we get more from gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: tonight, the nation's largest public transit system is on edge after at least six people were stabbed or slashed on the new york city subway since the unveiling of a new safety plan on friday. >> it's a start. they need to do more, but it's a start. >> this is terrible. this is not the city i know. >> reporter: the stabbings come amid outrage following the death of michelle go, a woman who died when she was shoved in front of a new york subway car last month. the mayor and governor here are touting a new initiative, which includes deploying more mental health resources, combating homelessness, and requiring all riders to leave trains and the station at the end of the line. >> no more smoking no more doing drugs. no more sleeping no more doing barbecues on the subway system. no more just doing whatever you want. no, those days are over >> reporter: around the country, other cities have also grappled with a rise in transit crime from los angeles to philadelphia, where the city is spending more than $3 million on social services to reduce cr

gabe gutierrez tells us what led police to the gunmen. >> reporter: a close-knit campus remembering the dynamic did ao. john painer and safety officer jj jefferson, shot and killed tuesday in bridgewater college in virginia. >> they were very well known to students. they were always seen together. >> reporter: state police say the officers were responding to 911 calls to a suspicious man on campus when things turned violent. >> after a brief inaction with the man, the suspect opened fire and shot both officers. >> reporter: about 1,500 students forced to shelter in place as multiple law enforcement agencies converged on the small liberal arts school southwest of washington, d.c. >> two subjects down on the ground. >> reporter: this junior was in class when shots rang out. >> we heard what was unmistakably gunshots. several in a row. >> reporter: the man for the shooter led police. this shows the moment on the officers closing in to suspect. the suspect, 27-year-old alexander campbell, is facing murder charges. it is not clear if he was a student or had any connection to the school. that

>> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> we're back in 60 seconds. >>> and later, a dr am get help managing your money for the life -- and years -- ahead. with fidelity income planning, we'll look at what you've saved, what you'll need, and build a straightforward plan to generate income, even when you're not working. a plan that gives you the chance to grow your savings and create cash flow that lasts. along the way, we'll give you ways to be tax efficient. and you can start, stop or adjust your plan at any time without the unnecessary fees. we'll help you go from saving... to living. ♪ play all day ♪ to living. aleve-x. it's fast, powerful long-lasting relief with a revolutionary, rollerball design. because with the right pain reliever... life opens up. aleve it... and see what's possible. [♪♪] if you have diabetes, it's important to have confidence in the nutritional drink you choose. try boost glucose control®. it's clinically shown to help manage blood sugar levels and contains high quality protein to help manage hunger and support muscle health. try boost® today. >>> an emotional fare

>> gabe gutierrez, thank you. >>> it was a rough day on wall street. facebook stock plunging, and the dow fell more than 500 points, 1.5%. the nasdaq losing almost 4%. tom costello is watching it all. facebook, the big factor. >> facebook's parent company is called meta. they lost 26% value after they recorded a bigger than expected drop in profit, first drop in daily users and said it expects revenue growth to slow amid stiff competition as consumers shift to tiktok and snap. almost on cue, snap reported strong earnings after the closing bell, stock surged 56%. meanwhile, amazon reporting much stronger than expected earnings and if you have amazon prime, your membership is about to go up by $20 to $139 a year. amazon stock up 14% after hours. >>> in 60 seconds, severe blood shortage, and tough decisions fo manyr we love our new home. lots of windows, great light- but the birds. they're back. yes, i hear them. uh-oh. why are these birds so angry?! at least geico makes bundling our home and car insurance easy. we save a lot. i'm going...i'm going. aaaah

gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, pf covid vaccine for the youngest age group. kids six months to four years old. the company says it is postponing application for emergency use authorization, will wait for data on a three dose series of the vaccine because it believes three doses may provide a higher level of protection in this age group. the fda says data came in rapidly during omicron. >> it makes sense for us to wait until we have the data from the valuation of the third dose before taking action. >> reporter: fda panel was set to discuss the application next week, and the cdc said if all went well, children could have started to receive the shots by president's day. do you think pfizer may have jumped the gun here? >> i think pfizer took a gamble and are now realizing that gamble was probably not the right decision and are rethinking their strategy. >> reporter: for adults, each dose is 30 micrograms. for children, each dose is three. pfizer said two doses for those kids didn't generate strong enough immune response in the trial, but days ago, the pfizer ce

joining me now is nbc news correspondent, gabe gutierrez. gabe, good morning.re can you tell us about why these states are relaxing mask mandates now? >> hi, there, jose. as you mentioned, there seems to be a shift in public perception about how long this pandemic will last and that axios poll that you just mentioned, it had americans moved into four different camps, all between 20 and 30%, advocating different extremes of whether mask mandates should be kept. also according to that poll, this is surprising, jose, nearly one in three americans actually think that they're going to get covid within the next month. only one in ten actually believe that the pandemic will be eradicated within one year. so, jose, this kind of feeds into what the governor said yesterday. you mentioned new jersey, connecticut, delaware, and others announced plans to relax their mask mandates. also in schools, new jersey governor's phil murphy basically saying that we'll have to learn to live with this. and jose, i found this when i went yesterday to some schools in ohio. i went to two

. >> for the very latest now, i'm joined by gabe gutierrez, and medical correspondent john torres. ter. thanks to all of you for being here. gabe, set the table. break down this news for us. why is pfizer pulling their fda application? >> millions of parents who were waiting on this, they're going to have to wait a little longer. just within the past few minutes the company saying they plan to extend their rolling submission to the fda, essentially pulling the emergency use authorization application because you might remember next week an fda advisory panel was set to meet on tuesday to discuss this. and typically how this played out is the fda advisory panel would discuss it and then if they voted for emergency use authorization, then the cdc would take a look at this. the cdc had said that it was possible if everything went well to have shots in arms by president's day. earlier this week pfizer's ceo seemed confident that the fda would take a look at this and authorize this. as you mentioned just yesterday president biden told lester we were on the verge of this as well. so this i

gabe gutierrez, new york. >> gabe, naeng you very much.own and a life changing event with neil simon and a cia officer who changed the course of the cold war and then helped to change and lead the popular spy museum in washington. and as we head to week, our photo of the week, elana meyers taylor celebrating at the olympics games. with her five career medals, she is now the most decorated black athlete in winter olympics history and she's carrying the flag for the united states at today's closing it's time for the ultimate sleep number event on the sleep number 360 smart bed. what if i sleep hot? ...or cold? no problem, the sleep number 360 smart bed is temperature balancing so you both sleep just right. and it senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both effortlessly comfortable. so, you can really promise better sleep? yes! you'll know exactly how well you slept, night after night. we take care of the science. all you have to do is sleep. and now, save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited edition smart bed. plus, 0% in

nbc's gabe gutierrez has more. >> reporter: overnight, a growing makeshift memorial in front of a newina yuna lee, after police say a man followed her home and attacked her, stabbing her to death. authorities say that just before 4:30 sunday morning, they responded to a 911 call from an apartment building in chinatown. this security video obtained by nbc news appears to show lee being followed by the suspect. when they arrived, the door was barricaded. when cops went into the apartment, investigators say they found the body of a 35-year-old woman, later identified as lee, in her bathroom, and the suspect covered in blood. police say that asama nash was arrested and charged with lee's murder. this was his eighth arrest since 2021. lee's death neighbors. >> take marks the last day of the spring festival of the lunar new year, a time when our community should be celebrating, but instead we, kristina's family and her friends are mourning her loss. >> reporter: the police have not identified a motive for the crime. members of the asian american community say they don't feel safe. >> this i

joining me now is nbc's gabe gutierrez here with me in new york. what is the reaction in california? >> reporter: katy, well, first off the governor made the announcement we've seen a decline of 65%. there's a lot of fatigue. california brought back the mask mandate at the end of last year and has announced it will go away february 15th. the counties will be able to keep their own mask mandates. los angeles county announced they will keep their mandate in place. other counties like san diego don't have a mask mandate so people there will be able to remove those masks if they are vaccinated in california. depending on how these counties are doing, remember, california is a large state, northern california, the san francisco area very different from central california with the capital and the farming region than, of course, southern california. when it comes to schools, also, we should note that california has not made an announcement. if you look at the numbers, about 65% of students 5 to 17 in california are vaccinated, yet the state has said they

i want to bring in nbc's gabe gutierrez, who is covering this story for us, and brill gratton, formerd police commissioner and police chief. he's also executive chairman of teneo risk and author of "the profession: a memoir of community, race, and the arpt of policing in america." gabe, start with this set of crime statistics. we see crime spiking all across america. it's a tricky political situation. what are we expecting to see today? >> certainly, chris. president biden expected in new york today as we know. a lot of the issues they'll be addressing, he previously addressed in the white house, cracking down on so-called ghost guns, setting a side more money for crime prevention programs. he also sat down this week with new york city mayor eric adams. and he says that he's rolling out a new blueprint to combat gun violence, which includes using more facial recognition technology to identify suspects and also deploying more cops on the street. i asked him, though, what he felt about progressive calls for police reform and whether they were heading in the right direction. take a liste

i want to bring in now for an update on the story nbc news correspondent gabe gutierrez. here. >> the family filed the lawsuit yesterday and a florida judge blocking the release of the records with a temporary injunction. i want to read jit the judge writing in part that the court finds that plaintiffs will suffer harm in the form of severe mental pain, anguish and emotional distress. the lawsuit is filed by bob saget's widow and three daughters asking florida authorities not to release specific information from the investigation into his death. you will remember last week the family did release some information saying that saget died accidentally in that orlando area injuries. some photographs from part of the investigation they say it depicts saget in graphic terms and feel media outlets will try to get the information. so again the breaking new, florida judge today just cited with the saget family halting the release. >> i believe the judge specifically cited the family's wishes here and paraphrasing saying it's -- this is their loved one and close with them. they have

we have gabe gutierrez. it's good to see you.s about this meeting with the mayor, and the political piece too in addition to the policy impact. >> reporter: hey, hallie, yes. as you mentioned, you just played some sound from the president there saying the answer is not to defund the police, and that is a message that we have been hearing over and over again today, not just from president biden, but from newly sworn in mayor eric adams here in new york. when i sat down with mayor adams earlier this week, he really tried to strike up this alliance with the biden administration. he's called himself the biden of brooklyn before even referring to the president as his dude just a short time ago. take a listen to some of the exchange i had with him when i asked him about that progressive slogan that has become very divisive in this country. >> does defunding the police work? >> no, it does not, and it's the wrong bumper sticker. i have too many police officers that are doing clerical duties. if you were inside, i need to know why you're

in his lawsuit he compared the league to a plantation that exploits black labor nbc's gabe gutierrez sat down with flores. >> reporter: is the nfl racist >> i think the numbers speak for themselves there's one black head coach >> reporter: until just weeks ago brian flores was the second, but the miami dolphins fired him after back-to-back winning seasons. flores and his attorneys have filed class action lawsuits against the nfl and several teams alleging discrimination against black coaches. >> there needs to be a change. >> reporter: flores says they only interviewed him as a sham the suit says the team had already decided to hire a coordinator for the buffalo bills who had no head coaching experience and includes screen shots of texts allegedly sent to flores by patriots head coach bill belichik mistakenly days before flores even interviewed congratulating him on getting the giants job flores then asked, coach, had you talking to brian flores or brian daboll, just making sure he replied sorry, i blanked this up when you realized he meant to send that text message to someone else w

gabe gutierrez has late details. >> reporter: tonight the era of sweeping covid mandates seems to be over. new york today joining a growing number of states and cities rolling back mask restrictions, dropping its vaccine mask requirement for businesses. >> we're not surrendering. we're going to continue to be adaptable and response alternative the changing circumstances. >> reporter: nationwide, the seven-day average of cases is down 44%, and hospitalizations down 25%. since the previous week. the white house today said planning is under way for the next less restrictive phase of the covid response. still, the cdc has not changed its mask guidance and still recommends wearing them indoors. >> our death rates are still high. as we work towards that and as we are encouraged by the current trends, we are not there yet. >> reporter: once again, there will be a patchwork of covid policies across the country as cities consider whether to continue their own restriction. >> getting back to more what it used to be. >> reporter: massachusetts today announced it was dropping its mask mandate fo

gabe gutierrez now with the unanswered questions. >> reporter: today, a florida judge sided with bob's family, blocking release of records related to the comedian's death. the judge writing the finds that plaintiff will suffer irrepairable harm in the form of severe mental pain, anguish, emotional distress if the request for temporary injunction is not granted. america's beloved tv dad was found dead last month in an orlando hotel room. tuesday, citing privacy concerns, his widow and three daughters sued to stop release of photographs, video recordings, audio recordings, and autopsy information. because they, quote, graphically depict saget. orange county sheriff office says while we are sensitive to the family's concerns about privacy, it must be balanced with transparency. last week, they said cause of death was accidental head trauma. in the autopsy, florida medical examiner confirmed that, adding he likely fell backwards, suffering injuries to the back of his head, causing bleeding in different parts of the brain, and multiple fractures around his head and eyes. they say his head

gabe gutierrez went to two school districts in ohio, one with a mask mandate, one without. >> reporter: today new jersey, connecticut, and delaware all announcing plans to lift school mask mandates. >> this is a huge step back to normalcy. >> reporter: just outside cleveland, troy intermediate school no longer requires masks in class, only recommends them. how effective has mask-wearing been? >> i think it's been very, very effective. >> reporter: of it's 550 student, 83 have tested positive this school year. staffing issues also forced the school to close in december during the omicron surge when masks were optional. >> we're at the point where we feel like we've got to learn how to live with this. >> reporter: just 35 miles away, orensville heights elementary has kept its mask mandates. of 891 students, 31 have tested positive this year. it has not closed due to an outbreak. >> wearing masks is a bare year yer to prevent the spread. >> reporter: nationwide 60% of school districts still require masks. the data how effective they are is limited. one survey conducted by the cdc of 169 s

just ahead on nbc nightly news, students tell gabe gutierrez why they're happy with the decision to drop the mask mandates and he speaks to teachers and parents. watch on our streaming app how one bay area mother pivoted during the pandemic. after she got laid off, she started her own business. download our app to your apple tv, amazon fire, or roku to find the story under our investigations playlist. >> less than 24 hours from now, the oakland school board will decide whether to close or consolidate as many as 15 schools over the next two years. the district says that student enrollment numbers are way down, forcing it to spread too little money across too many schools. as nbc bay area's melissa colorado explains, families, teachers and at least one school board director says there's another far less painful solution. >> my daughter is terrified that her school is going to close. >> in a span of three years, this little girl went from celebrating her first day of kindergarten to taking part in a protest to save her oakland school. >> she doesn't know where she's going to be. she doesn't

gabe gutierrez now with late details. >> freedom! >> reporter: so-called freedom convoys protesting covid restrictions have been bubbling for weeks. now police in western canada have arrested 11 people and seized guns, body armor, and a large quantity of ammunition at a border blockade. late today the canadian prime minister justin trudeau invoked powers. >> these block aids are illegal. and if you are still participating, the time to go home is now. >> reporter: over the weekend, the ambassador bridge connecting detroit and windsor reopened after protesters blocked it clogging the supply chain for u.s. automakers. similar demonstrations have started popping up around the world, from new zealand to france to israel. in the u.s. they are being embraced by some conservative politicians. >> i hope truckers come to america. i hope they clog up cities. >> reporter: but disinformation is flourishing. facebook officials telling nbc news some of the trucker companies are being run by fake accounts tied to content mills abroad. they are also

mandates in canada is now threatening to spread here, ahead of this weekend's super bowl, and gabe gutierrez the economic impact is already starting to ripple across the u.s. >> reporter: from michigan to new york, gridlock at the u.s.'s northern border. >> we ain't moving from here. >> reporter: day and night, truckers and their supporters protesting covid vaccine mandates by clogging international bridges. >> i just kind of want everybody there to just hear what we're saying. >> reporter: it's the latest choke point in the nation's supply chain crisis. nbc's cal perry in michigan. >> because of the protests, commercial traffic is being rerouted here to port huron. even though it's only 65 miles from detroit, the reality is once drivers reach this point, they're faced with at times up to a five-hour wait just to cross the border. >> what they're doing here with the bridges isn't right. they're hurting their own people, which is the truck drivers. >> reporter: the resulting part shortage already forcing gm to cancel shifts today at a michigan assembly plant. two ford plants in canada also sc

here is gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: with a makeshift memorial growing larger in new york city's chinatown, tonight outrage over christina euna li's death is mounting. >> it could have been any one of us. >> reporter: this video appears to show the 35-year-old secretly stalked by a man early sunday morning. police say he then stabbed her at least 40 times inside her apartment. >> i didn't kill nobody! >> reporter: osama nash is now charged with her murder. he with was out on supervised release. the case is bringing scrutiny to the city's bail system. >> this is a horrific murder to someone in the prime of her life. >> reporter: should the suspect have been on the streets? >> no. >> reporter: two years ago democratic lawmakers here passed bail reform which requires judges release defendants before trial for all but the most serious crimes. promoters say it creates alternatives to incarceration for people who can't afford bail. but police say it's leading to a surge in crime. new york city's new mayor recently told us he wants to change the law to give judges more discretion to keep defendan

nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez has details. good morning >> reporter: this is the last age group we've been waiting on. children 6 months to 5 year old. a former fda chief says the agency could be close to considering it a covid vaccine could be available for children under the age of 5 by the end of the month. according to the "washington post" pfizer is expected to submit an emergency use authorization request to the fda as soon as today for its two-shot covid vaccine this comes after the company added a third dose to its clinical trials saying two doses did not provide a strong enough immune response for children between six months and 5 years old. >> previously data showed the child vaccine for 6 months to 4 years wasn't as protective against infection as the adult vaccine. that is the reason they pushed it out and asked for the third dose. >> reporter: in response, pfizer tells nbc news at this time we have not filed a submission, and we're continuing to collect and analyze data from both two and three doses in our younger

gabe gutierrez, nbc correspondent, sat down with the former coach. >> is the nfl racist?ink the numbers speak for themselves. there is one black head coach. >> until weeks ago, that brian flores was the dolphins second. but flores and his attorneys have now filed a class action lawsuit against the nfl and several teams, alleging discrimination against black coaches. >> there needs to be change. >> flores says the giants only interviewed him to comply with the rooney rule, an nfl requirement that minority candidates be considered for head coaching jobs. >> -- >> the suit says that the giants already decided on a higher, a higher with no coaching experience. -- bill belichick mistakenly, days before floors interviewed, congratulating him on getting the giant job. flores then asked him, coach, are you talking to brian flores or brian daboll? just making sure. >> he replied with an expletive saying, sorry, i bleeped this up. >> what did you see think when you saw those message? >> i was humiliated. >> the giants are defending their actions, saying flores was in consideration

joining me now is nbc news correspondent, gabe gutierrez, and also david rohde of the new yorker, executivetor and msnbc contributor as well. you spoke to the mayor of new york city earlier today and what did you learn about the effort to combat the rise in violent crime. another officer in the city was shot yesterday, the same day that we were holding a funeral for an officer shot a couple weeks ago. >> yeah, that's right, katy. eric adams is really going out of his way to portray himself as an ally of the president. basically he called himself the biden of brooklyn and referred to him as that's my dude a couple days ago, and democrats are shifting their message a bit and are trying to appear tough on crime because of the rising numbers, and just 24% of americans are satisfied with national policies to control or reduce crime. mayor eric adams has been rolling out a blueprint to combat violence here in new york city, and it involves deploying more cops on the street, and also the facial recognition technology, and the white house was emphasizing the administration's attempt to crack down o

a roll back of certain mask mandates nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez has more on that. >> goodning. there's been plenty oaf confusion over mask guidelines some of it caused by the cdc itself now the agency is expecting to update its recommendations easing restrictions on indoor masking. this morning as covid cases keep declining nationwide, nbc learned the cdc may san loosen its indoor mask guidance the agency is considering a new benchmark on mask safety, basing it on the level of severe disease and hospitalizations within a community nothing has been finalized yet but an announcement could come ads early as next week dr. anthony fauci still stressing caution. >> we got or the careful about that you don't want to be declaring victory prematurely. >> reporter: a growing number of states already easing mask restrictions starting today california will remove its statewide indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people. >> at this point in the pandemic we should leave it up to the parents to deal with the health of child >> reporter: and one school board meeting in new hampshire, the m

here's nbc's gabe gutierrez with the tiktok's fame led to tragedy. >> reporter: ava majury a growing social media star. the 15-year-old has more than 1.2 million followers on tiktok. but last summer, her family says one of those followers showed up at the family's florida home with a gun >> somebody had attempted to breach the door, i presume with a shotgun. >> reporter: father rob, a retired police lieutenant sprang into action and eventually shot the intruder. >> i took action and neutralized the threat. >> reporter: the alleged gunman eric justin, an obsessed fan who sent ava hundreds of messages on her social media accounts. ava's parents say at one point they allowed their daughter to sell the 18-year-old two selfies she had already posted online. and then also paid classmates for information about ava. but they say justin then started asking ava for explicit photos >> i had an opportunity to actually text this person and said, hey, she's a minor and we need to not contact her anymore. >> reporter: the day of the shooting, authorities telling local media a man shot and killed wh

gabe gutierrez right here in new york with me, ellison barber in canada covering the vaccine mandate olicy expert. gabe, you got back from visiting two different school districts in ohio taking very different approaches. what did you learn? >> yeah. it came on the same day that several states had announced plans to get rid of their school mask mandates. new jersey, connecticut, delaware. we went to ohio, where two different school districts, one had kept its mask mandate, the other one had let it expire in january. take a look. just outside cleveland, this intermediate school no longer requires masks in classes, only recommends them. how effective has mask wearing been? >> i think it's been very, very effective. >> reporter: of its 550 students, 83 have tested positive this school year. staffing issues also forced the school to close in cement during the omicron surge when masks were optional. >> we have to learn how to live with this. >> reporter: this school, 31 have tested positive. it has not closed due to an outbreak. >> we believe wearing masks is a barrier to try to prevent the

. >> joining me with more, gabe gutierrez in new york city, guad venegas from los angeles and mike memoli has the latest from the white house. gabe, three east coast states announcing they're ending mask mandates in some capacity or other. what are these decisions specifically, and how were they made right now? >> hey, there, garrett. as you mentioned, new jersey, connecticut, dell aware all saying they would end their school mask mandates within the next few weeks, but garrett, you know, there is still going to be some confusion m we just confirmed with the largest school district in new jersey, newark schools, that they will keep at this point their mask mandate even though new jersey, the state, is lifting its statewide mandate. so, another example of it being left up to local school districts and, you know, there being different decisions being made at the local level. but as for why these states are doing this now, you just played some sound there from the local officials and from the governors in some of those states. basically, hospitalizations and test positivity rates are droppin

we've seen them take on bigger name folks, whether gabe gutierrez or others in trump orbit, and alsoformation to be gotten. i think they've been careful to just kind of go on just kind of wild goose chases here. they want to be taken seriously, and they want to have something to report out. that's really something we're watching closely. >> anna palmer of punch bowl news, great to see you. look forward to getting a punch bowl in the morning, midday. as always, appreciate it. >>> thanks to all of you for getting up "way too early" on this wednesday morning. it's been a pleasure to spend im sure. i'll see you here on 3:00 eastern on msnbc. and 5:00 eastern on nbc news now. >>> "morning joe" starts right now. >> very capable. i have enormous respect for him. i've been criticized for saying that. i have enormous respect for him. he was also an interlocketer that was always well-informed and deeply clear about what russian interests were. i appreciated that. required the same from us, from me, from my team. we had to be equally prepared and equally protected by the interests that mattered

mayor adams spoke to my colleague gabe gutierrez ahead of the president's trip.is part of what he had to say. >> does defunding the police work? >> no, it does not. it's the wrong bumper sticker. i have too police officers doing clerical duties. if you're inside, i want to know why you're inside. if you're not, i need you to put on your bull left proof vest and do what new yorkers hired you to do. >> what do you make of those comments? >> i agree with the mayor. the defund police is dead in new york city and good riddance. any elected official advocating for the abolition and defunding of police is out of touch with reality and should not be taken seriously. >> thank you for clearing that up. i want to turn to another subject. this week more than a dozen historically black colleges and universities received blom threats. a law enforcement official says the fbi has identified six juvenile suspects from around the country. what more can be done to address this type of crime so horrendous? >> the dominant driver of domestic terrorism in the united states is white su

nbc's gabe gutierrez has more details. >> with the makeshift memorial growing larger in new york city'ss outraging. the video appears to show the 35-year-old secretly stalked by a man. he stabbed her 40 times inside her own apartment. nash is now charged with the murder, his 8th arrest since may of last year. the case is bringing scrutiny to the city's bail system. >> this is a horrific murder of someone who was in the prime of her life. >> reporter: should the suspect have been on the streets? >> no. >> two years ago, democratic lawmakers passed bail reform, which requires judges release defendants before trial, except for all of the most heinous crimes. police say it's leading to a surge in crime. new york city's new mayor recently told us he wants to change the law to give judges more discretion to keep defendants in custody. >> we can't continue to put dangerous people back on our streets. >> tonight loved ones are remembering yuna lee who worked at an online music company as a magical person always filled with joy. >> we as asian women are walking around in a level of fear that we

but i want to bring in cal perry tracking the trucker protest across the border in canada, and gabe gutierreztests at home. cal, what are you seeing on the ground? >> reporter: i can show you the protest. it's only about 60 vehicles. this is the canadian side of the border, obviously canada in this direction. one of the things the protesters have done is brought their kids in fairly large numbers, a trampoline in the middle of the road. we show the u.s. side, we're talking about maybe 60 vehicle, about 100 folks, and this has been going on all week. this is causing an incredible snarl on the other side of the bridge where we are seeing waits of up to five hours as truckers try to make this crossing. the thing that strikes me this morning, stephanie, again, is that this protest has been absolutely successful in bringing the attention that these truckers want, which is to get rid of vaccine mandates. be clear to our viewers, the vast majorities of canadians, 79% are vaccinated and the vast majority of the truckers are vaccinated. but they say they'll stay here as long as they need to. there is

gabe gutierrez has the latest. >> reporter: pfizer is hitting the brakes for now on its covid vaccine6 months through 4 years old. the company is postponing its application for emergency use authorization and will wait for data on a three-dose series of the vaccine, because it believes three doses may provide a higher level of protection in this age group. the fda says data came in rapidly during omicron. >> it makes sense for us to wait until we have the data from the evaluation of a third dose before taking action. >> reporter: an fda advisory panel had been set to discuss the application next week and the cdc had said if all went well, those youngest children could have started receiving the shots by presidents day. do you think pfizer may have jumped the gun here? >> i think pfizer took a gamble, and are now realizing that that gamble was probably not the right decision and are rethinking their strategy. >> reporter: for adults each dose is 30 micrograms. for the youngest children, each dose is three. pfizer said in december two doses for the kids did not generate a strong enough

i don't know where they come from. >> gabe gutierrez reporting for us there. rev, it is a big moment obviously when the president of the united states comes to new york city in the mild of a crime wave and gun violence that this new mayor has been focused on since back in the campaign. it is partly why he was elected. what did you make of their meeting yesterday and what changes do you expect here in new york? >> i thought it was good, particularly when we seen the up tick in crime, and i always was equally concerned, which i told the mayor. i talked to the mayor. that we not overstep where we need to go and start going back to stop and frisk and other things that would in many ways violate people's civil rights and violate where they are as citizens, which he agreed and which he said, rev, i worked with you for years as a cop that testified against stop and frisk. i thought the emphasis on ghost guns, i thought the emphasis on putting money in schools and early education, going to a school, was the right thing to do, but the devil is in the details. we must l

something is better than nothing. >> gabe gutierrez reporting there for us.xperts say now at this point the risks outweigh the benefits of kids wearing masks in schools. but if you look more broadly, this is not a bunch of republican governors doing this now, though they were first. now you have governors of states like connecticut, new jersey, washington, california coming around and saying it is time to move on. >> yeah, you know, i think all of us could take a lesson from queen elizabeth. i mean carry on with common sense. clearly the masks are dropping from coast to coast, and the mandates are being pushed into the background which is the way it ought to be. but a little common sense is always good to have. i mean the virus is going to do what the virus is going to do, and you can notice now going into restaurants in either new york or washington where i am or boston, where i live, that fewer and fewer restaurants are demanding to see your covid vaccination chart. the masks are not necessarily mandatory in a lot of places. spring is here or on the verge o

nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: a florida judge sided with bobmedian's death, the judge writing, "the court finds that plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm in the form of severe mental pain, anguish and emotional suggest if the injunction is not dead." america's beloved tv dead was found dead in an orlando hotel room. on tuesday his family sued to stop release of information because they quote, graphically depict saget. in response the orange county's sheriff's office says while we are sensitive to the family's concerns about the right to privacy, that must be balanced with our commitment to transparency. last week saget's family revealed his cause of death as accidental head trauma. in the autopsy the florida medical examiner confirmed that adding the 65 year old likely fell backwards, causing injury to the back of his head, causing bleeding to the brain and multiple fractures on his head and around the eyes. still, experts said it was so badly injured it is unlikely he would have ignored. >> it based on the injuries in the autopsy and severe

last age group eligible to do a two-dose covid vaccine, but as nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrezd to submit an emergency use authorization request to the fda as soon as today for its two-shot covid vaccine. this comes after the company added a third dose to its clinical trial, saying two doses did not provide a strong enough immune response for children between 6 months and 5 years old. >> previously we had data showing that the childhood vaccine for 6 months to 4 years wasn't as protective against infection as the adult vaccine. that's the reason why they pushed it out and asked for that third dose. >> reporter: in response to the report pfizer tells nbc news at this time we have not filed a submission and we're continuing to collect and analyze data from both two and three doses in our younger aged cohort. kids between 5 and 11 are already eligible for pfizer's covid vaccine and just over a quarter have received one dose. while still high, new covid cases in children are declining, falling to about 800,000 new infections recorded last week, that's nearly a quarter of all report

gabe gutierrez has the story.ood morning. >> reporter: this is the latest in a string of violent crimes that have shocked the city. a woman followed into her own apartment and murdered. police sources tell nbc news id not immediately appear to be a hate crime though the investigation is ongoing. overnight a growing makeshift memorial in front of a new york city apartment building honoring christina yuna lee. after police say a man followed her home and attacked her, stabbing her to death. just before 4:30 sunday morning authorities responded to a 9-1-1 call from an apartment building in chinatown. this video appears to show lee being followed by the suspect. when they arrived the door was barricaded. when cops went into the apartment investigators found the body of a 35-year-old woman in her bathroom and the suspect covered in blood. police say assamad nash was arrested and charged with lee's murder. this was his eighth arrest since may of 2021. lee's death sparking pain and outrage from friends, family and neighb

. >> nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez joins us with more. >> authorities say that young mannly showed up at the house with a gun but used it and the influencers dad, a retired cop took action with deadly consequences. ava is a growing social media star the 15 year old has more than 1.2 million followers on tiktok. but last summer her family says one of those followers showed up at the family's florida home with a gun >> so he attempted to breech the door with, i presume a shotgun. >> reporter: her father rob a retired police lieutenant sprang into action. >> at that point i took action and neutralized the threat. >> the alleged gunman was an obsessed fan who sent ava hundreds of messages on her social media accounts. ava's parents say at one point they allowed the daughter to sell the 18 year old two selfies she had already posted online. but justin then started asking ava for explicit photos. >> had opportunity to actual text this person and say hey, she's a minor and you need to not contact her anymore and weed notified the authority. >> reporter: the day of the shallow sh

nbc national correspondent gave gabe gutierrez has details. >> reporter: overnight police identified the suspect they say opened fire at bridgewater college in virginia but so far they don't have a motive. we're also learning more about the officer who is rushed into help and gave their lives to save others. this morning a close knit campus remembering its dynamic duo. a loving nickname for police officer john painter and safety officer j.j. jefferson, shot and killed tuesday at bridgewater college in virginia. >> they were very well known to students. they were always seen together. >> reporter: state police say the officers were responding to 9-1-1 calls to a suspicious man on campus when things quick turned violent. >> after a brief interaction with the man, the subject opened fire and shot both officers. >> reporter: about 1,500 students forced to shelter in place as multiple law enforcement agencies converged on the small liberal arts school about 140 miles southwest of washington, d.c. >> two suspects down on the ground. >> reporter: junior alex was in class when shots rang out

is warning against prematurely ending some of those safety measures nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez joins us with more good morning. >> good morning. the cdc could update its indoor mask guidance as early as this week but with many state and local governments getting ahead of that, there is mixed reaction on how to approach this new phase of covid with the omicron surge fading and covid hospitalizations plummeting, more states, cities and businesses are easing pandemic restrictions. but dr. anthony fauci warning it may be too much, too soon. >> we better be dafrl because it is a bit risky to doing something prematurely. >> reporter: soon every state except hawaii will drop their indoor mask mandates new york state won't enforce a booster mandate for healthcare workers. while both governors of california and utah say they are shifting to an endemic approach to coronavirus colorado's say the focus should be on -- major companies like carnival cruise line are relaxing restrictions too making masks optional for all passengers starting march 1st. meanwhile the u.s. surgeon general announ

nbc national correonde gabe gutierrez with the latest. >> reporter: good morning.ndma gm ford and toyota all feeling the impacts and now law enforcement is preparing for the possibility it could extend to other cities in the coming weeks. this morning the border backup is starting to ripple across the u.s. as canadian truckers protests covid vaccine mandates are adding to the supply chain crisis. >> the economic impact is not sustainable and it must come to an end. >> the auto industry hit hard. part shortages already forcing gm to cancel shifts at a michigan assembly plant. >> there are hard working men and women in an industry that is just getting back to full strength who are now going to be out of a job it is going to v massive impacts on all of us in michigan. >> reporter: two ford plants in canada are also scaling back production. >> it is going eventually trickle down and back up, you know, an economy that's already stressed. >> reporter: the ambassador bridge connecting detroit and windsor canada closed. the blue water bridge iney are n people which is thrr

nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez is here with the details. >> good morning, the medical examinerd bob saget likely fell backwards and accidentally hit his head the details of that are still under investigation. did he trip on something, did he fall and hit his head, it is still a mystery, one his family wants to keep private. after bob saget's family sued to keep further details of his death private, a florida judge has temporarily blocked the release of more messages writing that the court finds that plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm in the form of anguish and emotional distress if the requested temporary injunction is not granted. one of saget's former co-stars on "full house" wanting to remember the comedian as a kind and loving person. >> it's been difficult these past couple of weeks because of more things that have come out and there's a lot of questions. >> reporter: investigators have photos and surveillance video in their custody but saget's wife and three daughters are trying to block them from public video. his widow wants people to focus on something else as she

nbc national correspondent gabe gutierrez spoke with new york's newly sworn in mayor. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. today's trip marks president biden's most high profile effort to address an issue that the american public feels more needs to be done on, but the president is attempting to walk a fine line, balancing supporting law enforcement while also responding to calls for police reform. new numbers this week show the nation's most populated city battling a brutal crime wave. the nypd's latest data shows crime is up 38% overall in new york city this year with shootings up 32%, transit crime up 70%, and car thefts jumping a staggering 93%. in january, 25 police officers were shot nationwide, five in new york city alone, including two fatally. >> i love you baby bro, and i will always miss you. >> one of them, officer wilbert mora was laid to rest wednesday, he was killed alongside his partner, officer jason rivera while responding to a domestic violence call. >> an ocean of officers shouldn't have to line streets for the second time in five days to mourn

nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez has more. >> freedom!ting covid restrictions have been bubbling for weeks, but now police in western canada have arrested 11 people and seized guns, body armor and a large quantity of ammunition at a border blockade. canadian prime minister justin trudeau invoked rarely used emergency powers. >> these blockades are illegal, and if you are still participating the time to go home is now. >> reporter: over the weekend the ambassador bridge connecting detroit and windsor reopened after protesters had blocked it, clogging the supply chain for u.s. automakers. but similar demonstrations started popping up around the world from new zealand to france to israel. in the u.s. they're being embraced by some conservative politicians. >> i hope the truckers do come to america. i hope they clog up city. >> reporter: but disinformation is flourishing. facebook officials tell nbc news some of the groups that have promoted american trucker convoys are run by fake accounts tied to e-mails in vietnam, bangladesh and romania.

joining us now nbc news national correspondent gabe gutierrez. good morning. >> good morning.igh-profile effort yet to address an issue the american public feels more needs to be done on, but the president is trying to walk the fine line in supporting law enforcement while also responding to calls for police reform. new numbers this week show the nation's most populated city battling a brutal crime wave. the nypd's latest data shows crime is up 38% overall in new york city this year with shootings up 32%, transit crime up 70%, and car thefts jumping a staggering 93%. in january, 25 police officers were shot nationwide, five in new york city alone including two fatally. >> i love you, baby bro, and i will always miss you. >> one of them officer wilbert mora was laid to rest wednesday. he was killed alongside his partner, officer jason rivera, while responding to a domestic violence call. >> an ocean of officers shouldn't have to line streets for the second time in five days to mourn the appalling loss of a 27-year-old son and brother. >> reporter: mayor eric adams, a former pol