maryalice parks joining us from the capitol. maryalice, we're told the january 6th committee is planning to hold televised primetime hearings. when can we expect to see those? >> reporter: that's right, we know they plan to hold several days of high-profile public hearings. the chairman of the committee saying recently, we need to give the greatest number of americans the opportunity to see firsthand what we have uncovered as a committee. whit? >> maryalice in washington, thank you. >>> tomorrow on "this week," our martha raddatz discusses republican divisions in an exclusive interview with texas congressman michael mccall. >>> we go overseas today where the first u.s. troops arrive in the eastern europe as concerns grow that russia is preparing to invade ukraine. troops seen landing in poland after president biden ordered 2,000 to that country and germany. new satellite images showing the russian buildup in belarus, ukraine's neighbor to the north. abc news has learned russia now has 70% of its forces in place if it moves to la

maryalice parks, abc news washington. dion: early voting is underway for san francisco's special election. so far, the poles have been quiet and elections officials tell us they are seeing about half the turnout of last september's governor recall. the city hall voting center is open for early voting and voter registration. the ballot includes recall measures for three board of education members. officials tell us without a statewide race, voter engagement has wavered. >> we had an initial activity around the selection, but when early voting first began, the middle of january, it is kind of slowing down a little. i expected to pick up this last week going into election day. dion: the city's making sure poll workers are ready and trained 21 people at city hall today. election day is february 15 and you can find out more information about voting locations and ballot drop-off boxes at sf elections.org. just ahead, some heroes don't wear caves. they sport safety vest instead. for example, this crossing guard with pretty impre

let's go straight to maryalice parks. what have we learned? >> reporter: the president was updated by the national security council today. the white house says the meeting lasted over two hours. they released this photo of the situation room with the secretary of state and secretary of defense next to the president after returning from europe late last night. we also know that vice president harris joined remotely from air force two while flying back today. and biden had that quick call with the french president to get updated on macron's latest calls with putin and zelensky today. linsey? >> maryalice, thank you. >>> now to the major news out of london. the palace says queen elizabeth has tested positive for covid, and is now experiencing mild symptoms. the queen was last seen in public a few days ago. officials say she's isolating, but will continue light duties at windsor castle. lama hasan is in london tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the queen is isolating in windsor castle following a short statement by buckingham palace confirming the mon

let's bring in abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks. they're now telling american businesses to be on high alert. >> reporter: yeah, whit, the concern here is that alongside my military attack against ukraine, russia could also target american companies with cyberattacks. homeland security officials this week briefed governors and private companies about the threat, and their message was that even basic cyberdefenses, like encryptions, two-set authentication, and data backups can go a long way. now, of course the u.s. government does not operate critical infrastructure systems like power and water systems, so the administration here is really relying heavily on private companies to be ready. whit? >> ready for anything. maryalice, thank you. tune in for a special edition of "this week." tomorrow morning, martha raddatz will be on the ground anchoring from ukraine. plus, much more from her exclusive interview with defense secretary lloyd austin. >>> now to the helicopter crash in miami beach caught on camera. the chopper slamming into th

maryalice parks joins us. what is in the package? >> reporter: the white house is asking for significant funding. $6.4 billion, with the caveat that could change. and congressional leaders do feel urgency to make sure funding is available. more than half of the package would be for military spending to support the thousands of additional u.s. troops sent to the region. and to make money available potentially for even more military equipment to ukraine. the other half of the package, for everything from cyber defense to working with allies to combat disinformation and to direct humanitarian assistance. food, economic aid, and chuck schumer said today he expects this can be done quickly and have bipartisan support. >> maryalice, thank you. >>> and a reminder, david muir leads abc news live coverage of the president biden state of the union address and the republican response on tuesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >>> still ahead on "world news tonight" this sunday, new york announces new indoor mask guidelines for schools. >>> and governors

>> maryalice, thank you. >>> tonight, the uk is marking queen elizabeth's platinum jubilee. the first british monarch to reach 70 years on the throne. new video shows her working from one of her famous red dispatch boxes, including a letter from president biden. the queen has used the occasion to publicly announce her wish that prince charles' wife be given the title of queen when he becomes king. here's lama hasan. >> reporter: tonight, as queen elizabeth marks an historic 70 years on the throne, a rare glimpse of her majesty at work behind palace walls. a beaming queen with her red box of official papers, meeting with her personal secretary days ago, reading a message from president biden. the monarch marking her platinum jubilee today, with a clear message of support for the future king, her son prince charles, and his second wife. in a statement, writing, "it is my sincere wish that camilla will be known as queen consort as she continues her own loyal service." resolving questions about camilla's future title, a contentious issue when charles and camilla married in 2005

maryalice parks is at the white house for us this morning.ood morning, again, maryalice. >> reporter: yeah, eva, good morning. the white house is on high alert for possible russian cyberattacks. white house officials yesterday saying that russia was behind the cyberattack against ukraine's defense ministry and banks earlier this week. they're asking american businesses to be ready, especially businesses that control crucial infrastructure like power and electricity. they want them to have their cyberdefenses in place in case russia ramps up cyberattacks against the u.s. too. and, of course, u.s. businesses and consumers could feel economic ripple effects if russia were to invade and get slapped with sanctions from the west. we're looking at things like possible supply chain disruptions, even more supply chain disruptions, potential spikes in energy prices. now, the white house is working with energy producers to try to prepare for shortages if russia cuts off energy supplies or if pipelines are disrupted but, of course, front and center every

maryalice parks is at the white house for us this morning and, maryalice, the administration is also putting american businesses on alert. >> reporter: whit, that's right. white house officials for the first time yesterday said that they did think russia was behind the cyberattacks earlier this week targeting ukrainians' defense ministry and banks and they're asking american businesses to make sure they are prepared in case russia ramps up cyberattacks against the u.s. too. the white house on high alert for possible cyberattacks against ukraine and the homeland saying russia is to blame for recent cyberattacks in ukraine, russia denies the claim. >> while of limited impact this recent spate of cyberattacks in ukraine are consistent with what a russian effort could look like and laying the groundwork for more disruptive cyberattacks accompanying a potential further invasion. >> reporter: the administration saying there is no specific cyberthreat against the u.s. right now, but calling on private american companies especially those in charge of crucial infrastructure like power and wat

abc's maryalice parks joins us now with more. >> reporter: linsey, good morning. the white house is looking for ways to keep helping ukraine. overnight the white house authorizing $350 million in immediate military assistance, that brings the total of u.s. military assistance to ukraine this year to a $1 billion. we also learned that late yesterday the white house requested more than $6 billion for funding for the department of defense, cyberdefense and humanitarian aid. the nato alliance for the first time yesterday activated its rapid response force, president biden has insisted that troops won't be sent into ukraine, but that the u.s. and its allies will be ready to defend nato countries if putin brings the fight there. on friday, the u.s., the uk and the european union all announced those new sanctions directly on russian president vladimir putin as well as his foreign minister lavrov and two other senior russian officials. this move is largely symbolic, putin's assets in the u.s. are hard to identify but still this is a rare move. president biden is in wilmin

abc's maryalice parks is live in wilmington, delaware. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this was a big announcement. the u.s. and european partners going further than they have before, trying to isolate the russian government from the rest of the world and hit those russian elites where it hurts. a senior administrator saying we'll go after their yachts, their luxury apartments, their money, their ability to send their kids to fancy colleges in the west. this morning the u.s. and european partners looking to make the kremlin pay a stiff price for its invasion. announcing another round of severe financial punishments designed to further severe ties between russian banks and the rest of the world. >> we're talking about the most maximum type of sanctions we can apply against a major economy that's integrated with not just the european economy, but the global economy. they're significant. >> reporter: the group of western countries looking to bar some russian banks from the s.w.i.f.t. system that facilitates foreign transactions. they're also taking aim at the russia centra

abc's white house correspondent maryalice parks has more from washington. >> reporter: former vice president mike pence with his strongest public rebuke of his former boss to date saying president trump was wrong when he argued pence could have single-handedly overturned the election results. >> president trump said i had the right to overturn the election. president trump is wrong. i had no right to overturn the election. the presidency belongs to the american people and the american people alone. >> reporter: in the weeks before and the morning of january 6th, president trump pressured pence to interfere in the certification of the election. >> i hope mike is going to do the right thing. i hope so. i hope so. >> reporter: but friday pence again defended his actions and added, it's time for republicans to accept the election and move on. >> if we lose faith in the constitution, we won't just lose elections, we'll lose our country. >> reporter: but just hours before pence's comments, the republican party doubling down in the other direction censuring the two republican members of congress wh

abc's maryalice parks has more. >> reporter: the white house this morning stepping up support of ukraine, authorizing an additional $350 million to provide immediate military assistance as the security situation deteriorates, bringing the total of u.s. military aid to ukraine to over a billion dollars this year. this just after the u.s. slapped sanctions directly on russian president vladimir putin, his foreign minister, sergey lavrov, and two other senior russian officials. the white house said sanctioning putin was on the table, making good on that threat along with the united kingdom and european union. >> the president's strong view and strong principle from the beginning of this conflict and even before, i should say, has been to take actions and steps in alignment with our european partners, and this is certainly evidence of that. >> reporter: experts say it's largely symbolic with putin's assets in the u.s. hard to identify, but the move puts putin in the company of some of the most notorious dictators on the planet and his travel to the u.s. will be restricted. russia vetoing a r