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Today, tomorrow and into the future. >> reporter: republicans say the expulsion was fair punishment for violating decorum, speaking into bull horns on the house floor, but critics say it sets a dangerous precedent. now, democrats are calling on the justice department to determine whether the expulsion violated the constitution or federal civil rights writing, unless the doj steps in, anti-democratic actors will only be emboldened >> nbc's blayne alexander reporting for us from tennessee. eugene daniels, in less than a week, you have both of the justins, pearson and jones, reinstated to their s...

>> i like both. >> reporter: reviews are mixed. >> the teaching is still effective. >> i'm not a talkner class. so with the private chat i could ask a question and she doesn't have to ask the teacher out loud or get up out of my seat. >> i'm like the opposite. i like to talk to the teacher face-to-face. >> i don't want people to think that face-to-face is going go to go away. it isn't. we want to offer our students options. >> one solution to the crisis, a shortage of teachers. nbc's blayne alexander reporting there. coming up next, the brought of a powerful ally of vladimir putin is killed ...

William love, a patient in the office. >> the family of mr. love, i'm so sorry we couldn't save you. >> reporter: and dr. preston phillips, killed in an exam room. sam combs is a long time friend and patient. >> to have a doctor who prays with you, and for you, before and after your surgery, that was preston. >> nbc's blayne alexander reporting. in 2020, oklahoma passed the nation's first anti-red flag law, which bars communities in the state from passing any ordinance allowing police to seize guns from people who may be a danger to themselves or others. red flag laws, of course, at the center...

Would be the limit of problems from whereby. nbc news correspondent blayne alexander has more on athletes speaking out. >> reporter: at the dubai tennis championship this russian comare a star wrote no war. >> he might just have a message, andre rublev. >> reporter: and in basketball the nba's two ukranian players condemned the war. in a joint statement they called it a great tragedy writing dear fellow ukranians hold on. our strength is in unity. we are with you, and washington mystics guards ariel atkins currently playing overseas with the ukranian basketball club is safely out of the countr...

There's still reasons to be cautious. to still wear a mask, to still avoid indoor gatherings. >> nbc's blayne alexander reporting there. joining us now, former biden senior adviser for covid-19 response, andy slavitt. he was a key architect in crafting the affordable care act as well under the obama administration. andy is out with a new book entitled "preventable: the inside story of how leadership failures, politics, and selfishness doomed the u.s. coronavirus response." andy, good morning. good to have you with us. we'll talk about the moment in a moment, but you're only a week or so out of...