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now. today, wednesday, july 10th, 2024. laying out the case, opening statements delivered today in alec baldwin's involuntary mans laugter. breaking news, high-profile interview, president biden agrees to sit down with nbc "nightly news" anchor lester holt as he faces growing calls to step aside. big supporters like george clooney now speaking out. phoning home. the two starliner astronauts who remain onboard the international space station give an update. and palace intrigue. an iconic room inside buckingham palace, now open to the public for the first time. we'll pull back the curtain on the royal room. we start with involuntary

manslaughter trial of alec baldwin. >> baldwin listened closely, took notes as both sides delivered opening statements earlier today, prosecutors said baldwin pulled a trigger on a gun holding a live round killing halyna hutchins back in 2021. he's pleaded not guilty. if convicted he would face up to 18 months in prison. >> dana griffin is following the trial from los angeles and here with us in studio, laura jarrett. dana, let's start with you out there. >> reporter: so it started with a state saying boldly that alec baldwin played make-believe with a real gun and that violated the cardinal rule of gun safety, they say their witnesses will testify that he had his finger either on the trigger or around it, they also say an fbi forensic examiner will testify that there were no defects or

modifications with the weapon. the defense saying this was an unspeakable tragedy and alec baldwin committed no crime. listen to what both sides also said during their opening statements. >> he pointed the gun at another human being, and pulled that trigger. in reckless disregard for ms. hutchins' safety. >> if he even intentionally pull the trigger doesn't make him guilty of homicide, he didn't know or have any reason to know that gun had a live bullet. >> reporter: the script supervisor on the phone with the 911 dispatcher made a comment about the first assistant director who took a plea deal in this, she pointed blame at him

and that could be a huge win for the defense in this case. kate. >> dana, thank you. laura, i know you said on "today" show this morning this case is an uphill battle for the prosecution. >> they have to convince the jury that an actor had a duty to do something that a firearms effect pert was trained to do and that he should have been essentially on notice, that he had to open the gun and make sure there was a live round. his lawyer said he was told explicitly it was a cold gun, not a dummy round, much less a live round. the defense is going to say, that's never been the standard, they'll put on an expert that's never been the standard for any actor. >> laura, what are you going to be watching for? >> in opening today i think we saw a preview of how the

prosecutors are going to say this whole idea of the trigger wasn't pulled doesn't make any sense, always farfetched, how did the gun go off if he didn't actually pull it, we didn't understand why that happened. today, we saw a little bit of a softening of that from the defense attorney, they said, well, even if he did pull it, he didn't mean it. i think watch to see, i think the prosecution will do a lot with the idea that he's not credible on this issue. >> thank you both. some breaking news this hour, nbc news has just announced on monday, july 15th, lester holt will sit down with president biden for an exclusive one-on-one interview. >> preview first on nbc "nightly news" on monday and the full interview in a primetime special at 9:00 p.m. on your nbc local station that day and on nbc news. stay with nbc news for special coverage of the republican

national convention starting at 9:30 p.m. eastern. all that comes as president biden faces new scrutiny today, more skeptics from his own party are emerging. >> the president has a number of high-stakes meetings today, one with nato allies and the other with national union leaders. one of his biggest backers. today on morning joe, one of biden's supporters over the years, nancy pelosi stopped short of fully endorsing him. >> it's up to the president to decide if he's going to run. we're all encouraging him to make that decision. because time is running short. >> he has firmly this week he's going to run. do you want him to run? >> i want him to decide whatever he wants to do. >> monica alba, in addition to

monday's interview with lester holt the president is also set to hold a news conference tomorrow at the nato summit, what's the overall strategy from team biden from the campaign, with all of these post-debate public appearances if. >> reporter: it's really rare, for president biden to host a solo news conference, we went back and looked at the numbers, compared to his predecessors he's done fewer of those. tomorrow, he'll face a long list of questions from what we hope will be a variety of news outlets and reporters who will assembled there. the president will likely speak to that, the nato summit. they'll try to illuminate a path forward, democratic voices who have told him that he should reconsider and step aside, also a moment for him according to those close to him and trying to

help him prepare help people zoom out and make an assessment based on a series of appearances. >> monica, let's talk about george clooney, he just put out an opinion piece, an actor and big-time democratic donor, in "the new york times." he wrote about hosting a fund-raiser for biden. the joe biden i was with three weeks ago, it wasn't the biden of 2020. he was the same man we all witnessed at the debate, strong words there to say the least, monica, can you explain clooney's importance in democratic circles? >> reporter: not just what you mentioned being a huge celebrity and major donor, but he's somebody who just saw president biden fairly recently at that fund-raiser in los angeles, with former president obama and julia roberts as well, so this is

somebody when he writes an op-ed in "the new york times" saying joe biden can't win in november and that george clooney argues that it would be disastrous potentially for the down ballot races, something that a lot of people are listening to. >> monica, thanks so much. nasa is expressing full confidence in the boeing starliner to come home. >> they're working to get astronauts back to earth as they conduct more tests, the two have been at the international space station. jesse, what more we learning both from boeing officials and the star gin leaner astronauts themselves in. >> reporter: we learned a short time ago from boeing and starliner at press conference, a rough time line potentially the end of this month, the two

astronauts could be returning back to earth. nasa has repeatedly stressed as well as the astronauts today there's not a safety concern. they're continuing with the testing process. >> i'll just reiterate again this is a test flight. we were expecting to find some things, we're finding stuff and we're correcting and making updates every day. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a days long test mission, it's turned into weeks-long mission, issue with thrusters on the approach before docking. they're trying to replicate those issues on on the ground. they're trying to find a way to get to exact temperatures those thrusters would have gotten to.

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it's been nearly four months now since the baltimore bridge collapse that left six people dead, two people severely hit. >> today top story anchor tom llamas spoke to one of those survivors, this is his first interview since the tragic collapse. he was one of eight construction workers on the bridge that night. >> do you remember what was going through your head as you're falling into the water? >> you thought you were going to die? >> did you pray or scream?

>> you catch more of that powerful interview from tom tonight on nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. we're learning more now about an attempted car jacking and shooting near the washington, d.c. home of supreme court justice sonia sotomayor, it happened over the holiday weekend, the suspect was taken into custody after he was shot by a u.s. marshal assigned to protect justices. here's nbc's erin mclaughlin.

>> reporter: an investigation is under way in washington d.c. after a u.s. marshal shot a suspected carjacker near the home of supreme court justice sonja sotomayor. it happened on this block in the nation's capitol, hours after the 4th of july fireworks. police arrested suspect 18-year-old kentrell flowers. who's charged with armed carjacking. two deputies who were a part of the unit that protects the homes of justices were sitting in an unmarked government vehicle when, according to a federal complaint, flowers stopped directly next to them in a silver minivan, got out and pointed this firearm to the front driver's side window. according to the complaint, one marshal fired approximately four times at flowers, hitting him in the mouth. the silver van fled the scene as the marshals provided first aid to flowers. the incident, the latest in a series of high-po file

carjackings in the capital. earlier this year, a former trump administration official was shot during a carjacking. he later died, according to a statement released by the family. and late last year in nearby georgetown, two teenagers were arrested for allegedly breaking into the car of the secret service agent protecting naomi biden, the president's granddaughter. however, a crackdown is having an impact. carjackings in the capital are down 46% compared to a spike last year, according to police. this week the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia acknowledging there is still more work to do. >> while we have not reached our destination, we are on the right path. >> reporter: erin mclaughlin, nbc news. today, more than a million texans are dealing with major frustration, their power is still offline after the state was pounded by hurricane beryl, of course no power means no air-conditioning and it couldn't come at a worst time for houston, temperatures are

forecasted to feel like 105 degrees for the second straight day. jay gray is at a cooling center in houston. what are you seeing and hearing out there? >> reporter: what we're seeing is a steady stream of people moving to areas like this, this is so vital right now, an area where they can get some cold air and some relief. it's in mid-90s but with the humidity it feels like it's 105 to 108. it's really a matter of life and death here for many. you'll see people that are just trying to get a break and looking for a place to power their devices and things like that, you see the line here, there were lines outside earlier as well. lined up to get food and water. we talked with one. >> we just want the power on. we pay for it. we should get the service. they don't do no maintenance around here, they patch it up.

instead of fixing it in the beginning. the storm wasn't nothing compared to this here, 100 degrees sitting in house, 90 degrees at midnight. imagine trying to go to sleep. you're scared to go to sleep, afraid you might not wake up. >> reporter: this might be the most important area here, come inside, this is for the kids struggling in aftermath of the storm. big question we have, how long will it be like this? the energy company saying, they don't know at this point. >> jay gray, great reporting. >> jay gray, great reporting. .hank you so much oooh! this is our night! shingles doesn't care. but shingrix protects. only shingrix is proven over 90% effective. shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix does not protect everyone

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unhealthy for sensitive groups. here's a look at our high temperatures that will be ramping up today, over 100 degrees in parts of the east bay, as well as the south county and the far north bay, will see temperatures over 100 degrees, but the heat becomes more widespread and dangerous going into the day. on thursday, 103 in napa, as well as dublin and 104 in los gatos. we'll take a look at a cooler weekend in our 7-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. sounds good. kari. thanks. and with the scorching hot temperatures, a lot of people are heading over to san francisco as it is expected to be cooler there. and nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab is there now. i've been wanting to ditch my jacket all morning, but i just can't seem to do that. the sun has come out, but it is still a bit windy where we are here in san francisco and you can see in the distance there's still that fog that hasn't completely cleared out. it's no surprise why san francisco is a place to beat the heat, which is good news to businesses here in the city. just like blazing saddles, who welcomes this bit of good news? that's a bike

rental and tour shop close to ghirardelli square. the owner, jeff sears, says they have felt an uptick in business thanks to last week's extended holiday and the extreme heat we're seeing in other cities around the bay area. the weather was definitely a help last week. we, even though it was sunny and very hot, maybe record temperatures, many other places here. it was still cool and comfortable, so we saw a lot of visitors from the bay area and california visiting san francisco over the 4th of july weekend. the microclimates in the bay area are pretty amazing. if you want heat, you go across the bay and you have 20 degrees heat. if you want to stay cool, you stay in san francisco or go out to the ocean. the owner of that bike shop goes on optimistically to say, overall, tourism recently in san francisco has improved with international visitors back to give businesses a boost. he is, however, still waiting for domestic travel to completely

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has issued an executive order in the state to limit the use of cell phones in public schools. the order's not an outright ban on using phones in class, instead the state's education department will issue guidance on policies intended to limit the amount of time that children are on their phones without parental supervision, schools won't be legally required to follow that guidance. the remains of a mountaineer have been found atop peru's highest mountain. 22 years after he went missing. they were killed by an avalanche while they were climbing in june of 2002. his body preserved by the ice that had swept over him, was found by two climbers were coming back down that mountain. after the discovery his body was retrieved and taken to an local morgue. his ashes will reportedly be cremated. in the world of sports, two soccer goals this week getting a lot of buzz in the sports world, history was made in the euro 2024 soccer championships.

spain beat france, to go to the final after a historic goal from 16-year-old lamine yamal, the youngest goal scorer ever. and in copa, argentina is heading to the final again after lionel messi's goal against canada, his first goal of the tournament, and take a look at this, the two stars actually have a photo together. >> wow. >> that's when lamine was a baby and messi was 20 years old. there are new signs today for the chair of federal reserve that an interest rate cut could be coming soon. >> the fed chair powell testified on capitol hill yesterday, he said despite recent data showing the economy is strong, keeping interest rates high for too long could jeopardize future economic growth. brian cheung joins us now. brian, we know that powell is back on the hill testifying today. what are we hearing? >> i talked with some economists who are also listening to him,

they've been telling me this is the strongest we have heard the fed chair hint at an interest rate cut come soon. we know the inflation side of this story. to make interest rates to come down. there's a little bit of concern at the central bank there could be cracks forming in the labor market as well. slowdown in the monthly pace of job gains. take a listen. >> we know that reducing policy restraint too soon or too much could stall or even reverse the progress that we've seen on inflation. at the same time, in light of the progress made both in lowering inflation and cooling the labor market over the past two years, elevated inflation isn't the only risk we face. reducing policy restraint too late or too little could weaken unemployment. >> addressing that risk could be cutting interest rates. it could happen in september. >> in september. i know we're also expecting key

data tomorrow about inflation, what can we learn there in. >> an update on the consumer price index tomorrow morning. the last read on that was 3.3%. the data tomorrow will cover the month of june, if it continues to come down a little bit closer to the fed's 2% target that would be a green light for them to cut interest rates soon. market analysts are saying it's very likely that first interest rate cut could happen in september, that could marginally bring down the high borrowing costs we've seen on credit card rates and mortgage rates. let's turn to wisconsin now, supporters of a major state supreme court decision on expanding voting access are holding a rally. democrats have been big proponents of this voting method, republicans previously railed against them. claimed they're a tool for voter

fraud. shaquille brewster is in milwaukee, wisconsin, the site of next week's republican national convention. it seems that republicans are encouraging voters now to use this voting method, but they initially fought to block it, right, can you explain that to us? >> reporter: that's right, i had a conversation with the chair of the wisconsin republican party who said he was very upset by the ruling, he said they're considering plans to have people monitor drop box locations. they're also considering encouraging some republicans to go ahead and use this as a method for returning that ballot. listen to a little bit more of that conversation. >> i have to operate on the assumption that between now and the november i'm going to deal with drop boxes and for me, we're going to be taking a close look at some of the areas where we think possibilities for abuse, but we're also maybe in a position of encouraging it in other areas as well. >> reporter: you mentioned this and we know this from reporting,

i was here covering 2020 election, reviews, audits, there are no signs that box office have been sources of widespread fraud. many people here are asking why their access to drop boxes went away in first place. one conversation i had with a woman who lives in madison, wisconsin, who said that she's someone who used drop boxes in the past and that this ruling made her feel seen. listen to a little bit more of that conversation. what impact is going to have on you? >> it's huge. i'm all about accessibility for the greater community for people who need that kind of support when it comes to voting. i actually didn't drop off my absentee ballot in this last primary in spring, it snowed heavily on that day, and so my ability to get places with manual wheelchair and have my daughter in tow it didn't align. >> reporter: look, this matters especially in state like wisconsin, we know every vote

matters, but this is a state where 2020 election came down to about 20,000 votes in this state, population from 6 million have more voters able to vote d in way are easier and comfortable for them it will have an impact on the ultimate result. >> shaq brewster, thank you. for the thousands of migrants who seeks asylum in the u.s. every year finding a job can be a crucial part of building a stable future. valerie castro visited a nonprofit connecting some of those migrants with an industry that could use some help. >> reporter: on today's menu in this new york city kitchen, a chance at a better life. the head chef is teaching her students the art of slicing and mincing. each student here comes from another country, newly arrived

and seeking asylum as one of millions of migrants that crossed the border in search of the american dream. >> fled cuador after her husband passed away, making the treacherous journey to the u.s. with her family and children. >> reporter: both women now enrolled in english language courses and kitchen training at this new york city community center through a program provided by a nonprofit.

>> we use the food industry as a catalyst for economic mobility. >> reporter: the culinary career pathways for new new yorkers program accepts migrants with temporary status or work authorization permits, giving them the skills for a stable future. >> what are you hearing about why they want to take part in this? >> the migrants and asylum seekers we are working with want to be independent. they want to have agency. they want to work. >> reporter: and there are jobs to be filled. >> the challenge for us now is there is so many jobs open that it actually has potential to cripple our economy if we don't find more people to take these jobs. it is that dire. >> reporter: the new york state department of labor has identified more than 45,000 jobs open to migrants and asylum seekers as part of a statewide initiative led by governor kathy hochul. 20% of businesses who say they're willing to hire the new arrivals are in the food and hospitality industry. this culinary program training

its second cohort, only growing in popularity. >> we have had 800 applications to date for somewhere between 60 and 75 spots. >> reporter: maria, they're thrilled to be enrolled. >> reporter: and anxious to prove themselves. >> reporter: after six weeks of training in an industrial kitchen like this, members will graduate and go on to work in restaurants and even bakeries all around new york city. a brooklyn-based bakery hired these program graduates, working to fulfill their dreams. >> reporter: each graduate

learning the recipe for a successful future. >> reporter: valerie castro, nbc news. if you have ever wanted a glimpse into the life of the royal family, you better listen up. pretty soon people will be able to visit rooms inside buckingham palace that have never been open to the public, including the palace's iconic balcony. meagan fitzgerald. >> reporter: this is really exciting. for the first time ever, the public will have a chance to tour rooms never before seen inside the palace. you can see them from the outside. the front-facing part of buckingham palace the east wing, we got a little sneak peek. a rare look inside a hidden part of buckingham palace. rooms off limit until now. we took a tour through the east wing before it opens its doors to the public for the first time next week.

visitors will get a chance to see the opulent yellow drawing room where the late queen elizabeth would sit for portraits. the walk down the corridor lined with paintings of descendants of the royal family. arguably, this is the most intriguing room of all. this is called the center room, it's where the royal family waits before they step out on to this balcony. so every time we see them out there, they were here first preparing. so we're talking about everything from the king's most recent official birthday celebration where we saw the princess of wales with her children looking out the door well of the room, to royal weddings, from charles and diana to william and kate, marriages sealed with a kiss. even the end of world war ii was celebrated on this same balcony by members of the royal family alongside then british prime minister winston churchill. it is a tradition dating back 150 years.

>> they are walking in the footsteps of earlier generations who have used the balcony in exactly that same way. it's fulfilled that very important role of connecting the royal family to the people, making them visible in a way which previously wasn't possible. >> reporter: it also provided these sweet memorable moments of the royal children peering out through curtains of the east wing, getting a quick glimpse for themselves of the crowds waiting below. it was also here where the late queen elizabeth prepared for her final wave of her platinum jubilee in 2022. the last time we saw her publicly before she died and where her son charles would greet the world for the first time as king, celebrating his coronation, retreating to a private room that will soon be open for the world to see. and king charles has really pushed for more public access to

royal residences. so balmoral estate in scotland for the very first time is open in its history. tickets sold like hot cakes and so did, of course, the east wing of the palace. still get a chance to see the state room inside the palace. nothing like lounging poolside with a beach read. how parents can encourage kids to dive into ts hi

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in today's modern parenting, summer is perfect time for kids to get lost in book. >> also a great way to prevent summer learning loss. joining us is the ceo of mcmillan publishing, good to have you here. ra what are some tips for parents, kit be hard to encourage kids instead of picking up a phone or a video game to pick up a good book. >> absolutely, thanks for having me here today. great to be talking about reading, reading is a foundational skill, it teaches them, you know, independent thought and that's super

important for them. we can model good reading behavior. most importantly, make it fun, figure out ways to make reading fun. >> to that point, making reading fun, how do we do that? some friends to this day i hate picking up books, they dread it, how can adult parents make it something enjoyable. >> absolutely, i think the first thing is, no matter what your kid, what's the right book to give to your kid? the right book is the book the kid want. let's pack a lunch and go to the park and let's all read. >> yeah, i love that idea of making it kind of an outing and more special. the pandemic had a devastating impact on reading in schools,

assessments showed that children aren't as advanced, what can we do as parents if a child is struggling with read glg you're right, one of the things that's been since the pandemic, kids are saying they like reading less, so that's something that we don't want to see, find the book they like f it's fiction give them more fiction, if it's nonfiction, give it more nonfiction. once they find the thing they like then they'll start expanding i have a kid who loves geography, we bought every geography book under the sun for him when he was younger. >> access to book is incredibly important. access to books at home is incredibly important. you can go to your local bookstore, they have reading events, you may not be able to

get the book, libraries have digital collections, you can join your public library, even if it's far away and access their collection through e-books. >> you could join a library -- >> it depends, there are different rules for each library. they're expansive. >> finally f a parent is out there, one quick tip for picking a book for your kid. >> you know, it's one of those things, as long as a kid is reading it's the right thing, so the right book is the book they're enjoying at the moment. don't put pressure on yourself. as long as they're reading it's good. >> john, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. we've got a lot protect against rsv with arexvy. arexvy is a vaccine used to prevent lower respiratory disease from rsv in people 60 years and older. arexvy does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients.

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up to $1,000 for each violation. a memorial service is going on this afternoon as we speak for an oakland firefighter paramedic who drowned in southern california, 25 year old caden laffin was on vacation when he drowned outside san diego two weeks ago. investigators say he was swimming late at night with a friend. laffin worked with the fire department for five years. memorial service is taking place right now aboard the uss hornet in alameda. well, we are under a heat warning as a number of cities will see triple digit temperatures this week. so here's meteorologist kari hall with what we can expect in our 7-day forecast. it is going to be dangerously hot with an excessive heat warning going up for parts of the bay area this afternoon. and we're even hotter tomorrow with a high of 108 degrees, milder overnight temperatures as well, and reaching 101 degrees on friday for many of the inland microclimates. and then as we go

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