we will have similar timing to the neck system coming monday evening into tuesday. as terry was talking about, as high pressure builds in, mid-to- upper 70s and reach. once they get here thursday and friday, we will likely stay with those warm temperatures all the way through next weekend, so outdoor plans next weekend look great and it looks like that high is going to stick around for a while, so if you like those 70s, once we get there, the wind backs off, it is going to stick around for a while, beyond even next weekend. let's did i see some red in tonight's rain? >> as a frontal boundary passes, there will be some brief downpours between 5:00 and 9:00 tonight. thanks a lot.

tonight the devastating impacts from severe weather on the east coast now blamed for at least one death. a pair of tornados confirmed in the southeast. nationwide thousands without power, trees toppled, and flash floods >> coming down pretty heavy winds are gusting. >> even an avalanche warning. the region still under threat and the good news for the week ahead. americans evacuated from haiti. the country's spiraling out of control from gang violence as haiti's prime minister struggles to hold on to power. the unrest on the ground and the race to get those americans to safety. president biden's all-out push for the general election what his top allies are doing and how soon former president trump could clinch the nomination. the president's harshest words yet for israel's prime minister. >> hurting israel more than helping israel. >> the latest u.s. steps to get critical humanitarian aid to gaza. and nbc news exclusive. the u.s. military's new battlefront with russia >> anywhere we go, i know we can fight. >> our team is in the arctic as marines train on frozen tundra.

new questions tonight about princess kate after news agencies pulled a newly released photo over her over concerns it may have been manipulated. what we know so far. the three-peat it is complete >> iowa's caitlin clark making history again, leading the iowa hawkeyes to a conference championship in a nail-biter the history-making i'm peter alexander. it's a little more than a week until spring, but tonight you wouldn't know it across much of the country. parts of eight states face winter storm alerts tonight as a punishing system is set to unload more snow and strong winds across new england and into the great lakes already tonight we are learning about one death in new hampshire. and across the southeast, the cleanup is now underway late tonight meteorologists there confirmed a pair of tornados slammed into communities in alabama and georgia this weekend elsewhere, heavy

downpours are to blame for extreme flooding with charleston seeing more than double its record of rain in a single day we begin tonight with nbc's george solis on the dangerous conditions >> reporter: tonight extreme weather turning deadly as millions clean up from a severe storm that slammed the east coast. a 20-year-old skier died in icy conditions on new hampshire's mount washington two others injured authorities said according to the associated press. meanwhile, two hours away, homes were submerged on new hampshire's coast. these images recorded by henry swenson. if you could describe in one word some of the images we're seeing, what would that word be >> heartbreaking. >> reporter: and down south charleston, south carolina, also hit particularly hard by the deluge >> it's locked up. it's not -- is it in neutral? >> reporter: drivers left stranded relying on help from others to remove waterlogged cars >> do you need a hand, man? >> reporter: the flooding so bad in some spots, firefighters were called out the escort people out of homes

and businesses up the 95 corridor, toms river, new jersey, the downpours just as dramatic. >> pretty heavy. winds are gusting. wow. what a night. >> reporter: in queens, new york, this back seat passenger at times looking like he was braving rough seas instead of city streets. >> that's crazy. >> reporter: severe weather didn't just stop there. in echo, alabama, in southeast georgia, the national weather service saying tonight tornados were responsible for sections of homes being ripped to shreds and trees toppling the storm system responsible for the damage is not done yet. tonight more than 60 million from georgia to maine under wind alerts gusts could reach up to 60 miles an hour leaving bracing for power outages and difficult travel before the extreme weather clears out >> and george joins us now. everybody's looking forward to spring how soon before things are expected to warm up? >> reporter: yeah, that's right, peter. a lot of us expecting that warm-up

the good news is that the east coast is expecting it to see a significant warmup into next week the region some areas here could see above-average temperatures by as much as 20 degrees by wednesday. peter? >> george solis in lower manhattan tonight. georges thank you. to haiti now an urgent evacuation effort is underway the u.s. military is racing to rescue non-essential personnel from the u.s. embassy there. the mission comes as that country is spiraling out of control amid a renewed surge of gang violence and the prime minister faces pressure to resign marissa parra has the very latest. >> reporter: tonight an evacuation amid a country in chaos a military operation airlifting nonessential embassy employees out of haiti, a move approved by president biden who a u.s. official says remains deeply concerned. the administration also boosting embassy security u.s. southern command saying no haitians were onboard that flight last week the white house emphasizing the urgency of the crisis. >> you think about food, health

care, clean water, forms of critical assistance through u.n. and ngo partners to help people in need. >> reporter: a state of emergency in haiti now extended to next month. the u.n. reporting 5.5 million people, almost half the entire country's population, are in need of humanitarian aid. years of political violence came to a boiling point last weekend when gangs attacked the capitol, port-au-prince, and set free thousands of violent criminals from the prisons. haiti's prime minister ariel henri still in puerto rico, forced to land there as calls for his resignation now growing louder haiti's main airport shut down, leaving haitians stranded. >> it's been bad before this, this is probably the worst. i think we are reaching peak crisis. >> reporter: mercy corps has been working to reduce violence in haiti since 2019 >> the situation in haiti is delicate, and it is important to make the right decisions moving forward. i'm sure the u.s.

government, just like all governments, do not want to make the situation worse. >> and marissa, we learned that leaders of caribbean nations are calling an emergency meeting on this issue tomorrow? >> correct peter, they are meeting tomorrow morning to discuss what they call a dire situation hoping to decide on a resolution to bring stability and relief to haiti stressing time isn't on their side peter? >> marissa parra with the very latest for us, marissa, thank you. we are learning more about that helicopter crash that killed three people near the southern border. the national guard identified two army national guard soldiers who were killed as 28-year-old casey frankowski and 30-year-old john gracia, both from new york the department of homeland security also identified the border patrol agent who was killed as chris luna, a fourth person survived buzz but was badly injured and has been identified as a new york army national guard soldier. that crash is still under investigation. now back here in

the u.s. president biden is set to accelerate his campaign push this week after his state of the union address. in the next couple of days, his likely republican opponent, former president trump, could take a big step towards clinching the republican nomination allie raffa has more. >> hello, atlanta. >> reporter: president joe biden's campaign for re-election now in full swing. >> i like campaigning. because it's the only time i get out of the cloister of the white house where i get to look people in the eye. >> reporter: the president set to travel this week to new hampshire, wisconsin, and michigan, where more than o100,000 vote uncommitted in the state's primary last month much of them in protest to his handling of the israel/hamas war. >> it's understandable they feel that way that's why i'm doing everything to stop it. >> reporter: biden hoping his growing ground game can chip away at former president trump's favorability the pair holding dueling rallies in battleground georgia this weekend.

>> the road to the white house leads straight through georgia. >> reporter: setting the stage for one of several primaries on tuesday that could deliver both candidates their party's nominations. mr. trump, who lost the peach state to his 2020 rival by less than 12,000 votes -- >> there has never been the spirit that i have seen this time. >> reporter: vowing history won't repeat itself. >> the curtain closes on crooked joe's corrupt reign, and the sunrises on a brand-new day for georgia and for america. >> reporter: but trump's last gop rival nikki haley now out of the race, republicans now rallying around the former president to help him secure a second term. >> i am not worried about trump destroying democracy i'm worried about joe biden destroying the world >> and allie, there is renewed focus on georgia after police say laiken riley, a nursing student there was murdered by a migrant who crossed into the u.s. illegally last month

>> that's right. trump met with riley's family last night, and once again blamed her death on president biden's border policies senator warnock today accusing republicans of trying to score cheap political points peter? >> allie raffa, thank you. to the middle east now. u.s. army ship is en route to gaza from virginia its you crew's mission to build a floating pier to provide humanitarian aid to desperate palestinians another aid ship, spanish, is heading there from cyprus on the crisis itself, president biden just delivered his strongest criticism yet of israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu telling msnbc he is hurting israel more than he is helping it the president had hoped to secure a ceasefire before ramadan, which begins tonight for many muslims in the region and around the world she has become one of the most famous names in sports and there is no stopping caitlin clark these days who made mystery yet again today by leading the iowa hawkeyes to a three-peat victory in the big ten women's basketball tournament

jesse kirsch has more on her historic run >> the three-peat is complete >> reporter: tonight caitlin clark's blockbuster run is still going strong the iowa hawkeye superstar and her teammates winning the big ten tournament championship their third straight. >> i'm just so proud of our group, so resilient. >> reporter: and the favored hawkeyes trailed nebraska for much of the game. >> you see the frustration. >> reporter: clark held to just four points in the first half before division i college basketball's all-time leading scorer started heating up. >> we're tied up at 77. >> reporter: iowa forcing overtime and clinching the big win. >> you have no choice but to figure it out at halftime and really respond, and that's exactly what we did. >> reporter: including with clark's starting it to hit from beyond the arc. >> clark steps it back it's a three on the way! >> reporter: clark made threes a lot this year. in fact, no one in d1 has ever done it more than her. >> no one in the history of the sport has hit more threes in a season than clark has

this year. >> reporter: and friday's tournament quarterfinal, after missing several attempts, made her 163rd three-pointer this season, breaking a record previously set by nba superstar steph curry. >> amazing that i grew up idolizing him. pretty cool moment >> reporter: now young players are idolizing clark, who hopes to win a national title before moving on to the wnba. but wherever march madness takes number 22, clark has already changed the game jesse kirsch, nbc news. >> clark and the hawkeyes looking to make a run in march madness as well. still ahead tonight on nbc news exclusive, a rare look at the west's new battle front with russia in the arctic plus, new questions late tonight about a photo release of princess kate that some news organizations say may have been manipulated.

we are back with princess kate. new agencies, pulled a photo today by kensington palace over concerns that it may have been manipulated. the photo, which we are not showing here claimed to show kate with her children. but the ap says there is an inconsistency in the alignment of princess charlotte's left hand. it was said to be the first official photo of princess kate since the palace says she had abdominal surgery. the palace said the

shot had been taken earlier this week by her husband, prince william. now to an nbc exclusive. a rare look at u.s. marines training in the arctic it is a major test of nato's military capabilities in the region as tensions grow between russia and the west josh lederman near russia's arctic border >> reporter: tonight the frosty arctic is the new battleground in a growing military competition between russia and the west. the u.s. marines and a dozen allies joining forces for war games in northern norway as part of the largest nato exercises since the cold war u.s. and nato troops are practicing storming a beach from the sea and from the air as they work to defend nato 30 from any threat >> maintain the airway. and i'll grab the legs >> reporter: in this mass casualty drill languages blend together as american and norweigian troops work shoulder to shoulder these war games taking place not far from russia's border on nato's northern front line

as global warming melts sea ice, the u.s., russia and china seeking to expand their arctic foothold. for the marines, it's a sharp shift after decades fighting in the hot, dry climates of the middle east after a rocky journey through the mountains, we reach marines dug in on the mountainside at night the temperatures below zero. >> marines never been in the snow before coming to norway. >> reporter: the scenario rappelling an invasion by major hostile power from the east. >> you see multiple vehicles. >> reporter: and moscow is watching norweigian officials tell nbc news they have detected russian vessels nearby spying on the exercises is it easier for an adversary to hide in snowy forest than it is, for example, in a desert >> i would say it depends on the conditions on a day like this, their snow tracks would be left. if it was a snowstorm, the snow tracks would rapidly be closed. >> reporter: these marines have spent nearly two weeks here sleeping up to six to a tent, boiling snow

for water, even praying in the snow. >> amen. go in peace. serve the lord >> reporter: lance cooper cory from massachusetts joined the marines a year ago. >> my first time touching a ski pole was here i fell in love with skiing. >> reporter: how did it go? >> oh, i fell a lot. but i had fun. biggest smile on my face >> reporter: tonight a forceful message from the u.s. and its allies >> anywhere we go, i know we can fight. i know we can thrive >> reporter: josh lederman, nbc news, finnmark, norway. we are back in a moment with a closer look at why car costs are skyrocketing nationwide

we are back now with a consumer alert about the cost of owning a car it is the second biggest expense for most people after your mortgage or your rent, and now the cost of everything about owning a car is driving in the wrong direction. christine romans explains why >> reporter: at s&s automotive in secaucus, new jersey, owner keith scaglione is working hard to keep prices low for his loyal customers. and it hasn't been easy to do something like this, a few years ago would it have cost the same or less >> no. it's definitely costing more that's, that now is probably at least 10% more than it was two years ago. >> reporter: keith used to adjust his prices once a year now it's every three to six months. that's because the total annual cost of simply owning and maintaining a new car climbed to more than

$12,000 last year, up from about 11,000 the year before. and that doesn't even include monthly car payments, which spiked along with rising interest rates heather is a mother of six in atlanta who sold her suv you loved your suv why did you sell it? >> the cost got out of control. the maintenance, day to day, week to week, month to month it was and heartbreaking. >> reporter: her insurance alone rose more than $100 a month. car insurance up more than 20% nationwide last year as insurers pay out for pricier claims. >> you have a high number of claims for all kinds of reasons, including the people aren't driving very well broadly the data bears that out. and then you have climate events that are essentially totaling cars. >> reporter: back in keith's repair shop, this business is more than just a job. keith's uncle started it back in 1969, and

it has been serving this community ever since. but a lot has changed. these are not your grandparents' cars now they are full of pricey sensors and cameras. >> this truck probably has at least 60 computers in it. >> reporter: 60 computers in one piece of machinery >> yes. >> reporter: and those parts more expensive to repair. long-time customers like allen say they will keep coming back. >> oil price goes up, labor costs up, you pay the price. >> reporter: christine romans, nbc news. see caucus, new jersey and when we come back tonight, there is good news about the unlikely bond between these hockey players and their love of the ice.

♪ finally, there is good news tonight about the power of teamwork to bring generations together as boyd huppert from our minneapolis affiliate kare tv shows us, sports can also help break the ice. >> all right, ready? there you go >> reporter: alone is not the best way to play hockey. >> that's a hit. >> reporter: but when dad's not around, it is matt jenkins default. >> non-stop. >> reporter: denise and morgan say hockey is everything to their son. >> how much do i like hockey 100%, dude. >> reporter: matt is unique. >> when he was born, there was some hinting there. >> there was a genetic marker that was missing in his chromosomes. developmentally delayed. >> that's all they can tell us. >> reporter: delayed and delightful. >> don't do this at home >> reporter: matt liked his high school years, and three more spent after graduation in his school district's transition program. >> after that, here

you go >> reporter: missing his friends and structure, matt found solace alone at the ice arena, where he also found them. >> the mud ducks. >> reporter: a group of men in their 60s and 70s. >> our coffee clutch >> they said, you know, if you want to come at 9:00 when we start, you can skate with us. >> reporter: which is how 74-year-old don and 74-year-old tom ended up skating daily with 21-year-old matt. >> nice shot >> they're good teammates. >> thank you, sir. >> they are his team >> reporter: the team that thought matt needed better gear then bought it for him. >> get those pads on. >> reporter: including a jersey like theirs. >> he sets his alarm every day. >> sitting at the front door waiting. >> that looks good >> reporter: just when

matt needed new friends. >> you look like one of us. >> he is. >> reporter: he found them >> hey. >> reporter: three times his age. >> they are everything to him he comes home and he talks about them, so and so wasn't here today, they think he is sick, i hope he is okay. >> reporter: the mud ducks don't play games. they just play enjoying hockey and each other. >> that a boy, oh, yeah >> it's been a blessing for everybody. >> reporter: when steve burnham saw how matt was thriving, he started bringing his own son will, who has autism >> look at that. >> reporter: now learning to skate and getting encouragement from matt. >> doing good, bro. >> what do you say they let him be who he is and they are inclusive. >> hi, paulie. >> when we leave, he gives us a hug. >> it means a lot. >> reporter: wisdom born of age. >> this is the life, isn't it >> reporter: and friends -- >> two, three -- >> reporter: born of a

flock. >> yeah, he is the mud duck. >> reporter: boyd huppert, nbc news, cottage grove, minnesota. >> how much do you love matt and the mud ducks. that's nbc "nightly news for this sunday." i'm peter alexander. for all of us here at nbc news, we hope you have a great night

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