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disaster. immigration crackdown. raids in some of the nation's largest cities. the southern border, and ed to doportation flights out of the u.s. are taking off. but we're learning about the trump administration's latest actions. >> shell shock. the price of eggs is soaring in grocery stores. that is if you can find them. how rd flu is ravaging the nation's supply and the risk it could bring to your household pets. and meet the neighbors. two giant pandas make their highly anticipated public debut at the national zoo. how you can get a first-hand look. i mean, it would not be a friday if we weren't talking pandas. of course, we are going to begin this hour with more serious news. the fight against the southern california wildfires. crews are finally getting some favorable conditions today. cool and humid onshore winds are moving in. and rain is expected this weekend. but that rain is sort of a double-edged sword. while it could bring relief, the rainfall could also trigger mudslides, debris flow, and even flash flooding. crews are making progress on the

biggest fires, including the hughes fire, which has burned more than 10,000 acres since erupting two days ago. now, this all comes as president trump is on his way to tour the fire damage in california after seeing the hurricane aftermath in north carolina earlier day. nbc news correspondent morgan chesky is in pacific palisades, california. morgan, bring us up to speed here on the hughes fire and how crews are preparing for this rain. >> reporter: yeah, zenically, hughes fire, crews have been able to get significant contamement in the last 24 hours or so, and they don't believe any other neighboring communities are in immediate risk of flames there. that is incredibly good news spread when it broke out about 48 hours ago. just swallowing hillside after hillside in that neighborhood north of santa clarita, and yet another area that is incredibly drought stricken that we watched burn. in the meantime, here in the

pacific palisades, we know crews have been dispatched to assess vulnerable areas where charred earth could be leading the way for potential landslide or mudslides should we have a significant rain event come this weekend. and while we're not seeing this atmospheric river forecast that we have seen in years past that can lead to significant flash flooding, officials are clear to say that any amount of significant rain could still destabilize the charred earth and cause hillsides and homes to give way. >> and to that end, morgan, in light of the damage you're talking about that we see behind you, california state government announced new relief. talk to us about this package and what we should expect from president trump's visit. >> reporter: yeah, $2.5 billion. that was signed yesterday by california governor gavin newsom. you can see some of the designations there money wise on how money will be funneled through that to attack this monumental task of recovery. all eyes are going to president trump's visit later this afternoon. while the two men, governor

newsom and the president, have not spoken in some time, the governor did say he does plan to greet the president on the taur mack. meanwhile, all eyes will go to president trump to see if he's handling the california recovery effort from a federal ststandpdt with a quid pro quo arrangement. whether or not or how serious he is, we'll find out soon enough. >> morgan chesky on the ground, thanks so much. well, the trump administration is making several moves to crack down on immigration. immigration and customs enforcement or i.c.e., says it made more than 500 arrests nationwide yesterday, that includes in california, illinois, utah, minnesota, colorado, new york, florida, and maryland. i.c.e. is also facing criticism about a raid in newark, new jersey. the agents raided a business without a warrant and detained a u.s. citizen. they called it a targeted enforcement operation. the white house says deportation flights have also begun. defense officials tell nbc news two military planes carrying

dozens of migrants left for guatemala yesterday. the first active duty troops have arrived at the southern border, part of a deployment of 1500 troops announced on wednesday. priscilla thompson is near a military air field in el paso, texas. there has been, of course, a lot of activity going on around you and in the country. talk to us about what you have seen and heard over the last day. >> reporter: yeah, zinhle, so far today, we have been here since very early this morning and have seen a number of military transport vehicles in this area. but it was really yesterday when we were here out reporting that we began to see those military vehicles, those military airplanes up above in the sky, and we rushed over to the briggs air space, air strip you see just behind me. that is when we caught those planes landing and those troops coming off those planes. we reached out to a spokesperson here at ft. bliss who confirmed that those troops were among the 1500 that they are expected to receive here in the coming days

that are going to be a part of this southern border mission. and to be clear, these troops are not expected to actually be enforcing immigration policy, but what they are going to be doing is workg to detect, deduction and monitoring. that could be helping to build barriers along the border and assisting with those deportation flights that you mentioned, using that military aircraft. zinhle. >> yeah, priscilla, to that end, we talked about those military deportation flights. is there anything else you have learned or we should know? >> reporter: yes, sow we know that one of those flights did take off from the air strip behind me late yesterday. it was carrying, according to a source familiar on the ground here, 80 migrants who were taken to guatemala. and we are also now learning from my colleagues courtney kube and john allen that there was an additional flight, military flight, that also went to guatemala with around 80 migrants on it. no confirmation yet on where exactly that flight originated from in the u.s.

but we are seeing pictures of those flights that landed in guatemala earlier this morning. as the guatemalan government worked to sort of bring them back into the fold in the communities there, and we're also told that there was a third flight that was expected to land in mexico, but that flight did not take off because mexican authorities declined to allow the u.s. to land in mexico. zinhle. >> definitely a fast-moving situation. priscilla thompson, thank you. a cousin of erik and lyle menendez is pushing for their release from prison. the brothers' case captivated the nation for decades. the brothers were convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents. now as they prepare for a resent resentancing hearing that could set them free, that cousin is one of many family members speaking out on their behalf. stephanie gosk is following this case for us. you actually spoke with this cousin. what didou hear? >> you mentioned a big family. a very big family. she is one of the closest family members, anna maria, to the two

brothers. she's known them her entire life. she's three months younger than erik. they spent lots of family vacations together. she remains in close contact with them. she told me she speaks to both of them every single day. sometimes multiple times a day. erik and lyle menendez will now have to wait until march for a resentencing hearing and a chance for freedom they never thought they would have. >> we're in constant contact. >> reporter: are they hopeful? >> i think that they are cautiously hopeful. it's -- hope is a dangerous game when you are an inmate after 35 years. >> reporter: anna maria is their first cousin. >> we climbed a lot of trees, played in a lot of pools, ran around. they were full of life. >> reporter: then everything abruptly changed in 1989. the year erik and lyle shot their parents in the living room of their beverly hills home. >> to have the public spectacle for a decade after decade has

been very difficult. >> reporter: the brothers have been serving life sentences without parole for the last 35 years. recent documentaries and a popular drama series focusing on jose menendez's alleged sexual abuse of them have brought renewed scrutiny to the case. the new l.a. district attorney telling people magazine he has not watched either. saying in part, anything that's re-enacted that is not based on facts, i'm uninterested in. >> we will look at each case separately, which is the way they should handled. we'll look at each victim separately. >> reporter: the previous district attorney had recommended the menendez brother be resentenced. >> didn't it seem like the new d.a. took a step back from where gasgon s. >> it did feel like in his interviews he was saying that. however, i'm going to take him at his word. >> reporter: the brothers' attorneys say there is new evidence that proves they acted in self-defense.

while behind bars, family members say lyle and erik have worked hard to improve themselves. >> if you look at le and erik, as people not just a blanket life without parole sentence, i thinthat you are forced to confront their incredible rehabilitation. >> reporter: as she and her family wait, she has taken her advocacy online, starting a tiktok feed last october that has skyrocketed in popularity. >> i had heard that there was this huge community of supporters. i was not prepared for the outpouring of love worldwide that was going to come my way for talking about them. it's been really beautiful. >> reporter: there are three paths to possible release. there's this resentencing hearing. there's a possible hearing on new evident. and then, they have appealed to the governor for clemency as well. they remain hopeful. >> a lot of eyes on this case, too. >> that's for sure. >> thank you. let's talk business and your

money now with today's money minute. costco is sticking with its diversity practices. and do you have tiktok on your phone? if so, it could be worth big money. pippa stevens joins us. >> unitedhealthcare tapped a company veteran as its new ceo following the killing of the former executive brian thompson in manhattan last month. tim noel was previous the head of medicare and retirement at unitedhealthcare, the nation's biggest health care conglomerate. costco shareholders rejected a proposal asking the company to look into its diversity policies. it's in stark contrast to a series of companies including walmart, mcdonald's, and john deere who have rolled back their programs. the vote comes days after president trump issued orders to end dei initiatives for federal agencies. >> and how much are you willing to pay for a phone with tiktok installed? phones with the app installed are being sold in marketplaces

including facebook and ebay for $3,000. some users deleted the app when it stopped working on saturday night. after the supreme court backed a law banning it. but the app is still not available for download since it started working again on sunday. zinhle, that's a high price to pay for a preemptively deleting the app. >> boy, am i glad i kept it on my phone. i'm looking at money here. good to know. pippa pa stevens, thank you. up next, we're hitting the reseset tton on another norm of money, your monthly subscriptions. how you can find and cancel things. >> plus president trump is calling for an end to birthright citizenship. i'll explain that constitutional right and wh right and wh at when caroline has a cough, she takes robitussin. so she can have those one-on-ones again. hey, jim... can we talk about casual fridays? for sure. what's up? get fast powerful cough relief with robitussin and find your voice.

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there are growing concerns today over rising bird flu cases across the country. it's now being detected in more animals including house cats. the outbreak is causing a massive strain on farmers and that's leading to sky-high prices for eggs at the grocery store, that is if you can find it. emilie ikeda joins us. you saw the prices, i saw the empty shelves. when might we see some relief? >> we really need the pace of infection of this bird flu to slow down in order to see relief in the supply. and even when the infections improve, it could be a matter of month before we could see some relief in the prices. and also those eggs return to

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president trump is coming to california. he will be visiting fire ravaged disaster areas of l.a. today, but it's unclear whether governor newsom will be at his side. nbc bay area's kris sanchez joins us with the progress and prospects for federal funds. in the last hour, governor gavin newsom's office confirmed that he will meet the president on the tarmac when he arrives in california. president trump is not expected in l.a. until later today, but already he is reiterating his position that states should deal with their own disasters and that any federal aid should come directly from his administration rather than fema. i'd like to see the states take care of disasters, let the state take care of the tornadoes and the hurricanes and all of the other things that happen. that was president trump speaking from north carolina, which is still recovering from hurricane helene. four months later, he said not going through

fema could speed up response time and potentially cut costs in half, but any aid for california would come with conditions. i want to see two things in los angeles. voter id so that the people have a chance to vote, and i want to see the water be released and come down into los angeles and throughout the state. those are the two things. after that, i will be the greatest president that california ever has ever seen. the president blamed california's environmental protections for hydrants running dry in the fire fight. but california leaders say hydrants ran dry because they aren't intended to fight wind driven wildland fires of this magnitude. as for voter id, governor newsom signed a law banning local governments from requiring voter id as counter to state law and on the grounds that it interferes with voter rights. now, the president is likely to see this disaster even before he lands in l.a. since january 7th, more than 52,000 acres burned, the equivalent of

81mi■!s, and there are 28 confirmed deaths and more than 16,000 destroyed structures. yesterday, governor newsom signed a recovery package for la, saying it was unanimous with bipartisan support and no conditions attached. $2.5 billion, as was said by the speaker for ongoing operations and disaster recovery. debris removal, work on logistics and traffic management address all the myriad of issues that we're facing in real time. still, within the last hour, the governor's office told us he is committed to advocating for the needs of californians in partnership with the federal administration. now, more recently in discussing fema, the president said he again, would like states to take care of their own issues. as the white house clears us to release more details about today's trip, we will share them with you. thank you. chris. the trump administration is following through on its promise to crack

down on immigration isis. it has arrested more than 460 undocumented immigrants since the inauguration. similar operations also took place under the biden administration, but this is a significant increase in the number of ice arrests compared to last year. these recent arrests have happened all over the country, including one in san francisco. the agency says on tuesday, it arrested a colombian citizen who was here unlawfully. ice says that man has been convicted of sex assault and sentenced to three years in prison. we are seeing some cooler temperatures as we head into the weekend. here's forecaster cinthia pimentel with the details. it's finally friday, but we are starting to cool down as we get into the weekend for the south bay. no more of those 70. yesterday felt like spring. today we're going to keep it in those upper 60s for san jose down into gilroy. cooler. as we make our way into the mid bay. 64 in hayward to 60 in novato. so we'll feel those cooler temperatures and a bit of

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bottom of the hour now. i'm zinhle essamuah. here are some of the stories making headlines on bc news daily". federal prosecutors have released new evidence in the case against the former intrrperater for baseball star shohei ohtani. he pleaded guilty last year to bank and tax fraud for almost -- for stealing almost $17 million from ohtani. now, as his sentencing approaches, prosecutors have put

out a four-minute audio recording which they say shows the man impersonating ohtani in a call to his bank. >> who am i speaking with? >> shohei ohtani. >> what is the reason for this trangz action? >> for a car loan. >> what is your relationship to the payee? >> he's my friend. >> he is scheduled to be sentenced on february 6th. his attorney, michael friedman, did not respond to an email from the associated press requesting comment. take a look at this. a 660-foot ship is stuck in the ice on lake erie and has been for nearly two days. the canadian freighter with 17 people onboard was trying to leave buffalo and head back to ontario, but once ice started building up in the subzero temperatures, the giant ship became trapped. the coast guard arrived yesterday with ice breaking equipment. they're still working on freeing the ship today. and tens of thousands of people rallied in washington, d.c. today for the march for life, opposing abortion access.

both president trump and vice president jd vance addressed the crowd earlier today. this was the vice president's first public appearance since the inauguration. telling the crowd in part, quote, we failed a generation by permitting a culture of abortion on demand. yesterday, president trump pardoned 23 anti-abortion rights harassing abortion clinic staff and patients. a federal judge temporarily blocked president trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship on thursday. at the heart of the issue is a challenge to the 14th amendment of the constitution, which grants citizenship to anyone born on u.s. soil regardless of their parents' immigration status. so what is this controversy all about and what do legal experts have to say? here's birthright citizenship simply explained. >> just absolutely ridiculous. but you know, we'll see. we think we have very good grounds. >> reporter: president trump has been talking about birthright citizenship for decades. put simply, birthright

citizenship means anyone born in the u.s. is automatically granted citizenship, even if their parents are in the country without adequate or authorized documentation. >> can you give us a bit of a quick history lesson of the origins of birthright citizenship, specifically pertaining to the 14th amendment? >> we did have citizenship in terms of the national idea written into the original constitution, the articles of ken federation and there's lots of reasons for that. one big one obviously is slavery, because enslaved people would have children. and the slave holding states that obviously wanted to have no such thing as a single rule over citizenship. >> famously, the dred scott case of 1857 upheld that concept. the supreme court ruling that scott, an enslaved man who had sued for his freedom, could not be a citizen because he was of african descent. >> it's not until the 14th amendment we get for the first time a clear statement in a foundational legal document

about citizenship. >> the 14th amendment was ratified in 1868 and the amendment was first interpreted to establish birthright citizenship in 1898 when a man who was born in san francisco to parents who had emigrated from china went to court after he was denied re-entry into the country. the court ruled he had acquired citizenship at birth. today, at least 33 other countries grant automatic citizenship at birth. but in the united states, birthright citizenship faces a new challenge, following the executive order signed by president donald trump his first day in office. the order cites the 14th amendment, which states in part, all persons born or naturalized in the united states are subject to the jurisdiction thereof our citizens of the united states. legal analyst danny cevallos explained what the order seeks to do. >> that's the magic phrase that people on the right seize upon to say that there is no such thing as birthright citizenship

because they argue that that means that someone who has a child here must also be subject to the jurisdiction, and that means a citizen of the united states. or a lawful permitted resident, not somebody who is subject to or a citizen of another country. that's the argument. it's never been specifically tested, although the supreme court has come close in a number of cases. moe of which go back 100 or more years. >> now at least 18 states are suing to block president trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship, including connecticut attorney general who obtained citizenship through birthright. >> so many of us share this story. so many of us are the children of granandchildreof immigrants. this is an attack on all of us. i want a federal court to say that constitution means what it says and it says what it means. >> i think this is going to be a real test of the current supreme court once the case gets up there because so many of the justices have gotten their jobs by saying that they are originalists. that is to say they believe that

the constitution is fixed. the moment that it's written. i think that if they're true and accurate originalists, the question is an easy one because the language is so clear. >> for now, president trump's executive order has been temporarily blocked by a federal district court judge, and that's birthright citizenship simply explained. indigenous people were denied right until a separate law was enacted in 1984. it granted citizenship to all native americans born within u.s. borders. according to an analysis of government dataerse as of 2024, an estimated 4.4 million u.s.-born children under the age of 18 live with an unauthorized immigrant parents. of course, we always want to hear from you. what do you want simply explained? let us know by connecting with me on your favorite social media platform. a colorado woman who fled to england after allegedly killing two of her children is coming

pack to the u.s. to face murder charges. today, a judge in the uk denied kimberly singler's challenge to avoid extradition. meagan fitzgerald breaks down the ruling and what's next in the case. >> reporter: good to be with you. it's been more than a year since kimberly singler fled the u.s. to the uk and this morning a london high court judge has ruled that the government can extradite her back to colorado. however, she has 14 days to appeal that decision, and her attorney says she will. the 36-year-old walked into the courtroom today wearing a bluish green zip-up top with gray pants. she showed no emotion when the verdict was announced but then she smiled as she left the courtroom and thanked the judge. it was december of 2023 when police made a gruesome discovery in singler's home, finding the bodies of her two young children lying together in bed. a third child was found alive but with serious injuries to her neck. days later, singler escaped to the uk where she was later

arrested. now, since then, a court in london heard how she allegedly drugged her children, 7 and 9 years old, before fatally shooting and stabbing them. the 11-year-old survived and later told authorities that her mother said, it was god who told her to do it. singler denies the allegations and has been fighting extradition back to the u.s. since. her attorneys arguing that the crimes she's accused of carrying amount to an automatic sentence of life without parole which is a breach of the european human rights law which the uk follows. singler's attorney says she will be appealing the judge's decision. she has 14 days to file, but there's a good chance this case could drag out for several more months to come. in london, meagan fitzgerald, nbc news. >> thank you. a massive iceberg is on a slow creep toward a potential disaster on a remote island near antarctica.

it's enormous, about the size of rhode island and nearly a third the size of hawaii's big island. the so-called mega berg split from antarctica in the '80s and has making its way to south georgia island. it's expected to get in the next two to four weeks. that's where millions of penguins and seals live. scientists fear it could slam into the island puttintheir entire habitat in serious danger. even if they survive that impact, experts say the animals could struggle to find food in the water around that iceberg. in a different tone and vein, it is an exciting day in our nation's capital. two giant pandas are now on display at the smithsonian national zoo. they made their public debut this morning and nbc news senior correspondent tom costello was there. >> reporter: yeah, so you know the city, of course, has a new resident at 1600 pennsylvania avenue, but it's the new residents here at the national zoo that really have the city talking and buzzing today. these new pandas will be here

for ten years, until 2034. and today is their big public debut as the new panda diplomats. the pandamats here in washington. washington, d.c. has been unbearably cold this week. but pandas love snow days. a little slipping and sliding. somersaults and tree climbing. this is 3-year-old bao li and ching bao's first winter in washington. today marks their public debut. >> you want to play? >> it didn't feel like d.c. without giant pandas. >> reporter: the pair on loan from china arrived in october on a fedex panda express. since then, they have been getting their bearings with their new handlers in their new home. >> hi. nice to meet you. i have been waiting to meet you. you are such a cutie. hello.

>> can you stand up and show her how tall you are? >> oh, my goodness. you're a big boy. >> reporter: our friend nbc washington anchor got to meet bao li, even helping to deliver his favorite foods. >> are they delicious? >> reporter: bamboo, apples, carrots, and panda bread stuffed into panda toys. laurie thompson has been working with pandas here for three decades. >>you have new yards, new indoor closures. new sounds, living across from elephants now. >> reporter: while each bear has unique coloring, they also have very different personalities. >> ching has a cutebirth mark on her hip. she's more a cautious more introverted panda. bao li is full of life and very friendly. i think he's probably going to be quite the ham. >> reporter: a big personality in washington. he's got company. >> i think pandemonium is going to break out. >> reporter: first lady pat

nixon first welcomed pandas to the zoo in 1972. and a new global conservation program. 2 million visitors a year come to the national zoo. millions more tune in tothe zoo's panda cams. when the last pandas returned to china in 2023, the zoo started on a big makeover for future residents. new habitats, pools, and climbing structures to keep them physically and mentally healthy. >> i hope i can see them frolicking around and having fun. >> reporter: today, despite the cold, pandemonium is back. >> it's amazing to see the things we have been able to do with pandas. they're amazing animals. every day they're doing something adorable. it makes coming to work every day pretty special. >> reporter: now, the san diego zoo also has their new pandas. by the way, these pandas, if they have cubs, the cubs would also go back to china in about ten years. these pandas are three years old now. they won't approach breeding age until they're five to seven

years so that will be a little while off. by the way, the zoo is paying a million dollars a year for ten years to have these pandas on loan here at the national zoo. and you can visit them for free. back to you. >> tom costello, love that. i lived in d.c. for many years, and i still haven't seen the pandas. i think it's time i check it out. if you haven't, go see them. up next, out of office. here are the signs you may be due for a mental health day and how you could make the most of it. we'll have that ahead on "nbc newsaily. d

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if you have mental illness, it's not going to be fixed by a day. you need treatment. but lots of us suffer from burnout. our jobs or kids at school. and that's an overload of work with an underdevelopment of coping tools to deal with that work. so a day off or several days off for that matter, might be what is called for, for preventing, and this is preventive mental health care, the sadness, the anxiety, or the development of mental health issues from that burnout. by loading that day with things that bring relief, that bring connection to others, which is a big source of happiness and stress relief. by having something pleasurable occur and decreasing your stress. >> you mentioned the word burnout. it comes up a lot. can you explain what that could look like and maybe some signs that maybe you are in need of one of these days? i like to call it a check engine

light is going off for you? >> there are clear cut signs. it's not just you feel sad or anxious. that can be part of it. but it's also that you feel exhausted. you feel numb at work. you can't concentrate. you feel irritable. being cynical is actually a big sign that people don't really know about. you just see everything in kind of those dark, come on, i can't make a change here. this isn't really working. and that makes it difficult to concentrate and really meaningfully be productive at work or for kids at school. >> yeah, i love that. just as a list to have on hand in case you're feeling those things. it's not lost on me, some people maybe will struggle to find, maybe their employer does not provide mental health days. with whatever time we have, what are the best ways to decompress? >> again, thinking about connectedness, to real people in your life who you find supportive. use that day to have lunch with a really supportive friend or a

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