'Particularly Dangerous' Fire Risk, DOJ's Trump Report & NFL Star's Inspiration- Tuesday, January 14, 2025
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 14 January 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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The news to know for Tuesday, January 14, 2025!
We're talking about the ominous forecast for the Los Angeles area today, making the wildfire risk even more extreme, and how the firestorm has ignited a new debate in Congress.
Also, we'll recap the final report from the special counsel that defends criminal charges against President-elect Trump.
Plus, we'll tell you how the nation's first congestion pricing is going one week in and why hanging out at a Starbucks will cost you.
And a self-help book is suddenly going viral after an NFL playoff game. We'll explain.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Tuesday, January 14th. We are talking about the ominous forecast for the Los Angeles area today, |
| 0:06.2 | making the wildfire risk even more extreme, and how the firestorm has ignited a new debate in Congress. |
| 0:12.4 | Also, the final report from the special counsel that defends criminal charges against President |
| 0:16.5 | elect Trump. Plus how the nation's first congestion pricing is going one week in. Why hanging out at |
| 0:22.2 | Starbucks is now going to cost you. And a self-held book is suddenly going viral after an NFL |
| 0:27.7 | playoff game. Those stories and even more news coming up. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:35.2 | All the day's news in around 10 minutes. Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:47.6 | Southern California wildfires that have already leveled entire neighborhoods are expected to get even worse today. The National Weather Service |
| 0:54.9 | says dry, dangerous Santa Ana wind gusts could hit 75 miles an hour this morning, and it issued rare, |
| 1:01.0 | particularly dangerous situation, red flag warnings. Still, more than 8,500 firefighters are |
| 1:06.4 | working 24-7 to get the fires already burning under control and prevent new ones from sparking. |
| 1:12.3 | They made some progress on the fires that started last week. But because of today's new fire |
| 1:16.5 | danger, some crews are going to vulnerable areas so they're in the right spots if more |
| 1:21.0 | fires do break out. The fires have so far destroyed or damaged more than 12,000 buildings, |
| 1:26.5 | including thousands of homes. |
| 1:28.5 | Dozens of people have died, and what the fires have left behind has been described as |
| 1:32.5 | apocalyptic. One bright side is donations have been pouring in, since it's not just movie |
| 1:37.9 | landmarks and celebrity mansions that have been destroyed. It's also hit economically diverse |
| 1:42.4 | communities, and many people are now struggling |
| 1:44.5 | to find housing in one of the least affordable places in the country. So celebrities like |
| 1:49.2 | Beyonce, Prince Harry and Megan Markle, and Jamie Lee Curtis have together pledged millions of dollars, |
| 1:54.3 | as have big businesses like Netflix, Disney, Comcast, and Amazon. If you'd also like to help |
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