good morning. thank you for starting your weekend with us. massive storm is expected to bring snow and ice and bitter cold all the way from the plains to the east coast. millions gearing up for an icy start to the new year. it's january 4th. this is "today." winter wallop. the first major storm of winter threatening heavy snow and frigid winds and temperatures to 60 million people this weekend.

angie's tracking it all. searching for clues. agents return to the home of the new orleans terrorist as new images emerge inside his home of bomb making materials. his brother speaks out. >> this wasn't the man i knew. this wasn't the father, the son that i knew. >> meantime, video of the decorated soldier who blew himself up outside the trump hotel on the very same day. what we're learning about both men. looming sentence. the judge in donald trump's hush money case refusing to toss out his conviction announcing he plans to move forward with sentencing the president-elect next week while previewing the punishment he plans to hand down. will mr. trump now appeal? plea for mercy. the family of the menendez brothers meets with the d.a. in los angeles as they push to get >> we are very much hoping that

we can find a path to manslaughter. >> what the new d.a. is saying. all that plus be like mike. >> there it is. he's got one more than m.j. >> lebron james sinks an 18 foot jumper to smash michael jordan's record for the most 30-point games in nba history. lebron cementing his place among the greats. today, saturday, january 4th, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." thanks for joining us on this first saturday morning of 2025. lebron had you pulling out the throwback commercials. >> no doubt.

sometimes i dream he is me. my michael jordan posters want their memories back. lebron is clearly king. he showed it again. >> wearing the junior as i erse honor. the surgeon general saying drinking may cause cancer. calling for a warning labor el t like the pack of cigarettes. we will see what it means for the golden globes. the star-studded night kicking off with "the bear" poised to bring home more hardware and big wins for "wicked." joe has a preview in "popstart." heavy snow and frigid temps are set to hit 0 million across the council trip. angie is up early for it. >> we are looking at a bad situation unfolding, guys, when

it comes to snow and ice. travel is going to be difficult you see how many are under winter alerts. this system hasn't gotten going yet. it will happen later today. kansas city to louisville, this winter storm warning in effect. these will likely stay through the next couple days in these spots. you see snow across the rockies. not all that impressive. much of the heavy know works across the rockies. denver will see some of that. you see the wintry mess working across the central plains. that happens by this evening. we see this system get going by tomorrow. this means we have a threat of snow, ice and especially along i-70 with severe thunderstorms across the south and warmer section of the system. it continues working east. this is when the mid-atlantic gets in on the action. we see potential for gnificant icing and power out ages across virginia.

we will see a foot. kansas city with 6 toinches. cincinnati, 6 to 10 inches. this stretches to washington, d.c. with 3 or 4 4 inches of sn by the time we get through monday. the icing is where travel will be difficult on the roadways. you see up to .25 icing. southern illinois and southern missouri we have to watch for that. >> angie, thank you. see you in a little bit. we turn to the twist in the hush money trial of president-elect trump. the judge overseeing the case plans to sentence trump next week. nbc's vaughn hillyard is near mar-a-lago estate in west palm peach. beach. vaughn, the judge ruled out the jail time. what does this mean? >> reporter: this means president trump will face no jail time. last may, he was found guilty

for falsifying business records as part of the hush money payment to stormy daniels to influence the 2016 election. judge merchan writing he will move forward with the sentencing of the president-elect before inauguration day, but indicated he does not intend to sentence him to jail time. now he did indicate that an option would be to move that sentencing to 2029, but he called it a less desirable option for obvious reasons. now, as to exactly what the sentencing could be and the consequences could be, well, judge merchan indicated he does not intend to give the president-elect any substantive consequence. writing in that ruling, quote, a sentence of an unconditional discharge appears to be the most viable solution to ensure finality and allow the defendant to pursue his appellant options. that dischaharge would include

probation or fine. judge merchan did require trump to appear for the sentencing. guys. >> all of that in ten days before his inauguration. vaughn, to be clear, the president-elect still is able to appeal this verdict, right? >> reporter: right. his legal team has indicated that it intends to fight this as far as they can and the president-elect writing in a statement on social media last night, in part, this has to stop. it is time to stop so we can come together was one nation. as you noted, peter, five days later, he will be inaugurated in washington, d.c. as a convicted felon. guys. >> vaughn, thank you. also this morning, we are getting a look inside the no ew orleans ttackers home as the law enforcement sees the bomb making material there. bourbon street is back open

after the deadly terror attack as concerns of security in the french quarter are on the rise. we have kathy park with the latest in new orleans. kathy, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. bourbon street will forever be scarred by what happened on new year's day. if you take a look, there is a growing memorial honoring the lives lost. as this morning, we are learning new details about the attack and the man behind it. this morning, the french quarter in new orleans fully opened to the public and security heightened as the memorial grows for the victims in the new year's day terror attack. >> senseless. >> reporter: the fbi saying the suspect, 42-year-old, shamsud din jabbar, was 100% inspired by isis with growing questions with when and how the army veteran became radicalized. >> proclaiming support for isis. >> reporter: on friday, the

agents returned to the houston home registered to jabbar and towing way a gray sedan. we had images from inside the home of bomb making materials confirmed by two senior law enforcement officials. investigators say jabbar used a rare compound found in the two ieds. jabbar's younger brother saying he notid no red flags. >> this wasn't the man i knew. this wasn't the father, the son, that i knew. >> reporter: as the investigation presses on, security measures in one of the most famous streets in the world are coming under great are scrutiny. in 2019, an assessment report found the bollard system on bourbon street does not appear to work and recommending fixing the barriers immediately warning the terror attacks used are vehicle ramming and active shooting. >> they should have locked down the area. >> reporter: city officials are defended the security measures as new questions are raised.

nbc's jesse kirsch visiting hours after bourbon street reopened. >> wide open. >> reporter: as bourbon street comes back to life, visitors near and far are paying respects to the 14 lives cut short. among them nicole perez. a single mom recently promoted at work. matthew tenedorio. honored by the pelicans. and 18-year-old nikyra cheyenne dedeaux was set to start college ina matter of days with hopes of becoming a traveling nurse. her friend was with her the night of the attack. >> in a split second, you lost your friend. >> in a split second. she was truly just the most amazing, compassionate, considerate person that anybody could ever meet. >> reporter: heartbreak in a city known for celebrations. now looking to secure the super bowl ahead of next month.

later on this morning, faith leaders will come together leading a prayer service helping the community heal. meanwhile, the fbi received nearly 1,000 tips from coming across the country in connection with the investigation. laura. >> so many families starting this year in grief. kathy, thank you. we are learning details about the soldier behind the wheel of the cybertruck outside the hotel in las vegas the same day as the new orleans attack. nbc news obtained video inside the truck as he was driving from colorado to vegas. nbc's morgan chesky has more. >> reporter: the final days of matthew livelsberger coming into focus. >> it appears to be a case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran struggling with ptsd. >> reporter: authorities laying out forensic accounting of the

scene explaining how they found his items. notes from the burned phone. the master sergeant did not have dissatisfaction with trump, but with the country. >> time to wake up. we are led by weakless leadership. >> reporter: authorities confirming through dna and matching tattoos the 37-year-old was inside the tesla cybertruck when it exploded which they believe happened at the same time he shot himself. the fbi stressing there is no connection between livelsberger, the new orleans suspect, or any other terrorist organization. meanwhile, the former girlfriend telling nbc news, she received this video from the green beret inside the rented cybertruck days before the explosion. livelsberger texting i rented a cybertruck. followed by i feel like batman

or halo. the messaging including the video in the truck continuing until new year's eve when she said he went quiet. she found out about the bombing when she was contacted by the fbi. >> i don't know what drove him to it. i have been rolling it around in my head for two days. >> reporter: livelsberger was never violent toward her, but complained of extreme pain following back surgeries among other issues. >> he would have headaches and he would have memory loss and concentrating. >> reporter: in las vegas, as for a potential motive, the decorated veteran ended with this. >> i need to cleanse my mind of the brothers i lost and relieve myself of the burden of the lives i took. >> reporter: we learned additional context into the life of matthew livelsberger. two u.s. government officials telling nbc news he saw a doctor for depression at least three times between august and december. the d.o.d. not saying if he was

ever officially diagnosed with depression or if he showed any signs of suicide. peter, laura. >> morgan sharing that reporting. morgan, thank you. this morning, congress member mike johnson is house speaker. narrowly winning election on friday after trump made calls. we have julie tsirkin with more from d.c. >> reporter: the gavel back in hand, but already a rough start for the 119th congress after the vote that went on for hours. minutes after members were sworn in on friday, they took their first vote electing a speaker. the first order of business for a new congress. initially, all but three republicans, cast their ballots for johnson, but a tiny majority, those holdouts were enough to sink him. all democrats voted for hakeem

jeffries. so, holding the vote open on the house floor, johnson played his trump card leaning on the president-elect's endorsement. mr. trump paused a game of golf, i'm told, to place calls to the capitol. putting pressure on the three men opposing the choice for speaker. two of the three changing votes to johnson putting him over the threshold to be elected. it is likely the easiest thing he does the next two years. laura. >> the president-elect has detailed an ambitious second term. s that dust-up shown he has little room for error when it comes to put pressure on the republican congress men? >> reporter: laura, the speaker vote was a preview of what's to come. trump instructed johnson and john thune to pass the agenda into law. it includes spending cuts and deporting some undocumented migrants and completing the border wall. those are some of the promises. he wants gop lawmakers to make

good on them. representatives need to number lock-step or risk negotiating with democrats. something they do not want. >> julie tsirkin in washington, thank you. mourners will pause to remember the 39th president who died at the age of 100. we have priya in atlanta where his motorcade will arrive. priya, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, peter. that's right. the former president's remains brought here to the carter center later today where mourners will be able to pay last respects. first, a private ceremony at the medical center shortly after 10:00 a.m. when the carter family with the help of secret service agents and protective division, current and former, will take remains through plains, georgia. the motorcade will stop at

family farm and salute and ring historic bell 39 times for the 39th president. the motorcade will continue here to atlanta first at the georgia capitol where governor temperature kemp will lead a moment of silence and at the carter center at 7:00 p.m., mourners will be invited to pay last respects until 6:00 a.m. tuesday morning. at that point, he will be flown to washington, d.c. where he will lie in state at the capitol which is open to the public as well. the national funeral ill be at the national cathedral on thursday declared by president biden who is expected to deliver a eulogy at the event. president-elect trump will be at the funeral. this is two weeks away from his inauguration day. peter. >> priya in atlanta. thank you. let's turnover to angie now for another check of the weather. i see blue. dark blue.

>> bundle up. that is the arctic air filtering into the country. we have minus 1 for the windchill in minneapolis later today. that is all you get for what it feels like. teens in detroit. new york in the mid-20s. it gets worse as we get through the weekend and early next week. notice the single digit high temperatures across the plains. as we look ahead, low 30s in new york. as far as atlanta, temperatures in the 50s on monday. tuesday and wednesday, upper 30s for the folks in that area. that's the look at the weather across the at the fog, returning as that storm system from yesterday makes its exit. temperatures are also much colder this morning compared to yesterday, where we got that little moisture coming in. let's find those 30s 37, in calistoga, 38 in danville, 39 right now in boulder creek. everybody sitting in those low to mid 40s. 42 right now, south san jose to 49 there in the city.

and that's a look at your forecast. guys, i see you took my advice on bundling up. >> frigid this week. thank you. still to come, liz kreutz is following the latest on the menendez brothers with two dozen of the family members meeting with the new d.a. in l.a. >> good morning. the new d.a. hasn't weighed in with the meeting being the first big step. how it goes and

we are back on saturday morning with the "weekly download." with the look at stories. >> it joe fryer is here with that. a lot of news the first week of the year. >> very busy.

good morning. among the headlines, a new update in a four year old investigation. the fbi releasased video of the suspect placing a pipe bomb near democratic national convention headquarters in washington, d.c. the day before the 2021 capitol insurrection. the bomb s left outside republican headquarters. neither went off. officials are asking for the public's help to solve the crimes. >> in hawaii, a new year's eve celebration turned deadly when fireworks exploded at a home i honolulu. >> it should have been a night of joy and celebration has become sorrow and heartbreak for the community. >> a power outage put most of the island of puerto rico in the dark on new year's eve. >> it's sad that in this day the last day of the year that, in

fact, our tradition. >> workers are able to restore power nearly everywhere. puerto rico's power company said the underground cable was to blame. >> the co- stars of "it ends with us" with two explosive lawsuits. justin baldoni claims. lawsuit calls the article ripe with misrepresentions. the new york times has plans to defend against the lawsuit and the story was meticulously reported. lively has filed her lawsuit against baldoni and his production company and pr team they hired. the suit echos claims laid out in the earlier bombshell

complaint alleging baldoni's and the lead producer engaged in inappropriate behavior on set. the attorney for baldoni has called lively's allegations categorically false. >> after eight years, brad pitt and angelina jolie reached a divorce settlement. it was filed on monday. the actresses lawyer said she left all of the properties they share and she is exhausted, but relieved this one part is over. pitt's team declined to comment on the matter. >> finally, san antonio spurs superstar was in new york city after games against the knicks and nets. he put in a request on social media for the best place to play chess and wound up in washington square park where dozens showed up to face-off against him.

despite the gloomy weather, everyone was a winner. chess in the rain. i love it. there was a recent article that talked about how more nba players are playing chess because they see it as such a great mental exercise. >> strategy. >> i like the 7'3" guy in the hoodie on trying to be incognito. >> he can't hide. appreciate it. still to come, the warning about the dangers of alcohol and how it can increase your risk of cancer. plus, one of hollywood's biggest nights honoring the best on the big and small screen. we'll have a preview of tomorrow night's golden globes coming up in "popstart." >> first these messages.

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afternoon at 12th street and lake merritt boulevard. but when opd responded, they say it appeared the graffiti had already been removed from the jewish religious symbol. this coming one year after a similar crime, in december of 2023, vandals targeted the lake merritt menorah on the seventh night of hanukkah. the old menorah had been dismantled and thrown into the lake. governor gavin newsom issuing an executive order in hopes of making california healthier. the order requires state agencies to recommend ways to limit harm associated with products like soda, candy and other ultra processed food and drinks. the new plan incentivizes low income people enrolled in the calfresh program to buy fresh foods. newsom's office says the goal is to support affordable and healthy living in an effort to reduce the impact of chronic illness. we're going to turn now to our first weekend forecast of

2025. hey, cynthia. and it seemed like it was going to start out rocky with the rain yesterday. but now it's clearing out and the weekend should look much better. the thing for today, though, is that we're watching the patchy fog that's coming back, all that evaporation taking place so we can barely see a thing as we make it up into novato. santa rosa. less than a mile there. so if you do have to travel anywhere this morning, be careful with that. we see some patchy fog starting to form around the tri-valley. we'll watch that and down into morgan hill. also that quarter mile visibility. and it extends and gets worse into the central valley. the numbers are also cold. so once we have that moisture coming in yesterday, the clouds, the absence mostly of it today is bringing down those numbers once again into the 30s. 39 santa rosa, 37 calistoga. and we continue with those low 40s out there in livermore. brentwood at 42. 39 in boulder creek and 40 degrees right now in morgan hill. and the day will really progress like this will stay cool mostly in the upper 50s in our inland valleys with those clouds lingering around. the forecast looks better for tomorrow and

into next week, so i'm working on that seven day and i'll show you coming up at seven kira. sounds good cynthia. thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay. new warning labels on alcohol. the u.s. surgeon general is sounding the alarm on the connection between alcohol and cancer. we will have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us. in the meantime, enjoy the today show.

oh, no! >> we are back on a saturday morning. january 4th, 2025. what more did you want on this

new year than to see a man, a grown man, doused with mayo? >> that was coach p.j.fleck. they took down virginia tech 24-20. leading to the bath for coach fleck. >> it is the mayo in the mascot fur that is getting me. >> a lot of macaroni salad. you pick your mayo mix right there. we get started with a check of the headlines. flu season is picking up steam after a slower than usual start with emergency room for influenza very high nationwide. the centers for disease control and prevention says seasonal flu cases are up nearly 20% across the country this week. states in the south and the west coast are seeing particularly high flu activity. to prevent the flu, the cdc

recommends getting the flu vaccine, it's not too late, and washing your hands frequently. and olympic sprinter fred kerley was charged with battery. we want to warn you this video is disturbing. it shows kerley tackled by officers and hit with a stun gun. police said they were investigating another incident when kerley approaed about his vehicle nearby. he was charged with battery, resisting an officer. kerley's video calls the video obscene. and l.a. lakers superstar lebron james hit this turn around jumper at home against the atlanta hawks. >> this bucket. >> yeah. >> baseline. there it is! >> he's got one more than m.j.

>> two pointer king james broke the michael jordan record for 30-point regular season games. that was the 563rd time lebron had scored 30 or more points in a game. an accomplishment that stands his 22 seasons in the league. james called jordan an inspiration because i always wanted to be like him. >> cool to see him in 23. developments in the menendez brothers case more than 20 members of erik and lyle's family immediate with met family met with the attorney on friday. we are liz kreutz who spoke with the family members. liz, how far do they say that meeting went? >> reporter: they were pleased with how it went. they say the d.a. was respectful

leading each family member speak and why they want the brothers released. the d.a. has not revealed his intention saying he is very viewing evidence on both sides of the case. for the first time, several members of the menendez family meeting with the district attorney nathan awkman. which they say was an act of selfdefense after years of abuse by their father. >> a very productive session where they gave me all of their thoughts about what should happen in this case. the ultimate direction they want the case to go. >> reporter: the meeting with the family members lasted three hours after the brothers' cousin thanked the d.a. for his time. >> we are very much hoping we can find a path to manslaughter

that we can see the release of the brothers immediately. >> reporter: hochman took office last month and has not said where he stands on the case. he recently appointed an attorney to a position in hi office who had been representing the brothers' uncle. hochman said the uncle is no longer that attorney's client. >> walled off from the menendez case. very limited very conversations with kathy about this. >> reporter: with just four weeks until the critical re- re-sentencing hearing, he is in the middle of reviewing the evidence. >> that might lead you to the same results. it might lead you to different results. that's what this analysis is about. >> reporter: he is reviewing transcripts from the original trial and speaking with people involved and reading the prison

files. the d.a.'s decision is important, but ultimately be up to the judge if the brothers should be re-sentenced or released. peter. >> liz, thank you very much. angie is back with the look at the winter weather in the forecast. angie. >> winter weather for sure. we talked about the snow and ice on the cold side of the system. we have a warmer side of the system to spark the potential for strong thunderstorms as we get through the day on sunday. notice what happens. we see most of the stretched across the gulf coast into portions of the tennessee valley. that line of thunderstorms just ahead of that cold front leaves us with the potential for 7 million people tomorrow afternoon and evening, centered across the region, with the strong winds. that's the biggest threat up to 60 miles per hour or higher. a couple of tornadoes is possible. hail threat is low. this is something we will watch and localized flooding across

we're going to stay in the 40s pretty much all morning long and not really get out of those 50s, even as we go on into the afternoon down here in palo alto. mostly clear. we're also starting off with a cold morning in the 40s, but a little bit more sunshine in the mix, with a few high clouds expected to be cold around the and that's a look at your forecast. guys. >> angie, thank you for that. just ahead, a major health alert about the dangers of alcohol. the u.s. surgeon general now recommending warning labels go on all bottles and cans. on all bottles and cans. dr. natalie [clears throat] sounds like you need to vaporize that sore thro. vapocool drops? it's sore throat relief with a rush of vicks vapors. ♪ vapocooooool ♪ whoa. vaporize sore throat pain with vicks vapocool drops.

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we are back on your saturday morning with your health. this morning, we are looking into the big announcement on friday from the u.s. surgeon general about the link between alcohol and cancer. >> vivek murthy says he wants to see warning labels on all bottles and cans similar to packs of cigarettes to alert people to the dangers of drinking. >> lot of questions for dr. natalie azar. thank you for being here. break it down. what is the science and where is the jury still out? >> the message for viewers today is we have known for decades that alcohol is linked to cancer. it is what is called a carcinogen. this is what the u.s. surgeon general is trying to indicate to everyone. knowing this, that means alcohol is a modifiable risk factor for cancer. if you are concerned about your cancer riskdecreasing the

amount of alcohol or eliminating alcohol could decrease your risk. in his report, these are the data points that he is offering us. alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer. mouth, throat, esophagus, liver, breast, color rectal. 16% of all breast cancer cases are related to alcohol and alcohol represents the third leading preventible cause of cancer behind tobacco and obesity. it's a lot. a lot of sobering news. yes, that pun was intended. this is what he was trying to communicate to the american public at this time. >> i think one reason people are struggling to wrap their heads around it with the contradictory information about alcohol. drinking red wine is good for cardio health. help us make sense. >> this is really important. the two big things, health, heart health and cancer. cancer put aside. that is an established risk as i just said.

the heart health gets nuanced. a report from the national academy of medicine which is a prestigious group that made three declarations. one was the breast cancer risk and one was moderate drinking which one drink a day for women and two a day for men, could lower the risk of cardio disease. a lot of issues with that report and one thing i will say other things like a glass of wine might be associated with healthy behavior is not taken into account. a lot of pushback froexperts to say it is good for heart health. people who drink two drinks a day, five more cancers out of women. the amounts of alcohol consumption, you know u the , t increased risk goes along with that. >> what do you think this ultimately goes?

i think a lot of people will have a hard time getting their heads around something they are accustomed to whether or not you thought it was good for you, people don't treat alcohol like cigarettes, mostly. where does this go? >> when they surveyed americans, 45% acknowledged or understood or knew of a risk of alcohol-related to cancer as opposed to 9% of the risk for cigarettes. this is going to take congressional approval. we will see whether or not that happens. needless to say, the more it is discussed and the more we talk about it and you are sitting at home and concerned about your cancer risk, this is something you can modify as opposed to your biology and family history. >> important to have that conversation and have the science to actually explain it.

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be popular. egot winner viola davis will add another honor. the cecil b. demore award. up next, heidi klum said one day you're in and the next day you're out. klum is back in. nbc news has confirmed klum is returning to ject runway" for season 21. she was the original cohost when the show launched in 2004. klum stepped away in 2018 after 16 seasons launching another competition show. the german supermodel will strut the runway again for the ten-episode season. no word when the show will

premiere. and finally, simone biles, the g.o.a.t. is "sports illustrated" person of the year. the questions whether she will compete in the 2028 olympic games in l.a. because i have accomplished so much, there's almost nothing left to do rather than to try again for what? i'm at a point in my career where i'm humble enough to know when to be done. that's got you nervous she might not compete in 2028 at 31 years old. at the video interview, she said this. >> you can only have a legacy if you are done with the sport. right now, i have to take time off mentally and physically because what we do is taxing on our body. focusing on getting healthy and seeing where life takes me. if that's the gym, you will see me in l.a. >> there's hope. biles has won 11 olympic medals. seven of them gold. you don't blame her if she steps away, but people would love to

see one more run. >> she has done so much. i have done it all. >> i'm 27. >> she looked terrific. still to come, our saturday morning ost and the big surprise waiting for one high school cheerleader in the mascot uniform. we're back after ts. hi

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deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. good morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, january 4th, i'm kira klapper. it has been more than a week since a rape conviction was overturned for a former san francisco 49ers, but dana stubblefield will have to sit in jail for another two weeks. stubblefield was back in court yesterday as his attorneys pushed for his release. a judge said more time is needed to review the case. it has been continued until january 17th. an appeals court overturned stubblefield's rape conviction. the day after christmas, saying, among other things, that prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements about him. turning to embattled san mateo county sheriff christina corpus, she has filed a $10 million claim against the county. back in november, an independent report was released accusing corpus of

workplace misconduct, suggesting, among other things, she fostered a culture of fear and retaliation and may have had a romantic relationship with her chief of staff. corpus has denied all accusations. her attorney says the report was biased and part of a, quote, evil scheme to force her out of office. it also alleges she's been targeted because she is the county's first latina sheriff. in march, voters will decide in a special election whether to grant the board of supervisors the authority to remove an elected sheriff. a big turn now to the microclimate forecast with cinthia pimentel. good morning kira. good morning everyone. well, we have some low clouds and some fog showing up and some cooler numbers after we are getting rid of yesterday's rainmaker, we look towards petaluma, example number one and covered in fog right there. and temperatures in the upper 30s up there in the north bay, not too far behind is pleasanton at 40 degrees. right there we see those low clouds sitting, and then we get our microclimates as we move towards san carlos and

san jose and those mid to upper 40s. now let's take a look at our day planner, because we're going to keep it pretty cool throughout the day. so the morning not really going to feel much more different than into the afternoon. we'll go into san jose and look at those high clouds and temperatures not really breaking it out of the 60s. so that cold front sweeping on through, it's going to leave us a cooler day compared to what we have in store for tomorrow. we're going to put the sun back in sunday, feel a little bit warmer and carry that into next week, where we're also going to talk about what's worrying me with the wind. so i'll see you at seven. karen, back to you. all right. cynthia, thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay, stuck in a tree for nearly a week. the story of this cat and an entire bay area community that rallied around him. we'll have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us. in the meantime, we'll take you back to the today show.

good morning. wintry blast. more than 60 million people facing heavy snow and fierce winds and frigid temperatures as the first storm roars across the country this weekend. angie has the forecast. on the rise. the nation's largest credit card company increasing price you pay to swipe.

what you can do to save a little cash. new year, new you. if you are one of the thousands of people resolve to get healthy and lose weight in 2025, we are helping you shed the pounds. today, january 4th, 2025. good morning. welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning as we get started. it is hard to believe it is 2025. >> i ss you guys. i saw you all the time. >> we call them the holidays for us and another workweek. busy stretch for us. we get to today's news and the first major winter storm set to hit 60 million people with heavy snow and bitter cold. angie is tracking it for us. angie, this is a messy couple days. after a couple weeks break, a likely snow day on monday. >> a multiday impact. snowy and icy conditions and severe threat.

no surprise we have all of these winter alerts. 61 million people in the winter storm warning for kansas city and louisville and indianapolis and cincinnati. you are in the cross-hairs of the system. it doesn't look like much of anything. we have snow across the rockies. this is going to take ship ape across the day. the heavy snow in the rockies. you will see the mix in the center of the country. we will have a much more expanded symptom with more impact. notice the ice and snow across the region and the line of thunrstorms that we could see with the potential to become severe across the south. by the time we get into the workweek, folks going back to work and kids back to school, we have snow across the mid-atlantic. this likely will mean we have travel issues on the roads and in the air across the region. snow totals impressive.

kansas city, you have the potential to see up to a foot. snow. 3 to 8 inches in st. louis. even pittsburgh, 1 to 4 inches. washington, d.c. on monday, 4 to 81 inches inches of accumulati snowfall. south of i-70, roads will likely be covered in ice. the freezing rain. this is a long lasting situation with power outages with the ice accumulation. a quarter inch to a half inch. this means travel could be likely impossible for folks there and we have the severe storms that we will watch across the south. back over to you. >> 2025 coming in like a bear. angie, thank you. we are getting a look inside the new orleans attacker's home and the bomb making material they found there. in the meantime, bourbon street is back open for business days after the deadly attack as concerns of security in the french quarter are on the rise. nbc's kathy park joins us from

new orleans with the latest. kathy, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning to you. bourbon street is scarred, but what happened here on new year's day, if you look, there is a growing memorial. candles, flowers and messages on the wall honoring the lives lost. this morning, we are learning chilling details about the attack and the man behind it. this morning, the french quarter in new orleans fully open to the public and security heightened as the memorial grows for the e victims in the new year's day terror attack. >> senseless. >> reporter: the fbi saying the suspect, 42-year-old shamsud din jabbar was 100% inspired by isis with questions of how and when the army veteran became radicalized. >> he posted to the online platform proclaiming his support for isis. >> reporter: on friday, agents returned to the houston home registered to jabbar towing away a gray sedan.

inside the home showing bomb making materials confirmedoffic. jabbar used a rare compound used. jabbar's younger brother saying he noticed no red flags. >> this wasn't the man i knew. this wasn't the father, the son i knew. >> reporter: as the investigation presses on, security measures are coming under greater scrutiny. in 2019, a safety assessment report by international found the bollard system on bourbon street doesn't appear to work and recommended fixing immediately. warning the two modes of terror attack used are vehicle ramming and active shooting. >> they should have locked down the area. >> reporter: city officials defended the curity measures and questions are raised. nbc's jesse rsch visited hours after bourbon street reopened

and saying some especially entrances are fortified. >> wide open. >> reporter: some are paying respects to the 14 ves cut short. among them nicole perez. recently promoted at work and matthew tenedorio honored by the pelicans. and 18-year-old nikyra cheyenne dedeaux was set to start college in a matter of days with hopes of becoming a traveling nurse. her friend was with her the night of the attack. >> in a split , you lost your friend. >> in a split sesecond. she was truly just the most amazing, compassionate, considerate person. >> reporter: now looking ahead to securing the super bowl next month. later on this morning, faith leaders will come together leading a prayer service helping the community heal.

meanwhile, the fbi reporting they received nearly 1,000 tips coming in from all across the country connected with the ongoing investigation. laura. >> kathy park in new orleans. thank you. this morning, the white house announced the latest resip yents of the medal of freedom. the former secretary of state hillary clinton and billionaire george soros. from the sports world, ervin magic johnson and messi and michael j. fox and denzel washington. >> that is a serious group. think it is high time for a joe fryer boost. >> we will file it under the category of sweet boost. here is a high school cheerleader in virginia getting a big surprise. 17-year-old harmony was cheering with her squad on the sidelines of the football game. her team's mascot was chanting along with them until the mascot

revealed herself to the crowd. >> what? >> oh, my gosh. >> that is harmony's mom. u.s. army chief warrant officer wearing the mascot costume. harmony had not seen her mom in four months while she was deployed in the middle east. i love those reactions. they are so fast and so quick. >> every time. >> instant hugs. >> that was a pretty good reveal. coming up next, the nation's biggest credit card company raising swipe fees. what it means for you and how you can keep your costs down right after this. when you really need to sleep. you reach for the really good stuff. zzzquil ultra helps you sleep better and longer when you need it most. its non-habit forming and powered by the makers of nyquil.

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we're back on saturday morning with today's consumer and the growing price you pay when you shop. >> the start of the new year brought an increase in fees from the biggest credit card companies here in the u.s. >> because of that, you may wind up paying more the next time you swipe a card. nbc's correspondent vicky nguyen has more. >> reporter: walter's hot dogs was established in 1919 in new york and they are still making them the way gene's great grandfather did. >> we split down the middle and grill them. secret sauce. >> reporter: he said something that has changed is credit card fees. he says they cost the business $50,000 a year. how do credit card fees take a bite out of your profits? >> it absolutely does every year. 3% of all of our sales is washed away with credit card

processing. >> reporter: businesses that take credit cards pay a fee of 2% to banks and credit card companies. visa raising fees which will result in an estimated $100 million of increased fees a year according to the merchants payment coalition. it's a small fraction of the record $172 billion in total u.s. swipe fees in 2023. the group says these fees get passed along to consumers costing the average family more than $1,100 each year. >> they are built into the prices. >> reporter: visa telling nbc news we are enhancing our network to serve the businesses that choose to transact with us. everything we do is designed to make paying more convenient, secure and reliable. a bill in congress aiming to lower costs for small businesses by boosting competition among credit card processing companies has stalled. for now, walter's hot dogs is looking for someone to serve up

a solution. >> as a small business, what would you like to see? >> there has to be an answer to help the business owners by lowers rates in some way, shape or form. >> reporter: to less than en th impact of credit card use cash or consider paying in person rather than over the phone. it results in a higher fee for the business. use reward cards to make the most of each purchase. ways to save for you and your favorite local business. >> thank you. >> reporter: for "today," vicky nguyen, nbc news. >> you see more and more businesses saying what the reason is. >> some give you a discount. >> angie is back with the forecast right now. angie, this is chilly and snowy for a lot of folks. winter making appearance in the full force for the start of the year. we have the lake-effect snow we will track across the great lakes and winter storm system

that will effect folks in the next couple days. notice all of the clear skies over the southeast. we see mild conditions for the southwest as well. big picture for today is chilly as peter mentioned. temperatures below zero in the northern plains. 40s across the central plains. we have a sliver of the country checking in the 70s. nice conditions for texas and as far as florida. 60s is what you get for the highs today. we are in the swing of the chilly air for the next couple days. at least in the mid-january, we see temperatures below normal for the chunk of the country. that is the temperatures. we have the snow and ice you need to be alert for in the southern plains and rockies. looking ahead to sunday, this ramp ps up. the heavy snow and ice and he severe storms. at's the look at the weather across the

behind yesterday's rain. we're left with some cool air. some patchy fog. look at those numbers up there in the north bay. 39 santa rosa. we continue with those low 40s out there towards the east bay. 41 in concord, 42 out at livermore, and those 30s still stretching down into the south bay. 39 in gilroy right now. let's stay down here south, and look at our day planner in mountain view. cloudy skies a and that's's a look at your forecast. >> thank you very much. still ahead, when losing is a good thing. we're going to look at some of the best diets to help you shed those unwanted pounds. that's right after this.

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strong. >> or not. >> if you resolve to lose weight, we have help. >> joe made it to wednesday. greta is the health reporter and she has the list for the top diets. >> happy new year. >> you work the ed with tons of doctors to come up with the central list. three top diets. what did you find? >> a top rated three diets for best overall are the mediterranean diet, d.a. s.h. diet and the flexitarian diet. you find similarities. they don't require complicated rules. no calorie counting. they are largely plant based. the first one is the top rated mediterranean. a long-time winner. based on or inspired by the cuisine of greece and plant

based. red meat and sweets, keep those for special occasions. the dash diet stands for dietary approach to stop hypertension. it is, again, a plant-based diet. it imposes stricter rules on sodium intake and sugary foods as well as fried and fatty foods. the third is a flexitarn. think of it as a super vegetarian diet. this is a diet you can start in baby steps. add a little more veggie and less meat. >> it requires a lot of stretching. flexitarian. >> you are welcome to stretch. >> i know you look at certain health conditions or problems that people have because not every diet is perfect for everyone. what did you find? >> we evaluate the 38 diets

across 21 health and lifestyle goals. every from arthritis to diabetes to gut health and weight loss. one of the diets we categories we looked at is the easiest diets to follow. healthy eating shouldn't be a chore. diets that don't require hard to find ingredients or easy prep. the winner was the mediterranean because of the flexible nature. you can do an indian version and still work for you. >> bottom line this for us. what are the trends across all these that if you pick and choose as you go, don't follow a strict diet. what should you take away? >> experts say look for a diet that is nutritionally complete. you don't want to cut out carbs, which i know is popular. you want a diet that is flexible. you want to go out to eat or a party and don't want to be the

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morning. thanks for joining us on this saturday, january 4th, i'm kira klapper. one year after a massive menorah was destroyed at lake merritt, another crime investigation is underway. oakland police say officers responded to reports that the new giant menorah had been vandized with graffiti. it happened around one yesterday afternoon at 12th street and lake merritt boulevard. but when pd responded, they say it appeared the graffiti had already been removed from the jewish religious symbol. this coming one year after a similar crime, in december of 2023, vandals targeted the lake merritt menorah on the seventh night of hanukkah. the old menorah had been dismantled and thrown into the lake. governor gavin newsom issuing an executive order in hopes of making california healthier. the order requires state agencies to

recommend ways to limit harm associated with products like soda, candy and other ultra processed food and drink. the new plan incentivizes low income people enrolled in the calfresh program to buy fresh foods. newsom's office says the goal is to support affordable and healthy living in an effort to reduce the impact of chronic illness. turning now to our weekend forecast with cinthia pimentel. good morning kira. good morning everyone. we're seeing some low clouds and fog hanging around right now through downtown san jose. we see them, but it gets worse with that visibility as we head down south into parts of morgan hill, about a quarter of a mile there, so it's spotty in some places. the east bay shoreline looks okay, but out there towards the livermore area it's gotten worse. also, parts of san carlos and definitely limited visibility from novato to santa rosa over on into parts of napa. and of course, it wouldn't be the winter time without some dense fog there in the central valley. so as we go on and take it throughout the day, we'll see it kind of linger here till

about mid morning, get into some breaks of sunshine, but a cool day there in the city for any fun activities that you're doing. only about 56 degrees. we'll keep it a cool day around the region with some high clouds at times, better clearing and a little bit warmer for our sunday, and that will carry us into next week where we're going to start back on our routines and also watch the wind going into the middle part of the week, where there's going to be a couple of changes lingering across the west. so i'll guide you through all of that. and of course, the 7-day forecast, which looks exciting coming up at 7 a.m. keir, back to you. all right cynthia, thanks. coming up also at seven this morning on today in the bay. new warning labels on alcohol. the u.s. surgeon general sounding the alarm on the connection between drinking alcohol and cancer. we will have that. plus all your top stories coming up at seven. we hope you join us. in the meantime, enjoy wild child with sheinelle jones. at the disneyland resort the happiest place on earth

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