at this hour, major moves. ukraine s military says it has forced russian troops to retreat more than a mile in one of their bloodiest battles since the start of the war. we ve got a live report from kyiv. and outside ukraine, president zelenskyy on the move. securing critical commitments from western allies across europe. inside his surprise meeting with the british prime minister and the promise of hundreds of new weapons for the front lines. plus, benched, the memphis grizzlies just suspended their all star guard john mo rant for the second time in three months after he once again appeared to be holding a gun in a video on instagram. the message in this penalty on and off the court. also, the deadly tornado that ripped through south texas near the gulf coast and has left dozens of homes damaged, at least one person dead. our nbc news reporters are covering all of the latest developments. nbc s catie beck is where those devastating storms hit on the gulf coast. where a
headquarters in new york city. call it a perfect political storm. fresh off his headline-grabbing trip through iowa, governor ron desantis is back on his home turf, again throwing shade at donald trump. his pitch to voters just an hour ago, pick me if you want someone who won t spend all their time on cable news and social media. for me it s like okay, what s that true north? you obviously have to win or you don t get a ticket to the dance. once you do that, how are you going to be able to bring about big change to make people s lives better. president biden s surprising new southern state strategy. why his campaign is weighing a big money bid to win states like florida and north carolina. is he nervous his political firewall from 2020 won t hold? the surprising at the stougt earn border. crossings defying expectations for a third straight day, down to less than 5,000 on sunday, the lowest daily rate in two years. we ll go live to texas in just a minute. we start with
More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel.
if this is a recall of 67 million air bag inflators, it would be one of the largest ever in the united states. reporter: arc argues just seven incidents in the u.s. over a decade and a half do not support a finding that a systemic and prevalent defect exists across this population. the air bag inflators are used by at least a dozen auto makers, including general motors which just announced it s voluntarily recalling 1 million vehicles equipped with arc inflators, including chevrolet traverse, and buick enclay models, out of an abundance of caution. if a standoff drives on, nhtsa could take the company and try to force a recall. emilie ikeda, nbc news. we have a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports, let s get right to it.