good morning. thank you for starting your weekend with us. the fires in southern california are glowing.

>> the evacuations overnight as residents brace for more powerful wind. it's january 11th. this is "today." raging on. the deadly palisades fire showing no signs of slowing down and shifting winds pushing inland forces new evacuations and famous faces. >> our experience of reality can change in a moment. >> that fire still almost entirely uncontained with the santa ana winds expected to roar back early next week. california's governor now demanding the investigation into the water supply issues as many residents return home to nothing >> the whole neighborhood is flattened. it's gone. it's just rubble and ash. >> we're live on the ground in southern california. snowed in. nearly 50 million people under winter weather alerts as snow

hits the south dumping record snow, sleet and rain. the weather snarling traffic while passengers on one flight are forced to use the emergency slide to get out. ticking away? the famous tiktok in the hands of the supreme court after justices heard the law that could lead to the demise of the popular app here in the u.s. what the court is signaling. football frenzy. >> texas does fight hard and ohio state has the final word. >> ohio state pulls off a dramatic win over texas securing a spot in college football national championship game against notre dame. later today, the nfl's wild card weekend kicks off. all that plus remembering sam moore. ♪ i'm a soul man ♪ >> the legendary tor as part of sam & dave dead at the age of 89. ♪ hold on ♪ >> we'll look back at the life

of the remarkable chart topper today, saturday, january 11th, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with peter alexander and laura jarrett. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today" thank you for joining us. sam moore. if you don't recognize the name, you recognize the songs. influenced bruce springsteen and al green and michael jackson. i was blessed to meet him several times in support of a charity back in the days. >> the sound of the generation. late '60s. >> he with will celebrate his life coming up this morning. we begin with the deadly wildfires raging in southern california. the winds have died down, but the largest fire, the palisades fire has led to new mandatory evacuation orders as it pushes

east to the new communities. >> the fire prompted the nba to profit postpone the lakers and clippers scheduled to play tonight. postponements ensure resources are not diverted from fire efforts. we have the punishing winter storm hitting the south. angie has the forecast. we start with dana griffin in brentwood, california. dana, good morning. >> reporter: peter, good morning to you. that's right. we are in the brentwood neighborhood whereas you mentioned the palisades fire spread farther east threatening to come over the ridge. you can hear and see firefighters trying to attack this from the air and trying to drop water hoping to prevent flames from spreading to yet another neighborhood. this morning, winds shifting east forcing new mandatory evacuation orders as the palisades fire is near major

free freeways and cities. actor dennis quaid. >> our reality can change in a moment. >> reporter: rumors after mayor bass' office that she fired kristin ley. >> with it impacted us with palisades was our ability to move into reserve apparatus. >> reporter: the weekend reprevious will be short lived. santa ana winds forecasted to return next week. efforts impeded by the winds and shortage of water. >> the neighborhood is flattened. it's gone. it's just rubble and ash. >> reporter: in the palisades, some fire hydrants, at some point, useless. >> we pushed the system to the

extreme. four times the normal demand for 15 hours straight which lowered water pressure. >> reporter: we are learning the community reservoir was offline and empty during the height of the fire storm going through repairs. had the reservoir been operable, it would extend efforts on tuesday night, but only for a time. >> when our firefighters come up to any type of a structure fire or wind event or land fire, our expectation, so you know, there's going to be water. >> reporter: the governor of california calling for an investigation into the water supply issues. across both fires, 11 deaths reported. 100,000 people laceddisplaced. the california national guard in the evacuation zone to keep people out. ps especially looters.

many homeowners anxious and frustrated. >> we wish there was more information about our home and be able to go and retrieve items. >> reporter: in these communities, there is grit and passion amid the deaf as devastation. >> we have friends. >> reporter: donations flooding into the region supporting trauma tiezed residents and pets. the recovery will cost a whopping $57 billion and take years to put the most populous county in the nation back together again. this weekend was supposed to be a much-needed reprieve with lower temperatures and wind gusts, but this fire continues to spread which is a concern because starting monday, there's another red-flag warning and winds are expected to pick back up. peter. >> that eerie orange glow. dana griffin in the los angeles area. dana, thank you. >> while these fires rage on in

southern california, it's the opposite problem across the south. major storm bringing heavy snow and ice to a region not used to it. nbc's kathy park is in nashville this morning. kathy, how is the snow looking there? >> reporter: laura, good morning to you. as you can see, we got plenty of snow and many will be digging out this weekend. we got close to 6 inches of snow and at one point, the snowfall rate was close to 1 inch per hour. arkansas saw some of the biggest snow totals, in fact, recording more than a foot in some locations. meanwhile, ahead of the massive storm, tennessee, carolinas, georgia declaring a state of emergency to activate more resources to tackle snow, sleet and freezing rain. this win try weather made a mes on the roadways, drivers slipping and sliding with the icy conditions. at one point in kansas, a truck's windshield shattered when icy debris flew off a

passing car. many flights were canceled or delayed and operations disrupted at the world's busiest airport in atlanta where thousands of passengers had to evacuate on the emergency slide after the problem on the delta flight. the faa is now investigating. as far as the winter storm, it is now pushing east. the good news is it won't be as disruptive, but millions are still under winter weather alerts. laura, it's not over yet. >> kathy park, thank you. angie is tracking the wintry weather and the winds in southern california in the days ahead. let's start with the winds out west. >> we have a lot of folks under the critical risk. we saw a lull here as we went into the weekend. of course, we see those ramp back up. the main five fires we are watching. 10, 15, 20 miles per hour. look what happens by the time we get to the second half of the day. the elevated locations, the

mountains and hills. 40 or 50-mile-an-hour winds. this is going to be where we see the winds increase. we have another area of high pressure in the basin area. you will see the warm and dry strong winds off the desert. we are not adding any moisture with onshore winds with the winds off the water which helps with humidity levels.. its the opposite. the winds ramping up across the region to 40 or 70 miles per hour. the red-flag warning go back up. meanwhile, the winter storm is winding down as kathy said. >> angie, thank you very much. also this morning, president-elect trump's legal troubles in new york coming to an end with the judge sentences him in the hush money case. mr. trump vowing to appeal.

aaron gilchrist is at the white house for us with the very latest. aaron, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. when president-elect trump starts the term in nine days, he will be the first convicted felon to hold the office after judge merchan holds him to no jail time or fine or probation. trump appeared virtually from his home in florida. the judge cited the legal and immunity protections that mr. trump will soon have as the reason for the sentence. trump did speak during the hearing saying the case has been very terrible and despite indicted and convicted of falsifying documents for hush money payments, trump said he is innocent. >> it's been a political witch hunt to lose the election and obviously, that didn't work. the people of our country got to see this first hand. they voted and i won. >> reporter: relatively short

hearing there. judge merchan after issuing the sentence did wish the president-elect god speed in his second term. francisco laura. >> aaron, there is one legal issue in the dismissed federal cases. the fine al report from jack smith. >> reporter: jack smith's final report on the classified documents in florida and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. the judge will release the report. that could happen tomorrow barring any legal ma neuvers here. there have been attempts to delay the release entirely. the ag said he will not release the classified documents case report because the case against trump's codefendants is still active. >> the final report is expected to be lengthy. thank you, aaron. appreciate it. this morning, the fate of tiktok hangs in the balance

after the supreme court heard arguments on the law that is poised to ban the popular app here in the u.s. next weekend. we have savannah sellers at the high court for us. she joins us. >> the saga continues and the app is learning its fate in the united states. >> reporter: the supreme court justices grill trying to save tiktok. representatives for the company arguing the law requiring tiktok to sell or cease operations violates the protections. >> am i wrong the algorithm is the speech here? >> yes. >> reporter: liberal and conservative skeptical that the algorithm is speech. >> how are the first amendment rights implemented here? >> reporter: judge jackson

pointing out the law is not an outright ban. >> you're wrong about the statute eing read you have to go mute. tiktok can operate on its own algorithm and terms as long as it's not associated with bytedance. >> reporter: the former manager who worked with the company for six years telling us selling tiktok and keeping it the way it is would be impossible. >> chinese people know thousand run it. there is no one here that knows how to run tiktok the way tiktok runs. >> reporter: the justice department insists with the ties to china, tiktok with 170 million american users poses a national security threat. >> china is a foreign adversary nation that looks for every opportunity to weaken the united states. >> we resist any content manipulation by china. >> reporter: if the law goes into effect, it would ban tiktok from app store, but not from

phones that already have it. why users can't take to a different app? >> i'm wondering if this is like some of the attachment to an old article of clothing. i really love this old shirt because i've been wearing this old shirt, but i could go out and buy something exactly like that, but, no, i like the old shirt. is that what we have here? >> so that's one justices' perspective. the bottom line, what is next for tiktok? >> peter, there is a chance the court could put a pause on the law from going into effect while they continue to deliberate. right now, as the law stands, tiktok has eight days to face the ban if the parent company hasn't sold the platform. this is what it looks like. you will stop getting updates and it will slowdown and an x employee tells us he estimates the app would work for at most a

few months. >> it impacts a lot of people and some of these people is a business deal. >> savannah, thank you. all right. the white house announced friday that president biden will deliver a farewell address from the oval office next wednesday. mr. biden got a ju touting the economic numbers following a stronger than expected december jobs report. the economy made the transformational progress in the last four years adding 16 million jobs. the most in any presidential term in history. government scientists say 2024is the hottest year on record. that is two years in a row it shattered records. scientists say it is part of the warming trend they warned about for a long time due to greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere. el niño contributed. a warming planet is prone to california wildfires and catastrophic hurricanes.

speaking of temperatures, let's get back to angie for the rest of the forecast. >> we have a couple of good spots across the country. sunshine in the middle of the country. if you live in the plains, tps are chilly, but sunshine. that goes for the southeast. the areas where we see snow is the interior and new england with a little of that structure across the rockies and dry through the southwest today. looking ahead to tomorrow, a light snowfall across the great lakes. the clipper system works cross the region. otherwise, not too i mpactful fr travel. in the northern plains, single digits. the winds will start to ramp up for folks across the southweout. we see a couple of snowshowers across the rockies. that's the

up in the mountains. we did go under a wind advisory yesterday, continuing until tomorrow morning. look at mount saint helena. those offshore winds around 61 miles an hour. mount diablo also pretty gusty at around 32. and over the summit, highway 17. also be careful with that. down at the surface. not as windy and not as cold this morning. upper 40s and some 50s. we and that's the look at your forecast. guys. >> angie lassman, thank you. still to come here, it is a big football weekend with the college national championship all set and the nfl's wild card weekend hours away and our jesse kirsch is tracking it all. >> good morning. a lot of football at two different levels, but they're starting to look more and more ike. we'll explain why when "saturday today" comes back.

we are back on saturday morning with the "weekly download." >> joe fryer is here for that. >> good morning. good to see you. among the headlines this week, congress making it official when it comes to the next occupant of 1600 pennsylvania avenue. >> donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. >> congress certified donald trump as the next president of the united states. it was a very different january 6th from four years ago. vice president kamala harris presided over her own loss. >> who should people take away from today? >> democracy upheld. >> america's 39th president jimmy carter remembered fondly at the national funeral service

in washington. >> to young people, to anyone in search of meaning or purpose, study the power of jimmy carter's example. >> all five living presidents attended, including mr. trump, who shook hands with his former vice president mike pence. the first time they had seen each other since they left office. former president carter was laid to rest in his he beloved town in plains, georgia. >> i intend to resign. >> justin trudeau announced he is stepping down after facing criticism for his handling of the economy and inflation and international ffairs. >> meta announced it will eliminate its fact checking program on facebook, instagram and threads. >> we reached a point where too many mistakes and too much

censorship. >> critics argue that mark zuckerberg is bending to the will of president-elect trump. >> like meta, facebook, they have come a long way. >> are they responding to the threats you made to him in the past? >> fact checking is not censorship. this is obviously a political decision. >> meta also announcing on friday it is ending a number of programs designed to increase the hiring of diverse candidates. >> a shocking collision caught on camera. the driver of the r was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. >> kate middleton, princess of wales, celebrated her 43rd birthday this week. posting a previously unseen picture from his wife last summer calling they are the most her the most incredible wife and mother. we are so proud of you. happy birthday.

we love you. >> finally, our beloved hoda said farewell after a nearly 18-year run on "today." >> in my final moment on this final day in this chapter of my career, i want to say thank you from the bottom of my very full heart for the ride of a lifetime. i love you. >> we bottled all of the love and joy from that past week and we're going to take it every morning and use it to wake us up. >> i don't think we have ever seen so many tissues used in 1a yesterday. >> hoda spent a lot of time saying thank you to the viewers. the thank you is from a us to her. waking up with her and having the luxury of seeing her in person every morning. she was a bottle of energy and greatest way to wake up. >> and still is. >> remains. luxury to work with her for so

long. >> we are excited. our friend craig is taking his seat at the anchor desk alongside savannah. tune in to "today" on monday. celebrate new team. still to come on "today," why the california wildfires could cost you more when it comes to home insurance even if you live somewhere else in the country. plus, how harry and megan are stepping up in the l.a. commity as the fires rage on. >> but first these messages.

kira klapper. an investigation is now underway into why fire hydrants ran out of water during the historic palisades fire in southern california. governor gavin newsom is now ordering an independent investigation. nbc news also has confirmed that a 117 million gallon reservoir in pacific palisades is out of service, and the governor wants to know why. these questions, coming after a fire victim confronted the governor about water issues. is there no water in the hydrants? governor, that's all. literally. is it going to be different next time? it has to be. governor newsom has invited president elect trump to survey the damage in the los angeles area. in a letter, the governor said in part, quote, hundreds of thousands of americans displaced from their homes deserve to see all of us working in their best interests to ensure a fast recovery. so far, president elect trump has not responded to the invitation. the devastation

difficult to wrap your mind around. so many have lost everything. to help, try to meet some of those needs, a donation center is operating outside of the rose bowl in pasadena, staffed by volunteers working around the clock looking to help where they can. the site is stocked with food, water, clothing and other basic necessities. we're going to turn back here locally and check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. i did want to take a quick second, though, here to continue updating people on what's going on in los angeles. those gusty winds will continue. they have subsided a little bit as we went overnight into this morning, but we do have all of these alerts ready to go in place and the winds picking up as we go on into the afternoon, continuing to be offshore and the situation getting a little bit even worse as we go on into the overnight hours of our weekend. so it's not only a weekend problem, it's also going to last those santa ana winds as we carry it on into next week as well. so we'll keep an eye on that locally. we're dealing with our own wind

advisory. we look it up into the north bay. mount saint helena, more than 60 mile an hour. gusts along calistoga as well. parts of the diablo range and over the summit. and once you make it over los gatos. so be careful with those winds down in surface. not as windy and actually not as cold. we are looking at some temperatures in the upper 40s around south san jose and some mid 50s right there through sonoma. so we'll talk about the rest of the weekend outlook and of course continue talking about la at 7 a.m. kira back to you. all right cynthia, thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay, another case of the bird flu in the bay area detected in a human. should you be concerned? what we've just learned about this latest case and what doctors are saying now. we'll have that. plus all your top stories coming up at 7:00. we hope you join us right now.

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we are back on a saturday morning, january 11th, 2025. we are saying farewell to the rockefeller center christmas tree. it is time. >> today is the last day you can see the tree and all its glory. don't feel bad if you haven't taken down your tree yet. our's is still up. it will go dark at 10:0 p.m. tonight and the removal process begins and the wood is donated to habitat for birk birkshires. let's begin the half hour with the headlines. new images out of new orleans. police released body cam video of the new year's day shootout with the bourbon street attacker. we need to warn you. this footage is disturbing. the moments when officers with guns there, you see, approached the white truck. the driver's side door open.

shots are fired. officers run and try to take cover. that was moments after the attacker rammed his truck into pedestrians on bourbon street killing 14 people that night. the attacker was killed in the shootout as well. there are developments in the investigation of the plane crash that killed 179 people in south korea last month. authorities say the black boxes stopped recording the final four minutes before the plane made that belly landing and overshot the runway and hit the concrete structure there. the investigators are looking to see why the cockpit recorder stopped recording. the aircraft had suffered a bird strike. sad news this morning from the music world. the legendary soul singer sam moore died friday after complications from surgery. moore was one half of the r& b duo sam & dave. ♪ i'm a soul man ♪

>> sam was the tenor, the higher voice there on the right. the duo's 1967 smash hit "soul man" one of the greatest. sam was 89 years old. the college football national championship is set after ohio state beat texas overnight. meantime, the nfl playoffs are set to kickoff this weekend with the line between pro and college ball is increasingly blurred. we have nbc's jesse kirsch from miami to breakdown all the action. jesse, good morning. >> reporter: laura, good morning. the stage is now set. the ohio state buckeyes and notre dame fighting irish. that's the match up for the national championship just over a week from now. for the moment, many fans' attention will be turning to the pres with a weekend full of playoff football. >> ohio state scoop and score. >> reporter: this morning, the

ncaa championship match up is set. >> texas does fight hard and ohio state has the final word. >> the cotton bowl trophy. >> reporter: the ohio state buckeyes will faceoff against notre dame in over a week in the national championship. >> for ohio state. >> reporter: the first since the ncaa expanded the college football playoff from four teams to 12. the wild card kickoffs tonight and the college game is feeling like the pros. now college players are getting paid through name, image and likeness or nil deals. ohio state with a reported payroll of around $20 million. texas be believed to be in the same range. all that cash and the ability for players to transfer schools without sitting out a year like they did in the past changing the game as we know it. texas qb quinn ewers transferring from ohio state, using the money to help his

mother. >> i pay my mom a salary which is nice because all the effort and work they put into me growing up. >> reporter: as the college superstars prepare for one of the biggest games of their lives, the nfl wide card kicks off with the chargers and justin herbert representing the city devastated by wildfires and facing the texans and cj stroud. and in the late game, lamar jackson and the ravens set to face the pittsburgh steelers. the fun just keeps going tomorrow. broncos at bills and packers and eagles at philly. a primetime match up. someone in our control room someone is paying attention to. >> our very own dave in the

control room with a close eye on tampa. jesse, thank you. the commanders taking on the tampa bay buccaneers as wild card weekend continues here on nbc and peacock. >> angie is enjoying the weekend with the lions and the bye. you have no football to watch. you have the number win seed. >> i'm happy with that. you know, just a little bit of relaxation before we get to the super bowl, hopefully. that's what i'm looking for for the lions. the chilly temperatures in tampa bay. we had really cold air make its way south and southeast and florida an seeing the below normal temperatures. that stands today as well. notice atlanta with the high of 36 degrees. yes we dealt with the wintry weather in the past 24 hours in that region. that will quiet down. you are left with the cool conditions across the region. new york tops out at 36 degrees. mid-30s across the plains. chicago, your high is 29

degrees. more of the same for tomorrow. we will slowly moderate out and get close r to where we should e in places like cincinnati in the 30s. another shot of bitter cold air. single digits for duluth for the upcoming workweek. let's the weather across the your 50s to start the day, but then we'll cool it down into the 40s as we get closer to sunrise. winds at the surface around 16 miles an hour out of the north, but much more gusty in the hills of santa rosa and throughout much of the hills of the bay. so we'll keep this in place until tomorrow morning. the strongest winds, of course, gusting anywhere upwards of 50 plus. and that's a look at your forecast. guys. >> angie, thank you very much. just ahead, how the devastating los angeles fires

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for joining us on this saturday, january 11th. i'm kira klapper. the california nationalal guards now in southern california. governor gavin newsom deployed about 400 troops to the l.a. area fires in altadena. the troops are supporting law enforcement, keeping burn areas secure as they try to crack down on looting. a curfew is in place from 6 p.m. last night until 6 a.m. today. and those evacuation zones. the mayor of la karen bass says people who violate the order will beeld accountable.

so far, 20 people have been arrested for looting. meanwhile, bay area sports teams are coming together to help with relief efforts. the bay area host committee and bay area professional sports teams have just announced their support for the fire victims. that includes bay fc, the warriors, the valkyries, the 49ers, the giants, earthquakes and sharks. the contributions will go to organizations like the red cross and the california fire foundation. the president and ceo of the bay area host committee said in part, quote, moments like these transcend geographic or athletic divisions, and we stand together as a united group to offer strength and support during this challenging time. we're going to take a turn now to the forecast. and cinthia pimentel, good morning kari. good morning everyone. while we still continue to follow the wind situation down in southern california with the santa anas, we have the diablo winds here for us. so we are under the wind advisory until tomorrow morning, where we see the hills of the north bay, parts of the diablo

range in the east bay, parts of the santa cruz mountains and the santa clara hills. also seeing some of those stronger winds in those higher elevations, gusting anywhere from 50 to maybe even 60 miles an hour. so while we have had some good rain this winter season, we are not completely out of the woods. we still have to continue to be vigilant, as we haven't gotten any rain in the last week and a half, and i see that going forward into that seven-day forecast as well. you'll feel those wind gusts picking up as we go out and about our saturday right there through lunchtime, even on into the afternoon. you notice those dark shades of purple through the diablo range up into mount saint helena as well, and i see it continuing on into our sunday, even on into the hours once it's expired. so let's see if that advisory continues to be extended or if they decide to cut it. so we'll be watching that of course. and the temperatures, what we can expect with our mornings very cold. so we'll talk about that coming up at seven kira. back to you. all right cynthia, thanks. also coming up at seven this morning on today in the bay, the

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up in flames. the wildfires disaster in southern california showing no signs of slowing as the deadly palisades fire now pushes toward other areas. meanwhile, the governor now calling for an investigation into those water supply issues as people begin to pick through the rubble. hollywood healing. >> she died in a fire right up there. >> celebrities looking to help fire victims as many are reeling from losing their owninferno. how they are rallying to get back to their community. and from trash to treasure. we'll introduce you to the wood worker turning thousands of supplies into works of art. how he is spreading the mess an along the way. saturday, january 11th, 2025. good morning. good morning. welcome back to "today" on a saturday morning. >> double good morning. >> this year has gotten off to a

wild start. >> this has been a wild start. a lot of people are ready for a reset. we hope to start you off on a good weekend today. >> let's get do today's news starting with the horrific wildfires in southern california. firefighters getting a brief reprevious overnight. we have dana griffin in brentwood with more. >> reporter: laura, good morning to you. that's right. a shift in winds means new evacuation orders. as you see, the palisades fire is just behind us and it is inching closer to new neighborhoods. 11 people have died across the los angeles county wildfires. 100,000 people have been displaced. in the days long struggle to get control of the fire, save lives and property, those firefighting efforts were impeded by the

hurricane-force winds plus supply issue with water. some of the hydrants becoming usess as the water supply tanks were running low. the l.a. fire chief commenting that a drop in budget or recent budget cuts i mpacted the firefighting ability. the governor is calling for an investigation into the water supply issues. you have the california national guard in the evacuation zone to keep people out. meanwhile, angelenos are coming together and people seeing the images say the neighborhoods look unrecognizable. >> the whole neighborhood is flattened. it's gone. it's just rubble and ash. >> we just wish we would be able to get more information about, you know, our home and be able to go and retrieve items. >> reporter: insurance companies are already estimating the total

damage will be at least a whopping $57 billion. it will take years to put the most populous county in our nation back together again. laura. >> the recovery will take time, but it has been heartening to see people coming together. dana, thank you. while calls ifornia deals w the wires, fires, many are dealh record snow sleet and rain. arkansas with the highest snow totals with just over a foot recorded in places. the punishing weather make it a mess on the roads. the drivers slipping and sliding and thousands of flights canceled or delayed across the country. >> let's bring in angie who is tracking the weather and the stubborn winds. >> the winds out west and the winter storm is wrapping up. we still have the critical risk

across the region of southern california. multiple fires still burning. notice the fires and where the winds currently stand. we had a bit of a lull as we went into last night and early this morning. we keep the tampered down, but they ramp back up into the second half of the day. we will go 30 or 40 or 50 miles an hour in the hills and mountains. now, we've got another kind of santa ana wind event setting up. we have high pressure that will arrive later today in the pacific northwest. that slides into the great basin area and we have the same setup early into last week that left us with the really dry wiensds coming offshore over the desert areas and leaving us with reduced humidity levels. 5 to 15% in spots. of course, the winds gusting 40 to 70 miles per hour. this is something we will see into tuesday. you see the set up where the brighter pink is.

those are 50 plus-mile-an-hour winds. the critical fire weather will be with us through next week. as far as the winter storm is concerned, we really saw most of the damage yesterday and the day before that. it will start to wrap up today. we have a little bit of the snow draped across the northeast. that's going to be out of here. we will see some of that leftover in the appalachians. the next system is the clipper system moving into the great lakes. you see a couple of winter alerts up. 12 million people across the region. lake-effect snow on the down side of the lake. back to you. >> angie, thank you. tough consequences this had morning for a couple of yankees fans who interfered with the l. l.a. dodger outfielder mookie betts. the major league banned the two men says they posed a risk to the health and safety of the player. you will remember betts tried to

watch a foul ball and one fan grabbed betts' glove and pulled the ball out. the other fan grabbed betts' bare hand. the mlb called it egregious and unacceptable. >> i thought it was crazy when it happened. that is the news. how about the boost? >> the california wildfires we have been talking about are devastating, but there are heroes emerging like people getting pets to safety. >> go on. >> caleb shot this video as he helped a woman rescue her four dogs in the palisades fire this week. you see the fire embers flying there. it is not only pets that need saving. william recorded rescue of farm animals like pigs and goats. at the humane society, many are jumping in to help with an

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female founded collective. founded by rebecca minkoff. >> i saw the need to rally my cofounder lost everything. our partner and i said we need to do something. we had some amazing celebrity support. it shows you the power of community and the power of women. >> reporter: the fires decimating the neighborhood of pacific palisades before expanding across los angeles. thousands of homes and structures destroyed. john goodman, mandy moore and eugene levy and billy crystal. crystal saying we ised our children and grandchildren here. beautiful memories that can't be taken away. many dealing with loss of life as well, including actress jennifer garner had. >> i'm pointing to a street

where a friend of mine ved and she died in the fire. coming down here and seeing it is very, very real. >> reporter: the blaze hitting the will rogers ranch and the mansion in the show "succession." the fiersz res breaking out two after the golden globes. jean smart won for her role in "hacks" and now calling on networks not to televise the shows and give the money. all of the production shutdown pausing on the multibillion dollar industry. >> many people may see the fires as a problem that is just affecting the very wealthy and powerful, but we cannot forget all of the people behind the camera. the drivers, production assistants and makeup artists and hair stylists and craft services and catering. these are the people who are the

backbone to making your favorite tv shows and movies from the pandemic to the strikes, this town is taking hit after hit after hit. >> that is just so true. we're already seeing this play out. the oscars have pushed back nominations and the critics choice association said its awards ceremony will be pushed back to january 26th. this is so fluid right now that we don't know what is to come and the grammys are in less than a month. they are still scheduled, but raising $1 million to help people affected in the music industry. this is ill unfolding. >> so much conversation about the palisades and neighborhoods. altadena 40 miles east of there. they are not connected to hollywood. they are regular americans who lost everything. awful tragedy. thank you. we will get another check on the forecast. angie. we have some good news in a couple of spots with sky

conditions. we have the massive winter storm that worked across the country that left a lot of folks across the south dealing with snow, ice and some rain. it's all gone for the most part across the region. notice all of that sunshine and temperatures in the 40s and 50s across the southern plains and southeast. ill on the cool side for folks there. across the great lakes, 20s, 30s. it will be chilly. we still have a little bit of snow across new england and as well as across the rockies. out west, it's mild and dry. we have a little bit of a break from the winds across southern california as we ramp up into next week. tomorrow, the clipper system works across the great lakes. east coast, plenty of sunshine to go around. temperaturesures still on the l end for this time of year. that's a look at the our usual foggy spots. the offshore winds are helping to

clear the skies and numbers. not too bad this morning. upper 40s and someow 50s. winds at the surface are calm, but up into the mountains. we do notice mount saint helena gusting at 63 miles an hour. those offshore winds continuing through the east bay and over into los gatos as and that is a look at your forecast. >> angie, we appreciate you. still to come, how one man with a passion for wood working turned to stardom. we are back after this .

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used art. >> dumpster diving is not the sexiest thing in the world. not by most people's terms. >> do you love doing it? >> yeah. >> reporter: he never attended art school or college. his career was nearly cut short two years ago when a bout with long covid sparked a deep depression. >> what a curve ball for a healthy guy in his 20s. >> yeah. i still deal with it every day. opening up about it online and getting the daily messages of how my message has helped other people, that's just so much more encouragement. >> reporter: now engaged ngrain his work, a focus on mental health and hope. >> i want to make people smile and make p people grateful they woke up today. >> i'm looking around you and there's life cereal and tommy from "rug rats."

why is that? why is that big for? >> i think nostalgia is the most powerful drug on the planet. most of our childhood are a happier time. >> reporter: wynter's creations are anything but. >> if you look -- >> oh, my gosh. a barcode. >> reporter: his pieces sell for thousands. one hangs at the new york stock exchange. others, he gives away for free spreading joy by perfecting the art of turning trash into treasure. maggie vespa, nbc news, milwaukee. >> guys, get this, ike actually made some art especially for us. how cool is that? >> some cool. do the change you want to see in the world sglfrmt on the back. a nice message. >> we'll have a carving competition. >> is that our next competition?

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good morning. thank you for joining us on this saturday, january 11th. i'm kira klapper. an investigation is now underway into why fire hydrants ran out of water during the historic pacific palisades fire in southern california. governor gavin newsom now ordering that independent investigation. nbc news has also confirmed that a 117 million gallon reservoir in pacific palisades is out of service, and the governor wants to know why. these questions, coming after a fire victim

confronted the governor about those water issues. is there no water in the hydrants? governor, that's all. literally. is it going to be different next time? it has to be. governor newsom has invited president elect trump to survey the damage in los angeles. in a letter, the governor wrote in part, quote, hundreds of thousands of americans displaced from their homes deserve to see all of us working in their best interest to ensure a fast recovery. so far, president elect trump has not responded to the invitation. meanwhile, the devastation remains difficult to wrap our minds around. so many have lost everything. to help meet that need, a donation center is operating outside the rose bowl in pasadena. its staff, largely by volunteers working around the clock looking to help where they can. the site is stocked with food, water, clothing and other things that have been donated, and we have a link at the top of our website on where you can donate. all right. we're going

to turn now to the forecast with cinthia pimentel. good morning. good morning everyone. well the winds are dying down a little bit right now in southern california, but they are expected to pick up as we go on and take this futurecast into the afternoon hours and definitely getting even gustier as we go on into the overnight hours making that situation and the firefight of course, much more difficult, and evacuation zones and everything that you need to be prepared. of, of course, making it more difficult in the dark. i continue to see this going on into late sunday, even on into next week. so the situation far from over. we continue to think of our friends down in la. back here in the bay area, we do have a wind advisory of our own. we're seeing those gusts up in the mountains around 50 miles an hour plus. that will continue on until sunday morning, bringing some cold nights and some dry days ahead. so still no rain. we'll talk about maybe the possibility of it coming up in my full forecast at seven kira. back to you. all right, cynthia, we'll see you at seven. thanks. also coming up at

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