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university of alabama health system has reportedly paused its ivf treatments, the decision one day after the state's supreme court ruled that frozen embryos are children. on trial the armorer who loaded the gun, what this case could mean for the one against alec baldwin. and wiped out. who qualifies and what those borrowers need to know. and food for thought. could a medical version of the keto diet help bipolar disorder. fascinating look could your diet really pack a big difference in mental health. we begin this hour, though, with that breaking news, new potential fallout from a major alabama supreme court decision. we told you about yesterday. >> that court issued a first of its kind ruling that frozen em

prois are now children. university of alabama, at birmingham, is pausing ivf out of fear of prosecution. >> dasha burns is following this for us. what else is the university saying about this move in. >> look, this is a ruling that has had immediate implications here the university saying they're pausing, quote, we must evaluate the potential that our patients and our physicians could be prosecuted. now it's not just the university of alabama at birmingham, i talked to doctors at other clinics and patients going to other clinics that are in a scramble right now, people seeking these treatments desperately want to have children. many people are in the middle of treatments right now and wondering, are they going to have to pause? whether they'll have to move

embryos out of state. i talked to patient who's right now deciding to implant a boy instead of a girl because she's concerned for what her daughter, if she were to have a daughter what restrictions on her freedom would face. >> dasha, this is an issue on the presidential campaign right now. nikki haley was asked about this ruling, what exactly did she say? >> reporter: that's exactly right. reproductive rights are in spotlight right now both for democrats and republicans. my colleague ali vitali asked for her reaction of what's happening in alabama. >> embryos to me is a baby. when you're talking an embryo, to me that's life. >> reporter: democrats have seen a number of wins on the issue of abortion and reproductive rights and so this something that the republican party's going to have

to figure out how to talk about, this isn't the end here, other states have various pieces of legislations in the works to create personhood for embryos. >> dasha, thank you so much. the trial against the armorer in the rust movie set shooting is now under way in new mexico. >> jury selection began today in the case against hannah gutierrez reed, charged with involuntary manslaughter in the debt of cinematogapher. nbc news correspondent dana griffin is outside that courthouse in santa fe, new mexico. dana, people are probably more aware or familiar with the charges against actor alec baldwin k you remind us about

this case against the armorer. >> reporter: in charge of safety, training, on set of this film, investigators are painting a picture that she was inexperienced and also potentially on drugs and that led to lapse in judgments that ultimately resulted in halayna hutchinson's death. more ed of possibly who brought those live rounds on set and ultimately were loaded into that prop gun that alec bad wynn was holding. evidence tampering not concerning the gun but actually with cocaine that she allegedly brought on set and handed to another co-worker to avoid investigators finding out. if convicted she could face up to three years in prison. >> danny, you've said here before that you thought the

charges that were brought against alec baldwin were a bad decision, what do you make of this case? >> it's a stronger case, hardly a slam dunk, but obviously with hannah it's totally different analysis this is one of the people who didn't have responsibility for firearms on the set, but expect her defense to point the finger to other people in the chain of command. in connection with this shooting. other people in the chain of command the production manager, alec baldwin himself, the biggest point of finger will be an empty chair. at an empty chair and that empty chair is the person who brought live ammunition on set, why didn't the state go look for that person? why aren't they burning any calories trying to track down who that criminal is. the point is, that's going to be

a major theme, literal empty chair. >> do we know that it's not the armorer who brought the live ammunition in. >> to my knowledge, no one has proven conclusively who brought live ammunition on to the "rust" set. she has some responsibility for preparing the firearms. >> danny, moo it the outcome of this case with the armorer impact alec baldwin. you said they're very different cases in a way. >> huge, huge prosecutorial misstep to try their separately. baldwin gets a free look at the prosecution's entire case, this is a tremendous advantage of baldwin in a case he already in my view has the advantage. another american citizen has now been detained in russia. a russian woman who became a

dual citizen back in 2021. being held on the suspicion of treason. the white house now urging all americans in russia including dual nationals to leave right now. >> let's get to kelly o'donnell, the what do we know about her whereabouts and what is being done to secure her release in. >> reporter: very limited information at this point the u.s. is urging anyone who has american citizenship, inside russia, to leave the country out of concern that this kind of situation and arrest and being outside the reach of the american government is a potential harm. and we don't have numbers on how many individuals that is, because united states doesn't require americans traveling abroad to check in. they're concerned about their future and the potential harm she would face in russian

prisonened big questions about what can the united states do, especially when we're talking about a dual national when you know we have other citizens who are americans who are in russia, paul whelan, evan who the u.s. has been actively engaged in trying to secure their release. americans, do not spend time in russia now as they try to learn more details about this specific case. >> kelly, i imagine russia is facing some potential sanctions. >> reporter: we expect by friday to hear from the administration on a new set of sanctions on the second anniversary of the war in ukraine and the death of alexei navalny. we're told it will likely include issues that relate to the life's work of navalny, his efforts at anticorruption and could be targeted at the russian military and industrial base, the intention is to try to put

economic pressure on russia, that has been happening during the two years of the war, but this would be another demonstration of that to get putin to change his conduct. >> kelly, thank you. time now for today's money minute. breaking news from boeing. >> stanley is facing a class action lawsuit over its popular cups. bertha joins us now. boeing announced that it's replacing the head of its troubled 737 max program, in a note to employees boeing's ceo announced that the management shakeup. change comes less than two months after a panel blew out during an alaska ashls flight. one of spacex's senior executives has resigned a rare occurrence at elon musk's space program, sources tell cnbc the senior vice president of commercial business stepped down on monday, citing a medical

matter. the parent company of the viral stanley tumbler, over claims that it deceived customers about lead in its products. the parent company did not disclose the lead presence until last month after videos of people at-home lead tests on the tumblers went viral. they're seeking unspecified damages. >> is there a response from the company. >> apparently we haven't heard from them yet. it's a lawsuit, they probably aren't going to say very much. >> interesting. bertha, thank you. >> thank you. still ahead, after days of drenching and destructive storms across the state of california, relief is finally in sight. we're tracking when it all arrives. plus, financial relief plus, financial relief coming for 150,000 student loan

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the heavy rain that lasted for days is finally moving out at california. look at some of the devastation outside los angeles are actually splitting due to the erosion and the popular malibu canyon road is closed in both directions. check out that mud slide. liz kreutz shows us why it could

take years for some places to fully recover. >> reporter: it's finally dry here. l.a. has seen a foot of rain over this past month. the damage from this storm, some areas could see in next few days could see in the years to come, this is a historic chapel, cliffside chapel since the 1950s, popular wedding venue featured on the o.c., 90210, it's closed indefinitely because of structural damage from shifting land. i want to show you the damage here. tarps covering the pews to protect them from the water. iconic part of thischapel, beautiful glass windows they're at risk of shattering we're told because of the landslide near here. over here, how much the ground has moved. you can see the cracks in the foundation, the pipes are showing and here this door, it won't even touch the jamb anymore. a few inches because of how much

the ground has moved. 125 weddings scheduled here have been cancelled. they're hoping to restore and reopen, but it's a challenging task, no guarantee and it's just symbolic of the challenges facing california. back to you. >> the impact is incredible. liz, thanks for that firsthand look. let's bring in meet rockist bill karins. it's still the rainy season in southern california, what's moving in next in. >> reporter: still el nino, too. we need break, we need the hillsides to dry out, we don't need more rain so this for three days, heavy rain this morning in los angeles, that's long gone, over a foot of rain so far in downtown l.a. the month of february, already makes at this time fourth wettest february on record, a little over one inch away from the all-time february record. the question is, will we break that?

here's the forecast for the next couple of days, look great. friday, fantastic. lots of sunshine, drying things out, that's all good. saturday, most of the west coast, no problems, by sunday the next storm moves in. not during the day but more sunday night, pacific northwest gets moisture as we go through sunday night. sunday night into monday is the next rain event it doesn't look like an atmospheric river event. quarter to maybe half inch of rain in this region. there's no big huge storms coming in behind this one. at least for the next seven days things will calm down and dry things out. hillsides are saturated. they can't take anything more. >> bill karins, thank you. well, if you're one of the more than 40 million americans with student loan debt, listen up. >> the biden administration just announced it will forgive $1.2

billion dollars in student loans and that will apply to about 150,000 borrowers who are enrolled in the government's repayment plan. >> brian cheung is here to walk us through it. first off, who's eligible for this and what should they know in. >> anyone enrolled in the save plan. they have to be in repayment for ten-plus years and the loan they took out for that student debt has to be $12,000 or less. provision for every $1,000 above that 12,000 threshold they would be eligible for this with another year of repayment. $13,000, 11 years instead of ten years. 153,000 borrowers according to the biden administration. >> 12,000 seems like a low number for a lot of people, lot

of people have a lot of student loan debt, what about them? >> again it will depend on what type of plan to repay it. they're hoping to have more people enroll in this save plan, after 25 years would allow forgiveness of the remaining amounts. again, what's being announced today isn't going to be a wholesale forgiveness, you just graduated this is not for you these plans over the long run could offer some forgiveness. >> you toucheden it, if someone is not enrolled in that save plan and they do it today would they be eligible for this. >> if they hit the other threshold. >> reporter: politics comes into play here, too. if this election goes one way or -- >> politics is the reason why this is happening in first place, because the biden plan was to forgive 43 million borrowers' worth of debt. about $44 billion.

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$3.5 million grant to the city of oakland to help them expand their safety ambassador mediator program in the downtown area and chinatown. this is to help combat crime, which has been a well documented problem here in oakland. this money will be used in conjunction with a community-based organization called family bridges which will help expand the mediator program. the community mediators are trained to help deescalate calls that are non-emergency, not medical. they free up emts and police officers so they can handle the more serious situations. here is the mayor of oakland who just spoke during a news conference. >> traffic safen it a vehicle theft requirement the involvement of our police officers. i want to thank opd for the great job that they are continuing to do. >> reporter: there were several demonstrators who showed up in the downtown. they are trying to get the mayor

recalled because they don't think she's doing a good job. there was a disruption when the mayor spoke when one of her supporters got into a physical confrontation with a demonstrator. police did show up. we did not see anyone get arrested. this money comes from the c.r.i.s.e.s. grant. you can see on your screen, oakland and family bridges received just over $3.5 million. there's also the county of marin health and human sfrss along with the marin county cooperation team, they received around $1.3 million. here in oakland, bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thanks. here are other stories. the antioch police department is turning the page with a new police chef. president biden will touch down in san francisco in a matter of hours. he will arrive just after 3:00

this afternoon. he is in the middle of a fund-raising spriblt for his campaign here in california. biden is expected to attend two campaign event snz san francisco. one co-hosted by nancy pelosi. he will attend another fund-raiser tomorrow. he will then head back to the white house. state regular lartz are suspending waymo's request to operate in san mateo and los angeles counties. it follows the injury of one cyclist in san francisco and some local leaders expressing safety concerns. the ex -- the suspension starts today and could last 120 days. it has no affect on waymo's current services. antioch has a new interim police chef. his first day is monday. they approved a new commission after a text messaging scandal in the police department. after a few stormy days, i think a lot of us hope there are

drier and warmer days ahead. how about it? kari hall has our forecast. >> we still have rain nearby the bay area. watching out for spotty showers throughout the afternoon. the north bay will have the highest chance of seeing rain today. we may still see popup showers elsewhere. it could total up to about another tenth to a quarter inch of rainfall. our temperatures will head for the upper 50s and low 60s. 59 from santa rosa to napa. low 60s from hayward down to san jose. much of the peninsula in the low 60s. tomorrow, warmer, an increase in sun and pleasant weather. we warm up in the forecast. we will look at that and talk about when we could see our next round of rain coming up in 30 minutes. hanks very much. we do need that rain. we do welcome the breaks and the sunshine. that's it for this edition of "the fast forward."

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vision changes, or eye pain occur. ask your doctor about breztri. bottom of the hour now, here are so much the stories make headlinesen "nbc news daily." a young girl died while digging a massive hole on the beach in florida. beach-goers digging to reach a 7-year-old girl out of over 5

feet of sand. her 8-year-old brother was also playing in the hole buried up to his chest. the young girl was later pronounced dead at the hospital. the boy is now stiebl. united airlines flight from san francisco to boston was diverted due to an issue with one of its wings. the passenger onboard recalled hearing a quote an incredibly loud vibration as the plane took off. another aircraft was arranged to finish the trip. none of the 165 passengers were harmed. take a look at this video from san diego, police were conducting a traffic stop when they paused to watch a man cross the street with apple pro vision goggles on the man walking apparently was browsing for music to listen to while he was crossing the street, the san diego police department posted the viral department as a psa on

instagram, say even though seeing the new technology was fascinating, a screen in real time, they're suggesting to keep virtual experiences on the sidewalk. >> that's actually what the guy was seeing. >> not great vision. let's switch geerls to capitol hill, president biden's brother james meeting behind closed doors today in their impeachment inquiry. >> key witness in the republican case was charged with lying to the fbi about the president and his son hunter. julie tsirkin. what are we learning about james biden's testimony today. >> reporter: we're not learning much just yet that's because james biden is the testifying behind closed doors ahead of these house committees. all part of this impeachment inquiry into the president. james bidn opening statement to

the panel. he said, quote, i have had a 50-year career in a variety of business ventures, joe biden has never had any involvement any direct or indirect financial interest. he kept his relationship with the president separate. republicans are trying to connect the dot, trying to link evidence that president's brother, the president benefited financially because of business deals they had in using the president's name, this is something that democrats are fully pushing back on, guys. >> house republicans relied heavily on testimony from that fbi informant. how do you plan to continue their impeachment inquiry in. >> great question, because that fbi informant his whistle blowing was the crux of this impeachment inquiry that the

republicans are leading, now that we have those revelations that he was charged for fabricating claims, the republicans are still defending their impeachment inquiry. >> well, it is what it is. it doesn't change the fundamental facts. four fundamental facts that hunter biden gets put on board of burisma. >> the committee by the way will hear from hunter bide fn a closed door setting next week. jamie raskin used smirnoff as being charged as a reason of why this impeachment inquiry has no legs to stand on. >> julie, thank you. we're less than two weeks away from the california senate primary, a race that could ultimately prove to be a tipping point for the balance of power in the senate in the fall.

last night if four candidates held their final debate before voters cast their ballots in the candidacy. the candidates inchewed a republican who's also a former los angeles dodgers baseball player, as well as three current democratic members of congress. steve patterson is tracking this whole thing for us. steve, explain how the primary process works in california for us and why are three democrats going up against one republican in a primary. >> reporter: one of those jungle primaries, kate, a morn pit of candidates regardless of party affiliation -- you hear sirens -- candidates trying to vie for two spots. if one of the top two getters in march you move on to a runoff in november. which is really shaping the narrative of this whole race. right now, adam schiff is the

front-runner, he's up 28% in the latest polling. the second-place person is steve garvey, legendary former dodger who's a really political novice, the political tactics that a lot of pundits is that adam chif is targeting garvey with campaign ads to raise his status in the race so he can have an easier runoff general election for a few reasons, consolidate the republicans' electorate around garvey which is great for garvey. you have to remember the republican electorate is 1 to 2 to democrats in this state, that's the tactic that a lot of people say is being used. going back to their pool of candidates and issues that are important to them. >> the answer is not paying

people less to try to keep inflation down, the answer is bringing down the cost of goods, bringing down the cost of housing, bringing down the cost of household. >> we need washington get in the game. you can't wage an hour and two and close the tremendous gap that people face in trying to afford. >> hardworking californians are going through, they're not buying ten gallons, they're buying $10 worth of gas. >> people are barely surviving, living on the edge. we have to make sure people can afford to live in california. >> reporter: the primary is march 5th. the latest polling about 70% of the electorate still undecided. 4% of people who have a ballot in california have turned it back in. kate. >> steve patterson, thank you.

you likely heard the word keto or keto diet. >> reporter: a scientific version of it of keto that can help type 2 diabetes. some doctors are suggesting that it could be use for mental illness for people who haven't responded to medication. i spoke to one young man who's trying it and said it's been a game-changer nearly eight years since matt experienced his first manic episode. >> going, going. spending. talking fast. not sleeping. doing all this wild impulsive behavior. >> reporter: landed in the hospital freshman year of college. diagnosed with bipolar disorder that causes dramatic shifts in mood from extreme highs to extreme lows. in matt he has psychotic

episodes. matt's mom says her son became unrecognizable. >> it was almost as if he was kidnapped from us from himself by his own brain malfunctioning. >> reporter: matt's illness was a challenge for the entire family, including his three younger sisters and his dad, david, founder and ceo of the popular online gaming platform roblox. during one of his worst episodes, matt cutoff contact with his family and wandered the streets of california, even spending the night behind a dumpster. >> we really didn't know if he was still alive. >> reporter: you said you were sitting on the floor crying. >> it was like 3:00 in the morning. i was curled up in a ball on the floor, just in despair. >> reporter: they have resources. matt saw more than 40 clinicians, tried 29 different medications, but was eventually told his bipolar was treatment-resistant. >> i was taking all the medications prescribed and i was still sick. >> what did the doctor say?

>> it's treatment-resistant so he's just going to suffer the rest of his life. i refused to believe it. >> reporter: jan reached out to dr. palmer, an assistant professor of psychiatry at harvard medical school. his suggestion for matt, a ketogenic diet. >> so people are eating very low carbohydrates, they're eating a moderate amount of protein and then they eat a lot of fat. >> reporter: though the exact cause of bipolar disorder is unclear, the illness is associated with a chemical imbalance in the brain. standard treatment includes medication like mood stabilizers and antipsychotics. dr. palmer makes another somewhat controversial argument. >> i believe that mental disorders are actually metabolic disorders affecting the brain. >> so the things we eat? >> things we eat play a role. but metabolism and metabolic health are more than that.

they include exercise and sleep and toxic substance use. >> reporter: in january 2021, matt started a medical keto diet with the guidance of dr. palmer and a dietitian. by then, he stopped using alcohol and using drugs recreationally. when you switched your diet, what happened? >> it was life changing. i had to take 20 milligrams of this medication or more just to keep myself stable. i went on the diet. march of 2021, i sailed through 5 milligrams of this medication. didn't increase it. didn't have to do anything. no symptoms of hypo mania. zero. >> i kept saying to my husband, could this really be keto? >> reporter: at 27, matt has been on the diet for three years and says he has not experienced any mania. or depression. >> this is a staple. salmon, fish, meat and chicken. >> reporter: the family is funding millions of dollars of research and creating a nonprofit called metabolic mind. matt is determined to share his

story to help others, recently speaking at a metabolic health summit in florida. still, there are many who say it is all too good to be true. critics point to a lack of research, the challenges of following a restrictive diet and various health risks, including a possible link to heart disease. >> there are a lot of skeptics. >> for good reason. snake oil salesmen have been around for a millennia. >> are you a snake oil spokesman? >> i'm not. but i think when i talk about using the ketogenic diet as a treatment for a serious crippling mental disorder, people think i am. >> is it a fix for bipolar disorder? >> absolutely not. but the powerful news today is that dietary interventions can, in fact, be a powerful treatment. >> reporter: today matt is thriving. he's still on low doses of medication, but trying to slowly taper off of it.

he lives on his own and works full-time at roblox. >> what i see in matt now is a full-blown adult managing his own life. it's really been a beautiful healing for our family. >> this field is still in its infancy, some early clinical trials under way including one they're funding at mclean hospital where dr. palmer works. bottom line is, people shouldn't change their medication and change their diet if they are responding well to those drugs and patients should always work with a mental health clinician to figure out what works best for them. it is not necessarily a one size coming up, rarely do coming up, rarely do children learn about chores in

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welcome back to another episode of things you should have learned as a kid that you didn't. today i'm going to teach you how to change a tire. when you get a flat tire. >> i love that. so mention you can learn on the internet. so much you can learn right here. on today we're focusing on the skills kids need to survive in real world. >> oftentimes those skills aren't taught in the classroom,

how to do laundry, manage mone. >> so joining us now is the head of pearson virtual learning -- >> you is list of ten things that i love. i want to show to teach your kids before they head off to college. >> every parent should have a list. this is mine. feel free to take it and augment it. make simple meals. clean kitchen, bathroom and lawnry. changes tires or put air in tires. when my daughter started driving, do you know that air is in tires? learn how to vote. you have to learn how to find the people that you want to vote for and do some research and find the place to vote and how to register to vote. drive a car. read and write a check.

the idea of writing a check and knowing that money is going to leave your bank account and using the signature is a really valuable skill today. how to apologize. it's a hard skill to learn and i find that some kids take to it really easily. >> such a relevant list and i'm sure parents are listening but okay, when do i teach these skills? >> really good question. as early as possible, because it takes a while to learn a new skill, and whenever they seemed interested. i started with the apologize one, sharing with it with my kids demystified making a mistake and how i handle it. >> there are a lot of the ones you listed are things that you can find on youtube.

an instructional video on how to change a tire for example. what should parents be doing to find out which skills their kids are missing in. >> i ask a lot of questions, what makes you excited, what do you feel comfortable doing? what do you feel uncomfortable doing? trian you late in on things that don't work for them. those are the skills you need to teach. what kind of work environment do you like to be in? outdoors or inside? kids as early as sixth grade want to talk about that. >> life gets busy. how can parents incorporate this into everyday living. >> right, right. the easiest way to do it is particularly for busy parents is to incorporate your kids in your day-to-day life, as you're cooking have them help you, if

you're a teacher and working on a lesson plan have them give you ideas on how to teach a topic. going on vacation, just have them do the research to plan where you're going to go and which restaurants you're going to eat in. incorporating them and finding small teachable moment. >> reporter: we used to have our kids take turns of making one meal a week. it didn't necessarily work. >> did you like the meal in. >> the meals were good. >> the meals were good. they're still doi grilledng i was stuck. unresolved depression symptoms were in my way. i needed more from my antidepressant. vraylar helped give it a lift. adding vraylar to an antidepressant is clinically proven to help relieve overall depression symptoms better than an antidepressant alone. and in vraylar clinical studies, most saw no substantial impact on weight. elderly dementia patients have increased

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