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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. nbc's richard engel is in dnipro, ukraine, this latest barrage of missiles, give us the latest we know about what's 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, the head of ukrainian intelligence earlier today said the russian offensive appears to be of such l...

the biden administration's repeatedly denied that there's a crisis at the border despite the commander in chief requesting backup. >> john: texas governor greg abbott will join us live for an exclusive interview later in the show to talk about what he is seeing in his state. >> sandra: in just a moment we will be speaking about joe biden's policies pushing the district he represents to the breaking point. >> john: greg, what's the latest from where you are? >> reporter: we're here at the point of entry at brownsville where anyone can walk up, claim asylum if they have evidence of a c...

Travel to the NRA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis meant crossing the not so free state of Illinois. Some preparations were useful. No stops were required in 230 miles of travel across Illinois.

Mississippi river here shortly. other areas of concern. freezing rain. no one ever likes to be in a freezing rainstorm. this one has the bull's eye over southern michigan and southern portions of wisconsin and northern illinois. that's where the temperatures are right around freezing, 30 degrees. sleet and freezing rain reported in those areas. it's not going to change and budge much for the next 12 hours. extreme travel issues in those areas. chicago, you're fine, warm enough. to the north, the big band of snow is sitting up and heading towards minneapolis. they've got 4 inches of snow. they'...

Flooding in the midwest prompting mass evacuations and costing farmers billions of dollars in lost crops and livestock. a new system moving east and south could affect the mississippi and missouri rivers as vice president pence was in hard-hit nebraska yesterday with a message for flood victims. >> to all the families that have seen their homes flooded, seen livestock lost, who had their lives and communities upset by these extraordinary floods and severe weather, our message is this. we are with you. >> sandra: mike tobin is live from illinois, south of the wisconsin/illinois border where man...