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now. ♪♪ ♪♪ today, thursday, july 27th, 2023. deal or no deal? attorneys in the hunter biden case are rushing to reestablish a plea agreement in his criminal case after a judge rejected their first one. health scare, questions swirling about the health of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell after he freezes during a press conference as nbc news learns of a previously unreported fall by mcconnell a few weeks ago. sink or swim, the justice department asks a judge to force texas to remove controversial s.es id a surge of my grant families with kids crossing the border nearly tripling in two months. dropping the mic, the radio station putting artificial intelligence to work as a dj. >> let's see how close the ai sounds to me. >> let's see how close the ai

sounds to me. >> it sounds almost the same. would you be able to tell the defense? that story is coming up. i want to welcome everyone and congratulate you. >> it's such a pleasure to bring you all news every day. lawyers for former president donald trump have met with special counsel jack smith's office. >> two sources with knowledge of the situation tell nbc news that trump's lawyers were told to expect an indictment during the meeting this morning. however, the former predent and a spokesman are both disputing this now. trump received a letter from smith' oice last week saying he is the target of the investigation, that letter outlined three federal statutes, deprivation of rights under the color of law, expertise to defraud the united states, and tampering with a witness. >> joining us now nbc news senior washington correspondent, hallie jackson. i know it's been a busy day, and we want to be clear that no charges have been announced as of this moment. what do we know, though, about this meeting this morning and what it may tell us?

>> so what do we know about this meeting this morning, kate and zinhle? not much more than the fact that there was a meeting, right? however, that doesn't mean that is not in and of itself significant. multiple sources confirm that, in fact, these trump attorneys did meet with the special counsel. why does that matter? why does the fact of that meeting actually make a difference here in the first place? it is because it is a signal that we are getting closer to potential indictment being filed against former president trump. we know that because there is a kind of road map considering the last indictment, right? the first indictment of special counsel jack smith on a different matter that was the classified, the alleged mishandling of classified documents in mar-a-lago. in that instance, legal experts say in moments like these, the defense attorneys would come in. there could be a meeting like this, and then that would indicate that this is essentially very close to the final step. the big question, kate, and the thing that our teams are working on reporting out that i'm sure viewers are interested in is,

okay, hallie, you say very soon. meaning in an hour? meaning in a week? and at this point we cannot say for sure. i just want to be transparent about that fact. we are getting s guidance from one of our colleagues, ryan reilly, that a courtroom deputy has suggest that had there will be no grand jury that returns today, which suggests things can change. we don't know, we know the grand jury had been meeting. there are these questions around timing, what there doesn't seem to be a question on at this point is that jack smith is, it seems, heading towards an indictment, kate. if this does happen, if it does come down it is significant. we're talking about what legal experts say are the most serious set of charges facing donald trump at this point. yes, he's already been indicted for the first time on the state level in new york on hush money payment-related charges. yes, he's already been indicted on the federal level by the same speciaial counsel on those allegations of mishandling classified documents. in this instance, it's not only potentially the most serious penalties against him, if there

is third indictment, but it is also sort of the facts at hand here. remember, donald trump is not just the former president set to, we believe be accused of this broader scheme of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election, which is legitimate. he is running for president now. in other words, he is seeking the very white house, he is seeking the sort of affirmation from voters to put him back in the white house that the special counsel may allege he trade to subvert in the first place back in 2020. and so that is part of the sweep that makes this so significant. i think it's important to remind people we are not talking about necessarily the violence that happened at the capitol on january 6th. we are talking about a broader set of circumstances related to this alleged plot to overturn the election, kate and zinhle. >> it's a good reminder, hall lee, thank you for laying all of that out and being so transparent about the fact that we don't know everything right in this moment as we sit here. we're doing our best to report it, hallie and others doing so much reporting.

she's going to have much more on her show tonight, hallie jackson now, that is must view. today federal prosecutors and hunter biden's defense lawyers are up against the clock. both sides are trying to figure out if a possible plea deal is feasible. >> after hours of courtroom drama yesterday, the president's son pleaded not guilty to two federal misdemeanor tax charges after he was expected to do the exact opposite. the judge then gave prosecutors and the defense 30 days to come back with a deal that she can sign off on. if they can't do that, a trial would be the next step. >> let's bring in nbc news capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles and nbc news legal analyst kristin gibbons feden. the judge essentially said to the prosecution and defense come back when you can agree and then we can talk in 30 days. what are the key sticking points that need to be hashed out? >> reporter: that's right, zinhle. what the judge really was able to do as she probed both the prosecution and the defense team in the courtroom yesterday was

discover that there seemed to be a lack of understanding between the two parties about the parameters as it related to the plea agreement that would allow hunter biden to plead guilty to those two misdemeanor tax charges and then separately participate in a diversion program that would allow him to escape a gun charge that carries with it a penalty of ten years in prison. it seemed as though hunter biden's team believed it was going to absolve him of any potential future prosecution, but the prosecutors made it clear that he was still certainly under investigation outside the very narrow scope of the charges that they were dealing with as it related to that plea deal. when it came to the diversion program relating to the gun charge, the judge was uncomfortable being the arbiter as to whether or not hunter biden was abiding by the parameters of that program once it was underway. she felt that wasn't her constitutional responsibility. the sum total, she wasn't ready to make a decision on the plea agreement, and she told the two sides to go back to the drawing

board and come up with a plan she could agree to. >> thank you for that. kristen, we want to bring you in because we know you're a former prosecutor. >> yeah, what changes do you think the prosecution might agree to now? do you have any sense for that, and do they have incentive to come to an agreement? >> i think they always have an incentive to come to an agreement. any plea agreement results in legal certainty. it results in them not having to put on a full blown trial and having to prove every charge beyond a reasonable doubt. whenever you put anything before a jury you're never certain of the results. so any new agreement would have to obviously alleviate any of the concerns raised by the court, with regard to, one, being specific and certain with regard to what the plea agreement is so that the court can be comfortable that the defendant fully knows, that hunter biden fully knows the consequences of what he's getting into. it's also going to have to address the constitutional issues with regard to the judge being the arbiter. it's going to have to deal with all of those things. >> brian, let's go back to you.

i know the white house press secretary was asked about a potential pardon for hunter biden with all this, first let's listen. >> from a presidential perspective, is there any possibility that the president would end up pardoning his son? >> no. i just said no, i just answered. >> so ryan, walk us through the political fallout from this case. how are democrats and republicans reacting right now? >> reporter: zinhle, another big thing that came out of this hearing yesterday was that the prosecution admitted that hunter biden is still under information regardless of what happens with this plea arrangement. they believe he has bigger issues as it relates to his foreign business deals and there's a possibility that the president himself is connected to them. so far they haven't been able to come up with any hard evidence to prove that fact, but the fact that the federal government is still investigating the president's son is certainly going to be political fodder for republicans. >> thank you both.

there are new questions this hour about the health of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. >> he appeared to freeze while speaking to reporters during a news conference on wednesday. he was silent for about 19 seconds before he was briefly escorted away before returning to the podium. >> nbc news has learned about a previously unreported incident where the senator fell at reagan national airport earlier this month. let's bring in nbc news senior national reporter sahil kapur. what do we know about how senator mcconnell's doing right now first of all? >> reporter: he's having a relatively normal day. there have been no interactions with the press. the senate kind of gavelled in. he gave his, you know, prepared speech on the floor. there are a bunch of votes that the senate is having, and all of that is proceeding with mcconnell involved as he typically is. now, mcconnell has not answered some questions that, you know, a lot of people have about his condition, specifically has he seen a doctor since yesterday. he has down played this. he has said he's fine. his office has not elaborated on

that further. you know, in public at least, senators including republicans are wishing him well. they are, you know, showing their support for him and saying that he continues to of their backing to stay in that position. behind the scenes, though, there are some concerns, you know, about what happened yesterday and what it could mean. one republican senator i spoke to, you know, yesterday said that mcconnell has not seemed the same since his concussion back in march. the interactions that this person has had with mcconnell have not been, you know, quite there. it's not clear really that he's paying attention or that he's processing what's going on. >> and sahil, it's not lost on me there has been ongoing discourse around sort of the median age of lawmakers today, and i know there was even a moment involving california senator dianne feinstein that's getting a lot of attention just today where another senator appeared to tell finestein to, just say aye during a vote. >> it funds priorities submitted. >> yeah, just say aye.

>> okay. just. >> aye. >> notably, senator finestein is 90 years old. are there concerns about her health on capitol hill too? >> reporter: absolutely there are. there have been concerns for months about senator ffeinsteins health. not run for re-election. it looks like she's going to try to finish out her term. she had this awkward moment where there was a roll call vote and she thought it was time for her to give a statement. her office just commented, told our colleague frank thorpe that things were a little chaotic going back and forth between the roll call votes and the statements on appropriations. the statement says, quote, the senator was preoccupied, didn't realize debate had just ended and a vote was called. she started to give a statement, was informed it was a vote and then cast her vote, unquote. feinstein's office saying nothing to see, just a chaotic

moment. thank you. turning to financial news, there is a major ground beef recall, and mcdonald's is launching a spinoff brand. >> curious about that one. morgan brennan joins us with today's cnbc money minute. >> more than a dozen people in the northeast have gotten sick with salmonella from ground beef. six people were hospitalized from the outbreak and the cdc suspects that the number of illnesses are higher. each person reported eating ground beef. most of them 80% lean ground beef purchased a the shop rite locations. so far a recall has not been issued. beer maker anheuser busch is laying off hundreds of people across the u.s. the company has been struggling since losing its title as america's favorite beer after partnering with transgender influencer dylan mulvaney on bud light. the cuts represent less than 2% of employees. it will not include front line staff. and mcdonald's creating a spinoff restaurant called cosmics, the company says the restaurants will have the same dna as mcdonald's but with their

own personality. the name comes from an old advertisement that showed an alien character who creates fast food. mcdonald's says these galactic themed restaurants will be tested in, quote, limited geography in 2024. we did get mcdonald's earnings this morning. grimace is another one of those old school characters from mcdonald's, they brought it back in their marketing and it led to an increase in sales. perhaps a similar thought process here. >> because of the videos on tiktok, we'll go there another time. >> morgan, thank you. coming up, how the biden coming up, how the biden administration is lking tooo my active psoriatic arthriris can make me feel likike i'm m losing my y rhythm. wiwith skyrizizi to treat t myn and joinints, i'i'm getting g into my grgro. ♪(upliftiting music))♪ alonong with sigignificantly clearer r skin... skyryrizi helps s me move with lesess joint papain, stiffnfness, swswelling, anand fatigue.. and is jusust 4 doses a year,, after r 2 starter r doses. skyrizi atattaches too and d reduces a a source off excess i inflammatioion

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in michigan, oxford high school shooter, ethan crumbley is in court today for what's being called a miller hearing. >> that's a hearing to determine if life without parole sentences are appropriate for minors. crumbley pleaded guilty to first degree murder, terrorism involving death, and other charges in october less than a year after he opened fire inside his school killing four people and injuring seven others. he was just 15 years old at the time of the shooting. >> nbc news correspondent antonia hylton is following all of this for us. antonia, can you walk us through what's happening today? you were telling us there's been some really difficult testimony. >> it has been very hard to listen to, and it's been going since about 9:00 a.m. eastern this morning. and primarily we've first been hearing from law enforcement describing everything from what was going on in ethan crumbley and his parents' lives in the

weeks leading up to the shooting to what it was like for them as first responders to come onto this chaotic scene, to see children who looked shell shocked and frightened in the classroom to have to choose which children to try to go and tend to first. so that was incredibly difficult to hear. just moments ago they played audio of ethan crumbley himself describing some of his world view, essentially that the earth is hell. he was in an incredibly dark place, clearly suffering through his own mental health challenges at the time and feeling really, really isolated and that was translating into this plan for a massive violent act. so the hearing while you're hearing all these details, it's not about did ethan crumbley do this or not do this. he's already pled guilty to all these charges. it's really almost a philosophical and ethical conversation between the defense and the prosecution about what do you do when minors commit these heinous crimes?

he was 15 when he did it, he's still only 17 now. still a minor. do we say for the rest of his natural life he's behind bars, he has no chance for parole, or do we believe that he could get mental health services, that he could be rehabilitated in prison someday and then deserve to come back out. take a listen to some of what the officer lieutenant in oakland county there described about what it was like that day. >> i know those offices, and the most difficult thing for them and something we weren't prepare for is how do you push past a child that needs help. >> we also have many witnesses, family members, loved ones, people who were there that day and saw all this, i think that's something that's important to keep in mind here. it is certainly going to be weighing on the people who ultimately get to make this decision. four people were murdered. seven people were injured, but countless other people were traumatized that day. their lives have been forever altered, they lost loved ones or

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this is "the fast forward." happening right now, thousands of swifties are flocking to santa clara before the first of two sold-out concerts at levi stadium. they are trying to get their hands on merchandise. >> reporter: the merchandise truck opened shortly after 10:00. at that point, we estimate there were 2,200 people in line. the folks who were at the front of the line waited up to eight hours to get their hands on merchandise they can only get here.

this is the moment britney waited eight hours for. she was first in line for the taylor swift concert merchandise. she says she wouldn't do this just for any show. >> probably would not spend this much money or spend this much time trying to get merchandise and tickets. she's the one. >> reporter: a few spots back in line we found rose who says that the expense and the wait is worth it because taylor swift has been a big part of her life. >> i'm a little older. i grew up with her. i have grown up listening to her music. now that i have my own daughter and she's now a taylor swift fan and listening to the music. this is her first concert experience. i wanted to make it memorable. >>. >> reporter: these two saute lore swift in march. they say the trouble with getting tickets was worth it. >> you are on your feet the whole time, dancing, jumping, singing. it's a real experience.

for myself, i was into it. everyone around it was into it. >> reporter: that's what noah heard. he drove from southern california to the bay area to buy merchandise so he can stay in his seat at the show. >> i'm looking to blue the most popular item here. i'm going to break the bank. >> reporter: i got in on the one free thing here today, the friendship bracelets they spent the morning making inspired by taylor swift lyrics. >> the song says, make the friendship bracelets and take the moment and taste it. the swifties decided to make friendship bracelets to trade or give out to make memories. >> reporter: 58,000 fans will pack levi stadium for taylor swept's tour friday and saturday. some don't have tickets yet. the truck will be out here until 7:00 tonight.

they will have more pre-sales. a lot of folks taking advantage of the opportunity to get their stuff here so they can keep their butts in the seats come concert time. kris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. we know the identity of the man killed in an officer involved shooting yesterday. police say the 41-year-old man was armed with a gun. however, they couldn't confirm if a weapon was actually found at the scene after the shooting. this happened in the bayview neighborhood just before 3:00 yesterday afternoon. officers who were working in plainclothes were making an arrest at fairfax and catalina street which a second man who had nothing to do with that engaged with the officers there. police aren't saying what led up to the shooting, only they believe he was possibly armed. he was taken immediately to the hospital where he did later die. the shooting is being investigated by the district attorney's office as sfpd

internal affairs and the police accountability. cooldown today. we have a weather forecast. we have a look at temperatures in santa clara ahead of taylor swift's stop. >> typical start to the summer day. fog at the coast breaking to plenty of sunshine away from the coast. temperatures today, cooler compared to yesterday. temperatures 64 in san francisco. comfortable 70s around the immediate bay. then mid to upper 80s as we move away from the coastline. as we go and look at the many events happening, taylor swift one of them, beautiful weather to start. make sure you bring a jacket. once you leave levi, it will cool down into the 60s. we will look at what's ahead as far as the rest of our weekend in our extended ook coming up in 30minutes. >> thank you. tomorrow, make sure to joi us in supporting our schools. go to city scenter bishop ran

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bottom of the hour now, here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily." the ohio officer who

authorities say released a police dog onto an unarmed blaad been fired. officer ryan speakman released the dog when jadarrius rose was pulled over after a long highway chase on july 4th. the police department writing that speakman cannot meet the standards and expectations we hold for our police officers. speakman could not be reached for comment. the department of justice is opening an investigation into the memphis police department. officials say the investigation will focus on the memphis police department's use of force and its stop searches and arrests. it will also lack into whether it engages in discriminatory policing. officials say the investigation is not linked to one incident in particular but the department as a whole. it does come nearly seven months after the death of tyre nichols who was seen on body camera footage being beaten by five memphis police officers after a traffic stop. there's no time line for how long that investigation will last. storms tore through the detroit area late yesterday knocking down trees and power

lines. the se vaer weather brought strong winds and heavy rain throughout the area. no injuries were reported. it has been more than a week since army private travis kipg king bolted across the demilitarized zone from south korea into north korea. in the days since then north korea has not acknowledged that king is in their country. king's family is speaking out saying the u.s. government is not doing enough to bring him home. nbc news foreign correspondent matt bradley joins me now from seoul, south korea. what actions does the king family say they want to see from the u.s. government? >> reporter: there's two things here, kate, it's that they were disappointed in the fact that the military allowed king to basically board the plane on his own. if you remember what happened last week, the military had ushered him to the airport right up to the point where security was supposed to be crossed and then the military wasn't allowed

to go past that. that was when king essentially either lost one of his travel documents or pretended to use one of his travel documents and was allowed by the south koreans to go back through security, back into south korea, and that's where he joined one of these guided tours that takes you right up to the demilitarized zone. they were upset with that and they're upset that the military isn't getting them back in time. here's travis's uncle speaking exclusively to nbc news. >> feel like he shouldn't have been at that border in the first place. i feel like whoever's job it was for him to get on plane and come back home, should have made sure that he had his passport and everything and that he was able to get on that plane to come back home. he should have never had no trip book and get on no tour, no bus or any of that. he should have been home. he should be home right now. because he was coming home. he wasn't coming back here to no discipline. >> a suicide thing, why would he want to run to our enemy, what i

imagine. i just feel like deep down in my heart my brother was afraid of something, because why would he run, you know, what was his point if he was coming home? >> reporter: you can hear the frustration. you can hear the emotion, but one of the real overriding things we are getting from this interview is that the family is still really confused, just baffled about travis's own behavior. they say they don't recognize their son in this man, not only the one who dashed across the border into north korea. that's pretty odd behavior, but also the fact that he was drinking, getting involved in assault cases, criminal activity here in south korea. they say that he was a pretty quiet, somewhat withdrawn young man who liked reading and didn't really drink or smoke. they're really going through a lot trying to understand their son's mentality here? matt, can i clarify because i didn't hear it well. did the woman say she thought it may have been a suicide attempt or not a suicide attempt? >> reporter: i think she was

sort of asking why would he do something like this, it looks like a suicide attempt was my interpretation. why would he throw himself into this situation. >> right, right, thank you. and have we heard anything from the biden administration officially about king's case and what they're doing? >> precious little, kate, and the fact is that the biden administration hasn't heard anything from north korea. none of us have. so we understand that they're trying their best. they announced last week a sprawling investigation into why travis king did this and trying to reach the north koreans, but all of that is pretty tough if the north koreans aren't picking up the phone on their endand that's the reality that we're hearing. we've heard this time and time again even when the united states here in seoul said they had some kind of communication with north korea. we heard the state department saying that was a very limited one-time back and forth that hasn't really continued. everybody is kind of in the dark here, kate. >> matt bradley in seoul for us, thank you. at this hour, the situation along the southern border of the

united states is escalaing over those buoys the texas department of public safety placed in the rio grande. the justice department is asking a federal judge to order texas governor greg abbott to remove them. julia ainsley joins us from washington, d.c. federal prosecutors are asking for an injunction as this case is playing out. what is the government's argument for trying to get these barriers removed? >> their argument is that while this all plays out in court, and it may go all the way to the supreme court, that these barriers pose a public safety risk, that they could lead to more drownings. already each year we see over 300 migrants drown in the rio grande. those numbers can ebb and flow depending on the border crossing numbers. in that thousand foot area, that was an area where the river was usually pretty low and so they saw more migrants starting to come over into the eagle pass

area of texas. now they're asking while the judge considers whether or not texas is even allowed to do that, could he order the state to remove the buoys in the meantime. if it's later determined they're allowed, maybe they could put them back. while they're considering it, please remove the buoys. that's what they're asking for. it seems like it might be an uphill battle particularly in the state of texas to have a judge that would agree with them on that. >> interesting this is happening as we're look ago the immigration numbers. i want to ask you about your reporting about the number of migrant families crossing the border recently. >> time and time again when i talk to dhs officials about how the border numbers have plummeted since mid-may. you must be sleeping now, there must be less calls for alarm, and they say just look at the families. that's what we did. we got exclusive data from customs and border protection that shows that the number of families crossing the border, migrants crossing with their children who are under 18 since early june has almost tripled zinhle, going from about 790 to

over 2,200 in a single day on average. along the border soon to eclipse single adults, that population could lead to a new border surge. it's a harder population to deal with than single adults because this administration has decided it's inhumane to detain families. this is an area to watch. it's not at a crisis level at this point. it's something that might dictate where biden administration policy goes next. >> thank you rch the new york city buildings commissioner says they are looking into the crane operator and general court report contractor of a project that led to a crane lapse. a dozen people are injured but they are all expected to be okay. nbc news correspondent kathy park has the latest. >> reporter: investigators in new york city are trying to

figure out what sparked a fire on a construction crane leading to a slow motion disaster more than 40 stories up. witnesses capturing the sky high drama, the metal boom snapping followed by the crane striking a neighboring building as debris crashed to the ground below. >> 10th avenue reporting a crane on fire. >> i see the hopper coming down with the concrete, big explosion, start running. >> i thought it was another terrorist attack or something. >> eldridge smith was on the 27th floor across the street when -- >> and all of a sudden i heard kaboom, and all of my windows in my apartment shook. >> reporter: in all a dozen people injured, three firefighters and nine civilians. fire officials say all of them expected to recover. the frightening scene unfolding in one of the busiest corners of midtown manhattan just blocks from times square. >> this could have been much worse. we are extremely fortunate, number one, that we were not

during the busy time of the day. >> reporter: authorities say the crane operator had been lifting a 16 ton load of concrete when he saw the flames and tried putting them out himself. when that didn't work, he had to leave. >> i told the guys, that's a bad seen. if he can't extinguish it, he's the only one that could do it at that point, he wasn't able to. the best thing he did was exit . >> reporter: while rare crane collapses have taken a deadly turn, including one in 2008 that killed two construction workers on the city's upper east side, and more recently in 2016 when a collapse in lower manhattan killed a pedestrian. >> just a reminder of the danger that so many people are willing to put themselves through. it, we're sick of talking about it. we're talking of course about the heat, but relief is finally on the way for millions of americans dealing with the sweltering temperatures. earlier today, president biden announced new steps to help keep people safesafe.

george solis joins us now from philadelphia with good water behind you. i hope you're staying cool out there. what did the president announce earlier today? >> reporter: just to put this into context, we've been keeping a close watch on the heat with our analog thermometer. it is just shy of 100 degrees right now. that's not counting the heat indices in the triple digits right now for here in philadelphia and a lot of parts of the country right now. that is why the president is taking this so seriously right now issuing that first ever heat advisory alert. a little bit more on what the president had to say today expanding on this important informationecause it is so hot. he's issued that heat hazard alert for the intsiing heat safety enforcement and inspections that will be taking place as part of this announcement. what that means is this administration is also investing in plants trees crass cities and towns for extra shade and building infrastructure for drinking water. as we know, staying hydrated when it is this hot, it is so crucial right now along with

wearing things like loose fitting clothing and finding shade when appropriate. right now thankfully we have a little bit of shade, and it hasn't been as blistering hot while we've been covered. make no mistake, while we have been able to get away from the cameras our teams have been staying cool. this is not just uncomfortable heat, it can be deadly, zinhle. >> very glad to hear you're staying cool. how are people in the northeast dealing with it all? >> a lot of children are plaik in the splash pads right now. we spoke to a lot of people who got out earlier to try and make the most of the morning before things got too sweltering. the health department here urging people to stay safe, make sure to check on neighbors, check on pets, be neighborly. sometimes people do get forgeten -- forgotten when it is this hot. here's some general know-how about coping with the severe heat. >> for me it's to stay inside.

i try to do all my errands nts morning. i'm headed home now. >> the plan is going out late at night actually, when the city cools down. it's a lot better. >> how are you going to prepare for this weekend with the heat still being on? >> i'm staying in. we are staying in. we are not coming outside. >> reporter: people are just praying for some relief and hoping that it comes soon. again, this heat is no joke. zinhle. >> no joke, all right, stay cool, george. thank you. coming up, is your favorite radio dj a real person? how ai is taking over the air waves up next. but first, time for today's daily snapshot, meet snickers. snickers is a great horned owl leaving in a phoenix rehab center since 2003. the employees and volunteers at liberty wildlife spray the birds with water twice a day to prevent heat exhaustion. it looks like humans aren't the only ones suffering with the heat, but it looks like that owl will be all right we hope. >> see

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intelligence, and plenty of people do not like the sound over that. nbc news correspondent noah pransky is here to give us an earful. >> we've always thought can ai replace me on the job, if you work in the radio industry, you might be one step closer today. >> all right. spot the difference between this voice. >> hi, it's ashley z on live 95.5. >> and this one. >> hey, portland, it's ai ashley on live 95.5. >> ai ashley is the newest radio voice in portland, oregon, and she's artificial, a product of radio kbrks pt, the voice cloning cousin of chatgpt. she sounds pretty similar to the real thing, ashley z, but the station isn't trying to fool.

>> yeah, there's one where i write verbatim what i want her to say, and then there's another back end way where i just say, all right, here's the kind of copy points of what i want ashley go say skpshs and it runs itself. >> they say listeners have been cool with it, but their peers not so much. >> we've gotten a lot of pushback and concern from the radio industry more than anything else because they're very, you know, concerned and rightfully so with ai and their jobs. >> one report from goldman sachs estimates that generative ai systems like this one could affect 300 million jobs around the world. >> company will eliminate jobs with ai if they can. >> reporter: but the real ashley z isn't worried. >> i know that i'm good at what i do. i know that i love what i do, and i want to do things better

than maybe we have before, and i think this is an opportunity to do that. >> we're not going to, you know, replace ashley with ai ashley. she's just an extension of the brand. >> reporter: or as ashley z sees it, an opportunity to get creative with an alter ego. >> today i go from ashley to ai ashley on live 95.5. >> if we're going to incorporate her in some way and make it entertaining, we have to create how this is going to look and everything that goes into it. >> you're creating a character. >> yes, exactly. >> for both ashleys and 95.5 the possibilities are endless. >> we honestly have no idea at this point where we're going to take ai ashley, so it's pretty exciting. >> oh, no, i have so many questions. again, i'm married to a radio guy, so this does kind of feel like the natural evolution of what has been happening for a long time, which is one dj filling hours and hours by recording their voice ahead of time. it's got to cost less to have

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