here is the very latest for us tonight. kevin, evening. >> reporter: germans in a tough spot with this one. from the white house's perspective a bold declaration from the president who by the way had the policies to pavement way to the north stream 2 pipeline in the first place. today in a joint press conference with germany's chancellor, the president declined to elaborate how he planned to "somehow stop the russians from going forward with the project" if they invade ukraine. >> if russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the border of ukraine, again, then there will be -- we will -- there'll be no longer a north stream 2. we'll bring an end to it. >> reporter: a warning from the white house if russia invades ukraine, the u.s. and its european partners will hit russia right where it hurts in the wallet by way of shuttering the nord stream 2 pipeline.