we get the latest from nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: widow of slain deputy zackari parrish held her daughters close as she spoke to a packed memorial. >> i will do everything in my ability to honor you. >> reporter: one of the girls whispering to mom it's okay. allegedly killed by matthew riehl. firing more than 100 rounds, wounding four more deputies and two bystanders. bullets flew across the courtyard into this man's apartment, one striking his arm. >> i thought it's all over. and with god's blessing i'm still alive. >> not here to hurt anybody but i do have firearms. >> reporter: chilling new video shows him recording himself rambling, drinking, calling 911, saying he had been the victim of domestic assault. but deputies arrive, he becomes agitated, barricades himself, takes aim. >> leave me alone, go, get out. [ gunshots ] >> reporter: you can see how riddled the shooter's apartment unit is. one window busted out. other draped in a flag with a skull and two assault rifles. veteran and lawyer with no criminal record, motive is mystery. for this family, grief is all too clear

steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> financial concerns are now a thing of the past for one lucky person in florida. he or she became the sole winner of the mega millions jackpot last night. mia rodrigez made her way to the place where the ticket was purchased. >> reporter: a mega win in florida tonight. with one lucky winner grabbing the top mega millions prize. $450 million. >> i come here all the time. it wasn't me, though. unfortunately. >> the golden ticket bought at this 7-eleven in port richie, florida north of tampa. >> today is my 18th birthday, i can get my first legal ticket. >> reporter: the winner cannot remain anonymous. lotto officials offer one immediate bit of advice before you cash in. >> don't tell anyone. if they find out about it, they may try to scam you or burglarize you. >> americans love of the lottery translates into big bucks. the average american spends more than $206 a year on lotto tickets. in florida, the average is higher. more than $256 million. who spends the most? massachusetts can the average resident there, shelling out more than $734 a year. t

we get the latest from nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: widow of slain deputy zackari parrish held her daughters close as spoke to packed memorial. >> i will do everything in my ability to honor you. >> reporter: one of the girls whispering to mom it's okay. allegedly killed by matthew riehl. firing more than 100 rounds, wounding four more deputies and two bystanders. bullets flew across the courtyard into apartment, one striking his arm. >> i thought it's all over. and with god's blessing i'm still alive. >> not here to hurt anybody but i do have firearms. >> reporter: chilling new video obtained by gep hrt daily.com and nbc usa shows him recording himself rambling, drinking, calling 911, saying he had been victim of domestic assault. but deputies arrive, he becomes agitated, barricades himself, takes aim. >> leave me alone, go, get out. [ gun shots ] >> reporter: you can see how riddled the shooter's apartment unit is. one window busted out. other draped in flag with skull and two assault rifles. veteran and lawyer with no criminal record, motive is mystery. for this family, grie

steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> financial concerns are now a thing of the past for one lucky person in florida. he or she became the sole winner of the mega millions jackpot last night. mia rodrigez made her way to the place where the ticket was purchased. >> reporter: a mega win in florida tonight. with one lucky winner grabbing the top mega millions prize. >> i come here all the time. it wasn't me, though. unfortunately. >> the golden bought at this 7-eleven in port richie, florida north of tampa. >> today is my 18th birthday, i can get my first legal ticket. >> reporter: the winner cannot remain anonymous. lotto officials offer one immediate bit of advice before you cash in. >> don't tell anyone. if they find out about it, they may try to scam you or burglarize you. >> americans love of the lottery translates into big bucks. the average american spends more than $206 a year on lotto tickets. in florida, the average is higher. more than $256 million. who spends the most? massachusetts can the average resident there, shelling out more than $734 a year. tonight an even bigger

steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> financial concerns are now a thing of the past for one lucky rs sole winner of the mega millions jackpot last night. mia rodrigez made her way to the place where the ticket was purchased. >> reporter: a mega win in florida tonight. with one lucky winner grabbing the top mega millions prize. $450 million. >> i come here all the time. it wasn't me, though. unfortunately. >> the golden ticket bought at this 7-eleven in port richie, florida north of tampa. >> today is my 18th birthday, i can get my first legal ticket. >> reporter: the winner cannot remain anonymous. lotto officials offer one immediate bit of advice before you cash in. >> don't tell anyone. if they find out about it, they may try to scam you or burglarize you. >> americans love of the lottery translates into big bucks. the average american spends more than $206 a year on lotto tickets. in florida, the average is more than $256 million. who spends the most? massachusetts can the average resident there, shelling out more than $734 a year. tonight an even bigger jackpot up for grabs. t

steve patterson has more from monticito. >> reporter: inside the evacuation zone, a sfls of remembrance. this community ripped apart by rivers of mud and stone. morgan cory's name added to the toll overnight. joining her 12-year-old sister sawyer amongst those killed in this disaster. six days after the disaster, crews continue to search for survivors in the rubble, a glimmer of hope. a rescue dog alerts workers to a mud-locked car. crews dig by hand, by shovel, by machine. discovering just a few scattered mementos, tough for rescue crews searching through their own neighbor's properties. >> we're still hoping for that miracle. you know, we're getting close. we're getting close to that time where it's probably going to turn into strictly a recovery mode, but you just never know. >> reporter: captain david zanaboni can use good news. he found the body of a small child. >> i wrapped that little guy like he was my own and stayed with him. >> reporter: the boy is part of the family. we met them taking shelter last month during the massive thomas fire. the precursor to this deadly disaster.

for some, the preferred color on the red carpet will reflect their concern, steve patterson has more tonight. >> it's known as hollywood's biggest party. the awards show fueled by fun and more than a little bit of booze, but this year, expect a different tone starting on the red carpet. >> it'll be a very different awards show in my opinion. >> reporter: the me too movement is morph into time's up. high powered stars formed to fight sexual misconduct across the country after the scandal swept through hollywood. tonight they're encouraging supporters to wear all black. >> it'll be interesting to see how people react on the red carpet, how it's addressed by the host, seth myers, how the winners and the presenters address the issue. >> i'm hosting this year's golden globes and we've got a lot to talk about. >> reporter: myers says he'll be walking a very fine line. >> this is a different year and we're very aware of that going into it. we to want make sure it's not so serious to the point that it isn't a celebration. >> i have never been more vulnerable -- >> reporter: but the elephant

>> steve patterson in colorado, steve, thank you. >>> chief justice john roberts says the federal court system needs to do more to protect its employees from sexual harassment. it's part of a year-end report on the federal judiciary. roberts announced that a task force will examine whether enough's being done to investigate complaints. this follows the recent retirement of a federal judge reportedly accused of sexual harassment by 15 women. >>> iran's state-run media tonight says 13 people have been killed in anti-government protests nationwide. the demonstrations there have been going on for five days now as president trump voices his support for the protesters. chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: tonight, one iranian police officer is dead, three others hurt, according to state media as government security forces battle with protesters, demonstrations now turning deadlier. outrage over skyrocketing prices for food morphing into broader anti-regime anger for thousands of iranians in the streets. nbc's ali arouzi is in tehran. >> authorities on the one

nbc's steve patterson has more from montecito. >> reporter: inside the evacuation zone, a service of remembrance. this community ripped apart by rivers of mud and stone. 20 people now confirmed dead, 25-year-old morgan cory's name added to the toll joining her 12-year-old sister sawyer amongst those killed in this disaster. six days after the disaster, crews continue to search for survivors. in the rubble, a glimmer of hope. a rescue dog alerts workers to a mud logged car. crews dig by hand, by shovel, by machine. discovering just a few scattered mementos. tough for rescue crews searching through their own neighbors' properties. >> we are still hoping for that miracle. we're getting close. we're getting close to that time where it's probably going to turn into strictly a recovery mode. but you just never know. >> reporter: captain dave says he could use some good news. this week he found the body of a small child. >> i wrapped that little guy like he was my own and stayed with him. >> reporter: the boy later identified is part of the family taking shelter last month during the massiv

steve patterson has more from montecito. >> reporter: inside the vehicevacuation zone this morning, a service of remembrance. this community ripped apart by rivers of mud and stone. morgan cory's name added to the toll overnight. joining her 12-year-old sister sawyer amongst those killed in this disaster. six days after the disaster, crews transition from rescue to recovery. in the rubble, a glimmer of hope. a rescue dog alerts workers to a mud-logged car. crews dig by hand, by shovel, by machine. discovering just a few scattered mementos. tough for rescue crews searching through their own neighbors' properties. >> we're still hoping for that miracle. you know, we're getting close, we're getting close to that time where it's probably going to turn into a strictly recovery mode, but you just never know. >> reporter: captain david zanaboni can use good news. he found the body of a small child. >> i grabbed on to the guy like he was my own and stayed with him. >> reporter: the boy later identified as part of the sudadapo family. we met them taking shelter last month during the massive th

for some, the preferred color on the red carpet will reflect their concern, steve patterson has more tonight. >> it's known as hollywood's biggest party. the awards show fueled by fun and more than a little bit of booze, but this year, expect a different tone starting on the red carpet. >> it'll be a very different awards show in my opinion. >> reporter: the me too movement is morph into time's up. high powered stars formed to fight sexual misconduct across the country after the scandal swept through hollywood. tonight they're encouraging supporters to wear all black. >> it'll be interesting to see how people react on the red carpet, how it's addressed by the host, seth myers, how the winners and the presenters >> i'm hosting this year's golden globes and we've got a lot to talk about. >> reporter: myers says he'll be walking a very fine line. >> this is a different year and we're very aware of that going into it. we to want make sure it's not so serious to the point that it isn't a celebration. >> i have never been more vulnerable -- >> reporter: but the elephant in the room, sexual

>> steve patterson in colorado. roberts says the federal court system needs to do more to protect its employees from sexual harassment. it's part of a year-end report on the federal judiciary. roberts announced that a task force will examine whether enough's being done to investigate complaints. this follows the recent retirement of a federal judge reportedly accused of sexual harassment by 15 women. >>> iran's state-run media tonight says 13 people have been killed in anti-government protests nationwide. the demonstrations there have been going on for five days now as president trump voices his support for the protesters. chief white house correspondent hallie jackson has more. >> reporter: tonight, one iranian police officer is dead, three others hurt, according to state media as government security forces battle with protesters, demonstrations now turning deadlier. outrage over skyrocketing prices for food morphing into broader anti-regime anger for thousands of iranians in the streets. nbc's ali arouzi is in teh

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. >> steve patterson reporting there. >>> tensions between the u.s. and north korea continue to escalate, north korean leader saves the united states should be aware that his country nuclear forces are now a reality. during his annual new year's day address, he said the u.s. should know the button to launch nuclear weapons is on his desk and the u.s. mainland is within striking range. >> nbc joins us live from seoul with more. good morning and happy new year. >> that's right. there was that warning for the united states. and peace offering of sorts. for south korea. quite a surprise in this will speech. lasted about 30 minutes. the address to the nation on new year's day. kim jong-un not making a single mention of president donald trump, but he did talk about what he called the u.s. nuclear threat saying that his country now has a deterrence in the form of own nuclear arsenal he claims it's able to reach the whole of the u.s. mainland. said his country wouldn't strike first, but would retaliate if attacked. the mention of south korea. the mention of o

our thanks to steve patterson for that heartfelt report. with that, let's get a check on your weather now with nbc's bill karins. bill, you say snowstorms on the way for the northeast and a lot of places will be affected by the snowy weather. >> a lot of slippery travel. it's a wide ranging storm. not high impact like ice and snow. we have 70 million people under winter weather advisories. once again, how about another event from the south, from sneen through texas, southern portions of arkansas, northern louisiana under a winter storm warning. the imbalance of snow are not that impressive. the white shows you one inches, blue is two. it doesn't get heavier until we get up here in the northeast. that will be late tuesday .then during the morning hours on wednesday. so even from boston to areas of massachusetts, 3 to 5 inches of snow this time of year. you're used to it. so also, the story is the cold. there's a very cold morning right now in the northeast. then we have the snow and behind it, another shot of cold, canadian air. these are th

nbc's steve patterson is in littleton, colorado. steve, good morning. >> reporter: peter, the sheriff here is calling this an ambush, saying his deputies were responding to that disturbance call, and walked instead into a hail of gunfire. deputies in colorado unexpectedly coming under fire. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least once. >> reporter: sunday morning, sheriff deputies responding to a disturbance call in an apartment complex in suburban denver. within minutes, the suspect opening fire. police say the gunman, 37-year-old matthew reel, a former soldier and lawyer, used a long gun to fire more than 100 rounds. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. >> reporter: reel was killed by responding officers, but not before shooting seven and killing 29-year-old deputy zachary parish. among the wounded authorities, deputy jeff pelley. >> this is a tragic day we'll be feeling for a long time. >> reporter: the community coming together to honor the officer lost in the line of duty. harri

nbc's steve patterson takes us to hawaii for our sunday closer. ♪ >> reporter: when it's winter in hawaii, days don't get much better than this. >> beautiful day. gosh we're so luck injuries aren't we? >> reporter: these men are best friends and have been for most of their lives. >> this is before they had color. >> reporter: a bond more than 60 years old the pair met in the sixth grade. >> good looking guy. can you imagine playing basketball in those shorts? >> oh, my god that's the olden days. shorts. >> reporter: as teens they played side-by-side, leading the high school to a state championship. >> look how small that guy is. >> reporter: over the years they stayed close. a pair of loving marriages, raising families, building successful careers. walter a football coach, then beloved teacher. alan a fighter pilot in vietnam then a commercial pilot. yet missing in both of their lives. both men were adopted. as they grew older they year anded to know who their biological parents were. >> became a concern when i saw our kids. every time i fill out a medical form i didn't know what to say w

steve patterson is live in colorado. what have we learned what took places? >> reporter: i want to get to that. the first thing you notice coming here, the community has nothing to do with the investigation. it is the solidarity of this community. i want to show you something. take a look back there, shah sheriff koug las county sheriff patrol car. you see balloons and flowers la laid on it. people and families have put the materials on the car in a show of support. it can't be more than 10 degrees here. as for the investigation, investigators are focused on the shooter. the sheriff said this is an ambush style attack with the deputies arriving to the disturbance call. shooter firing more than 100 shots. they're digging into his background. 37-year-old matthew -- 37-year-old matthew, i can't think of his last name. >> matthew reu. excuse me. former attorney. veteran in the iraq war. we know that he served over in iraq in 2009. honorably discharged in 2012, had his law degree, a law license in wyoming and he was passed the bar and served as attorney there for

nbc's steve patterson takes us to hawaii for our sunday closer. ♪ >> reporter: when it's winter in hawaii, days don't get much better than this. >> beautiful day. gosh we're so luck injuries aren't we? >> reporter: these men are best friends and have been for most of their lives. >> this is before they had color. >> reporter: a bond more than 60 years old the pair met in the sixth grade. >> good looking guy. can you imagine playing basketball in those shorts? >> oh, my god that's the olden days. shorts. >> reporter: as teens they played side-by-side, leading the high school to a state championship. >> look how small that guy is. >> reporter: over the years they stayed close. a pair of loving marriages, raising families, building successful careers. walter a football coach, then beloved teacher. alan a fighter pilot in vietnam then a commercial pilot. yet for all that something was missing in both of their lives. both men were adopted. as they grew older they year anded to know who their biological parents were. >> became a concern when i saw our kids. every time i fill out a medical form

steve pattersons has the details. >> reporter: tonight a deadly shootout in what they are calling an ambush. >> we have one officer down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least once. >> reporter: it all started earl three morning as deputies responded to a disturbance call outside of denver. >> heard about 15-20 gunshots right after, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: police say the gunman opened fire after barricading himself in the bedroom, killing one deputy. >> you will an of -- all of them were shot very, very quickly. it was more of an ambush-type attack. he knew we were coming. >> reporter: police warning residents to shelter in place and stay away from walls and windows. the deputy killed, zachary parish, a father of two, who joined the department just seven months ago. >> this is a sad day for the douglas county sheriff's office. >> reporter: sheriff tony spurlock visibly shaken. >> we are deeply saddened by the loss of zachary. when i sat with his wife oon he wife and held her hand, i could see in her eyes, her life was over. >> reporter: people showing the

nbc's steve patterson reports from santa barbara county. >> reporter: here in montecito, destruction as far as the eye can see. there are cars pulverized, homes that have completely been ripped apart. this is now a critical juncture in the effort to save anybody who may be trapped underneath rubble in this deadly storm that started earlier this week. now crews are worried about this effort turning from rescue to recovery. upwards of 40 people may be trapped somewhere. the mandatory evacuations have stretched to uncover this entire town. people worried about people hampering recovery efforts. a race against time as crews work day and night to try to save lives. steve patterson, nbc news. >> while those crews look to save lives, this driver was looking to stay alive. this was a wild ride for a couple that experienced it in burbank this week. a fire truck camera captured that video of that small car going down that river of mud. the driver says he and his girlfriend were already evacuated on tuesday when they heard a rush of water and their car got caught up in it. it was carried all th

steve patterson, nbc news. >> now new at 6:00, the bitter blast of cold air not going away as temperatures fall to dangerous lows. there is also a chance for snow coming and hilting us this week. doug is tracking the timing and impact. >> and a world war ii veteran trapped inside a burning home. what we are learning about the 94-year-old victim from neighbors who captured the tragedy as it unfolded. >> a mother of three killed inside her home. family members say her boyfriend is locked up for murder. the urgent message from the mayor in this tragic case of domestic violence. >> news4 at 6:00 starts now. >> and we are going to start with bone chilling cold and brutal wind chills as a lot of you get ready to head back to work and school tomorrow. >> it is brutal indeed. and believe it or not, it is going to get even colder. doug has the heat cranked up storm center 4 to tem us what's coming. >> you know i like the cold, but this is ri this is not the cold anybody likes. take a look at the wind chills now. incredible. 11 in d.c., 0 in hagerstown, and 10 below 0 in pittsburgh. i think many of

steve patterson. >> reporter: widow held her daughters close as spoke to packed memorial. >> i will do everything in my ability to honor you. >> reporter: one of the girls whispering to mom it's okay. allegedly killed by matthew reel. bullets flew across the courtyard into apartment, one striking his arm. >> i thought it's all over. and with god's blessing i'm still alive. >> not here to hurt anybody but i do have firearms. >> reporter: chilling new video shows him recording himself rambling, drinking, calling 911, saying he had been victim of domestic assault. but deputies arrive, he becomes agitated, barricades himself, takes aim. >> leave me alone, go, get out. [ gun shots ] >> reporter: you can see how riddled the unit is. one window busted out. other draped in flag with skull and two assault rifles. veteran and lawyer with no criminal record, motive is mystery. for this family, grief is all too clear. >> i will raise these girls to love you. >>> this new year also off to tragic start for the u.s. military. killed in combat engagement in afghanistan, four others injuries in area st

we have more from nbc's steve patterson. >> reporter: a deadly shootout in what the sheriff is calling an ambush. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least once. >> reporter: deputies responded to a disturbance call to an apartment complex in a suburb outside denver. >> 20 gunshots, boom, boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: he opened fire at the officers after barricading himself in his bedroom. he shot seven, five deputies and two civilians, killing one deputy. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. more of an ambush-type of attack on our officers. he knew we were coming. >> reporter: police warning residents to shelter in place and stay away from walls and windows as deputies returned gunfire. the deputy killed, 29-year-old zachary parrish, father of who, to joined the department seven months ago. >> this is a sad day for the sheriff's office. >> reporter: visibly shaken. >> we are deeply saddened by the loss. when i sat with his wife and held her hand, i could see in her eyes, her life was over. >> reporter: residents and law enforcement show

nbc's steve patterson is there and has those details. >> reporter: new images of deputy zackari parrish's young family before it was shattered when the 29-year-old officer was killed allegedly by 37-year-old math ereale. >> trying to defend myself. >> a disturbing video by kusa shows reale calling 911, claiming he had been threatened by a roommate. >> i've been on my periscope. i'm not here to hurt anybody but yes, i do have firearms. >> soon deputies were at his door. >> i'm coming out. i don't have any guns on me, okay? i'll be a minute. just give me a second. >> reporter: ultimately, he would fire more than 100 rounds, wounding four other officers and two civilians. >> you know who is going to flub next big time collection in. >> reporter: he posted a series of incoherent angry messages online, including videos railing against local law enforcement. >> we're going to fire all these bombs come next year. >> reporter: reale an iraq war veteran discharged in 201 played law from the university of wyoming. in november, the school sent a letter to faculty and staff along with a picture of hi

steve patterson reports. >> reporter: tonight a deadly shootout in what the sheriff is calling an ambush. >> one deputy down. we all have been hit, at least, once. >> reporter: disturbance call. >> 15 to 20 gunshots. >> reporter: police say the gunman opened fire at responding officers. the gunman shot seven, five deputies and two civilians. killed one deputy. >> an ambush attack on our officers. he knew we were coming. >> reporter: police warning residents to shelter in place. the deputy killed 29-year-old zackari parrish a father of two who joined the department. >> we are deeply saddened by the loss of zackari. when i sat with his wife and held her hand i could see her life is over. >> reporter: police say all of the injured deputies are in stable condition. among them deputy jeff pelle. >> this is the tragic he will be feeling. >>> for the fourth day in a row, protesters demonstrated against the government in iran. in a cheat president trump cheered on the protesters saying iranians are finally getting wide. meanwhile iran's president took a swipe at mr. trump today saying he has no

as nbc's steve patterson reports, portions of the attack were captured on one of the deputy's radios. >> shots fired, shots fired. >> a deadly shootout in what the sheriff is calling an ambush. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least once. >> it all started as deputies responded to a disturbance call in a suburb outside of denver. >> heard 15, 20 gunshots. >> police say the gunman opened fire at the officers after barricading himself in his search, five deputies and two civilians, killing one deputy. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. more of an ambush-type of attack on our officers. he knew we were coming sniept police warning residents to shelter in place and stay away from walls and windows as deputies killed the suspect. he was i fath. >> sheriff tony spurlock visibly shaken. >> we are deeply saddened by the loss of zachary. when i sat with his wife and held her hand, i could see in her eyes her life was over. >> police say all of the injured deputies are in stable condition. among them, deputy jeff pell i, son of the boulder cou

steve patterson is in littleton. colorado. >> reporter: peter, the sheriff here is calling this an ambush saying his deputies were responding to that disturbance call and walked, instead, into a hail of gunfire. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> reporter: deputies in colorado unexpectedly coming under fire. >> we have one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least once. >> reporter: sunday morning sheriff's deputies responding to a disturbance call in an apartment complex in suburban denver. within minutes the suspect opening fire. police say the gunman, 37-year-old matthew riehl, a former soldier and lawyer, use add long gun to fire more than 100 rounds. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. >> reporter: riehl was killed by responding officers but not before shooting seven and killing 29-year-old deputy zachary parish. among the bonded authorities, deputy jeff >> this is a tragic day that we will be feeling for a long time. >> reporter: the community coming together to honor the officer

. >> that was steve patterson reporting. the civilians were treated for non-life threatening injuries. >>> president trump is offering optimistic words about 2018. the first family celebrated new year's eve night at a gala in mar-a-lago. the president said this to reporters -- >> going to have a great year. a fantastic 2018. we are off to a very good start, as you know, with the great tax cuts and anwr and getting rid of the individual mandate, which was very, very unpopular, as you know. we are going to have a tremendous year. the stock market, i think, is going to continue to go up. companies are going to continue to come into the country. >> earlier in the day, the president tweeted out a self-tribute video touting what he sees as his 2017 achievements. >>> today is the first day of the new year and the first day of new taxes. >> the president mentioned them. taxpayers, accountants and the irs are trying to figure it out. >> the new law takings effect today. it was finalized 13 days ago. the irs has had 13 days to figure

for "today," steve patterson, nbc news. >>> a major health warning this morning concerning the flu. the centers for disease control says nearly 40 states now are reporting moderate to high flu activity. so far, the flu season, the number of cases is far higher than last year. it could get much worse. >> nbc medical contributor dr. natalie azar is here with advice about how to keep you and your family safe. good morning to you. >> doctor, we hear about the flu every year. seems every year there is a problem. what's different this year? >> so there's a few ways to have a bad flu season. one is you just have increased flu activity. you're seeing more cases. the other way is to actually have a strain that's predominating that's particularly dangerous and that the vaccine doesn't guess what? this year, we're having the perfect storm of that. increased activity. we are having a vaccine that's covering a couple of different strains. the one that's actually predominating is the one that's not covered as well by the vaccine. as you pointed out, we have over 40,000 cases that are already repo

the harrowing moments were caught on one of the deputy's radios as steve patterson shows us. >> shots fired! shots fired! >> reporter: a deadly shootout in an ambush. >> we have one deputy down. all of us have been hit at least once. >> reporter: deputies responded to a disturbance call in a suburb outside denver. >> boom, boom, boom. >> reporter: police say the gunman opened fire at the responding officers after barricading himself in a bedroom. in the end, he shot seven, five deputies and two civilians, killing one deputy. >> all of them were shot very, very quickly. it was more of an ambush-type of attack on our officers. he knew we were coming. >> reporter: police warning residents to shelter in place and stay away from walls and windows. deputies returned gunfire, killing the suspect. the deputy killed 29-year-old zachary paetsch ir, a father of two who joined the department seven months ago. >> a sad day. >> reporter: the sheriff visibly shaken. >> we are deeply saddened by the loss of zachary. when i sat with his wife and held her hand, i could see in her eyes, her life was ove

nbc's steve patterson is outside the beverly hollywood hilton. what can we expect? >> reporter: hey, morgan. so good to see you this morning. it seems that making a social political statement is the same thing as making a fashion statement this year. so many celebrities looking to hijack the conversation essentially by taking the red carpet and virtually painting it black. the golden globes, typically one of hollywood's most colorful celebrations, but this year many want to make it an all black affair. >> i think this very important thing is happening within our industry and you can't pretend like it isn't. >> reporter: tonight in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against hollywood heavy weights harvey weinstein, me too is morphing into times up with stashs planning to wear all black. >> it's not going to be as light weight an affair as we've seen in the past. these are serious things that hollywood is really tackling. >> reporter: host seth myers has the challenge of finding the right balance for the show. >> we want to make sure that it's not so serious to

nbc's steve patterson is just outside the beverly hilton where it's all going to happen later today. steve, tell us, what can we so good to see you this morning. well, it seems that making a social political statement is the same thing as making a fashion statement this year. so many celebrities looking to hijack the conversation, essentially by taking the red carpet and virtually painting it black. the golden globes, typically one of hollywood's most colorful celebrations, but this year, many want to make it an all-black affair. >> this very important thing is happening within our industry, and you can't pretend like it isn't. >> reporter: tonight in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against hollywood heavyweights like harvey weinstein, the birth of a new movement, me too, is morphing into times up with stars planning to wear all black. >> it's not possibly going to be as lightweight an affair as we've seen in the past. i mean, these are serious things that hollywood is really tackling. >> reporter: host seth meyers has the challenge of finding the right balance for the show

steve patterson is in littleton, colorado, with that story. >> reporter: good morning. you're about to see new video of the expected gunman who recorded himself just moments before that mass shooting, including a call to 911 authorities say he opened fire without warning. >> i'm not sheer to hurt anybody. but i have firearms. >> reporter: this morning, chilling video of suspected cop killer, matthew reel. taken just moments before he opened fire on police in suburban denver. >> leave me alone. get out. >> reporter: in the videos obtained by kusa, the former lawyer and soldier records himself calling 911, saying he had been the victim of a domestic assault. >> i appeared for my health and my safety. i have some firearms. >> reporter: when the deputy shows up, he appears agitated. >> i was assaulted and you didn't help me. >> reporter: he slammed the door and fired 100 rounds of them, killing zach parish, a husband and father of two. >> one deputy down inside the apartment. all of us have been hit at least one. >> reporter: reel died in the shoot-out. four more officers w

nbc's steve patterson is in littleton, colorado, with that story. steve, good morning. >> savannah, good morning. you are about to see new video of matthew who recorded himself just moments before that mass shooting, including a call to 911. when police arrive, authorities say he opened fire immediately. >> i'm not here to hurt anybody, but, yes, i do have firearms. >> this morning chilling new video of suspected cop killer matthew. >> i will defend myself. >> taken just moments before he opened fire sunday morning on police in suburbandenver. >> leave me alone. get out! >> in the profanity-laced videos obtained by gephardt daily.com, an nbc affiliate kusa, the 37-year-old former lawyer and soldier records himself calling 911 saying he had been the victim of a domestic assault. >> i appeared for my health and my safety. i do have some weapons. i own firearms. >> when douglas county sheriff's deputies showed up, he appeared agitated. >> i just feel like you're really upset. >> well, i am, because i was assaulted, and you didn't help me. >> he then sl

nbc steve patterson has more. >> reporter: today apple is going to reinvent the phone. >> reporter: it was the golden age of apple. crowds out the door, revenue through the roof, and the tech world hanging on to steve jobs' every word. >> i think it's crappy. >> reporter: lately problems plaguing the brand have people questioning if the supreme see might be over. >> we have iphones at home and mac books. >> the latest security flaws in memory chips found in the hardware of billions of devices and not just apple. in a statement apple says all mac systems and ios devices are affected but there are no known exploits plaguing customers. >> it's kind of scary. i have so much personal info. >> it comes right after the discovery that the batteries of older iphones were slowing down after an update. now offering $29 in store battery replacement. >> i don't see this being the fatal flaw that lets some other company come in and steal the iphone's crown. >> but apple's recent issues have competitors like samsung seizing on the opportunity to attract new customers. their galaxy phone ads are a dir