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>> and i'm kate snow. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today, tuesday, july 9th, 2024. courtroom drama, jury selection is happening right now in alec baldwin's "rust" shoot trial. triple digit threat, nearly 140 million americans are baking under dangerous heat alerts today. some spots could even see temperatures near 120 degrees, who's expected to shatter records? the ship has sailed, a major wholesale chain is changing its rules around one favorite perk, free shipping. right at home. two giant pandas are settled into their new home in sunny san diego, we'll give you the first adorable look. who doesn't love a nice picture
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of a panda. we'll start this hour, though, with the trial of actor alec baldwin, under way right now in new mexico. >> baldwin arrived at court this morning for start of the case against him, jury selection began earlier today, the actor's charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to that shooting death of the halyna hutchins. >> baldwin was holding a prop gun that fired a low round killing hutchins back in 2021. dana griffin is following this trial closely and joins us now, so, first, dana, how long is jury selection expected to take and how is the court dealing with the fact that baldwin is a well-known celebrity? >> reporter: that adds trickiness to jury selection, because you want to find a fair, impartial jury here. they're wanting to know what do people know about the trial and how they feel about defendant
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alec baldwin. two jurors were dismissed who admitted they couldn't be impartial. how long will it take? one day that's all the judge's alotting for this, it's likely we'll get a jury seated, no complications or any thoughts that maybe this could go into tomorrow, it could be a long drawn-out process because there are a lot of questions being asked to these potential jurors. we'll likely have a jury seated by today zopening statements are expected to start tomorrow and this trial is expected to last eight days. >> dana, do we know who some of the potential witnesses might be? during the trial and whether alec baldwin himself plans to testify. >> no indication that alec baldwin will take the stand in his defense. we likely won't know until the
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very last minute. we heard from legal experts it wouldn't help his case because it opens him up to be questioned about statements he made publicly. so that's something that a defense team is not going to want him to readdress. we'll see some of the same faces that we saw during the armorer's trial earlier this year. you'll hear from hannah gutierrez reed herself, she's expected to be called to the stand, she plans to plea the fifth and director joel souza, he gave an emotional testimony during his testimony earlier this year, likely also hear from the first assistant director,
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we'll see what unfolds as this trial gets under way. >> dana griffin, thank you. president biden is welcoming dozens of nato ally and support for ukraine amid russia's invasion will be a main topic of discussions. search and rescue crews in kyiv looking for more people injured or killed on the latest strikes on ukraine's capital. president biden will also share some of the spotlight of this summit as he faces kind of a test to show allies he can carry out their collective objectives for another four years. let's bring in kelly o'donnell, great to see you, it sounds like there's two audiences for this summit, the international audience and a domestic audience watching as biden's re-election campaign faces a lot of scrutiny right now. >> reporter: this evening he'll
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be delivering remarks, another opportunity for people to assess his functioning on the world stage, even though it's here in washington, d.c., where he'll mark the 75th anniversary of the nato alliance, about 30-member nations and some additional allies, so 38 nations in all, one of those tests. also, private meetings. one-on-one, behind the scenes conversations, doing the business of the nato summit will give those visiting world leaders a chance to assess how they think he's doing and others who are newer to the world stage, like the uk prime minister will have a chance to get to know the president in this moment, where there's so much scrutiny about what he's doing. at the same time, he has tried to advance in the nato gathering bolster support among his democratic party by sending a very strong message to them that he doesn't intend to step aside, meetings and conversations and
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so forth continue on capitol hill among democrats what to do next. the scrutiny, questions about his wellness, his potential as a candidate going forward, how are donors reacting and voters reacting in polling, all of that is still being measured but the message from the president he's on the ticket and moving forward. >> to that point, the standing scrutiny after 12 days post-debate, i wonder, is biden's messaging to democrats holding up, working? >> reporter: in many ways what we haven't seen a wide opening call for the president to step aside from actual members of congress, elected democrats, ma have raised questions, there's still been holding of the wall from leadership in the democratic party on capitol hill. so that's a test. we've also seen from those who are potential future candidates, like governors, saying they're
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standing behind him, it hasn't quieted the concern, they've been able to tamp down open calls from within his party to step aside. >> kelly, thanks so much. let's turn now to breaking news this hour. we're tracking multiple severe weather threats today across the country. >> west coast, fire crews are still rushing to contain multiple wildfires burning in california the lake fire near santa barbara is the biggest, burned more than 26,000 acres, only 12% contained at this point. >> stifling the effort is the extreme heat, more than 100 million people are under heat alerts. temperatures are set to feel like 105 degrees in houston today, millions are without air-conditioning after the storm knocked out service across the state. >> let's bring in bill karins, bill, let's talk heat wave,
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first, where are we seeing the hottest temperatures today if. >> the west. flat-out hot. not humid like the east. washington, d.c., feels like 111 right now. east coast has its own separate problem and of course houston without power the heat index right now is 103 at this hour. already very uncomfortable. 141 million people under heat headlines. almost half the u.s. population. in the west, the cities that aren't going to set record highs than the ones that are going to set record highs. 33 will set or tie record highs. some of the samples of the cities, palm springs, once again, vegas should break yours. phoenix will be close. fresno should be close, too. salt lake city, too, about 105. everyone's been asking the question, when are we finally
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going to get relief? we'll trend closer to normal by time we go through the end of the week, vegas instead of being 118 on thursday, 113 on saturday. temperatures are getting little bit better in eyes. no rain in sight in the west. >> bill, thanks for breaking it all down. time for money minute. meta making a major change to its hate speech policy. meta announced it will now take down more posts that target zionists. said content with term will now be removed when used in the context of anti-semitic
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stereotypes. also ticketmaster is warning its customers to stay vigilant following a company hack back in may, back in may, the personal details of over 500 million customers worldwide were stolen and cybercriminals then attempted to sell that information online. and dolly parton-themed homeware will still be available around the country. dollar general announced a new household and kitchen collaboration. allowing consumers to add a bit of dolly style to their homes. my birthday is one week from today. if you need to find a gift for me, now you know. >> anything that dolly parton can't do? >> no. >> the answer is no. >> happy birthday to you. coming up, people in california are getting too much sun, but not in the way you
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might think, why a glut of solar energy is becoming a problem with unexpected consequences. plus, an united flight forced to land without one of its tires. its tires. all the details up i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are looking up ♪ ♪ i've got symptom relief ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me ♪ (♪♪) ♪ control is everything to me ♪ feel significant symptom relief at 4 weeks with skyrizi, including less abdominal pain and fewer bowel movements. skyrizi is the first il-23 inhibitor that can deliver remission and visibly improve damage of the intestinal lining. and skyrizi is proven to help deliver long-lasting remission at one year. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine or plan to. liver problems may occur in crohn's disease.
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take a look at this map. darien gap connects south america to central america. julia ainsley joins me now from washington, julia, you cover immigration and the border, what more can you tell us about this barbed-wired fencing. >> reporter: certainly panicking, not career it's having a big deterrent effect so far. those videos are shared on whatsapp channels. look at images on that and decide if it's too dangerous for them to go. in some of these videos, we're able to see migrants digging under multiple level of razor wire fencing to get through. we reached out to the government of panama they said they put it in place, so they would have their i.d.s checked to crack down on illegal migration.
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as the u.s. and panama have increased their cooperation on the issue of immigration, to try to bring down those numbers of u.s.-bound migrants coming up to the u.s. southern border through countries like panama and we've seen panama increasing deportation flights. this wasn't done with u.s. funds, strictly done by the government of panama. >> julia, some new numbers on migrant crossings. >> reporter: well, we know june marks the lowest point of any month since biden took office. we saw them fall to 84,000 in june, to put that in context that means that, so far below the record of december when they saw nearly 12,000 migrants crossing per day, so now they're
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at a very low point and they're attributing that to the new asylum restrictions that biden administration put in place in june. >> julia ainsley, thanks so much. we're following another mechanical issue in the sky, the united airlines flight departing from los angeles international airport on monday lost a tire during takeoff, nbc news senior tom costello, he joins me now from washington, hi, tom. >> reporter: the second time in foths this has happened with a united plane, no injuries, at least one passenger we spoke to tells us the united crew informed and prepared passengers well for a safe landing in denver, and now both united and the faa are looking into how that tire fell off the plane's landing gear. it happened in the air
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monday morning. >> we were just told a tire came off your aircraft. >> reporter: a flight losing a tire during take-off. >> tire came off. we saw it rolling down the runway. >> reporter: the boeing 757 with 181 passengers and crew onboard continued to denver, its destination, landing safely. one of the passengers allen stubblefield commending the united crew for preparing them for the landing. >> brace, brace, brace. brace, brace, brace. >> there was one bump, but it was a normal bump. and you didn't hear any brakes. you didn't hear any unusual screeches or noises. >> reporter: in a statement, united tells nbc news in part, the wheel has been recovered in los angeles, and we are investigating what caused this event. it all comes just a few months after the faa increased oversight and scrutiny of united's maintenance operations following a string of incidents on its jets, including a united flight headed to san francisco from sydney, forced to turn
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around midflight after fluid was seen spewing out from the right landing gear. another united jet sliding off a wet runway in houston as it tried turning on to a taxiway. >> see the trucks en route. >> reporter: and there was also this march incident in san francisco. >> the last departure lost a wheel on departure, so we will have to shut the runway down. >> reporter: a united 777 headed to japan lost one of its six tires from its main gear assembly as it took off. the tire landed in a parking lot, damaging several parked cars and a fence. fortunately, though passengers were often inconvenienced, all of the flights including monday's landed safely. >> you know, machinery breaks. even though you do your best to try to keep things up, i still consider flying in the u.s. to be a very safe thing. >> tom, these incidents all involve boeing planes but this is not a boeing issue, right. >> reporter: you know, that's such a good point because boeing
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has been in the headlines. airlines are responsible for15, 20 years old just like your car that may be in the driveway, so it's the airline's responsibility to maintain the actual planes once they bought the planes from whoever's making it, airbus, boeing, you name it. >> tom, thank you. up ahead the numbers are in after last week's presidential debate. steve is here to break down the polls and what they might mean for president biden and former president trump. we're streaming for free we're streaming for free 24/7 on nbc news with the scrubbing power of magic eraser and the cleaning power of dawn. watch it make soap scum here... disappear... and watch how sprays can leave grime like that with up to 10 times the cleaning power, foamy melts it on contact.
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us district court in oakland. now, the subpoena warns that the disclosure of any of these documents could, quote, seriously impede or thwart this important investigation, unquote. the east bay times reports that the city attorney, parker, issued a memo to employees to preserve the documents in connection with this investigation. you might recall, last month, fbi agents carried boxes out of the home of oakland mayor sheng thao, who ae jones. agents also searched two homes owned by members of the politically influential delong family that owns the recycling company cal waste solutions. the mayor has not been charged with a crime and denies any wrongdoing. here is a list of some of the documents requested in the subpoena. quote documents and communications related to andre jones. all calendar entries or records of the existence of planned or scheduled meetings for sheng thao andre jones between june 20th june 1st of 2022, to
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present documents and communications relating to the 2022 city of oakland mayoral election. the fbi did get back to me this morning. they refused to comment. the us attorney's office said they can't even confirm the existence of any such subpoena. and as always, under these circumstances, they must decline to comment the on the existence or nonexistence of any such investigation. the city attorney would not comment, but they did send us a copy of the subpoena and said they did issue a privileged, confidential attorney client communication between the oakland city attorney and other city of oakland staff members. the mayor's office did not respond to a request for comment. bob redell nbc, bay area news. thank you, bob. we have new details into our newsroom about a bomb scare in north san jose. we've learned police arrested this man, felice ana. it happened last wednesday on ritter park drive, an area with several shops. police say annette called in the bomb threat himself, and when officers arrived, they found the makings of an
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explosive device behind a business. nearby. shops were evacuated as authorities searched the area. officers eventually found arnez in his car several miles away and arrested him. he now faces several charges. no word on a motive. bart has hit a roadblock in its extension project in san jose. leaders are asking the white house for help. construction on the six mile underground tunnel is already underway. the extension is meant to run through berryessa transit center through downtown and then ending in santa clara. but vta says another $6 billion is needed to cover the costs to extend bart from berryessa station to diridon station, then on to santa clara. a final decision on that funding is supposed to be made by the end of the year. we're actually listening to a news conference and we'll have an update in our evening newscasts. we are getting a break from those high temperatures today, but it's not going to last for long. here's meteorologist kari hall with the details as we take a look at our high temperatures for today. this is our break from the high heat that's ahead. it's mostly
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in the 70s and 80s with a few low 90s, but it will be as hot as 96 in the south county and up to 104 in ukiah today. but then as we look at our wednesday forecast, we see the return of the moderate to major heat risk as our temperatures top 100 degrees in the south bay, as well as much of the inland east bay into the north bay. but unfortunately, that's not the peak of the heat. it gets even hotter on thursday, with a high up to 111 degrees in ukiah. a lot of 90s in the north bay, and we're seeing a cool down for the weekend. so we'll take a look at that coming up in a few minutes. meantime, firefighters can continue to battle the state's largest wildfire. the lake fire, sparked last friday in santa barbara county. it's near lake. it's near los olivos by highway 101. just yesterday, cal fire issued new evacuation orders. the fire has burned over 26,000 acres of land and one structure, and it continues to threaten michael jackson's former neverland ranch. cal fire says
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spraying tourists with water guns. the demonstration was organized by more than 100 local organizations and had an estimated 3,000 participants. barcelona has been a popular post-pandemic tourist destination. much to the frustration of the people living there, who say they're being priced out of their own city. students at johns hopkins med students will no longer have to pay tuition. for medical students who learn less than $300,000 per year. living expenses and fees will be covered for students from families who earn up to under $175,000 per year. and some exciting news from the san diego zoo, the new pandas have arrived, one of the pandas is almost an 5-year-old male, the other is a nearly 4-year-old female, they are the first pandas to arrive in the u.s. from china in 21
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years, the zoo says the duo are still getting used to their new home. they should be out for the public to see in just a few weeks. let's talk about the race for the white house now. since the first presidential debate, 12 days ago. >> 118 days until election day, anything changing either president biden's or former president trump's position in the polling? let's talk about that with our nbc news national political correspondent steve kornacki. a number of polls have come out since the debate. what are we seeing in general. >> some movement. democrats, a bit of dilemma how they'll interpret it, all the polls that have come out and been conducted entirely after the debate, donald trump leads in seven of them the eighth one
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is a tie. what you're seeing here the same polls last time before the debate. looking for movement here, you see pretty consistently, but trump doing, you know, a couple points better, two points better from the before debate to after debate polling, the trend here trump leads now in almost every poll. the question for democrats, when they look at numbers like this, look, biden's supporters are going to say, you know, it's not like the bottom fell out from him. they're saying that this is something they can overcome, it's only a few points, it's not as much damage as the cover might suggest. but the opponents looking for a new candidate would say, the bottom line is, biden loses in all these polls the bottom line biden has been trailing donald trump most of the year in an
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election we think is going to be close these democrats would say even losing a point or two points extra could be all the difference. >> steve, amid the pushback against biden you mentioned the most likely replacement would be vice president kamala harris, any numbers on how she might win or poll against president trump? >> we have numbers. there have been three polls since the debate that have measured both biden against trump and harris against trump. in one harris does better than biden. in another one biden does better. a group of middle schoolers made fake tiktok accounts impersonating their teachers. tim furlong from our nbc station
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in philadelphia with more. >> our students still think this is appropriate behavior. so disheartening. >> reporter: the head of the school district upset students created over 20 fake tiktok accounts impersonating their teachers, making it look like they're making crude, racist comments. imagine being the teachers back in february when you first saw these posts of yours and how hard it would be to keep teaching these kids. >> i want to ensure our staff we have your back. >> reporter: the district has done cybercitizen ship sessions with the school and while it's possible teachers can investigate defamation-type legal action the district said holding kids accountable in a
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public school is tricky in a case like this. they block tiktok from the school's wi-fi system. when kids are at home t not muc punishing school districts can do in those cases. >> speechless. >> reporter: that's the reaction of the local school union. . >> in my classroom, i promote integrity, leadership, and confidence, so when no one is looking you should be doing the right thing. our social media networks need to do a better job. they have a stake in this just as much. environmentalists push for more solar energy across the
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country, california lawmakers are trying to reduce it, why, well, the state is apparently making too much solar energy which means a lot of it is going to waste. liz kreutz explains. >> reporter: across california, it's common sight, road of suburban homes topped with solar panels. a counterintuitive problem has emerged, california at times is generating too much solar. since solar power relies on the sun, on days when it's not too hot, run into this issue of having too much solar, people aren't home and the system can generate more than the state can use. this imbalance has been dubbed the duck curve, production exceeds demand. inside california's independent grid operator showed us how they
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managed the state's electricity in realtime. there's solar energy right now that's essentially being thrown away. >> you know, the bottom line is there are times when we don't have the demand for electricity for the full solar fleet. >> when you say curtail you're saying throwing it away. >> dispatch instructions to those fleets to reduce. >> reporter: the amount of renewal energy curtailed most of its solar has skyrocketed both from oversupply and so-called congestion, more electricity than the transmission lines in some areas can handle. so far this year the state has already lost out on nearly enough to power all the households in san francisco for a year. to solve the problem the
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governor's administration has been asked to add more batteries. cutting financial incentives for homeowners looking to install solar. ed murray, in sacramento, says the impact has been devastating for his business, he's laid off ten employees over the last year. since the changes there's been a 66% drop in residential solar installations and estimated 17,000 green jobs lost statewide. to make it cost effective homeowners now need to install batteries in addition to solar panels. that can cost an additional $20,000. the governor defended the state's policy.
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>> do you think california will be able to meet its 2045 clean energy goal? >> absolutely not. no way we're going to get there without rooftop solar. >> reporter: new challenges cast ing a shadow on the path. sam's club is the latest retailer to changes its rules when it comes to free shipping. >> they'll have to buy more products to get their shipping costs covered. they're already sharing their thoughts on the new policy online. brian cheung joins us now. why is sam's club is making that move. >> reporter: free shipping, nothing is ever really free. in case of sam's club they have a new threshold of how much you have to spend to get that free shipping.
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for some members of sam's club, the days of free shipping are numbered. starting august 19th, sam's club plus membership, a subscription that runs over $100 a year will only qualify for free shipping on orders of $50 or more. the wholesaler facing backlash from customers online. one user writing, these changes will make it harder for me to keep my membership. while others say they may take their business to a competitor. sam's club tells nbc news that these recent changes are designed to simplify the experience for same day shipping and provide access to items our members buy the most. >> it really changes the game in a consumer's mind whether they will continue with sam's club or not. it would not surprise me if they lost some members over this. >> reporter: sam's club is just the latest retailer to increase free shipping minimums in recent years as companies are squeezed by high operating costs. in 2023, amazon increased their free shipping threshold by $10 for nonmembers. and they're not alone. 19% of retailers increased the average free shipping last year ranging from 5 to $200. >> want to save money?
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buy in bulk. >> reporter: the delivery controversy comes as young shoppers are flooding big box wholesalers like sam's club and costco. >> let's go bulk shopping together. >> reporter: sam's club said that gen zp shoppers are the fastest growing demographics at their stores. membership increased 63% over the past few years. and gen z and millennials represent a quarter of club members. >> the younger generation attracted to the lower prices of food as high prices frustrate consumers of all ages. while prices may be cheaper, the costs could still be high. >> can you store all of that stuff in your house? can you eat all of that food? there can be a lot of waste if you are not shopping wisely. >> few tips for folks facing this new threshold, try to be patient, save the amount of time you're actually checking out
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online, hit that $50 threshold easier, even when you get that free shipping it will be faster if you can be more patient. sam's club said their free shipping is usually in some cases is same day. >> okay, am i right that there's a pendulum shift happening here, everyone was getting free shipping a lot and now it's like no -- >> broadly speaking more strings attached, too, one comparison for sam's club is costco, at costco free shipping on some items. it really depends specifically on what you're buying and where you're buying it from. you have to do your homework to get that free shipping. coming up, from birth
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inned to's daily health, we're talking contra september tifs, so many options. >> at times it can feel overwhelming maybe even confusing. there are a lot of different options for contraception, walk us through the popular methods and what we should consider when choosing the right birth control. >> about six different categories that people can consider for contraceptions. something daily, weekly, monthly and even permanent. depending on your needs. >> we hear a lot about the pill and lately a lot of young people are talking about side effects what should women know before taking that? >> right, so, when it comes to
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the pill i really want people to understand that there's not just one pill, they're not all the same, estrogen is component known to cause side effects. not all pills are the same. we have tons of studies that show you should not gain weight on the pill patch or ring, maybe the birth control injection can be related to weight gain, but otherwise you shouldn't, birth control pill especially won't make you infertile. >> what are some common misconceptions. >> for painful periods, for heavy periods, something as simple as acne, you can use birth control for. >> let's talk about nonhormonal
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birth control, some of the effective alternatives. >> so, nonhormonal birth control, iud, highly effective, consider both the male and female condom, there are over the counter -- and permanent form of contraceptions for both women and also men can undergo vasectomy which are safer. >> can you get a little bit more specific for us? what do they look like? >> daily would be a pill, if you're someone who can take a pill every day, a daily pill could be good for you. weekly, a patch that you would change every week. there's a monthly vaginal ring that's an option for you, you
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take it out and you have your period, followed by an injection which we use every three months, beyond that, we have a category called long acting reversal contraception, the arm implants or the iud. hormoal and nonhormonal. >> we don't are lot of time, something called, for men, a male birth control gel. >> well, not here yet, but in studies. studies. a topical gel i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq is different and may help.
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rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can rapidly relieve joint pain, stiffness, and swelling in ra and psa. relieve fatigue for some and stop joint damage. and in psa, can leave skin clear or almost clear. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, some fatal; cancers, including lymphoma and skin; heart attack, stroke, and gi tears occurred. people 50 and older with a heart disease risk factor have an increased risk of death. serious allergic reactions can occur. tell your doctor if you are or may become pregnant. done settling? ask your rheumatologist for rinvoq. and take back what's yours. abbvie could help you save. your best defense against erosion and cavities is strong enamel - nothing beats it. new pronamel active shield actively shields the enamel to defend against erosion and cavities. i think that this product is a gamechanger for my patients - it really works. this is a hero, walking his youngest down the aisle. which, to his bladder, feels like a mile.
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the discretion to pursue any violation of the ordinance as an infraction rather than a misdemeanor. if passed, the measure can go into effect 30 days from now. nbc bay area's ian cull is following a story. we'll have more in our evening newscast. the heat is going to ramp up again this week in the bay area. here's meteorologist kari hall with our forecast. temperatures today just a little warmer than normal. and this is our break before the heat blasts back into the bay area. our inland temperatures will reach over the triple digits for the next few days, but at least for the weekend, we do have some lower temperatures ahead. still pretty hot, but not as hot as our highs will be in the low 90s from sunday into monday in the inland areas, san francisco is also going to be warming up with a high of 84 on thursday, but we'll bring it back to the 70s on friday, the low 70s on saturday. the weekend is looking really nice with some upper 60s in the forecast, and it looks
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in san jose wrote us about an lg dryer that wasn't fully drying. well. the randhawa's had bought a lowes extended warranty, so they paid lg 361 bucks to fix the dryer and expected lowe's to reimburse them. but lowes said no. the randhawa's were supposed to let lowe's hire the tech, the randhawa said that's not what they expected from their warranty, so they contacted us. our team contacted lowe's. it took action and gave them their 361 bucks back. here's what a lowe's rep said. our care team has been in contact and the issue has been resolved to the customer's satisfaction. again,
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361 bucks back to the randhawa family with extended warranties and service contracts and such. i think it's fair to say we've all been there at the register with a line of customers behind us. when the cashier asks if we want to pay extra for an extended warranty or service contract, take the pressure off, step out of line and read the terms to see what it is you're actually buying. figure out what's covered. how do you file a claim? are there limits? i'll bet the farm there are limits. the randhawa family contacted us online. you can to scan the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. thanks kris. the oakland zoo is getting ready to say goodbye to its last african elephant. this is osh. he's 11ft tall and he has lived at the zoo for the last 20 years. but the zoo announced today he's leaving for an elephant sanctuary in the fall. it's located in tennessee. the goal is for osh to be surrounded by other african elephants, and the zoo hopes osh will reunite with a long time
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friend, donna. she is an african elephant who moved from the zoo there last year. that does it for this edition of the fast for this edition of the fast forward. have a great afternoon before my doctor and i chose breztri for my copd, i had bad days. [cough] flare-ups that could permanently damage my lungs. with breztri, things changed for me. breztri gave me better breathing. starting within 5 minutes, i noticed my lung function improved. it helped improve my symptoms, and breztri was even proven to reduce flare-ups, including those that could send me to the hospital. so now i look forward to more good days. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. don't take breztri more than prescribed. breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and osteoporosis. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling, problems urinating,
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