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ken" performance. we're going to begin this hour with new concerns over safety in the skies. the justice department announcing it has launched a criminal investigation into that terrifying door plug incident on an alaska airlines flight in january. alaska airlines confirmed it is cooperating with the investigation. all of this comes as the carrier and boeing both face a $1 billion lawsuit from a least three passengers on that flight, accusing them of negligence. let's get right to nbc news correspondent george solis who is following this for us. what do we know about this investigation? what exactly does it entail? >> ellison, good afternoon. nbc news now confirmed the department of justice is conducting the criminal investigation into the boeing max 9 blowout, an investigation that could include convening a grand jury. the mid-air scare back on january 5th. it's not clear at this moment whether this investigation may also center on the doj settlement with boeing related to the two failed crashes in 2018 and 2019 on board max 8

planes. the question being whether this investigation is a continuation of that agreement or a complete separate one. alaska airlines, for its part, saying in a statement, quote, it is normal for the doj to be conducting an investigation. adding, they do not believe they're a target of the investigation, ellison. >> this is a criminal investigation, but as we mentioned, boeing is also in the crosshairs of other investigations right now. what's happening there? >> ellison, it is important to note this investigation may not necessarily lead to charges or wrongdoing. the ntsb, faa also investigating the airline company. most recently, the ntsb coming down on boeing for not providing information about the door plug removal in a timely manner. claims the company refuted. in a letter to senator maria cantwell, the company says, quote, we have looking extensively and not found documentation. there are also multiple attorneys representing passengers on board that flight. >> george solis, thank you. turning now to the fallout from the photo fail everyone

seems to be talking about, especially if you're on social media. it is sparking even more speculation about kate, the princess of wales. this was the first official picture of kate in months. it was posted yesterday for mother's day in the uk. as you can see, with the big photo kill here, it was pulled from circulation from "the associated press" and several other news agencies after it appeared the photo was manipulated. kate has since apologized, saying she edited that picture. nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley is following this story for us outside of buckingham palace. matt, what stood out about the picture in the first place, at least to people online, and how is the royal family responding now? >> reporter: i mean, you look at the picture, ellison, nothing really stood out. i saw that, and it looked normal to me. man, there are some people online who really are good at this. they found some very, very striking details that our photo editor here in london for nbc news actually sent out an email confirming that he spotted with his professional eye at least

two aberrations in the photo. one if you look at young charlotte. her sort of sweater sleeve, and you can barely see this, i don't think, on your television. it's kind of disconnected, a little blurry where there should be a clean break between her arm and her mother's arm. if you look at little louis on the far left of the picture, you'll see there is another break, what looks like where the floor meets the wall behind him. this looks like pretty telltale signs of some manipulation. the princess herself said, acknowledged and apologized just today for manipulating this photo. she made it sound very, very innocent, but at the same time, everybody on the internet seems to think there is something more sinister afoot. i don't know. i'm not sure whether you believe it or not. the fact is, this could be a castle conspiracy, or this could be, as they say here, the storm in a teacup. >> matt, i'll start super zooming on all of your photos and see where the edits are. >> reporter: you should. >> note to self, don't edit

them. you'll get roasted. the palace really are claiming, reiterating what kate said, that this was a simple mistake, simple touchup. have they said they'll release the original, untouched picture, just to alleviate all this speculation? >> reporter: no, and we haven't really heard from the palace. the fact is, what we heard was from kate herself. we believe it was kate herself, even though it was on the same twitter or x account that the original photo was tweeted out yesterday. she said that she apologized, saying she made a mistake. as i mentioned earlier, she signed it c, for catherine, the usual way she'd sign a note like that, but this was on twitter. whether she wrote it or someone in her staff, we don't know. the fact is, this has not done anything to tamp down the speculation conspiracy theories online. it's only inflamed them. >> matt bradley outside buckingham palace, thank you so much. the muslim holy month of ramadan has begun with no end in sight to the fighting in the middle east. the start of ramadan was an

unofficial deadline for a new cease-fire agreement between israel and hamas. muslims observe the holy month by fasting from dawn to sunset, but there is barely any food in the gaza strip right now. another round of aid drops, including one from the u.s., parachuted into northern gaza today. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins us now from cyprus. there is a ship carrying 200 tons of aid that's docked where you are right now, but it is not going anywhere, right? what is the holdup? >> reporter: so, yes, it's right here. you can see it or maybe see some of the lights of it behind me. the aid agency responsible, world central kitchen, says it's ready. the ship has been inspected. it's loaded. the containers are on board. they're already tied down, covered with a tarp. the government, and we've spoken

to the foreign ministry, says that each item that was put on the ship has been inspected thoroughly by customs officials in this country, that the entire process was supervised by israel. because israel is extraordinarily strict about what goes in and out of gaza. aid agencies around the world say that israel is holding up shipments. that it is imposing what they describe as arbitrary demands, that the list of banned items that agencies can send into gaza continues to grow. u.s. officials just a short while ago put out on, i don't know if we're calling it twitter or x these days or a little bit of both, a picture of what he said was a shipment that was sent back, an entire truckload of aid that israel rejected because it on contained medical scissors in medical kits for

children. so there is a sense of uproar that is coming, starting to come to the surface from international aid communities. i shouldn't say starting to come to the surface. we've been hearing it for a long time. we're hearing it get louder and louder as the humanitarian situation in gaza worsens, especially now during ramadan. ramadan, as you mentioned, is a time of fasting, also a time of feasting. it is all about prayer. it is all about family. it is all about food. during ramadan, families get together. they don't eat or drink during the day, but then they gather for, if they can, a family meal. it is a time to connect with your spirituality, to connect with god, and also to connect with your loved ones. in gaza right now, they're marking ramadan with continued attacks and with hunger and the

inability of aid to get in. some aid is arriving, as you mentioned, these air drops, but each air drop is also the equivalent of one truck. there are hundreds of trucks lined up outside of gaza that are not able to enter the strip because aid agencies say the israeli restrictions. now, israel says that the reason the inspections are so rigorous and the reason so much is banned is because it wants to make sure that aid doesn't end up in the hands of hamas, or that items that go in as humanitarian aid couldn't also be used somehow as a weapon or be used against israeli troops. so-called dual use items. that's why you saw that u.n. official earlier pointing out what he said was the injustice of that program. how could a pair of medical scissors possibly be considered

dual use, possibly be considered a weapon in a place like gaza? >> chief foreign correspondent richard engel in cyprus, excellent reporting, as always. thank you so much. we appreciate your time. it is time now for today's cnbc "money minute." a cosmetic chain is closing dozens of stores, and the happiest place on earth is looking to expand. julia boorstin joins us now. >> reporter: the body shop shut down all its operations in the u.s. as it filed for bankruptcy. the announcement earlier this month, the body shop said its u.s. subsidiary closed march 1st, while some of the canadian stores would liquidate immediately. its online store would stop, as well. about 53,000 infant swings have been recalled over suffocation risks. the safety commission said the swings had an incline over 10 degrees, violating the infant sleep regulations and the safe sleep for babies act.

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legislation on capitol hill to potentially ban tiktok in america is gaining serious momentum. citing national security threats, a bipartisan group of lawmakers want the parent company of tiktok, based in china, to fully divest the popular social media company in six months or it would be banned from app stores. president biden says he would sign such legislation if it passes. the president's re-election campaign launched its own tiktok page a month ago. joining me now are nbc news

business and data correspondent brian cheung and nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett haake. brian, let's start with you so what exactly are the security concerns surrounding tiktok, and what are users saying about all of this? >> it's not that the law make makers are tired of the dancing videos here. it's national security. china's bite dance which owns tiktok, they're based in china. there are concerns among u.s. lawmakers that all these young people scrolling through dish tiktok, their data will get to china somehow. tiktok says our servers are not in china and they don't get the data on the servers. the bill would say there's six months to sell-off tiktok. if they can't do it, it'd be banned. >> garrett, from a capitol hill standpoint and from your experience being on the campaign trail, we're seeing this become such a bipartisan issue, sort of

a strange bed fellows situation. do you expect this to be something that is going to be a hot topic on the presidential trail? >> well, on the one hand, the idea of this divestment has overwhelming bipartisan support on the hill. on the other hand, one of the people who was kind of at the forefront of the idea of banning tiktok, donald trump, now says he's against the idea, or at least he's not entirely for it yet. despite the fact he does think tiktok presents a national security threat. his explanation for that on cnbc says it could help facebook, who has political problems. here's how he explained it this morning. >> we have to go into privacy and make sure that we are protecting the american people's privacy and data rights. i agree, but we also have that problem with others. you have the problem with facebook and lots of other companies, too. i mean, they get the information. they get plenty of information, and they deal with china. they'll do whatever china wants. >> ellison, the reality is this lack of specificity on hot

button issues, like the ban on tiktok, is a hallmark of the trump style. even if he makes the opposition clear, it's not going to have the pull it did with the immigration deal, which was already on shaky ground with republicans. here, donald trump finds himself on an island with his unclear stance on tiktok. >> brian cheung and garrett haake, thank you, both. we appreciate it. put your pencils down because gone are the days of filling in bubbles. the s.a.t. has officially gone digital. nbc explains why and how students are feeling about the change. >> reporter: it's the night before the big test, and 16-year-old reyna robinson in new jersey is running through practice questions. >> this is section one, reading and writing practice questions. >> reporter: this week, the high school junior is among the first 500,000 students nationwide taking the updated s.a.t. exam.

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two women off of a hiking trail and tried to undress one of them. he then pushed them into a ravine, killing one of the women. the man who has not been identified was convicted of attempted murder and rape with fatal consequences. the fda has moved to ban a soda ingredient that has already been prohibited in other parts of the world. here in the u.s., an ingredient called raminated vegetable oil is commonly used, but it can cause a buildup of fat tissue and thyroid issues. the agency says it must complete a lengthy review process before the ingredient is actually banned. u.s. ski star mckayla -- mikaela shiffrin earned an eighth title. she had been out due to a strained knee. this is the 96th world cup victory, extending the overall record she broke in 2023. the skier wrote on x, formerly

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about american leadership, undermine democracy, and extend beijing's influence through propaganda operations, including in state and local areas in the u.s. china is exploiting societal divisions much in the way russia has been doing for several years. for example, tiktok accounts run by a prc propaganda arm targeted candidates from both political parties during the 2022 midterm election. they said we should expect china may try to influence the elections this fall, especially to go after critics of china. they also talked about the threat posed by fentanyl, which is made with ingredients imported by mexican cartels from china. here's the director of national intelligence. >> the threat from illicit drugs remains at historic levels with mexican transnational criminal organizations supplying and moving large amounts of synthetic opioids such as fentanyl into the united states. more than 100,000 americans have died from drug-related overdoses during the past year, and most of those deaths have been attributed to elicit fentanyl.

the threat from fentanyl and other synthetic drugs to the health and welfare of americans remains a top priority for the intelligence community. >> people are dying every day. the threat from china is more amorphous, but officials are very, very concerned about it. >> can senato have the witnesse senators presented plans to combat this? >> this is more a hearing of problems instead of solutions, but there are efforts going on inside the u.s. government to try to deal with the threat from china. the other day, for example, president biden ordered an investigation into the risks from chinese-made electric cars, which could have chips sending back data for exploitation by the chinese military. there's also an effort to find non-chinese sources for the building blocks that make up the american economy, medicines and weapons designed to could wanter the china threat. this is one of the few things republicans and democrats agree on in washington, that china is

a dangerous competitor, if not an adversary. >> ken dilanian, thank you. you've probably heard about narcan. it's the life-saving nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. but nbc news is finding inconsistencies with how it is being rolled out. remember last year, the fda cleared narcan for over the counter use. the move was celebrated as a glimmer of hope in the nation's ongoing opioid epidemic. but the medication, which should be readily available in pharmacies, is not proving to be very hard to find. nbc news health and medical reporter berkeley loveless jr. is reporting on this and is joining us now. let's talk about how nbc news investigating the rollout. what did you find in stores across the united states? >> yeah, we worked with reporters from nbc aaaffiliates. some had it in the counter, some

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>> reporter: to get the full picture, it might help to see the beach from above. compared to recent years when unruly crowds and fatal shootings led to states of emergency, darkening the sun-soaked celebrations. this year, though, authorities cracking down to protect families and partiers alike. when you look around, what are you seeing? >> a lot of police officers. very friendly, smiling police officers. they're ready if anything happens. >> reporter: police making more than 140 arrests so far, utilizing dui checkpoints and barricades to block parking. which you'll see in front of tracy ravell's store. the baked bear on nearby washington avenue. >> sales were down from pre-spring break, a huge impact for me. this is the pistachio. >> reporter: she's grateful for the safety measures but says the restrictions are eating into her profits by at least 20%. can you fault the city for taking these steps? >> it's kind of hard to fault them because we want them to be safe. we don't want miami to shut down. we want people to want to come to south beach. >> reporter: down the street,

how crowded would this restaurant be now under regular circumstances? >> at least half the tables and maybe some people at the bar. i have no one. >> reporter: the restaurant is empty at 6:00 on a sunday. >> i mean, if you're a customer and you want to -- you see, oh, look, latin american restaurant, and you have no place to park, what can you do? >> reporter: this right here is devastating for business? >> yeah, this is devastation for us. >> reporter: the upshot for the city and south florida is order is being restored. >> the barricades and police presence is making people feel more comfortable. >> reporter: in a place that has traditionally been a spring break haven for rowdy college students, now as millions flock here again to unwind, it is partying with parameters. >> abide by the rules, you'll have a great time. if you break the rules, we'll deal with you accordingly. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news. coming up, an oscar night filled with show-stopping moments and surprises.

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>> well, it shows you how much support there was for the movie, that this was a movie that was the frontrunner all season long. there was no kind of award fatigue amongst the academy members. they still were happy to vote for it across the board. it won awards not only for best picture and director and two of its actors, but also in some of the technical categories, like original score and cinematography and editing. it showed it was a movie with everything going for it. seven oscars is the same amount that last year's best picture winner, "everything everywhere all at once" took home. as well as "lawrence of arabia" and "schindler's list," so one of the biggest winners ever. >> to some people, emma stone winning best actress was sort of a surprise. it is her second oscar. this time, she won it for "poor things," a great film. a lot of people were pulling for lily gladstone, for her performance in "killers of the flower moon." she would have been the first native american woman to win an oscar.

what do you make of stone's win? did that surprise you? >> it did surprise me a little bit. that was the tightest race of the four acting categories between emma stone and lily gladstone. could have gone either way. a lot of people were concerned that "poor things" was going to lose all 11 of its nominations. it ended up winning four. not only for emma stone but also makeup, and costume and production design, where people were predicting "barbie." "poor things" did better than a lot of people thought. unfortunately, as you eluded to, it meant not only did lily gladstone not win for her phenomenal performance, but "killers of the killer moon" went 0 for 10. that's happened with a martin scorsese film before. "gangs of new york" and other movies coming in with ten nominations and ending with zero. that was disappointing. >> what else stood out to you from the winning side of things and also the films and the people who didn't win? >> well, i think as far as the winners were concerned, in the supporting categories, you had robert downey jr. and da'vine

joy randolph who swept the entire season. they won again and gave great speeches. what i loved about the show in general is that given that there was some predictability with a lot of the awards, it was fun to see some of the great bits that jimmy kimmel and the presenters came up with. you want people at the oscars having fun. danny devito and arnold schwarzenegger playing with michael keaton in the crowd and ripping on "batman." ryan gosling and emily blunt continuing the "oppenheimer" and "barbie" feud. or john cena being so funny. those were the moments i was there for and i loved. >> we cannot let you go without talking about "i'm just ken," right? that was, in a lot of ways, the production value of that was the biggest, kind of in some ways, in some of the other oscar performances we've seen in the past. they really brought it all out, moved from the crowd to the stage. what'd you make of this? >> i loved it. it was paying homage to the

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