The city. A deadly crash blocking lanes at the 580 connector to the 80 just east of the toll plaza. Amanda is tracking the situation and paying respects to the three People Killed in a terrible crash in San Franciscos west portal. Hundreds, including the mayor, came to a vigil to remember the victims. What weve learned about them, plus the person accused of driving the suv. Then apparently, birthdays are not for everybody. The little boy who was just exhausted, a baby. He cant take it now. Just cant take it. I got it. Good morning. On this tuesday, march 19th. Yes, drew is here at the check of our forecast. Were going to start with amanda because there is a crash thats blocking traffic in the east bay. Yeah. Weve been following it all morning long. Its a fatal three car crash in oakland. Its blocking two lanes on the westbound 580 to westbound 80 connector. We know one lane is open, but there is no word about when the two others will reopen. 580 and 24 are pretty jammed up right now to
2023, urgent message. Fresh off his trip to war torn israel, President Biden takes his plea straight to americans in a primetime address tonight. What he says Congress Needs to do now. Whos the boss . After 16 days, republicans have yet to fill the vacant speaker seat. Why a plan to temporarily solve the problem is suddenly in doubt. Taking the deal. Sidney powell accepts a plea agreement over her role in the Georgia Election interference case. What that could mean for former President Trumps upcoming trial. And grounds for concern. Why hawaiians still struggling to recover after the maui wildfires are now facing a new potentially toxic threat. That will be really important. Its important to stay focused on communities even after the news crews leave. Welcome to nbc news daily. Were wearing purple by the way to show our support for the lgbtq plus community. Thats right. Were really glad to be with you and we have a lot of stories to get to. So lets start this hour with President Biden.
Information with regard to the question of premium cigars and how they are or are not sold to children. That was a part of what we are trying to do. And we are reviewing that. And we are in the middle of that process now. Having said that, as we are in that process, a part of your question was the recognition of small employers. And that is something that will be taken into consideration no matter where the rule ends, its something i think is very important that we do as we think about implementation. And so wherever the rule making comes out, as we are in a process. But i do want to recognize the point that youve made, which is making implementation for small employers and small institutions possible, whatever it is. Its something we consider a real priority and something we believe no matter where you are we can work on as part of the implementation. The proposed deeming rule has been under consideration for more than a year. Regulatory uncertainty is exceptionally challenging for Sm
I think it will take many, many years, and it will not only be dealing with the taliban, which of course is the headlines, but all of the other issues they have to address. That is much more important as a comprehensive matter i know the president is dedicated to, the chief executive is dedicated to. You get those indications from pakistan as well. While the trust may not be there to the extent that we would like, you can build momentum. So, you get get to the end goal. Two more rounds of questions and i will ask that each person only ask one question. I will start with the word row the two gentleman in the third row, one question each, please. Thank you, michael. Im representing the International Stability organization, some companies that provide services to u. S. Id usaid in afghanistan. As you draw troops down, will you be returning more to contractors to fill those gaps . Maintenance, etc. . I am a journalist in washington. My question is with these socalled peacekeepers, as the t
Club a little later, and human caused disasters such as the deep Horizon Oil Spill in the gulf of mexico. Additionally, the coast guard rescues more than 3,000 people each year and searches for boaters who go missing such as the two teenagers who disappeared off the coast of florida recently. As the smallest military force and the only one with Law Enforcement authority, the coast guard has had a role in the defense of the United States for 225 years. In fact yesterday was the coast guards birthday. Today admiral zukunft will discuss the challenges for the coast guard such as congressional budget struggles a welldebated Cyber Security plan, maintaining a zero tolerance for Sexual Assault and a fleet in high need of modernization and sheer numbers to tackle the next 225 years. Please give a warm National Press club welcome to the commandant of the United States coast guard admiral paul zukunft zukunft. [ applause ] jeff, thank you for the flattering introduction, and i had a chance to m