southern california. a possible break in the burglaries of pro athletes. the arrests at could be linked to the break in at cincinnati bengals quarterback joe burrow's home. the memorabilia allegedly found in the suspect's car. and his trash is another man's treasure. wait until you hear how much someone paid for the lyrics bob dylan tossed away. this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, and welcome. we begin tonight with a growing controversy over president trump's decision to pardon or commute the sentences of more than 1500 defendants that took part in the deadly january 6th attack on the capitol. late today, mr. trump again defending that action. more than 200 of those serving prison time have already been released. some of the defendants convicted of assaulting police officers that day. today those newly freed january 6th defendants were celebrated by some

as heroes while victims of that day's violence expressed a sense of betrayal and even some republican lawmakers expressed surprise. senior white house correspondent peter alexander is joining us now, and peter, just moments ago you had a chance to press the president about those pardons. >> reporter: lester, that's right. president trump is defending those pardons tonight as you note saying he's still a fierce supporter of police officers. but tonight the criticism about the sweeping pardons is growing. tonight the president is facing new backlash for pardoning or commuting the sentences of everyone convicted for their actions on january 6th and those still under investigation. >> these hostages, approximately 1500 for a pardon. full pardon. >> reporter: including those found guilty of assaulting police officers. four years ago, president trump condemned the violence. >> to those who engaged in the acts of violence and destruction, you do not represent our country. and to those who

broke the law, you will pay. >> reporter: the president's move, something his own vice president had recently argued against. >> if you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn't be pardoned. >> reporter: former dc police officer michael fanone was assaulted during the riot and spend the ay getting protective orders against those that attacked him. >> the american people elected donald trump knowing full well that he would pardon my attackers. and so it is the ultimate betrayal. >> reporter: we pressed the president today. you would agree that it's never acceptable to assault a police officer, right? >> sure. >> reporter: so if i can, among those you pardoned, dj rodriguez, he drove a stun gun into the neck of a dc police officer who was abducted by the mob that day. he later confessed on video to the fbi and pleaded guilty for his crimes. why does he deserve a pardon? >> well, i don't know, was it a pardon because we're looking at commutes and pardons. >> reporter: it was a pardon. >> well, we'll take a look at everything. but i'll say this,

murderers today are not charged. >> reporter: vice president vance said, this was a week ago, he said if you committed violence on january 6th, obviously you should not be pardoned. why is your vice president wrong? >> well, only for one reason. they've served years in jail. >> reporter: among those released, the leaders of two far right groups, the proud boys enrique tarrio and oath keepers' stewart rhodes. rhodes had been sentenced to 18 years in prison spoke shortly after his release. >> i think it's a good day for america that all wrongs are being undone. none of those people should have been here in the first place. they were not tried in a fair trial. >> reporter: the so- called qanon shaman posting thank you president trump, now i'm going to buy some mother expletive guns. some trump allies questioned if the president's move was too broad. >> i think they were absolutely justified. i don't know all the

cases. i certainly don't want tot pardon any violent actors. >> reporter: the pardons among stacks of executive actions already signed by president trump, including many focused on reversing biden administration policies. declaring a national energy emergency to repeal regulations on oil drilling and fossil fuels and scrapping biden border policies. >> we're getting rid of all of the cancer, i call it cancer. the cancer caused by the biden administration. >> reporter: overnight the president posting the white house is actively in the process of identifying and removing over a thousand presidential appointees from the previous administration not in line with your vision. today the administration fired the head of the coast guard, admiral linda fagan, the first woman to lead a branch of the u.s. military relieved of her duties. tonight president trump touting more sweeping changes on his first full day in office, appearing with top tech ceos at the white house, including larry ellison announcing a massive

investment in a.i. in the u.s. he says will create 100,000 jobs. also tonight president trump was asked if he'd support elon musk buying tiktok. >> i would be if he wanted to buy it. >> and peter, we just learned new details about the president's trip to the west coast? >> reporter: that's right, president trump will travel to los angeles this friday after repeatedly blaming the democratic leaders there for the response to those wildfires. but governor newsom invited him, and the president just announced an executive order to help bring more water, he says, to southern california. lester? >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. and there's growing backlash tonight over the president's broad actions on immigration, including lawsuits by dozens of states and even a church sermon. here's more. >> repter: at the national cathedral today, prayer and politics collided. >> the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. >> reporter: with president trump looking on, the bishop delivered an unusually political sermon criticizing his deportation plans. >> i ask you to have

mercy, mr. president, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away. >> reporter: the president later responding. >> i didn't think it was a good service. they could do much better. >> reporter: tonight the backlash is growing after sweeping executive actions on immigration. >> if i were to lose my parents to deportation, my whole world would fall apart. >> reporter: at least 22 states are already suing over trump's attempt to end birth right citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants. connecticut test attorney general saying trump has zero respect for our constitution which spells out anyone born in the u.s. is a citizen. >> it's absolutely ridiculous. we have very good grounds. people have wanted to do this for decades. >> reporter: the president also halting the the program that resettles refugees in the u.s., including afghans fleeing the taliban. >> they haven't received clarifying information, and they're scared that they're going to die. >> reporter: but trump won the election after pledging tougher border

security. this republican county commissioner in chicago supports trump's immigration crackdown after more than 51,000 migrants arrived there. >> funding is not sustainable. between the county and city we've spent nearly a billion dollars. >> reporter: and after labeling cartels foreign terrorist organizations, trump is not ruling out sending special forces into mexico. >> stranger things have happened. >> reporter: mexico's president said today that her country would defend its sovereignty, but act in a humanitarian way with migrants waiting across the border. tonight as part of deportation effort, i.c.e. is allowing officers to arrest undocumented immigrants in sensitive places like schools and churches. the kind of snow they almost never see in houston. stunning scenes across the deep south as a rare and dangerous winter storm cripples travel by air and road and closes schools. priscilla thompson is there, and this storm has been deadly. >> reporter: that's right, lester.

there's at least one confirmed death in georgia, and there's growing concern that overnight snow on roadways could turn to ice. from texas to the florida panhandle, an unfamiliar sight, snow and ice. >> we're not necessarily used to walking in a winter wonderland in florida. >> reporter: winter conditions slamming the gulf coast. >> are we preparing for a one day storm or not have water for a week? >> reporter: three inches of snow reported in houston, six in lake charles. more than ten inches in rain, louisiana. historic snowfall creating chaos in the air with more than 2200 flights canceled after airports in georgia, texas, mississippi, alabama, louisiana, and florida shut down or suspended operations. drivers also wary on the roads. >> it's just too dangerous. i don't want my car slipping and sliding. >> reporter: in mississippi,

this truck appearing to narrowly miss an ambulance. major highways frozen solid i louisiana. nbc's george solis is there. >> reporter: highways and roadways around baton rouge are closeded today, not just because of the snow fall, but concerns of icing as well. >> reporter: on the east coast, frigid temperatures. >> it's freezing cold. it's unbearable right now. >> reporter: the lake effect snow causing buffalo's mayor to declare a state of emergency. officials tonight warning that ice will continue to be a threat. >> air temperatures are going to be near or below freezing, and ground temperatures are just ave freezing. that snow could melt and instantly refreeze. >> reporter: as the storm is marching east, residents brace for more snow, sleet, and freezing rain. priscilla thompson, nbc news, houston. turning now to our friend al roker tracking the storm and deep freeze. al, some of these cities haven't seen this kind of snow ever. >> in fact new orleans and lake charles, both snowstorms, they haven't seen this in over 60 years.

from new orleans all the way to newbern, north carolina, 34 million people under winter storm warnings and advisories. from new orleans, panama city, up into myrtle beach, and norfolk, virginia as well. still looking at two to four inches from savanna georgia to norfolk tomorrow. that moves out, but we also have dangerous ice from southern georgia into northern florida. dangerous commute tomorrow morning. and the temperatures, we're talking about 178 million people. look at the wind chills. tomorrow morning feels like 17 in chicago, 9 in baton rouge, 4 in new york city, 20 in houston. the good news is a slow and gradual warm up towards friday. a look at temperatures starting in the upper 20s, but end in the mid to upper 30s. >> thank you. two weeks after the start of the deadly wildfires in southern california, some scary moments again as new fires broke out, but this time no damage was reported. this comes as some finally go

back to their homes for the first time. liz kreutz tells us more. >> reporter: tonight firefighters racing to put out multiple brush fires igniting across southern california. the fryer fire in san diego threatening a mall and several homes after the lilac fire forced evacuations overnight. and now, two weeks after the devastating eaton and palisades fire, tonight some families final able to return to their homes, including two we met last week. the edwards in altadena and the andonians in palisades. >> there's difficult. there are no words you can explain. you have to feel it on your skin and in your mind. >> reporter: in altadena, maria and craig edwards are seeing what was their home of 30 years. >> this is a lot. it's like somebody

hit you in your stomach and gave you a big punch in the gut. this is a lot to take. >> reporter: since the fires, the couple has bounced between a hotel and two airbnbs. they've submitted claims to their insurance, but have yet to receive any funds. >> trying to find an apartment and pay rent and paying a mortgage is just going to be a little tough. a lot tough. >> reporter: sifting through the rubble, one thing found miraculously untouched. what's in that jewelry box, oh my god, is that your ring? >> oh my god, this is it! found it! thank you, lord! >> reporter: maria's wedding ring. >> i know we're going to get through this. we have to get through this. >> reporter: small signs giving hope when so much is lost. and president trump is likely to visit los angeles on friday to tour the destruction. this comes as rain is in the forecast this weekend raising concerns about mudslides with all this debris. >> okay, liz, thank you very much. we'll take a break. in 60 seconds, could the

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declined to give more details. the documents state the men were under surveillance, and the arrests came under investigation of burglaries of multimillion dollar homes in multiple states. authorities not specifying whether that refers to break ins at the homes of other pro athletes including mahomes and kelce, all during games and often on the road. burrow tonight not returning nbc news' request for comment, but telling reporters last month. >> we live a public life, but it doesn't make it easier to deal with. >> reporter: a senior u.s. official briefed on the matter said the fbi warned against athletes displaying valuables on social media, adding the burglaries are likely driven by south american organized theft groups. orange county, california district attorney todd spitzer estimating authorities there have madely roughly 100 arrests in the last two years. these are incredibly sophisticated jobs. >> they use wi-fi jammers, police scanner jammers, survey our homes, and know exactly what they're doing. >> reporter: nbc news has

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coin. hallie jackson explains what it is and concerns it's raising. >> reporter: from a crypto ball before inauguration to a new crypto task force launched today, supporters of the digital currency hope the president's promised golden age extends to them. annow after using his trump brand to sell everything from steaks and vodka to sneakers and bibles, the president promoting the newly launched meme coin. >> i don't know much about it other than a launched it and heard it was successful. >> reporter: the tokens usually pegged to internet trends or celebrity endorsers holding only the value trader put in it. at one point the trump coin rocketing from $6.50 to more than $72, today trading closer to $45 a coin. a similar coin named for melania launched just yesterday. >> there was a promise that trump would usher in

a time of, at least thoughtful debate. what the concern now is launching a meme coin is one of the corners of crypto that's taken less seriously. >> reporter: and ethics experts concerned about conflicts of interest. >> he has the power now not only to be taking money, but he's alsoly in position to make determinations around the entire sector. >> i'm laying out my plan to ensure that the united states will be the crypto capital of the planet and the bitcoin superpower of the world. >> reporter: for the president, an evolution from this three years ago. >> bitcoin, it just seems like a scam. >> reporter: president trump pointing to the influence of his son baron. >> baron knows so much about this. >> right. >> eric, and he's, baron's a guy young guy, but he knows. >> reporter: bitcoin is now at near record highs. >> thank you. up next, they just sold for a half million dollars in real money. once tossed in the trash, the

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fetching a huge price after it was rescued from the garbage. ann thompson with the good news tonight. >> reporter: on stained and torn pages, rough drafts of a folk rock classic. ♪ hey mr. tambourine man play a song for me. ♪ >> reporter: lyrics to mr. tambourine man, made famous by the byrds, written by bob dylan sold at auction this week for $508,000. ♪ in that jingle jangle morning ll come following you. ♪ >> reporter: rescued from a kitchen trash can by rock journalist al loronowitz decades ago. al's son's miles remembers bob staying overnight at their energy energy home. >> that morning, it was probably march of 1964, my father found the

lyric sheets crumbled up and thrown into the trash can. he just took it out and smoothed it out and put it in a folder and forgot about it. >> reporter: the two yellow pages found recently by miles' wife, now part of a dylan renaissance. there's the movie a complete unknown, and now this auction of memorabilia including the lyrics raking in over $1.5 million. dylan wrote treasure can't be found by men who search. this time it was. ann thompson, nbc news. >> you just never know. that's nightly news for this tuesday. thank you for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. ♪ in that jingle jangle morning i'll come following you. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪♪ when i'm with you baby ♪ ♪ i go out of my head ♪ ♪ and i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ all the things you do to me ♪ ♪ and everything you said ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ we slip and slide as we fall in love ♪ ♪ and i just can't seem to get enough ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ we walk together ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we're walking down a street ♪ ♪ and i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ every time i think of you ♪ ♪ i know we have to meet ♪ ♪ and i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ it's getting hotter, it's a burning love ♪ ♪ and i just can't seem to get enough ♪ ♪ ♪ [guitar solo] ♪ ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ and when it rains ♪ ♪ you're shining down for me ♪ ♪ and i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪

♪ just like a rainbow ♪ ♪ you know you set me free ♪ ♪ and i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ you're like an angel and you give me love ♪ ♪ and i just can't seem to get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪ ♪ i just can't get enough ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: all right, everybody! welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! give it up for my band, y'all! [laughs] that was depeche mode's wildly popular song. it came out nearly 45 years ago. so many amazing bands have cited

them as an influence. and we love depeche mode! [applause] so many bands have been inspired, including coldplay, arcade fire, nine inch nails, the killers. we changed it a tiny bit for you today. but let's get to our first guest. she is a golden globe, emmy, an oscar-winning actor. you know her from shows like "medium" and "boyhood." and if you like me, i loved "stigmata." i don't know what that says about me. you can see her now and "severance" season 2 on apple tv+. please welcome patricia arquette. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ i am such a fan! i am -- i was telling everybody,

you guys have no idea how many times i s "ststigmata"s a child three which is really messed up, but i did. and i'm a fan of anything you're part of. how is your new year going? >> patricia: it's going good, yeah! >> kelly: it's been a little devastating. you're in california, right? where you could with the fires? >> patricia: i was okay, yeah. i evacuated one place and then i had another little place. friends are coming to me. everything was scrambling around. people were like, "we might have to leave in like 10 minutes. i've got the baby, can i come?" "yes, of course." other people, "i have a dog, and four cats." we were just kind of rotating through. everyone was just kind of scrambling around. not sure what was happening. then we were hearing about people losing their houses. it was really intense, very heavy. >> kelly: it looked like, from pictures, like it was fake. i kept going, is that real?

it looked insane. >> patricia: and it was really weird. there would be another pocket where nothing had happened. life was going on like normal. and then there was another area where everyone was kind of shell-shocked. >> kelly: that conversation, like a mile down the road everyone is going about their business, then chaos. that is an interesting human environment. >> patricia: yes, really weird. and a friend of mine stayed back and hosed down his block and saved his block, and it is burnt all around them. very strange. >> kelly: oh, man. well, i'm glad you are good. did you do anything special over the new year? >> patricia: somebody told me it is really good, good luck to get under a table and eat 12 grapes, one for each month. have you heard of that? >> kelly: were you i mexico? i went there for new year's once and they were like, we eat 12 grapes. i was like, sign, i like grapes. for each month? >> patricia: one for each month. this girl swore that she did

last year and had a great year. so i went under the table at this party. >> kelly: i think someone -- they never told me to get under a table. >> patricia: really? they said you had to get under a table while you did it. and these are the worst grapes i've ever eaten. they were, like, the sourest, worst grapes, and they were very chalky, almost like they were lathered in pesticides. i don't know, is this going to be a good year? >> kelly: this month better be worth it! i've done that before, though. but i hear it is something funny, you are on dating apps, right? which i find funny comedy people know it's you? >> patricicia: i just started a little bit. >> kelly: are you scared? >> patricia: i would be scared. it's one of those ones where they kind of screen people, supposedly, a little bit. but i don't know. but part of the problem for me, wikipedia.

unless you prove you weren't with somebody anymore, they still have you, like -- on there i still have the same boyfriend i had a couple years ago. and i've been single for two years. >> kelly: get the word out! >> patricia: "you're wikipedia, you are not single!" they think i'm just running around town. >> kelly: we are going to get the word out now. she is single and mingling! [applause] how is it on the app? because i'm single and i'm afraid. i have friends on them and i'm like, i'm afraid. i'm afraid of people i know. >> patricia: very slowly. i also do check up with people that know that person. and i go very slowly. we could be talking for six months on here before i ever have coffee with you. and then, you know. i believe in going very slow. >> kelly: if you get there, you have to sit there for how long? this is a wted afternoon. >> patricia: i don't