emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: flight delays are a headache just about every traveler has endured. >> your heart kind of sinks, and you start to calculate, i'm losing money. i'm losing time. my vacation is precious anyway. >> reporter: and now the department of transportation says it's had enough. hitting jetblue with a $2 million fine. >> this is pretty significant in the fact that the d.o.t. has never penalized an airline for what it is calling chronic delays. >> reporter: the unprecedented move comes after a d.o.t. investigation found jetblue operated four chronically delayed flights on the e east coast, arriving more than 30 minutes late more than half the time, for at least five straight months. the fine, in part, will go towards compensating jetblue passengers already impacted and those who see flight cancellations and lengthy delays in the year to come. >> it's a stress and inconvenience. it should be compensated, definitely. >> reporter: transportation secretary pete buttigieg says the action puts the entire airline industry on notice as investigations into other companies

emilie ikeda has a look back at the hollywood mystery. >> follow the yellow brick road. >> reporter:he wizard of oz continues to captivate america, the final chapter. the man accused of long hiding a stolen pair of judy garland's shoes appearing virtually in court. the indictment says he received an item of memorabilia. >> they're more than just a pair of shoes. they're enduring symbol of the power of belief. >> reporter: another man already pleaded guilty to the initial step of breaking in and snagging the shoes that were on loan to the judy garland museum in grand rapids, minnesota. >> this is the door that was breached. >> reporter: we met john there last year as the museum was raising money to win the slippers. but in december the shoes shocked the world, far exceeding their original value, thanks to an anonymous buyer. >> $28 million for the most iconic piece of memorabilia. >> reporter: as this pair's long journey to a new home comes to an end. >> there's no place like home. >> reporter: emilie ikeda, nbc news. >>> krispy kreme is teaming up with pop-tarts for a crazy good doug

nbc's emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: a major changeup in the corporate world, as tech behemoths, amazon and meta are dialing back their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. robbie starbuck recently telling cnbc. >> they're causing division employee on employee and losing money. >> reporter: amazon saying we've been winding down outdated programs and materials. and meta says they're focussed on hiring, training and picking suppliers. >> it's one thing to say we want to be kind of like welcoming and make a good environment for everyone. and i think it's another to basically say that masculinity is bad. and i think we kind of swung culturally to that part of the kind of spectrum where, you know, it's all like, masculinity is oxic. we have to get rid of it completely many. >> reporter: his comments come as tech giants appear to be trying to make inroads with the incoming president. and following similar moves from companies like ford, walmart and mcdonald's, still companies are bucking the trend. costco urging board holders to vote against it as the workplace see as new wave of

we've got team coverage tonight starting with our emilie ikeda in times square. what are you seeing? >> hi there, hallie. the stage is set for one of the biggest new year's eve parties in the entire world. police in and out of uniform fanned out across the ci, urging the public to stay alert for signs of trouble. from barriers to k-9s to thousands of officers tonight authorities are rolling out a sweeping security presence at the crossroads of the world expected to draw more than a million revelers for the midnight magic. >> everywhere, police. >> you just walk around and see they have a pretty good handle on it. >> there are special teams preventing pick pocketing and monitoring hotel activity, too. today nor city mayor eric adams with this -- >> let the police do their job. follow the rules and we're not going to allow anything to disrupt the celebrations. >> there are no threats for tonight's festivities and remain concerned of the widely watched event amid geopolitical tensions. >> there are different defenses for different crimes. check out these trucks to pr

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emilie ikeda has more. >> reporter: flight delays are a headache just about every traveller has endureds. you start to calculate i am losing money and time. vacation is precious anyway. >> reporter: now the department of transportation said it had enough, hitting jet blue with a $2 million fine. this is pretty significant. the fact that the d.o.t. never penalized an airline for what it is calling chronic delays. the move comes after a d.o.t. investigation found jet blue operated four chronically delayed flights on the east coast arriving more than 30 minutes late half the time for at least five straight months. the fine will go towards compensating jet blue passengers and those that see cancellations and lengthy delays in months to come. the transportation secretary says the act puts the entire airline industry on notice as investigations into other companies take off. jet blue says that half of the blame lies with the u.s. government urging the administration to modernize out dated technology and address staffing shortages. emilie ikeda, nbc news. >> we are back in a moment with a new

emilie ikeda with the good news tonight. >> follow the yellow brick road. >> reporter: while the wizardtivate america, the real world drama around the films famed ruby slippers is entering a final chapter. the man accused of long hiding a stolen pair of judy garland's shoes appearing in court virtually today with plans to plead guilty, his attorney told the ap. the indictment saying jerry saliterman received, concealed, and disposed of an object of cultural heritage from 2005 until 2018, when authorities finally recovered the prized piece of hollywood memorabilia and a sting operation point >> they are more than just a pair of shoes, they're an enduring symbol of the power of belief. >> reporter: another man already pleaded guilty to the initial step of breaking in and snagging the shoes that were on loan to the judy garland museum in grand rapids, minnesota. >> this is the door that was breached. >> reporter: we met john there last year as the museum was raising money to try to win the slippers in an upcoming auction, but in december, the shoes shocked the world. >> $7 million. >> far

here's emilie ikeda. >> reporter: the city known for standstill traffic, green lighting new tolls. >> two, one, woo! >> reporter: and, if successful, could catch on across the country. congestion pricing going into effect. most drivers paying $9 during peak hours and $13.50 without easy pass. officials say it will encourage more people to take public transit, cutting back on tens of thousands of cars daily and pollution. but reviews among residents across tri state are mixed. >> it's too much. >> i think it's just a tax. it's not going to alleviate any congestion. >> reporter: the toll will gradually increase, hitting $15 for most drivers by 2031. funding for public transit improvements in the city. could we see this policy catch fire? could it spread? >> yes. places like chicago and los angeles, which also have pretty severe traffic congestion are watching to see what happens here in new york and may consider similar policies there. >> reporter: while around the world, some cities have already embraced congestion pricing, stockholm, singapore, london. though london is still considere

let's bring in nbc news correspondence emilie ikeda. she has been covering the news of the cyber truck explosion all day. she joins me now. the big thing that stood out to me were one, this emphasis on proper identification, saying they are waiting until they have 100% proper identification, and also the belief that this was an isolated incident, given you have been covering the story all day today. what stood out to you? >> they definitely underscored that they don't believe there is an ongoing threat at this point but we really got some insight into the timeline of what they believe happened. our law enforcement sources telling us that this card, this 2024 cybertruck was rented in early december and police and authorities now saying that it was rented in colorado and then the driver went up to nevada and they were able to track it by looking at where it stopped at the tesla charging station, at the eight of elon musk, they said, helping them obtain video of the movements of the cyber truck. it arrived to las vegas, they say, around 7:

we have team coverage starting with emilie ikeda in times square. >> reporter: the stage is set for one of the biggest new year's eve party in the world. police urged the public to stay alert for signs of trouble. from barriers to canines to thousands of officers. authorities are rolling out a sweeping security presence at the crossroads of the world. >> you can walk around and see they have a good handle on it. today new york city mayor eric adams with this warning. >> let the police do their job. we are not going to allow anything to disrupt the elbush administrations. >> reporter: authorities remain concern about the potentially targeting of the widely watched event. there are different defenses for different crimes. check out these trucks used to block any driver from plowing into the crowds. a fleet of drones plays a critical role in the counterterrorism efforts. >> you need the extra eyes in the sky, and you need to detect when drones are being used for maligned purposes. >> reporter: while authorities here are still counting down, it is already 2025 for other parts of the world.

let's bring in nbc news correspondence emilie ikeda. she has been covering the news of the cybertruck explosion all day . she joins me now. the big thing that stood out to me were one, this emphasis on proper identification, saying they are waiting until they have 100% proper identification. and also, the belief that this was an isolated incident, given that you have been covering the story all day today, what stood out to you? >> they definitely underscore that they don't believe there is an ongoing threat at this point that we really got some insight into the timeline of what they believe has been. law enforcement sources telling us that this car, this 2024 cybertruck was rented in early december and police and authorities now saying that it was rented in el dorado and then the driver went up to nevada, and they were able to track it by looking where it sat at the tesla charging stations, at the aid of elon musk. he's been helping them obtain video of the movements of this cybertruck. it arrived in las vegas, they say, around 7:30 loc

emilie ikeda reports. >> reporter: the city known for its standstill traffic, green lighting new tollsd catch on across the country. congestion pricing going into effect today to access manhattan's busiest neighborhoods. most drivers paying $9 in peak hours and $13.50 without easy pass. >> time wasted in traffic say huge drag on the economy. >> reporter: officials say it will encourage more people to take public transit, cuts back on pollution. reviews of residents across the tri-state are mixed. >> you think it's just a tax. it's not going to alleviate anything. >> reporter: the toll will gradually increase, hitting $15 by 2031, funding public transit improvements in the city. could we see this policy spread? >> places like chicago and -- are watching to see what happens here in new york and may consider similar policies there. >> reporter: while around the world, stockholm, singapore, london, though london is still considered the third most congested city in the world. >> i'm proud to announce we have found a path. >> reporter: new york's plan was reinstated after months of delays an

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emilie ikeda has more on that angle of the story. emilie, good morning. >> reporter: hallie, you can trust that officials of major events playing out across the country are paying close attention and taking into consideration how they are securing their own major events. as you said, from atlanta with the peach bowl to the mummers parade in philadelphia and the city of pasadena underscoring and reinforcing that they have been prepariring f months for this parade to get under way that attracts 800,000 people, about to play out any minute now in its 136th year. they say they had a hard shutdown of vehicles along the entire parade route. they have added very robust barriers at intersections along the rose parade route as well with 1,000 or so law enforcement officers working the parade and later on the game as well. we have witnessed countries amp up security ahead of new year's eve and new year's day celebrations. we saw it here in new york city. in addition to the k-9s and the drones that new york city rolled out and the thousands of p

emilie ikeda, what is the latest? . >> reporter: this is being called a brutal and intentional killing of people who were just trying to celebrate in new orleans. and not just any part of new orleans but this is the heart of the french quarter, a regular hot spot with 24/7 establishments. this is an incredibly busy area. to add to this, there is the new year's eve celebrations and tens of thousands of people flocking to new orleans for the sugar bowl set to play later today. so when a driver drove down bourbon street, it was packed kroorg to police and they bheefb he did so intentionally saying he drove down bourbon street in a white pickup truck around 3:15 a.m. local time at a fast pace. the police superintendent said he tried to run over as many people as he p cshed the vehicle as you can see on your screen, appears to havera with t damage there and started firing at police officers, according to police. we are just learning from police that there was an exchange of gunfire. the suspect shot two police officers who

emilie ikeda has more. >> i will under store the outstanding questions at this point. there are so many unknowns about the vehicle fire, like was it mechanical, intentional? we know police responded to the valley section as you can see on your screen to the trump hotel in las vegas. it was a vehicle fire that has since been put out and they are asking people to avoid the area. seven people sustained minor injuries, and one person that was in the cyber truck, they did die. looking at various videos posted to social media, you can see smoke billowing into the sky from a distance away. you can see the flames on your screen right there, and some people on social media heard loud sounds and types of explosions. we are still waiting for more information. authorities expect to share more information in the coming hours. it appears that it was, again, seeing on your screen, a cyber truck. that's one of the newer vehicles from tesla, elon musk's company, and we know he does have a position in the incoming administration of donald ump. >> have we heard anything from the trump or

emilie ikeda nbc news, new york.after some delays, tiger woods and rory mcilroy's new golf league is teeing off tomorrow. it is called tgl. it is tech infused indoor golf league, with the stars of golf battling each other using simulators. warriors star steph curry, part of the ownership group for the san francisco tgl team lee was supposed to debut in january of last year. however, the roof of the dome where most of the matches were to take place, collapsed in november of 23. so that was in palm beach, florida. the first match set for tomorrow on espn and espn plus. is that wild? take a look. a live look outside from emeryville towards san francisco looks pretty darn clear. and it looks pretty darn beautiful. rob. nice finish to the weekend. yeah, we had 60 sunshine and now watching fog. that will be the top concern for tomorrow morning. and then wind, but not much rain in the 7-day forecast. not what you expect to see for this time of year as we take you outside right now. photogenic looking fog. if you look around

into a crowd of people, killing at least 10 and injuring at least 30 others and let's bring in emilie ikedaright now. >> reporter: the police superintendent calling this a very tragic and very intentional . describing how around 3:15 a.m. a man in a pickup truck purposely drove around their kids that were not sure what kind of exact barricades they were. and drove very fast down the iconic bourbon street. and she said, "trying to run over as many people as he possibly could. once the driver had crashed he began firing shots outside of his vehicle towards officers, hitting two officers, porting to police, who we learned are in stable condition. this horrifying, terrifying incident killing 10 people according to police and several dozen others had been transported to local hospitals, area hospitals. as a colleague ken mentioned, two federal law enforcement officials telling nbc news that the suspect is believed to be dead . it is not clear the circumstances leading to that and the fbi who is leading the investigation is looking into this as a potential terrorist attack. the fbi also said they