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election day in america. a new nbc news poll finds that 50% of republicans doubt their vote will be counted accurately. the highly consequential races and ballot measures ahead. breaking overnight, president biden cracking down on oil and gas drilling today he will announce new stronger epa regulations against the industry. >> the actors were out on force on both sides of the issue but did the supreme court tip its hand over hearing arguments in a texas abortion law arms
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cocktail attack on a new york city deli. nascar drops the hammer on kyle bush by mandating sensitivity training after he drops the r-word in a post--race issue. a busy day ahead it's "early today. >> i'm frances rivera. >> i'm phillip mena. in scotland, president biden is touting his climate change. back on capitol hill, the legislation is running into a familiar road block. chris pollone joins us from d.c. with the latest. good morning senator joe manchin is not ready to sign off on this bill just yet. >> reporter: good morning, despite a framework on an agreement of a nearly $2 trillion spending bill, president biden will return to the country tonight, finding his agenda much where he left it
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senator joe manchin has been sounding the price tag for months monday, he indicated he is not happy with how it paired down. it includes universal pre-school and programs to fight climate change and free community college and expanded coverage for vision and dental benefits are out. >> how can i in good conscious vote for a be ill that proposes programs like vital programs like social security face insolvency, what i see are shell games, budget gimmicks that make the real cost of the so-called $1.75 trillion bill estimated to be almost twice that amount. >> calling for house progressives to pass a trillion dollar bipartisan infrastructure bill as soon as possible he's accusing progressives in the house of holding that bill hostage. philip >> he seems to be holding a lot
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of the cards there, chris. thank you. now to the u.n. climate conference in scotland, where president biden is expected to announce tough new regulations on methane regulation, a part of a pledge many other countries will join. what more do we know about this announcement >> reporter: frances, good morning. that's right so this is the kind of concrete action that the rest of the world, really the developing countries are expecting from the u.s., a sign that america is back ancer russ about the climate policy now, the biden administration is expected to announce the biggest regulation of methane emissions the u.s. has ever seen the new rules will curb methane oil and gas infrastructure, targeting about 25% of the total emissions, targeting fuel leaks and pollution from big fossil fuel companies an estimation that methane is responsible for 30% of global
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warming. not as much as carbon. yesterday, we saw a bunch of leaders get up on the stage, including president biden. take a listen. >> this is a challenge of our collective lifetimes the existential threat to human existence as we know it and every day we delay the cost of inaction increases god bless you all, may god save the planet. >> reporter: now, god save the planet that is a new one. certainly not a global problem the other senior administration officials hope will happen if other countries will join the u.s. aiming to reduce met any emissions by 30% by the end of the decade we will see president biden a couple times hold a press conference before he leaves. that's when the real negotiations get going, we'll take it back to you. >> we'll see the global influence our country has during these talks, thank you, mollie here in america, it's
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election day fewer americans have trust in the proses is. 66% of voters said they believe their vote will be counted accurately that's down from 85% last year confidence among democrats has held steady, but today just 41% of republican voters felt their vote will be counted accurately. that's a large drop from 84% last year. by virginia still has already seen record turn jut for tear early vote the race for governor there is extremely close. nbc news' steve kornacki is at his big board ready to break down the numbers for us. >> all right, the countdown's reached zero voting drive arrived here in virginia glen youngkin, the republican, actually ahead by a small amount over terry mcauliffe this looks like a race that will make for a very intense and potentially long election night. here's what we will look for as the results come in tonight. remember, joe biden won this
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state by 10 points last year virginia has been trending blue the last decade-and-a-half we will look in the suburbs right outside of washington, d.c., northern virginia. this is the area trending democratic for a long time and really accelerated that trajectory during donald trump's presidency this was the epicenter of the trump backlash in virginia it's why joe biden will win the state by 10 point. how much of that gains have democrats held on to now that donald trump is no longer president how much have republicans been able to win back that's a big question we are asking about northern virginia another involves geographically a large area of the state. southwest virginia, shenandoah yale valley here republicans made gains, geographically, it's a lot of gains. not as many people have in northern virginia. but republicans did make gains here that's the second question how much of those trump-era
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gains republicans got will they be able to hang on to? a lot of suspense. we'll see what happens. >> we still will, steve, thank you. today is boston's mayoral election, no matter who wins, herstory will be made. first woman or woman of color, democrats, both serve as at-large city councilmembers recent polling has wu in the lead by more than 30 points, whoever wins will take over for kim jany, she became the first active black candidate. they will decide the police department today in the first election since the murder of george floyd the ballots will ask whether they want to replace current law enforcement with a new public safety proponents say it will quote defund the police. supporters say police would
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remain on their jobs, possibly in smaller numbers in addition to officers, the new department would include mental health professionals, people trained in deescalation as well as addiction experts breaking overnight, jesse jackson is in hospital after falling at howard university in washington, d.c. the 80-year-old civil rights leader who has parkinson's hit his head during his visit. he was at the school to support students protesting living conditions including mold and infestation. he was kept overnight. his daughter tweeting he is resting comfortably and doing well, praising his efforts to aid the students passengers flying american airlines faced more trouble after the carrier canceled more than 300 flights on top of that, another 375 flights were delayed according to flight tracker site flight aware the canceled flights represent
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13% of the airline's scheduled flights. 2,000 were taken over the weekend. staffing shortages and high winds were the disruption to its schedule >> let's check in with meteorologist bill kierans who is here with election day weather. bill, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning it's so nice to have an election day when we're not tracking severe weather or a hurricane. we have a lot of clouds you see in the grey. but there is not a lot of rain or snow to be had along the lower 48 wale be watching the governor election there is light rain headed in the area not yet, it will move through during the day today it will be in and out of most locations in about a half hour or so, it's very light in nature by 6:00 p.m., most is exiting the eastern seaboard these are pre-watches, warnings, advisories have expanded all the
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way back into illinois we just haven't had a big cold shot yet so the growing season has continued in so many areas but tonight will be the end in a few spots, especially away from the city in a lot of the suburbs, the temperatures will be in the 30s. so a frosty morning tomorrow a nice warm-up after that. november is to dallas and oklahoma city it will be a sunny afternoon in areas of the northeast we'll take a look at the forecast for the next couple of days coming up a little later, guys >> talk to you in just a minute, bill, thank you. the airlines to offer flyers a chance to destress during their travels. the program was called class in the cloud.
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the new initiative is in plus a of a way to get newcomers to try out peloton on the mobile app. they can choose five stretching and meditation videos remember they are said to be available this month until early 2022. still to come, tesla's elon musk puts $6 billion on the line to prove his point new details surrounding the person who flew this flaming molotov cocktail at a new york city deli. we are back? just 60 seconds. i've never seen anything like that before. harris now appears to be burping the baby. that's a great moment right there. the ref going to the rule book here. what, wait a minute! harris is off to the races! we don't need any more trick plays. touchdown!! but we could all use more ways to save. are you kidding me?? it's going to be a long bus ride home for the defense. switch to geico for more ways to save. finally getting there...
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in the deli. one person was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. mangel includes a slew of charges, including arson, assault and reckless endanger. a new story for same-sex couples. social security survivors benefits will be available to same sex spouses and partners. for decades they paid social security but because of gay marriage bans were denied access to these benefits. couples who were able to marry could only apply if they were married for at least nine months last year, federal courts in two states have ruled it was unconstitutional to exclude surviving part iners from benefits the trump administration tried to appeal. but the justice department dismissed it. a driver is apologizing after using a slur in a post-race interview. he used the slur, which is offensive to those with intellectual disabilities described by a move. nascar said bush would have to
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complete sensitivity training before the start of next season. they should apologize saying the word was one should quote never use. elon musk said he would write a big check to help world hanger he has one condition he says a $6 billion donation could save 42 million from dieing from hunger, reporting musk would only have to spend 2% of his $340 fortune to meet that request. musk said he would do it if the u.n. describes how it will hyposolve world hunger he has been criticized by not donating more. he prefers to keep it anonymous. the first lbgtq plus woman to serve on a federal circuit court. robinson serve as associate justice since 2011 she's been a tireless champion of equal rights and equal justice. she was confirmed in are vote,
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challenges about banning abortion of six weeks with no exceptions nbc news' alice bar r has more. >> reporter: high drama at the u.s. supreme court as they take up two challenges to a texas law that has stopped nearly all abortions in the state the law effectively bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy before many women even know they're pregnant. >> a six-week ban on abortion is unconstitutional it's having a devastatingesque. >> reporter: because the supreme court had long held state officials cannot ban abortion that early, the texas legislature handed enforcement over to private individuals, meaning anyone can sue abortion providers or anyone who helps. >> this bill does something that hasn't been done like this inning the before which is to recognize that life is protecting when a heart beat is first detected. >> reporter: texas is urging the supreme court to rule it cannot
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be sued because none of its officials enforce the law. but the u.s. justice department in texas, abortion providers, want the high court to block texas judges and clerks from taking cases brought under the law. the biden administration says texas should not be allowe nullify the constitutional right to an abortion an torrance for the plaintiffs argue the law could be used as a road map for states to submerge any supreme court president. conservative justice brett kavanaugh signaled concern on that front. >> free exercise, free speech rights, could be targeting. >> reporter: whatever the court decide could be a key indicator for upcoming cases that may determine the future of reproductive rights in this country. in washington, alice barr, nbc news up next, bill's got your tuesday forecast plus, crypto crash how scammers crashed in on the squid game craze
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microban 24. actor/comedian dan levy is stepping into the kitchen. he is set to host a new cooking show next year for hbo max called the big brunch. elton john is known for his eccentric eye wear he is releasing his own designs. chris pratt announced he is voicing garfield in an upcoming animated film. he is said to voice super mario hosted the cat with the
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instagram caption, well this monday doesn't suck. now a holiday tradition will feature charrie underwood and chris isn't the chinowith. >> reporter: macy's parade back this year in a big way. >> it's a tradition. >> reporter: we are getting our first look at what you will see along the 2.5 mile parade route. the 95th annual parade has new floats, new giant balloons and performances by carrie underwood, darren kris, jordan fisher, ander grammar, kelly rowland and, of course, santa claus. work is under way across the hudson river in new jersey where floats are being assembled >> it's exciting i'm glad things are getting back
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to normal. >> reporter: the executive producer of macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> we're really excited to bring the 95th celebration of the macy's parade back to new york city. >> it's a great sign we are headed into some semblance of normalcy and we look forward to seeing the streets crowded again on thanksgiving. >> reporter: at macy'sing thatship flagship store. >> it's looking like new york again. new york is new york there is no better pla es in the world. >> thanks to them for that report last year was so bizarre trying to make the best of it so grad that we're getting there. >> getting close starting to see even the lights of sax fifth avenue starting to come back a bill more. they're gearing up for it. like he says, no city like new york let's take a look at who is celebrating birthdays november
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