brock. a finalis witness is mr. lee smith and his work to press for more than 30ears writing on foreign policy national security and media and has written for "the new york times" "the washington post", walln street journal and the new yorker among other publications. mr. smith is also offered several bool, on u.s. politics in the middle east. mr. smith. >> thank you very much, chairman johnson. >> close m enough. >> chairman johnson and ranking member peters thank y for the invitation to speak before the committee and thanks also to committee member and staff. arly four years ago series of crimes were committed in full view of the public and to date no one has been charged. it was the one set of crimes and arguably committed during the course of crossfire hurricane and the fbi's investigation of russian interference and the 2016 election on the possible involvement of the trump campaign. the crimes began the leaks fm classified intcepts at a telephone conversation between en-president elected donald trump's incomin

david: before we go a step further, brock. how exactly can people out there listening contribute to toys for tots? >> well, on the website, assuming there's a capability for everybody to contribute and make a donation, they can go on facebook for toys for tots website and donate and that's how they can reach out. david: staff sergeant, i have to ask, with a name like melendez, i'm assuming you're fluent in spanish, right. >> i am. david: are you from puerto rico or do you have family there? >> i was recruited from puerto rico, sir. david: does that help you -- you clearly have a lay of the land. you know where-- how to make things move and get things done there, right? >> yes, going into the communities that really need the kids and toys out there, mep help deliver it and better communications. david: brock, that must help. in a foreign country, i know sometimes it's hard to get around. of course, puerto rico is a u.s. territory, but at sometimes some parts are like a foreign country because it's hard to get around with just e

kevin brock. mr. brock workedd for nearly 24 years as an fbi agent and after the 911 attacks he served as the fbi's first assistant director for intelligence and later became the first visible deputy director at the national counterterrorism center. mr. brock now works at the private sector but mr. brock. >> good morning, senator johnson, senator peters and members of the committee. i thank you for the invitation to appear before you today and i have submitted a detailed prepared statement which i will summarize now and then be happy to answer any follow-up questions. during my nearly 24 year career in the fbi investigated and managed numerous significant counterintelligenceases and specifically russian counterintelligence investigation. as a senior fbi executive i led initiatives that cause me to work closely with the department of justice to align new fbi policy changes with the attorney general guidelines. as a result i had a deep knowledge and understanding of the attorney gener guidelines for all

to the continent, but the home secretary has confirmed that figure is actually over 1,500. 0peration brock, which was initially developed to ease post—brexit congestion, has been implemented. the eu has co—ordinated its response and member states are pressing for uk arrivals to be tested for the virus before entering their countries. retailers say there's plenty of food in the supply chain and supermarkets for christmas. however, they warn that unless the french border is re—opened today, there will be disruption to supplies of fresh produce by the end of the week. the uk's top scientist warns the new variant is now "everywhere" and that more areas may need to enter tier 4. sir patrick vallance says lockdown measures "need to be increased in some places, in due course, not reduced." and northern ireland's executive has voted against introducing a travel ban from england, scotland and wales. more on all that in a moment, but first let's find out more on what's happening at the border, here's our transport correspondent, caroline davies. still, they wait. lorry and van drivers stand ar

is coming out, and it's already started coming out please hang out a little longer. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news, miami. >> the true heroes >>> well, across the u.s. millions woke up to extreme winter weather today, snow still blanketing the great lakes, which could get up to 18 inches by tomorrow while the northeast was hit with heavy rain and high winds, knocking out power to many, as millions now brace for arctic air to set in. >>> heading overseas now where christmas services focused o remembering those lost to covid, the pope and queen spreading messages of love matt bradley reports from paris >> reporter: tonight this socially distanced christmas somehow drawing people closer together. the pope leading a somber ceremony at the vatican urging rich countries to share covid vaccines with the poor >> for many this time of year will be tinged with sadness >> reporter: the queen of england striking a different note from her usual annual christmas speech >> some mourning the loss of those dear to them and others missing friends and family members, distanced for safety, when all they rea

is coming out, and it's already started coming out please hang out a little longer. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news, miami. >> the true heroes >>> well, across the u.s. millions woke up to extreme winter weather today, snow still blanketing the great lakes, which could get up to 18 inches by tomorrow while the northeast was hit with heavy rains and winds knocking out power to many, as millions brace for arctic air to set in. >>> heading overseas where christmas services focus on remembering those lost to covid, the pope and queen among those spreading messages of love matt bradley reports from paris >> reporter: tonight this socially distanced christmas somehow drawing people closer together. the pope leading a somber ceremony at the vatican urging rich countries to share covid vaccines with the poor >> for many this time of year will be tinged with sadness >> reporter: the queen of england striking a different note from her usual annual christmas speech >> some mourning the loss of those dear to them and others missing friends and family members, distanced for safety, when all they reall

brock -- i mean, mr. smith. i'll start out the questioning to mr. brock. this is information we should have had years ago. but it was recently revealed when john rad cliff released a document that said the u.s. intelligence community reported back on july 26th of 2016 that allegedly approval by hillary clinton on july 26th, a proposal from one of her foreign policy advisers to vilify donald trump by stirring up a scandal claiming interference by russian security services. mr. brock in your testimony you talked about the unequal application or the unequal treatment by the fbi of the clinton campaign versus the trump campaign. to me, this is just exhibit "a" in that unequal treatment. here you have the intelligence community actually knowing that it's hillary clinton approving of a plan to stir up the scandal. you know, tying candidate trump to russian collusion, that kind of explains the whole steele dossier, doesn't it? and the fbi knew that that was bought and paid for by the hillary clinton campaign. the fbi knew that the primary sub-source of that steel

us to learn from those incidents. >> reporter: a test of trust in the aftermath of devastation sam brock, nbc news, new york >>> this week marks one year since the first cases of coronavirus were confirmed in wuhan, china. tonight janis mackey frayer takes us back inside the original epicenter where many questions still remain unanswered >> reporter: in the city where the virus first emerged busy streets, kids in school, and not a single local case of covid-19 in over 200 days >> xwrakt spe[ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: "wuhan is the safest," he says but one year on questions linger here about how it began one doctor told us that hospitals had noticed a busier flu season last december it became widely known that some doctors flagged a sars-like virus but were silenced december 30th this alert from local medical officials to hospitals about unexplained pneumonia became the world's first warning. 12 months later the world health organization is still waiting to get a team to wuhan it still isn't clear whether the huanan market was the source of the virus though outside experts

thanksgiving >>> tonight there's something of a post-holiday rush to get tested for covid, but as sam brock explains, a negative result doesn't mean you're in the clear. >> reporter: after millions of americans jumped onto planes for the holiday weekend, they're now jumping into line for covid-19 testing. >> i'm pretty sure i was exposed. >> reporter: in illinois some 40,000 new cases since thanksgiving in miami these women hoping to protect hundreds in their church community after taking a trip with family >> you know what you're doing in your own home but you don't necessarily know what everyone else is doing. >> reporter: the most important thing you can do when you get back from traveling is to get tested for covid-19 but a lot of people wonder do i come here after one day, five days, ten days here's what medical experts say. cdc guidelines say get tested within three to five days of returning, stay at least six feet away from anyone who didn't travel with you, and wear a mask in your own home if you're sharing space with anyone who's vulnerable a second test also isn't a bad idea since

. >>> there's a major change coming to the airlines sam brock with the crackdown on pets. >> reporter: tonight the department of transportation showing not just bark but also bite limiting service animals on planes to just a dog that is individually trained for a person with disability emotional support animals no longer qualify except trained dogs helping passengers with conditions of anxiety or ptsd. >> there's a lot of people who have intellectual o developmental disabilities that these animals can really benefit >> reporter: eric's group open doors advocates for people traveling with disabilities, but also found rampant fraud in a system allowing just about anyone in health care to grant emotional support status. >> there were some writing thousands of letters a month to ltiple airlines and there's just very difficult to treat that many people in a month. >> reporter: the flight attendants' union watched it all unfold. >> flight attendants were hurt, other passengers were hurt bit by animals or creating chaos in the cabin. >> reporter: now after 15,000 public comments and a year o

in fayetteville, sam brock, nbc news. >> it is such a new normal. >>> up next, one boy's heroic effort to spread holiday joy. >>> there's good news tonight about the spirit of giving, and a boy who embraced that, even as he faced his own unimaginable challenges. he's one of santa's biggest helpers. >> great now we have two of these. >> reporter: this 9-year-old is making sure christmas is special for kids who have already gone through so much. he's leading a toy drive for a children's hospital. his efforts all the more remarkable because he's a patient, too >> how's it going? >> good. >> reporter: battling inoperable brain cancer. >> every single treatment we ho come in and tell me, i have 1,000 gifts. i have 2,000 gifts now 3,000 gifts and counting it's just incredible that he has not stopped. >> reporter: it all started when he heard nurses talking about the empty toy closet. >> the toy closet is something that has toys in it for kids, because of covid-19, they lost a lot of their funding. >> reporter: with the help of his parents tim and tiffany, alex created a facebook group called

here's sam brock >> oh, my god! >> reporter: the fire exploding from this house in georgia only one snapshot. >> go! >> reporter: of the horror unfolding inside >> the top of the windowsill was already on fire at that point. >> reporter: jacquill moss, home by happenchance, racing to get his five cousins, mother, and 76-year-old grandmother out. >> it was coming from beneath us and on top of us at the same time >> reporter: with everyone trapped in the bedroom, a three-story window their only option, his family members leapt first, leaving jacquill and his grandmother agnes with flames closing in. >> she was so afraid that she started shaking and she passed out as i was holding her. and so trying to get her out of the window, so when i dropped -- when i let her go -- >> reporter: agnes landed on a mattress brought from a nearby apartment. then jacquill jumped with seconds to spare. >> i just think he's the hero in this and if he wasn't around it would have been a different story. >> go! >> reporter: the fall leading

families who never thought they would have to ask for help with food tonight sam brock has their story. >> reporter: on christmas week, there's a crush of cars in san antonio waiting for groceries. >> i was like, thank goodness. i have food until i get paid on the 3rd. >> reporter: it's a scene eerily reminiscent of the spring, though the need has only strengthened since >> they were so excited to get this food, they got emotional. they break down in tears >> reporter: the lone star state is not alone in demand or tears feeding south florida now helps 200,000 families a week put food on the table, including debbie and her three kids >> not a position you ever want to be in it's hard to ask people for help i really don't want to, but i have no choice at this point >> reporter: some of these cars have been out here since 3:00 in the morning. and there's about 500 of them just in this field it's not just because it's a holiday week either. this is normal >> happy holidays. >> reporter: coast to coast, a crisis deepens feeding america estimates food insecurity this year at about 50 million

us to learn from those incidents. >> reporter: a test of trust in the aftermath of devastation sam brock, nbc news, new york >>> this week marks one year since the first cases of coronavirus were confirmed in wuhan, china. tonight janis mackey frayer takes us back inside the original epicenter where many questions still remain unanswered >> reporter: in the city where the virus first emerged busy streets, kids in school, and not a single local case of covid-19 in over 200 days "wuhan is the safest," he says. but one year on questions linger about how it began one doctor told us that hospitals had noticed a busier flu season last december it became widely known that some doctors flagged a sars-like virus but were silenced december 30th this alert from local medical officials to hospitals about unexplained pneumonia became the world's first warning. 12 months later the world health organization is still waiting to get a team to wuhan it still isn't clear whether the huanan market was the source of the virus though outside experts believe it was a starting point for the outbreak it's highly

stakes, sky-high. >> we're not going to see the repercussions for two weeks from now. >> reporter: sam brock, nbc news. >>> president trump may soon wield the power of the pardon in unprecedent ways multiple sources say the president is deciding whether to pardon family members and associates tracie potts joins us. this could prove a controversial move. >> hi, frances they're discussing it. the president said to be concerned that the biden justice department may target his family and some of his closest allies, and a source telling nbc the president feels embattled but doesn't think that his family and others have actually done anything wrong or done anything legal, the white house not commenting on this meantime a judge has unsealed documents that reveal federal investigators looking into what was described in those documents as a potential bribery for pardon the documents were heavily redalkted, so there was a lot that was blocked out no names, no mention of the president, no mention that the white house knew anything about this again, the white house not commenting here, and the president

. >>> there's a major change coming to the airlines sam brock with the crackdown on pets.transp >> reporter: tonight the department of transportation showing not just bark but also bite limiting service animals on planes to just a dog that is individually trained for a person with disability emotional support animals no longer qualify except trained dogs helping passengers with conditions of anxiety or ptsd. >> there's a lot of people who have s intellectual o developmental disabilities that these animals can allowing jus anyone in health care to grant emotional really benefit >> reporter: eric's group open doors advocates for people and found rampant fraud in a system allowing just about anyone in health care to grant emotional support status. >> there were some writing thousands of letters a month to multiple airlines and there's just very difficult to treat that many people in a month. >> reporter: the flight attendants' union watched it all unfold. >> flight attendants were hurt, other passengers were hurt bit by animals or creating chaos in the cabin. >> reporter: now after 15,000 publ

here's sam brock with that. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after the release of new body cam video -- >> you've got the wrong house! >> reporter: showing chicago police bursting into anjanette young's house naked and confused for someone else - >> the guns were pointed and drawn, and i was fearful for my life and i actually thought if i made any type of wrong move that they would shoot me. >> reporter: chicago's mayor forced to ramp up the damage control again after originally stating she first learned of the botched raid this week. >> in november of '19 this -- ms. young's case and others were lifted up to my attention. i don't have any contemporaneou recollection of this. >> reporter: now tonight lightfoot unveiling another twist, dropping legal action against young's attorney who released the video. writing, i believe that we should give attorney saulter the benefit of the doubt that he did not appreciate that the court's confidentialit order continued in full force and effect. without that video the incident may have never come to light. >> move it >> reporter: as the outrage in

here's sam brock with that. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after the release of new body cam video -- >> you've got the wrong house! >> reporter: showing chicago police bursting into anjanette young's apartment naked and confused for someone else - >> the guns were pointed and drawn, and i was fearful for my life and i actually thought if i made any type of wrong move that they would shoot me. >> reporter: chicago's mayor forced to ramp up the damage control again after originally stating she first learned of the botched raid this week. >> in november of '19 this -- ms. young's case and others were lifted up to my attention. i don't have any contemporaneou recollection of this. >> reporter: now tonight lightfoot unveiling another twist, dropping legal action against young's attorney who released the video. writing, i believe that we should give attorney saulter the benefit of the doubt that he did not appreciate that the court's confidentialit order continued in full force and effect. without that video the incident may have never come to light. >> move it >> reporter: as the outrage

in miami, florida, sam brock, nbc news. >>> in florida an amazing rescue caught on camera. dolphin is trapped in commercial fishing rope. two jet skiers noticed out riding in florida. . one of the men jumped into the water and freed the dolphin by cutting that rope. the dolphin was able to swim and rejoin i said pod. i'm glad it was able to get free. >>> what can we expect from our forecast this weekend because a lot of people want to get outside this weekend and exercise? >> yeah. but now the bay area air quality management district is saying limit your time outside, especially if you have breathing problems. we are seeing wildfire smoke across southern california and now. this fire we are watching burn in san jose. air quality now a concern as we are not seeing a lot of wind to help clear things out. as we head into the afternoon, we are looking at a mostly sunny sky but looks hazy out there right now. we will see our temperatures reaching into the upper 60s. we are up to 68 degrees in napa and 64 degrees in san francisco. going into the reason why we are seeing all of th

. >>> david brock, investigative writer for the american spectator. you have a cover story it shows a picture of president clinton. his shoes are off, tiptoeing down the street. what is this story about? >> abuse of power and corruption here. >> i was investigative writer for the maamerican spectator an the clinton beat was the sexy beat, at the time. it was a journalistic effort to destroy the clintons and to destroy his presidency. you had republican rule, for 12 years. and that was the way things were supposed to be, as far as the republicans and the conservatives were concerned. >> mr. clinton said good-bye to former president. >> literally, from the moment clinton was elected, the right wing decided they would exploit scandals. there was a premium on going back to arkansas, and trying to unturn every rock in their past. >> you had the american spectator, that david brock worked for. mounting a concerted campaign, what they call the arkansas project, where they dug up every bit of dirt they could against bill and hillary. >> i would chase down eve

. >>> 11 months into this pandemic, and so many families are struggling to make ends meet sam brock visited a food bank in florida that's helping so many in need this christmas >> reporter: on christmas week, there's a crush of cars in san antonio waiting for groceries. >> i was like, thank goodness, i have food until i get paid on the 3rd. >> reporter: a scene eerily reminiscent of the spring, though the need has only strengthened since >> they were so excited to get this food. they got emotional they break down in tears >> reporter: the lone star state is not alone in demand or tears. feeding south florida now helps 200,000 families a week put food on the table including debbie gugliata and her three kids. >> it's not a position you ever want to be in. it's hard to ask people for help i really don't want to, but i have no choice at this point >> reporter: some of these cars have been out here since 3:00 in the morning. there's about 500 just in this field. it's not just because it's a holiday week either. this is normal >> happy holidays! >> reporter: coast to coast, a crisis deepens feed

gabe gutierrez is in columbus, ohio, sam brock is in new orleans, morgan chesky is in louisville and monica alba is at the white house. gabe, first to you in ohio, we've seen throughout the morning frontline care workers getting the vaccine. but then in phase two, it becomes more complicated. tell us what's going on where you are. >>. >> there is a historic moment. just a few minutes ago, the last of the first doses were administered here at the ohio state university wexner medical center. that's one of the vials that actually was administered, again, just a few minutes ago. last hour, we brought you as this was happening live in this hospital is getting 975 doses. it actually got it this morning. a u.p.s. truck came here. it was greeted by hospital sav, by the governor of ohio. and also by these fln workers. one of them who just received that vaccine is right here. she's a nurse in an icu. you've been dealing with covid patients for the last several months. how did it feel to get that vaccine just a few moments ago. >> a big relooefr. a lot of us have been on edge for nine plus mont

charles: brock, luke, thank you both very much. bitcoin is on fire. you guys are there before everyone else. i appreciate the updates. great stuff. >> thanks for having me. >> while most people, most people see their old christmas tree hit the curbs after the holidays are over, one veteran saw a way to give back. florida carpenter oscar morris, he is turning them into cains for wounded warriors. i got to tell you it is such an amazing thing. oscar joins to us share his story of generosity. oscar i want to say up front, i love the story but how did you get the idea? >> divine intervention. i got a phone call after i started making the canes from a friend at lowe's. she said she had some christmas trees, can i make canes out of them, so i lied. i told them yeah, i can make canes. lo and behold we can make the best cain out out of a christmas tree. charles: so i make these canes. people start hearing bit. that is the usual grapevine story but when it did it really take off? what was the point, okay, you started to get real major recognition for this? and

sam brock, nbc news, west palm beach. and the generosity that we're seeing right now from people who are already struggling themselves is one of the most hardening things you can imagine. still, government aid here is critical. that covid relief package contains some $25 billion for food assistance, hundreds of millions for emergency use. should that not come to fruition, the results would be catastrophic. back to you. >> the biden administration has said there needs to be a more coordinated federal response in response to food insecurity. sam brock for us in florida, thanks, sam. >>> many americans aren't just struggling to put food on the table, but also to keep a roof over their heads. the cdc introduced an evictions ban earlier this year. that aims to stop the spread of the virus by keeping millions of americans in their homes. the ban is one of many programs set to expire next month when will the round of covid funds runs out. nbc's jo ling kent has more. >> derrick and brenda durham have made some tough choices. >>

more than one and a half to loads of moolah brock collected by chan china's cheney 5 probe have been transferred to the national austin on the observatory in beijing the samples are in a container that was sealed on the moon and will be open to china's 1st lunar sample laboratory. in nigeria hundreds of school boys have been reunited with their families after a mass kidnapping armed men abducted them from their school in the northern state of katsina a week ago they were later rescued by nigerian security forces many of the boys say they suffered abuse while being held the moment nigeria was waiting for the school boys free and safe after nearly a week in captivity some say they were beaten and starved. to be honest there was no food or water for us. no shelter no break in the friday we were taken we spent 2 days without sleep. our food was leaves and after 2 days without food we were given fresh potatoes and pieces of ground cake. 2 nights have passed since the boy's release they spent the 1st night with soldiers then medical checks now the government says they can go home early. to

sam brock is outside ft. lauderdale airport sam, good morning. >> peter, kristen, good morning and happy christmas eve. so much for the warnings. things are picking up here in fort lauderdale. but at airports across the country, they've been packed with travelers for days now. families are determined not to let covid capture christmas. they're now facing brutal weather, too, complicating matters even more. >> reporter: this morning, it's already looking a lot like christmas, as severe weather strikes parts of the country. knocking trucks off roads. decking the midwest with whiteout conditions, and tangling travelers like this family caught by the cold on the way in >> landed in philly for the connection, and our plane froze to the tarmac. we missed our connection flight. >> reporter: the plane stuck to the tarmac many are bundling up. >> it is probably going to be really cold. we went from being in bikinis to having to put jackets back on. >> reporter: and battling long lines. at miami international, checkpoi

when justice hugo brock was 70, he rejoiced, now i can play tennis again. it seems his doctor told him, that a man in his sixties, should not play. when you teach a child tennis the concept of fair play is important. justice black has spent a lifetime implementing a similar concept in the broader field of government. by are carvedived in the marble over the door of the court he slurs -- serves, equal justice under the law. that all ofidea these justices past and present have striven to uphold. what is equal justice under law? let me give you some examples. the year 1943, the locale is a town in pennsylvania. a religious sect, jehovah witnesses takes the mandate of the scriptures, to preach the gospel to every creature. the members seek to do so by handing out religious pamphlets on the streets of the town, and from house to house. but a city ordinance requires them to pay for a license, and they are arrested for disturbing their pamphlets without a license. the case reaches the supreme court, and the ordinance is found to violate not only their religious fr

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nbc correspondent sam brock takes us on board. >> reporter: in this american airlines cabinet, applause for a new chapter in 737 max safety. as the first domestic departure roared off the runway. >> we've been engaged with the faa, with boeing, with everybody associated with the aircraft to ensure that safety is held at the highest level. >> reporter: grounded for nearly two years after catastrophic crashes in ethiopia and indonesia, leading to 346 deaths, the 737 max returns to domestic skies with majorover hauls. new flight control software and sensors and intensive training many passengers encouraged from what they saw. others learned of the max flight from announcement. >> i googled and i panicked. i probably wouldn't bat an eye towards it. >> reporter: on the plane, this is going to feel an awful like the 737 maxes you've been in but american airlines have put in 64,000 hours of maintenance on the max fleet for the last 20 months to get to this point. united states and southwest plan to launch the max early next year also. families are saying it is inconceivable to me that this air

are on the verge of agreeing a post brock's a trade deal talks between the 2 sides continue delays on wednesday as they try to sort out the final details they've got until december 31st to find a deal china's regulator has launched an anti monopoly probe into the ali baba group the e-commerce giant and its founder jack ma has faced increasing pressure from beijing over their expansion plans well those are the headlines they'll be more news here on al-jazeera off to witness 50 feet from syria stay with us it's 10 years since the arab spring shipped countries across the middle east a decade on from the 1st top rising we'll look at the legacy of the revolution. join us as we assess the changes in the political landscape in the middle east and north africa. on al-jazeera. morning morrow morning for you doing tomorrow you felt good. when you hear. of the 3rd chance. and nervous all will but. for a little finger 10 years i haven't been to syria for probably 30 years i'm fortunate that i was able to come over here and to going to medical field i think it was footage of a father carrying his

sam brock is in florida where the attack hammed. we're going to check in with him next. >>> but first, our team always on social media. so get caught up on the latest stories on the go. be sure to watch our series on instagram. follow us @nbcbay area. >>> 6:24. you're watching "today in the bay." on capitol hill congress is set to hold a historic vote on marijuana. representatives are set to decide today on a bill to remove marijuana from the federal list of controlled substances. that move would wipe away some drug-related convictions. the bill is likely to pass in the house the republic kwan-led senate is unlikely to take up the legislation during the current session. >>> in the meantime the house has passed a bill first launched after the docu series "tiger king." it would outlaw future private ownership of big cats like lions and tigers. the measure would allow current big cat owners to keep their animals but would prohibit most public contact. "tiger king" star and her husband howard both spent years lobbying for the bill. it w

our former colleague sam brock reports people are also stepping in to help. >> reporter: on christmas week a crush of cars in san antonio waiting. >> the need has only strengthed. >> they got emotional. they break down in tears. >> reporter: the lone star state is not alone they help 200,000 families a week put food on the table including debbie and her three kids. >> it's not a position you want to be in. i don't want to ask for help but i have no choice at this point. >> reporter: some of these cars have been out since 3:00 in the morning and about 500 of them just in this field. not just because it's a holiday week either. this is normal. >> happy holidays. >> reporter: coast to coast a crisis deepens. feeding america estimates food insecurity at 50 million people, the equivalent of the populations of texas and florida combined. but grassroots help is pouring in. in cities like los angeles, community frijs are popping up where volunteers gather extra food from restaurants, bakeries and neighbors. >> it's amazing. if you stop by, you drop off food and come back two hours later. it's

when justice hugo brock was 70, he rejoiced, now i can play tennis again. it seems his doctor told him that a man in his 60's should not play. ♪ when you teach a child tennis the concept of fair play is , important. justice black has spent a lifetime implementing a similar concept in the broader field of government. the words he lives by are carved in the marble over the door of the court he serves, equal justice under the law. that is the idea that all of these justices past and present have striven to uphold. what is equal justice under law? let me give you some examples. the year 1943, the locale is a town in pennsylvania. ♪ a religious sect, jehovah's witnesses, takes the mandate of the scriptures to preach the gospel to every creature. the members seek to do so by handing out religious pamphlets on the streets of the town and from house to house. but a city ordinance requires them to pay for a license, and they are arrested for disturbing distributing their pamphlets without a license. the case reaches the supreme court, and the ordinance is found

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when justice hugo brock, with 70 he was saying now i can play tennis again. it seems his doctor told him, that a man in his sixties, should not play. when you teach a child tennis the concept of fair play is important. justice black, has spent a lifetime implementing a similar concept, in the broader field of government. the words he lives by, or carved in marble over the door of the court he serves. equal justice, under law. that is the idea of all leading justices past and present, that have driven to uphold. what is equal justice under law? let me give you some example. the year 1943, the locale is a town in pennsylvania. a religious sect, jehovah witnesses takes the mandate of the scriptures, to preach the gospel to every creature. the members seek to do so by handing out religious pamphlets on the streets of the town, and from house to house. but a city ordinance requires them to pay for a license, and they aren't rested for distributing distributing pamphlets without a license. the case reaches the supreme court, and the ordinance is found to violate no

nbc's sam brock is in ft. lauderdale. gadi schwartz in los angeles where hospitals are on the brink. sam, just how busy are things where you are, and what are you hearing from travelers who clearly think getting on a plane is worth the risk? >> there's no doubt about it, chris. there's evidently a disconnect between what public officials are telling people to do and what they're actually doing. the tsa just released the traveler through-put for yesterday. chris, 1.19 million people flew. that is more than half of what it was at this same day last year when there was no pandemic. in terms of what i'm seeing on the ground level, everyone will have their own reaction to looking at a busy airport. ft. lauderdale is rather calm right now. what i saw at miami international airport last night was, for lack of a better word, stunning. throngs of people there. they were with their families standing in security checkpoints that went for gates long. there were so many people there. obviously, the social distancing, it's going to loo

for food and assistance has quadrupled in some places according to armed service the ymca nbc's sam brock on one military mom who's barely scraping by >> reporter: at a food pantry on fort brag run by the armed services ymca. >> any specific needs your family has >> canned fruits and vegetables. >> she moved there two years ago when her husband joined the army she has a degree in interior design and a baby due on christmas. now she has a stunning fortunes. >> covid happened and i lost my job in july due to the virus >> reporter: in a million years did you expect to find yourself in the position where you are right now? >> never i've always been someone who's paid for everything myself, took care of myself, put myself through school, paid my own rent >> reporter: many military families are trying to navigate the same humbling course the armed services ymca says employment for spouses has always been difficult with ever changing locations and deployments, but add a generational pandemic and the group is seeing jaw dropping need at the ten pan tris. >> san diego in particular four fold in te

sam brock was there. sam, good morning. >> reporter: paul, good morning. it's exactly how airline executives would like it after two horrific crashes they're trying to restore confidence in and reputation of the aircraft. >> you're fleeiying on a boeing7 max. >> reporter: applause. as the first domestic departure roared off the runway. >> we've been engaged with faa, with boeing, with everyone associated with the aircraft to ensure that safety is held at the highest level. >> reporter: groundedfor nearl two years after catastrophic crashes in ethiopia and indonesia leading to 346 deaths, the 737 max returns domestic skies with major overhauls new flight control software and sensors and intensive pilot training many passengers encouraged by what they saw. others learned of flight from the pilot's p.a. announcement. >> i googled and then i panicked after the fact i would fly on it again. >> reporter: on this plane it's going feel like the 737 maxes you've been on, but american airlines has put in 764,000 hours just to get to this point. united and southwest

that might play a factor on that third down call by mike dem brock. >> joe: jaxson player, hard up front for tulsa. >> greg: the guy to watch. four career blocked kicks. he's the one to watch in the surge. >> joe: officials are concerned about a timing issue. they want to verify they have everything right. first time tulsa has ever played in the american conference championship game. they made it a good one, haven't they? all-time, they've been in five conference championship games. 2-2, in conference usa title games. another loss and six-straight. fourth and two. ridder out there on the field with four. >> greg: expect a hard-count and you can potentially get the draw. >> joe: and there was movement. it was player. he's going to take a shotdown field to the end zone. you saw player jumping in. offside. >> greg: you see coach philip montgomery disappointed right there. as soon as you saw them go to the line of scrimmage, you had to think. there's going to be some semblance of a hard-count. see if you can get a free play. great job by cincinnati, staying in there, picking up the first dow

brock's now 30 is from munich in the neighborhood he grew up in disputes often resolved through violence. the wrong i knew going to the money going to china and skiing there were a few of us in a few of them but it came down to a $1.00 on one with me because it was only when i saw his blood on the ground that i actually began to enjoy it. a couple of older guys had contacts to hooligan groups the so-called 3rd half and i asked whether i could join by the time i was 15 or 16 i was only able to control my aggression anymore there'd be a capo to arrange how many where and when then we'd meet and smack each other up taking on people with a reputation and doing them in it just felt wicked. out of. book has 27 criminal convictions and has struggled to get back on the straight and narrow. he's now a rare sight here at the 860 lions boxing club in munich unlike saskia bajan who hails from the same neighborhood as broke she's not had it easy either but has managed to take a different path. yet there's less than what i used to get really bad grades and didn't pass my school leaving qualifications.

nbc's sam brock talked to icu nurse lindsay o'quinn. >> in the last nine months, how many times do you think you have cried tears of pain? >> a lot >> hundreds? >> yeah. i could do it right now. >> reporter: the most ambitious vaccination program in history is only just beginning. vaccinations at nursing homes should begin next week. meanwhile, moderna's vaccine could receive fda approval within ten days lester >> all right tom, thank you. >>> as those shipments are delivered across the country we wante to take a closer look tonight at one city and one hospital that received the vaccine nbc's gabe gutierrez is in columbus, ohio. >> reporter: this was much more than a special delivery it was history in columbus, ohio, nbc news had exclusive access as this life changing cargo was loaded this morning. the vaccine shipment driven overnight from u.p.s.'s hub i kentucky after flying from the pfizer plant in michigan. here it was loaded on to this delivery truck. rarely has cargo been this precious. imagine being the u.p.s. worker driving it. >> some day my kids will tell their kids when the

nbc's sam brock talked to icu nurse lindsay >> in the last nine months, how many times do you think you have cried tears of pain? >> a lot >> reporter: hundreds? >> yeah. i could do it right now. >> reporter: the most ambitious vaccination program in history is only just beginning. vaccinations at nursing homes should begin next week. meanwhile, moderna's vaccine could receive ten days fda approval within ten days lester >> all right tom, thank you. >>> as those shipments are delivered across the country we wante to take a closer look tonight at a city and hospital that received the vaccine. nbc's gabe gutierrez is in columbus, ohio. >> reporter: this was much more than a special delivery it was history in columbus, ohio, nbc news had exclusive access as this lifechanging cargo was loaded this morning. the vaccine shipment driven overnight from u.p.s.'s hub i kentucky after flying from the pfizer plant in michigan. here it was loaded on to this delivery truck. rarely has cargo been this precious. imagine being the u.p.s. worker driving it. >> some day my kids will tell their kids when t

some may not be able to get to their homes or where they're trying to go for the holiday season, sam brock has latest from ft. lauderdale, florida. >> when it's sunshine here in ft. lauderdale, for most of the case that's not the case, getting hammered by severe weather. in the upper midwest, places like north dakota, nebraska, pulling trucks off roadways and creating white-out conditions. in the northeast, torrential rain and heavy winds tonight into tomorrow morning, christmas day. all of this going on as travelers are heading out during a pandemic, to see their families. miami international airport i interviewed one woman heading back to brazil for the holiday with some trepidation about seeing her parents. >> i haven't seen them for seven months. i'm excited to see them. i don't know. i feel like -- i don't know how to explain t i just want to see them. i think we'll be okay. i don't really think it's really dangerous, the coronavirus, at all. >> reporter: aaa originally forecast about 84 million travelers this holiday season. here at ft. lauderdale airport. >> we're updating the weath

to tread carefully when seeking a poster brock's a trade deal with the u.s. highlighting the health risks of u.s. meat products. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our church q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. an extra 20000000 people across england have been placed under the ukase toughest kogut restrictions known as tier 4 k. summers have been soaring since a new highly infectious strain of the virus as a tactic and the health secretary says tougher curbs were unavoidable. the new variant means that 3 quarters of the population are now going to be 4 and almost all of the country into 3 and you and i know that 3 in 4 measures place a significant burden on people and especially on businesses affected but i'm afraid it's absolutely necessary because of the number of cases that we've see more regions entering turf or that includes the north east of england north west the south east the rules in that area is to stay at home now experts are warning there that to 4 is not even going far enough and many say that what's needed is a f