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and plunging cold temperatures dipping into the deep south michelle grossmann is here >>> our richard engel is on the ground in ukraine where russia is now deploying kamikaze-like drones laden with explosives provided by iran >>> and the divide between rich and poor grows a new survey finds minimum wageworkers in many cities need to work at least 100 hours per week in order to afford a one-bedroom apartment. >>> kanye west is making multiple headlines, from plans to buy the social media platform parler to making comments about jewish people and more >>> how can shoppers get around returning to the store a busy day ahead starts right now good to be with you righs rivera >> i'm phillip mena. an arctic blast will challenge record lows and the bitter cold will be felt far into the south. in the midwest, parts of michigan and wisconsin are already getting an early taste of winter as snow fell monday. michelle grossmann is tracking all this for us. >> we saw double digit snow in michigan and wisconsin we are waking up to so many freeze alerts from the rockies to the stcentral and southern plains

lester >> richard engel, thank you. >>> now to russia where there's new reaction after president biden said russian president putin miscalculated in ukraine. keir simmons is in moscow where he spoke exclusively with a top russian official >> reporter: less than five days since the explosion damaging that key bridge linking russia to crimea, russia's security service arresting eight people here, releasing a picture they say is the truck that carried explosives from ukraine. the russian president today calling the ukrainians terrorists. president biden overnight describing president putin as a rational leader who acted irrationally in ukraine. i put that to russia's deputy prime minister. >> president biden describes president putin as a rational actor who's made a miscalculation [ speaking in non-english >> reporter: i don't know what president biden is talking about, he said we see that our president makes his decisions based on the country's security, he told us. alexander novack was part of negotiations with opec plus countries that resulted in a cut to global oil production that cou

richard engel is in ukraine. ukraine's foreign minister says the russians are focusing against the country's energy infrastructure. what's the impact having across ukraine with that? >> reporter: it is having an impact, even in cities where the war hasn't really had much of a day-to-day consequence so far. in the city of lviv, for example, close to the polish border, now there's large sections of the city that are without power. there have been air strikes in kyiv. there's this city of kyiv, since the early days of the war, has been spared the daily violence. it's far away from the front lines. a sense of normalcy had returned to the city of kyiv. if you go around kyiv -- if you went around kyiv a few days ago, a few weeks ago, restaurants -- people were out, families on the streets. suddenly, yesterday, the cruise missiles started raining into the city center, into civilian areas. there was a video that has come to symbolize what happened. a girl was filming out on the streets when suddenly an incoming round cam

joining us from ukraine is chief foreign correspondent richard engel. what more can you tell us about what it's like there the last two days and certainly this morning? >> reporter: so i just returned here several hours ago, so i was not in ukraine yesterday, but i can tell you that the mood here is one of defiance. if russia, if president putin thought that this volume low of airstrikes across the country in 12 regions break this country's spirit and frighten people. people are as defiant as ever. when i cross the border coming into this country, there are no flights into ukraine. you still have to crosby land. i didn't see any refugees fleeing the country. there's not increased traffic. things are proceeding as normal as the war can be. with the sense that ukrainians believe that they are -- they are winning. they have momentum on their side. they have the west on their side. now according to president so lent skit, they want air defenses. that is the main focus according to president zelenskyy. that's something of a shift in the past the ukrainians h

display today, including that apartment building in mikolaiv nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel was there. >> eight russian missiles rained down on mikolaiv we happened to be nearby able to document what is now the monotony of evil of russia's war on ukrainian cities. a stretcher goes up empty, a body bag comes out inside is eugene, a locksmith. unzipped for identification. those bastards, his uncle curses, and lays his hands for a final touch good by. olena keeps calling her sister but there's no answer. her apartment took a direct hit. each time you hear about a russian strike on a ukrainian city or another. >> his mother and father could see him and hear him screaming he was conscious we're coming, we're coming stay with us for the news, i'm richard engel. >> saudi arabia is now responding to criticism from the united states over its decision over the saudi-led cartel to cut oil production in a statement tonight the saudi foreign ministry claimed was solely based on economic conve considerations saudi arabia claimed the biden administration asked for a one-month delay for pro

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richard engel reporting from ukraine. richard?rainian cities daily and with impunity. this was the main flower market here. it was attacked overnight as was an apartment building just down the street, killing at least one person, according to ukrainian officials. ukrainians believe the reason russia is attacking places like this, that have no strategic or military value, is to break the will of the ukrainian people, to get them to give up this fight. over the last several days, we have been talking a lot about how russian is relying on iranian-made drones, these small kamikaze drones, to hit targets. the drones can fly a great distance. they are very maneuverable and accurate. they don't carry a lot of explosives. not enough to cause damage like this or to leave behind a crater of this magnitude. you can see it went deep into the soil and actually uncovered some earlier foundations of this city. president zelenskyy commented on this. he said that it is more evidence why this country needs air defenses, it needs them urgently. he d

nbc news chief foreign correspondent, richard engel has the latest from ukraine. >> we're now in the southern city of mykolaiv. and this was the region's administrative headquarters, destroyed by a russian cruise missile earlier in the conflict. earlier today, i spoke with the region's most senior ukrainian official, and he said that after increased russian nuclear threats, that they are now dust ing off old soviet-era, cold war- war-erra plans for evacuation shelters. this all comes after harsh comments overnight from president biden against vladimir putin. as russia widens its assault against ukraine, firing missiles far from the front lines, at cities including zaporizhzhia, kyiv, and lviv, president biden speaking to cnn accused president vladimir putin of putting the world at risk by threatening to use nuclear weapons. >> i don't think he will. but i think it's irresponsible of him to talk about it. >> u.s. and nato officials say that they do not see evidence russia has deployed or plans to use nuclear weapons. the president calling putin a rational actor, saying he misjudged uk

richard engel from ukraine. e national security council, john kirby. really good to have you. let's start where richard ended, which is where zelenskyy says putin has no future and he's not going to negotiate. is it as richard said, his mood right now? could that change? or does the u.s. believe this is zelenskyy saying he's never going to negotiate with putin? >> i think we're going to leave it up as we said to mr. zelenskyy to determine if and when there's a time to negotiate then what success at the negotiating table looks like. clearly one thing is certain and that is that putin has shown no desire to end this war and he could end it today without negotiations if he chose. he seems to be doubling down. whether it's the reserve mobilization richard was just talking about. these sham referendum, attempts at political annexation then these missile strikes over the weekend. every indication is that mr. putin wants to continue to prosecute this war. we're going to do what we can to make sure that when it becomes a

>> richard engel for us there in ukraine.nk you. >>> there is international concern this morning for the safety of an iranian athlete after she represented her country in a recent climbing competition without wearing the customary hijab. meagan fitzgerald has that story this morning good morning >> good morning to you elnaz rekabi competed on sunday with what appeared to be a headband, her hair uncovered which is a violation of iran's strict dress code. this morning, an apology on he instagram page this morning but there is growing concern for her safety. >> reporter: this morning concerns for a young female iranian athlete after she competed without wearing a hijab. elnaz rekabi, a prominent rock climber, took part in a competition in south korea this weekend notably climbing with her head uncovered in the past rekabi has worn the traditional headscarf while climbing the hijab is a focus of extraordinary protests in iran sparked by the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini retained by the morality police for breaching the dress c

. >> joining me now, nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel from southern ukraine and retired reporter: they are asking for weapons and defensive systems. we spoke to military officials and civilian officials here in southern ukraine. they say they need anti-aircraft -- excuse me, anti-air defense systems, particularly to shoot down russian missiles and rockets. they say they have a system that they are working on, which they are having success with, to defeat the iranian-made drones that russia is increasingly using and increasingly dependent upon. but the fast moving, more destructive missiles and rockets, pose a problem as now russia is widening its targets, not just attacking front lines, not just artillery but going after cities that -- like lviv, like kyiv, where a sense of normalcy had returned to civilian life. they need longer range systems so they can target russian forces and advance upon them. they want systems up to 500 kilometers in range. they are actively seeking more and more weapons. they say openly that they want to liberate this entire country, not just ter

richard engel joins us from the port city, from a port city in southern ukraine. ces telling you they are running out of weapons, out of ammunition. they are getting as pressed as the russians reportedly are as well. both sides. >> reporter: we'll start with what they say is an urgent need for weapons. the united states and nato allies are sending arms to the this country. we've talked about the artillery they've been sending, conventional artillery, but a lot of weapons in this country are soviet weapons that ukraine had before and they have fairly large stockpiles of it. it is not as easy for the united states to source and provide those old soviet caliber artillery shells and other weapons and those are some of the most acute needs that the ukrainians are finding. i spoke to one field commander who said there have been battles in which they are in their trenches and the ukrainian troops are under fire and they don't have enough ammunition, enough artillery shells to fire back and he said that is a very unnerving situation to say the least. when they're there, un

a senior official told richard engel that these newly-mobilized russians are good for ukraine, because, and i'm quoting, they are rounding up drunk, alcoholics alco alcoholics, looters, anyone they can find without expertise hundreds of russian convicts offered pardons for combat have already showed up on the battlefield in ukraine and some have gone awol with their weapons to carry out crimes back in russia. careful. william taylor's with us former ambassador to ukraine would a unified air missile defense system change the course of this war if nato allies are able to pull this off? >> shep, it could. this is a big request from the ukrainians from the beginning. we will recall the questions about closing the sky at the early stages of this war so this has been a long time in coming general milley's right it's going to be a challenge to get all these different systems to work together, but that's what nato does that's why it's so effective it melds them and their capabilities together. this could be a real benefit to ukraine to protect it from the only thing, shep, the only thing that

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nbc's richard engel is in the region, and has more on what this all means. >> under the law, russia canukraine homes and property, move civilian populations by force, and raise local militias. meaning ukrainians in russian occupied areas may be pressed into taking up arms against their own country. the ukrainian government called on people living under russian occupation to ignore the martial law. but that may not be enough. tonight, russian television showed these images of ukrainians are already being deported from occupied areas. russia is drawing a line that it considers this territory to be part of russia. and is now mobilizing these areas to fight against ukraine. >> despite russia's latest escalation, house republican leader kevin mccarthy continues to suggest american financial aid to ukraine might end if his party gains control in november. >> i think ukraine is very important. i support making sure that we move forward to defeat russia in that program. but there should be no blank check on anything. >> the financial times reports ukrainian officials were shot at the republican

richard engel is now in ukraine richard these are so called kamikaze drones.new tactic. that's right. russia very much relies on finding iranian drones and launches them in flocks on ukrainian cities, these drones from one side. this is a very simple technology. they do not carry much explosive power, but they can travel long distances and maneuver freely. they are very accurate, extremely inexpensive, and very hard to shoot down on the last night. i heard the approaching sound of one of these iranian drones in the sky. and it's very, very nerve-wracking. they buzz over you and can bomb at any moment, so ukrainians. they say that they need more air protection ukrainian troops, in the meantime, struck from hayem brood of the energodar administration and also damaged the bridge at the entrance to the city and the station better yesterday. in the evening you fired on the area of ​​zaporizhzhya tests, informational energodar nine artillery strikes from american howitzers in the city were partially propelled. electricity and now in direct contact with the studio, t

as my colleague richard engel told us yesterday, the borders are clear. that refugee tent, with everyone who wants to flee, they're empty. >> there was absolutely no one at the border. when we crossed today, we didn't see a single person in any of the refugee centers. we saw humanitarian aid workers there, waiting to receive people, doing absolutely nothing, just waiting for crowds that never emerged. >> vladimir putin appears to be up against a wall. the white house told everyone the import controls has blunted russia's ability to manufacture high-tech weaponry. the borders to get out of russia have been busy. with eligible men running from vladimir putin's draft. the stubborn question that keeps on being asked is what might putin do next? last week, president biden told the democratic fundraiser, any nuclear attack anywhere would be armageddon. now, the president is saying that comment was meant for putin to hear. >> he in fact cannot continue with impunity to talk about the use of a tactical nuclear weapon as if that is a rational thing to do. mistakes

richard engel is now in ukraine richard these so -called kamikaze drones this is a new tactic russia finding iranian drones and launching them in flocks on ukrainian cities, these drones from one side. this is a very simple technology. they don't carry much explosive power, but they can travel long distances and maneuver freely. they are very accurate, extremely inexpensive. they are very difficult to bring down last night. i heard the approaching sound of one of these iranian drones in the sky. and it's very, very nerve-wracking. they buzz over you and can bomb at any moment, so ukrainians. they say that they need more air protection, let's leave a few logical inconsistencies on the conscience of richard and the angel, or whether they here, he says, do not carry a large explosive force. little dangerous. but it’s very cheap, then he heard a buzz and says that we can all be bombed and so on, okay, but there is still something interesting there. here on for longer ordered. yes, what was it? definition, the white house said the united states attracted. russia to be held accountable for

richard engel is now in ukraine richard these so-called kamikaze drones this is russia's new tactic absolutelych relies on finding iranian drones and launches them in flocks on ukrainian cities, these drones from one side. this is a very simple technology. they do not carry much explosive power, but they can travel long distances and maneuver freely. they are extremely accurate, extremely inexpensive and very hard to shoot down on the last night. i heard the approaching sound of one of these iranian drones in the sky. and it's very, very nerve-wracking. they buzz over you and can bomb at any moment, so the ukrainians. they say they need more aerial protection. former us president barack obama decided to join the ukrainian conversations, he believes that the biden administration should clearly define the boundaries of ukraine's military support to us, as ukraine's allies, it is important to support them militarily financially through our intelligence. however, we must clearly and honestly tell them what we can do. and what is not. there are lines that we must define ourselves usa nato and other

our richard engel inside ukraine. >>> the deadly fire erupting inside one of iran's notorious prisons where americans are being held. what we're learning. >>> new details in the suspected serial killer arrested in california as he prepares for his first court appearance. >>> the major change beginning today that could benefit millions of americans with hearing loss. >>> nbc news investigates radioactive contamination at an elementary school. where did it come

the latest move to consolidate his control over occupied territories and those who live there richard engel has this report. >> reporter: first russia illegally sized then annexed four regions of ukraine. now moscow is turning them into police states. president putin imposed martial law across large parts of eastern and southern ukraine, covering about 20% of the country. under the law, russia can confiscate ukrainian homes and property, move civilian populations by force and raise local militias meaning ukrainians in

let's start with nbc's richard engel on the ground. ard, good morning. >> reporter: we are in mykolaiv in southern ukraine. this was the region's administrative headquarters destroyed by a russian cruise missile. earlier today i spoke with the most senior ukrainian official in this region, and he said that ukrainians are now dusting off old cold war preparation plans, modernizing them when it comes to evacuations and shelters. this after increased nuclear threats from russia and those comments by president biden overnight. as russia widens its assault against ukraine firing missiles far from the front lines at cities including zaporizhzhia, kyiv and lviv. president biden speaking to cnn, accused president vladimir putin of putting the world at risk by threatening to use nuclear weapons. >> i don't think he will. but i think it's irresponsible for him to talk about it. >> reporter: u.s. and nato officials say they do not see evidence russia has deployed or plans to use nuclear weapons. the president calling putin a rational actor saying

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and western allies to blunt the russian aerial assault our richard engel is back in ukraine and has te details >> reporter: for a second straight day, russia escalated its war to conquer ukraine with new missile rikes including on this building in zaporizhzhia it came just hours before the emergency meeting of the g7 where ukraine's president zelenskyy had one main request, more air defenses. zelenskyy saying, "if ukraine gets them, russian missile ris will cease to work." it follows russia's strikes on monday hitting civilian areas with dozens of long-range cruise missiles and drones on a scale not seen since the initial invasion nearly a year ago. a college student was filming a video message in a park in kyiv when first she heard e sound of incoming then a missile exploded nearby. in lviv a dash camera caught a russian missile striking a power station, causing blackouts in parts of the city russia attacked at least 12 districts according to ukrainian officials, several for the first time in months moscow says its latest barrage is retaliation after this weekend's attack on the only

hoda. >> sad richard engel for us there richard, thank you >>> breaking news from iran as well anti-governmenttests are now in their fifth week. over the weekend violence and a deadly fire erupted at a notorious tehran prison where hundreds of demonstrators are being detained kelly cobiella has more this morning. good morning. >> good morning to you those protesters are not giving up they are out in force in cities across iran again this morning this after a chaotic and deadly weekend. >> reporter: at iran's notorious evan prison where two americans are being held a massive out of control fire flames lit up the night sky in tehran saturday. witnesses could hear gunfire and explosions this morning the aftermath iran's judiciary says eight prisoners died, four from smoke inhalation, and 61 were injured, blaming, quote, thugs for starting the fire. it comes during a time of chaos as extraordinary protests continue across the country over the death of 22-year-old mahsa amini. she died three days after being arrested by the feared morality police accused of violating the strict dress code. iranian