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♪♪ ♪♪ >> today, monday, december 9, 2024. breaking news, a major break in the investigation into the murder of a health care ceo in new york city. police say they have arrested a person of interest in pennsylvania. we've now learned his identity and how he was spotted. bombshell accusations. superstar rapper jay-z goes on offense after being accused of sexual assault. the allegations from more than 20 years ago and how it could impact the case against sean diddy combs. miracle in a bottle. has your social media feed been inundated with videos about castor oil? is it legit? what dermatologists want you to know. going out in style. swifties travel from arou the world to say farewell to taylor swift's eras tour. how it changed the music

industry forever. we begin with breaking news. a major break in the case of the health care ceo's murder in midtown manhattan. police arrested a person of interest in pennsylvania. he's been identified as 26-year-old luigi mangione. new york city mayor eric adams said mangione matches the description of the photos and videos released by police. to be clear, he's not being called a suspect at this point. new york city's police commissioner says mangione was taken into custody at a mcdonald's in altoona pennsylvania, after a work who recognized him called police. the commissioner said he had a gun similar to the one used in the murder of brian thompson. you're looking at a photo here. a a senior law enforcement person tells nbc this is the photo. the commissioner said several other items linking mangione to the shooting were discovered.

>> there was a fraudulent new jersey i.d. matching the i.d. our suspect used to check into his new york city hostile before the shooting. additionally, officers recovered a handwritten document that speaks to his motivation and mindset. >> brian thompson was killed outside of a manhattan hotel. that was last wednesday in what police say was a targeted attack. a private funeral service was held for him today. sam brock joins me now from outside that hotel in midtown manhattan where thompson was killed. sam, what more do we know about luigi mangione? >> reporter: we have a limited amount of information from what police provided earlier today about luigi mangione. 26 years old, they say he's from the baltimore, maryland, area. went to college in pennsylvania. we learned within the last hour, kate, chief of staff for the

maryland legislature said this is his cousin and a statement will be forthcoming. it seems like luigi mangione is a prominent one in maryland and it's remarkable when you think this has been going on for almost six days, pictures flooded everywhere. lots of conversations in households and dinner tables about how it's possible to have someone's entire face and no see word from friends or family as to who this might be. we found out from the police day it was an employee at that mcdonald's in altoona who called the police at 9:15 this morning because he had seen pictures or they, the employee, had seen pictures like this. saw suspicious activity, called altoona police . police arrived and spoke with him.

they learned he had a fake i.d. and that gun you described. police saying it's a ghost gun possibly manufactured by a 3d printer. then you see the fake i.d. we shared. here's another huge connective tissue. that i.d. has the same fake name provided to the hostile when the person of interest checked in. same name as what was found on the person today in pennsylvania. there's all these things that are overlapping right now. he has not been charged with any crime, certainly not in connection with the shooting yet. >> sam brock, thanks so much. rap icon jay-z is fighting back against allegations that he raped a teenager 20 years ago. jay-z whose real name is sean carter was named by an anonymous accusers. it's alleged that jay-z raped

her when she was 13 years old. she recalls receiving a drink that made her woozy and light headed. the lawsuit was filed against combs in october refiled sunday to add carter's name to it. combs is scheduled to go on trial next year on federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. he's pleaded not guilty. chloe milas was first to report about this lawsuit and also with us legal analyst danny cevallos. chloe, in his statement, sean carter is accusing the woman's attorney of blackmail. what else is he saying and how is the attorney responding? >> reporter: kate, jay-z's response is truly unprecedented. i've been an entertainment reporter for nearly 20 years.

jay-z is a very private person. this was a very lengthy statement. you read part of it. i want to read some more. he says i implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one. whoever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away. he talked about the fact that some of his children, meaning blue ivy carter, are old enough to read the news and know about what's happening in the media and he and beyonce have to sit down with their children and talk about the allegations being made against him. on the flip side, you have tony busby the civil litigator in houston saying demand letters get sent all the time. i didn't extort him or ask for money. i just tried to have mediation with him and then jay-z filed an anonymous suit against me. now we know that this suit that was filed just a few weeks ago by a well-known anonymous male celebrity was actually jay-z fighting back against these

claims just a couple weeks ago. the plot thickens here. just a few hours ago jay-z's attorney filing a motion demanding the judge require this accuser, this female jane doe to reveal her identity or have the case thrown out. >> dan, let me turn to you. that seems unlikely a judge would say we'll reveal the identity of a jane doe in a suit, yes? >> it's interesting. it's a gray area. i have some of these cases. generally speaking whether you're on the defense, no matter what, most of the time these are people -- you don't want to be the one to say i demand this person's identity become public. often they're child victims. there is no hard and fast rule, especially in state court. you have a better shot in federal court. jane doe pleading is not a guarantee for the most part. a judge could have something to say about it. >> chloe described a lot of legal back and forth on both sides.

this is a 24-year-old allegation -- the alleged crime happened 24 years ago. how is this coming up now? >> because the united states is following a trend, including the state of new york, of enacting statutes that allow for greater look back periods or lengthening of statute of limitations. so unsurprisingly new york is one of those states. they expanded their statute. these games, especially for minors, their clock doesn't start ticking until they're adults. that's how you get back so many years in a case like this. >> lots to watch. danny cevallos and chloe, i know you eel stay on it. the man charged with putting a man in a deadly chokehold on a new york city subway has been found not guilty. jurors acquitted daniel penny of criminally negligent homicide in

the death of jordan neely. jordan died after penny placed him in a chokehold. the judge dropped the manslaughter charge against penny after jurors said they couldn't reach a consensus. rehema ellis joins us from outside the courthouse in new york city. she's been following this since the beginning. because of this verdict, daniel penny will not face any jail time. any chance there could be an appeal or is he clear of all cases? where do we stand? >> reporter: doesn't look like there will be an appeal from the district attorney's office. it was the prosecutor's office that asked the judge to dismiss the manslaughter charge against jordan -- against daniel penny when the jurors said they couldn't reach an agreement about whether he was guilty or innocent. they don't get to double dip on that. that's off the table. now they found him not guilty of this. it's very unlikely he would face anymore criminal charges. civil charges, yes.

the father of jordan neely has filed a civil suit against mr. penny. he did that just last thursday. that's just been put on the file. so he will have to deal with that. his legal troubles are not over civilly, but the criminal ones appear to be over for now. >> there's been so much public debate about this case. i wonder what the reaction was like inside and outside the court today. >> reporter: let me tell you about outside. we have video of it. there was an altercation when there were competing demonstrators, those in favor of penny, those in favor of neely, jordan neely. they got into a clash with one another to the point where police were called in. when the verdict was read inside the courtroom, there was an outpouring of emotion on both sides. some people had to be escorted out of the courtroom. the district attorney is really asking for all people to be calm and respect the decision of the

jury. he put out a statement saying there have been some threats on social media against his folks. he's asking everyone to please accept the verdict of the jury. >> rehema ellis, thanks so much. time for today's cnbc money minute. tiktok is asking a court to put a hold on a potential ban in the u.s. courtney reagan joins us now. >> reporter: tiktok asked a lower court today to pause an impending ban on the app in the u.s. until the supreme court can weigh in. the company's been given until january 19th to divest from its chinese owner or shut down. tiktok warned that u.s. small businesses and social media creators will lose $1.3 billion in earnings in just one month if the app is banned. nvidia under pressure after a chinese regulator opened an

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are firing celebratory shots and cheering in the streets following the fall of the dictator asaad. statues were toppled. in just ten days rebel forces swept through the country ending a 14-year civil war and a half century of assad family rule.

the family have fled the country and given political asylum in russia. what comes next for syria is uncertain. rebel forces face the prospect of governing and western and regional powers looking to secure their interest. allie raffa is in washington for us and matt bradley is in beirut. matt, let me begin with you. there's been so much news over the weekend. what is the latest now and what do we know about rebel forces that have taken control of damascus? >> reporter: with astonishing speed, kate. i don't think the rebels knew they were going to quite successful. now things are moving fast still. we're seeing the appointment of a new prime minister, a man who was the prime minister of the area that hgs controlled in northwestern syria based. it was from there they launched

their lightning dash across western syria and took damascus in short order. this new prime minister, he peacefully is taking over the leadership of the country from a prime minister appointed by bashar. only a couple months ago both men were seen speaking with -- he is the man in control of hts, the group that led the charge. now we're seeing this new prime minister. he's making all the right noises about inclusion, about allowing for a different sex and different ethnicities in syria. it's something a lot of minority groups were all worried about. previously it was a fundamentalist group. there were concerns.

this man, the leader, his real name he's going by, he has made all the right noises as well. he said he's going to create a government more inclusion and more democratic. >> matt bradley, a lot happening, thank you so much. allie, let me bring you in. there are 900 u.s. service members on the ground in syria. how is the biden administration responding to the end of the assad regime and what's at stake for the u.s.? >> reporter: we heard from president biden yesterday. he struck a cautiously optimistic tone in a speech he delivered. in that speech he saidhe was clear eyed about not just the connections that the rebel groups have to terrorist organizations, but also clear eyed about the window of opportunity that this gives isis to resurge in this region. after his speech we learned the u.s. military conducted strikes on over 75 isis targets in syria

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suspicious and called police when they took him into custody. investigators say they found a gun similar to the one used in last week's shooting. officials say the 26 year old was born and raised in maryland, has ties to the san francisco bay area and his last known address honolulu, hawaii. brian thompson was shot and killed last wednesday morning in front of the new york hilton midtown. his death sent shock waves through the health care industry and corporate world. we'll continue to follow this breaking news and bring you updates as they come in locally. day three of jury deliberations in the murder trial of nima momeni. he's the man accused of killing cashapp co-founder bob lee. our bob redell is at the courthouse in san francisco with the latest. reporter. after taking off friday, the jurors have resumed deliberating here this monday morning at the hall of justice in san francisco to try to determine the fate of nima momeni. momeni is accused of stabbing to death bob lee in april of last year. lee, of course, being the former tech exec who co-founded cash app.

the defense has argued that lee actually is the one who brandished a knife, which many then used in self-defense. again, that's the defense's argument. the ry is considering a single count of murder with an enhancement for using a deadly weapon. legal analyst stephen clark says they have to unanimously agree on that chargee to find him guilty. but if they don't, the judge has advised them they can consider lesser charges, meaning second degree murder or manslaughter. what they y typicall do is do is handle the case in a stair step fashion that they will not get to second degree murder unless they all agree that he is not guilty of first degree murder, and they would not get to voluntary manslaughter unless they all agreed that mr. momeni was not guilty of second degree murder as well. on thursday, something unusual did happen with the jury that left 11 of the 12 jurors sitting in a hallway for nearly an hour at a time. they were supposed to be in the jurors room deliberating.

our own sergio quintana also noticed that the lead defense attorney was sitting outside the courtroom and then the prosecution team with the judge. legal analyst stephen clark says the judge was likely asking something of one of the jurors, perhaps what, if anything, they did come into contact with? or is there something that was going on that they needed to talk about with the judge? so again, day three of deliberations taking place right now here at the hall of justice in san francisco. bob redell nb, bay area news. thank you. bob. we're going to talk about our weather now, another sunny day in the bay area. here's meteorologist kari hall with our forecast. a look at our high temperatures for this afternoon still really nice with highs in the low to mid 60s. even the upper 60s expected for gilroy and morgan hill today. and will be in the low 60s for the tri-valley up to 64in martinez, as well as oakland and near the coast. it's in the lower 60s with half moon bay up to 62 degrees today, and also expecting some low 60s in san francisco. nice, sunny with a

breezy wind. and for the north bay it will be 64, in napa, sonoma and in novato. moving ahead throughout the week, we are going to see some changes. the return of rain in the forecast. so we'll take a look at that coming up in about 30 minutes. thanks, kari. state lawmakers have a new way to protect children online. california attorney general rob bonta and assembly member rebecca bauer-kahan proposed a new bill today.t's called ab 56. it would require social media apps like instagram and facebook to come with warning labels. lawmakers compared it to the warning labels that come with cigarettes or alcohol. they say it would appear when users first sign up and once a week after that, the labels would advise people about the mental health risks associated with using social media. attorney general rob bonta spoke about some of those risks earlier today. studies have shown that more time on social media tends to be correlated with depressio, anxiety, body image issues, susceptibility to addiction, bonta says. adolescents who spend more than three hours a

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on the film side the musical "emelia perez" dominates with ten nominations including best comedy or musical. "emelia perez" stars selena gomez who is also nominated for "only murders in the building." it's "the bear" that leads the pack with five nominations, the most for any television series. major league baseball superstar juan soto has signed the largest contract in professional sports history. the 26-year-old out fielder agreed to a 15-year, $765 million deal with the new york mets. just last season soto hit a career high in home runs for the new york yankees. the environmental protection agency is banning two cancer causing chemicals used in every

day products. known as tce and perk are found in common manufacturing and dry cleaning products. the ban comes after the epa found the substances present an unreasonable risk of injury to human health. the epa says tce is associated with various cancers and is tock iks to the nervous, immune and reproductive systems even at low levels of exposure. it says perk is toxic to the same systems and pollutes the environment. we are getting a clearer picture of president-elect donald trump's first priorities when he returns to the white house in just 42 days. the president-elect sat down exclusively with "meet the press" moderator kristen welker for his first broadcast interviewing since winning the election last month. >> reporter: in our interview president-elect trump laid out a

sweeping agenda for the next four years. he said he wants to focus on the economy, the border and getting his nominees confirmed. >> have you thought about your message? >> reporter: we began with president-elect trump on the economy and his threat to impose tariffs on america's three biggest trading partners, mexico, canada and china, which experts warn could lead to a surge in prices. >> can you guarantee american families won't pay more? >> i can't guarantee anything. i can't guarantee tomorrow. i'm a big believer in tariffs. tariffs is the most beautiful word. they're beautiful. it's going to make us rich. >> reporter: he's standing by one of his key campaign promises, saying he has no choice but to deport everyone illegally in the united states. >> you talked about prioritizing people who have criminal histories. >> correct. >> is it your plan to deport everyone here illegally over the next four years? >> well, i think you have to do it. it's a very tough thing to do. it's -- but you have to have --

we have rules, regulations. they came in illegally. >> reporter: the president-elect vowed to end birth right citizenship. a right that's guaranteed by the 14th amendment. >> we're going to end that. it's ridiculous. >> reporter: mr. trump said he's en to find a way to protect dreamers, those brought illegally to the u.s. as children and raised here. >> i think we can work with the democrats and work something out. >> reporter: asked about members about the january 6th committee the president-elect argued they should be imprisoned without any evidence they violated the law. >> honestly, they should go to jail. >> you think liz cheney should go to jail? >> for what they did -- >> everyone on the committee? >> anybody that voted in favor -- >> are you going to direct your fbi director or your attorney general to send them to jail? >> not at all. they'll have to look at that. i'm not going to -- i'm going to focus on drill baby drill. >> reporter: in a statement liz cheney, the republican vice chair of the january 6th

committee denounced mr. trump's threat as a, quote, assault on the rule of law and the foundations of our republic. the president also said he's looking to pardon people convicted for their actions on january 6th. you can watch my full interview with the president-elect on nbcnews.com. back to you. >> kristen welker, thank you. the fda may finally move to ban red dye number three. it's used in beverages, snacks, cereals and candy to give it that bright red color you see on the screen. in a senator hearing last week the fda's deputy commissioner for human foods said the agency is reviewing a petition that would revoke the color additive in foods. joining me now dr. natalie azar. i want to play for you what we

saw from the fda. >> red three presents an interesting example for us. it's actually known to be cancer in laboratory animals, rats. the scientific consensus is the mechanism is not applicable in humans. >> if red dye number three is known to cause cancer in laboratory animals, why is it allowed in food for humans? >> kate, the fda is going to have a lot of explaining to do no matter what decision they come down on. in 1990 the fda actually denied a petition the allow red dye three in cosmetics, as well as to topical medications based on the delaney clause. it prohibits the fda from designating any additive as safe if it's found to cause cancer in

either humans or animals. i do agree that data in animals and lab rats does not necessarily extrapolate to humans. we know that and we see that all the time. at a minimum red dye three should have a black box warning label on it stating that, in fact, it causes cancer in lab rats. >> doctor, is it just cancer or are there other potential risks? does it apply to all food colors or just red dye number three? >> to the second part first, red dye three is not the only dye implicated. there are many different food additives that are approved by the fda, nine of which are synthetic. red dye 40, yellow five and six, through the rainbow, blue and green dyes are also being flagged as potentially associated with hyper activity and other behavioral disorders. that data is a little more

conclusive to the point of many researchers and experts who analyzed the data have said, yeah, in the right child exposure to these different dyes and synthetic dyes can contribute to hyper activity in the form of adhd and otherwise. that's science that's been accepted at this point. >> i'm sitting here as a mom that cooked with red food coloring and given kids the candy, should we let our kids eat these foods or dial back? >> so, you know, as a consumer, as a parent, as someone who doesn't want to expose themselves or their children to these things, now is a good time to take stock of what's in your kitchen cabinets. reading labels is really important. when something's obviously bright colored, you can assume there's synthetic dye there. there are other things too. ironically even an inactive

ingredient in the treatment for adhd can contain these. it's also ingested drugs. read your labeland think about whole food and plant-based diets. >> thank you. we'll start thinking about that. thanks, dr. natalie. one of the world's most famous landmarks is officially back open. the notre dame cathedral in paris re-opened this weekend for the first time since that devastating fire tore through five years ago. leaders from around the world including president-elect donald trump, first lady jill biden attended a ceremony on saturday and sunday the public returned for mass. kelly cobiella joins me now from paris. kelly, walk us through this lengthy weekend of celebration and ceremony and what it's like today. >> reporter: yeah, a lot of people eager to get inside notre dame cathedral today as you can imagine. access is still somewhat limited

for the general public after that incredible weekend of ceremony, of ritual in which we saw the archbishop of paris knocking on the door of the cathedral saturday night, the choir responded three times before the doors flew open and a procession began. there were other ceremonies inside the ka cathedral like th awakening of the grand organ. on sunday morning the first mass in five years saw the kons krags of the new altar. the original altar was crushed under a beam in the fire. a weekend full of pageantry and prayer as the first members of the public were able to go in sunday night. i was able to speak to some of them after the service. take a listen. >> to even be in paris surrounded by all the people,

all the faithful are coming back and just the hope of this church and to think through all its history and all its been through and then to be inside was unbelievable. >> reporter: so for the next week you have to have a space reserved for the masses this week. next week starting on monday, members of the public can go in. you can line up or get online and reserve a spot. that's what the folks at notre dame recommend. >> it's going to be crowded this holiday season. kelly cobiella, thank you. it is officially the end of an era, or should we say eras. after nearlytwo years taylor swift's record-breaking eras tour came to a close in vancouver, canada. nbc news' emilie ikeda was there. >> this has been the adventure of a lifetime. >> reporter: a final farewell to

the transformative eras tour wrapping up in vancouver with magic, sparkle and a whole lot of heart. >> it's been the most exciting, powerful, most challenging thing i've ever done in my entire life. >> reporter: taylor swift performing for nearly three and a half hours in her closing concert. we were inside the sold-out stadium soaking up every enchanting era. the thrilling finale capping off the highest grossing tour of all time, stretching 633 days and rocketing swift from mega star to cultural phenomenon. >> welcome to the eras tour. >> reporter: the tour's final leg drawing an estimate of 58,000 people per show with each fan spending nearly $1,600 on tickets, travel, merch, food and outfits. sparkly, bold and clever. >> how about guilty as sin? >> reporter: the tradition of

friendship bracelets inspired by a song lyric. driving up bead sales at michael's by 300%. part of a culture that celebrates togetherness. >> what's it like to have your siblings with you? >> you made me cry. it's so special. it's wesome. >> taylor brings so many people together. >> reporter: swift thinking them for all the magic. >> thank you, every single one of you for being a part of the most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date. my beloved eras tour. >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news. >> what an ending. coming up, castor oil is becoming more popular online. people using it for everything from anti-aging to hair growth. is it a

are you tired of waking up with dark circles? i used to struggle with the same problem until i discovered castor oil. >> let me put you on this castor oil path. >> you want thicker, longer eyebrows, , gr some castor oil. >> in today's daily health, if you've been on social media you may have noticed it's all over

your feed. users are saying it's for better sleep, getting rid of undereye circles. we wanted to know if it was safe to use. joining me now is a board certified cosmetic dermatologist. thank you for being with us. castor oil has been around a long time. it's been used to ease constipation and now going viral for all these things that make it sound like a miracle cure. is it? >> poor castor oil. thanks for having me, by the way. like you said castor oil has been in traditional medicine for centuries and mostly used for laxatives and to moisturize the skin. now we're applying it to everything. >> is it really -- let's go through some specifics. in general do you think it's getting overhyped right now or is it really effective?

>> oh, absolutely. >> overhyped? >> yes. the true benefits are something that moisturizes, we know that. it's an oil, a vegetable oil that comes from the seed of the castor plant. it's anti-bacterial. it's moistuzing. it's filled with this highly concentrated acid which does all these things, anti-inflammatory benefits. all these other things we're hearing about, not all of them are panning out to be true and backed by science. >> let me take a couple of them. people are using castor oil to relieve bloating or to detox. it's not a new practice, but it's got popular online. what does that entail? is that effective? >> i think they're taking a stretch from the fact that, when you take castor oil internally, it's used as a laxative. it will promote excreting stuff and taking bloating with it. i cannot understand how you put

it on the belly button which is a dead end situation. there's nothing getting absorbed through your belly button differently than another part of your body. i don't understand how you get reduction in bloating by applying it to your belly button. possibly taking it internally maybe, but that's not proven to be a weight loss method either. >> you're a dermatologist. people are putting it on their faces, they're try to gr eye lashes and eyebrows. would you recommend that? >> everyone is using it everywhere on the scalp and eye lashes. it's dangerous to put it around your eye. you have to be careful to get it not into your eye. it will irritate your eyes if it gets in there. what it's going to do for your hydrate it.brows is probabably it's not proven to grow hair. a lot of my patients are using

it on their scalp to use hair. it's hydrating your follicles. it looks shiny and thick, but it's not growing hair. >> there's no downside there, right, other than your point about not getting it into your eyes? is it okay to put it on your scalp? >> no harm at all as long as you're not allergic. there are people allergic to castor oil. put it on a spot and look at it in a week. >> dr. rose, thank you for the facts about castor oil. there's much more ne there's much more ne ahws ea [coughing] copd is an ugly reality. do you have his medical history? i watch as his world just keeps getting smaller. but then, trelegy helped us see things a little differently. with 3 medicines in 1 inhaler, trelegy keeps airways open for a full 24 hours

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didn't have dedicated officers for that. we had to pull resources from patrol. the oakland fire department is also facing cuts. crews are stretched thin and this proposal includes closing two fire stations and possibly another for next year. oakland city councilman kevin jenkins told us the city wants to also dip into the emergency reserve and self-insurance fund. there's no cuts that are going to be fixed and anytime we are brownley out fire stations, it's going to be a challenge, right? some of the cuts rely on the sale of the city's share of the oakland coliseum to the african american sports entertainment group. investors are waiting for alameda county supervisors to approve the a's half of the deal. that discussion is s set r tomorrow. we've got sunny skies today, but rain is just around the corner. here's meteorologist kari hall with our extended forecast. today, look for a lot of sunshine and well above normal temperatures with highs in the mid 60s. but then it cools down quickly and we're

back down to the mid 30s. tonight we may start out with some patchy frost in the valleys, but then warm up again into the upper 60s. and we're looking at an increase in cloud cover on thursday or wednesday into thursday. as this new storm system approaches, brings in some wet weather for the end of the week, but there may be a bigger storm system coming in on saturday into sunday, and san francisco will see highs in thee loto mid 60s throughout the week and expect the return of king tides, which will cause tidal flooding by the end of the week. and we'll

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