shomari stone is a reporter for the nbc station in washington, d.c.. nbc news 4. mr. stone shot this footage today as the country learned all at once all together what the verdict would be. >> oh, thank god! >> how are you all feeling right now? >> woo! >> huh? >> numb. like you still feel sadness about it all, like, that we're here. >> what about you, ma'am, i see you have tears in your eyes right now. >> feel so relieved. i feel relieved. i don't see how it could have been otherwise. >> reporter: as an african american woman, what's going through your mind? >> an african american woman, i am glad that i have lived to see this in my lifetime. i never thought i would live to see it. and i am 91 years old. >> i am 91 years old. i don't see how it could have been otherwise, but i know it could have been otherwise. that was in washington, d.c., today. this was in minneapolis at the site where george floyd was killed last year by police officer derek chauvin. the gentleman you see here has just heard the verdict and he is leading a chant of george floyd's name until he ca

hejust let us know were going through, he told nbc news. he just let us know he were going through, he told nbc news. hejust let us know he is praying for us and hoping everything would come out to be okay. so president biden spoke to the floyd family yesterday. let's speak now with associate. let's speak now with dr nicole gonzalez van cleve — she's associate professor at brown university, and author of the book 'crook county: racism and injustice in america's largest criminal court. what are your thoughts? the previous speaker said we have been there before. �* , ., ., . before. and my hometown and the times that l _ before. and my hometown and the times that i research _ before. and my hometown and the times that i research it _ before. and my hometown and the times that i research it took i before. and my hometown and the times that i research it took 50 i times that i research it took 50 years to convict one officer of murder. lord knows there were so many different deaths and abuse cases from that police department. people are hop

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we will have team coverage all day long here on nbc bay area. let's check in with vianay. that friday opening day will not be a rain out. no chance of that, huh? >> no chance of that. the long-range outlook if we looked towards friday, looks like the weather will be perfect. we have something to look forward to. now more cloud cover. return of the fog around the coast line. tomorrow mix of clouds and sun. looking ahead, the cool weather is pretty much going to stay and linger. you know, even monday, tuesday, before noticing a warm up into the later half of the week. 61 digrand prixes, 58 in san jose. san francisco in the low 50s. the hour-by-hour out look. where you see the white, that is the stratus cloud cover. notice the spots of green. we could see a chance of early morning drizzle around the coast line. san jose, 67. 62 in oklahoma. 60 in san francisco. 66 in martinez. half moon bay in the 50s. the long-range outlook. the storm will stay west of us meaning we are going to have a dry start stay dry through the week and into the start of next week with warming ahead as

from nbc's meet the press we hear from transportation secretary pete buttigieg and senator robert wicker. >> division the president has put forward is fully paid for. across 15 years it would raise the revenue needed for these once-in-a-lifetime investments, so by year 16 you would see this package working to reduce the deficit. it is important to point out the american people agree with this, because we have seen corporations pay zero. we are asking corporations to pay their fair share at a rate that would be lower than it has been for most of my life. if folks on the hill have other ideas to pay for it we are going to be vested to give those ideas, but there is a clear vision to pay for this bill in full. >> there is a vision to pay for this bill in full, but if a bill that funds this infrastructure project comes to the president's desk and does not include enough to pay for this bill it does not sound like he would veto it. is that what you are saying? if congress decides to deficit spend, so be it? >> that decision is very literally above my pay grade. we will see how this thing look

nbc bay area is in oakland for us on what could be a seminole night for racial justice and policing. >> reporter: last night we didn't know what to expect when the verdict came down in the chauvin trial. tonight we're feeling a sense of calm and relief. and i'm learning that a lot of people will have a lot to look back on. >> reporter: downtown oakland the only people gathering tonight are police. the verdict leaving behind a blanket of relief. that felt relief was felt in east oakland. >> i feel justice is served, but it's not one of those things where you can celebrate. >> reporter: a moment for people here to digest that a former minneapolis police officer was found guilty on three counts of murdering a black man. >> i tempered my emotions. it's a matter of time before the same thing repeats itself and the outcome won't be the same. >> reporter: we're still on the back of daunte wright and the taser. >> reporter: justice was served in this case. >> we, the jury in the above and entitled manner on count one, unintentional second- degree murder find the defendant guilty. >> reporter

tom jensen nbc bay area news. >> here's the skinny now. walking, running or biking, no mask required for unvaccinated or vaccinated people. what about small outdoor gatherings with friends? you don't need a mask. here is where the divide starts to happen. if you are attending a small outdoor gathering, unvaccinated people need to wear a mask. fully vaccinated, you don't need to wear a mask. what about dining outdoors with friends? unvaccinated people need to wear a mask. vaccinated no mask. what about attending a crowded outdoor event like a concert or a giants game? unvaccinated people still need to wear that mask. if fully vaccinated, you don't. >>> we have gone from staying up past midnight to try to get that appoint to now just dropping in to get one. at the mountain view community center, there was less than a 20-minute wait for a walk-up vaccination. the goal is to make it easier for anyone 16 and older to get the shot. you are encouraged to bring your id and health insurance card. but you are able to get a vaccine even if you don't

i'm melissa colorado, nbc bay area news. >> we heard from the mayor. we are also getting reaction from governor newsom. soon after the verdict, he tweeted this statement. george floyd would still be alive if he looked like me. that must change. no conviction can repair the harm done to the floyd family. but today's verdict provides accountability. now we must continue our work to root out the racial injustice that haunts our society. >> it is hard to summarize how people feel about today's verdict. there is cautious optimism the change could be coming. her nephew was shot in the back by a bart police officer in 2009. she told us that today's hearing stirred up memories and emotions. that bart police officer who killed him was convicted of manslaughter, not murder, and served 11 months in prison. >> it definitely did because that same knee that was on george floyd's neck was the same knee that was on oscar's neck and george floyd crying out he couldn't breathe the same way oscar cried out he couldn't breathe. >> cat brooks telling us while this offers a

cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> new details in the cities of alameda and san francisco will take new action to boost the protections for asian-american pacific islander communities. they plan to launch a new fund, and san francisco leaders are debating new protections for seniors and all of this coming reports of launching a new plan with police to launch new efforts to stop criming that are up between 2018 and 2020 with crimes on the muni operators that went from assaults of 32 to 58 which is a 32% increase. >>> happening today, there is a zoom gathering that is to show a group that is falling short because of the fire survivors and those who are seeking to send a message one week before the cupc issues the score card on the utility measures. and increasing power shutoffs in a lower fire risk and perhaps09 >>> this morning, today on the bay, a shocking number of unaccompanied young people are crossing the border. >>> and now, getting your packages on time. you are watching "today in the bay." ♪♪ reynolds wrap makes this whole cooking and cleanup thing so easy. it speeds up t

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nbc bay area has more from san francisco. >> reporter: the giants home opener. more than a baseball game for a san francisco family recovering from a violent attack. the giants invited assault victim grandma xie. >> she seems to be going better. >> reporter: the supervisor matt collins visited her. and standing with asian-american communities and saying everything is welcome at oracle. >> this is an inclusive space. they are supporting all of their fans and supporters and they do not tolerate racism or hatred of any kind. >> reporter: as professional sports teams speak out against the hate crimes in the aaip community, lawmakers are working to toughen hate crime laws. >> ur, we're advancing a resolution that calls out the officials to address the rise in covid-19 related hate krims. >> congressman ted lue says he is intro dugs legislation to make it easier to file federal charges. >> you can charge a hate crime at the federal level if race or another class was a contributory motivating factor in the dependent's admission of the crime. >> from congress to support

tom costello, nbc news, washington >>> four days after the deadly car attack on u.s. capitol police officers, new vide shows the suspect buying the knife he waved at police before he was shot and killed the store owner says the knife seen in police photos matches the one the suspect purchased. >>> and now to the migrant surge at the border and a searing new video of a young boy whose face we want you to see, telling a border patrol agent he was abandoned in the desert trying to cross into the u.s. without his parents. andrea mitchell has that story >> reporter: it's heartbreaking to watch, a young boy approaching a u.s. border patrol agent last thursday in the middle of the desert alone and sobbing. can you help me, he says i was coming with a group and they abandoned me and i don't know where they are. they left you alone? the agent asked. they abandoned me, he says, adding his parents were not with him and he was afraid of being kidnapped. it's the latest shocking video of unaccompanie migrant children crossing the border. last week surveillance cameras capturing sm

for the latest we turn to nbc's matt bradley outside of buckingham palace. good morning >> reporter: good morning. it's not going to look what it normally looks prepandemic and that's exactly what the preparations now are preparing for. this is supposed to be 800-person funeral 800-mourners invited before the actual pandemic start. and now, that's going to be trimmed down greatly to about 30 and even prime minister boris johnson said he will give up his seat for a member of the royal family to actually attend the funeral. now, given all of this, all eyes are on prince harry, it's unclear, according to nbc news whether or not he's arrived. or still trying to verify that he showed up yesterday at heathrow airport now it turn out that the "sun" newspapers said he arrived early yesterday afternoon and was whisked away by range rovers this could be an opportunity for him to mend with the royal family and his wife meghan who is back in los angeles pregnant. a lot of the media attention is focused on that. but at the same time, you do have to remember as a lot of b

. >> nbc's meagan fitzgerald has been covering the trial for us from minneapolis. and i'm also joined by nbc legal analyst joyce vance, keith mayes and former seattle police chief carmen best. meghan, let me start with you, bring us up to speed on what we've seen over the course of the morning, the medical testimony and the beginning of the testimony from the police chief. >> so, kasie, first i want to start with the police chief. obviously this was highly anticipated and very unusual that we see a police chief taking the stand for the prosecution or the defense. and so the chief, teak the stand today and, first, what the prosecution did is they tried to familiarize him, giving his background to the jury, talking about how he's been with the department since 1989. given a little bit about how he's risen through the ranks. talking a little bit about policy, establishing how there's a policy for the policy that officers need to understand what protocols are. he talked about how they spend millions of dollars on training, on use-of-force training. all of this is build

only on nbc bay area. sponsored by xfinity. >>> tonight at 6:00, how far would you go to get a vaccine? some people are heading way out of the bay area the get a shot. we will show you how far and tips to getting an appointment. that story and more at 6:00. >>> at 5:00, spring cleaning doesn't usually involve climbing on to the roof. >> the rooftop rubber ducky is squeaky clean today. the duck and his coworkers are reopening the front doors for the first time in a year. they're reopening this friday. the backyard, as you might know, has been open to young explorers for a few weeks now, but now we're going inside. inside, capacity is tapped at 25%. >> it is a great place for young kids, yeah. toddlers perfect age. we used to go there all the time. now we're going to go to the board walk, ready for some thrill rides. >> thanks for joining us. lester holt is next with "nightly news." >> bye, folks. see you at 6:00. >>> tonight, the powerful testimony from george floyd's girlfriend in the trial of former offic

jay gray, nbc news, minneapolis. >> of course, nbc will have all the latest details on that. >>> in the meantime, bay area authorities trying to figure out who targeted a defense witness in the derek chauvin trial and a warning, we're about to show you a graphic image of the bizarre vandal attack. police are trying to figure out who threw blood and a pig's head on the front porch of this santa rosa home. it was previously owned by a retired santa rosa police officer, barry brodd, who no longer lives there. he testified in minneapolis as an expert witness. >>> coming up, as i mentioned the "today" show will have much more on the trial. craig melvin will be live from minneapolis, starting at 7:00 a.m., right after "today in the bay," and later this morning, nbc news will bring you the closing arguments live in a special report. >>> still ahead on "today in the bay," the reason a lost hiker in california's troubles seem to be far from over after his miracle rescue. also the questions he's now facing. >>> plus a consumer alert for a popular treadmill. it could pose some serious risk. what y

details tonight on nbc "nightly news." >>> menthol cigarettes could be a thing of the past. the fda is proposing a ban. data shows that more than a third of cigarettes in the united states are menthols. most black smokers buy the flavored cigarettes. this move is necessary to save lives says the surgeon general. >> despite all the headlines on covid-19, tobacco-related disease remains the leading cause of death in the country. >>> flavored cigars could also be banned. >>> helping people make it in the bay. today the mayors of san francisco, oakland and san jose pushed a massive plan to help the homeless. they asked the state to set aside $4 billion. the money would come from the state's surplus to be used to help people that are homeless. >> so this is not a new state program. it is investing in evidence-based strategies to prevent and end homelessness. >> the mayors say the funding would pay for 100,000 permanent or transitional home for people experiencing homelessness. >>> a major part of the 49ers future is about to be decided. >> the nfl draft has gotten on the way. thi

sam brock, nbc news, palmetto >>> three days after that deadly attack on the u.s. capitol police, a new warning about department morale, and we're also learning more about the man who drove his car into those officers kasie hunt has the latest >> reporter: just days after that deadly car attack where they lost one of their own, tonight the u.s. capitol police still reeling. the head of the capitol police union warning of a crisis in morale and that the department is "struggling to meet existing mission requirements." officers now working weekends and overtime to meet the demand for more security. less than three months after a violent mob stormed the capitol on january 6th. when 80 officers were seriously injured and one died >> they're playing hurt and they're buckling the chinstrap and they're going to work because they meet their obligation for the country and for the capitol. >> reporter: meanwhile, investigators are still trying to determine why suspect noah green drove his car into a barricade and lunged at officers with a knife today police releasing this im

why it's going up on everything from toilet paper to detergent >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt >>> good evening, everyone the george floyd story does not end with the conviction of his killer hours after the jury spoke with its verdict against derek chauvin, the u.s. attorney general spoke on what happens next a wide-ranging federal investigation into the minneapolis police department the case and its outcome an inflection point in the struggle over police brutality. congress under new pressure now to pass a package of police reforms. and tonight activists who demonstrated and called for justice in minneapolis now reflecting on what has changed. none of it happening in a vacuum as there are new deadly encounters with police to report tonight, leaving other communities struggling to understand. we'll get to all of it, but let's start in minneapolis with gabe gutierrez. >> justice at last we got justice at last >> reporter: from relief to reflection >> i feel good we got justice >> reporter: today as the country exhaled following the verdict the justice departme

in oakland i'm leslie brinkley, nbc 7 news. >>> we will of course continue to follow reaction to this story. we will break into this newscast shall anything happen. you can also watch our whenever news breaks. >>> the new level of vaccine supply in san francisco. why the city is now seeing ♪ ♪ ♪ when it comes to your financial health, just a few small steps can make a real difference. ♪ ♪ ♪ learn, save and spend with guidance from chase. confidence feels good. chase. make more of what's yours. stph-tz now worsening drought. we've already shown you dry docks. how business owners and residents are bracing for a drier way of life. >> reporter: taking a long hot shower, some of the things we used to take for granted when water supplies seemed to be never ending. >> i have not seen it this low in20 or 30 years. >> reporter: water should be 8 to 10 feet higher this time of year. this is a view where supplies are dwindling. check this out this was alpine lake res mare full of water. here's what it looks like today. more like a dry meadow. >> very concerning because we're going to

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sam brock, nbc news. >>> as i said at the top of the broadcast, we're in houston to begin nbc news cross-platform coverage of the climate challenges we face and while it's warm and pleasant here today, a series of extreme weather events in this region have left a lingering chill about its future it broke virtually every rainfall record in u.s. history. four years ago hurricane harvey washing away nearly everything in the beal family's home. >> water was everywhere >> reporter: in the house? >> in the house. coming up from up under the house, coming from the roof >> reporter: the family of six was still rebuilding from that catastrophic storm. then came february's crippling freeze their pipes burst. for days they had no power, no water. they had to move out again. what was that storm like >> it was terrible it was painful >> reporter: how cold did it get >> probably about 5 degrees in there >> reporter: extreme weather from those hurricanes and winter storms in texas to california's heat wave last summer that led to rolling blackouts, growing more frequent and severe and that has revealed vulnerab

. >> reporter: tom jensen, nbc bay area news. >> it is not just local, it is global. history will hold lawmakers accountable. that is what gretta thornberg told congress today. she testified virtually. she is urging lawmakers to stop subsidizing the fossil fuel industry. >> it is the year 2021. the fact that we are still having this discussion and even more that we are still subsidizing fossil fuels directly or indirectly using taxpayer money is a disgrace. >> she has been an activist for several years. many teenagers hearsay they're fighting to save the earth and their own future. >>> i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. beautiful weather on this earth day. ways you can lower your carbon footprint. details on the rain chance this weekend. >>> plus, you may be surprised to learn how much waste is created by one cup of tea. there is also something you can do about it. >>> and a new twist in the murder case of kristin smart. what her family is accusing the two suspects of doing recently to try to cover their tracks. >>> tonight on nbc news exclusive from the increasing

sam brock, nbc news. lindsey, back to you >> sam, thanks >>> week two of the derek chauvin trial kicks off today, and the jury will hear from several witness, including minneapolis chief of police medaria arradondo. he will be testifying against his own former officer >> last week we heard heart-wrenching testimony from those who witnessed george floyd's final moments, sharing their brief and their guilt on the stand. this week prosecutors are expected to focus on chauvin's training our meagan fitzgerald is following the latest for us. meagan, good morning >> lindsey, good morning prosecutors are expected to call witnesses all throughout the week but the biggest headline is the chief of the minneapolis police department who is expected to testify today. >> mr. floyd was no longer offering up any resistance to the officers they could have ended their restraint. >> reporter: in a rare move, the traditional blue wall of silence broken as two minneapolis police officers testified against their own. >> totally

kevin tibbles, nbc news, with the u.s. coast guard in kodiak, alaska >>> up next for us tonight, covid vaccine trials in young kids why getting the shots is crucial >>> let's circle back now on the race to vaccinate and when kids should receive the shot tom costello takes us inside the trials. >> reporter: at duke med center this week follow-up bloodwork for marisol and alejandra gerardo. >> do you want to go first or do you want me to go first >> reporter: the 9-year-old twins were the first in the country to receive the pfizer vaccine part of a nationwide trial testing vaccine safety and efficacy on children between 6r-olds are in a separate trial. while severe covid-related illness and death are low in children, kids still account for 13.6% of all cases. 3.6 million so far 88,000 cases last week alone. vaccinating kids, say experts, is critical to building herd immunity marisol and alejandra's parents, both doctors at duke, felt a responsibility to volunteer their own daughters for the trial. >> for us and specifically

jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington >>> breaking news. a state of emergency has been declared for manatee county, florida. a waste water reservoir south of tampa is threatening to burst, and it could flood the area with millions of gallons of saltwater mixed with nitrogen and ammonia. more than 300 homes are under evacuation orders. officials warn if the structure collapses, catastrophic flooding could happen in a matter of minutes. >> in a period of minutes, and the models for less than an hour are as high as a 20-foot wall of water. so if your in an evacuation area and you have not heeded that, you need to think twice. >> crews are working to move water out of the reservoir as quickly as possible, but they say they're still in a critical phase. >>> the trial of derek chauvin will resume in just a few hours from now, and prosecutors will be calling on yet another member of the force, this time the police chief he'll be taking the stand against his former colleague our meagan fitzgerald is following the latest developments >> reporter: li

. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening for the last ten months one unsmiling selfie of george floyd has stood as the symbol of him and an icon of the racial justice movement but today jurors in the trial of the former policeman accused of murdering floyd learned about the man, his personal story, what he was like and, yes, his struggle with drug addiction. the prosecution not shying away from what is expected to be central to derek chauvin's defense. floyd's girlfriend taking the stand today describing how both became hooked on opioids and how both tried to beat it day four of the trial, the prosecution trying to humanize floyd and through other testimony taking the jury back to that minneapolis street where floyd took his last breaths in the custody of police. gabe gutierrez continues to lead our coverage. >> reporter: it didn't take long for courteney ross to cry as she remembered how she met george floyd in 2017. >> floyd, i called him momma's boy. i could tell from the minute i met him. >> reporter: this now icon nick photo of floyd was taken as a selfie a

in san jose, robert honda, nbc bay area news. >>> thank you, robert. elliot county is opening its eligibility to people 16 and over now. but you must live in one of 12 specific zip codes. it includes neighborhoods in west oakland, chinatown and east oakland. a few neighborhoods in hayward are also there including the ashland area. >>> this is something we have been doing for the past several weeks, answering questions in real-time about this vaccine process. how do you sign up? is it safe? which vaccines should you get? a lot of questions here. our sister station, telemundo is answering your questions. call us right now. you see the number on your screen. it is free. it is accurate. it is in english and spanish. 408-970-2999. this phone bank is open until 7:00 p.m. night. planyourvaccine.com. enter key information on your website. >>> three more bay area counties officially have moved into the less restrictive orange tier. that happened today. now joining all of the bay area counties in that orange tier. as we told you before, in that tier, gyms with o

nbc's blayne alexander joins us with more on that. blayne, good morning >> reporter: kendis, good morning to you we've been reporting this story for weeks now and we have heard from a lot of different sides. we've heard from lawmakers, we've heard from big businesses but today we're talking to small business owners, the people who are going to feel the impact by this move. after months of seeing his sales stunted by the pandemic, shawn cooper thought all-star weekend was his chance to make up ground. >> just in this weekend, over 20,000. >> 20,000? that's more than double. >> way more than double. >> his restaurants sits in the shadow of the home of the braves and until last week home of this year's all-star game now he's facing financial loss with mlb moving the game out of georgia taking a stand over the state's new voting law and taking tens of millions of dollars in tourist revenue. >> i understandwhy they're doing it but it's still frustratingas far as the small business owner, it's kind of hard to try to maintain and bring custo

so once you're in a hate group, how do you get out nbc's hallie jackson on one organization trying to rescue the extremists >> do you know if he's ever condoned violence? >> reporter: at parents for peace, the phones keep ringing >> when covid happened, our help line tripled. >> reporter: executive dir director -- >> did the events of january 6 have any effect on your help line >> yes, it was just hot, hot, hot. >> reporter: on the line people who want to get their loved ones out of all kinds of hate groups, from islamic to radicalism. >> they are self medicating with hate i think it's an addiction. >> reporter: that's why they do interventions these days on zoom we were granted rare access to listen in as their caller agreed on speakerphone. >> we agree your husband needs help. >> i appreciate the support. >> reporter: we're an securing her identifying details but she wants help for her husband, who drinks, goes online and sinks deeper into hate. >> he would say if half the population were wiped out, things would be better. >> was there a point when you saw that your husband was gett

nbc's chief white house correspondent peter alexander has that part of the story. peter, good morning. >> reporter: president biden declaring gun violence a public health crisis noting more than 100 americans are killed by guns each day. but the president's actions here address only a narrow set of issues related to gun regulations falling fa r short of the more sweeping legislative changes that gun safety advocates want, with president biden himself acknowledging that much more needs to be done. the latest outbreak of gun violence, the grim backdrop as president biden called for the killing to end. >> gun violence in this country is an epidemic, and it's an international embarrassment. >> reporter: the president forced to go it alone taking limited action against gun violence using his own executive powers, acknowledging larger reforms are an uphill battle in a divided washington. >> we got a long way to go. it seems like we always have a long way to go. >> reporter: his initial steps directing the justice department to publish red flag laws for states that allow

nbc bay area's bob redell joins us live. the contra costa county police department will hold a news conference. >> the contra costa district attorney's office won't confirm whether or not this news conference is at 1:00 to announce charges against danville police officer andrew hall who is right now on administrative leave for the shooting death of a man in march. now, it is not that shooting in march that's at issue right now. the "the east bay times" reports that the district attorney will be charging hall for the shooting death of another man that took place back in 2018. in november of that year hall and shot called a 33-year-old newark man who had been in a slow speed chase with deputies. police say hall shot arbo led a to protect himself as the man drove towards hall in the car. arboleta is reported to have suffered from mental illness. here's the police chief's defense of hall back in 2018 right after that shooting occurred. >> the driver drove his vehicle straight towards one of the officers. fearing for his wife our

nbc's blayne alexander is in atlanta. blayne, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning to you. here in georgia, the countdown to the boycott is officially on. critics are giving these businesses until next week to fulfill a very specific set of demands. of course, all of this is in response to that controversial voting law that imposes new id requirements on absentee voting. now, critics say the fight goes far beyond the state of georgia. >> right now, my coke is flat. >> reporter: standing in the shadow of atlanta's world of coca-cola museum, religious leaders piling the pressure on the soft drink giant and other georgia corporations in the wake of the state's controversial voting bill. telling delta airlines, coca-cola, and home depot, either stand with them or face a boycott. >> we will learn to like some other drinks. we will learn to fly on some other airlines. >> reporter: republicans say that the new law makes elections more secure and expands early in-person voting in most counties. critics call it voter sup

nbc's sam brock is in miami with the latest on this story. good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning. the bombshell decision was discussed for weeks, ever since the law was signed. and we're not just talking about the all-star game. the mlb draft also mov the stan where the georgians might suffer economically they shay a heavy price to pay. baseball is known as america's national past time. >> oh, the catch how about that to start the year. >> reporter: but mlb dlided unamerican referring to the voting laws by pulling the plug on the y'all tar game. george manfred space the decision will demonstrate our values as a support. baseball supports voting rights for all americans. brian kemp firing back late friday on fox news. >> major league baseball has folded up and caved to the cancel culture. and a bunch of liberal lies quite honestly. >> reporter: shock waves from the decision rippling through the braves 'home county. >> i'm certainly disappointed that major league baseball decided to pull the all-star game from cobb county, georgia, i c

here to explain is nbc's dr. john torres. >> reporter: lisa gunter in macon, georgia is one of the more than 24 million americans suffering from seasonal allergies, a reaction to pollen from grass, tree, weeds, and flowers. >> i've had allergies off of my life runny eyes, itching. having a lot of frequent throat clearing. >> reporter: now with people getting out after months inside during the pandemic, they're starting to hit across the country. >> if your allergies are bugging you this time of year, you're not alone. >> trees are still budding so that pollen remains very, very high. >> reporter: but now some allergy experts are noticing something different. >> what we're finding is in this past year, patients who have pollen allergy, because they're wearing their mask, because they're wearing goggles to decrease potential viral exposure, they're actually getting the added benefit of having improvement of their allergic symptoms. >> why are you seeing people with less outdoor allergies? >> by wearing a mask, you'

anoushah rasta, nbc bay area news. >>> well, a very peaceful 24 hours. but police in san francisco are taking no chances. several streets remain blocked off, including california and sacramento streets. police say it's in case of any demonstrations or protests. it is not clear when those streets will reopen. >>> let's update you now on our vaccination rates across the bay area. santa clara county is still lagging behind. this map here shows you the percent of adults in each county with at least one shot. marin county with the most in the bay area, 77%. most counties are in the mid to low 60s. look at santa clara county, 59%. only napa and solano are lower. only 31%. that's less than every other county. most counties you can see here in the 30s and 40s. marin county has the most fully vaccinated adults with 52%. >>> well, we have been talking for the last several weeks about a lot of counties not having vaccine doses but some sights say they don't have enough people who want the doses. take a look. this is today. no lines at the mexican heritage plaza in

and floyd's girlfriend, who gave her testimony, through tears nbc's megan fitzgerald is in minneapolis following it all megan, good morning. >> reporter: frances and phillip, good morning. thursday morning, jurors heard from a number of witnesses, including three first responders in the afternoon primarily, derek smith now, this is the paramedic, who is seen on that video. going up to george floyd, while officers are still on top of him, to check his pulse. he testified that there wasn't a pulse. and that, he thought george floyd was dead he proceeded to describe how he did lifesaving measures, inside the ambulance, to no avail that george floyd never changed his condition, at all. his condition never changed. then, in the morning, there was emotional testimony from george floyd's girlfriend, courtney ross when she described the character of george floyd, she started to choke up and get emotional she described him, as a man who loved his mom. she called him a mama's boy. she also said he was a loving father of two young girls. i want you to listen to the moments she described how they

nbc's jacob soberoff joins us from the l.a. aquaduct there >> reporter: frances, it is extraordinary to be here at the top of the aquaduct cascades where hundreds of billions of dollars of water are imported. with climate change, that's part of the problem the water supply is dwindling due to drought and climate change they call it a megadrought l.a. wants to be resilient by l.a. very well might be drinking recycled toilet water just over five years ago for "all in" i visited lake meade. where we're standing now just five years ago this area would have been underwater >> absolutely. >> reporter: from there we followed the water along the colorado river in yuma, arizona. there wasn't a drop of water left it's bone dry. today things are even worse with projections showing lake meade headed to a record low level by july the megadrought has shown los angeles to think outside the box what to do if the city's share of imported water dries up you're lucky this is not smelivision. what comes from our showers and toilets. michael ruiz o

nbc's mara barrett is in wake county. >> reporter: these strike teams are made up of community-embedded teams that bring together vaccination opportunities like this one at the church specifically targeted to the latino community here in wake county. the reason they picked this spot is because the team is using data vulnerability mapping and that makes sure they can look at historically marginalized communities, the rates of poverty, the rates of low access to transportation and housing and they also overlay that with the covid positivity rates we've seen over the past year, where there are issues in testing and making sure they target and vaccination sites are available. they are making calls to local leaders and members to make sure they can combat any vaccine hesitancy because they have seen some now, especially with the j&j pause. people cancelling some of their appointments so these people can make those one-on-one calls to help ease any of that hesitation they have seen some successes. >> we've seen some people move from an absolute no, there's no way i'm going to get vaccinated t

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nbc news has not reviewed those documents. gaetz denied ever paying a woman for sex. and a spokesman said matt gaetz refused all of the disgusting allegations completely the republican already in the spotlight after revelations earlier this week the justice department is examining whether gaetz violated federal sex trafficking law by having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old and paid for her to travel with him. >> the person doesn't exist, that's totally false. >> reporter: the 38-year-old conservative congressman elected in 2016 has been a staunch ally of former president donald trump. >> it is a horrible allegation and it is a lie. >> reporter: the top house republican saying gaetz's seat on the powerful judiciary committee could be in jeopardy. >> those are serious implications if it comes out to be true, yes, we would remove him if that was the case right now matt gaetz said it's not true so let's get all of the information. >> reporter: keep in mind cash paid for things like hotel rooms or dinner is not illegal so some of the questions for federal investiga

nbc's jay gray has more. >> reporter: the calls for justice continue in brooklyn center three days after daunte wright was shot and killed during this traffic stop, kim potter, the officer who pulled the trigger wears an orange jump suit instead of a badge charged with second degree manslaughter police have said it was a mistake, that she thought she was firing a taser, not her pistol in a statement prosecutors say potter abrogated her responsibility when she used her firearm instead of taser. >> nothing can bring the wright's son back, right their family member back, their father back, so it's nice, you know, it should happen, it should really be a no brainer. >> reporter: still, this community is on edge as the sun started to set outside the police station, the crowd began to move in under the watchful eye of police, sheriff's deputies and the national guard the security force growing along with the protesters here who say justice for daunte isn't the manslaughter charge filed against potter, it's a conviction jay gray, nbc news, brooklyn center, minnesota. >>> only about ten miles awa

nbc news speaking exclusively to a 29-year-old hospitalized in nashville. >> i went to the e.r. a week after the -- a week after the shot when i was having fever, and they didn't find anything strange in my blood work so went home and just continued to kind of worsen over the following week when i went back to the e.r., it's because my leg was so swollen that i couldn't really walk so at that time they found the dvts or the clots in my legs. >> reporter: doctors now believe an immune response likely led to the clotting some of the women had no pre-existing conditions they were all between the ages of 18 to 48, experiencing symptoms like severe headaches, abdominal or leg pain, and shortness of breath within two weeks of vaccination the pause of j&j shots dramatic but also likely temporary >> that's what the fda was signaling, saying even though these are rare, even though you could justify not pausing, they were going to take the extraordinary step just to offer that extra level of assurance. >> reporter: with authorities meeting tomorrow to figure out next steps, johnson & john

cierra johnson for nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much. the what's become sort of a landmark there. senator alex padilla is also in the bay area today scheduled to visit the mass vaccination site at the oakland coliseum. he's here to talk about distributing the vaccine. fema expects california to soon get a huge boost in doses. now many business owners in the bay area are closely watching to see if their counties move into the orange tier this week. nbc bay area sharon katsuda is live to show us what this tier would mean for everyone watching. sharon? >> reporter: contra costa, sonoma and nappy counties could all move not orange tier this week. now, under this moderate tier level, retail stores would no longer have a limit on capacity. remember the days when we had to wait outside for our turn. movie theaters could increase capacity from 25% to 50% with a maximum of 100 people. restaurants could increase capacity from 25% to 50% for indoor dining, and hotels you may have seen the fitness centers closed. right now they could reopen at 25% c