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shrouding the east coast, bringing along with it low air quality levels special counsel investigators have issued a subpoena for trump ally steve bannon more on his potential legal trouble ahead. the nuggets boat theat the i a nail-biter we'll tell you where the odds put denver now and meet your new vserver ver. this is bella. and no this is not tokyo, japan, this is omaha, nebraska. and it is thursday, june 8 "early today" starts right now >> glad you joined us early. i'm frances rivera >> i'm phillip mena. we begin with the wildfire smoke choking 90 million americans the dense haze spreading from new england to washington, d.c. and parts in between the air in parts of new york and pennsylvania ranked among the worst in the world the air quality index reached at least 413 in new york city

that's out of 500. according to research from berkeley, if you stood outside in that air for 24 hours, it would be like smoking 23 cigarettes, more than a pack this of course pose as health risk to everyone, especially to people with respiratory problems >> they could become extremely short of breath and have difficulty breathing in a very short period of time, by being exposed to this. >> this smoke is from more than 400 wildfires burning in canada. the white house says the u.s. has sent equipment and over 600 firefighters to help our neighbors to the north the man who was once second in line to the presidency officially kickedoff his 2024 bid wednesday while a midwestern governor through his hat in the ring for more on this we go to brie jackson. what did the former vice president say when he entered the race in. >> reporter: good morning frances. this week began with former vice president mike pence filing his paperwork with the fec, and then

on wednesday he made it official, launching his campaign for president at an event in iowa coinciding with his 64th birthday the former vp was widely expected for months to mount a challenge to the republican frontrunner and his one-time boss, former president donald trump. in the lead up to his announcement, pence has walked a fine line when it comes to criticizing trump. the former vice president often touts what he sees as the accomplishments of this administration, such as the appointment of the supreme court justices that overturned roe versus wade last summer. at his kickoff event, pence leaned into his common line of attack against attorney pres trump fkts his acttrump, his actions on january 6

>>. >> i while former president trump has stayed silent so far on pence's entrance to the primary, a pro-trump pac issued a statement wednesday saying republican voters are questioning pence's candidacy. pence is currently in fourth place in the primary, according to a real clear politics average. frances? >> and brie, we also saw a lesser-known candidate jump into the race tell us about him. >> reporter: that's right, shortly before pence's event on wednesday, north dakota governor doug burgum announced he's running for president e the two-term governor who started out as a businessman before selling his company to microsoft focussed his announcement speech on traditional republican talking points, including the economy, energy and national security despite his ambition, burgum had have to face an increasingly crowded field which also saw the arrival of chris christie this

week in addition to him and pence unless one of these fresh faces manages to break through, the race will likely continue to be dominated by former president trump and his closest rival, ron desantis frances? >> that means trump's got to come up with new attacks and nicknames for those faces. brie, thank you. president biden on wednesday kept to his word and vetoed the resolution passed by congress last week overturning his debt forgiveness program. two democrats and anp independet senator joined republicans to block the measure. the president's plan has yet to face its biggest challenge the supreme court except to rule on two cases later this month. two sources familiar with the matter confirm to nbc news that late last month a federal grand jury connected with special counsel jack smith's

investigation into the events of january 6 issued a subpoena for steve bannon he was previously sentenced to four months in prison for failure to cooperate with subpoenas from the special january 6 committee but had his sentence suspended while he was appealing the ruling the doj on wednesday separately charged actor jay johnston with multiple offenses in connection with january 6 johnston is known for his work on tv shows including "arrested development" and "bob's burgers. the fbi had opinion askibeen as for help to identify johnston since march 2021 missouri will soon join the states banning gender-affirming care the governor also signed a bill banning transgender girls from playing on female sports teams in schools

a legal challenge is possible. the aclu said it will explore options to fight the bans and federal judges have blocked similar laws in arkansas and alabama. a commission started looking into 34 cases of adoptions in december from south korea. now they've added more than 200 more to the probe. they say agencies relied on documents including registering them as orphans when they had living relatives most were placed in the u.s. or europe in the '70s or '80s, and some say they experienced abuse in the process the investigation's findings may help them take legal action. pope francis is recovering this morning after a successful three-hour surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall the pontiff is expected to remain in the hospital for several days let's bring in nbc news foreign correspondent claudio lavanga who is in rome do we flow know how the pope is

doing? >> reporter: good morning phillip. the vatican in the last hour came up with a short statement saying the night went well, only four words but words that i'm sure a lot of faithful around the world were hoping and expecting to see we were already reassured about the condition of pope francis last night after the surgery that lasted about three hours. the doctor who performed the surgery told us journalists at the hospital that the pope tolerated well the surgery and general anesthesia and was wide awake and vigil. the best indication that he'sing to fine is that the interest s doctor said he did not lose his sense of humor. the doctor has already operated twice on the pope. this time and also in 2021 for the colon surgery. the pope upon when he woke up said well, doctor, when are we having the third one now the doctor said for a

patient that undergo that kind of surgery, it's expected that they spend about five to seven days in hospital to fully recover. but the vatican has said that all audiences and meetings with the pope have been canceled so far at least until june 18 >> while we have you, and you are in rome. we understand the italian coast guard performed a series of rescue operations this week. what's that all about? >> reporter: well, that's right. more than 1400 migrants were rescued this four different rescue operations on wednesday alone. that is a lot of migrants to be rescued on a single day. they were traveling on overcrowded vessels, two fishing vessels and one sailing boat now of course the migrants trying to reach europe through italy is almost a daily occurrence here. but certainly 1400 is a very high number and very unusual, perhaps, it is so high and there are so many boats carrying

migrants because of the good weather and the good sea conditions, phillip. >> all right, claudio lavanga reporting from rome this morning, thank you nearly 2% of ukraine's farmland over a million acres could be destroyed after the massive dam was breached officials say the flooding knocked out the water supply for dozens of irrigation systems also take a look at these stunning satellite photos provided by planet labs pbc. it shows the dnipro river in ukraine before and after the dam was blown up and here we also see the dam itself before and after it was destroyed. an air india plane that was stuck in russia has now finally landed in san francisco. the jet had to make an emergency landing in remote siberia on tuesday after pilots reported an engine problem 2 16 passengers and 60 crew members had to stay overnight in makeshift accommodations the state department says fewer

than 50 u.s. citizens were on that plane american, european and japanese airlines have all stopped flying over russia because of the tension over the war in ukraine. another smokey day for millions of americans. angie lassman is tracking the air quality across the country good morning >> good morning, guys. another day where the mask needs to be handy or stay indoors all together for a lot of folks we are seeing 97 million yi78 pacted by this unhealthy to hazardous air and going as far south as the southeast. we will continue to see the worst over the northeast, philadelphia, and into the evening we'll slowly but surely see improvements here in places like new york city as we get into the later parts of the workweek and the weekend notice these numbers right now 405 in allentown

4 417 in philadelphia. this is another day where you want to take it slow the good news is that we'll slowly but surely se partly cloudy skies for southern texas. new orleans hits 92 and little rock will deal with afternoon thunderstorms and highs in the 90s. and that is your forecast, guys. back over to you >> all right, angie, thank you and we will be back in just one minute with a generation that some are saying doesn't have enough in the bank for retirement and it looks like that could be out of f a sci-fi movie are robotsts comoming to a restaurantnt near you? that's's next you.u. r you?u? that's next you. to daily diges. u . . . get more e with naturure's bou.

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different than their normal staff. our affiliate in omaha got to meet the new robot server. >> reporter: pleat bemeet bellae robot server >> if someone is late or calls in sick you still have someone to get the food out while it's hot. >> reporter: it's a big help because of how hard it is to find people to fill jobs but she doesn't want bella to replace her staff. >> really to be that tool so that our staff don't feel overwhelmed and stressed has been really nice >> reporter: with just one tap, bella can deliver food and water right to the table and even sing "happy birthday. ♪ to you ♪ ♪ happy birthday ♪ >> a lot of the customers love bella. they get excited to interact with her and see her and that raises the mood >> reporter: the way it works is quite simple you click the table number on

the touch pad, click start and that will lead bella the robot to its final destination according to the national restaurant association, 62% of restaurants don't have enough workers to meet demand >> technology of a server, busser or robot, i only perceive this continuing to grow as a part of our business >> reporter: scott is a district manner here in omaha they've had a robot busing tables for the last year while he agrees it's a big help, it's not advanced enough to take over the job entirely. >> humans will always be a major part of the service industry and restaurants. >> reporter: and for good rich, it's more than just sharing a meal with her friends and family it's a whole experience. >> we really want her to be part of people's childhood memories, adult memories and just have that connection. >> our thanks for that story

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modeled after a woman with down syndrome we spoke to families who talk about what representation and inclusivity means to them. >> reporter: if there's one thing zoe has lots of, it's -- >> go barbie, go barbie. >> reporter: she has princess elsa elsa barbie whom she sings with. becky behind the wheel >> she likes to drive. >> reporter: and mermaid barbie who lights up. all in all -- how many barbies do you think you have? >> 1 >> 1,000 >> reporter: but today she's got 1001 this barbie has something in common with its seven year old owner. >> does this barbie have down syndrome >> yes >> reporter: do you have down syndrome >> yes >> reporter: new to the neighborhood and ready to mingle >> hello hello. to you want to hug

yeah >> reporter: this friendly fashion doll is the first of its kind, modeled after a woman with down syndrome in frame and facial sculpt with a necklace bearing meaning. >> the she arrows have become synonymous with the third copy of the 21st chromosome and the arrows are there to showq we ca move forward even with this diagnosis. >> reporter: it's the only way mikayla holmgren flow knows how u ahow. at the age of 28, she has stored away her barbies this is her, the first woman with down syndrome to compete, and now she's got a mini michela. >> people with me as a doll, it's so cool >> reporter: and aside from the physical characteristics do you think this barbie's shorter than your other barbies? >> yeah.

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