♪♪ hello everyone. >> "nbc news daily" starts right now. ♪♪ today, thursday, june 29th, 2023. breaking news, supreme ruling. the nation's court striking down affirmative action, drastically limiting the ability of colleges to use race in considering admission.

the impact and reaction to one of the most consequential rulings in decades. hot and bothered. more delays and cancellations on what's projected to be the busiest travel day of the holiday weekend, this as more than 100 million people are suffering under dangerous air-conditions that could linger not for days but for months. meteorologist bill karins has everything you need to know. but we begin with breaking news out of washington, d.c. >> the supreme court effectively striking down affirmative action in the college admissions process, drastically reducing the consideration of race in admissions. two cases had been brought before the court and the conservative-leaning majority stuck together in its rulings. the vote was 6-3 in the case involving the university of north carolina's policy. in the one involving harvard, it was 6-2 with liberal-leaning justice ketanji brown jackson recusing herself. the decision has widespread implications for families, students and colleges. president biden reacted to it

earlier. >> i also believe that while talent, creativity and hard work are everywhere across this country, not equal opportunity. it is not everywhere across this country. we cannot let this decision be the last word. we cannot let this decision be the last word. while the court can render a decision, it cannot change what america stands for. >> we are covering every angle of this developing story. let's begin with nbc news correspondent julia ainsley outside the supreme court. julia, in simple terms, what just happened inside the court? >> reporter: well, in simple terms, affirmative action as we know it ended at 10:00 a.m. today. with that overwhelming majority, 6-3, right along those partisan lines upon the presidents that appointed these justices, overturning decades of precedent that allowed clejs and universities, public and private, to look at race when trying to make determinations on

admissions. now, the justices never argued that these student bodies shouldn't be diverse and colleges and universities shouldn't try to have diversity in the students they admit but said that race could not be a stand alone factor. in fact, appears that now students won't be able to disclose that in their admissions. but there's still some wiggle room here. in fact, chief justice roberts said that if race has served as discrimination, inspiration or in any other way influenced an applicant's life, they should be able to include that on their application. so, right now we probably have colleges across the country as well as the secretary of education here in d.c. looking at this opinion and seeing what, if anything, colleges can do to ensure that they stay at least in some way racially diverse. but there have been students across the country today who say they're worried that their classrooms, their college dorms, whole college experience is going to change because of this decision. now, in his concurring decision,

justice thomas said that, look, it's not a matter of education that colleges want a diverse student body. that's a social issue. students today i talked to said that actually goes a long way toward their learning. i spoke to someone who is working in computer science says they're worried that artificial intelligence they need racial diversity. in medicine, they need racial diversity. in fact, justice ketanji brown jackson weighed in, said because race affects americans in innumerable ways throughout their lives, this decision will affect america for the worst and not the better. >> julia, thank you. let's bring in danny cevallos here on set with us. danny, let's pick up where julia left off. this could change things for college admissions officers, for families who have kids who want to go to college, for those students who want to go to college. how does this change the landscape for real people? >> a lot of folks are saying this will dramatically change

the landscape of college admissions. here is another thought. instead, consider that since the supreme court first decided these cases, it said things like originally, quotas, you can't use quotas. those are two obvious. then they said, well, okay. you're using race but you're still being too obvious about it. use it even less. that brings us to this, where the universities argued themselves essentially we barely use race jus it ises. we use it to such a tiny degree that it's barely perceptible. in other words, it doesn't even have a ya or nay final decision on the admission of a student. if anything, we use it in triage at the front end of admissions. it doesn't factor in at the end. so there may also be an argument to be made that if harvard and unc, harvard holding itself up at the para gone of race conscious admissions because it barely uses it as it must that simply because that is no longer permissible, i don't know that there's a perceptible change

because harvard itself already said we barely use race. we use it almost not at all. so now all this case did was decide that harvard and unc didn't use it correctly. it violated equal protection clause. in theory, gruder still exists. >> gruder was the previous case. >> let's talk about where we go from here because president biden when he was addressing this, he said he wanted to offer guidance to college and universities saying that they should consider adversity that a student might have faced. is there a way for the life situation that a black american would have that is very different than the experience i as a white american had, the different opportunities, for other people who are racial minorities, is there a way for colleges to still say, okay, we are going to factor that, that my white suburban upbringing was very different from someone else's? >> yes. do you know who had the exact

same argument as biden was the petitioners. their point was you can use non-racial means of achieving diversity. remember, the compelling interest is not racial diversity. a lot of folks think it's racial diversity must be achieved. it's overall diversity. supreme court said so very clearly it's not racial diversity. it's overall diversity and whether you can use race to achieve that overall student diversity. that should include socioeconomic status, nationality, overall diversity. so ultimately universities will have a challenge in achieving that diversity, but they always had that challenge. can they use other means of achieving diversity? absolutely because these -- this line of cases really only deals with race. if you want to choose any other factor that puts -- that makes it easier to get into college, then as a university you presumably can do so. >> at the same time every single college that has been involved in this they say this was never the only factor we were considering, but the qualified

applicant pool and this was one of many other factors including socioeconomic background, these things we were already considering to begin with. >> why you're saying you don't think this makes a huge change necessarily. >> it makes a huge change in that it essentially overrules gruder. when you look at what the universities themselves argued, just to your point, they said at oral argument, justices, we scarcely use race. we use it a teensy weansy bit but should be allowed to use it. now they can't use race. does it have major implications. yes. we don't know what those are yet. >> let me bring in antonia hilton. how is it playing out on campus? what are you hearing from students? >> reporter: well, students have been reacting both undergrads, current undergraduate students and high school students who said they were planning to apply to harvard this coming fall and most say they are reeling. this has felt like a gut punch for them. and, you know, this is a community i actually know well. full disclosure, i went to this

school as an undergraduate and this is a conversation that's been happening on this campus for years. many people knew this lawsuit was coming. they followed it in its earliest stages and knew it would wind its way up to the supreme court. listen to a conversation i had with a boy named vincent, a teenager planning to apply to harvard this far and brian fitzpatrick, an attorney. >> i'm trying to become a lawyer. how am i going to do that if they don't have my personal information. all they have is all about my grades. i'm just a little information about me. i feel like it's going to be really bad for my year and the other students coming in senior year to go to college. >> and we need to go back to learning academics and the things that universities were designed for, not social justice

programs. >> reporter: the reality here, kate and ellison, it is going to take years for us to fully understand the impact that this ruling is going to have on schools like harvard, but really schools across the country now. but certainly researchers and academics are already preparing to study these things and track them for the long-term now. >> yeah. antonia hilton for us, danny cevallos, julia ainsley, thank you. president biden slammed the supreme court's decision and now reaction is pouring in from across the political spectrum. hallie jackson is following all of it for us. hallie, we heard from the president on this. antonia was pointing out, it will take years for us to see exactly what this will look like, what impact it will have on people. we know the supreme court sets a precedent that has massive ripple effects from there on. we also know supreme court has become a very big political issue. we saw it in 2020. is this going to be a big issue come 2024? >> so it's a good question,

ellison. it is definitely distinct and different from the reason why we saw, for example the midterms the supreme court become a huge issue. and that was because of the overturning of roe versus wade, which is this incredibly dramatic moment, kind of a light switch moment as our colleague laura jarrett described it. this as you have been talking about is much more nuanced. there are many more shades of gray. and it is still probably an open question as to how much this mobilizes people to get out to vote come 2024, especially considering it is 16, 18 months away. that is like two life times in the world of politics. we do know, however, since that decision overturning roe, fewer people have faith in the institution itself of the supreme court. in facts nbc news found in our most recent polling only 31% of americans see the court favorably. that's the lowest we have ever recorded it. that's the lowest it's ever been. seeing that in other polls,

gallop, for example, asking this question for something like decades. from the political backdrop piece of it, tough to tell whether this decision will be a factor. we know for the court overall, just the general idea of the court which way it sort of sits, which way it swings, that has always been a mobilizing factor especially for conservative voters. when i was on the campaign trail back before donald trump was elected, i heard about it all the time. donald trump today, in fact, is in some ways taking credit for some of this, pointing to the fact that he is the one who nominated three of the conservative justices who are a part of this ruling. i want to show you what else donald trump is saying today. he is calling this a great day for america. he says that people with extraordinary ability and everytng else necessary for success including future greatness are finally being rewarded for, saying the results was amazing. there is a general sense among republican presidential candidates this is sort of the reaction that they have, too. positivity towards this ruling. on the other side of the aisle, you have somebody like former

first lady michelle obama, who of course princeton grad, harvard law grad who says today her heart breaks for any young person out there who is wondering what their future holds. a lot of reaction divided down party lines. back to you. >> brilliant hallie jackson, thank you so much. you at home can catch more analysis on hallie jackson now that streams at 5 and 6:00 p.m. eastern only on "nbc news daily." you can stay up to date, read everything at nbcnews.com. you're watching "nbc news daily." ♪♪♪ rememember the t things you loloved doing.g... befofore your asasthma gogot in the w way? geget back to o the thingss yoyou love.... withth fasenra.. fasesenra is an n add-on trereat withth fasenra.. for eosisinophilic a asthma. withth fasenra.. hahaving too m many eosinonop, a typepe of white e blood cel, cacan cause ininflammationn anand asthma s symptoms. hahaving too m many eosinonop, a typepe of white e blood cel, fasesenra is desesigned to t tt and reremove eosininophils hahaving too m many eosinonop, a typepe of white e blood cel, and d helps prevevent asasthma attacacks. fafasenra is 1 1 dose every y 8 weeks. and d helps prevevent asasthma attacacks. fafasenra can n help patieies to breatathe better.r.

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we're going to turn to the extreme weather across the country and the fairly significant impact that it's having on travel ahead of the fourth of july weekend. today is expected to be the busiest day to fly for the holidays. hundreds of flights in the u.s. have again either been delayed or cancelled. >> but there's another issue you're seeing on your screen there. tens of millions of americans are under alert due to smoke from those canadian wild fires. new satellite images show the smoke drifting from the midwest toward the eastern united states. if that wasn't enough for you, we're also tracking very dangerous heat that is impacting millions of people especially in the south and midwest. nbc news correspondent george sew lease is at newark international airport and shaq brewster is covering the air quality in chicago and meteorologist bill karins will have the incredibly important forecast. george, let's start you in

newark. you been speaking with travelers all day. how are they holding up? >> reporter: well, as best as they can for people that have been stuck here for hours. some overnight here. others said, you know what, we're not staying at the airport, hop on a fairly, go to new york and do sightseeing. today at the airport, not as many cancellations as delays. we have seen over the last several days, last check, 200 days today and 100 cancellations. still frustrating if you're one of the hundreds of people who have been waiting to find out if your flight is going to take off. the bulk of that appears to be united. the airline for its part saying it has all hands on deck trying to remedy the situation for a lot of stranded travelers. obviously that's not good enough for those people stuck here. they're the only airline dealing with issues. spoke to one traveler traveling delta. had a great time overseas in europe. found out he would have to be rerouted all kinds of cities

before trying to make it home. i caught up on him at the last leg of his journey. take a listen to what he told me. >> i've been delayed for four days, leaving from amsterdam to minneapolis. got on three different flights philly, atlanta, new york. got on the plane, all got cancelled. i'm cooked. i'm done. i don't even want to get on the plane no more. i'm exhausted. seriously. >> reporter: yeah. just a taste of what's to come. last check, i've been looking around. i haven't seen him. my fingers are crossed he made it home. other travelers not so lucky. really this is a matter of packing patience because right now it just seems like it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better, guys. >> i feel like if one more person says pack your patience, sorry, george. okay. >> that's it from me. >> let's head over to shaq in chicago. the windy city, the wind is not helping.

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good morning. good afternoon, you should say. this is "the fast forward." good thursday. i'm janelle wang. the social media influencer who created a story about an attempted kidnapping was sentenced today. she faced multiple criminal charges. we are at the courthouse. >> reporter: the judge in this case handed down her sentence, which includes 12 months of a conditional sentence or informal probation. 30 days of those 12 months will require jail time. 60 days will be -- will involve work release. she's the influencer whose posts went viral in december 2020 for claiming that a couple attempted to kidnap her children at a local arts and crafts store. the sentencing hearing this morning began at 10:30. it lasted a little over half an hour. the prosecution made their case for jail time and formal probation. the defense countered that with

informal probation. the judge ruled in the middle, given specific conditions like the impact it would have on her children. she went into detail about an attempted kidnapping on that trip to the local arts and crafts store. her account was contradicted in court by the couple and by store video found by prosecutors. here she is talking about why she originally posted the video. >> i'm going to share a story in an effort to raise awareness. i'm not ready. this is hard for me. i'm not ready to share the story. i know it's important. i would rather be uncomfortable and awkward and get the message out sooner than rate until i feel composed. because i don't know if i will ever be composed talking about this. >> reporter: she was found guilty of making a false report to a detective but was acquitted of two additional misdemeanors related to giving false information.

she was also then taken into custody after the sentencing hearing this morning. >> thanks. here are other stories. muni is making the commitment to go electric. the state of california is giving san francisco more resources to fight the fentanyl crisis. police shot and killed a man in richmond. the investigation into what exactly happened is still ongoing. this is what we know. police officers were executing a search warrant at a home yesterday morning. when they went inside, they found someone with a gun. there was a confrontation and the person was shot and killed. we don't know the name of the man. a neighbor tells us he lived in that home with his mother for several years and that he generally kept his distance. governor newsom is giving resources to san francisco to fight fentanyl. there will be 14 to 20 officers

helping out. they are assigned to crack down on open air drug dealing. finally, muni is going all electric. the mayor of san francisco is giving muni $30 million to make the switch. it will be used to install 18 electric charging stations and to convert existing muni facilities. they have bought 12 battery powered buses. they are making sure they work and the hilly routes. temperatures are starting to touch 90. they are not going down. kari hall says you need to brace yourself for triple digits. >> here is a look at our high temperatures today that will be warmer, reaching into the low 80s in mountain view, upper 70s in heyward. hot in concord reaching 90. tomorrow, temperatures come up more. much of the north bay will be in the low to mid 90s. san mateo, upper 70s for a high. concord, 99. 91 in san jose. saturday is going to be

dangerously hot. a lot of our temperatures reach into the mid to upper 90s and over 100 degrees for our hottest spots in the inland valleys. we will look at our seven day forecast and talk about a cooldown for the 4th of july, that's coming up in 30 minutes. >> thanks. the hits keep coming for the a's. not in a good way. the team hasn't been playing well. they are most likely relocating. now they are the victims of the first perfect game in over a decade. a perfect game is when one pitcher goes an entire game without allowing a batter to reach base in any way. the yankees pitcher did that last night at the coliseum. this is the first perfect game in baseball since 2012. this is only the 24th perfect game in mlb history. the a's ended up losing 11-0. the a's ended up losing 11-0. ♪♪♪ rememember the t things you loloved doing.g... befofore your asasthma gogot in the w way?

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bottom of the hour and we're following breaking news. >> a jury found scott peterson not guilty on all counts. the former school resource deputy who was on duty, the only school resource officer who was armed during the school shooting in parkland, florida. the shooting thatappened in february of 18. >> scott peterson was accused of

neglecting to follow his training. look at this video just in. that is peterson reacting to the not guilty verdicts read out just moments ago. let's bring back nbc news legal analyst danny cevallos, what do you make of the verdict? >> candidly, this is what i expected and here is why. we knew that they did call witnesses, several witnesses the defense did, to testify they were not sure where the shots were coming from. that was the central theme of the defense that the defendant hesitated because he didn't know where the shots were coming from. and given that the state has to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, the mere fact they may have called witnesses that said we know exactly where the shooting was coming from, that i would argue to the jury a tie goes to the defense because the burden is to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that this person committed the crime charged. and if he didn't know where the shooting was coming from, he couldn't have reacted, he

couldn't have gone in. >> can you talk about the potential precedent this verdict might set because he was, i think, thought to be the first law enforcement official to go on trial for something related to an action at a school shooting. >> it's consistent with prior cases, generally speaking juries are reluctant to hold law enforcement responsible for failing to prevent crime. in america law, you can't sue police for failing to prevent a crime like a burglary of your house or something like that. this in a way is consistent with that. we don't require that police automatically always defend us from all bad actors out there. and the defense's theory here was even if there was such a duty if he doesn't know where to go, how can he go protect these kids? >> and it's hard to prove a negative, right? if he had acted, it might have saved lives which is what prosecutors tried to do in this case. they brought witnesses saying

talking about how horrific the shooting was and might have been bet fer they had gone into the school. >> that's a separate point you bring up which is causuation. was it a cause or proximate foreseeable cause of these tragic, horrific deaths. we know everything now. while he was out there didn't know what was going on. he thought there may have been shots fired, but he had no idea the carnage, the horror that was going on in that school, which sadly we all know now. >> yeah. again, if you're just joining us, a jury has reached a verdict and found scott peterson not guilty on all counts. the school resource officer at parkland during that horrible shooting. thank you, danny. multiple sheriff deputies in mississippi have been fired after two black men accused them in a federal lawsuit of beating, torturing and sexually violating them. the lawsuit details a terrifying incident where one of men was nearly killed after an officer alleged will put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger.

nbc news correspondent blayne alexander joins us now and is following this incredibly disturbing case. these allegations, walk us through exactly what they are. what did these men say happened to them and when did this happen? >> well, this happened back in january. materially part of january. and the men say that basically over the course of a couple of hours these six deputies as they describe in the lawsuit essentially tortured them. so we're talking about beating them, kicking them, punching them repeatedly, tasing them a number of times, water boarding them is alleged in the lawsuit, even at one point apparently sexually assaulting them with some of an object. the deputy put his service weapon inside of the man's mouth and pulling the trigger. now, i spoke not too long ago with the attorney representing the two men in mississippi. he says that both of them understandably are dealing with psychological damages from this, but the gentlemen who had the gunfired in his mouth is unable

to speak properly, a number of medical complications that prevent him from working. they say in the lawsuit that nearly two-hour ordeal is one of the worst and most bizarre incidents of police misconduct in u.s. history, calling it egregious, torture rouse and hateful. >> is the sheriff's department taking any steps in the aftermath of this lawsuit? and do we know why larger steps weren't taken earlier? >> reporter: yeah. the deputies sbrn fired this week. again, happened back in january. they were under investigation this whole time. the sheriff speaks to that. but it is important to note that they're also under a federal investigation, the fbi, the doj all looking into this for civil rights violations. but here is what the sheriff said this week. take a look. >> the deputies involved in this incident were placed on administrative leave pending final investigative findings. due to recent developments including findings during our

internal investigation, those deputies that were still employed by this department have all been terminated. we understand that the alleged actions of these deputies has eroded the public trust in our department. rest assured we will work diligently to restore that trust. >> now the deputies say they were there on drug suspicion charges. both men deny having drugs or any drugs were ever found. the biggest question is will these deputies face any sort of criminal charges. that remains to be seen. a number of investigations going on right now. >> blayne alexander, thank you. crisis pregnancy center in massachusetts is now facing a lawsuit. >> you might have heard of organizations like these. crisis pregnancy center is facility that encourages preg innocent women not to have abortions. one woman is suing a clinic over the care she says she got there. ali vitali is following this this story for us.

what can you tell us about this lawsuit? >> yeah, guys. all of this out of a new lawsuit. this attorney speaking out what she says her client who is anonymous experienced at a so-called crisis pregnancy center, something that someone covering reproductive rights over the last few years i heard increasingly more about, but of course comes in new light now because of the dobbs decision a year ago. watch. tonight a lawyer speaking out about what her clients allegedly experienced at a so-called crisis pregnancy center in massachusetts. attorney shannon accusing the clinic in worchester of a misdiagnosis of her client's pregnancy. telling her the pregnancy was viable when really it was potentially life threatening. >> if proper medical care had been provided when she went to clear way, the pregnancy should have been terminated right there. >> reporter: it all started for her client who has asked to remain anonymous after a positive at-home pregnancy test. the woman searched to verify. that led her to the nearby clearway clinic.

there they alleged will performed an ultrasound, concluding her pregnancy was healthy. a month later she was rushed to the er with severe abdomen pain. >> she had to have emergency traumatic surgery. >> the woman's pregnancy was ectopic. her fertilized egg grew outside of the uterus, according to the suit. it's a rare condition, only 1 to 2% of u.s. pregnancies. but serious even deadly if left untreated. >> you can have rupture of the fe lope yan tube can cause life threatening internal bleeding. >> in the case of liz's client could have, should have been spotted earlier at the exam was done correctly. >> with appropriate training and an ultrasound performed correctly, there really shouldn't be any mistaking a viable intrayut ran pregnancy from an ectopic pregnancy. >> the clearway clinic central focus wasn't on the woman's health, ensuring she kept her

pregnancy, is goal of crisis pregnancy centers like this one. >> they also very interestingly and concertedly focussed on trying to convince her to keep her pregnancy going. >> reporter: these spaces present themselves as reproductive healthcare providers and come up in searches like the one this woman did but they're focussed on stopping women from getting abortions. they've been a long-term and widespread barrier for pregnant women seeking medical information and care. but the dangers are seen anew now after the supreme court did away with abortion protections last year. around 4,000 operations like clearway running across the u.s. clearway's executive director jill jorgson said in part we cannot speak as to individual's medical claims. clearway clinic served more than 10,000 women and their families for the past 22 years and have never had a complaint like this. liz rear don says she hopes it

will force clearway to stop advertising itself as providing standard medical care and says her client is brave for coming forward. >> unless there's some legal action, there's not going to be anything to stop these clinics from continuing their pattern of deception and misinformation. >> reporter: another battle front in the fight over reproductive care following the overturns of roe versus wade a year ago. >> reporter: we have to pay attention to these suits increasingly in the post-roe environment because lawmakers on both sides of these issues say those are where the battles are being fought. clearly something like this in massachusetts could have implication in that state, yes. across the country, it is as we say in the peace, just another battle front that we're watching as we're also seeing courts take up things like con stra septemberive access and others as legislatures across the country are making even further

this patchwork of rules about abortion access. >> thank you for that. it's been nearly three years now of fact-finding reports and public hearings. today california's first in the nation reparations task force presented final report for compensating elible black families in the state for the harps of slavery. day narks walk us through this report and the policies that are being recommended by this task force in california. >> reporter: yeah. hi, kate. right now that meeting which was supposed to end around 12:30 is still going on. there's been so much passion. it's been kind of an emotional day for people. this has been a celebratory final hearing. we got that draft report. we actually got a team of producers that are combing through it right now to try to see what's different. but from the interim report that we received in june, let's talk about some of the recommendations. we have a graphic to pull up just so you can see some of the

things that are being recommended. it includes approving a state apology for racism, adopting a k through 12 black studies curriculum. they want to ban cash bail and reimburse the exonerated. also provide housing grants in formerly red line neighborhoods. expand resources for children in foster and kinship claire and declare election day a paid state holiday and establish the california american freedman affairs agency. that would be the agency tasked with handling possibly paid cash reparations, which is another big talker. that's the point that has been grabbing a lot of the headlines. and want to make it clear that the task force is not specifically recommending a number, but what they have done is they built a model to determine what could be owed to a person depending on what harms -- they've had to ensure because of the legacy of slavery, which includes red lining, overpolicing, mass incarceration. so, it will be interesting to

see exactly what legislatures adopt, which will be the next step. they will get that, go through the report and it has to be signed by the governor. they could adopt the recommendations. they could adjust or they could dismiss this and the committee is hoping that this two years of work doesn't go unnoticed and that the state, at least, adopts something so they can owe to black californians what they believe they are due because of the harms that they may have faced. kate? >> dana griffin, thank you so much. coming up, from the white house to your house. what to know about a common sleep disorder affecting more than 30 million americans,

in today's daily health, we're talking about the health of president biden. the white house says in recent weeks he's been using a device to help him sleep. >> it's called a c pap machine and it helps treat sleep apnea, a very common disorder in which breathing is interrupted during sleep. it affecting an estimated 30 million americans. joining us now is senior medical correspondent dr. john torres. dr. john, talk to us about what happens to someone as they go to sleep if they have sleep apnea, how was it diagnosed? we know a lot of people that use a cpap machine, right?

>> good afternoon. this is very common here especially in the united states. but like you mentioned, 30 million people have sleepapnea. essentially what happens is the soft muscles in the back of our throat and the tongue, when you're sleeping, if you have sleep apnea, they tend to cut off sleeping and collapse in the throat. you'll typically hear someone snoring. they sound like they wake up coughing, gagging, almost like they're choking and then go back to sleep again. you can see the interrupt their sleep multiple times during the night. this can have long-term and short-term consequences. something that needs to be studied and definitely needs be analyzed and treated if they have it. the best way to do it is a sleep study now days can be done at home. >> we're looking at the cpap machine. what does it do. >> the cpap machine stands for continuous positive airway pressure. the mask that goes on, straps that go down and how people

found out about president biden, he had marks from the straps. it has air pressure helps the muscles not relax back into the throat and allows them to breathe throughout the night. it's not the most comfortable thing but do say it gives them a good night sleep. >> so dr. john, the white house is saying the president was diagnosed with sleep apnea back in 2008 but only recently started using a cpap machine. what determines if and when someone use asthma sheen and again, sometimes i feel like some people use them just because they say breathing more helps you sleep better. is this something that is a big deal or do a lot of people use it? >> so a lot of people do use them. they use them in order to be able to breathe better during the night and get those hours of sleep that they need. again, that interrupted sleep can cause some issues. it's usually in three different categories. mild, moderate and severe. if it's mild, sometimes you can do through exercise, not drinking much alcohol, changing your body position at night from your back to our side and that

can help if you get to a point where that's not helping and you're having a lot of daytime drowsiness, might be confused during the day. okay, cpap machine, it's time to use that right now. get you back to where you should be at this point. >> so, you know, you think about president biden's diagnosis and we just learned about it because of the strap marks he had on his face. should americans be concerned about his health given he has sleep apnea. >> if it's left untreated, short-term you get that increased drowsiness and confusion during the day. long-term there is concern specially with the heart, having heart-type issues, increase of heart attacks and increase of strokes and cognition issues. that isn't quite as big a concern. the fact that he has now been put on a machine should give us some relief that he's actually going to be able to sleep during the night which is essential for him making all the decisions that he needs to make. >> yeah, yeah. helps you get a really better

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welcome back. this is "the fast forward." i'm janelle wang. summertime around the 4th of july is an exceptionally busy travel season. some airports are not coping well with the demand. one culprit is san francisco international. check out the scene at sfo earlier this morning. look at all that luggage, all those bags. today, 133 flights delayed and 37 cancellations. we spoke to one passenger who arrived at sfo this morning to find out three of his bags were missing. he had harsh words for his airline. >> united airlines is a joke. this is -- if they cancel your flight, if they cancel your flight, they should deliver you your bags immediately so you can pivot and take care of yourself because they can't take care of you. >> other airports in the bay area are not having the same serious problems. san jose canceled three flights. oakland canceled one. there is a heat advisory on the way.

kari hall has our extended forecast and when to be extra careful outside. >> look at our inland temperatures. what to expect over the next several days. getting dangerously hot over the weekend. heat advisories in effect away from the coastline. we could see it reaching over 100 for the inland areas on saturday. it's pretty hot on sunday. for early next week into the holiday, it's going to be much cooler. reaching about 83 degrees for some of our whamwarmer spots. 4th of july looks great and cooler wednesday as more people head back to work. for san francisco, that's going to be one of the places where you can escape the heat. upper 60s and low 70s throughout the weekend. the 4th of july, we are in the upper 60s with a little more sunshine. >>

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