russian president vladimir putin. the president warning the nation that ukraine s capital of kyiv, made up of more than 2.8 million people, could be a target within days. this is the biggest crisis to face europe since the end of the cold war. the latest satellite images show russian troops moving within 10 miles of ukraine s border, where they ve deployed helicopter and ground-attack aircraft. meanwhile, russian-backed rion easterndtsosi ukraine. russian media is also reporting attacks on the region that the u.s. and ukraine say are staged false flag attacks. russia has increased its number of troops at the border to as many as 190,000. we have a lot of news to get to tonight with this fast-moving story. but we begin first with cbs weijia jiang at the white house where the president made that extraordinary announcement. good evening, weijia.
the european union and the united kingdom all condemned putin s decision. we have full coverage to have the story from inside ukraine. first, to cbs s weijia jiang at the white house. good evening, edga. reporter: good evening to you, jericka. tonight president biden is also codemning latest moves by vladimir putin and vowing to respond with additional even more severe economic penalties. but the white house is still scrambling to find a way to stop putin from launching a full-scale attack which appears to be more likely by the hour. tonight, new signs that a military invasion could be imminent. russian president vladimir putin s decision to recognize the independence of two separatist regions in eastern ukraine and his order to have the russian military conduct so-called peacekeeping operations there is raising fears that this is the first wave of a larger attack. the white house responded by
and it will spread further because it is highly contagious. reporter: as scientists scramble to learn more about the omicron variant, tonight the white house says nothing is off the table as they think about potential new travel restrictions, that includes vaccine and testing mandates for domestic flights. margaret. weijia jiang at the white house. the parents to have the 15-year-old boy accused of shooting and killing four fellow students in oxford at a high school in michigan this week could soon be facing criminal charges. nancy cordes has new details tonight. we hear something that sounds like someone being punched against a locker and we heard at least six more gunshots followed by screaming. drop your backpack! reporter: the senior catalina ifkovits credits her math teacher for springing into action. the shooter was right outside
o donnell: yeah, i mean, you see that the president s approval rating is falling. he staked his presidency on trying to contain this pandemic. is that why we re hearing from him now? reporter: the white house certainly knows this is a pivotal moment because those ratings fell for the first time on his handling of the pandemic since he took office. this week also marks back to school for millions of children across the country, many of whom cannot get vaccinated. the spike in pediatric hospitalizations in recent months has alarmed parents and covid task force officials warn more kids are going to get sick as long as the virus spreads. the president is also worried about the economy. in fact, just last week, he blamed the delta variant for a weaker-than-expected jobs report. norah. o donnell: all right, weijia jiang at the white house. thank you. and tonight, just a week after floods and tornadoes slammed the northeast, the hard-hit region is facing the threat of more severe storms
what keeps them going. it s extremely difficult because we feel we feel the pain, we feel the agony that they re feeling, there s nothing good about what happened here, other than trying to proviitosue that are left behind. reporter: officials today made a point to stress that mental health resources are available for crews here at thee collapse site and they vow to keep that going in the long term as well. major. garrett: as was said, it s a terrible thing. manuel bojorquez, thank you. president biden called vladimir putin today and issued a warning, saying the u.s. will take any necessary action to stop russian hackers. more on this from cbs weijia jiang at the white house. reporter: tonight, president biden is urging vladimir putin to rein in the ransomware attacks emanating from inside russia.