heightened alert to deploy to europe. the pentagon says it s part of an increased effort to prevent russia from invading. hello, sandra smith in new york. john, great to be with you. john: john roberts in washington. defense officials suppress u.s. troops would support a nato response force and not sent to ukraine. the who us says the national security team is finalizing plans for all military scenarios. this as the biden administration faces growing calls to sanction russia now before putin makes his next move. sandra: more than 127,000 russian troops continue to operate along the massive border there with ukraine, but ukraine s president is trying to reassure the public and world there is no reason to panic. john: is there reason to panic or not? former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley in moments. sandra: and greg, what is the latest you are hearing about the russian threat there? as the u.s. leads efforts to try to head off the invasion, we are
hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sienna rodgers, senior writer for the house magazine, and anna mikhailova, who s deputy political editor at the mail on sunday. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the main story in the ft is the half point rise in interest rates announced in america, the biggest rise for 22 years. the bank of england makes its decision tomorrow, and the times believes that decision will be to raise interest rates here to 1%. it points that the committee has raised rates in each of its last three meetings. it quotes the pm saying the country is better placed to deal with inflation than in the 80s or 90s. the mirror reports comments by environment secretary george eustice advising people to buy cheaper food, saying the advice is patronising . the guardian previews the local elections, claiming some tory candidates are calling themselves local conservatives to distance themselves from party
new figures show a record number of children are being referred to the nhs in england for specialist mental health care. cheering. excitement in beijing the winter olympics opening ceremony is just hours away with british athletes aiming to challenge for medals in more events than ever before. millions of households are bracing themselves for what the bank of england is calling the biggest squeeze on living standards for more than 30 years. it s after the largest ever increase to the energy price cap was approved by the regulator, ofgem meaning gas and electricity bills in england, scotland and wales will go up to nearly £2,000 a year. the government has announced measures to help cushion the blow but critics say they don t go far enough. theo leggett reports. for hussain and halima master, who have three kids, rising energy bills means life is getting tougher. it s gone up again, hasn t it? yeah, to 250 that s crazy, that. hussain has a full time job, but they are s