plus h herbal and d other immunene superstarars. get momore with nanature's boun. hi, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm savannah sellers in for kate snow. "nbc news daily" starts route rite now. -- right now. it is friday, january 13th, 2023. storms across america. dozens of tornados ripped through the south killing at least nine people. and on the west coast torrential rain is on the way yet again. we are tracking it all. failure to act. metal detectors scheduled to be put in a virginia elementary school after a 6-year-old

allegedly shot a teacher. what one school official may have been told hours before the shooting. not immune. the cdc announces a drop in childhood vaccinations as outbreaks of preventable diseases spread to three states. a new study shows gas stoves emit a dangerous toxin. while calls for a nationwide ban on the appliances may already be toast. we are happy to have you with us on this friday and we begin this hour with breaking news out of the south after a deadly tornado outbreak ripped through at least three states. >> at least nine people are dead including a 5-year-old boy in georgia. he died after a tree fell on to the car he was in. states of emergency are still in place for parts of alabama and georgia. >> historic downtown selma, maybe, was hit really hard. the mayor says the city has, quote, significant damage. emergency officials are concerned the death toll could rise as rescue teams sift through the destruction today. >> we are also tracking a new round of severe weather taking

aim at california. meteorologist bill karins will have that forecast in a moment. let's begin with morgan chesky in alabama. tell us what's happening, tell us about the search effort right now. >> yeah. aaron, we know authorities are making their way to these rural spots in autauga county, this was hit after selma was hit and where authorities say six people died as a result of these reported twisters. a couple things going on right now. they're still making sure people are accounted for. if we can go over here for a moment you will see one of many construction -- pieces of construction equipment trying to clear roadways, blocked by almost anything and everything. power lines, trees, debris, that is what they faced this morning and this is what homeowners faced. homes that are no longer here shredded. this belonged to the johnson family and originally stood

about 30 yards that direction and it is unfathomable to believe that amber johnson clung to her 2-year-old son james inside a bathtub and rode out this storm inside what's left of this home just one story of so many coming after this january tornado spree that the national weather service is traveling around today had to figure out just how widespread it was. aaron? >> yeah. morgan, as you were referencing that you've been talking to these people who survived the storm, what else are they telling you about their experience? >> i mean, basically people knew that there was a potential for tornados, but the number of them that have been reported across alabama is leaving everyone aghast today when they see the damage and see how many reports there were. in the johnsons case, she fortunately got a phone call interest her mother just in time to take shelter. we know that tornado watches

were in effect yesterday, but this struck with such fury that, you know, it certainly leaves -- gives everyone pause. typically they associate tornados coming later in the spring, not right in the middle of january. >> all right. morgan chesky in alabama today, thank you. we're also tracking a major weather story on the west coast. flooding alerts in effect up and down california at this hour as the state braces for yet another round of severe storms. over the last two weeks, 21 people in that state have been killed as a result of the extreme weather. >> the search is growing more desperate for a missing boy. the young man you see here, kyle doan. the 5-year-old was swept out of his mother's arms by rushing floodwaters on monday. >> let's bring in nbc news meteorologist bill karins now with more on this. bill, what can people in california expect this weekend? >> they got three storms to deal with between now and monday night. none of them will be as powerful as the past storms, but because

of the conditions on the ground already, soggy soil, rivers are high, it's not going to take much to get additional issues and problems. that's why we have 15 million under flood watches, the areas of red here. we have a couple flood warnings on a few rivers. as we mentioned the rain arrived earlier today moving through. it's not the soaking, heavy rains like from the past storm. it's a brief period of heavy rain and moves out and most of this has been north of the l.a. area, north of monterrey where the worst has been. the first storm and then on the edge of the screen you see the white, the storm that will come in tomorrow afternoon. the rainfall forecast, for all three storms combined, from now all the way through monday, the heaviest of it is yellow, one inch, the orange above that, 3 inches on the coast of northern california and the mountains, a lot will be snow, too. we're not going to see enough for rivers or streams to have

problems. we're worried about burn scars and mudslides and the hills give way because of the soggy soil. i think that is the risk if we get any of those in the next 24 to 48 hours. >> all right. bill karins, thank you so much. the white house is on defense today amid growing questions over president biden's handling of classified material while he was out of office. >> nbc news has learned one of the documents found in the washington, d.c., office, biden used after leaving the obama administration was marked top secret. that's the highest classification in government. >> on thursday, attorney general merrick garland appointed robert hur as special counsel to investigate this case after more documents were found at the president's home in delaware. >> joining us now are nbc news white house correspondent ali raffa and homeland security correspondent julie ainsley. nbc news news reported multiple biden aides have been interviewed by law enforcement about the classified documents.

what more are we learning today about all this? >> reporter: that's right. yeah, multiple sources are telling my colleagues here at the white house, cara lee and mike memoli, as part of the investigation by the special counsel into the mishandling of these classified documents, that multiple former members of the obama-biden administration have been interviewed to talk about what led to the mishandling of these documents. one of those people you kathy chung, according to the sources, she works at the pentagon but was the vice president's executive assistance back in 2017 and would have played a key role in the packing of the boxes that contained these classified materials in those final days during biden's vice president spin sources tell our team that staffers interviewed with the special counsel's office shortly after being asked and they told the special counsel office that this was unintentional, that these classified documents were mixed with some personal effects of the former vice president

biden during his eight years in total as vice president, that this wasn't some sort of malicious intent. it was all an accident. now we don't know whether those interviews are still ongoing, whether more former members of the obama and biden administration are currently being reached out to or talking. we also don't know how exactly some boxes of the classified documents ended up at the penn biden center just a few blocks from here at the white house and some ended up at president biden's wilmington home. these are just some of the many questions we have for president biden some questions that may be fielded to him as he departs to wilmington in a few minutes here. >> julia, let's turn to you here. talk to us about what we know about robert hur and how this investigation is likely to move forward and i assume quietly without us knowing much from the attorneys? >> reporter: yeah. that's right. quietly but we'll certainly be trying to get more details and share them as we learn them. robert hur was a trump appointed u.s. attorney general in the state of maryland from 2018 to

february 2021 just after president biden took office. it's when he left and went into private practice. he also served as number two to rod rosenstein when he was deputy attorney general and overseeing the robert mueller special counsel investigation. so he has a lot of experience and he's certainly someone republicans have picked in the past, which gives him kind of a cloud of being unbiased in terms of not being someone picked by merrick garland. he put out a statement saying i will conduct the investigation with fair and impartial and dispassionate judgment and intend to follow this act swiftly and fairly and will honor the trust placed in mean me to perform this service. >> julie and ali, thank you both. now nbc news has learned that one or two people may have caused the biggest commercial flight ground stop since 9/11 that happened earlier this week. >> the ripple effects appear to be subsiding and the

transportation department is pledging to get to the bottom of this week's meltdown. aviation correspondent tom he costello has the latest. >> reporter: good afternoon. what we know is investigators believe the massive computer outage on wednesday at the faa was caused by these contract employees who had access to that key critical computer system called notam, notice to air missions, pilots rely on. somehow, they damaged, according to investigators, critical files within that computer system and then we started seeing problems with the system when the faa tried to reboot the system, it started to stutter and then they had to literally hit the pause as you may remember and that caused mounting delays, 11,000 delays, on wednesday. so now the department of transportation is going through this piece by piece. they didn't realize what the -- how this started until they looked at who had logged into the computer system. when they checked the log-in

they realized at least one, maybe two contract employees with the faa had accessed the system and then things started to go bad. they don't know if this was nefarious or intentional or human error and an accident. these individuals, we're told, no longer have access to the system and the faa says, in fact, they are doubling down on cyber security and computer security protocols as they try to upgrade this notam computer system which we know was running on a 30-year-old software platform not due to be replaced and upgraded for six more years. back to you guys. >> tom costello, thank you. apple's ceo is taking a pay cut and there's more turbulence ahead for southwest. kristina partsinevelos joins us now with our cnbc money minute. hi. >> hi. so let's start with the move on capitol hill to rein in cryptocurrencies. house republicans have created the first congressional panel for the oversight and regulation of crypto. its goal is to provide clear

rules to protect consumers without holding back innovation. apple's ceo tim cook is getting a pay cut this year because he asked for it according to the company. his total target compensation is going down 40% to just $49 million. the pain. it's in response to a decline of the percentage of apple shareholders who endorsed his package last year. 49 million bucks. and lastly, some shareholders are suing southwest airlines in the wake of last month's meltdown accusing the carrier of failure to disclose problems blamed with the cancellations of thousands of flights. hopefully no one watching right now will suffer from that this weekend. >> fingers crossed. >> thank you so much. >> thanks. stay with us. we are remembering lisa marie presley today, the growing tributes to elvis' only child tributes to elvis' only child folling her sudden deowat this is s the soundd ofof better brbreathing. fasenra is an adadd-on treatatmt

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tributes continue to pour today after the sudden death of lisa marie presley, only child of rock and roll icon elvis, died thursday at 54 years old. nbc news confirmed her final resting place will be at graceland. erin mclaughlin takes a look back at her life. >> reporter: hey there.

overnight lisa may marie's confirming her passing, it's a heavy heart i must share the news that my beautiful daughter has left us. she was the most passionate, strong and loving woman i've ever known. the 54-year-old is believed to have died of cardiac arrest. yesterday morning emergency services responded to a call in calabasas, california, that a female adult was not breathing. according to a sheriff's spokesperson medics were able to find a pulse and transported her to a hospital where she later died. presley was at the golden globes celebrating elvis' 88th birthday and cheering on austin butler who portrayed him in a biopic. lisa marie leaves behind her mom, daughter, riley keough and 14-year-old twin girls and once called them her favorite people in the world. a family representative told us overnight the presleys are grateful for the support, love, and prayers of everyone.

back to you. republican congressman george santos is wrapping up his first full week on capitol hill amid growing pressure to resign. at least eight house republicans have called for him to step down and the list does not include members of the gop leadership, though. santos has admitted to lying about key parts of his background but says he will not resign. joining us now, nbc news congressional correspondent julie sircen on capitol hill and correspondent swornlg gorge solis in queens, new york. you've been talking to people there in the congressman's district. what are they telling you today? >> reporter: yeah. aaron, it's a mixed bag. many calling for him to resign because they feel he cannot represent their interests. one or two saying we voted for him and want to see what he can do over the next two years. i stress the majority of the people today here in this congressional district are saying you must resign. they are waiting to see if he shows face here in the district over the weekend, over the week.

they are using the #where is george to try to get him to come out and publicly apologize for lying and then answer to some of the allegations against him as far as campaign finances go and other things. but effectively they're saying you are not the guy that we elected into office. you sold us on one idea, but the reality it's not who you are. how could you represent our interests in any way? today there was a rally of supporters, of people who were trying to share their opinion on either side of this. most of them wanted him out. take a listen to what they told me. >> whether he lied or he didn't, he's a republican, he's going to vote with the republicans, he was duly elected. the man broke the law and has committed a crime and is going to be tried and go to jail, yes, please, remove him. but until that is proven, he should serve out his term. >> you are a republican, you should be outraged that represents you and mccarthy, i

don't care if you want his vote, you're losing all the other people's votes when you do this. i mean, it's garbage. >> reporter: you might notice the lights are on here at the district office, but it's anyone's guess if congressman george santos will show. julie, let me bring you in here. are we hearing anything more from santos or his office today as this drumbeat gets louder and what are the other republicans saying? >> he's quite happy to be off of capitol hill and away from the reporters chasing him constantly over the last two weeks he's been in office and on capitol hill here. the bottom line here is, we have six house republicans all freshmen from new york, growing chorus of voices calling on santos to resign. that is notable, but it's less notable when you look at leadership. on that screen you see, there is not a single membership of leadership including elise stefanich because there's not much they can do with kevin mccarthy's slim margin and need

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now, tomorrow when the next storm system comes in the flood watch goes right back up. that continues into monday as we could see about 2 to 4 inches in total rainfall throughout the weekend. also, the potential of mudslides and landslides will continue along with quickly rising rivers and creeks, and the winds will be gusty, especially within the thunderstorms. so be prepared for more power outages and sierra snow. in santa rosa we can see the thunderstorms firing up around 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon and still some spotty showers, but we are going to in some parts of the bay area at least see some breaks before the storms come back in, and then the widespread rain through tomorrow. that, of course, includes the 49ers' game, and we are closely watching the forecast for everything going on around the bay area. janell. >> thanks, kari. speaking about the playoff game tomorrow, 49ers a's stars players frustrated after having no power for days. now with pg&e's response.

>> reporter: this storm is sparing no one not even super star george kittle. look at what he tweeted to pg&e. y'all, been without power for days. a little help would be appreciated. just trying to pep for something this weekend. pg&e responded saying we have our offense, our defense, our special teams on this, george. we have gotten power back for 2 million people throughout the storms and we will get you and everyone else back as soon as we can. the only people hustling more would be the levi field crews getting the field ready for play on saturday when another atmospheric river is expected to take aim at the bay area. chris sanchez, nbc bay area's news. >> thank you. people in the bay area are preparing up for the potential impact this weekend. >> reporter: we are outside building supply along highway 101 here in mill valley. as you see, it is a low-lying part of the area and this store,

they've been ready for this storm. they have well over 100 sandbags stacked along the store. we believe they've been out here for the past couple of weeks because they're used to this. when they have heavy rains it starts to flood. even though mill valley offers free sands and bags, people are still coming to goodman's and they're paying for sandbags because here they're already filled whereas the city you have to fill them on your own. this woman and her son paid to avert the rain around their garage. >> i thought i did a good job but i didn't, so now we're doing this. temporary solution. >> reporter: goodman's tells us they have sold out of sandbags a couple of times during the recent storms, but this morning you can see they had roughly a

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bottom of the hour. here are some of the stories making headlines. a new york judge has sentenced the trump organization to pay $1.6 million in fines. the maximum punishment the judge could impose. the former president's company was convicted last month. the only person charged in the scheme was the company's former chief financial officer allen weisselberg. he was sentenced to five months in prison. the trump organization plans to appeal the verdict. the comedian who created the adult cartoon series rick and morty is facing felony domestic violence charges. justin royland was in court

yesterday for a pretrial hearing. nbc news first to report on this case after recently obtaining the criminal complaint from 2020. the charges stem from an incident in california with a woman who he was dating at the time. in january 2020 roiland was arrested and leased on bond. his lawyers say had he's innocent and expect the case to be dismissed. friday the 13th could be lucky for somebody today. the mega millions jackpot has reached an estimated $1.35 billion. i already got my ticket. >> i do right here. >> put that down. hide the numbers. >> the drawing is going to come up with the cash option of about $700 million. thanks, aaron. police in virginia have confirmed a stunning revelation involving the school where a 6-year-old allegedly shot his teacher last week. in a private town hall with families last night the

superintendent said at least one school official knew the boy may have had a gun hours before the shooting. nbc news reporter gary grumbach is following the news for us. what did we learn from that town hall. >> reporter: this was a heated town hall, even in its virtual setting. two things are true here. first, we were told as you mentioned the school received a tip that 6-year-old student may have had a weapon, and two, we know that superintendent said the 6-year-old boy was late to school that day and his bookbag was inspected when he arrived to the front office to sign in. no weapons were found during the search, but there are so many questions here, including which came first, the tip about the student, or the search of the student's backpack itself? we don't know if that child's jacket or pockets were searched at that point. as for the victim, his 25-year-old teacher, she's still hospitalized and we're told she's recovering at a local hospital. >> gary, this is now pushed for more calls for safety and the superintendent and school board are pushing to reform their

safety measures. what is the plan at this point? >> yeah. there is a number of things that the school district is doing. they're getting advice from folks actually down in uvalde, texas, who know all too well the impact of a school shooting. the newport news schools are considering plastic backpacks, adding separation walls and doors to the hallways, install permanent metal detectors to every school in the district and improving their buzzer system. for statewide changes after a number of high-profile shootings across the commonwealth over the past year, governor youngen told me in an exclusive interview he's pushing for more mental health resources for those in need, but didn't indicate any changes to the gun laws themselveses. >> gary, as you said, so many questions, thanks for answering some of them. conflicting reports out of ukraine today. russian officials claiming their forces have taken over the town of soledar in eastern ukraine. at the same time, ukraine's president refute those claims, saying ukrainian forces are holding their positions and

inflicting, quote, significant losses on the enemy in soledar. let's bring in nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley joining. matt, if it's true, this would be russia's first victory in several months, a big one for them, as we approach the one-year mark in this war. help us understand why soledar's capture would be so important to russia. what does this mean for putin's war? >> reporter: yeah. its main importance would be symbolic. that alone is enough, saying we've finally got some ground and actually taken a city after several losses. they were pushed out of the region just to the north of that in kharkiv, a massive assault by the ukrainians that pushed them back and in kherson, just a couple months ago, we saw that russians essentially walked out of that city and yielded, yielded it to the ukrainians. so now, this would be a major win, but it would be at a massive cost.

you know, there's military analysts i've been hearing from and they said this is actually an appearance victory for the russians. they've lost so many men, material and weapons in an effort to get a city that is not that strategically important. this really says a lot more about some of the palace intrigue and infighting within the kremlin. aaron? >> matt, russia and belarus i understand are set to begin some joint aviation drills on monday. help us understand why that is significant at this point in time? >> reporter: yeah. i mean that's an interesting one because we've been talking to ukrainian officials and intelligence officials in kyiv and they said look, we don't think that belarus is going to put themselves into the war. alexander lukashenko, leader of belarus, is a close friend of vladimir putin and they've been cooperating, but he is on very, very thin ice in his own country. he's a dictator and had to endure massive protests against

his rule, and while he wants to do favors to putin like allowing his country to be a jumping off point, essentially a launching pad for attacks into ukraine by russian troops a lot of folks say he's going to be reluck tapts to commit his own troops to the war. guys? >> matt bradley for us in ukraine, thank you. lunar new year festivities start next week and china's holiday travel surge has officially begun, even with growing concerns about covid in that country. cases in china have skyrocketed since officials rolled back the zero covid policy last month. chinese health officials said nearly 90% of the people in one of the country's most populated provinces have been infected with covid. staggering number is prompting the u.s., japan and south korea to impose new virus testing requirements for anybody traveling from china. let's get to today's daily health. we're focusing on the declining vaccination rate for small children. according to the cdc, the

percent of children vaccinated against some common diseases fell for a second year in a row. 93% of kind garters in entering the school year were fully vaccinated but that's a full percentage point dprop the previous year. joining us is medical reporter erica edwards. do we have any idea why less parents are choosing to vaccinate their children? what's behind this? >> yeah. so part of that decrease is pandemic related. many families missed routine doctors appointments during lockdown. however, i spoke with cdc director dr. rochelle walensky who told me it's vaccine misinformation that is one of the biggest public health risks in the u.s. i think you're seeing this play out in the decreasing numbers of childhood vaccinations. there's so much misinformation and disinformation. once you put fear into a parent's heart maybe they are harming their child somehow, it's very difficult for doctors to kin vince them otherwise.

>> cdc data shows nine states and d.c., the vaccination rates are low among kindergartners, below 90%. is anything being done to encourage more parents to get their kids vaccinated in the areas where the rates are pretty low? >> yeah. you know, this is the question that has long been. first following up for families for whatever reason unable to get their kids into well checks during the pandemic. also, conversations with parents ongoing have to be delicate. as we said, people spreading these myths about vaccines have dug in and placed unfounded fear in families. the best advice doctors say is to really listen to parents, understand their concerns and be as patient and honest and transparent as humanly possible and then give them the latest science and data to have them make an educated decision.

>> really important information. erica edwards, thank you so much. there is a big debate brewing over an appliance in kitchens across the country after a consumer products safety commissioner suggested banning gas stoves, calling them a hidden health hazard. sam brock has more details. >> reporter: the warning about gas stoves from an agency that protects consumers has created heated reaction. the federal government has no plans of backing gas stoves but this has energized a conversation about using gas stoves or electric and induction with child health top of mimind. comments from a member of the consumer products safety commission or cpsc have fired up a major debate. >> will the united states of america ban gas stoves? >> can they do that? >> are these people insane? # >> reporter: in an interview with bloomberg, a commissioner with the government agency saw in gas stoves a hidden hazard. it comes as mounting research

links gas stove to health risks when it comes to breathing issues. a recent peer-reviewed study from a prominent medical journal found nearly 13% of childhood asthma case in the u.s. are attributable to gas stove use. >> it's terrifying as a parent to have a small child who has asthma. >> reporter: heather price's 2-year-old son used to need an inhaler. when they moved to a nearby home with all electric appliances a decade aig, she said d her son' respiratory issues improved almomost instantly. do you think there is a strong likelihood the reason your son deveveloped asthma was because exposure to a gas appliance? >> that's my sense of it. it was the one thing that, the big thing that we changed. >> reporter: while the agency says they are looking for ways to reduce indoor air quality hazards related to gas stove, which emit the greenhouse gas methane, they are not looking to ban gas stoves. still, states like california and new york are already moving towards prohibiting the sale of new gas appliances by 2030. in an effort to reduce emissions. >> i think this is ridiculous. mostly because i hate cooking

with electric stoves. >> reporter: experts say a nationwide ban is improbable, as are any forced changes to the kitchen. >> it's extraordinarily unlikely any future ban would ever require somebody to replace an existing appliance. what we're talking about is new construction, residential developments. >> reporter: what are the pros and cons of different stoves, from gas and electric to induction technology? >> a lot of people again that grew up with gas are very comfortable with it. >> reporter: jeff from aggresessive appppliances in orlalando, says electric and induction stovetops are safer and more efficient. >> so every chef in the world is probably going to kill me for saying this, i would say induction is faster, just as responsive, cools off quicker, easier to clean up. we are going to washington and we will tell the politicians we have a solution. buy induction. everybody can be happy. >> beyond the concerns about childhood asthma and the environment there's another reason induction stoves are

preferable, the safety component. induction stoves have instant heating and unlike the electric it doesn't go from the source to the glass to the cooking vessel, it goes straight to the cooking vessel, you take away this pot, which is boiling, the heat starts to dissipate quickly and i can place my hand on the stovetop after we were just boiling water. in orlando, sam brock, nbc news. now it's a fast food dream come true. an iconic west coast burger chain is final headed east. if it were headed northeast it would be my dream come true. erin mclaughlin tells us why they're getting all up in their drill. get it. >> reporter: nothing california cuisine like a thick juicy burger from in-n-out. a favorite from locals, tourists, celebrities celebrating big wins. >> i love in-n-out burger. >> reporter: the first drive-through hamburger stand

making moves to tennessee set to open its first tennessee location by 2026. >> i'm very happy to meet the customers here and make their dreams come true and probably a few other states a little upset. >> reporter: and in-n-out was a fantasy of the late anthony bourdain. >> every once in a while somebody starts -- some cruel person starts a rumor, everybody in new york goes insane, oh, my god, in-n-out is coming. >> reporter: when in-n-out opened in colorado people waited in line for 12 hours to get the double-double with fries. can the so cal staple flourish in a state known for its fiery fried chicken? for 75 years, angelenos have driven to locations like this one. now it's tennessee's turn and in in-n-out could expand further. erin mclaughlin, nbc news, los

angeles. >> it's a good burger. >> it is the best burger actually. what an assignment. sitting with a burger and fry. >> i think i will be finding assignments in tennessee, you know. >> fingers crossed. coming up, stick around, as people across the country cut back on alcohol for dry january. we take a look at what's called gray area drinking and how to talk to loved ones about it. more "nbc news daily" ght after rith

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in today's mental health check, we're taking a look at the dangers of too much alcohol. right now, myself included, a lot of people are cutting back on drinking thanks to the popularity of what's known as dry january. >> some may have a harder time cutting back and may unknowingly fall into a category called gray area drinking. want to bring in licensed clinical social worker kelly kitly now. kelly, first, what is gray area drinking and what signs can people look for? >> sure. good afternoon, aaronp and savannah. good to see you. thank you for covering this. gray area drinking is really as it sounds, it's in between this area of a nondrinker and somebody who is abusing alcohol, and so it may be that other people don't notice your drinking as problematic or that you are dependent on alcohol, but maybe you're a frequent

drinker. maybe it's been habitual, you're having one, two, three glasses of wine a night and waking up in the morning not feeling so great, or having regrets or an increased anxiety or having a hard time sleeping. >> how might the frequency of how much a person drinks impact their health? tell us what the correlation is there? >> sure. so it's different for everybody. it's different for how much a man drinks and how much a woman drinks based on how they metabolize the alcohol. really, it isn't a specific number. the idea is, what one person may find as too much drinking based on how their body responds, may be different for somebody else. but really, that correlation is a whole health perspective and recognizing how is it impacting relationships? how is it impacting exercise and nutrition? certainly sleep is a primary component of that as well. a lot of times people think alcohol will help them sleep,

but actually there's a lot of interrupted sleep that comes along with that. many times people will engage in negative self-talk feeling like i wish i didn't drink that much, or i was so bad last night, but being able to bring a whole awareness of it is really the shift in our culture >> so just a few seconds left here. if somebody is concerned a loved one may be a gray area drinker, how should they talk to them about it? >> with a gentle and compassionate approach. i think it's important not to bring it up in the mix of somebody drinking alcohol, but really being able to say something like, hey, i noticed you've been drinking a little more lately. i want to check in and see how things are going for you. >> all right. great advice there. >> yeah. >> kelly, we appreciate you. thanks. >> thank you, kelly. there's more news ahead. >> you are watching "nbc news daily."

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