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26th, 2024. breaking news. set to strike. helene gained strength now a major hurricane. ready to bear down on florida's gulf coast. al roker is here to track where it's heading next. also breaking, indictment unsealed. new york city mayor eric adams is now facing five federal charges. how adams is responding to the accusations. royal nightmare. attendees said they were scammed out of hundreds of dollars. who they say is to blame for dropping the ball. and say cheese? or don't. how one photographer's capturing kids exactly as they are, telling them they don't have to smile and why the results are moving some parents to tears. it's today's good news.

>> i love that. >> you get some authentic looks. that's ahead. but we begin with breaking news. intensifying hurricane helene now officially category 3. >> the center of helene is expected to make landfall in florida's big bend region within hours, authorities say the threats and damage could be catastrophic, places like naples and fort myers are reporting flooded streets already. forecasters say the storm surge could reach up to 20 feet in some places, the florida governor say people must take helene seriously. >> this area hasn't had a major hurricane hit in quite some time. >> forecasters are warning the impacts could last for days, all the way up to tennessee, north carolina, millions are bracing for potential flooding, power outages, evacuations and major

flight disruptions. nbc news correspondent kathy park is keeping an eye on the conditions in tallahassee for us. but let's start with al roker, helene just upgraded, right to a category 3, so where is it headed? >> guys, what's interesting, you can see on this visible satellite picture trying to get an eye together, but this is a massive storm over 500 miles in diameter, right now, it's 160 miles southwest of tampa, florida, 120 mile per hour winds. it's now moving northeast at 120 miles an hour. we always worry about tornadoes, guess what, tornado watches from south carolina down to florida from 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 p.m. tonight. we'll be watching that as well. we have tropical storm warnings from asheville all the way down to key west. hurricane warnings from central georgia right on down into the big bend area of florida. here it comes.

making landfall possibly as a 3, this thing has a lot of runway, in fact the fact of the matter in the last 36 hours it's rapidly intensified twice, could it rapidly intensify again to get to maybe 130 miles an hour? it's not impossible. hurricane-force winds extend out nearly 150 miles from the center, this makes landfall some time tonight and tonight it continues up through georgia, impacting atlanta, friday night it's into the apalacchians. to tampa, 10 to 20 feet. then, the winds, wind gust of up to 110 miles per hour, that will knock down trees, cause massive power outages and continues friday right on up into atlanta and again airport delays, power

outages possible and we'll be looking at heavy rain the risk of flooding stretching from tallahassee all the way to asheville for a high risk, anywhere from 10 to 20 inches of rain before this is all over, this is a major flooding event all of the way up into the appalachians, guys. >> kathy, let's bring you in now, in tallahassee, an area that could direct hit. you've been out there talking with people, bracing for this storm, what are they saying? >> i can tell you there's certainly a high level of anxiety here in tallahassee, many residents say they lived through a lot of storms living in this region, but nothing quite to this scale, nothing with this type of intensity. earlier today we had a chance to visit an emergency shelter that has opened up and it was quickly filling up, it's not at capacity just yet, these residents felt better being in a more secured environment and having power.

take a listen. >> you know what, i've never been in a storm of category 3 and category 4. i'm using wisdom, wisdom tells me to get out of the home. >> we've never been through a hurricane like this big, we'd rather be safe just in case. >> reporter: here in tallahassee, we're a little bit farther inland the concern isn't so much on storm surge but wind damage, it's the tree city for a reason, when you combine that fact with the possibility of hurricane-force winds for an extended period of time we're looking at a loft downed trees, power lines. we're tracking more breaking

news right now, this time out of new york city, mayor eric adams hit with five federal charges today include bribery and wire fraud. >> the counts against him were revealed in 57-page federal indictment unsealed this morning. a year-long scheme by the mayor to solicit and conceal illegal donations and gifts from foreign nationals. primarily turkish officials. they alleged he received hotel rooms like you're seeing here. >> the democratic mayor denies any wrongdoing saying he'll stay in office despite growing calls to resign. here's what the mayor said earlier today. >> in new york, wait to hear our defense. i look forward to defending myself and defending the people of this city as i've done throughout my entire professional year.

>> let's bring in tom winter. tom, this indictment quite long, quite detailed, while in the last few weeks we've seen a series of investigations and resignations it's focusing on the mayor, walk us through what it said. >> as a matter of fact, lot of those investigative steps and the resignations has nothing to do with this. when that money comes from overseas, you're funneling it through somebody here, that's one of the big concerns that the federal prosecutors have. one of the things that happened in new york city you get enough small donors, enough people participating in your campaign you can get matching taxpayer funds to your campaign to the tune of $10 million.

as a sample of the allegations we saw in this indictment. >> how much matching funds are we talking about here? >> well, they're talking and they've alleged that he received $10 million in matching funds and on top of that they also believe he received over 123,000 in gifts or benefits basically he paid a certain amount to fly on turkish airways, lot of this has to do with allegations of his involvement with turkish businesses. first-class tickets, going around the world, it adds up pretty fast. >> tom winter, thanks so much. the israeli military says it has killed another hezbollah commander with a precise air strike in beirut. >> israel is still launching attacks despite the united states and allies proposing

21-day cease-fire. netanyahu has ordered the military to strike with full force. netanyahu arrived in new york city earlier today he'll be speaking at the u.n. general assembly tomorrow. matt bradley is in beirut and joins us now. matt, you spoke with someone from the humanitarian aid group unicef, what are they telling you about the challenges on the ground? >> reporter: what we saw during this distribution effort, you know, it was clear that there was so much tension between the people who were receiving the food and those who were distributing it, not just unicef, also the lebanese government, some political factions, it was a very, very tension moment. when the u.n. gets involved it's normally a pretty crisp and clear process, everyone tends to get what they want as long as they can make it to that distribution point.

so much need that was still unmet it was very different from what i've seen in the past and i spoke with the united nations unicef represent here in lebanon about all that. here's what he told me. >> what's the main challenge you're facing beyond the lack of items for distribution? >> we're here for a few days or a few weeks, a few months? more difficult for people. >> reporter: one thing that sets this apart from other situations is just how fast this emergency situation has developed, you know, it was only last week that we really started this whole thing, being set off, now we're talking about according to top lebanese officials there could be as many half a million people displaced within this country due to israeli bombardments of

the south and the east. guys. >> lot of movement. very fast. time now for today's money minute. general motors is recalling vehicles over brake line concerns ball hit by ohtani could be yours for the right price. steve joins us now. general motors is recalling more than 18,000 commercial vehicles in the u.s. because of an issue with brake lines the recall covers several chevy and gmc cutaways vans. gm dealers will inspect and replace the brake line if necessary. about 2200 set of children's ring sold on amazon are being called because of high level of lead. the consumer safety commission said the recall effects the 36-ring package. sold exclusively on amazon. ohtani's historic home run

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team's move to las vegas. it's sad. i wish we had more time. my parents took us when they were around. we were around this age and i was hoping to get many more years like this with them. definitely going to cry when i get in there. are you oh, 100%? there's no way i want. john fisher, you had the capability and responsibility to keep this this outstanding outfit of the a's athletics system in here in oakland, where it's rooted. oh, god. now you have generations that will wonder what beautiful things would have come. fisher. he's doing something very bad for all for our team. and we want because we want him to say, yeah, that's not going to happen after this game. the a's will head to seattle for their final three games of the season. starting next season, the a's will play at their temporary home in sacramento for at least the next three years before their move to vegas. we'll have live team coverage in the a's

final game all afternoon, starting at 430 here on television. for updates throughout the day, we invite you to download our free nbc bay area app. you can take us on the go. it's available for all smartphones and free. all right. now on to the weather. our microclimate team is expecting warm temperatures around the bay area today. kari hall is mapping out the heat. good thursday to you. it's going to be a little bit warmer than it was yesterday with temperatures and some of the inland east bay and north bay in the mid to upper 80s, but it's still fairly mild for spots like oakland in the upper 70s. hayward, 78 and 78, in palo alto with san francisco's high temperature up to 73 degrees. looking ahead to a more significant heat up with our inland valleys in the upper 80s, even upper 90s in some spots. los gatos will see a high of 93. 95 in dublin and livermore, and in the upper 90s for spots like vacaville and up to 97. in ukiah

and in novato, 93 degrees. it will cool off slightly for the weekend, so we'll take a look at that in our forecast coming up. kari. thanks. a man is recovering after a car hit him, then crashed into a south san jose home. we can show you a video of the aftermath last night along foothill drive. police say around 9:00, a driver hit a pedestrian and slammed into that home. police say the driver stayed on scene and is cooperating. the pedestrian was hurt and taken to the hospital, though expected to be okay. the home is now boarded up after suffering significant damage. no word on what led to that crash. here are some other stories on our radar. state farm says it's expecting a major financial crisis. california working on perhaps removing fluoride from drinking water. but first, a traffic warning for the bay bridge. caltrans is getting ready to close some lanes for overnight work, shutting down the far right lanes of westbound i-80 from yerba buena island tunnel to the end of the bridge. workers will shut down the lanes nightly from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.

starting tonight, and every weeknight until may. caltrans says workers need the space to do maintenance and inspect the bridge's cables. the fight over fluoride in our drinking water is making its way through the courts. a san francisco judge ordered the u.s. epa to strengthen regulations for fluoride in drinking water. utilities add fluoride to fight cavities, but some say it's harmful and is associated with lower iq levels. the s.f. judge stressed he was not concluding that fluoride is an actual risk or should be removed. the epa says it's reviewing the judge's order. state farm says it's expecting a financial crisis in california. this according to the chronicle. the company tells the paper it projects it will lose more than a million customers in the next four years. the company has been dropping homeowners left and right. people who live in high wildfire risk areas and elsewhere. it's also increased its insurance rates. the insurance commissioner says he's trying to negotiate with insurance companies to keep people like you insured. we are looking into that and we'll have a special report tonight at 11:00. all right. that is going

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death using nitrogen gas, he's set to becks cuted at 6:00 p.m. local time, only the second time a prisoner has been executed using nitrogen gas. khberger has pleaded not guilty to those charges, the first public hearing since a judge moved the trial out of the county where the killings took place. his attorneys argued that he could not get a fair trial in the previous location due to pretrial publicity, the trial now set for june 2025. turning to some happier news, batman, you heard that right, has become the first superhero to get a star on hollywood walk of fam recognize

achievements in entertainment. a mix of real and fictional people, but has never been a superhero -- at least not until now. he's been featured in dozens of movies and shows. back to our breaking news the head of fema said that tallahassee, florida, will see, quote, a dead-on hit from hurricane helene. >> people have been boarding up their businesses and loading their cars with sandbags as they race against time to evacuate or hunker down. the fashional hurricane center said this storm will bring life-threatening hazards. >> jesse kirsch is southeast of tallahassee, in perry, florida, federal officials are stressing that this is serious, what are residents doing to prepare. >> reporter: it's not just

serious this is bottom line life-threatening, i spoke to the sheriff here a short time ago they've issued a mandatory evacuation order, something that's not they're not legally allowed to force people to follow. the sheriff said about half of the feel might be sticking around. in a particular concern are the dozens of people he estimates to me that are still sticking around along the coastline in low-lying areas and with storm surge coming at the levels we're expecting along the big bend coastline here in florida that's potentially a death sentence for people and it's to the point where officials here are asking residents if they're staying in those areas to take a marker, right on their arm, their name, social security number, so their family can identify their bodies that's the situation here in this county. it's starting to drizzle right now, overcast sky, a couple of

gusts of wind. nothing too powerful or consistent. we expect conditions to deteriorate over the next several hours. we're in an area in the pathway of some of the heaviest wind gusts that we'll be seeing from helene when it makes landfall in florida. >> jesse, that's stark warning there, thank you so much. for the latest updates on hurricane helene, you can always head to nbcnews.com and click "helene" the tab at top of that page. the race for the white house, both campaigns have been working to get the support of a critical voting bloc, black women. >> symone joins us. you spoke to several women. here's part of the conversation. >> the young black women saying.

>> i don't want to speak for everyone, i do think our generation, it's hard to focus on what's going to happen 40, 50 years from now, our generation sees student loans, issues with getting jobs and things like that, where obviously that ebbs and flows over time no matter who's in the white house, but it's just hard i feel like to get our generation to see the long-term effects of not being or using your political voice through voting or getting out there and just spreading whatever word you feel is best that you believe in. >> there's a growing of an lichl that sees the system as broken. >> lot of us are getting crushed by student loans, inflation is ridiculous at the moment, lot of my classmates, as i said i just got my masters.

>> thank you. >> only four of us 20 out of 40 of us got jobs. >> you hear it there, economy a top issue, is it the actual plans from the vice president harris and former president trump, are they breaking through to these folks or is it more they're trying to judge who's going to do a better job on the economy? >> i do think the plans are breaking through, kate and zinhle, but the reality that the women we spoke to in that focus group, it happened in montgomery county, pennsylvania, a swing county, made a difference in 2020, particularly for joe biden. as we know joe biden won pennsylvania by only 1%. so, it's yet the plans are

breaking through, you heard those young women talking about that, those are gen-z young women, they're talking about what they're feeling and conversation they're having with their friends, frankly, we talked to some millennials, younger black women in washington d.c., one who will be voting in north carolina this year and we heard kind of a similar sentiment, some of the young women said they didn't know if they were going to vote. they wanted to hear more about vice president harris. one of the young ladies said if she hears what she needs to hear on abortion, on the economy, criminal justice reform that would move her to vote for vice president harris. voters are paying attention. one young lady who said she'd vote for a celery stick over

donald trump. >> vice president harris making history as the first asian american to be a major party's presidential nominee, you talked with some of these people about the expectations she's up against. let's take a listen. >> everybody talks about black women and how black women are holding up the mantle of democracy. black women are going to save the world and save democrats, what do you think about that notion and just black women's place in this political conversation? >> are you ready to hold up democracy? >> absolutely not. i can barely hold up my ring. i definitely think there's that narrative that you know black women have to play superwoman for so many things. i know a lot of black women the black community are kind of

like, they just expect us to support them and what have they done for us they put us at this high standard and vp harris is elected, and if she doesn't do the things that she said she's going to do in these four years, right, it's going to be she promised this and they'll put more pressure on her because she's a black women. on the glass cliff. >> on the glass cliff. voters are paying attention in this election cycle, for folks who want to see more tune in to see melissa and i's conversation on sunday. on msnbc. >> good to see you. >> thank you. we have some good news today about a photographer in north

carolina, who found a striking way to capture the beauty and the essence of kids. >> she does it without ever once asking them to say cheese. >> reporter: they don't look like most of the photos you see of kids, no forced grins or uncomfortable outfits. charlotte, north carolina, photographer tries to capture a mood, a personality. >> it's fun. it's an amazing job. capturing kids in a way you left a little part of empowerment with them, yeah, you're legit and you're amaze zblrg during the pandemic, she started taking photos of candles, one day her niece ruby came to visit and brooke wanted to be the cool aunt and offered to take ruby's photo. >> you don't have to smile and just hang out and chill and be yourself. >> reporter: the results were powerful. he started offering moody, mini

shoots. kids don't have to smile and parents are encouraged to let them wear what they want. >> i've had everything from hoodies to rainbow skirts, leopard crocs, i've seen it all, but it's so obvious when they're wearing something they like, that they think is cool, they relax in the photo shoot. >> she walked in and she was a presence. >> reporter: she was celebrating her 7th birthday. >> i can do whatever i want. >> you can do whatever you want. this is her favorite shot. when her mom first saw the photos she cried. what made you cry? >> i think just seeing her comfortable and her really kind

of owning it, she was able to bring that out of noelle, yeah, she captured a moment in time that we'll never forget. >> reporter: simple photos with lasting impressions. >> at the end of day it's an experience for a kid to say that you exactly as you are good enough. you don't have to change. you're a person, you're not just a kid. you're a person. and you deserve to be seen. you don't have to shrink yours, you don't have to be smile. you're good enough. >> i love that. next,up

. what was supposed to be fairytale evening turned into a royal nightmare for fans of the hit netflix series "brirjton." . >> reporter: the bridgerton ball in detroit was marketsed as an evening of sophistication, grace and historical charm celebrating the hit series. but while hundreds of attendees were hoping to dance the night away, many say their magical night was anything but. >> they didn't get what they paid for. >> reporter: attendees said the

event had lackluster decorations and they were served raw food. they were attending the event as a celebration of their marriage just a day after elope zblg i wanted the whole nine yards. when you think of bridgerton, you think of gold, antique, you think of florals everywhere. >> reporter: attendees said they paid between 119 and about $1,000 depending on the kind of ticket they chose on top of the hundreds some say they spent on their costumes. how does it feel knowing how it actually went? >> i know i got completely played. >> reporter: but this is drawing comparisons to the failed willy wonka experience that went viral earlier this year and even the famous fyre festival. >> we expected a transformation.

a transition back in time. and it just didn't happen. >> reporter: he was contracted to do some decor but she doesn't bring the dollar-store decorations that people are complaining about online. >> johnson said she was leaving, the organizers asked for more. >> the event planning company behind the bridgerton ball hasn't responded to nbc news' request for comment. an organizer of the ball issued an apology on her instagram, saying, quote, our goal was to create a man call evening, but we recognize that organizational challenges -- they take responsibility for the shortcomings and they're working diligently to address all concerns. what should happen next? >> i think we deserve a refund.

we've got inside access to a sweet story about an adorable baby hippo taking the internet by storm. >> reporter: she's quickly become an internet sensation. these days moo deng, the baby pygmy hippo seems to be everywhere. the meme of the moment. so, we're in thailand. she's this week? the rolls, the cheeks. what do you like about her in. >> she's cute. >> she's cute. >> yeah? >> most of the time, i just see them on the internet. it makes me a little bit like, oh, it's unreal that i get to see them with my own very eyes. >> reporter: to see the curvy it girl, who at 2 months old, that has become the call sign for a world needing distraction. and finding it. cute, moist, and unbothered.

>> whether she walks, eats, plays around, anything moo deng does gets a reaction. >> reporter: moo deng fever started just after she was born, when the zoo uploaded the first images of her to instagram. safe to say, the world went wild for the sassy, slippery baby, whose name means bouncing pig or pork patty. her keeper is the human behind her star power. and can't keep up with demand for more. moo deng is not more tired by this. the one who's tired is here, he says. >> do you think she realizes how popular she is? moo deng may not know, he says, but her mom may be surprised, as before, it was quiet. here at the zoo, attendance has swelled to over 10,000 visitors on some days. >> people can't get enough and they keep coming. >> thais and tourists of all ages. it's a boon for the zoo. >> can i get a t-shirt? out of stock?

>> reporter: and officials say for conservation efforts, too, with pygmy hippos considered an endangered species. cameras offer a 24/7 live stream, but we watched moo deng do her thing for real, as she lumbered, slept, found a cool corner, and slept some more. >> so cute! really cute! >> reporter: and we saw that between those viral antics making her famous, this is the one thing that moo deng wants most, to be close to her mom, jonah. never waddling away for more than a minute. just a little girl, still new to the world, and unaware of how the world, and unaware of how much it adores her. i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms. with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq is different and may help.

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