Tonight, we come on the air with a showdown at the White House, so to speak, with the Israeli Prime Minister right now taking meetings with the President and Vice President Kamala Harris. We're going to break down the high stakes on both the global and the political stages as well. Plus, NBC's new focus group, sit down with Nikki Haley's one But how consequential this is for Kamal Harris versus how it would have been possibly even a week ago before the decision that was made by the President and knowing all the eyes that are on her because Gaza, because the issue and the war between Israel and Gaza was so... It was going to be an uphill battle for President Biden in his re-election campaign. Yeah, and it's interesting that as soon as this news news broke that President Biden was stepping down and that she was going to be endorsed by him, I started getting emails from people because I've been doing reporting as you... I know you have Muslim voters, and one of the emails I got was the head of the Uncommitted Movement. This is a movement of Muslim voters, of Arab voters who are saying that people should not vote for President Biden, that they should be voting uncommitted in the primaries, and that they should really be undecided right now in the election.Now, of course, Harris is stepping into that role, and the first thing they said was, Well, Harris can earn our vote if she takes certain policy positions. And one of them, they said, was really trying to call for the end of civilian death in Gaza. So they're hoping that she can change and get their support in a way. It's really interesting to hear that. I will say, though, in reporting on the ground, the interesting thing here is that these voters don't have anywhere to go. Former President Trump isn't better on this policy than she was and that she is than President Biden was. So there really is, I think, this catch-22 where she is going to be trying to appeal to these voters, but these voters also have a hard choice to make it. They're either going to sit at home or they're going to vote for her, likely. That is such a good point because I think it's more a question of, do they stay at home? Do they not vote at all? Or do they actually pull the lever for Kamala Harris? Whereas before, it seemed as if they were leaning in the direction of sitting it out no matter what.And I think that's really going to come into question in the next few weeks. Yamish, quickly here, where are we on deep stakes? On deep stakes. Where we are is that people are going and having interviews. There's a list that's still coming together. Things are early. I don't know if we're going to play the sound of some of the candidates talking on TV if you want to take a listen. I am honored to be considered, and regardless of what comes next, I'll do everything I can between now and election day to make sure that the vice president becomes our nextnow have to have journalism degrees. We also hired a political consultancy firm. So all of our political posts are filtered through that. As it continues to grow and with a historic election coming up in November, the Shadr offers a unique conduit to many Black voters. Its followers, an audience called Roomies, helped make up a demographic that proved crucial to Biden's election in 2020, one that now both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are aggressively courting. Support for both Biden and Harris have traditionally been strong amongst Black voters. But The BBC's latest polling showing 32% of those voters currently disapproving of President Biden. As Kamala tries to re-energize the campaign for President, the spotlight will turn to platforms like The Shaver and its massive audience. It gets close to the problem. Even just the fact that we are a part of the press pool, even the fact that they have opened the doors to The Shadero and platforms like it shows you that they understand the power of the Black vote.We asked The Shadero, by the way, about how they're going to be covering Kamala Harris's campaign now that she has declared in a statement, Angie Wand told us, We are going to cover her speaking engagements, audience, and celebrity opinions or policies in the same way we will do for the opposing candidate. All right, switching gears here. No Barbe Niheimer phenomenon driving record crowds to movie theaters this summer. It's been a slow season for blockbusters so far. But tonight, people are really out for the new superhero movie, Deadpool and Wolverine, hitting theaters today, which could be the biggest movie of the year. Experts are saying, Deadpool and Wolverine could make over a billion dollars at the box office in the long run, with an expected opening weekend tally of over $160 million would be a record for an R-rated movie. Our Chloe Malas is at the movies here in New York with this premiere happening. I got to say you, as I scroll through my Instagram feed or any social media that I have on my phone, all I see is interviews with essentially the stars of these films because these premieres are going to be, it seems, so huge.Why all the hype? There is so much hype. First of all, I'm here in New York City, Yasmin, in front of a theater where fans are catching those early screenings, and I've been talking to all of them, and I really feel like I have an education on Wolverine and Deadpool. So the reason that there's so much hype is this is the first time that we've seen both Wolverine and Deadpool in a movie ever in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, we did see them before together in 2009 in the X-Man franchise, but that was under 20th Century Studios. If you remember a few years ago, Disney actually acquired that, bringing these characters into the Marvel fold. Also, can we talk about the banter between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman off screen? They really are friends in real life. Fans have been talking about how much they love their banter on social media. Even Taylor Swift, weighing into the conversation today, saying how much Ryan Reynolds has poured his heart and soul into this movie and to run, not walk to go see this. It's also, Yasmin, the first R-rated movie for a Marvel daylight, disagree with President Biden on the margins. I I saw absolutely no daylight at all. Also, what also came out was her talk about that this is viewers and a demographic that both candidates want to try to win over. But the meteor growth has not been without some controversy. We spoke with the founder of the Shaderoom, about the outlets rise and the responsibility. The Shaderoom. Things between Erica Mena and Safari have been pretty quiet lately. What started as a celebrity gossip Instagram page rooted in the Black community, once even called Instagram's TMZ, is rapidly transforming into a full-fledged media company, pushing into original programming and serious political coverage. The Shave Room started on an accident. It was a dare from one of my friends to do something with my life because I was unemployed. Angie Wendu says she found the Shave Room broken down on her luck 10 years ago. It blew up. It got over 10,000 followers in the first week and a half. Wow. Yes, six months in, it was 500,000. And from there, it's constantly were on. We went to South Carolina and sat down with former VP in 2020 President, candidate Joe Biden. Now, Wendu's team says the Shade Room has 40 million followers across their platforms.The site still looks more like TMZ lead in the New York Times, and posts often use information from other media outlets. But The Shadrum reportedly brings in millions of dollars a year, although the company would not confirm revenue numbers with NBC News. It's even joined the White House press pool. Traveling dealing with Vice President Kamala Harris on Air Force Two. I am Kamala Harris, and this is a special T-S-R Investigates. That more serious tone, sometimes clashing with the company's social media roots. The Instagram page running sponsored content like this alongside more newsy posts and facing some criticism, especially after a post in 2023 about federal aid for Maui wildfire victims. The shade of room when it comes to information, is one of the worst things that has ever happened to the Black community. The post accused of underplaying President Biden's wildfire response and not clearly sharing the entirety of federal support. How do you make sure you have safety measures in place so that there's no misinformation put out through the Shader Room? If you go online, people will say, If it's not on the shade room, we don't believe it, right? Because being reputable is something that is really important to us.One of the things that we've done is all of our writers now have to have journalism degrees. We also hired a political consultancy firm. set with representatives from all participating countries floating down the river in barges. Meanwhile, as thousands of athletes keep settling into the Olympic village, some are reporting a shortage of certain foods, like eggs, according to the French newspaper, Le Keep. The villager's caterer saying they're going to increase, quote, volume levels to satisfy athletes. Hopefully, they'll make sure they have an oeuf. Get it? That's a French pun for you. Anyway, chief international correspondent, Kier Simmons, is there for us in Paris. What's going on with the food? I mean, they need their protein, these athletes. They need their eggs. Yeah, they sure do. There are those reports, as you mentioned, that they aren't getting them. Listen, it's always the thing with the Olympics that you don't expect. We talk about the things we worry about.We're worried about the send, for example. Will it be clean enough? Will it be too rough for an opening ceremony? All good. And yet now we get this other issue, which frankly, we didn't expect, which is a food shortage. As you say, the keeper has been reporting it. Our colleagues at Sky News spoke to Team GB, Team Great Britain. They were told that there is an issue by Team GB. So there does appear to be something of a food shortage at the athlete's village. Eggs are being talked about. Clearly, it's not going to be everything. But I think one One of the aspects here is that this whole trying to do things sustainably, trying to get the food in locally, all that thing, it's not easy, right? We already saw the vibe on social media with athletes about those cardboard beds and people laughing about them and testing them out. Again, that was an idea for sustainability. So listen, it is difficult to save the planet, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth it. Can we talk about this casual drop, it seems you had on President Emmanuel Macron and everybody else involved with the Olympic Games and how they're feeling ahead of the opening ceremony?I don't know about casual dropping. It was me and a few hundred other People, all of them more important than I am. But it was a sustainability summit tonight to put the emphasis once again on those issues for the Olympics. Antonio Stange, who is, of course, the head of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Olympics was there, and I managed to grab him and have a quick word. And I said to him, just simply, how are you feeling? He said, I feel great. And that's the atmosphere you get here, Yasmin, despite what they're trying to pull off with this opening ceremony tomorrow, which is history making. The It's the first time outside of a stadium, as we have said, again, but you can't say it too much because frankly, it's going to be amazing. Despite all that, the atmosphere is buzzing. People seem relaxed. And again, at this conference, they seemed relaxed. The President, President Macron, came and gave a speech, strolled around, chatted to people. So things appear to be going well. Cross fingers. Kira, I know the last time you and I spoke, we were talking about whether or not the mayor was going to swim in the sand.And in fact, we know the mayor did. Did you ever do it as I challenged you to do? I haven't done it yet. No. Thank you, though. I'm just trying. Well, I feel like I need to be healthy for the next few weeks. I got some work to do. Yeah, you got some work to do. I'm not saying I'm more important than the athletes, obviously. I just want to be clear. Clearly, it's important that they can swim safely. And everyone's telling us that it is going to be safe, but so far, I haven't taken the plunge. Maybe when the Olympics is all said and done, Kire, we can see you jump in that river there as a celebratory end of the Olympics. It's a deal. Okay, then. You heard it here first. It's a deal. When I say it's a deal, what I mean is no. Virtual shake on it. Okay, what I mean is no. Kire Simmons. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. That's a wrap for this hour. Coverage picks up right now.. Thanks for watching. Stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media.

But how consequential this is for Kamal Harris versus how it would have been possibly even a week ago before the decision that was made by the President and knowing all the eyes that are on her because Gaza, because the issue and the war between Israel and Gaza was so... It was going to be an uphill battle for President Biden in his re-election campaign. Yeah, and it's interesting that as soon as this news news broke that President Biden was stepping down and that she was going to be endorsed by him, I started getting emails from people because I've been doing reporting as you... I know you have Muslim voters, and one of the emails I got was the head of the Uncommitted Movement. This is a movement of Muslim voters, of Arab voters who are saying that people should not vote for President Biden, that they should be voting uncommitted in the primaries, and that they should really be undecided right now in the election.

Now, of course, Harris is stepping into that role, and the first thing they said was, Well, Harris can earn our vote if she takes certain policy positions. And one of them, they said, was really trying to call for the end of civilian death in Gaza. So they're hoping that she can change and get their support in a way. It's really interesting to hear that. I will say, though, in reporting on the ground, the interesting thing here is that these voters don't have anywhere to go. Former President Trump isn't better on this policy than she was and that she is than President Biden was. So there really is, I think, this catch-22 where she is going to be trying to appeal to these voters, but these voters also have a hard choice to make it. They're either going to sit at home or they're going to vote for her, likely. That is such a good point because I think it's more a question of, do they stay at home? Do they not vote at all? Or do they actually pull the lever for Kamala Harris? Whereas before, it seemed as if they were leaning in the direction of sitting it out no matter what.

And I think that's really going to come into question in the next few weeks. Yamish, quickly here, where are we on deep stakes? On deep stakes. Where we are is that people are going and having interviews. There's a list that's still coming together. Things are early. I don't know if we're going to play the sound of some of the candidates talking on TV if you want to take a listen. I am honored to be considered, and regardless of what comes next, I'll do everything I can between now and election day to make sure that the vice president becomes our nextnow have to have journalism degrees. We also hired a political consultancy firm. So all of our political posts are filtered through that. As it continues to grow and with a historic election coming up in November, the Shadr offers a unique conduit to many Black voters. Its followers, an audience called Roomies, helped make up a demographic that proved crucial to Biden's election in 2020, one that now both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are aggressively courting. Support for both Biden and Harris have traditionally been strong amongst Black voters. But The BBC's latest polling showing 32% of those voters currently disapproving of President Biden. As Kamala tries to re-energize the campaign for President, the spotlight will turn to platforms like The Shaver and its massive audience. It gets close to the problem. Even just the fact that we are a part of the press pool, even the fact that they have opened the doors to The Shadero and platforms like it shows you that they understand the power of the Black vote.We asked The Shadero, by the way, about how they're going to be covering Kamala Harris's campaign now that she has declared in a statement, Angie Wand told us, We are going to cover her speaking engagements, audience, and celebrity opinions or policies in the same way we will do for the opposing candidate. All right, switching gears here. No Barbe Niheimer phenomenon driving record crowds to movie theaters this summer. It's been a slow season for blockbusters so far. But tonight, people are really out for the new superhero movie, Deadpool and Wolverine, hitting theaters today, which could be the biggest movie of the year. Experts are saying, Deadpool and Wolverine could make over a billion dollars at the box office in the long run, with an expected opening weekend tally of over $160 million would be a record for an R-rated movie. Our Chloe Malas is at the movies here in New York with this premiere happening. I got to say you, as I scroll through my Instagram feed or any social media that I have on my phone, all I see is interviews with essentially the stars of these films because these premieres are going to be, it seems, so huge.Why all the hype? There is so much hype. First of all, I'm here in New York City, Yasmin, in front of a theater where fans are catching those early screenings, and I've been talking to all of them, and I really feel like I have an education on Wolverine and Deadpool. So the reason that there's so much hype is this is the first time that we've seen both Wolverine and Deadpool in a movie ever in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, we did see them before together in 2009 in the X-Man franchise, but that was under 20th Century Studios. If you remember a few years ago, Disney actually acquired that, bringing these characters into the Marvel fold. Also, can we talk about the banter between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman off screen? They really are friends in real life. Fans have been talking about how much they love their banter on social media. Even Taylor Swift, weighing into the conversation today, saying how much Ryan Reynolds has poured his heart and soul into this movie and to run, not walk to go see this. It's also, Yasmin, the first R-rated movie for a Marvel daylight, disagree with President Biden on the margins. I I saw absolutely no daylight at all. Also, what also came out was her talk about that this is viewers and a demographic that both candidates want to try to win over. But the meteor growth has not been without some controversy. We spoke with the founder of the Shaderoom, about the outlets rise and the responsibility. The Shaderoom. Things between Erica Mena and Safari have been pretty quiet lately. What started as a celebrity gossip Instagram page rooted in the Black community, once even called Instagram's TMZ, is rapidly transforming into a full-fledged media company, pushing into original programming and serious political coverage. The Shave Room started on an accident. It was a dare from one of my friends to do something with my life because I was unemployed. Angie Wendu says she found the Shave Room broken down on her luck 10 years ago. It blew up. It got over 10,000 followers in the first week and a half. Wow. Yes, six months in, it was 500,000. And from there, it's constantly were on. We went to South Carolina and sat down with former VP in 2020 President, candidate Joe Biden. Now, Wendu's team says the Shade Room has 40 million followers across their platforms.The site still looks more like TMZ lead in the New York Times, and posts often use information from other media outlets. But The Shadrum reportedly brings in millions of dollars a year, although the company would not confirm revenue numbers with NBC News. It's even joined the White House press pool. Traveling dealing with Vice President Kamala Harris on Air Force Two. I am Kamala Harris, and this is a special T-S-R Investigates. That more serious tone, sometimes clashing with the company's social media roots. The Instagram page running sponsored content like this alongside more newsy posts and facing some criticism, especially after a post in 2023 about federal aid for Maui wildfire victims. The shade of room when it comes to information, is one of the worst things that has ever happened to the Black community. The post accused of underplaying President Biden's wildfire response and not clearly sharing the entirety of federal support. How do you make sure you have safety measures in place so that there's no misinformation put out through the Shader Room? If you go online, people will say, If it's not on the shade room, we don't believe it, right? Because being reputable is something that is really important to us.One of the things that we've done is all of our writers now have to have journalism degrees. We also hired a political consultancy firm. set with representatives from all participating countries floating down the river in barges. Meanwhile, as thousands of athletes keep settling into the Olympic village, some are reporting a shortage of certain foods, like eggs, according to the French newspaper, Le Keep. The villager's caterer saying they're going to increase, quote, volume levels to satisfy athletes. Hopefully, they'll make sure they have an oeuf. Get it? That's a French pun for you. Anyway, chief international correspondent, Kier Simmons, is there for us in Paris. What's going on with the food? I mean, they need their protein, these athletes. They need their eggs. Yeah, they sure do. There are those reports, as you mentioned, that they aren't getting them. Listen, it's always the thing with the Olympics that you don't expect. We talk about the things we worry about.We're worried about the send, for example. Will it be clean enough? Will it be too rough for an opening ceremony? All good. And yet now we get this other issue, which frankly, we didn't expect, which is a food shortage. As you say, the keeper has been reporting it. Our colleagues at Sky News spoke to Team GB, Team Great Britain. They were told that there is an issue by Team GB. So there does appear to be something of a food shortage at the athlete's village. Eggs are being talked about. Clearly, it's not going to be everything. But I think one One of the aspects here is that this whole trying to do things sustainably, trying to get the food in locally, all that thing, it's not easy, right? We already saw the vibe on social media with athletes about those cardboard beds and people laughing about them and testing them out. Again, that was an idea for sustainability. So listen, it is difficult to save the planet, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth it. Can we talk about this casual drop, it seems you had on President Emmanuel Macron and everybody else involved with the Olympic Games and how they're feeling ahead of the opening ceremony?I don't know about casual dropping. It was me and a few hundred other People, all of them more important than I am. But it was a sustainability summit tonight to put the emphasis once again on those issues for the Olympics. Antonio Stange, who is, of course, the head of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Olympics was there, and I managed to grab him and have a quick word. And I said to him, just simply, how are you feeling? He said, I feel great. And that's the atmosphere you get here, Yasmin, despite what they're trying to pull off with this opening ceremony tomorrow, which is history making. The It's the first time outside of a stadium, as we have said, again, but you can't say it too much because frankly, it's going to be amazing. Despite all that, the atmosphere is buzzing. People seem relaxed. And again, at this conference, they seemed relaxed. The President, President Macron, came and gave a speech, strolled around, chatted to people. So things appear to be going well. Cross fingers. Kira, I know the last time you and I spoke, we were talking about whether or not the mayor was going to swim in the sand.And in fact, we know the mayor did. Did you ever do it as I challenged you to do? I haven't done it yet. No. Thank you, though. I'm just trying. Well, I feel like I need to be healthy for the next few weeks. I got some work to do. Yeah, you got some work to do. I'm not saying I'm more important than the athletes, obviously. I just want to be clear. Clearly, it's important that they can swim safely. And everyone's telling us that it is going to be safe, but so far, I haven't taken the plunge. Maybe when the Olympics is all said and done, Kire, we can see you jump in that river there as a celebratory end of the Olympics. It's a deal. Okay, then. You heard it here first. It's a deal. When I say it's a deal, what I mean is no. Virtual shake on it. Okay, what I mean is no. Kire Simmons. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. That's a wrap for this hour. Coverage picks up right now.. Thanks for watching. Stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media.

now have to have journalism degrees. We also hired a political consultancy firm. So all of our political posts are filtered through that. As it continues to grow and with a historic election coming up in November, the Shadr offers a unique conduit to many Black voters. Its followers, an audience called Roomies, helped make up a demographic that proved crucial to Biden's election in 2020, one that now both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are aggressively courting. Support for both Biden and Harris have traditionally been strong amongst Black voters. But The BBC's latest polling showing 32% of those voters currently disapproving of President Biden. As Kamala tries to re-energize the campaign for President, the spotlight will turn to platforms like The Shaver and its massive audience. It gets close to the problem. Even just the fact that we are a part of the press pool, even the fact that they have opened the doors to The Shadero and platforms like it shows you that they understand the power of the Black vote.

We asked The Shadero, by the way, about how they're going to be covering Kamala Harris's campaign now that she has declared in a statement, Angie Wand told us, We are going to cover her speaking engagements, audience, and celebrity opinions or policies in the same way we will do for the opposing candidate. All right, switching gears here. No Barbe Niheimer phenomenon driving record crowds to movie theaters this summer. It's been a slow season for blockbusters so far. But tonight, people are really out for the new superhero movie, Deadpool and Wolverine, hitting theaters today, which could be the biggest movie of the year. Experts are saying, Deadpool and Wolverine could make over a billion dollars at the box office in the long run, with an expected opening weekend tally of over $160 million would be a record for an R-rated movie. Our Chloe Malas is at the movies here in New York with this premiere happening. I got to say you, as I scroll through my Instagram feed or any social media that I have on my phone, all I see is interviews with essentially the stars of these films because these premieres are going to be, it seems, so huge.

Why all the hype? There is so much hype. First of all, I'm here in New York City, Yasmin, in front of a theater where fans are catching those early screenings, and I've been talking to all of them, and I really feel like I have an education on Wolverine and Deadpool. So the reason that there's so much hype is this is the first time that we've seen both Wolverine and Deadpool in a movie ever in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, we did see them before together in 2009 in the X-Man franchise, but that was under 20th Century Studios. If you remember a few years ago, Disney actually acquired that, bringing these characters into the Marvel fold. Also, can we talk about the banter between Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman off screen? They really are friends in real life. Fans have been talking about how much they love their banter on social media. Even Taylor Swift, weighing into the conversation today, saying how much Ryan Reynolds has poured his heart and soul into this movie and to run, not walk to go see this. It's also, Yasmin, the first R-rated movie for a Marvel daylight, disagree with President Biden on the margins. I I saw absolutely no daylight at all. Also, what also came out was her talk about that this is viewers and a demographic that both candidates want to try to win over. But the meteor growth has not been without some controversy. We spoke with the founder of the Shaderoom, about the outlets rise and the responsibility. The Shaderoom. Things between Erica Mena and Safari have been pretty quiet lately. What started as a celebrity gossip Instagram page rooted in the Black community, once even called Instagram's TMZ, is rapidly transforming into a full-fledged media company, pushing into original programming and serious political coverage. The Shave Room started on an accident. It was a dare from one of my friends to do something with my life because I was unemployed. Angie Wendu says she found the Shave Room broken down on her luck 10 years ago. It blew up. It got over 10,000 followers in the first week and a half. Wow. Yes, six months in, it was 500,000. And from there, it's constantly were on. We went to South Carolina and sat down with former VP in 2020 President, candidate Joe Biden. Now, Wendu's team says the Shade Room has 40 million followers across their platforms.The site still looks more like TMZ lead in the New York Times, and posts often use information from other media outlets. But The Shadrum reportedly brings in millions of dollars a year, although the company would not confirm revenue numbers with NBC News. It's even joined the White House press pool. Traveling dealing with Vice President Kamala Harris on Air Force Two. I am Kamala Harris, and this is a special T-S-R Investigates. That more serious tone, sometimes clashing with the company's social media roots. The Instagram page running sponsored content like this alongside more newsy posts and facing some criticism, especially after a post in 2023 about federal aid for Maui wildfire victims. The shade of room when it comes to information, is one of the worst things that has ever happened to the Black community. The post accused of underplaying President Biden's wildfire response and not clearly sharing the entirety of federal support. How do you make sure you have safety measures in place so that there's no misinformation put out through the Shader Room? If you go online, people will say, If it's not on the shade room, we don't believe it, right? Because being reputable is something that is really important to us.One of the things that we've done is all of our writers now have to have journalism degrees. We also hired a political consultancy firm. set with representatives from all participating countries floating down the river in barges. Meanwhile, as thousands of athletes keep settling into the Olympic village, some are reporting a shortage of certain foods, like eggs, according to the French newspaper, Le Keep. The villager's caterer saying they're going to increase, quote, volume levels to satisfy athletes. Hopefully, they'll make sure they have an oeuf. Get it? That's a French pun for you. Anyway, chief international correspondent, Kier Simmons, is there for us in Paris. What's going on with the food? I mean, they need their protein, these athletes. They need their eggs. Yeah, they sure do. There are those reports, as you mentioned, that they aren't getting them. Listen, it's always the thing with the Olympics that you don't expect. We talk about the things we worry about.We're worried about the send, for example. Will it be clean enough? Will it be too rough for an opening ceremony? All good. And yet now we get this other issue, which frankly, we didn't expect, which is a food shortage. As you say, the keeper has been reporting it. Our colleagues at Sky News spoke to Team GB, Team Great Britain. They were told that there is an issue by Team GB. So there does appear to be something of a food shortage at the athlete's village. Eggs are being talked about. Clearly, it's not going to be everything. But I think one One of the aspects here is that this whole trying to do things sustainably, trying to get the food in locally, all that thing, it's not easy, right? We already saw the vibe on social media with athletes about those cardboard beds and people laughing about them and testing them out. Again, that was an idea for sustainability. So listen, it is difficult to save the planet, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth it. Can we talk about this casual drop, it seems you had on President Emmanuel Macron and everybody else involved with the Olympic Games and how they're feeling ahead of the opening ceremony?I don't know about casual dropping. It was me and a few hundred other People, all of them more important than I am. But it was a sustainability summit tonight to put the emphasis once again on those issues for the Olympics. Antonio Stange, who is, of course, the head of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Olympics was there, and I managed to grab him and have a quick word. And I said to him, just simply, how are you feeling? He said, I feel great. And that's the atmosphere you get here, Yasmin, despite what they're trying to pull off with this opening ceremony tomorrow, which is history making. The It's the first time outside of a stadium, as we have said, again, but you can't say it too much because frankly, it's going to be amazing. Despite all that, the atmosphere is buzzing. People seem relaxed. And again, at this conference, they seemed relaxed. The President, President Macron, came and gave a speech, strolled around, chatted to people. So things appear to be going well. Cross fingers. Kira, I know the last time you and I spoke, we were talking about whether or not the mayor was going to swim in the sand.And in fact, we know the mayor did. Did you ever do it as I challenged you to do? I haven't done it yet. No. Thank you, though. I'm just trying. Well, I feel like I need to be healthy for the next few weeks. I got some work to do. Yeah, you got some work to do. I'm not saying I'm more important than the athletes, obviously. I just want to be clear. Clearly, it's important that they can swim safely. And everyone's telling us that it is going to be safe, but so far, I haven't taken the plunge. Maybe when the Olympics is all said and done, Kire, we can see you jump in that river there as a celebratory end of the Olympics. It's a deal. Okay, then. You heard it here first. It's a deal. When I say it's a deal, what I mean is no. Virtual shake on it. Okay, what I mean is no. Kire Simmons. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. That's a wrap for this hour. Coverage picks up right now.. Thanks for watching. Stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media.

daylight, disagree with President Biden on the margins. I I saw absolutely no daylight at all. Also, what also came out was her talk about that this is viewers and a demographic that both candidates want to try to win over. But the meteor growth has not been without some controversy. We spoke with the founder of the Shaderoom, about the outlets rise and the responsibility. The Shaderoom. Things between Erica Mena and Safari have been pretty quiet lately. What started as a celebrity gossip Instagram page rooted in the Black community, once even called Instagram's TMZ, is rapidly transforming into a full-fledged media company, pushing into original programming and serious political coverage. The Shave Room started on an accident. It was a dare from one of my friends to do something with my life because I was unemployed. Angie Wendu says she found the Shave Room broken down on her luck 10 years ago. It blew up. It got over 10,000 followers in the first week and a half. Wow. Yes, six months in, it was 500,000. And from there, it's constantly were on. We went to South Carolina and sat down with former VP in 2020 President, candidate Joe Biden. Now, Wendu's team says the Shade Room has 40 million followers across their platforms.The site still looks more like TMZ lead in the New York Times, and posts often use information from other media outlets. But The Shadrum reportedly brings in millions of dollars a year, although the company would not confirm revenue numbers with NBC News. It's even joined the White House press pool. Traveling dealing with Vice President Kamala Harris on Air Force Two. I am Kamala Harris, and this is a special T-S-R Investigates. That more serious tone, sometimes clashing with the company's social media roots. The Instagram page running sponsored content like this alongside more newsy posts and facing some criticism, especially after a post in 2023 about federal aid for Maui wildfire victims. The shade of room when it comes to information, is one of the worst things that has ever happened to the Black community. The post accused of underplaying President Biden's wildfire response and not clearly sharing the entirety of federal support. How do you make sure you have safety measures in place so that there's no misinformation put out through the Shader Room? If you go online, people will say, If it's not on the shade room, we don't believe it, right? Because being reputable is something that is really important to us.One of the things that we've done is all of our writers now have to have journalism degrees. We also hired a political consultancy firm. set with representatives from all participating countries floating down the river in barges. Meanwhile, as thousands of athletes keep settling into the Olympic village, some are reporting a shortage of certain foods, like eggs, according to the French newspaper, Le Keep. The villager's caterer saying they're going to increase, quote, volume levels to satisfy athletes. Hopefully, they'll make sure they have an oeuf. Get it? That's a French pun for you. Anyway, chief international correspondent, Kier Simmons, is there for us in Paris. What's going on with the food? I mean, they need their protein, these athletes. They need their eggs. Yeah, they sure do. There are those reports, as you mentioned, that they aren't getting them. Listen, it's always the thing with the Olympics that you don't expect. We talk about the things we worry about.We're worried about the send, for example. Will it be clean enough? Will it be too rough for an opening ceremony? All good. And yet now we get this other issue, which frankly, we didn't expect, which is a food shortage. As you say, the keeper has been reporting it. Our colleagues at Sky News spoke to Team GB, Team Great Britain. They were told that there is an issue by Team GB. So there does appear to be something of a food shortage at the athlete's village. Eggs are being talked about. Clearly, it's not going to be everything. But I think one One of the aspects here is that this whole trying to do things sustainably, trying to get the food in locally, all that thing, it's not easy, right? We already saw the vibe on social media with athletes about those cardboard beds and people laughing about them and testing them out. Again, that was an idea for sustainability. So listen, it is difficult to save the planet, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth it. Can we talk about this casual drop, it seems you had on President Emmanuel Macron and everybody else involved with the Olympic Games and how they're feeling ahead of the opening ceremony?I don't know about casual dropping. It was me and a few hundred other People, all of them more important than I am. But it was a sustainability summit tonight to put the emphasis once again on those issues for the Olympics. Antonio Stange, who is, of course, the head of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Olympics was there, and I managed to grab him and have a quick word. And I said to him, just simply, how are you feeling? He said, I feel great. And that's the atmosphere you get here, Yasmin, despite what they're trying to pull off with this opening ceremony tomorrow, which is history making. The It's the first time outside of a stadium, as we have said, again, but you can't say it too much because frankly, it's going to be amazing. Despite all that, the atmosphere is buzzing. People seem relaxed. And again, at this conference, they seemed relaxed. The President, President Macron, came and gave a speech, strolled around, chatted to people. So things appear to be going well. Cross fingers. Kira, I know the last time you and I spoke, we were talking about whether or not the mayor was going to swim in the sand.And in fact, we know the mayor did. Did you ever do it as I challenged you to do? I haven't done it yet. No. Thank you, though. I'm just trying. Well, I feel like I need to be healthy for the next few weeks. I got some work to do. Yeah, you got some work to do. I'm not saying I'm more important than the athletes, obviously. I just want to be clear. Clearly, it's important that they can swim safely. And everyone's telling us that it is going to be safe, but so far, I haven't taken the plunge. Maybe when the Olympics is all said and done, Kire, we can see you jump in that river there as a celebratory end of the Olympics. It's a deal. Okay, then. You heard it here first. It's a deal. When I say it's a deal, what I mean is no. Virtual shake on it. Okay, what I mean is no. Kire Simmons. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. That's a wrap for this hour. Coverage picks up right now.. Thanks for watching. Stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media.

viewers and a demographic that both candidates want to try to win over. But the meteor growth has not been without some controversy. We spoke with the founder of the Shaderoom, about the outlets rise and the responsibility. The Shaderoom. Things between Erica Mena and Safari have been pretty quiet lately. What started as a celebrity gossip Instagram page rooted in the Black community, once even called Instagram's TMZ, is rapidly transforming into a full-fledged media company, pushing into original programming and serious political coverage. The Shave Room started on an accident. It was a dare from one of my friends to do something with my life because I was unemployed. Angie Wendu says she found the Shave Room broken down on her luck 10 years ago. It blew up. It got over 10,000 followers in the first week and a half. Wow. Yes, six months in, it was 500,000. And from there, it's constantly were on. We went to South Carolina and sat down with former VP in 2020 President, candidate Joe Biden. Now, Wendu's team says the Shade Room has 40 million followers across their platforms.

The site still looks more like TMZ lead in the New York Times, and posts often use information from other media outlets. But The Shadrum reportedly brings in millions of dollars a year, although the company would not confirm revenue numbers with NBC News. It's even joined the White House press pool. Traveling dealing with Vice President Kamala Harris on Air Force Two. I am Kamala Harris, and this is a special T-S-R Investigates. That more serious tone, sometimes clashing with the company's social media roots. The Instagram page running sponsored content like this alongside more newsy posts and facing some criticism, especially after a post in 2023 about federal aid for Maui wildfire victims. The shade of room when it comes to information, is one of the worst things that has ever happened to the Black community. The post accused of underplaying President Biden's wildfire response and not clearly sharing the entirety of federal support. How do you make sure you have safety measures in place so that there's no misinformation put out through the Shader Room? If you go online, people will say, If it's not on the shade room, we don't believe it, right? Because being reputable is something that is really important to us.

One of the things that we've done is all of our writers now have to have journalism degrees. We also hired a political consultancy firm. set with representatives from all participating countries floating down the river in barges. Meanwhile, as thousands of athletes keep settling into the Olympic village, some are reporting a shortage of certain foods, like eggs, according to the French newspaper, Le Keep. The villager's caterer saying they're going to increase, quote, volume levels to satisfy athletes. Hopefully, they'll make sure they have an oeuf. Get it? That's a French pun for you. Anyway, chief international correspondent, Kier Simmons, is there for us in Paris. What's going on with the food? I mean, they need their protein, these athletes. They need their eggs. Yeah, they sure do. There are those reports, as you mentioned, that they aren't getting them. Listen, it's always the thing with the Olympics that you don't expect. We talk about the things we worry about.We're worried about the send, for example. Will it be clean enough? Will it be too rough for an opening ceremony? All good. And yet now we get this other issue, which frankly, we didn't expect, which is a food shortage. As you say, the keeper has been reporting it. Our colleagues at Sky News spoke to Team GB, Team Great Britain. They were told that there is an issue by Team GB. So there does appear to be something of a food shortage at the athlete's village. Eggs are being talked about. Clearly, it's not going to be everything. But I think one One of the aspects here is that this whole trying to do things sustainably, trying to get the food in locally, all that thing, it's not easy, right? We already saw the vibe on social media with athletes about those cardboard beds and people laughing about them and testing them out. Again, that was an idea for sustainability. So listen, it is difficult to save the planet, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth it. Can we talk about this casual drop, it seems you had on President Emmanuel Macron and everybody else involved with the Olympic Games and how they're feeling ahead of the opening ceremony?I don't know about casual dropping. It was me and a few hundred other People, all of them more important than I am. But it was a sustainability summit tonight to put the emphasis once again on those issues for the Olympics. Antonio Stange, who is, of course, the head of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Olympics was there, and I managed to grab him and have a quick word. And I said to him, just simply, how are you feeling? He said, I feel great. And that's the atmosphere you get here, Yasmin, despite what they're trying to pull off with this opening ceremony tomorrow, which is history making. The It's the first time outside of a stadium, as we have said, again, but you can't say it too much because frankly, it's going to be amazing. Despite all that, the atmosphere is buzzing. People seem relaxed. And again, at this conference, they seemed relaxed. The President, President Macron, came and gave a speech, strolled around, chatted to people. So things appear to be going well. Cross fingers. Kira, I know the last time you and I spoke, we were talking about whether or not the mayor was going to swim in the sand.And in fact, we know the mayor did. Did you ever do it as I challenged you to do? I haven't done it yet. No. Thank you, though. I'm just trying. Well, I feel like I need to be healthy for the next few weeks. I got some work to do. Yeah, you got some work to do. I'm not saying I'm more important than the athletes, obviously. I just want to be clear. Clearly, it's important that they can swim safely. And everyone's telling us that it is going to be safe, but so far, I haven't taken the plunge. Maybe when the Olympics is all said and done, Kire, we can see you jump in that river there as a celebratory end of the Olympics. It's a deal. Okay, then. You heard it here first. It's a deal. When I say it's a deal, what I mean is no. Virtual shake on it. Okay, what I mean is no. Kire Simmons. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. That's a wrap for this hour. Coverage picks up right now.. Thanks for watching. Stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media.

set with representatives from all participating countries floating down the river in barges. Meanwhile, as thousands of athletes keep settling into the Olympic village, some are reporting a shortage of certain foods, like eggs, according to the French newspaper, Le Keep. The villager's caterer saying they're going to increase, quote, volume levels to satisfy athletes. Hopefully, they'll make sure they have an oeuf. Get it? That's a French pun for you. Anyway, chief international correspondent, Kier Simmons, is there for us in Paris. What's going on with the food? I mean, they need their protein, these athletes. They need their eggs. Yeah, they sure do. There are those reports, as you mentioned, that they aren't getting them. Listen, it's always the thing with the Olympics that you don't expect. We talk about the things we worry about.

We're worried about the send, for example. Will it be clean enough? Will it be too rough for an opening ceremony? All good. And yet now we get this other issue, which frankly, we didn't expect, which is a food shortage. As you say, the keeper has been reporting it. Our colleagues at Sky News spoke to Team GB, Team Great Britain. They were told that there is an issue by Team GB. So there does appear to be something of a food shortage at the athlete's village. Eggs are being talked about. Clearly, it's not going to be everything. But I think one One of the aspects here is that this whole trying to do things sustainably, trying to get the food in locally, all that thing, it's not easy, right? We already saw the vibe on social media with athletes about those cardboard beds and people laughing about them and testing them out. Again, that was an idea for sustainability. So listen, it is difficult to save the planet, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth it. Can we talk about this casual drop, it seems you had on President Emmanuel Macron and everybody else involved with the Olympic Games and how they're feeling ahead of the opening ceremony?

I don't know about casual dropping. It was me and a few hundred other People, all of them more important than I am. But it was a sustainability summit tonight to put the emphasis once again on those issues for the Olympics. Antonio Stange, who is, of course, the head of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Olympics was there, and I managed to grab him and have a quick word. And I said to him, just simply, how are you feeling? He said, I feel great. And that's the atmosphere you get here, Yasmin, despite what they're trying to pull off with this opening ceremony tomorrow, which is history making. The It's the first time outside of a stadium, as we have said, again, but you can't say it too much because frankly, it's going to be amazing. Despite all that, the atmosphere is buzzing. People seem relaxed. And again, at this conference, they seemed relaxed. The President, President Macron, came and gave a speech, strolled around, chatted to people. So things appear to be going well. Cross fingers. Kira, I know the last time you and I spoke, we were talking about whether or not the mayor was going to swim in the sand.

And in fact, we know the mayor did. Did you ever do it as I challenged you to do? I haven't done it yet. No. Thank you, though. I'm just trying. Well, I feel like I need to be healthy for the next few weeks. I got some work to do. Yeah, you got some work to do. I'm not saying I'm more important than the athletes, obviously. I just want to be clear. Clearly, it's important that they can swim safely. And everyone's telling us that it is going to be safe, but so far, I haven't taken the plunge. Maybe when the Olympics is all said and done, Kire, we can see you jump in that river there as a celebratory end of the Olympics. It's a deal. Okay, then. You heard it here first. It's a deal. When I say it's a deal, what I mean is no. Virtual shake on it. Okay, what I mean is no. Kire Simmons. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. That's a wrap for this hour. Coverage picks up right now.. Thanks for watching. Stay updated about breaking news and top stories on the NBC News app or follow us on social media.