entertainment group with "heart and soul of a family entertainment," a lifetime of memories. leeza: they did such a great job with that performance. debby allen herself with dancers from her dance academy. three generations of women. that is such a great story. she is live tweeting as she goes. they are broadway babies. mark: three all boys private high schools combined to make this band. welcome to the southern california high school band. leeza: let's take a listen. ♪

mark: they are pulling their musical efforts together. don bosco technical institute. they have combined their auxiliary cheerleading squads. this is the first time they are marching together as a group in the rose parade and they are doing a pretty darn good job at it. we see that when they come together in the last moments. amazing what they can do online. ♪ leeza: back for their 10th rose parade. their entry is "home sweet home."

that is charlie chaplin. the perfect symbolism to raise awareness of ongoing efforts to house the homeless and low income individuals. the 100th anniversary of chaplin "gold ruhs." -- "gold rush." dancing the night away in the year 1925. our year, 2025. gosh, it sounds good, doesnit it ? direct from pasadena for the 136th rose parade. mark: turning to the streets of pasadena, here come the crimson regiment from moreno valley, california. red rose colors today. let's take a listen.

♪ founded in 1995, the regiment celebrating its 30th anniversary in style. amazing growth in the last 20 years. 45 members in 2003. the current roster today is 202. that is some serious growth, leeza. the greatest gift you can give someone a short time, that is their philosophy. the trophies fill the band room. lessons last a lifetime. leeza: talking about a sense of community. the kind of ability to take whatever circumstances have been thrown at your feet and rising

above that. ♪ mark: how about a nice warm welcome to the los angeles county sheriff's department museum foundation. they are celebrating their 175th year of service. a replica mud wagon similar to 1872. it was used to transport prisoners across the vast territory they served. riding shotgun is sheriff robert luna. horses pull the wagon adorned with yellow roses. all of the sheriff's personnel are dressed in traditional western wear from the mid-19th century. 1926, a sheriff led the

procession and the rose parade on horseback. i will pop quiz you later on that one. leeza: it has been a busy, beautiful start to the new year. just like that, the parade has come to a close, finale. there were some favorite moments. can i start first? mark: yes, please. leeza: there was a woman's power story led by billie jean king. what a great way to remind audiences of this woman's spectacular influence on the 20th century. not just in sports but the feeling of, you have to stand up for yourself. i loved our grand marshal. mark: is it my turn? i want to go with the improv nature thisade has offered. fans stopping the show and taking over. that made it one of the best days ever for us as hosts.

we are sitting here and flying by the seat of our pants. the horns you are hearing behind us, a bunch of people are leaving and they are trying to get a truck down here. leeza: how about you? you were really in your moment on the corner, chris. chris: thank you so much. the things i enjoyed the most major challenges for the parade. the sonic boom. i love their passion and energy. they start out as a band and i really enjoyed that. the coding for veterans with fireworks coming out like missile from a ship. i really love that. leeza: that was really cool. we want to thank you for your time.

it is an honor for us to do this every year. mark: so blessed. leeza: we are so blessed and there are so many people that make it happen. we do not want to say goodbye without saying our appreciation. let's start with mom and dad. mark: is she could add one more name to her name, that would be fantastic. leeza: there is nobody better. we are lucky to have executives who have a heart. thank you. to our people up here with us, joe, you killed it. ken, thank you for the words. mark: you will see a lot of names go by. there are summary departments. many of them have given up decades of their life to be here today to bring the rose parade to life. leeza: one person has been here 50 years, our head carpenter,

edwin. it is his swansong parade. you take with you the respect and appreciation of your peers. happy new year, everyone. until we see you next year. i am leeza gibbons. mark: i am mark steines. leeza: and i am chris schauble, wishing you all a very happy new year. ♪ ♪

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>> well, happy new year. i'm reyna harvey and i'm john shrable. so glad you're joining us in the first moments of 2025. hopefully enjoy the rose bowl. there looks nice down in la i know. and the weather. beautiful start. yeah. i mean, it was absolutely gorgeous down there. they got the sunshine. we got yeah. it watching the fireworks last night was absolutely incredible up for that that's ok. i know you woke up later because your neighbors were, you was a party like, yeah. >> but yeah, hey, if you are waking up with us this morning, this is what you have to expect. if you're getting outside. >> things not looking too bad out there at all. this is your live look in san francisco at the embarcadero rain and they got that cleanup quick and that there was a lot of people out there last night looking nice and clean this morning as we do get this first day of

2025, kicked off on a high note. storm tracker 4 is showing showers to the north of the bay area, but that's where they're going to stay. nothing making its way down our direction today. we'll seeing a few passing clouds, but overall, a pretty pleasant forecast 40's to 50's for our current temperatures. oakland at 50 degrees right now. we've got petaluma at 44 fairfield sitting at 46egrees. nta rosa. also at 46. so don't forget that extra layer is you're venturing out this morning. of course, it is chilly. but this afternoon we will reach the upper 50's couple low 60's in the mix tonight, some patchy fog and just an overall cold evening. >> well, we have some breaking news out of new orleans, our affiliate station. they are reports multiple people are dead after a pickup truck plowed into a crowd on bourbon street. this is early on new year's day killing 10 and injured at least 30 people. police also reporting 5, at least one improvised explosive device asking people to stay away from bourbon street today as they and the fbi continue

investigating. officials say the incident took place at the end of the new year celebration when a suspected driver drove around barricades driving into that crowd and shooting at officers and hurting at least 2 of them. the suspect was killed in a gun firefight with police. this comes just hours before kick off of all state bowl. officials say and security has been ramped up for that event. the fbi is investigating this as an act of terrorism. well, times 11 and new this morning, the new year bring in higher costs for commuters across the bay area. the tolls for all 7 state-owned bridges. now one dollar more than last year, congress. we'll trend line of the bay bridge. i guess we'll we are paying a little extra to get to work today. good morning. >> it's now the law, $8 at the stroke of midnight before that at 11, 59, it was $7. $8 will be the new law of the land, at least for one year as voters

actually approved that this back in 2018. yet started 3 ways of toll increases. one in 2021. 22 23. and then now 2025 each year. one dollar culminating now at $8. the money, according to the metropolitan transportation commission, is being used or was being used as they are still collecting the money. of course, for transportation projects all over the bay area, including works on the bridge. this takes effect at all state ridges except the golden gate bridge. that is a privately-owned bridge. but the sad part is if you are commuting across the bridges, this is only going to last one year as it will continue to go out. take a look at your screen. these are the new prices starting next year as ntc, we actually approved of this last month. so what's going to happen is in 2026. so

we are here the same time next year, it will be $8.50. it will go up $0.50 every year all the way through 2030, culminating in $10.50. if you have fast track, the money will be used for bridge maintenance and repairs and other projects. just to give you perspective on how much we are all paying for the bay bridge and other bridges, except again, the golden gate bridge back in 1997. it cost one dollar. it's across the bay bridge. all right. all of that history and we're going to be right back after the break. so make sure you stay break. so make sure you stay with the kron. 4 news.

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>> several san francisco intersections and major thoroughfares are going to be upgraded in the new year. their london breed says the city is going to set aside 36 million dollars for new and existing traffic safety projects that includes 2 traffic signals to be installed in the outer sunset district. sidewalks and transit lanes are going to be spruced up. and the area of pollen folsom streets are can also be improved. some of that money will also be used to improve a bicycle and pedestrian path on your bubble in island of great san francisco buses. >> 10, 17 now and it's been a pretty gorgeous morning. i mean, we had an awesome new year's eve last night. if you are looking at a view like this down into the bay, you would have seen those fireworks just fine from the embarcadero in san francisco. >> obviously this morning, a few clouds passing overhead but not too bad out there. in fact, quite dry across the bay area. we do have showers to the north of the bay and the

potential. a couple sprinkles on the north coast and up in the lake county mountains for the bay, though it is rather dry and today is going to continue to bring that nice, dry weather to it unless you are heading really north of mendocino county. that's where you're running into a lot of activity as we move through the week today and tomorrow are going to continue the strike trend. but friday, that's when we see rainfall pushing into the bay area. and it does look like quite the rainy day on friday, light to moderate showers. so nothing too terribly heavy, but some rain nonetheless for your friday saturday drying back out first weekend of the new year. looking good for any outdoor activities. rainfall has for friday is going to amount to around a quarter of an inch for parts of the bay area. again, very manageable totals, but a wet one for the start of your weekend anyways. temperatures in the city today saying in the 50's we're also oing to be in the 50's right along the coastline. daytime highs along the bay shore, mostly upper 50's this afternoon and getting close to

that 60 degree mark for mountain view and palo alto getting to the low 60's down in the santa clara valley. the state temperatures also a range of upper 50's to low 60's this afternoon. oakland at 59 degrees, north bay temperatures much the same mid to upper 50's for you. a look ahead in your forecast is showing daytime highs remaining steady. that chance of showers on friday. but aside from that, this is a dry forecast, all right. 5 out of the alameda county fire department shared this video of an rv fire crews put out. >> this happened monday on barton street. newark crews. we're about 28 trucks there. they were able to quickly arrive, knock down the flames and prevent anybody from being hurt. while fire crews illinois fire rtnt says the battle is second alarm fireearly tuesday, the fire was first reported outdoor hann stret, right near fist seet. but then it spread to a second story taant. the fire damaged entire first floor extended into thsecond floor with a small floor collapse from the second onto the first officials are still

investigating. >> to 19 now, sunnyvale fire department is receiving a grant from the california water service. this is part of their program to award more than $175,000 towards 7 fire departments and state. this will help support local fire departments and their efforts to provide rescue and emergency services. the money for the sunnyvale fire department will go towards specialized wild land firefighting, personal protective equipment that helps protect firefighters against the unpredictable and extreme conditions they encounter when responding to fires. >> time now to 19,000. people flocked overton and barca. darryl for the annual fireworks show at the ferryville. turned out. so nice out there. but police continue to warn people that any fireworks outside the show are legal kron four's lindsey ford reports. the you do have to land somewhere and that's either on their own home or other neighbor's home. >> and potential for fire

can't happen. an important reminder, fireworks may be a popular way to ring in the new year celebration, but they are illegal in the city of san francisco for a reason. we've had several. >> these fireworks land on roof tops and start fires or in between buildings because the nature of of stem school construction, homes are very close together. they can also be deadly last year in 18 year-old died in san francisco because of illegal fireworks. he succumbed to his injuries. the other head injury. >> because the fire were did not go off as planned. he went back to check on it and he looked over the top looking down at the device and the device went off. right? as you look down. marianna, eli, us with sf fire was on that. they do call in hopes people will stop using illegal fireworks. so it's not worth it to risk your own life and then to the lives of others who are just trying to celebrate the incoming year. marianna says

it's not just the risk of fires and injuries. >> illegal fireworks also blocked traffic. he says people often crowd neighborhood streets to set them off and end up blocking vehicles, set fire sfpd and chp say they will be in full force on new year's eve to keep everyone safe. you go watch fireworks, do that. have fun. you're going to consume alcohol consumed responsibly. >> have a designated driver or call a rideshare. to pick you up and take you home or wherever you need to go and be aware your surroundings. >> in san francisco, lindsey ford kron, 4 news. still ahead, the gravel morning news. drug prices are expected to go up starting today and numbers show the congress least productive session in 30 years explains.

>> well, if plan on traveling next year, remember that may 2025 falling in a marked the start of the required use of a real id to fly in the u.s.. the cia's require licenses and state-issued id's to meet certain security protocols. some travelers might already have a real id, complete document and not even know it since of an issue in them for years. now gold or black star on a state issued id passes as a real id. expect to pay a little more when it comes to your prescription medications that starts today. median price hike will reportedly be 4 and a half percent. more than 250 drugs are expected to cost a little more. pfizer is expected to raise prices on more than 60 of those trucks.

>> labels across the nation down have to show levels of lead and mercury in their products. that's thanks to a new california law. baby food manufacturers are now required to test their products monthly for heavy metals and disclose the results. it may take time for the new label products to hit store shelves. the law was inspired by 2021. congressional investigation that found dangerously high levels of heavy metals in packaged baby foods. >> it will probably continue to be tougher to find a reasonably priced aig's in the new year. >> the problem continues to be the bird flu outbreak. the department of agriculture says a production dropped about 4% in november compared to last year. that translates to higher prices. of course, prices are up more than 8% compared to the same time last year. well, still to come on the kron, 4 morning news, how forty-niners quarterback brock purdy is doing after his latest injury. >> erin wilson has the update.

>> welcome back. i'm john shrable and i'm reyna harvey. the first day of the new year. do you have any resolutions? i do. okay. minds. big rate island here. i mean, you guys might laugh. i'm going i think it cut out deserve all people have been like you got love. >> but you know what? i'm so oj, you know, some things to will fruit here in elk, a moderation. moderation. do you feel like you got a jump at it all at step by step? i want to spend more time with friends and family. that's what i'm hoping to spend a little time with them to piles on the berks league. making promises.

going start the day on that. if we go outside has weathered and yet, you know what? we're looking at a good forecast today. it is definitely very pleasant out there across the bay area. take a look at this nice guy right here at half. moon bay. maybe a good day to head out to the coastline. there are some passing clouds. absolutely. and a little bit of rainfall up north across the bay, but nothing in core of the bay itself. you really have to drive up to mendocino starts start to see a couple of showers. as for current temperatures right now, it's 40's to 50's san francisco at 51 oakland at 50 degrees. petaluma santa rosa in the mid 40's for your current temperatures. definitely cold enough for the jackets this morning. daytime highs today will still be cool side. bring those extra layers with your keeping cozy. it is january, by the way, 50's to low 60's at the very warmest for temps. it's 10, 30 now and in the it's 10, 30 now and in the south bay day before christmas in the park in san jose shuts its doors for the season and dozens of people have to run to safety when a car came driving into the park full of

family, if thankfully nobody was hurt. but a lot of people were shaken coverage. that moment has that story. >> and one reading in a panic as a car comes driving through plaza de chavez. well, no one was hurt and left people confused and frustrated. we were just here working and out of nowhere. we like commotion sanchez runs the spending. stand with this family and had a front row seat to the may recording this video, though, alex did not want to show us like some people are probably like screaming because they didn't know was going on. was a police say the driver was originally pulled over on market street for a vehicle code violation. the driver managed to escape, but they hit a parked car. a police car and started driving through the plaza nearly hitting several people. the incident happening on sunday. police say they did not want to chase the suspect do so. the danger

in the plaza saying the suspect was arrested on monday, incredibly proud of our they did exactly what we've been trained to do. >> stay calm, take care of our guests. make sure everyone's safe and then take care of each deputy cutest the managing director of the park. she has bigger fish to fry. it's been a great season with christmas in the park ending its season at the end of the night on january. first, she is working to on a high we have heard over and over again how much people love the park. they love how it feels this year. earlier this year, the nonprofit announced it was tens of thousands of dollars short. >> and was possibly going to have to scale back its attractions during the 2025 season. now an outpouring of support they likely will not have to scale back. i haven't read all the numbers, but i'm really hopeful that the community's come through for us with the new attractions like the light tunnel and upgrading snowmaking machines. she's already planning for next we're just started. when you mean when do we start? we are just starting next year in san jose. jack moment. kron 4 news.

>> 10 32 san jose police have arrested one person after a home invasion turned deadly. they say is happened monday night at a home on payne avenue. police got a call saying a suspected broken into their home and was fighting with another person in the home. officers found a man and a woman both with stab wounds. both were rushed to the hospital where the man later past the suspect tried to run away but was quickly caught. the woman is expected to survive and police are still investigating. in the east bay. the oakland police department is investigating after they say a deadly stabbing occurred. they say it happened tuesday night on 70th avenue. officers arrived and found one person with stab wounds. the victim was rushed to the hospital, but later died. the identity of the victim will be released at a later date. police are still investigating the scene as well. oakland police are also investigating a shooting that happened last night. this is on second street officers of fried to find one person with gunshot wound. that person was

taken to the hospital and is listed as stable. a short time lar, pice were notified of 3 other victims with gunshot wounds and took themselves to the hospital. one of those victims later died of their injuries. the other 2 are listed stable. this investigation is also ongoing. another person shot to death in west oakland this morning. it happened at 14th and poplar streets. police say they have not yet publicly identified the victim as always. they're hoping for leads from the public. >> well, the contra costa coroner's office released the identity of a 15 year-old boy was killed in a car accident. this is around 2.30, sunday morning to adam. a real was in a car that crashed under the 6.80, overpass. investigators say 3 of the 5 people that car ran away. we're little died at a local hospital and the 16 year-old driver was later arrested and now faces charges, including vehicular manslaughter. danville. a man is in jail after an hours-long stand-off with police monday night. this is right after police responded to report of

felony battery at a home on hill metal ace. the suspect identified as kevin say, barricaded himself inside his home. police evacuated nearby homes and they say the man eventually surrendered. 2 teens under arrest in nevada on gun-related charges. this is early december. a woman said she was held at gunpoint, iraq right near nevada, high by a group of teens. but no one was found. then on sunday, a girl was shot in the house when police showed up and the suspect was nowhere to be found. investigators worked in tandem with school resource officers. police then arrested 2 teen suspects one on monday and the other one on tuesday. >> we >> hear all. >> this was the scene in folsom sunday night after a 14 year-old wanted for vandalism was confronted by police. the teenager was on the e-bike and sped through oncoming traffic at speeds of 60 miles per hour. police stopped the chase

several times but eventually managed to arrest the boy. he's facing charges of evading police and vandalism. in the east bay state task force found over 23 million dollars worth of illegal cannabis in east oakland, governor gavin newsom's office said the california united cannabis enforcement task force recovered over 21,000 illegal marijuana plants in the operation. officials also sees more than $3,000 of illegal cannabis flower and $10,000 in cash. this is one of over 350 operations carried out by the california united cannabis enforcement task force since it was created back in 2022. well, francisco police have also arrested a man they say is suspected of dealing drugs. they say a month long investigation into 35 year-old brian byrd shows found he was actively selling narcotics in the area of 6th and market streets. a search of his car last week uncovered drugs and cash, including 9,000 grams of narcotics scales, a money counter guns and ammunition.

he was arrested in the mission and booked into the county jail. >> city manager andrew murray has selected the cities, a new permanent police chief meet the new police chief jason time. he's on your screen for over 27 years with the san jose police department could undercover work and assault investigations. chief has been serving as interim policing since november of 2022, meanwhile, you might have gotten a text from fast track, say he them money because you recently used a toll will ignore it. he's fast track says that is a scam and that extra told to pay up in order to avoid excessive late fees and potential legal action. the real fast track says it doesn't tax people about billing issues. find out in 37 americans are asking a familiar question. >> did they really do much of new data shows the 100 18th congress is the least productive and more than 30 years. congrats, i newsnation's alina shirazi has the story.

>> the partisan gridlock from both parties in congress certainly playing a factor here. as we know this session of congress goes down as one of the least productive and american history. we're looking at this congress, the 118 session compared to last year. we know this congress passed just 209 bills over the last 2 years. we know that's down from more than 350 in the last congress. but keep in mind that on average, each congress over the last 32 years has passed more than 389 bills that were signed into law. a lot of the gridlock was fueled by partisan battles between the republican controlled house and democratic senate as well as the white house. not to mention several funding fights as well. efforts to expand your congressman and accused fraudster jorge santos from office to representatives being indicted. and of course, notable infighting amongst the gop leading to the historic removal of speaker kevin mccarthy and the days long efforts to replace him. and

now some republican lawmakers warning house speaker mike johnson and the rest of the gop to work across the aisle and not hand control over to the party's right wing base. listen here. >> i think we forgot to govern from the center to the right. and not just from the far right cause. fact is you're not going to get those votes. now if you try to govern that when i heard a couple times this week we get 100% democrats or get 0. it doesn't work that way. thanks, madison designed system consensus building. and also you can discover from an extreme listen. >> and as congress is gearing up for the new session in the new year, one of the republicans will hold it right back to the white house as well as both chambers of congress. the senate as well as the house for the question is, can the gop forum a unified front moving forward washington. alina shirazi. >> and the last game of the season is coming fast and the forty-niners will be down their star player property. yeah. that injury last night. definitely a concern. a sports reporter aaron wilson has more

details. >> and monday night football matchup against the lions, niners quarterback brock purdy actually went down early, were prematurely had to leave. the game was about 2 minutes left in the game. a little under that mark and to jog your memory. it was actually the same army suffered a torn ucl in that was back in 22. now looking for the qb on his last year of his current contract. he was want to avoid any serious injury this time around. according to head coach kyle shanahan. it was on monday or tuesday, actually following an mri that shanahan revealed that curry suffered an elbow contusions, was also causing some inflammation in his nerves, which may have been the reason for the burning sensation brock city felt immediately after being sacked on his plate by lions safety brian he also told me that his arm just felt heavy. >> and while he is not expected to be out or recovering for a significant amount of time, he will be out for their final game of the

season. that one is actually on the road against the arizona cardinals, too. >> 30 at a right elbow contusion with nerve inflammation. most likely going to miss this week. but no long-term issues. you see and you see it looks fine. >> i'm really but i wasn't concerned. i mean, it wasn't worried just with information we had last night. so it's good to just hear the same thing today. >> now, a party out that means joshua dobbs is expected to make the start in arizona dobbs was actually parties back up over brandon allen on monday night against the lions offensive. back to you guys. >> 10 41 and still ahead on the kron 4 morning news 2024 just today. doesn't just seem like but we're taking a look back at some of the biggest stories >> this past year.

>> welcome back. 43 pray that you look so spoke. what's on golden gate bridge, which is also i thought we were going to see raid that killed amazement we inside at the golden gate bridge right here looking absolutely gorgeous. it is a little dose of marine layer right there at the surface. >> it's not blocking out. the view, though, today is partly cloudy. and as you can see up north, we do have a couple of sprinkles here. and there rainfall really stays to the north of the core of the bay area. today, though, today, chalk it up as a partly cloudy one, you'll see brighter times that moments, but also some cloudier times too future cast is indicating that friday is the day to watch out for. if you want to avoid a little time outdoors, they'll be doing a lot on friday because we've got light to moderate

showers throughout the day. dry out quickly into the rest of the weekend, though, how much rain are we looking out? well, for the bay area around a quarter of an inch is expected. well, areas like eureka continued the barrage of heavy rain with 4 inches rain between now and the middle of next week. so northcoast yes, still wet up 50's to low 60's across the bay area for your daytime highs today. it's a very pleasant afternoon. get outside with the jacket with the sweater. it is january. so this is fully expected. temperatures are running pretty typical for this time of year. some low 60's for the south bay this afternoon. well, 50's for the most part up in the east bay shoreline as well as the inland east bay concord at 56, danville and walnut creek at 58 today, napa and sonoma. you'll be in the mid 50's for your daytime highs. will santa rosa at 59? what's the next 7 days have to offer up? well after today. and tomorrow is dry conditions for most of the bay friday is going to be the rainy day of the forecast. so playing around that one saturday and

sunday, your first weekend of the new year looking good with plenty of sun. do watch for some morning fog, especially into the start of next week. >> time now 10 45? when you think back over 2024, it was quite a year for major news stories in just the month of july. there was an assassination attempt on a former u.s. president and a paralyzing global computer outage. joe biden dropped out of the presidential race and the world recorded its hottest day ever. >> marty hughes has a look at some of the biggest stories of the year. >> we start this hour the skies. the door of an alaska airlines flight lowing off just 20 minutes into the trip. i opened my eyes to a giant hole in the plane and i see the city lights 2024. took off

with a door plug debacle for boeing. >> a mother grasping hold on to son for deer like to avoid him from being out of the airplane. the ntsb determined bolts that were supposed to hold the panel in place. we're never replaced after maintenance. the concerns didn't slow travelers. the tsa recorded a single-day record of more than 3 million people. major breaking news coming out of baltimore, maryland. a massive cargo ship has struck and destroyed the francis scott key bridge divides the entire bridge entire here ann arbor. 6 construction workers died in the accident. >> and initial investigation found the dali lost power just before impact with the british. >> we just heard gunshots. former president trump's campaign event in pennsylvania. >> chaos and horror forever etched july. 13th in history, a bullet grazing former

president donald trump's the shooter leaves one attendee dead. 2 others injured and an outcry over how the shooter got into position and the despite warnings from witnesses were pointing reporting that the guy crawling up the roof. you could clearly see him with a rifle. >> before he's taken from the stage, an iconic image fist raised to the crowd. trump vowing to fight the president-elect. also fighting legal troubles this year ordered to pay damages into big civil cases. one to author e jean carroll and the other for fraudulently inflating his net worth. he also became the first former president convicted of criminal charges for hiding hush money payments to adult film star stormy daniels. tonight, stormy daniels testified in donald trump's criminal hush money. try out. >> and it got down and dirty to the point where the

defense. >> asked for a mistrial. trump denying he did anything wrong. legal expense that we was put has legal expects the jury disagreeing convicting the former president on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to keep the story quiet before the 2016 election music mogul sean diddy combs also facing serious criminal charges, including trafficking, kidnapping and racketeering. also more than 30 civil lawsuits from individuals who claim combs drugged and sexually assaulted them. a bet. nightmares. >> and in terms make me like it's a constant struggle. combs denies the charges and a trial is set for next. may. >> weather caused destruction from coast to coast. torrential rains and mudslides outside la assessing the damage out here. it is a asked the 4.8 earthquake shook the new york the largest in a

century, 143 tornadoes over 2 days in the midwest, many overnight and the summer of cicadas brought trillions of the noisemakers to local trees and unusual toys for some. >> they honestly just like walking around the yard collecting heat wave across the west brought searing temperatures like 120 degrees in vegas, july. 21st was recorded as the hottest day ever on earth until the record was broken. again, the next day. >> and active hurricane season saw 18 named storms in the atlantic with ferocious storms like milton battering coastal areas and category lean devastating mountain towns. 300 miles inland. i mean, i really had thought i was just going, you know, drowned in my own house. interstate 40, a major east west link remains close a massive computer outage in july had people around the world scene blue the recovery screen on their

computers. hospitals forced onto backup systems, banks, businesses and airlines virtually shut down disappointing that rep the mercy of computers and airlines are helpless. it turned out to be the result of a faulty software update pushed out by the cybersecurity company. crowdstrike impacting all microsoft connected computers. that system come back online as their rebooted there coming up and they're working. the ripple effects lasted days and cost american businesses. billions. >> the chinese company that owns tiktok told by congress that it has until january 19th to sell the social media platform or the app will be banned in the u.s. the move sparking protest among business owners and creators who use tiktok for their livelihoods. a protest over the war in palestine turned violent in the spring. several college campuses like and why you ucla and columbia had to call in police to break up the clashes and clear encampments, mr. right to protest but not

the right to cause chaos. several schools canceled commencement ceremonies over safety concerns. russian opposition leader alexei navalny died in a russian prison while serving a 19 year sentence for extremism. his death clear the way for vladimir putin to win re-election in a landslide. december saw the end for another dictator, a syrian president, bashir al assad fled from rebel forces, ending his family's brutal 50 year reign the year closing with a cliffhanger in the past 20 minutes. i think we've seen about 15 of the zones of exactly what is going on in the skies over new jersey that they look like nothing you've ever seen before. i'm not even sure i wright and calling them a drone. they look creepy and they move in a different pace. they didn't make a sound. >> got to say. >> if this is not the military, this is it even more terrifying. >> we'll be right back after the break.

>> well, california will start forcing insurance companies to cover more home in fire-prone areas. new rules announced this week will require insurers to offer coverage and high-risk areas. they're going increase their high-risk customer base by 5% every 2 years until they reach 85% of the market share. critics say the new rule could cause premiums to surge by as much as 40%. another new rule allows insurance companies to take climate change into account into their pricing. that will takes effect later on this week. and if you don't

have thousands to shell out for an exclusive birkin handbag, you can get the nets betts thaen at walmart well of now dubbed the knock off back the work in the real thing starts at around $7200. the walmart version cost around $78 county in on the work. it's still a little pricey. that's just me, though. it sounds like a good deal, actually. >> we'll take a look at this amazing time-lapse. a hungarian photographer shot the night sky with time lapse videos. >> showing each month of the year in southern hungary, he spent more than 200 hours in the field beginning last january. he cut the beauty of the starry skies of each season, ending the cycle back and cold winter months. a look at that. he even caught the aurora from time to time. it was an active aurora. you're my favorite thing. i you see there or like twice here for like must be some luck our before we go. we gotta take a look at the celebrations last night and into the new year. so you can see.

>> the fire were yeah. speaking of colors in the sky was so gorgeous and they even have like the sapa sales force tower with all the fireworks like on it. it was really, really cool. a lot of people got out got a chance byzantine with their loved ones. john, if people are going out today on this new year can we expect it's looking good? we definitely are keeping those clear skies around. we do have showers, though, as we make our way into friday today and tomorrow, you're nice and dry ones. i know a lot of let's have new year's day off. so today take it is your chance to. >> getting that healthy routine. maybe take that extra long walk. friday is the day to hunker down and then your first weekend of the new year looking absolutely gorgeous with plenty of sun and dry skies into next week after that. so really just look out for friday. that's the story of the forecast. beautiful love doing it with you all 2024. we'll do it again with a lot. >> can't wait happy new year, everyone. new by. we'll see you tomorrow.

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