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>> nbc news daily starts right now. today, wednesday, november 13th, 2014. welcome back. president biden opens the white house doors to president-elect donald trump as he prepares to take back the oval office. what we know about their meeting today and who else could be joining the administration. gop sweep. it is projected republicans will hold on to the house of representatives. two major nfl stars, both victims of home burglaries. what the thieves took and what's being done to track them down. and mystery guest. would you invite strangers into your home for a dinner party? it's happening more than you think. >> a story you want to stick around for. we are going to start this hour

though with that incredible news from the white house. >> yeah, president-elect donald trump returning to washington, d.c. for the first time since winning the election. >> the president-elect met one-on-one with president biden in the oval office today. mr. trump did not extend the same offer to president biden four years ago. both men spoke briefly in front of the press before continuing the meeting in private. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> and looking forward to having, like we said, a smooth transition. we'll do everything we can make sure what you need. >> politics is tough and it's in many cases, not a very nice world, but it is a nice world today and i appreciate it very much. >> as we mentioned this hour, the breaking news that nbc news projects republicans will keep the majority in the house of representatives. that means the gop will have full control in washington come january. we'll have more from capitol hill this hour. >> let's start with the trump

transition. aaron gillcrist joins us from washington, d.c. i called it incredible because we've rarely seen trump and biden so cordial. how would you describe how the meeting went? >> i think you're right. that was one of the words used by the white house press secretary to describe this meeting that lasted roughly two hours involving president biden, president-elect trump, and the white house chief of staff, the current one, and the incoming one. the meeting was described as cordial and substantive by the press secretary. she said the two men had a good back and forth. she indicated the president-elect came into the meeting with a list, a detailed set of questions, then president biden tried to answer each of those questions or as many as he could. we also hear from the president's national security adviser, jake sullivan, that there was at least part of their conversation that related to the war between ukraine and russia, indicating that the president

told the president-elect that standing by ukraine is critically important and something in our national interest. in terms of color of the meeting, you can see the body language between the two men. the video you see here was probably about, it was less than a minute long because that's as long as as the press was allowed to stay in the room and president biden didn't say too much other than congratulations president-elect trump and offering to make sure there was a smooth transition between the two administrations, ladies. >> jd vance and kamala harris were not there today. what is the white house saying about potential plans for those two to meet prior to the inauguration? >> well, the white house really isn't saying much or hasn't said much up to this point. we know the vice president is back at work obviously after coming off of this whirlwind campaign that she conducted. we know she was at the white house yesterday. she had lunch with president biden and there's a source familiar told nbc news last

night that the vice president elect's office had not heard from vice president harris at this point. i guess if we're being honest about this, the transition of power happens at the presidential level. that's where the power rests. and so there's not a requirement that the vice president and vice president elect meet, although some say having that imagery would be useful coming out of that campaign that was quite bruising. >> thank you. president-elect trump has been moving quickly to fill key roles in his administration in the week since winning. >> the president-elect has officially announced florida senator marco rubio as his pick for secretary of state and it comes after a surprising choice of a fox news host for the defense secretary. let's bring in dasha burns for the latest. talk to us about the rubio selection now confirmed. how significant is that? >> reporter: this is something we reported on earlier.

the rubio selection is part of a universe where folks like susie wiles who will be his chief of staff. that universe of people is giving some relief to career civil servants, government traditionalists who want people with more typical resumes for these jobs installed in those positions. rubio is not a staunch isolationist in the way trump is. he's been more of a hawk on china, for example, and more in line with old school republican views when it comes to foreign policy. so people see that as nice balance to president-elect trump. slightly different views from old school republican policy. we'll talk about the other picks but there's been another set of more controversial choices that are alarming people. >> talk to us about the picks

that are maybe raising some eyebrows. i know the defense secretary was one not a lot of people were expecting. >> reporter: this is a massive role and is going to a fox news host and commentator who doesn't really have experience in government. he has served in the military and served honorably but he holds some controversial views. he recently said he doesn't believe women should serve in combat roles in the military. he wants to go after what he and trump call wokism in the military, in going after diversity programs, for example. people like governor noem of north dakota who's going to be homeland security secretary. she does not have any experience with immigration. those are the sorts of picks that are more controversial and have some concerned about how it might impact the government and operations.

>> the president-elect says elon musk will lead the department of government efficiency alongside vivek ramaswamy. some find musk may be overstaying his welcome. >> reporter: he arooifred at mar-a-lago, left, came back and hasn't left since he's been at trump's side for meetings, for calls, for a lot of moments in this critical transition period. there are some sources in trump's orbit who say it concerns some advisers that he may be overstepping. one source telling me he's acting as he's quote, co-president. some feeling like they've been too aggressive in having too many opinions on too many they thinks. you saw him today in washington, d.c. with trump. this is someone who looks like he's going to have a serious presence and that department of government efficiency, doge, as their calling it, that's also

alarming. particularly a union of federal employees says this could mean some massive pains when it comes to critical programs like social security, like medicare. still a big question mark how this brand-new agency task force, whatever you want to call it, will operate and the impact it's going to have. >> thank you. now to your money. we are getting an important update on inflation in america. >> the consumer price index for october was released and showed inflation rose 0.2% from september to october. if you look at the year-over-year number, it shows inflation rose 2.6%. these numbers are right where economists on wall street were expecting them to be. >> let's go to brian cheung to crunch the numbers. most people are not looking at those percentages. they're looking at the money in their wallets. what does this mean? >> let's put it in context because i think that will help people understand. 2.6%, that's how much prices

rose for everything between october of this year and october of last year. a faster pace than the 2.4% we saw in september to september period. if we zoom out and look at this chart at yearly inflation rates over the last two years, you can see yes, 2.6%, that's improvement from the over 9% we saw in the summer of 2022. we've been going sideways the past few months. we break it down by category. people will not be surprised that food prices continue to go up. energy prices though did stay flat but this is a big one for most americans. shelter costs accelerating by four tenth of a percent for september into october. the cost of mortgages, also rent. here are the prices you might be seeing at the store and pump. eggs getting a lot of attention. a lot of people referenced this at the poll last week. $3.37 for a dozen eggs. that's a lot more expensive than

$2 this time a year ago. milk prices about the same. gasoline prices are cheaper by about half a dollar. $3.28 for all types of gas at the pump. >> really interesting stuff. but brian, what does this mean in terms of the fed and the possibility of interest rate cuts moving forward? >> the fed already cut by half a percentage point in september then by a quarter percent last week. they're paying attention to this chart closely. 2.6%, sure, that's an improvement from the summer of 2022, but economists say where we want to be is here. 2%. that's the magic number. you can see basically for the last year and change, we've been going sideways above 2%. so for the fed, yes, they're cutting interest rates and by all standards, costs are still high in this country. for anyone trying to get a mortgage or overdue on their

credit card bills have felt that. >> brian cheung, thanks so much. time now for today's cnbc money minute. gm is recalling more than 400,000 vehicles. >> amazon is debuting a new discount store. hi, kate. >> general motors is recalling more than 460,000 vehicles due to an issue with the transmission. safety regulators say the control valve may fail, causing the rear wheels to lock up and increase the risk of a crash. the recall involves some models of the chevy silverado and tahoe and escalade. the women's pro lacrosse league will start in four cities. the expansion into women's sport comes ahead of the return to the olympics. amazon is launching a

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two years ago today, four university of idaho students were murdered inside their off campus home. and tonight, the community is holding a vigil to honor those four students. a healing garden has also been built on the campus and now, the victims' families are waiting for the trial still months away. >> reporter: two years since the brutal murders of four university of idaho students and for the families of the victims, two years of greeting as they await a trial and closure. does it get easier? >> not really. you don't get over losing a kid. >> reporter: they were killed in the early morning hours in their off campus home. a surviving roommate saying she saw a male figure wearing a mask walking towards the back door. autopsy results showing they were likely attacked with a

large knife. it took seven weeks before police made an arrest in pennsylvania, charging then 28-year-old bryan kohberger with their murders. a judge has entered a not guilty plea on kohberger's behalf with a trial finally scheduled for august after a series of delays including a venue change. >> justy is slow. but as long as we get it, it's worth the wait. >> state versus kohberger. >> reporter: at a hearing in boise, a judge granting his request to wear street clothes in court as his attorneys push to take the death penalty off the table. >> the death penalty ought to be abolished. >> reporter: on the campus, students still feeling the impact. >> the fact that four of your peers were murdered by someone, it's hard to kind of grasp that and i don't know if i have. >> reporter: in an attempt to heal, the university tearing down the house where the murders happened. this is what it now looks like here. weeds are growing where the hom

once stood. all that's left, this small memorial. a reminder that the lives have not been forgotten. in caylee's hometown, these benches dedicated in their honor. you miss her spirit. >> her spirit, her gumption. yeah, definitely brought an aspect to our family that is missing. authorities are investigating alleged back-to-back burglaries at the homes of travis kelce and patrick mahomes. it reportedly happened just hours apart sometime last month. stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: an investigation is underway at an alleged burglary at the home of kansas city's star quarterback, patrick mahomes. according to a police report obtained by nbc news, deputies received a call shortly after midnight on october 6th saying the mahomes residence has been

broken into. the report does not identify mahomes by name, but the address matches public records. the break-in happened just one day before the chiefs defeated the saints. mahomes lives on an eight acre estate in missouri about 30 miles outside kansas city. >> i was like if i'm going to be here, i might as well build the home i want. >> reporter: the construction of the mansion recently featured in the series, quarterback. >> i'm excited to say i'm a part of chiefs kingdom. >> reporter: travis kelce's home was also allegedly broken into. according to a police report, a door was damaged and $20,000 in cash stolen. local police would not comment on the situation, saying the agency only publicly comments on homicides and car crashes, but a spokesperson pointed nbc news to a 911 call log map showing

someone reported a burglary on the same block as kelce's. earlier this year, he said he stopped getting mail at his home. >> one thing you don't realize, when somebody posts your house online, that everybody now has your address and people just send stuff to your house. >> reporter: according to his big brother, the chiefs star had to move for safety reasons thanks to a new level of fame for his relationship with taylor swift. >> the taylor world and pop culture world, that's a whole different level. >> reporter: nbc news. still ahead, a remarkable rescue caught by a police body cam. a man trapped inside his car after crashing into a swimming pool. how officers managed to pull him to safety. that's up next on nbc news daily. hi, my name is damian clark. and if you have both medicare and medicaid, i have some really encouraging news that you'll definitely want to hear. depending on the plans available in

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continue into tomorrow, but it will be very spotty and our temperatures are headed for the upper 50s and low 60s in the north bay, mid 60s in san francisco, and up to 66 degrees in dublin and livermore, as well as san jose. and then tomorrow we're going to continue to see some slightly cooler than normal temperatures. a look at our 7-day forecast is coming up in the next 30 minutes. thanks, kari, and if you haven't already, make sure to download our free nbc bay area app. you can track the rain on your way. it is free to download onto your smartphone and we want to continue our coverage of the murder trial surrounding the death of tech ceo bob lee. nima momeni, the man accused of killing lee, began testifying in his own trial just over an hour ago. this is the first time the public has heard from the defendant since he was named as a suspect in the killing more than a year ago. our sergio quintana will have updates tonight in our evening newscast. and developing right now out of san francisco, police are searching for the suspect in a deadly overnight stabbing along the embarcadero station. bart

station. it happened around 530 this morning at the intersection of market and main. we're going to show you some surveillance video of the victim after he was stabbed. and we want to warn you, it may be disturbing. you can see a man here walking from a nearby coffee shop. he stumbling here, and then falls down. someone later walks up and tries to help the man. unfortunately, he died at the scene. police have not arrested anyone and are still searching for a suspect, and they do not have a motive at this time. anyone with information is asked to call san francisco police. meantime, calls are growing for the san mateo county sheriff to resign. a 400 page independent report lays out what it calls an administration of conflicts of interest and abuse of authority. nbc bay area's kris sanchez has the sheriff's response. ahead of a key decision expected later today, sheriff christina corpus rebuts that whole 400 page investigation and says she was

elected by the people. and so she is going to stay put. this is despite some of the county supervisors and union representing the deputies under her command calling for her resignation. just one part of that independent report reads, quote, lies, secrecy, intimidation, retaliation, conflicts of interest and abuse of authority are the hallmarks of the corpus administration. the sheriff also is accused of having a personal relationship with her chief of staff. reports of racial and homophobic slurs were found to be credible in that report, and the author of the report, ladoris cordell, who is a retired santa clara county judge and former independent police auditor for san jose police department, recommends that the sheriff step down, but sheriff corpus says she won't. i've been dealing with this kind of rhetoric my entire career. i am a woman of color that has gone up the ranks in a male dominated field. yesterday, one of the sheriff's chief critics was arrested for alleged theft. he is the president of the san

mateo county deputy sheriffs association, and he says his arrest is more evidence of retaliation. i will not be intimidated by our sheriff. i will not tolerate the sheriff's abuse of our authority and retaliation against our union. the special meeting is set for 4:00 this afternoon. but before that, the san mateo county deputy sheriffs and sheriff's sergeants association will hold a press conference. the board is planning to forward the independent report to the san mateo county district attorney's office. the san mateo county civil grand jury and the california attorney general's office as well. the board is also planning to craft an ordinance that would actually change the county charter and allow the board of supervisors to remove the sheriff for good cause. if she refuses to step down in san mateo county. kris sanchez, nbc, bay area news. thank you chris. and other news in san francisco, the return of a holiday favorite in the heart of union square. this is video of last year's tree lighting.

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here are some of the stories making headlines. >> acia official has been charged for disclosing documents containing israeli military plans. they appear to show a plan retaliating against iran. the official was arrested by the fbi in cambodia and brought to federal court in guam. he faces two counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. this morning on "today," dave coulier revealed he has cancer. he's been diagnosed with a type of blood cancer. a test of his bone marrow showed it did not spread and is treatable. he expected to be in remission by february. check out this shocking video out of phoenix. a man trapped in his car after driving into a swimming pool. an officer can be seen diving in to rescue the man from a submerged car. the officer then breaks through the car's run roof to pull that

car to safety. the crash happened early halloween morning. thankfully, the driver is okay, but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. tens of millions of people are still dealing with dry and dangerous weather conditions. not just on one coast, but really across the country. >> rare, red flag warnings remain across the northeast and that includes new jersey which declared a drought warning today for the first time since 2016. >> the dry and windy conditions has been fuelling wildfires on the west coast. firefighters are dealing with the mountain fire near los angeles. bill karins is tracking conditions from coast to coast. bill, let's start with the wildfires on the northeast and west coast. is the weather going to help firefighters at all? >> in some areas, it is. the northeast, the winds have come down. first time in forever we're actually tracking some rain in numerous areas of the country. so this is good. this big system coming into the

northwest puts an end to our fire season in oregon and washington state. we'd like to get this into oregon, too. but it won't be from san francisco southward. it's not going to happen. and then the other area of heavy rain is going up through mississippi and areas along the ohio river and indiana and kentucky. these have been dry so we're happy to get relief. this is updated every week, so tomorrow morning, we're going to get a new map. this is the one from last week. since then, we've had significant rainfall, especially in oklahoma, missouri and arkansas. in the next seven days do feature rainfall in these areas so that's going to help in some areas. >> we've been talking about these dry conditions for weeks. is there any relief in sight? >> the two spots we really need the rain, the northeast and southern california. and here's the rainfall map. over the next seven days.

where you see like the brown colors is where you get nothing. colorado, much of utah, southern california not much there. neither is arizona. through the middle of the country, we're going to have numerous chances of rain, but unfortunately, philadelphia to new york and northern new england, another week with very dry conditions expected. that's why anytime you have days like today with the low humidity, we're going to have these red flag warnings where many fires do form, they can spread rapidly. >> thanks so much. it's been a busy day in washington, d.c. and when it comes to news related to president-elect donald trump and we are getting a first glimpse into what trump's promised mass deportation plan might look like. nbc news has learned the incoming trump administration is looking at drastically expanding immigrant detention centers across the united states. that includes building new facilities near major cities. this is according to two sources

familiar with the planning. julia joins us with her exclusive reporting. i was reading this article before bed last night and was amazed at the detail. walk us through what you have learned and for someone who doesn't understand everything to do with the border, immigration policy, what is the takeaway people should know about her? >> first, thanks for reading late at night. of course, details can change, but it shows us how far down the road the incoming trump administration has gotten in thinking about these issues because on day one, they want to make a splash on this issue. it's something we've heard steven miller talk about. what they're doing is looking at places where they can start to bring in any immigrants that they arrest in the interior of the country. not peo have recently crossed the border necessarily. they're people living in the interior of the city. of the country. los angeles, denver, chicago. in the area of new york, d.c., and also in miami. these are areas where they think

there are a lot of immigrants that might need to be arrested, but they also think they lack some of the resources there to detain them before they get on those deportation flights. they're looking at any areas they need to expand. i'm told it's a little too late to build new brick and mortar facilities before trump taeks office, but they're looking at contracting with private prison companies to build temporary shelters. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. we have more breaking news about donald trump's administration. >> he announced he's selected tulsi gabbert to be his director of national intelligence. she's become a prominent figure in conservative politics. the president-elect also just announced moments ago he has picked florida republican congressman, matt gaetz, as his attorney general. he's been a long standing

supporter of the president-elect and faced controversy over questionable personal conduct. >> president-elect trump's picks come as republicans have cemented their control of capitol hill. it is projected house republicans will maintain their majority in the house of representatives and for the first time in nearly two decades, there's a new top republican in the senate. south dakota senator, john thune, will succeed senator mitch mcconnell as the next majority leader after being elected by his colleagues in a secret vote earlier today. >> it's a new day in the united states senate and in america. the american people have loudly rejected the failed policies of the biden harris schumer agenda. this republican team is united. we are on one team. we are excited to reclaim the majority and the get to work with our colleagues in the house to enact president trump's >> joining us now is nbc news congressional correspondent. what do we know about this

attorney general appointment or expected appointment in gaetz and gabbert? >> we know about both of those that senate republicans are going to be scratching their heads at them and we'll see. it's going to be a real test to see if they can get confirmed, if they can get 51 votes of the 53 that senate republicans hold in the upper chamber or will hold in january for gaetz and gabbert. i can tell you what a shock, especially gaetz is, to capitol hill. he was spotted on trump's plane this morning with elon musk when trump left the meeting he was at. this is somebody currently being investigated by the house ethics committee because of some of the personal conduct you laid out. the federal vest gaegss into those cases were dropped but even as recently as a month and a half ago, we had an update from the ethics committee. gaetz called the questioning of him political retribution perhaps for pushing out kevin

mccarthy, so a long road upward for gaetz now being named as trump's attorney general is really stunning. >> and we now have a new pick for senate majority leader. i wonder how is that being received and what does it tell us about the state of the gop in the congress? >> reporter: i was told when one of the new senators was giving a nominating speech, he may have said trump likes -- we don't know if the president-elect has weighed in on which of the three he would have picked, but it's clear this is a win for the mcconnell wing of the party and perhaps a good sign for those conservatives in the party because thune has been working to repair his relationship with president trump. certainly he's been talking to the president-elect. he's been on the phone and he said he will implement his full agenda as majority leader in the senate. >> a lot to watch there. julie, thank you. now to our simply series.

today, we're bringing you the latest trends. dinner parties which are growing in popularity among young people, would you go to dinner with strangers? more say yes to embrace the art of old fashioned connection. >> reporter: in restaurants across the country, total strangers are gathering for conversation and community over shared meals. >> i signed up for something wild tomorrow. >> reporter: the connections are made through time left, an app that sets the table for you and five others. >> just going to go meet a random group of people. >> reporter: users take a personality test and it books reservations for a like minded group to dine at a nearby restaurant. the app was created in 2020. >> we are missing human interaction. we are missing talking to a people saying hi to someone.

>> reporter: max experimented with a few concepts before landing on the dinner party format a year ago. >> it's something we have in common. >> reporter: so i made my way to broken shaker here in new york city to give it a try with some of the app's users. after some brief introductions -- >> i'm nathan. >> elle. >> reporter: us strangers were already making unlikely connections. >> mom's from uganda. >> i spent some time -- >> no one's been there. i would not have expected that connection. >> reporter: some folks ve meeting strangers. others can find it intimidating. was anyone nervous? >> very intimidating. >> reporter: show of hands. how many of you have used dating apps? how does this differ from that? >> a lot less pressure. it's a lot easier, hey, i want

to be your friend than hey, i want to go on a date with you. >> reporter: time left is now in 50 cities across the u.s. and over 60 countries. just one in a growing market in friendship making apps. and the dinner party concept is growing in other ways, too. >> how fast do you think i can get eight strangers to come to my apartment for a dinner party tonight? >> reporter: they host weekend dinner parties at their homes in washington, d.c. and new york. the pair gets their rsvps by folks they meet on the street. >> you can only sign up if you see us out, right, so that's the big thing. >> reporter: it's all about the in-person connection. they call it blind eight and since launching this year, the brothers say they've hosted over 40 dinners at their home. what was part of the inspiration? >> we were taking our first brother trip to mexico and we were hostel hopping, meeting strangers. it was so open and freeing. i came up with the idea to have friends of friends meet each

other. >> reporter: eventually, you went from friends of friends to strangers. >> that's right. we moved the needle with this piece of card board. >> reporter: no matter the format, these platforms have one goal in common. fighting loneliness. the u.s. surgeon general sort of announced an epidemic of loneliness in the country. do you feel like that's accurate? why? >> i've met a lot of strangers who say the same things. they have friends but sometimes it can go -- a lot of times, they have an issue. they don't have anyone. people think that the more acquaints they have, the more friends they have, but having a friend. >> reporter: one in three americans say they feel lonely every week, but users say these dinners are helping. >> people to become close with. >> a couple.

yeah. >> i've learned i could become really extroverted if i wanted to. >> i was looking in the wrong places. >> strangers and new friends. cheers. >> cheers. >> yeah, and while young people are making dinner parties popular, once more, these events are open to all individuals of all ages. >> i love a dinner party and i love a sit next to somebody you did not know before. i think it's the most fun. i've been to parties before where people switch seats. >> in cities, it can be really tough and so many people are feeling lonely. so having a structure to meet people is really important. >> hugely helpful. who doesn't love a good dinner party? >> we do. up next, it is ruled kindness day, but how do you

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in today's modern parenting, today, in case you missed it, is world kindness day. an opportunity to teach kids about the benefits of showing kindness to others. >> we've all heard the saying it's better to give than receive and research really backs that up. studies have shown teaching kids to be kind can support their development moving forward.

joining us now is psychiatrist and author, dr. salts. we're so interested, both of us, in this idea of it actually really does feel good and maybe benefits you in the long run to be nice when possible. where humans can't hit that mark all the time, but talk to us about what the research says in terms of kindness and kids. >> not just for kids, for adults, too. actually when you give or help someone, it does actually make you feel better. it's like a recommendation often in traumatic situations for people to be able to do to feel they can do something. but for kids, it's super important because essentially, in teaching kindness, you are also teaching empathy. you are teaching the ability to stand in another person's shoes and imagine how it would feel and know that for yourself, right, it feels good when someone's kind. when someone respects you or is giving. caring. and that you can do that same thing for someone else and of course, ultimately, this is how

you grow a kinder adult, which benefits us all. >> we all want that. i'm hearing you say teach kindness which makes me think of activities. i imagine we need to practice doing this. how can families do that? >> first, you talk about what kindness is. you would explain what i just explained. you want to treat people the way you would hope to be treated. do little imagination experiments with them. say please and thank you, then move on to like, oh, you know, your sister really wanted to have a turn there. how would you feel if you really wanted a turn. you know what, you gave your sister your turn. even though in the moment that was hard, that was so wonderful and she so appreciates this. you illustrate things that they can do, you reward them with positive words. i'm so proud of you. you're such a good person, a kind person. >> it's not enough to say do it. explain it. >> yes, explain it and act it.

so you are your kids' model. it doesn't matter what you say, if you don't model these things yourself. that's another big, important way you can show your child how to be kind. >> how do we make sure our children being kind but not allowing people to treat them badly? >> there's a difference and if someone is being unkind to you. that's the difference. unkind or cruel or bullying or making you feel bad, it is important to say self care, self kindness matters. so check in with yourself. if someone is being unkind and you feel that, then you owe the responsibility to yourself to say, oh, enough. >> i love that. really great advice. for all ages. >> thank you so much. >> thanks a lot. >> thanks a lot. we're going to be right before taking breztri for my copd, i had bad days. days ruined by flare-ups [cough] that could permanently damage my lungs.

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