so, we learned what secretary of state tony blinken said to his russian counterpart to foreign minister lavrov, and it included a warning. further invasion of ukraine will mean swift and severe consequences. we want to begin though with all eyes on the white house ahead of a crucial mogot between the president and the two bipartisan heads of the senate judiciary committee. the topic, of course, the president's pick to replace justice stephen breyer on the court. we've got nbc chief white house correspondent peter alexander and ally vitale and joined by david druccers, political correspondent for "the washington examiner" and contributing editor for vanity fair's "the hive." and the author of "in trumpos shadow. if only we knew the answer to what's next. the question is who will be the