the winter storm and arctic blast we are tracking and actor justin baldoni striking back after blake lively accused him of sexual harassment while he files a lawsuit of his own and after x speakable tragedy the musical tradition bringing bourbon stet back. >> this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. some looming questions about the deadly new orleans truck attack are being answered including whether the attacker had help. the answer, we are now told, is no according to authorities in new orleans who say the army veteran shamsud- din jabbar carried it out alone killing 14 new year's revelers on bourbon street. today it was reopened to the public while not far away tens of thousands descended on the superdome to witness college football's sugar bowl, all into the shadow of a massive police presence. investigators say they have tracked his movements from texas to new orleans beginning on december 30. and we are learning more about video postings on social media in which he pledged support for isis and in another why he apparently changed his source of tar

. >>> actor justin baldoni firing back after co-star blake lively accused him of sexual harassment. baldoni's attorney on his new $250 million lawsuit. >>> and after unspeakable tragedy the musical tradition bringing bourbon street back. ♪ >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening and welcome. some looming questions about the deadly new orleans truck attacker being answered tonight including whether the attacker had help. the answer, we're now told, is no. according to authorities in new orleans who say army veteran shamsud-din jabbar carried out the grisly attack alone, killing 14 new year's revelers on the city's famed bourbon street. today bourbon street was reopened to the public while not far away tens of thousands descended on the superdome to witness college football's sugar bowl. all under the shadow of a massive police presence. investigators say they have now tracked jabbar's movements from texas to new orleans beginning on december 30th and are now revealing more about video postings on social media in which he pledged his support for isi

blake, what do you hope this research will achieve?it's going to give us a lot of information on how these animals eat, how they are able to reproduce. just really understanding this population of particularly humpback whales in general, and being able to start to look for changes when we consider things like climate change, krill fishing, you know, increasing tourism in antarctica. the ship's next destination is deception island. its blackened and charred landscape shaped by an active volcano. formerly home to whaling and later research stations, this island was abandoned after a volcanic eruption in 1969. this feels like the surface of the moon — if the surface of the moon had driving snow. totally different from the glaciers, totally different from the icebergs. ready to go hiking? yeah, let's do it! ok, let's ascend this mountain! really excited for the view up there! it's a great workout for the calves! as well as hiking across this volcanic landscape, i'll be catching up with my fellow passengers, kath and keith, and natasha and

why blake says the clip only proves her claim.n why prince harry got a rare apology and millions from rupert murdoch's media empire. >> our life literally got taken from underneath us. >> plus rob lowe's real life 911, how the tv star is helping his brother chad after the l.a. fires. >> my brother unfortunately lost his home. everything in it to. his entire neighborhood, gone. >> then jenna dewan on why it took six years to divorce channing tatum. >> that was an interesting thing. >> love is blind that stars tyler and ashley split after his sperm donor controversy. >> i did help a friend and her wife start a family. >> the worst movies of the past year, the ramses revealed their list. find out if you agree. >> i still don't understand that. ♪ ♪ >> a monumental multimillion dollar legal victory for prince harry over the u.k. tabloids, welcome to entertainment tonight. we will get to that but we start with the savage legal battle going on between blake lively and justin baldoni. >> the mudslinging is at an all-time high with neither

>> it's unclear as to why "the new yorktimes" and not also naming blake lively because blake lively is he is suing them for $250 million for libel. saying that they did not thoroughly research their story, they based it completely on blake lively's claims in her original civil complaint filed in california like you just said, that they cherry-picked text messages out of their full context, that they didn't have nuances and innuendo and emojis that would make it clear that maybe a text was sarcastic. so they are just vigorously coming out against "the new york times" who says we stand by our reporting. pages of documents and ds of everything a we did was by the book and they plan to fight it. >> you have lively filing suit and then she has responded, i think, to this latest act by baldoni, this action against "the new york times." >> she has said, look, her team says that this lawsuit by justin baldoni against "the new york times" doesn't change anything, that they are doing legally from the civil complaints to her federal suit in the southern district of new york. she is suing baldoni

he reposted this pick with himself, blake, and the actor -- eco-stars with blake in the upcoming sequela simple favor. he shared a team blake video back in december. >> i love you so much, keep it up. >> justin's wife has entered the chat. >> i can only imagine how proud you are. >> i have seen him work so hard on this. >> she posted this family pick on friday for justin's 41st birthday writing "i choose you again and again." all this as the legal war goes next level. >> this is one of the nastiest, scorched-earth litigation cases i have ever seen. >> this is toxic and it has to end. >> what actually gets worse. >> et has obtained this letter justin's attorney wrote to the judge asking him to deny blake and ryan's request for a gag order, calling it "an intimidation tactic." the battle comes after they leaked a ten minute video from the set of it ends with us and revealed they are building a website where they will share all the receipts, emails, texts, and more. blake's team argues all this risks tainting the jury pool. >> it's disingenuous for lively's lawyers to say they are arguing

the story also included a statement from the wayfarer studios saying these claims by blake lively aretrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media. hively contended that baldoni had improvised unwanted kissing and gratuitous sex scenes and discussed his sex life and that another member of the team had shown her a video of his wife maked and both men are entered her trailer uninvited when he was of topless and having body makeup removed. things improved, she said, after her complaints. baldoni's talent firm dropped him after "the new york times" story. a lawsuit says the times left out important context. quote, the article's central thesis encapsulated in a defamatory headline deenseed to immediately misread the read -- mislead the reader was that it was a retaliatory campaign against lively for speaking us to out about domestic violence. a times spokesperson said our story was me me tick house arely and responsibly reported, based on thousands of pages of original documents i including the text messages and e-mails that that w

there is also correspondence between blake lively's pr team and outlets. to digest and go through. what baldoni's team is saying is that they created a website they plan to make live in the coming days that will have all of this, a timeline and text messages for the public to read who is interested and make their decision as to whose side they are on. >> fascinating. thank you. >>> the sports world is remembering broadcaster bob uecker who died today at the age of 90. he was known as mr. baseball. >> after a fairly unremarkable playing career, he found a home as a play-by-play commentator for the milwaukee brewers more than 50 years. sam brock looks back at his career. >> reporter: bob uecker spent most of his adult life around ballparks. a major leaguer, comping a less than stellar career batting average of .200. it was after his last team released him that uecker found his power swing as an entertainer. >> welcome mr. baseball, bob uecker. >> reporter: he made some 100 appearances on johnny carson's "tonight show," starred in a 198 # 0 sitcom, mr. belved

. >> blake lively and ryan reynolds are a very powerful couple.ings for them and do things because of them. >> lively, denying accusations and maintaining she's the victim. the private texts allegedly between the two actors made public for the world to see, and what taylor swift allegedly has to do with it. plus. splitsville. new year, new splits. we're here. i can let my hair down with you. singer jessica simpson and fantastic four star jessica alba as the invisible woman, both announcing separations this week, sending fans into full grief mode. >> and that jessica simpson and her husband know why some experts call it divorce. >> january. could more couples be heading for heartbreak and tiktoking down? i hope you had the time of your life. the popular social media app set to go dark in the u.s. in less than 24 hours. >> it's kind of heartbreaking. >> will tiktok come to an end if tiktok does cease to exist? >> who loses? >> i think everyone loses. plus. de grammy winning megastar bad bunny sold out residency and why it and his new album dtmf are

. >>> up next, the feud between actors justin baldoni and blake lively.g a $250 million lawsuit against "the new york times." 'll speak exclusively to his lawyer. baldoni filing a lawsuit against the new york times and we will speak to his lawyers. re not at risk? wake up. because shingles could wake up in you. if you're over 50, talk to your doctor or pharmacist about shingles prevention. upset stomach iberogast indigestion iberogast bloating iberogast thanks to a unique combination of herbs, iberogast helps relieve six digestive symptoms to help you feel better. six digestive symptoms. the power of nature. iberogast. jordan's sore nose let out a fiery sneeze, so dad grabbed puffs plus lotion to soothe her with ease. puffs plus lotion is gentle on sensitive skin and locks in moisture to provide soothing relief. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. america's #1 lotion tissue. advil liqui-gels are faster and stronger than tylenol rapid release gels. ♪♪ also from advil, advil targeted relief, the only topical with 4 powerful pain fighting ingredients that

right, blake? yes, we have a type foundry in which every single character of the book is cast into metal. a letterpress print shop and a hand book bindery. all under one roof. all under one roof, representing all of the traditional book making crafts. that's amazing. so you can't find these books in a regular bookstore, right? these are so special. no, they're limited editions of about 250 copies, and each represents probably 5000 hours of labor. wow, that is awesome. and they give tours. so come and check out erriyon press and watch us on california live weekdays at 5 to 8:00 in the morning. tomorrow we're going to start to see that rainfall return from this system that's sweeping across northern california. let me get you more on that hourly timeline right now in your microclimate forecast. and here it is, 5 a.m. over the north bay and northern coastline. and this will start to sweep down here to san francisco, parts of the east bay by 8:00 in the morning. and then it gets down to the south bay h

at one point, blake even commenting on the size of baldoni's nose. >> i feel so nosy. my nose. >> and my nose is so big. >> yes. >> i was hoping. >> that we could address this. it's not too late. just got to shut down. got to call an insurance month and just deal with that. and then. >> lively's team responding to the video, saying justin baldoni and his lawyer may hope that this latest stunt will get ahead of the damaging evidence against him, but the video itself is damning. every frame of the released footage corroborates to the letter what miss lively described in her complaint. the video shows miss lively leaning away and repeatedly asking for the characters to just talk. >> but i think you should start talking. >> you should be talking. thanks for talking. talking. >> for most of his career, he has been a major proponent of feminism, of healthy masculinity. how does it feel for him, though, to be shutting down a woman's claims of sexual harassment. >> shutting down a woman's claims? >> he is claiming that there was sexual harassment. he's saying none of it is tru

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it is actually blake and her husband and their team. publicist is also named in this suit, who they were running a smear campaign against him. now, i want to read you part of this complaint, brianna. it says, quote, though lively claim baldoni was the one smearing her, the reality is that it was lively and her team who carefully planned and implemented a vile smear campaign against baldoni in wayfarer, which is baldoni's production company, to deflect attention and blame for lively's disastrous misjudgments. now, i know that this is messy and there's a lot of moving parts. but wait, there's more. taylor swift has now been dragged into all of this. taylor swift is publicly and famously very close friends, with both blake lively and her husband, ryan reynolds, and baldoni is now essentially saying that blake and ryan used their famous friend taylor to assert more power. there is an alleged scene in this lawsuit where baldoni says that blake lively and ryan reynolds rewrote part of the script, and that when he went over to their place in n

and this voice note was sent after blake lively rewrote a scene he had written, a rooftop scene.hen they first meet each other, and you can see part of it right there so i guess what we have figured out is that in these different text messages that we've seen in both of these lawsuits, blake lively expressed her dissatisfaction with the way that it was written. she took a stab at writing it with the help of her husband, ryan reynolds. she got some feedback, it seems, from taylor swift, her best friend. she sent it over to baldoni, who then seemed to potentially dismiss her feelings and dismiss her version of it. and that is him apologizing, trying to extend an olive branch to her so that they can move forward with her version and continue to film. but as you see, there are a lot of allegations going back on either side. there is a court date set for monday. it's the first moment in a courtroom in the midst of this back-and-forth battle and they are not going to be there but their attorneys will be there on monday and there's already a trial date set for not this march but next ma

well, first of all, when do we get to blake lively? >> like that's why. >> that's why. >> right. keep your powder dry. >> yeah. >> let's be clear. i was asked to talk about one thing this morning on on the hegseth nomination. i think this is not performative, because obviously there are two republican senators who have come out in opposition to it. but when you see, like alex said, when you see thom tillis statement, it's clear to me that what he's saying, in essence, is i'm open minded, but i haven't seen anything yet that will dissuade me from voting for it. and we got hints yesterday that the expectation is a very narrow vote, potentially a 5050 vote, but that hegseth will be confirmed ultimately and notable here. look, obviously there's a ton of scandal around this. this has been an incredibly messy confirmation process. but i thought collins statement was the most notable one, which is i don't believe you. in essence, i don't believe your conversions that you say you've had on women in combat are real. and it gets to the fundament

blake lively rocking britney spears versace dress from 2002. and kendall jenner paying homage to paris hilton's emblematic birthday dress. ice spice and a tracksuit reminiscent of the unofficial uniform of the early aughts. >> this is my first ever juicy bag that i thrifted. >> people everywhere bringing new life into old classics from a bygone era known in pop culture as y2k. >> they're wearing a lot of, like, authentic y2k clothes. i'm seeing a lot of layering some dresses over jeans. all these things are coming back into rotations. >> emulating some of the coolest looks of the time has come full circle, and i'm really happy and pleased to know that, you know, i had some kind of effect on fashion because this is my life, i love fashion. an era that earned its spot as a pillar of modern fashion. >> how do you keep cranking out the great outfits? i just be wearing overalls and jeans by now. >> oh, you know, and i see that coming in the near future, too. i totally do. >> three. two. one. happy 2000. >> the year 2000, shortened as y2k, was a theo

so why in this case should people not believe blake lively?nyone. i am more than willing to take every single text message that exists out there, lay them out, put them on a one site for the world to see, have them see the truth and determine the truth for themselves. >> reporter: in a statement, the times say they standby their reporting and plan to vigorously defend the lawsuit. while a lawyer for the actress says nothing in this lawsuit changes anything about the claims in lively's suit. >> you are denying a smear campaign, but are you acknowledging there may have been some behavior onset that may have made the cast, including blake lively, uncomfortable? >> i think there is some behavior always to make somebody uncomfortable. nobody had any intention to do that. does it rise to the level of sexual harassment? >> reporter: lively has previously said, i hope that my legal action helps pull back the curtain on these sinister retaliatory tactics. >> baldoni's lawsuit also mentions this interaction he had with ryan reynolds, of course. what did

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i'm blake burman, host of the on newsnation. president elect donald trump told republican senators last week that he wants to enact 100 executive orders right after his term begins. according to our partners at the dot com. one senator said the trump wants most of the orders to focus on the country's southern border. they could include reinstatement of title. 42, the covid era policy that allowed migrants to be turned away for public health reasons. but the incoming president will need congress's help to achieve the bulk of his policy agenda. republicans still haven't decided on exactly how to handle his high priority items like border security and tax reform. the hill reports trump and house speaker mike johnson have touted passing the bulk of the trump agenda in one single bill. some senators, including the majority leader john thune, prefer to break it up. blake burman and this is the news nation political minute. alright, amazon shutting down its try before you buy program at the end of the month. don't know if you >> gave i

between hollywood star blake lively and justin baldoni on the film "it ends with us" continues.r spoke out in an exclusive interview with liz kreutz. >> reporter: justin baldoni's attorney tells me they're not done taking legal action against "the new york times." freeman insists the truth is in those documents and blake lively used her power and influence to take control of the film. lively's team is saying they'll defend her accusations in court. in the 0-page federal complaint against baldoni, lively said she was a target of a social media smear campaign. baldoni's lawyer denying those allegations. >> was there a coordinated smear campaign to bring down blake lively? >> 100% not. justin baldoni said i don't want to do anything negative or hurt her. >> reporter: "the new york times" reported on a separate civil rights campaign lively filed presenting text messages that suggest she was a target of a smear campaign. baldoni is suing the paper for $250 million alleging the self-serving narrative.y's among the claims being disputed lively's allegation that baldoni would enter her

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the blake lively-justin baldoni drama. >> do you plan to see you blake lively?ly. >> nischelle: his attorney's first interview after justin's plans to see blake are revealed. why he wants every text message between the costar is released. >> i would never lieyo

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. >>> new twist -- >> hey, blake. it is 2:00 in the morning. >> the late-night apology just surfaced from justin baldoni to blake lively adding to their legal battle as the former co-stars now prepare for trial. the very latest just ahead. >>> those stories plus italian getaway. inside the new push to move the iconic mona lisa from the louvre in paris to its original home. >>> and hoops hysteria. >> love for the tie. oh! ♪ >> arizona sends it into overtime with that dramatic half-court buzzer beater before pulling off a stunning upset. the can't-miss highlights today, tuesday, january 28, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin. from staud owe 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and a very good morning to you. welcome to "today." thanks so much for joining us on this tuesday morning. look at your arizona wildcats. >> oh, my gosh, bear down, wildcats make the highlights. all of tucson celebrates. my alma mater. we'll have more on that and what a shot a little bit later. >>> a b

why is he not suing the person who he says is behind it, which is blake lively? >> yeah.so in terms of the text messages, those are important because they add context, right? in any type of back and forth and exchange. it's always more than meets the eye. and then he's claiming that there were certain text messages that miss lively had that were edited in some way, that were doctored in other ways. it didn't give the full nature of the discourse as between the two. and so, like anything else, you look and you'll examine the entirety not only of the text messages, but the surrounding circumstances. and the truth will lie somewhere in there. in terms of why he's not suing miss lively herself, that's because the new york times is the one who published the story. yes, they published it predicated upon the nature of her story and the manner in which she believes things unfolded. and, of course, the lawsuit that she has leveled against him, of course. and mr. heath, who is his co-producer and director, and others, uh, alleging sexual harassment, retaliation, et cetera.. so like

blake lively made a massive tactical error in bringing this institute. -- suit.e kids say and i'll cent censor it, mess if around and find out, and she's now finding out because even more unflattering stuff coming out about her now, and i think she kind of seems disingenuous. mike: attorney lexie rigden, thank you so much for your time and analysis today. >> thanks, mike. mike: coming up, more on president trump's retaliatory actions towards colombia. stay with us. ♪es ♪ig no middleman. just quality tools you can trust at prices you'll love. whatever you do, do it for less at harbor freight. ♪ as the people you love get older, their risk of severe flu and covid goes up. last year alone, those viruses hospitalized nearly 1 million people 65 and older. that's nearly 1 million moms, dads, favorite uncles, and grammas. if someone you love is 65 or older, talk with them about vaccines, because to you, they're not just another number. with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis my skin was no longer mine. my active psoriatic arthritis joint symptoms held me back. don't le

newspapers. >> george: right now the escalating feud between justin baldoni and blake lively.video he says undermines her sexual harassment claims. she's responded. want to go back to matt gutman in l.a. with the story. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. by releasing that video, baldoni's lawyers are telling me they are trying to show what it was really like on set. and also that they have nothing to hide at this point and intend to release more in the coming days. now, blake lively's people are saying that releasing this video was a manufactured media stunt and that in that scene you can actually see the discomfort that blake lively is experiencing. ♪ this morning justin baldoni's attorneys following through on a promise. ♪ >> we're gonna put it out there for the public to decide for themselves. >> reporter: releasing raw tape showing some of what happened on the set of "it ends with us." it's the latest move in a hollywood battle royale between baldoni, his pr team and his co-star blake lively. baldoni's lawyers saying all three takes of a slow dance

powered by the blake burman live from our studios here in washington. thanks for being with us on this historic day. and we thank you for being with us here on news nation. noon eastern time. 2 hours is when trump is set to be sworn in, temperatures well below freezing. it means for the e first time. >> in 40 years when reagan was sworn in and 85 the inauguration will be indoors. the ceremony held inside the capitol rotunda come noon today. it will be trump as president of the united states. a newsnation getting a states. a newsnation getting a sense of what he is expected a to say before the nation. at one point. cole, i return to the presidency, confidence and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling cenew era of national success. the tide of change is sweeping the country today. he will say i will sign a series of historic executive orders with these actions. we will begin the complete restoration of america and the revolution of common sense. trump will go on to say my message americans today is that it is time e for us to once again act w

as for justin's claim, blake joked about his nose and that he should get plastic surgery?it feels so nosy! i mean, it's just like noses. >> i know, and my nose is so big. >> yes, i was hoping we could address this. it's not too late. just gotta shut down gotta. call an insurance month and just deal with that. just kidding. >> no, it's true. that's why we hired jenny slate too. our noses match. >> and there's more legal news today... >> a$ap, you a little nervous about the trial? how are you feeling about jury selection today? >> our cameras caught a$ap rocky heading into the l.a. court as jury selection begins in his felony assault trial. the 36-year-old reportedly rejected a plea deal. saying quote: "i respectfully decline." a$ap is accused of pointing a semi-automatic weapon and firing it multiple times at his former friend a$ap relli. today the defense revealed plans to call witnesses to say that the firearm seen on video was a prop gun. as for his longtime love rihanna? a$ap's attorney has suggested it's unlikely she will show up in court. over the weekend, she was 270

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this morning blake lively's response. >> gio: wait until you hear olympic gold medallist simone biles big announcement. >> happy 50th anniversary good morning america. >> gio: you'll hear it first, right here on "gma." >> announcer: live in times square, this is "good morning america." >> george: good morning america. we want to get right to our top story. at least 15 people killed, dozens injured when a man rammed a rented truck into a crowd on bourbon street just hours into the new year. suspect identified as 42-year-old texas native and army veteran. he died in an exchange of gun fire with police. the fbi said the suspect was inspired by isis, posting videos online just before the attack, saying he had, quote, a desire to kill. this morning authorities are raising alarm whether the attack was part of a larger international plot. some of the victims include an 18-year-old from mississippi about to start nursing school. a young mother teaching her son to read. a father of two deciding to go to bourbon street on a whim. and a former college football star home for the holidays. in just

blake lively claimed she was harassed sexually during a dance scene. don't's lawyer dance scene to the daily mail earlier this week. take a look for yourself. >> >> >> raymond: we cannot confirm the authenticity of the video but blake lively is now trying to get a gag order, laura placed on baldoni's lawyer. that video vindicates them. lively's lawyers said by saying justin and lawyer may hope latest stunt will get ahead of the damaging evidence against him every frame of the released footage corroborates to the letter what miss lively complained in her complaint, your thoughts on this, laura? >> laura: well, first of all, i watched a little bit of that film. i thought it was a lousy film. okay? it was just another lousy film. and a long line of lousy films coming out of the entertainment industry. go back to this. we know too much about these characters the allure and mystery that used to be surrounding the entertainment industry old hollywood, that was kind of cool, made them cooler is gone. i don't want to know all of this about them. i don't want a

actor and director justin baldoni suing the new york times for $250 million over an article on costar blake lively's sexual harassment complaint against him. baldoni's attorney now fighting back, calling the report part of lively's, quote, vicious smear campaign to salvage her reputation and ruin his i'm sara sidner with john berman kate bolduan is out today. this is cnn news central breaking this morning, federal officials are calling it a deliberate act of terror as the fbi is conducting searches across multiple states. >> 15 people are dead, many more injured after a man plowed his truck through crowded new orleans streets just after the new year. three major questions this morning. were there any accomplices? was this attack tied to the cybertruck explosion outside a trump hotel in las vegas? there are notable similarities. was this attack actually directed by i.s.i.s. or just inspired by the terror group? just a short time ago, we learned the new orleans attacker pleaded guilty to dui charges in 2015, and police shared new details about a series of videos he allegedly recorded, one of

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justin baldoni versus blake lively.continues to rage on today, with baldoni's team releasing raw footage of a scene that had blake accusing justin of sexual harassment. but their behavior and words just may be contradicting her claims. you be the judge. it's all just moments away on access hollywood. back to you. mario. thank you. and then here's what's coming up in prime time here on nbc at 8:00. saint denis medical night court at 830. deal or no deal. island at nine. the irrational at ten. and then we'll be back with more news, live and local at 11:00. that's going to do it for us here at 7:00, for everyone here at nbc bay area, including our production assistant, michelle fong. thanks for joining us. we hope you enjoy your evening. >>> asap rocky's trial starts today, with life as he knows it with rihanna and their two sons is on the line. "access hollywood" starts right now. >>> facing two felony assault charges, "access" breaks down the prosecution's evidence against asap rocky and his own legal

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the legal battle between blake lively and justin baldoni escalating with behind the scenes release of their film. this morning, what he says it proves and why she says it only makes her case stronger. >>> going up. netflix announcing it is raising prices across the board again. how much will your plan now cost? and the potential impact on your other streaming subscriptions. >>> all that, plus tarnished gold and silver and bronze. more athletes sending back their hard-earned metals from the paris olympics saying they're already rusted and deteriorating months of the games. what's causing those problems and whether they will be replaced. >>> and getting the call. >> thank you! [ applause ] >> baseball's newest hall of fame class revealed, and we will tell you who is heading to cooperstown today, wednesday, january 22nd, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and craig melvin. frfrom studi1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. nice to have you along with us. hope you are bundled up. one word, burr

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♪ between actors blake lively and justin baldoni, it all surrounds the romantic drama.ith us, which both actors starred in. baldoni also directed that film late last month. lively filed civil rights complaint against baldoni and the movie's director, accusing them of sexual harassment during filming and retaliation. shortly after, the new york times published an article detailing her allegations. yesterday, baldoni sued the newspaper for libel, saying it and lively were conducting a coordinated smear campaign. and just hours later, lively responded with a federal lawsuit against baldoni and the production company. she solidified her allegations of harassment and claims that they engineered a social media campaign to attack her reputation. baldoni's lawyers deny these allegations. all right, here it is. top trending stories voted by you on my instagram survey. rumors are flying. the warriors may be looking at new orleans pelicans forward zion williamson as a possible trade target. not clear yet what new orleans has planned for the 24 year old, who's been sidelined since

jaylen blakes goes the length of the floor. pulls up, hits the game winner with a second to go.s a transfer from duke so you know he loves beating the tar heels. 7271 stanford their first ever win over carolina. cal at nc state. jump rope and dogs stealing the show at halftime. bears lead by as many as six. andre stojakovic to the hoop at the five minute mark, but then cal didn't make a bucket for four minutes in nc state. they claw their way back. jaden taylor with the steal races to the bucket. yup. and one. nc state takes their first lead since the first half. the bears respond though. jovan blacksher with the minute to play in the first made basket in four minutes. right there to retake the lead. cal up three in the final seconds. nc state gets a good look for the tie, but off the mark. bears win 6562, their first road win ever in the acc and their ft win outside california this season. taylor swift and caitlin clark watching the chiefs and texans play in this playoff game. you saw it right here on abc seven texans down ten at the break. third quarter joe mixon high steps hi

but today, blake fired back that the footage definitely corroborates her case. so what's appropriate and what's not while shooting a romantic scene? we're going to break it all down for you. add to that our career flashback with cameron diaz, which just may lead to a the mask sequel with jim carrey, it's all just moments away on access hollywood. back to you, mario. we'll see you in a second. that's going to do it for us here at 7:00, for everyone here at nbc bay area. thanks for joining us. we hope you enjoy your evening. we hope to see you back here at 11. >>> california girl katy perry steps up to help those impacted by the devastating l.a. wildfires.

said, she said -- actor justin baldoni fires back after being accused of sexual harassment by co-star blake lively. just ahead, what he's claiming in a new $250 million lawsuit and how she is responding. >>> all that plus new year's goals. everything you need to know about the top diets, if you're looking to eat and feel better in 2025. this morning how to pick the best plan for your lifestyle. >>> and moving on -- >> right down the middle, smith is wide open! too easy! >> ohio state blows out oregon. >> that ball is intercepted! it is intercepted! >> while texas outduels arizona state in a double overtime thriller. >> what an all-time classic. what a way to welcome in the new year. >> setting up a highly anticipated semifinal showdown in the college football playoff with georgia and notre dame facing off today, thursday, january 2nd, 2025. >> announcer: from nbc news this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> well, good morning. good to see you. welcome in. it's a thursday morning. we're so happy that you're with us. laura jarrett is in f

justin baldoni's legal team releasing footage from his film with blake lively. says it proves? >> netflix and bill. the streaming giant raising its prices again. how much will you have to pay? >>> eye spy, simple childhood games could have benefits for grown-ups. zinhle walking us through the new trend. >> we're going on a color walk. >> i didn't know what a color walk was. >> if you don't know, stick around. >>> we start with two extreme weather situations impacting tens of millions across the country. >> in the south there's historic snow and dangerously cold temperatures, at least four people have died from rare blizzard conditions along the gulf coast. today the big concern temperatures like these. they are still well below freezing, dipping below the teens in the southwest. >> to the west there's still critical fire danger. windy conditions sparked new fires today in southern california, even though rain is in the forecast. that could cause more danger with potential mudslides. let's art with dana griffin in los angeles. dana, what can you tell us about the

and for blake, it is a total loss. in september, he says his insurance company pulled his fire coverage. >> if you could talk to the insurance companies, what would you tell them? >> with this message, and my story and everybody else's story, is what's right for the people and the families that have paid into your businesses for years. >> so many families in a similar situation. this as we look just over our shoulder here, helicopters from the firefighting department making drops on flames that are just behind us. that anger you heard there from the family towards local leaders in l.a. is growing. tonight, the fire chief blasting city leaders for not providing enough resources. the mayor is speaking out now. ellison barber has that part of the story. >> reporter: tonight, los angeles mayor karen bass under growing pressure. >> there is nothing, nothing, nothing that i will not do for the city where i was born and raised. >> reporter: overnight, her office responding to rumors that the city's fire chief had been fired,

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they've done that in 2022 until they blake and said that was still under way. and here we are almost 3 years later, and they said that's no done. and they were removing the designation. so what does it mean? it means that cuba is removed from the list. the also includes north korea, syria, and the rad. it means that you might have 10 in organizations, church groups, and duties. human rights organizations cannot move aids to help the people in cuba without facing any sort of us sanctions. it also means that a number of political prisoners are going to be released by the cuban government that who apparation is going to be overseen by the catholic church. it includes what we're told is a significant number of people, including those who were involved in the so called food protests in 2021. now this is also political because just by news that when the trump administration comes back to the white house, there are a number of cuba hardliners. they're not least mark, we review a florida senator, who's your mom to be the next secretary of state and has spoken many, man