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. >>> three alpacas dead and several others injured after attacked by dogs in solano county, happened at lola vista farm, a learning institution for students. what a loss for the poor kids. >> reporter: it really is. and the farm is closed until next week as people deal with it tragedy. interestingly, there were grief counsellors brought out to help the elementary school students deal with the loss of their three friends. >> it's a huge loss. >> reporter: three alpacas mauled to death by two neighborhood the t losing belov family pet but in this case it's at school, supposed to be safe the fence,fter the alpacas and attacked sheep, tearing off one ear, attacking another and two goats. >> vet had to stitch it together, and spray stuff dries as a band-aid. >> reporter: huskies had caused trouble before but nothing like this. animal control identified the owners through the microchips. huskies may have to be euthanized and owners liable for veterinary bills and other charges. >> students participate in science and nutrition, planting and feeding animals daily. >> reporter: to learn how y

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it's not only good for the environment but good for the animals' digestive systems the alpacas get reallye trees to come in >>> it also time for times square to sparkle even more. we're getting our first look at the new design of the ball it feature as bow tie design when you look from above, you see a crossroads of the world. fan you look close, it really does look like a bow tie thanks so much for watching "early today." i'm jessica layton we hope you have a great thursday we'll see you back here bright and early tomorrow morning rly t. is >>> right now at 5:00, tracking dangerous surf. you can see a live shot from pacifica where the waves are expected to be massive. our team is tracking it

farms and animal rescues can make good use of trees by feeding them to alpacas or even chickens. >> whateverve an artificial tree. >> knowing it's not going to get thrown away and end up in a landfill -- >> reporter: morgan seewall says this is a busy time. many donate decorations and unwanted items to start fresh for the new year. >> we're looking to take things that we can give a new home and that people are going to be able to appreciate, and it's a great, when you shop at goodwill, you're looking at a steal on some items and giving back to the community by shopping there. >> reporter: those donations helping fund the workforce which helps with careers and skills. >> finding out that trees are alpaca and goat food. >>> four bald eagles were released back into the wild wisconsin thanks to the help of raptor education group. they rescue birds who are found hurt from incidents ranging from exposure to toxins to gun wounds. two were kettle box released. they say 98% of the injuries they see in birds are human caused. a reminder to protect natural habitats and the birds when you see them in th

now you were wondering if, in fact, this is an alpaca. it's not a llama. it's an alpaca.t are you doing here? >> we're here from the new jersey state fair, the largest agricultural fair. we start friday. ten days in suffolk county. >> and who is this? >> this is avalanche. she's 3 months old. >> guys, it's a real creature. it's an alpaca. so there you go. >> we believe you. >> pardon? >> we believe you. >> i know, i guess you thought it was a muppet or something. >> a funny way of turning its head there. >> it is real. what? and give up show business? let's take a look and show you what's going on today? we have tropical storm colin. 40-mile-per-hour winds. this thing is booking west-northwest 23. five-day outlook brings it out somewhere along the eastern seaboard. does it make a hard right and keep going to shore -- i mean, out to sea or does it come onshore? we'll have to keep an eye on it. risk of strong storms western ohio into des moines. we have some strong storms back through the plains. isolated tornadoes possible. rainfall amounts anywhere from 1 to 2 inches nort

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it's called the dumbwaiter you also got to work with animals in this, some alpacas?ou work with a lot of -- a lot of strange animals. >> seth: yeah. >> guess who i met this morning? >> seth: who'd you meet this morning? >> trumpet, the westminster dog kennel champion. the winner >> seth: the bloodhound, right >> yeah. >> seth: yeah. >> i have news for you he's hot >> seth: oh. [ laughter ] >> i have a little crush on him. i went to pet him. he's so lovely >> seth: okay. >> he's so sweet he's 4 years old >> seth: uh-huh. >> and then he gave me his paw his paw was, like, this big. >> seth: yeah. >> but then he, kind of, just kept climbing me >> seth: okay. >> and i -- i'm in love. >> seth: i, obviously, have a bunch of follow-ups, beginning with, where -- where do you meet a dog like this? >> at "the today show," seth [ laughter ] on grindr, seth. [ laughter ] on grindr. >> seth: you have -- yeah, that's -- what's the new dog -- "grindr" for dogs? oh, "dog grindr. >> it's called "dog paddler. >> seth: dog paddler >> if you just go -- if you look on dog paddler -- >> se

. >> coup the alpacas. >> to meteorologist kari hall with a look at the forecast. a great day to walk your alpaca around the neighborhood. >> it's going to be hot. >> if we had one. >>> hey, we've been talking about something else pretty awesome during this pandemic. we've all been doing things to take care of each other. it's also earth day so we've been talking about how to take care of our planet. we know we've been talking about things like how to help out our carbon footprint or reduce that and let's talk about what carbon dioxide is, it's naturally occurring in the atmosphere. what we do when we drive, flying airplanes and riding on boats, we're also putting out more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. and that acts as something that traps the heat. it also warms thingsup, almost acts like a vehicle where you have sun light coming into a car and that glass from the windows keeps it from escaping. we have the same effect when it comes to carbon dioxide and it warming up our atmosphere. so we're going to be talking about how we've decreased the amount of carbon

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. >> jimmy: do you have any pet alpacas? >> yes >> jimmy: do you ever pet your pet alpacas?> no. >> jimmy: do you like country music? >> yes >> jimmy: do you have any tattoos? >> no. >> jimmy: have you ever gone sky diving >> yes >> jimmy: have you ever done a a keg stand? >> n io,not 'vdone that. >> jimmy: have you ever played beer pong? >> what's that >> jimmy: do you think you could beat me in beer pong >> i don't even know how to play it so i would never be able to beat you >> jimmy: is "mario kart" a good game to play on a first date come on. >> you tell me >> jimmy: do you think there's a chance that life is just a a computer simulation? >> no. oh, that has no -- no romance to it at all >> jimmy: are sunsets better than sunrises? >> yeah. >> jimmy: if given the chance, would you want to go to mars >> yes >> jimmy: can you do 20 push-ups in a row >> yes >> jimmy: was it intense to work with legendary director stanley kubrick in "eyes wide shut"? >> yes but extraordinary. >> jimmy: do you use emojis when you text your friends >> yeah. >> jimmy: do you put sugar in your c

the llama and alpaca association put on thevent to educate the public. from an elfo beautiful blushi bride. to educate the public on the taulg mammals who the say are gentle, easy to train and inexnsive to care for. do they bite,spit? >> it doe't matter. that's a negative this is the fun thing. the question is what would w dress our llama up as? >> i have no idea. a weherman? >> the n peacock. >>> timeor lookhead and a look back. >>> the u.s. postal rvice decates two new stamps, the world war ii medal of honor for the army and navy plus nine recipients who died cently. on thisay in 1918, the end of worlwar i, veterans day armistice was signed by the allies in germany ending t fightingn what they called the great war. happy birthday to leardo dicaprio, he's39. demi moore is 51. stanley tucci turns 63. >>> keep it here for more news, weather and sports, i'm betty nguyen. thanks for watchin "early today," enjoy your verans day. >> good morning. live the peninsula whe t re department reports major prress on this metalire burning since yesterday. that story c

[ laughter ] >> jimmy: was the alpacas not enough?d my animals. i'm not going to get rid of them just because i fell in love and, you know, motherhood. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: you're so good. see? you're not going to get rid of them. no, no. and everyone loves them now. and everyone loves all those animals. >> oh, yes. and they're really well taken care of. >> jimmy: yeah, because you're a very nice person. i know this 'cause i know -- i'm friends with adam sandler and those guys. you do a lot of movies with sandler. and he just says, "how great is salma?" and we just love you. and we talk about how fun you are. this is the third movie you've made with these guys. >> this is the third -- well, this was the second. >> jimmy: oh, it was. >> "here comes the boom" was the second. the third one is "grown ups 2," but that's coming in the summer. >> jimmy: and this is kevin james who -- gosh, how do you not love kevin james? >> he is the nicest person and funny. and oh -- so lovely. >> jimmy: and henry winkler? >> and henry winkl

we dive into the new year, let's retrace our steps through the old one. 2019 was like kissing an alpaca scary and probably not something you want to repeat. even the easter bunny was in a mood but to get to a smile sometimes you have to slap the frown right off your face. >> we start with a competition in denmark where the power and majesty meets the skill of air guitar this piano man in switzerland hit all the high notes >> other musical moments included this duet and an orchestra playing it cool with instruments made of ice and the armed forces playing tribute to the song of the year this woman inspired a case of the feels by bringing her best friend to work but if your spouse is your friend i wouldn't recommend it we reaffirmed some truths in 2019 birds of a feather do flock together and kitties do love to play with string in sporting news, the otter rocked the rim with a two hand jam and a harlem globe trotter redid the sky hook and a sky driver won her championship indoors curling has become such a popular sport that sometimes you have to use the braers as pieces but if you've ever

alpaca -- my bags.en chee wrote that joke let's throw a picture of karen up there the looks -- she looks nice. but now you know after that joke terrible person. a brewery in georgia is offering a new beer named after infectious disease expert dr. anthony fauci called fauci spring they were going to make one for president trump, but it turns out no one likes a bitter stout. and finally, police in maryland yesterday reminded residents in a facebook post to wear pants when leaving the house to check their mailboxes. and added, "you know who you are. said one resident, "oh, bother." i'd that's a c-minus "winnie the pooh." that was the monologue we've got a great show for you tonight. john mulaney is back he and nick kroll have a new podcast called "oh, hello: the p'dcast. and i'm always excited to talk to him we'll be right back with "a closer look. ♪ ale vo) when it comes to longevity, who has the highest percentage of its vehicles still on the road today? subaru. when it comes to best overall value, who d

>> my best friends are alpacas.er out last night. >> seth: and is that -- does that fit with -- >> coats the throat. >> seth: yeah -- this is a -- but you obviously, a film premiere, especially a film like this, which has a -- you know, there's -- it's very artistic. is it strange to be at an after party where you and your friends are just screaming at each other? >> yeah. >> seth: yeah, okay. >> it's not -- not normal, but -- yeah and it was also an odd choice for me to have my entire family -- >> seth: 'cause this is an intense film. >> come just for this particular movie. >> seth: yeah, did you warn them? >> it was a weird choice. >> seth: did you warn them what they were going to see? >> i warned them and anytime -- i wasn't really wearing a bra a lot 'cause, you know, i'm like mother earth and my dad was sitting next to me and every time -- i just had forgotten about that and every time there would be a shot my dad would go -- [ gasping ] [ laughter ] >> seth: oh -- so -- so the scariest element of this to your

. >> it says dear alpacas, i love you so much. >> reporter: the staff can read to the animals the love not lost because of a little social distance >> i wanted to write to the animals to see how their doing. >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york >> what extraordinary people that's nbc "nightly news" for this saturday. i'm jose diaz-balart reporting. thank you for the privilege of your time, and please stay safe. good night 6:00, not just a public health crisis. the coronavirus pandemic also causing an economic crisis. the call to help give homeowners a little bit of relief. the news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> good evening, everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. the spread of this deadly virus is not slowing down. tonight there are more than 3,400 cases here in the bay area, and the virus has made its way to the santa rita jail. alameda county sheriff's office says an inmate has tested positive. jail staff treating the inmate. we're told he's okay. here's a look at the latest numbers across the bay area. santa clara county now has more than 1,100 of those c

way to go. [ laughter ] >> seth: and you have llamas and alpacas as well. >> llamas, alpacas, chickensy named ed hackett. i can't believe i just name dropped ed hackett. i better get a free bale hay out of the deal. [ laughter ] but he has the local dairy farm in the area. so every spring he gives me a bunch of young cows that i raise through the spring, summer and fall and then he comes and gets them and they start producing milk. so every spring i get an influx of new cattle on the farm which is great. >> seth: i apologize asking questions having never been in the farming industry. do you -- when they go away, are you sad? do you get close to them? >> i do. here's what happened. shame on mr. hackett. but i bond -- >> seth: there goes your hay. [ laughter ] >> yeah. he's a turkey. he knows it, though. all he does is make fun of me. >> seth: he's not an actual turkey. >> no. [ laughter ] >> seth: again, i don't know. i'm not -- >> he would probably answer that differently. but, yeah. what happens is i really become friends with these cows. and we name them. my son and i and my wife, we

if you've got an alpaca to surf, you may have water on the brain or too much time on your hands.u make lame puns about how this guy really digs his music, you may be a features reporter. goooaaaalllll!!! >> reporter: soccer's world cup was held over the summer. occasional rain affected the fields of play, some more than others. in the end, it was spain over the dutch because a clairvoyant octopus said so. the feats of athleticism displayed in 2010 contrasted with an obesity problem that has become epidemic. doctors always say exercise is best, but i'm not sure in this case. so as we ring in the new year with friends and family and snakes, here are some predictions. nasa will launch a new generation of ships powered by mentos and coke. tiger woods will get a new golf swing coach. citizens will find a way to fied against ballooning credit card interest rates. >> it kind of shows how nutty humans are or can be. >> it does give me a few good ideas for next year, so we'll see. >> that's frightening. >>> let's just ease into the new year right now. a lot of people getting ready to cele

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massachusetts businessman sentenced to two years last week for using his ill gotten gains to buy an alpaca farm. and this instagram influencer facing five years after pleading guilty to bilking taxpayers to fund a luxury spending spree. >> we didn't design these programs or manage these programs. agencies should have prevented this before it happened. >> reporter: justice department inspector general horowitz acknowledges only a small fraction of th millions of scammers will ever be prosecuted but says they have to keep going. >> there needs to be that commitment to getting the money back and holding people accountable. >> reporter: the reality, though, is that most of the stolen money is gone for good white house officials point out congress has yet to act on president biden's request for more money to hire more fraud investigators and prosecutors. peter? >> ken dilanian. ken, thank you >>> we are back in a moment with the growing controversy as the country's largest school district prepared to teach thousands of migrant children >>> plus the incredible moment this police officer saved a

. >> reporter: also in jeopardy are 13 alpacas. they live right in the path of the rockside. the owners are trying to get them out of harm's way. >> we fed them he rememberier, and another piece. slide came down. they were really nervous. >> reporter: there's another community meeting tomorrow at 4:00. we understand a jio engineer will be out here to evaluate this slide. we're live in scotts valley tonight, "nbc bay area news"." >>> with the ground already saturated and more rain coming our way the potential for another rock slide happening somewhere else in the bay area is a possibility tonight. >> here's the chief mete jirs. >> the two storms arriving in two storms total in the next 48 hours. what we find from the north to south bay is moderate activity. winds 15 to 30 miles per hour, but in the past half hour we have seen some heavier pockets of rainfall develop right across the santa cruz mountains where george was reporting in scotts valley and also in los gatos with rainfall move in. this flash flood watch lieu wednesday as total in upkwards of two inches. while scotts

among those animals, these three alpacas, as well as 20-plus stray horses, several dogs, cats and even rabbits. the horses are being kept at grand hill show grounds in santa cruz. the rest of the animals, including the farm animals, being held at the santa cruz county fairgrounds and the santa cruz county animal shelter. anyone missing an animal should show up in person to claim them. our coverage of the loma fire continues online. we are constantly updating the story on our website. nbcbayarea.com. we've also posted a gallery of images from the fire. >>> we have new details tonight in the bizarre vallejo kidnapping case. the suspect, a former lawyer, is changing his plea to guilty, part of a plea deal. jodi hernandez has been covering this scandal from the beginning and joins us in vallejo with the latest. >> reporter: raj, this is where the bizarre kidnapping all unfolded. denise hiskins and aaron quinn allegedly attacked here in the middle of the night as they slept. now the suspect in the case, matthew moehler, is expected to enter a guilty plea in federal court tomorrow morning. b

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full size horse, two ponies, three alpaca, three sheep, six pigs. easily 100 chickens, 30 plus ducks, six geese, a turkey. everybody here truly is a rescue who just lives their best life and doesn't have any kind of role to perform other than living out life. and it all may seem, you guessed it, an unexpected place for a circus performer turned cop to end up. but matt doesn't see it that way. so whenever people say, i don't understand how you got from a to b to c to d to e, and i'm like, they do all truly tie together. and in the easiest sense of the word is i love helping people and i love interacting with people. oh yes. and saving animals is just what you would expect someone like that to be doing. animal rescue isn't even matt's only new venture. he's starting a new career as a charity auctioneer, going by the name the kilted. oh that's good. i love that, i love this story because, you know, life isn't linear and he's proof that life isn't linear if you just let it take you where it's supposed to go. one thing i didn't mention yet was what's an

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. >> alpacas >> alpacas >> oh, my gosh >> the girls picked them out >> they have alpaca farms up herever going to live that down >> sorry, charlie. we're back in a moment >>> welcome back savannah and al, you all got presents and we're wondering if you're going to bring any back for us hey! >> i know. we can definitely do some shopping we've got a whole social distancing party here on warren street in hudson we want to thank the cafe which hosted us this morning this is my neighbor. we've got the kids out here. al is chowing down >> oh. and monica brought a strawberry pie. >> thank you so much we just want to say thank you. we hope people will check out this area we love so much and support our small businesses whenever you are in the country, there's a small business that could use the help and he wants his muffin. >> give charlie his muffin that's the news from here. >> we love, y'all. thanks for that. >> fun morning >> thank you >> al's going to have more from upstate coming up next hour. third hour, more from hudson >> and chelsea handler will join me and jenna coming up after you

massachusetts businessman sentenced to two years last week for using his ill gotten gains to buy an alpaca farm. and this instagram influencer facing five years after pleading guilty to bilking taxpayers to fund a luxury spending spree >> we didn't design these programs we didn't manage the programs. agencies should have prevented this before it happened. >> reporter: justice department inspector general horowitz acknowledges only a small fraction of the millions of scammers will ever be prosecuted but says they have to keep going. >> there needs to be that commitment to getting the money back and holding people accountable. >> reporter: the reality, though, is that most of the stolen money is gone for good. white house officials point out congress has yet to act on president biden's request for more money to hire more fraud investigators and prosecutors. >> all right our thanks to ken for that report >>> students are mourning the loss of a fellow classmate after shots were fired at a louisiana high school football game. police responded to the shooting during halftime at port allen high s

we dive into the new year, let's retrace our steps through the old one. 2019 was like kissing an alpacau'd want to repeat even the easter bunny was in a mood, handing out seasons beatings but to get to a smile, sometimes you have to slap the frown right off your face. we start with a competition in denmark where the power and majesty of equestrian dressage meets the skill of air guitar. ♪ >> reporter: this piano man in switzerland hit all the high notes. tickling the ivories while suspended in midair for a tune he hoped would not end in "b" flat >> reporter: others included this donkey duet and an orchestra keeping it cool with instruments made of ice and the armed forces paying tribute to the song of the year >> baby shark. >> reporter: this woman inspired a case of the feels by bringing her best friend to work, but if your spouse is your friend, i wouldn't recommend it. we reaffirmed some truths in 2019 birds of a feather do flock together, and kitties love to play with string, but sometimes it's best not to keep your eye on the ball. in sporting news, juneau the otter rocked the rim

left the tech world to make wine on the lirmore land he and his wife share with chickens, a couple alpacas and a chardonnay vineyard. these two in the top are chardonnay and chardonnay. is one of the main things i do. i made a choice a couple of years ago to get going, making a cab franc. though prewitt doesn't yet make wine for the newly declared signature grapes, he believes they're important to help set the valley apart from its more famous winemaking cousins, napa and sonoma. it's a way of drawing people into the valley of something that's really unique, and then once they're here, they can see all the other cool things that we've got going on. currently, cabernet franc accounts for only 80 acres of the livermore valley's 3000 acres of wine grapes. mirassou has become a champion of the grapes, says more vineyards are planting them. and so if you're planting a vineyard today, 30 years from now, the environment, if we don't get a handle on climate change soon, is going to be a far different place than than it is now. the livermore valley already boasts the annual cab franc palooza and ju

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. >> reporter: it's hard not to smile when you see an alpaca.luffy nature that you want to give them a hug. >> reporter: they have been raising llamas and alpacas for more than a decade on their farm in washington state. these aren't just pets. they're therapy llamas. why a llama and not a dog? >> they have that wow factor. they have the unicorn effect. they feel magical and mystical. >> reporter: visits is booming. doubling for lori and shannon in the last year. >> we visit a lot of senior homes. a lot of times, that's the most affection they're able to get. >> reporter: as therapists go, bennie and napoleon are rock stars, showered with carrot kisses on every visit. >> you want to give them a carrot? >> reporter: they're more than just adorable. therapy animals of all types can be good for our health and lower blood pressure. over the haolidays, bennie and napoleon had a party at this hotel in portland. bringing smiles to everyone. offering visitors the chance to unwind, or even steal a kiss. >> i feel so much better now. >> reporter: making m

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deal price for ten of them, $47, 53% offalpaca, the this is always a major win, the alicia adams alpacau and your family. >> happy thanksgiving. >> so grateful. >> so much to be thankful for. all right, thank you, jill if you want to shop or scan the qr code or head to today.com/deals. even more exclusives there this is a win. >> a triumph >> craig, over to you. >>> sheinelle, jill, thank you, thank you as well. don't go anywhere, folks, though, because the fun is just getting started. nbc's coverage of the 97th macy's thanksgiving day parade hosted by savannah, hoda, and al is going to start right after your local news. happy thanksgiving, everyone >>> gompl good morning. here's what's happening now. >> i'm ginger conejero saab in san francisco, where glide memorial continues its annual tradition of providing thousands of thanksgiving meals to those who need it the most. glide also launching a mobile services van to bring 250 meals out to the community. >> promises to be a beautiful thanksgiving. you can have it outside. >> absolutely. our temperatures are going to reach the upper 60s

that surprise led to a stylish wood mirror, soothing lavender oils, a party llama... or is that an alpaca? super soft towels, and an enchanting vase that magically tied it all together. she arranged it all into the greatest guest bathroom ever. did sophia expect to get so much bang for so few bucks? no. but great things happen when you choose surprise. marshalls. your surprise is waiting. >> here is our nissan rogue play of the day. fin finds hilton. he was never touched. 80 yards for the touchdown. >> nice play. just outran paem. at the very end, where he did not get touched, i thought he was down. >> but nobody else thought he was down. he was like i'm good. other afc games. jared gof going deep. 67-yard touchdown. and the rams go to win big. >> a lot of people thought he was a bust and i tell you what, he has proven now he is the real deal. legit franchise quarterback putting him in the position to make a strong run. >> 49ers will face the giants next week. 49ers with more points in yards than games. but they give up more points and more yards. do you think the 49ers will have a chance

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massachusetts businessman sentenced to two years last week for using his ill-gotten gains to buy an alpaca farm, and this instagram influencer facing five years after pleading guilty to bilking taxpayers to fund a luxury spending spree. >> agencies should have prevented this before it happened. >> reporter: justice department investigator michael horowitz acknowledges that only a small fraction of the millions of scammers will ever be prosecuted. but he says they have to keep going. >> there needs to be that commitment to getting the money back and holding people accountable. >> reporter: the reality, though, is that most of the stolen money is gone for good. white house officials point out that congress has yet to act on president biden's request for more money to hire more fraud investigators and prosecutors. >>> california is close to becoming the first state ever to ban caste discrimination, which is determined by birth. legislation was passed. we have been following the story in our ongoing series race in america, the conversation. and this has been a long fight for many, including on