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today president biden will host a call with nato allies in hopes of defusing a fragile situation. secretary of state antony blinken will meet with russia's foreign minister next week. the sit-down comes as the biden administration issues its most detailed warning yet about russia's possible strategy to attack ukraine. laura podesta is in new york with the latest on this. laura, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. of course that sit-down between the russian foreign minister and blinken will be offer the table if russia invades ukraine in the time between now and next week. a spokesperson for secretary blinken said if that attack happens, it will make clear russia was never serious about diplomacy. vice president kamala harris is in germany to meet with nato leaders about the russian threat to ukraine. >> they have not moved any of -- they've moved more troops in. >> reporter: on thursday the u.s. and allies dismissed moscow's claim that it was pulling its military back from the ukrainian border. president biden said an invasion

appears imminent. >> every indication we have is they're prepared to go into ukraine, attack ukraine. >> reporter: secretary of state antony blinken pleaded for peace before the u.n. security council. >> i am here today not to start a war but to prevent one. >> reporter: blinken said russia may use a so-called false flag operation as a pretext for an invasion. >> this could be a violent event that russia will bring on ukraine or an outrageous accusation that russia will level against the ukrainian government. >> reporter: the kremlin denied plans to attack ukraine. last night russian foreign minister sergey lavrov accepted secretary blinken's offer to meet for talks next week. the date and location of that meeting has not yet been announced. anne-marie? >> laura podesta in new york. thank you so much, lauer. former minnesota police officer kim potter will be sentenced today for manslaughter. potter said that she confused her handgun for a taser when she

shot and killed daunte wright during a traffic stop outside minneapolis last april. she was convicted in december. prosecutors are asking for a seven-year sentence. the presumed penalty under state guidelines. potter's attorneys are seeking less including a sentence of only probation. and a massive winter storm continues to sweep across the country from texas to maine with heavy wind, flooding, and snow. one kansas city suburb was hit with ten inches of snow yesterday. strong winds made it tough for crews to clear the roads. missouri highway patrol reported dozens of crashes and hundreds of stranded drivers. seven inches of snow at the kansas city airport broke a record for the day. heavy downpours flooded streets in the st. louis area leaving some drivers stranded. >> i had to sit on the -- the middle console and put my feet on the seat because my car is totally flooded. >> the system could bring severe storms to parts of the south today.

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including tripling the actual size of mr. trump's penthouse which added about $200 million to the valuation. james also alleged the valuations of trump golf courses in new york and scotland were exaggerated. the trump lawyers attacked james and her probe as tainted by political bias and an effort to pave the way for criminal charges in a separate case. the judge said their arguments missed the mark, even if james dislikes mr. trump it does not cross the line to unlawful discrimination. and mr. trump has the right to plead the fifth. even before the ruling, one of mr. trump's attorneys indicated that they would appeal, and that could delay the deposition. in a statement, new york's attorney general said "today justice prevailed." catherine herridge, cbs news, washington. a federal government shutdown this weekend has been averted. a bipartisan vote took place. the senate passed a short-term funding bill to pay for the government through march 11th. now the house approved it last

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our top stories -- president biden will host a call today with nato allies in hopes of defusing the russia/ukraine situation. he believes russia will attack ukraine in the next few days. the kremlin is accusing the u.s. of fear mongering. secretary of state antony blinken will meet with russia's foreign minister next week. and a judge ruled that former president trump and his oldest two our top stories this morning -- president biden will host a call today with nato allies in hopes of defusing the russia/ukraine situation. he believes russia will attack ukraine in the next few days. the kremlin is accusing the u.s. of fear mongering. secretary of state antony blinken will meet with russia's foreign minister next week. and a judge ruled that former president trump and his oldest two children, ivanka and donald jr., must testify in a new york civil investigation into his business practices. they must provide records and sit for depositions within 21 days.

lawyers for trump are expected to fight the decision. state officials accuse the trump organization of taking part in misleading practices to secure loans, tax benefits, and insurance coverage. "consumer reports" is revealing its top cars of the year. elise preston tells us which ones made the list. >> reporter: the mustang mach e is half suv, half sports car and fully electric. >> it has a range of between 270 to over 300 miles depending on the version. >> reporter: "consumer reports'" jonathan linkov says it scores well in road tests and safety. >> all that combines into a very impressive first year electric vehicle. >> reporter: the mustang with a $44,000 base price is one of ten vehicles that make this year's top list. picks are based on several categories including reliability and performance. >> they also have to have key safety features such as forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection standard. >> reporter: those features can be found on the toyota rav 4 prime, a hybrid with a base price of $40,000.

the kia telluride starts at $33,000 and is a top pick for the third year in a row. it received an almost perfect score on the road test. >> it's had high owner satisfaction according to our annual survey. >> reporter: other vehicles under $35,000 include the subaru forester which makes "consumer reports" list for the ninth year and the toyota prius is a perennial top pick. two nissans on the under $25,000 category. the centra and rogue sport come standard with the latest safety features. >> both vehicles have been very reliable. >> reporter: for consumers who have a need for speed, linkov says the mustang can go zero to 60 in five seconds. updated versions are even fosterer. -- faster. elise preston, cbs news, new jersey. coming up on "cbs mornings," with threats against u.s. lawmakers rising, we'll speak with a congressman who has experienced political violence firsthand. house minority whip steve scalise who was shot and seriously wounded in 2017. plus, we'll preview this

week's "48 hours" which investigates the disappearance of a california mother. the suspicion surrounding her husband and the possible role of so-called spell casters. and fresh off our gold medal win, we'll talk with erin jackson. what it was like to be the first black woman ever to medal in the sport. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day and a great weekend. ♪ nd a great weekend. ♪