good morning. breaking news one down, one to go. a big win for president biden as democrats overnight finally overcome months of divisions to pass that largest infrastructure package in more than a decade. a $1 trillion deal to repair roads and bridges and expand broadband access. >> our success on the infrastructure bill is a tribute to president biden. he really made the difference. but an even larger social programs and climate plan is still on hold with some democrats refusing to sign on until they know its price tag. what's next? we're live in washington. deadly concert stampede, at

least eight people killed and many more injured as fans rush the stage at a music festival in houston. emergency crews overwhelmed desperately trying to save those caught in the crush. playing defense. >> i'm in the cross hairs of the woke mob right now. i think i'd like to set the record straight. rodgers speaks out about getting covid, why he did not get vaccinated and whether he previously lied about his status. as the packers prepare to hit the field tomorrow without him. an amazing survival story a california woman is attacked by a bear in her own home. >> he came flying at me. and i could see absolutely nothing. it was black. >> how she fought the bear off and treated her own injuries, today, saturday, november 6th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander, kristen welker, and dylan dreyer.

welcome back to "today," thanks for joining us on this saturday morning, the lights are still on across the street at the capitol after a late night here in washington. >> you are just back in scotland covering the president, in time to cover all the action here. >> it was a good trip. i got your gift. >> look forward to the gift. >> the house overnight passing the trillion dollar infrastructure bill, the largest investmentment in roads and bridges in more than a decade. but house democrats failed to reach an agreement on the larger part of the president's spending plan. we're covering it all from all angles this morning. we want to begin with leann caldwell, she's followed this for months. >> reporter: good morning. after months of persuasion,

negotiation and division, a victory. the president is poised to sign into law the largest infrastructure bill in generations. big win for president biden overnight, the house passing the infrastructure bill, a massive investment in the nation's outdated infrastructure. >> our success on the infrastructure bill is a tribute to president biden. he really made the difference. >> reporter: tens of billions of dollars for roads, bridges, public transportation, ports, broadband and clean drinking water. the bill passed 228 to 206 with six democrats voting against the measure and 13 republicans for it. it comes after a long chaotic day on capitol hill where the other part of the president's agenda stalled once again. >> do you not trust your house -- the other moderates in the house? >> look, we began today with what we thought was an understanding, ready to cast our

votes and a very small cohort of our colleagues moved the goal post. >> a handful of moderate democrats withheld their support for the $1.75 trillion care and climate change plan. they want a nonpartisan congressional analyst of the cost of the bill, something that could take up to two weeks. in exchange the moderates vowed to support the multi-trillion dollar plan once the budget analysis is released. >> we're going to trust each other, because the democratic party is together on this. >> reporter: what's at stake? that plan encompasses the rest of biden's agenda. child care, free preschool, home based elder care, $35 insulin and hundreds of billions of dollars for clean energy. >> pass the build back better plan -- >> this is the first major step. we're in the best place ever today to be able to go forward.

we have not had this level of progress. >> reporter: the house did advance a key procedural vote on the multi-trillion dollar plan but the earliest the house can actually pass it is the week of november 15th. it would go to the senate where it would be debated and modified and then have to come back to the house. in short, peter, it still has a long road ahead. >> lee ann caldwell on capitol hill, thanks very much. the legislative win on infrastructure came the same day as a strong jobs report. monica alba has more from the white house. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, a long but monumental day for president biden. his legacy defining legislation one step closer to becoming law after all of those dramatic negotiations. the president was most personally engaged he's been throughout the process, calling lawmakers repeatedly pressing them to back his economic agenda

from the white house residence late into the night. he's expected to sign that bipartisan infrastructure bill once it hits his desk and will speak on the win later this morning while the larger social spending and climate plan will still face hurdles in the senate. while progress seemed in doubt throughout the day friday, the president celebrated a very strong october jobs report. >> today another great day for our economic recovery. america is getting back to work, our economy is starting to work for more americans. >> reporter: 531,000 jobs were added exceeding expectations for the first time in months as unemployment continues to tick down to 4.6%. the president encouraged not just by the more robust recovery but promising news on the pandemic as well. rounding out one of the most consequential 24 hours of the pd

presidency so far. kristen? >> it was we'll carry his remarks later today. jake sherman is the co-founder of punch bowl news and nbc news contributor. these are headlines, the democrats could have used two weeks ago. democrats are finally doing a little celebrating but it cost them a ton of political capital to get here. did they get the win they wanted? >> absolutely. these are the head leans they've been waiting for a long time. it just highlights the divisions in the democratic party. divisions that were going to come up whether on this priority or other priorities. but again, this is something they've been waiting for, something they vowed to do, something as you guys know well, the president campaigned on this idea he could bring congress together. now it's very messy. it was very bumpy along the way

and we covered every twist and turn of it. but a huge victory, the president will be able to sign in the rose garden, if he chooses, with republicans and democrats behind him. >> jake, the first part of this is done, right. but there is a second bill which the president wants to get past his social safety net program, $1.75 trillion, progressives are saying basically they trust the president to get it other the finish line. moderates saying they want to see the price tag first. is there any guarantee this is going to get done? >> i think it's going to get done, if i was a gambling man but it's going to be messy. the bill goes to the senate where it changes a lot at the whims of joe manchin and kyrsten sinema. two of the most difficult democrats for leadership to deal with, and then go back to the house. so i imagine we're weeks if not months from that being signed into law. >> the largest investment in more than a decade in

infrastructure. thanks, jake. we want to turn to breaking news out of houston this morning. a deadly stampede overnight at a music festival with at least eight dead and many more injured. raf sanchez has the latest. good morning to you. what are you learning? >> reporter: good morning. this was supposed to be a night of music and fun but instead it ended in tragedy. thousands of young people were caught up in the terrifying scene. and a major police investigation is now under way to try to figure out exactly what happened. this morning, houston reeling after deadly chaos at a music festival. at least eight people killed and dozens injured when a crowd surged last night at the city's astro world festival. one of those hurt just ten years old. >> approximately 9:00, 9:15, the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage. and that caused some panic, and

it started causing some injuries. people began to fall out. >> some 50,000 people in the crowd, there to see headliner travis scott, who also organized the festival to raise funds for his youth charity, the cactus jack foundation. but earlier in the day, possible warning signs of a situation spinning out of control. hundreds of festival goers, storming past security, surging through metal detecters and stepping over each other to get into the sold out concert. at least three people injured in the earlier chaos. police promising to get to the bottom of what went wrong. >> we will treat it as an investigation. because we don't know. >> authorities saying a mass casualty event triggered at 9:38 p.m. 17 people taken to hospital, 11 of them suffering cardiac arrests. more than 300 treated on the

scene. >> obviously a tragic night. people go to these events looking for a good time, a chance to unwind, to make memories. >> reporter: but no one ever wanting to leave with memories like these. now we have not yet heard from travis scott, or other festival organizers, but there are major questions still outstanding about whether this festival should have been allowed to go ahead given those injuries earlier in the day. guys? >> just a glaring question there and the video unbelievable. thank you. this morning medical experts are touting pfizer's new covid antiviral pill that showed remarkable results in preventing deaths and hospitalizations in clinical trials. one top doctor saying the pandemic could be near an end in the u.s. kathy park is joining us live from pfizer's headquarters in new york. good morning. >> reporter: hey, peter. good morning to you.

pfizer's ceo says the anti-viral pill has the potential to save millions of lives and is now on track to be submitted to the fda for emergency use authorization. while there's progress when it comes to treating the virus, there's still ongoing pushback when it comes to vaccine mandates at work. this morning new hope that the pandemic that's killed more than 750,000 people in this country could be fading fast. former fda commissioner and current pfizer board member scott gottlieb. >> the end of the pandemic, at least as it relates to the united states is in sight right now given all the tools we have to combat this disease. january 4th this pandemic may well be over. >> reporter: his comments coming hours after pfizer announced the results of its new anti-viral pill which cuts the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% when given within three days of symptoms to high risk adults. >> saving millions and millions of lives. >> reporter: pfizer said clinical trials for the pill

have been so successful, studies have stopped early and data will be submitted to the fda before thanksgiving. merck's own covid pill got cleared in the uk and u.s. regulators will start reviewing the drug at the end of the month. meantime, 78% of americans 12 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine and this week children ages 5 to 11 began rolling up sleeves for the their first shots after pediatric vaccines got the final government approval. soon, major cities, including new york, will expand vaccination efforts in schools. >> every school will have one day that's their vaccination day. easy, free, and convenient as always. >> reporter: setting up a show down, attorneys general in more than two dozen republican led states filed lawsuits friday, pushing back on the biden administration's january 4th cutoff for large companies to

have vaccinations or face weekly testing. and the vaccine mandate certainly has a wide reach, impacting roughly 84 million workers. that's about two-thirds of the private workforce and employers breaking the rules could pay a hefty fine, nearly $14,000 per violation. peter? >> kathy park, thanks very much. and another headline this morning, aaron rodgers is speaking out about his battle with covid, more on why he said he department get vaccinated and his response to the criticism that he lied. turning to the murder trial of the three men accused of killing ahmaud arbery. a black man who was running through the defendants' neighborhood last year. we want to warn you some of the video is difficult to watch. ron allen has more.

>> reporter: the trial's first witness, the first police officer to arrive at the scene of the fatal encounter. prosecutors showing the injury images of ahmaud arbery's body, too graphic to show here. a day in court that began with his mother fighting back tears as prosecutors showed the video what they say was video of her son being hunted and killed. >> mr. arbery is attacked. >> i decided to stay so i could get familiar with what happened to ahmaud. >> gregory mcmichael, travis, and their neighbor face nine counts each. they have all pleaded not guilty. opening statements after a contentious jury selection process that seated 11 white and only one black juror. >> and this happened in a neighborhood that had

experienced break-ins and burglaries. >> reporter: the defense telling the jury the men acted to protect their community, on edge because of an up tick in crime. and showed the jury these home surveillance videos contending they revealed that arbery had been plundering in a neighborhood home on four occasions at night. the defense saying arbery was not out for a jog when the defendants tried to detain him. >> he is not jogging. he is running away into the neighborhood, possibly armed. based on prior experience. >> reporter: the defendants' attorneys saying they were making a citizen's arrest until police could arrive and that travis mcmichael acted in self-defense when he shot and killed arbery. while arbery supporters pushed back. >> they did everything they could to put the victim on trial. to criminalize his very existence. >> reporter: when testimony

resumes on monday, prosecutors are expected to call more police officers to the stand who responded that day as they try to recreate what happened and convince the jury to find the defendants guilty. >> thank you. we want to check in with samara theedore. she has the check of the forecast. storms in in the south? >> yes. good morning, peter, kristen. we are tracking a system that has brought heavy rain to much of florida. if you look, 1400 miles of coastline from southern florida to cape may, new jersey, all under coastal flood alerts. when we see that heavy rain and high tide, flooding becomes a concern. i want you to look at the time stamp, pushing through saturday evening the rain from jacksonville to savannah into parts of north carolina. here's the good news, on sunday it starts to pull away but not before dumping heavy rain on the

outer banks and part of north carolina near cap hatteras. we are going to see heavy rain along the coast here's a live look right now in san jose. temperatures for the most part starting out pretty cool in the 40s and 50s in some spots. microclimate highs for today, we'll be seeing temperatures in the mid and upper 60s. morgan hill, 66. concord, 65. san jose, 64. but if you live in san francisco or anywhere near north of the golden gate bridge, we are seeing the possibility of light to moderate rain at times. at least for the first half of our morning. into the afternoon we'll get better clearing heading into tonight. that's your local forecast, back to you. >> thank you. still to come, this is an unbelievable one. we're going to talk to a woman

who was attacked by a bear inside her own home and she'll tell us how she managed to save her own life. plus we'll fly along with a young pilot attempting to jet her way

we are back this saturday morning with the weekly down load our look back at the week's other top stories. >> among them a political earthquake in two big governors' races that could be a sign of what's to come in next year's midterm elections. a tough election day for the democratic party. >> republican businessman glen youngkin emerged triumphant. >> and a narrow win in dark blue new jersey. phil murphy narrowly re-elected in new jersey, the closeness of that race shocking democrats.

another warning sign after the setback in virginia. henry ruggs appeared in court to face felony dui charges after a fiery crash in las vegas that killed a woman and her dog. >> the corvette he was driving slammed into the rear of the suv, the suv bursts into flames and the driver was killed, according to police. a stunning claim from the attorneys representing the woman who was responsible for the firearms on the set of "rust." >> in an exclusive interview on wednesday, lawyers for the film's armorer suggested the deadly shooting may have been sabotage, suggesting a live bullet was purposefully planted on set and accidentally loaded into the gun that killed halyna hutchins. >> we're assuming somebody put the live round in that box. a 4-year-old girl in australia was found alive after

she went missing for nearly three weeks. it's the image all of australia wanted to see. a 4-year-old reunited with her family. cleo was vacationing with her family, she was asleep in the family tent when she vanished without a trace. cleo was discovered after a raid on a house in her hometown a 36-year-old man is in custody. fans of atlanta braves are celebrating a long-awaited title. >> hello champions! >> for the first time in 26 years, the braves are world series champs. some of the week's most remarkable moments caught on camera. a man dressed in a batman's joker costume attacked passengers on a tokyo train line, injuring 17 people. after a high speed chase and crash, a suspected car thief

jumped off a bridge, the suspect survived and was taken to the hospital. a terrifying moment for a group of sky divers in south africa preparing to jump from a plane seconds before it stalled and went out of control. the plane was later able to recover. and finally, twin brothers were tested by their parents, leaving them with a pile of fruit snacks and just one rule. >> don't touch them. wait. we're going to come back. don't eat them yet. we just got to go get something. wait a second. >> with some sly smiles and a little dance they decided to chow down. but these two are so cute, their parents probably didn't mind at all. that dance at the end just seals it. i'm sorry, that's the cutest kicker i think i've ever seen. >> the fact they waited three seconds was success for the family. >> yeah. mom and dad are gone we're in. >> the sly looks. i love it. still to come here on

"today," nfl star aaron rodgers is lashing out at his critics, explaining why he never got vaccinated for covid. and adele a

we are back on this saturday morning, november 6th, 2021. and it is beginning to look a lot like the holidays. that's a live shot of the iconic rockefeller center skating rink just outside our new york studio, the rink officially opens this morning for the season. no christmas tree yet but that's coming sooner than you think. i'm not sure i'm ready yet for the holidays. >> i'm glad you didn't say it's beginning to look a lot like christmas we still have to put away the halloween pumpkins. we want to check with the

headlines, a big win for president biden ending months of division and drama, finally passing a$1 trillion infrastructure bill on roads and bridges. but they did not reach an agreement on the social spending bill. president biden will speak about all of it later this morning and nbc news will have complete coverage. thousands of people are expected to hit the streets in glasgow, scotland today as part of a climate change protest. it's onov a series of demonstrations around the world coinciding with the conference in glasgow. teen activist greta thunberg is expected to speak at the rally today. she's been openly critical of the talks so far calling them a failure. a group of astronauts on the space station is in for an

interesting ride hope. the four astronauts will be coming home in diapers, they say it's one more thing on the list of challenges that space flights can bring. their journey home is scheduled tomorrow afternoon and could take up to 20 hours. >> that's a long list of challenges indeed. we want to turn to an incredible story of survival in northern california, a woman is recovering from a bear attack that happened inside her vacation home. she did everything right to survive authorities are saying. quad, this is unbelievable, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. right, yes this woman is now discussing this horrific attack. she said this can serve as an opportunity to educate people who live or visit areas where bears are common. she said keeping them away from the homes is a team effort for

everyone. this morning she's bruised, cut and battered. but laura roseman hoffman cursy is lucky to be alive, surviving a bear attack after it broke into her vacation home in north lake tahoe. >> he came flying in there. i could see absolutely nothing, it was black. except i saw a paw right before he started mauling me. i knew i was being torn apart. it was just horrifying. i was screaming my head off. >> she managed to throw a quilt at the bear, disorienting the animal, scaring it off. the retired doctor then managed to dress her own wounds while yelling for help. >> i should be dead. the attack should have killed me. >> she suffered severe injuries to her face and lacerations all over her body. the california department of fish and wild life say they've managed to secure a dna sample

of the bear and are currently tracking it. they say human and bear interactions in this part of the state are on the rise with authorities reporting the black bear population has tripled in the last 25 years. >> there's lots of bears, they don't generally hurt people, they don't want to hurt people. >> reporter: she had been using her cabin as a safe haven from the pandemic. she is battling lymphoma and said she is not letting cancer or a bear take her out. >> i'm looking forward to being in remission with my cancer. i'm looking forward to having this completely heal up and i plan to do everything in my power to make those things happen. >>. >> reporter: so glad she's doing much better. she can also chew after a few days of not being able to move her mouth. according to the cap p tan we spoke to, bear encounters could be reduced if people realize how strong a bear's sense of smell

is and follow the proper protocols putting food away. it's the smell of food that brings them near humans. >> what an unbelievable story. i kept thinking if you go camping maybe you're thinking about bears but not inside a home. >> she went to get away from the pandemic not face-to-face with a bear. let's check in on this morning's forecast. it's a storm this time in the northwest. >> that's right. we're talking two. a one-two punch this weekend out to the northwest. take a look, here's the first one moving through on saturday. bringing rain and possibly some snow along the i-84 corridor. as we move to sunday we see it set upshot the second system from seattle, washington down to portland, oregon. and rain totals we'll see it from forks to seattle and down to new port, 1 to 3 inches.

it's that time of year. it's not just rain. it's cold enough we're getting snow. look at the snow fall totals, especially in the higher elevations down towards mount ranier, mount hood. 1 to 9 inches expected in some areas. let's see what's going on around the rest of the country. keeping a close eye on the coastal system in florida bringing heavy

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i would be beating a record. for me it was a dream i've had for a really like dong. >> reporter: zara was determined, she found sponsors and this super fast, ultra light plane. it raises through the air at 180 miles an hour. but it's not always comfortable. >> it is very small. so there's not much room to move around in a six-hour flight >> reporter: she took off from belgium in august, cruising over the atlantic ocean, north america, south america, alaska, and now russia. the goal, 52 countries and five continents. more than 26,000 miles. high above mountain tops and open water, carefully steering clear of clouds, snow and stormy weather. >> you see the most beautiful things, like glazers, some beautiful mountains i flew over an erupting volcano in iceland.

it is very bumpy, that wasn't something i was prepared for. >> reporter: she's also had to deal with some very busy skies. >> you landed at jfk? >> i did. that was the most stressful moment of my life. i came through the hudson, kind of orbited the statue of liberty a few times, it was amazing. beautiful. and leaving again it was boeing, air bus, boeing, and my tiny little plane. >> any nerves? >> a little bit. >> yes, definitely. >> reporter: her heroes, amelia airhart and besie coleman. >> what is it that you admire the most about those women? >> bravery, determination. they're pretty cheesy words but 100% they encompass that. >> reporter: just like those

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♪ with love from me to you ♪ it's that time, we are back now on a saturday morning with pop start. "nbc news now" anchor joe fryer joins us from new york good to see you, joe what do you got? >> good morning, or should i say hello? that's because we're starting off with adeal her concert special is one week away we've got your first look at the event. adele one night only was filmed in los angeles where adele put on quite a show. the set list has been revealed along with new songs off her upcoming album she'll sing hits like "hello," "sky fall," and "rolling in the deep."

now for the next part of the story, let me turn on the official pop start wind machine. this is the kind of thing that makes pop stars look incredibly glamorous, but adele just shared a behind the scenes look of the making of her "easy on me" music video, which shows it's not all glamour all the time ♪ what i chose to do ♪ ♪ so go easy ♪ ♪ on me ♪ >> got to love a good blooper reel next up, blake shelton the country crooner just dropped a new song it's the one he surprised gwen steffani with on their wedding day back in july take a listen. ♪ i know we can reach the stars ♪ ♪ that's how far my love will g for you ♪ >> that was "we can reach the stars" which actually served as his wedding vows

blake wrote on instagram he and gwen planned to write their own vows so he decided to go with a song instead carson daly chimed in writing he forced shelton to release the song and he's coming for his royalties. moving on now to "saturday night live." ed sheeran's scheduled appearance on snl at first seemed up in the air after he came down with covid, but the singer is recovered and expected to hit the studio tonight. but sadly he didn't appear in promos with kieran culkin. >> hi i'm kooern culkin, hosting snl this week with ed sheehan. >> or it would be kieran and sheehan sharing. >> or if you were drinking brews it could be kieran and sheehan drinking brews caring and sharing. >> or if we got married i would be kieran sheehan. >> yes he gets the game!

>> you can catch snl tonight a 11:30 eastern here on nbc. i'm donning my purple to give a quick shout out to my fellow wildcater, peter alexander and sheinelle jones were inducted into the school of journalism's ho of achievement at our alma mater, northwestern university congratulations. or as we like to say at northwestern, go cats. >> go cats best pop start item of all congratulations my friend. so deserving what was it like to be there >> so to be very clear, this was the hall of achievement, not the hall of intelligence i was not the smartest kid but i sure did care. and i'm passionate about doing this the best part of the trip was to talk to students you need good journalists now as much as any time i'm grateful to northwestern and my family that supports me. >> i'm sure they were inspired no one is more deserving p we're so excited >> thanks. still to come, a kentucky grandma proves it's never too late to cross an item off your bucket list. we're back right after this.

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was on lockdown last night for reports of an active shooter. police received a call of a fight at the great mall in milpitas. someone was reported to have a knife but then the police got calls with shots. it took police two hours to clear the mall and deem it safe. officers now say there's no evidence shots were fired. a san francisco police sergeant is on leave accused of robbing a peninsula pharmacy for painkillers. daven cole, a 27-year veteran, was captured after robbing this rite-aid. county attorney is reviewing the case and could charge cole with first-degree robbery and resisting arrest. his attorney tells nbc bay area the sergeant posted nearly

$58,000 in bail and promptly checked into rehab. his attorney added that the officer has been using painkillers since 2010 when he was bit by a police dog. the sfpd tells us cole is on unpaid leave and due in court november 18th. looking to check in with with the quick check of the microclimate forecast. >> we're starting out pretty calm. quick look at sfo. we'll see a cloudy day. temperatures are a little chilly, in the 40s and low 50s throughout the bay area. we're starting out our morning pretty low, in the 50s, but we'll eventually warm up into the 60s. however, i do want to show you satellite/radar because we are seeing a bit of a disturbance to our north. if i zoom this in a little closer, you can see there is going to be the possibility if you live in san francisco or areas north of the golden gate bridge. santa rosa up through napa, mill valley, you could get some rain, at least for the first half of our morning.

it won't be extremely heavy pockets. light to moderate at times. we'll get a break into the afternoon. here's a closer look at your daytime highs. the clouds are here to stay. we'll get peeks of sunshine. san jose, 64 degrees. full forecast at 7:00 a.m. >> thanks. coming up also this morning at 7:00 on "today in the bay" -- >> it hurt very badly. i couldn't see. >> shot in the eye with a paintball. was this woman targeted while waiting for the bus in san francisco? we'll have her recovery plus all the other top stories and the full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now we'll send you back to the "today" show.

good morning. breaking news. done deal. a big win for president biden as democrats overnight finally overcome months of divisions to pass the largest infrastructure bill in more than a decade. a$1 trillion package to repair roads and bridges and expand broadband access. >> our success on the infrastructure bill is a tribute to president biden. >> but even larger plan still on hold with some democrats refusing to sign on until they

know the price tag. what's next? we're live in washington. deadly concert stampede, at least eight people killed and many injured as fans rushed a stage in houston. crews overwhelmed trying to save those caught in the crush. playing defense. >> i'm in the cross hairs of the woke mob right now. i think i'd like to set the record straight. >> nfl mvp quarterback aaron rodgers speaks out about getting covid. why he did not get vaccinated and whether he previously lied about his status as the packers prepare to hit the field without him. today, november 6, 2021. >> good morning, we're from kansas. >> we're celebrating our daughter's second birthday. hi, hanna. >> happy 31st birthday adam patrick. >> from your loved ones in ohio.

>> happy birthday we love you. >> hay, kristen and peter, today is my eighth birthday. let's ride! >> the big number eight. way to go. love our crowd, great to see everyone looking good this morning, good morning and welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. good to be with you. you are back from overseas, europe, eating a lot of pasta. >> no doubt. you had a late night at the capital as well. >> no doubt. we want to get to our other big story today. breaking overnight out of houston, a deadly stampede at a music festival with at least eight dead and many more injured in the panic. raf sanchez has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, this was supposed to be a night of music and fun, but instead it ended in tragedy. thousands of young people were caught up in the terrifying scene and a major police investigation is now under way to try to figure out exactly what happened.

this morning, houston reeling after deadly chaos at a music festival. at least eight people killed and dozens injured when a crowd surged last night at the city's astro world festival. one of those hurt, just 10 years old. >> approximately 9:00, 9:15, the crowd began to compress towards the front of the stage. and that caused some panic. and it started causing some injuries. people began to fall out. >> reporter: some 50,000 people in the crowd there to see headliner rapper travis scott, who also organized the festival to raise funds for his youth charity, the cactus jack foundation. joining him on stage was superstar drake. earlier in the day signs of a situation spinning out of control. hundreds of festival goers

storming through surging, stepping over each other to get into the sold out concert. at least three people injured in the earlier chaos. police promising to get to the bottom of what went wrong. >> we will treat it as an investigation, because we don't know. >> reporter: authorities saying a mass casualty event triggered at 9:38 p.m. when the crowd surged forward. 17 people taken to hospital. 11 of them suffering cardiac arrests. more than 300 treated on the scene. >> obviously a very extremely tragic night. people go to these events looking for a good time. a chance to unwind. to make memories. >> reporter: but no one ever wanting to leave with memories like these. now we have not yet heard from travis scott or other organizers about last night's events but there are still major questions

outstanding about whether the festival should have been allowed to go ahead given the injuries earlier in the day. guys? >> raf sanchez, thank you for your reporting. here in washington this morning president biden is expected to speak in the next couple of hours after the house passed a trillion dollar infrastructure bill overnight. it's the largest single investment of federal money into roads and bridges and broadband in more than a decade. the president expected to sign it into law within days. still house democrats failed to reach an agreement on the president's larger spending plan. leann caldwell joins us now she's been watching the negotiations for months. >> reporter: it has been months, months of negotiations, persuasion and division. but overnight democrats notched this major victory, the largest investment in infrastructure in generations. it would spend billions on repairing roads and bridges, building new public transportation, expanding broadband, updating reports and

replacing contaminated drinking water pipes. the house passed it late last night with some support and the president will sign it into law in the coming days. democrats also advanced the other part of biden's agenda a $1.7 trillion care and climate change plan. they took a key vote after a long chaotic day of negotiations and phone calls by the president. but that measure still has a long road ahead. a group of moderates are demanding a cost analysis of the bill which could take weeks. if they sign off it has to go to the senate where it would be debated and changed and back to the house. a game of ping pong that will test the party's unity. >> nbc news will have complete coverage of the president's remarks when he speaks later this morning. also this morning, the first week of testimony in the trial of kyle rittenhouse has come to a close. the now 18-year-old is charged with charged are homicide after he shot and killed two pro testers in kenosha, wisconsin

last summer. two brothers took the stand on friday, they testified they never asked rittenhouse or his group of armed men to protect their businesses. time for our weekend morning boost. joe friar is in new york with that again. good morning. >> hey, good morning. that's right. this is a fun one. we probably all got cool ideas on our bucket list. but how many of us cross those things off? thanks to a program called living a dream, 74-year-old rita hopkins of kentucky got that very opportunity. >> i filled out some paperwork telling what my -- one of my dreams that i had not fulfilled yet would be. and it was to get a tattoo. >> that's right. rita got inked up for the very first time. the design is a tribute to her grandchildren and rita said it hurt less than going to the

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aaron rodgers' interview about his covid diagnosis that is sparking controversial beyond the sports world. >> one of the league's best players, aaron rodgers admits he was never vaccinated and is slamming critics who say he was deceptive about it all. katy beck has more. >> reporter: aaron rodgers breaking his silence after a positive covid test two days ago. appearing on the show friday. >> i'm in the cross hairs of the woke mob right now. i'd like to set the record straight. >> reporter: rodgers confirming he's not vaccinated and saying his team was aware of that. >> my plan was to say i've been immunized. it wasn't a ruse or lie, it was the truth. >> reporter: in august when asked about his vaccinated status, rodgers said this. >> are you vaccinated? what's your status. >> i've been immunized. >> reporter: he now faces an nfl

investigation. rules for unvaccinated players restrict gatherings with teammates like this one he attended on halloween. and requiring masks at press conferences among others. rodgers says he's allergic to ingredients in mrna vaccines and had concerns about the j&j side effects. >> i'm not, you know, some sort of anti-vaxx flat earther. i am somebody who's a critical thinker. >> reporter: after contracting covid this week, rodgers said he consulted request podcaster joe rogan on how to beat it. taking a ivermectin. the nfl said it will review what happened with rodgers and the team, that has had a few

positive cases. >> this is the first where a super star player has gone through a covid issue. >> reporter: rodgers is standing tall. >> everybody has their own issues for doing things but this shaming cancel society, that is wrong. >> there's the impact on his team, missing a huge game this weekend against the kansas city chiefs, maybe next week. and the impact on his team physically and who was at risk because he wasn't vaccinated. >> that's a big part of this and beeel continue to watch it. an issue for the nfl and other sports leagues. let's check the weather again. i know you have more on the coastal storms you were watching. >> yes. right now we're keeping a close eye on the coastal storm impacting the southeast today and much of sunday. heavy rain mixed with high tides leading to flooding concerns. i want you to notice this does continue to move out to the northeast and it is going to remain away from new york city today where we are going to be outside, people enjoying

themselves for the new york city marathon. more on that in a second. what you need to know about new york is it's going to be cold today. 8 million people impacted by freeze warnings from islip to montach. as far as the warm air, it is playing a role out west. we're cold in the east but look at this widespread warmth as we head throughout the day, we are going to be seeing temperatures rising into the mid 70s out towards denver. 73 in rapid city and then that warmth continues to spread to chicago around 64 degrees today, upper 60s out that way, if you are headed to the new york city marathon, temperatures in the low 50s by this afternoon. so dress in temperatures in the 40s and 50s. we're starting out pretty calm and a little chilly in some spots, but also seeing some activity in satellite/radar. we have a disturbance that will bring the chance of light to

moderate rain at times for areas, either if you're in san francisco, around the coastline or live north of the golden gate bridge, including the north bay, you could see the chance of some light rain through the afternoon. here's a closer look at your forecasted highs. mid-60s through the interior. and that's your local forecast, back to you, kristen. >> thank you for that. still ahead, the inspiring story of an unlikely bond formed between a patient and her doctor. >> they're running together in the nework city marathon y

we are back and tomorrow is the 50th running of the new york city marathon which was delayed last year because of the pandemic. >> kristen dahlgren has the inspiring story of one woman who overcame odds to run tomorrow,

and she's doing it stride for stride with the doctor who saved her life. >> reporter: rose maxfield always loved to run. >> i really love it. >> reporter: but when she was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. >> i remember feeling nauseous. i think i probably was going into a little bit of a shock. >> reporter: she worried about losing that part of her. >> sometimes i'd start to run and then something inside me would give me excruciating pain and i had to stop. >> reporter: her encogist, dr. warner knew how important running was. >> i promised her when i met her we would get her back to running as soon as we could. that was a huge part of her life and something she was really missing. >> i almost burst out crying. and i trusted her instantly. >> reporter: the two formed a bond, a form ir marathoner, dr. warner stopped running after 11 ankle surgeries. then one day. >> i jokingly add said to her

when you're feeling better we'll run a race together, thinking we would run a 5k. >> reporter: rose had something else in mind. >> i was veering towards a marathon. >> reporter: that's right. the new york city marathon. with rose's treatments working well, she began to train. >> running got me through this. running kept me happy, positive, and feeling like i wasn't a cancer patient, that i was just rose. >> reporter: dr. warner couldn't say no. >> when a patient asks you to run a marathon, you say yes. >> reporter: so on sunday the two will tackle 26.2 miles. >> some ankle pain is honestly nothing compared to what my patients live with. >> she fuels my spirit to run even harder, faster, because of her -- all her injuries, god bless her. because i can't believe it. she's just my hero. >> reporter: they've raised over $28,000 and counting for fred's

team, memorial sloan kettering cancer center's marathon team. >> it saved my life. and i thought if we could run for fred's team, all the money could go back to the research. >> reporter: no longer just doctor and patient, now friends and teammates. >> we're so pumped. >> i'm more emotional about the thought of you finishing than the thought of me finishing. >> reporter: tackling a huge challenge together and inspiring many along the way. kristen dahlgren, nbc news new york. you know who to cheer for. i love that the doctor was like, yeah, i thought it would be a 5k. >> that is a great moment. they have a great partnership it's great to see them do it together. their $28,000 is part of the 6.2 million that fred's teams runners have raised so far this year. it's not too late to make a donation at freds/team. >> it's one of many teams at the

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today bay areas are opening vaccine for children, marin with three sites with the ability to vaccinate up to 1,000 kids. all clinics are full. on the peninsula, vaccines will be offered at san mateo county event center today. that clinic is full as well, but there is another one planned for next saturday. and there will be county-run vaccination clinics across contra costa county. at last check, appointments are available today for the richmond auditorium. you can check appointment availability on each county's health website. for counties like san mateo and marin where the clinics are full for this weekend, parents can turn to major pharmacies for appointments for kids 5 to 11. walgreens and rite-aid are offering appointments today. cvs will begin vaccinating 5 to 11-year-olds tomorrow. president joe biden is expected to speak in just a few minutes. this is a live look in washington, d.c. the infrastructure package

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