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wilde that has security scrambling this april 28th good to be with you this morning. >> a federal judge may have just derailed the white house plans on title 42. a new reraininstraining order h to stopped homeland security. here's kristin welker. >> reporter: with fears an already-record migrant surge could soon rise, alejandro mayorkas grilled on capitol hill >> i couldn't disagree with you more when you state that our

nation's sovereignty is disintegrating >> reporter: title 42. u.s. officials tell nbc news, 170,000 migrants are waiting in mexico, planning to cross the border when title 42 is scheduled to be lifted hmay 23rd >> we expect migration levels to increase >> reporter: earlier this week, a judge put a pause on lifting title 42 the administration will send additional medical supplies and personnel to the border, speed up case processing and crack t down on cartels. but republicans blaming president biden's border policies last year there was an all-teim record of 1.7 million border

crossings. >> i've never seen the border more broken. it is not under operation control. it is out of control >> reporter: democrats rehamain deeply divided of the of the federal judge said they can not lift title 42 for the next 14 days president biden is set to speak at the white house he is to ask congress for an additional aid program to last five months until the end of the fiscal year. they described the request as massive. the package is intended to fund u.s. military, economic and humanitarian assistance to ukraine. and after months of threats, the

crem kremlin has cut off gas supplies to poland and bulgaria >> reporter: the european union is calling this bris blackmail president putin is using energy as a weapon to rtry to strike at europe they're cutting off gas supplies to poland and bulgaria, two members of nato. they say they are able to weather this cut-off they were planning to cut off consumption anyway the demand for gas not quite as

high high as it was the european union saying it will stand by those states it could cut off germany that is a move that would also d devastate russia's economy >> something he is thinking through along with others. i want to talk about the u.n the in-principle agreement into an agreement on the ground >> reporter: the secretary general of the united nations is here in ukraine. he was in moscow he wants to go to mariupol, escort the krecivilians out of a remains of that steel plant.

the people remain trappedinsid that steel plant the commander of one of those ukrainian marine units putting out an appeal to pope p frfranc. they will die in the tunnels >> thank you an american is returning home from russia after a surprising prisoner swap american officials are turning over a russian pilot tconvicted of drug smuggling. >> it's not going to hit us until we see him i. >> i think it's going to really hit us when we get to put our

arms around him. >> reed was sentenced to theen ye nine years after a russian court be convicted him of assaulting a police officer a three-month-old baby missing from san jose has been reunited with his mother baby brandon's unsuspecting grandmother seen taking the baby out of the truck then a family friend is seen rummaging through the bed of the truck. a second suspect is seen carrying brandon luckily, he was recovered on tuesday. authorities are till tstill try determine a motive a 6-year-old boy was playin in his yard when he says another boy covered a tennis ball in gasoline and lit it on fire and

hurled at his face >> reporter: these images are heartbreaking, laying in a hospital bed, most of his body sw swollen and bandaged up from what his family called a horrific attack. >> the bully lured him around the corner and within a matter of seconds he came around the corner creaming >> reporter: on sunday afternoon he was playing in the back yard with other kids when their 8-year-old neighbor got into a shed on the property and got access to gasoline and lighters. >> poured gasoline on a tennis ball, thlit it on fire and chucd at him

>> reporter: what happened has h his loved ones outraged. it isn't the first time the bully has put him in the hospital >> two months ago he was pushed into a wall and fell to the flar and, 2010, the mother refuses to admit her kid did it >> reporter: they did not want to talk. up to four unattended children were seen playing with gasoline and lighting objects on fire meanwhile, dominick's loved ones say they want justice. >> it's heartbreaking. there's nothing being done about this this needs to be seen everywhere so everyone sees dom's story and what he has to go through and the extent it went to for someone to hopefully do something. >> our thoughts are with that

little boy authorities declared a water shortage emergency in southern california and announced an unprecedented measure. starti starting june 1st, 6 million people have to reduce their usage. 2020 and 2021 saw record low rainfall we have somebody in the studio for the first time in two years. michelle grossman is back with us welcome back >> the last time we in the studio was january 1st, 2020 we are talking about severe wea weather today and really cold weather, too 19 million impacted by a freeze alert. and we are lacking at temperatures in the 30s.

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points three teams head on the road looking to close it out in the first-round series the action tips off at 7:00 p.m. eastern. benches cleared in the mets/cardinals game. it is the latest incident in a chip e chippy season for the mets miguel almaguer has the story. >> reporter: it's a painful part of the game that can stun a crowd. >> times >> reporter: or incite a bench-clearing brawl >> both benches clear. >> reporter: but this season, heightened sensitivity this new york to batters, beaten by baseball through just 20 games. mets players have been plunked 19 times

pete alonso took his second hit to the head this week. the problem is inconsistent baseball >> the mlb has a very big problem with the baseballs i mean, they're bad. everyone knows it. and the mlb doesn't give a damn. >> reporter: but the mlb says they are always concerned about keeping hitters safe a pro pitcher can throw a fastball at 100 miles per hour that gives the hitter about 375 mill seconds or that long to get out of the way, a big rleague problem throwing mlb a curve, miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> the jacksonville jaguars hold the number one overall pick for the second straight year

both thnew york teams have two picks. before we go, today is the first time in two years we have had a meteorologist in this studio with us it is lovely to have you back. >> it is so good to see yo

nothing is impossible for god and miracles happen still. right now at 4:30, overcome with emotion. baby brandon's mother thanking one of the good samaritans who helped find her son. our cameras were there to capture the heartwarming moment. how healthy is the county you live? we talk to an expert about how the pandemic is affecting our everyday lives. also the steps she says bay area leaders can take to make improvements. on high alert. meteorologist vianey arana tracking the high wind