and that new strategy from the white house centers around a new website where americans can get access to things like tests and even antiviral pills. but >> the white house says it needs 22 billion dollars from congress. >> it's a one-stop shop for covid-19 resources covid dot gov. a government tool meant to help americans live with the pandemic means a covid-19 no longer controls our lives. that's makes with the click of a button. people can find tests, vaccines and treatments all in one place. but to keep those resources available, the president is asking congress for 22 billion dollars in new funding without more funding. >> we risk running out of the supply by this fall. but 15 billion dollars in covid spending was recently stripped out of the omnibus bill. >> and many members of congress, especially republicans, are resistant to the idea of more pandemic spending. democrats flood the economy with unnecessary government money. and your economy overheated as a result. >> we don't know where the waste and fraud is going. meanwhile, the white house is also working to facilitate the ru

if passed the white house says the new tax would bring in roughly $360 billion over the next ten yearsgrocery workers have voted to potentially walk off the job. about 47,000 workers from big chains including ralph's, albertson's, vaughn's, and pavilions authorized the union to call a strike if they can't reach a deal. no date has been set for a potential strike. negotiations are set to resume this week. >>> and it took a lot of star power and a pink sequinned jumpsuit, but there's a new number one at the box office. >> i enjoyed your book about the lost city, and i believe you're the one who can help me find its treasure. >> loretta -- >> "the lost city" took in $31 million in its north american debut. the sandra bullock/channing tatum comedy ousted "tatman" from the top spot it held for the last three weekends knocking it to number two. >> i like "the batman," but it's often a wee bit dark. maybe people were looking for a little levity, right, something make you feel good. >> yeah. those two are a cute pair. >> they are. diane king hall in new york, thank you. >> you got it. >>> up n

discusses russia's invasion of ukraine and will preview state of the union address with bloomberg news white house respondent nanticoke and also the talking about how congress - tuesday state of the union and public media government reporter interest under discusses the primary election and voting changes for the state. watch washington journal, the claimant seven eastern tuesday morning on c-span for cspan now, are free mobile video app and join the discussion with your phone calls and facebook comments, text messages and tweets. >> recorded conversations, while in office here many of those conversations on c-span new podcast, presidential recorded. >> the focus on the presidency of lyndon b. johnson and you'll hear about the 1954 civil rights act, 1954 presidential campaign, the incident, former and the war in vietnam and not everyone knew they were being recorded it. >> and certainly johnson secretary new, because they were tasked with transcribing many of those conversations and in fact there were the ones make sure the conversation were taped as johnson would signal to them through an open do

russia's invasion of ukraine and will preview tuesday state of the union address with bloomberg news white houseorrespondent nancy cook. also the hills of bob cusick talks about how congress is preparing for tuesday state of the union. then, public media politics reporter andrew snyder discusses the texas primary election and voting changes for the states. watch "washington journal" five at seven eastern tuesday morning on c-span for c-span now, our free mobile video app. jointly discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. senate remains in recess for an all center briefing on the u.s. response to russia's invasion of ukraine. that was one of the main topics at today's white house briefing with jen psaki. she also previewed tomorrow night's first state of the union address by president biden. >> hello everyone. okay happy monday, state of the union eve shall we say. okay. i just want to start off and give you highlight some of the ongoing we've made a number of announcements over the weekend to get everybody up to speed we have some charts to give you all of th

. >>> new sanctions. the white house announces a new financial crackdown on some of russia's wealthiest and most elite figures. >>> and not guilty verdict. the only officer charged in connection with the raid that killed breonna taylor acquitted by a jury. the reaction from taylor's family. >>> well, good morning, and good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. we begin with breaking news overnight in the war in ukraine. a nuclear disaster appears to have been diverted after the largest nuclear power plant in all of europe was set on fire amid attacks from russian forces. you can see flames shooting from zaporizhzhya nuclear plant. ukrainian officials say russian forces were shelling the building, but ukraine says crews were able to put out the flames after several hours. meanwhile, we're getting a look at incredible drone video showing some of the damage from russian strikes just outside of the capital of kyiv. naomi ruchim is in new york with the latest on all of this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. gunfire fr

natalie brand with cbs news, the white house. >>> looking live at capitol hill, confirmation hearing start on monday for president biden supreme court nominee judge ketanji brown jackson. if approved, the first african american woman and first former public defender to serve on the high court the past couple weeks, she has been meeting with senators ahead of the hearing. you can watch her opening statement in cbs news special report on monday. >>> today, president biden helped kickstart a new federal agency tasked with finding the cure to cancer and other diseases. skyler henry reports on that from the white house. >> reporter: president biden sat down with leaders in healthcare and patient to plot a course for extreme medical innovation. >> try breakthroughs in biomedicine to prevent, detect, and treat diseases including cancer, alzheimer's, and diabetes. >> reporter: the new research overseen by the newly developed advanced research projects agency for health. it is modeled after another agency under the defense department that about the internet, gps navigation, self driving cars,

will get the details from our special correspondent and answer your questions about masks, the new white house plan, and more. also tax day is right around the corner. we will be helping you out with your tax questions this year. michael flynn he will join us with a live conversation with an expert. first, the battle over berkeley -- after uc berkeley lost its appeal to the state supreme court to have an enrollment cap lifted, it was looking at the prospect of having to send out 5000 fewer acceptances, in order to enroll 3000 fewer students this fall. applicants waiting for their admission decisions were worried their chances of being admitted to one of the top public universities in the world just dropped. we just learned the university has found ways to save as many undergraduate slots as possible. and it does not actually have to/enrollment by 3000 in order to comply with the court order. today we got details from uc berkeley's assistant vice chancellor for communications and public affairs, dan mobile -- dan m. we are going to focus on answers for the over 100,000 applicants who are now wo

and the new white house push on covid boosters. but we begin with that breaking news. that dangerous line of storms from the midwest to the deep south and up to the northeast. at this hour, tornado watches across parts of eight states, baton rouge, new orleans, and jackson in the bulls eye again. the images just coming in tonight. this extraordinary lightning reaching upward during a thunderstorm in wichita, kansas. a confirmed ef-1 tornado touching down in st. joseph's, missouri, tearing the roof off this home. and in northwest arkansas this morning, a powerful tornado, at least an ef-2, touching down. one business destroyed. parts scattered 100 feet away. massive damage to an elementary school there. fortunately, before students had arrived. but seven people injured, two in critical condition. utility crews scrambling to restore power. abc's chief meteorologist ginger zee timing this all out from jackson, mississippi, a short time ago, as the tornado sirens were going off. >> reporter: whit, the sirens have been blaring here in dwntown jackson, mississippi, sheets of

will: fox news alert, the white house again on cleanup duty following those remarks from president biden in poland yesterday. the president now back home after a three-day trip to europe. rachel: in ukraine fighting insense nice as russian missiles hit the western city of lviv overnight. pete: civilians flee the city as chaos erupts 40 miles from the polish border. mike tobin is live mike.

the new white house plans in the pipeline targeting russia and the growing concerns about a ukrainianin the cross fire. >> and feeding refugees from afar. the bay area volunteers working around the clock to help the people of ukraine and how you can pitch in. >> it's really important for us not to oversell the finish line. >> plus, navigating a world post-covid. we sit down with mayors from three of the largest bay area cities to talk about how they plan to move forward and out of the pandemic. this is "today in the bay." >>> good wednesday morning to you. i'm kris sanchez in for laura garcia. >> and i'm marcus washington. don't forget, if you're on the go this morning, we're not only broadcasting on television, you can also catch us live on roku, amazon fire, apple tv and online. >> no excuses. things are mellow in the traffic department, so we're going to start with the forecast because it's going to be changing. >> we're going to have high winds picking up later this afternoon. as you're heading out this morning, temperatures anywhere from the upper 30s in napa and san martin to mi

russia's invasion of ukraine and will preview tuesday state of the union address with bloomberg news white houseof bob cusick talks about how congress is preparing for tuesday state of the union. then, public media politics reporter andrew snyder discusses the texas primary election and voting changes for the states. watch "washington journal" five at seven eastern tuesday morning on c-span for c-span now, our free mobile video app. jointly discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and

ashish jha, just named the new white house coronavirus response coordinator, says they have to followhe evidence. >> it may very well end up being that the fourth shot is helpful particularly for high risk people. we want to see the full set of data and then i think make a decision after that. >> reporter: the concern is waning immunity. new research from israel shows that he fourth shot boosted antibodies back up to levels seen after a third dose but didn't significantly reduce the risk of infection. in the u.s., half of those eligible still haven't gotten any booster. and now with ba.2, a more infectious omicron subvariant, making up nearly a quarter of all cases across the country, health officials say it's more critical than ever to get that first booster. >> anybody who's not gotten boosted needs to do that. i think if we do that, we may get a small surge, but it's going to be kept to a minimum. we're going to be able to get through this. >> reporter: health experts are closely watching the uk and europe where ba.2 is fueling a resurgence. the u.s. usually follows trends in the u

i want to bring in nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli. gn from the white house on this topic amount to basically a pressure tactic against congress here? >> reporter: that's right, hallie. it's important to start with how we got into this mess. the president an hour ago signed this big funding bill that helps keeps the lights on and funds additional programs including the ukraine aid, more than $15 billion in fact, through the end of the fiscal year. as you say, the president, the democrats had to strip out the covid funding that the president asked for because of a last-minute snag. it was very much of a surprise to democrats in the final hours of this. so the white house today really underscoring the urgency of what they're asking for by offering some very specific things that would be on the chopping block, things like they would not have adequate resources to fund potentially a fourth booster shot. we know pfizer is applying for that authorization. it would not be able to fund anymore, a program that funds for unvaccinated -- uninsured

in, brand new details on that phone call today between president biden and pred president xi of china. the focus obviously is the war in ukraine. president biden according to the white house, pointing out implications and consequences to the chinese counterpart if china provides material sfort support to russia. we're waiting to hear more from jen psaki and we follow new developments coming in from the front lines. they're close to agreeing to what he calls neutral status. but are they really? new numbers from the u.n. saying more than 816 innocent people have been killed in russia's invasion. bracing for that number to spike. and in lviv today, haunting pictures of empty strollers. they represent the youngest victims, kids, the children, who have been killed in putin's war. there are nearly 3.3 million people who escaped ukraine to try to get to safety. our gabe gutierrez with one of the tiniest of evacuees. >> i want to introduce you to young child we just met, 4-month-old gregory. he is from eastern ukraine. she left her husband behind to fight on the front lines. she doesn't know how long she'll be gone. but she's heading for the polish border to the shelter there. >>

teenager never forgotten, a step forward in civil rights long overdue kristen welker, nbc news, the white house. >>> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching i am lester holt please take care of yourself and each other good night >>> i'm roger mathai, next on nbc bay area news tonight, we're on the ground in poland. 2 million refugees are seeking shelter and a new life. we are getting a firsthand look from our nbc news correspondent. >>> also, you just saw her story on nightly news, a ukrainian family starting a new life in the bay area. >> i wanted -- life. >> asylum seekers are still stuck at the border. we'll explain what's keeping so many people out. >>> getting the second booster, should you do it? one of our covid experts has some guidance. >>> this north bay home, slips down a hillside, and it's not rain

russia's invasion of ukraine and we will preview tuesday's seat of the union address with bloomberg news, white houseorrespondent nancy cook. also the hills bob to sack talks about how congress is preparing for tuesday state of the union. politics and government reporter discusses that the texas primary election and voting changes for the state. watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern tuesday morning on c-span or c-span now our free mobile video app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. >> the state department officials testify tomorrow morning, on what they are doing to engage with allies and partners to achieve u.s. national security objectives. live coverage from the house committee begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span three. online at c-span.org, or watchful coverage on a free video app. c-span now. >> c-span is your unfiltered view of government we are funded by visa television companies and more, including comcast. >> comcast is parting with a thousand community centers to create wi-fi labeled lists so students in local income families

we will add it up in futurecast, coming up. >>> today the white house unveiled a new covid response strategy. danya bacchus looks at the range of issues from developing vaccines to keeping schools and businesses open, should things get worse again. >> reporter: two years into the covid-19 pandemic, the white house has a new plan to get americans back to a more normal routine. >> we are clearly going in the right direction. >> reporter: the covid-19 response team detailed president biden strategy to protect against and treat the virus, including access to testing and treatment in one stop. >> hundreds of one-stop sites will open across the country this month, located at local pharmacy clinics, community health centers, long-term care facilities and veterans health centers. >> reporter: the 96 page plan, which would require funding from congress, describes how to avoid business and school shutdowns, battle the virus abroad, and prepare for new these plans and procs h acour goales beloapovand manufactured in approximately 100 days. >> reporter: with covid cases and hospitalizations dropping nat

breaking news, white house press secretary jen psaki is expected any moment now to brief members of the press on president biden's highly anticipated video conference with china's xi jinping. of course, this already happened. we're waiting to hear what came of it. this is the first time the two leaders have spoken since the start of russia's invasion many ukraine. the call lasted just under two hours. it comes at a very key moment as u.s. officials warn that china has shown willingness to aid russia in its faulterring invasion of ukraine. let's get to edward lawrence who joins us live from the if white house with the very latest that we know before jen psaki comes out to give us details on the discussion. >> reporter: exactly. we just got the realizeout from the u.s. about this -- realizeout about this call. we also are told that the president detailed exactly what the consequences could be should china go forward and help russia in this bat. now, the readout shows the hour and 50 minutes was mainly directed and focused on talking about the situation and the invasion of ukraine. if the

new battle over mask mandates. airline ceos joining together. what they're telling the white house. >>> an eye-popping new number from wall street. the monster bonuses being paid out as americans struggle with inflation and high gas prices. >>> a big deal for a key player on the march madness cinderella team. the endorsement just announced. >>> and later, the ultimate tribute to "friends." ♪ going to be this way ♪ >>> good thursday morning, everyone. today marks one month since russia invaded ukraine and today another historic event. an emergency summit of nato leaders. >> president biden is in brussels this morning where nato leaders are expected to announce new punishments against russia and new aid for ukraine. he'll also be discussing energy independence from russia. >> overnight we learned that u.s. national security officials have assembled what they call a tiger team to consider how the u.s. will respond if vladimir putin launches a chemical weapon attack. >> meanwhile, there is growing concern that russian forces may launch a strike inside poland targeting the supply of for

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wherever the new world of work takes your business, the world works with servicenow. >>> starting next month, meet the press viewers may notice a familiar face at the white house the program, named the new white house covid response coordinator, he replaces jeffrey signs. the announcement came as moderna and pfizer applied for another emergency use authorization for a second booster shot. pfizer's only available for folks over 65. moderna's fourth shot, asking for emergency use for everyone over 18. it coincides with spike in individual infections overseas. south korea reported more than 620,000 new cases yesterday, a new record. it is seeing up tick in seriously ill patients as well. one of the countries where cases are surging most. south korea and vietnam together are averaging 40% of the globe's daily covid case counts now. think about that. these two countries account for 2% of the global population, but 40% of confirmed covid cases. again, this appears to be the omicron surge making it to asia. infections at home are relatively low, serves as a reminder the pandemic isn't over, covid is with us as life returns to normal, guess what, there's up tick in eu

mola lenghi. >> we are moving forward safely. >> reporter: the new covid plan includes an aggressive monitoring system that the white house says can detect new variants earlier and trigger a faster response with vaccines and treatment. >> i'm good. >> the president's plan launches a new test-to-treat initiative to provide individuals access to testing and treatment for free, all in one stop. >> reporter: but it's those new variants, warns dr. peter hotez, that could slow the progress the country is now making. >> i think the only asterisk that you have to put on that is that this is more of a pause than the end of the epidemic in the united states. so many of us are anticipating the rise of another variant of concern. >> reporter: still, baltimore, boston, and philadelphia are dropping indoor mask requirements this week. los angeles county is expected to lift its indoor mandate friday. new york city public schools remain masked, but the state school mandate expired today. >> it's very exciting because we get to see each other's faces and how everyone's going to react to this is amazing. >> reporter: today florida governor

that new white house centers around a new website where people can go to access things like information on tests or even trying to get antiviral pills, for example. but the white house says it's going to need 22 billion dollars from congress. >> it's a one-stop shop for covid-19 resources covid dot gov. a government tool meant to help americans live with the pandemic means a covid-19 no longer controls our lives. that's what it means with the click of a button, people can find tests, vaccines and treatments all in one place. but to keep those resources available, the president is asking congress for 22 billion dollars in new funding without more funding. >> we risk running out of the supply by this fall. but 15 billion dollars in covid spending was recently stripped out of the omnibus bill. >> and many members of congress, especially republicans, are resistant to the idea of more pandemic spending. democrats flood the economy with unnecessary government money. and your economy overheated as a result. >> we don't know where the waste and fraud is going. meanwhile, the white house is also

mola lenghi. >> we are moving forward safely. >> reporter: the new covid plan includes an aggressive monitoring system that the white houseiants earlier and trigger a faster response with vaccines and treatment. >> i'm good. >> the president's plan launches a new test-to-treat initiative to provide individuals access to testing and treatment for free, all in one stop. >> reporter: but it's those new variants, warns dr. peter hotez, that could slow the progress the country is now making. >> i think the only asterisk that you have to put on that is that this is more of a pause than the end of the epidemic in the united states. so many of us are anticipating the rise of another variant of concern. >> reporter: still, baltimore, boston, and philadelphia are dropping indoor mask requirements this week. los angeles county is expected to lift its indoor mandate friday. new york city public schools remain masked, but the state school mandate expired today. >> it's very exciting, because we get to see each others' faces and how everyone is going to react to this is amazing. >> reporter: today, florida governor ron desantis admonis

and we see news white house reporter lauren egan is following the latest on today's warning from the state department. lauren, and a reporting about what perhaps the state department issue to americans in russia. why now? >> well, they're not at a point to a specific event that occurred, that influenced them to issue this new warning. rather, the response to the fact that russia continue to escalate this crisis. the state department was saying that they recommended that americans who want to leave russia should -- now, what is putin thinking as he ramps up attack against major cities in ukraine? we are a new reporting from the new york times. quote, the white house effort to design a strategy to confront russia over its invasion of ukraine is linked to an urgent reexamination by intelligence agencies of president putin's mental state. a debate is over whether his ambitions and appetite for risk have been altered by two years of covid isolation, or by a sense that this may be his best moment to rebuild rushes sphere of influence and secure his legacy, or both. joining me now to discus

teenager never forgotten, a step forward in civil rights long overdue kristen welker, nbc news, the white house> that's "nightly news" for this tuesday thank you for watching i am lester holt please take care of yourself and ♪♪ oh i bet you think you're john wayne ♪ ♪ showing up and shooting down everybody ♪ ♪ you're classic in the wrong way ♪ ♪ and we all know the end of the story ♪ ♪ 'cause everyone knows someone who kills the buzz ♪ ♪ every time they open up their mouth ♪ ♪ yeah everyone knows someone who knows someone ♪ ♪ who thinks they're cooler than everybody else ♪ ♪ and i think we've seen enough seen enough ♪ ♪ to know that you ain't ever gonna come down ♪ ♪ so why don't you giddy up giddy up ♪ ♪ and ride straight out of this town? ♪ ♪ you and your high horse mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ you and your high horse mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ darling you take the high horse and i'll take the high road ♪ ♪ mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ if you're too good for us you'll be good riding solo ♪ mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ you ain't ever gonna come down ♪ ♪ mmm-mmm ♪ ♪ you ain't ever gonna come down ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, welcome to "the k

this that he lay down his life for his friends the white house dismissing the event as a misinformation and propaganda rally kristen welker, nbc news, the white house. >>> the defiance we've seen in ukraine is leading to growing concern that the russians may use a new tactic to keep control of cities they capture. they might kidnap mayors here's gabe gutierrez. >> re ravagee cities, ttacks ukrainian and u.s. officials say pus playbook will likely increasingly include the systematic kidnapping of local leaders. >> this is a terror tactic grab local officials, depose local governments, put proxies in their place. >> reporter: ukrainian authorities say at least four mayors have already been captured. one has been released, they say, as part of a prisoner swap. he's the mayor of melitopol, southern ukraine, who officials say was whisked out of city hall ing a bag over his h s subseqelease and use of an expletive duri celebratory phone call maresident zelenskyy crack a smile. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: but fear is spreading today this refugee told us the mayor of her city in southern ukraine was in hiding in another town

debra alfarone was cbs news, the white house. >>> more overseas headlines, search teams right now are climbing mountains to find the black boxes from boeing 737 jet that crashed in southeastern china. 132 people were on the flight yesterday. so far, there are no survivors. >>> stateside, dozens of homes destroyed after powerful line of tornadoes tore through texas and oklahoma. this is drone video taken in round rock, 20 miles outside of boston. look at this, somehow the person inside the pickup truck on its side in the middle of the screen was able to drive away after tomato flipped it over in elgin, texas. forecasters say the same storm system is mississippi, louisiana, and alabama. >>> still onnebay area, the feds are running out of money to fight covid . why the white house says it needs congress to act now. >>> yosemite national park >>> the numbers from the state show the continued covid decline for california, there were just 662 new cases reported. the highly contagious omicron variant, ba.2, it is spreading. at mix-up over a third of u.s. cases and is growing in parts of asia

news that summer, over 90% full but not everywhere. >> reporter: unless things get unusually wet during april and may, wild fire season could be another busy one. justin andrews, kpix5. >>> the white house now, president biden just unveiled his 2023 budget proposal, the price tag more than $5.7 trillion. the plan calls for new spending aimed at reducing crime, unclogging supply chains and taxing billionaires reducing the deficit by $1 trillion while providing affordable child care, combating climate change and cutting health care cost. the plan proposes tax reforms to pay for it and feeding a reserve fund. nancy pelosi said in part president biden's request honors this truth, our federal budget must be a statement of our national values and says the congress looks forward to working with the administration to pass a budget that will serve as a crucial foundation for our continued work building a better america. >>> let's look at the stock market. the dow is down just about 50 points to start off the new workweek. >>> turning to ukraine and tensions rising with russia and europe. g7 nations say they won't pay for natural gas in rubles. the currency collapsed and n the face of stiff sanct

white house said would not address problems we are currently having. a number of republicans are pushing back and saying the keystone pipeline would in fact work if it was restarted, among them is news on this whole thing, the gas narrative coming out of the white house is dishonest to a certain extent. we have the videotape of president biden saying months ago it was because of a supply line crisis. after that it was because big oil is gouging us and now it's all about putin saying even the gas prices before the war started is about putin. >> there is a war on fossil fuels coming out of the white house and even our own governor of new york, kathy hochul which was started by the climate activists, we aren't using abundant natural gas. we are using the keystone xl pipeline. we can greenline the nord stream two a pipeline we can benefit the russians but we can't use the keystone pipeline where the oil will be flowing from canada and making up for that russian, the russian deficit that we are now in because we voted on suspending imports from russia. i'm concerned about this, it was a hard decision to make on the floor. in my district, people are struggling. senior citizens and others

become an owner. >>> we have breaking news now from the white house. have been ongoing conversations about what kind of military and security assistance can be provided to ukraine, and we are learning tonight that the u.s. has been talking with poland about the possibility of poland sending fighter jets into ukraine. now this comes as ukrainian president zelenskyy has really stepped up his call for european -- eastern european countries to send fighter jets into the country. a white house spokesperson told me that the u.s. is also weighing what possible backfill options there might be if poland does, in fact, send fighter jets over into ukraine. we know that the u.s. has been talking with the host of european partners about this possibility and the person that i was speaking with tonight also said that ultimately this will be a sovereign decision up to any country whether they want to send fighter jets into ukraine, but it's also one that faces a lot of logistical hurdles including how exactly to transport those planes from a country like poland into u

also with us, nbc news white house correspondent, mike memoli. thank you for being with us. leigh ann, you were in the room as zelenskyy spoke. how did lawmakers react to that speech? >> reporter: hi, jose. i was in the room, and it was a very emotional and powerful moment for those lawmakers, especially when that video played. it was about three minutes long. you could not hear a person breathing. that really got lawmakers' attention. and the fact that zelenskyy spoke in english at the end of that video or at the end of his speech, after the video played, was another poignant moment. and those are two of the things that the lawmakers said really spoke to them. it wasn't hard to get lawmakers on zelenskyy's side. they have already been there. but to be able to hear from him in a very powerful way went a long way. and one other note, there's one ukrainian american member of congress, representative victoria sparts of indian. she's a republican, and she stood in the back of the room the entire time. she did not take a seat and she was extremely emotional, especially when that

news. the white house warning tonight that russia could use chemical weapons in ukraine. white house press secretary jen psaki tweeting we should be on the look out of russia to use chemical or biological weapons in ukraine or create a false flag operation using them. it's a clear pattern. a chilling warning coming as ukrainian president accuses putin of general siocide after e on a maternity hospital. asking why the maternity hospital was bombed. >> children's hospital. maternity ward. why were they a threat to russian federation. what kind of country is russian federation that is afraid of hospitals? afraid of maternity ward and destroys them? >> i'll warn you the images from the bombing are terrible to see. the grounds completely scorched. pieces of debris still floating in the air in the images you're looking at here. some people stumbling to safety. others like this mother to be had to be carried out on a stretcher by volunteers. woman pregnant and bloody as she makes her way down a damaged flight of stairs. unclear if others are still buried underneath. we don't kno

joining us this morning from washington, nbc news white house correspondent mike memoli. h us, nbc news senior national political reporter sahill kapour. what can we expect today? >> we're looking at four days of high-stakes hearings for judge ketanji brown jackson to the supreme court. they kick off today shortly after 11:00 a.m. local time. what we can expect to hear today is opening statements from all the senators on the committee. we'll hear judge jackson be introduced by two people, one, retired conservative judge thomas griffith, the second university of pennsylvania law professor lisa fairfax. then we will hear opening remarks from judge jackson herself. the remarks from the committee members are going to give us an indication of how contentious this battle will be. it is worth remembering she only needs democrat supports to be confirmed. as long as the 50 democrats in the senate stick together, there's nothing republicans do. that said, the white house and democrats want bipartisan support. it is plausible some of the more moderate republicans are not expecting to

new york. [laughter] i thank you for being back on her jacket he at first i just talked to the surgeon general about this, the white househe dean of brown university the new coronavirus czar buried mandates across the country being dropped is this a reset and do they believe that is an asset? i think it's sort of a natural point in the pandemic to replace jeff you've got omicron waning, different states and localities are dropping their mask restrictions in schools and public places. you do have the new variant that's posing a threat there has been a different metric added to the cdc measure up when you should mask or not to focus more on hospitalization versus transmission. i think replacing is a talented communicator is smart because they had a lot of criticism that we never heard from doctor lewinsky had missteps and jeff was not as well it's a natural point to replace him a quick there's a stalemate on capitol hill by the request for covid funny because it is supposed to pay for vaccines and treatments et cetera there is some concern it's going to be shifted to pay for consumer debt, things like that. >> i think the

fox news white house correspondent peter doocy reports. we can also fiscal responsibility, fiscal responsibility for this president. a budget proposal packed with progressive priorities, more support for our schools, increased funding for child care and health care services, stronger investments in clean energy and climate change mitigation. the five point eight trillion dollar package includes new funding for police and the pentagon and this will be among the largest investments in our national security in history. the president proposes a four percent boost that dod republicans wanted 5% we need to invest in our defense before it's too late. and the latest biden defense budget does the opposite. it doesn't even keep pace within white house claims a putin price is the reason many costs are rising. this may well put upward pressure on energy and food prices that in turn could reinforcements only six percent buy. that's been in a new nbc poll many more . 38% blame the president and his policies. >> all of their economic assumptions are mass

we have the new white house covid czar. he is one of the most vocal advocate scats of shutdowns.king about wearing masks inside again. watch this. >> i would not be surprised at all if we do see somewhat of an uptick. the extent of it, and degree to which it impacts seriousness of disease like hospitalizations and deaths remains to be seen. the reason why i say i would not be surprised to see an uptick in infections is because the same conditions that are responsible for the upticks that you're seeing in other countries, there has been a relaxation of restrictions, particularly the requirements for masks in indoor congregate settings. elizabeth: he is saying that could come back. >> yeah. does that surprise anyone? look, what happened to, if you get vaccinated it stops the spread and, vaccines would solve this problem. now they're saying that it doesn't necessarily solve the problem. it is masks, and masking indoors. that we may have to go to. what i can't for the life of me figure out, all this time is why the nih, the democrats and our federal health officials won't take into a

white house this weekend, president biden will stop in poland to train leaders for taking in the wave of ukrainian refugees and discuss how to release the humanitarian strain. skyler henry was cbs news, the white house. >>> u.s. supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson face is her second and final day of questioning. earlier she talked about bringing all of her experiences to the bench if confirmed. >> mine include being a trial judge, being an appellate judge, public defender, being a black woman, lucky inheritor of the civil rights dream. >> senate democrats praised judge jackson's performance in their hearings calling her impressive. republican leaders have characterized her answers as evasive. >> she has declined to address critically important questions and it creates real concerns. >> you will become a member of the u.s. supreme court. diemd senate with final vo expected ahead fiofdaof confirmation hearing. >>> the country's for >> secretary of state madeleine albright has died of cancer at the age of 84. she was chosen to that position in 1996 and served as secretary of state for the last four years of president bill clinton's administration. during her tenure and she urge

. >>> another booster shot a new report says the white house will provide all americans over the age of 50 a second booster shot. what you need to know. >>> the rock star who suddenly died before a big show the investigation now into the cause of death. >>> cash is king all cash offers dominating the real estate market. how regular people are now competing. >>> and this cinderella story gets another chapter. we take you to saint peters university as they make history. [ cheers & applause >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz balart. >>> good afternoon we talk a lot abou split screen moments in television news when two major events are happening at the same time. that's what happened today. president biden delivering a forceful address from poland vowing to punish vladimir putin for his war. while just a few hundred miles away, across the border in ukraine, russian missiles blew up a fuel depot hitting a part of the country that had been largely spared from this war some of those missiles hitting just moments before the president's speech the president, for his part,

what to expect on day two of the confirmation hearings. >>> and a new warning for the white house. concern russia may turn attention to united states companies. >>> and leaders between one south bay county are deciding to buy companies for affordable housing. >>> and how san francisco is ramps up of covid testing. >> good morning. want to get to traffic and your forecast first. start it off with darre n peck. that warm up is out there. we are talking 80's. >> it is mid50's now. >> you get to walk outside and you can do it in t-shirt and shorts. maybe that's not advisable. that's where we are. although if you look at livermore the numbers clb

in studio,o happy to have people in studio, the senior national political reporter for nbc news and white house correspondent for cnn. thank you for being here. you have been reporting on the ground for two weeks. i have to look at my notes. europe has not seen this sort of bombardment in 80 years. you also mentioned mass graves. what is the latest on where things stand, especially as russia is going into western ukraine? >> i think the attacks in western ukraine are new and perhaps identify an expansion of this war, and perhaps trying to get at some of the arms, some of the aid coming in from poland into ukraine that the u.s. and nato countries continue to send. you mentioned the mass graves. that is the story of this war. you mentioned the south. this city faced war in 2014 when the russians initially invaded into eastern ukraine. but the war today is frankly medieval. it has been one week since half a million people had any food, water, electricity. the russians bragged this morning they destroyed every bridge that led out of that city. there is no way to get aid in, and there is no way to g

natalie brand, cbs news, the white house. >>> the attorney general perceives the war in ukraine is getting worse over the coming days. >>> four people including a baby girl are hurt after a crash today in sonoma county involving a bus and two other vehicles. the transit bus ended up on its side on an embankment on river road at northwest. the other two cars are badly damaged. a bystander found the 18 month old girl still strapped in after this accident. >> as soon as we get to the vehicle and heard the child crying, the child was properly restrained and in its seat with a rear facing child seat. as you can tell, that was a contributing factor. that child is still alive. >> thank goodness. a subaru rear ended a chevy about to make a left turn, sending the chevy into the oncoming bus. the bus driver is among the injured. >>> happening now, rock blasting was successful at the echo summit. take a look at why. a giant boulder tumbled down onto the roadway. cleanup work continues and the highway is closed between pines and myers. drivers are encouraged to take i-80 instead of trying to get to ta

debra alfarone with cbs news, the white house. >> the administrations of the federal program that provided for covid testing and treatment for the uninsured has run out of funds. >>> nurses walked off the job at seton medical center in daly city today. there holding one day strike with union leaders claiming the hospital violating safe staffing laws. according to the nurses' union, over the past two years, 65 nurses have left the hospital due to poor working conditions. seton medical center says the strike is disrupting hospital operations, requiring some patients to be moved. they released a statement saying in part, we are ready and willing to reach a neglect of our getting agreement that is fair for both sides. >>> still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbs news bay area, they area airport gets a new fire st >>> stocks took a dip across- the-board today, the nasdaq dropping the most, 177 point down. >>> the minetta san jose airport has a brand-new fire >> this was the ribbon-cutting ceremony for fire station 20. it is on the westde of the airport on coleman avenue, just north of airport

debra alfarone was cbs news, the white house. >>> to commemorate the month since russia's war with ukraine, the city of berkeley hosted a rally this evening held that clocked in at the mlk junior civic center park and the event includes centers members of the city and members of the columbian community. >>> let's take a live look at capitol hill will the final day of confirmation hearings wrapped up for supreme court nominee ketanji brown jackson. today's hearings followed two days of intense sometimes confrontational senate questioning. thursday's panel featured expert witnesses chosen by the two parties advocating for and against jackson. >> the question we kept asking ourselves, how does one human being do so much so extraordinarily well? >> judge jackson with this article gives me no assurance she would give voice to the voiceless victims of sex crimes. >> republican senator thom tillis, who is unlikely to vote for judge jackson, conceded she is qualified to sit on the supreme court. the senate judiciary committee is expected to vote on judge jackson's nomination april 4. >>> as the ap

internal fights within the white house aren't new. ep their message going if they have to constantly talk about the internal fights going on. >> harris: the palace intrigue we don't want to get too down in that. the vogue cover was a touchy subject for the vice president apparently? >> i think she wanted to be portrayed like other world leaders. i definitely thought it was kind of funny that david talked about keeping staff when we've seen so much turnover in the last administration. not sure -- >> harris: oh, david. >> harris: putting kamala harris was a tough issue that hasn't been solved over three decades on the border. it was a tough spot to put her in. >> harris: you could have talked about the giggling and the missteps and word salads but you capitulateed to the old refrain of trump. wow. thank you both. "outnumbered" is next. [zoom call] ...pivot... work bye. vacation hi! book with priceline. 'cause when you save more, you can “no way!” more. no wayyyy. no waaayyy! no way! [phone ringing] hm. no way! no way! priceline. every tr