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it be enough to cut those sky-high interest rates, what consumers need to know. face to face. president biden and former president trump finally agree to do a series of debates. why now and when you can watch. battle of the ban. why creators say the law violates their constitutional. money moves. is your job fully remote. cities that are paying cash for you to relocate. >> we can't move because we have to be here for you. good news about your money this hour. >> today we got april's consumer price index report, broadly measures the cost of goods and services you pay for every day, according to report compared to march of this year prices rose just .3% in april 2024, lower

than the .4 economists were expected. >> the year over year change, prices are 3.4% higher than this time last year. so to make sense all of this, let's bring in christine romans. break it down for us. it's like good news but nothing's perfect yet. >> inflation is cooling, but not cool. it's cooling, but not cool. >> depend on what you're looking at. >> it does. food prices are flat. shelter, rent and housing costs that was still rising here, so that's problem, energy prices also still rising here, so watching those, those two on the bottom of that list right there, those accounted for about 70% of the overall inflation number. >> if we look big picture at the economy right now, how would you characterize it, it seems it's doing well, are real world

americans feeling that. >> this is a b-plus, a-minus economy. ask americans how they feel about it, they give it a solid c, sometimes a d. there's a big disconnect with the numbers, because of two years of inflation. i like to use the word affordability, people feel like things aren't as affordable as they used to be. home insurance, car insurance, some of these really important things that people pay for to be a part of the middle class, right, they feel like that's much more of a burden. taking away the benefit from top-line good jobs and economy numbers. >> i just had to pay more both of those insurances you mentioned. what does this mean for the interest rate conversation and whether the fed might finally lower interest rates? >> i just saw mortgage rates today just dipped below 7% and that's good news. overall, i think the fed sits

tight here and keeps interest rates higher for longer. the economy is too strong to cut rates. . you cut interest rates when an economy is really slowing. you don't want to juice an economy like this or you could spark a big surge in inflation. the fed has this balancing act. most of the experts think that if the fed starts cutting interest rates, if inflation continues to ease like this cooling and getting cooling may be cut. the chair of the ntsb testified on capitol hill today about that deadly bridge collapse in baltimore. >> today's hearing comes after the ntsb released its preliminary report on the accident tuesday, the agency said the container ship lost power several times before it crashed into francis scott key bridge in march. ryan nobles joins us now, can you walk us through the time line of these power failures

from the report? >> reporter: yeah, i can. you'll remember in the moments after this bridge collapse came down there were internet sleuths that were suggesting based on their review of the video that power outage played a big role and that's exactly what this ntsb report reveals. and it wasn't just losing power at the moment of the accident, ten hours while the ship was still in port it lost power on two different occasions and then as it left the port that day you can see the time line. initial power failure, got power back, then the power goes out, 350 yards away from the base of the bridge, two minutes later it crashes into the bridge. the bridge collapses. not nearly enough time to anchor the massive vessel or to get tug boats to steer it out of harm's way. the preliminary investigation continues on, but there's still a lot that they were able to reveal in the preliminary report

that came out yesterday. >> ryan, did you get a sense from the ntsb chair talking to lawmakers about how long that investigation might take to complete in. >> reporter: they're not putting a definitive end date on it, kate, they'll continue this investigation as long as possible and they described the stage of this investigation as unprecedented. listen to what the chair had to say. >> going forward, this is a complex investigation. our investigators have been on scene consistently since this accident. in fact, they're onboard the vessel as i testify today. it's unprecedented to be there that long. >> reporter: of course it's not just the ntsb investigating this, the fbi is as well to see if there were any criminal negligence related to this, remember six people lost their lives, maintenance workers working on the bridge at the time and caught in their vehicle when the bridge collapsed. so an awful tragedy that we still don't have all the answers

to. >> those people lost their lives and there the crew members, ryan, do we know if they're still on that ship in. >> reporter: yeah, 21 crew members have been on that ship now going on 50 days since this accident took place, part of reason is is that the ship needs to be operated, need to tend to the ship while it's in the water, but they're key witnesses in this investigation, they've been interviewed by the fbi, our local station there in baltimore has done extensive reporting on what life is like for these crew members inside that ship. anxious to get off that ship as soon as possible. none of them are american citizens. their families are far away. >> makes you think about how much goes into transporting our goods. eight tiktok creators are suing the federal government over the potential ban.

>> saying it violates their first amendment rights. joining us now is brian cheung. what are these content creators saying in the lawsuit? >> they're trying to say the same thing that tiktok said in its lawsuit filed last week, this legislation in potentially banning tiktok passed that january end date could infringe on the rights of these creators to express themselves under the first amendment. >> the government does not have the right to tell us what we can use. especially when they have improved or provided evidentiary evidence to show the danger of said app that's unique to tiktok

and not comment on the other social media platforms. >> again, does the government have the defense to say, all right, here's the reason why congress decided to pass that law and have the president sign a bill that would require a dwesment of this company from its chinese owner bytedance within nine months. doj said in response, this legislation addresses critical national security concerns. this could take some time, guys. >> you mentioned divestment from china. i understand that tiktok may actually have a potential buyer in this case. talk to us about the bids. >> a number of people have thrown their hat into the ring for potentially buying tiktok, again if there's a sale that could happen before january of next year this app can carry on. we heard from former treasury secretary steve mnuchin as a potential buyer. frank mccourt, the former owner of the los angeles dodgers,

could he put the money together to try to buy this app and even if he does, if someone buys this app questions about whether or not tiktok would remain the same, they would have to sell the algorithm to keep it in its current form. china won't allow the sale of algorithm. they say for national security concerns on their side. very interesting dynamics there. >> thank you. time for today's money minute. a very merry announcement from netflix. cheaper version of life-saving drug is coming to walmart shelves. mortgage demand was unmoved last week even as mortgage rates dropped to their lowest level since april. applications inched up a half of a per cent. now the average mortgage rate is still sitting around 7%. leaving buyers struggling to

afford the housing market. netflix will stream its first live nfl games on christmas day the label will host a doubleheader on the holiday, giving the netflix a hold on the most reliable ratings driver in america. we'll learn the matchups tonight when the league drops its 2024 schedule at 8:00. walgreens will offer a cheaper version of -- available online and in store, two-dose pack will go for $35. the news comes as preliminary numbers show today overdose deaths dropped in the u.s. in 2023 for the first time in five years. >> a little glimmer of good news, but that's so important to have the antidote available to people to reverse an overdose. >> exactly. coming up, basketball sensation caitlin clark makes

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least two televised debates before the november election, now just under six months away. both men have agreed to those two debates the first will be hosted by cnn on june 27th. the second hosted by abc news on september 10th. monica alba joins me now. what do we know about the terms they've agreed to here and how did this all come together. >> reporter: this is notable, kate, typically you see these kind of debates way later in the general election cycle but instead they've agreed to that late june date and september date, it's really bypassing the commission on presidential debates entirely the two campaigns coming together to hash out some of the details themselves with the tv networks directly and then agreeing to some of those terms which we can talk about. first, what both candidates had to say about this. listen. >> donald trump lost two debates to me in 2020, since then he hadn't shown up for a debate. now he's acting like he wants to

debate him again. make my day, pal. let's pick the debates. i hear you're free on wednesdays. >> probably do it early so he's not going to get any better. >> but june and september is great. >> every day is a down factor for him. >> reporter: one key difference from last time four years ago is that this debate will take place, we understand, without an audience in the hall or in the room, it will be just in a tv room with moderator, an attempt from both teams to try to remove some of the raucous environment we see sometimes at these debate and monica, former president trump indicating that he may want more debates. >> reporter: the former president said he'd like to add a debate potentially on july and august and enon october 2nd.

we heard from biden campaign senior adviser we don't want to play games here, let's agree to these two dates and keep that conversation going. kate. >> monica, thank you. kansas city chiefs player harrison butker is under fire. the three-time super bowl champion delivered remarks to the class of 2024 benedictine college. he addressed the women in the audience saying one of the most important title of all is homemaker. >> i think it's you, the women, who had the most diabolical lies, about to cross this stage and are thinking about the promotions and titles you're going to get in your career, some may go on to lead successful careers in the world,

majority of you are most excited about your marriage and the children you'll bring into this world. >> nbc news correspondent kathy park has been following this story for us and joins me now, kathy, what else did we hear from the chiefs player in this speech and how are people reacting to the comments. >> reporter: this was a 20-minute speech. ever since his remarks were posted online it's gone viral and received a ton of backlash on social media. he leaned into a couple of themes during his commencement speech. he talked about the erosion of traditional krath lick values. he pointed to krath lick priests and bishops for misleading their flock. he talked about gender roles and how women have a spot at home. he also talked about his own personal life. his own wife decided to forgo a

career and became a homemaker and she's happy about that decision and he took a swipe at the president. >> our own nation is led by a man who proclaims his catholic faith, at the same time is delusional enough to make a sign of the cross during a pro-abortion rally. so vocal in support. >> reporter: interestingly enough, he said that he's an introvert, an amateur speaker, but certainly his words have garnered a lot of attention, folks haven't been shy on social media kind of expressing their outrage. we heard from a former kansas city commissioner, he said kansas city has always been a place that welcomes and affirms our lgbtq-plus community

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the da, who herself, who thanked her supporters. the to overturn the november election has never been a grassroots movement. it is a platinum roots movement. from the beginning. it's been an effort bankrolled by a handful of super rich real estate investors and tech executives. the platinum roots behind the scenes propping up the faces out front, falsely claiming that they were grassroots. al price also said she was glad that the supervisors did the prudent thing in setting the recall election to coincide with the november election. to save money, it is estimated that a special election would have cost alameda county up to $20 million. we will continue following this story for you. we'll bring you updates and developments at nbcbayarea.com. kris. thanks very much. now, a new development in the lawsuit accusing antioch police of wrongfully killing a young man back in 2020, officers responded to a call that angelo quinto and

his mother were arguing angelo died. his family filed a lawsuit claiming police kneeled on his neck and killed him. prosecutors argued angelo was on drugs and the district attorney never charged the officers. but last night, antioch city council approved a $7.5 million settlement. later today, the quinto family will hold a news conference to discuss it. nurses in san francisco are taking a stand today. they say the department of public health is hiring nurses on short term contracts, and they argue that's not good for patients who need continuity in care. the union is holding a vote to possibly authorize a strike. it represents more than 2000 workers at some of san francisco's biggest health facilities, including zuckerberg general laguna, honda and other clinics. union leaders say the current contract expires at the end of june. the department of public health has moved more and more towards hiring contracted registry staff, who come for short periods of time. they're paid a very large premium and they take all of those wages directly out of the city and contribute them in other

economies. so it's not fiscally responsible. it's also not clinically responsible. the department of public health promised our team a response yesterday, but we never received one. it recently told the examiner. it's encouraged by recent progress hiring new nurses with 166 new hires since december and another 50 planned by the end of next month. some cool and comfortable weather early today, but not enough to fully beat back the heat. meteorologist kari hall is checking thermometers all around the bay area as we look at our highs for today, we will have a wide range and temperatures will be in the low 60s for the coastline and spots like half moon bay, where we most likely won't see much sunshine here. but away from the coastline, the sky clears a lot sooner and temperatures warm up. so in mountain view we'll see a high of 78 degrees and 80 in livermore, and the warmest temperature for today will be fairfield. up to 85 degrees. and we'll also see some warmer temperatures for parts of the sacramento valley on northward. now looking at tomorrow's high temperatures, it's really not

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attendees. the prime minister returned to power in the fall. a new report finds 57% of all black women of reproductive age live in states with abortion bans or impending restrictions, that's 7 million of the country's 11.8 million black women ages 14 to 59. 14 states have banned abortion and 11 have restricted access to procedure. most restrictions have been put in place across southern states. according to the report, black people are disproportionately impacted by changes to abortion care. and sage the miniature poodle is america's newest top dog, she won the westminster kennel club dog show's best in show category, competed against more than 2500 dogs from around the world for the big win,

handler second win, she first won with sage's great-grandmother in 2002. planned to retire after last night's show, win or lose. ukrainian president zelenskyy had cancelled all of his upcoming foreign visits signalling the seriousness of russia's advances in his country. ukraine is evacuating people out of its second largest city after saying russian missiles were responsible for this damage on screen. after secretary of state blinken continues his tour around ukraine speaking with top leaders there. matt bradley joins me now. matt, what are we learning about russia's stepped-up assault on kharkiv and what it might mean for the war overall. >> reporter: military analysts have been warning even russia's battlefield gains are modest and captured a few villages but the kind of frontline puncture that could turn into a major setback

for ukraine. this isn't the first time that the russians have clocked a battlefield victory since they've invaded ukraine two years ago. ukraine feeling a pinch from the lack of western support. as i mentioned, ukraine's losses outside of kharkiv have stabilized in the last 24 hours, but still russia is beginning to have ukraine right where moscow wants it. ukraine is now being pushed back and the country's losing support. political and financial support from the west, so these military analysts, the institute for the study of war, they say they believe that russia's trying to setup a buffer zone along russia's border and this has ukrainian of rationing their use. >> secretary blinken traveled there unannounce and then announced a $2 billion.

>> he told his ukrainian counterpart today that the u.s. would provide as you said an additional $2 billion in foreign military financing allowing the ukrainians to purchase weapons immediately. that's really important. right now, they're still running on that lack of weapons and really hurting them on the battlefield. the faa is issuing a new travel warning ahead of what's expected to be a very busy memorial day weekend, a major nationwide shortage of air traffic controllers. meanwhile there's more trouble for boeing. the airplane manufacturer can be prosecuted in connection with two deadly plane crashes. morgan chesky is here to break this down. let's start with the boeing news. why is the company now able to be prosecuted. >> reporter: because the doj filed a letter yesterday because

they believed boeing reneged on a 2020 deal. now the reason for that is because the doj says they didn't uphold their end of the deal because they proved through their actions and as a result of events that they hadn't put a program in place effective in keeping incidents from happening. . door came off of that alaska airlines flight, multiple whistle-blowers have come forward alleging a real systemic problem within boeing production. that led to unsafe issues out in the field. >> morgan, let's talk about that staffing sthorj, the faa is warning about, what does that mean for us planning to fly this summer?

>> reporter: important to note here that the faa said that this should not impact the flyer should we hop on an airplane here, the faa said in order to be properly staff they would need to hire around 3,000 air traffic controllers. they have 11,000 right now, but a lot of those staffers, some of them are working ten-hour days six days a week not really sustainable schedules here, making it even more important for them to have reinforcements here. >> for sure. morgan chesky, thank you. we told you at top of hour about some good news on inflation but many americans are still struggling and communities across the country are taking notice. some cities and towns are actually paying people who work remotely to pick up and move to their towns. morgan radford shows us where.

>> reporter: for millions of americans the cost of living comes at a high price, from food to housing, but what if you could move to a place where price increases and the pace of life were both slower? that's the shiny offer coming from states and dozens of small towns across the country, targeting remote workers. tulsa, oklahoma, for example, offering $10,000 to workers willing to move there for a year and this indiana suburb offering a $5,000 grant, a year of free golf plus coffee with the mayor. it's the kind of offer the eisenberg family took up two years ago to live here, in lewisburg, west virginia, after ben's business took a hit during the pandemic. >> we're laying in bed looking at this beautiful house going, we're under water. i had heard about this program through social media and i said, you know what, i'll apply for it, why not? >> reporter: the ascent program paid them $12,000 to move here for two years.

thanks to a public/private partnership between the wing to wing foundation, west virginia university and the state. >> what did you notice that were more expensive in maryland and a little less expensive now. >> when i go to the grocery store, my bill is less overall. >> the mortgage is cheaper. the movie theater here is half of what it was in maryland. it's like six bucks to go to a movie. i think the biggest thing was, all of the things we can do outside for free. >> reporter: free and fun. >> we're out on bikes. we like to get on the river and go kayaking. >> kayaking, rafting, biking. how much of this were you all doing back in baltimore? >> none of it. >> none of it. yeah. >> and all of this is free? >> all of it's free. >> all of it's free. >> reporter: the state's governor says he and his favorite furry friend want to welcome even more families like the isenbergs. >> you're basically saying you come to live in west virginia and we'll give you all these little perks and everything. isn't that right, baby dog? >> are there any downsides? do you ever hear from local

residents who say now you have the people coming from other states and housing costs are going up. >> they're happy about that because their property values have escalated. they know to have more and more opportunity you have to have more people and a bigger tax base, that's all there is to it. >> reporter: nearly r50 -- 50,000 applications for this program have been submitted with 96% of those accepted choosing to stay after one year and nationwide, nearly 60 towns are offering similar deals with search traffic at one relocation website tripling since 2021. >> they might be looking for some places that are more affordable that they can have some more space. beyond that, they're looking for community connections. >> reporter: connections that helped ben get a new business focused on outdoor activities up and running in a place his family now calls home. >> when you first applied to this program, callie, at some point did you wonder, is this a scam? you're going to give me money to move? >> yeah. i mean, i definitely thought about that.

i'm sure there are people that think it's a scam, but it's not. we're here. we're living proof. >> was it worth it? >> definitely. i wouldn't give up anything. it's a great place. >> reporter: morgan radford, nbc news. all eyes were on caitlin clark last night for her first official wnba regular-season game. stephanie gosk was there and has the highlights. >> up from three and make it in. >> reporter: with that layup, caitlin clark made the first basket of her wnba career. the rookie phenom's pro debut with the indiana fever, a tough loss to the connecticut sun. >> clark, a good look from three, she got it! >> reporter: but clark shook off some early nerves and ultimately ended the game with 20 points. >> clark will fire and hit the three! >> reporter: including four three-pointers as her parents watched from the stands. >> just getting more comfortable and that will come with experience and getting to play with these girls. >> reporter: despite the

somewhat rough start to clark's rookie tour it's clear how much her popularity is already impacting the game. >> how exciting is that? >> really exciting. >> it's so exciting. >> reporter: ticket sales are surging with some teams moving their matchups against clark and the fever to larger arenas this season to meet the unprecedented demand. according to seatgeek, the average resell price to see the fever play on the road is $240, a staggering 133% increase from last year. >> here's clark off a screen and gets a look. and hits. >> reporter: fans wearing iowa and fever gear spotted throughout the sold-out crowd inside connecticut's arena. ahead of the game, clark told me she was embracing the moment. >> i'm sure there will be a lot of basketball fans here that really appreciate the game and for me that's fun to play in front of. >> reporter: just weeks after going first in the wnba draft, clark's welcome

to the pros also included the premiere of her gatorade commercial, all part of a tip-off to a wnba season which also featured the announcement of the league's newest team, the golden state valkyries. >> are you surprised and excited by how much energy there is around the wnba? >> it is insane. the difference a year can make. >> the talent that's coming in is really, really great. >> reporter: according to the wnba, clark becomes only one of three rookies to score 20 points in their first game along with four three-pointers. speaking of touted rookies angel reese, one of clark's fiercest competitors in the ncaa she has her debut game tonight with the chicago sky. back to you. >> all right, staff, thank you. coming up, what color is love, that's the question at the heart of a new children's book. we'll speak with the

in today's modern parenting we're talking about the color of love. >> a brand-new children's book co-written by our own laura jarrett, she wrote it with her friend former cnn anchor poppy harlow. >> the book celebrates love in many forms as a young girl takes on a classroom project to share

what love looks like to her. >> we're so excited to talk about this book. >> first off, what inspired this. i would like to write a children's book. >> especially with laura, what a gift. we started writing this during covid. an isolating time. we were in the office. we both had morning shows. we were becoming close friends. the idea to write a book in general about this issue started i was sitting in stoop of our home in brooklyn with my kids, couple of years ago, painful time for our country, how can i talk about love triumphing over hate. i called laura, she answered the phone and. >> she said, don't answer right away. i have a crazy idea, would you want to write a children's book. i got to tell you that wasn't on my punch card today. i had a tiny baby at home.

i said yes immediately and it was so exciting. >> both of you have two kids. and have full-time big jobs. it's not like this is probably an easy thing -- >> it was so much fun. it was an outlet. >> why did this theme speak to you. >> there were so many books out there about diversity and inclusion. but we wanted to do something different that would put our own spin on it and the kids are in the driver's seat. the kids are in charge. not adults telling them why inclusion is so important. kids are observing things, thinking about their own family. >> i mean, go ahead. >> i would just say that we really wrote it together, yes, maybe i had the idea of writing the book but we created this story, like of a teacher in a classroom and these kids representing love and always

completely together. >> you talked about the kids being in the driver's seat, i understand your kids helped with the illustration. >> all of these hearts that you see, our kids will want royalties. we sat on the living room floor and the kids cut them all out. the kids have lots of thoughts. because we made characters after all four of our kids. the kids have gotten a kick out of this. >> the theme of the book is the kids have to cut out a heart in whatever color they think love is. each kid had a different story about the color they chose. you were friends before.

>> we were talking about our next one. we had a draft that was left on the cutting-room floor. >> yes. we were friends but not nearly as close as we are now. laura likes to make the analogy of going on a trip with someone. >> good travel partners -- >> you learn a lot about somebody going on an overseas trip. >> sticking with theme of the book, if you were to pick a color of love what would it be for me. >> mine would be brown. >> mine is -- >> yellow. >> yellow. this is the page. walking by daffodils. it makes me happy on rainy days like this one in new york city. i'll never forget when luca came home with flowers when he was 3

years old. >> the kids definitely see color in a way that adults don't. i think people talk about an idea of color blindness. when kids see it and they have questions and we should lean into those questions instead of being afraid of them. >> kids do see colors, they ask question and point them out. >> thank you both for helping us >> thank you both for helping us feel a few more ugh, when is my allergy spray going to kick in? -you need astepro. -astepro? it's faster, bro. 8x faster than flonase. it's faster, bro! it's faster, bro! it's faster, bro! it's mom to you. astepro starts working in 30 minutes. astepro and go! [♪♪] if you're only using facial moisturizer in the morning, astepro starts working in 30 minutes. did you know, the best time for skin renewal is at night? olay retinol24 renews millions of surface skin cells while you sleep. wake up to smoother, younger-looking skin

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those tents have been up for more than two weeks. the group first made that announcement yesterday and posted it on social media. organizers say they'll continue their efforts to force a cease fire in gaza. over at uc berkeley, pro-palestinian supporters are also taking down their encampments and they too, say they'll keep pushing to end the conflict in the middle east. many took down their tents yesterday after more than three weeks outside sproul plaza. the peace was reached after an agreement with administrators and a public statement from the chancellor supporting a cease fire. protesters are still demanding the uc system divest all assets in israel, the states recruiting 800 drivers to kick the tires on changing how we pay for road repairs. gas drivers currently pay by the gallon. electric drivers pay with their cars registration fees. well, now the state wants to test out taxing drivers based on how many miles you drive. if you join the pilot program, you could earn $400. lots of sunshine to get through your workweek. meteorologist kari hall has a beautiful weekend forecast, too.

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