it suggests there is something significant he wants to talk about and he ll be taking questions. so, i look at that as another marker in perhaps developments, perhaps progress, perhaps some change in the state of affairs concerning what the u.s. and perhaps western allies are viewing on this and where they are in terms of expectations about what russia may do. andrea. and richard, what are you seeing from your perspective? president zelensky s meeting with top defense officials. a signal that something might be hanning soon? so when the ukrainian militarily, which has been very cautious, has been following the zelensky line that there s really nothing to see here, is starting to express more concern. they re talking how the separatists in eastern ukraine are starting to get their forces ready, which fits with what local ukrainian commanders were
they ll soon debate a measure banning no-knock warrants in the wake of this latest shooting. and rearau mitchell reports starts right now. good day. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington. as democratic led states, where covid cases are dropping, are starting to move towards unmasking school children. calls to lift statewide mandates over the next month and california ending an indoor mask requirement for vaccinated people. the u.s. olympic team stepping up their game in beijing. the star turned from figure skating fenom, nathan chen. the 22-year-old salt lake city native with a bedazzling and
with president putin, that would be risky in and of itself. the optics would be incredibly complicated. that is the backdrop, and we know that the national security team is meeting with the president. right now, the secretary of defense, chairman of the joint chiefs updating the president with the situation on the ground in ukraine as it continues to intensify. the vice president here as well. the window for diplomacy is closing but it still remains cracked open just a little bit. andrea. and richard engel, you re literally in the trenches with the ukrainian troops, and right across the border, a mile from the other front line, the decision to stay in belarus, that those exercises were not exercises that were supposed to end yesterday, you didn t suspect they would end and as we watched, it was very clear, they re advancing towards the border rather than going back to their barracks. so we have been at this now for a few months where there has been increasing tension,
good day, everyone. this is andrea mitchell reports in washington with the exclusive wide-ranging interview with president biden. on the crisis in ukraine. the president with another message for vladimir putin as he holds a call this morning, as the president holds a call this morning with nato leaders and president zelensky huddles about the invasion threat. look, i ve spoken with putin, i ve spoken to every nato leader. i ve brought them together like i think they ve never been so coordinated in modern history. the question is he has to know if he does, the entire circumstance for russia changes worldwide, changes overnight. the cost to russia both in terms of reputational cost and economic cost would be profound. on the coronavirus, the president stood by the cdc, which is sticking to its indoor
she seems completely committed to this track no matter what the political attacks on her. yeah. for better or worse, i think her dye is cast with seeking and demanding questions on what happened january 6th, criticizing what president trump s role in that was. and i think she s right. the january 6th committee will not be intimidated but they phase what could be a real deadline with the midterm elections. because if republicans win control of the house, they are unlikely to continue this inquiry. so, they have a real deadline looming in front of them, andrea. and turning to the supreme court, let s listen to what president biden told lester holt about the short lirs. list. what i ve done is i ve taken about four people and done the deep dive on the meaning, the thorough background checks and see if there s anything in the