Top Story with Tom Llamas - Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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Tonight, the president's escalating war of words over Greenland now rocking the NATO alliance and the stock market here at home. President Trump in a marathon press conference today claiming America needs Greenland. European countries not backing down with more European troops arriving in Greenland, our reporter is there. And as fears of a trade war with America's top allies grow, U.S. stocks plunged today. Also tonight, dangerous Arctic blast sending cars on. the roads even freezing up one major city's water supply. Plus, our Bill Carrens with the next major winter storm, it could be the worst down south in years.

The Justice Department's new legal action against Minnesota's top Democratic officials, plus the growing outrage over an American detained wearing just shorts and a blanket. Actor Timothy Busfield in court over his child sex abuse case, the defense presenting its evidence, His famous wife, Melissa Gilbert, now on the witness list. What a judge just decided.

Four terrifying shark attacks in just 48 hours. Beach is now shut down in Australia as the region is left stunned. We hear from a surfer who came face to face with one of those sharks. Beckham family feud, the bombshell accusations from the son of soccer star David Beckham and fashion designer Victoria Beckham, what we're learning. And a real-life robocop, the human. traffic officer now ruling the roads in China, plus the Minnesota Senator breaking his silence after being shot in a targeted attack what he's saying tonight. Top story starts right now.

Good evening, everyone. I'm Kate Snow in for Tom. Tonight we begin with tensions between the U.S. and Europe reaching a boiling point. President Trump ramping up efforts to acquire Greenland as some of America's closest allies threaten major trade consequences. The president heading to Switzerland. tonight, potentially facing an icy welcome from many European leaders over his push for Greenland, but Mr. Trump vowed today there's no going back. The president sharing text messages from French president Emmanuel Macron overnight, where Macron appears to say in part, we are totally in line on Syria, we can do great things on Iran, I do not understand what you're doing on Greenland. European Union leaders now considering deploying what they call the trade bazooka,

a never-before-used anti-coercion tool that could restrict U.S. access to European markets if the president refuses to back down on his Greenland threats. And on the ground, inside Greenland, crowds of protesters taking to the streets, locals there are outraged and defiant. The markets responding to the geopolitical chaos,

all three major indexes closing way down with the S&P having its worst day in months. Our team of reporters is following all of it, the fallout on Wall Street, and the reaction on the ground in Greenland. But we begin tonight with NBC's Garrett Haig, who leads us off from the White House. Tonight, hours from his meeting

with the world's economic elite in Davos, President Trump setting the stage for a showdown with NATO allies over the future of the Danish territory of Greenland. How far are you willing to go to acquire Greenland? You'll find out. The president threatening Denmark and seven other allies with escalating tariffs until the U.S.

can negotiate a deal to take control of the Arctic island. But Europe now threatening to deploy its own economic countermeasures, including a so-called trade bazooka that could ban U.S. goods from European markets. Still, the president today optimistic about a deal. I think that we will work something out when NATO is going to be very happy and where we're going to be very happy. But we need it for security purposes. We need it for national security and even world security. It's very important. President Trump argues Denmark cannot defend the massive island. from Russian and Chinese threats, taking the unprecedented step this week of posting private

messages from other world leaders, including one from French President Macron, praising President Trump's moves in Syria while adding, I do not understand what you're doing on Greenland and inviting Trump to meet him in Paris. They get a little bit rough when they're, you know, when I'm not around, but when I'm around, they treat me very nicely. All of it flowing from a lengthy news conference the president held today to mark the anniversary of his second inauguration, focusing on the economy, pointing to rising wages and gas prices at a four-year low. Gasoline prices have come per gallon way down when that happens,

everything else comes down. With polls showing most Americans not satisfied with the cost of living. They created the affordability problem, and we are solving it. We have solved a lot of it. And Garrett Hague joins us now from the White House. Garrett, we're also learning about another text message made public? Yeah, Kate, this text. with Norway's prime minister was released on Monday and appears to show President Trump linking his push for Greenland with his frustration at not being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize this year. The president's saying essentially since he wasn't awarded the prize for peace, he doesn't have to focus solely on peace. The president was pushed on all this today. He insists that he believes

the country of Norway has what he called, quote, tremendous control over who receives the prize because the Nobel Institute is based in Norway. And despite the, The country's repeated denials that the Nobel Institute and the government of Norway are totally separate things. Kate. All right. Garrett, Hayk, got the White House for us. Garrett, thanks so much. And with the fate of the world's largest island hanging in the balance, Greenlanders are voicing their concerns over any kind of deal with President Trump, taking to the streets to amplify their frustrations and fears over what could happen next.

NBC's Ellison Barber has this report from Greenland. Tonight on the frosty streets of Greenland's capital, One thing is clear no one here is warming up to President Trump's ambitions. He must understand this because no is no. It's crazy. Totally crazy. Peter Jensen owns an office supply store here in Nook. We follow the news every day. This is, he says, something everyone here thinks and talks about now.

They all say it's crazy, but also many are scared. Today, Greenland's Prime Minister saying, well, he doesn't believe U.S. intervention is likely. He also can't rule it out. The fear here is real and tangible. I feel I really live in danger. It's also because we don't know what it can happen. We can be bumped like Venezuela has been bumped. This quiet island, home to some 60,000 people, now find itself at the center of what its prime minister calls a geopolitical crisis.

So we have Putin on one side doing what he wants to and Donald Trump on the other side doing the exact same thing. The things that comes out of his mouth, it's just insane. Luritrous. Thousands in the capital taking to the streets over the weekend voicing their frustration. We are not interested in being Americans. And warning others that this moment is bigger than Greenland alone. This is a fight for freedom.

It's for NATO. It's for what everything the Western Hemisphere has. has been fighting for since World War II. And Ellison Barber joins us now from Nook Greenland. Ellison, more Danish troops just landed in Greenland for what the government says is a training mission. How are people responding to that, to those extra boots on the ground? Yeah, I mean, look, some of the people we spoke to today, they told us that that is helping with some of the fear they have right now.

They say just seeing that regardless of why they are here and also the response from Europe, that that makes them feel a little more secure. They can sleep a little bit better at night. We have reached out to the Danes to get some clarity on exactly what they are doing here, but their top military official in Greenland told Reuters that his focus is on Russia, not NATO allies or anyone else, at least right now. But the timing, obviously, Kate, raising a lot of eyebrows. Kate.

Alison, Barbara, in Greenland for us. Alison, thanks so much for being there. There are fears of a trade war between the U.S. and Europe over this situation in Greenland, and it's all having a big effect on Wall Street. stocks having their worst day since October. The Dow dropping 1.76 percent. The S&P, you see it there, down more than 2 percent today. The NASDAQ down nearly 2.4 percent. That drop wiping out about $1.2 trillion in value for the S&P. For a little perspective, that is well over the estimated $700 billion price tag on Greenland that NBC News reported in an estimate last week. For more on the

markets. Let's turn to NBC's Brian Chung. Brian, this is not the day to be checking your 401k. Right. Yeah. Not that you should be checking every day nonetheless. But when we talk about what's going on in markets, I think it's investors getting a little bit concerned about where the bottom is on this tariff conversation. The best case scenario is, especially after these meetings between the president and his European counterparts in Davos this week, that maybe they can avoid the worst of this and no tariffs are ever implemented and things are all right on the Greenland front. But in the worst case scenario, you have the United States. states slapping on a 10% tariff on these eight European countries, which, by the way,

ratchets up to 25% if it's not resolved by the summer. And then you have the European Union responding in kind with not only their own tariffs, but now this threat of what they call the bazooka, which would be essentially suspending American businesses' licenses to operate in the European Union. That would be a huge deal. And for that reason, we saw the stock market really get rattled today. I think the question is, does the bleeding continue from here? That's something we'll have to watch out. Yeah, that's why they call it the bazooka, right? Because it's a lot. Some people are calling this the sell America trade. What does that mean? Yeah, well, in addition to the stock market going down, we've seen some other types of assets also trading down. Like,

for example, the U.S. dollar, it was down by about eight-tenths of a percent today. That shows that in some currency markets, other traders are basically selling U.S. dollars. That is also part of a longer story over the past year where the U.S. dollar has been down by almost 9 percent. This speaks to concerns that international investors have about putting their money in the United States. in U.S. denominated assets. I think it's because of this concern that the United States is destabilizing the international trade system,

and especially if this ratchets up with the European Union, that could certainly be a step in the wrong direction after what we thought was already a very, very rocky situation on the terrorist front in 2025. Yeah, and Brian, as the president indicates, he's not backing down.

Now you've got Europe's big economies kind of preparing for a fight. Politico reporting that Germany has joined France and asking the EU to use that trade bazooka that you talked about. That's according to five diplomats with knowledge of the situation, just to be clear where we got that. But is there a real concern that this devolves into some kind of bigger trade war? Yeah, and the more that you hear these countries really saying we could use that bazooka,

the actual term for it is anti-coercion instrument, well, you do have a more serious risk of that happening. Kate, I cannot underscore this enough. There is not a precedent. We have not seen something in modern history where you have some of the largest intertwined economic powers decoupling in a way like that, essentially in a sense where businesses aren't allowed to operate in the European Union. Imagine being an American business. You have 30, 40, 50 percent of your business comes from the European Union and you're just cut off from that. This is a hugely important relationship between the U.S. and the EU.

By some estimates, 30 percent of global trade is the U.S. and the EU. If that gets decoupled or cut off as a result of that trade bazooka being used, that would be substantial. That's why Greenland is so important to this overall story. All right. Brian Chung, thanks so much for being here. Appreciate it. To the other major headline tonight, the brutal winter blast sending heavy snow, Arctic temps across much of the country. In some places, it felt like 20 below zero. And another more powerful storm is right behind it.

Aaron McLaughlin has the latest. Tonight, extreme weather spelling extreme misery for millions. I'm convinced this weather is not meant for human consumption. Temperatures 15 to 20 degrees below average. to the northeast, even a cold warning as far south as Florida. Oh, you guys. All of it creating white out conditions this week leading to one of the largest pileups in Michigan State history. School buses deployed to rescue stranded drivers.

When you've got 100 cars out there, it's pretty a same. Experts warn just 10 minutes in these bitter cold temps can lead to frostbite. Our emergency departments are really busy and so the cold only adds to that strain. Milwaukee's chief health policy advisor says the number of patients have been on the rise for weeks because of the flu. This cold is now making things worse. A person who came in with an asthma exacerbation. We saw somebody who was shoveling snow and got chest pain. We saw somebody who reached into a snowblower to try to jam out or get out that jammed snow.

In Pittsburgh at the city's water treatment plant, ice in the river blocked the water intake. Emergency officials raced to clear the blockage. And over in Chicago, just a heads up, we are evacuating. Overnight air traffic control was temporarily evacuated after a water pint burst in the tower building. And Aaron McLaughlin joins us from here in New York City. Aaron, I can see how bundled up you are. What are you hearing from people just on the street battling these brutal temperatures? You know, Kate, New Yorkers are absolutely feeling it.

It is so cold out here in Bryant Park right now that I don't know if you can see behind me. that iconic fountain nearly frozen over. Park officials tell us it'll be frozen by tomorrow. New Yorkers are bundling up. It's all about the layering here in New York City. And that's advice echoed by the experts. They say make sure you protect your head, your hands, and your feet, especially as temperatures are expected to once again dip. And then I was speaking to an ER doctor and he said, really be cautious out there. Things can go south in seconds. And he also. And he also, he also, He also said he's noticing people need to also protect their pets when they're going out in these kinds of taps. Kate.

Yeah, that's a good note. Aaron, thank you so much. Go get warm. Appreciate it. Let's get right to meteorologist Bill Karens. Bill, it's like so cold you can't even move your mouth outside, right? How long could all this dangerous cold last? Too long.

I don't even know when the end of it's going to be. I mean, maybe another week, week and a half. So we have the cold that's out there now. Poor Aaron's out there. It's seven right now, wind chill in New York. 13 in northern portions of Michigan. We've improved a little bit. Yesterday, Bismarck was brutal in Minneapolis. But now we're waiting for the next round of cold. This is what's going to set the stage for our massive winter storm. Doors open straight from the Arctic and it is going to

plunge. These are the morning lows as we head towards the weekend. Kansas City, one, five. Look at Oklahoma City on Sunday, 6, Dallas 13. Do you get the idea, Kate, this is unusually cold, setting the stage. Yeah, setting the stage for what you're telling us is going to be another winter storm that could be historic, right? With millions of people across the south at risk as well for crippling ice and snow? High confidence in a very large, enormous size storm. And on top of that, in some areas, it'll be historic. This will probably be our most significant winter weather event in years across the country. It's been a while since we've seen a setup like this. So the number one problem that I'm worried about is ice. Snow, we can deal with. You can move it. You could shovel it.

Ice. It takes down trees, tree limbs, power lines. Anywhere in blue, make sure. you're prepared for two or three days stuck in your house without power. Probably not even able to travel if the roads are bad enough. This is Atlanta to Dallas all the way through the Carolinas. That is a huge footprint that has to worry about this ice storm. And then the snow potential, too early for amounts. But we are going to show you the purple, which is the best chance for heavy snow. So remember I told you it was to be six degrees in Oklahoma City?

You could have possibly a foot of snow in Oklahoma trying to clean up with the temperature of six wind chill in the negative digits. You're not used to that. I mean, that's painful. Same for Little Rock in Nashville, Kentucky, and then in the Mid-Atlantic region, it's going to be heading your way also. So kind of the timeline of this Friday afternoon and evening, it begins Oklahoma City. Dallas goes from rain over to freezing rain and sleet, and eventually Dallas would flip over to all snow. But look at this on Saturday. We have snow in eastern North Carolina. You could travel 1,500 miles on I-40 and still be in the snow in New Mexico. That's why I say

enormous. And on top of that, some areas are going to get 12 to 24 inches of snow. By the time we get to Sunday, the whole East Coast is involved in this snow breaking out southern New England, especially heavy in the Mid-Atlantic region. This will be a storm to remember, and in some cases, possibility this is a generational storm. Just because it's hitting on the weekend doesn't mean people won't have power into Monday and Tuesday next week. We will see schools canceled, events canceled for days in some situations. We'll update this as it approaches, but as I said, this one looks locked in. Yeah, all right, Bill, thank you for the warning. Appreciate it.

Turning now to Minnesota, today President Trump forcefully defended his immigration crackdown there while also acknowledging that ICE has made some mistakes. NBC's Maggie Vespa has the latest. Tonight, after nearly two weeks of anti-ice protests in the Twin Cities, the Justice Department serving subpoenas to top Minnesota Democrats, including Governor Tim Walls and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frye in its investigation into allegations their impeding law enforcement, according to a document reviewed by NBC News, familiar with the investigation. This as President Trump defends ICE touting 3,000 arrests in recent weeks.

These are real criminal, illegal aliens that in many cases they're murderers, they're drug lords, drug dealers. DHS pointing to arrests this weekend, including suspects convicted of homicide, assault, sexual assault, and sexual assault of a minor. But the president also acknowledging ICE may have made mistakes while defending the mission. ICE is going to be too rough with somebody or, you know, they're dealing with rough people. They're going to make a mistake. Sometimes it can happen.

We feel terribly. All as critics are slamming tactics by some federal officers. That's Chong Lee Scott Tao being led out of his St. Paul home in handcuffs, wearing just shorts and crocs draped in a blanket. Something just like, guns pointed at us. I thought, whoa. And then they go, you come out of here. The ABC News Review found the 57-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen has no criminal record. He was released after an hour.

DHS says he was living with two convicted sex offenders ICE was targeting and refused to identify himself to officers, something his family denies. While a local police chief says his off-duty officers of color have been pulled over by federal law enforcement, they were forced to identify themselves as a Brooklyn Park police officer. The agents then immediately left after hearing this. Today, the Border Patrol commander was pressed about their tactics. I would say that those tactics are born of necessity. What we do is legal, ethical, and moral. While President Trump slamming anti-ice protesters who confronted parishioners inside a church where they believe a pastor works for ice.

What they did in that church was horrible. We're here outside the local ICE headquarters here in St. Paul, where that striking press conference happened today. You can see we have protesters out here as there have been. most nights in recent weeks and tonight the top Democrats in this area who received those subpoenas today firing back. Governor Walls calling the investigation in itself a, quote, partisan distraction. And then Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frye, posting just in the last few hours, quote, when the federal government weaponizes its power to intimidate local leaders for doing their jobs, quote, every American should be concerned.

Kate. All right, Maggie Vespah for us in Minneapolis. Maggie, thank you. Another announcement out of Washington today, second lady Usha Vance, wife of Vice President J.D. Vance, revealing she's pregnant with their fourth child. For more on this, I want to bring in NBC's Kelly O'Donnell. Kelly, nice to have a little happy news for once out of Washington. What can you tell us about the big news? Well, it certainly is out of step with what we normally do, and this is a real new twist on a gender reveal. The Vance is posted on social media today in a

joint statement that they are expecting a baby boy in July. They also say that mom Usha and the baby are doing well. They go on to thank the military doctors who take care of their family. She can have all of her prenatal care through the military doctors who provide regular medical care for the president and the vice president. As you pointed out, this is a fourth baby for them. They have eight-year-old Ewan, five-year-old Vivek, and Mirabelle, the only girl, who will remain the only girl, at least for now, who is four. So a little guy coming in July, and this is one of those times where covering issues related to the White House really just makes people smile and is not about the politics of the day.

Yeah, that's for sure. How common is it? I was trying to think back to have a baby arrive during someone's term as vice president. That's pretty rare, isn't it? Well, there is no other known example of a vice president and having a... baby while in office. So this would be a first, so making a first for the second family. And part of that, of course, is their ages. J.D. Vance is 41. Ushah Vance is 40. So that is certainly within the range of when people have children. Often we've seen vice presidents who are much older.

But when it comes to presidential families, that has happened over time. The last time we saw it was with the Kennedys, who had John Kennedy Jr. after the president was elected. but before they took office. And then, of course, in August of 1963, Patrick Kennedy was born. Sadly, he died a few days later of lung issues. If you go back in time, one baby has the distinction of being born not only while a parent was president, but in the White House. And that, according to our good friends at the search engines, was baby Esther Cleveland, daughter of Grover Cleveland, born in 1893.

So it is unusual. and it will certainly make for a very busy household at the vice presidential residence. Yeah, for sure. Kelly, thank you so much. Great to see you, my friend. You too. We are back in a moment with the first in-person court appearance for Hollywood star Timothy Busfield. The late decision from a judge tonight to release him from behind bars will explain.

Plus, dozens of beaches in Australia now closed after four shark attacks in about 48 hours. What happened? We're back tonight with late breaking news. New Mexico, a judge ruling Hollywood actor Timothy Buzzfield will not remain behind bars as he faces sexual abuse allegations. NBC's Dana Griffin was there. She has the latest. Tonight, actor Timothy Buzzfield making his first in-person court appearance, entering the courtroom smiling in handcuffs as he faces child sex abuse charges. The allegations involve two child actors, brothers in the drama series, The Cleaning Lady. There are no conditions of release that

this court can impose to secure the safety of this community. Wife and actress Melissa Gilbert in court to support her husband. The prosecutor today calling Buzzfield dangerous, urging the judge to keep him in jail as the case moves forward. There's a pattern. The pattern is all touching. There's a pattern of his conduct. Prosecutors also raising an alleged incident between Buzzfield and a different actor.

Almost immediately after she entered. his trailer. He forcibly grabbed her and threw her against the wall and started kissing her. The defense says the stories are all fabricated. Every aspect of the state's case is flawed. Calling the lead director of photography, Buzzfield worked with on the cleaning lady as a witness to discuss if inappropriate touching could have taken place. Film sets may seem chaotic if you're an outsider, but everything we do is incredibly regimented. There was at minimum of, 10 people there on the set with them. It's just how it works. In court documents the defense accusing the boy's parents of making up allegations for a financial and retaliatory motive because

the kids were recast from the show in 2024. How's Glessful doing? He's doing great. He knows he's innocent and he's going to prove it. And Dana joins us now from outside the court in New Mexico. Dana Buzzfield will be released pending trial. What happens then after that? Yeah. So in Kate, just going back, Melissa Gilbert emotional walking out of that courtroom. So Buzzfield will be released likely within the next few hours. He can travel. He cannot drink, cannot own firearms, and he's not allowed to have contact with these alleged victims. He's expected to appear at his next court hearing. We know the DA is going to file formal charges. There will be an arraignment where he will likely enter a guilty or not guilty plea. And this case could last up to 18 months. Kate. All right, Dana Griffin for us.

Thank you. Let's bring in NBC News legal analyst Danny Savalos. So Danny, the prosecution was pushing to keep him detained. Was that a misstep? Yes. And according to the defense, the prosecution, this prosecution routinely requests detention. He was someone who I expected would get release on his own recognizance, or ROR. No prior significant criminal history, no risk of flight, no risk of danger to the community. Although the prosecution tried to argue otherwise, the defense did a good job of rebutting that. What does the hearing today tell us about how a future trial might go? Well, first, the statistics show that defendants fare much, much better at trial if they're out-pending trial, out of custody, as opposed to being in. And for the simple reason is they can contact their lawyers and assist with their defense. But otherwise, the case moves forward to the plea stage where he enters a plea of not guilty, and then onward to motions, and then eventually months from now trial. All right.

It's being very closely watched. Danny Savalas. Always appreciate you. Thanks. Still ahead tonight, new video of that incredible Louvre jewel heist, what it's revealing about the thieves and how they pulled off the robbery that shocked the world. Plus, a record-breaking month for streaming the numbers just in showing where most Americans are now watching TV. Now to new video shedding light on that stunning daytime heist at the Louvre. Surve surveillance cameras appearing to capture the thieves slicing into the display cases before snatching some of France's crown jewels. NBC's Ralph Sanchez breaks down the new clues from that footage.

The daylight break-in at the Louvre has been called the heist of the century, and tonight for the first time, we're seeing exactly how it played out. Surveillance footage aired by French broadcaster TF1 shows two thieves disguised as maintenance workers using circular saws, and then their fists to smash display cases in the famed museum's Apollo gallery. Then a legend allegedly snatching a hundred and two million dollars worth of tiaras, necklaces, and earrings from its collection of crown jewels, and after just four minutes, escaping down this ladder truck. Three months on from October's brazen robbery, French investigators say they have four men in custody, including the pair scene on CCTV. One man's girlfriend has also been charged as an accomplice.

But the stolen treasures are still missing, and according to prosecutors, the suspects are not cooperated. This French lawmaker telling us last year, I fear that the jewels have already been cut to pieces. But for now, the hunt continues. And police say they aren't giving up hope of one day, bringing the treasures home to the world's most famous museum. Raff Sanchez, NBC News, London. Raff, thank you. Now to Australia, where dozens of beaches are now closed after an alarming number of shark attacks. The urgent warning from officials stay out of the water. George Solis has more.

I've been a concerned shark attack. We need to be out of the road off. Dramatic moments at a popular beach. A shark attacking a surfer off the coast of Australia. Beachgoers rushing to rescue the injured man. It really didn't look good at all. Video from surf cameras obtained by 7 News Australia shows what appears to be the moment the shark attacked.

You can see it appear to thrash in the water. Nearby surfers got the injured man on a board, racing him to shore. Blood everywhere. and they brought them all the way into the beach. So those guys are the real heroes. A chopper eventually landing on the beach to transport the victim. We decided to grab a leg rope and run down there for a tourniquet.

It wasn't a good scene. You know, we're talking to them, and we're all just trying to keep them awake and keep them alive, just do what we could for them. The harrowing attack, one of four in Australia in the last 48 hours, dozens of beaches across Australia's largest city, Sydney, are closed. The unprecedented phenomenon prompting officials to take immediate action and issue a stark warning. At this stage, we're advising that the beaches are

unsafe. The first attack, according to local officials, was this past Sunday when a 12-year-old was bitten by a shark in Sydney. He's in for the fight of his life now. It was a horrendous scene at the time when police attended. The next day, two more attacks, including a 10-year-old boy, unharmed, but knocked off his surfboard, according to officials. The fourth incident left this surfer with a minor chest wound and bite to his board. Sitting on my board, taking in the view, and yeah, got hit from the side, saw the body of the shark, and then a little bit of a thrash. Both my arms were working, and all I thought was just getting shore.

Professional surfer Matt Hoynioski has surfed these waters all his life. I've surfed since I was a child and done maybe 20,000 hours surfing in and around the Sydney area and rarely seen sharks at all. Conditions in the region favorable for the predators, leaving surfers on edge. Probably not going to be surfing for a while. I don't think, I don't think, I don't think, anybody will. George Solis joins us now from Miami.

And George, what else can you tell us about the conditions at these beaches that made them ideal for sharks? Yeah, Kate, so you already have bull sharks that are normally getting close to the coast this time of year. But you've also had a lot of rainwater, which has basically hit some farms, creating some runoff. So the water's been really murky, which has brought smaller fish. That attracts bigger fish. And, of course, now the sharks are looking for them. So they're just in the perfect environment for a lot of swimmers and surfers to interact with them, Kate. And I guess people know it's summertime in Australia right now.

I understand sharks aren't the only Australian predators that are causing concern this week. Yeah, that's right, Kate. And a bizarre twist. Investigators, there are also looking into a case of dingoes that may be responsible for the death of one 19-year-old Canadian woman. Now, it's too early to know whether she drowned. But all they really know at this point is that she's 19. She was found near a popular area there in Australia as well. And they did, at least investigators did note that it appeared that she did have bites from some of these dingoes there.

They should have some results as early as tomorrow. Kate? All right. George Solis for us. George, thanks. Now to Top Stories News Feed, starting in Spain, where at least one person is dead, 14 others hurt. After authorities say a Barcelona commuter train crashed into a retaining wall, this just days after that deadly train collision in the south of the country, Spain's railway operators saying the wall likely collapsed onto the tracks due to heavy rainfall that swept the region this week. Meanwhile, officials are still investigating how that high-speed train jumped a track and collided with another train on Sunday, leaving 42 dead.

Terrifying moments at a laundromat in Los Angeles when a man ran after a teenager with a machete. Surveillance footage captured the incident over the weekend. The 17-year-old says the alleged attacker walked up to him in the parking lot outside and then started yelling at him over his football jersey. You can see the man smashing a glass door with the machete. police say the suspect is still at large. The Metropolitan Opera, the nation's largest performing arts organization announcing today it is laying off some staff in an effort to cut costs. It's slashing about 7 percent of its administrative staff temporarily reducing salaries. The Met says the cuts are necessary while it awaits a funding deal with Saudi Arabia and some other revenue-generating

initiatives. And streaming is soaring to new heights in the U.S. accounting for for nearly half of all television viewership last month. That is an all-time high, according to new numbers out today from Nielsen. The data shows streaming services, like the one you're watching, dominated over both broadcast and cable, powered by Netflix's Christmas Day NFL games and the highly anticipated final season of Stranger Things. To Minnesota now, where State Senator John Hoffman is opening up about surviving what authorities have described as a politically motivated shooting spree. The suspected gunman

allegedly shot Hoffman and his wife last June before killing State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband. Jana Shortel from our NBC affiliate care spoke with Hoffman about that horrific night. 644. Code 3 in Champlain. You want to go back to June of last year? Yeah, we can. I was just sitting there in my green chair and I fell asleep like you do when you're, you know, And Yvette, she went upstairs and, you know, she was upstairs sleep and I was in my green chair. And on 2 a.m., I was like, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. I hear this pounding. And I, and I could see red and blue lights outside my window.

And, you know, open up, open up, it's the police. And I'm like, what? What the hell? And I, you know, dummy me, I opened the door. Flashlighted my eye and starts quizzing me on. who's in the house and I could see the you know the car with the lights but he had a very heavy flashlight in my eyes he finally after he was pointing the gun to my daughter I looked and I could see the mask and I said you're not a cop and I

slammed the door on him first bullet then he started shooting and all I heard was pop pop pop pop pop pop and I was then time slowed down Jana one bullet I saw come through the door actually hit me here this one was two millimeters from my heart than this one was also close this one's still inside me but this one went down and out my flank I'm looking in disbelief like what's going on I've then fell down after I don't know nine bullets I you know ten if you count this one as I was falling backwards and then Yvette went over on top of me and she starts pushing on the guy and you know she shot twice

and six times here, but she got the door shut. And then last thing I remember was the nurse, the ER nurse, when I said, take us to mercy. And her face got right in front of my face, and she said, we got you, Johnny. Senator Hoffman then woke up days later, foggy. But he knew he had been shot and that he was still alive. He was told his friends, Mark and Melissa Hortman, who he had dinner with just hours before the shootings, were dead. Then he was told, he was told who is accused of trying to kill him. Do you think about Vance Beltzer? No, I don't say his name.

He doesn't deserve to have a name because that person almost killed my wife and my daughter and me, and he killed two dear friends of mine. Senator Hoffman hasn't lived a minute since June 14th without thinking of the Hortments, especially Melissa. Melissa, who has she was arguing with me about one thing, she said, I'm kind of like that little kid's sister that you can't get rid of, you know. She wasn't my little kid political sister. But boy, what a fierce advocate.

Absolutely a fierce advocate. That's the thing we can't forget. Part of Senator Hoffman's vow to not forget is to stay in office and run for office again. And he's mindful that he's doing so in the here and now of Minnesota, where once again a shooting has drawn the nation's eyes to our state. The young woman who was shot in Minneapolis, the sound of that gun was a 9-millimeter sound, the same sound that I heard. That all has a triggering effect. In this world of healing, I'm supposed to be healing and recovering, and I'm recovering. And recovering isn't a linear thing, Jana.

It's moment by moment. You have a good days, you have your great days, you have your not-so-good days, right? Doesn't it ever get to be too much? Oh, absolutely. And then I'm at a crossroad. Do I withdraw or do I keep engaged? Purpose becomes clear. 100%.

It's not about me. It's about what we do collectively. Does that make sense? For CARE 11 in Minneapolis, I'm Jana Shortle. Jana, just a stunning report. Thank you so much for that from our NBC affiliate care in Minneapolis. Appreciate it. Also, tonight, an incredible rescue in Virginia Beach,

an SUV plunging into the freezing water. That's when some Good Samaritans sprung into action, managing to save the driver's life. Here's Liz Croix. Hey, come to the back. 20 o'clock to the back. Tonight, a heart racing moment caught on video in Virginia Beach. A group of Good Samaritans jumping into frigid waters

to rescue the driver of this sinking SUV that within minutes was underwater. It's tilted. The man here is Jeremy Way, a longtime rescue swimmer in the Navy, who tells us he, just happened to be eating lunch there when he heard a loud splash. Oh my God. In that moment, what's going through your mind? There's a person in the water.

That's all I cared about. Our motto is so others may live. Not going to stand by the wayside. Way says in the water, he began talking to the woman behind the wheel, who he says appeared to be going through a mental health crisis and didn't want to unlock her seatbelt. Eventually, he helped convince her. And with the car nearly fully submerged in the water, they managed to get her out.

He pulls her out, like right at the nick of time. I helped grab her and I threw her on my hip. She was crying and I was holding her. Officials say the driver and the Good Samaritans were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Way says just today he got a call from the driver's brother, thanking him for saving his sister's life. At the end of the day, it was just a lot of good people in the right place at the right time that were able to give this woman a second chance. Liz Kreutz, NBC News. Still ahead tonight, soccer star David Beckham breaking his silence after his son's shocking social media posts about the family, what he is now saying.

Plus, how one city is using a whole kind of new traffic cop. Stay with us. Back now with a very public family rift involving one of the world's most famous families in sports and entertainment. The eldest son of soccer icon David Beckham and fashion designer Victoria Beckham is speaking out, claiming his relationship with his parents is fractured and beyond repair. NBC news correspondent Chloe Malas has an inside look at how things went from a very private feud to a public battle. Tonight, a deeply personal family dispute playing out on a very public stage. In a series of Instagram stories Monday night, Brooklyn Beckham, the eldest son of soccer superstar David Beckham and Spice Girl star

turned fashion designer Victoria Beckham, accusing his parents of leaking one-sided stories about him and his wife, Nicola Peltz, to the press. No choice but to speak for myself and tell the truth about only some of the lies that have been printed. Going on to say, I do not want to reconcile with my family. I'm not being controlled. I'm standing up for the first time in my life. The soccer legend now speaking out for the first time since his son's explosive comments, not addressing them directly, but talking about social media and his children.

I've always spoke about, you know, social media and the power of social media. you know, for the good and for the bad. I've tried to do the same with my children to educate them. They make mistakes. Children are allowed to make mistakes. Brooklyn Beckham, who married Nicola Peltz, an actress and daughter of billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz in 2022, now addressing reports in British press

that Peltz did not want to wear a wedding dress designed by his famous mom. Writing on Instagram, my mom canceled making Nicola's dress in the 11th hour. Although the couple telling Vogue in 2022 that her custom Valentino look was in the works for a year. Going on to allege that his mother embarrassed the couple during their wedding reception, writing in part, quote, she danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone. I've never felt more uncomfortable or humiliated in my entire life. Despite rumblings of tension for years, the famous family put out a very different narrative publicly.

That same year, Victoria stopped by the Today Show. It was a beautiful wedding and as a mother to see my son so happy, means so much. And in 2024, Brooklyn saying this. My mom and dad lover, you know, everyone gets along which I'm so happy about. Social media erupting into a frenzy in the wake of Brooklyn's sweeping claims, with some eagle-eyed fans pointing to this awkward moment from 2023 on the red carpet of the Netflix premiere of Beckham. As for the fascination, we have posh from the Spice Girls and David Beckham in the 90s. They became big global superstars before social media and now their kids are now firmly in the digital age. This isn't good for their brand as a family.

A family no stranger to the press, now facing a very public feud. And Chloe Malas joins us now. Chloe the Beckham family, they've been in the spotlight forever, but Brooklyn is saying that he's stepping away from the spotlight, and that has helped him. Yeah, so he says in his post that he has suffered from debilitating anxiety over his life in his teen years and, you know, early adolescence, but that now that he has had this distance from his family, that he actually doesn't suffer from anxiety anymore. I do just want to point

something out. He's 26 years old. The road is long, right? He seems like he has really loving parents, but obviously this is a deep issue that he has been suffering in silence for for years, and he feels strong about coming out against misinformation, especially in the British press. But I think a lot of families, we were talking about this, can relate to. Maybe not to the millions of dollars in the fame. But no, but having something that's very private, but then having it explode. And this is so public. You're seeing people take to social media talking about their in-laws, talking about their family fights, talking about moments that maybe they had met, I mean, have been through with their families.

Oprah doing a whole segment around the holidays about quitting your family. And she had a whole panel of people talking about that. So again, we don't know how this is all going to play out. But for now, David Beckham, Victoria Beckham, they're not saying anything. All right, Chloe Malas, thanks so much for that. Now to Top Story's Global Watch, starting with a stunning first for scientists, Austrian researchers documenting the first known case of a cow using a tool. Watch this video. It shows this 13-year-old cow named Veronica scratching herself with a wooden broom.

The study notes that she uses different ends of the broom to target different parts of her body. Researchers say that Veronica's case demonstrates how cows may be better problem solvers than we previously thought. A city in eastern China is rolling out a life-sized robot to help direct traffic in the streets. You can see the robocop using hand signals to remind drivers of the rules of the road. The robot apparently has multiple cameras and systems allowing it to analyze obstacles and street conditions. For now, we're told, still undergoing training and working alongside human officers. And dozens of people are still missing in Pakistan as rescue crews searched through the rubble from a deadly fire at a shopping mall. The flames broke out over the weekend, tearing through that building in the port city of Karachi.

Officials confirmed the fire has killed at least 27 people. The government says it plans to investigate what caused it. Next tonight to President Trump's proposed Board of Peace and the pushback from several top U.S. allies. Dozens of world leaders invited to join that group. that would oversee the next phase of the Gaza peace plan. But tonight, there are growing concerns over who will be on that board and what happens next. President Trump confirming that he invited Russian leader Vladimir Putin, though the Kremlin has not accepted a U.S.-backed peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.

Meantime, French president, Emmanuel Macron, rejecting the president's invitation, saying, quote, it raises serious questions about the principles and respect of the United Nations. It's all coming as world leaders gather for the World Economic Forum in Davos. NBC's Matt Bradley has more. Yeah, Katie, and it's not just that list of invitees that are raising eyebrows throughout the diplomatic community, throughout the world. Dozens of countries, many of them, with spotty, very questionable human rights records, being invited to a board of peace, among them. Vladimir Putin of Russia, who hasn't even really accepted, the Kremlin said they're going to be studying this proposal. You know, these are pariah states who have been heavily sanctioned for their actions on the global stage.

And now they're being invited to President Trump's premier talking shop for resolving international conflicts. This charter that has been seen by NBC News through diplomats who had received invitations to the Board of Peace doesn't even mention the word Gaza. Instead, it discusses this Board of Peace as some sort of group that could be involved in conflict resolutions far beyond the Middle East. And that has also raised a lot of attention and a lot of concern that this could be a direct effort by Trump and his administration to undermine or eclipse the United Nations primacy in conflict resolution on the global stage. This institution has been around since the very end of World War II. Now, President Trump, of course, has long assailed the United Nations and all of the other major institutions that sort of underwrite the international order. But this could be a major blow. And there's also this $1 billion fee to buy a ticket for a permanent seat on this Board of Peace.

It all looks, according to analysts that I've spoken to, like the kind of proposal that a lot of people aren't going to be taken seriously. And that some countries that might want to get in Trump's good graces are going to wait and see whether or not joining will be worth their while. Matt, thanks so much. When we come back, the emotional homecoming for star quarterback Fernando Mendoza, capping off Indiana's perfect season by leading the Hoosiers to their first national championship, the incredible moments both on and off the field. That's next. Finally, tonight, perfection in college football is rarely achieved. But at last night's national championship, quarterback Fernando Mendoza charged the Indiana Hoosiers to victory, capping a 16 and 0 season.

The Heisman Trophy winner sharing a special moment with his mom after the record-breaking win. Tom Yamas, with his incredible homecoming. From the moment he took that first snap, Indiana Hoosier Fernando Mendoza never lost his cool. Playing for a national title in the city where he grew up against a team he grew up watching. And he powers in. Touchdown. No one's perfect, but Mendoza came pretty close, putting up points and breaking hearts in his hometown. Miami's defensive line full of likely NFL picks didn't make it easy, but Mendoza never stopped.

Just look at this play, running for the end zone before colliding with the defender, refusing to go down and punching it in for a touchdown. Mendoza showing he wouldn't break, and neither did his team, that won it all in the final seconds of a close game. This is the most special moment of my life, and I know my teammates either. There's no one else that'd rather do it with. But Fernando Mendoza already showed us he's a champion, and it wasn't when he won the Heisman. It was when he dedicated that trophy to his mom. Mommy, this is your trophy as much as mine. You've always been my biggest fan.

You're my light. You're my Y. His mother's battle with MS showing him how to live through adversity. For Mendoza, family always comes first. His parents never missing a big game, his brother, his backup on the Indiana roster. Mendoza stands and delivers. Mendoza now likely headed to the NFL, where the competition. will be faster and hit harder. But if Fernando has shown us anything, still waters run deep.

And there may be even more this quarterback can do. Thanks so much for watching. Top Story. I'm Kate Snow in New York in for Tom Yamas. Stay right there. More news now on the way.