postponed. she blamed covid spread among her team. listen, they at least got to see her. that is a dream for those fans who wanted to have that moment with her. still not a couldn t certain but it s something. well, i think they would also appreciate their airfare being paid since they had to pay for it and it was canceled. yeah. that will happen. the lead with jake tapper starts right now. vladimir putin s backyard may soon include american forces the lead starts right now. president biden speaking with key u.s. allies, discussing rurk s possible invasion of ukraine as the pentagon announces thousands of u.s. service members are on heightened alert. plus, new signs the worst of this latest covid wave may be over while the fight over how schools should respond is heating up. and a rookie cop killed while responding to a 911 domestic