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2024, diplomas and drama. college graduation ceremonies kick off against the backdrop of tense protests, but there is little pomp and much circumstance this year. we're outside one university at the center of the turmoil. trial on hold, a federal judge delays the trump classified documents case indefinitely and a georgia appeals court agrees to review a ruling in trump's election interference case there. we're tracking all the developments surrounding the former president. no bargain, do you ever buy something you just don't need because it's on sale? why money experts say you may want to stick to saving and layoff the spaving. and proud as a peacock, "today" co-host craig melvin is out with a new children's book. we're going to chat with him about how he celebrates his kids' milestones, big and small. >> that's a conversation you do not want to miss. >> really, really looking forward to having craig here. we are going to start this hour with colleges moving ahead with commencement plans while also dealing with campus protests. >> smaller graduation ceremonies

are underway today at university of southern california. after weeks of unrest there, a few weeks ago usc canceled its main ceremony. the school says it was concerned about screening all the guests through security. >> early this morning, police cleared out a protest encampment at the george washington university in washington, d.c.. police using pepper spray on some of the protesters off campus and 33 people were arrested. >> nbc news correspondent liz kreutz is at usc. there is still some pomp and circumstance happening today, right? what do the events look like on campus? >> reporter: yeah, there definitely is and already here on campus, we're seeing students arrive in their cap and gowns. they're taking pictures, taking selfies, doing the fight on trojan sign. there definitely is still a celebratory feeling here, but you can't help but also sense how tense things ares with media choppers overhead. the campus is on lockdown. students have to scan their i.d. badges and at times have their

bags checked just to get on campus here. and of course things have been scaled back that year as well because of these demonstrations. here's what some students, some grad students who are gathering here today told us about how they're feeling. >> i'm a little bit obviously surprised because like we didn't -- i want to go to the 8:00 ceremony because it's a tradition at usc, but with recent events i can understand why it had to happen. it's something we had to deal with, right? >> we still have our school specific graduations as normal. it's just the main ones that got canceled. they kind of replace that had with a different ceremony tomorrow. i think that should be exciting. >> reporter: it seems like a lot of students are trying to make the best of it here. they are still going to get their individual college school graduations here that are going to be separate. there are going to be a lot of students and family here on campus. the majority of those ceremonies are tomorrow and friday, and i talked to a dean of a school of education here who said it's very likely we could see some kind of disruptions in protests . it is a university after all.

there's no way to completely stop that from happening. >> it's not just commencements that have been disrupted. there's also a disruption to the sense of safety so many students typically experience in college. president biden warned about a ferocious surge of anti-semitism during a speech just yesterday at the holocaust memorial museum. what's the mood like on college campuses as the semester is ending? >> reporter: yeah, i think it's tense right now, especially for a lot of jewish students. i think at the same time, the jewish community is not monolithic, but you do have a lot of jewish students who feel like some of these protests are, you know, inherently anti-semitic. the calls to sort of, you know, against israel antizionism, there's a lot of students who feel like anti-semitism and anti-zionism are inherently connected. students from columbia and barnyard spoke out about this, we're seeing that at ucla where

a jewish group put out a statement telling people of the concerns they have and we should say as well tonight we are getting reports that there might be a pro-israel counter protest taking place here at usc, guys. >> liz kreutz with the latest for us, thanks so much. the pressure is growing on israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu to reach a cease fire agreement with hamas. >> cia director william burns was in israel today to meet with netanyahu. negotiations are continuing in cairo, but right now the two sides appear far apart, and it comes as we're learning new details about america's decision to withhold an arms delivery to israel over concerns about its promised saumt on rafah. hala gorani joins us now from cairo. we understand these cease fire negotiations are continuing there where you are in cairo. where do those talks stand right now? >> reporter: well, we understand from local reports that bill burns has returned to cairo from israel where he met, as you mentioned, with the israeli prime minister, benjamin

netanyahu. there is some hope perhaps because the talks are still ongoing, that some of those -- some of those points that hamas and israel were mott able to agree on in an initial proposal that hamas said it had signed onto a few days ago that israel then subsequently said had been softened and modified without its knowledge. there is hope that perhaps there is still some room for agreement, though we have to be extremely careful with that. there has been hope in the past at the end of this very long now process that has lasted now over ten days of talks between the parties mediated by qatar, egypt, and the united states. perhaps that there is some end in sight that would lead to the cessation of hostilities and to the release of some of the hostages in a first save. that being said in the meantime, the israeli military is intensifying its bombardment of southern gaza. this is where more than a

million displaced civilians had taken shelter, and some of them left leaving everything behind, mott knowing where to go anymore. as many of our viewers know, rafah in the south is essentially up against the border with egypt. so they are running out of land quite literally, and in the meantime, just to kind of round off the days' latest news, we are still waiting for confirmation that one of the main crossing points into gaza from israel, kerem shalom is indeed open because we heard from israeli officials that it was, but palestinians on the other side are saying that it is not. kate and zinhle. >> hala gorani for us in cairo. thanks so much. and we are tracking significant developments today in the trials of former president donald trump. >> the judge overseeing trump's classified documents case in florida has now indefinitely postponed the start of that trial. judge aileen cannon says a number of pretrial issues still need to be dealt with before that trial can begin. that means the hush money case currently underway in new york

city could be the only one of trump's four criminal cases to conclude potentially before the november election. >> let's bring in nbc news justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian and nbc news legal analyst danny cevallos. ken, we'll start with you in d.c. for us. the former president was arraigned on the charges in the classified documents case in june of last year, so what exactly is holding this case up right now? >> zinhle, judge aileen cannon does not have a lot of experience running a complex criminal trial, and she's taking her time hearing various motions to dismiss the case and other procedural matters. and on top of that there's a whole layer of procedures involving classified information that does tend to delay any case involving state secrets, but she scheduled five separate hearings on what many legal experts say are really long shot motions to dismiss the case. one argues, for example, that the special counsel was improperly appointed. that never has worked in the

history of special counsel laws. she's coming under criticism for inordinately delaying the case. nothing she's done has presented a question of bias that the special counsel could argue she should be recused from the case. they just have to live with the consequences, which likely means this case is not going to trial before the election. >> it sound like a lot of this in florida is not really per playbook, right? it's not what usually happens. is there unusual? >> there is no playbook for federal district justices who have considerable power and authority to decide things on their own time line. we're often asked how soon, when will the court decide this issue? and the answer is normally whenever the court feels like it. i'm not being glib, but that's the way federal district courts run their courts like a fiefdom. they are a royalty within that courtroom. in terms of time lines, it's whenever they get their clerks together and can decide a motion. another judge might have taken a

look at the motions and said i've got everything i need. i can rule on this. i can issue an order, i'll be done in five minutes. that's not this judge apparently. >> time not necessarily of the essence. another start date, that's the georgia election interference case. we know an appeals court is hearing trump's push to remove district attorney fani willis. what's the latest on that? >> save the tape, i said it in 2023 this case is not going to trial. whether the lower court judge opened the door for an actual decision that the district attorney is disqualified because he did say in his opinion something to the effect of something is wrong here. there is some appearance of impropriety and gave that option of disqualify everyone or this one guy. so that is the kind of decision that was well reasoned but it's being appealed and it will be interesting to see what the appellate court does with it.

>> danny cevallos and ken dilanian, thank you both. time now for today's cnbc money minute. panera is taking charged lemonade off the menu. >> and a new survey names the top airline for customers satisfaction. bertha coombs joins us now. hey, bertha. >> hey, zinhle and kate. yes, panera says it is phasing out its charged lemonade nationwide. while a spokesperson for the chain said the move was due to a menu change. a lawsuit related to two deaths claiming the charged lemonade contained more caffeine than advertised. astrazeneca started to withdraw its covid vaccine worldwide citing low demand. it was not related to concerns about the vaccine's side effects, the telegraph first reported that astrazeneca applied for the withdrawal in march and went into effect this week. the vaccine is no longer being

manufactured or supplied. and delta airlines and southwest airlines received top marks for customer satisfaction in a jd power airline survey today. delta scored the highest in premium cabins while southwest was a preferred economy carrier for the third year in a row. the survey noted airlines that invested in their staff saw more satisfied customers despite higher air fares. which is pretty amazing given that southwest had that sort of holiday meltdown about a year and a half ago. >> yeah. >> but folks are still coming back and they seem to have righted the ship. >> and i'm curious how people will feel about the assigned seats that may be coming to southwest. >> they talked about thatment. >> no more free for all. >> i mean, i am a million miler on delta. i'm not flexing. i'm just saying i am so loyal to delta. >> i was just going to say, like a million miler.

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prince harry is back in london to mark an important anniversary. even though he's in the same city as his father, king charles, the pair have no plans to meet up. kelly cobiella explains. >> reporter: prince harry back in the uk on his own mission touching down solo tuesday afternoon to celebrate a decade of the invictus games he helped create. >> it's our birthday at invictus games foundation, and we're all very excited and thrilled. >> reporter: but not reuniting with his father king charles. a sussex spokesperson saying unfortunately a meeting won't be possible because of the king's busy schedule. the statement adding the duke is understanding of his father's diary of commitments and various other priorities and hopes to see him soon. the father and son at separate events just over three miles apart tuesday. buckingham palace isn't commenting on harry's visit, but hours before he arrived announced the king will make prince william colonel and chief of prince harry's old regiment

at a joint ceremony next week. >> in some ways that will be bittersweet, that will se meant that while some relationships are still very difficult, the main relationship between the heir and the monarch, between williams and charles is stronger than ever. >> reporter: gun salutes marked a year since the coronation of king charles and queen camilla. back then harry attended alone and a duke of sussex briefly visiting his father in february after the king's cancer diagnosis was made public. harry and meghan wished health and healing for princess kate after her preventative cancer treatment announcement, but no outward sign of a brotherly reconciliation on this trip, a stark difference from the first invictus games ten years ago. harry always focused on the mission of the games speaking with hoda in 2022. >> every single games that i go to, it feels amazing that we've managed to play a part in the recovery.

>> reporter: the sussexes continue to follow their own path in california, the family celebrating their son prince archie's fifth birthday privately monday after william and kate marked princess charlotte and prince louis's birthdays in april and may with new pictures of the young royals. the next big opportunity for the family to get together is the trooping the colour, the king's official birthday parade in june. not clear if meghan and harry will be here for that. for now, the couple's focusing on that trip later this week to nigeria to continue promoting and drumming up support for the invictus games. >> kelly cobiella, thank you. crews have recovered the body of the last missing construction worker at the scene of the baltimore bridge collapse. the sixth victim was found yesterday six weeks after a cargo ship crashed into the francis scott key bridge. now demolition crews are preparing to use precision explosives for a key step in fully reopening one of the busiest ports in the country.

nbc news reporter julia jester is following the latest developments for us. julia, hi. what do we know about the sixth victim who was found and what's next in the rebuilding? >> well, kate, in what police are calling a significant milestone in this journey, the final remains of the six victims have been located. jose minor lopez, 37 years old from guatemala originally. he leaves behind a wife and children and the mayor's office tells us that their immigrant affairs victims families fund has raised more than $800,000 to support the families of lopez and the five others who have perished in the bridge collapse. and while these families are now healing with this closure, salvage crews are working nonstop to clear the channel and a key part of that is freeing the "dali" ship. they're going to be using controlled explosives, so taking

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and it's not just happening at colleges, but also some of our elementary and high schools as well. nbc bay area's ginger conejero saab is in san francisco with a look at how this is affecting students. and this does have the attention of lawmakers, school officials, parents and families across the country because it does deal with young children. this morning, district leaders from berkeley, new york city and suburban d.c. they testified at a house committee hearing to accusations of anti-semitism in elementary and secondary schools. berkeley superintendent denisha ford morthal, answering to those made under her jurisdiction. she testified that nine incidents alleging anti-semitism have been reported since october 7th within berkeley unified. but she says it is not pervasive. she defends a quick actions by school officials to investigate, to correct and even redirect students when needed. she also

spoke about how deeply the war is impacting those from her school communities. berkeley born israeli american hirsh goldberg, poland, was kidnaped on october 7th. members of our community were tape on their shirts with the number of days he and other hostages have been held captive. today is day 214. ford marshall says. berkeley unified's actions have been misunderstood at times, saying nondisclosure and protecting their students does not mean non-action. this comes one day after the us board of education said in a letter that it is investigating berkeley unified school district for allegations of discrimination based on a shared jewish ancestry or being israeli. we are reaching out to berkeley school leaders for comment on that investigation. and speaking of the board of education, the office of civil rights handles incidents of discrimination or hate crimes. possible hate crimes. they say that in 2023, they received 9000 reports. that is record setting.

and this year alone, those reports, unfortunately, have increased already by 36. in san francisco, ginger conejero saab nbc bay area news. it is starting to look and feel more and more like summer. we have sunny days ahead. there's also a breeze, though, to help keep things comfortable. here's meteorologist kari hall with the latest. well, here's what to expect over the next few days. our temperatures will be heating up, along with those wind gusts that could increase to 45mph between this evening and into the morning tomorrow. and then we're looking at even hotter temperatures for the valleys up to the low 90s and up to 80 degrees for the coast and bays. this weekend we'll start to see the coast cooling down just a bit, but the heat continues in the valleys and a look at our high temperatures for today. still not too bad, but you'll notice it will be warmer with san jose up to 81 degrees 82 in concord and in napa and novato, 79 degrees. going into tomorrow afternoon, it'll be in the mid

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their exit. a tornado also tore through a mobile home park destroying entire residences, but amazingly no one was seriously hurt. entertainment company live nation announced it has reached a settlement with the families of nine of the ten people who were killed at travis scott's music festival astroworld back in 2021. they were killed after a massive crowd surged and they were surf suffocated. last year a grand jury declined to indict scott. the one lawsuit remaining was filed by the family of 9-year-old ezra blunt, the youngest person killed during the concert. and the winner of california's orange county marathon was disqualified for illegally drinking water. the video shows the moment where esteban pardos dad hands him a cup of water during the race, which is against the rules. he did it not once but at least three times according to our los angeles station.

he says he was not aware of the rules and said many of the hydration stations were not ready for him when he ran by. he finished the race with a fantastic time of 2:24. >> unbelievable. president biden hitting the campaign trail today in the battleground state of wisconsin. he was there to announce plans for a new $3.3 billion data center that will be used by microsoft. >> we're seeing a great american comeback story all across wisconsin, and quite frankly the entire country. bottom line is we're doing what's always worked in this country, giving people a fair shot. leaving nobody behind, and growing the economy from the middle out and the bottom out not the top down. when that happens, everybody does well. everybody does well. >> monica alba joins me now from the white house. monica, what do we know about this facility? because this is -- this has a history, right, this facility, and how big of a deal is it for wisconsin? >> it is a big deal because of

the job creation that the president was touting here as part of his economic agend kate, and specifically he's talking about a $3 billion investment from microsoft to create this new data center that is going to be focused on artificial intelligence and really trying to make strides technologically in that area. 2,000 permanent jobs will be created and microsoft has also pledged to train 2,000 people. so of course wisconsin is a key battleground state, but the reason that the president and his team chose this location and to have this event today is also because it's near the site of where former president trump planned years ago and promised to build a major facility for foxconn for a taiwanese semiconductor to try to do job creation at that time that never came to fruition. so the current president really slammed his predecessor saying he will only make promises and this administration that he can follow through on, and then of

course trying to really convert that into his pitch for why he wants another four years in office to continue this kind of momentum. but we've seen it time and time again, kate, in recent weeks where the president does take an opportunity to of course call out his republican rival and general election opponent here wherever he can tie it to his agenda as well. kate. >> monica alba at the white house for us, thank you. across the country, a growing number of cities are trying to remove fluoride from their water. many dentists are condemning the efforts and explaining how adding fluoride is beneficial. erin mclaughlin has the details. >> reporter: abby smith is extra careful about brushing her son teddy's teeth. now that her local tap water no longer contains fluoride. after community members in union county, north carolina, came forward to express concerns, the county commission voted 3-2 to remove it. >> i didn't even know that there was a fight against fluoride.

>> reporter: she's now scrambling to figure out what to do next for her two dentist meg alarmed. she said fluoride should be added to public water to help develop strong teeth. especially for small children and those without access to a dentist. toothpaste with fluoride is not enough because the fluoride needs to be ingested. >> we know that fluoride works. all the journal articles have shown that. there's a 25% reduction for adults and children in communities with fluoride water. >> the nationwide debate is reaching new heights in the wake of covid and the anti-vaxx movement pitting dentists like lockery. >> i hope you consider leaving the fluoride in the water for the most vulnerable population. >> against activists. >> how long can our society bear the cost of knowingly lowering our population's iq.

>> reporter: a debate erupted when officials prepared to open a new water treatment plant. >> reporter: a local chair of water for liberty pointed to a controversial canadian story that showed lower iq scores of children in mothers who had higher levels of fluoride. >> fluoride is not meant to address the quality of the water. >> reporter: brian holmes voted to remove fluoride. >> by putting a substance abuse meant for a medicinal type benefit into our water, it brings up a significant question. >> reporter: major health organizations including the cdc, the american dental association and the american academy of pediatrics support fluoride in drinking water, but it's been rejected by dozens of communities throughout the u.s. in recent years. with activists determined to press further. >> the public is starting to become more aware and less blindly trusting of authorities.

>> reporter: so is your goal to remove fluoride from public water sources nationwide? >> absolutely. yes. >> reporter: leaving parents increasingly worried about the long-term impact of her tap water. >> it definitely will mean more avid teeth brushing and keeping up on dentist appointments. >> erin mclaughlin, nbc news union county, north carolina. >> erin, thank you. a public health emergency has been declared in one southern california city over a concerning outbreak of tuberculosis. >> the disease is caused by germs and can be spread from person to person through coughing, sneezing or speaking. according the long beach, california, health departmen, about 175 people have been exposed as a result of this outbreak. one person has died. no new cases have been reported since last week. for more on this, let's bring in nbc news medical contribute to dr. john torres. great to see you. what more do we know about this outbreak of tuberculosis?

is there concern that it could spread to nearby cities? >> you know, it might not sound like much and given the numbers you just showed, on top of that, there are 14 cases that they had found, and that's why they declared the outbreak, but tuberculosis is one of those diseases that can spread very insidiously and quickly. it has increased since 2020. up until then it started going down, and tuberculosis is caused by this bacteria. it gets in the lungs. it can get in the rest of the body as well. once it gets in the lungs, you can cough and sneeze. somebody can get it, they might not even know they have it for a couple of years, and that's why there's a big concern right now. with this public health emergency they can go ahead and start screening people. if they get an active case, we want to make sure we catch it before that. >> i want to home in on something you said, while there is this long breach outbreak, there has been a larger nationwide uptick in tuberculosis cases after it steadily declined after 20

years. >> exactly, steadily declined until 2020. and then it went up. last year we're talking almost 10,000 cases. if you go back to 2021, there were around 6,000 cases but 602 people died from tuberculosis. that's a 10% death rate. that's very, very high. we think this is happening for a couple of reasons. it usually spreads through people who are immunocompromised. they can get it if they have bad living conditions, if they're living on the street. if they're living in crowded conditions, if their nutrition isn't where it should be. once they get it, they can spread it to other people before it's caught, and so we want to make sure that, again, in that two-year time period we screen people so we can find out if they have it, protect the rest of us. >> dr. john, there is a vaccine, right? but maybe not widely used in this country. talk about that and also what are the symptoms just in case? >> so there is a vaccine, it started back in the 1920s. it's used in a lot of countries. the reason it's not used here is because it's sort of effective

but not extremely effective. they're trying to find other vaccines and trying to beef this one up. the thing you look for, the main symptom is this cough, especially if it's a bloody cough, if you start losing weight, if you start getting pains in your chest and your lung area, start getting weakness or fevers that won't go away, especially nighttime fevers and sweats, go to your doctor. >> dr. john torres, thank you so much. >> you bet. let's talk about the price you pay as prices continue to rise across the country, everyone's looking for ways to save money. >> right, and companies have noticed offering deals that convince you that you can save more by spending more, it's called spaving, that's a play on words, saving spending, christine romans joins us now. so christine, what are some common examples, first off of spaving that people may encounter. >> not a real word, two words smashed together, saving and

spending. here are the examples you've seen, buy one get one. for example, buy one get one-half off. you might think i saved money on that second item. you weren't shopping for that second item in the first place. you spent extra money to save money on the second item. there are a lot of enticing offers that you might see. maybe you'll get an email or a text saying hey, we noticed you left this in your cart or maybe you're interested in another one of these. there's only three left. watch out for that enticing kind of language. it's meant to tap into the part of the your brain that's trying to get a fix, right? so finding ways to get you to spend more money. >> it works too. >> we used to go to the mall back in the old days and come home and say, dad, we saved so much money because we spent a lot of money, but it was on sale. it kind of feels like the same trap. how do we avoid this now in the digital universe? >> it's like an american religion, this consumerism to spend all of this money, and these companies, the algorithms know exactly how to tap into that. a couple of things. you got to make a budget.

i mean, it sounds so boring, but it is so true. know how much money you can spend during the month and try to stick to that, and in terms of that budget, also be really careful about all the noise out there. you're going to be getting emails and text messages about get this, buy, that move quickly. you can do what i like to do, a digital detox. challenge yourself for one week not to spend anything that isn't already programmed in your monthly budget. just so that you get a feeling of how often you're being bomb bombarded. >> the basics of finance never go away. sometimes you need to reset. say we've spaved, if we can call that a word, what can we do to minimize the long-term impact? >> you can spave with caution f. you're in the market for something you can wait, if you're looking for a good deal, maybe you can turn the pages on them. a lot of people have impulse shopping. in 2020 we have a number that shows impulse buys are $180 a

month. by 2022, that was $300 a month. multiply that by 12. look at how much every year people are spending that they didn't mean to, that they didn't need. those are things that should be directed into 529 college savings, i'm going to be so boring again, your 401(k), the high yield savings account. be mindful of your money, watch it grow. don't focus so much on spending it. focus more on growing it and everybody wins. >> keyword saving not spaving. thank you. still ahead, "today" co-host craig melvin is out with a new children's boo the fk.ou

what's your favorite thing we do together? >> my favorite thing you and i do together. >> play basketball? play video games? >> what are you asking the question and answering the question. i do enjoy basketball and video games, my favorite part is when we talk. >> "today" show co-anchor craig melvin is out with a new children's book featuring his son who you just saw there and the whole family. >> it's called "i'm proud of you" and it's a tribute to fathers, sons, and the childhood milestones that inspire pride this their parents, and craig joins us now. craig. >> hey. >> we love this book. >> thank you. >> you have two kids, right?

>> yes. >> and how did they both inspire you to write this book? >> you know, i mean, listen, kate, you've got kids. for me at least a couple of years ago i found myself having a front row seat to a lot of these little milestones, like tying his shoe, jumping off the diving board for the first time, and they were moving so fast that i was starting to sort of gloss over them and i wanted to take stock of them. and i was like, you know what, i should document this, and i would imagine other parents are also probably struggling to keep up with remembering all the important little things and big things, so that was sort of the impetus. >> and you specifically focus on the relationship between father and son. >> yes. >> why, but also i wonder how your relationship with your father has impacted how you parent? >> yeah, that's a good question. it sounds like you've been talking to my daughter. >> uh-oh. >> no. we focused on the father/son dynamic here for two reasons. first, he's the oldest and second, my first book was about the complicated relationship

that i had with my own father, and i was sort of motivated to be a better dad because i sort of wish that i had had one back then. so i wanted to highlight what breaking a generational curse can look like. >> be what you didn't see. >> i've always thought you can be motivated by negative influences, just as much, if not more so in some cases. that's what motivated me. i'm pleased to report that the relationship with my dad is the best it's ever been. he's become the kind of grandfather that everyone wishes that they had. so yeah, i mean, but to be clear, there will have to be another book. >> about your daughter. >> that features my daughter. >> you've got to represent the daughters. >> my daughter is featured prominently in all the pictures, but as she pointed out when she saw it the first time, but i'm not on the cover. >> well. >> and she was 3 when i started, so i didn't think she would care as much, but she does. >> of course she does.

the whole book is basically poetry with these milestone moments. does one stand out to you? as something that you'll never forget. >> the first part of the book is devoted to him accomplishing little things like tying his shoes, jumping off the diving board, making your first shot. the back end of the book is more focused on his emotional development. we're basically all trying not to rear little sociopats. we're teaching kindness, empathy, there's a glimmer of hope, you were kind o'your sister. >> he was listening. >> the back end of the book , there is a moment where i recall him -- because siblings can just, you know -- >> how do you manage that? >> you keep expectations low and you try to prevent physical violence and long-term emotional

harm. but i remember there was one time several years ago where they had been bickering for, you know, days on end, and then they hugged. and he said something nice to her, she said something nice to him. i said wait a minute, he's capable of kindness. yes. >> i think as they get bigger, they get along better now than they did before. >> i get along better with my brothers now. >> than you used to. >> we used to fight. >> we used to fight. >> now your p ar ♪♪ missing out on the things you love because of asthma? get back to better breathing with fasenra, an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma that is taken once every 8 weeks. fasenra is not for sudden breathing problems or other eosinophilic conditions. allergic reactions may occur. don't stop your asthma treatments without talking with your doctor. tell your doctor if your asthma worsens. headache and sore throat may occur. tell your doctor if you have a parasitic infection.

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