we will leave you with a live look at ukraine. >> and coming up in just moments on the "today" show, the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine joins nbc news team for an exclusive live interview. the "today" show is coming up next. ♪♪ good morning. breaking news. no deal. the u.s. caught off guard after poland announces an officer to send its fighter jets to ukraine using a u.s. air base in germany. but the pentagon says no way. wary of a direct nato confrontation with russia. just ahead, where the invasion and the resistance stand this morning. disturbing new worries surfacing overnight at the chernobyl nuclear site. and for the first time, the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch

speaks out here live. skyrocketing gas prices jump another 8 cents overnight. another new record high after the president announces a ban on all imports of russian oil, gas and energy. >> i'm going to do everything i can to minimize putin's price hike here at home. >> straight ahead the struggles felt by drivers crossroads the country and the other costs about to jump as well. say it ain't snow. a late winter storm taking aim at tens of millions today with severe weather and possible tornados in the south. and a mix of rain and snow stretching from the mid atlantic to maine. al has everything we need to know. case closed. prince andrew pays up. making good on his settlement deal and a judge dismisses the case. ahead a live report from buckingham palace and what's next for the prince and the royal family. all that plus 200 million dollar man? star quarterback, aaron rodgers announcing his return to the green bay packers. what he's saying about a

reported deal to make him the nfl's highest paid star. and "endurance". a tireless team of explorers lives up to the legendary name, finding the lost ship of famed explorer sir ernest shackleton nearly perfectly preserved more than a hundred years after it sank in the icy waters of antarctica. the miraculous discovery and the secrets beneath the sea, today, wednesday, march 9, 2022. >> from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning everyone. welcome to "today," it is good to have you with us on wednesday morning. if you are a nerd like me who is really into the "endurance" expedition. this is great. >> as ship wrecks go. this is phenomenal. lot more on that coming up. >> a busy morning. including the crisis in ukraine. >> yeah. vice president harris is

traveling to poland this morning for meetings with its president and the prime minister of canada who is also in the region and this comes as a potential division rises among nato allies. the u.s. rejected poland's offer to send jets to ukraine via a u.s. air base. >> also breaking this morning, new concerns that radioactive substances could be released from the chernobyl nuclear plant. ukrainian officials saying power has been shut off at the plant days after it was seized by russian forces. >> also overnight another increase in gas prices. take a look just how much they have gone up this week alone. $4.25 a gallon this morning. up 25 cents since monday and have since the beginning of the invasion two weeks ago up more than 70 cents. every angle covered this morning, including a live conversation with the former ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch. we begin with richard engel in kyiv. good morning.

>> reporter: good morning savannah. ukrainian officials are expressing frustration. as you know, they have been calling for a no-fly zone. they have been also calling for more aircraft to protect the skies. in particular soviet era aircraft that ukrainian pilots already know how to fly. and it looked like there was a potential deal yesterday when poland said it would give ukraine all of its mig 29s, sending them first to a u.s. air base in germany. but the pentagon said no. that that was too close to direct military involvement. and now the deal appears to be off. and ukraine's president zelenskyy said that this is no time for indecision, that they need the planes now to stop the russian offensive. russian troops are trying to grind out a victory by beating ukrainian towns and cities into submission. but so far, all that russia is doing successfully is killing ukrainian troops and innocents. at an intensive care unit in kyiv this morning, a doctor showed us the wards. the windows all covered to

prevent sniper fire. in every room, a victim of russian fire. all civilians. a man shot in the leg. another whose house was bombed. he was trapped under the rubble for two days. and just arrived here this morning. >> vladimir putin says that the russian army is not bombing civilians. that no civilians are being hurt. >> it is a lie it's an obvious lie. >> reporter: down the hall an entire family. they were escaping their neighborhood north of kyiv a russian soldier told them it was safe to leave. but as they started moving in their car, other russian troops opened fire, shooting them all catarina was shot in the back. tanya took 12 bullets in her legs the ukrainian government is standing firm behind president zelenskyy. he addressed the british parliament by video and paraphrased winston church it's fight them on the beaches

script. >> we will fight in the forests on the fields, on the shores >> >> reporter: the message of resistance to the end struck a deep cord in the united kingdom. across ukraine, zelenskyy's fighting spirit seems to be contagious miro popovich who served in the u.s. military, fought in afghanistan, i used the gi bill and became an american citizen is now defending kyiv where he was born. >> they came to our home trying to destroy us. we have no choice. united we stand, divided we fall so that's it >> reporter: do you think you are going to win by win i mean push the russians out, have a government. >> right now it looks like we are winning. we are pushing them back and they are no fuel and they are dying. >> reporter: russia's military offensive has often looked inept with vehicles running out of gas. soldiers surrendering, and abandoning trucks full of

weapons. but the embarrassing videos don't tell the full picture. a senior u.s. military official says russia still has 95% of its military force in ukraine intact more than enough to destroy the country's cities and create much more suffering and once again this morning ukrainian officials are sounding the alarm about chernobyl. russian forces took over the chernobyl exclusion zone, which still contains radioactive material and now according to ukrainian officials they have cutoff the area from the main power grid and officials are worried that it could stop monitoring systems, stop protective equipment. it is unclear if the russians have brought in their own power to the site. >> very disturbing, richard. thank you very much.

i want to turn now to a woman with a unique perspective on the war former u.s. ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch. she was appointed in 2016. she served in that role until 2019 but that she was abruptly recalled by president trump who claimed yovanovitch was undermining the push to pressure ukraine into investigating the biden family her ousting and her testimony at capitol hill were key factors in the trump impeachment and senate trial and ambassador yovanovitch is with us exclusively ahead of the release of her new memoir. good to see you. i want to first your impressions on whether the u.s. and nato allies are doing enough. ukraine wants help in the form of a no-fly zone we saw the polish deal overnight rejected by the u.s. and nato. is the u.s. and the west, are we doing enough. >> we are doing a lot and we need to keep on doing more and i think the administration and nato are are looking at what more can be done there is unbelievable security assistance flowing to ukraine that is vital. humanitarian assistance, economic assistance.

and i think the administration and nato do need to look at the possibility of a no-fly zone for humanitarian purposes. >> of course they say that means you are walking into world war 3. you are having a direct confrontation with russia. what's the counter to that everybody wants to help ukraine, and everyone is terrified after a nuclear confrontation with russia. >> right so that is a real concern. but i also think that we cannot let putin set the terms of this debate and have putin decide how this is going to go. but we nevertheless need to be very careful and plan everything out well. >> yesterday the cia director told congress that putin's mind set has hardened his words in recent years. he's become more isolated and he is likely to double down what is your assessment? how far is he willing to take this despite the academic and other pain he may be feeling

from this? >> i think that assessment is probably correct i think everything we've seen is that putin is not yet on a path to an off ramp and that he will double down and the ukrainian people are the ones that are going to pay the price. but so are the russian people. and i think that is important to remember. >> and many have suggested that putin won't stop with ukraine. and that's really the bedrock of ukraine's argument for more military intervention from the west, that if you don't stop him here, he's going to keep going >> and i think that's what we've seen over the last two decades where, putin went into georgia in 2008. ukraine in 2014. got away with it and thought he was going to get away with it again and that was a huge miscalculation. >> is there an off ramp for putin? people talk about saving face or

some kind of graceful exit unclear whether he even cares about such things. but is there a way out of is this >> i think there is always a way out. diplomats are very optimistic. always and so the ukrainians and russians are still talking that's important and obviously we are looking for ways to reach out. and when putin is in the right place, i think there will be a way to conduct those negotiations. >> why do you think he chose to invade now >> yeah, that's a really good question i think that he has been obsessed with ukraine for a long time you can see it in his actions, as well as as in his writings and his speeches i think, you know, he's got presidential elections coming up

in 2024. he wants to look good and strong and he miscalculated he thought this would be a cake walk and it is not. the ukrainian people are resisting. as those of us who know the ukrainian people knew they would. >> that leads me to my next question you have spent time. you walked in the streets. you know the people. you ate at the cafes you were an ambassador, many years in ukraine, couple of tours there. tell us about the will of the ukrainian people what are we seeing on display? and president zelenskyy as well. >> yeah, i think, just to start with president zelenskyy he's a comedian as everybody knows. he's also a businessman. started this media conglomerate, a self made man and now he's president. and that was extremely unlikely. but he has met his moment. he's a hero now. and inspiring the ukrainian people and also the world. the ukrainian people are unruly. they love freedom. they are not going let anybody tell them what to do certainly not putin. they are kind of like us sort of in that very independent way and they have always been strong and independent. and i think you are seeing that now. that they are not going to give in they are not going to give up.

everybody from, you know, little kids to grandmas packing molotov cocktails and other things it is incredible >> talking about resilience. your book is called "lessons from the edge" and details your whole life in foreign service but in particular people remember you testifying aed the impeachment trial of president trump, a difficult decision for you. why did you decide to testify? and was it worth it in the end >> so it was a difficult decision i've kind of been a rule-following diplomat for 33 years. and the trump administration was telling me not to testify. but in the end i decided that my duty to the constitution was greater than to any individual or particular branch of government but it was -- it was a tough decision. >> well, it is a heck of a story. marie yovanovitch. thank you for being here this morning. i want to mention that the memoir is called lessons from the edge it is actually out next tuesday but you can find more about it at today.com/shop. madam ambassador, thank you very much >> thank you. >> hoda? >> savannah, thank you craig joins us now and we talk about the impact of the ukraine crisis felt here at home.

>> hoda, good morning. good morning to you as well. as the war enters its third week now. the cost to fill up your gas tank has gone from bad to worse. the national average hitting a new record overnight after president biden announce ad u.s. ban on russian oil jill martin joins us for the story. >> president biden's new ban on russian oil has triggered more sticker shock at the pump today, although russia only accounts for about 8% of u.s. supply, americans are at the mercy of global prices and has president biden warning drivers that you are going to have to keep paying more this morning gas prices are breaking records again the national average hitting $4.25 a gallon 8 cents more than just yesterday. and president biden warning there is more to come. when asked what he can do about it. >> can't do much right now russia is responsible. >> reporter: after announcing the new measures taking aim at the heart of the russian economy. >> we're banning all imports of russian oil and gas and energy and the american people will

deal another powerful blow to putin's war machine. >> reporter: the president making the announcement after rare bipartisan pressure to stop the flow from russia ukraine's president zelenskyy expressing his gratitude to the u.s. calling it a strong signal to the rest of the world. saying the importantly ban of russian oil to the u.s. will weaken the country economically, politically and ideologically. president biden telling americans to brace for even more pain at the pump but also warning oil and gas companies not to exploit consumers or pad profits >> russia's aggression is costing us all and it is no time for profiteering or price gouging. >> the u.s. ban comes after impassioned requests ukrainian parliament member oleksandra ustinova last week. >> protecting them from paying extra 20, 30 cents for gallon of

gas and that is why so many ukrainians have to die. >> reporter: it also means gas prices continue to skyrocket. >> i shut tore even think about how much it is going to be for me to fill up. >> reporter: wall street, another volatile day of trading as oil prices climbed yet again after president biden's announcement the pressure on putin intensifying as americans feel the fall out at the pump as for how high prices could climb with the summer driving season on the way. experts that we've been talking to says it is hard to predict since the situation in russia and ukraine could change significantly, affecting the price of crude oil by memorial day the national average could be as much as 50 centers higher than today, with prices remaining that high or worse for the fourth of july holiday. craig? >> my goodness thank you. and coming up in our next half hour we'll take a closer look at the impact of the rise in oil and gas prices on the cost of other items that we all

really rely on. >> let's get our first check of the weather. al your map is all over the place, isn't it? >> it is a mess. we've got sere weather tornado watc let's take a look show you what we got two storms basically today and tonight. and saturday is going make its way across the country today, winter weather advisories up state new york, parts of new england into virginia. and then to the south along this system we've got tornado watches until 1:00 from central georgia all the way to the panhandle of florida. add the risk of severe weather for 6 million people from myrtle beach, tallahassee, jackson, pensacola. damaging winds, hail, tornados likely in the area this system a quick mover. moves across, heavy rains to the southeast. some snow and could be a burst or two around boston but we mostly expect it to be on grassy surface, not a big deal. next one, this is one we're really worried about, friday narrow band of moderate snow from little rock, buffalo, new

york storm system develops on the coast saturday rapidly deepens. we're going to be looking at strong winds, heavy snow for the interior of the northeast. and then behind is much colder air, whipping winds, strong windchills here is what we're looking at. down through the southeast, nfrs for the wild fires down there bad news as we move to the north. the risk of heavy snow from western pennsylvania all the way up into interior new england moderate snow from the appalachians all the way into upstate new york the track of this system is going to determine if it moves further to the east as the european medal mo suggests, we so you would see heavier snow if it stays inland, it will be more of a rain/snow mix. we're going to continue to track this and get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds ez-squeeze. it's a new, upside-down bottle... with no cap. you just grab and squeeze.

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temperature swings too. >> thanks al >> thank you so much still ahead. breaking news overnight. prince andrew paying the financial settlement to end his sexual assault case. so where do he and his accuser and the royal family go from here we're live from buckingham palace. plus, big news from the nfl. star quarterback aaron rodgers is staying in green bay with what could be a record-shattering new contract what he's saying about his return and that huge paycheck. but first, this is "today" on nbc. coming up with erything pae

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after the holmes trial experts are expecting the jury selection process to take a little longer than the last case. balwani faces the same charges as elizabeth holmes, wire fraud and conspiracy to fraud investors, claiming they had technology that could test for multiple diseases with a single drop of blood. >> and as you get ready to head out this morning, the wind is calm, but we are going to see an increasing wind for today. let's look outside in fremont where the flag is not yet waving, but we will have winds increasing, especially near the coast and san francisco as we go into late morning into the afternoon. and it will stay windy tonight. that wind kind of shifts into the inland areas in the hills and mountains by tomorrow morning and then we see the winds calming down by tomorrow night into saturday. you're going to continue to see gusty winds causing more dry vegetation as our temperatures go into the 60s, and we'll spring forward for sunday

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we're back 7:30 and this is a peek outside our window rockefeller plaza wednesday morning, march 9, 2022 getting ready for whatever sleet, snow may be ahead here. >> let's get to your 7:30 headlines. florida lawmakers passed a bill yesterday that would ban teachers from discussing sexual identity in school legislation is referred to as the don't say gay bill he will sign that bill into law. opponents say the bill unfairly

targeted lbgtq student and puts them at greater risk the venezuelan government freed two jailed americans including an oil executive who was imprisoned more than four years. he was released over the weekend. he was released by senior biden administration officials he and five other citgo executives had been in detention since 2017 the development as venezuela seeks to improve relations with the biden administration. >> now to an incredible discovery in the ocean waters near antarctica. the wreckage of sir ernest shackleton's ship "endurance" has been found nearly 10,000 feet below the surface that ship was found in 1950. it was crushed by ice and sank the crew managed to escape unharmed it happened on the failed attempt to cross antarctica. it is in remarkably good condition due to the ice cold conditions

the use played a key role in preserving the endurance and lawsuit against prince andrew. >> brought by an american woman who accused him of sexual assaulting her at just 17 years old. the case has now been dismissed after the royals play a financial settlement kathy park is at buckingham palace for us. kathy, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning to you for years now virginia giuffre has accused prince andrew of sexual abuse he's denied the allegations. and while he may have dodged a long, drawn out trial, his reputation has already take an hit just weeks after a dramatic announcement on a settlement, this morning prince andrew's legal battle against his accuser virginia guiffre has officially come to an end a judge formally dismissing the lawsuit tuesday which accused andrew of sexual abusing guiffre when she was just 17 her lawyer claiming the prince has now paid guiffre an undisclosed amount to settle the case saying in a statement this is an important step but should not be

the last step in holding jeffrey epstein's enablers and participants to account. guiffre alleged she was forced to have sex with andrew three times in 2001 when she says she was trafficked by jeffrey says epstein and ghislaine maxwell. >> ghislaine woke me up and said you are going to meet a prince today. i didn't know at that point i wa going to be trafficked to that prince. >> reporter: prince andrew repeatedly denied guiffre's allegations telling the bbc he had no memory of this now infamous photo. >> i have no recollection of ever meeting this lady none whatsoever. >> reporter: with pressure mounting, the queen took swift action, stripping the 62 year old of his military and royal titles earlier this year buckingham palace saying in a statement at the time that the prince would be defending this case as a private citizen. then just last month after prince andrew's failed attemptse

though he didn't admit to any personal wrong doing, andrew said in a joint letter to the court that he regretted his association with epstein the prince also pledging to make a substantial donation to guiffre's charity, which helps survivors of sex trafficking for guiffre, the settlement is another step towards justice and prince andrew has never faced any criminal charges his lawyer declined to comment on this latest development we should also note that the british finance ministry says no public funds were used for the settlement savannah. >> kathy park in london. thank you. up next on a wednesday morning, the ripple effect of record shattering energy prices and they go far beyond the gas pump. >> oil is used to make thousands of other products from makeup to medications. inside look at what you should be prepared to pay a lot more for coming up after this. we are back. ou people with moderate to severe psoriasis, are rethinking the choices they make

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we are back. 7:38 now with in-depth "today" this morning. a closer look at we are back. 7:38 now with in-depth "today" this morning a closer look at the impact of skyrocketing oil prices. >> national average jumping another 8 cents overnight to a new record $4.25 but experts say this is going to affect more than the price at the pump. >> sam brock as more on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. 60% of oil consumption is for fuel which means 40% is everything else from plastic in smart phones to of course the produce, fertilizers for produce like fruit, grains that go to chickens all of that. which means grocery bill and many other bills for that mat rer amatter are about to get a boost it is a ripple effect that stretches far beyond just filling up the skyrocketing cost of oil hitting you at the pump tied to

thousands of other products. sure there is delivering items >> the majority of them are going to be on truck or rail, which consumes diesel fuel. >> reporter: but unknown to many shoppers, oil is in your products too petroleum derivatives make up plastic and others crunch on fertilizer impacts produce, grain and meat and dairy. and even every day goods are packaged in plastic. >> basic locus for every day use. >> reporter: natasha patel sees up ticks on her shelves but she says medicine from asthma and cholesterol to blood pressure medication is also on a steep curve. in some cases up 200% or more with petro chemicals often involved in production. >> it is so hard to tell if patient, especially with

groceries going up, gas prices going up to tell them, hey now your medication you need on a day to day basis to survive is going up as well. >> nothing operates in a vacuum. supply chain issues also playing a role making isolating the spike from oil alone difficult but as the huge spoke in the we'll. wheel. a lot of people know petroleum products are in tires. but what if you're using a bike as an example? what about the cables on the brakes, the tape on the handles, the styrofoam in the helmets, the plastic in the bottles half the products in store have some form of petroleum at no boundary sports in coral gables, oscar paez tells me it is a perfect storm of issues. >> shortage of supply. we have logistical issues and you see gas prices go up, you'll se higher prices. >> reporter: while racing to get a bike might save you on fuel, more practical tips for staying conscientious at any point include buying off brand food product. the most expensive are often at eye level and shopping for appliances at independent stores

where you might negotiate a better bargain either way shoppers are starting to see double vision. >> if you wear eyeglasses, the cost of lens just went up. >> we talked about prices at the grocery story being impacted is that the same deal if you are getting food delivered to your place? >> reporter: absolutely. food deliveries, whether in amazon or a truck to the grocery store, all is affected by what is driving these increased costs, higher fuel for the vehicles themselves but consider this a lot of those truck, hoda are coming on diesel powered vehicles and we know jo lean kent was talking about this, the new prices for regular fuel are $4.25 and rising for diesel it is more like $4.80. off the factor all in in and that is a primary driver why things are so much more expensive. >> sam brock in florida. thanks. and al has a check of the

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i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're going to have some gusty winds picking up today, and our temperatures slightly cooler compared to the past couple of days. highs in the upper 60s. we will continue with high winds tomorrow and more sunshine in the forecast. winds calming down this weekend. we set our clock forward one hour, and hopefully we'll be looking forward to rain to come in on monday into tuesday. as far as san francisco, our temperatures today reach the low 60s. expect gusts up to 40 miles per hour today. oklahoma city oklahoma city >> my meteorologist came up with fixing that and our audio department who not the music. >> we're working on the "star wars" bar for next hour. nana a nana ♪ >> -- "star wars" bar around here sometimes. >> okay. >> when we come back, if we come

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♪ see what is this the "star wars" bar music. cantina band song. do you know it remember all the whacky -- >> -- >> -- hey we don't serve droids here. >> we got big news from the nfl to talk are about here -- some of the league's biggest stars announcements their retirements end of last season one is not going to be returning, he's got a huge deal. >> aaron rodgers has been casting doubt about his future for the green bay packers for the last two years even though he's won the nfl mvp in both of those seasons but now packers fans, can rest easy their star quarterback who likes to court the occasional controversy is staying in exchange for what could be a lot of money aaron rodgers collects headlines like he collects touchdown passes and few he has more.

on tuesday radio host and rodgers good friend pat mcafee said the quarterback is staying with the green bay packers. >> he said hey, why don't you let the people know that i am official returning to the green bay packers. >> reporter: later a report surfaced that rodgers signed a four year $200 million contract. would make the 38 year old the highest paid nfl player in four year $200 million history. rodgers called the report that he signed the contract inaccurate as are the supposed terms. he added i'm very excited to be back chances are the contract terms, whatever they may be will include a lot of money and rodgers deserves it. he's won four league mvp awards, including one this year. >> i'd like to thank the green bay packers.

its been an amazing 17 years. >> reporter: it is an award just a couple of month ago rodgers predicted he would not get after a controversy over his covid vaccination status. >> that's probably never going to happen, right >> i think that's legitimate a legitimate statement. >> reporter: rodgers tested positive for covid in november, revealing he had never been vaccinated even though he had this to say to the public at the beginning of the season. >> are you vaccinated? and what's your stance on the vaccinations >> yeah i've been immunized. >> i take full responsibility of those comments but in the end, i have to stay true to who i am >> reporter: rodgers was drafted by green bay in 2005 now pushing 40, he has that other quarterback tom brady in his sights but he has a long way to go. brady is way ahead in all-time passing yards and touchdown

passes rodgers has one super bowl ring, brady has seven. this season and last, the packers just couldn't get to the big game despite dominating the league all the money in the world can't buy rodgers that next ring brady announced he was retiring after the season he played until he was 44. rodgers at 38 years old has another five or six seasons left to try to match some of those records, if he stays healthy and that is if the somewhat mercurial quarterback decides he he even wants to stay. we'll see. >> did you notes in the spot, his sweatshirt >> yeah -- >> it's not a star wars show >> yes, it is. >> tell that to aaron rodgers. >> apparently it is this morning. >> i'm on board with that mashup >> of course you are >> coming up another sports icon to talk about. a will ferrell to be to the nba court. after your local news.

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inland hills we have a wind advisory that will be in effect as those gusts could reach up to 55 miles per hour between today and tomorrow. our temperatures just slightly cooler today as the sunshine continues. winds calm down on friday and we'll see temperatures headed for the low 70s. this weekend we spring forward, setting our clock forward one hour, and hopefully we'll be looking forward to rain next week. scattered showers in the forecast between monday and tuesday, a little cooler. san francisco will have some gusty winds later today. those high winds continue for early tomorrow, and then for the weekend it looks pretty nice, with highs in the low to mid-60s. >> one more reason to look forward to the weekend. thanks, kari. we have more local news coming up for you in just a half hour.

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they have been pleading for more aircraft to protect the skies. and ukrainian officials thought they had a deal to get more soviet aircraft, and that specifically soviet era aircraft because that is the kind of planes that the pilots here already know how to fly. and yesterday poland said it would give ukraine all of its mig-29 jets, but transfer them to american air base in germany. but the pentagon said no, that it is too close to direct u.s. military involvement in the fight against russia and ukrainian officials today expressed disappointment president zelenskyy said this is no time for hesitation that they need those aircraft now to prevent more violence, to prevent more attacks like the ones we're seeing right now. in parts of kyiv ukrainian officials are also sounding the alarm once again about the chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone russian troops already took over that area, which still contains a great deal of radioactive

material and then ukrainian officials said this morning, that the russians had apparently disconnected the area from the main power grid in this country. and they are warning without that flow of electricity, monitoring equipment and safety equipment will not work for long and they are now calling for an immediate international intervention to control that nuclear site so that there is not an environmental catastrophe. savannah >> disturbing. all right richard. thank you very much. since the invasion president zelenskyy has been the public face of people's plight and their fight. now we're also hearing more from his wife t first lady of ukraine about what it is like for her country and its people molly hunter joins us with more from ukraine with that story hey molly. good morning >> reporter: hoda, good morning.

in response to what she calls an overwhelming number of media requests olena has posted her testimony to ukraine take a look. >> this morning the first lady of ukraine describing the destruction in vivid and heartbreaking detail perhaps the most terrifying and devastating of this invasion are the child casualties olena zelenska writes in her open letter when russia says it is not waging war against civilians, i call out the names of these murdered children first. with photos of children she says who have now been killed in the war. like her husband, president volodymyr zelenskyy volodymyr zelenskyy, the first lady emerged as an national hero. following ab unlikely battleground president zelenskyy a actor. and his wife a comedy writer now the first lady describes himself as russia's number one target and his family target number two reportedly at an undisclosed location with her children, olena zelenska has continued to reach out to the world through social media the 44 year old mother now sharing other children's stories, like a girl who grandfather she writes tried to protect her from shells. zelenska also writing on the

challenge of getting essential medical care and the heartbreak of mothers as the crisis mounts. and calling out president putin saying he underestimated our people and its patriotism. the war in ukraine is not a war somewhere out there. this is a war in europe. if we don't stop putin, who threatens to start a nuclear war, there will be no safe place in the world for any of us now, she also addressed the world's media pleading to keep showing what is happening here keep showing the truth and to people helping at the border countries, she says thank you, and we see you hoda i'll send it back to you. >> molly hunter in lviv. thank you. a california woman accused of faking her own 2016 kidnapping has been released on bail 39 year old sherri papini was arrested last week charged with lying to federal

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day. 50,000 refugees coming in from ukraine. most of them women and children. coming here like in other border crossings with just a suitcase >> the need is growing by the minute tens of thousands of women and children arriving every morning, cold, tired, and hungry. volunteers offering hot soup and a play mate for the youngest refugees like 2 year old alina her grandma says we were afraid but our husbands were even more afraid that is why they sent us here. the u.n. says more than 2 million refugees have now fled ukraine. a million are children unicef calling it a dark historical first >> this is the favorite toy from home >> reporter: a dancing dinosaur, the only thing 5 year old sophia could bring from home. her mother says everything they have is in this suitcase "i was lucky to have this," she says people were leaving without

anything. >> the people who are coming now have less means than the people who came initially and they have also experienced more likely conflict directly. so they are probably more traumatized. >> reporter: and many now have no friends or family to take them in. like ludmilla and her children their town under attack, their husband home fighting. putin and the russian army are destroying ukraine and ukrainians," she says. this gaming company offering her family and dozens of others a place to sleep there is now a desperate need for shelter. this expo center in warsaw can sleep 10,000 and a need for better coordination michael capone founder of florida based global empowerment mission now setting up a warehouse to distribute mountains of donations. >> a church might be lacking baby food and others only lacking water. you don't want the overlap. >> reporter: and the need here is immense and growing every day.

>> i've been on disaster fronts for 20 years this will be by far and already is times a thousand of anything, any organization or the u.n. has ever seen. >> reporter: and also partnering with be strong to e get people plane tickets to they can have a more permanent place to stay. and if there is one bright spot, it is in what you see behind me. it is in all of those volunteers and aid organizations who have come out to try to do what they can to help these people savannah >> sounds like the people of poland have been just incredible kelly, thank you we want to drill down on this. we brought in vicky nguyen to tell us about some of the organizations that are let reputable an working to help the people of ukraine. we're going put a qr code up on the screen right now it will take you to our website.

you can find more information there because there is a lot we're about to tell you. it is important. first of all, what are the basic needs that ukrainian refugees really have right now? >> they are in emergency mode right now as we just saw and kelly's piece. think about what happens here after wild fires in the west or after hurricane ida. people need food, water, they need shelter beyond that they also need spending money so they have some agency over what their specific family needs when it comes to specific supplies, think mother, children, babies diapers, formula that's very expensive. and other things people don't always think about over the counter medicines pain relievers for adults and kids >> they need cash. they don't need a bunch of stuff coming that way. even if it could get there you have a whole list of organizations that are vetted and reputable and doing work

in ukraine let's just go through a few of them that are very specific to ukraine. >> okay. and many of them are on that qr code or on a list on today.com if you miss them here. global empowerment mission, they are in miami but have workers on ground in poland using your donations to buy plane tickets and train tickets to get the refugees out of camps and tents into the relatives and friends homes. world central kitchen we know our friend chef jose andres is there feeding people and global giving, ukraine crisis relief fund, that is going directly to food and medicine for ukrainians right now. >> list of organizations unicef and doctors without borders there too. >> yes. >> hoda? >> one of the things breaking our hearts is watching a all these did and all the need out there. what is it that we can do? what do they need. >> and "today show" viewers really are the best really save the children says right now we're looking at 7 1/2 million children who are in harm's way either from physical harm, emotional harm or displacement so they are either -- they have set up this ukraine crisis

relief fund to help children not just with food and medicine but also educational resources, hoda think about that stability and routine is so important. the last two years, we've been upset by the pandemic. now those kids are going through this i also want to mention the international rescue committee 80 cents of every dollar goes to helping refugee. and you were going to talk about the orphanages. >> we were watching the kids in the or phages. and everyone is like what i can do to help and can they even get out there have there and if they could. how can we help? >> lot of kids have special needs. not everyone will be able to get out. so you need to think about organizations helping people there in ukraine international committee of the red cross, they have so much experience they have been in ukraine since 2014 600 workers there. they are sending more. helping with food and water but also helping to reunite families. >> and what about their kids who are stuck there who are trying -- can't get out? so what about for them. >> it is so difficult. there are many adoption

agencies there are also groups specific to orphanages there. do your homework check on charity navigate, good day -- guide star to be specific to those on the ground >> what can you tell us about os that can help with housing part of the crisis. >> housing is specific right now and incredible the ingenuity of the people turning their offices into shelters or gyms or dance studios but all of that is temporary. you want to look at organizations giving people the means to get out of ukraine and to other parts of the world where they have more stable housing. -- long time organization that's been working this that country and of course we talked about the global empowerment mission these are really focused on getting people into stable housing. >> we're going dig in a bit more in the third hour but. -- one red flag that this

organization isn't legit. >> we really want people that are donating to use nonprofits that have been vetted by organizations you trust. we here have a corporate social responsibility team at nbc news. they have looked at these organizations. so if you are scanning that qr code or you are going to today.com, you can have a measure of confidence that that money is going to go where you intend it to go. but certainly we're going to talk little more about the red flags and things to look out for. i want people to be careful about what they are seeing on social media right now it's emotional and scammers know that and they want to take advantage of your good will. so we're going to talk a lot more about that. do not click on any links that are unsolicited, whether e-mail or text. take a moment. research the organization before you put your financial information in >> you can learn more about how to help. you can scan that qr code on the screen head to our website, today.com >> thank you so much al, let's get a check of the weather. >> especially right now down into the southeast

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finally. crazy story, andy warhol subject of a new docu-series on netflix out tonight. based on the posthumously published earned war hall diaries. i it uses artificial intelligence to bring andy warhol's voice back to life. as andy here recalls recovering from being shot in 1968. >> when i got home from the hospital, i had to wear a corset my whole middle was taped. i looked down at my body, and i was afraid of it the scars were all so fresh. they were sort of pretty though. >> that's great. >> a razor thin line between genius and terrifying. where does that fall. >> look like ai original records of his voice and -- >> i guess so. but the description describing

him being shot and the nature -- >> that could be just the beginning. >> in studio, straight aheadling best selling author -- good morning, it is 8:26. i'm marcus washington. our top stories include new overnight, police investigating the deadly shooting during an apparent robbery. it happened just after 10:00 last night inside a business on columbus parkway. police responded to an alarm call, later finding the worker who had been shot. the man died at the scene. the shooter still on the loose this morning. police say this is the second homicide in benicia after no homicides over the past ten years. time to get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari

hall. calm winds and cool temperatures around the bay area. winds pick up this afternoon. temperatures reach into the upper 60s as sunshine continues, and highest wind gusts could be with us overnight and into tomorrow morning. after that the wind calms down, we continue with sunshine, and this sunday we'll remind you we have to set our clocks forward one hour, and we just need scattered showers in the forecast early next week as temperatures come down a few degrees. the dry weather does continue over the next couple of days, the high winds this afternoon, we could have power outages as well as downed tree limbs, we'll of course be watching out for that. marcus. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update in 30 minutes. remember, we can always have the latest information at nbcbayarea.com.

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the big show there. >> we have a lot coming up this half hour. we're going to be live from the new orleans book festival at tulane >> that is going to be good. this half hour we will start with the great one, kristin chenowith. she sings, acts, dances and now she's an author. she's written a very special book for kids. it is really personal and sweet. can't wait to hear about it from the lady in yellow >> stars of the 1a this week so nice to have them here this person coming up the perfect pot roast. elizabeth's recipe but she's not going to be preparing it today no no. that honor goes to kitchen green thumb, not, savannah appropriately titled "starting from scratch." debuting today we want to find out exactly how much this young lady has learned in the kitchen. >> i tried >> this is exciting. >> cooking for you guys today. >> are you ready >> no.

>> pot roast >> pot roast and then i'm coming up on the third hour, we're going to do a marinated skirt steak. >> i cannot wait >> and in addition, amber ruffin he is going to join us here in studio as well consummate entertainer she's got a lot going on right now. we're going to find out about the return of her show her broadway adaptation and her love of dance parties apparently mr. roker. >> oh yeah i mean look at that. oh yeah. tomorrow on "today" we're very excited. we got a hollywood heavyweight mr. samuel l. jackson is going to be with us live talking abouw his dramatic new series, "last days of -- gray. a man in a race against time to solve some major mysteries >> looks great. >> one of my favorite actors of all time >> let's get a he check of the weather. >> take a look here. looking a in the front over the weekend. it is going to be bringing snow

from arkansas to ohio. storms in the southeast and then saturday races up the coast. deepening, bringing strong winds and heavy snow for interior parts of the northeast and new england. moving through and bringing in bitter windchills. bringing a lot of heavy rain to the southeast. anywhere from 1-3 inches, especially southern georgia into northern florida and to the north we're talking snow some of it could be heavy from western new york and pennsylvania into northern new good morning, i'm meteorologist, we're starting to see the wind pick up, some of the wind will be in the valleys this afternoon, and along the coast as well. our temperatures head for the upper 60s and some of those high winds may gust to 55 miles per hour. heads up about that, but then as we head into the weekend, looking nice. san francisco, reaching those wind gusts today at about 35 to 45 miles per hour. and our temperatures in the low 60s but warmer for the weekend.

>> and that is your latest weather, guys? >> let's go from weather to sports you have exciting news for golf fans >> we do the players championship starts tomorrow it's a big one standing by with us live from one of the iconic holes in golf, the 17th at tpc sawgrass, mike tirico and pga tour winner, defending champ, justin thomas should we go back to the weather? are they going to be okay? what is happening? >> well here is the deal they are going to have stormy weather the next couple of days for qualifying the weekend, saturday morning, stormy, 68 sunday is sunny but breezy and not that warm. about 55 so i don't know if they are all ready for that but that's what's coming. >> we are blaming roker. can we get denman in for a forecast here? this is the big week of the year roker, this is the big week of the year, we need more optimism. come on. >> can i just justin real quick. in that roker forecast

with north winds and you have to hit to this island green, 17 that is one of the toughest shots of the year right? >> i fortunately haven't experienced anything quite like that is it it is going to be one of those things take it as you get it kind of thing. >> and play it out. >> if you are waking up early to see mr. tirico on sawgrass that, means you're defending champ congratulations. >> thank you. >> this is a tournament and course that doesn't seem to benefit any one style of play from a player we've seen rory win, tiger win. fred funk has won there. tim clark. nobody's defended. what are you going to have to do to break all that? >> i mean, gonna have to beat a lot of good players and play well i said that in the media yesterday. i think the reason for that is it is one of the deepest fields in golf and it is really hard to win golf tournaments i have a good game plan. i know the course. and obviously the weather doesn't look great, thanks to al so we're just going take what we can get from that and see what we can do.

>> al is trending already. mike, thanks to scottie scheffler winning last week. the top five players in the world are all in their 20s what are names we should look for? >> it is one of the great eras, led by justin and the other guys in their 20s one of the great eras in golf. all these young players have come along and think about the big names. jon rahm is number 1 in the world. has been for some time he's one of the favorites. hits so well does everything so strong. rory mcilroy who we know has had success, won here a couple years ago t last full event before justin thomas so some of those players are the ones to watch. i think we've seen conditions get tougher. the best names come to the top and as j.t. said, this is the best field in golf every year. all the big players are here so it takes somebody that quality to hit those quality shots to win here. >> justin, big night for your friend and mentor tiger woods as he gets inducted into the world golf hall of fame. you i read today that sam's daughter is going to introduce

him. that is great. i know it means a lot to you and your friendship with him just for those watching and the things tiger's accomplished, where does this stack up >> i think it is one of those things that it is probably going to set in for him. and especially when sam is up there talking. i talked to him a little last night about it and i think it is just, you know, how is it going to feel until you get into that moment and i'm so excited for him i'm sure he would love to be here as a player but i know he's been working on himself and trying to get all that right i'm excited to see him and excited to see that because he's done so much for the game of golf for everybody involved, not just the players but outside and it is very very deserving. and i can't wait to see sam talk >> that's going to be special. j.t. thanks for getting up mike, always a pleasure. appreciate it. we'll be watching the action out there. good luck to all the golfers this is it, man, what a great week to make the cut with that $20 million purse out there. you can catch the players championship starting tomorrow

on the golf channel. and watch the action all this weekend on nbc and peacock as well. >> i thought we were just on the golf channel you are so good at it. >> this is the only thing i do watch these guys out there going to be great. this is like from for the pga tour 40 of the top 50 golfers in thep world are there. >> but, #alroker >> blame al. >> up next we got a broadway legend in the house and best-selling author, kristin chenowith. she has an amazing new children's book about adoption and it is close to her heart >> her swing looks great this is today on nbc oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires.

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good morning you are love as far as i'm concerned. like a ray of sunshine tell me about this book because i know it is really close to your heart. >> when the pandemic very first hit, i thought what am i going to do with myself today like many of us did and then it evolved into what will i do with my love? how am i going to show my love because we can't touch, hug, love all the things that come naturally. so i rescued my dog thunder pup named after the nba basketball team and i'm adopted myself. and i don't know just the spirit just said write about rescuing each other especially it is easy to be there for one another when things are great but when it is tough and she's been there for me. and, you know, i rescued her and she's been, and my parents rescued me in a way. so that's the book. >> it is beautiful because first of all, i love for little kids, you know, we say what can i do with my love

today. how can i spread my love this is a great message for kids and thought provoking for them be thank you message about adoption, sort of sneaks in there. and it is so sweet why did you want to tell this story? who do you think it is for >> i think it is for everybody to understand there is a little bit of a stigma like you were adopted. and this is how my mother told me i was -- i always knew it she said the lady that had you in her belly couldn't take care of you like she wanted and she loved you so much. and she gave you a life. but we're giving you -- she gave you life we're giving you a life. and i loved that message and i wanted to sneak it in there. because take the stigma off. it's -- taking on new york city. >> so sweet. the illustrations are adorable >> amazing. >> i have to thank you because i have a little daughter she's 7 years old. >> she's like my clone. >> she looks up to very much so sweet we went to broadway opening night. she got so see you

and you sang to her. so i sang to veil, my little daughter ♪ >> so she wanted me to tell you something. >> what? >> she tried out for her play. and she was cast as glenda and she has been asking me ever since, did you tell ms. chenowith that she was cast as glenda. >> when, when? >> that was december the debut. >> i wish i'd known. oh honey, i'm so proud of you. and it is the best part. >> glenda. speaking of, love. you are in love. you are getting married. >> yes are. >> we were just talk about it. you said later in life but right on time. >> i always felt insecure and

weird about it happening so late because i was the girl that wasn't going to do it. and it did >> so you are planning your wedding? >> i'm trying. i think it will be one of those things you will read about one day and like, oh she did it. >> so wonderful. >> hi josh, i love you >> it is just the dearest. and then speaking of wicked. arriana grande has been cast to play glenda in the movie version. if she comes to you for advice, look at you two. >> i love her so much. i've known her since she was 10. i think they were going to be exact correct person and i think she's going to nail it maybe some do know this about ari. but she's really really funny. and glenda has to do funny and drama. she has to do it all and sing high and sing low so there is the girl >> i would say she's the perfect glenda but i'm with the perfect glenda thank you so much for your kindness and love. you spread it everywhere now this book will tell little ones how they can do it too. >> thank you

>> hi vale, i'm proud of you. >> oh, my gosh, she's going to flip say it again on am ka? >> hi, vale, i'm proud of you. >> i'm like mom of the year now. thank you so much. the book, "what will i do with my love today" you are our sunshine snag your copy at today.com/shop up next. do you want to stick around? it's crazy i'm trying to learn to cook. there will be blood. i picked up a few skills i've got a today all day cooking show it's called "starting from scratch. chef elizabeth is here, she's going put us to the test but first this is "today" on nbc. elizabeth is here, she's going put us to the test. but first this is "today" on nbc.

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but -- >> not anymore. >> that was then this is now. >> last few months i've been filming a cooking show called "starting from scratch" i'm doing the slicing dicing and culinary icons helping us. and elizabeth heiskell was the first to sign up she's cooking with us. you are my mentor. >> i am your miyagi, and you are the karate -- >> yes let's watch a sneak peak. >> actually don't know the first thing about how to cook. >> i promise we're going make it happen savannah will learn how to make a perfect grilled cheese. >> ooh that looks good >> prepare the chicken oh look at this. >> the pancakes. >> my kids would die over that >> who does not love a perfect ly cooked steak. >> the filet mignon. >> cut and serve. >> i just have one question. is the pan hot. >> it's hatter than the gate to hell

>> and the golden globe -- >> the first thing i know is that you really need to season generously we're doing a fabulous pot roast. it only has a few ingredients. >> the first thing i know is you really need to season generously i used put three grains of salt. season generously. should i do it on both sides season generously. >> she's always been great student. >> flip it over. now i need a really hot pan. -- hotter than the hinges of hell that's it. >> i know you drink on this show the tapings are becoming legendary. 20 minutes of cooking and four hours of cocktailing. >> oil on this pan listen to that sizzle. are we just going to sear it on

both sides for browning. ♪ moon river ♪ >> and then right into the crock pot. you can do this ahead of time. put this in the morning and then you have dinner on the table afterwards >> okay. >> you have to add your liquid >> this is a new recipe to me. >> it is but we're still using the skills you learned. >> and this is an italian seasoning mix. super easy put it on. cover it that is four hours on high or eight hours on low. >> where does this meal stand in your ability is this on the harder side >> this is on the easier side. i can do a little bit more >> if you wanted to do something super easy you can turn it into the fabulous sandwich. or you can always do mashed potatoes with the pot roast. with the sandwich we're going to be making this horse radish mayonnaise. >> from scratch? >> horse radish. and mayonnaise and that is going in sour cream.

>> and all seriousness, the reason this show is different. during the live show they always set this stuff up and i do it. but on our show i actually do the slicing, the dicing, the cooking, that is why i said there would be blood and burning. >> there was. >> there was >> she kept going. she was super excited. she was willing to learn she puts all in in everything she does >> yes >> now, we did burn and we did cut. but she kept going she wants to hav a few skills and that's the thing we were not put on this earth knowing how to cook. it is a learned skill that you have to practice. >> you know what you can't wait for? >> the horseradish mayonnaise. you can use that on grilled cheese >> you laugh at my grilled cheese i actually make it all the time for my kids. it is almost always burnt. i end up microwaving it. i'm terrible at cooking.

that is what i need to learn >> i make pop tarts. >> so this show is for you my friend >> give people confidence to tackle things like this. the that big hunk of meat is scary. you handled it like a pro. >> what is this? mashed potatoes. remember, we learned how to do mashed potatoes. big hunk of meat not say anything back to my margarita >> did you muddle your own tequila? >> you may not >> they're jealous because you're learning a in you skill >> and it s. >> i can't wait for the two hour episode on pb & js we're not even acting like they'r we're going to drink margaritas without them >> extended version on peacock that's three hours >> directors cut.

>> o let me say, you'll learn a few things even my mom said she learned a few little tricks from expert chefs. second of all, it's funny. >> it is very funny. >> and third of all there is blood and burning. so who doesn't want to have action >> lots of action. we have a good time. >> but it really is. and that is the thing. you will learn in your every day cooking. >> you are testing this out on mike and the kids? >> i made a filet mignon for mike o >> -- filet mignon for mike on valentines day yes i did. >> this was delicious. >> famous high five. >> good job. this is ridiculously tender. seasoned perfectly seasoned perfectly fantastic. and elizabeth, what a recipe thank you. and your guidance with our friend savannah means the world us to all. >> another margarita >> yeah, the margaritas are good >> start watching "starting from scratch" with savannah guthrie

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>> don't we have a good time >> next week on "cooking with savannah," butter softening. >> there is a technique to that, actually can we thank her good morning, 8:56, i'm marcus washington, the theranos trial is set to start today. elizabeth holmes former boyfriend and business partner, charged with the same counts of fraud and conspiracy. during holmes trial, she accused

him of being abusive and controlling. jury selection gets underway with the trial scheduled to begin next tuesday. happening now, we are speaking to legal experts who believe the trial may play out differently than the holmes trial. the full report at midday. new developments in ukraine include concerns about a nuclear power plant and the fragile cease fire along humanitarian corridors and help trap ukrainians. head to our home page for details.

moving you forward out of the pandemic. we asked the bay area's biggest mayors about the actions they plan to take should another variant pop up. our team breaks down the drought report and the key

meeting happening in the north bay tomorrow morning.

this morning on the third hour of "today," pain at the pump. gas prices spiking again overnight reaching all-time highs. and we don't want to hear this. but it is tax time. and this is not the year to procrastinate. our good buddy steph rhule breaked down what it means for our money. and later. what is possible on a skateboard. and she does "late night," broadway and dance parties, amber