area. it will cool down for the weekend. also heating up in san francisco with low to mid-80s over the next couple of days. >> it goes up and then it goes down. we'll be here for all of it. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> we'll be back for a local news cut-in at 7:25. the "today" show coming up next. president delivers new evidence

of atrocities. and blasts world leaders for failing to help to end the invasion. the white house getting set to announce harsh new sanctions against russia, and an additional 100 million dollars in military aid to ukraine. we're live on the front lines and in washington. making ends meet. the toll of record inflation and skyrocketing consumer costs now changing the way americans shop. the surprising impact on what people are buying. and the rising fears the nation is headed for a major recession. all that, plus that's wild. a fox puts capitol hill on high alert after several close encounters. even biting one congressman. >> bizarrest day on the hill. i thought it was going to be a small dog or something. that's not a dog. that's a fox. >> we'll take you inside the confrontation, the chase and the capture. plus in it to win it. all eye on augusta after tiger woods stunning announcement that he plans on playing when the

masters tees off tomorrow. >> it is going to be a tough challenge and a challenge that i'm up for. >> we'll talk to one of tiger's close friends about the astonishing comeback. joining us live from augusta national today. wednesday, april 6, 2022. ♪♪ from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." thank you for being with us on wednesday morning. we have a lot to cover. including the growing outrage over those apparent atrocities uncovered near kyiv. ukraine's president zelenskyy imploring the u.n. security council to do more to hold russia accountable. richard engel will have the latest. overnight announcements to send more supplies to ukraine pledging 100 million dollars worth of javelin anti-tank missiles and sweeping new sanctions against russia, some targeting vladimir putin's adult

children. we're going live to the white house. we start with severe storms sweeping across the south with deadly results and sparking a tornado emergency in south carolina. >> and take a look at the map. al says the threat continues this morning. we'll get to his forecast just ahead. but first nbc's morgan chesky joins frustrate allendale, south carolina. good morning. >> good morning. just a relentless string of storms that is now leaving damage behind from texas to south carolina. and as we pull out now, you can get a glimpse of the scope of the zach johnson in ail allendale. this is where --. at least three people were injured in this area and damage was left behind that struck dozens of buildings and perhaps

most frustrating today, the threat of severe weather isn't over yet. >> what you are seeing is a tornado -- >> reporter: this morning more severe weather is headed to the storm-wavjed south. more than three dozen torrents recorded across six states since monday. the latest this massive twist ner allendale, south carolina. carving a 15-mile path of destruction tuesday night. that e warning even forcing lawmakers to shelter in the basement of the south carolina state house. violent storms killed a woman in bryant county, georgia. in newton, mississippi this captured on surveillance video as blinding rain and winds moved in in seconds. the after math with branches litter across highways. and in alabama more possible twister sheering trees, flipping cars and tossing trails. >> like a train was outside or something. >> deadly stoorms first moved through texas late monday night. killing one man when a tree fell on his home in tyler. in johnson county one woman rushing to escape. >> it blew in the glass doors and then the house started tumbling. >> reporter: brittany is hurt but alive this morning thanks to

her dad. he ran to the rescue after she became trapped inside the family's rv. but just as they ran for cover, powerful winds rolled the trailer right on top of them. >> i got hit by something and fell over and it scratched me all up. and my dad got hit by the trailer. >> reporter: he's now recovering in a hospital. his family calling him a hero. >> he saved her. he saved by daughter. >> reporter: this dangerous system that drenched multiple states is now causing major flooding and bringing with it golf ball sized hail. and today the rain, wind and tornado risk happening all over again, as another round of dangerous spring storms get ready to strike the south. national weather service officials are expected to visit

the air today to investigate the full scope of the tornado damage. while they haven't rated the category of this suspected twister. they did say that on radar, debris from this community was seen pulled up into the atmosphere as high as 20,000 feet in the air as the system tore through the area. savannah? >> morgan chesky thank you. >> al is standing by with more on the storms. hey al. >> so two storms on the map. first one, this is the one that caused all the trouble last night into this morning. it is moving through. lot of heavy rain in the northeast and new england. today severe storms by the second one. overnight 41 tornado reports. 251 damage reports. wind damage reports from dallas all the way to the southeast, to charleston and columbia. today and tonight, 29 million people at risk. and you can see it is the same areas that got hit last night. they are going to get hit again today. we've got damaging wind gusts over 60 miles per hour. hail could be one inch or larger and tornados possible.

atlanta, knoxville, huntsville, montgomery down to brunswick. panama city to meridian. and looking at the system pushing through. the timing, the greatest risk is this afternoon to early evening and then the severe storms taper off late tonight. but tomorrow as that system moves off, we've got 12 million people at risk from norfolk, virginia to fort myers for damaging hail, wind gusts. luckily the tornado threat fairly low storm, but the rain is going to be a big problem. locally, three inches of rain or more in the southeast. and up the coast, through the northeast here tomorrow, we're talking anywhere from 1 to 3 to 4 inches of rain and that could cause localized flash flooding. more a little later. guys >> thank you so much and now to the latest from ukraine. its president accusing russian

forces of new atrocities and urging world leaders to to more to hold vladimir putin accountable. with two reports, starting with a nbc's richard engel. and once again we want to warn you. the images coming out of ukraine are disturbing richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning savannah after russian forces pulled out from around kyiv, ukrainians are discovering more and more places that look like this. this is the town of borodianca and rescue crews aren't even looking for survivors anymore. just trying to count the bodies. there is a large gap in the center where an apartment building one stood residents say hundreds of civilians were hiding in shelters under the buildings shelters that became tombs still unreachable under the debris it is unclear how many were killed deliberately targeting civilians is a war crime unless russia can somehow prove that this was a military target. borodyanka is just 5 miles from bucha where mass graves were discovered after russian troops were driven out. addressing the u.n. security council tuesday, president

zelenskyy wondered if there is a point to having a security council if it can't provide security russia denies that its troops murdered civilians in bucha, a kyiv suburb, claiming ukrainians staged the aftermath with actors the russian propaganda doesn't hold up to witness and survivor accounts in front of their building in bucha, valentina and her friend said russian soldiers went apartment to apartment, mostly looking for men. they were breaking open doors with axes and sledge hammers if you talked about, they shot you. she wanted to show me something mind the building. she's saying one of her neighbor were so frightened that he jumped out of window on the third floor and came landing on the ground

didn't die hurt himself but managed to escape. he thought the russians were just going to shoot him dead desperation. a few feet away was a grave valentina dug with her friend. four people here two were our neighbors she says. we don't know the other two but buried them anyway she says all four of them were machine gunned by russian troops she doesn't know why please don't let this happen again she says, we are regular hard working people. down the street a family in their home when they say russian soldiers through a grenada through the window and get the house on fire. vladomir and his daughter irena came rushing out in slippers i is that righted to ask "where are the nazis," he says. the soldiers grabbed her husband and shot him in the head. >> i started to shout kill me too because i have only one husband. >> reporter: and the toll is rising as russia appears to have used scorched earth tactics in its failed attempt to capture kyiv

most of the victims here appear to be killed in air strikes but residents say russian forces were also brutality, at times shooting people an sight >> richard engel thank you very much. >> in response to those image, the white house is set to announce tough new sanctions on russia and more support for ukraine. nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker more sanctions, what kind of impact might they have >> reporter: good morning. that is exactly right. the biden administration has been under immense pressure to do more to help ukraine, particularly as those horrific images emerged over the last few days and bucha which richard was just reporting on now administration officials say president biden will announce new sanctions today to punish prep -- in fact two sources familiar with the discussions tell nbc news this morning the u.s. and eu are even considering sanctioning putin's own daughters. top officials acknowledge the

sanctions take a long time to have an impact and so far have not deterred president putin. >> that is the reason of course the ukrainians and president zelenskyy are saying send us military aid give us weapon to fight back what is it white house doing about. >> reporter: president biden has consistently said he's not going commit u.s. troops to fight inside ukraine the white house is trying to find other ways to answer the calls. and overnight the administration announcing it will send 100 million dollars in security assistance for javelin anti-armor systems so what are those? well those javelin missiles are able to deliver blows to any tank or helicopter and are some of the most effective weapons ukraine has used the u.s. has been working with ukraine to beef up those javelin

systems for quite some time. still savannah, president zelenskyy is asking for more so expect the pressure to mount time still, >> kristen welker at the white house. thank you. meanwhile there was a headline-making visit at the white house yesterday. former president barack obama returning to pennsylvania avenue for the first time since he left office there to commemorate the 12th verse of the landmark healthcare law the affordable care act. >> when president biden said he was not going to just celebrate the aca but also announce actions to make it even better, i had to show up. >> announcing a change that would cap coverage cost for families it would allow one million more americans to get affordable coverage a programming note al will sit down with president

obama, and exclusive conversation on the environment, earth month and his new nature documentary on netflix that for you next wednesday here on "today." >> coming up 7:14 a lot more to get to welcome craig to the table >> good morning. concern is growing this morning over the nation's soaring inflation. it is driving up costs on just about everything including groceries to gas and now that inflation is leaving a lot of americans to change how they shop and what they buy nbc's business and tech correspondent jo ling kent has that story good morning to you. >> good morning. after a rapid economic recovery from the pandemic there are now new worries of and warnings of a possible recession triggered by high prices for food and gas that you are feeling as nbc's polling shows the majority of americans disapprove

how president biden is handling the economy. this morning shoppers are pinching pennies as inflation continues to soar and fears of recession are on the rise. according to new data, consumers are buying more generic store brands for the first time in almost two years choosing cheaper versions of cooking oil, egg, sugar, toilet paper and baby formula and shoppers are purchasing smaller amounts of products like cereal and cleaning supplies as inflation remains at a 40 year high families are making cuts to afford the rising grocery and gas bills. >> we never eat out anymore. that is the other, we used to eat out once a week and hardly ever do that again. >> at jim dandies in rutherford, new jersey owner brian flynn is feeling the

pain. >> the way food costs are running out of control the labor shortage it is unprecedented. >> reporter: he's hiked prices fur times do tow rising cost of labor, frying oil and chicken but still loses money on every order of chicken fingers with inflation sky high. goldman sachs puts the odds on recession at 30% recessions usually trigger widespread job cuts and unemployment but federal reserve chair jerome powell says he's trying to prevent that by raising interest rates gradually this year. for the consumers out there worried about their jobs and a possible recession, what do you say that to that >> i say our intention to bring inflation back down to 2% while still sustaining a strong labor market and that the economy is very strong. >> reporter: while raising interest rates slowly the federal reserve is hoping to cool off hot consumer spending right now. but they want to do it without causing layoffs in unemployment. but if you are worried about the possible recession experts recommend checking your emergency savings. boost it as much as you can and watch your budget to deal with persistently high prices

>> good tips thank you. now let's move to that wild story out of the washington. an aggressive fox that attacked a congressman earlier this week has been captured by animal control. officials say they received several reports of fox encounters on capitol hill this week a congressman bitten on monday and he described the encounter to garrett haake. >> walking tot hill about 5:00 in the afternoon by the senate russell building and felt something lung at the back of my leg. thought it was going to be a small dog or something kind of jumped and then i was like that's not a dog. that's a fox. >> reporter: the congressman went to the hospital to get the appropriate shots. others were also nipped by the fox before animal control able to put that in the cage. >> -- calls that fox news pretty good right? clever bunch of guys. >> i was going to go there

what does the fox say? i don't know heat advisories out west more detail on that in the next half very windy in the central plains fire advisory as well. severe storms as we were talking about here in the east and also some snow up in parts of the northern plains. we're going to get to your local foreclose coming up in the next 30 seconds ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ not everything on the internet is real. but a real online offer from carmax, is really what we'll give you for your car. . good wednesday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. take a look outside in san jose as we wake up to hazy sunshine.

we'll reach 86 degrees today. the record today is 93. we are going to be very close, or possibly setting a new record in santa rosa and concord and well above normal temperatures as it continues to heat up, reaching 92 degrees on thursday. friday it's still hot, but we will cool down by the end of the weekend. >> and that's your latest weather. guys >> thank you al. coming up. tiger woods almost unbelievable comeback it is nearly complete. the golf star revealing he's on track to play in the masters tomorrow and he's going to do it one of his closest friends live from augusta to talk about it a. investigation on the explosion in fraud, tied to the pandemic, costing u.s. taxpayers billions why that money will probably never be recovered

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letter at 10:00 a.m. on the steps of one of the buildings here in downtown sacramento. he will, of course, be there and bring you the information as it happens. >> reporter: i'm bob redell, an fda advisory panel meeting right now to try to figure out how often people should receive their covid-19 booster shots and whether it's practical to recommend them every few months. last week the fda approved a second booster shot for those 50 and up four months after their first booster. >> we're starting to heat up a little bit. meteorologist kari hall has a look at that. >> we're starting out with a clear sunrise and a hazy view of the bay bridge. temperatures head for 77 degrees and 84 in napa. 83 in moraga and we'll see a high of 85 in dublin, 87 in livermore. it's hotter tomorrow. we'll be blasting the air-conditioning in the inland parts of the tri-valley, as well as the north bay down to the

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7:30 it is a wednesday morning. april the 6th, 2022. it is a little rainy here in new york lot of rain up and down the east coast. al has us covered. been a big story last few days. 7:30 biden administration expected to freeze federal student loan payments through august 31st extending a moratorium through the pandemic the payments were scheduled to resume next month. that action applies to more than 43 million americans who owe a combined $1.6 trillion in student debt held by the federal

government. >> a judge dismissed criminal charges against three men prosecuted after a tourist boat sank and killed 17 people during a storm in missouri in 2018. the vessel was known as a duck boat it was swamped by the waves. prosecutors say the boat went on to the like despite storm warnings but the judge says there is no evidence that the staff knew about the threat of the dangerous wind gusts. some precisely notebooks relates to charles darwin very mysterious returned to cambridge more than 20 years after they went missed. they launched an appeal to get the notebooks back in 2020 and to the surprise of library staff, the note books were returned last month. wrapped in plastic and left in a bright pink gift bag no clue who returned them. just a message that read, librarian, happy easter. let's go to that remarkable comeback story shaping up in augusta, georgia.

>> remarkable indeed around this time tomorrow if all goes according to plan, tiger woods says he will be teeing off at the masters something that seemed nearly possible just a few months ago. >> we'll talk with it with one of tiger's close friends, notah begay iii. first gets to augusta national. >> reporter: all guy on tiger woods. weather permitting and we have had quite a downpour yesterday tiger woods will have a 9-hole practice round today while he doesn't have to make the final decision until tee time tomorrow, all indicationss. weather permitting and we are he's going to be going for a record-tying sixth masters win all signs point to a miraculous return to the masters for tiger woods.

>> as of right now i feel i am going play. >> reporter: not only determined to play but says if he does tee you have tomorrow he's going for the green -- jacket that is. >> i feel like if i can still win, i'm going play. but if i feel like i can't then you won't see me out here >> reporter: if woods competes this, will be his 24th masters tournament though this road to augusta was by far the most difficult. its been just 14 months since his right leg was crushed in a rollover accident. doctors considered amputation, but chose pins, rods and screws to save it woods spent three months in a hospital bed and endured months of painful rehab. >> i don't have any qualms about what i can do physically from a golf standpoint. it is now walking is the hard part. >> reporter: the steep terrain at augusta national is

notorious. on the 10th hole from where a golfer tees off to the lowest point of the fairway is a drop greater than the height of the statue of liberty. from the highest point of the course to the lowest is nearly the size of niagara falls. >> you can feel augusta national in your shinning after you play. so four days of that when he hasn't done this in over a year and a half it is a lot to ask. >> reporter: fans are elated to see his return to play. >> he has nothing left to prove. it is really just for him. i think for a lot of people they can see at bit of themselves him. >> reporter: friend and fellow golfer rory mcilroy is one of those not counting out a possible win for woods >> i'm not surprised at anything he does anymore. >> reporter: should tiger take home a sixth masters win, he would tie the record with jack nicklaus the golf legend weighing woods odds writing in part tiger wouldn't tee it up if he didn't think he could compete and win in 2019 he remembered how to win. if his body holds up, could he do it again? sports betting sites suggest that it is a stretch here.

50/1 that tiger woods will get a sixth masters green jacket but as we know from his history you never count tiger woods out. guys >> no you don't, kerry thank you. don't bet against him. carson's joined us as we welcome someone who knows tiger very well notah begay iii. golf channel analyst just named captain of the u.s. junior cup team and tiger's roommate at stanford you have the resume. >> you know him deep down. you know he's got the mind for it people saying he's hitting the shots as he should do you think physically he could actually win this thing? >> absolutely. one of the things that i've learned over the decades that we've within friends is you never count him out and every underestimate tiger woods' ability when it comes to competition. especially competition at the masters. and you know the comeback is remarkable

all the physical hurdles, the emotional hurdles. everything that he's had to endure mentally as well. are just a testament to his resolve and commitment to coming back out here and competing. tiger woods would not be on the grounds here at augusta national if he didn't feel like he could win. >> good morning. good to see you you. followed tiger back in december the pnc. if you would put husband odds of being here at the masters as possible but unlikely. describe if you can the sort of herculean improvement he's made in barely four months to get do where he is now? >> well carson, it is dramatic you know, i had a chance to visit with him in between rounds followed hill in the practice round. and to see him hit the shot was one thing. i was impressed with the club head speed that he generated his distance that he was hitting.

the quality of the iron shots. but he was still struggling to get around mobilitiwise on the leg. especially deep entire the round. and so i think that is the biggest concern you heard in his press conference yesterday, that, you know, his major issue now is, can he get through 18 holes and then consequently if he gets to the finish and is in contention, 72 holes that's over six miles of walking on one of the hilliest golf courses the players will face all year. >> notah we talked about the physical can we talk about the mental what drives him. you have known him since he was a kid. what is driving this comeback. he certainly has nothing left to prove. >> certainly nothing left to prove. tiger has always been one of the greatest self motivators in sport. he had created such a distance between him and the next best player during his prime that he had to develop a way to motivate himself. and i've never seen anybody better at getting focused and finding a way to create these opportunities to stay focused and motivated on a specific

tads and coming here to augusta to compete, not just to play and be seen, but to come here and contend was always something i think in the back of tiger's mind shortly after, you know, he was recovering from this accident and i just think that is the way he's hard wired. i mean, he is the most recognizable athlete on the planet and he just doesn't have any other gear but then to go out and see if he can do something that pretty much everybody has written off. >> -- rule out the charlie effect the motivation charlie, his 13 year old son is offering him too. good stuff notah "golf central" live from the masters all week long. or just swing by my house. up next. billions of dollars supposed to go into people to help them during the pan demic, instead, it is in the laps of criminals tom costello has the story behind what could be the biggest fleecing of america ever coming up right after this this community? -i'm in. a n enbrel helps relieve joint pain, helps stop permanent joint damage,

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in pennsylvania a horrific case of identity theft caught on camera in a restroom prosecutors say a caretaker for intellectually disabled people stole their identities and filed more than 100,000 dollars in fake unemployment assistance claims he has not entered a plea. in california, a hospital worker allegedly stole identities of dying patients for a fraud ring. this guy died a few hours ago. how many names do we need? he texted a co-conspirator and it is happening in every city and state crooks stealing billions in pandemic-related state unemployment benefits. >> claims being made in the names of inmates, death row people, dead people, fake people. >> sacramento district attorney annemarie shubert. >> it is the biggest fleecing of america i think we'll ever see. >> reporter: unemployment insurance fraud is happening

across the country but california is ground zero with estimated 20 to $30 billion in fraud in just two years equal to almost 10% of what california state agencies spent last year, stolen. who is behind it every day americans and criminals. even overseas crime syndicates cashing in on pandemic unemployment assistance. many filing obviously fake claims using aliases like mini mouse, poppy breeches and john doe. but the states were also under pressure to issue checks to prevent mass unemployment and poverty. tens of thousands of california prison inmates names were used to file claims and send those checks to addresses nationwide >> any one of these houses could be a drop spot. >> and you would never know. >> never. >> reporter: used to up cover this kind of fraud he says the total losses are much higher than most states are

willing to admit. >> i can tell you in some stays we saw as many as 3 out of 4 applications if are some federal programs were very likely fraud. >> 75% >> 75% in serena states. astunneding number. >> reporter: many claims are filed under stolen identities, yours and mine, for sale on the dark web this person is selling 8,000 passports, seven bucks each. >> and they contain personal information such as social security numbers and date of birth. >> some file thousands of bogeys claims simultaneously. the web spreading across the country. most states don't share insurance claim or fraud information with each other. nbc news asked all 50 states how much they lost to fraud and ho many americans had been effected most didn't know or wouldn't say. but ohio state auditor was candid his own stolen identity was used in a fraud scheme. >> we found systemic failures at

all levels we found that the system did not have the proper controls to avoid fraud and over payments. we think the total number now is over $5 billion in loss. >> we are going to have to fix the problem unless americans willing to accept that we're going to literally send hundreds of billions to criminals >> reporter: easy money in filing fake claims lot of people may think unemployment insurance fraud is kind of a victimless crime you are just taking money from the government >> ask anybody on the other side of a handgun, automatic weapon or ar 15 that's been purchased with unemployment insurance fraud if that is a victimless crime. ask anybody whose child wa found dead in a room because of fentanyl poisoning this is not a victimless crime we put astronomical amounts of money into the hands of criminals, this is not a victimless crime >> reporter: california authorities have been moving to

block this kind of fraud already blocking $125 billion worth. but experts believe the scale of this fraud is expected to surpass $200 billion that is the amount of money that google's parent company made worldwide last year. >> eye popping on so many levels, and you are skeptical that we'll get much of this money back why is that? >> experts say highly unlike i unlikely it was stolen by overseas crime sinned cats, for example a lot of it. also by very sophisticated operations think what that money could have done >> $200 billion into schools, hospitals, kids through college, cancer research. it's your money. it's my money. it's been stolen >> hard working people. >> makes a lot of folks man. lets go over to al and check the weather. >> warm temperatures out west. 20-30 degrees above average. unseasonably cold spring storm

keeping things cool there. record highs thursday and friday in san diego to reading, eureka, las vegas temperatures in the 90 by friday. 90 in bakersfield. temperatures anywhere from 10-20 degrees above average. and we've got a fire risk out to the plains we're talking from dodge city to lubbock texas. ab lean. albuquerque new mexico temperatures o 10-20 below average in the mid west. detroit, omaha, minneapolis, st. louis. winter advisory and storm warnings in the northern plains. plenty of snow some places in northern minnesota and the dakotas, the up of michigan 4-8 inches of good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. definitely summer here. take a look at our high temperatures through the inland areas, reaching into the mid-80s this afternoon and 92 degrees

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good morning. it is 7:56. i'm marcus washington. here's a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: good morning. i'm cierra johnson in downtown sacramento. today the mayor of sacramento, mayor darrell steinberg, says he is requesting $3 billion from the state's governor. that money will be used to expedite crime prevention programs not only here on sacramento, but also cities across the state. it would also offer some assistance to the victims of those crimes. he's expected to present that letter at 10:00 a.m. on the steps of one of the buildings here in downtown sacramento. we will, of course, be there and bring you the information as it happens. >> time to get a look at the forecast this morning. meteorologist kari hall is looking at those numbers. >> take a look at this, hazy sunshine and the sunrise we have

across the south bay as we get ready for these hot temperatures. we'll reach 86 degrees today, but that should not set a new record because it's 93 degrees, but we are going to be close in many other spots and reaching into the low 90s by tomorrow. today temperatures ramp up. we'll reach the peak on thursday. then we start to come back down on friday. but we don't get that real cooling until the weekend when we get a stronger ocean breeze. a cold front moves in from the north and may bring a chance of rain in the forecast on monday. san francisco also going to be warming up, reaching into the low 80s by thursday afternoon. >> thanks, kari. we're going to have another local news update coming up for you in 30 minutes. see you then.

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it is 8:00 on today. coming up. taking cover. >> tornado right there. >> storms rip across the south against tearing down tree, flipping cars and tossing trailers and more on the way. where is it headed next? al is live with your latest forecast then, desperate plea an 83 year old american nun kidnapped in west africa. >> she went there because it was such an impoverished village and she thought she could help.

>> ha's what's being done to bring her home safely. and. >> he lights up every single room he walks into. >> the brother sister team spreading awareness about autism how their videos are racking up more than three million followers. and they are here live. >> and bobby rydell. a performer so popular they named a high school in greece after him. a look back at his life and legacy today today, april 6, 2022. >> wishing my dad a happy birthday in florida. >> shout out to my parents and sisters in connecticut. >> from omaha, nebraska. >> cute. good morning everybody welcome back to "today," it is nice to have you with us on

wednesday morning. a plus for those -- >> -- dame in the rain >> still sticking around too. >> let's get to your news here at 8:00 on a wednesday parts of the south bracing for more violent weather today tornados flipped cars and trucks and blocked roads with fallen tree branches. in south carolina, lawmakers had to take shelter in the abatement of the state house the storms also caused flash flooding, trapping some people in their homes and al, unfortunately there could be more to come. >> that's right. first storm. this one caused the 41 tornado reports we had second one now move through chicago down to nashville. that is going the next area at risk 29 million people at risk for wind gusts

tornados likely in the afternoon early evening. knoxville, macon, montgomery to mobil. jacksonville as well beckley, west virginia tomorrow as the system moves off shore, 12 million at risk from northern virginia to fort myers, florida. tornado threat is low. but heavy rain some places three inches or more through the southeastern atlantic coast and here in the northeast we're looking anywhere from 1-3, maybe 4 inches and could be some localized flash flooding here as well guys in the meantime, global outrage over the atrocities in ukraine. have triggered new fall out from moscow here are three things to watch today. president biden pledged 100 million dollars to provide ukraine with more javelin anti-tank missiles volodymyr zelenskyy is calling on the u.n. security council to hold russia accountable for war

crimes in bucha and elsewhere in ukraine accusing the russians of committing genocide. and ukraine's military says russia forces are amassing for a new offensive own ukraine. -- military support for ukraine the united states rolling out another round of punishing sanctions designed to cripple russia's economy nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell in --. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, craig. when i sat down with secretary blinken today i asked whether the 100 million dollars in new weapons for ukraine that he just approved can shorten this war. so what about the javelins no to put this in perspective between the united states and other allies and partners. for ever russian trang in ukraine, we have provided or will soon provide ten anti-tank systems. in terms of what they need to act quickly and effectively. to deal with the planes that are firing at them from the skies. the tanks that are trying to

destroy their cities from the ground. >> your u.n. ambassador linda thomas greenfield described these atrocities and compared it by extension to the holocaust. talked about what the council of mariupol described, people forcibly, tens of thousands, taken to their homes, taken to russia and put in camps. isn't that the very definition of genocide? >> well have to get all of the information, all of the evidence we have to document everything that's happened. fully understand what's happened. >> reporter: do we know anything about what's happening in these russian camp with ukrainians and do we have any hope of getting them back. >> we don't have good information on that and certainly we're doing everything we can other country cos doing everything they can to make sure people who have been detained have been released >> reporter: sanctions, increasing sanctions on russian bank, state owned enterprises, government officials and their families but the u.s. is holding off

sanctioning china and india for buying russian oil, money helping putin fund his war the european union is also still buying russian oil and natural gas on which europe depends. and for all the sanctions that are going to be imposed, additional sanctions today still the chairman of the joint chiefs, generally milly told congress this war will not last more month, it will last far years. if not even decades. now a search for an elderly american nun missing from west africa can kidnapped earlier this week. the state department working to gather more information. nbc's erin mclove lin son the story this morning good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. monday night colleagues say senior sue ellen was kidnap in burkina faso with few clues to where she was

taken or kr she was kidnapped. this morning around the world they are playing for sister sue ellen's safe return. friends of sister sue ellen tensen say they weren't surprised when the 83 year old nun announced her calling to help burkina faso. one of the poorest countries in the world facing a desperate situation. in part due to a prolonged drought. >> a kinder gentler soul does not exist. she went because she thought she could help. >> reporter: known throughout new orleans helping the city overcome any number of crises, she was drawn to do the same in burkina faso despite the country's deteriorating security situation. on monday night, two nun who is survived the attack called to say sister sue ellen had been kidnap >> there was lot of fear in their voices

they knew the kidnappers had guns and went from the kitchen to each of the bedroom where the sisters are. but the only one kidnapped was sister sue ellen we suspect they were looking for money and medicine. >> what is the state department doing to find her. >> the answer was we are doing everything we can to find sister sue ellen. >> she makes you feel like everything is going to be okay no matter what is happening around you i have no doubt that she has already forgiven her captors. >> reporter: nbc news reached out to the state department about sister sue ellen's apparent kidnapping. a spokesperson telling us they are aware of the reports and the embassy is working diligently to verify the reports and monitoring the situation savannah >> erin, thank you very much karen, your dear friend who really knows sister tennyson very well. >> she was at her wedding shower and baby showers i've met her many times.

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april is autism awareness month. and this morning we have a special story for you. a brother, sister team from richmond virginia, spreading joy, laughter and knowledge about the disorder that affects more than 70 million people worldwide. >> their tiktok videos are a glimpse into life with autism. they have racked up tens of millions of views. first their inspiring story. >> you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you bring with you >> hot sauce you can never go wrong with hot sauce. >> hot sauce lover sports fanatic and taco bell enthusiast 28 year old ryan mcguire is a star on tiktok. >> you went to taco bell without me the. >> did you want to go? >> yeah i wanted to go. >> too late now. >> ryan was diagnosed with autism spectral disorder his sister started sharing

lighthearted videos of her brother just a few years ago. >> how do i look >> her first post went viral overnight. >> what happened to your face? >> you don't like it >> no. >> brittany continued to share more videos of ryan. fans quick falling in love with her brothers brutal honesty, quick wit and joyful reactions. >> ooh, the white new york knicks socks. >> what started as fun turned into a platform for autism awareness. now more than 3 million followers cheer on the mcguire siblings hoping to help other families, brittany has been open about what it was like growing up with an autistic brother. >> one question i get a lot is have we always been close? the answer is no obviously not. >> ryan deals with communication challenges and anxiety >> there will just be some

moments where i would just break down in tears because i did not know how to relate to him. i didn't know -- i didn't know how to talk to him. >> but the videos became a life-changing gift for the siblings the fun records helped forge an incredible bond. >> i feel like tiktok has tremendously improved our relationship i love being around him. i am blessed to be his sister. he lights up every single room that he walks into. >> lighting up rooms and spreading a message of acceptance >> one thing y'all need to remember about autism, okay? listen carefully autism is not an illness autism is how the brain functions. >> you're different, but you're not less. >> that is correct now you need to post that one. tiktok >> spread that message

we're so happy to have him do it the dynamic duo, brittany and brian. good morning you are on the "today show." >> good morning. >> yes we are. we are >> so exciting brittany, i mean, could you have imagined how this would take off? this little video with your brother making fun of your face mask became a sensation. >> honestly no but its been such a rewarding experience and its been beautiful for the boast of us and we're just so blessed to have what we do. yeah it's a good time. >> it is a real good time. >> you walked in our studio and you lit the place up you were just sunshine so i can only imagine when people see you on the street now with your 3.4 million followers. >> 3.4 million. >> is that crazy so what do they say when they see you? >> when they first see me, it is like whoa you're that rye guy

from tiktok. aren't you that guy from tiktok? it blows my mind. >> do you like it? >> i love it i love it. >> what do you say back? >> i go, "yes i am." i sure am. >> it seems like you are comfortable being in public and you talk about anxiety has tiktok changed the way you feel >> i hi. it really has. and it really has eased my anxiety level. >> like the social aspect of it, right? >> yeah. >> stepping out of your comfort zone a little bit. >> yeah. i'm stepping out of my comfort zone and into the fire >> into the fire. >> i like that. >> into the fire the water's warm everyone loves you you are a sensation. what has it meant for this relationship >> its meant everything. honestly because, you know, when kind of like the begin of the video we were kids.

it was hard to process and understand when i'm trying to learn who i am too so tiktok brought us together and gave us a way to bond and to find something we both enjoy like have in common and everything he's a big sports guy and knows a lot more than i do. >> it helped us bond more. >> helped me get a better understanding. >> what do you think people learn about autism when they see the videos >> well, what they learn is, they learn what autism is. and they learn what autistic -- >> how you want to be treated. >> how i want to be treated. >> said you are a huge sports fan. what's your number one favorite basketball team? >> knicks. >> it is >> it is the knicks. love the knicks. >> i think the knicks love you what did they look what they left. >> what did they leave >> oh, new york forever. nice ooh what's this?

>> whose jersey is that? >> oh, my boy derrick rose. >> derrick rose your favorite? >> yes. >> i think he might have signed it too. >> he signed it? >> look at that. >> can i tell you something else >> what's that >> derek, i feel like he might know you take a look at the monitors. and hear what he has to say. >> hey what'sup ryan it's d rose. i've been watching your tiktok videos from afar. >> and i love 'em. thanks feedback being a fan. on behalf after the cardinal dreams foundation we would like to invite you and your family to the knicks/nets game tonight make sure you wear the jersey and don't forget, be safe. >> are you busy tonight? and can you go to the knicks game. >> derrick rose. >> you are a big mavericks fan ryan told you. >> love the mavericks? >> she loves 'em >> want to thank the knicks again for the swag bag and the

invite >> you are a big mavericks fan. ryan y'all have a great time at the game and thank you for the message you are spreading. really appreciate it and brittany you wrote a beautiful essay about your relationship we encourage everyone to read it it is on today.com >> thank you all so much. >> we had a blast. >> have more fun tonight okay >> thanks. >> thanks for being here. >> that was awesome. heat advisories in california today. really windy through the plains. snow through northern minnesota. storms through the gulf and showers here in the northeast with some windy conditions

good wednesday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. starting out with sunshine across the bay area, we're getting ready for hot temperatures today. we'll be cranking up the air-conditioning as we head for 88 degrees in santa rosa, and that's a record. in concord, we may go above the record high. san francisco, may be warm but not record breaking and will be close in oakland and in san jose. it gets even hotter tomorrow as our high reaches 92 degrees, and still summer like on friday, but we're back to spring for the weekend, and then to winter early next week. latest weather. >> we're still bursting. we think you night need him in the game >> yeah i might. >> i hope so you got to keep us posted. >> your mom in the green room by the way smiling. >> ear to ear. >> yeah. >> thank you for coming to visit. >> thank you for having us.

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good morning, it is 8:26 right now. i'm laura garcia in our nbc bay area newsroom. a live look at sfo today, a bay area congressman announces new legislation to hold unruly airline passengers more accountable. eric swallow wants the psa to create a new no fly list for violent offenders convicted of assaulting crew members. he argues it would improve airline safety and increase protections for travelers. he's calling it the protection from abusive passengers act. the faa says there were nearly

6,000 unruly passenger incidents, one in six were considered serious, and it's the highest number since the data started being collected in 1995. let's get a look at the numbers when it comes to the forecast. things are going to start heating up. but a nice morning to start. >> yeah, a nice morning now, do whatever you have to do outside before we start to really heat up. we're headed for 86 degrees this afternoon for the inland areas, and some low 90s tomorrow. now, the spike in summer heat doesn't last long. the weekend is looking much nicer. highs in the 60s and 70s, and even cooler early next week. laura. >> ups and downs there, thank you so much. and thank you for joining us as well. i'll be back in a half hour with another local news update for you. see you then.

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grammys sunday night go of out that have a little fun and a confirmed wedding. a kardashian and former member of blink 182 >> and karlie clausen here exciting news about her free voting camps had to go digital in the pandemic back in person part of the way and we're going talk about that and also something else happened since the last time we saw her she became a mama. >> also mark your calendar mother's day is coming up. jill is here with a special steals and deals to help with our gift-giving needs. >> and jill is come back with the third hour as well she's going share flee market finds. new series today got help from an 82 year old designer with an eye for funky fashion. and. >> and tomorrow, yeah, tomorrow on today, mark wahlberg and michelle pheifer do you know why we're all so awkward. it is cute they put this raincoat on the camera and prompter and we can't see any of the words

so we're like and also, blah blah blah. coming up is blah blah blah. >> we're trying hard but mr. roker how about a check of the rain. >> the map is my script. so let's take a look show what you have going on if more the weekend chilly out especially friday through the great lakes, some snow record heat out west below average temperatures much of the west rest of the country. saturday cool, ohio river valley, mississippi river valley sunny through the northern plains and sunday sunday, another beauty down to the gulf coast into the southeast they n good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're talking about the record temperatures headed our way, with our inland valleys reaching 86 degrees today, and blasting

the ac tomorrow, as we head up for 92 degrees. it's still going to be hot on friday but you're looking forward to that comfortable weather. you'll get that on sunday. early next week we have a chance of showers on monday, and we're only reaping the upper 50s and low 60s. sfan san francisco is about to heat up with near record high temperatures moving in, a high of 83 degrees on thursday. >> and that is your latest weather. >> thank you ssan francisco is heat up with near record high temperatures moving in, a high of 83 degrees on thursday. an fr up with near record high temperatures moving in, a high of 83 degrees on thursday. up.fn on snl voicing the frustration i think lot of people have with the trends of movies these days. that and more "pop start" coming up but first this is "today" on nbc.

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soggy "pop start." >> let's get to some soggy "pop we're back mr. roker, what time is it >> best time of the morning. soggy "pop start." >> let's get to some soggy "pop start. remembering teen idol bobby rydell passed away on tuesday age of 79 and miguel almaguer a look back amount his life and career ♪ >> reporter: his voice, ♪ an and playing the drums at just 6 years old. quick finding success with his breakout single "kissing time" in 1969. from there he had p hit after hit. ♪ establishing the young star as a household name ♪ one boy to be with ♪ ♪ forever and ever.

>> his meteoric rise leading him to the big screen, starring alongside ann margaret in the 1963 musical film "bye-bye birdie." he continued touring late if his career, with other teen idols, forming the group the golden boys, talking about it a here on "today" in 1985. >> i think there had to be a little bit of competitiveness in the business but never rivalry we always got along very very well together as friends. >> his legacy cemented throughout the years in pop culture. >> always have the glorious members of rydell high rydell forever. >> the popular musical "grease" naming its high school after the star

and more recently in the 2018 oscar-winning film "greenbook. rydell's one of a kind voice stealing hearts. and shaping the next generation of teen idols. for "today," miguel almaguer, nbc news you youngin's are too early for this. >> they say you are never too old to learn something i didn't know about rydell high in grease. very cool. paul mccartney's childhood home is opening its doors in a project called the fourth lin sessions located in liverpool, mccartney's former home. cited as being the birthplace of the beatles.

artists have their application reviewed by a panel including sir paul and his brother mike. those selected have the opportunity to play their songs inside the iconic site at the house. pretty cool that will happen in june. next up. kourtney kardashian and travis barker, following the drummers performance at sunday night's grammys in las vegas t hollywood couple throwing a bit of a wedding. the owner of one love wedding chapel confirming to nbc news that kardashian and barker had a private ceremony from 2:00 a.m checks out complete with vow, bouquet toss and elvis presley impersonator a marriage license has still not yet been filed at the clark county clerk's office as of tuesday. the couple not confirming the wedding. but courtney and travis if you got married, congratulations back in october when is it legal? when we get the clark county you are the lawyer of group.

>> maybe they have a certain amount of time to make it official but it wouldn't be official until you -- >> hard to file things at 2:30 in the morning. >> not business hours. >> next up pete davidson. this weekend the snl star went viral for the sketch rapping about something we can all relate to, the fact that movies have gotten way too long looking at you new batman. calling out any film with a running time over an hour forty minutes. here is a clip right before i click it i look right before i click it i look 3 hours >> netflix responded in a funny way. the streaming servic down right below the line and that is when i see the run time. 3 hours 47 minutes you must be crazy -- >> netflix saw the sketch and responded.

the streaming service tweeting out an entire page of short movies in all genres what they have in common is all movies are under 2 hours. >> -- this or that. >> and finally the weeknd dropped a new music video for "out of time" and doping up with the the purgatory theme of last album. starting off as a fun karaoke duet before taking a creepy turn. >> oh wow. >> ♪ i'm there for you but i'm out of time ♪ ♪ say that i care for you but i'm out of time ♪ ♪ said --

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we're back with a woman who does it all her name is karlie kloss she's a model. she's arn entrepreneur she's driving her passion project. it is called code with klossy. she's now a mom. good morning i want to talk to you about this camp and then levi stepped into the picture. and i was like bye-bye tell us about levi's just turned one. >> just turned one i know it is wild it is the greatest joy they never knew it is the best and we read your book all the time >> you are so sweet. did you know the moment levi was placed in your arms? or did it take a minute to fall a in love. >> the moment he was placed in my arms.

i literally cried by the way i just had this moment of like, wow every woman who has a child. every parent goes through this and it is just the most profound experience that i had no idea until having a did. >> and isn't it weird, like all the things you thought were important or all the needs you thought needed to be met suddenly just melted away. >> everything changes. i think the last few years have changed us as well but becoming a mom i have become first of all so much more efficient with my time i'm actually on time everywhere now. and i'm good -- i'm always a multitasker. you know me i'm doing a thousand things but i think priorities just change. >> how did it change, this camp that you have which is extraordinary. its been around for eight summers. priorities jus you are teaching girls tech. why. >> yes. >> they always say the best

business model is find a need and fill item. >> it really came out of this real desire i had to learn these skills eight years ago i learned how to code and i mad a following on social media and i thought what are these women following me on social media really need to know and the these technical skills are applicable to every industry. >> how >> because technology is trampling transforming the world. and young women need to be a part of that change. i grew up in a house with all girls and our parents helped us realized we could do anything. and -- at leadership or even equal representation and it is all for free. >> is there a common thread that runs through the young girls who come to your camp? >> they are all passionate

in so many directions. and by the way, i really admire this generation. they realize the power they have to change the world and they are using the coding skills they learned to attack real problems. climate change, or building businesses it is amazing. >> and this camp is extraordinary. it is free just think about that for a second >> yes. >> so i know a lot of young girls probably watching going i'd love to be part of that. how do you narrow down the number of girls? because this is a camp you have across the country. >> around the world now. the past two years we've been virtual and this summer we're going to be both in camp in person across the united states

and also virtual and we're going to have 5,000 scholarships for free anyone out there between 13 and 18 who wants to learn how to code for free check it out we'd love to have you. >> the girl who is graduate from this program, how are they changing or how have hay continued to use this. >> i am blown away at the young women alums of the program someone is here today. tasha. she's so impressive. and they are already in the workforce. and also by the way they don't even need to graduate college. they are using their computer science skills to build apps and websites that are making real change in their communities and this is why this education is so important. >> look at your life you are a model, you are a mom you are changing the world by the way i know you hurt your leg. how is it feeling. >> i'm a bit of a klutz generally so it is kind of a miracle this hasn't happened sooner >> you're okay. >> on the mend >> karlie, thank you so much coming up next on the third hour

a looked at linkedin's list of top companies to work for. so happy you joined us on this wednesday morning. see you again tomorrow but first a check of your local news and weather. 123450i678 . good wednesday morning, i'm laura garcia. governor newsom is facing pressure in sacramento for a stronger response to sunday's mass shooting. the mayor there, daryl steinberg plans to call today for

$3 billion investment to expand crime prevention efforts in cities across california. none of the suspects ties to the sacramento shooting have been charged directly, but yesterday 26-year-old dandre martin appeared in court. a judge pushed back the hearing. his older brother, smiley martin is in a sacramento hospital after being injured in the gunfire. this is an old booking photo. a third person out on bail, police say the suspect was found at the scene with a gun not used in the shooting. happening now, we'll have more on our web site, check it out. (music throughout)

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