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after becoming the company's largest shareholder. now one question, why? >> and our reporter introduces us to a police officer who teaches kids life lessons that go way beyond the playing field. "early today" starts right now. good morning and thanks for joining us i'm vinita nair. >> good to have you with us. i'm frances rivera president biden is taking aim at gun violence he's expected to unveil new policy measures this afternoon focusing on tightening gun control. brie jackson is with us. good morning what kind of action will the president take >> reporter: several gun control bills passed by the house have already hit a wall of republican resistance in the senate according to two people familiar with the remarks, the president will pay special attention to ghost guns the weapons can be 3-d printed

at home, acquired for cheap, and can bypass metal detectors they also lack serial numbers. senate majority leader chuck schumer called on yesterday to take action. >> you can be a 5-year-old and buy the pieces of a gun and put it together. that is too much this whole kit costs $89 that's it. i'm calling on the administration to go all after ghost guns by putting out regulations that will stop them. >> reporter: gun control advocates have grown increasingly frustrated with the president's inaction amid violence according to the cdc more americans died from gunfire in 2020 than any other time on record as part of today's policy rollout, the president is also announcing a replacement nom any

to lead the atf they said they wanted to protect second amendment rights. so far no word on who the president will tap as his new nominee. as russia's war on ukraine continues on the 47th day, president zelenskyy is still making pleas he's accusing russia of coward cowardess that they have not hit a single civilian target what more do we know >> reporter: well, vinita, in kyiv itself, there's a certain lightness in the streets, a sense of victory as russian troops were forced to pull away from the capital, but in the

suburbs around it, every day is yeeding new horrors. british intelligence is saying the latest mass grave to be discovered is just west of the capital, and russian forces are turning to more attacks. they're using a burning powder from the sky and unguided weapons. these are basically dumb bombs that fall wherever you drop them, be it a hospital, school, train line all of this, president zelenskyy says, should be subject to an international war trial. >> it's hard to hear the details as russia prepares for even more brutal attacks what acan you tell us about the ukraine cans that continue to flee under the siege

>> reporter: there's a desperate race across the east of ukraine to get civilians out of harm's way in cities liar mary pope, kharkiv, and other cities that are not yet under direct attack but the ukrainian government fears will be the same vehicle for getting civilians out. the government says russia is continuously violating agreements to allow civilians out. yesterday 3,000 civilians were able to leave via those humanitarian corridors, but only about 200 or so from the besieged city of mariupol. one of the big problems there is very little gas in the city after weeks and weeks of siege so even if the agreements hold on those humanitarian corridors, very difficult for people to get out. >> 47 days is a long time to be living that nomadic lifestyle too. thank you. russian president vladimir

putin has put in a new general in charge. nbc's anne thompson explains. >> reporter: the brutality inflicted by russia in bucha and mariupol with the targeting of ukrainian civilians is only expected to get worse now that this man, general alec alecsandr dvornikov is in charge. >> he's be the author of more crimes. >> reporter: the 60-year-old brings in a fierce reputation. >> he's the goon called in by vladimir putin to flatten cities like aleppo and syria. he's the worst of the worst. >> reporter: called the butcher of syria for his leadership of russian forces in support of syrian president al assad. >> reporter: his signature in war is simply attacking innocent

civilians, flattening apartment buildings, bombing schools, every marginal war crime can be laid at his feet in syria. >> reporter: for his service, russian president vladimir putin awarded him the hero of russian medal. this comes after ukrainian officials say they killed seven russian generals and russia failed to take the capital kyiv. now russia is retreating, moving east, expected to try to regave control in the donbas region they with counter fierce resistance. >> we have our strategy and it's based on the assumption, the confidence we win this war. >> reporter: no matter who leads on the other side. anne thompson, nbc news, london. a big dinner in washington last week has led to a covid outbreak among some of the country's most prominent political figures.

at least 72 people have tested positive for covid including the speaker of the house including the attorneys general and secretary of agriculture and the major and press secretary's office all attendees were required to show proof of vaccination before the dinner the news comes as 24 states and d.c. are seeing a surge in cases fueled by the ba.2 subvariant. twitter ceo has revealed ooh lon musk has turned down a seat on the company's board he said he would join after the stock purchase of about 9% of the social media company they will remain open to his input as he is still the biggest shareholder. musk tweeted this emoji with a face with a hand over the mouth. a fire broke out at a military base in san antonio yesterday. so far it's burned through 20

acres and is contained they're working to contain the fire, but hot dry conditions and heavy winds are hindering those efforts. >> let's get a first check of your weather with nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. good morning. >> good morning. so good to see you we're looking at another active week weather-wise. fourth week in a row where we're seeing a chance for severe weather, not only today but tuesday and wednesday. we're seeing severe weather in terms of thunderstorms you can see it through parts of minnesota and oklahoma we're going to be seeing that as we go throughout the day as we zoom in a little closer, we have a severe thunderstorm watch and warning as well. this is from the severe prediction center 136789 million at risk today, the biggest threats being damaging hail. that's very large hail also winds gusting over 60 miles an hour and some toerchds are possible where you see that orange

including little rock, fort smith, severe weather is likely. the yellow, we're looking at possible conditions. also dallas and waco now tomorrow that risk expands from texas to iowa 39 million at risk tomorrow. once again with large hail and damaging winds and the chance for tornadoes. the chance continu we're looking ates asnow now, in a huge contrast we're feeling like sumner the southern plains some spots in texas, 93 degrees. all right, guys. so we have summer, we have winter we're going to look at the week ahead in just a bit. >> all over the place. the first ever collected sample of moondust is going up

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>> reporter: on this florida field, kids from over half a dozen nations unite for a cause much greater than the game for their coach, delray police sar yent, these soccer matches are part of helping them reach the american dream. >> sergeant, what does it mean to you to help other immigrants through soccer >> i'm an immigrant myself, and i had some struggles one of them was the language, adopting to the american culture, getting an education. i think by me sharing my background, i have a very acute connection. >> it's been 20 years being involved in the community. i see a lot with what i do

>> reporter: he helps build bonds with the area's many immigrants often wary of law enforcement. he and fellow police officers wanted kids to know they had a safe and welcoming place to play. >> he encouraged me to always have fun, not sit at home and watch my phone. >> reporter: the kids see every moment as joy and inclusivity. it's a game-changer. >> it helps me get along with other people and make new friends. >> reporter: the coaches helped this boy when he was in school here he considers these boys his brothers. >> they're like a family to me. >> reporter: that caring extends off the field, too, helping with homework, learning english, even buying christmas gifts, groceries, and soccer ware this mom calls danny an angel, officers going above and beyond

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vacate, vacate the building, we have fire through the roof. we're going to change to a defensive strategy. all crews out. >> right now at 4:30, escaping the flames. many questions remain as new video emerges of the massive fire that broke out inside of a south bay home depot. a customer inside the burning building tells us about the scramble for people to get out. >> plus, we're tracking light drizzle for parts of the bay area. meteorologist kari hall keeping a close eye on the timeline. what you can expect as you start your week. this is "today in the bay." good morning, everyone. happy monday to you,