i'm frances rivera >> andi'm vinita nair. as russia's onslaught into ukraine continues into day 48 the usga is seeing new evidence that the kremlin is beefing up troops in the donbas region of eastern ukraine this as president zelenskyy renews pleas for more firepower from the west our gabe gutierrez has more from ukraine. >> reporter: this body camera video shows a fire fight in the besieged south eastern city of mariupol where ukraine's president zelenskyy now says it's likely tens of thousands of people are dead though that number cannot be verified. after its defeat around kyiv russia is now shifting its assault east u.s. officials say they've seen efforts by the russian military to resupply and reinforce their troops in the eastern donbas region, the country's largest city in the east, kharkiv, is seeing more deadly air strike as satellite image said show an ominous 8-mile long russian convoy on the move near kharkiv, president zelenskyy over the weekend hosted british prime minister boris johnson who strolled through ky

i'm vinita nair. >>> the bottom line is this. unfold, but we do know that a sovereign independent ukraine will be around a lot longer than vladimir putin is on the scene, and our support for ukraine going forward will continue. it will continue until we see final success. >>> breaking news this morning u.s. secretary of state and defense speaking just hours ago in poland following a weekend in ukraine, meeting with president zelenskyy. we'll tell you what they

i'm vinita nair. >> and i'm frances rivera.r online returns the company breathing new life into millions of products that are sent back. you ever wonder what hans to them we'll show you here on "today. have are monday. gat >>> i want to continue in detail the very important conversations we've been having with all of your colleagues on the agenda that you cited but let me just say at the outset what a pleasure it is to see you in person. we've gotten used to seeing you on video around the world. >> breaking just moments ago, secretaries blinken and austin speaking in poland after meeting in ukraine with president zelenskyy. we'll tell you what was discussed and why the important meeting had to take plac

ivey is joining more than 80 election dee nairs running for office this year.olitics and journalism at morgan state university jason johnson. quick with a thought, an insight and occasionally a bar. good to see you. >> good to see you. i've got to start with -- >> i've got to ask you -- you'll go. but governor ivey was not always this way. i just want to ask you what's happening to her and the other thoughts you wanted to share. >> what's happening to her is this is where the money is. you can always follow the money. republicans across the country see that the people who are aligned with maga, marjorie taylor greene and matt gaetz and donald trump, that is the place where you raise money -- they see where the cash is and say, if i take on these crazy positions, i will access to that campaign cash. it's dangerous for democracy, but beneficial for politicians like ivey and people around the country to promote this lie. >> how weird is it to be this obsessed with the past? we sometimes reach for lyrics. neal katyal reached into the hamilton bag. i'll reach into c

in the meantime, another position that elon musk has moved into, the top spot of the "forbes" well nair list. according to the list, musk has dethroned jeff bezos as the richest person in the world. with a net worth of system $219 billion. >>> for the rest of us, the average mortgage rate has climbed past 5% for first time since 2011. the rate on 30-year fixed new york cities now stands at 5. # 02%. just a year ago it was 3.38%. mortgage rates have been rising since the start of the year, partially due to the federal reserve's policies to curb record high inflation. and one more business note, two car companies joining forces in the electric vehicle market, general motors and honda now working together. the goal, to make more affordable electric vehicles and the automakers want cars on the market by 2027. no word on the pricing of these cars. >>> coming up, new dash cam video of a dramatic rescue, first responders rushing to . >>> just a dropping video coming out of southern florida. dash cam footage captures an officer saving a man, trapped inside a burning car. the rescue happened aft

. >>> good morning and thanks for joining us i'm vinita nair. >> good to have you with us. i'm frances rivera president biden is taking aim at gun violence he's expected to unveil new policy measures this afternoon focusing on tightening gun control. brie jackson is with us. good morning what kind of action will the president take >> reporter: several gun control bills passed by the house have already hit a wall of republican resistance in the senate according to two people familiar with the remarks, the president will pay special attention to ghost guns the weapons can be 3-d printed at home, acquired for cheap, and can bypass metal detectors they also lack serial numbers. senate majority leader chuck schumer called on yesterday to take action. >> you can be a 5-year-old and buy the pieces of a gun and put it together. that is too much this whole kit costs $89 that's it. i'm calling on the administration to go all after ghost guns by putting out regulations that will stop them. >> reporter: gun control advocates have grown increasingly frustrated with the president's inact

. >>> good morning thanks for waking up with us i'm vanita nair. >> and i'm frances rivera. >>> the previously unannounced trip was a first since russia's war in ukraine began in february the pair spoke in poland detailing their meeting. >> ourfocus in the meeting was to talk about those things that would enable us to win the current fight and also build for tomorrow >>> in terms of their ability to win, the first step in winning is believing that you can win. >>> let's bring in nbc's raf sanchez live in lviv raf, a lot of people waking up to these latest developments what's the story >> reporter: it was carried out in secret. now we know they took a train from poland in to kyiv, the capital of this war-torn country. they spent about three hours in president zelenskyy's bunker arc jd this was a meeting of symbolism and substance, two of biden's most senior cabinet holding the first face-to-face meeting with zelenskyy since the invasion of his country began. this is seen as a big gesture of solidarity not just to the ukrainian government but also to the ukrainian people, but the substance, secr

i'm frances rivera >> and i'm vinita nair terror on the train in new york city police this morning are on a massive manhunt for a gunman who shot 10 people and injured 13 others yesterday during rush hour last night new york goufbner kathy hochul visited victims of the shooting riding the subway to the hospital in solidarity with the workers >> the nypd has named 62-year-old frank james as a person of interest they're offering a reward of $50,000 for information on his whereabouts. jay, what more do we know at this hour? >> reporter: hey, frances, vinita hey, look the neighborhood still shocked, stunned and on edge at this point no new information on a possible motive we do know police and federal agents continue to gather evidence and continue their search for a man they say could provide key information as their investigation expands this morning. a day after a violent attack unleashed in a crowded subway car, police are searching for this man, 62-year-old frank r. james who's posted dozens of bigoted tirades on social media now described as a person of interest after a gunman tossed

i'm vuninita nair >> and i'm frances rivera. the eastern part of the country braces for even more brutal attacks. russia has now 65 operational battalion tactical groups in the east and south with more military equipment on the way. and fighting in kharkiv continues. the governor there writing on his telegram channel that there were intense artillery strikes on four separate residential areasch but russia did face a military setback confirming its warship in the black sea fleet has sunk and, raf, what is the latest on this >> reporter: frances, this is a major strategic and symbolic blow to vladimir putin it is or it was the flagship of russia's black sea fleet now it's likely to be remembered as the largest warship since the second world war sunk by enemy fire the russian ministry of defense says it went down last night as it was being towed into port for repairs. the russians very pointedly not giving any cause for that fire which caused so much neptune anti-vessel vehicle missiles and that's whato go do. now, as you can imagi

"early today" starts right now >>> good morning i'm vinita nair. >> glad you're with us i'm frances rivera the presidents of poland, lithuania, lat via and estonia met with president zelenskyy in kyiv to show their support for the war torn nation. and outside the capital ukrainians were scrambling to clear land mines, tripwires and booby traps left by russians leaving the area local officials there say deadly air strikes have increased significantly. this as the white house announces an additional $800 million in military aid to ukraine. we turn now to nbc's raf sanchez live from lviv, and what more can you tell us about this package? >> reporter: frances, this package was announced yesterday after a long phone call between presidents biden and zelenskyy it's to help them defend themselves from what is expected to be a widespread russian onslaught across eastern ukraine. and there's a small army's worth of weapons in this package including # 1 helicopters, 18,000 how witzers, 300 switchblade drones and a number of drone ships we've been talking about how important it is for the ukrainians

"early today" starts right now >> good morning and thanks for waking up with us, i'm vinita nair. >>'m frances riff ver have a. >>> russia's war in ukraine enters day 47. president zelenskyy is again calling for tougher sanctions on russia, repeating his plea for a complete embargo on russian oil and gas. he also accused russia of cowardliness, saying its military is lying with its claims they did not hit a single civilian target. we turn to nbc's russ sanchez live in ukraine. we're learning of more evidence of russian war crimes against ukrainians >> reporter: frances, that's right. in kyiv, there's a feeling of lightness on the streets, kind of an air of victory after russian troops were forced to withdraw in the suburbs around the capital, every day is yielding new horrors. british military intelligence says the latest discovery of a mass grave is in the town of brezova, just about 50 kilometers west of kyiv. the british are saying that the russians are turning to a litany of brutal tactics that are leading to ever higher numbers of civilian casualties they say in the east, the ru

"early today" begins right now i'm vinita nair. >> good to be with you, i'm frances rivera. >>> we begin as russian forces show signs of ramping up attacks on eastern ukraine and reports of the kremlin appointing a new general to take over operations in ukraine he is known specifically for his cruelty to civilians we turn to raf sanchez who join us from lviv raf, this general has been called the butcher of syria. >> reporter: frances, that's right. alexander dvornikov earns that nickname for his brutal tactics in syria he and his forces effectively leveled the city of aleppo, killing thousands of civilians as they carried out putin's orders to prop up syrian dictator bashar al assad now taking command in ukraine as the war turns decisively to the east a dangerous new phase of of putin's invasion under way these satellite images show an eight-mile column of russian tanks and artillery amassing near kharkiv in mariupol, invading troops closing in on a city in ruins after weeks of bombardment led by a newly appointed general with a reputation for brutal tactics. but ukraine's forces, flush

each panic passengers on ayman man-bound train fled for nair lives a a a gunman set off a smoke bomb an sent 30 rounds into the carr. >> in another car video shows riders trapped in a thick cloud of smoke waiting for the train to pull into the station. passengers were seen dragging each other to safety or performing first aid while others fled to the street above. >> some good news is that none of the injuries appear to be life threatening. >> i get off the train, the firths thing that smell, the smoke that hit me in the face was not normal train smoke. it was something burning and thick and heavy. >> trevor: okay, first of all, thank god nobody died in this attack. that is the main thing. it is obviously a miracle. and kudos to all the people who stepped up to help each other in a crazy moment like this, because you saw the people helping and adjust assisting each other. people say new yorkers are self-ish and rude and won't lift a finger for other people. and that's true. on a normal day. on a normal day new yorkers are not trying to help anybody like i remember when i first moved

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ash nair is here from london on his honeymoon, fulfilling a bucket list dream by scoring tickets to thee. >> i'm so excited. i'm so excited. my first-ever nba game. i have been a "space jam" fan all my life from london growing up, watching basketball. i just can't wait to see the atmosphere tomorrow. >> reporter: the seats are all decked out with gold tee shirts for souvenirs. security will be tight. >> the police department will be having extra patrols. we are assisting the chase center with their security needs and making sure that the area is as safe as possible. >> reporter: the nooesh underdog cantina has only been open for a week. the manager has warrior playoff fever. >> i'm excited for the business. i'm excited for the team and the city, but definitely for our new location. >> reporter: mayor london breed kicking off the excitement by raising the warriors' flag. the city is ready and it looks like the team is ready. the big question is, will superstar player steph curry play tomorrow after being injured for a month? >> and everything has gone really smoothly, so we expect him to

building on nair fire a medical merge in the belling, et cetera. we have seen a proliferation of shared spaceos streets and sidewalks, i think, more parks the city ever participated and aggregate all of the cites together on a block has changed the operational qualities of our commercial corridors. this means that you know there are more challenges to our first responders able to do jobs safely and efficiently. part behalf the board did is say, until march 2023. we'll suspend and continue to suspend the codified rowel and regulations. and except for those that have to do with again, access for persons with disabilities and access for first responders. >> i should note looking at the supplied a major deadline that we are beginning to communicate and grateful for your assistance in communicating to experience the formal permit application for post pandemic will be due to november first, 2022. if you want a shared space starting political one, 2023, after the pandemic program concludes; we ask that folks have submitted their permit application by nove

need to do to get out of this and save some face and maybe get those guarantees from ukraine that nair not going to join nato. just a few days ago, we were saying, it's probably not enough for the russians to accept ukraine not joining nato. it looks like they want some land too. so, this is going to be very interesting to see what comes out of those talks. >> exactly. so, ali, as you're there and you're following this developments on this, if you have anything new, give us a heads-up and we'll come back to you, of course, with this breaking news just developing now. pretty unexpected to say the least. ali aruozi, thank you. >>> i want to bring in former u.s. ambassador to nato and current president of the chicago council on global affairs. ambassador, thanks for joining us. we appreciate it. glad to have you on. thank you for coming up a little bit early for us as we're getting this breaking news in. of course, the head of the ukrainian delegation, david, saying in an interview on ukraine's tv, i'm just reading it off our news fax coming in now, that a draft peace treaty documents bet

inevitable over the course of this next year are going to result in us being able to enter into a recession nair environment. it's going to be really hard for us to thread the needle of keeping inflation down, while continuing to, you know, raise these rates and cool the economy from the vantage point of the fed. in the longer term, over the course of the next year, to year and a half, i purposely feel like really being able to manage that inflationary trend is going to be most challenging. >> ground level, in silicon valley, right now, even with private investment, are we seeing a mood shift? >> yes, we're seeing a major mood shift and investors in the private markets are saying today that you should be doing a capital raise before the end of q2, possibly q3, and expect you can have enough cash through the end of 2023. what happens with private tech, it's downstream from the public markets, what's happening today in equities, nasdaq, and cloud, is going to start to affect growth investors, early stage in investors, and company formation. that's what private investors are advising their companie

pressure is mounts after the sudden closure of a vets nair clinic nick the oakland hills.t their animals' medical records and some ans answers. >> it takes a bit of time for carla, the chihuahua to warm up to strangers. >> she is a nervous girl, so consistency is helpful for us. we try to go to the same grammar and vet. reporter: but the consistency of a rigger health care provider was interrupted when her clinic closed last friday after decades of being in business. >> i found out because of a facebook group. reporter: this letter was supposedly sent to families of patients, alerting them of the closure and recommending other partner hospitals in the bay area. >> we never got it. my husband could not find it. yeah, we never got an official notice. reporter: dozens of pet owners expressed their confusion on next door. >> another thing to worry about. reporter: another woman who didn't want to go on camera had been taking her bouvier des flandres to the clinic for ye years. she asked for the records via email. it has been a week and she has not gotten a response. what is fr

automation technology to improve productivity because in an inflationary environment, the only deflakes nairspeaks to the digitize asian of everything, and what it meant in terms of the bigger longer-term executive shift in adoption to new types of technologies and new types of software among corporate america and really the business community even if you start to get tougher comps, this is a trend that's not going away, is certainly what it sounds like nadella is arguing >> that's right. but keep in mind he's talking about businesses and largely talking about larger businesses, not really talking about consumers there or the marketing spend piece that does matter he's also saying they're not looking to cut i.t. budgets, not primarily looking there. that's right now, right? maybe they'll save that for last how aggressive are they going to be pushing into that if you're not as much of a must-have as so many of microsoft's titles are we will see. i think great news for microsoft, iffy news for tech overall because not everybody is as essential and not everybody is focused in enterprise softwar