morgan radford, nbc news, denver >>> and that's "nightly news" for this monday. thank you for watching, everyone i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night ♪ i see trees of green ♪ ♪ red roses too ♪ ♪ i see them bloom for me and you ♪ (music) ♪ so i think to myself ♪ ♪ oh what a wonderful world ♪ >>> i'm raj mathai, and next up on the bay area, what will be done a the bay area, and how the are the stores adjusting the hours? union scare, and the southland mall in hayward and others. >> as the shoppers, this is kind of a shocking thing here. >> what can be done to hold the criminals accountable? one-on-one interviews with the san francisco d.a. and the santa clara d.a. and the mayor of walnut creek. >> also, their nose founder back on the stand. the courtroom was packed and we were there. we will tell you what elizabeth

here's morgan radford. >> reporter: virgil abloh, the barrier breaking fashion superstar died this week at the age of 41 after privately battling a rare form of heart cancer. the first black artistic director of louis vuitton men's wear, bringing contemporary street ware to the most exclusive runways. >> hip hop is just as important as fine art. why is it different. >> reporter: the son of immigrants whose mother taught him to sew, abloh also made his name as a dj and furniture maker with degrees in civil engineering and architecture what do you think his legacy will be >> he was a black man who was at the top of the creative pyramid a lot of younger black designers felt that it was not just his walking through those spaces but he was making room for all of them to do that. >> reporter: abloh's career took off when he collaborated with kanye west and later partnered with brands like nike, ikea and evian survived by his wife and two children, tributes for the creator are now pouring in famed harlem designer dapper dan saying his life was a testament to how much black lives matter by show

radford has the story >> he may not be your typical farmer >> my previous career was actually in the arts. >> but rebecca has some fresh ideas. >> we're age harness the 300-plus days of sunshine in the day to be able to optimize our production offood. >> he's a part of a growing generation of younger first time farmers there so what are you guys doing here? >> so these are broccoli greens, using technology to grow fresh urban food. >> it sounds different and perhaps better for the environment than traditional farming. >> so we're able to grow water we're able to grow year around we are producing a cleaner crop. >> reporter: when the pandemic hit, he discovered a new need. how does the pandemic affect your business or your work flow? >> we didn't know if the restaurants were going to reopen so we lost about 60% of our revenue in a week him we needed to find ways of pivoting and ensure our viability >> reporter: which is why he made his community a part of the plan, creating home grown supply chain. >> this is a second step here? >> this is the stekd stage of the process. >> reporter:

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i want to bring in morgan radford, co-anchor of nbc news now at 11:00 through 1:00 p.m. morgan, always a pleasure to see you. you have been speaking to cubans on the island. what have you learned? >> reporter: so much. i mean, all the cubans there on the island have said they have simply been brought to the brink. they're only asking for freedom and asking for freedom now because of this perfect storm that's come about. you have the shortage of basic necessities, these wild prices because of inflation and you can't get those things without the premium to have them. i want to show you something an artist, a mother, she said she plans to go today, even though she was locked up for ten days. take a listen to what she said. are you afraid? >> why now? why do you think the cuban people, after so many years have decided to express themselves so publicly and to start this movement now? [ speaking spanish ] [ speaking spanish ] >> remember, the internet right now is their biggest weapon of defense. so idis sent me a video yesterday of the same guard who dragged her away in july

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. >> reporter: a new standards as parents navigate this new normal for the news, i'm morgan radford. >>> a new report ranking car problems which makes and models are worse than others and how did electric vehicles do? phil lebeau has the breakdown. >>> navigating a whole new world. people want to live in one place while working in another what happens when video calls just don't cut it? or when you want to attend an event but just can't be there? >> that's when innovation comes in being in two places at once has never been more valuable so now a growing technology allows me to be in your studio with you, though i'm in an office miles away, >>> new cars come with all kinds of bells and whist also these days, from heated seats all the was up to autonomous driving, but are they reliable? a new survey from "consumer reports" used data from more than 300,000 cars to project reliability. topping the list lexus, followed by mazda and toyota. meanwhile, jeep, tesla and lincoln tess bottom of the barrel phil, the report found that vehicles are more reliable than ever, but has concerns with el

. >> reporter: a new standards as parents navigate this new normal for the news, i'm morgan radford. >>> a new report ranking car problems which makes and models are worse than others and how did electric vehicles do? phil lebeau has the breakdown. >>> navigating a whole new world. people want to live in one place while working in another what happens when video calls just don't cut it? or when you want to attend an event but just can't be there? >> that's when innovation comes in being in two places at once has never been more valuable so now a growing technology allows me to be in your studio with you, though i'm in an office miles away, shep. >> it's pretty incredible. how all of this works, next. any parent will tell you the second you have a kid, it's like your heart is living outside of your body, which means you never, ever stop worrying. that's why we got health insurance and for way less than we thought was possible. the kids' doctor and dental checkups are free and i get screenings for my cholesterol and my blood pressure and don't get me wrong, i still worry, just a little

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nbc news correspondent morgan radford has more from reserve, louisiana. >> reporter: katy, hundreds of companies are now offering additional child care benefits since the pandemic. but what's interesting is that those employees say those benefits may actually be less of a perk these days and more of a requirement. as a new dad, juan rodriguez knows all about the struggles of balancing work with child care during a pandemic. >> basically shifting throughout the day taking care of muga, one of us, the other working. switch it and switch back again and try to get a little sleep at night. wake up, start all over again. >> reporter: when his utah-based employer recursion pharmaceuticals decided to offer on-site child care he jumped at the chance. >> able to be right next to the building he's in day care. anything ever happened i'm there in one minute. >> reporter: what does this cost to have your son here at work with you? >> great. being here providing meals for him. >> reporter: the company provides food for your son? >> yes. a chef on site. it's great. no food planning for the week. >> r

radford is here with more on that whole situation. >> good morning. >> hey, there, guys, good morning. simply put, this is a really big deal this is all picking up the momentum from the july protests which are unlike anything we've ever seen in our lifetimes cubans pushed to the brink by the pandemic now calling for freedom from the more than 60-year-old dictatorship today they're asking the world to help them >> reporter: a sign of solidarity a caravan of cars in miami showing their support for cubans just 90 miles away as cubans on the island gear up for mass protests today demanding basic necessities and freedom. u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken echoing his praise for the brave cuban people showing strength of their will just months after anti-government protests swept the island in july, leaving hundreds imprisoned by the cuban government uno garcia spoke to nbc from inside his home in havana. >> i think that we don't have democracy in cuba. >> this just hours before he says his home was surrounded by state agents on sunday [ speaking foreign language >> reporter: it is a r

radford is here with details. >> good morning. so we all remember "sex in the city" and fans of the hit show are thrilled at the chance to see their favorite fashionistas see the back on the stand. but there's been a surprising amount of criticism facing tough comments about the star's ageing appearance that's why sarah jessica parker is firing back just like that, carrie bradshaw is back in the city. >> please, you were drunk and he was rich >> more than two decades after the show first premier ed, the next chapter of "sex in the city" is almost here >> i'm talking about a woman's right to shoes >> and while fans can't wait to see the high fashion, some on social media are only focused on the appearance of sarah jessica parker and the show's other stars and how they aged. online, the criticism has been harsh. >> we're so tired of calming down >> which is why sarah jessica parker isn't holding back. speaking out in a new article for the december issue of "vogue" saying it almost feels as if people don't want us to be physically ok

radford tells us it's also the inspiration for a colorful art exhibit here in midtown just behind us. morgan, good morning >> reporter: that's right, tom good morning, i am just behind you here in front of 30 rock in front of this pretty incredible art exhibit, and this is all about dia de los muertos, day of the dead, a mexican tradition that has been celebrated for centuries and really about honoring the cycle of life sure it falls around the same time as halloween, it is a celebration entirely its own, one that's not meant to be spooky or scary but instead bring comfort, especially bringing comfort now during covid. it's a celebration gone global dia de los muertos or day of the dead is a mexican tradition that's more than 3,000 years old sill being celebrated today, from popular movies for kids >> welcome to the land of your ancestors. >> miguel? >> we're your family. >> reporter: to parades in the heart of mexico. and right here at home >> this is a very special day for the mexicans, and now in new york and rockefeller center, it's magnificent. >> reporter: from north carolina,