shot this season tonight doctors insist it's still not too late to get the flu shot protection tom costello, nbc news, bethesda, maryland >>> after moving to the midwest tonight, a dangerous arctic blast is moving into northeast where it will be the coldest night of the year. tomorrow parts of new england will drop to 20 degrees below zero. >>> in court today prosecutors gave closing arguments in the harvey weinstein trial. nbc's stephanie gosk on their final message before the jury begins deliberations next week. >> reporter: the prosecutor didn't mince her words, harvey weinstein, once one of the most powerful men in hollywood she said is an abusive rapist she described weinstein as the master of his universe and the witnesses here were merely ants that he could step on without consequences. she argued that the hollywood producer used his power and influence to prey on women who were looking for a break in the industry the defense argued the communication weinstein had with accusers after the alleged assaults proved the relationships were consensual he made sure he had contact with the pe

charged with two felonies, facing up to five years in prison and a quarter million dollar fine tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> the man whose tv commercials made hair club for men a household name has died sy sperling became a tv fixture in the 1980s with a line that became famous. >> and, remember, i'm not only the hair club president, but i'm also a client. >> the ads for his hair replacement system appeared so many times, they were even spoofed b "saturday night live." sperling sold the company in 2000 for $45 million. he was 78 years old. >>> up next for us tonight, why women are turning away from a longtime retail giant. vioria's finding itself a victim of its own fashion. tonight word it's being sold our senior business correspondent stephanie ruhle explains why a cultural shift has the company struggling >> reporter: from star-studded fashion shows to racy commercials, it's no secret victoria's secret is in the business of selling sex. ♪ >> this is a great place to shop if you do want to feel sexy. >> reporter: but tonight a stunning fall for the world's largest lingerie brand

here's tom costello. >> reporter: in 2016, the brown family had no way of knowing that a week after aily trip to disney world, 5-year-old jillian would be on life support after suffering a catastrophic spinal cord injury in a horrific car crash today jillian is paralyzed below her neck and relies on a ventilator to breathe. her parents say her evenflo big kid booster seat failed to protect her. >> her body was just flung, and she just was -- you know, it really didn't support. >> reporter: now a propublica investigation has found evenflo's ow internal crash tests show children sitting in a big kid booster seat could suffer serious head, neck and spinal injuries in a side-impact crash. >> their own top car seat engineer admitted that if a child's body moved the way that the dummy did in the crash, that that child could wind up with paralysis, with a head injury, or could die >> reporter: the american academy of pediatrics recommends children stay in five-point harness car seats until they outgrow them, sometimes at 65 pounds or more. but the owner's manual and packaging for jillian's b

got major companies including amazon curtailing employee travel, even in the united states. >> tom costello, thank you. >>> we'll be right back in 60 seconds with a final push by the democrats in south carolina ahead of tomorrow's crucial primary. >>> and the heavy snow burying part of the country and the warmup ahead. >>> we're witnessing a fight to the finish in south carolina just hours until the primary polls open it's considered a must-win for joe biden as he tries to stop bernie sanders' momentum nbc's kristen welker now on the critical vote. >> reporter: tonight, joe biden sounding confident that south carolina will give his campaign a comeback. >> it's been a launching pad for barack and i believe it will be a launching pad for me >> reporter: biden now touting a new endorsement from hillary clinton's 2016 running mate tim kaine who said biden has exemplary heart, character and experience biden leading in south carolina polls looking to become the sole alternative for establishment democrats trying to stop front-runner bernie sanders while other candidates also now trying to slow sa

tom costello has details. >> reporter: the scale of the equifax hack was staggering 145 million americans' names, birth dates and social security numbers stolen in some cases, driver's license and credit card information, too today the attorney general said forensics teams traced the hack back to china. announcing indictments against four members of a chinese military cyber unit called the 54th research institute. though, the fbi concedes it's unlikely they will ever face prosecution. >> this theft not only caused significant financial damage to equifax but invaded the privacy of many millions of americans. >> reporter: it happened in 2017 after equifax failed to patch a security flaw the government had warned about prosecutors say the chinese team hid their tracks by using 34 servers in nearly 20 countries. the fbi believes china also hacked marriott u.s. government personnel office and insurance giant anthem as it builds a massive database on every american the ceo says like most companies they get attacked daily. >> which is why we're investing so heavily in our data security and trans

charged with two felonies, facing up to five years in prison and a quarter million dollar fine tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> the man whose tv commercials made hair club for men a household name has died sy sperling became a tv fixture in the 1980s with a line that became famous. >> and, remember, i'm not only the hair club president. but i'm also a client. >> the ads for his hair replacement system appeared so many times, this he were even spoofed by "saturday night live." sperling sold the company in 2000 for $45 million. he was 78 years old. >>> up next for us tonight, why women are turning away from a longtime retail giant. vo: a great president and an effective mayor. leadership that makes a difference. obama: he's been a leader throughout the country for the past twelve years, mr. michael bloomberg is here. vo: together they worked to combat gun violence, and again to improve education for every child. obama: i want to thank the mayor of this great city, mayor bloomberg, for his extraordinary leadership. i share your determination to bring this country together bloomberg: i'm

as concerns rise about the global impact of this virus nbc's tom costello with that. >> reporter: at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, long lines to get into a hospital in wuhan, china. the number of confirmed cases now approaching 24,000, nearly 500 fatalities. tonight the first american confirmed to have coronavirus in china is being treated in wuhan, while in the united states, still 11 confirmed cases in riverside, california, an infant has been hospitalized with a fever out of an abundance of caution among the 195 americans evacuated from china last week, under quarantine for 14 days. also tonight another plane full of stranded americans is headed to a u.s. base. >> what's different about novel coronavirus is we don't know a lot about it yet, and we don't have a vaccine and so our methods to prevent it are more limited. >> reporter: with much of the world's second largest economy on lockdown, growing concern about the global impact, major u.s. retailers closing thousands of stores across china airline service suspended, car companies and manufacturers shutting down fact

nbc's tom costello has the latest >> reporter: at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak long lines to get into a hospital in wuhan, china the first american confirmed to have coronavirus in china is being treated in wuhan while in the united states still 11 confirmed cases in riverside, california an infant has been hospitalized with a fever out of an abundance of caution among the 195 americans evacuated out of china last week under quarantine for 14 days another plane of stranded americans headed to a u.s. base. >> what's different about novel coronavirus is we don't know a lot about it yet and we don't have a vaccine and so our methods to prevent it are more limited >> reporter: with much of the world's second largest economy on lockdown, growing concern about the global impact. major u.s. retailers closing thousands of stores across china. airline service suspended. car companies and manufacturers shutting down factories or losing critical chinese suppliers. the company behind tonka trucks, tinker toys and lincoln logs fears it could soon be affected. 90% of its products come f

tom costello, nbc news, washington. >>> the mother of two missing children has been arrested in hawaii lori vallow is being held on a $5 million bail. she was arrested after missing a deadline to produce the two children to welfare. vallow is facing multiple charges including two felony counts of desertion. her and her husband, chad daybell, have been in hawaii after leaving idaho in november amid growing questions about her missing children 17-year-old tylee ryan and joshua, jj vallow were last seen in idaho about five months ago police do not believe they're on the island. >>> a small plane has a fiery emergency landing in florida flames were shooting out of the jet skidded across the runway without landing gear authorities say when the twin engine private cessna finally stopped, the two onboard walked out without injuries the runway was shut down for a full inspection, delaying flights until it could be deemed safe for other planes. the cause of the crash is under investigation. >>> an indianapolis freeway is back open this morning after a tanker explosion officials say a truck haul

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idea just how lethal the disease can be our team is in place to cover it all, and we start with tom costello >> reporter: the warning from the cdc, the coronavirus is spreading so quickly around the globe, it may only be a matter of time before it begins rolling across the u.s. with the potential to become a pandemic >> when you have influx of individuals who are infected from multiple countries, then the danger of that outbreak in this country increases substantially. >> reporter: so far health experts say the risk in the u.s. is low. only 57 known cases. but the centers for disease control is now advising employers and schools to think about planning for widespread disruptions like limiting travel and large meetings, allowing workers to telework, and closing schools or allowing internet schoolwork. >> we want people to be ready in terms of if we do see community spread, what would that mean to you. >> reporter: the concern? with a 2% mortality rate at the epicenter in china, the coronavirus is far deadlier than the seasonal flu despite the cdc's warnings, president trump in india today dow

the last time we had a scare like this was for smallpox some 50 years ago lester >> tom costello joins us now at dulles airport outside washington 50 airlines globally are now suspending flights to china. have we ever seen anything quite like that scale? >> reporter: you know, airlines have cancelled flights before due to political instability or violence but of these cancellations do seem to surpass even what we saw during the sars outbreak in 2003 earlier today, the largest flight attendant's union called for a total ban of flights here is where we stand american airlines cancelled flights through march. united's last flight next week also through the end of march. delta cancelling flights all the way through april. the airlines say this is really out of an abundance of caution following state department guidance. >> part of the growing impact breaking news, the critical vote just a short time ago in the impeachment trial of president trump. senate republicans blog witnesses by a 51-49 vote. all but assuring the president's acquittal. >> reporter: tonight senate republicans rejecting

that you'll soon need to fly here is tom costello >> reporter: tonight, growing concern that tsa checkpoints could become choke points on october 1st. flights delayed, passengers unable to leave or return home the nation's airports now warning of a looming meltdown >> so the nation's airports have told the administration, this is a crisis. and my message to them is, act on it. we can't wait any longer >> reporter: delay >> delay delay this thing >> reporter: the problem? while states have now issued 95 million real i.d.'s, that's just 34% of the total two-thirds of americans have just over seven months to upgrade or risk not being able to fly. nationwide, dmv offices are packed with frustrated citizens trying to upgrade their licenses, making appointments months in advance and bringing the required paperwork. from new york -- >> it's hot in there lines out the do people are very upset, frustrated >> reporter: -- to california >> i didn't want to wait in a five-hour line so i had to take off today, you know, with an appointment to get my real i.d. >> reporter: congress passed the real i.d. la

here is tom costello. >> reporter: at the university of nebraska medical center, the first human trial for a coronavirus treatment is underway. the first patient, one of 14 cruise ship passengers from japan now undergoing treatment in omaha eventually 400 patients will be in the trial worldwide. >> these are the people that will potentially have a more severe disease, potentially even be a life-threatening situation. >> reporter: though, the nation's health experts caution a vaccine may not be widely available for 12 to 18 months. >> if this cycles and comes back next year, then having a vaccine a year and a year a and a half from now will be very applicable. >> reporter: the latest numbers from the cdc, 60 known coronavirus cases in the u.s., though that number is expected to grow the hhs secretary on capitol hill. >> the risk right now is very low to americans from a public health perspective, we technically are in a state of containment in the united states. >> reporter: at holy may medical center in teaneck, new jersey, the medical staff is already preparing. >> want to make sure y

here is tom costello with the price you pay and a series w begin on your taxes. >> reporter: it ma t dreaded day on the calendar but tax pros say you can make it worse if you prepare nowof those receipts and tax forms especially from multiple jobs. >> since i bill clients by the hour, i try to impress on them to be organized so i don't have to sift through a literal or virtual shoe box full of receipts and information >> reporter: the more work you leave to your accountant, the more you pay for their time. if you have a simple return, a tax software may be easier and cheaper. if you earn less than $69,000, the irs offers a free program. at irs.gov if you owe money, you'll owe more if you don't pay on time. >> do not treat a tax bill like a credit card or late credit card because interest and penalties accrue on a monthly basis. >> reporter: if yoe payment plan with the irs. good news, you have until tax day to put money into an individual retirement account for last year. your income level determines whether that contribution is tax deductible the earlier you do your taxes, soon t so

than they know about or are reporting richard engel, nbc news, hong kong >> reporter: this is tom costellowall street today a sea of red. the dow down more than 1,000 points, 3.5%. >> an ugly day for wall street the worst we've seen for stocks in years. >> reporter: the stock market in a steep nosedive over concern the coronavirus is already cutting into the global economy. the market erasing all of its gains from 2020. among the hardest hit stocks, companies dependent on chinese supply lines and international travel, including apple, nike, marriott, united airlines, carnival and norwegian cruise lines. and pharmaceutical companies on concern drugs made in china could come into short supply >> it's not just the pharmaceutical industry, it's the auto industry. it's the consumer products industry so many american companies have staked their production on china. >> reporter: meanwhile small u.s. companies are also getting worried. omg accessories sells products for kids and tweens to big u.s retailers. but like many companies, manufacturing has been shut down for a month already. >> we do all

. >> reporter: all season coach tom costello hoped to find a way to show stewy what he meant to the teamh the gails ahead, coach costello saw his moment. >> and the chance started coming, and i saidhe go get ready. >> reporter: he put stew we in the game for the first time , yf this we're just so proud of him and know how hard he worked. >> reporter: the high school senior, a hometown hero. >> i'm'd be lying if i said there was a little bit of a tear. >> reporter: after sinking a three-pointer that was nothing but net and a whole lot of love. sarah harman, nbc news >> with that, hopefully he'll get another chance. >> he's like getting to live out the real-life ruby movie good for him. >>> skiers hit the slope for the stunning classic it's only lit by the full moon and torches and the lights on skiers' helmets. it's the 14th time the cross-country race has been held it attracted more than 300 skiers from 20 countries. >>> get aload of these llamas and their adorable companions. children are responsible for looking at their llamas, but once a year they get to saddle up and race each other

is not inevitable this morning, there is a new case in california that's raising concerns nbc's tom costello good morning. >> good morning is right the single case in northern california may now suggest that this virus is starting to spread inside the united states without a known connection to overseas travel 82,000 cases worldwide, 2,800 deaths all of the schools in japan ordered to close until april, and now with concern about it spreading in the u.s., the president is taking action this morning, the cdc is confirming a person in northern california has contracted the coronavirus, but that patient never traveled outside the country or came into contact with another person who is known to be infected why might that be a big deal it's the first sign, say experts, that the disease may be spreading within a local community. there are now 60 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the u.s., but so far there have been no deaths here. >> because of all we've done, the risk to the american people remains very low. >> reporter: on wednesday, president trump, flanked by public health experts, was downpla

here's tom costello. >> reporter: the airlines invite passengers to sit back, relax, and enjoy the flight, but wendi williams says this is what happened when she reclined the passenger behind her punching her seat, then shoving over and over again williams has been tweeting for days. this unhinged jerk felt he could assault me social media lit up. you have the patience of a saint, tweeted one. but others said she started the altercation. did you have to recline, asked one another tweeting, so he has to sit sideways so you can recline wow. importantly the video doesn't show what happened before or after williams started recording. the airlines say they're investigating. but seat back etiquette is a common complaint as airlines squeeze their planes full of more people. it's helped to keep ticket prices low but tensions are high. >> well, his response was childish >> reporter: flight attendants say they see it every day. >> check with the person behind you. just be thoughtful of people around you. >> reporter: while delta is cutting how much seats recline to protect passengers' personal spac

the cdc here at home is moving fast to keep it from spreading here tom costello has the latest. >> reporter: built in just ten days, a thousand-bed pop-up hospital at the center of the coronavirus outbreak now accepting its first patients china reportedly running low on medical supplies and test kits with nearly 20,000 confirmed cases. 428 known fatalities here in the u.s., 11 confirmed cases, nine patients who had been to china a seattle area man the first american affected has been released from the hospital saying he is getting better and will remain in isolation at home. >> the situation in china is very serious. we have a low risk current lip, but that risk could change. >> reporter: the americans who are sick have experienced mild to severe flu-like symptoms, some requiring oxygen u.s. citizens and family members who have been to the center of the outbreak will be quarantined for 14 days. meanwhile, the government is plans another air lift to bring a thousand americans home to four military bases for quarantine so far, none of the 195 americans quarantined since last week at a califor

here's nbc's tom costello with what you need to know. >> reporter: on wall street, a sea of red the dowre than a thousand points. 3.5% >> an ugly day for wall street, the worst we've seen for stocks in years >> reporter: the stock market in a steep nose dive over concern the coronavirus is already cutting into the global economy. the market erasing all of its gains from 2020. among the hardest-hit stocks, companies dependent on chinese supply lines and international travel, including apple, nike, marriott, united airlines, carnival and norwegian cruise lines. and pharmaceutical companies concerned drugs made in china could come into short supply >> it's not just the pharmaceutical industry. it's the auto industry it's the consumer products industry so many american companies have staked their production on china. >> reporter: meanwhile, small u.s. companies are also getting worried. omg accessories sells products for kids and tweens too big u.s. retailers. but like many companies, manufacturing has been shutdown a month already. >> we do all the developing, all the sampling our whole te

our tom costello has late details. >> reporter: in a city racked by gu violence a shootout between members of a u.s. marshals fugitive task force and a former corrections officer wanted for attempted murder >> we got two officers hit, two officers who are hit. suspect is down. >> reporter: two detectives wounded one in the stomach, one in the leg. >> at least one of their lives was likely saved by application of a tourniquet. applied by their fellow officers. tourniquets save lives. >> reporter: both officers expected to survive. the suspect pronounced dead on the scene. police say the detectives were serving a warrant on the former corrections officer for attempted murder in pennsylvania when gunfire broke out just after noon. for years baltimore has been among the nation's most dangerous cities, gripped by gun violence and drug activity. >> this is a dangerous job. we wake up every day, and we go do it for the people of the city we live in. >> reporter: 348 people were murdered in baltimore last year the fifth straight year with more than 300 murders. >> i'd like to thank the brave offic

our tom costello has late details. >> reporter: tonight the ntsb is releasing new photographs taken by people on the ground seconds before the fatal crash of low cloud cover then thechopper dii >> helicopter 2 echo with you for the special transition we are currently at 1400 >> reporter: while pilot ara zobayan was flying under strict visual flight rules, the ntsb says he advised controllers he was climbing up through the clouds to escape them. the cloud tops were at 2,400 feet he almost made it. the chopper reached 2,300 feet before suddenly banking into a hard left turn and crashing at 180 miles per hour. >> the left bank which is increasing and the descent rate may very well be indicators of spatial disorientation that's certainly what head, then crash into the hi helicopter approaching and i'm going what in the world is a helicopter flying because we were below minimums there was no visibility toepy says there was engines and rotor blades appear to have been working normally. meanwhile, southern california is preparing to remember the crash victims. monday john, keri, and alissa al

here's nbc's tom costello with what you need to know. >> the warning from the cdc, the coronavirus is spreading so quickly around the globe it may only be a matter of time before it begins rolling across the u.s. with the potential to become a when you have influx of individuals who are infected from multiple countries, then the danger of that outbreak in this country increases substantially. >> reporter: so far health experts say the risk in the u.s. is low only 57 known cases. but the centers for disease control is now advising employers and schools to think about planning for widespread disruptions like limiting travel and large meetings, allowing workers to telework, and closing schools or allowing internet school work. >> we want people to be ready in terms of if we do see community spread what would that mean to you? >> the concern, with a 2% mortality rate at the epicenter in china, the coronavirus is far deadlier than the seasonal flu despite the cdc's warnings president trump in india downplayed the risk. >> you may ask about the coronavirus, which is very well under control

corrections officer wanted for attempted murder that's when things took a deadly turn hea here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: in a city wrapped by gun violence, a shoot out between the marshals fugitive task force and former corrections officer wanted for attempted murder >> we have two officers. suspect is down. >> reporter: two detectives wounded, one in the stomach, one in the leg >> at least one of their lives was likely saved by application of a tourniquet applied by their fellow officers. tourniquets save lives >> reporter: both officers expected to survive. the suspect pronounced dead on the scene. police say the detectives were serving a warrant on the former corrections officer for attempted murder in pennsylvania when gunfire broke out for years baltimore has been among the nation's most dangerous cities, gripped by gun violence and drug activity >> this is a dangerous job we wake up every day and we go do it for the people of the city we live in >> reporter: 348 people were murdered in baltimore last year. the fifth straight year with more than 300 murders. >> i would like to thank t

federal authorities have charged four members of china's military with hacking equifax in 2017 nbc's tom costello tells us how they allegedly did it. >> reporter: the scale of the equifax hack was staggering. 145 million americans' names, birth dates and social security numbers stolen in some cases driver's license and credit card information, too. the attorney general said forensics teams had traced the hack back to china announcing indictments against four members of a chinese military cyber unit called the 54th research institute. though the fbi concedes it's unlikely they'll ever face prosecution. >> this theft not only caused significant financial damage to equifax, but invaded the privacy of many millions of americans. >> reporter: it happened in 2017 after equifax failed to patch a security flaw the government had warned about prosecutors say the chinese team hid their tracks by using 34 servers in nearly 20 countries the fbi believes china also hacked marriott, u.s. government personnel office, and insurance giant anthem as it builds a massive database on every american equifax's new c.e.

if this is out among the population, as opposed to a simple travel history alone. >> all right tom costello how about we take a little break and get a check on the weather. mr. roker is outside studio 1a >> that's right. it looks like it look at this we got the comcast nbc building here in universal. it's also home to jimmy fallon's race through new york. another bit of new york here in the northeast. why are we seeing so much lake-effect snow we're talking two feet or more here's the problem normally, the great lakes would be iced over completely. we're talking 30% to 100% iced over however, the ice situation, because it's been so warm, the great lakes, pretty much wide-open. and that is the fuel source for all that snow. the warmer -- the cold air picks up the warm, moist air across the lakes and that brings a ton of snow. we're talking 8 inches to 2 feet of snow around the great lakes that >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're starting to see some high clouds moving in this morning and that will give us a miltered sunshine as our temperatures still warm up into the upper 7

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tom costello has more. tom, good morning. >> reporter: hi, guys.seeing the impact on global travel at airports, on airlines worldwide, on cruise ship activity worldwide. the epicenter for the coronavirus is also the center for major industrial production out of china now, we're starting to see the trickle-down effect, on manufacturing, on sales and consumers worldwide. from toys and tech, to clothes and cars many american staples, of course, are still made in china. but the deadly coronavirus outbreak is causing a huge supply chain stutter >> china is driving one-fifth of global economic growth the fact that we're seeing factories shut down, consumers staying at home and not able to spend money, that all means that we can expect to see the global economy also take a hit. >> reporter: despite an ongoing trade car, china is still the united states' largest trading partner. but american businesses and consumers are starting to see t majo the coronavirus ripple effect. on monday, apple became the first major u.s. company to announce it won't meet its r

nbc's tom costello covers aviation for us. >> reporter: guys, you've seen the video and i presume most of our audience has seen this video, of a man punching the seat of a woman in front of him when she reclines. people on both sides of this issue, arguing back and forth. that is the issue. should you or should you not recline your seat this morning, the ceo of delta airlines is weighing in on a competing airlines controversy >> i think customers have the right to recline >> reporter: this viral video shot on an american airlines flight and posted to twitter, showing a female passenger's seat being repeatedly punched by a man clearly unhappy about his lack of space after she reclined fiery tweets supporting the woman and the man, creating major turbulence online. now, delta's ceo has added more fuel on this already heated issue. >> i think the proper thing to do, if you're going to recline into somebody, you ask if it's okay first and then you do it. >> reporter: film maker judd apatow tweeting his reaction you want to create a

. >> beth wanted to introduce tom to her friends on the west coast. top of the list was leslie costello college friend. leslie lives in san diego, and she was eager to meet beth's new beau. but she was less than impressed. >> he was distant and very formal. and i didn't understand him. >> the trip ended badly. >> they were in a taxi and he had a temper tantrum, and i guess she said, let us off here. whatever she said, he turned and really yelled at her. and she said it was a little bit scary. >> and he was drinking. >> she said he had eight beers by the time they got to the airport and got on the plane. >> bernadette says that on the way home, tom asked beth what her friends thought of him. he said something chilling during the exchange that followed. something that troubled her so much she told bernadette about it right away. >> he said what did they say about me? and she said something like, they thought you were really sophisticated and, you know, charming, this and that. and he said under his breath, boy, i really should have been an actor. and she said that just went right into her