♪ it is monday, march 14th this morning russia is asking china for military aid if the chinese get involved on the side of russia, everything changes. we are live in beijing and ukraine. almost 600 civilians have been killed, according to the united nations and new details on the film maker and journalist killed while doing his job, covering the war remember oscar-winning actor from "the big chill", "body

heat" and many more. hurt was 71. and criminals are drilling holes ins gas tanks to steal your fuel. the goat has unretired tom brady announced late sunday that he is coming back for a record 23rd season with the bucks. a lot to tell you about on this monday "early today" starts right now thanks for being with us >> and russia's invasion of ukraine has entered its 19th day. as russia continues expanding its attack further-to the country. hour away for another round of talks between ukrainians and russian officials. they say 35 people were killed when russian missiles pounded a military base. another 135 were injured in the air strike president zelenskyy said they would help put an end to the

surge and argued only about 50 miles from poland, u.s. would battle russia in the skies 50-year-old brent renaud, he and his brother produced programs for many media organizations, including "the new york times," hbo, time and nbc. another another journalist was wounded in the attack. molly, the united states has agreed to work closely with ukraine to identify where or when russia may use chemical weapons. how concerned should we be that this may happen. this is one of the hot topics here and in ukraine russian officials, including u.s. officials say they're very concerned russia will use

nonconventional weapons, chemical weapons the white house spokesperson said we should be on the lookout for russia to use chemical or biological weapons or create a false flag operation and we have to look to russia's recent military history in syria. we know they know how to do this, deploy chemical weapons. the u.s. will be watching for this they'll all be working very closely with the ukrainian government if the war escalates in that dangerous way. be aware things have gotten more dire recently the red cross warned of a worst-case scenario for the citizens in mariupol is there hope help will reach them soon? >> reporter: there's a chance but every single day, for the last ten days, humanitarian convoys have headed to the southeast city, mariupol and every single day they have

failed because of russian shelling and attacks we know 100 tons of humanitarian aid are heading to mariupol. they report the road is dangerous, slow going. they can't move at night but part of the ceasefire agreements, temporary ceasefire agreements is that they agree humanitarian gets to go einto the besieged cities, like mariupol, which has been cut off from fraeverything for the laste days no food, no water. essential supplies to survive go in and civilians come out. we have not seen evidence that any aid has gotten in. according to people who have teams on the ground. we've seen no evidence civilians from mariupol have gotten out. there's been limited success across the country we've been tracking over the weekend. according to president zelenskyy, 125,000 people have

been able to escape. but when we say escape, we're not talking west where i am. we're talking still in the center of the country. >> and thank you congress could deal another major blow to russia's economy this week. dozens have pulled out of russia already and now house speaker, nancy pelosi, says lawmakers are planning to revoke the most-favored nation trade status this week. that would further cripple their finances, essentially raising tariffs on russian imports let's get to bree jackson in d.c. president biden also spoke with a top ally >> reporter: that's right. good morning with ewell, the president held talks with his french counterpart, macron. the white house said in a statement that mr. biden and macron underscored their

commitment to hold russia accountable for its actions and to support the governments and people of ukraine. already the u.s. is rushing $200 million in military equipment to help ukraine administrations officials say the arms package included antitank and aircraft missiles jake sullivan outlined the strategy on meet the press >> there are no u.s. troops currently operating in ukraine, in eastern ukraine or western ukraine. and we will defend every inch of nato territory but u.s. forces will not engage russian forces inside ukraine that remains true today, remains true on the ground and in the sky. but what we will do is increase and intensify efforts to supply the ukrainian defenders with the weapons and security assistance they need to defend themselves >> meanwhile, a new abc news and ipsos poll shows americans

overwhelmingly support the banning on russian oil however, the same poll shows growing concern about the economy. about 70% of americans disprove how far the president has handled inflation. now, that could spell trouble for democrats during the midterm elections. later this year. back to you. >> bree, thank you the u.s. heed the warning not to aid and support russia's war efforts. as three american officials have confirmed that russia asked china for military equipment and assistance we go to beijing with nbc's janice macky frayer. have they confirmed whether china has asked for that help? >> they've set out the ministry of foreign affairs briefings that they know-nothing about requests about military assistance or equipment.

this is coming as jake sullivan, the national security advisor, is set to meet with the top diplomat the last time these two men met, there were fireworks it was in alaska there is some expectation there will be more common ground today. china has said it wants to deescalate this situation in ukraine. what china isn't saying is the extent they'll go to help facilitate that and it isn't clear what the u.s. wants out of this meeting whether it's going to issue a warning to china about the risks that would come with bailing out russia here's what jake sullivan had to say yesterday on "meet the press. >> we have made the clear, not just to beijing, but every country in the world that if they think that they can basically bail russia out, they can give russia a work around to the sanctions we've imposed,

they should have another thing coming because we'll insure neither china nor anyone else can compensate russia for these losses >> there's no secret -- they've met tl38 times but so far china has been compliant with the u.s. sanctions on russia. though russian officials said publicly they're counting on china's support to help with the economy. >> a very clear message from jake sullivan. thank you. if you're filling up for your morning commute, brace yourself there is no relief in sight from record-high gas prices as the war in ukraine continues to rock the oil industry while the price has dipped by about $15 over the last week, the savings have not trickled down to drivers yet. the national average is $4.33, up nearly a dollar from a month ago and a $1.50 from a year ago.

prices climbed so high uber is adding a surcharge to fairs and deliveries riders will pay 45 to 55 cents more per trip and there's a dangerous new way thieves are stealing gas >> reporter: it's the unwelcome sign of the times. drivers experiencing sticker shock at gas pumps >> it's crazy out here >> reporter: with the national average at $4.33 a gallon, a troubling new trend is on the rise gas theft. crimes of opportunity now happening across the country criminals are targeting unintended vehicles for gas. instead, they're drilling holes from underneath your car and draining your tank >> reporter: it happened to the family in san diego. heidi's husband, rob, filmed the video. >> it filled up his tank

>> heidi was terrified leaking gas could -- >> fuel plus fire plus air creating an explosion of the gasoline or lighting him on fire, lighting the whole truck on fire. >> reporter: auto mechanics say it's incredibly easy to do >> it's plastic, no sparks frors you could literally siefen the gas out of the tank in a matter of a minute >> reporter: and once drilled can't be fixed it could cost drivers more than a thousand dollars experts say there are ways to protect yourself >> if you have a garage, park in the garage all the time. if you don't, try create a space near your home with cameras, security lights, something that's going to deter a thief. >> reporter: at the current gas prices, the temptation to steal for are some may be too much to resist nbc news, los angeles.

les than six week of retirement, tom brady is headed back a 44-year-old announced he is returning to the tampa bay buccaneers, adding he has, quote, unfinished business the 23rd in the nfl. he has won a super bowl in four of his last nine seasons but his bucks lost in the divisional round of the playoffs in january >> tom brady, if he's going to retire is he not? >> he said he didn't feel comfortable to stand he wanted to be on the field let's turn to bill karins. good morning seems like we're not done with winter just yet. >> not yet i'm still waiting for the last of my snow to melt it snowed in a lot of places this weekend and it's a cold morning. but this is the week we really see spring we're going to see temperatures sore we have freeze warnings in the far soukt, which is unusual this time of year

14 million impacted over to areas of columbia, south carolina it's a cold morning. no doubt about it. bundle up the kids this morning. thankfully not a lot of wind and that means once the sunrises this morning, it will warm up in a hurry. temperatures will sore from the 30s and 20s. >> to the 50s and 60s in many areas and even and even the northeast, areas with snow on the ground will see a rapid meltdown i think everyone's going to turn the corner on their ward robes heren to something to look forward to >> i hope so thank you.

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