joining is now cecelia rao chair of the president's council of economic advisors. let's start by putting president biden's plans in historical context. adjusting for inflation, the programs passed during the new deal cost $856 billion. recovery from the great recession in 2009 cost $1.8 trillion. but in just over 100 days president biden has proposed more than $6 trillion in new spending. they really want to spend more than six times what the nation spent to get us out of the great depression of the 1930s? >> well thank you chris. let's be clear, the first part of what president biden was spending is the american rescue plan. we are in an economic recession caused by a pandemic. that was critical support which went to families and businesses 12 and get to the other side of the pandemic. even more important to provide the funding for an effective and comprehensive vaccination rollout. it is because of the shops in the arm. it's because the support of hamp families and businesses have had we started to see our economy come back. last week's numbers suggest growth in

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hundreds of people gathered, including that woman, cecelia crowder.orker who told this gut-wrench historic about how paul saved her life before ultimately losing his. >> we heard the gunshots coming in, while the shooter came into our office, shooting it up. and i'm really sorry. >> last night's memorial also honored paul's colleagues, the other eight men killed in the massacre. >>> you can learn more about the nine men lost on our website. we've also posted ways to donate to their families. go to nbcbayarea.com/vtayardshooting. >>> before we go, one quick last look at the weather with rob on this memorial day weekend. hey, rob. >> hey, there. mild temperatures at least for your saturday plans around the bay area. mostly 60s and 70s inland, but tomorrow, we begin to see the temperatures on the rise out towards the tri-valley, east bay valleys, towards the 90s, and memorial day monday, clearly hot. 90s in san jose, 80s in san francisco, near 90 in oakland. temperatures warming up through memorial day, monday, and cooling towards the middle part of the

cecelia, we mentioned that janet yellen's comments, the markets seem to be taking it in stride.he potential for higher inflation is in the minds of many. how do you see those concerns right now? are they overblown? >> would have the markets are developing, growth, is it still maintaining? you would be expected to not to be sustained. inflation is still a big concern in a big way. >> what evidence are you saying that concern is overblown? that this is a temporary spike in prices? at what time do you see things moderate? >> even if you look at the growth sectors, the consumption and retail. then we would have to see other sectors that would need more recovery. this is not something that we think will trigger any short-term interest rates. we will remain an accommodative policy until we see the about-face recovery in the economy. >> the thing is, i am wondering how much of inflation has already been in the markets. we had massive monster earnings. >> has all the good news been priced in? >> when you look at the u.s. treasury curve, this is a steep curve. it is largely expected that

cecelia?> thank you. >>> we turn to other top headlines now, the critical omrattanasarleningheomny h mon the good news, fuel is starting to flow again after that shutdown. erielle reshef is at a gas station in charlotte, north carolina. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. right now here in charlotte the situation is slowly improving but it is still a guessing game which one of these gas stations will actually have supply. if you take a look from our drone you can see the lines are already forming. this gas station got a shipment overnight but think they'll run out in the next couple of hours. a similar situation in many states affected by this pipeline shutdown. this morning, hope on the horizon. outside raleigh, north carolina, rows of tanker trucks finally fueling up. now that the colonial pipeline is up and running, one week after it was shut down in that unprecedented cyberattack. amid the frustration and fallout, colonial pipeline under scrutiny. abc news confirming

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cecelia ponzini is an amazing person. the things that they do there in morgan hill are amazing.ey family ymca, another great organization. and then we give for the campesinos and we do other things with 'em. we do other things. damian: yeah, i know. i know the efforts by sabor del valle is year round. ray, thank you so much for continuing this tradition. boy, what a way to raise funds for those who need it and also to taste some delicious wines at the same time. let's show you that information again. so it's a live auction, it's happening on june 10. you can go to sabordelvalle.org for more information. we showed you that earlier. you know, one of those auction items is at herencia, mi sueño, and maldonado wines tasting, if you will. just a fabulous event. that's by sabor del valle on june 10. up next here on, "comunidad del valle," the president of mava, the mexican american vintners association, guillermo herrera, with herencia del valle. stay with us. ray: thanks, brother. with the president of mava, the mexican american vintners association, also the founder of herencia del

cecelia was married to sam cassidy for about 10 years and says the 57-year-old had anger issues but never physically hurt her. she vividly recalls how uncomfortable he was around other people. >> not a very friendly person. keeps to himself. >> reporter: after his divorce his ex-girlfriend alleges that they had a volatile off-and-on relationship for about a year with cassidy actually filing a restraining order. the ex-girlfriends attorney spoke on his client's behalf. >> they met on match and they dated for about two months before he proposed. there had been a trip to hawaii. he seemed like a very sweet person. after she rejected that offer she basically told him she did not know him well enough. after that he kind of became a different person. making court documents the ex- girlfriend stated she was the victim of sexual assault. she also disclosed that his mood swings worsened with alcohol and believes he suffered from bipolar disorder. tonight we stopped by his parents house and they refused to comment but their neighbor was absolutely stunned to hear that sam cassidy was the shooter. >

cecelia? >> they are really trying. let's ask these questions to dr. ashish jha, dean of the brown university school of public health. dr. jha, all right. good morning to you. let's start there. dating apps and lotto tickets and metro cards, you name it. is this going to work or are we at the point where everyone who has gotten that vaccine who wanted it is good to go at this point and there's the last group who may not get it? >> yeah, so good morning and thank you for having me here. i think there's still a bunch of people out there who are happy to get it who may not be thirsty to get it for whom these incentives will make a difference. it's great. some are funnier than others, but the bottom line is that if this motivates another, let's say, 10% to 20% of adults to get the vaccine that will make an enormous difference and so i'm generally supportive of this kind of stuff. >> i want to ask about booster shot questions. seems to be disagreements among experts as to whether and when we will need the booster shots. some say as soon as september. dr. fa

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joining me now, the chair of president biden's council of economic advisers, cecelia rouse.uy lumber or trying to get an appointment somewhere or trying to rent a car. there's a kind of mismatch after we unthaw the economy between what businesses can supply and how much demand there is. does that worry you or do you see that as a short-term issue? >> fundamentally i see this as a short-term issue. you don't take a nearly $23 trillion economy that, as you noted, was largely shut down a year, even just three or four months ago the economy was in a very different place. but president biden came in and with the passage of the american rescue plan in particular, we've had an extremely effective vaccination rollout. we've provided additional support to workers so that they could continue to pay rent and buy food and support the economy. and we've been supporting states and local governments and restaurants and small businesses all so that everyone can get to the other side. but i want to just put a real point on the vaccination rollout. this vaccination rollout has been far more e

about 100 people, including cecelia crowder, a co-worker who told a gut-wrenching story about how paulhooting at us. and i'm really sorry. >> last night's memorial also honored the other eight victims killed in the mass shooting. if you would like to help their families, you can donate to a fund that's been set up by the south bay labor council. the money will go exclusively to the families. you can learn about the nine men lost on our website, nbcbayarea.com. we've also posted ways to donate to their families. >>> it is 5:59. coming up this morning on "today in the bay," searching for answers. the chilling new evidence investigators found inside the gunman's home after his attack on his coworkers at the vta. we'll have that plus all your top stories including rob's full forecast coming up at 7:00. we hope to see you then. right now, back to the "today" show. >>> good morning. weekend washout. stormy weather, leading to travel trouble for tens of millions of americans ready to celebrate the holiday weekend and hit the road after more than a year at home. highways full. >> traffic isrts

cecelia, thank you. >>> now to that high-speed heist caught on camera. guards carrying high value cargo in south africa attacked by would-be robbers with ak-47s who tried to hijack that vehicle. t.j., share that those details. >> i don't want you to look but listen as it rolls. roll it for me. everybody listen. you are -- yes, you are seeing but hearing them being shot at in south africa. a driver and his partner in this armored vehicle. this goes on for several minutes. you see the glass shatter. the bulletproof glass does hold up. the rifle comes out eventually and the driver actually gets ahead of the robbers, stops, gets out with the rifle and waits on them. now, the would-be robbers did not show up. they took off, they were not caught. george, i heard you mention. the damaget driver is. he is a former member of a special task force that deals with counterterrorism. he is trained for this. his partner, only his fourth day on the job. we don't know if he showed up for his fifth day, but that was his deal. they rehearsed. they practiced this and it pai

. >> reporter: principal carter's assistant cecelia self, also seen in the video, tells the little girl then three whacks from the principal. the girl crying and moving after the first. >> no. >> reporter: but then instructed to get back into position. the incident happened in april when the first grader's mother was asked to come to the school to pay $50 for the damage to the computer according to her lawyer who says the mother does not speak english. >> she said to me when this happened, i absolutely froze in fear. they have fears of deportation. i think the other part of it was she didn't know what the principal was allowed to do. >> reporter: corporal punishment is legal in 19 states including florida, but not allowed in the hendry county school district where it took place. the state attorney is reviewing the incident and the police are actively investigating. the department of children and families and the school district are also looking into it. >> if your mom wants to come up to the school and spank you and we can watch that's going to happen. do you understand me? >> yes. >> r

good morning, cecelia. >> reporter: hi, robin. good morning to you. journey for this mother has been absolutely excruciating. she was separated from her sons at the border in 2017. she was held in i.c.e. detention for nearly two years, deported back to honduras and she's been trying to get back to those boys in the united states ever since. this morning, another gut-wrenching reunion. this mother among the thousands of parents forcibly separated from their children under the trump administration's zero tolerance policy. she was deported back to honduras without her two sons, 13 and 15 at the time. they stayed in the u.s. with family. but now, 3 years, 7 months and 13 days after they last saw each other, she walked into a family gathering in philadelphia. they had no idea she would be there. it comes as the biden administration continues to grapple with the record wave of unaccompanied children crossing the southern border but officials say progress is being made. more than 5,700 kids in border patrol custody in march, this morning that number under a

out there, a lot of people say because of the extra benefits workers are getting from the feds, and ceceliagood thing because it's going to force workers to increase the minimum wage, but you'd have to increase it over $20 an hour in order to match what the federal government is giving out and a lot of these small businesses can't do that. >> yeah, that's absolutely right. it's easy to say just raise your wages, and that's, in fact, what many small businesses are doing. they are paying $50 just to come in and have somebody interview for a fast food position or $200 if you stay on the payroll for a couple weeks washing dishes, but the fact of the matter is, these small business owners are still trying to crawl out of a recession, a pandemic fueled difficult period of our economic history. it's very difficult when these businesses were hanging on by a thread or just trying to make it, all of a sudden have to dedicate a significant amount of money toward paying their employees, let alone the higher taxes that we're going to potentially be seeing from this administration as well as increased ma

. >> reporter: cecelia nelms was the suspect's ex-wife. >> an ex-girlfriend says that the nbc bay area's station says that the suspect scared her and often complained about his job. in a court filing, the ex-girlfriend said the suspect had mood swings as a result of bipolar disorder made worse by alcohol. on wednesday, bomb squads methodically worked to clear the area. just before the shooting, first responders arriing at the gunman's house. a fire likely set, police say, shortly before the rampage. back at the crime scene, family members waiting for hours, desperate for news about their loved ones. >> it's been the longest day of my life. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom angry and emotional over the latest mass shooting in his state. this morning, another senseless shooting and a tragic loss of life. investigators tell us there are two crime scenes here, but it's unclear if the suspected opened fire in two separate locations or if the victims went from one building to another. we know he worked here for over a decade. what's unclear is