Come, quote, with empty hands. on the battlefield fighting is disrupting the thorthodox easte holiday. in odesa, the mayor says russian shelling killed at least eight people, including a 3-month-old infant and her mother as russia reveals its goal in ukraine is to take full control over southern ukraine and the donbas region. and two months in, the reverberations of putin s war are contributing to an already difficult economic situation here in the u.s. where inflation is now above 8%. president biden is trying to blame vladimir putin for high gas prices, but our first guest this morning says democrats are going to need to address the concerns of americans or face consequences at the polls. joining me now, democratic senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts. a member of the armed services committee and the banking committee. senator, thank you so much for joining me this morning.