hi, everyone, i'm zinhle essamuah. kate snow is off today and "nbc news daily" starts right now. today, friday, december 15th, 2023. breaking news, deadly mistake. israel admits it killed three israeli hostages held in gaza by

accident. what the military is saying about the operation gone wrong. going, going, gone. americans are starting to hit the roads and the skies for the holidays. how airlines are trying to avoid a repeat of last year's travel chaos. weekend washout, just as the travel rush begins a massive storm is set to soak millions, the preparations and who will see the biggest impacts. and clause for concern. are you overextending yourself playing santa, how to get ahold on the financial stressors of holiday shopping. thanks for ending your week with us, we will begin this hour with the start of that holiday travel frenzy. christmas is ten days away, since more are working remotely they're getting an early start to destinations. aaa expecting more than 115 million people will fly or drive more than 50 miles from home. for context that's 2.5 million more travelers than last year. airlines are already preparing, trying to avoid chaos like this from last year, you probably remember t all those canceled flights leaving people stranded

at the airports and we can't forget mountains of lost luggage. nbc news correspondent adrienne broaddus joins me from chicago o'hare airport with everything we need to know. i think the big question on everyone's mind is will we see a repeat of the 2022 travel headaches? it feels like we donald those during thanksgiving. how are the airlines and the airports preparing for next week? >> reporter: okay. let's start with your first question, travelers hope we don't see a repeat and southwest airlines at least is vowing passengers will not experience what they experienced last year when we saw thousands of people stranded in airports in all of those bags of luggage. first let's take a winter weath equipment and staff, they have realtime monitoring of flight schedules and their daily operation. an upgrade in the technology there. there's been upgrades to crews scheduling software and the phone call capacity.

in regards to other airlines, united airlines making more overhead bin space so that means people who are traveling if you are a little leery about checking your bags, fear not, you can bring your bags on to the flight with you, but of course if you are traveling with a carry on or your two carry on items, make sure your items in side of your bags are travel size. by contrast, some people we spoke with this morning say they don't want to take any chances. listen in. >> we kind of made it so far with all of the covid and, you know, all of the fiascos, so we pushed through it and somehow we always make it. >> i think we're getting out early enough. i think we're beating the rush. >> reporter: now, the last traveler you heard from is going to a wedding and then his final destination is the uk. he's going to be there for the holiday season and he says he has a little wiggle room because

he will work remotely for the first few days. zinhle. >> wiggle room is good. you have to pack your patience. how can travelers prepare, especially if they are traveling with gifts or going to the airport? >> reporter: one of the big things is to alive at the airport early and at least two to three hours before your flight is scheduled to depart. if you are traveling with gifts leave those items unwrapped. you can always staff a gift bag in your luggage and pop your item inside of the gift bag, you want to leave it unwrapped, though, so if it goes off tsa is able to look and examine and see what it is you're traveling with, zinhle. >> they want to get a peek at those presents. just hope they don't, i don't know, take them. i doubt it. adrienne broaddus, thank you so much. millions of people are bracing for a weekend of potentially wild weather all the way from florida up the east coast, just take a look at some of the conditions people are seeing near fort lauderdale, palm trees blowing and wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour,

some streets already flooded forcing people to trudge through several inches of water. local beach towns are putting up barriers bracing for more flooding and things could only get worse as the powerful system moves up the east coast. meteorologist bill karins is tracking where the storm is and where it's headed. let's start with guad venegas in hollywood beach, florida, for us. how is it out there and how are people preparing? >> reporter: zinhle, i'd also like to add it is cold. i mean, compared to what we're used to here. it feels like it's quite chilly with this wind. you can see the conditions out here in hollywood, we're at the beach, local authorities did what they can to prepare. we have these tiger dams that have been installed to protect these beach communities for the possibility of a high tide and flooding in this area, also sometimes when it floods some of the sand can go into the communities. you can see the ocean in the background. there's a possibility of rip cu and down the coast in florida so they're asking people of course to stay

out of the water. there is one person in the water, a lot of the people that came out here are tourists so we did see them speak to the lifeguard, he was talking to them about the dangers of the water. a lot of the people that are outside right now are visitors in this area. this part of the florida receives a lot of tourists who escape the bad weather in other parts of the country but now they will be dealing with this type of weather. let's hear from one of the residents here in south florida. >> this is wild. >> he wasn't liking the sand pelting him but we're going to get through it, we're headed back now. >> i've been saying for three days this is going to flood. >> reporter: now, the biggest challenge here is going to be the flooding. there's a forecast of heavy rain coming to all of florida. because of that they've canceled holiday celebrations all across the state up as north as tampa bay and other places because the flooding could be bad and we know what can happen when we get a lot of rain in a short period of time, zinhle.

>> so many people feeling it. guad venegas, i hope you get to bundle up soon. thank you. let's turn to meteorologist bill karins. we're already seeing the impacts in florida but we know the system is on the move. is it now and where is it going? >> this is going to be a nor'easter heading up the east coast this weekend but without the snow, just a big rain and windstorm and it will have the ripple effects travel wise across the country because there are so many major airports that will be affected. we start on saturday, bright reds and yellows is the heavy rain, it's a florida problem. by the time we get to sund south carolina, north carolina, all the heavy rain, charlotte, raleigh, heading up towards richmond, washington, d.c. late in the day and then on monday new york city to hartford, boston, all of northern new england. this storm is going to rain up into southern canada. so here is how it plays out this weekend, saturday outlook there is the rain, light rain in the middle of the country. in the west it's very mild, sunny, proo pretty nice and calm a beautiful saturday, 79 degrees, no problems in l.a. then on sunday we will watch a new storm trying to move in so

areas of california, it doesn't look to be too significant at this point. mostly the northern portions of the state, san francisco, bay area, up towards eureka. east coast travel sunday, good luck. it's going to be a rough one. >> bill karins, thank you. we're following breaking news in israel, moments ago an idf spokesman announced that israel is taking responsibility for the accidental deaths of three hostages held in gaza. the news comes as national security adviser jake sullivan is on his way back to the united states from israel where he stressed israel needs a new path in its military operation in gaza. nbc news correspondent hala gorani joins us from tel aviv. what more can you tell us about what happened to these hostages? >> reporter: well, zinhle, the idf issued a statement and the spokesperson answered a few questions about the death of these three hostages which the israeli military is saying was

accidental, friendly fire inside of gaza. it appears as though the israeli military misidentified these hostages and mistook them for fighters inside the gaza strip and that's when they were killed. they were fired at by the israeli military and killed. they were identified two of them as yotam haim, who was abducted on october 7th and samer talalka also kidnapped from one of the kibbutzs around gaza on october 7th as well. the third hostage has not been identified at the request of the family, but this has been acknowledged by the israeli military and unfortunately it appears as though these three people died as though they were perhaps trying to flee or they were abandoned by their captors. zinhle. >> it's really a devastating development and of course it's coming as the humanitarian crisis in gaza is only intensifying. i know national security adviser jake sullivan announced this morning there will be a new border crossing for aid

delivery. what do we know and when will humanitarian assistance really start to flow through? >> reporter: well, so our viewers may remember that a few days ago the kerem shalom crossing inside of israeli territory was opened for inspections, the roam was that that would speed up the inspection process but the trucks would still have to go through egypt. the prime minister's office today announced, and this is a significant development, that they will allow kerem shalom to accept commercial transit up to 100 trucks a day, this would double the number of trucks going into gaza a day. that's the ideal scenario. of course, we haven't seen that many go in in quite some time since that short-lived seven-day truce a few weeks ago. the idea is to allow more aid in and what's interesting about the prime minister's office announcement is that they are talking about this within the framework of a hostage release -- an agreement with the u.s. with the aim of getting more hostages released so we are going to keep our eyes open and

follow developments on whether or not this leads perhaps to some sort of agreement on a new ceasefire or a new batch of hostage releases. zinhle, back to you. >> hala gorani, thank you. time for the money minute. finally good news about mortgage rates and weight watchers is adjusting to the age of ozempic. steve kovac joins us now. >> yeah, potential home buyers may be getting welcomed relief according to freddie mac, the average long term u.s. mortgage rate just dropped below 7%, the lowest it has been since early august, but still more than the 3.1% average rate we saw just two years ago. also waymo is pushing the robo taxi venture to the next level. it will drop passengers curbside at terminals at the phoenix, sky harbor international airport. before now the service was available to airport shuttle stops, but waymo officials say they're ready to test and deploy this new service during limited overnight hours. and after weight watchers

shareholder and board member oprah wintry shared she's taking weight loss drugs the company announced a program geared at others who are interested in taking them. it will give members access to doctors who can prescribe the medications as well as nutrition plans, help with insurance and other support programs. zinhle, back over to you. >> fascinating to see how the weight loss industry is transforming right now. >> ozempic everywhere. >> steve kovac, thank you. coming up, 'tis the season for holiday tipping, but how much should you give and who who? we're asking the experts. plus a care bear's journey. a look at how our nation's supply chain works through the supply chain works through the eyes of, yes, a somedays, i cover up because of my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now i feel free to bare my skin, thanks to skyrizi. ♪(uplifting music)♪ ♪nothing is everything♪ i'm celebrating my clearer skin... my way. with skyrizi, 3 out of 4 people

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it's no secret covid disrupted the global supply chain from production to prices and shipping times, but how is the supply chain this holiday season? to find out cnbc sent four reporters around the world to track the journey of just one toy, a care bear. >> while the u.s. fights inflation china struggles with deflation and that's translating to lower pricing at the factories. during the global supply chain disruptions two years ago the cost of making a care bear was up 25%. today it's back to where it was before the pandemic. slower growth here has reigned in material prices as well as workers' wages and with u.s. orders harder to come by factories compete with cut prices. logistics costs are also in check. no more tight covid controls and shipping containers are plentiful. at the chinese ports.

so products that have been held up for months on the factory floor in 2021 are now shipped out to america almost immediately. >> nowhere is the difference in the supply chain more visible than at the ports of l.a. and long beach. when i was here two years ago there were 65 ships anchored offshore waiting ten days for an appointment, now i don't see anything and ships are going right now. the u.n. says global trade it down 5% and shipping container costs are down almost 90%. >> 50% of the truck gates go unused every day and that means we have compass night in november container volume was up 19%, overall for the year it is down partly because labor tensions sent some ships away from the west coast. >> a similar story with trucks and trains, two years ago there weren't enough as consumers loaded up, but today there's too much supply and not enough demand, volumes are down and spot rates have dropped 40% since 2021. with all this available freight it's now cheaper to ship this care bear from the port to the

warehouse and on to the final destination, but whether or not all these savings are passed along to consumers can depend on the retailer. the journey for this care bear from a factory in china to a toy store is back to normal now take being a month. two years ago it was twice as long and transportation costs were making up almost a quarter of the bear's total cost, it's now down to 5%. >> we're just seeing less pressure on the manufacturing cost and the transportation cost, a little bit more pressure on other areas of the supply chain and also our customers are looking for more value so we're being squeezed a little bit. >> toy maker basic fund was add ago transportation fee to retail invoices two years ago, now those are gone. if you look at toy deflation and consumers' desire for lower priced toys this bear retails for $15 in most stores, down from $17 to $20 two years ago. >> thanks, guys, for that. let's talk about something

that's got our team talking, with err talking about holiday tipping with the season of generosity upon us who are you actually supposed to give a little extra cash to? lynda baquero from our nbc station in new york has holiday tips on holiday tipping. >> reporter: 'tis the season to give and that includes giving back to those who have helped you throughout the year. >> we get such good service and we like the people who -- our sanitation workers and the mail carrier. >> reporter: so how much should you give? let's start with building doormen. guidelines range from at least $25 each in a larger building where you have several doormen to $150. we asked street easy concierge carlo romero for advice. >> if it's a smaller building and you have a very personal relationship with those doormen, you know, feel free to be more generous within your means. >> reporter: and sanitation workers appreciate a little extra around the holidays, street easy suggests between $20 and $30 each. u.s. mail carriers are prohibited from accepting cash or gift cards, so a noncash gift

is best. >> for u.p.s. and fedex, it's okay and similar guidelines to sanitation workers, maybe $20 to $30. if this is someone who is often delivering you a lot of packages. ultimately tipping is very personal and it's a gesture of your gratitude, it should always be an amount that you're comfortable with. >> reporter: for a baby-sitter who helps you part-time on a regular basis two days' pay is considered appropriate. >> for a nanny, for example, someone who is working with you every day, perhaps one to two weeks might be more appropriate. >> reporter: for a housekeeper, one week's pay is a nice tip if you can manage it. lynda baquero, for "nbc news daily." >> thanks for the tips. coming up, fiery crash. the plane wreck that shut down part of a major interstate. you're watching "nbc news daily." but first, time for today's daily snapshot. check out this field of lights

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we are following developing news in contra costa county. flaring is happening again at the martinez refinery. video from sky ranger. flaring began around 9:00 this morning. it's classified as a level one event. flaring happened here two weeks ago. this time they notified the health department and people are complaining oh of a strong smell from this. the health department says that's because of sulfur being released. it does not pose any danger to the public health, so the health department is monitoring the situation. also in the east bay, a tense moment for people in a neighborhood. firefighters battled an early morning fire near the b.a.r.t. station on bailey road. >> reporter: bailey road has been reopened for quite some time now in concord after it was shut down overnight because of this. this is a car fire that started

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bottom of the hour now. here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily." breaking news, a mother of a 6-year-old who shot his teacher in newport news, virginia, has been sentenced to two years in prison. her son used her handgun to shoot and critically injure his teacher in january. taylor pleaded guilty to felony child neglect in august and was sentenced to 2 is months in federal prison for using marijuana while owning a gun in november. part of a north carolina interstate is closed after a private plane crashed on to the

highway. it happened last night near asheville. the plane struck power lines and collided with a tractor. the pilot reported issues and made a forced landing, but the plane eventually caught fire. the crash happened not far from a nearby airport, two people on board were able to ses cape with minor injuries. and we've got a happy ending for the bull that disrupted train service in new jersey yesterday. stunned commuters captured video of the bull running up and down train tracks at a train station in downtown newark, both amtrak and regional rail faced delays of up to 45 minutes. nj transit confirmed that the bull named ricardo is now living at an animal sanctuary. thankfully no one was hurt and that includes ricardo. a war orchestrated by the u.s. against russia that is how the kremlin spokesperson dmitry peskov is characterizing war in ukraine today. he sat down exclusively with nbc news chief international correspondent keir simmons as the fighting rages on between the two countries with no clear end in sight.

keir joins us now from moscow. i do understand that the kremlin spokesman had a lot to say about the u.s., even going as far as to talk about the republican front runner, right, in next year's elections, donald trump. what exactly did he tell you? >> reporter: that's right, zinhle, i will break it down a little bit. i mean, he had a i lot to say, but particularly on that issue you will remember -- and what he did say was fundamentally the kremlin wants to have somebody in the white house that, as he says it, they can work with. you will remember that president trump when he was president said -- had a lot of meetings with president putin and then more recently he said that he thought he could solve the ukraine crisis he said within 24 hours, within a day. i asked the kremlin spokesman about that. >> it's too complicated to be solved in one day. it's too complicated.

>> could the kremlin work with president trump? >> i have no doubt that president putin would be ready to work with anyone who is ready to work with him. and he will be ready to work with anyone who would understand that from now on you have to be more careful with russia and you have to take into account its concerns. >> reporter: now, dmitry peskov said that russia wants to talk with the u.s., but with president putin saying that the war goals remain the same, there isn't very much to talk about. >> and, keir, we also want to mention that the whereabouts of opposition leader alexei navalny are unclear. can you remind us who he is and what we've learned from the kremlin. >> reporter: yeah, so he is one of the kremlin's main critics, president putin's main critics. they dislike him so much that president putin and dmitry peskov won't even say his name.

his team says that he's been missing for ten days and that they've looked at ten prisons, he is in prison, and they can't find him in any of those places. did i put it to dmitry peskov that it's suspicious that he has seemingly disappeared as president putin says he's going to try to stand for election next year, an election which clearly president putin will win. >> really strong reports. keir simmons in moscow for us. thank you so much. here in the u.s. there are new developments in the case surrounding the murder of four university of idaho students. the house where the crime took place is set to be demolished later this month before the suspect's trial begins. nbc news senior legal correspondent laura jarrett explains how that would affect the proceedings. >> reporter: it's a haunting reminder of an unthinkable tragedy that soon the house at 1122 king road will stand no more. the university of idaho announcing plans to demolish the house on december 28th, its president saying in a statement, while we appreciate the

emotional connection some family members of the victims may have to this house, it's time for its removal and to allow the collective healing of our community to continue. the family of victim kaylee goncalves responding to the news on facebook priegt in part, kaylee unfortunately died in that house but more importantly kaylee lived a fun, happy life in that house. when the house is torn down, it will be a very sad day for me. teams from suspect bryan kohberger's defense visiting the house thursday and returning today, telling the university they intend to take photographs, measurements and possibly gather drone footage of the house in preparation for kohberger's trial which still has no trial date. it was inside these walls that xana kernodle, ethan chapin, madison mogen and kaylee goncalves were found stabbed to death in november of 2022. victims' families have called for the house to remain standing throughout the impending trial. >> the house is evidence probably one of the biggest pieces of evidence.

>> reporter: the fbi went to the house in late october, the university saying they asked to gather information that will let them create a physical model of the home for trial so prosecutors can map out what they say happened that night. a knife sheath police say they recovered from the bed where kaylee goncalves and madison mogen were found dead. on the third floor of that home. prosecutors allege that kohberger's dna was a statistical match to dna taken from the knife sheath. according to court papers one of the two surviving roommates was in her bedroom on the second floor where xana kernodle and ethan chapin were killed. she told police she saw a man in black clothes and a mask walking past here and she stood growsen as that man walked toward the sliding glass door leading out of that house. meanwhile, the university of idaho campus turning a new leaf in the new year. >> we are there for one another. we care for one another. we support one another. >> reporter: laura jarrett, nbc

news. laura, thank you. when they say the apple doesn't fall far from the tree they usually don't mean this close. deborah is a district judge in pennsylvania, her daughter jodie has the same job just one township over. as savannah guthrie tells us, the law runs in the family. >> reporter: deborah and her daughter jodie say they never dreamt of becoming attorneys let alone judges, like so many their paths were not always perfectly planned out or what they expected. >> i found myself single at 34 years old and when i went to tell my parents, my father's first thing out of his mouth was, good, now you will go to law school. i had two children at home, i had no money and no job and i started law school at 37 years old. >> reporter: deborah took a leap, she says she couldn't have done it without friends and family. >> i had over an hour drive each way and if i was running late they would just grab my kids and take them into their house. so i never had to worry about

that. it does take a village, i'm not going to lie. >> reporter: deborah graduated from law school in 1991, she started out in the district attorney's office. two years later she ran for the magisterial district judge seat in white harsh township in pennsylvania and she won. it was the beginning of three decades on the bench. years later her daughter jodie wasn't sure of her own path. >> i was undecided, it was between teaching and law. my college roommate was taking the l sats so i was like, okay, i will sea sign up. >> reporter: jodie ended up attending the same law school as her mom. >> i remember going to law school and calling her. i mean, i was 11 when she graduated law school so i was like how did you do this with two young kids at home raising us and putting us to sleep and then studying for law school exams? >> reporter: jodie's graduation has a special moment for her and her mom. >> she handed me my diploma when i graduated law school, we were the only mother/daughter at that time which was very significant. there was a lot of father/son,

there were a couple father/daughters but we were the only mother/daughter pair. >> reporter: two years ago she and her mom would hit another historic first when deborah swore jodie in as the image steer i can't district judge in the township right next to hers and now as deborah faces retirement they reflect on how far they've come. >> it's not easy. when i meet people, young women that say they can't do it, i say, yes, you can. >> yes, you can. >> i did and this is how you do it. share the experience, show other people how to get past it. and i did. i was lucky enough. >> reporter: savannah guthrie, nbc news. >> so cool. there are ten days left until christmas, in case you missed it and if you haven't sent out your holiday gifts you need to and soon. shipping deadlines are fast approaching but there are still ways to get your gifts under the tree in time. nbc news correspondent marissa parra is at a ups store in coral springs, florida. we will talk deadlines in a moment but what are some tips to make sure our packages actually

arrive safely? there's nothing worse than getting one with things broken. >> reporter: yes, yes, and that is almost as bad as it arriving at the wrong place. so a couple things and i will show you on my handy dandy prop box here. of course, you want to make sure that it is sealed, a sturdy box, you also want to triple checkhe supposed to be sent to because you want christmas cheer to be spread to ideally the person you are trying to send it to. something i actually learned from correspondent vicky nguyen is also you can put the address the details not just on the outside where you expect it to be, but on the inside in case something happens to the box there, zinhle. >> i can hear all the taping happening you behind you so clearly those boxes are getting sealed up pretty well. what are the deadlines we need to know today and for those of you who may be running behind on sending our packages, what options do we have? >> reporter: well, the good news is, zinhle, if case you are one of those people it's not too late. there is a deadline, one of the deadlines is fedex ground

shipping that ted line is today. let's say you cannot make it to deliver fedex in time for today's deadline, that's okay because you still have options it just might require a little extra money. same day shipping you have until next friday for that. u.p.s. three day select deadline is tuesday the 19th, ground shipping, sorry, guys, i don't have an exact date because that's going to depend on the type of package you're sending, if where you're sending it from and to, so you will have to check the website for that. usps tomorrow is your deadline for ground shipping. and zinhle, i want to show you something, once, again w this box right here, this is a five-pound box, if i were to send this out from u.p.s. ground shipping which is the cheapest it would run you about $30. if you are to wait until the final deadline next day delivery this would be up to $250. if there is no other motivation than just to save money, of course, also to get your things to your loved ones, get your stuff in early. theres no time like the present to send off those presents. >> i love that. and, yeah, that dollar price,

you got me. i have to send my gifts, marissa. thank you so much for that, marissa parra, we appreciate it. still ahead, are you jingling all the way to an empty wallet? we have expert tips to ease your financial stress this holiday season. don't go anywhere, you're watching "nbc news daily."

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in today's mental health check for many people this is the most wonderful time of the year but it can also be the most expensive, especially when it comes to holiday shopping. according to a poll from the american psychiatric association about half of americans say they're worried about affording holiday gifts. joining me to talk financial stress is chief tax information officer at jackson hewitt mark seener and family and clinical psychologist dr. jennifer heartsteen. >> mark, feels like prices are going up and up and up, every single year. how do we manage financial stress, especially at a time like this? >> it's important to have a plan and a budget and most importantly to differentiate between want to have and need to have. what i found from our own observation is many people make good financial decisions it's a bit of a misunderstanding that everyone is going on a kegger to

investigation. they pay off debt, while insurance, tires, things that you need at least that's what we see with our clients and tax refunds, this he spend them more wisely. pay attention this year, especially where you can get caught up in that melee and lay down cash. >> don't just buy trending things, buy things that are helpful. dr. jen, i want to ask you about managing this stress. i grew up with a lot of financial stress, worked three jobs to get through college, lots of scholarships, i remember holidays were stressful. how can people manage that stress? >> it's a really good question because it's stressful for so many rnls not only financially. identify what the stress is. is it only financial? is it am i afraid of disappointing you? is it i can't get to that job that day? what is it? we want to figure that out. from there we want to figure out what coping strategies do we have in place that we can use even more so, lean on take a walk, take a break, walk away i from the computer, any of that stuff. then as mark said, have a plan, right, figure out what your strategy is going to be and if

you have financial stress, get support, talk to the people in your life, talk to someone like mark about what you should be doing and lean into all of that. we don't talk about it enough. it becomes very name more of us have had financial stress than we want to think about. if we talk about it we can set expectations and have conversations openly. >> normalize talking about some of this financial stress, talking about the finances at the moment. mark, let's talk about how to spend the money we have or maybe don't have. are there any big purchases people should not be making? of course, we are inundate td with advertising at times like this. >> nice to have, must have are two simple categories. take assessment of what your inventory of money and resources are, how much do you have do you have? what might be coming in in the way of a future tax refund? once you know what that is, do we need a newark machine or appliance or health insurance? i'd like to go on a trip but these come first. once do you that you can exhale. you've treated yourself nicely, done a good thing, maybe you didn't get the one thing you

really wanted but you got the things that you needed for yourself and your family and that will relieve your stress, did you what was right, you did go buy something but you bought what you needed not what you necessarily had to virtue signal your friends. >> sometimes pressure is not from ourselves, there's pressure to get gifts for other people, there are holiday parties, so, dr. jen, how do we maybe communicate to someone in our life, hey, right now i don't have the bandwidth to spend? >> it goes back to what we were saying, communication is key. i would start having those conversations now not on the 24th or 25th when people are expecting something from you. start off with setting expectation, make it clear, set the boundaries, be open and maybe be creative, maybe make something homemade, maybe talk about an experience you can create. most of us have enough stuff. >> yeah. >> so what if we just said i can't get you anything but i'd a day where we could spend some time together, can we go for a great walk or do something like that. that's important.

be honest and open and people will accept that. >> mark, the reality is we are not always buying practical gifts, times we maybe need to splurge. if someone is spending on a credit card do you recommend they do buy now pay later? what are your tips and tricks? >> short term financing is always fine. somebody said if i can pay cash should i? i said if you can do 30 days, get a credit card and the points and other value then pay it off but don't use the short term financing as a substitute for financial practicality. even if you are getting a big tax refund when tax time comes around look at what you have and what you are going to get, spend within your means and, yes, credit card is fine, borrowing is fine but it should not be a substitute for longer term financing, it is only a crutch and it will get in that cycle of debt, interest, more payments, minimum payments. spend what you are able to spend and buy what you need, not what you necessarily like. i will finish saying this, a lot of people are surprised when they say they bought their child tires for their car or insurance for my family or an appliance that i need. that's not a bad idea. you are shaming them for not

buying the purse or what have you. >> dr. jen, i want to end with you, if someone in our life is struggling with money how can we support them and make it a fun holiday? >> i think you have to show them some grace, be kind, let them do what they can do and be present, it's about being together not about what you are getting. >> say that again. >> it's about being together not about what you are getting. about what you are getting. >> thank you both for being w sometimes, the lows of bipolar depression feel darkest before dawn. with caplyta, there's a chance to let in the lyte™. caplyta is proven to deliver significant relief across bipolar depression. unlike some medicines that only treat bipolar i, caplyta treats both bipolar i and ii depression. and in clinical trials, movement disorders and weight gain were not common. call your doctor about sudden mood changes, behaviors, or suicidal thoughts. antidepressants may increase these risks in young adults. elderly dementia patients have increased risk of death or stroke. report fever, confusion, stiff or uncontrollable muscle movements which may be life threatening or permanent. these aren't all the serious side effects.

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welcome back. we are continuing to follow the flaring that's happening at the martinez refinery. we want to show you video we shot earlier from our nbc bay area sky ranger. the flaring began around 9:00 this morning. it's currently classified as a left one event. the refinery notified the health department. people are complaining about an odor, but it does not pose a danger to the public health. the health department do say some people may feel some physical effects. >> my advice for people who are more sensitive to the smell is to stay indoors, close the win dors and doors. and if you have a heppa filter, it can remove these smells from the air. oakland police were doing -- they're investigating a robbery that involved a wild crash and shooting. that was video moments before it

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