i've authorized additional forces of our forces in europe let me be clear these are totally defensive moves our part we have no intention of fighting russia >> president biden talking tough, taking on vladimir putin as russian tanks move into secks of ukraine, and new economic sanctions are taking hold. and guilty the verdict for three white men who murdered ahmaud arbery as they're now also found guilty of

hate crime charges caught on camera two black hawk helicopterscras near a utah ski resort during a training mission we'll tell you what happened leveling the playing field u.s. women's soccer fought for years with paid parity with the men's teams, and now they have it >> and can you guess why yesterday was such a huge day for weddings around the nation "early today" starts right now good morning thanks for joining us. i'm steven romo. >> and i'm cori coffin overnight australia anf cou forces how's the u.s. responding to the latest act of aggression from russia >> reporter: good morning, cori. as promised president biden revealed a now round of sanctions against russia

new penalties are being placed on two large russian banks and on several russian elites and their families and sanctions will be implemented on russia's debt meaning moskow will no longer be able to raise money from the u.s. or european market. today's announcement also marks the first time the white house used the word "invasion" during this conflict. >> this is the beginning of a russian invasion of inuane as he indicated and asked permission to be able to do from his duma who in the lord's name gives putin the right to declare on so-called countries and demands a firm response from the international community. >> reporter: president biden also says u.s. troops already stationed in europe will be deployed to estonia, latvia and lithuania. it was emphasized this is purely a defensive move to reassure our allies and that the u.s. has no

intention of fighting russia critics say these moves do not go far enough. republican senator lindsey graham tweeting that, quote, president biden is not seizing the moment and calling the sanctions woefully inadequate. meanwhile secretary of state antony blinken has canceled a meeting that was set for tomorrow with his russian counterpart. blinken accused russia of accelerating its march toward conflict and war the secretary says he is still committed to diplomacy if the behavior from moskow changes cori >> okay, brie, thank you >> inside ukraine there are of course fears that putin will push further into the country and that he will deploy forces beyond the pro-russian territories he already cucontrols nbc's richard engel traveled to one of those areas in eastern ukraine on edge this morning >> reporter: this is what it's like to live in a ukrainian village next to separatist areas backed by russia the ukrainians interior ministry

says separatist fire killed at least one man here the separatists have dramatically increased their attacks over the last several days, goading the ukrainian military to fire back now that they're protected by russian president vladimir putin and the 150,000-plus troops he has near the border armored vehicles without markings were seen on the move in the pro-russian enclaves after putin there recognized their independence people there speak russian, and russia already has thousands of troops there nato says more russian forces have arrived but putin is now signaling he's interested in more than just territory russia already controlled on russian television putin said he recognized the independence of areas firmly held by the ukrainian government including a major somewhat rusting industrial city of 450,000

tonight protesters in the city gathered to support their government and denounce putin. do you think that he's going to stop >> i'm afraid that he wants to keep going >> reporter: and if he does keep going, what does that mean for you, for the people here >> it means that -- it doesn't mean that it's a time of peace it means it's a time of sadness. it's a time of war, of death >> reporter: living in the cross hairs in a nation putin says doesn't and shouldn't exist. ukraine's president zelenskyy who said he'll not give into russia announced he's calling up reserves a helicopter crash left four people dead in hawaii. that's according to the u.s. navy is civilian contracted helicopter was on a training mission when it went down around 10:00 in the morning local time. it happen on the ground of the navy's pacific naval facility.

the national transportation safety board says it's investigating what caused the crash. an incredibly close call in the rockies near salt lake city. two national guard black hawk helicopters crashed in the mountains outside a popular ski area none of the crew members were seriously injured. on the two-year anniversary of ahmaud arbery's death justice is served. a federal jury found three men guilty of hate crime charges violating arbery's rights by chasing him on a public street and killing him because he was black. gregory mcmichael, his son travis and neighbor were already convicted in state court it's the first federal hate crime conviction in georgia, a state that passed a hate crime law after arbery's killing in minnesota today jury deliberations today in the federal civil rights trial against three former minneapolis police officers who were at the

scene of george floyd's deadly arrest during closing arguments yesterday the prosecutor said that j. alexander keung, thomas lane and tou chose to do, quote, nothing. floyd's murder on memorial day, 2020 sparked anti-racist protests worldwide breaking overnight, the pentagon has approved requests for national guard assistance ahead of washington, d.c.'s potential truck driver protest expected to coincide with president joe biden's "state of the union" address according to a national guard statement around 700 troops, 400 from d.c. and 300 from outside the district will be available to provide support at designated traffic posts and provide command and control. 50 tactical vehicles will be placed at traffic posts on a 24-hour basis beginning no later than this saturday

guard members will not be armed. they're expected to be stationed through march 7th. the new social media platform backed by former president trump is topping the charts this morning. truth social is the number one free download in the apple app store and the design pretty closely resembles twitter which is one of the major social media platforms which banned the form president in the wake of the capitol riot amazon is suing two companies have allegedly posting fake product reviews they're accusing them as acting as a broker between third party sellers and consumers who would leave a positive review in exchange for free products and money. amazon claims it's misleading shoppers they're seeking unspecified damages. they've declined to comment and representatives have not responded to requests for comment. well, mother nature is still at it with a one-two winter weather punch on this hump day

michelle grossman is in for janessa this morning >> we're saying good-bye to this first storm today as the second storm takes shape. looking at snow, ice, heavy rain at times over the next few days at least through friday before it's out of here friday night. many winter weather alerts 35 million people impacted where you see the pink your winter storm warning, and also expecting some heavy rain. we've seen some heavy rain over the past two days with that first punch. the second punch 22 million people impacted. the lower mississippi valley into the northeast, 1 to 3 inches of additional rain possible again, we've already seen 3 or 4 inches in some spots, so that's going to be saturated stretching from texas the way to new england, and watching snow falling especially in new england by friday. we cy

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difficult for him to read lips >> for 20 years, wow >> a long time soccer is now an equal playing field here in the united states after a ix six-year legal battle the u.s. women's national team reached a landmark equal pay deal the whopping $24 million settlement with the u.s. soccer federation is maimer victory for these players. >> reporter: u.s. soccer stepping up to close the gender pay gap after years of legal pressure from u.s. women's soccer players >> it's really what we setout to do, equalize on all fronts >> reporter: in a landmark agreement u.s. soccer pledging to pay the women's and men's team an equal rate while handing over $22 million in equal back pay and $2 million to charity. >> we not only right the wrongs of the past but set the next generation up for something we

could only have dreamed of >> reporter: the gender wage gap a point of contention across the country where the average woman earns 82 cents for every dollar a man makes. male athletes are paid 15% to 100% more than their male counter parts. team forward megan rapinoe among the first to file a complaint in 2016 efforts escalated after winning they are fourth world cup three years later, filing a lawsuit. >> the tv ratings are there, revenue is there, support is there. what more do you want from us. >> reporter: a judge dismissed that suit but a game changing moment athletes agree a "w." >> this is big win we can see this really has the potential to translate into other areas and to help us build momentum elsewhere >> one of the largest discrepancies between male and female soccer players is in world cup prize money, a difference of hundreds of

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>> and with markets in so much turmoil and the price of oil continuing to surge due to the russia-ukraine crisis, is there any relief in sight? let's go to london and cnbc's jeff cutmore good morning, jeff how's it looking >> the answer is clearly at this point, steven, there is relief in sight the expectation as you've said is we will get a bounce back here for the market. and the future is suggesting about 250 points in upside for the dow right now, and we will see an improvement away from correction territory for the s&p. for the time being, though, the geopolitics is everything. and the markets are focused on the sanctions, and i think it was the measured reaction by president biden with the new sanctions that ultimately has encouraged investors to go back into the market here so the message from the analysts is we expect the markets to be resilient in the face of this

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while the date was 2/22/22 one clerk in new york said she performed nearly 30 ceremonies >> are we ready? >> reporter: for hempstead's town clerk it was wedding damga view all day long. kate murray presided close to 30 different ceremonies >> looking good. >> reporter: each bride and groom. >> you are husband and wife. >> reporter: wanting to tie the knot >> one, two, three >> reporter: with a lot of twos in the date. >> we saw this date coming up and it was a day like no other >> reporter: steven and alicia say the numbers 2/22/2022 made this a lucky wedding day and that's a feeling shared by all these couples. >> we both picked exactly this date >> we set it at the same time. we got it. >> reporter: steven and vanessa actually met on 1/11/11.

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fighting russia. >> right now at 4:30, the escalating tensions in ukraine. overnight, russia advancing with even more troops. this morning president biden is assuring the nation we will not go to war. a washington insider breaks down what could come next. >> plus, still in limbo, the reason hundreds of teachers in san francisco still don't know if they'll have a job two weeks from now. >> also, removing masks. another bay area city getting rid of its mandate. reaction from those living there this morning. this is "today in the bay."