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now. ♪♪ ♪♪ today, thursday, february 20, 2025. bringing the heat. it sure doesn't feel like it now, but a winter warmup is on the way. when a break from the cold arrives. president trump signs a new executive order aimed at ending federal benefits for some immigrants. the big questions over which programs might be targeted. fighting words. esident trump slams his ukrainian counterpart once again, falsely calling him a dictator. how it's impacting the precarious peace talks under way. and love and basketball. a mother/son duo is making history on the high school court. the pregame rich that's become their playbook for success. it's today's good news. i'll give you a hint. mom's a coach. >> we love a family affair. here we go again. we're going to begin with yet

another blast of winter. >> wait, there's good news coming. we're tracking a warmup that's on the way we promise. before we get there, take a look at this. our climate team says, look at all those citiesmore than 40 cities expected to hit record-breaking lows by tomorrow on top of the rare heavy snow that swept across the east. >> parts of virginia saw nearly a foot of snow. this family used their boogie board on the snow as a sled. >> meteorologist bill karins is tracking the warmup, but let's start with gary grumbach on the boardwalk in virginia beach. gary, that doesn't even look real to me. how are people handling it? >> reporter: people move to this part of the country for the warmth. they vacation here for the beautiful beaches. that's not what they're getting today. it's the biting cold and heavy

winds, not making the cleanup of the roads easier. folks are running with dogs, walking, enjoying themselves, making snow men on the beach, which is weird but beautiful as taylor swift would say. here's what some folks had to say. >> ever see it like this before? >> not since i moved back. >> at least we see the beach covered in snow. >> the kids have enjoyed it. on social media i see the animals enjoying it. people may not have seen it in their lifetime. >> reporter: not a lot of cross country skiing on the virginia beach boardwalk. it may be a while before it happens again because it's about to get pretty warm around these parts. >> bill, we've been talking

about bitter cold. it's supposed to warmup soon. how can it be so cold for so long when we talk about climate change and global warming? >> if you're on social media or talking about water cooler, it's something you hear. what happened to global warming? it's frigid out here. here's a brief explainer on it. most of the cold air -- the sun doesn't shine in the northern portion of the hemisphere during winter. so it gets very cold. if we have a strong polar vortex, it keeps that cold out there. in the warming artic, that's where our planet has warmed because of climate change, that cold air can sink to the south. it's just our year that it's happened. let's look at january. january from coast to coast there was a lot of blue which means cooler than average.

when we take a look at canada, canada and alaska was much warmer than normal and much of europe and asia was warmer than normal too. the earth -- 5% is our land index. just because it's really cold here, doesn't have anything to do with what we're doing to our planet. >> bill karins and gary grumbach, thank you both. today marks one month since president trump took office. >> the president has spent it following it through on campaign promises to reshape the federal government. our nbc white house team has crunched the numbers. the president has taken 108 executive actions and spoken to the press 45 times. >> president trump signed a new order ending federal benefits for undocumented migrants. joining us now is yamiche alcindor and julia ainsley.

julie, julia, what benefits do migrants generally get? >> reporter: i can walk you through it, kate. one benefit they get is the w.i.c. program so pregnant mothers can get benefits when they're pregnant and their children can get formula. there's free and reduced lunch for undocumented children in the united states. understand that particular program is for now off limits from these cuts. w.i.c. is on the table, something they're considering. another thing they might look at is what they do for some immigrants that can apply for welfare when they are in the process of getting asylum, when they're on parole and have been brought into the united states on a humanitarian parole program. there are over 800,000 migrants

from cuba, haiti, nicaragua and venezuela undeder e biden administration. they were allowed those benefits while they waited on a two-year temporary basis. we understand that's a quick target and something they may soon eliminate. they don't think any federal funding should be gointo help migrants on programs that have ended under this administration. >> yamiche alcindor, the president spoke yesterday saying that doge has saved $55 billion so far. is there any evidence to back up that claim and what is the plan for that money? >> reporter: it's a key question. there isn't any evidence of that $55 billion figure that president trump is saying doge saved. that being said, he has talked about line items and waste, fraud and abuse doge has found. they have terminated thousands of employees from the federal

government. there is some savings, but how much is the big question. the president is floating an idea to use 20% of doge spending to go to americans. that's on the table. the president said 20% of the doge cuts could go to paying down the federal debt. that's something else we're watching. a lot of questions and not a lot of details at this moment. >> can i ask about earlier this week the president signed an executive order on invitro fertilization treatments. what have we learned about what that order does? a lot of people are really listening. >> reporter: it's an important topic. nbc news was the one that broke the story that president trump when he was running fo re-election said he was going to mandate insurance companies through the federal government to pay for ivf, cover the cost of that program, which could be sometimes $5,000, up to $20,000

for families trying to have children. the president signed an executive order that doesn't do that promise. it says he's going to have domestic policy aides study reducing the cost of ivf and policies that could do that. they have 90 days to get back to him with a plan for how 20 reduce costs. one, this is not an insurance mandate that the president said he was going to do, but also it's not saying how do we make it free for americans. it's how to reduce costs. those are two different things versus what he said on the campaign trail and what he said here. he could be doing something that looks like an insurance mandate. there's a lot of questions. >> yamiche alcindor and julia ainsley, thank you. aye major milestone behind

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news on capitol hill. the senate narrowly confirmed kash patel to be the next fbi director. senators broke largely along pole party lines. joining us now ken dilanian. ken, there was some republican opposition when president trump first nominated kash patel. largely gop senators fell in line. break down this vote for us and tell us what we should expect from patel as fbi direrector. >> reporter: only two republicans in the end opposed kash patel's nomination. it's a bit of a surprise given

what an unusual pick he was, not matching the qualifications of previous i directors and somebody who is so political, such a bomb thrower. somebody who threatened to close down fbi headquarters and turn it into a museum of the deep state. he said he won't do that. today he's vowing a transparent, accountable agency. he's not talking about retribution against people he believed weaponized the fbi, against donald trump and his allies. it's unclear what kind of fbi director he's going to be. you look at his public statements in the past. he focussed on the idea that the fbi was politicized and needed to root out bad actors. today he's talking about going after criminals and terrorists. open question how he'll lead the fbi. >> ken dilanian, thanks so much. the public spat between president trump and ukraine is escalating. mr. trump repeating his attacks

on ukrainian president lodymyr zelenskyy, calling him a dictator. president zelenskyy was democrat democratically elected. the white house envoy is set to meet with mr. zelenskyy. richard engel is in kharkiv and joins us now. the u.s. has been one of ukraine's closest allies. the relationship seems to have soured so quickly. what are you hearing? how are ukrainians responding? >> reporter: well, there's a reaction from the ukrainian people. the ukrainian people are watching this with deep concern. the u.s. has been the essential ally for ukraine for the last three years. the ukrainian military has

fought long and hard battles. the ukrainian population have pulled together. almost everyone here volunteers in some way to help the national cause. you can't go to a shop and they're not selling bracelets or t-shirts to support the army or some volunteer group. without u.s. support, most ukrainians understand they probably would have lost more territory, if not the entire country to russia. russia's a much bigger adversary and has more troops. it's just a larger enemy they're having to fight. they're very nervous that president trump seems to be abandoning ukraine. i spoke to ukrainian civilians today at an underground school here. they still go to school here in shelters because there are frequent russian attacks. they were very nervous that russian troops who aren't far away could one day take over this city, if the americans stop giving military aid or president

trump decides he's no longer committed to ukraine's defense. this is not a war of words. this is a matter of life and death for the people here. for the government, i think it's becoming increasingly clear why this rift broke out and what president trump wants. i had heard early in the week that it was about this minerals deal, that when president zelenskyy refused to sign the deal presented by treasury secretary -- trump's treasury secretary, that the delegation was annoyed. they were pressured to signing it on the spot. short document, sign it right away and they refused. now we heard today from national security adviser waltz and trump himself saying the ukrainians shouldn't have rejected the deal, sign the deal. we still want to do the deal. it's still on the table. it seems this deal and ukraine's

refusal to sign it was an issue for trump and remains an issue for trump. todaday president zelenskyy tri his utmost not to pick a fight and escalate this. they were supposed to have a press conference. they didn't. after the meeting with president trump's envoy zelenskyy put out a statement on x saying how much he appreciates american's strength and all the united states has done. there was no mention at all of any past disagreements or any of the sharp words that have been thrown around. >> richard, the question is what where do the negotiations over ending this conflict go? >> reporter: there's been a loss of trust here. there is a sense in ukraine that the united states is no longer a reliable backer and that president trump doesn't really have ukraine's back and isn't in ukraine's corner and is much

more interested in negotiations with vladimir putin. i've heard that from people on the street. i've heard that from government officials in ukraine. they believe president trump favors putin and is much more interested in pursuing a relationship, economic and otherwise, with him than he is in ukraine and that he believes ukraine is europe's problem. the ukrainians are starting to look towards europe, trying to see if there's some solution there. >> richard engel, great to have you in ukraine. thank you. still to come, elon musk sets his sites on ghts on the n federal agency he wants to make cuts. where the money he saves is likely to go. that's ahead right here on "nbc news daily. the thompsons' new front door looks sharp, right? did we need to wave her down to tell her that? no. no. for a young homeowner turning into their parents, the neighborhood is their life. wonder who's visiting the burkes.

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presidio trust works in partnership with the national park service and the parks conservancy. together, they maintain and operate this 1500 acre park, which has been a national historic landmark since 1962. the trust was created by congress in 96, but now, almost 30 years later, it is on the chopping block along with three other federally funded bodies targeted by trump's, commencing the reduction of federal bureaucracy executive order. the others include the inter-american foundation, the united states african development foundation, and the united statess institu of peace. according to the order, the presidio trust should be eliminated because it's unnecessary. in 2023, former speaker nancy pelosi announced 00 million from the federal government would be heading to the presidio as part of the inflation reduction act. in a statement, congresswoman pelosi said the presidio trust act was passed in a bipartisan way when

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$25 apron. it just doesn't make any sense, right? so these are people that are making choices in their lives because they've hit rock bottom. and so what i think about is them. what is the reason that they're there. how could they get better. what could we do as a community? the owner says she started busy fit meals to help underserved people make healthier life choices. we spoke with city leaders who were saddened to learn what happened, and promised to work closer with law enforcement. lots of sunshine after yesterday's quick rain showers. here's meteorologist kari hall with our forecast. we've had some nice weather and it continues today. the rain is behind us, so today it's going to be sunny and breezy, with some of the highest wind gusts in the hills. mild temperatures continue tomorrow and for the weekend. it warms up and is really looking good for all of the outdoor events and activities going on. here's a look at our high for today. it will be up to 66 in hayward and

oakland, as well as novato and 64 in san francisco. for san jose, we're also in the mid 60s. and then for tomorrow, it's a repeat of today, but maybe slightly warmer in the south bay as we start to see some low 70s there and more widespread 70 on saturday. it's going to be great to get outside and enjoy the sunshine and spring like temperatures. thank you kari. now to a follow up. in a late night vote, santa rosa school leaders have reportedly finalized at least part of their plan to close schools. the press democrat reports they agreed to shut down three elementary schools. brooke hill, albert bella will close this june, and steel lane will close next june. the board is still trying to settle planned closures for secondary schools, like one middle school and one high school, but for now, that decision is on hold indefinitely. and this follow up out of vallejo, where district leaders have finalized their plans to close schools. board members last night voted to close mare island health and fitness academy and loma vista environmental science academy. neither will reopen next fall.

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daily". >> kentucky republican senator mitch mcconnell announced today that he will not run for re-election next year. the longest serving senate party leader has been in the chamber since 1984. he's experienced a series of medical issues in public. he said representing the commonwealth has been the honor of a lifetime. he chose to make the announcement today on his 83rd birthday. the former president of spain's football federation has been found guilty of sexual assault. the charges came after he publicly kissed a female player after spain's 2023 world cup victory. the case sparked nationwide debate in spain over sexism in sports. he was fined over 10,000 euros, but avoided jail time. he said the incident was consensual and planned to appeal. hamas has turned over the bodies of the youngest hostages taken from their homes after

that october 7th attack. a 4-year-old and 9-month-old were taken with their mother on the day of that attack. four coffins were placed on a stage before red cross vehicles drove away with them. israelis gathered along the road to pay their respects. israel's ministry of health is in the process of confirming the identities of the bodies. the defense department is being told to cut $50 billion from its budget next year. the department said the money will be reallocated and used for other programs aligned with with president trump's priorities. the move comes after nbc news learned that doge has been at the pentagon since tuesday. courtney kube joins us. she covers the pentagon for us. can you put that $50 billion in context with us? what programs could be impacted?

>> reporter: we're talking about across the board cut of 8% of the dod budget. there are 17 different departments or commands, various areas that have been exempted because the trump administration says that they are working towards things that are aligned with the priorities of the donald trump white house and the pentagon under secretary of defense pete hegseth. those include things like the southern border, prioritizing the indo-pacific command or the threat from china. the things we expect to be cut are not in line with the trump administration priorities. that includes diversity initiatives, dei, climate change funding. we keep talking about this as a cut of $50 billion. this is taking about $50 billion in programs that the trump administration does not support and reallocating that money towards the sorts of programs that they do support. now, it's -- i will say every

time there's a change in administration, especially if it's a change in party, there are changes to the budget. that's the right of the president when he comes into office. 8%, a cut like this, this is unusual. it's much higher than we usually see in a transition from one to another. it's one of the reasons it's getting a lot of attention. >> something else that might be unusual, you have reporting that secretary hegseth could fire me generals at the pentagon as soon as this week. what do we know? >> reporter: the reason this is so -- again, the president has the ability to bring in the men and women who he wants in his senior leadership jobs. the reason this is unusual is because these are people who, according to officials, are being targeted because they worked for a former secretary of defense lloyd austin. they were assigned to diversity initiatives or if they have views counter to president trump's priorities at the

pentagon. the reason it's unusual is these are senior general officers who for the most part are carrying out the orders given to them by their civilian leaders. it seems they're being targeted for carrying out the orders they were given. >> courtney kube, thank you. new york city mayor eric adams job is safe for now. a source tells nbc news new york governor kathy hochul will not remove him from office, but will impose guardrails on his administration. >> mayor adams appeared in court yesterday as the justice department moves to drop the corruption case against him. several federal prosecutors resigned in protest. a federal judge has not yet decided if he'll dismiss that case. two people have died after a midair plane collision at an arizona airport. it's just the latest aviation accident in recent months that put a spotlight on the safety of air travel.

it comes as the trump administration fired faa employees. joining us now nbc news correspondent liz kreutz. what do we know about what happened yesterday? >> reporter: so sadly we know that two people died from this midair collision. these were private planes that collided outside a small airport outside tucson. it's an airport that does not have an air traffic control tower. it's not uncommon -- it's common for there not to be one at small airports. thousands of planes fly in and out of the these airports. it's up to the pilots to keep safe distances. we don't know the cause. the ntsb is on scene. sometime around 8:30 in the morning in arizona these planes collided. the cessna plane, that was able to land safely. two people survived. sadly the other plane, a

lansairplane erupted into flames and the two people on that plane died. >> liz, as viewers know and you know, it's the latest aviation accident in recent months. feels like they've been compounding and coming as the trump administration fired hundreds of faa employees. is that expected to impact air travel safety at all? >> reporter: i mean, you know and i know -- people are posting, what is happening? we keep hearing big and small planes, airline incidents. it's a troubling time for the airline industry. it's the sixth incident we've reported on here. a lot of concerns and then the reports from the faa union that the trump administration has fired about 300 employees. we know that those are maintenance mechanics, environmental protection specialists and aviation safety

assistance. the acting faa director sent an email to employees defending these firings saying they were probationary employees, temporary employees and they did not let go of performed safety critical functions. our expert said airline travel is more safe than driving your car. he's not concerned about safety. he said the aviation system in the u.s. is old and requires maintenance. his concern with these cuts is more about being able to maintain and update the systems. he's concerned it could lead to potentially a reduction of flights if they can't keep the systems maintained. >> liz kreutz, thanks so much. a group of scientists in new york is working to identify new cases of bird flu. since 2022 a severe strain of the virus has been detected in wild birds in all 50 states leading to outbreaks among

poultry and some human cases. ann thompson has more. >> reporter: even on a frigid winter morning, you can see why the finger lakes are central new york's environmental heart, and not immune to the bird flu. here on this lake, masked and glove, cornell's university's dr. jenny will looks for bird flu. >> you just swirl it around. >> reporter: i got to help with swabbing. in dr. bloodgood's lab 3 of the 4 ducks have the highly contagious virus. >> we have found many different species ranging from water fowl. >> reporter: since the outbreak began this strain has been detected in birds in all 50

states. there have been reports of birds falling out of the sky. >> what mammals have tested positive for bird flu? >> in new york state it's been red fox. we've seen a skunk and possum, a bobcat. >> does that suggest the flu is mutating? >> it could, yes. >> reporter: a mutation caused this die off of elephant seals on the argentinian coast in 2023. >> the beaches are still covered with bones. >> reporter: uc davis scientist said the mutated virus spread killing 17,000 of his top ocean predators. she estimated it will take the species 10 to 70 years to recover. >> so the bird flu has the potential to upset an ecosystem? >> absolutely because the bird flu impact is also adding to

climate change and other dramatic changes in the ocean ecosystems. >> reporter: increasingly deadly to wildlife, threatening ecosystems here and around the world. ann thompson, nbc news, ithaca, new york. there is good news today about a mother/son duo set to make history the basketball court. she's the high school coach and he's the star player of the team. nbc's sam brock has more. >> reporter: at home, linda martindale is mom. >> is this for pop culture class? >> yeah. >> reporter: but as a coach -- >> put a body on him. >> how rare is it to see another woman coach in men's high school basketball? >> i won't see it. >> reporter: as for their 17-year-old senior shooting guard, nolan, she basically wears two hats. >> when you are out here, do you call her mom or coach? >> actually depends. if i'm on the court, coach,

100%. after the game, probably call her mom, mama. >> reporter: the state's athletic association says it believes they are the first mother/son duo in their tournament's history. >> we have rules. we don't sit down and discuss the game right after. we give it some time, but i love to talk about the game, and so when i get home, like, he's the perfect audience. >> reporter: and the perfect partner for a pregame ritual, a hug between mother and son before every single game. >> it's a beautiful way to just connect for one second. i know who i am. i'm your mother. >> reporter: linda played college ball at arizona and coached all four of her children over nearly a quarter century, but nolan is the baby. just don't think she's taking it easy on him. >> she's definitely the hardest on him, you know, as you could expect. she's picking on one of our best players that happens to be her son. >> how proud are you of your son and this team? >> oh, my gosh, beyond. we make them work hard and they

rise up and do it. >> reporter: the warriors just held senior night and linda sported her son's 33 jersey. while the team doesn't know how their upcoming postseason will end, one thing is for certain. everybody knows how their last game together will start. >> it'll be just me and her for a second. love you, mom. let's do this. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news, sunbury, massachusetts. >> love you, mom. sam, thank you. up next this week's chilly temperatures make for the perfect binge watching weather. the show that everyone is talking about and why. that's ahead on "nbc news daily." first today's daily snapshot. sailing between icebergs is turkey's expedition team. they were studying antarctica's dynamic landscape and have seen spectacular sights along the way. look at this adorable colony of penguins sliding on their bellies and waddling up

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charts. carp, the best person to talk to about all things entertainment. can we start with "white lotus"? i know i'm late. it came out -- >> you are late. >> i have a lot going on. i was on a shoot monday. >> it's television. >> how many 2.4 million -- >> it's up from the 2022 season two premiere. everyone knew "white lotus" post jennifer coolidge. she's not in this season. the controversy is the opening theme song, if you noticed. >> i did notice it. >> you're upset about it. ♪♪ ♪♪ >> are we hearing it? >> doesn't really have a rhythm. nobody knows how to dance to it. if it doesn't have a rhythm and you can't dance to it on tiktok,

it doesn't exist. he's going with another -- kate is not having it. >> i'm not having it. >> you can't be late to the game and have an opinion. >> i watched the other two seasons and that music not good. >> going to theater, we have a host for the tony's i'm excited about. >> cynthia erivo, she was a star before "wicked" and now she's rising. this is the first time she's hosting the tony awards set to air in june. voting ds for that in early may. watch it for her alone. she's incredible. i'm ready for the sequel of "wicked." >> everybody is. let's go to music. drake dropped his first project since kendrick lamar and that

halftime show. they have some beef. what's going on? >> the feud has been happening since spring of last year. in kendrick's halftime show, there were some easter egg comments. >> some were explicit. >> serena showed up in kendrick's appearance. drake dropped his new album. "some sexy songs for you." party next door is an artist he signed himself. he has a track called "gimme a hug," it's all about his beef with kendrick. >> is he asking for a hug? >> i think he's saying i'm over this feud and want to create music. i'm still relevant. i don't care what you say. it's projected to hit number one. i don't think drake is wrong about that. >> love the take.

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and end up leaving, which leads to the understaffing. the union says it's the court who has made money the issue during negotiations. well, the court released a statement this morning that reads in part, quote, although the union claims it is concerned about public safety, it has refused the court's repeated efforts to mediate these mattersefore neutral mediators and has instead chosen to critically endanger the public's access to justice by choosing to strike. happening today in antioch, people who live there can provide feedback in the search for a n police chief. city leaders tonight will hold a community meeting designed to learn more about what people believe should be the most important qualities and experience when it comes to leading this department. a public forum is taking place at 630 tonight at department headquarters. beautiful outside, so definitely enjoyed and it's going to get even warmer this weekend. here's meteorologist kari hall with our extended forecast today. it's going to be

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