ellison barber has the details and we do want to warn you some of the images you will see here are graphic. >> reporter: a happy meal now costing mcdonald's $800,000 after a miami-area jury awarded the massive sum to the family of a child who was severely burned by a chicken mcnugget. >> i'm happy they listened to olivia's voice and the jury was able to decide a fair judgment i'm happy with that. >> reporter: video from 2019 shows then 4-year-old olivia in the back seat of her mother's car as they left the mcdonald's drive through when a nugget fell on her leg her mother describing the horror to nbc's south florida station when they first filed the lawsuit. >> i hear a scream and i turn around, and it's my daughter and wedged in between the seat belt, because it's like a five-point harness there is a chicken nugget i wasn't able to reach. >> reporter: those screams playing out in court for the jury at a trial in may, lawyers for olivia's family argued the temperature of the nugget was above 200 degrees. but the defense said it was not more than 160 degrees. the jury delivering a split verd

here we were. >> thanks to ellison barber for that moment. >>> that wraps up the hour for me. me on twitter and instagram. watch highlights from today's show online. thank you for the privilege of your time. andrea mitchell picks up with more news right now. >>> right now on "andrea mitchell reports," new charges filed against former president donald trump in the classified documents case. we still await a separate likely indictment from special counsel jack smith on the former president's alleged attempts to steal the 2020 election. trump striking back today. >> people make up lies about me. i did nothing wrong. >>> the pentagon and state department monitoring a dicey tu

ellison barber has more. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: this group of sailors and marines came to this country as immigrantsrwanda >> i'm from haiti. >> reporter: all volunteered to present and serve the u.s. in uniform. on the deck of the "uss midway" museum ship in san diego they're taking an oath to defend this country as citizens. >> serving in the u.s. navy and getting the citizenship means a lot. >> i feel really happy very excited, because i've always wanted to be part of this country. >> i will support and defend >> i will support and defend. >> the constitution and laws of the united states of america the constitution and laws of the united states of america >> reporter: these new citizens stopping to reflect on the power of this moment >> can't describe. >> joy, pride. >> i'm very thrilled, happy. >> reporter: a new chapter for those who have already given so much to this country who can now proudly say "i'm an american." >> i'm so happy to be here i'm so happy to be american. >> and we want to thank ellison for bringing us that report. that's what it's all about >> it really is the. >>> jimmy buf

here's ellison barber. >> reporter: two boys from michigan, hailed as heroes after saving a young boyffin who was playing at the shallow end of his apartment pool begins to drift to the deeper end, struggling to keep his head above water >> i saw his arms floating in the water. so i looked at him for like maybe five more seconds, and i was like, he's not moving at all. >> reporter: for almost a minute, no one notices, until 12-year-old no heah seen on tha float tells his younger brother weston what's going on, 8-year-old weston quickly jumps in and pulls griffin above water. >> i dived in. i saw that his eyes were shut. and when i went to grab him, his head started like going up and down so i got him quickly >> reporter: then with the help of an adult, brings him to the side of the pool where griffin's mother begins giving her son cpr. weston and noah's mother immediately calling 911. >> he's at the outside of the pool, correct in. correct? >> reporter: griffin finally starts breathing and coughing up pool water he was rushed to the hospital and released two days later, making a full

. >> and i'm ellison barber in for kate snow. "nbc news daily" starts right now. >>> today, mon july 31st, 2023. first arance. the marago staff accused of trying to deleteurity footage faces a judg why he wasn't able to enter a plea. >>> breaking news. pall reubens better known as pee-wee herman h diedt 70. what we're leag about actor's secret battle with cancer. >>> going up, once again gas prices are climbing. plus, is there any relief in sight in. >>> and jenny from the dock, ever wanted to book a cruise with jennifer lopez, here's your chance. how artificial intelligence is giving a little starpower to the travel industry. >>> we'll begin this hour with the growing legal threats for former president donald trump. >> first, in classified documents, a property manager accused of scheming with trump to try and delete security footage. carlos deoliveira didn't enter a plea. indictment included new charges against the former president as well as his aide walt nauta. >> we're closely watching two election interference investigation

. >> and i'm ellison barber. "nbc news daily" starts right now. it's tuesday, july 11th, 2023. breaking news. unrelenting, federal emergency declared in the northeast, while down south millions are baking in sweltering heat. how long this wild weather is expected to stick around. >>> high stakes, president biden face to face with nato leaders. >>> hollywood drama the clock is ticking with just hours left until actors might join writers on the picket line. the key issues in the labor fight and what it means for your favorite movies and tv shows. >>> clear and present danger. the smoke for the canadian wildfires is still drifting into the united states. affecting communities not used to threats like that >>> we begin this hour with breaking news the devastating weather just pummelling parts of the northeast. >> some brand-new images showing us the scope of the impact. this drone video out of vermont's capital, a federal emergency has been declared there now, torrential rains led to flooding in montpelier. >> emergency crews conducted more than a hundred rescues by boats and helic

. >> and i'm ellison barber. "nbc news daily" starts right now. today's monday, july 10th, 2023. >>> breaking news. life-threatening flash flooding . >>> the manhunt, desperate search for a pennsylvania murder suspect who's escaped from jail, the survival skills authorities believe are helping him evade capture. >>> 14-year-old girl was found inside the barracks of camp pendleton, why that girl's family was trafficened and sold for sex. >>> primetime. amazon and other big-name retailers the items being showcase as consumers keep tightening their budget. >>> breaks news. >> a new round of severe weather. there's a flash flooding emergency happening right now across vermont. this is cell phone from a town about two hours south of burlington. look at that water there. emergency officials in vermont say just today at least 19 people had to be rescued by boat. >> meanwhile crews in new york state are assessing the damage after the major flooding that happened there over the weekend. one woman died in orange county, new york, swept away while trying to

. >> and i'm ellison barber.ht now. ♪ ♪ >>> today friday, july 7th, 2023. sweating it out. stifling heat, smoggie air and dangerous storms threaten millions from coast to coast. we are tracking where it is all headed this weekend and what it could mean for travelers. >>> solid job. the latest job report shows the american workforce looking pretty good. what it means for your bottom line including the fed's decision on interest rates. >>> special delivery. the u.s. announces it will send so-called cluster bombs to ukraine. why now and how they could change thehe battle o on the fr linene. >>> a and summer b burnout. fromom backyardd barbecueses to family vacations, the season can feel overwhelming. we will tell you how to ditch the stress and enjoy fun in the sun. >>> speaking of fun in the sun. >> fun in the sun, yes. >> we're going to talk about the brutally high temperatures. it is what hat been a record-breaking week of heat. 14 million people across the southwest are battling scorching temps. southern arizona

. >> i'm ellison barber. "nbc news daily" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>> today, friday, july 14th, 2023, act two. striking actors join striking writers virtually shutting down hollywood. the impact of both unions walking out and why ai plays a starring role in the fight. >>> worsening wave. stifling heat expected to grip the country into next week. how people are trying to cope with seemingly endless and skyrocketing temperatures. >>> mystery solved. an arrest connected to a decades-long search for a serial killer, what we're learning about the suspect, a and how th victims' families are reacting. >>> and try, try again. the biden administration rolls out a new plan to cancel billions of student loan debt. who will be getting the much-needed relief. >>> we begin this hour in hollywood. and here in new york. two cities now directly impacted by the strikes that ground america's entertainment industry to a halt. for the first time in 63 years, both the actors union and the writers union are off the job. walking off t