as head of the bank, chris taylor guard has had immense impact -- christine lagarde has had a tremendous impact. i had a conversation with her about how europe is recovering from the pandemic and the global slowdown in the economy. as we look at the post-covid environment, what would you say is the situation in europe? is europe recovering rapidly? or not as rapidly as you thought from the covid pandemic? christine: europe is recovering more rapidly than we had anticipated. we have as a result of that significantly upgraded our projections. our projections for this year is plus 5%. it is a significant upgrade. plus 4.6% next year! pre-covid type of growth. this year is going faster than we thought to the point where we will have recovered to pre-covid-19 levels before the end of the year 2021. we had expected it would be early '22 at best. david: are you worried about the delta variant impacting what you have said or the so-called mu variant that is on the horizon? christine: it is very closely related. we used to say that the best policy was an accelerated vaccination rollout. we are st

i reached out to democrats campaign committee, their spokesman chris taylor tells me house democrats passed a bipartisan infrastructure package, we are pushing to pass the bills back better framework. both our packages economists agree are anti-inflation investments. the vast majority of republicans and oppose both. a coalition to protect american workers launched a 6-figure digital ad by targeting house democrats in their home district, on the fence about supporting the bills back better package flipping against biden's big social and climate agenda and another conservative group targeting democratic senators up for reelection with ad bys that are calling out inflation issues saying, quote, skyrocketing inflation, empty shelves, surging gas prices, it is not the time to raise taxes and those ads are targeting not only senator cortez master but rafael warknock and mark kelly, we scrub our foxbusiness team and bring room to see if anywhere on their twitter accounts they mention the word inflation. it did not come up once. a lot of americans talking about inflation on social media, t i

chris, chris how can i -- >> jimmy: chris, how can i help you? >> i just came to see taylor swift, jimmy. >> jimmy: no, you missed taylor swift >> i did all military people? [ cheers and applause >> jimmy: yes, these are all military >> yes yes. >> 25 percent got fake vaccines [ laughter ] >> jimmy: chris, good to see you. you missed taylor. i'll send you a link i'll send you a link chris rock everybody [ cheers and applause ♪ >> oh, that's great, jimmy, nice that was accidental too? [ laughter ] hey, let's bring out harry styles and olivia wilde. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: colin, when i talk about "the last best hope," you're going to go on the road with this. you're going to travel - >> yes, i am >> jimmy: -- around the country. >> oh, sure i am >> jimmy: yeah but this is -- can i ask you about this though? "the last best hope," who is the "the last best hope" >> well, it's a quote from lincoln about the country being the last best hope but in this case it's colin quinn, "the last best hope." [ laughter and applause >> jimmy: colin quinn! "the la

ed sheeran, there's a little bit of chris and taylor's new song called "i bet you think about me." ♪ i bet you can't believe when you realize i'm harder to forget than i was to leave ♪ ♪ and i bet you think about me ♪ >> and in time to promote it, taylor swift will host snl saturday night, so enjoy that on nbc. >>> next up, the song off the king richard sound track about being serena and venus williams' dad. here is a little bit of that ve' dad. here is a little bit of that. ♪♪ ♪ >> i want to see that movie. early word, early buzz on king richard. >> oscar buzz. >> yeah. you know what else has oscar buzz sing 2 honestly i swear to you it's that good >> it is so good >> i bet king richard will be in there, too will was saying how the song from beyonce came to be. she went and saw a screening of king richard and gave him a call and said i'd like to contribute a song >>> and two special guests from "annie live," we would like to welcome superstar serena smith leading that cast. behind her is the woman who debuted the iconic role of annie on broadway back in 1977 is now, we c

greene, who chris mentioned attacked fellow house republican congresswoman nancy mays for condemning boebert's comments in an interview on cnn. so what is the latest on that? >> right this is what happens, this is why so many moderates in the republican party are scared to speak up because then they incur the rwrath of marjorie taylor greene. i think what we're seeing more broadly is the tensions between the moderates and the modeling of the party boil over. the moderates, they're the majority makers, the ones who are responsible, republicans hope, for delivering the majority to republicans next year. but the marjorie taylor greens of the conference say they have a lot of power, they know they have a lot of power when it comes to whether mccarthy will be speaker or not and they're starting to flex the muscles. that's the dynamic we're starting to see play out in the republican conference. >> if only that flexing did not require speaking ill of fellow lawmakers, fellow americans. fellow members of your own party. mel melanie, chris, thank you very much. >>> still ahead, federal reserv

album features collaborations with phoebe bridgers and chris stapleton. the previous album record was also taylor swift. lovsnoopy is heading to the moo. nasa will be sending a stuffed toy of snoofy -- new become a part of the artemis moon mission. under artemis, nasa is working to land the first woman and person of color on the moon. this is the 50th year that e have a big game tonight. nasa. let's see what will happen at levi stadium, the rams will take on the 49ers at 5:15 p.m., 63 degrees, dropping down to 59. no need to worry about rain. maybe a little -- no, no fog. here is a look at thursday into friday, one on the storm impact scale. just not a lot of moisture with this system. it will leave most of it in the north bay. this is the european model. the medium-range model. it's actually more aggressive with the wet weather, so we will stick with this one until we get closer with the high-resolution models. not a lot of rain. kumasi: the future of fashion according to a top company chief of clothing, the high-tech trend we need to get used to. reggie

jessica taylor, this is your, you're always tracking to see who is next. i looked at yesterday and said, oh, chris sununu is out and dr. oz is in. this is why we think it's not a slam dunk. >> it was sort of whip lash yesterday. republicans and democrats that i talked to yesterday even the day before, you know, certainly some hesitation among sununu. they largely expected him to run. as james said, there really wasn't a plan b and the next possible and it was so quickly said that she wasn't going to run. and then you have all of these very messy primaries in states that republicans have to keep in their column. i think pennsylvania is one that is shaping up to be that because republicans are looking for an alternate candidate after donald trump has endorsed and in the midst of a child custody hearing where his ex-wife has alleged that he was abusive towards her and their children. the testimony is just absolutely brutal. and, you know, but the type of candidate that they wanted to get in is not a dr. oz type candidate by any means. when i look at the map,

the songs including collaborations with phoebe bridges, chris stapleton and ed sheeran. since taylor's version dropped at midnight, it's already shot to number one on itunes. her fourth album in two years to accomplish that feat. the 30-track album is exactly 131 minutes long and, michael, if you need me, i will be listening in my childhood bedroom where my taylor swift poster still hangs on the wall. >> make sure you take a picture so we can see that. >>> let's go to ginger and rob. hey, you two. >> reporter: hey, michael, we have that chip and dale energy here at disneyland in california. i love how they've got their winter gear on because they're kicking off the holidays but it will be 90 today and we are working this blue carpet because it's disney plus day. rob, i know you've got a special guest too. >> oh, do we. we got the boss here, mickey mouse is joining us for sure, celebrating the crowds coming in early. guess what, guys, these guys have been working all morning with us. you're going to get a free subscription to disney plus this entire year. yeah, psyched ab

>> reporter: it certainly does, and look, chris, this bill has seen more versions than the taylor swift hit "all too well," this thing has been going back and forth for months now. i had to work it in. i had to try. look, there's been such a battle over this bill. we have seen it cut down in size. we have seen provisions added and subtracted. we have seen lots of late nights and votes that looked like they were going to happen, and now we are on the cusp of what should be the final vote in the house, but only the final vote for now because this bill does still face other obstacles in the senate. house leaders know they will have to deal with it again, but it's enormous relief for democratic leadership to have corralled all of their votes, except it appears perhaps for one democrat who's likely to vote against this bill, and advance it to the next stage. you cannot overstate how big this bill is for democrats. they believe it will be transformative for the country, and they can now survive and advance and continue to move it forward after so much turmoil. >> we're going to talk about the

to your point, chris, i have to say this, when the hell are trump supporters going to wake up? what else do they need to hear to understand that the man they support was viewed by his own lieutenants as a dangerous authoritarian overseeing mini-dangerous authoritarians. we are not talking about disgruntled employees. we are talking about his own former chief of staff, his own former national security advisor, his own former white house coms director. people sounded the alarm and said trump's lieutenants were acting like the gestapo. alyssa pharaoh said she feared a second term would deepen the united states into authoritarianism. the concern is real. the jonathan carl story is accurate. the same person who tried to pry my name off the plaque was the same person staffers at dhs were worried was going to come in and shoot up the place. they were worried he was going to come in and potentially shoot people. his response to that, chris, was, if they support trump, then they have nothing to worry about. that was the response. that sounded to me like one of hitler's lieutenants who f

we'll be right here at 11:00, we certainly hope you can join us then. >> have a good night. ♪♪ chris chmura: you're watching an nbc bay area news special. tonight, nbc bay area "responds." female: everybody is just on standby. chris: brace yourself, passengers. this year holiday air travel might be a mess. we're gonna help you win the rebooking race and show you how passengers are fighting back when there's money on the line. blane workie: we wanna help. and we feel good when we're able to get consumers their money back. chris: we ask and answer a thorny travel question. can a host put a camera in your vacation rental? maybe. we'll show you where they're allowed and not, plus, how to get a refund if you find a spying eye, also-- john lipschitz: well, i'm greatly appreciative of nbc and what you've done. chris: we help a covid survivor battle for long-haul care. his hospital and health insurance weren't communicating, even though they're the same company. chris: good evening, and welcome to our nbc bay area "responds" special. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. since we started "

taylor shift has released a new album of "red." >> that's the track featuring a country music star, chris stapleton. her master recordings were sold without her permission. >>> you can catch swift this weekend on an all-new "saturday night live." she will be the musical guest, and actor jonathan majors is hosting. >>> this weekend will be a nice one to get out and enjoy the weekend, but before we get to the weekend, we have to face friday, and meteorologist, kari hall, is tracking that and a lot of fog. where is that? >> yeah, we're trying to see through the fog to get to the weekend and that sunshine we are expecting. as we look outside in walnut creek right now, visibility is low. you do need to allow extra time to get to work, slow it down and use your normal beams. don't throw on the high beams. we will start out about in the low 60s and 70s. palo alto, at 10:00 you could make plans to head out to the park and enjoy a beautiful sunny day and heading for the low 70s here. in the south bay, looking at a high of about 74 in morgan hill, and 75 in gilroy. east san josÉ reaching 74 degree

we're here with taylor swift we were talking during the break, some very exciting collaborations that you are now able to do because you're rerecording these songs, chris stapleton, ed sheeran, pheobe bridgers. is that -- [ cheers and applause >> yeah. >> seth: it must be so nice to have a wishlist, and then reach out to these people. >> it really, really was essentially there are songs on this album that i've called from the vault tracks, because in my mind there's a metaphorical vault of songs that i love that i've written -- i write a lot of songs for albums and then i pare it down. but these were songs that didn't make it on the album, because i wanted to save them for the next album. and then it turned out the next album was like a whole different thing. and so they get left behind. and you always think back on these songs, and you're like - "what would have happened? i wish people could hear this. but it belongs in that moment in time so now that i get to go back and revisit my old work, i've dug up those songs from the crypt they were in, and i have like - i've reached out to a

georgia republican taylor greene, lost hers for promoting racist anti -- and advocating file-less against her members of congress. that is the bar. for what people to lose their way -- the purge right? enforcer, you like that. imposed well you want to punish their colleagues for voting for a bipartisan roads and bridges bill? it's not about policy, it's about complete and total loyalty. as the presidency, donald trump and his deputy john mcentee built and cold inside the federal government that compensated a violent insurrection. it's the vision that they had now actively cultivated on 40 american governments once again, should he be allowed back into the halls power? olivia troye serves and aides to mike pence before resigning. she is not director of the republican -- and she is the former chief of staff for security. he also resigned during the trump administration. with the prom on mac and cheese employee to try to remove that name plane bearing his name, that i mentioned moments ago, he now serves as a cofounder for renew america. olivia troye i'm curious first of all from the inside

it features collaborations with phoebe bridgers, chris stapleton and at sheron. the previous album record was also swift. snoopy headingo nasa a stuffed toy they are calling asnoopy into sa zero gravity indicator. this is part of the artemis one mission scheduled for early 2022. nasa is working to learn the first woman and first person of color on the moon. this would be the 50th year snoopy will be helping out nasa with its missions. reggie: a -- i don't want to say plump squirrel -- a thick squirrel. his attempts to get his next meal from a birdfeeder did not go according to plan paid this video was recorded from a couple frequently visited by squirrels prayed it gets really close but then ends up sliding all the way back down. the couple says the squirrel is by far the thickest they have encountered. there is nothing wrong with being thick. kumasi: what about big boned? reggie: this squirrel is is is s literally trying to get ready to survive for winter. kumasi: i feel like next week that's what might all of us -- that's what all of us might look like after th

matt taylor is here. i was going to say with a sunrise, it could be a sunset, but i guess it is sunrise, it is the morning. chris, it isjust from sunrise, it is the morning. chris, it is just from a short time ago, you see some fog as well hugging the bottom of those trees. under the clear skies. bottom of those trees. under the clearskies. some bottom of those trees. under the clear skies. some of you will see sun sign at times during the day, for others, a fair of cloud, the cloud of thick enough for rain or drizzle, parts of east anglia and the south—east, it has been rather damp overnight, a noticeable breeze here but that will ease and most places becoming dry during the day. there will be some drizzle around western coasts of england and wales, some damp conditions across the north and west of scotland. heavy rain pushing in, strengthening wind, the rain pushing into the west of northern ireland but some of the mildest weather, 15 degrees the high, most places around 11—13. this evening and over