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valerie castro has a closer look. >> reporter: a cringeworthy sight for a college golf team. watching their golf club bags carelessly tossed around on the tarmac by airline bag handlers. these are not any old golf clubs, right? >> right. these clubs are fitted for each individual player. >> reporter: this all happening just days before the east tennessee state university men's team was set to play in the ncaa tournament. >> this is one of the biggest tournaments they'll play in in their amateur careers. they were kind of scared about whether any of those clubs could be broken. >> reporter: the team reporting no damage to the clubs. delta airlines reaching out with an apology, asking for a mulligan on how their equipment was handled. it's just the latest example of travelers dealing with battered and broken baggage, like this scene of luggage falling off a conveyor belt. in this case, bags sent down a slide only to slam into other luggage. one handler seen throwing things on to the ground, then apparently being reprimanded. all scenes no traveler wants to see. what do you thin
valerie castro has a closer look. >> reporter: a cringeworthy sight for a college golf team. watching their golf club bags carelessly tossed around on the tarmac by airline bag handlers. these are not any old golf clubs, right? >> right. these clubs are fitted for each individual player. >> reporter: this all happening just days before the east tennessee state university men's team was set to play in the ncaa tournament. >> this is one of the biggest tournaments they'll...
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here's valerie castro. >> reporter: the stamp reads u.s. army postal service, dated december 1942, a few years out of date from what letter carrier alvin usually sees at his grand prairie, texas job. >> i was getting ready for my route and found some letters dated from world war ii. >> reporter: some handwritten and some typed. one reading, i feel much better after the mail call we had last night. all sentiments that resonated with alvin, who penned plenty of his own letters home while serving in iraq. >> being a veteran myself, you know, world war ii, and i'm like, man, this is like some history, because once again, mail brings, boosts morale for all soldiers. so, my main thought was, i have to find this family. >> reporter: that mission led alvin far from his normal postal route to a home hundreds of miles away in jackson, arkansas. >> i'm delivering the mail to arkansas. >> i was very excited. and very tearful. >> reporter: these letters, a key part of joanne smith's family history. recently lost in the mail system when a package from an
here's valerie castro. >> reporter: the stamp reads u.s. army postal service, dated december 1942, a few years out of date from what letter carrier alvin usually sees at his grand prairie, texas job. >> i was getting ready for my route and found some letters dated from world war ii. >> reporter: some handwritten and some typed. one reading, i feel much better after the mail call we had last night. all sentiments that resonated with alvin, who penned plenty of his own letters...
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thanks to valerie castro for that report. >>> thanks to you for watching "early today." i'm frances rivera. have a great monday and we'll see you back here tuesday morning. >>> breaking overnight, iran's president confirmed dead after a helicopter crashed near the border with azerbaijan. we're live with the early reaction, and what we know about what went wrong. >>> here at home, president biden and former president trump are back on the trail.
thanks to valerie castro for that report. >>> thanks to you for watching "early today." i'm frances rivera. have a great monday and we'll see you back here tuesday morning. >>> breaking overnight, iran's president confirmed dead after a helicopter crashed near the border with azerbaijan. we're live with the early reaction, and what we know about what went wrong. >>> here at home, president biden and former president trump are back on the trail.
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here's valerie castro. >> reporter: 15-year-old stevie heider's memory of prom last year is no longer a happy one. >> i can't look at the photo anymore. >> reporter: stevie's family says she was one of dozens of students at richmond burton high school in illinois targeted by classmates who police say used artificial intelligence to create fake nudes. in stevie's case taking her face from this prom photo and swapping it onto a sexually explicit image. students then texting the images around school. >> i asked them if they could just pull up the photo. and it was just -- immediately felt like nauseous and gross. yeah, it's my face there but that's not my body. >> reporter: the school is saying it is unable to discuss an ongoing investigation involving students. stevie's mother, stephanie, furious. >> we shouldn't have to teach our girls to have to hide their prom photos. that's just ridiculous. >> reporter: but increasingly, young people, usually girls, are at risk from their own peers using so-called nudification apps with cases like stevie's popping up all over the country. the nation
here's valerie castro. >> reporter: 15-year-old stevie heider's memory of prom last year is no longer a happy one. >> i can't look at the photo anymore. >> reporter: stevie's family says she was one of dozens of students at richmond burton high school in illinois targeted by classmates who police say used artificial intelligence to create fake nudes. in stevie's case taking her face from this prom photo and swapping it onto a sexually explicit image. students then texting the...
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if no one else ever had to deal with this again i would be so pleased. >> reporter: valerie castro, nbc news. >>> still to come, it was a good weekend to be a rangers fan. the blue shirts end up in their second straight overtime thriller with an ending that no one could veeen ha scoming. we have the full recap when we come back. here's charmin ultra strong. ahhh! my bottom's been saved! with its diamond weave texture, charmin ultra strong cleans better with fewer sheets and less effort. enjoy the go with charmin. you are bountiful. your skeleton can support two times your weight. it's in your nature to stand strong. supplement your bones with high-absorption magnesium. nature's bounty. it's in your nature. one bite of a 100% angus beef ball park frank and you'll say... ...hello summer! oh yeah, it's ball park season. feeling sluggish or weighed down? could be a sign that your digestive system isn't at its best. but a little metamucil everyday can help. metamucil's psyllium fiber gels to trap and remove the waste that weighs you down... so you can lighten every day the metamucil way. ski
if no one else ever had to deal with this again i would be so pleased. >> reporter: valerie castro, nbc news. >>> still to come, it was a good weekend to be a rangers fan. the blue shirts end up in their second straight overtime thriller with an ending that no one could veeen ha scoming. we have the full recap when we come back. here's charmin ultra strong. ahhh! my bottom's been saved! with its diamond weave texture, charmin ultra strong cleans better with fewer sheets and less...
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thanks to valerie castro for that report. >>> thanks to you for watching "early today." i'm frances rivera. have a great monday and we'll see you back here tuesday morning. president and foreign minister now confirmed dead in a helicopter crash. the new political turmoil
thanks to valerie castro for that report. >>> thanks to you for watching "early today." i'm frances rivera. have a great monday and we'll see you back here tuesday morning. president and foreign minister now confirmed dead in a helicopter crash. the new political turmoil
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. >> valerie castro is following this story for us. valerie, talk about this new -- they're calling it the digital guillotine movement on social media. >> reporter: this really took off the met gala earlier this month, celebrity studded event that happens at the metropolitan museum. while that was going on outside the museum there was a pro-palestinian protest happening at the same time. people took notice. all of these people here have money, influence, power, you have they been outspoken, influencers started this hashtag walkout movement. calling on people on social media to stop following the celebrities, the influencers that they feel haven't been outspoken enough and that has now grown to include people like taylor swift who wasn't even at the met gala, beyonce has been named, zendaya, a long list of celebrities who have a very strong following in line. >> big-name celebrities, lot of momentum building online, have we heard any response. >> lizzo immediately took to social media. posted a video on instagram. highlighting humanitar
. >> valerie castro is following this story for us. valerie, talk about this new -- they're calling it the digital guillotine movement on social media. >> reporter: this really took off the met gala earlier this month, celebrity studded event that happens at the metropolitan museum. while that was going on outside the museum there was a pro-palestinian protest happening at the same time. people took notice. all of these people here have money, influence, power, you have they been...
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nbc news correspondent valerie castro has the details. >> reporter: a war of words, a full-blown feud between two of the biggest names in rap, kendrick lamar and drake. the two longtime rivals battling it out in a matter of days, releasing eight new songs, one after the other with the intensity heating up over the weekend. >> they're really poets. they're really two people who have the ability to see, listen, and then spit back lyrics that are very intriguing for people. >> reporter: the lyrical blows now including serious allegations, drake accusing lamar of domestic violence, and lamar accusing drake of relationships with young underage women. ♪ i hate you like i'm young ♪ >> reporter: nbc news reached out to both for comment but have not heard back. drake denying being with minors in a new track this weekend. ♪ drake is not a name that you're going to see on the sex offender list ♪ >> reporter: the musical brawl believed to date back to more than a decade ago when the two first collaborated with each other and then turned against each other, the controversy including other
nbc news correspondent valerie castro has the details. >> reporter: a war of words, a full-blown feud between two of the biggest names in rap, kendrick lamar and drake. the two longtime rivals battling it out in a matter of days, releasing eight new songs, one after the other with the intensity heating up over the weekend. >> they're really poets. they're really two people who have the ability to see, listen, and then spit back lyrics that are very intriguing for people. >>...
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. >> valerie castro joins us now. out of all of those pieces of evidence, the judge ruled only one of them can be retested, dna tested. what is the defense hoping that this dna test might accomplish? >> the defense is hoping there could be some evidence that could potentially exonerate scott peterson. they brought forward 14 different pieces of evidence that they wanted to be retested for dna. the judge denied the request on all of those pieces except for one. there is a piece of duct tape that was found on laci peterson's pant when is her body washed ashore in the san francisco bay. so the defense is hoping that there could be some dna on that piece of duct tape that is not that of scott peterson's, that is not that of laci peterson's that could potentially point to another suspect in this case. the defense says that piece of duct tape was tested back in 2004, however, those results were inconclusive, and so the defense is hoping that perhaps with advances in testing technology that they could find some sort of new e
. >> valerie castro joins us now. out of all of those pieces of evidence, the judge ruled only one of them can be retested, dna tested. what is the defense hoping that this dna test might accomplish? >> the defense is hoping there could be some evidence that could potentially exonerate scott peterson. they brought forward 14 different pieces of evidence that they wanted to be retested for dna. the judge denied the request on all of those pieces except for one. there is a piece of...
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correspondent valerie castro got an exclusive first look. what can visitors expect here? >> some people dream of going on safari, and camping out in the wild surrounded by animals. now a version of that dream can come true at the savannah sunset resort and spa. if you're looking for an exotic vacation this summer, look no further than new jersey. >> they don't have to travel, halfway across the world. to experience the savannahs of africa. >> they're celebrating 50 years of fun with a new addition to its safari theme park, the resort and spa slated to open this june. we got the exclusive first look at the soon to be ready site as construction wraps up. >> glamping in the savannah, are they going to be surrounded by animals, what is that experience going to be like. >> we're going to have 20 glamping suites, guests can enjoy the vistas. >> glamping was found as a safe way to travel. the trend is only growing. conde nest traveler -- >> it's elevated camping but you'll have showers and comfy beds. it's the best of both worlds. >> reporter: unique experiences have popped up e
correspondent valerie castro got an exclusive first look. what can visitors expect here? >> some people dream of going on safari, and camping out in the wild surrounded by animals. now a version of that dream can come true at the savannah sunset resort and spa. if you're looking for an exotic vacation this summer, look no further than new jersey. >> they don't have to travel, halfway across the world. to experience the savannahs of africa. >> they're celebrating 50 years of...