people running at the doors at separate train cars and, you know, banging on them, screaming for help almost like a horror movie all this time i'm thinking it's fire crackers and it's not until i raise my head up and see there's a lot of blood on the floor that i realize fire crackers can't do this much damage >> i saw maybe a 16-year-old kid sitting on the steps coming out the train station and he had a bullet in his knee >> the eyewitnesses, the evidence from the shooter left on a platform as this person of interest is at the top of police officer's list less than 21

hours since a rush hour subway shooting that saw ten shot and 14 injured inflation hitting a 40-year high, gasoline prices surging, food prices getting fatter along with just about everything else except bank accounts eso is there relief in sight? we're live in ukraine where a russian military convoy stretching 8 miles is preparing for a showdown and remember a comedian with a distinctive voice and a sharp wit. "early today" starts right now glad you're with us. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm vinita nair terror on the train in new york city police this morning are on a massive manhunt for a gunman who shot 10 people and injured 13 others yesterday during rush hour

last night new york goufbner kathy hochul visited victims of the shooting riding the subway to the hospital in solidarity with the workers >> the nypd has named 62-year-old frank james as a person of interest they're offering a reward of $50,000 for information on his whereabouts. jay, what more do we know at this hour? >> reporter: hey, frances, vinita hey, look the neighborhood still shocked, stunned and on edge at this point no new information on a possible motive we do know police and federal agents continue to gather evidence and continue their search for a man they say could provide key information as their investigation expands this morning. a day after a violent attack unleashed in a crowded subway car, police are searching for this man, 62-year-old frank r. james who's posted dozens of

bigoted tirades on social media now described as a person of interest after a gunman tossed two smoke grenades on the floor of the n trade than opened fire. >> 10 people were injured by fire and an additional 13 injured as they rushed to get ow of the station or suffered smoke inhalation >> investigators say the suspect fired 33 shots before his weapon apparently jammed. >> that's a sort of terror i haven't seen before since 9/11 >> reporter: police have recovered a 0.9 millimeter pistol, amination, a hatchet, fireworks and a key foothis

uhaul van. and stress they're still in the early stages of their investigation. look, they're requesting help from the public as well asking anyone who may have seen even the smallest thing out of the ordinary during their commute or may have some video to contact police >> we're hoping for some progress in that investigation today. the latest severe weather outbreak has injured at least 23 people in texas. officials say a possible tornado left a path of destruction about 7 miles long just north of austin 12 people were taken to hospitals including one victim who's in critical condition. as you can see the storm did serious damage to many homes, and this morning there are nearly 150,000 power outages across texas and louisiana >> this dangerous system stretches all the way to minnesota where powerful winds caused at least nine semi-trucks to come crashish down and the storm also pounding many areas with hail. >> meanwhile blizzard conditions, rather, are blanketing north dakota. by tomorrow towns like bismarck can be buried inasmuch as 2 feet

of snow. michelle, good morning >> good morning to you both. yeah, so extreme out there and today's going to be a another dangerous and violent weather day. so you need to stay weather aware. if you can't be near the tv, radio you want to stay closer. we're looking at some storms even at this early hour through the upper midwest and also looking at storms through the south. where you see that pink that is a tornado watch and for the next hour or so and also seeing some really heavy rainfall we are concerned for flash flooding today we're concerned for our strong tornados, concerned for our large hail and also some flash flooding as we go through our time here this is a big powerful system bringing severe weatherand blizzard conditions to the northern plains and also conditions for wildfires it quiets down somewhat, still looking at a chance for storms in the east coas midwest

we're goine snow continuing through thursday but at least a little quieter today. in just a bit we'll pinpoint exactly where we'll see those storms >> what an april this is turning out to be weather wise now to americans feeling the squeeze of inflation whether at the pump, the grocery store or just about anywhere in between a new report shows inflation at a 40-year high, up 8.5% from this time a year ago the white house is racing to get a handle on prices brie, this is a top issue for a whole lot of families. >> reporter: absolutely, frances. a lot of americans are feeling the pinch, and new nbc poll shows that 1 in 5 americans say that cost of living is their biggest concern. in the march consumer price index report isn't helping that. gas prices up nearly 50% from a year prior air fare rocketing 25%

while baked goods have climbed about #.5% big ticket items like furniture and appliances are up over 10% president biden tackled inflation head on during his speech in iowa announcing a plan to use ethanol to lower gas prices the white house saystle could shave off about 10 cents a gallon the president also called on congress to fight higher prices while pinning the blame on vladimir putin's war in ukraine. >> i've known everything within my power of executive orders to bring down the price and address the putin price hike your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away >> and while mr. biden shifted the blame to russia, only 6% of americans agreed with him according to an nbc poll nearly 40% say it's on the administration, and 30% pointed

the finger at the pandemic now, that leaves democrats scrambling to change the narrative before the november mid-terms. back to you. >> okay, brie, thank you president biden using the very specific term genocide for the first time to describe the atrocities russian troops are committing against ukrainians. he later reiterated his stance >> yes, i call it genocide because it's become clearer and clearer that putin is trying to wipeout the idea of being able to be ukrainian. and the evidence is mounting >> ukrainian president zelenskyy tweeted in response to mr. biden's remarks praising him for his strong statement he then continued his request for more weapons we turn now to raf sanchez live in lviv this morning that's the first time we've heard this term that a lot of us have been thinking for a long time now what is the latest this morning?

>> reporter: vinita, u.s. officials telling nbc news that a new defense package worth some $750 million will be delivered to the ukrainians perhaps as early as this week it'll include some capabilities we've seen before, anti-tank missiles, ammunition but we're also expecting it to include some new capabilities including helicopters and what the pentagon calls unmanned surface vehicles, now you and i would call those drone ships those are going to be really important as this war shifts to the east and to the south and ukrainians trying to defend their southern coast from further incursion by russian naval forces the pentagon is also meeting with eight of americas largest defense manufacturers today. one of the topics for discussion is going to be what sort of weapons does the u.s. need to be making to keep the ukrainians going if this war drags on for months, for years. that's not a huge amount of help

to ukrainians in the short-term. their military training use soviet weapons not cutting edge american military technology we actually spoke to an officer in the regiment leading the defense of mariupol at the moment he said they are in desperate need of ammunition but especially anti-tank missiles and any kind of weapons that will help them counter russia's enormous advantage in the air. >> in addition to those pleas for more weaponry zelenskyy is now aproposing an exchange of pro-russian ukrainians now held. >> reporter: he's probably putin's closest ally inside ukraine. putin is actually the godfather to one of his daughters. western intelligence agencies suggesting before the war started if russia was successful in toppling president zelenskyy he could be one of the people

installed as a puppet leader, not clear at all if russia will accept president zelenskyy's offer of a prisoner trade, him for ukrainian troops >> it is an interesting development. >> and let's go back to michelle for today's weather. kind of wild because we're still togging about snow and storms this time of year. >> we're talk about a lot of snow, 2 feet in some places. storms once again today. we're going to see possibly and probably a severe weather outbreak so it's going to be a busy and dangerous day weather wise you can see a moderate risk. that is 4 out of 5 on their scale. that includes memphis, enhanced risk nashville, and st. louis and also jackson and also looking opposite season

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philadelphia >> police are not describing him as a suspect they say mr. james made concerning posts about new york on social media prior to the attack some focused on mayor eric adams. 19 structures? cluding one home damaged or destroyed by a fast moving fire in albuquerque with zero containment. so far at least one firefighter has been injured the valencia county fire department urges residents to stay out of the area and is providing temporary shelter for them there's a new study that's found magic mushrooms could treat depression the study which was published in nature medicine looked at brain scans of 60 participants who went through two trials where the magic mushroom's drug sile silo sieben was administered

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the sort of terror that i haven't seen before since 9/11. >> right now at 4:30, an intensifying manhunt under way in new york city for the man who opened fire on a subway train. the new revelations police are making this morning about the case and also how local transit agencies are reacting. >> plus, in mourning, the south bay community comes together to support the family of a mother and daughter killed by a hit-and-run driver. >> and rain set to roll back into the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is tracking when the wet weather hits your neighborhood. this is "today in the bay."