joining the msnbc reports lineup with the premier of anna cabrera reports at 10:00 a.m. eastern. we look forward to that. chris jansing reports starts right now. hey, everything,body, good you, i m yasmin vossoughian in for chris jansing in new york city tennessee democrats saying the world is working as they slam republicans for expelling two black representatives from the legislature. their message to protesters outraged over it we re also now learning the vice president traveling to tennessee as well to meet with lawmakers there amidst all of this going on. also, new allegations about supreme court justice clarence thomas allegedly taking advantage of half a million dollars worth of gifts and trips from a republican mega donor the new report from propublica and how thomas is responding. and the latest jobs report shows a good, not great number as hiring falls to roughly half of what it was a few months ago. what it means for the economy and your wallet coming u
relying on ex-convicts to make a breakthrough while keep russia s new,less experienced troops to the front line the city now largely reduced to rubble has become hugely symbolic to both sides victory there could provide a massive morale boost, potentially reshaping the battle lines that have remained static for the winter and opening the door for a much anticipated spring offensive nbc s matt bradley is following this for us all from kyiv. he s joining us now. good to talk you you ve got russian mercenaries claiming that they have, quote, unquote, legally taken the city, even raising the russian flag from city hall ukraine s saying, though, they re not giving up. where does this battle go from here well, we just heard from the ukrainians today, they say they re still fighting in back maut i bakhmut. why are you allowing moscow to drag you into this war of attrition as you mentioned in a