we are live thon 26th day of the war in ukraine as the russians set a deadline demanding the ukrainian military lay down their arms. >> an investigation into ghost guns and how easy they are to acquire and fire without a trace. overnight, supreme court justice clarence thomas hospitalized with flu-like symptoms as the senate begins the questioning of ketanji brown jackson. and then there were 16 as arizona survives a tcu upset during a thrilling sunday of

college basketball "early today" starts right now good morning on this monday. i'm cori coffin. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera we know more this morning about president biden's plans to visit europe this week he will participate in a nato su summit on ukraine on sunday. the trip will not include travel to ukraine this comes as the united nations reports at least 900 civilians have been killed since the invasion began and 10 million have been displaced either moving within ukraine or flee to other countries. ukrainian officials say the empty strollers represent the 109 children killed so far one of the most devastated cities is mariupol russian forces demanded they surrender and ukrainians have

defied that order. ukrayukraine is blaming russianr forces thousands into camps. >> reporter: good morning. this is an accusation that came out saturday nbc news has no evidence that this is actually happening, this those people have actually been sent to russia or there's any forced labor associated with that "the new york times" corroborated a story that thousands were forced to go to a town but there's no evidence from city officials or proof that those people who were evacuated apparently without their passports were going to be sent to do any forced labor, frances. >> russia is claiming to do cyber tonic missiles at least twice. what do we know about this >> russia claimed both saturday and sunday to use hypersonic

missiles they can carry conventional war heads. it makes it extremely dangerous. so on saturday russia claims they hit an ammunition storage site in the west underground apparently on sunday they claim to have destroyed a depot. nbc news has not claimed that. >> a lot of information being disseminated thank you. as russia's vicious attacks continue, more than 3 million have fled ukraine so far they're leaving everything in hopes to find safety for their families nbc's jay gray is at a border crossing in poland jay, are you still seeing a massive influx of refugees >> reporter: what we're seeing are waves. refugees will come through some have passed here, and then there will be a short lull and then more coming through with the better weather we're

seeing people not making as quick a move to get here, but still we flow are millions trying to escape residential communities continue to be the target of russian missiles ripping apart an art school turned shelter in mariupol with 400 people inside. in kyiv, homes and a shopping center in ruins following the latest attack there. >> it's unbelievable i never see kyiv like this, like now what is going on we have destroyed house -- >> the mayor encouraging soldiers on the front lines to hold their ground while other troops and volunteers prepare to patrol the capital city, pressure that seems to be working. russian ground troops are moving

in at a slower than expected pace chanting "go home," protesters seemingly turn back russian vehicles in the port city. as millions continue to try to rush to safety, ukrainian officials say more than 7,000 were rescued from the fighting sunday on buses traveling through four humanitarian corridors. about 3.4 million people have now escaped across the border, about half of those children still, according to the u.n., those refugees account for less than a third of the ukrainians left homeless since the start of the war. you've got more than 7 million people in country, in ukraine, that are trying to find a way to make it to a place like this, the border cori >> and so many countries trying to make room for them. jay gray, thank you. now to breaking news supreme court justice clarence thomas is in the hospital battling an infection and

flu-like symptoms. the court said the 73-year-old justice was admitted on friday and has been receiving intravaccine us antibiotics, adding he could be released in a day or two the court says thomas will participate any case that he misses by using briefs and transcripts. meanwhile the supreme court showdown begins toured in the senate as historic confirmation hearings get under way we'll hear opening statements and then ketanji brown jackson will spend the next few days answering questions from the city brie jackson is there live >> reporter: president biden's first pick for supreme court is also the first black nominated to the high court. judge ketanji brown jackson was appointed to the influential d.c. circuit court of appeals last year with bipartisan support. she has ivy league credentials and a distinguished legal career she also clerked for justice

breyer who she would be replacing. questions get under way tomorrow sources tell nbc news jackson has pe prepared for this hearing fehr weeks and has braced herself for attacks from republicans on being soft on crime. >> she has special empathy for chls i guess that means prosecutors and innocent crime victims start each trial at a disadvantage that's my assertion. that's what the modest liberal supporters are all saying. >> judge jackson has been scrutinized more than anyone i can think of this is her fourth time before the committee. three times she came through with flying colors.

>> reporter: the white house has not said where president biden will watch the procet she'll be. the question is cl weather she'll garner republican support. we'll find out soon. the hearings get under way at 11:00 a.m. eastern cori now upsets as the ncaa nears the sweet 16 >> he does a nice job sliding his feet >> the horn frogs were a thorn in the side of top seeded arizona, but the wild kcats wer able to force overtime there were six points scored in overtime 85-80. duke found themselves down against michigan and they closed

them out coach k and his team lives to play another day duke beats the spartans, 85-76. the ten seed coyotes played predator south carolina led baylor, 61-47. sheila creighton with 19 points one last chance for the hawkeyes, and the upset is complete the creighton blue jays advance with a hard-fought win, 64-62. all right. enough of this basketball talk let's turn it over to weather. it's excited, kicking off the new week with nbc meteorologist bill karins. good morning, bill. >> good morning. we have a storm that's going to cause serious inns over the next three days severe weather outbreaks are possible tomorrow and maybe even wednesday. three days of severe storms are

tracking it will form today in central texas and sweep toward east texas and louisiana later on tonight. 22 million people at risk. dallas austin to snoens, that's where the storms form today. then they sweep toward houston and shreveport isolated tornadoes are possible, maybe even few strong tornadoes. then tomorrow we're very concerns from shreveport southward. then alexander to may con. moderate risk, jackson, mississippi. we could see long-track strong tornadoes. then we watch this sweeping all the way to the east coast on wednesday. right now we have a slight risk that goes from tallahassee to southern portions of virginia. you get the picte. ur

colorado could see snowflakes, but we're not seeing significant accumulations unless you're in the mountains. not only severe weather, but flooding will be a concern too we'll talk than coming up. >> that's going to be a problem. thank you. after 30 years, the daytime tv classic is coming to an end >> collins, you are not -- oh, that one tag line. the parent company nbcuniversal al has confirmed "the maury show" is wrapping up after the season he's proud of all who he worked with on the show, but as he tells his guests, enough already. >> it's the end of an era. in honor of women's history month, the story of henrietta lex and the push for a gold medal. and will people be left with

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march is women's history month and we want to shine a spotlight on henrietta lachlkts it was her cells that lead to scientific break throughs for cancer and polio now there's a push to award her with the congressional gold medal. our affiliate has more. >> i think it's awesome for him to be passing the bill to try to get a gold medal for our beloved henrietta. >> reporter: victoria baptiste is henrietta lacx's great-grandfather. it is a rare award only given by the united states congress. >> i believe that henrietta lax is deserving of a gold medal simply because she's a miracle, and her cells continue to live long after she left us in october. >> at 31 years old lax was

diagnosed with terminal cervical cancer at johns hopkins hospital on the day she died, the research committee announced they discovered the first mortal cell line and they're now known after lacks. >> this is a great way, the great efforts she's able to do without being here with us, and it's also a way our family is reclaiming our story and trying to get more people to be aware. >> those cells have been responsible for remarkable research leading to polio, research in parkinson's, he though ya, leukemia, and hiv. >> her family was not informed or compensated. >> the part that makes me the proudest is how many she's been able to help and heal all over the world with the advances we

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live bountifully. a new type of firearm is on the rise in the u.s. it's called ghost gun and it's mostly unregulated, untraceable, and easy to buy. nbc's vaughn hillyard has more from philadelphia on this growing industry. >> reporter: this is aghost gun. it took no background check to purchase it because it's built from a perfectly legal prepackaged kit and then made into a working firearm in just over an hour. >> there's a black market ghost gun sale that went bad and turned deadly. >> reporter: a 16-year-old stay

tuned gunned down two classmates law enforcement tell nbc news the weapon may have been a ghost gun. >> it's described as an 80%er, a ghost gun. >> in 2021, , there were 2,071 guns sold compared to 2019 we walked in to show how to buy a kit. >> you don't need anything from me >> money. >> you don't need anything like a background check. >> no. >> we tracked down jordan monroe, the main kit supplier. >> you're following the laws. >> yes. >> handing over a gun for cash, it's by the books. >> yes it's like buying a lawn chair in cash. >> this is the beginning of a ghost gun.

>> pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro has tried to classified these ghost guns from kids as firearms that would force people to pass a background check to get them. >> do you begin to know how many are out on the streets >> i think it's almost impossible to know at this point. >> reporter: but there's no sign of legislation passing on capitol hill the biden administration is, how however, working on a new formulation. two weeks later we returned to pennsylvania and met up with special agents from the a.g.'s office who agreed to use the kit we purchased from the show to build the ghost gun. we won't show you all the steps, but for some agents it took some drill, hammering down, and a little bit of hammering. a firearm. just over one hour later, ready to go. an easy-to-assemble firearm without a trisace of its existee on the streets

vaughn hillyard, nbc news. >> so tough to see, especially with the gun violence we see in our country. >> there's so much we don't know. >> thanks for watching "early today. i'm frances rivera. >> i'm cori coffin coming up on the "today" show,

moving you forward. a local doctor breaks down the likelihood we'll all need a fourth booster shot. also, what he's telling us about the rising case numbers overseas. >> and new mask guidance for kids in the east bay. where and when they will no longer have to wear a mask. >> plus, heading overseas. when president biden is set to travel to poland as the war in ukraine rages on. this is "today in the bay." good monday morning. good to start our week with you. i'm kris sanchez. marcus