. >>> oh, bei bei. the public debut of washington's newest star, the picture of the day in black and white. "nightly news" begins now. nig"nightly news" >>> good evening. we begin tonight with what appears to be a turning point in this country's relationship with iran. the u.s. confirming late today that iran is complying with the agreement reached last summer on reducing its nuclear capability and that paved the way for the lifting of western sanctions against iran. it comes just hours after the regime released five american prisoners. the release of four of them, part of a prison swap. we start in vienna. >> reporter: good evening. the breakthrough was announced here and diplomats here are now calling in implementation day, the day the iran nuclear deal comes into effect, the day iran was welcomed back to international markets. it seemed like a sweetener in a nuclear deal worth billions to iran, and for five americans, it was sweet indeed. they were finally freed. >> we have received confirmation that

him go i'm t afraid to admit that >> reporter: but until he says bye-bye bei bei, marty plans to give him all of the honey water he can slurp, a reward for being a good boy and proof bears do like honey is 0 kevin tibbles, nbc news, at the smith he sewnian national zoo in washington, d.c. >> and that's it for "nbc nightly news" this saturday. i'm jose balart reporting in new york. thank you for your time and good night. . >>> right now at 6:00, a big crash snarmz traffic on a local highway, leaving several people stranded for hours. it could be days before everything's back to normal again. >>> the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thank you so much for joining us. i'm anoushah rasta. >> and i'm terry mcsweeney. lanes are closed on 101 after a big rig turned over. it's not just drivers, businesses are getting hit too. sergio quintana live on the scene with an update. >> reporter: terry , that tanker truck has been put upright and taken out of here. but i want to show you on california 37 you can see the traffic is being limited to one lane. that's because so much fuel spill

josh bey admitted he was selling drugs to chris rivers.maybe that's why he's lying about what contact he has with chris. police already knew that josh bey was much more than just a petty drug dealer. >> josh has an extensive criminal history. he has a multitude of felonies, dating back to his younger days. >> reporter: so now police had a guy who was angry with his business partner and a felon with the means to carry out a murder. it's a very reasonable question -- did josh bey gun down joe and olga connell? and the answer was no. >> reporter: josh bey has an alibi for the time of the murder. >> he does. >> reporter: so he wasn't there. >> correct. he was inside a store on camera -- working. >> reporter: there he is -- right there, working his night shift at kohl's department store. which makes you think, what, this is a dead end? >> no, because -- once we had josh bey's phone records we saw that he was communicating -- frequently during that same time period with an individual by the name of dominique benson. >> reporter: police knew all

bei. no passport, but we're getting him ready to go >> reporter: giant pandas were gifted to the united states in 1972 under a cooperative agreement between the national zoo and china, those born here like bei bei are sent to cna a. >> i would miss you if you went super far away >> reporter: and keeper marty diere has spent months preparing bei bei for his excellent adventure, a 16-hour flight aboard his very own panda express. kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington. >> best of luck, bei bei. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. >> abigail: chad? chad? hey, wake up. >> chad: yeah, i'm up. >> abigail: i can't sleep. >> chad: i can help you sleep. >> abigail: oh, seriously? how could you think about sex at a time like this? >> ben: ciara, what's g i overhd grandpa and xander talking when i was moving my stuff in the mansion last night. yeah, grandpa said that he hired xander for doing him a huge favor. >> ben: which could be code for... >> ciara: xander killing jordan on victor's behalf. and

bei.port, but we're getting him ready to go >> reporter: giant pandas were gifted to the united states in 1972 under a cooperative agreement between the national zoo and china, those born here like bei bei are sent to china at age 4 to assist in conservation efforts. >> i would miss you if you went super far away >> reporter: and keeper marty diere has spent months preparing bei bei for his excellent adventure, a 16-hour flight aboard his very own panda express. kevin tibbles, nbc news, washington. >> best of luck, bei bei. that's "nightly news." i'm lester holt. good night . >>> right now at 6:00, backtracking on this week's planned power outages. pg&e's late changes lead to confusion and frustration across the bay area. >> i'll have a focused look at exactly where those winds will gust up. >>> but first a deadly stabbing on a b.a.r.t. train, how a worker at a car dealership kept that attacker from pulling off a carjacking just moments later. the news at 6:00 starts right now. i'm jessica

. >>> the national bei bei enjoyed special treats. >> it's a eporter: his name is i bei, and is at smithsonian'swant to jump on the bear. >> reporter: is always filled with the happy oohs and aahs of visitors marty has been the keeper here for 20 years and it's been his job to care for this energetic 4-year-old since birth. >> can you lay down? all the way down we think of him as a juvenile, he's kind of a teenager. >> reporter: college kid >> yeah. >> reporter: he's been preparing bei bei to the long trip to china in a forest sanctuary. >> getting him ready to go and he's going to have a great trip. >> one of the panda bears soon to be given to the united states -- >> reporter: pandas were first gifted to the united states by china in 1962. a special partnership continues. the zoo raising pandas to age 4 and moving them to china to assist in repopulation efforts, ensuring this vulnerable species lives on vital since there are only about 1,800 in the wild. here we are in the jungle. >> exactly. >> reporter: bei bei eats 75 pounds of bamboo a day for a treat a little sugarcane in a chew toy, like

bei bei has catching up to do.re we saw him, he was tuckered out when we got a glimpse in person. >> he likes that position. >> reporter: with help, he did give us a pan that paw high-five, showing off his impressive claws. and with a flick of a pink tongue, a lazy yawn. >> bei bei is rough and tumble. all boy, a little tank. >> reporter: a final big yawn and a final stretch, and tanked or not, awfully sweet. >> and the good news is, as cute as that dose is, you can see bei bei pretty soon in person. he'll make his public debut on january 16th at the national zoo in washington. >> that would be fun. wouldn't that be a fun trip? >> it would be. i'm game. >> we'll do a weekend "today" field trip. >> done and done. >> to visit the panda. >>> up next, our sunday stories from a bracelet changing the way people communicate to a group of doctors who helped save santa, and the story behind bells making spirits bright in minneapolis. every christmas is memorable. but a gift from kay jewelers... makes it unforgettable. save

. >>> but first, happening now, a little news on bei bei.top flight from washington, d.c. bei bei will be quarantined for a month, learns to eat local foods and picks up the local dialect. bei bei was a favorite where he was conceived through artificial insemination. we'll be right back after this break. t harrison, the wine collection. to craig, this rock. i leave these things to my heirs, all 39 million of you, on one condition. that you do everything to preserve and protect them. with love, california. >>> nbc bay area responds to a man whose new hybrid car had a big problem. >> it wouldn't pass a smog test. he asked chris chmura to plug in a soon >> reporter: good morning. he bought his new chevy volt in louisiana and had it shipped here. when he tried to register it, it flunked a smog test. he says he paid $98 for a dealer to diagnose it. keep driving until it reset itself. that actually worked actually. he thought it was unreasonable to charge him $98 to diagnose a brand-new car that's still under warranty. we reached out to gm for him

bei his name. in a way, the 23 pound cub is carrying the weight of the world. the panda program, an important diplomatic tie between china and the u.s. bei bei will stay in washington for four years, then be sent to china, where less than 2,000 giant pandas remain in the wild. >> we're breeding pandas here, and the next generation of pandas will hopefully start to go back into the wild. >> reporter: bei bei's mission may be conservation, but for most, it's all about cuteness. while not everyone got the best view, how could you not forgive this face? kristen dahlgren, nbc news. >> nothing like a cute panda. >>> up next, "saturday night live" putting a hilarious spin on the republican debate. we have the highlights after this. >> why is no one paying attention? and fever, there's no such thing as a little flu. and it needs a big solution: an antiviral. so when the flu hits, call your doctor right away and up the ante with antiviral tamiflu. prescription tamiflu is an antiviral that attacks the flu vi

weekly and the nichi bei foundation.nd that really brought me back into the community. robert: yeah, nichi bei is a good way to do it too, right? i mean, i'm the same way. i grew up in the bay area, and that was a big part of growing up, the newspaper as well as the foundation itself. lindsey: yes. robert: give me an idea, the people who are like hearing about soy and tofu, people maybe not realize just how important that is in terms of the cultural part of not just menus, but also the cultural part of our community, huh? li it'definitely someg that's ingrained within our community. i mean, tofu is pretty much like a staple for us. and if you don't know about it, i mean, the soy and tofu festival is a great way to be able to learn about the different uses of soy and tofu. but we're also incorporating other cultures as well and how other cultures use soy who don't know,le how did the festival get so big? what did it start out as, and they just all of a sudden just kept gett lindsey: it did. so, it started out as a small,

michael wills was picked at random by yusuf bey as mr. wills was walking down the street. he was shot nine times by mackey. through bey's own actions and by his direction he has brought extreme violence to oakland and has victimized many people and our community at large. and in his arrogance bey believed he was above the law until now. >> reporter: the killers' attorneys say they're disappointed with the outcome. bey's mother says she's convinced her son is innocent. >> ultimately, god has the final decision. and that's what i rest in. and i believe in my son's innocence. i do. >> reporter: bailey's family saz they're relieved. they believe the verdict brings justice for chauncey and for his profession. >> and that's one of the reasons that the family decided to talk to the press, because that's what chauncey would have wanted us to do. you know, he was one of you guys. he wanted the truth to get out. >> i hope that it sends the message that the first amendment is not going to be murdered by murdering journalists, that you cannot kill the man and expect the message to be

what do you think about miss bey?luding shirley temples and -- >> the e filet mignon. >> it's beyond expectations? when it was time to go, a surprise. >> we took care of lunch today. >> capital grille picked up the tab so money miss bey raised can go to classroom needs instead. another serving of generosity, leaving a teacher overwhelmed and students overjoyed. nbc news philadelphia. >>> we thank miss bey for having a great idea. we thank you for watching nightly news on this friday. i am tom llamas in new york. have a great night. be threatening here. i care too much about this community. but. but things have to change. oakland is getting more backup from the chp, but governor newsom is calling for a big change on how the

this is video of bei-bei heading to the airport.atch a special fedex flight with his personal panda team on board to watch over him. he turned four in august. and any cups born to mom mai xiang and dad ten ten must return at age four to be part of the breeding program there. have a good trip, bei-bei. >> we have good weather today. >> just watch out for the fire danger and be careful over the next couple of days. winds pick up today. continue tomorrow. and then start to calm down heading into thursday and we'll keep them fall-like temperatures through the weekend. >> power shut off. >> early tomorrow morning. >> we'll be here for you. 4:30 to 7:00 a.m. and midday at 11:00. have a good one. >>> right now on "california live." ♪ >> barry gordy, smokey robinson and the miracles of motown. >> it makes me proud. >> and then forget the turkey, malou is stuffing flank steak for the holidays. >> i'm at cooking school rolling up a holiday dish. >> beautiful. great job malou. you're hired. >> and "the marvelous mrs. maisel" mother-in-law is i

we are a matter of hours away for queen bey to take the stage.well call her madam mayor. >> kris sanchez is live outside of levi's. what do fans need to know before they go? >> reporter: listen, you better bust out your silver and sparkle, because queen bey asked everyone to dress in silver to make it a disco ball. i'm going to argue there is a more important issue this morning, what you really need to know about the concert. i muted for a second. this is the fifth time that beyonce has played levi's stadium here, but i would argue that this is the busiest time ever, because maybe she hasn't been on the road for seven years since her formation tour that was coming through levi's stadium. again, this is the fifth time, the city of santa clara named her honorary mayor for the day and granted her a key to the city. maybe more important, mayor bey was granted a later curfew, meaning that the show will go on until at least 11:00 tonight, and in tribute to beyonce's song xo, people were invited to get free portraits in front of the public art structure

>>> all that, plus, do you bey-lieve? fans hope that beyonce will take home the grammy of the year award tomorrow night and the bey-hive is buzzing with anticipation. today, february 4th, 2023. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and kristen welker. >>> welcome to "today." thank you for joining us on this saturday morning. if you are a fan of the grammys, it is a good weekend to stay inside and watch because it is so cold, it hurts to be outside. >> what did mom and dad say? layers is the best way to go this weekend. it is punishingly cold across the country. >> all of your layers. if you haven't been outside, it is freezing. take a look at the cold places in the northeast. boston feeling like it's 35 below. portland, maine at negative 39. new york, negative 10. detroit is the warmest coming in at zero degrees. >> that is nothing like what it feels like this morning in mount washington in new hampshire. look at that. from another planet. windchill there is an incredible 107 degrees below zero

hashtag, are you sad that your friend your friend bei bei is leaving?i think he has a tv where he is do you want to cheer him up by dancing? all right. you know what you have to do roots, hit it. ♪ [ cheers and applause ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ah so much energy into that dance hashtag does such a great job. is he out there still? is he still there? ♪ ♪ [ farting is he flossing no, no ♪ [ farting [ laughter ] what's going on? >> steve: oh, my god >> jimmy: that would be so mean to make him do it one more time >> steve: it would be. it would be very, very mean. ♪ >> jimmy: all right. there you go [ cheers and applause there you guys go. [ farting there you go this is crazy. this is a crazy story, guys. two raccoons fell through a ceiling of a cvs store here in new york and started wandering the aisles [ light laughter ] luckily the store manager was able to lasso them with a long receipt. [ laughter ] and finally, this is going viral. south dakota just rolled out a a new anti-meth campaign but the ads are getting attention for the way they're worded che

they say bey ordered the killing because bailey was investigating bey's family business. bey also accused of ordering the killings of two other men in oakland during the summer of 2007. the defense plans to call only a few witnesses to testify, so closing arguments should begin next week. >>> well, you can help shape the future of an east bay mall. the owner of broadway plaza will hold community meetings today and tomorrow meant to be idea sessions on how to guide the company on investment decisions for that mall. the meeting will be from 1:30 to 2:30 at the gateway clubhouse. another meeting from 7 to 8 at the walnut creek marriott. tomorrow's meeting is at the clubhouse at boundary oak in walnut creek, also from 7 to 8. >>> speaking of walnut creek, let's talk to christina. that's where she is with a warm forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. yeah, "today in the east bay" it's going to be toasty. we're looking towards temperatures right around 90 degrees here in walnut creek. we're live at broadway plaza this morning. it's relatively quiet right now but in the

queen bey will be playing levi's stadium for the fifth time. th one so far, and we are expecting a lot of folks coming out tonight. the city named her honorary mayor for the day. but perhaps more important than the key to the city, mayor bey was granted a later curfew, meaning the show will go on until at least 11:00 tonight. and in tribute to beyonce's song xo, mineta san jose invited people to get free portraits in front of the public art structure by terminal b, of course. >> i like her success and her work ethic and her women empowerment. >> she's an icon. i love jay-z, her husband. everyone loves beyonce. >> reporter: public transportation is going to be your best bet. they are boosting service, vta increasing service by 30%, and going one hour past the end of the show, which is supposed to be 11:00. caltrain adding mountain view to san francisco train, b.a.r.t. increasing trains and adding security at certain locations, and running past midnight. by the way, remember that levi's stadium has a clear bag policy that applies to any backpack,

heyward-bey was on the ground more than 12 minutes. he was eventually taken off the field on a stretcher, but managed to give a thumbs up sign as he left the field. heyward-bey is in the hospital in castro valley for evaluation. he is in stable condition. >> always scary when you see their head strapped down like that. >>> san francisco police holding a town hall this morning to talk about the recent violence in that mission district. an officer in plain clothing shot and injured a suspected gang member thursday night after the man allegedly aimed a gun at the officer. the shooting sparked violent demonstrations and protesters vandalized several buildings including a police station. today's meeting will be at 11:30. >>> new safety maintenance rules will soon be in place for california's natural gas pipelines. governor jerry brown signed three new bills into law yesterday that not only strengthen safety laws but also ensure utilities do not cut corners on upgrades in order to give bonuses to executives. the bill was sponsored after a ne

queen bey now heads to l.a. three shows down south. >> it looks like somebody had fun and pretty good seats to last night's show. our own marcus washington was just one of the members of our today in the bay team attending the show last night. we will admit this morning has been short on manpower, and marcus posted these videos and photos on instagram, and that was taken clearly at floor level. and you see a little tally yesterday when he was asking what viewers would prefer. he was definitely dressed to impress. look at the shimmer, right? love it. we know last night it was warm for those concertgoers, and hazy and smoky, and -- >> yeah, all the dancing and shaking it up, and the temperatures started in the 80s and cooled off in the evening. it was warm. we will cool off headed into the weekend. there's still a lot to celebrate around the bay area, including in san josÉ. the weekend of wonder festival, and we will see this throughout the weekend and shape up with great weather. temperatures in the mid-70s for h

. >>> and the 7-year-old star who's even got queen bey buzzing. the heartwarming message from beyonce to an aspiring young singer that's sure to start your morning on a high note it's pie day, march 14th "early today" starts right now good to be with you, i'm frances rivera we begin with a battle over the most popular social media apps the house has voted overwhelmingly to present a bill that could ban tiktok in the united states. hi, brie lawmakers say this bill does not actually ban tiktok. >> good morning, frances more than two-thirds of the house voted in support of this legislation, which would give the chinese parent company bytedance six months to divest from tiktok. lawmakers say the problem is that tiktok poses a national security risk as long as it's owned by a foreign adversary >> tiktok is a threat to our national security because if is owned by bytedance, which does the bidding of the chinese communist party. we know this because bytedance leadership says so and because chinese law requires it. >> this bill is not a ban, and it's not

i guess for some. >>> bay area bey-hive is buzzing in anticipation for queen bey. now beyonce is asking fans to show out. in a recent post she asked fans to rock their, quote, most fabulous silver fashions to her concerts from now through next month to honor her 42nd birthday, which is september 4th. she says each night she wants everyone to be surrounded by a shimmering human disco ball. in case you forgot, beyonce performs at levi's stadium one week from today. >>> a group of scientists have unlocked the answers to a deep sea mystery in california. the team of researchers including marine biologists from sjsu's moss landing marine lab and the monterey bay aquarium have identified the largest known octopus garden. that's what you're looking at. it's on the sea floor near the base of an extinct volcano, the davidson sea mount about 80 miles off the coast of monterey. it is the biggest cluster of octopuses ever discovered, and the only one off the coast of the u.s. scientists are referring to it as a nursery where deep sea octopuses migrate to mate and nest. they ho

i spoke with chauncey bailey's alleged source, celine bey on the phone a handful of times. tried to get him on camera, which never quite worked out. found the address for yusuf's bey oldest son in simi valley, chatted with him a while but he wouldn't agree to appear on camera. and, you know, you sort of go with who you have. i found a couple of guys sympathetic to the bakery and yusuf sr., and they represent the bakery side in the film. >> you spoke with chauncey bailey's co-workers and some of his family? >> yeah. a couple of reporters that worked with him at the tribune, his brother and sister and his ex-wife. i have an interview with his ex-wife in detroit. they worked -- he worked there in the '80s and they were still close at the time he died. >> when can people see it. >> tonight at 8:30, kqed. >> that's the latest from here, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> an interesting look at a tragic killing. thank you. >>> protester also rally in the east bay today against nuclear reps on the 65th anniversary of hiroshima. the peace and justice center will gather outside

. >>> the bey hive is buzzing over beyonce's new tour this morning. will it be a renaissance for ticket ticketmaster or another massive fiasco let's get their is party started >> as the south begins to defrost after the ice storm, hundreds of thousands are still without power, with texas hit the hardest as it moves into the northeast many morgan chesky starts us off. >> reporter: after a wild week of spinouts, slides and slips, the paralyzing ice is starting to thaw. >> go, go, go! >> reporter: but the south isn't out of woods just yet. >> i spun around six or seven times. if it wasn't for that curb i'd be completely off the bridge >> reporter: the freezing rain and thunder sleet dissipating but havoc in its wake. four days of icy roads have claimed at least eight lives across arkansas and texas. and this close call in oklahoma. police dash cam capturing a big rig swerving across lanes on i-40, while in ft. worth, a jackknifed truck crushing this police suv sending two officers to a hospital. at home people struggled to keep their footing. >> definite

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bey will not be there.it's just a mass to honor bey. >>> after missing with an injury, johnny cueto returns to the mound tonight with one of his best performances as a giant. was it enough? sports is next. the east bay ton as we showed >>> okay. talk about a party in the east bay tonight. we showed you earlier in the newscast the a's celebrated 50 years at the coliseum. >> more than 45,000 fans were treated to free tickets and parking. the a's hosting the chicago white sox. it was packed and they didn't leave disappointed. the a's came up swinging scoring five runs in the first inning. the green and gold beat the white sox 10-2. >>> giants were in phoenix taking on the diamondbacks. cueto returned from the disabled list with a sparkling performance. he pitched seven shutout innings. runs and hits were scarce for both teams. the giants didn't get their first hit until the eightth inning. the diamondbacks were able to break through for one run late in the game and that was enough for a 1-0 win over the orange

breaking records, beyonce makes history with a huge night at the grammys while ticketmaster braces for the bey hive with tour ticket sales going live within hours welcome to the workweek. "early today" starts right now glad you're with us. i'm frances rivera >> and i'm phillip mena. a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southern turkey and syria early this morning that's according to turkish and syrian officials they say there are mother than 500 people dead. close to 3,000 more were injured. a frantic search for survivors is under way after buildings collapsed, trapping residents under rubble in northwest syria, the opposition syrian civil defense described the situation as disastrous, declaring an unofficial state of emergency. they're urging people to evacuate buildings and gather in open areas according to the u.s. geological survey, the quake was about 20 miles from the major city and provincial capital of gaziantep, turkey when it struck at 3:17 local time it was centered 11 miles deep and a strong 6.7 aftershock hit about 10 minutes later >> turkey's emergency management minister reported t

. >> bei bei is back home in china.a private plane. was a favorite in washington's national zoo but the agreement with china requires pandas born there to be sent back to china when they turn 4. >> so bye-bye bei bei. >>> a final check of our top stories before we take you to an nbc news special report. you can see live inside the capitol as we await the most highly anticipated testimony yet. they're getting the campus ready there. the full hearing is live at 6:00 a.m. and keep this in mind at the same time we're going to take our newscast live stream on nbcbayarea.com and also our app. >>> violence and arrests at uc berkeley. what ann coulter had to say during a long-awaited visit that inspired hundreds of people to protest. a lot more news ahead. you're watching "today in the bay." so, as you can see, saving can be quite simple. case in point, if you get xfinity internet and mobile together, big savings on your wireless bill. write this down, this is important. amy, this is actually a life saving class. what a nice co

but in true queen bey fashion the surprises didn't end.nstagram. >> january 14th? january 14th? >> what does it mean? tour dates? >> reporter: fans wondering what could be on the horizon. ♪ a superstar performance now leaving fans waiting for more. nbc news. >>> new york is preparing for new year's eve with a interest ball revamp. the new year's eve ball will have more than 2,600 newly designed crystal triangles just in time for r the iconic celebration. in all the 12-foot ball weighs neararly 1 42,000 pounds -- 13, pounds. >>> coming up this morning on "today," the goodyear blimp celebrates its 100th birthday. jesse kirsch takes us inside the famous blimp ahead of its big milestone birthday. that's coming up a little later on the "today" show. >>> thanks so much for watching "early today." i'm jessica layton. hope you have a great weekend. we'll be back on monday. my name's dan and i live here in san antonio, texas. i ran my own hvac business and now i'm retired. i'm not good being retired. i'm a pain in the neck. i like to be able to hav

. >>> take a look here at bei bei! bamboo, i'm sure, having a good time and enjoying his last day in the district, washington, d.c. he is staying at the zoo in washington, d.c. and set to leave for china today. he flies back on his own private jet! >> what? >> yes. panda express. >> seriously? >> no, seriously. i'm told he has snacks and play lists. curious. >> really? >> i'm being serious. this is part of an agreement with china. once the cub turns 4, they have to china. part of the stipulation. >> i wonder what is on the play list. >> i don't know. >> panda express. >> "who let the dogs out"? >>> coming up next on "today in the bay". >> when you fly this holiday season the chances are high your flight will be overbooked. so what can you do if you get bumped? i'm consumer investigator and we respond next. >>> first happening now. a new video showing a woman rescuing a koala bear. she tried to hem the injured animal and giving the koala water to drink and dwindling population are being threatened by the wildfires. 300

hayward-bey stands charged with driving under the influence.plifting conviction is not stopping an assembly woman from running for office. mary haishy running for a seat on the board of supervisors. she is still on probation after snatch twog $500 in clothing from a neiman-marcus store last october. at the time her lawyer claimed a brain tumor affected her decision making but she now says she was distracted by a phone call and simply forgot ta pay. >> this morning two prominent surges at uc davis accused of experimenting on dying brain cancer patients. they say they have the patients' permission for treatments that they believed would have prolonged their lives. all three died. they have been banned from performing medical research of any kind on humans. no word if the investigation will follow. remember scott thompson, the former head of yahoo! scott mcgrew says he has a new job. >> good morning. scott thompson, the new ceo of men low shop runner trk current ceo will step out of the way. you see thompson on press here. thompson lost his job at

in april of 2009, he agreed to a plea deal but say yusuf bey ordered the killing.roussard signed the plea deal last may, bey and his two associates are awaiting trial. >> we should know when another high-profile case will start by the end of the day. both sides of the barry bonds case met last month to schedule a date but the schedules did not match. if they cannot agree on something, bonds' perjury case could be pushed back to march of next year. he pleaded not guilty to lying to a grand jury in 2003 when he denied knowingly taking performance-enhancing drugs. >> the jobs report just came out. it tells us how many jobs went away or were created last month. we are looking at the details, sorting through the exact figures and trying to determine what that will mean for you. so far the early look is that the report does not look good. we lost more than 100,000 jobs, right now stock futures are dropping because of that. tracie potts will take an in-depth look from washington. >>> credit or debit? we hear it all the time. did you know the debit option can cost you more

and before the nichi bei times, there was a legacy going back to 1899. so it was a community newspaper. and essentially recreated in 2009 as the times was closing, the first nonprofit ethnic newspaper of its kind in the country. there's really no model of a nonprofit ethnic newspaper rising out of the ashes. and that harsh economic time. but it was a very community-inspired movement to create this newspaper to continue our mission of keeping the community connected, informed and empowered. and over the years we developed education programs such as the films of remembrance on wartime incarcerati incarceration, authors series and this program. >> tell us about the pilgrimage and why it became a project for you. >> over the years i was a little concerned maybe frustrated that the overall narrative of the island did not really seem to include much about the japanese and american experience. and yet when i was doing an obituary of the san francisco state university professor who passed away several years ago, discovered how he played a crucial role in discove

heyward-bey was on the ground more than 12 minutes.n off the field on a stretcher, but the good news here, at least he managed to give a thumbs up sign as he left the field. very happy to see that. the raiders say heyward-bey is right now at eden hospital in castro valley for evaluation and will probably stay there quite a while. he is reportedly in stable condition. any time it has to do with the neck and spine, it's frightening. >> it's so dangerous and to see the hits those boys take out there, my goodness. >>> time to check your forecast. we welcome back meteorologist christina loren. >> good morning to you. good-looking start to the day. look at this, you can actually see old glory here. you'll also notice those low clouds coming down over san francisco. as we head throughout the morning that, will be the case but the clouds aren't going to last all that long today. by mid-morning we're expecting full sunshine in san francisco. 54 in oakland, 54 in sunnyvale, 49, a little crisp up in wine country this morning in santa rosa. weathe

of the nichi bei weekly will be on saturday, june 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the event center at stmary's cathedral in san francisco, with cooking demonstrations, soy and tofu vendors, competition, and live performances, all to educate the public on the health benefits of soy and tofu. for more details, go to nbcbayarea.com. and early summer marks the return of spirits from the grave asil the obon festival is a time for family reunions in a celebration the san jose japantown event is july 14 and 15. the san francisco j-town festivities will be july 21 and 22. and mountain view's will also be on july 21 and 22. see a list of all the obon festivals in the bay area at nbcbayarea.com. and don't miss the redwood city music on the square every friday through august 31 at 6 p.m. in the courthouse square in downtown redwood city. the free music features top quality local and national performers from rock, blues, pop, latin, and more. and how about some reggae? we've got it here when sammielz takes our studio stage next. reggae festival here. we talked earlier about the upcoming seventh annu

are you in the bey hive and are you excited? >> if i could look like that wearing those clothes, sure. >> bey hive a buzzing. >> thanks, frank. up today on "today in the bay", we check the forecast as rain returns to the area. >> we will need the umbrellas. a live look at san jose. most live cloudy skies to start. rain moving in by 10:00 this morning. we will be tracking that forecast throughout the day. more coming up next. >> and the golden gate bridge, international orange. right now it's early. easy drive. >> door to door salespeople are a convincing bunch, but you don't have to keep whatever they convince you to buy. whenever you spend more than 25 bucks on your doorstep, you get three days to request a full refund. you don't have to give a reason. just cancel within the first three days. then you're supposed to get your money back within 10 days. have a consumer complaint, let us know. 888-996-timms. or nbcbayarea.com/responds. ad ls live look - home opener today! it's always an exciting time at the ballpark. oracle, in fa

blacked out the information for several different reasons, those reasons include unfairly damage beiing someone's reputation or compromising an ongoing investigation. if you want to check it out for yourself, the whole mueller report, we've published every party of the public version on our web page. >>> we're follow being breaking ne news out of half moon bay. rescuers are searching for a boogie border. the boy began having trouble swimming. two of his friends tried to help him but were unable to rescue him. they call the forelp. >>> a horrific tragedy in the south bay. a milpitas grandmother is accused of killing her own grandchild. officers arrested the grandmother after the child died earlier this week. robert handa joins us from where the child was found. >> reporter: we're here outside a gated, upscaomplex inlpitas, tried to save the life of a child and the grandmother is under arrest for his death. family members of the suspect and victim began gathering at the home this evening but had no comment on the death or arrest. some neighbors say they believe they often saw the 70-year-

the bey-bey-hive swarming the campaign trail. not here as a politician. i'm here as a mother. a mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of our children live in. >> reporter: now the vice president using the event to highlight the texas strict abortion law which bans the procedure in nearly all cases. it is 1 of 14 states enacting total bans after the overturn of roe v. wade. women hopes the message will resonate. as nbc news polling shows abortion is the top issue for women. the voting block that supports harris over former president trump by a 14-point margin. trump, however, leads harris by 16 points among men and he's leaning into the so-called bro vote as he taped an interview with popular joe rogan podcast in texas before heading to michigan for his rally, trump hitting back from comments of john kelly that he fits the description of a fascist. laura. >> thank you. >>> meantime this morning, the fbi says russia is behind a recent viral video that falsely shows a person tearing up filled out ballots in pen

. >> reporter: the prosecutor says yusuf bey iv, the former leader of the now defunct bakery ordered the killing. the prosecutor says bey told co-defendant antoine mackey and the trigger man, devaughndre broussard that bailey needed to be stopped. >> my hope at the end of the day is that the jury finds the case hasn't been proven and it gets released. >> reporter: bey and mackey's attorney says that their star witness in the case, devaughndre broussard, incumbent believed. broussard agreed to testify against the pair in exchange for pleading guilty and serving a sentence of 25 years. >> he's very inconsistent. he's lied before. he's lying again. he's completely inconsistent with his tale and i think the jury's going to see he's a liar. >> reporter: but bailey's family thinks the jury will do what's right. they know bailey would have wanted the truth, uncovered. >> if chauncey was still here, he would be one of your reporters sitting here, trying to cover the scene also. and i think it's very important for us to get this out, showing that we need to stop killing each other. >> reporte

we call him bei bei. the first lady unveiled it during a tour of the national zoo. he turns five weeks old tomorrow and weighs about 3 pounds. >>> when we come back, stories of faith. why so many traveled so far to see the pope. next at 6: volkswagen's emission scandal hits silicon valley. ===take vo=== the new lawsuit raising suspicion about a lab in belmont. we'll take you inside that facility. ===jessica/take vo=== and happening now - how the big ac/dc concert could leave drivers "thunderstruck" in san francisco. ===next close=== next. >>> pope francis tonight celebrating mass at madison square garden in new york city. as we end this historic week, pope francis left no doubt that he is truly the people's pope. people have been touched by his handshakes, his smile, his blessings and indeed his mere presence. some waiting many hours to see him after traveling many miles. nbc's miguel almaguer tonight on the experience. >> reporter: they planned for months. they waited for hours, all for an experience that passes in only a moment. >> it was a great feeling. it was f

bei bei is a boy's name. >> what about beyonce? queen bey. >> we wish the skies would clear up. drying out from all the rain. >> that will be tomorrow. we will have cooler temperatures but trying out around the bay area. yes, we do need a break. a live look at san jose. seven day forecast coming up at the bottom of the screen. you will see we will have sunshine the next couple of days. here's what to expect. it will be scattered rain still lingering today. breezy to gusty winds. the creeks and the rivers will be falling today as that rain ends later this evening. it will be turning much cooler. let me get you out the door across all our microclimates. 53 in the tri-valley. 54 in san francisco. still soggy out there. times of rain and also the roads are still wet. so our mobile doppler radar truck stormranger parked in san jose giving us a i high detailed view of what's happening on the radar. los altos, extending to fremont. the rain still coming down there. as we go into the east bay, light showers. it gets heavier through alamo. and heading over towards san ramon. we are seein

he agreed to testify against yusuf bey t yusuf bey iv. bey wanted to prevent them from writing articles about the money troubles. >>> doing away with the police department to save money. city leaders in half-moon bay voted to eliminate the police force. they are negotiating with the sheriff's department. we are told the deal to try to ensure no officers lose their jobs. half-moon bay is expected to save $500,000 a year. >>> county supervisors will meet tomorrow to consider a plan to have an agency oversee a security team at the hospital. under the plan, they will pay $128,000 in salary and benefits to hire to members from the sheriff's office. they hire law enforcement personnel on sight including san francisco general. >>> san jose police are going to meet to rebuild trust with immigrant communities. they want the police department to provide multicultural training so police and immigrants can work together to solve crimes. many undocumented immigrants do not come forward because they fear being deported. there's a community meeting at t

tonight, though, bey won't be there, but fans will sing her songs in church.everend says a mass is being held to honor the positive way beyonce has represented the lives of black women. >>> amazon's alexa is going kid friendly. it's colorful, and parents can filter songs with bad words and stop kids from chatting late at night. it is not only promising to entertain children but teach them good manners. a new magic word feature encourages kids to say "please" and "thank you" when asking alexa questions. the new one comes out in may. >>> students go for a world record today. we'll show you how they did it next. a breaking development in reuben foster domestic violence case. the new statements from the woman inv >>> coming up tonight at 6:00, a breaking development in the rubin foster domestic violence case. there are new statements being revealed from an ex-girlfriend that could get the charges tossed out. we'll have that story and more at 6:00. >>> the sixth and seventh and eighth graders at valley christian school tried to create the most chain reactions ever.

. >>> and an update on the condition of darrius heyward-bey. >>> 4:45 tuesday morning. the chinese factory that makes iphones is back open this morning after a riot forced it to close. the factory is surrounded by police today and some of the gates remain flat on the ground. also smashed windows. a riot involving 2,000 workers broke out yesterday. 40 people were injured. foxcon says the unrest is under investigation. >> the company that makes the iphone's apple saw stock take a dip apparently because investors were not impressed by the massive sale numbers for the iphone 5. for a look at how the stock is trading this morning, we turn things other to bertha couples w who is live at cnbc headquarters. >> reporter: we've got the futures flat, slightly positive. stocks were lower in asia and continuing worries about the slowing economy. european stocks are steady this morning. investors are likely to be on the sidelines for a while. we've got key fooechbevents for and greece. on wall street we'll get a key reading on housing, the home price index. we'll also get a read on c

tonight, show, we have good use about darrius heyward-bey. doctors released him from the hospital last night and he is now recovering at home. he suffered a concussion and a neck strain after a vicious helmet to helmet hit. he was knock out and on the ground for more than 12 minutes before giving the crowd a thumbs-up while paramedics took him off the field. heyward-bey is expected to make a full recovery. >>> $5 million just isn't enough. wall street not impressed with apple's sales numbers. five million iphone 5s over the weekend. the stock down but did bounce back. also, supply concerns are growing following a riot at the chinese company that makes the phones. they temporarily shut down the factory after nearly 2,000 workers were involved in a fight at a campus dorm. 40 people were injured in this brawl. the company is investigating what triggered the fight, but they deny it was work-related. chinese bloggers disagree, however, and say the battle erupted after a security guard allegedly hit an employee. >>> money in your pocket. ahead at 5

queen bey rules billboard's list of best pop stars. why beyonce came out on top and who else made the cut. it's wednesday, december 4th. "early today" starts right now. glad you're with me. i'm frances rivera. breaking overnight, more political chaos is sending shockwaves through south korean. after president yoon declared martial law only to walk it back hours later amid protests and opposition from parliament. and six opposition parties submitting articles of impeachment for yoon. good morning, claudio. >> reporter: good morning, frces, that's right. it all started late on tuesday evening when the president of south korean appeared on national television and declared martial law in order, he said, to protect the country from the communist forces of north korea. now this was the first time south declared martial law since the 1980s, and since then, the country plunged into turmoil. thousands of protesters turned up in front of the national assembly and in other places in the capital of seoul to call for an end to martial law and to ca

not caught by heyward-bey. he was there, reached for it, webster covering. cris: well, according to reggie wayne, nobody spends more time on catching balls off the jugs machine than darrius heyward-bey. he works hard at his craft but unable to reel that one in and the last couple weeks he's had a chance to make about three really good catches, all of them catchable and he hasn't come up with any of those game-changing kind of plays. >> al: third and 13. they're in field goal range. they want more. here is luck running away and just throws it incomplete. so you'll bring vinatieri in right now for what will be a 42 yard field goal attempt to make it a two-possession game. >> cris: well, this broncos defense know who they have playing quarterback as well. so they had to come up with a stop. they do come up with a stop and now you have to hope for something that doesn't happen very often, this guy to miss. hasn't missed inside 50 for quite some time. >> al: overton will snap it. mcafee will hold it. 42 yard attempt. 40-year-old vinatieri bangs this one right thr