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>> update on two things. one, any developments or changes on the nuclear front like are you seeing any indications that russia may be considering planning further use of a tactical nuclear weapon, and then on the chemical and biological weapons, are there any indications they have been bringing any of those into ukraine or into the area to potentially prepare to use? >> the nuclear stuff again, i want to be very careful here and talking about intelligence assessments. i would just say, and this is something we look at every day, that we are confident in the strategic deterrent posture that we ...

We were talking about chernihiv a while ago. that is where the ukrainians say they have reta ttaken ground. they are trying to break the blockade where there is still very much a humanitarian crisis. meanwhile, backing up what the u.s. intelligence assessment has told us, that vladimir putin is not being particularly well informed over the course of this war, skand even the leadup, the electronic surveillance outfit, they, too, agree he is not being told the truth in terms of what's been going on on here. morale is low among the russian troops. that is perhaps not a surprise. they're not follo...

Russia has repeatedly denied that it is planning to invade Ukraine.

6th investigation? >> not really, jon. i mean, the big thing here is that the white house is trying to withhold documents that are tangentially or not all the time related to the january 6th attack, things like intelligence assessments, briefings that were given to principals that day. things of that nature. so i wouldn't read too much into this. there is a fine line the white house has to walk, even in these kind of extraordinary circumstances between providing information and also preserving the integrity of the presidency, in the sense there's just some documents that institutionally, the w...

Afghanistan. state department correspondent with the latest on the investigation. hi, rich. >> the state department to say that there is between 10200 americans still looking to get out of afghanistan. this is two months after troops drawn down the scenes in the airport they are with afghans and americans desperately. the state department general inspectors office is communicate with congress saying they are looking into how the u.s. exited afghanistan. sources say the inspector general is working with the pentagon and department of formant security inspector general, among others. there will ...