good morning breaking news. playing with fire. overnight a dangerous blaze breaking out at europe's largest nuclear plant in ukraine after being siege by russian forces. ukraine's president warning the world of another chernobyl as russia tightens its grip in key regions. and a u.s. senat calls a controversial call for russia to assassinate vladimir putin the latest straight ahead. nbc news exclusive william barr, the attorney general under former president trump in his first television interview since resigning, saying he confronted the president about his election lies >> i told him all this stuff was

bull [ bleep ], you know, it was wrong to be shoveling it out the way his team was >> just ahead what barr saying now about the former president and january 6th. and trump's fiery response in a letter to nbc news a family's pain, the parents of a star soccer player at stanford university speaking out for the first time since they say she took her own life. >> struggling to know what happened and why it happened you know we're just like heartbroken. >> just ahead their emotional message about mental health they all all parents to hear and how they are honoring their daughter web of lies? a strange twist in an infamous abduction case that captured worldwide attention. a california mother arrested and charged for faking her own kidnapping five years ago. this morning how police finally unravelled that mystery. those stories plus, special k.

the epic farewell for mike krzyzewski, coach k's final home game ticket prices skyrocketing, as fans line up to bid aduke to the basketball legend. today, friday, march 4, 2022 today, friday, march 4, 2022 from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning everybody welcome to "today. it is good to have you with us on a friday morning. i bet those tickets are selling fast. >> coach k, 42 years there it is going to be an epic night saturday. >> hard to imagine basketball without him. okay we're going to start a course this morning with the news and a terrible headline to wake up to europe's largest nuclear plant located inside ukraine taking heavy shelling from russian forces, sparking a fire and causing major concerns overnight over radiation leaks. >> that fire is out now. one official warned as it was

burning, if it blew up, it would be ten times larger than chernobyl. >> comes as russian troops are now advancing on several fronts in ukraine, gaining ground in the northeast and the south. and income the main goal to capture the capital city of kyiv. >> in the meantime in the west the war is having a direct effect on gas prices experts say we could see $5 a gallon within weeks. the average price 3.84 a gallon. a first hand look at the increasing refugee crisis in ukraine and starting with richard engel in kyiv for us richard good morning >> reporter: good morning. i am now at kyiv's main train station, and people are here trying to get on any train out of the city, any train heading west

there is considerable confusion. people don't know exactly when trains arrive or depart. they are just following the announcements and rushing towards the tracks and now of course there is this concern about a nuclear catastrophe in this country after russian forces took over that nuclear powerplant. president zelenskyy warning that if there is an explosion at the plant, it could be worse than chernobyl. ukrainian officials say that russian forces have taken the workers at the nuclear power plant hostage. the director of the power plant saying they are now working under the invaders guns. after a limping star, russia's assault on ukraine is picking up steam and is growing more destructive. carving a path through towns and grim cities grim pictures in berdyansk and chernihiv and a nuclear scare as russian forces took over europe's largest nuclear power plant after a fierce

ballot at the site a training building nearby caught fire. the this morning from president zelenskyy overnight about the risks if there is an explosion that's the end for everyone he said it is the end for europe, the evacuation of europe yesterday, we joined a group of journalist taking down dark hallways in government building in kyiv to meet zelenskyy. he arrived without an entourage carrying his own chair, looking relaxed and a little tired he repeated his call for a no fly zone although so far the u.s. and europe refused saying it could get them in a direct fight with russia. >> vladimir putin has so far not been willing to meet be you. do you have a message for him now that ukrainian cities under attack, this city under attack a convoy is on its way here. is there a way to prevent this war from escalating even further now? >> it is not about i want to

talk with putin. i think i have to talk with putin. the world has to talk with putin. because there are other ways to stop this war. that is why i have to. >> in kyiv's main children's hospital, they are evacuating more patients to the basements and out of the country >> are you trying to evacuate all of the cancer patients here. >> yes if they are stable we try to take them abroad and evacuate them but if they are not stable, it may be harmful for them and not so safe. >> reporter: in the basement, patients are safe for now but treatments are disrupted oleksander has been waiting on tests. he has pain of the news but following the war outside. our soldiers are doing great he says adding what is now the national motto here, "glory to ukraine. here on the platforms we've been

watching families say heart feet and tearful goodbyes many of the men are chose on the stay behind in this country to fight against the russians >> richard, thank you very much. >> also this morning top republican senator lindsey graham is courting controversy for encouraging russians to quote, step up to the plate and assassinate vladimir putin nbc senior washington correspondent hallie jackson with more on the story good morning. >> good morning. this is a kind of political curve ball at this extremely precarious moment with russia and vladimir putin senator lindsey graham over night as the situation was escalating overall call on someone in russia to in his words, take out putin. listen >> is there brutus in russia the only way this ends my friend is for someone in russia to take this guy out

>> graham's spokesperson noted the senator also expressed he was okay with a coupe to remove putin. reques but the the senators comments being interpreted by some as a call for the assassination of the leader including ted cruz who now is calling this an exceptionally bad idea and new, we've gotten a response from putin's press secretary calling this a hysterical escalation of russ phobia. saying these days not everyone manages to maintain sobriety, and many lose their minds. this could become a talking point for putin. he's publicly been on defense as most of the rest of the world praises ukraine's resistance so his team has been eager to frame this invasion as american persian cushion of putin hoda. >> hallie jackson in washington. thank you. in the meantime, ad as richard mentioned, the violence in ukraine is taking an immeasurable toll on citizen who

is watched as parts of their country are destroyed by russia attacks. more than a million people already fled in search of safety millions more expected to do the same tom llamas is in western ukraine. good morning >> this morning we're in a school in lviv that's taken about 80 children from the war zone in the east the children all came with stories of their towns being attacked, scared, nervous, obviously on edge. but these children you see here may be in the worst possible position because they are orphans they do not have family. they are in limbo right now, they are being taken care of and being fed but like everyone else in ukraine at this moment, no one knows what is going to happen tomorrow. with russia's invasion a chilling reminder of what over a million refugees are running from now russia and be ukraine have agreed to create humanitarian corridors to safely evacuate citizens

as families are packing up as much of their lives as they can in suitcases and bags. making their way to the overwhelmed border to enter poland still the most critical artery in and out of the country has been the railways. the war not halting its non stop service. >> in the peaceful world we are the backbone of economy. in the wartime, we're the backbone of security. >> alexander is the man running the entire ukraine rail system in many ways it is what ukrainians have relied on for food, medicine and of course an escape >> i am breaking apart i have to take my son to a safer place. >> reporter: thousands have waited here at lviv's main train station for days those lucky enough to make it on board find themselves crushed in train cars for a journey that is becoming more dangerous. these new images show rail bridges blown up, tracks crippled, even a missile just

steps from the rail lines. can you promise them you will try to get them out no matter what you will keep the trains running? >> we will run the trains until the last person we can evacuate from central, east and west of ukraine, and south ukraine. >> reporter: that is mass exodus is likely the beginning, the u.n. now says more than 10 million ukrainians may end up fleeing their homes. and amid so much uncertainty an emotional symbol of hope friends from the same ukrainian village finally reunited in germany after abandoning their home torn apart by war so we're back out live at the

school housing these orphans from the east. the staff here tells me that when they pulled up at the buses filled with children, everyone in the neighborhood came out donating clothe, donating their time taking care of these kids. they are beinged if ed and taken care of. demetrius here is 8 years old. i asked if he had any message for america and clearly you know what's happening here in this country has not hit him yet. he says that all he wants is a family right now hoda back to you. >> sweet demetrius thank you, tom we appreciate it thank you so much. sweet. >> well, we'll move on now, this morning we're hear flamingo a man who stood at the center of so many of the fire storms that engulfed the trump presidency. former attorney general william barr. >> good morning to boenl of both of you in his new memoir, one dam thing after another. war opens up about his former president. he sometimes acted a president's personal lawyer rather than attorney general and how the relationship came to

an abrupt end. take me back to that day december 1st, when you were in the suv. did you know you were going to end up in the oval office before the day -- >> i assumed i was. >> reporter: attorney general bibb knew he had infuriated the president. since election night trump had been insisting he'd won. this is a fraud on the american public this is an embarrassment to our country. >> reporter: barr knew which was a that wasn't true he'd even had the justice department investigate >> i told him that all this stuff was bull [ bleep ] and about election fraud and you know it was wrong to be shoveling it out the way his team was >> reporter: he also told trump

what he thought of his legal team not a lot. >> i said the reason you are where you are is because you wheeled out a clown show of lawyers. >> a clown show. >> yeah. a clown car or something like that just a bunch of clowns. >> reporter: what are you referring to rudy giuliani. >> his cracker jack legal team among others. >> reporter: barr said the president shot back, listing the way barr has failed him. that's when he offered up his resignation. >> i said look, i understand you are upset with me. and i'm perfectly happy to tender my resignation. and then boom. >> reporter: he slaps the desk. >> he slaps the desk and he said accepted accepted and then boom he slapped it again. accepted go home. don't go back to your office go home. you're done. >> reporter: when we asked the former president about this meeting, he disputed barr' account and told us he was the one who demanded barr's

resignation. either way barr handed in a resignation letter two weeks later and has not spoken with donald trump since he does not want him to run for president again. >> reporter: january 6th, the riot do you think that president trump was responsible for what happened here, ultimately? >> i do think he was responsible in the broad sense of that word. in that it appears that part of the plan was to send this group up to the hill i think the whole idea was to intimidate congress. and i think that that was wrong. >> reporter: in a three page letter to nbc news president trump trashed barr's book as fake and hurled personal insults at his former attorney general calling him a coward, a big disappointment and.

>> among others. lester i know you talked to barr asking why the election lies were going on he didn't speak out earlier. >> reporter: challenged him about the events leading up to january 6th and where he could have been more vocal he says the theme was already baked in and he really blamed what he called the whack job, the people who were feeding the president some of this information. >> we'll see you tonight and the full interview airs sunday, 9:00 eastern and the attorney general will be our live guest in exclusive interview monday morning on today today. it is 16 after the hour. craig a story we've been following a long time. >> yeah. lot of folks will remember the california mother who allege california maernd who alleged she was found kidnapped and found branded and chained on along the high five years ago. well now, she's been arrested, charged with fraud with investigators saying she faked all of it. we have covered this saga from day one. what is the latest

>> reporter: it was a match of dna from her clothing to a bottle of green tea like this. that was taken from her exboyfriend's trash can that might have solved the case when the investigators confronted papini's exboyfriend he told them everything. it was a story that felt almost too bizarre to believe a young mother seemingly kidnapped in broad daylight at gun point by two strange women, held for over three weeks and still in chains, mysteriously released from bright thanksgiving dinner. at the time, her husband only speaking to nbc, telling them she was tortured >> the bruises were just in tense. the bumps from being hit and kicked and whatever else >> reporter: now investigators say sherri papini made the whole thing up and exboyfriend said the injuries came from hitting herself and burning hirst on her

burning herself own her arms and one from a hockey puck where she said hit me as hard as can you and then go to hobby lobby and buy wood burning tool and brand her. investigators say the exboyfriend went along with the requests because she convinced him she was being abused by her husband, thought he was helping a friend and drove her back to northern california when she said she wanted to go home because she missed her kids. investigators say when they spoke to others who knew her, they found a history of lies and deceit. investigators say when she was confronted with phone records, evidence and her exboyfriend's confession, she continued to ha stick to her story about being kidnapped. papini is now in jail charged with lying to investigators and mail fraud awaiting a judge to hear her case. >> we've reached out to her husband as well as prosecutors

but no further comment one other question in all this, according to the criminal complaint, investigators confronted papini with all the evidence over a year and a half ago but no word on why its taken so long to bring those charges. >> that is curious thank you. first check of the weather. >> we got some storms across the country. california west coast, winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings as the system brings finally some much needed rain into california. we're going to be watching this low pressure storm one tomorrow in the plains over the east. snow, severe storms, snow and ice across the mid west and possibility of tornados from rochester to bethany davenport. kansas city. the second storm out of texas bringing heavy rain ahead of it but snow to the north. another round of storms, this time from little rock into batesville, memphis. dallas we're watching this system development

heavy rain stretching saturday into sunday with upwards of five inches from fort smith all the way to cincinnati. ice anticipate a messy commute from marquette, duluth, fargo into bismarck and snow through the rockies upwards of 6-12 inches some of the mountains 20 inches before it is all over. we're going to get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds. we got this. we got this. we got this. yay! we got this. we got this! life is for living. we got this! let's partner for all of it. edward jones good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at storm ranger, we are seeing some much-needed

rain moving through this morning, but it is tapering off from the tri-valley to the south bay and we are going to see still some clearing conditions and cold temperatures as we go through the day as this rain moves out for now. there will be another round of rain late tonight into the morning tomorrow, and we're also looking at some really gusty winds as the system moves into southern california. expect those winds to gust to 45 today. >> and that's your latest weather. >> all right al. thank you. coming up what we're now learn about the sudden death of a star soccer play in stanford university as her parents speak out to help others spot the signs of a loved one struggling with mental health. and then the spring break travel season's arrived. it is expected to be bigger and pricier than ever. from flights to hotels, to top destinations what you need to know. but first this is "tod" on nbc. fay

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look at the storm moving through the bay area this morning. starting to clear out from north to south, so there will be a break but it returns with scattered showers later this evening. we have wind advisories in effect for the bay, as well as the delta and we could see gusts reaching up to 45 miles per hour as temperatures drop. we're only looking at highs that will reach into the upper 50s and low 60s for the next couple of days and sunshine for early next week. marcus? >> we're going to have another local news update in just a bit. but first let's get to cierra johnson. >> reporter: good morning, i'm cierra johnson in millbrae. if you've taken a look at gas prices, you realize they're on the rise. this gas station, $5.39, on par with what aaa is saying is the average. $5.07 average here in california. californians paid more in gas to start with, and the russian

invasion of ukraine has driven up crude prices. >> that's it for our cut-in for right now. we have much more ahead this morning. go to nbcbayarea.com for the latest. i'll see you back here in 30 minutes.

7:30 this is a look at this morning's opening ceremony from the 2022 paralympic winter games. so we just want to shine a light here send our best wishes to all of the athletes especially team usa. sometimes the paralympics doesn't get all the attention it deserves so it is nice to shine a light on them. >> don't forget. you can catch all of the action across the networks nbc, peacock, nbc olympics com. and the nbc sports app as well >> go team usa let's get a check of the healds. friday morning a senate passed a

bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of presidency all republicans voting in favorite governor ron desantis is expected to sign that into law the u.s. supreme court signaled it would uphold a similar ban in mississippi. a decision on that that case expected later this year. encouraging news in morning in the battle against the coronavirus. new data shows more than 90% of the u.s. population lives in areas where masks are no longer needed according to new guidance centered on hospitalizations masks are still required on public transit and for air travel in the meantime, the nfl says it is suspending all covid-19 protocols, effective immediately. that means no more testing in more masks, unless local laws require them. at least ten people taken to the hospitals, several still missing this morning after an explosion and fire at a maryland apartment building it happened in silver spring,

maryland, just north of washington, d.c. yesterday witnesses say they smelled natural gas shortly before the explosion. officials are still investigating. in the meantime the red cross is helping dozens of residents that were displaced by the fire. sudden death of a college student gripped the world of women's soccer. >> katie meyer at stanford university was found dead in her dorm room earlier this week. and nbc's stephanie gosk spoke to the parents. >> katie's parents revealing to "today," their daughter took her own life they have since learned she was quietly struggling with her mental health. but they didn't see any signs as to just how bad it was 22 year old katy meyer was months from graduation, with a bright future ahead. >> and i've never seen someone who's put so much heart and soul

into so many different spacex of her life >> save by meyer >> reporter: the star goalie of the stanford university women's soccer team was a natural leader with a big personality the california native was found dead in her dorm room on tuesday. the soccer world stunned >> she just lived life to the fullest always >> reporter: we set down with her parents steve and gina meyer in the wake of the unthinkable. >> she died by suicide the last, you know, couple days are like a parents worst nightmare. and you don't wake up from it. so it is just horrific. >> reporter: the close knit family spoke often their final conversation with their daughter was just hours before she took her own life. >> she was excited she had a lot on her plate she had a lot going on but she was -- she was happy she was in great spirits >> it was the usual jovial katie. >> yeah. >> reporter: her parents say they believe she received an

e-mail regarding a disciplinary action and might have been in trouble. >> katie being katy was defending a community on campus over an incident and the repercussions of her defending that teammate. >> we've not seen that e-mail yet. she had been getting letters a couple months. this letter the final letter that there was going to be a trial or some kind of something. this is the only thing that we can come up with that triggered something. >> reporter: her parents now wondering if between school and sports it was too much pressure. >> there is anxiety and there was stress to be perfect to be the best, to be number one. >> reporter: the meyers speaking out to make sure other parents don't suffer the same tragedy. the emotions of their loss are raw. >> we're just, we're struggling right now stephanie. we're struggling to know, you know, what happened and why it happen you know

we're just like heartbroken. we're just so heartbroken. >> reporter: katie's mom wearing her daughter's sweatshirt. >> sounds crazy but everybody mom is gonna understand this when you smell it, it smells like her smells like katie. you know, just her scent i'm wearing it because i want to be close to her. so yes it is hers >> reporter: the meyer family has nothing -- excuse me but praise for stanford. sorry. they want to start a conversation about opening up communication between schools and parents. these parents feel they missed an opportunity to step in and possibly help. i'm sorry. >> that's okay thank you. >> no sorries necessary. >> nope. how we all feel. and we will be right back. nope. how we all feel.

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we're back this morning, we're talking about the arrival of spring break. >> you know what covid-19 cases are dropping, restrictions are being loosened and americans eager to get away. >> nbc's kerry sanders in cocoa beach florida with what to expect if you are planning fun in the sun hi kerry. >> travel palooza is upon us we're going to see more people traveling this spring break than we've seen really in the last two pandemic years and tourist communities like cocoa beach here are now bracing for impact big costs and bigger crowds expected on spring break this year as travel bookings hit levels not seen in years. >> so much pent up demand out there that people are ready to travel. >> reporter: a new survey finds more than half of americans are

planning a trip this spring with more than a third planning to travel during spring break specifically that soaring demand means surging prices too. >> we're seeing prices now in place like florida even higher than they were pre pandemic. not only has travel demand recovered, prices have recovered and then some. >> air fares up a whopping 50 perfect compared to last year for expedia. and hotel rates nearly 20% higher than they were before the pandemic of top destinations this year, three on the florida gulf coast. the bakers from birmingham alabama visiting rose mary beach florida. saying they chose to vacation before the spring break rush >> the deals aren't there like they were. >> reporter: they were there a year ago.

>> they are not there anymore. >> and you are laughing because? >> just everything is so much more expensive. >> reporter: this year three and four american travelers are heading to destinations in the u.s., putting enormous pressure on some of the country's most popular spring break destinations, like hawaii, disney and universal theme parks, and miami beach where the mayor expects tens of thousands of spring breakers to descend on trendy south beach. >> com don't come here thinking you are going to act in a way differently than you would act in your own hometown. >> reporter: last year unruly crowded forced a curfew and a state of emergency hoping to avoid a repeat this year even going to court to restrict alcohol sales after 2:00 a.m >> you can't just allow a city to careen into disorder and with this many people coming here this that can easily happen if we don't take appropriate measures. >> reporter: travel experts say there are still some deals out

there. but depends where you go the best places are urban areas like san francisco and right there in new york city, guys >> kerry, thank you. >> kerry's legs are out. yeah. >> -- >> speaking of spring break, we need some spring break temperatures where better to be at spring break? let's bring the music up and get the tropics going, mon okay so kerry is in cocoa beach south padre island which is nicer today >> cocoa beach. >> cocoa beach boom 77 that's nicer all right. let's head down to new orleans where i know you are going to be hoda or san diego. >> let's go baby >> 76 in new orleans and finally, cabo san lucas or miami beach. >> miami beach. >> i'm going with cabo. >> oh, miami beach >> by one. >> 79 degrees. >> just came in third.

>> lot of people -- loser. >> loser. >> we're looking at -- spring break temperatures we've got this conveyor belt of tropical air from the gulf coast to maine weekend highs 15-30 degrees above average. spring break for everyone. look at this forecast record highs for 47 cities, about 80 cities within three degrees of a record. look at the temperatures today omaha near 70. st. louis 64 shreveport 69. denver 71. tomorrow the warmth moves east cincinnati flirting with 80. st. louis 75 atlanta 75 degrees and as we move into early next week here in the northeast, records are possible sunday and monday new york, raleigh, beckley, columbia, savannah, nashville and atlanta to indianapolis. that good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a live look outside in san jose, still some light rain

coming down, but the rain is starting to wrap up, and just the last little bit of it making it through the tri-valley, through the peninsula and south county. much of the storm is pushed south of us and toward southern california. the colder air is rushing in and we'll have gusty winds throughout the day for the coast, bay and the delta. nd thar weather. guys >> al, thanks. coming up next your ticket to college basketball's biggest game of the year >> no we're not talking about the national championship. we're talking about the legendary coach k's final home game at duke ticket prices reaching super bowl levels. and we're live this morning on duke campus. no cameron crazies up this early huh? excitement at a fever pitch he right after this the only ev truck that combines: 4-wheel steer

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good morning carson. >> hello carson. >> -- right there. busy weekend this weekend. all eyes in the sports world are going to be on cameron indoor stadium in north carolina, where duke hosts its long time rival north carolina it will be the final home game for mike krzyzewski. >> ticket prices are among the most in demand ever. nbc's sam brock got one though he joins us from the campus there at duke. sam, good morning. >> good morning. i got one for today. i don't know about tomorrow. but the electricity inside cameron indoor stadium is normally electric. can you imagine what this is going to be like on saturday when you have five championship banners guys in the rafters, i guess you could say that might be justified this court is named of mike krzyzewski coach k. court he's coached a couple hundred players during hi time at duke act 80 are expected to be here during the game. students offered $10,000 and more for the seats

saying no, i'm not going to it because being here is priceless. all the banners and lore created at duke university under head coach mike krzyzewski. he is message ahead of saturday's final home game was classic. >> i'm sure it is going to be emotional. but it is going to be about my team. >> reporter: krzyzewski is the winninstgeoa cch in college basketball history with more than 11 hundred victories, five national titles and 12 final toufr fours, he's now preparing to lead his team onto the court that bears his name for the last time. >> this is the most special place in college basketball. >> reporter: the 75 year old has done a lot more than just teach xs and os. >> the big guy's got to then come here. >> reporter: he shaped lives. >> the manager, staff, coaches the players. and when they leave duke, they are better people. >> reporter: of the quintet of

championship teams, shane battier played a starring role in 2001. >> do you have a story where coach k. challenged you? what changed your -- >> he called me that summer. he would say hey, can you picture becoming the great player leaving us. and if i hemmed or hawed or hesitated for a second he'd hang up on me. >> reporter: excellence was demanded and the culture on campus felt off his coach k.'s energy cameron indoor stadium truly is the house coach k. built student line up in tents just to claim a seat. >> i won't be sleeping the next two fights for it. we'll all be exhausted but it is definitely worst it. >> reporter: if you have any high hopes of walking through these doors saturday, the cheapest seats on line are about 3 to $5,000. pricing that feels an awful lot like the super bowl. the basketball legend earning the respect and grooming an impressive coaching tree last year coach k. opening up on "today" about what attracted him to basketball in the first

place. >> the reason i got into it was relationships, to have an impact on the young men that you have the honor to coach >> reporter: regardless of outcome against north carolina, this is nominate going to be coach k.'s last game there is the ncaa tournament and acc tournament and if you want to wait in the tent city, you have to pass a test about duke basketball history just for the right >> if i was in college and somebody offered me 10 k for a ticket take it. take it all. what a class act that is still coming up. interesting story. there is an snl star looking to take their career to new heights. all the way up into space. we'll have that story for you. first quick check of your local news and weather your eyes. beautiful on the outside, but if you have diabetes, there can be some not-so-pretty stuff going on inside. it's true, if you have diabetes,

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us. still lingering showers around the south bay, parts of the tri-valley. but you can see it is clearing farther to the north. the storm central headed toward parts of southern california. we're not completely done with the rain. there will be another round coming in late tonight and early tomorrow morning. it will become winld as our temperatures drop, and for the coast, parts of the inner bay and delta, we could see wind gusts reaching 40 miles per hour, especially this afternoon. our high temperatures only reach into the upper 50s and low 60s. the rain moves out tomorrow, but then we'll see sunshine and warmer temperatures starting on sunday. marcus? >> thanks, kari. and always much more at nbcbayarea.com. we'll have another local news update in 30 minutes.

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black people. >> new ways they are getting the word out when it comes to their communities and colorectal cancer plus put on a pedestal the group creating statues of real women to help inspire young girls. >> if we show girls all these amazing women doing amazing work in this world, each of them are going know too they can grow up and change the world. >> inside the monumental way they are celebrating these trail blazers. and living the good life one public front man ryan tedder stops by for a live interview, along with a performance by the band to help jump start the weekend. today, friday, march 4, 2022 ♪ >> hi i'm jasmine, associate produce apparent the new york bureau i write and i produce stories. >> hi, my name is gen along. i've been a producer for the "today show" for 23 years. i started when i was 9. >> my name is bradley and i'm working from home for the

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a training building nearby caught fire. the nuclear power plant itself wasn't damaged, no elevation radiation detected if overnight if there is an explosion, that is the end for everyone he said. it is the end for europe, the evacuation of europe yesterday we joined a group of journalists taken down dark hallways in a government building in kyiv to meet zelenskyy. he arrived without an entourage, carrying his own chair, looking relaxed and a little tired >> vladimir putin has so far not been willing to meet with you. do you have a message for him now that ukrainian cities are under attack, this city is under attack, a convoy is on its way here is there a way to prevent this war from e escalating even further now? >> it is not about i want to talk with putin. i think i have to talk with putin. the world has to talk with putin.

because there are no other ways to stop this war that's why i have to >> reporter: in kyiv's main children's hospital, they are evacuating more patients to the basements and out of the country. are you trying to evacuate all of the cancer patients here who are stable enough to move. >> yes if they are stable we try tol f take them abroad. >> reporter: in the basement, patients are safe for now, but treatments are disrupted oleksandr has been waiting on tests for possible blood cancer. he has pain when he moves but is following the news of the war outside. our soldiers are going great, he says adding what is now the national motto here, "glory to ukraine". >> that was richard engel reporting from kyiv.

now a look at the hackers who declared war on russia right now they say the vladimir putin regime is fair game. nbc's tom costello joins was a closer look. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. so for years the u.s. has accused the russian government of cyber attack, sometimes working along russia, along with russian cyber criminals. but now russia is in the cross-hairs, and before you think that that is a good idea, think about how quick this called all snowball into an all out global cyber war. >> this is a message to vladimir putin from anonymous. >> reporter: the group calls itself anonymous unaffiliated hackers around the world now putting russia in the cross-hairs. >> members of nominees have declared cyber war against your aggressive regime. >> reporter: they are already targeted more than 1500 websites kremlin controlled news. the ministry of defense and space agencies russian oil company, internet

provider, even tv channels. >> they are called to fight in the cyber space has resulted in a lot of websites not being available. some websites going down and a lot of records, you know, russian government, russian military records been dumped out on to the internet. >> reporter: u.s. officials confirm they have seen evidence of the anonymous hacks after russia launched a sound and ground offensive against ukraine. but the real risk long-term. >> is the canceling of their access to internet infrastructure as private sector companies decide they are going delist or no longer carry their traffic. >> reporter: cutting off russia from the world would also deprive every day russians of access to outside news and information. and cyber pros worry russia may view the anonymous hacks as western attacks and target u.s. government and company sites u.s. cyber security director jen easterly

how at risk is the average american or that very small biz. >> everybody's at risk which is why at the end of the day they need to take the steps to protect their systems, their networks and their data. this can happen to anyone. there is no one that is immune from potentially getting hacked. >> reporter: the cyber security basics never click on suspicious e-mails or links, use complicated passwords, and multi step authentication. back up your computers and keep security software up to date. >> this basically insures he can log in even when the password is changed. >> reporter: real world attacks to train american companies to defend themselves. >> the questions organizations need to ask is not if they are going to be hit but when they are going to be hit. >> reporter: as for anonymous now targeting russia. >> we are anonymous, we're a legion, expect us. >> reporter: russia has always been perceived as the cyber attacker and now they are on the is receiving end. >> instead of always being on offense they also have to be on

defense and really lowers their capability in some ways to also do attacks >> the cyberal battlefield seems to be expanding by the day experts say those could be targeted again but also electric grids, also dams, water system, everything is a potential target right now. u.s. cyber security has great resources online guys back to you. >> tom costello for us thank you. feels like a good time for a boost. >> i think you are right a u.s. army soldier based in california had not been home to rochester new york in eight months so when adam finally got some time off, he surprised his mom at a restaurant where she happens to work. >> how are you doing. >> i'm doing better now that you are here >> man oh my god. oh my god. i can't believe it >> okay. his mom actually -- didn't recognize him. and also taking an order face to

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and urging people to get screened they started by selling tee shirts that said black health matters. soon they were out in churches and anywhere else people gather. we spoke with two of the founders >> just the name black health. >> reporter: like that's, you hear that and there is a sense of ownership for our community how do we settle on that name? >> i think we decided that black health was the issue that we were talk targeting. right now we're really focus on colorectal cancer. black people suffer also higher rate of heart disease, hypertension, stroke diabetes we also saw during the pandemic we also suffered worse outcomes in infectious disease. >> the focus on colorectal cancer came after the death of chadwick boseman at the age of 43

the actors private battle putting a spotlight top rise of early on set cases new research shows between 202 and 2016 aggressive colorectal cancer cases jumped 57% for people in their 20s and 66% for people in their 30s. divided by race, the studies showed that the highest increase was found in the black community. expert say a lot of factors may cause this including diet, education and family history the founders of black health say they feel strongly that racism also plays a role. >> we really stand by that racism strips us from those opportunities to live long, healthy lives and impacts our ability to access care and preventive services. >> we can blame diet and exercise but the higher up issue is really the access to the resource that makes it easy for me to have a healthy diet, makes

it easy for me to go outside and exercise you know if i'm living in poverty and don't have time to go exercise, then i'm not going to exercise. >> reporter: the founders of black health have been on the move partnering with their good down there campaign. and handed out about 5,000 at-home screening kits and helped pay for some patient's colonoscopies. >> have you found when you talk to people that they know if it's caught early you generally survive? >> yeah. a lot of people don't know that. so colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable cancers out there. if caught early and if you get into care early, then you have a 90% survival rate. >> reporter: part of getting people to listen can depend on who is delivering the message. >> i think we filled the information gap thinking about the way that we can change the narrative around health for black people that speaks to people about issues that they care about. but is also done in a way that feels black, right

it doesn't feel like it is coming from an institution >> reporter: their message is getting out there with partners operating in a half dozen cities across the country a dream of helping others that comes true every day >> we started with tee shirts. and now we have the national campaign so it is really exciting >> black health. they are doing god's work. they have also recently partnered with the colorectal cancer alliance. i'm proud to be a member of the alliances board. the screening age again has been lowered. it was 50. it is now 45 so if you are 45, time to get that clonescopy. and it is always time. also good time to have those conversations with your family members about family history as well >> i do -- well know if he's

caught early you have a better chance >> yes. >> -- good survival rate if you get it early. >> north of 90%. if they catch it early. >> also worth saying for colonoscopy. i just had my first one. i'm 48 now it is not as bad as you think. lot of people don't go get them because there is this taboo about the process. certainly worth going to get >> and the peace of mind is worth it. >> absolutely. >> thank you, craig. >> thanks for wearing blue by the way. >> you got it. >> great. >> let's switch gears and get a check of the weather. >> all righty. what we've got going on for toda will bring some rain and snow. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we started out with some rain and we're seeing it now just moving through the south county and the tri-valley as some cold air rushes in. we are looking at some gusty winds going into this afternoon. much of the rain has moved farther to the south. we will have some sunshine today but another round of rain will

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♪ stop don't stare ♪ we are back. it is 8:30, it is a friday exhibit in washington honoring some truly remarkable women. >> plus, there he is. ryan tedder, extraordinaire. we're going to chat with him good morning to you. it's 8:26. i'm kris sanchez. elon musk says he will not stop unionization efforts at his fremont plant and he's challenging you nighted autoworkers labor union to hold a vote. none of the test la factories are unionized. he criticized a biden administration proposal to give union-made u.s.-built electric vehicles an additional $4,500 tax incentive, and in 2018 he tweeted employees would lose their stock options if they formed a union. organizing a tesla plant would be a hung win for the union, which has failed to unionize

workers at electric vehicle start-ups in the past. the union did not respond to musk. we want to check in with meteorologist kari hall, who's busy with a lot of green on that radar. >> yeah, it's been great to see the rain coming through. most of it was early this morning. we're seeing the last little bits of it for a while, moving through parts of the south bay as well as the tri-valley. it's clearing farther to the north. we are going to see a break in the rain as much as it moves into central and sourng. but we will get one last round of rain later tonight into tomorrow. in between we'll have gusty winds throughout today. we have more weather and of course news coming up for you in a half an hour.

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♪ stop don't stare ♪ we are back. it is we are back. it is 8:30, it is a friday morning. got a little one republic cooking. and do you know why? we've got grammy winner ryan tedder with us >> what's up ryan? you didn't bring the sunshine from the west coast. >> i didn't. i'm sorry. >> lot to talk about new music. first i thought we'd make -- mr. tedder we have some fans here what is your name. >> reilly.

>> your mom laurie. >> laurie scott, yes. >> you are from virginia. >> yes. >> what is your bond musically. >> we'll we're mother and daughter we love the same music and i saw you in denver years ago and local travel business association meeting and you guys were fantastic. >> amazing they will thank you. >> remember meeting laurie. >> i remember you like the back of my hand i never forget a mouth or a mask >> a package to a one republic show of your choice for the never ending summer tour which kicks off in july. thank you for checking out one republic enjoy the show guys. >> see you this summer >> well done ryan. also a first look at a new piece of history in washington some really special statues all dedicate odd amazing women and hallie jackson is right there to unveil it it is inspiring project. wish i had gotten the folks it is honoring.

>> by the way we've got a lot to look forward to next week on "today." including huge stars heading our way. renee zellweger and ryan reynolds joining us live in studio 1a. >> and tuesday international women's day. we're going to dedicate the whole hour to incredible stories of women working tirelessly to improve their community, caring for kids, their trail blazers, your name it those stories are going inspire you and they will be live on our plaza, ladies. going to be fun. al let's get a check of the weather. >> your weekend, starting with saturday, record highs in the southeast and into the mid atlantic states. rain and storms and icy conditions through the great lakes. snow and wind through the western and central plains and some afternoon severe storms in the central mississippi river valley, and the snow continues out west. and we've got -- you know, our teachers are one of the great unsung heroes.

we need these arts. thank you for the work you do. too bad you didn't have a better model, but thang you. we appreciate the work you guys do. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our temperatures, it's going to be very cool today. make sure you have a heavier jacket. and the wind is going to make it feel a lot cooler too. the gusts could reach 45, in some spots 50 miles per hour. we are going to see another round of some early morning showers and temperatures in the upper 50s. for next week we'll see highs reaching close to 70 degrees and sunshine. we will have a significant warm-up after the big cooldown we're experiencing right now. >> and that is your latest weather, savannah? >> thank you al. coming up next, hallie jackson unveiling some trail blazing women inspiring the next generation we're now being honored with an historic exhibit on or around the national museum and smithsonian museum

but first this is "today" on nbc. around the national museum and

and welcome back march is history month and all month long introducing to you trail blazers, shattering glass ceilings and the up and coming to have on your radar. >> part of our special series ""today" celebrates greatness" and a first look at the nation's capital. >> a smithsonian exhibit honoring female power players in s.t.e.m. hallie jackson is there. hey, it is a big day in d.c. >> reporter: hey gang. it is so exciting. and let me just, can i blow your mind with a statistic here if you look at the biggest cities in america. top 10, top 12 guess how many statues of women are in those cities? only about a half dozen. guess what that changes today

and boy are they making up for lost time. more than 80 statues here in the smithsonian of real women, incredible women in stem s.t.e.m. and just ahead another live look at at another statue >> reporter: consider the statues lining america's parks and city streets what's missing >> when your families and our kids are walking around looking at the people that are held up as role models, they are not seeing anyone that looks like them and we knew we wanted to fix that problem >> reporter: now the if then initiative has created the biggest collection of statues depicting women ever assembled 1203-d printed statues of real women. trail blazers in science, tech, math and engineering at the nation's cal. >> i'm part of a team of scientists trying to save

endangered species from extinction. >> reporter: women like this, ecologist and national gee graphing explorer. all to inspire the next generation of s.t.e.m. leaders. >> if we show little girls all of these amazing women doing amazing work in this world, each of them are going to know they too can grow up and change the world. >> i wish i got to see this when i was a little kid. >> reminds me how important representation is. >> not just about my work but about the work of everyone who looks like me. >> reporter: we're back. and we're live here with some of the by the way incredible women whose statues are featured here in the garden. and we're about to reveal live one of the statues of ray win grant which we are so excited about. how much does this project mean to be able to have for people in washington. >> at is smithsonian we tell

stories of women from the past and all their great accomplishments. which is so important. girls need that inspiration. what i love about these statues, these women behind us who are changing the world right now and we're so proud to have them here at the smithsonian to inspire the next generation of explorers and dreamers and scientists and engineers >> one of those women of course is ray who is here so that is your statue. >> yes it is. >> you haven't actually seen it yet. >> not yet. >> we're about to reveal it but can you give me a sense of what is going through your mind at the moment you are on the forefront as all of these amazing women here of trying to inspire people like your daughter. even your mom who is here with you today. >> you know, what comes to mind for me is that we do this sinus to make the world a better place so it is amazing to also will honored and recognized and kind of be seen as heroes for doing that work. >> have you felt that way your whole career or do you feel you have come a long way in the last couple years. >> the if/then issue has really

amplified women in science and the media so little girls everywhere can aspire to do something like this. at least knowing they can. its really made a big difference. >> do you want to show us your mom's statue do you mind doing the big reveal for us >> yes i do. >> three, two, one >> look at that. it's me. >> look at that. it's me. what do you think? >> reporter: orange looks good on you. >> this is amazing i really can't i can't believe she's real >> -- like almost the exact same clothes. >> almost the exact same clothes, that's right. because scientists we are all kinds of things. >> reporter: first time seeing

your mom, right? >> umm. >> reporter: in the statue form. >> what do you think >> yeah, it looks great. >> it looks really cool to see your daughter memorialized like this. people who don't know. from all over the country, all over world come to the smithsonian and they will be looking at your kid here. >> what an opportunity for all of us. i'm just grateful for the ancestors for brings us here, especially the scientific ancestors. all the scientist who is create sod many amazing amazing structures underground and aboveground that we are able to enjoy today. >> and so much of this too is about inspiring as we say the next generation but inspiring people who will come to the smithsonian and say hey, women can do this. it is a movement in the country people are moving towards. >> and women who are living today. and many of us are young women

and women who are going to be around doing science for decade asks decades and that is also really important. >> got to tell you you are looking good right there. rae. >> thank you. >> really something to see all of you, thank you for being here you are all looking good give us a big cheer, if you don't mind congratulations to you -- my daughter to check out this museum, savannah and hoda. this is so cool. so a thrill to be with these incredible women. >> that was really, really inspiring. >> and multi generational awesomeness right next to you. really cool hallie. >> thank you, hallie. >> if you guys want to see those amazing statues on display they will display select smithsonian museums throughout the end of the month. so bring your daughters. >> she's probably going have a statue one day >> and ryan tedder in the house. can't wait to watch up and here one republic's new song. ryan says it took five years to perfect. oh my gosh are you looking to renovate oh your kitchen or bathroom? but first this is "today" on

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the city music series the city music series on "today" is proud by presented to you by citi. we're back 8:0045 with a guy we're always excited to see grammy winning star, ryan tedder. >> our friend's written hits for some of the biggest in the music industry and of course ryan also leads the hit group one republic with more than five billion streams on spotify alone. >> a new song we're going hear in a moment but first we want to chat hi. >> how you doing. >> they let me sit next to you so i can smell your delicious cologne. >> she has a thing about your scent. >> i'm a fragrance freak i travel with scented candles. >> yeah. the fact that i'm creepily always commenting on.

>> i get it. you smell amazing too today. >> thank you >> this is a very sweet moment. >> get a room! >> -- diary, today was an a plus today. all right back to your music so tell us about this song teasing that it took five years to perfect. >> yeah. it is a song that i wrote after relocating to california i was listening to the mamas and papas, beach boys. and i'm like no one's really touched that sound in forever. so there's got to be a modern way to do it and i ode to that. i wanted to live on the west coast. we need summer and happiness and some things took time. >> i grew up on the west coast and california sound personified youthful innocence and surfing and hot rods and things like that that was the beach boys. >> yeah. >> california dreamin' with the mamas and papas was written in new york you know that. >> yes. >> and all the -- are brown, sky is gray.

did you want -- >> i wanted -- listened to on west coast like i've been dreamin' about the west coast i've been dreamyin' ♪ so this stack of vocals. we went into the united studios t beach boys room to get that big coral vocal sound and the lyric was written in the dead of winter and i was traveling between new york and colorado. and i was literally going i would give anything -- >> that's what are -- >> -- i wrote west coast same deal. yeah. >> we were looking to see your first performance in the history book and we want ed to see when your very first live performance was and it happened to have been on the set of trl in '99 or 2000 it happened to be a day carson was off. so weird but let's look. >> ♪ ♪ >> not nervous, nothing. >> -- on "the voice. great voice you always have. >> thank you that was the most nerve wracking

performance of my life >> it was. you still remember it? >> because i had a little bit of time to rehearse it was beginning of online voting i knew i was probably goin to win already from the online votes. but sitting in front of brian mcknight and pink and all these people and i'm forgetting everything as i'm playing. i'm shaking. >> couldn't tell >> so we want to hear west coast. let's go ahead and play it one republic with their brand new song, performance of "west coast."west ♪ ♪ i've been dreaming about the west coast ♪ ♪ looking at faces i don't know ♪ i've been stairin' up at the grayest skies ♪ ♪ try anyway find myself some luck but it's runnin' drive ♪ ♪ it's like the weather makes the worst of my cloudy mind ♪ ♪ i could really use a dose of some paradise ♪

♪ sometimes you got to run from a broken heart ♪ more before i turn into a ghost need a brand coast ♪ ♪ man it ain't that far ♪ stars ♪ ♪ i've been dreaming about the west coast ♪ ♪ find some faces that i don't know ♪ ♪ trade the shade for something warmer ♪ ♪ i've been dreamin' about the west coast ♪ ♪ where the people take it real slow ♪ ♪ i need the sun for just a year ♪ ♪ i'll kiss the sky and disappear ♪ ♪ ain't felt a drop for 40 days but still they're washing cars and they don't show any age ♪ ♪ ain't nothing that you'll wan cost you more than time ♪ ♪ if you try find yourself better get in line ♪

♪ i'm countdown up my money and spending it to get it right ♪ ♪ i've been dreamin' about the west coast ♪ ♪ found some faces that i don't know ♪ seein' signs for california ♪ ♪ trade the shade for something warmer ♪ i've been dreamin' about the west coast ♪ ♪ where the people take it real slow ♪ ♪ i need the sun for just a year ♪ ♪ i'll kiss the sky and disappear ♪ ♪ glitter nights under starry skies ♪ ♪ all i wanna do is fly ♪ ♪ take me where the sunshines brighter ♪ ♪ i've been dreamin' about the west coast ♪ ♪ time to find myself a new glow ♪ ♪ i need the sun for just a year ♪ ♪ i'll kiss the sky and disappear ♪ ♪ i've been dreamin' about the west coast ♪ ♪ find some faces that i don't know ♪ ♪ see the signs for california ♪

♪ i'll trade the shade for something warmer ♪ ♪ i've been dreamin' about the year ♪ ♪ i'll kiss the sky and west coast ♪ ♪ i'll kiss the sky and disappear ♪ ♪ i've been dreamin' about the west coast ♪ ♪ find some faces that i don't know ♪ ♪ see the signs for california ♪ ♪ i'll trade the shade for something warmer ♪ ♪ i've been dreamin' about the west coast ♪ ♪ where the people take it real slow ♪ ♪ i need the sun for just a year ♪ ♪ i'll kiss the sky and disappear ♪ >> great timing. with the pandemic everybody is looking for that glow. everyone wants to kiss the sun and the sky. >> please. >> because so many groups, i'm always curious because you know a hit song when you see one. like how come you didn't give that to john legend.

i could hear john legend >> you could yesterday i was working on literally a little nas x record and the day before something for a different artist and it is so much easier for me to channel into other people's stuff, than it is like -- i did the lil nas, that's what i want. ♪ someone to love me ♪ i need -- that chorus is something i would sing but then the verses are 100% little nas >> -- that long to finalize. >> counting stars, i redid the chorus nine times. apologize took five months lil' chorus hallelujah took 16 years. >> "west coast" is a great vub, man. looking forward to the tour. >> tickets go on sale today at 10:00 a.m. the pre sale has been going crazy. july through august we're playing the whole country. jones beach here i

new york, the forum, bunch of places around the country. >> going to be great >> and you're coming back at 9:00, too. you're not done. >> more coffee and we're going to do light it up. >> thank you, to ryan. stick around more with him in a little bit. more with him in a little bit. and we'll be back after this

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ukrainian refugees are expected to land today. nonprofits like nova ukraine are helping people to get here. the organization says it needs people to volunteer, to host families, and to donate time and money. you can stay up to date with the latest in ukraine. the "today" show has team coverage all morning long with live reports from the ground. and happening now, highway 50 at echo summit is closed because of a rockslide. both lanes are blocked. crews are doing what they can to blast and try to clear up that rock. no word on when it will reopen.

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europe's largest nuclear powerplant, prompting a dire warning for the entire continent. flam are out now and we're hearing from ukraine's president live there on the ground. and craig meeting a group of friends who headed to church preaching an important health message about an alarming trend in the black community. and we have two talented performers here in the studio. one repu