i am chuck todd here in washington. the white house today is stepping up its efforts to try to isolate russia a bit more. president biden speaking with his chinese counterpart, xi jinping a few hours ago as u.s. officials renew concerns the kremlin is laying ground work for a chemical weapons attack. russia is expanding the assault on civilian targets in ukraine, even as you hear claims of trying to have peace talks. richard engel and his crew shot this video showing some of the devastation in one part of kyiv as russian forces shelled an apartment complex. they hit a local supermarket and a kindergarten. ukrainian officials say the attack killed one person. spoke to the kyiv mayor a short time ago about his efforts to defend the capital city. i will bring you that effort in a few moments. needless to say, he was talking about what is becoming more and more indiscriminate in kyiv. russia's attacks are intensifying further west in