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james biden gives testimony in the impeachment inquiry against the president. as the man who provided ammunition for the inquiry is accused of giving false information provided by russia viral sensation under scrutiny, the maker of stanley tumblers facing a lawsuit over potential lead exposure. one of the summer's biggest blockbuster racking up awards and setting streaming records, too. a bizarre twist to a story we told you last week. a michigan waitress who got a $10,000 tip has been fired it's thursday, february 22nd "early today" starts right now good morning, i'm richard lui. there's confusion and frustration in alabama the state's largest hospital has halted all ivf procedures, fallout after the supreme court ruled embryos created through in vitro fertilization are ch

children, and people can be sued for destroying them. the hospital saying they have to evaluate the potential for their doctors or patients to be prosecuted >> i just want to be a mom and it's wild that i state that i called home has more say than i do right now i have no clue if it means i need to move to another state in order to have children >> nikki haley siding with the alabama court, saying this to us >> embryos to me are babies. you talk about an embryo, to me that's a life. >> the national infertility association saying this decision by uab is a horrifying signal of what's to come across the country. nikki haley and donald trump are making their final pitches

to voters before the saturday primary while president biden's brother was questioned on capitol hill drew wilder. >> reporter: the president is on the campaign trail in california, his brother on the hot seat in washington house republicans questioned james biden as part of their impeachment inquiry into the president, an inquiry said to be baseless. >> it was built on conspiracy theories and lies from the beginning. >> reporter: a former fbi informant was charged with providing false information about the president and his son hunter in the 2020 election. false information prosecutors claim that came from russian intelligence officials russia, again a topic on the republican campaign trail, where the former president compared himself to alexi navalny, the putin opponent who died in

prison >> it's a horrible thing but happening in our cent country, we're turning into a communist country. >> reporter: nikki haley calling out trump for not using the town hall to call out putin and positioning herself as the best for the race 70% of americans don't want a trump/biden rematch. >> reporter: trump is ahead of nikki haley in the polls more than 2-1 two days ahead of the primary in her home state. the head of doctors without borders says that israeli promises of safe areas in gaza are empty after two people were killed from shelling at one of their shelters, clearly marked and known by israel's military, who attacked it anyway

claudio, good morning. we understand there's breaking news out of the region >> reporter: that's right, richard. reports this morning of a shooting on a highway near a jewish settlement on the occupied palestinian west bank according to israeli media, one israeli was killed, three others wounded severely they also said, i quote, two terrorists took advantage of a traffic jam on the highway to get out of their vehicle and started shooting at people sitting in their cars nearby in the end the police said the two attackers were neutralized nbc news spoke to a paramedic at the scene who saw several people injured in several locations, some with gunshot wounds, others in emotional shock the other story about doctors without borders, the

humanitarian organization reacted to that shelling earlier this week on tuesday of a building where some of their colleagues were finding shelter, killing a daughter-in-law and wife of one of the colleagues. now the director of doctors without borders said in a long statement on the website, on the same day the united states vetoed a ceasefire two daughters saw their mother and sister-in-law killed by israeli tank shell this is unconscionable they've asked the israeli defense forces for comment, they've not replied yet. police in oklahoma have released a preliminary autopsy in case of nex benedict, a

nonbinary teenager who died in a fight at school. there's no cause of death yet known. steven romo. >> reporter: police in oklahoma releasing preliminary autopsy findings in the death of a nonbinary teen who died after a fight at school, nex benedict dying a day after they were involved in a fight at the high school campus outside of tulsa a school where the mother told the independent the teen was bullied for their gender identity police saying the medical examiner determined nex did not die from trauma and the cause of death is pending toxicology results and other tests coming in it's unclear if the fight was connected to the bullying, but here is what we know according to the school a physical altercation started in the bathroom february 7th, lasted less than two minutes before other students and a staff member broke it up

the students involved were able to walk themselves to the assistant principal's and nurse's office the students gave statements to district administrators an guardians were contacted the nurse determined an ambulance was not needed but advised one student's guardian to tak them to the hospital for evaluation 3:30 p.m., nex's guardian called police to the medical center and the school resource officer took a statement. the next day, the police found out the teen was rushed back to the hospital in the evening and pronounced dead the public school says it followed protocol, called the death devastating. nex's mother releasing a statement to nbc's tulsa affiliate, acknowledging initial confusion over the name in the media. saying in part quote we're sorry for not using their name correctly, as parents we're learning the forms please don't bully us for our ignorance.

i lost my child and the headstone will have their correct name of their choice >> i didn't feel anything at first, i couldn't. >> reporter: student saying the loss is traumatic. >> what are we supposed to do about that besides grieve. >> it's not just nex's story but the story of what is happening because of so much hate targeted to trans and nonbinary community in the country >> reporter: more than 500 anti-lgbtq bills were raised and proposed last year, 75 were made into laws across 23 states in the past, oklahoma successfully passing bills ranging from banning gender affirming care to restricting bathrooms. currently the state has 54 anti-lgbtq plus bills in the pipeline according to the aclu,

most of any state in the country. >> it's not just the bills but a culture of violent rhetoric and actions traumatizing our community. >> reporter: many questions remain about nex's death, it's clear the loss is felt far beyond their small town. stepven romo with that report california residents are reeling from weeks of relentless rain wreaking havoc on homes, streets and water maine, erosion is accelerating, leaving homes hanging in the balance with sea levels rising, southern california could lose up to two-thirds of its beaches by the year 2100. storm systems now are moving east angie lassman, our meteorologist, leaving the west coast and going to the midwest. >> that's where we are finding soggy conditions portions of the midwest into the

northeast. we're waking up to rain across the region state line of michigan, ohio and indiana we see the rain now. but a big swath will continue to kick east through the day today. parts of the appalachians and new england will get in on the action as far as snow is concerned. then the system quickly moves out into tomorrow. some cool air filtering in with stronger winds behind the system as it moves out. between now and then, maybe an inch as highest amounts of rainfall widespread area, quarter to half inch friday elsewhere, mild highs middle of the country, sunshine out west, a welcome sight for folks trying to dry out. weekend look goods, chilly across the northeast, wa forrmoe

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this entire thing, whether i wanted to be or not. >> reporter: we went to the cafe to tell the story of the $10,000 tip. despite the pictures of a bustling restaurant of cheerful servers, all may not have been hunkydory. she said it became toxic with coworkers unhappy with the distribution of the big tip. she went to management >> i made them aware of things said >> reporter: she says they dealt with it by firing her. never will forget what her boss said. >> it was still getting a lot of publicity and attention, and the best way to calm the situation and move forward was for me to not come back. >> reporter: so lindsay did what so many of us did, posted her firing and the story on social media, and her former employer began to threaten her. >> i was told legal action is being taken against me

if i wanted lawyers to be after me for the foreseeable future, i needed to take my post down. >> reporter: for her part, lindsay recorded the allegedly threatening phone calls and allowed me to hear them. it's understandable now why lindsay has hired a lawyer. >> i was praised so much on tv for being willing to share this, what the man asked, all i did. but it hurt, you know, saying i'm such a wonderful employee, then the next week >> thanks to george for that report still to come, even without barbie, j. robert oppenheimer commands an audience the streaming debut for one of the biggest movies of last year after this .

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>> we played 70 pounds for it. >> reporter: it spiralled and as time flies, the pair want to pass their collection to the next generation. your ideal candidate is younger? >> yes >> reporter: has the money and knowledge? >> i would love it to go to a family to continue in that family >> reporter: most importantly, someone who wouldn't break it up >> what we are looking for is somewhere for the collection to go where it can be looked after for all time >> reporter: if this is you, the clock is ticking molly hunter, nbc news, england. >> didn't take much time for one child to become a prodigy and set a new record after beating a grand master in a classical chess game 8 years old singaporean player defeated a grand master 30 years

older. the youngest player to reach grand heights. triumph in round four, he finished the tournament in 12th place. wait until he's 9. spacex launching odysseus lander from florida, later to touch down on the moon's surface. would be the first private spacecraft to reach it it's set to land near the lunar south pole i'm richard lui, have a great thursday

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