to moscow later this week and talk to vladimir putin. the white house is said to greet congressional aids. they re expected to give briefings when they return to congress next week. the stand off sending jitters across the u.s. and global economies, adding to white house worries about inflation. and now soaring prices for food and gas. this as we await policy announces from the federal reserve after they conclude a two-day meeting starting today in washington. in covid, major setbacks for mask mandates. in virginia, 7 districts are suing governor youngkin after he made masks optional and in new york, the court shut down the indoor mask mandate. the escalating tensions for russia and ukraine. the senior white house correspondent, o donnell and kelly, first to you, what might the president s decision be? when might he make it? we know the troops are on standby in the u.s. we know the president has made one decision already and that s to accept the decision of deputy assis
tonight. now it s time for the last word with my friend jonathan capehart, in for lawrence, good evening, jonathan. good evening, alex. thank you very much. have a good weekend. you too. today at the white house, global leadership from the president of the united states. president biden unveiled a tranche of more than 500 new sanctions against vladimir putin s russia, after the death of putin s chief political opponent, alexei navalny. alexei navalny died as a political prisoner in russia, and u.s. officials have blamed vladimir putin for that, repeatedly. make no mistake, putin is responsible for alexei s death. this would be a further sign of putin s brutality. whatever story they tell, let us be clear, russia is responsible. the fixation in fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart of the system that putin has built. russia is responsible for this. and today at the white house you saw the president of united states responding to tha
everything they do. norah: the cbs evening news starts right now. good evening. i m norah o donnell and thank you for being with us. we want to begin tonight with shock waves being felt in the world of reproductive health care following a bombshell ivf ruling by alabama s supreme court. in friday s unprecedented decision, the all republican court ruled that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. now alabama s largest hospital is pausing all in vitro fertilization treatments as health care providers across the state and the country evaluate what this means. the ruling could have a devastating effect for people who desperately want to have children. in a state that already has one of the nation s strictest abortion laws. the decision may also make the already expensive cost of infertility skyrocket because of rising liability costs. to understand the impact of a look at the numbers from the cdc. nearly 1,000 babies were born in the u.s. in 2021 using ivf t
control. alex seitz-wald, great reporting, alex. thank you for having a little friday night time to talk about it. thanks alex. that is our show for tonight. now it s time to the last word with my friend jonathan capehart, in for lawrence, good evening, jonathan. good evening, alex. thank you very much. have a good weekend. you too. today at the white house, globally the ship from the president of the united states, president biden unveiled a tranche of more than 500 new sanctions against vladimir putin s russia, after the death of putin s chief political opponent, alexei navalny. alexei navalny died as a political prisoner in russia, and u.s. officials have blamed vladimir putin for that, repeatedly. make no mistake, putin is responsible for alexei s death. this would be a further sign of putin s brutality. whatever story they tell, let us be clear, russia is responsible. the fixation in fear of one man only underscores the weakness and rot at the heart o