through redwood city. we see those lights in both directions through palo alto. it was a slower start for people. mid bay. bay bridge toll plaza metering lights came on later right there as they make it into the city today. well, the today show just moments away. however, for more local news, stay with today in the bay. we stream on roku and other streaming platforms. ahead in our 8 a.m. newscast. new help for those trying to make it in the bay. we're talking live with an east bay realtor about the new mortgage assistance program and how you can apply. a lot going on there, so don't miss it. and you know what? again, we want to say happy anniversary and congratulations for 25 years for laura here with today in the bay. woo. getting up in the middle of the night. good friday morning. a major step forward o a major step toward to peace in the middle east. >> the hostage deal appears to be back on track this morning.

it is january 17th. this is "today." breaking overnight, done deal. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu announcing the long sought out agreement to freeing hostages in the middle east. strikes across the region.ew air we're live with the very latest. final hours. tiktok set to be banned this weekend with the supreme court expected to issue its ruling today. will grave national security concerns doom the beloved app? >> can i get a what what? >> or will tiktok be saved just in time. the coldest air of the season ready to sweep across the country starting this weekend. already brutal temps plunging another 40 degrees in some spots. al as the full forecast, including details on the next big snowstorm. major bust.

>> this is not right. something happened. >> reporter: spacex's star ship falls apart. the booster landing as planned. >> booster coming in. get ready for that boom. >> this morning, sightings of what may be the spacex's debris as far as the caribbean and what elon musk and nasa are saying. justin baldoni bringing a $400 million lawsuit against blake lively and others accusing them of trying to ruin his career and bringing taylor swift into the feud. what new text messages are revealing straight ahead. plus, honoring icons. tributes pour in for david lynch and for the man they called mr. baseball. >> just a bit outside. >> legendary baseball broadcaster, actor and pitch

man, bob uecker. bob costas joins us with a tribute to his long-time friend. and game's on. football fans all across the f. we have you ready, today, friday, january 17, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie an country getting set for one of the biggest nfl weekends of the year, the divisional round of the playoffs. eight teams, four matchups, and we've got you ready today, friday, january 17, 2025. from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin, from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. hi there, everybody. good morning. welcome to "today." nice to have you along with us on a friday morning. >> yes, glad you are with us. also glad you're back feeling better. >> the norovirus, it blazed through the house, but it was a quick mover. yeah, so we're all better.

this is an nbc special report. here is craig melvin. >> good friday morning to you. we're coming on the air with breaking news from the supreme court, the high court has just declined to stop a ban of tiktok, now set to take effect on sunday. tiktok is, of course, one of the most popular social media apps in this country, with some 170 million users in the u.s. alone. but the app is owned by a chinese company, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have said that it is a national security risk. today's decision comes after the court heard arguments from tiktok against the law that essentially forces its parent company bytedance to sell its operations here. the situation very fluid right now, both the outgoing biden administration and the incoming

trump administration, they both said that they may try to keep the app going. joined now by our senior legal correspondent, laura jarrett. let's just start with what this means, what it doesn't mean, and what happens next. >> so no question, a defeat for tiktok. obviously the ban can go through, but there's a question mark about whether the law is actually going to be enforced, even though it was a bipartisan law passed by congress, signed by president biden. it may not get enforced. let's come back to that in a second. first on the law, the district of colombia, the circuit court in d.c. decided to let the ban go through and today the supreme court saying they got it right. they are affirming the lower court decision, which means the ban can go through legally as of sunday. that's when the law was supposed to go into effect. this allows that to happen. they say they're not going to get into the first amendment implications, that was something that tiktok had raised and said they're looking at the national security implications, something

the justice department, the fbi have raised concern about, as you mentioned, the chinese ownership interest, whether the manipulation of american users' data could happen, whether americans could be spied on effectively, and because of that reason the supreme court is allowing this ban to go through. now, however, as we have been reporting for days now, savannah and others have been reporting for days, the biden administration effectively ready to punt this over to the trump the trump administration also realizing the popularity of this p, looking for ways to save it. but for the company, if i'm the genera counsel, i'm saying as of right now i have a validaw that the supreme court is saying can go through, this ban can go through. so even though the political winds may change, the ban as of right now can go into effect on sunday. >> based on the arguments we heard during the case there and based on what we heard from the justices themselves, are you at all surprised by the high court's decision? >> no, and the timing here really i think sort of crystallized the stakes for everybody. the whole point of the law was to sort of prompt a divestiture,

they hoped bypassing this law by congress then the company would actually off-load the books, perhaps sell it to someone else. that didn't happen and they were in a game of chicken and really everyone was trying to see which one would do the head fake first. that has not happened and it's going to be up to the next administration to decide whether to enforce this. >> savannah sellers has been all over the story from the beginning. i want to bring you into the conversation now. what have we been hearing from tiktok users, creators? >> they have been quite upset as we've been reporting, 170 million americans use this app. they were making a lot of noise, calling representatives, moving to other chinese-owned apps as a form of protest to make the other apps go viral and make the point, what are you going to do, play whac-a-mole? what we're hearing from tiktok is interesting in the wake of the news that broke yesterday, the biden administration essentially is saying that they

will not actually implement this law on sunday. that was a huge win for tiktok, because their biggest concern has been the implementation, because president trump has said he wants to save tiktok. the reason that's a big deal, the way the law is written, what would have happened on day one should have been implemented, the service providers to tiktok, a company like apple, that's where you go into their app store and download tiktok. that's oracle, the company hosting all the data for tiktok, it makes it work. those companies would have been the ones to face a punishment. they would have been fined $5,000 per users, times 170 million, a lot of money. the biden administration effectively saying they're not doing that, there's a good chance -- and i think this may end up being the headline, that tiktok continues operating as normal. they have not confirmed that. we will continue to see what happens throughout the day. the big thing we're now waiting for and laura can probably add more, is now the biden

administration, what the department of justice is going to say they're going to do. the service providers and tiktok will be looking for the department of justice to put it in writing their plans to not actually implement this law on saturday. also, my sources have confirmed we will hear from tiktok today, they will say what this access to this app is going to look like this weekend. >> savannah, to be clear, the incoming administration, the trump administration, indications from those officials are what? >> indications are they want to save it. the incoming national security adviser has been saying we have plans to intervene. now, the are open questions about what that looks like. for starters, the trump administration could essentially do what the biden administration is saying they're going to do on sunday, but just for a lot longer. say, we're not going to enforce that, they also could try to make a sale happen that would satisfy the law and make service providers feel better. >> we've got about 30 seconds left and i see you've been going through the actual decision. >> yeah, i think it just underscores what a challenge this was always, to say it was a

free speech issue here, when the ban didn't actually target the speech. the ban targeted the ownership of tiktok and i think that's why it was always an uphill battle for the app. >> do we know the count? >> it's unanimous here. there's some concurrences here. >> savannah, thank you, laura that concludes this nbc news e mar weather headline this morning, bone-chilling cold. winter is being felt. fo for tens of millions, it will get colder. al is here with a look at our forecast. >> good morning. we're talking about the polar vortex. this is a permanent situation up around the north pole. it's a permanent low pressure system that surrounds it and the typical pattern keeps that frigid air locked up there in the arctic. every now and then it weakens, and you get a load that breaks off and expands down to the south. that is happening early next weekend and into next week. we're talking air temperatures below zero, single digits, teens in 20s and 30s, even down south with temperatures 20 to 30

degrees below average. these are windchills. it will feel like minus 4 into tuesday and wednesday in new york. dallas, mid-teens. chicago looking at a windchill tuesday of minus 20. and, so, this will hang up there and wait and wait and wait. we're going to get to your local forecast. but, first, let's get back to you. >> al, thanks. we will come back to you in just a moment. it will be cold in d.c. final preparations being made for monday's presidential inauguration, including a massive security effort. meanwhile on capitol hill, senators are wrapping up the first week of confirmation hearings for president-elect trump's picks. peter alexander following all of it. peter, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. president-elect trump arrives in washington this weekend with a victory rally sunday all part of a series of inaugural

festivities. the main event monday, inauguration day. temperatures, as al noted, expected to be well below freezing. capitol police say they expect 250,000 ticketed guests to attend, along with thousands of protesters. this morning washington is preparing for an imminent power shift. >> i, donald do trump, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: this time monday, donald trump will be poised to take the office as america's 47th president. ahead of the pomp and pageantry, security measures underway. former house speaker nancy pelosi not attending. former first lady michelle obama is also not attending. while former presidents obama, bush and clinton will be a at t ceremony, they will not attend trump's traditional inaugural lunches. the trump team unveiling these

official portraits of the incoming president and vice president. the image of trump similar to his 2023 mug shot taken at georgia's fulton county jail that became a rally cry for maga faithful. the president-elect's pick to lead the treasure department warning if congress fails to extend the 2017 trump tax cuts, taxes on the middle class will increase. >> if we do not renew and extend, then we will be facing an economic calamity. >> it's been the greatest honor of my life. reporter: meanwhile, as president biden heads into his final weekend in the white house, he's experienced a swing of emotions since the election. gloomy, resigned, angry, even wistful. another person close to the president says he's totally dejected, and the people around him are as well. the president sitting down with lawrence o'donnell overnight, reflecting on his legacy, saying

he could have done a better job explaining his handling of the economy. >> ironically, i almost spent too much time on the policy and not enough time on the politics. >> reporter: and new this morning, president biden is commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses. he has now issues more pardons and commutations than any president in american history. >> peter, thank you. of course, nbc news will bring you full coverage of monday's inauguration. and it starts right here on "today." savannah and i will both be there live. sunday on "meet the press," kristin welker will be looking ahead to the next trump administration. we move to southern california where crews are continuing to make progress containing the wild fires that have just devastated that region. yet another round of strong winds is on the way. we're also hearing from residents eager to begin the long road to recovery, who are now voicing their frustrations with it. morgan, good morning.

>> reporter: yeah, savannah. good morning. hard to believe, but there are still 80,000 people under evacuation orders that don't know the status of their homes or possessions. but officials are pleading for patience as clean-up crews and search and rescue teams are making their way to a burn zone. this morning a small stream of evacuated residents returning to their neighborhoods for the first time. >> as we drove into the house, and i saw. and i thought of all the families who have not been able to go back, i started to cry. >> reporter: if firefighters steadily increasing control over the palisades and eaton fires, the region is slowly but steadily turning to the next steps, even preparing for what may happen when the rain finally returns.

if you were in a fire evacuation zone, is there a likely chance you will be evacuated come rainy season from mud slides. >> there is a very likely chance. >> reporter: this home spared by the fire now split in half after officials say a water leak caused a scorched hillside to give way. a grim example on what could happen on hillside neighborhoods across the massive burn area. >> the houses in the burn scar are the most prone, most susceptible to there being a mud slide or debris flow around them. >> reporter: while city officials and fire department brass have been criticized, no one is questioning the bravery of firefighters on the front lines, many serving others while their own homes were in jeopardy. the winds fuelling the eaton fire were too much to stop. >> i was just overwhelmed. >> reporter: with the road home gone, the family returned the

next day and pitched in to help their neighbors. along with the trauma and practical problems of losing their family home, he says it is hard on firefighters like him to ask for help. >> i'm just so used to being the one coming and asking, how can i help you? and now being the one needing that service is just completely different. >> reporter: in a career spend helping others, some of the city's bravest now coping with the firestorm they fought to stop. and as so many try to figure out their next steps, reenforcements continue to pour in on the fire front. at last check, more than 5,000 firefighters have now converged on the los angeles area, and their work, savannah, unfortunately far from over. we have more santa ana winds forecast for monday or tuesday, but it is still too early to tell how strong those are expected to be. savannah? >> morgan, thank you. a dramatic site during the latest test sight of spacex's massive star ship.

the upper stage of that rocket experiencing a catastrophic malfunction, sending debris falling back to earth. tom costello covers space. he joins us now. some pretty remarkable images there, tom. >> reporter: this is uncrewed. the launch from south texas appeared picture perfect. and that huge booster rocket successfully returned to earth, and that trademark spacex capture, look at that. absolutely perfect. soon after, controllers lost contact with t the spaceip that sits on top called star ship. spacex says it broke apart on the way to space. several islands appeared to have captured the explosion as star ship streaked across the sky falling into the ocean. the faa had to shut down air traffic in the region. elon musk posted on x that the preliminary indication is that we had an oxygen fuel leak in a

cavity above the ship engine fire wall that was large enough to cause pressure. in other words, it blew up. the faa says it is investigating. spacex says it will make sure the necessary fixing are done before the flight. they are using star ship to carry astronauts to the moon and maybe even mars. >> thank you. okay. let's get the rest of al's forecast, including the inauguration forecast. it will be chilly. >> temperatures in the low 20s, at least sunshine. but it will be windy. windchills 5 to 10 degrees above average. that's about the low average, i should say. and we're talking about mild midwest temperatures for today, strong winds out west in texas. right now santa ana winds calm with plenty of sunshine, snowy in the rockies. that's what's going on around the country. we will get to your local forecast in the next 30 seconds.

out there across the bay area, starting out with a lot of 30s and some patches of fog, but it will clear out and our temperatures will make it up to 60 degrees for a high. and tonight, lows in the upper 30s and a repeat throughout the rest of the forecast. more sunshine and dry conditions into the long holiday weekend, with slightly warmer temperatures toward the end >>

weather. >> cold out in d.c., huh? all right. thank you. just ahead, a new twist and a new $400 million lawsuit in the ongoing battle between former costars blake lively and justin baldoni. including how taylor swift is now being pulled into this feud. all right. and we will get you ready. a huge playoff weekend in the nfl. four big matchups on the road to the super bowl. we will preview all the can't ng miss action and possibly more importantly what are we going to be eating during the games? football food on a friday morning. but, fir

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deferring to the incoming trump administration to decide tiktok's fate. tiktok so far has not yet issued a statement, but that is also expected to happen sometime today. let's get a look at the forecast with meteorologist kari hall. temperatures across the bay area, even some frosty conditions as you're stepping out. and the frost advisory continues through nine. after that, our temperatures will gradually make it into the upper 50s. a little bit cooler than yesterday. laura. thanks, kari. and don't forget to join us for today in the bay live streaming newscast at 8 a.m. help! for those trying to make it in the bay. an expert breaks down brand new mortgage assistance program and how you can apply. join us on roku, amazon fire tv and streaming platforms >> hey,

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what he says is a smear campaign to ruin his name and his career. chloe melas with more on this. good morning. >> good morning. baldoni is seeking $400 million, claiming that lively was determined to make him the real life villain in her story. it is the full story in a legal war that happened after lively filed her own lawsuit last month accusing him of orchestrating a smear campaign against him, all which she denies. >> i want to see you again. >> now you see him. >> overnight, blake lively speaking out. her legal team saying the lawsuit is, quote, another chapter in the abuser play book. baldoni suing lively, her husband, seeking $400 million. >> promise me. >> reporter: in the suit, baldoni who corrects and stars in the film claims lively used her immense power as a global celebrity to seize control of the film. saying she enlisted the help of reynolds and eluding to the couple's famous friend, taylor

swift. >> so you just broke into my building. >> you have a really nice view. >> i do. >> reporter: he says the access summoned him to her new york penthouse where reynolds and a famous close friend praised lively's version of the scene which he says made him feel pressured to comply. now confirming that friend was taylor swift. the pop star's name mentioned in the lawsuit, which includes a text from baldoni to lively about that rewrite. the director saying, i really love what you did, adding, i would have felt that way without ryan and taylor. lively's legal team saying the strategy of attacking the woman is desperate. it does not refute the evidenc in mrs. lively's complaint and

it will fail. the lawsuit also saying that, quote, even well into production, lively had not read the immensely popular novel that the movie is based on and that she assumed control over various aspects of the movie, even inflating the budget with wardrobe choices including a $5,000 pair of shoes for her character. lively's team saying baldoni is falsely claiming she oversaw the show. sony made a select cut which they selected and was a resounding success. last august, baldoni praised lively's part of the film. >> everything she touched, she made better. >> reporter: baldoni's team is saying in the coming days, a website will go live with all the texts between baldoni and lively so the court of public opinion can decide whose side they are on. >> chloe melas, thank you. well, it is now a legal battle, so we have laura jarett

here to look into the strengths and weaknesses of the cases. what can you tell from these complaints? >> yeah. i think we have to put aside all of the finger pointing and the pr bluster and look at what makes a legal claim. and a defamation claim, as you know, is very easy to bring and not that easy to win. we have seen them fail before. the legal standard is higher for public figures, celebrities, you have to show actual malice that she went about this with a deliberate effort to destroy her career. if this went to trial, it wouldn't be enough to say, taylor swift didn't like my re-write of the actual balcony scene. he had to show he suffered real harm to his career and reputation. >> do you think that this is something that ever sees the inside of a court of law? >> i think it depends on their appetite to have all of their dirty laundry actually aired out. when you bring a civil lawsuit like this, you take discovery.

they're usually videotaped nowadays. >> both sides do. it all comes out. >> because she sued and now he counter sued. we remember the johnny depp and amber heard case. that's what we're talking about if this goes to trial. >> we'll see, laura. thank you very much. >> see you soon. guys, coming up, we will remember david lynch, the oscar-nominated director behind a string of series, including "twin peaks". first, we will get you ready for a huge weekend of football. playoff nfl coming up. we'll do that right after this. long-lasting eylea hd could significantly improve your vision. more people on eylea hd had no fluid in the retina compared to those on eylea at 4 months. eylea a hd is thonly wet amd therapy

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and now to go back and play a playoff game there against a very good team is nothing but a blessing. >> in buffalo, a bone-chilling showdown between two hot handed quarterbacks. >> a matchup so good, it is a shame it can't be on the super bowl stage, right? >> yeah. we have been talking about the mvp debate for two months. and the two names that keep coming up is lamar jackson and josh allen. if you know nothing about football and watch these two guys play, you are blown away by it. it is must-see tv. >> allen with time. >> allen calling on bills mafia to help get the win. >> we will use the fans to our advantage and, again, we will just find a way to score one more point. >> while the baltimore ravens and jackson prepare for what could be the coldest game of his career, with temperatures forecast to drop to single digits.

>> it's too cold. i can't make things happen. i got to lock into the cold. >> and snow might be falling as the eagles attempt to fly into the next round. jalen hurts and the eagles hosting the los angeles rams, inspired to bring joy to their devastated city, still reeling devastated city, still reeling from those deadly wild fires. >> we're definitely motivated by the situation that is going on around here and the people that are leaning on us to bring joy come the weekend and from those deadly wild fires. history, may break the bank this weekend. the average ticket price sold for that commanders/lions game in detroit $952. almost $1,000 just to get in the door. >> like the eras tour. >> you made a good point about the rams. >> they're playing motivated,

inspired football. they are playing with the city on their back. i wouldn't want to face the rams. sorry. sorry. don't be sorry. >> i'm right here. thank you. we'll see you sunday on the field. >> i will be there in philadelphia all bundled up. i hope you guys are cozy on the couch. don't laugh too hard of me when all you can see this because all the rest of this is covered up. >> if you want to be where the action is, 2:00 eastern on nbc and, of course, streaming on peacock as well. >> about five inches of snow i philly. >> all working its way into the northeast. tomorrow scattered showers. heavier rain down to the south. then we move into sunday. here we go. storm system making its way up the coast. snow from d.c., new york, albany, boston. it's going to be light to moderate amounts. we're talking, again, about two to three inches of snow around philadelphia. you get up to the north. we are looking at anywhere from

3 to 5 inches. and then as you go down south, we're talking a lot of wet weather, espspecially northern florida with anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rain there. that's wat's what's going on ar the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. hall today. lots of sunshine and after a cool start, it's going to be slightly cooler today with highs in the upper 50s from the north bay to san francisco, as well as much ofhe east bay into the tri-valley, while san jose down to the south county makes it into the low 60s and for the weekend, more of the same weather. a foggy and cold start and a mostly sunny and that's the latest weather. >> all right. thank you, buddy. one of the things we have really gotten to enjoy this week, this "popstart" sneak peek. >> we'll do it next week for sure. we teased it earlier with "goonies". >> maybe chunk already got to

the police. >> maybe chunk is dead. >> don't say that. goonies never say die. >> well, people are excited because the beloved movie now going to be revived, according to "deadline." the upcoming movie slate at warner brothers revealing the studio is working on a new goonies treasure hunt. >> al has a hot take. what is your hot take? >> some things shouldn't be re-done. >> i'm shocked to hear you say that because you have been in like ghostbusters 6. >> i know. i know. but "the goonies"? >> finish the sentence, unless i'm in it. they're going back to the original writer, chris by the way, they're going back to the original writer, chris columbus. >> okay. never mind. if it's chris columbus, i'm good. >> there you go. your full "popstart" is on the way. a morning boost and much more

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free, please. mom goes, of course, yes. everything okay? her daughter answers, yeah, i'm just feeling anxious and wanted to chat. so what did her parents do next? take a look. ♪ >> geez. >>ow, that's a -- >> i mean, they hopped on a plane, went 600 miles that very afternoon for that moment, that hug. it was thanksgiving break, but breanna also works, so she couldn't make it home. >> a beautiful moment, obviously. i wonder if the kid was like, i just needed a call back. it's friday. you guys just blew up my plans. i'm just wondering. >> beautiful moment. >> yeah. but -- >> a hug and like bye. >> just wanted to chat. >> exactly. >> give us another one.

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kidnaping denise huskins in vallejo. he also tied up her future husband, aaron quinn, in a case police initially dismissed as a hoax. now, he's being linked to multiple other criminal cases around the bay area. today, he is expected to appear in a santa clara county courthouse for arraignment in two cases with similarities to the huskins case. each happened in 2009, targeting one woman in moununtain vieand another in palo alto. i'm bob redell. we're here in south san jose, where later this morning, parents will rally outside the captain jason dahl elementary school behind me, here to pressure the franklin-mckinley school district to not close this campus. you might recall the school is named after jason dahl, who attended the school and has as a child, and who on nine over 11 piloted united flight 93 before that airplane went down in a field in pennsylvania on nine over 11. but now, dahl elementary is one of five schools on a list for potential closure. the district

says cuts are necessary because it lost 40% of its student body since 2011. let's get a lookt that forecast for us. meteorologist kari hall, tracking what we can expect out there. it's been a cold morning across the bay area. some of our temperatures in the 30s, but it is all clear in walnut creek. while we've seen some fog moving around other parts of the bay area. once it clears up, we're headed back to 64 this afternoon. back to you. all right. thanks, kari. and make sure you watch our today in the bay live streaming newscast, starting in just minutes. within the last hour, supreme court justices refused to intervene in the looming tiktok ban. at 8 a.m, we're going to speak with a legal expert about the possible next steps. you can

it's 8:00 on "today," coming up, push for peace. israel's prime minister announcing an agreement to free

hostages in gaza has been reached. its cabinet meeting this morning. but the military still carrying out air strikes across the region. we're live with the very latest. then, legends lost. >> they tell me you want to be a picture maker. >> we're remembering david lynch and the major mark he left on hollywood. plus, we'll play tribute to mr. baseball himself. >> just a bit outside. >> how bob uecker impacted pop culture, from the game -- >> oh, what a victory today for this milwaukee brewer ball club. >> and beyond. >> come on. oh, i must be in the prime. >> bob costas joins us live to honor the legend. then, off the chain. our look at the cutting-edge tech being tested by the nfl using a.i. instead of those iconic orange links. >> look at this. can he put a card in between it? >> but not everyone is onboard. >> i don't like it one bit. there is just something about

the chains, man. >> the details straight ahead. all that, plus hot deal for the "home alone" house. hey, you. >> do you remember me? because i remember you. >> and conan gets a major honor. >> i never felt this alive. >> today, friday, january 17, 2025. ♪ >> shout-out to my nbc 4 family in washington, d.c. >> from chicago. >> on a trip from miami. >> south carolina is proud of you, craig. >> my dream come true, to meet carson daley. >> from ohio. >> today is my birthday! >> today is our 10th anniversary. >> hey, savannah and craig. >> we are here from colorado. >> ah, lots of celebrations out there.

lots of scarves and hats, too. it's only going one direction. great to have our crowd out there braving the elements on a friday morning. we will get out there in a morning. >> my eight-year-old daughter loves that song, by the way. >> "sunroof," yeah. nobody is rolling down the sunroof this morning. let's get to the news at 8:00. we begin with breaking news in the middle east overnight. benjamin netanyahu announcing an agreement has been reached to begin freeing hostages in gaza. israel's cabinet met this morning and made it official. richard engel is in jerusalem with the latest. richard, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the israeli prime minister's office and hamas say that obstacles that cause the delay have now been overcome. the israeli government is meeting to formally ratify the process. it is expected to be approved,

meaning the cease-fire and hostage release are due to begin on -- as early as sunday. that's when we could start seeing the first hostages coming out of gaza. and this morning, this israeli media put out a list of 33 names of the ininitial hosges to be released in batches once the agreement takes effect. and that list, which the israeli government has not verified, does include two americans. but until this deal goes into effect, israel is continuing its military campaign. and according to the civil defense administration in gaza, around 100 palestinians have been killed since the cease-fire was first announced. savannah? >> richard, thank you very much. this morning, we are remembering legendary film maker david lynch. he's died at the age of 78. lynch was known for several movies including "blue velvet" and the popular tv series "twin peaks." >> david lynch's family confirmed his death in a facebook post saying there is

now a big hole in the world. but as he would say, keep your eye on the doughnut and not the hole. that is a fitting way to honor the artist whose work is so deeply respected in 2019 he hona received an honorary oscar. ♪ she wore blue velvet ♪ >> there is no better way to describe the work of david lynch, movies like "blue velvet" and "the elephant man" than the word lynchian, an adjective used to describe his dream-like, often haunting style. his debut feature, the 1977 black and white film "eraser head" collected a cult following. in 1984, he was the first to make a movie based on the book "dune."

speaking back then with "today". >> i like going to places you can't go unless you buy the ticket. >> lynch was fearless, earning praise, not to mention a handful of oscar nominations, including for what many consider his masterpiece "mulholland drive," a movie that made naomi watts a star. yet, lynch found his biggest th. "twin audience on the small screen. "twin peaks," the quirky murder mystery that had viewers asking who killed laura palmer. >> you have to speak up sheriff. hearining is gon long story. >> lynch actually made cameos on that show and in some of his movies. recently he appeared in steven spielberg's, "the fablemans". >> they tell me you want to be a picture maker. >> he even mocked himself as a lynchian santa on "family guy." >> did you leave a plate of black coffee out for me? >> naomi watts is now paying tribute. >> oh, sweetheart.

>> the actress wrote of her friend, my heart is broken. his creative mentorship was truly powerful. he put me on the map. i'm in pieces but forever grateful for our friendship. lynch's family did not provide a cause of death. in august, though, he did reveal he had emphysema after years of smoking. his last feature film was made 20 years ago. lynch didn't just write it and direct it, he was the cinematographer and the editor and, oh, yeah, he composed some of the music, a true creative force. for me "twin peaks" was the first show i was truly obsessed with. >> he was ahead of his time, too. well, home security camera captured a meteorite slamming into a person's walkway. take a listen.

and that was it. the video was captured on canada's prince edward island. the meteorite left a small dent in the walkway. later the rock was confirmed to be a space walk. the homeowner says he feels lucky to be alive because just minutes earlier he was standing in that same spot where the meteorite hit. >> did you expect it to be later? >> yes, to be honest. >> well, we really built it up. then it was like hail. >> sorry we let you down. >> but "popstart" won't. >> yeah. you said the neighbor kids just throwing rocks. coming up, we will take a peek inside the iconic "home alone" house and also a ta'ase of some surprising new flavors just in time for easter peeps. >> first, we will celebrate the life and legacy of beloved baseball announcer bob uecker, a former player who really hit it out of the park in terms of his humor and became a culture icon. his close friend and ours, bob costas, up early to share some

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uecker the sound track of our summers and the heart and soul of wisconsin. but bob uecker was beloved nationwide as well for how he made people laugh. and that is what made him a legend. >> the pitch, a swing and a fly ball. get up, get up and get out of here, gone! >> they called him mr. baseball. >> in the wind up in his first offering, just a bit outside. >> bob uecker, the voice of the milwaukee brewers for more than half a century. >> oh, what a victory today for this milwaukee brewer ball club. >> the former major league baseball player had expert comedic timing. >> you're in the wrong seat, buddy. come on. >> oh, i must be in the front row. >> as he loved poking fun at his less than legendary career on the field. >> i w a member of the st. louis cardinals. they had their 20-year reunion this year, and i actually found out about it through the

grapevine. i didn't -- >> he got called up to the majors in 1962 as a backup catcher, with his hometown milwaukee braves. but only played six years, all fodder for his comedy. >> i have set records that will never be equalled. 90% of them are never printed. >> more than 30 years later, he was inducted into the baseball hall of fame, not as a player, but as a broadcaster. >> this is not sour grapes my any means. still think i should have gone in as a player. >> a natural comedian, he impressed johnny carson with his dead pan delivery. >> johnny, you remember when i talk about catching the knuckleball. the easiest way to c catch it s to wait until it stopped rolling and then just pick it up. >> he was in the hit movie "major league."

he also became the face of miller lite. but the game caller was always milwaukee's son. the brewers honoring him in 2014 with a statute in bob uecker seats behind the last row. >> here is a swing and a fly ball hit to somewhere. >> now a legacy left behind by a man of many talents whose love for america's favorite ball game was unmatched. >> it's been a great run. but number one, it has always been baseball for me. >> in a statement, rob manfred called him the funniest person in any room he was in. guys, he called his first game in 1971. his last was in october. that was the matchup between the brewers and the mets. >> a life well-lived indeed. stef, thank you so much. let's bring in another legendary broadcaster, mr. bob costas, who was a close friend and colleague of bob uecker's.

bob, good morning to you. i grew up watching and listening to you and bob uecker call baseball games. you worked with him in the '90s here on nbc sports. you were there with him a few months ago when he called his last games. what was it about bob uecker that made him so special, bob? >> well, the combination of qualities. many people who spent their lives in entertainment, including johnny carson said he had the timing of a great comedian, not just pretty good for someone that came out of any other walk of life. but the guy was fantastic. i have had comedians tell me that he is among the funniest people they have ever spent time around. there is so many things that come to mind, and the best way to remember them is basically just through his own words and stephanie gosk's piece kind of captured that. but he would do this sometimes. if someone came in the booth who he liked and trusted, he would do a parallel broadcast. one actually on the air and the

other through the talk button. he would say, here's joe jones. but he would hit the cough button and go, this guy is so overweight and out of shape, it makes me sick. i said, what if you miss the button and your wires get crossed? he said, what are they going to do? throw me in baseball jail? he used to tell a story, we want to sign your son for $3,000. and his father said, his family doesn't have that kind of money. >> bob, what did he mean to you personally? i mean, you did his last broadcast with him. you were with him and by his side. at his hall of fame speech, he gives you a shout-out. i mean, that's pretty special. >> yeah, it was his last regular season weekend. then he did his last game about a week later when they played

the mets in the playoffs. i wanted to spend one more game in the booth with him. so i went up to milwaukee the last weekend of the regular season. 30 or 35 games, no road games.ut didn't do day games after night games. of course, his energy was flagging. but he pulled it together. we did four or five innings on saturday night. the next day, my wife and i spent time with him and his wife judy at his house. no matter what else he was lucky enough to do, he was a baseball man through and through. and even to his last breath, when he walked into a ballpark, there was a bounce in his step. the players treated him not just as a revered broadcaster but as one of their own. you saw the shot a moment ago. he was in his 70s then. he used to put on the uniform d pitch batting practice. he was so authentic. and he had offers to go to bigger markets. milwaukee is the smallest market

of the major 30 league teams. but it was his hometown. and that connection to his audience as a broadcaster, that's what set him apart. a lot of people that only know him from his national work, which also was memorable, don't realize what a good baseball announcer he was. even if he never said anything funny, his calls were goose bump raising. back in the '70s, he was on with al michaels and howard -- yeah, al michaels and howard cosell. howard could be brilliant and overbearing. howard is asserting some sort of strategy. and bob uecker is like, that doesn't make any sense. and cosell says, you are awfully truculant tonight. you probably don't know what that means. >> i mean, brilliance. absolute brilliance. bob costas, to fun to have you here and share your memories.

>> thank you, guys. >> thank you. >> i mean, that's brilliant right there. >> we showed that one statue in milwaukee. bob uecker actually has two statues in that stadium. that's how much he meant to the brewers and the game of baseball as well. let's not forget "mr. belvidere" either. >> strong winds down through texas. right now winds calm as you make your way into the southern part of california. it is mild in the midwest. a big, big temperature drop is coming. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. get the weend started ek

right. best time of the morning. >> i was in college when "major league" came out. that's how i knew bob uecker, from the funny lines in that. just a bit outside. this guy threw to his own son in the father-son game. when he sneezes, he looks like a party favor. i mean, he was the best. we watched it every friday. we will start off with conan o'brian. it's been more than three decades since this comedy legend stepped on the studio floor to host the first episode of his late night show. >> i got to admit that this is a little unusual. let's face it, most guys are in this spot. they came up here a different way. a lot of guys spend years and years in the clubs working very hard, struggling and finally

they get here on tv. my plan is to start on tv, claw my way into the clubs. ten years from now, i want to be in high school. >> the emmy-winning tv and podcast legend is getting a massive honor. he's a recipient of the mark twain prize for humor. all the greats, just to name a few there. the ceremony will premier on netflix. we'll be watching that. all the good stuff there. next up, "home alone," hold on to your faces. we've got big news. >> ah! >> there she is right there. that house, the actual house, the real house from the movie is on the market back in may for the first time in 12 years with a hefty $5.5 million price tag. this week it sold. >> how much? >> it sold for over asking. 9,000 square foot home located in a chicago suburb out there. 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms and a state-of-the-art movie theater.

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we're oking at you to end the big week of celebration. great conversation, the dynamic duo talking about craig's first week in the anchor chair, the 15-year-old friendship you guys have had and bonding over parenting. how has it been other than you dancing on fallon? >> it's so maizing. remember the pony? can you do it one more time? please. >> i'm not going to let you do that. >> hasn't craig just totally crushed his first week. >> is it a surprise? >> it is not a surprise at all, but we still want to give him the compliment and carson and jenna stepping up. it feels really good. >> are you going to have me back next week? >> absolutely. >> stay as long as you will be here. >> sounds scary. >> congratulations. you can find that full conversation, it is a good one with "parade." also on our website today.com. and finally, a line of new

flavors for peeps. peeps gets a bad wrap. but they have cookies and cream, cinnamon churro could be good. >> i like to leave them open a little bit for a couple days so they get a little stale. >> i feel like that's the moment i throw them out. you like that crunchy? >> i do. >> i'm going to try this cookies and cream. >> no? not happening? >> it's pretty good. >> there is not much going on there. >> not much going on there? >> maybe you need to let it get stale. we told you about the games. we're cooking tasty snacks up

we are back. welcome, welcome. 8:30, fri-yeah morning on the plaza. give a little extra camera time to all of the chilly folks that have stopped by. what's up, drew? thanks for coming by. happy friday. >> oh, we're heading into a long holiday weekend. it feels good out here. really chilly, though. a lot of folks are getting colder. why not cozy up to watch a bunch of shows. we have the movies, the shows, everything your family will love just ahead, whether it is tv, theaters or streaming, we have a round-up of some of the best picks of the holiday weekend. >> on "inside the game," we have a look behind the scenes at how artificial intelligence could be used to reduce the chance of human error in the nfl.

it's really fascinating. brian cheung will show us how it will work. >> a little controversial, too. >> we can't talk football without mentioning food. we have a fantastic menu for this weekend's playoff matchups. >> yes, yes. and on the 3rd hour, have you seen the social media trend comparing ingredient labels now versus years ago. i don't know if you have seen this, but vicky nguyen did a deep dive. she is finding out if the foods that we love have really changed that much over the years. >> all right. we also want to mention that glenn close is the latest star sitting down with willie geist in "sunday today." she opens up what it was like working with cameron diaz on "back in action". >> working with cameron in the first movie she has done in a long time, almost a decade, must have been really special. >> she's so lovely, and we had

some good chats. i mean, she just has an ease about her. it is like, you haven't forgotten how to ride a bicycle. the atmosphere on the set was wonderful. jaime loves to have music in-between setups. so there was always some sort of joke going on. >>ou can catch that conversation this weekend on "sunday today". >> viewer's choice is next week. if you haven't voted, now is the time. our team has picked up top products all across seven categories. you get to pick what you want to see our broadcast. to vote, visit today.com/shop and then tune in next thursday. >> i know those frigid temperatures are coming. >> yes, they are. >> doesn't feel terrible right now. >> well, the wind is not bad right now. everything is looking good. let's take a look and show you what we got for your weekend. for tomorrow, frigid highs in the plains. still dry out west. heavy rain through the southeast. sunday, sunday snow developing in the northeast. widespread bitter cold through the plains.

western sun continues. and then on monday, martin luther king junior day, windy and cold in the northeast. the mid atlantic dangerously cold with light snow in the rockies. look for sunshine out west. that's what' santa anita park. s still a chilly start on this friday morning as you're heading out the door. we are just a few degrees above freezing across parts of the inland east bay as well as the north bay. and after this cold start, lots of sunshine. we're headed for the upper 50s and low 60s again this afternoon, but you will notice that it is a little bit cooler compared to yesterday. looking across the state, we are doing pretty well, but we do need some rain and we are going to be dry it's sunday night, football night in america! the rams flying in to take on

the eagles. snow likely. that's right, snow birds, baby. 34 degrees, sunday night football night in the afternoon, 2:00 p.m. right here on nbc and peacock. speaking of nbc, i want to point out these night folks right here. there are a few snl super fans flown here to new york by nbc in honor of the show's 50th season. you guys will get to watch a big show tomorrow, right? >> yes, yes. >> where are you guys from? >> arkansas. >> all right. >> kentucky. >> well, have a great time. all right. there you go. they're in for the big one. you get to see dave chappell. >> besides snl, what else should you be watching this weekend? we will break down the must-see list. but, first, this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back. winter storms and brutal cold set to blanket a lot of the country this weekend. that is the perfect time for bing watching. and here to help us knave gait those must-see movies, tv shows and streaming options, our entertainment guru. people are obsessed with this show, and now it's season 3. >> season 3 is impeccable. yes, i have been obsessed since day one. alan cummings is the best-dressed man in scotland. but it is a murder mystery game. you have faithfuls in the house trying to evade murder every single night while trying to sus out who the mysterious traders are in the house. four episodes are out on peacock. no spoilers about last night, but what a good episode. >> he almost couldn't even bear to watch. >> they changed it up this season. >> okay, good. >> "severance" is back. is it worth the wait? >> absolutely. it's been three years, so we have all been salivating at season 2.

if you could cutoff your work life from your personal life, would you? if you did not know what you did during the day, would you choose to have the option. you have no ties whatsoever. might as well be two different people. this is a sci-fi office dystopian comedy/drama. it is directed by ben stiller. they did an amazing stunt where they had the glass office and they're looking around looking incredible. ben stiller looked like a proud poppa. >> so you have to wait. you can't really bing watch. >> you have to be slow. >> but i like going old school like that at times. >> yes. >> there is a streaming movie

with cameron diaz. >> yes. it is called "back in action," whicis almost perfect because cameron diaz hasn't been on our screens for almost a decade. plus, jamie foxx. so these are former cia agents. they are married. they kind of left the cia to start a family life. but their secret identities are revealed, so they're thrust back into espionage. it is good to see cameron diaz back. it's on netflix. >> we have j-lo. >> yeah. this is not "maid in manhattan." this is a true story about anthony robles who fought his way on to the arizona state wrestling team. he was born with one leg. she plays his mother. >> what is it called? it looks inspiring. >> it is called "unstoppable." >> and that's on prime video? >> yes. "succession". >> yes.

this is on hulu. a little bit of self-autobiography here coming out. it stars him and kieran culkin. sometimes when you go back with your family, you kind of revert back to your old ways. maybe you don't know what i'm talking about, savannah. >> i do. i do. >> it's funny and touching with moments of reverence. kieran just won the golden globe for his acting. >> ten seconds, all i will do for him is -- >> check it out. >> thank you so much. we got a lot in there. coming up next, new technology shaking things up in the nfl. it's all thanks to artificial intelligence. brian cheung takes us into what

might be the future of football. but, first, this is "today" on nbc. i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe, that's not okay. it doesn't feel like that in our hearts. i mean, it's worrisome. [dog barks] [dog barks]

we're back with our series "inside the game." nfl playoffs in full swing right now. close calls being made by the referees. >> yeah. so in a game where inches are critical, how does the game ensure that those calls are correct? >> brian cheung is here with some high tech upgrades that could soon be a game changer. some of these not without controversy. >> you have seen the orange sticks on the side. those are used to gauge if the team advanced the ten yards needed for a fresh set of downs. it is a tool that may soon get retired. we have a look at the new system that uses artificial intelligence that could be taking its place. in nfl, it is all about moving the chains, referring to orange links that are used in the game

for more than 100 years. they have also been the subject of many close calls, at times changing the course of a game and riling up fans. like this infamous cowboys/raiders game from 2017 when the referees got creative in double checking the accuracy of the chain. >> look at this. can he put a card in between it? >> he can barely contain himself. >> here is how it works. let's say you just made a sweet play. to see if the ball made it the ten yards necessary for a first down, these orange chains would come out to measure, well, exactly ten yards. but with new technology, these could become obsolete. at the home of the las vegas raiders, we got a look inside the replay booth, where usually no visitors are allowed. >> instant replay. >> to witness a new technology the nfl tested this season from sony called hawkeye. it is a software system that pieces together moments from 60 cameras in real-time and uses artificial intelligence to precisely locate where the ball

ended. the managing director daniel cash gave us the all access pass. >> it is syncing. >> yeah. and then you want to look, okay, say he fumbled it here. you got a good view here. you can see there is a good view from a different angle here. kind of zoom in this one. this is the reverse angle here. >> think of it like a juiced up replay from all angles, using ultra high def cameras with 8k resolution. to make the right calls 40 seconds faster than the chains. >> we will identify the ball and the image. we built that so you can identify the ball in the image. >> the nfl tested the tech in the preseason, complete with full recreations for the fans to see. >> there you go. it is short. it is like going to the u.s. open tennis.

>> tennis and soccer fans have seen the same technology used for years to make out-of-bounds calls. but introducing hawkeye to the nfl could change the way we see the game, according to their chief information officer. >> is that going to make those chains that people love seeing on tv irrelevant? >> it may replace the chains. i think we have no experiences to engage the fans. we will get much more accurate in what we're showing as far as measurements. but we will also have a faster moving game. >> but some nfl legends like the kelce brothers prefer things old school. >> i don't like it one bit. >> there's just something about the chains there. >> i like that there is human error and that is part of the game. i don't think this is necessary. >> the executive producer of the nfl on nbc says it won't eliminate the drama entirely. >> the quicker you can get things done and get to a final answer, i think it's better for the broadcast and it's better for the audience. >> while the technology is being sidelined this postseason, the nfl hopes to bring it back for more testing for next season. >> we need to have the right results.

when we do, we will scale it up and out. >> their latest play to modernize the game. as far as the chains and the people that operate them, they're known as the chain game. it might be the end of the chain gang as we know it. it might be used as a backup. i never actually seen the chains before. i didn't really know. it was cool. >> those were my raiders in your clip being denied a first down. >> i'm sorry, carson. >> there is nothing worse as a fan in general to have a game decided by a bad call. >> that's true. >> so if there is technology that can exist that can get it right. >> after the football, the field goal, they think of those as chains. >> we have a whole lot of history, too. you think a.i. will take somebody's job, you don't want that to happen. but you want to get the call right. >> they're testing it next season. >> you know what i love? like a good football chat over

football food. can we move this conversation over to the table? >> let's go, you guys. it is playoff weekend. we will dive into some delicious recipes for the ultimate playoff spread. but,t, first, is is "today" on nbc. gold bond believes touch says everything.

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i'm so excited. you have no idea. we're back on "today food loves football." the divisional round of the nfl playoffs is here with a huge game between the rams and eagles right here on nbc. thank you, uncle al. we have the one and only chef shawn thompson. chef, great to have you. thanks for being here. how is the restaurant danger? >> restaurant is busy. restaurant is great. we have the best dry age program in the city. everybody knows that. >> porter house bar and grill. got to get down there, too. before we start cooking, i understand your mom is a teacher. >> yes. >> the whole school is watching. craig elementary in snowville, georgia. got to shout-out my wife, my two-year-old son and my newborn

baby. >> chef, you are on fire right now. >> i'm on fire. i'm all over the place. >> congratulations. we will break down the chicken? >> absolutely. we will ship everything down. we're talking tailgating food and ingredients that everybody has at their homes to whip something together quick and easy. i don't know about you, but my wife always has a rotisserie chicken in the house. what we will do first is a hot chicken dip. >> oh, yes, we are. watch a youtube video to bre this down properly or can you just get in there? >> i will show you how to pull the breast out. look for the breastbone first and just cut along there and then pull that out. and then from there, you can kind of take -- >> just falls off. >> it is fully cooked. >> from there, you can take some forks and shred it off with a fork.

or by all means, use your hands. don't mind if i do, right. >> all good. >> so we have a hot edition? okay. >> meat and cheese. >> excuse me. >> you're learning a valuable lesson being on tv. don't do that. beer now. >> all right. so from there, we will make our blue cheese dressing. our blue cheese dressing will be the base for our hot chicken dip. so we have sour cream right here. blue cheese crumbles, little bit of butter milk. >> yes, sir. >> and mayo of some sort. >> you got it. >> okay. we will whip that together. >> one thing to keep in mind, lightly whip it. don't put it in the blender or the vitamix. you want the chunks of blue cheese in there. >> all right. we have the blue cheese standing

by. let's move on down. >> we have sharp cheddar cheese here. you want to grate it fresh before you use it. for easy purposes, use a large dye on your grater. from there, we will use a dip. we have our blue cheese dressing we already made. we have our hot sauce, little bit of salt. >> yep. >> without salt, you have nothing. a little cracked pepper. >> beautiful. >> yes. >> have these last two weekends not been amazing. with all the football and the divisional weekend now. what are we going to smoke? we got poppers here. i mean, this is exciting. >> right? the hot game day food. i promise you, you will be a rock star at your house. >> okay. whip that altogether and put it in a skillet and bake it off. >> can you make it ahead of time and bake it later? >> yes. now, i say 20, 25 minutes. at the end of the day, i don't

know how your oven is calibrated at home. >> this one right here runs hot, i know that. >> you want to look for a nice, golden brown color. >> that's philly. >> all right. so next we have some spicy churizo smoked jalapeno poppers. it is a spicy spanish sausage. if you live in new york, i'm sure you've had it out of a food truck at one point or another. we have our spicy sausage. we will cook it in the pan at medium high heat. >> if someone gets a beef burrito and you get a bite of all three, why would i mess with anything else. >> right? >> chorizo has been made. i will add scallions, one egg. >> is that mozzarella? >> little hot sauce. little sour cream. >> yeah, onion down and more cream cheese. >> you are not on a health kick, just so we're clear. >> get a defibrillator. >> that's so 2024, chef. >> exactly, new year, new me. >> is this hot? is it not? do i take the ribs out?

what do i do? >> so it is a hot pepper. i mean, depending on what your gauge is -- >> you cleaned it out pretty good. >> this is as mild as you can get. once you pull the ribs and you pull the seeds out -- >> and then you -- >> it ends up being not so spicy. take the jalapeno, split it in half. you are baking these for 20 minutes in 350 degrees as well. >> it is that simple. >> it is that simple, guys. >> rams/eagles, thank you so much. >> craig elementary. >> shout-out! don't miss the eagles playoffs sunday. nbc and peacock coverage starts at 2:00 eastern.

check on my eagle. we're back after a quick check of your local news, weather and these quick messag. shawn thompson, thank you so good morning. it is 856 a marcus washington. breaking right now a massive fire south of the bay area is raising concerns about air quality. it's happening south of santa cruz at the world's largest battery storage facility, located in vistra powe plant in moss landing. now, the big concern is toxic smoke impacting air quality. firefighters say that that fire is still contained inside one corete facility and it's not spreading. smoke concerns yesterday triggered evacuation orders for about 1500 residents. also breaking the u.s. supreme court this morning, announcing it will not intervene in the ban on tiktok, which is still on track for sunday. u.s. lawmakers last year approved the ban over security concerns tied to the app's chinese owned parent

company, bytedance. the white house yesterday indicated it would not enforce a ban or issue penalties for companies doing business with tiktok. instead, it will defer to the incoming trump administration to decide tiktok's fate. happening now, we are following those stories on air as well as online. also, a news conference is expected to start any time now tied to the federal corruptionrobe. a p

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