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now. today, thursday, july 11th, 2024. crucial test. right now, president biden is getting ready to hold a pivotal press conference the confidence in his candidacy is on the line, how he's trying to reassure supporters he's the right man for the job price drop, prices fell for the first time since the pandemic, we'll break down the new numbers and what they could mean for those sky-high interest rates. taking the stands. what it could mean for the case against the actor renter beware, are you planning to rent a home or a car as part of your summer vacation, how to make sure you get what you pay for. >> it's the season for travel sfwlg absolutely, lot of people on the road are doing that renting houses or cars. we'll begin this hour in

washington, we're just a few hours away from a highly anticipated solo news conference from president biden. >> his first solo news conference in eight months. this afternoon, the biden campaign spoke behind closed doors with senate democrats about why it sees a pathway to victory in november. >> let's bring in aaron gilchrist with us, lot riding on this news conference, you have to imagine that most of the reporters are going to want to ask questions that the president really doesn't want to answer right now about his political future. >> reporter: i think you're right the line of questioning that he could expect, they'll ask about his fitness physically and mentally to continue to run this campaign for the next four months. of course, we know that the white house has told the

president has been preparing for this news conference today, he likely will want to talk about the fay toe summit that's wrapping up today and the work the united states has done to shore-up that organization as well as supporting ukraine. but the press corps which is not known for throwing softballs in these sort of settings will want to ask the president about whether he can sort of make it through the next several months through campaigning that will start to intensify during a presidential campaign and why he thinks he's the best person to go up against donald trump in november despite the calls within the democratic party for the president to step aside. people are asking this president to step aside for his part, the president has said he's in it until the very end. >> aaron, while we have you, nbc

news has learned the biden campaign is working behind the scenes to see how vice president harris could do if a head to head election general election matchup with former president trump, according to a source familiar with the decision, what more are you learning. >> reporter: sources told us that the campaign is quietly assessing how the vice president would stand up in that head to head matchup with former president trump and as we understand this, it's being done as a result about president trump talking more about vice president harris. ramping up his attacks out on the campaign trail. this survey will be done at some point this week. not he isly thinking about replacing president biden about the person at the top of the ticket, this survey could be informative to the biden campaign about how vice president harris would do if that were to happen. the campaign and everyone's

who's spoken. >> you can watch president biden's news conference tonight on nbc during a nbc special report, it's expected to begin at 6:30 p.m. eastern on nbc stations and streaming right now on. on monday night, nbc "nightly news" anchor lester holt will sit down with president biden for an exclusive one-on-one interview. the full unedited interview will be in primetime special, that's july 15th, monday, at 9:00 p.m. eastern on your local nbc news. let's talk at your money now and big news today about inflation. >> the consumer price index is out for june, it shows from may to june of this year prices went down by 0.1%, first time that things have gone down since may 2021. >> if you zoom out and look at the changes compared to june of

last year it shows the prices rose 3%, that's the smallest year over year increase since 2021. christine romans joins us now. walk us through the numbers here, this sounds like a good thing. >> certainly very encouraging when you're talking about inflation that's 3%. it was 3.3% in may, you look at the chart, when you look at these economics number, the trend has bedeclining. this is important information overall for american consumers. frankly, you're already starting to see some relief on some of the things you're buying, airfare fell. gas prices down 3%. when you flash back a year, used car prices are down about 10%. you're starting to see relief if some budgets.

i'll zoom out, though, and say overall consumer prices since february 2020 are still up about 20%, that's why people still feel a little uneasy about this strong economy. >> so, does this report make it more likely you'd think that the federal reserve might cut interest rates soon? >> and that's the going thought on wall street right now, that this is another piece of the puzzle that shows an economy that's still sturdy but not overheating, that inflation is coming under control and all of those fed rate hikes you see on your screen they have actually started to work to slow inflation and cool the economy and that's the combination the fed needs to cut interest rates. today, we saw mortgage rates in the mortgage market decline, that's because the betting wisdom there is that the fed will start cutting interest rates maybe in september.

>> christine romans, thanks so much. the second day of testimony in alec baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial under way now in a new mexico courtroom. >> so far we've heard from a crime scene technicians and police officers who responded to the scene. alec baldwin's pleaded not guilty. dana griffin is following this trial for us. aside from alec baldwin, hannah gutierrez reed the weapons supervisor is expected to testify tomorrow. what might we hear from her. >> reporter: you know, she's a wild card here, the prosecution is calling her to the stand but her attorney has already made it clear she'll likely plead the fifth through a lot of her questions and the judge said earlier he's not going to hold her in contempt of court, she

does not want to cooperate and we started hearing back. the state could call her and likely try to get an assessment of what baldwin was like during those safety trainings. some say baldwin was on his phone, not paying attention, so that could be very critical and help the prosecution's case. credit to our colleague danny cevallos that opens up the defense to cross examined and say you're the one responsible for loading that weapon, it could also hurt the state depending on if she answers those questions or not. she's expected to take the stand tomorrow. >> right, if she pleads the fifth she won't say anything at all, that doesn't help anybody.

>> it could be a moot point. >> today's questions have focused tond ammunition on set. >> we heard from the crime scene technician that took several photos that day, and she already had an inkling, supposed to be on set, they had different primer colors, they're not from the same brand, she later sent those off to get tested. it was determined that six of those rounds were live including the round that killed halyna hutchins and injured joel souza. she made it clear that baldwin didn't bring those live rounds on the set. let's turn to today's money minute. apple is warning iphone users

about spyware. >> contessa brewer joins us now. big lots announce it plans to close 35, 40 stores this year amid doubts the company can survive. the discount reblames closure on the country's macro-economy. apple warned iphone users across 98 countries about mercenary spyware attacks that could compromise personal data on devices. consider using lockdown mode which protects against targeted attacks. in sports news, nba finalizes tv rights deals with nbc, amazon and espn. however, the athletic reports

that longtime nba partner tnt could still come in and try to match that deal, this is very exciting in the world of sports, ladies. >> and the world of peacock. >> the world of nbc. sports is the one thing that sort of unify us anymore. sit down and watch a game together. >> anything. . contessa, thanks so much. >> as long as you're all rooting for the same team. >> that's true. coming up, craig melvin sitting down with basketball legend lebron james, the hoops dreams he still wants to achieve on and off the court. you and how police managed to bust a massive theft ring of legos. that's coming up on "nbc news daily". sometimes your work shirt needs to be for more than just work. like when it needs to be a big, soft shoulder to cry on.

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the olympic games in paris kick off in just about two weeks from now and a lot of americans will be following the star-studded men's basketball team. >> team usa is going for its fifth straight gold medal the squad is led by superstar king james, also known as lebron, going for his third gold medal. at 39 years old this could be his final appearance in the olympics. "today" show co-anchor craig melvin caught up with james and team usa and joins us now. craig, thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. by the way, to be clear, lebron said this is definitely his last

olympics. >> definitely. to that end this is twilight of his career, what did he say about this olympics compared to years past? how is he feeling? >> that's a fantastic question, because that's where we started, he was on an olympic team when he was a teenager, and he's been on three others since then. lebron is at a point in his career where he spends time reminiscing and reflecting on all that he's accomplished. no one has scored more points in history of the nba than lebron james. he's transformed the game. the argument could be made that he's the best player if the modern era. for these guys this is their off-season, he was in the playoffs, and when he's done with the olympics they get ready to start the preseason, so this is kind of their summer

vacation. they don't get paid, it's a heavy lift and for a lot of these guys it's actually quite the commitment and the sacrifice. i asked lebron why he signed up and he basically said it was his patriotic duty. take a listen. >> we all had dialogue throughout the season. we thought it would be pretty special. we had an opportunity to get together and show what we're capable of. >> reporter: at 39, lebron becomes the oldest member of the u.s. men's team to ever play in an olympics. to what do you attribute, just the sheer longevity, the amount of years you've been able to play, how have you been able to do that? >> giving my all to the game, to the craft, and also dedicating my body. understanding that my body is my temple. >> reporter: for fellow players, having lebron on the squad is special. >> he was the shining star of the future of basketball before he even started high school. he's raised the level of the entire league and continues to do that. the ultimate champion. >> just the enenthusiasm and the

energy he has for the game, it's just contagious. and the more you're around him as a teammate, you can see why he's considered the best player to ever play. >> you got to sit with all these guys. so everybody's talking about bronny, his son, and the fact that they're going to be on the lakers together, what did he say about that. >> first time ever in the history of the nba, father and son playing on the same team. the lakers drafted him in the second round a few weeks ago. i asked him about the dynamics, you got kids, can you imagine not only working with your child but playing a professional sport with your child. i asked him about what that could look like. >> being a dad on the court with your son playing next to you, how do you navigate that? how is that dynamic going to work? >> it will work just like my other teammates. i'll hold him accountable and he should hold me accountable when i do things not right.

you know, for me, you know, i would probably hold him at a higher standard, because i want him to be great. i want him to be as great as he can be. >> he made another point, he's grown up being the son of lebron james, he's seen this greatness up close, he knows what it takes, and lebron said over the course of bronny's life he has been hard on him. he's demanded the best. bronny's used to the expectations, so we'll see. >> and you actually got to watch the team scrimmaged. talk to us about that. do you think they'll take gold? >> i was there for the second practice that they had last weekend out in las vegas. these guys go hard. i thought it was going to be a walk-through. they got out there and they hit the ground running, running drills, banging into each other, very physical. it's a fascinating dynamic, because you've got 12 guys on a squad, all of whom will likely become hall of famers at one point.

but they're all asked to check their egos at the door. to your question about winning gold, yes, this is on paper, probably the best squad we've had since that 2012 team in london when you had kobe, carmelo -- we should -- the one area that they're focusing on is defense. if we can defend, if we can rebound, we'll take gold. >> you're going to be there, right? >> i'll be there. >> hit the court, too? >> no, i'm not hitting the court. i'll be sitting courtside watching. >> craig melvin a delight to have you. you'll find them in cities, towns and suburbs all across america. millions of americans who have medicare and medicaid but may be missing benefits they could really use. extra benefits they may be eligible to receive

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members of his family at their home on the 400 block of kitty hawk road. this is in a neighborhood near the western shoreline of alameda. now, police say he killed his wife, his six year old son, his father in law and mother in law and allegedly shot his one year old son, who is in the hospital in critical condition. i also spoke with a next door neighbor who heard three gunshots while he was in the shower last night. he then says the children's grandfather, who is the suspect's father in law, rang his doorbell. one of the eldest victim, said that he was shot and he was dying. and he did pass at the hospital. tried to give him some water like he asked and that was about it. police say that when they arrived last night, they were tending to one of the victims out front, possibly the father in law. that's when the suspect came out of the front door of the house. they say he seemed surprised. officers had gotten there so fast he did not resist.

and was taken into custody. the father in law did make some statements to police before he passed away, but chief would not divulge what was said. the chief says the family recently moved into that home. a neighbor tells me the father is from north carolina. police won't say what kind of gun was used in the shooting, but say that several firearms were removed from that home here in alameda, bob redell nbc bay area news. thanks, bob. workers in san francisco are rallying over what they're calling labor violations at a series of subway restaurants across the city, the workers from seven subway stores gathered on the steps. you see right there, city hall earlier this morning. they say their bosses have paid them below minimum wage or not at all. workers also claim that they aren't paid overtime, are denied regular breaks, and even some final paychecks. supervisor dean preston joined today's rally. supporters are encouraging other people who may have experienced similar issues to come forward. the time is now, we say now, the

workers say now we cannot go another day without minimum wage. we cannot go another day with their work, their their breaks. not respected, not provided sick pay, not provided health care. the labor commissioner's office is investigating these claims of wage theft. we did reach out to subway. have not yet heard back. dangerous, dangerous temperatures in the bay area today. so here's meteorologist kari hall. we are under an excessive heat warning. and take a look at why there are high temperatures for the south bay. will reach into the upper 90s and as hot as 106 degrees in morgan hill today. and we'll see a lot of triple digit temperatures in the east bay up to 109. in antioch, 106 in pleasanton, danville reaching a high of 90 or 105 there, 95 in fremont. we'll see some low 70s along the coastline. so take a look at the range and temperatures, even just for the peninsula with palo alto's high up to 94. and in san francisco,

we're anywhere from upper 60s to mid 80s. north bay temperatures as hot as 112. in ukiah, we'll take a look at our 7-day forecast with lower temperatures coming up in a few minutes. right. kari. thanks once again. governor newsom is cracking down on crime in the east bay. so earlier this year, governor, increase chp patrols in oakland to help get a hold on crime. and today, the chp says the initiative was a success. but the governor says that more still needs to be done. so they are quadrupling patrols starting next week. so absolutely, we're not trying to replicate. we're not taking over the jurisdiction here. we're supplementing and supporting, rather supplementing some areas, but primarily supporting the areas that the city and the county and the region are already advancing. governor also confirmed that his office pulled back an offer to send state prosecutors to help the alameda county da's office. he offered that team up in february, but today said the

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sad breaking news from the entertainment world, actress shelley duvall has died, best known for her character in "the shining." encapsulated in this terrifying scene. she told "today" show in 1981 that filming the movie was quote extremely difficult because of intense demands from the director. her partner tells nbc news she died from complications of diabetes. oregon police say they busted a massive theft ring of lego bricks, officials say they recovered more than $200,000 worth of stolen lego sets, police alleged the store owner knowingly sold stolen sets from

a network of thieves, that owner now faces charges and nbc news has reached out to store for comment but we haven't heard back. and chaotic scene in charlotte, north carolina, after after columbia beat uruguay. colombians fans began hear rasing players families. quote, strongly condemns act of violence that affects football. we want to warn you the video you're about to see is a hard to watch. cell phone video shows the moment that mitchell was held down last month by four people as police identified as hotel security. all unfolded after mitchell walked in and caused a disturbance. it's waiting for full autopsy

reports. the case is being reviewed as a homicide. nbc news correspondent adrienne broaddus. a funeral for devonta mitchell ended earlier. what are they saying and where does the case stand? >> reporter: a mix of emotions, some folks say they're angry, disappointed and here we are, they say, they still have more questions than answers. day want to know what happened before this moment that was caught on video. and we're talking about that witness video that showed that man right there 43-year-old devonta mitchell, a father and husband, faced down, four security guards on top of him who were employed or worked at the hyatt regency hotel here in milwaukee, those employees we've learned have been let go. i spoke with a gentleman here at

the funeral just moments ago and he had a very important reminder. listen to what he said. >> some people don't get the message, this is a murder by civilians, it's a homicide, an innocent man was beating -- they showed the stick that was used and he continually said stop. what am i thinking right now? black lives still don't matter to a group of people. >> reporter: so some folks have drawn comparisons between the killing of george floyd and what happened here in milwaukee, but the clear distinction here this was not a police involved situation, reverend al sharpton delivered the eulogy here today. he was here to support the family of devonta mitchell. he also mentioned that the rnc will be in town next week, he

left folks with the messamessag. mitchell's family say they believe he experienced some sort of mental health episode. back to you. >> adrienne, thank you. in today's daily health, july is fibroid awareness month. they develop in and around the uterus. >> not known what causes them. up to 77 percent of women will develop fibroids. you opened up about your experience. you said i thought my heavy mreegd was normal. >> i underwent one of the least invasive surgery.

new research finds fewer than 1 in 5 women are presented with minimally invasive options. we know the stakes are really high here, because of instead of getting minimally invasive surgeries many women are being directed to full hysterectomy, can you walk us through these other options in. >> reporter: absolutely, i'm so glad we're talking about this today. because i really have made it my mission to make sure women understand all their options related to fibroidz and at nyu we have a center of care where we can focus on the individual person and their life goals.

options in three distinct categories. one is medical management options for fibroids and the other is procedural management and the last is surgical management. among the surgeries that we do for fibroids, we have the myonectomy, they can be robotic or through a small opening. i should say there's management option of the hysterectomy for those -- >> you talk about the uterine fibroid -- >> a procedure that our intervention radiologyist do,

it's a good procedure for those who are not necessarily looking to get pregnant, because the uterus will have decreased blood flow, we don't advise this in those who want fertility. >> doctor, the survey found a lack of awareness among women regarding uterine fibroids, not that surprising, nearly three-fourths of women know they're at risk of developing fibroids. what are the risk factors we should know about? >> well, i think most women are not really offered all options, so this study did a good job of saying that it's choice. i think education, making sure everyone knows all of their choices, making sure as doctors and institutions we support the choices that women have regarding fibroids and future

fertility and not just blanketing offer hysterectomy. >> what are terrific factors, women of color tend to be uniquely at risk. what are symptoms everyone should look out for. >> very common symptoms. risk factors, there's a hereditary component. obesity, because estrogen made in fat cells can increase fibroids. >> really helpful for people to know the resources that are out there, the medical procedures, there's a lot. >> i assume you're not feeling right, having irregular periods. >> absolutely. >> doctor, thanks for being with us. okay, if you're anything

like me you might be daydreaming about your next vacation and if you're planning a summer getaway you might be planning on booking a rental car or home. vicky nguyen, love to talking to you about this stuff. folks who are thinking about renting a car or maybe already have one booked, what should they keep in mind. >> nerdwallet did this study, they looked at rental car prices. the cheapest cities were miami, las vegas orlando. what they also found the average price for a car for a week in miami $377. if you book last minute versus three months out you could $74 over the course of that week. the other thing they found is, if you can avoid the airport, if you can take a taxi or ride

share to a downtown location you'll save about $86 over the course of a week on your car rental. check your car insurance, because odds are you already have rental car insurance built into your auto insurance, don't pay for that extra gas. refill the gas and always take pictures or a video of the car when you get it to make sure you document any scratches, dings. timely, all of us are connecting our smartphones, gps, just make sure that is reset before you hand the car back in, it didn't download any of your personal contact information or anything that was on the phone. >> a critical point, already so many names when i rent a car. >> i know. >> what should we do about

renting a car. >> real homes and fake listings. . you see this home you want to rent, you contact the host, they agree to give it to you and then the conversation, hey, do you mind texting me? here's my number, trying to lure you out of the app, vrbo, they want payment by zelle or venmo. you got it for august. you arrive and that home was never for rent. always go to a reputable website. never go outside the app. always pay with a credit card as well. now, when you get into the space i want you to know, you want it to be as safe as the home you live in, check for smoke alarms and you can bring your own,

traveling internationally, you have peace of mind and sleep and know you're safe. always know when your fire extinguisher and first aid kit is. and if there is a pool make sure all the doors and gates are locked. make sure you know the address of the property in case there's an emergency. finally check for cameras. turn on the light on your smartphone, if you see a reflection from a vent or an alarm clock, you can throw a towel over it and report it to the rental company. vrbo and airbnb ban indoor cameras. there are so tiny and cheap.

>> we want it to stay a fun summer. vicky, thanks so much. coming up, we're just days away from the republican national convention. if you're wondering why we have co

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we're four days away from the republican national convention. a convention may seem like a formality since the nominee is typically decided beforehand, it but wasn't always that way. >> even though president biden said he plans to stay in the race, but if he does drop out, the dnc would become a pivotal moment. here's political conventions simply explained. ♪♪ >> reporter: political conventions are known for punching tag lines. >> read my lips. >> reporter: up and coming stars. >> the united states of america. >> reporter: and primetime treatment. put simply, conventions gather party representatives from each state to vote for their presidential nominee. how did conventions come to be a part of the american political system? >> originally, in the very early part of the america republic, we started to have political parties.

but we didn't have conventions. >> reporter: quick history lesson. up until the early 1800s members of congress not the american people would decide on who to nominate for president. >> focused on the political elite. >> exactly. >> reporter: in 1831, the nation's first third party organized the first political convention to combat this, the other major parties quickly followed suit and by the early 1900s, party primaries began to emerge where voters in a pledged political party picked their preferred candidate. the results determine how delegates a potential candidate gets. >> it basically becomes a binding commitment that the delegates are forced into support a candidate. >> reporter: but primaries didn't become standard until after the volatile 1968 democratic national convention. >> vice president humphrey won the nomination. >> reporter: after president lyndon johnson said he would not seek re-election.

vice president humphrey won the nomination without running in the primaries, setting off a firestorm. >> there were major protests in chicago, and in the years that followed, democrats look at the '68 convention and say that wasn't great. that puts us in the process where we are today. the only way you can become a nominee is to run in primaries and win them. >> reporter: typically, parties know their nominee before the convention, so why do we have them at all? >> now they're sort of video brochures, right, meet the presidential candidate, meet the running mate. >> reporter: conventions put on promising leaders in the party. >> i'd argue that's actually the most influential role now of the convention. conventions have basically transitioned with media, before we had radio and tv they were insider affairs that were covered by the press. >> starting in the 1950s

television started covering things. >> reporter: candidates focused on winning american public opinion and parties using conventions to establish their next term platform. where do you see conventions going? >> targeted the internet. >> the goal of a convention -- is to build up the party. these days the best way to do it, you got to find a way to get them. >> and that's political conventions simply explained. the republican convention is next week and nbc news will have complete coverage. join our team at 8:30 on your local nbc news station. and on nbc news now. we want to hear from you, what do you want simply explained. please let me know. connect with me on your favorite social media platform. kate. kate. 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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