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Against ukraine. so the president has said i'm going to use every tool in the toolbox. mr. president, this is a tool. >> and joining me now with their reporting and insights cnn's kaitlan collins, tarini parti of the wall street partner and alex burns of the "new york times." kaitlan, biden is now effectively a war-time president, we don't have boots on the ground but we are in this sort of battlefield mode, but at the same time the white house is worried about the domestic front, worried about the impact on gas prices and on americans' pocketbooks. >> they've been very blunt about that. what ...

Judge in the obama administration and the youngest secret next to it amy coney barrett and the first african-american woman to sit on the supreme court if she is confirmed. >> sandra: shannon bream, the announcement is made. >> clerked for justice breyer. the man she wants to emulate, he said i can't fill his shoes. are you have do look at the political makeup of the senate. the votes are there for democrats. she got 3 votes from republicans in the vetting from the senate last year. already we are seeing democrats and republicans say we will do a thorough vetting. the supreme court is differen...

Joining us now is senator chris coons, a member of the foreign relations committee, a close ally to president biden. i'm wondering, let's talk first about oil. that is one way that it appears the u.s. may be stepping up here. are we going to see the white house announce that they are done with russian energy? >> likely, yes, brianna. i don't know if that will be today or tomorrow. but two things if i could up front about banning russian oil and gas from the american market. it is a fairly small percentage of the energy coming into the united states, but it is critical for western europe. the s...

>> martha: absolutely. we think about the changes that he's forced in the past few days with getting jets and getting an oil ban from the united states and the u.k. he's pushing and pushing and at the same time telling how grateful he is for every single thing they're doing but you must do more, and he's getting it, which is an extraordinary example. general keane, thanks very much. always good to see you, sir. >> great talking to you as always, martha. >> martha: so we have a breaking update from the pentagon. nancy pelosi says she shout the ban of the russian oil should happen. >> i believe ...

Private businesses and the other was to block earmarks which happens when individual legislators can slide in their favorite pet project and blows government spend, there is $9.7 billion of earmarks, a few of them for derelict lobster pots, greenhouses in new york city thanks to chuck schumer, $1.6 million in equitable growth of shellfish, diversity and inclusion programs at multiple universities earmarks, sheep experiment station in the infrastructure, reduce inequity in access to solar power for $2 million and this past with 68 votes in the senate, you've got the combination of republicans, ...