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today, friday, march 22nd, 2024, breaking news, royal announcement, katherine, the princess of wales, reveals she has been diagnosed with cancer, what we know about her condition, her treatment, and her message to the public. diplomatic breakdown, secretary of state antony blinken has a contentious meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu after the united nations vetoed a u.s. resolution calling for a cease-fire. what it all means for peace talks in the middle east. breaking news, tragic discovery, the body of college student riley strain found in a river in tennessee, what police believe happened to him after he went missing in nashville. and, elmo's message, the beloved "sesame street" character has some new tips to help with your mental health, and all you need to do is hum

along. looking forward to that later. we begin this hour with the breaking news involving the british royal family. princess kate has announced she has been diagnosed with cancer. that news coming in the form of a video she recorded on wednesday but was released today. it is the first time that we've heard from her in months since she was hospitalized for an abdominal surgery in january. take a alone to what she said about her diagnosis and treatment. >> in january i underwent major abdominal surgery in london. and at the time it was thought that my condition was non-cancerous. the surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer was present. my medical team advised i should undergo a preventative course of chemotherapy and i'm now in the early stages of that treatment. >> let's start with the medical side of this, let's start with dr. teplemsky, an oncologist.

the palace has said this is preventative chemotherapy. what do you take from all of that? >> thank you for having me. we don't know what type of cancer she has at this point, it's either gynecologic cancer or colon cancer on the fact that she had abdominal surgery but she's having chemotherapy and they're using the word preventative which we are taking to mean that everything was removed at the time of the surgery and she's really being given this chemotherapy to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back. >> and everything being removed meaning the cancer itself hopefully has all been cleared out, and now it would just be trying to prevent a recurrence, is that what you mean? >> exactly. you know, as far as we can tell the surgeons went in, everything that they could see that was concerning was removed, now, we know, based on her statement, that she went in, not knowing

that she had cancer. we do see that happen sometimes, and that's why things are sent to pathology for testing, there could be microscopic cells we isn't see and so we use teem therapy to reduce the risk of the cancer coming back. we don't know what type of chemotherapy she's getting. that would depend on the type of cancer, and the stage of the cancer, which we don't have at this time. >> okay, dr. teplinsky, stand by. let me bring in royal contributor katie nicholl, there's been so much speculation about kate's health over the last weeks, a lot of conspiracy theories, all kinds of things floating around on the internet. what do you make of the way this was announced, what the palace is trying to do, what kate is trying to do to sort of tell people what's going on? >> well, you know, they're trying to reclaim the narrative, they're trying to stamp out the wild conspiracy theories, and at

the heart of all of this has been protecting their three young children, we know from kensington palace this was deliberately timed, but it looks deliberately timed off the back of conspiracy theories to knock that on the head and hopefully this will -- but actually this was timed around their children, the fact that they're on an easter break now, so three weeks, and therefore sort of sheltered a bit. there are places the family can go to where they are not photographed, where they are protected by the locals and where they can really just, i think, bed down, hunker down, and come to terms the what is clearly a devastating diagnosis. i mean, they've obviously known for some time, one can only imagine that harboring that, and coming to terms with that while the world has grang frankly gone mad with speculation about her health must have been very, very difficult indeed. >> yeah, i want to read a little portion of what kate said in that statement she made.

she said it's taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment but most importantly she said it has taken me time, us time to explain everything to george, charlotte and louie in a way that's appropriate for them and to reassure them that i am going to be okay. every parent listening can imagine that situation, having to tell three young children what's going on with your health, and living in a fish bowl at that. >> yeah, i don't think most of us can imagine what that's like, to be honest, because of that goldfish bowl she lives in, to go through cancer diagnosis as a young, fit woman, she wasn't expecting this to be the outcome of the surgery, to have to process that and then re-latha to her three children, it's not been an easy year or so for them. they've lost the queen. they've had huge upheaval. they've moved house. started new school the. there's quite an age gap between them. so explaining to louie, you know, that mommy's had this

serious disease and explaining it to george is a different explanation. let's not forget this is a woman deeply invested in the early years. she knows and understands children, and how their little brains work. it wouldn't surprise me at all if she'd taken some advice how best to relay this information in a way that was appropriate for each of her children. that's obviously taken time, and i think the one thing i've learned, having sort of written books about this for many years now is that they're never rushed into doing something they don't want to do. people might think she's come out and done this to quash the speculation. she hasn't, she's done this for her family to protect hem in a time frame that works for her. i think really what comes out of this message to me is this plea, the privacy, this plea for the public, for the press to leave the family alone now, to come to terms with what they've got to come to terms with. >> yeah, that's definitely there. thank you so much, let me turn to nbc news international correspondent meagan fitzgerald who's with us now, i think

you're outside buckingham palace, tell us more about prince -- when you think of prince william, how many times we've seen him the past few weeks looking frankly happy and jovial, the other day he was joking with members of the military in england. what do we know about where he is and have we heard anything from the prince? >> reporter: yeah, you know, i mean, it certainly shows the strength that he has. i mean, obviously he's dealing with his father king charles that's battling cancer and now the news has broken about his wife, the future queen, who's also now battling and being treated preventative chemotherapy treatment for cancer. we have seen him carry a heavier load, making these appearances, week after week, putting on a happy face, as you said, smiling, not letting on that anything serious is going on. you know, we know that queen camilla is also picking up a lot

of duties as well because of the absence of two serious big members of the royal family. but, you know, as your guest just said, what we really can take away from this message is the pleas for privacy at this time as she continues to try and focus on a full recovery. >> meagan fitzgerald with us, dr. teplinsky, appreciate it. the u.n. security council voting down a u.s.-red resolution that would have had an immediate serious fire in gaza. secretary of state antony blinken met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his war cabinet earlier today, here's international correspondent raf sanchez. >> reporter: the united nations security council once again paralyzed after russia and china vetoing that american resolution, calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza,

linked to the release of the hostages. now, there's been no formal reaction at this point from the israeli government, but it's unlikely prime minister benjamin netanyahu is too disappointed about the failure of this resolution. the biden administration brought it up partly as a way to have signaling that it will not accept an open-ended war in gaza, and secretary of state antony blinken, here in israel today, discussing with the israeli government an issue that is deeply dividing the allies right now. that is israel's plans for an attack on the city of rafah, in southern gaza, which we've talked so much about, israel says it is necessary to go in, on the ground there, to destroy the remaining hamas battalions hiding in the city. the biden administration saying that with more than a million palestinian civilians sheltering there, any israeli ground offensive would be a disaster

and that the united states opposes it, prime minister netanyahu, today, thanking the u.s. for its support over the course of this war, going further than he has previously, saying really will go into rafah with or without american support. now, this sets up a series of high-stakes meetings in washington next week, two of netanyahu's most senior advisers are going to be at the white house, they're going to at least put on a show of listening to american concerns about rafah, the biden administration hoping to convince them that there are alternatives to a large scale ground assault, ways that israel can still achieve its objectives, without a massive attack that endangers civilian lives. we are also going to see israel's defense minister at the pentagon. meanwhile, inside of gaza, israel's military raid on the al shifa hospital continues for a fifth day. israel says it has killed more than 150 militants inside the

hospital. it says that it has captured a number of senior hamas operatives but humanitarian organizations including the world health organization raising the alarm, saying that israeli forces have arrested a number of medical workers, and other civilians, there are thousands of displaced people sheltering at that hospital, they are describing a terrifying scene, no water, no electricity, and gunfire all around. so, another day of deepening crisis inside of gaza, and the u.n., once again, unable to reach a consensus to do anything about it. back to you. >> all right, raf sanchez, thank you so much. time now for today's cnbc money minute, a big hit to the insurance market in california, and wendy's is trying out a new food delivery method. steve kovach joins me now. >> state farm is dropping coverage for more than 70,000 homes and apartments in california starting this surl.

it comes after the state's largest insurer announced it wouldn't write new policies there. it cites soaring costs, the increasing risk of catastrophes like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons for not renewing the coverage. also, starbucks branded cups recalled due to burning and laceration risks, the recall affects 440,000 gift sets containing the mugs sold during the 2023 holiday season, there have been ten reported incidents of injury due to the mugs breaking or overheating. customers who purchased the affected mugs can return them for a refund. my favorite story of the day, if you need a frosty on the fly, fast food chain wendy's is delivering by drone for the first time, but only in one small town in virginia. doordash is partnering with wendy's and drone company wing to fly menu items within a 2 1/2 hour radius of christians burg. doordash hopes to expand to

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nashville. that's about eight miles from where he was last seen. strain, you remember, vanished two weeks ago, after he was asked to leave a bar while he was on a fraternity trip in nashville. nbc news correspondent george solis joins me now. george, are police saying anything more now about what might have happened? >> nothing beyond what they posted on "x" today and the earlier press conference, saying we don't believe there was foul play and we're going to let the medical examiner do the autopsy to determine what may have led to riley strain's death. one thing they noted is that when they found his body in the river they -- he was wearing the same shirt, and a watch that matched the description of some of the items that we saw police release video. they do believe the connection very strong there, they also thanked all of the people in the public that were searching and spending all those hours along the river there and in the community resetting the timeline briefly, march 8th is when he went missing after he was escorted out of the bar and we saw video clips of him sort of

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a two-week recess? nbc news capitol hill correspondent julie tsirkin is with us now, following all of that on capitol hill. a lot going on, julie. one chamber down, one to go, so, how do we think it might fare in the senate? how quickly can this pass? >> we're only halfway up the mountain, a ways to go before we reach the peak, the senate taking procedural votes, still no time agreement. remember, that is key. they need the agreement, the consent of all 100 senators in order to get this process moving swiftly to make sure they pass this bill in time, the six funding bills that would fund the rest of the government for the fiscal year, we don't have to talk about shutdowns anymore until the end of september at least in order to get that done by the midnight deadline. you see what it entails on your screen there, but there are a couple of issues there, there is republicans on one hand who are frustrated because this bill is bloated. there are democrats, especially those up for reelection, who don't want to take those tricky amendment votes largely messaging that republicans want to force on them. a lot of dynamics to watch here,

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with cancer, the princess of wales made the announcement in a video that was released earlier this afternoon, it is the first official appearance we've seen of the princess since she was hospitalized back in january for abdominal surgery. today's announcement comes on the heels of months of speculation about her health. in this video she explained in her own words why the royal family waited until now to make her diagnosis public. >> as you can imagine this has taken time. it has taken me time to recover from major surgery in order to start my treatment. but most importantly, it has taken us time to explain everything to george, charlotte and louie in a way that's appropriate for them, and to reassure them that i'm going to be okay. >> the princess is currently receiving preventative chemotherapy and she's asked the public for privacy during her treatment. you'll remember that king charles is also dealing with a cancer diagnosis of his own, a buckingham palace spokesperson says the king is, quote, so

proud of katherine for her courage in speaking as she did. they added the king and queen camilla will continue to offer their love and support to the whole family through this difficult time. we are also following some breaking news out of moscow, a deadly attack at a massive concert hall there, russian news agencies report at least three people wearing camouflage opened fire inside this concert venue, killing at least 40 people, and hurting a hundred others. nbc news has not confirmed those casually numbers at this point. this video appears to show a fire then erupting from the hall after the attack. nbc news international correspondent matt bradley has been following this one for us. matt, i know it's early. what do we know so far? >> reporter: yeah, kate, well it sounds as though like what you were just saying, three to five gunmen wearing fatigues went into that concert hall and not only opened fire on the people there, but also launched bombs and you're going to see a raging

fire in the images. there have been talk online that the roof of that building has at least partially collapsed but we need to still look into that. supposedly the death toll now is about 12 to 14, that's probably likely to go up and we don't know really yet whether this is still ongoing or not. there's been a massive emergency deployment by russian authorities to this concert hall, trying to stop the fighting, trying to provide relief to those who have been injured, but again, this is a very ongoing situation so we don't exactly know all of the details, i think that death toll is probably going to be increasing as this goes on, but this is going to be bringing back a lot of memories of previous terror attacks in moscow, like the one in 2002 rks also at a theater venue, this was perpetrated by terrorists who were angry about the situation in chech nia. in russia right now, because of the recent elections that were widely slammed as a sham, that

brought vladimir putin back into power, because of the war in ukraine, that's also caused a lot of domestic anger, and the ongoing resentment of other groups, you know, it could be anybody who did this attack, and we haven't heard any claim of responsibility. but this is a very tense time for russia, not just externally, and it's continued war with ukraine, but also internally with vladimir putin and his regime dealing with an upswell of dissent against his rule and other minority groups throughout the country continuing to fight against the central government. >> those pictures are harrowing, we'll get more information as time goes on. matt bradley, thank you so much. new questions now swirling around baseball superstar shohei ohtani and his now fired interpreter. his longtime friend and interpreter is accused of stealing millions from the los angeles dodgers to pay off gambling debts, but how, and when is under harsh scrutiny now. nbc news correspondent liz kreutz is following the complicated story for us. >> reporter: mounting questions over shohei ohtani's

relationship with his longtime interpreter. ippei mizuhara was fired, including allegations that baseball's biggest star has been the victim of a massive theft. the controversy stemming from a report in the l.a. times that ohtani's name came up during a federal investigation with an alleged bookmaker in california. >> it could bring criminal charges against someone who has a very limited trusted circling of the biggest player in major league baseball. >> reporter: according to the ap is irs has confirmed the interpreter and boyar are under criminal investigation. a person familiar with ohtani and mizuhara's interactions telling nbc news more than $4.5 million was sent from ohtani's account to an associate of the alleged bookie. questions remain about what ohtani knew about the transfer and when. espn reporting that the players

own spokesman told the outlet that ohtani transferred the funds. but the next day the spokesman disasorried muzuhara's account and the interpreter walked back his story. >> what happened during that time we do not know yet, and why this story changed so quickly -- >> the source familiar told nbc news that mizuhara originally told ohtani's representatives that the player agreed to cover his debts. ohtani was angry with him but agreed on the condition that mizuhara would never gamble again but later the source says mizuhara said that story was untroo uh, the source telling nbc news ohtani found out about the story at this week's dodgers game in south korea where the two were seen yolking, lawyers for the baseball superstar only saying he was the victim of a massive theft, while the alleged bookmaker's attorney saying

ohtani was not involved. >> mr. boyar never met shohei ohtani, the only person he dealt with was ippei. >> his kreutz, nbc news. here's some news that could really stink. one of france's most iconic foods could be on the verge of disappearing. camobert cheese is the most sold in the country and now sign citys say making it could be a challenge. josh lederman has more on the whole process. >> reporter: in the lush green hills of normandy. they've been making cameembert, so beloved it was part of french soldiers' rations during world war i. crafted by huge manufacturers, and on tiny farms in the town of camembert, where it's made the old-fashioned way. >> so there is a strong link i think with the french culture. >> reporter: but now there's a

problem. like other cheeses it gets it unique taste and smell from a fungus, naturally occurring in the caves where it was once made. cheese expert emily monaco says that made each camembert a little bit different. >> some will be redder or bluer or grayer, what people realized was that people really like the sort of white, pristine look of camembert. >> in the 1900s scientists perfected the perfect albino strain in the lab and all the cheese makers started using it. >> when we domesticate plants or pets we select different types we find appealing and when we do that we're removing from the overall pool of genetic diversity. >> reporter: now the strains used to make them are losing the ability to reproduce. some french authorities say it could disappear. >> in the future, not right now, there could potentially be threats to this fungus and this cheese. >> reporter: on the farm oo oo d says it's one of the many reasons making this cheese is a

challenge. it starts with raw milk from cows just up the hill. heated to about 90 # degrees and turned into curd and then put into molds. a day later they come out. this is where the fungi cultures come out. >> we're flipping it over and it will help make sure all of the salt gets evenly distributed on both sides of the cheese and we're keeping it separated from each other to make sure those rinds develop perfectly. >> it's perfect. >> perfect. >> yeah, it's perfect. >> how long do your hands smell like cheese when you're done with this. >> just have to wash it, and then it's okay. >> yeah. >> yeah. my son told me, you are -- >> reporter: the cheese matures a few weeks before it's ready to eat. >> it's got this amazing combination of creamy but also a little bit tangy. you can feel that aftertaste on your tongue. >> how do you like it? >> i love it! >> okay, good.

>> there's plenty of hope for camembert, scientists are working to restore that genetic diversity, at the nearby market this artisanal cheese maker says that's something tiny farms with naturally growing fungi are especially good at. >> we don't news chemicals, for example, to wash the mammal of the cow, i think if you are small, and if you keep your, as you say, natural -- in the farm, it's okay, everything is okay. >> if we're excited about the fact that as we go forward each camembert is going to have its own flavor, that's what we can look forward to, i think. >> josh lederman, nbc news. in our latest good news installment we intro deuce you to folks proving they are a cut above. hundreds of people flooded southern california over the weekend on a simple mission, an act of kindness through a simple

haircut. in san diego last weekend, a great big haircut. 450 people lopping off inches and inches, all for a good cause. the great cut 2024 is a giant hair donation. the locks heading to the non-profit children with hair loss. last year they sent wigs to more than 600 children at no cost at all. 20-year-old mckenzie corbin has alopecia, she's gotten a wig from the non-profit every year since she was 4. >> what were you feeling as you watched all these people get their haircut. >> incredible. my -- i cried. it was happiness, it was love. >> here goes. >> reporter: the event drawing people from all across the country. >> i just feel so blessed to be able to grow hair like this,

that there's no reason that somebody else shouldn't benefit from it. >> i've always donate my hair. it grows fast and i have a lot of it. i want to do some good with it. >> in 2019 the great cut set the world record for the most hair donated to charity in 24 hours. at 339 pounds. this year clocked in at around 219 pounds. >> are you ready? >> reporter: the organizer donated a whopping 30 inches. >> three, two, one, cut. >> reporter: kindness here is a matter of inches. >> the love in the room today was something really extraordinary. >> i have never seen that much hair in my life. it was amazing. it was a win. >> would you encourage everyone to donate hair if they can? >> absolutely, without having those people, my life would not be the same. i am who i am and it doesn't matter whether i have hair or not but at the end of the day

there's somebody that's going to support me. >> one quick kut going a long way. and organizers are already planning the next great cut, for 2030. you can get in on this. they need a few years to grow those locks again, right? they're hoping to break their own record set back in 2019 that we mentioned. now, we want to hear from you, do you have a good news story, something about people helping people, that we should feature on nbc news daily. connect with me on your favorite social media platform. still ahead, the new

♪♪ >> elmo's taught him when you're feeling frustrated, something can help you feel better. >> elmo and his friends are back again, a new psa, public service announcement to support mental health, sesame workshop has teamed up with the ad council for their love your mind campaign developed with the huntsman mental health institute, the video focuses on the benefits of humming to improve people's overall

emotional well-being. joining me now on the set is samantha -- the brand officer of sesame workshop, and dr. amanda fujiki a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the mental health institute. i think it's so important what elmo and his friends are doing here for young children, so let me start with you, samantha, back in january we all might remember that elmo posted on "x" asking everybody how they were doing and that post went viral. he followed it up with another post saying elmo learned it's important to ask a friend how they are doing. how does this love your mind campaign build off of that, and try to really help open that conversation? >> we were really surprised when we had over 250 million people see that tweet and millions responded and they were not okay. we know that mental health is such a pressing issue, and

children are so often overlooked. sesame workshop is the non-profit organization behind "sesame street" to show that we all know and love and we've always been focused on addressing the most pressing needs for children. that's why we developed this psa, in partnership with the ad council. you could see our friends elmo and cookie monster talking to our friends at home about how to manage emotions, like anger, and frustration. and humming really can contribute to your well-being. >> i wanted to ask you, dr. fujiki about that, it's a simple thing, we can all hum and sing a tune. but why are you emphasizing that to the kids? >> it's so important for our young children to have strategies, skills and techniques that they can use when they're experiencing an intense emotion. so something like humming can be a fun, calming relaxing way for the brain to take a pause. it allows the child to take some space, to identify the emotion, and then decide what to do next. >> and what are some of the signs for parents or loved ones

that you child maybe having intense feelings or struggling? >> it's important to remember that since our young children are still developing the ability to identify and express their emotions, that the way they communicate the stress is different from how you or i might communicate our distress. we're keying in to changes in a child's behavior. are they having difficulty with things they normally would be able to do. meltdowns, struggling with eating and sleeping, those are all important ways children can communicate that they're struggling. >> for parents, samantha, what are other resources, you have a whole am campaign here, tell us more. >> if you go to sesame.org, you can see resources like this psa, and other activities, and videos that parents and children can do together, and they really address managing everyday feelings, to more substantial mental health challenges. >> yeah. i know it depends on the age, we do a lot of mental health, a lot of reporting here on mental

health. what should parents take away about having conversations, you know, depending on the age of your kids? >> i think it's so important for parents to remember just how these conversations, to normalize conversations about mental health, check in with your kids about their emotions, and check in with them often, and for our younger children, encourage them to take perspective, try to tell you, why do i feel the way i'm feeling? >> own those feelings and talk about them out loud. that's the first step, right. it's a really beautiful thing that you're doing. i love that you're using "sesame street" to get this across to people. thank you so much for taking the time to be here with us today. >> thanks. >> really appreciate it. thank you so much. thank you so much. there'such more news ahe mad i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. now, there's skyrizi. ♪ things are looking up, i've got symptom relief. ♪ ♪ control of my crohn's means everything to me. ♪ ♪ control is everything to me. ♪ feel significant symptom relief

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