that's why i am here. all i can do is give blood for our soldiers. >> it is normal to be afraid for your life, for your kids, for your families. >> i am trying to organize relatives to be in one place so they could be protected. good morning, welcome to the cross connection. we are continuing msnbc's up to the minute coverage on all developments out of ukraine. it is 10:00 a.m. in washington, 5:00 p.m. in kyiv. as we come on the air, president biden and vice president harris are scheduled to be on a secure call with their national security team. nearly 5,000 miles away, ukranian officials are urging residents to take shelter as daylight begins to fade and violence spills over into the streets of kyiv. we could be hours from russian forces taking full control of a european capital city. we can't overstate what that means. the ukrainian president