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more misery on the way this holiday weekend. unprecedented. the tightest security ever set to greet new year s eve revelers in the wake of two terror attacks in the past year. why police say they aren t taking any chances. those stories plus apple s apology. the tech giant fesses up to slowing down older iphones and offers a new solution. jackpot weekend. let the run on mega millions and powerball tickets with $750 million starting tonight. and driving while hungover. it feels like the flu mixed with before you celebrate new year s, a new warning about the dangers of getting behind the wheel too soon after a night of drinking. this is tough. you have to focus so hard. today, friday, december 29th, 2017. announcer: from nbc news, this is today, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to today. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. we certainly appreciate you joining us on this friday morning. savannah and hoda are off today. it ....
iran have turned violent. there were skirmishes between demonstrators and police which continued into the night. these are the latest pictures from the capital, tehran, as you can see, largely peaceful during the day, but later is, fire but later, fires burning in the streets. separately, there have been officially organised pro government rallies. the third day of protests in iran. what began in small provincial cities, now spreading to the capital, tehran, and the main university campus. these are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics who have ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. shouting for the clerics to give him a job, this protester typifies the economic anger felt by many iranians. they accuse the mullahs of living in gilded palaces and sponsoring conflicts overseas, while the economy and the country suffers. but dissent in iran is only tolerated to a point. uniformed and plain clothes police clashed wit ....
but first we begin this morning with a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. threatening weather conditions across the country. temperatures plummeting, the record lows. it is cold enough that part of niagara falls to freeze up. winter rages as revelers brace for the big chill. 2017 is departing with a cold slap across the face. i m hoping it gets sunny and hot. it is not going to happen. not a chance. look at this massive action on u.s. 31 near lake michigan. 40-car pile-up. another one going in. it is freezing. the count down has begun. millions of people will be here in time square braving some of the coldest temperatures in time square hist ory. it is so iconic. when you come here, you have to see the ball drop. a toddler may have caused the first worst in new york city in a quarter srncentury. playing with the burners on the stove. a deadly swat case in kansas. ladies and gentlemen, i give you russell westbrook. tha ....
right here and abroad. but first we begin this morning with a look at today s eye opener. your world in 90 seconds. threatening weather conditions across the country. temperatures plummeting, the record lows. it is cold enough that part of niagara falls to freeze up. winter rages as revelers brace for the big chill. 2017 is departing with a cold slap across the face. i m hoping it gets sunny and hot. it is not going to happen. not a chance. look at this massive action on u.s. 31 near lake michigan. 40-car pile-up. another one going in. it is freezing. the count down has begun. millions of people will be here in time square braving some of the coldest temperatures in time square hist ory. it is so iconic. when you come here, you have to see the ball drop. a toddler may have caused the first worst in a quarter srncentury. playing with the burners on the stove. a deadly swat case in kansas. ladies and gentlemen, i give you russell westbroo ....
at the same time, there have been pro government rallies in the capital tehran, with thousands of people showing their support. the anti government protests started in mashhad and spread to several parts of the country. they were about corruption and falling living standards, but they re becoming political, as our correspondent wyre davies reports. three days in and iran s anti government protests have turned violent. in the northern city of mashhad, demonstrators demanding an end to hardline clerical rule set police motorbikes alight and taunted the security services. from dorud in the west, video showed crowds scattering after two protesters were reportedly shot and killed. what began in provincial cities has now spread to the capital tehran and the main university campus. these are worrying signs for the iranian government and the ultraconservative shia clerics, who ve ruled over the country since the 1979 revolution. the government response, organising large pro reg ....