good wednesday morning. coming up on "early today" super spies. a report says nsa a has implanted spyware in 100,000 computers around the world. a 12-year-old shoots at fellow students before a hero teacher steps. another apology. new jersey's governor says he's sorry. is his problem getting worse? pop idol justin bieber's mansion raided by cops. people are hopping squared. nbc "early today" starts right

now. good morning to you. i'm richard lui. another nsa shocker. the agency has implanted software in 100,000 computers around the world. the new york times reporting the software allows the u.s. to conduct remote surveillance and create a digital highway for launching cyber attacks. the times says there's no evidence connections have been made inside the u.s. there are two ways the software is implanted. one by gaining access through net works and other by using radio waves. the targets include china's army, russian military, drug cartels, trade institutions inside the european union and sometimes terrorists like saudi

arabia, india. they say the technology has been used years. a school shooting where two were shot including a young boy fighting for his life. a 12-year-old opened fire. he surrendered to school officials that coached him to drop the gun. the 13-year-old girl who was shot is in stable condition. >> i asked all new mexicans join us praying for the families, praying for the kids, making sure they reach out and talk to people. >> police have issued three surge warrants for the boy's bag, home, locker. no charges are specific at this time. an eighth grade teacher hailed a hero for talking the shooter down. 1500 prayed for the victim at a

memorial service. for today, classes are cancelled. a judge denies bail to a retired florida police captain accused of fatality shoot a man texting during a movie, curtis reeves jr. is accused with second degree murder. defendants said he had the right to defend himself. officials say he fired a single run from a .38 caliber handgun striking chad oulson in the chest and his wife in the hand. there are no reports he or his wife were armed. it was chris christie's state of the state address topping the scandal. he topped it with an apology. on his way to the assembly

chamber, he gave another public display of regret. tradition welcomes the governor with applause. controversy is where christie began. >> mistakes were clearly made. we let down the people we're entrusted to serve. i know our citizens deserve better, much better. >> the unfolding scandal brought ridicule and criticism. christie faced state lawmakers that have launched investigations. >> without a doubt we'll cooperate with all appropriate inquiries to insure this breach of trust does not happen again. let me tell you everybody, i was blindsided yesterday morning. >> governor christie denied prior knowledge of the plan to snarl traffic. how close were the people to christie that did know. documents show six people in governor christie's circle and those at the port authority were messaging or mentioned in

communications last fall about the traffic jaj. not necessarily what caused it. four of the key players are now gone, others still on the job. >> what has occurred does not define us or our state. >> christie's personal credibility has hit a hid. a press poll asked do you believe chris christie has been completely honest? 40% said yes, 51% said no. >> nbc kelly o'donnell with that report for us. a federal judge that struck down the voter approved ban on same sex marriages. the judge enforced this ruling immediately because appeals are making their way through the court. abortion buffett zones. the challengers say 45 foot areas criminalize people peacefully pro testing. tracey is in washington for us.

as the justices look at this shurks what a do we thit they'll be saying? >> they have increasingly come out in favor of the first amendment in recent years. last time they dealt with this issue specifically, 13 years ago, four of the six justices who upheld that colorado law are gone now. it's anybody's guess how they may approach this at this point. this is a law out massachusetts that sets up a 35 foot buffer zone around the planned parenthood. there's been controversy of protestors against abortion, patients and workers going in, two even killed in 1994. the protestors say they don't have free speech if the law only targets them because of what they're saying. on the other hand, those who support what's going on inside clinics say this is a matter of

public safety. those are the issues the court will look at today. >> a busy week in the supreme court so far. thanks fboiling it down in washington d.c. in the west, drought conditions persist, so do wildfires. firefighters in the san francisco bay area, in northern areas battle the brush fire burning about b 50 acres in size. so far, minor damage to buildings has been reported. bill karins here for us. january, northern california, wildfires. >> they're saying the relative humidity over the next week is going to be so low in the mountains they could see fires where they typically have snow on the ground. their issuing forecast they've never had this time of year. yesterday 72 san francisco, 82 la. >> 72?

>> san francisco middle of january. pattern over the next two weeks looks like this. doesn't look like a change. big ridge of high pressure over the west. all storms going up british columbia missing the west coast. there's no signs that will change. to give you an idea, our computer model estimates how much rain is expected to fall in the ten days, little if anything for the entire west in two weeks. >> a bunch of egg there is. >> nothing. it will get warmer in the days ahead. if it's windy with low relative humidity, more chance for rare january fires. temperatures above average today all the way up to the50. this is the driest period in the

wet season they've had all the way back to 1850. with no rain in the forecast the next two weeks that puts us at february to save the season. >> i'm going to florida for the weekend to get warm. going to be hotter in california. >> you didn't choose wisely my friend. >> bill karins. coming up, will police are serious about justin bieber's connection to a felony egging. details when we return. [ male announcer ] walgreens understands being at the corner

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to locate them. the ambulance arrived in 18 minutes but had trouble fitting below the ceiling in the parking garage. four are charged with murder from that case. a multimillion settlement between the nfl and thousands of players was put on hold. the judge was worried the $765 million deal was not enough to cover the plan covering 20,000 men. four u.s. senators are criticizing a joke from sunday golden globe a ward featuring julia lou weez spoking a digital cigarette. they want the hollywood foreign press association to refrain from making light of tobacco in the future. a raid of justin bieber california mansion led to the arrest of live in friend and rapper will val on drug charges. police were searching for

connections to connect him to an egging of a neighbor's home. this is called a felony. >> eggs don't seem significant, but it rises to a felony. there's a victim with extensive damage done to their home. >> egging, rapping, only in la. now to business. >> richard, u.s. appeals court strikes down the fcc rules on net federalty which provides internet provide pers to track legally. this cost more to use higher speed net works. stock dividend for the first time since 2008 before they filed bankruptcy. the sales rose last year making it second place behind toyota. via com plans to launch a channel based on parent's taste

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no. the singer told lady of the view she's expecting a baby. her fiance is a rapper, producer. congratulations. finally redoing contracts. it's been too long. rapper and ryan lewis taking to a bus to help promote the grammys. sang the hit can't hold us. passengers got involved. that never happens to me. there's a lot of other things you'll see in new york subways. jimmy fallon is always doing stuff like that too. >> not in my car. i don't get that stuff. i'm richard lui. we hope this is your first stop here on nbc. ♪ [ male announcer ] at some point, everyone's been at the corner of "new year's resolution" and "maybe i need a new new year's resolution."

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leading the news, dallas morning news reporting husband sues fort worth hospital to remove pregnant wife from life support. she has been on life support since late november. the hospital says texas law prevents them from following the family's wishes because the woman is pregnant. and congresswoman debbie shoemts who chairs dnc plans to follow chris christie and scott during the weekend tour. french president is docking questions on claims he's having an affair with an actress. he spoke of quote painful moments. his long time partner was

hospitalized after the reports surfaced. a case of life imitating art. the blue methamphetamine was shown. it's very real in mexico where the series was set. the show's popularity might woo people into trying it. of course, don't. a family has a newfound respect to their parrot after it beat the spoke alarm. he squawked and woke the family when he smelled smoke. >> that's a fire. get lots of parrots like that. it's wrong to call someone's baby ugly right? as a promotion for the upcoming film, the possessed baby in the remote control stroller scared the living daylights out of folks. besides that guy. most girls, couples. could you imagine your mother or if you're a couple and that

happens to you? it's like a remote control car. done very, very well. much cuter baby news, these penguin chicks were debayed at zoo this week. they were born in december. they each weigh around one pound. the president will visit a manufacturing company in raleigh and talk to students at nc state university. on this day in 2009 the miracle on the hudson river. >> the air way flight 1549 showed the plane fully intact with passengers amazingly standing on the wing in the icy river. tug boat became rescuers before the coast guard and firefighters arrived on the scene.

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a man is shot to death in the parking lot of a south bay hotel overnight. what police are telling us about the suspect this morning. plus, a person walking on 580 in oakland, hit and killed by a car. now investigators are trying to figure out why he or she was there in the first place. off-season wildfires like there is one forcing cal fire to dip into its emergency fund. what could happen if the agent i runs out of money. weather making big news this morning, as we look at embarcadero in san francisco. red flag warning, more record temperatures coming on today. it's wednesday, january 15th. this is "today in the bay."