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essamuah. my coanchor kate snow is on assignment and "nbc news daily" starts right now. today, wednesday, november 20th, 2024. monster storm. a deadly bomb cyclone slams into the pacific northwest. torrential rain and hurricane force winds knocking out power to more than half 1 million customers. we are tracking where it's going. breaking news, guilty. the suspect accused of murdering nursing student laken riley found guilty on all charges. how are families reacting to that verdict. talking turkey. with thanksgiving just eight days away, millions of americans are heading to the grocery store. how much of a bite this year's feast is expected to take out of your family's budget.

and back to doulas. one program is teaching blackman everything there is to know about childbirth. why they hope it could help save lives. definitely a story i hope you'll stick around for. we head to st. louis for it but we are going to start this hour with that extreme and deadly weather that's bettering the northwest. it's coming from a powerful storm referred to as a bomb cyclone go that has already brought heavy rain and wind to the region. at least two people in washington state have been killed from downed trees. hundreds of thousands of others are still without power. this bomb cyclone is also pulling what's known as an atmospheric river into northern california. that can bring several inches, if not feet of rain, and one of the biggest concerns right now are the potential mudslides. joining us right now, meteorologist bill karins tracking where it's heading we are going to start with nbc news national climate reporter chase gain in fortuna, california. talk to us about this atmospheric river. i know i said a lot of technical terms here. what does that mean and what are the conditions like right now? >> a couple different things coming together. a mid-latitude cyclone is a storm we have all the time in the u.s. but this intensified really quickly, which is where we get that bomb cyclone,

almost 3 times as quickly as the standard and an atmospheric river is literally like a funnel, a river of moisture in the sky so it's kind of dumping all the moisture into the storm which is what's going to let it dump so much rain and so much snow over the next few days, 12, maybe 16 inches of rain in northern california by the time we get to late friday. more than three feet of snow possible in the sierra. you mentioned some impact in washington state where, yes, two people died. lots of power outages, as well. trees down. it was a dangerous and difficult situation there overnight. wind gusts just off shore right around 100 miles per hour. fortunately we are not having too strong of the winds. that seems to have died down here in northern california, and that's a good thing because you see this rain is really not like a heavy rain. it's kind of a light to moderate soaking rain when you stretch that out over hour after hour, day after day, that's why we are concerned about the impacts and conditions as we get toward the end of this week that's where the potential for mudslides, or landslides, certainly in areas where wildfires have burned

because once a wildfire burns that top layer of soil can't really absorb moisture really well so the water is going to run off more quickly. when you're talking about more than a foot, maybe a foot and a half of rain, especially in those burn scars, that's how you get mudslides. that's why the national weather service in california saying that this could be a life- threatening situation by the time we get into friday is again, today probably not the worst of it. really, second half of the day tomorrow, that's when things could get bad here in northern california. there asking folks to stay home and stay safe. >> you make a good point, those wildfires do have a trickle- down effect. bill, let's bring you and. how much rain are you tracking and when will people see the worst of it? >> this is days of rain. we are going to have different periods of heavy rain out there. you can see the cinnamon bun. that's a bomb cyclone that blew up yesterday. the atmospheric river driving in north of san francisco up to redding. very heavy snow in the mountains near mount shasta and

also the northern portion of the sierra nevada range. as we go through the night, anywhere with the yellow and red, that's where there is going to be moderate to heavy rain. we kick that down through central governor, it does weaken a little bit. this is friday evening. a batch of heavy rain almost making its way down here to los angeles. not quite. that's going to have to wait until over the weekend but this next batch off the coast comes in with some torrential rain late friday that could last into saturday morning and there is another story behind that. when we get these multiple storms adding up, of course the rivers don't have time to recover and that's why the weather prediction center has issued this high risk of flash flooding for eureka and ft. bragg purposely area that has the best chance of getting mudslides, rockslides were life- threatening flash flooding and that's where we locally could see up to 15 inches of rain total with all these areas of rain and the storms that are going to be moving in. and of course the snow is also going to be there but that set

pretty high elevations. a lot of the mountain passes will be very difficult if not impossible over the weekend. >> hoping people stay safe out there. bill karins and chase kane, thank you both. we are following breaking news in athens, georgia. a judge has just sentenced the man convicted of murdering 22- year-old laken riley. jose ibarra was sentenced to life without parole after being found guilty on all counts earlier today. laken riley disappeared while out for a jog near the university of georgia campus tech in february. right before ibarra was sentenced, riley's mother gave an emotional victim impact statement in court. >> jose ibarra took no pity on my scared, panicked, and struggling child. there is no end to the pain, suffering and loss that we have experienced or will continue to endure. >> nbc news correspondent priya sridhar is outside that courthouse in athens, georgia. talk to us about the case the prosecution laid out here, and what were some of the key pieces of evidence that ultimately led to the decision we have today? >> there was just so much evidence in the judge pointed to that when he came back from his recess, which by the way,

was only about 15 minutes long. after both the defense and the state gave their closing argument, the state over the last four days pointed to dna video and digital evidence that they say definitively tied jose ibarra to the brutal killing of laken riley. they say they were unable to uncover dna from underneath laken riley's fingernails that point to jose ibarra as the killer, and his drum prints on her iphone when she attempted to call 911 that day. let's take a listen to what the state prosecutor had to say in her closing arguments. >> not only did the physical evidence identify him, the video evidence identified him, the brother identified him. his roommate identified him. the people who he was living with, who knew him, that his digital evidence of posting selfies of himself, wearing what is basically his rapist here . an hour before he leaves his house he has condemned himself. >> that start quote stop quote

rapist here that the prosecution was referring to could be seen in a surveillance video near jose ibarra's apartment. you can see an individual dumping the clothing that the prosecution said he wore when he committed this crime, and it was that surveillance video that they used and put out to the community that helps identify jose ibarra as the suspect in this case. >> priya sridhar with that breaking news for us. thank you so much for your reporting. we appreciate it. there is major news about our parent company today. comcast says it plans to spin off its cable networks into a new publicly traded company. those networks include msnbc, cnbc, usa, e, the golf fennel, sci-fi and oxygen. remaining within comcast, the nbc broadcast network, nbc

news, nbc news now, peacock and brother. here to help us understand it, cnbc media reporter alec sherman. for those unfamiliar, talk about how comcast is currently structured and was changing. why are they making a move now? >> the current structure of comcast is it owns nbc universal, which consists of the broadcast station in bc, and then many different cable networks. many of which you just mentioned there, all of which you just mentioned there. it also comes the themepark business, the universal theme parks business and the movie studios, universal movie studio. the assets that are being spun off, which are all the cable networks except bravo, they make up about $7 billion of revenue, annual revenue over the last 12 months. to put that in perspective, the rest of comcast, which of course includes the major telecommunications company, as well, takes in about $116 billion in revenue. so it's a small portion of comcast being considered to be spun off here. >> what's been the reaction from investors and what does

this tell us about the future of the industry? >> i think it's a big question on how this is going to be received. if you look at comcast shares today, there is sort of little change and i think that's indicative of the broader reaction here. we don't know. we really don't know how this spun off company is going to trade as a publicly traded company and we don't know how investors are going to react on the comcast side in terms of whether or not they're going to like this move or not like the move. we will find out in the next year-plus. it's going to take about a year, comcast said, until the actual spin takes place and then when this new company of cable networks trades on its own, it's quite possible that it ends up merging with another entity of cable networks and gets bigger in the long term. >> more to come and we know you'll stay on it. cnbc's alec sherman, thank you so much. speaking of cnbc, let's head over to our money minute. california's minimum wage will not get a boost and an airline is taking fast food to first class. kate rogers joins us now.

>> california election officials announced today that voters rejected a measure on the november ballot that would've raised the minimum wage to $18 per hour 2026 point opponents of the measure including the california chamber of commerce said it would've led to higher taxes and pushed businesses to cut jobs. harpercollins has reportedly reached a deal with microsoft that would allow the software company to use some of the publisher's nonfiction titles to train its models. that's according to bloomberg harpercollins hasn't confirmed that microsoft is a partner. it said in a statement the authors will have the choice to opt in to having their books be used for that training. several publishers have sued a.i. companies now for using content without permission. and as we mentioned, delta teaming up with shake shack to bring its burgers to in-flight dining. the partnership will start next month on flights departing from boston and expanded to other u.s. markets through 2025. back over to you. i'm so intrigued by that delta development. what would you think, are you a shake shacker? >> i'm totally a 6x and.

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vance is on capitol hill today. he's trying to rally support for president-elect donald trump's attorney general pick, matt gaetz. vance has been meeting with several republican senators today. at the same time, the house ethics committee is meeting to discuss its report on the former congressman. the panel investigated allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use against gaetz, both of which he denied. the committee lost restriction when gaetz resigned from the house last week. nbc news senior capitol hill correspondent garrett hake is on the hill and joins us now. what have you been hearing from senators about their meetings with the vice president-elect? >> republican senators i've talked to have described these as 30 positive meetings. most of the folks that gaetz is meeting with today i think are senators that are more inclined to support him when all the votes are in, anyway, but the message seems to be, essentially, give matt gaetz a chance. let them get into it, let him

have his day in front of the senate judiciary committee to make his case and try to clear his name. that's the message that josh holly, who told me he's likely to vote for all of trump's cabinet x, came out of his meeting with and told me about a little bit earlier today. listen. >> let's not rush to judgment here. listen, people have concerns. okay, i get that. let him have his hearing. ask the questions. hear the answers. let's go through that process and then people can make up their minds. >> that hearing is not likely to happen until early january. the very long time for gaetz to be kind of hanging out in the spotlight here, at least so far not publicly engaging with his critics in any substantial way. >> garrett, we have heard from the health ethics committee chairman ahead of that private meeting. what did he say about the next steps here? >> the house ethics committee is kind of a black box. is very difficult to know what they are talking about once they go in and if they aren't unanimous in a vote, sometimes we don't know the contents of their meetings or their votes at all but the committee

chairman michael gus of mississippi said his concern right now about releasing that report publicly is that it's not entirely completed. it hasn't been reviewed by the committee. that is potentially something that could happen in the days or weeks before january's senate judiciary committee hearing. he also left open the possibility that the report would released publicly but could be transmitted to the senate judiciary committee, where gaetz would ultimately have his hearing. so not something the entire public would see but the first batch of senators, really the first group of the review gaetz would have a chance to look at before that hearing. >> garrett hake from capitol hill, thanks so much . there is more breaking news this hour. a utah judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of gabby petito. you'll remember the 22-year-old was killed in august 2021 after she disappeared on a cross- country trip with her boyfriend, brian laundry. in november of 22 need to, petito's parents filed a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit

against police. authors in the apartment questioned petito and her boyfriend during a domestic violence incident just weeks before petito was killed. joining me now, nbc news correspondent morgan chesky. what was the family of gabby petito seeking exactly to do with his lawsuit and why was it dismissed? >> this lawsuit specifically was directed at the moab police department for an incident that took place about a month before gabby petito died. the family was looking to hold that department liable because they came in for domestic violence in which moab police spotted and encountered both gabby and brian laundry. there was a call to gabby's own parents as this was going on in which she assured them that moab police were handling the situation, but the family believed that the police did not do their due diligence in establishing brian laundry as a threat at that time. the back-and-forth here between the department and the parents really hinged on this immunity

that law enforcement bodies can have applied to them in cases where they are held liable, and the attorney for the department officer will argue that the police simply could not be liable for the death of gabby petito in an encounter that happened a month prior to their death of course petito's parents vehemently disagreed on that account. the judge's decision today to dismiss it, he argued he was merely following constitutional law as it was written and he said that they could certainly appeal but if this was also dismissed by an appeals court, that would effectively end this lawsuit entirely here. >> notably, this is not the first time petito's parents have sought justice for their daughter through the courts, right? >> they have already been awarded $3 million as part of a civil suit related to gabby's death, with the parents of brian laundry, and there was a separate lawsuit that was settled in february of this

year that ended in an undisclosed amount. both sides agree and they did not want to incur any more legal costs in that they were just trying to put this horrific, tragic chapter behind both of them. >> a tragedy. morgan chesky, thanks so much. up ahead, the south carolina mother serving a life sentence for drowning her children denied parole. why her ex-husband argued 30 years behind bars was not enough. that's later on "nbc news daily" and of course we are also streaming free 24/7 on our streaming network , nbc news now. watcs wherever you sthe re 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 your area, you may be eligible to get extra benefits with a humana medicare advantage dual-eligible special needs plan. most plans include the humana healthy options allowance. a monthly allowance to help pay for eligible groceries, utilities,

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his property. that created more than $100,000 in damage, none of which was covered by insurance. after nine months of extensive damage control and renovations, he hopes things will be different. this time around. this year i was like, okay, i'm going to do as much as i can. i had to rebuild retaining walls and kind of fix some of the stuff under the house, and hopefully this is enough. i'll be out here probably all night scraping the drains and trying to keep them from getting overwhelmed. yeah. after just a few hours of rain, betancourt showed us just how quickly these drains get clogged. i used this puller to literally to pop the drain out. and this is this is once it's getting really full and the water is already high and it's flooded, we'll literally pull this. and then what happens is that one gets clogged. you can see even with the little bit that's come, it's already starting to clog. and i have a cone that i usually pull out and i have to start cleaning this up. yeah. he's not responsible for that. but he wants to protect his home, get those leaves out of the drains

as far as power outages, take a look at our current outage map right now. pg&e crews are on standby to respond to any outages. those yellow squares, those are indicating about hundreds of people without power. the green areas are people a little bit fewer? right now there are power outages in mountain view and in the north bay near tiburon. pg&e says it's assessing the issue. it's not clear yet when the power will be restored and the utility reminding customers of how to stay prepared in case of an outage in your neighborhood. it's making sure that devices are charged. electronic devices are charged. stay away from any downed power lines. treat any downed power line is live. call 911 and then pge 5000. that's one 800 743 5000. and we also encourage customers to stay up to date on our outage map at pge.com/outage. okay. let's see what the rain is coming down right now. here's meteorologist kari hall with an hour by hour outlook. we have more waves of

some heavy downpours expected for the north bay as we get this steady stream of rain coming in across the pacific into the bay area. and it's all coming with this atmospheric river that's being driven by this bomb cyclone. that's the area of low pressure off the coast of the pacific northwest that has been rapidly intensifying. and it's going to have a high impact on the north bay with the possibility of flooding. as we get this off and on, waves of rain coming in. but notice how much of the rest of the bay area doesn't see much of the in the way of wet weather for today as well as tomorrow, and then by the end of the week we could see more of the heavy rain coming in. so we'll take a closer look at our 7-day forecast coming up next. you know that radar kari just showed you can track it and see it on our nbc bay area app. scan this qr code on your screen to download the free app. here are some other stories we are working on this afternoon. an update on a shooting that happened during the morning commute, and the search for an alleged serial rapist. we want

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bottom of the hour now. here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily". alec old when's rest movie premiered at a festival in poland today. it came three years after the accidental onset death of hannah from prop gun. baldwin had faced involuntary manslaughter charges for that shooting but those charges were dismissed late last month. a spokesperson said baldwin was not invited to attend that premiere. hutchins mother and husband also did not attend. she was honored at the premier with a moment of silence before the film and a dedication at the end. it's unclear when rust will be released in the united states. family and close friends held a private funeral service for popstar limb pain today. it took place at a church in a small town near london. for of his former one direction bandmates were in attendance along with his girlfriend at the time of his death, cassidy, and the mother of his seven- year-old son, cheryl tweedy. liam payne was 31 when he died after falling from a balcony in

argentina last month. so far three people have been charged in connection with the incident. and legendary actress rita marino is officially a barbie girl in a barbie world. mattel is honoring the trailblazer with a new barbie produced collection doll ahead of her 93rd birth next month. the doll's dress is based off of marino's gown from the 1962 oscars when she won best supporting actress for her role in west side story. marino said she hopes this doll inspires girls to live life with courage and resilience, so they can make their dream a reality. now to some breaking news. a woman convicted of a murder that stunned the nation 30 years ago has been denied parole. susan smith appeared remotely from jail in front of a parole board in south carolina. it's the first time she was eligible for a hearing. smith is serving life in prison after drowning her two children, watching her car rolled into a lake in south carolina back in 1994 point she broke down in tears as she

asked for her freedom. >> i know that what i did was horrible. and i would give anything if i could go back and change it. >> nbc news correspondent kathy park is in columbia, south carolina, and joins us now. some of our viewers may not be familiar with the susan smith case three decades ago. remind us what happened. >> you have to go all the way back to october of 1994 and susan smith, she was in her 20s at the time, and she told authorities that she was carjacked by a black man. in the twist was her two young boys were still in the vehicle. this launched an intensive manhunt for the suspect but after nine days, she ultimately confessed, saying that she killed her children. and a jury convicted her, found her guilty, gave her life in prison. but the way that the law was written at the time, life in prison ultimately meant 30 years to life and that's why,

30 years later, we are here today. she was before a parole board and as you mentioned, she was extremely tearful, remorseful, and said that she loved those two boys very much. >> also emotional, smith's ex- husband, who spoke at the hearing just before her parole was denied, what did he say? >> 30 years later and you can still see the grief on his face, and you can see him right now. he is surrounded by friends, family, also prosecutors, the original prosecutors on that case were also in that room and you notice there, they had pins of those young boys on their clothing. he said that the grief has been unbearable, at times. take a listen. >> this wasn't a tragic mistake. it wasn't something that she didn't mean to do. she purposely meant to end their life. we'll be here every two years

going forward, to ensure that their death doesn't go in vain. >> the way that the parole system works here in south carolina, susan smith will now get a chance to reapply for parole every two years but david smith says that he will continue fighting for those boys and will be appearing each and every year when she is up for parole. >> kathy park, great reporting. thanks so much. and baltimore legal pressure on music mogul sean diddy combs. he's facing five new civil lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct and we do want to warn viewers, some of the details are disturbing. in four out of the five suits filed, three men and one woman alleged they were drugged and raped by combs. combs has pleaded not guilty to those charges and denied any

wrongdoing. nbc news entertainment correspondent chloe melas joins us now. walk us through the allegations in these new lawsuits . what are we hearing from combs legal team also in response? >> like you said, these are all anonymous individuals. these were filed in new york federal court today by tony busby, the houston, texas litigator who has already filed a very dozen civil suits against sean combs, and these individuals claim they were drugged and sexually assaulted by combs in incidence as far back as 2001. one incident took place allegedly at one of his famous white parties. another individual says they were actually trying out for a music video when this incident happened. some of the individuals talked about drinking something and then lacking out. in a statement to nbc news, an attorney for combs saying in part that this is all about extortion by busby and that these are shameless publicity stunts designed to extract payments from celebrities who

fear having lies spread about them. and this also comes amid busby being sued by an anonymous celebrity, saying just that, that they were allegedly extorted with a demand letter and we have reached out to busby for further comment. >> is also a big hearing on friday in combs federal criminal case. the judge ordered prosecutors to ultimately destroy notes that were seized from his jail cell. so what should we expect on friday? >> i was actually in that courtroom yesterday and i will be back again on friday and it set the stage for what's expected to be a very heated back and forth between the u.s. government and diddy's legal team over whether or not he should stay behind bars ahead of his criminal trial on may 5th. his legal team saying, look, we are going to offer you tens of millions of dollars for him to get out, to potentially just be under house arrest so that he

can properly prepare for trial, and they're going to point to these 19 notes that were taken, they say wrongfully, from his jail cell last week. they say this was under attorney/client religion this was an example as to why he can't properly prepare for disgruntled trial, and obviously the government is going to try to make their case to have that bail denied. this is the fourth bail hearing for combs that's going to be taking place on friday. thanksgiving is next week and we know that all food, not to mention the drinks, can really add up. the good news is the prices related to turkey day are down this year 5% compared to last year. let's talk turkey with nbc news senior business correspondent christine romans now. walk us through the numbers specifically. we learned about how much it really costs to have that thanksgiving dinner. >> these are prices that are still higher than they were in 2019 but down from last year, so the turkey being a big one here. five or six bucks per person. you see that number on the screen. that's 10 people, $58 the cost

to feed them. that's kind of a standard meal, stuffing, sweet potatoes, carrots, celery, fresh cranberries, the pies of the turkey. you might want to add in more sides. maybe you want to put in mashed potatoes and gravy, then is going to be a little bit more than that. these are how the numbers compare with last year. turkey down. pumpkin pie mix down, whole milk down a lot, sweet potatoes, too but read products seem to be up a little bit. the roles will be more, stuffing will be more and the fresh cranberries are a little higher. >> i love fresh cranberries. bad news for me. this is also making me hungry. where can people specifically save? are there specific areas? >> the big retailers know that america is really sick and tired of higher prices and to get you in the door, many of them have pretty good baskets for grocery deals. target has a thanksgiving meal, 20 bucks for 4 people. amazon fresh has 30 bucks for 6 people. all the $47 for 10 people and walmart has what it's calling inflation free things getting. eight people, $56 point each of

these baskets of goodies basically have different things. you have to compare and in the grocery store sometimes there are free turkeys if you buy $100 of groceries. so there are other ways to do this. wells fargo said if you pick just store brands you can save about $17 off the cost of the holiday meal >> we often fixate on the food, for good reason, but you can't leave out the drinks, specifically the alcohol. what are the numbers there? >> tap water is free but everything else you have to pay for perkerson beer prices are up about 3% over the past year. when you look at the consumer price index. wine prices are up as well so you'll pay a little bit more but i've been seeing these numbers, two liter bottles of soda down 10% so if you've got a lot of kids, skip the cans, get the two leaders, because that's going to be a way to pinch some pennies this time around. >> last, most important question, what your thanksgiving dish of choice got to know. pumpkin pie and the gravy has got to be good, too. >> christine romans, thank you very much for you may have heard the term

doula when talking about childbirth. that's a nonmedical professional who provides support during the birthing process. but here in the u.s., less than 6% of certified doulas are men. now there is a training program that's giving black men the tools and support they need to support women before, during, and after delivery. >> reporter: brad edwards was preparing to welcome his first children, twin boys, into the world in 2017 with his then girlfriend. >> i thought we were just going to have a normal pregnancy. i quickly learned that wasn't going to be the case. >> reporter: both babies died due to complications in childbirth. >> i didn't know if there was anything i could've done differently. >> reporter: and now the 38- year-old is determined to educate other black men about the birthing process. in his grief he connected with longtime friend kyra betts, who happens to be a doula. a doula is a trained official who provides nonmedical emotional and physical support to nursing people before, during, and after childbirth. >> he asked me if i wanted to

help other dads in the way that i had helped him and i said, sure, what you mean. >> reporter: betts and edwards launched the first of several six-week training programs in st. louis, missouri, through the nonprofit fearless fathers. >> we talked about seizures, we talked about what he claims he actually is. >> i want to be a first time that coming up sometime next year. my primary reason for being here is to soak up as much knowledge as i can because i'm very nervous. >> i wanted to be a part of something that was serving the community. >> reporter: the need in the black community is high. black women are three times more likely to die in childbirth compared to their white counterparts, according to the centers for disease control and prevention. during the six week course, men go through real-life medical scenarios. >> still taking pain medication from a c-section. >> reporter: them and leave with a certificate of completion and some hope to become doulas, like the andre miller, who says he got certified with his wife. >> i want to make sure that all

the mothers, that all our clients that we have do not go through [ inaudible ]. we are not used to seeing this community coming together and [ inaudible ]. >> reporter: edwards hopes his program and others like it will encourage men to reframe a father's role in the birthing and delivery process. >> i know my father's generation, we go in the parking lot, we're supposed to go have a drink. men now, you don't know if you go out to the parking lot if there will be a child to hold in that delivery room or if there will be a mother to hug and kiss and celebrate with. >> reporter: today edwards is a father to two healthy young children and he hopes these courses will breathe more new life for black families. >> do you wish you had a program like this in 2017? do you think it would've made a difference he'll >> you, without a doubt. thank you for asking that question. i've thought about it. definitely i think that maybe a different outcome or something different that would've helped us both had i had this

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november is national adoption month and we are going over some things you might want to consider before starting your adoption journey. as many people who have done it can tell you, the process can feel overwhelming and take a lot of time and money but here to help us through it is becky fossett. she's the founder and president of help us adopt.org, a national adoption grants program. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you for having me. >> if someone is sitting at home or at work inking about adoption, what are the largest considerations? >> the first thing these days is absolute cost. it's costing people. we are seeing a lot of cases, the, 60, even in some cases $70,000. that's a lot. >> it can be a lot but i think also people forget the fact there are many different kinds of adoptions. can you walk us through? there is open, semi-open, closed adoption. what are the biggest differences? >> this is the relationship you have been with the birth family if you're doing a domestic adoption. i'll give myself as an example. i have two girls age 15 and 19 and we are still in touch with their birth families, and it's really a very special

relationship ergo my kids are so happy you're asking me this question today because they want the world to know but even if open adoption is not perfect, it's the greatest thing possible for them. they get to know their story. they get to see where they come from. they get to know their history. and i actually was a little scared about it at the beginning, to be honest with everybody. i cherish these relationships. i now feel that i am so lucky to have all these people and a big family. >> it's not taking away. it's adding. >> it's adding, it really is adding in my life is richer for it, as well. >> i appreciate you sharing because some people think oh no, you're always comfortable with it. >> it was really terrifying at the beginning and now yesterday, my youngest daughter turned 15 and her birth grandmother was the first person to text me and i'm going to work on the bus, i start crying. >> you talked about the cost. that can make some people --

there are supports for that. >> help us adopt.org is a national adoption grants program. we give grants up to $30,000 and we are built on a platform of family equality, so we really, truly help everybody out there. >> what's your advice to prospective adoptive parents or those who currently are? >> here's the deal. it might seem scary and it might seem overwhelming but there are plenty of helpers out there who will get you through the process. you just have to find them and it is how i built my family. i wouldn't have been a mother otherwise, without adoption, and it is so worth it. >> are there major dues or dents? are you a proponent of sharing with her child if they are adopted? >> oh my gosh, yet. this is the most important thing. every adoptee needs to know their story, and you should tell, when you adopt, you should tell your child the minute they are in your arms that they are adopted. for me, with my oldest, that was in the delivery room. i'm not kidding. that's when it started. i started telling the story.

my youngest was four days old and if you have an older child, they already know they are adopted, so just make it comfortable and make it never a we have to talk moment. >> any tips for someone deciding if they want a newborn like you described, or a teenager? how do you navigate that? >> it's really a personal choice. for me, i wasn't going to be pregnant so i decided i'd want the closest thing possible, to adopt a newborn and to be with the birth mother through the end of her pregnancy, and to experience that with her. other people, unlike forget it, i don't want to do diapers. i'm going to adopt older kids because that's how i'm going to do it, and it's really a personal choice. >> i'd love to end with something your daughter said, that you shared. the hardest part about being adopted is the way the world reacts to the stigma but it sounds like you are breaking the stigma. >> we are trying. we are really trying but when we are really trying but when my oldest said that, tough one. oh, so many medicare plans. that's why you're comparing all in one plans, all in one place with ehealth. oh, hey. based on what we talked about. your doctor. my pharmacy.

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