Morning News NOW Full Episode – Nov. 9

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: developing right now on morning news now back in session this morning lawmakers heading back to capitol hill for the first time in months democrats already looking ahead to next session following that big blue wave in last week's midterm elections meanwhile president trump reflecting on what went wrong for his party why couldn't you win i think it was bad messaging [00:00:23] Speaker 2: what was the bad message we couldn't get the word across they didn't like the war they didn't like [00:00:30] Speaker 3: the fact that gasoline went up you think your deportation policy went too far it was too tough [00:00:35] Speaker 1: i think it might be too tough yeah plus votes still being counted in the contentious race for alaska governor we will bring you an update also developing its sentencing day for actor and comedian russell brand days after his conviction for rape and sexual assault then more fallout at cornell university over its handling of game rape allegations at a fraternity we'll have the latest plus outbreak concerns now the u.s on track to lose its measles free status as cases surge the warning from doctors and what you can do to keep your family healthy and nasa accepting applications for its newest class of astronauts do you have what it takes our friend former astronaut mike massimino is here with some advice on making one giant career leap i do think they like when you've got like an interesting background to bring to them but i think you got to be like a little better at math and in shape and no math [00:01:35] Speaker 4: yeah oh yeah there's i don't know if i'm too old but yeah we'll ask her all those questions for in a little bit good morning good to have you this on this monday i'm joe fryer and i'm savannah [00:01:44] Speaker 1: sellers thanks for starting your week with us we are going to begin this morning in washington where lawmakers will be back to work for the first time since september the immediate [00:01:51] Speaker 4: future for congress is now very different from when they left town to campaign some will be out of a job in january after last week's historic midterm elections and those who remain must find a way to work with the blue wave of democrats coming to both chambers so will president trump he spoke about the election in his first interview since the republican party's major losses the lame duck president also shaking up his white house staff with a controversial pick that raises questions about just how much he's willing to work with the new democratic majority few minutes we'll catch up with nbc news legal affairs reporter gary grumbach with more on the president's latest moves let's begin with nbc's alice bar and more on what we can expect in washington this week alice good morning [00:02:31] Speaker 5: good morning joe and savannah we won't be seeing new lawmakers on capitol hill until january but the coming changeover is already remaking the political landscape and we're getting early signs of how president trump may adapt it's a full house and senate again today on capitol hill as lawmakers return to washington and a new reality with democrats set to take control of congress in january newly elected members [00:02:58] Speaker 6: urging their party to focus on the cost of living if we don't figure that out and get to work on helping people this is going to be a one and done kind of you know kind of blue wave president trump in his [00:03:11] Speaker 5: first major post-election interview giving 60 minutes his assessment of the reasons for historic republican [00:03:18] Speaker 2: losses they didn't like the war they didn't like the fact that gasoline went up he again insisted the [00:03:24] Speaker 5: results would have been different if he were on the ballot while acknowledging his deportation policy may have hurt him i think it might be too tough yeah and suggesting that's one area where he could work [00:03:36] Speaker 2: with democrats let the people that are here and in some cases here for 10 and 15 years work a deal for [00:03:44] Speaker 5: them that despite elevating the man credited as the architect of the administration's immigration crackdown steven miller to white house chief of staff some leading voices on the left still calling to work [00:03:56] Speaker 7: together where possible do i think we can work with trump maybe i'm not by no means guaranteeing it [00:04:02] Speaker 5: but it is certainly worth the effort even as calls for investigations grow louder including a potential impeachment push against defense secretary pete hegseth as soon as this week led by an outgoing republican [00:04:15] Speaker 8: representative i'm a hard yes on the hegseth resolution the president defended hegseth while [00:04:22] Speaker 5: signaling other changes could be coming and this congress still does have work to do including preventing another government shutdown before new lawmakers move in in the new year and again we're still waiting as well to hear where the senate races in alaska and mississippi will land with the democrats holding on to razor tight leads joe and savannah all right alice thank you well nbc [00:04:45] Speaker 1: news legal affairs reporter gary crumbach joins us now with more hey gary good morning so we just heard there from alice's piece congressional democrats are preparing to investigate the trump administration and officials when they assume the majority next year now attorney general todd blanche is going on the defensive so what are we hearing from him yeah the trump administration preparing to [00:05:04] Speaker 9: investigate the people who say they're going to investigate them if you can keep track of that this is very clearly coming from the top down president trump all week has been targeting specific members of congress including uh senator alice slothkin saying they are extortionists and saying they should be investigated for what they for what the trump administration believes is wrongdoing attorney general todd blanche was asked about robert garcia's comments he's the guy that's going to be heading up the very powerful house oversight committee come january when he said lawyer up uh the attorney general said that he should be very concerned if he was a member of the committee here's what he had to say on sunday [00:05:39] Speaker 10: shows this weekend my job as the attorney general is among other things is to defend the administration we do that in court in all sorts of ways and i will tell you if stephen miller if they try to come after stephen miller for these whatever it is that garcia thinks he's going to do instead of actually just conducting oversight and leading of course the department of justice will be there to defend him just like if they went after any cabinet secretary or any person in government now the administration [00:06:06] Speaker 9: certainly does have the ability to defend itself in courts uh from anybody who chooses uh to to file a lawsuit or anything of that sort however there's been a real blurring of the lines between the white house and the department of justice traditionally it's a real independent department of justice guys uh [00:06:22] Speaker 4: gary president trump made some headlines over the weekend about who might be the next white house press secretary of course the last one didn't even last a week so what are we hearing now so it appears [00:06:31] Speaker 9: that on saturday uh president trump offered the job of white house press secretary to his friend uh and the ceo of the ultimate fighting championships dana white uh this doesn't appear to have been a real serious offer at least at this point because on sunday he said he was kidding it was just a joke they were just down at mar-a-lago this weekend and threw that on true social uh trump is expected to meet with dana white today at the white house he says it's on topics unrelated to the job as white [00:07:00] Speaker 1: house press secretary guys uh gary one other big piece of news that we are following this morning this is rocking the world of artificial intelligence rocking the stock market this is the ceo and co-founder of nvidia is under investigation by his own board this is amid reports he had an affair with a woman that officials are calling a chinese spy um president trump has actually closely aligned himself with tech ceos including him right there jensen wang during the second term how did he respond to this news yeah [00:07:30] Speaker 9: technology chip maker nvidia is saying they're opening up an investigation into what they say was a potential foreign intelligence operation uh by the by the nation of china they're saying that they don't believe any of nvidia secrets uh came out here or there was any real incident that occurred but this did happen president trump uh of course is very close with the ceo jensen huang and he actually awarded him a science medal just last month president trump seemed to brush off these concerns last night [00:08:01] Speaker 11: i have not spoken to him about it i just know he's a fine person but you never know what is going on i'm sure i hope everything's fine he's done such an incredible job now in an email to the video's [00:08:14] Speaker 9: workforce huang did tell people that he was unfaithful to his wife's wife he said he hurt his wife he hurt his children uh and that he's apologizing for his actions all right gary grumbach from dc forest [00:08:25] Speaker 4: thanks gary for democrats the next big challenge is figuring out their priorities now that they will control both chambers among those outlining their agenda is senate elect adam hamilton he flipped one kansas seat to blue becoming the first democrat to represent that state in the senate in nearly a century as you saw a moment ago hamilton spoke with meet the press moderator kristen welker she has more on their conversation now kristen good morning good morning joe and savannah [00:08:51] Speaker 12: this week on meet the press i spoke with senator elect adam hamilton of kansas about democrats plans to investigate president trump after their dominant performance in the midterm election well as democrats prepare to take over control of both chambers of congress there seem to be two priorities emerging addressing the issue of affordability and investigating the trump administration that's according to democrats which do you think is the bigger priority [00:09:24] Speaker 6: well clearly the bigger priority for me and i think for most people in america especially people living paycheck to paycheck is please help us with the cost of living i am very interested in ending the war in iran as quickly as possible i want to see us claw back tariff policies back to the congress where it started in in our constitution and to be able to say when the president wants to impose a tariff you've got to make the case for it you've got to show us who's going to be helped by this why are we doing this how long is it going to last who's going to be hurt by it and so those two things are going to bring affordability back in play that's about 250 a month between the fuel prices and the hidden tariff taxes that doesn't count what farmers are paying in the ag industry what they're paying for the hidden cost of these tariffs in the war uh again fertilizer input across input prices uh and and then so we're going to start there if i spent the next two years my first two years in the senate and investigations i'd be deeply disappointed i want to get to work helping the people in my state and helping the people across the country uh so what i'm interested in is yes let's get guardrails put in place so that we don't see these kinds of things happen again but let's focus on helping the american people i'll tell you the democrats if they don't if we don't figure that out and get to work on helping people uh this is going to be a a one and done kind of uh you know kind of blue wave you can see my full interview with [00:10:41] Speaker 12: reverend hamilton at meetthepress.com you can also get more meet the press right here on nbc news now [00:10:47] Speaker 1: every weekday at 4 pm thank you kristin well let's turn out of london where comedian and actor russell brand is expected to learn his sentencing fate this morning the 51 year old faces a [00:10:56] Speaker 4: significant prison sentence he was convicted last week on one count of rape three counts of sexual assault involving four different women the judge has already denied brand bail warning him to expect [00:11:07] Speaker 1: a lengthy prison term joining us now is nbc news senior legal analyst danny savallo standing good morning um so as viewers may have just seen on their screen right now convicted on four charges this is involving four different women how does that impact sentencing a lot so the judge will look [00:11:24] Speaker 13: at the rape first that is the lead count and then fashion a sentence around that then look at the other lesser crimes and he may increase the sentence or worse for brand he can actually stack them on top of each other that's similar to what we have here in the u.s called consecutive sentencing which is always bad news for a defendant because it can make their sentence just massive very quickly most of the time the default is what we call concurrent you serve all the sentences at once but the judge has some [00:11:51] Speaker 4: discretion here sentencing obviously in england different from the u.s what are the guidelines the [00:11:56] Speaker 13: judge is going to have to follow here in this case interestingly enough there's no uk overall guidelines but england and wales have their own guidelines just like we do in the federal system sentencing guidelines but for about 20 years in the u.s the sentencing guidelines have been only advisory that means the judge calculates them but the judge doesn't have to sentence even within those guidelines in england they are still mandatory so whatever the guideline says and they have a grid once they get to that then the judge has to sentence within that range but even within that range there is some discretion so very similar in the sense that no matter what the judge does have [00:12:33] Speaker 1: discretion to consider all the factors and danny you've written about how brand's fame could actually [00:12:38] Speaker 13: work against him here explain that interesting here in the u.s we have something like that in that if you have a prior record then that is held against you if you have no prior record that's about the best thing that you can have going for you going into sentencing in england i guess kind of a parallel you'd say is that they can use the defendant's status if you use that status to perpetrate the crime they can use that against him as well and of course the prosecution has been arguing this morning essentially that here was this famous guy these people were very very intimidated by him he uh he bought he text them constantly and use that status to get them into his uh his control so that is something the judge may end up considering let's talk numbers here realistically what could this sentence be and then how much of it could he actually serve look for a range from maybe five to fifteen uh realistically probably closer to eight or nine years but it could get into the double digits if these aggravating factors are persuasive enough to this judge all right danny savalos thank you [00:13:41] Speaker 4: so much for joining us new developments at cornell university where faculty members issued a no confidence vote in the school administration they're upset over the school's handling of that bombshell sexual assault allegation that led to a lawsuit now this vote is largely symbolic comes after a former student accused seven fraternity members of gang rape and sexual assault in 2024 allegations that all seven men deny nbc news correspondent valerie castro has more a vote of no confidence in cornell [00:14:11] Speaker 14: university leadership by members of the faculty senate this vote is only the beginning as the fallout continues over the handling of a high profile alleged sexual assault at a fraternity house it says to the cornell [00:14:22] Speaker 15: community that the faculty do not stand behind this administration's response to this crisis and importantly it says to all of the jane does out there we have your back [00:14:34] Speaker 14: calls for campus reform have been growing in the wake of the allegations a former student now known as jane doe filing a lawsuit against seven members of the chi-fi fraternity accusing them of sexually assaulting her while she was under the influence of drugs in 2024 all seven of the accused have denied the allegations the university and campus police have also faced criticism for how the allegations were investigated the vote of 75 to 50 does little in the way of action the resolution does not recommend the removal of any administrators or suggest how to manage the ongoing crisis still those in support [00:15:12] Speaker 16: say it sends a clear message we have helped to open a space for survivors of rape and sexual assault at cornell to share their experiences with the assurance that they will be ignored no longer the chair of the [00:15:26] Speaker 14: board of trustees saying in a statement in part the board remains confident that president kotlikoff and his administration are the right leaders jane doe's attorney writing in part we believe that the faculty senate did not reach this decision lightly and we are hopeful that this will be yet another step forward to educate and support the cornell community by addressing the long-standing scourge of sexual assault on campus [00:15:52] Speaker 17: i think we've sent a resounding message that the changes that need to be made need to be made now and they need to be made by a different administration our thanks to valerie castro for that report new [00:16:03] Speaker 4: york attorney general letitia james who is named special prosecutor by the governor has now appointed a former federal prosecutor to lead the investigation the same person who oversaw the sean diddy combs case several of the cornell defendants are now calling for james to be removed from the case they argue comments she made on social media before her appointments show a bias toward jane doe james says her office is capable of an unbiased review well this morning investigators in florida are still [00:16:30] Speaker 1: trying to figure out why and how a learjet fell out of the sky onto a busy road nine people were killed when that plane went down one week ago and now we are hearing from the father of the 20 year old co-pilot who fought to keep that jet in the air nbc news senior correspondent tom costello has more [00:16:50] Speaker 18: mayday mayday we're just having 10 000 feet per minute the radio call was terrifying natalia was the 20 year old co-pilot of that doomed learjet friday her father said he'd listened to her final call several times searching for answers she made me so proud she she showed me what it is to be a hero a hero he says for remaining calm on the radio as she and captain jeff gregory reported bad weather turbulence and icing conditions we are in an overseas condition descending 20 000 feet per minute going into a fatal nosedive near palm beach with seven passengers on board we're going to crash into the ground 722 bala delta alan filgarias taught natalia to fly when she was just a teenager earning her license at 17. now losing her is almost too much to bear she was gifted and my soulmate ntsb investigators have recovered debris and a portion of one engine near the crash scene i wanted to be by her side inside the plane to help the filgarias attorney citing natalia's 1300 hours of cockpit time pushing [00:18:04] Speaker 19: back on claims she was inexperienced the purpose of this is to preserve not just her memory but her [00:18:13] Speaker 1: reputation our thanks to tom costello for that report while the ntsb is still unsure whether the plane had a cockpit voice recorder and the investigation here is expected to take months all right as we head [00:18:24] Speaker 4: into a new week let's take a look at your morning news now weather after a weekend of heavy rain in parts of the country well still more wet weather to watch yeah and parts of texas they could continue [00:18:33] Speaker 1: seeing more heavy rain and thunderstorms today with even a risk of flooding and then in the pacific northwest they're also expecting more rain and even mountain snow later this week we could see more rain right here along the east coast nbc meteorologist rafael miranda is tracking it all hey raf good morning [00:18:50] Speaker 20: good morning samana good morning joe yes stormy week ahead right now quiet in the northeast but quite wide across texas as you mentioned we're tracking very heavy rain showers and storms where we've already seen flooding unfortunately several inches of rain fallen already and look at all the thunder and lightning on this stormy monday morning more rain expected throughout the day across central and southern texas areas that don't need any more rain an additional inch or two possible in many spots for that reason we have a flood watch in effect including corpus christi uh back towards laredo texas that flash flood risk is elevated for san antonio and even austin we'll be watching this closely throughout the day today as the rain continues in heavy waves at times we're expecting again a couple of inches of rain falling on an already soaked ground so that's a problem there across the south now the northwest also very stormy the pacific northwest has seen a few storms over the weekend another one moving on shore today and tonight heavy rain along the coast and some mountain snow is expected there so watch out for travel impacts and significant rain especially right along the coast we're talking several inches a very heavy rain for the pacific northwest stormy for today and over the next couple of days now eventually some of that energy works its way towards the east coast that means we could see rain and even some snow not in the cities but in the mountains of the northeast places like the appalachians could see some mountain snowfall same story for new england first snow of the season for many this is coming later on this week friday into saturday for the big cities it's looking like a chilly rain thursday friday and maybe even into parts of early saturday but get ready for that it's cold right now we have freeze and frost alerts in effect for parts of the south take a look at temperatures there in the tennessee valley 38 degrees contrast that with warm weather across much of the country today temperatures trending above average in the plains of the midwest you can see for today isolated showers in new england otherwise a very quiet picture nationally except for south texas and the pacific northwest and then again we'll watch that storm move across the country arriving here in the northeast with some very chilly rain we're talking about high temperatures in the 40s by friday with rainfall so uh first real cold nasty storm that looks like a november map right there i feel like we haven't seen one in a while and snow in the mountains just uh the mountains of the northeast and the appalachians it's changing it is it's time [00:21:15] Speaker 4: thanks you got it much more to come here on morning news now later this hour the accused gunman in a deadly mass shooting in poland has died more from police in the latest on that investigation up first [00:21:25] Speaker 1: though after the break pope leo in the middle of a whirlwind visit to south america his message to the [00:21:31] Speaker 4: faithful is next stay with us welcome back pope leo is into argentina for the second stop of his 12-day south america tour millions are expected to turn out to attend mass celebrated by the holy father he was greeted when he arrived yesterday by argentina's president the trip comes less than a [00:21:53] Speaker 1: month after the pope underwent surgery for lung cancer we'll speak in on the flight to the first stop of his tour the pontiff said he was feeling fine i know some people were doubtful about this [00:22:03] Speaker 21: trip taking place i confess that from the first day i had no doubt and was convinced that this trip had to go forward and very happy to say praise the lord and thanks to wonderful medical assistance i'm here [00:22:19] Speaker 4: today i think in fairly good shape nbc news international correspondent danielle hamamgen joined us now danielle first of all just talk to us a bit about the significance of this south america tour what does this trip and just the continent mean personally to pope leo yeah good morning guys well south [00:22:35] Speaker 22: america is the world's largest catholic stronghold however catholicism is on the decline for a number of reasons but for the church the hope is that a papal visit can help strengthen catholic identity perhaps renew their faith especially so soon after that medical scare this trip clearly meant a lot to pope leo despite the grueling schedule and perhaps that will resonate with people whether or not they're practicing catholics for argentinians this is the first visit by a pope in nearly 40 years when it comes specifically to leo yes he was born in the u.s but he spent 20 years in peru first as a missionary then a bishop he has peruvian citizenship so this has been described as a homecoming for him [00:23:18] Speaker 1: danielle we know pope leo has not shied away from politics we've sort of seen him clash with president trump on a host of issues and it's no different here argentina's president malay is a staunch trump ally who's actually frequently insulted and attacked pope leo's argentinian predecessor pope francis what was the pontis meeting like with malay and what kind of message did he have for him [00:23:41] Speaker 22: yeah argentina is the most politically delicate stop on this tour no doubt about that javier mille is not only a donald trump ally as you say he's also a supporter of the war in iran something leo has also criticized in the past when it comes to domestic policies his austerity measures radical budget cuts have been criticized by the catholic church for hitting the poorest the most as the hope pope leo delivering this message in front of mille on sunday that the economy must be at the service of the people rather than the people being at the service of the economy in other words the economy must benefit everyone including the poor when it comes to leo's predecessor pope francis francis of course was born in argentina his name and his papacy so synonymous with social justice his work for and with the poor refugees the marginalized mille had described him at the time as quote a communist as evil on earth now however in front of the first american born pope a completely different rhetoric yesterday describing francis as the most important argentine in history danielle so with that in mind [00:24:43] Speaker 4: what's on the agenda for the pope today and then just over the next few days yeah he's scheduled to [00:24:48] Speaker 22: visit a facility for disabled people as well as a prison where he'll meet inmates he'll also celebrate mass in various cities across argentina he leaves for peru on wednesday that will be the longest part of the trip and no no doubt guys it'll be quite the reception for pope leo yeah a bit of a homecoming [00:25:05] Speaker 1: there all right danielle thank you so much we've got more international news now authorities in poland say the 24 year old gunman in a deadly mass shooting has died nbc's matt bodner joins us now to take us [00:25:16] Speaker 4: around the world in 60 seconds mac good morning joe savannah good morning the man who killed six people [00:25:22] Speaker 23: in a suspected far-right terror attack in krakow poland on saturday has died the man was shot by police after he launched a rampage in the city's main market square it's injured more than a dozen other people that included two police officers those two officers are in critical condition moving along now to turkey where global leaders have gathered for the cop 31 climate summit in opening remarks leaders urged the world to accelerate its fight against climate change warning that the world is already on course to force to overshoot thresholds were set at the 2015 paris climate summit the u.s has shunned the summit for the second year in a row we'll wrap up this hour in india where millions of people are celebrating diwali that is the hindu festival of lights this year amid heightened air quality concerns india's supreme court committed the use of so-called green fireworks in delhi these are designed to produce 20 to 30 percent [00:26:08] Speaker 1: fewer emissions than normal fireworks back to you guys all right matt bodner thanks so much coming up at risk the u.s on the brink of losing its measles free status as cases soar into the thousands we come [00:26:21] Speaker 4: back our friend dr kavita patel joins us with what you need to know to stay healthy this is morning news now [00:26:31] Speaker 1: we're back with a look at the growing measles outbreak across the u.s so far this year more than 5 000 cases have been reported and experts worry the spread could get worse ahead of the holidays so now the u.s is on track to lose its elimination status of the disease nbc news national correspondent aaron gilchrist has a look at this growing public health problem new fears that the u.s could lose its [00:26:56] Speaker 24: measles elimination status as cases across the country skyrocket the centers for disease control reporting more than 5 000 cases in the u.s in 2026 already more than double last year's total confirmed cases now in all but four states and deaths reported in new york pennsylvania and wisconsin the state health departments say none of the victims who died were vaccinated the pan american health organization expected to make a decision in the coming week on the elimination status infectious disease expert peter chin hong says losing the elimination status would mean the prevalence of measles cases is primed to put new pressures on health care and communities we have to continue [00:27:35] Speaker 25: being anxious about that person coming through the airport or the grocery uh potentially leading off [00:27:42] Speaker 24: to a lot a chain of transmission events measles was considered eliminated in this country back in 2000 but as vaccinations have dropped in recent years outbreaks have surged just last week the cdc calling a meeting of top public health experts to figure out how to regain control of measles in a statement the agency telling mbc news in part it's deploying experts to states and investing approximately 100 million dollars in outbreak prevention and response adding health secretary robert f kennedy jr and cdc director erica schwartz continue to recommend mmr vaccination as the most effective way to prevent measles but kennedy has a long history of claiming without evidence that measles vaccines are harmful can this measles problem be solved without vaccination this cannot be solved without vaccination aaron gilchrist nbc news let's now bring in our friend [00:28:35] Speaker 1: nbc news medical contributor dr kavita patel for more on these growing measles cases dr patel good morning so the pan-american health organization that's who's expected to make this decision about america's elimination status later this week and it seems it's almost certain that the us is going to lose that status is that what you think and what are you most concerned about i do i do think we're going to [00:28:56] Speaker 26: lose our status as you heard aaron mention it's been decades and i think that what's most concerning about this is also just not what it means for the united states alone but it also has this global implication as you've heard from the scientists that aaron was interviewing so that combined with that it is so highly contagious that in order to get back not just our measles status it feels like that's talking about this kind of one specific label but i think savannah it's more that the implication is that we're going to see more cases and along with it more deaths and i think that's the most concerning [00:29:28] Speaker 4: we've heard over and over again vaccines are the best way to prevent and lower the risk of measles that doctor just told aaron this cannot be solved without vaccination so what needs to change about our nationwide vaccine strategy and and the messaging around it yeah i think the messaging around it is [00:29:43] Speaker 26: critical joe i think that it's very much a messaging of even if you think that i i think people bringing forth their concerns is probably the most important messaging because to just assume you know just go get your shots and hearing these messages even in a couple of minutes on television isn't enough to unpack why people are concerned and resistant and might have their own hesitations i've actually had people bring in some of the things that they're reading i've had people kind of put websites in front of me that look like they're claims from scientists and then when we go in and unpack it i say actually that's not really a fact and i do think that fact versus fiction is really what the messaging needs to tease out and then i think the underlying message is that if in your community which is many communities but if in your community you're seeing cases surge even if you're vaccinated you just want to be vigilant about breakthrough cases very small percentage they do not lead to serious complications but you do know that something this contagious can also affect those of us who are vaccinated when it's populating in a community a great reminder there um doctor you have a background [00:30:51] Speaker 1: in public health so so you've seen this firsthand if this outbreak continues to grow if it stays at the same pace what does that ultimately mean for the strain it's putting on hospitals on doctors on nurses [00:31:03] Speaker 26: yeah so ultimately this means that not only in emergency cases which i think is the most obvious one right we're overwhelming emergency rooms and hospitals but we're also overwhelming just primary care offices like mine and that's that's not necessarily a good thing every time we're having to make sure we're ruling out measles especially when a school is worried about it which is a very valid cases are happening all over and schools are coming forward those are all people that are not necessarily getting care for other conditions as well by the way we saw this during covid it's why public health officials are sounding an alarm bell it's not just these over 5 000 cases in the united states it's that we know that these cases are are leading to other people not necessarily getting care we saw that in covid and that can lead to worsening of other contagious illnesses as well as chronic conditions we know the winter holidays are right [00:31:51] Speaker 4: around the corner thanksgiving's two and a half weeks away so a lot of families are going to be on the road so in addition to the vaccine if someone plans to travel are there things you should be doing to [00:32:00] Speaker 26: protect yourself yeah i know this sounds cliche but the good old-fashioned kind of protective masking as well as hand sanitizer you might have seen people bringing some of this out if you're at train bus and plane stations it's not that those are a hundred percent proof this is such a highly contagious virus it's different than flu or the common cold viruses or covet viruses but it can be helpful when something is just at least a protective layer and look for symptoms you sometimes don't see those classic red spots but you can see a really high fever sometimes an eye infection get those checked out i know we all want to spend time with our relatives we want to keep our loved ones safe all right dr kavita patel [00:32:40] Speaker 4: thank you as always good to see you thank you coming up on morning news now nasa launching a new mission [00:32:45] Speaker 1: to find its newest class of astro that's right so do you have what it takes to take your career out of this world when we come back our friend former astronaut mike massimino will join us with the details he'll tell us maybe you at home should apply we'll be right back [00:33:03] Speaker 4: welcome back have you ever watched a nasa launch and thought like every elementary school kid god i wish that was me well if you think you've got what it takes to be an astronaut now is your chance to shoot for the moon nasa is now accepting applications for a new astronaut class the goal is to help grow the artemis program which one day hopes to set up a permanent base on the moon officials announced [00:33:24] Speaker 1: their search over the weekend during an air show at the kennedy space center this could be your chance to be part of nasa's 25th astronaut class don't wait around though the deadline for applications is [00:33:34] Speaker 4: december 3rd and if this caught your attention well who better to ask for more details than mike massimino who former astronaut himself for nasa also the author of moonshot a nasa astronaut's guide to achieving the impossible essential reading if you're going to apply let's look at the odds here they're not great uh two years since we tried this before back then 8 000 applied wow made the final cuts uh what is it nasa is looking for in the ideal candidate here joe they're looking for people who are qualified you [00:34:04] Speaker 27: can read the qualifications on the website but tell us there's math right well there's math yeah so it's a it's a qualifying degree which is usually a stem field okay so more people from the military well you know they they may get journalists in there eventually which i think i took some cartography classes i'd play it up you know play it up as best you can so i mean you have to have the the right background and experience and it's both civilian and military people that can apply but it's a little more than that when you really get into it it's looking for people that can support the mission put the team above their own individual accomplishment and the other thing because once you become an astronaut you get a little experience you start helping to pick the new ones looking for people who you think you can trust and trust with your life but i used to look at it these people i can trust like with my children's lives you know can i really trust this person is a person that's going to be there for me for me and my the rest of the team and be there to support the mission that's kind of [00:34:58] Speaker 1: that's kind of hard to find oh okay so science or stem related degree you have to like be able [00:35:04] Speaker 27: to contribute in that way you can't just yeah that's part that's part of the requirements yeah what about the physical components you have to be healthy okay if you get to the point where you're a finalist you're going to go through a pretty extensive medical exam where they're going to look at everything from top to bottom i was medically disqualified the third time i applied i got an interview and this is this is different though the rules were different back then you had to have pretty good vision now it's completely changed they've changed those rules but i failed the medical the first time and then was able to improve my vision through some vision training it's a long story so i could reapply again so that's where perseverance comes in as well you gotta chat about that yeah [00:35:45] Speaker 4: it was on it's not an issue anymore that's good that's good i mean the other thing to keep in mind is like we're in sort of this new era it's the artemis mission there's the goals in front of us now with artemis sort of change at all what they're looking for what what more specifically might they want in [00:36:01] Speaker 27: an astronaut in this era yeah i think as far as like your your uh your qualifications your technical qualifications when i was picked 30 years ago can you imagine less than you were six no no i was but we're coming up on our 30th anniversary reunion um that was we were looking i think what they were saying was they're looking for people who could build a space station and then after that it was people who could operate on the space station and that kind of thing and now i think it's those things still as far as like operating on a space station but also people who can contribute to the planning and building of the moon base so those skills are what they're going to be looking at in addition to those personality traits which i think are going to remain constant throughout oh that's interesting something new in [00:36:41] Speaker 1: there okay so let's say you make it through the thousands that apply and you're on your way then you've got is it two years of mandatory training yes you're actually you're actually selected as an [00:36:53] Speaker 27: astronaut candidate or as they would affectionately call us ask hands so you're an asking your first uh [00:37:00] Speaker 1: your first two years typically that is an abbreviation yes it's an abbreviation it's an ask you're an [00:37:05] Speaker 27: astronaut candidate what are you guys what's going through your minds over here no yes you're an astronaut candidate okay for the first couple years turn or more elevated than that uh well they pay you so it's a paid inter no it's it's uh yeah you're you're you're a government employee at that point and it's two years of initial training and evaluation and most make it through that and then what happens in the training so you get so you learn how to fly in a t-38 uh high performance aircraft that's pretty cool and then the things to build up to that like going through survival schools and things it's kind of that's kind of cool stuff and uh and then you learn how to operate on the different simulators so for these folks would be you know it's a little bit space station training and then also in the simulators on the on the spacecraft for the moon and how to operate on the moon and do experiments uh and then uh and then they'll be after they get through that initial training then it's going to be waiting around i shouldn't say waiting around but continue to participate in the program you get signed a technical assignment to work on spacesuits or the spacecraft or the moon base whatever it might be so you do that and uh and you and you're hopefully going to be assigned to a flight but that process from the time you walk in the door so it's still about what it was when i was there you're looking at about five or six years before you're flying in space it's a job it's like becoming a doctor or something it's it's a job it's really a job it's learning how to become part of the nasa culture how to work in the control center how to communicate properly um and then yeah you then you're fully qualified to go and you'll get hopefully get a chance and most do as long as you stay healthy and do your job you'll get a chance to go when i was in my 20s i went to space camp [00:38:38] Speaker 4: which was a blast i'm guessing you need more than that for your background what is your advice to people who are looking to apply right now what do you tell them to to improve their odds here uh [00:38:49] Speaker 27: put your best foot forward and don't give up i mean the odds are against you but you know you mentioned my my my book and what one of the messages there is that one out of a million isn't zero i thought my chances were probably like one out of a million but that's not zero joe right it's not zero savannah you get people going to do your job too right it's a cool job right but you guys get to do it some people somebody's going to do it right it's easier than they're going to pick somebody so i think the point is that to not give up and i think perseverance and patience are are important so so put your name in a hopper and and do the best you can and if it if you don't get picked this time they're going to be looking for more people in a couple years just keep trying keep trying to prove yourself and and do things that are going to be good not only for the astronaut program but what you're interested in too you know don't get blinders oh you know that's the only thing i want to do is there anything you start making decisions that might not be best for you so make decisions that are good for you and your career and your family and and keep trying so like a networking piece of this like we're in with you so that's helpful oh you guys oh you're right you guys a recommendation yeah you do reference yeah yeah i know i think you make great ass yeah absolutely even after this [00:39:55] Speaker 4: conversation even more so after this conversation joe yeah absolutely all right we appreciate that astronaut candidates here we come yes you know good to see you as always thank you great thanks for [00:40:06] Speaker 1: having me well back here on earth recent college graduates are facing a tough jog market between that and the rise of artificial intelligence and the extraordinary cost of college tuition career planning is starting to look a little different for young people so to shake things up some middle schoolers are looking to get their hands dirty nbc news correspondent marquise francis spoke with kids who are exchanging their textbooks for hand tools to learn the tricks of trade [00:40:34] Speaker 8: as early as middle school some of the youngest americans are learning how to work with their hands [00:40:41] Speaker 28: for a different kind of future we're learning life skills it's like learning how to survive in the real world [00:40:47] Speaker 8: seventh graders like amina and parvis not yet old enough for official working papers are learning the basics of electrical and carpentry skilled work at baldy middle school in philadelphia [00:40:58] Speaker 28: if i want to work as a builder or like a engineer i can use this while trade schools themselves are [00:41:03] Speaker 8: nothing new what is somewhat revolutionary is now sixth seventh and eighth graders are learning about skilled trades as part of their curriculum if you have the right teacher and you got somebody sitting [00:41:14] Speaker 29: there one-on-one with you that cares about you and loves the job they're going to help you through it and [00:41:19] Speaker 8: that's what we do here in the class jason grant or mr grant as the kids call him is the mastermind behind the class today we're going to do something a little bit different a trained electrician who goes by mr light guy on social media grant says that everyone should know the basics of how to fix things around the house [00:41:38] Speaker 29: regardless of age because according to him i'm not able to scream enough that college is not for everybody it's very important to learn and at least expose them at this level here so that they know before they get to high school hey i want to do this i want to do that they don't know unless you actually [00:41:56] Speaker 8: expose them to them in this class students learn how to properly change out light fixture receptacles troubleshoot electrical issues and make functional custom wood pieces from scraps they're confident now they're banging down the door they want to come in on their lunch break across the board data shows that young people are increasingly interested in careers and trades amid college tuition costs that have continuously grown over the last 20 years trade school enrollment is on the rise with gen z leading the charge the number of people ages 17 to 21 with two-year vocational degrees in 2024 hit its highest level in more than 30 years because of these numbers according to the philadelphia school superintendent classes like grants aren't nice to have they're essential in preparing young people for their future it just proves [00:42:40] Speaker 30: when kids have an opportunity to pursue their passions to engage in hands-on learning young people can do [00:42:47] Speaker 8: fantastic things what do your parents think about the fact that you're learning about the trades [00:42:52] Speaker 28: they are very happy of me i whenever i learn something new i go show them and they're like wow you can do [00:42:57] Speaker 8: this and members of gen alpha are learning from gen z tradesmen like ryan shickman who showcases his [00:43:03] Speaker 31: career in skilled trade work online come with me in a day in the life of a full service day ai is not going to replace us can a robot go in an attic in 120 degree weather and fix an ac for mrs smith i don't think so [00:43:17] Speaker 8: at 21 years old shickman owns an hvac company based out of new york city and he says since 17 he knew that college wasn't for him despite both of his parents earning a college degree all you need is [00:43:30] Speaker 31: one skill or a set of skills and you'll be set but make no mistake just because he believes his job can't [00:43:37] Speaker 8: be replaced by ai doesn't mean he doesn't use ai himself i don't have to do a lot of my office back end stuff i have an ai receptionist and just in case the technology fails somewhere along the way learning a skilled trade according to 12 year old amina will never go offline thanks to what she's [00:43:55] Speaker 28: learning right now we're lucky in the school to have a teacher that teaches us life skills marquise [00:44:02] Speaker 4: francis nbc news all right coming up on morning news now a heartwarming story about an unlikely friendship [00:44:10] Speaker 32: when she spends time with ellie she comes home happier than when she left who gets more out of the [00:44:15] Speaker 33: relationship me 100 me she she is my favorite person in the whole world up next we'll introduce you to [00:44:24] Speaker 1: two classmates turned best friends getting ready to stand side by side on the homecoming court we'll be right back [00:44:35] Speaker 4: let's end this place this hour in minnesota where one friendship changed a high school student's life [00:44:40] Speaker 1: she's been bullied since she was a little girl boyd hooper from our minneapolis affiliate shows us the [00:44:45] Speaker 34: special relationship that changed that so you think disney has the market cornered on princesses maybe stop by belt play there's a pair here you should meet behind the wheel that's elise nelson with ellie bocevich riding shotgun and these are ellie's parents who feel sometimes yeah like they're the ones who've landed in a fairy tale this is a true true true example of kindness christmas day 2008 ellie arrived and her parents heard these words down syndrome then as ellie grew their fears did too back in my day of schooling kids or students with special needs were treated so much different by the [00:45:47] Speaker 35: other students that was one of my greatest worries that she wouldn't have friends imagining their [00:45:53] Speaker 34: daughter alone or bullied broke their hearts enter elise enter elise in fifth grade at the center of decorating ellie's locker for her birthday the first time ellie's parents realized she'd found a true friend from there it kept going side by side through middle and high school at parties football games [00:46:18] Speaker 32: and miles of car karaoke hey so good together elise's parents see it when she spends time with ellie she comes home happier than when she left what's it say it fuels her it feeds her all the way to senior year [00:46:38] Speaker 36: oh we get to take another one inseparable who gets more out of the relationship me 100 me she she is my [00:46:50] Speaker 33: favorite person in the whole world i love her so much loves their talks after you miss firecracker [00:46:55] Speaker 37: about hair and nails and boys hey rick let's go muscles you can do it they're frequent trips to the bowling alley nice there look at these muscles and ellie sense of humor stinky your socks are stinky [00:47:18] Speaker 35: i bet mine are too she takes ellie out for coffee and she'll bring the other girls with she got ellie a prom date um you know to walk the grand march at prom she'd like a dr pepper please it was elise [00:47:31] Speaker 34: who convinced the leaders of the local pageant to add a category for ellie ellie is the first miss [00:47:37] Speaker 35: firecracker and a true princess and why wouldn't she yeah she's my best friend 100 which made yes what [00:47:45] Speaker 34: happened this fall extra special oh her queen dress those are the girls voted onto belle plains homecoming court i'm nervous my heart is going like this including both elise and ellie can i have a hug i'm really scared your hugs always made me feel better you wanted it for her more oh yes more than you wanted [00:48:04] Speaker 14: for yourself yes 100 yeah it's time to introduce our 2026 homecoming candidates [00:48:13] Speaker 34: standing with her classmates in front of her bestie ellie can't contain her joy nor can a mother she'll be in front of her back in front of her yet she'll be in front of my family and she'll be in [00:48:27] Speaker 35: the last three years past worrying her daughter wouldn't have friends didn't even matter that another friend one elise really has made it a point one two three to include her in everything and as a mom that is all you can ask for that is all you can ask for that is all you can ask for include [00:48:43] Speaker 34: well show the camera your crown what more does a princess even need i'm just glad she has someone [00:48:51] Speaker 33: that can be there to do that for her boyd hubert carol 11 news bell plane oh my gosh they didn't need [00:48:59] Speaker 4: to win the win the crown they already won so much more sorry thank you boy that's going to do it for [00:49:05] Speaker 1: this hour of morning news now stay with us though the news continues right now good morning thanks for starting your week with us i'm savannah sellers i'm joe fryer right now on [00:49:24] Speaker 4: morning news now back to work lawmakers returning to capitol hill today for the first time since last week's midterm election dominated by democrats and president trump speaking out about the election now in a new interview with 60 minutes plus a major shake-up in the administration a controversial figure tapped for chief of staff we've got the latest from washington under investigation ai company nvidia looking into allegations its ceo was reportedly targeted by a woman he had an affair with someone intelligence officials are calling a spy we'll break down the allegations and what's next for the multi-trillion dollar company climate concerns new research shedding light on the potential harm of microplastics i'll tell you about the new warning from experts how microplastics could impact our climate and our global food supply and tis the season the rockefeller center tree finally arriving outside our front window on the plaza there's some dorky looking guy in green on that tree on that truck there the tree overlooking the iconic skating rink that is celebrating 90 years later this hour savannah and i will take a spin on the ice and take a look back at the landmarks history the grace the grace the speed [00:50:44] Speaker 1: the elegance we really had to throw that penguin video right off the top didn't we just we did [00:50:50] Speaker 4: improve and neither of us fell neither of us fell that was the spoiler alert yeah spoiler alert so we'll get to all of that in a moment let's begin this hour in washington members of congress are returning [00:51:01] Speaker 1: today after last week's historic midterm elections yeah the democrats blue wave marked a major loss for president trump and now he's shaking up his white house staff so the big question will this administration work with the new democratic majority nbc news chief capitol hill correspondent ryan nobles is in washington with more on what to expect this week hey ryan good morning the democrats won't take control [00:51:23] Speaker 38: of congress until january but between now and then the lame duck gop majority still has a lot of work to do and today president trump is sending signals he may hold his ground as opposed to finding ways to work together with members of congress returning to washington today after the blue wave election president trump on 60 minutes sunday night sounding defiant in the wake of that historic election loss [00:51:47] Speaker 2: i've had the best of two years in the history of the presidency the president however acknowledging [00:51:53] Speaker 38: his deportation policy went too far and it was too far it was too tough i think it might be too tough saying that while he could potentially work on a deal to limit some deportations there are some on the quote far right that would like everyone taken out do any of those people work in your administration are they in the building with us right now no no well there are a lot of those people shortly after that interview taped trump elevated stephen miller a controversial white house aide known for his hardline immigration views to white house chief of staff taking over for susie wiles and while the president said he could work with democrats miller seen as a confrontational choice trump also acknowledging the iran war and gas prices may have contributed to the midterm losses they didn't like the war they didn't like the fact that gasoline went up but overnight continuing to defend the war the war and his defense secretary pete hegseth whom some in congress are vowing to impeach and we [00:52:49] Speaker 11: saved israel and the middle east now what are we going to do with one of the guys that was [00:52:54] Speaker 38: most responsible they want to impeach him while the president said yesterday that he has confidence in hegseth nbc news reported last week that trump has told allies that he was considering replacing the defense secretary representative thomas massey a republican who is broken with president trump planning to introduce an impeachment vote this week democratic leadership in agreement i'm a hard yes on the hegseth resolution still many of the new democrats in congress say their party needs to focus [00:53:22] Speaker 6: on economic issues if we don't figure that out and get to work on helping people uh this is going to be a one and done kind of uh you know kind of blue wave but before they can enact [00:53:34] Speaker 38: their ambitious agenda congress has to finish their work for the year including funding the government long term and in a truth social post over the weekend president trump offering dana white the head of ufc and his longtime friend the job of press secretary touting him as a quote violent fighter and warrior now overnight the president said he was only kidding but that white loves the idea when asked about the offer on saturday white said that they have a meeting today at the white house and had and would have more to talk about after that the president confirmed last night that the meeting was happening but he said it was for other reasons the previous press secretary katie zachariah left the role just five days into it last month all right ryan thank you investors are bracing [00:54:17] Speaker 4: for another potentially volatile week on wall street following last week's roller coaster ride yeah of [00:54:22] Speaker 1: course you remember the stock markets initially surged following that decisive midterm election outcome then though they plummeted a day later amid these concerns that the build-out of ai data centers [00:54:32] Speaker 4: could slow down in the wake of that blue wave here to discuss nbc news chief business correspondent news now anchor christine romans we say roller coaster but it was more on the down part of the roller coaster walk us through what happened last week and what that's telling us which is where investors i mean [00:54:46] Speaker 39: an 1800 point swing on the dow and then down a thousand points and up a thousand points and the nasdaq had a really tough week as well but when you step back you can see for the week the nasdaq was down about three percent dow jones basically steady s p 500 that's what mostly likely the stocks in your 401k rep they're probably more reflective of what's in that middle line there but you go you go out three years you go out uh a year or five years look i mean you're still positive ai has been driving so much of the energy in both the stock market and the economy i think it was a reminder that um when a little bit of air seems to be going out of the ai boom it really got a lot of attention and and so many of those ballot initiatives that were voted on last week were skeptical and downright um you know uh oppositional to ai data centers so that was sort of sparked the freak out it's pretty interesting to see that [00:55:40] Speaker 1: emerges a real issue and actually hear that from voters what about today this week how's the market [00:55:44] Speaker 39: shaping up so it looks like you could get a monster rally here this morning except for nvidia shares so that's a whole another separate story but we'll get there in a second but right now we're watching um watching markets look like they're going to bounce back which is is i think that's a good a good sign one of the reasons is because oil prices are falling you've got west texas intermediate down below 90 a barrel that means gas prices have been falling and you're likely going to see gas prices below four dollars a gallon probably by tomorrow i mean i'm already seeing it in my neighborhood um it's moved quickly 16 cents lowered gas prices in just a week job market strong we saw that on friday so that's kind of a good news story there interest rates have been falling so mortgage rates have fallen a little bit they're about 7.17 percent for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage so ironically a week after an election about affordability there are these little tiny pocketbook positives that people should start to feel and i think that those gas prices can trend lower into thanksgiving so that's [00:56:39] Speaker 4: good especially people who are driving grandmother's house and all that let's talk about nvidia here we are going to dig a little deeper into it in a moment the bottom line is here we know the headline these questions about this relationship between the ceo and a woman now who is suspected of being a chinese spy that's according to a u.s intelligence source um what nvidia is on the nasdaq what what could this mean for the company for the tech industry and for investors this is such an important company for [00:57:05] Speaker 39: national security for the build out of ai for the right chips everybody wants these chips uh the united states has been very careful about trying to stay ahead as a leader in ai china wants to unseat the u.s china wants nvidia's chips and this i mean this goes to the core of the ai build out on so many levels this is such a big story the size of the company um his particular role i heard somebody call him an ai god you know this is like not a typical ceo with this kind of a scandal the board would have already fired him yeah so this now there's going to be a board is going to investigate and we'll see but he is so important to this company what does that mean exactly uh and he is so important to american national security if this is true that a chinese asset got so close to him it just speaks volumes about how a few people so true are at the very top of one of the most important transformations the american economy it's just a remarkable story what a responsibility that is exactly exactly christine [00:58:10] Speaker 1: romans thank you so much we're going to stay on exactly that because as christine just laid out here this really is this big story now the ai powerhouse nvidia they are investigating their ceo their co-founder jensen huang amid reports he was targeted by a woman u.s intelligence officials are now calling a chinese spy nbc news business and data correspondent brian chung is following the story he's got the latest for us hey brian good morning hey there jensen huang's company nvidia [00:58:35] Speaker 40: has become the center of the artificial intelligence industry a chip maker worth over four trillion dollars but now this affair along with potential national security implications has engulfed the company and its ceo with it this morning nvidia ceo and co-founder jensen huang admitting to having a relationship with a woman u.s intelligence agencies are calling a chinese spy according to a person with knowledge of the matter alice huang is an executive from a data company called mega speed and an alleged chinese intelligence asset who the new york times reported last month was feeding information directly to beijing allegations a chinese official called unsubstantiated and nothing but smears overnight jensen huang apologizing to employees in his staff memo shared by the company with nbc news writing i was unfaithful to my wife my actions hurt her and our children there is no excuse for what i did i am deeply sorry jensen huang and the alice huang sharing the same last name but no relation the two pictured together at events in past years nvidia's board announced an independent investigation sunday but says it has no reason to believe that either national security or nvidia secrets were compromised and that huang will continue to leave the company without interruption despite the news [00:59:50] Speaker 11: president trump defending the nvidia ceo sunday he's done an amazing job for our country i just know he's a [00:59:57] Speaker 40: fine person but you never know what is going on huang is a close ally and advisor to the president having worked with the white house to secure a deal to sell some nvidia chips to china last year the ceo even traveling with the president to china back in may but the new york times reporting secretary of state marco rubio warned the white house just before that trip of huang's relationship with the chinese spy i can't comment on any of that i i just can't comment because of the nature of it lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been demanding answers over the alleged ties with three republican house committee chairs asking last week for huang to appear for a joint closed door briefing later this month the times has said it's not clear what information the suspected spy may have passed on to china but we do know it's very interested in those super powerful ai chips that nvidia manufactures meanwhile analysts this morning are starting to wonder if the if huang may be removed as ceo depending on the outcome of the investigations which is a huge deal for a company that's as large as apple back to you all right brian thanks so much well for more on [01:00:55] Speaker 1: this let's bring in nbc news artificial intelligence reporter jared perlow he joins us on set uh... jared as we've been saying kind of can't overstate just how big of a story this is particularly in the sector that you of course reported and we and we want to kind of like roll back a little put this in perspective because the chips that nvidia makes they are so important and so powerful that washington had actually restricted the sale of some of them of some of the most powerful ones to china since back in 2022 and then we had jensen huang sort of convinced the president to roll that back to a degree walk us through some of the history here yeah so it sounds very high level at first but i think [01:01:31] Speaker 41: viewers need to understand these chips are at the heart of the ai boom the ai build out there the the material powering all of the ai transformation that we're seeing today and nvidia's chips are better than any other companies on the planet by some estimates they own around 80 to 90 of the world's global chip supply everybody's been trying to dethrone nvidia but they can't because they're so good at what they do they design the chips and they send the designs to a factory in taiwan that factory in taiwan manufactures the chip so essentially zooming out we can think of these chips as uh the next commodity right think about gasoline think about energy these are the things that are going to be powering the next industrial transformation essentially like think about when the steam engine came along that's essentially nvidia right here except their ceo now in this mega you know spy scandal and the [01:02:15] Speaker 4: investigations begin now congress will look into it the doj will look into it especially like what kind of influence that this woman had on the ceo the company will do an internal investigation nvidia's board said it had quote no reason to believe that either national security or nvidia secrets were compromised plenty of people are understandably skeptical of that i mean right how could this have compromised the chips and national security yeah well i think if you have all of your most important [01:02:40] Speaker 41: state secrets resting with any one person and then you compromise that person i mean we know that jensen texts with president trump think about all the information that he has on his phones on his computers all the designs about chips that they have today but the chips that they're going to have tomorrow and in five years china's been trying to build out their own domestic chip industry but they haven't been able to because they've lagged about five to ten years behind nvidia think about if you could conduct some sort of industrial sabotage you could steal those designs that would totally transform china's ability to catch up to america in the ai race of course i want to stress there's still so much we don't know the story has kind of been developing for a year two years a couple you know even longer than that but right now there's still so much we don't know about exactly what information the spy got if that indeed is a spy what sort of relationship jensen had with this person so it's really in flux and i think we're going to be reporting it out over the next couple days [01:03:28] Speaker 1: no kidding um where are we at in this race with china so right now uh all signs point to the fact [01:03:35] Speaker 41: that the us is still several years ahead of china especially in the hardware realm so there used to be this gap in terms of ai systems think about chat gpt think about clod from anthropic those systems used to be a year or more ahead of chinese systems but now that gap has shrunk to just a couple months that's on the software side but on the hardware side there still is a couple years of difference and that's why china and the entire chinese apparatus has been trying to narrow that gap now i should say we just heard from the chinese foreign ministry they said that these are just uh slanderous lies it's meant to you know tarnish china's reputation so we're going to be seeing what they're going to say as well what could this mean for the ai industry well again there's so much we don't know if uh nvidia's stocks tank this morning that potentially we'll see some you know more air let out of the ai bubble there i don't think the ai build out is going to be going anywhere i've been chatting with executives from all of america's leading ai companies they simply can't get enough chips they need more chips they need better chips so i think the ai boom is here to stay but where exactly nvidia falls in that hierarchy [01:04:35] Speaker 1: remains to be seen all right jared perlow really really great reporting appreciate it thanks so much [01:04:39] Speaker 4: thank you comedian and actor russell brand is expected to learn his fate in a london court later this morning the 51 year old was convicted last week one count of rape three counts of sexual assault involving four different women the judge has already warned brand to expect a significant prison sentence and has denied him bail under english law rape carries a maximum sentence of life in prison while each sexual assault conviction carries up to 10 years brand has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex [01:05:09] Speaker 1: well this morning the disappearance of natalie holloway is back in the spotlight as her mother beth holloway offers a fresh perspective about that story that captured the world's attention in a new netflix documentary nbc news correspondent sam brock sat down with her to talk about the series [01:05:24] Speaker 42: hey sam good morning hey there beth holloway says now felt like the right time to talk about her tireless quest for information since there's finality in her search for what happened to natalie holloway as beth describes confronting her daughter's killer within hours of stepping foot on aruba the pieces that she says were there the whole time just had to put them together it's a fight that [01:05:45] Speaker 43: lasted almost 20 years one of the organizers tells me natalie is missing beth holloway's pursuit for truth [01:05:53] Speaker 42: when her 18 year old daughter natalie vanished on a high school trip to aruba in 2005. person that she [01:05:59] Speaker 43: was last seen with likes to prey upon young female tourists he's a known predator now beth herself [01:06:07] Speaker 42: narrating her search for answers in the netflix docu-series taken why do the documentary because i finally have a conclusion there's a finale i have the answers it took a herculean effort to get them [01:06:21] Speaker 44: he said what do you want me to do and he kept hitting his chest as beth takes viewers inside [01:06:26] Speaker 42: that early confrontation with your on vandersloat the dutch national and a ruben resident who eventually confessed to bludgeoning natalie to death in 2023 but not before spinning lies for years my initial [01:06:39] Speaker 44: interaction with uran was another moment of he knows he knows what happened to her and a haunting sit [01:06:50] Speaker 42: down with vandersloat's parents at their home including his judge in training father paulus who was briefly detained in the investigation but released for lack of evidence as i was questioning paulus [01:07:01] Speaker 44: of his involvement his pickup the times were changing for when iran was picked up and it was very conflicting and he began to sweat just profusely did you see those as towels immediately that was my answer right then i knew it was guilt that was guilt pouring from him the three-part docu-series introduces a [01:07:27] Speaker 42: variety of voices from former fbi agents to the family's attorney john q kelly in never before seen video shared by the fbi revealing vandersloat agreeing to take kelly to the location of natalie's body [01:07:39] Speaker 21: did you put in the in the contract that that would be paid within a month in exchange for a quarter [01:07:44] Speaker 44: of a million dollars a promise which proved fruitless i think that people will when they see the video i think they're going to say it's repulsive to see uran taking money from the mother [01:08:06] Speaker 42: of the daughter that he bludgeoned to death now with a sense of resolution beth holloway telling the story in her own voice and remembering her beloved daughter natalie every morning i never leave [01:08:18] Speaker 44: my house for work until i go to her senior portrait and kiss her realigning and living through my granddaughter my grandson my son and then i'm able to still be be around natalie's friends [01:08:32] Speaker 42: so that's a blessing beth holloway took a pause for nine years in her role as a public school employee and speech pathologist but she returned in 2014 and she is still there working she said a body in motion is a good thing and is glad that she could show other families perhaps dealing with hardship of their own the power of the human spirit determined by hope and driven by love back to you [01:08:54] Speaker 4: all right sam thank you as we begin another week let's take a closer look at what you can expect with [01:08:58] Speaker 1: your morning news now what meteorologist rafio miranda joins us with the latest hey rap good [01:09:02] Speaker 20: morning good morning samana good morning joe a very active week ahead starting out with some storms across texas right now very heavy rain thunder and lightning the whole nine yards and flooding is a concern here we've seen this rain continuing through the early morning it will linger throughout much of the day today even into the afternoon evening hours an additional one to two inches possible across very soggy ground here for that reason we do have a flood watch in effect across much of southern and central texas here including corpus christi we're looking at that flash flood risk today as the heavy rain arrives in waves san antonio could see flash flooding uh same story all the way down towards brownsville now looking ahead to how much additional rainfall we're expecting over what we've already seen yes another one to two inches of possibility here in those spots now the pacific northwest also quite stormy today tonight and then again another storm a very active weather pattern as we head into tuesday heavy rain along the coast watching out for some flooding there and mountain snows now this storm uh continues to move on shore later today several inches of rain of possibility for coastal sections and eventually this low works its way across the country by the middle of the week this is a problem for the northeast and the midwest here's a look at thursday rain moving along the i-95 corridor uh it's going to be a chilly rain winds picking up as well and then as colder air gets wrapped around this storm heading into friday we may see mountain snow and quite a bit of it in the appellations and also new england saturday the storm does pull away but it'll be quite chilly and it's wake the coldest weather of the season uh working in so far so again we're looking at a strong system to bring travel impacts thursday into friday travel could be impacted along the i-95 corridor from dc all the way up to boston again today enjoy the quiet here in the northeast maybe some isolated showers in new england but then we're tracking that storm middle of the week it starts to push into the midwest and then a thursday friday quite stormy here in the northeast otherwise looking sunny off to the west not bad yeah not bad not the worst like seeing that on the map thank you rap thanks [01:11:02] Speaker 1: much more to come here on this hour of morning news now later this hour the iconic skating rink here at 30 rock is celebrating a big milestone this season so joe and i laced up and learned about some of that [01:11:14] Speaker 4: story history and we didn't destroy the rink up first pope leo now in south america just weeks after undergoing cancer surgery for the latest on his trip we're back with the latest on pope leo's 12-day tour of south america the pope arrived in argentina yesterday for the second stop of his trip where he was greeted by argentina's president and staunch trump ally javier malay the trip comes less than a month after the pope underwent surgery for lung cancer nbc news international correspondent danielle hamamton joins us now with more on this trip danielle good morning good morning joe at the [01:11:48] Speaker 22: very beginning of this trip the pope acknowledged that some people thought this very demanding tour might have to be cancelled given his medical scare just a few weeks ago but he credited good doctors a healthy lifestyle and trust in god and here he is now on day four in argentina the most politically delicate stop of his tour this morning pope leo in argentina on the second leg of his ambitious tour of south america the trip expecting to draw millions of faithful in the predominantly catholic continent in buenos aires the crowds eager to get a glimpse of the first visit by a pope here in nearly 40 years a remarkable turnaround for leo it was just last month that the 71 year old underwent lung cancer surgery the pontiff telling journalists aboard the papal plane as they took off praise the lord and [01:12:42] Speaker 21: thanks to wonderful medical assistance i'm here today i think in fairly good shape the vatican says leo has [01:12:50] Speaker 22: now made a full recovery and despite the grueling schedule of this tour no special precautions had to be made and it is here in argentina that leo is navigating the papacy and politics leo was greeted by president javier mille a staunch ally of donald trump who has strongly supported the war in iran which leo has denounced and at home mille's radical budget cuts criticized by the catholic church for hitting the poorest the most and so leo a former missionary came delivering this message the economy must benefit everyone including the poor leo calling argentina personally meaningful it's here that his predecessor pope francis was born leo began his trip with a packed schedule in uruguay over the weekend drawing tens of thousands of people some waiting all night for a chance to see him in person now while in argentina he is scheduled to visit a facility for disabled people a prison where he'll meet inmates he leaves for peru on wednesday that'll be the longest part of the trip a homecoming of sorts peru is of course where he spent 20 years as a missionary and then a bishop it'll be quite the [01:14:08] Speaker 1: reception joe no doubt all right danielle thank you we've got more international news this morning in egypt several people are dead and more than 100 people injured after two passenger trains collided [01:14:18] Speaker 4: nbc's matt botner joins us now to take us around the world in 60 seconds back good morning [01:14:23] Speaker 23: joe savannah good morning seven people were killed and 112 others injured when two trains collided yesterday south of cairo in an incident similar to the train crash in spain two weeks ago one of the trains crashed into the back of the other one of those trains derailed as a result but the authorities have not specified wish moving along now to ukraine european officials will take part in u.s mediated peace talks between russia and ukraine and the united arab emirates later this week this comes just days after the kremlin insisted that there was no seat at the table for european powers at the meeting france's foreign minister said they will ensure that europe's voice is heard is however unclear european representatives will take direct part in the talks or just observe we'll wrap up this hour in paris tennis star carlos alcaraz defeated ben shelton in the paris masters final on sunday taking on his fifth title this year alcaraz has now won 29 titles and his latest win follows a four month break earlier this year due to a wrist injury he's won all three finals he's competed in since [01:15:19] Speaker 4: his return back to you guys good for him good to see ben shelton in a final again too yeah so true all right thank you matt now for a look at our environment new research shows microplastics could be changing the color of the ocean experts warn ultimately it could hurt our climate and global [01:15:35] Speaker 1: food supply in the study that was published last week scientists analyzed two decades of satellite data they found a growing amount of blue and green light emanating from a part of the ocean called the great pacific garbage patch it is the first time that microplastics have been seen in the ocean from space [01:15:55] Speaker 4: nbc news science reporter evan bush joins us now he spoke with several experts including one of the authors of this new study in a recent report for nbc news subscribers evan good morning so i know researchers looked at satellite data from 2002 to 2022 help us understand the basics here what they [01:16:11] Speaker 45: found where they found it what this means yeah so they what they found is that um in parts of the great pacific garbage patch so that's an area between uh hawaii and japan it's about the twice the size of texas um there's plastic floating there and kind of a vortex something called a gyre and basically what they saw is that area was about 10 percent more blue and two to four percent more green in some spots and what they think is happening is that there's so much uh plastic it's so dense with with tiny little plastic particles uh that it's actually changing how light is scattered when it hits that part of the ocean and then changing how it's viewed uh by satellites from space and we understand from [01:16:54] Speaker 1: these experts also that this buildup of plastic on the ocean surface could potentially affect how water warms and cools the temperature of the ocean has so much to do with the health of the ocean how could that change the future of the ocean of wildlife of the planet more broadly yeah i don't [01:17:11] Speaker 45: think we're entirely sure yet but any big change to the amount of light in the ocean could change how much photosynthesis is happening there um you know tiny creatures called phytoplankton that form the base of the food web um you know this could change how much light they're receiving and then you know something called their productivity right and and the productivity of the ocean and that base of the food web so that's something that is going to take more research to understand uh the other change that they're concerned about is how much carbon dioxide is ultimately uh absorbed in the ocean carbon dioxide of course um you know it has a lot to do with uh global warming and so if less is absorbed in the ocean um or more is absorbed in the ocean whatever the change is it would have a big impact this is all [01:17:56] Speaker 4: clearly concerning but experts do point out being able to see microplastics in the ocean from space using [01:18:01] Speaker 45: satellites could also be helpful explain how sure so you know it's important to know where microplastics are in the ocean to determine what to do about them where to clean up efforts should be a focus for example um so this is a a big uh technological advance from science and and it could be really important and then obviously you know the next step is to really get out there and um and for scientists to take samples of what's going on more closely and really uh confirm these findings in more detail [01:18:35] Speaker 4: all right evan thanks so much for your reporting good to have you with us important stuff thanks so much great to be here coming up data centers were a hot button issue during this past midterm election [01:18:44] Speaker 1: up next we're going to look into what the future of ai holds now that many voters across the country voted against controversial plans in their communities you're watching morning news now we are back now with a closer look at what is making news in the world of politics this morning starting with the federal judge who's tapping a former u.s attorney to review the trump administration's conduct ahead of a new golf course renovation our legal affairs reporter gary grumbach has that and some [01:19:17] Speaker 9: other dc headlines gary good morning hey good morning guys here's what's happening in politics now a federal judge here in washington said she is planning to appoint a former u.s attorney to look into whether government officials misled or even lied to her this all goes back to president trump's plans to build a championship style golf course in dc much to the chagrin of local golfers and preservationists who sued officials from the department of justice department of interior and national park service all told judge honoreas there was no actual plan to build the course only for president trump to post on truth social that there was a plan and that construction would begin november 15th this former u.s attorney could recommend contempt if she finds someone lied under oath former president joe biden has a memoir out about his time in office coming next week but he announced sunday he won't be doing as many public events previewing his upcoming book as he would like biden said while doctors are encouraged by his response to cancer treatments he has been slowed down by the side effects the former president revealed his cancer diagnosis last year showing that the cancer has metastasized to his bones and seven of the world's top foreign ministers are descending on paris today to begin two days of talks about some of the world's biggest issues from the russia ukraine war to the war with iran to artificial intelligence it comes a week after the midterm elections which made clear where americans stand on some of these issues and as french residents are taking to the streets in protest over education the cost of living and fuel prices that's what's happening in politics now back to you guys all right gary thanks so much millions of voters across america sent a loud and [01:20:52] Speaker 4: clear message about a variety of issues in last week's midterms that includes an overwhelming rejection of data centers there were 41 data center related measures on ballots across 10 states americans voted against all but one of those measures nbc news business and economy reporter ali canal explains what [01:21:10] Speaker 46: it means for the future of artificial intelligence it wasn't just the republican party that took a beating tuesday night this is close to an extinction level event data centers didn't fare much better from coast to coast voters sending a clear message about the massive facilities powering the ai boom i voted to just ban them outright according to mbc news exit polling 76 of voters oppose building data centers in their communities who wants to live next to a data center nobody that question now front and center after tuesday's blue tsunami texas governor-elect gina hinojosa a democrat who defeated three-term incumbent greg abbott [01:21:54] Speaker 47: vowing to crack down it is not that i hate data centers i hate the way they are taking advantage of texas [01:22:01] Speaker 46: and that stops when i'm governor those comments echoed by other democrats who chose to target republican opponents on the campaign trail over their support for the massive facilities in ohio republican senator john [01:22:13] Speaker 2: houston faced particular scrutiny john houston led the charge to bring these data centers to our state [01:22:20] Speaker 46: ohio voters like angel shelton listened she spoke with nbc's ryan nobles ahead of the midterms i mean john [01:22:27] Speaker 38: houston's on the ballot is that does this issue take that into account how you're going to vote [01:22:32] Speaker 46: absolutely and he's not getting that better houston ultimately went down to defeat despite pushing [01:22:38] Speaker 16: back against the criticism local citizens and communities make those decisions not me the backlash [01:22:44] Speaker 46: coming as tech companies pour billions into new data centers but for some communities the cost is already too high in west virginia randy and marcia frame once lived next to a soybean field now construction is underway on what's expected to be one of the country's largest data centers president trump has been a supporter of the industry writing in august communities that resist will end up being backwards and poor and how significant overall do you think these elections and the results will have on the long-term outlook for ai oh i think they're gonna be huge paul kudrosky is a venture capitalist and fellow at mit and oxford will this give china the edge over the u.s when it comes to ai development i strongly believe that [01:23:29] Speaker 48: it will because models are more than adequate right now for doing most of the things that you and i do and the only thing we care about is if it's fast and cheap well who's going to do it fastest and cheapest [01:23:39] Speaker 46: china it's all raising new questions on wall street after years of soaring stock market gains powered by ai markets took a historic plunge on thursday erasing nearly three trillion dollars in value and now the tech industry is facing growing pressure to win over the public that's pushing back if the [01:23:59] Speaker 49: midterm means more focus on data centers and communities we're going to keep doing the work to get into those communities and to build trust ali canal mbc news all right coming up nasa looking [01:24:11] Speaker 1: for a few new recruits who are out of this world we come back we'll tell you what the space agency is [01:24:16] Speaker 4: looking for as it puts out a call for its next class of astronauts stay with us [01:24:24] Speaker 1: we're back now with a job posting that's quite literally out of this world nasa is now hiring its next class of astronauts and that could one day mean a trip to the moon it is one of the toughest jobs to land in the world but if you are selected you'll join the next generation of talented space explorers and it comes just as nasa is getting ready to launch even more ambitious missions in the future nbc news correspondent jesse curse joins us with a closer look at what's required jesse [01:24:52] Speaker 50: you putting an app in oh absolutely i'm going to be dusting off my resume however i must admit there are a few things i need to check off on my list of degrees education-wise savannah before i could actually be qualified some of the other required skills teamwork leadership and oh yeah a willingness to go where no humans gone before that means with so much excitement on the horizon at nasa the lucky few who are eventually selected will almost surely be over the moon but the thrill isn't just launch this morning nasa's once again searching for the right stuff the universe is calling will you answer america's space agency has officially opened applications for its next class of astronauts a highly selective group that will help nasa build a moon base eventually send humans to mars before you hit send on that application you'll need to check a few boxes applicants must be u.s citizens and pass a physical they'll also need to hold certain master's degrees in stem science technology engineering and math or have other specialized experience including in medicine or as a test pilot nasa astronaut jessica meir knows what it takes better than most she spent more than 400 days in space was part of the first ever all female spacewalk and she helped pick the 2021 [01:26:14] Speaker 51: astronaut candidate class i like to think of it as who would you want to go camping with you know you're going to bring somebody with you that can take care of their own stuff but they're also good at contributing and helping out with the team when individuals need help you can't just be a super nerd here [01:26:29] Speaker 50: you need to also be a people person absolutely you have to be very well around it this is one of the the hardest jobs to land on earth since 1959 nasa has only picked 370 astronaut candidates the last time nasa opened applications in 2024 more than 8 000 people applied only 10 were picked and lift off and this year could be even more competitive with space interests skyrocketing thanks to obsession with the successful artemis 2 mission the crew joining today to talk about their historic journey you saw the moon up close [01:27:04] Speaker 52: what from that vantage point did you notice and take away you know one of the most amazing things to notice is actually how much blackness there is around the earth because it just highlights how [01:27:13] Speaker 50: special it is now with plans to have people living on the moon nasa needs more than its current roster of 32 astronauts the question is could your career be ready for liftoff okay if this sounds like you you have until december 3rd to apply then nasa will be going through all of those resumes and is expected to finalize the new astronaut candidate class by late next year then comes about two years of training which will involve conversations about the calculated risks that come with going up on a rocket if you were not sold yet the starting salary it's around 164 000 that's not a bad paycheck but i do have some bad news to savannah there is no work from home allowed i double checked with jessica mir the astronaut i spoke with we're used to that work from home i think that makes sense though if you're trying to go up on a rocket as part of your job right hybrid while all your co-workers are on the moon [01:28:09] Speaker 4: just yeah feels not gonna work off yeah also a missed two days on the moon three days at home you know [01:28:15] Speaker 50: maybe you get that in your second contract yeah let's get a city bike go back and forth all right [01:28:21] Speaker 4: we are back and now it is officially beginning to look a lot like christmas here in new york city it's because the rockefeller center christmas tree is now standing tall right outside our doors over the weekend that massive 76-foot norway spruce arrived at 30 rock from upstate new york yes that's yours truly clad in green including a sparkly green santa hat riding shotgun for the final feat of the journey weighing in at a hefty 11 tons 76 feet tall the holiday giant is about to get the ultimate glow up more than 50 000 twinkling lights and a dazzling swarovski star that big lighting ceremony of course is set for december 2nd i like to remind people it is 50 feet wide as far as i can tell digging through the archives it might be the widest tree rockefeller center history which i think is going to stand out when it's finally all lit up yeah she is look at this she is right here she's yeah we will remove the [01:29:13] Speaker 1: scaffolding at some point i know at some point but that's the star let's see that right there yeah [01:29:18] Speaker 4: they'll put that on top it will be there they have to it's 900 pounds so they have to put like this [01:29:22] Speaker 1: pull down the center about it i like didn't really believe and then i got to go up there one time and i'm like oh wow it is much taller than yes like it doesn't look that big from it's crazy it's awesome well we're so excited and while we'll take some time before the tree is all checked out there is plenty of holiday magic happening here just below it yeah of course we're talking about the iconic [01:29:41] Speaker 4: rockefeller center icra ice rink this year it's turning 90 before the tree arrives savannah and i laced up our skates to mark the occasion you're welcome for this thank you so much why do we agree to this joke all right here we go oh no it is actually slippery we're doing it look at us i'm like one of those car wash balloons [01:30:14] Speaker 1: it might have been awesome for 90 years generations of skaters have been lacing up and hitting the ice at one of new york city's most celebrated landmarks the rink at rockefeller center a beloved tradition [01:30:27] Speaker 4: that began on christmas day in 1936 when what was supposed to be a temporary attraction became a [01:30:34] Speaker 1: permanent part of nyc history nine decades later the rink has become a backdrop for countless holiday memories and a destination for visitors from around the world and for 37 of those years nelson corporan [01:30:49] Speaker 4: has helped keep this famous patch of ice in tip-top shape i spend more time over here than my house that's why i love it and i love what i'm doing nelson resurfaces the rink six times a day about every 80 [01:31:05] Speaker 1: minutes but for nelson this place is more than just a job he first arrived here in 1989 thanks to his dad [01:31:13] Speaker 53: who also worked at rock center yeah he's my hero he's the guy bring me over here to this company [01:31:20] Speaker 4: and after nearly four decades he has seen his share of special moments for me uh to enjoy [01:31:27] Speaker 17: to enjoy and have fun that's the best part for me and also exercise i also met my husband here and for [01:31:35] Speaker 4: some the rink is where their own love story began he's proposing he's proposing for others it's a chance to make new memories and maybe a few bruises along the way monique dosper is visiting from australia and experiencing the rink for the first time with her kids it's just all over instagram we have this [01:31:55] Speaker 54: back in australia but not this if that makes sense it's new york and let's say not everyone has found their ice legs just yet my daughter's fell over three times so yes we're all right i think the boys are [01:32:09] Speaker 1: down there slipping and sliding keeping the magic alive for a new generation of skaters takes a lot of [01:32:15] Speaker 55: manpower this takes about two weeks we crane in all the material you can see here you know it takes uh [01:32:22] Speaker 4: you know multiple teams max fares is the rink's maintenance operations manager who helps transform [01:32:28] Speaker 1: this space into a winter wonderland and all that work pays off with an estimated quarter million [01:32:35] Speaker 4: skaters taking to the ice each winter and to celebrate its 90th season the rink is getting a makeover with a renovated skate house a new vip space plus six new anniversary lodges honoring the rink's history [01:32:49] Speaker 1: returning holiday chalets and seasonal menus from chef greg backstrom's five acres it's so iconic and [01:32:56] Speaker 55: the generations of skaters and guests that we've had to be able to continue that legacy is just special [01:33:04] Speaker 1: it is very cool to me that we work right up there and this is here it is cool we sometimes forget yeah [01:33:10] Speaker 4: we we take advantage of the fact that we are close to the tree we're close to the rink people come from all over the world to be here and be a part of this experience and it's right here right and next year watch out yeah watch out we're gonna skate slightly faster you won't be able to keep up look at that go watch out team usa yeah i mean we use penguins at the olympics like is kind of awesome it is amazing yeah right because we didn't go i didn't go fast i really like how a hunch over [01:33:42] Speaker 1: the penguins is what is actually something and okay in my head like i said in the story a second ago i really did feel like i looked much better than that like much smoother instead of like [01:33:52] Speaker 4: i actually thought i looked better than there was a man so my god there you go through the roof there [01:33:57] Speaker 1: you go and if you're looking to get in on the holiday fun the newly renovated skate house and vip lounge those both open saturday they offer priority ice access private lounge spaces and complimentary warm drinks and snacks for vip guests tickets to skate at the rink start at just 22 bucks look into it [01:34:14] Speaker 4: you'll look better than us that does it for this hour of morning news now stay with us though the news [01:34:17] Speaker 1: news continues right now you