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>> tom costello, thank you. >>> we're tracking back-to-back storm threats tonight. 25 million are on alert from the west coast to the midwest as the first system brings more than a foot of snow to some areas. in colorado, scary moments when a business jet slid off the runway at aspen airport. on the heels of this storm, another system is expected to sweep coast to coast beginning tomorrow >>> we're back in a moment with the story of a civil rights pioneer and the barriers she broke down >>> we're back this black history month with the incredible story of a civil rights trailblazer and close confidante of dr. martin luther king jr., who broke barriers and inspired generations of activists to come. blayne alexander caught up with her. >> reporter: this is like a museum. >> and i treat it like that, too. >> reporter: you would be hard-pressed to find a room big enough to tell the story of xernona clayton. at just 4'11", she was a towering figure in the civil rights movement, a close confidante of dr. king she was there as he drafted his famous march on washington speech. >> i loved that

with a nagging dose of reality, reluctance of among many parents to have their kids vaccinated tom costello now with late details >> reporter: with 3.5 million new pediatric covid cases, january alone, the potential that shots could be going into very young arms within a month is welcome news for millions of parents. >> every day i'm worried about them contracting covid. i would say that we're very cautious. >> reporter: in maryland, the cross family has three kids, two under the age of 5. >> as a working parent, i want them vaccinated so that we are not dealing with this child care gap of constantly having to have our kids out of school and day care. >> reporter: pfizer today requesting emergency fda authorization for a two-shot vaccine dose at one-tenth the adult dose for kids 6 months to 5 years, as it continues researching whether a third dose provides even more protection children typically receive 16 vaccinations from birth to 18 years, but many parents are hesitant to add another. a new covid vaccine study finds just 31% of parents say they'd vaccinate kids under 5 right away 29% wil

nbc's tom costello has more on the potential looming threat. >> reporter: in the cyber security world, the warning from homeland security is a flashing red light. shields up, it warns. every organization in the united states is at risk of a russian cyber attack. from our power grids to our communication lines to banking systems. u.s. cyber officials fear a digital assault could bring the front lines of the war to america's front door. with ukraine already under cyber attack, the european union has activated its own cyber security team to help fight off the attacks. now new york has opened a new statewide joint cyber operations command center. >> act as if you know an attack is coming. if it comes and you're not ready, it can be devastating. >> reporter: reason cyber attacks have exposed the infrastructure. last year russian speaking cyber gangs launch ad crippling attack on colonial pipelines. america's largest fuel pipeline operator, forcing a total shutdown and long lines at gas stations. russian-linked gangs targeted jbs. the world's largest meat company forcing it to reduce operat

oil recovered some, as well, after soaring past $100 a barrel get ready for the impact here's tom costello. >> reporter: on wall street, a head snapping reaction to ukraine. the stock market staging a huge recovery from an 859-point selloff at the open after president biden did not announce the toughest possible sanctions against russia but with the markets sliding in recent weeks, americans' investments and retirement accounts are already feeling the squeeze. and even more pain at the pump russia is the second largest exporter of oil and gas. today, oil pushed $100 a barrel on the global markets. for every $10 increase, gas prices also rise by 20 cents. now with regular averaging $3.54, nationwide, $4.77 in california, experts predict prices could jump quickly >> americans will be paying at least 15 to 20 cents a gallon more because of the incursion in the next two weeks with potential for much more than that. >> reporter: in chicago, bracing for prices to go higher. >> it is out of control. it is hard to believe it's over $5 a gallon right now for me to fill my tank >> reporter: food pri

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. >>> let's turn now to covid and some important developments this evening tom costello joining us i understand young children may soon be approved for vaccine, and you have news about moderna shots. >> that's right. moderna has now received full fda approval for vaccines for adults 18 and older. of course it has already been in use for more than a year under emergency use authorization. pfizer's vaccine already received full approval meanwhile former fda chief and pfizer board member dr. scott gottlieb says the fda may be close to approving the pfizer vaccine for children under five with vaccinations coming as soon as march, part of a strategy to establish a widespread immunity for young kids with two shots, not three that news comes as new pediatric cases remain extremely high but are starting to slowly come down. 808,000 new confirmed pediatric cases for last week. nearly 23% of all cases nationwide now involve kids, lester >> tom costello, thank you. >>> claims of misinformation have podcaster joe rogan and spotify on defense after some big named stars pulled their music from the

tom costello now on why that answer may be changing in "the price you pay." >> reporter: if you're carpping, prepare for sticker shock. the global computer ship shortage means there is often a long wait for new cars to buy or lease. prices up 15% in a year. and used cars are also soaring. to an average of $31,000 for a four to 7-year old car, up from $20,000 before the pandemic. laurie caruthers wants to spend $15,000 on a used car for her teenager. so far she is only finding high mileage cars for 25,000. >> i don't want to buy something, but i'm spending way more money on than what it truly is worth. >> reporter: if you're in a lease that's about to expire, there could be a silver lining. here's why. when you sign a three-year lease, you lock in a purchase price should you decide to buy the car when your lease is up. those prices are almost certainly much lower than a new car or even that same used car today. >> i suggest you buy it. chances are it's going to be a lot cheaper than what you're going to get on the market right now. >> reporter: carin henshaw's lease is up this month, bu

. >> tom costello, always great to see you, my friend. thank you. that's going to wrap up this hour. i'm chris jansing. jose diaz-balart picks up breaking news coverage right now. >>> and good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart on a very busy tuesday morning. russia is now claiming that it is starting to pull back troops from the border with ukraine, and that their diplomatic efforts are far from over. but the u.s. is standing by its warning that an invasion could be imminent. here in the u.s., former president trump's longtime accounting firm is cutting ties with his company. says it can't vouch for a decades' worth of financial statements. we'll look at what this means for the trump organization. >>> in washington, just days to go before federal government funding expires, some senators are intent on slowing the process. >>> and in new york, a community is in mourning after a woman was killed in a stabbing. the latest in a string of violent crimes against asian americans. congresswoman grace meng will join us

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tom costello is joining me with more. industry, it feels to me like this is delta trying to up the ante related to bad behavior on flights. >> reporter: i'm going to clarify that number. it's 300 reports of bad behavior this year. year to date. 6,000 last year. so the numbers have been off the charts here. delta alone has 1,900 people on its own internal do not fly list, in other words, their behavior was so bad that the airline says you can never fly delta airline again. other airlines have similar numbers of passengers they banned for life. what delta airlines ceo wants to do is combine those lists, american, delta, jetblue, united, all of them on to a master list that the doj, the department of justice and the faa would keep track of and those people would be banned from flying on any u.s. airline, period, because their behavior at some point was so bad that they were convicted of this type of behavior, convicted is the keyword here of unruly dangerous behavior on board a plane. the faa just got back to me in terms of

tom costello, nbc news, atlanta. >> and coming up, when a very popular pbs show that aired for decadesht look like today. amid local efforts by some to ban books. when the 11th hour continues. ♪ ♪ ♪ the last thing before we go tonight, the banning of books. local and state legislators all across the country are proposing and in many cases implementing, challenges and restrictions to certain books and libraries and schools. and one well publicized case, the public surprise winning novel about the holocaust, maus, has been removed from schools in tennessee for what was called inappropriate content. in states like texas florida and missouri nobel prize winner tony morrison's the bluest eye is being challenged for similar reasons. this prompted our friends at the daily show to team up with former reading rainbow host to see what his popular pbs show might look like today. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hey y'all, lavar burton here and i am so excited to read with you today our first selection is called rosa. and it's the story of rosa parks, who so as it turns out that book is a band because reading about segre

for the news, i'm tom costello. >>> the l.a. rams and quarterback matthew stafford teaming up to cover a photographer's medical bills now and buy her new camera equipment now. the reason she fell off a stage at the super bowl victory parade and fractured her spine, you might have seen. kelly smiley is the photographer you can see her trying to take a picture of stafford and wife when she stepped backwards and fell about 10 feet said both caterpillmeras shatte. matthew criticized for walking away his wife, and said they're sorry for what happened and wished her a speedy recovery. people set up a go fund me page for smiley it raised more than $48,000. >>> new stock trading rules out today from the central bank. they ban fed officials at several levels along with their spouses and minor children from trading several kinds of assets. among the restrictions here, individual stocks and bonds, mortgage backed securities, crypto, and foreign currencies plus, sector funds and short selling. in a statement, the fed wrote in part that the

nbc news correspondent tom costello has more on that tonight. >> the ukraine showdown maybe a world awaythe oil market is global. and prices are already jumping up at the pump. the national average, now the highest since 2014, at 3:51 a gallon. up 20 cents in a month, up 88 cents in a year ago. california, with its higher gas taxes, now averaging four 72 a gallon, for 82 in the bay area. >> then taking a lot of family walks, that is for sure, bike rides, but not a lot of traveling going on right now. >> in greensboro north carolina, peppermint catering has eight bands constantly on the road, they may have to increase delivery fees. >> our vans normally cost on average of 40 to $60 to fill up and obviously that has increased up to around 50 to 80 range. >> russia is the world's third largest oil producer and experts warn that an invasion, sanctions, counter sanctions, could push gas prices to an all-time high. >> i think that, combined with the seasonal ingredients would push the national average beyond the four dollar a gallon mark. it is simply just a matter of time. >> potentially push

nbc news correspondent tom costello has more. >> reporter: from rome, former pope benedict's personalry reading benedict's request for forgiveness, amid allegations he failed to take decisive action against abusers decades ago. the pope emeritus denying any personal wrongdoing insisting he only served as archbishop of munich for less than five years in the late '70s and '80s. offering his heartfelt request for forgiveness. i've had great responsibilities in the catholic church he writes. all the greater is my pain for the abuses and errors that occurred in those different places during the time. benedict's letter follows an independent german investigation that found then cardinal cats zinger failed to act against abuse in munich. some survivors of abuse say the letter wasn't enough. >> how quickly he wanted to demonstrate that he was only an administrator in munich for less than five years. almost to say, this wasn't my problem. >> reporter: benedict's attorneys insist at the time he did not know about the predator priest history in munich. >> in the letter today, he speaks about the

let's go to nbc's tom costello, who has been following these prices closely. today about the nord stream pipeline. tell us how this all fits together, tom. >> reporter: this is a major development. this is controversial. russia's pipeline to germany called nord stream 2 supplying oil and gas, the americans never liked the idea because it creates this dependence on russia, and now because of the incremental invasion of ukraine, germany has said it will not certify nord stream 2, which means for now there will not be oil and gas flowing on that pipeline from russia. however, chris, as you know, about a third of europe's gas and oil come from russia. they are very heavily dependent on russia, especially to keep their homes warm during the winter. how does all of that 'v affect us? have you been to your pump lately? gas prices nationwide averaging about $3.50. the expectation is we may see them move over $4 a gallon nationally and perhaps pushing $6 a gallon out in california where taxes are higher on gasoline because we're in a global market for oil and gas, pric

our reports sell tenet from nbc news correspondent tom costello. >> tonight after a record number ofiners, the faa sending 43 more cases to the fbi for criminal review. bringing that total to 80 cents at the start of 2021. including an all-out fistfight. flight attendants assaulted, even restraining violent travelers. >> all males to the front of the aircraft. >> after nearly 6000 reports of unruly behavior last year, so far this year, nearly 400 reports roughly two thirds related to the on board mask mandate. late today that texas attorney general sue the biden administration to overturn the mask mandate in airports and on planes. but for the past year, the faa has come down hard on bad behavior, rolling out a national public information campaign. >> these events need to stop, and we are working very hard to do that. >> delta airlines at the nation's biggest flight attendants union have called for a single no fly list that would ban people from traveling on any u.s. airline if convicted of a on board disruption. >> i have to be really clear, this is not something that we can accept

the new rule went into effect last month nbc's tom costello on what it means for small business owners>> when was the last time you used cash? >> now it's easy for customers to venmo your business. >> millions of americans use payment apps every day transferring money to friend and family at garage sales, baish, etsy, and small businesses, but suddenly, the tax rules have changed. the irs used to require small business owners to report payment app income over $20,000 and 200 transactions annually. now for tax year 2022, they must report income over just $600 a year brianna sandoval is a hairstylist in san diego, a lot of her customers pay with venmo, the new rules could complicate things. >> a big headache is a good way to characterize it it just makes it another thing that i then have to do. >> jeff clam is a professional music teacher in akron ohio. >> it's really just the convenience. everybody's got one of them, venmo, pay pal, zelle. >> sending forms to anyone who earns at least $600 for payment app income for goods and services, filing next year in 2023, making it very tough to h

tom costello on what's causing the staggering surge. >> reporter: for apartment hunters across the countrysticker shock. a new survey finds rental prices surged 19% in the 50 biggest cities last year one bedroom units averaging $1,651 a month. two bedrooms, $2,000 on average among the biggest rental increases, miami, up nearly 50% tampa up 35% las vegas up almost 30%. austin up 29%. that's where shadow lemire lived >> over the course of the last 18 months, they have increased the rent by 40%. >> reporter: a $700 monthly increase so she and her wife are driving up the east coast looking for a cheaper place to live in palm beach, florida, christie white is packing up. her salary can't keep up with her skyrocketing rent so she's leaving her job tomorrow >> i don't have a job lined up i don't have a apartment or a place to live line up. i just can't afford to live here. i don't know what i am going to do. >> reporter: with new home construction stalled and americans returning to cities after the pandemic, real estate specialists say there simply aren't enough houses or apartments >> if you got

so there's that. >> it helps, i know. >> tom costello, always great to see you, my friend.jansing. jose diaz-balart picks up breaking news coverage right now. >>> and good morning. it's 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart on a very busy tuesday morning. russia is now claiming that it is starting to pull back troops from the border with ukraine, and that their diplomatic efforts are far from over. but the u.s. is standing by its warning that an invasion could be imminent. here in the u.s., former president trump's longtime accounting firm is cutting ties with his company. says it can't vouch for a decades' worth of financial statements. we'll look at what this means for the trump organization. >>> in washington, just days to go before federal government funding expires, some senators

of homeland security has sounded the alarm about potential russian cyberattacks in the u.s our tom costellothe escalating cyberbattle. >> reporter: the alert from dhs cybersecurity -- shields up every organization in the united states is at risk from cyberthreats, citing the potential for the russian government to consider escalating its destabilizing actions. the governor of new york today opening a new statewide joint cyber operations command center >> the threat of cyberattacks is very real our state and cities will be taking a leading role in fortifying our defenses in the battlefield against cyberwarfare >> reporter: homeland security urging every organization, business, and government agency to act now. watch for signs of russian activity in their networks, shore up cyberdefenses, test backup systems, and ensure manual overrides are working for critical infrastructure cyberveterans fear an escalating cyberconflict. >> it is possible we get to point where we have attacks against infrastructure that is life critical or even attempts to massively disrupt the economies of each country by

interests, including lot of businesses we all rely on. >> tom costello has covered cyber security for. >> yeah. this is very serious a very real concern. we've seen suspected russia government attacks and russian criminal attacks fur years experts believe they are sometimes one and the same but now the possibility of a more aggressive russian cyber offensive with corporate america and mainstream america potentially targeted in the cyber security world the warning from homeland security is a flashing red light. shields up, it warns every organization in the united states is at risk of a russian cyber attack from our power grids to our communication lines, to banking systems. u.s. cyber officials fear a digital assault could bring the front lines of war to america's front door with ukraine already under cyber attack, the european union has activated its own cyber security team to help fight off the attacks. now, new york has opened a new statewide joint cyber operations command center. >> act as if you know that attack is coming because if it comes and you are not ready it can be devast

but we'll see. >> yeah, all right, tom costello for us tom, thank you. >>> let's go to al and get anotherutside here in the northeast, boy is it toasty. take a look at the potential records today, syracuse, new york, scranton, p.a., hartford, boston, all will be flirting with breaking their records. highs today are going to be 20 to 30 degrees above average, depends on which side of this front you're on. of the front degrees abovead age with 59 des, atlanta degrees, but look behthe t. kansas cwhere itnowing right now, 20 degrcolderthan us. minneapolis yo at 10 degrees. that's a 20-degree difference. temperatures drop in buffalo, cincinnati tomorrow, st. louis down to jackson. norfolk you're going to be warmer than average, boston 55 temperatures drop then again over the next day or so, but then they start to rise into the weekend. by monday next week, we'll be at 53 in new york city, lexington, 62 chicago getting up to 46 on sunday, and next week looking pretty good if you're in the eastern third of the country, warmer than ever how you feel about that? you like that, don't you >> bring i

our tom costello has the details. dplr with 3.5 million new cases alone the shot is welcome news for parents. in maryland the family has three kids, two under the age of 5 >> as a working parent i want them vaccinated so that we are not dealing with this child care gap of constantly having to have our kids out of school and in day care >> reporter: pfizer requesting emergency authorization for a two shot vaccine at one tepgt of the adult dose for kids 6 months to 5 years children typically receive 16 vaccinations from birth to 18 years, but many parents are hesitant to add another. a new covid vaccine study finds just 31% of parents say they vaccinate kids under 5 right away 29% will wait to see how other kids react 26% will not vaccinate their youngest kids. 12% will only do so if the school requires it dr. paul is on the outside vaccine committee that evaluates safety >> we all want to see the data i think the american public can be reassured by that >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics weighed in saying

here is tom costello. >> reporter: in a bitterly divided congress, suffering from low public opinion,isan support to prohibit lawmakers from owning any individual stocks. while insider trading is already illegal, lawmakers have still profited from background briefings or legislation that can influence stocks. now a call to make that much more difficult, with support from the left -- negative, owning the stock. no trading the stock for the member, for the member's spouse. >> reporter: and the right. >> an important step forward to restore the faith and trust the american people in this institution. >> reporter: lawmakers from both parties bought and sold stocks after receiving closed door covid briefings before the pandemic began to rage. a recent poll found 63% of voters believe lawmakers should be banned from stock trading. but speaker pelosi, whose husband is a wealthy financier has until now opposed a stock ownership ban. now under pressure from her own party, she is open to the idea if the supreme court is also included. >> it has no reporting of stock transactions, and it makes i

tom costello is watching it all. facebook, the big factor. >> facebook's parent company is called meta. they lost 26% value after they recorded a bigger than expected drop in profit, first drop in daily users and said it expects revenue growth to slow amid stiff competition as consumers shift to tiktok and snap. almost on cue, snap reported strong earnings after the closing bell, stock surged 56%. meanwhile, amazon reporting much stronger than expected earnings and if you have amazon prime, your membership is about to go up by $20 to $139 a year. amazon stock up 14% after hours. >>> in 60 seconds, severe blood shortage, and tough decisions fo manyr we love our new home. lots of windows, great light- but the birds. they're back. yes, i hear them. uh-oh. why are these birds so angry?! at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. we save a lot. i'm going...i'm going. aaaahh! hurry, hurry! i know, i know! for bundling made easy, go to geico.com. thinkorswim® by td ameritrade is more than a trading platf

toerz tom costello. >> four, three, two, one -- >> ignition. >> reporter: five months after becomingll-civilian commercial astronauts on a multiday orbit around the earth. >> welcome, everybody, to crew dragon resill yepsz. >> reporter: jared isaacman, the billionaire who paid for that trip and helped raise a massive $240 million for st. jude's children hospital is going back. paying for another three missions as part of a new spacex program dubbed polaris. the first flight, polaris dawn, set to break records late this year. >> we are going to go farther into space than humans have gone since we last walked on the moon. we will test out a new space suit which includes an ava or space walk. >> reporter: the first commercial astronaut space walk. elevating the st. jude fund-raising efforts and using the satellite network to reach pediatric cancer patients anywhere in the world. >> even families out there that don't realize they need the help of a st. jude can get the benefits of the science. >> reporter: he will have three crew members. a former fighter pilot, and -- and a medical offi

with me is tom costello.w but the conflict in ukraine is going to have an impact on all of us here. >> yeah, in a perverse logic. that's why the market is up. it may not seem like that makes sense. because the white house did not target russian oil and gas exports, the thinking is, oh good, we're not going to see a massive price hike in the oil and gas market. why do we care about that? every $10 a barrel increase equals 20 cents a gallon at the pump. but we now have russia one of our biggest importers, half a million barrels a day, more than saudi arabia. so it does matter to us. if oil is shooting higher, that's going to mean your gas prices are higher. it also means guess who is making more money? russia. the fact that the white house did not target russian oil and gas helped the stock market. also because of the conflict, because of the sanctions, there is speculation that the fed will not be raising interest rates as aggressively as originally thought. that's why the market is up despite the fact there's

nbc's tom costello at reagan national people are jonesing to get out >> people cannot wait to resumees but in a few weeks have have spring break rush kicking in. and it is not teal early to start thinking about the summer get away from orlando roller coasters and california beaches and rocky mountain ski slopes americans are coming out of omicron shells and booking escapes. the most booked destinations so far, miami with an average round trip afr fair of 193 las vegas at 252 orlando 222. and los angeles. after two years of covid, anxiety, vaccines, boosters and mask mandates, laurie and aaron hammer can can't wait to escape. >> we're so excited. >> reporter: booking a trip to disney with their three girls and grandmother. >> she's so excited to experience and watch the girls and see their faces. we're excited to get there now because of their ages. we don't want that magic to pass before we have a chance to get there. >> do you think any of us will look back on our lives and regret the things we didn't buy? >> and online travel sites taking advantage of the pent up demand going big o

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nbc's tom costello has mor. >> reporter: you may remember jared isaacman t 39 year old billionaire whopush further into space. and it only gets bigger from there. sunrise at elon musk's star base near brownsville texas with a massive 400 foot rocket on the pad. this is star ship, built to carry astronauts and cargo to the moon and eventually mars and this morning an nbc news broadcast exclusive as spacex announced the first commander will be jared isaacman the billionaire now leading a new mission program dubbed polaris. the first mission however will be in the same type of spacex rocket and ship that his inspiration 4 crew road. but with some big differences. >> we're going to go farther into space than humans have gone since we've last walked on the moon. >> and looking through the window we can see the entire parameter of the earth which is so beautiful. >> repor so beautiful. >> reporter: last year's inspiration four mission was part fundraiser for st. jude's children's hospital raising a staggering $240 million. and isaacman taking that fundraiser global and paying for three more

here is tom costello. >> reporter: so this is an issue we've seen escalate, disruptive passengers including one of the biggest airlines is pushing to establish a no-fly list across the industry. but getting pushback from some republican lawmakers. despite threats of stiff fines and jail time, cases involving passengers becoming disruptive sometimes physically violent with flight crews and fellow travelers are still happenin as of tuesday, the faa has referred 80 cases to the fbi for criminal review. and that is out of the more than 6,000 reports since the start of 2021. many incidents related to the in-flight mask requirements. already this year, nearly 500 reports of disorderly flyers. just this past sunday, crew members an fellow passengers had to subdue a man who became unruly forcing a flight from d.c. to los angeles to divert mid flight. >> attends are saying that nothing has changed, we're still seeing these combative events, there is a ton of disrespect. this is not something that we can accept as a new normal. >> reporter: and while individual airlines have banned certain flyers, de

going straight to tom costello with news we are breaking first, tom, about something the faa is doingir space in eastern europe. talk us through it. >> no surprise given the conflict over your crane but the faa is expanding the no-fly zone over ukraine. now, you may recall the faa imposed a no-fly zone over eastern ukraine following the shoot down of the malaysian airline flight. the entire country of ukraine, this is new, belarus and 160 nautical miles into russia. now, you may recall another incident last year involving belarus, a flight that was diverted into belarus. the authorities took somebody off that plane and put him in prison. as a result of that, most airlines stopped flying over and into belarus. but now an official no-fly zone over belarus and over all of ukraine and 169 nautical miles into russia. that could impact mostly cargo flights transiting the area on a long haul cargo flight. very few americans are flying into belarus or ukraine these days and officially no fly except for military aircraft as they deem necessary. hallie. >> tom costollo live for us with that rep

i want to get to tom costello who has breaking news, and not just the airspace over ukraine but neighboring countries. >> moments ago the faa decided to expand the no fly zone. since a ukrainian jetliner was shot down in 2014, the u.s. has not allowed u.s. air traffic over eastern ukraine, and it expanded that no fly zone to all of ukraine and belarus, and 160 nautical miles into russia itself. again, these are now no-fly zones. the only exemptions would be for u.s. military aircraft, otherwise, all of ukraine, belarus and 160 nautical miles into russia have been cleared no-fly zones for the u.s. aircraft, and military aircraft is the exception in this particular situation. very few planes, by the way, were flying over ukraine anyway, following that shootdown, and few planes flying over belarus from a year ago where they forced down an airliner and took a dissidence leader off and put him in prison, and that really won't affect passenger flights. it's really more about cargo flights that could be of notice to airmen. >> let's get to richard engel who is in mariupol, ukraine. matt bradley ju

nbc's tom costello reports. >> if you pump gas or pay a heating bill, you're already on the economicand the world's third largest exporter of oil and gas. and in the oil markets, prices are set globally, not locally. the potential that war, international sanctions, and countersanctions could reduce global supply is a big reason why americans are paying even more on main street. with 50 pizza stores and more than 1,000 employees in new england, sal says skyrocketing food coss and fuel prices are taking a big bite out of his margins. >> every product we use has gone up substantially. not only is it the cost of food, tom, and the cost of delivery of that food, but it's also the increase and expense of us running our own vehicles. >> those rising food and fuel prices have already forced him to raise prices an unprecedented four times over the past year. now, oil and gas analysts say the ukraine showdown could soon push those fuel prices to record breaking levels. >> we're talking about $4 a gallon nationally. california could hit $5, probably even beyond that. california could reach $5.5

as tom costello said, four different cases the investigators in germany say he mishandled.in january 1980 when pope benedict xvi was the archbishop of munich. one priest found guilty of abusing children in another parish, in another city in germany, was being transferred to munich to undergo some sort of therapy. now, that priest was later allowed to continue to do pastoral activity and to be in touch with children, even though he was a non-pedophile. then he moved on to abuse more children even in munich. pope benedict xvi, then the archbishop. the archbishop is supposed to know everything that happens in his archdiocese and needs to make decisions, as this one. the pope first denied he was present in that meeting, that he knew anything about that or about the past of this priest. later on, when it became clear it was impossible he wasn't at the meeting, well, he sent a letter saying that he was sorry. he made the mistake. yes, he was at that meeting. he attributed that mistake to translators of that letter by people who were helping him draft that letter. he made the refe

nbc news correspondent tom costello has details. >> stay down!art of 2021, including all-out fistfights. >> you're going to jail! >> reporter: flight attendants assaulted, even restraining violent travelers. >> we would like all -- males to the front of the aircraft to handle the problem. >> reporter: after nearly 6,000 reports of unruly behavior last year, so far this year nearly 400 reports, roughly two-thirds related to the on-board mask mandate. the texas attorney general sued the biden administration to overturn the mask mandate in airports and on planes, but for the past year the faa has come down hard on bad behavior, rolling out a national public information campaign. >> these events need to stop and we are working very hard to do that. >> reporter: delta airlines and the nation's biggest flight attendant's union have called for a single no-fly list that would ban people from traveling on any u.s. airline if convicted of an on-board disruption. >> i have to be really clear it is not something we can accept as a new normal. >> reporter: a

nbc's tom costello has the details. >> reporter: when was the last time you used cash? changed. the irs used to require small business owners to report payment app income over $20,000 and 200 transactions annually. now for tax year 2022 they must report income over just $600 a year. brianna is a hairstylist in san diego, a lot of her customers pay with venmo. the new rules could complicate things. >> a big headache is a good way to categorize it. it just makes it another thing that i then have to do. >> reporter: jeff is a professional music teacher in akron, ohio. >> it's really just the convenience. everybody has got one of them, venmo, paypal, zell. >> reporter: the first will send forms to anyone who earns at least $600 in payment app income, making it very tough to hide cash income. >> it's not just income tax, i mean, there's the additional self-employment tax that applies to these businesses and that's a big burden. >> reporter: if you use venmo this is important. the irs is not taxing your personal transfers. paypal and venmo say users can separate business from

nbc news' tom costello report. >> reporter: this morning, millions of children under the age of five children, bringing hope and relief to many families. >> as a parent, i need to do everything possible to protect them from possible bad outcomes. >> reporter: this family has two kids under the age of five. mom says assuming the data shows the shots are safe and effective. her kids will get vaccinated immediately. >> it's one of the only things we can do to protect our children who aren't old enough to mask effectively, who really can't surround themselves with vaccinated people. >> reporter: a new study finds many parents remain cautious about the covid vaccine. just 31% say they vaccinate kids under five right away. 29% will wait and see while 26% say they will definitely not vaccinate their youngest kids. one potential concern, in a clinical trial, two doses that ill to produce a strong immune response among kids ages 2-to-4. instead, only kids between six months and two years had a response comparable to that of young kids and adults. pfizer requests two doses to build immunity, i

nbc's tom costello reports. >> reporter: with covid cases dropping across the country, this morning masktaurants, entertainment venues, gyms or grocery stores. and starting today businesses in the nation's capital will no longer be required to check a vaccination status. >> these are the slow steps that are needed and signs that show the progress that is before us. >> reporter: governors in california, illinois and new york have all announced plans to drop indoor mask mandates, but like d.c., are keeping mask requirements in schools with kids under 5 still not eligible for a vaccine. >> schools are unlike most other environments, six to eight hours, five days a week, week after week after week. that's very different than someone going to a bar even for two hours or going to a ball game. >> reporter: fights over mask requirements have erupted at school board meetings across the country for months. cases among children continue to fall substantially from their january peak but they still remain extremely high. last week nearly 300,000 additional child covid-19 cases were reported nationwid