health care settings, and public transit. a look at the forecast. >> we're starting out with fog 70s and we'll k tracking rain. so be sure to check back in tomorrow morning. >> thank you so much. that's what's happening "today in the bay." and in just a moment the "today" show will have in-depth coverage recapping the state of the union. savannah guthrie is in dc with an exclusive interview with vice president kamala harris. good morning talkin talking tough. >> the badly miscalculated a remarkable bipartisan show of support. >> thank you

but how far are they willing to go to stop putin's siege our live interview with kamala harris just ahead. >> breaking overnight, under fire russia ratchets up its assault by key ukrainian cities. direct attacks on civilian targets. this morning, a first-hand look it at the growing toll and the unfolding. we'll talk live with a member of ukraine's parliament begging for assistance >> striking out, major league baseball cancelling games and delays opening day after owners and players fail to reach a deal to end the lockout what will it take to save the snn the very latest straight ahead. saying thanks. bob saget's wife posting her appreciation to fans overnight this has made this a bit easier. >> she is still coming to terms with her grief and where the investigation into his death goes from here >> all that plus back to work.

the queen carries out her first royal do you think yisz in more than a week. this morning, the message from prince charles on the 95-year-old monarch's recoveryi all that plus honoring al. in true roker fashion, al takes it all in it stride. this is the exact moment that your career is about to wind down >> today is march 2nd, 2022. >> this is "today" with savannah guthrie from washington, d.c., and hoda kotb from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everybody welcome to a split edition of "today" from washington, d.c. and new york it's wednesday morning we're glad to have you with us >> great to see you. we're going to be with you for

the very reason you're in washington and that is last night's state of the union address. ukrainian cities faced new bombings with russian troops taking aim on civilian targets as that military convoy slowly moves in to the capital city of kyiv >> we're going to talk to kamala harris live in just a moment first, we begin our coverage with peter alexander peter, good morning to you >> president biden slamming vladimir putin's war and saying he is more isolated from the world than ever.

and that the u.s. and allies are inflicting pain on moscow before looking to revive his stalled agenda here at home. entering a chamber filled with yellow and blue, the colors of the ukrainian flag, president biden forcefully condemning vladimir putin denouncing the russian invasion as premeditated. totally unprovoked and mistake of historic professions. >> badly miscalculated he thought he could roll into ukraine and the world would roll over instead, he met with a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined he met ukrainian people. >> ukraine's ambassador to the u.s. receiving a standing ovation. while the president emphasized u.s. troops would not fight in ukraine, he delivered this message. >> the united states and allies will defend every inch of territory that is nato territory with a full force of our collective power every single inch.

>> with russia already facing cripple willing economic sanctions, the president announcing a new penalty to further isolate moscow, barring all russian flights from u.s. airspace the president also suggesting america is finally emerging from the pandemic >> stop looking at covid as a partisan dividing line see it for what it is, a god awful disease. >> reporter: despite a fast growing economy, president biden acknowledging too many people are still feeling the pain of rising prices. >> inflation is robbing them of gains they thought otherwise they would be able to feel i get it. >> reporter: in one surprising moment of unity, the president trying to move his party to the middle with a message on crime that even got some republicans on their feet. >> the answer is not defund the police it is to fund the police >> throughout his speech the president was heckled by a pair of republicans taylor greene and lauren boebert. including when he brought up his

son. >> i know. >> 13. >> one of those soldiers was my son. >> reporter: boebert yelling 13 of them in apparent reference to the number of service members killed in the u.s.'s chaotic withdrawal from afghanistan. the president's speet speech panned by iowa's governor kim reynolds >> it is time to lead. but we can't project strength abroad if we're weak at home. >> reporter: in the end, president biden praising american's resilience and resolve. >> the state of the union is strong because you the american people are strong. >> reporter: and here at home with covid cases declining, the president also detailed the next phase of his pandemic response including a new test to treat initiative designed to provide patients with new anti-viral medications just as soon as they learn they are infected, still on ukraine

in this moment of global uncertainty, the president looked to really rally the world together in its fight against autocracy overseas, hoping he may be also be able to unite americans behind other presidential priorities here at home. thank you very much. and joining us now the vice president of the united states, kamala harris. madam vice president good morning good to see you. >> good morning. >> the u.s. and its allies have unleashed massive sanctions on russia inflicting real pain on the russian regime we've seen actions from western nations that were unthinkable two weeks ago. that said, putin is continuing with his campaign. it grows more brutal by the day. do you still believe these actions that the u.s. and th west have taken will be enough to stop him? >> well savannah first of all, let's talk about the tragedy and the atrocity of what russia is doing. this reinvasion of ukraine, what

it is causing in terms of loss of human life. what it means in terms of invading the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent nation this is why the united states has been a leader in bringing together our allies, our nato alliance, the eu to stand firm and resolute with some of the most severe sanctions and consequences that we've ever seen as a unified group. and what has the impact been well the impact already we've seen the ruble is in a free fall. but we've seen as the russian stock market is closed what we've seen is that russia has received a credit rating of basically junk so we know it is having impact but we also are acutely aware of the human tragedy of it all. just yesterday i saw an image of a missile just feet away from a children's playground. so this is an ongoing issue of great concern.

yesterday i spoke with, as i've been throughout is it course of these many weeks and months but yesterday i spoke with the prime ministers of poland, latvia, lithuania, slovenia. talked with romania, about what we will continue to do as the united states to support our allies and what we'll continue to do to reassess on a constant basis >> in some ways what you have just said makes the point. these sanctions are having quite the effect on the regime and yet the regime, vladimir putin, continues a pace with some of these brutal attacks that are only getting worse by the day. so my question to you is, what more is the west and the u.s. prepared to do last night the prosecute --. he basically said he doesn't even know what's coming. so what else do we have to throw at this when putin so far is undeterred. >> well we are going to continue to do what we've done. for example, in the sanctions, its been sanctions against their financial institutions, against their oligarchs, where we are targeting their mansions and their jets

what we're going to continue to do is stand firm with our allies in terms of reassessing what we are doing with sanctions everything is on the table for consideration, frankly what we are not going to do and that must be said also is as the president has continuously said. we are not going to put u.s. troops in ukraine to fight the russians on the ground or in the air. but we are firm in our preparedness to defined our nato alliance and our allies every inch of the nato territory and we'll continue to do that. and, for example, yesterday. when i was speaking with the prime minister of estonia. we are also prepared to stand together, reassessing on daily basis what are the needs of th ukrainian people constant contact with president zelenskyy to make certain that on a daily basis we're addressing the humanitarian needs as well as the security needs and the economic needs of

ukraine and the ukrainian people >> there is bipartisan agreement that there should not be u.s. direct military involvement in ukraine. but i'm wondering if you can shed light on where the lines are. for example, putin is now prepared to lay siege to city centers like kyiv and kharkiv. senator rubio saying it looked like it could be a medieval siege that could result in the starvation of millions is the u.s. prepared to use any of its military capabilities, for example, cyber weapons, to help ukraine defend itself. >> as we've said and i'll repeat we're not going to put u.s. troops on the ground or in the air. however we have been supplying ukraine and our allies with an extraordinary amount of support that is about security assistance and military assistance as i'm sure you know, we have deployed thousands of u.s.

troops to our nato alliance, countries, poland being one example because we are prepared to assist our allies with what they need in terms of support, for example, in receive refugees also because we are an alliance and as we've unified and continued to strengthen that alliance, part of important component of that is that we stand together and we stand strong in resolute so we will continue to to do that. >> on another topic, would the intelligence with ukraine to facilitate some kind of strike, for example, on that convoy. that 40 mile russian convoy that is currently situated right outside kyiv >> well i'm not going to get into the details of intelligence which is obviously classified information. but i will say as has always been the case. we will share information with our allies, that is in pursuit and support of our mutual concerns and priorities.

>> the ukrainian ambassador has said the only way to really hit putin where it hurts is to go after his oil and gas sector and some senators agree. republican and democrat. senators joe manchin, for example, mentioned the u.s. is still currently buying approximately 600 thousand barrels of crude and other petroleum products every single day. is that on the table is that something the administration would consider in terms of further sanctions, cutting off the oil and gas part of the economy for russia? >> well as you know, that on this issue, for example, we applaud germany in terms of what it has done. as relates to nord stream 2. as it relates to what we need to do domestically as well as what we need to do in terms of this issue generally, we have as the president said reevaluated what we're doing in terms of the strategic oil reserve here in the united states to make sure that it will not have an impact. or we can mitigate the impact on the american consumer. but les take this one step at a

time understanding that right now on the issue of energy, our allies have stood firm and unified in a way that many of the pundits didn't predict would happen, to ensure that we are unified in our approach to this issue >> let's talk about vladimir putin for a moment some former official, former dni director james clapper called him unhinged condaleezza rice called him erratic. robert gaits saying he's off the rails. our own intelligence indicating he's somewhat disconnected from reality. i know you are not a psychiatrist here. but how do you assess his mental state at the moment in terms of has calculations and his ambitions? >> well, listen, one thing is clear. vladimir putin has invaded ukraine, again

and we have been saying for weeks that we know it would happen what is clear is that he intends to topple the ukrainian government and that is why we are standing firm and bringing our allies together to show our strength and our unified strength and one thing i'm certain of savannah is that what history will show is that vladimir putin basically ended up strengthening nato and weakening russia >> and finally, one of the more disturbing developments in the last week is putin rattling his nuclear sword, putting his russian nuclear forces on special combat readiness have you seen russia take any concrete action to back that up? the u.s. did not respond in kind do you not take that as a serious threat >> well, we listen to everything, obviously. but it is irresponsible to escalate and we feel very strongly about

this as you know we have a history of working with russia in terms of this issue and we will move on in terms of making sure that there is not escalation around this, frankly. i think it is highly irresponsible. it is something we will obviously monitor. but our position is that we are not going contribute to an escalation in that direction and we have no intention of changing our posture >> there is obviously a refugee crisis more than 600,000 ukrainians already fleeing. countries are lifting border restrictions more or less saying come on in what are the u.s. prepared to do about ukrainen refugees. >> right now there is an urgent situation taking place and you have been covering it. we're seeing hundreds of thousands of ukrainians flee ukraine because of the violence that russia is exacting on that country. we have been giving support, for example, to our allies such as poland when i spoke with prime minister of poland yesterday, we talked extensively about that and what we can do to continue to increase and to support the humanitarian assistance that is necessary to address the refugees and ensure that they

are being treated in humanitarian way we are going to continue to do the work of affected american troops there in terms of processing folks as they are cross the boarder to ensure people are able to safely flee harm. >> vice president kamala harris up late. early morning. appreciate your time thank you very much. >> thank you hoda >> now a closer look at the situation on the ground in ukraine. russia's invasion now entering its second week. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel standing be i in kyiv. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning hoda this is the television tower that was targeted by russian forces yesterday next to a holocaust memorial but apparently the russian strike missed its main target. because the tower is still standing it is still working. as ukrainian resistance and russian logistical problems are slowing down vladimir putin's advance. firefighters overnight battled what could be the flames of president putin's frustration.

after fresh russian attacks overnight, russia has intensified its air and missile assaults, as russian forces lay siege to ukraine's second city kharkiv. what could be a trial run for the capital. killing a health official said more than 20 civilians across the city since yesterday ukraine's president zelenskyy accused russia of using brutality against civilians to force him to sign a deal with moscow likely for his exit. and the international community is protesting those tactics. 100 diplomats walking out of a speech by russia's foreign minister at the u.n. human rights council on tuesday. as a 40-mile russian convoy is heading towards kyiv, but its progress is stalled u.s. officials say because of a lack of fuel and food russian forces are still

expected to encircle and attack the capital after ukrainians said russia bombed a television tower and holocaust memorial site in ukraine we went to the biggest hospital for mothers and babies born at five month, they were in an oxygen chamber together when the russians started bombing we had to rush down here as we were hearing the sirens and explosions she says. look at this place, it is old and rusty. we don't know how long we'll be here. >> what about your family? have you been able to see the rest of your family? or are you yourself here by yourself " i have a brother po helped me but he's a soldier and has been activated so i have nobody else. the baby was born with complex needs and requires constant care how is nicole? >> we were given her a blood transformation every two weeks but now her condition is getting worse. >> reporter: how are you

feeling? i have a child myself who has special needs and who has extra health issues. and i know how powerless you c feelbe a parent with ak child. "it is very hard she says. we want this war to stop because our kids suffer. we cannot go home. >> as that russian convoy slowly makes it ways towards kyiv t mayor of this city today told people to stock up and be prepared to defend their city. and a new development today, hoda the ukrainian military announced that for the first time since this conflict began, its forces have gone on the offensive. >> richard engel so heartbreaking to see those images, take a deep breath and switch gears hey craig. >> good morning to you dylan in for al once again what are we looking at. >> unfortunately things in the weather department are nice and

quite. we have a bit of a clipper system making its way through new england bringing some light snow to the area and also light snow around minneapolis and wisconsin as well you can see things fairly quiet elsewhere. record breaking temperatures likely across the southwest. also very warm in the middle of the country. temperatures in the mid- to upper-70s. more rain in the pacific northwest and also some high mountain snow too. that's what's going on around the country. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds and i have late-stage copd. i'm hoping to get on the lung transplant list. but, i don't know if i'll be accepted in time. my children are really worried. my tip is, every morning give your kids a call... or send them a text. it me the last time that you do. (announcer) you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. take a look at the fog rolling

across the golden gate bridge and we have low visibility across parts of the bay area, so allow some extra time to get to work. once that clears out, we have sunshine and the north bay will start to see some rain late overnight into early tomorrow. and then we'll see the scattered showers with us and much cooler temperatures by the end of the week, we're only looking at highs in the upper 50s. this may end with some morning showers and maybe even some low elevation snow. >> and that is your latest forecast just ahead an inside look at the mounting refugee crisis we mentioned in ukraine hundreds of thousands fleeing the country. no signs of slowing down tom llamas is there live and we're going to talk to a member of ukraine's parliament now here in washington looking for help >> plus the late bob saget's wife opening up about her on going grief and her gratitude for the overwhelming support she's being shown. but first, this is "today" on nbc. behold... unlimited wireless for only 30 bucks.

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handy for a little while longer. santa clara county is now aligned with cdc and state guidelines and the state guidelines require masking for at least two more weeks in schools and child care facilities, health care settings, public transit, homeless shelters and correctional institutions. >> reporter: good morning, i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. the san francisco unified school board of education voted on tuesday to approve eliminating around 300 staff positions. that's to make up for the budget shortfall. this includes 151 teachers, counselors and social workers, 51 top-level managers, as well as 62 other staff members. >> let's check with forecast with meteorologist kari hall. foggy in some parts. >> so the fog will linger for another couple of hours and then we'll see sunshine, a mix of clouds as well. this rain will be headed our way tomorrow. we'll see off and on scattered showers and much cooler temperatures as we wrap up the week and this will be moving out on saturday morning, with temperatures dipping into the upper 30s. >> wow, okay, thanks so much.

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no word when the two sides will reconvene. for more negotiations. we're going to have a lot more on this lockout in the next half hour. the high stakes showdown in texas. republican governor greg abbot will face democratic beto o'rourke in his bid for a third term in office they both won respective primaries last night by an overwhelming margin. o'rourke is seeking to become the first democratic governor in texas in nearly three decades. and an important recall to tell you about this morning. fitbit is recalling its ionic model smart watch. the watch can overheat posing a burn hazard. more than 70 reports so far of burn injuries. about a million of those watches sold in the united states in target, best buy and amazon. you should stop using the watch immediately if you have have it and you should contact fitbit to get a refund. >> let's turn back to the war in ukraine and the refugee crisis being sparked by russia's aggression

>> the u.n. now estimates some 700,000 people have fled ukraine including countless families with children. in a moment we'll speak with a member of the ukrainian parliament in washington and making a plea for assistance but first nbc senior national correspondent tom llamas in the western city of lviv this morning with more on the story hi tom, good morning >> hey savannah, good morning to you. we are at the train station here in lviv. the main hub to get out of this country in the western part of ukraine. right now this terrain is headed to poland. this train over here is headed to romania they are packed with people. to give you an idea how filled the trains are, look at the people just waiting in the queue down there there are hundreds, if not thousands of people waiting to get on these trains and here is a sad reality. we don't even know if they are going to get into other countries. they are just trying to get as close as they can to the border. this morning a look inside the mass exodus from ukraine windows from departing trains telling the story.

two little boys staring into the unknown. a brothers and sisters findings a moment to smile. and this child exchanging a peace sign with us. >> we left so many friends of ours, my family, mom, sisters. >> reporter: ukrainian trying to get to greece, traveling with her four year old daughter and convoy of friends and family they had to fight to get on board. >> when we were boarding the train, the people were pushing, pushing the babies the babies were in shock crying and it actually was a very bad experience >> reporter: if families do make it out, this is where some of them come. a makeshift refugee camp across border in poland many on sure what to do or wherd to go next days ago, 19-year-old vitali was in the university in kyiv. so are you scared of the russians >> no i'm not scared because we know what we fight for ukrainians we fight for justice

and freedom and liberty. and russians they do not know what they fight for. >> reporter: this 30 year old just left her home in the country capital. why did you come out here? >> because it was so horrible to stay in kyiv it was really scary. they were bombing us, and i was -- i didn't belong to myself i was going crazy. >> reporter: and every hour more tearful scenes like this families being separated, facing uncertain futures. >> it is terrible because it was so unexpected. and nobody was prepared to do this situation and we believe that we will see them soon. >> reporter: as this train behind us gets ready to take off towards poland right now, we are getting new estimates from the u.n. they are saying, or at least expecting 4 million ukrainians will try to leave this country having covered this now for several days, i will not be surprised if that number is much higher savannah. >> tom llamas in lviv for us

thank you. with us the oleksandra ustinova. a member of the ukrainian parliament it was under better circumstances. to good morning to you. i wish it was under better circumstances. it's unthinkable what do you think when you see those images from back home. >> well i start crying almost all the time so as i start my every morning with texting my friends, my family that are okay because they are under heavy shell fires, they are being bombed every day heavily bombed and frankly speaking i was watching i think the whole ukraine was watching biden's speech last night. president biden's speech. >> the middle of the night but ukraine was watching, ukraine was listening. did you hear what you wanted and needed in president biden. >> to be honest it was a total disappointment for us. i can explain why. today the whole world is watching ukrainians being executed i cannot name it the other way around right definition is an

execution. because we see bombs going to our civilian houses every day. we see children dying every day on the streets and in their houses and they didn't make it to the bomb shelter. we see bombs come into the orphanages, to the schools and we had been promised a protection by the international community. we gave up our nuclear weapons and today when i see president biden saying that we are going to protect every inch of nato territory, excuse me you have been promised the same thing when we gave up our nuclear weapons, and now we've been given one billion dollars in support we have -- russians have totally destroyed all the airports in ukraine. majority of the roads. we grateful for help but we need protection in our sky. we have been protecting ourselves on the ground but if we do not protect our sky. if there is no fly zone or if

there is no dome to protect it with air defense, we will all go down people will literally die. >> the u.s. and nato have been very forceful, saying there will not be nato or u.s. troops on the ground in ukraine. >> i'm not asking for troops. >> they have also said they will not enforce a no fly zone because that would put them in direct confrontation potentially to enforce it with the russian military what is your message to them. >> i don't have a message. i have a question. what is the red line that putin has to cross for the nato and the u.s. to step in? we're not asking for boots on the ground we're asking for the iron dome or a no fly zone we need the protection of the sky so the bombs and missiles do not hit our children gardens every time i hear about the possible provocation from putin. putin is a psycho. he doesn't need to be provoked we did not do anything we didn't do anything in 2014. we did not provoke him now he still invaded

and he's bombing the cities and civilians so why every time i hear -- frankly speaking i don't think nato will be protectin poland or the other countries when putin invades they will be saying provocation from this country because we have been promised the same thing and talk about the sanction that is what i want to point out to americans i heard the vice president speech right now in the morning here in the studio and she was saying that you have to protect your economy and that is why the energy sector is not under sanctions, well then we have to go and tell every american that the president of the united states is protecting them from paying extra 20, 30 cents for a gallon of gas, and that is why so many ukrainians have to die we have to tell them s.w.i.f.t. was implemented for 7 out of 350 banks. >> do you think the vice president and president have indicated that the sanctions are working and can work to deter putin? or do you think he will essentially shrug them off no matter how much pain is inflicted on his economy and

his -- >> sanctions is a long-term tool that will bring the economy down if we need it fast, we need basic protection of the sky now. and again if we want to do sanctions, those have to be real sanctions with no exemptions because so far it is 7 out of 300 banks, this is not sanction. if you are talking about the energy sector, this is what's feeding putin. that is his main money where coming from and there are no sanctions for the energy sector. >> we have stop it there but i hope we'll speak again and i know you are expecting a baby in a month and what brings you to this country and working hard on behalf of. thank you very much. savannah, thank you. up next, bob saget's wife delivering a new message to his fans what she's saying about the overwhelming support she's received, plus the latest on the questions that still surround the star's death that's coming up after this. top eligible spend category

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>> i can assure you that the kindness you all have shown has been a little bright spot. >> reporter: bob saget's widow kelly rizzo emotional as she reflects on the support she says has lifted her spirits. through her on going crash course of grief. >> it is not a very fun topic but something that at one point or another we all go through. >> reporter: that grief stuck suddenly when her husband of four years was found dead in hotel room after performing in a accommodate show it happened hours after they had said good night. >> i think i said i love you dearly he said i love you endlessly and he said i can't wait to see you tomorrow. >> an autopsy concluded his death was an accident. the 65 year old likely fell backwards and hit his head, suffering catastrophic injuries to the back of his skull and around his eyes. >> he would have been confused immediately. he would have been not able to walk and not able to talk and not able to think much in a

logical process. >> reporter: investigators have photos and surveillance video of saget before he died but last month rizzo and his three daughters filed a lawsuit to keep everything private. if i'm going to be in this club i'm grateful to have genuine caring people like you by my side tuesday rizzo thanked all of the strangers she says have become friends for the support they have given her for their love of saget too. >> i thought he was pretty well liked. i don't think he had any idea it was to this extent how much of a difference he truly made and so that is why i'm so grateful for so thank you all for showing me that >> a florida judge temporarily blocked the release of more records. in response the orange county

sheriffs office said we're sensitive to the family's concerns about the right to privacy. must also be balanced with euro commitment to transparency more to come very soon. >> bob odenkirk yesterday. and after thinking about bob saget he actually changed the way he lived he said that guy lived in such a way that i wanted to emulate so when she talks about people, you know, being -- it happens every day i hear someone talking about how bob saget changed. >> inspiring. >> really is ms. dylan dreyer a check of the weather. >> warm in parts of the country, near the plain states, near record highs today kansas city 80 degrees, 31 degrees above average. chicago even getting up to 50 degrees. louisville 69. that will feel real nice but that cooler air is going to settle into the great lakes. although tomorrow it is still going to be pretty warm through the plains temperatures mid- to upper-70s and then look at this. washington, d.c., 48 friday, 59 saturday, 71 degrees on sunday

i'm meteorologist kari hall. really dense fog drifting around the bay area, so allow some extra time to get to work this morning. we're seeing zero visibility right now in novato and it's been really low in oakland. up and down the peninsula, down to the south bay. we will get some sunshine today. the rain arrives tomorrow, especially during the afternoon. and look at how much cooler it's going to be the next few days as we get the off and on showers. our temperatures only reach into the upper 50s. but we will be clearing out on sunday. >> and that's your latest forecast >> by the way dylan you look beautiful today. a whole vibe happening >> i just got hair colored so. >> i knew it was something >> when we come back here, some new trouble for america's pass time the last thing baseball needs right now. major league baseball canceling games. delaying opening day after owners and players failing to end the lockout. the question now, can the season itself be saved? first these messages the

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♪ and that's what i'm gonna do ♪ not me! a very good wednesday morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: i'm bob redell, mixed martial arts fighter goes before a judge today. he is charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting on monday. we dug into court records and spoke to family and sources close to the investigation and they say cain velasquez might have been targeting a man suspected of abusing a young family member. let's get a look at the microclimate forecast with meteorologist kari hall. seeing sun later today? >> yes, it's going to be a really nice afternoon and we

better take it in and enjoy it because this is the last day we'll see temperatures reaching into the low 70s in a while. 70 in sonoma and 70 in palo alto. morgan hill today headed for 74 degrees. by tomorrow we get ready for some rain and rainfall totals may reach for most of us about a quarter of an inch to three-quarters of an inch in a few spots. small hail will be possible, especially on friday, and some low elevation snow may be capping our bay area peaks on friday into saturday. sierra snow looks to reach about 4 to 8 inches. some gusty winds on friday, as we are going to see this weather system bringing in much colder temperatures. it clears out by sunday into early next week. >> we better bundle up for friday. thank you so much. and thank you for joining us as well. another local news update is coming up in about half an hour. hope you get a chance to enjoy your wednesday morning.

son las 8 de la talking tough. president biden showing support for ukraine in his first state of the union address. >> he badly miscalculated. >> vice president harris speaking out live this morning on "today." >> what history will show is that vladimir putin basically ended up strengthening nato, and weakening russia. >> we're live from the white

house and ukraine just ahead then back to work. the queen resumes royal duties more than a week after testing positive for covid what the palace is saying about her health as they look ahead to her upcoming milestone celebration. plus, fully booked we're throwing a gigantic party on our plaza celebrating national read across america day. and three years of reading with jenna. some of her favorite authors are joining in on the fun as we highlight a school librarian helping children fall in love with reading. >> when a kid comes in and they -- it is the best feeling >> you won't want to miss the special surprise wezs we have f premier. why the special was postponed and when fans might get a chance to see it.

today, wednesday, march 2, 2022. ♪ >> from louisiana. >> from ohio. >> citrus county, florida. >> bristol, england. >> and san francisco. >> girls trip from kentucky. ♪ >> celebrating my 62nd birthday. >> happy read across america day! ♪ and good morning everybody welcome back to "today." it is wednesday morning here in washington, d.c. hoda, craig, you are back in the studio and i am missing a huge celebration out there on the plaza. >> girl, it is exciting here it is national read across america today and also happens to be the third anniversary of "read with jenna". we've got the authors over the

years live on the plaza getting ready to help us with some special surprises. >> reporter: a large convoy heading towards kyiv but progress slowed because of ukrainian resistance and logistical issues. still the mayor of kyiv this morning is telling people to use this opportunity, to use this time before the russian troops arrive to stockpile, to set up check points, to prepare themselves, to prepare their families and to get ready to defend the city. a lot of the focus is on the

east, kharkiv, which is being attacked and besieged. the city is surrounded and from the outside russian forces are shelling the center of the city. russian forces are pursuing a similar strategy with smaller cities surrounding them, attacking from the outside and then demanding that the local authorities surrender. and that is what they are bracing for here but for the first time today, savannah ukrainian forces announced that they went on the offensive and that is lifting people's morale somewhat >> richard, thank you very much. as mentioned the president use his first state of the union address last night to condemn vladimir putin and also to th reassure americans about the war the u.s. economy and the on going pandemic peter alexander, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. president biden did forcefully slam vladimir putin for what he blasted as a premeditated and totally unprovoked invasion. a war the president says has back fired on putin and isolated him from the world like never before while at the same time

strengthening the u.s. alliance with its nato allies >> as i've made crystal clear, the united states and our allies will defend every inch of territory that is nato territory with the full force of our collective power every single inch. >> reporter: in a room filled with yellow and blue, the colors of the ukrainian flag, the president said putin badly miscalculated, thinking that ukraine and the world would simply get rolled here this morning on "today" vice president harris acknowledged the limits though to how far the u.s. will go part of her conversation with savannah. >> we're not going to put u.s. troops on the ground to fight oe

russians in ukraine and not on the ground or in the air however, we have been supplying ukraine and our allies with an extraordinary amount of support that is about security assistance and military assistance >> reporter: and president biden also tried to revive his stalled domestic agenda, emphasizing hit this effort to lower costs with americans facing historic inflation saying quote, i get it he heads to wisconsin today to try to out the his one trillion infrastructure law, savannah. >> peter, thank you much. as russian forces close in on ukraine's capital all eyes on ukraine's president and his family specifically first lady. kelly cobiella joins was more. >> reporter: the first lady's exact location is unknown at this hour but she and her two children are believed to be in their native ukraine her decision to stay and support her husband drawing admiration from around the world. >> olena a voice of hope and resilience for ukrainian's people

sharing a message of resolve at the start of the russian invasion "i have no panic or tears in me. i will be calm and confident." the 44 year old mother of two admits she's always been more comfortable in the background. telling vogue ukraine in 2019 she was concerned when her husband decided to run for president. "i was not too happy when i realized that those were the plans. i realized how everything would change and what difficulties we would have to face." but since entering office zelenska has focused on several key issues including women's rights my admiration and bows to you my incredible compatriots

also an advocate for children's development. zelenska drawings special attention to ukrainian infants born in bomb shelters, proclaiming one day the newborns will live in a peaceful country who defended herself while her husband gained fame in front of the camera zelenska worked behind the scenes as a comedy writer and screen writer. both were born and raised in the same city in southeast ukraine but didn't meet until they were university students. on valentines day the couple sharing this video, telling the world let's love each other and let's love ukraine president zelenskyy has said according to information gathered by the ukrainian government, he is russia's target number 1. and his family is target number 2.

it is impossible to overstate the great personal risk he and his family are taking by staying in ukraine hoda >> bravery there kelly cobiella, thank you. back here to major league baseball and a major the le startedcelingans. game the playerson reed the latest end the lockout. sam brock has a look at wh has next outside marlins park in miami. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. that is the question this is so crushing to sports fans because major league baseball locked out its players on december 2nd. three months later a mad scramble the past week and still no deal between sides. fans devastated as it is not clear when their teams might actually return to the diamond the spring season now striking

out for the first time in more than a quarter century major league baseball is canceling games over a labor dispute. >> the calendar dictates that we're not going to be able to play the first two series of the regular season and those games are officially canceled. >> reporter: that's 91 games so far. and fans eager for some hope after a long year are disappointed. >> sports is a way for people to escape and it definitely think it will be a loss if they can't agree. >> reporter: the two sides seemingly locked in. >> there are major issues which we're very far away. >> but the reason we're not playing is simple. a lockout is the ultimate economic weapon. >> reporter: economics are at the heart of it. major league baseball saw revenues go from around $8

billion to nearly $11 billion right before the pandemic yet player salaries went down slightly four straight years and baseball has the lowest minimum salary around 570,000. mlb did offer to bump that up more than a hundred thousand but the players union is looking to protect its youngest members, many of whom won't see market value for years. >> the reality is almost half the players make league minimum or less in they play less than half a year >> with the players union flying back to new york, commission rob manfred says the earliest an agreement could be reached is tomorrow leaving mlb fans hoping the union and its members will budge now there is no requirement major league baseball cancel games or immediate a deadline. but the players union are going to be fighting to get back lost pay or reschedule any games. that has to be part of any deal they will sign craig, burkal up. >> it is not just players and fans also folks who work at the stadiums sam keep us posted thank you. we got the news covered. who wants a boost? >> yes. >> i got you both covered. okay a couple who just had a baby girl they couldn't wait to

share her name with the newborn's grandmother. had to be on facetime. watch the reaction when she gets the call and finds out the baby >> yeah?>> three you see name you her? > okay that's teaction. i have a feeling grandma is going to be ling that baby for years and years to come. you know what, sometimes even when you are not in person, it is pretty, pretty cool l ri ms. guthrie, you are racing to reagan national, catch a flight and come back. >> well done. >> see you tomorrow. when we come back, take you live to buckingham palace

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8:17 and we've got encouraging news when it comes to the queens health. >> after battling covid more than a week now the 95 year old has resumed her royal duties nbc's kathy park has resumed her royal duties as well at buckingham palace with the latest hey kathy. >> good morning you both have have been growing concerns about the queen's health ever since she tested positive for covid more than a week ago she's 95 but recently pro the world she's on the mend and going back to her royal duties the queen easing concerns about her health answering several engagements

after she tested positive for covid february 20th, experiencing mild cold-like symptoms this after prince charles and camilla tested positive days before prior to the queen's diagnosis she cracked jokes in her last face-to-face meeting with defense officials. a major reception at windsor castle for foreign diplomats remains canceled although prince charles on tuesday reportedly saying she's a lot better now the queen alleged to have met with family members over the weekend, including william and kate and as the queen prepares to celebrate her platinum jubilee year, kensington palace is hosting an exhibition showing archived photographs of the royals as we've rarely seen them before a young princess liberty with her dog. precious moments with her father king george vi in his study. queen elizabeth a photographer

herself, showing images of the royals as a normal family, a tradition that continues to this day. getty royal photograph chris jackson capturing the celebration of prince charles 70th birthday. >> moments that only happen when you of course least expecting, which are the best photos and you always know the feeling inside always great fan -- find myself looking at back of the camera and smiling. >> reporter: the duchess of cambridge well known for taking candid photos of her children snapped this joyous picture of prince george. and also featured, princess diana walking in a cleared mine field in angela and prince harry following his mother's foot steps. and a powerful image of diana holding the hand of an aids patient and a stunning glimpse snapped by a member of the public meanwhile more photos of the

queen will likely be snapped march 14th her next public appearance for commonwealth day and later this month on march 29th when she attends th memorial service for her late husband prince philip. staying busy. >> despite being 95. >> all right dylan how about a check of the weather. we do have some snow likely across parts of new england today. little clipper system moving through the, the snow exiting but also seeing snow off lake ontario and a secondary clipper clipping parts of the western great lakes and will continue to drag down colder temperatures as well we will see accumulating snow, enhancement off the great lakes as well. that will add up the snowfall totals and exit as we go into thursday but there you see the cold winds from the northwest as temperatures will be below average. as far as accumulating snow. again most would be off lake ontario. we could end up with about 5, 6 inches and just a dusting to couple inches elsewhere across

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. once the fog clears out, we do have a nice day ahead, and our temperatures reaching into the low 70s, but notice, this is the last warm day. tomorrow a cold front dips in and brings in more clouds, scattered showers, especially during the afternoon, and rain will be off and on on friday, moving out by saturday morning. temperatures only reach into the upper 50s for the end of the week and the start of the weekend, and start to warm up as sunshinturns early next week. >> that's latest cast. >> whame pop start." >> saveasantri we're cramped for time earlier this morning, larry david, hbo pulled the comedian's highly anticipated documentary just hours before it was scheduled to premier tuesday the network announcing on twitter the two part special is being postponed without giving fans an update when or why or

what is going on the tweet describing larry wants to do it in front of an audience the debut was scheduled to air last night face value if he wants to do it in front of the audience, maybe behind the scenes he doesn't love the documentary either way lot of power from hbo. next up. people magazine, "women changing the world" issue on the cover, lizzo. grammy winner opening up about dealing with body shamers and protecting her mental health and in addition to the truth hurts singer, you are going to see other great women recognized in the issue, including rita moreno, goldie hawn and jeopardy star for the full story, look for the issue. it hits stands friday. next up, topping artist ciara. the docu-series shining a light on trail blazing women in the nfl and opening doors for more to joining on and off the field. a quick peek

>> the pipeline for women in the nfl wasn't built overnight it is still a work in progress those leading the way have built a foundation one that leads from the stands to the side line and for a chosen few, the pro football hall of fame. all five episodes of "earning it" the nfl's ford progress, are streaming now on peacock. next up the courtship, hoda. your favorite new show industry's new dating show the new series is taking one woman back this time to regency era england where she's going to be courted by 16 eligible suitors. and here is a peek at ms. nicole remi meeting them for the first time >> welcome >> hi. thank you all so much for being a part of this with me i'm just so grateful i just want you guys to know like i am in pursuit of something that i feel like i

need in my life. like i'm confident with everything else and love is one thing that is missing. >> is it real? >> that costume budget looks like it is more than our annual budget here. it just looks cinematic. doesn't it >> i like it. >> do a fairy tale. >> a good idea for that era. but those shows are known to get so raunchy in the hot tub. going to be weird to see how all that works into this civilized society. fourth hour, nicole is stopping by to a chat with hoda and jenna. the courtship. it kicks off subd sunday >> just ahead we're visiting with a friend right here in studio 1a. courtney cox has arrived she's going tell us about her spooky new show, i think you are going to love. >> and celebration of national read across america day. and celebration of jenna's book club and doing great things to bring books into the lives of people in her community after the news

good morning, it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington, and this morning, major league baseball team owners and ballplayers remain lock out because the two can't seem how to divide out billions of dollars in revenues. they have been locked out for three months, and now the first two series have been cancelled. the giants who open the regular season on the road have cancelled two preseason games so far. the oakland a's, they have had to cancel the first seven home games of the season. over near oracle park in san francisco, small business owners

are wondering about jobs and staying in business. some bay area businesses say they usually hire more people for the upcoming season, but now they are waiting until the lockout is over. let's take a look at that forecast for you. meteorologist kari hall is tracking that. >> we've had a foggy start across many spots in the bay area. once that clears out, some peeks of sunshine as our temperatures head to the low 70s. tomorrow rain arrives and we'll be taking out the coats and the umbrellas as we see scattered showers in the forecast thursday into friday. early saturday morning, that starts to move on out, but we'll still be left with cool temperatures. highs in the upper 50s on saturday, sunday, mid-60s and that warming trend continues through next week with more dry weather. marcus. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. i'll see you then.

good morning. >> oh we are back good morning. >> oh we are back on the plaza, 8:30 on this wednesday morning, second day of march, 2022. folks we got a busy and fun half hour coming your way. >> we do all right, kicking it off, the one the only courtney cox,ing her talents back to the small screen she's got a new series it is kind of creepy and kind of funny, ""shining vale"." the comedy, the horror courtney so good

we cant wait to hear. >> and then a very special school librarian on to celebrate this national read across america day. and jenna's assembled a bunch of her "read with jenna" authors all here on the plaza for a morning full of fun and surprises. >> and then also on the third hour of "today," jill martin is going to open up about a private and personal health ballot it is something she's faced for years and she's really doing it to hopefully help other women who may be going through it today. >> in the meantime tomorrow we're beginning a special month long exercise program with stephanie monsieur who has designed the high intensity interval training routine. did you not know >> we just looked at each other. >> exclusive this morning with the paralympics about to begin we can final reveal the opening ceremony flag bearers for team

usa. alpine skiers, and here they are finding out the exciting news. you can watch the winter paralympics beginning friday at 6:30 a.m. on usa and peacock we urge you to support and watch. >> indeed. >> fantastic >> absolutely. >> before anything else, how about another check of the weather. >> it is not too bad out here. >> not at all. >> march chill in the air closer across the northeast, 20s and 30s, it is warm down shout out and we have some wet weather moving into the southwest an california and the cascades out in that area heavy snow possible on saturday, especially across the northern plains look at that up through the rockies too. but it is going to be sunny and warm in the southeast as temperatures get into the 70s and 80s. still chilly in the northeast saturday but look at sunday. we should get into the 50s, 60s, some 70s across the mid atlantic and more snow likely on the

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall, look at the low visibility and the fog that we're seeing up around the s curve in san rafael. this is the case as you're driving around the bay area. we do have a couple more hours of dealing with the dense fog. once it clears out, our temperatures warm up and we'll head for the low 70s for today. tomorrow is when the rain arrives, and we'll see some off and on showers. gusty winds and much cooler temperatures. by saturday, that rain starts to move out, and we'll gradually warm up early next week. >> all right dylan. oh, thank you. thank you for all you do coming up next, courtney cox, going to talk to her about her return to tv. >> a spooky new show and its connection to friends. first this is "today" on nbc abr

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courty cox starred as monica on "friends" and now returning to the small screen. it's a spooky show they plauz a mother of two going through a midlife crisis and is the only member of spirits in their new and haunted home >> this sounds perfect for you. little bit of scream, some fun with friends. >> it really is. one of the greatest times in my life i get to play a character going through depression, menopause, writers block you name it. and she's trying to get her friend back together after having an affair with a handyman. >> so totally normal and totally creepy too there is a part that's really scary. >> scary yeah mira sorvino plays a character named rose mary. and she's a very dark past and

at this house and she's scary. yeah >> okay. oh my gosh when you read the script did you say, yeah, that's for me. >> absolutely. first thing. it was created by sharon jorgen, this incredible writer and someone i've known since "friends." dark comedy and really scary i couldn't be happier with it. it's fun. >> same place you shot friends >> yeah. >> how weird shah? >> how weird is that >> stage 5, the first year we shot "friends" and i walked in and that is where i do my writing in the show and all these memories flooded back. we have one bathroom and most of the cast would play poker, and i was watching the o.j. trial >> i cannot believe your daughter is 17. >> i know. are you freaking out are you an empty nester yet? >> i'm going to be and i didn't think about it for

a while and recently it hit me >> what do you anticipate it being? like will everything be different for you when it happens? >> i think so. she's the kind of kidd it's in her room or out. so there will be things like, i didn't notice she was here anyway she's very independent but it is going hard for sure. >> she's got a beautiful singing voice. i got to listen to her on your instagram a little bit it is really good. >> really good. >> is that something she's thinking about. >> for sure. she's going to go into the arts 100% >> how about you playing the piano and cocoa -- like no i'm not coming >> i can't get her to do anything i'm not talking about just the dishes i cannot get her to help me on -- i just want her to sing for me on the piano. she won't. >> just watching some of the stuff you do it seems like such a fun place to be. you invite in, like you will have a cheer in. elton john said that people are

coming over for dinner what is life like at your home >> i've been having these sunday gatherings forever because there is really no community in l.a. so spread out.been doing the th longest i can remember my grandmother used to do it i have 21 first cousins. so i need that gathering so now they live in l.a. i have all kinds of people. that was a real coup to have elton john that doesn't happen. ed invited him for dinner because he was staying there and i was obviously this awe it really can change every week. doesn't matter what you do it's nice. you meet people you would never normally meet. and i'm not talking famous just great people. >> wow we're both 57, which when i was reading that i was like wow. and you talked about i think to one of the magazines about how

we were all chasing our youth. we want to go back in time and how have -- how do you feel about that as we sit here in these chairs today >> well i made some comment that was really blown out of proportion i wasn't trying to teach anybody anything i was just talking about myself. and it was years ago but i mean ageing is not easy. but you just, a certain point just relax into it and are happy with the parts that are good about it i mean i used to come here and would have been a nervous wreck. and now i'm older. i'm comfortable. i just talk to you all day. >> used to be a nervous wreck here >> i was just thinking who does this and all live and oh my god and timing and, four seconds wave to the camera and now just like. >> a different place are you happy right now? >> oh yeah really happy. >> by the way your man is hot. what a great man are you guys getting married or? >> you know, we've been together for eight years. and he's just -- i don't -- we

don't think about marriage we just are. >> happy. >> yeah. >> just happy. >> yeah. >> like goldie and kirk. just happy. >> yeah. he's so talented and i still have a talent crush. and a great voice. i don't mean singing i sometimes just say do you mind leaving me a voice message. >> just to listen to him wow. well good luck with the show i hope a lot of people check it ow out. it is called "shining vale". it premiers sunday night on stars. courtney thank you. >> thank you. >> up next out to the plaza, anniversary and celebration for jenna's book club and a help of a host of her beloved authors. first this i

♪ we are back. we're back with a special event on the plaza because not only is today "national read across america" day. it also marks three years -- >> happy birthday. >> i'm toddler. >> just a baby

well the woman behind our popular book club is here along with a team of authors as you have seen on the plaza, she's hand picked all along the way. >> we're going find out what they are up to but first a special story for us this morning. >> i really do i loved books as long as i could remember and started "read with jenna" to share that love and create a community with others who feel the same way. on this special day i want to introduce you to another lady who loves to read. a school librarian, fiercely devoted to her students her community and books. you have to meet mrs. michelle wright jones before you even step foot inside of the school in new york, you know something is happening within its walls and something magical in its library what do you feel when you walk into the library >> love. >> reporter: michelle wright jump has been the school

librarian more than a decade a job she calls a dream. >> i absolutely love what do i i love the kids. it makes my day knowing that i'm touching their lives and that we have a connection. >> reporter: the school is rich in diversity and culture and for some english is not their first language with books in a dozen different language, mrs. jump makes sure her students feel valued and recognized in her library. >> reporter: what does it feel like when you recommend a book to a child and they feel seen. >> i think it affirms who they are when a kid comes in and they like a book i recommend, it is the best feeling in the world. i know that child is a reader, then i'm on to something >> reporter: and opening up so many worlds. >> it does like it did for me >> reporter: an immigrant herself, mrs. jump grew up i jamaica with no access to a school library her parents prioritized literacy for her and her siblings but she admits it wasn't love at first sight.

one holiday you asked for a record player. >> we were into music and wanted to sing michael jackson and kerry carpenter and my parents bought us a set of encyclopedias. we wanted a record player. but it transformed our lives our house became a hub for research for the community. >> reporter: if reading is a first love, her community is close second she envisions her students making a difference in her hometown. >> my dream is one day when i'm old and gray that i'll see the as president, as the business owner somewhere making decisions in the community and that is why we bring this community partners so they can model for them >> reporter: last year mrs. jump was named the new york library association's librarian of the year but her students love her more for her heart than her fancy title. >> i think i met her like when i was in first grade then when i saw her, i was thinking in my head, oh my gosh,

she is my favorite. >> after i met mrs. jump, sh encouraged me and inspired me to read more. >> so cool how she focuses on each of us to make us be better. >> reporter: that's so sweet there is not much mrs. jump won't do for her kids. embracing the cultures and even painting the flags of her student's homelands on her nails. >> reporter: how do they respond when they see their home country painted? >> sometimes they are distracted but again they feel affirmed they know where they are from and who they are are important they will be validated here. >> reporter: everyone please join me giving a warm welcome to mrs. michelle wright jump. i love what you said when you show your kids themselves in a book they feel like they are enough and that is everything.

>> it is as i said. growing up without access to a school library in my school. they were public libraries i just wanted to provide something i did not have at the time my sister was my first -- book mobile, school for past primary. >> and she isn't here. she was your first librarian what would she think about all of this? >> she'd say good. it was expected of you and what are you doing now to promote literacy and libraries what's next? that would be what she'd say >> so cool and by the way, can we just talk a second about your beautiful fingernails and how it is -- >> hoda! >> i just need to look oh my gosh all represented. >> jamaica there. >> wow beautiful. >> it just shows you everything. everything you do to make sure

your kids are seen listen, here at the "today show" we know you think you are here just to promote literacy but really we love to give a couple surprises. >> we always do. >> first, i want you to look right here do you see your students >> my kids i have two sets. a home set of kids and a school set of kids. >> well i saw how much they adore you. and i know that you adore them and it is so important that you get books that represent them, that come in their home languages so we want to do that. harper collins children's book heard about the incredible work you are doing. they are giving you a thousand children's books look at these! >> wonderful absolutely my kids are ready to read them >> and many of them come in multi languages because i know that is important to you here's the thing you love to read too okay

so we can't send your library home with nothing. so on behalf of the "read with jenna" authors and their publishers we wanted you to all have 40 -- those are for your personal library at home i wish we could give you the book mobile. but just the books but wait there is more would you like more? all morning long we've seen these incredible "read with jenna" authors they packed up hundreds and hundreds of boxes. and what i learned about you is you care about your school but you care about your community even more. so ms. jumpp, do you know where these are headed they are going to the community of new berg thanks to all of these. donating 2,000 books to your public libraries all in your name >> means everything. my parents promoted that community is in our lives. and they gave and gave to community. >> guess what you are doing? you are giving and giving to

your community too. >> mrs. jumpp's here too >> mrs. jumpp's family is right there. >> fun bunch too >> my sister, my girls my sister-in-law >> they are all here >> and my high school sent someone. number one school in jamaica class of '81 i hear there is someone here >> mrs. jumpp, you are beloved we hope you feel the love today and every day. >> you do. >> and can we give a special thanks to all these authors that have been here all morning packing boxes. >> amazing. >> they are incredible there are their names. read their books they have changed me and so many readers. >> today's library advocacy day, so i'm asking everyone to advocate for libraries k-5 libraries are not mandatory in new york state. and as much as we do, we are endangered

i would like everyone to go on and support libraries. >> and their hlibrarians >> that was awesome. we love you mrs. jumpp thank you so much for coming. >> we're also going to throw in every michael jackson record you ever got today.com/shop finish for a complete list of "read with jenna" books >> plus, we're keeping the celebration going. we have some fun coming up >> that's right. and we have a huge announcement. >> we'll back with more. but first this is "today" on

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daughter mica. and my brother and my husband. >> everybody's here. beautiful. i mean, we had so much fun with you. what a fantastic job. >> and thank you to all these authors. >> yes happy birthday. >> we're going to keep our "read with jenna" party going in the fourth hour. all kinds of fun food everything for book lovers, going to be fun. >> first in the third hour, tennis starr coco gauff joins us first, your local news, weather, and these messages

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mike inouye is here. you have been watching this. talk to us what's going on here. >> look how jammed it is, typically clearing by now. hit a motorcycle, someone has died as a result of the crash. west 580, jamming up west 580 all the way back until some folks can find relief. stanley and stone ridge, alternates, take you from 680, stuck in the back up from another crash. highway 84 is the alternate, but starting to jam up. a lot of folks are taking that. i'm going to continue to update you on twitter, and of course marcus has your midday coming up at 11:00 a.m.

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