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2023. extreme weather. a deadly band of storms knocks out power to over a million people. leaving some trapped under downed power lines. striking out, thousands of los angeles workers walk off the job bringing the city to a stand still, what services are shut down. wrong number? is using the body mass index the wrong way to track our health. our doctor is here with why that calculation could mislead you and what you should use instead. who's feeling lucky? the third biggest lottery jackpot is up for grabs tonight. lots of big jackpots. >> it's the new barbie. >> that's right. we begin with extreme weather, people still feeling the impact

today from a line of severe storms that swept through the east coast at one point more than a million people were without power. take a look at this video out of maryland. people trapped in their cars as destructive winds snapped power lines and poles right on to a busy highways. >> 15-year-old from north carolina died after he was crushed by a falling tree and a 28-year-old man died in alabama after he was struck by lightning. there's new risk of severe weather today in new england, central plains and in the southeast, where damaging winds even tornadoes are possible. >> let's begin with nbc news reporter gary grumbach. you're if the same place that slid owe was that we just showed with the downed power lines, how is the cleanup going? >> reporter: cleanup is low and methodical. crews here have been working since 5:00 p.m. yesterday. they'll get off in about two

hours i'm told. they've been working nonstop to get this place cleaned up. the pole on the ground there, about two hours ago that was up there tangled in those wires. so they're bringing down all of the wires, all of the problematic poles and this is part of the place where you saw that video. there are 35 cars that look just like this, all the way down the street here, you can see pole after pole, they're working on chopping them up as we speak, amazingly nobody was seriously injured in any of these poles come crashing down, there was no tornado here, this was strong wind, strong rain and nothing else. we're seeing that coming up through the northeast as well, but right now, 50,000 people without power here in maryland. the governor of maryland said he's going to get this street

open and others quickly as possible. >> michelle, what should people be watching for over the next 24 hours? >> most of the mid-atlantic and northeast doing fine right now, we're also watching the southeast, a whole different system, where we could see some strong storms. 7 million people at risk. right now, damaging winds, 60 miles per hour, that can bring down trees and power lines and large hail. could see a few tornadoes. the best spots for tornadoes would be out of the rockies and into the high plains. then it extends throughout the mississippi valley and the southeast, jackson and montgomery could see strong storms. we're seeing a few drenching storms right now.

brighter colors is where we're looking at the heaviest rain. tomorrow, that number grows to 15 million, shifted further to the east, parts of the midwest the ohio valley into the tennessee valley the mississippi valley even portions of the southeast once again, the same scenario we're looking at winds gusting to 60 miles per hour and also the chance of a few tornadoes. not just in the plains, not just in the high plains the rockies, we're talking about new england. up to 4 inches and 2 inches per hour in those places. back to you. all right, gary and michelle, thank you both. right now, thousands of city workers are striking in los angeles. for the first time in 40 years city sanitation workers heavy duty mechanics and even traffic officers among others walked off the job. we're in downtown l.a., erin, talk to us about what you're

hearing from people and seeing in. >> reporter: thousands of city workers this particular unit the first time in more than 40 years they have gone on strike, a strike that's expected to last 24 hours. they just wrapped up a march through the streets. a number of vacancies here in los angeles pushing many of these workers into overtime, they're also alleging that the city is negotiating in bad faith. this particular strike is building on a summer of discontent in los angeles, with writers and actors striking, restaurant workers striking. >> it's not just here in los angeles it's throughout the country. workers are fed up. they're tired, they don't make enough money, many workers are one paycheck away from being

homeless themselves. we have workers in city of los angeles that don't make $15 an hour. you have to make $33 an hour to be able to afford a one-bedroom apartment, how in the world can our workers keep up that way? >> reporter: now this particular strike action is impacting a number of services across the city today. from sanitation to the airports, even some public pools are closed, ellison. >> erin the mayor of los angeles also responded to the strike, what is she saying about negotiations? >> reporter: this union was adamant they're going to shut down the city the mayor said the impact o this will be mitigated he said the city hl is working -- she also said that she's negotiating in good faith saying, quote, my office is implementing a plan ensure no public safety or housing

emergency is impacted by this. we'll continue bargaining in good faith. ellison. >> erin, thank you so much. are you feeling like a million bucks? i'm sorry, a billion bucks? tonight's your chance. mega millions drawing is just hours away. worth an estimated $1.5 billion, record-setting jackpot for the game. one of the largest in lottery history. ron allen, an estimated $1.5 billion how did the jackpot get so big and how much is the prize actually worth once they pay taxes and take it home. >> almost half. there hasn't been a winner of the jackpot since april. through 31 drawings. the numbers keep piling up. the previous record is about $1.53 billion back in 2018 in

south carolina. there have been several billion-dollar winners. i think four in recent years. so, it's possible the odds are still 300 million to 1 that you'll win this. so, and they don't know yet if it's actually going to be a record or what the final number will be, during the final hours before the drawing which is tonight at 11:00 p.m. eastern, 70% of the tickets for the draw are bought the day of, so there's a lot of people who are last-minute shoppers, buyers, whatever, who get inspired, get desperate, feel lucky, we're certainly in big-dollar territory. all eyes on the jackpot, i know you were telling us before there are sometimes second or third place prizes that aren't too shabby, either.

>> worth more than a million. some 36 million winning tickets sold over the last -- over this period of time, since april, where there hasn't been a jackpot and winnings range from $2 to $1 million. they want people to spend their money for retailers, for the good causes that this money goes to in states across the country. you can't win if you don't play. >> ron allen, thank you so much. let's keep talking about financial news, disney is reportedly creating an a.i. task force and champagne might start to taste a little different. >> morgan brennan joins us. disney is reportedly creating an artificial intelligence task force to develop a.i. applications in house and form partnerships with

startups. the group launched before the hollywood writers strike, continuing as writers and actors fight to limit the industry exploitation of that. consumer demand fell despite price cuts, the company is struggling to appeal to new customers because of perception s that the products are unhealthy. and europe's heat wave could make france's champagne region unsuitable for production. the taste is >> reporter: different. a new report says the region exposed to by drought is expected to triple by the 2050s, extreme heat can change the acidity of the grapes, the grapes can apparently experience the equivalent of sunburn and all ofhi of this changes the taf said champagne. >> in a negative way in.

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rally since being indicted on charges in the 2020 election case the former president is in new hampshire today this as lawyers battle with prosecutors over protective order. they're fighting over limits about what evidence in the case about the 2020 election can be shared publicly. the judge overseeing that case wants a hearing some time this week, meanwhile the federal grand jury which indicted the former president last week in that case met again today, it indicates the special counsel's investigation is still ongoing. vaughn hillyard is out in new hampshire, in a noisy room, vaughn, what is the former president saying about the charges? >> reporter: this is for donald trump defiance, kate, for donald trump he can only control so much what happens in the courtroom or these various motions, that's left to his legal counsel, he's making the case that a protective order against him would limit his free speech to talk openly about the case that's pending before him

for donald trump he's here at a campaign rally in new hampshire and he's railing against the prosecutors that brought these charges against him alleging that the biden family was behind these charges as a political effort to undermine the republican party and the republican movement here. he said just a few moments ago to this crowd he won't be able to go on the campaign trail because he's going to be sitting in a courtroom for bs. >> vaughn, part of the reason you went up there you wanted to talk some trump supporters, what are they saying? >> right, for donald trump he's had support, time and again, over the last eight years the question, though to what extent would they stick with him through indictments. last week serious charges from the special counsel's office,

take a listen to the folks we talked about. >> i think that should be upsetting for republicans and democrats, why do you want to have a trial behind closed doors? >> a way for him not to be able to run for a second term. with that trying to distract other people from what the government is actually doing as an organization. >> reporter: right now, donald trump is holding on to solid polling supports and for him he's not naive to the fact that his own political future rides heavily on his own legal faith. >> vaughn, thank you so much. in southern california, furious parents are showing up at school boards meetings protesting and even getting violent over what they perceive of gender ideology in schools. maura barrett has more. >> reporter: it's becoming a familiar scene in southern california. chaos erupting at school board meetings like this across the

region. >> they're molesting our kids' minds. >> reporter: angry parents showing up to protest gender ideology being taught in school. protesting curriculum dealing with race and the lgbtq community. this one in chi in, o in response a new policy require teachers report to parents if they want to identify as nonbuy nary. violence has broken out at three separate protests in and around los angeles, proud boys the southern poverty law center has labeled as a -- >> this is fueling the fire, the proof is in the school boards. in suburbs of chino and orange county dominated by conservatives who have vowed advocate for parental rights.

the new school board drafted the k-5 history book over harvey milk the first openly gay to be elected. they called him a pedophile. >> i want to talk to the parents. >> reporter: the decision was reversed after the governor got involved. three areiss at a recent school board meeting. the newly elected school board president. >> this is a spiritual battle. a rage against breaking up family units. >> reporter: also signed an online pledge for a group called moms for liberty that offers model school board resolutions tailored to certain states. these policies come off as

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and thursday. workers from the airport, libraries, the planning department, animal shelters, happy hollow park and zoo all joined in solidarity with engineers and emergency dispatchers. the head of the labor council says the mayor is not doing enough to avert this strike. the mayor says it comes down to higher wages for workers or services for residents. >> you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department. you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees. >> the numbers are what they are. we can do a 5% raise, 3% additional weeks of paid parental lee. if we want to go farther, we're going to have to identify cuts that aren't going to be popular. >> the union wants a 7%, 6% then aise over the next four

years in salary. the negotiations include paid family leave and retirement. you will see some workers outside san jose city hall and the airport, libraries. if you have business with the city like you need a permit or something, you're going to want to take care of that before next tuesday. you may also see workers picketing outside the san jose police department. we want to make clear, police, firefighters, dispatchers cannot strike because of their own contract agreements. the open session of the city council meeting is this afternoon at 1:30. we expect to see a lot of san jose city workers there as well. >> thank you. our other top story out of san carlos. a home depot security guard shoots a robbery suspect after a fight at 10:00 last night. the guard confronted the suspect who they thought was

shoplifting. this turned into a fight. during the fight, sheriff's deputies say he got a hold of the baton, hit the guard on the head and threw it into a glass window. the guard then fired two shots, one of them hitting the suspect. a sheriff's deputy happened to be near by and heard the gunshots. he arrived on scene and called for help. officers arrested macky and the sheriff's office is investigating. we'll have a full report in our afternoon and evening newscasts. here's meteorologist kari hall with a look at our forecast. >> look at our temperatures today. it's going to be a really nice one for all our of microclimates as we get a cooldown but it's going to be chilly along the coastline and in san francisco. that's providing relief from the

valley heat. we head to the tri-valley with a look at dublin and livermore in the upper 70s and low 80s. temperatures in santa rosa reach 79 degrees and 77 in mountainview. we are looking at breezy winds and early clouds with afternoon sunshine. tomorrow we're going to see more of the same. we will have mild weather into thursday. in our 7-day forecast it's going to heat up. more on that in 30 minutes. >> thank you so much. we will see you in 30 minutes. looking pretty good out there. this is a live look at sfo. slightly smoother flying at sfo today. so far this morning we know 82 flights have been delayed, seven are cancelled mainly because of thunderstorms in boston dealing with a lot out there now. that's compared to yesterday after only 180 delayed flights and more than a dozen cancellations. sfo is also dealing with service cuts from alaska airlines.

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been arrested and charged of making terrorististic threats. the suspect allegedly made these threats to his sister. the mother also overheard a phone conversation in which her son was allegedly trying to purchase an ar-15 illegally. breaking news out of the supreme court, the justices have ruled that the biden administration can enforce new regulations on so-called ghost guns, these are firearms that are sold in kits in pieces to put together. the new regulations will require sellers of the kits to obtain licenses. academy award winnering sandra bullock's longtime partner bryan randall has died.

he kept his journey with als private. they add they're immensely grateful to the doctors and nurses who helped them over the past three years and are asking for privacy to grieve. the fbi agent leading the investigation of an accused of serial rapist is speaking exclusively with nbc news. this case broke open last week after a woman escaped a sirnd block cell in an oregon home. she was kidnapped and sexually assaulted. the suspect has been linked to violent assaults in at least four other states. nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent den dilanian got the exclusive interview with the fbi, what did the agent tell you about where the investigation stands as well as finding other potential victims? >> you know the fbi normally doesn't talk about pending investigations but they did in this case because they believe there are multiple victims who

have yet to come forward. the man accused in this case, posed as a police officer and detained that woman last week in seattle, then drove her hundreds of miles to his home in portland raping her multiple times along the way, they arrested him after she was able to break out of that makeshift cell in his garage. they say he lived in ten states over the last decade from california to new york, so they believe there may be many more victims, stephanie shark the assistant special agent in charge of the portland field office is urging them to come forward. >> he had a tendency to target people who would about come guard and he exercised free in order to keep people silent and now he's in custody we're trying to help these victims rewrite their stories so they can come forward and be truthful of what they experienced without fear.

>> he went by several aliases they're asking anyone with information to call 1-800-call-fbi. nbc news reached out to his lawyer but didn't heard back. >> the suspect was on an episode of "judge judys at at one point. >> con 's the about on that show in 2018 in an episode about a dispute with his domestic partner, who later accused of domestic violence in 2020, the fbi said they're investigating whether she knew about the cell in the garage, kate. >> ken, thank you. we have some breaking news now about that viral brawl in montgomery, alabama, this afternoon police announced three of the men involved in that fight are being charged with misdemeanor assault, it all started with a worker in the white shirt, it was a man -- you

don't see him in this video, a man walked up and asked a group to move their boats so his ferry could dock this and then all-out melee erupted. you see the man if the white shirt now. some people online are saying it was also racially motivated. . montgomery police chief disputes that. authorities are looking to charge more people they say were involved in that incident. two of dancers suing lizzo are sharing their side of what they said happened while working with the pop star. they joined our partners at sky news for a virtual interview. let's bring in steven romo with more on this. steven, what exactly did these former dancers have to say? >> reporter: ellison, we heard quite a bit back and forth from the parties in this case. in this new interview with sky news, dancers there talked about the broader need of transparency

particularly in the entertainment industry, plaintiffs also addressed lizzo's response, her denial to these allegations, it felt like victim blaming to them. they also addressed just the allegations listed in this lawsuit. so many of them. sexual hear rasment, hostile workplace, religious harassment. racial discrimination. this sounds outlandish because it's outlandish as it sounds. they say what went on was unacceptable. they felt the need to come forward. they spoke more. >> our biggest reason in coming forward with this is to just kind of give people a voice and let them know that you can stand up for yourself and speak out to no matter the caliber of artist

or status that the person may have that you're speaking out against. >> the only thing we have heard from lizzo about this, she posted on instagram and twitter a message saying these claims are outrageous. ellison, a concert, her next concert made in america set in september has been cancelled. it was set to be the first concert we heard from lizzo since this lawsuit was filed. >> steven romo, thank you. you probably heard about the hit movie oppenheimer this summer part of our parent company here at nbc universal shedding a big light on the atomic bomb, but for families living near the site it's posed serious health risks for decades. here's one of their stories.

>> reporter: this family has called this home for more than a century. one of the blast location was famously depicted in the hollywood film oppenheimer. this is the trinity test site where 78 years ago the world's first nuclear weapon was successfully detonated.d. thee familyy rananch is just 35 miles east of trinity. while the infamous trinity blast took place nearly eight decades ago, the family continues to feel its impact. cancer die know diagnoses

followed. you had three brain tumor and one it would break out and grow again. i was going blind. >> reporter: before the blast it's unclear what the manhattan project team knew about prolonged radiation exposure. the group's chief medical officer said less than a week after trinity the resulting death cloud, quote, a potentially a very dangerous hazard over a band almost 30 miles wide extending over 09 miles northeast of the site. for decades doctors have drawn connections between radiation exposure and health problems. >> we know that there are multiple types of cancer which risk is increased by radiation exposure. increased risk for heart disease. so we're still learning about the health effects of radiation. >> reporter: a new study released last month finds that

the fallout of the trinity blast was far bigger than originally thought. in 19990 radiation act, rica, was signed. it included nevada, utah and arizona but did not include new mexico despite the more than 450,000 residents who lived within a 150 mile radius of the trinity test. now a bipartisan amendment that would include new mexican downwinders heads to the house later thiss year. >> it't's envnvironmentalal inj at the m most explosive proportions. >> reporter: the work conducted at trinity led to the bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki.

now, they're saying it's time for the u.s. to compensate for all downwinders. >> we didn't know how bad radiation was back then. we know better now. >> such important reporting there. today's daily health, new research finding a popular weight loss drug that you've heard about could also benefit your heart. >> wegovy lowers the risk of cardiovascular risk. joining us is dr. john torres. walk us through these findings. >> it's very interesting. wegovy can help you reduce weight, what they wanted to find out here, does it have other benefits? they looked at

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>> lot of people hear wegovy they hear ozempic as well. >> active ingredient in both of them, the only difference is the amount. it looks like it can either/or. >> so far we don't know exactly. >> right. after the break we'll have more medical news how do you make the determination if you're a healthy weight for your height. eae m

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overweight or oh obees. now we see that it's not perfect. it's helpful because it gives you a sense of the person's risk for diabetes or heart disease or stroke but it can underestimate obesity and it cannot tell you how fat is distributed on a patient. >> why is that important the distribution of fat? >> right, so, what we know now that fat that's distributed around the waist, the apple shape that's more likely to be associated with metabolic syndrome, a series of conditions associated with diabetes, heart disease as well as stroke. okay, so, that's what -- that apple shape we know is more associated with men, not only in men but that apple shape that's more dangerous fat. >> that pear shape that we were showing is better? >> that pear shape is less associated with the metabolic syndrome, when you have the pear shape the fat is distributed

more around the thighs, the buttocks and the hips. the fat around the abdomen can enclose and increase cholesterol and lipids as well. weight is not as an absolute, it's not that helpful. again it doesn't tell us how fat is distributed. it doesn't how fit someone is. it doesn't give us a sense of muscle mass or how healthy they are in their regular routine lives. >> a healthy behavior to closely monitor your own weight's ups and downs. >> i know people want to check their weight every day, we don't recommend that, there can be

fluctuations in weight day-to-day just due to water weight. we encourage people, check your weight once a week the same time every week. >> what do we monitor? >> other ways to determine, you know, obesity or someone is overweight is waist circumference, the distance around someone's waist. the larger that number is the more it's associated with heart disease, stroke. as well as diabetes. and also body fat percentage is another way to measure obesity but unfortunately that requires some special equipment that people don't necessarily have at home, we find them in gyms and doctor's offices and not in people's homes. >> there are some differences in the way men and women carry weight. >> men are more likely to carry weight around the waist. they're more likely to have more muscle mass as well as because of that increased muscle mass

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