Difficult to get good help in a lot of rural areas, and there are so many kids, so many children suffering there. in fact, things are headed in the other direction. rural hospitals are closing. there s actually less care than there was prior to that. and you re right, all of these problems have accelerated and been christmaser baltimored by the pandemic. we close with the front page of thephiladelphia philadelphia inquirer which says jay right is retiring. he won two national championships at villanova and guided the wildcats to four final-four appearances including one earlier this month, one of the game s all-time greats. we are moments away from president biden updating the country on the war in ukraine. his remarks will come as vladimir putin claims a success in mariupol as russians continue their offensive in the east. we ll take you live to the white house in just a moment.