it's sunday, march 13th. we're taking a live look outside, downtown san jose. clouds are in the sky and i'm told some rain is on the way. temperatures mild, in the 60s. thanks for joining us. i'm cheryl hurd our microclimat >> welcome to sunday morning. thanks for waking up early with us. we are seeing a little bit of rain activity on the radar right now. san francisco, a live look, you can see some drizzle on the camera. and let me show you what satellite radar is painting

right now. if i zoom this in closer, you can see light, scattered rain, mainly through parts of the north bay coastal mountains. and as we head toward the afternoon we are going to see some clearing. so not much in the way of measurable rain, but just enough to where you might spot it through the first half of the morning. notice, we still have areas of light rain moving in. by mid-afternoon we are going to clear out quite nicely, leaving behind a mix of sun and clouds. and, yes, we did spring forward. we lost an hour of sleep. i'll talk more about what the week ahead is looking like in just a few minutes. >> thank you. russia is intensifying its assault on ukraine as the war enters its third week. here is a live look at the ukrainian capital city of kyiv, where yesterday at least 1,600 people were able to escape from the bombarded capital. late last night we told you about an air strike on the international center for peacekeeping and security in lviv. just in this morning, we are

learning about the destruction. the regional administration head says more than 30 missiles dropped on a military base, 35 people died, and over 130 injured are in the hospital. he says ukraine's anti-aircraft defense managed to shoot down some of the missiles. he urged nato leaders to close the sky over ukraine or give them military planes to defend themselves. this comes as shelling continued in mariupol. many people have been without power and water for days. humanitarian aid hasn't been able to get there because russian troops have circled the city. that aid is supposed to arrive today. and back here in the u.s., former president donald trump is shifting his tone. at a rally last night he said russian president vladimir putin needs to negotiate peace or face consequences. only on nbc bay area, a high-tech company with more than 250 employees in ukraine, is

working to help them flee the country to get to safety. it's also helping those who want to stay and join the fight. "today in the bay's" marianne favro is in san jose with a look at the challenges those employees are facing. >> reporter: you can see city hall is lit up in blue and yellow to show support for ukraine, but one bay area company is showing support in a much different way, by providing medical training for its employees in ukraine in case they get hurt. as the conflict in ukraine rages on, the ceo of san francisco-based high-tech company just answer is consumed with ensuring all 252 of his employees in ukraine survive. >> it's awful. we've got people that are sleeping in bathtubs and makeshift bomb shelters in their bathrooms. they've put together all kinds of crazy concoctions to try to

stay safe. they're going to war and fighting for their country, and i'm both scared and proud of them. >> reporter: just answer's ceo says so far his team has helped 31 employees flee ukraine. >> we're getting buses for them and building relationships with different embassies to help them get through the borders and those kinds of things, as well as helping them with logistics, getting food, shelter, when they get across. >> reporter: some employees have chosen to stay and fight, so the company is paying half their salaries while they do, and offering medical training to all workers. >> we've trained over 60 people so far on medical skills in case there's a bomb or a shooting or any other kind of injuries. >> reporter: here in the bay area, the company has helped raise $200,000 for people in ukraine. employees hoping they can make a difference for their colleagues in crisis.

marianne favro, "today in the bay." a san jose native is working to get his mother-in-law from ukraine to the u.s. we spoke with his wife about the struggles they're facing. now living in utah, she says she's trying to get her mother a tourist visa for more than two years. first the problem was covid. her application was delayed. now, with the ongoing war, the family is hoping to expedite her visa. >> we have war in ukraine and, you know, there's no way for me now just to hope that my mom can come right now. i mean, i do hope, but we don't know what's going to happen because, obviously, the embassy is not working and it's a pretty bad situation over there. >> the quest to get her to safety comes as the number of refugees fleeing ukraine could raise more than 4 million

people. so far, more than 2 million have already fled. several u.s. senators are in poland visiting refugee sites. and it certainly resonates with the people who turned out in san francisco's golden gate park yesterday for a concert to raise money to help ukrainian war victims. ♪♪ >> several organizations were a part of this, including sunset piano parks and rec department and ukrainian-american coordinating council. many have direct ties to ukraine. >> it's absolutely heartbreaking what's going on there. i keep in touch with my family there almost every day. >> this is a way that i can help, like many ukrainians, you know, ukrainian people. because the one thing we are doing, we are helping with the money because each of us has a family there. >> the funds raised to go to the

world's central kitchen, which is working to feed refugees. there are ways you can help ukrainians flee that country. we have a link on our website of humanitarian organizations helping those affected by the russian invasion. just head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link in our trending bar. this could have been prevented, that's the message from the family of a missing 8-year-old girl from the east bay. we reported friday night the body of a girl fitting her description was found in a home in merced. hayward police arrested her mother. now they're searching for her boyfriend, who is wanted for murder. "today in the bay's" stephanie magallon spoke with the family members. >> reporter: i just spoke with police a few hours ago. they're not ready to identify the body found in merced. however, they did tell me they believe the second suspect in this case is hiding in the bay

area. >> okay, go ahead. >> reporter: 8-year-old sophia mason loved to dance and laugh. a passion her family says wasn't there the last time they saw her. >> her condition was bad. she was really skinny. she was pale. she said that she had not been eating and her mother had been leaving her in hotel rooms all day with no food or water. >> reporter: that was eight months ago before she was reported missing. emerald says she and sophia spoke with child protective services dozens office times claiming samantha was incapable of taking care of sophia. >> this has been an ongoing issue and what caused me to file the last missing person's report was because samantha stated to family members that she no longer had sophia, she gave her away. >> reporter: sophia's mother was

arrested thursday after hayward police say she gave them suspicious statements about sophia's whereabouts. her 34-year-old boyfriend resides at this home. >> we have located the body of a install female child. >> reporter: police said they believe jackson went on the run after the search of his home and he could be in the bay area. >> i'm still completely in shock. i feel like the system just completely failed her. i feel like this could have been prevented. >> reporter: stephanie magallon for "today in the bay." much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we'll take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly interview with chuck todd, for a preview of this week's "meet the press."

welcome back, everyone. it's time now for our weekly discussion with chuck todd. nbc news political director and

moderator of "meet the press." hi, chuck. thanks for joining us, as always. >> hey. >> you have a powerful lineup this morning. we have to start with ukraine, of course. with russian forces moving in on ukraine's capital and the heartbreaking images we've been seeing, what did the national security adviser jake sullivan say on sanctions and closing the airspace over ukraine? that's what ukrainians have been wanting. >> well, they're not ready, no change in the posture from the president regarding the no-fly zone. there is a belief inside the administration that that is the equivalent of a declaration of war, if you will, and that that would trigger that. but that said, when the president the other day warned russia there would be severe -- a severe price to pay if they used chemical weapons, when i asked the national security adviser to define severe price, because we've already had severe consequences for this war of

choice already on the economic front, and there's really not any more economic sanctions left, he tried to say, well, there's still some things we can do on some oligarchs. but when you hear the answer, it's clear they want that severe price on chemical weapons to be viewed with a bit of ambiguety. but it sounds as if it would trigger a no-fly zone immediately. >> you sat down and spoke exclusively with bill barr, former ag under donald trump. i know you spoke with him about his final days as ag. did he weigh in on ukraine and did he talk about getting involved to defeat donald trump if he ran in the 2024 gop primary? >> well, he did actually talk about that the second half. he didn't talk about ukraine on camera. he actually talked with me a little bit about it off camera,

if you will, simply just reacting to the show we've been putting together on it. but on donald trump, it is -- look, if you are not a fan of donald trump, the interview is going to frustrate you. if you are a fan of donald trump, the interview is going to frustrate you. the point is that the former attorney general is walking a line that many of these former trump officials who are troubled by what they saw, but maybe are fearful of being used as a political wedge by the left for whatever reason, still want to try to, like, defend the motivation or explain away the motivation. i'll tell you this, i'll leave this little tease, i asked the former top prosecutor in america what he thought of president trump's phone call with georgia election officials. his answer is fascinating. i'm going to steal this and say, i'm teasing it. you've got to wait to hear the answer. but it was a fascinating answer by the former attorney general.

>> why are you doing that to me? that means i'm going to have to stick around and watch. >> you have to watch. cheryl, darn it, you have to watch. >> i do. thanks for joining us, chuck. be sure to join chuck this morning on "meet the press." he'll have an interview with national security adviser jake sullivan, plus that exclusive interview with former u.s. attorney general, william barr, and former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. tune in to "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m. right after "today in the bay." coming up in about 30 minutes from now, we will talk with nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten for our weekly segment. we'll take a look at the sanctions placed on russia and if the no-fly zone could deter russian troops. the search is on for a woman who stole a $4,000 bottle of alcohol. it was caught on videotape, which was obtained by nbc bay area. it happened at the grandview

restaurant in san jose. you can see the woman casually walks behind the bar and grabs a bottle of louis 13 cognac and walks out of the rest rant. a $1,500 reward is being offered for tips leading to an arrest. this morning we are moving you forward as many bay area cities are easing covid-19 mandates. this week we talked with the mayors of the bay area's three largest cities about the future with covid. san francisco mayor london breed told us what she thinks is the top priorities right now. >> getting people back to some of the events and things that we know and love. that's really my priority, is our economy, addressing the challenges around safety, and really focusing on building housing and getting people who are struggling with homelessness into a permanent place to call

home. >> and to see the full interviews with all three mayors, including what all of them had to say about helping small businesses recover from the pandemic, just visit nbcbayarea.com and you can also look for it on roku, apple tv or amazon fire by downloading the nbc bay area app. the majority of california public schools are make masks optional starting tomorrow, but there are some notable exceptions. in san jose the allen rock school district is keeping its mask mandate in place for the rest of the school year. oakland unified will continue to require masks for another two weeks. san francisco is among the districts lifting masks monday, keeping in line with state policy. many young people took to the streets in antioch yesterday, demanding a countywide ban on new oil and gas drilling. hundreds of students gathered

for a rally in march, organized by high school students at heritage high. the school is located next to a proposed drilling site, after antioch has banned drilling within city limits county land is open to development. organizers of yesterday's march want to send a message fossil fuels have no place in contra costa county. the mayor of antioch turned out in support of the rally. so far, a petition to stop new oil and gas drilling has 3,000 signatures. saint patrick's day gatherings returned in person once again. and this might be the best way to celebrate without needing your passport. ♪♪ >> of course we're talking about dublin, california. the city hosted its 38th annual saint paddy's day parade. yesterday there was live music,

vendors and carnival rides. attendees say they were grateful to be back for the first time in three years. the parade in dublin was just today, but the festival will continue tomorrow. it is time now to check in with vianey for a look at your microclimate forecast. >> good morning. we're starting out cloudy and radar is showing some light rain, but you can see a little bit of drizzle on our san francisco camera. i wanted to show it to you because it's not coming down heavy, but it is very light, sort of drizzly through parts of the north bay. coastal mountains, you can see it right here on radar. this is going to move by quickly. no real measurable rain, but we do have limited visibility in some spots, so please be mindful of that up through santa rosa, less than two miles, novato down to about seven miles, in through half moon bay as well. a lot of the fog and cloud cover is heavily focused around the

coastline. as far as your hour-by-hour outlook, through 8:00 a.m., we see spots of light rain and drizzle pop up on our radar. a lot of that isn't even being measured, so it's falling below radar. a couple hundredths of an inch. santa cruz barely marking a couple hundredths of an inch. we have a better chance of rain moving into the workweek. let's take you through the hourly temperatures so you can plan out your sunday. by 10:00, in the 50s. 3:00 p.m., daytime highs are going to be mild. san francisco low 60s, through fremont 63, san jose, morgan hill, upper 60s through concord, and then heading into the evening hours we're going to continue to see the wind. it will get breezy at times, especially around the coastline in san francisco and up through santa rosa. 20 plus-mile-per-hour winds through the afternoon, as well as livermore and san jose. 16 plus in through the evening.

by 9:00, the winds begin to diminish. let's take a look at the long-range outlook. we do have better rain chances heading into the workweek ahead. we have this initial system that's going to move in late monday into tuesday. that's going to bring us a good chance of rain and also sierra snow. looking out ahead into an even greater chance of rain, a bigger storm has the potential to move in the week of march 19th through the 20th. so rain chances are looking a lot better for that next weekend storm, which means we could finally see the dial move on our rain gauges. we need the rain. we're still dealing with serious drought conditions in the state of california. here's a look at your seven-day forecast. morning drizzle, just enough to get your car dirty, especially in the north bay. cloudy late monday. late monday night into tuesday, this storm is focused on the north bay. then we get a rain chance that's going to increase heading into next weekend. over the next seven days we are going to be mild and breezy at

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we're reducing our carbon footprint. and a lot of those natural cleaners smell delicious and they're eky friendly, so it's a win-win- >> thank you very much. there's much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, making a splash. klay thompson breaks out of his shooting slump. how many points he scored in the warriors win over milwaukee. sports is up next.

we used to think this was the best thing a plant could grow into. and then, we made this. introducing the new mcplant. made with the first plant-based patty worthy of being called a mcdonald's burger. ♪ ba da ba ba bah ♪ good morning, everyone. i'm anthony flores. what a night for the warriors. they blow out the defending nba champs in a game where steph curry was held to a season low eight points. klay thompson got hot in the second. he scored 17 of his season-high 38 points in the quarter. look at that shot. the dubs up 9 at the break.

the lead would grow to double digits in the second half. jordan poole dropped 30. the warriors beat the bucks 109-122. >> it was great, it was great for my confidence. i really wanted 40 points. 38 is great, but 40 just sounds better. but whatever, it was a fun night at the office. >> it was a fun night at the office for the sharks. san jose scored three goals in the first period against the l.a. kings. a pair of goals and hill made 29 saves. the sharks crowned the kings 5-0. the quakes on the road taking on philadelphia. down a goal in the second half. too easy to the penalty kick. the union blanked the earthquake 2-0. has this ever happened to you on

the golf course? jack johnson on the 18th hole of the players championship. it's the second time he's done this in the pga tour event in the last month. it doesn't count as a stroke if the player accidently hits the ball during a practice swing on the tee box, so remember that the next time you're on the golf course. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores for "today in the bay." much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, the invasion of ukraine is ramping up. the overnight developments, including an air strike on a military base, and the destruction caused by the latest attacks. a bay area tech company going above and beyond to help get its workers out of ukraine. also, what it's offering its employees who are staying back to fight. it's a story you'll only see on nbc bay area.

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it's sunday, march 13th. we're taking a live look at san frsco. it's salesforce and you see som. i'm cheryl hurd in for klapper. vianey is here to tell us about the microclimate forecast. the rain is coming, we lost an hour of sleep. >> it's a mix of emotions, right? but it's sunday, fun day, cheryl, and i get to spend it with you. now, we are seeing satellite radar right now showcasing that drizzle that you saw in the live camera in san francisco. that's exactly what is showing up here. so not a lot of rain, but it's just enough that you may notice it depending on where you are. it will clear out in the afternoon, but we have greater rain chances moving in toward the start of the workweek. let's start out with the temperature in san jose.

by 11:00, 12:00, we get peeks of sunshine and the temps today will be mild, in the mid-60s. so it's not going to stay completely cloudy. we'll get some sunshine, but it will definitely be a lot cloudier compared to yesterday. i'll guide you through the workweek ahead in a few minutes. >> thank you. russia is intensifying its assault on ukraine as the war enters its third week. here is a live look at the ukrainian capital city of kyiv, where yesterday at least 1,600 people were able to escape from the bombarded capital. late last night we told you about an air strike on the international center for peacekeeping and security in lviv. just in, this morning we are learning about the destruction. the regional administration head says more than 30 missiles dropped on a military base there. 35 people died and over 130 are injured, and they are in the hospital. he says ukraine's anti-aircraft defense managed to shoot down

some of the missiles. he urged nato leaders to close the sky over ukraine or give them military planes to defend themselves. this comes as the shelling continues in mariupol. many people have been without power and water for days. humanitarian aid hasn't been able to get there because the russian troops have circled the city. that aid is supposed to arrive today. back here in the u.s., former president donald trump is shifting his tone. at a rally last night he said russian president vladimir putin needs to negotiate peace or face consequences. only on nbc bay area, a high-tech company with more than 250 employees in ukraine is working to help them flee the country to get to safety. it's also helping those who want to stay and join the fight. "today in the bay's" marianne an jose with a look at the challenges those facing.

>> reporter: you can see city hall is lit up in blue and yellow to show support for ukraine. but one bay area company is showing support in a much different way, by providing medical training for its employees in ukraine in case they get hurt. as the conflict in ukraine rages on, the ceo of san francisco bay's high-tech company, just answer, is consumed with ensuring all 252 of his employees in ukraine survive. >> it's awful. we've got people that are sleeping in bathtubs and makeshift bomb shelters in their bathrooms. i mean, they've put together all kinds of crazy concoctions to try to stay safe. and others are going to war and fighting for their country? i'm both scared and proud of them. >> reporter: just answer's ceo says so far his team has helped 31 employees flee ukraine. >> we're getting buses for them

and building relationships with different embassies to help them get through the borders and those kinds of things, as well as helping them with logistics, getting food and shelter when they get across. >> reporter: some employees have chosen to stay and fight, so the company is paying half their salaries while they do, and offering medical training to all workers. >> we've trained over 60 people so far on medical skills in case there's a bomb or a shooting or any other kind of injuries. >> reporter: here in the bay area, the company has helped raise $200,000 for people in ukraine. employees hoping they can make a difference for their colleagues in crisis. marianne favro, "today in the bay." as attacks escalate, another silicon valley company is announcing restrictions for russian customers. ebay is suspending all transactions involving russian addresses. the company is also making it

easy to donate to ukraine relief efforts at checkout. ebay is waiving sellers' fees and removing late shipment penalties for sellers in ukraine. and it certainly resonates with the people who turned out in san francisco's golden gate park yesterday for a concert to raise money to help ukrainian war victims. ♪♪ >> several organizations were a part of this, including sunset piano, rec and parks department in san francisco, and the ukrainian american coordinating council. many of the performers have direct ties to ukraine. >> it's absolutely heartbreaking what's going on there. i keep in touch with my family there almost every day. >> this is the way that i can help here, like many ukrainians, you know, ukrainian people. because the one thing we are doing, we are helping with the money because each of us has

family there. >> the funds raised go to the world central kitchen, which is working to feed refugees. there are ways you can help ukrainians flee that country. we have a link on our website of humanitarian organizations helping those affected by the russian invasio ju head nbcbayarea.com and click on the link in our trending bar. this could have been prevented. that's the message from the family of a missing 8-year-old girl from the east bay. we reported friday night the body of a child fitting her description was found in a home in merced. hayward police arrested her mother. now they're searching for her boyfriend, who is wanted for murder. "today in the bay's" stephanie magallon spoke with the family. >> reporter: i just spoke with police a few hours ago. they're not ready to identify the body found in merced, however they did tell me they believe the second suspect in this case is hiding in the bay

area. >> it's called a bunny. >> okay, go ahead. ♪♪ >> reporter: 8-year-old sophia mason loved to dance and laugh, a passion her family says wasn't there the last time they saw her. >> her condition was bad, she was really skinny, she pale. she said that she had been eating and tha mom had bee leaving her in hotel rooll daith food or water. >> reporter: that w eight months ago before sophia was reported missing by her aunt on march 8th. emerald says she and sophia spoke with child protective services dozens of times claiming samantha was incapable of taking care of sophia. >> this has been an ongoing issue and what caused me to file the last missing person's report was because samantha had stated to family members that she no longer had sophia, she gave her

away. >> reporter: sophia's mother was arrested thursday after hayward police say she gave them suspicious statements about sophia's whereabouts. they searched a house in merced. >> we have located the body of a small female child. >> reporter: police believe jackson went on the run after the search of his home and he could be in the bay area. >> honestly, i'm still completely in shock that i feel like the system just completely failed her. i feel like this could have been prevented. >> reporter: stephanie magallon for "today in the bay." new this morning, police are looking for these suspects involved in a burglary on the peninsula. it happened around midnight on friday near butternut drive in hillsborough. police say the suspects stole the victim's car from the garage. you can see several people making trips from the home to the car, carrying goods. police found the car abandoned yesterday and returned it to the victim.

police believe the suspects are responsible for several burglaries throughout the region. still to come on "today in the bay," we investigate mistakes with your medications being made at pharmacies across the state. it's a story you'll only see on nbc bay area.

hello. it's 7:41. good morning. it's sunday fun day and we are starting out just a little bit cloudy. we've even got a little rain activity on radar. it's about 50 degrees, a live look in downtown san jose. look at the clouds, but look at the beautiful shot. despite the cloud cover, you can see the drizzle in san francisco on our camera. we're not seeing measurable rain but it's just enough to where you might notice it if you're out and about. the majority of the rain coming down in the north bay coastal mountains. you can see some spotty rain in through parts of san francisco as well. not a ton, though, so not enough

to necessarily be measurable. a lot falling in the couple hundredths and below radar. look at santa rosa, visibility-wise, down to less than a mile. half moon bay, down to about three miles. keep that in mind as you head out this morning. it clears out, though, by midday. if you look at the timestamp, i just fast forwarded this to about 8:00, 9:00, and you can still see some little areas of light drain and drizzle. by the afternoon pushing the timeline forward to about 12:30, right around lunch hour, notice the chance of rain kind of clears out and the cloud cover will remain. it's going to mix into that sunshine today. as far as the next 24 hours, again, not much in the way of measurable rain, but, don't worry, we do have better rain chances ahead. i'm going to get to that in a second. your hour-by-hour forecast, at about 10:30, we bump up into the 50s. we're not as cold as we've seen the past couple of days in the 30s and 40s. we started out mild overall and we're going to stay mild through

the afternoon. oakland a high of about 61 degrees. we'll start to dip into the overnight hours. one thing to keep in mind, it will be breezy at times, especially through santa rosa, san francisco. the winds 20 plus miles per hour to about 1:30, 3:30, they start to diminish. then we really see the winds become calm into the evening. so right around dinner time, 7:00, 8:00, the winds start to diminish a little bit. when are we going to see the best rain chance? we have a system that moves in late monday into tuesday. right now the models are showing a lot of that focused mainly on the north bay, but we do have a better chance of seeing widespread rain moving into the weekend of march 19th into 20th. take a look at this system. it's a lot bigger and this is going to give us a better chance of seeing rain not just in the north bay, but also down through the south bay as well. stay tuned for that. i know we lost an hour of sleep today, but it is going to be

beautiful despite the cloud cover. temperatures will be in the upper 60s. cloudy late monday into tuesday. best rain chances for the north bay. also, the winds pick up. if you notice in the temperatures, we do bump up into the 70s later this week. cheryl, back to you. >> i'm feeling the fact that we lost that hour. thank you, vianey. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, nbc bay area political analyst larry gersten joins us to discuss the one sanction that could help ukraine to better defend itself. episode 3 of our streaming series "saving san francisco" comes out monday. we traveled more than 3,000 miles to find out how a former english teacher ends up on the streets. catch up with the first two episodes of "saving san francisco" on any of our streaming platforms, or online at nbcbayarea.com/saving san francisco. then watch episode 3 on monday. stay with us.

have you gone to your local pharmacy lately? pharmacy workers nationwide say they are burned out and it's leading to dangerous mistakes with your prescriptions. so what's happening at your local drugstore? our investigative reporter candice nguyen has been digging into this for weeks, uncovering some troubling information. >> reporter: in california, the state received more than 500 complaints of patients harmed by pharmacy medication errors during the pandemic. some involving serious harm, even death. industry insiders we spoke to say the real number may be a lot higher because pharmacies generally are not required to report their mistakes to regulators. our investigative unit spoke to pharmacists and technicians in the bay area and across california. they described frequent mistakes, especially at chain pharmacies. they say increased workload caused by the pandemic

exacerbated serious issues that already existed, specifically profit-driven changes. >> the line was like 10, 15 people at a time, because everyone was panicking. one time our pharmacist accidently gave the wrong narcotic. >> reporter: rite aid said it could not verify the claims. in regard to the concern about work quotas, the company says they have to measure work volume to determine staffing. cvs and walgreens said they're not individual based but a way to properly staff. you can watch our full investigation on nbcbayarea.com/investigations. we also explain why it's so important for you to report medication mistakes to the state, to regulators, and we explain how to do that in our article. candice nguyen, "today in the bay." russia's ukraine invasion is in its third week with few signs of a quickened, but many signs

of tragic human suffering. the united states and its european partners have issued strict economic sanctions, with few indications of immediate success. one remaining possibility is for nato to impose a no-fly zone that would allow ukraine to better defend itself. nbc bay area's political analyst larry gersten joins us now. larry, is that a possibility? >> good morning, cheryl. yeah, of course it's a possibility, but it's one that's frowned on right now quite a bit by president biden and his military advisers who say this would give russia an excuse to go into a wider war and they could attack nato countries and then all of europe is potentially aflame. now, the interesting thing is that while president biden is so strongly opposing to this, the public is not. the public sees the benefit of a no-fly zone. in a recent reuters poll taken a few days ago, a three to one

majority saying, yes, we want to see that no-fly zone. now, admittedly, the public doesn't have the same information or knowledge, for that matter, that the president does. but the fact is, there's a great big gap there between what the president wants to do and what the public thinks he ought to do. >> so that's interesting. you already covered the situation about the public's concern and if the president is more concerned. so what's the likely outcome of all of this, larry? >> well, the first thing we have to worry about is what happens in terms of actually going to war, is it a possibility. and the public is very, very set on this. they don't want to go to war. and they say this, by the way, by about a three to two majority. 61% say don't go to war, 39% say it's a good idea. so all this does is create an even greater conundrum, because on the one hand is public is saying put the no-fly zone out

there, on the other hand they're saying don't go to war. that's why the president is having such a hard time threading this needle and the public remains so confused. as to your other question about the outcome, well, the fact that these things are so juxtaposed creates a dilemma for everybody, simply because there is no good outcome as things stand. we don't like to think of it that way. we're not used to coming up with things that have no good outcome. but as things stand right now, there are three possibilities, none of which are good. number one, russians come in there full blast and they just knock ukraine into submission. number two, ukraine prevails after huge losses, perhaps tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of people dead. number three, russia goes ahead and just takes the eastern flank and leaves the ukraine holding the bag and, of course, europe shuttering. no good possible outcomes right

now, cheryl. and these things weigh heavily right now on europe, the united states, and our nation's reputation for protecting democracy. so the future right now, very uncertain. >> and it's really scary and we need to be educated about war. thanks, larry, very much. next, a quick look at the top stories, including the invasion of ukraine is ramping up. the overnight developments, including an air strike on a military base, and the destruction caused by those latest attacks. stay with us.

welcome back. here's a quick look at top stories we're following. russia is intensifying its assault on ukraine as the war enters its third week. here's a live look at the ukrainian capital, city of kyiv, where yesterday at least 1,600 people were able to escape from the bombarded capital. late last night we told you about an air strike on the international center for peacekeeping and security in lviv. the regional administration head says more than 30 missiles dropped on military bases. 35 people died and over 130 are injured and they're in the hospital. he says the anti-aircraft defense managed to shoot down some of the missiles. there are ways you can help ukrainians flee that country. we have a link on our website of humanitarian organizations

helping those affected by the russian invasion. just head to nbcbayarea.com and click on the link in our trending bar. a man accused of murdering a child may be hiding in the bay area. this is 34-year-old dhante jackson. the search for him started after police found the body of a young girl in merced. his girlfriend, and mother of sophia mason was arrested thursday after hayward police said she gave them suspicious statements about her daughter's whereabouts. sophia mason was reported missing on march 8th by her aunt and claimed sophia was being abused and neglected. she says she and sophia spoke with cps dozens of times, claiming samantha was incapable of taking care of sophia. meanwhile, police say they're not ready to identify the body found in merced bay area breaking news, contra costa county firefighters are on the scene of a one-alarm building fire. the fire sparked shortly after 6:00 this morning at an office

building on buchanan street in antioch. fire crews say it started outside the building and spread to an attic. the building includes several tenants, including planned parenthood, but crews don't believe the fire was started at planned parenthood. the fire was set on the opposite side of the building. the cause is suspicious and under investigation. well, vianey, we lost that hour of sleep. we're going to have a quick look at our forecast today. >> and it is a little cloudy. we had some light rain on radar show up. still showing up in some spots through the coastal mountains. aside from the morning drizzle, expect temperatures in the upper 60s and we will keep that cloud cover at least until the start of the workweek. look at the rain chances ahead. so monday night into tuesday, we do keep the chance of rain. also expect for it to be a little breezy today at times into the evening hours. it was nice hang hanging out with you, cheryl. >> it was nice hanging out with you. thank you very much, and thank

you for joining us. we'll have more local news for you tonight at 4:30, 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00. have a great sunday.

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