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my co-anchor zinhle essamuah on assignment. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today tuesday, september 3rd, 2024. mourning and outrage. protesters take over israeli streets for a third day following the killing of six hostages in gaza. where the tense cease-fire talks stand right now. shocking ambush. two u.s. marines mobbed in turkey in broad daylight. they're both doing okay. what we've learned about the group behind that attack. ready for a fight. we are just one week away from the highly anticipated trump-harris debate. what does the latest polling tell us about where they stand? stove kornacki is here at the big board to crunch the numbers. and sending a message. as kids head back to school, some are returning to bans on cellphones in class. but will that help students stay focussed? my conversation with treechsz and an admin -- teachers and an

administrator coming up. we begin with more unrest unfolding in israel right now for a third straight day. protesters are filling the streets in tel aviv. many are directing their outrage tomorrow israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu following the discovery of six bodies of hostages in a gaza tunnel over the weekend. the protesters there are urging him to agree to a cease-fire to free the remaining hostages who are still alive. netanyahu has been refusing to back down on his conditions for a deal. in response hamas is threatening to send the remaining hostages home inside, quote, coffins if israel continues its military campaign in tel aviv. an hour ago there were a lot of protests going on tonight. what's the latest now? >> reporter: those protests continue. part of just this wave of public anger over the failure to bring those six young hostages home alive.

we saw earlier thousands of protesters gathering outside israel's defense ministry. you can see them on your screen there. they were blocking the highway. that is one of the main roads that traverses through this city. and people were holding up american flags, appealing to president biden to try to pressure prime minister netanyahu into making a deal. but at this point, the israeli leader appears to be holding firm. he says he is absolutely adamant that israeli troops will remain on the israel-gaza border. he says that is critical to stop hamas from smuggling in weapons from egypt. but it is a major, major stumbling block in these negotiations. and it is causing just agony for the families of the hostages. i want you to hear from aviva seigel. she was a former hostage. she was released during this first deal. her husband, american keith

seigel, remains in captivity. and she describes the conditions inside gaza. take a listen. >> try and imagine what it's like where you can hardly breathe, lying on a very bumpy, dirty mattress, with no water and toilet, hardly with any food, and just thinking when are you going to be dead. it's just the most unhuman thing for us humans to know what they're going through and to leave them there. >> reporter: so there are 101 hostages still inside gaza. seven of them are american citizens. three of those americans are confirmed dead, the other four are believed to be alive. and aviva's husband, keith, is one of them. and she is fighting for his freedom and the freedom of the other hostages. kate? >> raf, prime minister benjamin netanyahu really doubling down on his conditions that he has

set for a cease-fire to ultimately try to end the war. obviously there's pressure from outside, but there are also reports that he's facing a lot of pressure from inside his own government to prolong the war. tell us about that. >> reporter: right. so this is a divided country, and it is a divided government. prime minister benjamin netanyahu depends on the support of several far-right ministers in his cabinet. these are people who think there should be no concessions to hamas and not only that israeli forces should remain on the gaza-egypt border, but that israel should reoccupy gaza in its entirety as it did before 2005. and they say that israeli settlers should move into gaza in the same way that they have done in the occupied west bank. so those ministers really pressuring netanyahu not to make a deal and to continue the war. but his defense minister, who is a more centrist, more moderate figure, former army general, is

saying that it is worth making concessions in terms of withdrawing troops from the egypt-gaza border if it means bringing those hostages home alive. kate? >> raf sanchez for us in tel aviv. thank you so much. this hour we are also tracking the violent ambush of two u.s. marines overseas. the incident was caught on camera. it happened in a turkish port city on the mediterranean sea on monday, that's the city on the left side of your screen. the navy says the marines were not in uniform at the time. turkey says 15 people were detained over this assaults. you can see at one point a bag being placed over the head of one of those marines. they were both taken to the hospital to be checked out. we're told they are back on their ship now. nbc news international correspondent josh lederman is following the story. the people detained appear to be part of an anti-american youth group. what else do we know about this attack, and why were these marines in turkey in the first place? >> reporter: they were deployed on an amphibious assault ship

that had been in the region for routine training and a previously scheduled visit to the port of izmir. they had been given leave to essentially take a little time on break to go into town. that's why they were out of uniform at the moment of this assault. as far as the assailants, according to the governor's office, they believe that these were members of a youth organization that is known in turkey for being a very nationalist, very anti-american and in fact has targeted u.s. troops that are in the region before. and in fact that group posted video on social media along with a message suggesting that they felt that american troops had blood on their hands due to american support for israel in its war in the gaza strip, and as a result wanted to protest the presence of those troops on turkish soil. >> josh, are u.s. officials saying anything about the incident? >> reporter: well, we heard from the u.s. embassy saying that these two marines had been checked out, were safe and are

now back on board their ship. and we're also hearing from the white house national security council, they are condemning this incident, but also offering their gratitude to turkish authorities for intervening so quickly and taking this incident as seriously as the turkish government apierces to be taking it at this point -- appears to be taking it at this point in time. >> thank you so much. let's turn back to the u.s. now. we're coming back off of record-breaking week for holiday travel, right? whether it was on the road, in the air, more people got away for the labor day weekend than ever before. and while flying and driving conditions were smooth for the most part, there is another issue emerging for travelers across the country. thousands of the hotel workers are on strike for a third day now. nbc news correspondent sam brock keeping an eye on all of it for us. sam, let's talk holiday travel first. i think you were traveling, i was traveling over the weekend to chicago and back. pretty smooth. it didn't seem like the airports were overrun. >> i never go two to three hours in advance on -- i don't want to chance this.

you get there and everything is just like moving so smoothly. i was at miami, new york, wherever. look, we have had the ten busiest, highest volume days in the history of the tsa since may, which is to say it has been gangbusters for the entire summer. that extended here into the labor day holiday, as well. if you looked at the numbers the tsa posted from friday and monday alone, it's about six million people. the projection was 17 million, i believe for the week. that's a lot of folks. yet in terms of the number of delays and cancelations, it was 5,000 delays nationally, 150 or so cancelations yesterday. that is a lot. i guess -- holistically but for a holiday weekend, that's just sort of like a drop in the bucket. so kudos to the tsa. they tweeted out recently to the entire work force thank you so much for doing this holiday and doing it well. clearly they were on the job. >> woo showed traffic -- we showed traffic, too, knock on wood, not as bad as it could have been. let's talk about the hotel strike. people may be wondering talking about thousands or 10,000 i

think unionized workers on street -- on strike right now. what if we have a hotel reservation? >> it's a problem. it's select cities. this is something didn't realize. every city has its own negotiation with the individual hotels, whether marriott, hilten or hyatt. the cities are -- hilton or hyatt. the cities are doing the conversations. look at the nine on your screen. san francisco, san jose, honolulu, kauai, boston, greenwich, baltimore. half of those 10,000 are concentrated in hawaii and in terms of why are they protesting, why can't they come to the table and resolve this, i spoke with the unite here labor union president who said we are hitting right now a situation where costs are so high for everything, whether it's housing or food, and we can't -- our workers can't afford literally to provide for their families. take a quick listen to what she told me. >> the inflation hit after covid like has really, really hurt our members. you talk to them, you can hear

them say keeping up with the prices for rent, for gas, for groceries, there's no way to do that without a comment rat raise in pay. >> reporter: hilton and hyatt are negotiating in good faith as it respects hyatt, they have offered health care and weer wajsz and benefits specifically -- wages and benefits specifically to the workers in cities striking right now. but clearly both sides are unsatisfied at the moment. >> sam brock, thank you so much. time for today's "cnbc money minute." one country nearly tripling fees for international tourists, and new data shows the 9 to 5 is changing. contessa brewer joins us now. hi, contessa. >> reporter: hi there, kate. hong kong airline cafe pacific said it's inspecting all 48 of its airbus aircrafts after finding what they called engine component failure on one of the planes. the airline says the inspections are a precautionary measure and says they're almost done. traveling to new zealand is getting more expensive. the country is nearly tripling its entry fees because tourists

are coming in and really affecting the environment. the government issued a statement today saying the fee will increase from 35 new zealand dollars to 100 on october 1st. that's about 52 u.s. dollars. and rush hour officially is hitting america's roads at different times. that's according to a 2023 global traffic scorecard which details the changes in post-pandemic commuting and the rise of working from home. now a new midday rush hour with almost as many trips being made to and from the office at noon as there are 9 to 5. and the report shows that commuters are giving up to public transportation with ridership sinking during the pandemic, and it's not really bouncing back. kate? >> okay. that's interesting. contessa brewer, thank you so much. still ahead, disney pulls the plug for millions of directv customers. what it means for your favorite shows and sports. shows and sports. and i was stuck. unresolved depression symptoms were in my way.

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we are now just one week away from what will be the biggest moment yet of the trump-harris race. their first meeting on the debate stage. this will be their first time face to fate. the debate will be held in philadelphia. it's being hosted by abc news. it's going to be a critical test for both candidates. new polling shows that harris leads trump nationally as well as in the key battleground states. here to join us national

political correspondent steve kornacki. steve, let's talk national. we said she's leading, but not by much, right? >> yeah. take a look here. this is the average of all the national polls right now. harris with that three-point advantage over trump. that is better for democrats than they were doing when joe biden was their candidate. he was basically trailing trump all year. democrats are certainly happy about that. but republicans and trump supporters can say, hey, been there, done that. labor day trailing in the national polls. look, in 2016 trump was behind against hillary clinton by five points at this point. he, forces, went on to -- of course, went on to win that election. four years ago, 2020, trump was nine points behind biden. he didn't win that election but it became a squeaker in the electoral college. >> we remember that. when we look at battleground states state by state, what do the numbers look like there? >> we'll bring up the -- i love this thing. in gray, you see the seven core battleground states here.

and there's all sorts of combinations that are possible for each candidate here. let's show you the most simple and direct for each one of them. for harris, it's basically there's the polling in all these states, obviously it's close now, very close. she's doing a tick better in the three great lakes states of wisconsin, michigan, pennsylvania. if harris were to win those three, just like biden did four years ago, see what that would do to her electoral vote total? it would be exactly 270, on the nose. that's where you need to be to win. that's the cleanest bet. win those three states. from trump's standpoints, he obviously needs to break up that wall there of hers and win one of them. his campaign now is targeting pennsylvania, the most aggressively. let's say the trump campaign was successful and able to flip pennsylvania. harris would then need to win at least two from the sunbelt here, and it would give trump his simplest path. pennsylvania plus hold on to carolina, which he already won in 2020, and then razor-thin georgia, he lost by under 12,000 votes. if trump flips that, holds

croatia linea -- carolina and gets spaet, he's at 27 -- pennsylvania, he's at 270. >> thank you so much. insightful. we're getting a dramatic look at the wreckage of the "titanic." researchers have captured millions of new high-resolution pictures and footage of the iconic vessel which has been under water for more than a century now. they reveal some dramatic changes that have never been seen before. international correspondent kelly cobiella explains. >> reporter: deep beneath the atlantic ocean a new look at the legendary "titanic." these fresh images exposing an altered landscape 2.5 miles under water. the ship's most recognizable feature the iconic bow showing signs of inevitable decay. a 15-foot-long portion of its famous railing broken off, now on the ocean floor. >> that railing on the port side is going, and that's a big deal to us because "titanic's" face is forever changed. >> reporter: the lost, rusted

railings seen in these earlier photos part of the same spot that decades later would become the iconic backdrop for one of the most romantic scenes in film history. ♪♪ >> i'm flying. jack. >> reporter: these high-definition images taken by remotely operated state-of-the-art cameras. the rms "titanic" team looked at every inch of the historic wreckage and debris field, spotting striking new details and tiny artifacts lost for more than a century. >> you'll see a person's ring in the sand. i saw say ring of keys at one point that maybe belonged to a steward. i mean the fine details that we got into were just so exciting. >> reporter: some of its hidden treasures includes this two-foot-tall statue known as the diana of versailles. one of the centerpieces of the first-class lounge. the infamous oceanliner sank after hitting anizesberg during its maiden -- an iceberg during

its maiden voyage. >> you jump, i jump -- >> reporter: the disaster inspiring an oscar-winning film and countless tales. the expedition team will create a detailed scan of the site racing against time to document the world's most famous shipwreck to keep its memory alive. >> "titanic" is changing every day, and we lose more and more of her every day. there will be a day where the last bit of "titanic" blows away in a current. so she's going. we're on the clock here. >> reporter: kelly cobiella, nbc news. still ahead, four passengers shot and killed on a chicago train. the search for a motive with the suspect now in custody. that's ahead on "nbc news daily." we are also streaming free 24/7 on "nbc news now." you can watch us wherever you stream live including youtube, roku, and all the places onour y ♪ ♪ have you always had trouble losing weight and keeping it off? same. discover the power of wegovy®. ♪ ♪ with wegovy®, i lost 35 pounds. and some lost over 46 pounds.

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here are stories making headlines on "nbc news daily" -- 129 people are dead after an attempted jail break in congo's main prison early monday. according to the interior minister, most people died in a stampede, and two dozen inmates were killed by warning shots fired by guards as they tried to escape. it's unclear if everyone who diedinmate. the attempted escape was planned from inside the building, and officials say order has been restored. a suspect is in custody after killing four passengers on a computer train in chicago allegedly. police received a 911 call early monday morning that several people were shot on the train inert from park a -- in forest park, a suburb ten miles west of chicago. surveillance footage shows that four victims were likely asleep in different parts of the train as that tack occurred -- attack occurred. police have not identified a motive and believe there were no fights or other confrontations

before the shootings happened. the suspect was found on a different train line and taken into custody. and the san francisco 49ers say rookie wide receiver ricky pearsall will miss at least four games after being shot in the chest saturday afternoon. the 23-year-old was released from the hospital on sunday. he did not need surgery. police say pearsall was shot in broad daylight during an attempted robbery that turned into a physical altercation. a 17-year-old male suspect was arrested shortly after the incident. overseas now to the war in ukraine. a russian missile strike killed at least 51 people earlier today in eastern ukraine. it's one of the deadliest russian strikes on ukraine since russia began the war nearly three years ago. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard ingle joins me from ukraine. it's good to see you. i know you wrapped up an interview with president

zelenskyy. what did he tell you about the state of the conflict in general? >> reporter: so about the attack, he said that it was against a military academy, that it happened earlier in the day, and that because ballistic missiles were used, there was very little notification. that by the time the air raid sirens were sounding in the city, the people who were trying to get to safety didn't have enough time to get to shelters, and therefore, so many people -- dozens of people lost their lives. he said it's more reason, more evidence that ukraine needs air defenses, particularly patriot missile systems. the larger context of this interview and why i think this interview, the timing was so significant, is that these were his first comments since russia -- since ukraine flipped the script on russia on vladimir putin and captured a large portion of russian territory which it did just last month.

and i asked him, okay, so you've done this, now what? now you've captured this territory in russia, so the big question is what do you plan to do with it? >> translator: we don't need the russian territory. our operation is aimed to restore our territorial integrity. we capture russian troops to replace them with ukrainian. we tell them we need to -- our military soldiers for exchange with russian ones. the same attitude is to the territories, we don't need their land. >> reporter: is the plan to take more territory? are you -- >> sorry, i can't -- i can't think about it. it's like the beginning of our -- this operation. with all respect, i can't speak about it. i think that the success is very

close to surprise. >> reporter: but conceptually you have this territory now, you say you don't want to keep it -- >> conceptually we will hold it. we would hold it. >> reporter: i lost you -- >> did we lose our connection with richard? can you hear us? there you go. >> reporter: if you can hear me, we lost a lid audio. if you can hear me, i'll tell you what else he said. he described why ukraine decided to do this at all. he said that this was a preemptive strike, that ukrainian intelligence had determined that the russians were going to come, they were going to carve out a buffer zone out of ukraine, and that in order to prevent losing their territory in a surprise attack launched by vladimir putin, that the ukraensz decided that -- ukrainians decided that they would acts first and move into russia and seize this territory.

and now ukraine feels, according to president zelenskyy, in a strong position. that they have shown their capabilities, that they have shown the united states and other backers that they are capable of fighting this war, willing, deserving of -- ongoing and even more international support, and president zelenskyy said that he's going to on the back of this operation, to take territory in russia, he's going to present his plan to end the war, he calls it a plan for victory for ukraine, to president biden, vice president harris, and candidate donald trump later this month in person. kate? >> richardenle, thank you so much for that -- richard engel, thank you so much for that interview. you can see more of the full interview with ukrainian president zelenskyy tonight on "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. an update on the tragic deaths of an nhl player and his brother. police say johnny and matthew

gaudreau were killed by a suspected drunk driver while they were riding their bikes. it happened the night before their sister's wedding. now their heartbroken family is speaking out about that unimaginable loss. here's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: from columbus to calgary memorials are growing for one of the nhl's brightest stars. johnny gaudreau and his younger brother matt matthew. the pair killed during a nighttime bike right last thursday near their hometown in new jersey. a suspected drunk driver struck them with his vehicle just hours before johnny and matthew were set to be groomsmen in their sister katy's wedding. on monday she shared these family photos writing, "to know these two was to love these two. the absolute best big brothers a little girl could have asked for." at his arraignment the suspect, sean hagens, was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and did not enter a plea. nbc news learning higgins works at a drug rehab center which says it has put him on leave.

according to the arrest warrant, higgins tried to unlawfully pass an suv, hitting the brothers who were riding on a narrow shoulder. the 43-year-old agriculturedly telling -- allegedly telling an officer he had approximately five to six beers and admitted alcohol contributed to his impatience and reckless driving. >> as you watch this video you'll see how close we are to our family. and it's important to -- >> reporter: the seven-time all-star forward and father of two young kids was known as johnny hockey. the 31-year-old started his nhl career with the calgary flames before being signed to the columbus blue jackets in 2022. it was at boston college where he shared the ice with his brothers. both playing under coach jerry york. >> matty and johnny were inseparable brothers. and for this to have come together like this, it hurts us all. >> reporter: 29-year-old matthew went on to coach hockey and was expecting his first child in december with his wife madeline. over the weekend she wrote to johnny's wife meredith, "we will

forever share in heartbreak. they blessed with us children. through them we will always have a part of them earthside with us forever." as fan mourn the tragic loss, their families are honoring the bond they shared. johnny's wife meredith posting how the two were inseparable, writing, "i'm comforted knowing you two are, of course, together in heaven." stephanie gosk, nbc news. well, millions of sports fans saw their television screens go dark on sunday right in the middle of espn's coverage of the u.s. open tennis tournament. it was all thanks to a contract dispute between directv and disney which owns espn. joining me is julia to talk us back to you the dispute and how many customers are impacted by this? >> directv has an 11 million estimated customers, and if you were a directv customer and you were watching the u.s. open, it went dark. and you saw a sign pop up on your screen that said "directv

and dienz," which owns espn, are the in a contract dispete." itspired on the 1st. directv wants to offer customers smaller bundles of channels, focus on different areas including sports. they're saying that disney is demanding price heex, and they don't want to play them. disney is saying they are being very flexible and what directv has said about them is not true. they're simply trying to get paid the additional amount that they think is fair based on what they're spending on things like sports rights. directv said it's disappointing that fans and viewers around the country will not have the opportunity to watch the greatest athletes in our sport take part in the u.s. open due to an unresolved negotiation between directv and disney resulting in the loss of access to espn, saying we are hopeful this disputes can be resolved as quickly as possible. earlier i interviewed the head of espn on cnbc. he said we never want a blackout, it's not good for

anybody, and we were unable to reach an agreement because directv has refused to acknowledge or recognize the value of our content. back to you. >> all right. keep on top of it for us. thank you. as kids head back to school, many states are moving to ban or restrict cellphone use in the classroom. and according to teachers and administrators i sat down with, policies like that can't come soon enough. [ bell ] at high schools across the country this fall, when the bell rings to end class, it's not the noisy, chaotic scene we may remember. >> watch everyone silently stand beyond their phone, immediately have their airpods in and walk out quietly. >> we sat down with instructional lead and advanced placement coordinator at yorktown high school in arlington, virginia, along with english teacher troy olson and social studios teachers ryan and elizabeth. how many of you had to talk to students every day about a device issue? >> sometimes they don't even

registir they have it out. it's instinctual. >> reporter: do you get tired of having to watch for phones? >> yeah, it's not what i went to school for. it's not what i want to do. i want to teach. >> how often do you see kids with phones out? >> every day. >> constantly. >> every period? >> every period. it's half of your instructional time. >> if i have to constantly remind you about your phone, that is breaking down my ability to connect with you. >> what about earphones, airpods? >> they're so easy. >> one in, one in the case. >> what are they listening to? music? >> even if they're not listening to anything they don't realize that comes across as rude or disiranful. >> a pew research poll found 52% of teachers say fell phone distraction is a major problem in the classroom. at least 11 states have moved to to ban or restrict cellphone use in public school classrooms, virginia is one of them. in arlington, a new policy this

fall says high school students cannot use phones during all instructional periods. what do you think about high schoolers not being able to have their phone on during class? >> love it. >> i mean, i think it's great. >> i think it would be difficult to enforce. but i think it would be helpful. >> we need buy-in not just from teachers but from the families, as well. >> they're all concerned about the long-term impact phones are having on learning. >> if devices didn't exist and students were picking up books instead of instagram reels, maybe they would be reading and building a level of vocabulary that we're not seeing when they walk into our environments. >> we do kind of a brief survey of on average how much do we spend on our phone a day and roughly our class average is about seven hours. >> in his seven years of teaching, mr. olson says students' attention spans have changed. >> they can't focus on something that isn't, you know, 60 seconds or less.

it's got to be fast and quick and punchy. >> many of them i find in my ap classes want to engage with the tasks that i'm giving them, but need so much more support to a degree that students in the past just didn't seem to need. >> they do see positives of phones. students socialize and find community on their devices, and ultimately they're realistic. >> phones aren't going to go away. finding ways to educate kids around proper use and responsible use may be better. >> i asked that group if they get pushback from parents and actually they all said they have generally found support from parents around enforcing cellphone rules in class. up next, some women say they are skipping their annual mammogra why anm.d

in "daily health" there's a new study about breast cancer and early detection. researchers found that false positive results on mammograms could affect a woman's likelihood of returning for future mammograms. joining me now nbc news medical fellow dr. sayal. also an internal medicine physician at ucla health. good to see you, doctor. tell us more about what this study found, bottom line. >> hey, kate. for those who don't know, a false positive is when your mammogram might find something

abnormal, but when you get additional tests you don't have breast cancer, and you're all okay. false positives with mammograms are common, and it can cause a lot of anxiety with patients. we see them about 10% of women, you know, age 40 to 49 get them. and you can see what this study found. it looked at millions of patients at uc davis. what they found was that about three in four people who were getting false positives aren't returning for more tests. and about two-thirds are returning for biopsies if they're needed. really the big concern here is are me missing breast cancers at an earlier stage if people were to get those tests. you see those numbers on the screen. definitely a cause for concern. >> even if there are false positives, is the bottom line a regular mammogram is always worth getting? >> absolutely. you know, a lot of people don't know this, but if you have a false positive meaning you are okay but if tests suggest otherwise, you are at higher risk of risk of breast cancer in the future. those who don't return for

imaging, you worry, are we missing cancer that's cuba caught at stage -- cancers that are caught at stage zero or one. sometimes the most important thing is catching it early. if you aren't returning for further tests, you do tend to worry if you're catching those too late. >> yeah. let's talk also about screening recommendations. and could those change because of these findings? >> so there's some controversy around that. and a lot of that is actually because of the false positives and causing patients a lot of unnecessary anxiety. so you know, the guidelines are set by the same group that tells you when to get a colonoscopy or when to get your cholesterol checked. start at the age of 40. for most people average risk, if you have a family history you're going to be starting earlier. for most, 40 is the best age. get it every one to two years and will until you're 75 years old. that's when the benefits don't outweigh the risks. these are the most current guidelines we look at. >> there's another big story we're following if we can quickly talk about it, a you in study that finds a simple blood test could predict a person's

risk of developing heart disease? what's up with that? >> yeah, it's -- when we talk about heart disease, we talk about cholesterol, talk about the number there, the ldl cholesterol, the bad cholesterol. the study's, panding. even -- study's expanding. even if you have cholesterol that will their can be a problem with the heart. there are reactive pro-fein, sign of inflammation. it said when you consider these things you get a more complete picture who've is at risk of a heart attack and stroke and i ard this study was in -- add this study was in women and we hope to expand to men, as well. >> it was a blood test that found those three things? >> a blood test that is available today. it can be ordered today. it's something you can ask for right now. >> thank you so mu. >> thank you so mu. therch whe en my doctor gave me breztri for my copd things changed for me. breztri gave me better breathing, symptom improvement, and reduced flare-ups. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. it is not for asthma.

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