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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over on nbc sports california. the 49ers have shifted the narrative surrounding their season after sunday's win over the jaguars. the niners are 5-5 as they prepare to host another nfc wild card contender in the minnesota vikings on sunday at levi stadium. they are back in this thing. the latest edition of 49ers talk. we dive into the dominant win over jacksonville and the outlook for the remainder of the season. listen to 49ers talk wherever you get your podcasts and check it out over on the nbc sports bay area youtube channel. a big game for san francisco on sunday. >> okay. >> they have the groove and their momentum. fingers crossed. >> hi, jessica. >>> right now at 6:00, what is going on? a rash of retail robberies all across the bay area. high priced stores, large groups of thieves targeting and the fallout today. >> i don't want to be in the middle of the chaos when it happens. get knocked down. >> the move some stores in cities are taking to stop those thieves. >>> also lined up before the sun came up. dozen

anne thompson, nbc news, sony rapids, canada. >>> a modern day treasure hunt. up next for us tonight, they're teaming up a trained service dog for those who serve. >>> finally, a different kind of team spirit for one hockey franchise, all to help veterans who need a hand kevin tibbles with those who serve. >> reporter: there is a new teammate on the nhl's washington capitol's bench. just a little guy, but three-month-old biscuit is a real winner just ask caps right winger garnet hathaway. >> when you enter the room and you see him, there is a smile on your face immediately. >> reporter: biscuit, named after a hockey puck, is in training, too, to become a service dog helping a veteran in need. the capitols teamed up with america's vet dogs which pairs about 100 dogs annually with veterans, some suffering with ptsd. the first dog the team sponsored was named captain. >> i think i am the luckiest person alive. >> reporter: he helps marine veteran mark wazney overcome the many traumas that follows him home from the battlefield. >> a dog will always give you uncondi

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 lanes of traffic but right beside it. and holding them back on the perimeter are several cph officers and other bridge personnel. traffic is and was backed up for miles because there was only one, maybe two lanes that were going through. and keep in mind, that was during the 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. hour. and then we saw this. we're going to loop this video again. you see that car crash? so close to all those p

nbc news projects that eric adams will be the next leader of the big apple. he will become the second black mayor in new york history. >>> in boston, michelle wu has become the first woman and person of color to be elected mayor. >> facebook is shuttering one of the most used and controversial features the social network says it will end the mashl fet trick system privacy advocates condemned the feature since it was introduced back if 2010 months ago they agreed to a settlement that accused the company of using face tagging without users. >> it's a bird, it's a plane, it's a balloon shaped like a human a. high flying mystery may have been solved you remember in the skies near lax about a year ago or so some believe it was a man flying on a jet pack. they have another theory new images appear to show a human side balloon resembling the nightmare before christmas floating over beverley hills >> looking for christmas town, that's all florida is bringing the tech of the past the auto maker showed off a 1978 f-100 retrofitted with its new illuminator ecrate motor

nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us now. hi, larry. good morning, good to see you. the bill has been discussed for months by us, by everybody, by the house. is it all the back and forth that's taken it so long? or what is it? >> it sure seems like it's been forever. there's no question about that. i think there are two three things we want to think about. we know that republicans in the house have been dead set against the bill. a very diverse democratic caucus. that's been tough for pelosi. there are some touchy areas with respect to this large almost 2 trillion dollar bill. things like paid family leave, childcare payments for the next year or so, money for climate change, various programs. and in some of these cases, progressives aren't happy that the money isn't enough. and the third point is the bill is not fully paid for according to the congressional budget office. it's anywhere between 160 billion and $360 billion, short from paying for itself. so when you put all of these things together and, yeah, it's still touchy as far as

sources tell nbc news that pfizer is pushing booster shots. right now only those 18 and older are eligible for an additional dose and the cdc is now adding summer skwrupb see when it comes to the boosters when it comes to anybody over the age of 18. the guidelines about timing still apply. six months since the full vaccination for pfizer or moderna, and two months for the johnson & johnson vaccination. >>> the next step in a controversial legal battle playing out in san francisco over a police shooting nearly five years ago. it followed a response for a domestic call. medical examiners determined his death was tied to internal injuries. boudin has charged the officer who is appearing in court today. >>> switching gears. it's 5:35. today could be another bombshell day in the fraud trial of holmes. she shared emotional testimony about being raped at stanford and abuse by her former boyfriend that was the operating chief at theranos. kris sanchez is live. this is certainly emotional. >> reporter: those revelations about elizabeth holmes were deep

officials tell nbc news in war games simulating an american defense of taiwan, u.s. forces have not been able to win a conventional war with the chinese. do we have the capability to defend taiwan >> we absolutely have the capability there is no question about that. >> critics say chinese action against taiwan is more likely now after the chaotic and deadly u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan where the u.s. left americans and thousands of afghan allies behind. do you think that china, other adversaries have been emboldened by the perception that the u.s. was not there for one of its allies. >> they may or may not have interpreted like that if they did, it is a misinterpretation. we gave a lot to afghanistan. i would caution any country that thinks that the united states is in any manner, shape or form weak or anything like that that would be a bad call. >> and milley with new warnings about the potential terror attacks here including from isis reconstituting in afghanistan. are they capable of striking us on u.s. homeland >> my own personal estimate is that the conditio

nbc bay area is here to help. laura garcia and marcus washington are live near by the safeway in santa clara, good morning to both of you, how can people to join into help? >> reporter: hey, look, this is where you have to be in the morning because this is what we do. making sure we really help our community, that's what nbc bay area is all about. >> completely. it's easy to help. you go to any bay area safeway, go to the counter and they got this cute little $10 easy to stamp. they can make the money go so much further. there is an 80% greater need in the bay area. there are so many people that are going without lately and we are still in the pandemic and we are still here to support each other. >> reporter: there is a lot of partnerships that go on. i want to bring in victoria where san jose, one of the many organizations really helping make this mission works. last year $3 million helped provide 6 million meals, tell me why it's so important for junior league of san jose to be apart of this? >> yes, we have the

and she works at nbc news. they also at nbc falsely reported that rittenhouse flashed a white power hand sign after being released on bail and another nbc headline reads, quote: if convicted he will become a right wing martyr, if is he freed it's a message to others like him that prison won't be in their future. at nbc news there is no presumption of innocence. no due process for kyle rittenhouse. no rule of law. no equal justice under the law. no equal application of our laws. facts, eyewitnesses, their accounts, video evidence, none of that matters to nbc.la it's always the same thing. the political narrative is way more important and rushing to judgment. take a look >> here we have a 17-year-old kid underaged said he bought an ar-15 because he thought it was cool. he drove across -- had his mother drive him across state lines.s. he appointed himself a militia member. he goes around and he ends up unloading, what 60 rounds? >> he was well prepared by his defense attorneys to disrupt his image as a trigger hap

sunday night football on nbc. >> all right, raiders and chiefs right here on nbc bay area. sunday night, kickoff 5:20. and our newscast following the game. >> big rivals. >> okay, jessica joins us with what's coming up at 6:00. >> right now at 6:00, the vielsance continues in oakland. more shootings overnight. what some community leaders say needs to be done to stop the rise in crime. >> also, bay area food banks finding it more difficult to help people during the holiday season. thanks to the rising food costs. >> some of our core food items like green beans and canned tuna, we had to pay $60,000 more than the previous month. >> yep, it's getting expensive for everyone. how this east bay food bank is dealing with the growing costs. >> and booster shot appointments are filling up in the south bay. but what about the rest of the bay area? the state announcement that gives people new options. >> good evening. thanks for being with us. we begin with our breaking news. we have been covering this for about an hour now. let's take you to the golden gate bridge. our sky ranger is

danny solace is an nbc legal analyst. and malcolm nance is in and miss nbc terrorist analyst. danny, clearly we have two very different cases here. the case of the man accused of killing ahmaud arbery. the case involving call rittenhouse. different sets of facts. was the biggest difference to you when people start thinking about the rittenhouse verdict as we prepare for a verdict in the trial of ahmaud arbery's accused killers? accused ki>> no two criminal cae exactly like, just as you pointed out. in fact, these two cases are very different. in that case of arbery's killers, you have a situation where there's plenty of evidence that the defendants took themselves to the encounter and not only at the very last second they claim self-defense when arbery turns toward them. before that he's doing everything he can to run away and. that appears to be from the defendants own testimony. so, that's a very challenging case for these defendants to claim self-defense. but i think while the two cases show us is there is a lot of reach range between self-defense cases. no two are alike. t

. >> in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> a lot needs to be sorted out. within the past hour, we heard from supervisor aaron peskin who said he's going to introduce legislation that would actually delay the start of these fines until july of next year. >> well, it's getting worse. new data obtained and analyzed by our investigative unit put san francisco at the very top of the list for car break-ins when compared to several major cities around the country. nearly twice the rate of car break-ins in san francisco as atlanta or washington, d.c. and almost triple the rate of los angeles and houston. san francisco business owners say this car break-in problem and the crime wave is crushing the tourism industry. >> we want visitors and locals who come down to the wharf to feel safe here, and it's unfortunate that it feels like sometimes city leaders aren't looking out for the same thing. >> tonight at 11:00, we zero in on one of the hardest hit areas in fisherman's wharf. sources tell us this one block of beach street has seen up to ten car break-ins on a singl

goes electric >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. there is late word as we come on the air that the fda is on the verge of authorizing pfizer covid booster shots for all adults regardless of risk status, a decision that could come this week the move would put the agency in the unusual position of appearing to take its cues from states that have leapfrogged the government and are already making booster shots available to all. some medical experts remain unconvinced that healthy adults need boosters and the cdc has only so far endorsed them for those deemed to be at higher risk, but with all signs pointing to a winter holiday surge of new infections, government regulators find themselves under growing pressure to okay the extra shots anne thompson now with the breaking details >> reporter: tonight, the federal government playing catch-up with states on who is eligible for a booster shot in an about face the fda could act thursday to authorize pfizer's booster for anyone over 18. this news comes amid a stark warning tonight from vermont

you can actually download our nbc bay area app. it is free and that way you can get the updates sent right to your smartphone. >>> police asking for your help finding a 13-year-old boy. here's a photo. take a look. union city police say he's 5'8", 135 pounds and black hair and brown eyes. last seen yesterday wearing a gray hoodie and blue jeans. if you see him call union city police. >>> president biden making a major new push to ease some of the pain that we're feeling from the rising gas prices. "today in the bay" chris pallone. the president about to make a big announcement that may help everyone at the gas pump. >> that's the goal, laura. the white house sent out a release about an hour ago and we expect president biden to talk about this more later today. he is authorizing the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the nation's strategic reserve in an effort to try and lower gas prices. just another move the president is taking to try to address the economy. leaving the challenges of the pandemic and the economy behind for

. >> announcer: from nbc news, >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >> and good morning, everybody welcome to "today. thank you for being with us on this monday morning. >> it is monday. >> it's such a monday. but you know who is out there. >> who >> the rockefeller center christmas tree >> we got our tree out we're getting ready. a couple of weeks from -- well, i think december 1st we're going to have the tree lighting. >> it is a monday, isn't it? >> but, anyway, we are very, very excited about that. >> and adele was incredible last night. we've got a lot more on that coming up. what a performance and what an interview. she really got revealing there >>> but we've got a lot of breaking news to get to this morning, including that news out of houston overnight 9-year-old ezra blunt, now the youngest victim from the astro world concert passing away from his injuries >>> and president biden's trillion dollar infrastructure bill finally becomes law today we'll have more on that and the president's now record

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sources telling nbc news the internal blame game is real. city lawmakers reeling, pushing for something concrete to take home to voters with developments coming in on that social safety net package floating around the house, which just got put back into that bill and whether that makes it easier or harder to pass. we are here juggling a lot of pieces of news on this afternoon. i'm hallie jackson in washington along with our nbc news team, msnbc national political correspondent steve kornacki as mentioned, posted up at the big board. political editor mark murray is here with the key take aways, what this means politically going forward for democrats. new reaction from both sides of pennsylvania avenue, lyanne caldwell is on capitol hill looks like in a basement. monica alba is at the white house. we just learned we expect to hear from president biden himself, possibly within the next 40 minutes or so, right? >> reporter: yeah, this is notable, hallie, because just 24 hours ago the president was the one who was trying to strike very optimistic

nbc news projected that new jersey's democratic governor has won a second term. phil murphy first democrat to win re-election in new jersey in more than four decades. beat out republican opponent in unexpectedly tight race. one of two states, other state was virginia, their voters elected first republican governor in 11 years. business man glen youngkin narrowly defeated former governor terry mccallive in a state that president biden won. major blow for democrats. >> they're so divided right now. political version of "family feud" when you look at people in congress. from the far far left to the far far right. nobody wants to talk to anybody and people look at this, look at republicans and say you know what, no trump, not so bad. >> former president trump who endorsed youngkin is claiming victory but he's carefully kept his distance from the former president and did not campaign with him. his key issues were education and critical race theory which isn't even taught in virginia. >>> back in 60 seconds, wild ride, stolen big rig takes chp on a chase happening in s

chris pallone, nbc news, washington. >>> if you dined out over the weekend you likely paid a lot more money than you are used to, and if you are going to breakfast this morning, probably expect the same. kris sanchez is live this morning in san josÉ to explain how one chef is putting this all in perspective for us. kris? >> reporter: hi, there, marcus. some restaurant costs are the same, they buy protein and vegetables and so do we, so we know the costs have gone up. a chef went viral for putting out information on costs that you might not think about. the chef says fryer oil went from $35 a year ago, to $45 a month ago, and then a batch of takeout boxes was $25 a year ago and $90 now. the price index for all food went up 13% from last september and september of 2020. 90% of restaurant operators say that has impacted them according to a national restaurant survey. restaurant operators are trying to adjust by substituting menu items, and offering smaller portions and sometimes passing that costs on to their diners. >> nothing personal. it's just that, you know, sometimes we have to pa

it's our nbc bay area app. you can use it. check it out in your neighborhood, just put in your zip code. it will give you personalized weather. you can use the same radar that jeff uses, too. >>> up next here at 6:00, taking a closer look at power outages. the reason the new reasons state regulators are investigating pg&e. >>> the man arrested on suspicion of shooting and killing a teenager at a halloween party in gilroy no longer faces charges. what the grandfather of the victim has to say about that. >>> "nightly news" across america. tonight, we take you to a place yu think you know a lot about, washington, d.c. we're going to get away from the government buildings and show you other sides of the city. also, my exclusive interview with joint chiefs chairman mark milley. can you see my wall of smiles? when i first started using genesys technology i was kind of embarrased at all the love and attention i got from my customers. people are so moved by how much i understand about them. they start including me in their lives. that

watch the 49ers pregame show on nbc sports bay area. and stay for the post game report after the game ends. >>> the national dog show is back. a whole lineup of well-trained pets are set to compete. the event is hosted by the kennel club of philadelphia, only purebred dogs can take part. last year, of course, no fans were allowed because of the pandemic. but this year, fans are allowed. they have to be fully vaccinated to be in the stands. we spoke with the host about what to expect this year. >> as we have become a family tradition, our first year back in 2002, 19 million people watched. we now expect an audience of close to 30 million every year that watch every year, and i think it's because it's one of the perfect pieces of television programming on a very special day of the year. that two-hour slot, if you sit down with the remote, and you happen to queue into the national dog show present by purina, you're going to see a couple of dogs eyes and when you look into a dog's eyes you're going to stop and stay with us. >> i didn't real

nbc's scott budman is live in a recent hot spot. we know this area really well. it's right near our studio, scott. >> reporter: yeah, it's true, jessica, and it is one of the areas here in the south bay where car break-ins are

we at nbc bay area and telemundo 48 are kicking off a food drive at local safeway scores. kris sanchez is live at a food bank in san josÉ. they manage to stretch every dollar they receive. >> reporter: yeah, absolutely. you can see the warehouse looks busy and packed behind me but there's so much more to be done ahead. we have katherine here from second harvest from silicon valley. tell us about the need. >> the need exploded since the start of the pandemic. 1 in 4 people needed our support, and we are serving 450,000 people every month. >> reporter: that's more than prepandemic? >> yeah, 80% more than free pandemic. what we have seen is that it spiked right after shelter in place and it has not gone down, and our clients still need a lot of help. >> we have had a lot of our seniors and kids at home a lot more, so they were not necessarily getting fed at school, so that plays a factor, too? >> absolutely. a lot of seniors did not feel safe coming out so we started a program to deliver groceries to their homes which our volunteers are still busy doing. >> reporter: a lot o

this sunday night hosting the chiefs on nbc bay area. special edition of news follows the game. >> going to be good one >>> on this day, 85 years ago, one of the most iconic landmarks in the bay area opened and forever changed our day-to-day lives. cars started rolling across the san francisco-oakland bay bridge, it was finished before the golden gate bridge. president franklin d. roosevelt took part in opening ceremony. it's the workhorse of california, most used bridge in entire state. quarter million passengers every day. >> so beautiful. >>> happy birthday to see's candy, celebrating 100 years of business. headquartered in south san francisco but first start opened in l.a. in 1921, mary see's candy was catching on fast by 1925, dozen stores in l.a., 250 today. purchased by billionaire warren buffett who moved the company to bay area. jonathan bloom got inside look how see's candies creates your favorite treats, nbcbayarea.com, search >>> breaking news tonight, former trump aid steve bannon indicted for contempt of congress. the unpre

. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. across america reporting tonight from phoenix. >> good evening from phoenix, the last stop in our journey across america. a city that sits on the cross roads of so many major issues impacting this country. we'll dig into that shortly. but, first, will they or won't they or maybe the better question is can they on this friday evening, speaker nancy pelosi's gambit to get a house vote on both president biden's two spending priorities, a bipartisan infrastructure deal and the social safety net and climate bill quickly threaten to spiral out of her control. pushback from moderate democrats forcing pelosi to retreat on the social spending vote for now while holding fast on the infrastructure vote. progressives ready to make their own statement. kristin welker standing by now with late details. >> reporter: tonight renewed chaos on capitol hill the democratic divide over president biden's multi-trillion dollar spending plans again on full display. >> welcome to my world. this is the democra

the final season premiers tuesday january 4th here on nbc. >>> keeping things in the nbc family. finally we have kelly clarkson and ariana grande, the two singers went head-to-head in a singoff in a first look at jimmy fallon's new show, that's my jam. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ i can feel something inside me say ♪ >> how do you pick a winner? "that's my jam" is hosted by fallon, inspired by many of the games on "the tonight show." all four voice coaches are competing first. you can catch the sneak peek episode monday night right here on nbc. it begs the question, if you two had a sing off, who would win? >> i'm going to say peter by just a nose. >> i'm going to say there would be shattered glass throughout the studio. >> you did the dance off. >> you might beat us both, joe. >> you do not want that at all, no. >> so good to see you in person. we'll have more from you coming up. >>> the new jersey high school quarterback who lost his mom to cancer playing in the state championship last night, that mong story isvi >>> still to come on today, all they want for the holidays are movie fans

make sure you tag us at nbc bay area or tag laura, myself, kari. spread some cheer on this thanksgiving. >> we're thankful for our viewers, too. >> thank you. every morning you guys get up. >> come back after this break. r9 the more questions and worries we have. calhope can help with free covid-19 emotional support. oporg today. ray loves vacations. but his diabetes never seemed to take one. everything felt like a 'no'. everything. but then ray went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now he knows his glucose levels when he needs to. and... when he wants to. so ray... can be ray. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. try it for free. visit freestylelibre.us ling now you know. anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673 or live chat at calhope.org today. >>> thanks to fewer lingering containers on the properties at the ports of los angeles and long beach, plans are being delayed again to start implementing fines. port leaders say the amou

"nbc bay are >>> good friday morning. susan in san josÉ needed our help with a $28 order for leggings. the company delivered the wrong size. susan sent them back and expected a replacement and it didn't happen. our team got susan the right size but wrong color, and she was okay with that. a $28 win, nonetheless. kevin in san josÉ expected a lab to refund him $800 because he said his lab did not get his family's results back in time for a flight and they had to get it done again, at $200 a piece. we got that refund for him. and we have a how-to video on how to track down an appointment and updating your vaccine card. >> thanks, chris. >>> breaking news we are following on a possible rollout of a covid booster shot. the new word for regulators while you were sleeping, and a look at why experts may soon have many of us losing that fully vaccinated status. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future re

nbc news asking the president how long will it last. >>> opening statement in the trial of kyle rittenhouse, the teen charged with fatally shooting two men in violent protests last summer will he take the stand. >>> mysterious jet pack man in the sky. how authorities crack the case the answer may surprise you. >>> my ride to the nation's tallest monument on our "journey across america." >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt across america reporting tonight from st. louis. >>> good evening from the gateway to the west, st. louis, missouri, the second stop on our journey across america this week. a lot to report from here including some struggles that will ring true in many american cities in the pandemic first, tonight following last week's endorsement by the fda, the cdc tonight with the last word on covid vaccinations for younger children late today a cdc panel approving pfizer shots for kids 5 to 11 under an emergency use authorization, meaning it is a matter of hours before younger children will start to receive their covid vaccinations some 28 million of them could now be elig

. >>> only on nbc, exclusive video. a police raid tied to the shooting at the home of a gilroy councilmember. police executed three warrants yesterday morning, including an arrest. this is an 18-year-old that was charged of being a felon in possession of a firearm. he's a second person arrested in the case. the first person arrested last week was not charged. police are not releasing details on the firearm recovered. >>> the fifth time a parole board has recommended the release for leslie van houten. she was sentenced to death in 1971, but that conviction was reversed on appeal. former governor jerry brown and newsom previously rejected the board recommendations. of course, that is associated with the manson killings there. >>> live this morning in downtown san josÉ, leaders put the brakes on l.e.d. signs on airport property, and the commission voted down that proposal 7-2, saying it offered little benefit for the city. they feared it could open the door to more billboards. city council members will hold a final vote o

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kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington >> kevin, thank you so much. biscuit is definitely an all star and an absolute cutie speaking of cute, animal cams at zoos across the country have captured our hearts this past year from pandas to koalas and beyond our friend kerry sanders takes a look. >> it's one thing to see a picture of an animal in a book, but what about watching them living their lives, perhaps the most popular camera in the world is the panda cam >> pandas are clearly the star attraction of the smithsonian zoo in washington, d.c folks tune in to watch moments like this, a panda in a tree, and then just like a kid who miscalculates the climb, wait for it, boom unpredictable, unexpected, and fun. because what just happened happened live on one of the zoo's 41 panda cams, streamed to the internet for anyone to watch. >> even if i'm not around the cams, if i'm, say, standing in the back area cleaning or something and i see something fun like that happening, i will run to the cam room so that i can make sure the cams are aimed not only for me,

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

for more on that, we turn to nbc's claudio lavanga live in rome this morning. claudio, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, phillip. well, the world health organization said that europe is, once again, the epicenter of the global pandemic after during the past week, it accounted for more than half of the global number of infections and about half of the deaths why? well, the authorities say there are a number of factors at play here first of all, the vaccination rate there are countries in europe, like italy where i remember now, that has a 95% vaccination rate. that means that the larjt majority of the adult population is fully vaccinated but there are other countries, especially in eastern europe, like romania and bulgaria where the vaccination varies between 25 and 35% and cases are soaring, surging over there, of course. well, it's not all about vaccination rate, the authorfies say. there are some countries where the vaccination rate is good, decent, like in germany, netherlands, and belgium where cases are also rising. why? the authorities, once again,

you can do so as well if you have the nbc bay area app. you can put this little red scan on your smartphone. from san francisco, just after the city and toward half moon bay and extending over towards union city is where we are seeing the light rain. the roads are definitely wet. as you head out, you need the umbrella. there are other spots where the rain has taken a break, and you can see the line of clouds extending from the coast into the bay area. a lot more moisture where that is coming from. this is why we are saying it's an atmospheric river. you could see the connection between the clouds and steady stream of rain. sometimes the atmospheric rivers can extend 2,000 miles out into the pacific. we will see an active weather pattern here going into next week, and the rain stays to the north of us. when it moves through, looks like a lot of the rain falls apart. that chance will be on tuesday. we are going to watch on tuesday for the next chance of showers, and in between we have dry weather through today. by the evening commute, it's s

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nbc bay area's bob redell is live outside one of those sites in concord. bob, what has the demand been like there this morning? >> good morning. we heard from contra costa health services in the past hour. demand has been high. they've got about 400 appointments today for kids ages 5 to 11 at their three county-run clinics. antioch, richmond and in concord. and they say they have the same level of demand in terms of appointments for tomorrow as well. we saw a number of moms and dads bringing their young sons and daughters in for their first rounds of shots here at the concord clinic. this was this morning before the start of school. these parents tell us it's important they get this done on day one. >> it's been hard protecting them without -- with just using masks. now we have the vaccine which we know protects them even more. >> just to make sure that if something were to happen, she were to be exposed she wouldn't have to quarantine the same way. missing ten days of school is not easy. >> i'm excited because then my mom says that i can go to chuck e. ch

tom llamas, nbc news. >>> up next, the life-changing moment for one maryland teacher. we'll tell you why she just won $1 million and how she is inspiring america. >>> this was a huge day for a maryland teacher winning a million dollar prize for her work with immigrant students and pledging to do more with that money to help them go to college. here's kate snow >> the winner -- >> reporter: this is the moment she found out her life was changing today in paris she won the $1 million global teacher prize from the barkey foundation in partnership with unesco the students at the international high school in maryland were watching, too ms. thorpe teaches 12th grade english she grew up in jamaica and all of her students are first generation americans do you feel a connection to your students >> when i think about the students and how much their parents are sacrificing for them just to have an equitable education, it reminds me of my own journey. that's why i go so hard for my students because my story is their story. >> reporter: she redesigned the 12th grade english curricul

a new nbc news poll finds that 50% of republicans doubt their vote will be counted accurately. the highly consequential races and ballot measures ahead. >>> breaking overnight, president biden cracking down on oil and gas drilling today he will announce new stronger epa regulations against the industry. >> the actors were out on force on both sides of the issue but did the supreme court tip its hand over hearing arguments in a texas abortion law arms cocktail attack on a new york city deli. >>> nascar drops the hammer on kyle bush by mandating sensitivity training after he drops the r-word in a post--race issue. a busy day ahead it's "early today. >> i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. >>> in scotland, president biden is touting his climate change. back on capitol hill, the legislation is running into a familiar road block. chris pollone joins us from d.c. with the latest. good morning senator joe manchin is not ready to sign off on this bill just yet. >> reporter: good morning, despite a framework on an agreement of a nearly $2 trillion spending bill, president biden will

nbc's tom costello is at reagan national airport with the very latest. tom, good morning. >> reporter: right now, american has 100 flights cancelled for the day. that's an improvement. we have had thousands of flights cancelled since friday, hundreds of thousands of people inconvenienced. here's the fear, this could be an indication of what's lying ahead for us through the holiday travel season. five days after the meltdown began, american airlines is hoping today is the day it recovers fully. after days of long lines stretching across terminals from phoenix to chicago. >> i have had delay after delay. >> this is really really frustrating. >> reporter: since friday, american has cancelled more than 2,400 flights. on monday, nearly 500 flights cancelled at airports nationwide. dr. sian proctor who recently flew to space tweeted going to space is easier than flying american. >> it seems like there should be something they can do. >> reporter: american continues to blame high winds in dallas last week that reduced flights and runway options. when flight att

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