soldiers deploying to europe from fort bragg, north carolina. among them, 1,700 paratroopers from the 82nd airborne heading to poland. they're part of 3,000 american troops being mobilized to bolster nato's eastern flank in the standoff with russia over ukraine. and a detailed warning from the biden administration today, claiming that the kremlin has plans to stage a phony incident as an excuse to invade ukraine. >> one option is the russian government, we think, is planning to stage a fake attack by ukrainian military or intelligence forces against russian sovereign territory, or against russian-speaking people to therefore justify their action. >> reporter: officials say images of the fake attack could be used to rally support for an invasion. >> we believe that russia would produce a very graphic propaganda video, which would include corpses and actors that would be depicting mourners in images of destroyed locations, as well as military equipment at the hands of ukraine or the west. >> reporter: today's warning comes three weeks after the u.

>> isabelle rosales from the military fort bragg in north carolina. appreciate it. >>> joining me member of the armed house services committee and intelligence committee. democratic congresswoman jackie speier of california. heard that set up top of cnn reporting 70 percent forces in place for a full-scale russian invasion and that kyiv could fall within 48 hours. does that track with what you are learning and what is your level of concern now that we might actually see the largest military operation since world war 2 tworld war ii take place n europe? >> jim, we should be very concerned. likelihood of kyiv falling within 48 hours is pretty accurate. i've heard figures as high as 100,000 civilians could be killed as a result. this is a provocative heinous vanity project by putin who, i think, has every indication that he wants to reconstitute the soviet union. 100 years ago this year that the soviet union came into be. i think he has been, for many years now, wanting to re-establish that soviet union, and this is a step in that direction. so we have a

overhead 2,000 soldiers will deploy from fort bragg over to eastern europe. we know that 300 of them from the 18th airborne are already there in germany but are still working on deploying these from the 82nd airborne that is happening around the clock. last night we saw another round of them boarding those c-17s, heading overseas. and i'm learning these soldiers will conduct military drills with their polish counterparts according to the spokesperson for the 82nd airborne. >> so whether you're a first-time deployer or sixth or seven, like some of the older folks may be. we all share the same threat. we wanted to serve. >> reporter: the soldiers do not know how long they will serve in europe. the pentagon has called this a temporary mission but 8,500 other soldiers apart from these 3,000 have been placed on heightened alert. pamela? >> okay, thank you. >>> up next on this sunday dramatic new details on the violent kidnapping at michael bloomberg's ranch. >>> also ahead, a new day dawns at the beijing olympics, and it brings back-to-back events for a team usa p

martin reporting tonight, a captain at fort bragg says for now military deployment flies from the base are complete, but that could change of more deployment orders are issued about 2500 troops remain on heightened readiness to head out if and when they get the call. all right. let's take another look at our weather tonight. looking out at the golden gate bridge. this shot looks kind of hazy but has mostly been a clear night day and night around the bay area yet clear and cold meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez here with the numbers for us. said, yeah, don't let that sunshine fool you because we're well below average downtown san francisco. >> in the low 50's just barely we should be averaging 61 degrees. so 11 degrees below average there in about 5 degrees below normal. for those of you in santa rosa, 58 degrees when you should be in the mid 60's this time of year. so we are noticing, though, improved air quality, though. thanks to that inside slider storm that brought us hail some nice snow in the highest peaks of our bay area mountains and even some light scattered rain. we're noticing

in total, 2,000 soldiers will deploy from right here in fort bragg, 3,000 from the fort bragg are in germany. they are working on deploying the 82nd airborne. all together, 1700 soldiers from that division will go to poland. and inside of those large c-17 planes are not only soldiers, but also equipment and hum-vs and i'm also learning these soldiers will conduct drills with their polish counterparts. that is according to a spokesman of the 82nd airborne who calls it routine. >> so, we're there to assure our allies and to reinforce our ironclad commitment to our europe european allies, we cannot anticipate the future. we hope our presence will assure our allies that we're committed to a safe and stable europe. >> reporter: these soldiers are headed to europe. they don't have a time line as to when they'll be able to return home. the pentagon is calling this mission temporary, but it's not ruling out that they might send even more troops. 8500 of them aside from these 3,000 are on heightened alert there at the ready for any order from the president and the pentagon. i'm isabel, fort b

troops from fort bragg now headed to the region. the white house now saying there is a, quote, credible prospect russian forces could invade ukraine before the olympics end. so what has happened in the last 24 hours? tonight, news of a phone call now set between president biden and vladimir putin. terry moran in ukraine. mary bruce live at the white house. >>> also breaking tonight, pfizer's vaccine for children under 5. both pfizer and the fda revealing that they are delaying this. for how long and why and news tonight on that third booster millions of adults received in this country. how soon does it wane? and does this mean a fourth shot is now possible? >>> the horror playing out. nine police officers shot or wounded. a baby placed on a doorstep in phoenix. when police move in, gunfire from the home. the hours-long standoff. matt gutman in phoenix. >>> just in tonight, the major development in the trucker protest just north of the border now a state of emergency. late today, what a judge has now ordered on the other side of the

>> approximately 2,000 from fort bragg will be going to poland. the 18 borne corps that's going to germany, they're going to be at headquarters. that depends on the need at hand, several hundred people. the one that comprise the 18 brigade combat team, the majority will be going to poland. kelly from "news nation." >> reporter: hi, john, thank you for taking my question. i know you said we would posture as conditions evolve. we're seeing parents, teachers learning to use guns. will these troops help them and how does it change the mission of the coast guard troops already in ukraine? >> i think i made it clear these troops will not be going to ukraine to participate in the defense of ukraine. the president has been very clear about that. these forces are going to reassure and to bolster capabilities inside nato's eastern flank. and as for the florida national guard, trainers, they are still in ukraine. there's been no decision to change their status. they are still there providing assist to ukranian forces. if and when there is a need to make a di

heard last week pentagon announcedha the 8500 troops that we put on heightened alert units from fort braggrt campbellpb, all over the united states specialize in aviation support, logistics, medical support. we would be sending to each nation around ukraine, lafayette, poland, to reassure the nato alliance that if this does go forward it will not go past a certain point in the u.s. would come to nato's defense. but you even her from the defense secretary is a really important bridge not to cross. that is, if you send troops in and that further aggravate atpollutant and does that raise the risk that he will then take a move on ukraine? there's a lot of diplomacy going on as you know an hour and a half from around the u.s. and security council will meet to discuss this. and russia will have a seat at that table. it is a question of how does everyonene dance around this in a way to avoid war? >> as far as the timetables are concerned, you talk about the troops been called up. is there a timetable as far as the deployment is concerned or discussion of one? what's the 80 airborne fort bragg, sp

both are based in fort bragg, north carolina. collectively, this force is trained in a variety of missions to defend our allies. we work very closely with our polish and german allies to set the stage for these movements. we appreciate their support. again, these are not permanent moves. they respond to current conditions. we will adjust our posture as those conditions evolve. third and finally, all of these forces are separate and in addition to the 8500 personnel in the united states on heightened alert posture. they are not currently being deployed but remain ready to move if called for the nato response force or as needed for other contingencies as directed by the secretary or president biden. we continue to review our force posture and the situation in europe i will make adjustments as the situation warrants. i want to take this opportunity to correct some misconceptions around last week's announcement. need to as an organization does not have veto power over u.s. troop deployments. nothing precludes the united states for ma

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this is why people come to fort bragg.em. you don't know if they're safe because they're trying to make us safe, but we don't know about their safety. so you're always in constant fear if they're okay. >> reporter: the other thing that i did not anticipate when i came down here to talk to troops who were going to theater and family members is the pandemic. it complicates everything. i said to nbc i need a few extra days, i've got a family member that tested positive for covid. if you're a member of the 82nd airborne, you're going. when those u.s. troops push off, it's important to remember the families that stay behind. >> and that is the truest thing from that girl friend there, talking about how difficult it is to see a family member deployed and having to said bye to someone you love and not knowing when you're going to see them again. that's why we're so thankful, not only the people deployed but the family members that support them. >>> today the full republican national committee will take up a censure resolution. an

ukraine tensions now. 2,000 troops heading to europe from fort bragg, north carolina.nt? he was just briefed by pentagon leaders and antony blinken. senator tom tillis joins us now. sir, what can you tell us out of that briefing? >> there's only limited things that i can tell you out of the classified briefing except that it's clear that putin has assets on the border and he has a posture that looks like he wants to attack. right now i characterize it as a hostage situation. he's trying to negotiate in bad faith. he needs to recognize if he goes down that path, there's severe consequences to follow. >> sandra: you believe the economic consequences should be suffered now? should we be imposing sanctions to cripple his economy? >> i voted for the sanctions bill sponsored by ted cruz. we came up five votes to get it passed. there should be consequences for the activities already if he goes into the ukraine. then what he will see is a very strong response from not only the united states but a number:0 our european partners. >> sandra: should we be sending troops there is t

troops from fort bragg deploy to eastern europe, and we get to cal perry b you ken, let's me talk to you. this piece of intel we're getting, this is as you just heard from john kirby, this was an elaborate plan. this was, like, the russian hollywood version of a false flag operation, and what's interesting is the administration is being very explicit, very on the record about saying, yeah. we know that this was happening. we're going to put it out there publicly, russia. it's a message intended for vladimir putin. >> that's right, hallie. it is an extraordinary step they took to declassify this intelligence about what they say is a plot to provide a pretext to invade ukraine, and, you know, they say it was incredibly elaborate that the russians wither going to release a video that was going to suggest that there was a genocide taking place against russian speakers in ukraine, and it was even going to include corpses, and, you know, staged explosions, and fake ukrainian military equipment. just a remarkable, elaborate plot. obviously the u.s. is releasing this to thwart the use of thi

we were you having but on already know majority of the 2000 that'll be moving from fort bragg. we'll be going to poland the, the 18th airborne corps, as i said in my opening statement, that's going to germany, that they are going to form a joint task force headquarters. and that's usually the, depending on the, the need and the task at hand. several 100 people. so the majority of the 2000 that i mentioned that, that comprise the 82nd airborne brigade combat team. they that, that let that leading element they'll be, they'll be going to poland m kelly from news nation. hi, john, thanks for taking my question. i know you said we will adjust this past year as conditions evolve. i was curious because we're seeing no ordinary ukrainians, teachers, moms, dad, dentist, learning to use guns to defend themselves. there are calls in washington for the pentagon to support them, or any of these troops going to help them and how will the presidents order change the mission of the florida national guard troops currently in ukraine? as i said at the, at the top, kelly, that the president's bee

. >> reporter: that signal, shipping out 2,000 troops from fort bragg, north carolina, to poland andmany, and redeploying roughly 1,000 forces from germany to romania. the decision comes as new satellite imagery reveals a russian troop build-up in areas bordering ukraine, including belarus, where joint military drills took place today with tanks and combat helicopters. countering that threat in the baltic nation of estonia this week, america has been flexing its own military might, sending a squadron of f-15 fighters to strengthen nato policing missions. these american fighter jets have been deployed with nato partners on the alliance's eastern flank, right along the border with russia. and the mission has never been more critical. >> what we're primarily looking for is any aircraft that are operating outside of normal international rules that might infringe on nato airspace. >> reporter: such as the russian fighter jet we're told was intercepted in these skies just last weekend. with tensions rising in ukraine, the aim is to reassure nato partners while keeping russia on watch. the

troops are going to be coming from fort bragg. from fort bragg and we will be getting more details at a pentagon briefing that should begin any minute. >> dana: it looks like that is started. this is a week when george packer, the journalist, has written a very long piece detailing the withdrawal from afghanistan. it's quite for the administration. how much is that thinking and criticism going into how to handle the foreign policy crisis? >> we will see. we know that they've been trying to get ahead of stories about americans being left behind in ukraine which is something that we know they did not do when it came to americans being left behind in afghanistan. this is a big move and the president does not have anything on his schedule right now. we hope to get more insight and what we learned from the afghanistan disaster and how he is applying it to this order which is the biggest one in terms of military moves in several months. >> bill: i would add to that what they learned from several years ago and 2014 when putin went in and

paratroopers from fort bragg, north carolina, just arrived in poland. >>> happening tomorrow board members in the oakland unified school district will consider closing several schools. the idea has provoked angry protests from parents and some teachers who say they only heard about all of this last week. the district said it must decrease the number of campuses to prevent budget deficits in the future. the board plans to vote on this during a special meeting tomorrow night. >>> new at noon, oakland mayor libby visit add local food bank's new drive through distribution center. they acknowledged the new donation of $150,000 to the food bank. >> bank of america said to their employees if you get a booster shot we will make a donation to a food bank in your honor. so talk about making your shot count. not only did bank of america employees make their communities safer by getting their boosters against covid-19, but they also are helping feed people that are experiencing hunger insecurity. that is awesome. >> the alameda county community food bank said with its new drive-thru on 66th avenue vol

charles watson is live from pope air field in fort bragg, north carolina. charles?g with the 82nd air force division out of fort bragg is a quite a group to see. they're saying good-byes before they take off in one of the large aircraft to assist in our nato allies in europe. we had an opportunity to speak to these brave young men and women. many are in their 20s. they said that they had a few days to prepare after getting notice that they were heading overseas. take a listen. >> we had a little bit of an idea. we didn't know exact times or dates. it was a moment's notice. everything changed quickly. >> yes, when you talk to these soldiers, you realize that this is not only tough on them but also on their families as well. just about everyone we spoke to said their loved ones are excited and nervous. emphasis on nervous as they get set to spend weeks, maybe even months apart. these soldiers could be very busy once they make to it europe. they're expected to spent most of their time in poland where they will support the needs of the u.s. and the allies there and that

he called in 1000 troops from fort bragg, 101st airborne, they walk into that white school. would like to say that is the end of the story. it was not. what happened was after a few months the troops had to withdraw. when that happened the school board said we are not going to integrate anymore. when that happened a very famous case went to the supreme court. cooper versus aaron. all nine justices inside the -- signed the opinion saying integrate. now. there could be 9000. uh-huh. i will just close the school. that is what happened. for those of us who remember and those of us who do not. they could not keep it closed. that was the era of martin luther king. the freedom riders. the north woke up and others woke up and said this is intolerable situation. eventually, through a lot of work and a lot of work and moral effort and physical effort and a lot of organizing effort and so forth, eventually, legal segregation was brought to a conclusion and the reason that i find that story important and i told that story to a woman from ghana who is trying to improve the constitutional

combat forces to arrive in europe, 18th airplane corps out of fort bragg touched down in germ me, beefing up nato firepower, amid mounting concerns russia is preparing to launch a full-scale invasion of ukraine. u.s. officials aren't yet certain whether president vladimir putin will pull the trigger, but they're building up defenses in frontline nato states in response to what they call an elevated risk. nato officials told us american f-15s were scrambled out of estonia to intercept four russian fighters over the baltic sea. we visited that u.s. quadron earlier this week. >> to do an expedited launch. >> reporter: lieutenant colonel taylor gifford commands those f-15s. >> we'll identify traffic that are not operating within international rules ask regulations that might infringe on nato airspace. >> reporter: bolstering the border against an increasingly boisterous neighbor. that's the american squadrone ron's first intercept since they arrived last week. their deployment, along with moving more u.s. forces to eastern europe, is part of an overall mission to reassure nato allies and dete

he called in thousand troops from fort bragg, they took those nine black children and walked into thatte school. i would like to say that is the end of the story. but it was not. what happened was after a few months the troops had to withdraw. and when that happened, the school board said we are not going to integrate anymore. and when that happened, a famous case went to the supreme court. and when that happened, all nine justices signed the opinion saying integrate now. do it. right now in little rock. there were nine people, there could have been 900 -- so they closed the school. that is what happened. remember those of us -- for those of us who are member and those of us who don't. but they could not keep it closed because that was the era of martin luther king. the freedom riders woke up and others woke up and said this is an intolerable situation. eventually, through a lot of work and a lot of moral effort and physical effort, a lot of organizing effort and so forth, eventually legal segregation was brought to a conclusion. and the reason that i find that story important, i told

the better day, sunday morning, starting out with clear skies, light showers falling up north of fort bragg but nothing down here and it'll be a few high clouds on sunday and that's it and if you want to see where it's going to rain, the forecast models are saying, maybe 100th of an inch of rain for napa, and parts of marin, that's just because we are so close to the showers. you can't rule out the possibility get a drop of rain up there. that gets us ahead through sunday at 3:00 a.m. and after that, we won't get anything out of it. so morning lows, noticeably warmer than what you've been living with for the last several days. no more freeze warnings or frost advisors, those are done, we have a couple of places that have to go back into the mid 30s like santa rosa, livermore, 39, so will conquer. but those are 7 to 8 degrees colder than that. we start warming up tomorrow. you will notice it in the afternoon. more blue skies, back in the upper 60s, that'll be noticeably warmer than today. so the change has begun, and for the first half of this next coming week we do more of that. so instead

this is the 82nd airborne out of fort bragg. they're leaving as part of that 3,000 troops. want to remind people of exactly what this deployment looks like that the president is directing. overall, some 3,000 american troops will be moving as part of this effort to secure nato's position in the region. 2,000 of those, including those from fort bragg, are headed to poland and germany, 1,000 going to romania. this is a defensive posture, members of congress talking me today saying they call it assurance to our allies there. but the timing is critical, judy. this is why the sense of urgency. right now, temperatures are right around freezing in that region. and there is a real sense that, of course, it will be easier for russia to make moves with its heavy equipment when the ground is frozen, vs. when later, say, march, late february, it's not. judy: and, lisa, give us a sense of what options the congress is looking at and why they have not made a decision before now. lisa: it is complicated. it is a nuanced debate, actually, up here. but i think i can boil it down to sort of t

the pentagon saying 1,000 soldiers in germany will be deployed to romania, and 2,000 troops from fort bragg in north carolina will go to poland and germany. 8,500 u.s. troops had been already placed on high alert with over 100,000 russian troops amassed along the ukrainian border new satellite imagery tonight appearing to show those forces growing. >> we do not know if russia has made a final decision to further invade ukraine, but it clearly has that capability. >> reporter: the president has ruled out a combat deployment to ukraine, late today saying putin's actions prompted his move. >> as long as he's acting aggressively, we're going to make sure to reassure our nato allies in eastern europe that we're there. >> reporter: today the kremlin calling the troop deployments unfounded and destructive. it comes one day after a defiant vladimir putin said the u.s. had failed to meet his security demands, including that ukraine be barred from joining nato but he also insisted they don't plan to invade ukraine and is open to more diplomatic talks erin getting a rare look along the border with bel

paratroopers with the 82nd airborne division left fort bragg on monday headed to poland as the u.s. continues building up its troop presence in eastern europe. >> i'm hoping to achieve peace. at the end of the day, that's what we want, peace. >> reporter: cbs news has learned vladimir putin could invade ukraine by week's end. >> the path for diplomacy remains available if russia chooses to engage constructively. >> reporter: russia wants to keep ukraine from joining nato and for foreign nations to pull their military support out of eastern europe. putin seemed open to allowing more time for diplomacy in a televised meeting with his foreign minister. despite roughly 130,000 troops surrounding ukraine, it appears to be business as usual on the streets of kyiv, but ukrainians in the u.s. are worried for their families back home. >> people in ukraine are fearful. >> reporter: igo marko lives in california. he said he worries about his aunt and uncle. >> they're safe right now, but we don't know what will happen in three or four days. i very much hope that they will be safe. >> reporter:

. >> reporter: 2000 soldiers will be leaving from fort bragg in north carolina to posts in germany and poland. another 1000 troops will be moving from germany to romania. >> these are not permanent moves. they are moves designed to respond tothe ty er, ese aren going ukine. they are going to ensure the robust defense of our nato allies. >> reporter: today the russian ministry of defense release this video, showing its army conducting joint military exercises with belarus near the border. >> there is one aggressor here. that aggressor is russia. they have gathered tens of thousands of troops on the border. they are the ones who are threatening to invade a sovereign country. >> reporter: lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been pushing to send more resources to ukraine and nato allies in a show of u.s. support against the russian threat. >> sending the ukrainian weapons they can find with, ground to air missiles, give them a chance to inflict some real damage on the russians if they, in fact, come in. >> reporter: u.s. officials say russia has shown no clear signs of de-escalation,

how paratroopers from fort bragg are getting ready. briefing at the white house. >> bill: san francisco creating a safe space for illegal drug use. critics say it is dangerous and turning the area into an open air drug haven. >> describe that area. >> an area to get high in whatever which way you do it. ♪♪ retirement is an opportunity to fill each tomorrow with moments that matter. and a steady stream of protected income can help you secure the life you've planned. for more than 150 years, generations have trusted the strength and stability of pacific life with their tomorrows. ♪♪ because life isn't about what tomorrow brings. it's what you do with it. ask a financial professional about pacific life. >> dana: more u.s. troops are heading to europe. paratroopers with the 82nd air group as the white house warns a russian invasion of ukraine could happen any moment. full coverage on fox. senator mark warner who got a classified white house briefing. he is ahead with reaction. let's go to charles watson live at fort bragg in north carolina

troops with the 82nd airborne division in fort bragg, north carolina prepared for deployment to easternamid escalating tensions between ukraine and russia. they are among the 2,000 troops head odd the region to support n.a.t.o. u.s. intelligence revealed an elaborate russian plot to stage a fabricated attack by ukrainian forces as a pretext for at that possible invasion. cbs's holly williams is in kyiv for reporting. >> reporter: the u.s. government says an attack staged by russia could include a graphic propaganda preparing to show explosions, corpses and military equipment supplied by the west with actors playing grieving mourners. cbs was told russia may have already recruited the people to set up the incident and fake victims could be in russia or russian speaking people in ukraine. with roughly 100,000 troops massed on ukraine's border, russian government has been warning for weeks russia could stage a violent incident. the government has nod provided any supporting evidence. u.s. says this is just one of a number of options russia's developed and the the u.s. is developed and the

-- on ukraine have ratcheted up yet again. 2000 troops will be sent to poland and germany from fort braggy base in north carolina. 1000 troops will move from germany to romania. here is the pentagon making the announcement. >> the united states stands shoulder to shoulder with our nato allies. the current situation demands that we reinforce the deterrent posture on the eastern flank. president biden has been clear that the united ates will respond to the growing threat to europe's security and stability. i want to be very clear about something. these are not permanent moves. they are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. moreover, these forces are not going to fight in ukraine. they are going to ensure the robust defense of our nato allies. ros: that's how the americans describe it. russia says the move is unjustified and destructive. the americans have 8500 troops on heightened alert, as part of the nato defense's alliance's response force. later will do whatever is necessary torotect and defend -- nato will do whatever is necessary to protect and defend its alli

. >> reporter: the pentagon says 2,000 of the troops deploying will come from fort bragg in north carolina. >> these are not permanent moves. they respond to current conditions. >> reporter: and they are in addition to 8,500 service members who remain on standby to join nato-allied forces. >> these forces are not going to fight in ukraine. they're going to ensure the robust defense of our nato allies. >> reporter: on capitol hill, lawmakers nearing agreement on a massive sanctions package to severely damage the russian economy if it invades. >> sending a clear message to russia there are going to be huge consequences if they march into ukraine any further. >> reporter: the u.s. using every channel to head off an invasion that could ripple across the world. in washington, alice barr, nbc news. >>> in-person classes at ucla resumed today after the arrest of a man accused of threatening violence there. investigators say matthew harris sent an 800-page manifesto. he no longer lives in california. after three-hour standoff with boulder police officers, harris was taken into custody. >>> the num

would like to see that at the monument they are building for him -- he called in 1000 troops from fort bragge 101st airborne, and they took those nine black children and walked into that white school. i would like to say that is the end of the story. but it wasn't. what happened was, after a few months the troops had to withdraw. and when that happened the school board said, we are not going to integrate anymore. and when that happened, a famous case went to the supreme court, cooper versus aaron. and when that happened, all nine justices signed the opinion saying, integrate, now, do it right now in little rock. hey, but there are nine people. maybe there could've been 900. maybe 9000. aha. faubus closed the school. that is what happened. for those of us who remember and those of us who don't. but they could not keep it closed, because that was the era of martin luther king. the freedom riders. and suddenly the north woke up, and others woke up and said, this is an intolerable situation, and eventually, through a lot of work and a lot of work, and a lot of moral effort, and a lot of physical

a senior defense official confirms the remaining 3,000 soldiers based on fort bragg have been ordered to poland, a nato ally. president biden insists u.s. troops will not enter ukraine. he left today for a working weekend at camp david. tomorrow he'll talk by phone with russian leader vladimir putin. >>> a live look at the olympic torch in beijing, as team usa tries to move up on medal count. >> the women's hockey team overcame a performance by the czech republican. the usa team won 4-1 and advanced to the semifinals. >>> talk about an emotional day for shaun white, hit the olympic halfpipe once last time, wrapping up an incredible compete. he competed in five olympics, winning three gold medals. >> i teared up for that one. >>> a moment of relief for mikaela shiffrin. the alpine star finished ninth on the super-g slope, less than a second behind first place. she said it gave her confidence moving into the final two events. let's turn to garvin thomas with more olympic coverage. every day at this time we've been going beyond the highlights to give you some of the touching and trusting

and overnight nearly 5,000 american paratroopers out of fort bragg spending valentine's day preparing for deployment to poland as part of a larger mission to support nato allies. >> i'm hoping to achieve peace. at the end of the day that's what we want, peace. >> reporter: still the buildup of russian troops is multiplying along ukraine's border. analysts estimating nearly 150,000 troops. the pentagon saying russia could move with little or no warning. today russia's parliament will vote on whether to recognize russian-backed rebel areas of ukraine. abc's james longman in moscow with what this critical vote means. >> if it happens it could lay the groundwork for war. if it gets delayed, well, that might suggest russia is backing down. >> reporter: russia still signaling a possibility for diplomacy. its foreign minister says negotiations with the west were far from exhausted and should kin. >> we have not seen that de-escalation. we don't know that president putin has made a decision and that is why we think diplomacy continues to be viability but we need to see de-escalation in order

army sources have said that about 1,700 additional service members will deploy from fort bragg, northolina, 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 100,000 troops near raine's borders and today sent a pair of long-range nuclear- capable bombers on patrol over its ally, belarus. in ukraine, thousands of people marched today to protest a possible russian invasion. iran responded today to a u.s. decision to lift some sanctions related to the country's nuclear programs. iran's foreign minister said reinstating waivers allowing some countries to work on civilian nuclear projects is welcome but called for more relief. >> ( translated ): what happens on paper is good, but it's not enough. >> sreenivasan: the biden administration rest

. >> reporter: that signal, shipping out 2,000 troops from fort bragg, north carolina, to poland andand redeploying roughly 1,000 forces from germany to romania. the decision comes as new satellite imagery reveals a russian troop build-up in areas bordering ukraine, including belarus, where joint military drills took place today with tanks and combat helicopters. countering that threat in the baltic nation of estonia this week, america has been flexing its own military might, sending a squadron of f-15 fighters to strengthen nato policing missions. these american fighter jets have been deployed with nato partners on the alliance's eastern flank, right along the border withght t russia. and the mission has never been more critical. >> what we're primarily looking for is any aircraft that are operating outside of normal international rules that might infringe on nato airspace. >> reporter: such as the russian fighter jet we're told was intercepted in these skies just last week. with tensions rising in ukraine, the aim is to reassure nato partners while keeping russia on watch. the pent

these infantry took off from fort bragg in texas heading for poland — as part of 3,000 troops president to bolster nato defences. russia says it has security concerns around nato — and wants them addressed. but president putin talked down the prospect of war. translation: of course we don't want it and - this is exactly why we put forward the proposal to start the negotiation process. where the result should be an agreement of ensuring equal security of everyone, including our country. unfortunately, there was no constructive response to this proposal. amid the international warnings of a russian invasion, there's no obvious sign of panic in eastern ukraine, where many are already weary of war. a conflict — still being fought — between russian—backed separatists and the ukrainian government has claimed more than 14,000 lives in the east, since 2014. our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from the strategic port city of mariupol, just 30 miles from ukraine's border, with russia. history looms large over mariupol. the soviet past carved in stone. moscow hankers for the domi

a pentagon spokesman john kirby says the plan is to send about 2000 troops from fort bragg, north carolina poland and germany and to move 1000 american soldiers already in germany to romania. these are not permanent moves. >> they are moves designed to respond to the current security environment. moreover. these forces are not going to fight in ukraine. russia calls the deployment unnecessary and destructive. but even in the past few days, the country has continued building up forces on the ukrainian border. there's one aggressor here that aggressors russia, they are the ones who are threatening to invade a sovereign country. senate republican leader mitch mcconnell agrees with the move but says he would have liked to see it happen sooner. latimer putin's campaign to forcibly redraw the map of your of the european continent. >> is on the verge of massive escalation. he's also calling for the u.s. to impose sanctions now to impose serious calls that could actually change. >> putin's calculus, military leaders say they're still hoping russia decides to de-escalate and they say what the u.s.

troops from fort bragg now headed to the region.house now saying there is a, quote, credible prospect russian forces could invade ukraine before the olympics end. so what has happened in the last 24 hours? tonight, news of a phone call now set between president biden and vladimir putin. terry moran in ukraine. mary bruce live at the white house. >>> also breaking tonight, pfizer's vaccine for children under 5. both pfizer and the fda revealing that they are delaying this. for how long and why and news tonight on that

on thursday, troops left fort bragg military base in south carolina, with 2,000 troops heading to poland romania. earlier we spoke to nato�*s secretary general, yens stoltenberg. he shared his concerns. we have seen china and russia working more and more closely together both in diplomatic fields and the un security council and elsewhere but also in the military field where they have more exercises to get their way they operate my together and more recently thejoint naval exercise together with iran in the indian ocean. so they are close and if anything that makes it even more important that we stand together north america and europe in nato because together we are 50% of the world military might and as long as we stand together we are all safe. we have been proven right in our intelligence on continued russian military build—up in and around ukraine. of course there is still uncertainty what russia will do but what we all do know is that there is a significant ongoing military build—up by russia and we know that they have used military force against ukraine before and we see this threat

. >> reporter: tonight, more american troops complete a journey to europe soldiers from fort bragg, northolina, begin their mission to reinforce poland's defenses today president biden's national security advisor with a grim warning >> an invasion of ukraine could happen at any time. >> reporter: returning to the white house today, i asked the president about putin's intentions. >> do you think there's any particular thing that vladimir putin is looking for, sir,hi things he cannot get. >> reporter: western allies have denied putin's demands that include barring ukraine from future nato membership. >> we believe that the russians have put in place the capabilities to mount a significant military operation into ukraine, and we have been working hard to prepare a response. >> reporter: new commercial satellite photos appear to show the russian military buildup near ukraine's border, while a new u.s. intelligence assessment finds russia currently has 70% of the military force and equipment in position for a full-scale invasion. troop losses for ukraine could be as high as 25,000 killed or wo

neighboring romania this week, as the defense secretary ordered 3,000 more troops to head to poland from fort braggrview with nbc news, the president was asked what circumstances would prompt him to send troops to ukraine itself. >> there is not. that's a world war when americans and russia start shooting at one another. >> reporter: president biden is slated to speak with russian president vladimir putin again president vladimir putin again by phone tomorrow morning. white house officials tell us that putin had wanted to wait until monday, but the white house won out. norah. >> o'donnell: nancy cordes at the white house, thank you.. today, secretary of sta today, secretary of state antony blinken said that russia could invade at any time, including during the olympics. and a u.s. official tells cbs news that those russian military exercises in the black sea this weekend could serve as a rolling start to the invasion. we get the latest from cbs' imtiaz tyab, on the ground in ukraine. >> reporter: day and night, these ukrainian border patrolmen monitor the northern front. it's a no-man's land, a nar