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additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. fierce fighting on day three of the russian insion of ukraine. ukrainians kept control of their capital city of kyiv, civilians took up arms, and many thousands fled to neighboring countries. ( explosions ) on the outskirts of kyiv, a missile hit a high-rise residential building, where firefighters said at least six were injured and 80 people were evacuated. the mayor of kyiv extended the city's curfew from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 a.m. this morning, president volodymyr zelensky recorded more videos, vowing that ukrainians will continue to fight. >> ( translated ): we will not lay down our weapons. we will defend our state. our weapons are our strength. this is our land. our country. our children. we will protect all of them. >> sreenivasan: zelensky also reportedly turned down a u.s. offer to help him evacuate, saying, ”i nee

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporationded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. u.s. troops continue to arrive in eastern european countries and new satellite images show russian military build-ups near the border with ukraine in belarus today. the satellite images released by a private u.s. company showed russian military maneuvers at the belarus border with ukraine. the images showed military units armed with missiles, multiple rocket launchers, and attack aircraft at three locations within 30 miles of the ukrainian border. and in poland today, additional u.s. troops and equipment arrived to support nato nations. yesterday multiple news organizations reported that unnamed u.s. officials told closed-door congressional briefings they now believe russia has assembled at least 70 percent of the military forces it needs to launch a full-scale invasion of ukraine by mid- february. they also warned there could

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. with tensions between russia and ukraine spiking, american officials warned again today that the consequences for a russian invasion would be severe, even as they pledged that a diplomatic path is still possible. addressing the munich security conference this morning, vice president kamala harris said the escalating situation was a defining momt for the west. >> i can say with absolute certainty-- if russia further indes ukraine, the united states, together with our allies and partners, will impose significant, and unprecedented economic costs. >> sreenivasan: the vice president also met with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky, and reiterated american support for ukraine's territorial integrity. in public remarks at the conference, zelensky proposed direct talks with russian president vladimir putin, while also arguin

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporationded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. russian tanks, troops and weapons were on the move across ukraine for a fourth day as the invasion continued over the course of a fast-moving day of developments: more nations added new sanctions, russia's president put nuclear forces on alert and plans for possible peace talks emerged. in ukraine, president volodomyr zelensky said he agreed to talks with a russian delegation“ without preconditions” at th ukrainian-belarusian border. >> ( translated ): i'll say frankly, like always, i don't believe in the result of this meeting, but let's try, so that no citizen of ukraine would have any doubt that i, as president, did not try to stop the war when there was even a small chance. >> sreenivasan: in ukraine's second largest city, the interior ministry released video of russian troops advancing, and burned military vehicles. ukrai

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporationhe american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. president joe biden held a high-stakes phone call with russian president vladimir putin today, as the u.s. picked up intelligence that wednesday may be russia's target date for an invasion of ukraine. the white house released a readout of the call, which lasted over an hour, saying,“ president biden was clear that, if russia undertakes a further invasion of ukraine, the united states together with our allies and partners will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on russia.” the president made the call from camp david where he is spending the weekend. a senior administration official told reporters there were no breakthroughs on either side and that while the u.s. has made diplomatic offers-- president biden did not present any new offers to president putin today. earlier today, the u.s. state department ordered the de

additional support has bn provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporationded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. president joe biden spoke with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky today as more u.s. troops aived in eastern europe and diplomatic talks continued. in a readout of the call between the two leaders, the white house said, “president biden made clear that the united states would respond swiftly and decisively, together with its allies and partners, to any further russian aggression against ukraine.” and in a tweet today, ukraine's foreign minister said that the country would request a meeting with all 56 member-states of the organizationor security and cooperation in europe, “to discuss its reinforcement and redeployment along our border,” after russia failed to notify ukraine about major military exercises. despe the diplomatic move, zelensky cautioned against panic, saying that he has yet to see convincing evidence of an im

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporationded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening, and thank you for joining us. as tensions between russia and ukraine continue, u.s. troops are arriving at a military base in poland to reinforce nato allies. u.s. planes caying equipment and logistics troops began landing overnight at a military base in southeastern poland, near the border with ukraine, according to polish military sources. u.s. army sources have said that about 1,700 additional service members will deploy from fort bragg, north carolina, to poland. on wednesday, president biden ordered nearly 3,000 extra troops to poland and romania to protect eastern europe from a potential splover from the ukraine crisis. the first additional u.s. troops arrived in germany yesterday, and about 1,000 u.s. service members will be sent from there to romania, according to the pentagon. russia has denied plans to invade ukraine but has deployed more than 1

additional support has been provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting, a private corporationded by the american people. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> sreenivasan: good evening and thank you for joining us. ukraine asked for a ceasefire, russia extended military exercises in belarus, and president joe biden held a national security council meeting at the white house today as tensions between russia, ukraine and nato-nations remained high. in belarus, the defense ministry said joint military exercises with russian troops, originally planned to end today, will continue. the drills are taking place near ukraine's northern border, about a three hour drive from the country's capital, kyiv. nato estimates there are now 30,000 russian troops in berus. intelligence officials in the u.s. and nato countries say as many as 150,000 russian troops, along with warplanes and equipment, are now positioned near ukraine's borders on three sides. in eastern ukrne, fighting-- which began in 2014-- is continuing between ukrainian soldiers and russia-

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: it was a day for diplomacy on the ukraine crisis, from washington to moscow and beyond. all this as more than 100,000 russian troops mass along the border with ukraine. foreign affairs correspondent nick schifrin has followed the events of this busy day. pres. biden: i'm delighted to have the chancellor re today. reporter: across nearly 5,000 miles, from the white house to the kremlin. french president emmanuel macron met with russian president vladimir putin and expressed hope war could be averted. putin called the talks "useful." >> some of his ideas and proposals, about which i think are too early to speak, but i think these ideas could form a basis for our further joint steps. reporter: and new german chancell olof scholz met with president biden, and tried to present a united front. >> he has the complete trust of the united states. germany is one of our most important allies in the world. there is no doubt about germany's partnersh

. ♪ >> this program was made possible either corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions station from viewers like you. thank you! judy: we have two major stories tonight. president biden has chosen ketanji brown-jackson as his nominee for a seat on the u.s. supreme court. if confirmed she would be the first black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. we will delve into that later in the program. first, the war in ukraine. the battle over the capital city of kyiv appears to be underway with russian missile and air strikes on the city, reports of fighting on the outskirts. the ukrainian president zelensky told the people of kyiv to prepare for the stormin of the city by russian forces. this as fighting continues in the central, southern and eastern regions of the untry and this evening, president biden requested that congress fund $6.4 billion in humanitarian aid and defense aid for ukraine. nick schifrin begins our coverage. nick: it has been 81 years since the world witnessed this, kyiv, under attack for the first time since it was sacked by nazi germany. hit not

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtion from viewers like you. thank you. stephanie: i'm stephanie with newshour west. will return to the full program after the latest headlines. three more large states, new york, massachusetts and illinois are dreading the move to end some indoor mask mandates. york state announced today the mask requirement expires tomorrow except at health care sites and public schools. illinois will do the same at month's end. the cdc said it is working on new national guidance and wants to be flexible. >> we have always said these decisions are going to have to be made at the local level and that policies at the local level will look at local cases. they will look at how local hospitals are doing should and they as i understand it in many of these decisions are using a phased approach. not all of these decisions are being made to stop things tomorrow. stephanie: massachusetts announced plans to lift its public school mandate at the end of the month. canadian officials insisted today anti-vaccine pr

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to yourtion from viewers like you. thank you. judy: children younger than five may be able to get a covid vaccine by the end of this month. pfizer asked the food and drug administration today to authorize two low-dose shots for children between six months and five years o. at the same time, pfizer and its partner biontech are investigating if three doses would work better. this has been long awaited by many, and for more, we turn to a professor of pediatric infectious disease at stanford university who has helped conduct trials for the under five vaccine. welcome back to "the newshour." what do you think this move by pfizer? dr. maldonado: i think it will be a cautious move forward. we know the two-dose vaccine trials did not give the results that were expected in the two to four-year-olds in particular, and the third dose will be a hopeful next step, but in the meantime, it does appear there may be some data to support limited use of the two-dose vaccine, that it may actually have some effec

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. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions toation from viewers like you. thank you! ♪ judy: president biden has put the nation on notice, a war in ukraine, even without u.s. military involvement, could be expensive for amerin consumers. the president appealed to russia's leadership to pursue the path of diplomacy and laid out a stark warning for moscow not to threat in u.s. and its allies. he said russia's military has amassed 150 thousand troops on ukraine's border. able to invade at any moment. nick schifrin begins our coverage good -- coverage. nick: president biden warned russia and raleigh cried america. pres. biden: let there be no doubt if russia commits this breach by invading ukraine, responsible nations around the world will not hesitate to respond. we do not stand for freedom where it is at risk today, we will pay a steeper price tomorrow. nick: he spoke a few hours after russian soldiers loaded tanks onto flatbeds for what the russian military called relocation away from ukraine's border. >> units of the western and

. ♪ announcer: this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and contributionstation from viewers like you. thank you! ♪ judy: president biden and the european union and the united kingdom all on new and harsh sanctions against russia today as the russian parliament authorized vladimir putin to further invade ukraine. it was an active, urgent day from ukraine to moscow and wider euro and to washington. nick schifrin has our coverage nick: along the line that separates ukrainian troops from russian-backed separatists, the war has entered living rooms eared this woman's house was attacked yesterday. people here fear the wot is yet to come. >> i am worried from a situation. we cannot expect anything to ppen. nick: nothing good from the troops. near the border with ukraine, russian convoys are on the move. some vehicles are marked with insignia like a "z" or a square. they are likely to be used to occupy cities. pres. biden: this is the ginning of a russian invasion of ukraine. nick: at the white house, president biden announced sanctions in response to yesterday's

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions tor pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: today in moscow, russia hinted that diplomacy could continue over the crisis in ukraine. and the german chancellor visited the capital, kyiv, ahead of a meeting with russia's president vladimir putin tomorrow. but could any of this diplacy forestall a russian invasion? the russian military is still increasing its preparations for war. again tonight, nick schifrin has our report. nick: nearhe belarus ukraine border, russia is preparing its troops, jets, and tanks. u.s. officials say the troops are in heightened readiness compared to even a few days ago and fear a military campaign could start any day. until then, there's still diplomacy. in kyiv, president volodymyr zelensky hosted german chancellor olaf scholz. >> furer military action against ukraine would have serious political, economic and geostrategic consequences for russia. nick: today, germany sent additional soldiers and vehicles to lithuania to bolster nato's eastern flank

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.ributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the u.s. labor market proved to be far stronger than expected last month, despite the omicron surge. employers added 467,000 jobs, as the economy picked up momentum. the labor department also said that there were a total of nearly 700,000 more jobs created in november and december than initially reported. wages grew by 5.7% last month, compared to a year ago-- a good gain, but still below the rate of inflation. and the unemployment rate ticked up slightly, to 4%, as more people returned to the job market. president biden took note of the big gains this afternoon. and i spoke with ron klain, the white house chief of staff, a short time ago. >> ron klain, welcome to the newshour. this is a day of good news, about jobs, these are numbers the administration has to be happy about not just last month but november, december. how much of this can the if the take credit for? >> look, it's ffers an accomplishment of the

by the estate of arnold adams, the ewan foundation, robert and susan rosenbaum, the corporation for public broadcasting, and from contributions from viewers like you. thank you. >> once again, from washington, our moderator. yamiche: good evening and welcome to "washington week." u.s. officials are no warning that the standoff between russia and ukraine is an urgent situation. president putin could invade at any time. russia has been conducting large-scale military exercises on the radiant order -- ukrainian border. this comes as the pentagon has ordered 3000 more troops to deploy to poland. this week, the president spoke about the role of troops in the region. >> wt scenarios would you put in troops to rescue? >> that is a world war. when we start shooting at each other, that is a very different world. yamiche: joining me tonight to discuss all of this and more is the moderator of "face the nation" and the chief foreign correspondent for nbc news. a deputy editor for the washington post. and the national security reporter for the wall street journal. thank you all for being here. obviously the region

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: russia's president vladimir putin recognized as independent two separatist regions of ukraine today. and hours later, ordered russian troops to conduct what the kremlin called a peacekeeping operation. after putin's earlier moves, the u.s., the united kingdom and the european union announced targeted sanctions. >> with the stroke of a pen, russian president vladimir putin claim to redraw the map of europe. he recognized the self declared publix that for nearly eit years have been partially controlled by russian backed separatists. tonight, pro-russian ukrainian's flags after putin called ukraine a paul -- a colony with a puppet regime. >> we demand those who took over and repaying -- and retain the power in kiev to stop combat activity. the bloodshed will lay on the shoulders of the ukrainian regime should >> there is worry that bloodshed is already beginning. putin ordered a peacekeeping mission. president biden ordered sanctions on any

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: in less than a week since russia began its attack on ukraine, more than half a million ukrainians have fled their nation, and are now refugees. this comes as the u.s. and europe imposed harsh new sanctions on the russian central bank, sending the ruble crashing and interest rates soaring. elsewhere: the international criminal court in the netherlands said it would open an investigation into possible war crimes in ukraine. and the u.s. says it will expel 12 russian diplomats at the united nations for alleged activities outside their diplomatic roles. back in ukraine, the fighting and the fleeing continues: nick schifrin is now on the ground there, reporting tonight from lviv. and a warning: images in this story may disturb some viewers. >> schifrin: there is no safe way to flee a war. thousands of ukrainians pressed into the closest train station to poland. their journey, one-way. their future, unce

. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions ton from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ judy: the day, the biden administration issued its most urgent warning yet that russia could launch a war in ukraine at any time. more than 100,000 russian troops surround ukraine on three sides, and the president's national security advisor jake sullivan urged americans to leave by the end of the weekend. u.s. officials tell us they fear the war could start next week. he joins me now. what is it that has led to this more stark language from the administration? correspondent: yeah, as you said, russia has deployed one of the largest forces europe has seen in 50 years. western and u.s. officials tell me in recent days, the u.s. saw those forces increase the readiness for a possible invasion. and the u.s. officials became convinced that the timeline is being acceleratednto next week. so those facts combined led u.s. and military officials to brief their nato allies, and three western and u.s. officials told me that president vladimir putin had made t

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting.ributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president biden said today, he believes russian president vladimir putin has made the decision to further invade ukraine, and that it will likely happen in the coming days. before mr. biden's remarks at a late-day news conference, u.s. officials said, even more russian troops have arrived at the russia-ukraine border in recent days. they join 150,000 already on station, who the u.s. says are poised to attack. and, as nick schifrin tells us, the u.s. fears the russians and their allies may be in the initial phase of sparking a new and more brutal invasion. >> schifrin: if war in ukraine's about to begin, u.s. officials fear it could start with an event like this. in the eastern city of donetsk controlled by russian-backed separatists, local authorities showed off what they called the pro-russian local military leader's car, destroyed by a bomb. authorities allowed local cameramen to film residents loading busse

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. >> i'm stephanie sy with newshour west. we will return to the full program after the latest headlines. the standoff between russia and the west over ukraine sparked a stormy debate today at the united nations. russia accused the u.s. of bringing nazis to power in key out of. the added states said it is moscow that is the aggressive. in the united nations security council today, a fractious discussion over the crisis in ukraine. russia cruised the u.s., which called the meeting, of inciting panic and attempted to shut it down. >> the open format for discussion posed by e.s. is making this a classic example of megaphone diplomacy. >> but the meeting continued with russia in the hot seat. the u.s. pushed the kremlin to de-escalate its military buildup along its border with ukraine. >> this is the largest, hear me clearly, mobilization of troops in europe in decades. as we speak, russia is sending even more forces and arms joined them should >> di

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. ibutions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: we ve two major stories tonight. president biden has chosen ketanji brown jackson as his nominee for a seat on the u.s. supreme court. if confirmed, she would be the first black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. we'll delve into that news, later in the program. but first, to the war in ukraine. the battle for the capital city of kyiv appears to be underway, with russian missile and air strikes on the city, and reports of pitched fighting on its outskirts. ukrainian president zelensky spoke tonight, and told the people of kyiv to prepare for the "storming" of the city by russian forces. this, as fighting continues in the central, southern, and eastern reaches of ukraine. and this eveni, president biden requested that congress authorize a $6.4illion emergency measure for humanitarian and defense aid for ukraine. again tonight, nick schifrin begins our cerage. >> schifrin: it has been 81 years since th

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this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: the united states has claimed a new victory in the long-running war on the islamic state group. the leader of isis died last night, when american commandos raided his hideout in syria. foreign correspondent nick schifrin begins our coverage. nick: in northwest syria, this is all that's left of what u.s. officials call isis in iraq and syria's effective command center and where, overnight, u.s. special operations forces conducted a raid that ended in the death of leader abu ibrahim al-hashimi al-qurashi, also known as hajji abdullah. pres. biden: last night's operation took a major terrorist leader off the battlefield, and has sent a strong message to terrorists around the world: we will come after you and find you. nick: senior u.s. officials say, when u.s. and mostly kurdish allied troops arrived, they announced their presence to capture al-qurashi. instead he detonated a bomb, collapsing the top floor and killing his family. pres.

this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: war in ukraine could come within days. president biden said today as , artillery that ukraine blamed on russian-backed separatists hit a kindergarten in the eastern part of the country, and as a tense standoff between the west and russia came to a point in the united nations security council. more than 150,000 russian troops remain massed tonight on the borders of ukraine. nick schifrin again starts our coverage. ni: near the line of contact between the ukrainian military and russian-backed separatists, this morning, a shell pierced the wall of a kindergarten classroom that, on tueay, had been full of 5-year-olds and their teachers. this morning, they fled from what the ukrainian government called separatist shelling. the u.s.ears a russian attack like this could be the first shot fired in a wider war that's about to start. pres. biden: we have reason to believe that they are engaged in a false flag operation to have an excuse to go in.

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: a whirwind week of diplomacy continued today, as french president emmaueul macron visited the capitol of ukraine, kyiv, on the heels of a lengthy day with vladimir putin yesterday. as nick schifrin tells us, war in europe hangs in the balance, but the question remains-- is there a path away from a fight over ukraine? >> schifrin: on the second leg of a one-man diplomatic tour, french president emmanuel macron received a warm welcome today from ukrainian president volodomir zelensky. and in a joint press conference, macron said there was still time for diplomacy. >> ( translated ): our desire for the following weeks and months is for the situation to stabilize, and for us to be able to re-engage, a sustainable de- escalation. >> schifrin: but on the ukrainian border, russia continues to escalate, and today deployed more ships toward ukraine's southern coast. zelensky demanded that russia send its tr

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station fromiewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: president biden has put the nation on notice-- a war in ukraine, even without direct u.s. involvement, could be expensive for american consumers. this afternoon, the president again appealed to russia's leadership to pursue the path of diplomacy, and he laid down a stark warning to moscow not to threaten the u.s. and its allies. he also said that russia's military has amassed 150,000 troops on ukraine's border, able to invade at any moment. nick schifrin begins over coverage. >> schifrin: today, president biden laid down a warning to russia, and a rallying cry to america. >> let there be no doubt: if russia commits this breach by invading ukraine, responsible nations around the world will not hesitate to respond. we do not stand for freedom where it is at risk today, we will certainly pay a steeper price tomorrow. ( soldiers chanting ) >> schifrin: biden spoke just a few hours after, with great cerem

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: there is fresh evidence tonight of just how bad inflation has gotten. consumer prices in january jumped 7.5% from a year earlier. that's the biggest one-year increase since 1982, with no sign of a let-up, any time soon. lawmakers from both parties pointed to the numbers today, with an eye toward the november elections. >> democratic policies have created an inflation riptide that is forcing families and small businesses to swim as fast as they possibly can just to avoid getting sucked out to sea. >> we're just coming out of a pandemic, but i still think that we need to start doing some things in a positive way to lower inflation. we did it with the bipartisan infrastructure deal. we did it with the rescue plan. >> woodruff: also today, 30-year home mortgage rates hit their highest point in two years, at nearly 3.7%. his warnings to americans to leave ukrained inly. ukrained in stage on ukraine, rus

. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: russia's president vladimir putin regnized as independent two separatist regions of ukraine today, and hours later ordered russian troops to hours later ordered russian troops to conduct what the kremlin called a "peacekeeping operation" in those regions. after putin's earlier moves, the u.s., united kingdom, and the european union all announced targeted sanctions, not the ni schifrin begins our coverage. >> schifrin: with the stroke of a pen president putin claimed are redraw the map of europe, recognized the sech proclaimed republics for nearly eight years partially controlled by rushan backed separatists. tonight prorussian ukrainians wave russian flags after putin called ukraine a coony with a puppet reg eem and warned of further fights. >> we demand those who took over and to immediately stop combat activity otherwise the responsibility for continuing the blood shed will lay on the shoulders o

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. >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: the russian military has launched what u.s. officials describe as the most significant military action in europe in 77 years. from the north, the east, and the south, russia has attacked ukraine with airstrikes, missiles, and troops. ukraine says at least 57 have been killed, and 170 wounded. elements of the russian army, one of the largest in the world, are heading toward kyiv, the capital. and the u.s. fears the goal is to take over the country, and evict the government. nick schifrin begins our coverage. >> schifrin: in a european capitol, the full weight of the russian military. the u.s. calls the initial phase of a full-scale invasion with russian helicopters flying low over residential rooftops and at the outskirts of kyiv to seize a military airport, military vehicles pouring too southern ukraine and russian troops taking over the chernobyl nuclear site on their way to sack the capitol. ukra