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i'm zinhle essamuah. kate snow is off today. "nbc news daily" starts right now. ♪♪ ♪♪ today thursday, january 9, 2025. breaking news, california in crisis. raging fires are still burning across los angeles reducing neighborhoods to rubble and ash. the catastrophic becoming clearer by the minute. the biggest challenges law enforcement and firefighters are facing. losing everything as firefighters battle the flames. homeowners are facing their own battle. getting money from insurance companies. why it's likely to be a major hurdle for families already suffering and losing so much. final goodbye. president jimmy carter returns to georgia today where he is being laid to rest at home. the tributes to his life in the nation's capitol where every living president was in attendance. and royal celebration. the princess of wales turned 43

today. plenty to sell brails brate after a year of health struggles. the heartfelt message from the royal family. thank you for being with us on "nbc news daily." we are going to start this hour with that breaking news. a critical new fire risk in southern california. winds are forecasted to gain strength again later today. those gusts have been spreading the fires across los angeles county. this right here is a view from the mount wilson observatory north of altadena. flames from the eaton fire are approaching that facility. at least five people have been killed. more than 25,000 acres have burned. tens of thousands of people still are not allowed to return home. the l.a. county sheriff says the number of dead will likely about go up. >> at one point we will be able to do a thorough search of these impacted areas, some of them look like a bomb was dropped in them. this is a crisis, and we don't know what to expect, but we are ready for everything.

>> several communities and neighborhoods have been devastated. this is an aerial view of the pacific palisades showing what's left there. some of those homes. houses along the iconic malibu oceanfront have also burned to the ground and in altadena burned out cars are lining the streets. many buildings also gone. the nba announcing that tonight's lakers game in l.a. has been postponed because of the wildfires. it will be rescheduled. our coverage twins with nbc news correspondent steve patterson in pacific palisades, california. and nbc news meteorologist bill karins here with me in studio. steve, let's start with you out there. pacific palisades is one of the hardest hit communities. that is clear. what are you hearing from people on the ground there today? >> reporter: the sentiment like a bomb went off is absolutely true. you are looking at the frame of a car that has been almost melted into the ground here. this neighborhood as we have been saying and repeated all day long is essentially gone. there is fairly a homestanding.

there is one home out of the dozens in the neighborhood that we are in. we spoke to one of the homeowners not too long ago in this neighborhood. he didn't have a chance to grab anything. had to leave everything and go and was coming back to find absolutely nothing left. it is heartbreaking here for so many who are returning to just ash and rubble. this neighborhood again, i mean, we walked through. there is barely anything. you don't hear -- eerie, there is no sign of life. you don't hear birds chirping, insects crawling. everything is bombed out and gone. the only noise we are hearing are some of the aircraft that are now in the air, which is a welcome sound because that means they are able to finally put air drops on the ground. this is very tight, very good window these aircraft have to finally make some more progress towards containment, which will be ultimately what they need to do so people can get back and start picking up the pieces of their lives. but when they do, unfortunately they are not going to come back

to finding much here. zinhle. >> steve, truly all has been gutted. we know a new wildfire started in the hollywood hills near some iconic landmarks last night. what are officials saying about progress against that specific fire? >> reporter: yeah, we had an update about that fire a few hours ago now during a news conference. the mayor saying that that fire is completely out, which is excellent news. a lot of it these smaller fires, the spot fires, especially the one that started last night in the hollywood hills, firefighters have been very quick to get those down because, again, we weren't in the wind event when they started. these are embers that rained down, caught a gust, started a fire. we don't know, obviously, the cause. that's what you assume. they are carried by the hurricane-force winds we saw a few nights ago that destroyed a community like this. people back into their homes. all evacuation orders lifted. similar situation for some of the other fires that we have been reporting on as well that aren't these massive fires that have destroyed everything. so some good ne there.

but still, i mean, even if you don't live in an area like this, you are still affected because of the smoke, because you know somebody who knows somebody who lost a home. >> this is definitely a tragedy. steve, thank you. bill, we keep talking about these winds. how is it looking heading into the rest of the day, especially given the impact they have been vpg on the sfiers? >> the winds will pick up. it will be mostly in the higher elevations and not necessarily where the active flames are now. we don't have to, hopefully, worry about rapid fire spread. red red flag warning, severe drought category. hasn't rained in eight months. when the winds are up we will have a chance of any new fires that form to spread. on doppler radar we can show you the smoke plumes of the fire. the more ash in the sky and particulate matter, assume it's like the fire sparks up. earlier today we saw this fire, the palisades fire, kind of spark up. now that smoke plume is dying off a little bit. this is mount wilson, a smoke

plume from that. what's pretty healthy you a day long. the problem with that plume, the north wind, it's blowing that smoke, particulate matter over the top of downtown l.a. we have unhealthy air throughout the entire city and that's not going to improve until we get that wind shift out of the north direction. the winds in l.a. are light. porter ranch 51-mile-per-hour gusts. we were watching the palisades fire, wind gusts there about 18 to 25. not horrible. by mount wilson, gusts 21 miles per hour, that was the fire we were just showing you. tonight the winds will pick up, especially towards malibu towardthe palisades fire. so we will see if that reignites or sparks a little bit. up to 40-mile-per-hour gusts tonight towards mount wilson 30 to 40. we have our eyes early next week. the possible setup for another santa ana wind event which could be a strong one. not extreme like this one, but all eyes will be on that early

next week. >> bill, you mentioned this drought. the lack of rain. california specifically southern california badly needs the rain. will that be coming any time soon? >> yeah, so i mentioned hasn't rained in forever. this is the rainy season, by the way. starts in like november. each and every day we have a chance of fires. the number of structures, we think we will be over 2,000, maybe towards 3,000. the worst fires in california history, camp fire off the charts. 5,000 for the tunnel fire, 3,000. this fire is going to end up one of the worst structure damage in california history. zinhle, this is the rainfall forecast over the next seven days in southern california. just goose eggs across the board. >> wow, hoping people stay safe out there. meteorologist bill karins and steve patterson, thank you both. let's dig in more now. joining us is the santa monica mayor. thank you so much for being here, mayor, especially right now. first off, what is the latest situation in your city?

>> the latest in santa monica, we still have no active fires in santa monica. however, we are providing regional support. our evacuation zones remain. mandatory evacuation zones remaining and a warning evacuation zones. an emergency order is providing our law enforcement pro officials officials the ability to put a curfew to protect those vacant properties right now. >> i wanted to ask you, mayor, about that curfew because we know at least 20 people have been arrested on suspicion of looting during these wildfires, already a devastating time. santa monica imposing that curfew. i understand from sunset to sunrise, at least for part of the city that's currently under evacuation orders. how big of a concern is looting in santa monica right now? >> we are feeling the concerns from the residents. i think they are feeling

reassured because there are multiple agencies supporting us right now from culver city to hawthorne to the sheriff's department. it's not just our santa monica police department officers patrolling. we have allowed the private security that is already doing details in the northern part of the city to remain. between the private security and our law enforcement agencies that are helping us right now we feel well protected. those arrests are sim stemming from the fact that they are being vigilant, they are going after those individuals. i want to send that message out. if you come to santa monica and seek advantage of the vulnerable, you will be prosecuted and you will face the full extent of the law. so we are out there and that's why those arrests are happening, because we are catching people as this is happening. >> mayor, i want to play some sound from another representative in the state. los angeles mayor karen bass being asked about budget cuts to the fire department when she returned to l.a. yesterday.

i have a question on the other side of that. first, let's lisp. >> do you regret cutting the fire department budget by millions of dollars, madam mayor? have you nothing to say today? >> so, a santa monica mayor, do you feel first responders are getting all the support they need to santa monica, have sufficient water supply as fires do reach your city? >> we are not impacted. and i do feel we have the support in terms of infrastructure. our first responders are extremely important. we have a council that supports our first responders and we recognize that having, you know, funding for them is crucial. and so as we go into our next budget cycles and look at what has happened to our neighboring cities, this is top of mind for us. >> all right. community the best.you and yoyo thank you so much for making the

time, mayor, especially right now. we appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> of our coverage of the california fires continues later this hour. you can track the latest developments at nbcnews.com. stay up to date on our live blog with the up to the-minute reporting from crews on the ground. ahead, wild dashcam video shows a passenger train in miami slamming into a car. luckily, that driver was not seriously hurt. what law enforcement says happened. plus, nbc news has learned the incoming trump administration is considering a high-profile raid targeting undocumented immigrants. undocumented immigrants. wh for people who feel limited by the unpredictability of generalized myasthenia gravis, season to season, ultomiris is continuous symptom control, with improvement in activities of daily living and reduced muscle weakness. and ultomiris is the only long-acting gmg treatment with the freedom of just 6 to 7 infusions per year, for a predictable routine i can count on.

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the incoming trump administration is reportedly considering a high-profile public raid on undocumented immigrants. according to exclusive nbc news reporting it could happen the first day president-elect trump takes office. here is nbc news homeland security correspondent julia ainsley. >> we are learning more now about planning. that's how the incoming trump administration may be aligning themselves to carry out their mass deportations, that campaign promise from trump. we understand now that they are in the planning stages looking at places they could carry out workplace raids, that would be when i.c.e. surprises the workplace. in the past, a poultry plant. they are targeting health care and hospitality as well.

and the region, one region in particular they are looking at now, is the d.c. region. somewhere around the d.c. region either in the capitol itself, maryland or northern virginia as early as inauguration day for those workplace raids by i.c.e. this really shows that even though we have heard time and time again from incoming border czar thomas homan that they want to focus on the hardened criminals, worst of the worst, need to be deported, it could be that they end up really doing more massive sweeps. that's what a workplace raid does. that often means there are children coming home from school find their parents are deported. oftentimes, they may make mistakes. a workplace raid takes a lot of investigation, time and manpower to make sure it's done properly and there is not major blow back. so in this case what we're learning about potential workplace raids in the d.c. area as soon as inauguration day or in the days shortly after that really indicates there that there are strong voices within

the incoming administration pushing not just for i.c.e. to deport hardened criminals, but to boost the numbers and cast a wide net over immigrants who for some their only crime could be living and working in the united states illegally. so a lot we are learning here. these plans are in flux. we have not heard from the trump transition officially about the plans on the record. but we are understanding that there is a lot of talk, a lot of looking at how they could carry out a plan like this. >> all right. julia ainsley, thank you. princess kate and the royal family are celebrating her 43rd birthday behind closed doors. the princess recovers from a difficult health journey that kept her away from the public high eye. here is international correspondent kelly cobiella. >> reporter: princess kate will be celebrating her birthday in windsor with her husband prince william while the kids are at school. almost a year to the day ter that abdominal surgery that led to her cancer treatment.

princess kate marking her 43rd birthday after a england had hadding year. prince william posting an unseason picture of his wife from last summer calling her the most incredible wife and mother, praising her remarkable strength. george, charlotte, louie and i are so proud of you. happy birthday. we love you. and this simple birthday message posted from the royal family. >> princess of wales is not one for big celebrations and the children will be at school. i think there will be a special dinner tonight. >> reporter: kate e looking forward to a fresh start in 2025 following her difficult health journey. the princess had abdominal surgery almost a year ago, a few days after her birthday last year. and last march sharing news with the world of her chemotherapy treatments. >> cancer has been present. >> reporter: the impact all of it had on her family. >> william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family.

>> reporter: last september announcing she completed chemotherapy. prince william opening up about the family's struggle, saying in a rare interview last november, it's probably been the hardest year in my life. kate now back in the spotlight seen out and about during the holidays. on christmas day, greeting and hugging well-wishers with husband william and their three children and hosting her traditional together at christmas concert at westminster abbey last month. the focus this year, love and empathy. >> it is love which is the greatest gift we can receive. >> reporter: the palace keeping quiet about public plans for the princess this year. >> i have been told not to rule anything out. i think there is every chance we could have an overseas tour. i think the focus will be on short haul. her health remains her priority. it's going to be a gradual return to work. but we will see her. >> reporter: kate leaving a difficult year behind looking forward for better times ahead.

we will likely see princess kate at the big events like trooping the colour, the king's official birthday parade, royal ascot and wimbledon over the summer. we understand she is more determined going forward to get that work/life balance right and spend time with her children. >> thank you. still ahead, we will have the latest from our crews on the ground in california in the midst of an all out wildfire crisis. plus, what people across the region need to know to stay healthy as all that smoke blankets the sky. don't go anywhere. you're watching "nbc news daily." of course, you can alalways wat us streaming free 24/7 on nbc news now. watch us wherever you stream live, youtube, roku and all those places you see on the screen. the news continues after this. “the darkness of bipolar depression made me feel like i was losing interest in the things i love. then i found a chance to let in the lyte.” discover caplyta.

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from the south bay say they are prepared to weather the conditions. we have camping gear. we have everything that we need to be self-sufficient for 72 hours and also to camp out in the dirt if we need to. depending on where the fire front is, the la fire chief says the palisades fire is one of the most destructive natal disasters in the history of los angeles. for our weather here, we are expecting temperatures to warm up a bit more than what's typical for january. here's meteorologist kari hall with our forecast. in today's forecast, the dry and mild weather continues. but of course, we're still very closely watching the southernrn california wildfires. and the red flag warning continues until tomorrow evening for the bay area. looking ahead to the weekend, it's going to be nice and quiet until the wind picks up later on this weekend. as we take a look at our highs, we are going to see it well above what's normal for this time of year. we're in the upper 60s, a few spots in the low 70s

in the north bay, and that's at least ten degrees above normal for early january. in hayward, we're looking at a high of 68 degrees and will be slightly cooler tomorrow as we get some fog developing. we'll be watching that and a look ahead to the forecast coming up in just a few minutes. thank you. kari. just into our newsroom, the new mayor of san francisco just issued a hiring freeze. daniel lurie was inaugurated as the 46th mayor of san francisco yesterday. this action comes on his first full day in office. mayor lurie says it's to bring the largest budget deficit in the city's history under control. the mayor is also ordering other departments to realign their spending with the city's priorities. that means pausing new contracts or programs that have not been signed or implemented yet. the new mayor issued this statement saying, quote, the era of band-aid solutions is over. we are committed to fiscal discipline, giving san franciscans the accountability they demand and focusing the government on doing the core things well. the u.s. government

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here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc news daily." a driver in north miami beach is lucky to be alive after this terrifying dash camera video shows the moment his car struck by a speeding train. the driver ignored the traffic gates and other vehicles waiting for the train to pass. the driver was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and no further details have been released. a tentative deal to end the strike and resume normal operations. that deal comes two weeks after 200 ski patrollers at utah's park city is mountain resort went on strike demanding higher pay. a workers strike could have crippled the supply chain has been averted. they agreed on a six-year deal. it will protect jobs while modernizing the ports with plans to make them safer and more efficient. and classes are canceled at appalachia high school in

georgia today after a student was arrested for allegedly bringing a gun to school on wednesday. it comes four months after a deadly shooting at the same school that killed four people. the school says that student resource officer secured the gun and the student was, quote, cooperative and compliant. the 14-year-old was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a weapon on school grounds as well as other charges. let's get an update on those deadly wildfires in california. we, of course, are keeping a close eye on the mount wilson observatory flames and spoke from the eaton fire that are surrounding the facility. the same fire also decimated the community of altadena. satellite images show what one neighborhood looked like before and after flames ripped through. joining us now nbc news correspondent dana griffin is in altadena. dana, i hope you have been keeping safe. you have been speaking with people in the community as they return. what are some of the stories you are hearing? >> reporter: oh, my gosh.

zinhle, it's heartbreaking. a lot of people have minutes to get out. you didn't realize how close the flames were. i will walk to with you here so you can see the devastation behind us. a lot of homes in the community look just like this. i spoke with a captain of the los angeles fire department. he was home. he did not think that things would get this worse. he said when he started smelling smoke he knew that was an indication he needed to pack things up. and he actually watched his home burn from afar. listen as he returned to try to sift through the rubble and listen to part of our conversation. >> i think i am still going through the mode, what can i find. the fire service, that's what we do. we try to fix problems. so, that's what i am doing now. thankful to dpod my wife and pets and children are good. >> reporter: so captain al hugo grateful his family and pets survived. but he hasn't really fully

processed what is going to happen in the next weeks, months. people are just rourng returning to the community, discovering whether their home is standing or has been burned to the ground. there is a lot of emotions flowing in the community right now. zinhle. >> i can only imagine. another major concern, air quality. i see you have been wearing a. give us a real view how difficult it is to breathe out there. >> reporter: you know, it's difficult. especially overnight. we got here around midnight, and there was so much smoke you really couldn't see too far ahead of you. so it was very thick. you can tell the difference between fresh clean air versus when there is this heavy particulate, even with the respirators and masks. you feel this heaviness in the air. officials have warned the air have very hazardous and could be

potentially toxic, especially when they are reporting homes that burned down because you don't know what type of materials have been burned. we are taking it seriously, the entire entire crew, wearing respirators and masks. >> hope you stay safe. dana griffin, thank you. now, let's bring in los angeles county supervisor catherine barger, representing the fifth district, including altadena where the eaton fire is burning right now. supervisor, thank you very much for being with us, especially right now. and my condolences for your city, whwhat it's ing through. you heard that report from our correspondent dana about the conditions out there. i am sure you have been getting all of the updates. what are your top priorities for your community right now? >> not only did he hear what was reported, i have seen it firsthand. it is devastating. in the years -- i am born and raised in the area. i have never seen anything like this in my life. to say that it's devastating to

the community is putting it mildly because, understand this. if your neighbor's home burns, it's like your own home burning. these people are close. it's a very tight-knit community. very diverse community, unlike, you know, some areas. you have got people from all backgrounds, all socioeconomic situations. and it is devastating to witness, but also to hear the stories. i have friends who lost their homes, a and it's heartbreaking. >> and supervisor, barger, i know there are evacuation orders, of course, in altadena. are you seeing people follow those orders, or are they staying behind or returning? >> for the most part, i would say vast majority have in fact followed the orders. for those that have not, i'm begging you, please, follow the orders. it is not done -- it's not done without thought in terms of the implications if you don't. and it's about saving your life.

property, i know for many, you know, it's their whole life in one building, but at the same time you can't replace your life. and so i am begging people. if you are told to evacuate, please do so. and we've got our sheriffs are on the ground. i said one of the byproducts are horrific things like this are people looting, and we have got a new d.a., d.a. hawkman, who made it had his priority to make sure they are prosecuted. so a note to everyone out there that may want to come into my district into amt, you will be arrested and i will work with the d.a. to make sure that you are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. we have already arrested 20 people. they are predators and they are evil. >> what do you feel the community needs the most right now? >> sorry? >> what do you feel your community needs the most right now in this moment? >> you know, the community needs

to know that this is going to -- they are going to have my support, the county's support, and that rebuilding is an option. i am going to make sure that the bureaucracy doesn't get in the way of these people's dreams. we are going to work with, you know, fema to get the reimbursement to help them. also, we are going to look to possible low-interest loans and also insurance. that's the next story you will have to cover, insurance. >> we are covering it right after this. l.a. county supervisors, catherine barger, thank you. >> thank you. on top of everything else, residents impacted by the wildfires have to deal with, there is the question of how much this disaster is going to cost. early numbers from accuweather estimate it could cost $50 billion. that's more than triple the assessment of the devastating wildfires in hawaii in 2023. let's bring in nbc news senior business correspondent christine romans for the financial impact

of the wildfires. we know people are concerned. we heard the supervisor say that. the fires wiped out homes, businesses in the area. so how do people go about getting compensation for these major losses? >> it's really sad math because the wildfire danger there in california over the past decade has really, really led to some consequences for insurance companies that have been offering fewer policies, sometimes not renewing policies. if you are insured and you are in california right now are your companies are saying they are ready to start talking to you. state farm, allstate, farmers told us they are ready to start talking to customers. it's so important to point out this is still happening. people are really in flight mode at the moment, not necessarily making a list and checking the contents of their house mode. we are in early days here. >> christine, you mentioned private insurance. many people get insurance for natural disasters.

there have been challenges for homeowners in california according to some reports as many as 69% of pacific palisades residents covered by state farm were dropped. do homeowners have recourse, and also for insurers, i imagine it's going to get more expensive and risky to write policies for homes in the area. >> homeowners insurance was in a crisis before this happened. looking at just california, for example. the past decade, more than # $40 billion of insured loss according to moody's. the insurers for every dollar they received in a premium, they paid out $1.08. so think about that. that's why they are pulling back and not offeringore because california has a lot of challenges in terms of natural disasters. other parts of the country as well, by the way. so the people there who maybe weren't insured, they have sort of an insurance of last resort, the fair insurance program, it will be a big test of those more

bare bones insurance programs with the demands that will come from the rebuilding here. there are people who are not insured, who decided not to renew or been dropped by their insurer. that will be a real problem. >> christine romans, thank you so much. and the number one priority in any fire of course is safety. a few minutes can mean the difference between life and death. there are things you can do to prepare and stay safe during a wildfire. joining us on set, dr. john torres. dr. john, we heard from dana earlier how difficult the air could be to breathe. to talk to us about the effects of smoke and the pollution that follows. >> i had to vok wait in colorado. it's amazing how much particulates are in the air. that's what you want to avoid because they can cause problems. first and foremost, avoidance is the biggest thing. get up wind, away from it, perfect. if not, there are things you can to. these n95 masks, they don't work as well as respirators but work

pretty well. this has the ear loops. if you have behind the head loops those work better. the wet bandannas don't work. and the other thing, yoyou don' want to exercise, breathe deeply in these situations because those particulates are very small, get deep in the lungs and might cause problem. >> quality coverage matters. i imagine the risk difference by person and demographic? >> it does. and there are short-term, if it people have lung problems already, asthma, those types of pulmonary issues, it can exacerbate those. long-term issues as well we don't know about, cancer, different times of inflammation that might be going on as well. they have looked at wildfire firefighters, inflammation increases, possibly cancer later on in years. if you have to think about it, especially for adolescents, mental health issues as well. not just necessarily because of the stress, but the particulates and the smoke can cause issues. >> and in general, top priorities for any emergency, especially a fire emergency. i noel people talk about having

a go bag. >> it's very important. make sure you have plenty of supply of medication, three day supply of water and food. those kinds of things that you can see there, they are important. a first-aid kit, sanitation ply. get some cash as best you have, small bills. and one thing i found out when we had to evacuate, the hotels get taken up quickly. you might have to go hundreds of miles. most important thing, if they tell you to evacuate, evacuate. don't play around. >> and if people are in an area with a boil water advisory? >> boil the water because it's not safe. and you don't want to get sick from it. >> dr. john, thank you for keeping us healthy. and up next, the nation pausing today to pay tribute to its 39th president.

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ford. joining me nbc news political contributor jonathan alter. the author of his very best jimmy carter a life. thank you so much for being with us. >> great to be here. >> can you talk about president carter's connection to the church? he was a deeply religious man. speak about plains where he was born and raised. >> it's a town of 600 people in sumpter county in southwest georgia, and it really tells you a lot about who jimmy carter is because he has lived there, called it home since the day he was born. 100 years ago. and as far as the church there goes, so jimmy carter was baptized and a long-time member of the plains baptist church. but then in the 1970s, when that church still refused to allow african americans into the

church, carter and his friend in plains started a new church, the one you are seeing, maranatha baptist church, which it's quite unusual, you know, for churches anywhere in america. it has black and white worshippers. >> yeah. >> and he taught sunday school there almost every sunday for 40 years. >> wow. it's such a legacy. jonathan, i want to -- i would be remiss not to next that you had a personal relationship with president carter. he planned these services, we have seen this week, himself. what do you make of how it's all gone and the message he wanted to leave behind? you are talking about the legacy he left with that beautiful diverse church. >> yeah, i mean, i think that the service was very evocative. it was politically significant. i wish there had been a lip-reader there to determine what barack obama was saying to

donald trump and what trump was saying back to him. so this was one of these moments in the life of a nation where everybody comes together. you had five presidents there. and it's very important that we have these civic rituals because in addition to it being a religious service, it represented a kind of civic religion. we are all supposed to believe in. carter very much believed in bring people together. he was a diplomat. in addition to being president, his view was, it's easy to bring friendly nations or friendly people to go. the hard thing is bringing enemies and adversaries together. so i think would have been very gratified by the idea that everybody was coming together, at least on this day. >> right. >> across party lines. so pay honor to what president

biden called character, character, character. >> especially with just weeks leading up to the inauguration. i want to end on a high. as we know, president carter had a deep love of music. we saw that today. his connection to musicians helped him get elected. what was your take on that rendition of john legend's "imagine"? >> that was one of the songs that jimmy carter adored. every piece of music in that service, and even in the pro sexual beforehand, was personally picked by jimmy carter, who was, of course, good friends with many musicians from different art forms. together, and come together they did. [♪♪] do you own a dishwasr, but only use it for storage or as a drying rack? get better results than hand washing, withth your diwasher and cascade complete.

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across the world are remembering mr. carter today. the east bay silicon valley group is erecting memorial doors at oakland and san jose city halls. the doors symbolize president carter's legacy of opening doors to better futures for habitat homeowners. so back in 2013, here in san jose, he helped us out building playhouses for local community organizations, doing a community improvement project over at lake cunningham park. and he also helped us renovate two homes for sale through affordable mortgageso families with limited incomes here in san jose, and in addition to that, helped us repair eight more homes here in san jose as well. in honor of the national day, many federal agencies, including the postal service and stock exchanges are closed. the sunshine is sticking around all week. here's meteorologist kari hall with our 7-day forecast. today, look for highs in the upper 60s for this afternoon. and it's going to be really comfortable. and that sunshine continues. but cold

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