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http://youtu.be/qDZOvTEsKgI This formerly homeless man has a message for people who are living on the streets: "You are worth it and you are loved." Oscar spent nine years addicted to Crystal Meth and sleeping in a tent in the Los Angeles area. He recently got sober and housed and believes we can end homelessness one patient at a time. FULL EPISODE: America’s homeless: Street medicine teams in LA search for solutions to a crisis https://bit.ly/3GVKhxK » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Homeless #LosAngeles #Addiction

http://youtu.be/p-a9D1lUl1w Texas Governor Greg Abbott criticized the Biden administration's immigration policy during President Joe Biden's first trip to the southern border in El Paso, Texas. RELATED: Biden lands in Texas during first trip to southern border as president https://bit.ly/3CCMyeC President Joe Biden faced pleas for help in addressing the migrant crisis as he traveled Sunday to the U.S.-Mexico border for the first time since taking office, visiting El Paso, where migrants are sleeping on the streets. Biden walked along a section of the rust-colored border wall that separates El Paso from Juarez, Mexico, and met with local officials, community leaders and others who are dealing daily with the humanitarian crisis. “They need a lot of resources," he told reporters who ask...

http://youtu.be/MNb2sQkDjds Ellen Degeneres shared a video of herself standing next to a flooding creek near her Montecito, California home almost exactly five years after fires and mudslides ravaged the seaside community. RELATED: More rain expected after unrelenting wave of storms in California https://bit.ly/3ZjzswF Thousands of Californians fled their homes, and the death toll from the wave of devastating storms rose to 14 as the latest "atmospheric river" slammed a wide swath of the state with gale-force winds and more than a foot of rain. "The endless onslaught of potent systems with atmospheric rivers of moisture continue to inundate California," the National Weather Service said in a statement. "Torrential rain, widespread flooding, rapid water rises, mudslides and landslides ...

http://youtu.be/Bojhgmxc34A Royal Caribbean said a maneuver to avoid hitting a raft at sea caused a pool on the Harmony of the Seas to pour down six stories into center of ship. RELATED: California man street surfs after heavy flooding in Santa Cruz https://bit.ly/3CELWVY » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Cruise #Ship #Ocean

http://youtu.be/JkRnIKp9esU Russian President Vladimir Putin chose to attend an Orthodox Christmas service alone inside a Kremlin cathedral rather than celebrate with worshipers. RELATED: Putin made to wait by Turkish President Erdogan https://bit.ly/3ICqzs2 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Putin #Russia #Christmas

http://youtu.be/uMI1wirlUbU A bolt of lightning struck a truck in the parking lot of JR Motorsports in Mooresville, North Carolina, turning on its headlights. RELATED: Train derails after smashing into truck carrying 134-foot beam https://bit.ly/3vMVZo7 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Lightning #CaughtonCamera #Truck

http://youtu.be/_zI8rv1REUM President Joe Biden was "reluctant to respond" when asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering his armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine to mark the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday. RELATED: Putin to the West: ‘Let's stop being enemies’ https://bit.ly/3GHAmeR It was not immediately clear whether hostilities would actually be halted. Ukrainian officials have previously dismissed Russian peace moves as ploys to regroup and prepare for more attacks. Mykhailo Podolyak, a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appeared to dismiss the truce in a tweet: "RF (Russian Federation) must leave the occupied territories - only then will it have a "temporary truce". Keep hypocrisy to yourself." President Joe Biden, asked about...

http://youtu.be/xteFrL3bl2E Rep.-elect George Santos was skipped during a Congressional vote for a new speaker of the House after he failed to respond to multiple roll calls. RELATED: George Santos plans to serve in Congress despite resume controversy https://bit.ly/3GjZ5oh » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Politics #Congress #House

http://youtu.be/-7YoIrXFyYI This man made the most of the bad weather as he surfed down a California street while being towed by a friend's car after the area was hit by severe floods. RELATED: Drone captures man surfing enormous sand dunes https://bit.ly/3Z8zrvj » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #California #Flood #Surf

http://youtu.be/d9L2SVz8qtE Flight attendants on a Dallas to San Francisco flight had an unexpected service call on board: to relocate a roaming cat with its owner. RELATED: 36 people injured after turbulence rocks Hawaiian Airlines flight https://bit.ly/3Cmegfs » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Cats #Animals #Flying

http://youtu.be/wf5wcy6vrt4 More than 200 cars were involved in an accident pile-up on a bridge in China after heavy fog and ice led to dangerous driving conditions. One person died in the crash. RELATED: Train derails after smashing into truck carrying 134-foot beam https://bit.ly/3vT6Tc1 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #China #Crash #Accident

http://youtu.be/TwaUfMZcYzk Rep. Kevin McCarthy is facing challenges from other Republicans in his bid to be elected speaker of the House. RELATED: Rep. Kevin McCarthy: 'accountability' coming before House speaker vote https://bit.ly/3Ch0FpW Opponents to Rep. Kevin McCarthy as a possible House speaker appear to be sticking to their efforts to deny him the role, as the Republican infighting casts a shadow over the Congressional term that kicks off on Tuesday with a new Republican majority. Nor is that the only possible source of conflict, with GOP Rep.-elect George Santos of New York under investigation on multiple fronts after admitting to lies about everything from his education to his ancestry to his professional background. The first official act of the House – before new members ar...

http://youtu.be/fTRKstwNcNk An arctic storm continued to wreak havoc across much of the US, triggering dramatic temperature drops and blizzard conditions. RELATED: Holiday travelers stuck at airports after winter storm cancels flights https://bit.ly/3GhjsUi A strengthening pre-Christmas blizzard that experts say could become a bomb cyclone is set to bring heavy snow, strong wind gusts and plummeting temperatures to the Central and Northern Plains, Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. The winter storm system brewing along an incoming Arctic front could create treacherous holiday travel conditions as federal forecasters expect the blizzard to slam much of the Midwest and Great Lakes through Christmas Eve. Winter storm warnings, wind chill warnings and winter weather advisories were in effec...

http://youtu.be/HckhoOHC8fg This family had an emotional reunion after the dad returned from a seven-month deployment in Africa with the United States Air Force. RELATED: Airman's surprise reunion has brother in tears https://bit.ly/3vbpvU2 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #AirForce #Reunion #GoodNews

http://youtu.be/uccJhZxZW3s The Tonawanda Police Department said they received reports of the unresponsive driver hitting several vehicles and driving through red lights. RELATED: Pilot ejects from F-35 fighter jet after crash landing in Texas https://bit.ly/3WyCQSg » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Police #Dashcam #CaughtonCamera

http://youtu.be/hBBY5mnqAWo Emma Thompson chats with USA TODAY's Patrick Ryan about her role as Trunchbull in "Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical," which hits theaters and Netflix. RELATED: Here's how Henry Cavill played 'drunk' in 'Enola Holmes 2' https://bit.ly/3vbeCSa For young readers, few characters loom quite as large as the Trunchbull. In Roald Dahl's 1988 children's novel "Matilda," Trunchbull is the formidable headmistress of Crunchem Hall elementary school, where she swings a "naughty" student by her pigtails and forces another to devour an entire chocolate cake. She's brawny, brutish – and precisely the sort of challenge Emma Thompson was looking for as an actress. Thompson disappears into the role of the tyrannical Trunchbull in Netflix's "Matilda the Musical" (streaming Chr...

http://youtu.be/dZ2sucBXdUs Rich Hogge survived a fall from a cliff into water below during a Colorado trip and captured the entire incident on a camera attached to his helmet. RELATED: Pilot plays in-air prank on sleeping wife https://bit.ly/3hJLwX3 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Colorado #Motorcycle #CaughtonCamera

http://youtu.be/sMmpdgCmyWo Social media was all too happy (or shocked) to comment on this trending weather topic. RELATED: Iguanas frozen stiff by chilly Florida temperatures https://bit.ly/3POdopl It happened. Florida weather was so cold over the weekend that frozen iguanas fell out of trees. And users on social media were only too happy (or shocked) to comment on the trending topic. Tracey Douglas of Davie, Florida, about 24 miles north of Miami, encountered a frozen iguana Sunday after the season's coldest temperatures were recorded. She posted the photo on Facebook, saying, "It is cold indeed in South Florida. I found this frozen iguana on my walk with my dog this morning. Y'all stay warm and bundled up." When it feels like it’s freezing in the Sunshine State, the term "frozen ig...

http://youtu.be/BRw0LZ46U3o An elementary school principal at Southwestern Elementary School in Shelby County, Indiana got into the holiday spirit by dressing as the "Elf on the Shelf." RELATED: Thief's plan is thwarted by clever shop owner https://bit.ly/3PU74wQ » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Christmas #School #Funny

http://youtu.be/zMyW6fbM9Jw A British man trying to walk on slippery ice was repeatedly sliding back into his original spot, causing his brother to literally fall to the ground in laughter. RELATED: Adventure photographer captures funnel cloud tornado on Iceland volcano https://bit.ly/3POcMjI » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #UK #Funny #Winter

http://youtu.be/EgKZ_rEgI1k Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an impassioned address to Congress urging President Joe Biden and lawmakers to continue sending military aid to the war-ravaged nation. RELATED: Zelenskyy arrives at White House, thanks Biden for continuous support https://bit.ly/3VleSsm Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the comedic actor turned Ukrainian leader, delivered perhaps the most dramatic performance of his career Wednesday, embarking on a whirlwind tour that culminated in an address to Congress where he urged lawmakers to keep sending aid to his war-ravaged nation. “Your money is not charity,” he told his congressional audience, which included some Republicans wary of sending a "blank check" to Ukraine when they take over the House in January. “It’s an investm...

http://youtu.be/46H-ZbqdSGY Migrants in Juarez, Mexico, watched and waited for a shift in U.S. immigration policy as the fight over Title 42 expulsions reached the Supreme Court. RELATED: The border buses: New York City’s migrant crisis https://bit.ly/3v9K9ns » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Border #Mexico #Texas

http://youtu.be/Ig83L9YfBN0 Two people were injured after a train smashed into a truck and derailed off the track in Collegedale, Tennessee. RELATED: Drone camera captures dramatic Kansas coal train derailment aftermath https://bit.ly/3Gc9OT6 » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #Train #Crash #CaughtonCamera

http://youtu.be/RBO_XIl-VyQ Engineers from the University of Colorado Boulder used laser lights to see just what happens when you flush a public toilet. RELATED: Pilot plays in-air prank on sleeping wife https://bit.ly/3VaUs5a Stunning new video of bright green “toilet plume” particles highlight an invisible phenomenon that's easy to ignore, but might deserve more of your attention. University of Colorado Boulder engineers studying the spread of fecal pathogens and health hazards associated with flushing pointed laser lights at a lid-less public restroom toilet, the same kind commonly seen in North American public restrooms, to illuminate rapid spreading tiny water droplets. “We had expected these aerosol particles would just sort of float up, but they came out like a rocket,” said ...

http://youtu.be/qMQObSIFTUc The warship, which carried more than 100 crew members, capsized after water flooded its power controls during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand. RELATED: Navy SEALs : What the training process entails https://bit.ly/3VfaevT A rescue operation is underway after the Thai navy reported nearly three dozen sailors went missing when one of its warships capsized in Thailand waters on Sunday night. The warship, which carried more than 100 crew members, capsized and sank after water flooded its power controls Sunday during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand. As of Monday, 75 sailors from the HTMS Sukhothai corvette had been rescued and 31 were still missing, the navy said. The high waves that caused the accident had lessened since Sunday night's sinking, but were still ...

http://youtu.be/xYA5KxoWAiI Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, injuring 36 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an unusual event. RELATED: Pilot ejects from F-35 fighter jet after crash landing in Texas https://bit.ly/3G4W4sU Patients suffered cuts, including to the head, as well as bumps and bruises. Some people were nauseous and vomited as a result of extreme motion. “We are also very happy and we feel fortunate that there were not any deaths or other critical injuries. And we’re also very hopeful that all will recover and make a full recovery,” Ireland said. Jon Snook, the airline's chief operating officer, said three flight attendants were among those taken to hospitals. Passenger Kaylee Reyes told Hawaii News Now that her mother had ...

http://youtu.be/SZXvwM1cjfI A pilot was reportedly “safe and under observation” after ejecting himself from a F-35 fighter jet during a crash landing at the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas. RELATED: Allegedly drunken driver crashes into vehicles, flips over https://bit.ly/3j0hvCq » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3QYKjbc » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #AirForce #FighterJet #Crash

http://youtu.be/lLgsElfV3aY Kate Winslet chats with USA TODAY's Patrick Ryan about working with James Cameron and breaking a Tom Cruise record on "Avatar: The Way of Water." RELATED: Kate Winslet plans a festival of parties https://bit.ly/3WndI0n Kate Winslet is never letting go of James Cameron. Twenty-five years after they shattered box-office records with 1997's "Titanic," the Oscar-winning actress and director have reunited on "Avatar: The Way of Water" (now in theaters), the highly anticipated sequel to 2009's "Avatar." In the eye-popping sci-fi epic, Winslet plays the sagacious Ronal, an alien queen and healer who leads the oceanic Metkayina clan. When humans return to the planet of Pandora and begin to ravage its forests, human-turned-Na'vi Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and his f...

http://youtu.be/t5dvCMWrItk Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was told to provide a translation after speaking Spanish in support of statehood for Puerto Rico. RELATED: President Trump calls AOC 'wack job' in series of tweets https://bit.ly/3V5mjnF Puerto Rico, acquired by the United States from Spain in 1898 after the Spanish-American War, is a commonwealth, or self-governing state, subject to the authority of Congress. Residents can vote in presidential primaries but not the general election. The island has a nonvoting member of Congress but no voting representatives or senators, as states have. Puerto Rico has given its residents the opportunity to express their opinion on the island's governmental status, holding various nonbinding votes on its relationship to the United States. In a...

http://youtu.be/HlJA28CECGA At least three people are dead and at least five are injured after tornadoes touched down in the South. RELATED: Two tornadoes touch down on either side of the highway https://bit.ly/3uTvpJn More than 30 million Americans across the nation's northern tier were under winter weather advisories or warnings Wednesday while tornadoes swept the South as a deadly winter storm continued its damaging march through the country, killing at least three. A line of tornadoes and severe storms rolling through Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida was blamed for at least three deaths and dozens of injuries. Blizzard conditions forced closures of scores of interstates and other roads in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota and North Dako...