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today, tuesday, january 7, 2025, extreme fire danger. wildfires are raging across parts of los angeles. winds gusting to 100 miles per hour along with a lack of rain, creating tinderbox conditions. the race happening right now to stop flames from spreading. snowball effect. a big strike is causing major disruptions at some of the nation's iconic ski resorts. two people are found dead in the landing gear of a jetblue plane. the investigation into how it happened. and social networking. young people are getting creative when it comes to job hunting. and now they're using social media sometimes to find their next gig. how you could do that too. >> the internet really is a big place. >> it is a big place. >> makes connections. that's the good side. we begin this hour with breaking news. extremely dangerous winds in southern california are sparking

wildfires. >> already we are seeing fires begin to erupt. on the left side of your screen is a fire in the pacific palisades raging at this hour. on the right about 20 miles away is a brush fire in the hollywood hills. winds are expected to top 60 miles an hour today with gusts reaching 80 to 100 miles an hour in the mountains and foothills. these winds plus low humidity add up to the perfect conditions for fires to break out. the national weather service saying, quote, this is as bad as it gets in terms of fire weather. >> bill karins is tracking the fire threat. we'll begin with nbc national climate reporter, chase cain. chase, some of the video we're seeing already really doesn't look good. what do we know? what's happening now? what are officials bracing for? >> reporter: well, some good news kate is the fire that was burning in the hollywood hills, they were able to contain that fire quickly. but that is not the case with the much bigger fire burning in

the pacific palisades. it exploded to more than 200 acres in just a matter of minutes. officials are working to quickly evacuate people from homes. they've started shutting off power in the area to make sure there aren't any new fires started by potentially downed power lines. the fire is moving quickly. you mentioned the strong sustained winds with potential of winds gusting to hurricane force. imagine you have these dry conditions. los angeles is in a moderate drought. it's been more than eight months since we've had significant rain here in southern california. you have all this dry brush. you get that one little spark and it explodes like this. those winds can pick up an ember and blow it well outside where the core of the fire is burning. you can probably hear the wind that's picking up even right now as i'm talking to you. so, again, they're trying to get people out of that area in the pacific palisades. it's basically between santa monica and malibu right there along the pacific coast. the fire is spreading quickly

and we're going to try to make our way out there and keep you updated on it. >> to see the winds behind you and the extent of that smoke. what is driving the strong winds? does it look like they'll die down? >> this is a classic santa ana wind event. they're going to increase tonight. tomorrow they'll be a little lighter, but they're going to be high. this fire is going to burn to the ocean. it will probably take less than a couple hours. here's downtown l.a. here's the airport at l.a.x. this is where the fire is burning. you can see -- wind gusts currently. the firefighters are trying to drop water on this. even when they drop the water, everything not going where they want it to go. thisis the ridgeline the fire is burning on. with the strong northeast wind, this fire is going to burn toward the south and southwest. they're reporting a little bit of a fire shift in the winds recently. so, it's heading a little bit west. toe panga beach is an area we're

concerned of. this is a fire heading into an urban environment. hopefully everybody can get out of the way. horrific traffic nightmares in this region too. high wind warnings continue all night long. it's only going to get worse. kate and zinhle, this is what everyone feared going into this, you know, an urban environment with a rapidly-growing fire. >> as you say, we just hope everybody gets out of the way. bill karins, chase cain, thank you both so much. right now ski patrol workers are on strike at one of the country's largest ski resort areas. >> it's happening at e park city mountain resort in utah. the sticking points are pay and benefits. the strike leaves hundreds of trails off limits and long lines for the ones that are open right at the height of ski season. liz kreutz reports. >> reporter: long lift lines, fewer runs, and frustrated skiers up have been the norm in park city utah since the strike just after christmas.

peter and his family travelled to minnesota just before new year's to find the ski version of gridlock. >> do you feel dooped? >> completely duped. >> reporter: he says no one told them about the strike. >> it wasn't until we went out to ski the next day after check-in that we saw lines that were hundreds and hundreds of people long and very limited amounts of runs and lifts that were open. >> reporter: many other visitors reporting similar experiences. >> a lot of people pay a lot of money in order to come here, and those people are not getting the experience that they're paying for because it's not properly staffed. >> reporter: the union representing around 200 ski patrollers and mountain safety personnel went on strike december 27th against park city's parent company. after the two sides were unable to reach an agreement over wages and benefits. park city says it's currently using management and non-union staff to stay open. >> we're opening the lifts and the train that we can safely

with the people that we have. >> reporter: but visitors say few slopes are open and it's caused not only huge crowds but safety concerns. >> most of your skiing left to right, you see a ski patrol. that was not the case while we were skiing. >> reporter: in a statement park city apologized for the long waits and blamed the union for the debacle, writing, by choosing to strike during the holiday, the union hurt snow boarders and their neighbors. the company says it has increased wages over 50% over the past four cities. but employees say they can't afford the cost of living. >> like all mountain towns, it's expensive to live here. we would like to see the company acknowledge that and pay people sothey can afford to be a part of this community. >> reporter: liz kreutz, nbc news. we are following big developments today in two legal cases involving president-elect donald trump. >> in new york, a state appeals court has rejected the president-elect's latest quest

to delay sentencing in the hush money case. that means the sentencing will go forward as scheduled on friday unless another court intervenes. >> president-elect trump did pick up a legal win over special counsel jack smith today. a florida judge has temporarily blocked smith from releasing the final report on his investigations of the president-elect. smith indicted mr. trump for allegedly mishandling classified documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. both criminal cases were dropped after trump's victory in november. the president-elect praised the decision earlier today. >> they're not allowed to issue the report. that's the way it should be because he was thrown off the case in disgrace. why should he be allowed to write a fake report? it'll only be a fake report. that's great news. >> nbc news legal analyst danny cevallos is with us. he wasn't thrown off the case, right? >> he was disqualified from the

case. trump language, he's roughly accurate. >> can we go to the new york hush money case? so, now in the latest twist -- there have been a bunch -- it sounds like sentencing will go forward on friday. is there anything mr. trump can do to stop that? >> it's a long shot. they might go to another court seeking intervention. i doubt it. i am surprised beuse i thought this could go either way. if you're betting, the odds are sentencing will go forward this week just days before trump's inaugurated. >> danny, can we turn to the ruling on special counsel jack smith's report. if you were on the special counsel's team, how would you be handling this? >> if i was on the team, i would say, let's try to appeal this. you have to step back and make a more political analysis f. you're doj, and of course the special counsel is part of the doj, do you really want the optics of an appeal this close to the president being inaugurated knowing that his doj will completely take over and that report will never see the light of day?

there are only ten really just a few days left that that report could be released. so, they have a political decision to make. they could try to appeal it. but they may not for optics reasons rather than procedural reasons. >> for those just trying to keep track of the bouncing ball here, there are two different cases we're talking about. jack smith, this report, how did we even get here in the last, like, 48 hours? >> under the special counsel regulations, at the conclusion of his work, the special counsel is required to prepare a report and give it to merrick garland, the attorney general, who then has discretion to decide whether or not he plans to release it. the argument here -- it was a creative one -- was that because jack smith was essentially disqualified by judge cannon, he therefore is a private citizen and cannot turn in a report as a private citizen, not a special counsel. that report has the same value in terms of the law as if you and i had prepared a report and handed it to merrick garland. so, while i am surprised that the court enjoyed not only the

attorney general from releasing the report on this case but also the d.c. january 6th case, i am at the same time -- the court didn't -- judge cannon didn't describe exactly why she reached her decision. for now all she's doing is preserving the status quo. >> judge cannon in florida has been pretty supportive of president-elect trump all along. >> i'd say a lot of her decisions -- it's fair to say a lot of her decisions have gone trump's way. but, you know, who knows? >> danny, thanks so much. we want to show you video from a short time ago at joint base andrews in maryland, where the casket of former president jimmy carter has arrived. the former president is being taken to washington, d.c. this is a look at the hearse there and the motorcade now in route to the u.s. navy memorial. that is a monument which he authorized as president in 1980. former president carter was, of course, a veteran of the navy. after that, the former president's casket will arrive at the capitol building, where

he will lie in repose until thursday. >> that's when his state funeral service will take place at washington national cathedral. nbc news will bring you complete coverage on thursday. it's time now for today's cnbc money mini. tesla faces a probe over one of its features. >> and two major stocks are becoming one. bertha coombs joins us now. >> hi, kate, zinhle. safety regulators are opening an investigation into about 2.6 million tesla vehicles. the probe focuses on the company's actual smart summon feature, or actually smart summon feature, which was ruled out last year and has allegedly been linked to crashes. the feature allows tesla owners remotely to move their car towards them or another location using a smartphone app. and getty images said today it will be merging with shutter stok to create a $3.7 billion

visual stock image company. as the two companies face increasing competition from imimages created by artificial intelligence. as part of the deal, shutterstock shareholders will be able to receive cash, getty shares, or combination for each shutterstock share that they own. a lot of mergers there. >> bertha coombs, thank you so much. coming up, the company behind facebook and instagram is ditching its fact checking program. why and what meta is replacing it with. plus an earthquake in china. what we know about the race to find survivors. that is later on "nbc news daily." i was stuck. unresolved depression symptoms were in my way. i needed more from my antidepressant. vraylar helped give it a lift. adding vraylar to an antidepressant is clinically proven to help relieve overall depression symptoms

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♪♪ major changes are coming to meta, the parent company of facebook and instagram. >> ceo mark zuckerberg announced today that meta is ending its independent fact checking program. it will be replaced with so-called community notes from users. it's a system similar to what happens on x. >> the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritizing speech. so, we can get back to our roots and focus on reducing mistakes, simplifying our policies, and restoring free expression on our platforms. >> joining us now, hallie jackson, anchor of hallie

jackson now on nbc news now. hallie, good to see you. happy new year. so, we're not just talking about fact checking. what are some of the other changes coming from this rule out of meta? >> it's a great question. and happy new year to you and zinhle. it is such a shift from what meta put in place after donald trump's first election in december 2016. december 2016, they announced this group of independent non-partisan fact checkers will be joining forces to manage a lot of misinformation on facebook. flash forward, ahead of donald trump's second inauguration, you're seeing this reversal, shift to community notes, users, people that put in place themselves the context, analysis, fact checking. it is similar to what x and other platforms have done. they're also going to be doing things like adding more politics back into your facebook and instagram feeds. about five years ago, they noted people really wanted less of

that. that is changing now. so, look for more politics in feeds. they're also moving their trust and safety teams to help moderate content from california to texas. you might notice from a blue state to a red state. zuckerberg says that that is to hopefully get at the perception of bias or these attacks on the perception of bias to some of the content moderation teams as well. a number of other changes are coming to the platform too as well as the lifting of restrictions on hot button topics like immigration and gender identity as well. it may look a little bit different. it is certainly making waves politically. president-elect trump himself is praising meta and praising facebook for this move, saying that they've come a long way. but he's also acknowledging that perhaps his threats to the company that have gotten them to this point. >> hallie, that's a lot of public-facing change on the feed. but it does seem to mark a trend of meta behind the scenes seeming to move closer to president-elect trump. i think of dana white, just named to meta's board of directors.

we know zuckerberg met with trump at mar-a-lago back in november, and he donad $1 million to his inauguration fund. so, what's behind the politics of all this? >> yeah and think about how long of a ways we are, if you will, from just a couple of years ago, four years ago, when facebook was one of the companies that put in place a suspension on the account of then-president trump backck after the day of january 6th. that has obviously changed. we are only just months remove frd mr. trump himself accusing zuckerberg of plotting against him in 2020 and suggesting in his coffee table book that zuckerberg should spend life in prison if he did it again in 2024. flash forward to the days after the election. all of those things you just mentioned, plus they've put in place as the head of global affairs somebody who has long standing republican ties, a different individual instead of nick -- now it's joel kaplan, who was out this morning on fox news talking about these changes that facebook is making. and facebook is framing them as

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continue to brg you updates as they come in. meanwhile, in san francisco, we are following breaking news from the police department. federal oversight is officially ending after san francisco police has reached its reform goals. the department has been implementing federal reforms since 2016. after several s scandals. they had a list of 272 recommendations to meet. and today, california attorney general rob bonta says the department has met most of its goals, over 260 of them, with plans to phase in the rest over time. bonta says san francisco police have seen a significant decline in use of force against all racial groups. the report acknowledges disparities still exist, but use of force against black people saw the largest decline since 2011. the announcement comes as the mayor's office also celebrates a huge drop in crime. many parts of the bay area are under a wind advisory this morning. meteorologist kari hall explains how long this advisory will be in effect. it's been pretty windy out there and the wind advisory continues through

tomorrow morning. some of those winds may top 20 to 30mph in the valleys, and up to 50mph in some of the hills. that's also creating some dangerous wave action near the coastline. and we are going to see potentially some breakers, anywhere from 15 to 20ft. as the beach hazards statement continues through 8:00 or 9:00 this evening. as far as temperatures will be in the mid 60s for today, it's a little bit warmer than it was yesterday, and the warmer than normal temperatures will continue in the forecast. we'll take a look at what's ahead coming up in just a few minutes. thank you kerry. san francisco's mayor elect is preaching a message of unity ahead of his swearing in ceremony. danielle lowry will take office tomorrow, but before that, lowry is scheduled to attend a interfaith unity service at congregation emanuel. the event will kick off at 630 tonight, and tomorrow's ceremony is planned for 11:30 a.m. in san francisco's civic center plaza,

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searching for survivors after a massive 7.1 earthquake hit tibet this morning. more than 120 people died and hundreds are hurt. it happened near one of tibet's holiest cities close to the border with nepal. the powerful quake was felt across the himalayans, bhutan, and northern india. pope francis has appointed the next archbishop of washington, d.c. cardinal robert mcilroy will succeed cardinal gregory, who has led the archdiocese since 2019. mcilroy criticized trump's policies during the first trump administration. and some 15 million americans will see around $49 billion of medical debt disappear from their credit report. a finalized biden administration rule barred that information from appearing on the report. that means lenders will no longer will be able to take that

debt into consideration when deciding whether or not to issue a loan. the move is expected to raise credit scores by about 20 points. president-elect donald trump was asked today if he could assure the world that he would not use military or economic coercion to gain control of greenland or panama. mr. trump answered that he could not assure that. the president-elect said at a wide-ranging news conference at his mar-a-lago home those comments. and notably, his son, donald trtrump jr., is in greenland rit now. there's a picture of a non-official trip. nbc news correspondent vaughn hillyard joins us now. vaughn, you were at that news conference today. in addition to the panama canal and greenland, mr. trump also said he would, quote, use economic force to merge the u.s. and canada. i'm wondering if that's a joke or for real. what did he say about each of these places? >> reporter: no, kate, it's a good question and i like to think that's why i asked it.

when we were at mar-a-lago just a few moments ago, i started off my question specifically about canada by saying, under the assumption he was serious, about suggesting that canada should be our 51st state, to which he agreed he was seriously and said unlike greenland and panama canal, military should not be used. he suggested economic coercion should be. to be clear about half the imports united states does bring in from canada is oil and gas. donald trump making the case that essentially the crippling of the canadian economy would lead to them wanting to join up and be annexed by the united states. i want to let you listen directly to the president-elect greenland, where his son was today. take a listen. >> we need greenland for national security purposes.

i've been told that for a long time, long before i even ran. >> reporter: to be clear, greenland is a sovereign territory, an autonomous state under denmark. but of course for donald trump here, there are serious questions as to what military force would look like to take over and annex greenland. >> another topic, the president-elect reiterated his pledge to pardon rioters who were convicted or arrested at january 6, 2021, on the attack on the capital. what do we know? >> right. he is still not providing exact details about who among the more than 1,200 individuals who have either been convicted or pleaded guilty to charges for their roles in the -- being part of the mob that descended on the capitol on january 6th. today he was asked whether he would pardon anybody who engaged in violence or physical acts of violence against police officers, assault. and he would not provide

specifics. of course, there are 14 individuals who were also found guilty on seditious conspiracy charges. it's not clear whether he intends to pardon them either. he may issue a blanket pardon or he may not. at this point in time, he is holding back from sharing specifics or specific names. kate? >> vaughn hillyard for us. vaughn, thank you. an invevestigatiois underway right now in florida after a deadly discovery at the fort lauderdale airport. two people were found dead in the landing gear of a jetblue plane during a post flight inspection late monday night. nbc news correspondent martha parra joins us live from fort lauderdale international airport. marissa, what more do we know about what happened here? >> zinhle, we had a press conference not long ago from broward county sheriff's office. they told us it was two men and that's about all we've learned so far. their identities are unknown and frankly so are the circumstances that brought them into the wheel well to begin with.

we know video shows police at the scene of the airport late last night. we know the call came in around 11:30 about those two bodi discovered during a post-flight routine flight maintenance. we've learned that the routing of the jetblue was jamaica, jfk, new york, salt lake city, back to jfk, then fort lauderdale. as we mentioned, we do not know anythingng beyondthat. we do not know how or when those men got into this part of the aircraft. we know tsa said they're working with the faa, the airport, and the airline to uncover exactly that. jetblue calling this a quote, heartbreaking situation, saying they are committed to working closely with authorities to support their efforts to understand how this occurred. remember, this is in a week followed a body being found -- after landing in chicago from

maui. zinhle, this incident along with those other incidents raising a lot of questions about airplane and flight safety. how did unticketed passengers get into these parts of the plane? those are things that are going to require more time. but we're staying on top of it, and we'll bring it here as we know it. zinhle? >> marissa parra, thanks so much. we do a lot of reporting on the dangers and distractions of social media. but there are plenty of good things on social media too. maybe it could help you find work. a recent study from resume genius finds that one in five gen zers are now using tiktok to apply for jobs. >> for most, social media is a hub for news, entertainment, and keeping up with friends. but can it also function as a job board? >> back in the day, you'd apply and you'd apply with a million other people and it was really a luck of the draw. >> reporter: johnny c. taylor is the president and ceo of sure,

the society for human resource management. >> we have found a market where applicants themselves say, i've taken it upon myself to make sure that i clear the masses. >> reporter: take kayla douglas who sent an instagram dm that changed the course of her career. >> i was at a massive company for four years and started to get the itch and wanted to see what else is out there. >> so, you're in this corporate job feeling like, i think i'm ready for a change. what did you do? >> i was sharing projects i was working on that were relevant to the travel space and connected with a couple other like-minded travel professionals, one of whom was -- partner of smart flier. one day i was watching instagram stories and -- mexico city. and that's how we started chatting. i asked her, you know, i really admire your work. if you ever having anything in the marketing space that is open. and she immediately said, i have something. would you like to come in and chat. >> were you nervous?

>> of course! there wasn't a describe description. that was also the unique nature of reaching out in this way. sometimes you don't know what you're looking for until it's in front of you. >> ashley is a content creator and videographer. >> i'll take random items, usually a food item, and make it a very high fidelity commercial from my dorm room or living room or apartment. >> reporter: her work caught the eye of a global fast food giant. >> you've been posting all these videos, you've had some clients. and then one day you get an email from taco bell. >> i open my inbox and i'm like, okay. >> reporter: you're like, i've heard of taco bell. >> heard of them. >> reporter: what did it say? >> we liked your concept for a while. we'd like to work with you. >> reporter: was being on set as cool as you thought it would be? >> we had a food stylist, we had -- i was directing. and right off the bat, it was like, why are they listening to me? >> for young people who are

interested in creative fields, how important do you think it is to almost think of social media as, like, a portfolio? >> honestly, for a young person who's trying to break into the industry who doesn't necessarily have the connections yet, i think it should be probably your number one priority just to make things and post things. >> even small businesses are feeling the impact of a targeted, engaged network. >> employers, this is an amazing opportunity for us. we spent the last three or four years in the middle of a war for talent. with social media, profiles allow us to get to know the candidate, find out who they really are and really do a much better job of putting the best candidate in front of your hiring managers. >> owner of vertigo real estate ventures, a property investment firm with offices in north carolina, colorado, florida, and california. recently he was searching for a new executive assistant. >> we had posted an instagram story and had everyone in our office in san diego post the

instagram story on their own page. we had applicants within 24 hours, and we had interviews lined up for that whole week and had someone hired within a week and a half. >> reporter: for job seekers feeling discouraged by the traditional hiring process and recruiters with a position to fill, why not meet people where they already are? >> shoot your shot. >> shoot your shot 100%. slide in. slide in the dm. >> yeah. >> savannah sellers, nbc news. >> savannah, thanks. if you enjoy a good stroll or want to get going, there is an app for that. >> u.s.our friends at "today" a launching a brand-new app to help you and us on our wellness journey. it's called start today. and "today" fitness contributor stephanie mansour is here to give us a sneak peek and a tour. good to see you. can i just say congratulations? >> thank you! >> i feel like i can say.

>> yes. >> beautiful. >> thank you. >> this app has a little bit of something for everybody. got fitness challenges and meal plans and inspiration to, kind of, get up and do it. >> yeah. you know, this has been a long time coming beuse we've been doing our "today" workout challenges every month for the last few years. and our community has grown to almost a million people that get our daily newsletter for inspiration motivation. so, is app was just, like, the next progression of all this. and what i love about it is that for anyone that's looking for extra motivation, you know, it's like, okay, i know what to do but i'm not motivated, you can join the app. for anyone that's, like, i'm not motivated and i don't know what to do, we can tell you exactly what to do. but you don't need to follow it to a tee in order to be successful. whether you want to do our "today show" monthly workout challenges, this month for january, we have our indoor walking challenge where i'm walking and doing a daily walking workout for you. al joins me in a couple of those

workouts. we do dance cardio, all these different walking workouts you can do. or you can do yoga challenges or pilates challenges from other trainers. pick workouts. >> it's quite good for you. what i appreciate about you and the workouts you do, even the app, is that it's always accessible. any tips for someone who's just getting started? >> thanks for mentioning that. that's one of the points of feedback we've gotten is people love the modification. if you're brand-new to exercising or coming back from an injury or maybe you've had a baby or wherever you're at in your life, there is a spot for you to enter into these workouts. so, we give different levels, whether you want to take it up a notch or whether you want to do the modification, whether you want to keep it the intermediate level. and same with the meal plans too. there's meal plans that you can follow, a weekly grocery list. go ahead and do that. or if you're looking for recipe inspiration, you can find that

there too. >> we just have, like, 15 seconds. but one line that you would give people to, kind of, keep it up. >> yeah. >> you know, if you don't start today, when else are going to start? consistently build habits and you need accountability and someone to hold your hand. that's why we have the start today app. >> thanks for holding our hand. >> yeah. >> appreciate it. of course download and learn more about the app's special subscription offer. scan the qr code on your screen or head to the app store on your device. up next, we are digging into a new report that has raised questions over a possible link between fluoride and

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and how concerned should we be? >> unfortunately he passed away. he was hospitalized in december from bird flu. he got it from his backyard flock of chickens he had and also wild birds in his backyard. the concern say lot of people could see wild birds that are sick, maybe try to attend to them. he was also over the age of 65, had underlying medical conditions. and that combined with the bird flu is what actually ended up causing him to pass away. >> that's one person. for everyone, what are symptoms to look out for? >> so, symptoms for bird flu -- and flu is the operative word here -- where you get fever, bodyaches, sore throat, those type of things. they can get more complicated later on where you end up getting seizures, high fevers, respiratory problems. one of the early signs of bird flu, one to two days after exposure, you start getting red eyes. that's the biggest include to look for. >> how to protect ourselves? >> the biggest way to protect yourself is a couple of things.

number one, avoid sick animals. whether it's bird flu, rabies, dead animals, make sure you dispose of them properly and wear protective equipment. practice food safety, especially with poultry or chicken, eggs. don't drink unpasteurized milk. and avoid animals that are sick or dying. let's get to the second story which is the report that analyzed different studies, not their own, but looking at research about the impact of fluoride in tap water. we talked about it yesterday. what's behind what they found and should we be concerned? >> this is a tale of two different stories. one of them is you're looking at the studies themselves. there are 74 studies all done outside the united states where there's much higher levels of fluoride in water and in the environment. in these studies, of the 74, the vast majority were poorly done studies. so, we really can't take a lot out of there. the studies did show though that high levels of fluorides -- i'm

emphasizing high levels of fluoride -- can have deleterious effects on a child's iq. those are high levels, not the levels in the united states. i'm citing a study in 2012 that showed drinking water with fluoride helped increase children's iq. you can see here the studies are confusing. i don't think we take much out of this. and i certainly don't think we should be eliminating fluoride because it has the health benefits of the teeth in particular that are very important for children. >> still very much supported by health departments in the united states. >> you bet. there is much more news ahead. >> don't go anywhere. you are watching nbc news daily. [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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