(bright guitar music) - welcome to teen kids news. i'm livia. let's begin with our top story for this week. (funky music) they are an incredibly popular boy band that's breaking language barriers around the world. and teen kids news got an exclusive backstage pass. - there's a new sound in town. it's called k-pop. that's short for korean pop music. and annie and i have tickets to see the k-pop boy band that's taking the music world by storm. ("outro: wings" by bts) not only did we have amazing seats, we actually got to meet the band. hi, i'm katie. - and i'm annie. - and we're the reporters. after the introductions, i got to ask them some questions. you sing mostly in korean, a language very few americans understand. so why do you think american fans love your songs so much? - i think we've always been talking about the real young people's lives. and you know, thanks to the fans everywhere even in the states, they translate all of our lyrics and interviews to their languages, like english, chinese, japanese, even italian. so thanks to them, they

for teen kids news, i'm amelia. - there's lots more ahead on teen kids news, so don't go away, we'll be right back. - [boy] closed captioning is brought to you by ... - yoga is more than just a form of exercise. it's popular the world over for its ability to help practitioners relax and find inner peace. that's why more and more hospitals are turning to yoga to help their patients, especially the younger ones. eric tells us more. - [eric] not a lot of things in a hospital bring smiles, but these kids are certainly looking forward to their yoga class. it's being held at md anderson cancer center in houston, texas. - inhale, reach up high. yoga is a form of exercise that not only only exercise your body, but it's also exercising your mind. - the patients love it. they get to go and meet with other patients, get to know them, do something that makes them feel normal. - press down on your feet. - so some talk about, "hey, i get to go and be physical "instead of stuck in this bed all day long, "and i just want to get out and do something active." and then other kids talk about, "i get to

for teen kids news, i'm amelia. (exciting music) - coming up, i'll tell you why it's a good idea to keep a list of your accomplishments. teen kids news will be right back. - [boy] closed captioning is brought to you by. - it's time for some advice on getting ahead in school. so, here's christin with this week's make the grade. - you might be years away from applying to college, but some of the things you're doing right now could count for extra credit when the time comes. were you a camp counselor, did you win a music competition, set the school record for 100 yard dash, president of the chess club? you might think you'll remember achievements like that forever, but believe me, when senior stress hits and you're filling out college applications, it's easy to forget something important. so, now's the time to start a file called resume. you can do this either on your computer, or even on your smartphone. just be sure to back up your data on a drive or to the cloud. whenever you do something you're proud of, add it to t

for teen kids news, i'm christin. - when teen kids news continues, i'll tell you about one of our nation's the most controversial state flags. we'll be right back. - as you're about to see, a state flag can have a lot to say, eric tells us more. (upbeat music) - georgia is one of our original 13 states. during the civil war, however, georgia changed allegiance, from the stars and stripes, to the stars and bars; the first national flag of the confederacy. at the battle of bull run, georgian soldiers discovered it was difficult to tell the two flags apart. so, they created the confederate battle flag, also known as the southern cross. when the war ended, georgia returned to the stars and bars, without the stars! - georgia is the most controversial state flag. it set national records for having eight different state flags, and it was a controversy steeped in the history involved with their ties to the confederacy. - many people believed those ties were too reminiscent of slavery. others believed georgia's confederate past needed to be recognized. in 2003 georgia's legislature introduced a fla

teen trend. the new social media challenge that has kids eating laundry detergent capsules. >> glad you're with us today. i'm tracy davidson. let's get right to meteorologist bill henley. bill? >> we're starting off dry, and we'll stay dry during the day. in philadelphia, the temperatures are in the teens. and we're watching the delaware. it's not a problem in philadelphia, but upstream there is a flood threat because of ice jam. ice is starting to break up and back up in the trenton area and the water is rising in the bucks county and mercer county right along the delaware. so for portions of this area including yardly and morrisville we could see some minor flooding tonight and into tomorrow morning. 16 right now in new jersey. 14 in the suburbs. that's up a degree in the last hour, but not much of a warmup. 18 in philadelphia and delaware, too. these temperatures will be climbing, and we'll get some breaks of sunshine. but it is not going to be that brilliant sunshine we saw yesterday. afternoon temperatures peak right at the freezing point and just above freeze 'iing in philadelphia. i'll brea

kids with my own experience. >> reporter: 22-year-old nicolette from new mexico was a teen mom. >> people ostracized me. >> reporteruth pastor who struggled in high school with a learning disability. >> how do you overcome something? even the little things that are happening in your personal life. >> reporter: they're all a part of a&e's new docuseries, "undercover high," which sheds light on challenges today's kids are facing. like sexuality, bullying, and social media. >> these are things that are real issues for kids, and i believe that this series is going to give opportunities for dialogue between youth and adults. >> was it sort of a gotcha idea? we're going to put some adults in there and see what we can find on these kids? >> yeah, no, absolutely not. the intent wasn't gotcha. it was really how do you pierce the teen bubble? how do you see at their level what is going on and how conversations happen? how does social media work? >> reporter: the students thought they were being filmed for a report on high school life. only a few administrators knew the truth. each undercover adult was given a new identity, t

. >>> a new state law just went into effect giving kids and teens serving a life sentence a shot at parolew says anyone sentenced to life as a minor will become eligible for a parole hearing after serving 25 years. another law allows the court to seal some juvenile records and to limit [ indiscernible ] fees that local jurisdictions charge families with children behind bars. >>> an unprecedented political situation in the city of san francisco. coming up, what could happen between now and when we get a new mayor. ♪[ music ] >> sales for recreational marijuana are soaring. we'll tell you about rising prices and sales coming up. sales dramatically higher than expected... how businesses are dealing with the demand... >>> california is all abuzz over recreational marijuana with sales dramatically higher than expected. how businesses are dealing with the chan in. >> president trump and north korea are issuing new threats as their war of words continues to he is skate. >> good morning, it's wednesday, january 3rd. i'm emily turner. >> i'm kenny choi. michelle is off this morning. first let's sta

well, now a new study finds botox may also relieve migraines in kids and teens. researchers studied children 8 to 17 who suffered chronic migraines over the course of five years. those who had botox injections every 12 weeks found some relief. for example, those who reported migraines eight to 30 days in a month reported them just two to ten days a month, and those headaches were not as severe. so, we want to know what do you think? would you allow your child to get botox for medical reasons? if you'd like to offer your opinion, visit our nbc washington facebook page. so far the majority is going with yes. >> and we have finally broken our string of frigid days with all that still a safety hazard and d.c. firefighters are doing something to get rid of it. >> plus, a look now at union station. the flag is calm. that's encouraging. doug is back with the next big change in your forecast. >> a british reporter tried to do a story at a zoo and he decided to get some of the animals involved. what could possibly go wrong? >> this is alex dunlop of the bbc getting mobbed

news. teens in san francisco are less likely to try cannabis compared to young people nationwide. >> we want kids know that they have good company in making a choice not to use these substances. >> the health department also wants teens to know cannabis is still illegal if you're under 21. >>> the search and rescue mission continues for cats that were lost during last year's devastating wild bay fires. hundreds of volunteers are still working around the clock to try to reunite these felines with their families. erica whitmore put out some fish-flavored food hoping to catch a cat and reunite the pet with its owner. jennifer started pet rescue and reunification. >> i would say we've caught about 70 and we've reunited about half that. >> oh, my goodness. >> the organization's facebook page is full of smiles and happy reunions. she believes about 100 cats are still out there that belong to families. she says she will keep going until all of them are back home. >>> frigid temperatures that bay area natives only imagine continue to grip the eastern half of the country. forecasters say there's at least

news, though. teens in san francisco are less likely to try cannabis than those nationwide. >> we want kids to know have good company in making a choice not to use these substances. >>> and the health department wants teens to know cannabis is still illegal if you're under 21. >>> this morning the search and rescue mission continues for cats lost during last year's devastating wildfires. working around the clock to try to reunite them with their families. erica whitmore was at coffey park overnight putting out fish flavored food. jennifer started pet rescue and reunification. >> i would say we've caught about 70 and reunited about half that. >> oh, my goodness. you are the best news since the 9th. >> the organization's facebook page is full of those smiles and happy reunions. she believes about 100 cats are still out there and says she is going to keep going until all of them come home. >> and now your morning money report. the holidays are over. >> u.p.s. says it expects to handle 1.4 million returns today and 6 million this week. the boom means a lot of people are not going to schools to return t

new features to help parents manage their kids use of smartphones. this comes just two days after two major shareholders raised concerns about iphone addiction among children and teens. the tech giant released a statement saying in part, "apple has always looked out for kids, and we work hard to create powerful products that inspire, entertain, and educate students, while also helping parents protect them online." unclear what the new parental treatments will look like and when they will roll out. >> these days we are all connected to tech. phones, computers, you name it. but tonight, some people are unplugging and finding power in the present. tonight, we take you to the unique campus that offers a lesson in disconnecting. in the middle of the redwood, in the santa cruz mountains, life feels less hurried. they want to remind guests to look up and look inside. the newly built center on 75 acres is part school, part resort, and part retreat, and fully focused on making guests more connected with what matters. >> the technology and the internet in particular does a great job of connecting us to everything and everyone except ourselves. >> reporter: 1440 named for the

teens. parents wonder what our kids experience every day and now a new series is pulling the curtain back withts. >> i know you say you'd never want to go back. many wonder what would it be like to go to high school knowing what you know today as adults. that's the premise of this experiment. young adults revisiting their teen years undercover to find out what today's kids are dealing with. on the surface undercover high seems to be ripped from the pages of a hollywood movie. >> my name is josie. >> reporter: from drew barrymore's "never been kissed." >> where you going. >> to high school. >> reporter: to "21 jump street." >> you are going in as undercover high school students. >> reporter: but the 20 somethings undercover in this high school didn't committee it fight crime but here for an intimate inside look at the american teen discovering the challenges and complexities. >> you got a student walkout. rebellion. >> reporter: both new and old. >> they're probably going to be a nude on facebook tonight. >> what was the idea behind it. >> we felt like public education in america wasn't being t

we'll tell you about a remarkable teen doing everything he can to be a differencemaker for other kids. that story after local news> american legion bridge two other issues on the beltway, inner loop, lanes blocked there. inner loop of the parkway after dallas northbound, gw parkway >> all right. meliss we'll a check of your temper and freezing in washin we the clouds around. eventu we'll get back into freezi pretty comfortable. no rai today. that's not temper in the 60s friday then we start to get cold they >>right. thank get the latest news and weather small business, internet providers promise you a lot. let's see who delivers more. comcast business offers fast gig-speeds across our network. verizon doesn't. we offer more complete reliability with up to 8 hours of 4g wireless network backup. verizon, no way. we offer 35 voice features and solutions that grow with your business. verizon, not so much. get internet on our gig-speed network and add voice and tv for $34.90 more per month. call 1-800-501-6000. >>> 8:30, now, on a wednesday morning, january 2018. it is a party on the plaza. we got some nice folks. the

we'll tell you about a remarkable teen doing everything he can to be a differencemaker for other kids. that story after local newso your most accurate neighborhood forecast. >> this is looking at broad street here in philadelphia. the conditions have improved here. a lot of the snow and sleet that was on the sidewalks is starting to vanish. for now, watch out for some scattered slick spots. temperatures in the upper 20s, but heading into the upper 30s to lower 40s, generous amounts of sunshine. should be a really nice wednesday. >>> dr. james kaufman faces murder charges in the death of his wife april. investigators say the doctor hired a hit man to kill april after she threatened to divorce him and expose an illegal drug operation he was running. >>> penn state is now settling another claim in connection with the jerry sandusky sexual abuse scandal. court records shows the university settled a lawsuit by an unnamed man who claims sandusky molested him in a car back in twerc2007. the school has paid out more than $109 million to settle abuse claims by at least 35 people. >>> remember, you can always get the lates

. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> in your health news, spending one hour-a-day a day can be interfering with your kids sleeping habit most likely to be sleep deprived, older teens did less exercise or had poor mental health. canadian researchers found teen girls are the most addicted to social media, but it affect boys, just the same. the guidelines in this country children six to 13 should get sleep every night and 14 to 17 need eight to ten hours of sleep. >> this is really cute. double trouble, look at these guys, scientists in china have cloned monkeys, they say, using the same method that produced dolly sheep 20 years ago, the knowledge is are the first primates to be cloned from non-embryonic cells. more births are expected in coming months, oh, look at how cute. the team says the work bridges the prospect of human cloning closer though that's not their intention. >> 4:42, your money news, more companies are giving back to their employees, starbucks the latest to say it is giving employees a pay raise because of new tax law. they said that they plan to provide company stock and paid sick days to part time and full time employees. starbucks also plans to g

we'll tell you about a remarkable teen doing everything he can to be a differencemaker for other kids. that story after local newsirmed to nbc bay area the suspect shot by police last night >>> good morning. it's 8:26. i'm marcus washington. a source confirmed to nbc bay area that the suspect shot by police last night at the energy center in san jose died from his injuries. this is video from this morning. police wrapped up their on-site investigation. our bob riddell spoke with a police source who said that the man died at the scene. officers were called about an intruder armed with an ax. they believe officers may have foiled a burglary attempt. >>> right now mike is tracking a situation in san jose? >> yes. we have a crash north 280 around lawrence expressway. another up towards 85 and then unusual slowing in the last couple of minutes i've seen it back up north 280 past 680 and 101. a crash may be approaching 81. if you're curious, follow me on twitter @mikeinouye. san mateo shows more slowing. the congestion is typical. oakland, things are slow on 880. in fact, for a wednesday, things are looking pretty good

thought was important to sneak in here because of this new little challenge that is going on the internet that our kid are involved with. >> teensre eating detergent pod, that you put in that are colored and throw in the washer. yeah, they are doing it for fun. they record themselves. putting tonight their mouths trying to eat it and reacting to it. >> all right. here we go. >> stupid. >> we used to do stories with little babies were eating these so now kid are getting older and they are trying to do it again for likes. >> they are sauteeing them, warming them up like they are cooking it. >> of course they are little kid because they thought it was candy, got underneath sing and it looks like candy. we always told parents you have to keep the pods from the kid but now teens are going after it on purpose. >> you know youth is wasted on the young. every time i think humanity takes a step forward i'm reminded that we're going backward, okay. this is a knuckle head, you hear me knuckle head maneuver because it has highly concentrated detergent in it and when you get it into your system you are not a toddler you are a teen or a colle

teens. even 32 in florida. >>> there are new questions about the home school operated by the california parents accused of abusing their children. they operated a private school for only their kids schools are subject to an annual inspection by fire martials but there's no record of any fire if spections at that house. that has california law makers calling for increased oversight. >> reporter: the glimpse if hnt the alleged fortress of cruelty they say turpins built arond their family. elizabeth says she hasn't seen her sister in 20 years but knew something was off, even back then. >> i remember they were really strict on the oldest daughter. she was bound to her room a lot and they would let her come down and eat meals and it was almost like a ritual or something weird. it used to bother me because before she sat down she had had had to get permission. >> reporter: these photos show clutter and children's toys stacked up in the home. >> anywhere from 12 to 2:30 to 3:00 in the morning the kids march between those two rooms up for. >> reporter: and how long would they march in single file? >> hours. just like they were in the military just making a loop. >> reporter: in texas th

teens. i'll tak neck weather report brought to you wayfair.ll setab for you. >> been at it all year. >> we like to have a big kids' table. >> i'll behave. >> we do miss ron though. speaking of abc newsratulate a right here on weekend "gma." abc news chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz. >> we love martha. she was honored a salute to service presented by national geographic for her extensive work and continued su ff was there as a presenter and want to say he >> yeah, i was going to say two of the smartest, coolest, most accomplished people we have. >> yes and they give back to the community. >> yeah. they do a lot. the bob woodruff foundation does a lot. >>> coming up on "gma," barack obama's candid conversationletterman. how he went to pieces he said dropping malia off at college. >> i can only imagswift's new music video. she's not the only familiar face. that's straight ahead in "pop news" with adrienne. ♪ i got big enemies ♪ ♪ big reputation big reputation ♪ there's nothing quesort hotel. so imagine...complimentary rides to and from the park... even extra time with your family in the park. and now, you can save up to 20% on rooms at select walt disney worl so if you

new challenge involving laundry pods. you will not believe what kids are doing with this. dave chin chen, with the stern warning from parent and teachers. >> always some teen are involved in, you heard the hot water challenge, cinnamon challenge. but this one in particular is specially alarm to go parents, because, it has potentially deadly consequences. >> so i hope that my kids know better, you know, i tell them all the time don't do any of these challenge. >> lynn was shocked to learn of the latest daring craze teens are doing these days, the tide pod challenge, in which kids chomp into the detergent pods, often get seriously hurt. >> i think it is horrible. all every these challenges that the kids do, it is scary, because they put them on youtube, and the kids think it is fun, and then, you know, they can potentially die. >> the colorful pods contain several chemicals, but many teens are cooking them and eating them. we aren't going to show you that part. >> people like just think like by doing this, they'll get more followers and be like more cool. then maybe get famous from it. but you could like die from it, so why diane like risk your life just to

the kids need the hat, gloves, scarf, all the works you may have retired. 13 is how it will feel in the lehigh valley. through delaware and new jersey, temperatures in the mid and upper teensw it will feel. we're back on the roller coaster again. we went down and we'll eventu eventually head back up. by friday, gains at 44. 57 on saturday. 56 on sunday. that's a rainy day. as we head into monday, 46 degrees. the weekend forecast looks like this. break it down neighborhood by neighborhood. as you can see, philadelphia, the lehigh valley, the suburbs, jersey, delaware, this is your outdoor day on saturday. on sunday, it's a rainy one. we're not expecting heavy rain but it will be on and off periods of time. now coming up in the next half hour, i'll show you some things we need to look forward to. they're good things. i have an optimism tracker coming up in the next half hour. >> ooh, okay. happening tonight in new jersey, volunteers will be fanned out from county to county. the goal is to learn how many people are living on the streets. it's part of the annual point in time survey which creates a census for the homeless. workers will be handing hygiene products, hats, blanke

we take 70 teens a summer that have touched our juvenile system up to camp mather and many end up working for us. and we have hired kids from visitation value that are now working at the new mclaren bike park. so some of these are sisters sis that are hard to quantify. >> supervisor fewer: i do think that how we measure our success is that it is through data and it is through sort of a data collection but it is also through i think a sense -- so i just really just want to say that i think around equity that it comes down to a fundamental belief in what we believe, not just about parks but what we believe about people and what do we believe about segments of our population. >> i agree. >> supervisor fewer: when we do equity work that's what we're really getting at, it's about who we are, and who we are as people and what do we fundamentally believe and for some of us it is a paradigm shift, for some of us -- but if we don't have also people teaching us we won't know. and as a chinese woman and college educated in this position, i have a huge privilege. i think that i would not other than how i am serving sort of my population and in my district if there weren't -- if there

teen vogue" up america's younger generation. ♪ ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ oh, oh, ♪ we're the kids in america ♪ whoa, oh, >> so speaking of the kids in america right now. there is a newat shows among first-year college students, interest in political issues is actually at its highest level in more than 50 years. >> people are really engaged. and this morning we're going inside one of the media outlets giving voice to america's youngest generation. we're up all "nightline" with deborah roberts. >> reporter: you might think this hip young crowd is gearing up for a concert. or to meet a hot youtube star. but guess again. these folks are all about changing the world, at the first-ever teen vogue summit. >> 2044! >> reporter: it's a gathering of game changers. >> amazing. >> so inspirational. >> reporter: from ceos. >> when you give, you really receive so much more. you feel like you're helping someone, and you are. >> reporter: to celebrities. >> this is such a powerful movement happening with women. >> i didn't know what was going on with the world. >> reporter: to ordinary teens fighting for social justice. social activism may be the last thing some may expect from a f

teens. he was sent out televise staof college of new jersey. the eldest born and later became princeton. which was an unusual choice because it was not william mary, which is where most people sent their kids in this social class. it was a presbyterian one and that carried a lot with it, that choice. his father graduating from collo be a tutor to his youngest siblings here. and he didn't want to do that. but it was sort of the cost of being the eldest son, the bearer of all this privilege was that he came back and was kind of, you know, forced by his father to apply all that learning and investment right back here in orange county when he thought it would be much more exciting to be in philadelphia kind of being in the cities of the country. he ultimately made it back there. but orange county is where we understand who he was and how he came to be. one of the battles of his life is what was he going to be and what he was going to do for a living, basically. what he was really good at was legislating. coming up with a solution and approach to really crucial public policy problems that everybody else couldn't understand or couldn't figure out how to translate into some kind of solution in po

kron 4 morning news...kids return to school after the holiday weekend including one bay area school with a norovirus outbreak. we are live at the school with the latest. ( james ) and a teenchool wrestling match. we are live at the school to tell you what happened. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. you can get... ...more adventure, more woo-hoo! more magic. and more happy. and now you can stay steps away from the magic for less. save up to 25% on select rooms at a disneyland resort hotel. so now's the time to get more happy! make the most of every hour. here comes a new year. of every single day. with the power of tempur-pedic sleep. choose the mattress brand ranked highest in customer satisfaction by j.d. power. tempur-pedic sleep is power. (darya) good morning i'm darya folsom..(james) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... major hot spot in san francisco sb 101 cesar chavez blocking the two right lanes, jammed in both directions. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. rebecca:a few lingering showers this morning otherwise dry but continued cloudy today. dry and continued mostly cloudy

new messenger kids app. the group sent a letter to mark zuckerberg. note, a growing body of research demonstrates that excessive use of digital devices and social media is harmful to children and teensnted to give a safe way to video chat and send messages to family and friends. it features stickers and face-fillers for those to 13 years old. critics say it's too young for social media. kindergartner ila tomlinson has been used the facebook kids' app since december. the 6-year-old's father brett thomason signed her up. >> this is the world they come in. >> reporter: thomasson a technical coordinator in sarasota, florida, likes the fact that parents can control who their children talk to. >> that creates a safer environmental than traditional text messages. then all you need is a phone number and you can send a message to anybody and there's no blocks. >> messaging has to be set up under parents' facebook account because children under 13 are still not allowed to have their own. the app has no buttons for sharinging commenting, or liking posts. >> reporter: a facebooks spokesperson said we continue to focus on making the focus on kid as best experience. >> what's doing is indock tin

kron 4 morning news...kids return to school after the holiday weekend including one bay area school with a norovirus outbreak. we are live at the school with the latest. ( robin ) and a teen high school wrestling match. we are live at the school to tell you what happened. (rebecca) your bay area forecast is after the break. a high school wrestler is now paralyzed... after getting hurt during a match. how you can help the 16-year-old and his family. ( james ) lingering showers in the bay area. where's it's drying out... when more rain is coming. ( darya ) 13 brothers and sisters... held captive in their own home. what we're learning about their parents... who are also ( darya ) good morning i'm good morning i'm darya folsom..( james ) and i'm james fletcher. lets start the morning with a check of weather and traffic... rebecca:a few lingering showers this morning otherwise dry but continued cloudy today. dry and continued mostly cloudy wednesday as moist flow comes in off the pacific. next front moves in thursday with rain spreading north to south across the district reaching the central coast by thursday night. precip will turn showery later thursday night into friday as

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