hi, everybody, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm ellison barber in for kate snow. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today monday, february 20th, 2023. message of support. as we approach the one-year anniversary of the war in ukraine, president biden makes a surprise visit to kyiv. the message he delivered as he prepares to meet with world leaders in poland. returning and grieving. michigan state university reopens one week after the mass shooting that killed three students and hurt five others.

how the campus is paying tribute to the lives lost. bishop murder. a catholic church leader gunned down inside his los angeles home. what we know about the suspect just arrested by police. and southern comfort. since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly 1.5 million americans have decided to make their homes in the southern united states. what's driving the migration. we begin this hour with president biden and his surprise trip to ukraine. >> the show of support comes days before the one-year anniversary of russia's full-scale invasion. >> one year later kyiv stands, and ukraine stands. democracy stands. america stand with you, and the world stands with you. >> now during his five hours on the ground, president biden met with ukraine's president volodymyr zelenskyy to talk about the next stages of the war. >> he also honored ukraine's fallen soldiers and held meetings with u.s. embassy

staff. at one point during the visit, air sirens blared, reflecting the conditions ukrainians have lived under for the last year. >> nbc's erin mclaughlin is in kyiv for us. and correspondent josh ledder man is in warsaw, poland, where the president is headed now, we believe. let's start on the ground in ukraine. erin, how did this trip by the president come about, and how are ukrainians responding? >> reporter: hey, aaron. we're told that this trip was the culmination of months of meticulous planning by a handful of biden administration officials. that planning actually accelerated following ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy's own trip to washington, d.c. now the hours prior to the president's departure we understand from a national security adviser that the white house called the kremlin for, quote, deconfliction purposes. the president traveled from the

polish border into ukraine by train, a similar journey taken by any number of world leaders before him, traveling via the skies is simply too dangerous. there was a massive security operation here in the capital outside of st. michael's square. behind me, they cleared the entire square of traffic, parked cars, pedestrians. there were multiple layers of security, ukrainian military, ukrainian police, bomb-sniffing dogs, snipers on the roof, it was an incredible security operation. but this is being seen by the ukrainian people as an incredible moment, a show from the united states of support and solidarity. guys? >> josh, this all comes ahead of president biden's meeting with eastern flank leaders. what message if you know does the white house hope this trip sends to other world leaders. just the ones that we expect biden to meet with but others

who may be watching from afar? >> reporter: well, the common challenge that president biden and other world leaders have is in selling their own publics on the argument that helping ukraine is not charity, that it is in the common interests of all of these countries to deter president putin and other like-minded autocrats from thinking that they have roll into their neighborhoods and take territory by force. so that makes poland a really perfect place for president biden to make that argument. a country that has born the brunt of the refugee crisis, that has leaned in on supporting ukraine militarily, economically, and diplomatically. and while he's here, as you mentioned, he will meet with the bucharest nine, those are russia's doorstep, perhaps most threatened by putin's aggressions. while president biden is here delivering a speech about support for ukraine, just a few

blocks from where i'm at right now, he's really going to be in a split-screen moment with president putin himself who also plans to give a major address largely focused on ukraine tomorrow. we will see the president of the united states and the president of russia both laying their case for how this should proceed as this war drags into its second year. >> and of course we'll be watching that. josh, i do want to ask but something else the president said. we'll play it first, and then i'll ask you a question. >> we're all in agreement, we have in our congress on some issues, there is a significant agreement on support for ukraine. and this is so much larger than just ukraine. it's about freedom of democracy and freedom and democracy writ large. >> he talked about agreement with congress. is that consistent with how loums in washington currently feel about supporting ukraine? >> reporter: by and large yes. clearly president biden there is alluding to the small group but

it is a group of house republicans who want to completely cut off support to ukraine. some of them have been on twitter today mocking the president for going to ukraine instead of, for example, the border or east palestine in ohio. but by and large, republicans have made clear that they do want to continue supporting ukraine, and in fact, in response to some of those republicans who have balked, some of the rank and file members, we're starting to hear leaders of the republican party like michael mccall, the chair of the house armed services committee, come out and say no, president biden is right on this, the u.s. need to increase, not decrease its support for ukraine as this war heads into its second year. >> all right, josh lederman in warsaw, poland. thank you. former president jimmy carter is receiving an outpouring of support after announcing he will be receiving at-home hospice care. >> that support coming from everyone from presidential peers to fellow parishioners.

>> a lot of people understand he's a president, but to me he's a friend. to a lot of us he's a fellow church know iter. >> president said he's marking this presidents' day by thinking of jimmy carter. priscilla, what do we know about the latest on president carter's condition? >> reporter: former president carter remains under hospice care here at his home, not far from where we are. we know that he is surrounded by his family, including his wife rosalynn carter who's been by his side for many decades now. and that is what former president carter wanted in this moment. and we also heard from his grandson who visited with his grandparents just a few days ago and said that their home is full of love right now, and that they are at peace with this.

aaron? >> and priscilla, president carter was born and raised where you are in planes, the peanut farmer that went to the white house. you can see a little from the sign behind you, plains is very proud of jimmy carter. have you had a chance to talk to people there about what president carter means to them? >> reporter: very proud, ellison. and everyone that you talk to here who lives here has had some sort of story or experience or kind gesture and moment with the carters. i had an opportunity to speak with a man named phillip who owns a store just behind me, a political memorabilia store. he says that when he opened that store some 25 years ago, president carter and his wife were the first to visit there, and they welcomed him to this community. were just so happy and were so warm with him. and i want to play some of what he shared about what their impact has been in this

community. >> he's involved in every little thing that goes on here. he's an active member. it's nothing to go to a meeting and find jimmy or rosalynn or both of them there. he takes an active interest in everything. he's concerned about the businesses, he's concerned about the people. it's not unusual for him and rosalynn to go visiting or visiting new people that moved into the community. >> reporter: and president carter has certainly left his mark on his hometown here in plains and on people around the country who are thinking of him and his family today. ellison, aaron? >> all right. priscilla thompson on the ground for us. thank you so much. students at michigan state university are returning to class today a week after eight people were killed or injured in the mass shooting. three people died there. community members came together on sunday to welcome back students and to remember the lives lost. this weekend two funerals and a

vigil were held for the victims. nbc's jesse kirsch is in east lansing. >> reporter: for the first time since a suspected gunman opened fire on michigan state university's campus last monday night killing three students, according to officials, today classes are resuming here in east lansing. officials say all classes are resuming including those most directly impacted by the suspected gunman's attack. however, the two locations where officials say the shootings unfolded, the student union and berky hall, they will remain closed, according to the university, through the end of the semester. as students are making their way back to classes today, they are seeing messages of support, flowers, memorializing what happened here, messages in chalk have been written across the campus ground throughout the weekend, as well, as there were two funerals for two of the students killed. a vigil for the third student killed, and also moments of silence at men's and women's basketball games. all of this culminating with today's return to classes leaving a sense of mixed emotion

on this campus. >> i think the best way to really get back to normal is just to kind of embrace the discomfort right now. i think it would be better to maybe have a little more grates period. i personally would not like to be focused on school right now. >> our professors have been very gracious in how they're handling moving forward and attendance policies. i feel very comfortable moving forward. >> reporter: michigan state university officials say that they have not made any substantial changes to security on the campus at this point, saying they are confident in their plan. however, they say students may see a more visible police presence on campus this week. back to you. people in east palestine, ohio, can start making appointments with a state health clinic over concerns from the train derailment chemical spill. the clinic is set to open tomorrow even though the epa said sunday the air and municipal water is safe. cautious residents are still

using bottled water as they push for more answers. nbc news''s george solis is in east palestine, ohio. remind us the health officials people say they're experiencing and if the government continues to insist that the air, the water is safe, why do they need to set up clinics at all? >> reporter: good afternoon. yeah, people here in town say that they are feeling lightheadedness, they are feeling nausea, they have burning eyes, and in some cases they are reporting rashes. mind you, a lot of this is anecdotal. so far officials have said there's no evidence of anything related to the derailment, hasn't made anyone sick. however, they do know that a lot of people are concerned and have set up a health clinic or are about to, i should say, tomorrow to address those ongoing health concerns. mind you a lot of people still are very skeptical about the type of help that this town has been receiving. norfolk southern here responsible, saying they are

taking full responsibility for this. they have been giving out $1,000 checks to members of the community, business owners, locals, anyone that's been affected by this derailment. so far they say they've given out somewhere in the neighborhood of $2.6 million. and that number only expected to grow as the investigation into the derailment continues. now something we should note -- the ceo of the company was in town this weekend, and that upset a lot of residents because this was an unannounced visit. a lot of people hoping to get a chance to address some of those health concerns saying here's what we are seeing, here's what we are feeling. so this is an area where a lot of people are growing more and more skeptical. you mentioned the bottled water. again, the consensus here is that the water and air is safe, but a lot of residents, as you mentioned, are sticking to that bottled water. >> george solis on the ground for us. thank you so much. and coming up, new and coming up, new want your clothes to smell freshly washed all day without heavy perfumes? try downy light in-wash freshness boosters.

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sheriff lloyd bonner told us he feels after learning two of his deputies were on scene following the beating that led to the death of tyre nichols. >> i was very upset. i was very hurt that we were there because as far as i was concerned and as far as i knew it was no reason for us to be there. >> reporter: they should not have been on scene, the sheriff says the deputies did not follow protocol, and their supervisors nor a dispatcher knew where they were at the time. >> they were there 29 seconds before the emt arrived and started to look at mr. nichols. and so this is going to be a training issue for us. >> reporter: the sheriff says his deputies' actions will have his department taking a more critical look at how officers are trained. >> we're going to look at it from every aspect, supervisor, leadership, officers. it will be -- the nichols video will be a part of our training this year, this year coming up. >> reporter: bonner says he's never witnessed anything like what he saw on the nichols

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by a devastating fire. kris sanchez is there to witness the aftermath and find out what the community will do next. at 11:00 this morning, there was a worship and prayer service held for the community held here at ame church to show their support for the community. if you take a look from our sky ranger video, you'll see what's left of first ame church. only the exterior walls remain. the inside is gutted. the fire was first reported about 10:45 last night and when the first firefighters arrived, they say they saw the fire on the outside of the building spreading up to the eves and up into the the roof. within an hour and a half, that fire was at three alarm. there wasn't supposed to be anyone inside the church at the time as the last event ended at 1:00 on sunday afternoon. the pastor of the church said he saw smoke from the freeway as he was making his way to 37th and

telegraph. it's a scene he described as a nightmare. he said that fame educates people, helps send kids to college and does outreach to the community. he said right now, they're in grief, but promises that fame will rise again. >> we're in the promise of organizing. we follow leadership, once we have that, we'll put out information at that time. right now, we are a church that's grieving and in need of prayer. >> the community hosted that half hour worship session then following that, church and community leaders were gathering to get to the business of figuring out how to move forward and how to continue to serve the people who depend on them. when they figure out how the community can help the community so the church can help the community, we'll help them get that word out as well. >> thank you. our other top stories, supporters are gathering in oakland demanding that fired chief armstrong be reinstated.

he was fired after an independent report concluded that misconduct cases were mishandled. the local chapter of the naacp and others are not happy with that decision. >> are here today to express our shock, disappointment and for many, our outrage over the firing of armstrong. >> the mayor has repeatedly defended her decision. she says she lost confidence in the chief based on that federal report and him down playing the incident. oakland has also been under federal oversight for 20 years. many people have the day off from work and what a great day to have off. >> take a look at these temperatures for today. really nice and comfortable with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. we'll reach the low 70s in the north bay, but mostly upper 60s for san jose. the tri valley as well as up and

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the city council has a conceptual plan to redesign the park, bringing the swim and community center closer together. it's expected to cost about $77 million. it is a holiday, but we are following all the day's news. you can just go to our website, nbcbayarea.com. kari hall will have our extended forecast in about 30 minutes from now and we'll have hourly updates. you can get all the information on our website and i'll be back in 30 minutes with more news. have a great afternoon. some things are good to know. like, where to find the cheapest gas in town. and which supermarket gives you the most bang for your buck. something else that's good to know? if you have medicare and medicaid, you may be able to get more healthcare benefits

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bottom of the hour now. here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily." >> we're following breaking news out of turkey right now. another earthquake has hit that country. this time it was a 6.3-magnitude quake in the province near the syrian border. now a pair of earthquakes killed nearly 45,000 people in that region earlier this month. the syrian government says today's quake is actually an aftershock to the one that hit on february 6th. syrian civil defense says at least 130 people were injured today. wnba star brittney griner is officially coming back to the

phoenix mercury for the upcoming season. griner was a free agent before agreeing to sign with the team for a one-year contract on saturday. she'd vowed to make a return to the league after she missed the entire 2022 season while detained in russia for nearly ten months on drug smuggling charges. actor and comedian richard belzer, known for playing detective john munch across the "la & order" franchise has died. he was an opening act for "snl" before joining the "law & order svu" cast. he passed away peacefully at his home on sunday. he was 78 years old. breaking now, prosecutors in new mexico have downgraded the involuntary murder charges against alec baldwin. >> the move comes after baldwin's lawyers argued that the santa fe district attorney had incorrectly charged the actor under a law that was passed after the shooting. nbc news correspondent moira barrett and legal analyst danny

selfs on joining us now -- cevallos joining us now. what do you know about why prosecutors made this decision and why now? >> reporter: prosecutors decided to drop a gun enhance. charge. this would have added an additional five years to any possible sentencing if convicted. this applies to alec baldin and hannah gutierrez reed, the weapons supervisor on set. the new mexico district attorney's office wrote in a statement that they decided to do this to, quote, avoid for litigious distractions. they said the prosecution's priority is, quote, securing justice, not securing billable hours for big-city attorneys. now baldwin's team had argued that the prosecutors committed a, quote, basic legal error, and the d.a.'s office shot back at the time saying that this was just a motion to distract from the, quote, gross negligence on the set of "rust." now we will see alec baldwin in court for the first time virtually on friday. as a reminder he and hannah gutierrez reed still face the charges of involuntary manslaughter. and that carries a much lighter

charge if sentenced, just 18 months. >> let me bring you in, danny. i saw you reacting to that statement. what do you make of all of this, and for those of us who aren't lawyers, down grading of charges, sounds like it's a positive thing for alec baldwin. what's really going here? >> reporter: it is, but why did they charge him with it in the first place? the prosecution investigated this case for a year, and nobody bothered to check whether the statute that provided for a five-year mandatory minimum, where otherwise he'd only be looking at a maximum of 18 months, a very serious upgrading of the charges. nobody bothered to check if the statute was enacted after the shooting in which case it wouldn't apply? not only is that a problem, but they doubled down on it. the defense figures this out, they move to throw out those charges. what the prosecution should say is, oops, my bad. but they don't. instead they give a statement -- maybe we can put that back up. there's so much in there. that statement where they say we want to avoid litigious distraction. that's what the defense does.

we're not potted plants. we litigate. and no prosecutor, any prosecutor out there would agree with me, you never drop charges because the defense is litigious. you drop them because you don't believe you can prove them. >> what do you think this says about the change -- what do you think the change says about the prosecutors' case more broadly? if i were a defense attorney, i would imagine you'd keep looking for other things to ding them on. >> the prosecution's case was bad before this. now i think it's extra bad. i think there is just another in a series of problems, and i keep going back to the statement -- even today they keep stepping on their own feet and revealing some being themselves. today -- something about themselves. today they said something to the effect of big city lawyers and billable hours. you're not the underdog. you're the state of new mexico. the state is never the underdog. that statement to me speaks of a little bit of insecurity when you're the state and you wield the power of the government. >> interesting. a lot to unpack there. thank you, danny, for joining us. thanks to maura barrett, as

well. we're also following breaking news out of los angeles. the l.a. county sheriff has made an arrest in the murder of bishop david o'connell. o'connell was found shot to death in his home over the weekend in what law enforcement called a targeted attack. nbc news has more now from los angeles. bring us up to speed. i know we don't know much about the arrest in this case, but what can you tell us about the bishop's death and how the community is handling this loss? >> reporter: so the sheriff's office announcing an arrest in the murder of the bishop known as bishop dave to those who knew him and loved him. his death is a shock to the community. he was found shot to death in his home saturday afternoon at 69 years old. deputies saying it was a targeted attack. he worked as a priest and bishop in los angeles for more than 45 years where he spent a lot of time focusing his ministry on the poor and immigrant communities in south los angeles. the people he worked with and served described him as a man of the people and a peacemaker

saying no place or person was ever too dangerous for him. we spoke with a woman who worked with him on his immigrant task force that he made, saying he inspired her to only take on pro bono immigration cases. many are grieving his death here. his fellow archbishops saying he was struck by his goodness, kindness, and simplicity of heart. that's just a small amount of the words used to describe him over the past couple of days. deputies will be holding a press conference this afternoon. they've also sent out their own heartfelt statement while grieving the bishop, as well. at the press conference we expect to learn more about the suspect, arrest, and hopefully a possible motive here. aaron? >> all right, reporting from our los angeles bureau, thank you. china is hitting back today against claims it may be providing nonlethal support to russia as the war in ukraine nears the one-year mark. china is telling washington to stay out of its relationship with the kremlin. nbc news global security reporter dan dalus joins us with

more. the u.s. also believes china might be considering sending lethal support to russia. why is this a big deal? the u.s. obviously sends lethal support to ukraine. >> well, yes, it is a big deal for washington. it's something they've been concerned about since the beginning of the war a year ago. and they have warned china ton intervene and not to -- not to intervene and not to support russia with weapons or ammunition. i think they see that as a serious escalation that could really create a tense and volatile situation. also i think it might possibly affect the balance of the war. the course of the war. if russia were to get significant help from china, russia has had to turn to iran to get drones, and they've even turned to north korea to try to get artillery shells -- artillery ammunition. so it's -- it's concerning on very -- two levels. it's the symbolic aspect and the

practical effect. >> and what is china saying about these allegations so far? >> china is reacting with a lot of anger and dismissing the whole accusation. they're saying that china's playing a constructive role, that they just want to see the war end. they want to see a peaceful resolution. they haven't directly addressed the accusation other than to simply point the finger back and say we are not going to listen to criticism from the u.s. because the united states is providing weapons to ukraine. but as it is, there are accusations that china is providing other types of support to russia. for example, there is a chinese company providing satellite images to the vagner group mercenaries that are fighting for russia in ukraine. that's an example of where china is helping russia even if it isn't weapons. >> dan, you mentioned the west care being this, the u.s. specifically caring so much

about this because china's involvement in on a lethal level could create geopolitical tension and could alter the course of this very attritional war. when you look at this in the context of what happened with that alleged chinese spy balloon, how big of a deal is this for u.s./china relations moving forward? i mean, we keep hearing the white house, president biden saying we want a competitive but not conflict-type relationship. what does this tell you about the relationship moving forward? >> the relationship is looking a lot like a rivalry and like a potential conflict and not a competition. and it's beginning to eventually bell the cold war in many ways. and it really was illustrated with that spy balloon incident. as that surveillance balloon was blowing across the u.s. and afterwards, there was very little communication between the u.s. and the chinese governments. and when the pentagon tried to call china on a sort of

military-to-military hotline, china refused to take the call. so there's really a risk here of miscommunication. >> all right. dan de luce, thank you so much. we appreciate your reporting. back here domestically, a trend that started during the pandemic is still going strong -- more and more americans are moving south. the latest census figures show nearly 1.4 million americans have moved south between the middle of 2021 and 2022. nbc's sam brock ahead of that, he's in miami for us today. one of the cities seeing a big population growth. sam, talk to us about the states that are seeing the biggest exodus and then where all these folks are going. >> reporter: aaron, it's a good point right now just to kind of highlight the fact that we're talking about a snapshot. the middle of 2021 to the middle of 2022, july to july. so one year. but it definitely tells us a lot and part of the story about the pandemic and what people were doing over that time. let's talk about which states saw the most people leave, and

then which ones gained the most new residents. as far as exodus, new york stands alone. minus 180,000 people that left the state in that one-year timeframe. california, 1113,000. illinois, 104,000. those are the three biggest losers. the biggest gainers, texas had almost a half million people move down to the lone star state. florida at 416,000 at second. north carolina and georgia, you also saw south carolina and tennessee add more residents, as well. that's sort of the major grouping there. a lot of people that are coming to the south are exporting a slice of their own culture to their destination. here's what a local realtor told me. >> when you go to the financial district of miami which is called brickell, it really looks like a mini new york. you see everything from professionals to young families to large families. and normally those would be the tourists. >> reporter: aaron, what is interesting about there trend, as well, is the fact that the overall migration rates domestically are at the lowest levels since world war ii which

is tots not a lot of -- to say not a lot of people are moving relative to previous years. those who are on the move are generally going south. >> so what's driving the southern migration? what are the experts telling you about how long this trend might actually last? >> reporter: they're curious to find out if this is going to be a flash in the pan, a two or three-year thing, or is it going to last for a number of decades. what's going on is that work from home became very popular during the pandemic. people uprooted themselves and moved to places where there's no state income taxes, where the weather is warm, as you see folks on the water in places like florida, discovered, hey, you know, this isn't bad. it sure beats living in new york or boston or chicago when it's minus ten. they also realize that those cities are exceptionally expensive, and the result, the net impact of all these people moving here is that housing has become incredibly expensive in florida and in austin, texas, for example, charlotte, north carolina, atlanta, they've all seen explosions. however, it is still cheaper

relative to what they walk paying in new york. part of the reason for the migration in the first place. >> some brock for us, formerly of san francisco, now in miami. sam, thank you. coming up, how you can reset your body and your mind without ever leaving your desk.

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flexors gets tight and shortened because we're in the seated position, these exercise snacks can help. >> can you show a couple? >> absolutely. we'll start with shoulder rolls. >> uncross my legs. >> fight firmly planet planted -- planted on the ground. roll the shoulders back up and down. good. massaging the tracks in the upper back and neck. feel it? >> i feel like i haven't done that all day. it feels really good. >> we forget. we're going bring them forward now, back and down. you forget that we need to loosen things up. this is definitely an upper back snack, if you will. so after this, i like to drop one ear to the opposite shoulder and do you feel a stretch there in the side of your neck -- >> along there. >> before. hold that there, take a deep breath in, and exhale slowly breathing out. come back to center, go to other side. again, a deep breath in. upon only does this feel good physically but it's helping to reduce stress and anxiety with the breath. >> just the breathing i feel like -- i do that sometimes at my desk. a nice deep in through the nose, out through the mouth. >> absolutely. >> how do you do that without

your co-workers going, what is she doing? >> i know. you know what, i want you to inspire your colleagues to do this, too. so i want this -- the next stretch is something that definitely will cause people to look at you a little bit. that's okay. reach your arms up and over if you can. then lean to one side and lean to the other side. if that doesn't work, just keep your palms reaching forward and stretch in between your shoulder blades. chin toward your chest a little so that you're opening up and expanding the upper back and in between those shoulder blades that get so tense and tight. another one you can do, and i recommend this after you eat lunch, is a twist. so this can help aid in digestion, it massages the internal organs so that fresh blood and oxygen and nutrients rush in. but this also feels great on the thoracic vertebrae, the vertebrae in the middle of the back to loosen it up. >> i feel it. twisting it out. >> twisting it out. >> these are all things i do at the gym but never think to do at my desk. >> right. >> which i really should. >> yes, yes. yeah, after you send an email, you can have one of these snacks. after you hang up the fun, you

can have one of these. >> can i ask a couple of things -- desks, i now have a sit/stand where i can sit or i can bring it up and stand when i'm prepping for the show, for example. >> right. >> is that a great idea for everybody? and what about like ergonomic chairs? >> yes. >> these are not them. >> right. great question. so the standing desks are awesome, especially if you can wear flat shoes. so i don't want you to have -- feet issues. >> i put these on -- >> great. standing desks -- >> i look like a total dork. >> with the skirts and dresses and the sneakers. that's what works. it feels god your body. so you will -- good on your body. so you will burn more calories and when you're standing. in terms of the ergonomic chair, they're great for people who have them. for me i sit on a folding chair. it's so uncomfortable it forces me to sit upright, pull my shoulders back, squeeze my inner thighs, i work on posture

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