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today friday, august 30th, 2024. fighting words. vice president kamala harris gives her first major interview since taking over the democratic ticket, and former president donald trump issues a new campaign promise, free ivf treatments. what they want the american voters to hear. facing a judge. a doctor charged in connection with the death of actor matthew perry is set to appear in court today. what we expect to see and what's next in the case. the great escape. tens of millions of americans are racing out the door, getting a jump-start on labor day weekend. the nation's airports and road are already jam-packed. how you can avoid the worst of it. and self-belief. i sit town with ismael cruz core dove aone of the stars of the just released season two of "lord of the rings: rings of power." he tells me how he landed the dream part after being told no three times. >> not going to get the part. >> not going to get the part. >> what do you say? >> no. i sent an email to my team like, no, period.

>> our conversation about how he went from puerto rico to hollywood in "the drink." i love that sentiment. no, period. sometimes you have to say that. >> and he got it in the end. you'll hear how that happened. >> love that. we begin with the races for the us when and two headline-making interviews from former president donald trump and vice president kamala harris. >> in an exclusive interview with nbc news, former president trump spoke for the first time about the altercation involving members of the trump campaign at arlington national cemetery earlier this week. he also said he's opposed to florida's six-week abortion ban. >> at the same time, vice president harris speaking out in her very first interview since securing the democratic presidential nomination. she was joined by her running mate, governor tim walz. the vice president was pressed on some of her changing views on certain issues like fracking and immigration. she said that while her policy proposals have changed, her values have not. >> my values have not changed. you've mentioned the green new deal. i have always believed and i

have worked on it, that the climate crisis is real. that value has not changed. my value around what we need to do to secure our border, that value has not changed. >> leading us off, nbc news senior white house correspondent gabe gutierrez and nbc news correspondent garrett haake who covers the trump campaign. he's in johnstown, pennsylvania, where the former president will be speaking. gabe, i'll start with you. in addition to those comments we just heard from the vice president, she also said she would be open to putting a republican in her cabinet in this interview. what was her reasoning there? >> reporter: hey there. kamala harris said she wanted to do that because she wants different voices at the table. look, this is something that the harris campaign is trying to do, trying to move toward the center on some issues. she's been leaning into a record as a prosecutor as of late, trying to say more moderate views on immigration and other issues. and that's because the harris campaign knows that it has to reach out to those key independent moderate voters in

those key swing states. now that we're less than ten weeks out from the election. i should mention that j.d. vance was asked whether former president trump would appoint a democrat to his cabinet, and vance said of course. kate? >> and garrett, trump made some big news in this interview with nbc's dasha burns. he threw out new policies when it comes to reproductive rights. he spoke about that incident at arlington cemetery. can you fill us in? >> reporter: yeah. a variety of topics. on arlington, the former president threw his staff under the bus. says he was invited by gold star families and didn't know anything else about what might have happened while he was there. he made news on abortion access and on access to fertility treatments, including promising access, paid for, ivf treatments potentially for every american should he be elected to the presidency again. here's what he told dasha about what is a multibillion dollar

new policy -- >> we are paying for that treatment, or we're going -- for all americans to get it, all americans who need it. we'll be paying for that treatment or be mandating that the insurance company pay. >> reporter: it's that kind of government mandate alone that's the kind of thing involved in obamacare that republicans have been railing against for more than a decade now. coming up with an $8 million, $9 million, $10 million or more that would take for a government-sponsored plan, the campaign provided no details. one other element on abortion, trump indicated that he would vote for a referendum in florida that would get rid of that state's six-week abortion ban. so you think six weeks is too early, only afterwards his campaign said that's not what he meant. y i can't tell you what company's provision is on that six-week ban. it only means he embe continued to asked about it in the weeks to come in this campaign. an issue he would rather put behind him. >> interesting news out of that

interview. let's talk about the conversation with vice president kamala harris. she talked about when and how she found out president biden was dropping out of the 2024 race. what did she say? >> reporter: yeah, those were her first public comments on how she found out that president biden was dropping out of the race. she said that that sunday, she just finished breakfast with her family and was sitting down to work on a puzzle, here's what happened next -- >> the phone rang, and it was joe biden. and -- he told me what he had decided to do. and -- i asked hip, are you sure? and he said, yes. and -- that's how i learned about it. >> reporter: what about the endorsement? did you ask for it? >> he was very clear that he was going to support me. >> reporter: kamala harris there for the first time talking about how she found out on a historic sunday that the president biden

was dropping out. this comes as in that interview she praised president biden and is trying to stick up for the biden-harris administration's legacy while at the same time trying to differentiate herself and chart her own path. >> fascinating stuff. gabe and garrett, thank you both. one of the two doctors charged in connection with actor matthew perry's overdose death is facing a judge today in los angeles. >> dr. mark chavez is pleading -- excuse me, is expected to plead guilty to federal charges of conspiring to distribute the drug ketamine. perry's assistant as well as a friend of the actor have already pleaded guilty in the case. dr. chavez reached the plea agreement with prosecutors earlier this month. nbc news correspondent steve patterson now. can you remind us what was dr. chavez's alleged role in perry's death, and what's next after today's hearing? >> reporter: yeah, we expect chavez in court in about less than an hour or so. we know a lot because of the plea agreement that's already in

place. chavez self-admitting a lot of the accusations that come from that criminal indictment, including a few things. one background on chavez -- operated his own clinic, his legal leal above-board ketamine clinic as he practiced near san diego. he was sort of used to this world of treatments of sort of alternative medicines if you will, for mental health and other therapies. and he's accused of essentially using that clinic to divert or sort of create these false prescriptions for former patients and instead diverting those to the pipeline that eventually found their way to matthew perry. and that is part of the indictment, part of the self-admitted plea agreement, as well, that is in place, and part of the reason why in about less than an hour we expect him to officially plead guilty. the judge will assign a sentencing date for him, as well. >> steve, there's a second doctor, right? and an alleged drug dealer who pleaded not guilty to charges

related to perry's death. what's the latest in those cases? >> reporter: that's correct. those are already more of the central cases in this overall indictment. you're looking at the five people accused on screen. the first two there, dr. salvatore plascencia, jazz mine sangha, known as the ketamine queen, are more of the primary defendants. those two pled not guilty. the rest including chavez who i spoke about signed plea agreements to try to gather information, sort of flip on the first two, as well. we know those two pled not guilty earlier. they have court dates later on next week and then they both have separate trial dates scheduled for october. but we're hearing prosecutors trying to maybe combine those dates into one court date and tackle this all sort of all to itself. guys, back to you. >> steve patterson with the latest there. thank you. let's turn to immigration. a significant change is coming to how some migrants enter the united states. >> the biden administration says it is going to restart a program for migrants coming from cuba, haiti, venezuela, and nicaragua.

it was paused last month due to concerns about fraud. nbc news homeland security correspondent julia ainsley joins us now. walk us through what this program is and tell us more about the fraud concerns that led to it being put on pause. >> reporter: this program was introduced in early january of 2023 as a way to allow more migrants from those four countries you named to be able to apply from their home countries to legally gain entry into the united states so that they would never make that dangerous trek to try to cross the u.s. border illegally. these were at the time nationalities that were overwhelming border authorities. and it worked. they had thousands of applications, they were able to take in about 30,000 migrants from those countries per month until an internal report this year found there was massive fraud from sponsors, these are people who are legally living in the u.s., vouching they can accommodate these migrants when they come into the united states and financially support them if need be. they found in over 100,000 of these applications, there were

just 3,200 sponsors behind them. they call the people serial sponsors. in one case, we saw that 600 migrants were supposed to live in an address that was traced to a warehouse in orlando. over 700 were supposed to live in a dilapidated trailer park in key west, florida. many of the applicants -- applications from the sponsors had -- social security numbers, they were the same number repeated nine times, all five, all sixes, all sevens. some of those people, the immigrants, actually got in even though their sponsors weren't giving adequate information. because of that internal report there was a pause. and we understand at dhs they started reviewing those applications. here the thing -- they are back on and accepting more applications giving travel authorization even though that review is not complete. they say they'll start fingerprinting the sponsors. >> that's the major change, the fingerprinting update? >> reporter: yeah, they also say they'll start manually looking at these applications in smaller batches rather than allowing

many to be rubber-stamped. when you're talking about 30,000 a month and there's no cap on how many applicants can be sponsored by one person in the u.s., it's hard to see exactly how all of this and procedures will take place. >> thank you. time now for today's cnbc "money minute." a major decision for an amazon warehouse. >> an nba star getting a massive contract extension. cnbc now. >> reporter: hey, amazon has lost its a peel to overturn the 2022 election results in which both voters -- workers voted to union rise a staten island warehouse. the national labor relations board struck down amazon's request in a filing thursday which means amazon has run out of options except for one -- amazon could sue the nlrb if wants t wants to present its arguments to a court. after 12 weeks in space, boeing's "starliner" will depart the iss next week without its crew. nasa said it should take about

six hours for ground teams to undock remotely to land it in new mexico. it comes as nasa says the two astronauts who flew in the "starliner" will return to earth in a spacex vehicle next year. the mission was supposed to last ten days, but thruster issues extended the orbital stay as engineers tried to understand what caused it. and golden state warriors star steph curry has agreed to a one-year extension deal for over $62 million. curry's agent said thursday the extension will keep him under contract through the 2026-2027 season which also keeps him with the only franchise he's ever played for through his 18 seasons. guys? >> curry reign continues. >> thank you so much. coming up, attention shoppers. what is really going on at some of america's biggest supermarkets. now accusations of price gouge at one major store as it tries to merge with another top grocery store. plus, ready for your labor

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ator across the -- airports across the country are bracing for a record number of travelers this labor day weekend. >> nearly three million people expected to fly today alone, but the roads are expected to be packed, too. a lot of people are opting to stay closer to home now that the majority of kids are back in school. >> you may need keep a close eye on the weekend weather. some storms have already caused

damage in the midwest and the south. nbc news' shaquille brewster is tracking conditions from chicago's o'hare airport. we're going to start with meteorologist angie lassman in studio. angie, are these storms going to stick around for the entire weekend? >> unfortunately, ladies, there's some spots that will have to deal with the rain and the chance for flooding and severe storms throughout the weekend. that's mainly parts of the south. we'll get breaks and nice spots in other locations across the country. it's not all bad news. let's start with what could be difficult news, though. the chance for some showers and thunderstorms stretching from the great lakes down to the plains, that's where we have a cold front that's going to leave us with rain in the forecast throughout the rest of the day. a couple of airports we're watching now, detroit, st. louis, houston. maybe some possible delays across the southeast, dallas included in there, atlanta, we know those are major hubs. we'll be watching for that. as far as the roads are concerned, i-10 is where we're most concerned to see flooding. across the plains and midwest, again with thunderstorms, not great to be driving. when it comes to monday, the southeast is going to remain unsettled.

that's where we'll watch specifically town to see delays when it comes it air travel on the back end of this weekend. not all bad news. warm conditions for the pacific northwest. if you're going to be out there. we've got plenty of sunshine for the middle of the country for your saturday forecast. that rain that will track across the east. by sunday really nice conditions actually settling in and fairly seasonal for this time of year from the great lakes to the northeast. we'll deal with a little rain across the southeast, but plenty of sunshine again for parts of the plains and out west. now monday, a lot of us dealing with nice conditions, above average out west, and we'll still be dealing with that weekend washout. but plenty of sunshine for the northeast, guys. >> a pretty good map. shaq, you're at chicago's hyper. i know you've been -- o'hare. i know you've been out there all day. i'm going to be there in a few hours flying in tonight. what are people saying? what's the flight situation like? >> reporter: i should ask you what terminal are you coming into because if you're coming into united, it's been smooth over here. american, we'll see what it looks like over there.

we'll talk later. but really, you know, we came in this morning and saw long lines, saw frustrated passengers. throughout the day we've seen that fade away. that went away as the weather moves along, and that system that averagy was talking about -- angie was talking about, as it continues to move east. listen to the conversations i had with folks at chicago's o'hare airport as they were heading out for their labor day travel today. >> you know, this is one of the busiest days of travel this weekend. >> i know. >> reporter: what are you expecting? >> i don't know. it's -- a stiff cocktail maybe. >> reporter: that will get through this airport? >> yeah. >> i'm from atlanta. so atlanta's crowded. this is mild. >> reporter: this is mild for you. >> this is mild. >> reporter: and the thing is here at chicago's o'hare airport, they're expecting this year a 10% increase in travel during labor day weekend compared to what they saw last year. the pattern across the country. it's not just when you're talking about flyers, you're expecting a rush of people out

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police also have a wide security perimeter set up at different intersections around the sap center, and that could still be going on this afternoon. as you come into this area. so be aware of that. cso pham was providing traffic control near a wreck on monterey road that saturday, four weeks ago, when police say a drunk driver struck and killed him and severely injured another community service officer. the 44 year old driver, who now faces a felony vehicular manslaughter charge, had a previous dui, according to police. family and friends describe pham as a happy man who always wanted to become an officer and loved his job. he became a cso two years ago and had dreams of a career in law enforcement and protecting and serving his community. by the way, when san jose police officers were here today paying their respects to officer pham, other officers from around the bay area have been here in san jose covering their shifts in

san jose. thom jensen, nbc, bay area news. thank you tom. we're also learning new details on a fiery chain reaction crash in the north bay. cardinal newman high school confirms pat lafortune, who taught at the school for nearly 50 years, was killed in that crash near santa rosa. it happened just before noon yesterday along highway 12 near fulton road. chp says 11 cars were stopped at a red light when a dump truck filled with sand slammed into them. the impact caused the pickup truck to burst into flames, killing mr. lafortune. nine other people were taken to the hospital. driverless big rigs could be coming soon to california highways as our investigative unit first told you last year. other states have already been testing this technology, but driverless trucking was banned in california until the state could establish rules about permits and testing. today, the california dmv announced its plan to do just that. the new rules would require companies to first test the self-driving trucks with human drivers who

could take over if needed, but don't expect to see any self-driving big rigs on the highway just yet. the state still wants feedback on its proposed testing program, and that could take at least a year. we are going to see a bit of a cooldown for labor day weekend. here's meteorologist kari hall with the details. happy friday to you! we are going to see temperatures in the upper 70s for parts of the east bay. 80 degrees in san jose and some mid 80s for the tri valley. some of our hotter temperatures will be in the low to mid 90s. for areas like fairfield, vacaville and up to 95 in clear lake. while in santa rosa we'll see highs in the mid 80s there. going into tomorrow, there's really not much of a change in our highs. while san francisco will be in the low 70s. we're still going to have some inland heat with some low 90s, but then we all get a little bit of a cool down on sunday that continues into labor day, where a lot of our highs and some of the warmer spots will be in the 80s. in napa, 81 degrees. really comfortable while dublin stays

in the 70s and san jose will also see 70s on sunday. we'll take a look at our 7-day forecast coming up. thanks, kerry. after an offseason full of uncertainty, star wide receiver brandon aiyuk will stay in the bay area. his new deal with the 49ers, worth $120 million over four years. that makes his average salary about $30 million a year, making him the second highest earner on the team, behind only nick bosa, who makes $34 million a year. aiyuk is also becoming the fifth highest paid receiver in the league. in comparison, deebo samuel has a $24 million a year deal. with the start of the nfl season less than a week away. many niner fans weren't sure if the deal would be reached at all. aiyuk was holding out for a long term deal since he was going into the final year of his contract. he actually requested a trade earlier inean, but no te willing to meet the niners, asking price. all that ended yesterday as niner fans can look

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pauses in fighting that would allow vaccinations for 640,000 children. the world health organization confirmed at least one baby in the region has been paralyzed by the type-two polio virus. it's the first case in gaza in 25 years. an investigation is under way in arizona after a wells fargo employee was found dead at her desk. the employee went to work on a friday and never went home. police say they found her dead in the office four days later. a wells fargo employee says there was a foul odor in the building, but was passed off as a plumbing issue. a colleague found the woman dead in a cubicle while walking around the building. police do not suspect foul play. actor tom hanks is telling his followers that his identity is being used through artificial intelligence without his consent. hanks posted on instagram that there are multiple ads using his name, voice, and likeness to promote, quote, miracle cures and wonder drugs. the actor says that he has nothing to do with the posts or the products and treatments.

other celebrities like taylor swift and scarlett johansson have also been targets of a.i.-generated content this year. there's heartbreak reverberating through the world of professional hockey today. police in new jersey say nhl star johnny goodro and his brother were killed by a suspected drunk driver. it happened late last night while the brothers were riding bikes. goodreau was a forward for the columbus blue jackets. we have more on the story. what more did we know about what happened? >> reporter: you know, this is just devastating. as you mentioned, that star forward and his younger brother were out riding bikes when that suspected drunk driver hit and killed them. they were back in their hometown to attend their sister's wedding which was scheduled for today. a short time ago, the man accused of hitting them while driving under the influence of alcohol appeared by video before a judge. he's been charged with two

counts of second-degree vehicular homicide. that's the 43-year-old sean higgins on your screen right now. now the arresting officer said in a report higgins was trying to pass another vehicle when he hit the two brothers. according to that report, higgins said he had consumed at least five to six beers before getting behind the wheel. goodreau was 31. he leaves behind two children, his wife, meredith, and a host of fans. and so many people were just excited about this upcoming season. >> yeah. i can only imagine. are we hearing from any of those fans or from other athletes? >> reporter: yeah, we are. right now outside of the stadium where he played, there's a small memorial growing. people are leaving flowers and other items. above there's a banner that says "in loving memory of johnny goodreau." he was known as johnny hockey. he grew up in south jersey, was a star at boston college where he was a national champion.

he play thursday with his brother -- played there with his brother and played eight seasons with the calgary flames. now he signed a seven-year deal with columbus where he was about to start another season. everyone knows the name lebron james, james tweeting earlier saying, dwht is insane, man. i instantly got so down and sad after reading this story. my thoughts and prayers goes out to the goodreau family. may johnny and matthew fly high, guide, and guard and bless their family from the heavens above." so many people grieving today. kate? >> yeah. sad story. thank you. and we are following breaking news in a high-profile murder case. maryland's supreme court has ruled that it is upholding a lower court's decision to reinstate the murder conviction. the case was the subject of the true crime podcast "serial." he was convicted of murdering his high school ex-girlfriend in 1999 but was freed after a 2022

court ruling. the supreme court said the case should be sent back it a lower court to be heard again. a major revelation in the antitrust trial between the federal trade commission and grocery store giant kroger. >> the ftc, federal trade commission, is trying to block kroger's plan to acquire albertson's, another big grocer. the $25 billion deal would be the largest supermarket merger in u.s. history. now testimony from a kroger executive in that trial is raising some eyebrows about how and when the company raises store prices. here's nbc news senior business correspondent christine romans. >> reporter: we learned that kroger raised prices on milk and eggs beyond what was necessary to offset inflation. this is in the high inflation period after the pandemic, this according to testimony from a top company executive. it comes as the ftc, as the government sues to block what would be the largest grocery store merger in history, arguing that it would eliminate competition and raise prices for

millions of americans. now kroger's senior director for pricing sent an internal email back in march writing, quote, on milk and eggs, retail inflation has been significantly higher than cost inflation. now this is raising eyebrows especially given the harris campaign's focus on what they say is price gouging at grocery stores. some have argued that grocery stores have taken advantage of inflation as an opportunity to increase their pretty slim profit margins. the submission from kroger appears to further validate those concerns. again, grocery store chains have very slim profit margins, so when they can, they try to recoup some of the money they lose in other times. this is the center, frankly, of this government versus big mega grocery store merger which is being waged on antitrust concerns. back to you. >> christine romans, thank you so much. team usa already has a few medals after the first day of the competition of the paralympics. now swimmer jamal hill is looking to add to that medal count on monday when he competes

in the men's 50-meter freestyle. nbc's emilie ikeda sat down to learn how a rare nerve disease pushed him to the pool and now to paris. go! >> reporter: jamal hill had dreams of olympic glory. standing 6'4" with two decades of swimming experience and an unshakeable drive, it seemed within reach. but shortly after he started training with coach wilma wang seven years ago, she noticed his times weren't improving. >> i go, what are you not telling me? he's getting out of the pool like this, lifting his legs out. and so -- i just felt like he wasn't sharing something with me. >> reporter: hill told her at 10 years old he was diagnosed with a disease,a group of disorder that cause nerve damage in the arms and legs and result in smaller, weaker muscles. >> from my knees to the soles of my feet i was at 0% nerve capacity. from my elbows to fingertips,

30%. >> reporter: until 23, hill spent his life cobb sealing his -- concealing his diagnosis, competing in non-disabled races even into college. so when wang suggested a change of focus to the paralympics -- >> initially i was completely opposed to it. my perception of the world's perception of people with disabilities wasn't that negative. it was over the course of many months having had that out in the open that we were able to start to work through. >> reporter: within just three years, hill was racing in the paralympics. >> hill got a good start -- >> reporter: setting an american record and scoring a bronze medal in tokyo. >> jamal hill, medal for the united states. >> reporter: he's gearing up for another. how are you feeling about competing this paralympics? >> good so far. you know, i feel -- i feel very good. >> reporter: when hill isn't competing, he's racing toward another goal back at home in southern california -- through

his nonprofit swim uphill, he's trying to teach one million people a year how to swim with unique underwater breathing exercises that can be done at home. actor terry cruz is one of his success stories. >> yay! >> my brand is hand in hand with swimming education. mainly because it affects people like me, people who came up in lower to middle income communities in countries around the world. and that is really the why behind my swimming. >> reporter: now dreaming beyond the podium. emilie ikeda, nbc news. it is time now for "the drink." if you don't already know the name ismael cruz cordova, you will. >> he stars in "lord of the rings of power," season two just started on amazon prime. he just shot two more big names with big-name casts. >> he grew up in puerto rico. as i learned when we sat down together, he fought to get where

he is. ismael cruz cordova -- >> yes. [ speaking in a global language ] we're at the pig and whistle in new york, in manhattan. this is sake. >> sake, yeah. unfiltered sake. >> uh-huh. >> and -- cheers. >> well, cheers. you're an actor, how did you get here? >> be careful -- >> i came from a place poor, not a lot of -- >> in puerto rico. >> yeah. like in the specific neighborhood of puerto rico, rural, growing up in an environment that people didn't have a voice. completed a franchise, not part of any type of conversation. not part of any like political or social like -- completely -- you go work, and then you go tuck away. >> what does that create in you, that environment? >> for me,y was extremely cure -- i was extremely curious and always had this struggle along

with my curiosity. i was an extremely curious -- created this sense of like why not us? >> why not me? >> yeah. like -- just like why are we -- why are we part of the conversation? why can't we go to that school? why can't i also have that education? >> go to nyu in new york. >> yeah. >> and is it true that you arrived with like a laundry bag full of stuff? >> two. that was the thing -- >> you didn't have suitcases? >> nothing. it was uncharted territory. i made all the research myself. i wrote all the essays and filled out all the applications. i remember picking up my two laundry bags, and then -- welcome week at nyu, that all the parents are there. you know, with their kids -- >> your parents aren't there. >> no, myself with two laundry bags. i was just like smiling this

broadly. but starting to understand -- >> smiling because you're like this is it? >> this is it. that was my dream. that was my dream, you know? >> you fought for "lord of the rings." >> i was auditioning for almost seven months. i get the audition for "rings" the first one. and then i'm in new york, then i go to l.a. and do the second one. then i get this movie in south africa, and i think i do my third and fourth one when i'm in the desert in south africa. my first rejection came when i was there. >> rejection? >> yeah. listen, they're going a different direction. >> you're not going to get the part. >> you're not going to get the part. >> what do you say? >> no. i sent an email to my team, i was like, no, period. >> why were you convinced you were the guy for this? >> i -- there's a relief, there's a little thing here that tells me this is mine, you know. i was -- >> they said no three times.

>> three times. but i -- i just knew -- i always knew, the whole process, that if i would meet them in person that they would know that like the -- the soul of the character, i understood it. like they met me, and i did my audition. >> they saw it. >> and they -- apparently. >> because here we are. >> here we are. >> season two. >> yes. season two. >> wow. that is a story. >> yeah. and that's like the short version. >> i know. ismael cruz cordova. >> cheers. little bit left there. >> oh, it was so fun. and there's like so much more to his story and the conversation that we had. he talks about growing up in puerto rico in an area where he had houses with dirt floors, with showers outside, garden hoses and frogs jumping around. >> wow. >> then he ends up getting a huge break on "sesame street." we talked about that and how that opened doors. casting directors, he says, are

really important. >> it's incredible to see the hurdles people -- especially him -- and the self-belief he had. >> we talked about how it doesn't have to be that way, right? it really doesn't have to be that way, but it is right now. you can see the whole conversation with him on youtube or nbcnews.com/thednk. weri'l

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in today's mental health check, today is national brieve awareness day in the -- grief awareness day in the united states. we're focusing on how to manage feelings of loss and help others who may be going through grief. >> whether the loss of a loved one -- a relationship, even a job. processing big emotions can be tough for a lot of us. joining us is chris car, wellness advocate and author of the book "i'm not a morning person." kris, some people i think approach grief as something that you do have to get over, right? and there has to be a difference between getting over and moving through grief and processing it. talk to us about that. >> absolutely. we can't amputate any of our emotions and expect to be whole, but we want to sometimes because they're painful. but if we think about the other side of grief as love, love doesn't end. and so the way out is through the way out is forward, and the way out is to keep living. >> yeah. there's also something called

anticipatory grief. grieving something that has not happened yet. it can often happen if you have maybe someone terminally ill in your life, but it manifests in other ways, too. how can we manage that and come to terms with what we're experiencing? >> you know, that's what the surprise is, right? it happens long before the loss. and sometimes as you said, it can happen in your body, it can happen through different behaviors, it can come out in different ways. it's been giving yourself that opportunities to feel those feelings and tend to yourself. >> if you are going through a tough time right now, if you're grieving or know somebody who, what's the best way to help yourself and to help others? >> self-care. a thimble size amount of self-care will fill the well. sometimes we have to lower the bar. the mantra is, it's good enough, but you've got to do something. for somebody else, be proactive. instead of saying let me know if you need something, give them an exact thing, be specific. here the lasagna. >> yeah.

you talk about self-care, and i'm mindful, i'm sure all of us have experienced our own grief in some ways, and it can make you want to shut down and not go around anybody. what do you recommend for folks on the outside? how do we reach out well? >> well, sometimes we're going to mess up because we live in a grief-phobic society. we don't have these tools. we want to be careful about what's known as grief-illiterate comments. no problem if you've made them, we all have. maya angelou said when you know better, you do better. things like it's only a dog, my dog was my child, you'll have another child, i wanted this child, he's in a better place, right? the better place is with me. >> yeah. >> and so it's not your job to fix it. it's your job to listen. >> i'm so glad you said that. i've heard some of those, you know, sayings at me before, and it hurts when someone means well but they say something -- what did you call it? grief -- >> grief illiterate. yeah. we're trying to connect but we miss each other by doing that. >> so much of it feels like it

stems from like being uncomfortable sitting in the hard emotions. you talk about self-care through going through the grief, but what about on the other side? what do you recommend for folks around? how do we deal with those uncomfortable feelings? >> honestly it goes back to what i said at the top, we can't amputate those emotions. this is part of life, and life is meant to be lived. so the more that we give ourselves permission to feel, the easier it gets. >> love that. kris carr, thank you for giving us permission to feel and talk about this. we appreciate it. of course, if you or someone you know is struggling, you can always call or text the suicide and crisis life line at 988. we appreciate you having these conversations with us. conversations with us. you're watchin with claritin, relieving your allergies is a walk in the park. get fast, all-day relief of your worst allergy symptoms like nasal congestion. (♪♪) live claritin clear.

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second year in a row. it is happening this weekend at the oakland arena. guests will see performers on trapeze swings, doing tricks and flips and extreme bmx riders. nbc bay area's bob redell caught up with some of the cast members, and they say it's not as hard as it actually looks. i know it's hard for me, but for you. well, now it's like, not hard anymore. like a more entertaining. but jonathan, you have over 30 years and experience. actually, jonathan is the sixth generation of circus performer specializing on the high wire. as you can see. and so he has pretty much experienced by by the way, for the second year in a row, the show will not feature animals. the circus will perform six different shows at the oakland arena this weekend, and then it moves to sap next weekend in san jose. the first show is tonight at 7 p.m. in oakland. before we go, don't forget it's that time of year, time to clear the

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because breathing should be beautiful, i'm andrea canning, and this is "dateline daytime" on nbc.dy as beauty and the beast, lived the good life till that strange, terrible day. jason page: he found her at home. a barbell was across her throat. andrea canning: dead. a tragic, freak accident.