse political actions. he has been kind of a beacon. especially in his part of the country. he has now been removed from his job. told to resign. he says, for political reasons and he will be joining us tonight to explain. so th

the u.s. has urged all u.s. citizens, leave haiti, despite reports that migrants are being sent right back to the island nation, when they are detained at the border. >>> meanwhile, in afghanistan, a rapidly deteriorating situation on the ground there, four months after the u.s. left, the taliban took over. i want to bring in amna nawaz. i'm very, very grateful for your time. what does life look like for afghans right now? >> jose, it is absolutely dire for millions and millions of people in afghanistan right now. you saw some of the headlines right there. but essentially, since the four months following the fall of kabul and the taliban re-takeover of the nation, things have gone from bad to worse to absolutely critical. over 20 million people in afghanistan right now are in need of food assistance, dire food assistance. about 9 million are facing starvation, including 1 million children, who are already in severe malnutrition and experts who are tracking this tell us those children could starve and die this co

now, that does not mean u.s. athletes will be prohibited from going. we fully expected u.s. athletes to attend, but no top officials. for example, at the tokyo olympics we saw first lady jill biden attend. oftentimes you see other high profile prominent figures from the u.s. government attend. that will not be occurring here because of this diplomatic boycott, and it just speaks to how tense and cold the relations between u.s. and china have gotten on everything from trade to human rights, and the human rights abuses administration officials said were really central to this decision to have this diplomatic boycott citing the crackdown on the pro-democracy protests in hong kong, the china's policy towards tibet and taiwan, and of course the violence against muslim uyghurs in china, which the state department has classified as genocide. a number of contentious issues between these two countries and the administration taking a big move here, though. as you indicated, not necessarily a surprising one because of that pressure we have seen from lawmakers and some indications we ha