weather, might require them to slow down if the train tracks get wet. but right now, the issue is a train being removed from the red line. it should be restored, but there are delays. the south bay shows lighter traffic, but same pattern that we typically see. all right. thanks a lot mike. now the today show is just moments away. however, for more local news, stay with today in the bay. streaming live on roku, pluto and other platforms. live at eight. we're diving into the new laws that you can expect in the new year with a legal expert. that's right. all right, well, then that's it for us. that's today in the bay. and of course, you can always get information at nbcbayarea.com and our free app as well. the today show starts now. have a wonderful monday morning. good monday morning. those mysterious drone sightings only growing. >> a new push for answers. it's december 16th.

this is "today." taking action. the federal government deploying new resources this morning to address that wave of drone encounters along the east coast. >> i want to assure the american public that we are on it. >> this morning the new sightings over the weekend, including one that forced a newark airport to briefly shut down as the demand for apss intensifies. new twist. a grand jury expected to indict the accused gunman in the ceo murder case as soon as this week. what that could mean for his fight against extradition to new york. and new details surfacing today about the days before his arrest and the help his mother may have given police. inhe spotlight. rfk jr. heading to capitol hill today, pushs his controversial bid to become the next secretary of health and human services as president-elect trump gives his

embattled pick for the pentagon a boost. we'll have the very latest. on the record. the new district attorney of los angeles speaking out about the menendez brothers' case for the first time since taking office. >> we look at each case separately. which is the way they actually should be handled. >> straight ahead, what he's saying about the brothers' case with their fight for freedom hanging in the balance. december downpour. severe storms on both coasts ahead of some of the busiest travel days of the year. soaking rain and even snow in the east. a rare tornado ripping through parts of california, and al is tracking it all. all that, plus time's up? the push to end daylight saving getting high-profile help. what president-elect trump is now saying about it. and playoff push. >> putting it up top, back of the end zone! oh did he catch that! what a catch, gabriel dobbs! >> the packers defeat the

seahawks on sunday night football, a crucial win helping green bay inch closer in the race for the super bowl, today, monday, december 16th, 2024. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb. plaza. hi from studio isa in rockefeller plaza. hi, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you along with us. >> yeah, glad you're with us. a lot to get to, guys. the countdown for the holidays is on. this is actually our last full week before christmas. and you can see outside, it is kind of a gray one on our plaza. it rained a lot overnight, made for a really messy commute. hats off to the guys that are standing out there. >> i know. it is going to keep going. this is set to bring more rain and even snow to much of the country. al has our forecast in just a bit. but first our top story. the growing calls for action over the thousands of drone reports across the east coast. the federal government ready to send a detection system to new

york after an airport was forced to briefly shut down its runways because of drone activity. >> in just a moment, we're going to show you the technology that everybody is so concerned about. >> we brought in a drone, confirmed by the experts, to be similar to those seen in the sightings, so you can see what everybody is talking about. we start with tom costello who covers aviation for us. tom, good morning. >> good morning, guys. the fbi, faa and homeland security say in many of these cases people are seeing regularly scheduled planes, helicopters or even recreational drones. but there are so many sightings, it's causing some people to panic. >> you see it? >> reporter: across the northeast this morning, high alert and high anxiety. across the northeast this morning, high alert and high anxiety. >> there is two more right there. >> reporter: as the federal government sends extra help to new york and new jersey where the governor has now been briefed by the fbi. the first drone was spotted there nearly a month ago. an fbi official says more than 5,000 drone sightings have been reported.

but there is still no single answer to what's behind the st sightings. >> no state can become a wild west of drone activity. >> reporter: fbi, dhs and faa officials other the weekend say a large percentage appear to be normal, commercial, private and government air traffic confused for drones. but many americans and lawmakers remain wary. the senate majority leader chuck schumer urging federal agencies to use drone technology like the robin radar. >> you should not have to shake an eight ball to get an answer. >> reporter: after runways were closed at newark stewart airport friday night due to drone activity, new york's governor says a detection system isn't enough. posting sunday congress must pass a law that will give us the power to deal didirectly wh the drones. currently there is no national

drone tracking system, making it difficult to identify who is responsible for all l these unmanned sightings. homeland security director al han doe mayorkas offering one possible explanation. an faa policy last year allowing drones to fly at night. >> that may be one of the reasons why now people are seeing more drones than they did before. i want to assure the american public that we are on it. >> reporter: police in boston say two men were arrested over the weekend for flying a drone dangerously close to logan airport. and the faa is confirming its now received multiple reports of people shining lasers at planes in air space over new york, new jersey and pennsylvania. >> they were definitely me. it stayed on me for a period of time it's definitely off putting. >> reporter: while many residents remain unsure and on edge, what to make of so many mysterious sightings. >> sort of scary. i don't know, i mean, i don't know what to think about it. >> i think it is definitely an overaction. i don't think it's a big deal. >> the veteran drone experts say they believe the reports have taken on a life of their own, creating a bit of a public panic. they insist there is no indication of any criminal,

foreign government involvement whatsoever. they're not down -- they're not trying to eliminate the fact that there are drones up there. but the bottom line is they say so far we see nothing nefarious. >> it seems like it's legal to fly drones? >> in many, many cases if not most cases. >> what about the suggestion that some are making, tom, that they should take matters in their own hands -- >> shoot them down. generally thought to be a bad idea. >> seems like it. >> if, in fact, what we are seeing people mistaking legitimate air travel, helicopters, planes, legitimate drones, you start shooting them down, you could kill somebody. not only that, if you shoot down a drone and it falls on somebody, you could kill them. please, please don't do this. >> yeah. i would think so. tom, thank you. you'll come back in the next hour. you brought show and tell today. >> i did. >> a giant drone. we'll get -- there it is right in our studio. >> it is a giant drone. >> it's big. it looks scary. >> it does. tom, thank you. also this morning, new developments in that closely-watched ceo murder case

as the fight to extradite the accused gunman from pennsylvania to new york intensifies. nbc's stephanie gosk joins us here with the latest. good morning. >> good morning. some experts believe luigi mangione will soon be extradited to new york. now a matter of when. this as weearn about the 26-year-old's time in prison so far and how police managed to track him down. accused killer luigi mangione remains in a pennsylvania prison cell but new york officials say they are eager to extradite him. a source tells nbc news as soon as this week a grand jury in new york could indictment the man suspected of murdering unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson. a potential indictment could bolster the manhattan d.a.'s extradition case. the 26-year-old just hired a new defense team. his attorney spoke about the case and mangione's defee on cnn before being hired as his lawyer. >> there might be a not guilty by reason of insanity defense that they'll be thinking about

because the evidence is going to be so overwhelming that he did what he did. >> reporter: while authorities are revealing more about what led up to his arrest. after the suspect was first reported missing by his mother last month, law enforcement officials say a san francisco police officer recognized similarities in the images of mangione in new york and the individual in the missing person report and contacted the fbi. two law enforcement sources familiar with the matter telling nbc news that authorities reached out to mangione's mother two days later who told them the man in the images could be her son. just one day later, mangione was taken into custody at a mcdonald's in pennsylvania. according to the pennsylvania department of corrections, mangione, who is not being held in solitary confinement has eaten every meal in his 15 x 6 foot concrete cell. he does not have a tv and is not yet interacting with other inmates. >> he may only be there for a matter of weeks. for his short stay there, he's going to be treated like any

otother inmate. >> mangione was visited by three attorneys on friday. two from new york, regarding his case there, as well as tom dickey, a lawyer handling his criminal charges in pennsylvania. dickey maintained his client plans to plead not guilty to all charges in both states. >> steph, thank you. we turn now the trump transition. the president-elect expected to map out more goals for his administration today after a public show w of support over t weekend for his embattled choice to lead the defense department. garrett haake in west palm for us. garrett, good morning. >> reporter: hey, savannah. good morning to you. the president-elect set to make what his team is calling a major economic announcement here this morning in south florida. cnbc reporting it's a $100 billion investment from the japanese firm softbank. mr. trump opening up mar-a-lago to the cameras for the first time since his election victory this morning. all as a transition tries to show it's hitting the ground running and getting its team in place by inauguration day.

president-elect donald trump publicly standing by his embattled pick for secretary of defense. appearing with pete hegseth in a host of other top republicans at the annual army/navy game this weekend in maryland. hegseth has faced a barrage of critical media reports after mr. trump first announced his selection last month, including a sexual assault claim for which was investigated but never charged. and reports of excessive drinking, all of which he denies. republican senators now largely rallying to his defense. senator lindsey graham saying on "meet the press" that hegseth would release the sexual assault accuser from a nondisclosure agreement. >> he told me he would release her from that agreement. yeah. just think about what we're talking about. i would want to know if anybody nominated for a high-level job in washington legitimately assaulted somebody. >> reporter: today another top trump pick will make his first appearance on capitol hill, health and human services secretary selection robert f. kennedy jr., slated to meet with several republican senators.

kennedy, long a skeptic of vaccines and vaccine mandates, under new scrutiny over a "new york times" report that kennedy attorney aaron sooery helping him fill other federal health roles took part in a 2022 effort to petition the federal government to revoke approval of the polio vaccine. in a lengthy response online, seary calling the article, quote a hit piece. mitch mcconnell, a childhood polio survivor, firing off a critical statement on friday. efforts to undermine public confidence in proven cures are not just uninformed, they're dangerous. >> rfk jr. said -- >> let's go through and have more science and study more to make sure the safety and efficacy is there. and that's what president trump is saying. >> reporter: it all comes as the president-elect notched a major legal victory with abc agreeing to pay15 million to a future trump presidential foundation and museum. with the network and anchor george stephanopoulos saying they, quote, regret statements regarding mr. trump during a

march interview which he called defamatory. and abc news spokesperson responded to that settlement with an email saying we are pleased that the parties have reached an agreement to dismiss the lawsuit on the terms in the court filing. as for hegseth and the nda, his attorney tells me this morning the accuser is welcome to speak out but saying there will be legal consequences if she lies. savannah? >> garrett, thank you very much. let's go to middle east now and the political transition that is unfolding in syria. u.s. officials announcing they have made direct contact with the rebel group that led the overthrow against the assad regime. we're also hearing from the mother of missing american austin tice who disappeared in syria more than a decade ago. richard engel joins us from damascus. hey, richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, hoda. it's been a week since bashar al assad has been overthrown. here in damascus, life is returning.

christians have resumed services, shops are open. but the profound impact on the region is far from settled. the israeli military this morning dropped a bomb on what it says was an ammunition depot in syria. israel is worried new islamist government may be hostile so it's disarming it preemptively. this as syrians are trying to put their lives back together after decades living under bashar al assad, whose dict dictatorship is accused of killing and disappearing hundreds of thousands. and everyday now, syrians come to this square in damascus to hang posters of missing relatives. this man is looking for his nephew, oday. >> do you think he's alive? >> i don't know. >> reporter: most of the missing were arrested after protests against assad began a decade ago. she handed me this. please, please, put this one on camera.

everyone here hoping beyond hope. but what's so disturbing is not a single person here has said that they've received a phone ll. american journalist austin tice has been missing for 12 years. last week a fellow detainee guided me to what heaid was tice's cell. this weekend on "meet the press" tice's mother confirmed that was the place. >> we were able to verify that he was. as far as, you know, of course we have incredible respect for the people that are going in to the cells in the prisons. that must be very challenging. you do have some feelings about what richard saw. and we're just so glad that he went in there. and we're so glad that he found it. it mattered. it matred to us hugely. >> reporter: and some happy reunions are happening. this morning, we met two cousins, broken out of prison

when the regime fell. they made their way back home barefoot. i had three sons, this woman says. but at least these men are back. they were gone for so long. their children are just getting to know them. syria's new rebel leader here is calling for refugees to return home. ordered militias to be disband and called for the currency to be redesigned without assad's picture on it. hoda? >> richard engel in damascus. thank you. quarter after, brings us to craig with another story making headlines. >> good morning. good morning to you as well. as the menendez brothers push to get out of jail. the d.a. is speaking out for the first time since taking office. laura jarrett here with more on this one. laura, good morning. >> hey, craig, good morning to you. it's been two weeks since the new d.a. in l.a. took the reigns. already he is combing through a mountain of evidence and trial transcripts from a case that first captured the nation's s

attention more than 30 years ago. and even though hockman's work is not done, what he has seen so far could signal a tough road ahead for those brothers. with the me mendes's brother push for freedom now officially on his desk, skepticism from los angeles county's new top prosecutor, specifically pushing back on a key claim from erik and lyle's defense attorney. >> if they were the menendez sisters, they would not be in custody today. >> reporter: in a new interview "deadline" nathan hockman rejecting the notion that the years of sexual abuse the menendez brother's say they suffered at the hands of their father was not taken seriously at their 1995 trial when they were convicted of murdering their parents. saying, quote, i think it's a bit simplistic to say that society back in the '90s didn't recognize sexual abuse of young boys or men. adding, the issues that we'll be looking at for the trial will be whether or not these two young men faced an immediate threat to

their life, how they got to the point is irrelevant for the trial. over the weekend, erik and lyle's cousin speaking out. >> i hope that he will broaden his view a little bit and see that that is a relevant factor of this case. >> reporter: the brothers have long maintained their parent's murders were the product of a horrific childhood, filled with abuse. while prosecutors argued they wanted their inheritance money. >> we did it! >> reporter: and while a netflix series and other documentaries thrust the brother back into the spotlight, hockman says in a new interview with lester holt that the fate of erik and lyle may not go hand in hand. >> do you leave open the possibility their cases could be handled differently? that they would be split? >> while they're called the menendez brother's case, there's an erik menendez case and lyle menendez case. we'll look at each case separately. which is the way they actually should be handled. >> reporter: hock man's recommendation expected to come

in advance of a key hearing late next month where a judge could decide to set them free, after more than 30 years behinind bar. now, d.a. hockman says he has already spoke on the the original prosecutors on this case and he's also invited members of the menendez family to meet with him, many who are eager to sit down with him and support their release. >> so it continues, laura. thank you. see more of lester hols interview with l.a. county's district attorney tonight on "nbc nightly news." a rare tornado ripped through northern california this weekend, downing trees and power poles and overturning vehicles, too. at least five people were injured. the tornado touched down in scotts valley, just north of santa cruz. there was significant damage. but emergency crews worked through the night to restore power and reopen roads in that area. >> more on the weather. we have al at his post. hey, al. good morning, guys. good morning to you. unfortunately a foggy start for our friends from duluth to wa saw, madison, chicago. 30 million people under flood

watches right now. we're going to continue to watch this very carefully. we'll see what happens there. right now, some wet weather making its way through the northeast. part of the system pushing through to the north. there's a little mixed precip. behind it, this warm front will push in with a cold front attached to it. widespread rain. thankfully it will be rain because temperatures above normal. gusty winds. locally heavy downpours. tomorrow, that next storm comes in out of the planins. wednesday, look for freezing rain and snow. across the great lakes, a line of rain stretching from new york all the way down to atlanta. we're looking at anywhere from about 1 to 3 inches down through the central mississippi and the ap lay chans. we'll get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

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story that everybody is talking about, those mysterious drone sightings. and we have got one right here in our studio. it is very similar to what a lot of folks have been seeing. what is it capable of? who is exactly able to fly them? why does it look so scary. >> it really does. it's big. >> it's darth drone. plus, the push to end daylight savings time. it's getting a high-profile boost over the weekend. so could the days finally be numbered for that controversial clock change? the newest wrinkle in the debate. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

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thanks, bob. there was no tornado in the city. there was one in santa cruz county. meteorologist kari hall is tracking what the weather is going to look like today. we have a new storm coming in. it's not going to have as much of an impact as the one we saw friday night into saturday, but still, it's already soggy. and we see the rain coming down in san rafael, and that rain will be pushing through the rest of the bay area as we track it on storm ranger. you can also track it through the nbc bay area app. ginger. thanks a lot, kari. now, don't forget you can catch us streaming at 8 a.m. we are talking about changes that are coming to schools in the workplace. we'll have a lal expert break down some new state laws taking effect in the new year. you can watch us on roku and other streaming plaorms. we'll seetf

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we will gaze out at our gorgeous norway spruce. >> when you say that countdown, to do list, to do list, to do list. >> heart pounding. >> my to do list has a sub to do list. first up this half hour, much more on this story that everyone is talking about, this mystery blind those near daily drone sightings over new jersey, over new york. >> yes. investigators are trying to figure out exactly what people are seeing. it's bringing a lot of attention to what the faa calls unmanned airport systems. while it is illegal to fly drones in some areas, there are some rules. >> tom costello is here with show and tell with a large

drone. it particularly good for aerial cinematography and things of that nature. but this is the thing you might use also if you are out doing surveys, if you are out there, for example, trying to determine if there is an if there is any issue with utility lines, et cetera, et cetera. the bigger the drone, the shorter the amount of time they could spend actually up there in the air. it is controlled by a controller right here. it has two joy sticks on this one right here. and this is how one controller would be able to essentially make sure pilot this drone in line of sight. in line of sight. >> how close do you have to be

to the drone, tom, to fly it? could you do it from state, another country? >> pretty difficult. the average range for a consumer drone, which you might buy online, it's about half a mile for a very basic drone. maybe seven miles for a really advanced drone. for the most part, you got to fly it within your line of sight. so as for the flight time, if this drone was flying, for example, the maximum weight would be 55 pounds. that's according to the faa, and the battery is only going to last 10 to 12 minutes in total. you can't keep it up there long. the smaller drones half pound, pound and a half, they might fly 25 minutes or so. maybe a half an hour. but, really, the shorter flights are what is much more common. for the kind of drones we think are up in the skies over new jersey and new york. and let's be clear, we don't think -- at least people i talk to, they don't think that this is the average drone size in the skies over new jersey. this gives you a sense of how big they can get. >> how does this one compare to what folks are telling you have

been spotted over -- >> first of all, let me make the point. you can categorize drones in sizes. so we have really small and really big. it is all about weight and capacity. we have nano drones, really small. as tiny as you can imagine. almost like an insect. and then you could have small drones, as you see, up to 12 inches. again recreational here. and then you could get up to another a foot in length. and that often includes -- there you go four feet, medium-sized drones. large drones is what we're looking at here. and go beyond commercial grade, up to a military grade drone, which you are obviously not going to see in the skies over the east coast over the united states. but this is really a mega drone size. we're not going to turn the propellers on because we all want to keep our heads this morning. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> wow, that's incredible. >> these must be pretty expensive, too. is it t legal toly these things? >> totally legal. first of all you -- anybody can get a drone. if it's under a half a pound, you don't have to register it.

you have to keep it under 400 feet, according to the faa rules and regs. and you must say three miles or so away from an airport. they must be registered. if you are over half a pound, over 250 grams or so. now, again, this is -- if you are using it for commercial purposes you have to register them with the faa and you also have to get a license. our nbc news guys that are flying drones, they have to get this pilot license. they're not just a hobbyist. and you have to understand what the rules of the air are as described and prescribed by the faa. the faa does require you take a basic license test in order to fly not only this drone but a smaller drone over a half a pound in size. that's the big challenge, right, making sure that the people flying them are flying them according to faa regs. lower than 400 feet, line of sight. you cannot lose sight of it. and then you also have to steer clear of airports and utility towers and the like.

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wondering if we'll soon be saying good night to time changes once and for all. for years it swept across social media. >> i hate you, daylight savings time. >> reporter: and permeated pop culture. >> look at how dark it's getting already. >> it's not daylight savings time. >> when does it start? >> i don't know. they just tell you the night before. >> reporter: the timeless tug over america's biannual clock change. and now president-elect donald trump weighing in, writing, the republican party will use its best efforts to eliminate daylight saving time, adding it's inconvenient and very costly to our nation. trump's incoming administration government efficiency advisers elon musk and vivek ramaswamy in agreement, calling the clock changes annoying and inefficient. >> what i know is that daylight savings wasn't established until world war i. >> reporter: first implemented more than a century ago the practice of springing forward and falling back was intended to take advantage of daylight and save on electricity. but today many find the

flip-flopping antiquated. a recent survey shows two-thirds of americans support locking the clock. >> it's 5:00 p.m. and i'm dead serious, contemplating just going straight to bed. >> reporter: but which way to lock the clock is more contentious. year-round daylight savings time would prioritize light in the evening, something more than 700 bills and legislations have pushed for, first require approval from congress. year-round standard time would prioritize light in the morning and would be better suited for our biological clocks and health, according to the american medical association. save standard time founder jp says the time has come. >> when we're on daylight savings time, we are sleeping less. the illusion of added daylight in the evening keeps us aback awake later than we should and then daylight time wakes us earlier in the morning, so we're losing sleep at both ends of the day. >> reporter: as the debate over clock changes ticks on.

>> wow. the time founder. here's the thing. i mean, if we were to stick to the same time all year, what would that actually look like in different parts of the country? >> that's a good question because here is where it gets complicated to find a one size fits all solution. so if we did standard time permanently year-round, parts of maine would see the sunrise before 4:00 a.m. that also means it would set before -- just around 4:00 p.m. here in new york city, we could see the sunrise just after 4:00 a.m. same goes for boston. now, on the other side of things, if we saw daylight saving time permanent year-round, indianapolis, detroit could see the sunrise after 9:00 a.m. in north dakota, closer to 10:00 a.m. but then you get the light later into the day, closer to 10:00 p.m. so it's a little complicated. we have tried, the country in the 1970s to go to daylight savings time year-round, but they reverted back after a year because of all the traffic accidents. >> but you didn't grow up with it, right? >> in arizona, we don't observe that. it's just so weird. >> it is.

>> let's just change time. sorry that it's dark at 4:00 p.m., but take it up with the universe. you know? >> i'm with you. >> it's a meteorological phenomenon. >> it's not meteorological. >> whatever. >> keep me out of it. >> it's an act of god. >> fine. fine. >> who are we to change clocks? it's 7:40. just kidding. it's 6:40. >> here here. >> i'm with this. >> i'm with him. >> me, too. >> let's all just go back to a sun dial, okay? >> what were those like? >> well, they were great except when it rained and you didn't know what time it was. i remember those days. 15 to 20 degrees above average. for the eastern haft of the country. indianapolis, you are at 60, 22 degrees above average. new york city 50, orlando 80 degrees. temperatures stay warm right into tomorrow. philadelphia 61. oklahoma city 64 degrees. that's 14 degrees above average. and then we watch this gradual

drop. lexington 55 to wednesday. 39 by friday. new york city 49 on wednesday, a 10 degree drop by friday to 39 degrees. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the time. good monday morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're tracking some heavy rain moving through the north bay with storm ranger. make sure you have the nbc bay area app so that you can also do the same as this. rain moves from north to south. really heavy downpours at this point, and we're looking at a half to three quarters of an inch of rain today. eventually this and that is your latest weather. guys? >> all right, al. thank you. coming up, the boom in christmas related tourism, attracting crowds to big cities and local small neighborhoods and turning some locals into ebenezer

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♪ we are back with carson daly. we're also back. that sea of red suits flooding the streets of new york this weekend, santacon. >> otherwise known as drunk fest. >> yes. >> well, nine days to go. holiday festivities just like that are in full force. tis the season for the crowds. in certain cases, some crowds locals are calling for crowd control. nbc's joe fryer is in front of our rockefeller tree with more on that. hey, joe, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning. even in the rain right here in new york, more than $500 million poured into the city's economy just because of the holidays as many are out getting into the holiday spirit all across the country, checking out christmas markets and dazzling light displays. is it any wonder massive crowds are turning out? it is beginning to look a lot

like christmas with festivities drawing in the masses around the world. but as holiday well wishers descend in droves, some are now shouting bah humbug. >> i hate crowds. merry christmas. >> reporter: in new york city, with more than 4 million daily visitors this holiday season, crowds line the streets with thousands looking to get a glimpse of the rockefeller tree or enjoy christmas village in brian park. >> this place is just a tourist-filled nightmare. so many people. i can barely walk. >> reporter: in chicago, a similar scene of christmas chaos. >> that's the line to get in. >> reporter: and in washington, d.c., indianapolis and beyond, the crush is growing as more holiday markets pop-up across the country. >> the rise of christmas markets has encouraged travelers to sneak one more trip in right before christmas or at the holiday itself to experience the markets. >> reporter: even

christmas-themed destinations like california. >> come with me to visit the most iconic christmas town. in so cal. >> reporter: the city's population of 6,000 welcomes in more than a million visitors annually. according to the u.s. travel association, seasonal tourism contributes to about $180 million to the economy each year, with the purchases of travel and tourism-related goods and services, up 28% from international visitors. >> so we really do see an impact, even at the microlevel. small destinations seeing huge increases in tourism. people bringing their dollars to spend locally this time of year because of those holiday attractions. >> reporter: overtourism is a headache for many european countries like this town in finland, the official hometown of santa claus, which had its population swell ten times, causing some locals to beg for crowd control. despite the crowd, some are saying deck the halls with some extra patience and bring along

that holiday spirit. >> everyone is all bundled up in the holiday spirit, and it's just so cute. >> reporter: here's advice from the experts if you want to brace for those crowds. look into markets and events that have time slots so you can pre book. arrive early and leave early. that might mean you nisz miss the lights once it gets dark. try to avoid going on a weekend. if you go during the week, you may have smaller crowds. also bring an umbrella. >> or maybe go after christmas. >> there you go. >> joe, thanks for that. appreciate it. coming up, everybody, hollywood titan tyler perilive in studio 1a. we'll chat about his first project. first a quick check of your local news, weather and these messages. ♪ what the world needs now ♪

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in yountville. they say it was caused by an inflatable decoration. now they warn everyone not to overload their power sources and to make sure you're not using frayed or broken power cords. they also say you should never string more lights together than what the manufacturer recommends. i'm kris sanchez in scotts valley, where the cleanup continues. after that, ef one tornado tore through part of town on saturday, overturning cars ripping down power lines and trees, and even taking off part of one woman's roof. several people were injured, though not seriously. and now the conversation turns to why there wasn't a tornado warning rather than a special marine advisory. all right, let's check in with kari. kari turned tornado free today. yes, definitely hoping for that. even though we are still seeing some active weather and some heavy rain in the north bay, the leading edge of this may cause some gusty winds as it continues to move closer to vallejo and eventually down into the east bay, where we're

already seeing some light rain. but we're tracking it all with storm ranger. it's still going to be a very sloppy morning commute, with that heavy rain coming down and the system that's pushing through from north to south across the bay area. expect most of the day to be wet, at least through the morning into the early afternoon. it looks like it will be improving for the evening commute, as the rain tapers off, and the rest of the forecast is looking dry and temperatures warm up through the middle of the week. back to you. thanks a lot, kari. make sure to watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast starting in minutes. california is bringing in new laws come the new year. at 8 a.m. we break it down for you. from

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coming up, push for answers. this morning, a new call for action over the wave of drone encounters along the east coast. >> i want to assure the american public that we are on it. >> after even more sightings over the weekend forced a newark airport to briefly shut down. we're live with the latest. and breaking the ice. figure skater amber glenn is here live after wowing on the world stage. >> wow! >> that was one of the best triple axels i've seen from amber glenn. all that plus tyler perry live in studio 1a.16th,

>> plus sandler shows up on "s n nl." and christmas carol car pool karaoke. ♪ >> on an action-packed "popstart." today, monday, december 16th, 2024 ♪ >> from lexington, kentucky. >> today is my 50th birthday. >> celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary. >> wishing my man a happy birthday. >> visiting from denver, colorado. >> simi valley, california. >> green lake, wisconsin. >> florida. >> virginia. >> and greenville, tennessee. ♪ >> mother/daughter trip from duluth, minnesota. >> celebrating her graduation from texas a&m. welcome back to "today," monday morning. what an awesome crowd. i mean, they're out there. it's cold. it's rainy. they're going poncho casual. they look fantastic. and we will be out there to join them in just a few. >> what a great crowd. wow. >> the best.

>> let's get to your news at 8:00 on a monday morning. we'll start with those mysterious drone sightings along the east coast. the demand for answers is intensifying this morning. nbc's tom costello is our aviation expert. he is here with the very latest. tom, good morning. >> a lot of questions, not a lot of answers right now. the federal government says it is right now adding more resources to new jersey and new york to help out and try to get some answers. the bottom line is the fbi says so far they have had 5,000 reports, sightings of drones. that doesn't mean that multiple people aren't reporting the same drone. of those 5,000, they really need to get some answers on. they on identified 100. the faa official says, this is interesting, when you overlay a map of the drone sightings, they very often line right up with nearby airport takeoff and landing routes in and out of new york or a new jersey airport. and very often, we can tell you there is legitimate traffic, planes, helicopters and real legitimate commercial drones.

there are 1 million registered drones nationwide. it's just exploded in popularity. but there is no national tracking system to identify which drone right this very minute is being flown by whom. you have to register the drone, but not a national tracking system. and the faa recently allowed nighttime drone flights. as a result, they suggest this may be part of what's happening here. more people flying their drones, hobbyists flying at night and the fbi is suggesting there may be also a a little bit of, my words not their's, public hysteria involved here. in other words, people are all looking for drones. pretty soon you think you see something. in fact, it's a helicopter, a plane, a starlink satellite going overhead. >> it's superman. >> all of the above. >> but they're not dismissing this. they are very concerned about it. and they're investigating. >> okay. >> thank you, tom. appreciate it. former house speaker nancy pelosi is recovering this morning after undergoing a hip replacement surgery in germany.

the procedure coming after pelosi was hurt during a congressional trip to luxembourg. in a statement, spokesperson describes the 84-year-old as well on the mend, but there were no further details about her injury or how she sustained it. pelosi was in europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the battle of the bulge in world war ii. an ancient relic many christians revere as jesus christ crown of thorns the crown he wore during the crucifixion. that relic was returned this weekend to notre dame cathedral in paris. the crown was taken back to its historic home in a ceremony presided over by the archbishop of paris and comes five years after it was saved. along with other relics during that devastating fire at the cathedral back in 2015. the quick actions of firefighters that day ensured the survival of those historic treasures. to the nfl now. green bay packers looking like a real contender, taking on the seattle seahawks on "sunday night football."

>> packers trying to do the same, third and five. love putting it up top, back of the end zone! oh did dobbs catch that? what a catch, romeo dobbs! touchdown, green bay! what a catch! >> jordan love with his second td pass of the night. packers go on to win it, 30-13. and they move on to 10-4. >> that was a great. how about a boost? >> i got you covered. so there was a really cute 4-year-old girl named story. she stole the show at her school's christmas performance. the moment of truth actually came after the show had already ended. the audience was packing up to leave. but story had one more thing to say. >> i am very proud of myself and all of my other friends in my class. and my class is really sweet.

except one little boy. i need to tell you -- [ laughter ]. >> all right. the school principal had to grab that mic back before any more was revealed about the, quote, little boy. story's mom tells us her daughter is not shy. always felt comfortable in the spotlight. she's even been known to sing to random people in the grocery store. so we think we know her calling. >> i need to know the boy's name. i need the name. i need the name. >> that's adore ebl. coming up next, remember this name, amber glenn, the figure skater behind the biggest title of any american woman in nearly two decades. this morning she is with us live right here to celebrate right after this.

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>> say that again, best triple axel. >> we're back with a u.s. figure skater who recently made a huge statement on the world stage. >> amber glenn won gold earlier this month at the prestigious grand prix earlier this month. the first american woman to take that title in 14 years. do you think we're excited about that? it's been a breakout year for the 25-year-old skater. >> amber, good morning. good morning. could you re-live that moment for us because it was a long time coming, and it seemed to have -- it almost felt like a surprise to you. what was it like knowing you had done that? >> absolutely incredible. i have been on the grand prix circuit since 2017. to have even made it to such a prestigious event, i was just happy to be there. so to win -- you can see, i was in complete shock. then my competitors -- >> explain this. those are the japanese competitors you had just beat, paying an homage to you.

tell us about that. >> the comradery of is -- i look up very dramatically. they're just reenacting it as like a show of support. and it's -- >> let's talk about what has changed for you. because you've been in this for a long, long time. and then you have this kind of crowning moment at -- you're 26 years old, is that right? >> 25, yeah. >> 25 years old, at this moment. so what has changesed for you th brought to you to this moment? >> it's been a huge mental game for me. i've had the capability since a young age physically. and it's been about prioritizing my mental health. and honestly, some meditation has really helped. >> talk about that because it's so -- i thought that was so interesting to hear you say that. it's like physically you were there and you you could have been there and you've been there this whole time. you've been skating at elite level since you were a young teen. but the mental game, that's what makes a champion.

you seem to have conquered that right now. >> for sure. it was such a deep psychological level. i was geld through the performance and realize i was performing in front of thousands of people on live tv. i've been working with a neuro therapist. it's been helpful to stay locked in and enjoy these amazing praechls i get to do around the world. >> what do you say to yourself? i was just thinking of simone biles who went through some difficult times and decide she was going to come back and had this sort of lazor focus. is there something you tell yourself before you start? >> so, as of recent, a kind of motto has been calm beast. >> calm beast. i like that. >> it started from one of my coaches at the rink. and it's just to have that calmness and serenity that you can see in figure skating while maintaining the powerful athleticism that it takes to nail those element. just having a combination of the two kind of just puts me in that great zone. >> i love that.

>> beast mode but calm. >> exactly. >> so we have to ask, are the olympics something that you're aiming for? it's still a couple years ago, so that's a lot of work between now and then. >> for sure. i mean, this is what all this is building up to. we're going to have the u.s. national championships in 2025 and this january. and then we'll go on to try to qualify a spot for the boston world championships. and that leads into the olympics. >> we're cheering you on, amber. congrats again. >> thank you. >> making history. >> thank you. >> amber will be back in the third hour. catch amber back on the ice at next month's u.s. figure skating championship on usa and peacock. calm beast. i like that. that's a t-shirt. soggy weather in the mid mississippi river valley. above average temperatures down to the south. rain exiting the northeast but then more again tomorrow. rain and snow

we're back. >> best time of the morning, "popstart." >> the people outside, they have a we love "popstart" sign. i have never seen that. we appreciate that. first up, car pool karaoke, the apple tv plus series inspired by james corden's late night segment is back with a holiday episode, a special one. we've gogot host z low coming at 10:00 to talk to hoda. this time he gives a ride to la. di gaga, dua lipa and chappell roan. ♪ won't make my momma proud ♪ ♪ i knew she's going to scream ♪ ♪ god, what have you done, you're a pink pony girl and you dance at the club oh momma ♪ ♪ i'm just having fun, on stage

in my heels it's where i belong down at the pink pony club ♪ >> there they are in the second row in the mini van there. you'll sit down and tell us more about that with the scoop there with zan low coming up in the fourth hour. we'll move on to kate hudson. christmas carolling cohorts little big town bringing more cheer straight from the grand old opry joined by all star guests including sheryl crow, josh groban and kate hudson and a "popstart" exclusive sneak peek. ♪ from now on our troubles will be miles away ♪ ♪ here we are as in olden days,

happy golden days of your ♪ >> there's really nothing kate hudson can't do. >> she's so talented. >> she's getting better. every time we see clips of her she's getting better. is she going for a grammy? what is happening? >> that will be awesome. at 8/7 central here on nbc. over the weekend, chris rock returned bringing big laughs to studio 8h joined by fellow former cast mate adam sandler. the sandman making a surprise cameo in a sketch about an operation gone wrong where he had a hard time keeping it together. >> and you, not sure what your role in this skit is. but so happy you're getting air time. good luck. hope your participaents are pro you. >> oh, thank god he skipped me. >> no, no, no. i was just getting to you. >> how much blood you got? >> you know what, apparently a lot. >> that's fun. love it. next up, jason kelce, on

saturday the former philadelphia eagle got the celeb look-alike contest treatment. joining the latest trend of popup seeking a doppelganger. hordes of beard bad boys pack in philly's house. one walked away victorious with a case of garage beer. >> he looks just like it too. >> the og jason look alike. >> and it is the santa from the rudolph, christmas claymation old one. >> i'm not buying it. >> he's right. >> absolutely. uconn cornelius. >> yeah. there you go. >> there's one more piece of news we have been very excited to share with you if we could have a drum roll, please. >> all right. >> we wrote a cook book, everybody. we have a book coming out "today" loves food. recipes from america's favorite kitchen available to pre-order right now. just scan the qr code at the bottom of your screen.

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go for more information on the recipe here which we'll give you that. get excited. april 29th you'll notice that's just in time for mother's day. >> oh, yeah. >> this book will be the greatest gift for anybody for a mom around mother's code. >> tyler perry has a recipe in the book. no, he does not. >> the sequel. just ahead, i've been waiting for this interview, tyler perry is in studio 1a. he has a highly anticipated new film. it's highlighting the hidden history of an extraordinary group of women and so much more. can't wait to visit with tyler. but first your local news.

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incredible. guess what? the temptations are right here in our studio. they will bring a little sunshine on a cloudy day as they celebrate 60 years of "my girl." they will treat us to a special performance of that beloved song in just a little bit. also ahead, the multi-talented tyler perry is here. we have a lot to chat about, including his new movie. some are calling it his best film yet. the six triple eight. >> what a show we got today. plus, the seattle seahawks may have lost last night's game, but their mascot is always a winner, soaring into the stadium for the last two decades. liz kreutz got a look. in case the holidays are more frazzled than festive, we have practical advice on how to get a good night's sleep, whether you are traveling or staying home. >> come back tomorrow as well. we have big stars, big stars tomorrow here. comedian john mull layniny will be here. kerry washington will be here. shwill stop by as well and

spend time with her. all right. we send it over to al. send it right here. >> okay. let's see what we've got going on for you this week. if you are dreaming of a white christmas, typical chance of white christmas, 90% of northern minneapolis, 75% up into northern new england. out west, you're got the best chance of a white christmas, the rockies, the cascade and sierra mountain ranges. however, look at this, warmer than average for two thirds of the country unfortunately. in fact, even warmer as you get into the east as well. the american model shows maybe one plus inches of snow depth. wednesday that's northern plains, northern new england and some of the rockies. not a great shot at a white christmas throughout much of the country. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's ha good monday morning, i'm meteorologist kari hall. today we're startinout with rain once again, some wet weather, and it's been slowly making its way out of the north bay into

the peninsula as well as the east bay. so we're starting to see the activity picking up. although it's been raining for hours in the north bay, it's starting to let up just a bit. eventually it's going to clear out. tonight. temperatures drop to the mid 40s and we're in the low 60s. much of the wee all right. it's our first round the horn for the week. here we go! here we go! excited to see hoda. over here they're excited to see hoda. yeah. over here they're here to see hoda. good to see you guys. there you go. there you go. we love you. yeah. and there you have it. our first around the horn retired t-shirt right there. ladies and gentlemen, there you go. back to you! >> all right, al. thank you so much. all right, guys. coming up next, hollywood titan tyler perry on his new film, a

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♪ welcome back. many stories of bravery during world war ii have been brought to the screen. however, tyler perry's latest film is shining a light on a group you have not heard about. in the six triple eight, kerry washington's character, major charity adams, is given a near impossible task, to deliver a massive backlog of letters from loved ones to men fighting on the front lines. take a look. >> ladies, we have been ordered to provide hope and communication and care packages to our exhausted soldiers on the

front lines and to let their families back home know if they are safe. >> they died in battle, next part of that line. yeah, yeah, yeah. >> oh, my gosh. before we go on, i want to read this. we need to put this on the screen. this is "variety's" review. battalion of history makes history in tyler perry's best film yet. best film yet. >> wow. >> you keep getting better. >> i'll take that. >> that's what i'm noticing. >> i'll take that. >> you put your heart and soul into this and to hear that -- i know, you know, sometimes critics love. sometimes they don't. sometimes it doesn't matter. how does it feel in this moment? >> all i wanted to do was honor these women. i had the opportunity to meet two of them who were survivoring members. one was 99 and one was 104. i didn't know what to expect -- i wanted to sit wn and ask her about the six triple eight before i started writing. when she comes down the stairs and sit down and talk to me.

is she going to be in the right mind. is she going to be okay? 99, sharp as a tact. her recall in memory was so great, she was blown away that she could recall that much. >> when you think about what these women were tasked to do, when you say on the surface delivering mail. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> that is not it at all. it's so much more. what does it mean to you? what does it mean to them? >> i think from a modern time, just delivering the mail. that's not an important role. it was the only way for these soldiers to communicate. they were molded in mildew, names were smudge and had to get them to the soldiers because they were losing so much moral. >> the powers to be didn't think these women could do it. so that made them even more motivated. we will show them, we have to do better, do more, get this done. >> do better, do more in record time and did it. kerry washington playing charity adams, who was 26 years old, led

855 women into battle in world war ii and got all that mail deliver and kept the soldier's moral up, it was a phenomenal sorry. >> kerry is in it. oprah is in it. >> susan sarandon, all. it's a great cast. >> i quote you so much. when ever i give speeches, i quote tyler perry. you have the most moving and incredible life stories. i know you gave a speech recently when you were being honored for a number of things. but you talk about how you don't see anything in your life as a failure. nothing. >> yeah. >> and you've been through it. you went through poverty, abuse, everything in the world. and here you sit. but yet any of the failures in life, you don't see them that way. >> no. there's a scripture in the bible i love, all things work together for those who love the lord. which means everything will work together for your good. everything that was awful, horrible, terrible that i thought was failure ended up being a great thing to help me get to the next place in my life. i can't -- if you change the prism of it, look at it as failure, it becomes that.

what was that to teach me. what did i learn? and what did it protect me from when i learned it? >> yeah, yeah. >> i also like how a lot of people in their lives run into closed doors. they see a door slam and they think. >> nope. >> but you have a different way of viewing a closed door. >> yeah. if the door closes, for me that's a wall of a maze coming in. just telling you to go a different way. find the way out. find the way what you're trying to do. not a door, a maze wall. >> you also just spoke about your mother, who you lost. >> yeah. >> is that -- what is that? >> i'm wearing her chain. she had a chain with all of our kids initials on it. when she died, it had it broken up and given to my brother and sister so we all have this chain, yeah. >> just what she meant to you when you describe so many parts of her. i've seen in speeches where you said, at one point your mom even said to you when you wanted to go into this business, just, work at the phone business. you'll make money. she realized this was something bigger for you. when you look at your life now

and think of her, tell me what you think about. >> i heard the best quote and can't remember who said it. the first weapon i ever held was my mother's hand. and that for me has been -- >> say it again. the first weapon -- >> the first weapon i ever held was my mother's hand. with those hands she taught me so much with moving through and being a good person. so those things for me are very, very important. >> well, you're an extraordinary human being. >> i appreciate that. >> you do so much for so many. you don't like to talk about. but we're happy you're here. and i want to tell you guys if you're ever in a funk, just google tyler perry's best speeches which is what i did and it filled me up. congratulations on this. we'll have more with tyler in our next hour. and everybody should know the 6 triple eight remooers on netflix friday night. please, please check it out. >> thank you, hoda. >> we love you. thank you so much. up next, we're taking you inside the game and introducing

we're back at 8:44 with our "inside the game" series where we highlight the nfl. >> yes. this morning we will introduce you to the seattle seahawks' live mascot, an augger hawk. one of the team's most valued members. >> liz kreutz got some up close and personal time with him. hey, liz. >> hey, guys. good morning. i have to be honest, i never thought i would enjoy spending this much time with a bird. his name is tama which means thunder. he is one of three live mascots in the nfl. as i learned firsthand, he is definitely not your average hawk. in fact, some might even say this job was his destiny. the seattle seahawks' mascot doesn't run on to the field, he flies. at each home game, this 19-year-old hawk leads his team

on to the gridiron, firing up the players and the crowd. but when he's not flying around the stadium, he spends his days 300 miles away, across the majestic cascade mountains in spokane, washington. this is a bird of prey. to be this calm and friendly is remarkable. >> a lot of people don't respect that. >> reporter: tama's owners have been there with him since day one when the seahawks organization decided more than two decades ago they wanted a live hawk to represent the team. >> reporter: what was the first thing that went through your mind? >> well, it's never been done before. >> reporter: the seahawks needed a largbird who could handle all that stadium chaos, tama passed the test with flying colors. now in his 20th season, he just might be one of the most valued members of the team. >> there are players that need to touch him for luck before the game. >> they don't dare start the game before touching him.

>> he spent a year training him for the role but knew tama was different from other hawks from the start. >> he's got a job. he does his job really well. if you're around a lot of different birds of prey, or just animals, they don't have to let everybody touch them. >> reporter: since then, tama and his owners have been on quite the wild ride from being recognized by the washington house of representatives to going to super bowl xlviii where tama wasn't the only live mascot in the stadium, to the occasional moments where he has a mind of his own. >> he just jump and got loose. now i'm watching him flying around. and flying around. and all of a sudden he just goes up and he lands on the head of one of our fans. everybody around him has their hands on him because they finally got to pet him. and they're going, no, don't take him. he chose us to go to. >> good. >> leading up to game day, he has his own training program, which i got to see f firsthand >> he's training just like the players. >> oh, yeah.

and we weigh h him to thgram every single day, twice a day, to make sure that he's got the right amount of food. he is an athlete. and he performs. so he'e's got toe at that performing rate. >> hey. thanks, tama. my new best friend. >> reporter: one small bird bringing big excitement to legions of fans. >> he makes the day for a lot of people. you know, we hear all the time, this is my favorite part of the game. we're providing a lot of joy for a lot of fans. and we see it. and they tell us. and we really enjoy that. and he makes people happy. so that makes us happy. >> oh, guys, just to show you what a valued member of the team tama really is, she was awarded his own super bowl ring with his name on when the seahawks won in 2014. it's outfitted so he can wear it on his leg. and he even has his own trading card. i have one of them right here. one of my favorite stats on it, his favorite prey, it includes

cardinals, rams and, yep, 49ers, guys. >> but not liz kreutz. >> those are the other teams in the division in the nfc west. >> liz, you're brave. >> you guys were pals. >> well done, liz kreutz. >> i know. thanks. just ahead, guys, we have a holiday treat. the legendary, the timeless, temptations right here in studio 1a. they're about to perform their timeless classic, "my girl." timeless classic, "my girl." but first, this is "today" known for pursuing your passions. no one wants to be known for cancer but a treatment can be. keytruda is known to treat cancer. fda-approved for 17 types of cancer, including certain early-stage and advanced cancers. one of those cancers is early-stage non—small cell lung cancer. keytruda may be used with certain chemotherapies before surgery when you have early-stage

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music mystery. it was 60 years ago this week that their chart-topping hit "my girl" was released. today, it has 12 billion streams. it was ranked number 3 on billboard's 500 best songs of all time. we want to welcome to the studio, ronald preston, terry weeks, tony grams, juan jackson and of course otis williams, the original member of the temptations. i am honors, sir. i am honored. we were talking before we came on, you're 83 years old. >> 83 w what's the secret, otis? >> try to live good. >> you lived really well. >> god is in the blessing. >> yes, yes he is. so let's talk about "my girl," 60 years ago. one of your most famous tunes. written by smoky robinson. what do you think it? >> the song that a father can

relate when it comes to his daughter getting married. multi-facetted reason. the reason is so loved because we took it out of our run down, that mattered. we can never take that song out. it has such a universal meaning. >> let's hear it, 60 years later, "my girl." you're young. you're clearly the new member. ♪ ♪ i've got sunshine on a cloudy day ♪ ♪ when it's cold ououtside, ie got the month of may ♪ ♪ oh baby ♪ ♪ well, i guess you'd say ♪

♪ what can make me feel this way, my girl ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl ♪ ♪ talking about, my girl, my girl ♪honey, ♪ i've got so much honey, the bees ♪ ♪ i've got a sweeter song than the birds in the trees ♪ ♪ oh, baby ♪ ♪ well, i guess you'd say, what can make me feel this way, my girl ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl ♪ ♪ talking about, my girl ♪ ♪ my girl ♪ ♪

♪ oh, yeah ♪♪♪ oh, girl ♪ oh, yeah ♪ ♪ i don't need no money or fame ♪ ♪ oh, baby ♪♪ ♪ i've got all the riches, baby, one man can claim ♪ ♪ oh, baby ♪ ♪ well, i guess you'd say what can make me feel this way, my girl ♪ ♪ my girl, my girl ♪ ♪ talking about, my girl, my girl ♪ ♪ i'm talking about i've got sunshine on a cloudy day, my

girl ♪ ♪ the month of may ♪ ♪ my girl ♪ ♪ my girl ♪ my girl. ♪ [ cheers and applause ]. >> yes! >> yes! come on. come on. >> still got it. still got it. >> incredible. >> i had to bring ann thompson. she's from detroit. >> all the iconic things we have ever seen, amazing. >> this is incredible. >> the temptations. >> temptations. thank you so much. best part, their going to stick around another performance coming up in our fourth hour. you guys are coming back for more in the fourth hour. >> there's always s more. >> first, your local news, some weather and these quick messages. ♪ ♪ i've got so much honey ♪

well. good morning everyone. it is 856 i'm scott mcgrew. cleanup continues in scotts valley from that rare tornado over the weekend left one person critically injured. the tornado was category ef one. you can see the force in this video traveling about 30 yards across part of downtown scotts valley sent a lot of debris flying through the air, flipped cars upside down, damaged businesses. the tornado also damaged a classroom at scotts valley middle school. a pine tree fell on the roof. now that classroom will be closed, but school is open as planned. pg&e crews are making good progress when it comes to restoring power. the utility now reporting about 3000 outages, down from 17,000

outages 24 hours ago. live. look at their map. you can see most of the outages are concentrated on the west side of the bay. no orange dots, really. so that suggests there are not large outages. a yellow dot indicates between 50 to 500 people impacted. our kris sanchez monitoring the cleanup. she'll have a live report coming up in our midday news. and of course,

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