francisco departments of public health and the cdc have confirmed that a recent case of covid-19 among an individual in california was caused by the omicron variant. >> the cdc and other health agencies are furiously working to better understand the omicron variant as they brace for more cases in the u.s the supreme court's unwillingness to hold up the abortion limits. >> alec baldwin speaking out

directly about the "rust" movie set and whether he actually pulled the trigger a major league baseball lockout is on. have the owners hit a brick wall as the labor agreement expires christmas officially arrived outside our window with the rockefeller christmas today. "early today" starts right now. >> good morning, i'm phillip mena. >> i'm frances rivera. the omicron variant has officially been identified in the u.s. >> the cdc says the first case was in san francisco on to have 22nd, adding the person tested positive november 29th >> the individual is self-quarantining and all close contacts have been contacted and all close contacts thus far have

tested negative. the individual was fully vaccinated and experienced mild symptoms, which are improving at this point >> the news comes as the white house is expected to formally announce an extension of the national transit mask mandate through mid-march. source briefed on the matter told reuters mr. biden plans to discuss u.s. strategy for fighting winter today. a new study by the nba found people fully vaccinated and get a break-through case of covid have a shorter transmission window than those unvaccinated the study which examined nearly 20,000 viral samples from staff and household members in the league os occupational health program found they were unvaccinated the biggest challenge to abortion rights, supreme court justices heard arguments for a

mississippi blah banning abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancyp >> if roe gets overturned, abortion would be banned or restricted in 26 states. nbc news' pete williams has the latest. >> reporter: hundreds gathered outside the court, both sides vividly demonstrated what is at stake. mississippi defended its law passed if 2018 to that you would ban virtually all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. at oddss of nearly 15 years of supreme court rulings. >> life is so precious him these babys have a chance now at 48 years ago, they may not have >> starting with roe vwide the supreme court rolled they can't ban them 24 weeks. that's why this is a direct challenge to roe >> this is an individual's liberty. it had such a pro foundesque on our health and our lives and our future. >> reporter: the more liberal

justs ruled overturning roe would undermine public confidence. >> will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the constitution and its reading are just political facts >> reporter: chief justice john roberts said he would uphold the law without overreturn u turning roe. >> why is 15 weeks not enough time in. >> reporter: several conservatives say roe was wrongly decided and should be overturned even though abortion rights have been the happened for almost 50 years. >> if we think that the prior precedents are seriously wrong, why then doesn't the history tell us the right answer is actually a return to the

position neutrality? >>. >> reporter: if the supreme court did i don't have ton roe, it wouldn't ban abortion, it would leave it up to individual states, local laws say 24 states are certain or very likely to make the procedure illegal some already have bans that would go into effect the in a moment roe was overturned. the court probably won't decide the case until late june if it does uphold the mississippi law and say abortion can be band after 15 weeks, then other states will undoubtedly try to ban it after shorter periods. we're waiting for ar decision on whether lawsuits can go ahead against the texas law that bans abortion after six weeks frances. >> a pivotal day, pete, thank you. new details are emerging about the deadly shooting at a high school. video on is 15-year-old suspects show him talking about killing his classmates the night before the attack nbc news has not reviewed those videos this comes as the death to him

rose to 4 and the suspect was charged as an adult. here's nbc news' jay greg. >> reporter: as the memorial at the objection formed high school grosss, tragically, so does the member of victims. 17-year-old unable to viefb his wounds now the fourth student to die 24 hours after three there is a mates were killed during the massacre as families gather outside, reclaiming cars left behind in a pan tobacco escape we are learning about the five minutes of horror inside the school >> it is gut wrenching. >> reporter: surveillance shows the killing spree begins as the 15-year-old walks out of a bathroom methodically moving through hallways, at times, firing into classrooms, tugging on barricaded doors. his parents and him refusing to talk with police officers pulled cell phone and computer photos and writings from the family's home part of the evidence reviewed by pros

securities before announcing initial charges. >> one count of terrorism causing death. four counts of first degree murder seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of po tessession of a felony. >> reporter: the focus right now on how and why >> this was an evil act and it appears to be random. >> reporter: a random attack that is so personal for so many in this grieving community jay grey, nbc news, oxford, michigan. >> alec baldwin breaking his silence on the "rust" movie shooting that killed helena hutchins the actor spoke in an interview with abc news anchor george stephanopoulis >> the gun was in your hand. how do you come to terms with that it wasn't in the script for the

trigger to be pulled, i never pulled the trigger. >> so you never pulled the trigger? >> no, i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger >> how did it happen in. >> someone put a live bull net a gun, a bullet that wasn't even supposed to be on the rots. >> reporter: is san jose sheriffs office issued a search warrant that live ammunition meant for another movie production was accidentally mixed in with planks on set. no wasn't has been charged, there are two lawsuits for unsafe working conditions. baldwin has disputed the allegations on social med why. explosive testimony in the sex trafficking trial of ghislaine maxwell involving former president donald trump. a woman alleges shelves sexually abused by ghislaine and jeffrey ep stone and testified he took her to meet donald trump at his

mar-a-lago resort when she was 14-years-old the accuser did not allege any improper conduct by trump but did say she competed in the 1998 miss teen usa beauty pageant a spokesman for trump didn't respond for comment. kyle rittenhouse during an appearance on a conservative podcast, he said the ar-15 style weapon was being destroyed right then rittenhouse was acquitted of all five charges related to the shooting and said he fired his weapon in self-defense for the first time in 26 years, major league bible is in a work stoppage. in a letter to fans, the commission confirmed a league wide lockout took effect after midnight after the players association and openers could not come to terms as the collective barring anything agreement expired. the players called the shut down a measure and remain determined

to develop a cva fair to all parties. the negotiations the broke down wednesday after 7 minutes. it's the first league work stoppage since 1995 and the first full walkout since 1990. teams combined to commit over a billion dollars in free agent contracts, a single-day record let's get a check on your thursday weather with nbc meteorologist janessa webb good morning >> hi, good morning. we're dealing with a little snowfall across northern new england this morning it is going to quickly make its way off shore. that rain impacting new york city some light rain throughout your morning. then for this afternoon, looking at a little more cloud coverage across the northeast the temperatures are very chilly icross this area but we are warming up this afternoon. wh we have warmer air rolling in.

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in as little as 7 days. . in today's top stories, beverley hills police are searching for suspects in that home invasion that left the wife of a music legend day. jackie avant is the wife of clarence avant, the music executive known as the godfather of black music tributes are pouring in. tyler perry tweeting i have no idea and he vowed to help find the person responsible viola davis tweeted her heart goes out to the family, quincy

jones says he will miss her eyes a trooper went the extra smile this thanksgiving helping a stranded driver get home for the holiday. the story and the happy reunion. >> reporter: november 19th nearly 2:00 in the morning it's cold, snowflakes are falling. philadelphia of the car elise and her dog hank as cars dashed by on highway 77 they had been driving for hours, coming home from college in tennessee for thanksgiving >> my tire literally exploded. >> she says five minutes later an ohio trooper pulled up behind her. that's when she got the help she so desperately was looking for flu is want me to change it for you? >> amazing >> absolutely. >> the almost 16-year-old

veteran was this man evan hill. >> i'm out here, instead of waiting in the cold, i'll help you out. i got tools to help get the tire out. >> reporter: it rested under the car, not suitable as a replacement. hill took his generosity a step further. >> i said don't worry about it i don't care how far it is, we'll get you where you need to be. >> following the thanksgiving holiday, we helped them reunite. do you recognize the man here in. >> hello, ye . >> reporter: messages of gratitude.>> yeah, thank you so. i feel you went above and beyond >> i appreciate that i stumbled upon you. i was able to get you home >> we appreciate that story. toper hill went from it could have been a bad memory, instead, it's a good one. >> it's probably rare for these meetings and opportunities grate to see this one on camera,

too. >> sure is >> thank you for starting your day with us. i'm philly mena. >> i'm frap says rivera. in case you missed it last night, when leave with you this. >> 35 hrks 4, 3, 2,

the rush to get a booster and how to snag that now coveted appointment. this is "today in the bay." good thursday morning to you.