just listen to how nbc opened its nightly news broadcast the day after the election. >> good evening, a year ago, we were talking about a sea change in american politics. tonight we are reporting a small change which could also be anonymous development for the year old obama administration. republicans were elected governor last night, two important states, but other than preferred both candidates to the democrats, were voters across the country last night trying to say something else? there is evidence of an angry electorate out there. >> that was not wrong. we remember what happened in the midterms in 2010, that night with brian williams referring to -- they were bob mcdonald and new jersey's chris christie. that was an even more stunning [inaudible] because of the unusual -- and not during a midterm year an awfully because it's a kind of swing you stayed in some ways. the state often access [inaudible] for public sentiment. and normally that would not be unusual. this kind of pendulum in the major competitive parties is what democratic politics look like in liberal democracy all ov

nbc did forensic investigation. found out she wasn't hacked and then she said she doesn't really realize that she was writing these things. and i apologize. consider the source. this is a race card player. there is one million of them on msnbc haw and one of a bunch of them. that's what they do how they roll. pathetic. racism has never been a. after obama got elected with higher pfeffer sen damage of white voted than john kerry did four years earlier, i kind of thought this was done. they are pulling out the race cards because donald trump got 12% of the black vote, that's 50% increase of what he got in 2016 and scared to death. they are doubling down on stuff like critical race theory and reparations. it's pathetic. >> jesse: i wanted to show a lot of footage of aoc crying at the border and barack obama getting choked up and i think joe biden is white and we have footage of him crying, too. we are not going to show you a bunch of footage of people crying, at love white tears, black tears, hit-and-run tears, it does

. >> julie: during an appearance on nbc rachel maddow show hillary clinton complained about the successful exploiting of media and blaming the lack of gate keepers and people with a historic perspectives to help americans understand what they're seeing. what say you in hillary clinton's defense. it doesn't surprise us and we shouldn't be that surprised she is defending joe biden but nonetheless, does she not see the big picture? does she not fill up her gas tank? does she not buy turkeys? how is she -- her blinders are up is my guess. >> i can't speak for her but we also have to remember with any type of poll there is always some kind of margin of error. we have to remember that other presidents, whether republican or democrat, slipped in popularity but came back and won reelection. it is key for the american people to know what he is doing to help in that. we have to look at the fact the covid relief package was passed and a majority of americans supported that. we also have to remember that the infrastructure just passed and a majority of the americans supported that. and i think that's

in this case the other bigger problem is the fox news nbc poll is a disaster. and then appearing for terry mcauliffe and that's when the numbers crashed. is not biden and a man who walks on water. it crashed. it tells the democrats not only how they then wrong and americans don't want what they are selling that it tells them that actually now it is such a big disaster that it ruins their narrative and americans are divided. and that is a narrative that democrats and independents and republicans all at the same thing. we want our children to be learning and american cities to be safe in the future for our families trends and everything and these democrats have smeared every american especially their own. especially democrats especially people of color especially women that we would believe and want this garbage. nobody wants to end the election on tuesday will show that to everyone. steve: natalie what he said in virginia has strong words on that but very quickly what you think about the democratic argument that it is a mess but they will pass the bills and then

vile racism funded by comcast and nbc. what i saw was on nbc calling him a murderous white supremacist with zero evidence. and then that guest saying this is what white people want. we have to call it out for what it is. it's lies and propaganda. only superseded by the vile racism in these comments. ainsley: tucker carlson asked him about it. here is a clip what you will see tonight. >> this case has nothing to do with race. it never had anything to do with race it had to do with the right to self-defense. >> right. >> i'm not a racist person. i support the blm movement. i support peacefully demonstrating. and i believe there needs to be change. i believe there is a lot of prosecutorial misconduct. not just in my case but in other cases. and it is just amazing to see how much a prosecutor can take advantage of somebody else. steve: alan dershowitz said yesterday i think on media buzz people who called him a with white supremacist she should be sued. kyle rittenhouse would go onto the witness stand and tell his story. appar

you look at nbc poll his approval stands at 42% approval. disapprove 54%. on the eternals of that poll all kinds of questions where republicans are really up. if the marist poll election confidence better chance of winning 2024, biden at 36%. someone someone else at 44%. here's the president talking about polls this weekend. >> polls have going to up and up and down. look at overrer president. same thing happened. >> that's why i ran. i didn't run to determine how well i'm going to do in the polls. i said that i would make sure that we were in a position where we dealt with climate change, where we moved in a direction that was significantly improved the prospects of american workers being they have good jobs and good pay and further that i would make sure that we dealt with the crisis that was caused by covid. we have done all of those. >> bret: polls do go up and down, marc, but they have been going down and even terry mcauliffe is in virginia has acknowledged significant head wind. >> going down like a rock. approval ration go up and down. >> we have har

this is nbc bay area news tonight. i'm raj mathai. we start with breaking news on the golden gate bridge. this is a store we've been covering for about three hours now, but within the past 45 minutes, major developments. a crash at the scene of this protest injured two chp officers and three golden gate bridge personnel. let's show you what's happening. our sky ranger is live overhead right now. the crowd of about 300 to 400 people has disbursed. you're looking at the san francisco side of the golden gate bridge heading into marin county. within the past hour, this is what we were seeing, 300 to 400 people not necessarily on the

ian cull, nbc bay area news. >>> this was a swarm. bay area wide, and list growing. show you where it happened. san francisco, friday. walnut creek on saturday, then sunday alameda, hayward and san jose. tonight we've learned two businesses were targeted there late last night but alameda says one of the businesses, thieves didn't get away with anything because of the security measures in place. they're asking businesses toke shatterproof film on the windows and motion sensor cameras, take high value items from the floor and install alarms. what are police and prosecutors doing? local leaders are promising swift action. jean elle. >> reporter: after a weekend of organized theft operations carried out at stores around the bay area, elected officials are calling for consequences. >> what happened in broadway plaza in walnut creek was outrageous, will not ge tolerated. calling on the d.a. to prosecute to full extent of the law. >> reporter: d.a. says he plans to prosecute. >> serious crimes will have serious consequences. when the police bring my office arrests and inves

first, let's deal with nbc. here's the headline i just talked to you about. schools face parents who want to ban critical race theory and don't get how teaching works. inside the op-ed part of the problem is the parents think they have the right to control teaching and learning because their children are the ones being educated actually it doesn't work that i way. like entering a surgical unit and thinking can you interfere with an operation simply because the parent was your child. i will tee you up because you can spike that analogy any way you want. rachel: this thing is crazy the idea that parents, first of all, we are the first and most important teachers. by the way, we are not dumb. i mean, this is 3rd grade, you know history, fifth grade, 12th grade. it's just so insulting but it tells you everything you need to know 'what they think about parents and how they think that the state, that the unions own our children. lawrence: it's also condescending. by the way you are not doctors. it's not like parents can't pick up a book and separate facts from fict

he was on nbc and had a surprise phone call and he says america is back but americans at home don't feel that way. what say you? >> one policy that has done any good for the country, the biggest thing is inflation. you want to buy home it will cost more, rent an apartment it will cost more complicated your card costs more and thanksgiving turkey and christmas presents all cost more. we are at a 31 year high in inflation. they can say what they want but the american people understand it for what it is. four weeks ago president biden said if you pass this boat -- build back better plan it will help inflation. there is not a thing -- on the planet who believes that. their policies have been bad across the board seems to me it is intentional because they keep making things worse whether it is the border or inflation, you name it, that is the situation. the american people understand that. rachel: at least with energy costs i do think it is intentional. >> 3 weeks ago in committee, we had ceos of oil and gas companies, saying will you pledge today, will you promise to decrease production, the

jay gray, nbc news. waukesha, wisconsin. >>> we have a followup on the high-profile case of gabby patito. we know the cause of death of her fiance brian laundry. an attorney for his parents confirm that laundrie died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. his remains were found in a park. gabby petito's remains were found a month after she was reported missing. laundrie was never charged in her death. >>> the justice department will pay $130 million to victims and families of the massacre in florida. nikolas cruz opened fire at the marjory stoneman douglas school in parkland, florida in 2017. seven people were killed, 17 wounded. someone close to cruz contacted the fbi and told investigators they were concerned about his behavior. a lawsuit claimed the fbi did not follow up on that tip. >>> it is not just a problem here in the bay area. take a look at this video out of l.a. the smash and grab at high-end retail stores is now a state-wide problem. the police around the state are increasing patrols

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eastern here on nbc. ladies, thank you so much. >> thank you >> we're back after your local news >>> we have so many dreams >> we can do so much we can help so many people >> being able to find help, foster kids. >> welcome back. 8:30 the weekend is almost here we have some folks getting soggy, but happy to be here. we have a lot to get to in our next half hour, including a conversation with one of our favorite duos. talking about will ferrell and paul rudd. >> just thinking about them makes me smile they start a new series together it's not exactly what you would expect from them it's anchor man. she shared a few laughs. >>> also ahead, bingo's in the building here to help us show off some of our favorite football watching foods, including a few of the treats that we'll be snacking on for the big game on sunday when the raiders take on the kansas city chiefs >> okay. >> so besides some therapy at the daly household, we're going to tell you some back story of this year's rockefeller christmas center to ge

nbc there's new pressure on democrats to pass the democratic agenda. speaker pelosi is set to hold her weekly briefing any minute now. a vote could come as early as today according to our hill team. and we know she only holds a vote if she has the numbers. we're going to watch her comments pretty closely there. if there is a vote, is she confident that senators manchin and, of course, sinema would'ven back whatever the house sends their way? here is what senator manchin is saying about this process just this morning on "morning joe." >> they want you to write in blood that i'll be for this, this, and this. and i'm not, and they know it. >> so we're going to get to more on where the biden agenda stands in moments from now. right now we're following a live hearing with the cdc director and anthony dr. fauci. kids as young as five are getting vaccines. what they're saying about the next phase in the pandemic fight. >>> and then when it comes to two big legal cases, the number sticking out is one. in the trial of three men accused of killing ahmaud arbery,

todd: the white house needs to turn off cnn and ms nbc like the rest of the nation has done and realize that their little elitist bubble sees things in a very very minority view from the rest of the country. the most americans on this holiday are worried about all the things you mentioned and from an optics perspective you can go to this billionaire's house other times but on a holiday like thanksgiving when you should not be flaunting wealth you should be focused on the american people and the problems they are suffering through. >> member when donald trump went to afghanistan and served meals to the troops on thanksgiving in 2019, can't go to afghanistan because of president biden but could go to a soup kitchen earlier this week but on thanksgiving going to the billionaire is not a good look. ron clean, only talk about ron colleen, the big difference between thanksgiving 2020 and thinking 2021, 20 million people on unemployment, benefits them versus 2 million on unemployment today, that's the only difference between last year and this year. i see a lot of other differences in terms of

morrison, and who claimed that he was a producing with nbc news and played for msnbc, and under the supervision of -- what's going on? . [inaudible] oh, okay. under supervision of someone in new york, he was following in the distance, went through a red light, they pulled him over and inquired what was going on and they gave that information and he stated he had been instructed by ms. byron in new york to follow the jury bus. the matter is under further investigation at this point. that's the latest i have, the media has asked questions about it. and he was taken in for violating a traffic control signal. he's not here today from what i'm told, and i have instructed that no one from msnbc news will be permitted in this building for the duration of this trial. this is a very serious matter andion what the ultimate truth is but absolutely it would go without much thinking that someone who is following a jury bus, that's a very -- an extremely serious matter and it will be referred to authorities for further action. thank you. >> you just heard judge schroder discussing an incident last night. the

someone on the bridge, let's bring in nbc bay area's jean elle we has been monitoring the situation. we saw the protesters wind their way right to the edge of the freeway. what happened? what do you know about this accident? >> i don't know specifics about that accident, jessica. all we could see that a car, it looked like it drove into one of the bridge vehicles. i don't know if it was on purpose or accident. it's quite a distraction, this protest on the side of the road. for several minutes while the chp works to clear the incident, there were no cars traveling northbound over the golden gate bridge. i can tell you when i was trying to get here to the scene, traffic is backed up for miles. as this traffic on the bridge is intermittently stopped by cars, by incidents, i think the chp really just has safety in mind and is trying to keep traffic moving slowly past this large group of protesters. it's really quite a chaotic scene. lots of chp officers with their arms out, trying to hold people back off of the roadway. i did talk with several protesters who say they are against mandates

joining me from outside the courtroom is nbc news correspondent gabe gutierrez, also joining me is nbc news legal analyst maya wily. thank you for being with me. gabe, the judge admonished the prosecutor yesterday. what's everyone watching for today? >> reporter: it was quite a sight. i've seen judges be stern with prosecutors or defense attorneys before. this was in front of all the cameras. out of the view of the jury, the jury was outside the room at the time but he lashed out at prosecutors, one prosecutor over his line of questioning and also a very emotional testimony from kyle rittenhouse. what we're looking at today the defense as you mentioned expected to call several more witnesses, they indicated they had at least three remaining, one use of force expert, also talk about the time line of events and other eyewitness on the ground at the shootings that night and an expert on shell casings to address some things the prosecution brought up during its case. now, again, several more witnesses late yesterday the judge indicated we could expect closing arguments early next week but

it's part of our parent company nbc universal. audiences can get a sneak peek preview screening on saturday. that's one month before the official release date on december 22nd. >> you peeked on your birthday >> my birthday hasn't even -- >> it's not bono with a pint, but it will have to do >> tomorrow is the big day >> tomorrow is the big day >> we love you, jenna. >> happy birthday to you and barbara. >> happy birthday, sissy >> remember that time bono -- >> i'm dead. >>> mr. roker, how are we looking? >> give thanks for your birthday let's show you what we've got looking outside. first of all, a big temperature story. jet stream dips to the south here in the east temperatures are below average but in the mid section of the country, above average from minneapolis all the way down to houston. and then that makes its way to the east dip a little further south and we're looking for minneapolis all the way down to el paso. those temperatures switch and drop anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below average. the rest of the country today, w

. >>> plus, our new nbc news poll, sinking of confidence on president biden. the fellow democrats taking a hit too. i'll t

i had no idea who was on abc or nbc. ainsley: did you grow up watching. steve: mary tyler moore and walter cronkite. real news and fake news. there were no uhf stations in kansas. brian: i'm surprised it didn't take off. i think it will make a comeback. if charles payne is watching put your money in uhf. ainsley: did they say do you realize you are on tv right now. back to the news. brian: do you know what joe biden is doing by going to baltimore? act like you care. there is something about the american people. ainsley: we need unify. our party needs to unify. brian: his party needs to unify. what about the country? that was the goal. you go to the ports. i say from day one as soon as donald trump supply chain. he would have been on the phone with the 74 barge captains to say why are you still out there? what's it going to take to get to you port? here is a bull horn. hired somebody and fired somebody in the meantime. total different approach to do it. three weeks later joe biden is going to make his way to the port and pretend to be solving a problem in

we had cbs, nbc. anybody could rebut his statement we need to apply this not to social media because they are opinions, sean hannity, rachel maddow, anderson cooper, those are not news. those are opinions. they should have both print before the show starts. this is an opinion of the moderator. that would stop this propaganda cold. why was it gotten rid of? host: the fairness doctrine did deal with opinions on broadcast networks. guest: it was specifically for broadcast networks. the information landscape is so vast and broad. aside from other reasons why it may not be the best path forward , it would be almost impossible to implement because there are so many different platforms and the media organizations would run into issues about how they would present the so-called other side. there are a bunch of reasons why the fairness doctrine would be difficult. there are remedies such as greater transparency and leadership of news organizations who put public interest before anything else. host: our guest h

i'm stefan stock, nbc bay area news. >> stefan, thank you. if you have a story for our investigative unit, all you have to do is call 888-996-tips. or you can visit our website, nbc bay area.com/investigations. >>> boy, a story of an absolutely gorgeous, spectacular saturday. rob, it was fantastic. >> yeah, clear skies, warm temperatures. though we have reached an interesting part of the year where you need an extra blanket at night, thick coat in the evening and t-shirt weather by the afternoon. upper 60s. 62 with clear skies outside. dublin, 61 degrees. it was the breezy dry offscore breezes which helped dry out the air and keep the fog out of the area. walnut creek seeing 60. san francisco, west northwest wind aft 14, 59 degrees currently. i think as the breezes back off we'll see more fog as we head into next week. the areas that will see 30s tonight, lake county, mendocino county. for some of the wind shelters valley, santa rosa, probably will see upper 30s for the north bay valley. winter weather for the morning, then watch what happens

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joining me now with more on this is nbc's ali vitali. ali, what more can you tell us about this investment? >> reporter: yeah, jose, this is an historic increase to the s.n.a.p. program and one that comes at a critical moment for the millions of families who access the program, including eric tucker's. >> get some cereal you want. >> reporter: the later it gets in the month -- >> we can afford them now. >> reporter: the further eric tucker's grocery budget has to stretch. >> if i can feed my family for 10, 12 bucks a night, that works. >> reporter: what happens when you get towards the end of the month? >> less snacks. >> reporter: the father of two boys in orange county, california, lost his home and job during the pandemic and joined s.n.a.p. to help feed his family. >> you want any noodles? >> reporter: it's forced some tough choices in the checkout line. what's that been like? >> humiliating. you've got to pick and choose your battle, who am i going to upset? myself, my kid, what kid? it's got going to be the fulfillment of a meal. >

. >> media outlets like nbc question the popular consensus the crime is getting worse by setting a democrat group's analysis of crime rate in 2020. millions of people in 2020 were under strict stay-at-home orders so that might have affected that number. as is so often the case democrats and the media act like serious problems can be solved through different messaging and effective spin, but it doesn't work that way and people are telling us this loud and clear. right now the gop has a 22 point trust advantage on the democrats on the issue of crime. the fourth is crt, that is apocalyptic and as with rising inflation and crime the democrats first reaction is always denial. >> it is not in the schools in virginia. >> it is trump dog whistling. >> critical race theory magically appears when kids went back to class, it's a lie. >> critical race theory the bogeyman, the new front on the culture war, that is all. >> very 1860s. >> antiracist books and lectures have become a mainstay in schools across america. propaganda is being directed at younger and younger kids as well. got to get a little set

brian: nbc. steve: they are charging people? brian: it's a suggestion from an nbc anchor. ainsley: well you know what? you never really do that, but think about it like sometimes there's, it's all on one family member. like my aunt is doing it, but when my mom was well, and my grandparents were alive, we all did different things. steve: like pot luck. ainsley: they all divided it. but now aunt lynn, we're coming together your house and we thank you for starting your cooking. 8:19 here on the east coast and thanksgiving is tomorrow! coming up next, an iconic thomas jefferson statue, brian, are you ready for this , removed from city hall in new york, after a nearly two centuries. douglas murray reacts to the cancel culture claiming our third president. brian: and boston celtics star and his cancer wants the u.s. to go on the offense with china in every way. he joins us live with his message with the northbound, lebron james and president biden >> ♪ to treat hiv. it's once-monthly injectable cabenuva. cabenuva is the only once-a-month, complete hiv treatment for adults who

at the networks of nbc news, good night. it's good to have you. here shotguns are legal. sawed off shotguns are not legal. the national firearms act of 1934 put in place new federal rules, again 1934, against owning a whole big class of weapons and weapons accessories that are believed to be associated with serious crimes. so that 1934 law included things like, machine guns and silencers and sawed off shotguns. and now, just because i just said that small sequence of sentences all of the gun people are now going to write me really pedantic misspelled threatening letters telling me that i've explained this in a way that they do not like. i welcome your hate mail. bring it on. but frankly, the bottom line truth for most americans is that for 87 years now, u.s. law says you cannot have a sawed off shotgun. you cannot shorten the bear of your shotgun to be 18 inches or less, because, crime. but this being the united states of america in which we are not really a route to have nationally derive policies about guns, even though sawed off shotguns have been illegal in this count

you can watch it right here on nbc bay area. "a christmas on rockefeller center" airs wednesday at 7:30. >> going to be more than a tree lighting then. you can see so many people enjoying the skating rink there. >> i love that area. >> yeah. >>> they don't have any ice in downtown san jose right now. probably a good thing they don't. right, rob? >> some areas with the outdoor rinks, we have one in sam ramon, bishop ranch there, too. and they're going to have do some work to stay frozen during the day. a different story toward lake tahoe, keeping the tree theme going. we have 30s up at lake tahoe. but what might surprise you is daytime highs are close to 60. an interesting time of year. temperatures below freezing, but rebounding nicely for the afternoon. of course, we do want to see more snow in the forecast. and coming up late next weekend, hopefully we'll begin to see some of those changes around the sierra. right now it is still 64 degrees in san jose with christmas in the park there. the tree looking very nice. as we see not

nbc's national security and television correspondent ken ken dilanian. ken, we've been covering a lot of trials lately, but bring us up to speed. what's happening? >> the jury found the defendants liable for four out of six counts and awarded punitive damages. it's at least 12 million and a million per organization and half a million against each of these defendants which, as you'll recall, are some of the white supremacists and nazis who organized the unite the right rally, including richard spencer, the guy who coined the phrase alt-right. james fields, the man who drove the car into the crowd and killed heather hire was a defendant in this case. he's serving life in prison. remember, this is a civil case. he had a punitive damage case against him. this is not the perfect victory the plaintiffs wanted. the jury was deadlocked on two counts of civil conspiracy, but it is a significant victory for these plaintiffs who were trying to send a message. i don't think they expect these organizations will be able to pay all these millions of dollars, but the id

. >> nbc sports came calling at 27. >> welcome to big day of baseball on nbc. >> if us had talent was old pro his face read young team even to the boss hired him >> you have a future here. how old are you. >> i'm 27. >> he said you look like you're 14. how much older would you look if you grew a beard? i said, five years at least. he perks up and said five year, he goes that's how long it would take to grow it. that was the end. >> super charged as the climb up the broadcasting ladder, costas made sure to broaden his view once he got to the top. from 1988 to 1994, he hosted later where he interviewed a wide range of people nothing to do with the world of sports. >> you talking to mccartney about lennon, gerald ford about the warren commission, four nights with mel brooks. his get pumped, and ha ha >> did you know it was going to be as satisfying as it was >> the more i did it, the more i realized it >> flirted with a life outside sports be turning down the "today" show and 60 minutes. >> did you get off at 60? >> yes. i did get off at 60. my kids at that point were seven and four. you

plus, our annual nbc bay area nourishing neighbors food drive is here. we can do our part to help our community. you can help by making a $10 participation at safe way stores. today in the bay, laura garcia and marcus robinson will be at the drive-through. we'll check in with them. our drive-through runs through christmas day. >>> our vianey arana has our forecast. >> hey there, the weather is going to be stunning. you can see the sun rise is coming up. you are wondering if that was drizzles you saw last night. yes, we have a little bit of measurable rain last night. current temperatures in 40s and 50s to start out our morning. by the afternoon, some of the fog we are seeing in areas like nevada and santa rosa and napa should clear out. limited visibilities and about a quarter of a mile. isolated at times. once that fog clears out, sunshine will prevail, we'll be running for the mid and upper 60s this afternoon. 68 degrees in san jose. 65 in oakland. a warm trend ahead. >>> coming up this morning. peaceful protest late last night in the east bay. the mes

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nbc's emily ikeda explains. >> reporter: hey there. you know it's the holiday season when you start seeing santas pop up at local malls. here at glendale galleria, customers will have the chance to sit near st. nick but not on his knee. others across the country may not be as lucky as a santa shortage fuels empty chairs nationwide. >> i'm santa claus. oh, you don't believe that, do you? >> reporter: from the silver screen -- >> oh, my god! i know him. >> reporter: to holiday jingles. ♪ santa claus is coming to town ♪ >> reporter: santa claus is synonymous with the joy of christmas and time with him a tried and true childhood tradition. >> would you like to see by santa? >> reporter: this year st. nick may not be coming to town. the u.s. labor shortage stretching as far as the north pole. >> we've never seen the demand or the shortage of santas like we're doing this year. >> reporter: mitch allen is head of hire santa, a company that provides christmas characters to stores and event nationwide. >> ho ho ho! >> reporter: he says whil

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nbc news >> bravo >>> when we come back to the rescue. the innovative way this young boy is saving these dogs' lives. >>> there's good news tonight about the power of creativity. and the heart-warming way one boy is using it to help dogs in need >> a story of a rescue dog. >> there's something special happening at the animal care centers of new york city >> look at that happy face he deserves a home >> reporter: 11-year-old evan bisnauth is going the extra mile to connect with dogs waiting to find their forever homes. >> i try to read to dogs and socialize with them so when a person comes up to the dog, the dog's not scared and barking and they could just feel comfortable in their environment. >> reporter: he started reading to the dogs here two years ago, but his compassion and creativity have since blossomed into something so much more >> i think i started were in n >> reporter: video animations he drew, voiced and posted during the pandemic to help get shelter dogs adopted. >> i really like tug of war, and i'm pretty playful. >> i was

ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area news. >>> okay. be careful out there. our climate in crisis coverage continues. california's snow pack in the sierra nevada could be gone in 25 years. that's what a new study at the lawrence-berkeley national lab shows. the snow in the mountains will be replaced by rain. we have already seen a change in recent decades as the snow season has been shortened by about a month. at the same time, snow levels have moved up by 1,200 feet. no snow pack means california would be without spring and summer melt-off that fills rivers and streams. the state relies heavily on that for its water supply. jeff has been talking about this for a while now in our extensive coverage. >> yeah. and that really goes along with some new research we're seeing that we would get overall fewer storms. but when we do have those storms happening, they'd be those stronger atmospheric rivers that tend to be warmer. so hence, less snow pack. but the good news we want to remind you is new research came out this year and said if we all do our part, we contri

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it was from nbc. some other experts talking about the case, right, and why it seems as if this case ended the way that it did. and here's the assessment from some experts. while we can celebrate that justice was done here, if there hadn't been a video, these men probably would have gotten away with it. that was a former federal prosecutor, and then criminal defense attorney bernarda said travis mcmichael really didn't come off as credible. he knew ahmaud arbery was not armed, did not threaten him. he knew ahmaud arbery did not have anything in his pants. do you agree with their assessments, especially as we watched that video a little bit earlier as my colleague, cal perry, was speaking? the video that showed, front and center, what happened on that day. >> i do agree with both of them, particularly with bernarda villalona. i think both of those points are very strong. i think that ultimately, what we have to do is realize in these situations where there is a video, when we do have situations that vid

in spirgburg, nbc bay area news. >>> from demonstration to dangerous. an anti-vaccine mandate protest at the golden gate bridge turns into an emergency. a car crashes on the bridge, injuring chp officers and bridge employees working to keep protestors and the cars apart. in fact right there you can see the chaotic moments caught on video. jean elle is live where the injured are being treated. how are they? >> reporter: well, the chp tells us five people were injured. they all had nonlife threatening injuries. we have seen several chp officers and golden gate district employees here at marin general checking on colleagues. an anti-vaccination protest at the golden gate bridge attracts hundreds of people and takes a dangerous turn. a driver slams into a sweeper truck that collides, sending it toward a cement wall. the chp says two chp officers and three golden gate employees were between the truck and the wall. >> very hectic but very scary when i saw my guys hurt. >> reporter: the chp officer said they were working to keep protesters off the roadways aft

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nbc's sam brock joins us now from miami with that angle on the story. hi, sam, good morning. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. many communities right now are taking a wait and see approach with the omicron variant, but there is fresh urgency from the federal reserve about the impact it may have on the economy, while here in miami a return to a cultural touch stone, some 100,000 visitors expected for art week. >> reporter: this morning a warning to businesses as they brace for omicron. jerome powell saying this could affect americans' willingness to work in person and lead to uncertainty and more inf uncertainty and more inflation so far, no confirmed u.s. cases of the highly mutated variant, the country's collective antenna's are raised >> very concerned. i'm both vaccinated and have the booster shot, but that doesn't mean i'll be protected >> reporter: two of the nation's largest cities, new york and los angeles, already issuing new advisories, urging residents to wear masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status. as some businesses consider vacc

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it starts right here in california but first, this the "today" on nbc. our ongoing climate series >> this morning, how rising global temperatures are threatening the world's coffee supply mr. roker, you took a recent trip not to south america. we're talking about southern california >> i know. i was really surprised climate change already impacting coffee production all around the world. take brazil, the world's leading coffee grower, climate contributing to a loss of more than 13 million bags of coffee, more than half of what we in the u.s. consume each year, a potential shortage encouraging farmers in other parts of the world to find innovation solutions. growing along the tropics, these crops are some of the world's most valuable. weather extremes like drought, heat and fire are ravaging these native coffee lands at a rapid pace researchers say in less than 30 years, the world's so-called bean belt where the plant is most easily grown could lose much of the land for coffee farming. it's encouraging others elsewhere to try this crop it's the first time

nbc came to me and said, we're doing another talk show. you're going to host it. so i was assigned to it. all: jerry! jerry! and now they've come to me and said, you're a lawyer. would you do "judge jerry?" i'm 75. i just didn't really want to retire. so now i'm back to my roots. what kind of snake is that? it's a boa constrictor. you're ok with him having that snake? we pick up different energy your honor, off of the snake. usually it's running! all the jobs that i've had revolved around regular people, not celebrities. but just regular folks. so that really helps in the way i can see these parties that are before me. johnny bananas: with such responsibility on his shoulders, just how does jerry stay so sprightly? well, i have a philosophy about keeping myself in shape. i never run if i can walk. i never walk if i can stand. i never stand if i can sit. and i never sit if i can lie down. wise words. and it's more of these wise words that i'm in need of today. jerry, as much as i've loved having this amazing conversation with you, that was actually not my true inte

going back to the nbc incident they say it was freelancer who received a traffic citation. ongoing investigation with kenosha police. hope to get an update on that. to that and final point you wonder if more judges will question those who have supported having cameras in their courtrooms whether or not they will continue doing this. the judge even himself questioned this yesterday after having this incident happen. >> you know, sandra, i'm a little bit of a neanderthal about this because i come from the federal system where we don't have cameras in the courtroom for trial. and when i was having my terrorism prosecution in the 90s which went on for 10 months, nobody knew much our case. there was another little one going on at the exact same time in california. some guy called o.j. simpson or something. so that trial was on television and that was like america's idea of what goes on in a trial. and i'm afraid a lot of it was more like a clown show than a trial. i think there is a big danger when you put these cases on television that the people who are involved in them play t

with me now from san francisco is nbc news correspondent, jake ward. jake, good morning. you have been looking at a new study on what happens to women who receive or are denied an abortion. what did that study find? >> well, jose, the reason we are looking at this is that tomorrow in the supreme court, we're likely to hear all sorts of arguments. and they'll probably be on moral, religious, even political grounds. but it turns out that when you look at the science, the outcomes for women who are denied abortion are extraordinary. and that is because this huge study of more than 1,200 women found that the physical, mental, and financial effects on women who could not get the services they wanted went on and on. >> brittany moststiller spent her teen years here on the south side of chicago, living with her mother and raising two baby daughters. >> i learned a lot here and i became a mother here. had no clue what i was doing. >> reporter: but once she became pregnant with her third, she knew it would be too much. >> i called around to a few abortion clinics to terminate the

and s nbc hosts as racist truck drivers our major concern for the country but an actual truck driver says that is not true. >> the fact that i have to come home and see my family, those are true issues, don't want to deal with invisible bogeymen like racism. >> he thinks the media is driving the whole other crisis in america. todd: attorney general garland says the doj was not tracking critical school boards but according to whistleblower that is a total lie talking to members of the house education committee next. ♪ when you have nausea, ♪ ♪ heartburn, ingestion, upset stomach... ♪ ♪ diarrheaaaa.♪ try pepto bismol with a powerful coating action. for fast and soothing relief. pepto bismol for fast relief when you need it most. (man 1 vo) i'm living with cll and thanks to imbruvica (man 2 vo) i'm living longer. (vo) imbruvica is a prescription medicine for adults with cll or chronic lymphocytic leukemia. imbruvica is not chemotherapy- it's the #1 prescribed oral therapy for cll, proven to help people live longer. imbruvica can cause serious side effects, which may lead to

we've got a new nbc poll that says 42% of americans approve of his job. we've got the poll also saying 71% of those surveyed said that the country is headed in the wrong direction. these are pretty stark number, congressman, going into the virginia race where i know this is the topic of conversation among colleagues of yours and -- and on the right and the left. congressman: yeah, maria, those are devastating numbers for president biden because it really goes to his credibility in terms of the ability to deliver anything. competence has become a real problem. when you actually poll the competence of president biden afghans and so many other failures, domestically, people have lost faith in this president to do the job and promises. he ran saying that he would work with all parties. he would bridge the divide. he's still yet to even meet with house republican leadership ten months into the presidency and the negotiation you're seeing right now in washington, it's not negotiation between republicans and democrats, it's a negotiation between far-left big gov