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Let s go to nbc josh lederman joining us from delaware. where do things stand right now? reporter: well, the temperature is only getting hotter. there is no doubt about it, alex. a series of extraordinary meetings between the u.s. and russia this week that also involved nato officials ended without any apparent signs of progress, and with the u.s. saying they don t think there s been an any lessen lg of the possibility that vladimir putin may mount an invasion of ukraine. we re in a position where the u.s. is taking the remarkable step of trying to publicly thwart what they say is a planned false flag operation by russia, a u.s. official telling me yesterday that the u.s. now has intelligence showing that russia has prepositioned operat ....
Waves reaching hawaii. let s take a look at this remarkable satellite video. it s capturing the very moment of eruption. you see it right there. it happened deep under the ocean there. let s go to nbc s guad vinnegas. what s the latest from your vantage point there? wow, impressive images of that volcano erupting. some of the residents of tonga reported hearing the eruption. they also saw ash go into the sky. the flooding that we saw in tonga made its way to the capital. some people had to flee to higher ground. the king had to be evacuated. that happening in tonga, and then of course this tsunami warning from the national tsunami warning center issued for the entire west coast. we re talking california, washington, oregon, even british columbia. so the warning says that these beach cities could expect one to two-foot waves which are not huge, but they can be dangerous, especially because of the currents that they can cause. so they are advising residents ....
In just hours, an australian court will decide the fate of novak djokovic. right now the unvaccinated tennis star is back in detention ahead of his last ditch effort to play in the australian open. that starts on monday. let s go to nbc s molly hunter following the story from london. this is a story that has taken on a life of its own around the world. lots of people are talking about it. reporter: lots of people are talking about it, alex, and i ll tell you, actually, australians, not that divided about it. australian officials are saying if djokovic is allowed to stay and play, that would really ignite the anti-vax movement. djokovic s legal team is saying, look, he s not jeopardizing anyone s health and if he s deported, it could ignite and excite that anti-vax movement. as of right now, we do not know whether the number one tennis player is going to be allowed to play. take a look. ....
Newport beach, all across san diego and other parts of orange county, a lot of the people that are on the beach and that go into the water are tourists. they re not familiar sometimes with the way the currents can work. a current can easily drag someone into the ocean. it is very difficult to move or navigate your way through a storm or through higher waves. that s why it s so dangerous, especially for people that are not familiar. in fact, they re asking not just tourists but residents in these beach towns to stay away from the shore and from the water. i hope they are reasoning to listening to your report and doing just that. more breaking news to share, everyone. this from arizona at this hour. civil rights leaders are out on the streets marching in phoenix. they are pressing their case for federal voting rights laws in the home state of none other than senator kyrsten sinema. the family of martin luther king jr. is leading the day s events in honor of dr. king s birthday. let ....
Ukraine if it comes to a ground war with u.s. troops on the ground there. it s just not going to happen. president biden has already taken that option off the table, and russia very clearly knows that, and so now the u.s. is trying to show there will be significant costs to russia including u.s. officials now saying that the biden administration is considering arming and supporting insurgents in ukraine to fight against russia if russia goes ahead with an invasion. that has been made official. thank you so much, josh lederman. we have an update to the breaking news about the tsunami advisory specifically for hawaii, everyone. that has just ended, but the national weather service is warning strong or unusual currents may continue for several hours yet. they say people should remain cautious there in the hawaiian islands. our local nbc station reports some small tsunami waves did hit several areas across hawaii ....