good morning. russia retaliating. missiles striking the outskirts of ukraine's capital once again after ukraine destroyed russia's lead battleship. russia also warning the united states to stop its supply of arms to ukraine or else. the russians set to launch a new even more brutal offense. we're live in ukraine. fighting back. the oldest member of the u.s. senate, california's dianne feinstein, answers anonymous critics who claim her memory is rapidly fading. this morning what she has to say about remaining in office.

searching for answers. more than 100 people connected to one new jersey town diagnosed with rare brain tumors. could they be linked to the local high school? >> i don't believe in coincidences. >> this morning one man's very personal search for answers. whirlwind royal trip. harry and megan open the invictus games after visiting queen elizabeth. are harry's concerns about the couple's security justified? this morning princess diana's royal protection officer speaks out. those stories plus football frenzy. the reincarnated usfl kicks off today in alabama nearly four decades after the original league folding. helmet cams, a chip in the football to determine first downs, even three-point conversions in a tv partnership that hasn't been seen in more than half a century. today, saturday, april 16, 2022.

>> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on this saturday morning. i'm joe fryer here with morgan radford. good to have you with us. we are in new york this week because peter and kristen are both recovering from covid. not to worry, they want you to know they're doing fine. we've been checking in with them all week. they were in good spirits. >> we are happy they are doing fine. it's a pleasure to be with you this morning, joe. we know the pandemic is seriously on people's minds right now, and we have a lot to cover this morning. so let's get right to it. with easter, passover and ramadan converging this weekend, many americans are ready to get away after being stuck at home for years now. but they're battling high gas prices, crowded airplanes and covid variants. plus the new york city police announced last night five people will share that $50,000 reward for providing tips that

led to the capture of the man suspected of carrying out this week's horrific subway shooting. and major league baseball paid tribute to jackie robinson 55 years to the day after he successfully integrated the game. every player wearing 42 in his honor. russia launching new missile strikes at ukraine as it's prepping for what is believed to be a major new offensive. raf sanchez, good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. the last two weeks in kyiv have been the quietest since the start of the war. russian forces encircling the capital have pulled back, and it's been peaceful enough for president zelenskyy to host foreign leaders. but that sense of calm has been shattered by russian missile fire over the last 48 hours. this morning kyiv once again under attack. overnight russia bombing the outskirts of the capital for a second day in a row, according to the mayor. one person killed, he says, the most serious attack in kyiv

since russian forces retreated in early april. ukraine now bracing for putin to retaliate for the sinking of his black sea flagship, the "moskva," and to launch his long-awaited assault across the south and east. president zelenskyy saying the faster ukraine gets the weapons it needs, the faster peace will come. and pausing to wish his citizens a happy passover. but in a formal diplomatic note, moscow demanding the u.s. halt supply of arms to ukraine warning of unpredictable consequences if it doesn't. a white house official saying this shows the effectiveness of our weapons delivery. the kremlin also accusing ukrainian troops of illegally striking two border regions inside russia. ukraine not commenting but a bitter irony given mounting evidence of russian war crimes. police now saying the bodies of 900 civilians found in the kyiv

suburbs. and in besieged mariupol the u.n. says people are starving to death as russia blocks aid. russia denies war crimes or that it's targeting civilians. u.s. officials confirming the "moskva" was hit by ukrainian missiles. russia still refusing to say how many sailors were lost to the depths of the black sea. there will be victories, there will be tragedies, but the memory remains, he says. the death toll from last week's russian strike at kramatorsk train station at 59 after two more children died of their wounds, ukrainian officials say. they plan to send this bloody toy to the u.n., proof of what they call a barbaric crime by putin's troops. still the trains keep running. on the 302 to lviv we met 1-year-old solamaya, her first train journey and the start of her family's new life as refugees.

do you think one day you'll come back to ukraine, that she'll grow up here? "of course," he says. "there is a ukrainian proverb. everywhere is good, but home is best." now the local governor says there were strikes here in lviv overnight. we were actually woken up at 5:00 a.m. by the air raid sirens, very unusual to have strikes this far west. but, joe, it's a reminder that nowhere in ukraine is out of range of putin's missiles. >> raf sanchez in ukraine, thank you. retired general barry mccaffrey is a military analyst. thank you very much for being with us. first off, we are more than 50 days into a war that russia thought would be over quickly. but since then we've seen it move from the south to the east. what is the next phase in your opinion? do you feel this could be even uglier than we've seen? >> it's been a terrible conflict. the russians may have lost 35,000 or more killed or

woundeun 13,000 military killed and wounded. so now we go from a defensive battle in built-up urban areas, which the ukrainians have won decisively in the north, ejecting the russians out of their country. russians are repositioning to the east where they will try and fight a war of fire maneuver. the object of which is to destroy the ukrainian armed forces not to seize terrain in the donbas. and then in the south mariupol after a long siege and bloody bombing of the city, maybe 10,000 civilians killed, mariupol will probably fall. and then we will see what the russians can do to try and seize the major port of odesa. the u.s. and 15 allies,

u.s./european commander are pumping technology into the country. the ukrainians are preparing to fight a war of maneuver against the russians in open terrain in offensive operations. >> general, we know the u.s. and nato nations have been sending money and weapons to ukraine. that's now prompting this note from moscow saying there will be unpredictable consequences for continued support. how big of a threat is that? >> not much. russia has 60% of their ground combat power fighting in ukraine, and they're not doing well. they've had bad theater leadership at the general officer level. at a tactical level 65 battalion combat teams undisciplined, murderous and ineffective. we need to have nato respond. not just the u.s. and tell them we have no intention of backing off. i think there's zero chance of russia effectively threatening the rest of nato now.

i mean, putin's actually strategically lost the war already. nato has come together, rearmed, new entrants sweden perhaps. he's desperate and in a hole. >> general mccaffrey, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. >> good to be with you. moving on now, millions of americans are hitting the road or taking to the skies today for the holiday weekend. it is a welcome relief after a couple years stuck at test during the pandemic. but health officials say we need to be on the lookout for covid to make a comeback. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. americans want a piece of spring break and travelers nationwide are on the road, in the skies and this holiday weekend a lot of vacationers tell us they are taking the precautions for covid, but this one no longer stopped them from traveling. this morning americans are back on the move with millions getting ready for the easter and

passover holiday weekend. >> i'm very excited. >> reporter: and despite record high gas prices, many holiday makers are still hitting the road. a year ago americans were paying an average of $2.86 per gallon. now the average $4.07. but nothing seems to be stopping families from getting away. >> this is our first family vacation in, like, three years. >> reporter: aaa seeing a more than 200% increase in bookings for flights, hotels and car rentals across spring break hot spots. >> the plane was full. lines around the block for food. >> reporter: airports back to prepandemic crowds with the tsa screening 2.1 million passengers every day this week. for travelers getting on planes the mask mandate has been extended. now that's a clear reminder covid is still spreading and new variants emerging. the highly transmissible ba.2 strain a 16% increase in cases

across the u.s. >> i've seen maybe five patients who said they think they just have a cold and got tested and came back positive. >> reporter: but with hospitalizations hitting an all-time pandemic low, experts say this holiday won't look anything like omicron's new year surge. >> if you are vaccinated and you are boosted and you have a very low risk that there's going to be a problem, then you should just go about and enjoy the holiday season. >> reporter: a welcome message for americans looking to enjoy the holiday weekend. and good news this week, the fda authorized a new covid breathalyzer that's able to detect the virus in just minutes. this is a machine we could soon be seeing at offices, mobile testing sites or hospitals. joe, morgan? >> every tool helps. guad vanegas, thank you. 88-year-old senator dianne feinstein is fighting back against anonymous sources who say they have questions about her fitness to serve.

nbc news white house correspondent kelly o'donnell has the latest there. hi, kelly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, morgan. sensitive, painful and difficult questions are being raised about one of the most prominent u.s. senators of the last 30 years. dianne feinstein has more than two years left on her current term, but she's being forced to defend her ability to do the job. >> this is a bit of a tough place. >> reporter: california democrat dianne feinstein knows all too well about the daggers of life in politics. at age 88 and the oldest senator, she is under intense but quiet scrutiny about her mental fitness to serve. the "san francisco chronicle" reported that four unnamed senators including three democrats and three former feinstein staffers claim feinstein's memory is rapidly deteriorating raising a sensitive question, should she step down before her term ends

in 2024? the pushback was swift. senator feinstein issued a statement, the real question is whether i'm still an effective representative for 40 million californians? and the record shows that i am. weeks ago feinstein engaged in the supreme court confirmation hearing. >> she's an exceptional nominee. >> reporter: questioning ketanji brown jackson. >> i'm particularly interested in the case of roe v. wade. >> reporter: the whispers of her fitness come at a personal time. while i have focused for much of the past year on my husband's health and ultimate passing, i have remained committed to achieving results, and i'd put my record up against anyone's. the senate skews towards seniors. strom thurmond retired at 100. seven current senators are over age 80. iowa's chuck grassley is just three months younger than feinstein, and he is running for re-election. could gender be a factor,

political competition, or sincere concern about feinstein's health? hard to determine when the critics stay out of public view. the current u.s. senate is the oldest in history, but working at an older age happens here, twoshgs with our oldest serving presidents. president biden will turn 80 in november. he was 78 years old on inauguration day and his predecessor, president trump, was 70 when he was sworn in. now both men talk about a potential rematch. we know it's too soon for that. but that would mean president biden would be age 82 and a would-be candidate trump would be 78 and both men have talked about health as a key factor in their future plans. and that is the issue. it's not just age as a number but the health of public officials involved. morgan? >> absolutely. nbc's kelly o'donnell live from the white house. kelly, thank you. also this morning twitter is fighting back against billionaire elon musk's bid to try and take over the platform. the company's board voted friday to adopt what's known as a

poison pill strategy to fend off musk. he offered to buy the social media giant this week for $43 billion. musk currently owns 9% of twitter's stock. if his shares grow to more than 15%, then the pill kicks in and the company will make discounted stock available to other shareholders to dilute musk's stake. the maneuver effectively slows or blocks the takeover. now to some sad news. beloved actress liz sheridan has passed away at the age of 93. sheridan was best known for her role as jerry's doting mother on "seinfeld." her death comes one week after the passing of fellow "seinfeld" star estelle harris who played the mother of george costanza. "liz was always the sweetest, nicest tv mom a son could wish for. so lucky to have known her." >> they both made us laugh so much. >> absolutely. it is time for a first check of the forecast. let's turn to our washington, d.c., studio for that.

good morning. good morning. and to our friends at home, today we are tracking storms. it seems like the southeast just can't catch a break. today no different. we have tons of lightning moving through alabama right now with the storms. very heavy rain in atlanta. starting to see watches and warnings spark off in arkansas. the severe weather threat today is stretching from areas like del rio, texas, right on into charleston, south carolina. a very wide swath today and areas like shreveport, jackson, mississippi, even down to mobile, alabama, could see another round of severe weather tomorrow and with tomorrow's risk we see an even elevated risk for isolated tornadoes. that's something to keep in mind for your easter sunday if you live in mississippi, alabama, parts of southern georgia and into the florida panhandle. now, meanwhile in the northeast on the northern tier of this storm system we are tracking some snow. snow showers will continue to fall through parts of the area like upstate new york and into parts of new england.

for the southeast we are tracking the rain and the storms not only today but also through tomorrow afternoon. as far as the rest of the country faring for your easter sunday, for all the easter egg hunts out on the west coast things look great. tons of sunshine out that way. could be a bit of a soggy start for your sunday if you're going to be doing any easter egg hunts in the southeast. meanwhile i that's your local forecast.

guys, back to you. >> somara, thanks so much. still to come, a cluster of rare brain tumors in one new jersey town. could it be linked to the local high school? plus, just what the doctor ordered. a trip to the great outdoors. why you can now actually get a prescription for some fresh air and the amazing health benefits it can bring. first, these messages.

. we're back on a saturday morning with the weekly download our look at the week's other big stories. >> that's right. starting with panic in the new york subway when bullets started flying at rush hour. horror in brooklyn, after a gunman opened fire on ap crowded subway twrain during the mornin commute. >> you could hear that gun fire

in this video from the next car over >> ten people were shot. at least 13 more were injured in the scramble to get away the suspected shooter, 62-year-old frank james was arrested in manhattan after a nearly 30-hour manhunt severe weather rips through the south, brigg heavy winds, flooding and tornadoes >> there it goes >> the storm producing a lightning strike bonanza stretching from minnesota to the gulf coast, affecting 45 million people new inflation data shows prices soared 8.5% in march. the high nest 41 years president biden announced a new plan to boost a sale of ethanol-blended gasoline to alleviate some pane at the pump, wh blaming putin for record gas hikes. in reality, inflation has been soaring for nearly a year. our nbc news poll show 6% of

americans blame it on russian's invasion on ukraine, 28% blame president biden and his policyings, in an nbc exclusive, former president barack obama spoke to al roker about life was like after the white house >> post-presidency, how did life change for you, michelle, sasha? >> there are times where i miss the work i don't miss the hoopla. we're finding we can be really productive, contributing citizens in all kind of other ways beloved comedienne gil letter gottfried he cab brash he died after battling a rare muscle condition that ultimately affected his heart some of the week's wildest moments caught on camera

a car in minnesota got out of control, crashed into a you can from sending it off to side of the road it burst in flames incredibly, no one was injured. a dolphin attacks a trainer during a performance testimony trainer was not seriously hurt a life-long dream when a man sent a balloon carrying his kabobs town the edge of space. and finally, singer ed sheeran surprised local pub-goers in england, popping behind the bar, playing pool and joining a sing along ♪ the owner said ed was super down to earth, but his kite pulling could, well, use some work truly, what would do you if ed sheeran just casually walked into your favorite pub you know >> no security or anything i love they were like, he was so

nice, he sang along. a horrible bartender >> i like that, prince harry and duchess meaghan are opening the invictus games what does the prince say to his grandmother? coachella is back. big news taking the stage, including a last-minute edition to replace kanye west. but first, these messages.

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right there around hayward in castor valley. san francisco, up towards the north bay you can see pockets of moderate to briefly heavy rain

around novato headed into mill valley and headed into north bay. the back evenly of the storm is already approaching the coast, so the peak of the rain is occurring right now. by 9:00 we transition to scattered shower and by the afternoon we will see clearing skies and breezy conditions. a lot of rain for the morning, through about mid morning. but midday, scattered showers and for the afternoon clearing skies. it looks like a dry easter sunday which is an exception to the rule. the one dry day is tomorrow for all of the easter egg hunts around the bay area. a closer look at the rain totals coming up at 7:00. back to you. >> thanks. as the rain continues make sure you have downloaded our nbc bay area app. it is free. you can track live radar and find out exactly when the storm is hitting your neighborhood. at 5:38. coming up at 7:00 on today in the bay, their family vacation

turned into a nightmare, a stranger shouting at them on a train. these two dads share their harrowing story as the investigation is under way. we will have that and the full forecast coming up at 7:00. right now back to "today."

♪♪ ♪♪ >> coachella, how are you feeling? we are back on this saturday morning, april 16, 2022. and that is harry styles making his debut at coachella last night, which is back after a two-year hiatus. styles headlined the popular music festival in the desert and brought along a surprise guest. we will have a lot more on who is performing this weekend and who isn't coming up in pop stars. >> a lot of looks there. >> we love to see it. >> love that.

let's begin this half hour with a check of the headlines starting with the war in ukraine. intensifying this morning. russia launched a new round of missile strikes in kyiv in retaliation for the sinking of its ship in the black sea. this comes amid new reports police have found the bodies of more than 900 civilians in the outskirts of kyiv. the good samaritans who helped track down the new york city subway shooter this week have learned they will split the reward. the nypd announced five tipsters will share a total of $50,000 in return for providing critical information that led to the arrest of the alleged gunman, 62-year-old frank james. james was taken into custody on wednesday just 30 hours after ten people were shot on a brooklyn subway. he is currently being held without bail and faces up to life in prison. and the teams are set for the nba playoffs after play-in games.

the new orleans pelicans clinched the last spot in the western conference with the fourth quarter comeback win over the l.a. clippers. and over in the eastern conference the atlanta hawks took down the cleveland cavaliers to advance thanks to a 38-point performance from all-star trey young. first round of playoff action kicks off tonight. also this morning a new jersey community is now searching for answers after finding out that more than 100 people in that area have been diagnosed with a rare brain a n the local high school thanks to one man's search for the truth. nbc's jesse kurch this morning. >> reporter: al was searching for answers after losing his sister to a battle to cancer following a brain tumor diagnosis. he is currently living with a brain tumor himself as is his wife, and he soon realized all three of them shared something in common with dozens more people, he says, who had similar

diagnoses. they all spent a lot of time right here. this morning one new jersey high school at the heart of a medical mystery. >> she was a nurse. and all she cared about was other people. >> reporter: that's how he remembers his wife, angela, who died in february after a hellish cancer battle. the fight began with a brain tumor diagnosis last summer. >> i don't believe in coincidences. >> reporter: her brother, al, quickly sensed this was more than bad luck. he's been livin over 20 years. his wife recently found out she has the same condition. through facebook he says he found 100 other people who went through the same thing as he, his wife and his sister, all have brain tumors. >> i graduated from colonial high school in 1987. >> graduated 1988. >> reporter: and spent time as a student or employee of colonia high school in woodbridge

township, new jersey. >> radiation can cause higher incidence of cancer as well as brain tumor but it's difficult to say if there's definitely an environmental cause for this. >> reporter: the discovery raising alarms for local leaders. >> that's enough evidence that we have to act and we have acted and weep started authorizing testing and are in the field. >> reporter: but the school stayed open before spring break started yesterday. >> until there's something definitive i don't think i'll take them out of the school. >> reporter: two of his daughters are among the students walking the same halls their late mother did years ago. >> i don't want anybody else to suffer including my own daughters, so i'm kind of hoping they don't find anything. >> reporter: their uncle al still trying to solve the mystery. >> my sister passed february 17th, and every day is a new day where i have to relive that over and over again. but it's what i have to do for

her. >> reporter: the federal epa is confirming that it is aware of these cases and says it is working with state and local officials here in new jersey as they investigate what might be causing this mystery and those families continue searching for answers. >> jesse kirsch in new jersey, thank you. somara is back with another check of the weather. this morning we're going to start by heading out west where we are tracking a critical risk for fire weather right now. relative humidity 10% to 15%. winds 20 to 25 miles per hour. those are prime ingredients for critical risk of wildfires right now from albuquerque down to roswell in new mexico. fire and ice. you head to the north, we have the winter weather advisory in effect for areas like oregon right on into northern california and even winter storm warning for some spots. we can see as high as 9 inches of snow farther north, and we

can see about an inch of snow in areas like oregon. it's not the snow. it's also the chance for rain. and we are looking at significant rainfall in california, or should i say much-needed rainfall in northern california as we head throughout the day. as far as the rest of the country, well, we are tracking that threat for severe weather, down in the southeast. they're going to be seeing not only one but two rounds including on easter sunday if you live in areas like louisiana, mississippi, parts of alabama. up in the northeast you're looking at a dry easter sunday, some showers today but noticeably cooler with temperatures only trending in the 50s well below average for as you see on the camera view, stormranger doppler radar showing you rain around hayward towards castor valley and dublin and pleasanton currently. more rain in san jose. this is the peak of the storm, the back edge approaching the

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>> we've heard parents tell us to play outside but now it's doctors, too, even 15, 20 minutes a day, what are some of the physical health benefits to being in nature? >> that's a great question. there are a lot of physical benefits to being in nature and it's been shown in many studies. we've seen reduced of hypertension and stroke, lower risk of heart disease, improvement in diabetic symptoms in those with diabetes and better glucose control. in children in particular there's a decreased risk of obesity and becoming overweight. and an improvement actually in cancer fighting cells in our immune system from being outside once. >> and, doctor, let's be clear. we have all been through a lot with the global pandemic, rising inflation costs, and a war in ukraine. it can be hard to really keep our spirits up. so how does being outside actual ly help our mental health? >> i think in the pandemic we realized how important being

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well, we are back on a saturday morning with "pop start." joe, go ahead and take it away. >> first up we have coachella, the iconic music festival kicked off last night making its triumphant return to the southern california desert after two years off due to the pandemic. the festival is happening without any covid safety protocols or mandates. that's a controversial decision. harry styles made his coachella debut as the headliner last night. he performed two new songs and brought out surprise guest shania twain for a duet "man, i feel like a woman" and "you're still the one." a few of the names taking the stage today, the weekend in after kanye west pulled out. you can still get in on the action. coachella is live streaming both

weekends of the festival over on its youtube channel. up next his name is dornan, jamie dornan. the latest name mentioned to take over as the newest james bond. dornan opened up about the rumors telling "esquire" magazine it's fun and a cool thing to be in the mix for that sort of thing. i think it's transparent in terms of if you look at that list there's not one person who doesn't have some content at the moment that's doing well. he went on to say he finds it silly people are placing real bets on his odds to play 007. dornan, of course, keeping things vague there just like james bond would do. other names in the mix tom hardy. i'm sure they would be shaken not stirred to be the next bond. what would you your pick? >> is that even a question? have you seen "luther"? he was built for this role. >> it is his time. >> it is his time. so, dornan, i'm placing some bets. >> jamie number two. and finally, lizzo, the pop

superstar, announced her third album titled "special." she dropped a new single as well. ♪ turn up the music turn down the lights ♪ ♪ i've got a feeling i'm going to be all right ♪ ♪ okay, all right ♪♪ >> it will be the song of the summer. she just released her new shapewear line and is pulling double duty on "snl" as host and musical guest you can see live at 11:30 eastern here on nbc. that song is great. >> i'm telling you, shapewear and a summer anthem, this is her time. >> this is her time. go lizzo. still to come, duke's legendary coach k who just retired gets a new player to coach. it's all comg up in thine

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weather alert this morning. we have a live look for you across the bay area. you can see the rain is coming down. really slick driving conditions for commuters out there. it took me longer to get into the studio than it usually does. a live look at palisades tahoe. wow, look at the snow coming down. if you are headed to tahoe for the holiday weekend, be sure to plan ahead. we are under a winter weather advisory. chain controls are in affect along 80 and highway 50. more snow than that is expected the uc berkeley sierra snow lab tweeted this video yesterday. the region saw two feet of snow over the last two days. another foot or so is expected this weekend, but will it make a difference in terms of our water supply? >> this isn't a season saver by any means, it is just nice to see precipitation. anything we get will be good for the water table. we are in a severe drought and we will be going into fire season. >> seeing snow in april is

great, but it has been a dry start to the year here in the state. so the fact we're getting something now this late in the season, yeah, it is great to see. it is better than nothing but really it is not going to have a long-term impact on the water supply. >> a perfect time to check in with meteorologist rob with a look at the weather. >> san ramon into dublin, you see the rain. the rain starting to push away from san francisco, and more rain across the santa cruz mountains into the santa clara valley. by mid morning, scattered showers and there goes the clearing line. by 2:00 and 3:00 in the afternoon sunny and breezy as we wrap up the day. a rainy start, decreasing showers midday, and for the afternoon we will get cool sunshine. highs today upper 50s from san francisco to oakland and low 60s into san jose. this does set up well for easter sunday tomorrow.

might have some patchy frost in some of the valleys, a chilly start. dry finish to the weekend. should be dry for the monday morning commute. look at that, on going chances of rain and more sierra snow. some totals may surprise you. we will take a closer look at the rain and snow on the way coming up at 7:00. back to you. >> thanks. coming up on "today in the bay," say goodbye to the nose swab. the new way to test for covid-19 that was just approved by the fda. we will have that plus the top stories and rob's full forecast at 7:00 this morning. we hope to see you then. in the meantime we will send you back to the "today" show. if you're a small business, there are lots of choices when it comes to your internet and technology needs. but when you choose comcast business internet, you choose the largest, fastest reliable network. you choose advanced security. and you choose fiber solutions with speeds up to 10 gigs to the most small businesses. make your business future ready

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welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. i'm morgan radford with joe fryer. we're here in studio 1a because peter and kristen are recovering from covid. do not worry because they are, thankfully, doing just fine. >> we've been checking in with them throughout the week. two of the nicest people in the world so they have a positive attitude and we are wishing them both a quick recovery. >> we can't wait to see them back. right to today's news. russia launching new missile strikes as putin prepares for a major new offensive. raf sanchez is live in lviv, ukraine. raf, good morning. >> reporter: morgan, good morning. the last two weeks in kyiv have been the quietest since the start of the war. russian forces encircling the capital have pulled back. it's been peaceful enough for president zelenskyy to host foreign leaders. that sense of calm has been shattered by russian missile fire over the last 48 hours. this morning kyiv once again under attack. overnight russia bombing the outskirts of the capital for a

second day in a row, according to the mayor. one person killed, he says, the most serious attack in kyiv since russian forces retreated in early april. ukraine now bracing for putin to retaliate for the sinking of his black sea flagship, the "moskva," and to launch his long-awaited assault across the south and east. president zelenskyy saying the faster ukraine gets the weapons it needs, the faster peace will come. and pausing to wish his citizens a happy passover. but in a formal diplomatic note, moscow demanding the u.s. halt supply of arms to ukraine, warning of unpredictable consequences if it doesn't. a white house official saying this shows the effectiveness of our weapons delivery. the kremlin also accusing ukrainian troops of illegally striking two border regions inside russia. ukraine not commenting but a bitter irony given mounting evidence of russian war crimes.

police now saying the bodies of 900 civilians found in the kyiv suburbs. and in besieged mariupol the u.n. says people are starving to death as russia blocks aid. russia denies war crimes or that it's targeting civilians. u.s. officials now confirming the "moskva" was hit by ukrainian missiles. russia still refusing to say how many sailors were lost to the depths of the black sea. "there will be victories, there will be tragedies, but the memory remains," he says. the death toll from last week's russian strike at kramatorsk's train station now at 59 after two more children died of their wounds, ukrainian officials say. they plan to send this bloody toy to the u.n., prooch of what they call a barbaric crime by putin's troops. but still the trains keep running. on the 302 to lviv we met 1-year-old solamaya, her first

train journey and the start of her family's new life as refugees. do you think one day you'll come back to ukraine, that she'll grow up here? "of course," he says. "there is a ukrainian proverb. everywhere is good, but home is best." now the local governor says there were strikes here in lviv overnight. we were actually woken up by the air raid sirens at 5:00 a.m., very unusual to have strikes this far west, but it's a reminder that nowhere in ukraine is out of range of putin's missiles. morgan, joe? >> everywhere is good but home is best. incredible reporting. raf sanchez, live from ukraine. millions of americans are hitting the road or taking to the skies today for the holiday weekend. it's a welcome relief after a couple years stuck at home during the pandemic, but health officials say we need to be on the lookout for covid to make a comeback. nbc's guad venegas joins us live with more. >> reporter: joe, g mood.

with these record high gas prices. if you think about it just a year ago americans were paying an average of $2.86 a gallon. now the national average is more than $4, even more for places like california. aaa also seeing a big increase. they're seeing a 200% increase in bookings for car rentals, hotels, and flights across spring break hot spots, now that's for the whole spring season. airports are back to the prepandemic crowds as well. the tsa screening an average 2.1 million passengers every day this week. travelers that we spoke to at airports told us they are taking precautions. they also know the federal mask mandate for air travel has been extended again as the highly transmissible ba.2 strain is driving an increase in cases across the u.s. here's what experts say, health experts. they say if you are vaccinated and boosted, then you should be

able to enjoy the holiday weekend with family and friends and other good news this week the fda authorized a new covid-19 breathalyzer that can detect covid-19 in just three minutes. we could soon see these machines in doctors offices and mobile testing sites and, of course, other places. joe, morgan? >> three minutes, wow. guad, thanks so much. the question is, are you ready for some spring football? the reincarnated usfl kicks off with the new jersey generals taking on the birmingham stallions. the original usfl folded back in 1985, but the backers of the league think it can succeed this time. among the league innovations, helmet cams on some of the players and a chip in the actual football that will help determine first downs and even three-point conversions. so you can catch the kickoff on the new usfl tonight when the new jersey generals take on the birmingham stallions at 7:30 eastern. that game will be broadcast on nbc peacock and fox, which is

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and morgan. no longer working royals, harry and meghan with security provided for by the dutch government but it is harry's fight here in the uk to have his royal level protection reinstated for himself and his family that is as controversial as his move to the u.s. harry and meghan on the yellow carpet of the invictus games greeting participants and sponsors at the international event for injured military service members and veterans. the couple meeting earlier with the ukrainian team, harry given a calendar sold to raise money for the ukrainian army. the appearance a day after the couple made a secret stop at windsor castle to meet queen elizabeth and prince charles, their first following that bombshell oprah winfrey interview. >> i think the secret nature it have is necessary. if they made a public visit it would have undermined their

claim they're not safe to visit the uk because they've been stripped of their tax funded security. >> reporter: harry fighting in court over the lack of security for his family complaining to oprah -- >> i never thought i would have my security removed because i was born into this position. i inherited the risk. >> reporter: princess diana's former officer says his fears are not justified. >> scotland yard and the government would not allow he, his wife and his children in any way to be compromised in his country because of a lack of security. >> it's time we must turn to support into the future. >> reporter: the invictus games founded by harry have a special meaning for the couple. the first time meghan accompanied harry was to the 2017 games in toronto. they got engaged that november and mayor yid in 2018 at windsor castle. >> i therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife.

>> reporter: now after the pandemic and a bruised relationship with harry's family, the games providing the couple with another stage. >> they also have the netflix film crew with them and they've signed that rumored $100 million deal, so this is almost our first opportunity to really see harry and meghan back at work in full. >> reporter: now there is no official word from the palace about meghan and harry's meeting with the queen. they don't comment on private matters. as for the couple, well, they are at the hague today and they will attend the opening ceremony for the invictus games and both harry and meghan are expected to deliver remarks. joe and back to the duchess sitting next to you. >> you said -- >> it's the highest compliment i've ever received. we love it. >> anne thompson, somara, how ar check of the weather? we are tracking heavy rain in parts of the southeast, also

out to little rock, arkansas, northern mississippi. that is prompting some flooding issues. we could see flash floods out there. we have watches and warnings in place for that region. as far as totals go, 1 to 3 inches uniformly. we could see locally higher amounts where we get even heavier rain. the timing on this, well this will be impacting your saturday afternoon. it should start to wrap up that first round in the southeast during the evening hours but then another round of heavy rain is going to be moving in and bringing the and we are still tracking a few roaming downpours around the pay area. mobile doppler radar over towards vallejo and towards the tri-valley this morning. notice on the radar loop the back edge now approaching the coast, so the peak of the storm is likely about to go in the rearview mirrored. scattered showers through about mid morning and clearing skies this afternoon.

a dry day tomorrow. the rain comes back late monday, and then more opportunities for rain through the middle of next week. that's the weather in your neighborhood. back up to both. >> all right, somara, thank you so much. and coming up next, a legendary group of american pilots called the flying tigers helped turn the corpse of world war ii in asia. >> after the raid on tokyo the only living pilot from a heroic

monday is the 80th anniversary of the do little raid in tokyo for the attack on pearl harbor. it was a morale boost for americans proving the u.s. could strike back against the japanese. >> and at the same time u.s. airmen were fighting the japanese on chinese oil. and their stories are legendary. one of the famed flying tigers.

>> reporter: a cave in eastern china is a passage of sorts to history. if these walls could talk, imagine the stories that they could tell. >> it's amazing. >> they are the original flying tigers of the american volunteer group. >> reporter: to the early years of world war ii when the american volunteer group, the famed flying tigers, were mercenaries here fighting against the japanese for china. harry moyer, a young pilot then, joined in 1943. >> it was very important that we work with the chinese to move the aggressors back. >> reporter: the first flying tigers were recruited by ex-army officer chenault, hired to build an air force. in louisiana a museum honoring the flying tigers is run by chenault's granddaughter. >> they never lost a battle in the sky the seven months they flew for china. it's an incredible story. >> reporter: they were game

changers? >> they were game changers, exactly. >> reporter: the american volunteer group was folded into military units staging out of china. flying across the himalayas and into burma, the americans helped turn the course of the war here. that claimed an estimated 14 million chinese lives. that legacy runs deep here where in april 1942 it was chinese villagers helping americans. >> doolittle had their price. >> reporter: the doolittle raiders bombed tokyo to boost u.s. morale after pearl harbor. with their bombers running out of fuel 75 aviators bail out scattering across occupied china. most chinese villagers had never seen foreigners before. "they took off their hats and waved their hands and told people i'm american, i'm american," he says, who was 13 back then.

with chinese help, 51 of the rescued airmen made it to be smuggled to safety hiding out in this cave, some scratching their names into the stone. melinda leo's father volunteered as their translator. >> he wasn't the only one, of course. many chinese american did help the raiders and the communities here suffered some terrible retaliation at the hands of the japanese. >> reporter: 80 years after the first american combat the flying tigers and doolittle raiders are still a thing here in china. and at 101, harry moyer is a last and humble link to that past. >> i don't want to be exalted or anything like that. i'm just the last one, janice. >> reporter: and on his 100th birthday harry was still in the air and making history. what an incredible legacy. janice said it best, a game

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subvariants. the world health organization says it has found two new strains of omicron, ba.4 and ba.5 as they're called. they are linked to cases in europe and africa. it comes during a surge in new cases across the globe linked to the highly contagious ba.2 subvariant. that is still the dominant strain worldwide. cdc data shows ba.2 accounts for 85% of the new cases here in the u.s. experts say new covid cases are inevitable, but they're focused on keeping hospitalization rates down. >> so because we can't eradicate it, we're going to focus our efforts and mitigation procedures on ensuring that hospitalizations don't go up, which they haven't in the united states yet. >> so far the new ba.4 and ba.5 subvariants don't seem to be more contagious or more severe than omicron originally was, but that could change if more cases are detected. well, it is a wet and windy morning.

let's check in with meteorologist rob majeda as we're under a microclimate weather alert. >> you can see it on the city views from san jose. it looks like a rinse cycle, which it was indeed dirty in the last couple of days. some steady rain falling around the tri-valley. 580, back into castor valley, could have a little ponding on 580 right now given the rain rates. rate letting up a little bit around marin county and san francisco. there you see the rain, lower peninsula into the santa clara valley though the back edge of the rain is approaching the coast, so the peak of the rain is likely moving to our east. from here, scattered showers through mid morning and some clearing skies as we head into the afternoon. this shapes up pretty well for tomorrow with a chilly start. could have some patchy frost in some of the valleys. dry finish to the weekend, and then there you go, more rain coming into monday into tuesday, wednesday into thursday, probably the most rain we've had on a seven-day forecast for the

entire year. we will look how much more rain we could expect next week and how much sierra snow is coming up at 7:00. back to you. >> looks good, rob. thanks so much. as the rain continues make sure you have downloaded our nbc bay area app. it is free. you can track live radar and find out exactly when the storm will move in and out of your neighborhood. and at 6:29, coming up this morning on "today in the bay," a family vacation turned into a nightmare. verbally attacked on a train and now an investigation is underway. that couple shares their terrifying story with us. we'll have that plus all of your top stories coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. in the meantime, enjoy "nightly news" with lester holt. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through projectup, comcast is committing

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