because it's got the kind of parental perks you almost never see these days, here's nbc's jolynn kent with more. >> for hans cole every day is take your child to work day. >> my office is just about 100 feet away from the child care center, so i can look out my window and see him playing out in the playground here. >> outers]?1 wr bran?.patagon day ca2h yure is the squealing, its corporate lq?fn gl by for a >> i'm going to meeting.?sb st wted g >> the?? companyay straction, rather than an investment that's paid off. ?- >> 100 mom work after ls. $1200 a month for child, a priceless deal for tor jenna johnson, s her wherever she goes, her daughter and caregiver go, too. compan. ?> patagonia's model is rare. on-site subsidized child care in the u.s. has dropped from 9% in 1996, to just 2% in 2016. >> often what you'll find in the marketplace is tt people understand that something can be positive. but they don't have the tools in >> tyler wellborn's mom, susan, brought him to day care at 18 months, now 30 years later, he designs wetsuits for p

jolynn kent, ventura, jolynn kent nbc news, ventura, california. >>> that's going to do it for us onhis wednesday night, the rockefeller center christmas tree will be lit tonight during a live broadcast beginning at 8:00 eastern/7:00 central here on nbc. i'm lester holt, for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and have a good night. two brea a shooting shut down a major freeway in the east bay...as the evening commute gets un >>> right now at 6:00, we're tracking two breaking stories. the evening commute gets underway. and the s.w.a.t. team is surrounding a home in san jose, an escaped inmate might be inside. the news at 6:00 starts right now. good evening, thanks for being with us. >> we're on top of both of those stories, let's start in san jose where the s.w.a.t. team is attempting to smoke someone out of a home. the million dollar question is, is it chavez? robert honda joins us live on site. they have campbell last night. do they think they have chavez surrounding them? >> they hope so, anyway. but again, we've been here since earlier today, and right now, as we report

because it's got the kind of parental perks you almost never see these days, here's nbc's jolynn kent with more. >> for hans cole every day is take your child to work day. >> my office is just about 100 feet away from the child care center, so i can look out my window and see him playing out in the playground here. >> outer wear brand patagonia's day care is the squealing, laughing heart of its corporate headquarters. >> there's this understanding that children are part of life and a part of work. >> moms nurse in meetings, while dads feed in the nursery. any parent can swing by for a quick hello. >> i'm going to meeting. >> the company says offering this kind of in-house child care for 33 years is not a distraction, rather than an investment after leave we figure we recoup over 90% of our costs. >> parents paying $1200 a month for child, a priceless deal for senior director jenna johnson, whose job takes her around the world. wherever she goes, her daughter and caregiver go, too. all paid for by the company. >> it allows me to excel in my job. but it allows me to excel in my life, re

jolynn kent, nbc news, beauford, georgia. >> he's adorable. he could sell ice to an eskimo. every company should sign him up. >>> let's check our forecast one more time. >> take the kids to a local park. temperatures are climbing, we're around the low 50s in the metro area. reagan national at 53 degrees. probably the high for the day. all dry on the radar now, but there's rain coming, alabama, mississippi, out of the gulf coast. it will be tracking our way during the day tomorrow and as start and end by the evening. could get over an half an inch to an inch of rain. it will be chillier with temperatures in the low 40s. we dry out on wednesday and thursday, low 50s thursday and cold as we get into next weekend. temperatures may only be in the 20s in the morning, afternoon highs in the low 40s. >>> 11 finalists for "time's" person of the year issue. the short list was revealed this morning on "today." among the finalists are ace facebook's chief executive mark zuckerberg, donald trump and hillary clinton. music icon beyonce is on the list, so are the whistleblowers who exposed

. >> nbc's jolynn kent explains what you need to know to keep your device safe.l, on the beach and at the airport. free wi-fi networks and charging ports are everywhere. but these public places are popular targets for hackers. our expert showed us how they do it he set up an unauthorized insecure airport wi-fi at the airport. within minutes 15 travelers around us logged on. not realizing it was an unofficial insecure collection. >> we have a malicious hot spot here. you're punching in what you think is going to be a passward. >> it seems innocent. >> just like that, your data is gone. and the hopeful charging stations are also prime targets, it's called juice jacking. when you plug your phone into a usb port, a prompt comes up, asking if you trust the connection. so many just say yes. but beware. >> this usb port is actually connected to a system where cybercriminal is looking at your device. >> i realized somebody was trying to enter my computer. >> jerome phillips was hacked at the st. louis airport. his first worry, his financial data. >> you don't know what t