Chelsea Manning faces more prison time, fines

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning could be facing up to 18 months of prison time and $441,000 in court-imposed penalties for refusing to testify to a grand jury against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Investigative journalist Ben Swann weighs in. Hong Kong, demonstrators gathered at a transit station on Wednesday for a silent sit-in, causing hours of unrest. RT America’s Sara Montes De Oca reports from Hong Kong. China has threatened to impose sanctions on US companies that work with the Taiwanese military as Washington announces an arms deal with Taiwan. Plus, the head of the US Southern Command says the United States is ready to “do what needs to be done” in Venezuela even as we learn about secret talks between Maduro’s government and the Trump administration.