shattering out there we had no idea what was going on >> we're tracking where the severe weather is heading xt. one of the strongest shows of support yet nancy pelosi and a congressional delegation meet with volodymyr zelenskyy in kyiv, plus we're live as they race to get civilians ou of mariopal.

omicron boosters on the way as the pandemic grows again. plus working home forever. it's monday, may 2nd, "early today" starts right now. thanks for starting your week with us. i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm steven romo people are cleaning up after tonights blew through. the funnel formed before it tore through homes. one family hid in a closet while another man's home was destroyed. >> the door was trying to pull open, so i had to pull it in while everything was happening we could hear the glass shot iring out there. so i had no idea what was

happening. >> i thought it was breaking windows. half the house is gone in the back we managed to save one bedroom. >> nearly 1,000 buildings ended up damage there. three students storm chasing lost their lives they were driving back to campus after witnessing the storm authorities say their car hydroplaned putting it in the path of a semitruck and they died at the scene. let's turn to meteorologist michelle grossman who is tracking even more severe weather. good morning. >> good morning. we're tracking severe weather today, tuesday, and also possibly wednesday and thursday. today we could soo chance of strong tornadoes we're already seeing strong storm at this hour you can see a lot of lightning stretching across kansas, oklahoma, and even into texas. that's what we're going to be watching throughout the day. the threat expends through the

central and southern plains. you can see the power of that tornado friday night as we go throughout the afternoon into the evening hours, you can see the orange. that means severe weather is likely in these spots. that includes oklahoma city. fayet fayetteville, eight risks. there where it's yellow is where you could be included. tuesday afternoon, the threat moves into the north and also the east we're extending from the north into the ohio valley 6 million at risk. we'll talk more about the severe weather and fire risk as well. >> a whole lot to watch. new this morning a member of the first family will travel within miles of the ukraine border first lady jill biden will meet with ukrainian rev gees and humanitarian aid workers it comes on the heels of nancy

pelosi's surprise visit to kyiv. she and others met with volodymyr zelenskyy pledging the u.s. will stay with ukraine's flight. >> we're visiting you to say thank you for your fight for freedom, that we're on the frontier of freedom and your fight is a fight for everyone and so our commitment is to be there for you until the fight is done. >> house speaker pelosi is now in warsaw where moments ago she met poland's president the focus will be on strengthening partnerships and showing gratitude for poland's humanitarian efforts let's turn to matt bradley we finally saw evacuations from the steel plant in marimariupol

what's going on? >> reporter: this has been turning into a receiving center for displaced evacuations from the plant in mariupol and the entire region. we have not seen anybody coming from it but we've seen cars coming from the surrounding area these are people who said they heard the guns falling silent because of the cease-fire that was imposed over the last couple of days, a long negotiation with the help of the united nations, american red cross, ukrainians, and russians that allowed them to get in their cars and drive here. all those people are getting help, international aid, you have international doctors without borders, red cross, unicef they're all here also a huge number of people from the international press corps were all waiting

these people have been underground for the past two months this is why you're seeing here this is a parking lot waiting for those cars to come and so we talked to some of the people who said they had come from villages in towns surrounding mariupol they told us they took advantage of the guns falling silent, but they say it was still a treacherous journey. they had to cross several checkpoints, some of them bribing soldiers with sometimes a little less than $20 or hard liquor to get past the checkpoints. they said they had no problem, the few people arriving this morning. again, we're all weight for the people those people have been living underground for several months experiencing shelling, civilians, families, children, they're all expected to come here within the next couple of hours, frances. >> a long time in the making for that quest to safety all right.

thank you, matt. the ohio primary is tomorrow and observers are watching these races very closely, because they want to see if president trump can still pick a winner. >> reporter: ohio's republican primary tested donald trump's vice grip on the gop they haven't thinned the field. >> if j.d. vance is not successful next week, what does that say about donald trump. >> we don't want a circumstancy they can say they defeated trump. >> reporter: former state treasure josh mandell is in second, not backed by trump but tying himself to the president. >> the name trump is much more than an endorsement for you. >> it's a governing philosophy

america first is a goving philosophy. >> reporter: some say policy pitches matter more than endorsements including independents where trump plummeted nine points. >> i'm not necessarily looking at candidates. i'm looking at tissues. >> reporter: even some who voted for trump unfazed by his push. >> just because you've got these people in his corner doesn't mean that's the right thing to do. >> anyone running really needs to look at the reason why trump is accepted by so many people and that is putting america first. >> reporter: in a crowded primary, trump policy ideas echoing through multiple campaigns suggesting even if trump's candidate can't win, his brand can. >> let's say no more shipping american jobs overseas. >> reporter: the ohio secretary of state's office says early and

absentee voting has skewed voting that could mean they're less interested in democratic races or both. back to you. >> an important test the u.s. is seeing a covid increase in the country. more hospitalizations are rising in a majority of all states. according to the outlet new cases are rising in all but three states and more than 30 states in territories have seen their covid hospitalization rates tick up in the last two weeks. it comes as moderna's chief says they'll have a large amounts of boosters to protect against omicron and other covid-19 variants this fall. meanwhile a new report by the florida hospital association says 70% of florida hospitals are facing a critical sl staffing shortage and the state will be short 60,000 nurses by the year 2025, signaling the state is not prepared for the next wave. firefighters in new mexico

continue to battle two fires which exploded in size over the world. they scorched over 104,000 miles east of santa fe more residents were forced to eva evacuate that fire is about 30% contained. let's check back in with that severe weather and michelle grossman hi, there, michelle. >> we're watching the severe weather today, especially this afternoon into the evening into the central and southern plains. we're going to see the threat tuesday and wednesday. it's due to an area of low pressure that's going to move to the east on the back side of the system we're looking at snow in the rockies. for today, large hail with that area of low pressure by tuesday it moves off to the north and east it extends from thursday all the way to parts of indiana and ohio we could see localized flooding as well. wednesdawe're goiny g east, wee

really warm. 90 degrees today in tampa. we'll talk more about that fire threat and a look at the week ahead in just a bit. >> thanks. >> up next, a pub topples over an ppleoe. and an inmate and a corrections officer who may have helped him break free. rich, indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling. with love from san francisco. ghirardelli caramel squares.

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and drinking alcohol the driver is charged with dui. the justice department is suing alabama over a new law that criminalizes transgender health care for minors ochbl friday the doj filed a lawsuit challenging that law it makes it a felony for parents and officials to engage in gender-affirming medical care for minors in that state in the complaint the doj asked the court to block the law from taking effect arguing it violates the 14th amend equal protection clause by discriminating on the basis of sex and transgender sex. u.s. marshals are offer 10g$,000 for an escaped inmate and corrections officer who went with him both may have been involved in the blot to break free. >> reporter: warchings from coast to coast and a $10,000 reward alabama authorities are working with the fbi, atf, secret service, and u.s. marshals to

find missing corrections officer vicky white and accused killer, casey white. >> it's definitely scary to see someone like that on the loose. >> the pair who are not related walked out of jail she was taking tin mate for a mental health evaluation, an appointment the sheriff said was not scheduled. after investigators found her patrol car found at this shopping center, they're asking for tips on what car they may be driving. >> that's why we're concerned there's a possibility she may have been coerced or threatened from someone outside. >> authorities warn at a staggering 6'9", 206 pounds casey white he often changes his appearances. what authorities say are the most recent photos they have from jail surveillance cameras serving time for a previous violent crime spree white is charged in the 2015 murder of

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two connecticut high school girls are making a break on the baseball line. from wvit, their reporter has the story. >> reporter: maybe you've heard of picking daisies in the outfield, but in connecticut it seems lilies grow on these diamonds. >> i grew up in a big baseball family i was just kind of around baseball. >> lillian and lily, two high school sophomores planted their roots in the game at the same time as their teammates. >> i played with the boys in little league. >> reporter: but come middle school no one asked their teammates if they were going to switch to softball. >> i didn't even think about it. i knew i wanted to play baseball. >> reporter: >> i went to the nurse's office to get my card to play and she

said i can't. >> reporter: martineau's parents had no problem they visited with lawyers and staff and now they've heard it all, you know, why is she here or don't get beat by a girl. >> i know that i'm the first girl they've played against and it's like whatever, you're a high school boy. i don't even care. >> that's tuned out. >> reporter: what they do hear is the cheers from the other women in baseball and the men who support them martineau who yooss twitter to share her progress even got hitting advice from wade boggs. >> i went to twitter to get video out there, but i didn't expect to have people actually reaching out to me. >> reporter: there's the offered advice and requests for it too. >> some parents have reached out to me saying their daughters watch my videos. that makes me want to keep playing. it warms my heart.

>> reporter: areminder that soon there won't be only lilies on these diamonds >> there are girls our age who are really good and one of us will go really far and it's exciting to see where that

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