only for a limited time. >>> you just heard us play a little bit of lester holt's interview with presidentiden which the president confirmed he has narrowed down his supreme court short list to four people. the president sat down with lester in virginia earlier today for the first tv interview in months. aside from making some news about the supreme court pick, biden also made news on a number of other fronts including his administration's battle against coronavirus, the current debate over state mask requirements, and the showdown with russian president vladimir putin over ukraine. here's an extended part of that exclusive interview. >> mr. president, in recent days, we've seen numerous governors from blue states roll back indoor mask requirements. essentially getting ahead of the federal government, the cdc. are those governors wrong? >> well, it's hard to say whether they're wrong, here the science is saying now that masks work, masks make a difference and there's a relation and there is i think only one governor drawing back immediately, most of them are somewhere in february, the end

we'll send it over to lester holt.l take a short break and come back to our programming with a special report with the explosions being heard right now in ukraine as the russians are advancing. we're back in a moment. stay with us. >> announcer: this is an nbc news special report. >> good evening. we're coming on the air with breaking news. moments ago our nbc news reporters reported hearing blasts in the region a possible sign of conflict from russian forces spread along the border there. this as the u.n. security counsel held an emergency late night meeting during which officials implored vladimir putin to stop any hostile action towards ukraine. u.s. ambassador to the u.n. linda thomas greenfield calling this a perilous moment ordering russia to back away from ukraine's borders. a full scale invasion could lead to one of the biggest conflicts we've seen in europe in decades. u.s. intel warns 50,000 civilians could be killed or injured. president biden has warned of a decisive response with swift and severe economic

i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other.ike? governor newsom unveils his plan. we'll go over key details to help you move forward. coming up, we'll show you what's the difference of a pandemic and the endemic. >>> the doping controversy proven to be too difficult for the teenager to handle. you can watch all the drama yourgs. yourself. >>> the news at 4:00 starts right now. thank you for joining us for the special olympics edition nbc bay area news. i am raj mathia. >> i am jessica aguirre. governor newsom laid out the next phase of the state's covid response. the plan is called smarter. it is an acronym for, shots, masks, awareness, readiness and testing and education for rx. the plan including building a stockpile of

nightly news with lester holt begins right now. massachusetts pass test . >>> tonight, the amazing performance. american nathan chen shattering records on the ice in beijing. the superstar figure skating halfway to his gold medal as he seeks redemption after disappointment in 2018. tonight the return of usa snowboarders cloe ae kim and shawn white. one one-on-one. why he says this is his last ride. and as california grows the list of states ending mask man dits, and the company slowing production and comes as the new subvariant even more transmissible omicron is spreading in the u.s. >>> a bridge partially blocked by truckers protesting vaccine mandates. the traffic nightmare. why the secret service rushed him out. >>> the ukraine crisis, what france's president said vladimir putin pledged to him and the reaction from the kremlin. the stunning letter from former pope benedict. why he is asking for forgiveness and the major shakeup for peloton. what it means for customers. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >

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. >> that's part of a wide-ranging exclusive interview lester holt conducted with president biden today'll get a reaction to that part about the supreme court from our next guest, jamie raskin. who's a professor of constitutional law, and is also a member of the house select committee investigating the january 6th attack on the capitol. the new york times is reporting that the january six committee is quote, finding few records of calls by president donald j trump from critical hours when investigators know that he was making them. investigators have not uncovered evidence that any official records were tampered with or deleted, and it is well known that mr. trump used his personal cell phone, and those of his aides, routinely, to talk with aides, congressional allies, and outside confidants. joining us now, democratic congressman jamie raskin of maryland. he's a member the january six committee, and served as the lead impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of donald trump. he is the author of the new best selling book, unthinkable. congressman, thank you very much for join

i'm lester holt, take care of yourselves and each other good night -.onight, better late than never. winter is here. snow, hail, and rain. next up, the cold. jeff ranieri breaks down how low it will go. >>> also, he has been face to face with russian president vladimir putin. tonight he is with us. we will be joined by the former u.s. ambassador to russia. how the crisis in ukraine could impact the silicon valley and our gas prices. >>> and check the calendar. 2/22/22. we'll show you what happened today. >>> a high point for weddings here at home and if las vegas today. especially

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the president sat down with our lester holt. >> what's the number you're at, four, five, six?ve taken about four people and done a deep dive on them, meaning a thorough background check, to see if there's anything in the background that would make them not qualify. >> is it important that you believe they'll get a vote from the republican side? >> well, i think whomever i pick will get a vote from the republican side for the following reason. i'm not looking to make an idealogical choice here. i'm looking for someone to replace judge breyer with the same kind of capacity judge breyer had, with an open mind, who understands the constitution and interprets it in a way that is consistent with the mainstream interpretation of the constitution. >> now, you can see more of lester holt's interview with the president coming up on the "today" show. that's at 7:00. and, of course, we'll be talking about it on social media. the president is also going to speak about inflation numbers as well, again, on the "today" show and on social media you can see where to find me @scott mcgrew. >> th

the question is, what else did the president say in his wide-ranging interview, nbc's lester holt. >>> it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning. and welcome to "way too early." the show that will resist making any more jokes about toilets. i'm jonathan lemire on this friday, february 11th. let's start with the news. two sources tell the "washington post" that some of the white house records retrieved from by the national archives last month, were clearly marked as classified. including some records that were deemed top secret. the records are reportedly being stored in a skiff, a place where sensitive information can be stored and discussed until justice department fishes decide how to move forward. yesterday we decided that the national archives had asked the d.o.j. to examine donald trump's handling of white house records after retrieving 15 boxes of material from the president's florida residence. and after receiving records that were ripped up and taped back together. in a statement to the post, a trump spokesperson writes quote it is clear that a normal and routine process

thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt, please take care of yourself and each other. good night >> this is page 81. >> reporter: what does it say at the end? >> we'll be right back in the next book 0,xq ♪ crossing through the mountains and seeing that long open landscape. it's big, it's wild, it's unknown. you know, one of the things we value while we are traveling, is it allows us to relate to each other differently, and bring us closer. as a family, you bring these little humans into the world. and you only have so much time with them, you just got to use it well. >>> right now on nbc bay area news tonight a gusty day across the bay. it's not over yet. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri breaks down our forecast for tonight. as of our housing shortage wasn't bad enough, there may be 40,000 vacant homes in san francisco alone. why is that happening and what can be done to start using those empty homes? >>> looking live at the olympic tower in beijing. janelle wang is at the winter olympics. she's going to show us the impact covid is already having on the games and what

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. >>> this is "nbc nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening, they are fighting for their country how a senior u.s. defense official is describing ukrainian military forces sent tonight to be putting up more resistance and russian forces expected ukraine claiming it shot down a russian aircraft over kyiv overnight. still russia appears to have its is sights set on the capital where fire fights have broken out on the streets. ukrainians well aware that only a third of russian forces surrounding their country have actually entered the country so far. the white house tonight trying to inflict more pain on vladimir putin, levying financial sanctions on putin himself with battles in air strikes taking place across the country, ukrainians and foreigners alike are desperately trying to flee our team has it all covered again tonight. richard engel starts us off now from inside ukraine. >> the barbarity of russia's assault on ukraine may be captured in this single video. though not confirmed by nbc news, witnesses say that's a russian tank veering into a civilian car in kyiv the woman who

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. ♪ it's all right to b lost sometimes ♪ >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>od evening, everyone president biden is calling provocative russian moves in eastern ukraine the beginning of an invasion here's where we are as we come on the air tonight -- america combat aircraft in europe are being redeployed into eastern europe it's a move meant to reassure nato allies close to ukraine president biden today also announcing new and severe financial sanctions against russia, all of it in response to vladimir putin's brazen claim of independence for two breakaway regions inside ukraine, including areas firmly under ukrainian control. tonight, diplomatic options are taking a hit. the u.s. calling off talks between secretary of state blinken and his russian counterpart, as americans are reminded again all this could cost us at home, especially at the pump our team in place here and overseas we want to begin wit peter alexander at the white house. >> reporter: tonight, president biden's move. >> there's no question that russia is the aggressor. >> reporter: announcing t

let us play for you some of the interview between my colleague lester holt and the president talking about the importance of getting young children vaccinated. >> every day that goes by children are more protected. we're now on the verge of being able to have shots for children under the age of 7 and young children. >> talk to us about how -- just how important it is to get this young group of kids vaccinated and how it could help us get to this endemic phase of this pandemic. >> thank you so much for having me on. you know, i just could not accentuate more firmly how important it is that we have an opportunity for younger children to be vaccinated, especially at this stage. what we have seen with the surge in omicron is the tremendous number of youner children who have not been age eligible for vaccination. >> let me tell you about a conversation i have with my mom friends, some with children under the age of 5. me not being one of them. we know pfizer for instance says this is eventually going to be a three-shot regimen but we're submitting now the data for this two-shot regimen es

. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening as we come on the air, nearly a third of americans, more than 100 million, are under winter watches, warnings, or advisories that ominous swath stretching across the weather maps from new mexico to maine, it's a very real path of danger tonight. misery and disruption as well. snow and freezing rain already pounding parts of the central u.s cities including chicago, st. louis, and detroit could see up to a foot of snow governors in at least four states have already declared states of emergency. right now, flight delays are mounting as travel becomes increasingly difficult. across the storm zone. let's get the very latest now, starting with shaquille brewster in detroit. >> reporter: tonight, a mess of heavy snow, ice, and rain stretching from the rockies to the northeast. the dangerous wintry mix pounding roadways, snarling traffic and causing blizzard conditions >> it's cold all the time, wet. not fun. >> reporter: parts of new mexico buried under 20 inches of snow, more than a foot has fallen in colorado and illi

. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. less than three months after the omicron variant first started ripping through this country, sending americans scrambling to find n95s, more states tonight signaling those masks can start coming off in some settings as the door to normalcy begins to crack open in places that have had some of the toughest covid rules. new york joining a growing list of democrat-leaning states to announce a rollback of indoor mask restrictions. they're encouraged by numbers showing the seven-day average of new covid cases is down 44%. deaths, however, still creeping up, 2400 a day. lawmakers nationwide, however, facing a shifting political reality. gabe gutierrez has late details. >> reporter: tonight the era of sweeping covid mandates seems to be over. new york today joining a growing number of states and cities rolling back mask restrictions, dropping its vaccine mask requirement for businesses. >> we're not surrendering. we're going to continue to be adaptable and response alternative the changing ci

wild suspect wanted for dozens of home break-ins >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening there are fast-moving developments in russia's showdown over ukraine. in a bold move, raising the stakes of an already tense standoff, vladimir putin has declared russia will recognize the independence of two breakaway regions of ukraine and in a dramatic escalation, announcing tonight he's sending russian troops into eastern ukraine on a peacekeeping mission the u.s. response was swift. president biden signing economic sanctions separate from a larger package he has been holding back the u.s. says russian forces remain ready to strike from several directions american officials painting an increasingly dark picture of what an invasion could look like, including targeted assassinations against politicians, activists, and others. a lot of ground to cover with our team here and abroad. let's start with richard engel inside ukraine. >> reporter: from his desk in moscow, president vladimir putin tonight further divided ukraine by carving off a piece for two of his allies.

lester holt joins us right now in washington, d.c. we'll see you, again, at 4:00 p.m. >>> breaking news tonight. the massive winter storm sweeping across the country as we come on the air. dun of millions in the path of snow and rain, high winds across 2,000 miles from colorado to maine. al roker timing it out. >>> the u.s. is seeing more russian troops, not fewer, near the ukrainian border, despite vladimir putin's claims of a partial withdrawal. it comes as another wave of u.s. troops arrive in eastern europe. >>> the cdc under pressure, the director saying new mask guidance is coming as another blue state, michigan, drops mask recommendations for schools and other indoor settings. in san francisco, covid backlash, why three school board members were ousted in a rare recall. >>> the devastation in brazil, massive flooding and mud slides leaving dozens dead. the urgent search for survivors. >>> the family of bob saget suing authorities investigating his death. the records they don't want released and what a judge has decided. >>> doz

thank you for watching i am lester holt please take care of yourself and each other.g a friend ♪ traveled down the road and back again ♪ >>> i'm raj mathai. he's damage control yet again. governor newsom, maskless at the 49ers game. we'll tell but his response today and why many parents are so frustrated. >>> also, where's the rain? a dry january. is there any hope of moisture in february? and why the wind in the next 48 hours could be dangerous. plus -- >> another covid-19 test before the 16-hour flight to china. >> we take you behind the scenes in beijing. what you need to do just to get into that country. the winter olympics begin this week. >>> good evening.

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. >>> and "nightly news" with lester holt is next and we will be back at 4:00. see you then. . >>> breaking news tonight. president biden saying he is now convinced vladimir putin has decided to invade ukraine. the president at the white house saying the u.s. believes the russians will attack in the coming days. but leaving the door open for diplomacy. in eastern ukraine, the escalation. what's happening on the ground there tonight. >>> also this evening, the former officer who says she mistook her gun for her taser when she killed daunte wright sentenced to two years, for a less than what prosecutors asked for. the judge tearing up on the bench, saying kim potter made a tragic mistake. the outrage from wright's family. >>> the massive winter storm wreaking havoc. the 100-car pileup shutting down a highway in illinois for more than 24 hours. tornadoes striking in alabama. our team in the storm zone. >>> california, the first state to shift to an endemic strategy, as covid cases drop. what it means for communities. >>> the olympics chief breaking his silence abou

nightly news with lester holt starts right now. >>> tonight, team usa looking to bounce back after atbreak on the slopes as mikaela shiffrin wipes out, and nina o'brien's scary crash. what the team is now saying about her condition. american figure skate ervin sent zou out with covid. >>> also tonight, more schools rolling back mask mandates as cases plunge. >>> and the state of emergency in canada. what authorities are doing about the protest that has paralyzed the capital. >>> a deadly shooting at a supermarket in washington stat

"nightly news" with lester holt is next. we'll see you at 4:00. >>> breaking news tonight on several fronts. the u.s. deploying thousands more troops amid fears russia could invade ukraine at any time. and the major set back in the race to vaccinate children. the u.s. sending more u.s. troops to bolster rces in poland. president biden and vladimir putin are set to have a high stakes call. and could russia attack ukraine during the olympics? also, the surprise from pfizer, delaying the vaccine for kids under five, the reversal a day after president biden told me in our one on one that young children were on the verge of getting shots. how much longer will parents have to wait. the judge ordering trucking opposing vaccine mandates to stop blocking the busiest bridge into the u.s. and the dramatic video. the shootout in phoenix. nine officers injured, police braving gunfire to rescue a baby placed outside a home and news about a woman inside. the figure skater banned for using a drug. and countdown to kickoff, inside preps to s

i'm lester holt. please take care o f started the fight?dium, what the mayor of inglewood says the flurry security video shows. >> this was a one punch, two shove, one-punch altercation. the greatest damage was done because he landed on the back of his head. jose begins requiring proof of vaccination for some event, we'll tell you why some medical experts are cautiously optimistic about the covid situation. >>> and a subdued celebration. you might have seen it. we are live following the opening ceremony of the olympics. we will take you behind the scenes. ♪♪ ♪♪ >>> the news at 4:00 starts right now. thanks for being with us on this special olympics edition of nbc bay area news. i'm raj mathai. >> i'm jessica aguirre and we'll take you live to beijing. was he an innocent victim or did he instigate the fight that landed him in the hospital? tonight we're getting new

it's a new interview coming out in bc lester holt.stranded in ukraine because quote that could trigger a world war. general i would like your reaction to this, watch. >> we have to significantly increase the number of troops in back in this war of attrition. and there is no way we were ever going to unite ukraine. excuse me iraq, afghanistan. no way that was going to happen but. >> i just want to clarify are you rejecting the conclusions are the accounts that are in this army report? >> yes i am, not trooper. >> i'm rejecting them. >> what scenarios would you put american troops to rescue and get americans out? >> i'm not that the world war with russia starts shooting at one another we are in a very different world than we've ever been in pickwick's not even on behalf of evacuating americans question i. >> know how do you do that how you find them? elizabeth: how do you find that this about 30,000 u.s. citizens in ukraine for general, i just want to point this out. he was asked about the army report the investigation that found they b

we have [inaudible] more of lester holt's exclusive interview with joe biden. is it about a disgraced former president that convinces a congresswoman to travel 800 miles from home and beg for votes in front of his building? we will ask the author of a new book about the fractured gop. the 11th hour just getting underway on a thursday night. underway on a thursday night yep, it's go time on the most reliable network. you get unlimited for just $30 bucks. nice! but mine has 5g included. yep, even these guys get it. and the icing on the cake? saving up to $400 bucks? exactly! xfinity mobile. it's wireless that does it all and saves a lot. get the new samsung galaxy s22 series on xfinity mobile. and right now, save big with up to $750 off a new samsung device. switch today. >> president biden today sat down with our own lester holt for an exclusive wide-ranging interview in virginia searching inflation, his standoff on ukraine's border, and the pandemic, all among the critical topics they discussed. >> mister president, in recent days, we've seen numerous governors

president biden's interview with lester holt according to president biden. >> americans should leave right now. we are dealing with one of the largest armies in the world. it is a different situation and things can go crazy quickly. >> what scenario would you put american troops to rescue and get americans out? >> it is not. that's a world war when americans start to shoot at one another. >> military exercises between russia and belarus enters their second day and as the russian military builds up along the border, ukraine only gets larger. as a new u.s. military and intelligence assessment says the russian military could take nine different routes into ukraine and reaching the capital of kyiv in a couple of days. with me, richard engel and ambassador michael mcfaul. richard, russia is not only holding exercises in belarus but holding naval exercises in the black sea. ukraine says exercises that could cut-off vital sea routes. what could it mean for ukraine/russia? >> well, if russia were to cut-off this country access to the black sea, it would be crippling economic blow. it would b

-led western response. >> president biden told our lester holt that he would not send u.s.. they are urging people to get out now. what will you be watching for in these next 24, 48 hours? >> the real question is again it's all about russia. there's not much more we can do do. we threaten all things to do, we're putting in arms but it's inside the head of one man, of putin's mind. it whether he wants to play for time or more broadly to see if more fissures open up in nato. there's 30 countries orchestrating that. it's with vladimir putin. he manufactured this, he's brought this to the edge. he's got to decide whether russia goes over the edge. >> richard haas, thank you so much for joining us this hour. we really appreciate it. >>> still ahead, breaking news on what would be a huge development in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. we are finding out if vaccines for toddlers and babies will be approved soon. that's after this short break. you're watching "meet the press daily." you're watching "meet the press daily. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. ♪ what can i

president biden spoke about that and the cdc guidance with my colleague, lester holt, last night. >>ities are moving too quickly to loosen indoor mask mandates? >> well, you know, i committed i would follow the science, the science as put forward by the cdc and the federal people. and i think it's probably premature but it's a tough call. >> joining us is a senior scholar at the johns hopkins center for health security at the bloomberg school of health. they're recognizing the guidance is confusing. so, can you clear things up? should we wear masks indoors or does it depend on the infection rate, transmission rate, if you will? >> it depends on your own risk tolerance. many states, including states that have democrat governors, have long since abandoned statewide mask mandates. that doesn't prevent you from wearing a mask if your risk factors suggest you should be. one way masking works and i think we're in a better place than we've been for several months in terms of widespread availability, rapid tests, we're seeing cases decline. i think these governors starting to remove restrict

i want to play the exchange president biden had with lester holt last night. . >> i think it was back in july you said inflation was going to be temporary. i think a lot of americans are wondering what your definition is. >> you are being a wise guy with me a little bit. i understand. that's your job. >> when could americans expect relief from this soaring inflation. >> according to nobel laureates, 14 of them contacted me and a number of leaders, it ought to start to taper off as we go through this year. in the meantime, i'm going to do everything in my power to deal with the big points that are impacting most people in their homes. >> i want you both quickly on this, starting with you, bakari, because you were talking about criticism of the administration maybe not feeling some of the different types of pain some americans are. what did you think of that response? >> yeah, it was a terrible answer. and i would tell them that if they were looking me in the face. nobody scott and i are talking about want to hear what nobel laureates have to say about the problem. we would care more ab

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. >>> this is "nbc news nightly news with lester holt." >>> good evening, everyone. we begin outside tonight in our expanded olympic home here at rockefeller center, the first full day of competition in beijing where it is already a new day. the american women off to a big start in the snowboard course and on the hockey ice, but it is a bittersweet announcement by snowboarding legend shaun white that has team usa talking tonight and we'll hear about his moment of reflection. >> there's an update of one of the americans side lined by covid preparing to get back into the games as it casts a shadow over the games. let's start with steve paterson in china. >> an action-packed day one in beijing. competition gearing up in speed skating, luge. >> top ten on his first run! >> moguls. >> nick page in his debut olympics. >> and it is now 5-0, team usa. >> the u.s. women's hockey team routed russia. >> norway claims gold. >> while the first gold of the games went to norway. a perennial winter games powerhouse. for the last four olympics, that's what shaun white has been, too.

i'm lester holt. >>> right now at 4:00, eight hours and counting.y, and how that's causing confusion for shoppers. >> reporter: the governor asks if school boards are spending their extra covid money wisely. one superintendent responds. >>> and let the controversy begin. the russian figure skater accused of doping hits the ice and is on top of the leaderboard. we head to beijing for reaction. >>> the news at 4:00 starts right now. thanks for joining us for this olympics edition of nbc bay area news. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. we'll take you live to beijing in just a few minutes. if you're vaccinated, you'll definitely have more freedom to go maskless indoors in several counties tomorrow. all but one local county is lifting their mask mandate. as marianne favro reports from fremont, some businesses say they may not feel that ready to take the masks off just yet. >> reporter: even though the state says starting tomorrow you

in the interview with lester holt, you know, obviously a little bit testy on the question of temporary, right? he and others across the administration had been calling this inflation temporary, starting last winner and all the way through the summer, right and here we are. so, you know, he makes the case inflation will taper off. not mentioning that would come with interest rates going up of course. but two months ago he said it's the peak of the crisis. so is is he making it hard for americans to trust him on this, van? >> look, i think he said the wrong thing for the right reason. in other words when you're the president of the united states, especially joe biden you're optimistic about america. >> yes. >> you don't want to come out and say something talking the economy down. he is trying to talk the economy up. turns out he was more optimistic than he should have been but i don't think he lost credibility. don't forget the tools available to him to fight inflation are not in the white house. the fed has the biggest inflation fighting tools. and the fed is going to do what it does. i

in an interview with lester holt, president biden warning that there could be catastrophic consequences what are your plans toward american citizens who are in ukraine and might be there during an invasion? what scenarios would you put american troops to rescue and get americans out? >> there's not. that's a world war. when americans and russians start shooting at one another, we're in a very different world than we've ever been in. >> let's bring in nbc's chief white house correspondent kristen welker and chief foreign correspondent richard engel who is on the ground in ukraine. kristen, what are you hearing at the white house now that the president is urging americans to get out of ukraine? >> reporter: well, they're underscoring what you heard in that interview between lester holt and president biden, that american forces are not going to be sent in to help evacuate americans. now, of course there was an order approved to send several thousand troops to the region to poland, in particular, to try to help u.s. citizens exit the region. but that is why they are stressing that now is th

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him snapping at lester holt in the interview and lester holt asked him, you said inflation was goingbe temporary. again, this is on him. directly and indirectly he kept jay powell in the job. that remains to be seen how jay powell running the fed handles it. christian, i want to point this out and talk about this all morning long and i wrote this on twitter last night because i was so dog-on angry for the american people. so inflation is running at a 40-year high but the situation right now is actually much worse than it was in 1982. back in 1982, you could earn 8 to 10% in a cd. so if you didn't want to take on risk and you were risk reverse, you can match your beat inflation without that risk but right now you get a massively negative return on safe investments so the risk averse are losing but the risk takers are being propped up and rewarded by the federal reserve. in order to match or beat inflation in this environment, responsible people have to take on incredible amount of risk potentially losing 20, 30, 40, even 50% of their money just to try and match inflation. that's the e

. >>> come up on "nightly news" with lester holt the russian invasion timeline, the new information ukraine's president reveals. closing down its embassy in ukraine's capital as the pentagon says russia could invade with little or no warning. the u.s. moving embassy personnel oust kyiv and further away from russia's forces perches on ukraine border. does the u. have any options left to deescalate the crisis. >>> also tonight, canada's prime minister invoking rarely used emergency powers to crack down on protests causing chaos at the u.s. border. and 11 people arrested a at border blockade. the weapons arsenal they allegedly had. >>> the plane disappearing offer a north carolina coast. eight people on board, including several friends from one high school. opening statements in the hate crimes trial for the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. the question before the jury, was race a factor. >>> news on the lon-time accounting firm for the trump organization. why it has decided to cut ties. >>> the russian figure skater cleared to compete in beijing despite testing positive for a ban

will go in militarily itself and you heard that in the earlier clip with lester holt. i think most americans would probably support that. i don't think anybody is looking to get the u.s. forces in direct confrontation with the russians, but because ukraine is not a nato country and we don't have a treaty obligation to go and defend it, that's exactly why putin is picking on ukraine as the example and nobody is watching this more carefully than the chinese, who are looking at american resolve and wondering how this might play out should they decide to take taiwan. >> taiwan, yeah, it's such a crucial point. we saw the bond grow even stronger between putin and president biden -- president xi. should russia encroach on ukraine, biden made clear no boots on the ground. i wonder if you think it's a miscalculation by the biden administration not to be doing more of that preemptively, right? sit wise to wait? >> yeah, i think smart people on both sides of this debate make some sense, and this is one of those times when i'm really glad i'm not a policy maker having to make the

. >> greg: did you see much of this lester holt video, what did you make of it?he was giving biden a softball question using his own words so it's going to be transitory made a mild inflation sticking around for seven months but then i feel like i'm back in the 1930s movie like you're a wise guy. eastside comedy are like president jimmy cagney. when i saw it, i thought when they going to put the president back on the campaign trail to talk more and now he is yelling still, still yelling at people and now he's got obama, obama is talking to house democrats and ran out of headlines, it is breaking norms for him to be politicking so it feels like what variant got into the mainstream media to pick up what we've been saying for a while about how weird and off-the-wall the democrat party has been. >> greg: that's a great analogy, he is like the 1940s gangster president. remember when he called that guy fat at the town hall. would you think you are, smart guy? he does that to peter doocy. >> poll numbers are dropping, so what brings you back. >> greg: looks like he's in