GEOFF BENNETT: In the day's other headlines:## A new round of Russian strikes has killed# at least four people i.. In the Black Sea port of Odesa, emergency# responders dug through the rubble of a damaged## apartment building to rescue trapped# residents, including young children.## Ukrainian authorities said other Russian attacks# across the country took aim at the power grid,## leaving hundreds of thousands of# households without electricity.

One Odesa resident called Russia's# attacks on civilians acts of evil.

ANDRII PALCHUK, Archdeacon, Orthodox# Church (through translator):## After Easter, which Catholics# celebrated yesterday,## Russia continues to commit these acts# and cannot get enough of human blood.## No decent person, especially a religious# person, could possibly support or justify this.

GEOFF BENNETT: Ukraine's military responded# by targeting Russian oil infrastructure.## Moscow says Ukrainian drones hit a major Black# Sea oil terminal, igniting fires across rigs,## pipelines and storage tanks.

Russian officials# also report strikes in residential areas,## with eight people injured, including two children.

Separately, a senior Russian air force commander# died when a military transport aircraft crashed in## occupied Crimea last week.

Alexander Otroshchenko# was among 30 people killed.

Russia's Ministry## of Defense said a technical malfunction# was the preliminary cause of the crash.

In Afghanistan, a deadly combination of storms,# floods and landslides has claimed at least 110## lives in recent weeks.

A magnitude-5.8 earthquake# also struck Afghanistan on Friday, compounding the## devastation from nearly two weeks of relentless# rain.

Officials say hundreds of homes have been## destroyed, thousands more damaged, and major# roads washed out or blocked by the landslides.

SHAKIR AHMAD, Afghan Flood# Survivor (through translator):## My entire house collapsed.

As you can# see, everything is buried under the mud,## and we haven't been able to take# any of our important belongings.

GEOFF BENNETT: Extreme weather warnings# remain in place nationwide through tomorrow.

Here at home, "Today Show" host Savannah# Guthrie returned to the anchor desk this morning## for the first time since her mother's# disappearance more than two months ago.

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, Co-Host, "The Today# Show": And it is good to be home.

CRAIG MELVIN, Co-Host, "The Today Show":# Yes, it is good to have you back at home.

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Well, here we go,# ready or not.

Let's do the news.

CRAIG MELVIN: Yes.

Yes, so good# to have you back.

All right.

GEOFF BENNETT: Guthrie later fought back tears## while thanking viewers gathered outside# the show's Rockefeller Center studio.

Her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, is still missing.# Authorities believe she was abducted from her## home outside Tucson, Arizona.

Investigators# have not identified a suspect or motive,## nor have they released any new evidence in weeks.

The UCLA Bruins celebrated program history today# after routing the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51## to win the school's first-ever# women's basketball title last night.## It capped off a dominant season in which# their only loss came back at Thanksgiving.## The team returned to campus trophy# in hand surrounded by screaming fans.## A larger campus celebration is set for Wednesday.

Meantime, the men's NCAA# Championship tips off tonight,## pitting a mighty Michigan offense# against an unlikely underdog## in the University of Connecticut.

UConn is# chasing its third title in just four years.

And stocks made modest gains today as# the war with Iran weighs on the markets.## The Dow Jones industrial average added 165# points, recouping the losses it suffered## late last week.

The Nasdaq gained# a little more than a half-percent.## The S&P 500 finished positively for# its fourth straight trading day.

Still to come on the "News Hour": astronauts on# NASA's Artemis missions see the side of the moon## no human eye has seen before; Tamara Keith and Amy# Walter break down the latest political headlines;## and crafting musical instruments gives# purpose to people in addiction recovery.