hi, everyone. thank you for being with us, i'm savannah sellers. >> i'm joe fryer. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today is friday, april 7th, 2023.

outrage in nashville. tennessee republicans accused of overt racism after the expulsion of two black state lawmakers. the new push now under way to potentially reinstate those legislators who just lost their jobs. breaking news -- firing back. israel launching rare air strikes in lebanon and gaza after an onslaught of overnight rocket attacks. what the latest wave of violence means for the region during the holiest week of the year. on the job. a new report showing the economy is cooling. why that may be good news for your wallet. and work in progress. if you're one of the millions of americans still working from home, might feel stuck in a rut. what to know about how you can refresh your work-from-home routine. we're going to begin in tennessee, though, where supporters of the two democratic state representatives ousted by their colleagues are speaking out. the majority republican chamber overwhelmingly voted to kick out just injones and justin pearson.

their colleague, gloria johnson, kept her seat by a single vote. when asked why she was spared, representative johnson said this -- >> it might have to do with the color of our skin. >> this rapid escalation started when those three democrats led the call for change to the state's gun laws in the wake of the nashville school shooting earlier this month. the protest was peaceful, but the lawmakers did break house rules when a bullhorn was used on the floor. >> earlier we spoke with former state representative justin jones about his expulsion and what he says is the racism he faces on a daily basis. >> every day we walk in the building we were need feel not welcome. your microphone is shut off. you're not allowed to talk in committee. there's people who make snide remarks, comments, belittling comments walking the hallways, on the elevator. >> even though controversy is centered in tennessee, the biden administration is getting involved. the president called the expulsions emdemocratic and vice president kamala harris is traveling to nashville to meet

with those expelled state lawmakers. >> nbc news capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles is on this for us. hey, i understand we actually got breaking news about the fate of at least one of these expelled lawmakers. what have you learned? >> reporter: that's right. after both of these lawmakers were expelled, there need to be a process to replace them. that process means that someone is appointed to the seat until a special election can take place. and it is the individual county boards that decide who are the people that fill the spots. well, through an nbc basically survey of the nashville metropolitan city council we determined that at least 23 of the 40 members of the council said they will reappoint justin jones to his seat in the nashville legislature, in the house of representatives there. so it seems as though his expulsion will only be short term, and then he'll have the opportunity to run for re-election. in terms of justin pearson, he has a different county board that he's assigned to. that board is a nonpartisan board, but we do know that it is mostly made up of democrats.

it is likely that he, too, will have the opportunity to be reappointed to a seat ahead of a special election. so this to the most part may end up being political theater. it will ultimately be back in the hands of voters in each of their respective districts as to whether or not they serve in these seats long term. >> so let's break down what are both sides saying about these expulsions and at least what they say or think the reasons are behind them. >> reporter: well, the republicans are arguing that this was just a clear violation of the rules of the house of representatives and the tennessee general assembly, that you're just not allowed to use a bullhorn during the conduction of any type of legislative business. but democrats argue there's a lot more at stake here and that republicans went a bit overboard in their expulsions. listen to what one democratic representative had to say -- >> it looked like a jim crow-era trial where we saw two black men fighting for their careers, fighting for their reputations.

>> our members literally didn't look at the ethnicity of the members that were up for expulsion. all the resolutions were the same, and the strength of the evidence against two of the representatives was stronger than the other is at least what the three or four members told me. >> reporter: so you see there's a republican response there. and a lot of this outcry comes from the fact that two young black men were expelled from their positions. the one white woman in her 60s survived despite the fact that she, too, was in violation in at least some of the house rules. republicans arguing that they were just following the letter of the law. democrats say there was more than that afoot. >> ryan nobles, thank you upfor covering this for us. the bureau of labor statistics revealed 236,000 jobs were added last month. >> down from 326,000 in february signaling a cooldown in the job market. now while that might sound bad, it could be good news when it comes to inflation and interest rates. therefore good news for your wallet. let's bring in business and data

reporter brian cheung. what was a big headline for you from this jobs report? we've got a lot of numbers here. >> reporter: it shows the labor market is showing signs of settling. it's a slower pace of job gains in maefr than we saw -- march than we saw in february. a lot of that driven by gains in leisure and hospitality, think bars and restaurants and the health care industry. what we're interested in is whether or not the jobs report tells us that the federal reserve might stop interest rate hikes that could lead to a leveling out of the high mortgage rates that we're seeing, the high credit card rates we're seeing on our bills. it does point to perhaps an off ramp at some point soon of the fed lifting its foot off the brake pedal as it's tried to slow the economy. inflation remains high, the reason the fed will keep an eye on this. when you see the unemployment rate at 3.5%, inflation that remains high it does show the overall picture that the fed can get inflation down without leading to any sort of harm in the labor market. >> the sort of fine line the fed has been wanting. what does this report tell us about that, the state of the

economy right now, especially when it comes to inflation? >> reporter: look, it's still a very, very uncertain economic outlook when you look at, for example, whether or not inflation is going to come down faster. the chart showed the pace of price increases on a yearly base at 6%. economists say we really want to be around 2%. we're not there yet. then you throw into the mix the banking issues that we had just a few weeks ago, right. i came on the show like a million times to talk about all the issues that were happening at silicon valley bank. it's unclear if we're out of the woods on the issues in the banking industry. so overall, in the economy whether or not those issues can settle themselves out will be very big to whether or not the overall economic picture can get better, as well. >> brian making his one million and first appearance on our show. thank you so much. two boys ages 12 and 17 are in custody today in connection with a string of deadly shootings in central florida. three teens were killed last week in a community that's about two hours north of orlando. the sheriff's office say their deaths are all connected and right now a third suspect is actually still on the run.

nbc news has more on this. guad, what did we learn about the teens who were killed, and who officials say is responsible and the connection there between them? >> reporter: we know that the authorities have identified three suspects, two of them have been detained. they're both minors. and we've also received documents and, and affidavit and arrest warrants from the sheriff's department. we are still reviewing documents heavily redacted but sharing a lot of details of what could have happened. so we know that the three victims and the three suspects were all inside a vehicle the day that the three victims were shot. the first victim was found thursday night. the second victim friday morning. and the third saturday. now the sheriff believes all of them were shot at the same time. there's a witness that heard those boishs but they found one that day and one the following day in the vehicle that all of them were in. the sheriff had informed that this was connected to what he called hybrid or wannabe gangs.

even the victims had some association to this gang activity and could have been a robbery involving a firearm. these are the details that we're still learning. the sheriff has been careful to share more details because we still have one suspect that has not been arrested. he was asked today if he could share specifically what the victims were doing in the car and what kind of association they had with the gangs. this is what the sheriff said. >> gangs don't go to church on sunday and preach the gospel for the next six days. they're gains because they -- gangs because they commit crimes. they took a life without thought. they deserve the full extent of the law. >> reporter: and the sheriff's speaking about the activity that this gang would have been

involved in. we're still waiting to find out more details as to the victims, specifically each victim, what they believe, what authorities believe the victims were doing specifically in that vehicle. >> and tell us about the third suspect that's still out there. >> reporter: well, we know that the suspect is a minor. he's been identified, they have a photo of the suspect. they have his name. they've shared that with the local community. the sheriff says that the community has been extremely important communicating with tips and information that has helped local authorities along with state and federal authorities because the fbi and u.s. marshals are also involved in this investigation. that has helped authorities tremendously. the sheriff believes that they will eventually detain the 16-year-old that remains on the run, and after that detention is made, the sheriff says they will release more details as to what the victims and the suspects were doing in the vehicle and what the sheriff calls the gang activity they were involved in.

>> all right. thank you very much. idaho's new restrictive abortion law signed just this week is the latest in a series of challenges that's causing some doctors to leave and maternity wards to close. nbc's kristen dahlgren talked to medical professionals about why they say they have no choice but to flee. >> reporter: hi there, joe. i talked to one high-risk pregnancy doctor today who was actually packing up her home. she is moving her family of four to another state with less restrictive abortion laws. she said it's just gotten too difficult, too dangerous to be a high-risk pregnancy physician here in this state. she said she and her husband were actually having conversations, what if i were charged with a felony? what if i were actually sent to prison? and she's not alone in that thinking. a recent survey, almost 50% of ob-gyns practicing in this state said they were also considering

making a move out of state within the next year. the idaho academy of family physicians says that is a real problem here. take a listen. >> in idaho we're on the precipice of a health care crisis. we are already 50th in the country for access to primary care. and with these laws that criminalize aspects of medicine, we're seeing an exodus of physicians. and i'm very concerned and i know many of our physicians are concerned that we will see an actual health care crisis within the next five years. >> reporter: i also spoke with the state's attorney general here. and he says he disagrees. he doesn't see a lot of physicians leaving this state. he says the law is very clear. it's spelled out for doctors and that they are safe as long as they follow the law. he says idaho is a safe place to live, a safe place to have a baby, and a safe place to be a doctor. joe? >> thank you. coming up, the new video showing the horrifying moments after a tech ceo was stabbed and

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investigation. what can you tell us about the surveillance video and where the investigation stands right now? >> reporter: that surveillance footage was exclusively obtained by dailymail.com. it shows bob lee moments after he was stabbed around 2:30 a.m. tuesday in san francisco. in that video, he appears to be trying to flag down a car for help, but that car doesn't stop. and then he goes in front of a condominium complex. according to "the san francisco standard" he called 911 screaming for help saying he was stabbed. and since the stabbing here, joe, police haven't released any information about a possible suspect or whether or not they believe this is a targeted or random attack, and the da in san francisco says the reason for that is they're focused on trying to solve this case. joe? >> and so the da also mentioned that lee's phone is playing an important part in this. what do investigators hope to get from the phone? >> reporter: yeah. the da tells us they're hoping

they can use lee's phone to track his movements leading up to the stabbing. and listen to what the da told us, joe. she's giving us more information about other tools they're using in this investigation. >> when we are dealing with a case where the suspect is unknown, you are trying to interview anyone and everyone who may have had contact with the victim leading up to the time of the crime. >> reporter: we do know police are asking for the public's help in this case. they're asking for anyone who may have information to come forward and also asking if they have surveillance video of that area around the time lee was stabbed to also come forward with that, too. the da says that footage is going to be key in trying to solve this case. joe? >> thank you so much. now to the desperate search for a missing 26-year-old mother in minnesota. madeleine kingsbury was last seen one week ago today dropping her children off at day care. nbc news has more now on this.

maya, tell us about this case. >> reporter: hey, madeleine kingsbury was last seen seven days ago when she dropped off her two children at day care with the kids' father around 8:00 a.m. the pair went back to her home in winona about 115 miles southeast of minneapolis. the children's father told police that he left in kingsbury's van around 10:00 a.m. and that when he returned later in the day, she wasn't home. police say a van matching the description of her vehicle was last seen driving around town during the timeframe he told police he was gone. it's unclear who was behind the wheel. >> we believe the van remained parked in the driveway of maddie's address from 1:30 p.m. on. nothing to date has indicated that maddie left the residence on foot or in another vehicle. we believe maddie's disappearance is involuntary, suspicious, and we are all concerned for her safety. >> reporter: investigators searched the van and her residence and said that they found her phone, the jacket she

was wearing that morning, her wallet, and her i.d. inside the home. police said kingsbury failed to show up for work that friday and didn't answer any calls or messages from friends and family. she also failed to pick up her children from day care that afternoon and didn't make another arrangements for them which is extremely out of character for her. her family making a desperate plea for helping find her. >> please help us find madeleine. the children need their mother. we need our daughter, our sister, our aunt, and our best friend back. >> reporter: law enforcement officials have been searching areas near kingsbury's home in winona and in nearby counties and are asking anyone who lives in those areas to check out buildings and property for any disturbance s and scan home surveillance video for anything unusual. so far police say they have no suspects or persons of interest in her disappearance. savannah? >> all right. thank you very much. coming up, we are following

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if anyone else was involved in her trafficking of fentanyl. she had over 60 shipments delivered to her home and distributed them between 2015 and this year. she allegedly used union resources in the process. a union spokesperson tells us they are looking into hiring an outside investigaor with experience to head up the next phase of the investigation. >> thank you. to san francisco, just after the deadly attack on bob lee, another attack in san francisco. a former commissioner of the san francisco fire department was beaten with a metal pipe. it happened wednesday night near magnolia and luna. friends of the commissioner said he suffered a fracture skull, broken jaw and had stitches on his face. >> he had a very serious surgery this afternoon. we are all praying for his safe

recovery as quickly as possible. >> police have a suspect in custody. a 24-year-old faces charges for the attack. here are other stories. the bay area is still feeling the impact of a canceled salmon season. a woman accused of poisoning a senior citizen is back in court. first, another break-in at a cannabis dispedispensary. leaders held a news conference to ask for assistance with the break-ins. this morning, another break-in. this happened at 13th near van ness. it's unclear if anyone was arrested. a follow-up on the poisoning death of a woman at a bay area senior center. she's set to appear in a courtroominary hearing. her 94-year-old patient died

after drinking cleaning solution. two other seniors died last august at an atria location. local politicians and fishermen held a news conference to discuss the shutdown of the salmon season. they are looking to receive federal disaster relief due to them being totally unable to work. this is only the second time in history regulators have shut down in an entire salmon season because of the low number of fish. the regulators are blaming that on the drought. did you drive to work today? you probably noticed clouds in the sky during your morning commute. kari hall has more on when things will warm up. >> today is definitely cooler all thanks to clouds and even early morning showers. our temperatures will reach into the mid 60s for san jose. that's one of the warmer spots compared to low 60s elsewhere. upper 50s from san francisco to

half moon bay. the weekend, we get a warm-up, especially for the south bay. san jose and the south county reaching into the upper 60s. mid 60s from the tri-valley from dublin toward oakland. for sunday, mid 60s. it's a nice break from the cold weather. we will take a look at that seven-day forecast coming up in 30 minutes. >> thank you. here is a story we are tracking at nbc bay area. the mayor of san mateo has been cleared of accusations she traded votes. she was accused of voting for another candidate in a tie breaker in exchange for a vote for herself for mayor. that political gamesmanship is illegal. the district attorney's office investigated lee for a full month. yesterday, it announced that it found no evidence mayor lee engaged in any wrongdoing.

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agencies. he worked in the moscow bureau before being detained. russian state media is reporting that gershkovich has categorically denied all accusations saying he was engaged in journalistic activities in russia. colombia is racing to evacuate 2,500 families living near one of the deadliest volcanos. there's been a surge in seismic activity near the area prompting the government to raise the alert to the second highest level. the government is hoping to avoid a repeat of the 1985 disaster which left more than 25,000 people dead. and the biden administration is proposing a new rule change when it comes to transgender athletes. it would allow schools to block trans students from participating in some sports if doing so would undermine competitive fairness or lead to potential injuries. this marks the first time the administration has weighed in on the highly charged debate. we're following breaking news now in tel aviv. israel's foreign minister says

at least one person is dead and six others hurt after a new attack. let's get to nbc news foreign correspondent raf sanchez in jerusalem. what do we know about this latest attack? >> reporter: details are still coming in. it appears that this was either a car ramming or a shooting or possibly both. israeli police say the attacker is neutralized which is a vague term they use, but it usually indicates the attacker being shot dead by security forces. you may be able to see this attack took place on the promenade in tel aviv. a kind of boardwalk near the beach. it is a very popular location with israelis to walk in the evening after the sun goes down. it's popular with tourists also. and it is, frankly, a horrifying place for something like there to happen. joe, this situation in tel aviv coming a couple of hours after a shooting attack in the occupied west bank by suspected palestinian gunmen killing two israeli sisters, their mother is in critical condition tonight in

the hospital. she is fighting for her life. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu visited the site of that shooting attack in the west bank earlier today. he warns that israel's enemies are testing the country. now netanyahu is under a lot of pressure from the far right of his government to clamp down hard on palestinians not just in gaza but also in the west bank. and joe, of course, this all comes after the israeli air strikes overnight in gaza but also in southern lebanon, israel says it was targeting the hamas militant group who they say were responsible for this barrage of rockets yesterday from southern lebanon into israel. so a lot of fast-moving parts to that. >> with all the fast-moving parts, how is the u.s. responding to all of it? >> reporter: yeah. so the u.s. is kind of walking this delicate line here. the u.s. considers itself a close friend of israel that sometimes needs to speak hard truths. the u.s. forcefully condemning

this rocket fire from both gaza and from lebanon saying that israel has the right to defend itself. but the u.s. is also expressing concern about the actions of israeli police at the al aqsa mosque complex behind me. earlier this week israeli riot police stormed into the mosque. it is the third holiest site in islam. they beat palestinians inside the mosque. now police say they had no choice but to go in because extremists had barricaded themselves inside. but these images going viral causing fury not just among palestinians but really across the muslim world. and the u.s. calling for restraint at this point on all side. >> raf sanchez in jerusalem. thank you. today a california dermatologist is potentially facing nearly nine years in prison. she's accused of trying to poison her husband by spiking his tea with liquid drain cleaner. nbc news has more on this. >> reporter: hey, that indictment just came down this

week. in it that california dermatologist is accused of trying to poison her husband. these surveillance images allegedly show a poison plot caught on camera. a california dermatologist now indicted by a grand jury. charged with attempting to repeatedly poison her husband with drano by pouring it into his tea. officials announced the woman known as emily faces three felony counts of poisoning and one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury. her husband of a decade, radiologist jack chen, allegedly caught her in the act three separate times last july via video cameras he set up in the family's kitchen. >> they actually set up video and audio in almost every room of the home which ended up recording the acts of abuse by dr. yu. >> reporter: in a restraining order chen filed last year he wrote the videos show him taking a sip of his still-hot lemonade, covering the cup with saran wrap, and of emily taking the drano from under the sink,

removing the covering to pour the drano, and then replacing the cellophane. he installed the cameras after initially noticing a strange taste in his teas, according to the district attorney's office. his attorney also says he was diagnosed with gastritis and stomach ulcers last summer and started wondering if there might be a sinister cause. >> i don't think she was trying to kill him. i think she wanted him to suffer. >> reporter: after the cameras captured the alleged poisoning, chen gave samples of the tea to the irvine police department who turned them over to the fbi for testing. they confirmed that the substance was consistent with liquid drain cleaner. the couple married in 2012 and have two children under the age of 10. chen's attorney alleges yu abused the whole family. >> the evidence is going to show that she was a long-term perpetrator of domestic violence, was physically, verbally, and emotionally abusive toward dr. chen and the children, and we're hoping that this is going to be the first step in resolving this. a horrible set of, is for everybody. >> reporter: in a response, yu's attorney says she was using the

drainy to bait ants, not boyson her husband -- poison her husband. the orange county district attorney writing, "our home should be where we feel the safest. yet a licensed medical professional capitalized on her husband's daily rituals to torment her husband." since filing the temporary restraining order, dr. chen's attorney says his client has sole legal and physical custody of the children and dr. yu has lipped visitation over the weekend. >> hopefully act as an example for others to be able to be more forthcoming and to try to stop this cycle of violence and understand that there is no shame in seeking help if they're a victim of domestic violence. >> reporter: and savannah, as for yu's future as a doctor, the indictment says she is required to self-report to the medical board of california. that board will determine if she will be allowed to continue to practice medicine. yu's attorney says she plans to plead not guilty at an arraignment on april 18th and if convicted on all counts, she faces a maximum of almost nine

years in prison. savannah? >> all right. thank you very much. there is growing scrutiny this hour surrounding supreme court justice clarence thomas. a new report from propublica alleges that the conservative justice accepted decades worth of luxury trips from a billionaire republican donor. now nbc has not independently verified propublica reporting. let's bring in ken dilanian now. we do have a new statement from justice thomas. what's he saying about what's in this report? >> reporter: that's right, joe. he appears to be acknowledging receiving hospitality from his longtime friend, harlan crow, who's a billionaire donor to conservative causes justice thomas says early in my tenure at the court i sought guidance from my colleagues and others in the judiciary and was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close, person friends who did not have business before the court was not reportable. thomas goes on to say, "i have endeavored to follow that counsel throughout my tenure and have always sought to comply with the disclosure guidelines."

he adds that "these guidelines are being changed," and it is his intention to follow the new guidance. the new guidance saysy even if it's a friend you should report trips on private jets or other extravagant hospitality. of course, a lot of ethics experts and will legal experts are saying he should have reported that anyway because the level of this hospitality was so valuable. in one case according to propublica a trip worth half a million dollars to indonesia involving a private jet, a yacht, a private chef. so this wasn't just a friend buying another friend a meal, and it's got the legal community buzzing. >> and i think a lot of people are surprised to learn the supreme court justices are not now bound to a formal ethics code. you hinted at this. could that be changing? who would be responsible for changing that? >> reporter: right. the supreme court is the only judicial body in the united states that doesn't have a code of ethics, joe. there have been proposals in congress, for example, for years to try to pass legislation imposing one. but some legal scholars are concerned that that wouldn't

work because the supreme court would see that as invasion of separation of powers and would rule it unconstitutional. a lot of people think only the court can impose their own rules on themselves, and so far they have not done that. >> all right. ken dilanian in washington. thank you. tensions between manhattan district attorney alvin bragg and house republicans are ramping up. bragg's office is now urging the gop to back off, characterizing their demand for information on his case against former president donald trump as unlawful, political interference. senior national political reporter sahill cap ur joins us from capitol hill. good to see you. what are house republicans looking for here, and what else is da bragg saying? >> reporter: hey, house judiciary chairman jim jordan is stepping up his investigation of the manhattan da's office issuing a subpoena for mark pomerant, formerly worked in the office. he led the trump investigation until his resignation lasts year. jordan isgglaiming that there

was undo plesh political pressure on the office that led to the indictment and bragg is responding strongly to deny these accusations. let's put a statement up. bragg says, quote, the house gop continues to undermine active investigation and ongoing new york criminal case with an unprecedented campaign of harassment and intimidation. he goes on to promise that this will not deter us from our duty to uphold the law, unquote. in other words, that manhattan da rejects the house republican investigation into their case saying this is an improper interference. >> thank you very much. coming up, a surge in infant deaths is being tied to where children are sleeping. coming up, some advice for parents to keep newborns safe.

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even when you work and, you know, live at home? >> you're absolutely right. one of the things that you want to do, if you can, is to have a dedicated work space. it might be tempting to try to work from your couch or kitchen table. sort of blurs those boundaries even more between home and work. if you can have a desk in a corner, that's great. even putting your laptop away so you aren't looking at it at the end of the day can go a long way toward improving your mental health. you want to set rules for yourself which could be the hours that you're going to work, the breaks that you're going to take, but knowing that maybe you aren't going work after 7:00 p.m. or you're not going to check emails during your lunch break is important. take away screen time if you can. make sure that you step away from your desk, step away from the tv, during your spare time don't just scroll through your phone. get away from your devices if you can once in a while. >> exercise snacks, we hear about those as of late. what role does your at-home setup play first in your productivity but also in your

mental health? >> you really want to make sure that you have a routine if you can. we want you to be able to be productive. in order to be productive, you have to have some separation between all the things you have at home and all of the things that you need for work. it's important to establish some healthy habits like getting enough exercise. want to make sure that you're motivated, too. if you have a routine, a regular schedule, it's easier to stay on track and you can get your tasks done. make sure that you have structure to your day. otherwise, it's tempting to sit in your pajamas and have the tv on in the background without really knowing if you're just relaxing or watching tv and working at the same time. but when those lines get blurred, it's harder to know how much you're getting done in a day. >> a great point. also loneliness. if you're at home, you're not around colleagues, that can be an issue. what steps can people take to try to combat those feelings? >> loneliness can be a huge issue for people working from home. they feel isolated and said i didn't know this was going to affect my mental health so much.

it's important to connect with friends. could just be a coffee date on a saturday afternoon or you decide you're going to meet up with friends after work. just knowing that you have some social activity to look forward to is really good for your mental health. you also want to make sure you go outside. spend some time in nature if you can. go for a walk during your lunch break. it's good for your attention span as well as your emotional wellbeing. and to not forget that there can be some perks from working from home. if you have a flexible schedule maybe you decide you're going to run errand during the day. just a quick conversation with the clerk at the grocery store or with a stranger in line can go a long way toward helping you feel less isolated. >> let's talk about hybrid workers, those who may be going to the office two or three days a week. best tips for establishing a routine? >> again, making sure that you do have a routine. maybe at home that kind of mimics your work schedule where you start work at the same time every day, you get done at the same time. so that you can set those boundaries. and then do enjoy some of the

perks of working from home on the days that you do like running a quick errand. but making sure that you do have some structure on those days, as well. >> best of both worlds. look at it that way if you're working from home and at the office a few days a week. thanks very much. appreciate your time. doctors are warning about a terrifying spike in the number of infant deaths linked to where babies are sleeping. >> nbc news' tom costello shares what parents need to know. >> reporter: hey, guys. a concerning report out of a specific hospital in fort worth, texas. it is cook children's medical center saying that they have seen a dramatic and a concerning increase in the number of infants that are dying in sleep-related emergencies and fatal incidents. sleeping in a bed, sharing a bed with an adult. sometimes too much bedding, too many covers, for example, unsafe conditions with extra pillows or even stuffed animals. and of particular concern is the number of these cases that involve african american babies. and this echoes a similar report

out of the cdc that we got last month suggesting that there was a 15% increase in sids-related, sudden infant death syndrome with black children in 2020. the regions for this may be many, some of this may be cultural, sharing a bed with a parent. but pediatricians are urging parents, especially new parents, do not share a bed with an infant. the infant should be sleeping by his or herself alone on a flat surface with a tightly pulled sheet, if you will. no extra bedding. if the child needs to stay warm, they should be wearing pjs or in a sleep sack. do all you can to avoid anything around the child that could cause them to smother or suffocate. it's a high priority now because they've had such an increase, about 3,400 cases of sids every year, and increasingly the concern is many of those do involve children in very unsafe

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>> voices of opposition. it's a signal. >> tennessee republican governor must set a special election to fill the two vacant seats. the commissioners in will select interim representatives to fill in. the two expelled lawmakers are able to run again for those same seats that they were expelled from. san francisco giants are about to kick off their home opener. the rain departed just in time. kari hall has the seven-day forecast. >> we started out with some early morning showers. we are still left with the clouds as we go throughout the day. temperatures will reach into the low 60s. we are looking at some improved weather for saturday, upper 60s and partly cloudy sky. warmer on sunday with a high of 73 degrees. going into next week, we are going to a warm start. showers come in and cooler temperatures by the middle of

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