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irresponsible, that's how prosecutors described the armorer on the "rust" movie set, how her attorneys are defending her and why they say actor alec baldwin is to blame. campus tragedy, a nursing student found dead. the urgent warning to students and the new development in the investigation. forced to wait. more clinics in alabama pause ivf treatments after the state supreme court rules embryos are children, how some hopeful parents are taking matters into their own hands. and, give and take, delivering a compliment can be easy, but taking one, yeah, that's a different story. an expert shares her tips for giving and receiving praise. well, thank you so much for ending your week with us, we are going to start this hour with the armorer's trial and the "rust" movie set shooting, today is the second day of witness testimony in the case against hannah gutierrez-reed, charged with involuntary manslaughter in new mexico, cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed when a live round was fired by a prop gun held by actor alec baldwin.

dana griffin is outside the courthouse. what have been key moments from today's testimony so far? >> reporter: zinhle, so today's testimony focused on the analysis of the ammo that was found on set of the "rust" film included from a crime scene tech who took the photos and sent those rounds to the fbi analysis that later confirmed six live rounds were found mixed in with dummy rounds, something the prosecutors call incomprehensible. so right now we're going through a series of text messages investigators found on hannah gutierrez-reed's cell phone, including the night before, take a listen. >> just for context, what does that message say? >> that message says time to eat now. how the blaze sets go? >> is there a response to that text that we're looking at here in green? >> there is. >> this is from ms. gutierrez's phone to the 505 number?

>> yes. >> what does that text message say? >> it says i'm still smoking. >> investigators will also point to alleged cocaine use, she's charged with tampering with evidence because they say she gave a baggy of cocaine to a friend. zinhle? >> dana, obviously so many eyes have been on this case since the start. how many other witnesses are prosecutors expected to call during this? >> reporter: yeah, so far we've gotten through about five of the nearly 40 witnesses listed, one person you will likely not see here is alec baldwin, he is not on that list and likely as we hear from experts will not take the stand because it only hurts his future case, likely to happen this summer. but we're going to hear from joel souza, the director shot on the scene that day, that bullet traveled through halyna hutchins and landed in his shoulder and we'll hear from several ore people on set that day. zinhle? >> we know you'll stay on it for us. thanks so much.

police are questioning a person of interest after a nursing student was found dead on the university of georgia's campus. 22-year-old lincoln riley's body was discovered yesterday in the woods near athletic field. riley was a former student at uga, transferred to the augusta university college of nursing just last year. police suspect foul play in her death. joining us now, nbc news correspondent guad venegas. so, guad, where does this investigation stand at this moment? >> reporter: zinhle, so earlier today we found out that the police were speaking to a person of interest, through a press conference that was offered initially. we know that officers found the body at some point yesterday after an individual called reporting that she had not returned from a run earlier on thursday, moments after they arrived they were able to find that body, that they found the body unconscious, not breathing, and with visible injuries. that's the information we had received until yesterday, we know that investigators were looking at security cameras, and earlier today we learned that they are now speaking to this person of interest, as you

mentioned, she was a student at the university of georgia, had transferred to the college of nursing from augusta university, be both of those campuses being in that area, she had gone for a run near what are the intermural fields where she was found by authorities yesterday, zinhle. >> and guad, what have we learned about lincoln riley herself? i'm sure so many people are remembering her today, and what is augusta university saying about her death? >> reporter: the university is shocked, both universities have sent -- or shared releases, press releases, statements saying they are shocked, that they're telling all students to make sure, especially at the university of georgia, to have the app, the safe app that they can use if they're ever in danger and share that information with police, now, about riley herself, we know that as we've mentioned she was a student there as of -- at university of georgia as of the spring of 2023, she was also a member of one of the sororities there, we also have reports that she was still involved with some of the activities at that

sorority, and the college that she had transferred to, the college of nursing as i mentioned was in a nearby area, but we're still waiting to learn more details from authorities as they continue with this investigation. >> guad venegas with the latest for us, thanks so much. we're also closely following the fallout in alabama after the state supreme court ruled that frozen embryos are children out exception. nbc news confirmed three of the state's seven fertility clinics have paused in vitro fertilization treatments as they weigh the legal repercussions, here's laura jarrett. >> growing frustration across alabama as more patients in the middle of fertility treatments are learning their doctors are holding off on ivf, because of a controversial new court ruling. some couples even making the difficult decision to leave the state. >> we found a clinic that will see us in texas. >> reporter: after three miscarriages dabgy says her doctors recommended she have her embryos genetically tested to

boost her chances of a healthy pregnancy. >> i'm not stopping this cycle, i've already been through too many shots, invested too much time and energy. >> reporter: what happens to embryos found with genetic abnormalities? typically they're not implanted and usually discarded, others found not viable after the thaw process, it's all got fertility clinics on edge after the alabama supreme court found frozen embryos no different than children, potentially putting clinics on the hook legally for their survival. >> as soon as i saw the number pop up on my phone i knew it wasn't going to be good news. >> reporter: after spending nearly $250,000 on fertility treatments and a surrogate, megan and walker cole were devastated to learn their fertility clinic not only cancelled their embryo implantation this week, but say their clinic would not give them their frozen embryos to use outside the state. >> so, even though these are apparently my children, i don't have access to them.

>> reporter: meanwhile, alabama supreme court chief justice tom parker under scrutiny for invoking god in the court decision. this new reality in alabama creating a politically perilous issue in an election year. >> i think it's a terrible ruling. >> reporter: presidential hopeful nikki haley trying to clarify where she stands. >> we don't want fertility treatments to shut down. >> reporter: laura jarrett, nbc news. >> laura, thanks for that. let's take a closer look at this with senior washington correspondent hallie jackson, good to see you, so let's start with breaking news on this story, former president and gop front runner donald trump calling on the state of alabama's lawmakers to protect ivf, we're learning at the same time the alabama attorney general says he will not prosecute ivf, providers, or families, what do you make of those two developments? >> there's no intention to prosecute there, there's a lot of action and movement on this story in the last couple of hours, zinhle, starting with the political piece of it, you referenced former president trump, there had been some discussion, some spotlight on

him as to how he would respond to this very controversial ruling in alabama, we've already seen the response now thanks to our own ali vitali from his opponent in the republican primary race, nikki haley a couple of days ago, saying she believes also an embryo is a life and then later backtracking on those comments suggesting she agreed with alabama's court decision. the former president is making clear reading where the political winds are blowing, where he would like to see the alabama legislature revisit this, the legislature says they intend to do essentially and why the former president might be doing this here, you've got today a memo out for the campaign arm, the nrsc, telling candidates, talking points they may want to use as it relates to ivf which is, as you know, widely, broadly supported, cutting across the political spectrum, there's some of the political bucket in that as it relates to the former president, then you have this other question, which is -- laura has laid out in that piece there, in that story, the concern from

these health care facilities, that they could end up, essentially, on the hook, that they could end up on the wrong side of the law if they continue with ivf treatments, it's notable the states attorney general is coming out and saying we have no intention to prosecute, the real concern for many health care facilities hazlett -- been less about the prosecution, zinhle, and more about the potential for civil liability. in other words, that they could end up sued for a whole bunch of money if something happens to these embryos. >> hallie, you said it, former president trump is speaking out about this may signal he's aware of where political winds are blowing, clearly, abortion has been a divisive issue for voters, ivf seems to be now, let's talk about the political implications of this ruling as we look forward the south carolina primary that's happening tomorrow. how could this decision impact that race? >> probably less a factor in a primary race, zinhle, versus the general. i think that's where you're going to see the rubber meet the road here as it relates to this discussion more broadly over reproductive rights and let me remind people what this stems back to, this stems back to the overturning of roe v. wade in

2022, that milestone landmark abortion rights ruling from the supreme court, you saw how that energized and mobilized voters on the democratic side of the spectrum, ahead of the midterms there, pushing more democrats into office, the question has been now, since then, for democrats, as they're looking ahead in the presidential election, can some of that momentum around the issue of reproductive rights help keep president biden, of course the presumptive democratic nominee in office, come november, and so that is why you are seeing, i think, to a lot of degrees, the president talking about this, he is now tweeting, putting out a statement about this, essentially, in the last 24 hours or so, vice president kamala harris just yesterday referenced this at a reproductive rights round table, you're seeing the spotlight stay on this issue, zinhle. >> certainly going to be a consequential issue at that. hallie jackson, thank you so much, and of course, don't miss alley coming up on hallie jackson, now she streams live starting at 5:00 p.m. eastern here on nbc news now. and today's cnbc money minute, reddit is allowing users

to buy in, and microsoft is getting an artificial intelligence tool. amon javers joins us now. >> social media company reddit made an unusual move to allow active users to participate in its ipo, the company said in its filing thursday it would allow moderators and other users to participate, but warned that this could make the stock more volatile and riskier for institutional investors who typically buy into initial public offerings. vice media will lay off several hundred members of its staff in an effort to restructure its business. the memo sent to the staff said it will change the way it distributes digital content by partnering with established media companies for distribution as it transitions to more of a studio model. and microsoft is bringing the power of a.i. to photo editing on the pc, the company announced a new feature in its photos app called generative erase, that allows a.i. to help erase unwanted details in

photos, including backgrounds. for now, only microsoft insiders will be able to use the feature, zinhle. back to you. >> eamon, to the vice story, it is interesting to see how new media is having layoffs these days, between buzzfeed, and now this, my former employer, it seems like the landscape is really changing. >> it really is changing, we saw in washington the messenger shut down recently. a lot of start-ups fueled with a lot of hope and money are really wiping it out roogt now. it's tough in old legacy media, too, in the media industry across the board it looks like a difficult couple of years ahead. >> eamon javers thank you so much. >> you bet. flip phones, ipods, game boys, you could be sitting on a gold mine. plus, the u.s. lands on the moon's surface for the first time in more than 50 years, why time in more than 50 years, why scientists are cling theal feeling claritin clear is like... ♪♪

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the biden administration is leveling a new risk against russia, more than 500 of them, and it comes as the world marks two years of the war in ukraine, as well as the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny. white house correspondent allie raffa is in washington for us, who is targeted in the new round of sanctions? >> reporter: this is the largest round of u.s. sanctions on

russia and president putin since russia's invasion of ukraine began and these sanctions are extremely wide reaching, among the hundreds of people, the u.s. is targeting in these sanctions, are people who were involved in alexei navalny's death at that brutal russian prison camp, it targets people who have evaded russian sanctions in the past, people supporting russia's war machine, both financially and industrially from inside and outside russia, the question now, though, really is, will these sanctions have any teeth? we have seen the u.s. in the past issue thousands of sanctions that have not been able to really squeeze russia of resources, the president today renewing his push for congress to send aid to ukraine to be able to allow ukraine to better stand up to russian aggression, because there really is no backup plan according to the administration, zinhle. >> allie raffa with the latest in washington for us, thanks so much.

tomorrow marks two years since russia began its war against ukraine. right now it appears russia has the upper hand. just this week vladimir putin's forces seized control of the key city in eastern ukraine, the united nations says at least 10,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed, including more than 500 children. nbc news national security analyst clint watts joins me mow. where does this conflict stand right now and where do you see the war going from here? >> just to put this in perspective, if i was here, two years ago, we'd be talking about a three front fight with the russians coming in through belarus this way, a northern access, and an eastern access, and this southern access here through crimea. that changed very dramatically, you might remember, and this was all erased, thanks to a ukrainian counteroffensive and a withdrawal from russian forces, a year ago, though, things started to take shape for what is now the long haul inside ukraine. the russians about a year ago, yevgeny prigozhin who was killed

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others in less serious condition, authorities are investigating the exact cause. and eight people are dead after a car crash in california this morning, according to highway patrol two vehicles collided head on, one was a pickup truck, and the other was a van carrying eight farm workers on their way to work, seven of those farm workers died in the crash, along with a driver of the pickup truck. police say the crash happened because the truck swerved into the wrong lane for unknown reasons. a robotic spacecraft known as odysseus made history last night as the first privately built craft to land on the moon, the spacecraft is the first american vehicle to touch down on the lunar surface in more than 50 years. the 14-foot lander launched into space on february 15th, spending six days exploring space before reaching the moon. the first images from the mission are expected to be released during a news conference later today. in case you missed it, voters in south carolina are preparing to head to the polls for tomorrow's republican

presidential primary, one might think this would be the best chance for nikki haley to beat president trump, considering she was a two-term governor, recent polls show the former president with a commanding 30-point lead, national political correspondent steve kornacki is here to break it down. trump continues to have this massive lead over haley, why do we think that is? why does she keep trailing behind? >> it's really interesting and it comes down to haley's biggest appeal is not to republicans, we're seeing that it's to non-republicans, let's go back to the last primary, before south carolina, remember that was new hampshire last month, remember, haley lost new hampshire by 11 points to donald trump, what's interesting is when you break it down, these are voters who say they're republicans, who say they're independents, in the yafrp republican primary and 44% said they were independents 6:00% said they were democrats. and nearly half weren't republicans and haley cleaned up

among them, almost 20 points among independents, 80 among democrats, and she still lost by double digits, among republicans she got trounced by almost 50 points. and this mix is probably as good as it gets for haley in any state, in south carolina, it is her home state, but you take a look, these are all the sort of modern republican primaries in south carolina, add up the percent who call themselves democrats and independents, you don't get anywhere near 50% in any past race, that's a recipe for trouble, for haley. >> for sure, it's not the independent primary, it's the gop one, and that seems to be having an effect for her. earlier this week, haley vowed to stay in the race through super tuesday. if she loses tomorrow is there still a realistic path to the nomination. >> i really don't think so. just take look at the map, these are the states that come up after south carolina, into sturp tuesday. one thing that jumps out right away is some of the biggest states on the map, talking about california, in texas, in california, all of the delegates go to whoever gets 50%, plus one

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employee near l.a. skid row. >> he's kind of like tweaking out. >> does he have any weapons. >> yes. >> what does he have. >> like a stick like a pole. >> we'll get someone over there. >> he was identified as jason, seen here, initially complying with police, raising his hands and turning around. >> to your left. hold on right there. >> he then suddenly stops, turns around and advances towards the police, holding tightly onto an object that authorities say one officer believed to be a screwdriver. at least two officers fired several non-le that will rounds but he continued to charge at them, at one point he even grabbed onto one of the officers' bean bag shotguns. another officer opened fire, striking the suspect, and taking him to the ground. police say officers immediately called for an ambulance and performed cpr on him before he was taken to a local hospital.

he did not survive. his family telling the l.a. times he was experiencing a bipolar episode at the time of the incident. police later discovered that the object he was holding was a white plastic fork. >> i remain concerned about the officers' decision to use deadly force. >> a use of force expert who investigates police shootings in california says he believes the officer who fatally shot mcconnie was not at fault. >> this is such a fast, evolving incident. especially when you have an officer that you see in front of your very eyes being pinned against the wall. she's basically defenseless at this point. so this officer appears to me acted reasonably under this situation. >> questions also mounting over whether the 911 caller intentionally exaggerated the threat mcconnie posed. >> it appears at this point the person who called us purposely

misrepresented the information in an effort to cause the department to respond more quickly. >> more than two weeks after the shooting lapd says the officer who opened pyre is still on duty, as the investigation into the shooting continues. >> ellen lopez, thanks so much for that. well, if you've got an old nintendo, or maybe an unused flip phone that's collecting dust in your closet, listen up, old school gadgets are trending in popularity and going for big bucks, stephanie gosk as more on the rising popularity of vintage tech. >> at the time the name was genius, the walkman, music in hand, and on the move. >> put on a walkman, and see the world in a whole new light. >> it was a revolution. roughly 40 years later the name hasn't aged so well. but the devices themselves are definitely having a moment. ♪♪ the sony walkman, including the beloved yellow sports model, can fetch hundreds of dollars on

e-bay, and the so-called portable music player is in the original box the price jumps into the thousands. it isn't just a walkman either, old devices of all kinds are being scooped up in an increasingly online world. from record players and vhs machines to film cameras, and video game consoles. all things offline are starting to look pretty good again. >> i have some school stuff. >> for the last six years ron has been collecting vhs players and old tvs. >> i also have this little solid state tv, it's from 1967. >> he's got 14 of them. >> i just feel like there's a joylessness to digital media, that you can't really like hold it in your hands, the way that you used to. >> according to google old school technology has seen a rise in search trends. >> ipod, a thousand songs in your pocket. >> searches are up 5,000% for the ipod classic, point and

shoot cameras reached a five-year, and retrogame console searches are up 350%. >> what's it called? >> it's called the gameboy. >> with a demand for hand held games like the gameboy from 1989, and this relic console, the atari 2600. >> the new video computer system by atari. >> you died there. >> a game store in manhattan, they have an old atari in stock, for now. the manager tells me the vintage games go fast. >> so we're genuinely brand new system is honestly worth a lot. >> look at this. >> this 1989 # gameboy called out to me. turns out tetris is a bit like riding a bike. >> oh, yeah, two rows. >> no need for wifi, the game wasn't downloaded and no charger, just a few trusty aas, stephanie gosk, nbc news. >> steph, i hope you'll bring that gameboy over here, i'd love to play. the next story has caught

the attention of millions, you may have seen it. a woman detailing meeting, marrying, divorcing a man she calls a pathological liar, trusting your gut and not ignoring red flags in partners. here's savannah sellers. >> i'm going to tell the story of how i met, dated, married and divorced a real pathological liar. >> romance. >> oh, my god, i have butterflies. >> alleged deception. >> been lying to me since day one. >> and epic story telling. >> he could quote the bible like nobody's business. as we all know, so can lucifer. >> the 52 part tiktok series titled who the f did i marry has it all and it's taking the internet by storm. >> if you've been wondering what i've been doing all day. >> the near eight hour tiktok play list created by reesa details her account of her brief marriage to her now ex-husband. >> i'm not a dumb person but it

never dawned on me the things that you have to now investigate. >> she explains how she learned he was allegedly rye lying to her about everything from the money in his bank accounts to his family, his job history, even his identity. reesa's ex-husband did not respond to nbc news's request for comment. the atlanta-based creator who requested nbc news not use her full name due to safety concerns around online sleuthing says her desire to get married and settle down blinded her. >> i really, really wanted it to be my turn, and so i excused away a lot of stuff that i hope the next woman who sees this does not excuse. >> when you feel your biological clock ticking, thinking this is the only person out there for me right now, leads us to making decisions that aren't right for us. >> that open vulnerability

resonating with millions. >> just applaud her for her bravery, and her transparency. >> part one was uploaded to tiktok this past valentine's day, and the days since, she's gained more than 2 million followers, and the series has pulled in more than 260 million views, many now even want to see the story made into a film, or documentary. >> somebody out there in hollywood, find reesateesa, give her a check and a contract and maybe even a good man. >> she hopes people can learn something from her story. >> if just one woman watches these videos and she's like, some don't fit right with me. let me look into this. then it was worth it. >> it's certainly started a conversation online. >> bam. wake up. >> god. >> wake up. >> i need your social security numbers, offshore accounts, do you have offshore accounts. >> a lot of that is a joke, what truth is there in finding the truth about your partner?

>> if you're considering moving in together, getting married, having kids with this person, you can ask for financial details, and ask for the big questions. >> she tells nbc news exclusively, she's still healing, and learning to forgive herself. >> i started giving myself grace as i'm reading messages from other women who've gone through the same thing. because, for these longest time after the story was released it did feel like i was the only one who fell for this. >> her next chapter, taking her overseas, finally realizing a long-held dream. >> it is official, i get to go to london and paris. >> she says she plans to document everything, a new series, already loading. savannah sellers, nbc news. >> fascinating. coming up, ever feel awkward accepting a compliment? you're not alone. an expert shares why so many feel that way, and how you can embrace the praise, and folks,

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>> thanks for having me. >> first off, why do some struggle to receive compliments. >> so many people can relate to getting a compliment, and feeling a little bit uncomfortable. >> yeah. >> there's so many reasons, personality, your self-esteem, anxiety, we know culture, and social context plays a really big role in this, just the other day lebron james, after the all-star game was talking about his retirement plans, and they asked him, are you going to go on a tour and he said i'm not sure about that because i don't really like to get praise. >> really. >> someone who is -- yes. >> someone always getting compliments. so when we think about some different cultures, when you think about what it means to be humble, when you think about modesty, all of those things play into how we perceive compliments. >> research tells us a bit about the unhealthy ways people might respond to compliments, seeing those right now, either deflect,

reciprocate, or discount it. >> yeah. >> that's what research finds. what's the best way to receive a compliment. >> i always tell people to, number one, take a moment to sit with the compliment. we know that something happens physically in your brain when you get a compliment, so your dopamine levels, your serotonin levels rise and they make you feel good. take a moment to sit with it, and then say thank you, you can show your appreciation, thank you so much for giving me that compliment, it means so much to hear that from you. you can compliment them for something, using it to build on the conversation or the relationship that you have with that person. >> yeah, soak it in. >> yeah. >> believe it. >> believe it, yes. >> and receive it. >> and receive it, yes. >> you mentioned some of the mental health benefits to receiving compliments, i bet there are some when it comes to giving them as well. >> yes, that's extremely important. i tell this to parents that i work with in my clinical practice, almost every single

day, that when you give your child or someone a praise it makes you feel good so that same way that when you receive a compliment you feel good, it helps to boost your self-esteem, positive outlook, the same thing happens when you give a compliment. and so, really thinking about how you can start to dish out those compliments as much as you receive them. >> any compliments to be cautious of, like body image can be sensitive for some people. >> yeah, number one is really being mindful of your audience, and making sure that when you are giving a compliment, that it's genuine, one of the things that is important is that you don't want to give a compliment if you don't mean it, or if the context is not right, or if it's a compliment about something that has not just happened, sometimes compliments that come way after can come off a little bit not genuine, so just being mindful of how, when, where and who you're giving a compliment to. >> love that, and you mentioned parents and kids, some parents are into this whole, i don't want to give my kids too much

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