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Warnings here ofjust how dire the consequences could be if russia does take military action, but asked at the very end of the press conference if there was still an off ramp for vladimir putin, in other words if a diplomatic solution could be found, president biden said very emphatically the answer to that is yes. emphatically the answer to that is es, ,,., ., ., , emphatically the answer to that is es. ., ., , ., ., yes. sarah, many thanks. sarah smith, a north _ yes. sarah, many thanks. sarah ...

Kind of gives others an off ramp, do you agree? >> i think it gives some others. what we have to recognize is that the mitt romneys, the bill cassidys, they are black swans of the republican party. they do not represent the majority, the vast majority of the party, they stand donald trump, thats why the rnc, and their work for george w. bush, the rnc and their members represent the base of the party, far more than the elected officials of the party today. so yes, i agree with miles, there are op...

Possibility that we may yet find a diplomatic off-ramp here that avoids conflict? >> you dont. we have no idea what kyiv is going to do. i hope we found a diplomatic off-ramp -- >> all right, matt, i will bring you back there. the congressman is not meant to be today. in my day job here, were also covering the possibility that there could be massives sets of sanctions headed russias way, and one before the invasion and another set that could come potentially afterwards. how is the broader pictur...

Say these vaccines get authorized by late february, if thats the case, the numbers for omicron, numbers for covid are going to look very different. were in the middle of an omicron peak right now but thats not going to be the case for forever. and i think the decision-making is also going to look different, too. look, at any point when vaccines are first authorized for any age group there are people who are the early adopters who cannot wait and would want any level of protection. but there are ...

Interested in this diplomatic off-ramp everybody keeps talking about? >> well, ive been at meetings, foreign minister meetings with u.s., france, germany and the uk. i know there have been a number of other phone calls and face-to-face meetings where collectively, we have agreed that we need to dissuade russia from this course of action. we have always said we will take russias concerns seriously. thats not to say we agree with those concerns or feel theyre legitimate, but are willing to engage....

>> and that is our recommendation. >> are you pleased with the new jersey governors decision? >> are advised to every school district is to abide by public health guidelines. the cdc is still advising that masks can delay reduced transmission. >> masks for the kids but not for the white house press secretary. starting with yo, its interesting you have the american federation for teachers. they are aligned seems to along the lines of work towards an off-ramp and i were not. if youre seeing all of...

But he so far has not decided to. so far, laura, he has hesitated and has been willing to negotiate or at least have conversations with people as they have come through moscow. >> well, to extend that analogy of poker, youve got to know when to hold them and when to fold them sometimes. is there an off-ramp? this is a lot of gamesmanship and though were learning there is perhaps the ability to have a force go in with enough force and presence thatif this is not bluff. but is there a way out, or ...

Diplomacy. still looking for an off-ramp. the biden administration, now that theyve got republicans and democrats shoulder to shoulder, mitch mcconnell saying that biden is doing enough on this, are they -- do they feel like theyre in a good position now to negotiate from a position of strength with vladimir putin and perhaps avert this crisis? >> white house aides ive talked to the last day or so, first of all, heartened by the bipartisan support received by congress. there is a difference of o...

And i think he will -- he will look for the off-ramp. >> ambassador, let me jump in because you keep saying -- everyone saying he has a diplomatic off-ramp. weve been saying that for weeks now. its not months. and so far, you know, his gps seems to be saying keep straight ahead, do not kpiexit. doesnt look like hes looking for an off-ramp. how long can you say that, until something happens? when does he miss the turn and is unable to do it? >> he misses the turn when he goes across the border. w...

Know, that it is impeding learning, socialization to have them. as an asthmatic, i labor in breathing all the time. so, you know, the issue really became how do you balance -- and lucy said this. how do you balance the risks? and thats why the vaccination issues like in massachusetts, the more vaccinations we can get -- not just the availability of vaccination but the more vaccinations, the better. the bottom line is we all want an off ramp for masks. the question of when for us is just will the...