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>> "nbc news daily" starts right now. today, wednesday, february 26, 2025. president trump holds his first cabinet meeting and elon musk is there. why his presence is raising eyebrows and how the white house is defending the move. deadly outbreak. the u.s. reports its first death from measles in more than a decade. we are tracking where the disease is, where it's spreading and who is contracting it. happy meals. the key to a successful family dinner may lie in what's missing. the push to keep dinner phone free. hello, it's me. do you have a hard time staying connected with old friends? try out the wednesday waffle. >> my favorite day of the week. >> the weekly check-ins that are bringing people together. it's today's good news. >> love that, especially when

you have a lot of old friends who live far away. >> it's sending videos among a friend group. we will get into how it works. >> stay with us. we will start with the first cabinet meeting of the second trump administration. >> president ump held that at the white house earlier today. elon musk was in attendance, even though he is not a cabinet member. both musk and the president spoke about their efforts to cut the size of the federal government. they talked about the email that went out to federal workers asking them to list their accomplishments or risk being fired. >> our goal is not to be unfair. we want to give people every opportunity to send an email. >> those people that haven't responded, they are on the bubble. it's possible that a lot of those people will be fired. if that happens, that's okay. that's what we're trying to do. >> a new white house memo is ordering federal agencies to prepare for sweeping layoffs. the memo says the agencies ne

to submit plans by march 13th. gabe gutierrez joins us now. what else did the president and elon musk say about the department of government efficiency? and how is the white house defending musk being in the room, although he is not a part of the cabinet? >> reporter: hi. certainly, the white house is doubling down on doge and repeating its insistence that it was the voters that put donald trump in office once again and so they are moving forward full steam ahead with slashing the federal government. as you mentioned, elon musk, not a cabinet member. but he dominated the beginning part of that meeting, speaking at length and defending his actions. the president saying that he is sacrificing a lot by what he is doing. he doesn't have to do this. he is in the private sector. there were cabinet members inside that cabinet meeting that have not yet been confirmed. the president took it as an opportunity, again, to defend

his slashing of the federal government, which he sees as something that he was elected to do. >> gabe, several federal workers spoke anonymously to nbc news about what they say is turmoil that's being caused by doge. one department of veterans afairs official described chaos at that agency. what more are we hearing? >> reporter: that official also telling us that some of the career employees are looking for work elsewhere because there's a sort of paralysis within some agencies within the federal government. even the political appointees that were put in place by president trump are paralyzed, according to this official, because of a feeling of saying something wrong or crossing the white house in some way. the workers we have been speaking with say this has been very difficult all around. they are not sure if anything can get done. >> gabe, briefly, i want to ask you about a different story on

immigration. the administration is planning an operation to find and possibly deport unaccompanied migrant children, according to two sources familiar with the plan. what more do we know there? >> reporter: this comes as the administration does try to ramp up its deportations. there has been some frustration with the administration that this has not happened sooner. two sources familiar with the plan say that the process could begin as early as this week. immigration officials are planning a nationwide opation to locate unaccompanied migrant children that came to the u.s. without their parents. they could be placed on a path of deportation if a judge decides that they have no legal reason to be here. >> gabe gutierrez from washington, thank you. text as officials are reporting the first measles death. a school-age child died. >> the state's health department is reporting 124 confirmed infections.

several other states are reporting flu cases. joining us now sam brock. sam, first off, talk to us about this child who died. what are officials doing to contain this major outbreak? >> we have limited information about the child that died. we know this, that this was a school-aged child. they had been vaccinated and that they are unvaccinated. that's not surprising. you look at the larger picture in texas. the state's health department released the figures. 124 confirmed infections with measles. more than 100 are under the age of 18. we are largely talking about young children and youth. five cases out of 124 or about 96% did involve people that were unvaccinated roughly, 4%, that 5% were those that were actually vaccinated. that does track with the level of protection you get with the vaccine. you are seeing it not just in texas but other states, seven other states this year alone, with measles infections. >> let's talk more about that. where exactly are those other states where we see infections? what should people be aware of?

>> new mexico is a big one. nine cases so far. that would be considered an outbreak. three or more related cases. the same with new jersey. in this case, this is relevant. someone traveled internationally and ended up getting infected and getting it back. there are two related cases to that according to new jersey's health department. this is what we see is that this is an illness declared eliminated in the united states. people leave, come back and are in populations where the vaccination rates are below 95% standard for preventing transmission. that's the firewall. in texas, you had 80 so far of the 124 confirmed cases, 80% of the people are vaccinated, that's a huge drop-off from 95%. >> good reminder to get boosters. sam brock, thanks. a man whose murder case gained national attention after being featured in a podcast was back in court today. >> his lawyers are trying to get his sentence reduced. in 2000, he was sentenced to

life after being convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in maryland. the case received scrutiny because of a hit podcast. there are been twists and turns. >> before today's hearing, prosecutors dropped a motion to throw out his murder conviction. that effort was started in 2022 by the previous attorney's office. lester holt spoke exclusively with the new baltimore state attorney about his decision. >> as we sit here right now, do you think he is guilty of murder? >> our review of the motion to vacate was not whether or not we looked at his guilt or innocence. one thing i would say is that we stand behind the jury's verdict. >> the investigation you have done subsequently, none of that changes? would you bring this case today based on the evidence you have today? >> based on the evidence we have today, yes, we would. >> no doubt? >> no doubt.

>> nbc news correspondent marquis joins us now. what's the argument to get the sentence reduced? what did we hear in court? >> after spending 22 years in prison, his legal team is hoping to use a failly new state act and law called the juvenile reduction act, which says someone who was convicted of a crime when they were a minor and served 20 years, they could get the sentence reduced. they are hoping that can move forward. we heard from his family as well as his side as well as the victim's side, making their case. the lawyers pretty much brought forth six character witnesses to talk about who he is as a person. we heard from his younger brother, two inmates that he spent time in jail with, a psychologist as well as a social worker, speaking to his character, who he is, and what he is about. on the flip side, we heard from the victim's family.

they talked about how this murder and killing flipped the family upside down. >> maurkice francis, thanks so much. see more of lester's interview with the prosecutor tonight on "nbc nightly news." time for our money minute. bank of america is doing away with some diversity initiatives. >> warner brothers says game over for a superhero. >> let's start with bank of america. the latest company to walk back on some of its dei goals. due to pressure from the trump administration. according to an annual filing tuesday, the bank dropped references to diversity hiring goals and removed the rule requiring hiring managers to consider a diverse range of candidates. other banks, including goldman and sach have dropped their. warner brothers is shutting down

three of its video game development studios. the company said they were shutting down in an effort to boost profitability amid struggles in the industry due to inflation. the gaming division added that because of the shutdown, it will scrap the wonder woman game that was announced in 2021. >> oh, man. >> no bracelets. >> i love me wonder woman. >> i go way back to the original. >> i like that. >> on tv. bertha knows what i'm talking about. >> i loved her. coming up, from the federal workforce to the private sector, it seems employers are laying off workers in droves right now. how you can prepare yourself in this shifting economic landscape. a man is arrested after trying to smuggle thousands of dollars worth of cocaine, you see it there, under his toupee.

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as we have ntioned, tens of thousands of government workers arare onedge this hour, readying for potentially a second round of mass layoffs that were laid out in a white house memo released today. it is not just federal jobs being cut. >> that's right. less than two months into 2025, many companies outside of the federal government have also announced layoffs.

>> there were over 49,000 job cuts in january by u.s. employers according to a report from the firm challenge, gray and christmas. here is a fraction of the companies that announced cuts. we will scroll them. that left many wondering, how safe are positions? what do they need to do if they lose a job? >> joining us now christine romans. also with us, liz ley, a business consultant. christine, let's start with you. is it as bad as it seems in terms of layoffs? is it the same across industries? >> it started last year. you it layoffs in professial and businesses services. one survey showed of every four people laid off, one of them was a white collar professional. they were calling this the white collar recession. other people called it the rich recession. it was the lowest making $96,000 going back to 2014. it'sa white collar job

situation. lots of things happening. it's trickling into 2025. i would say the bulk of that kind of layoff activity was last year. now you are seeing it dribble into february. >> we know that federal workers are being laid off. we are talking about it every day. why is it happening in the private sector? >> technology, artificial intelligence, restructuring, corporate restructuring, high interest rates. companies are trying to find other ways to save money. if they can shrink departments, these are white collar jobs. if they can use technology to do the jobs, they will. that's what you have been seeing in media, in banking, in some of the tech companies as well. there's just a power -- hungry power grab for ai talent, people that can make ai and using ai to try to make other jobs more efficient. >> interesting, because a lot of the jobs are specialized. let's bring you, liz. say someone did undergo a

layoff. that's traumatic. you have three tips for folks. >> it's really stressful. one of the first things is rely on your support network. we say, get an accountability partner. keep momentum. another thing is have a mentor or coach. someone who can get through your resume with you, role play interviews, be stragic. just a good friend you can talk to who will not be judgmental and help you feel safe. the other things is a good time to reassess your career goals. a lot of people are going along in their career. not thinking, is this really what i want to be doing? now is the time. do you want to change industri, change positions? maybe you need to take a pay cut to make a move. things like that to really be considering. >> i have will friends who said it's a blessing in disguise. you reassess. what if you are still employed? i think i know the answer.

should you think ahead about your linkedin and how you prepare just in case? >> of course. you have to always be thinking about it. first, get an accurate assessment where you are at. what would your boss say if you were interviewing that person today on how you are doing, and really how you are delivering at work? always be networking. networking is key. networking inside your company, in your industry. and also networking on linkedin and social media and different places in general. you have to always kind of be staying on top of it all around. getting the support you need. >> christine, when it comes to layoffs, is this temporary or an arbiter of what's to come in. >> we have the most dynamic labor market in the world. there are job openings out there. the trick is to figure out where you are going to maneuver yourself. near the lowest in 50 years of unemployment. the job market is still robust.

that doesn't matter if you are the one who is the government worker who lost their job or you are somebody who got wiped out with a top 15% in your office. overall, the job market is strong. it's expected to be resilient this year. there are these cracks. >> liz, for those who have lost their jobs, how do we deal with that emotionally? how do we take time for ourselves? what are your tips? >> one hing to remember is life isn't easy. life is hard. we need to be resilient. it's not a good time to feel sorry for yourself. you have to channel your fear into focus and be resilient. the next thing you should do sechler eris exercise. it's good for your health, it keeps you in motion. stay optimistic. you can do this. you have to have faith and really lean into what you are doing. control what you control. don't focus on things you can't control.

>> christine, you mentioned the u.s. unemployment rate. not bad. i wonder what impact these federal layoffs may have. >> yeah. we will watch to see whether they trickle into the numbers. the federal workforce is about less than 2% of the overall size of the u.s. workforce. these are big numbers. they will affect what -- how healthy the job market looks. it won't be a dramatic impact. i will say that what i worry about for so many federal workers is they have designed careers for specific jobs. whether you u work as a forestr ranger or diplomat or a nuclear engineer or working in public health. these are very highly skilled specific skill sets that people have to fill those jobs. it might be harder to match. >> christine, liz, thank you so much. much. >> > [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.

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you're also seeing some in service researchers, lab technicians and other workers who hold technical positions within the uc system. gather. there's a rally that's happening at this point, drumming up support for the demands of these union workers. the two unions that are represented here have been here since about 6:00 this morning. it's been a pretty wide range of workers striking. but it's not just hospitals like ucsf here in san francisco. if you have students attending uc schools, they too will see or feel an impact in their dining halls and other facilities. now, here at ucsf, as well as the ucsf parnassus campus, saint mary's and other hospitals around the bay area, you'll see about 10,000 workers, i'm told, striking between campuses. so this is a second strike for the two unions, as they accuse the uc system of unfair labor practices. the union contract expired in july and october last year. union leaders say the wage crisis is just one part of what they're fighting for. workers

have been dealing with essentially a 10% real wage cut since the last seven years. and the university needs to address that. the university of california blames the unions for negotiation breakdown, saying in part, you or update who began strike preparations the same month contract negotiations began, failed to attend the most recent bargaining session and declared an impasse before responding to our offers. apps. me, the other union represented here, has not responded to the university's proposals or counter-proposals since may of 2024, according to the university of california. they made new offers to me two weeks ago that include an 18% increases over five years, beginning with a 5% increase this year. the uc and upt met for mediation at the end of january. the offer on the table was a 5% across the board increase and 3% in years two and

three. so the strike began at midnight. it will continue through friday. the university of california says they have prepared for the impact and are fully operational during the strike. we'll continue to monitor this. you can find the latest on air and online at nbcbayarea.com. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab nbc bay area news. thanks, ginger. now to the school closures in the south bay. the franklin-mckinley school board in east san jose voted on which specific schools are closing. the three schools now on the chopping block are mckinley elementary, los arboles elementary, and ramblewood elementary. it was a 3 to 2 vote last night. the closures come as the district is facing a $22 million deficit. the district says enrollment is down 40% over the last 14 years. all right. it's time to grab your flip flops and enjoy all this sunshine. here's meteorologist kari hall with today's forecast.

looks like it's going to be a great beach day across the bay area, as we are going to see some warm temperatures and lots of sunshine. we're going to take it in and enjoy it because temperatures dip by the weekend and get cooler, as well as the return of rain chances and sierra snow. our highs today make it into the low 70rom half moon bay to san francisco, and mid 70s for spots like los gatos and even upper 70 for san jose. tomorrow will also be very nice and well above what's normal for this time of year. even upper 70s for parts of the north bay. but then on friday we start to see those numbers coming down. more cloud cover and we will be tracking a cooldown in our forecast, which we'll take a look at coming up next. a nice sunny break. thanks, kari. a new state measure could leave a major footprint. santa rosa assembly member chris rogers wants to designate bigfoot as the state's official cryptid. so a cryptid is a creature people believe exists but has not been proven to exist. rogers district includes humboldt county, which

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the men. they were sentenced to life in prison for murdering their parents. the district attorney says he is opposed to a new trial but is still deciding on resentencing. the brothers have served 34 years so far. officials in kyiv say ukraine and the u.s. are moving closer to an agreement that would allow washington to access ukraine's rare earth minerals. >> as president trump announced ukrainian president zelenskyy will visit the u.s. friday. russia made a separate offer to give the u.s. some of the rare earth minerals and other valuable metals found in ukrainian territory seized by moscow. that's according to two u.s. intelligence on the matter and another person briefed on the proposal. >> joining us now meagan fitzgerald. president trump said zelenskyy will visit friday and sign a deal. what are we hearing from ukrainian officials on the

negotiations? why are the minimals maybe back -- back up a step. why are they a conflicting point? >> it's a great question to ask. we know this initial agreement will give the u.s. access to ukraine's rare earth minerals. it'ssomething that president zelenskyy has said he hopes will lead to further deals. for context, as you mentioned, why minerals? ukraine has some important elements and minerals like titanium, lithium, a substantial amount of gas, oil and coal, which is said to be worth billions and billions of dollars. the deal essential lays out a framework for a joint investment into future mining of the minerals in which 50% of the revenue would be put into a shared fund. the financial times is reporting the ukrainians agreed to the deal after the u.s. dropped some of the controversial elements, including the demand that ukraine compensate the united states some $500 billion. here is the thing.

ukraine has said several times that there's no deal without security guarantees. president trump just said earlier in his cabinet meeting that the u.s. will not make security guarantees, that europe will. we heard from french president macron this week. he is pushing for a european peacekeeping force to deploy to ukraine with the united states providing a backstop to further deter russia. russia's foreign minister said earlier today that having european or any foreign peacekeepers for that matter in ukraine is a red line. as you can see, there is some progress here. but there appears to be more that needs to be done before we can see an end to the war in ukraine. >> briefly, i know we are expecting talks in turkey and saudi arabia. ukraine doesn't appear to be at the table. is there a chance that could change? >> what we understand about this, according to a state department spokesperson telling nbc news that the meeting in istanbul will focus on operations of russian and u.s.

missions. the agenda will not include ukraine or any other political or security issue. the focus will be on the operation of both embassies in both moscow and washington. it appears as though ukrainine will not be part of the discussion. >> meagan fitzgerald, thank you. a new poll out today shows that more and more gen zers are leaving their hometowns. >> only one in ten say they returned. nearly 80% say they would leave their hometown if they were given the opportunity. >> the numbers are part of ongoing research looking into the experience of gen z, someone between 12 and 27 years old. joining us now is kevin hoffmann, the former tennessee

commissioner of education. thank you for being with us. >> thank you so much for having me. >> what are some of the factors driving young people away from their hometowns? >> the biggest one, especially for in rural communities is a lack of job opportunities. feeling like think don't have access to opportunities that they want. there's other factors, things that maybe you wouldn't have thought of like climate change and concerns about that. when they actually leave, they are typically leaving to attend college, they are leaving to get a job. those are the two biggest factors. if you ask them, what would make them leave, it's typically opportunity. >> it feels like this has always been a thing. people leave the small town and go to the big city. what's different about this? >> i think what's interesting is when you look at this survey data, it shows that most young people don't want to leave rural communities. even when they do leave, they tend to stay relatively close to home, which shows a desire to be

there. you have this interesting juxtaposition of people leaving, but they are saying they would like to stay. it's opportunity that seems to be driving them away. >> i understand you surveyed concerns that they were experiencing. in an interesting twist, parents are aligned with gen z. what were the concerns? >> yeah. parents, if you ask them whether their children are going to have an opportunity, especially in rural areas, they are more likely to say that they are concerned. while on balance, they say, yes, we think they there will be opportunities, few of them feel strongly about that. they seem aligned with the idea that there's a lack of opportunity for their kids as well. >> i'm thinking this is a downside for all the towns that are losing populations. what's the bottom line? is it okay for our economy that gen z wants to move elsewhere? >> it may be okay for the

economy. it's not okay in terms of giving people what they want. policies should help drive people to be able to pursue the opportunities that they want. if young people are saying, i would like to stay closer to home, we need to give them opportunities. it's interesting. there has been some reporting recently on test scores that have come out nationally. the places that made the most progress are rural states. it's places like tennessee, louisiana, mississippi, alabama. what we see is the skill levels are rising. what we need to do is ensure that they have the opportunities to allow them to pursue what they want to do. >> there are the jobs close by. >> correct. the training, the opportunities that give them the training, internships, skills based training that lets them do what they want to do. >> kevin, interesting, thank you so much for being with walton f

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particular time. >> feel like we're constantly catching up, even though we see each other a few times a year. >> simon and matt announced they were becoming dads. >> you ner know when one will be best new u.s. have heard all year. >> jack lost his father in 2021 and leaned on the group. >> i have seen you boys each week. just made an absolute world of difference. >> he is eye true believer. his tiktok going viral. >> this is a wednesday waffle. 100% it will be worth it. it's a small amount of time. it's time we make for each other. >> that was the thing, the intentionality of it. every wednesday you and i are going to send each other a video. >> i love that. quality time is so important for deepening relationships and feeling connected. >> it has gone viral. we couldn't get a count on how many people are doing it. it's a lot of people out there. i want to mention that today, there's a new app that just went

live. the wednesday waffle app. you can use it to organize and share videos so you don't have to use your phone to store every single video. it keeps it on its own app. >> i love that. so cool. thank you for that. still ahead, one way to keep families connected, it's a little different. putting the phones away. inside e push thto

in today's modern parenting, a new report looking at screen time for kids 8 and under. >> research was conducted by common sense media. the average kid 8 and under gets 2 1/2 hours of screen time a day. a lot of the youngest toddlers have their own devices. common sense media finds by age 2, 40% of children have their own tablet. by 4, more than half do.

jim is the founder and ceo of common sense media. when you heard that figure of four in ten kids by the age of 2 have a tablet of their own, were you surprised? >> i was shocked. it's just transforming childhood. it's transforming the reality of being a little child but also being a parent of a little child and the consequences are quite extraordinary on many levels. >> children under 2 are averaging an hour of screen time every day. ages 2 to 4, over two hours. 5 to 8-year-olds are spending on average around 3 1/2 hours on a screen. the american academy of pediatrics says kids under 8 months old should not have any. >> we are blowing through all the old standards of digital usage. this digitalization of childhood is occurring at warp speed. >> it found a shift in what

children are doing on screens. >> the biggest change among kids under 8 is gaming. the activity of gaming is more popular now. >> nearly a quarter of kids 8 and under are using tablets to fall asleep. >> keep the conversation going. talk about a place a lot of young people are getting the screen time, at the dinner table. >> joining us now is parenting coach hannah keeley. >> i worked on the report you saw. you are a mom to seven kids. you know about getting a kid's attention and maybe about people giving devices because they want to keep the kids quiet, especially at dinner time. how do we get around that? >> dinner time isn't a time we need to be quiet. what if that was a time where the family could engage? rarely do you find a spot in the day when the family is available. if you make that very important, that's a a cred part of your family is having a dinner together, then you can make it

more intuitive. you can be intentional about this. >> i love that. you could set rules for your own family. maybe your kids are having a play date. those folks are using their phones. what do you recommend? >> well, just because one person does it, doesn't mean everyone has to do it. as a parent, you want to instl that in your children is independence. think for yourself. being able to be set apart. it's uncomfortable. we have to be uncomfortable a little bit. it's okay to have standards and to carry those into the world. you can't have those until you practice in your home, in the safest environment. had some advice about how to create that engagement you were talking about. you were talking about getting the whole family involved. i know you have tips about what to do. >> absolutely. get the family involved. eent youngest kids can help prep, set the table. make it a family affair.

also, whether you also, when you are at the table, engage in conversation. sometimes families have lost the art of communication. we don't know how to do that, how to engage with real people instead of screens. put all devices aside. including the parents. ask questions. ask questions about the day. what was the most exciting part? have a question jar where you pull things out. something to start a conversation. thought provoking questions. >> i love that. what are some signs that maybe your young one is addicted to their phone? >> just like with any addiction, we can't be without it. if your child notices within ten minutes their phone is gone or their tablet is gone, that's a sign they are tee dependent. if there's a moment where they are not engaged, if they pull out the phone, there's an addiction. you really need to -- before this is a big thing to deal with, try to nip this in the bud before it gets into a full-blown

addiction. >> when my kids were growing up, we had no phones at the dinner table which is hard for parents and adults. we have to model. we can't be on our phone and expect them to not see that. >> right. we didn't become parents because it's easy. there's hard things. >> i know a lot of parents lean on the phone because it's an easy distraction. what else can people do with their kids? >> just have conversations. have games. play pretend with them. play sherr charades. there are things they will remember we engaged with them. that's what we are doing as a family, building memories. it's worth engaging. >> hannah, thanks for being with us. us. there's more before taking breztri for my copd, i had bad days. days ruined by flare-ups [cough] that could permanently damage my lungs. then i talked to my doctor about breztri,

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has been a sunny start to the week, but some changes are on the way. here's meteorologist kari hall with our 7-day forecast. today will be nice and well above normal with highs in the mid 70s. we are going to get a little taste of spring once again and in the low 70s tomorrow as well. but then notice the changes on friday as we get a little bit cooler. more clouds coming in and then by saturday it's going to be mostly cloudy and highs only reaching into the low 60s, with rain chances increasing late saturday and continuing off and on into sunday. by early next week, we're seeing some waves of rain coming in with some peeks of sunshine as well, but temperatures will be noticeably cooler with it only making it into the low 60s in san francisco. and we'll stay in the 50s on next tuesday. so enjoy the 70. we'll see today. thanks,

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