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president biden meeting with families of the victims as we learn final identities all as federal investigators revealed the driver behind the bourbon street attack visited new orleans multiple times before the attack. what they say he did and where he went. attorneys for president- elect trump look to block the sentencing in his hush money case. the arguments they are making and how long it could be delayed. hollywood's biggest stars step out for the 82nd golden globes. who stole the show and what last nights winners can tell us about the busy award season to come. i sit down with nicholas sparks for the drink.

what helps them keep writing? >> so good to be back with you. >> welcome back from a little bit of a deserved break. >> we begin with news from new orleans where president biden and first lady jill biden set to mourn the victims of the new year's day truck attack later today. >> they are expected to meet with the victims families. the bidens will attend a prayer service tonight, all 14 victims have officially now been identified by the coroner's office, the ages range from 18 to 63 years old. the fbi said the attacker made at least two visits to new orleans before the attack. the fbi said he used smart videos to record videos of the french quarter. today louisiana's attorney general announced a full state review of the security plan and separately the city's mayor is asking the white house for a technical expert to conduct another review ahead of the super bowl just next month. kelly, this will be one of

president biden's last trips as what you could call consoler in chief. what are we expecting to see and hear from the president and first lady today? >> the point of these sorts of visits us for the president on behalf of all americans, to show respect to the families who have been through something this tragic especially when the context is something as unexpected and awful as a terror attack during a holiday. we've also seen the president do this after natural disasters and other kinds of tragedies that rise to capture that national attention for an extended period of time and raise questions about lots of legitimate issues about safety and being in public places and all of the things, to represent the country and do so on a personal way where the president can convey his own sense of sympathies and condolences of course, we know grief is something that he

unfortunately is an expert at, with losing two of his own children, his first wife in the car accident 50 years ago. it's something the president talks about a lot, that he understands what it's like to suffer sudden loss and that, he can help to convey to people that are going through it right now. most of all, beyond the personal sense, is a chance to simply show up when people are going through a crisis, when a community is going through a crisis and that's the point of this. we won't see him on camera, these are private meetings where he has a chance to talk to the families and he's spoken to some of them by phone in advance of the trip but this is the demonstration of using the power of the office to say that the people who are experiencing this have been seen and their loss is understood and felt by a much broader community, the whole country. >> the mayor of new orleans said that she cannot guarantee the city is fully prepared to host the super bowl next month.

what are the biggest concerns that e seems to have right now? >> in the wake of this attack, safety and security in new orleans has been under the microscope and we have new reporting that the replacement bollards that were supposed to be here ahead of the super bowl, they were not here before the attack and can only stop a vehicle going 10 miles per hour so the mayor told us they are bringing in a tactical expert to do a full security analysis of what they have in place right now and determine if any changes need to be made. she added that and infrastructure plan will go intoeffect starting today ahead of the super bowl. >> kathy, we mentioned all of the victims have been identified. what are some of the stories you've been hearing about them? >> these were mothers, young adults, who really have their

whole lives ahead of them. one victim just 18 years old, set to start college in a matter of weeks. i had a chance to speak with the brother of latosha pope over the weekend, she was one of the last people to identify. he said when he got the call it was a gut punch, this was his older sister, always put others before herself, she was a nurse by trade. another person identified was a british man and has loose ties to e royal family, william posted a statement extending his condolences to the family as well as all those affected by this tragedy and before i go, i just want to mention, you know, there's a growing memorial behind me, not sure if president biden will be coming this way but 14 crosses have been placed here, representing the 14 lives lost. president-elect trump is now trying to block his

sentencing in the hush money case which is scheduled for this friday. >> a jury convicted mr. trump on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records around the hush money payment made to adult film star stormy daniels. but his attorneys argue that nothing should happen until their immunity appeals are resolved, the sentencing was pushed back over the summer after the historic presidential immunity hearing. >> danny, what do you make of the argument that we are hearing from mr. trump's lawyers and in your experience, what does it take to get a sentencing thrown out entirely? >> we can't know for sure because that decision has raised more questions than it answers but it appears that president trump may be entitled to a stay in other words, a pause while he seeks an appeal.

you don't normally get to pause proceedings in the criminal case while you appeal it because otherwise everybody would raise an appeal and no criminal cases whatever go to trial. immunity might be an exception. >> president-elect trump is set to become president trump in two weeks. the judge said that jail time is off the table but what could sentencing look like? >> people are talking about how no jail time appears to be the story but that's only half the story, the judge signaled in advance that he's going to give him an under -- unconditional discharge, that means a sentence of no jail time but that also means no probation, no community service, nothing, your sentence is you have no sentence. that is arguably, the only sentence that judge merchan can give that doesn't run into constitutional problems because anything else would last more than 10 days and would be in existence once he takes office. lawmakers in both houses of congress have just certified president-elect trump's victory.

today's process stood in contrast to what we saw four years o when a mob attacked the capitol on january 6th in an attempt to overturn trump's 2020 election loss. multiple people died and hundreds of arrests and convictions followed. >> ryan nobles joins us now. ryan, talk about this contrast, today seemed to go quite well, what was the mood like on the hill four years later? >> itdepends on who you talk to. republicans were happy to vote to certify trump's election while democrats seemed concerned that the events from four years ago were attempted to be whitewashed by those same republicans, the biggest difference between what we saw today and four years ago was that donald trump, he won this election and lost the election four years ago and it was that loss that led to what was the violent insurrection to prevent the peaceful transfer of power. today was a monday and process and they read out the results

of these votes. it took about 30 minutes this time around, four years ago, it took more than 14 hours. a very big difference from what we saw in 2025 than what we saw in 2021. >> it's about to be a big few weeks there in washington, the state funeral for president jimmy carter is this week and two weeks from today, the inauguration of president trump. what do we know about security preparations? >> there's also like six inches of snow on the ground and we will get more. it's a busy time in washington and security is at an all-time high, here, there's a nine foot unscalable fencing that's been put up around the complex. we have law enforcement officers from all over the country to provide and help with security related to

president carter's funeral services and of course the inauguration happening in a couple of weeks. after what we saw play out in 2021, it is clear that law enforcement officials in washington and the government are not going to take any chances when it comes to these major events that are taking place in washington and we see that happening right now as we have this first big event on january 6th but a couple of others in the next cole of weeks. >> thanks so much. united airlines is planning to use spacex to upgrade the wi- fi on their flights. >> hi bertha. >> passengers on united airlines will soon have access to spacex and their satellite internet service, the airline announced it would start testing starling in february and eventually add the service to the entire fleet throughout 2025. delta and hawaiian airlines have announced partnerships with star link. and chat bots powder --

powered by artificial intelligence boosted online sales and the u.s. by almost 4% year over year. according to a report by salesforce which said shoppers turned to the services 40% more than they did a year ago for help buying and returning products during the holiday season. online sales topped $282 billion and the u.s. during the last months of the year, my husband will tell you that i contributed a lot to that, an increase from $272 billion a year ago. >> but did you use a chat bot to help you? >> these days, it's the first thing you go to especially if you are doing a return, it's easy to use the chat bot. >> they always pop up, do you need any help? >> thank you. coming up, new york city launches its congestion pricing, a first for the nation. why major cities are paying close attention and some say we

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fortunato bas, who begins her term as alameda county supervisor for district five. the city has been without a permanent mayor since the recall of sheng thao. members will select a council president as part of today's proceedings, and that person will take over as interim mayor. that's until the april 15th special election, when the council will elect an official mayor. our velena jones is tracking this story. she'll have an update in our afternoon newscast. as that is happening, the city is facing what firefighters in oakland call a crisis that threatens thousands of people's safety. nbc bay area's bob redell tells us oakland temporarily shut down two fire stations to save money. one firefighter says that these closures are a tragedy, not worth the money saved, given the risk to lives in oakland. this was the scene within the past hour, earlier this morning, where dozens of oakland firefighters stood on the steps of city hall admonishing the city administrator, begging him to reopen these fire stations, and warning that the planned closure of four more stations

will make it impossible for the firefighters to do their jobs and will lead to unnecessary deaths. starting today, the city shut down two stations located in the hills of oakland. station 28, near the lake chabot golf course and station 25 near joaquin miller park. these closures are for the next six months at a savings of about $5 million. to help the city close its $129 million budget gap. this is in addition to a third station closure, station ten, which has been closed for renovations. the oakland fire chief told us on friday that his department would have five other stations covered, the calls that would normally be covered by the stations temporarily shut down. the firefighters union says this means some oaklanders could face response times of more than ten minutes, which is more than double the response time they offered before the closures. the firefighters union pointed out this morning that every 30 to 60s, a house fire doubles in size, which means it doesn't take long for a home to become fully engulfed. you will not

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track illegally bought guns and gave them to dixon. investigators noted dixon is not legally allowed to own guns during the investigation. police say they recovered 13 guns, two of them stolen, and searching the couple's home. in stockton, police say they also found ammunition, cocaine, oxycodone and cannabis. fog blanketed san francisco early today, but sunshine elsewhere. so what's next? here's kari hall. as we start out our new week, we are seeing a lot of sunshine with clouds. a lot of them well off the coast. now, this storm system is going to be moving up and around the bay area, and we will continue with dry conditions, but it may pile up some big waves and some breakers near the coast. as we take a look at the coastline, a beach hazard statement will be in effect starting later tonight and continuing into tuesday. some of those breakers may reach 15 to 20ft. while our high temperatures today will be in the low 60s, some low 60s expected for san francisco, as

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richmond zoo in virginia has a brand-new pygmy hippo of its own. she's named poppy and was born on december 9th and she was named by popular vote, 116,000 voters from 165 countries weighed in on the name. other names in contention were juniper and may. >> a new report raising questions about whether fluoride in drinking water can impact children's iq levels. there's an analysis of dozens of studies and found a possible link between higher fluoride exposure and slightly lower iq scores in children. the authors of the report say most of the studies they analyzed were of low quality and most of them were conducted in countries where fluoride levels in water are higher than in the u.s. the authors did not suggest removing fluoride from drinking water and fluoride has been a staple in many water

supply since the 1940s, used for its researched oral health benefits and supported by major health agencies. people are gathering to remember the life of former president carter. he's currently lying in repose at the carter center in atlanta. services began saturday when a motorcade carrying the former president pass-through plains, georgia. the former president would be flown to washington for a national funeral service thursday. he died at 100 years old. a serious winter weather system is creating dangerous and deadly conditions. >> at least four deaths have been connected to the winter weather after battering the planes in the midwest, the storm is bringing snow to the mid-atlantic. at chicago o'hare, one of the busiest airports, a grounded delay is in effect through tonight. gary is tracking the conditions for us in washington, d.c. terry, the storm could dump as

much as 12 inches of snow when it's all said and done. what are conditions like where you are, especially on the roads? >> yeah, the snow is continuing to come down in d.c. and it's white and fluffy, not too heavy. we are expecting 2 to 3 more inches before all is said and done but this has put a stop to washington, d.c. public schools and d.c. government offices are closed. traffic as you mentioned, is actually pretty good if we take a look at the roads right now. the plows were able to get through earlier. it's light and fluffy so not too much of a problem here, which is good news for folks because if you look at the airports, that is where the real masses, looking at 1800 cancellations, more than 4000 delays nationwide, o'hare was at a ground stop earlier, some airports, if you don't have a flight that's canceled or

delayed, you are incredly lucky. but there are some folks that are really enjoying this. i want to show you some video here. perhaps the cutest video you will see, over at the national zoo, two of the pandas that came over from china are enjoying their snow day, too, it's not just the kids and the humans, they are enjoying themselves at the zoo, the panda exhibit at the zoo will open up later. >> can we just keep rolling that? that's the best video i've seen all day. thank you. it is now even more expensive to visit part of america's biggest city, talking about new york city's first in the nation congestion pricing plan which is now in effect. drivers have to play -- pay a toll to drive into the most congested parts of manhattan. this plan has definitely faced controversy as well as legal battles emily, for people that

live in new york, this is of high interest but it's the first time an american city has done something like this, several world cities already do have this congestion pricing, so how is it going to impact tourists and people who come into manhattan? >> you charge the fee when you come into manhattan, that through a series of cameras, there are some 1400 cameras scattered throughout the city and it either takes a picture of your license plate or scanning your easy pass, for most drivers, it's charging about nine dollars during peak hours but depending on the time of day, the price can fluctuate and are also exceptions, commuter buses, emergency vehicles, also if you are taking lyft and uber, it's a smaller fee.

but the whole goal is to reduce the number of vehicles coming into the city. they estimate by some 80,000, also reduced pollution and encouraging people to take public transportation. >> this is the first u.s. city to adopt this plan. are we hearing about any others? >> especially when you consider the fact that me of the most congested cities in the world are doing this, so something you look at when you look at how it's gone in other cities like singapore, london, amsterdam, cities that already have it in place, public opinion, it took time for it to shift so officials are saying maybe people will come around and these other u.s. cities are watching to see if they could make some changes as well. >> there are a lot fewer cars in amsterdam. this program has gotten a lot of pushback, trump has even said that he has plans to get rid of it for new york, new jersey is fighting the fee in court, so what are the chances that this plan sticks? >> we've se an onslaught of lawsuits in the biggest

possible threat is the incoming president, who's posted on social media that he would terminate congestion pricing in his first week of office, but now that it's underway, it's not exactly clear how he could reverse the plan but legal experts say it might be complicated but he could maybe find a way by withdrawing federal approval and maybe he will file a lawsuit calling for a lengthier review, so something to watch for, for sure. >> let's talk now about the price you pay, the biggest credit card company in america, visa, is increasing its swipe fees. >> that could mean higher prices for you and the businesses that you buy from. >> walters hotdogs was established in 1919 in new york. and they are still making them

the way that his great- grandfather did. >> we split the hotdogs down the middle and we grill them and we have the secret sauce we cook them in. >> he said something that's changed over the years, credit card fees and they cost the business around $50,000 a year. >> how do credit card fees take a bite out of your profits? >> it does every year, 3% of all of our sales is washed away just to credit card processing. >> businesses pay an average fee of 2% to banks and credit card companies and this week, visa raised two of its fees which will result in $100 million of increased fees a year. it's a small fraction of the record $172 billion in total u.s. swipe fees in 2023. these fees get passed along to consumers, costing the average family more than $1100 each year. >> they are built into the prices of everything we buy. >> visa telling nbc news we are

constantly enhancing our network to better serve the consumers that increasingly choose to transact with us. a bill in congress aiming to lower cost for small businesses by boosting competition among credit card processing companies has stalled. for now, walters hotdogs is looking for someone to serve up a solution. >> what would you like to see? >> there has to be an answer to help the business owners by lowering rates so that it's not such a big cost. >> to lessen the impact, expert say use cash for small transactions, consider paying with your card in person rather than over the phone and phone transactions often result in a higher fee and use reward cards to make the most of each purchase. ways to save for you and your favorite local business.

well the golden globes officially kicked off award season last night with the biggest and brightest stars from television and lm. and if you missed it, we've got you covered with all the major moments people are talking about. joining us now is entertainment contributor chris weatherspoon is also founder and ceo of top viewers, great to see you. >> i'm back and i brought my popcorn. >> let's talk about the big movie winners. >> emilia pirez, it came in with him nominations and it won for -- four. zoe saldana had a powerful speech, she has never won a golden glow. and the brutalist, that came in strong as the film of the year, both those films i see them both on the list four

contenders for the academy awards. shogun, not a huge budget show, not any big name actors but it's gotten so much acclaim, it swept the emmys and it showed up and showed out for the golden glob. >> demi moore, her acceptance speech, we can play a little bit of it as to the films substance. >> in those moments, when we don't think we are smart enough or pretty enough or skinny enough or successful enough or basically just not enough, i had a woman say to me, just know, you will never be enough, but you can know the value of your worth if you just put down

the measuring stick. >> that moment i was crying at home it was so powerful, there was a clip of her family, her kids back in california, they jumped up and screamed. no one really saw her getting this award and it's crazy to think, 40 some years that she's said, she's never gotten a major award in hollywood. it's proof that critics don't always get it right. >> on a broader scale, something that caught my eye was they were keeping this list of the production houses, who was winning the most and it really feels like streaming has its own renaissance. >> netflix got eight wins for -- four -- gene smart got rest comedy series. they have all the big contenders, the brutalist, also baby girl, nick hit that night nicole kidman was in that one. >> we can't let you go without

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prolific author? >> long story but will keep it short, i loved to read when i was growing up, i loved a good story, probably the most important thing i was doing when i was young through my teenage years was running, i ran track and field and i ended up getting a scholarship to notre dame. i go to notre dame which i broke the school record which i still have. it was my freshman year and i ended up getting injured. i was kind of going mentally and emotionally crazy because track and field was everything. and, my mom got tired of me complaining and she said don't just pout, do something i said what, and she said i don't know, go write a book and i said, okay. i wrote a horror novel, which was terrible, but the most important lesson i learned was that i had it in me to finish a

novel, if i started it. >> you could do it. >> i knew i could finish. >> it seems like you take a few years? >> yeah. the wife said you basically have to get a real job and i said, okay, i became a pharmaceutical sales representative. >> what motivated you to start the notebook? >> that was a midlife crisis. i don't want to die just saying i'm just a sales rep, not that there's anything wrong with that, i just said, i just didn't want that on my tombstone, so to speak that i didn't even chase any goals so i said what can i do while keeping my day job, what can i do in the evenings and i said oh i know, i will try writing at night. >> you wrote your most famous book in your off hours. >> you seem drawn to the stories

, long love, relationships, is it because you love it, is it because you know those are the books that people want to read, is it both? >> certainly i think it's what people expect, so i do try to write something that my readers will enjoy. >> let's talk about the new novel, the new book, called counting miracles, what is it about? >> well it's nicholas sparks, right, you've got a romantic element in there, okay, it's the story about a guy named taer and his grandma passes away and says here's something that you might learn about your family in this town called asheboro and there he meets caitlin and then you've got another part of the story and it's an old guy named jasper, and the stories converge into an ending. >> what is next for you? >> i tell people i'm going to

continue to write most likely, as long as i have a story worth telling, i'm always attempting to write that one book where it's like okay, that's it, now you can retire and i'm still in search of that. >> you don't feel like the notebook didn't do that or that was just the first and now you needed to happen again? >> i think i can do better. >> he said i think i can do better. than the notebook. >> so impressive given the number of books that he has put out. >> we also talked about his regimen, he goes to bed at 8:00 at night and gets up at 4:00 in the morning to get his day started and usually he works out. he is very very like scheduled, he knows how to produce these books. books. >> got a lot more this is what joint pain looks like. when you keep moving with aleve. (♪♪) just 1 aleve. 12 hours of uninterrupted joint pain relief. aleve. strength to last 12 hours. patients who have sensitive teeth but also want whiter teeth they have to make

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