it is sunday, february 27th, 7:00 on the dot, as we take a live look outside in downtown san jose. cloudy skies, but nice and calm. thank you so much for starting the final sunday of the month with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey arana with a quick look at the microclimate forecast. >> this morning we are seeing some chilly temperatures outside. clear skies around san francisco, a few more clouds across the north bay this morning. and speaking of temperatures, we're in the mid-30s around the

tri-valley, santa rosa, 39 degrees currently in san francisco. we should hang on to the 30s and 40s throughout the morning and then by lunchtime mid-60s around san jose and today will be the first day we'll see the numbers back into the low 70s, mid-70s to start the week, and then rain chances making a comeback wednesday through friday. a closer look coming up at about 7:18. back to you. >> we'll see you soon. thanks. we begin with breaking news this morning. an amber alert has been issued across the bay area has been looking for this little 2-year-old boy, jacob jardine. police say he was taken in sunnyvale just before 4:00 this morning. the chp says the little boy was inside a 2008 buick enclave when a, quote, unknown subject stole the suv. the left headlight and taillight are both out. it has a blue baby on board

sticker. jacob has red, curly hair, brown eyes. he was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and white and gray pants. if you see jacob or this buick enclave, call 911. and we turn to ukraine under its fifth day of attacks from russia, holding strong in its capital city of kyiv, but now under attack in its second largest city of kharkiv. within the last half hour, we learned that ukrainian officials are agreeing to meet with russia at the border of belarus. we also just learned in the last 30 minutes that president vladimir putin has ordered nuclear deterrent forces to be on high alert. it's another sign of growing tensions with the west and nato supporting ukraine. meanwhile, in a video message this morning, ukraine's president zelenskyy continues to hold strong against the country's aggressor, saying, quote, russia's criminal actions against ukraine are a sign of genocide. i spoke with the u.n. secretary general.

russia is on the path to evil. the world must come to deprive russia of its right to vote in the u.n. security council. meanwhile, the united nations refugee agency says the number of ukrainian refugees has hit 368,000 and counting. the u.n. security council is set to meet this afternoon to vote on the request by ukraine for a rare emergency session of the 193-member u.n. general assembly. today's procedural vote requires approval from 9 of the 15 security council members. it is expected to easily pass, and a meeting likely would be set for tomorrow. the u.s. and its allies have taken another step to restrict russia's finances by limiting the country's access to s.w.i.f.t. s.w.i.f.t. is a belgium-based messaging system that connects more than 11,000 banks and financial institutions in more than 200 countries and

territories. losing that access will make it harder for russian banks to operate internationally. the biden administration, meanwhile, is sending another $54 million worth of military aid to ukraine. germany also agreed to send missiles and anti-tank weapons. on twitter, a ukrainian leader asked spacex founder, elon musk, to provide the company's star link broadband stations to ukraine since the internet service has been disrupted. musk responded saying the service is now available in ukraine and more terminals are on the way. while some people in the bay area make noise in the streets to express their solidarity with ukraine, others are processing the conflict in a quieter way, through their faith. "today in the bay's" alyssa gord takes it from here. >> reporter: this father carries out the rituals of an evening service at immaculate reception

ukrainian catholic church, but right before he learned his daughter and her family in ukraine were seeking refuge in a basement bomb shelter. all day he's been looking at photos of them and wiping tears from his eyes. he says many who come here to pray face similar pain. >> we are hoping for that to lessen, to hear our prayers. >> reporter: they say they haven't been able to sleep since russian invasions began in ukraine. >> my parents live on the western part of ukraine and we thought it would be the safest place, but the family is getting bombed. >> reporter: at all hours they're checking for updates from family there. he says the women and children are staying at home and the men are taking up arms. >> they do get really, you know, short, basic trainings as they are given the weapons by the government. >> reporter: members of this church are leaning on each other right now, but they're also

leaning on the broader bay area community, praying the frequent ral lies inspire politicians to pay attention. >> we're trying to attend every single event that happens here now and the more people show, the more noise we can make, the more people will hear us. >> reporter: and everyone at tonight's service says they plan to continue spreading the word about what's happening to their family members. all of them are planning to be at a rally on sunday at san francisco city hall calling for an end to the war. nbc bay area news. hundreds of people gathered in san francisco for a rally to support ukraine yesterday. many holding ukrainian flags and signs that read "stop putin". organizers have been raising funds to send to ukraine, but they say the best thing to do is have everyone unite against russia. happening today, people in the bay area are holding more events in support of ukraine.

first, the save ukraine, stop war rally in san francisco starts at 2:00 p.m. at city hall. and in walnut creek an event also supporting ukraine, a picnic, starts at 3:00 p.m. at larkey park. organizers are raising funds to send the ukrainian families. businesses across the nation are putting up their own fight against russia. they're taking russian products off their shelves and asking customers not to buy them. at least three states, ohio, new hampshire and utah are requiring it. we'll go to a liquor store in the south bay doing the same thing. >> reporter: it's something most people probably aren't used to seeing, but at this san jose liquor store you'll find sign after sign telling customers do not buy. >> we decided to let the customers know it's a russian product. there are plenty of choices here. >> reporter: the owner of royal wine and spirits in san jose

tells us he's been closely following russia's invasion of ukraine. he has extended family members and friends in ukraine who he says are devastated over the fighting. >> it's okay to disagree, but it's not okay to shed blood, it's not okay to take over and kill people. that's not acceptable. >> reporter: after speaking to a few customers and friends, he printed the yellow signs to let shoppers know what products come from russia and the feedback has been positive. >> yes, i agree. i don't want to support anything that is participating in a unilateral war and invasion. >> reporter: other businesses across the nation have been completely taking russian products off the shelf, including bars in las vegas and even kansas. according to the u.s. government, only 1.3% of vodka is imported from russia. the businesses agree any pressure on russia can help. >> all the steps together hopefully will create a bigger

step. >> reporter: they're also considering russian products off their shelves in the coming days. in san jose, nbc bay area news. >> we continue to keep a close eye on the situation in ukraine. when we're not on the air, you can get updates on our website, nbcbayarea.com, and click on the link at the top in our trending bar. coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd, who has a preview of this week's "meet the press."

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s.w.i.f.t. some are calling it the iran model, since this is what was done in 2018. is this going to be the move that impedes russia's ability to fund their fight? what is going to stop putin at this point? >> well, unfortunately, i don't know if the sanctions could degrade his ability right now not to do this fight. he is sort of prepared for these sanctions for a few years now. he saw what happened the last time, he saw what they did to iran. in some ways, he had some preparation for this. and, again, there's still some carveouts that have germany and italy still sending cash to russia for energy. it's not as if he's been totally cut off here. i do think what is squeezing him is you have the financial, you have the fact that this is not going well in ukraine. the ukrainians are fighting him much harder than he expected. this is not playing well inside of russia. you have more and more russians

comfortable speaking out. so just think about how they restrict speech and you've had 4,000 people arrested. i would times that by 10 or 20x of perhaps the amount of people that might have been willing to be out in a protest and then times it by another 10x on how the country feels. remember, a lot of these russians have family and friends in ukraine. this feels like brother versus brother. so this is not popular in russia, either. so the combination of all of that, if he is still rational, makes me think he's got to look for an exit ramp here. maybe that is what these peace talks are about. maybe he's serious, maybe it's just a ruse. but things haven't gone well for putin in the first week. >> it will be interesting to see what happens in these talks, if they happen, in belarus. before i let you go, i want to can you about ketanji brown jackson's nomination. there are gop senators who have

confirmed her for her current circuit seat, but they're now saying they won't vote for her this time. is this likely to go through? >> it's definitely going to go -- barring something we don't know t it's definitely going to get through. i don't think it's going to be that contentious. it could be partisan, but we're a polarized climate. i would compare it to the neil gorsuch confirmation fight, if you will. there weren't a lot of democrats that were interested in gorsuch. i think it was just manchin. he might have been the only one, the democrat to vote for it. but the democrats didn't make a huge stink about it during the confirmation process because it was a conservative replacing conservative and i think that's what you're going to see. i think susan collins will vote for her, for sure. after that, who knows. i have rob portman on my show today. i certainly hasn't ruled it out, but he's retiring. even if the vote is 52-48, i would call the confirmation

process not contentious. >> that sounds good. thanks for your insight. we look forward to seeing your show today. we hope you join chuck for this morning's "meet the press." we'll have interviews with linda thomas greenfield and an exclusive interview with senator mark warner and member of the foreign relations committee, as he just mentioned, senator rob portman. we hope you stick right here and then tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 after this newscast. back here locally, a fire truck slammed into an apartment building in oakland yesterday afternoon. our nbc bay area sky ranger got this look after the crash. firefighters say they swerved to avoid a car in the intersection. three firefighters were injured but not seriously. no one inside the building was hurt, but the crash ruptured a water main, flooding the basement. a growing memorial this morning outside the salinas police department. flowers in honor of the officer

shot and killed friday night during a traffic stop. jorge alvarado jr. was a five-year veteran of the police force. he served in the u.s. army. the deadly shooting happened around 11:00 friday night in the east market area of salinas. it's not yet clear what led to the gunfire or who shot first, but we know a suspect has been arrested. alvarado was just 30 years old. happening today, the city of oakland will honor oscar grant with this day named in his memory. the grant family says this is long overdue. people in oakland yesterday celebrated oscar grant day, but moving forward the day will be on february 27th, which was his birthday. grant would have turned 36 today. earlier this month, the city council voted to create the day to honor the life and the work of grant inspired by his killing. grant, as you might know, was shot by a b.a.r.t. police officer on new year's day. the officer said he confused his

taser with his gun. his mother, wanda johnson, spearheaded the effort to celebrate the day with a resource fair. >> we wanted today to be a day where we can come together and encourage one another and we could give free food away, we could give student backpacks, we can give food away to the community. >> johnson tells us the family hopes to grow the event in future years. moving you forward now, the countdown is on in santa clara county, the mask mandate is expected to be lifted next week on wednesday, march 2nd. health officer sarah cody said the case rate fell below 550. there will be caveats. first, you must be fully vaccinated and still need to mask on public transportation, at nursing homes, hospitals, and also masks will still be required in schools. businesses can put their own rules in place. all other bay area counties have

already lifted their mask mandates. and as masking guidelines are ever-evolving and some parents and students say it's not happening fast enough. "today in the bay's" kris sanchez joins us with a look at what to expect from the state. >> good morning, kira. on monday governor gavin newsom and state leaders are expected to update masking guidelines for schools. also on monday, the liberty union high school district in bent wood is holding a meeting where they may ditch theirs regardless of what the state says. on friday some parents in danville protested the school mask mandate. the san ramon valley school superintendent and president sent letters to governor newsom and health and human services secretary gallye said that masking was untenable and masking should become voluntary. >> we're at the grocery stores, working out, every public place

without a mask for our kids. back to semi-normal life. and then we have to send our kids here for seven hours a day in a mask and it no longer makes sense. so we just want a choice for the people who want to see masks and a choice for those who don't want to be in one. >> i can't hear my teachers that well and i can't understand any of my classmates. >> we have seen other protests as well in napa on thursday, students were forced to learn outside at vintage high school because one classmate refused to wear a mask in class. the napa valley unified superintendent said that was an effort to continue instruction for all students. here's an interesting note. uc berkeley did a survey of parents asking about school masking and 75% of parents surveyed in the bay area said they supported masking in schools so long as it was mandated. as we've been telling you, february is black history month and an iconic bay area event is

making a comeback after the pandemic. the black joy parade is returning today. it's a today to celebrate black culture through a mile-long march along downtown oakland and includes artists, dancers, musicians and food vendors. this year the free event includes two stages and a mystery headliner. organizers are recommending but not requiring that attendees be fully vaccinated and wear a mask throughout the day. for people headed to the parade, let's check in with meteorologist rob mayeda for a look at the forecast. >> we're expecting temperatures to climb toward the mid-60s by around midday into the afternoon. right now a little chilly. so a jacket probably through about 10:00 in the morning and then some now 46 degrees in oa, hazy skies to start asermore. a little hint of patchy fog, down to 36 degrees in the tri-valley. san jose, more sunshine at 42,

and san francisco seeing 47 degrees. we do have more clouds across the north bay. storm ranger not finding any rain. that's no big surprise. on the north coast today, north of mendocino county we'll see a chance of a few showers. bay area wide, mostly clear with high clouds passing by, heading through the afternoon. our temperatures start off in the 30s and 40s, and as early as lunchtime, as you saw, the futurecast for oakland down into san jose, you should begin to see mid-60s by midday. and then for the afternoon, areas south of downtown san jose have a chance actually of seeing 70s. maybe down toward south san jose, san martin and areas around campbell it could be close to 70 degrees. then monday and tuesday you could see some mid-70s in the forecast. the first half of the week is the dryer half of the week and we'll see high clouds at times and then we hope to transition back to rain chances, possibly by wednesday night and thursday. so here is the window of opportunity, getting into

thursday morning right now, looks to be the best chance. and then the systems that are coming through, wednesday into thursday, and another colder system dropping down the coast on friday will hopefully bring snow to the sierra. unfortunately, rain totals don't look too impressive. it's better than nothing. but nothing really significant in terms of rainfall. but with the cold air in place, the sierra should see perhaps a foot of snow, we hope, towards the end of next week. so overall good news in the forecast, perhaps as we head toward next weekend. look at san francisco. warming up monday into tuesday, could have upper 60s for a day or so. then a chance of showers increase wednesday into thursday. and we'll see spring-like temperatures to start off the month of march, just like that. tuesday into wednesday the new month begins and we'll see a chance of showers, cooler temperatures heading toward next weekend. hopefully we see more rain in the current forecast right now. but at least the sierra will have temperatures cold enough for decent snow above 5,000 to 6,000 feet toward next weekend.

>> we'll cross our fingers for the rain. thank you so much. it is 7:23. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, st. marys stopped the number one team in the nation. a historic day in college basketball. sports is next.

good morning, everyone. i'm anthony flores. history on the hardwood, st. marys shoot down the big dogs of college basketball. >> patty mills. >> wow, logan johnson rocking the rim and the number one team in the nation, gonzaga, check that out. st. marys leading wire to wire. the gaels upset the bulldogs 67-57. it's the first time in ncaa history that seven of the top ten teams in the country, including the top six, all lost

on the same day. an emotional afternoon on the farm, senior day for the defending national champs, the cardinals hitting the court against washington. third quarter, lexi hall turning defense into offense. the cardinal senior had 15 points. then late in the fourth, cardinal playing matchup. senior anna wilson forcing the turnover and scores the go-ahead bucket. number two stanford wins it 63-56. they're a perfect 16-0 in the conference. at the shark tank, terry smith, the designer of the original logo back in 1991, dropping the opening puck between san jose and boston. second period, down a score, the power play, they tie the game at 1-1. but the bruins would score in the third period. boston wins 3-1. to the pitch, the quakes playing their season opener at home against new york. down a goal in the second half,

christian espinoza with the laser. that ties the match. the red bulls ood at goal and then another goal late in the match. your final, the red bulls win it 3-1. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay." >> thank you. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, ukrainians staying strong through missile attacks and overnight explosions. we have the latest on what ukraine is now saying it will do. plus, bay area businesses taking a stand against russia. the signs you might see on your next trip to the store.

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good morning. it is sunday, february 27th, 7:29, as we take a live look

outside. the sun is shining down on the golden gate bridge. a beautiful way to start this sunday. thank you so much for starting it with us. i'm kira klapper. meteorologist rob mayeda is in for vianey arana with a quick look at our microclimate forecast. if that's any indication, it will be a beautiful day. >> one of the reasons why we're expecting a warmer finish to the weekend, more sunshine, less clouds. we're starting off with clear skies in san francisco. a little chilly. you'll certainly want your jacket outside this morning. the numbers around the 30s. by this afternoon, mostly 60s. and for areas south of san jose, we should see low 70s down toward morgan hill and san martin. mid-60s around the central bay. i want to show you, we've got 70s through about tuesday and then cooling changes, a chance of rain and sierra snow. we'll take a closer look at the return to more winter-like weather later this week in our

forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> we'll see you soon. thanks. we begin with breaking news this morning. an amber alert has been issued across the bay area looking for this little boy, 2-year-old jacob jardine, taken from sunnyvale just before 4:00 this morning. the chp says the little boy was inside a 2008 buick enclave. his mom was unloading groceries when someone jumped in and stole the suv. the car has paper plates issued in georgia. the left headlight and taillight are out. it has a blue baby on board sticker. jacob has red curly hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. if you see jacob or this buick enclave, call 911. we turn now to ukraine under its fifth day of attacks from russia, holding strong in its capital city of kyiv. now under attack in its second largest city of kharkiv. within the last hour we learned that ukrainian officials are

agreeing to meet with russia at the border of belarus. we also just learned that president vladimir putin has ordered nuclear deterrent forces to be on high alert. it's another sign of growing tensions with the west and nato supporting ukraine. meanwhile, in a video message this morning, ukraine's president continues to hold strong against the country's aggressor saying, quote, russia's criminal actions against ukraine are a sign of genocide. i spoke with the u.n. secretary general. russia is on the path to evil. the world must come to deprive russia of its right to vote in the u.n. security council. this comes after an explosion this morning in kyiv, this photo shows the aftermath. kyiv leaders say the blast shattered windows and balconies of a 16-story building. one person was carried out by an ambulance with minor injuries. the united nations refugee agency says the number of ukrainian refugees leaving the

country has hit 368,000 and counting. and per president zelenskyy's request, the u.n. security council is set to meet this afternoon to vote on the request by ukraine for a rare emergency session. today's procedural vote requires approval from 9 of the 15 security council members. it's expected to easily pass and a meeting would likely be set for tomorrow. and the capital city of kyiv is under a mandatory curfew now has russian forces continue their attempts to take control of the city. there are reports of intense street fighting in the area and air raid sirens have been heard throughout the night. the white house, as we told you earlier in the newscast, along with key allies is increasing financial pressure on russia in an attempt to stop the invasion. "today in the bay's" chris pallone has more. >> reporter: in ukraine, a fourth straight night of russian military attacks. those who remain in the country are sheltering in their homes or

hiding in subway stations, now makeshift bomb shelters. as the russian offensive intensifies, the u.s., canada and european union are increasing financial pressure on russian president vladimir putin, banning several russian banks from using a key communications system known as s.w.i.f.t., effectively stopping them from conducting foreign transactions. the moves could send the russian economy into a tailspin. >> russia will pay a serious price for this short-term and long-term, particularly long-term. >> reporter: in frequent social media posts, the country's president is urging civilians to take up arms against the russians, insisting we will win. joining the fight in the streets, ukraine's former president. >> this is our soil, this is our country, this is our people, and putin has nothing to do here. >> reporter: the russians insist they're targeting ukraine show otherwise. in kyiv, an apartment building

hit by a russian missile, in kharkiv, an unexploded shell discovered in a playground. some have walked for miles to reach border crossings in poland and romania. in cities across the u.s. and around the world people are taking to the streets to protest the russian invasion and to show support for ukrainians who are now in the fight for their lives. the state department has release t another $350 million in aid to ukraine and the netherlands and germany say they will send them anti-tank weapons and missiles to help in its defense. in washington, chris pallone, nbc news. hundreds of people gathered in san francisco for a rally to support ukraine yesterday. many holding ukrainian flags and signs. organizers have been raising funds to send to ukraine, but they say the best thing to do is have everyone unite against russia. and happening today, people across the bay area will also be

supporting ukraine. first there will be a save ukraine, stop war rally in san francisco. it starts at 2:00 at san francisco city hall. and in walnut creek a supporting ukraine picnic, that starts at 3:00 p.m. at larkey park. organizers will be raising money to send to ukrainian families. businesses across the nation are putting up their own fight against russia. they're taking russian products off their shelves or asking customers not to buy them. at least three states, ohio, new hampshire and utah, are requiring it. "today in the bay" shows us it's also happening at a bay area liquor store. >> reporter: it's something most people probably aren't used to seeing, but at this san jose liquor store, you'll find sign after sign telling customers do not buy. >> decided to just let the customers know it's a russian product. we have plenty of choices here. >> reporter: the owner of royal wine and spirits in san jose

tells us he's been closely following russia's invasion of ukraine. he has extended family members and friends in ukraine who he says are devastated over the fighting. >> it's okay to disagree, but it's not okay to shed blood. it's not okay to take over and kill people. that's not acceptable. >> reporter: after speaking to a few customers and friends, he printed the yellow signs to let shoppers know what products come from russia and the feedback has been positive. >> yes, i agree. i don't want to support anything, participating in a unilateral war and invasion. >> reporter: other businesses across the nation have been completely taking russian products off the shelf, including bars in las vegas and even kansas. according to the u.s. government, only 1.2% of vodka is imported from russia, but all of these businesses agree that any pressure on the russian economy can help. >> it's a little step, but all the little steps together hopefully will create a bigger

step. >> reporter: a few bars in san jose will have considering taking russian products off their shelves. stephanie magallon, nbc bay area news. on twitter ukrainian leader asked spacex founder elon musk to provide star link broadband stations to ukraine since internet service has been disrupted. musk responded saying the service is now available in ukraine and more terminals are on the way. a san francisco-based tech company says it has suspended activities in ukraine out of an abundance of caution. premise pays users around the world to answer surveys, take pictures, collect information that could be shared with companies in governments. a leader in ukraine's military claims russia was using the premise app to collect data about targets for the kremlin. the company is calling those claims that it's being used by russian forces unequivocally false. a statement reads, in part,

premise did not work for or support the russian military or government. our primary concern is that of the safety and welfare of the ukrainian people. and google is now pausing monetization of russian state-funded media across its platforms. those include youtube. it has suspended several russian channels, including state-funded media outlet rt. on friday twitter blocked russian state media from running ads on its platform. meta's facebook is blocking some ads as and we continue to keep a close eye on the situation in ukraine. when we're not on the air, you can get updates on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link at the top in our trending bar. it is 7:39. cutting off russian business, the latest action delta airlines is taking over russia's invasion.

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morning. we're waking up to sunshine and 42 degrees right now in san jose. hazy skies toward the east bay. 30s in livermore and more 30s from the tri-valley towards walnut creek this morning. sunny skies, 39 degrees. looking from the east bay back to san francisco, 47, with, again, mostly sunny skies. to the north we have had a few sprinkles overnight, around areas to the north of sonoma county, you can see the pacific northwest will be seeing a rainy finish to the weekend. for us, we'll just see high clouds out of the system from time to time and most shower chances staying north of ukiah. you can see that toward the evening tonight. you see high clouds passing by. so the morning begins with 30s and 40s, midday to lunchtime, temperatures in the 60s. a bit warmer for the south bay, especially compared to

yesterday's highs. today it looks like upper 60s and a few low 70s for areas south of san jose. mid-60s around the tri-valley, east bay and north bay for the afternoon. by monday, notice the change. more 70s around the tri-valley and as warm as the mid-70s which should hold up through tuesday, as we see a dry start to the week. then by midweek, chances of seeing showers. not big rain chances, but enough that combined with those rain chances we'll begin to see some cooling temperatures and we think thursday, perhaps into friday, a chance of some rain around the bay area. totals are not all that big, especially by we would say early march standards. maybe about a tenth of an inch of rain. it does have cold air. that's very important for the sierra snowpack to make some late-season gains. we could see, if the temperatures are correct, maybe about a half foot to a foot of snow as we head into the beginning of next weekend. seven-day forecast shows temperatures trending warmer to

start the week. san francisco should briefly see temperatures climbing toward the upper 60s for monday, trending cooler and breezy wednesday into thursday. best chance of showers should be wednesday night into thursday and we go from those 70s to start to see a chance of sierra snow and some rare, but much needed rain chances, we hope, for the bay area starting wednesday night into thursday. kira, back to you. >> rob, thanks so much. t 7:44 and we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, political analyst larry gersten joins us to talk about the ongoing war against russia and ukraine. what it will take for ukraine to end the deadly invasion. plus -- >> reporter: our new streaming series "saving san francisco" explores how the tech capital of the universe, a city with a $12 billion budget, is struggling with crime, poverty, and a lack

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delta airlines has suspended its partnership with russia's airline. the partnership allowed delta and russian airline customers to book flights on other lines to complete travel plans. the announcement comes after brittain planned flights into its country. former president donald trump condemns russia's invasion of ukraine and claims if he were still president it would never have happened. he made those comments at the cpac gathering in florida last night. he praised president zelenskyy, calling him brave, but trump did not acknowledge his comments from earlier in the week on the podcast calling president putin, quote, savvy.

the russian invasion of ukraine presents the potential to impact all of europe. nato has described russia's attack on ukraine as the most serious violation of national sovereignty in decades. it's time to bring in nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten. good morning. good to see you. you know, ukraine really didn't seem at first to stand a chance against russia, but it's really put up a fight in kyiv. what chances do you think it has to keep it up? >> good morning, kira. look, if we look at the data, militarily speaking, it's pretty lopsided. it's as lopsided as you might imagine. if you look at active personnel, reserve personnel, russians outnumber ukrainians badly. if you look at artillery and tanks, same thing, very badly. if you look at helicopters and planes, once again, look at the data. all of these things, anywhere

between a three-to-one and a ten-to-one ratio, it's a one-sided game, if you want to call it that. it's a one-sided problem, for sure, for the ukrainians. but of course we know that there's more than military involvement here, when you're looking at an operation such as this. >> so lopsided, indeed. how can ukraine survive against such huge odds, those numbers you just showed there that are really unfair? >> it's one word, will. the will to live, the will to fight, the will to preserve their democracy. this is a country whose residents understand, living under the cloak of communism and dictatorship, they saw part of their country ripped away, crimea, by the russians a few years ago. they don't want to see it anymore. these people will fight down to the individual. we've seen them hand out guns to just individual citizens, come the time that the russians get

inside kyiv, if that's the case. that means a lot in a warlike this. >> i might be being devil's advocate here or naive, but why doesn't the united states send troops to help ukraine? >> it's a very good question. a lot of people have been talking about it. why not? well, a couple of reasons, not the least of which, once you do that, you've got a world war, you've got the two superpowers at east other's throats and the hospital of a nuclear issue, you've got airplanes in the sky. so getting involved is a huge commitment and we've learned something about that in vietnam, in iraq, and afghanistan. it's much easier to get in than get out. and if you look at a public opinion poll that was taken about two weeks ago, i think it was, when americans were asked what do you think about this idea, should we send troops, look at that, 13% say yes. so even americans almost all realize the significance of

making that kind of commitment. >> i do wonder if taking that poll today, though, outcome. i just wonder. we've learned this morning that ukraine is agreeing to talk to russia on the border of belarus. what do you think we can expect as this crisis continues? >> that's a good question. chuck todd talked about that earlier on your show when he talked about the possibility of an off ramp for the russians, who are really taking it badly. this was supposed to be over in 24 hours and now we're into day four, almost day five. so there may be something that comes out of that. some sort of pause. it's hard to believe, but it's possible. one thing we know, kira, the russians have not had this go the way they thought it would. that's all there is to it. and it's costing them personnel, and more than that, it's costing them public opinion. not only worldwide, but in their own country. the longer this goes, the

tougher it will be for putin, and the longer it goes, the more likely putin's oligarchs may say, you know what, enough is enough, let's cut our losses, maybe even cut putin as well. this is very fluid and it's something day-to-day that we're all going to keep watching. the longer it goes, the more intriguing it gets in terms of russia's future. we'll see. >> we will all continue to watch that and we know you will as well. we'll see you next sunday. thanks for your insight. it is 7:52. up next, a quick look at the top stories we're following, including the ukrainians staying strong through overnight explosions. we have the latest on what ukraine is now saying it will do.

here's a quick look at the top stories we're following on this sunday morning, including ukrainian officials are now agreeing to meet with russian officials at the bordering country of belarus. we also just learned that president vladimir putin has ordered nuclear deterrent forces to be on high alert. another sign of growing tensions with the west. this comes after an explosion this morning on kyiv. this photo shows the aftermath. kyiv leaders say the blast shattered windows and balconies on a 16-story building. one person so far that we know of was carried out. meanwhile, the united nations refugee agency says the number of ukrainian refugees leaving

the country has now hit 368,000, and we only expect that number to grow. we continue to keep a close eye on the situation in ukraine. when we're not on the air, you can get updates on our website. just go to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link at the top in our trending bar. back here locally, an amber alert has been issued across the bay area looking for 2-year-old jacob jardine, taken from sunnyvale just before 4:00 this morning. the chp says the little boy was inside a 2008 buick enclave. jacob's mom wag unloading groceries when someone stole the suv. the car has paper plates issued in georgia. the left taillight and headlight are both out on the suv. it has a blue baby on board sticker. jacob has red curly hair and brown eyes. he was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt. if you see jacob or the buick enclave, call 911.

and before we go we're going to check in one last time with meteorologist rob mayeda for a look at the microclimate forecast. >> it should be a pretty nice one for outdoor plans today. right now we still have 30s and 40s outside, but the afternoon should see mostly sunny skies and a few high clouds passing by as we head towards sunset. highs ranging from the upper 60s and low 70s from san jose down into san martin. coastal temperatures mid-60s. toward the tri-valley and north bay, numbers today, at least, in the mid-60s. if you're going to head up to the north coast, mendocino county, northward, slight chance of a few showers, but those will be staying away from the bay area. a trend that will be holding up for the first half of the week before we begin to see bigger changes in the forecast, starting right around midweek. so 70s in the forecast. warming through about tuesday, then showers and cooler temperatures as we approach next weekend. >> we will cross our fingers for showers, rob.

we sure need it. thank you so much. and thanks to all of you for making us a part of your morning. rob will be back with your forecast tonight and we'll have more local news tonight at 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00, and all day on nbcbayarea.com. we'll leave you with a last look at the golden gate bridge. we hope you have a beautiful sunday.

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