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>> i'm kate snow. "nbc news daily" starts right now. ♪♪ ♪♪ today, monday, december 16, 2024. breaking news. a gunman opens fire at a private k-12 christian school in madison, wisconsin. what we're learning about the lives lost and the investigation into how it happened. high anxiety. a lot of questions and hardly any answers about the growing number of drone sightings in the northeast. why the federal government is deploying new tracking technology after weeks of concern. thousands of amazon workers threatening to walk off the job just days before the holidays. what the potential strike could mean for your last-minute shopping. defying gravity. you may recognize jessica vosk from the movie "wicked." before she became a broadway

star, she worked in finance. >> i have to do the things i'm most passionate about. >> which is? >> singing. >> her dream almost ended before it began in part because of disastrous audition on "american idol." >> can't wait for that. we begin with a deadly school shooting in wisconsin. >> it happened this morning at a private christian school in madison, wisconsin. at least three people are dead including the gunman. six others were hurt. police say the suspect is a juvenile who was a student at the school. >> at a news conference today madison's police chief called it a sad day for his city and the country. >> every child, every person in that building is a victim and will be a victim forever. this type of trauma doesn't go away. >> nbc news correspondent emilie ikeda has been tracking this for

us. this has been an evolving situation. what have we learned about the shooting and the victims? >> reporter: the injuries according to police range from minor to life threatening. those numbers have been amended from what police initially reported out. six people injured, three people dead including the shooter who is believed to be a student at the school. we're learning some of those patients have been transported to uw health. they're telling us they're setting up areas for families. still no information on who the victims are, teachers, staff, students. police say they're waiting to reveal further information until they connect with their family members. we know that police responded shortly before 11:00 a.m. central time and they immediately began performing life-saving efforts. they found numerous people with gunshot wounds. the suspected gunman was dead upon arrival and so they never had to fire any gunshots. at this point they're collecting evidence and going between cars and through the various rooms.

the atf is on the ground. they don't believe there's any further threat at this point. we know the president has been briefed on the shooting. >> those are the facts, but it's so devastating, so soon before the holidays. can you give us more background about the community, the school? it's relatively small. >> reporter: the abundant life christian school founded in 1978. it has 300 plus students ranging in age from kindergarten through 12th grade. police say they don't believe there were any metal detectors there. it appears reunifications with family members are under way and we heard from parents and the terror for waiting for more information. here's one. >> my mom obviously lives nearby. she she watches my kids. she gave me a call she saw a ton of police. my daughter goes here. she's like there's an active shooter at the school.

i bolted out, drove down here. >> guys, this marks the fourth school shooting involving an active shooter this year. >> just chilling. emilie ikeda, thank you so much. there's growing frustration and a demand for answers about the drone sightings in the northeast. >> it's been nearly a month since the first drone was spotted. the fbi says it's received more than 5,000 tips. there's still no clear answer about what's behind it all. new jersey's governor was briefed by the fbi last night about the reported sightings in his state. the new york governor said the federal government is sending drone technology to the state. this comes after an incident at a small airport north of new york city. >> runways there were shut down on friday night after a drone was spotted. today in massachusetts two men a appeared in court after being arrested for flying drones too

close to the airpor maya eaglin is in new jersey after several drones were spotted over the weekend. what resources are local officials asking for? >> reporter: we know that several officials have requested this technology. governor kathy hochul posting on x that the federal government is sending advanced drone technology to new york. it's being created by a company called robin radar. it will advance and heighten the efforts for identifying what these drones are. we heard from new jersey congressman josh gottheimer. he's pushing for the creation of an air traffic center specifically for drones, similar to the ones we have at airports. we're expecting to hear more pressure put on both the biden administration and congress to increase search efforts and resources for local authorities here in new jersey and new york. kate and zinhle? >> this has generated so much

discussion online and on the ground. you spoke to people in new jersey about these sightings. what are they saying? >> reporter: i did. there's mixed reactions. on the one hand folks are genuinely concerned. they're fearful for not having information on what the drones are. others say there's been a little hype around the story and don't fear for their safety. here's a little more of our conversation. >> i think it's definitely an overreaction. >> what are your thoughts on the drone news? >> oh, boy, it's -- it's sort of scary. i mean, i don't really know what to think about it. >> why haven't they found the origin of the drone? i don't know why that's a hard thing to do. >> reporter: that frustration is something i've heard from pretty much everyone. they just want answers and clarity from the government to put some fears to rest whether they're concerned or not. >> so many people in the area are saying what is going on.

maya eaglin, thank you. today thousands of union workers at two key amazon fulfillment centers in new york say they're ready to walk off the job. >> members voted to approve a strike over the weekend unless amazon agrees to start negotiating a new contract. with just nine days left until christmas a work stoppage could have a dramatic effect on some holiday shops and deliveries. rehema ellis joins us now. what are amazon workers demanding from the company? >> reporter: it's a familiar cry. they want more money and better woing conditions. they say it's not too much to ask. look at the statement that came out from the union that wants to be representing amazon workers. they're saying amazon threatens and intimidates and coerces workers by unleashing union busters. these workers are fed up and

fighting back. as you can imagine, amazon is disputing any of these claims of -- coming from the teamsters union about how they may have been responding to all this. at this point we seem to be in a holding pattern at this point. a strike is looming, but it is not currently under way at this moment. there's no talk for the most part that we know of going on between the workers and amazon at this point. that's something that the workers really want to happen. kate? >> workers fighting back. meanwhile consumers fueling demand at amazon. it's the holiday season. what does this mean for folks who ordered items from amazon? >> reporter: the experts are saying what people need to do is think about whether they've already ordered from amazon. chances are they will get their packages. if you're thinking about ordering from this day forward, it could be a little

problematic. amazon is insisting they have a system in place that will make that not true, that everybody will get their packages. if you order and there's a strike and no one working, you can do the math. you can come to the conclusion of what's going to happen. again, a strikeis looming, but it's not here. amazon and the workers for amazon apparently are at a stand still at this point. hopefully we'll hear something soon about how this can be resolved. >> not the first time amazon workers have threatened to strike during a holiday season. what are we hearing from amazon? >> reporter: that was on black friday and cyber monday. thousands staged a walk-out across the globe called make amazon pay. amazon is saying sthef facilities in place and they're designed to set up in places, warehouses in places close to where people want their packages

delivered. they believe they've got the infrastructure, if you will, to mitigate any damaging impacts of a strike. that's what they're saying. we'll see what happens. >> rehema ellis, thank you. time for today's cnbc money minute. bitcoin hits an all-time high. plus, a look inside santa's cabin. courtney reagan joins us now. >> reporter: bitcoin is surging, hitting $106,000 overnight as investors are expecting an interest rate cut from the federal reserve, which is seen as a positive for bitcoin. bitcoin has rallied more than 50% since the november election after president-elect trump suggested he'll create a u.s. strategic reserve for the cryptocurrency, similar to the stockpile for crude oil. the spiderman spin off film had one of the worst openings for a marvel adjacent project in

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the suspect in the murder of the unitedhealthcare ceo could be extradited to new york any day now. >> a new york grand jury could indict luigi mangione as soon as this week. the 26-year-old is charged with the murder of unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. he's behind bars in pennsylvania. mangione's lawyers says his client plans to plead not

guilty to all charges. joining us now nbc law enforcement correspondent tom winter. tom, walk us through -- he's sitting in pennsylvania there in jail. what happens with this extradition process? >> a couple different things. he can continue to fight this and there will be a hearing had at the local court level where they'll be in front of the judge and the judge will go to the prosecutors and sawhat do you got, give me a reason and is there a valid reason for this individual to fight this. there's also the request that can be made between governors. the law guides governors on both sides of the issue. the one requesting this, governor kathy hochul or the governor of pennsylvania josh shapiro who will make a decision whether that request lives up to pennsylvania standards. here the controlling thing is the indictment and the idea of actually having the charges that a grand jury has heard the evidence presented to them,

including witnesses and they get to the point of handing down that indictment. at that point the process will move quker. it doesn't need to be rushed. >> tom, talk about mangione defense, his legal team. i understand he hired a prominent attorney. what do we know about her? >> this is a veteran of the manhattan district attorney's office. you're looking at her there. not just somebody who tried a number of cases, but somebody who has an extensive history in management. they really understand -- karen understands the whole process here as far as how this will go. new york's got unusual criminal procedures from time to time. they have what they call parts of courts. it was an eye opener when the former president went through the court system here, just how it works. the criminal court docket is not public. it's up to a judge to docket them and make them public. it's a different process to have somebody with that type of experience to guide him through this and also give him a reality check. does it get to the point where she says, look, i don't know if

we'll be able to fight through this process or whether or not she believes, hey, let's take it to trial? that's her job. she has the experience with this office to do so. >> tom winter, thank you. the new los angeles district attorney is speaking out about the menendez brothers' push for freedom. >> in his first comments since taking office d.a. nathan hopkins is skeptical about the arguments the brothers are making. laura garrett explains. >> reporter: skepticism from los angeles county's top prosecutor. >> if they were the menendez sisters, they would not be in custody today. >> reporter: in an interview with deadline, nathan hoffman rejecting the notion that the years the menendez brothers say

of the abuse they had from their father, saying, it's simplistic to say society in the '90s didn't accept sexual abuse of young men. the issues are whether or not these men faced an immediate threat to their life, how they got to the point is irrelevant. over the weekend eric and lyle's cousin speaking out. >> i hope he'll broaden his view a little bit and see that that is a relevant factor of this case. >> reporter: the brothers have long maintained their parents' murders were the product of a horrific childhood. while a netflix series thrust the brothers back in the

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were there because they didn't have power at home. and i saw how the trees. i mean, when, like you and i say, oh my gosh. so yeah, i'm just we lost just umbrellas and they flipped two tables. but other than that, we're fine. well, other people weren't as lucky as the tornado. flipped cars, tore down power lines and trees, even ripped away part of one woman's roof. five people were hurt. huge pine tree actually fell on scotts valley middle school, but only one classroom was damaged, so school still in session today. meanwhile, san francisco saw its first ever tornado warning as well. the tornado didn't touch down, but there were still strong winds across the city. you're looking at new video today showing uprooted trees across golden gate park. national weather service says the pattern of the trees falling helped them determine nothi touched down despite that warning. so not as intense today, but it is raining across the bay area. here's meteorologist kari hall with the

forecast. we've had widespread rain across the bay area today, but eventually it's going to taper off for the afternoon. later on this evening, we will see a lot of clouds and still some lingering spotty showers. but as far as the widespread rain, that's going to clear out fairly quickly and we're only going to make it up to 53 today in napa, as well as 53 in martinez, 55 in dublin and 59 in san jose. and for san francisco to also be in the upper 50s. we are looking forward to some more comfortable temperatures ahead. a mostly sunny sky and up to 60 in dublin tomorrow and then some mid 60s for the parts of the south bay as well as the north bay. and by the middle of the week we're seeing highs near 70 in the south bay. we'll be tracking that warm up and talking about rain coming back in the forecast in the next 30 minutes. all right kerry thank you. we do have new video into our newsroom showing a barista protecting his cafe against a would be robber. nbc bay area's bob redell is in san francisco with what happened. one of the men who helped subdue that

suspect inside that cafe has a message for criminals who have been causing problems here in the city of san francisco. his message is there's more of him than there are of you. now, this is surveillance video from last friday morning around 645. surveillance video from inside carlin's cafe on valencia street here in sf. you can see a man in a hoodie enter the business, and he tries to steal the backpack of a customer sitting up against the window. that's when the barista who the manager has identified as nick grant, leapt into action. he rammed the suspect with a cart, grabbed him, punched him while the suspect sprayed him with bear spray. then you can see another man who was on the way to the gym with his wife. you see him enter the cafe. that was jim carroll. he briefly puts the suspect into a headlock, which allows grant and to regain control and finally subdue the man. i just spoke with jim, who is an engineer at apple and owns a restaurant in the city, with his wife. he says that since he moved here in 2020, his car's

been broken into four times. he's been the victim of a home invasion and has been assaulted multiple times in the city. he is just fed up with this kind of crime in san francisco. it was just really just instinct. i knew someone was in trouble and i ran in to help. he was basically begging for mercy. he was. he was asking to be let go. he said he wouldn't do it again. i told him he was right about that. i think this is a victory for our neighborhood. and i want to send a message to all the bad guys out there that there's more of us than there are of you. as you can see in that surveillance video, san francisco police did arrive a few minutes later, and they took the man into custody this morning. they tell us his name is amir moner. he's a 42 year old man from concord. he's now facing a number of felony charges. there's no information on the second person who jim carroll saw with the suspect. and we did just hear back from nick grant, the barista, this

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headlines on "nbc news daily." a baseball hit during the first walk-off grand slam in world series history sold for more than $1.5 million. that makes it the third most expensive baseball ever sold. the ball was caught by a 10-year-old boy named zachary and sold by his family. his family said they hope the baseball will be displayed in dodger stadium. no word on the buyer. five people were hurt after a tornado touched down in northern california. the national weather service confirmed an ef-1 tornado hit scott valley. it's an unusual occurrence in that area, about an hour south from san francisco. the tornado took down trees and power lines. throwing multiple cars off the road. a tornado warning had been issued for san francisco as well for the first time since 1950. no tornado formed there. over the weekend two russia oil tankers were damaged by a storm in the black sea causing an oil spill.

one of the tankers split in two and oil spilling into the water. two criminal cases have been opened by russian investigators to look into safety violations by the crew. one person was killed. russian authorities say 13 people were rescued. earlier today president-elect trump announced a $100 billion investment by japanese company soft bank. >> this afternoon robert f. kennedy jr. president-elect trump's pick for health and human services secretary has his first meeting on capitol hill. kennedy will meet with more than two dozen senators this week. he's been under scrutiny for his positions on vaccines and other issues, but he got a boost from mr. trump earlier today who defended kennedy in remarks. >> joining us now nbc news correspondent garrett haake who follows the trump transition. he's here mar-a-lago. robert f. kennedy jr. has his

meetings with senators this afternoon. you asked president-elect trump about kennedy today. what did he say? >> reporter: kennedy comes into this confirmation process with problems on the left and right for his stances on vaccines and abortion. he's difficult to put in a normal political box. donald trump took several questions, including a couple from me on kennedy who he said is not as radical as most people think, specifically on the question of vaccines, he said kennedy wouldn't be doing away with the polio vaccine. while trump wants to consider study disproven links between vaccines and autism, he tried to put distance between kennedy's outspoken views on that topic and his administration. we'll see if that's persuasive. >> the president-elect spoke about a lot, but he talked about how different this transition is compared to 2016, especially as it relates to relationships with

tech ceos. tell us more about that. >> reporter: yeah, that's right. trump has been hosting leaders from across the business community. he's set to host more this week. he's had foreign leaders meeting him at mar-a-lago. in 2016 there was so much shock over the fact that he won at all. it wasn't the case. trump remarked about this and how different things ve been near the end of that lengthy news conference. listen to what he said. >> the first term everybody was fighting me. this term everybody's wants to be my friend. i don't know. my personality changed or something. the biggest difference is that people want to get along with me this time. >> reporter: some of that showed up in this news conference today. japanese firm soft bank said that company would be investing $100 billion in the u.s. economy in the coming four years. they announced a $50 billion

investment in 2016. a bigger push from the same company. ladies? >> garrett haake, thank you. let's turn overseas. a devastating cyclone hit mayotte, a territory that belongto france. hundreds, thousands are feared dead. french authorities say help is on the way. nbc news international correspondent has more. >> reporter: it's the worst cyclone in a century to hit the territory of mayotte with belongs to france. several hundred people are feared dead. according to local officials the final death toll could be closer to 1,000, possibly several thousand. mayotte officials told french media there's no water, no electricity and hunger is on the rise as they continue to search for survivors. this is considered the poorest place in the european union. it sits between madagascar and

the african continent. it's densely populated with about 300,000 people, many living in make-shift houses. those homes, as you can imagine, could not withstand winds up to 140 miles an hour over the weekend. entire neighborhoods were destroyed, hillsides covered in the wreckage of those homes. the cyclone was a category 4, the second strongest on the scale. france has sent rescue teams and supplies along with 800 personnel expected to arrive in the coming days. parts of the island aren't accessible. the full extent of the damage is unclear. there's been damage to the airport in mayotte, including to its control tower, meaning for now only military aircraft are able to fly in and out of the territory. >> danielle, thank you. as the deadline inches

closer to get holiday shopping done, fraudsters are using artificial intelligence to make scams seem more believable. nbc news senior correspondent tom costello shows us what's being done to stop the scams and how you can protect yourself. >> reporter: it's a high priority warning from visa, beware and be suspicious. attempted fraud is already up a stunning 85%, often with scams that seem too good to be true, designed to get your credit card. >> i saw it on tiktok, 80% off. it was $40 for a whole set. whoa, that's amazing. >> reporter: new this year, visa's head of fraud detection says criminals are using a.i. to make scams look far more real. >> they're really going after people making those impulse buys, those quick buys. >> we have limited time to get gifts for many friends and family. we're in a rush state. fraudsters really exploit that. >> reporter: the new a.i. scams

involve convincing phishing emails. deep fake videos and phone calls that sound real and fake merchant websites offering deals that shoppers can't refuse. >> everything we do here is powered by artificial intelligence. >> reporter: visa spending $11 billion to fend off cyber crime sind indicates and protect customers worldwide. this is visa's center in northern virginia where they run analysis looking for signs of fraud. >> we're in an arm's race in terms of the tools and technology we're deploying. >> reporter: visa said double check the email or website is legit. use two-step authentication and beware of buy now pressure tactics. >> i thought it was a little too good to be true. >> reporter: it was. tom costello, nbc news,

washington. >> tom, thank you. in today's daily health there's no research on glp-1 drugs like ozempic and its impact on obesity in america. >> research is showing obesity rates among adult americans took a slight dip. joining us now is erica edwards. how much of a dip are we talking about and why does it matter? >> the decline was very slight. the prevalence of obesity among u.s. adults fell from 46% in 2022 to just 45.6% in 2023. now, that might not sound very impressive, but as you said, it's the first drop in more than a decade. it's coincided with this massive increase in the use of ozempic and other weight loss drugs. doctors say any movement in the opposite direction is welcome because we know that obesity is linked to multiple chronic

diseases. >> erica, that slight dip was not necessarily seen across all demographic groups. walk us through the groups that saw thmost benefit. >> that's right. a significant decrease was found among people in the south. one of the areas of the country with the highest rates of obesity. the impact was highest among women in the south as well as older adults between the ages of 66 and 75. now, zeroing in on the finding is important because that was also the region of the country that had the highest number of insurance claims for those weight loss drugs. >> erica edwards, thank you. all right. it happens twice a year. we're talking about the debate over daylight savings time. now president-elect trump is weighing in and saying it might be time to buyout of the tradition. emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: it's swept across social media -- >> i hate you daylight savings time. >> reporter: -- and permeated

pop culture. >> look how dark it's getting. >> it's not daylight savings time. >> when does it start? >> i don't know. they tell you the night before. >> reporter: america's by annual clock change and now president-elect trump weighing in writing the republican party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight savings time adding it's inconvenient and costly to our nation. trump's incoming administration advisers elon musk and vivek ramaswamy in agreement, calling the clock changes annoying and inefficient. >> i know daylight savings wasn't established until world war i. >> reporter: the practice of springing forward and falling back was intended to take advantage of daylight and save on electricity. today many find the flip flopping antiquated. a recent survey shows two thirds of americans support locking the clock. >> it's 5:00 p.m. and i'm dead

serious, contemplating going straight to bed. >> reporter: which way to lock the clock is more contentious. year round daylight savings time would prioritize light in the evening, something legislators have pushed for. year round standard time would prioritize light in the morning and would be better suited to our health according to the american medical association. >> when we're on daylight savings time, we're sleeping less. the illusion of r than we shoul daylight time wakes us earlier in the rning. we're losing sleep at both ends of the day. >> reporter: as the debate ticks on. emilie ikeda, nbc news. we're following breaking

news involving a deadly shooting at a school in madison, wisconsin. >> the police chief says a teacher and student were killed in the shooting. the gunman is also dead. the gunman was a teenager who was a student at that school. six others were hurt. madison's police chief said some injuries are life threatening. wel continue 'l

time for "the drink." jessica vosk has a lot of dedicated fans, but the broadway star almost gave up on her dreams after one audition.. >> i love a bloody mary. >> you do? >> yes and a virgin bloody mary. >> we're in junior's, a landmark in new york city. >> in the heart of manhattan, baby. >> appropriate since you jessica vosk are a broadway star, musician, singer, actress, all of it. you have a new album out which i want to talk about. can i ask first, though, about how this all happened? >> i know. it's a crazy life. >> as a kid you were in musicals? >> i was. i grew up loving musicals, loving broadway. >> you go to college thinking maybe you want to do this, but

then you switch completely, right? >> i do. >> and end up as a business major. >> yeah, investor relations, communication major, finance. >> around 20 you try out for "american idol." >> this is "american idol"! >> oh, my gosh. you really have -- you have done your research. >> eventually you end up in front of the celebrity judges. >> i did. i walked in. i sang "heart" alone. everybody knows that song. i sang it and simon looked at me and said, that was pathetic. >> no. >> yes. can you believe it? >> my heart is breaking for you. >> that was pathetic. it was desperate. sounded so desperate. i remember saying myself, don't cry on camera. don't cry on camera. >> is that part of why you end up going into finance?

>> probably, yeah. >> you had a job on wall street. >> yeah. it was fast and furious. it was crazy, but i put s. it was crazy, but i put everything musical -- >> pushed it aside. >> yeah, and then one day i sat in my office and a sign from the universe, i'm a huge believer in signs, a piece of paper fell from my cabinet. it was from my grandmother who just passed away. it was a note about wishing me luck and success in what i do. that's when i decided, i have to leave this job and do the thing i'm the most passionate about, which is singing. >> cheers to that. that's such a pivot point. how long does it take you to get a job? >> it took me a couple years of baby-sitting. i used to go to open mic nights down the street from here on 44th. >> is that how a musical director hears about you? >> yeah. somebody heard i could sing.

he happened to be one of the premier musical directors. i was baby-sitting a colleague's kids at the time. i got the email. it changed my life. >> wasn't it at carnegie hall? >> it was. i always tell people, when i look back, when that door opens, you have to be ready to show what you can do and who you are. allow yourself to shine without apology. >> then "wicked." >> i did "wicked," yes. i did the "wicked." >> people might know that, jessica. ♪ i'll be back for good some day ♪ >> it's a special show. there's a reason it's lasted as long as it has. >> you have a new album out called "sleigh," like santa's sleigh. ♪ santa tell me ♪ >> i listened to the album. it's fantastic. >> thank you.

>> there must be something about being on stage and knowing you're moving people. >> there's nothing like knowing for maybe 90 minutes or two hours you've taken someone's life and made it better. that's the whole job for me. to have somebody say i realize i'm going to be okay or i've had such a hard time and that moment i felt peace, that's everything to me. >> jessica vosk, this has been amazing. >> thank you. time of my life, and thanks junior's. >> one last plug for junior's. >> i love it. she has some new projects too. >> she's on broadway in "hell's kitchen," the alicia keys story. she plays the mom of that character. she's fantastic. >> great conversation. >> i loved it. my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga,

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