A person hollering, with excitement, about the location where a famous superhero has been recently spied?

It's a story staple, a humorous and endearing plot point, of so many comic books and blockbuster movies.

After all, the mere mortal who comes into near-contact with a cape-rocking icon is practically expected to shout about the sighting, whether or not other, slightly jealous mortals believe the lucky, shouty person.

But shout all you like about the fact that several superheroes, or at least their cool likenesses, have been spotted just a pinch south of Hollywood Boulevard, on Highland Avenue.

These figures are currently inside the historic Max Factor building, home to the Hollywood Museum, where "20th Century Superhero Legends" is now on bold display.

The line-up of "life-like sculptures," which include homages to actors Adam West, Burt Ward, Yvonne Craig, Christopher Reeve, and Lynda Carter, is certainly one eye-wowza focal point of the exhibit, but there are other brave 'n majestic items to admire.

Look also for "key pieces of memorabilia and collectibles" from the universe of superherodom to be in the house.

A house, er, museum that also includes several other pieces of Hollywoodiana, from costumes to movie posters to the spooky Halloween-y dungeon area to tributes to Marilyn Monroe.

Where did you last see a superhero? Standing atop a skyscraper? Flying over the Hollywood Sign? 

Or inside the Hollywood Museum? Best fly there, over the holiday season, if you're a longtime fan of those true-hearted superstars who'll stand for what they believe and the cities, and citizens, they so famously and tenderly protect.

Two months before WikiLeaks released emails stolen from the Clinton campaign, right-wing conspiracy theorist Jerome Corsi sent an email to former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone anticipating the document dump, according to draft court papers obtained by NBC News.

"Word is friend in embassy plans 2 more dumps," Corsi wrote on Aug. 2, 2016, referring to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to the draft court papers. "One shortly after I'm back. 2nd in Oct. Impact planned to be very damaging."

The email was revealed in a draft court document, known as a statement of the offense, sent to Corsi by special counsel Robert Mueller's office. Mueller also sent Corsi a draft plea agreement stipulating that the special counsel would not oppose Corsi requesting a sentence of probation if he agreed to plead guilty to one count of lying to federal investigators.

As NBC News reported on Monday, Corsi said he has rejected the deal. He has described Mueller's team as "thugs" and insisted that he did not "intentionally lie" about his communications related to WikiLeaks.

Finding colorful and festive trains around the holidays?

They're pretty plentiful, both on the big screen, where they're seen in an assortment of charming family films, and in reality, where historic engines take revelers on holly-bedecked adventures.

But finding a profusion of model trains, handsomely attired for the season, isn't always as easy as finding rails in a movie or at vintage depot.

Still, there are a few spots around Southern California where model trains play a pretty and highly watchable part of the yuletide fun.

One such spot is the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, in Yorba Linda, where over 10 model trains are now toot-toot-ing before the wondering eyes of visitors in the "All Aboard, America! Holiday Train Display."

It's a large-scale attraction, filling over 2,500 feet, with "hundreds of feet of track" to admire. 

The cost? Admission to the library gets you into the train display. That's $21 for adults, $17 for seniors, and varying prices for students and children.

It's an annual and well-attended tradition at the library, one that "... reflects President Nixon's love of trains that began in his Yorba Linda childhood."

Waiting too long to spy this sweet scene? Best not, as all of those little chugga-chugga-ing trains'll soon ride out of sight. The final day is Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.

A whale looked to be getting dangerously close to the Santa Monica shore, right near the pier and famous Ferris wheel, before righting itself and heading back out to sea, a video captured Tuesday revealed.

"It looks lost!" a witness can be heard saying in the video.

An NBC4 crew was on the Santa Monica Pier next to the famed Ferris wheel when a whale suddenly began approaching the shore.

The whale did a few turns, kicking up sand, while heading very close to the beach.

It seemed as if the whale might be in distress, but fortunately, it righted itself and swam safely back to deeper waters.

The sighting all happened so quickly that a crowd hadn't even formed to witness the gentle giant's majesty.

A police pursuit of an SUV carrying an armed robbery suspect ended in a crash and an attempted carjacking in Echo Park after traveling through Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge and downtown LA Tuesday afternoon. 

The pursuit began at approximately 3:30 p.m. according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPD said that the vehicle was carrying at least one armed robbery suspect.

Eliana Moreno and Newschopper Alpha were over the pursuit at approximately 4 p.m. near Dodger Stadium.

The pursuit vehicle drove at high speeds on surface streets and on multiple freeways, including the 210 Freeway, 2 Freeway and 101 Freeway with police in tow. The vehicle often traveled on the wrong side of the street, running stop lights and refused to show respect for rules of the road or other vehicles.

The driver of the vehicle traveled through Chinatown and into the Lincoln Heights area at approximately 4:10 p.m. At approximately 4:15 p.m., the driver and what appeared to be a passenger could be seen throwing items out of the vehicle. The vehicle arrived near Pershing Square at approximately 4:20 p.m.

The vehicle traveled traveled through the fashion district and got stuck behind a box truck momentarily.

At 4:42 p.m., the driver hopped onto the northbound 101 Freeway after driving around downtown LA. The driver exited into the Echo Park area a couple minutes later.

After driving at high speeds on surface streets along Echo Park Lake, the driver lost control of the vehicle a few moments later and crashed into at least two other vehicles near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Logan Street in Echo Park.

At least one person jumped out of the vehicle and attempted to get into another vehicle on the corner before leading police in a chase on foot.

Police tracked down the driver and a passenger into custody at approximately 4:45 p.m., approximately 75 minutes after the pursuit began.

Santa Monica City Council officials voted unanimously Tuesday night to pass an emergency ordinance that will ban fast food restaurants on the 3rd Street Promenade, but the ban would extend to any restaurant or cafe that has over 100 locations in the United States.

Effectively, the vote banned all big chain restaurants from adding locations on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade.

Originally, the emergency ordinance was expected to focus on restaurants and cafes that have more than 150 locations, but the council opted to reduce that number to 100, which excludes more business than the original emergency ordinance.

While the ban applies to restaurants like Chipotle, Cheesecake Factory and California Pizza Kitchen that easily have more than 100 locations in the U.S., existing restaurants on the promenade will not be asked to move.

The emergency ordinance takes effect immediately for 60 days while the city develops a permanent ordinance.

There had previously been a fast food ban on the promenade, but the ban was left out when a new community development plan was put in place a few years ago.

One of the authors of the latest federal climate assessment, which warns of severe consequences for the country’s economy, environment and public health from global warming, quickly pushed back Tuesday against the White House press secretary’s statement that the findings were not based on facts.

Katharine Hayhoe, the author of the report’s climate scenarios chapter and co-director of the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University, accused Sarah Huckabee Sanders of misrepresenting the report.

Sanders said the report "is based on the most extreme modeled scenario, which contradicts long-established trends.”

Hayhoe responded: “That’s two false statements because: 1 we considered many scenarios including vv low ones; and 2, the chapter I wrote concludes this, based on actual data.”

Hayhoe challenged the same assertion from the White House earlier, tweeting that the report had considered a very broad range of scenarios.

The National Climate Assessment, mandated by Congress and produced by 13 federal agencies and outside scientists, warned that natural disasters were worsening because of global warming, threatening hundreds of billions of dollars in losses.

President Donald Trump immediately rejected the report’s projection of economic devastation, telling reporters “I don’t believe it.”

Trump, who has mocked climate change science, wants the United States to use more coal and roll back environmental protections put in place by the Obama administration that would restrict greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle tailpipes and from power plants.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had similarly questioned the report, describing it as extreme and worst-case.

Hayhoe did agree with Sanders that modeling was complicated and said that was why she had a section on “Potential Surprises,” which included the worrisome conclusion that models tended to underestimate temperature change.

Models have done a “darn good job of reproducing observed changes,” Hayhoe added.

As a storm set to begin dumping rain on Southern California approaches, authorities were asking residents near the Holy Fire burn scar area to voluntarily evacuate.

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The warning came as a storm was expected to begin dumping rain Wednesday evening, with the brunt of the storm packing a wallop Thursday morning.

"It's really going to pick up as we go to bed tonight and then into tomorrow," said NBC4 forecaster Shanna Mendiola. "You'll have a (Thursday) morning commute that's going to be soggy with a break in between, then another round of rain in the afternoon." 

The following zones were under a voluntary evacuation warning: Amorose, Alberhill, Glen Ivy A, Glen Eden, Grace, Horsethief A, Laguna A, Matri, McVicker A, Rice, Withrow A.

Authorities said residents in these area "SHOULD GO NOW," saying Tuesday was  the safest time to leave.

Authorities also advised residents check the city's maps to see which zones were being evacuated. 

A reception center was set up at Temescal Canyon High School, located at 28755 El Toro Rd. in Lake Elsinore.

Debris flows were not expected in the areas near the Cranston Fire burn scar.

NBC4's Fritz Coleman said the heaviest rain will fall in Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. Thursday.

Everyone can expect a soggy morning commute Thursday morning.

The "Fearless Girl" is on the move.

The statue that inspired millions with her message of female empowerment has been plucked from her spot opposite Wall Street's "Charging Bull" and will be reinstalled in front of the New York Stock Exchange by the end of the year, officials said Wednesday.

The Boston-based financial services firm State Street Global Advisors said the sculpture of a defiant-looking young girl was moved Tuesday night. No date for her reinstallation at the stock exchange was given.

A plaque with two footsteps marks the girl's former spot on a traffic island near the tip of Manhattan. "Fearless Girl is on the move to The New York Stock Exchange," the plaque reads. "Until she's there, stand for her."

The hands-on-hips bronze statue was intended as a temporary display when State Street installed it in March 2017 to encourage corporations to put more women on their boards. City officials extended her stay after she became a favorite with tourists, who lined up for selfies with the 4-foot (130-centimeter) bronze celebrity.

One person who was not a fan of the statue was Arturo Di Modica, the artist who created "Charging Bull" and installed it in lower Manhattan in 1989 without permission. Di Modica complained that his 11-foot-tall bull was meant to embody "strength, power and love," but having "Fearless Girl" face off against his work had turned the bull's message into something negative.

"The girl is right in front doing this, 'Now I'm here, what are you going to do?'" Di Modica said last year.

City officials, meanwhile, announced in April 2018 they would move both statues about three blocks away to the stock exchange because the crowds of pedestrians clustered around the statues presented a traffic hazard.

A spokeswoman for Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio said details on when the 11-foot-tall (3-meter-tall) bull would be moved and where exactly it would be placed were not available.

An attorney for Di Modica did not immediately return a call seeking comment on the bull's potential relocation.

"Fearless Girl" sculptor Kristen Visbal did not immediately return a call seeking comment on her statue's move.

Six people, including four children, were unaccounted for following a house fire in Logansport, Indiana, early Wednesday. 

Just before 2 a.m., fire officials responded to the fire at a home on Pottawatamie Road along the Wabash River. 

Four children, between the ages of two months old and 10 years old, and two adults could not be found after being trapped inside the home, authorities said. Fire officials said they believed there were "multiple fatalities" in the fire. 

Two people, a man and a woman, were able to escape the flames and were hospitalized in an unknown condition, authorities said.

"We began attacking the fire with a couple large attack lines, attempting to get the fire knocked down to where we could possibly do a rescue," said Steve Crispen, a lieutenant with the New Waverly Fire Department. 

Without any nearby fire hydrants available, firefighters had to transport water in to battle the flames in below-freezing temperatures, officials said.

By 6 a.m., the fire had been struck out but the structure of the home had largely collapsed. A deputy at the scene said he did not hear smoke alarms upon arrival at the scene.

Fatalities were not immediately confirmed by the county coroner's office, and further details, including the victims' identities, were not available.

The cause of the fire was under investigation and authorities remained on the scene. 

"It’s just devastating," Crispen said. "We want to try and help anyone that we possibly can - anyone that’s involved in a fire service - and save everyone that we possibly can and it just didn’t happen this morning." 

Logansport is located roughly 80 miles north of Indianapolis, in Cass County.

Illumination around the time of the yuletide?

It runs the glowful gamut, from blinking strings of tiny, colorful bulbs to giant, plastic Santas lit from within. Add a few inflatable snowmen, over-sized figures boasting their own bright spotlights, and a thousand LED twinklers, too, and you have one incredibly well-lit holiday.

But back in the day, 'round the 1800s, a softer expression of the season ruled. Nighttimes had a much gentler radiance, thanks to candles and the glow that elegantly emanated from small lamps.

Heritage Square Museum, just off the 110 in Highland Park, honors that memory, and the way the holidays were greeted in a long-ago era, through its annual Lamplight Celebration each year.

The 2018 event flickers on Saturday, Dec. 1 and Sunday, Dec. 2, but the afternoon-meets-twilight to-do isn't just about the illuminative pleasures; there will be "holiday mystery," that's described as "1918-style," to ponder, as well as caroling, wine, cheese, and confections to snack upon.

A ticket is $45, for adults, and if your tot is between the ages of 6 and 12, their ticket is $15.

Best break out the bustle, the muff, or whatever style of dress you prefer, if you have ye olden time togs. Or simply come dressed on the warm side, for this atmospheric, after-dark, into-the-past gathering.

A gathering that has glow, both on the outside, around the historic structures that make up Heritage Square, and, yes, inside the holiday heart of the happening.

A Hawaii man claims the false ballistic missile alert earlier this year caused him to suffer a heart attack, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. 

The botched alert was sent to cellphones on Jan. 13, claiming a missile was headed toward Hawaii, causing mass panic, NBC News reported. James Sean Shields and Brenda Reichel, listed as plaintiffs in the complaint, were living in Honolulu at the time. They both "believed this message to be true and were extremely frightened and thought they were going to die," according to their complaint.

Around 8:15 a.m. local time, as the couple was calling loved ones, Shields felt a "severe and painful burning in his chest area," the complaint says. It took the state 38 minutes to correct its mistake. But the couple had arrived around 9:30 a.m. to Straub Medical Center, where Shields went into cardiac arrest and received life-saving CPR, defibrillation and surgery. The couple was unaware a second alert had been sent to correct the false alarm.

The suit names the state of Hawaii, the former administrator of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and other unnamed defendants. Shields' and Reichel's attorney did not immediately return a request for comment made by NBC News.

A 51-year-old man was in custody after police discovered an arsenal of weapons and Nazi memorabilia in his Huntington Beach home.

The man was taken into custody Tuesday after Laguna Beach police served a search warrant at his home in the 15000 block of Cambay Lane and recovered more than 50 weapons, which included assault and sniper rifles, according to the Laguna Beach Police Department. Police served the search warrant at the home after a complaint of threats against a resident.

Details about the threats and the individual in custody were not immediately available.

Refresh this page for updates on this developing story.

The 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show offers a look at the latest in automotive design and technology at the LA Convention Center.

The event includes World and North American debuts, meaning Southern Californians can be among the first to see what automakers have to offer and where the industry is headed. 

The event also features an entire showroom full of aftermarket tuner products and customized cars. 

Representatives from each carmaker will be in the Convention Center halls to answer your questions, whether you're in the market for a new car or just looking. Visitors also can test drive new models from a range of automakers outside the Convention Center. 

Interactive experience include the Amazon Gaming Lounge, where "The Grand Tour" episodic racing game based on the Amazon Prime series will be on display.

Below, what you need to know to enjoy the show.

Location
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015

Show Hours

• Friday, Nov. 30 - Sunday, Dec. 2: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Monday, Dec. 3 - Thursday, Dec. 6: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Friday, Dec. 7 and Saturday, Dec. 8: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 9: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

When to Go

 Weekdays and early mornings are least crowded. Weekends get busy on the convention floor. Click here for ticket information and prices.

How to Get Around
Use this list of exhibitors and their locations in the convention center to find out where everything is at the show.

Where to Park
On-site parking is available at South and West Halls. The South Hall parking entrance is off Venice Boulevard, west of Figueroa Street. The West Hall parking entrance is on LA Live Way, north of Pico. 

For more information on the show click here

A man driving a pickup and wearing a cowboy hat was armed with a shotgun when he held up a Denny's restaurant and 7-Eleven convenience store overnight. 

There were no reports of shots fired at the Denny's in Whittier and the convenience store in Pico Rivera. Witnesses at both locations reported an armed white man wearing dark clothes and the distinctive hat, and driving a Ford F-250 pickup.

The Denny's robbery was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Two workers told NBC4 that there were about five customers eating at the time. The man tried, but failed, to force open the cash register by striking it with the butt of the gun, employees said.

He left empty-handed, but minutes later employees at the Rosemead 7-Eleven flagged down officers to report a robbery involving the same man. He left that store with $100. 

No injuries were reported.

A bill that would have protected special counsel Robert Mueller was blocked by Senate Republicans Wednesday over the objections of one member of the party threatening to hold up judicial nominations, NBC News reported.

The effort to safeguard Mueller and his probe into Russian election meddling gained new momentum this month after President Donald Trump fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replaced him with a loyalist who criticized the Russia probe before joining the administration.

Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., threatened to withhold his key vote on the judiciary committee for Trump judges unless the bill got a vote, saying on the Senate floor, "To be so sanguine about the prospects of (Mueller) being fired is folly for us."

But his fellow Republican, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, objected to a request for unanimous consent to proceed on that full vote, dashing hopes that the bill would progress.

President Donald Trump's lawyer has acknowledged that he received briefings from attorneys for Paul Manafort while Manafort was cooperating with Robert Mueller, an unusual development that legal experts say raises the specter of witness tampering and obstruction of justice.

Trump's chief defense lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, told the Associated Press that Manafort's attorneys had been briefing him, a fact first reported by The New York Times, to whom Giuliani also confirmed the briefings.

"They share with me the things that pertain to our part of the case," Giuliani told the AP. He declined to make the same acknowledgement to NBC News, but he did not dispute the reporting.

The federal government's National Climate Assessment says that climate change will unleash heat waves that make Chicago feel like Las Vegas, bring disease-carrying mosquitoes to Florida year-round, warm oceans enough to drive lobsters from Maine and more, NBC News reports.

This version of the report, released over Thanksgiving weekend, gives many examples of the impact of climate change on the local level both today and what it's projected to do in the future, something critics said the last version lacked.

Among the findings for if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the same pace: Chicago could see about as many 100-degree days by the end of the century as Las Vegas did on average between 1981 and 2010.

The report projects that wildfires in the Sierra Nevada mountains, where the Camp Fire killed at least 88 people this month, could burn as much as three times the area between 2071 to 2100 compared to 1961 to 1990.