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12th, 2025. president trump speaks with russia and ukraine's presidents about ending the war in ukraine. what mr. trump says needs to happen next. >> price hike. a key report shows u.s. inflation heating up for the first time since last juan. the essential items driving costs in the wrong direction. homeward bound. nasa moves up the return daytime of the two astronauts still in space. what they're expected to finally do when they head back to earth and what nasa is saying. embracing hope. last week we introduced you to a survivor of domestic violence that rebuilt her life in a shelter that allows pets. a message to all our viewers. >> we love when important reporting like yours really comes around full circle. >> i love when people out there, you guys, react to something and we're going to tell you about that coming up. >> yeah. do stay with us. we will begin with the new details about president trump's call with russian president

vladimir putin. >> the two spoke by phone and talked about ending the war in ukraine and the possibility of each of them visiting each other's country. the white house confirmed that president trump also spoke with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. >> we are learning about a major shakeup at immigration and customs answer forcement or i.c.e. two i.c.e. officials demoted after frustration inside the white house that the agency isn't arresting and deporting enough quickly enough. that's according to three administration officials. and we're following the reaction from that unusual oval office appearance by elon musk yesterday. for the first time musk stood next to the president with his son in toe and took questions and defended the administration's sweeping cuts to the federal government > leading us off this hour, nbc news senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez. let's start with president trump's calls with zelenskyy and putin here. what's he saying about how those went? >> reporter: hi, zinhle and kate. fast-moving diplomatic developments that we're just learning about over the course

of the last several hours. president trump speaking by phone with russian president vladimir putin. as far as we know for the first time since he took office. the kremlin saying it has invited president trump to visit moscow. now the white house also saying that putin has indicated that he would be willing to negotiate directly with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy about a possible end to the fighting in ukraine. that is hugely significant. president trump also speaking with zelenskyy and now saying that vice president j.d. vance and secretary of state marco rubio are set to meet with zelenskyy friday at the munich security conference. of course this all comes as the administration says that it is trying to find a solution to the war in ukraine. we're hearing from defense secretary pete hegseth who says that it's not likely that ukraine will be able to keep its

pre-2014 border, when russia seized territory from ukraine, when it invaded crimea in 2014. lot of outstanding questions with regards to that. quickly, also a flurry of diplomatic activity with prisoner releases. we learned today of three detainees released by russian ally belarus, including one american citizen and last night, we saw american schoolteacher marc fogel return here to washington after being wrongfully detained according to the u.s. for three and a half years in russia. >> yeah. a lot there. gabe, can we talk about elon musk in the oval office yesterday. it's rare and there's been a lot of reaction. >> reporter: yeah. certainly. elon musk with his young son in the oval office yesterday defending his aggressive push to reshape the federal government. president trump there by liss side in the oval office. now, the white house press secretary today defended against accusations of there being a

conflict of interest with elon musk. the wealthiest man in the world, he has billions of contracts with the federal government. the white house saying he is filing financial disclosure forms and insisting that this whole process, the d.o.g.e. process, the department of government efficiency, will be transparent. >> let's end on i.c.e., immigrations and customs enforcement. what's changing and what are you hearing fromom the whe house about the pace of deportations and arrests? >> reporter: two top i.c.e. officials in charge of enforcement and removal operations have been demoted amid frustrations among administration officials that the pace of the deportations have not been fast enough. that's according to three administration officials. they will be replaced by another former field officer that will now be in charge of enforcement and removal operations. this is significant, kate and zinhle, because a few days ago over the weekend president trump insisted the officials were doing a great job, but certainly

this comes as the administration really tries to ramp up its mass deportation plan. it would need to have 2700 arrests per day to reach a goal of 1 million in a year. it's fallen far short of that. >> gabe gutierrez in washington, thank you. as gabe mentioned last night president trump welcomed 63-year-old american marc fogel hours after he was freed from the russian prison. the pennsylvania schoolteacher had been imprisoned in russia for nearly four years for having what he says was medical marijuana. the u.s. said he was wrongfully detained. fogel grew emotional as he thanked president trump for bringing him home. >> i feel like the luckiest man on earth right now. my family has been a force. i think my 95-year-old mother is probably the most dynamic 95-year-old on earth right now.

and i am so indebted to so many people. >> nbc news has learned the u.s. will send alexander vinnik, a convicted money launderer back to russia as part of the terms of that exchange by the end of this week. to the u.s. economy, new data out shows inflation is heading in the wrong direction. >> according bureau of labor statistics, the consumer price index which measures inflation shows prices if january with 0.5% higher compared to december and compared to this time last year, costs for americans are now 3% higher. >> joining us now to walk through the numbers, business and data correspondent brian cheung. brian, give us the macro and micro of this report. where are we seeing prices increasing and what does this report say about inflation overall? >> this validates what americans know, prices are going up in this country by more than what we had expected into these numbers from the government. 3% as you mentioned, that's how much prices rose between january

of this year and january of last year. not only is that a faster pace than the december to december period of 2.9%, but above the 2.8% that economists thought we would see in this report. now again, as we look at the trend of where inflation has gone, these are the yearly rates over time, yes, that is certainly 3% figure is higher than where we were in the fall of last year. i want to point out that rate of inflation is a marked improvement from the middle 3% that we were seeing in the beginning of 2024. what got more expensive? the monthly changes, food prices, accelerating in terms of inflation between december and january up 0.4%. energy prices also rising because of gasoline prices on a monthly basis and n shelts costs. mortgage payments and rent payments rising 0.4% between december and january. these are just rates of change. here are the prices you're familiar with.

eggs. the big one, doubling in price between january of last year and this year, milk and gasoline prices did go sideways. >> eggs is the bird flu contributing to that. >> right. >> is there any good news, brian, out of this report? >> yes. this measures prices across the board, that rose by 3%, but there is some things that did get cheaper. apparel and household furnishings and personal care. that could be dental, cosmetics products, but one over arching thing i want to point out, inflation is at 3%, but wages, a measure of how much average hourly earnings is rose, year over year. wages higher than inflation, that's good news for the economy. >> jerome powell was on capitol hill. what did he say? >> he acknowledged inflation is not a mission accomplished place because the fed wants to see that number closer to 2% to 3%. higher than that. the fed saying they're in no

hurry to do anything on interest rates. for people looking at interest rates can i get into the housing market with a lower rate or lower credit card rates, sounds like that might not be happening any time soon because the federal reserve isn't expected to cut interest rates any time soon. >> brian cheung, thanks so much. stay on your money. california's fair plan insurance plan gets a bailout. eagles fans super bowl victory. bertha coombs joins us now. >> hey, kate and zinhle. california's last chance home insurer has run out of money to pay claims from the los angeles wildfires that were massive. state regulators said tuesday the progm called the fair plan will be allowed to collect a billion dollars from private insurers struggling to pay off their claims. this could make it harder for homeowners to now find coverage as major insurers could decide that continues to write home insurance policies in the state is just too risky.

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we are tracking a parade of winter storms across the country. >> tens of millions are under some sort of winter alerts spanning from the rockies to maine and this is the second blast we've already seen heavy snow, slick roads, hail, possible tornadoes. >> on the west coast, millions more are bracing for possible flooding and mudslides. crews in southern california have been preparing for days placing sandbags and and the burn scars. >> bill karins is tracking all of it for us. we start with correspondent

adrian broadist in kansas city. what kind of impact is it having there and across the country? >> reporter: hey there, kate. it has been coming down all day and we're talking about heavy snow. it's dry and the snow looks like powder. the impact widespread. now this storm is hitting the middle part of the country. as you guys mentioned at least 76 million people under some sort of winter weather alert. talk about the impact from missouri to michigan, they're expected to see at least four to eight inches of snow in places like des moines and kansas city where i am, and detroit. here in kansas city, if you look behind me, it's still slushy. we have seen the plows going through the day but trash and recycling services have been suspended to redirect those resources to snow removal. another impact that we're seeing, travel. we just checked flightaware,

there are more than 4,000 flights in the united states right now delayed and nearly 500 cancellations. schools across this area are closed and some of them have moved to online learning. so this is only the first of what will likely be a couple of nasty days when it comes to weather, guys. >> hoping you stay warm out there. bill, bring you in. what can you tell us about the rain on the west coast and how long all these storms are going to stick around? >> we have this storm and maybe another one behind this one. the storm coming into the west coast. today is like the warmup act. some rain out there. the ground wi get a little bit wet. tomorrow we'll see the really heavy stuff and that's when for mud and debris flows and all those sorts of problems. you can see it's messy right now. it's not an organized typical atmospheric river. it's going to be slow and tomorrow it ramps up. anywhere from northern california to san diego, 29 million under the flood watches. this is kind of the timing of

everything. as we go throughout the day today, we're going to get some rain in southern california. later this evening we will see heavier stuff approaching areas around san francisco bay. then tonight into tomorrow, it really slams on shore. and notice that los angeles about 8:00 p.m. tomorrow, during the afternoon, early evening, we get the mud and debris flows that's when they will be occurring. it clears out after that quickly. if we can make it through this by the time we get to friday morning about everything is all said and done. with so many burn scars out there and these rainfall rates we get, it's expected we're going to have numerous mudslides out there. hopefully a bunch will be shallow and won't be deep. that determines how large and big they are. but the area of greatest concern is in this moderate risk that includes the santa barbara area. near the lake fire, palisades fire towards malibu, altadena and eaton, all in the moderate risk.

it wouldn't surprise me to up this to a high risk if it does look like we will get intense rainfall rates. as far as rainfall totals, it's possible for six to ten inches in some of the mountainous areas. that would cause flooding even without burn scars. this could be troublesome and we're worried. >> bill and adrian, thank you both. it was a stunning moment on capitol hill, a sitting congresswoman used a floor speech to accuse her ex-fiancee and other men of serious crimes including rape. >> reporter: rnc reports. >> south carolina congresswoman nancy mace taking to the house floor to publicly accuse four men including her ex-fiancee of what she described as heinous crimes against women, including herself. >> i'm going scorched earth. the bridges i burn this evening light our way forward. >> reporter: mace, without specific evidence, spent close

to an hour detailing allegations including rape and filming women and young girls without their consent. she accused her ex-fiancee of being at the center of the scheme which she says she uncovered on his phone. >> i found myself face to face with the darkest corners of humanity. >> reporter: bryant, who mace was engaged to until 2023, vehemently denied her claims. i categorically deny these allegations, take this matter seriously and will cooperate fully with any necessary legal processes to clear my name. the other men named forcefully denied the allegations and called them untrue. mace also attacked south carolina attorney general alan wilson. >> there were deliberate delays in an investigation in what i turned over. >> reporter: wilson, who could be a political rival of mace's in the south carolina governor's race says the congresswoman has her facts wrong. >> she never voiced any concerns

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creeks and streams may rise quickly with the heavy rainfall throughout the day on thursday into friday, as the sierra gets 2 to 5ft of snow. here's a look at the timeline. widespread rain at 8 p.m, and there may be some pockets of heavy rain, but it's pretty much the entire bay area that could see the amounts of rainfall that could total 2 to 3in and even higher in the santa cruz mountains. we'll take a look at the weekend forecast and the seven day in the next 30 minutes. all right, kari, thanks very much. cities around the bay area are hunkering down for tonight' storm. nbc bay area's bob redell joins us from san jose, where some people are preparing. first responders know they sound like a broken record when they tell us this, but if you are driving during the storm that's supposed to hit overnight and you see lying water on the road, like for instance, in an underpass like this here in san jose, don't drive through it. turn around. we are on santa clara street near the sap center, as i mentioned in san jose, which does tend to flood

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losing power and influence over the past decade. israel is intensifying its rhetoric towards hamas warning of extreme consequences if they do not release hostages this saturday. >> hamas is accusing israel of violating their cease-fire agreement by firing on civilians and blocking humanitarian aid into gaza. this all comes as arab leaders reiterate calls for a two-state solution and unite against president trump's proposal to occupy gaza. nbc news international correspondent matt bradley joins us now. matt, this cease-fire is looking fragile here. where do the two sides stand? >> reporter: as recently as today we've seen an escalation in threats from the sides. no real movement towards some kind of resolution. this deal, it has been precarious from the beginning, but never more than in the past several days. just today, we heard from hamas again which said it won't accept the language of israeli and american threats over gaza. that came minutes after a warning from israel's defense

minister, israel katz, who said if hamas doesn't release the israeli hostages by saturday, the gates of hell will open upon them just as the u.s. president promised. he said the new war in gaza will be more intense than before the cease-fire and will not end without hamas' defeat and the release of all hostages. doesn't sound like israel katz is looking for reconciliation in the days leading up to what could be an end to this crucial cease-fire that has saved so many lives. called up israeli reservists and positioned additional troops around gaza in preparation for this potential renewed fighting. we witness know the fate of the cease-fire deal until saturday. that's when the hostages and prisoners have normally been exchanged for the past several weeks in a row. hamas is saying they won't release hostages this weekend and that's a threat the israelis said amounted to a violation of that cease-fire. zinhle? >> and, matt, we understand

there's more fallout over president trump's proposal, his idea of taking over gaza. what more can you tell us? >> reporter: the rejections of trump's proposal are continuing to pour in. king abdullah rejected it today, a day after he met with president trump and offered to take in 2,000 ill children from the gaza strip. egypt has rejected the idea, but also spoken about an alternative comprehensive plan to rebuild gaza leaving its population in place. the situation remains sensitive, middle east experts have said that trump's statements themselves may have contributed to hamas' hesitation about the prisoner exchange just this weekend. there's still another deadline here. israel and hamas, they were supposed to have begun talks to extend the cease-fire and make it permanent. there has been very little diplomatic effort to do that. zinhle, kate? >> matt bradley, thanks so much. new allegations are emerging against a woman who was arrested

after the death of a sports reporter who was covering the super bowl. >> 27-year-old manzano worked for telemundo in kansas city. he traveled to new orleans last week but police say he was found dead inside a hotel room days before the game. >> investigators say this woman was caught on surveillance video entering the hotel room with him and later used his credit cards. she's been charged with fraud, but she has not been charged in connection with his death. >> investigators say more men are cong forward with allegations against that same woman. nbc ne correspondent steven romo following this story for us. where does the investigation stand right now and have police said anything about the new allegations? . >> reporter: the investigation is still in the early stages. they're saying they didn't have a lot of physical evidence that there had been trauma to his body, sothey are looking at the possibility he was drugged here. as you mentioned, danette colbert was arrested for

allegedly using his credit card, but she is not charged in connection with his death. police did release new images that appeared to show the pair together in a hotel in new orleans just been he was found dead. we're hearing these similar cases, a man named david butler said he had a similar encounter with colbert in 2021, she was convicted of theft and fraud for that case, butler saying he woke up on a mattress, realizing his phone and wallet had been stolen and said $80,000 had been drained from an account he had. he gave a witness impact statement at the time asking for colbert to get the maximum sentence. she received probation for this. butler went on to say had the court acted decisively by incarcerating miss colbert or enforcing stricter conditions for her release it's possible mr. manzano would be alive today. nbc news has reached us to colbert's attorneys in both cases and we have yet to hear

back. >> let's talk about mr. manzano, that sports reporter. what have we learned? >> reporter: this becomes more tragic the more we hear about it. 27 years old. in new orleans to cover the super bowl. we learned just one year ago his wife ashley was killed in just a tragic car accident that happened in topeka, kansas, where she was an elementary schoolteacher. now, the pair has a young daughter together, just a toddler right now, who is now left without either of her parents. she's left orphaned by two very tragic and bizarre circumstances. the community trying to rally around that family who nasa sa supposed to be a week long --

joining is now, correspondent tom costello. tom, we're now being told astronauts could come home a few days early. what changed here and why hasn't it happened sooner? >> reporter: i think you're right to underscore a few days early. make a week or so early. not a lot has changed. bottom line they've been stuck on the space station since september but they've been waiting for a ride home. they had to come back with crew nine. you can't come back early. only so many trips up and to the space station and back because it costs a fortune to go up and back. they had to rotate back to earth when the right crew was rotating back up. that was supposed to happen in february. that mission was delayed. now spacex has essentially substituted another rocket so they will go up to the space station with a new crew that allows crew nine, the old crew, with butch and suni, to come back down. if that's all a bit confusing and seems like what's the hold

up? here's what nasa says in a statement. they make the point things are fluid in space and happens all the time. the human space flight is full of unexpected challenges. our operational flexibility is enabled by the partnership. nasa and spacex and the agility spacex continues to demonstrate to safely meet the agency's emerging needs. what are they saying? they're saying this is the way space flight is. how many times have you and i covered space launches and it's delayed day after day, week after week, sometimes the return is delayed. bottom line, suni and butch who have been up there for eight months, going on nine, should be back mid march now. >> and tom, this is happening as president trump's pick to lead nasa has yet to be confirmed. does that have any impact on the next mission? >> reporter: i don't think that's going to have much of an impact on suni and butch coming home. jared isaacman who s been to space twice, he is the incoming -- we expect him to be

confirmed as the nasa administrator. he is not a scientist per se, and he's not a military vet, but he is knowledgeable as a pilot. he's been to space. i think for the most part, people in nasa think he's maybe as good of a choice as they're going to get. he's very close to elon musk. that relationship, elon musk, spacex founder and ceo, and jared isaacman, and president trump, all of that, may mean that space has got some real enthusiasts in the white house and beyond. >> briefly, what do we know about the crew replacing the two astronauts at the space station? >> crew then, it's a normal rotation, going up to the space station. four astronauts will stay for probably six months or so. you see them training there. that allows crew nine, which includes butch and suni, to come back down to earth. the launch up to the station is going to be on march 12th. suni and butch back maybe a week

or so later. >> it's about time. >> tom costello, thank you. we have an update to share on a dilly original. you saw kate's story about shelters for victims an survivors of domestic violence where pets are allowed to go. >> that is unusual in the united states. we featured hope dawson who shared her personal story about needing a place to live but not being able to imagine losing her dog cocoa and what impact that would have on her kids. after our story aired hope posted on instagram thanking "nbc news daily" viewers for responding and reaching out. here's a clip. >> i just want to thank "nbc news daily," thank you kate snow. i am ecstatic. i don't even know. i want to thank my past because of it, attempt to take me out, i have been able to truly overcome and thank you. thank you for everything that's tried to take me out, right, because my thoughts at one point

created things that were dark and negative and hard to face that brought negativity to my world and i allowed certain things i shouldn't have, but now i'm creating something more beautiful. they're creating resilience and confidence, they're creating the about to give back to others and to help other people overcome. >> hope makes music, you might remember. she has her own clothing line called one victim designs. now, zinhle, she's announcing she's going to take half of the proceeds on any clothing and buy journal for other survivors of domestic violence so other people can create and write. >> her story and energy. thank you for bringing it to us. >> i got to speak to her this morning. she's grateful. we're grateful for her. up next, could you be unintentionally putting too much pressure on your child to excel? the warning signs all parents and caregivers should watch out for. bcat's ahead on "n

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in today's modern parenting kids have a lot on their plates from schoolwork to extracurricular activities to hanging out with friends, a lot to juggle. >> parents certainly, we want the best for our kids, but sometimes that can lead to unrealistic expectations for them. something our next guest calls toxic achievement culture. author of "never enough when achievement culture becomes toxic and what we can do about it." fascinated to what we can do about it. toxic achievement culture, i feel like i know what you mean. is it pressure we're all -- the whole of society is putting on these kids? >> that's right. when we were growing up prsure mattered. achievement mattered. it didn't define our childhoods the way it does so many kids

today. where it becomes toxic our emerging sense of self what happens in adolescence, becomes tangled up. we only feel good about ourselves when we achieve and when we don't we could be at risk for anxiy and depression. >> can you give us examples of unrealistic expectations, parents or caregivers might give? >> sure. innocently comparing siblings to each other. it could be expecting i want to see all as on that report card without knowing the child's ability and digging in to focus on how they're getting the work done. kids need to be captains of tennis teams, play three sports, specialize, be on the club sport. there's a lot of pressure on kids. >> right. part of that because the parents think the kid won't be able to go to college or go to the next step after high school if they don't do all those things. i think sometimes, too, the kids are or the teenagers are hesitant to speak up because

they don't want to tell their parents they're doing too much or disappoint their parents. what are some signs that we parents should be aware of that a kid is under too much pressure if. >> the signs start to crop up around seventh grade, but i think it starts earlier. children are experiencing excessive -- and they don't have the tools or social comparison or cheating. so those are sort of the early signs they are under too much pressure. >> those are helpful tips. what can parents do to prevent themselves, which sounds easier said than done, from having unrealistic expectations? i imagine you have hopes and dreams for what you want for them? >> i have never met a parent that did not love their children unconditionally. our kids don't always feel our love as unconditional. get a ph.d. in your kids, get to know them for who they are deep inside. their humor, things that have

nothing to do with their achievements. it's also setting healthy limits, being that keeper for our kids. the parents of healthy strivers, they put up guardrails and say no, you need to have eight hours of sleep. you need to have family time every day. you need to have down time. being their prefrontal cortex. >> that's good advice. what about if your child you feel like could be performing at a higher level, but you're on the flip side, don't want to crush the kid with you have to do this and this. how do you -- there's a balance there. >> there is. i would say get curious not furious. all children want to do well. all adults want to do well. so if you have a child who is under performing, get curious. there could be an underlying learning difference you didn't know about. social issues going on in the classroom hijacking cognitive functions that should be spent

listening and learning. relationships with teachers. let's say you've done all the digging and that's not it. then i would say, focus on how the work is done. some kids need extra scaffolding. when they come in the door, here's how we do homework here. take a short break, sit at a desk with a bright light an scaffold your child. if you focus on how the work gets done, the good grades will come. >> i love that. hits on what you said. have the ph.d. in your kid, you know what they need and you can support them accordingly. thank you so much. >> thank you. much more news ahead. you are watching "nbc news daily." depend keeps you drier than ever... so you can say yes to more than ever. yes yes yes no. depend, the only thing stronger than us, is you. gum problems could be the start of a domino effect parodontax active gum repair breath freshener

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holiday weekend. it looks pretty good with highs in the mid 60s for san francisco. we could see the rain a little bit earlier, but at least we will see a dry weekend ahead. today, former san francisco 49ers dana stubblefield is speaking for the first time following his release from prison in 2020. a jury convicted stubblefield of raping a woman who had been interviewing at his morgan hill home for a babysitting job. a judge then sentenced him to 15 to 15 years to life in prison. on friday, a state appeals court released him after overturning his conviction. the court found prosecutors violated the 2020 racial justice act, referring him to him in racially biased comments during his remarks today. stubblefield shared what he plans to do now. i really want to focus on what truly matters is watching my son play football. coaching him a little bit and having dinner with my wife. stubblefield attorneys are now fighting for the case to be entirely dismissed and not retried. until that time. he

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