certain boundaries and parameters before they went back to set. it is a pr battle. i mean, justin baldoni's team has said that they are actually going to be putting up a website potentially today, this weekend, that's going to have even more behind the scenes footage and emails and letters and correspondence between the two of them. >> all right. we're going to cover that angle in the weeks and days to come. nbc's chloe melas and former state attorney for palm beach county, florida, dave aronberg. thank you both. rev al, what do you have this weekend in politics nations? it's not going to be the blake lively story. >> no, we'll be talking a lot about dei, how civil rights groups are planning boycotts and buy ins to support those. and we'll be talking about the whole front of with what is going on with the president in terms of how he is trying to, in many ways, demonize his political opponents. >> rev. thank you. that does it for us this morning. we'll be back monday morning, bright and early. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now.

>> right now. >> on ana cabrera reports. >> fear and. >> confusion as president trump's immigration actions. >> take hold. >> the mayor of. >> new jersey's. >> largest city, newark, says. >> ice agents detained. >> multiple people during a warrantless raid. >> what's happening. >> there and in other. >> cities nationwide. and the president's move. >> to block birthright citizenship. >> blocked by a federal judge. so what happens next? >> plus, the. >> senate is set to vote. >> on defense. >> secretary nominee pete hegseth. at least two republicans. >> are now knows. >> how many more. >> can he lose? >> and president trump. to. >> north carolina, as well. >> as california. today as a fight over disaster relief looms. >> good friday morning. >> it is. ten eastern. 7 a.m. pacific. >> i'm ana. >> cabrera. >> reporting from new york. >> and we begin with. >> what. >> appears to be a growing

immigration. >> crackdown by the new trump administration. the mayor of newark, new jersey, claiming ice agents raided a local business, detaining. >> quote, undocumented. residents as well. >> as citizens. >> including, according to the mayor, a veteran who was asked. >> for. >> his military documentation. this. >> as the. >> first of. 1500 u.s. troops now deployed to the southern border, arrive. at an army. >> base in el paso, texas. but amid. >> this. >> new action. >> a legal setback with. >> a federal judge in seattle temporarily. >> blocking the president's order to end birthright citizenship. >> let's bring in nbc's. >> erin mclaughlin in. >> newark. >> new jersey. our priscilla. >> thompson is in. >> el paso, texas. >> also with. >> us. >> nbc news. >> homeland security correspondent. >> julia ainsley. and msnbc. legal correspondent. >> lisa rubin. erin. >> what do we know about. >> what unfolded there in newark? >> hey there. ana. well, we're still. >> working to. >> piece together. >> what exactly. happened here in newark, new jersey. yesterday

we spoke to a number of members of this community, and they tell us they are too afraid to speak out. according to media reports, there was an ice raid at the seafood depot that you see behind me. >> but the mayor's. >> office at this point not. >> willing to even confirm that. >> what we. know from the mayor in the form of. >> a. >> statement that they issued late. last night, that ice arrived at a local business unannounced. without a warrant. >> and detained. >> a. >> number of. >> individuals, including undocumented residents, as well. as a u.s. citizen. the mayor, talking specifically about a military veteran that he says was detained, his military documents questioned. now, it's unclear from the mayor's release if any arrests were made. >> ice has. issued a statement. >> responding to the reports of this raid, saying, quote, u.s.

immigration and customs enforcement may encounter. >> u.s. citizens. >> while conducting field work and may request identification to. establish an individual's identity, as was the case during a targeted enforcement operation at a work site today in newark, new jersey. this is an. active investigation, and per ice. >> policy. >> we cannot discuss ongoing investigations. we have heard from the. new jersey attorney general in a statement today, saying that local and state officials were not involved in this raid. remember, newark is considered to be a sanctuary city. we are expecting a press. conference from local officials in the next hour or so. >> and hopefully. >> we'll get more details then. erin, thank you for bringing us the latest. so, julia, we now have these disparate reports of ice agents at businesses in not only new jersey, but also. >> new york. >> and massachusetts. >> but do we know if these are. >> new operations. >> or part of ice's usual enforcement? >> because there's the political

optics. >> and reality. >> so give. >> us that reality check. >> well. three things. >> have. >> changed in. >> the. way ice has started. >> doing business in the. >> last 24 hours on a one. or workplace rates. that's something. >> the previous. >> trump administration. >> did, but the biden. administration did not do workplace raids and said if an employer. >> was found. >> to have hired. >> undocumented immigrants, they would. >> try to go after the employer. >> rather than the. >> immigrants, and they would. >> try to. >> arrest immigrants. >> in places like their. >> homes and have warrants to go in and arrest them in those cases. >> the other. >> thing that has changed, of course. >> is those military planes. >> not only were they deploying the. >> military to the border, but. they deported. >> some. >> migrants yesterday on military planes. >> deportation is not. >> that different. >> the fact. >> that. >> they're flying them not different, the planes are different. >> the other. >> thing is just. >> the sheer numbers. >> we understand that. they deported over 500. >> migrants just. >> yesterday. >> on average. >> in september. >> they were. >> that's the. latest month we have public data available from ice, from the biden administration. those were about 282. >> a day.

>> and we know in the first. >> 24 hours of the trump administration. >> they deported. >> roughly 300. >> so the. numbers are getting bigger, the tactics. >> are getting more aggressive. and the. >> way they're deporting them. >> using the military, that is. >> all changed. >> other than that. >> a lot. >> of. >> targets could. >> have already been on. >> this list. in order for them to do investigations and figure. >> out who. >> might be. >> a public. >> safety threat, who they want to. >> go out and target. a lot of that work was. >> actually done under the previous administration, and. >> it's not new. >> for ice. >> to be arresting. >> immigrants. >> and it's not. >> new for them to be going after public safety threats. lisa. >> the. >> mayor there in newark. >> said this was. >> a. >> warrantless raid. >> is ice. >> allowed to go into workplaces without a warrant? >> yes. for the most part, ice can enter the public spaces of a workplace. so, for example, they can go into a building's lobby, they can go into a supermarket or a restaurant or a retail store. what they can't do without a warrant on a is obviously they can't enter a home without a warrant, but they also can't enter what are known as like the private spaces of a

workplace. think about what's behind the door. for example, at a restaurant or what might be in the basement. those are private spaces. ice does need a warrant there. the particulars of this raid will need to be sorted out over the next few days. but even the city of new york, in its guidance to people about ice raids, will say, yes, ice can enter your public workplace and you need to know that. >> lisa, we also just. >> have the first. >> court block. >> of an executive. order issued by president trump. >> on immigration. >> specifically his order to end birthright citizenship. >> what did. >> this federal. judge say and what's next? >> federal judge said that this is and julia ainsley had our wonderful reporting yesterday where she reported that he said this is blatantly unconstitutional, that the federal government could not even articulate a valid basis for this during the hearing yesterday. he is essentially put the executive order on hold for 14 days, allowing the trump administration to appeal. of course, ana, there are also four other cases that are progressing simultaneously, some brought by other states, some brought by

civil liberties groups, some brought by immigrants themselves. and those will play out over the next few days. and as we know from julia's reporting, also, this is not scheduled to take effect until mid-february. so this is really just putting on pause, something that isn't yet ready to be implemented. but we can expect this to escalate through our appeals courts and through other federal district courts, the trial courts, pretty quickly. >> yeah. >> judge kavanaugh. >> saying this is. >> a. >> blatantly unconstitutional. order took. >> him no time to reach. >> that conclusion. >> priscilla. >> you were there at the border. >> where my understanding. >> is the first troops. >> have now. >> arrived under this new deployment. what do we know about. >> their assignment. >> there in texas? >> yeah, ana, it. >> is detection. and monitoring. not immigration enforcement, that they are going to be doing. >> and i'll just give you a sense of what's happening on the ground here. we were actually out. reporting yesterday when we saw these. >> military planes in. >> the sky. >> and we immediately made. >> our. >> way over to the biggs. >> army airstrip, where we are

now. >> and we. >> captured those planes actually landing. >> here. >> troops getting off. >> of. >> them, and confirmed. with the spokesperson. at fort bliss. >> that those. were some of the troops that had been deployed. as a part of this u.s. >> southern border. mission that they. >> expected to receive about 1500 army and. marine troops in the coming days to help. >> assist in. >> this mission. >> and we have seen this morning those military. transport vehicles. >> moving around. >> so there is activity here. and we've also been talking to residents here about how they're feeling about all this. we spoke with a student who is afro-latina. she is cuban and mexican. >> about. >> how she is feeling, and i want to play. >> a little bit of. >> that conversation. >> it's terrifying. i mean, i get scared because of my parents. they're immigrants, and i don't want to be constantly like, be on the watch out, have to be scared what's going to happen? like, i just want to live a carefree life. i have a friend whose dad he ended up getting deported, and it's just it's honestly really sad because

he wasn't even able to go to her graduation. >> and as julia mentioned, this. >> is. >> the first time that we're seeing these military aircraft being used for. these missions. we did see one of them taking off yesterday, and a person familiar tells us that that aircraft was bound for guatemala. now, as for what these troops who have just arrived are going to be doing today and in the coming weeks and months for however long they're here, we're told that it could look like building border barriers, putting up constantine wire, that kind. >> of thing. >> and also assisting with some of the flights that may be. >> leaving from here. >> but again, not specifically immigration enforcement. and we are also and so we're keeping an eye here because there could be more planes landing with additional troops. and we're also keeping an eye out in the case that there are more planes leaving with migrants on them. ana. >> all right. >> priscilla, thank. you for that reporting. >> go get warm. it looks cold there. >> julia, you have some new. >> reporting as well. >> that migrants. >> at the. >> southern border.

>> are now being just turned away. just even before they. >> are able. >> to go to the. >> ports of entry and make a lawful asylum claim. >> what more do you have on this? >> well, this. >> is. >> something priscilla and her crew have been. >> helpful in reporting. >> as well. we are getting reports. >> across the border. >> in fact, it may be. >> border wide. >> where migrants are not even allowed to approach a port. >> of entry to make an asylum claim. what that means ana is. >> in. >> effect, the asylum system has come to a complete. halt. and the right for anyone to claim asylum at the southern border is now totally taken away, because that was the last place trump did away with cbp. one that allowed migrants to make appointments for asylum on a phone app and wait in northern mexico until they could come to that appointment. the biden administration made. >> it nearly. >> impossible for anyone. to claim asylum if they were crossing. >> the border. >> illegally and stopped by border patrol. >> these last. >> places are supposed to be legal ports of entry, where migrants can show up with their documents, make a claim that they have a reasonable fear of persecution if they're returned to their home country. now. we're told they haven't even

been allowed to get that far. physically. they have been turned back around before they can go in and make that claim. this could end up in a lawsuit. there's already a lawsuit from the aclu pending right here in federal court in d.c. that sued the biden administration. for restricting asylum in june. they added cbp one to that lawsuit on monday night, when trump made that executive order ending cbp one. now, we could probably expect that they're going to bring this new way of blocking asylum into that lawsuit and tell the judge, look, there is absolutely no way. and this is in violation of u.s. agreement with international norms, that people need to be able to claim asylum in some fashion. ana. >> right. so to. >> be clear. >> julia, right now, as it. >> stands, is there any lawful means of getting into this country? >> not that i know of, honestly. i mean, we have to keep reporting this. we're we're reporting it on a case by case basis. we know of multiple places where people have been turned away. i don't know of any place at this moment where someone can make an asylum claim

at the border and get it. >> okay, julia ainsley. >> keep us posted. thank you for your great reporting. >> lisa rubin. >> thank you. >> as well. >> when we're back in 90s on. >> a razor's edge. >> pete hegseth nomination facing. >> a full senate test tonight. does he have the votes? >> plus. >> president trump set to depart. >> any minute. >> now for. >> his first trip of his second term. the disaster zones he's heading to and the federal funding he already is threatening to withhold. and the new order to declassify some of the most. shocking assassinations in american history, including that of jfk. will they reveal anything we didn't already know? >> that's a big one. a lot of people are waiting for this one along for years. for decades. and everything will. >> be. >> be. >> revea [monologue]

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more information on hegseth as new allegations have come to light. we have now learned, according to two sources with direct knowledge, that hegseth second ex-wife told the fbi in a prepared statement that hegseth continues to have a problem with alcohol abuse. his lawyer told nbc news these claims are clearly an obviously false to any objective observer, and a spokesperson for the fbi tells nbc that the bureau, quote, does not comment on specific background investigations. let's go right to nbc news senior political reporter sahil kapoor at the capitol. sahil, do we know you know where this stands? we do know the chair and the ranking member of the armed services committee were briefed multiple times about this background check. and what came out of those meetings? >> yeah, there's plenty of skepticism, ana, regarding the briefings, the committee leaders had a third briefing just yesterday, and senator jack reed of rhode island. >> the top. >> democrat on the senate armed services committee. >> came away. >> flabbergasted by the way this process is playing out.

>> that, in his. >> view, the trump team that controls the. parameters of these background. checks does not seem to be interested in getting to the real information, getting to any potentially damaging information about hegseth, even if it is true. take a listen to what jack reed said after that. >> i was. >> alarmed that investigators had neglected to contact critical witnesses. and whistleblowers, and i urge them to reopen the investigation. during my experience on the armed services committee. it is unprecedented that the fbi has returned to my office two more times as recently as last night to provide additional information on the nominee. >> frankly. >> i still not do not believe the background investigation is complete. >> now, reed went. >> on to say his. >> concerns about hegseth include disregarding the laws of war in the past, as well as allegations of financial management. sexual impropriety, alcohol abuse, all of which pete

hegseth denies. reed went on to say, however, that there is a pattern. >> of abuse. >> in his personal history that could be used by adversaries to influence his actions or embarrass him, and he's simply not convinced that anything he's heard would disabuse him of these concerns. and roger wicker, the republican chairman of this committee, has a very different view. he came away satisfied. he said he's gotten the three detailed briefings about the fbi's background investigation that he's ironclad in his assessment that hegseth is prepared to. be the next secretary of defense. and he says the allegations are unfairly impugning hegseth character and do not pass scrutiny. there was that crucial testimony yesterday, 51 to 49. lisa murkowski and susan collins were the only republican senators who voted no. they voted with every other democrat. but as things stand, hegseth does have the votes to get confirmed, and that vote is expected to be later tonight around 9 p.m. >> ana so headset's alleged history of excessive drinking has been a concern. we know among some senators, ten current and former fox news employees

have told nbc news that hegseth drank in ways that concern his colleagues there. he's denied all allegations, but he did say if he gets the job, he won't touch alcohol. so what are you hearing from senators on this issue specifically, as these new details are reported out? >> yeah. the mere fact that pete hegseth even had to make such a promise that he wouldn't drink alcohol if confirmed as secretary of defense. is problematic for obvious reasons. there are plenty in the senate democrats in particular, who are not really convinced by by what he says here. his this fact also contributed to lisa murkowski, the republican senator. one of the reasons, you know, she cited in terms of why she's not comfortable supporting headset's nomination. ana, we also have reporting that in one briefing received by wicker and reid, the chair and ranking member of the committee, trump's transition team told him that his ex-wife. pete hegseth ex-wife, samantha hegseth. spoke to the fbi. regarding her ex-husband and gave them a prepared statement saying he had and continues to have a problem. with alcohol

abuse. that's according to two sources who spoke to our colleagues, julie sirkin and sarah fitzpatrick. headset's team denies all of those allegations from samantha hegseth, and said the claims are, quote, clearly and obviously false to any objective viewer. >> ana. >> okay. sahil kapur, thank you. keep us posted. if there is any new development that should shake loose during this hour. joining us now is former senior republican congressional advisor reena shah and former clinton adviser richard goodstein. and reena, as far as the white house is concerned, the matter is closed. but there are still republicans like tom tillis seeking out more details. i just wonder if some of the on the fence republicans feel like this vote is being rushed or rammed through. could it backfire for president trump? >> well. >> that is what. >> i'm hearing right now from republicans who feel sort of like this is not the pace at which they feel comfortable with. >> from the. >> senate side. you do see people want to exhibit that caution, that restraint. when going for some nominee that has

a complex background like hegseth. you know, complex is putting it as an understatement here. it seems like there's been a steady drip drop of information. and of course, his attorneys will say, and anyone defending him will say people in his past have an ax to grind. but i think it's more problematic than that when we're asking this man to come from the private life to a public life and lead. the greatest military in the world, we've got to make sure he's a man of great character and integrity, but also doesn't have these kind of modern day issues that could seep into leadership and change military culture. so that is, again, what's being whispered about right now. but the words out of some of these senators mouth are also that they understand the outsized role that jd vance will have to play and that he should be ready. so it's a moment in which i think i'm very sad that the pace is so fast here, because i think this one is way more complex than any other nomination we're looking at. >> still, collins and murkowski are no votes. tillis voted to

proceed. senator mcconnell as well. here was trump's assessment last hour. >> he's a good man. i don't know what's going to happen. you never know in those things. but pete's a very, very good man. i hope he makes it. i hope he makes it. i was very surprised. that collins and murkowski would do that. and of course, mitch is always a no vote. i guess that's mitch, a no vote. how about mitch? what? >> yes. >> let's see what happens. >> richard. it's no secret that mcconnell and trump haven't always seen eye to eye. do you see mcconnell potentially swinging the pendulum here? he's no longer in a leadership position. >> i think the fix is in. and here's why. i think that in texas favor jodi ernst was the key swing senator. she's on the armed services committee. she herself was a victim of sexual

abuse and was, of course, in the military and then the right wing pressure machine got put on her in a very big way, and she folded. and i think every other senator realizes mcconnell is probably different, because my guess is he's in his last two years, he's had his glory days, and he doesn't really he's immune from those kind of attacks. but no other republican senator is. and we know how they're going to react because we saw how they reacted to these pardons. >> to people. >> who viciously beat cops. 2 to 1. they were apologists. i didn't read it. i didn't see it. but the fact. >> that they. >> could. >> take that. >> and sort of basically say, let's move on shows that their fealty to trump is unchecked. so i think it would be shocking. maybe mcconnell will be a no vote again. he voted to proceed to the vote today. yeah. but i think. >> the likelihood. >> that there's somebody else out there is very remote at this point.

>> well, reena, senator lisa murkowski was the first republican to come out against hegseth. she offered a litany of reasons in a social media post. and she writes in part, quote, while the allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking do nothing to quiet my concerns, the past behaviors mr. hegseth has admitted to including infidelity on multiple occasions, demonstrate a lack of judgment that is unbecoming of someone who would lead our armed forces. these behaviors starkly contrast the values and discipline expected of service members. rena, do you see murkowski or senator collins being able to persuade other republicans in these final hours to vote against hegseth? >> the key phrase there from senator murkowski is lack of judgment about hegseth. right. and i think that's what leaves the door partially open to something being possible against hegseth in these final hours. look, it's really important to really dice apart why it's

important to really i can't put it any any greater way to really reject what i think is a culture of violence against women, women not being believed. we know that military culture has had ills in it like this in the past, but i want to offer something a little different here. and on the political side, we know that hegseth there are numerous millions of americans out there looking at this man and saying, if he gets confirmed, it shows that bad guys can win bad guys with bad personal lives. right? but there are a lot of folks also on capitol hill who are saying it was just his personal life. he's somebody that's worn the uniform bravely for our nation. and they also, again, on the political side, ana, i want to emphasize this. they don't see anybody else being able to rise up through the ranks quickly to become a nominee like we did with gates. see, gates was immediately removed and bondi was suddenly in. there is not another name like that, i think, in trump world. and

that's why republicans are concerned. >> well, joni ernst is somebody whose name was floating out there when a lot of the allegations first surfaced against hegseth. democrats we know grilled hegseth, richard, they criticized the white house and this fbi background check. but, i mean, what do they do at this point? what more can democrats do, especially considering there are other controversial picks still on the way? >> look, i think democrats need to hammer this whole business about the pardons of scott peters big time. we saw when the afghanistan withdrawal happened, biden's numbers kind of tanked and kept going down. i think that if democrats play this pardon issue, the public is dead set against what trump did. and it's out there. we saw the videotape. everybody's seen it. and as nauseated by what. these people did and the notion that they could be lionized. trump's talking about having them in the oval office is disgusting. one other thing about hegseth, remember, he was quoted as saying, kill all the muslims. i

wonder how trump's buddies in saudi arabia are going to feel about having a secretary of defense. either deal with them, negotiate with them throughout the whole middle east. >> wow, that that quote wasn't confirmed by nbc news, but that was some of the reporting. it was reported. >> out there, you know, but again, i don't know that he's denied it, certainly in keeping who knows whether it's true or not. it's in keeping with what else we do know, as a matter of public record about pete hegseth. and so, again, i just think that it's so flawed. i think democrats need to kind of emphasize how he was talking about meritocracy in his hearing. this is a person who's devoid of merit for this position, as are so many other nominees of trump's. >> richard goodstein and reena shah. appreciate you both. thank you very much for being with us. meantime, president trump heading out now for the first trip of his second term, visiting disaster zones amid threats to withhold aid from one state plus rain in the forecast. good news for firefighters, but now new danger in communities

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get started at framebridge. com or visit a store today. >> i just. >> hope that republicans take care with what they're inheriting. >> the fallout from meta ceo mark zuckerberg's decision to end fact checking. >> what's your message to concerned voters about where the country may be headed after the biden administration leaves. >> actually behind closed doors? they're still asking what. >> the hell happened? >> right now, president trump is heading out on the first official trip of his second term. he'll make bi coastal stops at two of the nation's most hard hit disaster areas. first, the president is going to asheville, north carolina. many residents there still trying to recover from the devastating flooding brought by tropical storm helene last september. then he'll be wheels up again,

bound for southern california. just weeks after suggesting he could withhold aid from communities reeling from those catastrophic wildfires. before he boarded marine one, president trump suggested both natural disasters had been mismanaged and repeated an unfounded claim about california's water reserves. >> north carolina's been treated very badly, so we're stopping there and we're going to then go to los angeles and take a look at a fire that could have been put out if they let the water flow, but they didn't let the water flow, and they still haven't for whatever reason. >> let's start in asheville, where nbc's kelly o'donnell is standing by. kelly, the president is heading your way. i understand newly sworn in democratic governor josh stein will be there to greet the president. what else do we know about this visit? >> well, that kind of a greeting is important. because governors want the support. >> of a president. >> and so that's a place where you will see even unusual acts of bipartisanship. >> the president.

>> will also be meeting with the delegation from congress for north carolina, and then doing the work that is so critical of a president in these kinds of roles. and it's something where we've seen donald trump do this before in his first term, and we've seen his approach, which is in some ways very different than other presidents. >> where he. >> is talking about criticism of the response. and here he is coming to a place that he visited as candidate trump not long after. the effects of the storm that you can still see are very vivid here in this community. for businesses that are still destroyed, homes, lots of debris in this area. the impact as it is, as if it were a couple of weeks ago. so there's a lot for him to do here. and part of what he'll have a chance to do is to meet with some of those who have been directly affected, talking to leaders about what's needed. it is a short stop, but it is impactful because whenever the president comes to a community, it brings a lot of attention. and president trump feels very

strongly that some of the people who were really hit hard by this storm when it came through in the flooding and all of the debris and muck that was associated with it, were very much his supporters. and so he will also talk with the people from samaritan's purse that did a lot of the charitable response. anna. >> wow. i can't believe what we're seeing behind you, kelly. and just just how destroyed things are. still, clearly the recovery is far from over. thank you for bringing us that report. as soon as president trump wraps up his visit there in north carolina, he'll head more than 2000 miles west to southern california and will tour the devastation from ongoing wildfires that he says were mismanaged by the state. trump's visit comes amid the first sign of good news for first responders, something no politician of any stripe can control. some much needed rain in the weekend forecast. it should help stop the possibility of flare ups. nbc's liz kreutz

is joining us from pacific palisades, california. liz, the rain is good news for fire crews, but it also brings the chance for mudslides. what is the situation there right now as president trump prepares to visit? >> yeah. hey, ana, what we do expect president trump to arrive here later today. and it's expected that he will survey some of the communities that have just been ravaged by these deadly wildfires, including where i am here in the pacific palisades. and it does come as we might start seeing a shift in the weather, which is extraordinarily good news. rain in the forecast for tomorrow. we really need it here. it's been extraordinarily dry. i'll be the first significant rainfall in this area in months. but as you said, with that does also come the possibility of some concerns, including potential mudslides and also runoff from all of this toxic debris. this morning, parts of southern california still burning overnight. >> a new fire. >> growing near san diego. flames from the border. fire spreading in a remote mountain area burning through over 800 acres. firefighters working to

contain it this morning, and evacuation orders issued as the smoke from the hughes fire still fills the sky north of los. >> angeles. >> more than 10,000. >> acres scorched. >> in less than two days, but firefighters now say they have it under control, along with the other major fires that devastated. >> communities earlier. >> this month like pacific palisades and altadena. california governor gavin newsom announcing legislation directing $2.5 billion to help with recovery efforts. >> this money. >> will be. >> made available immediately. >> conditions in the lower half of the state ripe for fire. for the first time in more than two. >> years, southern california is. experiencing what experts call. >> extreme drought. san diego recording its driest start to. >> winter in. >> recorded history. >> but now. >> with rain on. >> the. >> way, wet. >> weather could provide both. >> relief and danger for burn scarred. >> land, including concerns over mudslides. what can happen when there's rain so close. to these massive fires? >> you get a large debris flow, mud flow. coming off of these hillsides. >> that no longer.

>> have the brush to stabilize the dirt. >> crews are. >> installing barriers. >> to. >> prevent hazardous. >> runoff from toxic ash. as residents continue to pick up the pieces and rebuild. now, a big question is whether or not we will see president trump and california governor newsom together. remember, we did see that back in 2018 during president trump's first term when he came to california to survey damage from the camp fire. and at that point, together, they were very cordial. governor newsom told our affiliate, can abc, that he has reached out to president trump. he has not heard back. they have not been able to speak directly. but he did say he plans to be there on the tarmac today to greet him when he arrives. and on a looming over all of this is that question about federal aid. former president biden has said that the federal government would reimburse california for any emergency funds spent in the first 180 days. that would include that $2.5 billion we referenced there in the piece. president trump has not publicly committed to uphold that promise. and as you mentioned, he has questioned the management of these fires. some of the

policymakers here in california. and we will see, you know, what that means as he decides about federal aid here. >> we'll be listening to any comments he makes very closely and seeing that interaction with governor newsom will be interesting and perhaps telling liz kreutz, thank you. up next here on anna cabrera reports, the names of the next hostages to be released just came out, who is expected to be set free as that delicate cease fire appears to be holding. plus, moments in history still commanding america's attention. the president now declassifying the jfk, rfk, and mlk assassination files. what could they reveal? >> hey. >> it's ryan reynolds, and this year, our holiday commercial is just stuff i picked up for $5 from a yard sale. >> oh, good. >> you're still doing this? doing what? well. >> the holiday offer. >> all the big wireless companies stopped doing theirs in january, so i wanted to make sure that we don't stop loving

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karina. >> ariel. >> daniella. gilboa. >> naama levi and lira. >> alba. >> who were. >> all four. >> female soldiers, as i've said. but they were part of the. >> surveillance unit at. >> nahal oz base. >> what we have also been. confirmed told by hamas. >> is that in. >> exchange for these. >> four women. >> israel will release. >> a total of 200 prisoners. this has been confirmed. >> to us. >> just in the past five minutes, and. >> 80 of. >> those. >> 200 are serving long sentences, 120 are serving life. >> sentences. >> and therefore. >> they will. >> not be, as we understand it, released. >> into the west. >> bank like. >> we saw. >> last weekend. instead, they will be sent to a third country. it's unclear which one just yet, whether it be. >> qatar. >> turkey or. >> egypt possibly. >> so we're still waiting for confirmation. >> on that. >> there was also talk. >> that hamas. >> would. >> provide an update on the condition of the remaining hostages. that would take us down to 26 hostages. it is

unclear at this point if they are going to do so, but it doesn't look like. >> so far, based on our communication. >> with the political branch of hamas. >> in doha. >> that they will be providing this update tonight, a reminder that. >> for the family members of those hostages. >> they have spent more than 475 days now not knowing if their loved ones. >> or are. >> dead or alive. >> one thing i would like to add about these four female soldiers. >> who were. >> part of the. >> surveillance unit. i've interviewed. >> female soldiers who. >> died with them that. >> day, and their parents were. furious because they tell me. that these. women were. >> very well trained. >> i mean, i remember. >> distinctly the mom, the mother. >> telling me. >> that they could not. >> even drink. >> with their. >> heads going back. >> they had. >> to drink. >> through a. >> straw because. >> they always had to. >> keep their. eyes on the screen. and that's what they did. and in. >> the months leading. >> up to october 7th. they all reported to their. superiors that they noticed strange and

unusual activity. by hamas. and their parents told me. >> that those. >> warnings went, were. >> disregarded, that. there was no action. >> there was no. >> follow up. based on what they had reported. >> so four. >> hostages. >> four female soldiers. >> to be released tomorrow. that means that. there is a fifth one still to. >> be still. >> held in captivity. and i also want to point. >> out that levi elba. is also the last hostage. >> to appear in a. hamas video. just a few weeks ago. >> anna. >> wow. a lot there. thank you, danielle, for bringing us that. and you just reminded us, too, of that ongoing investigation into the security lapses from that day and questions that still need to be answered as well. appreciate it. ahead on ana cabrera reports, tens of millions of birds affected how the bird flu is now ravaging the nation's supply of eggs and spiking the price. but first, the long awaited files around some of the most shocking some of the most shocking assassinations in u.s. history

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>> they are among the most sensational american murders of the 20th century. the assassinations of president john f kennedy, his younger brother robert f kennedy, and the civil rights leader, doctor. martin luther king jr. now, president trump is ordering. >> the full public. release of. >> classified files related to their killings, saying it will end the mysteries surrounding them. >> that's a big one. a lot of people are waiting for this for so long. for years. >> on jfk's 1963. >> death, the warren commission report concluded lee harvey oswald. >> acted alone, but questions and conspiracy theories have lingered for decades, fueling an industry of books and films like oliver stone's 1991 hit movie jfk. >> people got to. >> know. >> why he was killed. >> kennedy's nephew, robert f kennedy jr, trump's nominee to. lead the health and human services department, has long insisted the cia played a role in his uncle's murder, an allegation the cia has denied. president trump mentioning kennedy when he signed the

order. >> give that to you. >> rfk jr. >> rfk jr, praising the president's action. >> we need to have more. >> transparency in our. >> government. >> and he's keeping. >> his promise. >> to have the government. >> tell the. >> truth to the american people. >> but jfk's grandson, jack schlossberg, is not pleased, posting in part, declassification is using jfk as a political prop when he is. >> not here to punch back. >> there's nothing heroic about it. in 1968, rfk and mlk jr's murders again shocked america. rfk's assassin, sirhan sirhan, remains in prison to this day. members of doctor king's family have asked if he was the victim of a government plot to kill him, the assassinations ushering in an era of distrust that president trump may be looking to erase. >> he feels, and other people. >> might feel, that. >> to have these final records. >> and at least dispel some of the mysteries. >> might help to clear. >> away at. >> least a. >> little bit of the confusion.

>> and the distrust. >> so what. >> are we going to see? those files? they won't. >> be. >> revealed immediately on the jfk files in particular. >> officials now have two weeks to come up. >> with a plan to share with president trump. they have a month and a half to come up with plans for the rfk and mlk files. get this. the national archives has said that 97% of the roughly 5 million pages of. >> jfk documents. >> have already been released, but it's those last ones that could hold the most tightly kept secrets. back to. >> you. >> peter alexander. thanks. now to some breaking news. president trump just landing there in asheville, north carolina, after that state was ravaged by hurricanes. he'll then head to california after this visit. of course, california being ravaged by wildfires. we'll monitor and see if he makes any remarks as he declines there. up next on ana cabrera reports. foul play for your grocery list. is there for your grocery list. is there an egg shortage? when you see what it's really like

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are the eggs? and if they are there, you may be experiencing sticker shock, with prices in some places soaring into the double digits. well, you can blame bird flu and fears of its spread are growing. nbc's emily akita is following this story. emily. >> hey there. well, one of. >> the owners here tells me he has never seen. >> the. >> cost of eggs like this before, more than doubling. >> over the last. >> couple. >> of months because. >> of the strain. >> on the supply. and unfortunately, some of that is passed on to the consumers. you've probably noticed that your own grocery store. take a look at some of these prices. 5.69 for a dozen eggs, there's 8.69. even 12.99 here, which we're talking about more than a dollar for an egg. as fears grow over mounting bird flu. >> cases across the country. >> this morning. america's bird flu crisis showing. >> no signs of. slowing with new cases just.

>> this month. >> emerging in nearly 25 states. >> and for the first time in philadelphia, health officials there are warning people to keep. >> an eye out for. >> sick wild birds and stay away from them. >> on new york's long island, people. >> in hazmat suits on the ground. >> at crescent duck farm this. >> week. following confirmed. >> detection of. >> h5n1 or bird flu, the family. >> run. >> business is forced to kill. >> its entire flock of. >> nearly 100,000 ducks, something the thomases in illinois. also had to do with their nearly 3000 hens. >> it's been a roller. >> coaster of emotions. we just know. >> that we have. >> no control, and. >> we are just making. the next. best choice for. >> our family. >> and our farm. >> the fallout felt. >> at grocery. >> stores, where shoppers are finding empty shelves and higher prices. the cost. >> of a dozen. eggs surging. 65% from a. >> year ago. >> these eggs went up. >> to. >> ten. >> nine, $11. >> like what is going on in this

world? >> since the outbreak started. >> in 2022. the avian flu has. >> impacted more than. >> 135 million. >> birds. and now a growing. >> number of. >> other species, including skunks, bears and cats. >> there have been. >> more than two dozen cases. >> in cats since early december. >> how are cats contracting the bird flu? >> one could be from a raw diet. one could be from if they're an indoor or outdoor cat and they're interacting with wildlife. >> health agencies are. >> now encouraging pet owners to keep. cats inside. the fda also calling for caution from pet food manufacturers, urging them to take processing. >> steps, such as heat treatment, that are capable of inactivating viruses. >> is a. >> very serious virus, and it's. >> a very. >> fast acting disease. >> now. >> this strain of bird flu has not adapted to easily infect humans or spread among us and the fda, pointing out that. >> the chances of. >> eggs from infected poultry actually hitting store shelves is low. still, experts are. encouraging families to always properly and thoroughly cook their breakfast.

>> back to you. >> thank you, emily. and before we go, there's one more inaugural event stirring up attention in the nation's capital. the two diplomatic mascots, bali and qingdao, made their public premiere. see what i did there? at smithsonian's national zoo this morning. here they are on the national zoo's panda cam. these giant pandas have been adjusting to their new habitat in private since october, but they're ready for visitors now. so starting this weekend, the zoo will host a series of events to kick off the pandas debut. or you can watch them on the zoo's live stream any day of the week. when you want to panda to your needs. that does it for us today. have a wonderful weekend. i'll see you back here on monday. stay warm. i'm ana cabrera, reporting from new york. ali vitali picks up our coverage right now. >> good morning. it's 11 a.m. eastern, 8 a.m.