for many. >> a lot of people have it off. hope you get a chance to enjoy it. >> that's what's happening this morning. we'll be back at 7:25 for a live news update. take a look at the sunrise over san francisco. make it a great monday. "today" show coming up next. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow. . good morning, green light, u.s. officials now saying vladimir putin has already given the order for russian troops to invade ukraine new intelligence tracking their movements good morning green light. u.s. officials now saying vladimir putin has already given the order for russian troops to invade ukraine new intelligence tracking their movents and revealing a plot to arrest and kill ukrainian citizens but diplomacy still on the table. overnight president biden agreeing to a summit with putin if the russian leader holds off on an invasion so where does it all go from here we're live in ukraine and at the white house. and the national security advisor joins us live. round 2.

powerful new storms set to race across the country in the north a nearly 2,000 mile path of snow and ice in the south, severe weather, flooding and possible tornados al is tracking it owl. concern for the queen. well wishes pouring in after the 95 year old tests positive for the coronavirus. the palace saying she's experiencing mild symptoms and plans to carry on some of her royal duties a live report from london just ahead. >> basket brawl, chaos at the end of the michigan/wisconsin game after the wolverines head coach throws a punch, sparking a bench-clearing fight and juwan howard just threw a right hand and now we've got a scrum. >> ahead the punishment on for howard and others sure to come all that plus, that's a wrap the winter games come to a close after an olympics like no other, marked by golden moments and

controversy. and shining bright the nba all-star game dominated by a record performance from steph curry. goal line i had a few flabby -- flashback nightmares and a dramatic game winner from lebron james and his return to cleveland >> that' >> that's a winner today, monday, february 21, 2022 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning and welcome to today. thank you for joining us on this monday morning, president's day. i'm sheinelle jones. alongside tom llamas good morning to you.

>> good morning to you. >> savannah and hoda a well deserved day off today >> more winter weather concerns. two systems set to make their way across the country, bringing heavy snow, damaging winds and possible tornados. al has your full forecast coming up. first the fast moving developments in the ukraine crisis overnight president biden and russian president vladimir putin agreeing in principle to discuss the situation. one major caveat from the white house that drushd not invade. >> and warning that moscow is compiling a list of ukrainianing to be killed or sent to following a military occupation. as shelling intensified over the weekend stoking fears an attack is imminent. >> from the white house 20 ukraine and in a moment we'll talk to president biden's national security a advisor. first richard engel joins us from ukraine with the latest

good morning >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. every day in ukraine it seems like we are now taking two steps closer to war and then take one step backwards with apparently diplomacy back in the cards. but u.s. officials are warning that russia could still soon invade with the help of russian backed separatists who are just about a mile from here and that also russia is planning a campaign of repression after it invades, including drawing up lists of ukrainian activists who potentially could organize a resistance movement or an underground and russia would use the lists to track down the activists and arrest them or kill them. russiana this morning denied that any such lists exist. calling it a total lie but what is not in dispute is front line positions like this are heating up

russian backed separatists fighting in a largely ignored conflict for eight years of the ukrainian government have dramatically stepped up tablgs firing on houses seemingly at random in government held areas. villagers tell us ukrainian forces are firing back a security guard at a fish cannery said he just left his house when aen artillery round exploded the separatists say they are faces an unprovoked and merciless assault by the ukrainian army and gangs of saboteurs. ukraine denies its launched an offensive and accuses the separatists of manufacturing a

crisis to give russia an excuse to invade. the separatists around two million have ordered a mass evacuation of russia but some complaining they have been dumped there without the food or a place to stay. russian media accused the ukrainian government of carrying out a genocide against russian speakers in ukraine. and in yet another show of force, president vladimir putin this weekend personally oversaw readiness tests. u.s. officials say president biden expects he will attack in days on the front lines ukrainian lieutenant colonel pointed out positions. he doesn't want to live under what he calls putin's dictatorship. >> we don't know what's coming how do you think this ends

>> translator: good always t triumphs over evil, he says. but the this starts many people will die on both sides, and many civilians but as churchill showed in the end it will be victory. for now it seems the ukrainian forces and the russian backed separatists are testing each other, firing mortars but without advancing and taking territory. but an escalation here could quickly spread >> scary situation richard, thank you >> let's bring in kristen welker what is the latest on the possible summit between president biden and putin an the prospects of it actually happening? >> reporter: good morning, tom well that is the right question. with the situation intensifying on the ground in ukraine as richard just showed us, the white house is really aiming at this point to down play the chances of a meeting between president biden and president putin. and overnight three top officials telling nbc news that

while the president has agreed in principle to a summit with putin new york city details have been agreed to with the russians and they stress any meeting is dependent on whether russia invades. secretary of state tony blinken is set to meet with his russian counterpart on thursday. that will also be scrapped if putin moves in the u.s. has been publicly warning for days putin could innovate at any moment and that's assessment has not changed. >> and new reporting on explosive allegations we mentioned at the top of the broadcast that russia compiled a list of ukrainians to be killed or kidnapped if they invade. >> reporter: a bit more about that letter to the u.n. obtained by nbc news and the details are stunning says after an invasion, russian acts in ukraine could include targeted killings, kidnappings, forced disappearances and even the use of torture those likely targeted would include dissident, journalists, religious and ethnic minorities

and people in the lgbtq i communicate. a spokesperson for the kremlin called the allegations fake and a lie. but big picture here, all of this adds to the pressure on president biden to find a diplomatic resolution as the window for talking seems to be closing quick, tom. >> seems to be getting more and more intense kristen we thank you for that. >> joining us the national security advisor to president biden. mr. sullivan, good morning thank you for talking with us this morning >> thanks for having me. >> let's get right to it here. here we are as many as 190,000 russian troops from moved in around ukraine's borders could this summit force president putin to back down or are we just delaying the inevitable >> well from the very beginning of this crisis we've been clear that we're prepared either way we're prepared to respond decisively if russia moves on ukraine and we're prepared for diplomacy to settle this peacefully including at the

highest level. when president mack roan address president biden yesterday if he was prepared in principle to meet with president putin if russia did not invade? of course president biden said yes. but every indication we see on the ground right now in terms of the disposition of russian forces is that they are in fact getting prepared for a major attack on ukraine. so we will not close the door on diplomacy. we will go the extra mile on diplomacy, but we are also prepared with our allies and partners to respond decisively if russia attacks. >> jake, over the weekend, ukraine's president called out the u.s. and really the world for not announcing sanctions not going public with the sanctions, saying that by the time they invade it is going to be too late. his quote we don't need your sanctions after the bombardment. what do you say to that? >> the key thing he wants to make sure what we hear publicly is that russia i understands exactly what the scope and nature of the sanctions they will face are as a deterrent measure and we have been clear

with the russians. we have laid out this detail for the russians the types of measures we will improvise that have will an mied impact on their economy and long-term impact on their capacity to marshal national strength. we're prepared to move forward the russia attacks >> reporting u.s. accused russia of having this list of ukrainians they plan to kill or kidnap just how violent would this invasion, or could it get? >> well, we believe that any military operation of the size, scope and magnitude of what we believe the russians are planning will be extremely violent. it will cost the lives of ukrainians and russians, civilians and military personnel alike. but we also have intelligence to suggest that there will be an even greater form of brutality because this will not simply be some conventional war between

two armies it will be a war waged by russia on the ukrainian people to repress them, to crush them. to harm them and that is what we laid out in detail for the u.n. pause we believe that the world must mobilize to counter this kind of russian aggression should those tanks roll across the border as we anticipate they very well may do in the coming hours or days >> jake, we are convinced that russia will invade ukraine what leads you to believe that they are going to stop at ukraine? >> well the most important thing that the president has done with respect to deterrence has been to send thousands of american service members to poland and romania and to work with other allies to send forces to nato allies along nato's east the areas that border ukraine or border russia. so he has been absolutely clear, the president, that we will defend every inch of nato territory because we have an article 5 commitment to do so

and that is a sacred obligation. and if russia chooses to move against any nato country come further west into nato territory, they will be met with the full force of american and allied might >> intense situation here. white house national security advisor jake savannah, thank you for your time this morning. >> want to switch gears now. lot going on with weather. al >> looking everybody close to coast is going to be dealing with this. 23 million people from the west coast to the upper great lakes looking at winter weather advisories watches or warnings snow firing up from bismarck to minneapolis all right. we've also got a list of nine million people from dallas, tulsa, springfield, little rock and memphis for damaging wind, hail possible, and tornados. that moves to the east tomorrow afternoon with tornados possible from jackson all the

way up to nashville. we're going to be watching this system, pushing out strong winds, heavy snow for the rockies and plains a flood threat for ohio and tennessee river valley continuing east. snow in the upper mid west tomorrow significant flooding possible into northern kentucky that system moves up another system developing, bringing more problems, more icy conditions from lexington to memphis and dallas rainfall amounts locally 4-5 inches of rain in the mid plains and looking at heavy snow from the rockies, 16 inches there upwards of 16 sections in the upper mid west and thursday icy from oklahoma to ohio. and friday into the northeast we're going to watch this but that will determine how much snow or icy mix along the coast. guys >> thank you, al now to the pandemic, as covid cases decline. more cities and states are rolling back restrictions but dr. anthony fauci is warning against prematurely ending some of those safety measures nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez joins us with more good morning. >> good morning.

the cdc could update its indoor mask guidance as early as this week but with many state and local governments getting ahead of that, there is mixed reaction on how to approach this new phase of covid with the omicron surge fading and covid hospitalizations plummeting, more states, cities and businesses are easing pandemic restrictions. but dr. anthony fauci warning it may be too much, too soon. >> we better be dafrl because it is a bit risky to doing something prematurely. >> reporter: soon every state except hawaii will drop their indoor mask mandates new york state won't enforce a booster mandate for healthcare workers. while both governors of california and utah say they are shifting to an endemic approach to coronavirus colorado's say the focus should be on -- major companies like carnival cruise line are relaxing restrictions too making masks optional for all passengers starting march 1st. meanwhile the u.s. surgeon general announced he and his family tested positive for covid, including his 4 year old

daughter who is not yet eligible to be vaccinated dr. murthy tweeting in part our safety measures reduce risk but they can't eliminate risk. nothing the. so what precautions should parents with small children take >> make sure as many people around them are vaccinated and even though there are not great masks that fit young children, try to have them with any mask even if it is a fabric or cough mask something is better than nothing. >> reporter: california the first state to formally change to an endemic phase. other states could soon follow suit. >> slowly but surely we're getting there. thank you, gabe. a lot more to get to including the conclusion of winter olympics. jacob soboroff in for craig. >> good morning. after more than two weeks of competition in over 100 events the xxiv olympic winter games

are officially in the books. yesterday's closing ceremonies bringing nations and athletes together one final time. nbc's steve patterson in beijing. steve, good morning. >> hey jacob, good morning well this has certainly been an olympics like no other from covid to controversy but also moments of triumph and pure joy. all as we say goodbye to beijing. a final spectacle of gold to cap off the winter games sunday's closing ceremony inside the bird's next celebrating the end of 18 days of competition, with dazzling displays of chinese culture and the traditional parade of nations. carrying the flag for team usa, bobsled's elana meyers taylor. won silver and bronze in beijing, becoming the most decorated black athlete in winter games history now with five olympic medals >> hopefully people look at this

and see that winter sport is for everybody. black, white, doesn't matter winter sports for all americans. >> team usa showing off their moves and their new hardware, bringing home a total of 25 medals, including a final silver for cross-country skier jessie diggins in the long distance 30 k after recovering from a bout of food poisoning. >> one of the hardest things i've ever done in my whole life. >> reporter: also gold medalist nature closing out his beijing run with a thrilling back flip in the final exhibition skating routine. >> he can literally do everything. >> reporter: chen among the nine u.s. skaters leaving beijing without silver medals in the team competition after losing their appeal for a medal ceremony in the wake of the valiyeva's doping scandal. snowboarder are chloe kim and speed skater erin jackson making history at the games with their gold medal feat.

and shaun white closed out his olympic career with his final medal run. >> i was proud and honored. epoa final farewell to beijing and >> reporter: the world bidding a final farewell to beijing and looking ahead to the next winter games in itselfly in 2026. so we have to talk about norway number 1 in the medal count. 37 medals overall, including 16 gold shattering the record that they set for the most gold medals at the winter games but the u.s. not far behind. 25 medals, better than in 2018 and as the world now focuses on paris and the summer games, important to remember there is still so much to celebrate. >> absolutely. >> steve patterson, thank you so much

get home safe, man. >> not bad at all. 25, better than before. >> i have zero gold medals so better than me. >> i bet norway. so i'm on fop. >> along with the rest of -- >> -- gold medal winner himself. >> let's just see what we've got. we'll determine that bitter cold through the plains today. windy through southern california, the severe storms fire up through the south. we're going to be watching that. sunshine through the upper great lakes. but snow will be moving in and turning milder here in the he's from new england all the way down florida we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. . good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we have a big drop in temperatures, and take a look at this live view in san francisco,

where it is already gusty. and we could see those winds up to 40 miles per hour today. tomorrow we'll have a chance of spotty showers and even some small hail and this week we'll have more freezing mornings, especially for the inland valleys. our temperatures will reach into the mid to upper 50s. the weekend is still sunny with highs in the low 60s. coming up the world sending get well wishes to the queen after it was announced the 95 year old royal has now tested positive for covid we'll have the latest on how she's feeling and a live report from buckingham palace. >> a bench clipping brawl sparked by michigan's head coach juwan howard taking a swing at an opposing coach. this morning the calls for howard to be suspended or even fired and how he's responding. fired and how he's responding. but fi

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on friday night oakland yun need district's board voted against delaying the school closures. >> reporter: good morning. we've had a chance to speak with folks originally from ukraine with relatives still there and they say right now they fear for their relatives' safety, given what's going on with the tension with russia. we had a chance to speak with an international relations expert from stanford who says there's a reason for the recent escalation in russian military efforts. she said soon russian will celebrate the day of the fatherland, and putin is using it as a way to heighten russian nationalism and get more support for an invasion. >> let's check the forecast now with meteorologist kari hall. a cold start to our monday morning. >> yeah, and it's windy out there, and that's going to make it feel even colder. our high temperatures only headed for the upper 50s in the inland areas, and by tomorrow we'll be watching out for a chance of spotty light showers and maybe even some small hail. our temperatures head for the low 50s and we could see some

freezing temperatures for the next several mornings throughout the workweek. laura? >> got to dig out the coat. thanks for joining us. i'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. see you then.

back at 7:30 on this holiday monday morning president's day. 2022 a big holiday crowd. >> it is chilly and they are out there. respect. >> they are. and they were out early this morning. we're going to head out and say hi in just a bit >> super fan all right. let's get to a check of your 7:30 headlines elderly couple found dead if their south florida home has been identified as the sister of

disgraced finance bernie madoff on and her husband police say it appears to be a murder suicide bernie madoff was known for orchestrating one of the largest ponzi schemes in wall street history. and the daytona 500. rickie austin cindric taking the checkered flag in a nail biting finish >> my goodness the 23 year old holding off bubba wallace for the win. the victory on the 85th birthday of team owner roger penske not a bad birthday present. and nba star steph curry made a record 16 three pointers to lead lead the team to victory last nightful curry finished with 50 point thes and was named the game's mvp but it was lebron james stealing the spotlight at the end with his game-winning shot team lebron beats teem durant.

>> something out of a movie. >> best all-star game ever >> so cool. >> also this morning, well wishes pouring in for the queen after it was announced she tested positive for the coronavirus. >> reporter: buckingham palace as if queen was well enough to work through the weekend, sending a message of congratulations to the british women's curling team for winning olympic gold the palace very much trying to reassure a worried public that the queen is okay. concerns for the queen this morning after a positive covid test on sunday buckingham palace confirming queen elizabeth has mild cold-like symptoms but adding the 95 year old monarch will

carry on with light duties at windsor. just days ago, queen elizabeth in good spirits, joking about using a cane the palace says she wasn't injured, just stiff. but after her son, heir to the throne prince charles tested positive for covid february 10th and then his wife camilla four days later on the 14th, they were feared the queen would be next prince charles had only mild symptoms the 73 year old now fully vaccinated and boosted, unlike the first time he caught covid two years ago. even then he recovered quick palace staff had gone to great lengths to shield the queen from

the virus. she and late husband prince philip spending much of the pandemic with a small staff behind windsor castle walls, learning to meet and greet on video calls, canceling christmass with family sitting alone at her husband's funeral. but last fall she was out in public again with a hectic schedule until a surprise one-night hospital stay in october slowed her down. year queen elizabeth is determined to celebrate her record 70 years on the throne. while she's reportedly fully vaccinated and famously tough, royal doctors will be keeping a close eye. >> even people who develop severe symptoms eventually start off mild i think any person of that age will need to be monitored fairly careful.

and i also i think given anti-virals. >> buckingham palace not commenting on the queen's treatment. only is saying she will continue to receive medical attention while she works from home. >> and the palace also says she'll be following government covid guidelines that means she has to self isolate as windsor castle. tom, her next public engagement isn'ted until next week. >> thank you for that. >> for more on the queen's health daisy, good morning to you

>> good morning. >> you just heard from kelly's report the queen said she will fulfill light duties what does that entail? >> she will definitely still continue to get her red boxes. i'm sure you have seen the pictures the red leather briefcases that takes from normally the house of commons to wherever she's staying full of government documents she has to look over some of which she might have to give royal assent. of course, no face to face meetings she'll continue with zoom. she'll have her regular audience with the prime minister boris johnson on wednesday but again not face to face that will be on zoom or skype. >> daisy i know the queen's

overcome and seen a lot through her life and career, her reign but this year has been tough lost her husband, and issues with the prince harry and bigger issues with the prince andrew and now covid. are people worried abouter >> yes inevitably you would be worried with anyone pushing 96 years old dealing with that level of strain. she does have excellent medical staff around her she has the royal doctor her private family doctor at windsor castle as well so she will be getting the best of treatment but there is another situation where by if the monarch is incapacitated that might be by being abroad or by being a operation or unwell then other senior members of the royal family have to step in and fulfill some of those legislative duties the problem with that is that is normally the four next in line to the throne. charles, william, andrew and harry. while harry is abroad, no longer working royal. andrew's persona non grata so there is a problem there. >> you talked about the fact that the palace tend to be discrete about the queen's health why do you think they shared the news of this positive test and i i should also ask how prince charles and camilla are doing? >> prince charles and camilla i think are through the on the other hand and charles is out and about again. in fact taking a few days break this holiday a traditional half term holiday in the uk at the moment. certainly when it comes to the queen's own health, the palace has a difficult line to tread. and i think it tripped over that line

the end of last year when it kept saying everything fine, nothing to see the queen has just been advised to take it easy. one of our newspapers then revealed that actually the queen had spent a night in hospital and of course when those sort of stories happen, some of the trust is lost. and i think the palace was keen to be back on the front foot this time, to be seen to be giving as much information as they could without disclosing too many really personal details. last week they did say that the queen was not showing symptoms they didn't confirm or deny that she had tested positive. but yesterday morning when she tested positive, they did say she tested positive yesterday. in other words they were trying to reassure she hasn't had it for a few days she has only just tested positive from now on i think they will keep a bit of a discretion going on about her health and so hopefully they are able to say she's back she's negative >> makes sense

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>> reporter: hey guys. good morning really was just a wild scene and any time you get two big ten rivals like michigan and wisconsin together you do expect some sort of fireworks but certainly nothing quite like this and this morning we're find ought this may have all began when one teammate called a timeout. >> they are going at it. howard and guard are not happy right now. >> reporter: chaos on the court. a post game handshake erupted into the a college basketball brawl. a scuffle between the wisconsin and michigan coaches, clearing the benches for a big fight just moments after the final buzzer from this angle you can see the two coaches exchanging heated words. the confrontation ignited after wisconsin's great guard appears to grab michigan's juwan howard, who was slow to shake his hand just moments later, howard appeared to hit wisconsin

assistant coach in the head. howard played for the wolverines in the early 90s before winning two championship tiles with the miami heat over 19 seasons in the nba. >> that is what angered juwan howard and it spilled over into this. >> reporter: after sunday's scuffle howard say he was unhappy about wisconsin's decision to call a timeout with a 15-point lead and just 15 seconds. left in the game. >> because of that timeout, and for someone to touch me and i think that was very uncalled for him to touch me as we were verbalizing the communique with one another. that's what ended up happening and that is what's collated it. >> guard agreed, saying the timeout was likely to blame. >> he did not like that when he came through the handshake line. i'll leave it at that and the tape will show the rest. >> reporter: only a debate growing whether howard should be side lined the rest of the

season sports broadcaster, dick vitale tweeting inexcusable behavior by juwan howard must lead to severe punishment wisconsin's athletic director calling for the big ten to take action. >> i expect the league is going to act swiftly and aggressively. >> reporter: the school is reviewing the incident adding there is no excuse for any of our staff or student athletes to get into a physical altercation with others regardless of instigating factors of the. >> and juwan howard just through a right hand. >> reporter: and the big ten says they are also investigating promising swift and appropriate disciplinary action upon further review as of this morning there is still no comment there is the ncaa >> nothing but hugs here on the set. >> al is going to fight the weather right now. >> model fight anyway let's show you what we got right now possibility of wild fires from texas to colorado and parts of oklahoma. relative humidity low and very gusty winds and warm temperatures

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♪far-xi-ga♪ a very good monday morning to you. happy presidents' day as well. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. good morning. i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. we've had a chance to speak with some folks originally from ukraine with relatives still there and they say they fear for their relatives' safety given what's going on with the tension with russia. we also had a chance to speak with an international relations expert from stanford who says there's a reason for the recent escalation in russian military efforts. she said soon russia will celebrate the day of the fatherland, and putin is using it as a way to heighten russian nationalism and get more support for an invasion. a quick look at if forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> we're already feeling the chill in morning and we're

starting out with some upper 30s. we are going to see our temperatures in san jose trending more toward the mid-50s at lunchtime and then just holding steady there with some gusty winds and a mix of sun and clouds. big changes ahead as we go throughout the weekend. maybe even the first chance of rain we've had in over a month and a half. temperatures reaching the low 50s. spotty showers possible tomorrow, and then we'll see our temperatures staying cool, even some freezing temperatures or near freezing for the inland valleys by the middle to end of the week. the weekend is looking slightly milder as we see highs in the low 60s. >> bundle up. thank you so much. kari. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update is coming up in half an hour. see you then.

it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, ready for war u.s. officials say russian mr. chair has ordered his troops to invade ukraine e new details this morning about plans to arrest or kill specific targets. this after biden and putin agree to meet with one major condition. >> we'll go the extra mile on diplomacy but we are also prepared with allies and partners to respond if russia

attacks. >> so will the summit move forward? we're live in moscow with the latest. pair of tragedies. a california officer dies after his helicopter slammed into a crowded harbor just hours before another crash in miami only feet away from swimmers leaving multiple injured you can take t >> helicopter just came down and smacked and hit the water. >> what may have caused the accident and why experts say they could have been worse. and then, out of office. as companies prepare for employees to head back to desks, many workers anxious about the change of the how to get ready for the big changes and the steps you can take to reduce stress and life imitates art. >> i can't believe this. they [ bleep ] forgot my birthday. >> molly ringwald shares a hilarious text exchange after her own mom forgot her birthday. parallels to the classic plot of "sixteen candles" and how the star is reacting to this mix up. "today," monday, february 21,

2022 visiting from grand rapids michigan >> miami, florida. >> is it new york. >> and sioux falls, south dakota. >> first time in new york. >> from jefferson georgia. >> good morning, family and friends. >> in plymouth, minnesota. my favorite part of show welcome back to "today." thank you for joining us on this president's day. monday morning, savannah, hoda and craig are off today. we're happy to have tom llamas, and jacob soboroff here. >> first let's get right to your news at 8:00 after a weekend of escalating violence in ukraine president biden tentatively agreed to meet with putin nbc senior international correspondent keir simmons joins us from mow cow with the latest. >> reporter: this morning

president putin meeting with his security counsel after a weekend of diplomacy president macron of france speaking for hours on the phone with vladimir putin and where president biden arranging in principle a summit between the u.s. and russia, but only if russia does not invade ukraine and the facts on the ground do appear to point to an imminent invasion the national security advisor telling "today" this morning an invasion that would be extremely violent. >> every indication we sors is that they are in fact getting prepared for a major attack on ukraine. >> reporter: and over the weekend sheinelle, russian state media appeared to move to a war footing making unverifiable claims ukraine -- eastern ukraine showing pictures of refugees even this morning claiming a ukrainian group of saboteurs have been stopped trying to across the board entire russia. meanwhile sheinelle the french

saying every day of diplomacy preventing war >> a tense situation keir, thank you. back here in the states the latest on a pair of terrifying helicopter crash this is weekend. one in miami and one outside of l.a. both happening near areas crowded with people. nbc national correspondent miguel almaguer has the latest good morning. >> reporter: ntsb investigators are searching the wreckem for clues as to why these two helicopters suddenly plunged from the sky accidents taking the life of a veteran police officer and leaving several others injured but aviation expert says the carnage could have been much

much worse this morning, officials are investigating this terrifying scene. surveillance video capturing this hunten beach police helicopter crashing into a crowded harbor on saturday bystanders on boats rushing in to rescue the two police officers on board. >> like maybe like 50 feet away where they are trying to rescue a person inside the copter right now. it is insane. >> reporter: tragically 44 year old officer nicholas vella died from his injuries. the other officer was released from the hospital. providing air support for a domestic disturbance call when 32 minutes into flight something went wrong witnesses reporting the chopper suddenly going into a spiral. >> it was like flipping over and like spinning. and at that point you just see it going down. >> we're responding to a

helicopter down off of south beach. >> reporter: just hours earlier of the packed shore of miami another chopper slamming into the ocean just feet from swimmers. >> the helicopter dame down. and smacked and hit the water. just glad nobody got hit by the helicopter or nothing. >> reporter: bystanders helping rescue officials save the pilot, as well as his wife and another woman strapped inside. >> the crowd held the helicopter up out of the water enough where the two females were able to breathe. if not they probably would have drowned. >> reporter: in both crashes, experts say it was likely a combination of pilot skill and plain luck that there weren't more casualties. >> both of these accidents could have been much more serious than they were if they would have landed or crashed on to a crowded beach or on top of homes or in businesses >> reporter: huntington beach police grounded their entire chopper fleet as investigators try to determine what happened here

it is important to note helicopter crashes are pretty rare last year there were 124 in this country compared to more than 30,000 motor vehicle crashes in the same time. >> still pretty scary when you see it thank you, miguel. now to that big broadband transition that is going to impact all of us the official switch to 5g. this weekend at&t will go full throttle shutting down older 3g networks for good. some worried it will put the health of safety of millions of 3g users at risk >> 5g stands for fifth generation of broadband. and it promises much faster connections and downloading for everyone and major carriers have been rolling it out since 2019 but to get it fully turned on they have to turn off the older 3g networks. critics want the switch delayed because they are worried it could put millions of lives in danger.

>> it surfs the web and downloads data twice as fast. >> reporter: remember when 3g was a huge breakthrough over a decade ago well now carriers are shutting down the 3g to make way for 5g at&t first by tuesday. t-mobile by the end of march and verizon by the end of the year >> 5g is compiling for three it is more efficient will support more scribers and people on a network. >> reporter: fully enabling 5g means carriers must disable 3g but many older devices and alarm systems still use 3g. >> if someone has a 3g medical alert system, help won't come. if they have a fire alarm system in their home with a 3g device and a smoke detector goes off, no one will know if they have a 3g cell phone and try and make a phone calm, won't be able to. >> reporter: dare yers say they have been transitioning customers for years.

at&t that said less than 1% of mobile traffic runs on 3g but two million home and emergency response systems still use 3g. and 80% of those are seniors now the alarm industry and others are petitioning to fcc to delay until the end of the year giving companies more time to upgrade customers to 4 and 5g. in the meantime the sec says it has safeguards in place to ensure devices using 3g still work through the transition. so experts say any device over three years old using wireless technology a phone, car, home alarm, medical alert system might still be using 3g. and upgrading it to 4 or 5g might mean replacing it entirely like a phone or you need a company tech to come out and install new parts. the best way to know is really just to call the manufacturer's

customer service number and ask. thank you. >> we've covered the news. would you like a morning boost this is going to make you smile. a woman stuck in australia because of covid restrictions >> awe finally got to fly home to ireland. so she decided to surprise her dad at work and he couldn't believe his eyes >> every time i cry. every time >> you know it is good when everybody goes awe we never get tired of these covid reunions and how they make us appreciate everyone we missed to surprise him ad work was sweet. >> up next a big question on minds as we talk about covid these days what will the return to office look like as more companies announce plans to fully reopen vicki nguyen has everything you need to know especially if you are feeling anxiety about heading back to your desk.

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and employers are trying to figure out exactly what that will leak like. >> i'd like to know and all of the uncertainty is causing a lot of anxiety nbc senior investigative correspondent vicki nguyen is here to help vicki, good morning. >> hello as some of us are preparing to return to the office in some capacity what does that mean? working remotely going in daily or a mix of the two. the answer is constantly evolving some advice for how to reduce your anxiety and focus on what you can control when it comes to to your job. >> if the choice were up to me i would 100% be hubs percent remote. >> i enjoy being back among coworkers. >> it's hard to disconnect. >> reporter: people grappling with what will the return to work look like. >> i feel like i'm starting a

new job all over. >> reporter: 83% of respondents view a hybrid workplace as optimal. >> just flip the switch and go right barack to the office as if the last year and a half hasn't happened the as little jarring. >> reporter: job posts on linkedin' offering remote work have skyrocketed 357%. there is no one size fits all st. louis. lindsey pollic is a career expert and author of recalculating, navigating your career through the change of work. >> i know people want an answer and a definitive weekday plan but it is going take a long time for this to work out >> reporter: so we have to get comfortable with anyway. >> i hit unb certainty just like everybody but i think that is the name of the game. >> reporter: so how can you decide what style is right for you. >> four key factors. first your actually job function, how easy or difficult is it to do your actual job when working remote lid

second is health and well-being. third is personality are you more introverted or extroverted and fourth, where are you in your career trajectory if you just started you you might make a different decision. >> no matter, what feeling anxious is normal. >> anxiety often is about fear and uncertainty. >> reporter: a board certified psychiatrist seeing a lot of patients worried about returning to work. >> manifesting in variety of ways some people are saying they are having difficulty falling asleep some are waking up in the middle night and feeling panic. >> reporter: what's difference between worry and corner and actual anxiety. >> worry and concern are thoughts but it doesn't interfere in your day to day life. anxiety is on the other hand can be debilitating.

>> reporter: signs you may be suffering from anxiety make a list of what you need to do to return to work rehers the day visualize your interactions. this this help you manage your thoughts. >> this is going to be something that we ease into. >> despite some anxiety there are those who can't wait to be with other people again. >> -- my and my boyfriend. so just to cling to switch that e up a little bit. >> reporter: easing back into work with an open mind and skills to cope with life's one constant -- change >> our career expert, say,s if you love your current situation working from hope or maybe a hybrid talk to your boss about it but how your schedule would be helpful to the company are you more productive. how are you bringing value to the business then it might be an easier decision for your employer to give you what you want and also keep in mind that when it comes to masks or vaccines, your company can tell you what it

expects and also local laws as well testing could also play a big part in your return to work. >> a lot to navigate. >> really go good point. some of us have been here. others are just returning so there has been time we're -- >> -- used to each other. >> still have about a week to start rifling through people's -- >> i borrowed somebody's memo board the other day. >> board >> cute little memo board. had ribbon on it i thought whoerve that is. do you want it back? >> well until hr calls -- >> pleasure working with you. >> wow let's look right now we are watching today a system that is going to be pushing off the east coast but in the meantime, storms firing thereupon thank you lower mississippi river valley bitter cold in the plains, pacific northwest to the rockies. milder in the east wind conditions in the southwest southwest. that's wha that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. today will be windy and our temperatures only reaching to

the mid to upper 50s. tomorrow we'll see some off-and-on showers in spots and even a chance of small hail. our temperatures reach the low 50s, and after that, we are looking at mornings that could be near freezing for the inland valleys and more sunshine in the forecast. it does gradually get milder into the weekend with san francisco dealing with gusty winds throughout this afternoon. that's your latest weather even though carson is not here, it is still that time. >> first up, the batman. the caped crusader interrupted last night's nba all-star broadcast with a new trailer for the highly anticipated movie check it out >> you are everything they say >> don't you ever just say hello? >> this is your legacy bruce wayne. >> unmask the truth.

>> oh this guy's hilarious >> come on vengeance. >> i c >> the batman hits theaters, ladies and gentlemen, on march 4th. next up. daniel radcliffe, the harry potter star has completely transformed for his next big role radcliffe almost unrecognizable as weird al. looking like me a little bit on the set of the upcoming bio pick al yankovic co-wrote the project. titled "weird" to tell the story of his whole life from the surprising rise of fame. the film slated to stream on roku. molly ringwald is having her own "sixteen candles" moment over the week. except for one hiccup. her family forgot it was her

body this exchange with her mom that reads, that's it don't you have anything else to say to me today? mom responding i didn't realize it was the 18th today. and molly acted like the film. life imitating -- almost four decades since she broke our hearts as the newly 16-year-old samantha baker in the high school classic, "16 candles. >> sometimes you just forget the day. >> yeah. >> iphones and reminders and -- >> -- you are. i tried. >> coming up next. martin the cast of the hit sitcom are reuniting martin lawrence joined his former co-stars to record the reunion special. taking a look back with a few special surprise guests. no word if the line up includes

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mall remains, quote, committed to our controlled parking plan. bundle up this morning. winter is making a comeback, kari. >> it is with gusty winds. in san francisco, the wind has calmed down, but we have this big drop in temperatures and tomorrow a chance of showers and small hail. we're also watching out for freezing temperatures this week, this has we see a wintry mix tomorrow on some of our bay area mountains and spotty light rain in the valleys. so we are getting ready for major changes over the next several days. another local news update in half an hour.

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>> a rubber bottom so it doesn't slide. how cool is that next up, this is -- right? has the best looking i've ever seen so stylish s can called the gooseneck >> it's electric >> it is an electric pedal and what's so cool is this goose neck has a purpose, you know, ing your pour is a really big deal. pour the water so for coffee or tea this is really great and with an electric kettle it heats up in just a few minutes with the flick of a switch and so much faster than heating water on the -- >> time to whip things up. >> yeah. have you ever vied tried one of these immersion blenders >> i have. >> do you love it? >> shoppers love it. this is a number one best seller, over 36,000 ratings because it is so much easier than the big conventional blender. you put it in there and you can do anything with these

three attachments with this one. and smooths and soup and this one also has a whisk and a milk frother >> cappuccino. >> and this one is also on sale. >> the tv, the thing -- $99 tv. >> yes it's a great time to buy tech items. so this is from insignia, a 24 inch smart tv. normally $169. today it is $99.99 so much that is like 70 dollars off and you know with a smart tv you can watch live tv, stream and all sort of things and we've got one more that you guys can't see but our viewers can see on screen and it is free do you know about audible? >> yes. >> so this is a three month free membership to audible. >> get your book. >> i listen to audible every single day and for those who don't know what audible is, it

is a membership service you can stream and download books and pod casts. >> original material like radio plays. >> exactly so three free months and then if you like it you can join for $14.95. >> that's pretty good. >> as always good to see you >> thanks. nice to be here. >> if you want to buy these products scan the qr code. you can text "shop to 34318 or go old school and today.com/shop with you should mention, this segment features products available on amazon as an affiliate relationship with "today." >> and coming up on "today." celebrity trainer bob harper is teaching us his new, quick and easy workout to improve heart health but first, this is "today" on nbc. n nbc.

welcome back this morning. it is our segment "heart health"

and i just want to give a quick note i forgot my workout clothes. that's why i'm dressed like a break dancer we have a celebrity trainer here to help us out the only thing i own are the shoes. i think this is the craig melvin collection >> here is the deal. you may recall five years ago at the age of 51 bob had a heart attack and since then he's been an outspoken heart health advocate and today he is here to show us his complete heart health workout. so good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i want to play a clip when we talked about this heart attack before and then we're going to talk from the other side listen to this >> i was in full cardiac arrest. my heart stopped i was -- i mean, not to be dramatic, but i was dead i was on that ground dead. >> i remember that day. >> i do too. >> wow. >> and now here you are. you were strong then and you just keep getting better. >> well i got to tell you, i see that and i mean it kind of like shakes me a little bit

because at one point savannah said how is your heart doing and when she said it that way, that's when i got really teared up but i've come a long way. >> you have. and this is something we can all do at home, 20 minutes a day, right? >> yeah. when you talk about a heart healthy workout. you want to be able to do some resistance training. it can be light. it can be body weight. do cardio because you want to start to get your heart healthier and stronger and it been really intimidating for people especially if they have had a heart attack. >> do you you worry. >> in the beginning it was a challenge. todd build that trust with your heart again. also a stress reliever what i decided to do was combine all of these elements into one workout. >> show us the moves here. >> don't try to lift up one of these medicine balls right now because they are not the lightest but all i want is you lean forward. hands on the mat and walk out.

give me one push up with elbows close. resistance training. and hold go up to a downward dog. hold, and then just walk back and stand up tall. what i'd like for you to be able to do. if you did several of those for 90 seconds, your heart rate is going to be up now i want you to step on the mat and start working an ambulance exercise a yoga pose. stand on one foot and keep your knees together and i want you to lift --. and so now, if you are under all this stress of your heart rate being up now you have to like really focus on taking the body forward, go into a forward and so think about your heart rate is really up. are those holding you up >> i'm going to blame it on these pants. >> i like doing the kind of exercises getting the heart rate up and then all of a sudden you

have to balance. think yoga, think stress reliever. >> what does that do >> it makes you really have to focus. to you can't think about like the stresses of your day you can't think about what you have to do the rest of the day off the stay in the moment as a heart attack survivor, i'm all about be here now. like whatever now is you two people are the only people in my life they care about. >> tv. >> i like having music on when i work out i want to you pick up this medicine ball. use your legs though and lift. resistance training. these are 30 pounds. bring it up to your chest. and now try to give me a squat all the way down, hips below parallel come up. keep the chest up tall sheinelle i am so impressed. >> two more. let's all do two more. now, last one.

hold ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, stand up drop the bag think about it so when we've done that, now go back onto the mat. and i want you to lift up a foot hold. >> oh we're out of time, shoot. >> keep working out. don't stop working out. >> bob, thank you. >> can we break dance now? >> you are one of my favorite people just for the record. >> i love. this up next mr. smith goes to china town harry taking us on a food lovers dream. traditional markets to fine dining noodle dynasty but first this is "today" on nbc.

we're back with mr. smith goes to. >> -- winter olympics here he

decided to take a trip downtown to explore one of new york's most vibrant areas china town good morning harry. >> good morning, good morning. >> lot of room in here. >> like snugs for your legs. >> with the olympics over and one of the sad things about that because of covid restrictions is like our folks or even the athletes couldn't get around to sample the local culture, really but you know lot of places around the country chinese culture is live and well in new york city, for instance, the biggest chinese population in the united states half a million people. we went down to china town and manhattan to get a taste ♪ >> reporter: a walk through new york's china town is a food lovers dream journey our first stop a grocery store.e >> this is such a pure window into a thousand year old culture

and cuisine. >> reporter: our guide is francis lamb, writer, publisher and host of the splendid table on public radio. >> you go to the market. see what people shop for, eat, see what's important for people. >> reporter: lam's mother shopped here as did generations of chinese >> all that's different noodles rice, thai style japanese style. >> reporter: but the dry foods are the pride of the market. delicacies. >> these are dried ab loans. >> pricey. >> wild. 220 bucks a pound. it doesn't taste like a fresh oist oyster. just like the evil super hero version of an oyster darker, moodier. like batman. >> sophia is in charge here but her mother has been behind the counter for as long as anyone

can remember what does it mean to you to follow in your families foot steps to be running the store now? >> for me personally, i like to think that i'm continuing their legacy so i think that i'm not only just helping my family financially but also the community. >> reporter: hang around a gross write store long enough and you will get hungry. what's our next stop. >> second coming of a classic tofu stop. >> reporter: inside we watch the modern day version of the ancient alchemy of tofu. paul is the proprietor of feng an tofu shop. >> starting to coagulate now i'm going to cover it and lit set like jell-o. >> but you have that ory. >> but you have that really, really creamy pudding. and get like the crunch of that shallot. and the crispness of the pickles. >> we tried both >> it is really one of those where has this been all my life

sort of taste experiences. >> on we wandered wanting to stop everywhere and taste even what we did not recognize. >> you can eat it raw if you want what do you think? >> oh my god this is so good. >> like a cucumber and a pear had a baby >> the energy in china town is palpable but life here is not what it once was >> in january of 2020 people stopped coming to china town because it was the china virus. >> many stores shuddered some permanently. >> the economic devastation we felt all over the country but layer on top of that a rise in hate crimes and more it's rough. >> yet people persevere and perhaps no place better represents that than our last stop

chinese fine dining. the chef holds fort in the kitchen, among the specialties, sesame noodles >> killer, right like a little bit of garlic. little bit of scallion you can taste everything and every flavor kind of comes and goes. >> honestly i heard okay we're going to go have cold sesame noodles at this really fancy restaurant exceeds my expectations. >> far exceeds the shredded beef, best i've ever had and the key? >> how dom your food so much better than everybody else's >> cooking from your heart >> cooking from your heart >> china town, it just, the life is on the street there you just feel the vibrancy as you walk around and you kind of go what's that what's this? stop in here, stop in there. taste a little of this, taste a little of that. >> some of us we want to go but

we just don't know what we're buying or what to look for that one thing that looked like a cucumber. >> i don't even know what it was. that is the coolest part francis didn't even know what it was. it taste like a lemon and zucchini and cucumber all the time >> you could spend a week in china town and new york city and -- >> without question. the other thing about it also is one of the reasons we live in our cities is the amazing diversity. >> amen. >> oh my god -- >> -- all over the country -- all right. thank you, harry >> thanks harry. >> the third and fourth hours of "today" are straight ahead should we change clothes now >> i'm feeling this now. >> we'll be back after your local news want to walk a little bit? >> -- sweat pants. >> -- i was looking for you. >> hey

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