Into violence. The Prime Minister struggles to hold on to power. And now u. S. Officials are racing to bring americans to safety. Owning a car is getting more expensive by the mile. Well explore exactly whats driving up the costs. And hollywoods biggest night saw big wins from your favorite movies and major moments from the brightest stars in the business. Weve got all your highlights coming your way. And its a heartwarming story about an icecold pastime. How this unlikely bond between hockey players began. Were skating into monday, march 11th. Early today starts right now. Good morning. Im frances rivera. A tumultuous year for hollywood came to an end on sunday night. The biggest names in the industry gathered at the dolby heater to honor the best films of 2023 at the 96th Academy Awards. Nbcs mark barger has the details on the historic winners and the biggest moments after hollywoods biggest night. And i see oppenheimer. Reporter a threehour summer blockbuster about the making of the atomic bomb dominated the Academy Awards sunday night, winning seven, including best picture. Could deny it, but ive been dreaming about this moment for so long. Reporter director emma saw her husband Christopher Nolan win best director for the first time. There are so many people who have dragged me up here. Reporter including Robert Downey jr. , who won best supporting actor. Id like to thank my terrible childhood and the academy. Reporter as well as cillian murphy. He earned best actor for oppenheimers title role. We made a film about the man who created the atomic bomb. And for better or worse, were all living in oppenheimers world, so id really like to dedicate this to the peacemakers everywhere. Reporter the other winners. Emma stone. The poor thing was a bit flustered as she took home best actor. Thinking is really overwhelming. Sorry. My voice is also a little gone. Whatever. Reporter and davine joy randolph was overwhelmed with emotion in winning best supporting actress for the holdovers. For so long, ive always wanted to be different. And now i realize i just need to be myself. Reporter despite its billion box office, barbie only came way with one award. Billie eilish and finneas. What was i made forgave brother finneas and Billie Eilish their second. I feel so lucky and honored. Reporter but muted for ukraines first ever documentary, 20 days in maricopa chronicled the early days of russias invasion. Probably be the first director on this stage who will say i wish i never made this film. Reporter a poignant remind other about a night devoted to honoring hollywoods best. Mark barger, nbc news. And now to the race for the white house. President biden is taking his state of the Union Message on the road. The Biden Campaign says they brought in 10 million in contributions in the 24 hours after the state of the union. That boost of money now being put to work as the president ramps up his campaign schedule. Brie jackson joins us now from d. C. Hi, brie. There are another round of primaries tomorrow. Whats important about these contests . Good morning, frances. This week we could see both President Biden and former President Trump officially lock up their nominations. But both candidates, they are already focused on the general election. Now one big state to watch tomorrow is georgia it is a crucial battleground state. President biden won georgia in 2020 by just over 12,000 votes. He and donald trump held duelling rallies over the weekend in the peach state, where they attacked each other over their immigration policies. I will seal the border. Im going do it. And i will stop this invasion. Im going do it. I will stop the killing. I will stop the bloodshed. I will end the agony of our people, the plunder of our cities, the sacking of our towns, the violation of our citizens, and the conquest of our country. Theyre conquering our country. Its not a celebrating the immigrants to our country, to our economy and our communities. Donald trump calls them vermin. Poise, poisoning the blood of america, no one should ever doubt where my heart. Unlike donald trump, on my first day in office as president , i introduced a comprehensive plan to fix our immigration system. This week President Biden is also expected to travel to New Hampshire, wisconsin, and michigan. In michigan, the president will try to win over the 100,000 people who voted uncommitted in the democratic primary. Those votes were largely in protest of the u. S. Response to the israelhamas war. Frances . Brie jackson for us, brie, thank you. The muslim holy month of ramadan has begun with no sign of peace in the middle east. The ceasefire in the gaza strip has remained elusive despite a rampup of diplomacy lead is being the holiday. Both sides are perhaps predictably blaming the other for the impasse. Good morning, claudio. First, tell us how has ramadan proceeded so far . Good morning, frances. Well, the fear here is that starting ramadan while the war in gaza is still raging on will only contribute to fuel the anger, frustration and arrest among muslims in israel, the palestinian territories, but also the wider region now. All eyes are on the city of jerusalem, where thousands of israeli policemen have been deployed, especially around the al aqsa mosque where thousands of muslim worshipers what are expected to gather in the coming days and weeks of ramadan. And with the ongoing war in gaza, it only takes a spark to ignite violent confrontation there. It does happen as it does happen in previous years as well. But now the ramadan also started with President Biden and the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, taking shots at each other in two separate introduce. Just take a listen. He has a right to defend israel, a right to continue to pursue hamas, but he must, he must, he must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost as a consequence of the actions taken. Hes hurting in my view hes hurting israel more than helping israel by making the rest of the world its contrary to what israel stands for. And i think its a big mistake. I dont know exactly what the president meant. But if he meant by that that im pursuing private policies against the majority, the wish of the majority of israelis, and that is hurting the interests of israel, then he is wrong on both counts. Number one, these are not my private policies only. Theyre policies supported by the overwhelming majority of the israelis. Well, as you heard there, this was probably the most arguably the most diplomatic public diplomatic spat between President Biden and the Prime Minister of israel so far since the start of the war on october th. Frances . Claudio, thank you. As haiti descends into chaos, the United States is urgently evacuating nonessential personnel from the embassy in portauprince. Our Marissa Parra has this report. Reporter amid an evacuation in a country in chaos, a military operation airlifting nonessential n 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 countrys population, are in need of humanitarian aid. Years of Political Violence came to a boiling point last weekend when gangs attacked the capitol, portauprince, and set free thousands of violent criminals from the prisons. Haitis Prime Minister ariel henri still in puerto rico, forced to land there. As calls for his resignation now growing louder. Haitis main airport shut down, leaving haitians stranded. Its 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. Im sure the u. S. Government, just like all governments, do not want to make the situation worse. And our thanks to marissa for that report. Back here at home, residents are drying out this morning after a massive storm barreled up the east coast, bringing heavy rain, snow, and tornadoes. Icy conditions in New Hampshire left one skier dead and two others injured. Two hours away, homes were submerged along the states coast. There was a similar scene in South Carolina where high waters stranded drivers. The National Weather service blaming tornadoes for devastating damage to homes in alabama and georgia. Lets bring in now nbc meteorologist Michelle Grossman for the latest on this system. Good morning, michelle. Good morning, frances. We are still seeing the impacts from the system. One being the wind. Thats going the big story today in parts of the northeast into parts of the carolinas as well. Into new england. Were going see winds gusting 40, even 60 Miles Per Hour, especially as we go throughout the afternoon hours. Also airport outrages. The winds are strong and looking at really chilly temperatures. Thats going set the stage for snow as well, in portions of thor into juror parts into new england. 62 million of us under wind alerts this morning, whether its a wind advise have i, that is in the blue. High wind in the purple from roanoke. This is why. Were going to see winds gusting really high. 47 Miles Per Hour in williamsport. 48 in new york city. 47 in atlantic city. And again, could get higher than that as we head throughout the afternoon hours. There are the winds coming down. So were seeing them really gusty at times. Were also seeing that cold air in place, and thats bringing the snow. Because of, that wered 70s. Its warm too in the south. Lots of sunshine in charlotte, raleigh, charleston and miami. All right. Thats your monday forecast. Thank you so much, michelle. Down in the florida keys, dozens tested their pucker power at the annual conk shell blowing contest. Aspiring conk musicians did their best to dazzle crowds across the women, men, and kids categories. 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And that doesnt 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 arent driving very well broadly. The data bears that out. And then you have climate events that are essentially totaling cars. Reporter back in keiths repair shop, this business is more than just a job. Keiths 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. 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Reporter alone is not the best way to play hockey. Got one. Thats a hit. Reporter but when dads not around, it is matt jenkins default. Nonstop. 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. Thats all they can tell us. Reporter delayed and delightful. Dont do this at home. Reporter matt liked his high school years, and three more spent after graduation in his School Districts 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 74yearold don and 74yearold tom ended up skating daily with 21yearold matt. Nice shot theyre good teammates. Thank you, sir. They are his team. Reporter just when matt needed new friends. You look like one of us. Yes. Reporter he found them, three times his age. They are everything to him. He comes home and he talks about them, so and so wasnt here today, they think he is sick, i hope he is okay. Reporter the mud ducks dont play games. They just play. Enjoying hockey and each other. That a boy, oh, yeah its 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, isnt it . 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