good morning breaking overnight under siege. on the russian troops closing in on ukraine capital city kyiv now just 15 miles away the stalled russian convoy on the move this morning as the russians expand offensive across the country. and the mayor of one ukrainian city is kidnapped. an escalating humanitarian crisis food and water running out president biden trying to squeeze the russian economy and delivering a new warning amid fears vladimir putin could unleash more terror. >> russia would pay a severe price if they use chemical

weapons. >> we are live in ukraine. bomb cyclone more than 65 million people under winter weather alerts as strong storms threaten residents from the south to the northeast. snow, wind, hail, all possible we have the latest on the bitter cold to follow. spring break overdose. cadets from west point on vacation from florida rushed to the hospital after police say they overdozed on cocaine laced with fentanyl. two others hospitalized as police make an arrest in the case. highway robbery. gas prices sky-high this morning as drivers deal with record prices in california, the average for a gallon of gas is some tips to save you some $5.0 is there any relief in sight some tips to save you some money.

all that plus hoop dreams. san antonio spurs head coach greg pouring in. today, saturday, march 1popovice winningest coach in nba history and tributes are pouring in. today, saturday, march 12th 2022 >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker welcome to "today. thanks for joining us on saturday morning the calendar, you may have seen, says we're a week until spring the forecast doesn't look like it with freezing temperatures and snow for a lot of folks. >> it is hard to believe we are talking about a bomb cyclone in march. how is that possible we will delve into that in a minute. the eyes of the world on ukraine and the fast moving developments there as russia steps up attacks across the country. overnight video released of a mayor in the city of the south kidnapped by russian troops.

ukraine's president zelenskyy calling the move a crime against democracy. >> in russia, another social media crackdown. russians officials announcing monday that starting monday, instagram will be blocked in the country. the move coming after instagram's parent company, meta, that also owns facebook said, it would allow users in some countries, including ukraine, to call for violence against russian soldiers we will have more from ukraine in a minute, but we begin with the dangerous winter storm set to impact more than 60 million people >> the snow falling in the south on friday leading to highway accidents in oklahoma and arkansas now the east coast is in its path path. we have some -- somara theodore is tracking this for us >> good morning. 66 million people waking up to winter alerts stretching from birmingham, alabama, to burlington, vermont. let's go ahead and time the

system out you see it is spanning the entirety of the east coast right now, if you are seeing rain between now and lunchtime, you can expect the rain to change over to snow and just after lunch, it will change to snow in boston and new england the system does move out after dinner time at 8:00 p.m. in new england, but not before an impact we can see 1 to 3 inches of snow in the mid-atlantic to the northeast. higher elevations and new england could see 6 plus inches of snow. right now, i want to hone in on the front leading edge portion of the storm system. now from charleston, south carolina, into norfolk, virginia, that is an area of map. when we see the color orange, that is a risk of tornadic activity tornadoes are possible winds gusting as high as 75 miles an hour. with the storms dumping copious amounts of rain, we have the threat of flooding in jacksonville and along the georgia and florida border, we could see flood watches and

flooding as we head throughout the day. after the storm leaves, we will talk about the plunging temperatures feeling like the single digits for us waking up tomorrow morning kristen, peter thank you. we will get the rest of the forecast in a few minutes. we turn now to ukraine where overnight russian forces expanded their attacks across the country as they close in on the capital city of kyiv all this as the humanitarian situation is growing worse every day. we have full coverage this morning. we want to begin with nbc's molly hunter live in lviv. >> reporter: good morniviv. russians forces have taken over the town melitopol this marks a new dark chapter for this war >> reporter: residents in the capital saturday morning, waking up to air raid sirens before sunrise as the assault on kyiv

continues, the uk defense ministry says the bulk of russian defense forces just 15 miles from the capital russians entering a new phase of the war. the convoy dispersing and moving in according to defense officials. the russian bombardment hitting kharkiv and mariupol the situation in southeast mariupol, more desperate by the hour a staff member for the red cross inside the city sends this dispatch >> meaning no heating. >> reporter: every day this week, the russians have blocked and attacked humanitarian c convoys trying to reach the besieged city.

in nearby melitopol, volodymyr zelenskyy announced the mayor are has been kidnapped [ speaking foreign language >> reporter: and the race for the west of the country continues. mayor of kyiv says half of the population has fled. the u.n. says more than 2 million people displaced inside the country and 2.5 million people made it across the border it is easier for some. we visited a children's hospital in lviv working to evacuate the most vulnerable children in the country. this 7-year-old arrived from kyiv five days with her nurse and this little bunny. she's on dialysis why awaiting a kidney transplant and still somehow smiling. but in the relative safety of western lviv, the sorry is here too. a funeral for three soldiers and they won't be the last we met some of the most vulnerable children who cannot evacuate on foot or get on a

normal train we learned ukrainian officials are accusing russia of shelling a cancer hospital with hundreds of patients stilled in peter and kristen. >> the images are gut-wrenching. molly, thank you. president biden is tightening the screws on the russian economy and warning putin against deploying chemical weapons. kelly o'donnell has the latest kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the penalty against russia goes after what president biden called russia's signature industries blocking famous products like caviar and vodka congress, with strong bipartisan support, is expected to vote next week to cut off russia status as a normal trading partner with the u.s the president remains firm of the limits of u.s. intervention. horror in ukraine. draws more u.s. action ramping up military and

humanitarian aid while turning up the economic pain on vladimir putin. but president biden was blunt when talking to house democrats about the line he says he will not cross. americans in the fight >> don't kid yourself. no matter what you say that's called world war iii. >> reporter: his caution comes as the u.s. and ukraine raise concerns about russia's potential to use chemical or biological weapons >> russia would pay a severe price if they use chemical weapons. >> reporter: friday at the united nations, russia made claims that ukraine had manufactured biological weapons. the u.s. says that is not true >> i will say this once. ukraine does not have a biological weapons program >> reporter: ukraine's president zelenskyy tweeted about his latest phone call with mr. biden where they discussed sanctions against russia >> the free world is coming together to confront putin >> reporter: friday, the

president announced the u.s. and allies would strip russia of the favored trade status that opens the door on tariffs and the president announced a ban on well-known russian products like vodka, seafood and diamonds and vice president heirs finished her trip to poland and romania. she stressed the u.s. commitment to defend nato partners against russian threat >> we are clear in our position which is that as a member of nato and an attack against one is an attack against all >> kelly, more than 2.5 million ukrainians fled. most going to neighboring countries. but some are stranded at the u.s./mexico border they're desperate to get into the u.s. what is their status >> reporter: well, that is a tough question at this point we don't know exactly how many will try among the millions fleeing ukraine to come to the united states. and there are no good numbers yet. and it's unclear in part because

there is a covid era restriction known as title 42. that's a public health emergency directive. not an immigration policy. and that's blocked the admission of asylum seekers from any country. many lawmakers are saying that needs to be re-examined. but the southern border has been a political flash point for the white house and that is further complicating this issue. peter? >> president biden saying they'll be welcomed into the united states. kelly o'donnell, thank you. so many americans are looking for ways to do something. if you would like to help, scan that qr code on your screen right now and they can give you all sorts of information. the oil ban on russia is one of the reasons that you're seein seeing prices rising at the pump, forcing drivers to find create ways to get the most out of every fill-up steve patterson is in los

angeles with money-saving tip. good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. unfortunately, the prognosis at the pump this weekend is more pain but experts say there is light at the end of the tunnel and there's reason to believe we may have already hit our peak. >> reporter: this morning, exhaustion at the pump. >> i got to pay 90 just to fill up my whole tank. >> reporter: americans battered by sky-high gas prices >> you don't drive as much you kind of stay home. >> reporter: the national average now $4.33. down every so slightly from thursday's record-setting peak of $4.35 expert says more good news is likely. >> it seems that gas prices may be reaching a peak we're not out of the woods but i think much of americans' fears of prices escalating can be relieved at least for now >> reporter: out west, no

relief california's average now well over $5.70 in los angeles, that sounds like a good deal. >> i've seen it as high as almost $7. >> reporter: ricardo knows that pain all too well. he's moving from southern california to washington state the root cause for all of this pain at the pump, a surge in postpandemic demand for gas and recent economic sanctions on russian oil. >> unfortunately, there's not much you can do about the supply side of supply and demand. are some things you can do to reduce the pain at the pump. map out your trips, make sure your maintenance is up to snuff, avoid driving in rush hour, if you can. reducing your speed by about 5 to 10 miles on the highway cuts the cost of fuel consumption by 14 percent and you don't have to fill your car up with premium.

>> reporter: the best advice, just stay off the road >> americans can try to drive a little more fuel efficiency. >> reporter: he predicts a $5 national average is the tipping point. but also believes things will reach that threshold at this point, it's all unclear. kristen, peter >> a story everyone is watching. steve patterson, thank you peter, this is one of those moments where you're looking at the price and thinking about how many times per week you're go to fill up. >> a lot of people trying to cut short their errands hoping prices to come down. somara theodore is here. >> you should stay inside today if you can it's going to be a mess out there. you know, it's just like march to bring us a storm that brings with it severe weather and wintry weather it's about this bomb cyclone,

stretching from florida, through the mid-atlantic, up into new england and right around lunchtime is when we're going to start to see that change from rain to snow along the coastline. one area that has been heavily impacted is florida. we see the threat for flooding as we head throughout the day. in particular, we have the players championship that's going to be going on just outside of jacksonville in florida already have seen delays today, temperatures will be in the 70s, but they'll get in the threat of thunderstorms. we'll see tons on sunday monday, warming up and still quiet. if they have to push anything back, we're looking good in the days to come as far as the reminder of the country, we're tracking our next tomorrow entering through the northwest pacific. we've got this arctic chill. another cold start in the bay area. 34 degrees right now in morgan

hill. napa, 38. santa rosa, 37. san jose in the 40s, along with san francisco. by the afternoon expect another pleasant day ahead. we will bump up into the 50s by 10:00 a.m. by 12:00 and 1:00 mid 60s in the forecast. expect a mix of sun and crowds. dublin at 36 degrees. look at the san jose forecast. upper 60s by noon. and that, my friends, is the forecast in your neighborhood. peter and kristen. thank you. why kim kardashian is facing backlash over words she said about working women. and two years since the start of the pandemic. we look ahead and at life finally returning to normal. we're back right after this.

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♪♪ good saturday morning. it is 6:27 a.m., saturday, march 12th. i'm chris chmura sitting in for kira klapper. possibly a tragic ending to the case of a missing hayward child. a body has been found and police believe it might be the 8-year-old girl. we first reported sophia mason had been missing for several months. we learned a child fitting her description was found dead at a home in merced. hayward police asked merced police to search the home. it was made after her mother was questioned in a newark hotel

thursday. shelves arrested. sources tell nbc bay area sophia's mother told a family member she had given away the 8 year old. johnson is in a santa rita jail on an unrelated charges. the coroner's office has not formally identified the child's body. a live picture of san francisco this morning where a humanitarian relief concert will be held for the people of ukraine. organizers hope to raise $20 $20,000 for those fleeing. organizers are planning dozens of other concerts to support ukraine. it is a chilly start to the day. meteorologist vianey arana is here with a look at the forecast. >> it is chilly, especially in areas like dublin, concord, fairfield, even through morgan hill. we are starting in the 30s. this afternoon though we will warm up into upper 60s in some areas. it will be a pleasant day ahead. walnut creek, your hour-by-hour

outlook by 9:00, 10:00, bumping up into the 50s. we will see sunshine but get some areas of cloud coverage. about 36 degrees in dublin. by 12:00 bumping up into the upper 60s and eventually topping out in the upper 60s with a chance of showers for tomorrow. chris. >> all right. thank you very much. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," she is not holding back. our one-on-one discussion with embattled sheriff lori smith. why she is turning in her badge. that and your top stories coming up at 7:00. right now we will send you back to new york and "today." we'll see you at 7:00.

you can't leave. there he is. >> what a moment. we're back on this saturday morning. saturday, march 12th, 2022. the san antonio spurs celebrating the long time coach greg popovich. the win on friday made "pop" the winningest coach in nba history. his 26 years with the spurs is the longest tenure of any head

coach in the sports leagues. >> five matter most. five nba championships of those years. >> impressive. >> a star in san antonio. we begin with a check of the news headlines. the latest from ukraine. air raid sirens were heard before sunrise in kyiv. fighting outside the capital city. the uk defense ministry says the bulk of russian forces are 15 miles from kyiv. that 40-mile convoy of russian military vehicles dispering to encircle the city. the allies and the u.s. are stripping russia of the trade status. on friday, president biden announced a ban on vodka and caviar and diamonds. in florida, west point cadets overdose.

officials say four of the six took cocain laced with fentanyl. two others trying to give them cpr were overcome as well. two of the six are in critical condition. in the nfl, a victory deshaun watson. watson faces civil lawsuits from 22 women accusing him of sexual assault and misconduct. after the verdict, the 22-year-old said justice has been served. watson sat out the 2021 season. and great news from the world of baseball. fans across the country are cheering now that spring training is under way. the entire season was in doubt until major league baseball and the players union reached a deal

after a 99-day lockout. it will bring changes to the sport. nbc's sam brock has more. >> reporter: empty ball parks across america begging for baseball are about to be electrified. the first pictures and videos he merging of players showing up at spring training. you know what that means. >> let the game begin. >> baseball. >> reporter: after the second longest lockout in mlb history. 162-game season awaits. >> baseball is back. >> as soon as i heard, i said thank god. it's time to get back into it. >> i know the last few months have been difficult. a lot of uncertainty. at a point in time when there is a lot of uncertainty in the world. >> reporter: baseball now ready to deliver a boost for something

for everyone. a significantly higher minimum salary for players in line with other sports leagues. higher luxury tax called the cbt paving the way for the yankees and dodgers to spend more. and two additional playoff teams going from 10 to 12. generating millions in revenue. but some on the field changes will also shape the sport forever. like the adoption of the universal designated hitter. something only the american league has featured since 1973. fans are thrilled to get the sport back. >> they love to come to the park and hear the crack. >> reporter: major league baseball has been criticized for being slow to adapt to the times. the cba includes a rule change. instead of a year-long review. it is 45 days. in 2023, a pitch clock and ban on defensive shifts.

the idea is to generate more runs and action. kristen and peter. >> sam, thank you. more action sounds good. this is such great news. nothing says spring and a start like baseball. >> kristen said she is a baseball fan. i love the eagles. >> i did not. >> i'm getting you in trouble. let's get to somara theodore with the latest on the weather. you know, once we cross the 50-mile-an-hour wind gust threshold, they are disrespectful. look at this right now. forecasted winds in baltimore at 50 miles per hour. in altoona in pennsylvania, 47 miles an hour. we could see localized power outages. all of this in the wake of the storm coming through today. right now in chicago. it is already feeling like 5 degrees below freezing. as we head throughout your sunday morning, we will see the shift toward the east coast.

temperatures in washington, d.c. will feel like the single digits. same up in new york. what goes up -- or what goes down must come back up. warmer days are returning. we are in for milder conditions during the week ahead. headed to wilmington in the low 70s on tuesday. in philly, temperatures in the 60s by tuesday. out in cleveland, we will see temperatures returning to the bundle up as you head out the door. we are starting out in the chilly 30s across parts of the bay area including santa rosa, 37 degrees. we have 30s through concord and dublin. 43 degrees in san jose. but your hour-by-hour forecast does show quite a pleasant saturday ahead. eventually we will bump up into the 50s by 10:00, 11:00 a.m. and expect to hit a high of about mid 60s for the interior valleys in through the afternoon. that's the look at the

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abbey will give those who work with prince philip a chance to honor him. up next, kim kardashian. the reality star facing backlash after some advice she offered for women in business. >> i have the best advice for women in business. get your [ bleep ] up and work. it seems like nobody wants to work these days. >> that now viral clip was part of the interview thekardashians gave variety. on social media, some called her comments tone deaf. she is facing backlash from trevor noah that she was born in a connected and wealthy family and that is not always a guarantee of success. kim has not responded to the backlash. on a different note, she went

instagram official on friday with pete davidson. cementing their relationship on social media. kristen and peter, a lot of kim kardashian news. >> i'm fascinated by the kardashians. i was looking at the online reaction. a lot of women felt the comments were tone deaf and people are working and doing their best. she has been fortunate in light. >> life. a lot of people don't need to hear that from kim kardashian. let's talk about saturday night live which will delve into the world of the batman. i had to get a prop in here. more specifically zoe kravitz and rosalia making their debut. >> that was my first promo.

>> mine, too. >> i have done a couple of them. >> wow. >> good for you. >> whatever. >> i wasn't going to lie. it is not my fault i'm good at promo. >> snl is live tonight here on nbc at 11:30 easter. peter and kristen, that is your pop start. >> i'm glad you had a prop. next, we are looking back through the eyes of joe and his through the eyes of joe and his story telling and how world has

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two years ago today people everywhere were reeling amid the news the world health organization had declared the covid outbreak a pandemic. >> the world changed quickly and recovered slowly.

some things, of course, will never been the same. >> case numbers dropped from recent weeks. experts around the globe warn the pandemic is not over. as we inch to a new normal, we are reflecting on two life changing years. when we woke up on march 12th, 2020, two years ago, the world was suddenly a different place. >> a lot has happened with the coronavirus. >> the nba called a time-out out the season. tom hanks revealed he and his wife battled the virus. broadway was open and kids in school, but all that was about to change along with our vocabulary. we were understanding what it meant to social distance and flatten the curve. >> flatten the curve. >> flatter curve.

>> isolation meant one thing and quarantine meant another and zoom was taking on another meaning. >> simon says. >> as the virus quickly spread, so did our knowledge. in april, the cdc recommending masks that covered our faces. >> all wearing masks like sheep. >> exposed our divisions. the one thing did bring us together. stepping out around the same time each night to fill city skies with gratitude and reprieve from the sound of silence. the pandemic stretched from weeks to months and outbreaks come in waves that ebb and flow. the virus could reach the highest office in the land. >> the president has tested positive. >> vaccines were a game but not a pandemic ender. someus and protested the shot.

in the first year of the pandemic, 530,000 americans died. the second year, despite widely available vaccines, 440,000 perished. loss of nearly 1 million loved ones who were with us exactly two years ago. now on this march 12th, we look forward embracing a future filled with smiles for all of us to see. two years ago, we all felt it would be weeks we were shutdown. so much changed after that. >> you are absolutely right, joe. you did a beautiful job with that piece. looking back and looking forward. i love that you end on the smiles. i think that is what people are cherishing right enough. the masks are coming off. >> as we go forward, you really have to embrace every single day. that's going to do it for us on saturday morning. before we go, we want to mention hoda is making space podcast

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