Today is tuesday december. Seventh will tell you why President Biden is ready to confront russia's leader today and how the? U S is sending a message to china next year's winter olympics also, americans are marking the day that lives in infamy eighty years later, plus the prominent congressmen whose quitting to work for former president trump. What just you smell, let said on the stand about accusations he staged the hate crime and which huge stars will have chosen las vegas in the new year wealth monogamous, That is already all today's news in around ten minutes, fast, fair, fun, and on the go America Mandy thanks so much for being here, you're ready. Let's do this its being called one of the highest stakes conversations president Biden has had since he moved into the white house. He has they video meeting today with the russian president, Vladimir putin. This comes as the american intelligence commute

but he is warning russia is preparing to invade ukraine and american ally as soon as next month. According to their intelligence, russian forces have surrounded ukraine on three sides with up to one hundred thousand troops and they ve. kept up a cyber and disinformation campaign that takes aim at ukraine's government so today, by an admin, immigration officials tell news outlets like the new york times. The present is hoping to convince Putin and invasion would not be worth it. He'll apparently make it clear if russia does invade ukraine, u S will respond with sanctions and, if needed, the? U s may also send more troops into europe. So why would russia too

the start of conflict in the first place. What some administration officials say, president Putin worries ukraine is a threat to russia by having close allies in the west. Like the? U s, just yesterday, president Biden and secretary of state anthony blink spoke to ukraine's president to make it clear the: u S will keep supporting ukraine's independence. Meanwhile, president Putin spokesperson says russia is expected to hear concrete proposals from Biden today like a promise to roll back military cooperation with ukraine, and that ukraine will never be able to join nato. All that sad. Ukraine is not the only topic on the agenda today, official safer didn't bite and will also follow up on cyber security issues, and the two leaders will talk about how the EU s in russia are making moves in space, as well as the effort to get around. On back into the nuclear deal. Statehood for the same in time. In a month, the? U S, justice, department, sued, texas, over voting, concerns this time the lawsuit has to do with redistricting the deal J says texas, lawmakers

illegally discriminated against voters of color when they drew near districts. They give white republican voters more political power. Remember satan I'm makers were able to draw on new districts because the twenty twenty senses showed the texas population. In grown by nearly four million people in the last decade, by the administration says. Ninety five percent of that growth was actually among minority populations, so the lawsuit asked the core to keep taxes from holding elections under these redrawn districts and the poorest texas lawmakers to trot knew maps that really reflect The population, but the attorney general in texas cause the whole lawsuit absurd and says it's just the justice department trying to control taxes. Voters he's promising to fight it in court

to be continued, the most populous city in the? U s? Now has some of the strictest vaccine rules in the country, a new mandates, as anyone who works in person for a private company in new york city needs to have at least one dose of a covert nineteen vaccine by the end of this month about a hundred eighty four thousand businesses it will be impacted, newark cities, mayor, says, more details about the rules and how will be enforced will come out next week, but already some business leaders are worry. For example, the brooklyn and of commerce, as the mandate could lead to more lay offs, as some businesses struggle with labour shortages and employee meant lawyers say the mandate is bound to face some legal challenges. Already the city has been in we're seeing other mandates like people ought to show proof they ve been vaccinated to do certain indoor activities like going to the german eating inside restaurants, and just this week those rules extended to children over five, so they won't be able to take part in extracurricular activities if they're not backs

they did separately. President Biden has been pushing for a nation wide rule. This has employers, with at least a hundred workers will have to make sure that employees get vaccinated or test negative recovered nineteen weekly, but that one has been tied up in court So for now it still on hold. Today, marks exactly eighty years since americans were attacked on pearl harbor, more than twenty three hundred a merry kids died when Japan bombed the hawaiian naval base on December seven nineteen, forty one, then president frank Then Roosevelt called it the date which will live in infamy, and it does especially since that attack pushed the. U s into world war, two Today there will be a parade and ceremony to remember those who died or fought for their country in the second world war. The veterans affairs department says about two hundred and forty thousand of the sixteen million americans who served in world war, two are still alive today and so on. And will be going to hawaii. For today's events, you can watch the ceremony and parade today from home, starting at four p m hawaii time. That's nice,

pm eastern, u s. Government leaders have decided to boycott the winter olympics beijing, China, to be clear. American athletes will still be able to compete. The violent administration will not send any diplomatic or official representatives is hoping to send a message to china that it cannot support human rights abuses, the u s has accused china of genocide over its treatment of ethnic minorities, but China, as the eu should quote, stop politicizing sports and a chinese government spokesperson says china will take resolute the counter measures, although he has not given details about what those might be for news is just ahead, but first, let's take a quick break to thank our sponsor rad power bikes. When was the last time got on a bike and actually wanted to go up a steep hill you can, with e bikes, is probably why you keep hearing about them. People who use rad power bike say it's completely transformed everyday life. Here's the best part, because rad power bikes is north america's.

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and as a member on the ways and means committee. So what will happen to his position in congress? His seat will be up for grabs in next year's, mid term elections and republicans Irs will replace them in the committees. Jesse smell that took the stand this week. Telling jurors quote there was no hoax. Remember mallette is an actor who used to be in the show empire, police and prosecutors say he filed a false police report and staged a hate crime back in two thousand and nineteen two brothers testified last week that mallette paid them to pretend to beat him up in front of surveillance, cameras, butts mallette and his attorneys insist. He was beaten by two men in chicago who yelled racist and homophobic slurs and put a noose around his neck. Smollett testified yesterday that he never paid the brothers for any kind of hoax that instead the money was for personal training and nutrition plans. Spiller also said he didn't.

Actually want the police to be called at all. When the attack first happened, because as a black man in america, you does not trust police and he said he didn't want to be known. As someone who got beat up. He also said he refused to give investigators his cell phone because he wanted his privacy prosecutors have argued mallette stage the attack because he didn't like the empire studios response to hate mail. He had received his charge with six counts. A felony, disorderly conduct, if found guilty mallette, could face up to three two years in prison, but exports have said he would likely only face probation or you can now buy and sell shares of buzz feed on the nasdaq. Yet the digital media company Buzzfeed that started fifteen years ago and built a large following through new and catch you ways is now a publicly traded company, Buzzfeed executive said going public. Will let the company acquire other media companies and invest more into

platform as CNBC points out. It's the first significant modern digital media company to enter the public markets, so it'll be watched closely by others in the industry, think bustle, VOX, vice and more. Who may want to follow suit, so how's it going so far. Well, it's had a choppy start on day, one of trading yesterday the bus feedstock had an initial jump of about fifty per cent, but then it tumbled and Buzzfeed raised a lot less. Money than it expected from the deal that brought it onto the stock market in the first place tickets go on sale to day to see adele in las vegas, but you may not get a chance to buy them. Adele announced a residency at caesar's palace. Hotel called weakens with adele, but took a master, is giving first priority to fans who have already registered with their free verified fan programme. Those fans will have a chance to get tickets starting at ten, a m pacific. Why?

an pm eastern today, so want to wait and see of tickets will be available for anyone else, though, keep in mind. Ticketmaster may have same day seats available once the show starts, or there are some reseller sites like stub hub who will likely have Adele tickets available later there will be two shows. Each weekend from january through April and Adele is not the only start taking their talents to vegas in the new year. Both Michael do play and John. legend announced new residency starting in April tickets to see Michael who play go on sale. This friday, the tenth, then fans can buy tickets to john legend, show on Monday, the thirteen

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Long after officials wanted them to be a bright color at first materials. To make red signs that would not fade were hard define these days. That's not the case, so they're always read or write. Thank you for tuning into the newsworthy today and every day, we'll be back with another news and up to morrow until then have a great the