the war in ukraine now, there are going to be very many tough questions for the pentagon, for doj, for the president of the united states frr from a communications standpoint, what do they need to do now i think you have seen the biden/harris administration do over the last 24/48 hours, communicate what they can, and ensure calm. you saw the president, and i see we have the justice department, merrick garland is going to speak because folks need to know the specifics about what is about to happen. you saw the president down play it, he is not particularly concerned when asked about it on his international trip, and then the pentagon spokesperson coming out at the pentagon was very important because as that press conference was happening, the fbi was actually searching the home of the suspect. i do believe the person that has now been captured in this case there s two things, chris. there s an internal, what the government is internally concerned about and then the
iceberg. there s just stuff that if your tax dollars of funding these atrocities, then you should be able to know about it, he said. the wide ranging us secrets began appearing in the czech group 6 to 8 months ago earlier than us officials have so far publicly acknowledged. i don t think that there was a goal nor some sort of accomplishment that he was looking for and sharing these documents. of course, there s some anti government set sentiment, but that s not unlike most right wingers in the modern day. the group known as thug shaker central, included 20 to 30 people who bonded over military gear, guns and god, the washington post reported and treasurer was viewed as their strict but revered leader. the pentagon spokesperson described the leak as a deliberate criminal act and said steps are being taken to limit the number of people who have access to this top secret information. we continue to review ooh, those distribution list update them. make sure there is a need to know. the pen
because you think you can get away with it. so that s what it looks like on the face of it. obviously it s a disaster. why was this young national guard guy allowed access to slides from the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff? i mean, that should be very restricted. um he and him know whether you have a clearance or not. there s also another standard which is need to know. and i m a little bit afraid that after 9 11, maybe the intelligence community went overboard and allowed too many people access in an effort to tear down silos. pentagon spokesperson patrick ryder today when it was pointed out that this individual was 21. he noted accurately that the pentagon the united states government gives young people in the military a lot of responsibility. they lose their lives in battle. uh, you know, and so being 21, having a lot of responsibility is not unusual for the military. but maybe you think rules need to change in the military. given what happened today and just in terms of acces
snow. the amount of snow that is coming will add to that, higher totals 5-8 inches i m not nearly much as what we have already seen but still enough to cause some travel issues. wins will linger longer, especially at the coast, where they could be gusting 60, even up to 65 miles per hour, and then to the west, and other atmospheric river and another very serious threat, norah, fora dangerous confrontation between the united states and russia, andle nstasancfee that nationa unprofd reckless. the pentagon spokesperson saying today the russian fighter jet struck the propeller of an surveillance drone in international airspace, forcing it to crash into the black sea. president biden has been briefed at the russian ambassador was summoned to the state department. cbs s david martin has new details from the pentagon.
that meeting comes just case after u.s. officials told cnn that the chinese government is contemplating providing putin with lethal military aid. this afternoon, a pentagon spokesperson warned there could be serious consequence it is that happened. cnn s fred pleitgen reports from moscow where putin attempted to drum up support among russians at a military-style rally earlier today. [ speaking non-english ] reporter: russian leader vladamir putin rallying his nation for a tough battle. at an event in moscow, putin s message to the crowd, russian troops in ukraine are fighting for russia s survival. translator: there is a battle going on for our historical borders, for our people. it is led by the same courageous fighters standing here. they fight heroically, courageously, bravely. we are proud of them. three years in their honor.