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soaks waterlogged california, nearly every one in state is under a flood watch. the future of family planning may in question after an alabama court rules that frozen embryos are children. meet the press. the first black women to cover the white house are being honored in the briefing room. how they managed to blaze a trail straight down pennsylvania avenue. and think about it. just as our body changes as we get older, so do our brains, a doctor shares what you can expect and some tips you want to keep top of mind. get it, top of mind. >> i see what you did there. we begin though in california where that relentless rain is causing mayor flooding and mud slide concerns. >> nearly the entire state is under some sort of flood alert right now, places like los angeles and san diego are getting hit the hardest, several people have been rescued from the floods including in san luis

obispo. >> take a look at sam of the damage nearby, palm trees completely uprooted in santa barbara. michelle grossman is tracking where the storm is headed. but we begin with nbc correspondent in los angeles, the rain is really coming down where you are right now, what are the biggest concerns in california? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. if it seems like california has been getting pounded by rain in february you're not wrong, los angeles is actually on track to break record rainfall totals, just 2 inches shy of breaking that record here, and just to put it in perspective, obviously southern california is used to sunny mild temperatures year-round, but we've seen 14 inches of rain fall here in los angeles from the beginning of this year, in seattle, in comparison, it's only about been

7 inches of rainfall. this is coming on the heels of those two atmospheric rivers that occurred just two weeks ago which created a lot of damage and destruction across california, but as you mentioned 35 million californians are under a flood watch alert. that's all the way from santa barbara down to san diego. and in san diego, they saw record rainfall at the end of january, which caused hundreds of homes to be destroyed or damaged. in this storm system we're already seeing several spin-offs on the roads and roads being closed because of flooding. so people are bracing for potential more impact when it comes to this storm. >> let's go meteorologist michelle grossman, when will california timely get some relief? >> reporter: a little relief tomorrow and more relief thursday into friday. lingering showers on wednesday and then drying out thursday and

friday. 35 million americans under flood alerts throughout the state of california, from chico, to santa barbara, down to san diego. on saturated ground we're concerned about flooding and flash flooding as well. los angeles, hourly rainfall rates of a half-inch, up to abinch in responsible spots and a few thunderstorms in portions of san diego county. in the higher elevations we're looking at a snow, a hot of snow, generally 6 to 12 in the sierra nevada mountains. mountain shasta, winter storm. the heavy rain, plume of moisture coming from hawaii, an atmospheric river and we're looking at really heavy rainfall. over saturated ground. the bull's-eye in southern

california but showers too in northern california. for the rest of day it looks like most of that heavy rain will be confined to southern california. today, rounds of heavy rain continuing in southern california. especially where we're seeing those burn areas, we'll continue to watch that. improvement tomorrow. better improvement on thursday. back to you. >> thank you so much. let's turn to a court case in a single state that could have massive implications a i cross the country dm larry for women or couples who rely on fertility treatments to get pregnant. the supreme court in alabama has ruled that frozen embryos are considered children and someone in alabama can be held liable for destroying those embryos. that decision raising big questions about the future of fertility treatments for things like in vitro fertilization. what did the supreme court say? >> reporter: well, on friday the alabama supreme court ruled that

frozen embryos are people and have the same legal protections as children. this is the first time in the country that such a ruling has happened. the chief justice tom parker quoted the bible in the alabama constitution, section 36 which argues that each person was made in god's image. parker wrote, recognizes that this is true of unborn human life. that even before birth all human beings bear the image of god and their lives can't be destroyed withoutfacing his glory. he's facing criticism. >> what kind of impact could this decision have on ivf treatments in tate of alabama specifically and could other states follow suit? >> key question, reproductive rights advocates said that it could imperil ivf for people across the states.

a number of embryois are created. now patients and doctors could worry they could be held liable for disposing embryos. other state supreme courts especially conservative states, could follow suit. this could also possibly end up at the u.s. supreme court if the parties go through the appeals process and if the justices decide to weigh in after overturning roe v. wade. >> all right, yamiche thanks so much we're just four days away from next big republican primary, this one in south carolina. >> nikki haley is ramping up attacks against former president donald trump on the heels of his legal setbacks and the death on russian opposition leader alexe navalny. garrett haake is following all of this and joins us now.

nikki haley delivered a speech earlier and she's refusing to leave the race, what is her messaging right now to voters in. >> reporter: yeah, right now she's arguing that only three states have voted, only four after south carolina this weekend and this is a democracy, everyone should get a chance to weigh in on this race and she argues despite the fact that he's winning these republican primaries donald trump is basically an incumbent and he's losing pluralities of the voters. he's much weaker than they realize and would lose in november. the bottom line she says she's not going anywhere not saturday, not sunday. listen to some of the speech that she just wrapped. >> people have a right to have their voices heard. and they deserve a real choice, not a soviet-style election where there's only one candidate and he gets 99% of the vote.

we don't anoint kings in this country. he have elections. donald trump of all people, should know we don't rig elections. >> i've been doing this a long time, not the candidate who decides when their campaign it's over, it's the donors, will she have the money to compete going forward? that's the thing to watch in the days and weeks ahead. >> garrett, let's turn to former president donald trump, he's in south carolina, right now he's taping a special on another network, a town hall. >> i very much hope we hear a better answer about the death of alexei navalny the biggest story on the planet. the only thing that we have heard from donald trump is a post on his social media site comparing the sudden death of the russian opposition leader to his own persian cushion by the courts here in the united states. he's loathed to talk about

russian at any point in his political history. time now for today's cnbc money minute. new update from elon musk's neuralink. bertha coombs joins us now. let's start with the neura link, the brain technology was reportedly able to control a computer mouse just by thinking. according to the company founder elon musk on x, musk has big ambitions for the technology. it can treat obesity to schizophrenia the white house announced today it will distribute additional $5.8 billion to update the water system in all 50 states. the white house says the additional projects are part of the largest investment in clean

water in u.s. history. and speaking of water, if you're thinking about putting your iphone in a bag of rice in order to dry it out apple is telling you to stop. court documents say it can actually lead to letting in small particles of rice that can damage your phone, instead suggest tap the phone against your hand with the connector pointed down and then leave it out to dry before charging. >> like this. >> yeah, exactly. >> i've totally done the rice trick. >> have you really in. >> i've done it with my air pods. >> not anymore. >> they're still working, you're lucky coming up, capital one getting ready to buy discover, combining the nation's two of the biggest credit card companies. what it means for your wallet. a new study finds that women

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>> his supporters rallied outside zdemanding that he not be extradited. wikileaks published classified documents related to the wars in iraq and afghanistan. josh lederman is outside the royal courts of justice in london. josh, he's faced a number of legal battles over the years, that's not new, but what makes today's court proceedings so different? >> reporter: what makes it different this is really the end of the line for julian assange in his decade-long battle against extradition that started well over ten years ago when he was facing extradition by the swedes on totally unrelated charges, jumped bail, took refuge in the ecuadorian embassy. he's waiting extradition to the u.s. on these espionage charges. in court today, his lawyers have

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movement. >> josh, this is just one of dark did one of two dies of this hearing, what do we expect to hear tomorrow? >> reporter: so tomorrow will be the chance for the u.s. to make its case against assange the u.s. government is expected to argue that he caused risked to identities of americans. the judge could rule immediately or could take some time to think about the evidence and ultimately issue a decision on whether julian will get one time appeal. a once-popular youtube ruby franke will face up to 60 years in prison. she and her business partner pleaded guilty to child abuse. valerie castro has been following this story. the details in this case are quite disturbing, can you remind

us what happened here in. >> reporter: this was a parenting lifestyle video channel that ruby franke had on youtube, but a lot of critics said it pushed a harsh parenting style. franke pleaded guilty to several charges in this case including holding a child's head up water, and putting her happened over a child's mouth to restrict their breathing. she did make an extensive statement in court today, addressing the court said she was accepting responsibility for her actions and accepting the fact that she would be facing prison time. she mentioned her children in her statement today. >> i was so disoriented that i believed dark was light and right was wrong. i would do anything in this world for you. i took from you all that was soft and safe and good.

>> reporter: she also mentioned her husband in her statement today, he filed for divorce haas year, she called the end of their marriage a tragedy. >> valerie, i mean, this case stands out in that she was an influencer she had a big following, what did we hear from the judge in today's sentencing and do we know what happens next for franke's family? >> according to court motions her children remain in professional care, they went through a lot so they continue to receive that care, her husband in the meantime he's now asking for victim rest rugs in this case. the other person who was sentenced in this case, her business partner jodi hildebrandt. she also was sentenced to the same number of years as franke

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following the story. >> reporter: santa clara police say there's no longer a threat to the public. a man is in custody. we are at the riley square apartment complex. you can see the santa clara police are on the scene. they are focused on a unit to the left side of your screen where just before 2:30 this morning a man shot and killed a person inside that unit. that person died here on the scene. we are waiting for the coroner to retrieve that person. police did find the suspect, the man nearby. they arrested him just after they arrived here on the scene. it's not clear what led up to shooting or what relationship, if any, this man has with the victim. earlier this morning, people were gathered out front. they were crying over what happened. we believe that they were family or friends of the victim. this is the second homicide of the year in santa clara. prior to 2024, prior to this year, the last time someone was

murdered in santa clara was 2020. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. here are other stories. president biden is set to have a busy schedule this week. he is visiting california. miles canyon road is closed. the antioch public lbrary is open. it was closed for security upgrades. the public library had been the scene of fires, drug use, sexual activity. during closure, team president paired outside fencing and updated the security camera system. starting today, there will be an armed security guard and a patrol car monitoring the parking lot. miles canyon road remains closed after storm damage. you can see chunks of the road washed away. cal trans made an assessment. it will be closed for at least the next few days. be patient while they repair

this road. to decision 2024 and the race for your vote. president biden is set to visit california amid his re-election bid. he will arrive in los angeles today. he will participate in a campaign reception and spend the night there. then he will come to san francisco tomorrow. he is expected to participate in two campaign events. in one event, nancy pelosi will co-host. thursday, president biden will travel to another fund-raiser. then he will head back to the white house. four senate candidates will take the stage tonight. three democrats and one republican. congressman adam schiff leads the polling and is most recently known for leading the prosecution of donald trump in the senate impeachment trial. the lone republican, steve garvey, who is more known for his days as a player for the dodgers and padres than his political career. katie porter and barbara lee who represents the east bay.

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gun charges and being held on $1 million bond. two two minors being held, no charges against them. the woman killed that day was a local deejay, nearly two dozens were injured. russia authorities have detained a los angeles woman on the suspicion of treason. this video shows the unnamed the 33-year-old woman being taken into custody, russian officials said she's accused of raising funds to support ukraine's war efforts, the white house said the u.s. is working to obtain more information about the individual. it comes as president biden said he would. announcing new sanctions to hold russia accountable following the death of kremlin critic alexei navalny. massive wreck wiped out most of the field at the rain-delayed daytona 500. the crash occurred at the front of the pack with only nine laps

to go. william byron who was involved in the early multicar crash was declared the winner under caution, after another smaller crash on the final lap. two of the biggest credit card companies if the u.s. are about to form a joint account. >> that's right, capital one said it will buy discover in a deal worth more than $35.3 billion. christine roe mans joins us now. walk us through the details of this megadeal that we're talking about and even if you don't have a capital one or a discover card it has implications for us. >> if you have one of these cards in your wallet as they say, nothing happens until after the deal's approved end of this year or next year. the deal is a stock deal, it

brings together two players who are different, really, you've got capital one known for its rewards cards and discover for its cashback offers and discover customers tend to have higher credit ratings than others. it's kind of a niche market there. discover also has its own transaction unit. it gives them a little bit of an edge, competition maybe to visa or mastercard zthe two big ones in terms of transactions. the backdrop of this is fascinating. record amount of credit card debt. record-high interest rates. wean the merchant fees and all that interest in this very big world it's a very lucrative space for this deal. >> christine, you said this is far from a done deal, what kind of scrutiny could this face. >> some consumer groups are saying prove to us there will be

more competition and cardholders. it will go through the regulatory process. which will last until the end of this year. definitely raise costs for consumers. people really cover the credit card space and greg mcbride from bankrate told me if you pay your bills on time you'll probably have more competitive offers down the road eventually if this approved. if you're in distress this shen't going to help the distressed cardholder at all. real interest rates on credit cards. if you're not paying your credit card bills that's just more pain down the road. >> christine, thanks so much. weight loss drugs are exploding in popularity and change the way doctors and patients treat obesity.

are they safe for teenagers to use? vicky nguyen has more on what parents should know before giving these weight loss drugs to their kids. >> wegovy helped us lose weight. >> mounjaro can decrease how much food you eat. ♪ ozempic ♪ >> reporter: drugs for weight loss now being prescribed to kids as young as 12. last year, at least 4,000 prescriptions of the active ingredient in ozempic and wegovy were dispensed to patients under 17. that number expected to grow. >> i gained 20 pounds last summer. >> reporter: this 16-year-old never thought about her weight until she hit puberty. the constant reminders of her size came from school and even friends. >> any time i would go over to her house, she would make me weigh myself and constantly compare our sizes. >> this is a friend? >> yeah. that i should go on a diet which was four chicken nuggets a day. >> reporter: her mom knows what it's like to wage war with her weight. she underwent bariatric surgery

20 years ago. >> even though i lost over 100 pounds, i still struggled up here with the food issues. >> reporter: dina started weekly injections of mounjaro last year. >> it shut it off completely up here. i'm not thinking about the food. >> what convinced you that this would help your daughter? >> what convinced me was i lost 133 pounds. >> put it right in my stomach right there. >> okay. >> reporter: demi lost 58 pounds after starting wegovy over a year ago. the drug suppresses appetite. >> what do you think? >> about the meds? >> yeah, the medicine and what it's done for your confidence and your self-esteem. >> i have always been dependent on antidepressants. being on this medicine, i feel like i don't need to be on antidepressents. >> reporter: dr. amanda velazquez is the director of obesity medicine at cedars-sinai medical center and

she's also a paid consultant for drugmakers. when a patient and their parent come to you and say how does this work on an adolescent body, what do you say? >> there's a lot of mechanisms that works through. it is also working to change the way that your brain and your gut interact. >> velazquez's data on these drugs dates back roughly 10 years. she believes using them early to treat obesity, means lower rates of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease later, but there are possible side effects. like nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. researchers at uc irvine say they're worried these drugs might result in kids undereating. and not getting enough calories for growth and development. and abuse of these drugs for those with eating disorders or in sports like wrestling or gymnastics. >> do you worry at all 10, 20, 30 years from now we'll look back on this and see it is a mistake? >> with the promising research, i don't see that forthcoming. >> reporter: in a statement, wegovy's maker novo nordisk said, the decision to prescribe an anti-obesity

medication is at the discretion of the physician. >> this is beautiful. demi reached her goal weight and she's looking forward to prom this spring. >> i don't think you have to look a certain way. but if it is going to make you feel better, then do it. >> reporter: vicky nguyen, nbc news. in today's daily health, exercise is great for everyone, right, but a new study shows that the benefits might be even better for women than men. the national study published this week, finds regular exercise decreases the risk of mortality in women even if they worked out for less time than men did. aria joins me now. i love this headline. walk us through the results. what are they talking about when they say regular exercise. >> the first part of the study looked at aerobic activities. women and men when they did the

same level of activities, 2.5 hours of moderate exercise, women actually had 24% lower risk of dying over the study period. whereas men had 15% lower risk. so that's the first part of the study. the second part looked at these muscle strengthening activities. essentially one weekly session of weight lifting and women saw 30% lower risk of these deadly cardiovascular problems like heart attack or stroke. men only saw a 11%. >> what does this mean, does this mean women and men should have different exercise regimens in. >> potential implication of the study. right now the federal recommendation for exercise is to get 150 minutes per week of moderate activity and also to include two days of mustle

strengthening. they can do less exercise and still see some major health benefits particularly when it comes to heart health. now we'll see whether or not we actually change the federal guidelines accordingly but i think the study makes a strong case for it. >> aria thank you. >> it's a high bar particularly when women are busy, it make it a bit more palateable. thank you. this black heritage month we're shining a light on unsung figures in u.s. hiry. today we're highlighting alice and ethel, 2023 media pioneers received an honor a decade in the making. 75 years after breaking glass

ceilings on capitol hill -- >> i'm honored to speak to you from our brand-new press lectern. >> reporter: the first two black women journalists to join the white house press corps are getting their recognition. why honor alice and ethel with that new lectern. >> we hadn't a new one since 2007. >> reporter: alice was the first black woman white house correspondent to receive a congressional pass. >> in washington, d.c., alice is among the handful of women -- >> reporter: in the '50s and '60s, she press td lawmakers from the white house, making headlines for questioning eisenhower on civil rights. her granddaughter rebs it well. did you talk with your grandmother about her work as a black journalist? >> consider my grandmother -- she was such a great storyteller, she had a story for everything. she was mistreated.

>> reporter: and she wasn't alone. ethel payne remembered as the first lady of the black press, known for her intrepid reporting. payne covering the racest treatment of african americans during the korean war. also pressing president eisenhower on civil rights and desegregation, so much so that eisenhower reportedly hesitated to call on her for the remainder of his presidency. the honor of podium bestowed by the first black and openly gay -- >> i stand on the shoulders of so many before me, so many before me. >> reporter: they paved the way for the correspondents we've seen today, april ryan, rachel scott and kristen welker. we can't brush over the reality that journalists, women of color, have faced unique pushback in the briefing room and beyond. how would you characterize some of that interactions?

>> i think, look, i think that one is true, it's true. when you're a first you experience something a little bit more tougher and many people don't believe that you belong there, right, that's happened with many other firsts across our history where they've had to fight a little bit harder, right, and be a little bit better than everyone else in the room. >> what do you think she would make that there are so many things honoring her today? >> i don't think she would have envisioned it. being that it has gone to pass she would be speechless in a way, but she's give herself that pat on the back and say, you made it, girl. >> today alice and ethel making it all the way to the white house briefing room. so much i didn't know about these powerful black women journalists. you brought this story to my attention initially. it goes to show how many people came before us. >> i covered the white house and didn't know that history.

>> thank you. coming up, just as our bodies change as we age so do bodies change as we age so do our brains, the

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counsel robert hur's describing president biden as an elderly with memory -- joining us is neurologist and author of the busy brain cure. great to have you here. let's get into it. what does happen to our brain and our memory, i think everybody notices, i notice that as i get older it's hard tore remember things. >> we're having a wrong conversations it happens when we're in our 20s. we all have word finding difficulty or forget a colleague's name. that's a retrieval issue. any time as an adult we start having issues with our memory, cognitive decline that's not normal. >> you talked about it can happen as early as your 20s,

what are some early signs of memory loss. >> when we're talk abmild cognitive impairment, or dementia, difficulty finding the right words consistently, you can't do familiar tasks. or you're struggling what time and place you're in routinely. >> so those are the signs. what other factors besides dementia can contribute to memory problems? >> really important when memory problems, history of head injury, other diseases that may be going on in the brain, parkinsons, having a stroke, a brain tumor, and thyroid ig regularities. and nutrition deficiencies. >> so, how does stress impact our performance, our memory, because that obviously has an zblefkt i've been researching

this in the workplace. it leads to is same inflammation in the brain the key this is when we're under high stress we're sleep deprived and more likely to use alcohol or other medications to calm ourselves done that could make memory worse. >> what do we do then to keep our brain at its optimal functioning in. >> that's the key, that there's always hope and we know that no matter how old you are today watching this, three key things you can do is social connections, being in person with people, number two, learning a new skill, such as cross word puzzles or learning a new language, not on an app actually in person. last but not least, the importance of regular quality sleep. >> you just listed a lot of helpful tools, mind games, keep stress low, a lot of marketing

for vitamins and the like, are those effective in. >> you know, you need an examination from a doctor first looking at your memory and checking labs and when we look at supplements before you run to the market and buy the latest tren on instagram, get a vitamin d level check and vitamin b and a full thyroid panel and have a practitioner who knows how to use these supplements prescribe the right one. there's much more news ahead. ahead. my dry eye's made me a burning, stinging, 5-times-a-day,... ...makeup smearing drops user. i want another option that's not another drop. tyrvaya. it's not another drop. it's the first and only nasal spray for dry eye. tyrvaya treats the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease fast by helping your body produce its own real tears. common side effects include sneezing, cough, and throat and nose irritation. relying only on drops? not me.

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to healthcare. welcome back to "the fast forward." i'm janelle wang. pro-palestinian protesters are blocking traffic in san francisco. the story is developing as a busy intersection is blocked. protesters shut down the intersection of montgomery and market streets this morning. surrounding streets are shut down as well. 16 protesters even locked themselves down to a table. they say it's a symbol asking california senators to come to the table to talk with community members supporting a cease-fire.

>> those arrests are inspirational. we don't want business as usual. we will keep showing up and disrupting as needed. >> no word on how long this protest will go on. there's more rain headed our way. it seems like we may get sunshine at the end of the week. here is kari hall. >> expect off and on rain throughout today and into tonight. we are going to continue with the possibility of thunderstorms as well. our temperatures reach into the low 60s. it's looking drier tomorrow. but still a chance of rain. then we go back to some sunshine. drier conditions for the end of the week into the start of the weekend. our temperatures warm up just slightly into the mid 60s. we are going to be watching out for a chance of rain and cooler temperatures from sunday into monday. san francisco will see temperatures in the upper 50s but we will have to keep those umbrellas close by today and

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