hi, everyone i'm kate snow. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist "nbc news daily" starts right now. ♪ today, friday, september 23rd, 2022 fiona closes in. that hurricane swells to a category four storm, posing a historic threat to canada. when it arrives and what it could bring. >> sidelined the head coach of the celtics suspended for an entire season over an affair why his career could be over.

firefighters reaching their breaking point. the drastic consequences the stress is having as they try to knock down the flames. and feeling like fall. there is a chill in the air, the days are getting shorter and for some that could mean a greater risk of seasonal depression. how you could fight it hello, everyone. we begin this hour with breaking news hurricane fiona barrelling towards canada >> forecasters say it will make land fall tomorrow as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit canada fiona is increasingly a strong storm. take a look at this video of a sail drone this is near the eye of the storm. strong wind fuelling enormous waves. >> the storm dumped torrential rains, battering the island with strong winds up to 125 miles an hour fiona hit puerto rico six days ago. it is still more than 900,000 people are without power nearly 30% of the island doesn't have running water

maggie vespa leading us off in canada and bill karens is timing everything out for us. maggie, we will start with you we're 12 hours away from fiona hitting canada how are they preparing >> reporter: everybody is preparing as best they can to stay in their homes without power for days on end. that's the expectation the mayor says he experts parts of nova scotia and this eastern portion of canada to lose power. they know this storm has been strong to the south and they know with the warmer waters amid our climate crisis it is only growing seemingly. and expected to hit canada with historic strength. this area has seen storms before but people here are really scared, buying generators, buying water preparing to batten down the hatches for days on end. here is some of the what the mayor told us earlier today. >> really important.

people shouldn't do dumb things. that may sound self-evident. but don't go to the water and try to be a big shot don't surf we have surfing here that's great but don't surf in a hurricane. don't go to the cove you know, pay attention to your own health it is not just yourself but folks may be called upon to rescue you and that takes effort away from other things. >> reporter: officials trying to really mitigate that risk. tourists on the board walk normally filled with tourists here in halifax. you can see it's empty they're shutting down public transit and opening up shelters for people experiencing homelessness, trying to get everyone sheltered and safe ahead of this storm, which is headed our way. >> alison, i just checked the heat index where you are triple index again 900,000 people without power no air-conditioning, obviously how are people coping right now? >> reporter: look, it's brutal and that heat is making a

difficult situation even more challenging for people mentally as well as physically. look, you hear some of the noise back here. this neighborhood people have brought in, and they are working with others to bring in different construction devices to try and get some cleaning underway because some people like this home here are hoping they can go back inside and assume maybe the power will be back on. but then there are other homes like this one that there is not much, if anything, they can do to rebuild we were speaking with the owners of this home they had just redesigned, re-done all of this, particularly after hurricane maria. you look at it now and there is not much left. the heat again is an added obs obstacle one of the things someone told us is it is mentally challenging because they can't sleep because it is so hot then they wake up and they're having to deal with things like this and it is just exhausting. >> all right alison barbara in puerto rico. >> let's bring in bill karens now. bill, how strong will fiona be

when it does reach canada? >> it will be one of the strongest lowest pressures they have seen there. we also bring our attention down to the caribbean it will be the big story in the lower 48, especially florida as we go through the weekend into early next week. towards jamaica, a tropical storm probably tomorrow. and then things explode. rapid intensification, intensifying hurricanes towards land fall are very problematic people don't listen to the warnings from their emergency managers this is right now forecast to be between fort myers, napeles area, the tampa area for a major hurricane land fall. we just got in our brand-new computer models in the morning we have a reliable american computer model that's a little bit off the coast. the other model is near key west that is tuesday at 11:00 p.m as far as fiona goes, that should be making land fall early

tomorrow morning you have to picture this area. there are trees everywhere this is going to be extreme tree destruction. that means they will fall everywhere. >> that's not good news. bill karens, thank you. the boston celtics have suspended their head coach for the entire season. he's accused of having an improper relationship with a female staffer "the athletic" is reporting that ime udoka made unwanted comments to the woman, calling it a violation of team policy stephanie gosk is following this for us the celtics leadership spoke to reporters today. what are they saying about these allegations now? >> reporter: aaron, not much and they haven't said much since they made this announcement. all they would say is the coach violated their policy. that's as specific as they would get. they didn't elaborate on that today. espn reported he had a

consensual relationship with a staffer on the team. they were asked if this was too severe a punishment and also to respond to some of the speculation that's been swirling on social media about who this staffer may be listen to what they had to say >> we have a lot of talented women in our organization, and yesterday was really hard on them we, as an organization have a responsibility to make sure we're there to support them now because a lot of people were dragged unfairly into that >> reporter: as far as the penalty, they say, it is appropriate given the facts they learned over the course of their investigation this summer. >> stephanie, what about the coach here is udoka saying anything about the suspension >> reporter: he did not reach out directly to us but he gave espn a statement saying in part i want to

apologize to our players, fans, the entire celtics organization and my family for letting them down i am sorry for putting the team in this difficult situation and i accept the team's decision you can see what a shock this is this is a coach that led them to the finals unexpectedly last season and now he is being benched for the entire season. >> stef, thanks. right now in ukraine, people in four regions that are currently occupied by russian forces are voting on referendums to re-join russia. but america says don't believe the results. the u.s. and western allies are calling this vote a sham, saying moscow will use the results as an excuse to annex those regions. it comes as the united nations type group plans to evacuate a mass grave site. richard engel is following all of it from ukraine richard, good to see you ukrainian officials say more than 400 bodies have been exhumed in a mass grave and 30

show signs of torture. you're on the ground what are you seeing? what are you hearing >> reporter: so i'm back in khk kharkiv right now. there is a mass grave site outside of the main town center. some of the graves contained soldiers, and there was one grave with dozens of ukrainian soldiers just dumped in collectively and then there were many unmarked graves. and these are unmarked graves, just numbers in front of each grave, sometimes simple crosses. and ukrainian rescue workers have been trying to exhume the bodies, collect them and then carry out, although it's difficult because some of these people i doed months ago, carry out some sort of postmortem analysis to figure out how they died, how they were killed in some cases, it's clear

because their hands were bound and they showed signs of torture. but that is a process that investigators are looking at right now to see if in izium like we saw outside of kyiv russian forces were responsible for brutality on a mass scale. >> which the un put a report about today. it sounds like they're making those accusations as well. let's talk about the so-called referendums happening. why is this happening right now? does russia really think that result will then make a difference and allow them to annex territory? >> reporter: so the -- what russia thinks is going to happen and what is actually happening are two different scenarios. this is one of the most, i think you can say, fraudulent votes that i have ever seen covering -- covering changing events over the last couple of decades. this is being held in occupied area, so it is being held in

areas where there are russian troops present or allied russian militias it is being held under surduress russian-backed militias are going door to door there are polling stations but sometimes armed are going door to door with papers saying, do you want to become part of russia which is what the mailitias want or so. and the result, which is expected in a few days is widely anticipated to have an overwhelming majority of yes votes. and considering the way this vote is taking place, that's hardly surprising. what putin is expected to do is he will take this yes vote as fraudulent as the world is already claiming that it is going to be and use that as a pretext to then annex this territory, say it is forever part of russia and then say that it needs to be defended up to

and including with nuclear weapons. >> right richard engel, thank you good to have you. coming up, gold mining's impact on the amazon u wahing "nbc news daily. he learned he had ibs-c and could treat it with linzess. it explained why his constipation with belly pain wouldn't go away. and why the belly pain, discomfort, and bloating couldn't be kept at bay. after mike learned his symptoms were signs of a chronic condition, his doctor helped him make a decision. and that's why he said yess to adding linzess. linzess is not a laxative. it helps you have more frequent and complete bowel movements. and is proven to help relieve overall abdominal symptoms-belly pain, discomfort, and bloating. do not give linzess to children less than two. it may harm them. do not take linzess if you have a bowel blockage. get immediate help if you develop unusual or severe stomach pain. especially with bloody or black stools. the most common side effect is diarrhea, sometimes severe. if it's severe, stop taking linzess and call your doctor right away. other side effects include gas,

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so, if you're at high risk and test positive, don't wait. ask your healthcare provider right away if an authorized oral treatment is right for you. the biodiversity in the amazon rain forest affects weather patterns to crop growth. >> but illegal gold mining in peru is having a devastating

ecological effect. cynthia fadden went there to investigate. >> reporter: nbc is the first network news team since the pandemic to be allowed inside this emergency zone. we are going to see the devastation caused by illegal mining where the rain forest now looks like this. desert interrupted by toxic ponds of mercuriry. >> what happens in the amazon doesn't just stay in the amazon. >> reporter: that is why two scientists have agreed to be our guides. >> i don't study the same kind of pretty places that miles does i study areas that have been destroyed. >> reporter: you're sunshine you're darkness. >> that's right. >> reporter: the destruction is the result of a gold rush, which is now affecting worldwide weather patterns, crop growth

and carbon emissions how bad is it? >> it is much worse than we had feared. >> reporter: to collect gold, you must separate it from 30 tons of silt. >> miners working under very difficult conditions using really primitive techniques have to somehow sift through tons of sendments to get those little flecks of gold. >> reporter: the sills are pumped out of pits where the trees have been cut down and flushed down water on a slide. but where is the gold? >> to get that final accept to separate the gold from the sand, you add mercury. >> reporter: mercury is poison, isn't it >> it is it's poisonous to humans and wildlife it lasts for centuries. >> reporter: all the mercury is spreading. >> the rest of it is thrown back into the river, like the baby with the bath water, except that

the baby is toxics. >> reporter: loaded with more mercury than anywhere else in the amazon, the fish and the people, more than 75% of those here have been contaminated with dangerously high levels. in total they say millions of acres have been affected across the region turning a place one vital for absorbing the world's carbon into one pumping carbon into the atmosphere. >> the first meter in the forest holds as much carbon as all the trees above it when we think about the next meter, two meters, three meters, there could be more carbon. >> reporter: are you suggesting as we dig down there, we may be suggesting that into the atmosphere. >> not suggesting, we are. something that we're just starting to work out. >> reporter: is it too late to save this place? luis and myles say emphatically no they take us on a tour to show us some ideas for the future

we visit a bold experiment in the works. a 300-person indigenous personty spent $300 million to develop an ecolodge the setting breathtaking. >> mind blowing the diversity you find >> reporter: but even here, we're shocked to discovery they are mining with mercury to fund the lodge in the hopes that mining will one day be unnecessary. as for the professor, their worked is deemed critical with the government which partners with them. >> this is the first and only m mercury lab. >> reporter: they created a nonprofit which the u.s. and nasa also help fund. >> it is a big pile of rocks left over from the coal mine

>> reporter: how great where they study what might now grow in these mining pits. >> you could put a whole lot of effort and just send little trees to their death sentences this was all mining. >> reporter: and finally, luis introduces us to a group of kids they're working with. >> we're here to measure mercury to see if these rivers and streams are polluted by illegal gold mining. >> the insects will be studies by scientists. >> it is really important to get the kids involved because these kids are the ones that will have to deal with this problem in the future >> reporter: one day, what do you want to look back and say, yeah, we did that. >> i look to see a generation of scientists solving their problems to pass the torch for them. >> we are on a team and we try we try to do something i think we did it. we're doing it

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enforcement to make sure that the drivers and pedestrians know the rules. the state is moving forward with a new pandemic milestone this morning why california is rolling back the set of rules on masks. starting today the state recommends face coverings in a county with a high level of transmission of covid-19 and as you can see there's a map all bay area counties are low levels of transmission and masks are not mandatory in jails, prisons, shelters in counties with low levels of transmission but still required in health care and senior facilities. bart allowed the mask mandate to expire. our sunny weather this week continues through at least

today. here's the meteorologist with the forecast. >> let's take a look at how your friday will shape up in time for the weekend. you will see this. clear skies and sunshine. we started with temperatures in the 50s and 60s but towards the afternoon even san francisco areas seeing that warm up. look at the daytime highs. on tap for much warmer temperatures especially the interior. gilroy 91. east san jose 87. as far as your east bay temperatures go heading out to oakland 80. around the peninsula expect the 80s in the forecast. upper 70s for san francisco. >> looks like a great friday. thank you. there's relief for some homeowners affected by wild fires and a fire in the south burns for hours why young people are sending a message about the

climate in crisis. this is new video from oakland. the site of one of the many demonstrators put on my teens and supporters. they call for action. similar protests will be held in berkeley and mill valley today. firefighters are invest gaiting after an early morning fire at a truck yard in san jose on archer street. firefighters say several trucks and empty buildings burned. a person is being treated. it is not clear how that fire started. good news for people affected by wild fires. there is a one-year moratorium to drop the customers. all areas damaged by recent wild

fires. a story to watch. say good-bye to natural gas furnaces and heaters. that's coming up today on the all new 4:30 p.m. newscast. what you are looking at here right now is a story we have been following yesterday of seeing that close call there. that vehicle hitting that scooter. that girl was not injured. happened in san mateo. we do know the driver is a 17-year-old and cooperating with police. all right. does it for this edition of the fast forward. i'll be back in 30 minutes with more news.up next on the front s against the fight of california's wild fires. with tremfya®, most people saw 90% clearer skin at 16 weeks.

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bottom of the hour now here are some of the stories making headlines a white former police officer has been acquitted of murder in the deadly shooting of a black man in texas he shot and killed jonathan price in 2020 after called to the scene of a fight at a gas station. an attorney for the officer argued the former officer fired his weapon in accordance with the law when he was confronted with an aggressive assailant who was trying to take his taser price's sister criticized the competpetition of the jury there

noting not one member of the jury was black. trump held a rally in north carolina today in a state he won in 2016 and 2020 bud is hoping trump's endorsement can help boost his election chances in november an eight-year-old boy paralyzed in a mass shooting in highland park, illinois is back home today. cooper roberts was with his family when he was hit by a bullet since then he's undergone surgeries. he loves to play sports. he's taking up wheelchair tennis as he adjusts to his new normal. progress is being made in california today as firefighters gain an upper hand on the state's largest wild fire of the year as crews battle flames on the front lines, some are dealing with a different kind of burn-out here's julie. >> reporter: once again, the west is on fire. scorching forests, torching

homes and uprooting lives. but it's the people battling the blaze with the most to say about this worsening global crisis. >> i always knew there was a big risk of energy but i never thought it would happen to me. >> reporter: in may of this year it did happen to him after 15 years as a firefighter, he lost control of a new parachute while training, falling more than 20 feet but miraculously landing on both feet. >> one of my legs popped up and broke out the back of my pelvis and dislocated my feature. >> reporter: for the first summer in a long time, ben is home on the sidelines as fires ruin the nature that surrounds him. they live in oregon with their two toddler boys. >> when he's gone i'm responsible for finding child care and taking care of our children and for working it feels nearly impossible to try to make all of that work and not have it collapse.

>> reporter: but since he can't work, there is no overtime pay, and ben's family is barely making ends meet this year, federal wild land firefighters received a temporary pay increase, and a minimum wage guarantee of $15 an hour >> we recognize it inos t something we can fix overnight we are really here for the long run and we are listening to our firefighters. >> reporter: it is part of an attempt to reform the cuent pay structure, which ben says results in astro nominal overtime hours upwards of 1,000 in a single fire system. there is something else he discovered a nodule on his thyroid. how did it feel when he called you and told you he had cancer. >> we were both pretty shocked about that moving forward, it is very difficult to have him continue in smoke jumping or fire fighting knowing that he will have exposure to smoke for another 15 years.

>> reporter: this spring ben joined a group of firefighters with a meeting with marty walsh. shortly after that, cancer became a covered illness are you not required to get a mandatory check every year for cancer >> no. i've never even heard of cancer being brought up, you know, officially at work. >> reporter: firefighters and their families come together during tough times, raising money and supporting loved ones when tragedy hits. but these grass roots efforts aren't a long-term solution. that's why michelle hart who lost her husband in a new mexico fire last year is fighting in congress for lasting change. >> if i can make an iota of difference on his behalf for the people that he loved, the people who kept him alive after he had an accident that i had a chance to say good-bye, i owe that to them and i owe it to him. >> reporter: after having his

broken hip pinned in place, ben is already training for the next fire season. >> okay. you broke your pelvis. you got cancer i don't really have any other option i'm going to go back to work and i'm going to keep being exposed to more spoke. >> reporter: are you concerned or hesitant that ben will have to return to a job that put his life in danger >> yes i am very, very hesitant after this experience. it was really eye opening about what can happen. >> books are being taken off school library shelves nationwide because of sweeping new legislation. but one oklahoma teacher is determined to give her students access to these titles nbc news digital reporter maya england has that story. >> reporter: it is national banned book week i spoke with a teacher who said it is important to learn from different perspectives even if they don't agree with them in order to create understanding. here is a story. this is a book that my students no longer have access to

summer was an english teacher in oklahoma until just a few weeks ago. on the first day of school, her students found covered bookshelves. >> i had written on top of the red paper books the state doesn't want you to read >> reporter: she gave her students a qr code to access brooklyn's public library. >> we have over half a million items that are available. >> reporter: the ceo of brooklyn's library oversees the books unbanned program how many people have been able to use this resource >> since we started this program, over 5,000 cards have been issued. we have circulated over 25,000 items from our collections to people outside of brooklyn who asked for the electronic card. >> reporter: and the library received hundreds of messages of support. >> my small town barely has anything worth reading i'm 14 and they're looking to ban "catcher in the rye" and

harry potter. >> reporter: oklahoma planned 1,648 unique titles since july 2021 of the 32 states with book banning laws in schools, texas ranks first with 108 books according to pen america so many of these books can provide important mirrors for many of our students who, you know, may come from these communities, who may be questioning gender identity and they're not reflected in a lot of the classic and traditional curriculum >> reporter: summer says her school district couldn't provide her the support or resources she needed to do her job, so she quit the state secretary of education released a statement saying in part providing access to banned material to students is unacceptable and he's seeking to remove her teaching license in oklahoma she supported summer getting access to banned books.

>> i worry about the long-term effects of the reputation of students coming out of oklahoma. what are colleges going to think about allowing students that come from oklahoma into their schools? >> reporter: what advice do you have for other teachers and lie br brians >> go vote. >> reporter: most of her students were excited the first day and several actually thanked her for giving them access others of course shared this with their parents and that's when summer started receiving threatening messages summer said this issue wasn't something her students were creating it got completely taken over when adults and politicians got involved. >> and it is a divisive issue among adults. 45 days to go now. we're taking a closer look at who and what may be influencing this year's top races.

that includes big political donations and names behind them. plus, the power of the black vote and key issues driving voters to the polls. we're tracking those stories for us we will start here with jake jake, dig into these political donations for us, the big money. >> reporter: well, aaron, what is so extraordinary about the moment we are in is that it is historic in the united states. we, in fact, profiled the influx of money from huge money donors as part of a special documentary american ol garky you can see on peacock. peter thiel is a billionaire and paypal funder that has thrown tens of millions of dollars behind what candidates d.j. vance he donated heavily to blake masters. while masters is happy to

espouse his far right political positions -- >> in arizona, there is a nation at our southern border. >> reporter: he's much less forthcoming about financial relationship with thiel. >> we're just trying to talk about campaign finance. >> reporter: tried to fresh masters outside an event last month. >> he gave what he gave. i'm grateful i'm working hard every day to raise the money internal to the campaign and we need to spread the message. >> will you be able to stay independent? >> reporter: what we have seen tier is blake masters is, in fact, somebody mostly supported by peter thiel where his is opponent is mostly supported by small donors. the difference is a big and important thing here. >> all right jake ward for us today thank you. let's bring in tramaine lee to talk about his report on the

power of the black vote. good to see you. this week you are at north carolina central university talking with students, current and former how are they reacting to president biden's debt relief plan and how could that play into november >> reporter: that's right, kate. it hasn't been lost on any of the young people i have spoke with that the steps by the biden administration to alleviate some of this debt is a good first step but they say it is just that, our first step they remind us that president biden campaigned on eliminating all federal debt for hbcu students who make under $125,000 again, they say they appreciate it but it's not enough. let's take a listen. >> it's cute, i think. but what's next? because $20,000 on8 $100,000 is -- what's that doing? >> it definitely will be a major factor in my decision, but there are other factors as well.

>> reporter: when they point to this sheer enormity of their debt, they say it will be helpful. it is just one of many issues. >> and you also spoke with an about i lasbout activist. >> reporter: he's going to hbcu students in particular to educate them on how the system actually works but also connecting this to america's deeply racist past which also led to the racial wealth gap which exacerbated this loan issue. let's take a listen. >> specifically for black people it looks like night and day sharecropping. we'll give you an opportunity to become something, but in order for you to do that, you got to follow this and this will travel through your family for the rest of your time you can never pay us off. >> reporter: there is so much history here this is just one more barrier for them to get through. but they are committed to their education and they say they will

do what they can. >> thanks for being with us. up next, advice on how to handle seasonal depression more "nbc news daily" right after this

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so far and canada is deciding whether to keep its face mask requirements on trains and airplanes. winter weather and fall weather setting in. >> we will look at seasonal depression it is a real thing, but there are some ways you can avoid it let's bring in licensed marriage and family therapist dr. george james now. >> dr. james, good to see you. so we have all heard of seasonal depression what is it about the change of season that brings it on >> well, you know, what happens for most of us, as you mentioned, the days get shorter which means we are not outside as much. we are not getting as much activity sometimes what also happens with that is our mood changes we start to feel the seasonal blues, which can lead some folks further into depression. it becomes a time where people are not feeling their best and not doing the things that actually help them to feel better it will be a tough time for a lot of people. >> how can we avoid it, dr.

james? how can we avoid this seasonal depression we can't control mother nature's control of things, so what can we do? >> there are some things that people can do to help them first is continue to be active or maybe start a new physical activity routine it releases even door fins, which can help with your mood overall ( and combat the less sunlight you are getting at that time also, to go outside. there is something about being outside or getting some vitamin d that works for those that can go outside, there is something called light therapy where you can get some of that. eat healthy as much as possible. go ahead. >> i was going to say, i have one of those lights on my desk at home. it is like fake sunlight. >> the light therapy is really great and can make a difference for lots of people because it does give you that feeling like you are right outside. for others, maybe you can try a new hobby. >> good suggestions.

what effects does this have on the body >> lots of people call it the baby blues so it's like a form of depression and for many people, it is the beginning stages of what can feel like with depression for them where their appetite has changed, their sleep has changed, their motivation has changed if they're in that place for long enough, they say they might be depressed it is like the precursor for feeling some level of p depression. >> does the season really matter here can you get seasonal depression in the summer and spring, or is it just the summer and fall problem? >> well, people can get depressed at any point most likely most of us have been depressed at some point in our lives. but when we talk about seasonal afktive disorder it is because of those changes from less

sunlight and less activity sometimes folks that live in alaska or weather that is not that great, they can feel that for a long period of time. >> yeah. we keep talking about the hurricane and sort of going into a rough weather season and people being cooped up indoors any other tips for folks how to get together with family or support themselves socially? >> yeah. what happens for many of us is when we start to feel low or our mood changes, we start to isolate. it is important to stay engaged with family and friends. if you do feel overwhelmed or find yourself getting into a place of depression, really talk to someone before that happens or when it starts. but most importantly, don't try to figure it out on your own get support and help to stay engaged. before you know it, you can work through this and find a winter or fall routine that helps you to feel good. >> all right dr. george james, really appreciate it. i agree with him on the exercise

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protests that turned deadly over the death of the woman. organizers are calling this a fight for freedom and plan to continue events like this. we are heading into the first weekend of the fall season so bring in the meteorologist to see what the weather has in store for us. >> we are at the weekend mark which means we have have a lot to plan. the sunshine is sticking around for your friday and saturday and sunday and helps you with high pressure to keep the skies clear and warms up. upper 80s and 90s. we'll be about 10 to 11 degrees above normal and also at the coastline expect to see sunshine. up through sonoma, 89. look at the forecast for saturday. 78 degrees.

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