good morning. thanks for starting your weekend with us. parts of california are waking up to a blanket of snow this morning. >> the rain is falling fast as well. it's february 25th. this is "today." west coast whiteout. a huge winter storm battering california this morning. hurricane-force winds, heavy snow. parts of southern california dealing with their first blizzard warnings ever. in hollywood, they are making snow balls. the storm is picking up steam as

it heads east. we will have the full forecast. dramatic testimony. prominent south carolina attorney alex murdaugh faces a day of tough cross-examination in the double murder trial. >> the second you are confronted with facts you can't deny, you immediately come up with a new lie. isn't that correct? >> i would disagree with that proposition that you are putting out. >> will his testimony help sway the jury to help find him not guilty? gun slinger. >> alec. >> new cell phone video obtained by nbc news shows alec baldwin firing a gun on the set of rust days before the shooting death of cinematographer halyna hutchins. all that plus, hoop, there it is. >> sacramento leads in overtime number two. >> nba game for the ages. the sacramento kings topping the los angeles clippers in one of

the hottest scoring games in history. this is going down in the record books. today, saturday, february 25th, 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. you don't have to be a basketball fan to appreciate 351 points scored in a single game. 176-175 is the final. that's a fun one. >> a lot of points. russell westbrook, former mvp, showing he has it on the court. >> look who did her homework. we have a lot to get to, including the start of the second year of the war in ukraine. volodymyr zelenskyy said they

will emerge victorious. we will have the latest. we are on the ground in east palestine, ohio who erin brochvich visited with families. and the snowy weather out west and some out in california seeing 3 feet of snow. >> these are not special effects. the l.a. area dealing with snow. now bracing for flash flooding. we will get the forecast in just a moment. nbc's dana griffin is outside l.a. this morning. dana, still coming down as we speak. >> reporter: yeah, peter, there is still a flash flood warning here. at l.a.x., planes are not taking off or landing because of the weather concerns. look behind me. this is the river corridor that is usually dry and not usually a drop of water. you see the l.a. river is currently flowing through it

which is helping to divert some of the water out of the area. an historic west coast winter blast. whipping winds up to 75 miles per hour. it's the first blizzard warning ever for the san bernardino county mountains. some cars covered in at least a foot of snow. sunny san diego followed with its first blizzard warning in history. the golden state's weather creating hazardous whiteout conditions. 45 miles east of bakersfield, this big rig has to be towed. this was the scene in the santa cruz mountains. >> my vehicle is stuck. >> reporter: hail pummeled the tennis players. in napa county, spinouts on highway 29 leaving drivers in

disbelief. in the bay area, freemont peak turned into a winter wonderland for hikers. grapevine freeway shutdown because of dangerous snowy conditions. >> i have not seen snow since the late '50s. >> it has snowed in hollywood and i made a snowball. the proof is the sign in the back. >> reporter: the los angeles county is now bracing for flash flooding after receiving snow and an estimated 2 to 3 inches of rain. multiple vehicles here submerged on i-5. heavy snow fell in the sierra as many came out to see the rare winter weather leaving behind snowmen which will soon melt as the storms moves on. according to the national weather service, there is an avalanche warning at the california and nevada state line. it is expected to last a couple more hours.

peter and kristen. >> a ton of snow in the sierra. dana, thank you. for the big picture, let's bring in angie lassman for the look at the storm. where is this heading next? angie? >> we have a couple of things to talk about as where this system goes next. we are focusing on california and extending farther east. up and down the west coast, we have plenty of alerts. millions are under the alerts. 27 million with the flood watch in effect near l.a. county. we have flash flood warnings near l.a. as well. ample rain moving through and we are not done yet. look at the radar, the heavy rain worked up and down the coast. we see heavy rain in los angeles. if you are in san diego, you might wonder where all of the rain has been. it hasn't been as heavy for you. we will continue to see through the day today where you pick up on additional rainfall.

the system moves inland. we continue with the rain and heavy snow that makes it difficult on roadways through the day today where we pick up additional snowfall in the mountains. extending from l.a. to san diego. as far as san luis obispo. the heavy rain is focused in extreme southern california with the rainfall rates up to 1 inch an hour. it will be impressive. it will make for flooding karns. -- flooding concerns. how about the snowfall? up to 2 feet in places. that is focused more on the higher elevations. not as low snow levels as we saw yesterday. switching gears to the south. we continue to see warmth stretched across the gulf coast. temperatures in new orleans will reach 80 through the day today. this coming in 10 to 15 degrees above normal in spots. not as many record-breaking temperatures as we have seen

over the past couple days. they will be close like in tallahassee and pensacola with the 70s. savannah will hit 77. guys, back to you. >> that weather whiplash we have been watching. angie, thank you. we will check in with you in a little bit with the rest of the country's forecast. we turn to ukraine where the nation marked a somber anniversary on friday. one year since russian troops invaded and the brutal war began. we have erin mclaughlin in kyiv. erin, what is the latest? >> reporter: good morning, peter. last night, president biden ruling out sending f/16 fighter jets to ukraine for now. with an interview with nbc news, he said the u.s. will focus on the immediate battle field needs and including artillery and air defense and high mars.

this as the adviser to ukraine tells me this point in the conflict appears as both sides are running out of ammunition. we heard from the u.s. secretary of state call out president putin. >> members of the council should not fall into the false notion. vladimir putin started this war. one man can end it. >> reporter: also yesterday to mark the one-year anniversary of the invasion. president volodymyr zelenskyy gave a press conference. during that press conference, he expressed confidence that ukraine will win the war if the allies remain united. he also said he would like to meet with the leader of china. this as the united states alleges that chinese government is considering sending lethal aid to russia.

peter. >> erin mclaughlin on the ground in kyiv. thank you. president biden is spending the weekend in delaware, days after the surprise visit to ukraine. the war has dominated this first term. it comes as the first lady is speaking out on his plans to run for a second one. we have monica alba at the white house with more. >> reporter: good morning, kristen. this is a strong sign that president biden is ready to run again. something he is likely ready to do, but hasn't said, but his wife has said while traveling in kenya on friday. >> he is not done. he's not finished what he started. that's what's important. he was elected because people wanted steady leadership. >> reporter: she went on to say essentially the only thing left to do is pick the time and place for an official announcement. the president's aides say the first lady is one of the most

influential people with these decisions. joe biden makes up his own mind. even the president's allies wondered if he would run for re-election given he is the oldest president in office and would be 86 at the end of another term. as for what is next, the rollout for 2024 campaign could come in april after the first fund raising quarter ends which aligns for when former president obama announced his re-election bid ahead of the 2012 race. kristen and peter. >> tea leaves are getting clearer. monica alba at the white house. the republican field is heating up. mike pence is stilling considering a 2024 run that edwould pit him against former president trump. nbc's ali vitali spoke with pence on friday. ali, he says his party is ready

for a change. >> reporter: peter, this republicans party is looking for a different leader. former president trump is rebuking others including desantis, for his lack luster support for ukraine. pence is treading carefully we it comes to his former boss. he feels voters will have better choices than my old running mate come 2024. he would not outline one substantial policy difference with his former boss when i asked him. for pence, the former vice president, the department of justice investigation into the attempt to overturn the 2020 election looms large over the process. especially as the special counsel wants the federal judge to compel pence to testify. >> the idea of subpoenaing a former vice president to testify in court against the president with whom they served, i believe is unprecedented in american history. as i said, last week, i believe

it is unconstitutional. >> reporter: now, peter, that decision, whatever it is, will have big impications in the 2024 race. pence will say more about his plans in 2024 by the spring. peter. >> trump, haley, pence. the field could expand. ali vitali. thank you. we want to turn now to the outrage in east palestine, ohio. three weeks after the toxic train derailment there. residents on friday night got the chance to voice frustrations with erin brokovich. >> reporter: obviously bringing a name that is similar with hollywood and environmental activism. some say her presence underscores the severity of the situation with thousands of people facing an uncertain

future. more than three weeks after the train derailment, this morning, east palestine residents still not backing down. >> it is about the people p and the well being of the people in the community. >> i'm scared because the train passes in front of my house. >> reporter: hundreds gathering at the high school to hear from erin brockovich. >> we have got to change practices. this end of the day profit over people has got to stop. >> we are all concerned. we want the best for our town. we are worried about our future. >> reporter: for some in the small community, brockovich's presence is sending a powerful message. officials say the air and municipal tap water are safe. some are skeptical of the government and railroad. >> i wish norfolk southern and others would step up and let us

know what is going on. be honest. >> you don't think they are honest? >> absolutely not. >> reporter: some people that may not happen without going to court. >> i can't tell you how many communities feel that these moments are the biggest moment of their life. >> reporter: as the residents weighed their options on friday, president biden said he has no plans to visit east palestine. he defended the administration response amid a week of political finger pointing. >> we were there two hours after the train went down. two hours. i spoken with every single the -- single major figure in pennsylvania and in ohio. the idea that we're not engaged is simply not there. i'm keeping close tabs on it. we are doing all we can. >> reporter: and late yesterday, the epa announcing its team along with fema and the cdc will

be doing door-to-door outreach expected today. >> jesse, let me follow-up with you. we heard the president who said he has no plans to visit east palestine. what are residents saying? are they angry they have not seen him yet? >> reporter: obviously, kristen, to put it in context, former president trump was here. we had seen the epa administrator here and pete buttigieg here as well. not yet the president. there was a sign at the meeting last night which under scored something. biden and trump big sellouts. for some people, it doesn't matter which politician is trying to come here. they want it made right. >> so much anger.

jesse kirsch, thank you. the food and drug administration is authorizing the first at-home combo test for flu and covid. the luceria test can be purchased without a prescription. if you are feeling sick, you can use a nasal swab and get results in 30 minutes. the fda says this is a major milestone. a scary scene in downtown vancouver when a fire ball erupted from the basement of the skyscraper. several people posted video on social media. the officials say they suspected the fire was sparked in the electrical vault of the marine building. a popular location for film productions. two people were treated for cuts and burns. angie lassman is back with the check of the country's forecast. angie? >> a little cold in some spots across the northern tier. you see the windchill advisories

for fargo. we have sub zero windchill values in a lot of places in the midwest. how about the northeast? it is colder than yesterday at this time in new york. 20 degrees colder. waking up up t >> good morning. 5:18 here in the bay area. we remain under a microclimate weather alert as we are tracking rain and those low snow levels. let's take it to storm ranger, see where the rain and snow are right now. of course, over the santa cruz mountains. you can see some rain/snow mix over day valley, as well, as we move on into the east bay. over to fremont, temperatures running very cold and freezing, allowing snow to mix. and that's the look at your

local forecast. kristen and peter, back to you. >> angie, thank you. still to come, confrontation in the courtroom. another day of testimony from alex murdaugh, accused of killing his wife and son. >> what murdaugh had to say about what he was doing in the about what he was doing in the jments

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♪ only with vrbo we're back on saturday morning. here are is the "weekly download." our look at the big stories. >> joe fryer is here with that. good to see you. >> good to see you. among the headlines this week, president biden's cloak and dagger trip from the white house to a war zone. president biden made a surprise trip to ukraine standing side by side with president volodymyr

zelenskyy. the next day, he made a speech in poland. >> ukraine will never than a victory for russia. never. >> kyiv stands proud. it stands tall. most important, it stands free. >> another earthquake rattled the border of turkey and syria killing at least eight more people and injuring hundreds of others. the 6.3 magnitude quake came weeks after the quake that killed more than 44,000 people. >> in orlando, the gunman opened fire at the same location twice hours apart. >> the orange county sheriff releasing body cam footage of the arrest of the 19-year-old suspect. the three victims killed. a news reporter and 9-year-old girl and two others wounded.

>> in chicago, a federal judge sentenced r. kelly to 20 years in prison for sex crimes. he is serving a 30-year sentence for sex trafficking. kelly's lawyer says they plan to appeal. >> you had one hell of a run, sergeant munch. >> did i? i don't know where it went. >> comic and actor richard belzer passed away. he was known for playing detective munch on "law & order." >> christopher meloni posted, good-bye. i love you. >> some of the dramatic moments caught on camera. this officer jumped out of the way of the tractor-trailer on a snowy road out of control.

>> in florida, a fire ball erupted and killing two people. investigators are looking into what caused the fire. >> the woman in missouri used her ring door well help officers find a juvenile suspect on the run for shoplifting. >> see if your camera picked up motion. we are looking for a suspect in a red shirt. >> after checking the cameras, she alerted police he was hiding in her dumpster. leading to his capture. >> finally, harry styles took on the australian tradition in the tour down under. it is called a shoeing. >> this is a disgusting tradition. >> he gulped down a liquid out of his shoe and went on with the show. >> i'll be discussing this with my therapist at length.

>> give me a second here, peter and kristen. >> real question. would you ever do it? >> well, whose shoe? >> i'd buy a new shoe. >> a new shoe. >> a new shoe. when in australia. still to come on "today," how does the idea of a four-day workweek sound? >> sounds good to me. the movie everybody is talking about. the true story behind the film "cocaine bear." >> first these messages.

good morning. thank you so much for joining us on this saturday, february 25th. i'm kira klapper. this week, we've seen this winter weather leading to snow in some unexpected places. there is heavy snow here on mount diablo. the mount diablo scenic boulevard is still closed this morning because of downed trees and limbs and icy conditions. but that didn't stop a lot of people from pulling out their sleds, snowboards and skis yesterday to enjoy the snow. rangers closed the road yesterday, and snowplows forced everyone off the road.

many hiked and biked up the mountain to get a piece of the action in the snow. one family wouldn't let the closures stop them. once the kids were out of school, they hiked 2 miles up the mountain to enjoy the kids' first ever experience in the snow. >> they go really fast. i flipped over. >> it was really fun. sledding was fun. we did a snowball fight. >> there's nobody up here. it's wide open. but you have to hike up. >> mount diablo park says it'll continue to assess the conditions and will update the public when the road reopens. perfect time now to check in with cinthia pimentel who has a look at the microclimate forecast. any breaks in the snow today? >> not really, until we have a couple hours out this morning. we have a storm system on storm ranger. right now, we have a lot of rain and some snow mix in the picture, so let's take it right to neighborhood by neighborhood to show you where the rain is falling right now and where some of the snow is. we just had a cell move down

around the capitola, and it is pushing over the mountains. white and purple color is the snow and also the rain mix. still very picturesque out there this morning, continuing on through the east bay, as well, as you drive just over 680. turn to your right, and you can see the snow on the mountaintops as the sunrise comes out. i'll take it further into the east bay. walnut creek, you're seeing rain. diablo range, we have the low snow mix. it'll continue for a couple hours, and those temperatures are very chilly right now, allowing the snow to stay put for just a little longer in the north bay as well as the inner parts of marin county. beautiful sight around mount st. helena, as well, as we've seen with the system. the freeze warning is going to last until 9:00 a.m. be ware of the chilly, frosty temperatures, especially in the sheltered valleys. i'll have more of all of this winter weather coming up in a few minutes. for now, back to you.

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of five. we want to get to a serious headline right now from overnight. a tragic story from west. the officials say the medical flight carrying five people crashed in nevada overnight. there were no survivors. care flight says the single engine plane carrying a nurse and pilot and patient and family member. it went off the radar near stagecoach, nevada. the ntsb is investigating the cause. the officials at the university of idaho say the house where the four students were murdered will be demolished this spring. the president of the university called the razing of the house the healing step for the community. a former graduate student from the nearby college is charged in the killings. now to the world of sports and game for the history books. last night in los angeles,

thanks to this bucket from the kings deron fox in double overtime, the kings beat the clippers by the score of 176-175. the hometown clippers had a chance for a win at the buzzer, but the three point attempt did not go in. it was the nba's second highest scoring game ever. all right. to a murder trial that has captivated the nation. south carolina attorney alex murdaugh accused of gunning down his wife and son. on friday, murdaugh took the stand for a second day in the face-off with the lead prosecutor. we have nbc's catie beck with the latest from the south carolina courtroom. >> reporter: in the hot seat for the second day. alex murdaugh facing the cross-examination. >> the second you are confronted with the facts you cannot deny, you come up with a new lie. is that correct? >> i would disagree with that

proposition. >> reporter: prosecutors hitting hard on the murdaugh timeline inconsistency on the night of the murders and murdaugh pushing back in his defense. becoming combative on his memory of finding his wife's body. >> you remember why i went to her and for what reason. >> the only thing you are concerned about is yourself. >> reporter: answering with clear certainty and addressing the opioids in his pocket. >> you are taking 60 a day? >> there were days i took more than that. >> reporter: other times appearing unsteady. struggling with answers why he returned to the kennels and his phone was tracking 70 steps a minute and placing several phone calls in the row. >> i did not get on the

treadmill. >> reporter: prosecutors playing the interviews with investigators. statements he admits were lies. >> i stayed in the house. >> other than lying to them about going to the kennel, i was cooperative in every aspect of the investigation. >> very cooperative. except for the most important fact of all. were you at the murder scene with the victims minutes before they died. >> reporter: in a brief redirect, the team pointing to phone data. maggie's phone was never moving in sync with alex's after the murders. murdaugh denying again he is a killer. >> if i was under that pressure, i can promise you i would hurt myself before i would hurt one of them. >> reporter: we expect to hear several more witnesses on the stand at the beginning of next week and then closing arguments

and the case goes to the jury. keep in mind this jury has heard a mountain of evidence from over 60 witnesses. it is tough to say how long the deliberations will take. peter and kristen. >> the nation captivated by the trial. catie beck, thank you. >> let's turn to nbc news analyst danny cevallos. you know it is difficult to put a defendant on the stand. murdaugh was there for over ten hours in two days. does he hurt or help? >> i think he hurt himself. everyone is all over the place on this one from talking to people. when you put your client on the stand, you shouldn't unless you can't get that information or evidence from any other source. the risk is too great. murdaugh is one of those clients and many attorneys know this client who think if i get on the

stand, i can explain everything away. he is trying to do that. prosecution made all its points many times. a massive liar. he lied to everybody, including about this case. whether or not the jury believes it or whether murdaugh is that persuasive, we don't know until the verdict. >> let me follow-up with the prosecution strategy, danny. they tried to do a lot. they painted him as a liar. they delved into the history of drug use and history of cheating clients out of money. was the prosecution successful or did they do too much? >> exactly. you pointed out something important. we know murdaugh was a liar. the prosecution hammered that home and asking that question 50 different ways. if murdaugh isacquitted, i think it would be the prosecution tried to do too much. they introduced financial evidence and created a motive that murdaugh killed his wife and son for sympathy because his

financial world was closing in on him. that may be a hard sell with the jury and unforced error. the prosecution didn't need it. they have so much else about murdaugh. you saw in that clip, lying saying i was cooperative except lying to law enforcement about being with the victims minutes before they died. instead, everyone is distracted talking about the motive that doesn't make sense. who would kill their wife and son because they had financial problems? i understand where the state is coming from. they have to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt. that creates incentive for overkill. they may have tried too hard with the theory. >> danny, we expect closing arguments next week. what are you watching for? >> prosecution will see what we saw in the clip. reconstituted that this liar lied to everybody in his life including where he was during the murder. if he really cared about finding

the bad guy that he is talking about that may have been on his property, he would not lie to law enforcement. defense, unless they come up with the third party theory, they will sit back and say, look, there may not be a spector of a third party, but if you see them argue reasonable doubt or presumption of innocence, that means we don't have much. that is what we do. we sit back and point at the prosecution and say shoddy investigation. will it work? who knows? we have to wait and see. >> whatever your view, it has been a compelling case to watch. danny, we appreciate your expertise. thank you. all right. let's check in with angie lassman who is back with the forecast. you are watching the wild weather out west and storms in the plains? >> we will see the cross country storm start to gear up for tomorrow.

here is the bull's-eye. oklahoma city and tulsa. all places in the afternoon hours with wind and hail and a few tornadoes possible. as far as the storm is concerned, it moves through the rockies and plains. look at the northeast. it stretches into the midwest as we get into the workweek. we see rain for washington, d.c. new york, you might get in on a couple systems with good morning. it is 5:39. giving you a pretty wide view of storm ranger at work, scanning the skies for that rain and those low snow levels. let's zoom on in here in the south bay. we're getting a break around the santa cruz mountains. most of the snow and that mix staying east of morgan hill and gilroy along mt. hamilton. heavier pockets of rain over on into concord. we're also seeing the temperatures running

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experience. >> reporter: crowd funding kick starter went from five to four days last year hoping to offer a better work/life balance. surprise. the company says productivity increased. employees better rested and more engaged. >> people will spend time with families and spend time doing things they love and happier at work. >> reporter: similar findings from the study involving 61 british companies that went to four-day and 32-hour weeks last year. 92% say they are sticking with four days. 71% reported employees were less stressed and burned out. better able to balance home and family commitments. company revenue increased 35% on average. researchers say the flex hours that came with the pandemic accelerated the shift. many employees, not just white collar workers, getting more free to time. 15% say no amount of money will

convince them to go back to five days. >> the united states has a five-day workweek from the 1930s. the pandemic really accelerated thethinking. >> reporter: companies have been slow to embrace the change. some think customer service will suffer. once you go to four days. it is hard to ask employees to work five. for "today," tom costello, nbc news, washington. >> this is amazing this is catching on. true story. two years of my life, i worked in a newsroom where we worked four days a week. >> do you miss it? >> you were ahead of the times. >> i wouldn't give up my saturdays. people were well rested. >> four days. 32hours. i heard of 40 hours. >> 32 is a stretch. >> 32 is a stretch. still ahead,

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we are back on saturday morning with the incredibly inspirational story. a woman named new york city youth poet laureate. >> she is setting her sights on a bigger accomplishment. >> sheinelle jones has her story. >> this is the year every black girl lets the hair out with the sun. sings a tune. >> reporter: on the streets of the south bronx, 18-year-old stephanie pacheco can find poetry. >> for decades. this place is sacred for me. >> tell us where we are now. >> we are currently in the grand

concourse library. >> reporter: this library is where she wrote the poem that crowd her youth laureate poet. >> itis stephanie pacheco. >> reporter: the competition is a local branch of the national youth poet laureate that made amanda gorman a household name. in collaboration with the urban program, it rewards leaders committed to honing their craft and creating change in the community. >> what went through your mind when you heard congratulations. this is your title. >> my gosh, i still have not processed the moment. i was so excited to be part of the legacy and be part of the community of poets. >> reporter: the winning poem called "on surviving house fires" pay homage to her hometown.

>> how they set our neighborhood on fire and tried to turn us into ash and tell them as we coughed through the smoke and survived. >> what do you want people to take away from the poem? >> it is important to acknowledge trauma and hurt and violence. it is also important to acknowledge joy and survival and all of the beautiful things we are because we carry more than just grief. >> reporter: stephanie started performing poetry three years ago. inspired by her work in high school. >> we have done this before. turned ruin into rhythm. >> it was something about poetry that spoke life into people. nothing else could it seemed. >> reporter: the issue she cares about most? educational inequity and community access. >> advocacy and activism is life's work. >> reporter: work she continues to do and helps to pass on to

the next generation. >> i want young people who resonate with me and my story and my identity to look at me and know that there is no limit. >> when you say your story? >> grew up in the bronx. wasn't given much. didn't have much. but made something anyway. >> reporter: for "today," sheinelle jones, nbc news, new york. >> you realize the future is in pretty good hands with stephanie and amanda. >> she is a natural. >> amazing. still to come, the high school principal who clearly had a lot of time on his hands during the

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few days sure looks nice, but it's forced thousands of families into the dark. crews have been working around the clock to fix that. the fix can't come soon enough. as of last night, 7,800 pg&e customers remain without power. that's down significantly from yesterday. most of the outages are in the north bay and the south bay. it's not just power problems. the snow, the fallen trees and slippery roads are big hazards. also, summit road in santa cruz county, families are relying on generators or propane heaters to stay warm. with no estimated power restoration timeline in sight. laila and her family say the snow blocked off their entire neighborhood and made branches fall from the sky like rain. >> you heard the crack and then, boom, the branches falling down. >> i was terrified. i just, like, jumped. >> glad they're safe. county and state crews have been working around the clock. they are asking those driving

through the santa cruz mountains to travel as if they're driving to lake tahoe. bring water, flashlights and blankets. all right. we're going to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at the microclimate forecast, as this is expected to continue this weekend. >> it is, kira. reminder for people using generators at home, make sure they're outside so you don't put you and loved ones at risk for carbon monoxide poisoning. a tip there as we get to this latest storm in the bay area. actively scanning the skies, seeing where the rain and the snow is right now. still east of san jose along the hamilton range. you can see the rain and snow mix around there. of course, some rain as you make your way along the 5, going down to southern california. we also have heavy pockets of rain in the east bay. i've just seen the cell starting to linger a little bit more over concord, moving west. the rain and cold temperatures

could also mean some hail. be careful with that. send me your pictures. i want to help you differentiate what is hail and what is snow because everything is so exciting at this moment. let's take it to the peninsula. some light sprinkles there. these temperatures, as far as i've noticed, the national weather service has canceled the freeze warning. we're running in the upper 30s in the north bay, some 40s down in fremont and san jose. i'll keep an eye on that. of course, the full forecast ming up at 7:00. >> cinthia, we'll see you at 7:00. also at 7:00 this morning on "today in the bay," people were hitting the slopes with their sleds and their skis across the bay area. we'll tell you the reasons some may hit a roadblock if they want to go out today we'll have. t

good morning. wild winter weather. the west coast waking up to a blanket of snow this morning. burying roads and treacherous travel. parts of california dealing with blizzard-like conditions. in los angeles, it is more snowy than sunny. all that white stuff is heading east. we'll have the forecast. armed on set. >> alec! >> nbc obtained cell phone video of alec baldwin rehearing a gun

fight on "rust" set days before the shooting of halyna hutchins. and stranger than fiction? "cocaine bear" has the making of a sensational story that sounds too good to be true. we will have the events behind the saga. today, saturday, february 25th, 2023. hello. >> shoutout to our friends at providence christian academy. greetings from st. charles, missouri. >> happy birthday to my mom teresa. we love you. ♪♪ >> happy birthday. we get ready to wrap up february. >> i have to check the calendar. it doesn't seem real.

>> we are glad you are with us. 80 degrees in d.c. a few days ago and now it is winter. >> exactly. we do want to start with the whiteout conditions out west. some parts of california seeing snow and now heavy rain with flash flooding fears. we get the latest from meteorologist angie lassman. angie. it is a lot to take out west. >> they are not used to it. they cannot put their rain gear out yet. we need it today in southern california. we still at this hour have a flood watch from santa barbara to san diego. we will see additional rainfall working onshore as the system is impacting them there. here is the radar. heavy rain from fresno to bakersfield. the santa barbara mountains and picking up additional snowfall. los angeles dealing with heavy rainfall. i think the heaviest is behind you. we will pick up on a little more through the day today.

san diego, you really have not gotten in on the action yet. again, today, more on the way. how much more? it looks like we will see 1 inch or 1.5 inches in oceanside and stretching to san diego. a little less the farther north you go in san luis obispo. not a dry day. hourly rainfall rates of 1 inch. we have the concern of flooding across the area. the snow here with the mountains in san bernardino may be up to local amounts up to 24 inches. we will see 6 inches or 1 foot. still really hard for travel. how about the southeast? the warm weather continues along the gulf coast. in new orleans, it will flirt with a record-breaking high today or near record. 82 degrees. 82 is the record in pensacola. 79degrees today. you cannot complain about the forecast like that as we head

into the end of february. the eastern half of the country, 59 in st. louis. 64 in nashville. washington, d.c. ends up at 59. the temperatures are running anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees above normal. guys, that's the forecast. back to you. >> all the extremes. big mix. angie lassman, thank you. we will get the rest of the forecast for the country in a few minutes. residents in east palestine, ohio got to voice frustration about the toxic train derailment in front of erin brockovich who stopped by the community. we have jesse kirsch there as well. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. people are concerned about their health and property and the future of the small village. yesterday, we saw hundreds at a town hall hosted by erin brockovich, the famed environmental activist. she and her legal people are

planning a challenge against norfolk southern railroad and the aftermath of the train derailment. one resident said erin brockovich's presence indicates this is a more serious situation. that is the impact that erin brockovich has. officials say the air and municipal tap water are safe. some are skeptical. norfolk southern vowed to make the situation right, but appears that may not happen unless they go to court. that appears to be something that many in this community are considering. weighing their options. the epa announcing the cdc and fema will begin door-to-door outreach in the community. that is expected today. we are learning this as president biden defended his administration response. officials were on the ground within hours. his administration continues to monitor the situation. however, peter, at this point, the president says he has no

plans to visit here himself. peter. >> the folks at norfolk southern have a long clean up. jesse kirsch on the ground. thank you. nbc news obtaining cell phone video of alec baldwin. the videos were taken days before the death of halyna hutchins. baldwin faces the charge of involuntary manslaughter in hutchins' death. he pleaded not guilty to the charges on thursday. the weapons supervisor had her first court appearance on friday. everybody had a long week. let's get the boost this morning. >> the weather theme with this one here. with the winter storms across the country this week, many kids were excited to stay home for a snow day. the principal of the granger high school near salt lake city was clearly missing his

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we are back on saturday morning with "today's talker." it is about the movie taking a true story with the hollywood twist. >> the movie is called "cocaine bear." you may know what it is about. >> we have gadi schwartz with the story behind the movie. >> a bear did cocaine. >> reporter: the story that seems could come from the minds of hollywood. >> don't eat that. let's see what kind of effect that has. >> reporter: the film "cocaine bear" directed by elizabeth banks and ray liotta. the bear ingests cocaine in 1985. >> a lot of cocaine was lost. >> reporter: what is more wild, it is based on real events. the bear did not go on a

murderous rampage like in the film. a bear was found dead in the forest and the cause of death? cocaine overdose. those drugs dropped by convicted drug smuggler who was attempting to lighten his plane attempting to fly $15 million of cocaine being flown into the u.s. it was covered by nbc. >> police found 70 pounds of cocaine in football packages. >> reporter: thornton jumped out of the plane and found dead in knoxville, tennessee. >> i got out and came to the window and saw him on the rock there with the parachute. >> reporter: the bear, which authorities say, was found near 40 open drug packages and is on display at the kentucky mall in lexington, kentucky. >> people coming from all over

the world to see this famous cocaine bear. >> reporter: nickname pablo eskobear. the bear popularity is higher now thanks to the film. gadi schwartz, nbc news. >> i can't believe you can visit the bear. by the way, "cocaine bear" is from our sister company universal pictures. i'm not sure what to do with that. looks like a nice family film. not a family film. >> that is not a family one. the weather is. angie lassman is watching the weather for us. angie. >> i'll stick to the weather. we have a couple things impactful for you on saturday morning and into the afternoon hours. a couple of showers and snow and rain and flooding concerns out west. showers draped across places like dallas and memphis and raleigh today. you will notice the snowshowers

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♪ crazy ♪♪ >> volodymyr zelenskyy's part came from the recorded phone call he had with paisley. the song highlights similariies despite living in different countries and speaking different languages. paisley is donating the royalties to the fund raising program to help build housing for thousands of displaced ukrainians. great cause. up next, the jonas brothers. they dropped the first single off the album. the song is called "wings." ♪ you get me ♪ ♪ you got me ♪ ♪ believing ♪ ♪ you make me ♪ ♪ say you are the one ♪ ♪ the sun ♪ ♪ the light of day ♪♪ >> that was super fan haley lu richards and her friends getting ready for the concert. if you want to see the brothers in concert, they are coming to broadway. not in a musical, but they are

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lester has another kids edition this morning with great stories. a fun one from dylan dreyer about sloths. check listings. >> that will do it for us on saturday morning. >> hav good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, february 25th. i'm kira klapper.

this week, we've seen this winter weather leading to snow in some unexpected places, including heavy snow on mount diablo. the scenic boulevard is still closed this morning due to downed trees and limbs and icy conditions. that didn't stop people from pulling out their sleds, snowboards and skis yesterday. rangers closed the road and snowplows forced everyone off the road. many people hiked and biked up the mountain to get their own little piece of the action in the snow. one alamo family we spoke with wasn't going to let the road closure stop them. after school got out, with the youngest on dad's shoulders there, they hiked 2 miles up the mountain to enjoy the kids' first ever experience in the snow. >> they go really fast. i flipped over. >> it was really fun. sledding was fun. we did a snowball fight. >> there's nobody up here. it's wide open, but you have to hike up. >> mount diablo park says it'll continue to assess the conditions and update the public when the road reopens.

let's check in with cinthia pimentel, who has a quick look at our microclimate weather alert. >> looks so fun. he was having a great time. today you might get the opportunity to do so again. once we mix out of the rain, make sure you bundle up because you don't want to get those fingers all cold out there. we're taking it to storm ranger, seeing where the heavy rain and the snow mix is right now. still staying put over just east of san jose, along mt. hamilton. down morgan hill and gilroy. along 101 this morning, when the sunrise comes up, snap the pictures and share them with us. we'll share some on air this morning. the cell is lingering over vallejo. if you are driving over the bridge, have both hands on the wheel. we also found some dusting on mount tam. i saw pictures on social media there. people taking their skis out, having a great time. that'll continue a couple hours as we move through the storm

system, which is now taing its power down to southern california, tapping into an atmospheric river down there. we have a lot of issues. i'll walk you through all that, even the blizzard warning, yes, correct, blizzard warning for southern california. what does that mean, and how the rest of our forecast here in the bay area is shaping up. kira, back to you. >> thanks. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," cold, wet and in the dark. thousands of customers in the bay area without power as crews work around the clock to try to get the power back on. we'll have that plus all your other top stories and cinthia's forecast at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now, back to "nightly news with lester holt, kids edition. "

coming up, spy games we'll take a look at the history of aerial surveillance also ahead, the five-second rule is it okay to eat something if it only touches the floor for a few seconds? dr. john has the answer to that intriguing question. then paw patrol. instead of medicine, this team is delivering hugs and comfort to kids in georgia we're there with details plus, inspiring kids, one 12-year-old girl is helping to brighten the lives of kids in foster care. >> when i heard that some foster kids might have to leave in the middle of the night, i thought that it might be scary because as a kid in my own home i was scared o