good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. with the. >> glowing fallout from the train derailment in ohio. >> escalating emergency. fema announcing overnight its teams will head to east palestine, ohio. residents there still scared their health is at risk. >> i don't think the people should be back in their houses. >> as investors try to figure

out how to prevent this disaster from getting worse. deadly shootings. one person is in custody this morning after police say he went on a shooting spree in rural mississippi killing six people. including his ex-wife and stepfather. what we're learning about the gunman. the search is over. the u.s. announcing it is halting its efforts to find debris from the three objects shot down from the skies. the prosecution rests. the murder trial against south carolina attorney alex murdaugh moves into the next phase as prosecutors wrap up the case with the detailed timeline of the night murdaugh's wife and son were murdered and also revealing a possible motive for the crime. how will the defense present its case? all that and not up to par. tiger woods apologizing for a prank on the golf course that some people saw as sexist. >> if i offended anyone, i'm sorry.

it was not intended to be that way of the -- way. >> he tries to put the controversy aside and make it to the final round of the first pga tour event in seven months. today, saturday, february 18th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on saturday morning. we are headed into the holiday weekend. temperatures are getting chilly. >> it was a cold start heading into the office. things will warm up for the day. we will have the forecast in a few minutes. a lot to get to on saturday morning. the beginning of the three-day weekend for many of you. today's weather may have you wanting sky inside because temperatures are as much as 20 degrees lower than the past few days. we will get you the presidents

day forecast in a bit. we will head overseas where vice president kamala harris just delivered a key speech at the crucial global security conference reiterating the u.s. commit to support ukraine nearly one year after russia's invasion. let's start with the top story. the clean up from the train derailment in ohio two weeks after the fact. residents concerned for their health learning that fema will be sending help did. we have nbc's george solis in east palestine, ohio. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. governor mike dewine did not expect fema to provide assistance here, but they will be here with boots on the ground as more services are expected to be made available for the residents in the coming days. this morning, residents in and around east palestine, far from breathing a sigh of relief, despite the officials saying it

is safe to breathe the air and water save to drink. two weeks after the fiery train derailment led to chemicals spilling and many fearful their future are floating. >> is this a cancer cluster in five-to-ten years? >> reporter: overnight, governor mike dewine announcing fema will deploy resources hours after saying it was a no-show. >> involved with disasters with tremendous home or property damage. we do not expect fema to come. >> reporter: now the governor turning to prevention. >> it is time for the u.s. congress to take a look at rail safety in this country. >> reporter: lawmakers on capitol hill responding. a senate committee spearheaded by maria cantwell looking into the handling of hazardous

materials. the committee sending a letter to seven of the ceos of railroad companies documenting safety practices. norfolk southern is the latest operator of the derailment. >> they made the mess. need to clean it up. >> reporter: promising to say they will clean up. >> i cannot say it is fixing it, but it is a start of the they have a long road. >> reporter: the ntsb is saying they are looking at a mechanical problem as a possible cause of the crash. the video of sparks on the train 20 miles before the derailment. >> every accident we investigate is always 100% preventible. >> reporter: the ntsb has not provided a more concise timeline when they believe the investigation will be done. the federal response is expected to grow here and a health clinic is expected to open in coming

days to provide more assistance to the residents. peter and kristen. >> so many desperate. george solis, thank you. to a crime spree in mississippi. six people shot and killed over several locations there. the suspected gunman is now in custody. nbc's morgan chesky is following it. >> reporter: good morning, peter. six people dead and multiple people injured. we are told that this is the man responsible. authorities identifying the individual as 52-year-old richard krum. he was taken into custody yesterday alive and they believe he has yet to reveal the motive. we're told this all began friday around midday when authorities say krum approached a local store and opened fire and

killing a man inside a truck. from there, he proceeded to the home of his ex-wife who he fatally shot. details are still few. the ap is reporting that krum was in possession of two handguns and a shotgun and other victims include his stepfather and stepfather's sister and two additional men. overnight, president biden shared his condolences saying in part, thoughts and prayers are not enough. gun violence is anepidemic. as for the gunman, we are told he remains in the county jail without bond. he has been charged with first-degree murder. kristen and peter, additional charges are expected. peter and kristen. >> morgan on the ground for us. thank you. family and friends of two students killed at michigan state university are preparing to say final farewell today.

we have nbc's jesse kirsch on campus. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. later today, there will be funerals for the two students killed in the massacre on monday night. meanwhile, the community continues to grieve. we are seeing some making calls for change, including yesterday at the michigan state capital. among those looking for tighter gun control. the assistant professor says he was teaching monday night when a gunman walked into the classroom and shot seven students. the professor describes trying to hold the door shut. telling students to escape through the windows. he remains haunted not to know what to do to help the students. there needs to be tighter gun legislation and renewed focus on mental health. >> i think the senate and lawmakers of this country saw

what i saw, they would be shamed into action or humanity would be touched into action. >> reporter: some sense of normalcy returning to the campus. the women's basketball team play at home. the men play at the university of michigan tonight and classes are set to resume on monday. guys, back to you. >> jesse, thank you. the five memphis police officers charged with beating tyre nichols pleading not guilty in court. we have priscilla thompson with more on the story. priscilla, good morning. you can imagine the families being there with the officers in court. >> reporter: peter, good morning. it was hard to hear the ex-officers plead not guilty,

but the family called it a glorious day saying this is the beginning of the fight for justice. five former police officers charged with the beating teeth of tyre nichols. silent in court on friday. >> not guilty. >> not guilty. >> not guilty. >> reporter: the arraignment lasting less than five minutes. all pleading not guilty. nichols died three days later. attorneys for the officers called for a fair trial. >> they must be based on the facts in the law and not the raw emotions in our country. >> reporter: urged against a rush to judgment. >> there are 20 hours of video. we have seen five minutes of the video and made the determination. >> you believe there is more? >> i believe. >> reporter: among those in the

courtroom, nichols' family. >> i'm waiting for this nightmare, basically, i'm going through, i'm waiting for somebody to wake me up. >> reporter: coming face-to-face with the men accused of murdering their son. >> they didn't have the courage to look at me at my face after what they did to my son. they will see me at every court date. everyone until we get justice for my son. >> reporter: the hearing comes after two shelby county sheriff's depuies were suspended. they did not notify they arrived on scene after the beating and failed to keep body cameras on. the six memphis police officers were fired, the city says, and seven more remain under investigation. now the family of tyre nichols finding reason to hope amid grief. >> this is a glorious day. the beginning of the process.

>> reporter: and attorneys for the five ex-officers have now filed motions for discovery so they should begin receiving and reviewing the materials as they prepare for trial. the next hearing in this case is set for may 1st. peter and kristen. >> so impressed by the strength by his mom. priscilla, thank you. >> just remarkable. let's head overseas where this morning world leaders, including vice president kamala harris are pledging continued support for ukraine at the security conference in munich, germany. this meeting coming with the one-year anniversary of the start of the war this week. and we have nbc's foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell where the vice president just spoke. andrea, what did she say? >> reporter: good morning, kristen. this is the u.s. delegation in

munich and the vice president said the u.s. made the legal determination that the atrocities in ukraine are crimes against humanity. those who committed those atrocities, and superiors, vladimir putin, will be held accountable. >> we witnessed atrocities and war crimes. their actions are an assault on our common values. >> reporter: and she also was asked by the chairman of the conference whether this american election next year, which we are all aware of, will change america's commitment to ukraine? how does the world know that vladimir putin will not succeed in the end? she has traveled across the country and is persuaded that no matter who wins the election,

americans support ukraine. no one here, including the vice president has said how vladimir putin will be held accountable before some international trib tribunal. kristen. >> andrea, you had the exclusive with the vice president. thank you for your reporting. >> let's bring in the washington post opinion writer and post of the sunday show on nbc. you can catch him right here on saturday morning on msnbc. jonathan, good morning. as you have seen, the majority of americans still support this war effort in ukraine. however, that effort is softening. we wait for the vice president to get there this week and will americans stick with the war? how long are they willing to go along with the effort to fight off russia's invasion? >> looking at the poll numbers, peter, the support is strong.

itis diminishing. the poll numbers show the american people along with the president are backing ukraine for the long haul. >> jonathan, since we have you here, we have to talk 2024 as well. >> of course. >> of course. polls are showing right now and it is early, early, early, but former president trump and former governor ron desantis have the strongest support. again, this is early on. people see desantis as a trump 2.0. he is younger and more disciplined. do you think this is going to be a primary between the two of them? >> we don't know. nikki haley has come into the race. other people are considering it. what we don't know is can governor desantis operate on the national stage? can he take a punch from trump

or haley? can he take a hard punch question from kristen welker? we don't know yet. let's have this conversation in six months. >> no doubt. you have frontrunners and we are a long way out on this one. jonathan, not just on sundays, but saturdays as well. thank you for making time with us. >> thank you. >> you can watch his show on saturdays and sundays at 9:00 a.m. on msnbc. >> congratulations to him. let's get a check on the weather and a big welcome to nbc meteorologist angie lassman. good morning. great to have you. >> a pinch me moment if you will. we have a couple of things to talk about. let's get into it. radar with not a lot going on. we have snowshowers in the rockies. we have lingering snowshowers in

the lakes and up into the northeast. as we look add at the exiting cold front, that has left behind bitter cold temperatures. a difference from 24 hours ago. teens in places in the interior area of new england. syracuse at 18 degrees. new york at 28. that is a 30-degree temperature drop from this time yesterday. if you don't like that forecast, just wait a little while. say later this afternoon. temperatures will return to the 50s for washington, d.c. 40s for new york. those are more seasonable temperatures. it gets warmer from there. still feeling like spring for the next workweek. we finish out the weekend and >> good morning. it is 5:47 on this saturday, overlooking the beautiful golden gate bridge. temperatures feeling like winter. we have 31 in santa rosa.

32 in napa. we have some 30s over on in dublin, livermore. 35 here in san jose. meantime, 30 degrees for san martin and gilroy. the absence of clouds is making the temperature from 24 hours ago feeling from 2 to 10 degrees cooler. we'll t and that's your forecast. peter and kristen. >> you crushed it. we appreciate it. still to come, the prosecution rests in the alex murdaugh murder trial. will he now testify in his own defense? plus, why some doctors offices are now charging you when they answer your online messages. th'll be back wi

we are back on saturday morning with the "weekly download." >> we have joe fryer in new york with that. good to see you. >> good to see you, peter and kristen. a lot of headlines this week, including as you mentioned, the new candidate for the republican presidential nomination. >> i'm nikki haley and running for president. >> challening her one-time boss former president exclusive, hal with nbc. >> january 6th was a terrible day. i criticized him for that and i stand by that criticism. when i see something right, i praise it. when i see something wrong, i

criticize it. >> the faa chief testified on capitol hill this week after a series of airline close calls. >> southwest. >> including a fedex jet cleared to the same runway. >> it follows the issue last month and the united 777 in hawaii. >> the faa ordered a safety review. fans mourning the loss of raquel welch. she died at the age of 82. during her five decade career, she entertained the troops on

e uso tour and regular guest star on television and starred in more than 30 films. kansas city turned into a sea of red for the chiefs super bowl parade. head coach andy reid and the lombardi trophy leading the bus brigade through town. some moments caught on camera. a blackhawk helicopter crashed in alabama. two tennessee national guard members were killed on board. a relative of the buffalo supermarket shooting victim lunged at the shooter in the sentencing hearing. then escorted out before receiving ten life sentences. emu on the loose. may not be able to fly, but after escaping her pen, she went through a stroll through

massachusetts before being returned to her owners. a louisiana couple spent a very special valentine's day this week celebrating 81 years of marriage. they married during world war ii and raised five children. now they have four great great great grandchildren. >> i'm striving for another 81. >> a love story for the ages. >> another 81. peter and kristen, i'm looking forward to covering the 162 anniversary. >> they are so sweet. the essence of true love. >> ira and marjorie, we congratulate you. coming up on "today," why actor dame judi

good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, february 18th. i'm kira klapper. fiery words from oakland's ex-police chief. armstrong blasting the mayor's decision to fire him, saying she should have rebuked the city's federal oversight monitor. armstrong says the long-time federal monitor twisted facts from an independent report to ultimately force him out. and the mayor should have known better. the mayor based the firing on that report, which found armstrong failed to oversee the investigation into an officer misconduct case. the former chief says the

monitor bullied the mayor and others into dismissing him to continue the department's oversight and keep the paycheck that comes with it. >> i was a kid that was bullied. now, we are dealing with a bully again. but i'm dealing with the bully head on, and i ask oakland to stand up and deal with this bully. >> the mayor's office and federal monitor did not return our calls for comment. this week, we did speak with mayor thao about her decision to firearm strong. watch the interview on nbcbayarea.com. let's turn to cinthia pimentel for a look at the microclimate forecast. good morning. >> good morning, kira. good morning. thank you for waking up with us. it is 5:57. we are taking a beautiful look over downtown san jose. i think it is going to be a beautiful sunrise. we'll check on that as the sun does rise this morning. it is feeling very cold, from 30 degrees in santa rosa, dublin

and livermore. san jose, 36 degrees. the absence of clouds in the clear, beautiful sky is making the temperatures feel from 3 to 10 degrees cooler than we were 24 hours ago. you can see that really clearly on satellite and radar. high pressure building over the bay area is going to make our temperatures today feel very nice and comfortable to kick off the weekend. if you want to do anything outside, make the plans right and early, we will be in the mid to upper 60s down here in the south bay. 66 degrees in san jose. this weekend, perfect weather, but we do have some very interesting changes ahead. that's going to be coming up at 7:00 a.m. >> thanks. also coming up at 7:00 this morning on "today in the bay." >> we are inevitably going to see a drain if we can't keep families in silicon valley. >> a snapshot of the reasons people may not be able to stay in silicon valley and the impact on the economy. we'll have that, your other top stories and sinthia's full

forecast. in the meantime, enjoy the "today" show.

♪ is there a place ♪ ♪ you go ♪ ♪ to watch the sunset ♪ ♪ and is there a ♪ ♪ song ♪ ♪ you just can't wait ♪ ♪ to share ♪ ♪ i know ♪ ♪ you'll tell me ♪ ♪ when i get there ♪♪ we are back on saturday morning, february 18th. that is just a beautiful song off pink's album. "when i get there." the song dedicated to her dad who passed2021.

>> the album released on friday and now taking the show on the road. we will have more on the tour and the special appearance next week on "today" coming up in "popstart." it is moving to see that footage of her and her dad. >> a lot of people enjoying the peaceful weekend. a nice anthem for the weekend. >> she is one of my faves. we get a check of the headlines with proocation from north korea. a long range ballistic missile fired to south korea and landed in the sea. this is after the joint military exercises with the u.s. to prepare for the threat from the north. north korea firing more than 70 ballistic missiles and some with the potential to reach the u.s. the u.s. is no longer looking for remnants of two of the three objects that fighter jets shot down last week.

the military recommended ending the search for the debris over alaska and lake huron. we may never know what the objects were. the intelligence community suspects they were harmless recreational or research balloons. debris was recovered from the chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast of south carolina this month and now being analyzed by the fbi. and in golf, this is getting attention. tiger woods is in hot water this morning. woods apologized for a prank he played earlier friday on fellow golfer justin thomas. he handed him a feminine hygiene product. the moment went viral on social media because some saw it as sexist. >> if i offended anybody, i'm sorry. it was not intended to be that way. >> despite the controversy, woods is likely to make the

final round of the tournament. the first pga tour event in seven months. 14 golfers on the course when play was stopped for darkness. the second round resumes this morning. now to the murder trial of attorney alex murdaugh. he is accused of killing his wife and son. on friday, the prosecution rested its case after laying out the motive for the killings and raised questions about the actions the night it happened. nbc's catie beck has more. >> reporter: a state investigator presenting a detailed timeline of the night murdaugh's wife and son were murdered. >> this timeline is when? >> 6:00 p.m. >> all right. what day? >> june 7th. >> reporter: cell phone and gps data from the suv pinpoint when he left his home. the data shows driving faster.

just 16 months after the time of death. >> was that top speed higher than any speed he achieved when he went to work? >> reporter: testimony revealing murdaugh was at his mother's property for 20 minutes. he had given different accounts of the time he spent there. telling the investigator he was there for 45 minutes to an hour. cell phone data showing he dialed 911 less than 20 seconds after he arrived at the kennels where the bodies of his wife and son despite telling investigators he turned them over. >> how much time from the suv at the kennels and calls 911? >> 20 seconds. >> reporter: the prosecution resting the case. >> the state rests. >> reporter: not before introducing more on the motive for the double homicide. the two victims had discovered bags of pills in alex's bag a

month before the killings. a month before the killings, the message was read in court. >> we need to talk. mom found several bags of pills in your computer bag. this is from paul to alex. >> reporter: this is bolstering the argument that the perfect storm was an approaching the attorney. approaching money laundering and insurance fraud has taken center stage. the defense says the case lacks hard evidence or video or fingerprints that showed alex murdaugh pulled the trigger. >> there is no evidence that the defendant shot and killed his wife or son. brutal murder of his son paul, no dna from paul on his clothing in the area you expect to find

it. >> reporter: the defense will call witnesses which could include murdaugh's surviving son buster as they fight to prove his innocence. catie beck, nbc news. >> we want to bring from danny cevallos. danny, good morning. it is good to have you here. let's talk about the case that the prosecution presented. they did not have a murder weapon. no dna. what they did present was a very detailed timeline that frankly contradicts the story of alex murdaugh. did the prosecution do what it needed? >> they may have done too much. by that, because prosecutors have the burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, they go to overkill. the state introduced evidence of the financial crimes of murdaugh. they fought to get that introduced. that could bite them. this evidence can be a little boring for a jury and hard to understand. number two, the motive may be a

little difficult to follow for the jury because the motive is essentially this man's life was caving in financially and being investigated. then he killed his wife and son to engender sympathy. the state on the other hand has circumstantial evidence and especially on friday, they really stepped it up with the digital evidence which really shows not only the jury, but everybody in america that you simply cannot move around the state or the country without being tracked constantly in a number of ways. even a lawyer/defendant may not be aware. >> no eyewitnesss or video or fingerprints as catie reported. as the defense brings the case here, what is their strategy? i guess the question a lot of folks are asking is does alex murdaugh take the stand in his own defense? >> first, the defense has two choices here. it is a common situation.

number one, do they step back and say, well, we made 1,000 cuts in the prosecution's case. they have not proven beyond a reasonable doubt which is the highest standard in the law or do they go a step further and do something they don't need to do, but prove a third party case. point the finger at the empty chair or somebody else. that will be difficult to do. it will be a signal early on if the defense doesn't have the third party liability case and just sits back and points at the prosecution and says they did not do a good investigation and they did not prove the case. and the final question. does murdaugh testify? odds are no. you do't put your client on the stand unless you absolutely have to. if he denies it, he did that on video. that may not worth the risk of putting your client up to suffer

the cross examination. >> thank you, danny. let's check in with angie lassman. what is the forecast like? >> we will see a bit of a lull compared to earlier this week. let's look at the areas dealing with snow. we have a little low pressure system working down parts of the northwest of the country. bringing snowshowers to parts of the rockies. we will see the higher elevations pick up on the higher amounts of the snow. we have a secondary front that will work through as well. here is the snow totals in montana and in idaho. that s good morning. it is 6:09. as we take this beautiful look over downtown san jose, the sunrise starting to creep up there in the distance. it is cold, so if you are headed

anywhere this morning, make sure you bundle up. we are at 36 degrees here in san jose. freezing in napa. minus freezing in santa rosa, 30 degrees there. it will warm up to a beautiful day. if you have any plans, make them now. there are some changes we have to talk through for and that's the look at the forecast. peter and kristen. thank you so much. thank you so much. just aahead, why you might the citi custom cash℠ card automatically adjusts to earn you more cash back in your top eligible spend category. hi. ♪♪ you don't have to keep tabs on rotating categories... this is the only rotating i care about. ... or activate anything to earn. your cash back automatically adjusts for you. can i get a cucumber water? earn 5% cash back that automatically adjusts to your top eligible spend category, up to $500 spent each billing cycle with the citi custom cash℠ card. i love it... [voice vibrating]

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how often do you send a message to your doctor through the office online services? sometimes it is for a quick question, other times for something more involved. >> now some healthcare organizations are saying doctors are spending so much time answering the messages that they will start charging. nbc's kristen dahlgren has more. >> reporter: when meg had a question for her doctor, this is the first thing she does. >> so much easier just to send a message and ask a simple question and get his opinion. is this something i need to come in for? >> reporter: on the other end, at the cleveland clinic, the doctor answers. not just meg's message, but requests from dozens. >> how many? >> it has doubled. >> that is a lot of extra work. >> it is not time set aside. >> reporter: for he and other

doctors, it means time spent answering messages. some had to cut back on the hours they see patients. so the cleveland clinic is one of ten major healthcare systems charging for some communications. a nominal fee applies to less than 1% of digital interactions. most are covered by insurance. the bill is never more than $50 out of pocket. >> this is not about every message billed. this is a message that takes time for the doctor to look at. >> reporter: examples? asking about new symptoms and change to medication or request to complete medical forms. things like appointments and scheduling and refills and a question that leads to appointment or follow-up remains free. cynthia fisher says this is a step too far. >> you are adding yet another level of charging patients where

patients will be surprised by the bills. >> reporter: at brigham women's hospital, they have not started charging for portal messages, but the review of the increase of workload for physicians. she spends five hours answering messages for every four hours of patient time. >> is there a risk of losing doctors to burnout? >> that is the real crisis. study is showing rates of 50% to 60% of burnout of u.s. doctors. >> reporter: back in ohio, meg and her husband think a small fee is fair. >> i could go on google and ask the same question and get 10 different answers. i want to hear from the doctor. >> reporter: with doctors now at our finger tips, one more question you may want to ask is is the question costing you? for "today," kristen dahlgren, nbc news, cleveland.

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santa cruz county piers nearly destroyed by recent storms will be permanently removed. the pier at seacliff beach, which leads to the palo alto cement ship could collapse at any moment. a farewell ceremony will be today at noon before demolition begins next week. the campgrounds also took a beating and will be shut down the rest of the year. after the farewell ceremony today, there will be a beyond the flood beneficial concert from noon until 6:00 p.m. everyone is invited to the park, with 100% of the proceeds benefitted to santa cruz to help those affected by the january atmospheric river storms. the man caused with causing last week's deadly house explosion in san francisco is out of jail and on house arrest. in court yesterday, prosecutors accused darren price of operating an unlicensed lash oil

lab inside his home. the lab caused the explosion in the sunset district two weeks ago. price's wife was killed in the blast. the judge said he doesn't believe price intended to harm anyone and doesn't see him as a threat. as a result, price was released with some restrictions. he has to find a place to stay within 50 miles of the court, and he can only visit the charred remains of his home with the attorney present. cinthia pimentel has a look at the saturday morning microclimate forecast. good morning. >> good morning, kira. sunrise comes over san rafael. very calm conditions out there, but it is very cold. if you have anywhere to go this morning, do bundle up. we are at 39 degrees in san rafael. we get to sub freezing temperatures as santa rosa. 30 degrees in san martin and gilroy. 29 in dublin. it'll be a beautiful day. if you want to get your run

started early or head to wine country, it'll be a beautiful day. we are nearing 70 degrees for sunday and into monday. there are interesting changes coming up ahead at 7:00 a.m. we'll talk about the return of the rain and even the potential for some bay area snow. kira. >> whoa, all right. we'll see you at 7:00 for that, cinthia. thanks. also at 7:00 this morning on "today in the bay," off for the holiday? kids in one east bay school district will soon be in class. we'll tell you about an after-hour deal have averted a teacher strike. we'll have that plus your other top stories and cinthia's forecast at 7:00. hope you join us. right now, we'll send youpalest.

>> i don't think people should be back in the houses. the fight for ukraine. with the war about to enter the second year, leaders were gathering to reinforce the support for the ukrainian people

p. some residents are urged to get out before it is too late. and bruce's battle. information about his dementia which worsened over last year. his friends and family rallying around the actor. today, february 18th, 2023. >> we're amelia. >> and maggie. >> we are watching the "today" show from lansing, michigan. >> i'm a senior at unc chapel hill. >> i'm ann marie. i'm a senior at elon university. we are the interns for the 2023 semester. >> hey, kristen and peter, we are excited to be working with you this semester. good morning. ♪♪ good morning. we are so excited to have our interns. welcome back to saturday

"today." welcome. >> it works out for interns. >> i was an intern. full circle. >> it may get you a seat right there. let's get to the news. the first is the news from overnight. fema teams headed to ohio two weeks after the train derailment. we have george solis in east palestine with the latest. george, what is the situation now? >> reporter: peter, good morning. residents in and around east palestine are far from breathe a sigh of relief despite air is safe to breathe. it has been two weeks since the chemicals were spilled into the region. many residents are fearful their future is floating into the ether. governor dewine is saying they are getting help from fema and turning his attention to prevent

future derailments. capitol hill lawmakers are demanding more information about the safety practices. on the list, norfolk southern, operaor of the derailment. they are committed to staying here through the clean up and saying they paid out $2 million to impacted residents. as far as the investigation goes, the ntsb chair says they are looking at a mechanical problem with the axle as possible cause of the crash. they are looking at the video of sparks on the train 20 miles before the derailment. the ntsb has not provided a timeline of when they believe the investigation will be complete. in the meantime, officials here are saying they will be opening up a clinic to further address the health concerns of residents here in the region. meanwhile, more air and water

quality testing will continue. peter and kristen. >> we watch another train pass behind you in the distance. george on the ground in ohio. thank you. we turn to the war in ukraine where this week marks one year since the invasion by russia. vice president kamala harris is meeting with world leaders and the vice president is calling out the russian crimes against humanity. nbc's erin mclaughlin is here with the latest. >> reporter: kristen, good morning. outlining a litany of allegations against russian forces, including execution-style killings and rape and torture and crimes against children. calling it a quote widespread and systemic attack against ukraine's civilian population and pushing for accountability. this days before the one-year

anniversary of russia's invasion of ukraine. here in the capital, kyiv, they are doing their best to recover from repeated russian assaults. behind me is the apartment building struck by the russian missile back in april killing a ukrainian journalist. we were there in the immediate hours to see the aftermath. it is truly stunning today to see this apartment building turned into a construction zone. similar sites across the capital as well as in the city of bucha and beyond. this as fighting wages in the east. we heard from ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy appeal to the west to speed up the shipments of weapons just days before we expect president biden in the region. guys. >> marking what will be the one-year anniversary in a few days. president biden heading to

poland. i'll be traveling with him. four american service members were wounded in a mission that killed a senior isis leader in syria. the helicopter raid led by the american forces was conducted thursday night with the help of kurdish-led allies. a u.s. military dog was wounded. service members and the dog, fortunately, are all said to be in stable conditions. >> good news. time now for the weekend "morning boost." we go back to joe for that. >> as you know, valentine's da can be tricky to navigate. one made a poster asking a girl to be his valentine. he was crushed when she said no. the next day, he was flooded with valentines with classmates wanting to make him feel better.

they gave him a poster to one similar to the one he offered his crush. the cafeteria cheered so loudly, the students got in trouble and were not allowed to talk the rest of the lunch period. no one cared. it was worth it. love to see the fellow students responding in a positive way. >> so fantastic. next year he'll get his valentine. >> love that. thanks, joe. still ahead, steve patterson in l.a. with the diagnosis of dementia for bruce willis. >> we will breakdown what you should know about the disse ea should know about the disse ea

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the really upsetting update this week from actor bruce willis' family with the dementia diagnosis. >> we have steve patterson with more on the diagnosis and what you should know about your health. steve, good morning. >> kristen and peter, good morning. it is frontal temporal dementia. we are learning it doesn't have to be hopeless. when we think of bruce willis -- >> welcome to the party. >> reporter: it is hard to imagine anything but the rogue charm audiences adored for more than 40 years. >> we'll get together and have a few laughs. >> reporter: making the health diagnosis harder to accept especially for friends and coworkers. >> i'll look in on you from time to time. >> reporter: celebrities from

liv tyler and naomi campbell adding to a growing chorus of sympathy. >> we have no treatment. nothing to slow down or stop the disease. >> reporter: bruce's battle with dementia is harrowing. a rare form, ftd affects the brain associated with personality and language. the most common form occurring between 45 and 60 years old. willis is among the 50,000 to 60,000 people afflicted. people live seven to eight years after being diagnosed. >> it is a terminal disease. the disease itself is not what results in death. the consequences of things that happen from not being mobile and getting secondary infections. >> reporter: studying the disease hopes scientists find a cure. >> do you have a healthy brain?

we don't know any actions to prevent ftd. >> reporter: bruce's blended family writing he would want to respond by bringing global attention and connectivity for those with the disease. >> i figured as much. you keep under estimating me. >> reporter: everyone's action hero in for the fight of his life. scary, but officials hope this raises awareness. the researcher in the piece said don't think of it as an incurable diseases, but under funded disease with more awareness and more funding leading to better treatments. peter and kristen. >> we hope so, steve. just the community rallying behind bruce's family as well. so devastating. >> no doubt. >> it is fun to think of the memories. "pulp fiction" and "die hard."

that is great. angie lassman is checking out the forecast for us. >> we are starting off quiet along most of the united states. we do have some cold air worked in behind the cold front that was problematic for the end of the week. now you are waking up to chilly temperatures. teens in the new england area and northeast. the windchill making it colder as well. if you don't like the temperatures, wait until this afternoon. we rebound back to seasonable levels. it will feel nice. 50 in washington, d.c. later today. as we get into the next couple days, warmth builds. 57 in indianapolis. 50s into early next week for people in pittsburgh. a nice couple of days ahead of us. let's talk about the weekend. as i mentioned, holiday weekend. many people have outdoor plans. warm sunshine and temperatures ranging from the 60s to 70s in

the south. the mild conditions for the northeast and we have a little bit >> good morning. it is 6:45 on this saturday here in the bay area. we're taking a gorgeous look over the span of the bay bridge. if you are on the roads, crank up the heaters. it is pretty chilly. we are going to warm up to a beautiful day, not only today and tomorrow, look at those mid to upper 60s in fairfield and down here in the santa clara valley. it'll be a gorgeous weekend, but there are major changes ahead. we'll talk all of your headlines at 7:00 a.m. and that's the look at the forecast. peter and kristen, back to you. >> angie, thank you. >> so psyched to have you.

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