GEOFF BENNETT: In the day's other headlines:## President Trump is suing J.P.

Morgan Chase# and it.. saying the company closed his accounts for# political reasons after he left office in 2021.

The lawsuit alleges the decision, known as# debanking, abruptly cut the Trump Organization## off from access to millions of dollars and# disrupted its operations.

In a statement,## J.P.

Morgan said the suit lacks merit,# adding that the company does not close## accounts for political or religious reasons.# Trump and other conservatives have accused## banks of improperly cutting off their# accounts following the January 6 attack.

In Davos, Switzerland, earlier# today, President Trump met on the## sidelines of the World Economic Forum with# Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

QUESTION: How was your meeting with President# Trump?

Mr.

Zelenskyy, how was the meeting?

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY, Ukrainian# President: The meeting was very... GEOFF BENNETT: Their meeting happened away .. the word good when describing the talks.# And in his address to the forum, Zelenskyy## cited progress on peace efforts and called on# Russia to come to the table to end the war.

VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY: The documents# aimed at ending this war are nearly,## nearly ready.

Ukraine is working with full# honesty and determination.

And that brings## results.

And Russia must become ready too# to finish this war, to stop this aggression.

GEOFF BENNETT: Zelenskyy was also critical of# Europe's slow and disjointed response to the war## in Ukraine, comparing his repeated warnings of the# threat Russia poses to the film "Groundhog Day."

It comes as President Trump's envoys Steve# Witkoff and Jared Kushner are in Moscow,## where they met with Russian President Vladimir# Putin.

Meantime, on the ground in Ukraine,## the latest Russian strikes hit the Eastern city of# Dnipro, where at least seven people were injured.

Today marks America's official withdrawal# from the World Health Organization one year## after President Trump signed an executive# order setting the nation's exit in motion.## The pullout threatens to plunge the# WHO into an even deeper budget crisis,## with Washington long being the health# agency's biggest financial backer.

The U.S.

is also leaving behind a# $260 million bill in unpaid fees,## even as it's required by law to pay all# outstanding debts.

The State Department## today argued that: "The American people have# paid more than enough to this organization,## and this economic hit is beyond any# financial obligations to the organization."

In Australia, a gunman who shot and killed three# people and injured one more remains at large.

The## suspect shot two couples in two separate locations# in the small town of Cargelligo in New South## Wales.

Police say the shooting will have a lasting# impact on the town of only about 1,500 people.

ANDREW HOLLAND, Assistant Commissioner, New# South Wales Police: What I will say is that,## again, it's a tragedy that's taken# place in a very small country,## and it will have a big effect on the community.

GEOFF BENNETT: The latest shooting took place as# that country observed a national day of mourning## for the 15 victims of last month's massacre# during a Bondi Beach Hanukkah celebration.

At a service in Sydney's iconic Opera# House, attendees lit candles and## heard from the country's prime minister, who# apologized for failing to prevent the attack.

Here in the U.S., a closely watched reading on# inflation ticked higher.

The Commerce Department## said today that the Personal Consumption# Expenditures Price Index rose 2.8 percent in## November from a year earlier.

That's a bit# more than the month before, and above the Fed's## preferred target of 2 percent.

Today's report# was delayed by last year's government shutdown.

Meantime, on Wall Street today, stocks continued# their rebound as tariff concerns ease.

The Dow## Jones industrial average added around 275# points on the day.

The Nasdaq rose nearly## 200 points.

The S&P 500 has now recovered# much of its losses from earlier in the week.

And a blues-infused vampire# epic has made Oscar history.

MAN: "Sinners."

(CHEERING) WOMAN: Michael B. Jordan in "Sinners."

(CHEERING) WOMAN: And Ryan Coogler, "Sinners."

GEOFF BENNETT: The film "Sinners" is# nominated for a record 16 Academy Awards,## including best picture.

That# breaks the previous record of## 14 nominations set by "All About# Eve," "Titanic" and "La La Land."

The action-packed "One Battle After# Another," starring Leonardo DiCaprio,## trails just behind with 13 nods.

Both# films made the cut in a brand-new category,## best casting, alongside "Hamnet," "Marty Supreme,## and "The Secret Agent."

The 98th Academy# Awards ceremony will air on Sunday, March 15.

And longtime Vatican reporter, author and# friend of this program John Allen Jr.

has## died.

The Kansas native covered multiple popes# starting in 1997 first for The National Catholic## Reporter and later The Boston Globe.

Allen# was also a frequent "News Hour" contributor,## sharing his insights as recently as last year for# a report about the conclave that elected Pope Leo.

John Allen Jr.

passed away today after a# long battle with cancer.

He was 61 years old.

Still to come on the "News Hour": former special# counsel Jack Smith faces congressional scrutiny## over his investigations into President Trump; a# Texas jury acquits a former Uvalde police officer## for failing to act quickly enough during the# Robb Elementary School shooting; and we examine## the president's confrontational approach to the# U.S.

court system one year into his second term.