same places, santa clara, temecula. now as we go throughout this weekend, we do have a bit of good news. we will see some rain. it's not going to be a lot. we will see some wet weather. that will help. but then we're going to return right to that pattern. we'll talk more about this and the cold air across the united states in just a few minutes. >> hope they get that under control. >>> president trump sat for his first tv interview of his second term in office. >> they were treated like the worst criminals in history. and you know what they were there for? they were protesting the vote. because they knew the election was rigged and they were protesting the vote. and that, you know, should be allowed to protest the vote. you should be allowed to. you know, when the day comes -- >> you shouldn't be able to invade the capitol. >> some of those people with the police, they were very minor incidents, okay. they get built up by a couple of fake guys. this was a political hoax. >> nbc's peter alexander is following the growing

calabasas, temecula, we'll see the winds ramping up. and it's so bone dry with relative humidities under 10% in some spots. we're watching the eaton fire and palisades fire. we're going to see the winds ramping up throughout the later part of this monday, tuesday, and also wednesday. stop this clock around 2:00. the winds are picking up, right near the fire. this is going to be another dangerous week as we head to monday, tuesday, the later part of today to tuesday and wednesday. as we go throughout the overnight hours we'l and we're a looking at rain in jacksonville. montgomery could see clouds as well, 50 degrees. that's your monday forecast. >> okay. thanks so much, michelle. >> sure. >>> president biden awarded pope francis with a presidential medal of honor with distinction. the first time the president has bestowed that honor as president. he called francis the people's post, a light of faith, hope and love that shines brightly across the world. it is the first medal of freedom awarded with distinction since president biden awarde

then we have the red including places like wrightwood, palmdale, riverside, temecula. and the orange is the elevated risk that is today. but look what happens tomorrow. it looks almost exactly the same. we're looking at an extreme risk once again, that super dangerous in the same places where you're looking at that pink glendora to santa clarita, the thousand oaks. we have this red here, including places like just north of santa barbara, wrightwood, riverside, temecula. so it looks a lot like it did today. and we will keep that risk in place on wednesday as well. liz mentioned this too. we're seeing some improvement, the containment up to 33% now for the eaton fire. that just came in 14%. two for palisades fire. the worst fire looking better to 89% contained. that's been that number for quite a bit. but this is going to be the big story as we go throughout time here. not only are we looking at really dry conditions, but these winds are going to start up once again. we're going to see those northeasterly winds. that's a warming wind. it's a dry wind. so right now we're

see offshore strong winds and very dry conditions continuing from right wood to riverside, down temecula as well. so pinine cove included in that critical risk. we also have an elevated risk where you see the orange. the palisades, the eaton fire, we're going to see the winds picking up once again. i stopped the clock around 2:00 this afternoon. we're looking at winds gusting to 50 miles per hour in some spots. by 2:00 a.m., winds at below zer. you factor in the wind, it's going to be colder than that. mobile, 49. all right, that's your monday morning forecast. >>> this weekend's box office heist went off without a hitch. >> it's not about the money. it's about the challenge. >> stand by. >> should i get in and get out. >> three, two, one. >> without anyone knowing i was there. >> den of thieves 2 debuted at number one, taking in $15.5 million. mufasa the lion king and sonic the hedge hog 3 came in at numbers two and three. >>> coming up, we have your sunday night football highlights. but first, we've got ts r hifo you. yeah, two questions about meta. arghh! [explosion] ugh! here we go a

red flag warnings for temecula to escondido. we have extreme risk that was added by the national weather service that includes santa clarita. we're looking at the risk of new fires increasing. we're so dry. the winds are going to be erratic. and we're watching fires potentially igniting once again. so we're going to see those winds pick up. notice winds at 50 miles per hour in some spots. and then, as we go throughout the later part of monday into the overnight hours, we can see winds gusting up to 61 miles per hour. even a little higher . we're soggy in southeast. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. 70 in orlando. all right. that's your monday forecast. >> thanks so much, michelle. >>> it was the only way a back and forth showdown on wildcard weekend could end. >> the washington commanders on the upright, and it is in! >> the commanders doink their way to the first playoff victory since 2006, taking down the buccaneers with that walk-off 37 yard field goal. earlier sunday the broncos looked to pull a similar shocker in buffalo. bu

that extends all the way from riverside to temecula down to escondido, and also an elevated risk.t also tuesday and wednesday. these are the fires burning right now. we have the eton fire 27% contained. 13% contained for the palisades fire. also the hurst fire doing much better, 89%. but as we go throughout the day, we're going to see those winds really gusting, gusting and it's going to be sustained for a while as well. so right now we're looking at winds anywhere from ten, even 20mph. we have a 30 mile per hour wind gusts. but look what happens as we go throughout the later part of today into tuesday and wednesday. so by 8:00 tomorrow, we're looking at winds gusting once again near 50, 60mph. and it is not out of the question that we're going to see a 70 mile per hour wind gusts. that's the big story today. that will continue to be the big story over the next several days. also, looking at a dangerous chill in portions of the northern plains, the upper midwest, we're looking at temperatures below zero as the air temperature you factor in the winds, it's going to feel colder than

reach 70 miles per hour for gusts tonight around 9:00 or 10:00, and then in the morning, down to temeculame sort of deal, and then even after that warning expires tomorrow afternoon, some indications with our models up to 50, 60 miles an hour. the overall pattern even after these winds diminish and we go offshore a bit over the weekend, keeps the rain away and really resets potentially more santa ana winds coming the beginning of next week. norah? >> norah: everyone on alert. rob marciano, thank you. well, the other big story here in washington, the justice department has released special counsel jack smith's report on donald trump's election interference case. smith says had trump not won the election and had the case been allowed to go forward, he likely would have been found guilty. cbs's scott macfarlane has details of the report. >> reporter: the final chapter of the federal investigation of president-elect donald trump's role in the january 6th attack is a 137-page closing report from special counsel jack smith. smith argues trump knowingly conspired to submit fake electors and over

so places like santa clarita, riverside, temecula, down to escondido under red flag warnings once again today. and we do have a critical risk. where you see the red, that is a critical risk. the elevated risk is in the yellow. dangerous rapid wildfire is possible. an area of low pressure, we haven't been able to say this for a while, will come to the north, sink to the south bringing lower elevation rain and higher elevation snow on saturday. it will stick around on sunday. we'll look for the chance for localized flash flooding possibly in the burn areas. that's the unfortunate part of it. we will see wet weather into california by this weekend. frances? >> they get that much-needed break. >>> president trump sat down for his first interview of the new term. nbc's chris pollone has the latest on this now from d.c. good morning, chris, what did the president say about his plans? >> reporter: frances, good morning. disaster response will be in the spotlight, as president trump wraps up his first week in office. on friday, he will travel to north carolina to check out the hurricane recover

this does stretch down to mission viejo to temecula to riverside.ts for a good chunk of the region, 36 million people. again, we've got kind of a high pressure and low pressure sitting in that same region. that means we're going to continue to see winds being issued through today and potentially tomorrow as well. meanwhile, we've got another winter storm system we're going to be looking for. 35 million people under winter alerts across much of the south. here's why. dallas with snow and ice. we'll see rain further south, but notice all of this heavy snow that works into the appalachians, the tennessee valley, and that wintery mix we'll have to deal with across atlanta as we get are you friday. and saturday the midatlantic and north east gearing up for light to moderate snow. ali, a busy couple of days ahead as we get closer to the weekend. >> very busy. angie lassman, thank you for the update. >>> coming up ahead senate confirmation hearings have been set for some of president trump's picks. and a preview of trump's day on capitol hill when "way too

critical risk includes places like santa clarita down towards temecula, even places down towards escondido, now down into an elevated risk to see that fire threat across their area. so the good news for tomorrow at least, is that the critical risk part kind of shrinks just a little bit. but the fire danger is in place today and tomorrow. and for those wondering, well, how about next week? well, sadly, next week an area of high pressure comes in. that will happen monday night into tuesday. and this will allow that strong high pressure system to drop into the great basin, bring in those santa ana winds or those winds from the mountains, compress it, heat it up, and then more. expect at least the santa ana winds. we're expecting them to ramp up once again monday night into tuesday, with winds ranging anywhere between 40 to 70mph, humidity still very low 5 to 15%, which could lead to weather conditions to be critical for fire threat. once again. alex. so no break, at least over the next five days. >> got to tell you, denise, i'm just getting an alert from los angeles times echoing what you're

afternoon critical risk has been expanded into santa clarita, really near oxnard and down towards temecula. tomorrow's critical risk at least shrinking just a little bit compared to what we're expected today. but then the elevated risk actually moves farther south into escondido. so getting close to at least oceanside there in san diego. fire weather watch tonight, tomorrow. i wish i came with better news, but it's pretty much like a roller coaster ride tonight. >> it ramps up. by sunday night it dies down. but then on monday night, another system will come in allowing those winds to increase. >> so 9 million people at risk. today, humidity levels are extremely low 10 to 20mph. and here we go. >> another santa ana event coming in monday night, where we're expecting wind gusts up to 70mph. >> so the critical fire weather will continue and is expected to at least continue to at least spread in the area because we are not expecting any area of low pressure or rain headed towards the area. alex, back to you. >> denise, it is not what we want to hear and i'm sure firefighters as well, but at le

so tomorrow's risk expands from oxnard down to riverside, temecula as well, and escondido, where we dotical risk even along the ocean side carlsbad, san diego, chula vista, that's really near the ocean. the humidity levels there are expected to drop to about 15% over the next three days. so this area of high pressure will come in tomorrow night into tuesday. it will develop into the great basin, and then we'll have these northeasterly winds, downsloping winds that will intensify and bring in some warmer air from the mountains because it will really compress. and we'll talk about 40 to 70 mile per hour winds monday night into tuesday and even wednesday. this is usually the rainy season in california, believe it or not. but what's happening is that we have a ridge over the west allowing all storm system to pretty much move towards canada and the pacific northwest. we're not seeing the moisture that we usually tend to see towards northern or southern california, so this just means that it will stay bone dry pretty much this week and even into next weekend. ian, back to you. >> a very dang

. >> santa clarita, santa ana, temecula down. to escondido. >> so that. >> stays in place.> in. >> the. >> santa ana. >> wind pattern. we will see a little relief this weekend as some showers move in. that's good news. >> some mountain. >> snow as well. it is also bitterly cold still, but that's improving. also, we're looking at 36 million people impacted this morning. where we're seeing really cold temperatures along the gulf coast and to the southeast, bitterly cold, cold advisories. that's an extreme cold advisory, extreme cold warning in the hot pink from places like new orleans to jacksonville, myrtle beach, norfolk up to elkins. >> and it is. >> chilly this morning. temperatures in. >> the negative numbers. in duluth. >> it feels like -25. so basically. >> from. >> the rockies all the way to the east, we're looking at another cold day. we're going to be cold once again tomorrow before we start to see a gradual warming into the weekend. memphis 26 degrees right now, 27, in new orleans. so the temperatures into the 20s below freezing up the southeast and the gulf coast

gusts 50 to 80 miles an hour, extreme fire behavior is possible, stretching all the way down to temeculaine for the afternoon, with highs in the inland areas near 60 degrees a little bit warmer. the r rest of the week, with mid 60s expected by tomorrow into wednesday, and the rest of the week is nice and sunny, with at times some breezy winds kicking up and near the coast and in san francisco will be watching those waves near weather. guys? >> all right, al, thanks. >>> coming up, your morning boost is on the way. first, look at her, baby hippo stealing hearts at the virginia zoo. we are all ready to learn her name. fans voted. she is with us live. >> maybe not awake, but alive. >> someone wake her up. >> little baby hoda. >> right after this. dry eyes still feel gritty, rough, or tired? with miebo, eyes can feel ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ miebo is the only prescription dry eye drop that forms a protective layer for the number one cause of dry eye: too much tear evaporation. for relief that's ♪ miebo ♪ ♪ ohh yeah ♪ remove contact lenses before using miebo. wait at least 30 minutes before put

combine that with very dry conditions and we've got a critical to elevated risk from montecito down to temecula have an extreme risk for that extreme fire behavior and any kind of wild fire starts it's going to spread like crazy. and we will see sunshine and warmer temperatures into the afternoon. dublin headed to 62 degrees and 64 in san francisco and some mid 60s for santa rosa. into the nexfew days we're going to see these temperatures continue with sunshine and calmer winds and no rain in the forecast into weather. guys? >> all right. thank you, buddy. hoda's morning boost coming right up. also, brian cheung has made his way to vegas. he's at the elelectronichow there where ai is all the rage. that is, however, the real brian cheung. the exciting breakthroughs you will be seeing very soon right after this. >> or is it? now taxes is matching with a turbotax expert who does everything for you. ♪♪ who can do your taxes in a day. so you can get up to $4,000 instantly. ♪♪ now, this is taxes. intuit turbotax. nothing dims my... ..light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. nurtec odt

that includes places like ventura, santa clarita, pasadena, riverside, temecula, escondido, the places already hit so hard. and we will see those winds really gusting. and they're going to stay in place for quite a while now. the national weather service out of the la office has issued a pds. it's called a particularly dangerous situation. doesn't happen very often. it's really highlighting that we have extremely critical fire weather conditions really ramping up this afternoon. staying in place tuesday. also wednesday. that means a high risk for large fires with explosive growth. just like what we saw last week, we have an extreme risk that's in the bright pink color. also a critical risk in the red and yellow is that elevated risk. and we are seeing those fires burning. so we have the fire at 27% contained. palisades fire at 13%, hearst fire doing much better, 89%. but we're worried about more fires. we're worried about these fires also expanding. now as we look at the winds right now, not too bad. again, we had a bit of a break over the weekend. we're looking at winds anywhere from