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after his partner was killed during a shooting over the weekend in harlem. we ve got the latest on the violent crime wave sweeping this country, and what lawmakers and law enforcement are doing about it. we start this morning s broadcast with president biden warning that a russian invasion of ukraine would quote change the world. this morning, he is weighing new steps to make sure that does not happen. on tuesday, biden says he s considering hitting vladimir putin himself with sanctions a move the kremlin says would effectively end relations between washington and moscow entirely. on the military side, the pentagon is in the process of identifying 8,500 u.s. troops that could be sent to europe. the united states has already sent its latest shipment of grenade launchers and anti-tank launchers to ukrainian forces. there is still hope that diplomacy can save the day. political advisers from russia, ukraine, germany, and france are meeting in paris. the first time russia a ....
yesterday said bonds and clemens should be in the hall of fame. let s get to that in one second. i definitely want to talk about that, especially with barry bonds. you know, mike barnicle, bill simons, when asked, you know, the greatest athlete he d ever seen in boston, you know, he said, well, i d love to say larry bird. as far as clutch, it was larry bird. when you have a 98 mile an hour fastball at the plate or 81 mile an hour slider coming at you, the fact that ortiz could pick it up, bill simons said, that s the greatest clutch athlete i ve ever seen. that s an incredible thing, how hard it is to put your bat on the ball, especially in the ninth inning or in extra innings. that guy always did it. yeah. he always did it, consistently. you re right when you nailed him in terms of 04. 04 changed boston. it changed new england. it was all due to david ortiz s ability to perform under pressure, as you just pointed out. plus, joe, the idea of hitting a 98 mile a ....
with ceos at the white house. the markets has about an absolute roller coaster this week. a look right now as you can see for now they re up, nearly 180 points. can get more interesting a few hours from now when the federal reserve chairman has investors waiting for a rate hike. did you have omicron? are up still coughing and having symptoms weeks later? and an historic move to fight gun violence. sam jose is on the verge of becoming the first city in the united states to lock in new gun rules we convenient anywhere else before. i ll talk to that city s mayor about what they re trying to do and the threats of legal action that they re already facingweep are going to start the latest developments with eastern europe. peter alexander is at the white house, richard engel is in eastern ukraine, courtney kube at her stint at the pentagon. and evelyn was at the department at the time. annexation of crimea in 2014. let s talk about new steps that russia is taking. what more ....
u.s. supreme court could, should tell you about the direction america is heading. thanks for being here, everybody. we begin with the growing threat of war in eastern europe. heightened alert for possible deployment as there is real fear a russian invasion in ukraine could be imminent. the pentagon said the u.s. troop that would be sent would be in support of nato s response force. the pentagon spokesperson is our guest this hour. for russia s part, they re now launching new military drills and the kremlin now blaming washington for increasing tensions. the greatest threat in the region since the cold war. let s begin with cnn s barbara starr live at the pentagon for us this hour. what more do you learn about these troops on heightened alert? reporter: good morning, kate. right now, the pentagon very clear that these troops are not on dpleployment orders yet. heightened alert, more ready than you ve been in case you get deployment orders. how would they go and who w ....
russian invasion of ukraine. vladmir putin directly if russian forces enter ukraine. watch. this is all putin. i don t think his people know for certain. would you see yourself personally sanctioning him if he did invade ukraine? yes. you would? i would see that. cnn has this story covered from multiple angles. what did he say? he said those troops could deploy in the near term. he didn t offer specifics own when they might deploy or to where they might deploy. the u.s. right now still keeping it options open. the pentagon came out yesterday and said as many as 8500 troops got prepared to deploy orders which is a heads up of get ready, you may deploying soon to europe. the pentagon is keeping options open saying it might be more troops and wouldn t just be in it was in response to the nato response force activating the bolster eastern european allies there but the pentagon and the white house could also see and move unilaterally here if they see fit. what ....