we're talking about how school shootings are still an issue and how everyone thinks we left it in high school, and never did i think this would happen, excuse me, directly the next day >> this truly has been a nightmare that we are living tonight. >> break overnight, michigan state university in mourning after a shooting rampage leaves three dead and injured several others >> police confirming that the gunman is dead after an hours-long manhunt the motive still a mystery this morning. michigan's largest university now canceling class in the wake

of this devastating tragedy. "early today" starts right now >> good morning. i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. we begin with the breaking news, terrifying moments at michigan state university as gunshots ring out on campus >> oh, my god. >> police, police, police! >> here's what we know at this hour three people were killed, five others were taken to the hospital in critical condition students were ordered to shelter in place during an intense manhunt for the shooter. >> she was locked in the cafeteria. we ran out of the cafeteria, and there were police outside. it felt like nothing for a second i was outside and there were cops and they told us to run, and i turned around screaming her name, everyone was screaming everyone's name, it was really loud, really hectic >> police shared these photos of the suspect whom they have only

identified as a 43-year-old man. they say is he not affiliated with the university. after an hours-long search, officials announced he had been found deceased the shelter in place order has been lifted. they do not know why he carried out these attacks. michigan's governor gretchen whitmer saying we can't accept living like this this latest mass shooting coming five years after one of the nation's darkest days. today marks the fifth anniversary of the shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high school the massacre that claimed the lives of 17 students and staff later today in coral springs, florida, a candlelighting and dove release ceremony will commemorate the students lost. also breaking, a victim died overnight after a vehicle rampage in new york. a man in a u-haul truck crashed through bike lanes and the

sidewalk injuring eight people stephanie gosk has the late details. >> reporter: it was a terrifying scene in brooklyn. security video shows a u-haul careening into a bicyclist moments later the same u-haul smashed into a moped and onto a sidewalk, a police car chasing behind before it ended, eight people were hit, including a police officer, and what the police commissioner is calling a violent rampage. >> we have seven different locations to process, including the one behind us. at this time, we have no indication that there is any terrorism involvement in this incident >> reporter: according to multiple law enforcement official, the driver, weng sor, is in his 60s. his motive is unknown. police tried to stop him just before 11:00, according to authorities, but he got away, sparking a high-speed chase that ended at the entrance to the

tunnel leading to manhattan. >> the guy was going nowhere right after that, the officer came out with a gun. and they got the guy >> the driver no say nothing >> reporter: the governor of new york is praising the police for acting quickly, stopping a driver who looked like he wanted to hurt as many people as possible stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york well, this morning, the senate will receive a classified briefing on the three unidentify objects shot down by the u.s. military since friday. this comes as the biden administration continues to face scrutiny over its response to the incursions brie jackson joins us from washington with more brie, good morning the white house has had to come out and repeatedly say that these objects are not alien spacecraft you think we should call moulder and skull ecully just in case >> this does sound like something out of the "x-files"

or some other science fiction movie, but the appearance of these unidentified objects and lack of concrete details from the white house has prompt ed a hard-line of questioning from officials and the american people this comes after the u.s. military took down the chinese spy balloon. but since then, the military has shot down three other unidentified objects, one off northeastern alaska on friday, another in yukon on saturday and one more over lake huron on sunday john kirby joined the white house press briefing monday to talk about this issue. >> while we have no specific reason to suspect that they were conducting surveillance of any kind, we couldn't rule that out. that is why the president, at the recommendation of the secretary of defense, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and norad commander gave the order

to shoot them down. >> one of the reasons we think we're seeing more is because we're looking for more >> and at the briefing, kirby also announced the creation of an interagency group that will address the recent spate of objects in american airspace that will take place at 10:00 a.m. eastern today >> vlasic nighting to see what comes of that. defense secretary lloyd austin met his ukrainian counterpart in brussels. this comes as a full-scale offensive is occurring in ukraine. the images are disturbing. >> reporter: russians are throwing everything they can in their new offensive. hitting more than a dozen cities the ukrainian military is fighting back hard but slowly losing ground. nay toy warned, ukraine is using up ammunition faster than

western allies can provide it. we entered one town of the some have had enough. i thought it would get better, but now i don't, he says he boards a bus for a safer village. others here waited too long. she left her shelter to find food two hours ago a russian artillery shell killed her. we heard a big explosion she has a son, 14 years old, she says, how long can we bear all this the mayor and his team arrived with aid he's encouraging people to get out now. then, that's incoming, he says, we're leaving. he's saying that the incoming is getting a little too close and thinks we should go inside we are going to go down here to a bunker there are people inside here hello. >> how are you today >> reporter: well, okay, okay. how are you today?

>> reporter: this family has been down here for eight months. the mayor tries to talk them into leaving to no avail back outside, oksana has just given birth and is being evacuated to a hospital. maxime is two hours old, born as vera was killed, even the mayor's team paused for a quick peek then another surprise. ludmilla's here. we met her last week she wouldn't let me leave her shelter until i sampled ukrainian hospitality. she a former nurse you delivered the baby yes, she says, i have some clamps and delivered the baby in the basement oksana and maxime maid it to safety far away from the advancing frontline. for the first time in months, ukrainians are starting to lose ground and the russian offensive is only expected to sfoifintensifyn

the coming days and weeks. meanwhile, there are still miraculous rescuing still happening in turkey and syria, like this 13-year-old boy pulled out alive from the rubble more than 182 hours after a powerful earthquake devastated the area but more than a week out of those stories of hope are increasingly fewer and far between. more than 35,000 are confirmed dead in both syria and turkey. that number expected to keep climbing turkey's president is facing harsh domestic criticism over his slow response to the disaster and authorities are telling residents near east palestine, ohio that it is safe to return after a train carrying hazardous material derailed on february 3rd. they carried out a controlled release of toxic chemicals to prevent an explosion but some skeptical residents are claiming it may be too soon. thousands of small fish have been killed. some people are having health

issues, include ing a persistent cough. a letter revealed the cargo included more hazardous material than vinyl chloride, including chemicals used for adhesives, plastics and construction materials. we have our sights on severe storms brewing in the forecast let's bring in michelle grossmann. >> great to see you. another active week of weather today we're looking at rain and snow and gusty winds winds gusting over 60 miles per hour for many. starting with the cold side, 11 million people impacted by winter alerts. winter storm warning in the pink and watches in the blue. that's into the inner mountain west wind alerts, 73 million people impacted across west and southern plains into the tennessee valley and ohio valley this is over the next couple

days we're going to introduce warm air. that's going to bring the threat for severe weather later on tomorrow the first storm brings rain, wind and snow to the midwest the second storm moving into the rockies with heavy snow. this is all going to move off to the east by tomorrow on wednesday the first low will exit into canada and bring snow into the plains, it's going to be tricky travel there, and then we'll bring in warmer air we could see the chance for strong tornados and lasalso the chance for hail and damaging winds. where you seat yee the yellow i likeliest places for severe weather including memphis and e

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in today's top stories, a shelter in place has been lifted at michigan state university after a mass shooting at multiple locations left three dead and others in critical condition. after an hours-long manhunt, police announced that the sole suspect was found deceased he was only identified as a 43-year-old man who was not affiliated with the university house republicans are launching a congressional probe into the origins of covid-19 the committee is requesting

documents and testimony from u.s. health and intelligence officials, including dr. anthony fauci. the committee chairman says the inquiry ultimately wants to predict and prevent future pandemics. the people of minnesota are seizing the day using the snowplows to create a wonder land >> reporter: plows plows doubles minnesota's comedy chops they hoped to thaw the icy isolation of covid lockdowns with a contest, letting the public name snowplow, 122,000 votes later, a pun-packed tradition was born, producing the big laplowski, and control-salt-delete and betty

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i still have belongings in that building that i need. >> right now at 4:30, a terrifying night at michigan state university. multiple people are dead after another mass shooting in america. the unfolding investigation and the new revelations about the gunman. >> plus, a live look outside. the gusty winds are making for freezing conditions across the bay area. meteorologist kari hall is tracking all of your forecast you need to know. this is "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. a good tuesday morning.