in year two? my guests this morning, democrats congressman jim clyburn of south carolina and democratic strategist james plus growing fears that russia is taking steps to invade ukraine. we have been very clear with russia on costs and consequences of further military action. now the u.s. is accusing russia of sending saboteurs into ukraine to create an excuse for an invasion. i ll speak with mitt romney about that and about the state of the biden presidency. also, the covid surge. there are many hospitals in the country on their knees. they re overwhelmed. cases, hospitalizations, deaths on the rise. testing, too, but is that too late? should we have done that sooner? we are doing it. should we have done it sooner? we are doing it. are rural hospitals ready for this wave? joining me for insight and analysis are nbc news chief washington correspondent andra mitchell, eugene robinson, amna