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rocket attacks in 24 hours as the military steps up its assault in ukraine. our reporters are here to cover all of the latest developments and we start there. nbcs richard engel is in dnipro, ukraine, this latest barrage of missiles, give us the latest we know about whats happening on the ground there. >> reporter: so ukrainians are shrugging it off. they so far say that the russian offensive, which was launched about two weeks ago, is not shaping up to be as devastating as province, t...

Sister was murdered. i started thinking about, man, this is probably the kind of pain i caused the victims family. and just thinking about that pain really was the first time i think a seed of empathy was planted within me. >> in san quentin, yu earned his associates degree and mentored many others. >> what are you doing, man. value yourself. value your life. >> reporter: last year, a parole board deemed him no longer a threat to society. he was released after serving 26 years in prison. a joyou...

Beck, thank you so much. theres a new bill in congress that aims to protect southeast asian refugees in the u.s. from being deported back to their home countries. at issue, the refugees that have finished serving prison sentences and who advocates say are being unfairly punished twice. nbc news investigative correspondent, vicky nguyen has their story. >> reporter: a rally in oakland, california, to pardon pun yu a former refugee who fled the genocide in cambodia with his family when he was ju...