the u.s. will now sanction vladimir putin's adult children and ban russian investments as more fall out from the atrocities revealed in ukraine, civilians who have been tortured and killed minnesota's attorney general says no charges will be filed in the fatal police shooting of emir who died during a no knock raid severe storms continuing overnight and into your thursday the bitcoin boom is leading the charge as miami pushes to become the crypto currency capital of america and along with major league

baseball's opening day we're also live in augusta where tiger woods will tee off in just a few hours at the masters a busy thursday ahead. "early today" starts right now good morning i'm steven romo >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera in just a few hours the u.n. will hold another emergency session over russia's war in ukraine. the united states is among the countries leading the push for moskow to be removed >> well, overnight ukraine's president volodymyr zuzelensky accused russia of trying to hide evidence of war crimes he said as an effort to interfere with international investigations the evidence of russia's brutality is, unfortunately, growing each and every day >> reporter: steven, that's right. the mariupol city council saying the conservative estimate -- the conservative estimate is 5,000 people have been killed in that

city along with 200 children but given the size of mariupol it's very possible that the real toll may be much higher. the council says what we're seeing there is something we've not seen in europe since the urld of the second world war, a major city reduced to rubble by artillery fire they say one of the reasons why the russians so reluctant to allow the red cross and other humanitarian organizations into mariupol is they don't want the world to see what they've done there. the council is alleging the rugs are using a mobile crematorium to burn the bodies of civilians and conseal evidence of war crimes the russians of course deny they're committing war crimes in mariupol or anywhere else, but we shouldn't expect them to let up in mariupol it's a strategic city as far as their concerned and it would allow them to create a land bridge between crimea they annexed back in 2014 and the two

separatist republics in the east of ukraine >> more shocking accounts there, and due to that the u.s. has responded with new punishments for moskow, a new round of sanctions announced. what makes these sanctions different? >> reporter: yes, so one of the headlines here is the u.s. is going after the families of senior russian officials including the two adult daughters of vladimir putin. now, we really don't know very much about them. putin has really kept them out of the public eye. they're both in their 30s, and the rationale from the u.s. for sanctioning them is that they may be holding onto some of their father's assetsch the u.s. is also sanctioning the wife and the daughter of the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov they're sanctioning a bunch of senior russian national security officials including the foreign president and and these sanctions also go after russia's two largest banks, alpha bank

and spear bank americans can no longer have financial transactions with either of them >> interesting to see if that pressure pays off. the russian invasion of ukraine has taken a toll on so many families and now some are speaking out and sharing their harrowing accounts how russian troops shot and killed civilians leaving families in unimaginable grief. with their stories here's nbc molly hunter >> reporter: we got into a town, a village i should say about 12,000 people. it's about an hour from here and one of the suburbs russian troops have occupied for the last several weeks take a look what we saw. it was horrific here, she says you have no idea my neighbor had to bury her son in our backyard, she says. you have to come see she takes us through the back gate to the shallow grave, but then goes to get her neighbor.

the 80-year-old has now buried both her children. she says her son roman was 57. she'll rebury him in a cemetery when this is all over. she tells me roman was shot in the back by russian troops as he was walking away the next morning he was dead the russians are liars, she says they're all liars. her grandson comes over. he returned. >> i come back, he's already dead >> reporter: but it was too late >> how did you find out your father died? >> when i go here. >> reporter: so you came back expecting to see him >> yes. >> reporter: he's angry. heading east to fight for his father and tiesa taking my hands, you

need to have a happy life. she wants to show us pictures at the apartment. that's roman when he was little. he was smart, she says, spoke english, he brought me tulips on my birthday. she says she doesn't have any recent photos so this is how she'll remember her boy. francis, there are so many stories exactly like this. there's no electricity, no cell service and because of that it makes it hard for family members to reach other and share the news of loved ones >> beyond gut wrenching. molly, thank you minneapolis police in the national spotlight yet again after an officer will not be charged for killing emir locke the 22-year-old was shot during a controversial no knock raid. >> reporter: after police quietly unlock this minneapolis police department then startled and killed emir lock who was under a blanket sleeping on a couch and reached for his gun,

state officials announce the officer who fired his weapon, mark haneman, will face no criminal charges >> to charge a case like this would be simply wrong. >> reporter: after a two month review and now a promised relose of all body cameras including haneman's investigators say the officer followed the law after video shows locke holding his registered gun aimed toward haneman though his finger was not on the trigger he told investigators i felt if i didn't use deadly force i mind be likely killed >> it is unethical for us to file charges in a case we know we would not be prevailed. >> reporter: as protests erupted after the shooting police came under intense scrutiny for killing the 22-year-old who was not a suspect in their case while executing a no knock warrant, a practice now banned in the city. >> this is not over.

you may have been found not guilty, but in the eyes of me being the mother i am, you are guilty >> reporter: calling his killing an execution locke's family who is still pursuing a civil case says what happened is just another police cover-up. miguel almaguer, nbc news. sunday's mass shooting in sacramento, california, was gang related police say at least five shooters was involved although the number of suspects could increase. six people died and 12 were wounded when gunfire broke out in a busy downtown area. the sacramento police chief praised theuble for its, quote, remarkable level of assistance with the investigation helping with more than 200 videos, pictures and other pieces of evidence that were submitted to authorities. info wars host alex jones finally appeared for a court ordered deposition this week, that's after several missed appearances. the conspiracy theorist was interviewed over two days by lawyers representing sandy hook

victims families jones has been sued for defamation after he claimed the shooting was a hoax. the trial for damages was set for august jones skipped previous deposition appointments last week a judge in connecticut found him in contempt of court for that and fined $27,000 for not appearing. storms racing through the southeast today and tonight. bill karins watching it all for us >> good morning. yesterday was another rough day especially georgia they were hit the hardest. 12 tornados were reported. we had a strong storms and a lot of wind reports. this shows you where all the damage was out there areas of south carolina, too, did see some very strong storms. the storm system finally exiting off the coast and waking a lot of people up along brunswick and

jacksonville and now seeing some storms around augusta that's hoping to tee off at the masters. they're going to have to try to quickly dry off that course after very heavy rain. we have a risk of really strong winds with thunderstorms so the wind damage threat is high from wilmington, to raleigh, newburgh, verge, the norfolk area and also could get some strong winds and maybe even some hails with those storms from tampa to orlando today. very strong winds, high fire danger risk in the middle of the country and the plains and check out los angeles today, not f the day. and there's those gusty winds in

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try nervivenerve relief. today kicks off the first and many say most prestigious golf major of the season this year even more major with tiger woods making a comeback nearly 14 months since his rurific car accident so will this be his triumphant return joining us now live from augusta is jay gray. good morning >> reporter: good morning to you. for tiger woods a lot of the highs and lows in both his cull rear and personal life have played out in the public spotlight, but as he tees it up here later this morning the glare may be as bright as it's

ever been. in just hours on the pristine and for golfers hallowed grounds of augusta national one of the sport's most celebrated and controversial champions will take a swing at a comeback even he couldn't imagine a little more than a year ago >> at that time i was in a hospital bed and was there for the next three months. that was a tough road, and to finally get out of that where i wasn't in a wheelchair or crutches and walking and still had more surgeries ahead of me >> reporter: tiger woods says doctors considered amputation before using rods, plates and pins to stabilize his mangled right leg after a car crash in february of 2020 >> tiger's appearance this week is a tribute to his amazing determination and his commitment to excellence as a competitor and as a person. >> reporter: the masters is a limited highly coveted ticket during a normal year, but with tiger teeing it up now, the demand is way above par.

after market sales up more than 20%, a single day badge going for more than $1,500 woods fueling that frenzy telling fans there's only one reason he's here >> i don't show up to an event unless i think i can win it. >> reporter: many say it's a long shot. of course that's the same thing they were saying about his return to the game speaking of long shot, i am told you can wager on these things if you're so inclined and frances, vegas has set the odds of a tiger win 50-1 >> wow thank you, jay the associated press is out with its new list of the best nba players of the 2010s former teammates kevin durant and james harden each nabbed an

mvp of the decade and dirk from 2011 some notable snubs from the list congrats to them well, thanks for waking up with "ely today." i'm starev

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