a stretch i-250 near the scene has been shut down in both directions. >> all right joe fryer with the latest for us thank you. the sweeping challenge to abortion rights in this country is picking up traction tonight and rallying activists on both sides. alabama's newly minted abortion ban, not the first nor the last as missouri today moved a step closer to it's own crackdown the states that introduced or enacted ri those to protect abortion rights outlining the emotionally charged battle lines our stephanie gosk has the latest. >> reporter: with the ink barely dry on alabama's new abortion law, the strictest in the nation, the movement to push anti-abortion legislation in other states is gathering steam. >> this is a very backwards step for women's rights. >> i think life should be protected. >> reporter: in missouri today, the state senate voted 24-10 to ban the procedure after eight weeks. following governor mike parson's call to make missouri the most pro-life state in the country. in louisiana the so-called heartbeat bill has passed the senate and is being rapidly pushed through t

here is joe fryer. >> reporter: for the man who wants answers in the form of a question -- >> what is a metal kettle >> reporter: -- this is a positive response "jeopardy" host alex trebek updated "people" magazine on his aggressive treatment for pancreatic cancer. it's kind of mind-boggling, h he adds that according to doctors, he's in near-remission trebek announced his diagnosis in march >> i plan to beat the low survival rate statistics for this disease. >> reporter: the five-year survival rate for stage iv pancreatic cancer is less than 3% the 78-year-old has continued to work while undergoing chemo. >> thank you for your continuing messages of encouragement and support. >> reporter: he tells "people," i've got a couple of million people out there who have expressed their good thoughts. i told the doctors this has to be more than just the chemo. for trebek, that support is part of the answer joe fryer, nbc news. >> we're wishing him the best >>> up next, the performance inspiring america that brought the whole room to its feet an out of control car, san francisco police in pursui

frances. >> joe fryer f us, thank you >> we're learning more about the man from california who died in what's said to be the first deadly shark attack in maui since 2015 he was identified as thomas smiley he was swiping about 60 yards from sho when the attack happened now his family and friends are remembering him as a beloved outdoorsman. gadi schwartz has the latest. >> reporter: this is the sixth shark atiick in hawa this year the first one to turn deadly since 2015 a high speed rusto shore, rescuers bringing a shark attack victim out of the water. >> unresponsive. >> reporter: the witnesses say his injuries were catastrophic. >> his entire left leg from his knee down was missing. >> reporler: crews you be ab to save the retired optometrist in virginia the day before he was set to return home authors say he had gone out for a swim around 200 feetffore. >> his best friend remembering him as a adventurer who loved scuba diving and exploring. >> he was in the wrong place at the wrong time doing something that he was extremely comfortable and loved. >>heeporter: statistically t chances

here is nbc's joe fryer with more. >> reporter: in jacksonville, florida today, police say an infant, just a few months old, was left in the back of a van when officers died, the child wasn't breathing and later died >> preliminary investigations suggest the kid was there from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., so almost five hours. >> reporter: by this afternoon, the mp jacksonville was 91 degrees. detectives are now working with prosecutors to determine if any charges will be filed. it's the eighth hot car death in the u.s. so far this year and comes after the deadliest year on record, 52 deaths last year >> children are dying. families are being destroyed unnecessarily. this has got to stop eerts warn in ten minutes the inside of a car can heat up by 20 degrees. this video shows cookies after two hours in a hot car are fully baked. parents and caretakers are advised to put something like a phone, briefcase, or computer in the back seat to remind them to look back before leaving the car. a vital message to save lives a month before the official start of surgical. joe fryer, nbc news. >>> we'll

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> we'll take a short break here., how popular cbd oil led to two grandmotheehind bars. >>it's a head turning image. video of a great grandmother arrested after officials found cbd oil oner. miguel almaguer explains. >> reporter: she was arrested at disneyworld on a family vacation. officers stopped the 69-year-old great grandmother at a security check point after discovering a small bottle of cbd oil in her purse. >> i don't know if i can -- >> reporter: this after a 71-yeaold grandmother was arrested at dallas-fort worth airport. security officers also discovering cbd oil inr hebag. u.s. customs and rsorder protection officeave seen a dramatic uptick in cbd oil. >> within the last six months, the increase in our intception rate for that has skyrocketed. faced felony drug re charges. >> they made me take pictures, put on a jump suit, take my clothes off. >> reporter: charges were dropped in both cases but the lawful arrests highlight confusion over the popular product. while many states have legislation regarding rec

we have a warning that some of the video here is shocking joe fryer has details. >> reporter: he was working at a restaurant in 2017 when a can of cooking spray exploded, leaving him with severe burns. he's one of eight people who filed lawsuits this week against conagra alleging they were injured by exploding cans of cooking spray. maria says it happened to her last month. >> my hair went up in fire and everything else caught up in flames. >> reporter: six of the plaintiffs say they were using the popular spray pam including this woman her friend called 9/11 >> cooking spray exploded. >> as i rose up and closed the oven, there was like a red fog yingth >> reporter: taylor says she was left with burns, partial blindness and lung damage. he just breaks down and can't get over the fact that i was in a fire. >> reporter: according to the lawsuits, the exploding cans had four u-shaped vents on the bottom those vented cans are 10 ounces or bigger and while they've never been recalled they're no longer in production, not because of any lawsuits but because the company standardized the cans

joe fryer, nbc news. >>> and up next, we'll take a turn the price you pay. tips to save big during this record summer for air travel >>> back now with the price you pay to book that summer vacation the unofficial start to summer is here, and chances are you're dreaming of jetting off somewhere relaxing but some of those booking tricks we think have been helping us save money could actually cost us more. here is tom costello. >> reporter: a few tips if you still haven't bought the summer getaway family tickets yet number one, booking on a tuesday no longer guarantees the best airfares since computer programs constantly change ticket prices based on realtime demand. >> the truth is that airfare changes so constantly that there isn't really a single day of the week where you're guaranteed to get the best deal. >> reporter: you'll usually pay more at night and on weekends when everyone else is trying to book so fair compare midday during the week number two, round-trip tickets are not always cheaper buying one-way tickets can save you up to 10% on some u.s. flig

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joe fryer has details on what the drivers want and if it could impact your commute. >> reporter: for passengers who rely on ride sharing apps, tomorrow's commute could be uber hectic. >> it's going to be a nightmare. >> reporter: drivers for uber and lyft plan to strike in several cities, from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. in new york and even longer in other places, including los angeles, san francisco and atlanta. other cities could see strikes and rallies too. uber driver kevin ragu will shut off his app tomorrow. he says his pay has plummeted recently. >> i want better earnings. i want them to acknowledge we have a big problem. >> reporter: many drivers say when you add in gas, car maintenance, insurance, and other costs, it's tough to make a living. the protests come with uber set to go public later this week. the company could be valued at more than 90 billion. >> uber admits in its public filings that if driver dissatisfaction increases, then they're not going to be able to recruit drivers and that's going to be a real problem for the company. >> reporter: uber says it's working to improv

cbd's future elsewhere remains up in the air. >> that was joe fryer reporting. don't expect much to come in the first hearing. this is mostly a listening session as the fda gathers more information on cbd and other cannabis compounds. it could or should -- would still take years for them to roll out any official regulations. >>> a release is coming for one of the bay area's so-called food deserts. tomorrow this new community food market will open in west oakland on san pablo avenue near market. the owner says there hasn't been a full-service grocery store in that area since the 1970s. he says that most of the stores there focus on alcohol, tobacco, snacks and packaged foods, which is a problem for folks who want to get groceries without getting in the car. >> people want to eat healthier. they want better choices in their own neighborhood. they want to do it conveniently where they live instead of having to go through the whole effort to get somewhere else. >> the new store is 14,000 square feet and will have fresh produce, meat, and dairy. more than 50 people w

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while cbd future elsewhere remains up in the air. >> that was joe fryer reporting.he first public hearing is mostly a listening s asion the fda gathers more information about cbd and other cannabis compounds. we might still be years away from a roll out of any official regulations. >>> in october of 2002, the d.c. sniper case had everyone in the our on edge, scared to pump gas, lookintrice at all box trucks. now the case is about to be the subject of a new show at pointless theater in northwest d.c. called foreste. triag the show creator is said to show now the informatioge impacts a community in crisis. the show starts today and runs through june. >>> cot district of columbia become the 51st state?st for the firtime in more than 20 years, congress will hold a hearing on thate v question. it is still a long way from becoming a reality. district leaders gathered at the d.c. war memorial on the national mall to make the case for statehood. >> we are not asking for a hando. we are demanding our fundamental rights as americanze citins. >> the house hearing takes place j

joe fryer has more on this latest twist in an ongoing story from our l.a. bureau. on, joe? >> chris, a student whose wealthy father has already pleaded guilty in the scheme said he should be allowed to stay in the school or at the very least keep his credits, despite the events that led to his admission. he is suing the university after being told he is being expelled. his father admitted he paid $400,000 in bribes to get his son into georgetown. former coach designated him as a tennis recruit even though he didn't play the sport competitively. his attorney tells nbc news adam was aunwear of the bribes and should be allowed to keep credits for classes he had already taken. georgetown could have found out adam didn't play tennis during its own investigation in 2017, which led the coach's dismissible and points out the transcript from his high school said he received credit for his participation on the basketball team. the lawsuit itself seems to acknowledge some awareness of the alleged scheme saying he had him forward an e-mail that he had drafted to the coach as pa

here's joe fryer >> reporter: as a young filmmaker, phillip youmans is working to find his voice. it seems others can already hear it >> i'm excited it's just the beginning. >> reporter: his first feature film, "burning cane" which he started shooting when he was 17 was selected this year for the robert de niro tribeca film festival. when you found out you were going to be in the festival, what was your reaction >> i was frozen. >> reporter: after all, the festival was a big break for artists like ryan kugrel, who went o to film "black panther. the youngest ever to compete in tribeca and then the youngest to win the top prize. he's also the first black director to achieve that honor >> winning was great and now it just opens up the door to my career >> reporter: growing up in new orleans, he dabbled in acting, but he quickly realize he was interested in life behind the camera now he's shooting a documentary on musician matisse, the band leader behind steve colbert. what stories do you want to tell >> i want to tell humanizingencehumanizing stories that show people as fallible, app

here is joe fryer. >> reporter: when you think of wayne newton, there is one song that quickly comes to mind. ♪ ne >> reporter: and o city. ou >> the fact that y are mr. las vegas, what does that title mean to you? >> when people first started to call me that, i thought well, it because i just wouldn't leave, but i realized as time went on that it was the greatest compliment that one could be pa . >> reporter: he started singing in vegas a teenager so young he needed a special work permit to perform six shows a night, six nights a ek that was 60 years ago. >> does it feel like 60 years >> oh my god, no, i'm as shocked as anybody. >> repter: newton still has an intimate show at cesars palace that attracts his wayne-iacks. >> that's vegas. >> reporter: but newton's legacy is m visible far away fro vegas he visits touring with the uso, his way of serving after the military rejected him because of severe asthma. >> i can't fight for our country, but o can sing for country. >> reporter: and he'll keep singing because for neon, this 60th anniversary is not a book end. >> as long as i can g

here's joe fryer. >> reporter: as a young filmmaker, phillip youmans is working to find his voice.hear it. >> i'm excited. it's just the beginning. >> reporter: his first feature film, "burning cane" which he started shooting when he was 17 was selected this year for the tribeca film festival.wh you found out you were going to be in the festival, what was your reaction? >> i was frozen. >> reporter: ryan kubler went on to film "black panther." the youngest ever to t compete inbeca and then the youngest to win the top prize. he's also the first black director to achieve that honor. sdp >> winning was great and now it just opens oup the door t my career. >> reporter: he quickly realized he lwas interested inife behind the camera. nowe's shooting a documentary on musician ssmati the band leader behind ste colbert. what stories do you want to tell? >> i want to tell humanizing stories primheily on t black experience, humanizing stories that show people as fallible, approachable. >> reporter: it's youmans' story that's rising to rave reviews. >>> w leave you with a scene of myrtle >>> l

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. >> reporter: in his final instagram post, fisher wrote with a single route to the summit, delays caused by overcrowding could prove fatal. experts say because of enhe long line climbers are spding too much time in the so-called death zo where oxygen is limited. this year the government issued 381 permits. critics worry too many are inexperienced. n >> the solutio we need to have a much stricter requirement on who climbs mount everest. >> reporter: every minute counts. >>> there is new information about the hiker who was lost for more than two weeks

joe fryer has the details. >> reporter: to many, it's truly an unlikely move. instagram's ceo announced tuesday the app will test a new idea, hiding the like count on pictures and a view count on videos. that means those numbers won't be publicly listed. they'll only be accessible to the person who creates the post. >> it's because we want people to worry a little less about how many likes they are getting on instagram and spend more time connecting with the people they care about. >> reporter: some people like it saying self-esteem levels should increase and that it might take away the desperation of likes from those who worry too much about it. >> there's no pressure for you to get the like. you can just post it for the fun of posting it. >> reporter: there's growing evidence social media platforms impact self-esteem creating feelings of inadequacy. >> probably stop people worrying as much. make people not even think about it. >> reporter: for others eliminating likes might break their virtual hearts. >> i think it's bad. i think they should keep showing us w

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joe fryer has his story. >> reporter: for this podcast host the job is the same. workplace has changed. >> it's been a gift to be out of first met woods two years o inside san quentin prison. he was living in a 5 x 10 cell and hosting a populapo ast called ear hustle. >> ear hustling is prison sng for eavesdropping. >> reporter: with his co-host they told listeners about life behind bars. convicted in the '90s of attemptearmed robbery his strike he was sentenced to 31 years to life. after serving 21 years california's outgoing y overnor jerrown commuted the sentence in november. >> when i went to sleep that night it was so different. it was like the world and the weight that was on me was just gone. >> reporter: woods got the news thanksgiving.e under prison rules couldn't hug nigel. >> somebody gets news like that first thing you want to do is throw your arms around them. >> reporter: they d wait nine days when woods left san quentin. >> my first selfie. >> did it feel different when you walked out? >> i freed myself from my mind so long ago. i always imagined wh

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, this is hard work. >> reporter: in his final instagram post, fisher wrote with a single route to the summit, delays caused by overcrowding could prove fatal. experts say because of the long line climbers are spending too much time in the so-called death zone where oxygen is limited. this year the government issued 381 permits. critics worry too many are inexperienced. >> the solution is we need to have a much stricter requirement on who climbs mount everest. >> reporter: every minute counts. >>> there is new information about the hiker who was lost for more

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joe fryer joins us with details on a story a lot of people may t like. >> reporter: hey there.agram feed or someone else's page, you can see how many people liked someone else's photo. that number right there. but on, that number might be hidden. instagram is going to start testing the idea with some users in canada later this week. it d alreadyrawing strong reactions. to many, it's truly an unlikely move. instagram ceo announced tthsday ouapp will test a new idea hiding the l on pictures and the view count on videos. that means those numbers won't be publicly listed. they'll only be accessible to the person who creates the post. >> it's because we want people to worry less about how many likes theym. get on instagra >> reporter: like most things on socialpemedia, some le like it. saseng -esteem levels should increase and it might take away the desperation of likes from those who worry too much about it. >>no pressureo for you get the like. >> reporter: creating feels of inadequacy and anxiety. e it'll probably stop peo worrying as much. youon't think about it. >> reporter: but

nbc's joe fryer with more on all of this. joe, good morning. >> good morning.luding the police, from using facial recognition technology which in recent years has improved dramatically to the point where someone like me can be picked out of a crowd with a high degree of probability in real time. >> reporter: surveillance cameras on every corner, not just recording everyone who passes by but identifying them by their facial features that's an area no longer just science fiction. facial recognition software technologically is within reach, and that has some critics alarmed. >> facial recognition technology is uniquely dangerous and oppressive. >> reporter: san francisco supervisors voting to ban the use of facial recognition technology, the first city in the nation to take that step. >> we are all for good policing, but we don't want to live in a police state. >> reporter: authorities say the technology has become a valuable law enforcement tool and it's already being used by a number of police departments around the country. >> we are able to pick up faces almos

for "today," joe fryer, nbc news. >> that sound he makes is how we all feel at his passing. he is such a legend and so many of us hold those movies in our hearts and it's good to see him go. >> you are a good actor when you don't physically speak and you can portray all those emotions just by moving. >> you were saying that the actual sound that we have all associated with chewbacca, that's a combination of what? >> it's a black bear, a walrus, sea lion and a couple of other things. the official language of the wookiee is the sherwook. >> our buddy joe, can you do your chewbacca? >> did you hear that? >> one more time. that's impressive. >> that wasn't planned. >> sorry, joe. really am. i apologize. couldn't leave that hanging there, you know. >>> anyway, we are looking at more wet weather for our friends in texas, oklahoma, little rock all the way into louisville, kentucky. it's a mess there. and we've got a risk of flooding from san antonio, texarkana, little rock all the way into the appalachians. 6 million people at risk for severe weather throughout central texas. we ha

well as the new york state attorney general's office for comment, we have not yet heard back. >> joe fryer for us, thank you. >>> celebrity chef mario batali is facing a criminal charge for allegedly kissing and gloroping woman at a restaurant in 2017. he denies those allegations. months after that alleged incident in boston is when four other women came forward accu accusing him of inappropriate touching. >>> the toronto raptors, just one win away from a trip to the nba finals for the first time in franchise history. the raptors beat the bucks last night, game five of the eastern conference finals. the final score, 105-99. leonard led the raptors with 35 points, 9 assists. game six tomorrow night back in toronto. raptors fans, we the north, that's their catch phrase. >> al, what's shaking with this forecast? >> let's look at what's going on around the rest of the country. we have mountain snow in the northern rockies. severe storms we've been talking about. in the next half hour we'll look at these record highs in the southeast. it will be awfully toasty. we'll get to your local forecast

joe fryer will have much more on possible changes coming up on the "today" show at 7:00. >> oh, thatme to go outside today. >> yeah. it's going to be a great day to go outside. sunshine. temperatures in the mid-70s. it will get a touch warmer the next few days. cooling down in time for the weekend as we watch the potential of rain moving in on sunday. >> all right. people moving along this morning. but you have an update on the crash on the peninsula. >> almost everywhere is looking great. we will show you the map. it lay plays out as green sensors. southbound 101 through san mateo, san carlos. the crash i'm told by chp just cleared to the right shoulder. still waiting for a tow truck. look at that. the sensors went from red to orange. speed is improving. south bay, seeing the build 101 at capital. the crash still there reportedly in one of those lanes. >> pretty cool. we see up to the minute. they come in from the roads. >> that's good. that's what's happening "today in the bay". back at 7:25 with a live local news update. >> our midday newscast at 11:00. more news from all of us. h

joe fryer not far from where i sit. he's over my shoulder on the streets of manhattan. >> good morning to you. here in new york,he strike is expected to last two hours. other parts of the country, it could be several hours or more. drivers are trying end a message to uber as the company prepares to go public. across try count this morning, passeners who use rid sharing apps may find it uber-hard to get a lift. >> everybody needs uber. >> it's going to be ani ghtmare. >> reporter: groups representinr ub and lyft drivers say they're going on strike today in several cities from coast to coast. in new york, it'll last two hours, in aanta 12hours, and los angeles and san diego some drivers might log off their apps for 24 hours. >> i just think that's bucrazy. they're trying to get that money. >> reporter: drivers want higher pay to make a bigger percentage of the fares charged to customers. >> uber is putting profit over peop. >> reporter: kevin regus says he has been driving with uber over years but his earnings have plunge

joe fryer got to sit down with her. >> are you happy m you madonna? >> 100%.eekend. they gave an advocate for change award to madonna, a pioneer for gay rights. it is a rare honor, in fact, madonna is the second person ever to receive it. she has won other trophies, yet for madonna, this holds a special place in her heart, glad advocate for change award. >> change means it will be a battle. it will be a fight. it will make people uncomfortable. you have to be ready for it. all the challenges, change equals challenge. yes. >> reporter: growing up, madonna says she often felt like an woutsider. >>n i moved to new york it was the gay community that embraced everything i did and the kind of ideas of a strong independent female. i felt to come to the rescue of the mulbgtq comty back in the very beginning because they were always there for me. >> reporter: during an emotional speech, madonna recalle how her life changed in the '80s during the aids epidemic. >> the plague that moved in over new york city and in the blink of an eye took out all of my friends. >> repor

. >> nbc's joe fryer with the story. joe, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, guys. are about to see, that's a tough one to answer. there is no question what you see inside meow wolf is art. bright, quirky, interactive. art. >> it is totally amazing. >> reporter: what's less clear is if you should call this popular attraction a museum. >> i'm still impressed by the fact that the door opens. >> reporter: even vince and emily, the co-founders wrestle with that one. what is meow wolf? what is it >> that question is so hard to answer these days. we produce large-scale immersive storytelling experiences. >> reporter: is it a museum or more than that >> it's really more of just an art experience you can come in and there is no prescribed path. you can go wherever you want and look at whatever you want. >> reporter: the first thing you'll see inside meow wolf is a home they call it the house of eternal return. >> we had no idea. >> yeah. >> i thought it would be like a bunch of paintings, not houses. >> reporter: it becomes clear something strange happened that has broken t

joe fryer is on the story this morning. hi, joe. good morning. >> hey, there. from coffee to candy, but laws from state to state are like the wild west, making it difficult to be 100% sure where you can have it, where you can't, and what you can put in it, or put it in. the today the fda weighs in the fray with its first public hearing on this booming industry. it has been called a magic elix elixir >> for headaches >> it's like taking a big chill pill >> reporter: cbd, the popular compound derived from cannabis sellers and users claim it treats everything from arthritis to insomnia. >> the cbd worked and was an absolute miracle seriously. >> reporter: and business is booming. cbd is on track to become a $22 billion industry by 2022. >> we are seeing, i would say, at least 25% growth from month to month obviously, that is insane compared to a lot of other markets. >> reporter: it has been added to just about everything - makeup, coffee, pet treats, and possibly even ice cream. ben & jerry's says it can't wait to add the compound to some of its pints soon the ca

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