. >> apple fesses up. the company finally admits it does slow down your old iphone. maybe not for the reason you think. >> a plea for answers, two children remember the mother they lost in a senior home fire. and the attorneys question what they found inside the buildings charred remains. >>> four poem people died in this fire. we're hearing from one of the victims loved ones. they lost their mother in the blaze at the senior living facility. the families attorneys claim a site survey this morning showed a fire sprinkler valve in the off position. >> if it was off, the night of the deadly fire. that would give a complete explanation for why the sprinklers were not working. >> that's why we're here. we want answers. why was she not protected. what happened? was there a failure in the system. >> a spokeswoman says the company is a ware of the claim and taking it seriously. so far no official cause of the fire has been released. >>> does apple slow down older iphones to get customers to buy the latest version? yes and no. according to to apple confirmed they deliberatel

do you remember how we told you that apple fessed up to slowing down some of the older iphones? w they're facing lawsuits. we will tell you about it coming up. >> reporter: a series of fires in antioch overnight. now authorities are looking for whoever is starting them. >>> good morning. traffic is actually going to be lighter than usual today. a couple of exceptions. highway 4 was a little bit slow. but that is recovering after some earlier issues. >>> and it is colder than usual this morning. no doubt about it. 20s and 30s. but higher clouds are beginning to move in, which may take the edge off us getting any colder. >> nelson used to work here. he is now retired. nelson, you have to wait until 10:00 to get out there and play. thank you, michael, for that. a freeze warning extended until 9:00 in the morning. it was supposed to end at 7:00. there is still plenty of 20s and 30s and temperatures below freezing. should have been there since 2:00 in the morning. 29 woodside. los altos in there as well. 34, foster city. atherton at 30. palo alto in the upper 20s as well. minus 17 at

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apple's apology. the tech giant fesses up to slowing down older iphones and ofrs new solution. >>> jackpot weekend. let the run on powerball tickets with50illion starting tonight. >>> and driving while hungover. >> it feels like the flu mixed with -- >> before you celebrate new years, a new warning about the dangers of getting behind the wheel too soon after a night of drinking. >> this is tough. you have to focus so hard. >> today, friday, december 29th, 2017.>> from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to "today." we certainly appreciate you joining us on this friday morning. savannah and hoda are off today. >> it's a busy friday morning. a lot to get to, starting with the devastating fire in new york city. the most devastating fire this city has seen in decades. this is a live look above the scene this morning. >> that fire started around 7:00 last night. the f everything, through every floor of the apartment building near the bronx zoo. families who managed to escape were out in the streets on one of the coldest nights of the year. anne t

. >>> coming savvyhave eard apple admitting it slowed down older phones, ahead you'll meet the high school student who got the company to fess up. plus, new year changes and new laws around our region that could save you some money in 2018. >>> and good saturday morning to you. i'm first alert meteorologist steve sosna. we have a first alert on this saturday morning. and that first alert will continue all the way through tuesday. it's a one-two punch. punch one is some light snow. not snowing yet in philadelphia. this is a live look from our mellon camera and it looks very nice out there, very decorative outside withri t c still going on as we approach new year's, but it will not feel really nice out there later on tonight. we have the first alert for the entire viewing area. it lasts from now all the way through tuesday at 8:00 a.m. and as i mentioned it's a two-piece system. the first piece is that coating to two inches of snow creating slippery untreated roadways. and then part two is really what we're concerned about. it's that sub situation later tonight all the way through tuesday. so we had this earlier this week and now