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2024. extreme threat. parts of the south are bracing for another round of possible tornadoes after several were reported thursday. the midwest and the west coast also staring down heavy rain and strong winds. how the severe weather is complicating travel for millions of americans this weekend. >> stowaway surprise. another unticketed passenger caught, this time on a delta flight on christmas eve. this is now the second stowaway incident in just a few weeks. what the airline and tsa are now saying about it. >> one in a billion. there is one gift left to check off on a lot of people's holiday wish list. the mega millions winning ticket. what you need to know about tonight's billion dollar prize. >> and making some moves. the baby pygmy hippo moo deng made a huge splash all over social media this year, and fans are hungry for more. how she's expected to rake in millions in the new year. >> but we begin this hour tracking severe weather that could threaten your new year's

travel plans in several places especially out west. snow, heavy rain, and strong winds show no signs of slowing down in northern california and the pacific northwest. the biggest threat we're monitoring right now, possible tornadoes appearing in the south. eight twisters were reported across that region yesterday. one confirmed in louisiana, meanwhile, north texas saw heavy rabe and even some hail. and the south is now placing for more severe weather like this come tomorrow. nbc news meteorologist michelle grossman is tracking all of it, but we do want to start with correspondent guad vieggs. if you're flying out of miami right now, you shouldn't be facing that much trouble, but that might not be the case for other airports, including some pretty major hubs here, right? >> reporter: correct. so travelers at mia with regular waiting times. it hasn't been too busy. wedid see things slow down on christmas eve and on christmas. they picked up yesterday across the country. like 2.7 million travelers screened by tsa.

and today, things are flowing here, but other places have been affected by the weather. we saw earlier today some flights fected in dallas, and of course, if we look at the map, we do expect some more delays caused by the weather over the weekend on the west coast, san francisco, portland, and seattle are all cities to keep an eye on. people traveling out of there, on the other side of the country, new orleans, also some storms that are affecting that area and the gulf coast. moving up the east coast, atlanta, charlotte, d.c., philly, new york, and boston, and then of course, chicago. a lot of the big cities, those big hub cities like chicago, atlanta, new york city, being affected by the weather or expected to be affected as the number of travelers expected to be screened by tsa picks up in the next few days. tsa was expecting to screen about 4 million passengers throughout the holidays. 3 million of those passing through mia, miami international airport here, where as you mentioned things have not been

as busy as other airports. we have gotten reports today that atlanta is one of the busiest airports. it's one of the busiest as it is, even when it's not the holiday. something for travelers to keep in mind, that map showing the cities that could be expecting delays as we go into the weekend, morgan. >> right when travel starts to pick back up, thanks, guad. michelle, some places out west are reporting double-digit snowfall totals. tell us about that and of course this emerging tornado threat in the south. >> reporter: yeah, hi there. really busy weather wise today, tomorrow, and really throughout the weekend. we're looking at the west being pummeled by storm after storm. it's been weeks of this. we're getting a little bit of a break right now, although still showers and snow showers falling. we'll see another storm system move onshore tonight. the midwest is dotted with winter weather alerts as winter storm watches. winter storm warnings and also avalanche watches especially tomorrow morning will be particularly dangerous, where you see the light pink color.

we're looking at a series of storms moving onshore. the streams, the creeks, the rivers so high already. we'll see a chance of flooding so we have flood watches in place. that's today. then tomorrow we're looking at heavy rain for oregon and also california. snow showers tracking across the rockies and yes, we'll be measuring the rain in inches, over 5 inches in some spots. that's a lot, where you see the red, the oranges, the yellows. and we'll be measuring the snow in feet, where you see the pinks and purples. especially the cascades and the northern rockies. let's talk about severe weather threat today. not quite as robust as yesterday or not quite as robust as it will be tomorrow. but still 3 million people under a marginal risk for severe storms. could see winds gusting up to 60 miles per hour. could see some hail as well. the tornado threat is low, but it's not zero. we're going to watch out for that. then by tomorrow, this risk really expands. we have an enhanced risk, that's 3 out of 5 on the severe weather risk scale. we're looking at places like

starkville, jackson, hattiesburg, lake charles, could see strong tornadoes, ef-2 or greater and some might fall during the night, so nighttime or nocturnal tornadoes are doubly as dangerous simply because people are asleep. again, where you see this hatched area, that's where we're looking at a chance for really strong tornadoes. something we're going to watch closely throughout the weekend. >> that warning about the nighttime tornadoes, well said. thank you both so much. and an investigation is now under way into yet another case of an airplane stowaway. this one on a delta flight from seattle to hawaii, which was forced to turn back to the gate after taxiing for takeoff, when a passenger was discovered onboard with no ticket. this is now the second incident like this in just the past month. and it is raising some major questions about our nation's >> as millions prepare to fly e. back home post holiday, security at seattle's sea-tac airport now the focus of a federal investigation. the case opened following a christmas eve stowaway

authorities say made their way to a flight bound for hawaii without a ticket or a boarding pass. the crew discovering the unidentified passenger just before takeoff. prompting the pilot to return to the gate. the airline stating their staff followed procedures to have an unticketed passenger removed from the flight and apprehended. authorities sharing they used airport security cameras to track the individual into a bathroom, after everyone deplaned. >> it's scary. especially this time of year when there's so many passengers flying. it makes it easier to make mistakes. but it makes you think. >> tsa confirmingthe person passed through standard screening and did not possess any prohibited items, but somehow bypassed the identity verification and boarding status stations. >> there's no such thing as the perfect security system. but each time an incident like this happens, everyone must work together toto rengthen those vulnerabilities. >> it comes after another stowaway incident the day before thanksgiving. authorities say a woman exploited security weaknesses at

jfk international to board a delta flight bound for france without a passport or boarding pass. the 57-year-old russian national now facing federal stowaway charges. she has not entered a plea. former tsa director keith jefferies says determining intent is crucial. >> you see these incidents so close together, how does it strike you? >> it is certainly concerning because it's the holiday season and there's an extra vigilance put behind it with all of the elements involved in security. >> new security questions amid a holiday travel rush that isn't over yet. now, the tsa is promising an independent review and have opened a civil case against this individual, that is standard procedure any time tsa regulations have been violated. our team will have much more on this very story come tonight on nbc nightly news. >> we're following breaking news on the passenger plane that crashed in central asia on christmas day killing dozens of people. two u.s. military officials tell

nbc news the u.s. now has intelligence indicating russia believed the azerbaijan airlines plane was in fact a drone and shot it down usinan air defense system. joining me now, nbc news international correspondent danielle in london. i know this is late breaking but what more do we know? >> reporter: well, those two military u.s. military officials telling nbc that the russians believed it was a drone and engaged their air defenses in part because the aircraft's regular flight pattern and because of the altitude, they say. and they both stressed that the investigation is still ongoing, but one of them also saying that russian officials may have suffered from what this person says is confirmation bias, because another ukrainian drone had been shot down just 17 miles away. now, i should point out that the kremlin, again, has refused to comment, saying don't jump to conclusions. the investigation is still ongoing, but we did hear today from the head of the russian

federal agency for air transport, who says that there was dense fog near grozny, grozny, of course, was supposed to be the final destination in southern russia. he also said that nothing could be seen at an altitude of 500 meters and the captain tried to land twice but decided to go to kazakhstan instead. morgan. >> and we know details are fluid. but we are learning some new details about those survivors of the crash. hard to believe that there were so many of them. what can you tell us? >> reporter: and they're incredible stories of what went on in the moments before that crash. and this is coming from azerbaijani media who interviewed some of the cabin crew. one flight attendant saying that his arm was hit, and he described it as saying like someone hit me with an ax on my arm. and he said that was the moment something struck the plane. of course, at that point, they said after hearing the first

bang, there were problems with levels of oxygen on the flight. this flight attendant says that a colleague helped put a kitchen towel and bandage his arm, bandage the wound, and they went about the flight. the flight went on. the captain then announced they were going to land on the water, told passengers to stay in their seats, put their life jackets on, moments later, the pilot said they were going to land on the ground and they did, but when the plane landed, the front part separated as a result of the impact and survivors say they thought everyone was going to die, and of course, 29 people survived. morgan. >> incredible. danielle following every developing turn of this story. danielle, thanks so much. it is time now for today's cnbc money minute. coming in behind chatgpt has big plans and the nfl are saying they scored a huge win on netflix. here to break it down is angel was peebles. >> reporter: openai earlier

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welcome back. the border is now front and center for the incoming trump administration. now less than a month away from gaining power in washington. the president-elect's so-called border czar tom homan spoke with nbc news about their work on immigration. the migrant family centers could play a role in the promisedmass deportation plan. and nbc news correspondent aaron gilchrist has the latest. >> reporter: new details emerging about how the incoming trump administration may handle undocumented immigrants. trump's border czar, tom homan, telling nbc news family

detention centers shuttered by president biden could return. >> look, family detention, if we bring it back, it's on the table. we haven't finished the plan yet. >> president-elect trump saying earlier this week he'll order the southern border close and begin mass deportations in his first day in office. homan expects to have a new data driven enforcement plan in the next two weeks and he says he doesn't want to separate undocumented parents and their u.s. citizen children, but they could be faced with that choice. >> if you choose to have a child here in the united states while you know you're here illegally and you know you're on a court >> the public doesn't want cruel policies directed at families and children. >> reporter: they led a lawsuit against family separation in the first trump administration and says they're still trying to reunite some of those families. what are you prepared to do if in fact these policies do come to fruition? >> there will be policies we think are illegal and violate the constitution or our laws and

we'll challenge those. >> the renewed focus on deportation comes as the president-elect fired off a stream of truth social posts on christmas day, targeting canada, greenland, and the panama canal, and drawing new attention to a comment he made about russia's vladimir putin on sunday. >> president putin said that he wants to meet with me as soon as possible. so we have to wait for this, but we have to end that war. >> the putin post comes less than 24 hours after president biden condemned a russian missile and drone attack on ukraine's energy infrastructure, calling it an outrageous assault in the dead of winter. trump and biden's teams have been coordinating on how the u.s. is working with ukraine during this transition time. closer to home, trump is also suggesting his foreign policy plan includes pushing mexico and canada to do more to try to stem the flow of undocumented immigrants into the united states or face a 25% tariff. morgan. >> all right, aaron gilchrist, thanks so much. let's talk about the price you pay, shall we?

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things like reebok shoes we never really saw any discounts going into the holidays and these toys which are so hot among kids, they did see some good discounts during black friday and cyber monday but we're seeing a little discounting. you'll take what you can get this far out into the year. lastly, this 65-inch tv, interestingly, the deals were good basically all year long. only during certain times of the year we see an increase in the price. if you were looking for a 65-inch tv, now is still a good time to get one. >> i'm still holding out for the bread maker. for those who need to return a gift, what are important dates and notes we need to know about? >> if you're going to make returns because a lot of people are going to be doing that, you have an extended period. you don't need to rush to the mall right now because amazon, walmart, and macy's say if you bought during the holiday time, you have until january 31st to bring it back, but beware of shipping and restocking fees. retailers are saying you might have to pay a penalty if you try

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he was arrested. police identified him from photos and surveillance videos of the scene, and his indictment will be unsealed on january 7th. if convicted he could face life in prison without parole. >> south korea's interim president was impeached today just two weeks after the previous leader was ousted. members of the ruling party called the vote invalid and accused parliament of committing tyranny. political turmoil began in the country after the former president attempted to declare martial law earlier this month. he was impeached for his actions on december 14th. the former deputy prime minister has now assumed the position of acting president and he's the second person to do so in just two weeks. >> nasa says one of its probes has successfully made the closest ever approach to the sun, made by any human made object. it came within a mere 3.8 million miles from the surface of the sun. but it did endure temperatures up to 1800 degrees fahrenheit.

the solar probe is now the fastest object ever built by 434,000 miles per hour.p to it was launched to give scientists a better understanding of the extreme conditions of the sun. understatement there. >> did you miss out on the holiday gift you really wanted? with just a little luck today, you could buy anything that is still on your list. at least pretty much anything. tonight's mega millions jackpot is more than $1.2 billion. if someone wins it would be the fifth largest prize in the game's istory. no one has hit the jackpot since september 10th but that could change today. george solis is in new york city. george, of course, it goes without saying, staggering amount of money up for grabs. what are some of the craziest things you can buy if you take the all cash option here? what does that amount to? >> reporter: yeah, since that jackpot jumped a little bit to

$1.22, the cash option is closer to $550 million. so there really isn't a whole lot you couldn't buy with that ticket. mine included hehere. $2 and a dream. that's what we have been saying out here today. so we're going to spitball some ideas here. if you're a car person, you could take home 4300 porsche 911s. if you're more a sea kind of guy, jeff bezos' yacht is reportedly worth about $500 million, you might be able to take it off his hands with a few dollars left over. we're talking about the season of giving so feeding america, actually, we did the math. apparently with all that money, you can generate some 10 billion meals to help knock out hunger. again, just a charitable idea. then again, you could also buy so many other things that honestly you can really just have your imagination run wild, which is what this feels like when you look at the odds. the odds of actually winning this jackpot is 1 in 302

million. but to give you a glimmer of hope, mega million officials say those smaller jackpot prizes for hitting one or two numbers are 1 in 24. bottom line here, you can't win if you don't play. >> well said. i know you have been speaking with people who have been out buying tickets all day today. what were some of the more entertaining things they told you they would do if they won the jackpot? >> reporter: well, honestly, my favorite was one guy who told his boss he would hand in the keys. take a listen to my conversation with some people buying tickets earlier today. >> take my wife, going to have a good time. go somewhere on vacation. the rest of the money i give to the grandkids, my children. >> a nice house. i have a one-bedroom apartment in queens. >> i would share it with everybody i know. families, friends. and buy my dream home in barbados. >> reporter: and morgan, making

this commitment in the hopes it gets me some good faith here. if this ends up being the winning ticket, you, everyone inch the control ticket, invited to my yacht, champagne included, for new year's eve. if you strike it, are you coming back to work tomorrow? >> tbd. i'm curious, if that woman's dream home was in barbados, where would george solis' dream home be? >> reporter: i'm going to have to get back to you on that. i might buy several homes. maybe one around the country just for good measure. >> i love it. thanks so much. want to talk now about the father of jonbenet ramsey who said he plans to meet with police again next month, and believe it or not, it's been nearly 30 years since the 6-year-old girl was murdered and her case still remains unsolved. with more on that, here's dana griffin. >> reporter: nearly three decades after the brutal murder of 6-year-old jonbenet ramsey in her colorado home on christmas night, her father john ramsey still believes the case can be

solved. telling fox news he expects to meet with the boulder pd some time in january. >> that's an important meeting. we're going to have a representative with us from one of these cutting edge labs to explain what they can and can't do. hopefully he will accept their help. >> reporter: boulder police declined to answer questions utthe case or do any interviews citing the active investigation. only saying in a statement, the boulder police department has regularly met with the family and plan to do so in 2025. the 1996 case now the subject of renewed interest on social media with the younger generation following the release of a new netflix docuseries. >> was a case that people couldn't stop talking g about. >> reporter: boulder's current police chief says the murder still haunts the department. >> detectives are regularly investigating some aspects of this terrible crime and i receive updates frequently. >> reporter: the chief says detectives have long collaborated with other law enforcement agencies and outside

labs including colorado's cold case review team. the department also writing the assertion that there is viable evidence and leads we're not pursuing to include dna testing is completely false. no one has ever been charged with jonbenet's murder, now 80, john ramsey recently telling savannah he's determined to find jonbenet's killer. >> you still have hope that this can be solved? >> i believe it can be solved if the police accept help from outside their system. >> jonbenet's mother patsy ramsey passed away from cancer in 2006. two years later, the boulder d.a. cleared the family, pointing to dna evidence. >> colorado has over 1,000 unsolved homicides and we're not going to be one of them. >> reporter: dana griffin, nbc news. >> in today's daily health, a new study is revealing just how much exercise you might need to lose those extra pounds. we're all trying, right? according to findings published

in the journal of the american medical association, 2 1/2 hours per week of aerobic exercise can lead to significant reductions in body weight and fat for people who are overweight or obese. that is half an hour five days a week. we double checked the math. nbc news medical contributor dr. john torres joins me now. dr. john, study also found that 30 minutes a week of aerobic exercise was linked to modest weight loss, but researchers really say working out 2 1/2 hours a week is optimal. why is that? >> i'm going to walk you through the trial and what they looked at. they essentially looked at 116 clinical trials. the important part is they were clinical trials measuring people, and they found out around 7,000 adults with overweight or obesity, if they did that 30 minutes of exercise, they ended up getting what they call moderate weight loss, moderate reduction in their waist circumference and moderate reduction in body fat. 30 minutes a week. to get clinical significant

changes theyey want u to get to 150 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous exercise, and morgan, that's the important part. that moderate to vigorous part. the more you do, the more you get out of it until you get to 300 minutes. that's where it peaks out. >> capping it at 300 minutes sounds good to me. i'm curious, there are some aerobic exercises that are more beneficial than others, and does the intensity of the exercise matter here? >> there are some aerobic exercises that are better than others. if you think about it, essentially, the more muscle groups you involve, especially the large muscle groups, your thighs, your legs, those are the ones that are going to give you more benefits. running, swimming, those types of exercises are the ones that are going to help. even if you do house keeping, chores around the house, gardening, if you do it to the moderate to vigorous level, that can make a difference. by moderate to vigorous, here's what we mean. moderate level means you can go ahead and carry on a small conversation. you can talk in sentences but you can't sing. vigorous means you can't even do that. no full sentences. >> i appreciate you not putting

burpies as one of the excise examples there. i think the challenge for a lot of us is incorporating exercise into busy schedules. what are your tips on how to manage that time? >> that's the tough part, making sure you can do it when you want to do it, especially if it's a resolution. some simple tips, the night before, get your gym bag together or what you're going to exercise in, put your exercise clothes out. if you can, take children with you when you go to the gym. my kids were small, i used to take them in a stroller and run with that. the other thing, put your clothes on because once you put your clothes on, you're more likely to exercise, morgan. >> mental tricks that will make the difference. thanks so much. the adorable baby hippo stole our hearts in 2024 and quickly became one of the internet's most famous animals, so what's next for the lovable viral sensation as we head into the new year? nbc news international correspondent janis mackey frayer has an up close look at what to expect from the tiny

hippo who has made one massive splash. >> reporter: in a world viral animal videos she's hard to beat. moo deng broke the internet this year, and that pygmy hippo keeps on growing, like her fan base. moo deng heads into the new year bigger than ever. both in the flesh and online. and marking milestones along the way. now five months old and over 100 pounds. year end lists naming her one of the biggest viral sensations of the year. >> it's undeniable. >> reporter: her breakout highlighted in google's year end search, and "the new york times" naming her most stylist. her likeness dominating bangkok's end of year light festival. >> she's this way. >> reporter: we first met this internet sensation in september, when thousands of visitors captured every adorable moment of her rolling around, taking a

bath, gnawing on the zoo keeper's boots, and of course, napping. anything moo deng does gets a reaction. the adorable images fueling countless memes. even inspiring a memorable "snl" cameo. >> i'm your favorite hippo's favorite hippo. >> this sassy slippery baby whose name means bouncing pig or pork patty owes to her fame to her keeper who had trouble keeping up with her fans, including super fans like molly from new york, traveling all the way to thailand to catch a glimpse not once but twice. >> i flew 18 1/2 hours. everyone needs more joy in their life and she's perfect for it. >> and rocking her moo deng pjs, molly telling us she's not done yet. >> my goal is to actually return for her first birthday. >> reporter: her clumsy escapades building a business. her image now a registered trademark in thailand with local

media say granting collaborations could generate as much as $4.3 million by march. while also boosting awareness with pigly hippos considered an endangered species, this little girl unaware just how much the world adores her. or other adorable animals, like pesto the penguin, biscuits the seal pup, and wawa, the celebrity panda. back in thailand, the zoo looking to keep the moo deng magic going with a holiday proposing ceremony that will see moo deng's older brother matched with a female pygmy hippo, hoping for new little ones in the new year. but for moo deng, making a splash online is one thing. staying close to mom joanna still the top priority. happily unbothered, this unlikely icon wiggling her way into a new year. between the zoo in thailand's newborn cap aberras, sloths, and

her brother possibly finding love, who knows if another viral sensation will bring out more must-have merch, crowds, and clicks in 2025. >> we can only hope. still ahead, the doctor is out. how to cope

welcome back. in today's mental health check, we're digging into therapy scissions specifically around the holidays because we know one of the biggest challenges people face, actually trying to see their therapist. the most recent federal data shows more than 59 million americans sought help from a mental health professionals over the last year, but did you know many people have to pause their treatment when it comes to the holidays? joining me is clinical psychologist jennifer hartsteen. i want to start with why therapy sessions are impacted specifically during the holiday time, and why might someone's therapist could be unavailable even if they do have openings in their schedule. >> sure, thanks for the question. it's such an important one. and the fact is that there are a lot of restrictions on how therapists and clinicians can practice across state lines. if someone is on vacation and they're from new york and go to colorado, there are restrictions on whether or not therapists can practice because they're not licensed in colorado. that's a big reason that a lot

of therapy gets paused during the holidays pause travel gets in the way and we can't meet. >> i'm curious about more of the virtual options. we know a lot of therapists went viral during the pandemic, and there are several online therapy options now. are those impacted as well? >> they are. because the same state line and regulations come into play. things got lifted during covid, which allowed many of us to practice more broadly and widely, but the restrictions have been put back in place so it makes all of those freedom and flexibility opportunities much more restricted and it's harder for us to treat across state lines virtually or in person. >> if someone is watching and they're dealing with this issue right now and can't see the therapist because they're traveling or they want to plan ahead for next holiday, what options should they be considering here? >> we want to really think about how you can kind of create a plan ahead of time. so this is a great conversation to have with your therapist before any break happens. and that starts in my mind with a cope ahead plan. what can you do, who can you

talk to? who can you be thinking about? whatare the skills you can use while your therapist is unavailable? you can talk about that the weeks leading up toany sort of break. who are the supports you can lean on? are they the clergy, family, are they anybody else? any of those kinds of things you can do. what self care practices are you engaging in? really important. and often times when therapists go on vacation, they have someone covering for them. so know who that person is because maybe if you really need it, that person can have a session with you. if you're really in crisis, we want to lean into 988, which is the suicide and life prevention line, and also crisis text line. you can use those numbers and reach out to people who can help you in the moment right away. >> cope ahead plans. i like that. of course, jennifer, this seems like an issue that probably isn't going away anytime soon, something people will continue to deal with around the holidays. are there actual changes that you would like to see made here? >> absolutely. we need reform to go back to kind of how things were during covid time. i think it was such an important

opportunity for people without access to care to get care. psychologists like myself have an organization called psy-pact, it's been passed in 44 states. if you meet the criteria, you can practice across state lines. but it's only for psychologists. if we can kind of go to the senate, go to our congress people, make that push and make that request that this happen, we can get access to greater care. we know mental health is a nationwide issue, and we really need to be addressing it more effectively. >> no doubt. critical context and an even better game plan. thanks so much. thanks so much. >> i told myself i was ok with my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis symptoms... ...with my psoriatic arthritis symptoms. but just ok isn't ok. and i was done settling. if you still have symptoms after trying a tnf blocker like humira or enbrel, rinvoq works differently. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that can rapidly relieve joint pain, stiffness, and swelling as fast as 2 weeks for some. and even at the 3-year mark,

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