welcome to mtp daily. i m garrett haake in for chuck todd. as fighting in ukraine intensifies, putin is trying to justify the war he started. president zelenskyy is vowing to win the war and president biden is urging his own officials not to leak information to the media to prevent the u.s. from being completely drawn into the war. in eastern ukraine, officials fear 60 people were killed in an airstrike on a school where people were sheltering in what could be among the deadliest attacks on civilians since the war began more than two months ago. meanwhile, ukrainian officials say all civilians have been evacuated from the steel plant in mariupol where they had been holed up alongside ukrainian troops for weeks. i delaware spite russian claims of victory, the last remaining ukrainian forces continue to hold out in that steel plant. in moscow today, president putin defended his country s invasion during a vem cel brags of victory day. the celebration of the soviet union s vic
a year we all b gathered here in the same locationn with five republican governors who pledged to keep their states open w to grow their economies and to protect the basic freedomsan of their residents. we never had a statewide mandate. we never did w stay at home ordr and the far left ofe the democrat party who believeie that government should control all decisions made by all americansol and that s somethino that we have to be willing and able to stand up and push back against. we re going to give parentsai 100% option to have their child in the class room five days a week and every schoolir district in the state k of iowa is going to adhere to that . it doesn t matter what yourng color, what your background t. texas is a land of opportunity for absolutely everybody and we want to unite everybody, notdy divide. we re not having vaccine passports. the state off florida and not just saying government can t make you private businesses can t make you because here sma the thing
and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave rachel: good morning. that was your star-spangled banner and beautiful pictures reminding us why we love america. i need some pictures from wisconsin. will: that s not from wisconsin. rachel: it could be. will: joey jones is here but we are happy to have rachel back. did you have some good time off? rachel: i did. by tomorrow i will be happy. i was flying back from wisconsin on my way to the airport, can you detour to cleveland to go to the jason allene concert, not a bad gig. i will do that. did that. canceled because of rain. joe: too much rain. rachel: i got all the work but to interview some people told to go back to the gardens. did that and get up in the morning and got here. i am happy to be back. joe: usually i am sitting in your seat
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