that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update for you. >> don't forget to join us for our midday newscast coming up at 11:00. taking a live look at the sunrise this morning. beautiful sight there. "today" show coming up next. ♪♪ good morning. breaking overnight. under siege. new russian rocket attacks across ukraine. and on the ground troops pushing even closer to kyiv. the invasion stretching into its sixth day. amid the mounting toll, ukraine's president now accusing russia of war crimes. we're live on the front lines. putin under pressure. condemned by world leaders and facing hasher sanctions by the day. russia's president growing

increasingly isolated. but is he feeling the squeeze to stop the invasion? and what will be president biden's message to him during tonight's state of the union address. live reports straight ahead. breaking overnight. church shooting. a gunman opens fire in sacramento, killing four people, including his three young children before taking his own life. the search for answers just ahead. alarming findings. new data showing pfizer's vaccine may be less effective vaccine may be less effective in young children compared to older kids and adults. what all parents need to know. those stories, plus let's go. the city of new orleans hosting its first full-blown mardi gras celebration in two years. >> let the good times roll. >> the floats, the bands, the beads, all back on this fat tuesday. and we're there live. and money talks. the legendary neil diamond reaching a deal to sell his entire song catalog. a cherry on top of his iconic

career. today, tuesday, march 1, 2022. ♪♪ from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." it is a tuesday morning. it is 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. and we got to get right to the overnight headlines from ukraine, a massive convoy of russian tanks and military vehicles pushing closer to kyiv, stretching some 40 miles. nearly twice as long as originally thought. we've also seen a new series of explosions across several other major cities. >> and in the meantime in russia a remarkable display of defiance on the russia streets. growing protests against the war with more than 400 people detained overnight. as russia faces new sanctions and several companies announce they will stop doing business with the country. >> and the growing refugee crisis. thousands more attempting to join the more than 500,000

ukrainians who have already fled the country. >> and all of it will be front and center in tonight's state of the union address. the president set to address the war along with challenges at home from the pandemic to record inflation. >> correspondents spread out around the world to bring you the latest. we're going to start with nbc's richard engel in kyiv. richard, good morning to you. >> good morning. ukrainian officials are now accusing russia of deliberately targeting civilians and using banned weapons. ukraine's ambassador to washington also said russia used a vacuum bomb that sucks in oxygen to create a powerful, high-temperature explosion, killing at least 70 soldiers. if used in a civilian setting, it could constitute a war crime. here in kyiv people are bracing,

worried about that massive convoy headed this way. kyiv is staring down the barrel of a russian assault column reportedly up to 40 miles long. satellite images confirm, it is big, deadly and dangerous with hundreds of armored vehicle, tanks and towed artillery and that it is heading towards the capital of 3 million people. russia seems to be changing tactics. so far russia has been using small group attacks with incursions into towns and cities which the ukrainian military has been able to repel with brave and determined resistance. what's coming looks more like old, blunt russian siege warfare. it is already happening outside of kyiv with russian forces attacking mariupol in the south, home to a half million people, with tragic consequences and disturbing images emerging a 6-year-old girl next to her parents at a supermarket was hit by a shell she was rushed to an ambulance, alive but just clinging.

at the hospital, her injuries proved too much. show this to putin a doctor cold a camera from the associated press. the eyes of this child and crying doctors in kharkiv, ukraine's second city, more siege and assault russia pounding the city center and its administrative building in ways that appear indiscriminate, including with banned cluster munitions russia denies the accusation volodymyr zelenskyy overnight saying the russians targeted residential sections of the city, calling it a military crime. but ukrainians are not being cowed. russian troops did capture the small port city of bediak. it is ukraine, they yelled the russian troops seemed surprised and held their fire. in kyiv, those staying behind are reading themselves for

street fighting with sandbag checkpoints, manned by armed volunteers and with seemingly endless supplies of molotov cocktails. they have no chances to get into our city, our country. this is why they should leave. or we will all be dead that's the simple reason us or them >> reporter: as ukraine braces for a new possibly more brutal chapter of this unprovoked war here in kyiv air ride sirens have just begun to wail again. so far documenting 136 ukrainians killed, including 12 children, but the real death toll is believed to be much higher >> richard engel, thank you. now to the intensifying refugee crisis sparked by this invasion u.n. officials say more than 500,000 ukrainians have already fled the country in recent days and it is a number that is rising by the hour nbc's senior national correspondent tom llamas in western ukraine for us he's got that part of the story. hi, tom, good morning to you >> reporter: good morning to

you. we've been telling about the civilian efforts to take on the russians when it comes to military but also the civilian effort to help out each other. this assembly line is sending bags that are filled with winter clothes, food, water, onto trucks and it's going to ukrainians in war-torn regions all over this country. this entire building is filled with volunteers. it's running 24 hours a day, all to help their fellow countrymen. here in western ukraine where a humanitarian crisis is unfolding, the city of lviv increasingly on edge volunteers manning checkpoints to keep out russian saboteurs. >> we're looking for enemy, documents, maps, gps. >> and you feel you have to do this you have to protect your town? >> absolutely. my child's here. my wife here and i must be here and protect my family and my city. >> these checkpoints have been running 24 hours a day since the

war started. for many of the smaller towns these are the front-line defense. they have things like these tire spikes to stop cars and for bigger vehicles, like a russian tank, they have what they call hedgehogs. they hope these can at least slow down those larger military vehicles and if russian forces arrive, ordinary citizens ready to fight back men have been working around the clock to make thousands of molotov cocktails. >> ukraines of kids from 6 years old to older persons from 60, 70 years old are in the condition of war. >> reporter: meanwhile the mass exodus continues border crossings and train stations packed with mothers and young children families trying to get to safety while coping with the heartbreak of separation. this man putting his pregnant wife on the train for poland while another leaving behind her husband.

>> so hard i'm so scared about my husband i don't want to say good-bye >> reporter: do you think the russians are going to come here? >> yes >> reporter: despite the odds, many refuse to give up hope, bringing food and clothing >> we are sending a message that we are not alone and we can help each other and we are together >> reporter: there is no doubt that ukraine is united right now at this moment i want to show you even children are helping out in this effort ukrainians of all ages, here they are giving out supplies people made in their kitchens and bathrooms. and we've been telling about mothers traveling with babies. this is an entire wall of donated diapers and pampers. mothers have been traveling for days, hours, waiting in line and so many of them need these essential supplies guys, back to you. >> thank you very much. in the meantime countries

are tightening the vice on russia and its economy, increasing pressure on vladimir putin to end this invasion keir simmons is in moscow with the latest there hey, keir, good morning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you less than a mile from the kremlin where president putin is isolated and holed up. but we may as well be a million miles away this is europe square. we wanted to bring you here because we wanted to show you the europe mall behind you there. the big named brands advertised like dominos companies have been cutting ties to this part of the world. people here have been telling us they like their connection to the west and, hoda, those are the flags of europe there, still flying. president putin under increasing pressure on multiple fronts. militarily with his forces facing unexpectedly stiff resistance in ukraine. politically with protests across russia and thousands of arrests and economically, the russian

ruble falling to a record low. the russian stock market suspended all week with fears it could crash. the russia leader growing increasingly frustrated and according to u.s. officials is lashing out and isolated meeting with his bankers and finance ministers at a distance. even his military chiefs are not allowed too close. >> when dictators hold on for too long, they overreach, they get disconnected from reality. they don't listen to their advisors that is exactly what's going on here. >> senator marco rubio who sits on the intelligence committee tweeting it is pretty obvious to many that something is off with putin. he's always been a killer but his problem now is different and significant. and there are early signs of panic among his people with lines at banks outside a mall, a line of cabs, drivers telling me business collapsed a week ago inside, we find another line at an atm many hope to withdraw dollars or

euros. we meet musicians marina who lived in boston for six years and natalie. >> my husband was trying to buy foreign currency yesterday he didn't get a chance. >> couldn't get any? >> no. >> reporter: caught between russian government crackdowns and sanctions. >> they are already shutting down the facebook. everybody is talking about instagram being shut down. >> reporter: they fear a new iron curtain between russia and the west. >> i don't know how can i get my visa. >> reporter: this morning indications of concerns around the oligarchs, billions known for yachts, private jets and mansions a spokesperson for roman abrahamovic estimated by forbes to be worth $13 billion and who owns britain's chelsea football club saying he's now involved in peace negotiations >> reporter: russia still is

making hundreds of millions of dollars a day in oil and gas as we know, europe nervous to not have that oil and gas cut off. the people we spoke to her, tell us they can no longer use google pay and apple pay. it may seem like a small thing, but it's having a real impact on people's lives the question is, is president putin even listening, hoda >> keir simmons for us in moscow thank you. >> this crisis in ukraine is one of many challenges the president will have to focus on when he delivers his first state of the address later tonight. nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander joins us with a look ahead peter, good morning. >> reporter: the president was initially eyeing this speech as a reset of sorts, an opportunit to focus on his domestic priorities with a russian invasion obviously has forced him to dramatically revise his speech it will not be a wholesale overhaul of his planned address. but the president will emphasize his long running theme of defending democracies against

autocracy. the state of the union address is the biggest stage for any president. but tonight president biden faces unique challenges both at home and abroad. juggling the war in ukraine with the worries of americans and while the covid situation is improving nationwide, americans are struggling with record inflation and soaring gas prices still senior advisors say the president will present an optimistic view of the country's future president biden recently detailing what he hopes his legacy will be. >> my legacy that i was able to restore some decency and honor to the office, i was able to bring the middle class back to a place where they had real opportunity given an even chance to succeed and i was able to reconstruct our alliances which had been frayed so badly internationally. >> reporter: but americans have been largely unimpressed with low approval ratings in his first year of office a new poll show showing on a third of americans are satisfied

with the president's handling of the ukraine crisis monday the president trying to downplay the risk of a nuclear standoff after vladimir putin put his nuclear deterrence forces on high alert. >> should americans be worried about nuclear war? >> no. >> reporter: while the u.s. is leading a coalition of allies ratcheting up stiff sanctions against russia and delivering hundreds of millions of dollars in military and humanitarian aid to ukraine, the white house has ruled out imposing a no-fly zone over parts of ukraine. despite president zelenskyy so >> is there any way in which the u.s. would support a no-fly zone over ukraine >> it would mean the u.s. military would be shooting down russian planes that is escalatory that's not something the president wants to do. >> reporter: lawmakers speaking out overnight after a classified briefing on the crisis >> i think in many ways the

worst is yet to come he's progressing towards laying siege, like a medieval siege of kyiv at which point you're going to have millions of starving people >> given all of the ukraine crisis, how much room does the president have to focus on domestic issues? will it be a one-topic speech or the usually laundry list we see in these state of the union addresses? act for the president tonight. they hope america's collectivee dropping dramatically. and while americans think the worst of the pandemic is behind them, polls show they're not giving credit to president biden for that situation aides say he'll need to talk about american leadership before the world when democracy is under threat overseas and here at home, and he'll focus on his agenda, like bringing down the price of prescription drugs and beyond and other aspects of what

was the build back plan, formally, even if it's no longer packaged together under one umbrella, savannah >> thank you very much >> heading to washington for the state of the union. >> we'll have live coverage right here starting at 9:00 eastern/6:00 pacific we'll have reaction tomorrow and a live interview with kamala harris. craig joins us now with more on the ukraine situation and how the world is viewing it. >> hoda, savannah, good morning. good morning to you as well. from packed demonstrations to charity drive, people from all walks of life. and literall the people of ukraine. jacob soboroff picks up that of the story under attack in ways both big and small.

from istanbul, to detroit, and chicago, millions young and old speaking with one voice. saying, we stand with ukraine. >> all my thoughts and all my mind in ukraine right now. >> reporter: the u.s. home to more than one million ukrainians for many, their only option to rally others in protest. >> they want to hear the ukrainian voices they need to hear your voice. >> reporter: at the white house the first lady wearing a mask with a sunflower, ukraine's national flower. and in salt lake city, a massive rally outside the state capital. several states also calling to end the sale of russian alcohol. maryland's governor wants to sever all financial ties >> we're not doing anything to support russia in any way or their economy. >> in new jersey a prayer vigil. >> we pray for peace we pray for the souls of those who have been lost. >> reporter: overseas, protests in major cities around the world. more than a hundred thousand

marching in berlin 80,000 in prague and tens of thousands in rome. israelis outside the parliament building in jerusalem calling on their government to ta it is on the free world. >> reporter: the sports world leading the way in an all out competition after teams from poland, sweden and the czech republic refused to take the pitch against russia in the upcoming world cup playoffs. fans doing their part too, showing support for ukrainian born players this striker moved to tears when supporters in portugal shourd h showered him with a standing ovation and waving signs saying we are with you. and at the request of ukrainian officials over the weekend

people from around the world have donated tens of million dollars of dollars in cryptocurrency >> in ways large and small all over the world let's turn our attention to the weather. dylan is in for al what's going on? >> we've got it right through the middle of the country and you know what, it is march 1st it is meteorological spring, finally, and here's the forecast for march. we're going to see cooler than average temperatures in the northwest, but warmer than average temperatures across the eastern half of the country it does come with a wetter than into parts of the south as well. drier than average in the southwest and it is still goingy system making its way on shore we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds

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heading north. >> reporter: i'm bob redell and you're going to pay more to turn on the lights in your house. effective today. the pg&election tris tee rates rising about 9%. why they say, because the hydroelectric power and the price of natural gas that powers the power plant is up about 90% this winter compared to last. >> and good tuesday morning. as you're getting ready to head out, we are going to see more clouds moving in with the approach of the next storm system that's going to eventually bring us rain. doesn't bring any rain today or for the most part tomorrow. it will be late tomorrow evening when some of the showers start to arrive and it will usher in much colder temperatures with off and on rain in the forecast. so thursday into friday. friday we're looking at gusty winds and this may taper off with small hail, as well as snow on some of our bay area peaks. we'll be watching that with more updates. >> a little something for

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group. which i believe is -- >> we can play all -- >> oh, my gosh. can we do "love on the rocks" later. >> financial terms not disclosed, but it's safe to say, he made a lot. let's get your half-hour started. 7:30 on a tuesday morning. we begin with tragic shooting happened at a sacramento church. a man shot and killed his three young daughters and their chaperon last night during a supervised visit with the girls. and then police say he turned the gun on himself. officials say the shooter was estranged from the kid's mother who had a restraining order against him. the fbi has now joined the investigation. important recall to tell you about this morning. abbot nutrition is recalling a similac p.m. infant formula. due to another report of dangerous bacterial infection. last month the company recalled three other formulas produced by the company.

for full list of the effected products, you can go to our website. major league baseball extended its deadline last night. the league and players will try to reach a new deal by 5:00 this evening it comes after a marathon bargaining session monday that lasted until the early morning hours. progress was made but the two sides are far apart on several key issues, including a minimum salary. they'll reconvene later this morning. including this guy's right here. mardi gras is back >> we've been waiting. a year after the pandemic forced new orleans to cancel the famous carnival the parades are rolling, beads flying it's happening again and nbc's morgan chesky in new orleans, decked out as i thought he would be. hey, morgan. good morning. >> reporter: hey, guys good morning nothing quite like the magic of a mardi gras morning here in the big easy

and what better way than to ring it than right alongside the stars of the show. take a look. these are just some of the floats this year celebrating their 150th anniversary. in just a few hours the floats are going to be hitting the streets in a highly anticipated and semi cautious mardi gras celebration. call it the sound of new orleans, or the soul of the city either way that mardi gras magic is back. >> let the good times roll >> reporter: one year after the pandemic canceled the biggest party in town, the cities plans a cautious return. as exciting as it is to see this, do you still have concerns >> yeah, of course we are still in the middle of a global pandemic. and we don't take that lightly >> it was not an option to repeat the tragedies of two years ago. thousands of free covid tests f

beads. required to enter certain areas. >> we know what we lost. in 2020 and we know what it felt like last year to not have -- >> reporter: the parades changing too police and city staffing shortages forcing officials to streamline routes. tourism has yet to return to pre pandemic levels when a million people poured in for mardi gras. but for those who made it here, the legendary carnival cruise are ready to give everyone the show they have been waiting for. >> we're excited >> reporter: we caught up with the crew of argos, prepping floats. >> get ready bring your bag. you're going to catch a lot. >> reporter: one honoring health

care workers, another paying homage to the beignet. >> it feels like the city is coming back alive. it feels like home. >> by the way, al and i rode on argos. i had a moment how awesome that was. the parades are back and you got some of the famous float crews now with you >> we're in the rex organization den. and look at the craftsmanship on some of these floats they have spent the past year putting these together and we know that mardi gras is just part of the new orleans way of life. here is one little thing that not a lot of people notice that look at what this float is riding on. that's an original wagon wheel dating back decades. this is 150th year of rex going in the float you can imagine just how excited everyone is to finally get back

outside, throw the beads out as much as possible and, of course, before you hop on one of these floats, you got to have a negative test or proof of vaccination. hoda, you remembered the ride with the crew of argos they remembered that day very well and you are welcome back at any time >> i want to know how you got those beads. >> i'm not sharing that. >> and i should point out. mardi gras is for kids too it is not -- people think it is a crazy raucous. it is really a fun family thing. they roll all day during the day. >> it seems fun. we got to get there. when we come back on this tuesday morning. alarming new research showing pfizer's vaccine may be less effective in children between ages 5-11. >> with many schools now dropping mask mandates, how concerned should parents be? we're going to talk to richard besser to answer some of those pressing questions after this. e first approved medication

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and we're focusing on covid and kids. >> according to an alarming new study by new york state, pfizer's vaccine, while 48% effective at reducing hospitalizations in kids 5 to 11 is not very effective in preventing infection >> in december and january, it dropped sharply from 68% to just 12%. so what does it all mean for besser is a pediatrician and the former acting director of the cdc. dr. besser, we need to talk about this because it's a good news/bad news story it's keeping kids out of the hospital at a 50% rate, but it's not preventing infection so what are we supposed to make of this? >> first, i would not use the term alarming. i would use the term disappointing. and the reason for that is that it is still quite effective at preventing what we can -- we

care most about, and that is severe illness, hospitalization. thankfully, in these studies, there were no children who died. if you look at the picture across the country, what we're seeing in just about every state continues to be dramatic declines in the rates of transmission that's for a number of reasons it has to do with the number of people who are vaccinated and it has to do with how contagious the omicron variant was and how much it's spread so as a pediatrician, as i talk to parents, what i want to gauge is what is their comfort level with risk? how concerning is it if their child were to get there, meaning does their child have medical conditions that put them at increased risk and what's going on in the -- in their particular community? if you're in a community where the numbers are really, really low, as a parent, i would feel very comfortable that my child was protected against -- what i care about most, severe illness. if i'm in a community where there's a lot of transmission

going on, i might be concerned enough to say, well, let's keep your masks on now. >> let's talk about masks for a second a lot of schools are dropping the mask mandate they're doing it here in new york city as well. if you were a parent given this data, would you decide to go masks on or off? >> i would look and see what's going on in my community the new guidance from the cdc i think is right on target in terms of saying, what's happening in my community? are the hospitals being stressed or not are we seeing a lot of severe illness in our communities where people are being hospitalized? is there pressure? what's happening in terms of severe illness and what's happening in terms of cases? if i'm in a community where that's all looking good and it's looking low and my child is not at high risk, i would feel comfortable taking that mask off. the reason for that is, that masks have a cost to them as well children not being able to be children

being continually stressed, put the masks back on, keep away from your friends. don't do those things that children need to do for normal development. those things have a cause to them and the cost is worth it when you're in the midst of a pandemic with rapid transmission if you're in a setting where that'snt to make sure that any d who wants to wear a mask can required to do so. >> all right, dr. besser, always good to get your perspective thank you very much. 7:44 how about another check of the weather? >> it looks like certainly nice and mild back through the middle of the country we've got temperatures today well above average, running by 25 degrees above average in kansas city, 75 same in tulsa. chicago, 50 degrees. louisville kentucky, 64. tomorrow we're going to see some of that warmth spread eastward it's not warm everywhere,

especially up in the northeast the windchill making it feel chilly this morning. as we go into later in the week, the colder temperatures, 24 degrees for thursday we get up to 41 on saturday. that's closer to average boston hangs into the 30s. cincinnati, 48 on thursday 57 on friday and we have this cold front that good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we do have really warm weather for now, but we are getting ready for our temperatures to drop as a strong cold front comes in. it's also going to bring in rain starting late tomorrow night into thursday, off and on showers through friday, when we may get this all wrapping up with some low elevation snow and some hail. and then on saturday the rain is clearing out. temperatures stay cool, though. we're looking at highs in the upper 50s and low 60s. a little milder early next week with temperatures in san francisco coming down to the mid-50s. forecast >> thank you, d.

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we're back carson joins us this morning and the story of a georgia couple trying to be reunited with their newborn twins. >> they were born half a world away to a surrogate and stuck in ukraine. >> jesse kirsch joins us with the story. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. i just spoke with the boys father again a short time ago. he tells me thankfully the twins have made it safely to a better hospital in kyiv this morning. but they are still trapped in the war zone, as back here in the united states their parents desperately trying to bring their boys home safely like all premature babies, they were born tough. but this morning the twin brothers are fighting harder than any newborn ever should >> it is unimaginable. what can i say it is impossible to wrap your mind around. >> reporter: new parents

couldn't be with their surrogate at the end of a challenging pregnancy when she gave birth friday at 32 1/2 weeks in kyiv they were in the u.s. when their premie twins came into the world. the infants somehow sleeping soundly with the sounds of war in the distance. from another continent, mom and dad working the phones trying to find a safe ride to a better hospital one with its own basement bomb shelter. getting the babies out of ukraine entirely even more challenging. >> the fact they are premature plays against us so there is a conflict they need to stay put. we need to take them out. >> reporter: struggling to breathe. mom and dad hunting down special premie milk. >> i talked to the pharmacy in the morning. by afternoon when contacts got there it was already shelled and it was closed. >> they found the milk but the search for that ambulance continued monday specter says a pediatrician and

their surrogate are still watching over the 4 day old boys, putting their own lives at risk to keep them safe. >> it is families. it is their surrogate. it is their child. >> reporter: close to 100 american and canadian client families have been impacted by the conflict some surrogates still carrying unborn children. some parents trapped in ukraine with their newborns. they had this plea for president joe biden. >> just get our babies out or if that is not possible, at least to leave, somewhere westward where they will be safe >> reporter: that family's search for supplies continuing this morning as the state department here in the united states would not comment on this specific case but suggests that surrogacy and adoptive parents avoid ukraine at this time guys, back to you. >> heartbreaking story jesse kirsch thank you. coming up. look who's arrived in studio 1a. bob odenkirk, going to chat

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covid-19 moves fast and now you can too. a very good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez. so many of the images coming out of ukraine are of children either stuck there in the middle of the conflict or in refugee situations, so your kid may have a lot of questions. the experts say keep the information age-appropriate, vet the information that they're getting, and for older kids talk about credible sources. if they're anxious, ask them specifically what's scaring them so you don't introduce something they weren't thinking about already, and empower them with ways to help like making a donation or attending a support rally. nbc news nightly kids has a good explanation of how we got here. you can find a link to that on my facebook page. >> let's get a look at that microclimate forecast for this

first day of march. >> yes, and we're getting ready for some much-needed rain. it doesn't get here until tomorrow night but we can see the storm system affecting the pacific northwest. as that moves in, our temperatures go from the mid-70s to the lower 60s and then eventually into the upper 50s for highs. we're also going to see more active weather for thursday into friday, maybe even a chance of storms and we're going to be watching to see if this trails off with low-elevation snow. >> we'll keep tabs on that. thank you so much. and thank you for joining us as well. i'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour. have a good morning.

it is 8:00 on "today." coming up, under attack. russian rockets striking ukraine as an enormous convoy stretching nearly 40 miles approaches the capital city ukraine's leader accusing russia of military crimes as more civilians are killed in the crash. we're live from kyiv plus switched at birth >> it's a hard pain to get around >> yeah. >> all i could think about was how i was going to tell my mom i just thought she's not going

to be able to handle it. >> the unbelievable story of two women in their fifties who just found out they aren't who they thought they were. how it was uncovered and what they are doing to make up for lost time. and stars in studio 1a snl's kate mckinnon stops by to talk about her new role in a new series based on the wildly popular tiger king documentary then, better call bob. actor/comedian bob odenkirk is here to talk about his new memoir, his career in comedy, drama and much more. today tuesday, march 1st, 2022. >> from los angeles, california. >> cleveland, ohio. >> springfield, virginia. >> it's my 23rd birthday >> from mississippi! happy mardi gras >> happy mardi gras back to you. welcome back to "today."

we're happy you are starting your fat tuesday with us we do have a lot to get to let's get straight to our news at 8:00. ukrainians facing their greatest challenge yet as a massive enemy convoy rumbles closer to the capital. and the russian invaders have already shown civilian targets are not off limits richard engel from kyiv with the latest good morning. >> reporter: they are certainly not off limits ukrainian officials are accusing russians of deliberately targeting civilians and using banned weapons ukrainian's ambassador to washington said russia dropped a so called vacuum bomb, a thermal baric bomb it sucks in oxygen to create a very powerful high-temperature explosion, killing 70 soldiers if used in a civilian area, it could constitute a war crime here in kyiv, people are still out, although, in small numbers

as they brace for that massive russian convoy heading this way. >> reporter: kyiv this morning is staring down the barrel of a russian assault column that is reported up to 40 miles long satellite images confirm it's big, deadly and dangerous with hundreds of armored vehicles, tanks and towed artillery and it's heading toward the capital of 3 million people. russia seems to be changing tactics. so far, russia has been using small group attacks with incursions into towns and cities which the ukrainian military has been able to repel with brave and determined resistance. what's coming looks more like old, blunt russian siege warfare. it's happening outside of kyiv with russian forces attacking the south. a 6-year-old girl next to her parents at a supermarket was hit by a shell she was rushed to an ambulance alive but just clinging.

at the hospital, her injuries proved too much. show this to putin, a doctor told a camera from the associated press the eyes of this child and drying doctors in kharkiv, ukraine's second city, more siege and assault russia pounding the city center and its administrative building in ways that appear indiscriminate, including with banned cluster munitions russia denies the accusation president zelenskyy is remaining defiant and inspiring many ukrainians his translator choking up during a speech. >> translator: we're fighting just for our land. desp despite th and for our freedom. despite the fact that all the citizens of our country are now blocked. nobody is going to enter and intervene with our freedom, believe you me >> reporter: in kyiv, those staying behind are readying

themselves for street fighting, with sandbag checkpoints manned by armed volunteers and with seemingly endless supplies of molotov cocktails. >> they have no chance to get into our city and into our country. that's why they should leave or they will be all dead. that's the simple reason us or them >> reporter: as ukraine braces for a new possibility even more brutal chapter of this unprovoked war >> reporter: the u.n. says so far it has documented at least 136 ukrainian civilians killed and more than 12 children. but the real death toll is believed to be considerably higher hoda, savannah, back to you. president biden's first state of the union of the address will be tonight and will be overshadowed by the crisis in ukraine. the president is expected to talk about getting america's allies together to impose tough economic sanctions against russia the president also will be forced to talk about the worst inflation this country has seen

in decades, including rising gas prices he'll tout advances in the fight against covid that allowed more of the economy to reopen and expected to urge congress to revive parts of his social spending bill. nbc news will bring you live coverage of tonight's state of the union address and we'll be in washington tomorrow on "today" with complete reaction and an interview from kamala harris now to a bill recently passed by congress the president is expected to mention tonight and sign into law the health care provider protection act it aims to help protect our health care workers. you may remember this story, a top er doctor here in new york city she was treating covid patients in the early days of the pandemic but she was suffering from burnout and depression and she died by suicide. since her death, they have fought tirelessly in her name to help other health care workers and i spoke with her family yesterday ahead of this announcement in the state of the union. >> i never could have imagined losing my sister, ever

i thought we would be old ladies together. >> reporter: jennifer lost her sister two years ago since then, they've been on a mission to keep her memory alive by helping those who help us. >> the thing that is interesting, savannah, as we go through this journey we became aware of the issues more acutely after my sister died of burnout and the issue of health care support or lack thereof in the medical industry. >> she was treating patients on the front lines at the beginning of the pandemic when beds were full and the number of people dying was skyrocketing she contracted covid herself, barely taking any time off to recover, and returning to work just days later. she was working 12-hour shifts when she called her sister, history of mental health issues. now th dr. lorna breen died by suicide

soon thereafter. now they will remember and honor her legacy with the health care provider protection act. it's the first legislation of its kind and aims to reduce burnout of health care professionals, promote treatment for mental health struggles and prevent death by suicide the act provides federal grants for training programs on treatment and encourages the medical community to ask for help since the pandemic began, nearly half of physicians surveyed have reported feeling burned out. nearly 1 in 5 health care workers have quit their jobs. >> we heard from hundreds and hundreds of health care workers across the country, in some cases across the world, who said to us, we have not been able to get help ourselves we have not been able to take a break. >> the protection act easily passed both chambers of congress and now it's headed to president biden's desk to be signed into law. >> how do you feel like this impact is going to actually be felt >> the impact is already being felt, savannah we are hearing from the health

care workforce and that it is already working and helping. and the -- the gratitude and appreciation for this right now given what they've been through is frankly even more important >> what would she have thought about all of this effort and meaning you've tried to bring to a tragedy in your family >> my mom texted me right before we started talking to you and she said, here's my two cents, i think lorna is in heaven smiling down in all the good that has come about we are so pleased and honored to be turning it into something positive and turning it into an experience that will help others for years to come. i think my sister would be thrilled by that >> it's been a long journey for jef jennifer and the whole family. and corey made an interesting point, he said that they found that during the pandemic and the waves, it's actually after the big crisis has passed that a lot

of providers and health care workers feel the stress. it's a good thing that we've seen the cases go down, but this could be a critical moment if you are a health care provider and you feel you can ask for help, you can ask for resources, there's no shame. and a lot of people worry about their careers or whether it will be part of their licensing there's a lot of good information out there. you can ask for help. >> all right >> we have a double dose of a boost. both of these are involving grandparents you might think by their age it would be hard to surprise a grandma or grandpa which this reaction when her best friend sneaks in behind her. it happens to be her 90th birthday. >> is this seat taken? >> oh! >> they need time to catch up. they haven't seen each other -- what a beautiful, beautiful moment okay i didn't think one was enough.

there was a grandfather, he was not expecting the new speaneake he got for his birthday, especially the kinds that light up >> what! you got to be kidding me >> grandpa has been wanting that pair of lightup sneakers for years. he thought they only came in kid sizes. >> our first nominee for the boost hall of fame. >> exactly >> when we come back here on a tuesday morning, imagine finding out you aren't even relate today the parents who reared you for two women, a dna turned their worlds upside down >> kate snow has this fascinating story and the sweet silver lining to come out of all of it next

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away from one another, total strangers, until two years ago, they were both 55, they and their families discovered they had been switched when they were babies in the hospital. >> i just loved her instantly. >> reporter: it was 1964 in oklahoma and jaqueline jones had just given birth to her second child. >> just such a beautiful baby. >> reporter: as a kid tina loved to make people laugh. >> how would you describe tina growing up >> heshe was always a blessing. >> tina calls her childhood normal. >> my mom's grandparents were terrific we had horses with them. and he took us to rodeos and play days and -- >> sounds nice sounds very oklahoma. >> yeah, it was very oklahoma, yeah. >> reporter: life was pretty normal until 2019 when tina, 55 years old, took an ancestry.com

dna test and was sent a list of people she was related to. >> did you recognize any of those names? >> the only name i recognized was my daughter's. >> tina was confused and asked her mother, kathryn, to take the test. >> ours didn't match up. >> there was no overlap? >> nothing >> tina's daughter started searching the internet for the surnames that did come up and found 55-year-old jill lopez, born on the same day in 1964 >> tina, what did you think when you saw jill's photo >> i thought it looked just like my mother. >> tina reached out to jill and she also took a dna test with those results, came a life-changing, destabilizing new reality. jill was kathryn's biological daughter tina was the biological daughter of jill's parents. somehow, the girls were switched at birth. >> it's a hard thing to get around >> yeah. >> all i could think about was how i was going to tell my mom

i just thought she's not going to be able to handle it. >> tina gathered her siblings to tell kathryn. >> it devastated me. totally devastated me. it felt like somebody took a hatchet or something and hatched out a big part of my heart. >> she was afraid she was going to lose me, and she wasn't going to i wasn't going to leave her. >> their new reality has brought a confusing swirl of emotions that they're still processing, pain, grief, regret, anger. >> it's a hard thing to know what to do, you know. >> you don't know how to move forward when your whole world is turned upside down. >> to me, there's so many people involved i mean, it's not just me and jill it's two entire families >> reporter: jill held a gathering to introduce tina to some of her biological family. >> a bunch of people are there that you don't know, but they're all related to you

>> that must be strange? >> it was very strange >> kathryn is sorry she missed so much of jill's life they're spending time together, they both love purple, shopping, and estate sales. >> jill said you've become friends. >> that's correct. >> maybe not mother, daughter, but friends. >> yes and that's a very good start >> but tina will always be her little girl. >> i could not lose tina she will always be my daughter i loved her from the second they laid her in my arms. >> all three women want to hold the hospital responsible represented by a law firm, they have filed suit against the hospital who merged long ago with the hospital where tina and jill were born but that regional hospital says it was formed in the 1970s and it is not the legal successor to the hospital that switched tina and jill at birth. that battle is playing out

no one really knows exactly how these two babies were switched at birth both the delivering doctors and all the nurses involved are all deceased now it's hard. they may never know how it happened >> nowadays, there's -- the wristband. you can't even say hello to your child without all of these -- >> back in the '60s, it was a little different then. >> biology is not always the determining factor in what you consider to be family. >> we talked about that. that they all feel so strongly bonded to the people who raised them >> who loved them. >> it shows you that a mother's love is a mother's love. >> thank you for that. great story. let's turn to the weather. >> across the country we do have a chance of some snow showers with a clipper system, especially up in the ski resorts across new england that will be some very welcomed snow, very mild in the plains with temperatures running above average. record highs in the southwest. good morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. by tomorrow, we will see more clouds and rain moving in late tomorrow evening. showers in the forecast on thursday and friday. look at how much cooler it's going to be as we wrap up the workweek. it does clear out for the weekend. temperatures stay on the cool side and start to warm up a little bit more by early next week. san francisco is hitting the upper 60s today and mid-50s by friday. >> and if you are heading out. don't forgot to look for us on "today show" radio, or sirius xm 108. >> we're off the rails. >> we have a special audience for "pop start." jenna is here. >> i heard it's the best time of the morning. >> no, it's not. >> you brought your book you are piggy backing off the

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good morning. 8:26. i'm laura garcia. a well-known mixed martial arts champion is held without bail this morning in the south bay accused in the shooting yesterday afternoon. this is a brand-new booking photo of velasquez. two-time mma star and wwe champion. they are talking about murder charges but police are not talking about the motive or the circumstances. it happened on bailey avenue and they say one person was shot and

hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries. velasquez has lived for years in the south bay. let's switch gears and get a look at the forecast. kari hall is tracking our weather. >> see sunshine and temperatures in the mid-70s. a nice day but more clouds in the mix than recently. this is as a storm system approaches the bay area and brings us some rain late tomorrow night. we will see the showers off and on and much cooler. temperatures by the end of the week. then for the weekend, it clears out as our temperatures start to warm up again for early next week. >> thank you. thank you for joining us as well. another local news update is coming up in about a half an hour. we hope to see you then. have a good morning.

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just worked on something really special together and they're going to share that with us as well. first, we have a check of the weather. >> announcer: today's weather is sponsored by zillow. there's no place like zillow >> all right we've got interesting whether across the country we've got some very mild temperatures back through the plains, highis running 25 degres above average. accumulating snow across new england. record high temperatures, close to 90 degrees out in california. tomorrow, still wet and unsettled and a second clipper is going to scrape through the great lakes and moving over into upstate new york feels more like may, though, back through the middle of the good morning. we are waking up to a mild start this morning and temperatures headed for the mid-70s, so short

sleeves later today. though, there will be more clouds in the mix as we get ready for this next storm system to approach the bay area. rain starts late tomorrow night and it will be off and on. much cooler temperatures by the end of the week. and we will be watching friday for some more active weather. that all clears out early on saturday and we are warming up again early next week. >> it's chaos out here >> mardi gras! >> did you see the people from -- they're here too from mardi gras. >> so good i love her hair. >> thank you safe travels. >> going to washington >> get out of here state of the union >> that's tonight. >> we're going to see you tonight during coverage and tomorrow morning with a sit-down, live with vice president kamala harris. >> we love you i'm going to study all day bye. >> we love you, savannah

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♪ we're back with kate mckinnon i just like saying your name it makes me happy. >> really? >> she's stepping into the role of carole baskin in "joe vs. carole." let's take a quick sneak peek. >> my problem is, i would like one day of piece on this earth, sir. but i can't have it because i keep having to get into fights with men like you who take these gorgeous wild animals and put them in a cage in their backyard

>> oh, my gosh look at you being dramatic. >> well, you know, i mean, you know -- >> that role >> a lot of comedians have that in them somewhere. actually -- it's fine. it's so wonderful. >> what was it about this thing captivated the country. if you did not watch it, people are like, who are you? what was it about it that kind of grabbed you >> these are larger than life characters and i love larger than life characters, and i actually signed onto this before the show came out. it was based on a podcast. but i saw video footage of her and i was like, oh, yes. >> you had to become her. >> that's my girl, yes >> what was it about her that you were like, yeah? >> you know, look at her >> all of it. >> the hair, the cat print, her

voice. h i grabbed on after doing research, i learned more about her and i respect and admire her and her mission which is to end private cat ownership in the united states >> well, and i like -- you look the part you really look the part. >> thanks. >> the wig is not just any old wig, is it >> okay, so the wig we ended up naming barbara and the wig was a big deal barbara had to be taken to a special place every day and re-barbaraed the wig was made by jody. >> i love jody i'm looking back at your seasons on "snl," kate 11 seasons on "snl" -- >> ten and change. >> and i was just watching some -- there are so many moments over the years where you

just busted either adie up is there something -- i know you've done a million things, rudy giuliani, fauci, everybody. is there one that you say if i could just have one, this is the one i would choose >> the late perfect ruth bader ginsburg was my favorite. >> how come? >> just -- she's a hero and an icon and my favorite and i love to dance and it just was so good to present what is the joy inside of her and the passion inside of her. >> everybody i've talked to who has been on "snl," they say they never forget their interview with lorn michaels there you are, young girl on stage.

tell me what your -- [ laughter ] >> you're so weird and fun >> my reflexes are working. >> what was it like? >> just darkness and you could tell that there was a panel somewhere and i was told there would be no laugher. just press on. and there were -- there was mild laugher and i thought, okay, at least i'm not vomiting in the middle of this or running away i thought i would probably just run away but i -- so i said all the words -- >> what did you do what was your bit? >> i did some characters and then i met him afterwards in his office and i think i said, i don't know -- he said where are you from and i said long island and that's all i said. that's all i could say. >> that's it >> yeah. what are you supposed to say >> i don't know. how has being on "snl" -- it's changed your life for a million reasons. how do you think it's changed it the most profoundly?

>> it's given me a family. i have a family who i adore. but it's given me a work family that is so close-knit and so kind and wonderful and that will never leave me >> were you always funny when you were a kid >> was i always -- what? >> were you? >> the thing about it, hoda, is that i am rather soft-spoken and serious. i didn't talk a lot. expect in other people's voices. that somehow allowed me -- >> to be free. >> to speak with any volume at all. >> well, i just want to say, how do you think al roker did on "snl" on saturday? >> i think he crushed it >> he's a natural. >> yes i think he should do more stuff -- >> look at him come on. come on. it was his moment. >> yeah. >> kate, you're going to come back and join us in the fourth hour

do you wear a size 6 1/2 >> this is an 8, if you believe believe it >> we want everyone to know "joe vs. carole" starts streaming this thursday only on peacock and you can see more of kate this weekend on "saturday night live." my favorite part of the show is always you >> you're sweet. coming up next, we're going to talk with bob odenkirk about

welcome back bob odenkirk is one of hollywood's most beloved stars he's a four-time emmy nominee and now he's sharing his story, a new memoir, "comedy, comedy, comedy, drama. bob, good morning, good morning. how are you? >> i'm good. >> i'm happy you're here in this chair. >> so nice of you to say. >> we were talking about how you

had -- you call it a heart incident. >> i want to speak about it properly heart doctors tell me what i had was a heart incident, not technically a heart attack but i don't know what the difference is. i was turning blue and not breathing and i -- my heart was arrhythmic and it needed to get back to a rhythm i don't really understand how it works. but i just know that i wouldn't have survived if -- >> where did it happen >> i was in the studio shooting "better call saul," our final season it's going to be great if you're a "better call saul" fan we were shooting a great scene and we had gone off to our waiting area luckily i stayed in the area with the other actors because if i had gone to my trailer, i wouldn't be here right now i went down and they set up the alarm and people came out and

our health officer was a medic who served in the armed forces for a tour and she came out and started cpr on me and saved my life. >> some people have epiphanies after -- >> i'm having a very slow epiphany even right now, and the epiphany was simply that my life is pretty damn great and i should appreciate it and the people around me honestly, i think people do have epiphanies when they have a near death experience and oftentimes it's i have to change something, you know and i think my epiphany is i have to appreciate what i have because it's really great and i've got great people around me and for some reason people are very nice to me and we're so nice on social media when i had this heart attack. >> bob, this book is filled with all of that appreciation what you found, i love, is a lot

of what you appreciate your life or maybe things that didn't happen the way you wanted them to you were trying for that stjob t "the office" and you said to keep making new things in spite of every no. >> it can be hard to go when you're -- there's me and chris farley backstage that's me and robert smiegle, a great writer of sketches and my agent. amazing guy. >> how did you pick yourself up when there was a swing and a miss like that >> i always had a weird faith in this business that if you came to it with a fresh idea that you'd get a hearing, a chance. and it's really true i mean, show business loves new faces and reinvents it, characters and faces, so i -- i think it's just been a great business and i just believed

i -- even in the hardest moments, the sense that i had something to offer if i just was patient and set to writing, which is how i started as a writer >> as a writer on "snl," you wrote one of the most famous sketches, living in a van down by the river it's one of those that lives on and on and on. >> it's one of my favorite things i ever did in show biz. my daughter asked me once, what's your favorite thing you've done? and i said it was doing this sketch at second city every night for the summer that i was there and i wrote it for chris he wouldn't quit until he made every performer laugh. you could see it -- >> i can see it. one by one, they're dropping >> he wouldn't quit. he would keep doing the character right in your face until you broke up >> are you happy you made the turn to drama? >> i didn't even realize it was happening, man all of a sudden i'm in this drama stuff and people are liking it.

yeah, it's great you know, you dig deeper into a character and i've had such wonderful writing with the writers of breaking bad and now "better call saul. i've been very blessed. >> you're such a nice guy, bob i'm happy. i hope people read this book it's called "comedy, comedy, comedy, drama. it's full of not just stories about the business, but also stories about your life and i think a lot of people are going to enjoy them and also if you're starting out in the business and you're wondering, can i take a crack at this? this book is for you you can find more of it at today.com/shop thank you so much. coming up next, a new

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going to need by one click you can scan the qr code and select add ingredients and schedule delivery or store pickup joining us straight from new orleans is chef isaac toups. it's great to have you here. you're family. 300-plus years in southern louisiana. this is your world, man. >> this is my world. happy mardi gras to you. >> i got my beads. >> awesome >> i feel like cajun that people think they have to go to new orleans to achieve. >> you can cook it at home this is wonderful. >> put me to work. >> enough cracked black pepper, a nice good pork shoulder. lots of salt the strike is, black pepper until your arm hurts >> we going to commercial yet? >> and then we're -- >> you don't -- a lot of people put a binder. >> no.

we're going to sear that thing in our dutch oven. my cookbook should start up with heat up a large dutch oven after you get a got sear, you carmelize it you're going to take it down until it's nice and tender. >> how long does that take >> it's going to take a couple of hours sear it, park it in the oven with our root beer deglaze it with our root beer. cook it down we have a little bit of extract. >> good stir. we're going to double down on the flavor give it a good stir. st stir it, man, stir it. a little bit of sherry vinegar it's going to balance the fat. we're going to take our wonderful pulled pork and i'm going to add it to our braising liquid. >> we have our tasting table over there

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a little bit of sweetness to your food always helps out sweetness is for savory food as well if you have a little bit of sweet, you got a little bit of sugar. >> you don't taste the root beer, but you taste a hint of the sweetness. >> are you keeping up with mardi gras in new orleans? >> my favorite float, muses. beautiful women behaving badly what else could you ask for? >> nothing. >> why weren't we roommates in college? >> it would be bad. >> thank you so much this guy can make some great food if you're in the area, get to the restaurant for this recipe and shop all of the ingredients, scan the qr code or text food to 34318. stick around because chef isaac has more recipes to share on our third and fourth hours chef, thanks so much happy mardi gras. >> happy mardi gras! >> we're back after a quick check of your local news

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