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"nbc news daily" starts right now. today is monday, november 25th, 2024. breaking news. wrapping up special counsel jack smith files a motion dismissing all charges against president-elect donald trump for his actions leading up to the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. what happens now after the year's long investigation and could the former and future president ever face charges? eric anne lyle menendez appear in court for the first time in years fighting for a reduced sentence. the case they are making to have their sentences and the judge's decision. and hunting for deals. for some the real excitement this week comes on black friday. we will use our nbc news holiday price check tool to tell you what to buy and when. >> for some, me, shopping. >> you? i'm not a black friday person.

you couldn't pay me to go out to a store on black friday. >> online. special counsel jack smith is moving to drop both of his cases against president-elect donald trump. >> we are talking about the move ends a historic year's long effort to prosecute a former president. >> smith's case has ran into a series of legal hurdles, most notably this summer when supreme court ruled that presidents have immunities for some official acts. the trump team said, quote. joining us now is ken delanian from washington and msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos in the studio. ken, start with you.

>> is this expected. the special counsel saying he did this because he is an employee the justice department and' to imply with justice department policy. he asked the legal counsel inside the justice department whether the doj's pols icies th a sitting president can't be prosecuted apply before a president takes office. they said that does apply. he had no choice but to file these motions asking the courts to dismiss donald trump out of both of these historic cases. really, the decision was made when the voters elected donald trump and that was widely known during the campaign that if donald trump won these cases would go away. let's remember we are talking about criminal conspiracy allegations involving donald trump's effort to stay in power after the 2020 election leading up to the january 6th insurrection and separate case donald trump willfully retaining allegedly classified documents at his home in mar-a-lago and

allegedly obstructing justice. we don't expect in in that report. there is a lot of evidence already out there. >> jack moved to dismiss both cases without prejudice. this mean this could come back around after president trump serves his term after he is out of like. is that likely? >> those are the two most important words in either of these filings. it feels they app every third sentence over and over. i think the team is symbolic more than anything. jack smith is saying the default position is these are dismissed without prejudice and in theory could be brought again. whether hey could be brought

genel again only matters. not something that will actually happen. >> why is that? because once the president is out of office, then why? why could they not bring charges again? >> it's not that they couldn't. you might run into tute of limitations issues. every time you delay a prosecution and if especially if you're seeking to indict someone after a dismissal that is high challenge and witnesses die and documents and memories fade, that is why we have statute of limitations to begin with. in theory it's possible it's not going to happen. >> thank you both. there is an update to tell you about in the case of eric and lyle menendez. they have been fighting to be resentenced and released and new evidence they say proves they

acted in self-defense after years of sexual becausely their father. >> today a judge rescheduled a key resentencing hearing that originally had been set for early december. joining us is nbc news correspondent dana griffin. do we know why this hearing from december or for december was rescheduled? what else happened in court today? >> reporter: we do. the judge said that he needs more time to go through several boxes of information that are still coming in to his office. he also acknowledged that new d.a. that gets sworn in on december 2nd, he said it's only fair the d.a. get time to review this information. the new court dates are now january 30 and 31. the judge allowed testimony from two witnesses. we heard from the elder sister of katie menendez and we heard from jose menendez. they are both in favor of having the brothers released saying they serve enough time and that what the boys endured was

unimaginable, even kitty's sister says that she couldn't believe that her sister allowed this to go on, at least she believes she allowed it to go on because she never did anything about if. the big disappointment we were expecting to see the brothers on web cam but did not happen today because of technical issues and somebody with the web x program at the jail. we did hear from the brothers. we are not sure which one spoke but there was a point where the defense attorney asked if they could hear or if they were on. we heard, quote, we are. and we heard another voice say, we have video access the entire time. so they got to see the proceedings. we did not get to see them. but we heard from them briefly. very uneventful except the fact we did hear the key testimony, the two sisters of the victims and the reason the judge allowed them to be heard was because they are both having medical

issues. one is going to be turning i believe 93 tomorrow and both look pretty frail inside that courtroom. >> dana griffin for us, thank you so much. a former sheriff charged with killing a judge inside his chambers has been arraigned in the very same kentucky courthouse where the shooting happened. >> sean steins pleaded not guilty to murder of a public official today and he was indicted last week. he is accused of shooting and killing this district judge kevin mullins at point blank range in september and it was caught on surveillance video. a warning this is appears to be warning. here is the judge trying to hide under his desk and several shots on fired and no audio on the video clip so we don't know what was said in that room. our correspondent is following this for us. maura, a brief court appearance and take us through what happened. >> this was the arraignment

hearing for the former sheriff. it was extremely quick and steins' defense attorneys entering a plea of not guilty. they had indicated that they are not denying that he shot the judge, obviously, you saw how the video played out on your jep. but they are saying that he did so under extreme emotionally dress. ultimately, they are going to argue that this murder of a public official charge goes too far. they want to drop it down to a manslaughter charge potentially. if convicted under that murder for public official charge, the sheriff could face the death penalty, if convicted. so that is something we have to watch if it goes to trial. in terms of next steps, we don't have the next court date appearance on the calendar but steins is held without bond because the judge he is a security safety issue and a security issue because this was a capital offense. >> do we have any side why what the motive might have been? >> there is nothing official on

the record in terms of motive but we do know a little bit more in terms of what might have unfolded just before those moments you saw on your screen when the shooting happened. kentucky state detective testified in a preliminary hearing that just moments before that video started or what we saw, there is other surveillance video from the moments before, but the former sheriff steins came into the judge's chambers and tried to call his daughter from his own cell phone before asking the judge for his phone and attempting to call his daughter from the judge's phone. now, the detective testified that phone records on the judge's phone indicates that there were phone calls to the sheriff's daughter previously. so we, obviously, can't speculate on what that could all mean but this is a very small community. the judge and the sheriff working together in close quarters before. they have been described as friends. obviously, whatever unfold inside those moments before leading up to this day was a very emotional and ultimately violent situation. >> more to come.

thank you. it's time for today's cnbc money minute. a popular tortilla brand is being recalled. two movies are defining gravity at the box office. pippa stevens joins us now. >> this salad topping has been recalled. the fda said there was a mix-up where some customers received crispy onion strips instead which contains wheat. the agency said while no one has gotten sick, those with the allergic or sensitivity to wheat could get a reaction. a deal was struck with fifa to promote the brand's next year's world cup in the united states with budweiser brewery. there is no current broadcasting deal. the box office saw big weekend with the "wicked" premiere and

topped the box office 114 million in the u.s. and canada. the best opening for a movie based on a broadway musical. paramount's "gladiator" 2 came in with 55 million. >> sounds like it's popular. >> nice, nice. this whole thing. people aren't seeing both movies at the same time, right? it's more like the energy? >> the energy. >> wicked is two hours and 40 minutes! back-to-back would be a little bit of time. >> thank you. >> thank you. coming up, thanksgiving travel rush is under way and we are tagging along with a crew getting the planes ready while the rest of us sleep. the rest of us sleep. >> what it takes [coughing] hi susan, honey? yea. i respect that, but that cough looks pretty bad. try this robitussin honey. the real honey you love, plus the powerful cough relief you need. mind if i root through your trash? robitussin, with real honey & elderberry.

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thanksgiving travel rush is under way already. >> this holiday season is expected to break records but travelers won't be getting any breaks from rough weather. get it? we are tracking storms from coast-to-coast. if you're taking a plane, getting to the airport is a good idea. the tsa says this will the busiest thanksgiving ever for air travel. >> some airline workers going on strike today in charlotte, north carolina. nbc news meteorologist bill karins is tracking the storm systems and adrienne is at

chicago o'hare international airport. emily is along i-95 in secaucus, new jersey. gas prices. you look at the numbers today around $3.06 for the national average for a gallon of gas. this is an improvement about 20 cents compared to this time last year. experts say if it dips below $3 and it could later this week that would be the first time since 2021. if you're looking to avoid the worst of ffic don't hit the road tuesday or wednesday afternoons where you'll see the peak congestion for new york, boston, and l.a. experts are advising drivers to check your car's battery, tire prerp and oil before you head out the door.

utilize the traffic apps' especially in major cities. check the weather forecast because a huge swath of the country is bracing for potentially rain, sleet, and snow. here is more from aaa, take a listen. >> best piece of advice if there is bad weather, don't drive. that is the safest alternative is adjust accordingly. you could have the turkey at a different time of the day. you could even have it on friday if you have to but being safe is the number one priority. your family wants you to get there but get this safely so don't risk it if is there bad weather. >> reporter: we are seeing other modes of transportation surge in popularity like buses, trains, and cruises. bookings up 9% across those categories. if you're specifically looking at cruises, cruise bookings up 20% compared to this time last year according to aaa. back to you. >> emily, thanks. adrienne is occupy at chicago o'hare airport. how has the volume of passengers

traveling throughout the airport today and tomorrow and the next day? >> we start with today. the average wait time for the security checkpoint line is between 15 and 20 minutes right now. earlier today, the wait was only five minutes. now this is not the peak travel day, but some travelers who spoke with us say they are trying to get an early start. take a listen. >> i thought a lot of people would be trying to beat the traffic but i guess we really did accomplish the mission. >> it's going to be really busy and i think hopefully there won't be delays but you never know. >> reporter: those folks are getting out early ahead of the crowd because they know starting tomorrow, tsa is expected to screen more than 18 million people starting tomorrow through december 2nd. now right now, airport official at chicago o'hare international airport say things are running smoothly about 94% of the flights are on time here. no severe weather is impacting

travel yet. but we know that storm is expected to make its way through. and since friday, there have been more than 17,000 flights cancelled or delayed. >> adrienne, that you have so much. >> let's bring in nbc news meteorologist bill karins. i got some flights, bill. what are the biggest thanksgiving travel threats? >> likely thursday on thanksgiving day. a lot of people more drive than fly on thanksgiving day and get to that in a second. two storms. one in the great lakes and one on the west coast and nothing compared to the huge storms we had a couple times ago but provide some wet weather and chance for flooding and especially in the mountainous areas. not widespread. right now a little area of rain. san francisco is kind of clearing out. from bakersfield south wards it's trying to shift your way and mountains in the central portions of the sierra range is where we will see some of the heaviest rainfall totals. this storm will move through the intermountain west today and

tomorrow. snow at the higher elevations. most of the heavy rain miss san francisco and los angeles. in the middle there. the storm to a widespread area of rain on wednesday in the middle of the country and not too much in the way of snow. temperatures aren't really cold enough. on wednesday, traveling in colorado could have some issues. most of the west will be all right. east looks pretty good. thanksgiving day, no issues in the west at all. bitterly cold in the northern plains and all of that bad weather looks to be on the east coast for thanksgiving day, including our macy's day parade in new york city. >> not good news. >> bill, thanks so much. coming up, the gring ow money is tight, so we must make sacrifices. i give up my bespoke shaving subscription. and i'll stop ordering everything that's trending on instagram. and i will no longer agree to the add-ons at the oil change place just because the mechanic called me "ma'am." it really is a top-of-the-line filter, ma'am. and of course, we'll downgrade our insurance

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the north bay still seeing some of the lingering showers moving through later on tonight. it will return for the south bay into the south county and then drying out on tuesday. we'll take a look at our 7-day forecast coming up in about 30 minutes. see you in a bit. thanks, kari. well, the latest round of rain comes as many are still recovering from the deluge last week. as some bay area cities are taking extra steps. our ginger conejero saab joins us with more from daly city. that's right. daly city wanted to make sure it got ahead of any potential impacts of this storm. beefing up personnel. we're joined by the mayor of daly city, justin manalo. i know, mayor manalo. you were watching the north bay and the effects of the storm. what were some of the what were some of the things that daly city did ahead of the continuing rains this week? you know, some precautionary measures for our communities. we made sure that our storm water drains were clear and the catch basins. so our public personnel, you know, public works have been out there making sure also

making sure that there's no debris or trees. we're also raising our fire and police personnel in regards to anything around trees falling down or whatnot. but everyone is basically getting prepared and on on par for this storm as well. and of course, there are sandbag locations here in daly city. a couple actually here in daly city, in case there are some families, some people who still want to prepare ahead of any potential rain after seeing what they saw in the north bay, the russian river over the weekend surged just below moderate flood stage. now, also over the weekend, authorities confirm a fatality in sonoma county, close to highway 116 and maze canyon road. a car was spotted in a flooded roadway saturday morning. first responders recovered the man, who was in that car, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. over in santa rosa, firefighters pulled another man's body from piner creek, though police say it is not clear if his death was

storm related. we'll continue to monitor the developments from this storm. you can find the latest on nbc bay area .com in daly city, ginger conejero saab, nbc bay area news. you can also track the news and the latest weather with our free nbc bay area app. to see when rain moves into your neighborhood. scan that qr code on the left hand side of your screen to get your local weather your way from the people you know and trust. a strike is growing, involving workers at one san francisco hotel. reps from unite here local two union says about 500 workers at the san francisco marriott marquis walked off the job yesterday. they joined hundreds of other striking workers at a number of other major hotels in san francisco, including the grand hyatt, hilton, union square and the westin san francis. a nationwide hotel workers picket began two months ago. san francisco is the only city where workers, including servers, cooks and room attendants remain on strike. we've been fighting for our health care here. that's one

of our biggest issues. we've been out. like i said, for 64 days in some hotels and we're escalating the fight. we now have 2500 workers that are out on strike. the marriott released a statement saying the hotel remains open and management has protocols in place to operate amid any impact to staffing. it also says it remains available to meet with the local union negotiating committee to reach a fair agreement. governor newsom is already pushing back against the incoming trump administration. president elect trump says he plans to eliminate the current federal tax credit for electric cars. governor newsom said if that happens, he'll bring back the state's own vehicle rebate program. right now, about 25% of the cars sold in california are all electric. our robert honda is tracking this story. he'll have a full report in our evening newscast. vice president kamala harris is coming back home to the bay area. it's her first visit since conceding to president elect trump. harris is stopping on her way back to dc. she spent the last week in hawaii with her

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>> people in new zealand were able to save pilot whales after washing ashore on wednesday. more than 30 whales in all and hundreds of volunteers gathered sheets and help the animals cool and moist before returning to the ocean and all but four of the whales survived and they new zealand's conservation agency called the effort incredible. a florida woman is facing 30 years in prison for shooting her neighbor to death in june of 2023. susan lorens who is white fatally shot her black neighbor owens who was knocking on her apartment door. sheriff's office said the pair had a longstanding feud over owens' kids playing in the community. multiple neighbors telling nbc news that lorens had a history of harassment and using racial slurs. she was not originally arrested following the crime and followed a public outcry. he was accused guilty in the death of owens and she is set to be sentenced too. in new hampshire, a member

of a dartmouth college sorority and two members after fraternity are facing charles after a student was drowned. his body was found following after off-campus party. people say the night of the party, several went swimming in the rim and jang could not swim. he was found dead the next day. both the fraternity and sorority jang belonged to have been suspended by dartmouth. florida's surgeon general is calling for the state's community water system to stop adding fluoride to its water florida's state top health official is going against mainstream. the florida surgeon general cites research that preliminary and far from definitive and adding to a growing debate. >> reporter: florida surgeon general speaking out against the use of fluoride in the state's water systems claiming there are safe concerns he believes are linked to systemic exposure. >> with the information that we have now to continue adding

fluoride to water systems in florida, it is public health malpractice. >> reporter: the doctor citing controversial studies that claim fluoride is linked to neuropsychiatric risk and particularly in pregnant women and children. >> fluoride can strengthen teeth but the case that fluoride is neurotoxic. >> reporter: about 70% of the u.s. population have access to fluoride water. the cdc and american dental association and american academy of pediatrics and the vast majority of dentists in america support, it saying it reducing tooth day. by 25%. the ada saying it endorses the fluoridation of community water supplies of fluoride as safe and necessary and effective in reducing tooth decay. but rfk jr. tapped by president-elect to be in his

cabinet, wrote the following on x. quote. >> i think the faster it goes out the better. >> reporter: a bill was filed last week in buffalo, new york, a different story. nine years ago the city stopped adding fluoride to drinking water and recently brought it back after public pressure and a lawsuit by parents seeking damages for their children's dental surgeries. >> there are many stories of young children who have, you know, ended up needing immediate emergency dental surgery. >> reporter: still some like dr. bruce landfear argue the use of fluoride should be re-examined. >> it's really critical that we need to pause and reassess all of this evidence and make sure that we are adequately protecting children. >> reporter: a study in october found because so many of us have started using toothpaste and mouthwash with added fluoride in recent decades it might not be as necessary to add fluoride to drinking water and one of the things the florida's surgeon general cites as well.

one group advocating against fluoride says more than 170 communities across the u.s. have rejected fluoride but the cdc and many agencies continue to support adding fluoride to water. the cdc calling that policy change one of the ten great public health interventions of the 20th century. >> great report. kate, thank you. >> thank you. we have been hearing a lot about foodborne illness from e. coli or listeria. >> with thanksgiving a few days away many americans may be wondering if the food in their home is safe. christine romans is joining us now. where do things stand when it comes to this? >> let's start with number one this carrot recall. grimway farms is the name of that carrots and on the center of outbreak and they saying what is on shelf is safe. they say it was dozens are

brands that were involved. after a recall of 167,000 pounds of ground beef that minnesota health officials link to a dozen illnesses wolverine packing company says it has notified all customers of that recall. all of that meat was sent to restaurants so they have talked to the restaurants and they are trying to that back. listeria outbreak we have been following, cdc says an infant has died. nine people have been hospitalized. four state outbreak the cdc is linking to ready to meat products from the food on your screen. the recall is active and the cdc says those products are not safe to consume. >> with all of that said, how concerned should we be heading to thanksgiving? >> it's a headline every single day the past six weeks or so. we talked to safety experts. 48 million cases of foodborne illness every single year so we

are always with these things and sometimes the product recalls don't get all of this attention. a reminder that 48 million is a lot. the best thing you can do is cook your meat to the appropriate temperature, especially if it's ground beef. it has to be cooked to 160 degrees and poultry is even higher. produce, you can't watch off e. coli from produce so you've got to really be aware. if in doubt, throw it out, if it's produce. >> especially around the holidays. >> yes. >> christine romans, thanks so much. an exclusive this hour. we are learning more about how families and immigration advocacy groups are preparing for president-elect's plans for mass deportations. >> the trump administration has not disclosed the details of its immigration plans but a recent study by the american immigration council of pro immigration advocacy group founds 4 million mixed status families could be separated under the new administration.

mixed status means when some individuals in a family are undocumented and others are uts -- u.s. citizens. julia, nbc news i know spoke to members of mixed status families and some have documented status and some don't. what did they say? >> reporter: this was dee dee martinez, my producer is so good to getting to know the people and what is going on were in lafs lives right now. she spoke with family in pennsylvania if their family got deported. you have to have two parents present to get a passport. they are working on power of attorney. other families across the country they are worried two parents could be deported and u.s. citizen children remain behind are preparing what happens when children come home from school and come home to an empty house. they are working on putting packets together on how many people could be contacted, adults contacts and places for

the children to go and making sure they have documentation that they are legally allowed to be here. it's really complicated. we done how these could be carried out. we do know no one will than exempted. if you're eligible for deportation a chance you could be swept up in these. >> so much up known and a lot of unease among these families. i know nonprofits are working to prepare families for the changes likely to come with the next administration. what exactly are they doing? >> reporter: they are trying to get order out to do exactly what the families spoke to are doing. a lot of fear and a lot of people wondering, look. can i take my child to school? can i keep going to work? am i going to be targeted simply from coming outside of my house? they are saying they need to be prepared with a plan if and they could be deported and their child remains behind and to be

known if they want the child to go to the country with them or make a tough decision for the family to be separated. >> thank you for that reporting. aaa says close to 80 million people will be traveling this weekend. >> tom costello went behind the scenes with american airlines. >> reporter: 7:45 p.m., n-951 am pulls into jfk from chicago as the last passengers step off the pilots are handing over control. >> anything that we might have noticed that wasn't perfect on the way over, we report it. >> reporter: minutes late, the 737 is empty and on the move. taxiing across the runways and pulling in to america's 24/7 maintenance anger where the overnight pit crew have their orders. >> we will be servicing the engine oil system and we will be looking at the igniter plugs. >> reporter: they got a long to

do list. american 737s get a workout. ten flights each every day. carrying 1800 passengers a day. every 90 days, 737s must go through an overnight a-check. routine maintains even at the gate happens every my. >> we got a lot of work to do and we get it done. >> reporter: eydie is in charge of all line maintenance. this is like an indy pit crew for american airlines? >> definitely. our mechanics are dedicated to do this work. they have about eight hours of touch time to complete the work. >> reporter: a nose-to-tail physical. from inspecting the flight controls to the flight deck to the passenger experience. >> check the lights and reading lights. make sure the gas prevents are all good and not prone. >> reporter: there is the cracked window shade. a broken tray table. an entertain power unit that needs replacing. a seat track that needs tightening. and the lavatory water that

needs sanitize. what is the most common complaint you hear from passengers about they want this fixed and wish this didn't break? >> wi-fi. in today's world, wi-fi. >> reporter: fixing the wi-fi is a top priority and sixing all usb and electrical plugs. >> want the best appearance possible. >> reporter: the clock is ticking. with 8 million passengers flying on american airlines alone this thanksgiving, the maintenance teams have been working ahead. >> we are prepaid maintenance doing tasks to make sure that we minimize the risks during the holiday period. >> reporter: at 4:00 a.m. after a deep clean, they are done. and at 5954 am pushes out of the hangar and back to the terminal for indicating. and then they are boarding for miami. tom costello, nbc news. >> great behind the scenes, tom.

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our gift list. >> according to a recent survey a whopping 89% of consumers say social media influence s their holiday shopping. julia boreston, how has social media come to play a major role the way we spends and especially around the holidays? >> west look.people are spendin time on social media whether it's instagram or tiktok. the latest research shows that people expect to spend about 24 -- excuse me. 24% of people plan to make a purchase for the holiday season on social platforms. that doesn't mean they see an ad on social media and go out and buy it the in story. they are make the purchases on a likes of instagram or a tiktok. a lot of this is here because the platforms have made it easier for influencers to sell directly to their followers on social media and we are also seeing brands really embrace this and whether it's an ad or if you follow a brand, they are allowing you to click through

and buy. it's good for the social platforms because they would rather have you stay on instagram or tiktok rather than closing down the app and going off to make a purchase somewhere else on your phone. >> julia, you report that live commerce on platforms like tiktok is kind of like the new qvc for young generations. i think you have to be old to understand the qvc reference. why is it to possible? >> qvc or the home shopping network is about people showcasing goods in real-time and providing people to make a phone call or go online to make a purchase. now influencers are selling directly to consumers and something about watching these live shopping experiences. you're seeing them play around with a product and try on a sweater or an outfit and then that is really enticing and it feels very natural and immediate. that encourages people to buy. tiktok has really leaned into this. tiktok shop has 15 million different companies are selling worldwide and tiktok shop live

is the platform which enables their content creators to post links within the live shopping experiences. they say the number of sessions, the number of different creators who are cog these live shopping experiences has tripled over the past year. they make it really easy for creators to sell and then tiktok takes a 6% cut. >> hum. >> nice. >> julia, thanks so much. >> thank you. now get your wallet ready. holiday shopping season kicks off this week. chances you're wondering how to get the most out of every single dollar. >> we will break down all of the black friday deals including what to buy now and where to find the biggest savings. brian chung is with us. we were talking about social media shopping with julia. i'm already getting all kinds of black friday emails, texts, everything. what early deals are we already seeing? >> door busters on black used to be but the calendar means we are

getting black friday deals on monday, right now. amazon has daily deal drops and offering 50% off first amazon whole orders. a new vertical they have offers products under $20. a big deal. target is offering price match guarantee and one day deals up to 50% off. walmart black friday deals began today. these retailers are saying get a head a head start' they are already offering discounts. >> which items are mostly to be discounted this week? >> let's start with adobe is saying. sporting goods, tois, furniture, -- toys, furniture, appliances. black friday is televisions. cybermonday to get your electronics and apparel. a lot of questions am i getting the best deals on this holiday weekend? we took a look at five different items. look at air pods pro 2s and

ninja coffee makers. yeah, discounts throughout the summer. remember the october and july deal days from amazon and other competitors? the best deals are actually this weekend. the discounts did get better. when you look at items like, for example, reeboks and toys and television, do your price matching and homework to make sure you're getting the best deal. >> funny. you do need to study to shop. >> and to stay on budget, too, right? >> exactly! >> that is the hard part. >> exactly. >> thank you. much more news is ahead. you're watching "nbc news daily." advil liqui-gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels. ♪♪ also from advil, advil targeted relief, the only topical with 4 powerful pain fighting ingredients that start working on contact and lasts up to 8 hours. hi, my name is damian clark. and if you have both medicare and

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decision, saying in part, quote, all san jose state university student athletes are eligible to participate in their sports under ncaa and mountain west conference rules. we are gratified that the court rejected an 11th hour attempt to change those rules. our team looks forward to competing in the mountain west volleyball tournament this week. we have reached out to the plaintiffs and have not heard back yet. our amit goss is tracking this story. she will have more in our afternoon newscast. a high school teacher in solano county is in custody this morning charged with possessing child. drake sherman was a teacher, athletic director and baseball coach at rio vista high. that's about 15 miles from antioch. school district officials say sherman was placed on administrative leave back in march amid misconduct allegations involving multiple students. he is set to appear in court tomorrow. rain and clouds will linger today and tomorrow, but that's expected to clear out just in time for thanksgiving. meteorologist kari hall has our seven-day forecast. we are going to see more waves of rain today

and into early tomorrow. and it's going to be cool. our highs only make it into the upper 50s and low 60s. and then our overnight lows will be cooler as well. by midweek into thanksgiving down to 35 degrees. but then look at the highs in the low 60s. after all of this rain, we are going to see afternoon sunshine, but then some morning fog. and in san francisco expect some times of rain today. cloudy tomorrow, but then looking clear for the rest of the week and our high temperatures headed for the low 60s for the weekend. going out shopping for a small business saturday. it's going to be in the low 60s. cloudy to start but sunny for the aft

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