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Happening now, breaking news. President Biden says he will move US troops

to NATO allied countries in Eastern Europe in the near term.

This, as the Pentagon warns Russia now,

has the capability to attack Ukraine

with potentially horrific consequences.

Also tonight, the January 6th Select Committee subpoenas 14 Republicans allegedly tied to a scheme involving fake Trump electors aimed at overturning voting results in multiple states.

I'll ask select committee member Congressman Adam Schiff what these witnesses might reveal.

And as many as 75 million Americans are now bracing for life-threatening winter storms.

Parts of the East Coast are under states of emergency,

as risk of being hammered with historic snow,

near hurricane force winds and an explosive bomb cyclone.

We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

I'm Wolf Flitzer. you're in the situation room.

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