#. another winter wall open the massive storm rip ago is kro the country packing rain, snow, and powerful wind. michelle is tracking a investig the pandemic the covid likely claim from a klin chinese lab. >> the debate raging over where to take the hazardous material left behind by the fiery train derailment in ohio >> go hungry or go in debt

the growing struggle for families nationwide after pandemic funding drives up for free school meals. >> setting the stage for the oscars the new front-runner emerging at huge historic wins at the screen actor's guild awards it is the last monday of february, "early today" starts right now. >> good morning and thank you for joining us. >> we begin in oklahoma. severe storms struck overnight high winds spawned multiple tornadoes. so far, officials say there are no reports of injuries homes, gas and power lines were damaged. this is parts of california are still digging out after that same system dumped massive amounts of snow this weekend our dana griffin starts us off >> a massive storm that hit the renalon are rain and snow. >> in this part of the san bernardino county mountains, two

hours from l.a., several feet of unplowed snow is almost impossible for security guard pete rodriguez to get to work. >> i'm 5'9." the snow was up to my chest. >> greater concern at the medical center where he works. he said staffers staying overnight and food and supplies are running low. >> how are they able to survive there? >> they had no deliveries the past week since the storm started. so they've been relying on what they have had in they're even saying that they're starting to run out of supplies now. >> big bear lake saw 57 inches even this eagle emerged from the snow covered nest protecting her precious egg >> a little airy being out here and not seeing any vehicles. that shows you the severity of the situation that we have going on right now so we appreciate everyone's patience >> crews are work 12g to 14 hour

shifts to get roads back open, a new storm moved into the northwest bringing blues ard conditions to the sierra nevada with an additional two to six feet of snow by tuesday. although wost of the storm in southern california is over, these are the lingering impacts. rocks giving way along the central california highway take a look, this rv plunges into a river >> it could have been worse last night with the amount of rain we h i'm glad we're safe. >> our thanks to dana griffin for that report. let's bring in michelle grossman tracking the severe weather. those are incredible images from the destruction. >> it seems like it's week after

week of relentless weather there. we're seeing a new storm system today. we'll add to the snowfall total. today we're watching two storms. reports overnight in oklahoma, texas, arkansas, tornado reports, hail reports, wind reports. will we'll see really windy conditions in some spots today this is what it's like on winter radar. that is snow falling this is heavy really rain falling. and we're going to see a chance for severe storms. that is decreasing as we go throughout the day in terms of your winter alert wee we're looking at 44 million people from the west, great lakes, eastbound northeast we'll talk more about the storm system to the west and east in a bit. >> nasa was forced to scrub a

launch yesterday the launch was aborted due to a problem with the ground systems. nasa expected to try again tomorrow three years since covid was declared a pandemic, another member of the u.s. intelligence community issued their own conclusion on what led to the spread of the virus. with more on this let's bring in brie jackson in washington with the layest what does the department of energy conclude? >> "the wall street journal" first reported that members of congress and white house received a classified report and briefing from the department of energy the report maintains that they do not believe that the virus was part of any chun he's bioweapon program. and that the leak was likely an accident president biden in 2021 oorded the intelligence community to investigate the origin of the virus. the agencies have not been able to agree on any conclusion

four other agencies maintain the virus spread naturally two agency rez main undecided. the house gop has already begun hearings on the origins of the covid-19 virus since they retook control of the house republican senator dan sullivan was asked about the issue on "meet the press. >> i think we need to do extensive hearings i hope our democratic colleagues in the congress can support that i know the republicans in the house are certainly supportive of that. but i think if that happens, we need to make sure every country in the world knows this. look, this is a country that has no problem coming out and lying to the world >> and overnight, the chinese ministry of foreign affairs responded saying relevant sides should stop, quote, hyping up the lab leak theory and stop smearing china

philip >> that theory has been legitimize further today all right, brie, thank you as the war in ukraine drags dozens are dead after a migrant boat went down in the mediterranean. the death toll is 59 but that number expected to rise. a baby and two young twins among the dead the u.n. says the passengers were mostly from afghanistan, pakistan, and somalia. the human trafficker onboard is now under arrest according to human rights watch since 2014, 25 t,000 migrants a died in the mediterranean trying to reach the eu. as the war in ukraine drags into its second year, three intelligence officials tell nbc news that china is considering sending artillery and ammunition to russia. china denies the allegations national security adviser jake sullivan says there has been no evidence yet that china has provided weapons, but shared this warning on nbc's "meet the

press. >> i think it would alienate them from a number of countries in the world, including our european allies, and it would put them four square into the center of responsibility for the kinds of war crimes and bombardments of civilians and atrocities that the russians are committing in ukraine. the epa is shipping toxic waste out of the disaster area in east palestine, ohio, in an attempt to clean up the state and investigate the town derailment but the towns and counties where the contaminated material is headed are not happy about it. we have the latest from east palestine. >> reporter: the residents of east palestine, ohio, again left swimming in a sea of doubt >> who can you really believe, you know >> reporter: health and safety concerns still rampant, more than three weeks after the norfolk southern toxic train derailment >> we had eyes that were

burning. i couldn't stop sneezing for half an hour >> reporter: federal authorities announcing the shipment of contaminated waste from the site would resume tomorrow to two new locations in ohio. >> all of this is great news for the people of east palestine and the surrounding community. because it means that the cleanup can continue at a rapid pace >> reporter: this latest development comes after officials announced they were halting shipments of the toxic train waste to two epa-approved disposal sites in michigan and one in texas will that continue in any capacity is that material being vetted? >> that material was already vetted they are not currently accepting anymore. >> reporter: still, wayne county michigan executive warren evans saying he felt blindsided by last week's arrival of tons of contaminated soil and water. >> the outward effect of it

looks like that we're being sandbagged >> reporter: back in ohio today, east palestine residents stocked up on cases of free bottled water. caravans rolling into town with other giveaways, including air filters. >> how many in your household? >> there's four of us. >> reporter: meanwhile, federal agencies say outreach efforts to address residents' concerns will continue, but some here left wondering if their town will ever recover >> i have mixed emotions about all of the publicity, but by the same token, if we don't have the publicity, who's going to hold norfolk's feet to the iron >> the ohio epa says they'll be installing a number of water monitoring wells a the train derailment site to see if there is contamination meanwhile, there are 11 railcars that remain on-site. those cars that remain are part of the ongoing ntsb investigation. back to you. we have a lot of power outage this is morning we'll add to the totals with really gusty winds 63 million americans under wind

alert from the west into portions of the east we're going to see winds gusting up to 55 miles per hour. that could cause some trees to come down and power lines to come down as well. with very two storm system, one out west and one to the east a strong one in the east that is moving quickly to the east it's going to bring the chance for severe storms, snow, freezing rain, rain. so impact in many parts ofhe tfr overnight's nasty weather. 71 in oklahoma city. >> all right it's monday. we'll take a look at the week forecast in just a bit >> appreciate that thank you, michelle. coming up, another billionaire bids for the washington commanders. >> but first, howen ab aanenn a pandemic relief program is leaving kids across the country hungry at school

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families across the country are struggling with the cost to feed their children. nor parents like this, feeding her kids lunch is more challenging than ever. >> have your kids asked you, like, mom, are you struggling to pay for lunch? >> i just tell them. i don't have money to give you i get paid next friday >> at one point the single mother said she had over $200 in school meal debt >> i never want to live like this i want to provide for my children with everything they ever wanted. >> less than 200 miles way in ohio, mom of four miranda noelton knows the struggle too she owes the school nearly $800. what is the hardest thing about being in debt for school lunch >> i feel like i'm not being the parent i should be to my kids.

that's the heaviest weight because i feel like i'm not providing for them >> federal funds for school meals expired at the beginning of the fall semester there are higher prices at the gas pump and grocery store zblment kelly nor noelton say they qualified for the free meals. nationwide, 90,000 schooled racks up meal detroit. and that's only since september. at trinity area school district in washington, pennsylvania, there are over $9,200 in the red since the start of the school year >> that number is quite, frankly, scary how are we going to recover from this these numbers don't go up every single day >> each school district decides what to do with the money they owe. some dip into their own general education funds to cover the

balance. others may stop others from walking at graduation. bills can also be sent to collections. how do you feel knowing this school lunch debt will impact your student >> it makes me angry he worked hard to get to where he's at. and it's not his fault >> you can't sit in a classroom with a growling belly and expect to think about anything else >> how do you feel when you're unable to pay off school lunch debt for your kids >> it feels like i'm failing them. >> parents fighting to feed their children at home and school >> still to come on this monday, cnbc has the run down on elon musk's latest twitter troubles and could a lack of sleep be a link to heart see?dias you're awake right now you want to hear about this new study next anything! at the end of a long day, it's the last thing i want to do. well, i switched to swiffer wetjet, and it's awesome. it's an all-in-one, so it's ready to go when i am. the cleaning solution actually breaks down dirt and grime.

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right now at 4:30, tracking incoming rain. we're in a microclimate weather alert as another storm takes aim at the bay area. >> meteorologist kari hall is timing it all out as you get your morning started. and mike inouye is tracking any impact to the morning commute. this the "today in the bay," streaming live on roku, amazon fire, and online. good morning to you on this monday morning. i'm marcus washington. >> i'm laura garcia. welcome back to mike. hopefully it's not too busy of a week. kari has a look at our re