good morning. race to escape. another humanitarian mission under way this morning in ukraine with rescue crews trying to reach the overwhelmed city of mariupol. hoping to evacuate residents to safety as ukraine president says russian soldiers are retreating and pope francis says he may head to the war zone. we're live in ukraine. breaking overnight. he's out. will smith announces he is quitting the motion picture arts

and sciences academy. smith apologetic and calling his behavior shocking and painful. this morning, questions swirling. will he still face disciplinary action from the academy? political comeback? former alaska governor and vice president candidate sarah palin is ready to get back into the political fray with the open alaska seat after don young's passing. why palin says now is the time to run. final four frenzy. the women leading the way and setting the stage for an epic national championship game with the uconn huskies beating stanford. as the men get ready for their turn tonight. can duke's coach k lead to victory before he retires? all that and trading places.

the jimmys, fallon and kimmel, hoeing up to host each other's shows. >> you like the studio? >> not really. >> pulling off an april fool's prank that has fans laughing. today, saturday, april 2nd, 2022. . >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. >> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. peter, talk about a punch line. a great april fools prank. >> you can imagine being in the audience. that's not the guy i same to see. fallon said for the first time tonight i got a great sitting ovation. >> a lot of laughs on both coasts. we will look at that later. we are covering several developing stories this morning.

including that major announcement for will smith in light of his attack on chris rock at the oscars. smith will resign from the academy. apologiing again and calling his actions inexcusable. the women's championship game is set. this is a blockbuster after uconn beat stanford. tonight, attention turns to the men's. and we want to begin with the top story and war in ukraine. as a risky humanitarian mission is under way this morning. nbc's molly hunter is in lviv with all of this. molly, good morning to you. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. we are hearing this morning that ukrainian troops are advancing in the north around the capital as russian troops pull back in the east. they have retain several villages. russia suffered defeat in the capital, but this war is far from over. this morning, new propaganda

video released by russian state tv, mariupol, the city they have destroyed. 100,000 people estimated trapped and trying to escape. according to local officials, ten buses and red cross are trying to make it into the area this morning. on friday, that effort failed. it is critical the icrc says they respect the agreements and provide security guarantees. in recent days, these are the lucky ones. some getting seats on buses and others in cars. overnight, president zelenskyy saying europe has no right to stay silent. russian soldiers are retreating and leaving behind a disaster. in kharkiv, they pushed back russian troops and troops fled from chernobyl. the head of the iaea is leading

a group there as soon as possible. and now a pledge to $300 million from the u.s. for so-called killer drone. and in a port city of odesa, they are preparing for a fight. we met two soldiers. one 19-year-old and one 20-year-old. they met in the first days of the war. how could you not love her, he tells us? she said i just want to grow up. for now, fighting to make that possible. now all eyes are mariupol this morning. the pope is making news on his way to malta. he said he may be open to visiting kyiv. no timeline on when a visit like that may happen. back to you. >> it would be remarkable for the pope to head to the war zone. molly hunter, thank you. back here at home, president biden touting good economic news. another strong jobs report showing unemployment dropping to

3.6% nationwide. as wages rise, they are still not keeping up with record setting inflation. nbc's leigh ann caldwell is here with more. >> president biden with big economic news this weekend. the issues still remain for the administration. president biden is touting robust monthly job numbers. the country adding more than 430,000 jobs last month. nudging unemployment down to the lowest level since covid shutdowns two years ago. >> america is back to work. >> reporter: job gains in hospitality and retail and manufacturing. signs the country is reopening and moving beyond the pandemic. >> good for fighting inflation and the economy. it means the economy has gone from being on the mend to being on the move. >> reporter: another indicator? wages grew 5.6% over the past

year. president biden crediting his administration's policies. including last year's covid relief bill. >> the american rescue plan and we were able to get americans vaccinated and schools opened and businesses humming. >> reporter: the challenges remain. the threat of the new covid variant and war in ukraine and soaring inflation rates and sky high gas prices. $1.40 more than a year ago per gallon. republicans place blame on the president. is this enough for the economy? >> it doesn't do anything to address inflation and rising gas prices. that's what the american people are suffering from. they are begging for relief and so are far democrats and the president have been tone deaf to that message. >> reporter: those concerns reflected in new polling by nbc news. just 22% of respondents think the country is moving in the right direction. 40% approve of the president's

job performance and most important issues to americans? cost of living, jobs and economy. >> leigh ann, big headline overnight. sarah palin running for congress? >> that is right. after a 14-year break, sarah announced she will run for congress in alaska in the special election to replace don young who suddenly died in office last month. palin was john mccain's running mate in the 2008 election. in her announcement, she felt compelled to run because quote america is at a tipping point as i watch the far left destroy the country. she is joining 50 other people vying for the only congressional seat in alaska. >> that seat doesn't come open often. that will be interesting. >> 49 years. >> thanks. >> great to see you, leigh ann.

now to the trial of four men accused of planning to kidnap michigan's governor. the case is in the hands of the jury after the closing arguments are friday. we have jesse kerch with more frlt. >> reporter: good morning. those four men accused of trying to kidnap the michigan governor over the pandemic. a jury will with decide if the four men are guilty of conspiracy. the four men, brandon and barry and adam and daniel all accused of conspireing to kidnapped the michigan governor gretchen whitmer in 2020 over covid restrictions. in federal court on friday, the prosecutors argue the group trained and plotted for months to abduct and blow up a nearby bridge to trip up police.

>> they are domestic terrorists. the groups that were plotting to kidnap and probably murder me. >> reporter: all four defendants' lawyers pushing back. fox's attorney says his client is guilty of speaking his mind. harris' lawyer says her client wasn't in on any plan. the government evidence was presented out of context. croft's attorney called it smoke and mirrors. saying the fbi could have got the governor killed if these guys were actual criminals. that allegation tied to a question raised by all four defense teams. was there entrapment? >> entrapment arguing the defendant was a patsy. a tool for the government or the fbi agents who wanted to commit the crime. that is a difficult defense to make out. >> reporter: the jury gets together again on monday to deliberate and decide this case. if the four men are found

guilty, they could face up to life in prison. guys, back to you. >> all right. jesse kirsh, thank you. and jeffery epstein's partner ghislaine maxwell will not be granted a new trial. the judge said the mistake was unfortunate, but not deliberate. maxwell was convicted in december. she says she is innocent of the charges. the national championship for women's college basketball is set. uconn and south carolina. all eyes tonight on the men will

villanova and kansas and maybe the final game for coach k. morgan chesky is in the superdome where the final four is held. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: kristen, no complaints here. you can feel that anticipation building ahead of the exciting match ups. hard to believe each men's team left in the final four won three titles. unc with six alone. it will be an exciting night for basketball. what a kickoff. uconn ending stanford's winning streak and then south carolina is the team to beat after topping louisville. >> the huskies will play for a national title. >> reporter: happiness on the hard court. uconn beating stanford. thanks to two free throws. the 11-time national champions

hoping to make it a dozen. on sunday night, they play the south carolina gamecocks. today? it is the men taking center stage. a battle of the blue bloods. duke and north carolina. both teams hoping to add another national championship to the resume. in just a few hours later, historic match up and tobacco road rivalry. duke and unc tar heels. these teams have done the dance combined 257 times before. have never faced off on the big stage until now. adding to the drama, mike krzyzewski is drawing down a career.

>> you can't come into the final four with rivalry or payback or any of those things. you have to go in with we want to win a championship. >> reporter: one couple's big moment will be tested. kelly all set to tie the knot with her tar heel fiancee. >> i kept it secret. everyone knows i would never date a tar heel fan. >> reporter: hours after saying i do, the couple will watch the big game from the wedding reception. >> i'm curious, are you more nervous about the wedding or the game? >> for me, i would say the game. >> the game. >> the wedding is structured out. we know how it is supposed to go. if you don't love your wife more than your team, you have an issue. you have to find middle ground somewhere. >> reporter: all about priorities, right? considering this perspective where the teams left in the men's final four, over the last 14 years, duke, unc, kansas and

villanova won 7 national titles. if you hope to get a seat to the game, pay up. the nose bleed seats costs hundreds of dollars. if you want a seat court side, peter and kristen. pony up a cool $40,000 to $60,000. sought after seats here in new orleans. >> it will be an exciting night. morgan, great reporting. i liked the love story best. that was awesome. peter, you still have a shot at winning the bracket? >> a lot of things have to happen. north carolina beats villanova, my daughter and i win a bracket. you should have heard kristen during the story. >> i studied last night. let's get a check of the forecast with somara theodore. >> they have seen rain yesterday. it made it saturated in parts of

florida. melbourne, florida saw 5 inches of rain. take a look at what they are expecting today. anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain especially in areas of orlando and daytona beach and the severe weather threat. throughout much of florida from daytona all the way down to west palm beach, winds up to 60s miles an hour. we could see a tornado. the severe weather threat continues to the second half of the weekend. as far as timing, if you live in florida, keep in mind this afternoon and this evening, we are looking at the threat for this severe weather. now just to the north, it's different. we're dealing with colder air in north carolina and parts of tennessee and even out to parts of kentucky. as far as the rest of the country, things are and speaking of the west, we are seeing beautiful weather today. it is about 49 degrees in san

francisco. we will get a mix of the sun and clouds about 11:00, upper 50s, and by noon, expect the temperatures in upper 60s in san francisco today. in san jose, 48 degrees, and by 1:00w will bump into the 70s, and this is the start of the warming trend in the bay area. dublin is warming up into the mid-70s. that's a look at the weather in your neighborhood. kristen and peter. >> somara, thank you. still to come here. the latest on the will smith announcement that he is he resigning from the motion picture academy. and the effort to save the southern california mountain lions. you will not believe the lengths they are going to

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good morning, and thank you for joining us on this day, april 2nd. we begin with news on the peninsula with a student who died from a possible fentanyl overdose. authorities were made aware that drugs could be circulating on the campus. it is unknown how the student could have gotten the drugs and if others have it as well. grief counselors will be available for students and friends. and now, there is ariana fitz

when she and her mother disappeared. her mother was found buried, and now the sfpd and the fbi are increasing the reward from 100,000 to $250,000 for any information leading to the arrest for the people responsible. the authorities are leading to a new age progression of ariana who would be 8 years old and we will have that coming up for you at 7:00 p.m. it is 6:28, and let's check in with our meteorologist for a look at the forecast. >> it is going to be pretty good since we have seen the cooler temperatures warming up. it is not too bad, and it is going to be start of the warming trend heading through the weekend. notice at 11:00, we will be in the upper 50s and lunch hour at 12:00 or 1:00, we will bump up

into the 60s. in san jose, 48 right now, and mix of sun and clouds and by 9:00 or 10:00, we will be in the upper 50s, and eventually we will bump up into the 70s and not just the bay, but several i >> thank you. it is at 7:00 in today in the autism awareness and the signals that parents should monitor, and the connection that it has for a family in the bay. we will have that with our full forecast coming up a when it comes to cybersecurity, the biggest threats don't always strike the biggest targets. so help safeguard your small business with comcast business securityedge™. it's advanced security that continuously scans for threats and helps protect every connected device. on the largest, fastest, reliable network with speeds up to 10 gigs to the most small businesses.

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on the awards. we want to begin with the check of the headlines. starting with the latest from ukraine where the risky humanitarian mission is under way in the city of mariupol. the red cross and others trying to evacuate others to safety. an estimated 100,000 people still trapped. meantime, ukraine president zelenskyy says russian soldiers in the north are retreating and leaving dangerous mines behind. u.s. is pledging additional$300 million to ukraine including to killer drones. and west coast flights are canceled from alaska airlines when off duty pilots picketed over stalled contract negotiations. 15,000 passengers were stranded in seattle and portland and san francisco and l.a. the airline and pilot union have been at impasse for three years. in sports, the next

generation of female golfing greats are teeing up at the amateur masters. a huge comeback on friday to make the cut at the augusta national women's amateur. the stanford freshman replaced her local caddie in favor of her father. saying dad brings out my chill mood. you can catch the final round at noon here on nbc as well as streaming on peacock. also this morning, the fallout from the news overnight that will smith is resigning from the motion picture academy less than a week that he slapped chris rock on stage at the oscars. smith apologizing again for his actions. will it affect his punishment? steve patterson has the latest from l. >> reporter: good morning, peter. the academy weighs the actions. the board accepts his

resignation, but will move forward with disciplinary proceedings. all as we learn what happened back stage with the slap that started it all. this morning, a twist in the hollywood biggest off screen drama. will smith announcing his resignation from the academy. in a statement, smith saying his actions were shocking, painful and inexcusable. i betrayed the trust of the academy and the other winners and nominees to celebrate their that is ordinary work. i'm heart broken. smith will accept consequences from the academy. the academy said it will continue to move forward with disciplinary proceedings against mr. smith. it comes as the producer will packer spoke out about the night to abc news. >> my heart dropped. i just remember thinking, oh, no. oh, no. not like this.

i never feled like i did at tha moment. comedy bit. >> i said did he really hit you? he goes, i just took a punch from muhammad ali. >> reporter: the lapd on scene asking rock if he liked to press charges. >> they were saying this is battery. we will get him. >> rock declined. >> reporter: packer said there were plans to physically remove submit. academy confirmed to leave the ceremony, but refused. packer explained. >> i said rock has made it clear that he does not want to make a bad situation worse. >> reporter: the comedian said he is not ready to comment. >> i'm still kind of processing.

>> reporter: the academy has yet to say what smith will face. itis fair to say the resignation will not absolve smith from the next move. the next board meeting is april 18th. kristen and peter. >> the situation is heartbreaking and awful. i feel for the winners whose moment was missed. lady gaga. >> and historic night for so many reasons. that got overshadowed by that one awful moment. chris rock really a model there in that moment. we want to take a turn and check in with somara with another check of the forecast. we're in a spring mood and you are talking about snow? >> oh, kristen. >> i took your line. >> great minds think alike. say it ain't snow. spring is a turbulent time. the battle between winter and summer. right now, they are duking it

out. we have snow moving through the great lakes. that is occurring through today overnight. snowshowers making their way through upstate new york and pennsylvania. we could see showers down to new york as well. some wet snow to the catskills and poconos. the other thing is the threat of severe weather on monday. looking ahead to areas hard hit by severe weather in previous weeks. we head to texas. shreveport, louisiana and jackson could all see strong tornadoes, winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. this is on monday. the threat continues. it moves into areas like mississippi and alabama. down to mobile on tuesday. then we see that shift further to the east. in areas like atlanta and macon and montgomery. start thinking about the safe paces in the southeast. we have a nice warm up and make sure to go out to

take advantage of the temperatures today, because it is going to be pleasure and bumping up to the 60s by 12:00 and it is about 49 right now in san francisco and we have a mix of the sun and clouds and beautiful sunrise on the way for san jose and 48 by 1:00 and already in the 70 degree mark. expect the mid-70s into the interior valley and 73 by 1:00 at walnut creek. and we will be warming up nicely, and the winds are expected to pick up, but they will calm down by sunday. that's the weather in your neighborhood. kristen, peter. >> somara, thank you very much. just ahead, the unique way the animal activists are trying to animal activists are trying to ve thesa ♪

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we're back now with the pop start. for that, we turn to joe fryer. joe, we still processing the oscars and now another awards show this weekend to look forward to. >> good morning. first up, the envelope, please. what are we he talking about? the grammys. supposed to happen back in january. they were postponed because of the omicron variant. then the recording academy moved the show from l.a. to vegas. now the nominees hope the odds are in their favor. ♪ got my driver's license last week just like we always ♪♪ >> with seven nominations,

olivia rodrigo has a chance to weep the four categories at 19 years old. the biggest competition? ♪♪ >> a 20-year-old. billie eilish. swept the big four a couple years ago and won an oscar this sunday. it could be a winning night for youth. ♪♪ ♪ true love for sale ♪♪ >> or experience. 95-year-old tony bennett scored several nominations with his work with lady gaga. at the grammys, >> trevor noah returns with scheduled performance from bts >> and sibling sana

♪ >> they open the show. kanye west the five-time nominee won't take the stage his spokesperson says the rapper was banned from performing because of concerning online behavior the academy has not commented. pals, don't expect to see drake, who withdrew his two nominations in december. he's one of many artists who voiced concerns over the years over diversity and inclusion the issue the recording academy says it's working to improve the foo fighters were initially slated for sunday. last week their drummer taylor hawkins died the band was on shore. the grammys plan to honor hawkens in some way. and if you are wondering why adele isn't nominated or any of the hit songs, that music was leased after the eligibility window closed. so they'll go for grammys next year anything you are looking forward

to this sunday >> i was going to say the good news is we won't e don't talk about bruno for another five months >> that will be alexander examly favorites. i'm always a looking forward to lady gaga. >> always fun. >> always. i found another awards show in this envelope. you can believe it >> wow. >> look. it's the cmts. yeah, the country music television awards are coming up in less than two weeks guess what, the iconic group the judds will be taking the stage it will be the first performance by the mother and daughter, they will be singing their 1990 hit "love can build a bridge 80s in front of the hall of fame in national, they will be indoublinged this year it air% monday, april 11th. finally, the calendar tells us we are officially chlorof an april fool's day last night, a couple hosts

pulled off an epic pramplg >> due like the studio, do you enjoy it >> not really, no, it's absolutely beautiful it makes me realize what a dump our place is >> jimmy kimmel in the "tonight" show tied and jim ni my fallon in los angeles, hosting each other's shows, many up to the surprise, they did many of the other host-recurring bids and both had the red-hot chili peppers on as their music am guests they have been planning it two years. they wanted to do it in twill 2020 of course, covid put a crimp in those plans. justin timberlake showed up dressed as matt damon at the show hosted by jimmy fallon. >> epic "tonight" show still ahead right here, the 12-year-old boy whose doodles gained him world wide fame sure to put a smile on your

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we are back on saturday morning with the young artist who has a growing number of fans. >> look how cool his doodles are. he gets millions of people online and he signed a deal with nike. kathy park spoke to him. >> reporter: these days, joe whale is better known as doodle boy. >> one character at a time. >> reporter: the unique style of art or doodles getting international attention. >> i normally do black and white. that stands out. >> reporter: this uk native started drawing in preschool and his talents shared by his brother.

>> draw circles and shapes well. >> reporter: the shapes would evolve into monsters and aliens and even food. it took one social media post to land joe his first job at a restaurant in england. >> tell me again how long it took to do this? >> it took 12 hours. >> we have a lot of white walls. i said do what you want to do. >> i posted a picture of joe doing the wall at the restaurant. after 2.7 million views on linkedin. >> reporter: the restaurant owner joked about the unexpected stroke of luck. >> my retirement fund. banksy. >> reporter: joe's doodles became a draw. catching the attention of melissa mccarthy on "little big shots". >> the chubby crab. >> a cookie. >> the royals.

>> kate and williamoi the train tour. they asked me. >> reporter: it doesn't end there. joe inked a deal with scholastic in a chapter book series. he was recently signed nike for an up coming campaign. >> what do you want to do next? >> ain makes. >> reporter: he is embraing art and gave me a lesson. >> i just do a basic shape. >> okay. >> i add the expressions. >> okay. >> happy, sad. >> did i mess it up? >> no. >> in art, there is no right or wrong. perception. whatever you think is right. that's what you should put on paper. >> reporter: with the blank canvas and black marker. >> i think we're done. >> this is my are corner. >> yes. >> reporter: this young artist is doodling outside the lines

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good morning. it is saturday, april 2nd, 7:00 on the dot. a glorious one as the sun is rising underneath the bay bridge as we begin the first weekend in april and