hi, everybody. and "nbc news daily" starts right now. today is thursday, february 9. tornado outbreak, a line of twisters ripping across the southern u.s. cutting a path of destruction. areas hardest hit and what the storm is bringing next. and disaster of the century, the death toll from the earthquakes in turkey and syria

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extract a middle aged man. this is about 80 hours after the earthquakes that rocked this region. and this is an ordinary man just lying in his bed at home and he's had to endure an extraordinary feat of endurance. if you could imagine having to live underneath rubble like that for more than three days while injured, just incredible. >> it is indeed. florida and the cleanup is under way in the south. >> and louisiana and mississippi slammed by reported tornadoes.a ren that will rain.

>> sam brock is there. what are you seeing? >> yeah, and on the ground right now, numbers are no longer three, it is now four people injured, but zero ffatalities. which is incredible. folks who live here say that they got through katrina and rita and ida. with no damage. but now you see properties that look something like that. over my shoulder, that is the back end of the trailer. it flipped three or four times. so the windows that would normally look out are now looking up at the sky. there were people inside of there. and in fact a father was outside watches as his wife and children were trapped. and the mayor told me when they got inside, they were able too

to free these two little kids. >> it was a demolished mobile home.too to free these two little kids. >> it was a demolished mobile home.oo to free these two little kids. >> it was a demolished mobile home. to free these two little kids. >> it was a demolished mobile home. to free these two little kids. >> it was a demolished mobile home. and there was a young lady in there, but she couldn't get out. and her husband was like back away, remain calm. and he kicked the door in and he was able to rescue her. >> reporter: this is a situation where in the month of january, there were 168 reported tornadoes that is the highest in modern history for the month. and here we are and regions of the south are getting rocked by more tornadoes. and theyare processing the harsh reality. >> and bill, what are you concerned about the storm threat? >> yeah, we're dealing with the winter side of the storm. severe weather, tornados are

over with. so the area of worst for winter weather, this small area, we've had a band of very heavy snow, about 9 to 10 inches in davenport. and that is the worst of it. also wintry weather in northern portions of new england and the windy conditions are with us through the ohio valley and down into the appalachians. and the winds have been gusting up to 50 miles per hour. and right now 75,000 people are without power in the ohio valley. tomorrow and into the weekend, we'll have a new storm in the southeast. >> bill karins for us. and sam brock. thank you both. president biden was in tampa this afternoon for the second and final stop in his post state of the union swing. he is there to talk about

protecting and strengthening medicare and social security. and florida is also still considered by some a key battleground state and home to two of his potential rivals in the 2024 presidential race. mike memoli is in tampa with the president. how is he trying to build momentum from tuesday's state of the union? >> reporter: we remember where the republicans disagreed with him to sunset the programs. and president biden said that more republicans support more plans to undercut other health care plans. take a listen. >> republican congress have their way, the power we just gave to lower prescription drug prices goes away $2,000 capitol goes away. the insulin limitation goes away. they have been trying to get rid of the affordable care act for

years and millions are on it. >> reporter: and he is referring to the inflation reduction act. he again argues that it should be expanded to all americans. >> mike, thank you. and southwest airlines head of operations appeared for a committee to face questions. ryan nobles is joining us now. what did southwest have to say about what happened over the holidays? >> reporter: they didn't come here looking for blame someone else. during the testimony, their chief operating officer made it clear that they were the responsible for what happened. take a listen. >> let me be clear. we messed up. in hindsight, we did not have

enough winter operations resiliency. from where and how we desis aircraft and to the ground support equip and infrastructure. >> reporter: they say everyone will get their refunds and the lost baggage back to their owners. >> and we understand that there is breaking news out of d.c.? >>. >> reporter: yes, scary story, we're told that she was attacked by someone capitol police was a homeless individual in her elevator in her apartment complex, she was punched in the chin and grabbed by the throat. but angie craig was able to escape by throwing hot coffee on him. and that person has been put under arrest. an craig is okay. she was actually here at the

capitol today. shaken up but they say it was not political any motivated. and a popular scleern under a recall warning. let's get to our cnbc money mind. >> disney is eliminating $7,000 jobs first big move by bob iger. today he was cnbc earlier and he said that his contract is for two years and he doesn't plan on san diego any staying any longer. and there is a recall of fabuloso cleaner.

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state department and fbi are revealing new details. the balloon floated over america for eight days before it was eventually shot down over the atlantic ocean. and marissa parr is near where the balloon was brought down. also with us, our security reporter. walk us through what we've learned. what are the state department saying? >> the state department is saying that this program is very much a surveillance program and that balloon has nothing in common with a weather balloon. they say they took high resolution photos of the balloon and it shows that it is equipped to conduct eavesdropping, signal intelligence, that it has

multiple antennas that can go owe locate communications and that the whole program is run by the chinese military. and now we have photos from the fbi shows their agents and technicians combing over some of the evidence, some of the debris that has been recovered off of south carolina coast, including parts of the balloon and some pieces of electronics. but the fbi just says that much of the evidence is still under water and still more recovery efforts to do. >> so the biden administration has been getting some flack for not shooting town down the balloon earlier. what you can tell us?own down t balloon earlier. what you can tell us?wn down thn earlier. what you can tell us?n down the earlier. what you can tell us? down the earlier. what you can tell us?down the b earlier. what you can tell us? >> at the hearing you could hear how frustrated lawmakers were lawyerly from alaska, and it was why wasn't the balloon shot down first spotted end of january over alaska. and the assistant secretary of defense said that ultimately it came down to alaskan conditions

meant that it would be too dangerous for both the equipment and for the people trying to retrieve it. take a listen. >> the winter water temperatures in the bering sea hover in the low 30s which would make the salvage operations very dangerous. additionally the northern portion of the bering sea has ice cover which can be extremely dangerous which would in-tuesday additional risk. >> reporter: so remember herin myrtle beach, the rather is relatively shallow. in some parts it is about 45 feet deep making it more ideal to sift through when you have the massive debris field. and as dan said, we know how crucial it is to recover the equipment to get a sense of what this balloon was capable of and what it could have been sending back. >> all right. thank you both. new jersey community is on edge today after a council member was found shot to death

on wednesday. this is the second time that this has happened in that state in just a week. and ron allen is joining us now. so at this point what do we know about what happened to this second council member? >> his name was russell heller, he was 51 years old, from a town in the central part of new jersey. it appears to be a workplace shooting. the gunman also worked at the same energy company where heller did. heller was approached as he arrived at work. the gunman allegedly shot him and then ran off. police found the gunman in his car not long after with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. so that is what happened there. prosecutors, police, have said that clearly this does not appear to have anything to do with the councilman's politics but just a workplace shooting. and the other victim eunice

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there is a lull in searching for the councilwoman's -- >> yeah, they are not saying anything about it, they are very tight lipped. which is the way some towns deal with these things. but they are asking for video, any witnesses that may have seen or heard anything. but there is no suspect, no sketch, no motive. but just a tragic mystery. >> all right, ron, thank you. and also in new jersey, investigators are searching for clues after a kindergarten teacher was found dead. the body of 33-year-old hernandez was discovered in a shallow grave just three miles from her home. family members reported her missing when she didn't arrive for work monday. and one neighbor said -- >> i cried. she will be missed. definitely more so by her children. and that is the part that hurts the most. >> exactly how hernandez tied is

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here are some of the stories making headlines. >> john fetterman was hospitalized wednesday after feeling light headed. he remained in the hospital overnight as doctors ran tests on him. you will recall he suffered a stroke just days before winning the democratic nomination. his communications director says tests did not show evidence of a new stroke. and gloria all red will be sues alec baldwin on behalf of

the family of hutcalyna hutchin. it is not clear what the grounds are. this is after the district attorney charged baldwin last month with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. and uganda's government says endangered elephants and rhino population is improving. it had been completely wiped out because of poaching. and experts are crediting the ugandan government for the comeback after it instituted long jail sentences for poachers. and in the trial of alex murdaugh, the jury has been hearing testimony from murdaugh's close friend and former law partner who was with him just moments after his wife and son were killed. and this comes after the courthouse was evacuated yesterday after police say

someone called in a bomb threat. and law enforcement saying now nothing was found. and allison barber is joining us from outside the courthouse in walterboro. so bring us up to speed. what have we heard so far? >> reporter: yeah, we got a little bit more personal information from this witness. he is an attorney in south carolina, but he is also someone who describes himself as one of alex murdaugh's best friends. they were roommates in law school and spent a lot of time together. but he said this man who he considered his best friend ultimately lied, tricked and stole money from help after they worked on a high profile personal injury case. he said that he confronted thao alex murdaugh about the missing money and that he stole $130,000

from him personally. >> he said i had a drug problem, i'med a addicted to opoids for something hike 20 years. he admitted he had been stealing money. >> from who? >> from the law firm and clients. he said i'm sorry i [ bleep ] you up. >> and thises a murder case, but the focus has been on alleged financial crimes.s a murder cas the focus has been on alleged financial crimes. a murder case the focus has been on alleged financial crimes. prosecutors say this is the reason why alex murdaugh killed his son and wife. and they say that his web of lies, all of his financial deceit was starting to unravel and that he killed his wife and son to try and garner sympathy or distract from the fallout that would soon come.

he has pled not guilty. >> and a texas mother says her 6-year-old son was sexually assaulted on a school bus and she fears more victims might be out there. and lindsey reiser is joining us. i understand this mother says she noticed a change in her son's behavior? >> that's right, she said she started to notice changes about four months ago and now she wants answers from the school district outside of houston texas. and she says her son came out without her backpack and another student allegedly threw it out the bus window. and she asked the transportation department. and when they looked at the surveillance video, she saw an assaults address contacted her.

the 6-year-old told police that another boy lured him to the back to play a game. and our affiliate spoke with the victim's mom. listen to what she had to say. >> he has been coached and fwroomed that it was a game and the loser of the way that the loser is determined is if you tell. it is sick ening, it is sad. and i'm going to advocate for my child. and i want everybody that failed him to be held accountable. >> reporter: the boy's mother is calling for the bus driver to be fired, for monitors on the back of buses and the alleged perpetrator to face discipline. activists say that the superintendent should resign. and the district did send home an alert to some parents letting them know about the incident. a bus monitor was also sichlged to the route. the district has not yet said

whether the perpetrate to have or bus driver have been disciplined. >> lindsey riser, thank you. there is a growing debate about the term latinx. some hispanic lawmakers have taken issue with the term proposing legislation that would ban it. and grace gomez is joining us from boston. >> so the bill was introduced by a representative who says latinx is often misused and offensive to the spanish population. but on the other hand lgbtq activists want to replace the term latinx to a word that is already used in latin america by people who do not identify with a specific gender. >> we've been talking about this for years. i've heard former representative

speaking about it at length. and others speak about it at length. the day has come. >> reporter: and representative redes introduced a bill in connecticut to ban the term latinx from the state's official language. >> let's eliminate it from government and educational hire higher educational governors. >> this is after huckabee banned it on her first day of office. and the term is often misused. >> people not even hispanic at all come and just throw the term latinx around because they sound woke or because they want to be hip. >> reporter: according to a survey in 2019, 76% of latino adults had not heard of the term latinx. and only 3% used it. >> the spanish language is a beautiful language. it cannot be altered just to fit a narrative. >> language purity is one thing,

but legal protections in government documents is important. >> reporter: activist says that inclusive terms allow his community to feel identified and protected. >> i want to steer away from tht is very low know phobic. >> reporter: and he is trying to hip the shift the conversation. he wants to replace the term.kn. >> reporter: and he is trying to hip the shift the conversation. he wants to replace the term. latine is a term used to remove gender. >> it is my job as an activist who identifies as latine to let these folks know, we have a word

that defines us. >> reporter: and on the other hand, the representative says that there is already a gender neutral term in spanish. >> if anybody who doesn't believe they are latino or latina, they can use the word latin or latino which is neutral gender for everything. >> reporter: and we know that there will be a hearing open to the public in the next coming weeks for all those who would like to attend and voice their opinion. and meanwhile governors lamont' office says that they will follow the debate as the bill moves through the legislature. >> grace, thank you. there is a growing rebellion on social media pushing back against so-called influencers selling sponsored products. brands often team up with those with large following, but it is

not always closely marked. and so what is behind this movement? >> an incident dabbed mascaragate on tiktok and now it is racking up views on the platform. >> tiktok made my buy -- >> reporter: tiktok made me buy it. a common confession. >> everything can be found on the storefront. >> reporter: and influencers encouraging followers to buy what they promote. >> just one eye line, let's go. >> reporter: and one sending tiktokers into a beauty backlash. amakeup artist giving her review. >> it changed my life. >> reporter: and not everyone was convinced the look was all oreal. accusing her of wearing false eyelashes. >> worldwide mascaragate

scandal. >> reporter: some say that is t. show as break down of trust. and are fighting back. t. show as break down of trust. and are fighting back.t. show as break down of trust. and are fighting back.. show as break down of trust. and are fighting back. show as break down of trust. and are fighting back.t show as break down of trust. and are fighting back. and they are gaining more than 115 million views. >> i'll deinfluence you from buying trendy items. >> reporter: and calling out what she says is a push on purchase fueled by the platform's algorithm. >> i think that it does push content on you really quickly and product consumption. probably scroll through 200 or no all recommending a different product. >> reporter: and a report projects 33 million u.s. users will make a purchase on the platform this year as tiktok continues to roll out and scale up its ecommerce tiktok shop. and that is not even counting the millions of purchases made in stores driven by influencers.

tiktok now adding a clearer label so users know that they are actually watching an ad. the company saying that tiktok has district policies to protect users from fake or misleading content including ads. and saying that they will remove any kept that violates its guidelines. >> i think it calls in to question are these people being genuine about the products they are recommending to me? >> reporter: and this coach says part of the trend is realizing what those products can and can't do. >> want you to know if your life does not look like the lives of the influencers that you see on this app, it is okay. when you buy a product really what you are buying is like the promise of a future emotional experience that you think that product is going to deliver. and it will never change your life in the way that you think it will to. >> reporter: and she hopes fellow users think twice about

who they can trust. >> we're mindful of how much sponsored kept is content is on throughout. >> and to help you avoid buying what you don't need, think about the product a month from now, will you be happy that you bought it or happier that you still have the money in the bank. and another tip, wait 24 hours before you buy something. and if you forgot about it after that, you probably didn't need it. and take a look at what you already have. use everything up before buying anything else. >> all good advice.

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no secret that football can be dangerous, but a new report shows how common cte has become. steven, what you can tell us about the new data? >> staggering numbers out showing that 92% of the former football players that they studied actually had cte. some alarming things. and experts behind the new study say that it is even more shocking when you think of all the football players may have it right now and not even know it.

s the super bowl nears, staggering new statistics showing how much danger football players in. the super bowl near staggering new statistics showing how much danger football players in.the super bowl nearsg new statistics showing how much danger football players in. latest figures from boston university show nearly 92% of former nfl players they stud dir studied were diagnosed with cte. >> it is a problem for current players, a problem for players who have retired and it is not going away unless we do something about it. >> reporter: and phillips adams had stage two when he went on a rampage that killed six people before he took his own life in 2021. >> he was a good kid. and i think football messed him up. >> reporter: director of boston university's cte center and diagnosed adams after he died.

>> lot of times symptoms are difficult to understand. there are violent tendencies, there could be severe depression. >> reporter: and cte was first discovered in pittsburgh hall of famer michael webster in 2005. but the first public being a acknowledgement from the national football league didn't come until 2016. >> a number were diagnosed with cte. . >> reporter: and in the following years the nfl did implement concussion protocols. this season when tua tagovailoa suffered a hit and knocked him unconscious, he was carted off the field. and the league revise the its

rules. in 2016 the league did announce a new initiative with $100 million going to prevention and treatment of head injuries. but dr. mckee is not just worried about professional players. >> i never prepared myself to see young adults in their 20s, sometimes even in their teens, people who have not reached the age of 30 coming into the brain bank with cte. >> and what is concerning is the cumulative small hits that really put a risk for ct eflt. and experts are trying to come up where a test to see if lafg patient has cte.e eflt. and experts are trying to come up where a test to see if lafg patient has cte.eflt. and experts are trying to come up where a test to see if lafg patient has cte.. and experts are trying to come up where a test to see if lafg patient has cte. it could be a game changer. >> steven, thank you. and there is new data that suggests a link between covid

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to the counties who qualify for federal disaster relief. bob redell is inside the event center with more information. >> reporter: if you have insurance and you want to file a claim with them first, but if there's something they will not cover, you might want to consider coming here so cypress hall where fema opened a disaster recovery center for the next couple of weeks. this is a one-stop-shop. see what resources are available from the fed, state and local agencies. there's help with temporary housing, rental assistance, reimbursement for hotel stays. if you qualify, you can usually get money in hand within about seven days. the small business administration is offering low interest rate loans, not only for businessowners but homeowners and renters as well who lost property or suffered some damage. you can also get help with the new driver's license if you lost your wallet, utility bills, lost

wages and medication. we spoke with a man who represents a very small homeowners association. it was hit badly during the storm in january. they are asking fema to help rebuild a private road which was damaged by a large tree. >> that's what we fear. >> reporter: what have you learned? >> not much. we are just starting. >> reporter: hopeful? >> we have been told no. but we have not yet been told hell no. so we will keep going. >> reporter: you don't have to come in person. you can call the 1-800 number on your screen. or logon to disasterassistance.gov. the deadline to register for relief is march 16th. bob redell, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. a judge in manhattan held a

hearing over the bail restriction for sam begman freed. that's him leaving this morning. it was called after prosecutors said in january, he sent an encrypted message to the general counsel likely witness. his lawyers say his message had nothing to do with alleged witness tampering. on monday, the prosecutors and defense reached a mutual understanding on who he can and cannot message. the judge wanted more. until a more definite solution can be reached the judge extended an order that bans mim from communicating with his former employees. this has been many place since february 1. e will be back in on

feels more pleasant outside today. will that continue? here is kari hall with your forecast. >> temperatures today will reach into the upper 60s and low 70s. a lot of sunshine.

we are going to have some of these warm temperatures, unfortunately, not less. tomorrow it's cooler. only reaching 60 for a lot of our inland spots and upper 50s on saturday. sunday looks like we get a nice boost with our highs in the mid 60s. we will be cooling down once again for the middle of next week. overall, it's a dry forecast. at times the wind will pick up. there will be a chance of a spotty shower late on friday evening into early saturday morning. then we go into next week with the dry weather continuing and the temperatures cooling off for the middle of next week. >> looks great. that does did for "the fast forward "request. see you at 4:30 with more news. my active psoriatic arthritis can slow me down. now, skyrizi helps me get going by treating my skin and joints. along with significantly clearer skin, skyrizi helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and fatigue.

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