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continue results-oriented diplomacy that addresses the sacred concerns of the united states, russia, and eupewe are ready to respond decisively along those allies and partners should russia choose to take military action. our response would include severe economic sanctions with similar packages imposed by the european union, the united kingdom, canada, and other countries. it would also include changes to nato and american force foster along the eaern flank of nato. celia: elizabeth shackelford was a u.s. department of state official until summer 2017. --december 2017. the u.s. is certainly trying to proja united front. has president biden built up a credible coalition? are all states equally on board, or do you t there are disagreements between the u.s. and its allies? elizabeth: we are not going to know the answer to that until push comes to shove and it's time to act, but it seems as though the united states has done everything in its capacy to get other allies on board. at this stage it seems like the efforts and the aggression shown by russia had the opposite effect of what has been int

troop numbers and repositioning american forces in eastern eupe as russia leaves the world guessing on their next move >>> speaking out former nfl head coach brian flores tells his side of the story on what's being called a sham interview process and what he wants to see happen next. >>> facebook stock craters 20% taking a big chunk of the nasdaq futures along with it. cnbc's steve sedgwick is here to explain it all along with a new jobs report. "early today" starts right now >> thanks for being up early with us. >> a dangerous mix of snow and ice is threatening about a third of the country right now as a monster storm has triggered over 100 million winter weather alerts stretching from new mexico to maine. the forecasters expect the blizzard conditions to bring upwards of 20 inches of snow in some areas but it's the build up of ice that's raising a lot of alarms these dangerous conditions are coming to some areas that are not used to it >> three people were hurt in this rollover crash in texas, and over 40,000 power outages are already being reported in the lone star state. let's get

central bank reserves, half of eu air space closed to russian planes and news outleted banned from the eup here with me to discuss, democratic congressman, brandon boyle, led a discussion on the canadian parliamentary assembly. at this point, what do you think can stop vladimir putin? >> well, great to be with you. i wish that the circumstances were different. i think that mr. putin must be very surprised. first, by the resistance that he has received in ukraine, the fact that russia has now made far greater progress, almost every intelligence expert, both within and outside the government thought that russia would be in a lot stronger position in ukraine right now, several days in, but then the second thing is putin must be very surprised by the world-wide resistance, reaction and outrage that he and his country are now facing. he and his government are being treated like the pariahs that they are by the entire world community and that will have real consequences on he personally, the fellow, his fellow travelers, the oligarchs, as well as, sadly, innocent russian people as well. >> but y

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france acts as mediator, traveling between russia and ukraine, in an effort to prevent war in eastern eupe. we discuss this fraught moment with the french ambassador to the u.s. then, balance of power. the supreme court sides with the alabama republican party in a redistricting case, despite a lower court ruling that the new maps disadvantage black voters. and, behind the olympics. china's goal is for the games to bolster its reputation, but activists denounce rampant repression and forced labor among the country's ethnic and religious minorities. >> we're at an important watershed moment where consumers are going to demand to know that their cars or their coke bottles or their garments aren't made with slave labor in xinjiang. >> woodruff: all that and more, on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no-contract wireless plans, designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find a plan that fits you. to learn more, visit www.consumercellular.tv

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