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it's thursday, december 2 1st, 2023. coming to town. tens of millions of americans are taking off for holiday vacation, what you'll face at airports and on the roads. breaking news, terror in prague, a gunman opens fire at a university. what we just learned about the attack. border drama. texas begins flying migrants from its border with pex koe to chicago. first plane carrying more than 120 people. and put it to bed the secret to healthy relationship may not be between the sheets, why sleeping in separate bedrooms could be a key. we'll start this hour in the thick of holiday travel, today's expected to be the busiest day at airports before christmas and new year's, the tsa saying more than 2.5 million people are expected to pass through security just today, that's 6% higher compared to last year it will be even busier on the

roads, aaa saying a majority of people heading out for holidays more than 100 million in all are expected to drive, if you're one of them be sure to give yourself extra time, flood-covered streets in california. bill karins is tracking the rain but let's start with marissa at the miami airport for us. marissa, how is it looking out there? >> reporter: yeah, i want to start first actually what driving conditions are looking like how the majority of people travel across all of holidays, we have the best and worst times to travel by road. one of the 103 million taking to the roads over the holiday season, the wrs, the busiest time to travel, saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and next thursday, 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the best times are to avoid those times. in terms of the flights, of course, we're at miami international, they just broke a record on sunday for passenger

volume that's an all-time record. records being broken all week, expected it to be packed at the airports as well. travel tips to make your traveling a little bit easier, we have a list of things, avoid wrapping those presents, those gifts if tsa sees something they'll unwrap it and you tonight want any grinches. and there's a tsa app that shows the approximate wait times and the busiest times and which pre-check lines are open and available. but i want you to take a listen from the man himself from up north on his. >> 3.5 for international. check in on time. allow extra time for security checkpoints. somebody's coming for christmas. >> reporter: so i did just check the misery map, guys, and what i see is that there are some delays, pretty minimal, nothing

like what we saw this time last year. lot of rain, lot of delays out of seattle and l.a.x. but the good news is there's no stopping santa. no amount of rain can stop santa. >> santa overcomes everything, i'm surprised the reindeer aren't with him. thanks for that. bill, the west coast has been getting pounded with rain, how long is this system supposed to stick around in. >> 36 more hours, kick it into the four corner region, it will leave southern california, we have one flash flood warning up for a while now, it's going to continue, around santa barbara county, by far the biggest threat for mudslides, debris flow and river flooding in general, the los angeles area, even our friends in phoenix are if our flood watch, an issue friday night and into saturday, here's a closer view, this is los angeles right here, just hit and miss showers, pretty good

thunderstorm up interstate 5, you can see this off the ocean here, this has been coming straight from the south due north right into santa barbara, one spot reported over an inch and a half of rain in one hour, rainfall rates like that you're almost guaranteed you're going to have flash flooding problems. san diego, oceanside, everyone has a shot of getting an inch or two inches, rainfall totals 2 to 5, we'll get somewhere probably in santa barbara county close to a foot of rain when this is all said and done. as our storm goes from southern california into arizona, possibility of delays and isolated cancellations at l.a.x. down to san diego, sky harbor in phoenix same for you but friday into saturday. some rain and then high elevation snow, minor delays there in seattle, and as far as the interstates go, we don't

have enough cold air for a lot of issues with snowy travel but eventually heading up around flagstaff and utah saturday we'll have some snow to deal with. >> thanks, bill. marissa, appreciate it breaking news, police say at least 15 people were shot and killed by a student at a prague university and right now nearly 25 others are hurt. the gunman opened fire earlier today at charles university, the campus is located in a busy area right in the middle of the city, just take a look at this picture that was captured from inside one of the classrooms as this was happening. . you can see that door barricaded with chairs and desks. molly hunter is following the latest developments for us. molly, investigators just released new details about the suspected gunman and the victims. what can you tell us now. >> reporter: there was just a press conference with the police, with the interior minister who walked us through a time line of events. how rare and unprecedented this is in the czech republic. we know from police that the

shooter, a single shooter they say, a male 24-year-old student at charles university, and as you just showed our audience on a map, charles university one of the largest oldest university in prague, we can see in this video that our audience is looking at right now just how busy it might have been four days before christmas, 46,000 students normally go to this university, we're trying to figure out how many were on campus, certainly classes in session because police got on the scene within minutes after they learned of the shooting, they learned of the shooting at 2:59, they said police were on the scene within minutes. a s.w.a.t. team was on the scene in 12 minutes, they were nearby and ready. the shooter was found dead at 3:20, just about 20 minutes into the attack, now it's unclear and they've not released details about how exactly the shooter died, they do say there was a gun fight, as far as motive that's one of the big questions right now, no connection to

international terrorism, but police are very clear that this was a premeditated violent attack, we should learn more in the coming hours. >> molly hunter, thank you. the israel/hamas war has reached a somber new milestone an estimated 20,000 people have been killed in gaza since october 7th, that's according to hamas-run gaza health ministry. today, hamas said palestinian leaders will not negotiate at all until the fighting stops. jay gray is live in jerusalem for us. jay, i want to pause here and sit on this number, 20,000 people dead in less than three months, can you just help put that in context for our viewers? >> reporter: yes, it's a difficult thing to get some perspective on, it's an overwhelming number. it's 260 or more people killed every day since this war began,

1% of the spire population in the territory has died in 2.5 months and more than 70% of those who have died have been women and children. we should talk about the fact that we are losing people in gaza not only to bombs and bullets, but a lack of food and water, starvation, dehydration causing serious problems and leading to death now according to many who are watching this situation very closely, the u.n. now saying that people in gaza are getting less than a meal a day and that number is dropping because of a lack of supplies, food and water and basic necessity there is. >> jay, you spoke exclusively with a 13-year-old american citizen in the west bank, his family said he was shot and detained by israeli forces there on november 1st, he was released from prison just this morning. tell us more about his story.

>> reporter: yeah, this young man malik was walking home after playing socker with friends at a school ground where he said he was shot by an israeli soldier. it was about a month later when soldiers showed up at the family home, in the middle of the night and moved in took him for an interrogation and eventually he spent at least a week in prison and his mom talked to us about the impact it's having. >> he's worried, he said there's going to be constant worry that they'll come back and take him. and how his life would be when he's inside. >> reporter: yeah, and we talked to malik who said he's still concerned about going out, hanging out with his friends and doing things that normal 13-year-olds do. he pointed out that things aren't normal in west bank, to

his point the violence in west bank has escalated tremendously since the october 7th attacks. >> so many lives affected by this war. jay gray, important reporting in jerusalem. let's turn now to today's money minute. a popular car is getting major recall and forever stamp prices are on the rise, contessa brewer joins us now. honda is recalling more than 2.5 million vehicles over risk of fuel pump failure the national transportation safety board said it could cause an engine stall while driving. models from 2018 to 2022. the x platform is back up and running after outage overnight, tens of thousands of users across several countries including the united states were unable to access posts we still don't know why it happened. a price hike at the post office, announced today the price of the forever stamp will go from 66 to 68 cents on

january 21st, other services priority mail, ground advantage will also see a more than 5% increase, can count on price increases. >> i was going to say, my question is, is the increase forever for forever stamps? >> that's the forever stamp going up to 68 cents and next year the year after that. at least if it's forever stamp you just buy them and they're good no matter what the price is. >> just in time for mailing season. coming up, 2023 has been the year of weight loss drugs, what the market looks like heading into the new year. plus, table talk, sometimes politics are on the menu at holidays. you're watching "nbc news daily".

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despite the strong economy right now, many americans are still going hungry. while unemployment is low and wages are rising inflation and piring snap benefits have led more and more people to turn to food banks. according to food and friends a local d.c. food bank 44% of their recipients say the meals they get from food and friends are their only source of

nourishment. shannon, this is not a new issue, right, more than 44 million people in the united states experience hungry each and every day, but it does seem to have gotten worse, why are so many people in america going hungry right now and what organizations like the one you're at doing to help. >> reporter: this organization are being really stretched. they'll produce about 200 meals this year, double the number of meals they were providing before the pandemic. and they say that during this holiday season they're seeing record demand for things like thanksgiving meals, presents parents can give their children, and they say there's a number of factors here, inflation being key to that, food prices remain about 25% above where they were before the pandemic. and i talked to the executive director of this group, here's a little bit more what she had to say about what you're seeing. >> we know inflation is real. the cost of food has increased a lot of other food assistance

programs that were present during covid have sun setted. we're the only option for people who are sick. >> reporter: and i talked to one woman who gets here meals from here, her name is donna lawson, she was an educator for 20 years, she worked as a principal and administrator in virginia schools but she's no longer able to work because of health condition and she said if it wasn't for this organization she would go hungry. here's what she has to say. >> i receive snap benefits, but the benefits and i'm very grateful for them, don't last an entire month of grocery shopping and so the delivery of food and friends supplement the foods i need to eat. >> reporter: and i'd just add in addition to this rising demand, nonprofit organizations saying they're seeing a decrease in number of volunteers and the amount of donations they're

receiving even as their own costs continue to rise, just another pressure point for these groups. >> an important thing to highlight. people can go out, support and volunteer as holiday shopping season enters the home stretch people seem to be feeling pretty jolly about the economy, the consumer price index rose to 110, the highest number since july. here to explain the numbers is christine romans joins us me now. how does the board come up with this number and what's behind this confidence from consumers if. >> reporter: their future wages, their personal finances, how they perceive the availability of jobs and what they feel about inflation and where inflation will be in the year ahead the inflation expectations, and on all those fronts this survey found that people are feeling better about things, the best

since july and that matches the best in up can of years, this sort of surprised me the context of what shannon reported, 20% of america is always living in recession. then you talk about the doom and gloom of the past year, this never ending recession watch. people have felt pretty negative about the economy, so these numbers come and show us maybe, just maybe all that negativity is breaking ending on a high, i want to dig into this disparity that you highlighted. we heard from shannon, lot of americans are feeling it right now, so many can't even feed themselves, their families, how do you explain what seems to be tale of two economist. >> it's so fascinating. they feel like inflation is going to continue to taper off next year, jobs are pretty available, they're feeling better about things, inside these numbers, confidence among all the groups rose, but rose

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>> this is very sad to investigate this. we're going to do our best to figure this out. >> reporter: the domino's closed early last night and refunded customers who had pending orders. we reached out for comment but have not heard back. bob redell, nbc bay air why news. >> thank you. here are other stories. a natural phenomenon is returning to big sur. an opening date for california crab season. an oakland man is back on u.s. soil after being detained in venezuela for over two months. the 38-year-old was working remotely in the sunday when he was suddenly arrested for no reason at all. authorities were able to negotiate his release along sietd nine other americans in a prisoner swap. the u.s. gave up a close ally of the venezuelan president. bay area crab enthusiast, the wait is almost over. certain counties in northern california will be allowed to begin commercial crab fishing

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beginning their summer. we have just over 9 1/2 hours to get through all of the last-minute holiday errands. we will see more sunshine day after day as we get closer to summer. now and what we can expect over the next couple of days, we will watch the storm system make its way into southern california. if you have plans to spend the holidays there, we should stay dry 57bd cool here in the bay area through the holiday weekend. then tracking the next rainmaker coming up in the middle of next week. >> thank you. we have an update on the polling numbers for the race to replace senator feinstein's seat in the u.s. senate. steve garvey has surged to second place in the polls. garvey played for the dodgers and padres. the republican surpassed democrats porter and lee. the congresswoman from the oakland area. representative schiff still holds the lead at present.

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formally declared innocent. the 70-year-old was released in july after prosecutors agreed the key evidence in his case wasn't turned over to his defense lawyers the ruling also makes simmons eligible for $175,000 in compensation from the state for the wrongful conviction, according to national registry of exonerations, the longest serving inmate to ultimately be exonerated. times square is getting decked out for new year's eve, the giant 2024 numerals arrived this morning. each standing over 7 feet tall. they're also covered in 588 light bulbs, the numbers will be on display for people to take pictures with before they're placed at 1 times square. don't worry, it gets brighter from here. today is the winter solstice, the shortest and longest night if the northern hemisphere. nine hours of daylight tonight.

this week, even day has marked by new daily records of migrants both crossing the southern border and landing in custody, the federal government is struggling to keep up. customs and border protection is holding about 27,000 migrants in processing facilities as of yesterday, president biden spoke with mexico's president about the issue earlier today. nbc news homeland security correspondent julia ainsley joins me now. first, give us some perspective here, how is cbp operating now and what are your sources saying about this historic rise of migrants? >> reporter: when you look at the fact that cbp is seeing a record number of migrants, they've been at a record high for three days in a row, they broke the record of 12,000, maintained that, now on 27,000 migrants in cbp custody, when we got to 20,000 in 2019 under the trump administration, migrants were there for weeks and

couldn't lie down to sleep because they were so overcrowded. because of technology they're able to hold people past 72 hours. but tragedy comes after that, migrants are being released on the streets without being taken to nonprofits and some don't know where they're supposed to go even though cbp does to coordinate with the cities where they're released. that's happening in tucson, arizona, area and eagle pass, texas, even though they're scrambling as fast as hey can to release migrants, there are still thousands who remain in the field many of them crowded under a bridge just waiting for the cbp to take them in. people can give your different reasons. lower on funds because of these record highs. another reason sometimes migrants say they're worried about a future republican administration or a future trump administration that might be harder, but i will say typically around christmas these numbers

are lower but now they're at record highs. >> the partisan split over this issue, right, for the first time this week texas republican governor abbott actually flew migrants from his state of texas on a plane to chicago, and over the past year we've seen busing of tens of thousands of migrants to chicago and other u.s. cities like new york, so what's the governor's reasoning here and what is life like for these migrants once they relocated to these cities? they're reorienting to the space. >> reporter: abbott said since he began this in the summer of 2022 this is about taking the problems of border states and putting them on the front doors of democratic-run cities. chicago now being one of those epicenters where migrants aren't just being bussed by flown. they have a public health problem on their hand. lot of people sleeping on the floors of police stations, outside police stations and in

tents and parks now they've seen an outbreak of chickenpox and they're worried about respiratory infections particularly among my grant children. unrelated to that 5-year-old migrant who just died in chicago near a police station when the child suddenly became very ill and they could not get to this little boy before he died at the scene. but what we're told that was separate from some of those health issues they're seeing there, bottom line, these cities are struggling as these numbers continue to rise. >> clearly these issues are interconnected, health. 2023 the year of weight loss drugs, treatments have been become household names now, what does the market look like heading into 2024? demand for these drugs is

growing, that's no secret, how do these companies plan to keep enough supply in stock? >> reporter: yeah, it's great to be here today, we're seeing just record levels of demand for these drugs and next year the companies they're working hard to increase supply. eli lily is on track to double its capacity. significantly more doses of wegovy to the u.s. this won't be enough, because there's so much demand and they don't have the capacity right now to make enough of these really come political kated drugs. >> we're talking drugs, medicine, we got to talk insurance, these drugs are not widely covered at least not right now and can cost more than $800 out of pocket. >> yeah, estimates about 50

million people could be eligible for wegovy under commercial insurance. eli lily said they want to see more. like you said, these drugs are expensive and it's hard for insurers and employeers who are insuring their employees stomach the costs. novo said its drug could help with cardiovascular outcomes. we'll start to see that as possibly paving the way for more people to get access to these drugs. >> definitely a story we'll be following in this new year. thanks so much. to a story we've been following for months now, 18-year-old texas high schooler darryl george has been given multiple suspensions all for

refusing to cut his hair. i sat down with the teenager to hear why he's fighting back. for darryl george just outside of houston, texas, hair has defined his junior year of high school. how has this felt for you? >> very stressful. i'm trying to maintain being a student while also having to deal with this. >> reporter: the 18-year-old has been suspended twice over his hairstyle at high school. most recently in early december. the first time was in august, they said the braided locks fell below his ear lobe. >> why should i cut my hair, my hair has nothing to do with my education. >> reporter: george was put in a disciplinary off-campus education program. when he returned to school with the style intact, he was suspend ed again. the family filing a civil rights lawsuit against texas governor abbott and the state attorney general, alleging george's suspension violates the crown

act that took effect january 1st, banning employers and schools from penalizing them for their hair texture or hairstyles. at least 24 states have their own version of the law according to the think tank the economic policy institute. much of the legislation following high-profile incidents of alleged hair discrimination against african americans. >> we're alleging that the grooming code of the school is unconstitutional, the law says whether or not you intend to target a specific protected class, if the end result is only that the protected class is affected is discriminatory. >> reporter: george's attorney said the district is engaging in a discriminatory pattern. back in 2020, two other students both black teens were also suspended for their hairstyles. in response, the school district tells nbc news in part the claim is false. saying, it has many african

american students who wear dreadlocks and other similar protected hairstyles and comply with the district's length policy, we have one who does not. the superintendent adding that there are some african american students with religious exemptions for hair length. the superintendent also calling the lawsuit baseless and filing a lawsuit to clarify that the crown act doesn't address length or any other student expression but instead protects the right to wear braids. texas governor's and attorney general's office didn't respond to our request for comment. as for darryl george his attorney said this legal battle has taken its toll. >> i feel like i'm going nowhere with it as of right now. >> reporter: his family representative telling us many have encouraged the teenager to cut his hair and let the case go. >> darryl has hair that's from his ancestors and this is how he's connected to his

people. >> what is your hair and your hairstyle mean to you? >> it just means a lot to me. it makes me feel closer to my people. being without the hair is like cutting me from my people and not letting me express my myself. >> reporter: the legislation at the center is the c.r.o.w.n. act, creating a respect ful and open world for natural hair, as i mentioned in the piece, 24 states have their own version of this law. a federal version of the crown act introduced in congress in 2021 that passed in the house but blocked by senate republicans. the suspension came just before the crown about was instated in texas. coming up, sleep on it. why some couples say sleeping in separate bedrooms is the secret to healthy relationship.

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okay, picture this, you're trying to sleep and your partner is snoring, kicking and hogging the blankets, maybe you don't have to picture it maybe it's your reality. happy to know you're not alone. liz kreutz takes a look at how some couples are putting the issue to bed. >> reporter: you're trying to sleep and your partner is snoring, kicking, taking all the blankets. . you're not alone and more and more couples are saying it's okay and even healthy to sleep apart. it used to be something prominently featured on national tv. >> good night. >> good night. >> couples sleeping in separate beds. yet in modern times -- >> maybe we could just keep the beds apart? zblsh it's assumed happy couples sleep together. >> but we're married. aren't married people supposed to -- >> reporter: but now times are a-changing. >> my husband and i no longer

sleep together. >> reporter: it's called sleep divorce. the idea that couples can sleep not only in separate beds, but separate bedrooms. while it's not for everyone, the hashtag has more than a million views on tiktok, even cameron diaz is now giving it her endorsement. >> we should normalize, we should normalize, like, separate bedrooms. >> thank you! >> reporter: while diaz says she and her husband don't currently do it, others like gwyneth paltrow and even our own carson daly have admitted to at times sleeping separate from their spouses. >> it's the best thing that's ever happened to us. we both slept better apart. >> reporter: one recent survey found that a third of respondents say they regularly or occasionally sleep in different bedrooms from their partner. >> it's just that you snore a little. >> what?! i do not! >> reporter: snoring and different bedtimes are among the many reasons elizabeth pearson and her husband, ryan, chose eight years ago to sleep in different rooms. >> i was like, geez, why couldn't he just go to bed when

i go to bed? and it wasn't fair, because people have different sleep patterns. and so, once we connected the dots that we slept so much better separately, we really embraced it. >> what do you say to people who say that sleeping in separate bedrooms could hurt your sex life and your intimacy? >> to wake up resentful from not having a good night on sleep because maybe i was snoring and i didn't have a great night of sleep, so that's not great for intimacy and sex life either. people say money is the key to happiness, i would say that sleep is the key to happiness. >> reporter: one secret to a healthy marriage that doesn't involve fights about who's hogging the blankets. >> and the couple says it's not only helped their marriage, but also their careers, leaving them more rested and alert at work. and they said the way they explained it to their two kids is just like their two daughters don't like sharing a bed, one kicks the other, they also like and need their own space, guys. back to you. >> fascinating. liz, thanks for that one. for some families it

wouldn't be the holidays without at least one awkward politically charged topics. noah pransky here to help us keep the peace. >> reporter: common grounds between democrats and republicans. i pulled five that are safe holiday topics, should airline continue to be required to show you the full price of a ticket? an industry push to rollout those obama-era regulations, nobody likes that. democrats, nine out of ten. should stay as it is. a.i., more regulations on artificial intelligence, 7 out of 10 democrats say yes. almost 7 out of 10 republicans agree. topic number three, do you trust your family and friends for information about elections? it turns out that democrats and republicans agree on this one

and actually they trust friends and family more than any other source it seems. tread carefully on politics. but you know, they do trust each other. important data science happening here, should t-shirts ever cost more than $20. 57% of democrats say never. 59% of republicans say absolutely not. another one for you, should influencers be required to disclose paid endorsements on social media? a big priority in the biden administration lately. 7 out of 10 democrats and 7 out of 10 republicans say yes. taylor swift, favorability, a majority of democrats and republicans like taylor swift and her boyfriend travis kelce. safe table topic.

>> you're talking t-swift, beyonce, how is her favorability? one of the most popular americans as it turns out the polling shows that, a recent nbc poll found more than 35% of americans like her. but the numbers are split between democrats and republicans, bewhereon say much more favorable to democrats than the gop. >> fascinating. so encouraging. because there's so much that divides us these days in this country. a whole list of things that we can talk about the table. we don't want those $20 t-shirts. never. thanks for watching. lot more news ahead. you're watching "nbc news daily". [coughing] copd isn't pretty. i'm out of breath, and often out of the picture. but this is my story. ( ♪♪ ) and with once-daily trelegy, it can still be beautiful.

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welcome to "the fast forward." i'm janelle wang. the san mateo county sheriff's office spread holiday cheer. this is from the department's first shop with a hero event that took place at target in redwood city. 100 kids were paired up with a chp officer or even a u.s. marine. they were each given $200 to pick whatever they wanted. the sheriff spoke about what this means. >> i have a shopper who lost her mom to domestic violence. for me, helping her and helping her little brother makes all the

difference. however i can help and put a smile on their face. they leave a lasting impression on us as well. >> they need holiday cheer. the party wasn't over when the shopping was done. they were invited to stick around for gift wrapping, pictures with santa, and even some pizza. christmas is just four days away. we have more on our christmas weather in the seven day forecast. >> it's the first day of winter. the shortest day of the year. we are seeing dry conditions around the bay area. that storm system has made its way down into southern california. we will have a few clouds lingering, then drying out, looking at a spectacular start to the weekend. christmas eve looks dry. we could see more clouds return to the bay area. into christmas day and the week ahead, we are tracking temperatures in the 60s and upper 50s. it will be the morning lows that cool on down into the chilly 30s and 40s for christmas eve and

christmas day. next rainmaker is on the way into late tuesday and early on wednesday. don't put away the rain gear just yet. we are tracking the next big storm on the way. >> thanks.

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