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today, friday, january 31st, 2025. searching for answers. the plane's black boxes from the deadly midair crash over d.c. are now in the hands of federal investigator investigators. what they're hoping to discover as we learn more about the dozens of lives lost. the case against diddy. prosecutors add explosive, new details to their indictment against sean "diddy" combs,s, including new claims he once dangled someone off a hotel balcony. relief in sight. the first new pain medication in decades just approved by the fda. why it's hailed as a potential game-changer for millions of americans. and sounds of hope. some of the biggest names in music come together to give los angeles fire pictures a much-needed boost. we will have the highlights from the star-studded event. welcome, everyone. we do begin this hour with the very latest on the investigation into that deadly midair collision near washington, d.c.

two of the runways at reagan national airport are now closed as authorities work furiously to recover the remains of the 67 people believed to have been killed wednesday night. local d.c. and fire rescue officials tell nbc news 41 bodies have been recovered. search teams have also been able to recover the two flight data recorders from the plane. two pieces of crucial evidence in finding out what could have caused this disaster. we also have new video to show you, but a warning, it may be disturbing. these new videos first aired by cnn give us a clear picture of the crash. you can see the military blackhawk helicopter collide with the american eagle passenger jet. there's e flash right there in the middle of the screen before they both fall into the potomac river. all of it comes as we are learning more about the victims. they include several members of the professional figure skating community who were coming from a training camp in wichita,

kansas. you're looking at some of those who have been identified so far. leading us off this hour, nbc news correspondent aaron erin mclaughlin at reagan national airport. good to see you. we're getting some new information about salvage and recovery efforts from the briefing that's ongoing. what'd we learn? >> reporter: that's right, kate. according to officials, they have managed to search a large portion of the potomac river. during that search, they have recovered 41 bodies. 28 of the victims have been positively identified according to officials. next of kin notified for 18 of the victims. but 26 remain in the waters of the potomac. according to officials, what needs to happen next is they need to pull the fuselage from that doomed flight from the river. they hope that when they do that, they will manage to recover the remaining victims, which as you can imagine, kate, is of critical importance to the victims and their loved ones.

>> of course, yeah. just so awful. this is the second full day of recovery efforts on the potomac. i know conditions are more foggy today. despite that, they did find those black boxes from the plane. what do we think we might learn from those? >> reporter: well, the black boxes undoubtedly are important from that american eagle jet. those were recovered yesterday. but perhaps more critically at this point to this investigation, they have yet to recover the black boxes from the blackhawk in question. officials say they are very much focusing on that blackhawk today as part of the ongoing ntsb investigation. there is a critical question, just how high was the blackhawk flying before that crash? now, we do have some information answering, in part, that question. transponders from the blackhawk published on websites like flight radar 24 indicating the blackhawk was flying some 350 feet to 400 feet above the

potomac, which is above the 200 feet you'd normally expect a blackhawk to be flying. but ntsb officials say to be precise, they absolutely need to recover that blackhawk black box. >> all right. erin mclaughlin for us in washington or across the river, thank you. as we mentioned, we are now learning more about some of those lives that were tragically lost in the collision. they include young american figure skaters, their parents and coaches, seasoned world champion figure skaters who were a couple, pilots, flight attendants and soldiers. the army identified two of the three soldiers who were in the helicopter. they are chief officer two, andrew lloyd eaves, 29 years old, and staff sergeant ryan austin o'hara, who was 28. nbc news correspondent emilie ikeda joins me from outside an ice rink in ashburn, virginia, where some of the victims used to train. talk to us about who they were,

how they're being remembered. >> reporter: hey there, kate. good to be with you. well, this ice rink home to a number of elite athletes, which means they are training here, coming to practice for hours five, six, seven days a week. speaking to just how close knit of a community it is, so many people still coming to terms with the tragedy that happened on wednesday night. it's been an emotional day here at ashburn ice house. we've seen people tearfully embrace one another as they place flowers and a makeshift memorial continues to grow inside of here. one of the people they're remembering is, as she's known here, coach vi. skaters describing her as meticulous and detail oriented. they're mourning the loss of the livingston family, including both of the parents and their two girls, known as the ice skating sisters. they post their training regularly on social media or had done so in the past. the last post reading, "is usa figure skating ready for all of

this livingston?" they'd gone to the national development camp in wichita, which they were flying back from. we will be hearing from and expect to hear from this ice rink for the first time later today, kate. >> 67 people no in total we thi are lost. they're not all in the ice skating community. tell us about some of the others. >> reporter: yeah, well, as you were mentioning, there are attorneys, soldiers, college students. also, we're learning a little bit more about the final moments for some of the victims' lives and their loved ones' lives and how they're learning about it. raza went to pick up his wife and realized something was wrong. listen here. >> i was waiting, and i started seeing a bunch of ems vehicles speeding past me, like way too many than normal. my texts weren't going through. those were the two things that made me pull out twitter.

she was the kindest person i've ever met. she went above and beyond and then took a giant leap over that. you know, when it came to doing things for other people. >> reporter: and the largest recovery effort the city has seen in decades still underway. as you mentioned, the army identifying two of the crew members who had been on the blackhawk. they say that chief officer andrew lloyd eaves, his body they're still trying to recover at this hour, kate. >> thank you so much. let me bring in dan rose, former navy pilot and aviation attorney, joins me here. thank you for being with us. there are still so many questions here, right? we've got the black boxes from the jet but not yet from the helicopter. what should we be prepared to maybe learn from at least those black boxes they have recovered? >> yes. well, from the crj aircraft, we're going to learn its

position. >> regional jet. >> right, the regional jet. we'll learn what the crew may or may not have seen, any communications they had. you know, to the point, the helicopter is probably much more of interest because it'll tell us exactly what altitude they were at. unfortunately, we know they were at the same altitude, which is the tragedy. but leading up to it, we'll know its position exactly, where they were supposed to be on the route or somewhere else. and we'll have that critical information so we can piece together what happened. >> if you were involved in this, what would you want to know right now? what would be your critical next question? >> you know, probably can't get the answer because it'd be the -- wanted to know what the crew in the helicopter was talking about, what they were thinking. unfortunately, we're not ing to have that information. but we're going to be able to piece it together through -- >> would there be voice

recordings from the cockpit? >> not from the blackhawk. that'll be unfortunate but, you know, there's a lot of information out there. there's obviously communications with air traffic control in the blackhawk. that has already shed light on what the issue is. >> we've obviously heard the air traffic control communications, as well. a lot of talk about what happened wednesday night and the fact there was only one air traffic controller who was on the helicopter and the plane controlling both, which apparently is unusual. to your knowledge, is that not typical? >> it is -- >> could it have contributed? >> well, certainly could have contributed. i would say that the term "not normal" is appropriate. although, we see it a lot of times in the air traffic control cases we see, unfortunately. there's a history here of air traffic control being undermanned. >> short staffed. >> short staffed and which is not an uncommon procedure, to kind of try to deal with it at

the discretion of the control tower. >> nice to have you with us. thank you. >> sure, my pleasure. let's turn to consumer news today. the ceo of nvidia is planning to meet with mr. trump at the white house, and a new sports team is coming to denver. angelica peebles joins us for the cnbc money minute. >> hi, kate. nvidia ceo jenson wong is meeting with president trump today at the white house. sources familiar tell cnbc wong and the president are expected to talk about artificial intelligence. while china's deepseek will be part of the conversation, this is more spro introductory as th haven't met before. the platform tiktok maintained 0% of traffic in the u.s. creators are expanding their presence on places like instagram, testing a feature on reels that allows users to pause

a video at a single tap. the national women's soccer league is expanding to denver, colorado. the team is the 16th franchise to join the league. the addition set a record for an expansion fee at $110 million. the team will begin playing in 2026. kate? >> all right, anangelica, thank you very much. ahead, 1,000 endangered sea turtles rescued after washing up along florida's gulf coast. along florida's gulf coast. why it happened how did i ever miss this? before you were preventing migraine with qulipta? you'll never truly forget migraine, but qulipta reduces attacks making more zero-migraine days possible. it's approved to prevent migraine to help give you that forget-you-get migraine feeling. don't take if allergic to qulipta. get help right away for serious allergic reactions like trouble breathing, face, lip, or tongue swelling, itching or rash, which may occur when taking qulipta or days after. common side effects include nausea, constipation, and sleepiness. learn how abbvie could help you save. qulipta, the forget-you-get migraine medicine. depend keeps you drier than ever...

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we're following new allegations in the case against sean "diddy" combs. expanded indictment has been filed against the music mogul, alleging he coerced two additional women into commercial sex acts and once dangled someone off a balcony. combs was indicted last september in the southern district of new york on charges of sex trafficking, racketeering, and transportation to engage in prostitution. he's pleaded not guilty and is currently in federal custody awaiting trial, which was scheduled to begin in may. joining us now, legal analyst danny cevallos. danny, hi. can you walk us through the indictment's new allegations and how prosecutors may think this helps their case? >> what prosecutors may be thinking here is by adding allegations that date further back, originally 2008 and now go back to 2004, and by adding two new victims, they're not only

expanding the world of evidence they can bring in, but they're actually lengthening the time in which they can bring in conduct. conduct, an additional four years of conduct, arguably, can be brought in. these new victims, they can be brought in, as well. all of the conduct related to them. if it is in the indictment, the prosecutors are likely going to prove it up with evidence. that's what this superseding indictment allows them to do. normally, superseding indictments have new charges or new defendants. but not always. this is an example. >> one of those. let me read a statement from lawyers for mr. combs. said, in part, the prosecution's theory remains flawed and mr. combs is as committed as ever to fighting these charges and winning at trial. trial was set for may. could this push that further off? >> this is an interesting issue when it comes to superseding indictments. the answer is it depends. if you have a lot of new defendants and new charges, then, yes, it could reset the speedy trial clock. look what they did here. that's not what the government

did. that may be a glimpse into their thinking, which is, we want to get to trial as fast as anyone else, so we're not going to add a bun ch of complicating new indictments or allegations. this is mostly the same. maybe they don't plan on adding new charges or superseding again. but if they're still going through evidence, they might find something that is groundbreaking and we might see another superseding indictment. >> all right. danny cevallos, thanks so much. resign, retire, or be fired , that's the message from president trump to several top fbi officials. it includes about a half dozen executive assistant directors who are some of the bureau's top managers. this is the latest in the trump administration's federal employee shakeup, which he promised. for more, let's bring in justice and intelligence correspondent ken dilanian. ken, what do we know about this order, and who exactly is president trump talking about here? what kind of impact will there be on the fbi potentially? >> there's an enormous impact, kate. this is probably the biggest

purge in the modern history of the fbi. wee talking about most of the senior leadership at the guerrero. you mentioned the six executive directors. they're like the top supervisors on the seventh floor at headquarters in washington, d.c. seven or more special agents in charge of field offices around the country have also been removed from their posts. now, technically, these people can't be fired legally, but the reality is it is difficult for them to fight it. many of them are eligible for retirement and so they are retiring. they're capitulating. people we're talking to are very alarmed. it's not supposed to work that way, they say. the fbi is not staffed by political appointeesunlike other agencies. these are career civil servants we're talking about with decades of experience at the nation's premier law enforcement agency. it's also an intelligence agency. there's real concern about who will fill the jobs going forward and why this is being done. is this retribution because the

fbi investigated donald trump in criminal cases? >> you'd think you'd lose the institutional knowledge just by ing people who have been there a long time. switching gears, can pentagon's intelligence agency pausing cob e ing observations pride month. tell us more about that. >> they say this is in keeping with the trump administration's push to eliminate all dei initiatives. we have heard that this is not just -- this is going on across the government. my colleague has new reporting that it's happening at the cia and other places in the intelligence community. basically, any observance of these holidays, something as basic as mlk day, which is the federal holiday, they are not allowed to do it anymore. you know, look, this is a controversial initiative, obviously. some people would say donald trump got elected to do this. it's ing a lot of angst here among federal employees because,

particularly people in protected groups who feel a little under siege right now. >> ken dilanian for us, thank you. still to come, an american hostage is set to be released by hamas tomorrow after more than a year in captivity. what we're expecting after a chaotic exchange earlier this week. that's ahead on "nbc news daily." by the way, we're always streaming free, 24/7 on nbc news now. watch us wherever you stream advil liqui-gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels.

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janelle wang. we are following new developments as the investigation unfolds in the deadly mid-air plane crash in washington, dc. the cause is still under investigation. investigators now have some new video and new angles to consider. last night, search crews recovered two black boxes from the american airlines flight. the search still continues for the black box from the army blackhawk helicopter. finding that will be key, since it will allow investigators to figure out the altitude of each aircraft at the time of the crash. president trump took to truth social this morning to say the black hawk was flying too high. he claims the altitude was far above the 200ft. those helicopts are typically capped

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and going into the month of february, a big change in our weather pattern. we'll be tracking that, and we'll talk about what to expect throughout much of next week, and a look at our temperatures in the 7-day forecast in the next 30 minutes. thanks, kari. we need that rain. south bay leaders are helping people who live on the streets get access to all types of care. it's all part of the annual unhoused health fair. nbc bay area's bob redell has the story. unfortunately, the homeless problem here in santa clara county continues to grow. we are still waiting for the results of this month's point in time count, but according to one nonprofit, they estimate there are roughly 10,000 people who still live on the streets here in the south bay in santa clara county. but this morning, those people are at least getting a sense of some dignity. getting that back into their lives with this free unhoused health fair or free services here outside city hall over there. they got services for their pets they can shove, it looks like, to get their treats for their dogs. over here, there's a free bike

repair. and you see this white trailer there. that's where they can get free showers. and down there, a place where they can get information on free hiv screenings. this is all part of the 14th annual unhoused health fair. again here at san jose city hall, sponsored by state senator dave cortese, with help from more than 50 local community organizations. now, this is the scene inside the rotunda. those groups have tables set up with information on services for housing, food, mental health, dental and health screenings. other flu shots. we saw one table with narcan. that's a medicine that helps people recover from overdoses. a number of people were able to pick up free bags of toiletries, things that many of us wouldn't think twice about. so this makes you feel like a homeless, a non homeless person. you know, i just got out of the shower, i feel great. senator cortez's office tells us nearly half of the unhoused people here in the south bay are 55 years of age and older, including more older

women. there also has been an increase in the number of unhoused families. the center also mentioned that a number of students at nearby san jose state experience homelessness. so if you are unhoused and able to watch us right now, or if you are watching and you know someone who is unhoused, there is still time to come to this free unhoused health fair here at san jose city hall that runs until 1:00 this afternoon here in san jose. bob redell nbc, bay area news. this weekend, the oakland a's will join fans in a final farewell for the legendary rickey henderson. he died in late december at the age of 65 due to complications from pneumonia. over his 25 year baseball career, henderson won two world series titles, an mvp award, and was a ten time all star. celebration of life takes place tomorrow at 1 p.m. at oakland arena. the event is open to the public, but attendees need to register ahead of time. and this weekend, a big lunar new year celebration is happening in san jose. it all kicks off tomorrow at 11 a.m. on santana row. this is video from last year's celebration with

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weakened endangered sea turtles so much that some went into cold-induced comas. especially along the florida panhandle. rescuers searched the shorelines to look for the turtles and rescue them. florida's fish and wildlife conservation center says more than 1200 sea turtles were rescued. they say most of the turtles recovered and will be released again by the end of today. a federal appeals court ruled that adults under 21 years old should not be banned from buying handguns. the ban was put in place by congress in 1968, but gun rights groups started challenging it in 2020. the appeals court in louisiana says the ban violates the first amendment, pushing the debate one step closer to the supreme court. this ruling only applies to handguns. 18-year-olds are already allowed to buy long guns, including assault rifles. american figure skating icon dick button has died. u.s. figure skating announced he died of natural causes yesterday at 95 years old.

you'll remember button became the first american man to win a figure skating olympic gold medal back in 1948. following it up with another gold in 1952. he then went on to cover the sport on tv for decades, earning a spot in the sports' broadcasting hall of fame. it is yet another blow for the figure skating community with news breaking less than a day after more than a dozen young athletes were killed in the midair plane commission over the potomac river. we continue our coverage of that tragic collision with a look at the impact that it is having on that tight-knit figure skating community. our next guest knew some of the skaters who died personally. brian boitano is an american figure skating and world champion. he won gold at the 1988 winter games in calgary. brian joins us now. thank you for taking time to be with us. i know you were friends with and knew many of the people who were on that flight. i understand you were in wichita

this weekend for the competition. how are you doing? >> yeah, as you know, it's been devastating for our community. you ntioned that we are a tight-knit community, so we ar all connected to each other. it's been, you know, such a loss for u.s. figure skating. i was friends with -- who you see in the photo there. we did tv specials together and toured as professionals. they were not only world champions and great skaters but great representatives of e sport. they were great to work with, so kind and caring and just lovely people. their son, maxime, competed this weekend and placed fourth. i actually gave him his award on sunday and saw his father from a

distance. kind of gave him a wave. i'm feeling it. everybody is feeling it. we're trying to figure out how to help people. you know, there have been a lot of people who lost someone, not just the figure skating community. we're, you know, hoping that we can help them in some way in their mourning. >> yeah. brian, i wonder, have you talked to maxime since the accident? >> i didn't. i reached out to the ceo of boston skating club yesterday with a text. he's just been in my thoughts nonstop. so, you know, i just wrote to him and said, if maxime needs absolutely anything, let us know. you know, kate, this is what the community is doing. we're really supporting each other, banding together, and, you know, reaching out. >> i can -- we can see it and feel it. i'm thinking about the young people heretoo, brian. so many unfortunately who died were young, but so many in the

community of ice skating are young kids, really. this is a lot for them. >> it is a lot. it is a lot. i think of the other kids that were on the team with them at that camp. you know, this is a real benchmark for a skater, to make it to this camp. it's a significant accomplishment. it means that you are one of the best of your age category in the nation. so it really is the beginning of their skating life. to lose their friends, the survivors on that plane, i mean, they will never be forgotten. we lived through this with the 1961 plane crash. figure skating had two major plane crashes. 1961, we lost our entire world team. from that, we built back from the ashes and built champions like peggy fleming and dorothy hamill. hoping these young children who lost their life will serve as that inspiration for the young

kids that were associated with them on that team. >> yeah, olympian brian boitano, really good to have you here today. thank you for joining us. all the best. >> thank you. in the middle east, hamas will release three more hostages tomorrow after freeing eight earlier this we. three men will be released to israel, including israeli-american keith siegel. keith's wife, aveva, had also been held hostage by hamas. she was freed in november 2023. she spoke to msnbc this past fall about leaving her husband in the hands of their captors. >> i said good-bye to keith, and he was the ddest person on earth. and i was the saddest person on earth. i did say to keith, "you be strong for me, and i'll be strong for you." i hope that's ing him going. keith was sad, and i was sad. we didn't even know if we'll ever, ever see each other again. >> hopefully they will now see each other again. joining us is nbc news chief

international correspondent keir simmons in tel-aviv for us. keir, what are we expecting with this exchange of hostages tomorrow? can we hear keir? keir, we're having trouble with your m i c. we'll see if we can get you back. thank you so much. in today's daily health, for the first time in more than 20 years, the fda has approved a new type of painkiller. it's not an opioid, but it might actually help reduce the risk of opioid addiction. joining us now is nbc news medical analyst dr. vin gupta. good to see you. this ug sounds like it has the potential to be a game-changer for people suffering with pain. what is it, and what kind of pain are we talking about it might be able to treat? >> you know, kate, there has not been innovation in pain medication development for

years. so this is actually targeting a different receptor in the body. very different from the opioid rcotics that work on receptors in our brain. this is great news for those with acute pain. to answer your second question, right after a procedure or they've just been discharged from the hospital, acute pain that is intense and severe. this is where it can help alleviate it. big, big news. we haven't had innovation in this space. >> for people with acute pain, sounds like more than what you'd take ibuprofen for, right? is it supposed to be an alternative to ibuprofen or more? >> what we know from the studies that they used to approve it is this is for acute pain. post surgical, hospital related pain. not necessarily chronic pain that you'd take an ibuprofen or tylenol for r sh as , as you po. however, this could be an alternative r pain that is

resistant to one of the traditional options we utilize but doesn't quite require something even more powerful. over time, the indications will change. >> i'm thinking of people i talked to, dr. gupta, who were put on some kind of opioid after, like, wisdom teeth being removed. that actually led to substance use disorders. that must be part of the hope. if you don't take opioid, maybe you won't be tempted. >> spot on. the big concern here is many people have pain medication needs. addiction is quite high. it is a big, big problem. how can we wean that off? address significant pain needs, especially after a procedure, but mitigate the risk of addiction. this is where it gives us hope. >> are there side effects, anything to know about the effectiveness or the side effects? >> nothing that is, frankly, a significant side effect. there is, you know, very small minority of patients, a mild rash, gi upset.

frankly, those are the same types of side effects we sometimes caution for with the use of. >> lee: ibuprofen. so the side effects are minor in relative terms and rare. this is something that, you know, frankly, in totality, great news. >> last quick thing. it sounds like it may be expensive. >> yeah, you know, right now, it's about $15 for a month as needed supply, which is may more expensive than, say, less than $1 copay for an opioid narcotic or, say, ibuprofen or tylenol. this price point could be an issue. >> let me clarify that. we had the wrong thing on the screen by accident. it's $15 for a month supply. >> you know, as needed supply. it depends. this is going to be an as needed medication. how much somebody uses -- >> that's not the per pill, right? >> that's not the per pill. >> yeah. >> exactly.

for a set of doses. just like you can get a pack of tylenol, ibuprofen, this will be more expensive. but over time, as the indication for use changes, hopefully the price point comes down. >> dr. gupta, thank you so much. people in southern california are now getting some big help after the wildfires, and it's because of some of the biggest names in music. artists like billie eilish, stevie nicks took part in last night's fire aid show, raising money for communities impacted directly by the deadly and devastating wildfires in the los angeles area. here's kaylee hartung. >> reporter: this was a night of music and really l.a. pride. the mission to raise money for relief efforts deeply personal for many of the artists and people in attendance, making for an emotional evening of great music for a great cause. miles from the devastation of the l.a. fire, some of the biggest names in music packed the stadium for not one but two star-studded concerts.

raising millions for relief efforts. >> people have lost so much. this is a very small gesture on our part. >> reporter: the fire aid benefit brought dozens of artists across all genres and generations together, making beautiful music for a deeply personal cause. >> we're cycling through all the stages of grief and anger and disbelief and bouncing in a nonlinear way all around them. >> reporter: comedian billy crystal among the stars sharing their own stories of loss. >> like thousands of you, our house now looks like this. i stepped onto the grounds and fell to my knees, and i wailed. >> reporter: at the kia forum, greenday, pink, stevie nicks, and the red hot chili peppers kicked things off. ♪♪ >> reporter: surprise performer dr. dre getting a huge reaction from the crowd. ♪ california ♪ >> reporter: while katy perry,

lady gaga, stevie wonder, and sting kept things rocking late into the night. reunions. ♪ the one you know ♪ >> reporter: unlikely collaborations. ♪♪ >> reporter: and covers filled the air with sweet music. ♪ feeling good was easy ♪ >> reporter: while the perfornces and packed venues made for a lively atmosphere, the real reason for the night was ever present. >> there are moments that get us through. moments like tonight. >> reporter: the show featuring the stories of people whose lives and homes were destroyed by the fires. and honoring first responders. >> we finally got a break. immediately went to check on my house. it was gone. >> reporter: an emotional and empowering night. the music industry showing up to support their city and their community as they rise from the

ashes together. >> love you. >> before last night's concert began, organizers already raised $60 million off ticket sales and sponsorships alone. donations are still pouring in. this weekend, sunday's grammys, many of those same artists will still be here in l.a. that night planning to pay tribute to the heroic first responders, raise more money for relief efforts, and honor the spirit of l.a. back to you. >> kaylee hartung, thank you. we want to clarify something we mentioned just a minute ago. the new type of painkiller the a approved is $15.50 per 50 milligram pill. much

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