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that's all i need is their trust. >> george solis joins me now from columbia university. george, is there any talk of bringing the police back on campus there? >> reporter: jose, late last night university officials making their stance clear, saying they have no plans to bring back police, saying it would not only be counterproductive but would also draw far too much attention. jose? >> george solis, thank you. >>> another vacation in paradise has turned into a nightmare. a third american is now detained arrested for allegedly carrying bullets into the country. each could now spend more than a decade in prison. priya sridhar reports. >> reporter: tonight a third american tourist has been arrested in three months in turks and caicos of allegedly bringing ammunition onto the islands. a crime that carries a minimum 12-year sentence. >> it was an accident. he does have a conceal to carry license. the particular bag he took on the trip had all of his emergency equipment. he's a paramedic. >> tyler's wife says authorities found two bullets in his suitcase at a security check po
that's all i need is their trust. >> george solis joins me now from columbia university. george, is there any talk of bringing the police back on campus there? >> reporter: jose, late last night university officials making their stance clear, saying they have no plans to bring back police, saying it would not only be counterproductive but would also draw far too much attention. jose? >> george solis, thank you. >>> another vacation in paradise has turned into a...
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>> george solis in new york. thank you. >>> today marks a somber milestone. 25 years since columbine, one of the deadliest school shootings in u.s. history. last night a vigil in denver to honor the 12 students and one teacher killed that day. but it was also a reminder how that day changed the conversation about school safety. rehema ellis reports. >> reporter: on april 20th, 1999, the mass shooting at columbine high school shocked the nation. >> it's happened again, a mass shooting at an american school. >> reporter: 12 students and one teacher killed, and the belief that children were safe inside school walls -- >> there was gunshots, and we all got down and we crawled out. >> reporter: forever shattered. >> anything you have in your pocket -- >> reporter: in the months that followed columbine, school administrators made drastic changes. >> at every entrance armed guards, metal detectors, surveillance cameras, two-way radios. >> here to the door, back out of the room. hands on your head. >> reporter: schools b
>> george solis in new york. thank you. >>> today marks a somber milestone. 25 years since columbine, one of the deadliest school shootings in u.s. history. last night a vigil in denver to honor the 12 students and one teacher killed that day. but it was also a reminder how that day changed the conversation about school safety. rehema ellis reports. >> reporter: on april 20th, 1999, the mass shooting at columbine high school shocked the nation. >> it's happened again,...
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george solis is there. what happens with this ultimatum that was set that students were going to get suspended. what are you hearing, george? >> reporter: so to say things have ratcheted up is an understatement. what's unfolding behind me tells the tale. pro-palestinian demonstrators outside the gates of columbia. some have been arrested. the nypd cracking down on what's going on here. inside the gates, the 2:00 p.m. deadline has come and gone. no one has dispersed. we've seen support from the faculty there linking arms outside that encampment. the students not moving. a little earlier this afternoon some of the organizers holding a press conference saying the university did not negotiate in good faith and they have no plans to disperse from the encampment. again, that just heightens the tensions here. with chants here growing louder and louder. covering the event over the weekend, the nypd presence was extremely diminished. they took away the barricades that they spent a lot of the afternoon putting up aga
george solis is there. what happens with this ultimatum that was set that students were going to get suspended. what are you hearing, george? >> reporter: so to say things have ratcheted up is an understatement. what's unfolding behind me tells the tale. pro-palestinian demonstrators outside the gates of columbia. some have been arrested. the nypd cracking down on what's going on here. inside the gates, the 2:00 p.m. deadline has come and gone. no one has dispersed. we've seen support...
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george solis, nbc news, new york. >>> and when we come back there is good news tonight. the dance squad showing everyone it is never too late to dream big. ♪ >>> and there is good news tonight about never letting go of your dreams and the inspiring dance squad giving sports fans a thrilling new reason to cheer. >> an unforgettable finish. >> after a historic run the wnba's las vegas aces are on a roll. >> back-to-back champion! >> but those moves on the court just part of what makes a team fan favorites. ♪ ♪ >> their high rollers dance squad has been electrifying audiences for two years. >> all of them, men and women over age 50 and fabulous. justice tualoa is the dance team's director. >> we wanted to have something different and we thought giving a second chance to people who were later on in life and wanted to give them a second opportunity at living a dream. >> hi there! >> reporter: bigger and better than ever, the squad just held season 3 tryouts. hundreds showed up, professionals and amateurs alike. including christine robbins who is a former sheriff's deput
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let's go to nbc's george solis at columbia. tell us what you're seeing and hearing right now? >> reporter: hey, chris, tensions obviously reaching a fever pitch. that 2:00 deadline has come and gone. i can tell you what's happening outside of the gates here. you have pro palestinian protesters that have gathered here, chanting the same rhetoric we have heard. take a look behind me. the nypd also creating fencing around the protesters here at the gates. no word yet if anyone has been arrested at this time. but just giving you a sense of how serious columbia is taking this right now. they know what's at stake. they issued a bulletin not long ago, saying the rumor of a state of emergency is a fabrication, and totally false. there is no state of emergency. as you pointed out, former colleagues inside of columbia right now, around the encampment, you saw the professors linked arm in arm. no one has voluntarily left the encampment. all of this coming at the last day of classes. commencement right around the corner. many wondering will commencement go on. in a letter issued by presid
let's go to nbc's george solis at columbia. tell us what you're seeing and hearing right now? >> reporter: hey, chris, tensions obviously reaching a fever pitch. that 2:00 deadline has come and gone. i can tell you what's happening outside of the gates here. you have pro palestinian protesters that have gathered here, chanting the same rhetoric we have heard. take a look behind me. the nypd also creating fencing around the protesters here at the gates. no word yet if anyone has been...
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george solis reports. >> reporter: as tensions and pro-palestinian demonstrations at columbia university in new york grow, tonight a jewish leader at the university is now urging students to stay away over what's being described as extreme anti-semitism on campus. >> i really do believe that these protests have lost the plot so to speak and have really just turned into incitement of violence and jew hatred. >> reporter: new york mayor eric adams condemning video such as this, which he saysa shows a young woman with a sign pointing to jewish students saying, "al qassam's next targets." in a letter obtained by nbc news, columbia rabbi elie buechler writing to students, "it deeply pains me to say that i would strongly recommend you return home as soon as possible and remain home until the reality in and around campus has dramatically improved," going on to say, "no one should have to endure this level of hatred, let alone at school." nick baum says while many of his peers have left, he's chosen to stay. >> your reaction to the letter? >> i feel disturbed, but i feel it is completely indicat
george solis reports. >> reporter: as tensions and pro-palestinian demonstrations at columbia university in new york grow, tonight a jewish leader at the university is now urging students to stay away over what's being described as extreme anti-semitism on campus. >> i really do believe that these protests have lost the plot so to speak and have really just turned into incitement of violence and jew hatred. >> reporter: new york mayor eric adams condemning video such as this,...
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george solis, nbc news. >>> now to a michigan community in shock after a devastating crash. a suspected drink driver is caught on camera saturday appearing to speed toward and crash into a boat club driving about 25 feet through a child's birthday party. 15 adults and children were hit and a young brother and sister were killed. the family identifying them as lana and zane. their brother mariah and older brother jayden were also seriously injured. >> two of the victims were pronounced deceased at the scene. this includes an 8-year-old female and a 5-year-old male. >> police have only identified the suspect as a 66-year-old woman. they say she has been arrested with driving while inn cobs dated. more charges are likely coming. >>> the supreme court will consider whether cities can punish people for sleeping outside at a time when homelessness is on the rise across the country. the case comes from grants pass, oregon, which started finding people for sleeping in the public parks. an appeals court struck down the measure finding it was unconstitutional. >>> the south is startin
george solis, nbc news. >>> now to a michigan community in shock after a devastating crash. a suspected drink driver is caught on camera saturday appearing to speed toward and crash into a boat club driving about 25 feet through a child's birthday party. 15 adults and children were hit and a young brother and sister were killed. the family identifying them as lana and zane. their brother mariah and older brother jayden were also seriously injured. >> two of the victims were...
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george solis reports. >> reporter: the nfl now taking perhaps its most visual and polarizing steps in drastically improving player safety. the league expanding the use of these admittedly far from fashion forward soft shell helmets. athletes now given the option to wear guardian caps beyond practice to regular season games, engineered to enhance protection against head injuries by as much as 20% according to league data. the league cementing their stance. >> if you are going to take a punch from mike tyson would you rather put a pillow on your race or this helmet. >> we saw the guardian cap this year. guardian cap had a 50% reduction in concussions for the players who wore it in training camp. >> reporter: nbc news on the field with saahdiq charles. >> i wasn't sure what to think about it but i'm open for change. >> reporter: the nfl mandating their use for most players. >> we've seen players sacrifice looking cool to be safe in the past. talking about cte and helping avoid those things that affect you later on in life. if they're able to prove that it does reduce it players will get
george solis reports. >> reporter: the nfl now taking perhaps its most visual and polarizing steps in drastically improving player safety. the league expanding the use of these admittedly far from fashion forward soft shell helmets. athletes now given the option to wear guardian caps beyond practice to regular season games, engineered to enhance protection against head injuries by as much as 20% according to league data. the league cementing their stance. >> if you are going to take...
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george solis has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, there are new developments in the desperate search for missing kansas moms veronica butler and jilian kelley. authorities arresting these four people saturday in connection to the women's disappearance. butler and kelley vanished on march 30th somewhere near rural northwest oklahoma. authorities say the pair left hugoton, kansas, to pick up their children but never made it. their car later found abandoned near the kansas-oklahoma border. tonight we spoke with hunter mckee with the oklahoma state bureau of investigation. >> we are still looking for these women, and we cannot confirm that they are dead. however, based on the evidence, we did believe that it is necessary and appropriate to charge all four suspects with first-degree murder. >> reporter: in custody tonight, tad cullum, tifany adams, and cole and cora twombly, charged on counts of first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy. court documents obtained by nbc news show veronica butler and the father of her children have been in a custody battle and that at least two of the
george solis has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, there are new developments in the desperate search for missing kansas moms veronica butler and jilian kelley. authorities arresting these four people saturday in connection to the women's disappearance. butler and kelley vanished on march 30th somewhere near rural northwest oklahoma. authorities say the pair left hugoton, kansas, to pick up their children but never made it. their car later found abandoned near the kansas-oklahoma border....
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here is george solis. >> reporter: there are new developments in the desperate search for missing kansas moms veronica butler and jillian kelley. authorities arrested these four people saturday in connection to the women's disappearance. butler and kelley vanished on march 30th somewhere near rural west oklahoma. they say they left to pick up their children but never made t their car found abandoned near the kansas/oklahoma border. >> we are still looking for these women and we cannot confirm that they are dead, however, based on the evidence we did believe that it is necessary and appropriate to charge all four suspects with first-degree murder. >> reporter: in custody tad callum, tiffany adams and colin coratwamly. court documents obtained by nbc news show vern da butler and the father of her children had been in a custody battle and at least two of the suspects arrested were known to butler. a retired fbi agent weighing in on the case. >> why the first-degree murder charge and is that significant? >> i think it is because something in this investigation has really led them to it being
here is george solis. >> reporter: there are new developments in the desperate search for missing kansas moms veronica butler and jillian kelley. authorities arrested these four people saturday in connection to the women's disappearance. butler and kelley vanished on march 30th somewhere near rural west oklahoma. they say they left to pick up their children but never made t their car found abandoned near the kansas/oklahoma border. >> we are still looking for these women and we...
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george solis is here in new york with that story. >> reporter: it seems the only thing some new yorkers hate more than its infamous traffic -- >> it's the worst thing in the world, it will destroy new york. >> reporter: -- is the new plan to ease it. >> it affects so much. >> reporter: new york the first in the nation to green light congestion pricing. >> this or this. >> this. >> that's the attitude? >> that's my attitude. >> reporter: the plan will charge most vehicles $15 to travel into manhattan during peak travel hours. it will encourage some to take public transportation or carpool decreasing traffic by 17%. >> we should give it a chance. >> yeah, i think so. >> reporter: and the city desperately needs it. the average speed in midtown for cars just over 4 miles an hour. for context the average person walks at 3 miles an hour. the plan doesn't start until summer but toll readers are already in place. coming this summer in new york this is either going to be a pedestrian's best friend or a commuter's worst nightmare. former new york city traffic commissioner sam schwartz has yes. >>
george solis is here in new york with that story. >> reporter: it seems the only thing some new yorkers hate more than its infamous traffic -- >> it's the worst thing in the world, it will destroy new york. >> reporter: -- is the new plan to ease it. >> it affects so much. >> reporter: new york the first in the nation to green light congestion pricing. >> this or this. >> this. >> that's the attitude? >> that's my attitude. >>...
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here's george solis. >> reporter: tonight, gunfire erupting outside a ramadan event in philadelphia. >> we got an active shooting going on alt this time. >> reporter: at least three people were shot near a mosque where an estimated 1,000 people were gathered to celebrate eid, the end of the holy month. >> they observed three males and a female running, and they stopped those individuals, and we recovered four weapons. >> reporter: an officer firing at a fifth suspect, a 15-year-old man armed according to police. >> it was unexpected, like, people were jumping under tables and going under trucks and stuff. like, people just shooting for no reason. >> reporter: police swarming the scene within minutes confirming 30 shots were fired into the crowd. >> it was supposed to be a celebration. >> it was supposed to be a celebration. the end of ramadan, and for this to happen is just sad. >> reporter: this woman was there with her family when she heard gunshots. >> kids were playing and gunshots all over the place. we were just grabbing the kids, putting them under the tables and pickup trucks
here's george solis. >> reporter: tonight, gunfire erupting outside a ramadan event in philadelphia. >> we got an active shooting going on alt this time. >> reporter: at least three people were shot near a mosque where an estimated 1,000 people were gathered to celebrate eid, the end of the holy month. >> they observed three males and a female running, and they stopped those individuals, and we recovered four weapons. >> reporter: an officer firing at a fifth...
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george solis, nbc news. >>> she's one of the greatest gymnasts ever and i know you know her name. gabby douglas, she won gold for the u.s. in two olympics. but eight years ago, an eternity in the world of gymnastics, she stopped competing. now this weekend she's roaring back. >> reporter: it may look smaller scale, but this texas qualifier could mark the start of a colossal comeback. gabby douglas, swinging on to the scene after stepping away from competitive gymnastics, this weekend delivering performances in floor exercise, vault, and uneven bars. familiar terrain even if it's been a minute for the 28-year-old who won hearts after she won gold in the olympics all around and helped power the americans to team gold in 2012 and 2016. earlier this year, announcing her return to the mat. >> so, gabby, the big question, does this mean you have your sights set on paris for the olympics this summer? >> oh, definitely. most definitely. i've been taking one day at a time. i'm honestly super excited to get back out there. >> reporter: if she makes the cut this year, douglas would be the ol
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george solis joins us now from columbia university and also with us, higar chemali. i understand they're trying to keep the media off campus now. what is happening right now? >> reporter: yeah, ana, it is a very tense situation that is unfolding here. all access to the campusrestricd 116th. students and faculty are trying to get in, they're not just letting anyone in, they're scanning each individual i.d., which is causing a backup here and a lot of frustration. i talked to some students here earlier who were just trying to get on campus to finish up what they need to ahead of the final day of classes, ahead of commencement, so obviously a very tense situation. all this unfolds as you mentioned overnight, some of the demonstrators breaking into historic hamilton hall, breaking windows, barring the doors and hanging banners. one of those banners visible from the outside of the street, the other one on campus, the one we see says free palestine and is unfurled there. so, of course, a lot of heavy police presence. but the nypd at this point not going on campus, not show
george solis joins us now from columbia university and also with us, higar chemali. i understand they're trying to keep the media off campus now. what is happening right now? >> reporter: yeah, ana, it is a very tense situation that is unfolding here. all access to the campusrestricd 116th. students and faculty are trying to get in, they're not just letting anyone in, they're scanning each individual i.d., which is causing a backup here and a lot of frustration. i talked to some students...
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nbc's george solis on the deck of the "uss intrepid" in new york city here. and jesse kirsch who's in cleveland, ohio one of the cities directly in the path of the eclipse. hey, al, start things off for us if you will because as we are waiting this eclipse to begin just minutes away, by the way, from where you're standing, there is a concern of some cloud coverage. walk us through what you're seeing. >> well, what's interesting, you look at all three pictures, everybody's got sunshine. looking good there. in cleveland and new york city. and here in dallas we've got sunshine. i feel like punxsutawney phil because i keep looking for my shadow because that's what we're excited about. and yasmin, as you mentioned, the last time dallas had a total eclipse it was 1878. >> wow. >> they used smoked glass to look up at the sun, which of course you are only going to be able to do safely if you use those special glasses like we've got right here. these are the official glasses that you have to have. now, we are here at the perot museum of nature and science. there's a b
nbc's george solis on the deck of the "uss intrepid" in new york city here. and jesse kirsch who's in cleveland, ohio one of the cities directly in the path of the eclipse. hey, al, start things off for us if you will because as we are waiting this eclipse to begin just minutes away, by the way, from where you're standing, there is a concern of some cloud coverage. walk us through what you're seeing. >> well, what's interesting, you look at all three pictures, everybody's got...
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nbc's george solis has our "sunday focus." >> from new york to los angeles, raleigh to austin. tensions exploding on college campuses nationwide. >> the movement has never been bigger than it is right now, not only at the university of michigan but across the country. >> reporter: students protesting israel's bombardment of gaza, saying they have a moral duty to speak out. >> we're paying a lot of tuition to be here and we want to know where our plan and investments are going. >> reporter: but for some the demonstrations have them fearing for safety. >> as a student i no longer feel safe at a student on campus. >> reporter: reports of anti-semitism and islamophobia has been increasing, but there were record high complaints. the fbi director christopher wray told lester holt the agency is monitoring all threats.hat the fbi gets >> the demonstrations, themselves, are not something that the fbi gets involved in, but when violence ensues, that is when we get concerned. >> reporter: another flash point in a demonstration, the presence of police. colombia and nyu. officers seen going
nbc's george solis has our "sunday focus." >> from new york to los angeles, raleigh to austin. tensions exploding on college campuses nationwide. >> the movement has never been bigger than it is right now, not only at the university of michigan but across the country. >> reporter: students protesting israel's bombardment of gaza, saying they have a moral duty to speak out. >> we're paying a lot of tuition to be here and we want to know where our plan and...
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george solis is reporting from new york city for us. george, i didn't feel it, i am feeling a little left out. but, what can you tell us about this aftershock? should we be preparing for more in the tri-state area and potentially even beyond? >> reporter: hey, ali. a little bit of fomo for those who did not fear the quake, but there are still aftershocks happening in the usgs, reporting as many as 30 now, so there are still those occurring, but they are in smaller scale. fortunately as we have seen in the new york metro area, there has been minimal damage and obviously a few pictures that i may be out of place right now, but it is something the city and the surrounding areas are taking very seriously. in new york, for instance, the governor has told all state agencies to review the bridges, streets, any infrastructure, basically, and make sure there are no cracks to make sure that they basically can sustain any stronger average. we know there was that stronger one, that 4.0 that followed that really did make people feel it a little bit
george solis is reporting from new york city for us. george, i didn't feel it, i am feeling a little left out. but, what can you tell us about this aftershock? should we be preparing for more in the tri-state area and potentially even beyond? >> reporter: hey, ali. a little bit of fomo for those who did not fear the quake, but there are still aftershocks happening in the usgs, reporting as many as 30 now, so there are still those occurring, but they are in smaller scale. fortunately as we...
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solis from the u.s.s. intrepid museum in new york city. al, what are you expecting today? >> well, jorge, i'm telling you, it is going to be fantastic. jose, we are looking at an unbelievable event that's going to bring together over 31 million people all across the country. i'm so excited about this. we're all going to come together. we're all going to be looking towards the sky. right here in dallas, for example, 1.5 million people are possible. able to look at this. they're expecting about 400,000 people or more to come downtown. they expect this to add almost a half a billion dollars to the economy here, and it just starts here, and then it continues up and across the midwest where we're looking for fairly decent weather, jose. we're going to be looking at st. louis. indianapolis is going to have great weather. here in dallas, probably some high clouds. right now it's a little cloudy. we're hoping for some of this to break loose. for example, junction, texas, where jay gray is about 70% cloud cover. mo
solis from the u.s.s. intrepid museum in new york city. al, what are you expecting today? >> well, jorge, i'm telling you, it is going to be fantastic. jose, we are looking at an unbelievable event that's going to bring together over 31 million people all across the country. i'm so excited about this. we're all going to come together. we're all going to be looking towards the sky. right here in dallas, for example, 1.5 million people are possible. able to look at this. they're expecting...
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correspondent george solis has been covering this story from the start and is in baltimore. george, you're at -- excuse me, a smak shift memorial for the six victims the white house saying the president is expected to speak with those loved ones of the victims today. what else is on his agenda? >> reporter: zinhle and kate, i want to start with the makeshift memorial and the mural that's growing here behind me, not far from where the bridge collapsed itself, it's been put together by the community, people have been stopping by the pay their respects. a big vigil, and memorial expected to grow this saturday, when people in attendance here to pay their respects to those four individuals who have still not been found, and very briefly i want to mention that i spoke with one of the survivors of the bridge collapse named julio cervantes. they do not want to speak because they've lost two family members in this tragedy but it was good to see him up and walking. so, again, the president today taking on that role of consoler in chief, talking to those family members. first opportuni
correspondent george solis has been covering this story from the start and is in baltimore. george, you're at -- excuse me, a smak shift memorial for the six victims the white house saying the president is expected to speak with those loved ones of the victims today. what else is on his agenda? >> reporter: zinhle and kate, i want to start with the makeshift memorial and the mural that's growing here behind me, not far from where the bridge collapsed itself, it's been put together by the...
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guys. >> all right, george solis, thank you so much. >>> so, that was the news. now it seems like a pretty good time for a saturday morning boost. >> we've got a fun one. from an unusual competition in belgium this week where contestants are judged on, get this, how much they dress and sound like a sound like a sea gull. check out the winner in the kids category. >> three, two, one. [ screeching ] >> that is impressive. 9-year-old cooper wallace flew for the championships of gull screeching. he started practicing years ago after he was bit by one during a day at the beach. despite that, cooper says he still thinks sea gulls are really nice. is this the situation he got the bite and then the super power? >> what is he doing? >> his parents have moved his bedroom into the backyard. >>> coming up next, adrienne broaddus has a look at the wine industry. >> would the type 2 diabetes? discover the ozempic® tri-zone. ♪ ♪ i got the power of 3. i lowered my a1c, cv risk, and lost some weight. in studies, the majority of people reached an a1c under 7 and maintained it
guys. >> all right, george solis, thank you so much. >>> so, that was the news. now it seems like a pretty good time for a saturday morning boost. >> we've got a fun one. from an unusual competition in belgium this week where contestants are judged on, get this, how much they dress and sound like a sound like a sea gull. check out the winner in the kids category. >> three, two, one. [ screeching ] >> that is impressive. 9-year-old cooper wallace flew for the...
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george solis reports. >> well, we just had another one. >> reporter: tonight, more aftershocks from friday's historic earthquake raising new questions and seismic concerns. >> maybe that was an aftershock. >> reporter: nbc10 philadelphia reporter brian sheehan was moments away from a live report when his team felt one. >> yeah, you good? >> reporter: in new jersey this mom grabbing her daughter as they felt one, too. >> whoa. >> reporter: dozens of aftershocks reported since the rare 4.8-magnitude tremor that rattled new york city and the rest of the east coast. >> it sounded like an explosion. ♪ >> reporter: l.a. native jared demel recorded the moments the quake hit near the epicenter in northern new jersey. >> the last thing on my mind was earthquake. >> let's go up, see what we got over here. >> reporter: the nypd quickly launching drones to inspect the city's iconic and older landmarks like the brooklyn bridge. >> we're looking for any anomalies, any structural deficiencies on our bridges. >> reporter: with as many as 29 aftershocks after the big quake, the question now -- are major ea
george solis reports. >> well, we just had another one. >> reporter: tonight, more aftershocks from friday's historic earthquake raising new questions and seismic concerns. >> maybe that was an aftershock. >> reporter: nbc10 philadelphia reporter brian sheehan was moments away from a live report when his team felt one. >> yeah, you good? >> reporter: in new jersey this mom grabbing her daughter as they felt one, too. >> whoa. >> reporter: dozens...
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>> george solis for us at columbia. george, thank you. >>> a former national security agent employee was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison yesterday for selling classified information to an undercover fbi agent who had been posing as a russian official. jareh dalke pled guilty to espionage charges in a deal with prosecutors. according to court documents, he told the undercover fbi agent that he wanted to cause change. the judge says he put him behind bars for longer, calling the crime as close to treasonous as. a new study suggests that in all 50 of the largest metro areas in this country, it's more affordable to rent a home than to buy one you can get. >>> with housing prices at record highs now, a new study suggests that in all 50 of the largest metro areas in this country, it's more affordable to rent a home than to buy one. according to the analysis from bankrate, nationwide, the typical home costs nearly 37% more to buy than to rent on a monthly basis. nbc's senior business correspondent christine romans is he
>> george solis for us at columbia. george, thank you. >>> a former national security agent employee was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison yesterday for selling classified information to an undercover fbi agent who had been posing as a russian official. jareh dalke pled guilty to espionage charges in a deal with prosecutors. according to court documents, he told the undercover fbi agent that he wanted to cause change. the judge says he put him behind bars for longer, calling...
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nbc news george solis is in new york at the university with the latest things here at columbia university as tense as they ever were. after those protesters stormed hamilton hall, essentially seizing the building, and have been in there now for several hours, about 200 or so protesters at last check here outside of campus, restricted access only one way in or out. security here, outside of the gates. only essential personnel and certain students allowed on campus. you can imagine. very frustrating for those trying to get in to complete final exams ahead of commencement, which at this point is unclear if it will happen here on campus or some other location. keep in mind all of this unfolding after that 2 p.m. deadline yesterday provided by the university, asking for those pro-palestinian demonstrators to break up their encampment and voluntarily leave. well, that came and went. those students calling the university's bluff. and now again, taking control of this building. the nypd has a presence here outside of the campus, but at this point, they are not going on campus. and that is from th
nbc news george solis is in new york at the university with the latest things here at columbia university as tense as they ever were. after those protesters stormed hamilton hall, essentially seizing the building, and have been in there now for several hours, about 200 or so protesters at last check here outside of campus, restricted access only one way in or out. security here, outside of the gates. only essential personnel and certain students allowed on campus. you can imagine. very...
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george solis has the details. >> reporter: a mother's worst nightmare caught on video. these are the heart pounding moments natasha long realized her 11 week old son was struggling to breathe while at a taco bell drively through in bus county, pennsylvania. >> i saw that he was turning blue. so i pulled him out of his car seat. and that's when i blacked out. i didn't know what to do. >> reporter: here you see her cradling baby miles as she begins that desperate search for help. baby miles was born with a unique syndrome and was unresponsive to his mother's touch. but the pair isn't alone for long. >> she was there when i needed her. the wrong time but the right place. >> reporter: watch as seemingly out of nowhere this good samaritan rushes to her rescue. like a guardian angel. >> yes, it was literally out of nowhere. >> i heard someone scream and someone yelled in drive through, call 911, baby not breathing. >> reporter: a mystery woman taking charge, that's taco bell manager, beckyarba, who began performing life-saving cpr on the infant. what were you telling her? >>
george solis has the details. >> reporter: a mother's worst nightmare caught on video. these are the heart pounding moments natasha long realized her 11 week old son was struggling to breathe while at a taco bell drively through in bus county, pennsylvania. >> i saw that he was turning blue. so i pulled him out of his car seat. and that's when i blacked out. i didn't know what to do. >> reporter: here you see her cradling baby miles as she begins that desperate search for...
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george solis, nbc news, new york. >>> king charles making an easter sunday appearance today, his first public royal event since his cancer diagnosis in february. the king and queen attended a church service in windsor. while leaving, he stopped to wish the people well. the king had canceled all public engagements after he was discovered to have cancer. >>> it's the latest weight loss trend with a powerful hollywood influence. but there are side effects to the ozempic craze that are possibly harmful. >> candace nguyen joins us with what you should know. >> drugs like ozempic and money mounjaro have been around for years. but the hollywood blitz has caused not just a dangerous prescription shortage but also a black market. >> five things that i love about ozempic. >> just happens to be my mounjaro shop day. >> i've lost almost 70 pounds. >> reporter: from tiktok to the red carpet. >> for 25 years, making fun of my weight was national sport. >> reporter: to a recent oprah special. >> discover the ozempic try zone. >> reporter: the new class of drugs has skyrocketed, which has led to high
george solis, nbc news, new york. >>> king charles making an easter sunday appearance today, his first public royal event since his cancer diagnosis in february. the king and queen attended a church service in windsor. while leaving, he stopped to wish the people well. the king had canceled all public engagements after he was discovered to have cancer. >>> it's the latest weight loss trend with a powerful hollywood influence. but there are side effects to the ozempic craze...
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one of them is nbc's george solis. >> reporter: good afternoon. on board the historic intrepid where history is being made as this partial solar eclipse begins. one of the best views in the five boroughs here. take a look at everyone here trying to grab a good seat for the partial eclipse. we are not in the path for totality. that's not stopping people from having a good time. we are expecting 90% coverage which is still pretty good when you think about it and last i checked, when i looked up and put on my special glasses, it is definitely starting to take effect here. very important to wear these glasses when looking at the partial eclipse. the best i can describe it, think of -- so you can see the moon, starting to block out the sun right now and it is remarkable. the cosmic ballet that we have been referring to, once-in-a- lifetime events. the next one not taking place for another 20 years over north america. here we spoke to an astrophysicist of all people on board. they told us this is like the super bowl for them. so many things they're hopi
one of them is nbc's george solis. >> reporter: good afternoon. on board the historic intrepid where history is being made as this partial solar eclipse begins. one of the best views in the five boroughs here. take a look at everyone here trying to grab a good seat for the partial eclipse. we are not in the path for totality. that's not stopping people from having a good time. we are expecting 90% coverage which is still pretty good when you think about it and last i checked, when i...
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as george solis reports, the plan has a lot of people fuming. >> reporter: the only thing some new yorkers wret more than its infamous traffic. the new plan to ease it. where do you stand if. >> where do i stand personally? i'm against it. >> reporter: new york making history to greenlight congestion pricing. this or that? the plan to charge most motorists $15 to drive into midtown and lower manhattan. it will encourage some people to take public transportation or carpool decreasing traffic by 17% just give it a chance. >> e yes, i think so. >> reporter: the city desperately needs it. the average speed in midtown just over 4 miles per hour. for context the average person walks at 3 miles per hour. toll readers are already in place. a pedestrian's best friend or commuter's worst nightmare. a former traffic commissioner said, yes -- >> every city has implemented has kept it in because it's been successful. >> reporter: in london on the books for more than 20 years track congestion has been reduced by 30%. singapore saw a 20% drop immediately after it implemented 50 years ago. >> reporter: bo
as george solis reports, the plan has a lot of people fuming. >> reporter: the only thing some new yorkers wret more than its infamous traffic. the new plan to ease it. where do you stand if. >> where do i stand personally? i'm against it. >> reporter: new york making history to greenlight congestion pricing. this or that? the plan to charge most motorists $15 to drive into midtown and lower manhattan. it will encourage some people to take public transportation or carpool...
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. >> let's go to george solis, experiencing the partial eclipse, here in new york city. george, what's it like? >> reporter: we are super early this morning, and there's only a little bit of people, and now take a look. this is everyone that came out to actually see the partial eclipse. who needs the total totality. here in new york city, one of the best viewing spots, where history has occurred, to see another event, a partial solar eclipse. as you were outside, we had our safety glasses on to take a look. just a spectacle, the cosmic ballet, the confluence, something we won't see for 20 years in north america. people so excited. i spoke to an astro physicist, he said this is like the super bowl. again, taking a look at the number of people that showed up here. people from all over the world, just to get a glimpse here in new york city. along the path of totality, this worked out well. here in new york city, you saw we had good weather, cloudiness during the start of the eclipse, but frankly, what a view, what a spectacular view. take a look as we're starting to exit it
. >> let's go to george solis, experiencing the partial eclipse, here in new york city. george, what's it like? >> reporter: we are super early this morning, and there's only a little bit of people, and now take a look. this is everyone that came out to actually see the partial eclipse. who needs the total totality. here in new york city, one of the best viewing spots, where history has occurred, to see another event, a partial solar eclipse. as you were outside, we had our safety...
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nbc's george solis is live in baltimore for us. george, walk us through the president's visit today. what can we expect? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, ana, sort of the key thing here is that consoler in chief role that he's going to play today meeting with the family members of those men who died on that bridge. here behind me a memorial that's been growing for those workers. you can see some of the flags there, from the countries these men were from, mexico, guatemala, el salvador, honduras. an important takeaway here as he meets with these members who have lost so much and are still awaiting answers. earlier this morning, ana, i actually spoke with one of the survivors of the key bridge incident, julio cervantes. he's out of bed now. last week i spoke with his wife who said he suffered a chest injury. good to report he's up and walking right now. the family has asked for privacy and is not speaking at this time, but just sort of that takeaway, and the family did lose other members in that collapse. so for them this has been a
nbc's george solis is live in baltimore for us. george, walk us through the president's visit today. what can we expect? >> reporter: yeah, good morning, ana, sort of the key thing here is that consoler in chief role that he's going to play today meeting with the family members of those men who died on that bridge. here behind me a memorial that's been growing for those workers. you can see some of the flags there, from the countries these men were from, mexico, guatemala, el salvador,...
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. >> that was george solis with that report. by the way, david french is coming up to talk about a piece entitled "colleges have gone off the deep end" on the "new york times." we'll look at potential solutions here while things seem to be escalating at college campuses across the country, including columbia. >> what did that look like when they were breaking the windows? >> it looked like january 6th. students have quite a model in maga republicans, i guess. >>> meanwhile, the house rules committee voted yesterday to advance a bipartisan bill that would codify the international holocaust remembrance alliance's definition of anti-semitism into title 6 of the 1964 civil rights act. common mike lawlor joins us now along with congressman jared moskowitz of florida. congressman lawlor, tell us more about the bill and what you hope to accomplish with this in a bipartisan effort. >> i think what we're seeing on college campuses right now is a failure to act and a failure to lead. the problem is the lack of a clear definition of anti-s
. >> that was george solis with that report. by the way, david french is coming up to talk about a piece entitled "colleges have gone off the deep end" on the "new york times." we'll look at potential solutions here while things seem to be escalating at college campuses across the country, including columbia. >> what did that look like when they were breaking the windows? >> it looked like january 6th. students have quite a model in maga republicans, i...