his special spending plan reporter: lester, that s right the president said he expects to break up that bill into smaller pieces, which means some elements like the child tax credit may be dropped and there is another headline about vice president harris i asked if he would commit to keeping her on his ticket in 2024, and he said yes. lester kristin welker at the white house, thank you. president biden also making news tonight on ukraine, predicting a russian invasion richard engel is there with the latest. reporter: even as u.s. officials warn russia now has enough troops in position to invade ukraine, president biden today appeared to suggest if russia does a partial incursion, the u.s. could live with it. russia will be held accountable if it invades. and it depends on what it does. it is one thing if it is a minor incursion and then we end up having to fight about what to do and not to do, et cetera. but if they end up doing what they re capable of doing with the force am
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