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was head of operations in the l.a. police department when that department decided to restrict when an officer could shoot into a moving vehicle. >> the reality is a lot of work has been done already. a lot of work and it's just a matter of putting things into effect. >> reporter: a change in that policy is what critics have been demanding. >> we want to make sure none of the officers use their actual guns to shoot at any moving vehicles. >> reporter: the police officer's association has opposed the ban, pointing to terror attacks where vehicles are used as weapons and pulled support behind interim chief chaplain, a decision that may have actually hurt his chances. as president expressed today. there are strong feelings that the department needs a strong. >> i'm trying to do all we can to make sure people that there not deserving of wearing this uniform are weeded out of the department. interim chief tony chaplain told nbc bay area that he was relieved that the decision has been made. the incoming chief, william scott s

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there is a chance they might meet in l.a. that said, prince harry does have an official engagement in london next week and could meghan be at a wedding in california this weekend? >> her co-star and pretty little joshua tree national park. even if she does attend, that leaves plenty of time to go across the pobd. >> prince harry is pretty good at hiding when he needs to and my sources tell me it's very serious. >> orlando bloom bombarded with questions about katy's diamond ring. >> how excited are you for your engagement. >> chris pratt the prankster and the prank he keeps pulling on co-star jennifer lawrence. oprah takes us on her cross that brought lady o to tears. >> tiffani thiessen reminiscing >>> david lautner's fatherly >>> jennifer lawrence and chris pratt have been popping up all around the world to promote their outer spaceship of passengers. in tonight's "know and tell," jennifer lawrence is on instagram, kind of. that's her strategically cropped out of chris selfie. chris has been posting more pics and videos, wit

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so, in the median average income in l.a. is only $42,000.this whole election was about making sure that people could get jobs to get ahead. you need to raise the minimum wage and create better jobs manufacturing jobs so people get paid more. donald trump said he would do that he doesn't have a plan to do it. >> even if there is a massive creation of jobs in energ --manufacturing, i believe there will be some. even if it is so intense and engrained in some precincts even if you raise the minimum wage maybe i will make extra five grand it's not worth it. i can do whatever i want now and get this kind of money. that's what you are facing if you are a politician, katie? >> let's not forget that raising the minimum wage in places like california and new york and washington, d.c. has actually cost thousands of jobs because businesses now can't afford to higher. >> they're auto mating like crazy. >> right, one more issue on this. >> argument for a different time. we're talking about mind set here. that's what we're talking about. i believe most ame

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l.a. terror threat. stepped up security, passengers being searched after the feds go public with a chilling phone call. >>> and danger at the wheel. startling new research, how even an hour or two of lost sleep dramatically raises your risk. "nightly news" begins right now. >> announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >> good evening. i'm tamron hall in for lester. tonight we begin in california, where nbc news has exclusively obtained new video that gives us a look inside that oakland, california, warehouse, not long before it went up in flames, killing 36 people. and now, this video could raise even more questions about what people who live there call an open secret. did authorities know that lives could be in danger well before the inferno? nbc's stephanie gosk starts us off in oakland. stephanie, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, tamron. tonight, fire officials say they don't expect the death toll to rise above 36. mean

the l.a.heriff's department reports it stepped up security at subway stations but the mayor of l.a. is telling people to stick to their normal routines. even took the train from that station where he received the threat. it's universal city station on the red line. and is that universal city -- yeah. a lot of people use it for their commutes i'm told though i don't know anyone who has been on a subway system in los angeles. tourists sometimes use it and go to the theme park. jonathan hunt is said to be there. if i push that button -- how about here? there he is. have you ever been on the subway in los angeles? >> reporter: shep, i haven't been on this particular subway but 145,000 or so people ride this train every single day. and the fbi now is trying to track down whether this was a credible threat against those commuters and tourists who use this line. it came in by one of these anonymous tip lines. this particular call was phoned in overseas. the fbi will not say what country it came from.

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she died at 8:55 this morning after suffering cardiac arrest on a flight back from london to l.a. it had looked in recent days like she might pull through. there was a lot of encouragement among her friends and family, but sadly we have to inform you that she has in fact died this morning just before 9:00. so much respect and fond memories pouring in. we'll bring you back to more people talking about it here in the bay area. many of her fans describing their favorite moments with carrie fisher. we'll get to that later in the show. >>> it has been quite the year as in the final few weeks, just a spate of deaths of profound performers. now yet another one. new details emerging this morning with the sudden, shocking death of another star that the world last this week. george michael. kelly cobiella reports from london ♪ yes, i've got to have faith >> reporter: new details on george michael's final days, behind the music, the talent, a troubled soul. neighbor sarah simpson says she saw him a few weeks ago at a restaurant. >> he was at the next table and very quiet. he didn't look well

highway 101 to l.a., it will be rainy and the rain clears by christmas eve. details on all of this coming up in about five minutes. >>> if you're commuting this morning as all this week, the morning commute has been light. we'll track for anything unusual. the bay bridge moving very well. a beautiful look across the span. >> happening today, the battle over rent control and evictions is going to get turned up another notch in mountain view. tomorrow voter approved measure v is expected to take event. it will roll back rents and limit evictions. a temporary restraining order is scheduled to be taken up in urt co-. rent control supporters says the city attorney has been told not to oppose it. while the fate of the measure is expected to play out in court, organizer are planning a rally. >>> a judge ruled in favor of the buena vista mobile home park in palo alto yes. the money if city offered for relocation was not enough. they also argued that factors such as schools and safety were not considered. news of the ruling was quit to spread around the mobile home pa

it will change on friday with a look at southern california, rain city from l.a. to the desert and san diego and toward lake havasu. las vegas -- into phoenix -- if you are going there, you will encounter lots of rain. the system won't arrive until late tonight or tomorrow with temperatures upper 50s and low 60s, slightly cooler but not bad on the first full day of winter. joining us now at 4:01, there is mr. sal castaneda. >>> traffic is off to a decent start on this thursday with a lighter commute, at least we hope for that. let's start off with the trees the super commute with traffic moving along nicely with no major problems, 205, a nice- looking drive and it looks good all the way through with no major issues, livermore to pleasanton. also, the commute on their freeway 880 north and southbound, a nice-looking drive in traffic is moving along well. at the bay bridge toll plaza, it is light so far as you drive into san francisco. let's go back to the desk. >>> new this morning, san francisco police officers must follow a new use of force policy. the police com

as we head out to the l.a. area, we'll see a quarter of an inch and expecting to get between a half inch by saturday and looking forward through sunday, they could get an inch of much-needed rainfall down there. our best chance is going to come in on monday and tuesday when we see the arrival of a second system come in from the north and that's going to bring a cold snap. let's get a quick rundown of your new year's eve plans. by 10:00 a.m., 44 degrees and by midnight clearing out from the clouds. monday night as we head into sunday night, start seeing the arrival of that system which means scattered rain. pay attention really quick to sunday night heading into monday. this is when that other cold front comes in and that is going to drop our temperatures down. take a look at our highs for monday and tuesday. we'll top out in the 40s. those overnight lows could trigger some freeze warnings and not just for san francisco but looks like the area in the trivalley and protected vallas could see teens in the forecast

now l.a. is expected to keep that rain that their forecast through today, tomorrow, and sunday but should clear out just in time for a rose parade. as far as we go, you see those little green plots right there, a little bit of that storm coverage should be coming in, but it's fast moving, which means they're going to be spotty showers throughout the early morning hours, should be clearing out very quickly, the majority of it is expected to stay off along the coast, so although that map is looking pretty green right now, we should clear out just in time for midnight. yes, those new year's eve celebrations are expected to drop down into the 40s but right now, this weekend storm is going to keep us nice and cool in the 50s. >> great, vianey. thank you very much. >>> what you see right now is the new year being celebrated in new zealand. they kick off our celebrations around the world, ushering in 2017 with a laser light show over auckland sky tower at midnight. the city is home to more than 1.5 m

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cool in san francisco and l.a. for christmas eve.or salt lake city, and also in areas in northern arizona getting snow. by christmas day, much of the west begins to clear out, which will be good for travel out there. today is the difficult day. >> make it through today. bill, thank you very much. >> a star player for a college basketball powerhouse has brin suspended indefinitely after a series of serious fouls on the court. >> duke university junior greyson allen was called out for tripping an opponent. it's not the first time he has done this. >> constant movement by the phoenix. >> the first half was winding down. duke in command of the game, when one of its star players lost control. >> as we saw in that replay there -- >> it took the replay to clearly show what's been seen before. star guard greyson allen caught purposely tripping an opposing player again. nobody injured, but this player's reputation severely hurt. >> i made a really bad play. sor sorry. i'm sorry to my team. >> known for strong moves, allen has a reputation for