cyberattacks will shut down key ukrainian institutions. after that, russian tanks and soldiers will advance on key targets that have already been identified and wrapped up in detail plans. the state department said tonight that the blinken will meet with sergei lab rob in provided there s no russian invasion. this comes as the u.s. says russia expelled its second most senior official of the american embassy in moscow, gorman. the state department calls it unprovoked and escalatory step. on the domestic front, the senate passed a short term funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown that would ve taken effect friday night. that bill keeps the government running through march 11th. over in the, house republican leader, kevin mccarthy, has endorsed harriet pagan meant, the trump backed candidate that is challenging liz cheney in the primary. was removed from the number