e most small businesses. so you can be ready for what's next. get started with internet and voice for $64.99 a month. and ask how to add securityedge™. or, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. good morning. international condemnation. outrage grows after a rocket an to be on the crowded train station in ukraine. thousands trying to flee the war zone. president zelenskyyalling it evil. 52 dead. fears grow as vladimir putin is growing for an assault in eastern ukraine. we're there live. supreme dream at the white house with ketanji brown jackson celebrating with president biden and vice president harris after

her confirmation as the next supreme court justice. >> we've made it. all of us. >> jackson becoming the first ever black woman to join the highest court. will she be the only justice president biden gets to name? hitting back. the academy slapping will smith with the ten-year ban forbidding the actor from attending any academy events after slapping chris rock. this morning, his seven-word response. weekend warrior. tiger woods makes the cut keeping him in the mix for the green jacket. >> we worked hard to get me here to have an opportunity. and then not to have any setbacks this week. and we haven't. >> can tiger make a comeback just more than a year after that

car crash? those stories plus jenny with a rock. jennifer lopez making a big announcement overnight. engaged. the star showing off a dazzling ring after reconnecting with ben affleck. now when will the wedding bells ring? today, saturday, april 9th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us. if true, our congratulations to benifer. this would being the sixth engagement for jlo. >> what a beautiful ring it is. great to wake up to the news. we will get into all of the fun ahead. we are also covering several

other developing stories this morning, including historic moment out of this world. a spacex rocket carrying four private citizens docks at the international space station. three of the men paying $55 million to be there. we will tell you what they will be doing. and tiger woods is in the hunt at the masters a year removed from the awful car crash that doctors feared could cost him his leg. he made the cut to play into the weekend. does he have a chance to wear the green jacket? we have the outrage from the world community after the horrific scenes in ukraine where more than 50 people were killed after a missile struck a busy train station as refugees tried to escape the war. molly hunter has the latest from kyiv. molly, good morning. >> reporter: peter and kristen,

good morning. this wasn't just a train station, but gathering point for civilians fleeing west. the government is warning civilians that the window to leave donbas is crossing. and at kramatorsk, that train station is closed and that means fewer windows to get out. volodymyr zelenskyy says this is an evil without limits. at least 52 people, including 5 children, died in the attack on the train is station in kramatorsk. there were thousands of civilians waiting and the russians knew it. the calculated target is one of the exit points from eastern ukraine. a gateway to safety. there are children lying there, this woman says. a few feet away, the remains of the rocket. u.s. officials say they believe it was a short range ballistic missile fired by russia. >> it is a piece of the russian

brutality. >> reporter: suitcases left behind. strollers. anything people grabbed on the way out. this man still in shock says he pulled the body of his dead grandmother out of their car. kramatorsk is home to the russian speaking population that putin claims he wants to liberate. instead, he is trapping them preventing anyone from leaving. in bucha, more body bags and mass graves. the aftermath of what is documented of another apparent war crime. >> president putin is a war criminal. of course, he is responsible of all of this and what is going on in ukraine. >> reporter: in the shadow of the church, officials telling nbc news, all of these people are civilians and all died a violent death. the head of the eu visited the area.

>> it is the unthinkable here. we have seen the cruel face of putin's army. >> reporter: but zelenskyy says it will be worse elsewhere. closer to the belarus border, they are starting to gather evidence. it is more horrific there, zelenskyy says. more victims of russian occupiers. the attention turns to the east. there is no secret the battle will be decisive. all of this horror can multiply. russia was behind the attack, but russia denied responsibility. the government in the donbas region, they are taking additional precautions to avoid crowds. russia is targeting bigger groups of civilians. peter and kristen. >> molly hunter, thank you. the history making week to

the supreme court with the first ever black woman preparing to take the bench. judge ketanji brown jackson celebrating the moment as a point of pride for all of america. nbc's senior white house correspondent kelly your donnell has more. >> reporter: another place for ketanji brown jackson for the supreme court. for president biden, this marked a promise kept and way to show the court can look more like the country. a long awaited moment for joy. >> we made it. all of us. >> reporter: ketanji brown jackson celebrated on the south lawn on friday. the next supreme court justice is the first black woman in more than 230 years. that wait captured in the words of poet maya angelou. >> i am the dream and hope of

the slave. >> reporter: thanking her parents and husband and daughters. judge jackson said her opportunity is the promise of the american story. >> in my family, it took one generation to go from it segregation to the supreme court of the united states. >> reporter: her success speaks loudly to a new generation of young black women in law school who shared with kristen what this means to them. >> it's a personal inspiration for me to see her becoming a justice. >> she'll be someone that we and other generations can look up to. >> reporter: for president biden, a victory. binding some of his own legacy to this barrier breaking change. >> this is going to let so much sun shine on so many young women. >> reporter: while the president tanked three republican senator whose voted to confirm, he condemned the treatment of judge

jackson. >> verbal abuse, anger, constant interruptions. >> reporter: could republican opposition jeopardize a future joe biden court pick? mitch mcconnell refused to say if he would bring a nominee to a vote if republicans take control in november. >> i'm not going to signal how we're going to approach it. >> a flash point moving forward. kelly, i want to ask about another story we have been following in washington. dozens of officials here and including some around the president tested positive for covid. is the white house changing protocols to protect him? >> reporter: kristen, we noticed a change in how the white house talks about the president and vulnerability to the covid virus. they say he could test positive as if expecting it. they feel he is protected from serious illness by the vaccine and two booster shots. he follows cdc guidelines, but

the white house says the president has not been deemed a close contact to a number of figures in his circle who tested positive. he has been close to house speaker nancy pelosi who was withpresident. she tested positive. a number of members of congress and senator have covid cases. many of the cases have been traced to a formal dinner held last weekend here in d.c. at least 53 covid cases are linked to attendance at that function where masks and testing not required. kristen. >> kelly, historic day at the white house. thank you. in michigan, a federal jury on friday declined to convict the plot to kidnap the governor. they found the two men not guilty and deadlocked on adam fox and barry croft. defense lawyers claim the fbi officers on the case entrapped

them. the chief of staff said americans are quote living through the normalization of political violence. federal prosecutors say two men accused of pretending to be federal agents and giving gifts to secret service agents should be held without bail. a judge said he needs more information to decide. new images show the arsenal they amassed. guns and tactical gear and several fake i.d.s. four secret service agents were placed on leave pending investigation. including one assigned to first lady jill biden. today is a big day with the space race. four individuals arriving on the international space station. they blasted off friday and paying tens of millions to spend a week in orbit.

jesse is tracking the latest for us. >> reporter: i'm jealous of the group. the four men aboard this ride taking a ride aboard spacex is getting an incredible view of planet earth from above. they are making history along the way. this morning, the spacex rocketing into the future. it is the first private ship it dock to the international space station. the houston company partnering with spacex for a ride out of the world. the mission led by commander michael lopez. retired astronaut now working for axion. the rest of the crew are customers. paying $55 million each. unlike other high profile rides for the rich, this includes eight days on the iss with more

than two dozen researchers to help build a commercial space station. a move that let's nasa move on to the next final frontier. >> expiration moves out to the distant planets and commercial slips into lowering earth orbit. >> we don't need nasa going where hundreds have gone before. let them go where no one has gone before. nasa will become nasa before. >> reporter: dr. neil de grasse tyson says this reminds him of the 1960s. >> is this a flash in the pan or will we sustain it? >> reporter: and one day it will be a lot like hopping on a plane. >> and when that used to be a really exotic rich person's game. you can imagine what the future might bring. >> reporter: the crew will be on the iss for eight days. exploring the space station

there. he said there should be a lottery for the space trip. he said he would buy a ticket and i would, too. peter and kristen. >> jesse, i appreciate that. if you won the lottery. >> you and jesse are braver than me. >> if i had $55 million, i would buy jlo a ring and go to space. here is the other big talker. tiger woods is getting ready to play round three of the masters. on friday, after a rough start, he came roaring back to make the cut. he did it just a little over a year after that horrific car accident that had many won doerder if he would walk again. morgan chesky is live at the masters. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. 14 months after that accident

wasn't enough? tiger woods is putting himself in a place to play for another green jacket on sunday. at times on the course, we caught a hint of a limp, that trademark tiger carried will through a tough round. this morning, tiger woods taking his comeback one step further. making the masters cut. he'll play through sunday. >> it was a good fight. i got back into the ball game. >> reporter: coming off a stunning first round where he nearly made a hole in one. day two started rough. woods losing four strokes over the first five holes. >> i expected to be sore and not feel, you know, my best for sure. i can walk this golf course. going ballistically at shots is a challenge. >> reporter: the 46-year-old did not back down. rallying on the back nine holes

with three birdies. to finish tied for 19th place. good enough to compete for a potential sixth green jacket. >> i'm proud my team got me into this position. we worked hard to get me here. >> reporter: hard to believe it was 14 months since the near fatal car crash. the surgically repaired right leg. you may catch a hint of a limp while he walks the course. his intention is clear. >> you can never count tiger out where it is or when it is. especially at augusta. he is more familiar with this golf course than anybody in the field. without question, making the cut means he does have a chance. >> reporter: right now, tiger is currently nine strokes behind number one in the world scottie

scheffler. if he was to pull off a victory here, guys, he would then be the oldest masters champion ever by just three weeks surpassing the golden bear, jack nicklaus, who also won at 46 and final masters in 1986. tiger's tee time is 1:00 local time. >> morgan, thank you. history making for all sorts of reasons if he were to win. incredible. >> the challenge is not to play golf at that level, but walk that course. 7,500 yards. 75 football fields each day. no carts allowed. >> for more from augusta, catch "golf central live from the masters" on the golf channel this weekend. and we turn to somara theodore for the weekend forecast. >> april showers bring may

flowers. the rainfall map doesn't look impressive, but areas like new jersey saw flooding conditions. today, they can see a .25 of rain. timing on this. this will impact the first half of the saturday afternoon. then showers will taper off as we head through saturday just around dinner time. cooler weather accompanying this. temperatures peaking in the 50s. cincinnati with 46 degrees. out to chicago, 10 below is the averag here is a live look right now in san francisco. temperatures will be cooling this weekend but the big story is going to be the red flag warning and wind advisory for parts of the bay area. elevated fire danger is expected, especially for interior northern california. starting at 5:00 a.m. today, so it is already in effect, through 5:00 p.m. on sunday. north bay mountains in the diablo range can expect wind

gusts from 35 to 50-plus miles per hour. a rain chance moves in on monday. are that's the weather in your neighborhood. peter and kristen. >> thank you for that. still to come, does the punishment fit the crime? willing smith learns his fate for the slap at the oscars. and a week to go until the tax filing deadline. we have

we are back on saturday morning with the weekly download. >> among the stories is a week of wild and deadly and severe weather. more than 50 tornadoes swept through the south this week. leaving a trail of death and destruction.

>> this twister caught on camera through the town of leslie before popping up in cordele. crossing over i-75 as cars just drive by. the nation's top oil executives testified before congress getting an earful from members over sky high gas prices. >> it is time for the big oil companies to lower prices rather than pad your bottom line. >> it feels like gouging. it feels like profiteering. >> they said prices are set globally. >> the price of gas and other refined products are driven by international markets. police say the mass shooting in sacramento that left six people dead was the result of gang violence. according to the authorities, at least five gunmen were firing at each other with the crowd caught in the crossfire. nasa astronaut mark vandehe

returned to earth after 355 days in orbit on the international space station. he spoke to nbc about the challenge offing living and working with russian cosmonauts as the war wages in ukraine. >> my russian crew mates are dear friends. we had a job to do. ready to roll. >> let's go! >> the majors. >> baseball is back. after a 99 day lockout, the favorite pasttime got under way. >> gone! some of the week's wildest moments caught on camera. this dhl cargo jet slid off the runway after landing in costa rica. the plane breaks in half. the two pilots escaped uninjured. in connecticut, a car slams into

the gas pumps. setting off a fire. no one was hurt. aggressive fox ran wild on capitol hill. biting a congress member before it was captured by animal control. >> even with this, you don't mess around with rabies or an animal attack. >> it was rabid a euthanized. >> a soldier from new york surprised his kids from school after away for a year in iraq. sergeant tim gordon came home earlier than expected. reuniting with his fourth grade daughter and sonin kindergarten. >> get over here, buddy. >> those reunions are the best. imagine what the kids must be feeling to get to hug their dads again. >> the way their kids bounced out of their seats.

you can play that on a loop. still to come, jennifer lopez showing off a massive new ring overnight. does this mean that she and ben affleck are about to walk down the aisle? and later, we take you to the new sports bar with lines of people waiting to get in because of what is shown inside. we'll explain. but first these messages.

good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, april 9th. i'm kira clap everyone. the search is under way for a hit-and-run driver who killed two people in a crosswalk in san jose. we have learned from neighbors the victims are a woman and her daughter, hilt by this man driving this truck. these are surveillance images of the truck. it happened thursday just before 6:30 in front of ocala middle school. crossing guards were vigilant at the site yesterday because it is the same crosswalk used by students at the middle school.

26 people already have been killed in traffic accidents so far in san jose this year. that's more than double the same time last year. stand forward nurses are going on strike. the union made that decision in a landslide vote yesterday. more than 4,500 nurses voted to strike, a record turnout. this comes on the heels of months of stalled contract talks. nurses are asking for higher wages, mental health support and changes to the current time-off policy. in a statement, stanford health care says it will prepare for the possibility of a strike, but it hopes the nurses' union instead chooses to work with them on coming to an april agreement. the last walkout at stanford health care was in 2000 when nurses went on strike for 50 days. we are under a microclimate weather alert, but look at this beautiful shot of san francisco. so the temperatures today are not going to be the big factor.

it is actually going to be the wind playing a big role in today's forecast. because of the wind advisories, the red flag warning, those all go into effect starting at 5:00 a.m. so they're already in effect for parts of the north bay and through the east bay hills as well. keep in mind the gusty conditions will be especially gusty for the mountain-top areas. here is a closer look where we see the wind advisories in effect. tree damage and potential for power impacts might be a possibility. if you look at your headlines for today, windy and dry hills, elevated fire danger. of course, this is all playing into the fact that we remain under a serious drought. we will talk about the rain chance on monday at 7:00 a.m. kira. >> we will see you at 7:00. vianey, thanks. coming up on 7:00 at "today in the bay," a bay area woman terrified for her family in ukraine. what she says russian troops did to her brother and why her

family can't leave the war zone. it is a story you will only see right here on nbc bay area. we will have that plus all of your other top stories and vianey's forecast at 7:00. hope to see you then. now we'll send you back to the "today" show.

we are back on this saturday morning, april 9, 2022. a huge and historic day for space exploration where for the first time private citizens from the u.s. are docking at the international space station where they'll spend more than a week. could this be the wave of the future? they're going to be doing some research while they're there, peter. >> paying to get up there, but a pretty good view. we want to begin this half hour with a check of the headlines starting with the latest from ukraine. president zelenskyy says russia

is attacking thousands of innocent civilians on a train platform. at least 52 people including five children were killed. u.s. intelligence officials say they believe russia fired a short-range ballistic missile at that station, one o of the main exit points, escape routes from eastern ukraine. >> back at home the government is cracking down on unruly airline passengers after the ugly incidents picked up dramatically during the pandemic. two passengers are facing the largest penalties ever proposed, more than $77,000 each. the faa reports nearly 1,100 unruly passengers this year already alone, most involving passengers refusing to wear masks. baseball is back but things got testy both on the track and on the diamond. last night francisco lindor squared awe round and got hit in the head with a fastball. buck show waller rushed the

field yeelg at the pitcher. no punches were thrown. fortunately lindor was not seriously hurt. a nascar race in martinsville last night. ty gibbs punches long time rival sam mayer. the two banged into one another during the race. later they said there were no hard feelings and it's just a part of racing. >> ugly scene there. also this morning, new reaction to the punishment jus handed down to will smith. you won't be seeing him at the oscars for the next decade after the slap of chris rock. steve patterson is following it from los angeles. steve, good morning. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. ten years is a significant ban, but farthest from the harsh evident. he holds on to his oscar. >> willing smith. >> reporter: this morning, will

smith is waking up to the decade long ban from the oscars. the star will get to keep the award he won on the same night. he is eligible for future nominations. barred for the next ten years. the academy's board coming to the decision two weeks after the slap that sent the star's life spiraling. >> wow. will smith just smacked the [ bleep ] out of me. >> reporter: the academy calling the behavior unacceptable and harmful. acknowledged their criticisms. they did not address the situation in the room. smith, who refused to leave the show, responded in a statement. i accept and respect the academy's decision. >> it was a heavy blow. something that he accepted in his statement. >> reporter: clayton davis says the penalty could have been worse if smith hadn't resigned from the academy more than a

week ago. >> he might have been expelled. the worst would have been him banned forever. >> i make this look good. >> reporter: with the star tied to several projects, insiders want to know who will work with smith. >> no one wants to be associated with that first project out of the gate. now he has to show real remorse. >> reporter: a complicated ending. meanwhile, chris rock remains silent. the academy praised the comedian for maintaining composure. he has been on a comedy tour telling audiences he is not ready to comment. guys, back to you. >> steve, thank you for that. smith has said he knows he has real work to do. if you are smith, you are relieved you did not lose the oscar. >> there are other legends, that

is generous, who have done far worse off screen and kept theirs. the question is who delivers the best actress. it is the guy who won the best actor the year before. >> maybe chris rock? we have freezer alerts to look out for. somara theodore is here with that. >> good morning. brrr. freeze alerts from kansas city and st. louis and louisville and right on down to atlanta and parts of south carolina and greenville. frost advisories and freeze warnings. 34 million people impacted by this today. contrast today, you head to the west and south. high temperatures are going to be 96 in phoenix. 92 in vegas. above average this time of year. they are coming off record-breaking warmth from yesterday. it will not last long. cooler in the days to come. tomorrow, we will see temperatures significantly drop off from the 80s to the 60s.

62 in reno. next week, we moderate a bit. starting out in the 50s right now in san jose. we have clear skies, but things will be cooler today, and also it is going to get windy out there. a red flag warning and wind advisory is in effect through 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. elevated fire danger and elevated tree impacts for the north bay mountains and diablo range. 35 to 50-plus-mile-per-hour gusts possibility. we are monitoring rain chances for monday. full forecast at 7:00. and that's the weather in your neighborhood. kristen and peter. >> somara, thank you. just ahead, last-minute tax tips for you who waited to file. >> oh, boy. stephanie ruhle is here with stephanie ruhle is here with money saving

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it's all about the benjamins. back with the series "your money." if you have not calendar, there are nine days left to tax day. april 18th is tax day. if you have not looked over your paper work yet, time is running out. >> stephanie ruhle has last-minute tips for you. this is like your super bowl? >> it is. it is not as fun. people are not making wings and dip and preparing taxes. it is down to the wire. we have to get this thing done. >> steph, there are new rules and guidelines? >> over the last two years, we

saw changes to the tax code because of the pandemic. pay closeattention. some of the changes they made two years ago are different. child tax credit. you may know someone who had a baby in the last year. if you did, you want to note that on your taxes so you get a credit for it. we had the expanded child tax credit as well. for the second half of the year, you would have been getting monthly payments. if that was the case, the refund you are going to get now expect it will be a bit smaller. if you got unemployment insurance over the last year, you will have to pay taxes on that. in 2020, you did not have to. that is a change to be prepared for. that is something to pay special attention to. if you do the standard deduction, you can deduct $600 for a couple for charity. >> steph, what are the mistakes

to be aware of if you are filing? >> remember everything you got from the government last year and you think, great. you know how much i get in the mail? the most important that many are for getting are the stimulus checks. if you got one in march last year, note it on the taxes. you don't have to pay additional tax, but should be marked. if you should have gotten one, but never came, file for a credit. another mistake? typos. go through the taxes again. names are spelled correctly and social security number right. i don't want a typo and it gets caught by the government. that can hold you up weeks or months. that matters if you are expecting a refund. go to irs.gov. there is a good chance you are eligible for free file. use the free resources in they are available. >> steph, for sure. anything else to keep in mind?

>> remember, you have to file by next week. if you need an extension, that's okay. you can get a six-month extension. you have to make sure you file for that extension by the deadline. you can't simply say i'll not think about it and revisit this six months from now. file for the extension and if you oh, you will start to put yourself on a payment plan oven that deadline. you have to get it done. they are likely not going to push the deadline back like they did last year. you want to make sure you get that done. i don't want you to pay fines or penalties. >> no one wants that. great tips. steph, you would be proud. peter has filed and i have mine in the works. >> peter, did you file -- did you file electrically with direct deposit? you get your refund quicker.

>> yes. >> every year. that's the way to go. that's a good last tip. thank you. you can see more from stephanie on "the 11th hour" on nbc. >> i got called out on national tv. joe has a look ahead in popstart. >> we have been waiting for it. we can't stop talking about it. are jennifer lopez and ben affleck about to become husband affleck about to become husband every year we try to exercise more, to be more social, to just relax. and eating healthy every single meal? if only it was this easy for us. to support a strong immune system

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lopez hinted on the fan news letter where she shared a video of her admiring a large ring. she added the diamond ring emoji to her name on twitter. not the first time the couple has come close to saying i do. they were engaged in 2002. they called it quits in 2004. here is hoping the second time is the charm for benifer. we were wondering about the ring. the pressure to get a second ring. >> the second time is a charm, we hope. i think we have a comparison of the rings. let's get the telestrator. we have the green ring. this time around. >> what is that? >> that's the new ring. >> an apple? >> that's the ring in 2002. i like the new ring better. what do you think? >> it is pretty. i'm sure they are both amazing. >> two decades removed. she is still as pretty. >> she looks like she hasn't

aged one day. good for them. congratulations. next is ed sheeran. he is speaking out after winning the copyright case. telling the bbc there was no choice but to go to court. >> it is not about money. this is about honesty. it is not about win or lose, we had to go to court. we had to stand up for what we thought was right. >> sheeran said he felt he could not settle out of principle. now films all song writing sessions. and mark wahlberg caught up with willie where they chat about his film "fr. stu." >> it has mark and mel and jackie.

>> if it was an alien invasion in there somewhere or some superhero, it would have gotten made and budget would have been $300 million. i had to finance the movie and asked friends to chip in. >> you can catch willie's full conversation with mark tomorrow morning on "sunday today." that is your "popstart." >> we need to know what mark thinks about benifer ii. still to come, the family that dances together stays

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an east bay teacher is under arrest on suspicion of child molestation. she is a biology teacher at a charter school in richmond. she is facing 29 charges of child molestation. gower is the second teacher from this school to be arrested for this incident. in 2017 ronald guinto was convict have had of abusing 12 students. he was dubbed one of the worst child molesters in california history. the making waves charter schools released a statement saying gower has been fired. quote, there is nothing more important than the health, safety and well-being of our students. the school says it has reached out to parents to provide support where it might be needed. stanford students -- nurses rather turned out in record numbers to vote to go on strike. in a landslide, more than 4,500 nurses in the union voted to strike. this comes after months of stalled contract negotiations. nurses are asking for higher

wages, mental health support and changes to the current time-off policy. in a statement, stanford health care says it will prepare for the possibility of a strike, but that it hopes the nurses union comes to an agreement with them. the last walk-out at stanford health was back in 2000 when nurses went on strike for 50 days. meteorologist vianey arana has a quick check of microclimate forecast on what should be a beautiful saturday. >> it is going to be very nice when it comes to clear skies and cooler temperatures. we are starting in the 40s and 50s, and for perspective running about 10 degrees cooler compared to the past 24 hours but we are under a microclimate alert because of the wind that is expected. here is a closer look at the highlighted yellow areas. you are expecting a wind advisory. the red means red flag warning, bringing elevated fire danger for the interior especially and for the north bay mountains and the diablo rains.

35 to 50-plus miles per hour. we will talk about the elevated fire danger and the rain chances that may move in heading into the start of the workweek. i will have the complete details of what to expect at 7:00 a.m. kira. >> a lot to talk about. see you at 7:00, vianey, thanks. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay" the soap box derby has returned to the bay area. coming up, two artists who are looking to cross the finish line with their unique design. we will have that fun story plus all of your other top stories coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now we will send you ba 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.

so you can be ready for what's next. get started with internet and voice for $64.99 a month. and ask how to add securityedge™. or, ask how to get up to an $800 prepaid card. good morning, international condemnation, growing outrage after a missile attack on a crowded train station in ukraine, as thousands waited trying to flee the war zone. the u.s. saying it's the russians. president zelensky calling it evil without limits. at least 52 dead, children among them, as fears grow that russia is gearing up for a major assault in eastern ukraine. we're live with the latest. out of this world. private citizens at the international space station today after lifting off from earth in an historic space

flight. >> welcome to space. >> the men paying tens of millions to take that ride, as they now prepare to spend more than a week with a mission aboard the iss. ♪♪ and changing the game, a new bar in portland with a unique take on the sports it shows, highlighting only women athletes on the tvs inside. >> rule number one for building a business is give the people something they never had before. >> the lines to get in proving this could be a recipe for success. today, saturday, april 9th, 2022. >> we're celebrating winnie's first birthday on "today"! >> hi, "today" show from north pole, alaska. i'm barbara. >> and i'm katrina, and this is mckinley. >> peace and love to all. >> we are the teachers of tomorrow saying hello today from viterbo university across wisconsin!

>> way to go! good morning, welcome back on "today" on saturday morning. so great to see our crowd all fired up, including from alaska, where no doubt spring is coming in but still chilly there. >> that was nice to hear from those folks up there. it is the beginning of spring, just a week until easter. we hope you get a chance to get outside andet to the news and outrage around the world after the horrific scenes in ukraine where more than 50 people were killed when a missile struck a busy train station as refugees tried to escape the war. molly hunter is in kyiv. molly, good morning. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. it wasn't just the train station, but meeting point for civilians fleeing the violence heading west. the government is warning civil yens their window to evacuate is closing. at that train station, kramatorsk trains have been suspended. that means there are fewer ways to get out.

this morning, outrage from president zelenskyy as the civilian death toll continues to climb. he says this is an evil without limits. if not punished, it will never stop. at least 52 people, including 5 children, died in yesterday's attack on the train station in kramatorsk. there were thousands of civilians waiting there and the russians knew it. the calculated target is one of the main exit points from eastern ukraine, the gateway to safety. there are children lying there, this woman says. a few feet away, the remains of the rocket. u.s. officials say it was a short-range ballistic missile fired by russia. >> a piece of the russian brutality and prosecution of the war. >> reporter: suitcases and strollers and anything people grabbed on the way out. this man still in shock said he pulled the body of his dead grandmother out of the car. kramatorsk is home to the

russian speaking population that putin claims he wants to liberate. instead, he is trapping them. in bucha outside of kyiv, more body bags. a mass grave exhumed. the aftermath of what is documented of the war crimes. >> president putin is the war criminal. he is responsible of all of this. >> reporter: in the shadows of the church, all of the people are civilians and died a violent death. the highest profile foreign leader to come to kyiv. >> the unthinkable has happened here. the cruel face of putin's army. >> reporter: but president zelenskyy says it will be worse elsewhere. closer to the belarus border, they are starting to gather

evidence. it is horrific there. more victims of russian occupiers. to the east, the governor warning there is no secret the battle for donbas is increasing. russia is behind the attack. the russians have denied responsibility. at train stations, they are taking additional precautions to make sure big groups do not gather. kristen and peter. >> molly hunter, thank you. a big day in the space race with four private citizens reaching the international space station after blasting off on friday on the spacex rocket. jesse kirsch has the latest. >> reporter: the craft is 20 meters away from the

international space station. mission control is having trouble of video of the final approach. they will wait for another two hours. once they do dock, this will mark the first full-time a private astronaut mission has joined the iss. the pilot is one of three paying customers, each coughed up $55 million for their seat. joining michael lopez, a former nasa astronaut who works for axion space. that company running the mission from spacex and nasa. this will be the second time that spacex makes history. in 2020, it was the first commercial craft to take civilians into orbit. peter. >> $55 million gets you close. jesse, thank you. prosecutions in the college admissions scandal came to a

close on friday when the former university of southern california water polo coach was convicted in the scam. a federal panel convicted jovan of fraud and bribery. he received $250,000 for recruits to attend usc. in total, 57 people were accused in the scandal. time for this morning's weekend morning boost. joe fryer is back with more. it is good for a boost. >> we need a boost. this is a good one. so many of us watching the dance challenges on social media. one father in pennsylvania is getting the whole family. he is sweetly dancing for his son, king, and he recruits his other son to help king. he is pushing his brother's dad and dad and king move their feet in unison. king has another fun activity. he and his brother are getting

ready for easter dinner. he nicknamed his brother chef boy r king. >> i love the brother is just as excited as the dad. what a beautiful boost. >> i love it. >> great stuff. thank you. still ahead. the stories of ukrainian mothers living everything behind to make sure their babies are born in a safe place. we are back with their stories right after this. did you know there are surfaces in your home that look clean but a closer look shows there are often layers of invisible dirt left behind. try mr. clean magic eraser for a deep down hygienic clean. magic eraser removes the messes you can see as well as more of the dirt and grime you don't. all you do is wet, squeeze and start erasing dirt and grime all around the house and try magic eraser sheets for a deep clean in hard to reach places that you can toss when your done. mr. clean magic eraser. for a deep down hygienic clean all around the house. find your beat your moment of calm

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we are back now on saturday morning with the ukrainian women finding strength in motherhood after fleeing homes to ensure their children would be born somewhere safe. >> we have dasha burns in poland with their story. good morning. >> reporter: peter and kristen, good morning. nine months ago, these ukrainian women could not have imagined they would flee the country

while pregnant and give birth in a polish hospital. while it is not how they planned it, as new life emerges, in war, hope is born. if you want to find joy in a hospital, head to the maternity ward. where even in war, there are signs of hope. this is a 4 day old. >> translator: it was scary. it went smoothly. >> reporter: scary, because her mother could never expect to give birth in a warsaw hospital. >> translator: when we came to poland, i was hoping to go back to ukraine before giving birth. >> reporter: more than 600 ukrainian babies have been born in poland since the war began. and she will add another one. >> emma. >> reporter: amelia will be her first child. >> i know it is scary, are you

excited and hopeful? >> translator: of course. i'm a mom. i look forward to it. >> reporter: she hopes amelia's father will see her soon. he may be far away, but keeps his phone close. >> what is the first thing you will do when you see your wife and baby again? >> reporter: the doctor says nearly every day a ukrainian baby is born in warsaw. >> what you all do here is bring life into the world. how important is that now when we're seeing so much death and darkness? >> the happiness you get when the women deliver, at least for a couple of minutes or hours, they get the pictures and send them to their loved ones home. i think this is the contrary effect of what is happening there. >> reporter: a little bit of light in the dark. >> exactly. >> reporter: she is seeing that light in her little girl.

>> what do you see when you look at her? >> translator: a new generation of life. >> reporter: this is happiness. this is the essence of our lives. born into war, her mother hopes she will be our future. the name simply means peace. guys, good news this morning. at 1:00 a.m. local time, she gave birth to baby amelia. she is 7 pounds and 7 ounces. mom and baby are healthy. she hopes her baby never knows war. hopes to be reunited with her father. she hopes to have the freedom to decide who she wants to be. peter and kristen. >> dasha, amelia is beautiful. we hope they all can be together soon. your piece was beautiful. thank you for bringing that to us.

dasha, think about the strength. imagine how strong the mothers. >> all this planning to have a baby and in a place you are comfortable and you are sent to another country. i love the name peace. nice story. somara is back with the forecast for the weekend. we have rain showers in the northeast. i will start there. it is not a total washout. you may get caught in a few rain showers for the first half of the saturday. by the afternoon and evening, that will taper off. the threat for severe weather is increasing. we are talking about areas to the south and west with the severe weather. 11 million people in texas through little the rock, arkansas. monday afternoon and evening, look what happens. it doubles. 22 million people at risk on tuesday from waco to kansas city and cedar rapids. we see this triple. 35 million people at risk for severe weather on wednesday from

baton rouge through des moines. we have the fire danger. gusty winds and low humidity. recipe for that fire danger. we have have red flag warnings from florida all the we are under a microclimate alert because of fire danger in the bay area. temperatures starting out in the 40s but conditions remain dry. here is a closer look at the red flag warning and wind advisory map. airs highlighted in yellow under a wind advisory. north bay mountains and diablo range can expect to gusts up to 50-plus miles per hour. a closer look at the headlines, in combination with the elevated fire danger, rain chances move in on monday. that's the weather in your neighborhood. peter and kristen. thank you so much. the unique sports bar with the

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joe, i'll take the jacket. >> promising the phrase if they build it, if you build it, they will come. it is true after something was missing from the sports bars. >> she noticed hardly were showing women's sports although 40% of college athletes are women. >> what a brilliant idea. we have jo ling kent with her story. >> reporter: the purpose of the sports bra is support. jenny is taking that to the next level. >> give the people something

they never had before. >> reporter: so she flipped two letters and named the bar the sports bar. showing women's sports. customers are pouring in. >> we were out here and the line was a mile long. a lot of people here. i think a lot of people are just like, great. a place where we can go and drink and watch women's sports that are on tv with the sound on. not something you find at a sports bar in portland. >> reporter: it was the common experience or lack of that inspired her to do something. >> a time in 2018 when you were trying to watch women's sports. ncaa basketball. >> yes. >> you couldn't find it? >> a bunch of us went to the sports bar to watch it. as we left, we said that game was amazing. someone said it would have been better if the sound had been on.

at that moment, it clicked. we gotten so used to not watching on. at that moment it kind of clicked we had not gotten used to watching women's sports the way we were men's sports. i said, the only way we're ever going to watch women's game in its full glory is if we have our own place. >> fast ford four years later, and you've done it. . >> and they're setting records, proving if you build it, they will watch. >> and people are comfortable being who they are and express fandom. >> it's like giving people what they want. >> yeah, meeting the customer where they are. >> gwen is also serving up beer from female brewers, even sourcing beef from a female rancher. >> it's the small changes that make a big difference. i created a space that looks

exactly like a sports bar but i changed the channel on the tv. i'm happy the sports bra is making a ripple and i would love to see more ripples create a wave. >> a wave jenny wang hopes will sweep across the country, supporting women on and off the court. for "today," jo ling kent, nbc news. >> and jo ling hit the nail on the head, there's a real demand. people are excited about women sports. we need more of those bars across the country. >> i love this idea. we took our daughter to see the washington spirit recently. it was an awesome family outing. anything that promotes women sp savvy business people may do the same thing. >> your drinks alooking to get back in your type 2 diabetes zone? once-weekly ozempic® can help. ♪ oh, oh, oh, ozempic®! ♪ ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪ ozempic® is proven to lower a1c. most people who took ozempic® reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it. and you may lose weight. adults lost on average up to 12 pounds.

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good morning. i'm kira klapper. coming up next on "today in the bay," an east bay teacher under arrest on suspicion of child molestation, and it is not the first time something like this has happened at this school. plus, a bay area woman terrified for her family, trapped in ukraine. what she says russian troops did to her brother and why her family can't leave the war zone. another beautiful day across the bay area, but the dry conditions mixed with the winds are creating elevated fire danger. vianey arana has everything you need to know coming up at 7:00. ♪♪

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