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President in a phone call that, quote: a russian invasion is now a virtual certainty once the ground freezes, adding that kyiv could be sacked and the russian forces may attempt to occupy the capital there. prepare for impact. that is, again, just from cnn quoting an unnamed ukrainian official. however the administration here is washington is pushing back tonight. they say anonymous sources are leaking falsehoods. president biden said there is a distinct possibility that the russians could invade ukraine in february. he has said this publicly and been warning about this for months. reports of ...

Invasion. that comes as the pentagon said it has seen for buildup of russian forces in the last 24 hours. we're covering all angles of this story with cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. our senior correspondent sam kiley is in the ukrainian capital of kyiv and diplomatic editor nic robertson in moscow. jim, let's start with you. what are you learning about this phone call? >> reporter: well right now the white house onnior ukrainian of quoted by our colleagues. this is an on the record statement from emily horn, spokesperson for the national security council saying anonym...

And that's something they've been asking for. they want nato membership or progress towards membership to the western alliance. no progress for that at the moment either. so there is definitely some blue water between, you know, what the ukrainians want from the united states and what the u.s. is prepared to deliver. brianna. . >> all right, matthew. jeremy, what are you hearing from the white house? >> reporter: listen, a national security council official making clear this was a long and serious conversation. it lasted over an hour and 20 minutes. they are forcefully pushing back, as matthew...

Down the rhetoric. what joe biden is more worriedd about russia than the president of ukraine is? looks that way because not long after that reporting cnn santoshi bertran deleted that tweet. oh , and then an hour later cnn jim shuto contradicted cnn's own previous reporting, tweeted out this white house statement which cnn qualifies as reporting a statement from the white house. here's what it saidpo white hoe on biden zwolinski call anonymous sources are leaking falsehoods. the only person who should be sacked is the anonymous source was circulating in an accurate portrayal of this conversat...

Massachusetts. that is where we have the blizzard warnings in effect. the american model starting to show less. we're splitting hairs. the potential for a crippling storm is in the cards for the next 36 hours along the eastern seaboard. saturday midday, that is when we expect peak intensity of the particular system to impact places like new york, boston, philadelphia. then it exits just as quickly as it entered the scenario and behind it cold, arctic air all the way down to florida. talking about hard freeze as much as down to naples believe it or not. >> wow. sounds like a good weekend to hun...