diana alvear, nbc news, los angeles. >>> and that's our broadcast on this holiday monday night.nk you for being here with us as we start off a new week. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> a rude awakening from homeowners in the east bay after a tree comes crashing down. good evening, everyone. i'm jessica aguirre. >> be a i'm raj mathai. no at 6:00, the ground shook and the house was bad ly damaged bu this was no earthquake. an old oak tree slammed into a home nestled in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods. this house is in the town of diablo east of danville. that's where we bring in terry mcsweeney. a very close call for the familifamily that lives there. where were they and what happened to the house? >> reporter: well, three members of the four member family home. the house is uninhabitable after a tree, a heritage oak, came slamming down about 1:30 this afternoon. crews is it still out here trying to get some of the branches off it. i think they're wrapping it up. their job still not done after four hours' work. take

diana alvear, nbc news, los angeles. >>. >>> and that's our broadcast on this holiday monday night.r being here with us as we start off a new week. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>

diana alvear, nbc, los angeles. >> we know that tonight's show will be different from the new host to. >> here to break it down, our guests. some of the changes we've been hearing a lot about. the most obvious one is seth macfarlane as host this year. two chuthumbs up from chuck. >> i don't know about that, chuck. the good news, never as bad as james franco and anne hathaway. >> never say never. who knows? >> he's an interesting choice. only hosted "snl" and two comedy central roasts. doesn't have that much experience and his had you more, pretty racy. >> yes. >> and that audience -- that audience -- >> awesome! >> a fellow comedian. >> -- thin skinned. so it could be an issue. >> you are right, they are thin skinned. but seth, if you ever watched any of his productions, has a reverence for hollywood, and movies. he is a filmmaker himself. he made the movie "ted." should have been nominated. >> robbed! robbed! >> that poor teddy bear. >> and on top of that, he can sing, he's funny, and i think he's going to do a good job. i think we'll be surprised. >> he's more known for his voices t

for "today," diana alvear, nbc news, los angeles. >>> we reached out to all the hotels mentioned.n the room and often on their web site. hyatt says their parking fees are competitive and can save money for theme park guests. >>> up next, dylan shows the best ways to keep warm in cold weather. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> we know it's winter. we know it's going to be cold and we can't change it. that doesn't mean we can't try to feed it. who better to give us tips on dealing with the winter weather than dylan dreyer. you took one for the team here. >> i did. i braved the cold. you know, winter weather can certainly make you miserable. you've got the freezing fingers, the numb toes, wind whipping your face. but i did take one for the team. tried to get some tips on how to stay warm for the rest of this winter. ♪ you're as cold as ice >> reporter: icy. snowy. bitterly cold. winter can feel like a battle. body armor required. >> i always layer up, but no matter what my fingers, my toes are just frozen solid. why is that? >> the reason is when our body is cold there's a natural p

diana alvear is at snap chat's headquarters in venice, california.morning to you. >> reporter: savannah, good morning. how many of us have had a photo end up on facebook, instagram or any other social media site and we weren't thrilled with it? what if i told you that it could just disappear? that is the concept behind snap chat. it's a hot new app. we'll show you how it works but first how it all got started. >> no, no, delete! >> if you want to know why snap chat is so hot -- >> i love that you don't have to care that much about what you're sending. >> reporter: what they love even more -- >> and it's gone. >> reporter: that it disappeas s after a few seconds. >> it's much better than facebook. once you put it on facebook, everyone sees it. i'll take a picture and a few weeks later i'll be like why did i post it. >> reporter: that drove evan siegel and his best friend to decr create snap chat. >> we really built the product for sboursz our friends and we kept hearing i have these awkward photos posted that i wish would disappear and we thought wow,

diana alvear is in los angeles with more on this story. >> reporter: in the manifesto posted on dorner's facebook page, he details everything, from the reasons he believes he was terminated, to corruption in the police force, even shoutouts to celebrities. and he says, quote, you have awoken a sleeping giant. how did christopher jordan dorner, former police officer, navy veteran and college football player become the most wanted man in california? the manifesto that appeared on his facebook page with the heading last resort, the former lapd officer blames the department for his actions. i've lost everything because the lapd took my name and new i was innocent. he claims he was fired as ret retaliati retaliation, claiming an officer kicked this man while in custody. >> it is not going to happen. >> reporter: officers uttered racist remarks and laughed about grisly crime photos, all kept secret. the enemy combatants in l.a. are not the citizens and suspects. that's the police officers. he named several members of law enforcement calling them, quote, high value targets. i never had the oppo