breaking overnight, former president clinton hospitalized for an infection at a california medical center we have a live report from outside the hospital with what we know about his condition. another boost for booster shots. the fda signals, the debate is coming up. and strike-tober in full swing. thousands of john deere workers walk off the job demanding better pay and work conditions the dodgers take down the giants

in a game five class take came down to the last pitch suiting up for the grind, the course report you will see all morning as "early today" skates into the weekend. good friday morning, i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. former president clinton was hospitalized he was taken to university of irvine medical center and remains there for observation. >> reporter: we are told the former president is in good spirits under a watchful eye here at uc medical center as well as his team in new york sources telling nbc news, it was a urological symptom the former president was admitted tuesday evening for a non-covid-related infection. he is said to be in good spirits

and is incredibly thankful to the doctors, nurses and staff. mrs. clinton her1 event. we don't know what brought him here to orange county this week. a source close to the clinton family telling nbc news the original infection was diagnosed as urologic and morphed into a broader one. >> i am glad he is in the hospital. >> reporter: the nurse is not a part of mr. clinton's medical team but says urological conditions must be treated quickly. >> what we do know is people who are elderly. i think the past president is about 75-years-old, age as well as conditions like a possible urological condition can actually develop into other things if not treated early or if it gets out of hand. >> reporter: as for when mr. clinton will be released, we are hearing as early as today. medical experts say in two days

he responded so well to the treatment here is a very good sign n. orange, california, i'm hetty chang, back to you. the most restrictive abortion law in the country will remain in effect for now an appeals court rejected the justice department's request to reinstate an order that nearly lifted the abortion ban in texas. the doj can appeal the ruling up to the supreme court f. that fails, the texas law will remain in place as the drawn out legal feet continues fda you family reviewed the j&j booster. on top of that the fd pa will review results from a highly anticipated nih study of mixing and maxing covid-19 studies, which is found to be safe and effective. here's nbc's alice we do have at

of 19 votes. >> the panel unanimously recommending a hal signs off, t shot will be available for people aged 65 and up as well as adults at high risk for disease and those who are frequently exposed at work. the recommendation is similar to last month's green light for pfizer boosters, six months after a second dose and comes even though a new study from the cdc showed that moderna's effectiveness has held up better over time. president biden credited vaccine mandates for helping drive down covid cases. >> case rates are declining in 39 states. hospital rates are declining in 38 states. >> reporter: 66 million eligible americans are still unvaccinated but that's down from 97 million in july when federal requirements started rolling out. the president thanked private

employers for adopting their own mandates as his administration works to finalize an order or freak testing for companies with 100 or more workers. >> every day, we see more businesses implementing vaccination requirements and mounting data shows that they work >> president biden also stressing the need to keep schools safely opened as federal regulators prepare to debate vaccines for children age 5-to-11. the president says his administration has already bought enough doses to go around in washington, alice barr, nbc nassau more than 10,000 workers are on strike against the farm equipment maker john deere union workers rejected a contract offer this week that included 5-to-6% raises. they are the latest group to walk the picket line our gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: frances, good morning. with a worker shortage, a supply cane crisis and skyrocketing

corporate profit, many unions feel they now have some leverage in iowa, members of the united workers walked the picket line kick off the largest private sector strike if two years. >> it's a resurgencer bubble fiy busted. >> reporter: he's worked for john deere more than two decades, 10,000 union members rejected a deal that included 5-to-6% wage hikes the workers argue they deserve more since the company has reported record profits this year 4.7 billion so far. >> this is the first time that the deck has been stacked in our favor. we know it. >> reporter: a john deere spokesperson says we will keep working day and night to understand our employees prior ties but the walkout is under harvesting season. it's smack in the middle of a

supply chain crisis. many factors colliding as the american worker decides to fight back >> the president believes in collective bargaining rights, believes in worker's rights, the role that lo bar unions and why they're so important to our country. >> reporter: a nurse in massachusetts for nearly 40 years, she has been on strike for seven months. >> i think the pandemic has awakened the union and i think that people are realizing what they're worth. >> reporter: across several states, a strike at cereal giant kellogg is entering its second week, while a different industry, hollywood, 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers are threatening to strike as soon as next monday. crew members are calling for higher pay, better benefits and meal breaks. in august alone 4.3 million workers quit their jobs. a record some calming it the great resignation. >> a lot of people suffered greatly during the pandemic in terms of work hours,

difficult-to-work conditions and so forth but there is exhaustion and an opportunity to come in and negotiate, renegotiate the terms. >> reporter: still, despite all of the economic challenges, on wall street yesterday, the dow rose more than 500 points after major banks reported strong earnings and the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped at the lowest level since the pandemic began. >> gabe, thank you after a trial delayed more than a year due to covid, we finally know the fate of robert further. the frail-looking millionaire was sentenced in los angeles yesterday to a mandatory term of life if prison without parole for the killing of close friend susan ber pap in 2000. he was found guilty of first degree murder last month the house committee over a siege at the capitol is that steve bannon cooperate or face contempt he was a no show for a scheduled

deposition yet the committee chair democratic congressman benny thompson says witnesses who try to stonewall the committee will not succeed, saying they will vote to approve the charge on tuesday. it then goes to a full vote on the house and is passed to the justice department for prosecution. the city of miami officially fired the police chief they voted unanimously to terminate the chief after he spent only six months on the job. he gained national attention for supporting police reforms serving in houston, was in a feud with miami officials. the city manager says he lost the from you can to the department in an interview with the washington post, he says the city of miami was not ready for reform caught on body cam, the intense rescue from a fiery crash. two police officers in garland, texas, unconscious driver, ejected from the vehicle before making a harrowing real

zaition. >> we have one more. we have one more grab the happened, get the happened c'mon, man, get the hand, get out, c'mon c'mon. yeah, i got you. >> the officers are being hailed for heroes doing anything they could to free the man. both the passengers ar recovering from non-life-threatening injuries. meteorologist jan es ka webb is with us now, she's tracking serious storms good morning, janessa. >> good morning. yes, it continues, you know it's been a tough job for texas and now for the ohio valley to get on this mix continuing north and east now, if are you in the northeast, you will notice the cloud coverage this afternoon, pretty much staying on the dry saturday it's saturday the big time change starts to happen so severe weather extends from buffalo down to little rock.

25 million people are going to be deeming with severe conditions today it's really this afternoon na your evening, things start to get rowdy, temperatures are well above average in many spots, 15-to-25 degrees above average the warm air is in place the front will continue to make its way across the feast tomorrow morning we're okay, it's from d.c., to nework city, to yw for the arizona area, phoenix, 85. we'll take a look at that weekend forecast coming up, guys >> thank you watch this michigan reporter who is taking his live shot to a whole new level. >> until mr. premium will be out

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a touch of green at the auction block. sotheby's sold off two dozens from the jam band. nbc's joe fryer has the details. >> reporter: the grateful dead is much more than a band, it's a cultural experience. >> reporter: the art broker behemoth sotheby's is selling more than 200 items longing to the rock band royalty the

grateful dead. some hold greater significance in american history. take this jump south in 1966, they teamed up with the author of "one fwlu over the cuckoo nest. >> reporter: he and his entourage would wear these jump suits and host acid parties in the san francisco bay area there they distribute lsd to the audience and play music. >> then the warlocks, which became the grateful dead were the house band, that's where the confluence of these different cultural strains come together >> you started out in the 1960s in san francisco there was a lot of drugs, do you feel any kind of a sense of responsibility for the use of drugs by lots of young kids whoped to emulate their hero, you in. >> no, i don't i don't feel a sense of personal responsibility mostly because i have avoided or i tried to avoid telling people what to do or not to do.

>> reporter: drugs are a big theme of the auction. >> i think one of the more interesting lots that we have in the sale is a chemistry staff owned by stanley, who in addition to being the "dead" sound architect and engineer was a chemist that was prolific in his production of lsd in the '60s. >> some of the popular items have to do with their sound. bob weir's guitars, ron mckerr none's piano, jerry garcia's amp and components of the band's famous wall of sound. >> which was the grateful dead absolutely historic and majestic life touring rig that weighed tons that was how they could reach out clean sound in the audience. >> the auction attracted dead head his around the world, giving thousands of dollars in biddings, hoping to get a piece

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