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harbor, the fallen u.s. serviceman finally laid to rest casket. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening let s begin with the fallout and a look ahead at the political battle to come following word today of supreme court justice stephen breyer s planned requirement from the court. a formal announcement from the 83-year-old clinton-appointed justice expected as soon as tomorrow president biden tonight positioned to make his first supreme court pick, an opportunity to fulfill a campaign pledge to nominate a black woman. democrats preparing to move quickly to capitalize on their razor-thin senate majority and confirm a nominee before the fall midterm elections though even a left-leaning pick will not alter the court s ideological balance. a lot of moving parts here, and our team ready to break it all down starting with justice correspondent pete williams. reporter: people close to justice breyer say he made the decision to step down withi ....
president s view? imminent has a pretty intense meaning, doesn t it? okay. that s still the belief. yes. imminent, she said. as that was happening, the effort continued to make the effort as costly and possible to putin with another shipment of military equipment to kyiv, javelin anti-tank missiles designed to stop russian armor. the administration today also sought to reassure allies like germany which relies on moscow for natural gas, announcing it s working with other suppliers to cushion the blow if russia cuts them off. it also issued this warning to belarus, ukraine s unfriendly neighbor and putin s ally to the north. just as we have been clear with the russian federation about the severe cost that would befall them were this to move forward, in recent days we have also made clear to belarus that if it allows its territory to be used for an attack on ukraine, it would face a swift and decisive response from the united states and our allies and partners. ....
military aid arriving today in kyiv. a plane load of other lethal items a javelin anti-tank missiles designed to stop russian armor. the administration today also sought to reassure allies like germany which relies on moscow for natural gas, announcing it s working with other suppliers to cushion the blow if russia cuts them off. it also issued this warning to belarus, ukraine s unfriendly neighbor and putin s ally to the north. just as we have been clear with the russian federation about the severe cost that would befall them were this to move forward, in recent days we have also made clear to belarus that if it allows its territory to be used for an attack on ukraine, it would face a swift and decisive response from the united states and our allies and partners. as for the view from ukraine, one source close to leadership tells cnn, the threat is from russia is, quote, depreciation, but not imminent, end quote, with more than 120,000 russian troops on the border, ....
president zelensky is warning his nation to remain calm. we ll get a live report from kyiv with the latest. meanwhile, here in the u.s., the latest covid surge is stretching health care centers to the brim. we ll hear from workers on the front lines about how they are grappling with this wave of new patients. out west, new mexico s governor is asking state workers and national guard members to become licensed substitute teachers and child care workers amid a growing staffing shortage. in washington, house speaker nancy pelosi says she s running for another term in congress. but will she seek the leadership again? we ll get an update from capitol hill. and south of the border, a journalist who feared for her life was found dead in her car on sunday in mexico. now the deadliest country for journalists. and we begin with the latest on the escalate tensions between russia and ukraine. four senior administration officials tell nbc news president biden is considering givi ....
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 ....