also tonight, nine people killed and several others ijured in a terrifying car crash in las vegas. tonight, what we re learning about the possible cause. the horrific scene at a hotel in ohio. several people hospitalized, including children, after being found unconscious by the pool. carbon monoxide poisoning is being blamed. what investigators are saying tonight. the u.s. ramping up on pressure on russia for a diplomatic solution ahead of a high-stakes meeting at the u.n. tomorrow. tonight, several senators confirm they are on the brink of a bipartisan deal on sanctions. and what the head of nato says the international alliance will do if russia invades ukraine. also developing, north korea firing its longest-range missile in years. tonight, new signs that the omicron surge may be waning. and the potentially encouraging news for parents. when a covid-19 vaccination for children under 5 years old might be authorized for use. disturbing new images tonight of road rag
biden s search for the new supreme court nominee. more than a dozen candidates than first reported, and the white house only contpurplting publicly it s consideration of u.s. district judge j. michelle childs. what we do know, the president maintains his campaign promise to nominate a black woman leading to this reaction across lawmakers across the sunday morning talk shows. there s many qualified that could go on to the court, so i don t see michelle childs as an act of affirmative action, but i see putting a black woman on the court making the court more like america. my goal is to make sure that we have a deliberate timing hearing and to reach out to the republican side and see if they can join us in making a bipartisan nomination. that speaks well of the court and the senate if we can achieve it. with so much focus on who the president should choose, it s also about the main issues this justice will face. voting rights, abortion and civil rights top that list. this
on the russian/ukrainian border. that is not the case. we have never cited that figure. we ve never confirmed that figure. russia support bid china tried to block the meeting from even taking place but the u.s. and its allies voted them down. we ll have a lot more on their fiery objections. president biden expanding his list of black women to replace justice breyer on the supreme court as senators from both sides stake out their positions. and a stunning admission from former president trump saying his vice president mike pence could have overturned the election on january 6th, although we know that the vice president had no such authority under the constitution or election law. the former president said if he s elected in 2024, he would consider pardoning the january 6th rioters. if i run and if i win, we will treat those people from january 6th fairly. we will treat them fairly. and if it requires pardons, we will give them pardons. but we begin this hour with the l
ukraine, none of us will be able to say we didn t see it coming. the consequences will be horrific, which is why this meeting is so important today. a representative for ukraine also addressed the security council today but russia did not hear it. moscow s diplomats left before ukraine even began. there s a new sign today that russia could be, we re stressing could be, in the final stages in preparing for military action. an official confirms to nbc news that russia began moving in supplies to the blood to troops along the border in recent days, giving them more capability to begin a military campaign more quickly. at the same time it s getting increasingly intense inside ukraine. in kyiv, a small group of volunteers including business owners and teachers are now teaching with ukrainian veterans running weekend exercises to better prepare in case of a russian incurtion. false alarm bomb threats are continuing to terrorize communities and schools even, and the ukrainian gove
its commitment to support ukraine and other lawmakers say a bipartisan deal on russian sanctions is also about to get through congress. president zelensky, obviously, is trying to maintain his economic growth in his country which is pretty strong right now. and keep the country from panicking while having them be prepared. but we re together. that s what s important. there are some sanctions that really could take place up front because of what russia has already done. cyberattacks on ukraine, false flag operations, the efforts to undermine the ukrainian government. imminent means it could happen really at any time. when i say it it depends on what vladimir putin might want to do. as secretary austin said he has a lot of options and capability available to him. he could do something on a small scale or on a fairly large scale and he continues to add troops to that border with ukraine. the u.s. has also called a meeting of the united nations security council tomorrow