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"constitution." ♪ ♪ ♪ this is the "cbs evening news" with norah o'donnell, reporting from the nation's capital. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> o'donnell: good evening, and thank you for joining us. there is a lot of news to get to on this monday night but we're going to begin with rising tensions in ukraine and the threat of a possible russian invasion growing by the minute. here in washington, president biden held a video call with european allies this afternoon to discuss a common response to russia's continued military buildup around ukraine's border. n.a.t.o. announced that it was putting forces on standby and is reinforcing eastern europe with more ships and fighter jets, moves that russia denounced, and the biden administration is considering whether to send several thousand u.s. troops and equipment to reinforce n.a.t.o. meanwhile, the state department has ordered the families of american diplomats to leave the country, and they've advised nonessential american embassy personnel and private u.s. citizens should do the same. also tonight, speaker nancy pelosi wants a white house briefing on the ukraine russia situation for congress. so we have two reports tonight from here in washington and inside ukraine. cbs' ed o'keefe will start us off from the white house. good evening, ed. >> reporter: good evening, norah. a major shift in the white house on russian shift with ukraine. >> reporter: a major shift in the white house's approach to the russian stand to discuss a diplomatic solution planned for new military deployment, suggests much of europe is now preparing for the the possibility of a new war. >> biden: i had a very, very very good meeting, totally in agreement with all of the european leaders. >> reporter: president biden consulted with european leaders in the situation room. >> it is very clear that the russians have no intention right now of decalculating. >> reporter: the pentagon placed 8500 troops ready to deploy to nato's eastern plank within days if the situation deteriorates. >> we are not deploying them now. we are not saying diplomacy is dead. >> reporter: but the administration ordered u.s. embassy families out of ukraine and warned americans not to travel to russia, as vladimir putin sent more troops into belarus, and carried out military exercises in the baltic sea. >> after this weekend, is he more or less concerned about the possibility of a russian incursion in ukraine? >> he said last week that a military action by russia could come at any time. that remains his point of view. >> reporter: the u.s. is hoping its own show of force would deter putin. fighter jets could be sent to nato countries, as well as warships. the u.s.s. truman arrived for long exercises. but nato is also bolstering defenses with the danish and dutch. the threat of punishing sanctions if putin invades -- >> biden: russia will pay a heavy price -- >> reporter: -- hasn't forced putin to pull back. and with more of his forces going into belarus, the administration shifted tactics. >> what happened in the last few days that prompted the pentagon to present specific troop deployments to the president. put another way, why now? >> i wouldn't say it is a response to an abrupt moment. it is a part of an ongoing constituent see plan. >> reporter: and they were asked by a fox news reporter is rising inflation would be an issue in tae election. >> biden: that's a great asset, more inflation, what a stupid son of a bitch. >> reporter: the administration likely to spend the next few days responding to all of that. also tonight, the department of homeland security is warning of a potential cyber attack against the u.s. if american and nato forces respond to a russian invasion of ukraine. the u.s. officials say they see no sign of moscow currently preparing >> o'donnell: ed o'keefe, thank you. diplomacy is not dead as officials from russia and ukraine are set to meet in paris wednesday with talks with their counterparts from france and germany. the eyes of the world are on ukraine tonight and cbs' holly williams is there. >> reporter: if there's a russian ground invasion, this village is potentially in the firing line. in the village of sen'kivka under two miles from ukraine's border with russia, tatiana syviek told us if there's an invasion, many people here will have nowhere to run. on the other side of the border amassed 127,000 u.s.-russian troops according to ukraine's government. today ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky told the people of his country not to panic. nina boleya is 79, born when ukraine was under nazi occupation in the second world war. she showed us her cellar where she stores food for the winter. she has another purpose in mind if the russians show up. you can take shelter here if the russians invade. ukraine is not a wealthy country. now its freedom and its young democracy are threatened by its colossal neighbor, and what some say are president vladimir putin's ambitions to create a new russian empire. tomorrow, we're expecting another shipment of emergency military assistance from theof y military assistance from the u.s. including munitions to arrive here in kiev. norah. >> o'donnell: thank you, holly williams. well, it was a roller coaster ride of a day in the stock market. fears over what's going on in ukraine along with questions over the federal reserve's plan to curb inflation sent stocks into a free fall with the dow down more than 1,000 points by just afternoon. but after a late-day rally, all three indexes closed up inday rl three indexes closed up positive territory. all right, we're turning now to covid where another fight over restrictions is headed to court. cbs' meg oliver reports from outside a school in arlington, virginia, where the battle over masks is pitting parent against parent. >> reporter: there's a face off over face coverings in virginia public schools after the governor's executive order letting parents opt out of school mask mandates took effect today. >> it's parents that should decide the health measures taken for their children. >> reporter: and many parents agree. this morning, a group of them in stafford county arrived at their children's elementary school with the intent to send them in without masks despite the district's policy. six families were turned away and offered virtual lessons instead. >> there is no doubt that masks have played a role in our children's lack of education and those masks are directly impacting their ability to learn. >> reporter: but seven county school boards have filed a lawsuit against governor youngkin seeking to block the executive order. the lawsuit represents more than 350,000 students across virginia, arguing that the state constitution gives local school boards the authority to enact policies that protect the health and well being of students and staff. it also cites a state law requiring school systems to follow c.d.c. health guidelines which recommends universal masking in schools regardless of vaccination status. amber bowmer, one of 13 parents in a separate lawsuit, has long covid and asthma. >> we are fighting for all of the children of virginia, and all of the teachers and the parents and all the immunocompromised individuals who work and attend the schools within our school system. >> reporter: chris wilson, a father of two, also supports mask mandates. >> not a problem. the kids support it, they know it's the right thing to do. we also know this is not a forever decision. this is a temporary decision. >> reporter: here in virginia, the lawsuits ask the mask mandate remain in place until the court reaches a decision. ul the court rea meanwhile, in los angeles today, students were required to upgrade their mandatory masks to something other than non-cloth with a nose wire. norah. >> o'donnell: meg oliver, thanks. sad news out of baltimore, three firefighters were killed and one remains in critical condition and on life support after trapped inside a vacant row house. they were responding to a fire when it partially collapsed early this morning. people gathered outside the hospital to say farewell to the fallen. the cause remains under investigation. in st. paul, minnesota, three former officer in the murder of george floyd are accused of violating floyd's civil rights by ignoring his desperate pleas for help. here's cbs' mola lenghi. >> you're doing fine, you're talking fine. >> reporter: today prosecutors said the three officers didn't lift aen george finger when george floyd said he couldn't breathe at least 25 times, while derek chauvin needles on kneelen his neck for more than nine fientsf minutes. prosecutors said it was more about what the three police officers 3id not do than what they did. the two officers failed in their duties of stopping a police officer they see using excessive force. tow, king, and thomas lane, are charged with denying george floyd's civil rights by not providing aid that could have kept him alive. >> they're trying to say that chauvin did it all on his own, and they, meaning the other defendants, were not trying to help mr. chauvin violate mr. floyd's rights. >> reporter: prosecutors alleged during floyd's deadly arrest, they held him back while chauvin kneeled on him for eight minutes. lane can be heard twice asking derek chauvin if they should reposition floyd. another defense attorney,th a failure by the thomas plunkett, called floyd's death a failure by minneapolis police department and failed of training. >> when you use that argument, it is like you were saying, yes, this is true he did it, but he wasn't properly trained. >> reporter: thomas lane and king were relatively new to the minneapolis police department. lane's attorney said today lane will testify in his own defense, although it is still unclear if thes unc other two officers, or if derek chauvin will testify during this trial, norah. >> o'donnell: mola lenghi, thank you. >> o'donnell: mola lenghi, thank you. washington is buzzing over the bombshell announcement on "face the nation" that the trump administration had a plan that would have authorized the department of defense to seize voting machines in several battleground states. cbs' scott macfarlane has that. >> reporter: in plano, texas, ae the courthouse prosecutors accused oath keepers stewart rhodes of using force. rhodes, the alleged coordinator of the assault of the capitol the cooperating with the january 6 committee, making him the latest key figure to do so. cbs news confirmed the committee is confirming a draft order that would have ordered the pentagon to seize voting machines from several battleground states where they allege fraud took place. >> we are concerned our military was part of this big lie on promoting that the election was false. >> reporter: the order, which was never signed by former president trump, would have also involved the department of justice. thompson revealed sunday former attorney general bill barr has had a voluntary conversation with the committee. >> so if you are using the with the c military to potentially seize voting machines, even though it's a discussion, the public needs to know. we've never had that before. >> reporter: also tonight, a georgia court has granted local prosecutors request for a special grand jury to investigate whether the former president tried to interfere with georgia's 2020 election results. mr. trump referred to that as a political witch hunt. norah. >> o'donnell: scott macfarlane, thank you. today the mayor of new york city announced a crackdown on illegal guns like the one used to kill a rookie officer and critically injure another officer in harlem friday night. tonight police in washington and texas are searching for gunmen who targeted officers as well. we get more from cbs' jeff pegues. >> reporter: when new york city police officers responded to a domestic call in harlem, a barrage of gunfire greeted them in an apartment hallway. rivera was killed and mora is in critical condition. in houston corporal charles gallaway was ambushed during a routine traffic stop after a suspect who is still on the run emerged from a vehicle firing a gun, riddling the squad car with bullet holes. >> this is a ruthless, savage eecution. >> reporter: a manhunt is also underway in washington, d.c., for the suspect who shot an officer sunday night. >> he pulled a firearm, fired several shots at our officers. >> reporter: is there such a thing as a routine call? >> no, not at all. every single incident has the capacity to turn deadly. >> reporter: deadly violence sparked by illegal guns, striking down officers and people on city streets. a steady flow of weapons into major cities. new york's mayor says police took more than 6,000 guns off the streets last year. >> it is illegal to carry a gun in our city, yet our police officers take them off the streets every day in record numbers. >> reporter: the suspect accused of killing officer rivera died today after being shot at theh i scene where police say he was armed with this illegal gun, equipped with a high-capacity magazine capable of holding 40 rounds. police also say they found a loaded, illegal ar-15 assault rifle under the suspect's mattress. officer jason rivera, 22 years old, he grew up in new york city. at the beginning of his career,k he was asked why he wanted to join the police force. he said that he wanted to see better relations between community and police. norah. >> o'donnell: mourning all those officers, jeff pegues, thank you. still ahead, a warning from aaa about rising gas prices and why they're going up. and remember, we shared this school principal's story on cbs. now he's going to the super bowl! loaded the td ameritrade mobile app so you can quickly check the markets? yeah, actually i'm taking one last look at my dashboard before we board. excellent. and you have thinkorswim mobile- -so i can finish analyzing the risk on this position. you two are all set. have a great flight. 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