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Nato countries will have to be prepared for. >> and lastly, oren liebermann, the pentagon is well aware of that? >> absolutely. there is no abatement about the concern and worry about putins next steps. they see the number of troops there. if you include the separatists, were looking at 190,000. they see the buildup getting closer to the border. remember friday 45 to 50% of troops, russian troops near ukraine were in attack positions. and they have seen no signs that putin is deescalating. if yo...

Secretary of the russian military on the border with ukraine is basically uncoiling pride what is that mean? more than half at this point of those forces are now moving into attack positions. that is a significant term in terms of military doctrine. that means there gassing up those tanks. they have it left the barracks theyre living in the fields and are just a few miles from the ukraine border. they have not been given the order to cross the line of departure at this point. but what we are see...

Ukraine in belarus? what is the significance of that higher number? >> not a surprise, first of all. ill give one example. you said your reporters who are in the south near crimea, and theres been constant reporting today about aviation access, excess helicopters. 60 helicopters landing in crimea that werent there yet. thats about the size of a u.s. military aviation brigade or helicopter brigade. coming along with that is at least 4,000 people, pilots, maintenance, fuelers, so you talk about ex...

To 160,000 russian troops still in attack positions, president biden believes the threat of an invasion remains very high. the defense secretary today said russia appears to be setting the stage for war, adding combat aircraft and stocking up on blood supply in case of battlefield casualties. tonight, officials are accusing of russian-backed forces of firing shells at a school in eastern ukraine, and in a broadcast exclusive, we are inside that kindergarten. but in the hopes of settling the cris...

Senior defense official that 40% of his 190,000 troops on the border with ukraine are now in attack positions. >> journalist cant blindly accept for the person says pre-also should not dismiss everything as mere politics. i am howard kurtz and this is "mediabuzz". ♪. howard: big development in the cnn scandal slamming the company an explosive but strongly denied allegation of past sexual assault by chris cuomo. with the stake sky high in ukraine, the medias reaction to joe biden televise blitz...

>> courtney kube, talk to me from the pentagon. all that is happening this morning and everything thats changed over the last 24 hours and hearing from the secretary of state with the dire warnings and the ambassador as well, where is the pentagon this morning? >> reporter: theres still no indications here. weve been hearing this from multiple locations, multiple buildings in this town, theres no indication that russia is de-escalating. it is the opposite, they are continuing to escalate the sit...

To be the case. if the aerial surveillance is so good, why wouldnt we be able to confirmed whether or not putin is moving the troops off of the border? >> sandra, based on my reporting this morning, we can confirm that some of those russian troops remain in attack positions on the border with ukraine. that does not suggest an order has been given to attack. some of them do remain in attack positions. we do have the ability to see whether any russian troops have been pulled back or are moving bac...

Certain point there is a moment of reckoning coming sooner or later. and the intelligence assessment suggests that the putin buildup on the border is reaching maximum capacity, more than 130,000 troops. theres reporting to suggest that many of those have actually left their bases and moved to forward attack positions. along the border of ukraine, there are three sides on which its vulnerable to russian attack. that would be only a few hours away from kyiv and the capital. so, i think the militar...

Rquirement for health-care workers. and "america strong" tonight. how one mans retirement project provided hundreds of children in need with a better nights sleep. good evening, its great to have you with us on a busy saturday night. im whit johnson. we begin with that breaking news in the ukraine crisis. tensions nearing a tipping point as the world waits for vladimir putins next move. tonight, u.s. officials saying up to 50% of more than 150,000 russian troops surrounding ukraine are in at...

We have not seen that preparatory movement into attack positions. we have seen sort of the deception efforts an the russians have a word for that, they call it -- and they incorporate that in their tactical and strategic plans. so were still not certain what theyre going to do. even though they may be moving forces around, there is no clear indicator that they are actually about to cross the border. but certainly there are concerns in all three areas around the boundaries of ukraine. >> lets not...