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2023, catastrophe at sea, the search for the missing submersible ends in tragedy. what we're learning about the victims who died on board. plus, new revelations that the navy may have known about the implosion days ago. under alert, dangerous tornadoes, damaging hails and punishing heat threatening millions of americans today. >> where the severe weather is headed this weekend. legal drama. the woman charged with manslaughter in the deadly "rust" movie set shooting now facing a new charges. why prosecutors accuse her of tampering with evidence. and roasted. starbucks workers at more than 150 stores are on strike today. why baristas say a dispute with the chain has left them with a bitter taste. we got a lot of news to get to. thanks for joining us. we're going to begin with the submersible tragedy in the north atlantaic. >> today the focus is on figuring out what caused the catastrophic implosion and thou recover that debris from the ocean floor. a source tells nbc news the coast guard has asked the ntsb for help with the investigation.

the coast guard says the titan imploded on the way to the titanic wreck site killing all five passengers on board. the senior navy official tells nbc news, a noise consistent with an implosion or explosion was detected on sunday by an underwater system already in place. but it was not definitive. so the decision was made to continue with the search and rescue mission. >> nbc news correspondent ron allen is in st. john's, canada, where this fateful trip began. so ron, where does the recovery process stand right mow? do we know who will be leading this effort? >> reporter: well, it sounds like the u.s. coast guard and the ntsb are going to lead the investigation per se, to determine what happened, although this are several nations involved in this, canada, the u.k., france, and great britain, and so there's, that has to be sorted out. and of course, victims were of various nash analysises as well. it sounds like, we're still trying to get more details about this, that there are some private companies out there,

that are involved in the mapping process, and potentially the recovery process of some debris. they're trying to figure out what is really doable. and that process could take the rest of the week or so. a week or so. before anything is hoisted. remember, it is two and a half, three miles down on the ocean floor. and a very, very difficult, unforgiving, is the way the u.s. coast guard described the terrain down there. so it is not an easy thing to do. it's a very complicated and very dangerous thing to do, that has to be done by remote vehicles, because it is too dangerous for individuals to go down there. so that's what's happening now. in terms of the recovery, and in terms of the investigation, as we know it, into the cause and what happened, to cause this catastrophe. >> officials are navigating these complications and the families are navigating their zbreef. we have been hearing from family members of the five passengers. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, especially from the dawood family, the

pakistani businessman and his son who were aboard this voyage, this expedition, we have been hearing from the young man's aunt, and the father's sister, in pakistan, who says that the young man who was a teenager, he really didn't want to go on this mission, that he wanted to do it with his father, to please his father, remember it was father's day weekend, when all of this happened. take a listen to what the aunt had to say. >> suleman was just there to be there with his father, and with the pain, he didn't even realize -- >> so that very personal aspect of this, adding to the heart break, we also heard earlier from las vegas businessman and his son, who decided not to go on this trip, because they felt it was too dangerous, and they felt that the pakistani father and son replaced them. so again, just a lot of human heartbreak, a lot of

complications to all of this, as this tragedy continues to unfold. >> absolutely. just devastating. ron allen, thank you for that reporting. meanwhile, we are tracking another rounds of severe weather threats from wyoming, to texas, today, scorching temperatures across the southern plains. and it all comes as crews and residents sort through the rubble of wednesday's tornado in matador, texas. the national weather service says it is still investigating a twister that killed four people. and it plans to reveal how strong it actually was by tomorrow. nbc news meteorologist bill karins is tracking the forecast for us, but first, we begin with nbc news correspondent priscilla thompson, in a very, very hot houston, texas, so priscilla, you got the short sleeves on, hope you're staying cool. exactly how hot is it in texas right now? and houston specifically? land is the latest in the recovery effort in matador. >> it is about 96 degrees in houston here right now, with the temperature continuing to tick up. given the splash pad behind me a bit of a break, and there are a

lot of kids off to the side of me who are very sad about. that they've been playing in that water all day today. trying to get some relief from the heat. parents bringing their kids out here, especially here. tens of thousands of people throughout the houston area who are without power after those severe storms swepts through earlier this week. we spoke with one mom who brought her kids out for that exact reason and i'll play a little bit of how she described her situation right now. >> over the last couple of weeks, our power has shut off three times from the storm. so we had to -- we had a tree struck by lightning. it has been a warm week. no ac. >> so folks definitely looking for that relief, this are several cooling centers that the city of houston has opened to try to help with that, and these are similar circumstances to what the folks in matador are facing in terms of heat, but obviously, a lot more that they

dealing with there, after that tornado swept through not that long ago. we know there are officials on ground trying to determine just how strong that tornado was, there were four people who were killed, 15 people injured, nearly 30 homes and businesses that were destroyed, and today, folks are focused on those cleanup effort, as they are dealing with that very severe heat. and what we're hearing from first responders and rescue folks there, they don't need p water, they don't need food, they don't need clothes, right now they need donations, as they work to clean up and look ahead towards rebuilding that community. kathy? >> long road to recovery. priscilla, thanks. summer has officially begun to. put this in context for us, how unusual is this extreme heat and all of these tornadoes that we've seen and it sounds like there is more to come possibly. >> the heat is not widespread coast to coast. the heat is focused on central and southern portions of texas and there it has been extreme. as hot as anyone can remember. and june last year was the

hottest month texas had ever experienced, the hottest june. two junes in a row of this nonsense. the line of thunderstorms is probably the worst in the country right now. it moves through the oklahoma city area. we had 76 mile-an-hour wind gusts. it is continuing to push now away from interstate 35. and eventually, it is going to get out of here and head for mcalister, with still a threat of strong winds. this afternoon, we're going to see widespread thunderstorms developing. from wyoming, all the way into areas of nebraska and south dakota. and additional storms are possible, maybe an isolated tornado from lubbock, to amarillo. as far as the heat goes, now up to 22 million. whee heat watches issued from tucson, we are still under advisories in wichita and tuls yark and really from del rio to areas, especially toward the coast which is so humid that it feels really hot. and these temperature, no relief. it gets hot ther weekend and continues into next week. no end in sight yet. >> bill karins, thank you.

>> and pri sill la, run through the splash pad and cool off, thank you. the ongoing legal saga, the prosecutors overseeing the set "rust," and a new charge, alleging the person with gun safety has tampered with evidence. nialla charles has the latest. can you walk us through the new twist in the case? what exactly are prosecutors alleging? how are the lawyers for hannah gutierrez-reed responding right mow? >> reporter: prosecutors are essentially saying she tried to save herself, saying the same day the cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed, gutierrez-reed transferred drugs to another person in hopes of avoiding prosecution, and this comes just a week after prosecutors also accused her of being hung over that same day, saying that she often was drinking and smoking marijuana in the evenings, during filming.

but here, where prosecutors haven't said, is what led to them to this latest charge of tampering with evidence. >> it's just incredible that we're still getting all of these new details two years into this case. i want to bring in the lawyer and legal analyst angela, why this new charge being added right now? >> frankly, it looks ridiculous for the prosecution, because we don't know there's been any new evidence that's actually going to lead to this charge. it's likely information they had from the beginning. so to the defense, to the public, it looks like they need to strengthen their case and perhaps their manslaughter charge is actually weakening and we need something to support, it as nialla said, there was reporting last week about low the prosecution said she was hung over at work, and so thus, she is a me nas. listen, the public response to that was everybody is hung over and that is not a criminal

charge. so perhaps the prosecution is trying to go up with optics and trying to reframe the narrative, and say no, look, actually she was transporting drugs, it's a bigger issue than just her being hung over. but adding a charge this late in the game just makes the prosecution look like they do not have their act together. >> i mean what about alec baldwin? could he be facing new legal scrutiny with all of this? >> the prosecution has said that they will have about 60 days, i believe, from last week, in order to decide whether or not they will charge alec baldwin. but we think it's unlikely. they only brought this information up in response to the defense's motion to dismiss. this is relevant. because hannah gutierrez-reed, in bringing up this motion, really launched some high profile allegations against the prosecution. they said look, this is selective prosecution and they let alec baldwin go because he is a famous celebrity because he is rich, and targeting me, a young, frankly not well resourced human being targeted. so now, the prosecution has this

burden to prove to the public, to prove to the courts, the reason why they let her go, or him go, is very different from why they are keeping her on. so i don't actually think they're going to bring back charges against alec baldwin but they raised it as a potential, in order to protect themselves from selected prosecution. >> we'll definitely keep our ice on this one. thank you, angela. thank you nialla charles. a major face to facebook in canada and a popular '90s toy is making a comeback. morgan brennan is joining us with the cnbc money minute. >> facebook and instagram users in canada will lose access to local news on those platforms. this comes after the canadian government passed a flew law requiring tech companies to pay content fees to local media outlets. the parent company meta says it is conducting product tests to have news availability in canada. recalling 7.5 million

robotic baby shark bath toys. the recall following reports that they cut or stabbed children. the u.s. consumer products safety commission reporting 12 injuries after children sat or fell on the product. the company says it is recalling full size, as well as mini versions out of an abundance of caution. and furby, do you remember, this the '90s toy and the phenomenon. it returns loaded with new features. those include 600 phrases, five voice activated moods, a variety of songs and dance moves. the new furby is already available on amazon. it will hit other retailers in mid july. it also apparently, guys, has a turnoff switch, which the original furby did not have, and it made parents truly crazy. >> i was going to say, parents saying probably thank you. >> why not let the furby just furb. let the furby furb. >> maybe too much in the house. >> morgan bren within latest, thank you. coming up, the san francisco

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epidemic. nbc's jake ward has more. >> reporter: san francisco's once bustling downtown streets still struggling to bounce back, as retailers continue to flee. >> the exodus continues. >> a lot of retailers have been pulling out of the city. >> reporter: in the past two weeks, westview announced it giving up the prominent downtown mall location and at&t revealed it is closing the flag ship store in the city. the hemorrhaging of businesses, a concerning post pandemic trends for the city by the bay. according to the san francisco snarnd, nearly half of the nonretail have closed since 2019. major stores like crate and barrel and h & m a few of the 100 shuttered and only 12 stores have opened in that time according to the standard. the loss is part of the city's latest obstacle with employers abandoning the city and homelessness and drugs. >> so many homeless and drug dealers. i cannot even walk with my sons. >> overdoses in the city up 40%,

versus this time last year. i spoke with a local bike mechanic recently who said crime at his store has fallen off during the pandemic but what he has seen the drug situation has gotten worse in the neighborhood. >> what about drug activity on the streets? what do you see about that? >> that does seem to be worse. it seems like fentanyl hal has really gotten to a lot more kids. >> the new data from the toronto university of cities says stran ranks last in major cities with downtown foot traffic, at only 29% of pre-pandemic levels. the city's challenge is becoming a huge political talking point in recent months. >> the city is not vibrant anymore. >> florida governor and rem can presidential candidate ron desantis slamming the city in this video. >> they are doing wrong here. no wonder why we have had so many people move from san francisco to florida. >> california governor gavin newsom not backing down depending his state in a recent form news interview. >> per capita, more floridians move to calendar than california to florida. >> and the san francisco mayor

telling me while there are problems, they are overblown. >> san francisco has challenges with crime, with public safety. and we're doing everything we can to deal with it. but just because people are seeing it in a more heightened way, because of social media, videos, it's unfortunately made san francisco a bit of a target. >> the city and its leaders facing an unhill battle to get the city back on track. jake ward, nbc news. well, this time of the year, you might think of miami as the perfect place for a trip to the beach, but what about a tech conference? the south florida city has emerged as a growing hub for a wide array of businesses in the tech industry. experts say a number of factors are behind this. among them, tamp incentives, lower cost of living, and of course the warm weather this. have also been legal battles between large tech companies and the governments of states like california, the traditional center of the tech world. all of this is making miami an increasingly popular destination for the next generation of tech, and residents say the movement

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bmw into that tree and light pole we just showed you, and that car bursted into flames. brothers inside have been identified as adam and khaleed from san ramon. of course they died in that crash. we're told by friends they had a love for cars and that both brothers were in their 20s when they passed away in this crash, one of them attending law school. we know both of them graduated from nearby dougherty high in san ramon. now, at last check with dublin pd, they tell us that excessive speed may have been a factor in this crash. in dublin, pete suratos, nbc bay area news. >> so tragic. thank you, pete. this is a story we're closely watching right now, the san francisco police department making an arrest in connection with a shooting at the powell street b.a.r.t. station. it took place last night around 8:30. officers responding to the scene, finding an adult man with a gunshot wound. he was transported to the hospital but did not survive. and within the last hour, police released a statement saying a

suspect has been arrested, 18-year-old devon crawford charged with murder. the city of san francisco is rolling out a brand-new policy to crack down on drug users to started by brooke jenkins. the second time they are cited for drug possession or use, they will be taken to a specialized court. social workers there will refer them to mental health treatment, job training. jenkins believes this new strategy is absolutely essential. >> we see death rates for overdose still rising, so i do agree this is the time we need to be taking a stronger approach. again, this is about getting people into help, and we need to be doing that now. >> the new policy will allow first offenders to be discharged, repeat offenders will be charged for the second and third offense. it goes into effect on july 3rd. pride weekend is coming to san francisco.

these are some of the things happening around the city. a massive rainbow laser beam will light up the sky. san francisco hosts a massive marriage ceremony to kick off the weekend. but first starbucks employees are striking due to restrictions on pride decorationings in some stores. this is video of a past union strike. workers at roughly 150 stores are protesting starbucks outlets that limited the number of pride decorations employees could put up. starbucks says its suprt for the gay community is, quote, unwavering, but individual store managers are allowed to make their own decisions. the strike begins today. starbucks workers united said it could go on for a week. san francisco is getting pride weekend started with some marriage ceremonies. the county clerk married 250 couples at city hall today in a celebration of lgbtq-plus history. the couples will get commemorative marriage pride licenses. when the sun goes down, pride will be vizable in the sky. the city is bringing back the massive rainbow laser beam in

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pfas are used in everything from nonstick coatings to fire fighting film and led to health concerns. 3 m has not admitted any liability. a county in oregon is suing the fossil fuel companies over a 2021 heat wave blamed fort deaths of hundreds of people across the pacific northwest. the suit alleges the heat dome was not a natural event but rather a consequence of the company's actions. the suit lists 17 defendants including exxonmobil and chevron and a spokesperson for chevron says suits like these quote do nothing to address climate change and chevron called them counter-productive. meet scooby-doo, mickey mouse, named by his 5-year-old owner, the german shepherd mix was in the outdoor kennel earlier this week when a tornado ripped through his mississippi neighborhood. the homeowners were not home at the time and they received the worst of the destruction. the home suffered some damage and the scooby-doo mickey mouse

is one lucky puppy. body cam video released of the u.s. mexico border back in may. and custom officials say an unarmed native american man was killed by agents, his family says he apparently called the agents for help, and a warning, the video is disturbing. i want to bring in nbc news loma prieta correspondent who has reported on this incident extensively and tell us about exactly what happened and when it happened and what see wee see on this video. we first reported on this incident when the family was disappeared for answers. they say the 58-year-old raymond reached out to the cdp earlier that day, to report undocumented migrants but then in the middle of the night, they show up, he's walking out, they say, to greet them, and say hey, i think you're here responding to my call. but they say they were responding to shots fired in this area. they're approaching him at this point and they're yelling some expletives saying they're looking for him, they're backing up local police, he comes out of his house here, just n-just a

minute, you will see him come out of his house, they tell him to put his hands down. he throws an object, and later determined to be a machete and then they tell him to get his hands out of his pockets, you will see a dark object and his hand, right when he brings it out of his pocket, that is later determined to be a cell phone, and they say the way that he brought it out was also pitch black dark, he didn't have electricity at his house, and they determined that could have been a firearm, and shot him more than 30 times, these three officers, and that is now, this body camera footage that they are releasing, so we can see exactly what they were responding to. of course, he was unarmed, and the family says they think more should be done. they want to know why border patrol and local police thought that it was their relative, raymond mattia who was responsible for shots fired and why they pinpointed him when he was someone who was reaching out for help earlier that day. so it gives us some more clarity

but still, the family wants more answers as to why they shot their loved one. >> disturbing details. voo we heard anything at all from cbp about the incident and about agents being disciplined? >> no agents disciplined and put on paid leave immediately following the zunt and it is unclear whether or not they are back on patrol but they do say they're continuing to review this incident,o see if they violated the use of force policy. the fbi is also investigating the incident. as is the tejona-odum reserve police. and we talked with the reviewer of cases like this for fbi and say it was a mistake and it may be a justified mistake because officers may have mistaken that cell phone for a gun. >> julia ainsley, important reporting, thank you. tomorrow marks one year since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade. a year that has seen opponents actively working to ban abortions and restrict access across the country but a brands

new nbc news poll shows a majority of voters remain opposed to the court decision to strike down roe. 61% disapprove including nearly 80% of female voters 18 to 49 years old and many republicans think it was the wrong decision. in a new poll of ob-gyns by the kaiser family foundation, 68% say the ruling to overturn roe has worsened their ability to manage pregnancy-related emergencies, something impacting rural regions exceptionally hard. kristen dahlgren explains. >> they can't wait to be parents but after multiple miscarriages finding an obstetrician for her high risk pregnancy wasn't easy. >> i was scared i wouldn't find a baby who would cater to my needs and my baby's need and make sure most of us will make it out of this alive. >> there was already an ob-gyn shortage in rural georgia before roe v. wade was struck double but now doctors say the state's

six-week abortion ban is making things harder. in a place where more than half of the counties don't have a single ob-gyn. >> we are admitting our patients and our practitioners, and when we do that, we may not understand the ripple effects. >> dr. joy baker says the shortage of doctors is not just impacting patients who are pregnant. >> if i called you today, as a new patient for an annual visit, when would i see you. >> september. >> that is meaning waiting months for routine care, breast and cervical screening and new doctors may be hard to lure to georgia. a recent of recent medical states said a majority are unlikely to apply to a residency program in a state with abortion restrictions. >> are you concerned about a pool of upcoming doctors into your state? >> they're looking for providing abortions as part of the medical practice, and georgia can be a place that doesn't apply, and i

think we welcome them. >> the state senator sponsored georgia's abortion ban and acknowledges the women's health care challenge is facing in parts of state, he said there are oongss. >> a tele-medicine, you can have a doctor consultation, those are pretty broadly available across the state. >> but you couldn't have a scan to see if there were issues with the fetus. >> the life act balancing the difficult circumstances. i think that the idea that there is geographic barriers for certain women in certain communities, this is the way, that there is a living beating heart in a child that's worthy of protection. >> dr. baker argues the geographic barriers to care should be top priority. >> we know that statistically, we're going to see a rise in maternal deaths because of this decision. that makes georgia one of the most dangerous places in which to birth in the developed world. >> a stark reality facing the mullers, who now traveled 40 minutes each way to see dr.

baker, as their due date approaches. >> and hopefully my husband won't be stuck delivering on the side of the the road. >> a soon to be mother who wants this baby girl more than anything, worried their safety has gotten caught up in the fight over abortion rights. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, lagrange, georgia. starbucks workers at more than 150 stores are going on strike today. the coffee giant's yun representing baristas saying they could not decorate stores for pride month. what is the union specifically alleging here? and just how long is this strike expected to last? >> you said it, a public clashing is taking place over decor in cafes, starbucks workers united say 150 stores have pledged to begin this week-long wave of strikes across the country that began in seattle today. the stores that have pledged to strike represent at least 3500 workers, several dozen more

stores are also going to be voting on strikes in the days to come. not all of the stores were impacted by the union allegations of changes to policy over pride decorations, but they're striking in solidarity with the other stars, the union says. now workers united has alleged instances in 22 states pointing to social media where baristas have claimed evidence of a policy change. and the seattle where the protest began today, it was unable to open. abbreviate yas tell us several dozen protesters were there in solidarity with more to come as the union says, and we are listening to one of the protesters on the ground. >> of course, every action we do is part of our overall fight pushing towards for a contract with the company and demand to come to the bargaining table. >> beyond all of this remains the fact that starbucks and the union have yet to agree on a contract this. all began over a year ago. and still much back and forth, no agreement there yet. >> and with all of the tension happening right now, how is starbucks responding? >> well, starbucks for its part

has maintained there has been no change to its policy on pride decorations and says it has unwavering support for the lbgtq+ community and told cnbc in a statement, workers continue to spread false information about benefits, and policies and negoate efforts, a tactic that is used to seemingly divide our partners and deflect from their ability to respond to bargains sessions with more than 200 stores. >> kate rogers appreciate the reporting, thank you. the national hockey league will no longer allow teams to have special team jerseys during warmup, after several players refused to wear pride jerseys this past season for religious or personal reasons. and it has become a distraction to important causes. the move also applies to other jerseys including military appreciation and hockey fights cancer. an irs whistle-blower claims president biden's son hunter biden got preferential treatment during a federal tax investigation. the allegations were made during

testimony before a house committee last month. hunter biden agreed to plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax crimes in exchange for probation earlier this week. nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garts haik joins us now with the latest. i know the transcripts from this testimony just became public. can you walk us through what the claims are? >> reporter: the broadest claim is the fbi and the d.o.j. and the whistle-blower superiors at the irs basically slow-walked this investigation over the course of five years and gave hunter biden preferential treatment. they didn't take investigative steps that they would have otherwise taken. this was what was argued. the u.s. attorney in charge of the investigation was blocked from filing charges in certain instances. they argue. and they even present evidence that would appear to link hunter biden and joe biden as to a business unit with a chinese businessman back from 2017. there's a lot of accusation from whistle-blowers who give their statements under oath to the

congressional committee, but still, a lot to be sorted through about how legitimate any of this is. >> and some serious allegations there. garts, i know we saw hunter biden at the white house for the state dinner for india's prime minister just last night. have we heard any reaction from his team, by the d.o.j., to the whistle-blower's claims? >> the whistle-blower claims came out about this time yesterday and in the 24 hours since, we've seen a flurry of responses and denials, including from the attorney general who had this to say, a short time ago. >> mr. weiss had in fact more authority than a special counsel would have had, and he has complete, had and has complete authority to bring a case anywhere he wants, given his discretion. >> so you see the attorney general pushing back on the claims that the u.s. attorney in charge of this investigation did not have the authority to charge it as he saw fit. there's also a statement from hunter biden's lawyers that address two parts of this. the statement reads, in part, any suggestion that the investigation was not thorough or cut corners, or cut my client

any slack is preposterous and deeply irresponsible. and on the whatsapp messages involving a chinese businessman, they write, it is dangerously misleading to make any conclusions or inferences based on that document. so pretty significant pushback here, but we have not heard the last of this. congressional republicans are very interested in seeing how far they can push this investigation. >> i'm sure. garrett haake on capitol hill, thank you so much. >> you bet. well, just ahead, understanding grief. though we often associate it with losing someone close to us, loss can come in many forms. some of the best ws toay

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grief in a lot of different ways, it can also be the loss of a relationship oar a job or moving from one stage of school to next, or elementary or middle school or moving on to high school and college. >> and what about the signs that you may need grief therapy? >> so a lot of people go through lots of different experiences when they're going through grief. and they there are actually stages of grief. they're known as anywhere from denial, to bargaining, to acceptance, hopefully, to even depression and loss. so people go through those things and that's a part of it, but if people are stuck in any of those stages, that's usually a sign they need additional support. if they feel like they're not able to process it, that's where they can hopefully get the support that they need to move forward. >> you talked about the different types of grief. walk us through some of the things, like the warning signs that we should be looking out for. >> yes, you know, for once again, some people, when they're dealing with grief, they might isolate themselves, and some

people, they might feel very angry and some people might be trying to push through and act as if it is over and not feeling anything. sometimes they're dealing with, if you look at young folks, it is sometimes looking at behavior or how they perform in school and these sometimes show there are a lot of different things that people could be dealing with. sometimes people feel like their -- they might feel excessive guilt, there is something they could have done to make it better. these are all things that sometimes people are experiencing, when they're going through a level of grief or loss. >> and there are so many different kinds of grief, right? i want to make sure our viewers see that. you touched on some of them. there is the traumatic grief. walk us through sort of what triggers those, and what are some ways you can cope in a healthy way. >> so yes, there are some different types of grief. so traumatic grief might be something that happens all of a sudden, there might be long-term grief, where you kind of know someone might be dealing with an illness or disease, and there is ambiguous grief where you're not

really sure like what to deal, or how to deal with it. and each of these, there's therapies that people can engage with, there might be cog tive, behavioral therapy, that allows to you think through your thoughts, or even act therapy which helps you to accept what has happened. but overall, it is recognizing that i'm going through something and i need some support, don't do it on your own, and check in on those people who might be grieving or in a loss. >> now, beyond the emotions tied to grief, how could this impact your physical health? >> for a lot of people, when we're going through grief, sometimes we stop to do the things that might be best for us, so we might stop doing any where from our daily hygiene sometimes, all the way to physical activity. and it might even impact us when we show up at work. we can be focused on the loss, and not being able to really focus on the job, or the things that we're required to do. so it could impact us in our personal life, and in a really significant way. and oftentimes, people are just overwhelmed, and they put a time clock that might not be fair to

them, and they actually need to give themselves some more time. >> these are such helpful tips, and we are talking about the different stages of grief, shock and denial, anger, bargaining, and it is important to remember that people, it's not necessarily linear, right? it can be cyclical. you might go back to depression or sadness, or acceptance, and so we see that in someone around you, shoe absolutely support them and flow it is okay to have the conversation and okay to go to therapy, too. >> dr. james, thank you so much for your insights there. >> thanks you, dr. james. >> thank you so much. much more news straight ahead. you're watching "nbc news daily." (man) what if f my type 2 2 diabets takes ovover? (woman) whwhat if all l i do isn''t en? or what t if i can do diabetetes differenently? (avovo) now w you can wiwith once-wewy momounjaro. mounjaroro helps youour body reregulate blolood sugar,, and mounjajaro can helelp decre how mumuch food yoyou eat. 3 ouout of 4 peoeople reachehedc of less ththan 7%.

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