Correspondent for NBC News in Miami; Expert in self-deprecating humor, lover of all things chocolate. NU Wildcat, NYM fan, Now a FL man Sam.brock
@nbcuni
.com
As
#Flordia
fights community spread of COVID on a massive scale, this is a 15-second snapshot of a supermarket in Naples. Many employees and customers- even older ones- with no masks on inside. Store sign outside cites “medical exemptions,” we can’t ask questions.
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Harrison Ford’s closing message at
@GCAS2018
: “For God’s sake, stop electing leaders who don’t believe in science. Or even worse, pretend they don’t believe in science” for political self-interest. “Never forget who you’re fighting for.”
Fire encroaching the highway on 128, both sides, in Sonoma Co. in Healdsburg. Major wind gusts kicking up and and trees and power lines down everywhere. Updates to come
#KincadeFire
@NBCNews
@TODAYshow
#Breaking
- Officials investigating shooting that claimed 3 lives at an area Dollar General as a hate crime.
"This shooting was racially motivated, and he hated black people,” said the sheriff.”
Shooter identified as a white male in his early 20’s.
Surfside mayor:
-Treated 10 ppl on site
-One confirmed fatality from police
Dozens displaced…50 hotel rooms next door evacuated…
Concerned for safety of firefighters responding
“It’s hard to imagine how this could happen- buildings just don’t fall down.”
@NBCNews
“Steven we gotta go! Leave it in the bushes!”
With flames bearing down on them and nowhere to go in gridlocked
#Lahaina
…Steven Pickering put out flames on a stranger’s property. It likely helped save the only neighborhood still standing in Lahaina.
Story-
@NBCNightlyNews
“I lost count,” Sofia Julio told me at a protest in
#Miami
- describing the number of people of color killed at the hands of police in recent years...written on her sign: ‘Say Their Names.’
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@NBCNews
Back in the Bay…where waves lap up on the seawall of the Embarcadero. Flood alerts for nearly *40 million ppl* in California (almost the entire state) as this latest storm powered by tropical moisture comes thru…
@NBCNews
An impassioned- and very serious Harrison Ford- tells the crowd here at the Moscone Center— “I’m here, you’re here, because we *care...if we can’t protect nature, we can’t protect ourselves.”
#GlobalClimateActionSummit
It’s 5:20 am in El Paso, 36 degrees- and this is the scene on just one street corner here…migrants wrapped in blankets, parents & children holding each other closely. The bus is there for those who need warmth. Today we await word from
#SCOTUS
on the fate of
#Title42
@TODAYshow
Thanks
@NBCNightlyNews
for letting me get a bucket list item checked off- an honor to fill in for Xmas 🎄. Now back to running around Florida…happy holidays to all :)
Lined up to lend a hand. It’s only 10 a.m. local—-and it’s already taking me 30 seconds just to show how many people are waiting to help tornado victims in
#Nashville
.
@NBCNightlyNews
@NBCNews
“Ahmaud Arbery! Say his name- Ahmaud Arbery!”
Travis McMichael convicted on all 9 charges…split verdicts for Gregory McMichael & Willam Brayan…but ALL convicted of a form of murder, malice or felony.
Reaction outside the courthouse…
Anyone else finding that airplane etiquette has basically disappeared?
Ppl. cutting in boarding group lines with no care (or recognition), racing to get off the plane, boatracing by ppl in rows in front of them?
What…is…going…on? 😡😡😡
#BREAKING
-- FL Gov.
@GovRonDeSantis
will be issuing exec. order today for ALL Floridians to stay at home, except for essential activity. "That order will be coming out momentarily...it will be going into effect tomorrow at midnight."
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On the first 737 Max commercial flight about to leave from Miami- a brief applause when announcement was made.
Pilot says his wife is on the plane... Pres. of
@AmericanAir
is on the plane. Company has “worked tirelessly to bring us to this day.”
Here we go...
@NBCNightlyNews
Overnight I spoke with Heidi Broussard’s mother, Tammy. She confirms police told her the body found in a trunk of a Houston property is *almost certainly her daughter*. A devastating ending for a family that was still clinging to hope.
Breaking news in the disappearance of a young Texas mother and her newborn – the woman’s family tells
@NBCNews
she has been found dead and that her baby was discovered alive and well.
@SamBrockNBC
has the latest.
"It hurts my heart this has happened to so many players in this league..it's unforgivable."
For the first time, two players from the Nat'l Women's Soccer League
@erinmcleod18
&
@McCaLL2
discuss disturbing accusations against
#PaulRiley
, and what needs to change.
@NBCNightlyNews
When you tell your significant other you’re going out for a day off fishing on the Gulf of Mexico and don’t come back at night…
The improbable (nearly impossible?) rescue of 3 boaters in shark-infested waters more than 24 hours later… 🦈
Three fishermen whose boat sank were rescued after surviving rough waters and shark attacks for more than a day.
@SamBrockNBC
joins us with the details.
The culmination of several hours of protest in
#SF
- demonstrators for
#CloseTheCamps
, huddled in front of
@SpeakerPelosi
’s office, American flag flying, chanting: “Never again is now, never again is now,” and “Do your job!” Not clear what group plans to do next.
@nbcbayarea
A kind flight attendant who watches
@TODAYshow
asked for a photo at the airport.
An hour later, the woman next to me on the plane says, “I’m so sorry, I don’t recognize you- are you a basketball player?”
What should I tell her…
@craigmelvin
@SheinelleJones
@alroker
🤷♂️
Latest rain totals at
#Pensacola
Naval Air Station- 24.8 inches! That’s per
@NWSMobile
.
This is the parking lot in front of our hotel downtown Pensacola- cars in the distance already have water approaching the windows.
@NBCNews
@TODAYshow
@MSNBC
Mark Leno officially concedes, called
@LondonBreed
to congratulate her on becoming next mayor of
#SF
this morning. “Her success is San Francisco’s success.”
“They are able to rescue some people….but I heard some screams.” Off camera this resident of Champlain Towers tells me, “I lost a lot of friends- part of Bldg is pancaked.”
@MiamiDadeFire
sent *80* units to
#miamibuildingcollapse
in what is shaping up to be horrific
@NBCNews
On
@MSNBC
,
#Parkland
FL survivors and teachers just said Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) was the only Senate Republican to even *meet* with
#MarchForOurlives
organizers about gun laws. The only one. This is representative government?
The scene in
#Brickell
(next to downtown Miami). Hundreds of people standing around, evacuated from their offices- many law firms & banks. Some people reported “some slight shaking,” felt like a “boat rocking” from 7.7 quake centered btwn. Jamaica and Cuba. Story
@NBCNightlyNews
Amidst downed power lines and no running water in
#LakeCharles
LA- the state’s National Guard is going out in high-water vehicles to help people stranded. We’re tagging along for the ride
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@MSNBC
Happening now…prayer vigil for
#DamarHamlin
at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo- organized by Jill Kelly, wife of former QB Jim Kelly. Probably 70-100 ppl here consoling and providing support & faith.
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Today
#SFPD
confirms it will have ‘increased presence and visibility’ throughout the city during holidays. At the moment, I see one private Pier 39 security guard on premises after news of foiled terror plan.
The current situation in
#Florida
is alarming---a record ***15,300 new cases of
#Covid_19
, bringing total to nearly 270K. If you get past a staggering headline, one silver lining---positivity rate actually 'fell' to 13.6% with the state registering 123,000 tests
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@MSNBC
“It’s better than closure because our never ending nightmare…is over.”
Beth Holloway moments after court accepted plea deal of
#JoranVanDerSloot
which includes confession he killed
#NataleeHolloway
“He is a killer- he has always been a killer.”
Under the palm trees and across the street from American Airlines Arena,
#Miami
Biden supporters celebrating.
Throngs in the streets and processions of cars going back and forth on Biscayne Blvd.
Miami-Dade may have shocked many in 2020, but support for
@JoeBiden
on display
Tampa PD-- there have been multiple 'attempts to take Antonio Brown into custody' but there is *not an ongoing standoff.* Police say he's "not communicating," not sure if he's even in home at this point, but do not want to risk officer safety over misdemeanor charge
@NBCNews
Neighbors helping neighbors. A man living in this
#PorterRanch
community dumping buckets of water from a pool to try and douse hot spots for his elderly neighbor. This home was nearly hit by flames last night. Next door, some people weren’t as lucky.
#SaddleridgeFire
@NBCNews
New video from a supermarket in Florida shows customers and employees of all ages openly rejecting the rules for mask wearing, spurring outrage as the country continues to battle the coronavirus.
@SamBrockNBC
reports.
After a flight cancelation and a midnight scramble to find hotel/new flight, this really made my night. Greatest Uber ride ever? The driver tells me “I love to put smiles on peoples’ faces.” 😬
One star QB back (
#AaronRodgers
), another out this weekend (
#BenRoethlisberger
) in the
#NFL
--- with all eyes on the Packers QB after his comments on "immunization" and the vaccine.
Great insight from
@RapSheet
on all the latest news...
Full story for
@TODAYshow
:
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will return to the field today after testing positive for COVID-19 and missing last week’s game. Rodgers admitted he misled the public about his vaccination status.
@SamBrockNBC
has the story.
#SundayTODAY
Playing college basketball in a pandemic- a monumental challenge.
But the
@SEC
has taken unprecedented steps to keep players & coaches safe...Tonight an exclusive look at how
@UniversityOfArk
men’s and women’s teams are making it happen.
@NBCNightlyNews
6:30 EST
#Developing
in
#BrianLaundrie
investigation:
Two senior law enforcement officials tells
@PeteWilliamsNBC
that the apparent “human remains” discovered yesterday at Carlton Reserve include a portion of a human skull, badly decomposed.
No ID yet on those remains
@NBCNightlyNews
This is the opportunity of a lifetime—and there’s no way I can fully express my gratitude to
@NBCNews
for giving me the chance to do what I love on the most impactful platform…to
@NBCBayArea
for an amazing 6-year ride...and to my wife for her support
On the set for
@TODAYshow
- Nathan Chen! Now with his gold medal.
On the journey: “I certainly learned the most from my mistakes,” the fact that he was able to get this opportunity again at the Olympics- had to take advantage.
(Medal also heavier than expected)
“I knew it was going to be bad, but I didn’t know it was going to be this bad!! The National Guard- y’all are our saviors!”
#LakeCharles
resident Clara Burcham climbed through a mile of trees and power lines to get to this point. Now, food & help. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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@NBCNightlyNews
**Immediate audit of all buildings that are beyond 40-year limit for certification in Miami, per
@MayorDaniella
in light of
#miamibuildingcollapse
— to be done in next 30 days.
Also talking with contractors right now from sister Champlain Towers buildings
@NBCNews
@MSNBC
“What’s the use of going to school and learning how to be in the world, if there’s no world in the future to be in? So we’re trying to make a change of that now, while we still can.” Sam is a sophomore at
#BerkeleyHighSchool
, marching in
#YouthClimateStrike
.
Players from the
@nwsl_players
want to know-- what's it going to take to stop abusive behavior?
They're calling for a total overhaul of the system in the National Women's Soccer League after what they describe as "institutional failure."
The National Women’s Soccer League canceled all of its games over the weekend following troubling allegations against a now-fired head coach.
@SamBrockNBC
reports.
UPDATE
@YouTube
campus shooting: 3 ppl at SF General; 2 women and 1 man. 36 y/o man in *critical condition, 2 women (32 and 27) in serious and fair condition. No description of injuries. More news w/surgeon at 3:30. Hospital spokesperson: “We are expecting more patients.”
“I’m London Breed, President of the Board of Supervisors, and soon to be the next mayor of San Francisco.” Breed immediately acknowledges her predecessor, Ed Lee, and honors his service in her mayoral acceptance speech.
After a very long week of heartbreaking reporting, nice to meet
@GarrettHaake
and connect on the ground. After the president’s visit, people living in this devastated city just want to know…what’s next?
#Uvalde
Enter
@Metallica
- now that’s an entrance!
@warriors
announce opening act at Chase Center for Sept. 6- The epic rock band and the
@SFSymphony
. Smoke on stage sets off a week of reveal announcements at Dubs new home next year 🏀 🎸
"I just wanted to let him know that I was there for him." A high school coach not only stops a shooting--- but shows compassion in the face of violence, likely saving a student's life. Our story tonight for
@NBCNightlyNews
“I don’t know of any bridge that’s made to withstand a direct hit” of a vessel this size.
@PeteButtigieg
addressing
#KeyBridgeCollapse
…calling the outcome a severe and “protracted” hit to supply chains.
Priority
#1
- continuing to search for 6 missing ppl.
@MSNBC
@NBCNews
For the first time, a professional sports organization- the
@MiamiHEAT
- has unveiled COVID-sniffing dogs as they welcome back (limited) fans.
The dogs are about 95% accurate, and no swabs. They just walk by and sniff— if they stop & sit, they’ve detected the virus.
@NBCNews
Definitely “Stronger Together”- a campaign from
@BuffaLoveApprl
which teamed up with
#DamarHamlin
to hold a toy drive a few weeks ago.
Today some of those presents went to second-graders, as Damar’s kind heart continues to be with this community. Story for
@NBCNightlyNews
Now THIS is
#NashvilleStrong
- check out how many people are volunteering in Donelson, one of the hard hit communities near the city. Watch to the end...they’re expecting 4,000+ ppl in this *one neighborhood.*
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@NBCNightlyNews
Per
@OrangeCoSheriff
- the same person accused of killing a young woman in the Orlando area this morning and came back and shot at a News 13 reporter & photographer covering the murder… “one of them has passed.” He also shot a mom and 9 year-old child.
#Developing
@NBCNews
“We will continue search and rescue, because we still have hope that we will find people alive.”
@MayorDaniella
responding to question about what the expectations are for finding any survivors more than 24 hours later...
@NBCNews
@MSNBC
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen anything like this in my life, seriously. Everywhere you turn for 360 degrees- people are pitching in to fix up this tornado-battered community. Thousands of ppl. in one neighborhood. Stunning.
#VolunteerState
#NashvilleStrong
@NBCNews
@NBCNightlyNews
From a badly damaged home in
#PuertoRico
’s Guanica - 2 more dogs rescued this morning. Many people waking up today with no power, or place to live. Full story-
@TODAYshow
I know that most of the country is in a bitter cold right now, and for that I am sorry. Would you like to be here right now?
#Miami
#DesignDistrict
#Winter
🏝️ ☀️
Speaking first in Spanish, then in English- “The only way we’re going to make this democracy work is to include each and every one of us.”
@BetoORourke
in
#SF
for fundraiser tonight ahead of
#CADem2019
.300+ ppl expected...$100 donation for tix, and no 🎥 inside!
@nbcbayarea
6pm
This is a 5-lane highway near
#Laplace
in Louisiana. Nearly 48 hours after getting crushed by
#HurricaneIda
and there is *still this much water.
Today on
@MSNBC
we’ll be reporting from neighborhoods still underwater
One of my favorite stories I’ve done…
A reminder to us all of the beauty of pursuing careers that can enrich the lives of others, even if it isn’t immediately clear how that will work.
#Developing
-- Below a new statement from former Nat'l Women's Soccer League Commissioner, Lisa Baird, who resigned days after saying she was shocked & disgusted by allegations of abuse from
#PaulRiley
.
Says she is "proud of what I did to make the league better."
@NBCNews
At some point in the very near future I will not be able to spend most of the day stopping in seaside towns to drink coffee and explore. But until that day…cheers (Skål) 🇸🇪
The death toll in the
#miamibuildingcollapse
now officially **9 people with more remains uncovered.
We’ve learned that crews have cut a trench 40-feet deep in the rubble to aid efforts, w/ Urban Search & Rescue crews from Israel & Mexico on scene and
@fema
available.
@NBCNews
This graphic just shown on
@TheBeatWithAri
.
At what point is there political will & sufficient sense of horror to say the
@NRA
shouldn’t be controlling gun policy in America?
Public polling already clear the status quo isn’t what majority of Americans want.
Some snapshots from inside
@WaffleHouse
- one of the restaurants in
#Georgia
that has decided to reopen for dine-in services today, with many precautions in place. How many people are actually eating inside today?
@AymanM
@MSNBC
in 15 min.
.
@HoustonFire
- nation’s 3rd largest- has 250 firefighters report exposure to
#COVID
ー19, of which 20 have been considered “medium to high risk,” per union president Marty Lancton who says he has no way of knowing if they’ve been tested. “It’s a huge concern.”
@NBCNews
Sheer joy in an area devastated by
#PuertoRicoEarthquake
. Nancy Siso (top-left) lost her husband in 2018...her son in September...and her 3 dogs after the quake- until this morning after a neighbor rescued them. Now Nancy has precious Mia, back in her arms.
@NBCNews
@TODAYshow
What is the longest line for customer service/ airline rebookings you’ve ever seen? I just ran my phone for *3 minutes, powerwalking with 6’5” legs- not enough to cover the hundreds of ppl slammed bc of weather disrupting
@AmericanAir
flights in
#Miami
.
#BecauseMiami
Family members will be briefed at the reunification center at 5:30 pm…per normal.
We’re told there will be a public update with Miami-Dade’s mayor about an hour after.
The family reunification center in
#Surfside
is “becoming ever more desperate,” reports
@VaughnHillyard
. He shares the heartbreaking stories of those waiting for news of their loved ones – hoping they’ll be pulled from the rubble.
#Velshi