Morning News NOW Full Episode – Oct. 26

[0:01] Right now on Morning News Now, final countdown. We are just over a week from Election Day. [0:07] President Trump and former President Barack Obama hitting the campaign trail over the weekend [0:12] to make their final pitch to voters and taking shots at one another. Plus, [0:17] the Justice Department already filing a lawsuit in one battleground state before the votes are [0:21] even counted. The latest from Washington. Wicked weather. Parts of the country hit with severe [0:27] storms over the weekend, including in New Mexico, where a tornado touched down, leaving behind a [0:33] path of destruction. The severe weather also prompting rescues from rising floodwaters brought [0:38] on by the heavy rain. Millions of people at risk today for potential flooding. We are tracking it [0:44] all in your forecast. All shook up. The music of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley is at the center [0:50] of a new lawsuit involving artificial intelligence. The AI company Anthropic accused of using the [0:56] king's lyrics to train its AI models. We'll break down the accusations and the counter-argument. [1:03] And call it Puppy Love. A new stream is capturing the attention and hearts of millions of people. [1:08] People, later this hour, we will introduce you to Puppy Live and tell you why it has become a [1:13] formidable hit on the Internet. Joe is going to bring us that one. [1:18] Those are the biggest celebrities in Finland right now, I can assure you that. [1:22] So cute. [1:22] Good morning. Good to have you with us on this Monday. I'm Joe Fryer. [1:25] And I'm Savannah Sellers. Thanks for starting your week with us. We are going to begin this [1:28] morning entering this final stretch to the midterm elections now just eight days away. [1:32] Nearly 30 million people have already voted, but candidates are hoping to reach those who [1:37] are still undecided. President Trump and former President Barack Obama are among those leading [1:41] the charge, rallying support for their parties ahead of Election Day. Both made stops in Michigan [1:46] over the weekend where Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is locked in a tight race with former Congressman [1:51] Mike Rogers. The current and former presidents took aim at each other while still trying to [1:56] persuade voters who have yet to make up their minds. [2:02] NBC News political reporter Megan Brand is here with a closer look at how the administration [2:06] is already casting doubt on election integrity. We begin, though, with NBC News correspondent [2:10] Chris Pallone, who has the latest from the campaign trail. Chris, good morning. [2:13] Joe, good morning to you. After holding 12 rallies in 12 days for Republican candidates, President [2:20] Trump heads back out on the road tonight, shoring up support for midterm candidates in deep red [2:25] Mississippi. The president doing all he can to keep Republican majorities in both houses [2:29] of Congress for the final two years of his presidency. The final rush to the midterms. Candidates [2:36] bringing out the big guns to drum up excitement. And things are getting ugly. [2:39] I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States Senator. [2:49] And that's the fact. We're not going to let that happen. [2:52] President Trump in Michigan Sunday lobbing Islamophobic attacks on Democratic Senate candidate [2:58] Abdul El-Sayed with no evidence to support his claims. The Michigan-born doctor has repeatedly [3:03] denounced the Muslim Brotherhood, which some countries classify as a terrorist group. [3:08] I love America. I'm so grateful. I get to raise my two daughters here in America. [3:13] El-Sayed locked in a close race with former Congressman Mike Rogers. Meet the press moderator, [3:18] Kristen Welker, pressing Rogers on whether he agrees with the president. [3:22] No, I don't. I've never called him a terrorist. I've never called him a terrorist. [3:26] We have seen this movie before. I starred in it. [3:30] Former President Barack Obama campaigning with El-Sayed Saturday, [3:34] hammering Republicans on what polls show is a key vulnerability. [3:37] If you thought everything cost too much before, guess what? Everything costs more now. [3:45] Obama, a longtime Trump target, taking a few jabs back. [3:49] He's got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory. [3:53] The president responding on social media, calling Obama a grossly incompetent president. [3:59] Over the weekend, Trump joining the nearly 30 million people who've already cast their ballots. [4:04] Did you vote pretty much? Not very much so. [4:07] One early voter, philosophical about his role. I can either sit back on my couch and complain, [4:13] or I can get out and do something about it. A sprint to the finish, eight days to go. [4:18] And several aspects of the midterm election already appear destined to be decided in the courts. [4:23] The Democratic candidate for Senate in Alaska is asking a court to dismiss a Department of Justice [4:29] lawsuit that seeks to block certification of the election there if the Republican candidate loses [4:34] in a tight race. And judges in California held rare weekend oral arguments yesterday after the [4:40] federal government sued to force the state to set aside thousands of mail-in ballots the [4:45] administration claims were sent to non-citizens. Joe? [4:48] Chris, while we're talking about Alaska, the Democratic candidate for Senate there had to [4:52] postpone some campaign events this week. Tell us what's going on there. [4:55] Yeah, Joe, campaign staffer Mary Peltola says the candidate and some family members were in [5:00] a car accident Saturday night. They say she sustained minor injuries, but doctors advised [5:04] her to take a couple days off to recover. Postponed events will be rescheduled for later this week. [5:09] All right, Chris, thank you so much. Well, let's bring in NBC News political [5:12] reporter Megan Brand for this. Megan, I want to pick up on something that Chris was just talking [5:16] about there. So outcome obviously yet to be known, but the Justice Department filing that lawsuit to [5:21] try to block the results of the Alaska Senate election, unless incumbent Republican Senator [5:26] Dan Sullivan wins. Walk us through this. What's the argument? [5:29] Hey guys, good morning. So this argument from the DOJ centers on the fact that there are two [5:33] candidates on the ballot who share the same name. You have incumbent Republican Senator Dan S. [5:39] Sullivan, and then someone else is on the ballot besides Democrat Mary Peltola is another person of [5:45] the same name of Dan J. Sullivan. So the Justice Department is arguing here that voters could [5:51] potentially mix up the two Dan Sullivans, and instead of casting a vote for incumbent Dan Sullivan, [5:58] accidentally cast a vote for challenger Dan Sullivan. So they are asking the court to block the [6:03] certification of the results if incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan loses, and if he would have won if the votes [6:12] that were cast for challenger Dan Sullivan were cast instead for incumbent Dan Sullivan. President [6:18] Trump, meanwhile, taking credit for that lawsuit, here's what he had to say. [6:22] It is a totally corrupt weaponization situation, and they shouldn't be allowed to do it. So I [6:31] recommended it to the DOJ. They looked at it, they agreed with me, and they've gone to court. [6:37] Attorney General Todd Blanche over the weekend in an interview with CNN declined to [6:42] detail his conversations with the president, declined to say whether President Trump had [6:47] asked him to file this lawsuit, saying instead that he does not discuss conversations with the president, [6:52] guys. So Megan, how are Democrats responding to all this? [6:56] Lawyers for Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola, as well as Senate Democrats, [7:01] are asking the judge to toss out that lawsuit from the Justice Department. They're arguing basically that [7:07] the idea that voters could potentially confuse the two Dan Sullivans is insulting to voters and also [7:14] pointing out the fact that the ballot also distinguishes the two Dan Sullivans. It distinguishes [7:20] incumbent Dan Sullivan, marking him as an incumbent Republican. They also wrote in their filing over [7:25] the weekend that this is part of a nationwide attack on free elections by the federal government. [7:31] Meanwhile, they are also asking the judge to expedite all of this, and they're hoping for a resolution, [7:36] perhaps as soon as this week, guys. Megan, also in other news from Washington, [7:41] Democratic Senator Adam Schiff is calling on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to testify before [7:47] the Senate. This is over those Starlink satellite limitations that disrupted Ukrainian military [7:53] operations. What can you tell us here? Do you think we'll see this happen? [7:57] Senator Schiff said this on Meet the Press. He's a Democrat from California, and he said that if [8:01] Democrats are to retake the Senate, then he wants Pete Hegseth to testify as well as anyone else who [8:08] has knowledge about what led to those Starlink disruptions. Here's what he had to say on Meet [8:13] the Press. The defense secretary, Hegseth should be brought in. Anyone who has knowledge of what [8:19] happened, you've got the president saying one thing, you've got Elon Musk saying another thing, [8:24] you have them both saying different things at different times. Somebody is lying here. Maybe they're all [8:28] lying in different ways, but we need to find out. Certainly the world's richest person shouldn't [8:34] be controlling our national security interests. The system had been disrupted last week, [8:40] which Ukraine had said made it harder to intercept these incoming Russian attacks. [8:45] But over the weekend, guys, Ukraine said that Starlink was again operating at high speeds. [8:51] All right, Megan, thank you so much. This morning, police are searching for the gunman [8:54] who opened fire near a football stadium at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. 11 people [8:59] were injured in Saturday's mass shooting, including six children. Officials believe the shooting was [9:04] sparked by an argument after the university's homecoming game. NBC News correspondent George Solis [9:10] is following this story and has the latest from Florida. George, good morning. Good morning. [9:16] Tallahassee police say this investigation is ongoing. They're looking for anyone that has pictures [9:21] or video to please come forward to help detectives solve this case. Now this tragedy unfolding on [9:27] Saturday after a homecoming game there at Florida A&M University. It was behind the stadium roughly [9:34] around eight o'clock when officials say the shots began ringing out. A total of 12 people were injured. [9:40] 11 of them, according to officials, were the result of gunshots. Six of them, children. Now at this hour, [9:48] officials say that five people have been released from the hospital, but six others still remain, [9:53] one in critical condition. This has upset so many in the community. We spoke to some witnesses [10:00] who did not feel comfortable going on camera, but said this was a celebration. This was meant to [10:05] honor traditions at the university, unfortunately marred by gun violence. Now there is some video [10:12] of Tallahassee police responding to the scene. Again, this happening just outside of the football stadium. [10:17] You can see video online circulating from people that were there, officers tending to the wounded. [10:24] According to Tallahassee police, they had multiple officers on the scene because they did expect this [10:29] to be a large scale event. Now today officials say they plan on holding another briefing. They're [10:34] saying that they have other details that are currently withholding from the public to hopefully [10:39] get some traction, at the very least get some leads on this case. But again, so many upset by what was [10:45] supposed to be a weekend of celebration of tradition turn tragic. And again, we're hearing that several [10:51] people still remain in the hospital, one in critical condition, the youngest victim, just 11 years old. [10:57] If you think about that, just 11 years old during the celebration. And again, the urgent plea from [11:02] officials is anyone that may have seen anything, anyone with pictures or video from the scene to please [11:07] come forward. Back to you. All right, George, thank you. Well, in the southwest, hundreds of people were [11:12] forced to evacuate over the weekend because of catastrophic flooding. Several days of heavy rain [11:17] throughout the region caused rivers to surge and overflow their banks. Entire neighborhoods ended up [11:23] underwater, forcing people to their roofs, hoping to be rescued. Like in Colorado, where the National Guard [11:28] airlifted someone from an overturned mobile home you can see here. Meteorologist Andrea Romero will have [11:34] your complete forecast in just a moment. But first, NBC News correspondent, Dana Griffin, [11:39] has a wrap up of the extreme weather impacting the western part of the country. Catastrophic flooding [11:45] sweeping across the Four Corners region. Rivers surging after days of heavy rain. Hundreds of homes [11:52] evacuated. In Colorado, video shows the National Guard hoisting a couple and their pets to safety [12:00] after floodwaters flipped their RV and a chunk of Highway 151 washed away. [12:05] The state's days-long deluge tearing through communities like this one. In New Mexico, [12:13] a possible tornado touching down in Santa Fe, damaging a carport and part of a home. [12:18] In the northwest corner of the state, rescuers racing to reach people trapped by rising water. [12:24] One family spent 12 hours stranded on their roof. My daughter was all like, [12:29] Mom, you're going out first. You're going out first. And then, you know me, I didn't want to do that, [12:33] but I did. And at the happiest place on earth, downpours drenching visitors at Disneyland. [12:41] Even as some of the water begins to recede, the danger is not over. As both coasts brace for another [12:48] flood threat. Higher than normal tides expected to push water ashore. Communities preparing for rough [12:56] surf that could pound already vulnerable coastlines like here in Long Beach, where several homes have [13:01] been red-tagged, deemed too unsafe to live. That's really the saddest part is the people [13:06] are displaced. They've lost their home. They've lived here for a long time. It's really sad. [13:12] So many bracing for what comes next. All right. I think Satana for that report. [13:16] Let's get more on what to expect as the work week begins with meteorologist Andrea Romero. [13:20] She's tracking the latest conditions in the southwest and across the country for us. Hey, [13:24] Andrea, good morning. Good morning, Savannah and Joe. And while the southwest is getting a little [13:29] bit of break from the action today with those flood warnings, not in effect any longer for that [13:35] location, we are concerned along the coast. First, along the east coast, we have some coastal impacts [13:41] that we're going to be monitoring. We have this set up high pressure to the west, low pressure [13:47] over the Atlantic, and that's funneling the strong onshore winds. Guts up to 45 miles per hour are possible [13:54] across Florida especially. And that's, of course, pushing the water onshore. And that combined with [13:59] the king tides is causing astronomical high tides with coastal flooding and erosion possible all the [14:06] way from Florida all the way up into the North Carolina into the Outer Banks. So we're talking about [14:13] peak wind gusts today along the Florida eastern coast of up more than 20 miles per hour in Jacksonville [14:20] and a lot stronger down south with over 40 miles per hour possible in parts of Miami. And then on the [14:26] west coast, we have similar conditions. We're expecting near record tides reaching seven to eight [14:31] feet high. And we're also looking at those rib currents and beach erosion that's possible. Beach [14:36] goers definitely have to be aware of those local advisories in order to have a safe day out on the shore. Now [14:44] we can see a little bit to our north in the Pacific Northwest. We have a series of storms that are [14:50] moving through. We have one moving onshore and we have this one right here that's bringing some autumn [14:55] rain and snow to parts of the Rockies and the plains. It's a mixture of this rain and snow that will be [15:00] blanketing areas such as the Dakotas and also Nebraska. As the storm system continues to move tomorrow, [15:07] the showers will be skirting over into the Midwest as the cold front will be bringing below average [15:12] temperatures to parts of the area. But we are looking in those higher elevations, some accumulating [15:17] snowfall in the Cascades, Northern Rockies, and we do have some rainfall one to two inches possible [15:23] in locations in the Northern Plains. And we are waking up to chilly morning in parts of the northeast [15:30] and the mid-Atlantic. Nine million people are being impacted by some frost advisories with that October [15:34] chill in the air. Temperatures this morning close to 39 degrees in Charleston, but it is warmer than [15:41] average. We're expecting the afternoon sunshine to help heat us up a little bit and we will be [15:46] enjoying 70s in Philadelphia, in Charleston, in Nashville, into Little Rock with that warmth [15:52] continuing throughout much of the week for most of the locations that we see there on the map with [15:58] temperatures that are like five to ten degrees above average and seasonal highs will continue into late [16:03] week. So your trick-or-treating outfits should be like short-sleeved? [16:06] At least we'll be able to see them. They won't be covered under heavy winter coats. [16:12] Great point. Thank you. Much more to come here on morning news now later this hour. The iconic music [16:18] of Elvis Presley at the center now of a lawsuit involving AI. We'll tell you what one company is [16:23] accused of doing. Up first though, overseas unrest. Student-led protests spreading across Europe. We will [16:29] bring you the latest. Welcome back. Well, America prepares for next week's midterms. Another [16:37] high-stakes election is about to take place overseas. Israelis will head to the polls tomorrow with the [16:43] fate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hanging in the balance. Tens of thousands of Israeli Americans [16:49] living abroad are expected to fly back just to cast their ballots. Three years after the October 7th [16:55] attacks, many are hoping to vote out Netanyahu. NBC News international correspondent Matt Bradley has their story. [17:02] One week before Americans vote in the midterm elections, Israelis will cast their own ballots [17:08] in an election so close and critical that Israeli-American Karen Kay flew thousands of miles and [17:14] paid thousands of dollars just to vote. Airline tickets are still like crazy high. And, uh, and it's a [17:21] lot of, it's, it's a lot of sacrifice. It's not only the money. It's not only the 11 hour flight. It's, [17:27] you know, it's taking time off work. It's leaving the house. It's like, it's, it's a thing. [17:32] But it's not just Karen's journey. Since Israel doesn't allow civilians to vote absentee, [17:36] tens of thousands of Israeli Americans are expected to fly home for an inconvenient exercise in democracy. [17:43] You're Israeli friends in America. Are they making this journey? [17:47] I know a lot of them that are making this journey. Why? [17:51] It's, you know, you can take the Israeli outside of Israel, but, but, but, but we're Israelis. [17:56] For Karen, it's a responsibility to unseat Benjamin Netanyahu, who's been Israel's prime [18:01] minister for nearly 20 of the past 30 years. His leadership, a top issue among Israelis. [18:07] This is the first chance Israelis will have to vote in what is becoming a referendum on what Netanyahu, [18:13] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come to represent following October 7th. [18:18] His top rival in Tuesday's vote is Gabi Eisencourt, a former military chief of staff and relative political [18:24] novice. The latest polls show his coalition enjoys a very narrow lead over Netanyahu's. [18:30] Eisencourt has accused the prime minister of ignoring warnings leading up to Hamas's October [18:35] 7th, 2023 attack and mismanaging its response charges. The prime minister denies. [18:40] My name is Jonathan Dekelchen. I'm the father of Sagi Dekelchen. [18:45] But it's because of that day that Israeli American Jonathan Dekelchen sees the political as personal. [18:51] Dekelchen's son Sagi was held hostage in the Gaza Strip for nearly 500 days. [18:56] These elections are about the fate of the soul of Israel really more than anything else [19:03] and more than any individual politician. His tireless advocacy for his son's freedom collided [19:09] with Netanyahu's government, who he blames for prioritizing the pursuit of Hamas over recovering [19:15] the hostages in order to stay in power. Accusations the prime minister has also denied. [19:20] This government would do nothing to make the hard choices, admittedly hard choices, [19:28] to prioritize the lives of those people that it's responsible for in Gaza over its own self [19:35] preservation. While the Israeli Americans we spoke to are voting against Netanyahu, [19:40] the group isn't a monolith and the prime minister still enjoys a huge support base here in Israel. [19:45] I vote only Bibi. He's the only one who can take care of our state, said this voter. The man saved us. [19:53] We all know that the only way to stop the nuclear bomb from Iran is to finish the job, [19:58] and only Netanyahu is going to do it or only Trump is going to do it. [20:00] The two leaders now entangled in that war and tethered politically. [20:05] Why don't you give him a pardon? [20:06] That's President Trump urging a pardon for Netanyahu, who's facing corruption charges in [20:13] Israel that his critics say he can avoid while in office. Netanyahu has denied all the charges. [20:21] Bibi turning that endorsement from Trump around and posting this message directly to Americans ahead [20:27] of the U.S. midterms. [20:28] If you're worried about today's gas prices, think of what will happen if Iran gets nuclear weapons. [20:33] After Kay votes in Israel, she'll head home to vote in favor of the Republicans in the U.S. midterms, [20:39] citing the party's support for Israel. But first, ousting Netanyahu here is worth the trip. [20:44] If we don't take this administration down now, like, Israel is coming to a very dangerous [20:56] crossroad, and I can't see beyond it. [20:59] Matt Bradley, NBC News, Tel Aviv. [21:03] We're going to stay with international news. Those student-led protests over economic and [21:08] education issues that began in Paris are spreading to other European countries. Over the weekend, [21:13] thousands of demonstrators marched in cities throughout Italy, with some even storming the [21:19] Colosseum in Rome. NBC News international correspondent Raf Sanchez is following this story. He joins us with [21:24] the latest. Raf, good morning. So just how big are these protests? I mean, we heard this group trying [21:28] to storm the Colosseum. Tell us about that. Let's start there. [21:31] Yes, Amanda. So sweeping protests across Europe. Most stunning images, though, coming from Rome, [21:36] where you saw that group of young people forcing their way inside the Colosseum. You see them there, [21:41] that ancient arena where gladiators once fought, one of the country's biggest tourist sites, [21:47] really a scene of total chaos, while those dozens of people were inside, some of them waving Palestinian [21:52] flags. They were protesting against the Gaza war. They were protesting against the cost of living. [21:58] Now, the Italian government is saying they ultimately were only inside the Colosseum [22:02] for a few minutes. Eventually security staff there were able to force them out. They're also saying [22:07] that there was no damage to the Colosseum. There were no injuries reported, but obviously very, [22:14] very striking scene of disorder there in the Italian capital. Savannah. [22:18] Hitting. I mean, really just some striking images there. Raf, have Italian officials responded [22:22] to these protesters at all? Yeah. So they're taking a tough line. You've got the Italian government, [22:27] which is led by Giorgia Meloni. She is from the hard right. And she is basically saying they are [22:32] not going to back down in the face of protests. They have deployed many, many more thousands of [22:37] police and troops onto the streets of not just Rome, but also Milan, Turin, other cities. And they're [22:45] tightening anti-rioting laws. They're making it an offense to take part in what they're calling a violent [22:51] riot. They have this new system now where if somebody is involved in criminal damage to a [22:57] business, to a building, they are then having to foot the bill for that. They say if it's somebody [23:02] under 18, their parents are going to have to foot the bill. How realistic it is to actually enforce [23:08] that, we will see. But it's a sign of the Italian government trying to take a tough line here. [23:12] Savannah. Raf, our viewers probably remember these protests starting in Paris and just the images that [23:17] we saw there over the last week. By the way, there was an NFL game that was played there on Sunday. [23:22] What's the latest there? Are those demonstrations still happening or has it quieted down? [23:27] Yes, Savannah. It was kind of amazing. The first ever NFL game in Paris. It happened at the country's [23:33] national stadium. And it actually went off without a hitch, despite the fact that there had been pretty [23:39] serious clashes early in the day. About 80,000 fans were there. Many of them were Americans. They were [23:45] watching the Steelers beat the Saints 16-10. But French police say that they did use tear gas in [23:52] the center of Paris during demonstrations earlier in the weekend. And they are bracing for major [23:57] protests still scheduled for the weeks to come. Savannah. All right, Raf, thank you very much for [24:02] the latest. Well, in a stunning political comeback in Latin America, Lula da Silva has officially been [24:07] elected president of Brazil. This will be his fourth non-consecutive term in office. In Lula's historic [24:14] win, he beat his opponent right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro by more than four million votes. [24:20] Bolsonaro, who's son of another former president of Brazil, has refused to accept defeat. He's [24:26] asking for the results to be annulled. Lula's reelection is seen as a critical win for democracy [24:31] in Brazil. While the polls show Lula facing long odds, he gained steam late in his campaign with a [24:37] range of promises, including free nationwide public transportation on the weekends and increasing [24:43] spending on the social safety net. For more on Brazil's historic election, I am joined now by [24:48] Valentina Sader. She is with the Atlantic Council's Arsht Latin America Center and oversees their work [24:54] on Brazil. Valentina, good morning. Thanks so much for joining us. So this election, it really was [24:58] anything but smooth. Both candidates actually requested extensions of voting hours. Supporters [25:05] for both sides had flooded the streets and social media to really try to sway these last-minute votes. [25:09] Walk us through that, sort of the chaos that ensued, and what you think ultimately helped [25:14] get this result. Thank you. Thank you so much for having me. Good morning. It's great to be here. [25:20] Look, I have to say that I think this was an unprecedented comeback in Brazilian recent history. [25:26] We haven't seen a presidential candidate that lost in the first round win in the second like this, [25:33] and Lula got 10 million more votes in this round in comparison to the results from the first. [25:39] But of course, this was not smooth, right? So we saw Brazilians going to vote, and towards the end [25:46] of the time that we have in Brazil to vote, which is 5 p.m., there was a decision by the Supreme Court [25:52] to extend those hours, voting hours, to 7 p.m. And this was a little bit of a surprise because [26:00] we had some of the voting polls already closing and already closed by the time the decision reached [26:06] some of the regions that were most impacted. The difference here is important to note that not [26:12] only Lula's campaign requested this extension, particularly in the northeast region of Bahia, [26:20] but also Flávio Bolsonaro's campaign had also requested some extensions following that, [26:25] particularly claiming issues with voting sites due to rain, heavy rain, and some issues in that sense, [26:34] particularly in the south and southeast. So both sides, both campaigns requested this extension. [26:40] The extension came late into the game, and that definitely did create some questioning, [26:47] some uncertainties in terms of should they close, should they not. And once polls are closed in [26:52] Brazil, they can no longer be reopened. So there are some claims and some instances in which we have [26:58] seen Brazilians not being able to vote post 5 p.m. So Bolsonaro, as I mentioned, has said he's going [27:04] to ask for the results of this runoff to be thrown out. Does he have a case legally or politically? [27:09] Look, I am not an electoral lawyer, but what I've seen and what I'm understanding from this [27:16] situation is that no. I think that the situation here has been different than in 2022. We would have [27:24] to be able to prove and to see that there was a prejudice to the Bolsonaro campaign and that because [27:30] of this extinction, he got significant less votes that would have resulted from this extinction and that [27:37] he would have won in the case of this extinction not happening. So I think that this is likely very [27:45] difficult to prove, but obviously that's what we saw. We saw Bolsonaro not recognizing the election, [27:51] despite the fact that the Brazilian superior electoral court did and already conceded the [27:58] victory to Lula. So Bolsonaro, who lost here, he's an ally of President Trump. Meanwhile, Lula had gained [28:04] popularity for his criticism of President Trump. How do you think his win will affect the relationship [28:09] between Brazil and the U.S.? Look, I think we are waiting to see how the United States responds to [28:16] last night's results. But from the Brazilian side, from the Lula camp, I expect this to be continued to [28:24] be a pragmatic relationship that we are looking at. So I think that tariffs will continue to be central in [28:30] trade. We continue to be central in these conversations. And I think that the Lula campaign, [28:37] sorry, the Lula administration will continue to look for those avenues for negotiation on the terror front. [28:44] And I think that as we've seen from some of the presidents from all over Latin America that have [28:52] already recognized the Brazilian win on Lula's side, I think we are also seeing that this is something that [28:59] will change Brazilian foreign policy in a way and that I think he will continue to be pragmatic in [29:05] the sense of the U.S. But tariffs and trade, particularly the center of that conversation [29:11] and that relationship. Lula has really kind of become an icon of the global left throughout his [29:17] political career. But his win comes as Brazil has elected its most conservative Congress since the 1980s. [29:23] It also comes after a string of right-wing election victories really across Latin America. [29:28] What are some of the biggest challenges that he faces in this fourth term in light of that? [29:32] Look, I think that we are seeing, and as we saw in his speech last night, he is going to have a [29:41] country that is highly polarized, highly divided. That's not necessarily new. But I thought it was [29:47] interesting that he said he's not striving for unity. He's striving for civility and he's striving for [29:54] respect. And he's going to work with the Congress that the population has elected. And it is a Congress that [30:00] it is more right-leaning and he will have challenges with governability in that sense. [30:06] So I would say that governability is a key issue, but I would list three particular points here that I think [30:13] will be important for Lula to prioritize in his fourth term in office. The first is the debt rates that we have in Brazil and [30:21] low economic growth. That would definitely be something that with social spending, with the [30:27] some of the promises that we've seen from this campaign, he will have to prioritize and this needs [30:33] to be addressed. The second one is public security. This was definitely an area in which the Lula administration [30:39] on his third term was particularly not strong at. This is a jurisdiction of the state governors, but Lula has [30:47] already mentioned and has already promised that he will take part of the public security debate and the [30:53] public security issue into the federal, the executive branch. So I think this is going to be a particularly [31:00] important point. And the last one to wrap is just that he will have to appeal back to his base. He will have [31:08] to, I think that Lula woke up and understood that his third term in office didn't necessarily deliver to [31:15] those that have historically voted for him and historically voted for Lula. Valentina, thanks so [31:23] much for joining us this morning. On to a legal showdown centered on Elvis Presley's music and [31:28] artificial intelligence. The companies that control the rights to Presley songs are suing AI company [31:34] Anthropic, accusing it of using his lyrics without permission to train its AI models and allegedly generate [31:41] infringing versions of his songs. A spokesperson for Anthropic disagreed with the claims and says [31:46] the company intends to defend the case fully. NBC News legal analyst Angela Senadella joins us here [31:51] on set. Angela, good morning. Great to see you. What are the key legal arguments on each side here? [31:56] Good morning, Savannah. So Presley's side has two arguments stacked on top of each other. The first [32:01] allegation is that Anthropic copied 247 of Elvis's songs and used it to train their AI model without [32:08] any licensing approval or permission. Now, the second argument though, which makes this case really [32:13] interesting is the allegation that Claude is still reproducing these songs. So Anthropic like other AI [32:20] companies has these internal guardrails where if you ask it to reproduce a song, it won't because of [32:26] copyright. But the complaint here describes a user asking Claude to modernize one of Elvis's songs. [32:32] And the allegation is that what came out, the output was near identical. And so thus that is technically, [32:37] according to them, copyright infringement. Now on Anthropic side, we are likely going to hear [32:42] the same argument that we've heard across all of their defenses with copyright, which is fair use. [32:47] It's transformative. The idea that if through an AI agent, they're actually changing or modernizing [32:53] or doing something a little bit different to a song that from their defense, that is transformation, [32:57] that's creative, that's free expression, that's not copyright infringement. [33:01] So what would Elvis's rights holders actually have to prove to win this case? [33:05] Right. So there's three separate things. First is that they own the copyright, easy. Second is that [33:09] the copyright is being infringed a little harder. And then third, the hardest part, which is willfulness. [33:15] So Presley's estate here is asking for $41 million, asking for $150,000 per infringement, [33:21] which is the statutory maximum. In order to get that, they have to prove this is willful, intentional. [33:26] If they can't do that, they just get a small fraction of that. [33:29] How does this compare with other AI copyright lawsuits? We've seen quite a few now. [33:33] Yes, we have. So Anthropic is getting it from all sides, right? We've seen about five or six [33:38] major music lawsuits coming from Sony, BMG, Universal, et cetera. But what's different about this is this [33:45] is really the first time a major artist's estate is suing directly. So that is a big distinction. [33:50] We have, though, seen Anthropic settle a major class action lawsuit, [33:54] one and a half billion dollars with authors for a similar argument of copyright infringement. [34:00] What do you just think is like on the horizon here? Because we've seen a lot of back and forth [34:04] when it comes to things like this, a lot of concern about AI creating music. I mean, [34:09] what does this mean? What implications could this have here? So there are so many questions here, [34:13] and it's almost like a law school exercise because we don't really know what the answers are. [34:17] But the first question would be about the guardrails. So if Anthropic does have guardrails [34:22] inside where if you ask it to reproduce something and they don't, is that enough? Is it enough of a [34:28] defense? If they transform it slightly, is it enough? Usually in these cases, a jury has to decide [34:33] whether or not the music is actually similar. Are we going to have juries every time there's some [34:38] output like this have to examine this? But also the floodgates will open if this lawsuit does move [34:44] forward and results in a settlement or any sort of a victory because we have not seen any individual [34:50] artists suing. But imagine then all of the other musicians out there, their estates could also be [34:55] suing. And so then potentially the damages could be limitless, Savannah. Angela, an interesting one. [35:01] Thanks so much. Great to see you. Coming up, influencers are always trying to reach new audiences, [35:06] and that now includes people looking for financial advice. Up next, we'll introduce you to [35:10] Finfluencers and tell you why it's changing the way some people think about money. Stay with us. [35:15] Welcome back. A new type of content creators taking over social media. They are called [35:23] financial influencers, and they are changing the way millions of people are managing their money. [35:27] For some creators, it is paying big bucks, but experts warn that you can't take every piece [35:32] of advice to the bank. NBC News chief business correspondent Christine Romans has the details. [35:38] Money Talk is taking over TikTok. Here's everything I did the day I turned 18 years [35:42] old to set me up to win in life. Financial influencers, Finfluencers, sharing their wealth [35:48] of knowledge to millions online. You show that to a young person and show them like how better off [35:53] they'll be if they just put $25 a week aside to invest. Their promise to help people learn how to [35:59] budget, save, invest, and grow their money. Tori Dunlap is the founder of her first 100K. A lot of [36:06] people don't know a lot of things about money, and that's not because they're like stupid. Of course not. [36:12] It's because people don't teach you about money. She now has around 5 million followers across [36:17] social media. Your story starts in 2016 with zero followers and $40. Tell me your story. [36:22] So it was my side hustle for three and a half years before it became my full-time business. [36:26] Since then, we've helped 5 million women be better with money. And the interest is real. A Wells Fargo [36:31] study finding Gen Z increasingly looking online for financial information. Nearly half rely on YouTube [36:38] videos, 34% on TikTok and Instagram, and 25% on online communities like Reddit. Hashtags like [36:46] money talk, fin talk, rich talk, and simply personal finance, generating millions of posts. [36:53] And for some creators, their reach is global. I've been in Egypt at the pyramids. Is that the [36:58] budget-nista? Oh my God, you want me to pay for this trip. Tiffany Aliche started the budget-nista in [37:04] Facebook's early days when she was a preschool teacher. I really love teaching. I think some [37:10] people are called to do certain things. And for me, it was teaching. I thought I was going to stay [37:15] in the classroom forever, but now the world is my classroom. Today, she's a best-selling author. [37:20] And like many content creators, she often offers her advice at a price that can't be beat, free. [37:25] If I know a thing, I'd like to teach a thing. The typical cost of a financial advisor, [37:30] nearly 1% of your portfolio every year. But make no mistake, many of these influencers are cashing [37:37] in, making money on teaching people how to make money. This is now a multi-seven-figure business. [37:42] I have a team of 17 people. It is, you know, a living, breathing thing. The challenge for consumers, [37:49] knowing whose advice you can bank on. You do not know whether these individuals have any [37:54] credentials whatsoever. It is not necessarily going to be in your best interest. My two cents? [38:00] Never share personal information online. Stick to the basics. Max out your 401Ks and Roth IRAs. [38:07] Automate, automate, automate. And remember, time is your greatest asset. As always, [38:12] the advice may be free, but the mistakes can cost you. Now to an inside look at the future of Porsche. [38:18] This month, the iconic auto brand unveiled this new supercar that you see here. Come on, [38:23] car enthusiast or not, this is a model that's going to turn heads on the road. [38:27] Our NBC News business and data correspondent Brian Chung got the chance to check it out for himself as [38:32] Porsche drives into its next level of luxury. Steve McQueen drove a 911 S. Tom Cruise in a 356 Speedster [38:44] in Top Gun. In Bad Boys, a 964 Turbo. Even Disney giving Porsche the animated treatment. [38:52] Porsche's have been a classic representation of high-performance sports cars. And this is their [39:01] vision of the future. Porsche CEO Dr. Michael Leiters explains. Mission S is a combination of a new [39:09] design language and a super sports car with a mid-engine architecture. The Mission S, [39:14] a forthcoming mid-engine supercar that will be among its highest power and likely most expensive [39:20] offerings when it does make it to production. What engine will be in here and when can we buy this car? [39:26] So the engine is still a secret. The Mission S is a concept car, meaning it's not ready for [39:30] production quite yet. But Porsche says when it is released, it'll be slated above their legendary 911, [39:35] which already starts at $135,000. High-end brands like Porsche leaning deeper into luxury as car [39:41] affordability broadly gets more out of reach, with the new average car costing over $50,000 now, [39:47] near an all-time high. But Porsche finds the client held for a supercar super attractive. [39:52] These segments are very attractive, good profit pools, very stable. There's no reason why a Porsche [39:57] shouldn't be there. That strategy helping to blunt the impact of higher costs from tariffs. The company [40:02] already raised prices by about 7%. We can't base our plans on hope that the tariffs will go away. [40:10] Obviously, all sorts of customers understood that it's a difficult situation also for us, [40:14] but at the end, that is the only thing you can do. Porsche's move to unveil the Mission S in New York [40:19] signals are focused on the U.S. market, the same spot they photographed their 550 Spyder in 1953. [40:28] Over 70 years later, Porsche now looking to lean back into its performance pedigree. You have to love [40:33] sports cars and then you will be enthusiastic and appealed by this car. Stick shift. Perhaps. As it [40:41] accelerates into the next chapter. Brian Chung, NBC News, New York. Well, that is pretty cool. All right, [40:50] if you had to guess where you'd find the world's busiest takeout restaurant, maybe you'd think [40:53] New York or Los Angeles. Get this, it's actually tucked away in a strip mall in Texas. According to [41:00] Uber Eats, this Houston family-run restaurant is serving up more orders than any other single [41:06] location on the local location on the planet. NBC News correspondent Priscilla Thompson takes us inside. [41:11] From lamb chops lining the grill. Look at these chops. How quickly will all of this be gone? [41:18] They're all order pending. To non-stop naan. How much naan will that make in an hour? 1,000 naan. [41:25] And curries by the cauldron. Now this will be gone by midday. At Aga's in Houston, Texas, [41:31] they're cooking up something big. How much food are you all going through? It's a food factory. We do 25 [41:38] to 3,000 pounds of chicken every day. We do about the same amount of goat. We do the same amount of lamb. [41:45] What about butter? Oh, my God. Thousands of pounds of butter per month. We go through tons. [41:52] But before Aga's was feeding the masses, when Chakot Meridia and his family took over in 2010, [41:57] it was a business on the brink. What was this restaurant like whenever you all first bought it? [42:02] It was depressing, to be honest with you. How close was it to failing? Very close. [42:08] With no restaurant experience, the family set out to turn things around, [42:13] growing Aga's into a 750-seat restaurant. And when COVID hit, takeout helped send business soaring. [42:20] You all on Uber Eats are now the most ordered single location restaurant in the world. How many orders [42:27] are we talking about? We do thousands of orders. During the weekdays, we do over 1,400, [42:31] 1,500 orders. A day? A day. On the weekends, over 2,000 orders a day. And that's just to go? Just [42:38] takeout only. Keeping up with all those orders is an operation all its own. Up to 100 employees [42:47] working across two kitchens, one for prep, the other for assembly. This is where they pack up all of the [42:53] orders, and these guys will make sure that every single item is there. And then they will put it [42:59] right here on the conveyor. A conveyor belt moving meals from the kitchen to the counter [43:05] and into the hands of delivery drivers like Sherlindia Williams. She says she makes about [43:10] 100 bucks a day off deliveries from Aga's alone. They leave big tits for these ones. I guess the food [43:18] is really good and they're really quick too. Why do you think Aga's takeout is so popular? [43:24] It's all about the quality of food. Every ingredient we use is top-notch. So the taste is [43:31] always there. The freshness is always there. They get their order delivered within 15 minutes. [43:38] And it might even still be hot. It's not might be. It's always piping hot. But the real test [43:45] might be the taste. And look at this beautiful spread. So what do we have here? [43:49] The lamb chops are the number one dish of Aga's. I can never get enough of these. We sell more naans [43:57] than anything else. Can you not use fork? Can you use your hands? I'm like, all right, we're gonna go [44:03] in with the hands. Let's see. That's even better. Mmm. Oh, that is good. These are marinated overnight. [44:13] It's so juicy. Great flavor and tender. And clearly, I'm not alone. How often do you order [44:22] takeout from here? Probably once every week. You know, my dad loves biryani. Why do you all keep [44:27] coming back? Because it's always good. Because it's so authentic. It's just like the consistency. It's [44:34] not like there's a bad day for Aga. For Indian Pakistani restaurant to dominate the world, [44:39] it speaks for itself. Yeah, does that surprise you? No, because our quality is that great. [44:44] After all that. Party for Priscilla. We couldn't leave without an order to go. [44:53] All right. That was Priscilla Thompson reporting while the restaurant's owner tells Priscilla [44:59] the secret to keeping that takeout tasting fresh. Even after delivery, it is all in the packaging, [45:04] packing it tight and making sure those lids are secure. And I'm hungry. There you go. [45:10] Order. Maybe they'll get to you. All right. Coming up, a pawful of fun, not awful, [45:15] pawful of fun capturing the internet by storm. When we come back, [45:19] why a nonstop live stream showcasing puppies is around the clock. It's bringing in millions. [45:25] Viewers stay with us. We're ending this hour with a story that is positively adorable. [45:34] A show called Puppy Live is taking the world by storm. It's broadcasting a nonstop live stream of [45:41] puppies, four boys and two girls living their lives in front of the camera, sleeping, eating, [45:46] and just being downright cute. The show produced in Finland is just the latest example of a trend called [45:52] slow TV. Millions of viewers are exchanging the drama of adrenaline packed shows [45:59] for something much more calming. Must-see TV may no longer be a heart-pounding thriller or high-stakes [46:09] political drama. Who thinks there's something wrong with me? Instead, TV has gone to the dogs. [46:16] Or should we say puppies? Is the furry focus of the latest season of Pentulive or Puppy Live. [46:25] These six small pups are some of Finland's biggest TV stars with a nonstop live stream following every [46:32] feeding, puppy pile, and ear scratch of their young lives. So far at just 16 days old, [46:40] these Logoto Romagnolos are mostly doing what puppies do best, sleep. Still Puppy Live is far from a snooze [46:50] fest. Millions of people around the world are tuning in to watch puppies sleeping. The Finnish public [46:56] broadcaster which airs the show says 10 million people from across the globe have tuned in this season [47:02] alone. You could say we're passengers witnessing major milestones like a first glimpse at those adorable [47:09] eyes and weary wobbles as the little litter grows up in front of the camera. [47:15] In years past, Puppy Live has followed baby border collies, Labrador retrievers, and Springer [47:21] spaniels. Now in its sixth season, the show has gone international. Sweden welcomed these pint-sized [47:28] pooches to its airwaves and producers in the Netherlands have acquired the rights to make a similar show. [47:34] Puppy Live is just one of the many forays into the genre known as slow TV. [47:39] The Norwegian Broadcast Company has produced hours-long episodes of burning firewood, [47:47] train rides, and the great moose migration. Americans also seem to have an appetite for slow TV [47:55] with streams of the National Zoo's Panda Cam, Fat Bear Week in Katmai National Park, [48:01] and of course the bald eagles soaring over Big Bear. All going viral. If she has a million fans, [48:06] I am one of them. As experts say, these low-stakes shows can help our dog-tired brains. [48:12] Slow TV helps to restore mood. I often think of it as the antidote to doom scrolling. [48:18] With just over a month before these pups move on to their forever homes, [48:22] there's still plenty of time to binge watch all the puppy love. [48:26] And if you are looking for a little puppy palate cleanser, the stream is up and running online 24-7. [48:34] We're checking in right now. Big shocker. I see some sleeping, a lot of sleeping, [48:39] a little bit of moving while sleeping. [48:41] This is live right now. [48:43] It was. A few minutes ago was breakfast time, so [48:46] puppies, they're just like us, right? I guess it was lunch there. [48:48] Yeah. [48:49] Anyway, some people are even betting on the puppies. There's an officially sanctioned app. [48:53] It allows weekly wagers on things like which puppy is growing the fastest, how much they weigh. [48:58] Those who guessed correctly could win some puppy live merchandise. [49:02] Okay. It's great. It's adorable. [49:04] It is. We need it right now. [49:05] We need more of this instead of the doom scrolling. [49:07] That does it for this hour of Morning News Now. [49:09] Stay with us though. The news continues right now. [49:23] Good morning. Thanks for joining us this Monday. I'm Savannah Sellers. [49:26] I'm Joe Fryer. Right now in Morning News Now, [49:28] final sprint to the midterms with just over one week to go until Election Day. [49:33] In control of Congress on the line, President Trump is rallying Republicans and lashing out [49:38] at Democrats. That includes Michigan Senate candidate Abdul Al-Sayed, putting him in a bitter battle [49:44] with former President Barack Obama. You have seen this movie before. [49:49] I started it. This stuff didn't work on me, not in Michigan. It's not going to work on Abdul. [49:56] We're live in Washington with more on how the campaign trail is heating up ahead of Election Day. [50:02] In custody, police in Florida arresting a 15-year-old boy overnight in connection [50:07] with a shooting near Florida A&M's football stadium during homecoming. [50:11] At least a dozen people were injured. What we're learning from police with the breaking news this morning. [50:17] High profile investigation. As the Philadelphia Eagles get ready to face the Dallas Cowboys tonight [50:22] on Monday Night Football, the NFL revealing it's taking a closer look at how the team handled Jalen [50:28] Hurts' blood clot diagnosis. We'll bring you the latest on the quarterback controversy. [50:33] And pausing for some puppy love or taking a look at the rise of slow TV and the four-legged friends [50:40] becoming some of Finland's biggest TV stars. How Puppy Live is offering a little calm in a dog-eat-dog world. [50:48] The Emmy goes too. They could win Emmys. They would win Emmys without a doubt. [50:52] Let's begin this hour with those critical midterm elections now just over one week away. [50:56] Yeah, President Trump is pushing ahead with his ongoing campaign blitz through traditionally red states. [51:02] He's trying to boost vulnerable Republican candidates and sway undecided voters in this [51:06] final sprint to Election Day. Well, nearly 30 million people have already voted, including the [51:12] president who cast his ballot in Florida over the weekend, even though he has criticized early voting [51:17] repeatedly. NBC News senior White House correspondent Gabe Gutierrez has the details. Gabe, good morning. [51:22] Good morning. It was quite the weekend in politics with President Trump and former President Obama [51:28] making their cases in dueling midterm speeches. But the campaign is taking a much darker turn, [51:33] with Trump ramping up his rhetoric against the Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, [51:39] accusing him of being a jihadist. This morning, the midterm blitz is in its final stretch. [51:45] While voters are worried about the economy, some races, like in Battleground Michigan, [51:49] are focusing on personal attacks. I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member [51:57] from becoming a United States Senator. Donald Trump is the worst symptom of the disease of our politics. [52:03] President Trump campaigning in Battleground Michigan, lashing out against Democratic Senate [52:08] candidate Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed has faced repeated attacks from Republicans over the Muslim Brotherhood. [52:14] The US has labeled branches of the group terrorist organizations. Although his half-sister praised [52:20] the Muslim Brotherhood in social media posts more than a decade ago, El-Sayed has repeatedly denied any [52:26] ties to it. We have no ties. But the President is intensifying his attacks on the Michigan-born Muslim [52:31] candidate. We don't want to see a jihadist Senator. Anyone with that record of support for jihadists would be [52:38] screened and unable to get a seat on an airplane. He would be the only senator that will have to go [52:44] through a metal detector before he's allowed to go into the Senate. While also praising El-Sayed's rival, [52:49] Republican Mike Rogers. I call him apple pie. He's like perfect, this guy. NBC's Kristen Welker [52:55] pressing Rogers earlier on Meet the Press about whether he agrees with the president calling El-Sayed a [53:00] terrorist. I've never called him a terrorist. Trump even attacking El-Sayed at a rally in Georgia [53:06] earlier in the weekend. Muhammad, as I call him. Actually, his middle name is Muhammad. You know, [53:15] if you have any question about somebody from that part of the world's name, just call him Muhammad. [53:20] Last night, El-Sayed responding to the president. He can just go on and call me Senator after November. [53:26] That'll be Senator Muhammad to you, bro. El-Sayed also campaigning earlier this weekend in Detroit [53:32] with former President Obama. And they will use division. And they may even use your name [53:39] or your faith to somehow suggest that you are dangerous. We have seen this movie before. [53:47] I starred in it. Obama also taking aim at the president's changes to the White House. [53:53] What's up with the gold? Man, he's got the White House looking like [54:01] Saddam Hussein opened a cheesecake factory. President Trump firing back on social media, [54:07] calling Obama a grossly incompetent president. President Trump today heading to Deep Red, [54:12] Mississippi to campaign for another Republican incumbent, facing a surprisingly tight Senate [54:18] race there. All right, Gabe. Thank you. Michigan is expected to be one of the key battleground [54:23] states when it comes to determining control of the Senate. NBC News chief data analyst, [54:28] Steve Kornacki is at the big board with a look at the counties to watch for in that high stakes race. [54:33] Hey, Steve. Let's dive into Michigan. It's the Senate race between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, [54:40] Republican Mike Rogers. And an interesting dynamic here because this is currently a Democratic-held [54:45] Senate seat. But this is one that Republicans, there are not many of these on the map, that [54:50] Republicans think they have a chance of flipping this year. And if Republicans were ever able [54:54] to flip the Senate race, the Senate seat here in Michigan, that could really complicate the math [54:59] that Democrats are counting on for them trying to retake the Senate. The backdrop for this race is to [55:04] state that Donald Trump did carry in 2024, very narrowly. You see about a point and a half over [55:09] Kamala Harris. Joe Biden beat Trump in it in 2020. And of course, famously, Trump won this thing by [55:15] a sliver the first time he ran for president back in 2016. So one of the key questions here has been, [55:20] and the reason Republicans think this is sort of a rare place they could potentially take a Democratic [55:24] seat this year, El-Sayed running far to the left here in a state that Trump won. Is his candidacy pushing [55:31] it for Democrats in Michigan? Where's a place we're going to look to see if that's the case? [55:35] Well, we're going to go right here to Oakland County. This is one of the biggest counties in [55:39] the state. These are sort of the upscale suburbs. You've got Detroit right here. You've got two giant [55:43] suburban counties. Macomb is the blue-collar one right here. And then there's Oakland County. Now, [55:48] Oakland County, we talk about this nationally. We talk about the suburbs where you've got college [55:52] educated white-collar professionals, how they've moved away from the Republicans and towards the [55:56] Democrats. And this has become a big Democratic county in Michigan. Look, even [56:00] as she lost the state, Kamala Harris won this by more than 10 points over Donald Trump, when Joe [56:05] Biden won in 2020 and won Michigan, a 14-point margin for him in Oakland County. So here's the [56:11] question. If there is going to be an underperformance by El-Sayed here that actually gives the Republicans [56:18] a chance here, this is the kind of place that you would look for it. Because we say it's Democratic [56:23] trending. Also, though, these are voters here typically not as comfortable, perhaps, [56:28] with a candidate as far to the left as El-Sayed. And there's a significant Jewish population as [56:32] well in Oakland. And El-Sayed, the positions he's taken on Israel, some of his rhetoric there, [56:38] calls into question whether he's going to be able to retain that portion of the Democratic base. [56:43] So Oakland County, that's one of those. Again, Harris was able to win this thing by just over 10 points. [56:48] She lost the state. That's a bellwether, I think, in my mind here. If Oakland County comes in on election [56:53] night and it's single digits for El-Sayed, that's a great sign for Mike Rogers and the Republicans. [56:58] If El-Sayed ends up winning this thing comfortably into double digits, that's a great sign for him [57:03] in terms of being able to win statewide. Other places we're going to be looking. This was a major [57:07] story in 2024. Wayne County, biggest in the state. This is where Detroit is. It's not just Detroit, [57:12] but this is where Detroit is. And you can see it's a core Democratic county. Kamala Harris won this [57:16] by 29 points over Donald Trump. But check out the difference between 2020 when Joe Biden won Wayne [57:22] by nearly 40 and Harris didn't even win it quite by 30 points. What happened? What went wrong for [57:28] Democrats in Wayne County in 2024? Well, the answer, a big part of the answer was, say, it's not just [57:34] Detroit. It's Dearborn. It's Dearborn Heights. It's Hamtramck. It's cities that have some of the largest [57:40] concentrations of Arab American and Muslim voters in the country who were very upset with the Biden [57:46] administration, with Harris, with the Democratic Party, specifically related to the Israel-Gaza war. [57:53] And what you had in some of those cities that typically vote overwhelmingly Democratic, [57:57] Harris actually lost some of them. There was a big vote for Trump. There was a big third party vote. [58:02] Democrats really lost ground in those places. And also in Detroit itself, huge Democratic win, [58:07] but not quite by the margins Democrats are used to. Now, El-Sayed, his presence on the ticket may very [58:13] well answer or settle the Democrats' problems in places like Dearborn, Dearborn Heights. [58:19] Still a question, though, of whether he can return Democrats to their historic levels in the city [58:24] of Detroit, not just in terms of support, but in terms of turnout. That's a key question there. [58:29] But that's another place we're going to be looking here. You know, is the Democratic margin, [58:32] is the El-Sayed margin in Wayne closer to 40 points or 30 points? So Wayne County, Oakland County, [58:39] a lot else in Michigan. But those are two that are sort of top of the list, [58:42] trying to understand how this is going to break on election night. [58:45] All right, Steve, thank you for more expert analysis and updates on the midterms. You can [58:49] scan the QR code and subscribe to the Data Dive with Steve Kornacki. His weekly newsletter is out [58:55] every Tuesday. Well, another pivotal election is being watched closely around the world. [59:01] Voters in Israel are getting ready to head to the polls after three years of conflict [59:05] in what could be the most critical election in the country's history. [59:08] It comes as many people want Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu out. Some accuse him of [59:13] not doing enough to prevent the October 7th attack, despite security warnings. [59:18] NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel is live in Tel Aviv with the latest. Richard, [59:22] good morning. Good morning, Savannah. The polls open here tomorrow morning, [59:29] and they will close tomorrow evening. And we should have, with early results and exit polling, [59:36] some indication of who could be the next prime minister of this country. A key election, [59:42] Israel's first election since the October 7th attacks. And at stake is the future of Benjamin [59:50] Netanyahu, Israel's longest serving prime minister. Israelis this morning are getting ready for an [59:58] election being closely watched back in the U.S. New polls show Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in a [1:00:05] tight race with his main rival, former Israeli army chief of staff, retired general Gadi Eisenkot. [1:00:12] Both men claim the future of Israel and its security are at stake. In blanket campaign ads and interviews, [1:00:19] Netanyahu is stressing that Israel is at risk of international isolation, sanctions, and renewed [1:00:26] attacks from Palestinians and Iran. Netanyahu is also playing up his close ties to President Trump. [1:00:33] So grateful for this incredible endorsement. On Sunday, Trump posted, [1:00:39] vote for Bibi Netanyahu for prime minister. We have to finish the job that we started. That job [1:00:46] included launching the war against Iran, which Trump has said will end soon as it continues to raise [1:00:52] prices in the U.S. If Netanyahu wins, the war could intensify again. He's promising the complete [1:01:00] elimination of the Iranian regime. Eisenkot's main message is accountability. His supporters [1:01:06] rallied in Tel Aviv over the weekend. We have a chance to bring hope for this country. We will [1:01:14] bring a new future to Israel. They're demanding an inquiry into what Netanyahu knew before the Hamas [1:01:22] massacre on October 7, three years ago. Israeli media report Netanyahu received numerous warnings that [1:01:29] Hamas was preparing an attack, but ignored them. Netanyahu denies it, but has blocked an investigation [1:01:35] into the causes of October 7 and Israel's immediate response. Another divisive issue, [1:01:42] Israeli settlers in the West Bank. They form a key part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political [1:01:48] bloc. Eisenkot is saying that he will hold them accountable for the increasing number of attacks [1:01:55] against Palestinians and foreign journalists. Savannah? All right, Richard, thank you very much. [1:02:00] We have breaking news out of Tallahassee, Florida. Police have arrested a 15-year-old boy in connection [1:02:05] with the shooting near Florida A&M University. At least 12 people were injured after Saturday [1:02:10] night's homecoming game. NBC News correspondent George Solis joins us now from Florida with the [1:02:15] latest. George, good morning. What can you tell us about this breaking news and the teenager now in [1:02:19] custody? Yeah, good morning, Joseph. Tallahassee police announcing the arrest of 15-year-old Anthony [1:02:25] Rivers III. He faces several gun-related charges of second-degree attempted murder in connection with [1:02:31] this match shooting. Also a charge of having a weapon for being underage. Tallahassee police just [1:02:36] briefing a little bit ago announcing that this has been a very long and collaborative effort in trying [1:02:42] to identify the person responsible for this shooting that happened after a homecoming game there at [1:02:47] Florida A&M University. Of course, police were turning to the public. They were hoping for videos and [1:02:55] anyone that may have attended to help them find this individual. The police say their work here is far [1:03:01] from over. They say they are still investigating this case and say additional arrests could follow [1:03:07] as well. Now, to set the timeline for you, this shooting happening Saturday just outside of the football [1:03:13] stadium after the football game. Authorities saying that they had prepared for a large gathering of [1:03:18] people. They had a lot of officers there on the scene, many of which you see there who responded and were [1:03:23] actually treating some of the victim. Tallahassee police saying six individuals are still in the [1:03:28] hospital, one of them in critical condition. The youngest victim of this shooting, just 11 years [1:03:35] old, Joe. So obviously this caused a lot of frustration. A lot of people were angered by this shooting. [1:03:41] But again, the investigative work here from officials, far from over, they say. Right. George, [1:03:46] and walk us through the injuries here because I understand most were gunshot injuries, but not all of [1:03:51] them. And then some people have been released from the hospital, right? Yeah. As of this hour, [1:03:58] we know five people have been released. We're still getting a full tally of all of the injuries. We [1:04:03] know some of them were more serious than others. As I mentioned, one still in critical condition. [1:04:08] I have not seen, or at least authorities have not given a full comprehensive list of all of the gunshot [1:04:12] wound victims. I believe I saw someone that had an ankle injury after the shooting. They mentioned 12 in [1:04:18] total initially, but 11 of those being gunshot victims. Police also noting that none of these [1:04:24] people seem to have been the intended target and that this was obviously, well, more or less [1:04:30] possibly an altercation between individuals that led to this barrage of gunfire outside of this [1:04:37] celebration here during the homecoming weekend. But again, so many people that we talked to, [1:04:41] many of them who did not want to go on camera, just really frustrated by this [1:04:45] tradition of homecoming, of fun being marred by gun violence. Joe. [1:04:51] George Solis covering breaking news for us from Florida. George, thank you. [1:04:54] Well, major safety changes are coming to six flags after a man fell to his death from a roller coaster [1:05:00] in Georgia earlier this month. The company's CEO announced plans to add seat belts to the Goliath [1:05:05] roller coaster and other rides with similar restraints as questions grow about ride safety. [1:05:11] NBC News correspondent Liz Kreutz joins us with more. Liz, good morning. [1:05:14] Well, hey there. Good morning. That's right. After that shocking tragedy, [1:05:19] the company explained the additional measures they're now taking. The changes will be on the [1:05:23] Goliath at Six Flags over Georgia and also two other roller coasters. They say they're also [1:05:28] engaging independent engineers and ride inspection specialists to review safety procedures across all [1:05:34] rides at every park. This morning, Six Flags taking new safety measures across their theme parks [1:05:41] after a fatal incident earlier this month when 42-year-old Hassan Karim fell from the Goliath [1:05:47] roller coaster at Six Flags over Georgia. The Goliath at Six Flags just launched a man out of his. [1:05:55] Witnesses describing the horrifying moments they watched the incident unfold. [1:05:59] It was in slow motion and there was a moment where I was like, God, just let this man stay in that cart. [1:06:06] It all happened so fast. The company's CEO now announcing the park will be adding seat belts to [1:06:11] that ride, which goes as fast as 70 miles per hour, as well as to the Raging Bull at Six Flags Great [1:06:18] America in Illinois and the Nitro Coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, with speeds [1:06:24] reaching 80 miles an hour, according to the park's website. All three coasters, along with six others, [1:06:29] currently remain closed. Six Flags says they closed the additional rides out of an abundance [1:06:34] of caution following Karim's death. The CEO writing, safety guides every decision we make from the design [1:06:40] and operation of our attractions to the training and procedures our teams follow every day. The latest [1:06:46] change and safety review also coming after Six Flags Magic Mountain permanently shut down their X2 [1:06:52] roller coaster outside Los Angeles last month. Following three lawsuits alleging the ride caused [1:06:58] catastrophic brain injuries. Magic Mountain's park president writing of the closure, while X2 [1:07:04] consistently passed a multitude of safety tests, we believe it's the right thing to do. In Georgia, [1:07:10] family, friends and colleagues of Karim remembering the teacher for his lasting impact. He was always in the [1:07:15] the hallways, checking in. He had the same greeting to me as a student and as a teacher, just how you [1:07:21] doing, young man? Just a smooth, caring guy for sure. As for the investigation, Six Flags has not [1:07:26] officially announced a cause of death. The CEO did say in his announcement about these new seatbelts [1:07:31] that the Goliath ride remains closed pending necessary safety reviews and clearances. We've reached [1:07:36] out to the state agency that oversees amusement parks in Georgia. We've not heard back, but they have [1:07:41] previously said they're conducting an in-depth examination of the ride, its operations and records, [1:07:46] and that they'll determine when and under what conditions the ride may be permitted to resume [1:07:51] operation. Back to you. All right, Liz, thank you very much. Fifteen million people are under flood [1:07:56] alerts on both the east and west coast this morning. Meteorologist Andrea Romero is here with [1:08:01] what you need to know. Hey, Andrea, good morning. Good morning, Savannah and Joe. And we do have coastal [1:08:06] concerns stretching from coast to coast. Starting here on the east coast, we have the setup of high [1:08:12] pressure to the west in close proximity to a low pressure system over the Atlantic, and that's [1:08:17] causing this strong onshore wind flow that will be funneling these strong winds along the Florida [1:08:23] coastline where we're expecting wind gusts of up to 45 miles per hour that is possible. So the [1:08:29] combination of these strong winds with the high astronomical king tides, well, that's leading to [1:08:34] coastal flooding. Beach erosion will be likely along this whole area with these flood advisories and [1:08:40] these flood warnings stretching all the way from Florida up into the outer banks. And then on the [1:08:46] we're talking about peak wind gusts that are probably close to 30 miles per hour in Jacksonville [1:08:53] and up to 40 miles per hour in parts of South Florida. And then on the west coast, we also have a [1:09:00] similar setup with near record tides reaching seven to eight feet possible. We have flood advisories for [1:09:06] parts of San Francisco, Monterey stretching down to Long Beach. And we're also looking at even some flood [1:09:12] warnings up stretching all the way down into San Diego. And of course, rip currents and beach erosion is [1:09:18] likely in those locations. So beach goers have to make sure they stay on top of any local advisory on [1:09:25] those conditions. And then we have some snow that's being forecasted through tomorrow in the parts of [1:09:30] the Cascades and Northern Rockies. We have these Pacific systems that are moving through. In particular, [1:09:36] we have one also low pressure system that's moving from the Rockies into the plains that's going to [1:09:41] bring a mix of rain and snow that will be blanketing parts of the Dakotas and Nebraska. And then those [1:09:47] showers tomorrow will be starting parts of the upper Midwest and the cold front will be bringing below [1:09:52] average temperatures to that part of the country. Meanwhile, in the Northeast, the Mid-Atlantic, [1:09:57] we do have some frost advisories this morning with a little bit of an October chill waking up [1:10:02] temperatures in the 30s, the 40s. We have 50 right now in New York City, but we are expecting warmer [1:10:08] than average temperatures for today stretching from parts of New England into the Central Plains. And of [1:10:13] course, cooler temperatures below average temperatures in the Northern Plains. And that's what we have as far as [1:10:19] the temperatures across the country. But we're looking at most of the country except for the [1:10:23] Pacific Northwest and parts of Northern California that seem to be above average for Halloween. So [1:10:27] that will be good. That's nice. I like that. Thank you. Thank you. Much more to come here on [1:10:32] Morning News Now. Later this hour, legal showdown. AI company Anthropic is facing a new lawsuit over the [1:10:38] use of Elvis Presley's song lyrics to train its models. We're breaking down the key arguments. [1:10:44] Up first, rising tensions. Ukraine says its Starlink internet access has been restored. [1:10:49] The questions remain over who ordered the slowdown in the first place. What we're learning next. [1:10:55] We're back with the rising tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine amid questions about who [1:11:03] ordered the slowdown of U.S.-controlled satellite services. Now, over the weekend, Ukrainian President [1:11:08] Volodymyr Zelensky said its Starlink internet service had been restored to full speed after more [1:11:13] than a week of disruptions. The service is run by Elon Musk's company, SpaceX. Both Starlink and its [1:11:20] military network, Star Shield, are crucial to Ukraine's war efforts against Russia. In a series of posts [1:11:26] on X, Musk acknowledged that his company deliberately slowed down Starlink operations over claims that [1:11:33] Ukraine had violated the terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes. Ukraine denies [1:11:40] breaching its terms. NBC News Chief International Correspondent Keir Simmons is in Moscow with the [1:11:44] latest on this. Keir, good morning. Elon Musk initially said any limits to Star Shield services [1:11:50] were decided by the president or the U.S. military. Now he says the company, quote, simply enforced its [1:11:56] terms of services when they were bypassed. What else do we know about what happened and how Ukraine is [1:12:00] responding? Well, it's confusing, isn't it? It's not clear. To be perfectly honest, what we do know, [1:12:09] as you mentioned, is that President Zelensky says it's been fully restored. That was, of course, [1:12:13] after this whole thing enormously escalated tensions between Ukraine and the White House and the Trump [1:12:19] administration. And now we have Elon Musk saying that the terms of service were not met. Those, [1:12:27] that terms of service is about whether or not the Starlink or Star Shield service was used for [1:12:34] offensive operations here in Russia that led to deaths here in Russia. Now, Ukraine says not just [1:12:43] he didn't do that, that he isn't able to do that. So we're sort of stuck in the middle of a kind of he [1:12:49] said, she said of of of the two sides, Elon Musk and and President Zelensky's administration. But as we [1:12:58] speak, Ukraine saying that it has been fully restored because remember that it isn't just about offensive [1:13:04] operations. It's also about defense, Ukraine's ability to defend itself. And last week we had [1:13:09] President Zelensky saying they also aren't getting the access to Patriot air defenses that they need. [1:13:15] They were concerned whether they were getting the intelligence that they needed from the U.S. to be [1:13:19] able to defend themselves. You'll remember, of course, that the Secretary of State, Secretary Rubio, [1:13:25] pushed back forcefully on that and said that the U.S. had not limited that kind of access. [1:13:30] Yes. Akir, what impact did these disruptions actually have on Ukraine's military operations? [1:13:36] Well, according to the Ukrainians, it was real because you get seconds to intervene when a missile [1:13:46] is being fired towards you. And you need to know that you need to know that it's coming in communications [1:13:53] like Stalin crucial for that. And of course, intelligence, too. So that's that's what Ukraine is [1:13:58] saying. And certainly what we have seen in recent months is a Russian bombardment against Ukraine, [1:14:05] which has caused deaths and casualties in higher numbers. And Ukraine says that is because it is [1:14:12] it is really struggling to defend itself. And now as we head into the winter, there is little sign, [1:14:17] honestly, that the Kremlin behind me there plans to relent. In fact, the first lady has organized a [1:14:25] a ceasefire for a Ukrainian city occupied by the Russians, where that's due to come into force [1:14:30] later today, your time. But at the same time, the Kremlin, while welcoming that today, also said that [1:14:37] a trilateral talks between Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. set for next month does not mean that they will [1:14:44] stop there or limit their offensive operations. In other words, their capacity to attack Ukraine. [1:14:50] All right. Kier Simmons reporting from Moscow. Kier, thank you so much. [1:14:54] Well, staying overseas now, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has finally returned home to [1:14:58] Venezuela after spending almost a year in exile. The Nobel winner reappeared in Venezuela yesterday [1:15:03] for the first time since December. You can see her there receiving a warm welcome at a church west [1:15:08] of Caracas. Machado first announced her arrival on social media, saying to her followers, quote, [1:15:14] I am here with you. Also marked first appearance since the U.S. military deposed former [1:15:18] President Nicolás Maduro, bringing him to America to face charges. Upon her return, [1:15:23] it does reignite questions around the democratic future of the country. [1:15:27] For more on where things go from here, let's bring in Caracas-based reporter Ana Vanessa. Ana, [1:15:31] good to have you with us. So Machado has largely remained in hiding even since the disputed 2024 [1:15:37] presidential election that the government prevented her from running in. Let's talk through just how [1:15:43] significant this return is. Well, it is very significant for the Venezuelan people. [1:15:48] Savannah, I have to tell you, because the opposition's most important, powerful leader [1:15:53] is back on Venezuelan soil. And that is how millions are seeing her return. So her presence [1:15:59] shatters background political deals, reignites street momentum, and puts direct pressure on [1:16:05] the interim leadership to commit to real and free elections, which is what everyone is waiting for. [1:16:11] Ana, Machado's party says that she made seven unsuccessful attempts to try and return to the [1:16:18] country. How are Venezuelans reacting now that she initially is, that she finally is back? [1:16:24] Well, it's just pure joy on the streets of Venezuela, at least yesterday that what was happening, [1:16:30] an outpouring of hope, really. So crowds spurred into the streets, as you were seeing on the images, [1:16:39] completely organically to wait for her, singing the national anthem, escorting her in every mile of the [1:16:46] drive through her way to Caracas. So people on the ground were really waiting up to very late at [1:16:53] night just to shake her hand, say hello, and really showed her their appreciation for her return. This [1:17:03] is something that millions of Venezuelans who voted for her in 2024 were waiting for, for a long time. [1:17:09] So let's talk about Delce Rodriguez. So she was an ally of Maduro, but also has been in this acting [1:17:16] president role. It was supposed to be for just 90 days. Months later, she's still in office, [1:17:21] there has not been an election scheduled. What does the future hold for Venezuela's democracy, [1:17:27] and how does Machado's return impact that? Well, there's really a fragile opening here, [1:17:35] but it hinges on what happens at the negotiation table. Let's not forget that the Venezuelan interim [1:17:42] government, backed by Donald Trump and the Venezuelan opposition, have been in the talks [1:17:48] for months now. And the current push to overhaul and replace the Supreme Court is the critical test. [1:17:55] If they can establish an independent judicial body, credible elections actually become possible [1:18:02] instead of just a promise. And Machado's presence ensures that the opposition won't settle for any [1:18:08] superficial institutional fixes so far. Let's talk more about America's role here, [1:18:12] because we remember Machado famously presenting her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump. Is there [1:18:17] any sense the U.S. will get involved and attempt to put her into power? Well, Dave, to put her in power, [1:18:25] no. Washington, we experts and analysts don't believe that they're going to handpick [1:18:31] a precedent. The White House is focused on, as they have said, stability, oil flow, and migration. [1:18:38] And let's be honest, Donald Trump is extremely comfortable with Delce Rodriguez complaining to [1:18:44] every single request. So the U.S. will push for an electoral process. They have said from the beginning, [1:18:50] but Machado will have to fight for her win and for her to win power again through the ballot box [1:18:58] by her own, on her own means. Ana, Vanessa, thank you, as always, [1:19:02] for reporting for us. We appreciate it. On to a legal showdown centered on Elvis Presley's [1:19:07] music and artificial intelligence. The companies that control the rights to Presley's songs are [1:19:12] suing AI company Anthropic, accusing it of using his lyrics without permission to train its AI models [1:19:19] and allegedly generate infringing versions of his songs. A spokesperson for Anthropic disagreed with [1:19:24] the claims and says the company intends to defend the case fully. NBC News legal analyst Angela [1:19:29] Senadella joins us here on set. Angela, good morning. Great to see you. What are the key [1:19:33] legal arguments on each side here? Good morning, Savannah. So Presley's side has two arguments [1:19:38] stacked on top of each other. The first allegation is that Anthropic copied 247 of Elvis's songs [1:19:45] and used it to train their AI model without any licensing approval or permission. Now, the second [1:19:51] argument, though, which makes this case really interesting is the allegation that Claude is [1:19:55] still reproducing these songs. So Anthropic, like other AI companies, has these internal guardrails [1:20:01] where if you ask it to reproduce a song, it won't because of copyright. But the complaint here describes [1:20:07] a user asking Claude to modernize one of Elvis's songs. And the allegation is that what came out, [1:20:13] the output, was near identical. And so thus that is technically, according to them, copyright [1:20:18] infringement. Now, on Anthropic side, we are likely going to hear the same argument that we've heard [1:20:23] across all of their defenses with copyright, which is fair use. It's transformative. The idea that if [1:20:28] through an AI agent, they're actually changing or modernizing or doing something a little bit [1:20:33] different to a song that from their defense, that is transformation, that's creative, that's free [1:20:38] expression, that's not copyright infringement. So what would Elvis's rights holders actually have [1:20:42] to prove to win this case? Right. So there's three separate things. First is that they own the [1:20:47] copyright. Easy. Second is that the copyright is being infringed a little harder. And then third, [1:20:52] the hardest part, which is willfulness. So Presley's estate here is asking for $41 million, [1:20:58] asking for $150,000 per infringement, which is the statutory maximum. In order to get that, [1:21:04] they have to prove this is willful, intentional. If they can't do that, they just get a small fraction [1:21:08] of that. How does this compare with other AI copyright lawsuits? We've seen quite a few now. [1:21:12] Yes, we have. So Anthropic is getting it from all sides, right? We've seen about five or [1:21:17] six major music lawsuits coming from Sony, BMG, Universal, etc. But what's different about this [1:21:24] is this is really the first time a major artist's estate is suing directly. So that is a big [1:21:29] distinction. We have those seen Anthropic settle a major class action lawsuit, one and a half billion [1:21:34] dollars with authors for a similar argument of copyright infringement. What do you just think is [1:21:40] like on the horizon here? Because we've seen a lot of back and forth when it comes to things like [1:21:45] this, a lot of concern about AI creating music. I mean, what does this mean? What implications [1:21:50] could this have here? So there are so many questions here, and it's almost like a law [1:21:54] school exercise because we don't really know what the answers are. But the first question would be [1:21:58] about the guardrails. So if Anthropic does have guardrails inside, where if you ask it to reproduce [1:22:04] something and they don't, is that enough? Is it enough of a defense? If they transform it slightly, [1:22:09] is it enough? Usually in these cases, a jury has to decide whether or not the music is actually [1:22:15] similar. Are we going to have juries every time there's some output like this, have to examine [1:22:19] this? But also the floodgates will open if this lawsuit does move forward and results in a settlement [1:22:25] or any sort of a victory, because we have not seen any individual artists suing. But imagine then [1:22:31] all of the other musicians out there, their estates could also be suing. And so then potentially [1:22:37] the damages could be limitless, Savannah. Angela Senedal, an interesting one. Thanks so much. [1:22:41] Great to see you. Coming up, influencers are always trying to reach new audiences, [1:22:45] and that now includes people looking for financial advice. Up next, we'll introduce you to Finfluencers [1:22:51] and tell you why it's changing the way some people think about money. Stay with us. [1:22:55] Welcome back. A new type of content creators taking over social media. They are called [1:23:02] financial influencers, and they are changing the way millions of people are managing their money. [1:23:07] For some creators, it is paying big bucks, but experts warn that you can't take every piece [1:23:12] of advice to the bank. NBC News chief business correspondent Christine Romans has the details. [1:23:18] Money Talk is taking over TikTok. Here's everything I did the day I turned 18 years old to set me up [1:23:23] to win in life. Financial influencers, Finfluencers, sharing their wealth of knowledge to millions online. [1:23:30] You show that to a young person and show them like how better off they'll be if they just put [1:23:34] $25 a week aside to invest. Their promise to help people learn how to budget, save, invest, [1:23:41] and grow their money. Tori Dunlap is the founder of her first 100K. A lot of people don't know a lot [1:23:47] of things about money, and that's not because they're like stupid. Of course not. It's because [1:23:52] people don't teach you about money. She now has around 5 million followers across social media. [1:23:57] Your story starts in 2016 with zero followers and $40. Tell me your story. So it was my side hustle for [1:24:03] three and a half years before it became my full-time business. Since then, we've helped [1:24:07] 5 million women be better with money. And the interest is real. A Wells Fargo study finding [1:24:12] Gen Z increasingly looking online for financial information. Nearly half rely on YouTube videos, [1:24:18] 34% on TikTok and Instagram, and 25% on online communities like Reddit. Hashtags like money talk, [1:24:26] fin talk, rich talk, and simply personal finance generating millions of posts. [1:24:32] And for some creators, their reach is global. I've been in Egypt, at the pyramids. Is that [1:24:38] the Budgenista? Oh my God, you want me to pay for this trip? Tiffany Aliche started the Budgenista in [1:24:44] Facebook's early days when she was a preschool teacher. I really love teaching. Like, I think [1:24:49] some people are called to do certain things. And for me, it was teaching. I thought I was going to stay [1:24:55] in the classroom forever, but now the world is my classroom. Today, she's a bestselling author. And like [1:25:00] many content creators, she often offers her advice at a price that can't be beat, free. If I know a [1:25:06] thing, I'd like to teach a thing. The typical cost of a financial advisor, nearly 1% of your portfolio [1:25:13] every year. But make no mistake, many of these influencers are cashing in, making money on teaching [1:25:18] people how to make money. This is now a multi-seven-figure business. I have a team of 17 people. [1:25:24] It is, you know, a living, breathing thing. The challenge for consumers, knowing whose advice [1:25:30] you can bank on. You do not know whether these individuals have any credentials whatsoever. [1:25:35] It is not necessarily going to be in your best interest. My two cents? Never share personal [1:25:41] information online. Stick to the basics. Max out your 401ks and Roth IRAs. Automate, automate, automate. [1:25:48] And remember, time is your greatest asset. As always, the advice may be free, but the mistakes [1:25:54] can cost you. Now to an inside look at the future of Porsche. This month, the iconic auto brand [1:26:00] unveiled this new supercar that you see here. Come on, car enthusiast or not, this is a model that's [1:26:05] going to turn heads on the road. Our NBC News business and data correspondent, Brian Chung, [1:26:09] got the chance to check it out for himself as Porsche drives into its next level of luxury. [1:26:15] Steve McQueen drove a 911 S. Tom Cruise in a 356 Speedster in Top Gun. In Bad Boys, a 964 Turbo. [1:26:29] Even Disney giving Porsche the animated treatment. Porsches have been a classic representation of [1:26:36] high-performance sports cars. And this is their vision of the future. Porsche CEO Dr. Michael Leiters [1:26:45] explains. Mission S is a combination of a new design language and a super sports car with a mid-engine [1:26:53] architecture. The Mission S, a forthcoming mid-engine supercar that will be among its highest power [1:26:58] and likely most expensive offerings when it does make it to production. What engine will be in here [1:27:03] and when can we buy this car? So the engine is still a secret. The Mission S is a concept car, [1:27:09] meaning it's not ready for production quite yet. But Porsche says when it is released, [1:27:12] it'll be slated above their legendary 911, which already starts at $135,000. High-end brands like [1:27:18] Porsche leaning deeper into luxury as car affordability broadly gets more out of reach, [1:27:23] with the new average car costing over $50,000 now, near an all-time high. But Porsche finds the [1:27:29] client help for a supercar super attractive. These segments are very attractive, good profit pools, [1:27:35] very stable. There's no reason why a Porsche shouldn't be there. That strategy helping to blunt the [1:27:40] impact of higher costs from tariffs. The company already raised prices by about 7%. We can't base [1:27:46] our plans on hope that the tariffs will go away. Obviously, also the customers understood that it's [1:27:52] a difficult situation for us. But at the end, that is the only thing you can do. Porsche's move to [1:27:58] unveil the Mission S in New York signals their focus on the U.S. market, the same spot they photographed [1:28:02] their 550 Spyder in 1953. Over 70 years later, Porsche now looking to lean back into its performance [1:28:12] pedigree. You have to love sports cars, and then you will be enthusiastic and appealed by this car. [1:28:17] Stick shift. Perhaps. As it accelerates into the next chapter. Brian Chung, NBC News, New York. [1:28:28] Well, that is pretty cool. All right, if you had to guess where you'd find the world's busiest [1:28:31] takeout restaurant, maybe you'd think New York or Los Angeles. Get this, it's actually tucked away [1:28:37] in a strip mall in Texas. According to Uber Eats, this Houston family-run restaurant is serving up more [1:28:43] orders than any other single location on the planet. NBC News correspondent Priscilla Thompson takes us [1:28:50] inside. From lamb chops lining the grill. Look at these chops. How quickly will all of this be gone? [1:28:57] They're all order pending. To non-stop naan. How much naan will that make in an hour? 1,000 naan. [1:29:05] And curries by the cauldron. Now this will be gone by midday. At Aga's in Houston, Texas, they're cooking up something big. [1:29:13] How much food are you all going through? It's a food factory. We do 25 to 3,000 pounds of chicken every day. [1:29:20] We do about the same amount of goat. We do the same amount of lamb. What about butter? [1:29:26] Oh, my God. Thousands of pounds of butter per month. We go through tons. [1:29:31] But before Aga's was feeding the masses, when Chakot Meridia and his family took over in 2010, [1:29:37] it was a business on the brink. What was this restaurant like whenever you all first bought it? [1:29:42] It was depressing, to be honest with you. How close was it to failing? Very close. [1:29:47] With no restaurant experience, the family set out to turn things around, growing Aga's into a 750-seat restaurant. [1:29:56] And when COVID hit, takeout helped send business soaring. You all on Uber Eats are now the most ordered [1:30:03] single-location restaurant in the world. How many orders are we talking about? [1:30:07] We do thousands of orders. During the weekdays, we do over 1,400, 1,500 orders. [1:30:12] A day? A day. On the weekends, over 2,000 orders a day. [1:30:17] And that's just to go? Just takeout only. [1:30:19] Keeping up with all those orders is an operation all its own. [1:30:25] Up to 100 employees working across two kitchens, one for prep, the other for assembly. [1:30:31] This is where they pack up all of the orders. And these guys will make sure that every single item [1:30:36] is there. And then they will put it right here on the conveyor. [1:30:41] A conveyor belt moving meals from the kitchen to the counter and into the hands of delivery drivers [1:30:47] like Sherlindia Williams. She says she makes about 100 bucks a day off deliveries from Aga's alone. [1:30:53] They leave big tips for these ones. I guess the food is really good and they're really quick too. [1:31:00] Why do you think Aga's takeout is so popular? It's all about the quality of food. Every ingredient [1:31:08] we use is top-notch. So the taste is always there. The freshness is always there. They get [1:31:15] their order delivered within 15 minutes. And it might even still be hot. It's not might be, [1:31:20] it's always piping hot. But the real test might be the taste. And look at this beautiful spread. [1:31:28] So what do we have here? The lamb chops are the number one dish of Aga's. I can never get enough [1:31:35] of these. We sell more naans than anything else. Can you not use fork? Can you use your hands? [1:31:41] I'm like, all right, we're going to go in with the hands. Let's see. That's even better. [1:31:46] Mmm. Bro, that is good. These are marinated overnight. It's so juicy. [1:31:55] Great flavor and tender. And clearly, I'm not alone. How often do you order takeout from here? [1:32:03] Probably once every week. You know, my dad loves biryani. Why do you all keep coming back? [1:32:08] Because it's always good. Because it's so authentic. It's just like the consistency. It's not like there's [1:32:14] a bad day for Aga's. For Indian Pakistani restaurant to dominate the world, it speaks [1:32:19] for itself. Yeah. Does that surprise you? No, because our quality is that great. [1:32:27] After all that, we couldn't leave without an order to go. [1:32:35] That was Priscilla Thompson reporting while the restaurant's owner tells Priscilla [1:32:38] the secret to keeping that takeout tasting fresh. Even after delivery, it is all in the packaging, [1:32:44] packing it tight, and making sure those lids are secure. And I'm hungry. There you go. [1:32:49] Order. Maybe they'll get to you. All right. Coming up, a pawful of fun, not awful, [1:32:54] pawful of fun capturing the internet by storm. When we come back, why a nonstop live stream [1:33:01] showcasing puppies. It's around the clock. It's bringing in millions of viewers. Stay with us. [1:33:06] We're ending this hour with a story that is positively adorable. A show called Puppy Live [1:33:17] is taking the world by storm. It's broadcasting a nonstop live stream of puppies, four boys and two [1:33:23] girls living their lives in front of the camera, sleeping, eating, and just being downright cute. [1:33:29] The show produced in Finland is just the latest example of a trend called slow TV. Millions of [1:33:35] viewers are exchanging the drama of adrenaline packed shows for something much more calming. [1:33:41] Must see TV may no longer be a heart-pounding thriller or high-stakes political drama. [1:33:50] Who thinks there's something wrong with me? Instead, TV has gone to the dogs. Or should we say [1:33:58] puppies is the furry focus of the latest season of Pentuleve or Puppy Live. These six small pups are [1:34:07] some of Finland's biggest TV stars with a nonstop live stream following every feeding, puppy pile, [1:34:14] and ear scratch of their young lives. So far, at just 16 days old, these Lakoto [1:34:21] Romagnolos are mostly doing what puppies do best, sleep. Still, Puppy Live is far from a snooze fest. [1:34:31] Millions of people around the world are tuning in to watch puppies sleeping. [1:34:35] The Finnish public broadcaster, which airs the show, says 10 million people from across the globe have [1:34:41] tuned in this season alone. You could say we're passengers, witnessing major milestones, [1:34:47] like a first glimpse at those adorable eyes and weary wobbles as the little litter grows up in [1:34:53] front of the camera. In years past, Puppy Live has followed baby border collies, Labrador retrievers, [1:35:00] and Springer spaniels. Now in its sixth season, the show has gone international. Sweden welcomed these [1:35:07] pint-sized pooches to its airwaves, and producers in the Netherlands have acquired the rights to make [1:35:12] a similar show. Puppy Live is just one of the many forays into the genre known as slow TV. The [1:35:22] Norwegian broadcast company has produced hours-long episodes of burning firewood, [1:35:27] train rides, and the great moose migration. Americans also seem to have an appetite for slow TV, [1:35:35] with streams of the National Zoo's Panda Cam, Fat Bear Week, and Catmine National Park, and of course the [1:35:41] Bald Eagles soaring over Big Bear. All going viral. If she has a million fans, I am one of them. As [1:35:48] experts say, these low-stakes shows can help our dog-tired brains. Slow TV helps to restore mood. I [1:35:55] often think of it as the antidote to doom-scrolling. With just over a month before these pups move on to their [1:36:00] forever homes, there's still plenty of time to binge watch all the puppy love. And if you are looking [1:36:09] for a little puppy palate cleanser, the stream is up and running online 24-7. We're checking in right now. [1:36:15] Big shocker. I see some sleeping, a lot of sleeping, a little bit of moving while sleeping. This is live [1:36:22] right now. It was. A few minutes ago was breakfast time, so puppies, they're just like us, or I guess it [1:36:27] was lunch there. Yeah. Anyway, some people are even betting on the puppies. There's an officially [1:36:32] sanctioned app. It allows weekly wagers on things like which puppy is growing the fastest, how much [1:36:37] they weigh. Those who guessed correctly could win some puppy live merchandise. Okay, it's great. [1:36:43] It's adorable. It is. We need it right now. We need more of this instead of the doom-scrolling. [1:36:47] That does it for this hour of morning news now. Stay with us though. The news continues right now.