moscow with how mr. putin is justifying the escalation in violence. we will get to all of that. welcome, everyone. i m alex witt in for hallie jackson from msnbc world headquarters in new york. we will get to msnbc correspondent erin mclaughlin and also white house correspondent kelly owe dodge. eri kelly o donnell. erin, what is it like where you are and where do you see this current escalation going? around 8:00 this morning, we heard five explosions here in kharkiv, what is the second largest city in ukraine, striking, according to ukrainian officials electrical infrastructure in the kharkiv region, leading to power outages in the city itself, with ukrainian officials say a couple of hours ago, power was restored to the city. this kind of missile strike is actually not all that unusual for kharkiv. it s a weekly occurrence. nothing like what we saw unfold in kyiv, the capital today, in which missiles rained down on the capital, damaging the residential buildings, a chi
lucas: good afternoon, griff, for years the estimated number of illegal immigrants inside the united states was 11 million, now texas lieutenant governor says that could soon be approaching a number 3 times higher. we are approaches 10 to 15% of the total population of the united states will be here illegal by the time joe biden s first term is over. you have to understand this has been an invasion for a long time. this is a plan from the left. they want to bring people in, one day make sure they have citizenship so they can vote. lucas: as you mentioned, griff, this morning a chartered bus from texas showing up at the vice president s home after she called the border secure despite millions arriving this year. the white house thinks republicans are playing dirty tricks. here is jacqui. ending remain in mexico or title 42 had nothing to do with the surge we are seeing? let me step out for a second and lay out what we have done under this administration. 23,000 agents and
the alarming numbers in alexandria. ashley, carley, it s sad when you look at these numbers laid out in a map or remote learning lesson for longer, children suffered the sharpest declines in learning. the nation s report card was last administered in 2019. show that since then eighth grade math scores have dropped by a staggering eight points. again, it s a three-point loss for reading in both fourth and fifth grade, statistic offer this quote: the losses are bigger, much bigger in math and reading and are much vulnerable kids. those are things consistent with every other piece of information that we have seen in post-pandemic testing. school closures were the dander and so little was known about covid-19 but the more known those closures became political, calling the shots based on national guidance and dr. anthony apo fauci is seekino separate himself from that. they always come back and say fauci was responsible for closing school. i had nothing to do let s get dow
Everybody, and Martha Maccallum and this is the story. Breaking right now, in the white house says that a President Biden does not back unilateral recognition of a Palestinian State after a vow from a three of our allies that they will do exactly that. This is a Huge Development today, and one that Benjamin Netanyahu says rewards tear. So we will be covering that today terror. And a couple of other really big Security Stories that we are covering for you right now. Also the white house defending President Bidens latest round of enormous Debt Forgiveness for people who have Student Loans. Canceling more than 7 billion more on top of the pride programs today, again as student debt. That brings the total to 167 billion, or almost 5 million bolivars. Republicans of calls this move reckless, and that it makes taxpayers pick up the tab for others who have not paid their debts. Here is the white house and back and forth, just moments ago, watch this. We have been very clear about the Student
Entering gothom city. Individuals committing countless acts of crime. Dont have to worry about consequences. Sandra in chicago, crime victims speaking out at a Field Hearing there and they say its about to get even worse as far as crime after one week under the states no cash bail law. John residents say they have had enough, speaking out at this fiery Town Hall Meeting last night. Listen here. Im hear to find and i cant ask questions . Thats not part of the format, we asked people in advance for questions. Prevention quick, its both. How do you stop crime . I have a request as a citizen prepared question [indiscernible] you are losing the room. Sandra you are losing the room. America reports starts hour two with the crime crisis. Hitting our cities and streets across america. Sandra smith in new york. John good to be with you, too, sandra. Seen it happen in other places and they repeat it. Cant figure that out. John roberts in washington. Latest chicago attack on video in an upscale n