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He didn't campaign in this runoff, but in a radio interview he called the race critical and said Rev. Warnock supports the things the people of Georgia care about. Former President Trump, who endorsed Herschel Walker, also stayed out of the state but held a virtual rally. overnight for Walker now, if Walker wins this would give the Democrats a majority in the Senate and without Warnock the Democrats would still have control of the chamber but would not need to rely on Vice President Harris to break a 50-50 tie -fifty. Philip is fine rejecting For us, thank you very much, the Supreme Court is weighing a pivotal case this morning that pitted free speech against the rights of lgbtq people.

Kelly O'Donnell has the details. This Colorado web designer reached the highest court in the country. Laurie Smith argues that the state should not force her. to design wedding websites for same-sex couples Colorado is trying to force me to promote ideas inconsistent with my faith and the essence of who I am under public accommodation laws. Businesses open to all cannot deny Services based on a customer's race, gender, or sexual orientation. You can't define your service to exclude an entire category of people. Liberal Justice Elena Kagan said gay couples want to buy the same wedding website services as straight couples, and the question is: can a website designer say sorry?

That's not my kind of marriage. Smith maintains that her work is her personal artistic expression protected by the First Amendment. Justice Sonia Sotomayor disagreed: You're not inviting them to the wedding. Lily and Mary are so how has that become your message, but conservative Justice Clarence Thomas noted that creative businesses are different. This is not a hotel, this is not a restaurant, this is not a river boat or a train. I am interested in the intersection between public accommodation law and speech, while Lori Smith's views are rooted in her Christian faith. Her case is about whether her decision to exclude gay weddings. it's freedom of speech, not freedom of religion Kelly, thank you, now it's time to change the weather on Tuesday with NBC meteorologist Michelle Grossman.

Tomorrow, Michelle, how are things going? Good morning guys, it's a pleasure to see you. Well, we are seeing some rain fall in parts of Tennessee. Southeast valley into the lower Appalachians in the middle of the mid-Atlantic also in the Northeast, so today will be heavy rain for many in the east in parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley to the Tennessee Valley. Yesterday we had heavy rain. We're seeing it again today and tomorrow, so brighter colors are showing up on radar, showing us where that heavy rain is falling and will continue to fall throughout this Tuesday. We have a warm front that is moving very slowly.

As we trigger these rains, let's also look at all the bright colors from New England to the northeast, showing us where a heavier rain could fall, not as intense as in the Tennessee Valley, but still a dreary, gray day in the northeast. As we move forward tomorrow, we'll see that lingering front fueling more storms in the Southeast, another cloudy, wet day in the Northeast and then by Thursday we'll see another round of heavy rain moving into the Midwest, That's a look at the day's big weather story, here's a closer look at your day ahead, okay, it's a frigid morning today on the northern plains, 20-year-old teens and uh, we're looking at the northern plains, that's enough to get some snow, we're going to see accumulating snow. then a big difference in southern temperatures above normal for this time of year 77 in Montgomery, okay, let's take a closer look at today's forecast.

Let's also look at those warm temperatures in the south in a moment. Okay, thank you very much, Michelle, see you. Later in today's shortcuts, Nike says she officially cut ties with Kyrie Irving a month after calling it quits on her relationship with a basketball star in October. Irving posted the link to an anti-Semitic film on social media and later apologized, adding that he does not support it. hate speech Justin Verlander heads to the Big Apple ESPN reports that the reigning Al Cy Young winner signed a two-year contract with the New York Mets worth more than $86 million and Keenan Thompson is hosting the People's Choice Awards, you have Lizzo Shania Twain and Ryan Reynolds will be honored with Icon Awards foreign

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Hot lava-scorching pancake batter is currently spewing from a fissure on the volcano's northeastern slope. The eruption is no longer a danger to commercial air travel or on the way to communities, but it is currently on a collision course with one of the most critical roads on the island with There is no way to stop it, there is a lot of lava coming out. and it makes it very difficult to divert a flow like that. Fisher's flow is now just under two and a half miles from the Big Island's Daniel Kinaway Highway, a thoroughfare between two major cities. connecting East to West, if lava hits the road it would close a vital supply route and add hours to travel or travel if this lava came into contact with the road, what would that mean for the population there?

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Tom Brady found Rashad White with three seconds left and made his way to the end zone. The Saints led by 13 points in the final. minutes, but Brady well, Brady orchestrated a couple of fantastic plays to give the Bucks the lead. Tampa completes the comeback 17-16 and that was Tom Brady's 44th fourth-quarter comeback of his career, breaking a tie with Hall of Famer Peyton Manning for the most in the NFL. History now has another incredible comeback, this time on the football field, capping off a championship season for a college team. North Carolina led by two in the 80th minute, but here come the Bruins.

UCLA gets the Equalizer, which is seconds away from regulation time tied at two apiece. The game would take place in double overtime and in double overtime Mary Carmen Reyes beat the goalkeeper to score the go-ahead goal. UCLA wins 3-2 and captures the program's second women's soccer title, from the College Cup to the World Cup in undeniable fashion. performance by a Brazilian star Neymar became the third Brazilian to score in three different World Cups, joining Pelé and Ronaldo in that illustrious group. Brazil scored a lot against South Korea and returns to the quarterfinals for the eighth consecutive World Cup, winning it 4-1 in 120 minutes were not enough for Croatia and Japan, the match went to penalty kicks, where the 2018 runners-up They imposed themselves.

Croatia wins 3-1 on penalties. The final round of 16 games begins in just a few hours as Morocco looks to shock the world against Spain, then it's a showdown between Portugal and Switzerland, with one of college football's best set to pose in New York later this week. USC's Caleb Williams, George Stetson Bennett, Ohio State's CJ Stroud and tcu's Max Duggan were named this year's players. Heisman Trophy finalists, three of the four quarterbacks will also compete in the College Football Playoffs, all four would break decades of Heisman drought for their schools if they win the Heisman Trophy will be awarded Saturday night. new details about the FedEx driver and the death of a young woman who was kidnapped and the man whoshot Lady Gaga's dog walker is that he has been behind bars for 21 years those details that emerge this is what you see in the field storms are a bigger piece of the puzzle new numbers that just came out this morning good night we begin tonight with breaking news just in we'll start this hour with the latest developments we'll be airing with some big changes on capitol hill how much water ultimately when we force ourselves inward it never happens wherever you are you're dreaming free Now, sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for children to understand Ukraine in Russia.

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Welcome back this Tuesday. Freezing temperatures in the north. only in the teens and 20s from Montana to the Dakotas and Minnesota, there is a big difference in the south, although we are seeing near record temperatures anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees above normal, look at these temperatures, don't know They look like December, we are seeing temperatures. 53 degrees in D.C. 78 degrees in Montgomery 71 in Nashville 71 in Little Rock also well above normal for this time of year and then tomorrow it will be another heat in New York City close to 1660 degrees, that is 13 degrees above normal still in the 50's, 60's, 50's also in St Louis, we are seeing 73 in Atlanta, back to you, thanks Michelle, our top stories are as follows, including Stormy Daniels, former lawyer facing more than a dozen years behind bars, we'll be back in a minute, thank you, Mr.

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red a package to the home around the same time Athena Strand was discovered missing last Wednesday in her hometown of Paradise Texas, just north of Fort Worth, members of The community held a prayer vigil last night and more Athena's favorite color pink to show their support for her family. Man accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker and stealing her two puppies was sentenced to 21 years in prison James Howard Jackson pleaded no contest to attempted murder in 2021 robbery dog ​​walker was hit in the chest but he survived Lady Gaga's two French bulldogs were returned unharmed after the pop star offered a 500,000 reward Disgraced lawyer Michael Avetti has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing millions from clients, he was also ordered to pay more of $10 million in restitution to four clients and the IRS, according to a U.S. district judge in Santa Ana, California, the sentence should be consecutive to five years.

The prison sentence he is currently serving for separate convictions in New York before being sentenced. Avenadi apologized to the four victims in the case, saying in part that he is deeply sorry and remorseful. Three of them were in the courtroom where the band Guns and Roses is taking legal action. action against a Texas store, demanding that the store called Texas Guns and Roses change its name. The rock stars say they don't want to be associated with a firearms dealer, even if the store also sells roses. In addition to a name change, the band is also asking for damages, lawsuit costs and attorney fees.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced more aid for the hurricane and victims the state will provide $25 million to purchase building materials resources will be available to nonprofits the state is stepping in after a woman's application was denied due to the agency's limited authority over this type of work. FEMA says more than $3.3 billion in federal assistance has gone into hurricane response and a group of tug-of-war competitors in Japan could take the phrase breaking a leg literally check this out The Slippery Festival is back for the first time in three years ago when these athletes gathered at the ice skating rink to see if they could hold their own on that slippery rink, teams of five, including a Children's Division, battled it out. on the ice and they too struggled to stay upright.

It looks like fun. I must say that I can do more than just bruise at night, you can break some bones. Fawn, I'm not ice, but it's all fun. I guess hey, you are. well, well, thanks for waking up here with us earlier today, I'm Phillip Mena, I'm Frances Rivera, have a great Tuesday, see you here tomorrow, be careful, foreigners have died when a small plane crashes near Oklahoma City. We have new details ahead: She rose to stardom playing Rebecca Howe on Blockbuster and went on to Greater Fame on the big screen this morning. We remember Kirsty Alley, who died suddenly aged 71.

Georgia voters will have the final say today. as they choose between the incumbent and the football star, a pivotal Supreme Court hearing and how the court may be leaning toward a web designer's refusal to work on same-sex weddings and Tom Brady just gave a Peyton Manning another reason not to support him while we Start early Tuesday today starts right now I'm glad you're with us I'm Francis Rivera and I'm Philip Mena We start this morning with breaking news from Oklahoma, at least three people have died after that a small plane crashed and caught fire. During the night it happened at a municipal airport near Yukon, the Oklahoma City Fire Department said that when they arrived at the scene, the plane and the surrounding grass were on fire, they extinguished the flames and used drones with infrared technology to check surrounding areas and make sure there were no more. victims now in Georgia on election day the aftermath more than 1.8 million people voted early in the runoff that will decide whether Rafael Warnock or Herschel Walker will take the Senate seat on election day voting begins at 7 A.M.

NBC's Marie Jackson joins us now from D.C. and Bree, good morning, what final pitches are we seeing from the candidates? Good morning Francis, yes this race is very close and we have seen both candidates really attack in this final stretch. Herschel Walker is going after Warnock as a rubber stamp for president. Biden attacks him for voting with the president 96 percent of the time. Warnock, speaking on msnbc's Joy Reid, called Walker unfit to serve. We know he's not prepared, we know he's not qualified and I take no pleasure in saying this, but as a preacher. I'm in the business of telling the truth, he's not fit, if you don't vote you'll get more Chuck Schumer and also, President Biden, if you vote for Herschel Walker you'll get someone who will give you a voice.

Washington President Biden did not campaign in this runoff, but in a radio interview he called the race critical and said Rev. Warnock supports the things the people of Georgia care about. Former President Trump, who endorsed Herschel Walker, also stayed out of the state, but held a virtual rally overnight for Walker, if Warnock wins this would give Democrats a majority in the Senate, but without Warnock the Democrats still they would have control of the chamber, but would have to rely on Vice President Harris to break any 50-50 tie in the Senate. Just so you know soon Brie, thank you foreigner, came out this morning for the manager of the Boston bar where everyone knew your name, two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Kirsty Alley passed away after a brief battle with cancer.

Ali made millions of Americans laugh in the Comedy Greetings to co-star Ted Danson remembering this scene Rebecca, we married me, of course I won't, what was a mistake, ask me again, will you marry me? Not in a tribute she wrote. Kirsty was really brilliant in her ability to play a woman. On the Verge of Her Nervous Breakdown was both touching and hysterically funny in 1989, her on-screen romance with John Travolta was palpable and look who's talking, that film would have two sequels In a 2018 interview, Ali admitted that if there hadn't Having been married, she would have run away with Travolta after learning of his death, the fat star said that Christy was one of the most special relationships she has ever had and knows that the two will see each other again chapter applause Ellie went to a star on Veronica's Closet where she played a businesswoman who leaves her cheating husband and runs a mail-order lingerie company when that show debuted in 1997 it was the number three show in primetime off-screen Ally was very public about her battle with fluctuating weight in 2004 she became a Jenny Craig spokesperson after losing 75 pounds on the show, causing the fat actress on Showtime's sitcom, a show she co-wrote and started in 2007, to regain her weight. weight years later, the actress left the dance floor competing on Dancing with the Stars and eventually lost 100 pounds, but whether she made us laugh or cry, her passing is felt around the world.

Tributes poured in from Hollywood as actors shared their condolences. Tim Allen called it Sweet Soul and singer Kristen Chenoweth tweeted R.I.P. Chrissy Kirsty I loved you so much Kirstie. Alley was 71 years old 35,000 utility customers remain in the dark after two electrical substations were attacked in Moore County North Carolina police have not identified suspects or provided a motive Investigators say they are investigating all the clues in a statement the FBI office in Charlotte said it is investigating intentional damage to electrical facilities in Moore County here is Dan Shadowman with more county North Carolina authorities almost helpless say gunshot damage to electrical substations I can say this this individual who did this was attacked it was not random a state of emergency is in place, entire communities spent the night in sub-zero temperatures without heat, traffic lights and street lights are dark, damage to thesubstations is described as extensive, it could take days to restore, we had a pretty sophisticated repair with some pretty large equipment, so I want the citizens of the city to be prepared for this restoration to last several days for most customers and extend potentially as on Thursday the Red Cross set up a shelter for those in need while those without power try to make the most of it. the gas logs work fine so we will probably be camping in the living room.

Authorities say they are still looking for whoever is responsible and a reason why I never thought in my 40 years in law enforcement we would see things and deal with people. who are dealing with things we're dealing with, but unfortunately we're going to have to deal with thousands of people now forced to deal with a few cold, dark days Dan gentleman NBC News the Supreme Court is weighing a pivotal case this morning facing the freedom of speech against lgbtq rights Kelly O'Donnell has the details this Colorado web designer went to the highest court in the country Laurie Smith argues that the state should not force her to design wedding websites for same-sex couples that Colorado is trying to force Promote ideas inconsistent with my faith and the essence of who I am under public accommodation laws.

Open-wall businesses cannot deny Services based on a customer's race, gender, or sexual orientation. You can't define your service, so you exclude a whole category of people. Liberal Justice Elena Kagan said gay couples want to buy the same wedding website services as straight couples, and the question is: can a website designer say sorry? That's not my kind of marriage. Smith maintains that her work is her personal artistic expression protected by First Amendment Justice. Sonia Sotomayor disagreed: you are not inviting them to the wedding. Lily and Mary are so how has that become your message? But conservative Justice Clarence Thomas noted that creative businesses are different.

This is not a hotel. This is not a restaurant. This is not a river boat. a train I am interested in the intersection of public accommodation law and speech while Lori Smith's views are rooted in her Christian faith her case is about whether her decision to exclude gay weddings is freedom of speech and not religious freedom Kelly thanks Leprechaun mode has been declared the Oxford English Dictionary's word of the year the word of the year aims to capture the mood of the past 12 months with this phrase reflecting complacency rejecting social norms and expectations the term first game Buzz Earlier this year after a fake headline claimed that rapper Yay and Julia Fox broke up after she went into Leprechaun mode, the Tweet with that fake headline had been liked over a hundred thousand times we were talking about this, never I had heard about it, we have to investigate a little more to understand everything. concept of elf mode let's see if Michelle knows at least she knows the weather we canCheck with her that I feel like today is going to be the Elf moon, with all the rain falling lazily on the couch, maybe that's a day to start to implement this because we are seeing very heavy rains falling in Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. and that will be the theme throughout the day, we also see rain expanding into the Mid-Atlantic, the Northeast and parts of New England could also see some snow in northern New England, so looking at the satellite radar we are seeing something heavy rain falling this morning where you see those brighter colors and that's what we'll see throughout this Tuesday and into Wednesday, that's why we're also making a flash flood threat in parts of the Tennessee Valley, the lower Tennessee Valley.

Mississippi to the southern Appalachian rains. It is already expanding into the Mid-Atlantic also in the Northeast tomorrow another cloudy and humid day so the Goblin mode continues tomorrow persistent front feeding more storms in the Southeast and that will continue on Wednesday also that is a look at the great climate history of the day here's a closer look at your day ahead well we're looking at temperatures so frigid in the north 10 to 20 degrees that it was snowing in parts of the northern plains and also a big difference that it looks a little summery like in southern temperatures in the 70s close to 80 degrees in many places, okay, we're going to talk about summer weather in the south and then very frigid air in the north that's rising in a moment, okay, sounds good, Michelle, thanks early, he's back today. in 60 seconds with good news for drivers as we head into the holidays and the FEDS says Chinese hackers siphoning off millions of coveted American aid could be just the tip of the iceberg.

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Georgia and Louisiana prices have already plummeted below $3, however, the relief could be short-lived. The European Union's ban on Russian oil has already begun along with price limits on how much other countries can spend if the Kremlin retaliates, it could pull the oil from the market. and raise the prices not only of oil but also of natural gas to heat homes this winter. Fox News founder Rupert Murdoch will be ousted next Tuesday by lawyers representing Dominion voting systems, according to court documents obtained by The Washington Post. Dominion is suing for defamation, saying fox made false claims that its voting machines interfered with the results of the 2020 presidential election fox says claims protected by the First Amendment Murdoch's son and Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch was deposed yesterday Dominion is seeking $1.6 billion in damages fox has not responded to a request for comment the hacker is linked to the Chinese government still millions in coveted aid intended for Americans struggling at the height of the pandemic according to Secret Service Chengdu-based hacking group apt-41 stole at least $20 million in coveted aid benefits as first pandemic fraud case linked to foreign cybercriminals, experts say may be just the tip of the iceberg , officials told NBC News that other federal investigations into fraud appear to point to foreign hackers affiliated with states, New York Magazine highlights 39 reasons to love New York in its latest issue you've got 72 celebrities here look closely they're all spread out On this iconic cover you can see Chuck Schumer are greeting Paul Rudd greeting Spike Lee and Julia Fox Zeeway This was taken by photographer Pell Cass, he is known for these time lapse still photos.

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The slope of the eruption no longer endangers commercial air travel or the path of communities, but right now it is on a collision course with one of the most critical roads on the island and there is no way to stop it, there is a lot of It washes away and makes it very difficult to divert a flow like that, which Fisher's flow is now just under two and a half miles from the Big Island's Daniel Kinaway Highway, a thoroughfare between two major cities connecting the east to the west. . If the lava reaches the road, it would shut off a vital supply. route and would add hours to travel or travel if this lava came into contact with the road, what would that mean for the population there?

People would have to take the coastal routes, it would add a bit more time to their trips, it would slow things down quite a bit. some lava flows at about 50 feet per hour, still eruptions are unpredictable and officials are emphasizing vigilance as Mother Nature's molten menace gets closer and closer Steve Patterson NBC News wonderfully destructive thanks for waking up with I am Phillip Mena and I am Francis Rivera, more impressive images to share with you, are from the Artemis flight making its second close flyby of the Moon before beginning its journey home. It rose approximately 79 miles above the lunar surface capturing this incredible view.

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Learn more about what researchers are doing. call for a targeted attack and why restoring power could take several more days Remember an iconic tribute this morning to Emmy Award-winning actress Kirsty Alley, who has died at the age of 71, will remember her decades-long career in Hollywood and the Gen Z in 2023. Believe it or not, it's almost the New Year and that means new trends will break down a new Instagram report on what the younger generation cares about now and how it could shape culture next year . I have to say that generation Z tells me. you're really cool, yeah, too cool, that's intimidating, I like it, yeah, that's so bad, it's good to see you this morning, but we start with that high-stakes runoff in Georgia, yeah, this morning, after days of Record turnout in early voting, voters head to the polls once again.

It's time to decide on the runoff between incumbent US Senator Rafael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker. More than 1.8 million in-person early and male votes have already been cast, which could give Warnock a lead, while Walker is banking on today's turnout to take the lead. get out and vote because if you don't vote you will get more Chuck Schumer and also President Biden, we know you are not prepared, we know you are not qualified, you are not fit to represent the people of Georgia in the United States Senate, we have the team complete. On-the-ground coverage of today's crucial election with NBC News correspondent Jermaine Lee and Atlanta Journal Constitution senior political reporter Greg Bluestein.

Good morning to you and Tremaine, starting with you if you could explain the status of the race and where. Are we on election day? What both candidates are going to do today is true, Stephen, it's true, Stephen, you mentioned that big early voting turnout that favored the Democrats, but both candidates, Senator Warnock and Herschel Walker, are expecting a big turnout today. You can see behind me that there is already a line that I am gathering at this point. It's a cold, wet and rainy day, but both candidates are expecting a big turnout. Reverend Warnock because he says the fight isn't over until it's over. he wants everyone to go out even though they feel good about the momentum they have an essay Walker hopes that those Republicans who may not have voted early tend not to show up on Election Day he hopes they will convert So both men are hanging out and waving and canvassing in the suburbs of Atlanta today, but again, the polls just opened, they're already behind me, and it's exactly what these candidates are hoping for, so Greg, of course, this isn't it. the first time Georgia has been in the center ofa high-risk second round of elections, what are you seeing today?

I'm watching the election day turnout, it's as big as we just heard, it looks like Senator Warlock built a solid lead in early voting, that's because more Democratic voters and strongholds voted than Republican strongholds and a disproportionate number High number of African American voters cast their ballots and tend to overwhelmingly back Democrats, so Republicans are depending on a big turnout on Election Day today if Herschel Walker doesn't get a boost in turnout at the polls, doesn't win, so it's still different than 2020, this isn't a race where the fate of the Senate is at stake, but there were over 77,000 new voters, people who didn't vote in November who did. attend the runoff, so what do you think motivates people this time to show up when they didn't just a couple of months ago?

I've been talking to several organizers who say they know what was at stake. so high that they had to go all out on the voting machinery and apparatus, especially here in Georgia, which is kind of Ground Zero for this type of mobilization, where people are making clear the message that there is a lot at stake to stay home now. Republicans are hoping that those people who may not have shown up before, will show up today without Governor Kemp on the ticket which, as you know, attracted a lot of Republicans, it may be difficult for them, but again, there is a lot at stake in this election even without the balance of power, you know, it's clear that the Democrats could get a clear majority if Senator Warnock keeps his seat and that's what they're hoping for and it looks so uncomfortable right there, Jermaine, we see people lined up behind you .

As you mentioned, Greg traditionally votes early for his Democratic favorite, as we've heard that Senator Warnock has maintained a very narrow lead in many of the polls, so what does Herschel Walker have to do to really flip that seat? Well, he's trying to get up so early. that Election Day turnout itself is now trying to argue that this race is a referendum on Joe Biden is a referendum on Democratic control of the US Senate said at his final campaign stop last night that one vote for Senator Warlock is a vote for Chuck Schumer is a vote for Joe Biden, that is his case and he had a hard time achieving it in recent weeks.

Instead, he has focused more on culture. War issues. Transgender. Sports. Gender pronouns. Issues like that motivate us to call on the extreme right base. but they are not so attractive to middle voters that, frankly, he lost a large number of them in the November midterms. We saw 200,000 fewer voters back him than Governor Brian Camp, his Republican colleague, in that November midterm election, so Senator Warnock. him making a clear and sustained appeal to those undecided voters saying that he can work across party lines that he can work with Republicans and, of course, with Democrats as well. Herschel Walker wants to nationalize his growth and make everything revolve around Joe.

Biden and his approval rating of around 40 percent here in Georgia, it will be interesting to see which strategy pays off today. Jermaine Greg, thank you, thank you and stick with politics in the ongoing controversies surrounding former President Trump. Republican lawmakers are being put on the spot. Forced to take a stance on Trump's recent social media post where he called for abolishing certain parts of the Constitution. NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles has the story that the Republican Party was once again forced to answer uncomfortable questions about Donald Trump, so I vehemently disagree. with the declaration that Trump has made the parties only have announced the candidate for president and the de facto leader of the Republican Party proposing on his social truth channel that parts of the Constitution must be rescinded to allow the elections of 2020, Trump's claims of widespread voter fraud are baseless, but he maintains that citing massive fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations and articles, even those found in the Constitution, that our greats Founders did not want, would not tolerate false and fraudulent elections, it is a position of some Republicans.

The leaders were forced to navigate well, obviously I do not support that the constitution is established for a reason to protect the rights of all Americans and therefore I certainly do not support that language or that sentiment, while some like Congressman-elect Mike Lawler was able to distance himself from the former president, other Republican leaders such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy have yet to respond despite repeated questions from their offices, Trump He retracts his words with the following statement: Fake news is actually trying to convince. to the American people I said I wanted to end the Constitution this is just more misinformation and lies John Bolton, the former National Security Advisor under Trump, now one of his critics speaking harsh words for his former boss, is not only incorrect and outrageous, it is disqualifying this is just the latest in a long line of controversy that continues to surround the former president since he announced his intention to run for president again.

Tonight I announce my candidacy for President of the United States. It was less than a month ago that Trump was having dinner with rapper Kanye West and a white nationalist Nick Fuentes Trump has yet to apologize for hosting the couple and a few days after their dinner, yay, as he is now known, went to Alex Jones' Infowars to declare his admiration for Hitler on Thursday night. Trump expressed his solidarity with the January 6th insurrectionists in a fundraising video, in my opinion people have been treated unconstitutionally and very, very unfairly and we are going to get to the bottom of it, while Trump remains the most prominent member of the Republican Party, there are signs that even some of his Republican supporters may be open to other nomineesAdults don't think at this point he can get there because I think there are many other good quality candidates out there and the new Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffrey warns Republicans that Trump is only part of their problem. having to resolve their issues with the former president and decide if they are going to break up with him and return to something resembling reasonableness.

Our thanks to Ryan Nobles for that report and in a statement on Sunday, White House spokesman Andrew Bates said attacking the Constitution was anathema to the soul of our nation and should be universally condemned, and all of this is being Developing as the House returns to session this morning trying to address key funding issues before the end of the year, lawmakers are quickly approaching deadlines for several parties that must pass legislation, including government funding and defense spending, but the question is whether they can achieve anything in this outgoing session. NBC news reporter Julie Surkin joins us now with more on this Julie.

Good morning to you, so let's start by keeping the government's lights on a pretty important congressional funding deadline is approaching on December 16, but some Republicans want to delay it until next year so the new Congress can have more say in all this, so what are the chances that they can debate it? a funding deal during the outgoing session and what options do they have if they really don't meet that deadline, yeah good morning look the bad news is there are literally 10 days left until the government funding deadline but the good news It's just that we often find ourselves in this position. when it comes to December, the end of the year deadline because both sides are often pushing their work until the last minute and that's because both sides have something to gain by extending the process longer and longer, if at all.

So, if the last few years are indicative of what's going to happen this year, they're probably going to get it and that's largely because the leaders on the Democratic side and the Republican side want this thing done, there's virtually no appetite for a shutdown, there is no appetite to even kick this into the next Congress, although there are some Republicans that you mentioned, especially in the House, who are looking to do this because of course the Republicans will take control of the House next Congress , but look, the bottom line here is that both sides in the leadership want to achieve it.

That done, I was talking to senators last night, they're exchanging numbers back and forth, Leader Schumer told me as he left a meeting with McConnell, uh, that things are moving forward, they're still working, they're not there yet, but They hope to be we will arrive soon and I should also know that there is still a 25 billion dollar difference, but we are looking to see if that could change in the next few days. Okay, let's talk about the defense budget, Julie, it's a major point of contention on Capitol Hill. A group of Republicans want to use that bill to end a coveted vaccine mandate for service members and have threatened to stall that bill if the mandate is not repealed.

How do we see all of this playing out? Yes, there was a press conference last week with some of those Republican members, including Rand Paul, who I should point out, never really vote for the NDA advocating for the bill that Congress needs to pass, but there is an effort separate that has been moving forward for the last few months and that I reported on yesterday from a group of Republicans on the Armed Services Committees who are pushing to end this mandate for service members is something that the Biden administration put in is something that They're still saying it's a matter of preparation, they're advocating for the mandate to stay in place, of course, but yesterday some things fell apart.

As an aside, I was talking to some of the top Republicans and Democrats, including Senator Inhofe of the Armed Services Committee. , for example, who is the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and told me that Democrats are making superfluous last-minute requests to get this vaccine mandate. uh, kind of talk that we normally see in the last few weeks before Congress ends, but all said, the National Defense bill is a bill that must be passed, there is practically no desire for that not to be passed neither. It means it's literally something they have to do to keep our military running and keep our partners abroad funded, as Ukraine is a great example of that, so we hope this gets resolved as well, but not without a political fight. and excessively political tensions, it seems that nothing is happening.

Without a political fight these days and Julie talking about things that are pending, the January 6 committee is also preparing a report for the December 31 deadline, do we have any idea what we could learn from that? Yes, it's a great question, how long did the house last? On Friday I was walking through the halls with my colleagues trying to get an answer to that talking to committee members and they were still coming out of a meeting, I mean, they're literally deciding as we speak how to present this, when to present this, uh maybe. criminal references, of course, the number one question on the minds of many is do they plan to present the Department of Justice to former President Trump the number one name, of course, what are they considering on that one, but look, they have until the end of the year, They know it, so they plan to show up somehow, we plan to see them again.

I'm told that by the end of the year this report we don't know what environment it will be in, but all signs point to some type of i.e. some type of presentation that they plan to make before the due date arrives in their committee, there is a lot to what to pay attention to. Okay, Julie, thank you and more than 30,000 customers in North Carolina are still without power this morning, days after two major power plants were severely damaged and what officials call a targeted attack is not expected to turn the lights on in the Moore County power back on for days State of emergency in effect as investigators race to find motive NBC News correspondent Antonia Hilton joins us now from outside the sheriff's office in Carthage, North Carolina North, with more Antonio, good morning, so we know that the FBI has joined the investigation, but what else do we know this morning?

Are you hearing anything about a possible motive or who might be involved? At the moment we still have no information about the motive or any suspect and this is because we are for the third morning in a row with people waking up without heat in their homes, in many cases without running water.and without school for their children. we can go right now and that's why the residents are really frustrated because there are two leads in the story now Zing Clay, one about this community trying to recover after being destabilized by all of this and the other part is this investigation.

What we do know from the authorities is that this is an intentional attack, that they believe that there was criminal intent here on the part of the individual or individuals involved and they repeatedly use the word intent and then express like this a person who knew what he was doing in others. words you don't know, a group of teenagers who are simply making an accidental prank, emphasize that whoever did this knew perfectly well what he was doing that night and knew what the resulting consequences would be, and of course the residents here and, for that matter, people across the country o I'm watching this closely because of concerns about what this could mean for our overall infrastructure and the vulnerabilities that could be yours in clay absolutely and it's not lost on me that this is happening in December when It's already very cold and Antonia North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper also talked about this attack, what exactly he had to say and how it's helping residents who, like you said, have no power, no heat this morning.

Well, first, the most important thing for people. What you know is that if you are in this area of ​​Moore County and your house is cold, you need help or resources. The county has set up a shelter and is encouraging people to take advantage of it. They also continue to respond to emergency calls. You know. It's a community with a lot of seniors who rely on things like oxygen to stay connected and the county is still assigning people and helping residents when those issues arise, but Governor Roy Cooper really focused on this infrastructure issue and some of The national implications here, you know, the governor said he's long been aware of potential security threats, cybersecurity threats and threats to our infrastructure and he said he's probably aware of that as we learn more about the motive in this case. that additional safety measures will have to be taken and that there will be communities like increasingly in the rest of the state to make sure something like this doesn't happen again.

Listen to some of his comments. What happened here Saturday night was a crime. attack regardless of the reason, violence or sabotage will not be tolerated. There are multiple levels of law enforcement involved here, from the FBI to the state Bureau of Investigation and of course the Sheriff's Office behind me and we expect to potentially hear more this afternoon. around 4 pm zinc clay I mean, we'll be waiting for that and Antonio briefly, what are some of the main concerns that local officials have about these outages? Well, first the safety of the people because it is cold at night here, the temperatures are not that cold. today, but it's gotten down to about 30 and 32 at night other days and that poses a serious risk to the older people in this community, to the smaller people in our community, you know, the babies and the little kids that are trying to overcome this, they don't do it.

I don't even have schools to go to while driving through this community, the traffic lights don't work so there have been concerns about possible car accidents, that's part of the reason there is a 9pm curfew. here, so I think Safety and Security and the people you know have food to consume gas in their tanks and the resources they need is the main concern of the people here while they are still trying to figure out why here, zinc clay, with absolute hope that people stay safe and Tony Hilton, thank you. Emmy-winning actress Kirsty Alley has died of cancer, according to her family.

Elliot rose to fame after her breakout role as bar manager Rebecca on the NBC comedy. He then starred alongside his friend John Travolta in the most recent movie Talking Movies. she competed on Dancing With the Stars in 2011 and earlier this year she was on The Masked Singer Kirsty Alley was 71 years old, she will be missed and now, to her weather, this morning meteorologist Michelle Grossman joins us to review our forecast. It's good to see it. Michelle, it's a pleasure to see you both and we are tracking some rain today, some of it is heavy, some of it will be heavy and we could see the potential for some flash flooding not only today but tomorrow and you can see it on satellite radar for most of it.

The East is covered in rain and we are seeing those pockets of more moderate rain, that's where you see those brighter colors, so parts of Georgia and South Carolina, Tennessee, also North Carolina and even a little rain isolated moderate in upstate New York, so we're going to see rounds of showers, rounds of rain today and also tomorrow that will pose an impact or threat of flash flooding in parts of lower Tennessee, Tennessee Valley, Valley of the Lower Mississippi in parts of the Southern Appalachians, so the satellite radar In the last six hours, it's all due to a warm front that's moving, it's moving very slowly, it's bringing heavy rain, it's bringing the potential of flash flooding and that rainfall is now expanding into the Mid-Atlantic and also into the Northeast.

We are not expecting the heaviest rain in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic, most of it will fall in the lower Tennessee Valley and also the Mississippi Valley and tomorrow we will stay in set and it will be another cloudy and wet day in the Northeast . that persistent friend will feel more storms in the Southeast on Thursday in the next round of heavy rain that will move into the Midwest and we will see high rates of rain that will cause more flooding, the grounds will become saturated it may be saturated so we will be watching this very closely nearby over the next few days locally we could see three to five inches of rain especially where you see those yellows and oranges extending into the Ohio Valley as well and then we have Isolated pockets of moderate amounts of moderate rain expected in the northeast, in addition to that rain, we are warm in many places in the east.

Temperatures in December are near 80 degrees in Montgomery, Alabama, which is 15 degrees above normal for this time of year, to the mid-70s in Dallas and even into the low 50s in D.C. Boston warm year 2 53 degrees we'll keep that warm tomorrow 59 degrees in New York City 13 degrees above normal for this time of year, but then we'll cool it down over the weekend back to reality to the 40s by Saturday back to you guys back to reality yes that's the word to describe it good Michelle thanks sure and coming soon on Morning News Now a power struggle in Ukraine after the break the latest on the war including the new wave of attacks with missiles that hit the country's power grid plus tens of millions of dollars in coveted stolen aid and who, according to the Secret Service, could be behind what is being called an elaborate cyber attack.

We'll be right back thank you foreigner foreigner foreigner foreigner now look at what's making headlines around the world for the breaking news that hits the airwaves. This is an important moment when it happens, wherever you are. NBC News streams for free now, sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for children to understand Ukraine and Russia. Can you help me understand what's going on to help make sense of it all? We have created a newscast just for them. We hope your family checks out the Nightly News Kids edition. Welcome back with a new escalation in the war in Ukraine this morning Moscow says Ukraine was behind explosions that rocked two military air bases deep inside Russia According to Russia's Defense Ministry, the explosions were the result of a Ukrainian drone attack that killed three soldiers.

News correspondent Ellison Barber and kyiv Elton, good to see you, what else can you tell us about these explosions and their significance? It's in clay, so as far as we understand, what we're talking about, there are three different attacks that have been reported inside. Russia two of them attacks on Russian airfields quite deep in Russia, supposedly took place on the morning of December 5th there was another attack this morning on an oil depot in Russia the two attacks on Russian airfields were significant because they were so deep in Russia that We're talking about 300 miles beyond the Ukraine-Russia border, most of the weapons that the Western allies have provided to Ukraine to date, their medium-range missiles, weapons that don't really have the capability to go that far.

The Russian Defense Ministry is saying that Ukrainian forces used Soviet drones to attack these targets. Ukraine has not commented publicly, but assuming that they were actually carried out by Ukraine, which seems very likely, this suggests not only a new willingness of Ukrainian forces to take the fight to military bases in Russia but also suggests that their weapons capacity and their ability to use weapons effectively to attack Russia from a distance may be growing, which is why Ukraine has asked allies Western allies to send more long-range missiles, but so far Western allies, including the United States, have not done so. agreed to do it, they have hesitated to do it because they fear that this will involve NATO in this conflict and that the conflict will be even bigger than it is now, but what this seems to show is that perhaps, given that the Foreign Office from Russia The defense says these were drones that are Soviet-era drones that Ukraine has figured out a way to make things longer on its own.

There is this discussion when we talk about this fight about whether Ukraine can really succeed. If they can only use most of the weapons they have within their own borders, the argument is that they should go and take up this fight directly at the source, attacking the places where Russia is firing these missiles rather than intercepting them when they are already there. air over kyiv. They have asked the West for these weapons. They haven't received them, but what it looks like here is that they figured out a way to use some of the stuff they had on Soviet-era weapons. somehow achieve those goals and from a military point of view on clay it could suggest a change in the way this war is fought.

Ellison, you talked about launching missiles. Yesterday Russia fired a barrage of missiles against Ukraine, including kyiv, where these attacks are taking place. I know. Electricity and water problems in several regions, as temperatures fall below freezing, what is the feeling on the ground? There are people worried about more attacks. Yes, I mean the Russian forces fired more than 70 missiles according to the Ukrainian forces yesterday and yesterday was one of the coldest. winter days so far around 60 of them were allegedly intercepted 10 headed towards the key area Nine of those intercepted but three different regions Odessa key Venezia all, according to local officials there, all saw energy infrastructure affected by these missile attacks and sent a lot of people in the dark the power went out electricity there is no heating difficulty accessing water when you talk to Ukrainians eh, it is difficult to capture the layers of emotions that they often feel there is stress there is sadness there is fear there is bravery there is anger I hope There may be a lot there, but one thing we see constantly in what we saw in the days leading up to this latest missile attack, where communities are coming together, is how many people in places like kyiv are fighting back right now - they will tell you that these Los missile attacks are not destroying them, but they are coming together, they are building warming centers so they can take care of each other and take care of their neighbors and just weather this until they hope it's over and they hope it's zinc clay soon, yeah. the nuances of war Alice and Barbara, thanks for covering this for us.

Moving now to an NBC News exclusive, hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in coveted relief funds, according to the Secret Service, this would also be a first. example of pandemic fraud linked to foreign cybercriminals NBC News just as a Kenyan intelligence correspondent joins us now, so Ken, good morning to you, how serious is this fraud that the Secret Service is talking about? Good morning Stephen, well the context here is that there was a massive amount of fraud in the pandemic relief programs, particularly the unemployment programs, up to $400 billion, up to 40 percent of all the money that the government federal handout in special unemployment benefits was stolen and about half of that, experts tell us, went to foreign criminal groups, so this is a specific subset;

It is a small figure in the context of $20 million, but it may be just the tip of the iceberg that, according to the ServiceSecret, it was stolen by a specific Chinese hacking group with ties to Chinese intelligence and that is. What is really significant here is that this was not just a run-of-the-mill criminal group, but a group of hackers who have been identified by the US government and private experts as having participated in attacks backed by the Chinese government before a few years. Members of this group have been indicted by the Department of Justice, so these are the A-Team of hackers and they are believed to have infiltrated state government systems and stolen at least 20 million dollars and that really alarm our sources, Stephen, Ken, we've heard a lot about these cases of greed aid fraud.

This is the first time we've heard that it is linked to a cybercriminal group sponsored by foreign properties that the US has publicly acknowledged anyway. Are there other cases that the government has not informed us about? Our sources are indicating that it is very possible that they will investigate further, they cannot, they do not believe that this single instance of 20 million dollars is the only one person told us that they believe that this Chinese hacking group probably targeted all 50 states because the sad reality Was this Easy Pickins? What I mean is that state unemployment systems use outdated computer systems from the 1980s.

These programs were really designed without security in mind. They wanted to get the money quickly and they were simply looted by all kinds of criminal groups and this is how these sophisticated hackers discovered it. It's an easy time to steal this money, Stephen, yes, we've heard about these thefts basically happening since the beginning of the distribution of these relief funds. So is there anything the government can do in the future to prevent the same type of fraud? what the Department of Labor can do The Inspector General has been begging for years for states to upgrade their computer systems, for example, and unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much political will to do it because it would cost a lot of money again.

Antiquated systems are not a lot of checks for fraud people who pay close attention to this say the federal government state governments need to do a lot more to make sure this never happens again Stephen there is certainly a lot of work to do and it comes at a price kendallanian thanks now to California where famous lawyer Michael Avenatti was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for fraud. Avenetti known for representing adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against former President Trump was accused of defrauding four of his clients out of millions of dollars and obstructing IRS efforts to collect taxes from his coffee business, the latter Sentence will run consecutively after the five-year prison sentence he is currently serving for two separate sentences here in New York, and growing concerns emerged this morning about the so-called triple demick. below, the new warning about a significant rise in Covid RSV and flu cases, plus tips on how to keep his family healthy and have you heard of gentle parenting?

The controversial and sometimes confusing trend taking over Tic-Tock next on Morning News Now. Thank you foreigner foreigner foreigner so that the children understand it, so we have created a newscast just for them. We hope your family watches the Nightly News Kids edition celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, television's longest-running show. NBC News is now streaming free abroad. We take another look at the latest on the triple threat affecting hospitals. The recent surge in RSV cases appears to be slowing, but coveted flu cases are still on the rise and that's as new CDC numbers show hospitalizations hit a record high.

NBC News correspondent Perry Russum joins us now to learn more Perry, good morning, so the CDC numbers show that flu cases increased during Thanksgiving week. What is driving this increase in cases is the nature of all the gatherings we see during the holidays and doctors are concerned that the increase will continue as people prepare for other holidays like Hanukkah, Christmas and remember that it is also approaching on New Year's Eve, it's really the first time since the pandemic started that we'll have strangers celebrating inside in a big way. The numbers look, the CDC says that the flu season is simply starting much earlier than they expected and in terms of flu hospitalizations for this time of year we are seeing numbers that we have not seen in a decade and the main question that is being asked .

If we ask ourselves right now, does this mean that the flu season will wax and wane sooner or will we see a prolonged season in terms of vaccination rates for some of those most at risk: the elderly and children? The CDC says vaccination rates are lower compared to last. year and we asked a doctor here in Chicago what can be done, it's never too late to get vaccinated, you know, against the flu, even if you just had the flu last week, there are actually four strains of flu that are covered by the vaccine, uh, influenza A. is what's out there right now.

I expect influenza B to hit later in the year, which is how it usually does, so there is still absolutely value in getting vaccinated and coveting boosters, plus some good news from the CDC in terms of flu. The vaccine they see this year's vaccine is working well with the current strains that are circulating so Perry we know that hospitals across the country are already stretched to the limit due to RSV in covid and yesterday the CDC released numbers showing that The average daily hospital admissions for covid has increased. about 18 percent in the last two weeks, so what effect will the increase in greed and flu have on hospitals that are already under pressure?

Well, today we are seeing some of the effects from today in Indiana. Some Indiana hospitals are restricting visitors due to the flu. only immediate family can visit two at a time under 18 and they have to wear masks at all times so we are already seeing this happen here in the Midwest and Perry you mentioned it well inevitably people will gather during the holidays, that's what This time it's about what people can do to stay safe this holiday season and not have to go to the hospital. I see you're in front of a hospital right now, so yesterday we brought this question to Dr.

Bartlett and she says, look, Covid, the flu, RSV. These are things that we're just going to have to live with, but she says, wash your hands, make sure you visit people you know or family, if you can visit outside, and like she told us, make sure you get vaccinated. Important message, Perry. thanks, okay, now it's time for our weekly mental health check-in. New research shows that Covid could be altering the structure of adolescents' brains. We have more information on what you need to know. Plus, we look at a new style of parenting that's taking over social media. the media calls gentle parenting sounds good we have questions about that we will ask award-winning psychotherapist and reporter Dr.

Robbie Ludwig thank you very much for being with us this morning thank you for having me but we wanted to ask about that study of the effects of cobit on adolescent brains, so How could this change the structure and how could it affect mental health? So what this study looked at was how stress impacts the brain and what they found was that it seemed to age the brain, which is not good for those who are out. There are those who think it's just stress, it's all in your head, now we can see that there are physiological changes and those changes lead to mood problems, so it's really a powerful study and I think it helps people realize that not Is it just your emotions or is it just in your head that this is pretty dangerous and let's talk about something that I've been seeing a lot on Tick Tock, which is gentle parenting, a lot of new parents in my life were talking about it, what are the benefits, what exactly is it and what do you think of it as a form of discipline or perhaps a lack of discipline?

I think the word gentle confuses everyone because we think of being permissive and it's not about that, it's about connecting with your child and having appropriate expectations and setting limits based on that, so studies show that if you shame your child or yells at him, that basically makes him anxious with low self-esteem, it can lead to substance abuse disorders, so this is a different way to connect. to your son so his psyche is intact and they feel understood, yes, remembering that they have agency too, yes, that's great and it's more than just kindness, sounds like yes.

I think the word I like the idea of ​​thoughtful parenting because it's really thinking about what your child needs. not being too reactive and being proactive in your approach when possible and finally, doctor, speaking of the holidays that are here, we are seeing warnings about romanticizing the holidays, which I guess happens all the time we watch these TV movies that they make everything seem surprising and unbelievable, are there any risks associated with that for us and also for the people we are pushing? Yeah, I think a lot of people have this script in their head and then there's the reality that it never matches the script and if you're unaware that this could lead to increased depression because you're expecting something that might not happen, So if you are a person who has high expectations, try to remember that reality is different and take care of yourself by connecting with those you love, making sure you are exercising and eating well and managing your money and connecting with people so you are not alone. if that's the case during the holidays and remembering the holidays affects everyone differently right, that's right, that's exactly right, something for everyone there, great advice, Dr.

Robbie. Ludwig thank you very much, thank you, thank you and moving from social issues to side hustles, young people are turning to Instagram for more than just filters, more than just filters, when we return we will take a closer look at what matters most to you to the zirs generation. social media and trends to watch out for in the year ahead, this is Morning News Now foreign foreign foreign foreign new issues just published this morning good evening, we start tonight with the latest news that has just arrived, let me bring you this hour with the latest developments we have.

We're hitting the airwaves with some big-time shaking on Capitol Hill, how much water will eventually be forced inland when it happens, wherever it may be. NBC News streaming free now, welcome back this morning. Instagram is releasing what it calls its Gen Z trends report for 2023. It features the topics and trends that are predicted to be most important to teens in the coming year. That's right, and after a year full of movements, memes and all the sensations on social media, what better way to end 2022 than to look ahead to 2023 and join us in doing that Instagram creator DeAndre Brown, too known as the Corporate Baddie and Instagram creator and activist Deja Fox.

Thank you both so much for being here. I'm so glad we're having this conversation, so I want to start with you Deandre. First of all, we're seeing more and more teens using Instagram to make cash. How effective is that? Yes Yes. Honestly, I think it's very effective and I can even speak from my personal opinion and perspective as a content creator. as someone who also worked in Corporate America and just did both and had these two side jobs at the same time and now we see that 64 percent of people are not trying to turn their passion projects into careers, so I think that's It's going to be a big trend, especially among Gen Z in 2020 30.

And Deja, let's bring you here and talk a little bit about activism on Instagram. Many younger people are using the platform to talk about social issues. What are we seeing there? And what do we expect in the next year? Yes it's correct. I mean, when only 30 members of Gen Z are of voting age, we vote with our money, with the brands we buy correctly, we vote with our followers, the people we are following and amplifying every day, we are correctly setting the narrative in line and is influencing our elections and our politics. You know, I was on the ground in Georgia creating videos with my friends while we were normalizing going out to vote. and taking the next step of action, be something and first of all, I love that you use tick tock as a verb where you tend to run out of coffee.

Think about personal finances and financial education. What are we seeing there? I want to ask. You corporate bad guys, yes,yeah, sure, um, so provide some statistics. 85 people plan to use these platforms and earn another form of income over the next year and we're seeing that coming directly from the cut report and us. We're seeing that when we do this, when we make money on social media and the way we do it, you know, by doing this, by creating content and just putting ourselves out there, you know, I think it's important, especially Gen Z in the that we are entering, we are starting our lives, we are starting our careers and one of those ways now is that we are starting to think well, now we have to be financially literate and we have not just successfully prepared ourselves in our careers, but we have also prepared ourselves financially successful.

He is truly amazing, very intelligent and forward-thinking. I was wondering about the obstacles we've seen on social media. Previous generations have definitely fallen for them. I'm Gen Z trying to avoid them, how do they do it? How do you expand your circles in a positive way? Yeah, I mean, I also want to talk about what you were saying about Gen Z, who is also building their authenticity and their authority online. I think Instagram is really the place to do it right, it's this place where you build a deep community, people interact with you, they can message you and we've never seen in the scope of human history a time where anyone anywhere can connect in a way Right now, this is like an epic shift and it's the superpower of Gen Z and we're using these platforms like Instagram to build communities around us of communities of care that help us not only feel good personally but also to have professional success. my best opportunities from people that I met online and you know I didn't grow up in a home where my dad was going to get me an internship or my cousin was going to take advantage of me.

I was able to create those connections on platforms like social media and build those relationships and then, you know, mobilize those personal relationships to really create professional opportunities and social mobility for myself and the people around me. I love that. I look so much. I think about the negative aspects of social media. It's very refreshing. Hearing such a positive view is 100 refreshing and I wanted to ask because I know we said 2023 may be the year of the side hustle, so the corporate body is true and if so, why is it so brief here? Oh yes, absolutely true and speaking quickly for I liked that I also did it working in Corporate America and also creating content, and that was my side job.

We see a lot of other young people of the generation doing the same thing so I'm definitely looking forward to those 2023 side jobs and I think there will be a lot of new content coming out too, we'll be keeping an eye on your tick tocks and your reels DeAndre Brown uh and Deja Fox thank you very much, thank you for inviting us all, more financial holders, now one of the big names in technology in investing in more. manufacturers in the US, that's right CNBC Silvana now joins us to talk about this good morning sylvana zinclair good morning Stephen good morning to you too the world's largest chipmaker Taiwan semiconductor announces today that it is haggling over its investment In the United States, the company is promising to spend $40 billion on two new manufacturing centers in Phoenix, with the first of those facilities scheduled to open next December.

President Biden will attend an event in Phoenix today with Taiwan founder, Apple CEO Tim Cook and other chipmaker boss Mark On the occasion of Taiwan Semi being a key chip supplier for the iPhone, PepsiCo would be laying off hundreds of workers in its snacks and beverage divisions. The Wall Street Journal says the cuts will be biggest at the New York state-based beverage unit. The Chicago and Texas-based division has already cut jobs through a voluntary retirement program and a memo sent to staff PepsiCo says the layoffs are aimed at streamlining and making its operations more efficient in October PepsiCo said it was cutting costs amid worsening economic conditions Microsoft is raising prices on new video games for Xbox Starting next year, the company will charge $69.99 for new first-party and next-gen games, such as Starfield and Forza Motorsport, previously those games were about 10 less.

The move comes after about two decades without price increases. major game publishers guys, so add it to the list of things that have gone up in price, it's a long list, oh yeah Silvana, thank you very much, you got it all right. Now we go to a revolutionary new art exhibition in Brooklyn that celebrates the lives of those who died as a result of police violence that's right, yamiche Alcindor, NBC News correspondent in Washington, has that history is a space that celebrates birthdays that never were an art exhibit in Brooklyn 1-800 happy birthday focused on people murdered after encounters with police for each of the 12 celebrants as they are called here is a phone booth with details about their lives and the voices of their loved ones darlings there you are Oscar Grant Eric Garner Sandra Bland hello sister I just want to say happy 35th birthday heavenly in Tony Robinson's phone booth it's his grandmother singing happy birthday to you happy birthday to you his aunt Lolo says Robinson who was murdered by the police in Wisconsin at 19 years old loves celebrating his big day he liked to have fun he would always be the one to keep us together and bring us together his family appreciates seeing his legacy lives on here it is powerful, they have created a real space for us where we are not reduced to these hashtags. the artistic director of the exhibition says that is the goal, the idea is to change the lens and bring light to these people as individuals and not as headlines and to get a sense of who they were as people, not just victims, the visitors who come They can also leave their own messages.

Happy birthday Sandra, I'm sorry I have to leave these types of voicemails in these types of circumstances. An experience with a lasting impact. exposure for me, I mean, it really brings it home, it brings home what it brings home the horror, the absolute horror of young black men, basically, in my opinion, getting shot every day. I'm weak. Personal items are also displayed. These are the clothes they wore, their shirts, their shoes. are your favorite items an exhibit to celebrate lives and not mourn their deaths yamiche alcendor NBC News Brooklyn very important topic thank you yamisha for that well this morning some think it's cool others say it's pretty creepy the following here on the morning news Now We will talk about a new type of chat place that has people divided.

We will return shortly to foreign crimes. Have you been successful in putting them up? Can you update us on the status of the negotiations? NBC News is streaming free now celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press the longest-running show on television, watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you find your podcasts. Welcome back. A new online chatbot is making waves on social media as it offers accurate and painfully honest answers. It's called GPT chat, which means generative. Transformer pre-trained and is completely powered through artificial intelligence, it just rolls off the tongue, aha, join us now to talk about this is NBC News Youth and Internet Culture Reporter Calendar rosenblack, great to see you, Calen, So most of us have used Chat Bots for things like customer service questions can be a little frustrating, so what makes this one different?

This chatbot is really unique in that you can use sort of natural language to ask it a question, so you're doing this. You know how I can code a website, but you can describe me as a valley girl and you don't have to use this really artificial language? It's a lot of fun because you can ask him to do things like, for example, explain something to you. I like Snoop Dogg lyrics or in a limerick and it understands what you're saying and it will respond with these answers in very natural language, so it takes that kind of artificial nature of the AI ​​out of the equation, it makes it almost like you're talking. with a person, and when you're talking to a company chatbot, it can be a little frustrating when you feel like you're not getting a response from a human being.

This type of sound sounds like you are talking. for one person, wow, I think I'm conveying the creepy side of all this, so what are some of the consequences? However, there is a risk that people won't realize they are talking to this new chatbot, hence some of the concerns about this chatbot being so smart and friendly. of being able to ask him any question is what if someone, a bad actor, asks him a question for something like, um, how do I build, you know, a device for a nefarious purpose, how can I, um, you know, potentially build an explosive device? homemade and something Researchers have tried what I'm told is a fairly common test: They asked how to build a Molotov cocktail.

Now they had to get around some content sensors and they were able to do that and they were able to get the robot to explain how to build a Molotov cocktail apparently another one of these tests is how to wire up a car. These are some tests that researchers and programmers use to see where the robot is, where the content filter is, and open up the AI. those who build the GPT chat uh have said you know they know it's not perfect yet, there's going to be some issues with it and they're still working out the bugs so hopefully this is just a temporary issue, but it's one that is uh.

It really worries some researchers, programs and calendar when we talk about technology, sometimes we will talk in the context of replacing people, so will others. companies try to duplicate the capabilities of the chat bot almost to put us out of work someday briefly here in this, well, I think you know people are already saying that GPT chat is the new Google, so I think some people who run search engines or who have built search engines, maybe look at this as the future. I mean, some people have said that they've done it their own way, it's gotten to their iPhone home pages where they're already using it as a search engine, so I think.

We may see this technology appearing in search engines in the future. Well, time will tell. I hope they don't do it. I know they've talked about AI replacing us. Actually, Acres, yeah, that was a story in the past, but I hope that happens. Not happening gal rosenblatt thank you very much and that will be enough for this morning news hour now but the news continues right now good morning I'm Moi's zinc class and I'm Stephen Romo Joe and Savannah are free this morning, right? now on Morning News Now, Election Day Part Two Today, voters in Georgia are casting their ballots again, this time for the critical runoff of the Senate race between Democratic incumbent Sen.

Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. Georgia is better than Herschel Walker's period. We need to show you the final speeches from both candidates plus the latest polls that show how close this race could be in the fight against the flu. The United States is now experiencing its worst flu outbreak in more than a decade. The new peak probably driven by Thanksgiving and recent travel will show you what makes this strain of the year different and what you can do to try to stay healthy too this morning remembering Kirsty Alley, the well-known actress for his role in the comedy Greetings and More, has died after a battle with cancer, how the world is honoring his life inside and outside in a big way. screen this morning in addition to lending a hand from war to natural disasters to inflation Millions have needed help and people around the world are stepping forward.

We'll show you the top causes and fundraisers people supported in 2022. There's a lot going on this morning. with you Zen Clay it's great to be with you and it's always good to hear people giving back songs. I love the optimism of the positivity that exists and we begin this morning in Georgia, where the polls are already open in the state Senate runoff and we are all watching the voters are casting their votes today in the race between Democratic incumbent Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker our Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins us from Atlanta with the latest on the candidates' closing arguments.

Good day to you and it's a wet day. one as they begin this election day here in Georgia and interest in this runoff remains extremely high with the early voting record already set over 1.8 million people voting for Raphael Warnock this is his fourthelection in just two years and it has some serious implications what's happening here is the difference between a supermajority for Democrats in the Senate with a 50-50 split this morning it's election day in Georgia again I'm ready to keep pressing continue pushing for democracy so it's time to We must stand up, but join both Democratic Senator Rafael Warnock, who won a runoff in 2021, and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, who is campaigning for last-minute votes in a race that will determine whether Democrats can take advantage of their narrow majority in the Senate and achieve a victory. 51st seat Democrats have already secured a majority in the Senate why does the 51st seat matter here?

It's about who will represent 11 million people for six years. Georgia is better than Herschel Walker, while Warnock criticized Walker for lacking the competence and character to The Walkers hit Warnock for voting with President Biden 96 percent of the time arguing that every seat matters in a very divided. The 5th and 5th Senate are better than a 5149 Senate because we can still keep Joe Biden in check, which is already one of the most expensive Senates. elections of all time with more than $400 million spent in just the last four weeks Warnock and the Democrats have bombarded Walker on the airwaves, outspending the former football star and his Republican allies by a margin of more than two to one. scandals including accusations that he urged two ex-girlfriends to have abortions, which he has vehemently denied, and a new domestic abuse allegation from 2005.

His campaign has not responded to requests for comment. We met Republican Judy Sartin, a lawyer, and Mom says she'll vote for Walker. I think people need to take the emotion out of it and just think about how Herschel is going to vote and I think we can count on him to vote conservative. Warnock expects a strong turnout from, among others, young voters like college student Camille. the views of him, what is it? Health care is the biggest thing at stake, immigration laws, just basic human rights. As for President Biden, he hasn't been to Georgia in months.

He has been raising money remotely to help Raphael Warnock's campaign and former President Trump, who helped Propel Herschel. Walker, the Republican nominee, has stayed away from this state in recent weeks, but last night he hosted a virtual rally for the former football star. Peter, thank you very much for more information on this. Let's bring in NBC News, a senior political editor, Mark Murray. Hello, good morning, let's talk a little about the status of this race. It's been very close, but we've seen record turnout in early voting. Does that mean Senator Warnock can be considered the favorite here?

Senator Warnock is coming from a few positions of strength, Stephen, including those early voting numbers, also the fact that Warnock is outstripping Walker and the Republicans on the airwaves by more than a two-to-one margin, uh, and just the general situation right now where it seems like Herschel Walker needs a really strong turnout on Election Day in order to win, uh Warnock, however, it's important to know that we've seen a lot of surprises in our politics since Donald Trump's victory in 2016 or even the most recent midterm results in the previous 22 elections. in November, so it is important to note that although you may think that one candidate or party has the advantage, we have been Thrones for some surprises in politics, absolutely nothing is promised for any candidate and I know that the former President Trump held a rally last night, but it was widely noted that he was on the phone and that President Biden has not set foot in Georgia.

We heard Peter talk about it, so why aren't his party's essential standard-bearers and likely 2024 presidential candidates campaigning more intensely? For what appears to be a momentous race — yes, it underscores its own unpopularity — our most recent NBC News poll ended up finding that both President Biden and former President Donald Trump were deep among voters when asked about positive or negative feelings. towards them, although it is worth noting that Trump's numbers were worse than President Biden's, and although the midterm election results were quite positive for Democrats, they did better than expected. President Biden's approval rating in the national exit poll was still hovering around 44 percent, and that's one of the reasons you saw former President Barack Obama's campaign last week and not current President Joe Biden's campaign. in Georgia and it's also the reason you saw former President Donald Trump in full competition with Herschel Walker even though it was Trump who actually ended up doing uh.

Herschel Walker, the Republican candidate in this Senate race, has a lot of fascinating dynamics and it's not even about the balance of power in this, like it's 2020. The Democrats will have control of that chamber, so why be on the borders of Georgia? Does the nation give so much importance to this race? Yes, a couple of big reasons: One of them gives Democrats more breathing room. Remember in this 50 50 Senate where Joe Manchin or Kirsten Cinema can also become power brokers. You know when you'll end up having one more senator. you can afford to lose a Joe Manchin, you can afford to lose a Kirsten Cinema or anyone else it just gives you a little more breathing room, but the other reason this matters is that when you have the Senate 50 50 there was a shared power. agreement between Democrats and Republicans and how the committees are constituted and that really made it work like the committee membership is even the Democrats have a majority of 5149, they will have a majority on these committees, which could matter, very well.

Mark Murray, thank you very much for that great moment and Now to North Carolina, where authorities are looking for a motive and a suspect or suspects and what they say was an attack targeting two power plants. Thousands of people remain under a state of emergency this morning, preparing for cold weather without power. Blaine, NBC News correspondent. Alexander joins us now for Moore County, North Carolina with Blaine's last good morning we'll think clay good morning to you over 30,000 people this morning are waking up once again without power there is some places, crucial places like the sheriff's station that are operating on backup generator power, but even with crews working 24 hours a day, this is a slow and painstaking process;

In fact, a spokesperson tells me that some of the damage was so extensive that some of the parts have to be replaced entirely, which means shipping them out. and that takes several days, as we are seeing now, while all this is happening while the authorities are still trying to figure out who is responsible. Well, after more than 48 hours in freezing temperatures and pitch black nights, we have no heat, we have no uh. Cooking facilities, we have them, how do you manage? Just this morning, more than 30,000 North Carolina residents are preparing for their third straight day in the dark after authorities say at least one gunman broke into a pair of electrical substations Saturday night and opened fire. causing extensive damage and a widespread blackout, what occurred here Saturday night was a criminal attack and federal, state and local authorities are actively working to bring those responsible to justice.

A fish says that nothing has been discovered so far. Is it possible that you are looking for someone who was an employee uh we are looking at all aspects of this this was not a random act this was something that was attacked this morning. Duke Energy, which manages the substation, says they will take a closer look at security measures after the breach, but did not say whether surveillance cameras can capture those responsible, how were they able to access these areas so easily? You know, we maintain hundreds of thousands of miles of airline equipment that's all over the place.

It is impossible to protect everything from any type of interaction. We have strong security measures this morning. The county remains under a state of emergency with a 9 p.m. curfew. Until power is restored, the Red Cross has opened a 24-hour shelter for those struggling to stay warm and most affected customers are likely to remain in the dark until Thursday at this grocery store one of the few with power it's a rare shelter it's cold and I come here a couple of times today to get hot food just to keep warm yeah it just doesn't affect one person it affects the entire community literally and the The sheriff tells me that among his biggest concerns traffic accidents are found.

He says there have already been several accidents because the power is out and some people passing through town don't even know they are experiencing power outages, so just speed up. at intersections, he says that's one of the reasons this curfew is so crucial and will go into effect again at 9:00 p.m. m. from this night. Sinclair, thank you very much Blaine Alexander, thank you okay, now moving on to the increase in flu cases, a new report from the CDC showing Flu numbers are increasing across the country along with an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. The recent spike has caused concern among health officials, who say it is early in the season for this burst of activity.

NBC News correspondent Sam Brock joins us now from Miami with more on this. good morning Sam Steven good morning look, the early signs are not good, you talk about an increase in hospitalizations that we just saw during Thanksgiving week, the highest level of flu hospitalizations in over a decade, Stephen, in In terms of the overall numbers here in Florida, they are high. They haven't seen that yet here in South Florida with Jackson Health, but they are coordinating closely with local hospitals to keep an eye on things in the meantime, as far as these numbers go, they are certainly in Port 10 for a big increase. in the cases this winter this morning.

Doctors across the country are preparing for a big fight against the flu. Not that many healthy young people feel as bad as they have ever felt in California, one of the hardest-hit states. Dr. Andrew Eads says his emergency room is feeling the pinch. We're already at mid-January levels, you know, it's interesting and a little scary to see where this goes from here. It's a scene that's playing out from coast to coast, with almost every state seeing high or very high flu activity ahead of schedule. I'm very concerned because, uh, I myself have a compromised immune system, the CDC says that during the Thanksgiving week, outpatient visits for flu-like illnesses tripled the national baseline and hospitalizations nearly doubled from the previous week since flu season began, the agency estimates 4,500 people, including 14 of them children have died, a figure that is already close to the total number of deaths during the entire flu season last year in Dallas.

Fort Worth Pete Children's Hospitals are near capacity. Doctors say the best line of defense is to get a flu shot. I need to be protected and I believe in vaccines, although some blame vaccine fatigue for their inaction so far. I haven't had a flu shot since I was a kid and the last shot I got was the Covid vaccine and getting an appointment for that was a pain. come in and wait experts worry about high-risk populations, such as older Americans and pregnant women, in worn-out places with a lot of close contact, such as daycares, classrooms and college dormitories, can be settings for super spreaders.

Michael Allegrini just came down with a bad case of the flu after recently attending a wedding since he had I just had covid a few weeks before, I felt completely safe and my guard was completely down. Doctors recommend considering pandemic precautions like wearing masks and reminding people that a little vigilance could go a long way toward ensuring a healthy holiday season, and Stephen answered one question no. I doubt many people are wondering if it's too late to get a flu shot, even if you've already had the flu this season you can get it again, it could be worse the second time, so keep in mind that this is a recent survey that found that about 4 in 10 Americans say they will not get a flu vaccine.

Wow, good reminder Sam, thanks and sad news from the world of entertainment. We found out overnight that actress Kirsty Alley passed away. Yes, the winnerof the Emmy Award that starred in both. The big and small screens died after a battle with cancer. NBC News correspondent Ann Thompson joins us now with a look back at her life. Many people were surprised by this news. Anne was absolutely stunning, she was only 71 years old and they were her children. Kirstie Alley's children. who first tweeted the news last night that her mother had died from a brief bout with cancer, leaves behind a legacy of laughter and many unforgettable television moments.

Hello, greetings, this is how most of America learned the name Kirsty Alley as a member of NBC's hit 80s show. Greetings from comedy, I hope you learn from my example. I'm going to show you how a really nice winner behaves. Rebecca traces how she would forcefully win her former co-star Ted Danson's first of two Emmy Awards and a place on the cultural landscape this morning. remembering this episode Rebecca, will you marry me? I don't know what's going on, she said she saw it yesterday before hearing the news writing, she made me laugh 30 years ago when she filmed that scene and today she made me laugh just as hard. sad and so grateful for all the time she made me laugh Ali took advantage of that Talent in the movies Look Who's Talking with John Travolta Travolta writing a tribute to her dear friend last night Kirsty was one of the most special relationships I've ever had.

I know we will meet again in a prolific career that lasted 30 years. Ali played a Vulcan savic in Star Trek. I am aware of my responsibilities. Lord of a romance expert in Veronica's Closet. I just hate seeing myself on TV, no, no, yeah. We know that in recent years she kept fans on their toes with appearances on Dancing With the Stars and The Masked Singer and even earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995. Ali was famously open about her weight struggles. 50 pounds in 44 weeks we will remember that Ali spent several birthdays with us today.

My birthday is coming up and of course I guess I can collect Social Security. You look amazing, yeah, and I love that you say I am. 66. I'm glad to be alive, and while fans remember her as a comedy icon, her children say they remember her best as a loving mother and grandmother. This is one of the best things that has happened to me in my life as a grandmother. There's been an outpouring of support on social media this morning from fellow actors and fans, including acclaimed co-star Kelsey Grammer, who told Variety I've always believed that grief over a public figure is a private matter, but I will say that he loved her and that too.

A lot of people I've seen applaud and look who's talking on all those shows. I'm moving tribute and Thompson, thank you. Well, let's now move on to checking our weather this morning. Meteorologist Michelle Grossman joins us now with more information on today's forecast. Good morning. Michelle, good morning guys and you're going to need the umbrella over most of the eastern half of the country because we're seeing heavy rain coming down in some places, more moderate, some light rain and in others there will be rounds of rain as we go. throughout this Tuesday and will continue into Wednesday as well, so that's the first big weather story of the day.

We also have very warm air in the east, in the eastern half of the nation, with warm temperatures on the Gulf Coast 10 to 20 degrees above normal. Instead, this time of year it's cold in the northern plains, temperatures 15 to 30 degrees below normal, it's going to feel like 35 below zero as we go through the night tonight into Wednesday, so that the arctic cold in the place is enough to do something. Snow, we're going to have some snow in the Northern Plains and also in the Rocky Mountains, so those are the two big weather stories and as we move forward tomorrow, more rain from New England into the northeastern parts of the mid-Atlantic of the Tennessee Valley once again and then intense.

It also rains in the Central Plain, so we will see that the access of intense rains will move a little more towards the central plains. There is still snow in the Rocky Mountains, we could see up to a foot in the next few days and some snow will also fall in patches. from the upper Midwest, this is what you see on satellite and radar, you can see the color green, that's where we see the light rain falling and we also see some brighter colors, we will see pockets of heavier rain and we could see some flash flooding in parts of the Tennessee Valley, the lower Mississippi Valley into the southern Appalachians, so today the rain is expanding northeast into the New England area, we could also see some snow in the north of New England and tomorrow another cloudy sky and wet day in the northeast, that front is moving so slowly that it is bringing rounds of showers and also the possibility of some thunderstorms, so tomorrow we will have more rain and you may even see some pinks and blues appearing in your future broadcast indicating where Winter weather could fall and locally we see three to five inches of rain, which is already a lot of rain in some wet terrain, so we are concerned about the possibility of flash flooding and mainly that would be in the Tennessee Valley and also in parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley, again with you, okay, we will definitely pack our umbrellas wherever we are in the country.

Michelle, thank you very much. Well, coming soon to the Morning News. Now another royal visit, this time from Prince Harry and Megan, we have more. on their visit to New York City today on the backlash they are facing for their new documentary upcoming foreign foreign foreign foreign celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press the longest running television news show is happening now watch what's on headlines from around the world to hit the airwaves with breaking news, this is an important moment whenever it happens, wherever you are, NBC News is streaming free now, Meet the Press Chuck Toddcast and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters, get it for free wherever you are. podcasts we return with a look at the royals Last week, Prince William and Princess Kate took to the streets of Boston for their first visit to the United States in more than a decade and now, this week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle They will face the NBC News correspondent in New York City.

Stephanie gosk joins us now with the latest good morning Stephanie guys, good morning to you, you know there will be no shortage of the controversial royal couple in the coming days and weeks, an awards ceremony tonight here in New York City, a six-part Netflix series and The Memoirs of Prince Harry will be released in January, so fans and critics alike are clamoring as the palace no doubt prepares for what's to come, it's really hard to look back now and Think about what happened on Earth. A new trailer that points directly to the palace. and the media there is a family hierarchy, you know there are leaks, but they are also planting the first episodes of Stories in the six-part Netflix series, Harry and Megan, which launches on Thursday, it's a good game to cushion the fact that women get married in this institution and I realized that We are never going to protect you and it seems that Prince Harry is not pulling his punches, no one knows the whole truth, we know the whole truth, but before that anyone has seen it, the royal couple is already under fire in the trailer, a photo is used to suggest an invasion. of her privacy, but a journalist covering the Royals says she was there and was actually taken with the couple's permission on an official trip to South Africa.

Does it make more sense to hear our story from us? The trailer released last week used this image of a crowd of photographers apparently a stock photo taken in 2011 at the premiere of a Harry Potter film before Harry and Megan had complied with a standard procedure for using stock footage to illustrate certain stuff, but hopefully in the actual episodes I used it in the right context; otherwise it unfortunately discredits the program The Wider, just days after the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the US for the first time in eight years, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be honored tonight in the city of New York by Robert F.

Kennedy. Human Rights received the Ripple of Hope Award for their work on racial justice and other social causes for Harry and Megan. Praise comes with recriminations, as critics accused a couple of demanding privacy while willingly exposing their lives in public. NBC reached out to Netflix, but they have not commented on the record, tonight there will be a star-studded gala that will also receive awards. Ukrainian President Vlodimir Zielinski and the late basketball player Bill Russell, the event will be hosted by Alec Baldwin's boys, it will be their first public appearance since that fatal shooting on the set of the Rust movie, so there's a lot going on things tonight, no joke, he's a talker, sure, yeah, okay Stephanie, thank you very much, you're welcome, thank you and now to England on the mystery of an American warship.

Missing since World War I On this day in 1917, the USS Jacob Jones became the first major U.S. Navy ship sunk during the war, but for more than a century the ship was lost at sea NBC News 4 and the Correspondent Ralph Sanchez joins us now from Brookwood American Cemetery in England good morning RAF saying clay good morning 105 years ago today, the USS Jacob Jones set sail for what should have been a quick voyage from France to Ireland, but never made it to her trip was interrupted by a German torpedo and so every year this anniversary has come and gone, but the ship itself was missing until now.

What are the shadows of the Atlantic Ocean? The shape of a bell emerges little by little. A ghostly outline. The remains of the long-lost USS Jacob Jones sunk by a German submarine in On December 6, 1917, the once proud American destroyer was torpedoed eight months after the United States entered the World War. One of the 110 men on the crew. 64 died over more than a century. The ship was lost in the depths of the sea until it was discovered this summer by a team. of volunteer British divers known as Dark Star, yes it's fair to call them Navy history enthusiasts Navy History Nets determined to solve a 105-year-old mystery We were looking for a needle in a haystack We had three positions we could plot on a map and from So that we could identify our search area, the team headed 60 miles off the British coast following clues that an American historian discovered in the diary of the German submarine commander, so when you're on the surface you know there's something down there, yes, but you don't know it.

We don't know what it is, we go over it in the boat and we can see the bottom of the sea, it's flat, then there's a little bulge and then almost 400 feet below the surface, there were the Guns torpedo tubes, the bell from the ship, which was just It was an incredible sight to see it lying there and you could see Jacob Jones' name on the side of the Bell, which was just the icing on the cake and in terms of what you actually saw down there, what was stays with you the wonderful nature that was taking over the USS Jacob Jones, which had not been seen in 105 years, the captain of the Jacob Jones left a detailed account of his ship's last moments. “I ran across the deck and ordered everyone I saw to jump overboard,” he wrote.

While the sailors' bodies will never be recovered, their sacrifices are commemorated at this American military cemetery outside London, including 23-year-old Lieutenant Stanton Kalk, who gave his own life trying to save the men from him. . We never take for granted that we are diving into war graves where Sailors have sometimes died for Freedom, an American warship and its crew disappeared but were no longer lost and the US Navy tells NBC News They have no plans to bring back artifacts from the Jacob Jones because they consider the wreck to be an official U.S. military war grave just as the ones here and now will include the underwater site as the final resting place for dozens of important U.S. sailors Sinclair that you could have your moment Ralph many more thanks International headlines now a landslide has killed dozens of people in Colombia NBC News foreign correspondent Claudio Lavaga joins us now from Rome with more good morning Claudio, good morning guys, yes, That landslide tumbled down a hill in western Colombia on Sunday morning after heavy rain and buried several passing vehicles, including a bus full of passengers, in rocks and mud.

Colombia's president said at least three children were among the dozens of people who died. Let's go to Indonesia, where sexual relations outside themarriage will become a crime punishable by Aptoide or imprisonment. The measure is part of a new penal code approved by the country's government. Parliament that is expected to come into force in three years, the changes that also include the prohibition of insulting the president will apply to both Indonesians and foreigners and let's go to Qatar, where in addition to the World Cup another competition has caught the world's attention. It's the camel beauty contest, mind you, this is a serious competition, a doctor makes sure that the animals do not use fillers or buttocks to make them more beautiful in the end Nazar, a beautiful camel with long eyelashes and a delicious smile, won the first prize of fifty thousand dollars, guys, another reason not to Botox your camels, oh beautiful, I didn't think I'd hear the word Botox and camel in the same sentence this morning, but Claudia.

You keep us on our toes, yes, thanks for that Claudia, you never know what you're going to get, we appreciate it, thanks and here comes another good reason to cut back on food. I don't know about this one. I don't like. Below we will have more information on how processed foods could play a major role in increasing health risks, including that of dementia. You're watching Morning News Now foreign foreign news is happening now see what's making headlines around the world when it happens wherever you are. The Meet the Press Chuck Toddcast is here and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters.

Get it for free wherever you get your podcasts. The news is happening now. See what makes headlines around the world when it happens wherever you are. It's here, now we're back with some new findings linking certain foods to an increased risk of cognitive decline. Yes, a new study points to an increased risk of dementia in people who eat ultra-processed foods, including hamburgers, French fries and ice cream. So to discuss this, I'm Dr. Kavita Patel, NBCNews medical contributor. Dr. Patel, good morning, so how worried should we be? How high a correlation did researchers find between people who ate processed foods and then showed signs of cognitive decline, and for how long? from a period where they looked at exactly, yes, exactly Stephen, this study made me even open my refrigerator last night and reevaluate what we put in it because let me tell you, this was a study done in Brazil, it's one of the largest of its kind. type, which is why it's interesting and, as you point out, it's a tilted correlation, which means we don't know that eating ultra-processed foods, like hamburgers, donuts, processed pasta, causes dementia, but in a study of over 10,000 Brazilians studied for up to 10 years with a fairly even split between men and women of different ages found that people who consumed 20 percent or more of their calories from these ultra-processed foods actually had a significant rate of decline in function. executive.

What does that mean? That is our highest level of ability to process things, to remember information. and make decisions, this was significant enough that this study in the Journal of the American Medical Association neurology actually pointed out that Americans and here's the trick. Americans estimate that 48 of our diet is ultra-processed, so think about it, that adds up to just years of decline in cognitive function which should give us all pause some big numbers there are a little scary yeah we're showing video of a pizza and cookies and I'm starving this is a bad combination here Dr.

Patel, I'm surprised we mention it some types of processed foods, are there other foods that people want to avoid that may be linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline ? Yeah, you know, Stephen, this is the hardest thing, especially when you're busy and you're shopping. You're trying to think about it when you're in the grocery store, if you look at the ingredients and they're not ingredients, you recognize that they're chemicals, things that you know, words that don't relate to Whole Foods, that you can recognize and that you should. be a red flag that means it's processed and then a lot of our common snacks, anything that's been manufactured that has to sit on a shelf and be stable for a long time, Stephen, that's another red flag, Bell, and like you point out, it's all the things that we love during the holidays and I love even sending lunches to my kids because it's convenient, but really the best thing to do is go natural.

Think whole grains. Think about the things you do at home that are not easy for the family. what the average american should do if you think about it, on average an american will consume at least one meal a day that is processed so this is a reminder to all of us to not think about it too much, get back to the basics What you have to prepare at home. or that you know someone has done it and you can identify the ingredients, yeah, I mean, they're even diets. I don't eat meat, but I know there is a lot of meat.

The alternatives can also be ultra-processed, so it is correct to keep that in mind, that's right. Doctor, I know this study also found that people who had high-quality diets reduced the effects of processed foods, so what are some high-quality foods that you recommend? We eat to stay healthy or perhaps to compensate for some of those previous habits. Yes, I look again. I'm going out. I have a shopping list for myself, so okay, fruits and vegetables again. Any fruits and vegetables you can get at the local farmers market. There are even some boxes you can get that are cheaper. delivered to your house that use some of those leftover fruits that people don't like because they have a little bit of Mark on them, but they're perfectly good fruits, vegetables, grains, when we think of whole grains, it's an intact whole grain, which generally means just like whole oats, quinoa, all of those things can be incredibly healthy and as you point out, zinclin can actually reverse not only cognitive decline but also improve our memory and higher function, that's what we all we want as we get older and remember it starts early, this is even proven.

Diet and children can have a lasting effect, so try to make a substitute in a healthy swap, don't overthink it. You like macaroni. There are whole wheat macaroni recipes that you can substitute and add crushed spaghetti squash. It looks orange, so think about healthy switches between fruits, vegetables and whole grains. I'll do it today, guys. I was going to say that it looks like everyone watching needs to eat a very healthy breakfast this morning. I love it, Dr. Kavita Patel, thank you very much. Well, a mass evacuation is underway on Indonesia's most densely populated island after a volcano erupted sending a mountain of ash tumbling downwards and this comes just a week after the world's largest active volcano erupted in Hawaii with lava that now threatens a major highway on the Big Island.

NBC News correspondent Steve Patterson has thousands more Indonesians in a desperate struggle to evacuate East Java province after this terrifying wall of ash erupted at Mount Samuru on Sunday, the volcano unleashing a river of lava and smoke on Indonesia's most densely populated island, covering some in a layer of soot includes those who fled their homes according to Indonesia's disaster management agency. So far no deaths have been reported, but this eruption comes exactly one year after the Mount Samuru explosion last year that killed 51 people, this is just the latest worldwide volcanic activity in Hawaii. The world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupted last week and is now approaching the big island's main highway, just two miles away.

We have very limited roads on this island and every time we lose a road, all the traffic moves somewhere else, but officials say. The velocity of the lava has slowed and is now moving at about 50 feet per hour. We're pretty sure the lava won't affect any populated areas, but people are flocking to the island to catch a glimpse of the volcano and local officials are still warning. them, what are you saying right now to people who want to see lava, as long as you stay by your car and don't know, start walking through the lava fields?

We strongly recommend against that, that's dangerous, geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory. I expect the rash to continue for possibly two more weeks. A lot of my family is on the Puna side and we have other family in Kona and we use this road to see each other, especially now that the holidays are approaching when I think about what it's going to be like. It affects me, it's really devastating. Wow, there's an awesome video thanks to Steve Patterson for that report. Officials in Hawaii remain hopeful that the lava flow will cool before reaching the Big Island's main highway, and soon, let's talk about the vacation many of us will depend on.

Fast shipping as we get closer to Christmas, but what happens when bad weather hits? How one of the biggest mail carriers makes sure storms don't affect his holiday season, plus a romantic trip turned Rescue Mission: A couple finds a lost hiker after he was stranded in the woods for days, we'll show you the life-saving mission to get him out, what's coming next, and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters get it for free wherever you get your podcasts welcome back it may be hard to believe, but Christmas is just 20 days away and with the holiday season in full swing, online shopping is expected. to set new records this year with demand for fast shipping reaching new heights, but what happens to your package when bad weather hits?

NBC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Sanders traveled to FedEx World Hub in Memphis to find out. Terry, good morning, good morning, you know. whether you're heading to the airport and it's drizzling or raining, which it is here and you're already thinking my plane is going to be delayed, think about how that impacts when you have over 100 planes coming and going like here in Memphis for FedEx, so They have a team of meteorologists who are watching, not just here but around the world, because a delay there, a delay anywhere, when you add it all up, can cost millions of dollars a minute and, as you just pointed out, we are In the Christmas season, so right now the pressure is on on this nondescript road, cleverly named Urgent Avenue, is a highly restricted area where we were given exceptional access within a team of 15 meteorologists working around the clock. of the day to ensure that nasty winter weather doesn't delay your vacation packages this time of year, especially during the peak, as the holiday season becomes even more intense because everything is much more critical than it normally would be throughout the day. anus.

Jeff Woodard started monitoring the weather for the US Air Force during Desert Storm, their battle today, and every day now we make sure FedEx planes go through all types of weather around the world and at time. What's happening in Hawaii right now? The volcano still has a constant lava flow. What does that mean for pilots? And it did erupt. That really affected how we got there, so our pilots would have to head and fly south and avoid where the ash was actually heading northeast. That's because ash thrown from 30 to 40,000 feet can shut down a jet engine that the plane enters.

Dubai Doug Jenkins is a flight dispatcher. His job is to know where each of the more than 100 air flights is at any time. What pilots don't know well. It's the big picture so you can see what's going on. happening right on your plane because of FedEx from 11 p.m. m. to 3 a.m. m. Memphis International becomes the world's busiest cargo airport. Each flight is color coded on this huge board. This is Controlled Chaos, yes, and the weather, that's your problem, potentially every day, could be delayed. The right thing to do is to delay these arrivals, so if we can get the planes here on time, the whole system will work on time and be ready for take-off.

Capt. Don Olsh, former Marine F-18 pilot, his mission now gets those packages where they need to be fastest. The route always goes from point A to point B, we don't worry about comfort as much as the passenger carriers did, since you're flying over 500 miles per hour when you look out the window and see Santa, does he go by faster? ? Oh yeah. It's much faster than a plane, of course it's faster, but where am I now? I'm inside the plane. This is a Boeing 777. Hello, can you see whatCavernous that it is, but imagine that this plane later today will be filled with 30,000 boxes. many of them with gifts because this season around 90 million packages are going to be set up, so if you are going to send something, you should know that the later you wait, the more expensive it will be and you will want that package to arrive on time, so yes You're going to send it however you're going to send it, remember that December 17th really is your real deadline and well, you know what Santa all the other overnight delivery companies are working hard to achieve.

I'm sure everyone has a happy holiday, Stephen, I'm sure it's Carrie with the costume change and the location change, very impressive, thank you for that, okay, Carrie Sanders, thank you and now for a miracle. California rescue, stranded man managed to survive alone in the wild. for weeks without food and during freezing temperatures until he was discovered by a couple walking in the area. NBC News correspondent Niela Charles has that story: an incredible encounter when a romantic camping trip turned into a rescue mission for a California couple. I'm sorry to spoil it. guys, oh brother, this is a story, quite a story, finding a lost hiker who told you that he was stranded for about two weeks in the San Bernardino National Forest.

I heard someone shouting for help so I shouted hello pretty loud and he heard us and kept shouting that Allison was gone and her boyfriend Freddie Valdivia followed those desperate shouts for half an hour across boulders and rocks until they found him when they found him he was struggling to stay alive trying to take refuge in a stream bed he could no longer walk. because his feet were very swollen and infected he didn't drink food only water from the stream he was quite out of it um he was obviously starving miraculously surviving freezing temperatures the couple found him when they thought all hope was lost he was quite close to the stream and just under a flight path so he just started camping there hoping someone would notice him and said he had given up a few days earlier after the couple called 9-1-1 the arrival of the rescue team a sound of relief pilot Doug Bremer took the hiker to safety that was the first report we heard we hadn't received any initial reports uh missing person report missing person reports just rescue was the only call that came in for us so without this call from the couple it is possible that no one would have ever known about their whereabouts, that is correct.

Haiku walking barefoot towards the paramedics, the moment he saved lives now forever captured in the image almost as special as the memory. I never thought he would be the person to find a missing person, so this is very, very incredible. He seemed very grateful. He had a look on his face that he was extremely happy that we were there to get him out of there. The rescue pilot we spoke to says there are actually a lot more hikers who get lost than you think during this time of year because many people try to take advantage of the cooler temperatures here in California, but experts say there are a few things things you can do to avoid getting lost during your hike, including staying on the trail, researching your hike before you begin, and also bringing a compass or GPS on the way back. for you, important report in Iowa Charles, thank you.

Well, as we prepare to close out 2022, this morning we take a look back at all the ways communities and people have helped each other through these difficult times. GoFundMe is launching its annual relief review. that breaks down how generous people have been over the last 12 months and who better to talk about this than Margaret Richardson, she's the head of corporate affairs at gofundme. Margaret, good morning to you, if you could first walk us through some of the highlights of this year's report. How much money in time was actually donated through GoFundMe? Thank you very much for inviting me.

We are very proud to share a milestone towards our vision of becoming the most useful place in the world. GoFundMe along with Classy uh, a leader in nonprofit fundraising. The software company has enabled people and organizations to raise over $25 billion since 2010. We receive a donation every second and had 28 million people send or receive help this year and we are incredibly proud of the community and connections people have . been able to build by using our platform, I mean really incredible numbers, one donation every second and it is necessary given that this year has been marked by so many difficulties, inflation, natural disasters and also the Russian invasion of Ukraine, how have you responded GoFundMe to that specific conflict?

And how do you think it has affected the scope of this year's donations? GoFundMe offers people the opportunity to interact with each other about what is happening in their lives, communities and societies and, as you said, we have seen that fundraisers reflect macroeconomic trends, including inflation, and we saw an increase in fundraising for every day Essentials excuse, including a 60% increase in fundraising for gas, a 110% increase in fundraising for baby formula, and a 10% increase in fundraising for groceries. We had 85,000 donations through our crisis centers to people and communities forever changed by natural disasters, violence and accidents and we, as you mentioned, had an incredible fundraising campaign to support Ukraine and this year's impact is GoFundMe and Classy Communities donated $250 million of $2.1 million donations to individuals and non-profits supporting the Ukrainian people with food, shelter and basic needs, including journalists who continue to report on the terrain and vulnerable communities in need of essential medical supplies and survival and survival equipment, very important.

I got it there too, Morgan. I was going to ask you. quickly here if you could tell us what part of this stands out the most to you and what you're most proud of in this report. Well, I'm incredibly proud of the ways people were able to connect with each other. We had our second largest fundraiser. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher's fundraising campaign in Ukraine was the second largest this year and the second largest of all time, and again you know that 28 million people were sent and received help and that's just a incredible testament to the power of people to take agency and be able to support each other, one in three of these fundraisers was started for fundraisers or for someone else and I think one of the things that is incredibly powerful is that one in 11 people turned around and donated after they had started a fundraiser themselves I think just one thought that one of our key fundraisers had shared was that this isn't about me, he said it's about us and helping each other and how we all move forward together there and I think that's really What I'm most proud of is this report and our work, yes, paying it forward, as they say absolutely Margaret Richardson, thank you very much and the city that never sleeps is coming back, yes, and there is a list that proves it, New York Magazine it is.

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Jody Kwan is New York's director of photography. York Magazine and joins us now to talk about it. Good morning Judy, first of all, let's start with the cover. This is an amazing image. I've seen her everywhere and I really admire her. So how did you decide who to include and how did you go about capturing her? so many big names in the same frame, well you know, when you presented the project earlier about reasons to love New York is a big franchise for us, it's an annual project that we've been doing for the last 18 years, this year was a nice special year because you really know what it is, it's been the first full run of a City Awakening that we've had since the pandemic started about three years ago, so what we wanted to do for the cover was we wanted to celebrate the amazing and magical Melting Pot of the city, so we came up with a huge list of well-known, well-known famous New Yorkers from different disciplines that you know from film, art, theater, food politics, business and we wanted to celebrate the iconic ambassadors of those disciplines on the cover of the magazine, so we reached out to you, we realized that and we wanted the cover to feel like this amazing intersection, you know, it's like a New Yorker's New York, where you're walking down the street and you just happen to see such and such, you know, sometimes there are friends, sometimes it's celebrities, but New York has that wonder, all those wonderful moments of serendipity and that's the cover we wanted to portray, so, you know, the whole staff came together and we called.

You know, the wonderful thing about New York Magazine is that you know we have grub street, we have Intel, we have the cut, we have um, you know, vulture, so we all have experts on every part, so they all used their contacts and we just called everyone and Basically everyone said they wanted to sign up because everyone had felt this kind of isolation for so long and they really embraced the idea. You nailed it, you certainly capture Serendipity. We don't have much time left, but I wanted to. to ask you for people who don't live in New York or don't know much about the city, what is the conclusion of this article?

I mean, listen, it's like New York is like it's a metropolis, it's like a single city, it's just in New York. York, you can know that you walk out your door, whether you go to the Corner Deli to buy some milk or you just go to the office, you walk out and the moment you're outside, you're your people. Watching it is like you bump into someone you know or you see someone you've heard of, you see someone you saw on TV the night before and it's wonderful, there's so much street theater at all times and that's the bottom line. you know, it's like only in New York can you feel this and that's what this issue should project only in New York and that was the mission of the cover absolutely, you achieved it and after this period of isolation I think the community felt Jody Kwan with New York Magazine thank you very much look and that's going to be for this hour of Morning News Now the news continues good morning thanks for being here I'm Stephen Romo and I'm zinc classenwa Joe and Savannah is free this morning right now on Morning News Now , Decision Day again this morning the polls are open again in Georgia for one last midterm race.

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is claiming momentum against Republican challenger Herschel Walker and what has become the longest and most contentious race of the year. Georgia is better than Herschel Walker, period, if we stay on the sidelines, everyone will see what we are going to get, we are going to get people who can no longer be trusted and this second round has already had a record turnout. get team coverage with the latest in the dark this morning, tens of thousands of people woke up to another day without power in North Carolina after shots fired at two major power substations, more on what investigators call a targeted attack and by restoring power could take several more. days remembering an iconic tribute this morning to Emmy Award-winning actress Kirsty Alley, who has died at the age of 71, will remember her decades-long career in Hollywood and Gen Z in 2023, believe it or not, it's almost the New Year and that means new trends will break down a new Instagram report on what the younger generation cares about now and how it could shape culture next year.

I have to say that generation Z is really cool, yes, too cool, it's intimidating, I like it, yes. Good to see you this morning, but we start with that high-stakes runoff in Georgia, yes, this morning, after days of record turnout in early voting, voters are heading to the polls once again to decide on the runoff return between current US Senator Rafael Warnock and his Republican. Challenger Herschel Walker More than 1.8 million votes have already been castmale and early in person, which could give Warnock an advantage, while Walker is banking on turnout today to take the lead, get out and vote because if you don't vote, you're going to vote. learn more about Chuck Schumer and also President Biden, we know he is not prepared, we know he is not qualified, he is not fit to represent the people of Georgia in the United States Senate, we have full team coverage of the crucial elections today on the ground with NBC News correspondent Jermaine Lee and Greg Bluestein, senior political reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution, good morning to you and Tremaine.

Starting with you, if you could walk us through the state of the race and where we are on Election Day, what both candidates are going to do today is That's right, Stephen, that's right, Stephen, you mentioned that huge early voting turnout that favored the Democrats, but both candidates, Senator Warnock and Herschel Walker, are expecting a big turnout today, as you can see behind me there's already a line I'm gathering at this point. It's a cold, wet, rainy day, but both candidates are expecting a big turnout, Reverend Warnock, because he says the fight isn't over until it's over, so he wants everyone to come out even if they feel good about the momentum they have.

I have, but Herschel Walker expects that those Republicans who may not have voted early won't do so, they tend to show up on Election Day and he expects them to show up, so both men are hanging out, greeting each other and canvassing the polls. Atlanta suburbs today, but again, the newly opened polls are already behind me and it's exactly what these candidates are hoping for, so Greg, of course, this isn't the first time Georgia has been in the center of a runoff high-risk election. Are you paying attention today? I'm keeping an eye on the Election Day turnout.

It's as big as we just heard. It appears Senator Warlock built a solid lead in early voting. This is because more Democratic voters and strongholds voted than in Republican strongholds, and a disproportionately high number. of African American voters vote and tend to overwhelmingly support Democrats, so Republicans are depending on a large turnout on Election Day today. Herschel Walker, if he doesn't get an increase in turnout at the polls, he won't win, so he remained different. In 2020, this is not a race where the fate of the Senate is at stake, but there were more than 77,000 new voters who did not vote in November and who did turn out in the runoff, so what do you think motivates the people this time? to show up when they didn't just a couple of months ago, you know, I've been talking to several organizers who say you know what was at stake, that they had to do everything possible, from the machinery and the devices. to vote, especially here in Georgia, which is kind of ground zero for this type of mobilization, people are making the message clear that the stakes are high for staying home now.

Republicans are hoping that again those people who might not have shown up before show up today without Governor Kemp.on the ballot that you know attracted a lot of Republicans may be difficult for them, but again, there is a lot at stake in this election, even Without the balance of power, you know, it's clear that Democrats could get a clear majority if Senator Warnock retains. his seat and that's what they expect and he looks very uncomfortable right there, Jermaine, we see people lined up behind you, as you mentioned, so Greg voted early, traditionally his favorite Democrats, as we've heard that Senator Warnock has a very narrow advantage. in a lot of the polls, so what does Herschel Walker have to do to really flip that seat?

Oh, he's trying to get in so early that Election Day turnout itself, now he's trying to argue that this race is like a referendum on Joe Biden. It's a referendum on Democratic control of the US Senate. He said at his last campaign rally last night that a vote for Senator Warlock is a vote for Chuck Schumer is a vote for Joe Biden, that's his case and it cost him achieve it in recent times. weeks, on the other hand, has focused more on culture, issues of war, transgender, sports, gender pronouns, issues like that that motivate the far-right base to rally, but that are not as attractive to the intermediate voters who , frankly, lost a large number of them in the November elections.

At midterm we saw that 200,000 fewer voters supported him than Governor Brian Camp, his Republican colleague, did in that November midterm, so Senator Warnock is making a clear and sustained appeal to those undecided voters saying he can work beyond the partisan lines it can work with. the Republicans and of course the Democrats as well, uh, Herschel Walker, wants to nationalize this surge and have it focus exclusively on Joe Biden and his 40 percent or so approval rating here in Georgia. It will be interesting to see which strategy pays off today. Jermaine Greg, thank you, thank you and stick with politics in the ongoing controversies surrounding former President Trump.

Republican lawmakers are being forced to take a stance on a recent social media post by Trump where he called for abolishing certain parts of the Constitution NBC News Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles has the story that the GOP once more was forced to answer uncomfortable questions about Donald Trump, so I strongly disagree with the claim that Trump has made the parties only announce the candidate for president and the de facto leader of the Republican Party that he proposes on his channel of the truth that parts of the Constitution should be rescinded to allow the 2020 election to be overturned.

Trump's claims of widespread voter fraud are baseless, but he maintains that citing massive fraud of this type and magnitude allows for termination of all rules and regulations and Articles, even those found in the Constitution, that our great Founders did not want, would not tolerate false and fraudulent elections. It's a position some Republican leaders were forced to handle well. Obviously, I do not support that the Constitution is established for a reason to protect rights. of every American, so I certainly don't endorse that language or that sentiment, while some like Congressman-elect Mike Lawler were able to distance themselves from the former president, other Republican leaders like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican Leader of the House, Kevin McCarthy, have yet to respond despite repeated questions from his offices.

Trump backtracks on his words with the following statement. The fake news is actually trying to convince the American people that I said I wanted to end the Constitution. This is just more misinformation and lies. John Bolton, the former National. Trump's security advisor, now one of his critics, speaks harshly against his former boss. Not only is he incorrect and outrageous, but he is disqualifying. This is just the latest in a long line of controversy that continues to surround the former president since he announced his intention. to run for president again tonight I will announce my candidacy for president of the United States less than a month ago Trump was having dinner with rapper Kanye West and a white nationalist Nick Fuentes Trump still has not apologized for hosting the couple and just a few Days after his dinner, Yay, as he is now known, appeared on Alex Jones's Infowars to declare his admiration for Hitler on Thursday night.

Trump expressed his solidarity with the January 6 insurrectionists in a fundraising video. In my opinion, people have been treated unconstitutionally and very, very unfairly and come on. To get to the bottom of it, although Trump remains the most prominent member of the Republican Party, there are signs that even some of his Republican supporters may be open to other nominees. Adults don't think he can get there right now because I think there are plenty of other good quality candidates and new Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is warning Republicans that Trump is only part of their problem and that Republicans will have to solve his issues with the former president and deciding whether they are let's break with him and return to something resembling reasonableness, our thanks to Ryan Nobles for that report and in a statement on Sunday, White House spokesman Andrew Bates said that attacking the Constitution was anathema to the soul of our nation and should be universally condemned and all of this is unfolding as the House is back in session this morning trying to address key funding issues before the end of the year.

Lawmakers are quickly approaching deadlines for several pieces of legislation that must pass, including government funding and defense spending, but the question is whether they will get it done. be able to do anything in this outgoing session NBC news reporter Julie surkin joins us now with more on this Julie, good morning to you, so let's start by keeping the government lights on something very important. The congressional funding deadline is approaching on December 16, but some Republicans want to delay it until next year so the new Congress can have more say in all of this. What are the chances that you can reach a financing agreement during the outgoing session and what options do you have if you actually do?

We missed that deadline yeah good morning look the bad news is we're literally 10 days away from the government funding deadline but the good news is we often find ourselves in this position when it comes to December , the end of the year deadline because both sides are often pushing. their work until the last minute and that's because both sides have something to gain by extending the process longer and longer, so if the last few years are indicative of what's going to happen this year, they'll probably get it done together and that's largely because leaders on the Democratic side and the Republican side want to get this done, there's virtually no appetite for a shutdown, there's not even an appetite to send this to the next Congress, although there are some Republicans you mentioned, especially in the chamber, which We're looking to do this because, of course, the Republicans will take control of the House next Congress, but look, the bottom line is that both sides in the leadership want to do this.

I was talking to the senators last night, they're exchanging numbers back and forth. Leader Schumer told me coming out of a meeting with McConnell that things are moving forward, they're still working, they're not there yet, but they hope to be there soon and I should also know that they're still $25 billion apart, but "We're looking to see if that might change in the coming days. Okay, let's talk about the defense budget. Julie, it's a major point of contention on Capitol Hill. A group of Republicans want to use that bill to end a coveted term of vaccines for service members and have threatened to stall that bill if the Mandate is not repealed, how do we see all of this playing out?

Yes, there was a press conference last week with some of those Republican members, including Rand Paul, who I should point out, never actually votes for the NDA that advocates for a bill that Congress needs to pass, but there is a separate effort that has been moving for the last few months that I reported on yesterday from a group of Republicans on Armed Services Committees pushing to end this mandate for service members. The Biden administration said it's something they still say is a matter of preparation, they're advocating for the mandate to remain in place, of course, but yesterday some things fell apart.

I was talking to someone from the top Republicans and Democrats, including the Armed Services Committee senator, Inhof, for example, who is the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, told me that Democrats are making superfluous requests for last minute to get this vaccine mandate, kind of the talk that we normally see here. the last couple of weeks before Congress ends, but everything is said, the National Defense bill is a bill that must be passed, there is practically no appetite for it not to be passed either. I mean, it's literally something that needs to be done to keep our military functioning to keep our partners abroad funded too.

Ukraine is a great example of that, so we hope that this will be resolved as well, but not without a political fight and excessively political tensions. It seems like nothing happens without a political fight these days and Julie talks about things that are pending. The Jan. 6 committee is also preparing a report for the Dec. 31 deadline. Do we have any idea what we could learn from that? Yes, it's a big question when the house lasted on Friday. I was chasing the hallways with mycolleagues trying to get an answer. that talking to committee members and they were still coming out of a meeting, I mean, they're literally deciding as we speak how to present this, when to present this, maybe criminal references, of course, the number one question on the minds of many is whether They plan to make former President Trump of the Department of Justice the number one name, of course, that they are considering in that, but look, they have until the end of the year, they know, so they plan to introduce him in some way, we plan to see them again.

They told me that by the end of the year this report we don't know what environment it will be in, but all signs point to some type of meaning, some type of presentation that they plan to have before reaching the deadline in their committee a lot to pay attention to okay Julie thanks and more than 30,000 customers in North Carolina are still without power this morning, days after two large power plants were severely damaged and what officials are calling a targeted attack on the lights. In Moore County they are not expected to be activated again for days, a state of emergency is in effect as investigators race to find a motive.

NBC News correspondent Antonia Hilton joins us now from outside the sheriff's office in Carthage, North Carolina, with more Antonio, good morning. So we know the FBI has joined the investigation, but what else do we know this morning? Are you hearing anything about a possible motive or who might be involved? Morning Zinc Clay at this time we still have no information on the motive or any suspects and This is because we are on the third morning in a row with people waking up without heat in their homes, in many cases without running water and without a school to the one their kids can go to right now, so the residents are really frustrated because there's kind of two leads to the story that Zing Clay now has, one about this community trying to recover after being destabilized by all of this and the another part is this research.

This is what we know from the authorities that this is an intentional attack that I believed there was criminal intent here on the part of the individual or individuals involved and they repeatedly use the word intent and then express like this a person who knew what they were doing, in In other words, you don't know, not a group of teenagers just making an accidental prank. They emphasize that whoever did this knew very well what they were doing that night and knew what the resulting consequences would be and, of course, the residents here and, for that matter, people all over the country or who were watching this closely because to concerns about what could happen. represent to our overall infrastructure and vulnerabilities that could be theirs at all and it's not lost on me that this is happening in December when it's already very cold and Antonia, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has also spoken about this attack What exactly did he do? have to say and how you're helping residents who, as you said, have no power, no heat this morning.

Well first the most important thing for people to know is if you are in this area of ​​Moore County and it's cold at home you need help or resources the county has set up a shelter and is encouraging people to take advantage of it because they are also still responding to emergency calls you know this is a community with a lot of seniors who depend on things like oxygen will be hooked up and the county is still sending people out and helping residents when those issues arise, but the governor, Governor Roy Cooper really focused on this infrastructure issue and some of the national implications.

Here, you know, the governor said that for a long time. he has been aware of potential security threats, cybersecurity threats and threats to our infrastructure and said they will probably know as we learn more about the motive in this case, that will mean security measures will have to be taken additional and communities like more and around the rest of the state to make sure something like this doesn't happen again listen to some of your comments. What happened here Saturday night was a criminal attack regardless of the motive. Violence and sabotage will not be tolerated. There are multiple.

Layers of law enforcement involved on the ground here, from the FBI to the state Bureau of Investigation and of course the Sheriff's Office behind me here and we expect to hear more potentially this afternoon around 4 pm zinc clay . I mean, we'll be waiting for that. and Antonio briefly addressed some of the main concerns that local officials have about these blackouts, first is people's safety because it is cold at night here, there are not very freezing temperatures today, but it has dropped to about 30 and 32 at night on other days and that poses a serious risk to the older people in this community for the smaller people in our community, you know, the babies and the toddlers trying to get through this they don't even have schools to go to as you drive through this community the traffic lights are not working and so there have been concerns about possible car accidents, that is part of the reason why there is a 9 p.m. curfew. m. here, so I think the security and the people that you know have food to consume gas in their tanks and the resources that they need. is the main concern of people here while they are still trying to figure out the reason here, zinc clay is absolutely hoping that people stay safe and Tony Hilton, thank you.

Emmy-winning actress Kirsty Alley died of cancer, according to her family. Ali rose to fame later. Her breakout role as bar manager Rebecca on the NBC comedy Cheers, she went on to star alongside her friend John Travolta in the film Look Who Talks. Most recently, she competed on Dancing With the Stars in 2011 and earlier this year she was on The Masked Singer Kirstie Alley. She was 71 years old, she will be missed and now, to her weather this morning, meteorologist Michelle Grossman joins us with a review of our forecast. Good to see you, Michelle, good to see you both and we're tracking some rain today, some heavy.

It will be intense and we could see the possibility of some flash flooding not only today but also tomorrow and you can see on the satellite radar that most of the east is covered in rain and we are seeing those pockets of more moderate rain, that's where you see those brighter colors in parts of Georgia and South Carolina, Tennessee, also in North Carolina and even a little isolated, moderate rain in upstate New York, so we'll see rounds of showers, rounds of rain today and also tomorrow, which will raise the problem. impacts or poses a threat of flash flooding in parts of the Lower Tennessee, Tennessee Valley, Lower Mississippi Valley in parts of the Southern Appalachians, so satellite radar for the last six hours is due to a warm front that It is moving very slowly.

It's bringing heavy rain, it's bringing the potential for flash flooding and that rain is now expanding into the Mid-Atlantic and also the Northeast. Now we're not expecting the heaviest rain in the Northeast or the Mid-Atlantic, most of that will be in the lower Tennessee Valley and also the Mississippi Valley and then tomorrow we stay on set as well, another cloudy and humid day in the northeast, that persistent friend will feel more storms in the Southeast by Thursday in the next round. of heavy rain is moving into the Midwest and we will see high rates of rain that will cause more flooding, it will become saturated, the grounds could be saturated, so we will be watching this very closely over the next few days.

Locally, we could see three to five inches of rain, especially where you see those yellows and oranges extending into the Ohio Valley as well, and then we have isolated pockets of moderate amounts of moderate rain expected in the Northeast, along with the rain we're warm in many places in the east temperatures in December near 80 degrees in Montgomery Alabama, that's 15 degrees above normal for this time of year to mid 70s in Dallas even in the low to mid 50s degrees in D.C. The year in Boston will also be warm 53 degrees keep that warm tomorrow 59 degrees in New York City 13 degrees above normal for this time of year but then we will cool it down over the weekend back to reality in the 40s by Saturday back to you guys back to reality yes, that's the word All right Michelle, thanks, sure and coming soon to the Morning News.

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Can you tell us about the status of the negotiations? NBC News is streaming free now, welcome back with a new escalation in the war in Ukraine this morning Moscow says Ukraine was behind explosions that rocked two military air bases deep in Russia, according to Russia's Defense Ministry, the explosions were the results of the Ukrainian drone attack that killed three military personnel. For more information, we are joined by NBC News correspondent Ellison Barber and kyiv Elton, good to see you, what else can you tell us about these explosions and their importance? It's in clay, so yeah. From what we understand, we are talking about three different attacks that have been reported inside Russia, two of them attacks on Russian airfields quite deep in Russia, which reportedly took place on the morning of December 5, there was another attack this morning at an oil plant.

Depot in Russia, the two attacks on Russian airfields were significant because they went so deep into Russia that we are talking 300 miles beyond the Ukrainian border with Russia, most of the weapons that the Western allies have provided to Ukraine to date, its medium-range missiles. that they really don't have the ability to go that far the Russian Defense Ministry are saying that Ukrainian forces used Soviet drones to attack these targets Ukraine haven't commented publicly but assuming that they were in fact carried out by Ukraine which seems very This suggests not only a new willingness by Ukrainian forces to take the fight to military bases in Russia, but also suggests that their weapons capacity and ability to use weapons effectively to attack Russia from a distance may be growing, for thethat Ukraine has asked of its Western allies. send more long-range missiles, but so far Western allies, including the United States, have not agreed to do so and have hesitated to do so because they fear that this will bring NATO into this conflict and that the conflict will become even bigger. than it is now, but what this seems to show is that maybe since the Russian Defense Ministry is saying that these were drones that are Soviet-era drones, Ukraine has figured out a way to make things longer on your own.

There is an argument when we talk about this fight as to whether Ukraine can really succeed if they are only able to use most of the weapons they have within their own borders. The argument is that they have to go and take this. fight directly at the source, attack the places where Russia is firing these missiles instead of intercepting them when they are already in the air, outperform, they have asked for those weapons from the West, they have not received them, but what it looks like here is They discovered a way to use some of the weapons that they had in the Soviet era to achieve those goals and from a military point of view and Clay could suggest a change in the way this war is fought.

Allison, you talked about launching missiles. Russia fired a barrage of missiles yesterday at Ukraine, including kyiv, where you are. I know that these attacks affect electricity and water in several regions, causing temperatures to drop below freezing. What is the feeling on the ground? There are people worried about more attacks. Yes, I am referring to the Russian forces. They fired more than 70 missiles according to Ukrainian forces yesterday and yesterday was one of the coldest days of the winter so far, it was reported that around 60 of them were intercepted 10 headed towards the key Nine of those intercepted, but three different regions Odessa key Venice, everyone, according to Local officials there saw that the energy infrastructure was hit by these missile attacks and that sent many people into the darkness.

The power went out. There is no electricity. There is no heat. Difficulty accessing water. When you talk to the Ukrainian people, they are difficult to capture. the layers of emotions that they often feel there is stress there is sadness there is fear there is bravery there is anger there is hope there is a lot there but one thing we see consistently in what we saw in the days leading up to this latest missile attack where communities come together, so It's like a lot of people in places like kyiv are fighting back right now. They will tell you that these missile attacks are not destroying them.

Instead, they are coming together. They are building warming centers so they can take care of each other and their loved ones. neighbors and just put up with this until they hope it's over and they hope it's soon zinc clay, yes, the nuances of war. Alice and Barbara, thanks for covering it for us. Now I turn to an NBC News exclusive. Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least. $20 million in coveted relief funds according to the Secret Service, this would also be the first case of pandemic fraud linked to foreign cybercriminals NBC News just as a Kenyan intelligence correspondent joins us, so Ken, good morning to you, How serious is this fraud? what the Secret Service is talking about, good morning Stephen, well the context here is that there was a massive amount of fraud in the pandemic relief programs, particularly the unemployment programs, up to 400 billion dollars, up to 40 percent of all the money that the federal government gave out in special unemployment benefits was stolen and about half of that, experts tell us, went to foreign criminal groups, so this is a specific subset, it's a small number in the context of 20 million dollars, but it may be just the tip of the iceberg that the Secret Service says was stolen by a particular Chinese hacking group with ties to Chinese intelligence and that's what's really significant here is that it doesn't This was not just an ordinary criminal group, but a hacker group that has been identified by The US government and private experts have participated in attacks backed by the Chinese government before some members of this group have been indicted by the Department of Justice, so these are the A-Team of hackers and are believed to have infiltrated state government systems and stolen. least $20 million and that's really alarming our sources Stephen now Ken, we've been hearing a lot about these coveted aid fraud cases, this is the first time we're hearing that they're linked to a cybercriminal group sponsored by foreign properties that the U.S.

The US has publicly acknowledged anyway. There are other cases that the government may not have informed us about. Our sources are indicating that they may continue investigating. They can not. They don't believe this $20 million case is the only one. One person told us that he believed this Chinese hacker group was probably targeting all 50 states because the sad reality is that it was Easy Pickins. What I mean is that state unemployment systems use outdated computer systems from the 80's. These programs were really designed without security in mind. They wanted to get the money. quickly and they were just looted by all kinds of criminal groups, so it was easy for these sophisticated hackers to steal this money Stephen, yes, we have heard about these thefts that basically occur since the beginning of the distribution of these relief funds , there is something? what the government can do in the future to prevent this same type of fraud.

There is a lot they can do. The Department of Labor's inspector general has been begging for years for states to improve their computer systems, for example, and unfortunately there doesn't seem to be much. political will to do it because it would cost a lot of money again Outdated systems not many fraud controls people who pay close attention to this say the federal government state governments need to do a lot more to make sure this never happens again Stephen certainly a lot of work is ahead do and it has a Kendallian price, thanks now to California, where the famous lawyer Michael Avetti was sentenced yesterday to 14 years in prison for fraud.

Avenetti, known for representing adult entertainment star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against former President Trump, was accused of defrauding four of his clients out of millions of dollars and obstructing IRS efforts to collect taxes from his coffee business. This latest sentence will run consecutively after the five-year prison sentence he is currently serving for two separate convictions here in New York. this morning, growing concerns about the so-called triple endemic, then the new warning about a significant increase in covid RSV and flu cases, plus advice on how to keep your family healthy and have you heard about gentle parenting , the controversial and sometimes confusing?

The trend takes over ticking below on Morning News Now the news is happening now look at what's making headlines around the world for going on air with breaking news this is a significant moment whenever it happens wherever you are NBC News streaming for free now watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts for Dateline premium subscribe now to Apple Podcasts the big variable the storm surge how much water will eventually be pushed inland how many of you were there at the less like 11. Why was it important? for being here thanks Meet the Press Chuck toddcast and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters get it for free wherever you get your podcasts here's what a bigger piece of the puzzle looks and feels like new issues just in out this morning, good evening, we start tonight with breaking news that just arrived.

We begin this hour with the latest developments that will air with some big changes in the Capitol, how much water will ultimately be forced inward whenever it arrives. happening wherever you are NBC News is streaming free now celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, television's longest-running show. Sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for children to understand, which is why we have created a newscast just for them that we hope your family watches. Nightly News Kids Edition watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts for Dateline premium subscribe now to Apple Podcasts, we take another look at the latest on the triple threat affecting hospitals that seems be the recent surge in RSV cases are slowing, but the flu in coveted cases is still on the rise and that's as new CDC numbers show flu hospitalizations reaching record levels while the daily average of coveted cases is increasing.

NBC News correspondent Perry Russum joins us now to learn more about Perry. Good morning, so CDC numbers show that flu cases increased during Thanksgiving week. What's driving this surge in cases is the nature of all the gatherings we see during the holidays, and are doctors worried that the surge will continue as people prepare for other holidays like Hanukkah Christmas and remember? New Year's Eve is also approaching, it's really the first time since the pandemic began that we're going to have strangers celebrating inside in large numbers. Look, the CDC says the flu is simply starting much earlier than they expected and in terms of hospitalizations.

For flu this time of year we are seeing numbers we haven't seen in a decade and the main question being asked now is does this mean the flu season will wax and wane sooner or are we going to see a prolonged season in terms of rates? of vaccination for some of those most at risk, the elderly and children, the CDC says vaccination rates are lower compared to last year and we asked a doctor here in Chicago what can be done, it's never too late to get vaccinated. um, you know, for the flu, even if you just had the flu last week, there are actually four strains of flu that are covered by the vaccine. uh, influenza A is what's available right now.

I expect influenza B to arrive later in the year, which is like Usually, it's still absolutely valuable to get the vaccine and also covet the boosters, and some good news from the CDC in terms of the flu vaccine sees the This year's vaccine is working well with the current strains circulating, so Perry we know. Hospitals across the country are already stretched thin due to RSV in Covid and yesterday the CDC released figures showing that average daily Covid hospital admissions have increased about 18 percent over the past two weeks, so what What effect will the increase in greed and flu have on those?

Hospitals are already under pressure today, we are seeing some of the effects starting today in Indiana. Some hospitals in Indiana due to the flu are restricting visitors so only immediate family can visit two at a time under 18 and they have to wear masks at all times so we are already seeing this happen here in the Midwest and Perry, you mentioned it well, inevitably people will gather around the holidays, that's what this time is about, so what can people do to stay safe this holiday season and stay out of the hospital? I see you're in front of a hospital right now, so yesterday we asked Dr.

Bartlett this question and she says, look, Covid, the flu, RSV, these are things we're just going to have to live with, but She says, wash your hands, make sure you're visiting people you know or family, if you can visit outside, and like she told us, make sure you get vaccinated. important message, Perry, thank you. Okay, now it's time for our weekly mental health check-in. New research shows Covid could be altering the structure of teenagers' brains We have more on what you need to know Plus, we look at a new style of parenting that's taking over social media called gentle parenting Sounds good, we've questions about that we will ask award-winning psychotherapist and reporter Dr.

Robbie Ludwig thank you very much for being with us this morning thank you for having me we wanted to ask about that study on the effects of greed on adolescent brains, so how could this change the structure and how could it affect mental health? The study that looked at was how stress impacts the brain and what they found was that it seemed to age the brain, which is not good, so for those who think it's just stress, it's all in your head, now we can see that there is Physiological changes and those changes lead to mood problems, so it's a really powerful study and I think it helps people realize that it's not just your emotions.or it's all in your head which is quite dangerous and let's talk about something I've been doing.

I've seen a lot on Tick Tock, which is being a kind parent. A lot of the new parents in my life were talking about it, what the benefits are, what exactly it is, and what do you think of it as a form of discipline or maybe a lack of discipline. I think the word gentle confuses everyone because we think of being permissive and it's not about that, it's about connecting with your child and having appropriate expectations and setting limits based on that, so studies show that if you are shaming at your child or yelling at your child which basically makes him anxious with low self-esteem, can lead to substance abuse disorders, so this is a different way to connect with your child so that his psyche is intact and he feels understood, yes , remembering that he also has agency, yes. that's right it's more than just gentleness it sounds like yes I think the word I like the idea of ​​thoughtful parenting because it's really about thinking about what your child needs, not being too reactive and being proactive in your approach when it's possible and finally what Dr. talks about.

During the holidays that are here, we see warnings about romanticizing the holidays, which I guess happens all the time we watch these TV movies, they make everything seem amazing and unbelievable. Are there any risks associated with that for us and also for the people we're with? push, yeah, I think a lot of people have this script in their head and then there's the reality that it never matches the script and if you're not aware of that, it could lead to more depression because you're waiting for something that might not happen. So if you are a person who has high expectations, try to remember that reality is different and take care of yourself by connecting with those you love, making sure you exercise and eat well, managing your money and connecting with people so that not only if that is the case during the holidays and remembering the holidays affects everyone differently right, that's right, that's exactly right, something for everyone there, great advice, Dr.

Robbie Ludwig, thank you very much, thank you, thank you and moving on from the problems social to side hustles, young people. They're turning to Instagram for more than just filters. When we return, we'll take a closer look at what gen zirs care about most on social media and what trends to watch out for in the coming year. This is Morning News. Now the news is. is happening now look at what's making headlines around the world for going on the air with breaking news this is a significant moment whenever it happens wherever you are NBC News streaming free now celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press the show longest running TV news is happening now look at what's making headlines around the world by going on air with breaking news, this is a major moment when it happens, wherever you are.

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Thank you both so much for being here. I'm so glad we're having this conversation, so I want to start with you, Deandre first. Overall, we're seeing more and more teens using Instagram to make cash. How effective is that? Yes Yes. Honestly, I think it's very effective and I can even speak from my personal opinion and perspective as a content creator and as Someone who was working well in Corporate America and just doing both and having these two side jobs at the same time and now we see that the 64 percent of people aren't trying to turn their passion projects into careers, so I think that's going to be a big trend, especially among Gen Z within 2020 30.

And Deja, let's bring you here and talk a little bit about activism on Instagram. Many younger people are using the platform to talk about social issues. What are we seeing there? we expect it in the next year, yes, that's right, I mean, when only 30 percent of generation Z is of voting age, we vote with our money, with the brands that we buy correctly, we vote with our followers, the people who They follow us and amplify us every day, we are setting the online narrative correctly and it is influencing our elections and our politics. You know, I was on the ground in Georgia, creating videos with my friends while we were ticking, normalizing, going out to vote and taking that.

Next action step and I know something and first of all, I love that you use tick as a verb that you tend not to think about: in personal finance and financial literacy. What are we seeing there? I want to ask you about the corporate bad, yeah, yeah. Yeah, sure, so just provide some stats. 85 people plan to use these platforms and earn another form of income over the next year and we're seeing that come directly from the cut report and we're seeing that. one of those, when we do this, when we make money on social media and the way we do it, you know, by doing this, by creating content and just putting ourselves out there, you know, and I think it's important. especially the generation Z that we are now entering, we are starting our lives, we are starting our careers and one of those ways now is that we are starting to think well, now we have to be financially literate and not just set ourselves up. successfully in our careers, but we have also prepared ourselves financially successfully, really amazing, very smart and forward-thinking.

I was wondering about the cheating we've seen on social media. Previous generations have definitely fallen for them. I'm Gen Z, trying. Avoid them, how do they do that? How do they expand their circles in a positive way? Yeah, I mean, I also want to talk about what you were saying about Gen Z, who is also building their authenticity and their authority online. I think Instagram is really the place to do it right is this place where you build a deep community, people interact with you, they can message you and we have never seen in the scope of human history a time where anyone anywhere can connect in a moment, that's an epic change and it's the superpower of generation Z and we are using these platforms like Instagram to build communities around us of communities of care that help us not only feel good personally but also succeed professional.

I've gotten some of my best opportunities from people. who I met online, who you know, I didn't grow up in a household where my dad was going to get me an internship or my cousin was going to turn to me. I was able to create those connections on platforms like social media and build those relationships and then, you know, mobilize those personal relationships to really create professional opportunities and social mobility for myself and the people around me. I love that I look so much. I think about the negative aspects of social media, it's very refreshing to hear such a positive view. of this is 100 refreshing and I wanted to ask because I know we said 2023 may be the year of the side hustle, so corporate body, is that true?

Also, I work at Corporate America and I also create content, and that was my side job. We see a lot of other young people of the generation doing the same thing, so we're definitely looking forward to those 2023 side jobs and I think there will be a lot of new content to come. we'll also be keeping an eye on your ticking and your reels DeAndre Brown uh and Deja Fox thank you very much, thank you for inviting us all more financial headlines now one of the big names in technology in investing in more manufacturers in the US right CNBC Silvana now joins us to talk about this good morning sylvana zinclair good morning Stephen good morning to you too the world's largest chipmaker, Taiwan Semiconductor, announces today that it is haggling over its investment in the United States, the company promises to spend $40 billion on two new manufacturing centers in Phoenix, with the first of those facilities scheduled to open next December.

President Biden will attend an event in Phoenix today with Taiwanese founder Apple CEO Tim Cook and the head of other chipmakers to mark the occasion. is a key supplier of iPhone chips PepsiCo is laying off hundreds of workers in its snack and beverage divisions The Wall Street Journal says the cuts will be biggest at the New York state-based beverage unit's snack division company in Chicago and Texas has already cut jobs through a voluntary retirement program and a memo sent to staff PepsiCo says the layoffs are aimed at streamlining and making its operations more efficient in October PepsiCo said it was Cutting costs amid worsening economic conditions Microsoft is raising prices for new video games for Xbox Starting next year, the company will charge $69.99 for new first-party and next-gen games, such as Star Field and Forza Motorsport.

Previously, those games cost about ten dollars less. The move comes after roughly two decades without price increases on major games. Guys editors, so add it to the list of things that have gone up in price, it's a long list, oh yes, Silvana, thank you very much, you got it right. Now we go to a revolutionary new art exhibition in Brooklyn that celebrates the lives of those who died. as a result of police violence, that's right, NBC News Washington correspondent Yamiche Alcindor has that story, it's a space that celebrates birthdays that never were Brooklyn Art Exhibit 1-800 Happy Birthday Centered on People Killed After of encounters with the police for each of the 12 celebrants as they call them here is a telephone booth with details about their lives and the voices of their loved ones there is Oscar Grant Eric Garner Sandra Bland hello sister I just want to say happy 35th birthday to you Heavenly in Tony Robinson's phone booth is his grandmother singing happy birthday to happy birthday to you his aunt Lolo says Robinson who was murdered by police in Wisconsin at age 19 loves celebrating his big day he liked to have fun he would always be the one to us would keep us together and bring us together his family appreciates seeing his legacy live here it is powerful, they have created a real space for us where we are not reduced to these hashtags.

The artistic director of the exhibition says that is the goal, the idea is to change the lens and bring light to these people as individuals and not as headlines. and to get a sense of who they were as people, not just victims, visitors who come can also leave their own messages. Happy birthday Sandra, I'm sorry I have to leave these types of voicemails in these types of circumstances. An experience with a lasting impact. The exhibition for me. I mean, it really brings it home, it brings home what it brings home the horror, the absolute horror of young black men, basically, in my opinion, getting shot every day.

I'm weak. Personal items are also displayed. These are the clothes they wore, their shirts, their shoes. your favorite items an exhibit to celebrate lives and not mourn their deaths Yami will send NBC News Brooklyn very important topic thanks to Yamisha for that well this morning some think it's cool others say it's pretty creepy the following here on the morning news Now we will talk about a new type of chat that has people divided, we will come back infollowed NBC News streaming for free now Meet the Press Chuck toddcast and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters get it for free wherever you get your podcasts stay on top of the breaking news and the biggest stories of the day with the news NBC daily.

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We hope your family checks out the Nightly News Kids edition. Sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for children to understand, so we have created a newscast just for them. We hope your family. I'll watch the Nightly News Kids edition, welcome back, a new online chatbot is making waves on social media for its accurate and also painfully honest answers. It's called GPT chat, which stands for Generative Pre-Trained Transformer and is completely powered by artificial intelligence. language joins us now to talk about this is NBC News Youth and Internet Culture Reporters Calendar rosenblack Good to see you Calen, so most of us have used chat Bots for things like customer service questions, it can be a Bit frustrating, so what makes this one different?

The chatbot is really unique in that you can use sort of natural language to ask it a question, so you're asking this. You know how I code a website, but can you describe it to me as a valley girl and you don't have to use this really artificial language, it's really fun because you can ask it to do things like, um, explain to me something like Snoop Dogg's lyrics or in a limerick and understands what you're saying and will respond with these very natural language responses, so it takes that kind of artificial nature of AI out of the equation, it makes it almost like you're talking to a person, which when you're talking with a chatbot by In a company it can be a little frustrating when you feel like you are not receiving a response from a human being.

This type of sound sounds like you are talking to a person. Wow, I think I'm conveying the creepy side of all this. So what are some of the consequences, although the risks of people not realizing talking to this new chatbot? Some of the concerns about this chatbot being so smart and being able to ask you any question is: what if someone, a bad actor, asks you a question? question for something like um, how can I build a device for a nefarious purpose? How can I, um, you know, potentially build a homemade explosive device? And some researchers have tried what I'm told is a fairly common test, which is it?

I asked him how to build a Molotov cocktail, now they had to get around some content sensors and they were able to do it and they got the robot to explain how to build a Molotov cocktail, apparently another one of these tests is um. how to connect a car, these are some tests that researchers and programmers use to see, for example, where is the robot, where is the content filter and openai, who creates the GPT chat, eh, you have said that you know not yet it is perfect. There will be some issues and they are still working out the bugs, so hopefully it will just be a temporary problem, but it is one that is really worrying some researchers, programs and calendars.

When we talk about technology, sometimes we talk. in the context of replacing people, other companies will try to duplicate the capabilities of the chat bot almost to put us out of work someday briefly here in this, well, I think you know people are already saying that GPT chat is the new Google, so I think some people who run search engines or who have built search engines may be considering this as a future. I mean, some people have said that you've reached your path, that you've reached the home pages of your iPhone, where they are. You're already using it as your search engine, so I think we could see this technology appearing in search engines in the future.

Well, time will tell, hopefully they won't. I know they've talked about AI replacing us, actually Acres, yes, that was a story in the past, but I hope that doesn't happen gal rosenblatt thank you very much and that will be enough for this morning news hour now, but the news continues right now good morning I'm Moi's zinc class and I'm Stephen Romo Joe and Savannah are free this morning right now on Morning News Now part two election day today voters in Georgia are casting their votes again, this time for the critical Senate race tiebreaker between incumbent Democratic Sen.

Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker Georgia is better than Herschel Walker, period, we need, we need to invite people to convert, we We'll show the final pitches from both candidates plus the latest polls that show how close this race could be in the fight against the flu. The United States is now seeing its worst flu outbreak in more than a decade, the new Spike likely fueled by Thanksgiving and recent travel will show you what makes this year's strain different and what you can do to treat of staying healthy also this morning remembering Kirsty Alley, the actress known for her role in the comedy Cheers and more has died after a battle with cancer how the world is honoring her life on and off the big screen this morning, plus to lend a hand from war to natural disasters and inflation.

Millions have needed help and people around the world are stepping forward. Show you the top causes and fundraisers people supported in 2022. A lot happened this morning. It's great to be with you Zen clay. It's great to be with you and it's always good to know that there are people who give so much back. I love optimism. positivity continues and we are again this morning in Georgia where the polls are now open in the state Senate runoff and we are all watching how voters are casting their ballots today in the race between Democratic incumbent Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, our boss.

White House Correspondent Peter Alexander joins us from Atlanta with the latest on the candidates' closing arguments. Good day for you. It's a rainy day as they begin this Election Day here in Georgia and interest in this runoff election remains extremely high with early voting. A record has already been set: more than 1.8 million people voted for Raphael Warnock. This is his fourth election in just two years and it has some serious implications. What's happening here is the difference between a 50-50 Democratic majority in the Senate. divided this morning it's election day in Georgia again. I'm ready to keep pushing for democracy, so it's time for us to stand up, but stay united, both Democratic Senator Rafael Warnock, who won a runoff in 2021, and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, who is campaigning for votes last-minute race in a race that will determine whether Democrats can build on their narrow Senate majority and gain a 51st seat.

Democrats have already secured a majority in the Senate. Why does a 51st seat matter here? It's about who will go. to represent 11 million people for six years Georgia is better than Herschel Walker, while Warnock criticized Walker for lacking the competence and character to serve. The Walkers criticized Warnock for voting with President Biden 96 percent of the time arguing that every seat matters in a closely divided one-fifth Congress and the fifth Senate is better than a 5149 Senate because we can still keep Joe Biden in checkYa It is one of the most expensive Senate elections of all time, with more than $400 million spent in just the last four weeks.

Warnock and Democrats have bombarded Walker on the airwaves, outspending the former football star and his Republican allies by a margin of more than two to one. It comes as Walker has faced numerous scandals, including accusations that he urged two ex-girlfriends to have abortions, which he has vehemently denied, and a new domestic abuse allegation from 2005. His campaign has not responded to requests for comment. comments. We meet Republican Judy Sartin, a lawyer, and Mom says she'll vote for Walker. I think people need to get rid of the emotion and think about how Herschel is going to vote and I think we can count on him to vote conservative.

Warnock expects a strong turnout among other young people. voters like college student Camille filter their views what to say um Health care is the most important thing at stake immigration laws just basic human rights since President Biden hasn't been to Georgia in months he's been raising remote money to help Raphael Warnock's campaign and former President Trump, who helped propel Herschel Walker to the Republican nomination, have stayed away from this state in recent weeks, but last night hosted a virtual rally for the former star of football. Peter, thank you very much for more information on this. at NBC News, a senior political editor, Mark Murray, so, Mark, good morning, let's talk a little bit about the state of this race.

It's been very close, but we've seen record turnout in early voting, does that mean Senator Warnock can be considered? The front-runner here, Senator Warnock, comes from some positions of strength, Stephen, including those early voting numbers and the fact that Warnock is outstripping Walker and the Republicans on the airwaves by more than a two-to-one margin, and The general situation is correct. Now it looks like Herschel Walker needs a really strong turnout on Election Day in order to win, uh Warnock. However, it is important to know that we have seen so many surprises in our politics since Donald Trump's victory in 2016 or even the most recent midterm results in the November 22 elections, so it is important to note that, Although you may think that one candidate or one party has the advantage, we have been Thrones for some surprises in politics, absolutely nothing is promised.

Any candidate and I know former President Trump held a rally last night, but it was widely noted that he was on the phone and that President Biden has not set foot in Georgia. We heard Peter talk about it, so why are they the essential standard bearers of his party? and the likely presidential candidates in 2024 will not campaign more intensely for what appears to be a momentous race, yes, underscoring their own unpopularity. Our most recent NBC News poll ended up finding that both President Biden and former President Donald Trump were dipping their toes with voters when asked what to do. you have positive or negative feelings about them, although it's worth noting that Trump's numbers were worse than President Biden's, eh, and although the results of the midterm elections were quite positive for the Democrats, they did better than the expected.

President Biden's approval rating in the national exit poll was still around. 44 percent and that's one of the reasons you saw former President Barack Obama and not current President Joe Biden campaign in Georgia last week and it's also why you actually saw former President Donald Trump distance with Herschel Walker even though it was Trump who actually ended up making Herschel Walker the Republican nominee in this Senate race. There are a lot of fascinating dynamics and this isn't even about the balance of power in this Senate like it was in 2020. Democrats will be in control of that. camera, so why be on the borders of Georgia?

Does the nation give so much importance to this race? Yes, a couple of big reasons, one of which gives Democrats more breathing room. Remember in this 50 50 Senate where Joe Manchin or Kirsten Cinema can also become power brokers. you know that when you end up having one more senator you can afford to lose a Joe Manchin, you can afford to lose a Kirsten Cinema or anyone elseit just gives you a little more breathing room, but the other reason this matters is that when you have In the Senate 50 50 there was a power-sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans on how to set up the committees and that really made it work .

The committee membership was even the Democrats have a majority of 5,149, they will have a majority on these committees, which might matter, right? Mark Murray Thank you very much for that great moment and now to North Carolina where authorities are looking for a motive and a suspect or suspects and what they say was an attack targeting two power plants. Thousands of people remain under a state of emergency this morning, preparing for the cold. weather without power NBC News correspondent Blaine Alexander joins us now for Moore County, North Carolina with the latest Lane, good morning, we're going to Sinclair, good morning to you, over 30,000 people this tomorrow they are waking up once again without power, there are some places, uh crucial places like the sheriff's station that are running on backup generator power, but even with crews working 24 hours a day, this is a slow and painstaking process.

In fact, a spokesperson tells me that some of the damage was so extensive that some of the parts have to be completely replaced, that means shipping them out and that takes several days, as we are seeing now, while all of this is happening while the authorities are still trying to find out who is responsible, thanks after more than 48 hours in freezing temperatures and pitch black nights. We don't have heating, we don't have cooking facilities, we do, how do you manage? Just this morning, more than 30,000 North Carolina residents are bracing for their third straight day in the dark after officials say at least one gunman was separated from a pair. of the electrical substation on Saturday night and opened fire causing extensive damage and a widespread blackout.

What happened here Saturday night was a criminal attack and federal, state and local authorities are actively working to bring those responsible to justice. Officials say nothing is known so far. possibly looking for someone who was an employee, we are looking at all aspects, this was not a random act, it was something that was attacked this morning. Duke Energy, which manages the substation, says they will take a closer look at security measures after the breach, but I wouldn't say if surveillance cameras may have captured those responsible, how could they access these areas so easily? Well, you know, we maintain hundreds of thousands of miles of airline equipment that's all over the place, it's impossible to protect everything from any kind of interaction that we have.

We have robust security measures in place this morning, the county remains under a state of emergency with a 9 p.m. curfew. Until power is restored, the Red Cross has opened a 24-hour shelter for those struggling to stay warm and most affected customers are likely to remain in the dark until Thursday. This grocery store is one of the few with electricity. It is a rare refuge. It's cold and I come here a couple of times today to buy hot food and keep warm. Yes, it just doesn't affect any person. It affects the entire community literally and the sheriff tells me that among his biggest concerns are traffic accidents.

He says that there have already been several accidents because the power went out and some people come through town and don't even know that they are experiencing power outages. , so just speed up at those intersections, he says that's one of the reasons why this curfew is so crucial and it will go into effect again tonight at 9 p.m. m. Sinclair, thank you very much Blaine Alexander, thank you anyway, moving now to the rise in flu cases, CDC report showing flu numbers are increasing across the country along with an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. The recent spike has caused concern among health officials, who say it is early in the season for this burst of activity.

NBC News correspondent Sam Brock joins us now from Miami with more in this good morning Sam Steven good morning look the early signs are not good you talk about a spike in hospitalizations that we just saw over Thanksgiving week the highest level of flu hospitalizations in over a decade now Stephen in terms of overall numbers here in Florida are elevated, they haven't seen it yet here in South Florida with Jackson Health, but they are coordinating closely with local hospitals to keep an eye on things, meanwhile, as far as these numbers go, they are certainly in Port 10 for a big spike in cases this winter this morning doctors across the country are gearing up for a big fight against the flu, Not many healthy young people feel as bad as they have ever felt in California, one of the most affected states, Dr.

Andrew Eads says his ER is feeling the crisis, we are already at mid-January levels, already You know, it's interesting and a little scary to see where this goes from here, it's a scene that's playing out from coast to coast with almost every state seeing high or very high flu activity ahead of schedule. I'm very concerned because, uh, I myself have a compromised immune system, according to the CDC during Thanksgiving week, outpatient visits for flu-like illnesses tripled the national baseline and hospitalizations nearly doubled over the previous week since flu season began. The agency estimates that 4,500 people have died, including 14 children, a figure that is already close to the total number of deaths during last year's entire flu season in Dallas Fort Worth p children's hospitals are close to capacity doctors say the Your best line of defense is to get a flu vaccine.

I need to be protected and I believe in vaccines, although some blame vaccine fatigue for their inaction so far. I haven't had a flu shot since I was a kid and the last shot I got was the Covid vaccine and making an appointment for that. It was a pain to walk in and wait. Experts worry about high-risk populations, such as older Americans and pregnant women, in worn-out settings with a lot of close contact, such as daycare classrooms and college dormitories, which may be environments for super-spreaders. Michael Allegrini just came down with a bad case of the flu after recently attending a wedding, as he had just had covid a few weeks before, I felt completely safe and my guards were completely down.

Doctors recommend considering pandemic precautions, such as wearing masks, and remind people that a little vigilance could go a long way toward ensuring a healthy life. holiday season and Stephen to answer a question, no doubt many people are wondering if it's too late to get a flu shot, even if you've already had the flu this season, you can get it again, it could be worse the second time, so keep it in mind account. Note that this is a recent survey that found that about 4 in 10 Americans say they will not get a flu vaccine. Wow, good reminder Sam, thanks and sad news from the world of entertainment.

We found out overnight that actress Kirsty Alley passed away. Yes. The Emmy Award winner who starred on both the big and small screen died after a battle with cancer. NBC News correspondent Ann Thompson joins us now with a look back at her life. Many people were surprised by this news. It was absolutely stunning. She was only 71 years old. and it was her children, Kirsty Alley's children, who first tweeted the news last night that her mother had died due to a brief bout with cancer. She leaves behind a legacy of laughter and many unforgettable television moments. Hello, greetings, this is how most of America met Kirsty Alley. name as a member of NBC's hit 80's sitcom, greetings, I hope you learned from my example.

I'm going to show you how a really nice winner behaves. Rebecca Howe's trail would earn her the first of two Emmy Awards and a place on the cultural scene. this morning her former co-star Ted Danson remembering this episode Rebecca, Will You Ever Marry Me? I don't know what's going on, he said he saw it yesterday before hearing the news. She made me laugh 30 years ago when she filmed that scene and today she made me laugh just as hard. I am very sad and very grateful for all the time she made me laugh. Ali took advantage of those Talent movies in Look Who's Talking with John Travolta.

Travolta wrote a tribute to his dear friend last night. Kirsty was one of the most special relationships I've ever had. I know we'll meet again in a prolific career that lasted 30 years. Ali played a Vulcan savic in Star Trek. I'm aware of my responsibilities. Lord of a romance expert in The Closet. Veronica I just hate watching Myself on TV, no you don't know, yeah. I know in recent years she kept fans on their toes with appearances on Dancing With the Stars and The Masked Singer and even earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.

Ali was famously open about her struggles with weight she lost I think. that I lost 50 pounds in 44 weeks we will remember that Ali spent several birthdays with us today. I have my birthday coming up and of course I guess I can collect Social Security. You look amazing, yes. Do it and I love that you say I'm 66 years old. I'm glad to be alive exactly and, although fans remember her as a comedy icon, her children say she is best remembered as a loving mother and grandmother, this is one of the best. things that have happened to me in my life to be a grandmother this morning there has been an outpouring of support on social media from fellow actors and fans alike, including co-star Kelsey Grammer, who told Variety that I always believed that the pain of a public figure is a private matter.

It doesn't matter, but I will say that she loved her and also a lot of people watch applause and look who's talking on all those shows. I'm touched by the tribute and Thompson, thank you. Well, now let's check our weather this morning. Meteorologist Michelle Grossman joins us. now with more information on today's forecast, good morning Michelle, good morning guys and you will need the umbrella in most of the East that the nation has because we areLooking at the heavy rain falling in some places, more moderate, some light rain and in Others, there will be rounds of rain throughout this Tuesday and continuing into Wednesday as well, so that's the first big weather story of the day. very warm air also in the east, in the eastern half of the nation, with warm temperatures on the Gulf Coast 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year, in contrast, it is cold in the northern plains , temperatures 15 to 30 degrees below normal, it's going to feel like 35 below zero as we move through the night tonight into Wednesday, so the arctic cold in place is enough to produce some snow.

We will have some snow in the northern plains and also in the Rocky Mountains, so those are the two big weather stories. Tomorrow we'll have more rain from New England into the northeast and mid-Atlantic parts of the Tennessee Valley once again and then heavy rain across the Central Plain as well, so we'll see the heavy rain access move a little further into the center . On the plains it is still snowing in the Rocky Mountains, we could see up to a foot in the next few days and some snow will also fall in parts of the upper Midwest.

This is what is seen on satellite and radar. You can see the color green appears, that's where we are. We are seeing some light rain falling and we are also seeing some brighter colors, we will see pockets of heavier rain and we could see some flash flooding in parts of the Tennessee Valley, the Lower Mississippi Valley into the southern Appalachians, so for today the rain is expanding to From the northeast into the New England area we could also see some snow in northern New England and then tomorrow another cloudy and wet day in the northeast, that front is moving so slowly it will bring rounds of showers and also the possibility of some thunderstorms.

So for tomorrow we will have more rain and you may even see some pinks and blues showing up in your future broadcast, indicating where some wintry weather could fall. Locally we see three to five inches of rain, which is already a lot of rain in some wet terrain. That's why we're concerned about the potential for flash flooding and primarily that would be in the Tennessee Valley and also parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley. Again, guys, we will definitely be packing our umbrellas wherever we are in the country. Michelle, thank you. Thank you very much, well, coming soon to Morning News.

Now, another royal visit, this time from Prince Harry and Megan, we have more information about their visit to New York City today and thebacklash they are facing for their new documentary that will air on the next broadcast. m Halle, it's good to be with you tonight, there's another legal filing today and I want to get some of the bad stuff out of the way, let's get to the point where they started voting on the entire bill, if you're like Kelly, stop talking in Washington. This bill would basically provide health care to veterans who have been exposed to these toxic chemicals because Scott, I'm trying to make this as non-DC as possible.

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An awards ceremony tonight here in New York City. The six-part Netflix series and The Memoirs of Prince Harry are set to be released in January, so fans and critics alike are clamoring as the palace no doubt prepares for what's to come, it's really hard to look back now and think what the hell happened. a new trailer taking direct aim at the palace and the media, there's a family hierarchy, you know it's leaking, but the first episodes of Stories are also being planted in the six-part Netflix series. Harry and Megan launch on Thursday, it is a dirty game that offers women to marry this institution, there is Feeding Frenzy.

I realized that they will never protect you and it seems that Prince Harry does not mince his words, no one knows the whole truth, we know the whole truth, but before anyone has seen it, the royal couple is already under fire in the trailer. A photo is used to suggest an invasion of his privacy, but a journalist covering the Royals says he was there and it was actually taken with the couple's permission on an official trip to South Africa. Does it make more sense to hear our story from us? The trailer released last week used this image of a crowd of photographers, apparently an archive photo taken in 2011 at the premiere of a Harry Potter movie, before Harry and Megan met.

It's standard procedure to use stock footage to illustrate certain things, but hopefully in the actual episodes of uh they will be used in the correct context; otherwise it unfortunately discredits the program The Wider, just days after the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the US for the first time in eight years, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be honored tonight. in New York City by Robert F. Kennedy human rights receive the Ripple of Hope Award for their work in racial justice and other social causes for Harry and Megan. The praise comes with recriminations as critics accused the couple of demanding privacy while also voluntarily putting their lives on public display.

NBC has contacted Netflix but is not commenting on the record. Tonight there will be a star-studded gala with awards as well. Ukrainian President Vlodimir Zielinski and the late basketball player Bill Russell. The event will be presented by Alec Baldwin's boys. It's going to be his first public appearance since that fatal shooting on the set of Rust, so there's a lot going on tonight, no joke, he's a talker, actually, yeah, okay Stephanie, thank you very much, nothing, thanks and now to England and the mystery of an American warship missing since World War I on this day in 1917, the USS Jacob Jones became the first major US Navy ship sunk during the war, but For more than a century the ship was lost at sea NBC News 4 and correspondent Ralph Sanchez joins us now from Brookwood American Cemetery in England.

Good morning RAF Sinclair. Good morning. 105 years ago today, the USS Jacob Jones set sail for what should have been a quick voyage from France to Ireland, but its journey was never interrupted by a German Torpedo and so each year this anniversary comes and goes, but the ship itself was missing until now What are the Shadows of the Atlantic Ocean? The shape of a bell appears and then, little by little, a ghostly outline of the remains of the long-lost ship is drawn. USS Jacob Jones sunk by a German submarine on December 6, 1917, the once proud American destroyer torpedoed eight months after the United States entered the World War one of the 110 men of the 64 crew died during more than a century the ship It was lost in the deep sea until it was discovered this summer by a team of British volunteer divers known as Dark Star - yes, it's fair to call them Navy history enthusiasts.

History of the Navy. Nets determined to solve a 105-year-old mystery. We were looking for a needle in a haystack. We had three. Positions that we could plot on a graph and from there we could identify our search area. The team headed 60 miles off the British coast following clues an American historian discovered in the German submarine commander's diary, so you're on the surface, you know? There's something down there, yes, but you don't know what it is, we go over it in the boat and we can see the bottom of the sea, it's flat, then there's a little bump and then almost 400 feet below the surface, there was the Guns torpedo. take out the ship's bell, which was just an incredible sight to see it lying there and you could see Jacob Jones' name on the side of the bell, which was just the icing on the cake and in terms of what I actually saw down there What stays with you is simply the wonderful nature that was descending upon the USS Jacob Jones that had not been seen for 105 years the captain of the Jacob Jones left a detailed account of his ship's last moments I ran across the deck and ordered all the that I saw them jump overboard, he wrote, while the bodies of the sailors will never be recovered.

His sacrifice is commemorated in this American military cemetery on the outskirts of London, including Lieutenant Stanton Kalk, 23, who gave his own life trying to save his men. We never take it. Of course we are diving into war graves where sailors have sometimes died for Freedom, an American warship and its crew are missing but no longer lost and the US Navy tells NBC News they are not They plan to bring back artifacts from the Jacob Jones because they believe it would destroy an official American military war grave like the ones here and will now include the underwater site as the final resting place for dozens of important Sinclair American sailors who can have their many RAF moments. more thanks International Headlines landslide now has occurred killing dozens of people in Colombia NBC News foreign correspondent Claudio Lavaga joins us now from Rome with more good morning Claudia, good morning guys, yes, that landslide Dirt fell down a hill in western Colombia on Sunday morning after heavy rain, burying several vehicles in rocks and mud.

As a bus full of passengers passed between them, the president of Colombia said that at least three children were among the dozens of people who died. We are going to Indonesia where sexual relations outside of marriage will become a crime punishable by up to a year in prison. The measure is part of a new penal code approved by the country's Parliament that is expected to come into force within three years. The changes that also include the prohibition of insulting the president will apply to both Indonesians and foreigners and let's go to Qatar, where in addition to the soccer world cup, another competition that has caught the attention of the world is the camel beauty contest. this is a serious competition a doctor makes sure that the animals do not use fillers or buttocks to make them more beautiful in the end Nazar a beautiful female camel with long eyelashes and delicious mile 1D well, fifty thousand dollars, first prize guys, another reason not to applying Botox to your camels, oh, it's beautiful.

I didn't think I'd hear the word Botox and camel in the same sentence this morning, but Claudia, you keep us on our toes yeah, thank you for that Claudia, you never know what's going to happen to you, we appreciate it, thank you and it comes another good reason to cut back on your food. I don't know about this one. I don't like it, get up next. You'll learn more about how processed foods could play a role in increasing health risks, including dementia. You're watching Morning News. Now the news is happening. See what's making headlines around the world when breaking news hits the airwaves. important moment every time it happens wherever you are NBC News streams free now for Dateline premium subscribe now to Apple Podcasts Mr.

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Kavita Patel, nbcnews medical contributor. Dr. Patel, good morning, so how worried should we be? How high a correlation did the researchers find between people who ate? processed foods and then showed signs of cognitive decline and how long exactly they were observed, yes exactly Stephen, this study even made me open my refrigerator last night and re-evaluate what we put in it because let me tell you this. was a study done in Brazil, it's one of the largest of its kind, so it's interesting and, as you point out, it includes correlation, which means we don't know that eating ultra-processed foods, like hamburgers, donuts, processed pasta, causes dementia, but in a study of more than 10,000 Brazilians studied over 10 years with a fairly even split between men and women of different ages, they found that people who consumed 20 percent or more of their calories from these ultra-processed foods in actually had a significant rate of decline in executive function.

What does that mean? That is our highest level of ability to process things, remember information and make decisions. This was significant enough that this study in the Journal of the American Medical Association neurology actually pointed out that Americans and here's the good thing. Americans estimate that 48 of our diet is ultra-processed, so think about it, that adds up to just years of a decline in cognitive function that should give us all pause. Some big numbers are a little scary, yeah, we're showing the video of a pizza and cookies and I'm. Starving, this is a bad combination Dr.

Patel, I'm surprised we mentioned some types of processed foods, are there other foods that people want to avoid that may be linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline? Yeah, you know, Stephen, this is the hardest thing, especially when you're busy and you're shopping and you're trying to think about it when you're in the supermarket, if you look at the ingredients and they're not ingredients, you recognize that they're chemicals, things that are Know non-Whole Foods related words that you can recognize that should be a red flag that means it's processed and then a lot of our common snacks, anything that's been manufactured that has to sit on a shelf and stay stable for a while.

Long time Stephen, that's another Bell alarm and as you point out it's all the things that we love during the holidays and I love even sending lunches to my kids because it's convenient but really the best thing to do is do it naturally. Think whole grains. Think about things you make at home that aren't easy for the average American to make. If you think about it, on average an American will consume at least one meal a day that is processed, so this is a reminder for all of us. To overthink it, go back to the basic things you have to make at home or that you know someone has made and can identify the ingredients.

Yeah, I mean, even diets. I don't eat meat, but I know a lot of meat. The alternatives can also be ultra-processed, so it is correct to take them into account, that's right, doctor. I know this study also found that people who had high-quality diets reduced the effects of processed foods, so what are some high-quality foods that you recommend? We eat to stay. healthy or maybe to compensate for some of those previous habits, yes, I look again. I'm going out. I have a shopping list for myself, so okay, fruits and vegetables again, any fruits and vegetables that you can get at a local grocery store.

At the farmers market, you can even get some boxes that are cheaper and can be delivered to your house that use some of those leftover fruits that people don't like because they have a little Mark on them, but they are perfectly good fruits , vegetables, grains. when we think of whole grains, it's an intact whole grain, it usually means like whole wheat, quinoa, oats, all of those things can be incredibly healthy and as you point out, zinclin can actually reverse not only cognitive decline but also improve our memory and superior function. what we all want as we get older and remember start early this is even a proven diet and kids can have a lasting effect so try to make a substitute with a healthy swap don't think about it too much you like macaroni, There are recipes for whole wheat macaroni where you can substitute them and add crushed spaghetti squash, it looks orange, so think about healthy changes: fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

I'll do it today, guys. I was going to say that it looks like everyone watching needs to have a very healthy breakfast this morning. I love it, Dr. Kavita Patel, thank you very much. A mass evacuation is underway on Indonesia's most densely populated island after a volcano erupted sending a mountain of ash tumbling downwards and this comes just a week after the world's largest active volcano. The volcano erupted in Hawaii and lava is now threatening a major highway on the Big Island. NBC News correspondent Steve Patterson has thousands more Indonesians in a desperate struggle to evacuate East Java province after this terrifying wall of ash erupted from Mount Sameru on Sunday, unleashing the volcano.

A river of lava and smoke on Indonesia's most densely populated island covers some with a layer of soot and sends plumes of ash fleeing their homes, according to Indonesia's disaster management agency. No deaths have been reported so far, But this eruption comes exactly one year after the Mount Samuru explosion last year, which killed 51 people, this is just the latest volcanic activity around the world in Hawaii, the world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, which erupted last week and is now approaching the main road on the Big Island, just two miles away. We have such limited roads. This island and every time we lose a road it just diverts all traffic somewhere else, but officials say the speed of the lava has slowed down and is now moving at about 50 feet per hour, we are pretty sure the lava won't affect no populated area, but People are flocking to the island to get a look at the volcano and local officials are still warning them: what are you telling people right now who want to see the lava, as long as you You stay next to your car and don't know that you're starting to walk?

We went out to the lava fields. We strongly recommend that it is not dangerous. Geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory expect the eruption to continue for possibly two more weeks. Much of my family is on the Puna side and we have other family in Kona and we use this road. Seeing each other, especially now that the holidays are approaching, when I think about how it's going to affect me, it's really devastating. Well, there is an amazing video. Our thanks to Steve Patterson for that report. Officials in Hawaii remain hopeful that the lava flow will cool before it arrives.

With the big island's main road and upcoming holidays, many of us will be relying on fast shipping as we get closer to Christmas, but what happens when bad weather hits? How one of the biggest mail carriers makes sure storms don't affect his holiday season. In addition to a romantic trip turned into a Rescue Mission, a couple finds a lost hiker after he was stranded in the forest for days. We'll show you the life-saving mission to get him out that comes next. Hi, I'm Halle, it's good to be with you. There is another legal presentation tonight and I want to get some of the bad stuff out of the way, let's get to the point where they started voting on the herd law.

If you're like Hallie, stop talking. Washington, this bill would basically provide health care. to the veterans who have been exposed to these toxic chemicals because Scott I'm trying to make this as non-DC as possible. The kind of rising anger we've seen now in politics. I saw you looking. I think your microphone, Daniel, you're trying. to do it on the live TV slide, man, okay, this is what it looks and feels like. Storms are a bigger piece of the puzzle. New issues just published this morning. Good night. We start tonight with breaking news that just arrived. We will start this hour. with the latest developments we're going on the air with some major shakeups on Capitol Hill how much water will ultimately be forced inland when it happens wherever NBC News is streaming for free now big variable the storm surge why it was important to you will be here five years of Meet the Press, TV's longest-running show, Meet the Press review and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters.

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It may be hard to believe, but Christmas is. Only 19 days left and the Christmas season is in full swing. Online shopping is expected to set new records this year and demand for fast shipping will reach new heights, but what happens to your package when bad weather hits? NBC Senior National Correspondent Carrie Sanders traveled to FedEx's World. Hub in Memphis to find out, Carrie, good morning, good morning, you know if you're heading to the airport and it's drizzling or raining, it's here and you're already thinking my plane is going to be delayed, think about how that. It's impactful when you have over 100 planes coming and going like here in Memphis for FedEx, so they have a team of meteorologists that are watching not only here but around the world, because a delay there, a delay anywhere when you add it up Everything can cost millions of dollars a minute and, as you just pointed out, we are in the Christmas season, so right now the pressure is absolute.

On this nondescript road, cleverly named Urgente Avenue, lies a highly restricted area where we were given rare access within a team of 15 people. meteorologists working around the clock to make sure nasty winter weather doesn't delay your vacation packages this time of year, especially during the peak, and the holiday season gets even more intense because everything is much more critical than you think. Normally it would be throughout the year. Jeff Woodard began monitoring the weather for the US Air Force during Desert Storm, his battle today and every day now making sure FedEx planes overcome all types of weather around the world already time.

What's happening in Hawaii right now? The volcano is still a constant lava flow, what does that mean for pilots? And it did erupt, that really affected how we got there, so our pilots would have to head and fly south and avoid where the ash was actually going, which was toward the northeast. Ash thrown at an altitude of 30 to 40,000 feet can shut down a jet-powered plane arriving in Dubai Doug Jenkins is a flight dispatcher. His job is to know where each of the more than 100 air flights is at any given time. What do pilots not know? They know well that it is the big picture so they can see what is happening on their planes thanks to FedEx from 11 p.m. until 3 a.m.

Memphis International becomes the world's busiest cargo airport. Each flight is color coded on this huge board. Controlled Chaos, yes, and the weather, that's your problem potentially every day, could delay the delay of these arrivals right there, so ifIf we get the planes here on time, then it will keep the whole system running on time, ready for takeoff. Captain Don OLS, a former Marine. The F-18 pilot, on his mission, now gets those packages where they need to be the quickest route, always from point A to point B. We don't care as much about comfort as passenger carriers, since you fly at more than 500 miles per hour.

When you look out the window and see Santa, does he go by faster? Oh yes, it's much faster than a plane, of course it's faster, but where am I now? I'm inside 777. Hello, you can see how cavernous this is, but imagine this.playing later today will be filled with 30,000 medium boxes with gifts because this season around 90 million packages will be configured, so if you are going to send something, you should know that the later you wait, the more expensive it becomes and you want that package to arrive on time, so if you are going to send it however you are going to send it, remember that December 17th really is your true deadline and Well, you know what Santa does all the rest overnight. delivery companies are working hard to make sure everyone has a happy holiday Stephen, it sure is Carrie with the wardrobe change and location change, very impressive, thanks for that, okay Carrie Sanders, thanks and now, a miracle.

California rescue, a stranded man managed to survive alone in the wild for weeks without food and freezing temperatures until he was discovered by a couple walking in the area. NBC News correspondent Niela Charles tells that story: An incredible encounter when a romantic camping trip turned into a rescue mission for a California couple, Sorry to bother your boys, Oh brother, this is a story, all one story, finding a lost hiker who told them he was stranded for about two weeks in the San Bernardino National Forest. I heard someone shout help, um, etc. I greeted him pretty loudly and he heard us and kept screaming that Allison was gone and her boyfriend Freddie Valdivia followed those desperate screams for half an hour across boulders and rocks until they found him, when they did he was fighting to stay alive trying to take refuge. in the bed of a stream he could no longer walk because his feet were very swollen and infected he did not drink food only water from the stream he was quite out of it um he was obviously starving miraculously surviving in sub-zero temperatures the couple found him when they thought that all hope was lost it was pretty close to the creek and right under a flight path so he started camping there hoping someone would notice him and said he had given up a few days earlier after the couple called 9- 1-1, the rescue team is a rival, a sound of relief, pilot Doug Bremer took the hiker to safety, that was the first report we heard, we had not received any initial missing person reports, only the rescue It was the only call we got, so without this call from the couple, no one may have ever known about their whereabouts, that's right, the hiker walking barefoot toward the paramedics, the moment that saved their lives now captured forever the image almost as special as the memory.

I never thought I would be the person he would find. a missing person, so this is very, very incredible. He looked very grateful, he had an expression on his face that he was extremely happy that we were there to get him out of there. The rescue pilot we spoke to says there are actually many more hikers. You get lost more than you think during this time of year because many people try to take advantage of the cooler temperatures here in California, but experts say there are a few things you can do to avoid getting lost during your hike, including staying on the trail by researching your hike before you begin and also carry a compass or GPS to get back to your important report in Iowa Charles, thank you.

As we prepare to close out 2022, we're taking a look back at all the ways communities and people helped each other. Through these difficult times, this morning GoFundMe is publishing its annual support review breaking down how generous people have been over the past 12 months and who better to talk about this than Margaret Richardson, she is the head of corporate affairs at gofundme. If you could first walk us through some of the highlights of this year's report, how much money and time was actually donated through GoFundMe. Thank you very much for inviting me. We are very proud to share a milestone towards our vision of becoming the most helpful. place in the world GoFundMe together with Classy, ​​the leading nonprofit fundraising software company, enabled people and organizations to raise over 25 billion since 2010.

We had a donation every second and we had 28 million people who sent or received help this year and We are incredibly proud of the community and connections people have been able to build through using our platform. I am talking about truly incredible numbers: a donation every second and it is necessary given that this year has been marked by so many difficulties, inflation, natural disasters. and also the Russian invasion of Ukraine, how has GoFundMe responded to that specific conflict and how do you think it has impacted the reach of this year's donations? GoFundMe offers people the opportunity to interact with each other about what is happening in their lives, communities and societies, and as you said we have seen that fundraisers reflect macroeconomic trends, including inflation, and we saw an increase in fundraising for every day.

Essentials, excuse me, including a 60% increase in gas fundraisers, a 110% increase in baby formula fundraisers, and a 10% increase in grocery fundraisers that we had. 85,000 donations were made through our crisis centers to people and communities forever changed by natural disasters, violence and accidents and we, as you mentioned, had an incredible fundraising campaign to support Ukraine and this year's impact is GoFundMe and Classy Communities donated $250 million of $2.1 million donations to individuals and nonprofits supporting the Ukrainian people with food, shelter, and basic needs, including journalists who continue to report on the terrain and vulnerable communities in need of essential medical supplies and event survival equipment.

It was also very important, Margaret. I was going to ask you quickly if you could tell us what part of this stands out the most to you and what you're most proud of in this report. Well, I'm incredibly proud of the ways that people were able to connect with each other, we had our second largest fundraiser of all time. Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher meet up with the Ukraine fundraiser. It was the second, the largest this year, the second largest of all time and again, you know, 28 million people were sent and received help and that's just an incredible testament to the power of people to take action and be able support each other.

One in three of these fundraisers were either started as a fundraiser first or started for someone else and I think one of the things that's incredibly powerful is that one in 11 people turned around and donated after they'd started. a fundraiser. I believe i do it. Just one thought that one of our key fundraisers had shared was that this isn't about me, he said it's about us and about helping each other and how we all move forward together and I think that's really what I'm most about. proud in this report and in our work, yes, give it back, as they say absolutely Margaret Richardson, thank you very much and for coming to the city that never The dream is coming back, yes, and there is a list to prove it.

New York Magazine publishes annual reasons to love New York and how, more than two years into the pandemic, the city is recovering, what's next Mr. Secretary, when will this be on? You better come to the stores and fight crime. Have you been successful? Can you inform us about the status of the negotiations? The news is happening now. See what's making headlines around the world when it happens. Chuck Toddcast and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters get it free wherever you get your podcasts Meet the Press Chuck Toddcast and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters get it free wherever you get your podcasts is your podcasts the big variable is the storm surge, why was it important for you to be here?

Do you love her or hate her? There's no city like New York, and from its food to its parks, this month's New York Magazine highlights 39 of the reasons why. people love New York Jody Kwan is the director of photography at New York Magazine and she joins us now to talk about it. Good morning Judy, first of all, let's start with the cover. This is an amazing photo. I've seen her everywhere and I really admire her. How did you do it? decide who to include and how you managed to capture so many big names in the same frame, you know, since you presented the project earlier on reasons to love New York is an important franchise for us, it's an annual project that we've been doing for the last 18 years, this year was a pretty special year because we really know what it is, it's been the first full execution of a City Awakening that we've had since the pandemic started just three years ago, so What we wanted to do for the cover was to celebrate the amazing magical melting part of the city, so we came up with a huge list of well-known people, famous New Yorkers from different disciplines that you know from film, art, theater, food politics. business and we wanted to celebrate iconic ambassadors of those disciplines on the cover of the magazine, so we reached out to you, we realized that and we wanted the cover to feel like this incredible intersection, you know, it's like the New York of a New Yorker. where you're walking down the street and you happen to see so-and-so, you know sometimes there are friends, sometimes it's a celebrity, but New York has that wonder, all those wonderful moments of serendipity and that's the cover we wanted to portray.

You just know the entire staff came together and we called you. The wonderful thing about New York Magazine is that you know we have Grubb Street, we have Intel, we have the cut, we have, you know, Vulture, so we all have experts in every part, so everyone used their contacts and we called everyone and basically everyone said they wanted to sign up because they've all felt this kind of isolation for so long and really embraced the idea. You did it, you certainly captured the Serendipity there. We don't have much time left, but I wanted to ask about people who don't live in New York or don't know much about the city.

What is the conclusion of this article? I mean, listen, it's just how New York is. It's a metropolis It's like a unique city It's only in New York where you can know how to get out your door if you go to the Corner Deli to buy milk or you just go to the office and you go out and the moment you're outside, you're seeing people. , it's like if you run into someone you know or you see someone you've heard of, you see someone you saw on TV the night before and it's just that wonderful. There is so much theater in the street at all times and that's the bottom line, you know, it's like only New York feels this and that's what this issue is meant to project only in New York and that was the mission of the cover. you absolutely nailed it and after this period of isolation I think the community felt Jody Kwan with New York Magazine thank you very much and that will be enough for this hour of Morning News Now the news continues right now good morning. zinc lassenwa and I'm Stephen Romo Joe and Savannah are free this morning right now on Morning News Now, part two election day, today voters in Georgia are casting their ballots again, this time for the critical runoff of the Senate race between incumbent Democratic Senator Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker Georgia is better than Herschel walking period we need, we need to invite people, we'll show you the final pitches of both candidates plus the latest polls that show how close There could be this race in the fight against the flu that the United States is seeing now.

Worst flu outbreak in more than a decade, new Spike likely fueled by Thanksgiving and recent travel will show you what makes this year's strain different and what you can do to try to stay healthy too this morning by remembering to Kirstie Alley, the actress known for her role in the comedy applaud and more has died after a battle with cancer how the world is honoring her life on and off the big screen this morning in addition to lending a hand from the war to natural disasters andinflation Millions have needed help and people around the world are stepping up Above, we'll show you the top causes and fundraisers people supported in 2022.

A lot happened this morning. It's great to be with you. It's in clay. It's great to be with you and it's always good to know that there are people giving back. I feel sorry for that person I love. optimism there is a lot of positivity and we begin this morning in Georgia, where the polls are already open in the state Senate runoff and we are all watching how voters cast their votes today in the race between Democratic incumbent Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger . Herschel Walker, our chief White House correspondent, Peter Alexander, joins us from Atlanta with the latest on the candidates' closing arguments.

Good day for you. It's a rainy day as Election Day begins here in Georgia and interest in this runoff election remains extremely high. With the early voting record already set, more than 1.8 million people voted for Raphael Warnock. This is his fourth election in just two years and it has some serious implications. What's happening here is the difference between a supermajority for Democrats in the Senate and a 50-50 split this morning it's election day in Georgia again. I'm ready to keep pushing for democracy, so it's time for us to stand up but stay united, both Democratic Senator Rafael Warnock, who won a runoff in 2021, and the Republican challenger.

Herschel Walker is campaigning for last-minute votes in a race that will determine whether Democrats can build on their narrow Senate majority and gain a 51st seat. Democrats have already secured a majority in the Senate. Why does a 51st seat matter here? who will represent 11 million people for six years Georgia is better than Herschel Walker, while Warnock criticized Walker for lacking the competence and character to serve. The Walkers hit Warnock for voting with President Biden 96 percent of the time arguing that every seat matters in a closely divided Congress, a 5th and 5th Senate is better than a 5149 Senate because we can still keep Joe Biden in check, which is already one of the most expensive Senate races of all time, with more than $400 million spent in just the last four weeks.

Warnock and Democrats have bombarded Walker on the airwaves, outspending the former football star and his Republican allies by a margin of more than two to one. It comes as Walker has faced numerous scandals, including accusations that he encouraged two former brides to abort, which he has vehemently denied, and a new domestic abuse allegation from 2005. His campaign has not responded to requests for comment. We met Republican Judy Sartin, a lawyer and mother who says she will vote for Walker. I think people need to take the emotion out of it and just think about how Herschel is going to vote and I think we can count on him for the conservative vote.

Warnock expects a strong turnout from, among others, young voters like college student Camille Fugue Ed Health Care is the most important that immigration laws are at stake only basic human rights since President Biden has not been to Georgia in months he has been raising money from a distance to help Raphael Warnock's campaign and former President Trump, who helped propelling Herschel Walker to the Republican nomination. He has stayed away from this state in recent weeks, but last night he hosted a virtual rally for the former soccer star. Again, Peter, thank you very much. For more on this, let's bring in NBC News, a senior political editor, Mark Murray, so, Mark, good morning, let's talk a little bit about the state of this race.

It has been very close, but we have seen record participation in early voting. It means Senator Warnock can be considered the favorite here. Senator Warnock is coming from some positions of strength, Stephen, including those early voting numbers and the fact that Warnock is outperforming Walker and the Republicans on the airwaves by more than a two-to-one margin. and just the general situation right now where it looks like Herschel Walker needs a really strong turnout on Election Day in order to win, uh, Warnock. However, it is important to know that we have seen many surprises in our politics since Donald Trump's victory. in 2016 or even the most recent midterm results in the 22 November elections, so it is important to note that although you may think that one candidate or one party has the advantage, we have been thrones for some surprises in politics.

Nothing is promised for either candidate and I know former President Trump held a rally last night, but it was widely noted that he was on the phone and that President Biden has not set foot in Georgia. We heard Peter talk about that, so why are the standards essential? Their party bearers and likely 2024 presidential candidates are not campaigning more intensely for what appears to be a momentous race, yes, underscoring their own unpopularity. Our most recent NBC News poll ended up finding that both President Biden and former President Donald Trump were underwater with voters when asked if he has positive or negative feelings toward them, though it's worth noting that Trump's numbers were worse than President Biden, and although the results of the midterm elections were quite positive for Democrats, they did better than expected.

President Biden's approval rating in the national poll was still hovering around 44 percent, and that's one of the reasons you saw former President Barack Obama and not current President Joe Biden campaign in Georgia last week. and it's also the reason you've actually seen former President Donald Trump in full competition with Herschel. Walker, even though it was Trump who really ended up making Herschel Walker the Republican nominee in this Senate race, there are a lot of fascinating dynamics and it's not even about the balance of power in the Senate like it was in 2020, the Democrats They will be in control of that chamber, so why being on Georgia's borders does the nation place so much importance on this race?

Yeah, a couple of big reasons, one of which gives Democrats more breathing room, remember, in this 50-50 Senate where Joe Manchin or Kirsten Cinema can become power brokers, well, you know, when you're done having one more senator, you can afford to lose a Joe Manchin, you can afford to lose a Kirsten Cinema or anyone else, it just gives you a little more breathing room, but the other reason why this is important. is that when you have the 50 50 Senate there was a power sharing agreement between Democrats and Republicans on how to constitute the committees and that really made the committee membership work, even the Democrats have a majority of 5149, they will have a majority on these committees, what could All good, Mark Murray, thank you very much for that breakdown and now to North Carolina, where authorities are looking for a motive and a suspect or suspects and what they say was a targeted attack on two power plants.

Thousands of people remain under a state of emergency this morning. preparing for cold weather without power NBC News correspondent Blaine Alexander joins us now in Moore County, North Carolina with the latest Blaine, good morning, good morning, over 30,000 people this morning turned out are waking up once again without power, there are some places Uh, crucial places like the sheriff's station that are operating on backup generator power, but even with crews working 24 hours a day, this is a slow and painstaking process. In fact, a spokesperson tells me that some of the damage was so extensive that some of the parts have to be replaced completely, that means shipping them out and that takes several days, as we are seeing now, while all of this is happening while the authorities are still They are trying to find out who the foreigner responsible is after more than 48 hours in freezing temperatures and pitch black nights.

We don't have heating, we don't have cooking facilities, we do, how do you manage? Just this morning, more than 30,000 North Carolina residents are bracing for their third straight day in the dark after officials say at least one gunman was separated from a pair. of the electrical substation on Saturday night and opened fire causing extensive damage and a widespread blackout. What happened here on Saturday night was a criminal attack and federal, state and local authorities are actively working to bring those responsible to justice officially. As of now, there is nothing that can be known. looking for someone who was an employee uh we're looking at all aspects of this this was not a random act this was something that was attacked this morning Duke Energy, which manages the substation, says they will take a closer look at security measures after the violation, but they would I'm not saying if the surveillance cameras could have caught those responsible, how could they access these areas so easily?

Well, you know, we maintain hundreds of thousands of miles of airline equipment that's all over the place, it's impossible to protect everything from any kind of interaction that we have. Tough security measures this morning, the county remains under a state of emergency with a 9 p.m. curfew. Until power is restored, the Red Cross has opened a 24-hour shelter for those struggling to stay warm and most affected customers are likely to remain in the dark until Thursday, this grocery store is one of the few with electricity, it's a rare shelter, it's cold and I come here a couple of times today to buy hot food just to keep warm, yeah it just doesn't affect a single person. the entire community literally and the sheriff tells me that among his biggest concerns are traffic accidents.

He says that there have already been several accidents because the power went out and some people come through the city and don't even know they are passing by the light. . blackouts, so just speed up at those intersections, he says that's one of the reasons why this curfew is so crucial and will go into effect again at 9:00 p.m. m. from this night. Sinclair, thank you very much, Blaine Alexander, thank you very much, moving now to the increase in flu cases. New CDC report showing flu numbers are rising across the country along with an increase in hospitalizations and deaths.

The recent spike is causing concern among health officials, who say it is early in the season for this burst of activity. NBC News correspondent Sam Brock joins us now. from Miami with more on this good morning Sam, good morning, look, the first signs are not good, you talk about an increase in hospitalizations, we just saw during Thanksgiving week, the highest level of flu hospitalizations in more of a decade, Stephen, in terms of overall figures. here in Florida they are elevated, they haven't seen it yet here in South Florida with Jackson Health, but they are coordinating closely with local hospitals to keep an eye on things, in the meantime as far as these numbers go, they are certainly on Port 10 for a big increase.

In this winter's cases this morning, doctors across the country are preparing for a big fight against the flu, not many healthy young people are feeling as bad as they have ever felt in California, one of the most affected, says Dr. Andrew Eads. your ER is feeling the crunch, we're already at mid-January levels, you know, it's interesting and a little scary to see where this goes from here, it's a scene that's playing out from coast to coast with almost everyone states with high or high levels. very high flu activity ahead of schedule. I'm very concerned because, uh, I myself have a compromised immune system, according to the CDC during Thanksgiving week, outpatient visits for flu-like illnesses tripled the national baseline and hospitalizations nearly doubled over the week before since the flu. flu season began, the agency estimates that 4,500 people, including 14 children, have died, which is already close to the total number of deaths during last year's entire flu season in Dallas.

Fort Worth Pete Children's Hospitals are near capacity. Doctors say the best line of defense is to get the flu. vaccine I need to be protected and I believe in vaccines, although some blame vaccine fatigue for their inaction so far. I haven't had a flu shot since I was a child and the last vaccine I got was the covid vaccine and to get an appointment. That's why it was a pain to go in and wait. Experts worry about high-risk populations, such as older Americans and pregnant women, in worn-out settings with a lot of close contact, such as daycare classrooms and college dormitories, which can be environments for superpropagators.

Michael Allegrini just caught a serious case. from the flu after recently attending a wedding, having just had covid a few weeks before, I felt completely safe and my guards were completely down. Doctors recommend considering pandemic precautions, such as wearing masks, and remind people that a little vigilance could go a long way to ensuring a healthy holiday season and Stephen to answer a question, no doubt many people are wondering: It's not too late to get a flu shot, even if you've already had the flu this season, you can get it again, it could be worse the second time, so keep in mind that this is a recent survey that found that about 4 of every 10 Americans say they will not get a flu vaccine.

Wow, good reminder Sam, thanks and sad news from the world of entertainment. We found out overnight that actress Kirsty Ally passed away. Yes, the Emmy Award winner who starred on both the big and small screen died after a battle with cancer. NBC News correspondent Ann Thompson joins us now with a look back at her life. Many people were surprised by this news. It was absolutely stunning. She is only 71 years old and it was her children Kirsty Alley's children who first tweeted the news last night that her mother had died due to a brief bout with cancer.

She leaves behind a legacy of laughter and many unforgettable television moments. Hello, greetings, that's how most of America knew it. Kirsty Alley's name as a member of NBC's hit '80s sitcom, applauds. I hope you have learned from my example. I'm going to show you how a really nice winner behaves. The Trail of Rebecca Howe would earn her the first of two Emmy Awards and a place in the cultural arena. landscape this morning her former co-star Ted Danson remembering this episode Rebecca, will you marry me? I don't know, she said she saw it yesterday before she heard the news writing, she made me laugh 30 years ago when she filmed that scene and she made me laugh.

She laughs just as hard today. I am very sad and very grateful for all the time she made me laugh. Ali took advantage of those Talent movies in Look Who's Talking with John Travolta. Travolta wrote a tribute to his dear friend last night. Kirsty was one of the most special people. relationships I've had I know we'll meet again in a prolific career that lasted 30 years Ali played a Vulcan savic on Star Trek I'm aware of my responsibilities Lord of a romance expert on Veronica's Closet I just hate seeing myself on TV no , you don't know, yeah.

I know in recent years she kept fans on their toes with appearances on Dancing With the Stars and The Masked Singer and even got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995. Ali was famous for being open about her weight. struggles I lost I think I lost 50 pounds in 44 weeks. We will remember that Ali spent several birthdays with us today. I have my birthday coming up and of course I guess I can collect Social Security. You look amazing, yes you do. and I love that you say I'm 66 years old. I'm glad to be alive exactly and, although fans remember her as a comedy icon, her children say she is best remembered as a loving mother and grandmother, this is one of the best things about her. ever in my life being a grandmother this morning there has been an outpouring of support on social media from fellow actors and fans alike, including co-star Kelsey Grammer, who told Variety that I always believed that grief over a public figure is a private matter, but I will say that I loved her and so do many people that I have seen, clap and look who is talking on all those programs.

I am moving tribute yThompson, thank you. Well, let's now move on to checking our weather this morning. Meteorologist Michelle Grossman joins us now with more information on today's forecast. Good morning, Michelle, good morning, guys, and you're going to need the umbrella in most of the eastern half of the nation. We're seeing heavy rain coming down in some places, more moderate, some light rain and in others, there will be rounds of rain as we go through this Tuesday and it will continue into Wednesday as well, so that's the first big weather story of the day. We also have very warm air in the east, in the eastern half of the nation, with warm temperatures on the Gulf Coast 10 to 20 degrees above normal for this time of year, in contrast, it is cold and cold in the northern plains, temperatures 15 to 30 degrees below normal.

It will feel like 35 below zero as we move through the night tonight into Wednesday, so the Arctic cold here is enough to produce some snow. We'll have some snow in the Northern Plains and also in the Rocky Mountains, so those are the two big weather stories. then as we move through tomorrow, there will be more rain from New England into the northeast and mid-Atlantic parts of the Tennessee Valley once again and then heavy rain in the central plain as well, so we'll see the access of heavy rain will move a little further into the Central Plains there is still snow in the Rocky Mountains, we could see up to a foot in the next few days and some snow will also fall in parts of the upper Midwest.

This is what is seen on satellite and radar. You can see that the green color appears. That's where We're seeing some light rain falling and we're also seeing some brighter colors, we're going to see pockets of heavier rain and we could see some flash flooding in parts of the Tennessee Valley, the Lower Mississippi Valley into the southern Appalachians, so For today that rain is expanding northeast into the New England area, we could also see a little snow in northern New England and then tomorrow another cloudy and wet day in the Northeast, that front is moving so slowly it will bring rounds of showers and also the possibility of some thunderstorms, so tomorrow we will have more rain and you may even see some pinks and blues showing up in your future broadcast, indicating where some winter weather could fall.

Locally we see three to five inches of rain, which is a lot of rain in some wet areas. We are already on the ground, that is why we are concerned about the possibility of flash flooding and primarily that would be in the Tennessee Valley and also in parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley. Again, guys, okay, we'll definitely pack our umbrellas wherever we are in the country. Michelle, thank you very much, thank you, well, coming soon to the Morning News. Now, another royal visit, this time from Prince Harry and Megan, we have more information about their visit to New York City today and the backlash they are facing for their new documentary. bigger numbers just out this morning good evening we start tonight with breaking news just in We start this hour with the latest developments we'll be hitting the airwaves with some big shakes on Capitol Hill how much water will have finally been forced inland Wherever you are NBC dreaming three now for Dateline premium subscribe now on Apple podcasts NBC News streaming free now sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for kids to understand.

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Prince William and Princess Kate took to the streets of Boston for their first visit to the United States in more than a decade, and now, this week, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will face NBC News correspondent in New York City. York Stephanie gossk joining us now with the last good morning Stephanie guys good morning to you know there won't be a shortage. of the controversial royal couple in the coming days and weeks an awards ceremony tonight here in New York City a six-part Netflix series and the Memoirs of Prince Harry premiering in January, so both fans and critics are crying out as the palace no doubt prepares for what's to come, it's really hard to look back now and think what the hell happened, a new trailer takes direct aim at the palace and the media, there's a hierarchy of family, you know there are leaks, but they are also being planted Stories, the first episodes in Netflix's six-part series, Harry and Megan, premieres Thursday.

It's a dirty game. The suffering of women who marry in this institution. I realized that they will never protect you and it seems like Prince Harry doesn't mess around. One knows the whole truth. We know the whole truth. It's true, but before anyone has seen it, the royal couple is already under fire. A photo is used in the trailer to suggest an invasion of their privacy, but a reporter covering the royals says it was there and was actually taken with the couple's permission on an official trip to South Africa doesn't make any more sense. hear our story from us.

The trailer released last week used this image of a crowd of photographers, apparently a stock photo taken in 2011 at the premiere of a Harry Potter movie before Harry and Megan had even gone through their standard procedure of using stock footage to illustrate certain things, but hopefully in the actual episodes they will be used in the correct context; otherwise, it unfortunately discredits The Wider program just days after the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the country. For the first time in eight years, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be honored tonight in New York City by Robert F.

Kennedy Human Rights by receiving the Ripple of Hope Award for their work on racial justice and other social causes for Harry and Megan. with recriminations as critics accuse the couple of demanding privacy while willingly exposing their lives to the public NBC has contacted Netflix but they are not commenting on the record. Tonight there will be a star-studded gala and awards will also be given to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zielinski and the late basketball player Bill Russell. The event will be hosted by Alec Baldwin's boys. It will be his first public appearance since that fatal shooting on the set of Rust, so there's a lot going on tonight.

No joke, he's definitely talking. Actually, yes, okay, Stephanie, thank you very much, you're welcome, thank you and now to England, in the midst of the mystery of an American warship missing since World War I, on this day in 1917, the USS Jacob Jones became the first major U.S. Navy ship sunk during the war, but for more than a century the ship was lost at sea NBC News 4 and correspondent Ralph Sanchez joins us now from Brookwood American Cemetery in England good morning the RAF says to Clay good morning 105 years ago today the USS Jacob Jones set sail on what should have been a quick voyage from France to Ireland, but her journey was never interrupted by a German torpedo, so every year she comes This anniversary and gone, but the ship was missing until now the Shadows of the Atlantic Ocean, the shape of a The bell rings and little by little a ghostly outline is drawn of the remains of the long-lost USS Jacob Jones, sunk by a German submarine on December 6, 1917, the once proud American destroyer torpedoed eight months afterUnited States entered World War I, of the 110 men on the crew 64 were killed for more than a century, the ship was lost in the depths of the sea until it was discovered this summer by a team of British volunteer divers known as Star dark, yes, it's fair to call them Navy history enthusiasts Navy History Nets determined to solve a 105-year-old Mystery We were looking for a needle in a haystack We had three positions we could plot on a graph and from there we could identify our search area.

The team headed 60 miles off the British coast following clues an American historian discovered in the diary. from the commander of the German submarine, so you are on the surface and you know there is something down there, yes, but you don't know what it is, we go over it on the boat and we can see that the bottom of the sea is flat and then there is a little lump and then almost 400 feet below the surface, there were the Guns torpedo tubes, the Bell outside the ship, which was just an incredible sight, seeing it lying there, you could actually see Jacob Jones' name on the side of the Bell, which was just the icing on the cake and in terms of what you actually saw down there, what you are left with is the wonderful nature that was descending towards the USS Jacob Jones, which had not been seen in 105 years, the captain of the Jacob Jones.

I left a detailed account of the final moments of his ship. I ran across the deck and ordered everyone I saw to jump overboard, he wrote while the bodies of the sailors will never be recovered. His sacrifice is commemorated in this American military cemetery outside London, including 23-year-old Lieutenant Stanton. Kalk, who gave his own life trying to save his man from him, we never take for granted that we are diving into war. Graves where sailors have sometimes died for freedom, an American warship and its crew are missing but no longer lost and the US Navy tells NBC News they have no plans to bring back artifacts from the Jacob Jones because they consider the wreck to be an official American military war grave like those found here and will now include the underwater site as the final resting place for dozens of American sailors.

Sinclair it's important that you can have your moment Ralph many more thanks International headlines now a landslide has killed dozens of people in Colombia NBC News foreign correspondent Claudio Lavonga joins us now from Rome with more good morning Claudio, good morning guys, yes, that landslide fell down a hill in western Colombia on Sunday morning after heavy rain and buried several passing vehicles in rocks and mud, including a bus full of passengers, the president of Colombia said at least three children were among the dozens of people who died, let's go to Indonesia, where there is sex outside. marriage will become a crime punishable by Abdullahi or imprisoned The measure is part of a new penal code approved by the country's Parliament that is expected to come into force in three years The changes that also include a ban on insulting the president will apply to both Indonesians and foreigners and let's go to Qatar, where in addition to the football World Cup, another competition has caught the attention of the world: it is the camel beauty contest, please note that this is a serious competition, a doctor makes sure the animals don't use fillers or breeches. to make them more beautiful in the end A beautiful camel with long eyelashes and delicious mile 1D is born well fifty thousand dollars first prize guys another reason not to apply Botox to your camels oh beautiful I didn't think I would hear the word Botox and camel in the The same sentence is tomorrow, but Claudia, you keep us on our toes, yes, thanks for that, Claudia, you never know what's going to happen to you, we appreciate it, thank you and I can think of another good reason to cut back on food.

I don't know about this one. I don't like it below we will have more information on how processed foods could play a major role in increasing health risks, including that of dementia. You're watching Morning News. Now watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen on the go. podcasts news that's happening now look at what's making headlines around the world every time it happens wherever you are it's here now the big variable the storm surge how much water will eventually be pushed inland how many of you were up there at least like 11. why was it like that?

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Kavita Patel, nbcnews medical contributor. Dr. Patel, good morning, so how worried should we be? How high a correlation did researchers find between people who ate processed foods and then showed signs of cognitive decline and for exactly how long were they observed, yes exactly Stephen, this study even made me open my refrigerator last night and re-evaluate what I was eating. We put in it because let me tell you, this was a study done in Brazil, it's one of the largest of its kind, so it's interesting and, as you point out, it includes correlation, which means we don't know that eating ultra-processed foods, such as hamburgers, donuts, processed pasta, causes dementia, but in a study of more than 10,000 Brazilians studied for up to 10 years.

With a fairly even split between men and women of different ages, they found that people who consumed 20 percent or more of their calories from these ultra-processed foods actually had a significant rate of decline in executive function. What does that mean? That is our highest level of being. able to process things, remember information, and make decisions, this was significant enough that this study in the Journal of the American Medical Association neurology actually pointed out that Americans and here's the kicker: Americans estimate that 48 of our diet They're ultra-processed so think about it, that adds up to just years of decline in cognitive function which should give us all pause some big numbers in there are a little scary yeah we're showing the video of pizza and cookies and I'm dying hunger, this is a bad combination here, Dr.

Patel I wonder if we mentioned some types of processed foods. Are there any other foods that people want to avoid that may be linked to a higher risk of cognitive decline? Yeah, you know, Stephen, this is the hardest thing, especially when you're busy and you're shopping and you're trying to think about it when you're in the supermarket. If you look at the ingredients and they're not ingredients, you recognize they're chemicals, things you know, words that don't relate to Whole Foods. that you can recognize, that should be a red flag, meaning it's processed and then a lot of our common snacks, anything that's been manufactured, that has to sit on a shelf and be stable for a long time, Stephen, that one. is another alarm, Bell, etc.

As you point out, it's all things that we love during the holidays and I love even sending lunches to my kids because it's convenient, but really the best thing to do is go natural. Think whole grains. Think about the things you do at home. That's not easy for the average American to do if you think about it. On average, an American will consume at least one meal a day that is processed, so this is a reminder to all of us to not think too much about getting back to the basics. You have to make it at home or you know someone has made it and you can identify the ingredients, yeah, I mean, even in diets.

I don't eat meat, but I know there is a lot of meat. The alternatives can also be ultra-processed, so it's true. to keep in mind, that's right, doctor. I know this study also found that people who had high-quality diets reduced the effects of processed foods, so what are some high-quality foods that you recommend? We ate to stay healthy or maybe to offset some of those above. habits, yes, I look again. I'm going out. I have a shopping list for myself, so okay, fruits and vegetables again. Any fruits and vegetables you can get at the local farmers market.

There are even some boxes you can. The ones you get are cheaper, can be shipped home, and use some of those leftover fruits that people don't like because they have a little Mark on them, but they are perfectly good fruits, vegetables, and grains. When we think of whole grains, they are an intact whole grain which generally means like whole wheat, quinoa, oats, all of those things can be incredibly healthy and as you point out, Sinclair can actually reverse not only cognitive decline but also improve our memory. and superior features, that's what we all want as we age and remember. start early, it's even a proven diet and kids can have a lasting effect, so try to make a substitute in a healthy swap, don't think about it too much, you like macaroni, there are whole macaroni recipes where you can substitute and add them. in spaghetti squash that is shredded and looks orange, so think about healthy swaps of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.

I'll do it today, guys. I was going to say that it looks like everyone watching needs to eat a very healthy breakfast this morning. Dr. Kavita Patel. Thank you very much, a mass evacuation is underway on Indonesia's most densely populated island after a volcano erupted sending a mountain of ash tumbling downwards and this comes just a week after the largest active volcano in the world erupted in Hawaii with lava that now threatens a major highway. On the Big Island, NBC News correspondent Steve Patterson has thousands of Indonesians in a desperate scramble to evacuate East Java province after this terrifying wall of ash erupted on Mount Samuru on Sunday, unleashing a river of lava and smoke in the most densely populated area of ​​Indonesia.

The island is partly covered in a layer of soot and the shipment includes people who fled their homes according to Indonesia's disaster management agency. No deaths have been reported so far, but this eruption comes exactly one year after the Mount Samuru explosion last year, which killed 51 people earlier this year. Latest volcanic activity worldwide in Hawaii, the world's largest active volcano, Mauna Loa, erupted last week and is now approaching the big island's main highway, just two miles away. We have very limited roads on this island and every time we lose a road it just shifts. All that traffic elsewhere is beneficial, they say the speed of the lava has slowed and is now moving at about 50 feet per hour.

We're pretty sure the lava won't affect any populated areas, but people are flocking to the island to take a look. volcano and local officials are still warning them what are you telling people right now who want to see the lava as long as you stay by your car and don't know, start walking towards the lava fields, we highly recommend let it not be so. Hazardous geologists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory expect the eruption to continue for possibly two more weeks. A lot of my family is on the Puna side and we have other family in Kona and we use this road to see each other, especially now that the holidays are approaching when I think about how it's going to affect me, it's really devastating, incredible, incredible video.

Our thanks to Steve Patterson for thatreport. Officials in Hawaii remain hopeful that the lava flow will cool before reaching the Big Island's main highway, and talk about vacations coming soon. Many of us will rely on fast shipping as we get closer to Christmas, but what happens when bad weather hits? How does one of the biggest mail carriers make sure storms don't affect his holiday season? Furthermore, a romantic trip becomes a Rescue Mission. A couple finds a hiker after being stranded in the woods for days, we'll show you their life-saving mission to get him out of there.

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NBC Senior National Correspondent Carrie Sanders traveled to FedEx World Hub in Memphis to find out. Carrie, good morning, good morning, you know the weather like you're heading to the airport and it's drizzling or raining, which it is here and you'll think my plane is going to be delayed by now. Think about how that impacts when you have over 100 planes coming and going like here in Memphis for FedEx, so they have a team. of meteorologists who are watching, not just here but around the world, because a delay there, a delay anywhere, when you add it all up, can cost millions of dollars a minute and, as you just pointed out, we are in the season Christmas, so right now the pressure is absolutely on.

This nondescript street, cleverly named Urgent Avenue, is a highly restricted area where we were given rare access within a team of 15 meteorologists working 24 hours a day to ensuring that nasty winter weather doesn't delay your vacation packages this time of year, especially during The peak of the holiday season becomes even more intense because everything is much more critical than it normally would be all year round. Jeff Woodard began monitoring the weather for the US Air Force during Desert Storm, his battle today and now every day making sure FedEx planes overcome all types of weather around the world and a time.

What's happening in Hawaii right now? The volcano still has a constant lava flow. What did that mean to the pilots when it erupted? That really affected the way we went in. there, so our pilots would have to head and fly south and avoid where the northeast ash was actually headed. That's because ash thrown from 30 to 40,000 feet can shut down an airplane engine. The plane arrives in Dubai. Doug Jenkins is a blast. It's your job as a dispatcher to know where each of the 100+ airborne flights are at any given time. What the pilots don't know is the big picture so they can see what's happening what's happening on their plane because of FedEx's 11 p. m. to 3 a.m. m.

Memphis International becomes the world's busiest cargo airport. Each flight is color coded on this huge board. This is Controlled Chaos, yes, and the weather, that's your problem. Potentially every day could be delayed right there, the delay in these arrivals. So if we can get the planes here on time, the whole system will still be running on time and ready for takeoff. Captain Don Olsh, former Marine F-18 pilot, your mission is now getting those packages where they must be the quickest route, always aim A to Point B, we don't care as much about convenience as we do about airline deals, since that you are flying over 500 miles per hour when you look out the window and see Santa, does he go by faster?

Oh yes, it's much faster than a plane, of course it's faster, but where am I now? I'm inside the plane. This is a Boeing 777. Hi, you can see how cavernous it is, but imagine this thing playing later today will be filled with 30,000 boxes, many of them containing gifts. because this season about 90 million packages are going to be set up, so if you're going to send something, you should know that the later you wait, the more expensive it will be and you want that package to arrive on time, so if you're going to send it like Whether you're shipping it, just remember that December 17th really is your deadline and well, you know what Santa is, all the other overnight delivery companies are working hard to make sure everyone has a happy holiday.

Stephen sure they are Carrie with the costume change and location change very impressive thank you for that that's ok Carrie Sanders thank you and now by a miracle California Rescue a stranded man managed to survive alone in the wild for weeks without food and during freezing temperatures until who was discovered by a couple walking in the area NBC News correspondent Niela Charles has that story, an incredible encounter when a romantic camping trip turned into a rescue mission for a California couple, sorry to put a stop to it Your boy's camera, oh brother. This is a story, quite a story, finding a lost hiker who told them that he was stranded for about two weeks in the San Bernardino National Forest.

I heard someone shouting help so I shouted hello quite loudly and he heard us. and she kept screamingAllison left and her boyfriend Freddie Valdivia followed those desperate screams for half an hour through boulders and rocks until they found him when they did he was fighting to stay alive trying to take refuge in the bed of a stream he couldn't walk anymore because my feet were very swollen. and he didn't infect any food by drinking only water from the stream, he was pretty out of it, um, he was obviously starving, miraculously surviving freezing temperatures, the couple found him when they thought all hope was lost, he was pretty close to the stream and right under a flight path, so he just started camping there hoping someone would notice him and said he had given up a few days earlier after the couple called 9-1-1 for the arrival of the rescue team. a relief sound the pilot Doug Brimmer took the hiker to a safe location which was the The first report we heard, we had not received any initial missing person reports, only rescue was the only call that came to us, so without this call Of the couple, it is possible that no one would have ever known about their whereabouts.

That's right, the hiker. walking barefoot towards the paramedics the moment he saved lives now he forever captured the image almost as special as the memory. I never thought he would be the person to find a missing person, so this is very, very incredible. He seemed very grateful to have done so. An expression on his face indicated that he was extremely happy that we were there to get him out of there. The rescue pilot we spoke to says there are actually a lot more hikers who get lost than you think during this time of year because there are so many people.

Try to take advantage of the cooler temperatures here in California, but experts say there are a few things you can do to avoid getting lost during your hike, including staying on the trail, researching your hike before you start, and also bringing a compass or GPS back. to your important report in Iowa Charles, thank you, as we prepare to close out 2022, this morning we take a look back at all the ways communities and people have helped each other through these difficult times. GoFundMe is launching its annual year to help review that. breaks down how generous people have been over the last 12 months and who better to talk about this than Margaret Richardson, she's the head of corporate affairs at gofundme.

Margaret, good morning to you, if you could first walk us through some of the highlights of this year's report. how much money and time was actually donated through GoFundMe. Thank you very much for inviting me. We are very proud to share a milestone towards our vision of becoming the most useful place in the world. GoFundMe along with Classy uh, the leading nonprofit fundraising software. The company has empowered people and organizations to raise over $25 billion since 2010. We receive a donation every second and had 28 million people send or receive help this year and we are incredibly proud of the community and connections people have had. . able to build by using our platform, I mean really incredible numbers, one donation every second and it is necessary given that this year has been marked by so many difficulties, inflation, natural disasters and also the Russian invasion of Ukraine, how have Has GoFundMe responded to that specific conflict?

How do you think it has affected the scope of this year's donations? GoFundMe offers people the opportunity to interact with each other about what is happening in their lives, communities and societies and, as you said, we saw that the fundraisers reflect macroeconomic trends, including inflation, and we saw an increase. in fundraising for Everyday Essentials excuse, including a 60 percent increase in fundraising for gasoline, a 110 percent increase in fundraising for baby formula, and a 10 percent increase in fundraising for groceries, we had 85,000 donations through our crisis centers to people and communities that were forever changed by natural disasters, violence and accidents and we, as you mentioned, had an incredible fundraising campaign to Support Ukraine and this year's impact is GoFundMe and Classy Communities donated $250 million of $2.1 million donations to individuals and nonprofits.

Support the Ukrainian people with food, shelter and basic needs, including journalists who continue to report from the ground and vulnerable communities in need of essential medical supplies and survival equipment. Very important. I also received it there. Morgan. I was going to ask you quickly here. If you could tell us what part of this stands out the most to you and what you're most proud of in this report, well, I'm incredibly proud of the ways that people were able to connect with each other. We had our second largest fundraiser to date, Mila. Kunis and Ashton Kutcher supported Ukraine.

The fundraiser was the second largest this year and the second largest of all time and again, you know, 28 million people were sent and received help and that's just an incredible testament to the power of people to take action . and to be able to support each other, one in three of these fundraisers were started as a first fundraiser or they were started for someone else and I think one of the things that's incredibly powerful is that one in 11 people turned around and donated after having started one themselves I think I will Just one thought that one of our key fundraisers had shared was that this isn't about me, he said it's about us and helping each other and how We all move forward together and I think that's really what I do.

I'm very proud of this report and our work, yes, bring it back, as they absolutely say Margaret Richardson, thank you very much and the city that never sleeps is coming back, yes, and there's a list to prove it. New York Magazine came out with its annual publication. reasons to love New York and how, more than two yearsAfter the pandemic, the city is recovering, what's next, watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts, sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for kids to understand, so We have created a newscast just for them.

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Watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts, love it or hate it, there's no city like New York, and from its food to its parks, this month's New York Magazine highlights 39 of the reasons why that people love New York. Jody Kwan is the director of photography at New York Magazine and he joins us now to talk about this. Good morning Judy, first of all, let's start with the cover. This is an amazing photo. I've seen her everywhere and I really admire her. So how did you decide who to include and how?

You even capture so many big names in the same frame. Well, you know, when you introduced the project earlier, Reasons to Love New York is an important franchise for us, it's an annual project that we've been doing for the last 18 years. This year was a pretty special year because you really know what it is, it's been the first full run of a City Awakening that we've had since the pandemic started about three years ago, so what we wanted to do for The Cover was: We wanted to celebrate the amazing magical melting part of the city, so we came up with a huge list of people you know, famous New Yorkers from different disciplines, who you know from film, film, art, food politics, business and we wanted to celebrate the iconic part. uh, you know, ambassadors of those disciplines on the cover of the magazine, so we reached out to you, we realized that and we wanted the cover to feel like this amazing intersection, you know, it's like a New Yorker's New York for where you are walking. on the street and you happen to see so-and-so, you know, sometimes there are friends, sometimes it's a celebrity, but New York has these wonderful wonderful moments of serendipity and that's the cover we wanted to portray, so you just meet all the staff. we got the award and we called, you know, the wonderful thing about New York Magazine is that you know we have Grubb Street, we have Intel, we have the cut, we have, you know, vulture, so we all have experts in every part, so they all used his contacts and we just called everyone and basically everyone said they wanted to sign up because everyone has felt this kind of isolation for so long and really bought into the idea that he announced it, they certainly capture Serendipity there, we don't have a ton of time left, but I wanted Ask them about people who don't live in New York or don't know much about the city.

What is the conclusion of this article? I mean, listen, it's like New York is like a metropolis, it's like a unique City, only in New York can you know how to get out your door, whether you're going to the Corner Deli to buy milk or just going to the office , you go out and the moment you're out If you're people watching, it's like you bump into someone you know or you see someone you've heard of, you see someone you saw on TV the night before and they're wonderful, there is so much theater in the street at all the time and that is the conclusion, you know, it is like only in New York you feel this and that is what this issue should project only in New York and that was the mission of the cover, absolutely you did it and after this period of isolation I think the community felt Jody Kwan with New York Magazine thank you very much and that's going to be it for this hour of Morning News Now the news continues right now Hello everyone, good Tuesday to you, It's Vicki Nguyen and me.

I'm Harry Smith, instead of Morgan Radford NBC News Daily starts right now, today is Tuesday, December 6 In front of Justice, the shooter accused of killing five people and wounding 17 others at the Colorado Springs nightclub has been charged formally in the darkness of a community in North Carolina. He is still recovering from what authorities call a targeted attack on the area's power grid, many have been living without power or heat for three days. Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker Christmas delivery Christmas is coming and for FedEx every plane has a presence for someone, but what happens when Mother Nature or its peers take it inside the company's Air Traffic Control Center, where they deal with everything from lizards to erupting volcanoes? to get those gifts where they need to go welcome to NBC News Daily it's so good to have you with us it's a pleasure to have you with us it's also a pleasure we start with breaking news in Colorado Springs, where prosecutors announced more than 300 criminal charges, including murder. and hate crimes against the person accused of carrying out an attack at a gay nightclub last month.

Investigators say the suspect entered Club Q and opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle, killing five people and wounding at least a dozen more before being subdued by patrons. The place was known as a sanctuary for the LGBTQ community. NBC News correspondent Steve Patterson joins us now from Los Angeles. Steve it's good to have you with us. Tell us about these charges. Explain to us how prosecutor Vic Vicki determined them. The word prosecutors used. It was voluminous that there was an overwhelming amount of evidence that led them to, as you mentioned, over 300 charges, including first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, first and second degree assault and those crimes motivated by prejudices that essentially in the state of Colorado are hate crimes. that these crimes were motivated by a specific bias, that's why the shooter targeted that nightclub, of course, the defense attorneys in the presentation for the initial hearing when the preliminary charges were released, that's five attempts, five counts of first degree murder and then five bias motivated charges that they listed. your client, uh, as non-binary using pronouns, that of course does not mean that this person is part of the lgbtq community, but there were questions about whether or not these hate crime charges would still apply in the indictment knowing the type of Your client's specification turns out to be a yes.

Prosecutors push as far as they can go. The district attorney said that was very important to the prosecutor's office, that they were fighting for the people of Colorado Springs and that using that designation was a key part of what they wanted to do, as seen a few moments ago, the suspect dressed in a jumpsuit yellow that appears on the court fared much better than the last time we saw it appear practically the last time there were visible marks, did you see the booking photo, the suspect was brutally beaten inside that club thanks to the heroics of the customers that prevented the suspect from doing even more damage inside that club.

And you see that picture there, much better, more competent inside the Court, visibly responding to the judge's orders and making eye contact today, very different than what we saw the other day, but 300 charges, guys, quickly, Steve, just In terms of the reason, you talked about the reason. You talked about hate crime charges. Do we know a little more from the inside of what might have led him to the point where he did what he did? No, we don't know, Harry, and unfortunately, in these cases, you may never know. We know we can only infer what prosecutors have alleged, and obviously with the hate crime charge, we can take what we can from that, but we may never know the inside of the head of a suspect like this, Harry Steve Patterson, thank you very much.

I appreciate it, yes, well Harry, it's been more than 48 hours and tens of thousands of people in Moore County, North Carolina, are still in the dark after an attack targeted two electrical substations, authorities still haven't confirmed a suspect or motive. Duke Energy Crews are now working around the clock to restore power to that area. We have NBC News, of course, Antonio Hilton, who lives in Carthage, North Carolina, Forest Antonia. It's good to have you, so we're talking about at least 35,000 energy customers. I have no idea what are we hearing in terms of when do officials expect the power to come back on for people we know it's cold out there and in the meantime are community services being offered to help people stay warm?

Well, Vicki, in terms of right now we're looking at Thursday and as you mentioned, you know this is the third morning in a row that people are waking up with no heat in their homes and, in some cases, not even running water, so knowing that just extending it to Thursday is really frustrating a lot of people on the ground here, you know, while there are two parts to this story here, the investigation, of course, on the front, there's also the reality of a community that has been thrown into chaos and therefore looks like the vast Most people I received that estimate from a spokesperson for Duke Energy.

The vast majority of people will not be back to normal until we get to Thursday. Vicki Anthony, can we talk a little bit about what can be discovered in terms of security? around this electrical substation, we know they are all over the country, they are very important, but they are also somewhat vulnerable, what are we hearing from authorities or from Duke Energy in terms of surveillance video and tracking a possible suspect? We asked all these questions, we pressed not only Duke Energy, but we also pressed Governor Roy Cooper, who was here at the sheriff's office just yesterday, and answering a lot of questions from reporters here on the ground, we pressed them about the footage of the security cameras we didn't get. a clear answer on what is available, but certainly nothing has been revealed to any of the reporters here and we asked about security.

Duke Energy said they have multiple layers of security in place at all of their substations, but did not describe what that security actually looks like. He said for security reasons, but they assured us that there was security and that they were sharing what they had with the authorities involved here. However, it was interesting to hear the governor reflect on all this because he was very transparent about his concerns, as they know from above. at the state level about potential vulnerabilities in infrastructure here, not just honestly in the state of North Carolina but potentially across the country, said he's been concerned for a long time about potential threats to infrastructure cybersecurity and now we've seen an example of this physical threat listen to some of your comments protecting critical infrastructure like our power system must be a top priority this type of attack poses a new level of threat as you watch what is happening in North Carolina is this understanding of that in the matter of In a couple of minutes on a Saturday night, a group of bad actors were able to destabilize an entire community for what seems like almost a week and all the consequences that come with it for businesses and schools here have been really difficult. about people Vicki, you sure have NBC News correspondent Antonio, disruptive and dangerous, thank you.

Throngs of Georgia voters are heading to the polls in today's Senate runoff elections. They are choosing between Democratic incumbent Rafael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker. It is a highly competitive race that could expand Democrats, majority of 50 seats The correspondent ofNBC News Tremaine Lee joins us now from Atlanta. Tremaine it's good to have you with us for the last month. Georgians have been bombarded with television advertisements that the rest of us in the country should stay away from. You've been bombarded even more by mail. How do you feel that decision day has finally arrived? Harry on decision day how are you feeling here in southwest Atlanta?

I'm in front of a polling place and right now they're feeling a little cold and a little damp it's drizzling here it's a bit of a miserable day but how they feel inside people are really excited despite everything you mentioned the television ads the newspaper ads being bombarded with all the messages the marathon until the general election then In the Sprint for this second round, people are feeling a little tired, but they are also mission-driven and feeling quite focused . I talked to one voter who put it this way: Check it out if what you have to do is that you're right and you have to do it. get information out um, you know, this is what your voice sounds like, so tired or not, we are all, it's a rainy day, it's very cold, but you know I'm here, so if I can do it, everyone else can too do it, that voter.

Was he here in front of this polling place where there is a poll party organized by voting rights advocates to make sure people at least feel energized for decision day? uh Rafia, is this election going to come down to the moderates and Independence, who's really going? to change this election at the end of the day, I think it depends again, Georgians were setting early voting records and those people who turned out to be the favor, senator, we're not Democrats, but there's a lot of growth here, um Herschel. Walker was trailing by a few hundred thousand votes behind Brian Campbell was no longer on the ballot who was elected for governor, so if there's, you know, there's a lot of room to grow, are there Republicans who don't?

Did you vote for Walker? the first time, but I wanted to come out on the other side today, you know, black voters, working class voters, and young voters who supported Rafael Warnock can be excited about what's at stake in the organizing efforts of the people of the state, so I think all those blocks are important, but the turnout is the largest, the largest part, that is the largest voting block. Tremaine, thank you very much. I appreciate it in a cool, humid Atlanta this morning. Voters are still coming out. Now we move on to our CNBC money minute.

Renewable energy. Like wind and solar, they are on track to overtake coal and become the world's leading source of electricity, but the International Energy Agency predicts this major shift in the way we power our Earth will occur in the next few years. years. Joining us now is CNBC Tech co-anchor Deidra Bosa Deidra, which is pushing countries around the world to turn to these new sources of clean energy. The promotion of renewable energies in electricity generation. Sanctions against Russia have cut off many of its natural gas and oil exports. and increase fossil fuel prices around the world, the iae says the war-induced global energy crisis is causing a sharp acceleration in the adoption of renewable energy and total capacity growth worldwide will double in just the next five years.

Additionally, PepsiCo is cutting hundreds of corporate jobs across its snack and beverage divisions in North America, according to the Wall Street Journal, which says this is a sign that cost cutting is spreading beyond technology. and the media, the company declined to comment to CNBC and Microsoft says it is ready to release future versions of the popular Call of Duty video game for Sony's Playstation and its own Xbox on the same day, Microsoft here is essentially trying to assure antitrust regulators concerned about your proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company that makes Call of Duty, you too.

Deidra Bosa thank you very much, okay, go ahead, sick children, best to address it. You're watching NBC News Daily foreign foreign foreign foreign now see what's making headlines around the world by hitting the airwaves with breaking news, this is a big moment when it happens wherever you are NBC News streams free now for Dateline premium subscribe now on apple podcasts the news is happening now see what's making headlines around the world every time it happens wherever you are it's here now when many of us think about self-care we don't think about setting boundaries, the word boundary It may sound limited, limiting, maybe even a little harsh, yes I can, but experts can be a really healthy way to protect your space as a parent and, when done right, it can benefit you and everyone you are close to.

You're here to help us figure out how to set those boundaries as a clinical and family psychologist. Dr. Jen Hartsing, it's great to have you here on set and apparently you and Harry go back a long time, so it's like a little reunion. I love toys exactly. I love it. So first let's talk about the concept of boundaries with your kids. What exactly is it and why is it so important? So a boundary is a kind of limit that we set when we recognize something that makes us uncomfortable. that causes unnecessary conflict and expresses to other people what we want and what we need from them and that's a really important thing, otherwise people have no idea because they can't read our minds, okay?

How can you teach your children how to set them up like this? The first thing we have to do is model them correctly. We have to be able to know what our own limits are because very often we say yes when we mean no, we feel resentful, we spread ourselves too thin and that makes our children always looking at us, so our children start to learn that maybe that's important. There are so many mixed messages that we send them mixed messages, it's very true, so we want to be conscious of modeling for them what they should do, maybe practice with them what they want. to tell someone to help them identify what they might want, what are some real examples of that when you're talking about young children setting limits and also maybe teenagers, because I imagine it's different, they're age groups. , it is totally different than we have. to be age appropriate, so for younger children you could say that if they say I don't want to hug Harry because it makes me angry and we want to try to apologize to Harry, that's what we want to try and often force them to do.

Hug Harry because Harry is a good friend of the family, right, we want to tell them: he Okay, so what can you say to Harry? Can you fist bump? Can you hit the elbow? What can you do? And for older teens, teaching them to use their voice and being very clear about what they want, they have the language skills that we want to teach them to use, well, I mean, ultimately, although my thought is what's the downside, what if? Don't we do this?, then there is a big disadvantage, the right boundaries keep us safe. they really help to give us some insulation and protection, so if we don't teach ourselves and other people how to do it, we're not as safe, we're not as clear about what we need, we don't communicate as well as we want to and it can really impact our relationships because it can create resentment between us and other people.

This is interesting, you're really talking about physical boundaries like you know we're entering the holiday season and everyone's getting together and sometimes you. You're not really ready or want to hug Uncle Joe or whatever, but what about boundaries with time and space and in your own home with kids versus parents? Well, I think you need to set proper boundaries and rules. they overlap and so what are they and make them clear? talk about them often make sure everyone understands them maybe they have a little flexibility it's like a bowling alley with some bumpers maybe there's a little space but we want to make sure they stay in the lane and then let's talk about, at each age , how we need to change those limits.

What you do for a three-year-old is going to be different than what you do for a 13-year-old, so yeah. You're still talking about limits, no, it's funny that we keep talking about limits because it's one of those things that we're going to continue doing because we still don't do it well, that's the problem, I would say that's how it is. It's true, it actually takes practice, it takes discipline. I feel good about our body. We have great limits. Yes, we are solid. We are good. You have great boundaries with everyone. Thank you so much. Clinical and family psychologist, Dr.

Jen Hardstein. It's good to see it. Again, such helpful advice, especially in this time of yes. Thank you very much, we will make sure Harry is here next time he returns. Well, move on, now the Department of Education is righting a major mistake in student debt relief. program about nine million Americans were told their applications were approved when in fact they were not accepted because the program faced legal challenges the error was made by a Department of Education contractor the contractor blames the mistake on human error and sent corrected emails To Recipients Thousands of Minnesota Nurses May Not Walk Off the Job This Weekend After All Yes, Minnesota Nurses Association Announces Tentative Deal with State's Major Health Care Systems That Will Avoid That Strike Planned details of the agreement have not yet been made public, the nurses union has to approve the new contract, but the nurses were planning a 20-day strike starting this Sunday, the worst flu outbreak in years in the country, which now turns the fears of a triple democracy into reality. how you can better protect yourself and your family you're watching NBC News daily thank you foreign foreign foreign stay up to date on the latest news and the biggest stories of the day with NBC News daily thank you so much for joining us I'm Morgan Radford and I'm Vicki Nguyen, I'm Aaron Gilchrist and I'm Kate Snow.

Receive detailed reports from all over the country. What is your reaction to the president's comments? And around the world, Ukrainians continue to make advances and ways to care for them. your health who should get tested and, frankly, how often and your wallet through the roof how to handle rising prices NBC News Every weekday from 12 to 4 pm ET on NBC News Now, welcome from New, Neo-Nazis in Florida Crashed a Benefit Show Featuring Drag Queens Stacy Da Silva of our Tampa NBC affiliate, WFLA, spoke with the event organizer about this new far-right threat. It was almost show time Saturday night at Artifact Studios in Lakeland.

Jason Deshazo was getting ready, one of our Russian volunteers, and he said the police officers are out there. The Nazis were protesting, and of course my first response was that the chazo was hosting a charity event for the Rose Dynasty Foundation and the camp involved drag performances that included undoing as Mama Ashley. Rose's drag shows have become a target for members of the far right if you look at our climate in the world, I knew it was going to happen sooner or later, but I had no idea that was happening on Saturday night. Night, about a dozen protesters wore masks and held signs with neo-Nazi symbols, projected messages on the building our guests entered, were yelled at and called pedophiles, and children and families had cameras in their faces.

The video here shows a masked man walked directly to the window with a camera. Lakeland police officers remained on the scene throughout the presidential term. Polk Pride says he's disappointed but not surprised that the National Trend has come to Lakeland. We've all heard the talk coming from all over the country that there is really a focus on drag performers. You already know LGBT people and now very specifically drag people. Artists, Shazzo says he has received threats to his safety afterward, but he won't leave. I think we're going to continue doing what we do and I'm going to continue to provide that safe space for people at all times.

As I can, thanks to Stacy Da Silva of our Tampa and NBC affiliate, WFLA, two girls are recovering after they were separately caught on camera by terrifying animal attacks. NBC News correspondent Stephen Romo shows us how her parents fought back, oh, their cries for help are enough to make most parents spring into action two girls on both coasts of the country in horrific animal attacks during the day both caught on camera the first in LosAngeles, where a two-year-old girl was attacked by a wild coyote. screaming in crying I thought she had fallen and then I saw the coyote there the girl's parents still in shock are talking her pants were stained with blood and I took them off and then I realized, you know, the scratches he made on her , the couple's doorbell camera captured the moment the coyote first approaches the girl and her father as they stand near their car.

The wild animal then grabs the girl from behind her and throws her to the ground, where she dumps her body shortly after. The father is seen staring at the animal, throwing a bottle of water at it and running to get help. We had to vaccinate her against rabies and we just hope everything is okay. The family says they have lived at this location for three years. and nothing like this has ever happened to them before there are so many coyotes here we've never seen anything like this they always just run away officials tell NBC Los Angeles they took bloody clothing for DNA testing to begin the process of trying to wrap the coyote Just last summer there was another coyote attack on a two-year-old girl in Huntington Beach.

That coyote was shot and killed by officials in Connecticut. Another terrifying animal attack caught on camera, this time a raccoon is seen attacking a five-year-old dog. -the elderly woman, her mother, Logan McNamara, ran out to help; at one point, her daughter was in one hand and the raccoon in the other. The foreign animal held on until her mother managed to throw it into her garden. A girl was taken to the hospital to receive rabies vaccinations Animal Control was unable to track that animal and locate the family Now they are setting traps around her house to prevent future incidents Stephen Romo NBC News of the year yes, really for both of them, Yes, okay, online shopping is at record levels this holiday season, which means more home deliveries, we take a look at what happens to your package when bad weather hits, that's the head NBC News is watching Daily.

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It's here. Welcome back this Tuesday. It's a pleasure being with you. I'm Vicki Nguyen and Harry Smith, who are making news right now, for the first time in history, the number of same-sex couple households in the United States is now over one million, an increase of 120 since 2008. The numbers The Census Bureau shows about 59 of those couples are married, a number that has grown exponentially since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. The man accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker is headed to prison for 21 years James Howard Jackson pleaded no contest to attempted murder charges Jackson and two others are accused of stealing the singer's two French bulldogs and shooting dog walker Ryan Fisher in the chest, which happened last year .

Fisher survived, the dogs will return just days after the robbery and New York is now officially the most expensive city on world time, with Singapore in first place The Economist's intelligence unit's annual survey placed the Big Apple in number one after the average price of Manhattan apartments soared 25 percent this year last year's prices the city's television fell to third place we now move to Ukraine, where the latest wave of deadly attacks Russian airlines are shutting down the energy grid on one of the coldest days of the year. Now Russia is on the defensive after a third airstrike on its soil since yesterday, blaming Ukraine and drawing attention to its potential new combat drone program.

NBC News correspondent Ellison Barber is in a cave with the latest Ellison, it's the middle of winter there in Ukraine, how widespread are the power outages, how long can Ukraine get by without heating electricity? It's been pretty tough, as you said yesterday, it was one of the coldest days we've had this winter and it's the day Russia fired about 70 missiles into Ukraine. Ukrainian officials say they were able to intercept about 60 of them, but we know that energy infrastructure was affected. in at least three different regions Venezia Odessa and kyiv and hours after yesterday's missile bombardment the Kiev region 40 percent of it had no electricity in Odessa there were reports of widespread blackouts and rolling outages there were also reports of problems with supply of water trapped in their homes without heat, without electricity and also without access to running water, but in general now we have the Ukrainian prime minister saying that in general they feel that things are relatively stable given the number of missiles that came towards this country.

It is believed to be heading towards key civil energy infrastructure. He's sure he says that ultimately at this point they hope that the National Energy Company of Ukraine will be able to make repairs in the coming days to mitigate the substantial damage from the latest missile attacks. and back to what Ukrainians have been experiencing for several weeks: scheduled outages to try to relieve some of the pressure on the energy grid, he says, because Ukraine's air defense systems were able to intercept many of the missiles that were fired. that the damage was not as extensive as it could have been Harry in recent months that similar types of attacks, let me ask you on this program, what do we know about these new airstrikes that have ended successfully on Russian soil Russia blames Ukraine Ukraine who first said no, it's not us, where is all that right now?

Yeah, so we're talking about two different attacks, one that happened yesterday morning, two of them actually hit the Russian airfield deep in Russian territory. Another this morning that affected an oil deposit in Russian territory, but a little closer to the border with Ukraine. Those two attacks that were deep in Russia are really significant, Harry, because they seem to suggest a change in kyiv's willingness to try to take this fight to Russia. on their own military bases, those military bases were about 300 miles beyond the Ukrainian border and so far we haven't really seen Ukraine trying to take the fight directly to the Russian military bases, in part because they haven't really had the weapons capacity that Russia has. saying that the drones used in those first real attacks were Soviet drones, so it seems that the Ukrainian forces are starting to be in this position where they can use the weapons that they have, not necessarily those of the Western allies, but those that they already had. more directly Target some military infrastructure in Russia and it could be a significant change really interesting twist thank you very much Ellis and Barbara and Keith tonight appreciate it Harry we have some worrying new numbers from the CDC you have a lot of doctors Extreme flu cases are increasing across the country and continue to increase with flu-related hospitalizations at the highest levels we have seen in more than a decade.

Experts say numbers like this suggest we're in for a big surge in all kinds. of respiratory infections coming this winter NBC News correspondent Sam Brock joins us live from Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Sam it's a pleasure to have you as always, so let's talk about what's behind this surge here, we're just a few weeks away from Thanksgiving and also how we can people protect themselves ahead of these other holiday seasons Gatherings as we look at December right we're here we're here yes, without a doubt, Vicky, that the vaccination rate is part of the problem here and it's the most important thing that someone can do even if they already had the flu, they can get it again, it can be worse, you'll want to make sure be vaccinated.

The other element here is thinking about Vicky, where we were a year ago, there was a coveted Omicron raise that was taking off. Across the country, the numbers were off the charts and, to some extent, people were socially distancing, wearing masks which helped suppress flu outbreaks. A year later, that is obviously not the situation in large parts of the country and although the coveted numbers are still coming back, we are seeing a small wave there too, just like the RSV flu, which is why we are talking about this triple demek , but as far as the flu goes, we're at a point right now in early December where we would normally be as a country with flu outbreaks in January, so hopefully you know if these numbers are under control, but it certainly indicates the possibility Expect those numbers to be much higher during the typical peak in January and February Real quick Sam, it's good to hear you say it's not too late to get a flu shot.

Where in the country are we seeing the highest number of flu cases right now? Unfortunately, the answer is practically everywhere. Vicky, check out this map. CDC flu map and you'll see that the darker the color overall, reds and purples, the higher the transmission rates, notice that's basically the entire country, now Texas, California, Colorado, Ohio, maybe They stand out a little bit above all the other states to some extent, but it's really everywhere and that's part of the reason we're seeing a national increase right now. Watch your hands, stay home when you're sick, help the first responders in those hospitals and get these correspondents to see you Sam Brock Sam, thanks, it's okay Vicky.

We're just 20 days away from Christmas and this year online shopping alone could set new records. NBC News Senior National Correspondent Carrie Sanders shows us how FedEx is navigating high demand and bad weather on this nondescript road cleverly named Urgent Avenue is in a highly restricted area. where we were given exceptional access within a team of 15 meteorologists working around the clock to ensure unpleasant winter weather does not delay your holiday packages at this time of year, especially during peak; The Christmas season becomes even more intense because everything is so much more. critical than it would normally be all year round Jeff Woodard began monitoring weather for the US Air Force during Desert Storm, his battle today and every day now making sure FedEx planes get through everything type of weather around the world and on time.

What's happening in Hawaii right now? The volcano still has a constant lava flow, what does that mean for pilots? And it did erupt, that really affected how we got there, so our pilots would have to head and fly south and avoid where the ash actually was going northeast. That's because the ash sheds. 30 to 40,000 feet can shut down a plane engine The plane arrives in Dubai Doug Jenkins is a flight dispatcher His job is to know where each of the 100+ air flights are at any given time What the pilots don't know well, it's the big picture so you can see what's happening on your planes because of FedEx from 11 p.m. m. until 3 a.m. m.

Memphis International becomes the world's busiest cargo airport. Each flight is color coded on this huge board. Controlled chaos, yes, and the weather, that's your problem potentially every day, could delay the delay of these arrivals right there, so if we can get the planes here on time, it will keep the whole system running on time, ready for takeoff. Captain Don OLS, a former Marine F.-18 pilot, your mission now gets those packages where they need to be the quickest route, always from point A to point B, we don't worry as much about convenience as passenger carriers do, Since you're flying over 500 miles per hour when you look out the window and see Santa, does he go by faster?

Oh yes, it's much faster than a plane. Oh, that's NBC News Senior National Correspondent Carrie Sanders, we have some sad news from the world of entertainment. Beloved clapback star Kirsty Alley has died at a young age. of 71. NBC News correspondent Ann Thompson shows us Ali's legacy of laughter. Hello, Greetings, This is how most of America came to know Kirstie Alley's name as a member of NBC's hit '80s sitcom. Greetings, well, I hope you have learned from my example. I'm Gonna Show You How a Really Nice Winner Acts Rebecca Howe's Trail Would Give Her the First of Two Emmy Awards and a Place on the Cultural Landscape This Morning Her Former Co-Star Ted Danson Remembering This Episode Rebecca, Will You Get Marriedwith me?

I do not know what is happening. she said she saw it yesterday before hearing the news writing she made me laugh 30 years ago when she filmed that scene and today she made me laugh just as hard. I am very sad and very grateful for all the time she made me laugh. Ali took advantage of that talent. in the Look Who's Talking movies with John Travolta Travolta writing a tribute to her dear friend Kirsty last night was one of the most special relationships I've ever had. I know we will meet again in a prolific career that spanned 30 years.

Ali played Vulcan Savic on Star Trek I'm aware of my responsibilities Lord of a romance expert on Veronica's Closet I hate seeing myself on TV, no you don't, yeah. I know in recent years you kept fans on their toes with appearances on Dancing With the Stars. and The Masked Singer and even earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995. Ali was very open about her struggles with weight. I lost I think I lost 50 pounds in 44 weeks. We will remember that Ali spent several birthdays with us today. My birthday is coming up and of course I guess I'll be able to collect Social Security.

You look amazing, yes, and I love that you say I'm 66 years old. I'm glad to be alive exactly and while fans remember her as a comedy icon her children say she is best remembered as a loving mother and grandmother this is one of the best things that has ever happened to me being a grandmother Ann Thompson NBC News How are you? You spoke to Kirstie Alley. Incredible, yes, it's hard to believe. although sometimes, just when time moves on and the things you just don't know about someone's life, we wake up, we were quite surprised that they call it an antacid for the ocean, the interesting new way scientists are fighting the looming climate change. more NBC News Daily right after this crime foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign, has it been successful?

I found out, can you update us on the status of the negotiations? NBC News is streaming free now, watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts, this is a good one it's called antacid for the ocean and now it's a new tool in the fight against climate change and I love this one analogy, this concept is correct. NBC News Legal Correspondent and Senior Investigator Cynthia McFadden will give us a fascinating first-hand look at how this antacid works. a small ship on a big mission here in halifax harbor this team of scientists believe they can make a real contribution in the fight against global warming oceanographer will birch sure all the scientists here on this ship have had the feeling that Now that's why I came into this, this is real, yeah, I mean what more motivation does one need?

Here is the concept that the ocean is the largest carbon dioxide absorber in the world, but it absorbed so much that it is now too acidic and that is a problem, think about harmful algal blooms and bleached coral reefs also means that the The ocean can't keep up with all the carbon humans continue to pump into the air, so what to do? Give the ocean a giant antacid. That's right: adding magnesium hydroxide powder to existing pipes like this one in Halifax. power plant so it can absorb more greenhouse gases and maybe even become healthier at the same time, so a giant rolaid goes into that pipe and pumps it out makes the ocean less acidic so it can absorb more bad carbon and absorb it more or less Yes, that's true, Bert's job is to make sure it works, but he and his colleagues at Planetary Technologies are also determined to make sure it doesn't cause harm.

Prevention is better than cure with a series of research funded by the company, Professor Hugh McIntyre of Dalhousie University. is studying something, he is an expert on tiny plankton, what we are going to do is add magnesium hydroxide to them and then we are going to monitor what happens so far we have not detected any change in growth rates and we have been testing concentrations 10 times higher highs and the planetarium actually intends to use regarding phytoplankton is not the only thing, not at all, so we have to start somewhere and the logical place to start is the base of the food web for those worried about getting into with Mother Nature.

Planetary's co-founders say they're just trying to amplify what rainwater and rock erosion have been doing for thousands of years. The natural process we are trying to replicate is something that happens every day in nature and not fast enough to save. We're not fast enough to save ourselves, so we have to speed up a little bit before they can trap a ton of carbon, which is a billion metric tons, nine zeros. They have to figure out where to get a large amount of antacid in order to save us. To remove a gigaton of carbon from the atmosphere, we are going to need gigatons of alkalinity.

One source, the toxic remains of this asbestos mine in Quebec, which goes without saying, must be handled with care. What comes out of the process is essentially this. white powder here, which is magnesium hydroxide, why not buy it as it is produced today? It produces more carbon than we would ever take out of the air. The other reason there simply isn't enough, we've talked to a variety of experts. a couple of whom said a gigaton of carbon reduction was too promising and they don't think they can really do it for me. It takes a gigaton of ambition, we can't look at this problem and say, oh, we're just going to do it. a little bit because that's not going to make the kind of difference we need to make in the world, ultimately it's going to be up to society if we want to solve the climate crisis and how bad we want to let it get worse, that's all.

Do you believe deep in your heart that this can solve the problem of carbon in the atmosphere? I think we're going to need a lot of different things to solve the carbon problem and, frankly, all the carbon removal in the world is not it. It will make some difference if we can't reduce our emissions first, so this won't save us at all. Hugh McIntyre agrees that we are going to need all the approaches we can find and this one has the potential to be big. that story over and over and over and over again I was about to text Cynthia to tell her that I love this concept of an antacid for the ocean and the idea that that's not going to be enough, only that solution all we have kind of A role to play was also NBC News chief correspondent Cynthia McFadden, who are you watching NBC News Daily foreign foreign foreign foreign 75 years of Meet the Press longest-running television show the big variable is storm surge Why was it important for you to be here? thanks, Meet the Press Chuck toddcast and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters, get it free wherever you get your podcasts three decades after the series finale.

The golden girls are now back. I am glad to hear. It's a new pop-up restaurant celebrating the four main characters from Fierce and Fabulous and it's opening tomorrow right here in New York. NBC News Now host Joe Fryer gives us an exclusive look behind the scenes. They call it a Golden Girls playground, the world full of banana leaves. floral prints and other little touches inspired by the comedy no, no, have a nice day, among the menu items in The Golden Girls kitchen. Sophia's lasagna, what you make smells delicious, so Golden Girls stimulates all five senses, you know, you eat it.

If you listen to it, you taste it. Derrick Berry is with the company's wish list makers. He was the brains behind pop-up restaurants for other popular shows like Saved by the Bell on Beverly Hills 90210. He says fans have been clamoring for The Golden Girls for years. I just came in here, what do you think? I think this is the best thing ever. The latest episode of the comedy takes you so far, as her impressive collection of merchandise suggests she's a Super Fan. Oh my gosh, watch every episode at least three or four times, even buying. a wicker bag like the one that always hangs on Sophia's arm, so I pretend I bought it strictly for fashion reasons, but the reality is that I bought it for Sophia's purposes, so there was no better person to tour Golden's kitchen Girls Cara, what is this?

I can't believe it's still an eye, it's me and Lil. I think it's my favorite part of the house. She had an equally strong reaction to this neon sign at the restaurant's entrance. Thanks for being a friend. I'm going to get excited. Thank you for being. a friend, honestly I think it's like the best song of all time, it's not about romance, it's not about breakups, it's not about hating anyone, it's literally about friendship, so I gotta love it, yeah , these four beloved roommates seem to stir up all kinds of feelings. I've had people at our La pop-up that we pitched to, people got emotional about it, yeah I think it was opening day or we had several groups come in and cry, of course, no Golden Girls experience It's complete here, we are. in the middle of a crisis and there is no cheesecake without cheesecake we should Health Health we tell you what we are going to do pink we are going to eat a cheesecake the perfect recipe for any problem that is good I understand it I understand why they all ate it nights Joe Fryer NBC News' great actresses made that show truly Betty White.

Oh well, it's trending now. Prince Harry proves that he is a real-life superhero. Take a look, but I'm here to assure you that our parents always want us to have fun. Okay, so don't do it. feel guilty, you can have the best time, especially with this global community of soldiers, so go out, have the best time and merry christmas, unmistakable voice, yes, the prince recorded a video message for the little ones' charity christmas party Scotty's soldiers, the group helps the young people. who lost a father while serving in the British armed forces the party's theme was heroes and villains Prince Harry saw him there asking the children to save Christmas it's a coming full circle moment for the Penn State quarterback , Sean Clifford, who is fulfilling a childhood dream of playing in the Rose Bowl, Clifford posted a photo of his younger self in front of the famous stadium on Twitter with the caption Dreams come true.

See you in Pasadena, the 11th ranked Nittany Lions will play the 8th ranked Utah Utes on January 2nd. is and the Grand Theft tortoise staff at the Saint Augustine Alligator Farm Zoo in Florida are asking for help after two of their endangered Galapagos tortoises were stolen. A zoo representative says the turtles were stolen on Nov. 30 if staff are watching hours of security camera footage of the theft and really hope these animals are returned unharmed. They are very valuable and probably difficult to care for in my life. I want to go to the Galapagos Casino. Yes me too.

It will change my life. trip I've heard from people yes, I'm Harry Smith, I'm Vicki, you're watching NBC News Daily, you can also watch us for free 24/7 on our streaming network NBC News, it's now wherever you stream, including YouTube Hulu Roku and peacock the news continues right after this foreign foreign foreign foreign for kids to understand, so we've created a newscast just for them. We hope your family watches the Nightly News Kids edition celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, television's longest-running show. NBC News Free Streaming. now celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, television's longest-running show. Hello everyone, thank you very much for joining us this Tuesday.

I'm Vicki Nguyen and Harry Smith replacing Morgan Radford. NBC News Daily starts right now, today is Tuesday in December. Sixth domestic terrorism, the FBI is searching for a motive behind what authorities call an attack targeting a North Carolina power plant as Moore County enters its third day without power. The final showdown in Georgia as voters head to the polls to decide once and for all who will represent their state in the Senate. Democratic incumbent Rafael Nuornuck or Republican challenger. Herschel Walker Looting Relief In NBC News Exclusive, Secret Service Is Revealing Hackers Linked To Chinese Government Stole Millions Of Dollars In US Covid Benefits Royal Controversy Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Are Causing Uproar After Launching the trailer for their long-awaited Netflix documentary-series just as they arrive in New York for an awards ceremony today, welcome to NBC News Daily, we begin with the unsolved mystery behind the attack targeting a North Carolina power grid that left tens of thousands of people in the dark almost three days later.

People in Moore Countyis still without power, some without running water and authorities have yet to announce leads on a suspect or motive in the case, the governor calls it citing an act of domestic terrorism. NBC News correspondent Blaine Alexander joins us now from Carthage, North Carolina. Blaine thanks for being with us, how many people are we talking about right now that are still without power and what is the plan for those that are out in the cold? Is there a warming center or resource to help people? I mean, we headed. On the third day of this power outage, absolutely Vicki, we're talking about over 30,000 people who are still in the dark and this is the third full day they're going to have to deal with Brave, which remembers former officials say they probably won't be so.

It will be until Thursday before the power comes back on, so we're talking about a long period of time. The Red Cross has set up a 24-hour shelter for people who need to go, but really, when we drive around town. We've seen people in places like a grocery store, for example, that runs on a generator, going to other stations just to come in and charge their phone and stay warm, but when I talked to the sheriff he said yes, of course, The concern is for people who are in the dark and trying to stay warm, but there are other concerns, such as simply traffic accidents, he says there have been several accidents because the traffic lights are not working, people driving around the city maybe without knowing that there is a power outage without knowing how to treat those intersections as four-way stop signs, there is also concern, he says, about a number of stores that could be robbed and there are already some reports about that, that is why we're looking at this 9 p.m. curfew. and will remain in play until the power returns to the boys.

Any ideas on a suspect. Did you hear something? We have clues. What is happening there? None of that yet. Harry, in fact, the officials tell me that I just spoke to a person. who is close to this investigation and says that because there is a unique characteristic in the fact that whoever did this knew what they were doing, we are talking about a very specific person who had knowledge of how the energy system worked, so He said because Also, they are treating this investigation a little differently, they keep the information very close because that makes things a little more sensitive.

Now, of course, we also asked Duke Energy officials about the ease with which someone was able to gain access or apparently facilitate access to these substations, they said their security measures are up to industry standards, but then they will take a closer look and see if anything can be improved as a result of this incident here is something the governor said about this although yesterday he said it raises a red flag across the board take a look protect critical infrastructure like our energy system should be a top priority this type of attack poses a new level of threat and not just here in North Carolina, but across the country, one last point to note is that we have asked officials whether or not there were cameras in those substations that possibly captured those suspects on video.

Duke Energy doesn't say that they don't want to give any kind of details about their security measures, guys, it's very interesting to play because think about it, this industry has spent billions and trillions of dollars, maybe trying to protect itself against hackers , the ones who are always under attack and someone literally drives to a place like that, Blaine. Alexander on the ground for us, thank you very much Harry, now we move on to the triple concerns that still have doctors sounding the alarm even as RSV cases begin to decline, as do flu and greed cases, which are increasing, flu hospitalizations are higher than before.

For more than a decade, doctors are urging people to take preventive measures as they prepare for the winter holiday celebrations with us now. CNBC reporter Perry Russum live from Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Perry is a joy to watch, so let's talk about the numbers the flu has taken. over 8 million illnesses nationwide since October 1st, you are there in Chicago, what do the doctors and nurses tell you about what is happening there? Well, stick with those numbers nationally, as I was mentioning to Vicki, the CDC yesterday released some surprising numbers in terms of flu deaths they say so far this season we have had 4,500 people die from the flu compared to the season. last, the entire entire season where 5,000 people died, so 5,000 people last year and then so far this season, about 4,500, according to the CDC estimating they say this is just a significantly earlier peak season for the flu and the question is how long will this peak last, will it be a shorter season in terms of it ending sooner than they expect or will it be a prolonged season in terms of vaccination rates, the CDC says it's just Not enough people are being vaccinated compared to last year, especially those who are the most vulnerable children, babies and the elderly, doctors here in Chicago tell us that we see two trends that are increasing not only the flu, but also the greed like well, yesterday we talked to a doctor about that.

I think there's definitely been a lot of feeling in the world that they're done with Covid and they're not willing to make even kind of a slight modification to their lifestyle. the past and the people who think it is are wrong and it's here to stay and Dr. Bartlett also talked to us about RSV here in Illinois. She says the numbers are better in terms of hospitalization rates, but just last month they were sending children to other states to be tested, she says the numbers aren't that bad, but it won't take much longer for the numbers to get worse again Vicki , okay, cnbc's perry russum, perry, thanks, let's go to georgia now, where voters are once again lining up to cast their ballots.

In today's Senate runoff elections, Democrats have already secured control of the Senate, but this race will determine how large their margin of control will be. NBC News correspondent Tremaine Lee joins us now from Atlanta, how are you doing there today? Tremaine, hey, harry, pretty good, it's a wet climate. For my part, people are very excited organizing voters, making sure that people you know don't feel complacent about going out to vote despite the bad weather, so people are here, the lines have been relatively slow, um . Sorry they're low, but not many people have had to wait too long to participate in the vote, but people have moved pretty quickly, but it's been an interesting couple of weeks.

We've talked to you a couple of times since I've been on the ground covering this election day in and day out, early voting seemed overwhelming, is there any sense that the so-called smart money might have an advantage as we're in the final hours of this moment? From this election, here's the thing: 1.9 million, 1.85 or 6 million people voted early, setting records for early voting in a single day last week. I mean, the favored vote seems to favor Senator Rafael Warnock, but Republicans tend to vote in person, so the in-person vote is extraordinarily impactful for Herschel Walker. To make up for some of that, early voting Gap would need to win about 60 percent of the same-day vote, so 60 of today's votes, which is a pretty steep mountain to climb, but again, if your people come out, if the Republicans come out in the mass press, they might make up ground, but again, it's pretty nasty here and we haven't seen lines at any of the polling places across the state to suggest.

There are an overwhelming number of people who are just showing up, which means you've talked to voter after voter after voter after voter in the last week or 10 days or so, do you have a sense of those people you've talked to? about what perhaps his most motivating topics have been, you know, it expands the whole range, people are interested in healthcare, they're interested in surveillance, but most of all, I've heard a lot about the state of democracy, and then values ​​matter in this. election in particular. I talked to one of those voters and this is what he had to say: Look, people are lining up to get a concert ticket, people are lining up for, you know, a shoe drop, people are lining up to go to church, can you?

Not taking a day every two or four years to come and stand in line and make sure that the people who represent us are actually doing their jobs. The question I asked that young man that I said with all the announcements with the whole marathon of the general elections, they didn't run to the second round if there was fatigue at all and that's how he responded, he said: you know that people are tired, there have been many things, but you know it's important to go out here and make your voice hurt, for how long? I think it will be necessary to have an answer as to who wins once the polls close tonight.

During the general election around midnight, we knew that this race would go to a runoff with a lot less votes, it might be a little earlier, so I wanted to speculate, but I think sooner rather than later we will know that Harry Tremaine Lee is in the field for us today in Georgia. Thank you so much. We're all going to want those results sooner rather than later. Now it's time for our CNBC Money Minute. inflation, it's putting extra pressure on everyone's wallets now, Walmart CEO says he's already seeing the real impact, says consumers are being more budget conscious and selective about the things they buy, joining us now, it's CNBC technology reporter Kate Rooney Kate, how's the Economic pressure affecting what Americans are buying this holiday season.

Hi Harry, so you'll be spending more on practical gifts and a little less on more expensive items like electronics on CNBC's Squawk Box this morning. Walmart CEO Doug McMillan said even higher-income families are now feeling the pull of the low grocery prices that the retailer is actually using to lure those people into three-quarters of its market share. of groceries and some of those profits come from shoppers with household incomes of more than a hundred thousand dollars a year. Additionally, today a startup plans to use its autonomous truck technology to help create automated combat vehicles for the US military.

Kodiak robotics won a two-year, $50 million contract with the Department of Defense and eventually , The United States ranks second on a list of countries with the fewest legally required paid leave days and paid public holidays per year, as compiled by resume dot IO, many US employers, however, They provide more time off, so that's what the law technically requires, since the average employee receives 14 vacations. days into her first year at the company plus paid leave just for you Micronesia is worse than us thank you ok Rooney thank you emotional tributes are now coming in for iconic actress Kirsty Alley how the star is remembered cheerleader when we arrived. when you're watching NBC News Daily foreign foreign foreign crime foreign have you succeeded?

Can you inform us about the status of the negotiations? Sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for children to understand, so we have created a newscast just for them, we hope. your family will watch the Nightly News Kids edition, watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, or listen wherever you get your podcasts. You have sick children at home. You've probably noticed that the medication aisles look a little empty these days. Yeah, well, both Walgreens and CV. NBC News. That fever and pain reducing medications like Children's Tylenol and Motrin have been in short supply among us now, Dr.

Akshay sayal, Dr. Sal, fellow NBC News physician, is good to have, so right now they are not Calling this an official shortage, the FDA is not. Basically, we are already in the heart of cold and flu season. Well, it's a complicated question, Vicky, and here you know we're seeing doctors tweeting pictures of empty shelves saying. I tried to get my son medicine and I can't find it. What's going on, and although the FDA has not recognized an official shortage, we are seeing that many people are having trouble getting this medication, so the reason we are concerned is that you know that the main goal of these medications is to lower the fever at home and if you can't do that, you can use your urgent care, you can useyour emergency room, your doctor's office and look to do what you could have done at home you should have had access to that medication, then the real question is you think about your parents, at home you go, there is nothing there, what is your plan B?

Well, yes, it's always good to have a plan B. You know it depends on what your symptoms are. So if you have a cough and a sore throat, you know that some people like cough drops or saline rinses, which are basically salt water rinses in your nose or honey. People have had success with that too, but It is important to realize that if you have a fever, you do not necessarily need treatment. If your child is older than six months, it really depends on what their symptoms are as well. So beavers don't require medication, what can you do to make your kids comfortable?

It may not be an emergency, but you want to keep them comfortable, yes, so fevers in and of themselves aren't harmful, they're actually a sign that your immune system is doing what it's supposed to. What you need to do is fight the virus or the bacteria that you have, but you know what parents can do if you are worried, especially if you are, if you have a child who has had seizures in the past or if you have a child who has had other symptoms that mean your ear is pulling or you have a stiff neck or a headache, you should definitely call your doctor, there are other medications you can try, maybe they can prescribe something for you too, it's okay, or it has There must be a difficult time for parents, right?

Now I sure appreciate it, thank you very much, okay, we have some sad news from the world of entertainment. Actress Kirsty Alley has died at the age of 71. From applause to seeing who's talking, Ali had a legacy of laughter. NBC News Correspondent Ann Thompson Recalls Ali's comedy career as a member of NBC's '80s sitcom is very good. I hope you learn from my example. I'm going to show you how a really nice winner behaves. Her portrayal of Rebecca Howe earned her the first of two Emmy Awards and a place on the cultural landscape this morning with her former co-star Ted Danson remembering this episode Rebecca, Will You Marry Me? she never said she saw it yesterday before hearing the news writing she made me laugh 30 years ago when she filmed that scene and she made me laugh today just like I am so sad and so grateful for all the time she made me laugh.

Ali took advantage of that Talent in the Look Who's Talking films with John Travolta. Travolta wrote a tribute to her dear friend last night. Kirsty was one of the most special relationships I have ever had. If I had known we would meet again in a prolific career that spanned 30 years, Ali played a Vulcan savic in Star Trek. I am aware of my responsibilities. Lord of a romance expert in Veronica's Closet. I hate watching myself on TV, no you don't. Yes, I know that in recent years she kept fans on their toes with appearances on Dancing With the Stars and The Masked Singer and even earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995.

Ali was very open about her weight struggles Which I lost, I think. I lost 50 pounds in 44 weeks. We will remember that Ali spent several birthdays with us today. My birthday is coming up and of course I guess I'll be able to collect Social Security. You look amazing, yes, and I love it. I say I'm 66 years old. I'm glad to be alive exactly and, although fans remember her as a comedy icon, her children say they remember her best as a loving mother and grandmother, this is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. . know grandma Ann Thompson NBC News, okay, the man charged in the shooting at a Colorado gay nightclub now faces more than 300 charges for how long that could land him in prison if he is convicted.

You're watching NBC News Daily Foreign Foreign Foreign now see what's making headlines around the world for hitting the airwaves with breaking news, this is a big moment when it happens, wherever you are NBC News streams free now for Dateline premium subscribe now to Apple podcasts celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press the longest running show on television, we've been watching them already and more headlines about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will appear this week as the first episode of their Netflix's highly anticipated documentary series drops this Thursday. NBC News correspondent Stephanie Goss has more on the The growing controversy about it, it's really hard to look back now and think what the hell happened, a new trailer that takes direct aim at the palace and the media, the hierarchy of the family, you know, this is leaking, but the first episodes of Stories are also being planted.

Netflix's six-part series Harry and Megan, premiering Thursday, is a dirty game, the anal suffering of women who marry in this institution, this Feeding Frenzy. I realized that they will never protect you and it seems that Prince Harry can't stand it, no one fully knows. The truth is, we know the whole truth, but before anyone has seen it, the royal couple is already under fire. A photo is used in the trailer to suggest an invasion of their privacy, but a reporter covering the royals says it was there and was actually taken with the couple's permission on an official trip to South Africa.

Does it make more sense to listen? our history on our part? The trailer released last week used this image of a crowd of photographers, apparently an archive photo taken in 2011, before Harry and Megan met a It's standard procedure to use archive images to illustrate certain things, but it's to be expected that in the actual episodes they are used in the correct context; otherwise unfortunately discredits The Wider program just days after the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the US for the first time in eight years, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be honored tonight in the city of New York by Robert F.

Kennedy of Human Rights upon receiving the Ripple of Hope Award for his work on racial justice and other social causes. Praise for Harry and Megan comes with recriminations. As critics accuse couple of demanding privacy while willingly exposing their lives to the public Stephanie Gosk NBC News Now in Thought-Provoking Art Exhibition, Happy Birthday 1-800 Installation Celebrates Victims' Lives black and brown women from police violence instead of focusing on their deaths, NBC News correspondent Yamichi Alcindor takes us inside the exhibit, a Brooklyn 1-800 Happy Birthday space focused on people killed after encounters with the police for each of the 12 celebrants, as they are called here, there is a phone booth with details about their lives and the voices of their loved ones there is Oscar Grant Eric Garner Sandra Bland hello sister I just want to say happy heavenly 35th birthday in Tony Robinson's phone booth is his grandmother singing you happy birthday happy birthday says his aunt Lolo Robinson, who was killed by police in Wisconsin at age 19, loved celebrating his big day.

She liked to have fun. He would always be the one to keep us together and bring us together. His family appreciates seeing his legacy alive here. He is powerful. They have created us. real space where we are not reduced to these hashtags the artistic director of the exhibition says that is the goal, the idea is to change the lens and bring light to these people as individuals and not as headlines and get a sense of who they were as people, not just victims, visitors who come can also leave their own messages, happy birthday Sandra, I'm sorry I had to leave these types of voicemails in these types of circumstances, an experience with a lasting impact, exposure for me, I want I mean, it really brings home what it brings. home brings the horror, the absolute horror of young black men, basically, in my opinion, getting shot every day.

I'm weak. Personal items are also displayed. These are the clothes they wore, their t-shirts, their shoes, these are their favorite items. An exhibition to celebrate lives and. do not mourn their deaths yamiche alcendor NBC News Brooklyn you said your wife has seen that exhibit in person yes, fascinating yes, it looks very powerful well, go ahead, millions of American taxpayer dollars stolen why the US government. now blame foreign hackers for stealing coveted relief funds that You're watching NBC News Daily, you can also watch us free 24/7 on our streaming network NBC News Now, wherever you stream and That includes all those places you see on your screen, thank you, foreigner, foreigner, foreigner crime, have you succeeded?

Can you update? us on the state of the negotiations the news is happening now look what's making headlines around the world for going on the air with breaking news this is a significant moment whenever it happens wherever you are NBC News streaming free now welcome from new this Tuesday we're so happy you could join us I'm Vicki Nguyen and I'm Harry Smith, making news right now Law enforcement officers who defended the US Capitol on January 6 received Congressional gold medals today House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called them Heroes to honor them officers, the medals will be placed at the headquarters of the US Capitol Police, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Capitol and the Smithsonian, chairman of the january 6 house committee.

Congressman Bernie Thompson announced today that the panel is expected to make criminal referrals to the Department of Justice soon, but did not do so. specifies who would be subject to these references or how many would be made and after more than 50 years Boeing plans to launch today the final model of this jumbo 747 from its factory in Everett Washington, according to Bloomberg the last model will be delivered to Atlas Air, the alleged shooter of Colorado Springs, was indicted today in court on more than 300 counts of murder and hate crimes. Prosecutors say the suspect opened fire at an LGBTQ nightclub last month, killing five people and wounding at least a dozen more before he was shot dead. by clients NBC News correspondent Naila Charles joins us now niela 305 total charges, what do they include and what are the potential penalties if he is convicted?

Vicky Harry, that's a lot of charges, those charges include first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, assault and hate crimes. which are essentially hate crimes in the state of Colorado, the defense says their client uses pronouns that do not indicate his sexual identity and clearly has not stopped the district attorney for accusing them of bias. Prosecutors say there is a large amount of evidence. I am here in this case to support those charges and as far as penalties in the state of Colorado there is no death penalty, so the suspect is considering a possible life sentence in court today.

The suspect was wearing a yellow jumpsuit and was significantly less bruised. that when we saw them at their last court appearance after two people accused them and stopped them from doing even more damage, hurting more people Vicki Harry, is there any indication from the prosecutors as to why this reason here, but no Will we know for sure? Now, and we may never know, next there will be a preliminary hearing scheduled for February 22 and expected to last two days. We can expect a lot of evidence to be presented there, so we may learn more than Vicky Harry.

Nila Charles. Thank you. Thank you very much for your help today, I appreciate it Vicky Harry, today is the second day of jury deliberations in the Trump Organization tax fraud trial, the Trump Corporation and the Trump Payroll Corporation are accused of providing tax-free benefits illegally, to be clear, Mr. Trump is not on trial, joining us now, from outside the courthouse. NBC News correspondent Ron Allen Ron remind our viewers about the charges the Trump organization faces and what could happen if there is a guilty verdict here. The charges are basically tax fraud and business falsification. records to cover it up tax fraud is essentially how they organize the payments of these benefits that were worth millions and millions of dollars on houses, apartments and cars that Alan Weiselberg, the company's chief financial officer, essentially adjusted the books to cover up, so So they didn't have to pay taxes on it, the company didn't pay payroll taxes on some of this, it's quite complicated in some ways and in some ways it's a very simple case, the trial only lasted about 14 days.

There were only seven Witnesses, so essentially the defense is saying that these were crimes that Alan Weiselberg committed on his own and to which he pleaded guilty in another court and the prosecution is saying that there was a culture of fraud throughout the Trump organization and in The Pro in the final argument the prosecutor insisted on saying that Donald Trump himself was aware of all this although as you point out the former president is not being tried but rather it is the company that bears his name and is his reputation and to a certain extent, is being tried in the court ofPublic opinion.

If found guilty, these corporations would have to pay around $1.7 million, which isn't a lot of money in the grand scheme of things for a company like this, so why is this trial really? The important thing maybe is because it's focusing on Donald Trump, even if you don't want that to be the case, in terms of reputation, and remember that there is another criminal investigation underway that grew out of this investigation that is directly focused. about the former president in his financial dealings Ron, you mentioned it Alan Weiselberg, a key witness at the center of all this, was long the head of finance here, took the plea deal, testified against the company, so let's talk about what was really in it. agreement and is there a sense that prosecutors are going to try to use him as a witness in the other trials that may directly involve Mr.

Trump? Yes, he is the star witness because he is a long-time associate of Donald Trump and his family even works for Donald. Trump's father goes back so far and was the man who knew where every penny was in the company. Prosecutors said he pleaded guilty to 15 counts of tax fraud and avoided potentially 15 years in prison in exchange for five months. in prison that he will serve after this happened after this trial and to testify against the corporation during this trial, he has not testified directly against Donald Trump himself, the corporation, he has tried to walk that fine line, so the defenses They tried to use it, the prosecution has done so.

I tried to use him, he is the central figure in all of this and yes, he could become a key player if there is indeed a direct impeachment of Donald Trump in the coming weeks and months okay Ron Allen Braun from NBC thanks Harry thanks you for the first instance of pandemic fraud by foreign entity according to Secret Service Hackers linked to the Chinese government stole at least $20 million in coveted U.S. relief funds in more than a dozen states in 2020. The Justice Correspondent and NBC News intelligence Kendallanian joins us now Ken, how could something like this happen and where were the funds stolen from?

Well Harry, they were stolen from the pandemic relief programs from both the special unemployment program and small business administration loans and unfortunately, Harry, this is just a drop in the bucket in an epic wave of fraud that besieged these programs, hundreds of billions of dollars were stolen, most of it by Garden Variety criminals, what is drawing attention in This case is that these were Chinese hackers according to the Secret Service, a hacker group linked to Chinese intelligence . Now our sources don't believe this was a Chinese government operation, but this is a very well-known hacking group that hacks on behalf of the Chinese state and the way they were able to do this was by simply providing fake identities to many of these systems.

Unemployment states that are not well defended, use outdated computer systems and were able to divert these millions of dollars from there as part of this huge wave of fraud, Harry, yes, if people sitting in their basement in their underwear could do this, certainly the Chinese government could do it. I wonder if Chinese hackers do it, do we know of any other foreign governments that do it? may have been involved, yes our sources say this may be just the tip of the iceberg that there are probably other state-sponsored actors who committed some of this fraud. We know that, by one estimate, up to $400 billion was stolen from unemployment. programs alone and officials told us that half of that went to foreign criminal groups Russian hackers Chinese hackers even West African criminal groups and among which there appear to be some state-sponsored groups Harry Ken Delaney and thank you very much I appreciate the information from ago five years on This same day, the USS Jacob Jones became the first major US Navy ship sunk during World War I.

That ship was lost in the depths of the ocean for more than a century until this summer. NBC News foreign correspondent Ralph Sanchez now has details on how this long time. The lost warship was finally rediscovered Shadows of the Atlantic Ocean emerge the shape of the Bell and then slowly a ghostly outline the remains of the long-lost USS Jacob Jones sunk by a German submarine on December 6, 1917 the once proud American destroyer torpedoed eight months After the United States entered the World War, one of the 110-man crew, 64 died for more than a century, the ship was lost in the deep sea until it was discovered this summer by a team of British volunteer divers known as Dark Star, yes, so fair. to call them Navy history enthusiasts Navy History Nets determined to solve a 105-year-old mystery We were looking for a needle in a haystack We had three positions we could plot on a map and from there we could identify our search area by that the team was heading 60 miles off the British coast following clues that an American historian discovered in the diary of the German submarine commander, so you're on the surface and you know there's something down there, yes, but you don't know what it is, we went over it was on the ship and we can see the bottom of the sea, it's flat, then there's a little bump and then almost 400 feet below the surface, there were the Guns torpedo tubes, the bell outside the ship , which was just an incredible sight to see him lying there and you could actually see Jacob Jones' name on the side of the Bell, which was just the icing on the cake and in terms of what you actually saw down there, what you are left with is the wonderful nature that was descending towards the USS Jacob.

Jones, who had not been seen for 105 years, the captain of the Jacob Jones left a detailed account of his ship's final moments. I ran across the deck and ordered everyone I saw to jump overboard, he wrote, while the sailor's bodies will never be recovered. His sacrifice is commemorated in this American military cemetery on the outskirts of London, including Lieutenant Stanton Kalk, 23, who gave his own life trying to save his men. We never take for granted that we are diving into war. Graves where sailors have sometimes died for freedom, an American warship and its crew gone but no longer lost, that's NBC News foreign correspondent Ralph Sanchez for that report, which, to me, It's just amazing that there are people in the world who are so fascinated by this kind of thing that they would put in the time, energy, and expertise to actually solve a long-hidden mystery, and they struck gold.

I mean, I'm so captivated by that bell that they found in the condition that you often know you find these archaeological things in, it's the pieces, but that was very well preserved. 400 feet deep in the ocean is incredible and when you see those photos, especially this time of year, December. December 7th is tomorrow, that's the attack on Pearl Harbor. We were there yesterday last year for the 75th anniversary, so yes, may they rest in peace indeed. still ahead a cure for loneliness what some people are doing to combat feelings of isolation more NBC News Daily right after this foreigner foreigner foreigner now look at what's making headlines around the world for hitting the airwaves with news breaking news this is a significant moment when it happens wherever NBC News is streaming for free now Mr.

Secretary, when is this going to get better? You came this afternoon to fight crime, have you been successful? Can you tell us about the status of the negotiations? Well, this is not a surprise since the pandemic. Feelings of loneliness and isolation began, they have become a real public health problem for us at this time. It's senior national correspondent Kate Snow. I saw this article on Nightly News last night. It was very good and the answer may not be so obvious, but at the same time totally. obviously, yes, at the same time, you know, we often report on all these negative things, the negative effects, as you said Vicki, of the pandemic and yes, we have seen study after study that finds more loneliness, more depression, more anxiety, but there's also science behind a super Simple Solution: Volunteer Your Time People often start doing some type of community service thinking they're going to help someone else, but it also helps them.

It's Noon Rush at the 55th meeting. This place is very important, a restaurant in Hartford Connecticut where you pay what you can for a quality meal those who can't are never turned away instead, they can choose to offer their time as volunteers. It is run by Hands-On Hartford, a nonprofit organization that focuses on housing health and food insecurity. Good morning and it depends in part on external volunteers like Linda Mason the clients who come here are simply the loveliest people Mason was a special education teacher for 33 years, like so many others, she struggled with feelings of isolation during the pandemic.

I felt extremely alone. I made it, you know? aware of it hey Mark, when she decided to retire she knew she had to find something bigger than herself to be a part of what is the emotion you feel coming here when I come here I feel a purpose when I leave here I feel happiness it helped in a small way and it's a really important human thing for all of us to try. The loss of human connection due to the pandemic has been felt everywhere. One survey found that 36 percent of Americans often felt lonely. Good morning and the cure could be as simple as helping others research shows that volunteering can not only alleviate feelings of loneliness, but also has a positive impact on mental and physical health, reducing the risk of mortality and decreasing the feelings of depression when the pandemic hit.

She was really isolated and isolated in Springfield, Massachusetts. Attia Wilkins, 41, is an Americorps volunteer who mentors kids in high school. She was a certified nursing assistant, but when her license expired during the pandemic she became a stay-at-home mom and fell into what she calls a sunken place she says she climbs out of. helping others saved her I'm standing up doing my part I feel like I'm giving something back when I felt like I couldn't give anything the experts say if you're looking to start looking for opportunities that have meaning for you even in your own Unit, just give it a try because it really could get you out of that place you've been stuck in for so long to Linda Mason, retribution has become a two-way street every time you come here, what are you building?

I'm building those people connections, those human connections, connections that pay back and forth, it's not filling time, it's filling like a space inside of me, it's filling the space of my heart, it's giving me a bigger purpose. than myself, what a great story, really, thank you, how would you do it? If you were going to do it, how would you find a place to volunteer? A lot of people ask that and they're a little overwhelmed by it. A couple of experts told us that you don't have to start big, you can start small, maybe your neighbor needs food, maybe someone you know just had a baby and you want to help them, that's fine, if you want to go further, There are many organizations that find all these opportunities. and put them online, so one is pointoflight.org, go there.

I went today. I put my city and I put children. I want to work with children. 5,000 opportunities. Wow, in my small town there is a lot of stuff out there, you just have to do it. Look it up and online is probably the easiest place. It's also very interesting because the science is there to show that when we help others, when we get out of the little world that is ourselves, we feel less isolated and we begin to feel a connection. There is an aspect of us doing this. I love how you said you started out thinking you were going to help someone else and then you realize this is helping me.

You said that woman was very humble and just couldn't, yeah, Linda Mason, when we got there and she said, Why are you profiling me? I'm just a person. I'm just a volunteer. I said, but that's the point: you're getting something out of this that you didn't expect. Yes, she was. She is extraordinary. There was some risk involved, right, you're going to have to go somewhere and you're giving yourself in a way that and again Linda was super nervous the first day she was asked to wait tables, she'd never done that in her life. and she said, I don't know how to do that and she almost left and then no, no, I'm going to try, you can get out of your comfort zone a little bit.

New NBC Senior National Correspondent on NBC News Now Anchor Case. now, thank you, as always, you're watching NBC News Daily overseas, overseas, thank you overseas, now check out what's on theheadlines around the world when it happens, wherever you are, it's here now for Dateline premium, subscribe now to Apple podcasts, the big variable is storm surge, why? Was it important for you to be here? The popular company Minted is a Christmas greeting card staple, but 15 years ago it almost went out of business. It's hard to believe. NBC News contributor Jill Martin spoke exclusively with Minted's CEO about the struggles he faced before finding success.

I just felt like the design I was seeing didn't reflect maybe the talent that was out there and I really thought I could create a market. Mariam nafisi has a knack for spotting new designs, she is the founder and co-CEO of Minted. the online marketplace best known for its Christmas cards and wedding invitations, all created by independent artists from around the world. How did Mint come about? I grew up abroad. I was in these countries going to bazaars and markets and I think I was really done. I love shopping and really loving design. I never thought I could do that professionally.

I didn't even dare to dream that it could become my job. So when was the lightbulb moment for me? I came up with this idea where there were artists everywhere that you probably couldn't get. their products to market very easily and we wanted to try to level the playing field and make it possible for all of us to discover people. Buyers who really want great design. Mariam raised funds from friends and family and put her idea into motion. and in 2007 she released minted. She started by just building this little community of designers and artists. The way we source is really through design competitions and consumers vote to tell us what they really want to buy first.

Challenge of her young company creating Save the Day. wedding cards I think we had something like 60 entries, we selected 22 winners from the voting that was done and I took them to the printer and he said, you know, in this industry no one puts a photo on their save the date card. Nobody is going to want this. Now maybe 98 of all the Save the Day cards have a photo of the couple, but a year after launching their business, sales stagnated and Miriam almost quit, the business was failing, nothing was sold and I was We were about to close the company, but we decided to give it another chance, so we became a Christmas card company and our sales shot through the roof that Christmas, so it went from a completely nightmare situation to a Cinderella situation.

How many orders did you receive? We made about five hundred. thousand dollars in sales in about a month our first Christmas was enough for us we are a small business we were all sitting on the office floor there weren't enough chairs for 15 years coined has been a leader Pioneer in crowdsourcing platforms who stays true to its mission to empower its community of over ten thousand independent designers, we thought we were going to attract stationary designers, it turns out we were attracting a creative group of people who might have a day job doing something completely different some of them are funeral attorneys trainers ice skating plumbers and then we decided this is not a stationary company, it's a design community, these are people who have a passion and a dream inside them, so it must have been very rewarding. so you can execute that yes, the online design marketplace has expanded into artistic home decor and weddings, collaborating with stores like Target and West Elm, today Minted products can be found in 75 million homes all over the world and now in mine I have never had a vacation. and it actually brought tears to my eyes when I received something you made for me.

What do you think it is about Christmas cards that is so important and has resonated with its consumers? I think it's something that is a tangible representation of a family that endures. for a long time and that's what we think about when we make these cards and that's really special. It's great when people share their stories of struggle to success to let everyone know that it's not always the peaches and cream that come out on top. Start at third base. Our thanks to NBC News contributor Jill Martin for that story. Here's what's hot now. Basketball star Steph Curry.

He may have seen this video. I admit I posted it. I believed it. This viral video is all over the court. shots here, but apparently it's too fake, okay, so in the oppressor Curry said, look, he made two full-court shots, he didn't do it, but he didn't do it in a row, so the rest of the video was manipulated, but already You know what everyone thinks it is. greatest of all time so we assume he did it right yeah five fun to watch and then he just runs away yeah you mean it's not real it's not real you because you think he can do it because you've done it seen doing it. some crazy things in the NBA I'm Harry Smith, it's been great being with you I'm Vicki Nguyen, you're watching NBC News Daily foreign foreign foreign foreign premium subscribe now to Apple podcasts sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for kids To understand Ukraine and Russia, could you help me understand what is going on to help make sense of it all?

We have created a newscast just for them. We hope your family watches the Nightly News Kids edition celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, the longest-running program. show on television NBC News streaming free now Hello everyone, I'm Aaron Gilchrist and I'm Kate Snow NBC News Daily starts right now today Tuesday December 6, 2022 still dark tens of thousands in North Carolina without power for third day in a row what we're We are learning about the coordinated attack on the power grid and the search for who might be responsible. 305 charges. The suspect in the Colorado nightclub shooting has been formally charged.

The potential punishment they could face if convicted of all charges. Often, voters from all over Georgia cast their ballots. in the high-stakes Senate runoff, the candidate who has an early voting lead in this closely watched race and if millions of Americans send gifts and expect holiday packages to arrive on time, now FedEx is using science to plan deliveries, rain or shine. 11am. in Medford Oregon 1 p.m. in Shreveport and 2 o'clock here in New York City we begin the massive attack on the power grid in North Carolina now in its third day no arrests no known motive and for tens of thousands without power Duke Energy the main provider The state's utility agency says crews are working 24/7 to turn lights and heat back on for some people, even running water is off now that the problem started Saturday At night, the local sheriff says at least one person shot at two substations.

In a targeted attack quote, the impact is widespread, schools have been forced to cancel classes for the second day in a row, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper says businesses are also suffering and hospitals are running on generators. NBC News correspondent Antonia Hilton opens this hour for us, she's in Moore. North Carolina County Antonio, what challenges are crews facing as they try to restore power and how is the community coping? Hi Kate, this is really complicated here because substations, you know, are not just about changing a few light bulbs or repairing a couple. lines, you know, when the weather hits, you know, downed power lines, sometimes there's custom equipment in these substations, they have to bring in complicated equipment, uh, from far away from the county and they have to remove what's damaged and then bring in the new . equipment and then get it running and running, and all that means is that it will take until about Thursday before the vast majority of people who live in this community get their power back, so there are two sides to this story. here the investigation, of course, as they try to figure out who did this, they see it as an intentional act, but they're also just trying to get this community back on its feet after it was plunged into darkness on Saturday night and it seems like people are really We're not going to feel like they're back to normal for another two days Kate the second and Antonio at this point are we any closer to finding out who is responsible for this attack?

We will find out more and look forward to hearing from officials. including someone from Duke Energy, hopefully, at 4 p.m. m. this afternoon and I and other reporters will be there in the room pressing you for more answers, but so far there is still no motive or suspect when you press officials here on the ground for answers, including the governor who was here yesterday speaking with What the journalists keep repeating are the words intentional and in the sentence they knew what they were doing and all of us here have understood that that means that these were not teenagers joking in the forest, people doing a It was a mistake that it was someone who knew how these substations worked and knew very well what the consequences of the actions they took that night, the attack they committed, would be for this community.

Aaron, it's okay, Antonia Hilton, thank you, we're just hours away from the end of the 2022 midterm elections Georgia voters will cast their ballots in the Senate runoff Democratic incumbent Sen. Rafael Warnock faces Republican challenger Herschel Walker Senator Warnock seeks to win a full six-year term, no matter what, this race will not change the balance of power in the Senate, but it will determine whether Democrats have an outright majority or a 50-50 split in the Senate with the vice president Kamala Harris as a tiebreaker. NBC News correspondent Von Hilliard is back in Atlanta for us. Vaughn early voting in this election has broken records we keep saying more than 1.8 million people have already voted what in-person turnout looks like and what do we know about early voters right guys.

Democrats were encouraged by those record early voting numbers because, particularly in the past, those early voters historically have leaned toward Democrats in the situation here, that would be Rafael Warnock, so what Herschel Walker needed today It was a strong in-person participation. We're waiting to hear from some of the rural counties, the more conservative counties, what kind of turnout they're seeing. on behalf of the Republican, but there are some people who in the metro Atlanta area were in DeKalb County to give you an idea, about 84 percent of the voters in this county voted for the Democrat just a month ago in the general election .

I want to let you listen to a gentleman, Patrick, who we met a few moments ago, who was coming here on the same day of the election, listen, my mom, she told me in the morning, she more or less now and told me, hey , you have to go vote, like this. vote now, but at 7am I thought, "oh, I'll go vote, you know I will, but it's just in time." We've constantly heard Kate and Aaron from the Democrats say, look, we know the importance of this election and we're participating. to vote for some of them coming here this Tuesday, so in these final hours, so what are you hearing from both campaigns in this race?

You know Raphael Warnock was actually one of those people who voted early last week, but he was trying during the Over the course of this weekend, we focused a lot on the metro Atlanta area visiting college campuses, so as well as on the University of Georgia campus in Athens and then yesterday on the Georgia Tech campus, trying to boost Greater Atlanta turnout and especially turnout among young voters. here today and then Herschel Walker here has been campaigning along with other Republican senators in the United States Senate and he focused primarily on the rural counties, those conservative counties where he was trying to generate Republican turnout and of course Brian Kemp is the governor here who received about 200,000 more votes than Herschel Walker in last month's general election, has been trying to boost the Republicans' campaign here by appearing on the television airwaves to convince conservatives that they want and need a Republican partner in the US Senate, we expect a close one. here tonight guys, very good, Von Hilliard in Atlanta for us and DeKalb County.

Thank you so much. Covid and flu cases are emerging using Nationwide, which is leaving hospitals struggling to deal with so-called tryemia or tripodymia. The map. Take a look at the map. Here the states. in red reporting high flu activity the states in purple are reporting very high activity overall this is actually most of the country right now since this year's flu season began the agency uh the CDC estimatesthat 4,500 people, including 14 children, have died CNBC reporter Perry Russum is outside a hospital in Chicago for us who are feeling the impact of this tridemic so Perry let's start with the flu here so far how does it compare this season with previous seasons?

Well, the CDC is saying that this flu season just started significantly earlier than expected. They were saying that in terms of hospitalization rates, we're seeing flu hospitalization rates for this time of year, rates that we haven't seen in a decade. The CDC released some surprising numbers yesterday. Take a look at this from October 1st. 8.7 million diseases. 78,000 hospitalizations and 4,500 deaths or some comparison 4,500 deaths so far this season last year the entire flu season 5,000 deaths Aaron I know you also talked to a doctor at the Children's Hospital there about Covid and RSV. what are the big concerns there? especially for younger patients, so right now in terms of hospitalization rates with RSV and covet covid cases are increasing with children, RSV is plateauing and starting to decline, but there is still this apathy for the vaccines that the doctor tells us she is hearing from patients taking.

Get this, you're here to stay. We stand. I remain hopeful that we don't have new variants that are more contagious or more severe, but we are really struggling in terms of vaccine uptake. We have a way to prevent hospitalizations and death. Covid and because of the mutations that have occurred so far in the Omicron variant, we have now lost some of our ability to prevent infections with other needs and we have good news from the CDC in terms of the flu vaccine, Director Rachelle. wolenski saying this year's vaccine appears to be working well with the current strains out there Aaron Perry Russ and four are in Chicago today Perry thanks fans and co-stars remember Emmy and Golden Globe winner actress Kirsty Alley , died after recently discovered cancer at the age of 71.

Ali is best known for her roles in Cheers and the Look Who's Talking film series. Here's NBC News correspondent Ann Thompson. Hello, Cheers, that's how most of America came to know Kirsty Alley's name as a member of NBC's hit '80s sitcom. Greetings, I hope you learn from my example. I'm going to show you how a really nice winner behaves. Rebecca Howe's trail would earn her the first of two Emmy Awards and a place on the cultural scene. Her former co-star Ted Danson remembers this. episode Rebecca, will you marry me? I don't know, he said she saw him yesterday before hearing the news.

She made me laugh 30 years ago when she filmed that scene and today she made me laugh just as hard. I am very sad and very grateful. During all the time she made me laugh Ali she took advantage of that Talent in the Who's Talking to John Travolta movies. Travolta wrote a tribute to his dear friend last night. Kirsty was one of the most special relationships I have ever had. I know we'll see each other. Again in a prolific career that lasted 30 years, Ali played a Vulcan savic in Star Trek. I am aware of my responsibilities. Lord of a romance expert in Veronica's Closet.

I just hate seeing myself on TV, no, no, yes, I know for the last few years. She kept fans on their toes with appearances on Dancing With the Stars and The Masked Singer and even earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995. Ali was very open about her struggles with weight. I lost I think I lost the 50 pounds in 44 weeks we'll remember Ali spent several birthdays with us today, my birthday is coming up and of course I guess I can collect Social Security. You look amazing, yes, and I love that you say I'm 66 years old.

I'm glad to be alive exactly and, although fans remember her as a comedy icon, her children say she is best remembered as a loving mother and grandmother. This is one of the best things that has happened to me in my life. Being a Grandmother Today there has been a lot of support from other actors and fans, including Ali's co-star Kelsey Grammer, who said: "I always believe that grief over a public figure is a private matter, but I will say that I loved her and so did many people with you and Thompson reporting there.” another major company announces layoffs and your company's Christmas celebration will likely involve a commute Bertha Coombs joins us now with today's CNBC Money Minute Hi Bertha, good morning guys or good afternoon, let's start with the cuts at a major U.S. company PepsiCo will cut hundreds of corporate jobs in its North American snack and beverage divisions, a Wall Street Journal report says is a sign that layoffs may be spreading beyond technology and media, but Pepsi tells to CNBC who has no comment.

Kodiak Robotics, a startup working on autonomous trucks, says it now has two. A $50 million annual contract to help develop automated combat vehicles for the U.S. military and party planners told cnbc.com that concerns about the economy have led some companies to scale back their parties. Christmas One way to save money is to have your New Year's Eve party. in the office, which may seem like a novelty in the remote work space, people coming to the office for the party as a novelty, okay, we'll continue with that, Bertha Combs, thank you for the hundreds of charges that were just made file against Colorado gay defendant. nightclub shooter you're watching NBC News Daily foreign foreign foreign foreign now look what's making headlines around the world for going on the air with breaking news, this is a significant moment when it happens, wherever you are NBC News streaming free now watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts NBC News streaming free now the suspect in the deadly mass shooting inside an lgbtq club in Colorado Springs was in court today.

Prosecutors charged Anderson Lee Aldrich with more than 300 criminal counts, including hate crimes and murder. I want to bring in NBC's Nyla Charles, who is following Niela, to walk us through these charges and what happens next. Well, Kate, that's a lot of charges. 305 charges, to be exact, include first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, assault and hate crimes which are essentially hate crimes in the state of Colorado this is what the district attorney said we will not tolerate actions against members of the community based on their sexual identity that type of thing members of that community have been harassed, intimidated and abused for too long prosecutors Let's say there is a voluminous amount of evidence here that is fine to support all those charges that the defense says their client identifies as non-binary and uses pronouns that, of course, do not determine his sexual identity, but the prosecutor has also not prevented the Ada did not file bias charges that some people were concerned about Kate Nayela you mentioned the alleged shooters accused of hate crimes.

Have we heard anything from the suspect? The suspect didn't say anything at Kate's court appearance today, but we hope to learn more. At the preliminary hearing on February 22 there will be a lot of supporting evidence there, and of course prosecutors are trying to tie that bias motive to that hate crime, so we'll expect to hear more from Kate. February seems so far away, Nyla. Charles now many thanks to Missouri, where a school district is taking preventive measures to keep students safe, that district is using bulletproof equipment as a defense tool against active shooters. Alex's fees from our NBC affiliate in St.

Louis have more, so let's say an active shooter arrives. the door and what he is looking for are soft targets. Executive Wood Products in Sullivan Missouri delivers steel-reinforced bulletproof furniture and equipment to schools and government buildings nationwide. On this side, Paul Alexander owns the company. The core of it is steel. nij3 so this one we filmed is AK-47 and this is a 308 a much more powerful weapon now it's half an inch thick it's fire retardant Alexander talks to a group of Missouri school district administrators about the ideal placement of their product you have three options, right, hide, fight or flee, if you put it there it will be too close to the door, what you need is time to maneuver it when it goes through the doors, but all of our entrances have glass with this. bullet resistant film, but actually has special putty around the edges.

Superintendent Dr. Matt Frederickson says bulletproof whiteboards are just one part of the district's active shooter defense plan. Think about threat mitigation and think about the different layers of security we want. Have I heard of these panels? I found them intriguing as another layer of security within all the types of adjustments we've made to the building envelope. I invite someone to give him a push. School Resource Officer David Barton is a Pike County Sheriff's Deputy. I really liked the mobility in them the fact that you know they are fine the governor is very innocuous I think that was the word he used on both sides it is bulletproof learning a new language in our schools when a projectile or a bullet enters actually cauterizes behind the bullet and no shrapnel or splinters come out, so this is just one element of the debate around obviously there are gun laws, but there's also the argument that says, well, what can we do in schools, Forgive the schools and without you knowing something like that. making them strong, yeah the kids still aren't obvious, right, it just lays there, yeah, interesting story that was Alex Fee reporting there, even further down the line, what the Idaho police are ruling out as they investigate the murders of those four college students you're watching NBC.

News Daily we also stream free 24/7 on NBC News now you can watch us wherever you stream live the news continues after this foreign foreign foreign foreign NBC News streaming free now celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, TV's longest-running show, sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for kids to understand, so we've created a newscast just for them. We hope your family watches Nightly News Kids Edition NBC News streaming for free now watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts. It's been more than 50 years since the first Boeing 747 rolled out of an assembly hangar and now the final make of the model will roll off the line today in Washington state.

CNBC airline industry reporter Phil LeBeau joins me from Washington state as Phil talks to us about What You're Watching Today and why the 747 was so important to the industry. Well Kate, this is the last 747 that Boeing will build and it will leave this Hangar later today, it will enter service next year and that's it. That's the end of more than 50 years of building the 747 and it's hard for many people to appreciate how revolutionary this airplane was when it was introduced and began flying in the early '70s, but as things change over time , advances in fuel efficiency in airplanes are advancing.

Technology means that a four-engine airplane like this is simply not as efficient as a two-engine airplane and as a result, demand started to fall to less, you know, 15 to 20 years and now the point has finally come. in which they say you know what. We have other wide bodies that can replace the 747, so to speak. I'm feeling a little nostalgic about it, although I bet other people are too. Well, ultimately, the triple 7x now looks before the triple 7x is certified. and will enter service in 2025, they have cargo versions of the triple seven, as well as the 767 and 787.

Therefore, there are enough wide-body aircraft for the cargo market, as well as for the commercial passenger market, the triple 7x, however, that's the one if you were to say what's going to replace the 747, that's the next plane and again, it's not expected to come into service until 2025. and whether the seats will have more legroom, that's The big question, right, it doesn't depend on Boeing, that depends on the airlines that have the passenger versions, Phil Leboe, thank you very much, I appreciate it. Let's move from airplanes to trucks. Big changes are now possible for big trucks. Veteran truckers are considering a new model.

They are going green by driving electric 18 wheelers. NBC's Tom Costello. accompanied by drivers saying they're ditching diesel, we're inside a beer distribution truck in New York City, uh, and listen carefully, listen, listen there's no engine noise because this is an 18 electric truck wheels, one of the first in the country to be used Asian racing and Josh is the truck driver Josh, whatDo you think about driving an electric vehicle, an 18-wheel electric vehicle? I love it, I'll never go back to these and Tom joins us live now, so Tom, is there a broader trend of trucking companies?

We're actually going green as we get closer to the holidays, by the way, Josh said: I love it. I will never go back to diesel. I don't know if you would listen to it. Yes, this is what is happening. Large companies Amazon, for example, this. is taking their little delivery vans, they will go into neighborhoods every day, they are moving to electric vehicles, a hundred thousand electric vehicles by 2030. UPS and FedEx are adding electric and natural gas vehicles and the big companies that Tesla just launched . came out with their first 18 wheeler, Pepsi bought that one and Volvo was the truck I was in there.

Volvo has these big 18 wheelers now, this is the challenge, you can go slow, flat, you can go short distance routes, lighter routes, not too heavy, you can do that. on the battery powered 18 wheeler, but on a long distance heavy haul, for example, New York to Chicago, New York to Denver, you can't do that, you just do the technology, she's not there yet, but you will see electric vehicles in your neighborhood, especially on Amazon. this holiday season and you can tell they're electric if they have LED headlights and the light blue trim around the back and then you'll see more and more of these big 18 wheel EVS electric vehicles along the course. of the next few years doing short distance runs from Denver to Colorado Springs, for example, but the trend is definitely not to get ahead of you, Tom, but is there enough interest?

Is there work being done to get those longer haul trucks into production to some extent, so that companies can go fully electric, there's definitely a technical hurdle right now that they have to overcome: the heavier the load, the harder it is for these batteries and these batteries are big and heavy, so that becomes a challenge, but you have big companies like Tesla like Volvo that are working on the technology right now. Alright, Tom Costello for us at DC Tom, thank you, we appreciate it and you can watch Tom's full report tonight on NBC Nightly News with Lester.

Watch below for an emotional plea from the family of a missing five-year-old girl whose mother was found dead on Thanksgiving Day. You're watching NBC News Daily Foreign Foreign Foreign Foreign celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, the longest-running show on television. big variable storm surge why it was important for you to be here for Dateline premium subscribe now on Apple podcasts at the end of the hour now these are some of the stories making headlines NBC News Daily an arrest has been made in connection to deadly shooting At the spree in New York City on Monday, police detained 28-year-old Sundance Oliver after linking him to three shootings in less than 16 hours.

Police believe the two victims who died were targeted. The third victim was reportedly hit by an accident from which she is recovering. in the hospital and three people are dead after a plane crash in Oklahoma City this accident occurred shortly after nine last night on airport property firefighters say when they arrived the plane was on fire as were The names of the victims have not yet been released and the cause of that accident is still under investigation and the University of Virginia has awarded posthumous degrees to three football players who died in that shooting last month.

ESPN reports that the dean of the University's College of Arts and Sciences made the request. Devin Chandler Lavelle Davis Jr and DeSean Perry were killed when a gunman opened fire on a bus while they were returning home from a school field trip. A UVA student has been charged. It's been three weeks since four Idaho college students were murdered in his home. Law enforcement has yet to make any arrests, with police now investigating whether one of the victims had a stalker and shedding new light on an encounter in October. NBC news reporter Maya Eglin joins us now with more information on this, so Maya's researchers there in Moscow, Idaho.

They are posting new information about a possible stalker here, what are you learning? Aaron in a press release last night Idaho police revealed information about an encounter one of the victims Kaylee Gonsalves had at a local business in October, they described a situation where two men were Seen inside a business, one of them appeared follow Gonsalves inside the business and then continued to follow her outside as she walked to her car. Police said the man did not appear to make contact with her, but also added that these two men may be the ones he was talking about when he told her friends and family that he had a stalker.

Erin, then, Maya. Do law enforcement officials believe these two men are connected to the murder in one way or another? Aaron, they don't believe they are connected to the murder, but since then there are still no arrests in this case, all information is valuable. Both men told detectives they were trying to meet women at this local business and police believe this was an isolated incident, not an ongoing pattern of harassment. Police are still asking the public to submit information. to the Moscow Police Department Aaron ruling out people a key way to find the person who may be responsible my England for us today my gratitude and a girl is increasingly desperate for information Aspen Jeter, age five, is missing nowhere police I think her father took her after her mother was found dead on Thanksgiving.

MSNBC anchored Lindsey Risers following this story for us. Lindsay, what are we hearing from the girl's family? Five-year-old Kate has not been seen since last month. That's when she was seen in North Carolina with her father Antar Jeter on November 28 and then again on November 30 at a press conference yesterday, authorities and people close to the family toyed with the girl's father for her healthy return. and except, let's listen, you know, Mr. Jeter, we understand how much you love your daughter, the smile on your face, Mr. Jeter, in the smile on Aspen's face, it's very, very, very clear, uh, that your daughter loves you. loves and you love her and and we know you would never do anything harder, but it's not safe to just be here.

The search for Aspen began on Thanksgiving Day when a family member called for a well-being check on the girl's mother. Crystal Jumper officers on the scene found that the jumper had been shot but failed to note that she may have been dead for several weeks. They did not name any suspects in her murder, but said last week they wanted to talk to Aspen's father. The FBI and US Marshals also became involved in the search. and Lindsay, there is additional concern for Aspen's well-being due to her health, can you tell us more about that? Yes, Kate, so Aspen actually has a rare neurological syndrome.

Basically, the family's attorney, Justin Bamberg, said she is one of a handful of children. In the United States, someone who suffers from this cannot speak or walk, she cannot move on her own. Bamberg said if anyone were to see her, she would often be picked up or pushed in a stroller or wheelchair, so given all of this, it makes the situation even bigger. Urgency to find Aspen and bring her back home. Okay, yeah, she can't communicate, so if anyone has seen that girl, call the police. Lindsay Riser, thank you. Walmart employees in Canada are being called Heroes.

Today they reunited a missing child with his mother. who was more than a thousand miles away in Miami, this reunion between JoJo Morales and her mother was possible thanks to two customers at that Walmart who recognized the boy from a report about a kidnapping case, it turns out that JoJo's father, Jorge, supposedly found him. kidnapped more than two months ago, customers approached store workers, who then called the police. Actually, my youngest granddaughter is JoJo's age and I couldn't imagine not seeing her again. Jorge Morales was detained along with the child's grandmother, who was found hiding 40 minutes away.

In a cabin, both the father and grandmother are awaiting court hearings. Your Facebook News Feed will soon have a lot less news and in meta, Facebook's parent company is threatening to remove all news content from its service, that's because lawmakers in Washington are considering a bill that would make it easier As small publications collectively bargain with the tech giants, companies like Meta and Google have become major players in online news distribution, increasing their own traffic and revenue along the way. CNBC technology policy reporter Lauren Finer joins us now Lauren. How do companies like Facebook and Google benefit from sharing local news content, and also why are some lawmakers intervening now?

Yeah, I mean, Facebook and Google benefit from sharing local news, and really all news, because people like to find their news on social media sites. Um, you know, if you think about the way you access the news or your parents or other family and friends, a lot of them get their news from social media or the Google News tab or something like that, so it's kind of important. for them and you know, it keeps people interested in coming back to their sites, so we have this potential, you know, there's a legislative maneuver happening. What does Facebook say specifically about this bill?

Yeah, Facebook says if they're forced to comply with this law and um You know, collectively bargain with these small local news outlets like this. They think they are going to have to remove news from their platform completely. They haven't definitively said they would, but they would have to consider it. that, um, and that's a very similar threat to what they made in Australia a while ago, when they implemented a somewhat similar law about how Google and Facebook would have to pay publishers for links and content to new sites on their platforms and, Facebook finally reached a deal with the government there to allow news content to stay on the site, okay, we'll wait and see if that happens, here too Lauren Feiner of CNBC Lauren, thanks, the January 6 committee says that there is general agreement on criminal referrals to the Department of Justice is coming committee meets today to determine who will be the subject of those criminal referrals today at the Capitol lawmakers from both parties also gathered to honor police officers and the people who They defended the United States Capitol on January 6.

A riot like any other in our nation's history and for us it was a day defined by chaos, courage, tragic loss and the resolution of an unprecedented crisis that required unprecedented action and the Congressional Gold Medal is product of their efforts as guardians of our democracy. NBC News Capitol Hill reporter Julie Surkin is in Washington for us Julie, how are you honoring these officers specifically? Yes, Kate, nearly two years after the attack on the Capitol on January 6, lawmakers from both parties and both sides of Congress honored DCPD and Capitol Police officers. Police officers with Congressional gold medals is a great honor and the officers I spoke to who were in the room today simply said it was an incredible honor.

I mean, they had their families there, one officer actually brought his son to watch the ceremony and watch his dad receive that honor and it was really beautiful. There were speeches from all the lawmakers and leaders, including Speaker Mitch McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, Schumer, and Leader McCarthy, and they really paid tribute to these officers, some of whom, of course, fell after that day, including Brian Sicknick, who. He died after suffering strokes after being sprayed with a chemical spray, some type of chemicals, on January 6th there was a time however when his family went to accept the medal on his behalf and they were actually snubbed by the leaders.

McConnell and McCarthy who had extended their hands. to shake them off and they walked past them, my colleague Ryan Nobles asked McConnell about this a few moments ago and he dodged it, but he said we admire the officers who served that day and he didn't really answer that specific question. Well, I want to reproduce some of what the legislators said during the actual ceremony. Let's listen and then we'll talk about it. Days like today force us to realize how much we owe Thin Blue Line. Their heroism, their bravery on that dark day is the stuff of legend and, like the Dome, they fought to defend a source of strength and hope, so that was the leader.Republican and the Democratic leader in the House despite what they say there.

I know the legislators. We're still very divided about the events of January 6, as you just alluded to when you talked about McConnell, what are you hearing about these upcoming criminal referrals by the January 6 committee? Yeah, we've been chasing this all morning, our team was talking to Benny Thompson. I went after Liz Cheney and look, Benny Thompson said the committee probably agreed to move forward with some kind of criminal referrals, but the big question here is who are they going to refer to the justice department, of course the number one name being thrown around. posing is Former President Trump, so we don't know the answer to that yet.

Liz Cheney had said they would meet today to discuss that, among other things. Remember that we don't know yet what format they will present this report in, but we do know. "That clock is ticking and of course you only have a couple of weeks until the deadline on your committee when the new Congress takes effect and of course the Republicans in the House will make sure to disband that committee as well I hope there is a lot to learn here. We will receive answers in the coming days. Yes, they have said they will. Julie Sirkin. Thank you.

Well, after the break, we'll go behind the scenes with FedEx and see what's being done to ensure your holiday gifts are delivered on time. NBC News Daily, right after this foreign, foreign, foreign, foreign crime, has it been successful? Can you tell us about the status of negotiations for Dateline premium? Subscribe to Apple Podcasts now. Sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for children to understand, so we have created a newscast just for them, we hope your family watches the Nightly News Kids edition. Well, the holiday season is in full swing and with online shopping setting records this year, demand for fast shipping has never been greater, so how are the major carriers making sure your packages arrive? on time, rain or shine, NBC's Carrie Sanders traveled to the FedEx World Hub in Memphis, Tennessee, to find out you know that feeling when you're heading to the airport and it's raining like oh, my plane's going to be delayed, well, It rained a little here.

In Memphis at night it continues to drizzle and that's why they have a team of 15 meteorologists here who work 24 hours a day because it's not just about the weather here but around the world because if they don't know the weather that can cause delays and for them Millions of dollars can be delayed every minute and the pressure now in this holiday season is absolute. On this nondescript road cleverly named Urgente Avenue lies a highly restricted area where we were given rare access within a team of 15 meteorologists working around the clock to make sure winter is unpleasant.

The weather doesn't delay your vacation packages this time of year, especially during the peak; The holiday season becomes even more intense because everything is much more critical than it normally would be all year round. Jeff Woodard began monitoring weather for the US Air Force during the Desert. He storms the battle today and every day now he makes sure FedEx planes get through all types of weather around the world and on time. What's happening in Hawaii right now? The volcano still has a constant lava flow. What does that mean for the pilots and did it blow up, that really affected how we got there, so our pilots would have to head and fly south and avoid where the ash actually was that was going northeast, that's because ash thrown from 30 to 40,000 feet can shut down a jet engine the plane arrives in Dubai Doug Jenkins is a flight dispatcher his job is to know where each of the more than 100 air flights are at any time what is What pilots don't know well is the big picture so they can see what they are going through what is happening on their planes because of FedEx from 11 p.m. m. until 3 a.m. m.

Memphis International becomes the world's busiest cargo airport. Each flight is color coded on this huge board. This is Controlled Chaos, yes, and the weather, that's your problem. potentially every day could delay the delay in these arrivals right there, so if we can get the planes here on time, then the whole system will be running on time and ready for takeoff. Captain Don Olsh, former Marine F-18 pilot, his mission is now receiving those packages. where they should be the quickest route, always from point A to point B, we don't worry as much about comfort as passenger carriers do, since you're flying over 500 miles per hour when you look out the window and see Santa .

Does it happen faster? Oh yeah, it's much faster than a plane, so now we're inside the fuselage of the plane. Hello, it looks really cavernous, but this plane will be filled, like every day, with around thirty thousand of them. gift boxes like this and from now until the holidays we are talking about 90 million shipments per day Carrie Sanders, very good photo, thanks Carrie. Well, it's 19 days until Christmas, but who's counting? The pressure is on for parents looking to get the perfect gifts. for your children is a task that has actually become a little more difficult this year due to rising prices and inflation.

Yes, in today's modern parenting, we're looking at how parents can make the most of their holiday gifts even if money is tight. Join us. now with your author and parenting coach Beatrice Moyes uh Beatrice, we appreciate you being here today. We know that kids may not always understand that their parents can't afford the latest, greatest, flashiest toy out there. When and how parents should talk to their children about their finances can start as young as three years old. The moment a child is able to understand the concept of numbers and quantity, she can start having a conversation about the budget and what it looks like, just be careful not to delve too deeply into her finances. financial situation and what is happening as a parent, but it can start as soon as they can count and I think you as a parent know that Christmas sometimes involves managing expectations well, so how can you manage children's expectations to deal with it maybe?

They are not going to get absolutely everything they want. I mean, sometimes you just can't get everything on that child's list, but a gift that offers a connection with your parents is the most effective gift, so definitely think of something that can contribute. joy for you and your child together, even something as simple as you know, setting aside some time to spend with them, that will definitely soften the blow of not getting everything on your list, so do you have any tips? Any tips for buying gifts for parents to give? You should take into account before they reach the stores.

Yes, less is always more because when you buy fewer things, you are more likely to have more impact by thinking about what it is and how it will make the child feel. So less is more and more. It is important to listen to what your child says and what he wants. Sometimes we can get a little carried away with getting everything or what we think they would want, but really listen to your child and really understand what they are getting from their wish list. The wish list will have more impact than 20 different things from your own wish list.

Yeah, I think I'm a lot guilty of that. Beatrice Moyes. Some really good advice. Thank you so much. There's more.news you're watching NBC News Daily foreign foreign foreign foreign now look what's making headlines around the world by going on the air with breaking news, this is an important moment when it happens, wherever you are NBC News broadcasts free now the big variable storm surge why was it important for you to be here? overseas royal family is gearing up for first episodes of new Netflix show Harry and Megan premiering Thursday in trailer Prince Harry vows to reveal what goes on behind the closed doors of the palace NBC's Stephanie Goss has more, it's really It's hard to look back now and see what the hell happened, a new trailer that takes direct aim at the palace and the media, the family hierarchy, you know there are leaks, but they are also planting Stories, the first episodes in The series Netflix's six-part Harry and Megan, premiering Thursday, is a dirty game, the pain and suffering of women who marry in this institution, this Feeding Frenzy.

I realized that they will never protect you and it seems that Prince Harry can't stand it, no one knows. The whole truth, we know the whole truth, but before anyone has seen it, the royal couple is already under fire. A photo is used in the trailer to suggest an invasion of his privacy, but a reporter covering the Royals says he was there and it was actually taken. with the couple's permission on an official trip to South Africa, it makes no more sense to listen to our story published last week. I used this image from a crowd of photographers, apparently an archive photo taken in 2011, before Harry and Megan met a It's standard procedure to use archive images to illustrate certain things, but hopefully in the actual episodes it will be use in the correct context; otherwise unfortunately discredits The Wider program just days after the Prince and Princess of Wales visited the US for the first time in eight years, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will be honored tonight in the city of New York by Robert F.

Kennedy of Human Rights upon receiving the Ripple of Hope Award for his work on racial justice and other social causes. Praise for Harry and Megan comes with recriminations. As critics accused a couple of demanding privacy while willingly exposing their lives to the public Stephanie Goss reports there now we move on to a piece of American history discovered off the coast of England NBC's Ralph Sanchez has the story of the USS Jacobs which had been lost for over a hundred years From the shadows of the Atlantic Ocean emerges the shape of a bell and then, little by little, a ghostly outline, the remains of the long-lost USS Jacob Jones sunk by a German submarine on 6 December 1917.

The once proud American destroyer was torpedoed eight months after the United States entered the World War. One of the 110 men on the crew. 64 died over more than a century. The ship was lost in the depths of the sea until it was discovered this summer by a team of British volunteers. divers known as dark star, yes, it's fair to call you. Navy history enthusiasts. History of the Navy. Networks. We were looking for a needle in a haystack. We had three positions we could plot on a chart and from there we were able to identify our search area that the team was heading to. miles off the British coast following clues an American historian discovered in the diary of the German submarine commander, so you're on the surface and you know there's something down there, yes, but you don't know what it is, we get over it. on the ship and we can see the bottom of the sea, it's flat, then there's a little bump and then almost 400 feet below the surface, there were Guns' torpedo tubes, the bell outside the ship, which was just An incredible sight to see it lying there, you could actually see Jacob Jones' name on the side of the Bell, which was just the icing on the cake.

The captain of the Jacob Jones left a detailed account of his ship's last moments. I ran across the deck and ordered everyone I saw to jump overboard. wrote although the bodies of the sailors will never be recovered their sacrifice is commemorated in this American military cemetery on the outskirts of London we never take for granted that we are diving into war Graves where sailors have sometimes died for freedom an American warship and her crew are missing but no longer lost and the US Navy tells NBC News it has no plans to bring back artifacts from the Jacob Jones because it considers the wreck to be an official US military war grave like these and will now include the underwater site as the final resting place for dozens. of American sailors we give them back so much history out there to learn yet yes that's right I'm Aaron Gilchrist I'm Kate Snow you're watching NBC News Daily we're also broadcasting 24/7 on NBC News now watch us wherever you are. foreign foreign foreign foreign Chuck Toddcast and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters get it free wherever you get your podcasts Mr.

Secretary, when will this get better? You came to this job because you were going to fight crime. It has been successful, can you tell us about the status of the negotiations? NBC News is streaming free now Hello everyone. I'm Kate Snow and I'm Aaron Gilchrist. NBC News Daily starts right now, today, Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Criminal intent, the suspect in that shooting at a gay nightclub in Colorado. has been officially charged the key evidence in which theprosecutors are focusing and the punishment the alleged shooter faces if he is found guilty voting voters in Georgia Heading to the polls today in a critical Senate runoff that could tip the balance in the final hours of the vote Fallen Star Actress Emmy Award winner Kirsty Alley has died at the age of 71 in a private battle with cancer and to look back on her life, career and community service, how helping and volunteering this holiday season could actually be a form of self-care.

We begin this hour with new developments in the Colorado Springs nightclub shooting, the suspect was formally charged today with more than 300 criminal counts, including hate crimes and murder. Investigators say Anderson Lee Aldrich entered Club Q last month with a gun and an AR-style weapon and killed five people and injured at least a dozen more NBC's Niella Charles is leading us through this hour Nyla walks us through the hearing today and the charges many many charges that were announced well Kate Aaron you are right it is a lot of charges 305 charges including first degree murder first degree attempted murder assault and hate crimes which in the state of Colorado are essentially a crime of hate.

Here's what the district attorney had to say about the charges. Listen. I think the message we send is obviously when you file 305 charges in a case that tells the public this community this state and this nation that we are taking this case as seriously as possible, which means we are going to prosecute this case to the fullest extent. of the law, the district attorney clearly states his intent there. Some questions about whether or not he would file hate crime charges because the defense says the suspect identifies as non-binary and uses they pronouns in them, but now the suspect is possibly facing life in prison without parole as the state of Colorado it doesn't.

There is no death penalty for Kate Aaron, so Nayla, we know a lot about what happens next and we have learned something about a possible motive at this point. Well, the suspect didn't speak at today's hearing, he didn't say anything about a possible motive. but it is clear that prosecutors are going to try to point out what appears to be a possible hate crime. We hope to learn more at the preliminary hearing scheduled for February 22, which is a long way off, but a lot of evidence will be presented at that hearing. Over what is expected to be a couple of days, prosecutors will use that evidence to justify the charges, so we may learn more about why they are using that hate crime charge and also the evidence they will use to support it, as well which is possible, we will learn about the possible motive there Kate Aaron Nyla Charles for us Nyla, thank you, the final race of the 2022 midterms is decided today and Georgia Senate runoff voters choose whether to give the Democratic incumbent Rafael Warnock a full term or send Republican challenger Herschel Walker to Washington voters have been lining up all day braving the cold and rain in Georgia, some even before the polls opened this morning.

NBC News correspondent Tremaine Lee is in Atlanta for us now. Tremaine, you've been talking to voters. there all day what's bringing them back to the polls now is just over a month since the original election, that's right, Aaron. I'm at a polling place in southwest Atlanta, in front of the actual polling place, talking to people all day and certainly they are the policy issues, you can imagine the economy, health care, our reproductive rights, um , they certainly have the balance of power in Congress in mind, but for many voters here, at least the ones I spoke to in Atlanta, it's also about much more, it's about lifting up their rights. voices get tired from listening at all it's not for me no no no it's why not because I want to say what you have to do is you're right and you have to go out and vote um you know that's what your voice is like I heard we're tired ​Or not, we're all here, it's a rainy day, it's very cold, but they know I'm here, so if I can do it, everyone else can too.

There has been a lot of political gamesmanship and controversy surrounding this particular race, but folks. We are still committed, determined to go out and make sure they strike their balance. You know, Tremaine? We saw the memo this morning that says the Department of Justice is monitoring polls in four Georgia counties, including Fulton County, where they're trying to make sure election laws are being followed. Have you heard of any concerns from voters or election officials about not talking to voters again, especially throughout the day? There have been people who somehow came to vote, even if they voted right now. place in the past and were turned away and said they had to go somewhere else.

We spoke to an 82 year old woman who lived in this community for decades and has voted at this point for over 10 years and even voted here in November during the general election and she was turned away and was frustrated and outraged, we are hearing concerns like that from people, but that's all. Aaron, it's okay, Tremaine, he leaves us in Atlanta today. Tremaine, thank you. Well, almost the entire country. are experiencing high levels of flu right now take a look at this map, states in red are reporting high flu activity, states in purple are reporting very high activity and keep in mind that we are still a few weeks away from winter and what would happen?

It's normally peak flu season CNBC reporter Perry Russum is outside a hospital in Chicago where they are feeling the impact of the so-called tryemia Perry these numbers look alarming that map is alarming but so far, how does the flu season compare? of this year? For the above, the alarming number for us really is the hospitalization rate that the CDC has been pointing out just for this part of the year, saying this flu hospitalization rate hasn't been this high in a decade and they're really pointing out how soon This flu season will begin and the question is how long it will last.

The CDC has been releasing some of these surprising numbers since October 1st. 8.7 million illnesses, 78,000 hospitalizations and 4,500 deaths. Compare that death toll to last year, where 5,000 people died from the flu during the entire flu season in the cave, and talk about the RSV respiratory virus, CDC Director Rachelle Wolenski says cases are still still high, but there are signs that it may have peaked and stabilized in many parts of the US anyway, you talked about. With the director of a children's hospital, what did he say about the concern about RSV? Well, here in Chicago, you're telling us, Kate, that RSV cases are starting to go down, hospitalization rates are going down, but at any point you said that could quickly turn into a penny. and we talked to her about the timing of all this RSV and covid-19, at the same time, an increase in RSV cases is a February period here in Chicago, and the same for the flu from the interior, we usually see it in January, so We're seeing both earlier than we normally see seasonally so that they overlap each other and Kate, the big question we asked Dr.

Bartlett was what can parents do right now and she tells us Vaccinate your children. Well, long story short, Perry Russum, thank you very much, today fans and co-stars are giving a final toast to Cheers actress Kirsty Alley. Well, I hope you learn, for example, I will show you how applauding in a really nice way was one of the best shows. On TV, I maintain that Ali's manager confirmed to NBC News that she died of colon cancer. She is best known for Rebecca Howe's portrayal of She There on the classic NBC comedy. Her family said in a statement as iconic as she was on screen that she was an even more surprising mother and grandmother, Kirstie Alley, was 71 years old.

Let's now bring in NBC news entertainment contributor Chris Witherspoon to help us talk about her, her work and her impact. Chris, many of us immediately think of applause when Christian Kirstie Alley appears. In conversation, she had a long career outside of that, although tell us a little about the biggest mark she left on the industry. Yeah, I mean, listen. She was smiling when they showed the Cheers video because it's kind of interesting. A lot of people don't know that the show came out in 1982 and wasn't a hit, but it ended up happening when she appeared on the show Five Seasons later in an attempt to really revive the series and was told that it was.

Do or die if she didn't have chemistry with Ted Dance and that show was going to go away. She did it, she was due, and the show became a huge hit when it ended in 1993. 84 million viewers tuned in for the finale, so that was huge, but I think her biggest legacy is more about who she was than what she stood for. and stood for being unapologetically real at a time when that wasn't really popular. a lot of her old interviews from the 90s and she was really open, you could ask her anything and she kept it real, she was very relatable in terms of you know her, her struggles with her weight and that was a big part of her journey when she did. a show called Fat Actress on Showtime in 2005 and then it was Virginia Craig Chris.

There have been so many tributes from her fellow actors Ted Danson. “I want to read yours,” she said in a statement. I am very sad and grateful for all the time. she made me laugh. I send my love to her children, since they know well that her mother had a heart of gold. I will miss her. What are some of the other notable tributes you've been seeing? I mean one of the best movies. I think that she. What I ever did was look at who's talking to John Travolta. She had a beautiful statement that she posted on Twitter.

Christy was one of the most special relationships I have ever had. I love you and I know we will see each other again. Also Tim Allen, who co-starred with her in a movie called Richer or Poorer, said a pass Sweet Soul and Chrissy Allen, sad, sad news, prayers for her entire family, um, she was really loved by her co-stars and millions of fans around the world, in fact, etc. It was a lot of fun to watch wherever Chris Witherspoon was. We appreciate you helping us talk a little about Kirstie Alley's life. Thank you. Elon Musk's neural link is reportedly in the hot seat and Walmart CEOs as price increases are likely and not due to inflation.

Pippa. Stevens joins us now with today's CNBC Money Minute Hi Peppa Hi guys, well let's start here with neurolink, which is Elon Musk's company working on a brain implant to help paralyzed people walk again. Reuters reports that he is being investigated for possible violations of a federal law regulating animal testing. new service says Neurolink employees complain that Musk's pressure to go faster is responsible for errors that require tests to be repeated and that is increasing the number of animals being tested and killed in the meantime , Walmart CEO says managers are working with local authorities to fight store theft. which is a growing headache for many large retailers appearing on CNBC this morning Doug McMillan said prosecutors need to be aggressive if the problem is not corrected over time, warning prices will rise and some stores will close nhpo Max returns to Amazon Prime Warner posted a year ago to have more control over its streaming service, but now that Warner has been acquired by Discovery, that decision is backfired on you.

I can't keep track of all the transmitters, thanks Pippa, I appreciate it as the electrical crisis approaches. in North Carolina, which still has tens of thousands of people in the dark, you're watching NBC News Daily, thank you, foreigner, foreigner, foreigner, an outsider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters, get it for free wherever you get your podcasts, Mr. Secretary. When is this going to get better? You came early to this job. You were going to fight crime. Have you been successful? Can you inform us about the status of the negotiations? Foreigners in North Carolina are about to face their fourth consecutive night without lights or heat.

That's because of Saturday's attack on the power grid in Moore County, North Carolina authorities say at least one person was shot at two substations that knocked out power. No arrests have yet been made. The FBI is investigating. NBC News correspondent Antonia Hilton is in North Carolina for us. Antonio, we are. Still in the early stages of this investigation, I know, but what have we learned about how this could have happened? This is what we know in the midst of this investigation that still has many open questions. Kate, we know this was intentional and actcriminal, that is something that authorities at all levels keep repeating here and that we heard from the governor here at the sheriff's office just yesterday and they believe that whoever did this or the group of people who could have done this knew exactly what they were doing In other words, they do not believe that this was a group of children joking that this was a prank or vandalism that this was a group or a person who knew very well what the consequences were going to be and that all of that is being taken into consideration as they search confirm a motive and are seeking to find suspects at this time.

They are asking people in the community to call an information line and are trying to get as much information as possible from the people who live here. and I have to ask Antonia, it's cold outside, how do people manage without electricity or heat for the third day in a row? It's hard. I actually spent some time talking to the residents here and they've been going to other people's houses to shower. I talked. to a mother and her daughter who had been going to the assisted living facility where her grandmother stays to shower and clean themselves there as best they can.

You know people are inviting people they barely know to stay with them if it happens. have a generator and extra supplies, but it's hard, the school is closed, there's no internet, there's nothing to do, it's hard to find food and gas, so families are really just praying that the lights come back on as soon as possible at this time. Antonia Hilton for us Antonio thank you today the murder trial is taking place of the former Texas police officer accused of killing a woman in her home back in 2019. Tatiana Jefferson was babysitting her eight-year-old nephew at the time that child who en Now 11 years old, taking the stand yesterday, here's NBC's Zinclair Essenwa.

He looked at her first and then walked next to her. The long-awaited murder trial begins for Aaron Dean, the white former police officer who shot and killed a black woman. to Tatiana Jefferson at her family home in Texas, the incident began as a non-emergency call to police, the front door to Jefferson's home was open according to police body camera video showing the Officer Aaron Dean approaching the front door of the home on October 12, 2019. Walking along the side of the home in the body camera video, Dean yells at Jefferson to show his hands moments before fatally shooting the young man. 28 years through the back window of the house with a single bullet.

Dean is not heard identifying himself as a police officer, police Jefferson says. She was playing video games with her eight-year-old nephew, who police records say said her aunt pulled out a gun after hearing noises behind the house. According to police records, it is unclear whether Dean knew Jefferson was armed. The shooting sparked widespread outrage and following a quick response from the Fort Worth, Texas police department, they quickly released the body camera video. Dean resigned and was charged with murder and manslaughter just two days after the shooting. He pleaded not guilty and was released on $200,000 bail, as usual. o it is unusual for a police department to respond to a fatal police shooting like this.

Most of the time police departments take their time to investigate before taking disciplinary action, but that pays off, in contrast to George Floyd, the Black man killed by a white officer in 2020 was killed seven months after Jefferson and former officer Derek Chauvin were tried and convicted more than a year and a half ago. Dean's trial is just beginning. This trial took three years to begin. What do you think influenced the delays we owed? Don't be so surprised that the trial took so long to happen because we are still at the end of Kovid and while the pandemic may be over, court backups are not yet over, reportedly delays in trial were due to pandemic appeals and recurring illnesses from Dean's team according to the Associated Press Dean's attorney died the same week the jury was selected.

Dean's team did not immediately respond to comments. Tatiana Jefferson's family says in part that they are relieved this is moving forward, but are extremely anxious during this process. In cases like this, it will ultimately be what a reasonable officer would have done in the same position and what information that officer knew at the time, and of course it's important to keep in mind that jury composition is always subject to a lot. scrutiny. The AP reports that there is now a jury of 12 jurors and two alternates, eight men were selected, six women were selected and none appear to be black.

Back I think about glass and why the unexpected rescue of a hiker stranded for weeks in the desert is still ahead are you watching NBC News Daily foreign foreign foreign foreign new issues just published this morning good evening we begin tonight with the latest news just arriving We begin this hour with the latest developments that we will air with some major changes time on Capitol Hill, how much water, ultimately, when we force ourselves inward when it happens. Wherever you are, NBC News is streaming for free now temperatures are rising around the world, but we don't always talk about what's behind it.

Now scientists have an innovative solution to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere here is Cynthia McFadden Hi, I'm guessing that about 40 percent of all the carbon added to the atmosphere over the last 200 years has already been absorbed by the ocean, so we headed to Canada to see it firsthand. an entrepreneurial startup that believes it can help the ocean help us take a look it's a small ship on a big mission here in halifax harbor this team of scientists believe they can make a real contribution to the fight against global warming the oceanographer Will Birch sure yes all the scientists here on this ship have had the feeling that now this is why I got into this this is real yeah I mean what more motivation does one need?

Here's the concept that the ocean is the biggest carbon dioxide absorber in the world, but absorbed so much that it's now too acidic and that's a problem (think harmful algae blooms and bleached coral reefs) it also means that The ocean can't keep up with all the carbon humans keep pumping into the air, so what do you do to give the ocean a giant antacid, that's right, add magnesium hydroxide powder to existing pipes like this one at a manufacturing plant. Halifax energy so it can absorb more greenhouse gases and maybe even become healthier at the same time, so a giant rolaid goes into that pipe and pumps it out, makes the ocean less acidic so it can absorb more carbon bad and absorb it more or less.

Yes, that's true. Bert's job is to make sure it works, but he and his colleagues at Planetary Technologies are also determined to make sure it does no harm. It better be safer than Sorry, approach with a variety of company-funded research. Dalhousie University professor Hugh McIntyre is studying something, he's an expert on tiny plankton. What we are going to do is add magnesium hydroxide to them and then we will monitor what happens so far, we have not detected any change in growth rates and we have been testing 10 times higher concentrations and the planetarium actually intends to use with respect to phytoplankton It's not the only thing that's the same, not at all, so we have to start somewhere and the logical place to start is the base of the food web for those worried about messing with Mother Nature.

The planetarium's co-founders say they're just trying to amplify what rainwater and rock erosion have been doing for thousands of years, the natural process we experience. We're trying to replicate it's something that happens every day in nature, not fast enough to save us, not fast enough to save us, so we need to speed it up a little bit before they can trap a gigatonne of carbon that's equivalent to billion meters. tons nine zeros have to figure out where to get a large amount of antacid to remove a gigaton of carbon from the atmosphere we are going to need gigatons of alkalinity A source the toxic mental waves left over from this closed asbestos mine in Quebec that needless to say must handled with care.

What comes out of the process is essentially this white powder which is magnesium hydroxide. Why not buy it as it is produced today? It produces more carbon than we would ever take out of the air. The other reason there simply isn't enough is that we've spoken to a variety of experts, a couple of whom said that a gigaton of carbon reduction was too promising and that they don't think it can really be done for me. Ambition is required. We can't look at this problem and say, "Oh, we're just going to do a little bit because that's not going to make the kind of difference we need to make in the world, ultimately it's going to be up to society if we want to solve the climate crisis and do it." bad that we want to let it set that's all.

I mean, do you believe in your heart of hearts that this can solve the problem of carbon in the atmosphere? I think we're going to need a lot of different things to solve the problem. of carbon and, frankly, all the carbon removal in the world won't make any difference if we can't reduce our emissions first, so this won't get us off the hook. Hugh McIntyre agrees that "We'll need all the approaches we can find . This one has the potential to be big. The Elon Musk Foundation is also a believer. Earlier this year it gave the folks at Planetary Technologies a million-dollar X prize for climate innovation, and now the real work begins.

The founders told me that if all goes well, they hope to launch their first open-ocean pilot sometime next year. I'm telling you again what led to this brutal attack on a fast food worker in California. You're watching NBC News Daily. The news is happening now, watch what's making headlines around the world when it happens, wherever you are, it's here now, watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts. For Dateline premium subscribe now to the Apple podcasts, sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for kids to understand, so we've created a newscast just for them.

We hope your family watches the Nightly News Kids edition at the end of the hour. Here are some of the stories making headlines from NBC News Daily, The Mall of America in Minneapolis settled a lawsuit with the family of a boy who was seriously injured there in 2019. That five-year-old was thrown nearly 40 feet from a balcony by a man who was known for causing a public disturbance at the mall, we don't know the details of the deal, but the mall says it will tighten its trespassing policies to prevent similar incidents. The Mississippi Department of Human Services has changed its lawsuits against NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre.

The state is now demanding restitution of up to $5 million in wasted welfare money that the state says was improperly used to pay for a volleyball arena at the University of Southern Mississippi where Farv's daughter played and where he is a student, the lawsuit does recognize. That Farv has repaid the $1.1 million in welfare funds he personally received. Farb's attorney said in a statement that the department's new lawsuit is baseless. Law enforcement officers were honored today for their actions during the January 6 attack on the capital as leaders of both political parties in the House and Senate recognize the 200 officers who defended the capital, while lawmakers with lawmakers highest honor the Congressional Gold Medal.

These medals will be placed in various locations, including the U.S. Capitol Police Headquarters, the D.C. Police Department Headquarters, and the D.C. Police Department Headquarters. and the Smithsonian. We have an incredible rescue. To tell you about a couple in California's San Bernardino National Forest who discovered a hiker who had been missing for weeks. He survived freezing temperatures and only drank Creek water until he was found. NBC News correspondent Niela Charles joins us now with more information on this Nyla well. Kate, it's an incredible story of survival, but also incredible luck. Now everyone involved has an incredible story to tell.

An incredible encounter when a romantic camping trip turned into a rescue mission for a California couple. Sorry to put a stop to your boy's camera, oh brother, this is it. This is a story, quite a story, finding a lost hiker who told them that he was stranded for about two weeks in the San Bernardino National Forest.I heard someone yelling help, um, so I yelled hello pretty loud and he heard us and kept going. screaming Allison is gone and her boyfriend Freddie Valdivia followed those desperate screams for half an hour across boulders and rocks until they found him when they did he was fighting to stay alive trying to take shelter in a creek bed he couldn't walk anymore because his feet were so swollen and infected he wouldn't drink food only water from the stream he was quite out of it um he was obviously starving miraculously surviving sub-zero temperatures the couple found him when they thought all hope was lost he was quite close to the stream and right under a flight path so Simply began camping there waiting for someone to notice him and said he had given up a few days earlier after the couple called 9-1-1, the arrival of the rescue team while relief pilot Doug Bremer was transporting the hiker to safety the first report we heard we had not received any initial missing person reports only rescue was the only call we received so without this call from the couple it is possible that no one would have ever known about his whereabouts.

That's right, the hiker. walking barefoot towards the paramedics the moment he saved lives now he forever captured the image almost as special as the memory. I never thought he would be the person to find a missing person, so this is very, very incredible. He looked very grateful that you had done it. seeing on his face that he was extremely happy that we were there to get him out of there wow nyella I'm a big hiker, that's an amazing story, is it common for hikers this time of year to get lost? Well, kale, the pilot. In fact, I talked to someone who said it's surprisingly common during this time of year because many hikers try to take advantage of the cooler temperatures here in California.

Most of them come prepared, but experts say to avoid getting lost, be a hiker, Kate. There are a few things you can do, you can research your hike, bring a compass and map and also stay on path. Okay, yes, Niella Charles. Thank you so much. Also in California there was an arrest for a brutal attack on a fast food worker and everything was discovered. on camera Maya Eglin from NBC is following that story for us Maya, what do we know about this attack? What happened, Hi Aaron, this assault occurred last month at Habit Burger Grill in Antioch, California.

The video shows Bianca Palomera, 19, repeatedly punched in the face by the suspect Palomar told our Bay Area NBC station that it all started after she tried to stop the man from intimidating a person in need. specials that he was at the restaurant waiting for his relative to get off work. He hit me once and then, you know, my headphones and my glasses were flying off my face he's throwing strings and insults just saying he's going to hit him why does he keep looking in his direction and that's when I come in and say um you know What you're doing is wrong, says Palomar.

She fought back and was hit several more times and ended up losing an eye in the attack, but Palomar says she doesn't regret intervening to help her co-worker's brother, Aaron. Wow Maya, what can you tell us about the suspect here? alleged attacker, so Aaron, U.S. Marshals arrested Isaac White Carter, 20, on Monday in connection with the attack, after a weeks-long investigation, he was turned over to Antioch police and now faces felony charges serious mayhem and aggravated assault causing great bodily injury. England for us today Maya, thank you, big changes could be coming to her news service.

Congress is debating whether to add the Journalism Preservation and Competition Act to an annual defense bill that would make it easier for small publications to negotiate collectively with companies like Facebook and Google, but if it passes Meta says it will remove all news from its platforms. CNBC technology reporter Laura Lauren Finer joins us now. Lauren, tell us about the issue here and what these legislators are looking to do. Why do they get involved? Yeah, basically, what is this? The bill would do the trick: It would create a safe harbor for certain small local news outlets to come together and negotiate so they can negotiate together against the tech platforms over how they should be paid for the distribution of their content, etc.

You know, Facebook is obviously opposed to this because they don't believe that the government should require them to engage in these types of conversations and pay these content providers for this information, so they say that's why they say. They're saying they would threaten to remove all news from their platforms, exactly, they don't think it's the government's place to do this and, you know, there have also been concerns from some civil society groups, even some that have objected a la Tech companies in other ways say you know this could end up causing tech platforms to host misinformation or just other types of content that they may not want to see.

Is it just a goal to oppose this or has it been brought broader? There are definitely a lot of different civil society business groups that have spoken out, but I think so far Meta is the only company I've seen speaking out about it individually. It's okay, Lauren. Thank you so much. A new report finds almost half of all. Schools in this country are operating without a full teaching staff, according to data released today by the Department of Education, a problem that is having a greater impact on schools that serve low-income and minority students. The report also finds that teachers lack the essential supplies they need to help children learn.

More than four in five schools report problems obtaining essential supplies such as laptops, furniture and food services. Eli Rosenberg, NBC news reporter, joins us now. Eli, let's talk about teachers first. Why do schools have such It's a difficult time to hire staff. You know, this is another sign of how the effects of the pandemic are still very much with us. The labor shortage has affected so many industries and education, and particularly public schools, and teachers have been greatly affected. Some schools have moved to four days. weeks to try to address this, some have reduced their requirements to bring new teachers into the classrooms, some even without college degrees, others have tried to stay.

Shake up state budgets to give raises to teachers to attract them, but there is no silver bullet. The schools here are still going through really difficult times, so I want to say that the shortage of supply is partly due to funding. I can understand that, but what else is there? What other factors are fueling this problem? Look, this is one of those problems that has been around for years, but with the pandemic making it much worse, teacher pay hasn't increased at a rate close to that of other jobs available to people with college degrees. That's something that's probably on the minds of potential teachers, especially when inflation is already eating into paychecks, something we cover a lot here at NBC, we've seen that education in recent years has become very politicized, the Discussions about things like civil rights, racism, gender, sexuality, even basic history, have taken on a really unpleasant and hostile tone, they've become very political, heated and then there's the pandemic too, people have felt exhausted previously from the cycle of openings, closings, debates about masking versus not and all of these issues are still plaguing the education system clearly yes, perfect storm Eli Rosenberg for us today in San Francisco Eli, thanks after the break the simple steps you can take right now to combat loneliness it's really simple more NBC News Daily just after us foreign foreign foreign foreign premium subscribe now to Apple podcasts celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, television's longest-running show, the great variable it's the storm surge why it was important for you to be here foreign check we've talked a lot about the negative impacts of the pandemic loneliness is big depression anxiety but it turns out some people are overcoming the feeling of isolation by simply helping others it's noon Rush in the meeting 55.

This place is very important to the community, a restaurant in Hartford Connecticut where you pay what you can for a quality meal, those who can't are never turned away, but can choose to volunteer their time. by Hands-On Hartford a non-profit organization that focuses on housing health and food insecurity good morning and relies in part on outside volunteers like Linda Mason the clients who come here are the loveliest people Mason was a teacher special education for 33 years, like so many others, struggled with feelings of isolation during the pandemic. I felt extremely alone. I made it. You know, I was aware of it.

Hey, Mark, when she decided to retire, she knew she had to find something bigger than herself to be a part of. it's the excitement you feel coming here when I get here I feel a purpose when I leave here I feel happiness I have helped in a small way and that is a very important human thing for all of us to be experiencing the loss of human connection due to The pandemic has been felt in Everywhere: One survey found that 36 percent of Americans often felt lonely. Good morning and the cure could be as simple as helping others.

Research shows that volunteering can not only alleviate feelings of loneliness, but also have a positive impact on mental health and physical health by reducing the risk of mortality and decreasing feelings of depression when the pandemic hit I was really isolated isolated in Springfield , Massachusetts Latia Wilkins, 41, is an Americorps volunteer who mentors kids in high school. She was a certified nursing assistant, but when her license expired during the pandemic she became a stay-at-home mom and fell into what she calls a sunken place she says going out to help others saved her I'm standing up doing my part I feel like I'm giving back when I feel like it.

I couldn't give you anything the experts say. If you're looking to start looking for opportunities that have meaning to you, even in your own community, Unity, just give it a try because it could really take you out of that place you've been. trapped for so long by Linda Mason, giving back has become a two-way street every time you come here, what are you building? I'm building those people connections, those human connections, connections that pay back and forth, it's not filling time, it's filling like space. Inside me it is filling the space of my heart, it is giving me a purpose greater than myself, food for your soul, true, yes, totally.

I talk to people who think and say you know what I want to volunteer. I don't know how, I don't know. I don't know well and in fact some of the experts told us that you don't have to start big, you can start small, very locally, maybe your neighbor needs help or maybe someone on the street or you can connect on online, there are many organizations that collect and gather opportunities if you go to pointsoflight.org, which is a nationwide site where you can locate your city and find all kinds of opportunities, just take the first step, yeah, do it, good stuff, right? you also have? a generation Zer in your life, what do you think? two of them, what do you know about their hopes and dreams?

Instagram is out with a new survey that reveals the biggest issues facing that generation. I love this that NBC News youth and internet culture reporter Callen Rosenblatt is taking on. Look at us closer, she joins us now, so Carolyn, we're talking about people ages 10 to 25, pretty much okay, this report was divided into 10 categories, can you walk us through some of the aspects? highlights, for sure, Aaron, so some of the things that really stood out to me in this survey was how much Jen's ears care about things like politics, they said having more members of government and politicians who are from the generation Z is really important. for them and we even saw that reflected in the last election where the first member of Generation Z, Maxwell Frost, was elected to Congress.

They said things like being sustainable is really important to them. You know, Gen Z loves fast fashion things just like she does. places where you can get nice clothes maybe at a discount, but they said that in 2023 they really want to be more sustainable, they want to have recycled clothes or clothes that they make themselves and really be more conscious of the way they consume. things and making sure it's really sustainable and another thing that really caught my attentionIt's the way social media and Instagram have allowed them to explore other cultures. I think about how I think it was at the beginning of this year at the end of last year who is a dish. from Ghana became a huge trend and super popular and everyone wanted to try it, it was a huge internet boom that if social media hadn't existed, maybe these young people in the US wouldn't have had the chance to try it, but it's kind of connected them globally to other cultures, so those are some really important points that I think we could take away from the survey and get a sense of who Gen Z really is.

Yeah, and those are very positive things. I have a 17. year old who only shops at thrift stores because he reuses and recycles correctly. How is this generation Z different from previous generations? what are you seeing in terms of differences? Well, the survey itself doesn't say that you know that I see this difference between Gen Z and Millennials, but I think you know, just taking into account that Gen Z is really politically engaged and remember that some of these are young people who are too young people to vote, but there are young people who are organizing, we see that with things like generation Z for change and then we see that you know people who are of voting age in generation Z are really participating.

I mean, in this last election, some studies said it would be the second highest youth turnout since 2020. In the last 30 years, I mean, these last two elections had huge youth turnout, so we see this reflected. in this report in this survey that Gen Z really cares a lot about politics, about their future, about climate change, maybe. more than the generations that came before them, you know, we appreciate you doing this over Skype with us today, we love it even more when you're in the studio with us, but you know we live in this world where people are remote, do you know?

TRUE? After being remote due to the pandemic for so long, Howard Jen's ears who were planning to reconnect with others with their communities in person needed to meet with content creators in real life, now that could be through, you know, experiences in which they meet other content. creators, they could be experiences where, you know, groups of people who have the same interests go to an event or attend concerts together, we see a lot of these fusions of young people and then of course they get on social media. mediums where we can live vicariously through them, but young people are very excited to have these collaborations and face-to-face interactions with the people that they see online every day, yes, and by the way, everyone is a content creator in that generation Carolyn rosenblatt thank you there's so much more ahead you're watching NBC News Daily foreign foreign foreign foreign now look what's making headlines around the world for going on the air with breaking news this is an important moment whenever it happens wherever you are NBC News streaming free now, sometimes the news can be difficult and overwhelming for kids to understand, which is why we've created a newscast just for them.

We hope your family watches the Nightly News Kids edition celebrating 75 years of Meet the Press, television's longest-running show. If you're a fan of the '80s sitcom The Golden Girls and who isn't, you might want to plan a visit to New York. A Golden Girls themed restaurant opens tomorrow here in Manhattan. The Golden Girls kitchen is filled with food and decor from the beloved '80s NBC sitcom. News Now host Joe Fryer stopped by to take a look. They call it Golden Girls. Images inspired by comedy. No, oh no. I won't have a good day among the menu items in The Golden Girls kitchen.

Sophia's lasagna. What does lasagna smell like? delicious, so Golden Girls hits all five senses, you know, you eat it, you smell it, you hear it, you taste it Eric Berry is with the bucket list company, he was the brain behind pop-up restaurants for other popular shows like Saved by the Bell on Beverly Hills 90210 says for years fans have been clamoring for The Golden Girls, you just walked in here, what do you think? I think this is the best thing ever. The final episode arrives. An impressive collection of products suggests that she is a super fan. My God!

Oh my god, I watched every episode at least three or four times, I even bought a wicker bag like the one that's always hanging on Sophia's arm, so I'm pretending I bought it strictly for fashion reasons, but the reality is I bought it for fashion purposes. from Sophia, so there was no better person to do it. tour the Golden Girls kitchen with Cara, what is this? I can't believe it's Lanai, it's Lil and me. I think it's my favorite part of the house. She had an equally strong reaction to this neon sign at the restaurant's entrance.

Thank you for being a friend. man I'm going to be emotional thank you for being a friend I honestly think this is like the best song of all time it's not about romance it's not about breakups it's not about hating anyone it's literally about friendship, so you have to love it, yes, these four. Our beloved roommates seem to provoke all kinds of feelings. We've had people at our La pop-up who we had proposals to. People got excited about this. Yeah, I think it was the opening day or we had like several groups come in and cry. of course, no Golden Girls experience is complete here we are in the middle of a crisis and there is no chase, okay without cheesecake, we should Cheers, joy, with cheesecakes, we will tell you what we are going to do, rose, let's eat a cheesecake, the perfect recipe for any problem that's good, I get it, I get why they ate it every night Joe fryer NBC News, let's take a look at some of the other stories trending right now a new lawsuit Legends writer-director James Tobac is a serial sexual predator, according to the lawsuit, who abused dozens of women at the Harvard Club in New York City and allegedly lured them into private rooms at the casting facility with the premise of choosing them for his films.

The Oscar-nominated writer and director was previously accused of sexual misconduct in 2017 by More than 30 women denied those allegations. Kim Kardashian was granted a restraining order against a man who claimed he was speaking to her telepathically in court documents obtained by Today.com. Kardashian alleges that a man tried to break into her home on four separate occasions. he allegedly claimed that Kardashian was communicating with him out of thought Kardashian expressed concern that the situation could escalate to physical violence rock band Guns and Roses is suing shooting for using his name Axel Rose filed a lawsuit on behalf of the band against gun dealer Texas The owner of Guns and Roses is accused of intentionally misleading customers into believing the store is associated with the gang and filmmaker Ava Daverni has become the first black woman to have her image on a pint of Ben and Jerry's ice cream, its flavor will be called quote lights candy action that is good directed by Ava to Bernie it is a mix of vanilla ice cream with salted caramel swirls graham cracker swirls cookie dough pieces daverni ice cream will be sent to the entire country in January that sounds really good, right? we're following some breaking news from new york city the trump organization has been found guilty in a wide-ranging tax fraud trial the jury reached its decision on the second day of deliberations just moments ago we're going to follow this all day this is a significant development although guilty on all counts and this is the trial involving the Trump organization and executive pay I'm Aaron Gilchrist I'm Kate Snow have you been watching NBC News Daily thank you foreign foreign foreign thank you sometimes the news can It would be difficult and overwhelming for children to understand Ukraine and Russia.

Could you help me understand what's going on to help make sense of it all? We have created a newscast just for them. We hope your family checks out the Nightly News Kids edition for the Dateline premium subscription. now Apple NBC News podcasts are streaming free now watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts welcome to Meet the Press now I'm Kristen Welker, we're starting with the latest news, as just moments ago the jury and the The Trump Organization's tax trial issued its verdict ruling that the Trump Corporation and the associated Payroll Corporation were guilty on all counts.

The company was accused of a long-running tax fraud scheme in which executives cashed in off-the-books financial benefits. The jury took only two days to deliberate on their decision before reaching this conclusion and we look forward to hearing from journalists who have been covering this trial, including Ron Allen, who is outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan. As soon as we have it connected we will bring it to you, but again, this is a major glitch. The jury has found the Trump Organization and the Trump Corporation guilty of tax fraud on all 15 counts and I think we have reporters rushing to the camera and as soon as we get them online we will tell them the implications of this.

Potentially significant, of course, while the former president has not been found guilty as part of this tax fraud scheme, this comes, of course, after he launched his re-election bid and comes in the context of not only of this legal issue in which his organization has become ensnared, but obviously other investigations into the former president, particularly as it relates to the possible mishandling of classified documents at Mar-A-Lago, the former president has been in the cheating only in legal challenges, but also in some recent controversies that have arisen. around his last candidacy and most recently called for tearing up the Constitution, a comment he tried to walk back but then doubled down on, so this is just one more data point, so again, just to reset, just to remind our viewers where we are.

At this hour and with this breaking news, a criminal jury in New York today found the Trump organization guilty on all counts in this sweeping 15-year tax fraud scheme that prosecutors say was orchestrated by top executives of company, including the main protagonist of All This is CFO Alan Weisselberg, now again we want to make this very clear: former President Trump is not personally charged as part of this plan. There was never a dispute that there was tax fraud. Weiselberg actually pleaded guilty to tax evasion. and he agreed to testify in exchange for a five-month jail sentence, but this is certainly a significant development in this broader investigation into this possible tax evasion that the jury was deliberating on again for less than two days.

The prosecution in the case alleged that Donald Trump himself knew key aspects of the maritime plan, but again the defense rejected that claim that the whole narrative that Donald Trump was blissfully ignorant, well, this is what the prosecution said just isn't real, but the defense objected to that argument, uh, and that, uh. line of discussion in the trial we will have more on this at a time when we have our reporters connected, but again the headline here today in the breaking news: a criminal jury in New York on Tuesday found the Trump organization guilty of all charges.

In a 15-year tax fraud scheme, of course, it comes on an already busy Tuesday. It's election day in Georgia. Voters are voting in the final Senate races of the 2022 midterms. It also happens to be one of the most expensive races in history. Incumbent Democrat Rafael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker faced off in the second round after neither candidate reached 50 percent on Election Day last month. Nearly 2 million Georgians voted early. Officials described it as a monster turnout, but both candidates are banking on Election Day voters to give them a victory. Listen, so I said we had to go out and vote on this.

I believe that God has been good to us, so we will continue to do so. I feel good, I feel very good with the result. I think the early voting was Okay, now I think we're going to win this election. It's election day. I want to tell everyone to go out and vote. We had historic turnout during the early voting period, but we should not rest on our laurels. The work is. has not been done Unlike last year's runoff in Georgia, control of the Senate in the runoff has already been decided, but many Democrats still consider this race a must-win because, if Warnock keeps his seat, it would give the party a much-needed cushion of one seat in tight votes. not to mention a seat cushion in the face of a very difficult Senate map for Democrats in 2024 for RepublicansA Walker victory would be a much-needed boost during a tumultuous time for the party as it grapples with the former president's waning influence.

In fact, if Walker wins this would likely be seen as happening despite the former president, as Republicans of Georgia turned to an outspoken Trump critic, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, to help get Walker across the finish line, not to mention that during this runoff Republicans across the country have been real for repeated controversies. coming from Mr. TrumpEven today there are more top lawmakers rebuking his recent comments calling for an end to the Constitution. We're going to have more, of course, the Georgia runoff in a moment, but I'm told we have NBC's Ron Allen standing outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan. with more information on this important decision, Ron, again, just to remind our viewers what's happening when you're a jury that found the Trump organization guilty on all counts, uh, 15 counts of tax fraud, so Break down specifically what the jury said and what the meaning is.

What it means is that the prosecution convinced the jury that the Trump Organization over the past four 15-year terms was essentially running a scheme within the company that defrauded taxpayers of hundreds of thousands, if not millions of dollars, to taxpayers of the state of New York and the way he conducted business now the main witness in this case was Alan Weisselberg, who was the former chief financial officer and close associate of Donald Trump and his family for generations, a long time. pleaded guilty to similar tax fraud charges some time ago and agreed to testify against the company in exchange for a shorter prison sentence, serving five months instead of 15 months and essentially saying, along with other top Trump corporation executives, that they were paved. in a sense, for luxury cars, apartments, tuition for their grandchildren, private education, and other benefits that were intentionally paid to them off the books so that they would have to pay income taxes and the company wouldn't have to. pay payroll taxes on that type of income and that there was a process by which company records were falsified to try and essentially cover this up, so the district attorney here, the district attorney, investigated this, this has been part of a three-year investigation of the Trump organization and its subsidiary companies.

The companies were tried here, not the people or Donald Trump himself or Alan Weiselberg because again he had already pleaded guilty, so the jury concluded that the company had this practice going on and that was the key thing is that the defense said, "Well, this was a dishonest operation by Alan Weisselberg and others, which was not the company, but just this individual, but the individual was a of the most senior people in the company and, therefore, the jury agreed with the prosecution. that this was the culture of the company, this is what they were doing, so the fine is at least, as I understand it, 1.5 or 6 million dollars, but the damage is to the reputation of the company beyond of that and remember, of course, that this is Donald Trump's family. business this is Donald Trump as we knew him before he was president this is real estate this is golf clubs this is everything Donald Trump used to make millions, if not billions of dollars and today a jury here in New York has determined that he was essentially carrying out a criminal operation to defraud taxpayers, so while the fine may be a million dollars or more, which may not be a big deal in the grand scheme of things in terms How much money these companies are handling is an important clue. you could argue the reputation of the Trump company, the Trump family and Donald Trump himself all this time and once the indictment was handed down some time ago, former President Trump dismissed all of this as politically motivated by the elected district attorney democratically and democratic officials. and the leadership here in New York City, between whom he has never lost much love, there has been a lot of friction, however, he has also said that this is part of a witch hunt, that this is the kind of case in which that a civil tax is required.

The authority would pursue him and he has only been prosecuted to this extent because it involves Donald Trump, that is their argument that the jury, of course, today did not believe that we have not yet heard from President Trump on social media in response to the verdict. That's what he's been saying all along and now the question now is what's the next step in this process? Remember this was a three-year investigation, this part was directed at the company, there is still an ongoing criminal investigation directed at Donald Trump. himself and his practices as a businessman allegedly inflated the value of his properties, his assets, his income, etc. to obtain favorable loans from banks and keep your business running.

Remember this started with the payments that the hush money was supposedly saying. payment of money to Stormy Daniels, the porn star who said she had an affair with Donald Trump at the beginning of the campaign some time ago, yes this has been going on for a long time, all these pieces have now come together in this particular case , but there is a much larger case that is criminal in nature going on in the district attorney's office and of course a few months ago we were reporting on a civil investigation by the New York State Attorney General about Donald Trump's business practices, as well as similar charges, similar accusations, I should say like in the criminal matter about the inflation of property values ​​and so on, it's kind of complicated, but the jury essentially said this is pretty simple , this fraud, there were business documents that showed a trail of fraud that had been manipulated, that had been modified to try to cover things up, so while on the one hand it's a very complicated case that might require some forensic accounting analysis , the jury clearly saw it as some senior executives getting paid off the books and covering it up and defrauding taxpayers, that's essentially what happened here today, Chairman Ron, you're looking at something that's very complicated in a way. which is very clear to understand and we appreciate your report and of course it is presented in the context of former President Trump announcing that he will run for re-election in 2024, which adds another element to this and I think one of the important things he talks about is how many legal cases are looming over the former president.

Let me address you, Danny Savalas. Before we talk about the big picture, I want to dig a little deeper into these arguments from the prosecution and defense: The prosecution alleges that Donald Trump, of course, had to know key aspects of this plan, one of the prosecutors said. The whole narrative that Donald Trump was happily ignored is simply not true, and yet the defense objected to that comment and objected to that line of argument. Break down what we saw in the two court arguments and how we got here. It is a peculiarity of our justice. system by which a corporation can be held criminally liable, the reality is that corporations are not humans, corporations are run by humans who make decisions about the corporation and in this case, the state of New York chose to file charges against a corporation and, really, against no human being, so ultimately, the corporation's liability depended on what the people in the corporation did, especially and included those who were not charged with a crime and In this case the distinction came down to the fact that they were the people who made these decisions and who also benefited from their bad behavior. benefit the corporation and if so, then the corporation is somehow responsible, so with that perspective it was always likely that this was a guilty version because who was higher in the organization than Alan Weisselberg?

Well, obviously Trump, but Alan Weisselberg was a solid two. three or four on the org chart, so if Alan White Islberg was making bad decisions and benefiting the company and if the company gained some benefit from his bad decisions, whether tax breaks or anything else, then the prosecution had a path easy enough to show a connection between Alan Weisselberg's decisions and the ill-gotten benefit in terms of tax profits for the corporation, which is why the state of New York finally condemned a non-human corporation today, regardless of whether this spreads or not to real people like Trump himself, it seems.

The New York district attorney isn't all that interested in pursuing those defendants. Let me ask you the big picture, Danny, about something that you and I have talked about before, which is the constellation of legal problems hanging over the former president, who is now, of course, a declared candidate. By 2024, what legal danger is he in? And today is another piece of information. Yes, it doesn't directly relate to him or impact him as you just laid out, and yet, obviously, this is his corporation, this is his family business, the legal challenges that Trump faces. The faces are legion on both the civil and criminal sides, but if we are to organize them in terms of greatest threat to lesser threats, then probably the greatest threat to Donald Trump is the case that may or may not arise from the March documents. -A-Lago yes, there is a referral on January 6 to the Department of Justice.

Yes, there are probably dozens, if not hundreds, of other legal cases against Trump in both the civil and criminal context, but if you're organizing for the biggest threat, then Mar-A-Lago comes along. be like that now because there is a special prosecutor appointed investigating the same thing that the Department of Justice has already unofficially suggested that at least meets the Prima fascia elements of an obstruction crime, so probably the biggest concern for Trump and he just puts it In addition to what I said, dozens of other urgent civil and criminal investigations against him, okay, well, here's a big breaking news story.

Danny Savalas, thank you very much and Ron Allen in advance really appreciates it and as we said before, there's a lot going on. Today, with that I want to return to the second round in Georgia. NBC's Shaq Brewster is at a polling place in Atlanta and also with us is Greg Bluestein, political reporter for the Atlanta Journal Constitution and contributor to NBC News. Shaq, obviously, let's go. to skip past breaking news involving the former president and talk about the former president's hand-picked candidate now involved in this Georgia runoff Herschel Walker taking on incumbent Sen. Rafael Warnock you've been somewhere voting all afternoon talking tell us what you're seeing and hearing from voters, well what we're hearing across the state of Georgia is that voting on this Election Day is going smoothly so far, that's What you're hearing from the Secretary of State's office, that's what we're hearing from Gabriel Sterling, the chief operating officer of the Secretary of State's office, the waiting lines across the state are about a minute, which is the average right now, so everything is going well, but I will tell most of the voters that I have been seeing come here to this polling place in Atlanta.

They didn't leave with the "I voted" sticker, but with instructions about their correct precinct. This was a big early voting location, so people thought this was their main location, but the election official here told me. that most people who have entered have been told to go to a different location due to confusion over where they can vote and their inability to cast a provisional ballot until 5 p.m. m. in the state of Georgia, then there are the dynamics of this real election, once people get into the voting booth and they make that choice between Rafael Warnock, the Democratic incumbent, and Herschel Walker, who is challenging him on the Republican side, That's what their decision on who they select entails, Warnock heard.

I'm really trying to frame this whole campaign as a campaign about character and competence, saying that Warnock doesn't have the character to become the next senator and an interesting conversation that I want to share with you is that of a Republican voter, someone who voted for Herschel Walker , but look at what he said or listen to what he said about what he was doing in the debate that he was having in his head while you were voting, what were those things that you were thinking about? Well, I'd vote for personal affection versus problems, if I had to choose.

Someone to have dinner with would definitely be Warnock. He seems like a very interesting guy and he has a lot to say. Herschel Walker obviously doesn't come across as well, but my feelings on the issues align more with what I believe. Herschel. would bring I voted for Walker I definitely thought better of it orI thought a lot about, uh, whether I should do that or not, but I thought it would focus more on the problems than the personal if you only heard part of that sound. You may have thought that I would vote for Warnock in this election, but the question is and the reason I wanted to play this for you is in the state of Georgia, where there were about 200,000 people who voted for Kent at the top of the ticket. in the general election but they didn't vote for Herschel Walker, are those people going to vote for Herschel Walker in this second round?

Will there be any gap in enthusiasm once we see what ultimately happens with the Election Day results for Herschel Walker? It all comes down to who comes out on Election Day, whereas we know Warnock, if you look at the early voting data and the analysis of it, it seemed like he came on Election Day with a little bit of protection, so which depends on what happens at the polls. places like the one behind me and all over the state of Georgia, yeah, I think you're absolutely right and listening to that voter I think speaks volumes, Greg, let me turn to you on that point, you could hear that voter. really struggling with this final decision. and what Herschel Walker needs to pull off a victory because by all accounts, as you hear Shaq say and if you talk to people on the ground, it seems like Senator Warnock seems to have the final push, it doesn't mean he's going to. , win, so Herschel Walker really needs to have a very strong turnout on election day and he has to get those photos of Brian Kemp who didn't vote for him in the first part of this race, right, yeah, a shack you nail , that is exactly the challenge.

ThatHerschel Walker has Rafael Warnock right now, of course he wants a big early turnout, he wants a big turnout on election day, he needs that too, but it's actually Herschel Walker who has this uphill climb ahead of him right now because the analysts of both parties believe that Senator Warnock has built himself. a solid cushion with the 1.8 million early voters who have already cast their ballots, so it's up to the senator, it's up to Herschel Walker, uh to to uh, to overcome that early lead of Senator Warnock's campaign and that's why which depends on a large turnout on election day.

If we anticipate at least a million voters to show up, those are big numbers, but they're not huge numbers, we'll see how the afternoon goes, but we're not seeing pent-up turnout in as many Republican strongholds, and frankly, we're seeing pretty strong turnout and a many metro Atlanta districts DeKalb County Fulton County Cobb County where Democratic candidates are generally favored and then add to that that extra layer that even some Republican-leaning voters will end up voting for the Witch Senator because of that split we just discussed hear. voter who ended up holding their nose voting for Herschel Walker, but we've talked to plenty of others who will end up backing Senator Warnock even though they could reliably vote Republican in other races, well, we had a lot more questions, but eh.

Due to our latest news, we are running a little short on time, so Shaq and Greg we have to leave it there, but thank you very much for your thoughts on this election day in Georgia. We really appreciate it and we want to turn to Capitol Hill. Hill now, where for the second time in as many weeks the Senate's top Republican used his weekly press conference to condemn former President Trump's actions without using his name, this time it was Mitch McConnell repudiating a social media post by the former president that advocated for suspending the Constitution as part of Mr.

Trump's delusions about the 2020 election, let me first say that anyone seeking the presidency who thinks the constitution could now be suspended or not followed, it seems to me would have a very difficult time taking the oath. As president of the United States, we really echoed the comments that we heard from him last week after, of course, the last controversy, there was basically a direct condemnation and more of a negative prediction based on Trump's comments and al just like last week again when Republicans of all Stripes condemned Mr. Trump for meeting with a white supremacist McConnell is not alone in his rebuke of Trump's behavior listen to Republicans over the past 24 hours I disagree with the president the Constitution can be amended the Constitution can be interpreted but the Constitution cannot be suspended I think its institution is ridiculous certainly not a former president remains as the irresponsible is disqualifying is disqualifying well it is not clear who is going to run uh I have been I think it's certainly irresponsible but he's running I I mean, I guess he'll be fine until the end, well, join me now on Capitol Hill as NBC's Julie Surkin and also with us as Politico senior writer Michael Cruz, thank you both so much for joining me , Julie, I want to start with you, um.

Once again, what we just heard from Mitch McConnell reminds us a lot of what he said last week after Mr. Trump's dinner with Yay and that white supremacist. What did you hear in those comments today? I think it's really important to point out as someone who I've been covering this place for the last two years and I'm sure you're also well aware that McConnell doesn't say anything unless he means to say it and these comments he made this week and the Last week he sat alone. was not motivated by a question from a reporter, in fact he began his press conference by addressing these issues with former President Trump, although without mentioning him by name, we also spent all yesterday walking through the halls asking the journalists he heard ask, excuse me , the senator is what they thought of this, you heard some of that there, but others were not as likely or as willing perhaps to strongly condemn the former president's comments on the Constitution.

I want you to listen to some of the trash talk we heard. I don't know what President Trump said about the Constitution um, I just don't think that's the problem. I don't think that's what everyone should be talking about about the former president saying, "get rid of that." I mean, that's something exceptional, yeah, I don't know. I don't know if that's being taken out of context or where it's coming from. I really just hadn't delved into that whole topic, right. I'll leave it to the voters to decide whether voters look for both Marshall and Holly. For example, he gave former President Trump credit for his victory in the Senate, so it makes sense as far as his responses are concerned.

Rick Scott. I was actually in that group and I asked him if he rejected these comments, as you could hear there, he wouldn't. let's say, but of course he's part of McConnell's leadership team and he was seen standing right behind him as McConnell repudiated this Commons, but overall, Republicans on the hill in the Senate and House are increasingly likely from what we have heard them. before, at least, when former President Trump was still in the White House to publicly criticize the former President and break with him as well, yes, you have done a great job of generating a reaction there on Capitol Hill, Julie Michael, let me address you , they listened kindly. from the spectrum of Republican responses, on the one hand, when Julie rightly points out that Mitch McConnell's comments are actually pretty powerful when you put them in the broader context of all the comments we've ever heard from Mitch McConnell, and then You heard a fair amount of verbiage in addition to the condemnation.

Do you feel like this moment is different? Even though for former President Trump there have been so many scandals that have loomed so large over him, are you starting to notice the cracks around the edges we have? We haven't seen it before, I think we are. I mean, in one sense, it doesn't sound familiar to me at all, but in a broader context we see things, not just some stronger comments coming from Capitol Hill, but polling numbers from around the country that suggest that Republican voters. They're tired of this, many of them are tired enough to potentially make a difference, but despite all the talk, some of what Scott said, Josh Hawley said, it's up to the voters to decide, you know, It may not be forceful enough, but it's not completely either. wrong, I mean this is ultimately up to the voters to decide and if the former president continues to run and starts running like Earnest and continues to run as far as Iowa is concerned more than a year from now, it will also depend on the voters, huh.

To rebuke these types of comments, Michael, let me ask you about some news that was made yesterday on this show, about Trump's former National Security Advisor and former UN ambassador, John Bolton. He said here that he is considering entering the presidential race if he feels like other presidential candidates don't come out and strongly condemn the former president. What does he make of the fact that John Bolton is another former administration official, another former Trump ally who is now willing to take him on to try to stop him? Yes, on the one hand it makes some sense, on the other hand, from a mathematical point of view, it helps Donald Trump, the more people, the more John Boltons enter this potential 2024 Republican field, the more it helps Donald Trump, I want say, not really.

I'm not, I don't know if I can predict this, but the more people I feel pretty comfortable saying, the more people that are involved in that field, the smaller the number obviously has to be for Donald Trump to get there. I think there will be a set of the Republican electorate, a certain portion of that electorate that will vote for Trump no matter what. I don't know if that's 30 20 15, but obviously the more people that get to that lower number, they can go and still have the former president come out of that nomination process as the nominee yeah, I think that's a really important analysis and Of course, Julie, there was other news from Capitol Hill, which is that the January 6 committee says they are preparing possible criminal referrals to send to the Department of Justice, so I know they are following that angle there on Capitol Hill too Julie Surkin and Michael Cruz.

Thank you both very much for joining us this morning. Congressional leaders honored some of the police officers who defended the Capitol on January 6 by awarding them Congressional Gold Medals, Congress' highest honor House Speaker Nancy Pelosi presented the medals in one of her last formal actions as speaker the camera. She called the attack on the Capitol the most stunning assault on democracy since the Civil War. January 6 was the day of horror and anguish. However, it is also a moment of extraordinary heroism in the face of deadly violence and despicable intolerance. Our law enforcement officers bravely stood in the gap to ensure that democracy survived that dark day.

Now we must also point out during today's ceremony the family of fallen Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick. refused to shake hands with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell or House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, the Sicknick family told NBC News it was no accident they discussed it in advance , they say, citing the family's frustration with the two Republicans for continuing to embrace the idea of ​​coming. We're digging into how the GOP is responding to Trump's latest constitutional controversy as more Republicans eye possible bids for 2024. The next one you're watching from my panel. Meet the press now. Breaking news is just coming in as we begin this hour with the latest developments, we'll go on air with some major shakeups in the Capitol, how much water will ultimately be forced in when it happens, wherever it may be.

NBC News streaming for free now welcome back join me now it's our panel Mariana Sotomayor Congressional Reporter for the Washington Post Democratic strategist Adrian Elrod and Republican strategist Doug High thank you all so much for being here let's start with this breaking news Now a jury in New York found the Trump organization guilty of 15 counts of tax fraud. Now I did not find former President Trump guilty. We want to be very clear, but this is your family business. Mariana, tell us how important this is, it is quite a matter. Importantly, I mean, from a congressional perspective, Republicans don't want to talk about Trump, they don't even want to talk about 2024.

You had a good collection of quotes from several Senate Republicans, including on the question of whether Trump is trying to say that the Constitution doesn't It doesn't matter, you can see them trying to get in and out without wanting to discuss it, the journalists are doing a good job putting pressure on them as we will continue to do, but really behind the scenes, I mean, it's just one thing after another and the Republicans have been pretty open to Say how did you hear corn and say oh well, you know it's him, maybe hewhether I run or not and there may be other people who weigh in and I think privately the Republicans hope that's the case because there are so many things that they I have to answer, yes, Doug's opinion on that point in this broader context, it's the constellation of issues revolving around this world president and now there's a new fact, yes, Republicans want to put Donald Trump in the rearview mirror, they just don't want to. be the ones to do it because they will be to blame so any bad news is good news even if they don't want to talk about it and these may not always be profiles encourages republicans to say I didn't see that tweet or that truth social or impeachment or whatever the guilty verdict is because it's a disaster for Trump, but it's all relatively good news for Republicans if you put it in that rearview mirror.

Adrian, yes, I completely agree with Doug and Mariana. Look, I've worked on Hillary Clinton's campaign and we've been waiting for this day since 2015. There were so many questions we had about her business, obviously, a lot of media outlets got involved as well and you know, try to look into this. but it seems like in many ways justice has finally been served even though it wasn't Donald Trump, but it was still his business and I think you're guilty by association, I mean, if he you know is ever convicted of this. In this, in this situation, I think the fact that his name appears in the family business tells you everything you need to know, he's already falling so low, or he's sinking more like with Republican voters and in the polls.

I'm not sure this is really going to help anything. they um I want to address what's happening in Georgia, but since you all mentioned it, let's talk about the Republican response to the latest Trump controversy. I want to play Mitch McConnell from this week and last week and just compare the responses we have. We are listening unless you respond first, let me say that anyone seeking the presidency and thinking that the constitution could somehow be suspended or not followed, it seems to me that they would have a very difficult time being sworn in as president of the United States.

First, let me say that there is no place in the Republican Party for anti-Semitism or white supremacy and that anyone who hangs out with people who espouse that view is, in my opinion, very unlikely to ever be elected president. from United States. Doug blunt words, but also very careful and we did not hear Donald Trump's name. Mitch McConnell is probably the most careful speaker he has on Capitol Hill, but the surprising thing is that this is not an answer to a question. This was proactive in both statements. first let me tell you that I'm I'm going to post this and provide some coverage so that Republican colleagues do as well, but this is the challenge that Republicans face, as you said, in preparing this in Trump's last announcement and what we saw are problems and what we saw in the past.

Within half an hour there was another one and if we have the same conversation a week from now there could be two more things that come up about Donald Trump and that's the constant persecution that Republicans have with this, there's always another shoe to drop when it comes to it. for Donald Trump, you know, we're just talking about the fact that yesterday Ambassador John Bolton, Adrian said that he would consider running, would consider getting into the race to stop Donald Trump, and yet we were discussing the fact that somehow , the more candidates If they enter the race, the better it could be for former President Trump in terms of winning the primaries, what do you think of an Ambassador Bolton saying he is considering it again?

One more formal official who says he could act to try to stop his ex. boss, well good on Ambassador Bolton, I'm not sure how many people will actually support him. I mean, I look at people like Governor ASA Hutchison from my home state. I mean, it goes back to your point, Kristen, about the fact that the more people who run the better than Trump, that's exactly what we saw happen in the 2016 or rather 2015 presidential primaries, moving on to the primaries 2016 presidential elections and the Republican side. I think someone who will be able to deal with it effectively is someone like Rhonda Santos, who has a strong fundraising base who has a proven electoral record having been elected multiple times.

I'm not sure again that John Bolton, the guy you know, can't decide if he likes Trump or if he's going to criticize Trump. the right one to take on this Marian Mission, yes, and you know, this also comes in the context of the conclusion of the midterm elections and the day when obviously the Senate is really analyzing whether we have a majority of 51 or a majority of 50 given . the Georgia runoffs and Republicans really having this internal debate about who we are as a party, we shouldn't keep hugging Trump because we've seen what happened to Trump, supporting candidates who lost, lost and the Democrats were able to win, especially among Democrats who I didn't think they would win in the House Swing districts simply because people know them and also because they rejected those extremes and all that is happening and I think McConnell is also taking that into consideration and being proactive and raising it himself and saying that this is not the kind of republican party that I would like to lead in this, well you bring us perfectly to Georgia, Mariana, so thanks for that look, obviously you have this very strong early participation, Doug, but it all comes down to what happens Today, is Herschel Walker getting enough votes?

It seems that to overcome what we think is probably higher Democratic turnout in early voting is a difficult path for them and in part because what Republicans have done in recent election cycles is erode the trust of their own voters and not only Early voting, but also voting on Election Day, they have sort of suppressed their own vote, as we saw two years ago with Donald Trump in the state of Georgia, so you know Mitch McConnell, we want to talk about McConnell's statements when he said: "that quality of candidate." It's important, I was talking about Herschel Walker and you know, as we've seen these last few weeks, Herschel Walker has been on defense.

Time of possession is important in football, it matters in campaigns and that is why he had problems. One thing he does have is help. However, Brian Kemp didn't support him at first or he supported him, but he didn't come out to defend him in a really strong way the first time around this time. Brian Kemp is, you know, giving it his all to try. to help you cross the finish line, well I think if your Governor Kemp is looking at this calculation, he can win either way if Herschel Walker doesn't win and you supported him strongly, you can blame Herschel Walker if Herschel Walker wins, then you can come out and say I should run for president because I got a Senate seat in a very tight Georgia Senate structure, so for him, he wins either way, I think the calculation is pretty smart on his part, but Look, I agree with everything Doug said, I mean this doesn't look very good for Walker, we haven't really seen him off the campaign trail, especially compared to Rafael Warnock, we've seen strong early voting in Democratic counties. and For the life of me, I can't understand that maybe Doug explained this to me why Republicans say don't wait-and-take early voting on Election Day.

It's like pouring rain today in Georgia, so a lot of people probably won't attend. and the numbers say what would happen if the weather was 60 degrees and sunny, that's a big question: will the weather affect these bottom lines? Mariana put this in a broader context, although I want to say that one of the things that is so interesting is that now we have former President Trump. who has not been on the electoral campaign with Herschel Walker in this second round, President Biden has not been on the electoral campaign with Rafael Warnock and we also saw it during the first round of this race, but we really stuck to that strategy, we which underlines how controversial both are that you're going to be watching for and just helps people understand the difference with this single Senate seat, given that the Democrats already have control.

Yeah, you know, it's been interesting to see the surrogates trying to explain the difference because it's not like that. the most interesting topic or something that voters are thinking about, like oh committee assignments, that's why I'm going to activate this is sexy exactly, you know what Joe Manchin cares about exactly, but that's what they come out and say, look. Obama also made this point with a majority of 51: We don't need to ask Republicans if we can subpoena whoever we want. Senate Democrats are really looking to see if it's OK. Democratic investigations are going to end the Republican majority.

We can take that position and we could. do it evenly and firmly with more Democrats sitting on the committee citing power in the hope that it might be attractive to talk about Ted Cruz saying we should keep it 50 50 so they don't have as much power, but again it may not be an issue That will necessarily irritate voters, but it could be for Democrats who have come out early and may know a little more about what is at stake. Absolutely for Democrats and Republicans, there is a lot at stake in Georgia, thank you very much. So much for a great conversation and a very busy Tuesday Mariana Adrian and Doug appreciate it after the break Ukraine strikes back according to Russia Kremlin says Ukrainian drones attacked military air bases far from front lines amid new reports of more drone attacks on the border of Russia. they're live in kyiv next you're watching Meet the Press now foreign foreign foreign Hi, I'm Halle, it's good to be with you tonight.

There's another legal filing today and I want to get some of the bad stuff out of the way but let's get to the point is they've started voting on the herd law if you're like Kelly stop talking Washington eats this bill it would basically give health care to veterans who have been exposed to these toxic chemicals because Scott, I'm trying to make this not DC as possible The kind of rising anger we've seen now in politics I saw you looking I think your microphone Daniel you're trying to do it in the slide live TV man, you're welcome back Russia believes Ukraine appears to be trying to open up War attacks have been reported deep inside Russian territory, apparently from Ukrainian drones.

It comes as Vladimir Putin may be facing dwindling support for the war at home. The Times of London reports that Kremlin polls were leaked, so only a quarter of Russians. I want to see Russian troops remain in Ukraine, which is down from 57 percent in July, a significant drop there. NBC's Ellison Barber joins us live now from kyiv Ellison thank you so much for being here. I want to start with the reports of those attacks inside Russia, what are they? Do you hear that Ukraine has not taken responsibility, but Russia is pointing the finger at Ukraine? Yes, Ukraine does not publicly claim responsibility for these attacks, so there was a tweet and comment from a Ukrainian official saying that something like whatever comes up must come down, seeming to perhaps elude Ukraine.

I have some involvement in this, but look, we're talking about two different drone attacks, two that took place yesterday morning and that hit two different Russian airfields very deep inside Russian territory, about 300 miles beyond the border with Ukraine, and then another attack that took place this morning. The attacks on an oil depot on Russian territory, but a little bit closer to the border, those two that took place yesterday morning are really notable because they are deep in Russian territory. The Russian Defense Ministry says that the attacks on these two airfields were carried out by Ukrainians. forces and that they were using Soviet-made drones, so the reason these are so important is because it seems to suggest a different direction for Ukraine here, we haven't really seen them able to target so far. on Russian territory, much of what we have seen them do is just defensive moves within Ukrainian territory, but this seems to imply that there is a willingness among the Ukrainians to try to take this fight directly to military bases on Russian territory and also perhaps to They are becoming more efficient than with the weapons they have and can use them to attack Russia from a much longer distance, the weapons that have been provided to Ukraine by Western allies, the United States in particular, do not travel as far.

High-tech but mostly medium-range ballistic missiles and weapons systems. Ukraine has asked for long-range missile systems to carry out attacks like this, but NATO allies, the Western allies, have been hesitant to provide them because they fear that they say it will expand this conflict and perhaps fuel or involve NATO.In it, this appears to be, if what Russia is claiming is accurate, this appears to be a situation where perhaps Ukrainian forces were able to use drones, weapons that they already have to target Russia. within your own territory and Nelson we have less than a minute, but we understand that there was a SWAT of prisoners between Russia and Ukraine, what can you tell us about that?

Yes, we have seen this happen left and right and it is a major morale boost for Ukrainians. It's something that when we talk to people whenever it happens, they talk about it, they talk about this, today someone was talking about the number of prisoners that were exchanged within this exchange, this happens from time to time. frequently, but there are still many people detained in Russian prisons, obviously for Russia this is a morale boost for them and they will post videos celebrating the return of soldiers when they have this type of exchange, but it is actually very much the focus. here has been in the missile attacks the threat of more attacks against Ukraine's energy infrastructure it is very cold here Kristin and it continues to get colder every time we see this barrage of missiles like the ones we saw yesterday it stresses people out, they are worried We are dealing with this constant threat of rolling blackouts and it doesn't seem like it's going to get any better, so it's not.

Alison Barber, thank you so much for joining us, please stay safe and we will still come one by one. with the key NATO member that borders Russian territory my interview with the Prime Minister of Lithuania about the future of the alliance and the war in Ukraine below, but first, as we celebrate 75 years of Meet the Press, we will share key moments of the best file. And the news is then-UN delegate Eleanor Roosevelt speaking about NATO on Meet the Press in 1949, just four days after the North Atlantic Pact was signed. Mrs. Roosevelt, don't you think that the North Atlantic Pact is an admission of a major failure of the UN?

No, because the UN is not fully organized, when the UN has strength, it cannot have strength until we and the Russians let's have some kind of better understanding, when the UN has forced the Northland herd it won't mean as much and it won't be as necessary it's an improvisation well, do you think there are any gifts? It's necessary thank foreigner foreigner foreigner foreigner for the kids to understand so we've created a newscast just for them we hope your family watches the Nightly News Kids edition watch NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts NBC News streaming free now for Dateline premium subscribe now for Apple podcasts welcome back how long can you hold out against Russia?

Well, you can't answer that question without answering another question. How enduring is NATO's support for Ukraine. Joining me now is the Prime Minister of Lithuania, a NATO member, Ingrata Shimonita, thank you very much for being here, Madam Prime Minister, appreciated. First I want to know your reaction to the latest news we are receiving from Ukraine. and from Russia, which are drones that apparently attack targets deep in Russia, what is your reaction to that and how worried are you that that could lead to escalation? Well, I think it is something very difficult to praise because what happens in Russia is not necessarily something that appears to be because this is a territory or a country where it is quite complicated to discover the truth, so I have my deep doubts about the possibility of a real investigation of what is going on, if this is a false flag operation, if that is something you be partisan, if that is something different, then these types of incidents occur throughout the territory of Russia, I think throughout the period of this invasion, generally in territories that are closer to the border, but not necessarily, but I find it difficult.

Comment, so to be clear about what you're saying, Russia is saying that Ukraine is responsible for these attacks. You're saying you're not ready to say that yet. I will not comment or affirm anything before Ukraine says something about it. That's because I think this is the right way to do it, given that we have very limited possibilities to investigate any incident that is happening on the territory of Russia, regardless of who is behind it, to the point that this could be a false flag operation . How concerned are you that this could lead to some sort of escalation, potentially an escalation that would lead to Lithuania somehow seeing the product of that pit that we've seen in the way of this invasion of Russia on numerous occasions and of numerous ways? some politicians some former politicians threaten countries, including the capitals of NATO countries, with missile attacks, they are a fantastic weapon that they claim to possess and everything, and if you ask me if Russia needs a pretext to do something that we all know very well good. that this is not the case because there were basically no previews of many things that Russia was doing during the entire period, so can something happen?

Well, the war is happening for the tenth month in a row now, this invasion, the war is happening since 2014. so I would say that we should stay calm and focus on the most important thing we can do now is to support Ukraine to defend its territorial integrity. You talk about the fact that Russia doesn't necessarily need a pretext. for their actions in that context and in that context. How concerned are you now about the possibility that Russia has threatened to use a nuclear weapon? Have you assessed how seriously Vladimir Putin takes that potential threat? Well, I know you know that Russia is a country. who constantly bullies others especially when others tend to show signs of appeasement or look for some kind of concord for whatever reason and take it as a sign of weakness and bully even more so I think what was done in the previous episode when Russia was actually talking too much about the nuclear weapon.

The statements that were made by the major players were that this will not go unanswered and that the response will be strict and appropriate, so the details will probably have. It was also passed to Russia through some channels that still exist and I think that was taken very seriously. oh really. Tomorrow you will meet with Vice President Harris, what will be your message to the Vice President? Well, I think we will. He would be able to discuss the situation as we see it now because it is the tenth month of the war of this Invasion. That would be more correct.

To say that because for us this war began not on February 24, we believe it is. This is going on for the eighth year in a row, for the ninth year in a row, could you ask the vice president a specific question? I think the most important thing for all of us is to stay united around the idea that we should support Ukraine and that's the most important thing regardless of whether you know it's an ongoing effort, there are secondary problems that happen because well, people sometimes It loses focus on what is happening in Ukraine because it is a long story, there are impacts on the economy. uh, about energy, above all, about food supply, but I think it is very important that we understand that this is because of the war and therefore we do not have any solution, but to end this war, I want to ask you, Madam Prime Minister, your name has been What was raised as a possibility for the next Secretary General of NATO is something that he would be interested in pursuing once Secretary General Stoltenberg leaves office in September.

Well, I have no comments on that. I can only say that, in a situation where some uh, high-ranking official, uh ends his term, then you normally have all kinds of name data floating around him. I don't think I'm in a position to comment much more on that, although don't rule it out, well. You know, this is not something that I would rule out or say this is true because it is just a note naming different people, that will be there until the new Secretary General is there, well, thank you. I really appreciate him being here in person thank you thank you Prime Minister Shimonita I really appreciate him being here and answering our questions.

We'll be back tomorrow with more. Meet the press now. NBC News Now coverage continues. We're hitting the airwaves with that breaking news guilty on all counts from the Trump organization in this huge tax fraud scheme, it has the Manhattan district attorney saying that no corporation is above the law. All of this is unfolding in just the last few minutes. We will take it live. to the courtroom you can also see criminal referrals from the January 6 committee at any time with the panel meeting tonight to discuss it, we'll talk about those details plus what we're learning about new subpoenas from that new special counsel at the Department of Justice. and in Georgia, the last voters in line right now in the Warnock Walker showdown, we'll take it live to Atlanta, where a poll worker is telling our team how the state's new voting laws mean a little confusion of breaking news and a new report talking about massive FDA missteps that demand new leadership maybe even a total overhaul why it all has to do with the nationwide baby formula crisis Also, on NBC News, An exclusive look at how a Canadian company is using the ocean to help fight climate change and did you drink? your eight glasses of water today you may not need them anymore we're breaking down a new study that basically changes 70 years of medical advice get your hydroflasks ready we'll have it later in the show hey, it's Halle and we're starting with that breaking news story from New York : A jury late today found the Trump organization guilty of all charges in that tax fraud trial.

The charges were like criminal tax fraud, falsification of business records, scheme to defraud, conspiracy and what the prosecutor said it was. this 15-year plan to basically pay top executives off the books and give them benefits. You're looking at the prosecution's star witness, Alan Weiselberg, the company's former chief financial officer, who pleaded guilty to 15 felony counts a few months ago in exchange for a shorter prison sentence (now keep in mind we're talking about The Trump organization as an entity, not Donald Trump himself personally, has not been named here only his business, so the sanctions will depend only on the company's ability to do just that, do business with you.

We have New York Attorney General Leticia James writing in a statement that in part this verdict sends a clear message that no one and no organization is above our laws and we just heard from Mr. Trump's team saying that They don't agree with the verdict and they do it. plan to appeal Trump himself has long criticized this investigation, with others calling it a witch hunt. His company's Trump organization now faces something like $1.6 million in a fine set for next month. Let me bring in Ron Allen. Ron. The jury deliberated for something. About 10 hours here, just before he was guilty of all 17 charges, this was kind of a failure for the prosecution.

Here it was and it is significant that Donald Trump, as you say, was not named in this case, but this is his family business. This is Donald. Trump, everything in his reputation was based on this, it's a huge, shocking sign that in fact his family business was running a criminal enterprise from some source, tax fraud conspiracy, falsifying business records, which is a stunning rebuke. of which Donald Trump's business was all, although again he was not named personally. This has been a statement issued by Alan Bragg. It was the Manhattan district attorney who brought the case that says in part that for 13 years the Trump Corporation and its Trump payroll got away with it. scheme that provided high-level executives with generous benefits and compensation while intentionally hiding the benefits from tax authorities to avoid paying taxes.

Today's verdict holds these Trump companies responsible for their long-running criminal scheme, in addition to the criminal, CFO Alan Weisselberg, who was convicted, testified at trial, and will now be sentenced to serve time in prison. Weiselberg, of course, was the key witness in some respects for the prosecution and the defense because the defense claimed that these were the acts of one individual, these were the acts of Weisselberg. that these were their personal tax returns that were in question and in their later statement they said that these were acts of an individual that a corporation could not be found guilty of these types of crimes but of course the prosecutor convinced the jury otherwise said that this was part of the culture of this company, that this was part of the way the Trump organization did business, which is why this is so damning because, again, it wasn't just one corporation that was found guilty of a crime, but again this was I'm very, very close to finding Donald Trump himself because this is his family business and this is everything that Trump built up saying that he, in fact, was guilty of these same crimes.

Ali, regarding theShame, Ron, you hit a million and a half dollars in fines. Not that anyone is going to go to prison here, but the idea is that this would make it a little bit more difficult for the Trump organization to be able to do business, you would potentially know that, and then there's the other part of this, the right kind of branding. from an organization that has now been found guilty of these major charges, oh exactly, and Trump's business is all about branding, it's all about Trump's big name on the sides of the companies that we see here in many places , it's about his, his golf clubs, his real estate empire and yes, that's what the state prosecutors have been trying to do is get to that since they couldn't get to Donald Trump himself.

This is also one of many other cases against Donald Trump and his business. Remember there is the New York State Attorneys General civil case that was filed against Trump that essentially establishes a similar case against the shady business practices organization, you could say that is also a civil case that is ongoing, there is negotiations that we understand and there were before the case was filed to try to resolve that Donald Trump himself testified in the deposition where he pleaded the Fifth Amendment several times as did members of his family, so what is happening is that the walls are being they are closing in on him and again this was a case that was brought to New York City by a Manhattan District Attorney and the jurors were all New York City residents, this is not Donald's power center Trump and that's why the defense felt that they tried to do everything they could to keep Donald Trump out of the space to try to keep this on Alan Weiselberg and say it was him, not Donald Trump, but they couldn't do it, the prosecution was able to convince to the jury that yes, it was the Trump Corporation and that they made it clear in their closing arguments.

This Donald Trump, they said, was aware of everything that was happening in this company. Ron Allen lives for us right there outside that courtroom in New York City. Ron, thank you so much for bringing us that developing news tonight. Also tonight the clock is ticking. The January 6th committee will meet this afternoon to talk about what happens with this final report and, critically, if they are going to issue any criminal referrals, that is the big question for this committee and members today say that's okay However, there has been no final decision. The committee chair said there is general agreement that yes, they are going to issue criminal referrals.

He did not say how many go to what. Come this Congress today awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon the US Capitol Police and the Metropolitan Police Department who saved their lives on January 6th. I want to bring in Ryan Nobles now so Ryan what's so interesting here and the kind of drama that we've seen on this front today has been the suggestion that you know yeah. are going to make criminal references there was a little pushback, but it is now in the recorded conversation of President Benny Thompson that there is a general agreement that they will go ahead with the criminal references, the question is: will that be the case? one three, will it involve former President Trump?

We'll talk more on the Department of Justice here in a second, but there are real implications to this and the decision will have to be made sometime in the next two weeks. Yes, that's right, Hallie, and to your point about the universe under which these criminal references could occur, it's a big one and it's really not a big surprise that Benny Thompson told us today that the committee has settled on the idea of They are really going to refer to something, the most important question is what that something will be. They could offer more criminal contempt of Congress for members of Congress and others who have ignored their subpoenas.

They could offer information about what they believe were witnesses who lied. to Congress committed perjury as part of this investigation, they could offer cases of witness tampering. Those are all possible scenarios that they could send to the Department of Justice and ask them to prosecute them and then of course there is the idea that they are right. They come out and say they believe Donald Trump committed a crime when he tried to stand in the way of a peaceful transfer of power. and that the justice department should prosecute that's all on the table Hallie, it looks like they're going to do something but they haven't decided exactly what that something is.

The other question too and I'm going to get We talked about this with Kendall Laney, who joined me here to my left, about the symbolism here, um, it's symbolic, the committee would hope that it goes beyond the symbolism here and the timing is critical Yes, both have to, according to the Statute, finish their work. on December 31st and there will be no wiggle room there because the Republicans will take control of the chamber on January 3rd and there is no way they will be offered an extension to complete their work so they have to finish it by the 31st.

December when you take into account the holidays, that really means we're looking at the week before Christmas to finish this and put it on the table and you're right, the symbolism is important, it's just a symbolic gesture from Congress but it has weight. It's not like you or I ever told Merrick Garland that someone should be prosecuted for something he wouldn't even have to pay attention to, but when it comes to duly elected members of Congress, the United States Congress has to pay attention. Pay attention to that, but members of Congress need to be careful because if you take a look at what they suggest and then ignore it and go in the opposite direction, then there will be future opportunities for Congress to make these suggestions.

They're just not going to carry the same weight, so there's a lot at stake here for this committee. Before I let you go, Ryan, we talked about this, all the January 6-related things that have been happening today at the Capitol, we would be remiss. Not to mention the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony, an emotional and somber ceremony to honor those fallen officers and there was this moment here, look at this, do you see these people walking past Officer Brian Sicknick's family passing by Mitch McConnell who has his pamphlet? By refusing to shake his hand, they did the same with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.

Furthermore, this was intentional on his part. They are frustrated that McConnell and McCarthy were there to honor the life of someone taken from them in this violence. Yes, and our Frank Thorpe met with the family afterwards and they made it clear that this was not an accident, it was intentional. They just don't feel that Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell have done enough to right the wrongs of January 6 specifically. as far as Donald Trump is concerned and among the many things they refused to do was the formation of an independent foreigner foreigner foreigner foreigner there is another legal filing today and I want to get some of the bad stuff out of the way let's get to the point they have started voting about the packed bill if you're like Kelly stop talking Washington needs this bill it would basically give health care to veterans who have been exposed to these toxic chemicals because I'm trying to make this as non-DC as possible. kind of anger we've seen now in politics I saw you looking I think your microphone Danny you're trying to do it on the slide Live TV abroad sorry for those audio problems before the break sometimes the technical Gremlins take over us and we're not going to let them go, thankfully we've fixed those issues, let's get on with the news from January 6 because this afternoon we're going to find out the top election officials in four key states really important to former President Trump's push to overturn the legitimate 2020 election. received subpoenas today, they were subpoenaed for anything Communications Etc is related to the former president Arizona Wisconsin Michigan Pennsylvania county officials in those states keep in mind these are all states that President Biden won and you know who is issuing these subpoenas, the new special prosecutor for the Department of Justice Jack Smith, the guy who was brought in last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland Kendallanian, is with us now and Ken, what's so interesting here is that a lot of the The special prosecutor's work is carried out under cover of secrecy, this has now been made public. the first significant moves that we know of from Mr.

Smith, that's true, that makes it really interesting, also interesting, they asked public officials not to talk about these subpoenas, it was there in the subpoena, please don't discuss it, but, Of course, things leak. and now everyone is confirming it and what this shows is that the justice department, the special counsel, is looking for all communications between these local election officials and Donald Trump, his campaign committee and a host of people like 19 people, including Rudy Giuliani, Cleita Mitchell, all of these. Boris Epstein's lawyers and aides who are working on efforts to try to overturn the election to try to convince these officials to find votes where there were none, etc.

One of the central questions had been how far along this investigation is across the Justice Department. issuance of these subpoenas, what does that tell you? What tea leaves are you reading from the issuance of these subpoenas that tell you how far along the investigation really is? Well, it tells you there's a long way to go, that's right, because this feels like something you would do in the early days, I mean, they've been investigating for a while, they have a lot of records, they've already subpoenaed a lot of these people on this list to get their own personal records, but now they want the other side. of the conversation and everything, and you know, when they send the speed is like that, it takes weeks to get them back, then they have to process them, yes, totally and it's electronic information, so we're talking months before they really understand what they have to that you can.

I read that this investigation has a long way to go and even once they get that information, once the special counsel gets it, it's not like you're getting it. Kendallanian is a Justice correspondent, right? I mean, we may not know what comes out of that any longer we're potentially talking well if we say this investigation spans a year and plus you could be at the center of the next presidential campaign, that's absolutely correct and we remember very Well, from the Mueller investigation there are a lot of things like these subpoenas, but we don't know what's going on until prosecutors are ready to say we're charging or not, it's possible. that we won't know for some time.

Ken Delaney I'm glad to have you with us. Thank you so much. Thank you. We are talking a lot about politics today. We have to talk more about it because it's election day. Voters are voting in Georgia with us just hours before the polls close. a rainy day in the south they will close, not long from now, at seven o'clock eastern time, we think we could get the first results not long after, according to Georgia officials, secretary of state says closing times Wait, they're super short, they're not. It's clear why it could be lower turnout, it could be high efficiency, but the big question is: Can Herschel Walker get the massive turnout he needs on Election Day to overcome what is expected to be a huge lead in the early voting for Senator Rafael Warnock? and the neck, the margins are very tight here and you might be thinking, listen Hal, I don't live in Georgia, why do I care?

Are you one of our American viewers? Because this is important for the Senate. This is important to everyone in the country because listen No matter what Democrats will control the Senate next Congress, at least 50 50, so what does it matter if they get one more Democrat and make it 51.49? Well, first they can do things like confirm judges much faster, you have vice president. Kamala Harris who wouldn't have to spend as much time at the Capitol, Democrats can take a sick day and not worry about losing an entire vote, right, that's not the case now since she's a tie-breaking vote and then no democrat would have as much power as now Kirsten Cinema Joe manchin the two centrists you see on the screen have had a lot in recent years, right, the ability to say no, potentially synchronize a piece of legislation talking about mansion, is also part of the big reason Democrats want this seat a little breathing room, don't shoot the messenger for talking about 2024 already, but Democrats have a lot of seats to defend in the 24 Senator cycle, three are in states that Usually , I'm going with the Montana Ohio Republicans and yes, Joe Manchin's West Virginia Republicans would love to walk or win now to make it easier for them in two years.

Shaquille Brewster is posted in a library in Atlanta Forest where people are voting and, in fact,Today we found out that the Department of Justice is saying it will look at four counties. I'm going to get the math out. Three around Atlanta, one near Macon, observing compliance with federal voting rights laws. What's up with that? What do we know well? Holly. Not that there are any red flags that they know about or at least that they are telling us, but this is something that we saw even before the 2020 general election, when at that time there were around 23 states and around 64 jurisdictions that sent . election monitors to different counties just to make sure federal law is followed.

I think a good analogy I thought of at the time was like when you were younger your parents told you, go up and clean your room and then they show up 10 minutes and 15 minutes later and just pop their head in to make sure everything is going well. It's that kind of similar feeling just to make sure those rules are followed. My parents never checked my clean room. because it was never clean and they knew it, um, you talked, you talked to a poll worker who is part of the backdrop here as well. Beyond the turnout question that we raised at the beginning of this discussion, there are George's new voting laws and you spoke to a poll worker who said yes, that's another factor at play here, explain that and how that affected voting in today, if anything, yes, we are seeing that confusion at this polling place behind me.

I will tell most people who have gone. to vote they came out quickly and without that label I voted instead they have instructions on your correct precinct and the reason is because this was a popular early voting location so this was one of their early voting locations , but on Election Day they have a different place to go and, according to election officials, it's not just one or two voters they're talking about, but the vast majority of them, at least in this district electoral. Listen a little to what the deputy branch manager told me. A little earlier this afternoon Ed Foreign left two for every person who could vote here electronically it's frustrating for the voters it's frustrating for us because we want everyone to vote this afternoon he said our team has been taking a recount and there were about 400 voters that were turned away to go to other polling places, but it's important to know that outside of that and many of the voters have said they will go to that polling place a couple of minutes immediately outside of that throughout the state of Georgia, we are Al To hear state officials say everything is going well, the average wait time is about a minute, according to the Secretary of State's office, they attribute a lot of that to the fact that we saw that unprecedented early voting in the state of Georgia, so All of this is something that will be looked at very closely as we see the results come in a little bit later today before we let them go as we see the results come in, we will all be watching them, we will be seeing them on the news now and beyond of what there is. the vibe of the candidates, we meet the Walker team.

I'm going to be a total cliché and say it all comes down to turnout, but that's what Election Day is like, we know that, but especially for Walker on Election Day, he needs people to show up. Countering what's expected to be a big early voting lead for Senator Warnock here, what's the feeling you're getting talking to these campaigns? Well, we heard from both candidates and they both said they hope to win the election when we get results tonight. I'm sure it's not surprising that you hear a lot of that optimism coming from Warnock and his campaign and you hear the same from Walker, but you mentioned that it depends on what happens on Election Day.

We know that early record exists. voting so many people came and voted early, so it depends on who shows up and if that gap that Warnock has right now if Jack Brewster closes. Thank you very much, it's a pleasure to see you, we'll see you all night and I'm sure I'll appreciate it tomorrow too. A damning new report from an independent nonprofit says the FDA needs a stronger leader in its food safety program because right now there is no clear vision and a major restructuring is needed. The FDA requested this review by the Reagan Udall Foundation in July because of something we talk a lot about: the national baby formula crisis, a shortage that, by the way, has not stopped at this time, the US has gone down 12 percent of the formula it should be now, so less than the 31.

It peaked in July, but somewhat similar to where we were in February during a recall that started at that time because at least two babies died for drinking powdered formula caused an Abbott Labs plant in Sturgis Michigan, they had to close that factory for months, a huge problem because it is the largest formula plant in the country and now this new report well, it doesn't stop, the agency made clear mistakes because there was little motivation and apparently no requirement to share information that could be useful in a crisis Dr. Natalie Azar joins us now Dr. Natalie, you know what seems clear in this report: the FDA has a lot work to be done in terms of how you do safety checks, not just for baby formula, but for many other things. of the things we consume, tell me about your conclusions from this, yes, absolutely Hallie, and I think this reads like a pretty scathing indictment of the agency and, to me, reminds me a little bit of the CDC's own analysis or autopsy that did. itself reads the same way and I think what gives it credibility is the fact that this review, this examination was commissioned by the FDA itself as it recognizes that it has a problem and I think it can be summed up by saying that they found problems in the structure and function of the agency at the end of the day, they really felt that it came down to leadership and a breakdown in communication and yes of course there are always problems with staffing and with funding, but really they also felt that there was such a bias towards the medical side, remember the FDA handles food and tobacco and handles pharmaceuticals and the food program has clearly been a poor area, Hallie, and that's really what they highlighted in this report and when You look at what the FDA can do to make food safety a priority, are things like this a focus on the issues here? foods that will be accountable to the FDA commissioner as a whole and they really talk about transparency, you know these keywords a little bit, but transparency and timeliness, you know, it took them four months to act once they recognized that there was a problem at this plant and they did not foresee what would happen when the plant closed.

I mean things that really shouldn't have happened, that did happen, so you know, they offer some solutions, but at the end of the day I think it's going to require a massive restructuring of the program and really very well defined leadership roles so that they know that the leaders They know how to communicate effectively with everyone at the agency Dr. Natalie Azar, it's a pleasure to see you, thank you for helping us understand this important new report, I appreciate it. Take it to Moore County, North Carolina, where the number of people without power has increased since we were last on the air; now it's 35,000 and in the last hour or so we're finding out that students probably aren't going back to school until Friday and curfew is still in effect, why?

Well, you see, the traffic lights don't work. There is no motive or suspicion for what police call a targeted attack on power plants. Duke Energy said today that we expect power to be available again to everyone at midnight tomorrow, but now there are new questions about safety at these facilities. A company official tells Blaine Alexander that the plants are strong enough to avoid major outages, but there's only so much they can do. We maintain hundreds. Of thousands of miles of airline equipment everywhere, it's impossible to protect everything from any kind of interaction and Tony Hilton is live for us in North Carolina and Tony, you talked to the mother and daughter who live in the area and are talking to you about what some in the community are saying, wondering about the connection between this attack and an lgbtq plus drag queen show in the area again, officials have not determined any motive here, but tell us more about what You're hearing from people like this. is now having a significant and ongoing impact on communities, I mean kids not going to school until Friday, that's nothing at all Hallie, and you know the connection or the question of a connection there is really important to address it head on because there have been a lot of rumors here, you know, keep in mind that when people lost power, a lot of people who live here actually couldn't see these news broadcasts, they didn't hear updates from the authorities here, so this situation was created, this kind of vacuum. of information, so again it's important to emphasize that we have no motive, no suspect here, law enforcement on the scene has been very open and honest about this, but we also have a situation where this community in the days leading up to the Saturday I was in the middle of some really controversial and difficult conversations leading up to a drag show that was scheduled for 7 pm that night and the power went out in the middle of that drag show and the performers continued that night, but they actually stopped. is about a pattern or in The words of many residents I have spoken to indicate an escalation of tensions here between right-wing activists and the area who made unfounded and harmful comments about lgbtq people in general, who were very aggressively protesting their ability to host this community drag show event and you.

When you look at the conversations, you know what was being said about people on social media before Saturday night, it's understandable that there was this concern here and so while we have to acknowledge that we don't have evidence, we don't have facts about the motive o I still suspect that it seems that what happened here has really shed light on some divisions in the community. I was able to listen to a conversation I had with a family here. I grew up here. I have been to Moore County Schools. I know there are many students, teachers and parents in this community who are LGBT and deserve to be here.

You can hear the anxiety in his voice there and that kind of anxiety has been reflected in many of the conversations I've had. and off the record here, Hallie, you know people are anxiously waiting not only for the lights to come back on and for life to feel like it's back to normal, but for the authorities to really address what happened here so they can understand the situation better. threat and feeling safe in your community again, Hallie, there's that part, that kind of really meaningful part, tell me about the more practical part, like when life will return to normal, at least from a very logistical perspective. being able to see a red light at a traffic stop or turn on the lights or turn on the heat, well, what we learned at a press conference a few moments ago really is that they expect the lights to be back on, the heat to be back on. . midnight to Thursday morning, so people basically have one more full day to get through this and while that may not seem like a lot of time when you're talking about it being hard to drive through your own community because the lights are out, I know that there is a 9:00 p.m. curfew. m.

People are asking for blankets to eat diapers. People go to churches to get supplies. There are some families who have been hungry in recent days because they have run out of food. You know this has gone rotten. Chaos in this community. And even though they're getting very close to that day when the lights come back on being here, you know you really can't diminish how difficult these last few days have been and Tony Hilton lives for us there in North Carolina, thank you. for being aware of this story Antonio, it's good to see you, the number of people hospitalized with flu right now is the highest in 10 years, obviously it's the peak of cold and flu season, but today we're finding out more.

About why this always gets worse this time of year, new research says it's not just because it's cold outside - we all have cells in the front of our noses that fight viruses and bacteria to try to keep us from getting sick - but when lower the temperature. about half of those cells die, so essentially a lot of immune protection has been lost with just a small drop in temperature. We are all learning this from this new study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Perry Russum joins me now and Perry. Normally we wouldn't talk about an allergy study in the national news, but this one is very significant because it helps us explain why every year, for thesedates, I get texts from people with laryngitis, my kids get sick. catch a cold, explain more about this foreign well, things are starting to make sense to me because I was in Dallas a week ago where it was 70 degrees and I came back to Chicago where it was 20 and then my nose started acting up, so the whole belief The researchers behind it said that the old belief was that we get sick when it is cold outside because we are not outside and we are inside, but now they say that there is a mechanism in our nose that not only attacks bacteria but also viruses and let's say that when gets to 40 degrees, that mechanism goes down 42 percent, so once we get to that 40 degrees, Mark, that study found that we can get sick much more easily than expected in terms of this whole runny nose thing, which It's always nice to see, which is snot. in our body that is essentially getting rid of that alley virus, there is nothing wrong with bodily functions Perry it happens but I have to ask and I know it's a ridiculous hypothesis, what then is the solution to keeping our noses warm and I'm not suggesting. like clown faces, but I'm saying that masks in the pandemic, regardless of how you feel about masks, would obviously protect your face a little bit from some of the temperature drops, maybe that's what the people are talking about doctors.

I'll tell you what. If a clown knows that it kept me from getting sick in the winter, we want to wear one every day tomorrow, look like a Rudolph, if I don't have to get sick, yeah, right, so the researchers are specifically, the researchers are just specifically looking at this temperature. , there is no direct answer. correlation with masks still, doctors always say make sure you stay vaccinated, wear a mask, but this study only looked at temperature and in the future they are trying to find some kind of nasal spray that we can use in the winter so we can Stay Healthy All Year Round I know people are anxious.

I'm missing that period. Thank you very much for that report. I'm glad to see you. Let's explain the five things our team thinks you should know about tonight. Number one, another apparent Ukrainian drone. attack in Russia Today made headlines occurred near an air base near the Ukrainian border there were some similar explosions yesterday about 125 miles southwest of Moscow now Ukraine has not directly claimed responsibility The Russian military blamed key forces for the explosions earlier this week that they say killed three maintenance personnel number two, the alleged shooter accused of killing five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs in court today now formally charged with more than 300 charges, including murder, assault, hate crimes, suspect appeared in person for the first time and Today, the judge says there may be even more charges on top of today's 305 if more victims come forward.

The three people in Beijing were allowed into parks, supermarkets, offices and airports without having a negative greed test today and if you're thinking, well, wait a second. I do it every day. Why is it so important for China? It's because this is a place that had some of the toughest and most coveted restrictions in the world. These new changes come after large protests there against China's zero covid policy. We'll have more information about what's happening there online later in the program. Hurricane season number four is technically over, but it looks like no one told the Atlantic Ocean because this rare December subtropical storm could form there this week if it develops. the first named December storm in almost a decade if it gets a name, next on the list is Storm Owen number five, a Los Angeles judge has granted Kim Kardashian a restraining order against a man who claims to speak with telepathically, according to court documents obtained by today.com, management ordered to stay at least 100 yards away from her so as not to contact her in any way for five years.

According to these documents, the Kardashians tried to break into her house three times last August when we returned when people in China try. To search for Twitter posts about those coveted protests we were talking about, you're seeing a lot of spam. Instead, we will show them that they come from abroad, thank you, foreigner, how much water will eventually be pushed inland. How many of you were there at least? like 11. Why was it important for me to be here in our main story tonight? Guys, okay, foreigner, have you drunk enough water today? What do you consider is enough water?

Because there's a new study that says it may not be eight cups. As you're always listening, we'll talk to a doctor about this later in the hour, but first, Twitter staff are struggling to keep up with an avalanche of spam accounts targeting information about China's zero covid policies, the Internet researchers say people searching for the names of big Chinese cities are resurfacing with posts that include sexually explicit images and links to escort services instead of information about the protests. A digital security company not far from Washington, DC, says it is following a dramatic increase in Twitter bot activity that began late this year.

November, when protests began to spread across China and you know these protests, we've talked about them in this unprecedented extraordinary program, some of the largest demonstrations of public unrest China has seen in decades, researchers say Twitter's ability to contain this spam campaign to get the handling of this has slowed down because of all those layoffs under the Elon Musk government. Kevin Collier joins us now, so, you know, it sounds a little complicated, Kevin, but it's super interesting, this idea that protests happen in China, people go online to try to find information on social media. about these protests, instead they're getting a bunch of nonsense, let's put it right, and Twitter can't understand it.

They have a handle on all of that because a lot of them get fired because if Elon Musk, I mean, he's kind of a disaster, It is, according to one of the researchers I spoke to, thousands of posts per hour, just flooding the Zone, it's kind of like another researcher put it, it's almost funny, you can imagine it as China saying, assuming it's China, this It is an accusation. China has denied that it is behind this campaign, although it is difficult to imagine who else would have commissioned it. It's, uh, but it almost looks like glass breaking in terms of emergency, oh no, we have to bury this protest material, so let's put a bunch of images of no safer work together with these hashtags so you know that the people will be distracted or maybe you I know you're embarrassed and you want to keep scrolling or stop looking up and you say you're not super sophisticated, no, we haven't even seen it again.

You know, the pro-China influence operations that used to be relatively sophisticated and this is not, this is, oh. Oh my gosh, there's this footage that we don't want people to see, so we're going to post a lot of explicit images in the hopes that it will discourage people from being able to see the protest footage, what happens next, and then. because I mean what changes, if anything. I mean that seems like part of the problem. I mean, Instagram has blocked. This is happening on all major platforms. Twitter seems to be worse than others. This could be the future of how you try to do it. dark protest images, I mean, at the same time we can see it, we've seen it, it's just like putting more garbage on the Internet Kevin Collier, thank you so much, I appreciate you being with us and bringing us that new report that's coming. team of scientists believe they have found a way to combat global warming by basically helping the ocean get rid of its heartburn.

I promise we're going to explain that plus something sticking out of the sand on a Florida beach, what do you think? Check it out, we've got it on foreign foreign foreign foreign news local with Lester Holt or listen wherever you get your podcasts NBC News streaming free now Meet the Press Chuck Toddcast and Insider's take on politics and more with some of my favorite reporters get free wherever you get your podcasts for Dateline premium subscribe now on Apple Podcasts abroad. Do you carry a water bottle with you like you're an oversized doll wherever you go? I do it because everyone says, hey, you have to drink water, how?

Are you close to finishing your eight glasses of water for the day? I never got to eight glasses, but you know what happens if you like me or are behind? Maybe you don't have to worry, because there's a new study released today that found that drinking eight cups of water a day may not be necessary 64 ounces of water eight cups have been considered the gold standard since 1945, when this recommendation was made , but it turns out that researchers say that if you look at the science, the amount of water you need differs depending on all of these things. you see on the screen how old you are what sex you are how big or small you are your activity level climate even where you live let's bring on Dr.

Akshay's style um it's like an Instagram influencer the right thing to do is to have these huge bottles of water, thus marked as 10 a. m. noon 2 p.m. m., you know what I mean, making sure people drink enough water, obviously it's important to stay hydrated, it seems like we should focus less on the number of ounces and get more in tune with our bodies and what we do. I need to yeah good night Howie that's exactly you know there's no magic number here you have to reach 64 ounces of water and you know now I'm thinking about it like you said we know a lot of people including myself who They are walking around. with these, you know, these big water bottles that they carry around all day long, you know the brothers at the gym in my hometown of Scottsdale, who walked around with gallons of water just running them through them, and you know this study looked at more than 5000 people and how often. the water was being what they call turned into your body, which means they track the water from the time you drink it and from the time it leaves your body in your urine and you know what they found is that there really is no a magic number here that the The key is to listen to your body.

You know if you're thirsty, have a drink but don't run for the water. You know only because you think you need it. He said it's good to drink water. That's a benefit. drink net positive if you are going to drink something. I thought it was interesting that one of the factors mentioned here was the weather. It's obvious that we need more water when it's hot, but it talks more about how the weather affects your hair, yes. So that's it, you know, what you just said is that as it gets hotter outside, you tend to be more active, obviously, so basically, it's sweaty in Scottsdale, you're going to need more water than if you're shivering. in New Hampshire exactly, but I should add, you know, the authors of the climate note point out that the only thing they're really looking at is that as temperatures start to rise, those who don't have access to water, you know, the two billion people.

Around the world, who do you know has water safety issues? How are you going to manage this need for intake? It's a good point. Dr. Oxfordshire Dr. Sal. Thank you very much. It's a pleasure to watch as we talk about water and weather. How to reduce the carbon pumped into the atmosphere to slow global warming has been a challenge around the world. We know this well, but did you know that the ocean absorbs more carbon than all the tropical forests on Earth? A group of scientists is now working with and in the ocean in a completely new way to try to increase the amount of carbon it can extract from the atmosphere or Cynthia McFadden headed to Canada to see exclusively how a new company thinks it can help to combat climate change in truly innovative ways abroad. it's a small ship on a big mission here in halifax harbor this team of scientists believe they can make a real contribution in the fight against global warming oceanographer will birch sure all the scientists here on this ship have had a feeling of that now this is the reason I got into this, this is real, yeah, I mean what more motivation does one need?

Here's the concept that the ocean is the biggest carbon dioxide absorber in the world, but it absorbed so much that it's now too acidic and that's a problem, think about harmful algae blooms. and bleaching coral reefs, also means the ocean can't keep up with all the carbon humans keep pumping into the air, so what to do to give the ocean a giant antacid? That's right: adding magnesium hydroxide powder to existing pipes like this one at a Halifax power plant so it can absorb more greenhouse gasesgreenhouse and maybe even become healthier at the same time, so a giant rolaid goes into that pipe that pumps it out makes the ocean less acidic so it can absorb more bad carbon and absorb it more or less yes, that's true.

Bert's job is to make sure it works, but he and his colleagues at Planetary Technologies are also determined to make sure it doesn't cause harm. Better safe than sorry with a series of company-funded research. Professor Hugh from Dalhousie University. McIntyre is studying something, he is an expert on tiny plankton, what we are going to do is add magnesium hydroxide to them and then we are going to monitor what happens so far, we have not detected any change in growth rates and we have been testing concentrations 10 times higher and the planet really intends to use regarding cytoplankton is not the only thing, not at all, so we have to start somewhere and the logical place to start is the base of the food web for those concerned about mess with her.

The co-founders of Mother Nature Planetaries say they are just trying to amplify what rainwater and rock erosion have been doing for thousands of years. The natural process we are trying to replicate is something that happens every day in nature, but not fast enough. to save us is not fast enough to save us at all, so we have to speed it up a little bit before they can trap a ton of carbon, which is a billion metric tons, nine zeros, they have to figure out where to get a lot of antacid. To remove a gigaton of carbon from the atmosphere we are going to need gigatons of alkalinity.

One source, the toxic remains of this asbestos mine in Quebec, which goes without saying, must be handled with care. What comes out of the process is essentially this white powder here, which is magnesium hydroxide, so why not buy it as it's produced today? It produces more carbon than we would ever take out of the air. The other reason there's just not enough, we've talked to a variety of experts, a couple of whom said that a gigaton of carbon reduction is too promising and they don't think they can really do it for me. It takes a gigaton of ambition, we can't look at this problem and say, oh, we're just going to do a little bit because that's not going to make the kind of difference we need to make in the world, ultimately it's going to be up to society if we want to. solve the climate crisis and how bad we want to let it get worse, that's all.

I mean, do you believe in your hearts that this can solve the problem of carbon in the atmosphere? I think we're going to need a lot of different things to solve the carbon problem and, frankly, all the carbon removal in the world is not going to make any difference if we can't reduce our emissions first, so this won't save us in absolute. Hugh McIntyre agrees, well, it keeps me up at night, it's the idea the next generation will face. a climate where massive fires massive floods hurricanes is just another Tuesday makes the work more important I would say yes, we have to find a solution this one has the potential to be big Cynthia McFadden NBC News NBC News covers hundreds of stories every day and since it is not possible to read, see or listen to them, all our Office teams have done it for you.

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There's another legal filing today and I want to get some of the bad stuff out of the way, let's just say. It gets to the point where they started with the Law of the Covenant. If you're like Hallie, stop talking about Washington. This bill would basically provide health care to veterans who have been exposed to these toxic chemicals because I'm trying to make this not DC. The kind of rising anger we've seen now in politics I saw you looking I think your mic Daniel you're trying to do it on the slide Live TV man okay now Prince Harry and Megan are here in New York City in the As the US prepares to be honored at a major awards ceremony named after Robert Kennedy, it's a big deal that they will receive the Ripple of Hope award for what rfk's daughter Carrie Kennedy called a heroic step by speak out against structural racism in the British Monarchy, but for the couple it comes close as there is also a new controversy surrounding them today due to an image from their new Netflix trailer, take a look, this is like the video teaser that came out, this shot was posted below of Prince Harry speaking, is suggesting.

This invasion of their privacy is the two of them, a camera is pointed at them from above as Megan holds Archie, but a reporter covering the Royals says no, this isn't really an invasion of privacy, it was actually an open press event. with the couple with this journalist tweeting that this photograph used by Netflix to suggest maybe some kind of intrusive thing is a hoax. Royal expert Hillary Fordwich joins us now and Hillary, um, you know, we're watching Harry and Megan being celebrated. With the award tonight, it seems like it's less about this particular image, but also the general idea that they're out there, they're getting this award, since you know, they're being very public and visible like this trailer. this documentary series is about to come out as 48 Hours, it tells us about the reaction in the UK, what it means for them here in the US.

Yes, actually, Holly, well, thanks for having me, it's actually been There has been horror, expressed in terms of falsehoods, unfortunately you have just mentioned that you are absolutely right now that the photograph of Robert Johnson was tweeted when they went to visit Archbishop Tutu in Cape Town and he was an accredited member of the press whom you were given credited access at that time also in that same trailer that you referenced that this photograph is there, there is also another photograph of a press corps, a massive press with so many cameramen and it seems like it is a real invasion of privacy , but guess what it was, a Sun reporter Doug Seiberg recognized himself in it. from another Harry it was the premiere of Harry Potter 2, the second film and it was the premiere in Trafalgar Square and they were photographing the cast of that event, so again it was a visual misrepresentation of press harassment when it wasn't.

This is either a visual hoax and it's very sad, it's either complete and utter laziness on Netflix's part or it's extremely dishonest, but unfortunately it seems the latter, so the response in the UK to answer your question directly has been that people are horrified in the media. and online too sorry Hillary, yeah no I've been a little late so I thought you finished your sentence. The interesting thing here is that you know the reason Harry and Megan left in the first place. This award tonight, look ahead, this book will be published in January. What appears to be a reprimand from the prince.

There is clearly a sense here that they are seeking to position themselves now that they have stepped away from the royal family. For its next chapter and its next step, this all feels like part of the release plan for the coming months. Well, actually you say she looks like Hallie, so that's the understatement of the year, yeah, because what they stated was that they wanted to have a private life. Okay, if you want a private life, remember that photo of Harry and the lake in Canada? She looked so happy with Archie in her arms. I think everyone would have totally supported it.

I covered the royal wedding when they got married back in '18. The British public were very supportive, we welcomed them with open arms and I think everyone, well I can't speak for everyone, but most people would have understood if They would like to have a private life, buy a lake in Canada, if you want privacy and yes you do. to protect your own family you shouldn't go to La hire three press firms now all these media outlets are taking almost a hundred million dollars to do what really has photographs of your private life and regarding Hallie's trailer that you have made reference Now you are showing our audience a few things when someone has a private moment of crying at home.

You say? Oh, excuse me, wait, wait, let's find a neighbor, let's find a friend or the press to come in and take our picture. Were these private? moments or were stage moments that we all remember when Meghan Markle stated on the air that she could cry in an instant and this seems like she stayed in the scene, to say the least, we will see when this series comes out starting on Thursday. Hillary Fordwich, thank you very much. There is a lot that matters to us at this hour. We will have more of you here tomorrow at the same time and in the same place.

It's good to have you with us as always, thank you for being here. More coverage will resume right now. Thanks, we'll air soon. With that breaking news guilty on all charges for the Trump organization in this huge tax fraud scheme, it has the Manhattan district attorney saying that no corporation is above the law. All of this is unfolding in just the last few minutes. We will take it live. In the courtroom we could also see criminal references from the January 6 committee at any time and the panel will meet tonight to discuss it, we will talk about those details.