safeguards to prevent fraud. but critics say, others don t. how do you see people use technology the phishing scams we have all seen but it s going to sound like somebody you know. reporter: going forward because you hear it, doesn t mean you should delete it. gadi schwartz, nbc news. that wasn t me very cool and creepy. we have a lot to cover in our second hour. let s get right to it. at this hour, high-stakes standoff, russia steps up its assault in eastern ukraine, as volodymyr zelenskyy says the stakes couldn t be higher. president biden getting ready to sign an executive order to increase background checks. relief rally it s been a good day for your retirement account stocks are posting solid gaines after a new report on inflation and easing worries on the nation s banks just ahead, we talk to a key member of president biden s economic team. our nbc news reporters are covering all of the latest developments that s where we begin with nbc news business and dat
by men that s nearly unchanged from 2002, when they earned 80 cents on the dollar. the pay gap persists where women make up most of the workforce. take schoolteachers. new research shows in k-12, women make $5,000 less per year than men i want to bring in ally vitale, ju ju julia boorstein. good to have you here. tell us about the paycheck fairness act there s been a push to get this done for a while what s happening now it s a new push for an old piece of legislation the people at the heart of this have regularly been murray have on the front lines for legislation like, not just for this, but paid family lead and medical leave. these are the women at the front
senator sinema on thursday. i m told that s a big breakthrough. i beg you to send me snacks to the hallway tomorrow where i ll spend my day to gear up for the tuesday vote to find out if they are on board for this bill or not. s julie, we know there s a l thereth originally that was in e bill on the chopping block including paid family lead. meghan markle reached out to lawmakers asking democrats to sl vag this, which many progressives do. is there any likeihood of that? reporter: paid family leave is a big issue here. that was not just a top priority for democrats, but something the president ran on during his campaign. right now it s not in this $1.75 trillion package in any way, shape or form. senator gillibrand and murray, gillibrand a mom of two