some good news as we kick off the week new covid cases on the decline but a warning of things to come as the weather gets cooler >>breaking activity tornado activity leaves many without power. one more day until space, william shatner's ride to weightlessness will have to wait a little longer. the shocking moment caught on camera when the family dog is

caught by a wild coyote. and on saturday night live with guest host, kim kardashian west good morning i'm philip mena. >> and i'm frances rivera. the washington post reports hundreds of thousands of troops have yet to get vaccinated 90% of active duty navy and 72% of the marine corp but 600,000 air force still unvaccinated because of the staggering deadlines but are optimistic those numbers will increase. pfizer is planning to vaccinate an entire city in the name of research residents in a city of brazil will be vaccinated the year-long study will monitor its effectiveness. in the states, we have good news

on the pandemic front. on the hill with the latest. chris, good morning. >> good morning. more signs of hope in the nation's fight the president's top covid-19 advisor dr. fauci predicting the daily average of covid deaths will soon be going down but he warns we may see another spike as winter approaches >> over the last few weeks we've seen a turnaround in going down in both cases in hospitalizations deaths are still up but it is really flattening so it is a lagging indicator. i strongly suspect you'll start seeing the deaths go down similar to the hospitalizations. how quickly they go down and how thoroughly they go down will depend a lot on a number of circumstances which will be influenced by things like colder

weather, people doing things indoors. >> infections have dropped 40% states like florida that were once hardest hit are seeing improvement. in florida, covid positivity rate is below 5% there across the country, more than 216 million americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine and more than 401 million doses have been distributed. with the holidays around the corner, there are still 70 million adults in america eligible for the vaccine who have not yet gotten it let's turn to the travel nightmares playing out all over the country. southwest airlines canceled over 1,800 flights this weekend an estimated 120,000 passengers have been impacted so far. some told nbc news, they would

have to wait two or three days to rebuked on a flight home. >> the soonest they can put me on a flight is wednesday >> we have kids, we have a daughter in high school. we have jobs and dogs. >> they are going to refund the ticket but they aren't helping for an airport to stay here an extra two days >> the airlines said air traffic control and disruptive weather in florida air traffic control problems were resolved within a few hours on friday. some experts believe southwest just scheduled too many flights struggling with pilot recruitment. they are working diligently to accommodate customers. residents in st. paint are reeling after a mass shooting when shots were fired in a bar >> reporter: good morning.

multiple law enforcement agencies are assisting police. many neighbors say this is the worst tragedy they've ever seen in their city. >> seventh street west, shots fired. multiple callers >> a horrifying scene unfolding inside a packed bar in st. paul, minnesota. >> i got one fading here >> police calling it one of the worst shootings the city had seen >> i heard gun shots and i went to the ground and i could see four or five people that had been hit >> multiple suspects opening fire this this bar, cell phone video capturing some of the chaos inside >> gun shot wound victims inside and outside the bar and lying on the fler inside the bar.

>> more people here too. people are laid out. >> good samaritanse shot 14 rushed to the hospital. a 20-year-old woman tragically dying inside >> this is nothing short of a tragedy, our hearts break for the woman who died >> the chief of police taking to twitter to say hearts are broken, victims, families, communities and officers we will bring justice to the victims. police arrest three suspects working with the police to answer questions of how did this happen and why >> hoping release the name of the 20-year-old victim and the others inside the bar today but this is still a community grieving and anxiously awaiting answers. 90-year-old william shatner will have to wait a little longer to be beamed up to space.

the blue origin's launch was grounded an extr winds but he'sg to go to the edge of space we have more >> reporter: the blue origin launch delayed on the flight, 90-year-old william shatner making science fiction a reality. >> beam me up, mr. spock >> set to bring his on-screen persona to life. >> i'm going to make firsthand >> he will make history as the oldest person in space >> the fourth passenger flying as a guest joining him, two paying customers and a member of the blue origin team the aircraft will descend approximately 66 miles into

space where the crew will spend four minutes floating in microgravity after a summer of launches including by jeff bezos, richard branson and elon musk. this week, all eyes on the blue origin recruit >> i'm anxious and a little nervous and frightened about this whole new add ven occur >> never too late for captain kirk to remind himself >> risk is our business. that's what the star ship is all about. >> reporting for nbc news, los angeles. a day on the water in new york turned into a rescue mission after a boat caught fire in a marina. at the venice marina in brooklyn, they were able to get people safely off the boat

five people suffered injuries. no word how that fire started. a missing fort hood soldier who disappeared has been found the private first class jennifer sewell went missing and failed to show up for work. releasing a statement saying she was found, her family said she was safe the private first class is a valued member of our team. our number one priority is ensuring her safe return the area known as tornado alley is living up to its name with at least six possible tornadoes in the oklahoma area at least one school damaged. more than 50,000 customers lost power in the area. a check on that wicked

weather with janessa webb. what a way to start a holiday. >> good morning, we have a very active weather pattern, severe storm brewing in the west and watching the tropics an outbreak across oklahoma and quickly making its way to northern louisiana, arkansas as well with tornado watches. in effect at least the next hour the severe weather threat will be enhanced later on today from chicago to st. louis the primary threat for 23 million people is damaging wind gusts with temperatures very high and above normal. look at this rainfall, it will be torrential at times 3 plus incrting to work its

way in the rockies and plains, mid-60s. >> wow, 15 inches of snow headed in portions of the country we'll talk about where coming up >> a shock to the system coming up in honor of world mental health day, arianna grande is giving away $5 million in free therapy to fans. she acknowledged barriers for many in accessing. this is the second time she has worked with better health. she gave away $1 million in therapy in july. great news of a missing texas toddler found alive and well by a good samaritan and a family dog viciously

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leading the news a texas toddler is back home after spending four days in the woods. he wondered away from his home and reunited with his mom. found by a good samaritan who rescued the boy after hearing about the boy in his weekly bible study class. >> i responded. he kept talking and i found him. >> it is a less on to never give up hope. americans are feeling the pain at the pump average price of gas jumping nearly six cents in the last two weeks because of the organization of oil exporting countries known as opec are struggling to deal with the increase of demand worldwide

average price is now $3.27, more than a dollar higher than a year ago. a north carolina man is spending years behind bars for running an amazon fraud scheme he pleaded guilty to wire fraud. engaged in more than 300 items he bought expensive items and returned cheaper ones. amazon noticed the fraudulent returns and referred the case to the fbi. the wire fraud crime carries a sentence of 20 years and $250,000 fine. a tragic developments in the search for a missing new jersey woman. human remains have been found in yucca county, california lauren cho where she may have

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my father was and is such an influence to me. i credit him with really opening my eyes to racial injustice. it is because of him i met my first black person want to take a stab in the dark who it was oj does leave a mark or several, i still don't know >> kim kardashian west not holding back in her hosting debut. if you missed any of it, catch

it on peacock. a california dog proving it is not just cats that have nine lives. chic on the chihuahua wis fine but the video is startling from l.a., we have the story >> an adult coyote broad daylight, 11:00 a.m. in his teeth >> we thought they were just nocturnal. >> hysterical with fear, kerry went running into the bedroom. her husband and son took off across the yard. by then, the coyote had jumped a brick wall into a yard when kerry remembered this hand-held air horn larry started putting them around the house years ago.

>> you had that before this? >> yes because we know they are around. >> petrified by the sound, the coyote dropped chick owe he suffered a few puncture wounds and broken rib. today, alive and well. remarkable what happened to him. >> the lesson here for all pet owners, quite simple coyotes hunt 24/7. backyard, wall, no protection. even sun light >> never let their animals outside unattended >> they don't blame the coyotes. they are just wild animals looking for food and water lessen the threat by not leaving treats and water bowls outside and just in case, have something

nice and loud handy. the life you save could be your pets >> thank you for that report who would have thought that those blaring sounds would do the trick. >> he got lucky that was an air horn a notnd a

right now at 4:30, high fire danger. our team issuing a microclimate weather alert as we approach a dangerous 24 hours ahead. also, the plans pg&e with power outages. southwest airlines under fire and dozens of flights delayed and canceled across the country. setting sail once again. this is