and easy now once you get past that scene. >> looking good. all right, that's going to do it for us this morning. we're back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> inus for our midday newscast. we leave you with the sunrise over san jose this morning. make it a great monday! the "today" show is coming up next. good morning breaking news. on a mission the secretaries of state and defense make a secret trip to kyiv for a high-stakes face-to-face with ukraine's president delivering military aid. anno ♪♪ good morning. breaking news, on a mission, the secretaries of state and defense make a secret trip to kyiv for a high stakes face-to-face with ukraine's president, delivering military aide, an announcement about the return of u.s. diplomats and a blunt assessment of russia's war so far. >> already lost a lot of military capability and a lot of of its troops quite frankly. >> just had the striking words from the defense secretary about the long-term fight with russia. live from the latest inside the summit and what happens next. breaking overnight. decisive victory. french president emmanuel macron

wins reelection, beating back a far right pro putin candidate and a race that had the eyes of the world on it. the overnight clashes sparked by that result and the impacts on the escalating tensions throughout europe. on the rise, more than 30 states seeing an increase in covid cases over the last two weeks. as the tug of war over masks drags on. some colleges now bringing back mandates, only adding to the frustration. we'll have everything you need to know. border battle, a group of republicans heading to texas today. why they say president biden's plan to lift a controversial immigration restriction will create a flood of new migrants into the states and how the white house is responding this morning. those stories plus, foul play. growing fall out after fans at a yankees game hurl trash, beer cans and insults at cleveland players. just ahead what's being done to curb bad behavior from the stands at sporting events from coast to coast.

and scare show. a first of its kind aerial stunt. two pilots attempting to swap planes in midair ends in a frightening crash. we will have a closer look at what went wrong, how those pilots avoited an even worse disaster and the investigation now under way today, monday april, 25, 2022 ♪♪ in nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning everybody. welcome to today. it is monday morning. good to have you with us. hoda you are a sight for sore eyes.

back. i got al over there. >> the gang's all back goods to see you. we have loot to get to. that was some wild video, that plane swap, that stunt gone wrong. both pilots not hurt luckily. after one of the aircraft started spiraling out of control and now we're learning the faa denied them permission to even perform that maneuver. details ahead. we've got wild fires across three states, arizona, nebraska and new mexico burning more than 150,000 acres so far. a springtime blizzard slammed through north dakota dropped 18 inches of snow and there is al. he's been watching the system. could bring more flooding to texas this morning. the full forecast straight ahead. starting in ukraine, secretaries of state and defense speaking out overnight after they met face to face with president zelenskyy in diva. the highest level american visit since the war began. details on what was discussed, what's next?

and erin mclaughlin in ukraine for us. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the u.s. embassy is sealed off as it has since the beginning november war. on sunday the u.s. secretaries of state and defense visited the ukrainian capital with promises of more military aid and diplomacy they say is necessary for ukraine to win this war. for the first time since the beginning this 60 day war top u.s. officials visited the ukrainian capital. president zelenskyy greeting secretaries of state and defense in a visit slowed in secrecy. promising an additional 700 million dollars in foreign military aid. secretary austin says the goal is to make sure russia suffers significant military losses. >> we want to see russia weakened to a degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invaded

ukraine. >> reporter: blinken also announcing the nomination of a new u.s. ambassador. this morning president zelenskyy thanking the united states for support. in a press conference before the visit held at one of the capital subway stations, doubling as a presidential bomb shelter i asked president zelenskyy about his message for the secretaries. why is it important to visit the ukrainian capital, and what do you plan to tell them? "they are expecting specific things and specific weapons," he says. fighting continued across the region. ukrainian officials say the russians stormed and bombarded the old steel plant. last ukrainian stronghold. and this morning fires burning at two oil related sites in breensic close to the ukrainian border. and yet the smell of fresh baked

bread and compassion bringing smiles to people's faces. carefully packing the loefs into boxes to bring easter cheer to the capital's war torn suburbs. ukraine on this orthodox easter with death and destruction everywhere, there is also hope and the indomitable spirit of the ukrainian people. secretary blinken says the united states will restore its diplomatic presence inside ukraine this week with the aim of returning to themsy as soon as possible. savannah. >> we're joined now by nbc news national security analyst jeremy bash. we'll get to the nitty-gritty in a moment but what does it signal to have two high ranking american officials come to kyiv in the middle of this war? and frankly, should it have been president biden? >> this visit by secretary austin and secretary blinken are not only intolerance of american diplomatic and military power standing square behind ukraine but also as you noted they came with specifics. tangible new announcements about

weapons and opening off our embassy in kyiv. should it have been president biden? he travels with a much larger security entourage. would have been much harder to keep secret. >> defense secretary austin in briefing afterwards made remarks wanting russia to be weakened and unable to rebuild its military. were you struck by that? is that a significantly more aggressive posture then you would have expected the defense secretary to say outloud. >> i was glad he said it. i think it is clearly our policy in the west. we can't allow russia to do this again to ukraine. if we just push them back to the status quo, they could continue to have a military capability that could hold ukraine under threat. and i don't think we in the west should allow that. >> in his read out, president zelenskyy mentioned further sanctions, made that a point of stressing, something we didn't hear a lot from american officials about, tougher sanctions.

is that a point of disconnect between the two countries right now? >> not at all. in fact the u.s. is rolling out new sanctions all the time. the key is of course when we roll out sanctions we have to do so in concert with our nato allies. if we do it alone it is not going to be worth much. we have to do it in concert with europe and we're working on that all the dime. >> jeremy bash for your time. election with consequences for the war and western alliance. french president emmanuel macron winning reelection surviving a challenge from le pen. today's senior international correspondent keir simmons joins us from paris. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. in the end it was not a change election. and with the current crisis in europe, many western leaders will be breathing a sigh of relief this morning emmanuel macron.

in the eiffel tower elation at his supporters. >> at the macron rally and people have just gone crazy because they have just flounced the announced the results here on the big screen. how are you feeling. >> excited. all good. good future. >> reporter: 58 percent. to 42. overnight, congratulations from president biden. the vote for macron widely seen as the vote for continuity amid the turmoil of war in europe. france rejecting the prospect of a pro putin president in paris. marine le pen supporters devastated.

>> i'm very disappointed. i really think that she will win. >> reporter: le pen losing for the third time defiant. it was unprecedented for a far right candidate. the highest vote total since world war ii. underscoring deep frustrations across france. >> it is going to be the same old mess, getting worse and worse. >> and overnight clashes with police on the streets of paris, protesters angry at the election of a leader critics say is an establishment elitist. president macron vowing to find an answer to his people's anger. as they left his rally last

night. many yearning for unity and opportunity. >> i think he needs to listen to people. because if he doesn't, le pen or the next one may win and will be very dangerous for the country. >> reporter: hoda this was an historic moment. president zelenskyy one of the first to congratulate president macron this morning. the kremlin says president putin has sent his congratulations. ukraine one of the many challenges president macron now faces hoda. >> keir simmons in paris. thank you. in the meantime, lawmakers head to the southern border today looking to put a spotlight on the biden administration's immigration policies. nbc's morgan chesky joins us from eagle pass, texas where the lawmakers will be today. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. and house minority leader kevin

mccarthy expected to lead that group here in eagle pass later today where they are expected to discuss immigration, but specifically title 42. that is the policy that's turned back so many asylum seekers here at u.s./mexico border since the pandemic began. in washington president biden expected to meet with the caucus to discuss rolling back its policy. this morning the latest clash over border policy. >> we won't just fight to secure the border. we will secure the border. >> reporter: republican lawmakers visiting eagle pass texas today drawings attention to a crisis that will only be exacerbated by the biden administration's plans to end title 42. a public health policy that allows for the expedited removal of migrants. that order has blocked more than 1.7 million attempts to o cross the southern border. in march alone accounting for half of the migrants expelled. the republicans say repealing title 42 are lead to a bigger spike of migrants entering the

united states. >> being lifted means 500 dhouz over the next five weeks. my state of texas, we just simply absorb this. >> reporter: immigration advocates argue title 42 is being used an an immigration enforcement tool rather than a public health measure. >> look. title 42 is not consistent with our values. and it doesn't keep us safer. >> reporter: but a growing number of democrats, including some in key midterm races have spoken out against the policy change. arizona senator mark kelly warning this administration's lack of a plan to deal with this crisis will further strain our border communities. the white house says they are preparing. >> moving officers, agents, personnel to rapidly decompress points along the border and -- >> reporter: texas congressman, a democrat whose district

includes part of the border calling the administration hypocritical. >> how can we have the emergency, federal public emergency extended to july 15th and say there is a pandemic in the united states but at the border everything is fine and just let people in into the united states? >> reporter: now the department of homeland security says they are anticipating a surge of up to 170,000 migrants crossing the border when title 42 is rolled bag on may 23rd. in the meantime in washington, testimony on capitol hill. officials tell nbc news the white house views this as an opportunity to suggest how they would o roll back this policy. and also point out the fact that congress could take action on immigration. savannah? >> morgan chesky at the border. 7:14. craig joins the table with the latest confusion over masks again.

>> again. good morning. travelers are packing fights nationwide. while masks no longer required on airplanes, some students are arriving back on campus to new mandates. nbc's jesse kirsch is at columbia university in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. columbia one of schools masks are making a classroom comeback. while they are going back on in some settings, they are coming off in places like airports and trains as well

and some still wondering what the rules actually are this morning america's mask debate showing no signs of letting up. >> i understand everybody is in a hurry to get their masks off but we're older and we're in no hurry. >> reporter: and there is still plenty of confusion out there. while a federal judge struck down the cdc's mandatory mask order on planes. some airports including lax still require them leaving passengers perplexed

at least 31 states seeing up tick in covid cases the last two weeks. prompting some colleges to bring masks back. >> i kind of just laughed. like two weeks ago i feel they got rid of it. >> reporter: uconn, syracuse and columbia university. >> i think it is appropriate if numbers get too high they don't want to compromise the graduation. >> we're still in the pandemic i don't care what other people do but i'm keeping mine on. >> reporter: the mask inconsistency combined with the spread of covid subvariants now raising more questions about what's ahead what do you say to someone who says well it looks like the common cold now. >> it might feel like it is the spread of the common cold. we still have people who are getting severe illness from it we still have too many people unvaccinated or ineligible for a vaccine such as under 5. >> i also asked how long it could take for us to see the impact of maskless flying. she said people who took a trip over the weekend could start feeling systems or testing positive as early as today or tomorrow >> reporter: jess, thank you nice balloons there by the way. >> someone over there's had a boy. al what is going on? so glad you are back >> nice so' everybody. >> refreshed. >> look at you look at everybody. look at this though. we talk about rain, this is down in sherman, texas, just to the north of dallas. heavy rain and they have got flood watches and warnings out now. today let's see whew we've got heavy showers arkansas into missouri, and you can see back to the west we've got a little snow to talk about watching that closely as well. we have do have a risk of severe

weather today. isolated hail. tornado risk very low from loredo texas, to buffalo new york as the counterfeit pushes east from butterfly to texas. the heaviest rain in louisiana tomorrow scattered showers in the northeast along the mid atlantic coast that will be the worst of it. we are looking at, we continue to see this fire weather risk from parts of oklahoma, nebraska into colorado. parts of northern texas as well. and then to the south where we could see some more flooding locally up to three inches of rain from del rio, texas to houston on into central parts of louisiana. we're going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds r last-minute gift shopping rashida... i'm putting a bow on it! wow... ...even sneaking away for a vacay rashida. shhh! i've earned this, okay? earn 5% cash back in your top eligible spend category, up to $500 spent each billing cycle. with the citi custom℠ card. good monday morning.

i'm meteorologist kari hall. a live look outside in san francisco, we're starting out with a nice, sunny start as our temperatures head for the mid-60s here. we'll see some upper 70s for the inland valleys and a couple of spots like fairfield reaching 81 degrees. we'll see some warm weather for the start of the week. tomorrow a dry cold front kicks through kicking up high winds and looking at the slightly cooler temperatures by the middle of the week and we're back up again to the upper 70s in time for the weekend. >> and that is your latest weather. guys >> good to see you back. >> good to see you guys. coming up, a near disaster overnight during a never before seen stunt in the skies above arizona. two pilots were trying to swap planes midair. and then something went very wrong. what they are saying after one plane crashed and the investigation now taking flight. then an ugly end to a baseball game over the weekend

yankees fans throwing taunts and trash at the opposing team inside look at some of this bad behavior and what is being done about it but first this is "today" on nbc.

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some of the bigger issues at hand crona announced sunday 93% of the nurses voted to authorize the strike. the union has not announced an end date to the strike but expected back at the table tomorrow. we heard from stanford in a statement the hospital says "we respect our nurses' legal right to take part in a work stoppage but are deeply disappointed that the union chose this path. a union work stoppage say serious event that is disruptive to our patients, families and colleagues." if you have a procedure at stanford you may want to call ahead to make sure everything is happening as scheduled. as you can hear, hundred of nurses on strike at stanford. >> they are loud out there. thanks so much. cierra had a coat on. a cool start to the morning but a warm finish? >> she'll take that off later today as our temperatures head for the upper 70s this afternoon and tomorrow we're going to see some cooler temperatures as the winds kick up, a dry cold front

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back now, 7:30 why don't we gaze at this. this is our bustling control room monday morning, april 25, 22022. >> top left. senior producer pete breen >> wave pete. >> and our executive producer by his side tom mazarelli. >> you did request they do a line dance they refused no they said know. >> all right just a little love for the control room 7:30 on monday morning let's get tot news one firefighter was killed

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and they have now launched a full investigation over the arizona arizona desert. and live an hulu stream. >> you are looking at luke and andy marching towards aviation history. >> reporter: two cessna prop planes at 12,000 feet. >> it's business time. >> reporter: 42 year old andy farrington at the controls of one. his cousin 48 year old luke aikens piloting the other. but when they went noses down and bailed out to make what was first of its kind midair plane swap, it didn't go as planned. an unexpected midair emergency the blue plane in a flat spin, free fall. farrington falling at 140 miles per hour deployed his chute. remarkably aikens did make it to the other plane. >> i recovered. >> reporter: the out of control plane self deployed a tail chute and drifted to earth both men on the ground

thankfully uninjured but disappointed. >> was there not noh shot at it? i heard you say the blue plane was going crazy and i was trying to tackle the silver one >> reporter: before the jump we asked red bull that sponsored the stunt via e-mail did the faa have to approve this the response, the red bull air force maintains a close working relationship with the faa in all aircraft and aviation feeds. the stunt via after the failed attempt the faa telling nbc news the agency on fried denied the request from exemption from federal regulations that cover the safe operation of an aircraft in response to our follow-up question, the red bull spokesperson says we are investigating how despite our careful planning this occurred. >> so you said the faa is investigating. that brings up the question. what kind of punishment could these guys get >> reporter: well, according to the faa they could possibly be grounded

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back now back now 7:39 in-depth today remember the adage "it's not whether you win or lose but how you play the game? >> that message certainly was lost to fans of the yankees over the weekend who cheered at an opposing players injury and then threw bottles and cans at the play ores the field. >> is sam brock, good morning to you. >> good morning. look, this got ugly. no uncertain terms the yankees code of conduct says kicking or throwing objects is prohibited and violators can be ejected from the stadium or face a lifetime ban not mention civil or possible criminal penalties the yankees/guardians game saturday was in the ninth inning when cleveland's steven kwon

crashed into the outfield wall pursuing a game time hit then a chorus of boos after a small group of yankees fans appeared to cheer kwon getting hurt outfielders miles strong later telling bally sports cleveland that crossed a line. that was hardly the end of it. after a walk-off hit from the yankees gleyber torres, some through beer cans and debris at the guardians outfielders. some yankees intervened. guardians outfielder says he caught a beer can coming right at his face. >> i think there should be rules set up for that. in all honesty, that is ridiculous and that should not happen >> the yankees did not respond to our inquiries about what happened to fans though their code of conduct

states clearly acting in a manner unruly, disruptive or illegal is prohibitive as is throwing or kicking objects. we jex and/or a lifetime ban possible outcomes. after saturday's game, yanks manager weighing in. >> we certainly don't want to put anyone in danger. >> reporter: this type of unruly behavior is nothing new. on saturday. an animal rights protester dressed in referee jersey stormed the court and was tackled by security guards in an nba playoff game she was the third person removed from the court in ten days and over easter weekend kyrie irving sounding off after he was caught on video giving heckling fans the middle finger. >> same energy they have for me i'm going to have for them people start yelling -- what you can take as a

competitor. >> all so troubling, sam any indication the yankees are taking any extra security measures to try and prevent this from happening again >> yeah. so at the yankees game on sunday, ther were extra security guards, craig. in fact a security guard at the bottom of each aisle in right field that did seem to prevent any further incidents except for the bleacher creature fans streaming at miles strong calling aim cry baby after what happened on saturday we did reach out to the yankees to find out if there was any action taken so far no response >> sam brock for us this rng thank you. unacceptable and the -- >> ridiculous. >> our kids are watching. >> i know. if they were your kids you would ground 'em >> exactly >> grown people. >> mr. roker bring us the -- >> -- >> -- take a little time out -- happening temperature-wise out west we've got some mild temperatures but chilly denver at degrees. 5 degrees below average. 15 cooler than it should be in des moines at 50 milwaukee 50 degrees syracuse near 80 columbus, 77

raleigh 88 and in fact down in the southeast near record temperatures albany into birmingham we so you would see records. tomorrow still chilly. minneapolis, lexington, dallas wilmington, richmond savannah getting near 90 degrees. and as we move into the latter part of the week temperatures warm up by friday chicago you are at 60. 55 in erie, pa atlanta on thursday. warmer than average temperatures through the gulf into florida but colder than average. northeast across the plains into california and into early may seems a little chillier than average for the northeast. but warmer than average through the gulf little on the cool side as you into the pacific northwest >> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. taking a look at our temperatures today, reaching into the upper 70s.

it's going to be nice and warm after this chilly start, and then we'll see more clouds and gusty winds tomorrow, picking up as our high temperatures head for 70 degrees. it will be a little bit cooler for the middle of the week but that's about normal for the end of april, and then we warm up once again for the weekend with some upper 70s in the valleys. it's going to be super windy the next couple of days, especially tomorrow and san francisco near the coast gusts to 30 miles per hour. >> thank you. still ahead, guys, the college football star set to make history from this year's nfl draft, his two moms, we'll hear from the entire family about their special moment but first, these messages.

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we are back in our dearly beloved sheinelle is here. sheinelle you lost your grandfather. and he meant so much to you. so much to his community how are you doing? >> thank you guys so much for all of the posts and cards and well wishes. i will tell you, my grandfather was born in 1924 and his father was a physician in the early '20s. and his father passed. my grandfather was only one. his father was very well known in the community and so growing up he always felt like he had to follow in his father's foot steps and boy did he ever. so many people were coming by the house this weekend and hugging my grandmother they were married for 72 years so thankful for his life and it has been tough my heart is heavy but i am so thankful for the legacy that he left us. anybody grieving knows it is just tough and sometimes you just have to sit in it but you look outside and see the sun and grace everywhere and you know it is going to be alaska and you guys have been amaze >> and you are still learning things about him. >> i had no idea he served in the army five years. the army helped put him through howard med school.

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a very good morning to you. it is 7:56 right now. i'm laura garcia. here's a look at what's happening now. >> i'm kris sanchez with a roadway shooting investigation in pittsburg. a man was shot through the door of his truck about 11:35 last night. he is in the hospital in stable condition but will survive. here's where you may want to check your home security video. kirker pass road at buchanan just about a block from buchanan park and highland's elementary school. classes should not be impacted nor should morning drop-off as the intersection is open after a five-hour investigation. police have not revealed a suspect nor a motive at this point. let's look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. >> we're waking up to cool temperatures and seeing

sunshine, and it's going to be a nice day as it warms up into the upper 70s for the inland areas and after going through tomorrow a dry cold front moving through, meaning no rain but we will feel the gusty winds and see a drop in our temperatures that will continue through the middle of the week, as we head closer to the weekend, those temperatures start to come right back up, and unfortunately there's no rain in this week's forecast, but it will be very windy in san francisco. some of those gusts may top over 30 miles per hour over the next couple of days, and for the weekend, those winds calm down and our temperatures reach into the upper 60s there and along the coast. laura? >> sounds good. thanks so much for joining us. i'll be back with another local news update in about half an hour, and stick around for the mid dau news at 11:00. this morning on "california live" a sneak peek inside a new store on the sunset trip. >> plus where you can sip traditional english tea with a california twist, this morning at 11:30 on "california live."

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it is 8:00on "today. coming up. breaking news. the secretaries of state and defense in kyiv overnight for a high stakes meeting with ukraine's president telling the world russia's war is failing. their message about what's to come after a brutal weekend of attacks. we're live with the latest. then, under pressure new concern over the mental health of student athletes after a track and field star took her own life what her parents are saying this morning as the struggle goes public

plus, return, reuse, recycle. >> garbage is a dirty word here. that is throwing money away. so we're going to resell everything we can. >> shining the spotlight on what happens to all the items you brings back to the store meet the company saving your unwanted orders from the landfill how you can save money while still going green. and breaking barriers. we introduce you to the football star set to become the first nfl player drafted with same sex parnlts. >> they have done a great job pushing me to be the best version of myself. >> what he's saying about the significance of this moment and how his proud moms are reacting today. monday, april 25, 2022 ♪ >> hi to my husband matt. >> and brother linden. >> in denver we love you. >> shout out to our sisters watching in salinas, california. >> -- from wisconsin >> hello wisconsin >> and holly springs, north carolina ♪

>> billings, montana. >> celebrating our 10th anniversary. >> today is my 35th birthday >> it is anna lee's first trip to new york city. >> from minnesota. >> watching the "today show" for 70 years >> and we're here to celebrate mom's 92nd birthday. >> she is not 92 no >> 92. >> we're coming out to check ids. what a beauty. happy birthday how cool. >> that's awesome. >> thanks for being with us on this monday morning. >> lot to celebrate. >> going to be a great week. >> a busy one. let's get right to the news here a top u.s. officials carried out a secret mission to ukraine as russia stepped up attacks in the southern port city of odesa. at least eight civilians were killed there including an infant kelly cobiella joins us from odesa with the latest. hi kelly good morning >> reporter: good morning savannah among the victims, three

generations of same family a baby girl, her mother and her grandmother. the missile came from that direction, entered the front of the building and went straight through to the back. a devastating attack as this war drags into a third month as russian forces attacked ukraine's eastern and southern regions. ukrainian president set with two officials from the u.s the u.s. promising an additional 700 million dollars in military aid. secretary austin says the goal is to make sure russia suffers significant military losses. >> we want to see russia weakened to a degree that it can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading ukraine. >> reporter: it comes a day of russian missiles struck the port city of odesa in southern ukraine. one hitting the 16 story apartment building, killing

eight people and leaving 18 others wounded this as the aftermath of the bombing. the first time a civilian structure in the city has been hit. as rescuer brought survivors to safety, residents shaken by the attack here. among those killed, a mother and her three month old baby girl. in an address posted saturday, president zelenskyy asks how did she threaten russia? born just weeks before the invasion began valorie said her daughter's birth brought a new level of happiness. the deaths days after russian officials say they plan to gain control of all of southern ukraine. as many celebrated orthodox easter some are preparing to fight back against the russian forces why do you feel it is important for you to join the effort >> because we must protect and fight for them. >> reporter: "they" are his

young nieces and nephews perhaps too young to understand the devastations of war, but living through it all nonetheless. regional prosecutors are now investigating the attack on this apartment building the russian defense ministry said they were targeting military facilitates but the ukrainian government says there are no military facilitates in this area. savannah, we're unable to verify either report. >> kelly, be careful and thank you very much for your report. >> reporter: this morning, family and friends are grieving the loss of standout college runner sarah schultz her parents say track and cross-country star took her own life this just a month after another celebrated college athlete died by suicide kathy park with more. >> reporter: a star track and field athlete at university of wisconsin in madison finishing first in one of her final races. this weekend loved ones said

goodbye. writing in part sarah took her own life balancing athletics, academics and the glands of every day life overwhelmed her in a single desperate moment like you, we are shocked and grief stricken while holding on tightly to all that sarah was. in high school the california native was named ventura county's athlete of the year her competitive spirit capture in this 2018 interview. >> i took the lead fairly early on and i just was not going to let go of it. >> reporter: sarah's family calling her a power for good in the world. with a passion for politics. last month another student athlete, 22 year old katie meyer, also died by suicide. her family wondering if the pressure of school and sports was too much >> we're just struggling to know, you know, what happened and why it happened. you know

we're just like heartbroken. >> reporter: former ohio state football player harry miller says he considered taking his own life but left the sport to deal with his mental health. delivering an important message last month on "today." >> hope is just pretending to believe in something until one day you don't have to pretend anymore. >> reporter: for "today" kathy park, nbc news. >> we want to mention if you or someone you know is at risk please call the national suicide prevention lifeline. the number right there on your screen we also have additional resources on our website today.com. now we want to take a moment to honor a long time nbc news man. jim passed away earlier this month. he hosted the "today show" with barbara walters in the '70s. he was born and raised in tulsa. he was actually the youngest correspondent ever hired here. he covered events from president

nixon's resignation to the american bicentennial celebration. but his real love was reporting on nasa space launches he also anchored at our local nbc news stations here in new york and hartz was 82 years old >> morning boost hoda. >> this took my breathe away if you are a sports fan you are going to love this a young player was having a rough time at rugby camp in england. the kid was in tears and then this happened take a look. >> look at me. i'm the shortest kid here. listen, it doesn't matter who you are. it doesn't matter if you are short. you're young tall -- opportunity matter if your fat doesn't matter if -- you are a brilliant rugby player you understand that? you are insane

you are actually insane for your age. you are insane give me a hug. >> so great. should be coaching. >> come on the coach can be heard saying best teammate ever as the boy is headed back to the game. >> kid should be coaching. >> that was incredible >> let's take the yankees story, move it aside and put that rugby story front and center. >> send that boy to yankee stadium and have him give a talk on sportsmanship. >> is that amazing >> yeah. >> right. >> beautiful thank you hoda we needed that needed it. yes. >> kid's been watching "ted lasso. up next a surprising look at what happened after you make your shopping returns. >> odds are you do lot of online shopping did, you know, up to 20% of what's purchased online ends up being returned i'm vicky nguyen here at a warehouse in dallas where they are working to reduce the

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back now at 8:12 these days thanks to internet, shopping is easier than ever. >> but that explosion in online shopping, has also led to a rise in returns and those items don't always go back to the store like you might think. >> millions of products being revamped and resold after you returned them. >> all the res, good morning to you at home. the convenience of online shopping and now online returns does come at a major cost to the environment. not only are we packing and shipping more items back and forth. we're also seeing millions of items ending up in land fills even when they could be resold well, that is all changing take a look at how you can sthop smarter, reduce waste and save money. >> reporter: point, click, buy e-commerce reached an all-time high in 2021 estimated $469 billion in sales. but shoppers return more than

20% of those purchases it is easy to see why. the packages come outright your door if you don't like it, it doesn't fit, no problem. most retailers will let you repackage the item and shep it back to them for a full refund while you might expect returns to go back on store shelves, they often end up here, the dump by one estimate 25% of returned items go to a landfill, leading to 9.6 billion pounds of waste last year. >> one person's trash is another person's treasure. and that is certainly the case here at liquidity services here at this massive warehouse they specialize in giving a second life to millions of products that have been returned. the high-tech facility is one of seven across north america that refurbish products every month. some used, others brand new or damaged packaging. one of the largest companies in a growing industry called

reverse logistic. >> garbage is a dirty word here. that is throwing money away. so we're going resell everything we can. >> reporter: my tour guide says they salvage more than 99% of the products they receive. this toov looks totally smashed up like it should go to the landfill but no >> this is a great example of trash to treasure. this has a broken screen we can see. but next to it we have the same model of tv that has an audio problem. so we have two tvs that an issue. we're going to take these two and create one great tv by taking the screen off and putting it on this one. >> reporter: throughout the day workers unload tractor-trailers full of returned items >> sometimes we don't even know what's in it we'll receive a pallet and you go there and identify each item. >> christmas every day. >> right >> can we open this? >> let's go. >> feel like i'm opening a present. clothes. just like what i'd find under my tree

>> reporter: then the products are inspected and categorized. some end up here in this warehouse waiting to be resold at a fraction of the retail price. >> do i get it for a discount. >> reporter: consumer kansas get great deals oh pushished medicine up to 50-60% off. >> reporter: -- here they help keep electronics in use. it all happens in this electronics triage room where the products come rolling in on this kwashlt and they are cleaned, tested repaired to get them ready for resale even the cardboard and styrofoam packaging get recycled again and again. >> we're helping the environment, keeping products out of landfills and using them create great deals for consumers. >> and you can do your part too. the best thing if you are thinking albert returning the item is try to keep it in original packaging the moment it no longer looks

brand new, the chances of it ended up in a landfill go up significantly. and if it is clothing, of course always keep the tags on. and never wear the items outside or get them dirty. and take a moment to think before you click buy ask do i need this and will i keep it that pause can help you save money and protect the planet now, if you do end up with something you don't want to keep and you can afford not to return it, considering that item to a friend who would use it or you n can donate it. that all cut down on carbon cost of trucks and planes going back and forth. >> this has never happened to me but sometimes retailers actually let you keep the item. >> occasionally they do. because it is sometimes cheaper to give you the refund and still let you keep the item. it often happens for expensive or bulky products because it costs more to restock the item of the value of the item but retailers do keep an eye on

it and -- >> -- >> that was great. >> i have a feeling craig and i will be sending links of those to someone we know. >> maybe to our wives. >> you outed them. >> and the wives will be none the wiser. anyway let's show what we've got coming up for "today. we've got a line of showers and thunderstorms. flood watches through texas. temperatures ahead of the front, 80s and 90s, as you get into the gulf talking records, 90s in southern california and the southwest but 30s and 40s in the planes for today an ocean flow keeps it cool in the northeast. strong storms in the mississippi river valley into the gulf, desert heat out west and showers moving into the pacific northwest. that's what's going on around the country.

good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. i look outside in dublin, checking out 580, it is a slow go but we do see nice weather. it is cool to start but we're heading for the mid to upper 70 this is afternoon. livermore reaching 77. 75 in novato and 75 in mountain view. as we look our inland temperatures and the forecast for the next few days, tomorrow a little bit cooler but also windy and we'll see this dry weather continue into the weekend. that time of the morning >> hopefully i can -- okay first we'll stuart with harry stylist today. at coachella this weekend. he shocked the crowd yet again by bringing out another all-star surprise guest look at. this lizzo joined him for a pair of throwbacks. the two superstar kicked things off with "i will survive." check this out ♪ ♪ i will survive ♪

♪ ♪ oh as long as i know how to love ♪ ♪ i know i'll stay alive ♪ ♪ i've got all my life to live ♪ ♪ ive got all my love to give ♪ ♪ i will survive ♪ ♪ i will survive ♪ >> being at that concert, the energy and the crowd went wild as you could imagine for the duo when they brought things back to harry's early days of this rendition of one direction's 2011 breakout hit "what makes you beautiful. ♪ >> what a duo. so much fun. >> they looked like they were having so much fun >> at least eight or nine costumes. >> i'm here for the outfit changes. next up. kevin bacon. i'm sure we've seen a lot of strange stuff on the new york

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>> sorry. >> lost control. >> -- pour me some more perrier. >> oh come on. you drink perrier too. >> how about the wizard of oz. aren't many scenes in movie history as iconic as this one. >> feeling we're not in kansas anymore. >> let's talk about this dorothy's iconic blue dress is not in kansas anymore either the famous costume is going up for sale auctioneers are estimating -- do you want do guess? between 800,000 and $1.2 million if you are in the market to buy it the wardrobe is only one of four blue and white dorothy dresses in existence before last year it had been considered lost for decades. of course they always find it in a closet somewhere and that is

exactly what happened. the dress is now being offered by the university and say the proceeds will go to support future generations of theater students and guess what tomorrow the famous wizard of oz dress is going to be here. so good. >> -- wear it. >> -- >> dorothy >> i'll take a selfie by it. over the weekend, the royals, prince william and kate's youngest child celebrated his fourth birthday. they shared four new photos taken earlier this month the duchess always takes these pictures good job snapped these shots of louis having fun and continues to be the spitting image of his older brother george in the new picks. so regal >> amazing so cute.

happy birthday to that little guy. >> thank you, sheinelle. good job. >> still ahead an easy way to send a little love to family, friends even yourself. special mail order foods, we're going spotlight some delicious treats that are just a few clicks away. craig and al, maybe you can send to each other. >> i'll send you a metro card. picture .

good monday morning, it is now 8:26. i'm laura garcia. oakland unified setting a deadline for the teachers to call off the one day strike. the teachers plan to picket starting in the morning. district calls the strike illegal arguing there is no legal basis for teachers to walk off the job. let's check that monday morning forecast. here is meteorologist kari hall. >> we do have a nice week ahead. just changes in our temperatures, today ts feeling

warm and the kind of weather we saw from over the weekend. that continues with highers in the upper 70s but you'll in the that it will be windy and cooler tomorrow, reaching the low oips. we'll see upper 70s for the end of the week and warming up slightly for the weekend. but the gusty winds in the forecast will be what we could expect over the next few days. those high winds will continue through thursday and drying out for the weekend. laura. >> thank you so much. and thank you for joining us as well. another local news update is coming up in about half an hour. i certainly hope to see you then. also for our midday news at 11:00 this morning. all of the latest news and weather and traffic also online ott nbcbayarea.com. see you soon.

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hey everybody. we're back 8:30 what a great monday morning crowd. out here at our favorite corner, rockefeller center a lot to get to. >> al, how does outside size up? >> best looking monday crowd we had all week >> i'm not going to give the details but remember that beautiful woman claiming to be 92 today i took her id. it is confirmed. here she is. hello ms. gorgeous what is your name. >> eileen.

>> where are you from? >> grand haven, michigan. >> happy birthday. you are wonderful. thank you for being a fan of the show there is your id back. i didn't show any of the particulars. thanks for bringing your mom we are so happy to have you here happy birthday. >> happy birthday. >> awesome >> happy birthday. >> so great. >> 70 years she's been watching. >> thank you. >> exciting morning for you. exciting week for nfl fans it is draft week, folks. and coming up we're going introduce to you a top prospect poised to make history when his name is called because of his supportive parents two moms by his side every step of the way >> we're going to get your skin ready for summer from the right cleansers and moisturizers to of course sunscreen we brought in a dermatologist to walk us through some of her favorite picks that will not break the bank. >> and if you or people you love are battling a case of the mondays, a thoughtful gift can be a great pick me up. we're going to give you a few ideas if are mail order food >> very nice

and another pick me up of sorts on o the third hour. we're going to be revealing consumer reports top rated coffee makers that will not break the bank >> nice. >> i like that hoda, a new episode of your "making space" pod cast drops today. >> going to be one of my favorites i've ever done the great viola davis. you guys, she has a memoir out that is incredible you have got to get it it is already number one it is so beautiful she's chock full of life lessons. if you are having your best day or your worst day, after you listen to this you are going to have a better day. she's lived through it all and then some. oprah just did something with her on netflix last night. it is incredible so please tune in. you can get it wherever you get your pod casts search for "making space." >> and you can pull out your smart phone and scan the qr code.

>> that too. >> do not miss it. viola davis is incredible. also something big happening wednesday. more than a dozen nbc news hosts on a stage for a fully costumed and wigged, i might add, read through of an old time murder mystery from 1941. called "murder in studio one". >> and we teamed one audible to stage the show at their theater which is a classic here in new york city. before turning it into a pod cast, all the proceeds will go to charity so if you are in the air, we would love to see you. head to today.com/mystery to grab your tickets. this is like they used to do you know, radio in front of an audience. >> yeah. >> and we're taking it seriously. we've been working with a coach. >> costumes. >> the whole situation. >> we're not saying it is going to be good. >> dialects coast. >> fun.

>> mr. roker >> let's see who we've got for you. a week ahead strong storms from the great lakes to the gulf coast. and midweek showers move through the east but leftover showers and snow showers along the great lakes. plenty of sun through the gulf dry out west and towards the end of the week a little chill in the air in northeast and great lakes. warm in texas. mountain snows out west. good morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. our temperatures today headed back for the low to mid-70s. even a few spots reaching 80 degrees. we'll see that in fairfield as well so south county. san francisco looking at a high of 66. it will be cooler by the middle of the week but definitely windy and we'll see more clouds moving in. for san francisco, some of those gusts may reach over 30 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon and the high winds continue through thursday. that is your latest weather,

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we are back. 8:31 and a big week for football fans. >> nfl draft gets going this

week >> colorado for the special story behind one of that year's top prospects. >> good morning guys i love this family trey mcbride was a stand out at colorado state and he'll find out who he goes to in just a couple days >> reporter: he has all the tributes of a future nfl star. size, skills, swagger. have you practiced in the mirror the whole trey mcbride colorado state university. >> no but i'm ready. >> reporter: and something no player before him's had. same sex parents >> i'm excited just to see him live his dream when you kids comes to you and they are little and say they want to be president you are like okay. he wanted to play in the nfl and he's going to do it.

>> reporter: one of five children they started their family in the mid-1990s when two women having children together was rare. >> i think getting pregnant with brice was a little different they actually considered me a single mom i remember telling my parents i'm pregnant and they were like why would you want do have a baby as a single woman i said i'm not i'm in a relationship. >> reporter: a model of supportive parents. >> they have done a great job pushing me to be the best version of myself and just constantly giving support and love >> the significance of this moment is not lost on trey but it is also not his focus >> i think it could really be the platform to kind of help change things and shine light on

this but really it is just normal to me it is something that i've been with my whole life it is not anything that i know differently. >> i know kids can be mean. >> did you worry people saying ignorant things to the kids. >> you always worry about your kids because we were all kids we know how kids are but you know, the main thing is with him is be confident in who you are. you know, you come from a family that every single one of you are are in your corner, no matter what any time of the day. >> and which of you said who's going to pick on the biggest kid in the class >> exactly he was a big boy so i don't know that anybody would pick on him. >> so what was it like growing up here. >> it was awesome, you know. such a rural community and -- >> trey has built on kate and jen's confidence and support to become an elite athlete. this his senior season he was the best tight end in college football leading division 1 in his position in receptions and yards, and earning himself the john mackie award, voted the top t.e. in the nation and now he's likely to be the first tight end to have his name called from the draft podium

this weekend. >> awesome. >> did you ever think you would raise a professional football player >> i don't think that we thought in our minds that we were like oh hey he's going to be -- he said he wanted to be one so we said, great. be whatever you want to be he was always fantastic. always a fantastic athlete >> trey when you hear your parents so proud of you. and you probably don't tell them this enough. but what does that do the your heart? >> yeah. it is pretty special it is heartwarming and, you know, they have been great role models for me and my brothers. so it is cool to see, you know, how they have raised us and it is just very special. >> do you tell 'em thank you. >> i do all the time and i think it is very special it is cool and i'm just grateful for 'em. >> awe, guys, look at him with such pride i like that. >> more important than him playing the nfl or anything, is he's a good human. he's a good kid. that's most important. absolutely >> kate and jen say they have no

preference for a certain team to draft him but they added they hope it is someplace warm and they hope it is someplace that loves -- >> how could you not love him. >> amazing. >> great story. >> great kristen, thank you. just has as the sun and heat grow more intense, effects on our skin intensify as we'll. we're going to dive into it the issues we could all face in the months ahead some products to help us deal with it along the way. moisturize, moisturize, moisturize but first this is "today" on nbc.

8:44 back with your health in this morning's forecast as the weather warms you may notice changes in your skin and there are multiple ways to handle them. here are some ideas. dr. henry, good to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> what are some issues we face when we see the warmer drier weather.

>> we see acne, dark spots and of course we want to avoid sunburn so we need good sunscreen. >> we've got an array of products first is a cleanser. >> you want the opposite of cremier. cleansers are great for the winter we want something more robust for the oil in the summertime. first is a foaming cleanser. more robust but niacin mied and glycerin so it is still going to hydrate the skin and second is by wander. drift away agents that cleanse your skin and keep you healthy. >> are you into the scrubbing brushes like care sonic? or just use in moderation. >> everything in moderation. >> moisturizers. do you think we need a thicker moisturizer for the summer. >> the opposite. >> oh. i'm going two for two now. okay. >> lighter breathable moisturizer.

something that is not going to clog your pores. two great ones here. here is a gel moisturizer, breathable and going to give you 24 hours of hydration. and second, neutrogina we all recognize this bottle fuel of hyaluronic acid. going to hydrate and oil free. >> you mentioned acne being an issue particularly in the summer what do you recommend? >> summertime is acne season i love different it is the first prescription strength retinoid available over the counter. but still gentle and contrary to popular belief, safety is safe to use in the summertime >> and this one? >> by ordinary niacin need and zinc >> and you put it all over

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i have never heard of this. >> if you don't like the loose powder, physician choice has a compact. helps you apply over your makeup. >> sunscreen on and later as you are replying, try a powder >> but you need a base layer last but not least >> we cannot forget about our hair lots of sun. men who lose protective covering, they have to protect their scalp. these are made just for the hair big deal, helps protect the scalp p. >> not something we think too much about dr. henry, thank you good products. if you want to find out more go to today.com/shop also reminder today makes a commission from purchases made through links on our website thank you, doc up next a easy way to show love to your family and friends delicious mail order treats. ideas for everybody on your list but first this is "today" on nbc.

"today food" and this morning. "today" contributor alejandro ramos is here to chase a away the monday blues mail order foods are perfect and easy alejandro good morning >> good morning. >> you always pop. you come to play >> i love it i dom could to play and i'm here to boost your day. >> this is a bummer box. >> this is the bummer box. >> bummer but it is the opposite actually. >> it is when you are having a bum ore after day. from mouth.com they work with producers around the country the curate these amazing these boxes. so you can send this to someone who maybe had a little something disappointing, something bad happened

it will cheer them up. but they have all sort of boxes too. >> whatever this beer caramel pretzel is crazy. >> salty sweet >> everybody loves a cookie box. >> this is a mexican owned bakery and i love it because named after the monarch butterfly which every year because a 3000 which every year because a mile trip. and these cookies are delicious. they donate 1% of the proceeds to protect the monarch butterfly. you have a selection of traditional mexican cookies. cinnamon cookies such delicious treats. >> lemon is yummy. >> coffee, chocolate all that good stuff this one is really great because it is for people who want something that has a little bit of a protein so these are peanut crunch protein puffs. they are made from peanut, navy beans and rice he was a food scientist that worked at big name food companies, also a body builder

he wanted a snack that was just as fun and delicious >> snack for body builders. >> for body builders anybody. kids love 'em. grown-up it's incredible. so good. >> we have a lot of athletes on our crew. >> they're so good, right? >> addictive but really good. >> spoonful of comfort this has a beautiful story behind it. the owner, her mom was diagnosed with cancer and she wanted a way to be able to send something to her mom. and she couldn't find the right thing. flowers within the enough. soup is a bowl full of love. so she created this company. actually my friend send this when i had covid last year that is how i found out and it is just the thing. soup, rolls, cookies and comes with this ladle. and lots of stuff you can add to it you can add lotion or cozy sock, a blanket. >> beautiful let's go to beverages. >> all right >> so this is zero proof these are curious elixirs. non alcoholic cocktails by

inspired by your favorites but they also have adaptogens in this which the brand says gives yo that relaxing feeling without the alcohol. >> you can buy them in a sampler pack you can buy them in a sampler pack or can you buy them individually >> did you try them? >> i think we should, right? this is the dark and stormy. >> cheers. of. >> again, no alcohol >> good. >> oh, yeah. >> you get that ginger flavor in there. so tangy, so good. >> love. >> lot of great flavors and you can keep -- i love this for when you are entertaining friends and family because you want everyone to be able to enjoy but you want oh, seltzer for you. >> and with these be shipped pretty quick. >> nationwide. no matter who you are sending it to or send it to yourself stock up at home gift to someone. >> i think this is great cookies. >> nunbelievable cookies their mission is fighting hunger

in america, one in six kids don't know where their next meal is coming from every one of these cookies is equivalent to one meal so every time you have one of these cookies you are also doing something really good. what kind of a boost is this the best possible. >> can you explain something they say keto? >> they is a variety thee these are keto and gluten free cookies. >> let's try them. moment of truth. >> sometimes you know, hold on. >> they have regular ones, too these are the seasonal ones. good really good. >> are you okay? have your drink. >> you can find more on today.com/shop again today makes a commission from purchases through our links. "hoda and jenna" -- organizing my office. tough job.

first third hour a very good morning, it is 8:56. i'm laura garcia. stanford nurses this morning walked off the job. hundreds gathered to rally early this morning in stanford medical center. in all about 5,000 nurses there and at san francisco packer

children's hospital striking over stalled contract tacks. the latest offer ensure nurses n the nation. nurses say it is not enough. and they're calling for long-term staffing issues to be addressed. happening now, cr johnson is with the striking nurses and she'll have more. a link on our home page. elon musk not giving up on his efforts to buy twitter. at midday, extol mcgrew looking into the new details on weekend talks involving both sides.

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