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good morning breaking news, up all night, the senate working into the early morning hours on that $1.9 trillion covid relief bill >> we are going to power through and finish this bill, however long it takes. >> senators battling over last-minute changes, finally coming to a compromise on weekly federal unemployment benefits. and they're still not finished while public health officials urge vigilance asthe u.s. prepares to mark one year since life as we know it changed when the pandemic began history in the making, pope francis in the middle of a dangerous trip to iraq with a
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message of peace as he sits down with the war-torn country's shiite leader. we'll take you to baghdad. new fallout overnight, new york governor andrew cuomo stripped of the emergency powers granted to him at the beginning of the pandemic. >> we needed honesty and clarity, not confusion and evasiveness. >> cuomo's administration accused of altering a report about the number of nursing home deaths this as the governor deals with a separate scandal, three women accusing him of sexual harassment those stories, plus royal anticipation, just one day into oprah's tell-all interview with prince harry and meghan markle >> it's really liberating to be able to have the right and the privilege, in some ways, to be able to say yes, i'm -- >> and to say it for yours >> -- i'm ready to talk and to say it for myself. >> the battle within the royal family reaching new lows as buckingham palace braces for
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what else will be revealed, today saturday, march 6th, 2021. from nbc >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker and dylan dreyer >> welcome to "today." thank you so much for joining us on this saturday morning and as we come on the air, we have that view on the capitol where they're pulling an all nighter. makes you think of college, peter. >> i was going to say, in college, there was a lot of cheetos and likely a little beer there. this is a more somber and serious affair as they're trying to figure out what to do with so many americans that need help in the face of this pandemic. >> that's right. and the deadline is fast approaching. senate working through the night on its version of the covid re-leigh bill. they are still going at it this morning after spending hours trying to come to an agreement on jobless benefits. >> so the senate bill will provide $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits until september 6th. it's also going to provide
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another round of those direct relief checks, senting $1,400 checks to people making less than $75,000 a year and a smaller check for individuals making up to $80,000 >> but there is more work to be done nbc's kelly o'donnell has been following all of the developments overnight kelly, good morning to you what's the latest? >> good morning, kristin and peter. president biden could be just hours away from clearing a major hurdle on his top priority, this covid relief senators have been sleepless, working to debate and vote on a rapid fire series of amendments. most of them offered by republicans who want to shift money that they believe should not be going to certain projects if they don't think it qualifies as covid relief. most of those efforts are failing. and there was an hour's long back and forth over how best to fund and set up federal enhanced unemployment benefits. a washington all nighter for covid relief >> america needs the american
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rescue plan and they need it now. >> still at work this morning with hours to go the senate slowly grinding on the massive $1.9 trillion package. >> we are going to power through and finish this bill, however long it takes. >> but urgency did not make it any easier another push from bernie sanders to include raising the federal minimum wage to $15. >> we can no longer tolerate millions of our workers being unable to feed their families because they are working for starvation wages >> that amendment failed and, surprisingly, 8 democrats voted against it >> how much total time elapsed here on the floor vote on the senator's amendment? >> 11 hours and 50 minutes >> another hurdle over federal unemployment benefits halted action for hours as senators tried to hammer out changes to the amount of weekly checks and
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duration of that enhanced benefits a compromise, $300 a week through september 6th. republicans who oppose the plan as too expensive also complained about a lack of bipartisanship >> the president biden, is this the new way of doing business? there's nothing new about this >> at the white house, president biden invited cameras into a conversation with citizens who would benefit from things like the $1,400 direct payments >> i think with this check it's going to make a big difference in terms of their lives. >> the president also pointed to the first jobs report on his watch. the economy added $379,000 jobs in february, positive, but there are still 9.5 million fewer jobs than a year ago. >> we need to beat the virus, provide a sense of relief and build an inclusive recovery. people need the help now
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>> as senators keep working with a new day ahead of them, there is an opportunity to put forward an unlimited number of amendments so we don't know exactly when this will all wrap up. but the pressure they feel has to do with when unemployment benefits currently provided run out. that's march 14th. so they want to get this finished there's also the wrinkle that now they've made changes to the bill, the house will need to vote again that could happen early in the week with the president ultimately getting this measure, able to sign it probably midweek. peter, kristin >> yeah, marathon couple of days ahead. kelly o'donnell at the white house, thanks so much. and next week marks one year since the coronavirus outbreak was officially declared a pandemic overnight, the u.s. surpassed 29 million covid cases. more than 524,000 americans have died in the last year. but there are signs of hope. the number of cases and deaths are starting to slow down on a daily basis, with just over 62,000 cases and 1,900 deaths on friday all of it as millions of
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americans get vaccinated each day and the cdc is warning folks to stay vigilant despite that good news. erin mcglovclock lynn is in los angeles with more. >> a new gallop poll finds 6 in 10 americans find conditions are improving, but the cdc is raising the alarm. this morning as americans line up for their shot at freedom, a warning from the nation's top infectious disease experts, even though the number of covid cases has leveled off. >> that plateau is about 60,000 to 70,000 cases a day. when you have that much of viral activity in a plateau, it almost invariably means that you are at risk for another spike >> making the need to vaccinate critical but on friday, the mayor of detroit backtracked. after initially declining the city's first allotment of the j&j vaccine saying he's making
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sure his citizens only get the best, moderna and pfizer, later releasing a statement saying we had enough capacity with moderna and pfizer to handle 29,000 first and second doses, adding the city will now distribute j&j shots in the future. >> the message to the public is get the vaccine that's available. get it soon. that is our way out of this pandemic >> across the country, 85 million doses administered so far. according to the white house, more than any other country in the world. but amid progress, uncertainty the cdc delaying their post vaccination guidance what activities someone vaccinated safely can and cannot do and with hospitalizations down nationwide, more than 50 days in a row, states moving to quickly reopen >> it's been definitely a roler coaster of it's open, it's closed but everybody is so excited we can be together as a team. >> california announcing all theme parks, disneyland can reopen at 50% capacity as well
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as outdoor stadiums and ballparks. at least six states have recently dropped or will soon lift their mask mandates texas, mississippi, montana and florida. the cdc says not so fast >> we have seen this movie before when prevention measures like mask mandates are rolled back, cases go up. >> there is good news. more states are opening up vaccinations in arizona, one county outside of phoenix is now vaccinating everyone 18 and older. one of the first counties in the country to vaccinate the general population peter, kristin >> erin, thanks. we now want to bring in dr. william schaffner, infectious disease doctor at vanderbilt thank you so much for joining us this morning we are all anticipating these guidelines that will come from the cdc for people who have been vaccinated folks want to know can they hug their grandchildren, can they
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see their families again so what is your advice right now for people who have been vaccinated >> well, my advice is be careful. don't throw the mask away. wear that mask when you're outside. and as people gather together who have been vaccinated, having a dinner, having a game of cards, that's fine it's still the mixture of the unvaccinated with the vaccinated where we need to be careful. because some of those older vaccinated people are frail, have underlying illnesses that make them particularly susceptible. remember, as great as the vaccines are, and they are, they're 95% effective. i didn't say 100%. so let's do this carefully rather than carelessly >> dr. schaffnor, we just heard the situation in detroit where the mayor there had some thoughts about the j&j vaccine there's obviously some
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reservations among some that it might be infearon than the other vaccines is there any reason why americans, if given the johnson & johnson vaccine, should not take it? >> peter, the best vaccine available is the one that is right in front of you that you can get today. roll up your sleeve and get it all of those vaccines are equally effective in preventing the most serious disease hospitalizations, intensive care unit admissions and preventing death. so they're all comparably effective. get the one that's available to you as quickly as possible >> and dr. schaffner, as you just heard erin talk about in her piece, a number of states are rolling back their mask mandates, including texas and mississippi. what could the impact of that be how concerned are you about that >> well, i have to tell you, that bothers me a great deal as dr. wolenski said, we have seen 24 movie before if you open up too quickly, if you eliminate the mask mandate,
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people will go too far too quickly and then we will see cases rise again and behind the cases come hospitalizations and behind those hospitalizations will come increasing deaths. we need to hang in there while we're vaccinating, keep those masks on and keep on being careful. please >> all right dr. schaffner with some really important information at a pivotal moment, thank you so much we want to turn now to history in the making right now. in iraq, pope francis meeting with the grand cleric. the pope is making the trek to support embattled christian communities. richard engle is traveling with the pope >> good morning, peter pope francis is continuing his pilgrimage in iraq and in this country torn apart by religious and ethnic violence, his message
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of peace and tolerance is being well received. despite the security risks, pope francis was personally determined to make this trip carrying a message of religious tolerance to a region where it's often in short supply. and he's making history. this morning, the pope met iraq's shia muslim leader, the grand ayatollah. for iraq shia majority, the cleric is as esteemed as the pope is for many catholics so meeting him was a sign of mutual respect to follow the pope to his next stop, we had to board an iraqi military plane and fly to the far south of the country, landing at what used to be an american military base we drove through the desert to uhr, the ruins of an ancient mesopotamian city. the pope has long wanted to visit here >> it is humbling to be in this place so full of history and
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symbolism. this is where judaism, christianity and islam meet. and it is here that the pope wanted to come to express his message of unity >> near the ruins, pope francis met interfaith leaders here where abraham our father lived, we seem to have returned to the beginning, he said. hostility, extremism and violence are not born of a religious heart. they are betrayals of religion bringing attention of what binds god's children together, their common ancestry. pope francis's next stop tomorrow will be his problematic and most dangerous he will be going to the northern city of msul in iraq, once occupied by isis but that's also has a symbolic significance, showing that
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religious wounds and this country can heal peter. >> powerful message of peace there, richard, thank you so much also this morning, a former state department aide has been arrested in connection with the riot at the u.s. capitol on january 6. federico cline can be seen on video assaulting police officers during the attack. cline is believed to be the first official from the trump administration to face charges for his role in the riot this comes as former impeachment manager and democratic congressman eric swawell filed a lawsuit friday against former president trump accusing him of inciting that riot new outrage this morning over police officers pepper spraying a woman in rochester, new york, last month some of these images are disturbing body camera video shows police confronting a woman holding her 3-year-old daughter accusing of
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her of shoplifting the officers eventually wrestle her to the ground and pepper spray her as the child was crying the child was not sprayed or injured. the officers have been placed on leave while that situation is investigated it comes just weeks after police in that same city used pepper spray on a 9-year-old girl you who was in handcuffs >> all right well now we want to switch things up, get a check of the first forecast with dylan. dylan, we're inching towards spring it is still chilly out there for the most part. >> it's taken a while to get here it has been brutally cold in the neefrt, northeast, but warm air is coming in the meantime, a rainy weekend in florida especially today along the panhandle through this morning and going into the rest of florida through this afternoon and overnight. spotty showers, sometimes heavier downpours, too in the pacific northwest, on the opposite coast, we are seeing the next storm system approaching. it will bring mountain snow
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today, but then it's really on sunday when the heavier rain arrives along the coastline with these series of cold fronts that will keep moving in. rain down in the lower levels with maybe 1 to 2 inches especially west of seattle but then you go up into the mountains and we could be looking at 8 to 12 inches in some areas that's where most of the activity will be elsewhere across the country it's going to be a chilly day except in the middle of the country where it is going to be nice and warm temperatures in and we did have a quick-moving storm start to move in late last night. 48 degrees in san jose. here's a closer look at doppler radar and satellite. you can see the majority of that rain now starting to trek east. by the arch, we're going to see a couple showers push into the mid-morning. breezy at times. temps will top out in the low 60s with partly cloudy conditions. 62 in san jose.
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and that's your latest forecast. back to you guys. >> dylan, thank you. still to come, anticipation is building for the interview of the year. as oprah sits down with prince harry and meghan markle. what else will they reveal and how will the royal family react? plus, new fallout for new york governor andrew cuomo under fire over nursing home deaths and sexual misconduct alletions. gawe california phones offers free specialized phones... like cordless phones. - ( phone ringing ) - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.
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without safe drinking water more than two weeks after freezing temperatures led to dozens of water main breaks and leaks. >> my faucet, ada. >> the stores tonight have water. >> we're looking at more than $1 billion worth of damages. at least 13 people were killed when a semitruck packed with 25 people, at least a dozen others injured including minors as young as 15. the crash taking place on a rural road at the u.s./mexico border. >> looking at whether human smuggling was warned. authorities are looking forth black box of tiger woods car. >> the question is, how did this vehicle end up going nearly 400 feet down the opposite lane and then crash into a berm. >> reporter: officials say woods has no memory of the crash increasing the importance of data analysis to find the final missing pieces of his near
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tragic accident. va snaes bryant opened up in "people" magazine after the tragic death of her husband kobe bryant and gianna. >> saying, quote, i can't say that i'm strong every day. i can't say that there aren't days when i feel like i can't survive to the next. my girls help me smile from the pain. they give me strength. >> reporter: dr. seuss's estate decided to stop publishing six of the author's children's books from what some say are racist and insensitive images. for example, the book "and to think that i saw it on mulberry street" a character who is chinese has two lines for eyes and carries chop sticks and "if i ran the zoo" they are shown shirtless, shoeless and wearing grass skirts. some of the wildest moments caught on camera. the unmanned spacex rocket landed safely in texas after a
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test flight but then exploded minutes later. no one was hurt. in england the world war ii bomb was detonated in a controlled explosion by authorities after the area had been evacuated. and no, this wasn't australia where a kangaroo went on the loose where he was being transported to his new home. it was alabama. jack is doing just fine. finally, love was in the air when the sky diver decided to propose to his girlfriend mid flight jumping with the ring in his teeth. >> will you marry me? >> reporter: you can call that a true leap of faith. >> she said yes! whew! >> pretty good high right there. i'm hoping he had a separate parachute for that ring because that was an impressive effort. our engagements are a little more grounded. >> a little more grounding but always an adventure. >> here's a look at our engagements. my husband john proposed to me
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in front of the lib con memorial. a jogger running by captured that photo. that was a lot of fun but not jumping out of a plane. dylan, how about you. you look gorgeous. >> thanks. brian and i have sky dived before. luckily he didn't try to combine the two. he had a whole big surprise in the backyard. my mom was there, family, friends. i had no idea that this party was happening. i thought it was a party for his grandmother actually. needles to say, i was surprised. >> i'm thinking about that sky diver because i was checking my pocket for five hours before allison and i got engaged that night. the idea this dude was willing to jump with a ring in his mouth is a braver man than i. still to come here on "today," we are going to take a look at the highs and lows of bringing a furry friend in the family as so many have done during the pandemic. plus, they won't be on a break anymore when the cast of "friends" finally will be getting back together for their highly anticipated
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good saturday morning. it is 5:26. here's a live look outside. cloudy skies over san jose. you can sort of see that we have pavement as we saw some overnight rain. good morning. thank you so much for starting your saturday with us. i'm kira klapper. vianey arana has a look at your microclimate forecast. hey, v. >> hey there. we did have a quick-moving cold front that pushed through at times with pretty heavy downpours in some spots. that is continuing to weaken as it treks east. by daylight, we'll see pretty much the rain cleared out. 48 in san jose. now, in addition to that rain, there was also gusty conditions.
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we had some recorded winds up through the napa area, upward of 50 plus. san francisco got a gust of 47 miles per hour. so here's a closer look at doppler radar. you can see the majority of the rain starting to move east. we're going to talk about, you know, the sierra snow that you see on radar. that's the white and pink coloring that you see popping up there. as far as the afternoon goes here, partly cloudy conditions, breezy at times. and the temperatures will be in the upper 50s around the coastline. low 60s for the interior valleys, through the south bay. definitely noticing a lot cooler weather today. i'll talk more about that at 7:00 a.m. >> we'll see you at 7:00. thanks. sutter health is hoping to be back in action to give patients the second dose of vaccines as they had to cancel appointments earlier this week. they have enough vaccines now to call back patients.
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it would keep both within the recommended time frame. one bay area infectious disease doctor tells us even if there are delays getting your second dose, the first dose remains effective. >> there has been data from health care workers vaccinated in both israel and london that after the first dose we can definitively say you get 85% protection. >> its priority is getting members its second shot. it will begin scheduling first doses once again. if you are looking for more vaccine information, we have a website called plan your vaccine. go to the website, select your state, age, occupation. the site will pull up the closest sites to you and tell you when you might be eligible. just go to plan your vaccine.com. and coming up this morning on "today in the bay", good news for bay area baseball fans.
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you'll soon be able to cheer on your team from the stands. we'll tell you about all the new rules and when fans will be welcomed back inside. that and all your top stories at 7:00. we'll see you then.
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just discovered that i may have a point. >> no child support. >> no child support and you came back. you's a dummy. >> back on this saturday morning, march 6th, 2021. that of course eddie murphy and arsenio hall "coming to america." the pair coming together for a highly anticipated sequel. this morning in pop start we're going to hear from murphy why it took them so long. >> so many iconic scenes. i feel like that's what we need now. >> my favorite line from the first. good morning, my neighbors. i'll let you rewatch the film.
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>> a lot of good lines coming up in that sequel, no doubt about that. a check of the headlines. the senate has been working throughout the night to come to an agreement on the $1.9 trillion covid relief package. senators coming to a compromise on weekly federal unemployment benefits late last night. the bill will now provide $300 a week in federal unemployment benefits until september 6th. the senate will continue to vote on more amendments, but assuming the bill passes it does have to go back to the house for approval before heading to the president's desk. a member of the iconic miracle on ice hockey team has passed away. mark pavelich assisted on the game winning goal. after winning gold pavelich went on to play for the new york rangers, san jose sharks and minnesota north stars. the 63-year-old was found dead in a treatment center in
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minnesota. the cause of his death is not known at this time. and the mars rover is phoning home once again. friday nasa released images from perseverance. the drive lasted 33 minutes and covered 21 feet across the martian landscape. the rover sent back photos. tracks its wheel left in the dirt, pretty incredible there, along with video of the 7 foot robotic arm flexing muscles for the first time. the test drive is the first of many system checks before it seeks signs of past life on mars. a big reversal of fortune for new york governor andrew cuomo who was initially haled for his handling of the pandemic. now new york lawmakers have taken away his emergency pandemic powers because of a nursing home scandal and a state's attorney general is looking into the claims of three women who say that cuomo sexually harassed them.
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nbc's kathy park is in new york this morning with the very latest. kathy, good morning. >> hey, peter. good morning to you. i am right in front of governor cuomo's manhattan office where there's been several protesters out demanding he step down. this is a big shift from just about a year ago when he was often praised for his leadership during the pandemic. >> reporter: this morning growing political fallout for new york governor andrew cuomo. >> we needed honesty and clarity, not confusion and evasiveness. >> on all sides of this aisle have deep, deep, deep concerns. >> state lawmakers voted friday to revoke the emergency powers he was granted last year to handle the covid crisis. this comes amid new reports to the "new york times" and wall street journal claiming his top aides altered a nursing home report to under count and obscure the true death toll numbers. a senior adviser to the governor says the data was omitted after
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the state health department could not confirm it had been adequately verified adding this did not change the conclusion of the report. while cuomo defends the actions of his administration during the pandemic, in a separate scandal he's denying allegations of sexual harassment. three women have accused the governor of improper advances. in an interview with cbs news, his former aide, 25-year-old charlotte bennett, described cuomo as a textbook abuser who crossed the line asking whether she had been with an older man. >> i thought, he's trying to sleep with me. the governor's trying to sleep with me. and i am deeply uncomfortable and i have to get out of this room as soon as possible. >> reporter: bennett's attorney has asked the new york attorney general to preserve all evidence related to the complaint as the ag's office moves forward with
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an independent investigation. in his first live briefing in nearly two weeks, cuomo apologized in front of the cameras wednesday. >> i now understand that i acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable. it was unintentional and i truly and deeply apologize for it. i never touched anybe one -- anyone inappropriately. >> reporter: despite pressure to step down, cuomo pledged not to resign. and the investigation into sexual harassment allegations against cuomo still in its early stages and will likely last about two months. the governor has asked new yorkers to wait for the full report to come out before passing any judgment. back to you. >> kathy park in new york. thanks so much. dylan is back with another check of the weather.
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dylan, what are you watching? >> i'm watching the warmup. i promised you i was going to tell you it was coming and it is coming. first you have to lose this dip in the jet stream where temperatures right now are feeling like it's 18 degrees in syracuse. buffalo feels like 9. new york the wind chill is 23. washington, d.c., down by you guys, 31 degrees. this afternoon temperatures will be staying 5 to 15 degrees below average. here's where the warm air is. it's going to be 62 degrees in bismarck, north dakota. minneapolis, 59. 23 degrees above average. omaha in the lower 70s. all of that warmer air is going to trickle east as we go into next week. eerie should be up to 57. cincinnati in the mid 50s. raleigh will be close to 70 on wednesday. washington, d.c., gets up to 68 and boston should get
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46 degrees in walnut creek. we had a quick-moving storm. the cold front passed through bringing at times heavy downpours. we are expecting the majority of rain to be cleared out by sunrise. now trekking east and southward. snow for the sierra. upper 50s, low 60s. we had pretty gusty conditions up through the north bay. &in through the san francisco coastline, gusts 40 plus miles per hour. temperatures in the low to mid-60s. and that's your latest forecast. kristin? >> dylan, we appreciate you working on that warmup. just ahead, the fashion designer with some a-list friends challenging major retailers to challenging major retailers to make some space for new yeah, i mean the thing is, people like geico because it's just easy. bundling for example. you've got car insurance here. and home insurance here. why not... schuuuuzp.. put them together. save even more.
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and the call to action from one woman after the death of george floyd. >> that's right. nbc's blayne alexander has more on how her effort has reached all the way to the aisles of some of the nation's biggest retailers. >> reporter: rochelle porter has done this thousands of times, preparing her designs to dazzle potential customers. >> a plant would be amazing. >> from jackets and cell phone cases to table runners and pillow cases. >> my philosophy is if it can have a print on it, i want to put a print on it. >> reporter: but today's setup is a little different. >> how does it feel to you to watch your display come to life inside the store? >> it's still pretty surreal to me just to be in an actual store is true. >> reporter: this is rochelle porter designs front and center in one of the largest retailers. now she's got a decor collection on west elm.com. it's thanks, in large part, she
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says to the 15% pledge, a promise for big retailers to allocate at least 15% of their shelf space to black-owned businesses and designers. an idea developed and championed by designer and activist aurora james who has worked with some of the biggest celeb bring the tis beyonce and haley bieber. >> why 15%? >> it's a correlation to the amount of black people in america. if plaque people are repping 15% of the population, they should be entitled to 15% of shelf space across the country. >> reporter: the idea was born in the wake of protests over george floyd's death hatched from a single instagram post saying here is one thing you can do for us. now eight months later it's grown into a movement. among the big names taking the pledge, sephora, macy's and crate&barrel. more than 20 companies so far. >> the pledge accelerated things
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for my business. as a black designer, as a woman designer, we often, you know, don't have opportunities presented to us. so this helps to level the playing field. >> reporter: but that win is certainly not one sided. for big companies taking the pledge is turning into a big benefit. >> it's actually been incredible for business. you know, in 2021 people in america want to spend their money at places that they know are doing the work to create a better, more sustainable country for everyone. >> call this one green papaya. >> reporter: and for rochelle, it's opening a whole new set of doors that was previously closed. >> let's put you on the back burner and now because of the visibility of the pledge, those same retailers are coming to me. >> no way? >> yeah. >> reporter: just a couple of years later? >> yeah. >> reporter: bringing much-needed diversity to store shelves, both in the products and the people behind them. for "today," blayne alexander,
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nbc news, atlanta. >> what beautiful products she has. i think that call to invest in black businesses is resonating with so many people. >> i love that she says now those businesses that in the past didn't take her calls are coming to her. >> powerful movement there. >> yes. what's coming up next in your pop start? >> we have new music for you. bruno mars is finally out with a new song and we're going to give you a listen after these ♪ this is the first day of my life♪ ♪ i was born right in the doorway♪ ♪ i don't know where i am, ♪ ♪ i don't know where i've been♪ ♪ but i know where i wanna go♪ i have the power to lower my a1c.
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back to america to bring the new prince to zamunda. king james tweeted it's beautiful royalty at its best. eddie murphy talked about making the sequel more than three decades after the original. >> the original movie is so special you wanted to capture that spirit and be funny and i think that we did it. i'm very, very excited for everybody to see it. >> and nobody aged a bit. you can watch it now on amazon prime. did you see it yet? >> i haven't seen it yet but i'm hoping they break down soul glow. >> peter knows all of the lines to the first one, dylan. >> you can keep going. do you want to keep going? >> some are okay for morning tv. >> up next, bruno mars is making new music again. he's teemed up with anderson pack calling themselves silk sonic. they've released their first single together. listen. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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>> sounds like some classic bruno mars there. that's the song "leave the door open." mars co-wrote the video. there is no word on when the pair's album is coming out. the duo can't wait to perform once covid-19 lifted. i went to a bruno mars concert on new year's eve once. it was one of the best concerts i've ever been to. i'm sure he's excited to get back. finally, it hasn't been their day, their week, their month, even their year but the "friends" reunion is coming. we were told he and the entire "friends" gang will be reuniting shortly. >> what's the update on the "friends" reunion? >> we're actually in a little over a month heading out to l.a. so, finally. i mean, we figured out a way to
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film it safely. >> right. >> there's going to be a portion of it that we film outside because of, you know -- for safety protocols. >> right. >> oh, it's happening. he says it so nonchalantly. it was supposed to premiere are the launch of hbo max back in may. filming was delayed by the pandemic. no word on when it will air but fans are thrilled obviously to hear production is finally about to start. kristin, are you a "friends" fan? >> a huge "friends" fan of all of the remake. update on rachel and ross. >> like our college years revisited there. >> exactly. >> thank you so much. still to come, the incredible show of support that brought a community together and a ups driver t
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overnight. thanks for starting your saturday with us. hey, vianey. >> good morning, kira. it was nice to see the rain even if it was a quick-moving storm. we had the cold front late last night. it brought heavy periods of rain in most of the bay area. 49 in san jose. where is the rain now? are we going to see a rainy saturday? well, the rain has made its exit. it is continuing to weaken as it continues its trek east. you can see it on radar, pushing through the south as well. we are expecting an overall dry saturday. it should clear completely by sunny skies. you probably definitely notice the wind. temperatures in the upper 50s around the coast. low to mid-60s for the interior
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valleys. so it's going to be a pretty nice day. breezy and windy around the coast line. but the rain will clear out by sunshine. >> all right, v. see you for more at 7:00. a mass vaccination site is up and running in vallejo. a man running things behind the scene, hammond production has worked with sharon stone, smokey robinson and cedric the entertainer. he is making a major pivot setting the stage for people to get their vaccines in solano county. . >> this reminds me when i flew to legos, nigeria to build a stage for beyonce, mary j. blige. >> he brought his success from hollywood. it averages 3,000 shots a day. the well-known fairmont
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hotel in the heart of downtown san jose has shut its doors temporarily at least. the operator of the hotel filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday. remaining guests were moved to other nearby hotels. it lost $18 million last year largely because of the pandemic. the hotel looks for a new management partner. coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay", california theme parks have a date to start reopening. we'll tell you the insurance in place to keep you safe while having fun. we hope to see you at 7:00. right now back to "today".
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good morning breaking news. all nighter, in the senate lawmakers, still, hashing out the final details on that nearly-$2 trillion covid-relief bill. >> we are going to power through, and finish this bill however long it takes. >> senators battling over last-minute change including the extended benefits for the unemployed all of it as states lifting covid restrictions more than a year after the pandemic began poet profiled. amanda gorman, the woman who rose to fame after wowing the nation at president biden's inauguration, says she was followed and stopped outside her own home by a security guard,
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who said she looked suspicious her message for what she calls, the reality of black girls just one day until oprah's tell-all interview with prince harry and meghan markle. >> it's really liberating, to be able to have the right and the privilege, in some ways, to be able to say, yes. >> and to say it for yourself. and not have to consult with anybody. >> the clash with the crown as buckingham palace breaks for what else will be revealed today is saturday, march 6th, 2021 >> today is my 11th birthday >> hello, "today show. we're from south carolina. wishin wishing son, tristan, a happy 16th birthday. >> tuning in today from washington, d.c. happy birthday to my mom, laura, love you >> from washington, d.c. man, i missed the plaza.
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people just come visit us around here. >> so good to have them beam in their messages we so appreciate it. >> happy birthday to tristan, as well, celebrating 16 today we are getting started with today's top news and that all nighter in the senate, as lawmakers work to finalize the covid relief bill. they are still out, this morning, after coming to a compromise on extending those federal unemployment benefits. nbc's kelly o'donnell watching it through the night from the white house, kelly, good morning. >> good morningers peter, yes, they have been up all night. sleepless in the senate, as a marathon debate unfolds on covid relief the $1.9 trillion package. president biden has been working the phones, and was in touch with west virginia democrat, joe manchin, according to a source-familiar with that outreach and manchin has been at the center of negotiations over unemployment aid there was a big breakthrough on the enhanced-federal unemployment checks. senators agreed to extend that financial help, with $300, a week, through september 6th. that's on top of
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state-unemployment checks. and they added a break on taxes. no-federal taxes will be owed on the first $10,000 of unemployment benefits. now, a separate effort by bernie sanders to try to, again, include an increase to the federal-minimum wage failed with eight democrats voting against it senators are voting on a lengthy string of amendments many of those, proposed changes, are from republicans who want to cut spending in the measure. but they do not consider directly related to covid relief and those evidents have been failing, as we have been watching vote after vote majority leader chuck schumer says they will keep working, until they exhaust the amendments and pass this bill. unclear, when that will happen today. the house would vote again, next week before president biden could sign it and claim the first-legislative accomplishment, as president peter, kristen. >> we'll be watching, kelly o'donnell at the white house kelly, thank you well, it is hard to believe. but next week marks one year since the coronavirus outbreak was, officially, declared a
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pandemic and overnight, the u.s. surpassed 29 million covid cases. more than 524,000 americans have died in the past year. but there are signs of hope. the number of cases and deaths are starting to slow down, on a daily basis, with just over 62,000 cases and 1,900 deaths on friday but health officials are still warning, vigilance, even as at least six more states lift their mask mandates. and texas is the biggest state to do it nbc's morgan chesky is in dallas, with more on this debate morgan, good morning to you. >> hey, kristen. good morning the texas governor has made it clear. the state will, soon, be back in business both, many local leaders, calling that decision premature, it's left a lot of business owners, like this restaurant, trying to figure out their own solution t-minus four days until texas restaurants are back, at 100% capacity restaurant owner, eric
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heidelberg isn't exactly celebrating. >> i feel it's absurd. it's a slap in the face for the medical professionals. >> reporter: his concerns coming from the governor's plan to fully reopen every-texas business and roll back the statewide-mask mandate heidelberg says he has a different plan at his invasions restaurant, it will be masks up for employees and diners, capacity capped at 75%. >> at the end of the day, money's not worth lives. i want to protect my employees >> reporter: this week, governor greg abbott stood by his executive order. >> we're just in a situation, now, where government mandates are not needed because texans do know the best practices. >> reporter: at this pop-up art gallery in austin, louis says he knows the best practices but feels caught between the governor and local mayor who openly disagrees. >> to have these mixed messages, confusing, frustrating do you just pick one >> we are all trying to be careful but when the -- when our
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government tells us otherwise, and we want to continue to be careful. it's going to be tricky for us navigating that with -- with our different customers. >> back off! >> reporter: others are worried the reversal could lead to situations, like these confrontations, in the pandemic's early stages. when customers felt they had the right to not mask up here, at the all-good cafe, owner mike snyder says he's ready. >> our employees are going to wear it and our customers are going to wear it or they go somewhere else >> ref >> reporter: a new frontier, as everyone tries to navigate back to normal or at least something like it. and this morning, there is some concerning, new research from the cdc. they found that, in counties where restaurants and businesses had opened, whether that's included indoor or outdoor dining covid uptick followed, in cases, about six weeks after that reopening. the death rate continued now, they stopped short of calling this straight cause and effect but they do say this proves that masks work peter, kristen. >> all right
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morgan chesky, in dallas, for us morgan, thank you. >> i like that the all good cafe. right? we are learning new details, this morning, about the rollover car crash that injured tiger woods, last week new-court documents reveal that woods was, first, found unconscious in his suv by a neighbor, who lives near the crash site outside los angeles that witness told police that woods did not respond to his questions, initially the first deputy arrived, minutes later. and said that the golfer was in shock but able to respond. according to this affidavit, woods told police that he did not know how the crash occurred and that he didn't even remember driving. sfwl well, poet amanda gorman who gained nationwide fame after speaking at president biden's inauguration says she was racially profiled outside of her apartment, friday night. gorman took to twitter to share that a security guard tailed her on her walk home she said, quote, he demanded if i lived there because you look suspicious she then showed her keys and
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buzzed into the building and he left her alone. the 23-year-old, who read a powerful rendition of her poem "the hill we climb" at the president's inauguration, said in the post, this is the reality of black girls one day, you are called an icon. the next day, a threat someone, with such a powerful voice using it, yet again. >> yeah. powerfully, said there, as well. time for this this morning's weekend morning boost in the hands of our friend, dylan dreyer. >> hey, i think we all need a boost, this morning. and you know, we have all been e erelying on delivery people this past year. so one small town wanted to surprise their beloved, ups driver with a little something, to say thank you >> oh, my god. what is this >> it's a big thank you. >> oh. thanks, guys i don't know what to say, now. you got me choked up. >> you don't have to say anything. >> aw, got him choked up that is chad turns, who delivers to the residents of dolphin, pennsylvania chad thought he was making a routine pickup when he was
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greeted, instead, by dozens of neighbors cheering for him the residents gave him, you saw there, a giant card. and $1,000 to show their appreciation for his hard work, throughout the pandemic. chad was even moved to tears got him all choked up. he pulled out his handkerchief i mean, those delivery drivers i can't remember the last time i was in a store to buy paper towels and everything. i order everything. >> it's extraordinary, keeping us all connected. >> you see them pass through your neighborhood but for that neighborhood to make a difference in his life like that, really, does make a difference. >> so deserved all right, dylan, thank you. what a sweet story still ahead. the royal anticipation over, exactly, what will meghan and harry reveal in tomorrow night's interview with oprah >> we are live in london, right after this ♪ this is the first day of my life♪
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prince harry and meghan markle. >> a lot of anticipation. the tell-all interview. we have gotten a glimpse into what the royals are revealing. molly hunter has reaction from the palace. good morning. >> reporter: hey, kristin and peter. i can hear the excitement in your voice. this interview will be broadcast in more than 60 countries. there's a lot of interest. overnight meghan's friends took to social media, twitter, instagram to defend their friend against what they say the palace amplifying the bullying claims. some palace insider saying this new investigation is about individuals wanting to set the record straight. there are still more than 24 hours before the big primetime interview. this morning the palace is bracing for the rest of it. harry and meghan gearing up to tell all about their life in the royal family. in the latest clip meghan declares she is finally speaking for herself. >> it's really liberating to be
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able to have the right and the privilege in some ways to be able to say, yes, i'm ready to talk. >> to say it for yourself. >> to say it for yourself. >> not to have to consult with anybody. >> reporter: teeing up for sunday's primetime reveal. >> i'm relieved happy to be sitting here talking to you with my wife by my side. >> reporter: harry talking about his mother, princess diana. >> because i can't begin to imagine what it must have been like for her going through this process by herself all those years ago. >> reporter: while meagan accusing the firm as she referred to the royal family of spreading falsehoods. >> i don't know how they could expect that after all of this time we would still just be silent. >> reporter: also this week the palace says they're looking into years old bullying allegations against the duchess of sussex, allegations meghan denies. >> the palace against the royal
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couple. there will be a certain narrative displayed to oprah winfrey and wanting to challenge it in the interest of getting the other side of the story across, their own truth. >> reporter: the newspapers unrelenting. it's meghan all over the front pages. "the sun" suggesting the interview could be the biggest crisis for the monarchy since the death of princess diana "the guardian" says there will be no holding back. "the daily express" says it will implode like so many other camicazi interviews. >> reporter: this is harry's family. will they be invited to christmas? will the queen meet her newest great grandchild? all of this is playing out while prince philip remains in the hospital. he has been moved back to the private hospital he started out in from a procedure on a
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pre-existing heart condition. >> that is good news there, molly. going to be extraordinary to hear from this couple that's at the center of so many headlines. a lot of people paying attention. >> no doubt. this is the beginning of a conversation we'll be watching for a while. dylan is joining us again with a final look at our forecast. >> good morning, everyone. we have fairly quiet weather across the country. damp across the southeast with rain in florida and the pacific southwest. a lot of rain that will bring rain in the southwest and mountain snow. warm in the central plains. mid to upper 60s. still chilly into the northeast. next week we will begin to see temperatures warm up. another cold day on sunday in the northeast. good morning. after a quick-moving system brought some rain overnight into the early morning hours now continue to go trek east, 46
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degrees right now in walnut creek. we also had pretty gusty conditions overnight. here's a closer look at doppler radar. you can see the rain has pretty much made its exit. we are expecting to see partly cloudy skies this afternoon. breezy at times with temperatures in the upper 50s, low 60s for the afternoon. and that's your latest forecast. kristin. >> dylan, we love hearing about that warmup. hope it comes soon. still ahead, the four-legged friends getting lots of people throh theug
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we are back on a saturday morning with a look at how the furriest of friends are helping people through the pandemic. >> yeah. over the past year dogs have become the newest member of countless households. >> i feel like i've slept in that household before. >> probably. nbc's kelly cobiella has the fun
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and not so fun parts of owning a pet. >> reporter: it's a pooch pandemic. across the u.s. and europe more of us are turning to man and woman's best friend for comfort. >> been wonderful. >> it keeps you sane. >> she's been great, yeah. >> reporter: nashville resident robert martin adopted theo in july. >> i call him my little monster because that's what he is. >> reporter: robert hasn't seen his partner in nearly a year because of covid travel restrictions. theo brings him comfort. >> he has really helped me through the whole being alone aspect of this lockdown. he's given me some responsibility. he's given me, you know, some companionship. >> reporter: he's not alone. in the u.s., adoption of rescue dogs last april alone spiked 32% higher than the year before as the pandemic first took hold. in the u.k., prices for labrador retrievers, brittain's top dog,
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have more than doubled to around $3200. the reason for the high demand? with many of us working from home, dog lovers have more time to take care of a pet, an added bonus, they're great for stress relief as well. in fact, studies show canine cuddles trigger a hormone that promotes feelings of relaxation, trust and empathy while regular walks give us routine and bring us closer to nature and our neighbors, both great for mental health. but for new dog owners, it's not always a walk in the park. like many purpose, theo has needed a little training. >> one day while i was out getting a haircut, knocked down the christmas tree. knocked over the bar stools. unmade the bed. then managed to open a locked door with the paws. one of the neighbors thought i had been kidnapped or murdered. >> reporter: here in the u.k. rescue centers worry that pets adopted during the pandemic
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could end up in shelters. >> they have terrible people anxiety. they cost a lot of money, insurance. they can be great for mental health and keep you company but they're hard work. >> reporter: the pandemic doing craze has a dark side. it's sparked a wave of dog nappings in brittain and germany and created a black market for pets and then there's the mess. in the u.k. one cleaning company says all those pooches leaving a lot of poo on british streets. 200% more to be exact. still, most dog owners scoop up after their new friends. small price to pay for the perfect pandemic pet. for "today," kelly cobiella, nbc news, london. >> i bet kelly never thought she would say poo on the "today" show. >> we were just saying the same thing. they're so cute though. my husband and i still living with metastatic breast cancer means being relentless. because every day matters.
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