tom costello has more. >> reporter: they are commonly re trredo as z drugs, taken by 6 million americans. and among the most widely prescribed sleep medications on the market, includinglunesta, sonata and ambien and zolpi mist but they also carry serious risks including sleep walking and sleep driving and even sleep cooking. now the fda saidui it will reqre the most serious boxed warning on the drug label. neurologist golan runs the sleep

looks like this is not going the fly in the states until the end of august. >> tom costello, thank you. >>> "justice for all" in a netflix series about one of the most notorious crimes of the 1980s, stirring emotions again the central park jogger case in new york, it became a symbol oagerconvicted and ultimately cleared in the case. now men talking to me about why time doesn't always heal. >> reporter: the men known as the central park five and director ava devurneaux, reconnecting in new york at the end of an emotional journey. together, turning a real story of stolen youth and wrongful conviction into a dramatic netflix series called "when they see us." >> they saw you rape the lady. >> i didn't see any lady. >> i didn't see any lady. >> kevin. >> i didn't see any lady. >> reporter: explain the title. >> i really became allergic to the idea of calling it "central park five. they were given this name by the press and political forces and it takes away their personal power when they see us, it humanizes them. >> these police will mess us up they're not playing. they're not. >> reporter

pilots for american airlines upset about being kept in the dark about the plane here is nbc's tom costello >> reporter: with the 737 max was on the ed for two months, hot seat over the faa's oversight of the troubled plane. >> you're in bed with those that you were supposed to be regulating and that's why it took so long. >> the faa has a credibility the faa needs to fix its credibility problem. >> we will not allow the 737 max to fly in the u.s. until it is absolutely safe to do so >> reporter: it was grounded after two fatal crashes killed 346 people in ethiopia and indonesia. investigators and boeing said a new flight system called mcas misfired putting planes into a fatal nosedive but boeing didn't tell pilots about the mcas system until after the indonesian crash >> we deserve to know what is on our airplanes. >> i don't disagree. >> reporter: at an intense meeting between officials and american pilots last november, american pilots expressed anger ta boeing kept them in the dark about the mcas system. by pilots in the meeting. rein that people have placed in boeing the company has so

tom costello, nbc news, charlotte. >>> overseas, britain's prime minister finally gave up today on the struggle to get her brexit plan improved and any hope she could remain in power richard engel has more from london >> reporter: today british prime minister theresa may finally threw in the towel, announcing she'll step down as the leader of america's closest ally often criticized for her stiffness, may showing rare emotion. >> the second female prime minister but certainly not the last i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love >> reporter: may has tried and failed to deliver a britn's exit from the european union known as brexit. parliament voting down three of her proposals. may's supporters say she faced an impossible task, trying to leave britain's biggest trading partner without massive economic damage tonight there is great uncertainty here nothing has been resolved, and now this country doesn't know who will negotiate its most important peace time agreement in decades kate >> richard, thank you. >>>

tom costello, nbc news, washington >>> coming up next, the chaos on mount everest.ur richard engel is there to night eye-opening ack now new look at the dangers around mount everest after at least 11 deaths this sean including three americans. richard engel talks to climbers tonight about what needs to be done to keep everyone safe. >> reporter: we set off today from katmandu by helicopter for the high him l himalayas. >> the weather changes so quickly, it was hot and now a rainstorm has rolled in. >> reporter: for climbers it is the desperate bid to reach everest and summit on rare days that contributed to the deadly bottle neck plus, we were told too many inexperienced climbers were able to buy permits. he said he has never seen the mountain so packed >> do you think things need to change >> yes it has to be a little bit limit. the number of people >> yes. >> climbers and guides we have spoken to support the government of nepal talking about toughening climbing requirements but few are convinced it will happen in this poor country which depends on tourism dollars

tom costello, thank you. >>> next to the excitement from the u.s. to the u.k. as prince harry and duchess meghan's royal baby boy are here. congratulations and well wishes are pouring in but a big mystery remains. keir simmons is in windsor tonight. >> god bless america and god save the queen. >> reporter: it's a boy for prince harry and duchess meghan. >> this little thing is absolutely to die for. i'm just over the moon. >> reporter: the new dad beaming, baby sussex born 7 pounds and 3 ounces. >> mother and baby are doing incredibly well. it been the most amazing experience i can ever possibly imagine. how any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension but we're both absolutely thrilled. >> reporter: the announcement made on harry and meghan's instagram, a royal first. their son arriving at 5:26 this morning said an official royal notice. the buckingham palace and instagram post combining traditional and modern just like at harry and meghan's wedding. hard to believe the carriage ride and that kiss was just a year ago. meghan's mom is with them while sen

here is tom costello. >> reporter: jackie trapp is facing two imminent threats. the milo ma she was diagnosed with four years ago and the financial burden it's placed on her family. >> the biggest fear is leaving my husband bankrupt. my life expectancy isn't that long to begin with but the longer i do live, the more expensive it is. >> reporter: even with insurance, her cancer medications alone cost $15,000 out of pocket each year. >> it's probably the most valuable thing i have any single item in the house right now in more ways than one. rorter: she and her husband have drained their life savings, sold a classic car, took out a home equity line and avoid eating out. they struggle with medical financial hardship including the insured and uninsured. the biggest expense prescription drugs for cancer, ms and rheumatoid arthritis that can run $100,000 a more or year, costing patients $20,000 or more out of pocket. >> increasingly, we hear stories about cancer patients that have to make choices between taking their medical care or cancer treatment and paying for groc

. >>> this is tom costello kendrick castillo told his parents if a shooter walked into his school, he would not >> he charged the shooter and was immediately on top of him, completely disregard for his safety he was immediately on th >> reporter: brendan rushed the shooter with kendrick and another student, the latest young americans to demonstrate uncommon heroism in the age of mass shootings in north carolina last week 21-year-old riley howell died taking down a gunman taking down other students, one of whom also died >> it didn't matter as long as others got out in one piece. >> in indiana last year teacher jason seaman survived being shot by a 13-year-old student who he tackled to save other students james shaw disarmed a gunman at a waffle house who killed four other customers. since columbine, police tactics have changed and teachers and schools regularly drill on run, hide and if necessary, fight. >> it's the instant action after the shooter shows up, the instant action that can stop the killing. you sometimes pay a high price but a lot of lives have been saved every time someb

>> tom costello, thank you. >>there was a dramatic rescue high above oklahoma citto day. a pair of window washers hanging on for dear life as the scaffold they were on started swging into a sky scraper. wildly into a sky scraper. ' >> reporter: it was a terrifying sight. >> can you imagine being all the way up there? >> oh my gosh. >> rorter: a huge affold high above oklama city swinging. >> stop what you're doing and say a prayer for these people. i don't know if i want to watch the rest of this. >> reporter: the basket dangling from a crane bashing in windows as first toresponders rush he scene. >> we're unsure of the injuries or the extent if there are any at this point. he >> reporter: t skyscrapthe tallest in the city is 442 feet in the air. major derrick and lieutenant kevin nidel were among the rescuers. how did you manage to stop it? >> we got it lowered enough to get ropes thrown to th. >> as we threw ropes to them, they were able to grab the ropes and secured the basket and on their end while we anchored it to the building. >> reporter: it a delicate rescue. in

tom costello, nbc news, new york >> going to have to stay near the airport near jfk, it would be be coolou're not delayed or canceled even though it will make it more fun if you are. >> that's right. >>> it's a very cheesy dance party song some kids like it. in honor of national dance like a chicken day, that's a thing, the washington nationals mascot took a break from the race where teddy roosevelt was in the lead to do the chicken dance. they eventually got back to the race and in the lead and the winner right there, george washington abraham lincoln, have to get him back on macarena night >> opportunity for competition thank you for watching i'm frances rivera. >> and i'm phillip mena. >> and i'm phillip mena. coming up on the third hour of air wick take in fragrance inspired by nature with air wick essential mist. it transforms natural essential oils into mist; filling the room with fragrance, pausing when it's just right. experience air wick essential mist. ad lib live picture >>> welcome to wednesday morning. already the 15th of may. look at what is hitting the bay area. yes, it's

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our tom costello has details. >> reporter: as new boeing 737 maxes stack up in seattle, nowhere to go, the faa today held an international summit with 33 countries' aviation real lators about what it would take to clear it for flight again. the faa tells nbc news there is no timeline. >> how soon might the fax fly? we have been hearing a timeline of maybe this summer and now it sound like it is slipping. >> i don't have september as a target. i don't have june as a target i have safety of the 737 max. that's my only target. >> reporter: the faa says it still hasn't carried out a test flight of the max with boeing's fix for the mcas stall software linked to the two crashes. doug parker told lester american pilots will get the max training they need. >> to the extent our pilots come to the conclusion they would like even more, we will work to do that but what i know is our pilots are heavily involved and their input is being heavily valued. >> reporter: ethiopian airlines which lost a 737 max in a crash in march tells nbc news it may not resume flying the max while here in the u.s. rece

>>om that was t costello >>reporting. > we are staying on top of breaking news.re's been another shooting following a violent weekend in the district. more than 20 peopleave been shot this memorial day weekend. we're livwith the ver >>> breaking overnight, there has been anotherhootingn the district following a violent weekend. d. police are investigating several shootings that injured more than 29 people since friday.al >>> commuter t. many of you head back to work and school for the first time stations o closed six for the summer. what you need to know to get around. >>> overnight, severe weather drikes the heartland. we look at theage as people are dealing with what's left following a possible tornado.

tom costello, nbc news, indiana. >> and ple once again, if you need to reach that veterans' crisis line, it's 1-800-273-8255. >>> authorities in france said today they have arrested four onpeople in connecti with a bombing on friday in the city of leon. 13 people were injured in the attack after a man left a paper bag filled with screws, ball bearings and a remote control explosive device outside of a bakery. >>> yeanother climber has died on mount everest, this ldtime a 62-year-o american lawyer who died today on his way down from the summit. joe fryer reports on so the deadly sean on the world's highest peak. >> reporter: in a place wherbers are abundant but oxygen is scarce, adventurers are stuck li in a sluggis. today after reaching the top, 62-year-old chris coolish of colorado died descending. we're heartbroken of the news his family says. he saw his last sunrise at the highest peak on earth and became a member of the seven summit club having scale highest peak on each continent. least 13 climbers have died on evidence everest this year. >> surprisingly, this is hard work. >> repo

that was nbc's tom costello. congress to soon pass toher criminal robocall laws.nswer numbers you don't know and do not call back. >>> phones didn't ring at all and email didn't go through at offices across baltimore. that city's computer networks infected with ransomware. all still working but most of the city's other computer servers are down. baltimore's mayor said there's i no ence any personal information had been stolen. ae city is trying to figure out who's behind theack and just how extensive it is. there's no word on what the city plans to do tomorrow. >>> three arrests and a dramatic chase and thlithat ended earer morning. it could be tied to the strin s. atm thefts at 7/11 two men dropped off in a pickup truck here at wide oak. that officer called for back-up. the men ran inside the 7-11. started spray painting surveillance cameras. officers swarmed in. surveillance video outside shows police run after and arrest both men nearby but the suspect in the truck led police on a huge chase that ended in a crash on the beltway. since the beginning of the year,

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our tom costello has deils. >> reporter: as new boeing 737 maxes stack upn seattle with nowhere to go, the fda held an international summit with 33 countries aviation regulators about what it will take to clear x to fly again. while fright approval had been expected soon, the faa chief tells nbc news tonight shere is no timeline. >> hown might the max fly again? we have been hearing a timeline of maybe the summer, but now it sounds like that's slipping. >> i don't have september as a target. i don't have june as a target. i have sety of the 737 max. that's my only target. orter: the faa says it still hasn't carried out a test flight of the max with boeing's fix for the mcas anti stall ke software lind to two fatal crashes. in an exclusive interview, american aligns ceo said american pilots will get the max training they need. >> to the extent our pilots come to the conclusion they would more, we'll work to do that, but what i know is our pilots are heavily involved and their input is being heavily valued. >> reporter: ethiopia airlines that lost a 737 crash in march, tells nbc news it

tom costello, nbc news. >>> a new twist in the ongoing legal drama surrounding bayjuss. former state appellate court judge is pushing for a case to get a second look. there's a push to get a judge deciding off that case. his son works in the office of state attorney general kim foxx. you'll recall smollett was accused of arranging a fake hate crime while posing as the victim. foxx's office later dropped charges against him. the current judge in the case agrees he needed to decide whether he should recuse himself before the case could proceed. e presidential race. democratic senator michael bennet of colorado ishools, is moderate. he is the 21st democratic candidate to enter the race. today another presidential candidate, jay inslee, will be stopping in commonwealth event. the democratic washington governor is focusing on climate change as one of his main campaign issues. he's expected to discuss his plan to come back to the global issue this afternoon. that event kicks off at noon at the toby family auditorium on the embarcaderembarcadero. >>> markets in the red so far t

. >>> this is tom costello a flemington car, he fears those tariffs will hurt business. ford, vw, gm and fiat chrysler have factories in mexico.amicans co $1300 more per car if tariffs climb by october. the only people that will pay them are the consumers. this car has a cost. if you raise the cost through tariffs, the consumer is going to pay more. >> reporter: potentially affecting more people than the trade war with china. mexico is america's second largest trading partner among the top imports from mexico, vehicles, machinery, fuel, medical equipment, fruits, vegetables and alcoholic beverages. national retail federation warta ffs will raise the cost of living for american families, fear that corporate profits will take a hit and push the stock market lower but presidential advisor o peter navarrsisted it's not americans that will pay the price. >> why raise american consumer's prices on that stuff coming from mexico? importers pay for it n the government of china and mexico will pay for it and the producers in mexico and china pay for this. >> reporter: most economi

. >>> this is tom costello.endrick castillo had told his parents if a shooter ever walked into his hesitate to act.not on tuesday he kept his word. >> he charged the shooter and was immediately on top of him, completely disregard for his safety. he was immediately there to respond. he was immediately on the and ready to end the threat. >> reporter: brendan rushed the shooter with kendrick and another student, the latest young americans to demonstrate o unon heroism in the age of mass shootings. in north carolin last week, 21-year-old riley howell died taking dowhoa gunman w shot five other students, one of whom also died. in indiana last year teacher jason seaman survived being shot ho a 13-year-old student we tackled to save other students. in nashville, james shaw di sarmed a gunman at a waffle house who killed four other customers. since columbine, police tactics have changed and teachers and students regularly drill on run, hide and if necessary, fight. it's the instant action after the shooter shows up, the

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and greenville, north carolina hit just last month. >> tom costello reporting there. cybersecurity experts say cash-strapped cities with aging digital infrastructures and out-of-date software are the most vulnerable to these kinds of attacks because they lack the resources to defend themselves. >>> terrifying encounter in maui where shark warnings are posted after the first deadly attack in the u.s. this year. it is believed a shark killed 65-year-old thomas smiley of california, who was vacationing in maui. smiley, an optometrist who had just retired in january, was swimming 60 yards from the shore. first responders pulled smiley by jet-ski, but he was pronounced dead if his injuries on the scene. >> i got looking closer and his entire left leg from his knee down was just missing. >> the island has not seen a deadly shark attack since 2015. >>> now to decision 2020. three contenders vying to be the next president plan to stop by the bay area this week. massachusetts senator elizabeth warren will be here on friday at a town hall gathering at lainey college in oakland.

pilots for american airlines upset over being kept in the dark about the plane here's nbc's tom costello737 max fleet now grounded for two months, the acting faa chief was on the capitol hill hot seat over the faa's oversight of the troubled plane. >> you're in bed with those that you were supposed to be regulating and that's why it took so long. >> the aa has a credibility problem. the faa needs to fix its credibility problem. >> we will not allow the 737 max to fly in the u.s. until it is absolutely safe to do so >> reporter: the max was grounded after two fatal crashes killed 346 people in though and indonesia. investigators and boeing say a new flight system called mcas misfired, putting both planes into a fatal nosedive. but boeing never told pilots about the mcas system until after the indonesian crash >> we flat out deserve to know what is on our airplanes. >> i don't disagree. >> reporter: at a tense meeting between american pilots and boeing engineers last november, after the first crash, american pilots expressed anger that boeing kept them in the dark about the mcas system. th

both appear to say the likes of you roger waters will velez who knows lourdes lana del rey elvis costello all of them are all n.z. mates or the question has to be asked in this situation if jimmy carter comes out and says israel is presently an apartheid state if archbishop desmond tutu comes out and says he supports b.d.s. and that was a really vital part of the emancipation of people in south africa if nelson mandela of all people came out and said that their freedom was incomplete without the freedom of the palestinian people is anyone seriously suggesting that jimmy carter is an anti seem like is anyone seriously suggesting that desmond tutu is an anti seymour i think that's quite ridiculous for us to be honest with you ok well you deal with the ideas images and judge what about the fact that your vision is a celebration of music it's not political madonna and graham norton say it's a political obviously the b.b.c. does and albeit that it of course does validate israel but it's a political well i mean the fact is this the eurovision is taking place at the exact time marking the annive

away with playing in your vision today and nothing's really going to happen to them i mean elvis costello pulled out lauryn hill pulled down. when you say get away with it i'm not sure exactly how you mean you mean get away from physical harm in that's good i wouldn't want it is going to really harm any of these artists career well we can be clear that your vision has actually flopped according to the head of the israel broadcasting service is the 1st country in 64 years of the history of your a vision that has failed to fund it the government has failed to fund itself you know it's relied on the broadcasting service to fund it a huge amount of the tickets have been left unsold there has not been a spike in tourism euro vision in israel as a project has failed and it's failed thanks to the international campaign britain has closed military ties with israel to resume and under labor government services of money and weapons have been sent there what do you make of the fact that the granville cladding many factor are comic is associated with the f. 30 planes war planes that may be being used

tom costello, nbc news, indiana. >> and please, once again, if you need to reach that veterans' crisis line, it's 1-800-273-8255. >>> authorities in france said today they have arrested four people in connection with a bombing on friday in the city of leon. 13 people were injured in the attack after a man left a paper bag filled with screws, ball bearings and a remote control explosive device outside of a bakery. >>> yet another climber has died on mount everest, this time a 62-year-old american lawyer who died today on his way down from the summit. joe fryer reports on the deadly season on the world's highest peak. >> reporter: in a place where climbers are abundant but oxygen is scarce, adventurers are stuck in a sluggish line. today after reaching the top, 62-year-old chris coolish of colorado died descending. we're heartbroken of the news his family says. he saw his last sunrise at the highest peak on earth and became a member of the seven summit club having scaled the highest peak on each continent. at least 13 climbers have died on evidence everest this year. >> surprisingly, thi

tom costello, nbc news, caramel, indiana. >>> our thanks to tom costello for that report. >>> presidentjoe biden siding with kim jong-un. >>> plus what trump is saying about a possible trade deal with china. and how could it have an impact on wall street today. we're back in a moment. hi, i'm dave. i supply 100% farm-fresh milk for lactaid. it's real milk, just without the lactose, so you can enjoy it even if you're sensitive. delicious. now, i've heard people say lactaid isn't real milk. ok, well, if it isn't real then, i guess those things over there can't actually be cows. must be some kind of really big dogs, then. sit! bad dog. >>> welcome back, everybody. i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside nbc news white house correspondent jeff bennett. >>> while in japan, president trump has continued his criticism of former vice president joe biden. on saturday night he tweet this. north korea fired off some small weapons which disturbed some of my people and others. but not me. i have confidence that chairman kim will keep his promise to me and also smiled when he called swampman joe biden a low

here is tom costello. >> reporter: tonight the final touches on a trip back in time. twa terminal at twa seemed to capture the optimism of america's jet age. ♪ come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly ♪ >> reporter: frank sinatra, jfk, and the glamour of 1962. now after sitting vacant for 18 years, this treasured piece of americana is back. anybody who traveled through jfk airport back then remembers this view. >> i mean, how can you not look at the soaring ceiling here? >> reporter: developer tyler morris has obsessed over every retro detail for his new twa hotel. the flight board from the italian company that built the original, the light fixtures, the rooms, down to the rotary phones and the life magazine with john glenn. >> when you wake up in the morning, you see the runways. >> reporter: but you don't hear it. >> you don't hear anything. >> reporter: this is where they filmed the film "catch me if you can." >> you're just a kid. >> item not your kid. >> reporter: it even feels like 1962. the tabletop, the silverware and the coffee cups. there is a new rooftop pool

tom costello has more. >> reporter: they are commonly re trredo as z drugs, taken by 6 million americans. and among the most widely prescribed sleep medications on the market, includinglunesta, sonata and ambien and zolpi mist but they also carry serious risks including sleep walking and sleep driving and even sleep cooking. now the fda saidui it will reqre the most serious boxed warning on the drug label. neurologist golan runs the sleep center. >> patients won't have a recollection of the events. becausehey are not really back to their conscious state. >> reporter: the fda concerned about an increase in patients who overdose, fall, wander out in the cold or burn and shoot themselves. the pharma industryec dned to comment though in the past drug makers have said the side effects are rare and insomnia medications should be taken under ato doc supervision. >> that is tom costello reporting. the fda warns not tone combi sleeping drugs with alcohol and avoid driving and avoid the rning-after pill when taking insomnia medication. now news from cnbc on facebook changes. >>> good morning, i'm

joining me now, nbc correspondent tom costello. tom, folks who don't travel in and around africa may not realize ethiopian airlines is the biggest airline in africa, ask that's a lot of flights. that's a big deal. >> even bigger than the south africa airways, and what the ceo told me is his own pilots and attendants and passengers don't want to fly the max right now. he's not sure they're going to get the confidence back in that plane to ask the pilots and the crew members and the passengers to fly it again. that's why he says they may, in fact, not fly it again. that would mean cancelling orders from 29 of those aircraft. that's a big deal. >> it's a very hard deal for airlines because airlines don't look to next year or the year after, they look 5, 10, 15, 20 years down. is anybody in a position to actually do that and say, you're cancelling orders, we're getting a plan with airbus? >> airbus is backlogged by about 5,000 planes, boeing is backlogged by about 5,000. it would take a long time to get a brand new plane. that doesn't

that was tom costello reporting here. and here are thgs you can do. ake sure your phone number is registered in the national do-not-call registry and sign up for apps that screen unwanted calls and remember legitimate organizations don't call you asking for personal information. >>> the next few weeks will be bumpy for drivers using the george washington parkway. more closures will be put in place so thwork crews could try and fix potholes and even a sinkhole. for the next six weeks the gw parkway will be down to one lane in a stretch around mcclain. o a the rain has basically washed part of the roadway away. and you could still see some of the dips that exists. drivers tell us they are being cautious. >> the roads are ing undermined by the water and we have to be conscious of that. >> we're doing everything that we can so that drivs traveling on the parkway will be safe. >> there is good news for drivers. yesterday the parkway between cambridge and beltway was reopened. >>> a truck plowed into a parking lot on pennsylvania avenue in southeast. so at

. >> i'm casandra costello and we are a nonprofit organization with over 1300 travel and tourism partners and we market san francisco as a destination globally. i'm here to support the renewal and expansion of the civic center community business district and thank you, supervisor hainey. they do a tremendous job of making civic center safer, cleaner, more welcoming and active and you've heard that from a lot of the folks in public comment, as well as presentation and tracey and her team worked tirelessly and entered the street's team. keeping the district clean and safe is essential to the visitors, workers and residents coming to enjoy our civic buildings and cultural offerings and services like the ambassador programme and cleaning efforts make people feel welcome and safe. but not only are they providing cleaning and ambassador services but they've partnered with plenty other private sector partners to keep this civic center community active through civic center commons which you heard from amy cohen today. they maintain the beautiful new playgrounds, the cafe and many art installation

tom costello, nbc news, carmel, indiana. >>> well, get ready for summer heat.g up, lauryn looks ahead totu temperares way above average and how long they'll stick around. >>> plus sleeping pills, over-the-counter or p this is anni and this is annie paying back her friend for the tickets with zelle® before thpreviews start. and this is annie getting ready to enjoy the show. [whispers] this is your right here, right now bank. this is wells fargo. off! familycare provides mosquito protection oily or greasy with a dry formula that's nt so you can keep living life your way. off! live on. sc johnson >>> iegsia is launchinga new app to visualize how you could see how something appears in your home. choose from different styles and life stages to narrow down choices. part of the ikea shift to digital. it is known for giant stores on the outskirts of towns and it is testing out small suburban areas that carry a fractionhe lineup. >>> and opportunities may be more available in some places han others, a report by wallet hubinds the best city for summer jobs is orlando. ta

here's tom costello 12k3w4r50i6r7b8g9sds >> what do you hate about flying? >> the wi-fi could be better. >> uncomfortable. they pack people in like sardines. >> sitting in a tight airplane is no fun. >> screening babies. >> a jd power rvey suggests this may be the golden age of air travel. customer satisfaction at the highest ever with low ticket pric, newer planes and infligal technology. ka, delta and american ranked highest with traditional airlin and jet blue and southwest for the best low costr cars. >> they are investing in people skills and teaching people to be problem solvers and be more proactive and alleviates the tr stress of el. the tsa precheck andfi and entertainment. >> the customer service has gotten a lot better. >> it's definitely easier. >> i want the wi-fi to be a lot better. >> a happy distraction from a tight squeeze in a metal tube. nbc news, washington >> good news from alex trebeck and his fight against cancer. >> we are back the encouraging everyone's got to listen to mom. when it comes to reducing the sugar in your family's diet,

my friend tom costello is joining us. people don't realize what a big airline ethiopian is, so it's not only convincing ethiopian airlines, a big public flies on this airline. >> one of boeing's longest-running customers, but he says a lot of customers have lost confidence in that plane, don't want to fly on that plane. he tells me his pilots and flight attendants don't want to be on that plane. they have a big hurdle to climb before anyone flies on that plane, and he tells me he wants not only a review of the software system they think went bad, he wants a review of the entire flight system before that plane ever flies again. >> it may be the way they maintain their reputation or get back what they've lost. tom, thank you for joining me. you can see more of tom's interesting interview with the krer ceo of ethiopian airlines tonight at 6:30 eastern. >>> we're going to take a look at the tangible effects of the trade war, what you're paying more more and who exactly will be covering the tariff costs. you're watching v"vels

tom costello nbc news, carmel, indiana. >> calls for change at mt.ht after another climber today. american lawyer christopher cullish died on his way down from the summit. this is the 13th death on everest since january. experts say because of the long lines, literally climb remembers spending too much time in the so-called death zone where oxygen is limited. nepal's government issued a record 381 permits this year. critics worry too many climbers are inexperienced and say the way the summit is accessed needs to be changed. >> there's so many people who want to do it and i think maybe there should be a limit as to how many people go up each day because you only have a limited supply of objection jen and if you're tired you're tired. >> 300 people have died since people first started scaling mt. everest in 1953. also learning more about the sacramento man killed by a shark over the weekend. 65-year-old thomas smiley, a recently retired optometrist, was swimming at a beach there in maui. his friends said smiley loved swimming and visited hawaii quite o

customer satisfaction is actually at an all-time high, even on those low cost carriers here's nbc's tom costello >> reporter: what do you hate about flying? >> i think the wi-fi could be better. >> it's uncomfortable. they pack people in like sardines. >> sitting in a really tight airplane for a long time, that's no fun. >> umm, screaming babies >> reporter: surprise, a new jd power survey suggests this may be the golden age of air travel customer satisfaction at its highest ever, thanks to a combination of relatively low ticket prices, newer planes and in-flight technology alaska airlines, delta, and american ranked highest among traditional airlines jetblue and southwest tied for the best low cost carriers. >> so the airlines are investing in people skills and teaching their people to be more friendly, be more problem solvers, be more proactive that's helping alleviate some of th today. >> reporter: airline phone apps, a entertainment. >> customer service hay want the wi-fi to be a lot better >> reporter: a happen distraction from a tight squeeze in a metal tubelo, nbc news, washinonx trebek a

tom costello has the details. >> i ignore it. >> i don't pick up. >> reporter: the barrage of robo callsre only getting worst. 163 million robo calls everyday in america. over the last four years to nearly 5 billion this april. now the calls are coming from all across the globe. >> there are some that are in other languages. >> reporter: listen to this. soon there could be an answer for all of those unwanted calls. >> hello? >> reporter: the fcc is proposing a new rule that'll authorize and require phone carriers to opt into robo call blocking technology. right now you have to manually signed up. carriers will detect and analyze and block those calls before they reach your phone. >> allowing those phone companies block the phone, it led too many consumers to stop answering their phones all together. phone companies can send you a text or block them all together. the new proposal comes as robo calls are getting more sophisticat sophisticated. the latest money grab known as the one ring scam. you gaet a call often while you are asleep and hangs up right away. the number is called multiple

nbc's tom costello joining us now with more. what we know about exactly how amazon collects this data, tom. >> we have seen the concerns with google an facebook. what data they're collecting and how they use it. privacy experts have similar concerns of amazon. the products are hard to avoid from echo to the kindle to online shopping, prime videos, whole foods. amazon has more ways than ever before to track you and me and our personal information. >> reporter: from how we shop and what we read to who's at our front door. >> alexa, what's the weather? >> reporter: even what we talk about in private. >> alexa, do you have a brain? >> i don't have a brain like you. my smarts live in the cloud. >> reporter: experts believe amazon collects more of your personalized private data than any other company on the planet. rivaling facebook, apple even google. the e-commerce giant recently confirmed this thousands of its employees around the world listen to tapes of voice recordings captured by the echo speaker. >> how many teaspoons in a tab

here is tom costello. >> reporter: from u.s. ports to plants to farm fields, american business is bracing for trade war round two. without a last-minute deal, u.s. tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese made goods will jump from 10 to 25% the white house says trade talks stalled after china suddenly demanded changes. >> so our country can take in $120 billion a year in tariffs paid for mostly by china, by the way, not us. >> reporter: most economists say it's not china that pays family-owned trent international assembles bicycles in south carolina, but the parts come from china already they had to raise prices by $20 a bike because of the 10% tariffs. they want fair trade but worry higher tariffs could force them to raise prices again. >> we're an american company we don't know how to be perceived that china is paying for this we're paying for it, and it' being passed on to our customers. >> reporter: in iowa this farmer says the recent floods and the trade war are a perfect storm hurting exports. >> every day that goes by, we

araldine evelyn costello delores paula kashewka left to go shopping on tuesday but never returned. we're told they both live in the 200 blockof booth street in gaithersburg. there's a panera bread and bb and b tnk there. one is 81, the other 89. the pair were last seen driving an ivory covered lincoln mkx, a small suv-type vehicle. it has maryla license plates. be sure to call montgomery county lice if you know where either of these women might be. aaron, eun, back you. all right. thank you. >>> 4:05. this morning, democratic calls for attorney general williig barr to r are growing louder.>> house speaker nancy pelosi has even gone as far as accusing barr of committing a crime. she sara the attorney ge lied to congress when he was asked whether he knew whether robert mueller was unsatisfied withfhis summary o the russia report. this week we learned mueller sent barr a letter telling him as much.ti at the, barr said he was unsure how mueller felt. yesterday barr refused to appear edfore a house committee because the democrats plan having a lawyer question him. the justice department

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for more on this story, i‘ve been speaking to the bbc‘s ellie costello.uch more mature both physically and mentally to be able to deal with the demands the industry. it‘s not the person we have seen this happen. back in 2017, gucci and dior, they both agreed they are not good use models under they are not good use models under the age of 16 and they also put a ban on ultra skinny models. improvements are being made towards models well—being all the time. and they‘re hoping this new rule should be out by the start of 2020.|j they‘re hoping this new rule should be out by the start of 2020. i know some of the most famous models over the years have started way younger than 18, but what has fronted the move now? there are two factors. the first is the death you mentioned of a 14—year—old russian girl in china in 2017. she was modelling and she died from exhaustion. she was working 13 hour days. she was earning about $6 a day after expenses will subject no health insurance. you can imagine the absolute outcry on social media after her death and there were calls

nbc's tom costello will have more on the story ahead on "today." >>> new video intour newsroom this morning. d.c. police need help finding suspects in a string of burglaries on macarthur oulevard and wisconsin avenue in northwest. we told you about this yesterday morning. authorities say thieves have been breaking into restaurants between tuesday and wednesday of asis week. the suspects tookfrom the registers and then took off. >>> it's 4:48. tonight you could become a mega millionaire. we can dream, can't we? we're only a few hours away from the next big lottery jackpot drawing. the mega millions is estimated to be worth $444 million when the numbers are drawn tonight. luck may be in our area for this one, too. a ticket worth $2 million was sold earlier this week in falls church, not far at all. if you plan to buy in, you may want to pick up a powerba ticket, too. just get it out of the way. thatjackpot is up $350 million ahead of tomorrow night's drawing. has there ever been a time when someone has won the mega millions and the powerball at the same time? >> i think their head would explo