time in decades. he didn t govern the way he just described he wants republicans to do if they take over in the next election but he is now a trump accolade and he s speaking from the per sspective of what donald trump would want. if they do take control, are still going to have to question whether they will listen to donald trump or whether they are going to prove they can govern. the best thing democrats say they would have going for them, politically for 2024 is republicans to act like that in 2022. thank you. top of the hour. welcome to cnn newsroom. right now in the white house situation room, president biden is speaking with his european counterpart and the nato secretary general about the situation in ukraine and the announcement we just got from the pentagon that up to 8500 quote combat capable u.s. troops have been put on alert in the event that putin decides to invade ukraine. tens of thousands of troops have amassed along the border. with us is cnn pentagon
one the bengals won. bill: how big is my smile? dana: big. strong feelings i m supposed to have feelings on the overtime. ukraine, the u.s. deployment is to shore up defenses. the alliance is sending ships and fighter jets as russia amasses thousands of troops along the ukraine border. bill: state department evacuating staffers families from the embassy in kiev. it is also issued a do not travel warning for americans in that country. dana: a second shipment of u.s. weapons has arrived in ukraine. this as british intelligence warns that the kremlin is plotting to replace the ukrainian president with a puppet leader loyal to moscow. bill: the situation evolving by the moment. republicans say one thing is clear. president biden is not going to deter vladimir putin. putin believes he can reconstitute the old soviet union and challenge the united states on the world stage. right now he has more to gain than he believes he has to lose. so far with this administration
as early as this week. secretary of state blinken is meeting virtually with members of the european union right now as the united states is trying to coordinate its next move with our overseas allies. while all of that is going on, the administration is not taking any chances with the americans still inside ukraine ordering diplomats families to start leaving the embassy and giving the diplomats themselves the green light to come home. let s discuss and bring in nbc s josh letterman covering the white house, matt bradley inside ukraine, matt boughner covering the russian side and joe rubin, former assistant u.s. secretary of state. how close are we to sending real troops to eastern europe? closer than we were a few days ago, stephanie. president biden hovering over the weekend with his national security team. he was briefed via secure video conference by lloyd austin about potential options to shore up u.s. military resources in the region, including, according to our coll
personnel to leave the country. and warning americans to avoid travel to ukraine and russia. we ll get reports from our team on the ground in both ukraine and russia. meanwhile, back here in the u.s., burnout, anxiety, and exhaustion. those are some of the feelings among nurses as hospitals grapple with the highly contagious omicron variant. also happening right now, the leader of the far-right group, the oathkeepers, will appear in a texas courtroom after facing charges for his involvement in the january 6th riot. and this morning out west, a wildfire has forced hundreds to evacuate from their homes as firefighters work around the clock to contain the blaze. and we begin this morning with a show of force by nato amid increasing tensions between russia and ukraine. the military alliance says the u.s. and other members are putting forces on standby and sending additional ships and fighter jets to eastern europe to bolster defenses and deter russian president vladimir p
ammunition the united states just sent there. now the state department has ordered non-emergency diplomatic employees from that same embassy to leave the country. in fact, any americans there are being warned to get out, quote, now. president biden is weighing some heavy options on how to handle this crisis. we have new nbc reporting on what it could mean for the movement of our troops. also, back here any second in minnesota, opening statements set to get under way in the federal trial of three former minneapolis officers charged with violating george floyd s civil rights. they were on the scene of his killing back in 2020. and a phrase no one wants to hear, it s officially tax season, folks. and if you were hoping it would be easier than past years perhaps because of the pandemic, think again. why things may be even slower this year than you re used to. and also some breaking news from the supreme court. in just the last 90 minutes, the high court has decided to take up a c