shortages may impact your summer plans. that and a lot more ahead on the "today" show. that's what's happening "today in the bay." we'll be back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> don't forget to join us for our midday newscast. coming up for you, the "today" show. good morning. breaking news. a shot of hope. moderna expected to push the fda to make the first covid vaccine available to the nation's youngest children. something millions of parents have been waiting on for nearly two years. so will it be approved? and how soon could the shots get in arms and what will it mean for the covid fight as our nation's focus shifts? >> we are certainly, right now, in this country, out of the pandemic phase.

to know. breaking overnight, back former marine, trevor reed returns to the u.s. after his release in a surprise prisoner swap between the white house and russia. a homecoming three years in the making for his family. >> it's going to really hit us when we get to put our arms around him and hug him. >> this morning new details on how the two nations reached a deal amid sky high tensions and what it could mean for other americans still detained in russia. new warning, vladimir putin cautions the west there will be a lightning fast response to outside interference in ukraine. this amid new russian attacks across the war-torn nation and a powerful display of defiance by ukrainian civilians. we're live with the very latest

from the front lines. outraged, the husband of rust shooting victim, halyna hutchins fires back at the santa fe sheriff over the release of video evidence showing his wife's final moments. why he said the family's rights were trampled on and the damage that is now irreparable. all of that plus hollywood controversy. olivia wilde served custody papers from her ex, jason sedakus while on stage. straight ahead, the intense reaction that has now erupted and what the former snl star is saying to us about it. and roll of the dice, the nfl draft just hours away as one of the league's most popular events heads to las vegas for the very first time. inside the hopes and dreams of players, their families and those die-hard football fans as the mystery surrounding whose name will be called first grows. "today," thursday, april 28th, 2022. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and welcome to "today," thank you for starting your thursday morning with us.

thursday is on the calendar as a ton of people wait for the -- >> oh, it's a welcome to the nfl moment for a lot of athletes. we'll find out more, and everyone wonders who will be the first draft pick. >> speaking of dreams fulfilled. >> what happened. >> one winning ticket was sold in the power ball last night. the prize a whopping $471.1 million. we'll have more on that coming up as soon as i call my cousins. it is a chilly morning out there, record lows across the midwest and northeast, al will have his full forecast straight ahead. breaking news to get to, former u.s. marine, trevor reed, arrived back in the u.s. overnight after being detained in russia for nearly three years. new details on his release and the prisoner exchange that secured his release. a break through for young children across the nation who are ineligible for a covid vaccine. we begin with stephanie gosk. >> reporter: go back to december 2020, that was when the first

vaccine was given authorization by the fda for adult users. that was a year and a half ago and we still don't have a vaccine for the youngest among us, 6 months old to 5 years old. moderna could be close to asking for that emergency use authorization for its vaccine. the difficulty here has been dosage for small children. both pfizer and moderna ran clinical trials during omicron and they struggled to get a vaccine that was strong against -- you know, preventing the virus. but the companies both point out it does minimize the seriousness of the infection, which is what we've seen in some of the adult vaccines. all of this happening as dr. anthony fauci has declared more or less the pandemic over here in the united states. that covid will now be endemic and we're in this kind of closed phase. he does point out, however, that is not the case in the rest of the world. the pandemic still has its grip

on the planet. hoda? >> stephanie gosk for us on that breaking story. thank you. joining us on what parents need to know, dr. john torres. we expect news from moderna on a vaccine for younger children. what do you expect? how effective do you think it

might be? a recent study shows that 75% of kids have had covid-19. vaccines is more dependable, meaning you'll have a more reliable form of protection for the shots, guys, back to you. >> stephanie gosk for us on that breaking story. thank you. joining us on what parents need to know, dr. john torres. we expect news from moderna on a vaccine for younger children. what do you expect? how effective do you think it might be? do you expect parents will want to go and get their kids vaccinated? >> savannah you're right. moderna said about a month ago they were going to release the data and apply for the fda emergency use authorization in

april. so we expect that to happen any day now, possibly any week now. if you look at the data they submitted a few weeks ago, they divided the age group into two ages which is interesting because i think that's what other manufacturers are going to do as well. they went from 6 months to 2-year-olds and 2-year-olds to 5-year-olds. they found the effectiveness against getting sick, sniffles, mild illness, was fairly low, 44% for the younger group and 38% for the older groups, 2 year olds to 5-year-olds. they found it was effective at preventing serious illness, hospitalization and death, and that's what's important. past especially if you don't know if as far as parents and whether they accept it, there's concern about hesitation and a lot of parents now, especially now that

russia for nearly three years. mask mandates have come down, masks are not required on airplanes or public transportation, a lot of people with children in this age group are saying i'm not going to travel until my child gets vaccinated so they just came out with data from last week showing the actual cases of children have risen over 40% because of what's st going on right now with the omicron variant surge. and we do know that could possibly continue and so, you know, hopefully they do start the uptake hopefully we get the information soon and they do apply for the emergency use authorization and we get vaccines for this one age group still not protected from the virus as much as they could this morning, a homecoming three years in the making. former marine trevor reid back on u.s. soil

he was released in a prisoner exchange straight out of a spy novel. russian state tv broadcasting this unverified video that it says shows the 30-year-old arriving at a moscow airport in his home state of texas, reed's parents say after living in a nightmare, their prayers have been answered. >> it's going to really hit us when we get to put our arms around him and hug him. >> reporter: reed was sentenced to nine years in prison after russian authorities accused him of assaulting two officers after a night of drinking. but his family has always maintained his iocg ivately witt biden last month to campaign for his release. the white house said reed is receiving care for his urgent health needs. >> he looks terrible to us as his parents we know he does not look well. he was thin. >> he was walking strange it looked like they had to help him get up in the airplane. >> reporter: in a deal brokered by the biden administration, reed was traded for a convicted russian drug trafficker.

seen here on russian state tv in moscow last year reed's parents telling savannah they'd support a prisoner swap. >> we don't care how he comes home. >> we want our son home. >> reporter: reed's return is drawing new attention to the fate of other americans detained in russia. including wnba superstar brittney griner, who was arrested two months ago on alleged drug charges which could carry a sentence of up to 10 years if convicted another former marine, paul whelan is serving a 16 year sentence after being accused of spying, which he denies. in a new statement provided by his family whelan after learning of reed's release asked, why was i left behind adding the world knows this charge was fabricated, why hasn't the world done more for my release.

>> reed and his family said he was kept in an isolation tent on the way home because they worry he has tuberculosis. his release came as a surprise especially considering the escalating tension between the u.s. and russia. but officials say negotiations about reed were walled off from efforts to punish vladimir putin and russia. new attacks overnight while russia cautions western nations, including the u.s., against interfering. erin mcloughlin is in the capital city of kyiv good morning. >> reporter: good morning. today the u.n. secretary general is visiting the outskirts of kyiv to see firsthand the horrors that have unfolded here. this as russian president, vladimir putin, is issuing yet another ominous warning. as the war rages on, ukrainian soldiers armed with western weapons and a show of support for more than 40 allies.

>> this is a time for courage, not for caution. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin warning of a lightning fast response to outside interference in ukraine. saying, we have all the tools for this the kind that no one else can boast of right now and we won't brag we will just use them if needed. remarks seen as a reference to russian weapons like ballistic missiles and nuclear arms. russia is being accused of blackmail while cutting off gas lines to poland and europe meanwhile, ukrainians remain determined. >> our equipment is worse than theirs but the strength is not in the tank. the strength is in the people. >> reporter: overnight in kherson, an explosion in the center of town blowing up a tv tower. russian state media claiming

they shot down two ukrainian missiles this following wednesday's show of courage ukrainians demonstrating against the occupation defiance eventually dispersed by russian stun grenades and tear grass. julia recently fled saying she took part in the demonstrations, but it became too dangerous so she fled. >> how did you make it out >> i found driver. and russians remember his face he give them food, cigarettes, things they need so it's like his payment for their permission to let him go. >> reporter: she said the dirt road they used to escape was narrow and riddled with mines but when they made it through and saw the first ukrainian flags, they broke down in tears. later today, president biden is expected to request congress fund a supplemental aid package for ukraine. it's said to be massive with assistance to last ukraine until

the end of september hoda. >> thank you so much erin. a federal court has blocked the department of homeland security from lifting that pandemic restriction on migrants at the southern border u.s. officials tell nbc news, 170,000 migrants are waiting in mexico and planning to cross the border when title 42 is lifted but a federal judge said he would put a pause on lifting that restriction, any time before may 23rd. the judge set a hearing date for next month to determine whether that pause should be extended beyond that date it is 14 minutes past the hour football fans have been waiting for this day to finally get here. >> let me tell you, pro football is practically year round now. good morning to you. the nfl draft gets under way tonight from las vegas for the very first time. the wildly popular event adding more excitement and electricity to sin city. hundreds of prospects and their families getting set to see life-long dreams fulfilled sam brock joins us with more

good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it's in las vegas and it wouldn't be vegas if there weren't a red carpet in this case the red carpet is a floating stage over the bellagio fountains. the nfl draft one of the biggest events in all of sports with the question going into tonight who's going to be the number one pick the nfl is officially doubling down on sin city >> there is so much buzz and excitement here. >> reporter: hosting tonight's nfl draft. smack dab in the middle of the vegas strip. you can expect plenty of vegas style bells and whistles like a floating stage on the bellagio fountains, a draft theatre in playing cards, an entrance lined with show girls and more than two dozen performers, including ice cube and wheezer. >> musicians to circumstance did you soleil, all the things you can only see in vegas.

>> vegas was supposed to host the draft in 2020, instead covid ruined that. instead roger goodell read draft picks from his basement. this year the jaguars pick first again, although with their but, of course, the player story lines are the star of the night. the all american linebacker devin lloyd let his school to a franchise quarterback in place, it's a real mystery who will go number one but, of course, the player story version of myself and just constantly getting support and love. >> reporter: the nfl also

allowing everyday americans to announce some of the picks, including the members of the lines are the star of the night. the all american linebacker devin lloyd let his school to a title, honoring his teammates lost to gun violence. >> we love y'all love y'all from the bottom of our heart. >> reporter: and tre mcbride, a tight end from colorado state, poised to become the first nfl player with same sex parents. >> they've done a great job pushing me to be the best version of myself and just constantly getting support and love. >> reporter: the nfl also allowing everyday americans to announce some of the picks, including the members of the national ga flag football league and make a wish recipients, like ben who overcame childhood leukemia and got the news from patriots owner robert kraft. football fans gearing up for a magical night which always has something special up its sleeve. and one of the fun things returning from this year each of the teams gets to invite 20 of their most passionate fans so that player after being selected gets to go take selfies. of course, the two new york teams have four picks in the top ten, their fan bases will be there. hopefully they're welcoming to

the selections >> those new york teams will blow it again. sam brock in miami. >> excuse me, mr. hot take. >> sorry, it was in my head. >> we don't have to hear that. >> sorry about that. good luck jets, good luck giants good luck. >> good luck to you walking around here. >> enjoy. what you got, al >> we need penn and teller to make you disappear it is -- baby it's cold outside. we have not as cold as it is in the studio freeze alerts into friday for 19 million folks from michigan all the way down to virginia, pennsylvania as well look at these wind chills, feels like 23 in buffalo right now, 31 in boston, 33 in new york city a wind chill of 28 in fort wayne, indiana in fact, temperatures this morning, 28 in both pittsburgh and cleveland. it feels like it should be march 8th. head into the northeast we're talking about philly and washington d.c your lows, it should feel like mid to early parts of march. temperatures will start to warm up, but not before today for minneapolis, bangor, richmond, all anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees above average, chilly from portland, philly, roanoke, memphis. dallas mid 80s

but as we get into next week temperatures warm up, a little bit nicer by sunday at 62. 73 in philly on monday. 75 in cincinnati on monday as well and as we look into early next week, much warmer than average down through the southeast, colder than average down through the great lakes. temperatures close to normal here in the northeast. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds

good morning. i'm meteorologist vianey arana. live look right now in san francisco, and the factor today is going to be the wind. there's still a wind advisory that remains in place for the north bay mountains and the hills. gusty winds for the higher elevation areas. gusts of 60-plus in the altamont. daytime highs in the mid to upper 60s. for the interior valleys, upper 60s, low 70s. weather. guys >> al, thank you so much. still ahead this morning, growing fall out over the release of video and evidence from the "rust" movie set shooting why the victim's family is lashing out at the sheriff and demanding the videos be taken down. plus amal clooney's visit to the u.n. for justice for the victims of ukraine

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ramirez and her husband baldomeo sandoval. they face a judge this afternoon. we'll be there in court. >> reporter: good morning. i'm cierra johnson in san francisco. last night a completely different story than this morning. the chase center filled with fans and excitement. that's because the warriors clinched a spot in the conference semifinals. the warriors next phase the winners of the memphis/minnesota series. game and time to be determined later today. tickets will go on sale. let's get a check of the weather with vianey. >> a wind advisory in effect right now. san francisco, a beautiful view. this is for the north bay mountains and the east bay hills until 11:00 a.m. breezy in the south bay. 60 degrees for san francisco, 69

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we are back now 7:30. great crowd out there. thursday morning. 28th of april, 2022. but don't tell the temperatures out there because it's more like a march day, maybe even february. chilly one in the northeast. but warm weather is on the way. by august at least. it has to come at some point. >> go straight from winter to spring. let's get to your headlines. new developments in the ongoing battle between disney and florida lawmakers. disney's special self-governing district is responding to the new law seeking to dissolve it. the district said the legislation cannot be enacted unless the state pays off all the debt which stands at

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this morning the family of halyna hutchins is slamming the santa fe county sheriff's office for releasing the video of her final moments saying they failed to give hutchins dignity and after more than six months investigating the deadly shooting, the sheriff's department released evidence, thousands of pages of documents and hours of body camera videos. nbc news is not showing the video of halyna hutchins' final moments. a letter from the hutchins' attorney said the sheriff's office trampled on the constitutional rights of the hutchins by giving him less than a business day to review the materials before it was released to the public. the first time mr. hutchins saw the disturbing and unsettling video footage of his wife lying

on the church floor was on an internet website, the attorney writes. the damage your office has done is irrepable. the sheriff spoke to hoda and savannah this week. >> what was your intention in releasing all the information at this point. >> it was a public records request that we are required to release the information. but it was also an attempt to be transparent in the investigation. >> were you under an obligation to release it right now? >> not right now, it took us some time to put it together. and we tried to release it as soon as we had everything together. >> new video also released by the sheriff's office shows baldwin hours after the shooting learning that hutchins died. >> i have some very unfortunate news to tell you. >> what? >> she didn't make it. >> reporter: in february, hoda spoke with halyna hutchins' widow matthew, who is suing baldwin and others involved with the film over his wife's death. >> in your mind's eye, what does justice look like?

>> we're pursuing justice every way we can. to hold accountable the people who are responsible for her death, which was totally preventable. in the end, you know, justice won't bring halyna back but hopefully it can prevent something like this happening again. >> reporter: and an attorney for alec baldwin said any idea that alec was reckless is false. >> that letter raised serious concerns about how that dump of all of those videos could impact matt's son, young son. >> reporter: yeah, the hutchins family writes about the potential disturbing consequences this material can have given how misinformation is used on social media and how the family fears the footage could be used by bullies to abuse halyna hutchins' 9-year-old son

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telling the u.n. they were not doing enough to bring war criminals to justice in ukraine. this morning a power call to action from amal clooney. >> ukraine is today a slaughter house right in the heart of europe. >> reporter: known to many for her marriage to actor george clooney. she's also internationally famous for her ground breaking work as a human rights lawyer. now challenging the united nations and the u.s. to do more to address horrors like the war crimes in bucha. >> this council has heard so many speeches with that now hollow refrain, never again. but here we are. faced with evidence of the crime of aggression, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and mounting evidence each day of the crime of genocide. >> reporter: in her storied legal career, she has investigated atrocities in syria, darfur and bosnia the u.n. resolved to act in that

case but she said it never did. >> this happened the year that my children were born. it was my first trip as a working mother but my children are now almost 5. and so far, most of the evidence that has been collected by the u.n. is in storage when survivors ask me to explain how can this be, i can only say, i'm ashamed. >> in action she said leads others to believe they'll never be held accountable. >> the perpetrators commit these crimes believing they will get away with it and they have been right >> reporter: in 2016, clooney explained her passion for her work to cynthia mcfadden. justice. i believe it's important that you don't just turn the page without people being held to account. >> reporter: seen around the world at events like the royal

wedding, she recently explained to time magazine how she uses her celebrity to shine a light on issues that matter. saying in terms of an increased public profile, i think all i can do is turn the spotlight to what is important. amal clooney says she hopes to use her spotlight to get the u.n. to act on russia's atrocities in ukraine unlike other recent war crime investigations >> chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell. thank you. >> she does use her powers for good. >> she does. switch gears, get a check of the weather. there is fire. >> for our friends out west the fire danger continues. 8 million people under red flag warnings from las vegas down to oklahoma and texas we have these elevated and critical risks, wind gusts of 45 miles per hour we're talking fire danger continuing into tomorrow,

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we are back with sheinelle a custody controversy that erupted in hollywood >> actor jason sudeikis claims he had no idea former fiancee olivia wilde would be served custody papers in a big moment in her career, on stage it's leading to a lot of questions fo service company behind that move

a shocking moment on stage for actor/director, olivia wilde wilde was addressing thousands of film industry insiders when someone interrupted her to deliver a mysterious envelope. after confusion she went ahead with her presentation while the audience speculated over what could be inside. the envelope, marked personal and confidential actually contained legal documents from her ex, ted lasso star, jason sudeikis >> the ted lasso welcome wagon has arrived. >> sources close to jason sudeikis tell nbc news that the documents were drawn up to establish jurisdiction related to the children of ms. wilde and mr. sudeikis they broke off their engagement in november of 2020 after nine years together they share two children, 8-year-old otis and 5-year-old daisy. last year, after winning best comedy series for "ted lasso" jason sudeikis gave his

ex-fiancee a shout out. >> thank my kids, otis and daisy, thank their mom, olivia, who had the initial idea to do this as a tv show. >> on tuesday wilde was in las vegas for her new film with her current boyfriend harry styles controversy erupted online why such sensitive documents were delivered at a high profile moment the source for jason sudeikis said he had no knowledge of the time or place that the envelope would have been delivered, as this would solely be up to the process service company involved and he would never condone her being served in such an inappropriate manner representatives for wilde did not immediately respond to a request for comment. the director of the conference where this took place said in a statement they have never had an incident like this before and are certainly now reevaluating security procedures as to how this was able to happen in the first place. >> how does a process server

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tremfya® today. good morning to you. it is 7:56. i'm scott mcgrew. here is a look at what's happening now. >> reporter: i'm kris sanchez in san jose where baby brandon's mother is speaking out. she told us she hopes the kidnappers get what they deserve for a crime she wouldn't wish on anybody. they are jose portillo who police say took the baby on monday. yes, sir seen yeah ramirez who was with the grandmother and baby when he was kidnapped and her husband baldomeo sandoval. we'll see another windy afternoon today. a live look in san francisco. we have some cloud cover. there is a wind advisory in effect right now for the north

bay and the east bay hills. we'll see that in place until 11:00 a.m. gusty winds upwards of 40-50-plus. breezy in the south bay. current temperatures in the 40s. we'll bump up into the mid to upper 60s. it's going to remain dry, not just for today but heading into the weekend as well. we'll warm up into saturday, a high of about 66 degrees. heading into sunday, 65. and then we stay dry into the start of the workweek. look at the inland temperatures. we go into the upper 70s by friday and eventually we'll hit 80s heading into saturday and sunday into the weekend. scott. >> we'll have another local news update in a half hour. we'll see you then. this morning on c. live, a former convict turned life coach sits down with our us. that's this morning at 11:30 on c. live.

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it's 8:00 on "today. coming up, new phase, moderna pushing to make their covid vaccine available for young kids something parents have been waiting for all pandemic so when will it get approved we're live with the latest then hailey bieber speaks out. >> definitely the scariest moment of my life. >> the model and media

personality opens up about the small stroke she suffered and how husband justin bieber helped her through the ordeal the latest on her recover what you need to know about what may have caused her health scare. plus fully booked. >> i know personally, the value of reading, the ability to read. the magic of storiesing reading >> we'll introduce you to the incredible teacher known as the book lady making reading accessible to a community in need we have special surprises to help her with that mission and viral hit. meet the tiktoker whose painful slip turned into an online sensation. >> she'll join us live to talk about the mishap that landed her on millions of screens "today," thursday, april 28th, 2022 from fort worth, texas. >> because today is my birthday. >> from hillyard, ohio. >> my sweet 16.

>> hi to our families in evanton and wyoming. >> shout out to my family in north carolina >> my mom -- >> watching in spokane, washington >> dellahunt family reunion from salt lake city, utah. >> my first time in new york. >> from california. >> dreaming about this mother/daughter trip. >> from sacramento. >> they look like sisters. >> they do love it when a life-long dream comes true it's thursday, so happy you're starting with us thank you so much. getting to our news at 8:00. we begin with breaking and welcome news to the parents of young children who are still ineligible for a covid vaccine moderna announced this morning it's asking the fda for emergency use authorization for

its vaccine for kids, kids who are six months to 5 years old. the company said it has a two shot vaccine taken four weeks apart that provided robust protection against covid for young children pfizer is expected to submit its application later this three. we turn to ukraine russian president vladimir putin warned of a, quote, lightning fast response to outside interference in ukraine. many interpreting those remarks as a threat to use ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons. president biden is expected to ask congress to aid a new package for aid to ukraine the extra aid that officials described as massive is intended to last five months. and the secretary general is outside kyiv this morning. later he's expected to head to the capital for talks with president zelenskyy. months. another sign of russia's invasion of ukraine. the effect that it's having on the young people there as

families go through horrific experiences. parents are doing what they can to try and shield their children nbc's matt bradley joins us now from southeastern ukraine with more on that part of the story matt, good morning >> reporter: good morning, craig. so i'm here at a center for families who have just come out of mariupol. and, you know, they look like they're having a great time, everybody is smiling actually just a second ago they were chasing us around with a lizard's tail they had found but the stories these children are telling us have been heartbreaking. mariupol is a horrific scene of destruction where thousands are still trapped beneath the vast steel works. >> we can play with phones but we want to go home we want to see the sun. >> reporter: but a three hour drive away, these children are safe happy you may never have guessed where they've been until you ask.

he spent weeks hiding underground. what was it like under the shelter? >> translator: i remember the smell of the shelter, the white stuff on my face when the ceiling cell down on me. >> were you scared >> translator: i was never afraid. >> reporter: after a few minutes he opened up more. >> does it make you scared when you see grown ups scared. >> translator: it was scary for me i feel fear, i feel afraid about the shelling and rockets >> reporter: his parents and grandparents are impressed, but how do you explain it to a child. >> translator: the day he stayed in the shelter he grew up fast we're safe but we don't talk about it. >> reporter: though parents are the first line of defense they're often just as damaged. >> they're going through horrific experiences but doing what they can to shield their children. >> reporter: his family told him he was hearing military training

when they first heard bombs and rockets. it's okay to cry. >> translator: i'm angry with putin that he destroyed our house. i can't understand why he did that to our city >> reporter: sergei, who you just heard from, he's out here in the red shirt he's playing, smiling, laughing. everything is good now and you know how kids are, they're resilient, but they're sensitive. i have to tell you in ernest, no matter how it looks now, these children, their childhoods are very much a casualty of war. craig? >> matt bradley. matt, thank you. sergei, thank you as well. police in kansas are investigating an allegation of a troubling incident that happened at a college baseball game over the past weekend kansas university said that a water cooler provided by opponent bethenny college contained a foreign substance

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we are back now 8:12 with new details on the recent health scare for justin bieber's wife, hailey >> she suffered stroke like symptoms and was rushed to the hospital. >> she released a social media post and is talking about what happened and what doctors believe caused it. >> definitely the scariest moment of my life. >> reporter: model and media personality hailey bieber opening up about the serious health scare last month that landed her in the hospital. >> i was sitting at breakfast with my husband, having a normal day, normal conversation and we were in the middle of talking. and all of a sudden i felt this really weird sensation that kind of like travelled down my arm. >> reporter: the 25-year-old, who's married to pop superstar justin bieber revealing she suffered a mini stroke. >> justin was like, are you

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ this is an nbc news special report. here's chuck todd. >> good day, everyone. we are coming on the air just moments before president biden is set to announce that he's asking congress to approve what the white house is calling a massive new ask for aid for ukraine. a price tag of $33 billion. the funds will be used to fortify military, economic and humanitarian assistance in that region for at least the next five months. as ukraine fends off attacks from russia. so with that, here is the president. >> good morning. i just congress for a critical security and humanitarian assistance to help ukraine continue to counter putin's aggression and at a very pivotal moment. we need this bill to support ukraine in its fight for freedom and our nato allies and our eu

partners, they're going to pay their fair share of the cost, as well, but we have to do this. we have to do our part, as well with the alliance. the cost of this fight is not cheap, but caving to aggression is going to be more costly if we allow it to happen. we either back ukrainian people as they defend their country or we stand by as the russians continue their atrocities and aggression in ukraine. every day, every day the ukrainians pay a price -- and the price they pay is with their lives for this fight, so we need to contribute arms, funding, ammunition and the economic support to make their courage and sacrifice have purpose so that they can continue this fight and do what they're doing. it's critical this funding gets approved and approve as quickly as possible. long before russia launched its brutal invasion, i made clear how the united states would respond, predicted they would invade and they surely did.

we said we'd not send u.s. troops to fight russian troops in ukraine, but we would provide robust military assistance and tried to unify the western world against russia's aggression. i said i would impose powerful sanctions on russia and that we would destroy this myth that somehow they could continue to move without the rest of the world acting, that we'd deploy additional forces to defend nato territory particularly in the east along the russian and belarus borders. that's exactly -- that's exactly what we said we would do and we did, but despite the disturbing rhetoric coming out of the kremlin, the facts are plain for everybody to see. we are not attacking russia. we are helping ukraine defend itself against russian aggression, and just as putin chose to launch this brutal invasion, he could make the choice to end this brutal invasion. russia is the aggressor. no if, ands or buts about it, russia is the aggressor and the

world must and will hold russia accountable. russia continues to yield immense human cost. we've seen them leave behind horrifying evidence of atrocities and war crimes in the areas they tried to control. as long as the assaults and atrocities continue we will continue to supply military assistance. i might note parenthetically, there is a dinner this weekend to celebrate the press. think of what the american press has done, the courage it's taken to stay in these war zones. the courage it's taken to report every single day. i've always had respect for the press, but i can't tell you how much respect i've had watching -- watching them in these zones where they're under fire, risking their own lives to make sure the world hears the truth. imagine if we weren't getting that information. it would be a different world.

it would be a different circumstance. in the past two months russia has launched this brutal attack and launched weapons and equipment that we've moved weapons and equipment to ukraine in record speed. thanks to the aid we provided russian forces have been forced to retreat from kyiv. that doesn't mean they're not going to try to come back, but they've retreated thus far. we've sent thousands of anti-armor, anti-missiles, helicopters, machine gun, riefrls, radar systems. more than 50 million rounds of ammunition. the united states alone has provided ten anti-armored systems for every russian tank that is in ukraine. ten to one. we've provided ukraine significant, timely intelligence to help them defend themselves against the russian onslaught and we are facilitating the significant flow of weapons and assistance in ukraine from our allies and partners around the world including tanks, artillery and other weapons. that support is moving with unprecedented speed. much, much of the new equipment

we've announced in the past two weeks has already gotten to ukraine where it can be put to direct use on the battlefield. however, we've almost exhausted what we call the fancy phrase, the drawdown authority that congress authorized ukraine -- authorized ukraine in a bipartisan spending bill last month. basically, we're out of money, and so that's why today in order to sustain ukraine as it continues to fight, i'm sending congress a supplemental budget request that will keep weapons and ammunition flowing without interruption to the brave ukrainian fighters that continue delivering economic and humanitarian assistance to the ukrainian people. this so-called supplemental funding addresses the needs of the ukrainian military during the critical weeks and months ahead, and it begins to transition to longer term security assistance that's going to help ukraine deter and continue to defend against

russian aggression. this assistance would provide even more artillery, armored vehicle, anti-armored systems and anti-air capabilities that will be used by the ukrainian warriors. you know, it's going to deliver much-needed humanitarian assistance as well as food, water, medicine, shelter and other aid to ukrainians displaced by russia's war and provide aid for those seeking refuge in other countries from ukraine. it is also going to help schools and hospitals open. it's going to allow pensions and social support to be paid to the ukrainian people so they have something, something in their pocket. it is also going to provide critical resources to just food shortages around the globe. ukraine -- ukraine was one of the world's largest agricultural producers. typically, 10% of all of the wheat that's shipped around the world, putin has asserted sanctions and they're blocking food from ukraine and russia getting on the market and the sanctions we've imposed on

russia. simply not true. putin's war, not sanctions, are impacting the harvest of food and disrupting the movement of that food by land and sea to nations around the globe that need it. this funding is going to help these rising food prices at home, as well and abroad caused by russia's war in ukraine. it's going to help support american farmers produce more crops like wheat and oil seed which is good for rural america, good for the american consumer and good for the world and this supplemental request will use the defense production act to expand domestic production and reserve -- and reserve of critical materials, materials like nickel and lithium that has been disrupted by putin's war in ukraine and necessary to make everything from automobiles. i hope congress will move on this funding quickly. i believe they will. i want to thank congress,

democrats and republicans for the support of the people of ukraine, and next week i'll be in alabama to visit a lockheed martin plant that manufactures the javelin anti-tank missile we've been sending to ukraine, and to thank the american workers, thank them for producing the weapons that help stopped russian's advance into cities like kyiv. their hard work has played a critical role on putin's strategic failure in ukraine and they should know that we know it. in addition to this supplemental funding i'm also sending to congress a comprehensive package that will enhance our underlying effort to accommodate the russian oligarchs and make sure we take their -- take their ill begotten gains. we will accommodate them. we will seize their yachts and luxury homes and others ill begotten gains of putin's --

yeah. cliptocracy, and these are bad guys. this legislative package is to seize property seized to russia's cliptocracy. it will create new procedures for forfeiture and seizure of these properties and it will ensure that when the oligarch's assets are sold off funds can be used directly to remedy the harm russia caused -- and help build ukraine. additionally, yesterday russia threatened two of our allies with a cutoff of energy supplies, while america has ended all of russian fossil fuel imports because we are able to use our vast supply of power to our country, some european countries have faced more challenges and reducing their reliance on russian fuel. russia has long claimed to be, quote, the reliable source of energy in the world. no matter what the differences

are, their customers are always going to be in good shape, but these actions prove that energy is not just a commodity that russia sells to help meet other country's need, but a weapon we use to deploy against those that stand in aggression. let me be clear, we will not let russia intimidate or blackmail their way out of these sanctions. we will not allow them to use gas as consequences for their aggression. korea, japan, qatar and others will support our effort to help the european allies threatened by russia through gas, blackmail and other ways. aggression will not win. threats will not win. this is another reminder of the imperative for europe and the world to move more and more of our power needs to clean energy. the united states, we're doing that right now. last year we developed more solar, wind and battery storage

than any year in our history and upped the power to 56 million american homes. earlier this month we acted to bolster the reliance on our nuclear energy facilities which generates more than half of our carbon-free power and we are just getting started. i look at this as a serious problem, but also an enormous opportunity. an opportunity. bottom line, all these actions we've been taking are about the truth, this truth, investing in ukraine's freedom and security is a small price to pay to punish russian aggression to lessen the risk of future conflicts. throughout our history, we've learned that dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they've caused more chaos and engage in more aggression, they keep moving and the cost, the threats to america and the world keep rising. we can't let this happen. our unity at home, our unity with our allies and partners and

our unity with the ukrainian people is sending an unmistakable message to putin. you will never succeed in dominating ukraine. finally, we're going to continue to deliver critical support to ukraine. we must also not let air guard down and our fight against covid-19 and abroad. that's why i'm again urging congress to act on my request for $22.5 billion in emergency resources so the american people can continue to protect themselves from covid-19. the reason we were so successful in the past is i was able to work with drug manufacturers to deliver the significant quantities of material that we needed ahead of time to get ahead of the line. without additional funding we can't pre-order the amount of vaccines we need and we risk losing our spot in line for targeted variance. we are running out of supply of therapeutics like anti-viral

pills we desperately need. we've donated more vaccines and treatments to the world than all other nations of the world combined. if the u.s. won't do it, no one else will really step up and do it. without additional funding the united states won't be able to help stop the spread around the world and close off ongoing sources of the supply chain disruptions. look, let's get both of these critical tasks done. no delays. no excuses, just action, now. now. thank you all. thank you. [ inaudible question ] >> okay. >> watch your head. he just turned thatsint, i want ask what your message is to ukrainian refugees on the southwest border and those that are trying to flee ukraine from the violence? >> we have made a direct means

by which they can get from europe, from ukraine directly to the united states without going through the southern border. in the meantime, in the southern border, we are trying to work through and make sure there is an orderly process and they are able to get in. just so you know, we've said there's no need to go to the southern border. fly directly to the united states and we've set up a method where they can fly directly with a visa. >> how are the growing number of russian comments and the media and officials are painting this as a conflict between nato, the u.s. and russia. there are alarming terms of nuclear weapons. [ inaudible question ] >> are either of those two things true and do they worry you, those things? >> they're not true. they do concern me because it

shows the desperation that russia is feeling about their abject failure in being able to do what they set out to do in the first instance, and so i think it's more of a reflect, not of the truth, but of their failure, and so instead of saying that the ukrainians equipped with some capability to resist russian forces are doing this, they've got to tell their people the united states and all of nato is engaged in taking out russian troops and tanks, et cetera. so it's -- number one, it's an excuse for their failure, but number two, it's also if they really mean it, it's -- it's -- no one should be making idle comments about the use of nuclear weapons or the possibility that they can use that. it's irresponsible. >> mr. president -- >> mr. president, back on the

border, title 42. a number of your democratic friends are pressuring the white house to maintain that policy. can you give us a straight answer whether you're going to heed that request or you're going to get rid of it? >> i can give you a straight answer. we had proposed to eliminate that policy by the end of may. the court has said we can't so far, and what the court says we're going to do. the court can come along and say we cannot do that and that's it. >> mr. president, would you say this is not a proxy war, but russia disagrees. they say war means war. how concerned are you that they may start to act accordingly even if you disagree? >> we are prepared for whatever they do. >> can you ensure that poland and bulgaria have sufficient amounts of gas? >> first, as you know, poland has indicated they have significant reserve of gas as what they planned for, as does,

not as much, as does bulgaria. we have worked with our allies from japan on to say that we may divert our sale of the natural gas that we're sending to those countries and divert it directly to -- to poland and bulgaria. so i, you know, that's as much as i can tell you right now. >> sir, how concerned are you of a recession showing the retraction of 1.4%? >> well, i'm -- i'm not concerned about a recession. i mean, you're always concerned about a recession, but the gdp, you know, fell to 1.4%, but here's the deal, last quarter we had residential investment increased at significant rates both for leisure as well as hard products, number one. number two, we are -- unemployment is the lowest rate since 1970, a record 4.5 million

businesses were created last year. we are in a situation where the -- you know, we have a very different view than senator scott, or republicans who want to raise taxes on the middle class families and want to include half of small business owners in that. so i think what you're seeing is enormous growth in the country that was affected by everything from covid and the covid blockages that occurred along the way. now you always have to take a look and no one can predict a recession now. some are predicting there may be a recession in 2023. i'm concerned about it, but i know one thing, that, you know, if our republican friends are really interested about doing something about economic growth, they should help us to continue to lower the deficit which we've

done last year with $350 billion. they should be willing to work with us to have a tax code that is actually one that works and everybody pays their fair share, and they should be in a position where you shouldn't be raising taxes on middle class folks. you should be raising taxes that everyone acknowledges, the majority of republicans aren't paying their fair share. i've said it a number of times. you have 50 major corporations of the fortune 500 companies made more than $40 billion and didn't pay a single penny. no one under our proposal will see a penny in their taxes go up. not one penny. >> do you think covid and ukraine should be tied together in legislation? >> i don't care how they do it. i'm sending them both up. they can do it separately or together, but we need them both. >> senator schumer said you're

getting closer to cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt. can you confirm that? what exactly do you plan to do here -- >> you mean my spokesman said that? >> the majority leadership. >> look, number one, one of the first thing we did was reform the system that was in place that didn't work for anybody that allowed people to write off debt if they engaged in public service. we have almost a million, 785 -- don't hold me to the exact number, 705,000 have had their debt forgiven because they're working as teachers or other means by which they qualify and we continue to make that easier. secondly, i am considering dealing with some debt reduction. i am not considering $50,000 debt reduction, but i'm in the process of taking a hard look at whether or not there are going to -- there will be additional

debt forgiveness and i'll have an answer on that in the next couple of weeks. >> thank you, guys. >> thank you. >> thank you. we heard there president biden taking a few questions, perhaps -- or at least clarifying some news he made on student loan debt, but let's focus on the big reason why we cut in for this. we just announced, the addition $33 billion. to put in in contrast, let's bring in peter alexander. i did a little back of the envelope math, this additional 33 over the next five months. essentially in the last three years of the war in afghanistan this country spent approximately $50 billion annually. so, peter, we are on pace in a war that we're technically not the ones fighting, to spend more on this war in ukraine for ukraine. essentially we're financing this war than we did in the last years of afghanistan, that is a big, big ask of money, peter. >> chuck, that is a big number,

more than twice the size of that most recent ask that the congress approved and the president signed just a month ago shy of $14 billion. this includes notably about $20 billion in weapons assistance, about half of that going directly to ukraine, so that is a significant effort that the president is putting behind this ask right now, directly sending a message to vladimir putin and the russians and saying to them and the ukrainian people and the military forces there that the u.s. doesn't want this to end in a stalemate, that they wantsi w have heard from some of the president's top aides including the defense secretary over the course of the next several weeks and there was a little bit of news here and there is a process for this to get passed, chuck. you'll remember that it was about 68, it was a bipartisan group of senators, lawmakers who supported this funding last month. the president this time around was saying he wanted new covid funding to be tied to the funding to ukraine.

in a letter to nancy pelosi that was sent just today the president said they should be tied, but in his public comments the president backed away from that saying he didn't care how they got done. they could be done separately. that would make it much ease easier for congress to pass that aid to ukraine. >> this could gum this up as title 42 with the issue at the border and the ability to suspend that, that could clear some legislative hurdles on that front. anyway, peter alexander, thank you. today's move represents an important shift in strategy for president biden as peter just mentioned one highlighted by defense secretary lloyd austin who returned from ukraine earlier this week. let's take a listen to what the defense secretary said about weakening russia. >> they can't do the kinds of things that it has done in invading ukraine. so it has already lost a lot of military capability and a lot of

its troops, quite frankly. >> so let's bring in our pentagon correspondent courtney kube. courtney, first of all, i saw it, and it was a delayed reaction and quite a few european leaders gave "the new york times" blind quotes nervous about what lloyd austin said, worried that the u.s. was sort of similar criticism that president biden got a few weeks ago when he hint offed at regime change and then they walked that back. any -- any sort of clarification from the secretary on his comments about russia? >> no. we'll actually hear from him later today so we'll have the opportunity to hear more about what he thinks about how the momentum may have shifted, but he -- to secretary austin's point here on the russian losses, we just heard from a senior defense official who said that the russians now have 92 battalion tactical groups inside ukraine dedicated to this fight in the donbas area. it's in the southeastern part of ukraine, and it has been moving

very slowly. it's not fair at this point to say that it's stalled necessarily, but it's really a back and forth, literally day to day fight between the russians and the ukrainians. sometimes the russians are moving forward a bit and the next day the ukrainians are pushing them back. we've also got more sense, you can look at the map there. we've seen mariupol and we've heard about that city being bombarded and pounded by the russians over the last several there is a very small amount of ukrainian military resistance left there, but for the most part the russians have taken over large parts of that city and have had it completely surrounded. we just heard from a senior defense official that some russian forces have actually moved away from that city and may be moving northwest as part of this ongoing offensive in the southeastern part of the country. so that is significant. the big question is do we see more russian forces move out of there and are they dedicated to taking over the donbas area? but the reality is the russians

really do hold large areas in southern ukraine right now. they have stepped up some of their movement and activity in the maritime environment, as well. there hasn't been any large amphibious assault, but they have moved more naval forces in there. there is a belief that that could be about tying down the ukrainian military in odesa, another city that you see on the map right now in the straight central southern part on the black sea. that is a critical port city to ukraine. there is a belief that the russians will try to take that in the coming days and weeks, but they have not really moved on that city yet. so again, the offensive in the southeastern part of the country continues, but the russians really have not made a lot of movement. part of that is because of these weapon allies have been sending. we now know that about 60% of the howitzers, those large artillery guns that the u.s. has been providing, about 60% of

those have moved in. there were 90 that have been dedicated and there were more to be promised to the ukrainians in the next coming days and weeks and now that we have these billions of dollars in the drawdown authority that the president announced today. we should also expect to hear about more ammunition heading to the ukrainians in the coming days, todd. >> i don't think we fully appreciate how much of this war the united states is now financing. courtney kube at the pentagon for us. thank you. let's check in inside of kyiv our nbc news correspondent, erin mclaughlin and she's been covering the conflict. it's the ask from zelenskyy and the ukrainian leadership is more, more, more. this is a response to that more. obviously, this may be just a down payment. >> yeah, well, ukrainian leaders are extremely thankful for the support that is now coming from the united states. they're repeatedly expressing

their gratitude and it's seen as absolutely essential, chuck. you know, i thought it was telling as the president was outlining this request, the sirens went off here in the capital, a stark reminder that while ukrainian forces manage to push out russian troops back into belarus while they were successful in the battle for kyiv, this war is still here. it's still affecting everyday life here in kyiv, and the weapons from the west are seen as absolutely critical to this fight. you know, yesterday i was in the trenches of kyiv where they're still preparing for a possible russian return. they were showing off their weapons. they showed us an nlaw, a gift from the british that costs $40,000 although they prefer the american-provided javelins that are more effective and they were firing off rpgs and they told us point-blank that without those weapons, without the assistance from the west and not just the

weapons, but also the training, the medical advice, as well, they would not have been able to push those russians back into belarus. so this is really seen as mission critical. and it is not just the military support and the president there outlined the economic support. it's hard to overstate just how devastating this has been to the ukrainian economy. since the beginning of the invasion, the gdp has fallen some 35%. the ukrainian prime minister estimates they need about $5 billion a month in assistance just to keep the government budget going. i was out in irpin, war-ravaged irpin, a suburb today and i spoke to a man who owns a children's mall. it's a place you'd want to take your kids on the weekend. it has bouncy castles and they have a pet store in there and completely obliterated. he said when the russians showed up they devastated everything. he's lost everything and he has no idea how he's going to rebuild and so many ukrainians

right now are in that same position which is why help from the west is seen as absolutely critical. chuck? >> erin mclaughlin in kyiv for us and erin, you bring up a good point. a large chunk of this money will be dedicated to weapons and military aid, but there is a significant amount dedicated to humanitarian in country, as well. hopefully more of europe will also step up. we'll have much more on these latest developments throughout the day on msnbc, nbc news now and of course, later this evening on "the nightly news." i'm chuck todd, for all of my female bonding and sticking by your girlfriends. >> hoda, you're the sure it's kind of like when you're in high school and a teacher has some special barbecue and only it's like when you're in high school and a teacher has a special barbecue and only invites some people. that was so fun at mr. girsh's house. >> it was more than that >> maybe we can do a musical, maybe the girls could be on the show doing a musical

performance. >> i thought we were going to get to sing. >> one of us could go down and you could take our place. >> yes. >> can i take your place >> yes i volunteer as tribute i'll go down >> they're telling us to wrap. >> no, they're not. >> yes they are >> "girls5eva. we're right on cue >> hurry before i swear. >> the one that licks at the end. >> all right you guys are coming back on the fourth hour you'll talk with me and jenna. >> i'll be there am i invited no >> you can stream the brand new season of "girls5eva" on peacock starting may 5th >> don't watch unless you want to laugh, smile, and feel joy. if you want those things this is your show. next, i can't wait to introduce you to the book lady a teacher in virginia is helping kids love to learn reading she will be with us live along with some of her students. we'll shine a light on her passion and goal to give away 1

million books. we're going to help her do it. but first this is "today." sh

welcome back next week is teacher appreciation week. >> okay. >> we decided why are we waiting, we love teachers? >> we do we're going to launch it right now. "today" celebrates teachers. we're doing it all next week, startling it right now shining a light on an amazing teacher whose dedication to reading has gone viral and earned her the nickname the book lady it's jenna's nickname but this lady is taking it to the next level. >> jennifer williams is working to donate 1 million books i sat down with her at one of my favorite places to talk about the mission she's on and the lives she's changing you kind of have two names,

right? >> my name is jennifer, or ms. jennifer, as well as the book lady. >> why the book lady >> because i've given away 91,900 books in the last four, almost five years. >> jennifer williams is not your average elementary school teacher for more than 30 years her passion for reading and writing can be seen throughout her classrooms and community even on display within letters her class wrote to my grandfather as he was leaving the white house in 1993. >> some of these are hilarious dear mr. bush we saw a picture of the white house it is big do you have a cleaning lady? >> it's her determination to get 1 million books to students, to adults, to any reader that has endeared her to so many. >> how come you have such a lofty goal >> i know personally the value of reading, the ability to read, the magic of stories i wanted to make sure my town had books.

>> her love for literature began early, her mom was a school librarian and read to her kids every day. when jennifer became a teacher and started working with children, she recognized immediately what a difference reading makes. >> there's no denying as a teacher i can spend five minutes with a kid i've never met before and when you talk to them, the way they carry themselves, the way they answer questions. there's a difference count between a child with ready access to books versus someone who doesn't. >> when tutoring students they begged to keep the books she read to them recognizing their need she started to give books to every child, every time. to this day the mission ms. jennifer lives by, no one who wants a book leaves without one. to novels left by neighbors to spending thousands of her own dollars. school bookshelves are filled and keeps books in her car incase she meets a new friend.

she also started the second chance book club at the jail for women. two years in the club is on its 59th book. >> why did you title it the second chance book club. >> by the time you end up in jail people have told you what you've done wrong. i wanted them to feel there's a second chance. >> here's to 30,000 more. >> jennifer chronicled her journey in a facebook group called joy of reading. and by the looks of it, she has no plans of slowing down any time soon. >> you calculated how long it will take to donate 1 million books. >> at my current rate i will be 92. >> but you're not going to stop. >> i'm not i'm not going to stop as long as i can do it. >> wow >> amazing >> it's amazing. >> guys, joining us live from her school in virginia, can we say good morning to mrs. jennifer williams

>> good morning. >> and a couple hundred student. >> good morning. >> and a couple hundred students and teachers good morning >> how cool. >> that's awesome. >> mrs. williams, you were talking about your mom and how she inspired you she passed away. what do you think she would be thinking in this moment looking at you and all the success >> i really, really hope that she would be proud i hope that she would know that what she started in me keeps going from me to other people. >> i love you. we had such a bond

>> thank you. >> and we want to celebrate you. we can't just share your story without helping in some way. so we have a couple of surprises. >> let's do it. >> we know you love to stock the little free libraries, am i right, mrs. williams >> yes yes. >> guess what, when we told your story to the nonprofit organization, they thought you should have your own little free library. kids, can you reveal the library? >> what? >> there it is >> yay look at that >> i hope you can read that. the plaque reads, jennifer williams library, aka, the book lady what do you think? >> thank you >> do you like it? >> i love it i love it. it's great. >> mrs. williams, that's not it. okay penguin random house heard about your story and they want to contribute to your goal.

so principal wanda carter is there to help us with the next part take it away dr. carter. >> all right, kids we're going to count back, 3, 2, 1. >> wow >> that's a lot of books even for a book lady penguin has donated 10,000 books to little free library 1,200 are for your to continue to stock those libraries around town and they're sending around 88 more to little free library to be distributed nationwide now your goal to help folks across the country is complete that's over $130,000 worth of books. and by the way, i don't know if you can do the math, you're incredible, do math fast that makes your milestone of 100,000 books donated! >> yay >> wow >> that was awesome. what a moment. >> ms. jennifer. we love you. thank you so much. >> love you. >> keep us posted when you hit a million.

we know you have a couple of years. we love you. >> thank you dr. carter for being part of it, all the kids we're going to be celebrating more amazing teachers all next week, including a special live event over at the rock center next tuesday, national teachers day. how exciting is that thank you book lady. >> that was awesome. >> the perfect person to do it we'll be back in a moment. we'll be back in a moment. this is "today" on n did you know that renovating your kitchen and bathroom

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