are. the truth taking part in a nato exercise amid hiking tensions across europe. civilians in the cross hairs. ukrainian president zelenskyy warning today the russians are creating a humanitarian catastrophe, bombing homes, skooms, hospitals. residents in major cities like mariupol starving. nearly 10 million forced to leave their home as president

biden issues a stark warning to china's leader. don't help the russians. we are live with the latest. disaster zone. tens of thousands of acres burning out of control in texas as whipping winds fuel a raging wildfire. in the south, cleanup now under way after severe weather rolls through, destroying homes, caus tractor-trailer to blow right off the highway. turning on the charm. prinls william and kate in the caribbean on the first overseas trip since the pandemic began. the duke and duchess trying to rally support for the queen and keep far flung nations part of the empire. this morning, there's already a snag. all that, plus shot at greatness. march madness in full swing this weekend from a half court shot at the buzzer to a dunk that belongs on posters everywhere.

we loved sister jean and loyola heading home and legendary coach kachlt moving on as the tournament rolls on. today, saturday march 19th, twunlt. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today," thank you so much for joining us this saturday morning. peter, as we say good morning to everyone, we are learning new details about the crash in norway. >> this is days before president biden is scheduled to head overseas, visiting with america's nato allies, and now loss of american troops side by side with allies. >> that's the backdrop to the top story. four american service members killed in norway during a nato

training exercise. courtney kube joins us with the latest. good morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right, kristin. the norwegian prime minister, the first to announce that four u.s. service members on board that mv 22 os pray were killed in the crash. the aircraft was initially missing a number of hours before the u.s. could find it. and that underscores how difficult and dangerous the weather conditions were in the area. there's an exercise going on, a nato exercise, cold response 22. it has been long planned, has nothing to do with the ongoing tensions in ukraine but more than 30,000 nato members, including the united states, are taking part in the exercise. the idea is they're looking at how they can operate in extremely cold weather conditions and dangerous

conditions like they saw yesterday. the exercise as i said has nothing to do with ukraine and u.s. officials we have spoken to said most likely the very early indications is the crash was weather related. there are no indications it had anything to do with russia. of course, the backdrop of all of this is the united states and nato preparing to operate and deploy in these conditions as tensions are going on in ukraine. >> courtney, thank you so much. >> a good reminder of risk that exists in this climate. now to the war in ukraine. russia is keeping up the unprovoked assault, civilians bearing the brunt of attacks, president putin widens his offensive. our team has it covered. we begin with the latest from ukraine and nbc's molly hunter in lviv this morning where there were a new round of explosions overnight.

molly, good morning. >> reporter: peter, kristin, good morning. that's right. around 1:00 a.m. overnight, a lot of us heard a series of loud explosions. an hour ago, a series of air raid sirens, no word what the sounds were, what was targeted. the russians are claiming they're using hypersonic missiles elsewhere in ukraine. this morning, russia fully embraced a new kind of war. uk defense officials say putin's army failed original objectives, now pursuing attrition. indiscriminate bombing of civilian centers, president zelenskyy creating the kremlin of creating a humanitarian catastrophe, starving out cities like mariupol. we have nothing to eat. my child is hungry. test tefen living in a basement the last three weeks? >> yes.

>> reporter: 22-year-old larry part of the first group to make it out alive. >> last two weeks, russia shooting the big bomb. 500 kilogram. >> reporter: and it is not just bombs, world food program says food shortages will kill, too. >> they will get out, many more, maybe thst y, people unable to move or leave their homes an will go hungry. >> reporter: hunger will travel far and wide, pushing up prices of meat and fuel. in russia, vladimir putin headlined a rally at a packed stadium, his message was clear. russia will not back down. we are multinational people of the russian federation, united but one future on our own land. up in space, cosmonauts arrived at the international space station, appeared to wear colors of the ukrainian flag. back on earth, pope francis blasting the war, calling it a

perverse abuse of power. the war is practically at our home, he says. how savage human nature can be, how far can we go. we are murderers of our brothers. fighting forced more than 3 million people to flee ukraine, estimated 6.5 million displaced in the country. he sent his family abroad, but like all young men here, he must stay behind. >> big hate for people that just come. we come to help you. we come to but they don't help us, they destroyed all of this. >> reporter: we understand the humanitarian corridor out of mariupol has been agreed again, mostly in civilian cars, which is how he got out, then took a train to lviv. there are buses standing by to go into the city to pick up civilians if the russians hold fire. peter, kristin. >> molly hunter on the ground this morning, thank you.

the world is waiting to see how china will react after president biden held a nearly two hour call with chinese president xi, warning him not to help russia in any way. ali vitale is near his vacation home this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. that call capping another week of high tension on the world stage as president biden readies for overseas show of force next week. president joe biden making it plain, speaking by phone friday with xi jinping, vowing there would be consequences supporting russia in the campaign. >> he has to decide what he is going to do here. >> reporter: they described the nearly two hour call direct and candid, a chance to reiterate the u.s. side as tensions heighten amid two world powers. and assessments that china is considering helping with military equipment. >> the proximity is great

concern to us. >> reporter: at the united nations, push back against russian disinformation about the use of biological weapons. >> there are no ukrainian biological weapons laboratories, not near russia's border, not anywhere. >> reporter: concern mounts for disprove enallegations might be used to bolster more attacks in ukraine. >> we continue to believe it is possible russia may be planning to use chemical or biological agents against the ukrainian people. >> reporter: all this as nato allies prepare to gather in brussels, president biden heading there wednesday to huddle with allies as the situation in ukraine grows more dire. more members of congress motivated by the ukrainian president this week heading to the region, too. >> we are going to see firsthand the humanitarian crisis and devastation that the war has created. >> reporter: the crisis coordinator announcing a break through in aid, saying ukraine and russia agreed to safe

passage for humanitarian aid convoy carrying medical supplies, bottled water and meals for up to 35,000 people, the first of what will likely be many. and guys, we have new details about president biden's upcoming trip to europe with events ranging from a nato summit to meeting of the g7, focused on showcasing a united front against russia. a stark contrast with russia isolated from countries as belarus and china as the u.s. stands with allies. >> that's right. a key goal of that trip to express unity against russia. meanwhile, the u.s. keeping a close eye on the case of brittney griner who is still in russia under arrest. what more do we know here? >> reporter: that's right. it has been just over a month since brittney griner was arrested in moscow, russian authorities allowing they found vape cartridges from oil from cannabis in her luggage. she plays professional in the w

nba off season. the state department stepping up access to her, insisting they provide consular access to all u.s. citizen detainees, and while the state department hasn't spoken to her yet, a source close to the situation tells nbc news her russian legal team has seen her multiple times during the course of detention and that she is okay. >> ali vitale traveling with the president in delaware. thank you. alaska congressman don young, dean of the house of representatives has passed away at the age of 88. first elected in 1973. in 2020, young was reelected to his 25th term as the only representative from alaska. he was the longest serving member of the current congress. don young passed away traveling home to alaska with his wife ann. a string of explosive wildfires across the state of

texas turned deadly this morning. sergeant barbara fennley was killed helping people evacuate from the complex fire in west texas. the wild fire destroyed more than 50 homes. firefighters battle high winds fueling the blaze. swimmer leah thomas back in the pool taking part in final day of the women's ncaa swimming and diving competition. thomas, first transgender division one champion in any sport and the fact that she's swimming for the women's team is renewing controversy this morning. morgan chesky has more. >> reporter: she may not have won in the latest race, but university of pennsylvania senior and transgender swimmer leah thomas continues to make history. thomas, a favorite going into the ncaas with the fastest time in the nation finishing a disappointing fifth place in a tie in the 200 yard freestyle at the swimming championships in

georgia. seconds behind taylor rock who set a pool record. she said amidst the controversy, she's focusing on swimming. >> i try to ignore it as much as i can. try to focus on swimming. what i need to do to get ready for my races and try to block out everything else. >> reporter: after three years on the men's team, thomas surpassed the requirement to compete on the women's squad as a senior, completing 34 months of hormone replacement therapy, beyond the 12 month ncaa requirement to compete on the women's team. her presence sparking controversy, from martina navratilova say she's going by the rules so rules need to change. to caitlyn jenner. >> i said from the beginning, the rules aren't tough enough. >> put both trans men and women in the women's category is insulting. >> reporter: former olympic champion and current ceo of

nonprofit champion women says it is not about gender but science. >> the advantages that male puberty gives somebody is far more than a biological woman could ever achieve. >> reporter: freshman erica sullivan showing support in an op-ed said she deserves like anyone else in the sport to be celebrated for hard won success, not labeled a cheater simply because of her identity. morgan chesky, nbc news. we want to turn to the weather. clean up is under way in the southeast after severe storms tore through alabama and florida friday, injuring six people, damaging mobile homes, downing trees and power lines. get the latest from samara theodore. >> yes. many saturday plans impacted stretching from florida into areas like new england. the timing on this. storms start to fire up this afternoon, we should see it clear the region by at least

7:00, 8:00 tonight. it will move off the east coast, not before leaving impact from wilmington to parts of scranton, pennsylvania and new york. wind gusts upwards of 60 miles two as well.olated tornado or take a look at this. next week, we are monitoring a threat in western louisiana and parts of texas as well to see colors like orange enhanced risk in areas so soon and that anticipated quick-moving system now approaching the bay area. you can see on satellite radar. if i zoom in closer you can see the majority of the rain about to push in through the north bay making its way into san francisco. but if you are up in the north bay right now, likely seeing some of the shower activity up to ukiah, parts of the tri-valley and through fairfield. it is a quick-moving system so it is expected to clear out by this evening.

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>> the tigers not the only one leaning into the madness. >> his prayer answered. >> marcus carr with a half time heave on the way to victory over virginia tech. not everyone's prayers answered. sister jean and the ramblers as the buckeyes pulled away. usc coming up short against miami. >> oh, thompson gets the three. >> while the men's tournament wrapped up around 1:00, the women just started. holding howard to a record low 21 points. this year's women's tournament the first dubbed march madness, expanded to 68 teams like the men's. both changes part of the equity efforts on the heels of

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♪♪ good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us on this saturday, march 19th. i'm candice nguyen in for kira klapper this morning. this evening friends and family members will gather to remember a young hayward girl found at a home in mersed. authorities last week found the body of 8-year-old sophia. she had been missing since september. the vigil will be held outside at hayward city hall. happening today, volunteers plan to hold another search for alexis gabe here. shelves last seen in late january. her car was found abandoned with the keys still in the ignition.

for weeks police and volunteers have been searching for her with no luck, unfortunately. they will meet at the streets of brentwood mall at 10:00 this morning. the rules are changing again. the state is dropping the requirements to be vaccinated or get a covid test before going to a large indoor event starting april 1st. counties can decide to keep the current rules in place. we are checking in with all of our county health leaders. we will keep you posted on what we find out next. vianey arana has a quick look at the mike reclimate forecast. we have crazy weather coming up. >> yes, look at this. we haven't seen rain on radar in quite sometime, but that system we've been anticipating is ng its aach into the region. i will zoom thin closer so you get a better idea of what spots are already seeing rain. up through the north bay expect to be some of the first to see the rain, but we are getting some shower activity as well pushing in through san francisco and even into parts of the tri-valley as well. take a look at this. parts of san francisco, light rain coming down right now. if i zoom this in just a little

bit closer, moving into santa rosa, fairfield. now, this system is going to move in rather quickly and move out quickly, but it will be just enough to where our temperatures will remain rather cool, in the 50s. a little bit of wind will pick up, so nice to see some rain on that radar. i'll end is it back to you. >> we definitely need that rain. thanks so much. coming up this morning on today in the bay, an inconvenient few hours for nearly two dozen people living in the east bay, an investigation forcing them from their home. the disturbing discovery by police that kept them out. that plus your top stories coming up at 7:00. right now back to "today." columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now.

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four u.s. service members were killed when military aircraft went down in norway. according to norwegian officials, americans were participating in a nato training exercise when the v 22 osprey crashed in a remote part of the country. the previously scheduled exercise part of a larger cold weather training program involving thousands of nato troops. it comes amid heightened tensions with russia. president biden getting set to travel overseas next week for a nato summit. the cause of the crash is under investigation. turning to the war in ukraine, russia showing no signs of letting up its unprovoked assault against the civilian population there. ukrainian president zelenskyy warning the russians are creating a humanitarian catastrophe bombing homes, schools, hospitals. many ukrainians are now struggling simply to find something to eat. comes as president biden issued a stark warning to china's president xi jinping friday,

vowihere would b consequenceshina supported russia in any way. and nfl quarterback deshaun watson traded to cleveland browns in a blockbuster deal. houston texans announced he waived the no trade clause. he will get $230 million contract. that makes him one of the highest paid players in the nfl. the move comes one week after watson was cleared of criminal charges alleging harassment and sexual misconduct against massage therapists. he faces 22 civil lawsuits and investigation by the nfl. watson denies any wrongdoing. also, the duke and duchess of cambridge are kicking off their first joint overseas trip since the pandemic. william and kate are visiting the caribbean to mark the platinum jubilee and keep support for the monarchy. kathy park is outside kensington

palace this morning. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you. william and kate have a pretty packed itinerary, visiting three commonwealth countries. the royal tourist already off to a rocky start. this morning, william and kate are off to the caribbean, and already it is not going as planned. a royal source confirming a stop in belize moved to a different location because some local residents were unhappy about the visit. government officials adding they have activated a contingency plan, another venue selected to showcase maya entrepreneur ship. an unexpected twist in the first tour since the pandemic that could change the future of the british monarchy as they keep far flung nations part o the queen'ritish empire. >> these are diplomats, ambassadors if you like going out there, representing her on the world stage, but there's going to be a charm offensive

going onto try to persuade them not to ditch the uk. >> reporter: the visit begins in belize, includes stops in the bahamas and jamaica. the prime minister signals a possible move to become a republic, which would mean parting ways with the queen as head of state. barbados made that move in november. >> i shall always consider myself a friend of barbados. >> reporter: the palace has been clear the decision to be republic is down to people of each country and not for them to try to influence things, but this is very much about keeping of the last senior royals to ca. >> he charmed all sorts of people, tricking him, letting himself win in a sprint against him. it went down really, really

well. >> reporter: william and kate will promote mental health and the environment, celebrating the queen's platinum jubilee, this year marking 70 years on the throne. at 95, the queen pulled back from overseas travel. recently taking on virtual engagements after recovering from covid. even though she bowed out from celebrations early this week, she had some in person events at windsor castle. back to you. >> still looks pretty darn good. kathy park, thank you very much. samara has another check of the weather. you're tracking a warmup. >> that i am. we are looking at temperatures rushing into the low 80s this afternoon on the east coast. raleigh, 80 degrees. 18 above average. richmond, 82 degrees. philly, 75. 22 above average. see what we're looking at this afternoon and tomorrow towards

the northern plains and the great lakes. we are seeing a significant warmup. little rock in the upper 70s. wichita, upper 70s as well. a lot of warm air fueling the storms. be careful on the east coast. a shot at severe weather this afternoon. as the week wears on, we cool down a bit. along n95, temperatures by wednesday back to the 50s and 60s. go and the rain is here. get excited because we are expecting a quick-moving system, already bringing a little bit of rain down up through parts of the north bay, moving into san francisco right now. you can see it just offshore. this is going to continue to move from north to south, getting a little bit of rain moving into santa rosa, parts of the north bay. take a look at your temperature trend for this afternoon. rain throughout the afternoon. temperatures will be in the 50s until the evening hours when the system clears out later this evening. even san jose expecting to get some of the rain.

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experience. we told you a couple weeks ago about mila kunis, ashton kutcher's fundraiser. they reached $30 million goal and encouraged others to donate to similar causes. >> impressive they did that so quickly. >> exactly. i bet the efforts will keep going. nextup, the rollingstones, making new music without long time drummer charlie watts. keith richards revealed on the music now podcast they're recording with drummer steve jordan. watts who died in august encouraged the stones to keep rocking with jordan. >> in the beginning of the tour three months ago, i was in, oh, no, i cannot do this without charlie, and it wasn't except charlie saying to me listen, keith, you can do it with steve. you've done it many times. you know he can take my seat anytime, you know it. he talked me into it.

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well, these days, seems like every time you turn around, another car company is going electric. >> you have the heavy duty pickups, all the classics are getting a remake. >> not surprising one of the iconic vehicles of the '70s is doing the same. jake ward got a chance to check out the new and improved vw bus.

>> reporter: a generation of families piling into the classic volkswagon wagon bus was the start of summer adventures. for this generation, that history is back in a new all electric version, shown in the u.s. this week, due to hit it hashessic sty of 24. the oril bus. makes you think aboutngs voagon is not saying wha it will costr tgapacity wibe,s is theopean the american version will be gger with a t row. >> with covid showing us tha can d so much mor in o lives than thoug few s ago, somet like this can utilian but fun at the same time. >> reporter: ias the h features of a minivan, plus easter eggs hidden throughout. >> the front of the vehicle will light up, has a nice smile to it. >> reporter: a literal smile. this is not a car you get

groceries in. not just that. they want you to spend summers, your childhood in this vehicle. it is a tough time to be in the car business. the pandemic slowed demand for cars, then scrambled to global supply chains as demand came back, making it harder to provide new vehicles. volkswagon is trying to come back after paying billions in fines for so-called clean diesel vehicles that cheated emissions tests. how much is volkswagon putting on this model to sort of change its reputation in the marketplace? >> i think it is a new day for volkswagon. i think we learned from the past, want to move forward, we are committed all in on electrification. >> reporter: they showed this off at south by southwest, where young, tech savvy influencers gather in austin each year. the reaction was strong. >> this is the rebirth of like one of the best models, best brands out there. >> it is a mom carve the future. i love it. >> reporter: a generation from

now, kids may be nostalgic about their summers in a van like this one, just one that's ieter, li cleaner, with a very for y, j ward, boston. >> pretty impressive. the vw getting better with age. >> i'm excited to see a something so nostalgic. >> as long as they put the back down, sleep in a sleeping bag, good for me. >> get one, car pool, i will drive around and pick you all up. >> there you go. i'm in as well. we have a quick programming note before we go. we are celebrating women's history month with a marathon on our streaming channel today all day. go to today.com to watch. >> they have a full plate. that does it for us on saturday morning. appreciate you being here. >> enjoy the weekend, everyone. >> have a good one.

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continue in ukraine, the new first by russia's military, and the glimmer of hope for refugees looking to escape the violence. plus, lifting another covid mandate. the announcement that could be a game changer for you. how things may be different at the next warriors' game or concert you go to. right now a live look at nbc bay area stormranger radar helping us gather your weather forecast this weekend includes possible showers in your area. stay with us. the show starts in just about two minutes.

♪♪ good morning, everyone. it is saturday, march 19th. we are taking a live look outside right now at this graphic at the nbc bay area stormranger radar. thanks so much for joining us. i'm candice nguyen in for kira klapper. vianey arana joins us with your microclimate forecast. we have rain coming in, but it is not going to be a long one, is it? >> it will be a