the west is sending troops to the echelon alliance and ukraine is getting more weapons and russia is defensive. putin is playing a game. war is not possible. we re seeing a lot of that right now. a snowy moscow. matt, thank you. meanwhile, back here today is the deadline in texas to get in applications to vote by mail ahead of the upcoming primary elections. because of the state s new requirements, many applications are apparently be rejected and that includes a 92-year-old world war ii veteran who said his application was denied twice. here s more on his story from houston s affiliate filed tuesday. reporter: he hopes his mail-in ballot is among the pile. he s been voting since he was 21 years old and even recalls paying a poll tax.