you watch tiktok's, you create on tiktok. the passionate creativity and diversity of our community has fueled new cultural trends. chart topping artists and businesses across the country. it has been a bright spot for american families to create videos together. i have heard from countless friends and family, and even members of the senate and your staff, about how joyful and fun and entertaining and authentic to tuck content truly is. and i am proud of our work that our safety teams do every day to safeguard our community. and that our leadership make safety and wellness a priority, particularly to protect teens on the platform. being open and humble is important to the way we operate at tiktok. and the contents of the hearing today, that we seek out feedback from experts and stakeholders to constantly improve. and we find areas or flaws where we can do better, we hold ourselves accountable and we've isolations. turning a blind eye to areas where we can improve is not part of our companies dna. most of importantly, we strive

you create on tiktok. the passion, creativity and community has new cultural trends and chart-topping artists and businesses across the country. it has been a bright spot for families who create together and even members of the senate and your staff how joyful, fun and entertaining tick-tock content really is, and i'm proud of the safe work that our safety teams do every single day and that our leadership makes safety and wellness a priority, particularly it on protect teens and in the context of the hearing today we see that from experts and stakeholders to constantly improve. we find areas or find flaws where you can do better. we hold ourselves accountable ask find solutions. turning a blind eye to areas where we can improve and most importantly, we strive to do the right thing protecting people on the platform. when it comes to protecting minors we work to create age-appropriate experiences for teens throughout their development. we have proactively built privacy and safety protections in mind. for exa

tiktok does operate in the u.s., tiktok is part of a chinese company.as to why we don't have as much scrutiny on tiktok and isn't as much control over it, but i think that will change over time. >> what should parents do or know, particularly because it's not even about liking content. it could just be lingering a few extra seconds? >> i notice that -- i'm sorry. >> i always say that parents should use the app. you should learn how the app works, how the algorithm learns what you like, just as you were saying, you don't necessarily have to like something to see it. if you are watching something, you're watching it until the end or re-watching, the algorithm is going to learn you're into this. it's going to serve you more content. if you share a link, you may learn that you were watching this and you wanted to send it someone. it's critical that parents are learning the app, learning how it works and having conversations about what are you watching on this app? what are you consuming and having conversations about should you be consuming this, do you nee

i think it would be great for us if tiktok was banned in america. my account because in the long run it would be great. >> tammy: bravo. congratulations. keep going. keep up the fight and great

tiktok had a major trending issue last week, the wave of school shooting threats circulating on tiktokhat prompted some school stuff close and some to bolster their police presence. tiktok said they handle even rumored threats with seriousness, which is why they are looking into working with law enforcement. how much do you think things like this will hurt tiktok? how much does gen z care that the platform can be problematic? >> i think it is inherently, it is a double-sided coin in a lot of ways. i don't think these threats will keep gen z off tiktok. tiktok is a social company but more than anything it is entertainment. people come to tiktok after a long day and kick back and watch videos. it is therapeutic, fun. the problem with tiktok and the benefit of it is that 99% of the content you see is discoverable. it is from people you don't know. as easy as it is to blow up as a creator and get people onto your mission, your videos, the same goes for things that are inherently bad. i think in that sense, it is important for platforms like tiktok to embed these things into their tech. how

tiktok. seen there have been these various challenges on tiktok that seemed to grip young students and they get more and more dangerous, more and more destructive. and this latest one is actually prompted the school to shut and i like the way we'll put it in tiktok challenge know its tiktok threat. >> a threat against all schools nationwide. >> and in here in the bay area. least one school's decided it's so serious. >> they canceled finals and class today. let's go to conference will transfer the very latest on this. well. >> yeah. james darya, we went to school and it's i've never heard of finals being canceled. that's how serious they are taking this and that is why in gilroy finals will resume in january. so that's next month. but all the other schools in the bay area in particular, this school right behind me. classes will go on in about an hour from now. but you better believe they will have extra security and police officers either on campus are circling the campus just to make sure tha

report it to tiktok.f a certain trend depending on what the execution of that trend is. in this case, they said, hey, here is a step by step guide. if you see a rumor thatis scary, report it to us. we will look at it. >> i want to put up the second page of the statement. tiktok is essentially saying we need to be careful here. for example, we are concerned that the proliferation of the local media reports on the alleged trend not found on the platform could inspire real world harm. law enforcement was doing press releases. this is not something media is just doing. how does law enforcement weigh the threats? are kids making these threats to get out of school? >> it is possible. when we elevate something that was an unsubstantiated rumor to this level where you are and i discussing it and law enforcement is shutting down schools, it may give ammunition to those who want to carry out. if police who have found this to be not credible and educators and tiktok with no credibility behind this, we are in a trick

. >>> and still to come, tiktok gets into the restaurant business. delivery. >>> here's a look at the forecast in some cities around the country. ♪ >>> on the cbs "money watch," plans may change for the new year's eve party in times square, and viral foods on tiktok will soon be available for delivery. elise preston is in new york with those stories and more. good morning, elise. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. well, investors are in for a shortened week, but due to the christmas holiday, but they will keep their eyes peeled on key economic data. the bureau of economic analysis will release its latest report on personal consumption expenditures. meantime, stocks on friday ended lower. the dow slid 532 points logging its worst day this month. the nasdaq fell ten points, and the s&p 500 lost 48 points. >>> the omicron variant could put a damper on the annual ball drop in times square. new york city's mayor bill de blasio said officials will decide by christmas whether to scale back the bash. last year only essential workers attended. the decisio

the lunatic left loves tiktok social media app.st irrational liberals in our country encouraging them to air their grievances unhinged and unfiltered like. this i wear a mask because i have a helmet that has a hepa filter up here. i'm siliconed in. and the air gets forced with battery pack in the mask through the hepa filter. [laughter] >> tammy: oh, no. people like that thrive on tiktok and there is rarely any pushback to them this kind of behavior is totally normal. what's worse, many of them are teachers. these are the people teaching our kids. ♪ terrorist, terrorist ♪ purple where parents are ♪ terrorists, terrorists ♪ purple for parents ♪ they come to school board meetings ♪ with lots of things to say ♪ and they will bully ♪ if they don't get their way. >> i want to talk to the kids. sometimes human beings boy or girl. sometimes we're something else. sometimes we're both. sometimes, um, we kind of float in between. >> loot of people when they hear the term pedophile they automatically assume it means a sex offender. that isn't

ask them how they use tiktok. asked them how they feel. and from what they are hearing and seeing in the community is that tiktok is an enjoyable experience, it's inclusive, it makes teams feel better. difficult times in the school day. so having those conversations with teens. film a video. to facilitate that conversation. and recognize that tiktok is not a passive experience. it's not just about watching videos. it's about the creativity in making and doing fun videos on the app and that is something that we have seen parents do. and so i think those three would answer the question, senator. >> ms. miller? >> -- prioritize profits -- >> i think we are -- at maybe you can start again. >> can you hear me now? sorry, senator. thank you for asking this question. for youtube, our mission is to give everyone a voice and show them the world. and as such, when users come to youtube they experienced certain discovery of finding all types of content. but as a company, we do not prioritize profits over safety. we invest heavily and making sure our

tiktok is the center of a new controversy.ys a challenge from the app is encouraging kids to play with electrical outlets. fox news mark barrett tells us it is the latest in a string of criticism. of this app. currently 36 degrees. amazon smart speaker could do a lot, but kristin lived all never thought it would encourage her 10 year old daughter to play with electrical outlets. it was a simple challenge and that she needed to plug. uh cell phone charger part way into that plug. and then touch the prongs with penny. and when i heard that i was like, no thanks so knowing luckily her daughter did not get hurt. amazon says it's since removed the challenge and is quote taking steps to help prevent something similar from happening again. you may have heard of it tiktok's experiment. the whole thing appears to stem from a trend which went viral on tiktok. the social media app, which boasts a billion monthly users is owned by chinese based bite dance, the company is facing a barrage of bad headlines. lawmakers have called for the app

. >> it was really popular thing on tiktok. >> plus, the viral tiktok challenge that schools are taking so seriously that one bay area high school canceled classes for tomorrow. >>> health experts predict the large wave of omicron cases to hit california. so does that mean you should rethink your holiday plans? tonight, bay area health experts weigh in. >> we were just waving at neighbors. >> then, the pandemic hit. now, they are celebrating the holidays together. it is tonight's bay area bright spot. good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm elizabeth cook. police in pittsburgh are telling us minutes ago, one person was found dead inside a home. three children were taken to the hospital. with what appears to be carbon monoxide poisoning. this all started with a family member calling police to do a welfare check. when police got to the house, they found those four individuals. the children were told between the ages of 6 and 16. police say they are in stable condition at this hour. >>> developing now, threats of school shootings on the social media platform tiktok prompted school districts

tiktok said it is working with authorities on this issue.have more on how police are trying to reassure patients -- parents. andrew: a wave of school shooting threats circulating on social media, prompting districts to cancel classes today. >> 12 thattt down for three days. andrew: coast to coast reassuring parents, students, and staff threats are not credible. they are not taking any chances. >> we have checked out every potential threat and deemed none to be imminent or credible, and we have arrested a lot of young people for making these threats. andrew: in the wake of the shooting in michigan, authorities documented 139 threats. one district reported a 148% spike in school threats this year, 25% higher since before the pandemic. this latest tiktok trend increasing threats, draining police resources and pulling cops off of the street who would be handling crime. >> we have to investigate, now my resources have to go out and cover 400 buildings. >> real or not, it is a crime. >> these people who are making threats, it is not a joke here th

ask them how they use tiktok and how they feel afterwards. what we're hearing from the audience is that tiktok is a joyful experience and inclusive and makes teenagers feel better and difficult times in the pandemic and so have those conversations and also take the opportunity to film a video to facilitate that conversation and recognize that tiktok is not a passive experience. it is about the creative it creativity and making fun videos and that is something we have seen parents come together. i think those three would answer your question. >> ms. miller. >> when users come to you too, they look for all because of content but as a company, we do not prioritize profits over safety. we created a safe space for them on youtube kids. in addition, we are a transparent company. we rolled out our first transparency report in 2018 and we continue to update that on a quarterly basis where we share for additional matrix and we rolled out the view rate statistic earlier this year. we believe that being a company where responsibility is our number one p

the two often shoot 10-15 tiktok in one day. >> everything is completely spontaneous. i never know what she is going to do before i start hitting "record." i love when they make you laugh. >> i know. i would like to change people's minds about what it is to be old. i'm still active. i'm still learning new things. and i'm not the only one. it's time for some gray power. 80 is the new 37. >> yuccas: gray power, indeed. i'm hoping she wants to be my new best friend. she is awesome. that's the cbs weekend news for this saturday. don't forget "sunday morning with jane pauley" first thing tomorrow followed by "face the nation" with margaret brennan. i'm jamie yuccas in los angeles. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs capt ned by media >>> the latest code variant continuing to spread across the globe appear we have the latest on the local rush to get protected. >>> since it is the season of giving some fans made a huge difference for some children this holiday season. >>> we don't have to wait for a warmer world to experience high tides. we get them every winter. today's

this year's number one spot belongs to tiktok.ast year, the social video platform was ranked number seven. google remains number two followed by facebook, microsoft, apple and netflix. a social media -- social video platform has agreed with a reverse merger. the transaction will valued them at $5 billion. it is a four fold increase. it is expected to close in the first quarter. the ceo is here with us pit i feel like i spent the whole of 2021 spending about special-purpose acquisition companies. what did you go for a reverse merger? >> it is not just backing into a shell company. real synergies between the business, which is around streaming and providing ott capabilities to operators. and our platform, which has been focused on empowering creators to be they've -- to be the best they can be, giving them ai powered superpowers to drive -- giving them ai powered superpowers to drive better monetization of their content. >> talk to us about the plan. when you're looking to expand, i am wondering how your business model involves. you

what about tiktok? events, how this went viral and how schools had to shut down. there was his apprehension and anxiety. talk to me about that platform and how it fits into your big picture? >> yeah, tiktok, the recent phenomenon, but it is where igen is living these days in terms of social media. extremely popular. really took off during the pandemic. it's short videos. so a lot of them are fun. a lot of them are dances. they're doing funny things. so it looks harmless. the problem is that these so-called challenges of pretty disturbing things. so in september there was a tiktok challenge of destroying school property. and a bunch of kids went and did this and filmed and put it on tiktok. and the most recent one is the violence which thank goodness didn't come to fruition. but the one with school property did. they're good kids that get caught up into this, because of that influence on social media because they're at the stage of where they want to go along with what their friends are doing and it can

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. >>> the threats on the social media platform tiktok has prompted police to respond quickly. >> the superintendent said the district is not aware of any actual threats, and districts are on high alert after threat s. >> it was a really popular thing on tiktok and a bunch of threats, all over the place. >> notices warning of a growing social media trend encouraging acts of violence. >> they are videos about people getting threats casually. >> casual or not. gilroy high school closed friday after the threat indicated ghs but later realized it was referring to a school in los angeles. this letter warning of a viral tiktok that reads many schools will be getting many school shootings and bomb threats on december 17th on friday. san francisco police are in close contact with school officials. >> if you think you will post a threat, fake or real. you will not only get out of school but you are going to jail. >> they are urging children to use social media responsibly and how to report any activity they witness on campus. >>> a live look in dublin where the governor and attorney general ar

on tiktok, this hashtag has 9 billion views. #diwali has over 2 billion.tojesus christ but after they're finished praying, this is what they get up to. they're making a video on tiktok. we gotta go, we gotta go, we gotta go... don't you think that some people might not take you seriously? i think there's a lot of stereotypes about nuns out there. there is an idea that you lock yourself into an institution, like, all the rules, all you are giving up. so when we share those videos, we really want to show that we are human and we live. and to say they have fun is an understatement. they do pranks... (screams, laughs) ..orjump on the latest tiktok trend. what kind of comments do you get? 0h, they range. yeah, they range, they range. there is like a whole strand of folks who are like, "i don't even know how i got on nuntok. like, how did they appear, but i'm here to stay". from a convent to a mosque and this is the biggest in the uk. for thousands of years people have come into places of worship to learn more about theirfaith. but now religious messages are ech

how do you feel about how tiktok has responded? i thought they've been good, they've been pushing back on the response saying we're a social media platform, we cater to teenagers for the most part or young people for most part and so we're trying to figure out what is going on. but also things can get, you know, sort of amplified and people in charge need to be able to interpret it better. what i would like more than everyone reacting to a generalized threat that there is going to be a day of violence is the social media platforms getting much better about the very specific stuff that we see on it. the calls for specific violence at a place, the radicalization that we see going on. this stuff is unfortunately always going to be there and the social media platforms can show their concern for our children if they actually got more focused on the real radicalization that is going on online. >> one of the things tik tock mentions in the response is the concern that the media coverage characterizing this could unintentionally cause some

tiktok is working with authorities on the issue.closing arguments are expected to finish in the elizabeth holmes trial. prosecutors argued that she chose to deceive investors and patients about what testing capabilities of her company thernaan the defense were no spray the defense as it was never her intent. a legal expert says it comes down to holmes apostle credibility of the testimony of 29 witnesses. >> if the jury follows the evidence and testimony, they could convict her. we have documents, the website, a powerpoint presentation she made, the article, what else? the logos she changed, the changing of conclusions and reports. kumasi: jury deliberations are set to begin next week. there is a podcast about the trial, hosted by abc 7 rebecca jarvis, called "the dropout." there are new episodes every tuesday. you can listen where you stream podcasts. reggie: could a salesforce tower get a twin building down the block? the development plans a few blocks away and only four feet shorter. kumasi: you are looking at the new york stock e

tiktok causing a youth mental health crisis? borders tonight: two former senior editors for hong kong's stand news in jail tonight after being charged with conspiring to publish seditious materials a day after police raided the pro-democracy media organization forcing a shut down of its operations. the pair was denied bail. western governments are now criticizing that move as a sign of further erosion of press freedoms in the region. tens of thousands of protesters marching through sudan's capital met with stun gas and grenades as forces crowd. demanding the military play no role in the government during a transition to free elections. thursday was the 11th ground of major demonstrations since an october 25th coup. and iran sends a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space without specifying if any of the objects have entered earth's orbit. it remains unclear exactly when that launch happened or what devices the carrier brought with it. the blast-off comes on the back drop of negotiations in vienna to rest

i don't think when it comes to tiktok, i have my own concerns about tiktok.contend dill app is everywhere. maybe they are doing. maybe they spend too much time on social media platforms that have bad effects when it comes to their psychology or self-image. i would encourage kids to get back to the books. there are important classics to read not just for the importance of literacy and importance of the world and to be well-prepared. charles: i thought it was a sad shocking statistic. i am glad i was able to talk to you about it, hadley. we'll talk to you soon. >> thanks, charles. >> legendary investment guru peter lynch had a warning to pass investors, you're losing out big time. i'm asking market watcher, amateur chef, kenny polcari why none of his dishes made the top 10 recipe search on google this year. he probably thinks they should been number one. we'll be right back. (vo) t-mobile for business helps small business owners prosper during their most important time of year. when you switch to t-mobile and bring your own device, we'll pay off your phone up t

but tiktok, it seems to be the choice for this tiktok. back in october. they had a national slap your teacher day. so tiktok had to work with investigators at that particular time and no arrest happened as far as that specific threat and then the month before that was vandalizing your bathrooms in your school. so this is happening more frequently. tiktok is working with law enforcement officers across the country a little of sure they're working with the fbi as well. we are going to go around at the schools throughout the bay area and obviously talk to parents and teachers. but you might want to hug. this is just me talking. you might want to hug your kids a little bit higher this morning because we live in incredibly scary times. james and ari, a. thank you will. >> 5. '05, right now and breaking news from overnight. a man died in from what appears to be carbon monoxide exposure in a house in pittsburgh. this house in the 100 block of vincennes street emergency crews got there. they found a woman and 3 children. we're sick inside. and the man who had alr

santa clara county's office of education is also responding to threats being made on tiktok officials released a statement saying that they are aware of the nationwide tiktok challenge that is encouraging students to make false bomb threat at all and or school shooting phone calls. the statement says that they are now working with law enforcement school district and tiktok to try and address this disturbing trend. well for sale of the psac ii is following this story. she talked with the mother of a gilroy high school student. you'll hear from her on kron 4 news tonight at 9 closing arguments were presented today in the trial of theranos founder elizabeth holmes, the prosecutors used homes. his %% own words against her by playing a recording. >> of a presentation to investors in that recording homes can be heard talking about. i'm bringing her technology to retail stores even though she allegedly knew the technology did not work holmes and her former boyfriend are accused of defrauding investors out of millions of dollars and misleading patients. >> now to check on our 4 zone forecast.

that was spreading on tiktok vandalize. your school also on tiktok as well. i can tell you live in a different age now, where our safety is in jeopardy as well. so i'm not going to tell you the school that we are at a witch particular location. but i have seen a lot of police officers already. james and area this morning circling this school and we're at another school earlier this morning. also, police officers maybe that's their patrol. but i can tell you i've noticed them a lot more this morning. just in case you're a parent at home. i just want to let you know i have personally seen this officers out and about all ready for not only a little reassurance. thank you. we'll be happy to get their thanks. well, we have some breaking news overnight. a woman has died and it appears it was carbon monoxide poisoning. >> exposed in a house in pittsburgh. police responded to the home in the 100 block of vincent street when they got there, they found a woman who was dead. they found 3 children who were sick and they found a man who was unconscious. the children have

tiktok is the center of a new controversy.ta mom says a challenge from the app is now encouraging kids to play with electrical outlets. fox news marc meredith tells us it's the latest criticism of the popular site. currently 36 degrees. amazon smart speaker could do a lot, but kristin lived all never thought it would encourage her 10 year old daughter to play with electrical outlets. it was a simple challenge and that she needed to plug. uh cell phone charger part way into that plug and then touch the prongs with penny. and when i heard that i was like no thanks to knowing. luckily, her daughter did not get hurt. amazon says it's since removed the challenge and his quote, taking steps to help prevent something similar from happening again. you may have heard of the tiktok's experiment . the whole thing appears to stem from a trend which went viral on tiktok, the social media app, which boasts a billion monthly users, is owned by chinese based bite dance. the company is facing a barrage of bad headlines. lawmakers have called f

kristen: tiktok has more than one billion active mobile users, but is no stranger to controversy. in 2019, u.s. senators asked intelligence officials to look into the app is that possible national security risk. in 2020, president trump signed an order for the company to sell -- that was revoked by president biden. today, cdc advisory committee recommended people opt for an mrna vaccine like pfizer or moderna over johnson & johnson after more data on the rare blood clots linked to j&j. officials still say j&j is far more beneficial than note vaccine. vaccinated people to mask and social distance at work if they may have been exposed to the virus are not showing symptoms. experts believe omicron will become the dominant variant in the u.s. within a few weeks. yes is reporting about 118,000 new covid cases each day. today, santa clara county is urging residents to get the booster, because the omicron variant is on the rise in that county. they have 10 confirmed cases, for unvaccinated people, five vaccinated. one received the booster within the last two weeks. health officials say t

on tiktok this hashtag has 9 billion views. hashtag the wily has over 2 billion.uns dedicate their entire lives tojesus christ. but after they finished praying, this is what they get up praying, this is what they get up to. they are making a video on tiktok. don't you think that some people might not take you seriously? i some people might not take you seriousl ? ~ ., some people might not take you seriousl ? ~' ., ., seriously? i think there are a lot of stereo _ seriously? i think there are a lot of stereo types _ seriously? i think there are a lot of stereo types about - seriously? i think there are a l lot of stereo types about nuns out there. there is an idea that you lock yourself into an institution like all of the rules, or that you are giving up. so when we share those videos we really want to show that we are human and we live. and to say that they are fun is an understatement. they do pranks. orjump on the latest tick—tock trend. what kind of comments do you get? tick-tock trend. what kind of comments do you get?- comments do you get? they ranue. commen

more people went on tiktok, according to cloud flare, the video sharing app tiktok two -stepped its wayle for the top spot as measured by web traffic another shocker, tiktok rival instagram fell off the list. meta is actually climbing with google up about half a percent as well. what should be on your list every morning firing up my tiktok channel we grabbed the very best business headlines that you need to hear about when you wake up and we kind of put it altogether. we've had so much fun since we started our tiktok channel just one-year-old, and we have a quarter of a million followers, so check it out my tiktok handle is@redfoxliz. it maybe the covid test disrupt or and it has not yet been approved, but it's waiting in line. we're going to introduce you to the ceo of a company that's developing airborn virus detection systems for schools and offices. this is sort of like the covid version of a smoke detector, and find out what else including a covid breathalyzer you can just use at home. this is a fox business exclusive you've gotta hear how it works closing bell ringing in 29 minute

tiktok is like crack. your thoughts? >> yes.ow to keep her out of these things. i love going to read a book on a hillside. in my house we cover all of the plugs. you remember what it's like to have a 2-year-old daughter. they don't know what they are doing. a 12-year-old can comprehend the danger but a 2-year-old can't. the idea that alexa can tell my daughter to do something dangerous and then moves over to instagram later in life and the senator from tennessee, marsha blackburn, created a profile for a young girl and it created content for eating disorders. it's scary between alexa and instagram. >> the pressure is out there. cheryl, i look at. this i would never have an alexa in my house. i don't want a smart fridge. i want to move back to the hobbit. i want to live underground in a bunker by matt's house. that's the only place i will be safe. >> i have 5 nieces and nephews and my oldest loves to read books from the book store. i am proud of that. the thing about tiktok two-thirds on that platform are 14 and under. there is a

so now my dinosaur because i don't go on tiktok. i've never had tiktok. >> you're not is and i remember you had a blackberry to go down there. i love the in the middle and you personal digital assistant always try to find stuff we called her phone. so tiktok's number one, it's overtaken google as far as eyeballs in hours watched last year. this time is 8 tells you that it viral as the pandemic itself and covid. >> it's nice to see. it was combination of tiktok musical company and it's kind of started in august 2018. it's been downloaded over 3 billion times. second only to facebook as a platform. that's impressive. it saw 180% growth in the first 3 months of the pandemic in 2020 in march. united states. brands. love it to the point that they're starting to open up kitchens across the country that if you see some sort of a viral tiktok you can go grab it get it out. a doughnut with cream cheese on it. some will deliver it to from tiktok. and that's kind of cool. again. it's got a great home page. my kids prefer it over you to my kids

>> behind this dastardly deed was the man's own sister who documented the entire ordeal on tiktok.the brother a pair of swim trunks that she said she found new at a goodwill. >> but she failed to mention that they were designed to dissolve in water. it wasn't long before he realized that his swimsuit was melting away. he refused to get out of the water until his family fetched him a pair of real shorts. but at that point, the video properly cuts out. >> it has been viewed more than 28 million times. i saw a similar video with a wife doing that to her husband, backyard pool, though. you could catch a case, so be careful in public. >> that is quite mischievous, dissolving pants or swim trunks. anything that dissolves, ooh. >>> next to a cow turning the tables on a california highway patrol officer. >> wait, what? >> dash cam video shows brandon pratt trying to round up a cow to the side of a rural road when suddenly the 2,000-pound bovine turns violent, charging pratt as he tries to flee. >> i like how he looks back at the cow, like he was about to do something. for a brief moment, p

i have no idea how to use tiktok so i need a tutorial. i don't have any followers.r handle. >> i think @tiffany d. cross because that's my handle everywhere and the only tiktok video i posted is me saying i don't know how to use it. >> number one, shout outto to tiffany. because it's short, twitter is short, it's short video so you really don't have time for the other introduction, explanation, whatever it is you got to say or do, do it. do yourself. so for some people that's dancing. i don't dance on there. you're welcome. whatever it is, you just say it. [ laughter ] >> we'll have to do a tiktok together. good interview with big boy. that was a great conversation. i like the point you made. your mechanic wouldn't do your heart surgery so don't talk to him about medical is

tiktok's use among teens is growing. more than 60% of kids between the ages of 12 and 17 have an account. last year that number was 50%. the fear of violence comes 2 1/2 weeks after the school shooting in michigan. and days after the ninth anniversary of the shooting at sandy hook elementary. today outside of philadelphia police not taking any chances. >> i think it's incumbent upon families and school officials to help them understand that something that they might mimic from a tiktok challenge or something they might mimic from social media can have really grave consequences >> they're going to get caught it's social media. if they can put it out there, it can be caught. >> reporter: just a few months ago tiktok was getting some heat for a challenge where kids would break stuff, steal stuff at school and then post it online tiktok removed those videos from its platform, saying it violated community standards. shep >> the news's perry russom thank you. >>> it was supposed to be a multibillion-dollar deal the money comin

tiktok challenges are not anything new to a lot of the local school districts.seen them before. just a couple months ago there was a challenge encouraging young people to do wild things like destroying bathrooms, and many districts are explaining there are no credible threats just reports of threats circulating on social media. again, school districts around the bay area believe this one crosses the line and goes beyond the)a(6z attempt to disrupt sch and many parents simply say they want these challenges to stop. >> a lot of the challenges they throw out there to kids put them in a bad situation. >> it's exhausting, but what can you do? they stay one step ahead of us. >> reporter: tiktok has issued a statement about the rumors of threats of violence saying we are looking to law enforcement, even though we have not found evidence of such threats originating or spreading via tiktok. for some schools like outside houston, texas, they are telling kids not to bring their backpacks to school today just out of caution, and security will be increased today. we're live

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wendy, it just shows the power of a tiktok dance. >> i cannot get into tiktok. how about you?know, i'm not signed up, but i don't think we can wait much longer. clearly we're behind. >> i'm too old, i think, for tiktok at this point. >> we've got to catch up. >> we'll try. bradley blackburn in new york. thank you. >>> up next, choreographing a proposal. a utah jazz dancer gets the surprise of her life during a performance on court. ♪ rich, indulgent chocolate with a luscious caramel filling. with love from san francisco. ghirardelli caramel squares. makes life a bite better. this is my voice my strength. ♪ ♪ ♪ my voice my strength. the new eau de parfum intense. voce viva. valentino did you know there are surfaces in your home that look clean but a closer look shows there are often layers of invisible dirt left behind. try mr. clean magic eraser for a deep down hygienic clean. magic eraser removes the messes you can see as well as more of the dirt and grime you don't. all you do is wet, squeeze and start erasing dirt and grime all around the house and try magic eraser sheets f

tiktok rival trille going public. last year through a merger with the blank check company. you'll hear more when triller's ceo joins you, maria, in the 8:00 hour. back to you. maria: thank you so much, lauren. meanwhile, china blacklisting four members of the u.s. federal commission on religious p freedom this week, in response to sanctions announced from the biden administration targeting companies and politicians accused of contributing to the human rights abuses against uyghurs and the ethnic minorities in the xinjiang region. nadine nansa and yurima, james carr and mary turkle are barred from entering china. joining he me now, nuri turkle. thank you for being here. before we get into today's story, give us a sense of what you know about the uyghurs, your family was actually subject to the atrocities. is that right? >> thank you very much. good morning, for having me on. i, as you've been informed in my previous conversation with you, that i was born in re-education camp during the height of the cultural revolution

tomó acciones determinantes libertad pedraza nos amplía la información >>> un nuevo reto viral en tiktok a hacer llamadas y publicaciones alegando que realizarán tiroteos o causarán explosiones e instituciones educativas >>> es contra la hacer una amenaza a otros la pena máxima tres años hasta tres años en la penitenciaría del estado o hasta un año >>> sin embargo, muchos de los adolescentes que participan en el reto viral lo toman a la ligera, como una broma uno de los reporte fue una amenaza de tiroteo realizada en una publicación en redes sociales con fecha para este viernes 17 de diciembre, autoridades informaron que encontraron al joven que supuestamente realizó dicha publicación desde el área de los angeles, las investigaciones determinó que no hay un peligro real en este caso pero por días, dicha amenaza puso en alerta autoridades de toda california nosotros nos comunicamos con los distritos escolares y agencias del orden del área de la bahía la mayoría nos contestaron que están al tanto de esta tendencia y están tomando medidas de seguridad aún así, decidieron tendrán clases el v

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. >>> schools on edge nationwide over threats of violence on tiktok what authorities are saying and how officials are taking action. >>> tiger woods returning to competitive golf less than 10 months after his crash with his son by his side. >>> and the brave four-year-old girl traveling halfway across the world her life saving journey to the u.s. >>> this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening the last thing any of us wants is to revisit 2020 that was one rough road but the comparisons are inescapable tonight in pockets of this country covid sidelining more and more people as it did last december when vaccinations were just beginning. new york city with over 10,000 new cases reported today in several major cities, there are long lines for testing. facing outbreaks of their own, businesses in some places are closing their doors. major sporting events postponed. classrooms closed. and the unvaccinated being warned in no uncertain terms these are dangerous days ahead, especially as the highly contagious omicron variant multiplies tonight urgent calls for the vaccinated to