Morning News NOW Full Broadcast - March 10

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, it's good to have you with us. I'm Joe Fryer and I'm Sinclair Samoa, for Savannah salespeople right now on the Morning News. Now Deluge is developing this

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, two major storms are taking shape on both California coasts, millions of people are bracing for more. rain, snow and wind in areas still recovering from a historic winter blast. Well, I guess we'll have another storm. We're getting pretty used to this here and in the east, a separate storm system that will bring snow from the Great Lakes to New York. England, we are following everything this morning, invited to testify.

It could be the strongest sign yet of a possible criminal charge against Donald Trump. This morning, the former president's lawyers confirmed that he has been invited to appear before a grand jury as part of a trial in New York. investigation into money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels, we'll bring you the latest silent fight. New numbers that shed light on an often overlooked problem. One in three people diagnosed with an eating disorder is male. Why Experts Say the Problem Is Even Bigger clock and lose an hour of sleep, as daylight saving time begins this weekend.

So what can we early risers do? Get over that time hangover, the sleep doctor is here with some tips and tricks for you and us because we have to get up pretty early exactly and then when you get ahead of yourself, it's everyone's least favorite time and when we all protest about everything this, as we will do on Monday we begin this Friday morning with the weather of early March already living up to the proverb like a lion. California is getting a lot of rain from another so-called atmospheric river, and it's not just rain at higher elevations. snow Pacific Gas and Electric says it's the station's resources, including more than 400 crew and equipment across its service area and to the east, a different storm system is bringing snow to the Great Lakes and Northeast and rain to the Mid-Atlantic today our coverage begins this tomorrow with NBC News correspondent Maggie Vespa who is in Detroit.

Hey guys, good morning from the Motor City, where as you can see it's really going down, all of this here just going down overnight up to six inches expected tonight, which obviously based on this is easy. believe, but meanwhile, on the West Coast, a new atmospheric river moves through the night, dropping heavy rain, winds and snow on parts of California that, as we know, are already flooded after a record winter and the latest system left without electricity to tens of thousands. in California overnight, prompting statewide evacuation orders and 16 million people currently under flood watches. States of emergency have been declared in 34 counties, including five in the San Francisco Bay area, where they are preparing for possible flooding, mudslides and again high winds, and in light of all that, California's governor, Gavin Newsom is now calling on President Biden to declare a state of emergency, potentially freeing up federal resources for the hardest-hit parts of that state, and meanwhile, here again in the Midwest, millions of people are waking up to scenes like this after that this system moved north.

Iowa and the Dakotas before, as you can see, coming into Michigan, guys, okay, Maggie, thank you very much, let's take a closer look at what could happen this weekend with your morning

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forecast now. Angie lastman joins us. Good morning, Angie. Good morning guys, yes, more than what Maggie was talking about. Parts of the Northeast are going to get some of that snow. We have a lot of rain to worry about in the west, so here's the breakdown of all those alerts we have. many of them, the winter weather alerts total 51 million people right now, we have 16 million under flood alerts and when it comes to wind alerts, we have 20 million people, so there is a lot going on with two major storm systems.

Rounding out the country, we have the one in the east that is affecting where Maggie was right now Chicago Cleveland seeing some of that snow Minneapolis is quiet right now, but we are going to continue to see some of this rain working from places like Texas to the Carolinas and then , slowly but surely moving seaward as the system leaves the coast, here's how it will develop between now and then, although snow will eventually spread to parts of New York, Pennsylvania during the day today, there won't be large amounts of snow for Any medium, except a couple of inches, it will make it a little difficult when traveling day to day and until early tomorrow morning, there will be rain falling along the I-95 corridor, it will be a little of cold.

There will still be rain for you as the afternoon commute arrives and then tomorrow the system will move toward the coast and we will see some calmer conditions with just a few snow showers remaining, those snow totals will be highest where parts of western Pennsylvania and New York and along Lake Erie we are now heading to the west coast where there are a lot of people on flood alerts and no wonder we have heavy rain through San Francisco to Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, seeing some This rain the most intense will be concentrated towards central California, we will see between 6 and 10 inches.

Sierra Foothills could see six to eight inches and this is heavy rain on already saturated terrain so the risk of flash flooding is high, this is not something We often see that these alerts are not issued very frequently and the threats are immense landslides, landslides. Avalanche threat where there is still snow, we also have increasing levels of love for snow, so on top of that, that means the snowmelt that is already there will add to it. those rain totals and it's going to be, it's probably already going to be a disaster and we'll see that continue at least through the next day into Sunday morning, another two to six feet of snow for the Sierra Nevada Mountain. range and this will be above that whole historic storm system that brought all that snow over the last few weeks, eventually it will move and we will see better conditions here, eventually okay, this summer's conditions, so so I mean, okay We'll see, thank you very much Angie, I appreciate it.

President Biden unveiled his administration's $6.8 trillion budget proposal for his administration's fiscal year 2024 yesterday in Philadelphia, saying it will reduce the deficit, bolster military spending and increase competition with China, albeit with a house controlled by Republicans, could be dead on arrival. NBC News White House correspondent Monica Alba joins us now with the details. Monica, good morning, so walk us through what some of the big headlines are here, what exactly that would be at least in the presidency. Keep in mind that $6.8 trillion will take us to 2024. Hi Joe, well there's not much here, it's actually so new and that's what you learn here from all of this: a lot of these programs invest in things like early child care, invest in things like limiting insulin. to 35 a month, return to some social programs, these were things that candidate Joe Biden proposed when he ran in 2020 and these are things that President Joe Biden will probably once he announces a re-election bid that we

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y expect in the In the next few weeks, that's what he's going to run, so when you look at this budget, you really have to look at it in the context of a big wish list and kind of a blueprint of what that campaign could look like because you said it, Joe, this is.

He very likely died on arrival, given the current state of the Capitol and a paralyzed Washington, so this is just kind of a starting point, it's the beginning of talks again, these are issues that the president has addressed. spoken for a long time with the desire to reduce the deficit. at $3 trillion and the way to do it that he proposes is to raise taxes on the richest corporations and Americans, but again, that's something he's been talking about for a long time and something we know Republicans currently They are opposed, yes, so on the other side of this conversation.

It's the Republicans, what are the most important things they're talking about? Yeah, when we saw this posted yesterday, you saw House Speaker Kevin McCarthy saying it was a completely non-serious quote, other Republicans just said the fact that he wants to propose some of this new spending is unacceptable. that's something they've been saying for a long time that they would like to see reduced, so there really are massive differences here. Republicans are expected to present their own budget proposal also in the next month and then the actual talks. will start but there are still a lot of things to figure out here Joe, okay Monica Alba thank you very much Monica we are also following two other important stories from Washington this morning the CEO of Rail Titan Norfolk Southern was in the hot seat Yesterday, on Capitol Hill, members of Congress He was grilled on the company's safety record in the wake of several recent high-profile accidents, plus an update on Sen.

Mish McConnell, who was hospitalized after falling at a fundraiser Wednesday night, joining us now to break it all down like NBC. News Congressional Correspondent Julie Sirkin Julie, good morning, so first let's start with Senator McConnell. NBC News learned that he actually suffered a concussion from that fall. How is he doing this morning? Yeah good morning guys look McConnell will be in the hospital for the next few days according to his office for treatment and observation due to that concussion he suffered after falling at this fundraiser hosted by a Super PAC actually aligned with him and the Republican leadership and yesterday we talked to Republican senators who gave a bit of an update over lunch, they actually said McConnell's biggest concern was that he was missing out on the halibut that Sen.

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska served him and she he actually sent a plate to the hospital so he's aware of what he's talking about. Senators tell me he is in good spirits, this is an 81 year old man who has been through the falls before, including as recently as 2019, and is expected to make a

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recovery according to his office, but he will be in the hospital for a few days. Oh, we love it. some goodwill and good humor in Washington and Julie I want to move on to another big story in Washington yesterday lawmakers grilled Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw over the East Palestine derailment, demanding answers for residents affected by the disaster and during his opening remarks.

Shah apologized, so let's listen to the foreigner first. I am very sorry for the impact that this derailment has had on the people of that community and yes, it is my personal commitment to Norfolk Southern's commitment that we will be there for the duration. is needed to help East Palestine prosper and recover, so Julie walks us through yesterday's key takeaways. Did Shaw offer any details about the cleanup plans and also comment on the latest derailment in Alabama that occurred just hours before his testimony? Yes, well, for example, no, the answer. Didn't he do it? In his opening statements there have also been, uh, just to point out here four major derailments from Norfolk Southern across the country in the last five weeks, so it's easy to lose track of them when they happen so frequently and he didn't mention it until which Senator Sheldon Whitehouse asked later in the hearing just to show you how often this happens and that the trained derailment was said to have occurred due to an overheated wheel carrying something that Alan Shaw, the company's CEO, said They will be doing more inspections and have actually removed several of them from the line as they are also believed to have contributed to the derailment in East Palestine in early February, so there is a lot to analyze here.

Senators really questioned it on both sides of the aisle. Democrats actually pressing him on health concerns, but also on the broader conversation about the relationship between railroad companies and their overworked and burned-out employees, and Bernie Sanders, the senator who's actually in charge of the committee of health and labor, questioned him about paid sick leave and that is something that we will also see in the coming months, but look, the CEO committed to an initial payment, he said, of at least $20 million for help rebuild the community and I should mention that it alsowill appear before the Senate Commerce Committee in In two weeks, that committee will also potentially consider the rail safety bill proposed by a bipartisan group of senators, we will definitely be watching that and Julie, I know that aside from Shaw and Norfolk Southern, the Biden administration also receives backlash during that hearing. your communication on air and water safety, what can you tell us about that?

Yeah, this was an interesting line of questioning not only from Ohio's junior senator, J.D. Vance, the Republican, who actually said he visited the area and saw pollution, pointed out that he was the voice. of residents in that area and then we saw the top Republican on the panel, Shelly More Capital, come in and out with Deborah Shore, she's the EPA regional administrator in that area, they were talking about why it took a month for all this waste and debris started moving out of the area and also why it took them so long to start testing for dioxin.

This is something residents complained about all month. Deborah Shore said they started that process because of concerns about residency and will continue to address it. those concerns as debris leaves the area really important coverage Julie Sirkin thank you very much this morning there are new developments in an investigation into former President Donald Trump here in New York two of his lawyers tell NBC News that Trump has been told who may testify before a grand jury in New York City next week is part of an investigation into money paid to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Now Trump denies sleeping with Daniels and the New York district attorney's office has convened a grand jury to investigate the money paid to her.

The district attorney's office has declined to comment NBC News correspondent Von Hilliard joins us now with the latest on all of this, so Vaughn, we know Trump has faced numerous criminal investigations, special counsel inquiries over the years, what the focus of this case is here in New York and how likely it really is. that Trump is going to accept this offer to testify before the grand jury, right, Joe first. This is notable because normally in New York, when prosecutors go to a potential defendant, they present them with the opportunity to testify before the grand jury, but if they decided to do so they would waive their rights to immunity, which means that everything who singles out this case, potentially being Donald Trump, would have to fully and truthfully present their side of the story if they agreed to sit before the grand jury.

Now it all comes down to those. Hush payments that allegedly took place before the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump acknowledged transferring $130,000 to his former fixer and lawyer Michael Cohen; That money was given to a porn actress Stormy Daniels; Donald Trump has denied having sexual relations with Stormy Daniels, but instead said it was to silence defamatory statements made against him, and yet what the Manhattan district attorney is analyzing here is whether that was number one, falsifying business records because it was not pointed out as part of the Trump campaign. organization that that money was actually used for those purposes, but also potentially for a legal campaign and, essentially, what would amount to an illegal in-kind campaign contribution from undocumented immigrants to the Trump presidential campaign.

Another important part of this is that the New York Times cited sources saying the district attorney's office had indicated to Trump's lawyers that he could face criminal charges. Two of Trump's lawyers told NBC News last night that they had not been told charges would be filed. A Trump spokesman responded with a statement that said it cited the Manhattan district attorney's threat to charge the president. Trump is simply crazy, so the big question could be a sign that New York prosecutors are about to file charges. You know, this is an investigation that was resumed in recent months.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office had previously investigated this secret money. payments, but it wasn't until January that a new grand jury was formed, we know that Michael Cohen, that former member and attorney, has sat down with prosecutors now 20 different times, we know that the grand jury is hearing from multiple Witnesses and gathering evidence and Donald Trump is uh the fixture of this investigation his presidential campaign is the heart of this investigation and that's where there's an open question mark here when Donald Trump gets this offer is to what extent is he a target of the prosecutor of Manhattan district here, so quickly Von, let's talk about what's next.

Do we know where this case is before the grand jury right now? That is to say, Michael Cohen is expected to grow before the grand jury. They told us as soon as here next week and if that offer holds. Donald Trump goes to the grand jury as we're reporting, so the anticipation would be that that would be the near culmination of this case so that the heart of the investigation goes before the grand jury. So the question here is what charges. Would the Manhattan district attorney potentially bring him there? It is a misdemeanor in New York for falsifying business records, but in the event that the falsification of those business records is intended to justify another crime, cite another crime, then it would be elevated to a felony and if the Manhattan District Attorney maintains that these hospitality payments took the form of an in-kind campaign contribution and then potentially felony charges could be levied against Donald Trump, stay tuned Von Hilliard Vaughn, thank you very much coming soon to the Morning News.

Now a new chapter in Alec Murdock's legal saga as his lawyers file notice of appeal more moving when that happens plus the shocking admission and an apology from the cartel behind the kidnapping that left two Americans dead in Mexico we'll be back in foreigner welcome Alec Murdock's lawyers filed an appeal on his behalf yesterday, just a week after a South Carolina jury found the 54-year-old guilty of killing his wife and son. The disgraced lawyer was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Barbara McQuade joins us now she's a former US attorney, current law professor at the University of Michigan and a legal analyst for NBC News, so thank you very much for joining us this morning.

Barbara First of all, what do we know about this appeal so far and what grounds do we think Murdoch's lawyers have? could be using here, well, it's a fairly routine matter for defense attorneys to file a notice of appeal because they have to do it within a very short period of time, they usually file it provisionally, they may not even be aware of some particular error. that they are going to focus on in their appellate briefs, they have more time to review the record and look for that. Many times it is useful to bring in another lawyer, a fresh set of eyes to read all the transcripts and think about possible errors.

What could have been done in the case below are sometimes evidentiary issues, sometimes it allows the fruits of searches or statements to arrive and that is why sometimes there is even an argument called sufficiency of the evidence that is raised in almost all criminal convictions, which who says no. A rational investigator could have found me guilty even though this jury did. I should also point out that appeals are successful in only less than 10 percent of the cases because most of the time the judges get it right; It's an important statistic and I know Murdoch is too. facing another 99 charges in a separate trial, is it possible that those proceedings could lessen the weight of this new appeal, especially with the likelihood you just described?

I don't think so and you know, sometimes people say why bother going ahead with other types of crimes that are maybe less important than what might be more important than murdering two people, especially family members, but to prosecutors They sometimes like to take a belt-and-suspenders approach in the unlikely event that murder convictions are overturned for some reason; There are some very serious allegations of fraud. against Alex Murdock we heard some of them come to light during the trial, the way he defrauded his own clients and took the settlements and verdicts they had received and kept them to himself, the way he deceived his legal partners, for what those two are serious crimes, etc.

I think it is worth pursuing them so that there is a backup in case for some reason the murder charges fail, they should not be overlooked, they are serious crimes in themselves and alleged financial crimes, apart from this murder conviction. you hope the appeal is successful Barbara, you know you're not relying on anything that I've seen or that I know that it's always possible that procedural steps were taken previously in the case that were errors or missteps, uh, or that there were some kind of um, you I know it exonerates evidence that was suppressed in some way, but based on what we've seen in the public record, it appears that he got a fair trial, he testified and the jury appears that, based on the speed of their verdict, he simply rejected his version. history, so I have no reason to doubt the validity of this verdict and hope that there will be a reversal on appeal Barbara McQuaid thank you very much, we are learning a surprising and shocking admission from the cartel responsible for the kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico , two of whom were killed, a senior law enforcement official tells NBC News that the cartel apologized and turned several Rogue members over to Mexican authorities.

NBC News correspondent Morgan Chesky has the latest stunning photos showing five men lying on the pavement, each with their hands tied and all but one shirtless with a handwritten letter claiming to be from the golf cartel of Mexico taped to the windshield of our scene that a top law enforcement official tells NBC News appears to be an apology from the cartel after the kidnapping that left two Americans dead, the shocking admission almost unprecedented, have you seen an emergency situation like this ? No, no, they made a big mistake. They killed two Americans and they know that the Mexican government is after them.

They know we will chase them. Likewise, the letter obtained by the Associated Press from a Mexican official includes apologies to the people of Matamoros, to the murdered Mexican woman and to the families of the Americans, it reads in part: the Scorpion group of the Gulf cartel strongly condemns the events of Friday, March. For this reason we have decided to hand over those involved, adding that the men acted by their own and undisciplined decision and against the rules in which the cartel has always operated. Mexican authorities have not confirmed whether the men are detained or if they are truly responsible.

Meanwhile, in Texas, as officials work to bring two slain Americans home, survivor Eric James Williams is recovering. His wife shares that doctors placed metal bars in his injured leg in the hail of gunfire. The cartel ends its letter by asking society to remain calm and approaches the culprits. They will pay regardless of who they are now the process to repatriate or recover the bodies of those two murdered Americans had been underway for a few days, however, our team was here right in front of Mexico when we witnessed that solemn possession, a series of vehicles who were transporting those two Americans from Mexico back to US soil tell us they are headed to a nearby funeral home for future arrangements Morgan Chesky NBC News Brownsville in Germany Investigators are looking into a mass shooting that left eight people dead, including the alleged gunmen that the incident occurred.

At a Jehovah's Witness hall in Hamburg last night, police believe the gunman acted alone, but his motives remain unclear. Germany's chancellor called the shooting a brutal act of violence in Israel. Three people were injured after a Palestinian shooter opened fire on a Tel Aviv street yesterday. Israeli police say the gunman was later shot dead. The incident occurred just hours after the Israeli army carried out another raid in the occupied West Bank killing three Palestinian militants. NBC News foreign correspondent Ralph Sanchez joins us now from Tel Aviv, so Ralph, I'm talking about this cycle. The level of violence does not seem to be slowing down, please explain these latest incidents and what the situation is like at the moment.

Well, Joe, there's a real feeling here because this situation is only going to get worse, as a Palestinian gunman from the Hamas militant group opened fire on civilians on a busy street in the heart of Tel Aviv last night. Three people were injured in that attack. One of them, a 32-year-old man, remains in critical condition in hospital with life-threatening injuries.his life, according to Israel. Hamas officials, when they claimed responsibility for this attack, said it was in response to these Israeli military incursions that we have been seeing in the occupied West Bank yesterday morning. Israeli forces killed three Palestinian militants of the Islamic Jihad group and that happened just two days. after they killed six militants in the northern West Bank, so Joe there's really no sign of this violence slowing down at all, yeah, giraffe, and we know that US defense secretary Lloyd Austin, You were in Israel yesterday, what are you saying about this escalation of violence?

Well, he's been asking for quiet and Lloyd Austin liked the rest of the Biden administration, a strong supporter of Israel's security, said the bond between Israel and the United States is unbreakable, expressed his condolences to recent Israeli victims of violence , but he also said that the Israeli government is a new right. The government that includes members of the far right needs to do much more to reduce the rhetoric on its side and do everything possible to restore calm. Listen to what he said. The United States also remains firmly opposed to any acts that could lead to further insecurity, including settlement expansion and inflammatory rhetoric, and we are especially concerned about settler violence against Palestinians, so we will continue to oppose actions that could fuel even more so a two-state solution.

Out of reach now Jay, you heard him talk about two state solution there is the idea of ​​an independent Palestinian state along with a secure Israel, this new Israeli government opposes that policy which is supported by the Biden administration and feels further than ever. You know, Ralph, you've been following these massive protests against Israel's controversial policy. judicial reforms, we understand that the president of Israel has been giving his opinion on the matter, what is the latest

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? Yes, so the president of Israel is a largely ceremonial figure, but his words carry a lot of moral weight and he gave a prime-time speech last night here in Israel saying that these reforms, these very controversial reforms were a disaster that were tearing apart to the country and begged Netanyahu to scrap them and replace them with some kind of compromise that could garner much broader support among Israeli society right now, Joe, we're not seeing any sign from Netanyahu or his government that they are prepared to backtrack on these plans to weaken Israel's Supreme Court.

RAF Sánchez in Tel Aviv Raph, thank you very much for presenting new guidelines on when to start breast cancer screening. Why do doctors say that some women? They face more risks than others and often overlook the surprising statistic that sheds light on eating disorders in boys and men. This is Morning News NowWelcome back, the FDA is issuing new standards to help more people detect breast cancer early. NBC News Correspondent Kristen Dalgren Has the Story on a Breast Cancer Risk Factor You May Not Know Hey, well, this is going to be a big change in information, women.

Knowing whether a woman has dense breasts or not could make a big difference in early detection When Joanne Pushkin was diagnosed with cancer in 2005, she wondered why her annual mammograms never caught it, the letter that I received after my mammogram it simply said normal negative no evidence of cancer there was not one word about breast density almost half of women have what are considered dense breasts with high fibrous and glandular tissue content that appear white on the mammogram making the cancer, which also appears white, harder to detect here's a spot of cancer on the mammogram of a fatty breast this is what you see in a dense breast like trying to find a snowball in a snow storm snow that is easily overlooked how many women have been falling through the carax Dense breasts are also associated with a four-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer, which is why the FDA is mandating a new nationwide standard for notifying women about the density of their breasts.

Women with dense breasts have a higher risk of breast cancer. Today's announcement from the FDA really ensures that people receive this information in standard language. Breastfeeders are encouraged to talk to their doctors and ask if they need additional tests such as an ultrasound or MRI. The FDA standards won't go into effect until 2024. Meanwhile, only 15 states currently require insurance to pay for all or part of the additional exams, so Congress will soon reconsider the early search law to ensure that all plans insurance cover mammograms and additional screenings when we find the answer matters cancer is detected at an early stage we have a 99 to five year survival rate hope women are one step closer to finding breast cancer before It's too late, there is still time before this national standard goes into effect, so you can always talk to your doctor, ask if you have dense breasts and if you need additional tests.

Kristen Dahlgren, many thanks to actor Robert Blake, who was acquitted of murdering his wife, his niece died, says Blake famous for the detective series Beretta died of heart disease surrounded by his family at his home in Los Angeles Award-winning career Blake's Emmy was overshadowed by his trial and acquittal for the murder of his wife in 2001, Robert Blake was 89 years old. Now, on an often overlooked topic in men and boys with eating disorders, the National Eating Disorders Association says about a third of people diagnosed with eating disorders are men, but experts say they're probably on the rise. the numbers.

For guidelines to help boys and men receive medical treatment, our own Savannah sellers bring us a family's journey At just 17 years old Ryan has been struggling with his body image because at first he was like oh, I'm too big in sixth grade. grade Ryan began skipping snacks and desserts, joined the wrestling team, and over the next two years began restricting even more, having to cut a lot of weight to reach lower weight classes in eighth grade, food consumed his thoughts. He was thinking about eating every day. food, whether it be guilt or, you know, fear of a food, the change in Ryan's physical appearance was dramatic, this is a freshman, you are much thinner, yes, still, it took Ryan ages in seeking medical treatment for your eating disorder.

I thought it was just a girl thing, when did you think it was okay for boys too? It wouldn't be until I started treatment, even doctors struggle to identify male patients, in part because they don't have a road map for doing so. 99% of the research so far has focused on women Dr. Jason Negata is an eating disorder specialist at UCSF who pushes guidelines specifically focused on boys and men. He says no eating disorder affects children trying to gain muscle mass and until 2020, to be diagnosed with anorexia, a person had to miss at least three periods, especially for athletes.

I'm doing the exact same things that girls you know with eating disorders do to try to reach these weight limits, but it's considered normal because everyone on the team is doing it. Ryan's mom, Carrie, never saw this coming. I really thought, “Oh, I am.” I would have to deal with this with my daughter and it ended up being Ryan. It was very surprising if you were scared, yes, oh yes, very scared. I would try to go online, go to the library, get books about kids with eating disorders and there was nothing. After an extensive search, Kerry found Newport Healthcare, where Ryan completed a 60-day inpatient program last year.

I still struggle with the thoughts daily, but now I have so many coping skills that I've learned through treatment that he also has a message for With other guys, when you were young, you want to be really masculine and you don't want to show any weakness, but you really What makes you strong is realizing your own weaknesses and fighting against them. Savannah Sellers. NBC's support, thanks to Savannah for that and for coming, it's about to be an hour less to be exact, daylight saving time is about to start, but we have your back with some tips to make up for that lost time and also let Let The Madness begin, prepare your brackets because March Madness is almost here. so we're going to have a crash course in college basketball, from the top picks to The Underdogs, who will be next on the Morning News.

It's ready because time moves forward this weekend starting Sunday. Americans will lose an hour of sleep. The change this time comes with some controversy, lawmakers are renewing efforts to pass sun protection law that could end this time-honored tradition here to help us get a good night's rest, as clinical psychologist and sleep expert Dr. Michael Bruce. Good morning, thank you for joining us, Dr. Bruce. Some politicians consider daylight saving time archaic and many people find it difficult to adapt to the new schedules, so first of all, do you think we should end this practice completely? The American Academy of Sleep Medicine has even issued a position statement stating that Standard Time coincides much more closely with what we know about our biology than actual Daylight Saving Time.

People shouldn't wake up in the dark, it just makes it much harder from a melatonin perspective, but yes, standard time is much better for Here tells us more about some of the health effects. What are some of the negative impacts of daylight saving time? So the biggest one is that we already live in a pretty sleep-deprived society, so losing an hour during this spring situation really does it all. That's much worse and we know that lack of sleep as a general rule leads to all kinds of health related problems. You feel more pain, more mood dysregulation.

Immune function suffers. The list goes on and on due to lack of sleep. It's definitely a hangover type of effect. So what can happen? what we do to be successful when our alarms go off on Monday morning because the reality is that this is still happening right now, absolutely, um, and what I tell people is to start planning now and if you weren't able to do it Today, you want to do it. Get up a little earlier than normal, but the most important thing you can do is stick to a consistent sleep schedule; It will undoubtedly be important;

You don't necessarily want to sleep in on Sunday morning after you've lost that hour eliminating blue light at night is going to be very important. Wearing blue light blocking glasses can be very helpful if you are still using electronic devices. Another option is to have light the next morning, so on Sunday morning, the morning of daylight saving time, be sure to get some. sunlight for at least 15 minutes, that's enough to give you vitamin D, but it's also enough to help shift your circadian rhythm a little further back. One of my favorite things to do on that Sunday morning is listen to some music, now you might be saying. your music, what could that have to do with anything?

If you've ever been in the car and your favorite song comes on and you start dancing too, it really changes you energetically, meaning how much energy you have and therefore having a little bit of music in the morning can be very helpful and The most important thing I would tell people is to eat a protein-rich breakfast the next morning, which will really help with alertness levels. Carbs, unfortunately, just start to get you down. on the list, take a cold shower, not cold, that's hard doctor, yeah sure, but what you can do is take a normal shower and then at the end start slowly turning the handle a little bit colder. a little cooler man I'll tell you wake up that's a good way to do it right so you know our team really works through the night to get this show on the air that's what it's like for people like us.

For those of us who already have these unusual sleep schedules, is there any hope for us? Let's be clear: our team loves their jobs and doesn't want to change it. So what can they do to be more prepared? You know, I've never met a journalist, especially a morning journalist who doesn't have this as a problem, so the good news is that you will definitely make it, but you want to have the tips that we talked about before, which could be very useful for you. you, even if we are in a type of shift work, the other big thing is to educate your employer more about how shift work has effects on general health and I have aLots of information on my website thesleepdoctor.com.

Dr. Michael Bruce supports us. awake and alert thank you very much, thank you the countdown to March Madness is underway some teams have already bought their tickets for the big bands and the rest are playing in the hope of claiming their place in the brackets, that's right, with the selection of the Sunday only two In a few days we will take a closer look at what we can expect from this year's tournament. There's no one better to help us at NBC Sports than host and reporter Corey Robinson Corey, it's good to have you with us, so let's talk about the NCAA brackets that are closing. on Sunday, on the men's side, which teams are you keeping an eye on?

You know, it's funny. I went to Notre Dame, it's not Notre Dame, my brother went to Duke. Duke is starting to emerge, but it's clearly Houston, I mean, it's Houston by far, I think. the best team you know in the NCAA on the men's side, they've been on that number one team for their number one spot for a long time and men's basketball has been a little chaotic, it's been a little It's crazy to me, I've been watching, you know, UCLA went down and I looked into it like I said, come back, but Houston's been there the whole time, so that's one team, the other team is Kansas, you know, the defending champions, Kansas, that's another team.

Okay, this team can repeat and if you know, like I said, Houston has been at the top, but it felt like Bill. I know you were hospitalized recently. I understand that you know that the team still has power. We can do it. won last night, uh, but even though Bill sells, uh, medical issues, if that team can go all the way, I think they're very likely to repeat, the other team I want to put on your radar is um, uh, Duke because I really think I know, no. I told Rona, our producer, that it was a little different, but I want to highlight Duke because they went undefeated at home in John Shower's first season and Coach K just retired and John Chair is coming to The Vanguard here and the whole team It's peaking at the right time.

Kyle Palapowski is a legit superstar and I think he's peaking at the perfect time for March and there's nothing better for that and Corey, we need to talk about the ladies we should. Stay tuned when it comes to women's teams, I'm talking about South Carolina. I feel like it ends there, you know, everyone else is like, oh, who competes in South Carolina, uh, you know, you don't necessarily have the pedigree that you usually see. and I think on the women's side there are such unstoppable beings, you know, with Tennessee or the Stanford or Notre Dame teams that are always in the top four.

South Carolina is there, they are undefeated, they are dominant. The SEC championship is simply dominant. Aaliyah Boston will be number one overall. I mean, that team is amazing. Don Staley is still the cream of the crop, so that team is almost like who can beat South Carolina and I think Iowa could do it, you know, and once again. This is like a big if, I mean, but Iowa has Caitlin Clark, who is just phenomenal. I mean, every time I see Iowa play I think it's good, they're getting better before they only had Caitlyn Clark, now they also have Monica Cezano and I said.

Nano, excuse me and I think she's the perfect compliment, this technically pushed you over the edge, but those are the two teams I'm looking at, of course, the fun part is the Cinderella teams, which we can't predict. there and surprises us all and breaks all our brackets and all that fun stuff, so Corey, thank you so much for joining us this morning, we appreciate it, thank you, that's the financial news. Small company Calico Critters is issuing a major recall for a choking hazard. CNBC Silvana Hannel joins us for this and others money lighthouses sylvana good morning good morning zinclair good morning Joe yes, more than 3 million Calico Critters toys are being recalled because they pose a choking hazard to young children, the commission Consumer Product Safety says the toys were sold in a set with a baby bottle and pacifier, the New Jersey-based company that makes the products says it is aware of three incidents involving the pacifier, including two deaths, one in New Mexico in 2018 and another in Japan in 2015.

The games were sold at Walmart. and other stores nationwide on Amazon and online at calicocritters.com between January 2000 and December 2021. American Airlines CEO promises big raises and better retirement benefits for pilots that match a contract recently approved by the Delta pilots. Now, the American Pilots Union board of directors has voted unanimously to strike, and poll members are authorizing a strike the union says is crucial. A contract agreement signed before the summer travel season and a strike would be largely symbolic because the federal lot makes it nearly impossible for airline unions to conduct legal strikes and the video killed the radio star, but vinyl can outlast compact discs.

Albums outsold CDs last year for the first time since 1987. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, about 41 million albums were sold compared to about 33 million vinyl CDs. The revival has been driven mainly by indie rock fans who are convinced of the superior quality of the sound and by young people attracted to Nostalgia. From playing records, revenue from bile records rose 17 percent to more than $1.2 billion last year, the 16th consecutive year of growth, guys, I grew up on vinyl now, so I mean, I love them, yeah , and the growth of vinyl makes sense to me, no.

I know who is still buying CDs I don't know where to find them Oops maybe eBay who knows who knows exactly well Silvana thank you very much, thank you and we are already preparing for the most important night in Hollywood, the Oscars are this Sunday night. After the break, we'll get to know some of the top contenders you're watching. Morning News Now, welcome back, instead of kicking off the spring season with a sweet dessert, why not try something with Savory Hidden Valley Ranch who just announced their collaboration? Ben Lewin Ice Cream Launches: Get this ranch-flavored ice cream, the new limited-edition flavor will be available in select Walmart stores from March 20 to May 28, and while it may look a little interesting, many say the flavor is not as alarming as you. can wait and that it is one of the best to enjoy with salty pretzels and although it may sound a little interesting, many say that the taste is not that bad, so yes, it seems something like if you dip carrots in it, what? what are you doing? you, I think I'm going to watch it, but I don't think I'm going to eat chocolate, I'll eat some chocolate like it's supposed to be okay, in just two days, the Oscars will be back a year after that.

Infamous The Slap was heard around the world, so how will this year's show handle last year's huge controversy? Well, we know Will Smith is banned from attending. Beyond that, much of the night will be difficult to predict, including many of the big awards, although one film is a clear favorite. on Sunday the film most likely to win almost everything everywhere at once is everything everywhere at once sci-fi adventure with heart leads all films with 11 nominations is the favorite for Best Picture Kihui Kwan is the clear favorite for supporting actor and The film's lead, Michelle Yo, could become the first Asian woman to win best actress, although she faces stiff competition from star Kate Blanchett.

She wins, it will be her third Oscar, a rare feat. Another everything-everywhere star, Jamie Lee Curtis, could capture best supporting actress. another close race with Carrie Condon of the Banshees, him in a Sheeran competing for the trophy along with Angela Bassett, who is competing for Black Panther Wakanda forever, she would be the first actress to win for a Marvel movie, best actor, the crown is on the line with the King Elvis star Austin Butler hopes the academy isn't cruel in choosing him over Banshees Colin Farrell and whales Brendan Fraser Of course, last year's real-life drama will loom over festivities Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, a moment that is already providing material for the host.

Jimmy Kimmel oh that's good because you can't slap me, I cry a lot and even though it's Hollywood's biggest night, a few singers will be taking the stage, including best original song nominee Rihanna, exactly a month after her mid-night show. time of the Monumental Super Bowl. Enough Freon, okay for more on Sunday's Oscars. Let's bring in Nigel Smith, he's senior movie news editor at People magazine. The latest issue features Michelle and I on the cover. Nigel it's good to have you with us, so we set it up with what maybe I hope, I mean, this is a year where I feel like three of the four acting categories are completely up for grabs right now, yeah, what do we expect?

Well I guess you're mainly talking about best actress where it's really between Michelle yo and Kate Blanchett for tar and Michelle yeoh has a lot of goodwill in this people want her to win she just won the SAG award for best actress and she uttered a beautiful speech who is known for going off script and sometimes swearing and she is so endearing and everyone loves her and I think Kate Planchette really wants her to win, that's right, she won the Critics Choice Awards and, uh, Kate already has two, She already has two and in her speeches she supports the other actresses in her category, so I think.

It's time for Michelle to win and I really hope that happens, so let's talk about diversity at the Oscars because it's been a source of controversy over the years. How is this year going in terms of diversity and nominations for both actors and movies? It sure still looks pretty white. for the most part, but you have a movie like everywhere, everything, everywhere, at once and that's a huge win for diversity, especially for Asian representation on screen. We have Michelio as a favorite. Kihu Quan as favorite for best supporting actor. The directors. They're also favorites and everyone thinks it's going to win best picture after all the precursor wins it's already had, so that way it's cool, but you know, in the best action category we have a completely white slate, not completely white.

I apologize, Michelle. you, of course, in Canada Armis, but we don't have black actresses. Daniel Deadweiler was excluded from Till and Viola Davis by the woman, who had no nominations. The movie was loved by many and was a huge hit and the director has been really, really candid about the fact that that movie didn't get nominated despite doing so well, so they still have a long way to go of course. , we can't ignore the elephant in the room, which will be how they will handle last year's controversy with Will Smith slapping Chris. Rock, we know that Will Smith won't be there, but the academy has taken a step to make sure they know how to handle any kind of unforeseen events.

Yes, they have some sort of new crisis team that will be available that night. in case something like that comes up because you have to remember that Will Smith stayed in the audience for the entire show, he wasn't asked to leave, none of that happened and there was a lot of controversy surrounding the Academy's decision to allow him to stay. they now have new protocols in place to ensure that something happens next time, yes, and that he doesn't get on stage and give a speech that goes on and on making for incredibly awkward yet interesting, compelling, and absolutely engaging television.

We had another controversy years ago with the Oscars when it ended with the La La Land Moonlight controversy, yeah I don't know how you handle that in the moment, that was also something else, so the Oscars may be hoping for just a nice uneventful normality . I'm sure ABC doesn't. want you want something okay Nigel thank you very much for joining us we appreciate it thank you for inviting me and that's all for this hour of Morning News Now the news continues right now foreigner thank you for watching our YouTube channel follow today's Top stories and breaking news hour by downloading the NBC News app