The Super Blood Wolf Moon is almost at our door.

This lunar phenomenon with a quirky name will be visible Sunday night across the country, for those without cloud cover.

It'll be an unmissable event for American stargazers, since it's the only lunar eclipse that will be seen over the United States all year, according to Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a NASA partner.

"Super blood moon" is a term given to lunar eclipses that occur when the moon is at its closest to Earth, making it appear bigger in the sky — a "super moon." And during a lunar eclipse, when the moon is in the Earth's shadow, it turns red. That's because it's mostly red light that bends around the Earth, while blue light is scattered by the atmosphere, making it appear blue.

Last January, a Super Blue Blood Moon captivated people across the country. That one got the "blue moon" moniker because it was the second full moon of the month, a rare occurrence that gave us the phrase "once in a blue moon."

Sunday's moon is the first of January, and it's referred to as a wolf moon because of Native American folklore, according to Space.com. Each month's full moon had a name, and January's came from the packs of wolves that would howl outside Algonquin villages. Other full moon names include the worm moon (March) strawberry moon (June), and harvest moon (September).

Viewing this weekend's Super Wolf Blood Moon might require a later bedtime.

The moon will begin to darken at 9:36 p.m. ET, but it will dramatically change color about an hour later, at 10:33 p.m. ET, when it moves into the darkest part of Earth's shadow, called the umbra, according to JPL. That's what's called a total eclipse. Because the moon is closer to Earth, it may appear darker than in other lunar eclipses.

That phase of the eclipse lasts until 1:50 a.m. ET, and the moon will completely exit the penumbra, the Earth's partial shadow, by 2:48 ET.

After that, it'll be a long wait for the next lunar eclipse that will be visible in North America. It's coming on July 5, 2020, according to NASA, and it will only be a partial eclipse. The next total lunar eclipse is coming to our skies on May 26, 2021.

Another one bites the dust.

Bad luck has struck the Los Angeles Lakers again. After injuries to superstar LeBron James, and point guard Rajon Rondo, the injury bug has bitten another prominent Laker.

The Lakers announced on Sunday afternoon that point guard Lonzo Ball is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a Grade 3 left ankle sprain suffered in the team's 138-134 overtime loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday.

Ball suffered the injury in the third quarter after turning his ankle driving into James Eniss III. Ball immediately went down on the floor, holding his ankle as he writhed in pain. 

Ball was carried by teammates Michael Beasley and Lance Stephenson to the locker room where he was then transferred to a nearby hospital for x-rays. Initial x-rays were negative for a fracture, but an MRI on Sunday morning revealed the Grade 3 sprain.

"I just told him to keep his head up," Walton said after the game of Ball's injury. "They took him to the hospital for X-rays and he will get an MRI and we'll see where we go after that." 

The Lakers were leading the Rockets by 18 points when Ball went down the injury, and Houston immediately went on a 15-0 run, and would ultimately win the game in the extra period.

"Right when Lonzo went down is exactly when the game went away," said Lakers' forward Brandon Ingram after the loss. "We lost momentum a little bit. Got away from what we were doing a little bit. Some of the pressure and defensive rebounding went down."

The only silver lining for Los Angeles is that Rondo has been dribbling and practicing recently after suffering a torn ligament in his right ring finger in a Christmas Day victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Rondo will be re-evaluated after the Lakers shootaround on Monday, but Walton said he would not be rushed back just for Ball. Instead, the team is likely to call up Alex Caruso from the G-League, and hand off ball handling duties to Stephenson and Ingram until Rondo can return.

Meanwhile, James is also close to returning, and will also be re-evaluated after the shootaround, but he is expected to miss the Martin Luther King Day rematch with the Warriors, but will resume full-contact practice this week.

Ball is averaging 9.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists this season.

Freshman Rep. Katie Hill, (D-Aqua Dulce) says that if her party is to accomplish anything, it must focus on issues such as health care and income inequality rather than on impeaching President Trump.

Hill said, "That's part of our failure over the last several years...we have allowed (the president) to set the agenda rather than being proactive."

Hill says impeachment should result only after "clear and convincing" evidence of wrongdoing from the Robert Muller investigation. "Impeachment won't go anywhere unless you have some Republicans on board...willing to say 'This guy has to be gone.'"

Hill made the comments Sunday on NBC4's "News Conference" program.

Hill also took issue with some of the stated goals of the more progressive members of her party including fellow Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has suggested a 70 percent tax margin on the very wealthy.

"I think there are phrases that are exciting to a certain group within the Democratic Party but scare the crap out of other people," Hill said.

The congresswoman continued, "My district has a large number of Independents, if you say anything about a 70 percent tax rate, you lose people right away."

Ocasio-Cortez has also been part of a group called "Justice Democrats" who have advocated trying to deflate moderate Democrats in primaries in 2020. Hill says such efforts would be "dangerous" in that they could divert the party from the ultimate goal of winning the Senate and the White House.

"It should not be on primarying Democrats who vote the right way most of the time," she said.

The two young Democrats have teamed together on other issues in the first few weeks of the new term. Last week, Hill and Ocasio-Cortez visited the office of Senate leader Mitch McConnell to demand he allow a vote on legislation that would re-open the federal government.

Jerilynn Stevens is in the business of getting people glammed up for the camera.

She's been teasing the tresses of contestants while leading the team of hair stylists on "The Voice" since season one.

Last November, the curling, the beach waves, the messy buns and the braids all took a back seat when Stevens and her family were slammed with devastating news of the Thousands Oaks mass shooting and the wild fire that consumed Paradise, California.

"We were gearing up for the live shows," she said. "In fact, the Thursday before the live shows were set to start on Nov. 8, we wake up to the mass shooting. Then, by 8:30 a.m. my stepdaughter Ashley called my husband and said they were evacuating Paradise. She was confident. She was like, 'It would have to burn down the whole town of Paradise,' and it did."

Stevens' stepdaughter's house would be one of the roughly 11,000 homes lost in the Camp Fire by late that afternoon. Stevens captured some of the devastation on her cell phone. The town so deeply connected to her husband's family was wiped out.

"Oh my god, it was so crazy," she said. "All of a sudden, there's a standing house, everything else is gone, chimneys. It gave me chills. I have never felt so helpless and sad."

But the woman whose emails end with the mantra "Dream big or don't bother" refused to be settled by her sadness. Stevens wanted to help but she didn't have the money to just write a check.

What she couldn't give in cash, she thought, she could certainly make up for with compassion and "cuts."

"I was like, 'Let's do holiday haircuts that would be so great for the evacuees.'"

It was then when the phone calls, the coordination and the connecting of communities and strangers commenced. Stevens joined forces with Nicole Scoubes, who lives in Paradise, and the two of them recruited students from the only beauty school in town.

Professional stylists— three of whom lost their own salons in the Camp Fire— volunteered, and a church donated the perfect space they needed.

"They said, 'The only room we have for you is the stage,' and I was like, 'Oh, I'll take the stage,'" Stevens said.

The stage was set. There were 20 hair stations, nine professional stylists and 14 students all creating smiles. The smiles on the faces of the evacuees, in turn, created the satisfaction of knowing they're making a difference.

"I just started crying," Stevens said. "This is so much bigger and better then I could've dreamt of."

The haircut event fell on the same day as the church's big yearly Christmas party. The day offered free haircuts and a free walk-through Santa's workshop for the evacuees.

"It's super humbling," said a woman who received a haircut. "It makes us happy, grateful— super grateful."

Those who've lost so much were gifted a glimmer of hope.

"I've never felt so much gratitude and love," Stevens said. "It was just an incredible experience."

The experience hatched many miles away by a woman who'd be bothered if she didn't "go big." She connected strangers who chose to engage and gave back for nothing other than the good of others.

"It literally could not have been done better," Stevens said. "After that event, that was the highlight of my career."

Special thanks to Michael Peck & Pleasant Valley High School House of BLUE Film Students: DJ Merrill, Kyle Johnson, and Jordan O’Neal.

A burglary was reported Sunday at a Los Angeles home believed to belong to boxer Manny Pacquiao.

A citizen contacted authorities to report the burglary on the 500 block of N. Plymouth Boulevard in the Larchmont area at approximately 4:15 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

The home is believed to belong to the Filipino boxer, but the LAPD did not confirm that Pacquiao lived at the residence, and it was unclear if anyone was at home at the time of the burglary.

Police did not provide any information on objects taken or how many people were involved in the burglary. There were no reports of injuries.

On Saturday, Pacquiao won a unanimous decision over Adrien Broner in Las Vegas.

Spending a January day sitting before a mind-expanding painting?

Or standing next to a sculpture that makes you think, and inspires flights of fancy, and might even help your own creativity, in the long run?

Art museum outings are a truly good thing, at any point on the calendar, but there are only a few days a year billed as Target Free Holiday Mondays at one of the largest and best-known institutions around.

It's the Los Angeles County Museum of Art we speak of, and, at a handful of points on the calendar, the Wilshire Boulevard-based museum waives admission for all guests, regardless of age, in partnership with Target.

The free day is in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

So what's happening at the Miracle Mile destination on Monday, Jan. 21? Look for played-before-your-eyes (er, ears) tunes from Dream Phases at half past noon and again at 2:30.

Bilingual tours are also woven into the day's schedule.

That schedule begins at 11 a.m., when the museum opens, so arrive around then, visit "Levitated Mass" and "Urban Light" (both located outside), then head into the galleries for a host of amazing artworks, uplifting sights, and pieces that help a person ponder on matters both large and everyday (which, of course, is important, too).

Details may be found at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art site.

Two people were killed when a tree estimated to be 100 feet tall crushed a home in the Point Loma Heights neighborhood of San Diego on Monday.

The tree with a trunk about as wide as a person landed on the home at the intersection of Santa Monica Avenue and Santa Barbara Street near Ocean Beach, the San Diego Police Department said.

Two people were believed to be sleeping in a bed on the upper floor when the tree came down at about 6:15 a.m., according to SDPD Lt. Christian Sharp. Their identities were not yet known. 

When SDPD arrived, a neighbor was using a ladder to try to reach the people inside through a window,  Sharp said.

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The massive tree caused significant damage to the structure of the home and was hindering crews from reaching the people inside, Sharp said. 

Officers were able to rescue one person who was downstairs at the time.

"There’s so much damage to that house that we would have to go back in there, remove the tree and have to be able to clear some of the other areas," Sharp said. 

Crews were also dealing with a gas leak within the home, preventing them from going inside.

Live power lines had gone down up to a half-block away from the crushed home, Sharp said.

San Diego Gas & Electric was called to turn off power and gas flow to the home. 

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A neighbor identified as John said he heard the tree crack early Monday. He estimated that the Torrey pine, one of four large trees in the neighborhood, was anywhere between 75 feet to 100 feet tall. 

"This tree has just been waiting to be blown over," John told NBC 7. "When I looked out the window, I could tell the tree – it's gone."

Sharp said he did not know of any problems with the tree prior to its collapse and said the accident was unusual.

"We don’t see this sort of damage and with the fatalities, it’s very rare in San Diego," he said. 

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The tree collapsed during a high wind warning for San Diego, which predicted that gusts along the coast could reach 25 miles per hour. It followed about a week's worth of rain in the region that dumped inches of rain along the coast. 

NBC 7 Meteorologist Sheena Parveen said that while typically a 25 mph gust would not be strong enough to topple a tree, if the tree was already on soft ground and had root issues, gusty winds could contribute. 

No other information was available.

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President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence made a brief surprise visit Monday to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The president and vice president arrived at the monument off the National Mall and helped move a wreath covered with red, white and blue flowers closer to the statue of King.

Both wearing overcoats amid below-zero wind chills, Trump and Pence stood before the wreath somberly and left about three minutes after they arrived.

Neither Trump nor Pence spoke about their visit nor responded to reporters' questions about the government shutdown, which hit 31 days on Monday.

Hours before the presidential visit, Rev. Al Sharpton denounced Trump for not holding an official event to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

"This is an insult to the American people, that the president of the United States does not officially recognize or give any ceremony for Dr. King," Sharpton said at a breakfast held in D.C. in King's honor. "Dr. King is neither Republican nor Democrat. He is an American icon that made America better."

Pence was criticized on Sunday for evoking King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech in defending Trump's efforts to persuade Congress to fund a border wall.

In an appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation," Pence said, "One of my favorite quotes from Dr. King was 'Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.'"

"You think of how he changed America," Pence continued. "He inspired us to change through the legislative process, to become a more perfect union.

"That's exactly what President Trump is calling on Congress to do — come to the table in the spirit of good faith," Pence said. "We'll secure our border. We'll reopen the government, and we'll move our nation forward, as the president said yesterday, to even a broader discussion about immigration reform in the months ahead."

Happy 260th, Robbie Burns: Plenty of revelers break out their kilts for special holiday dinners, come the end of the year. The good news? There are a few weeks, to deliver the kilt to the drycleaners, before the annual Robbie Burns birthday celebration at the Tam O'Shanter. The kilts are out in full, plaid-tastic force at the two-night celebration, as are the bagpipes, the live reading of the poet's great works, and, yes, lots of haggis, too. Make your way to the highlands, we mean, Atwater Village on Jan. 22 or Jan 23 (and do reserve your seat).

14th Annual Focus on Female Directors: An evening of sublime shorts is always a gift, and the opportunity to hear a Q&A with a group of award-winning filmmakers only makes the experience better. Take a seat as "Bao," "Snake Feed," "Racoon & the Light," "What Metal Girls Are Into," "Period. End of Sentence.," "Afrika Is a Country," and "Pynk" are screened at The Egyptian on Wednesday, Jan. 23, and be sure to stay for the post-shorts discussion with the creators behind these great works. A ticket is $12.

Timeless Melodies: Oscar Songs 1934-1959: We're moving into full Academy Awards mode in the weeks ahead, what with the nominations announcements rolling out on Tuesday, Jan. 22. If you're looking for a history-fab, music-rich way to get into the moment, consider calling upon the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana on Thursday, Jan. 24 for a look-back at some of the earlier tunes that rose to prominence at the annual awards show. Music historian Larry Maurer will be at the helm of the afternoontime presentation.

Mickey's Mix Magic: A fresh and fantastical way to start off the new year at The Happiest Place on Earth? That's happening, thanks to this just-debuted "high-energy projection show," a snazzy, after-dark spectacular in honor of "the one and only Mickey Mouse." Into the fresh sounds that have a way of accompanying big Disneyland experiences? Listen for "It's a Good Time," a song that will get the dance party vibe going. Where to find all of this Mickey-major marvelousness? At the world's most famous theme park, in Anaheim, of course.

LA Dance Film Festival: Big and dramatic movements, performed on a stage or in a plaza or steps away from where you stand? So thrilling, but it isn't possible to go to every performance by every lauded troupe, due to time and distance and other concerns. What, though, if several of these performances could come to you, via the big screen? Over one pow-packed, leapful celebration of the joyous and emotive art form? That's happening, on Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Los Feliz 3 Theatre. Dance from around the world will be a focus; see all of the film titles now.

Greg Zuerlein's 57-yard field goal in overtime to launch the LA Rams into the Super Bowl: priceless. SeatGeek's average price for a Super Bowl 53 ticket to watch the Rams take on the New England Patriots: over $5,000 with the cheapest about $4,000.

On Sunday, the ticket-vending website released the official price to score a ticket to Super Bowl 53. 

"This would make the game one of the most in-demand Super Bowls that we have seen since we started tracking the game in 2010," SeatGeek Communications Manager Chris Leyden stated. 

Over the next two weeks leading up to the game, SeatGeek is offering fans an opportunity to keep an eye on the price of Super Bowl tickets with their Super Bowl Ticket Tracker.

It updates daily with how prices are trending compared to previous years, as well as where people are shopping for tickets.

With the Rams winning Sunday's game, it will be interesting to see how prices move in the coming days, as Rams' fans will need to make a cross-country trip to see their team take on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in Atlanta, Georgia.

Here is the average resale price of each Super Bowl for the past seven years as per SeatGeek:

• Super Bowl 47 (2013) 49ers vs. Ravens: $2,479

• Super Bowl 48 (2014) Broncos vs. Seahawks: $2,537

• Super Bowl 49 (2015) Patriots vs. Seahawks: $4,271

• Super Bowl 50 (2016) Broncos vs. Panthers: $4,531

• Super Bowl 51 (2017) Patriots vs. Falcons: $4,487

• Super Bowl 52 (2018) Patriots vs. Eagles: $5,435

• Super Bowl 53 (2019) Rams vs. TBD: $5,239

Here are the states with the most interest in buying Super Bowl tickets, according to SeatGeek:

• Georgia: 11 percent

• Louisiana: 11 percent

• Texas: 10 percent

• California: 7 percent

• Florida: 6 percent

A box truck flipped in Boyle Heights after crashing with cars on the street Monday morning.

The crash occurred at 3040 E Olympic Blvd. around 10:30 a.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Images over the crash showed an overturned truck and two sedans with front and side damage.

Two people were trapped, one on the box truck and one in a car, as firefighters worked to free them.

Further details on what led up to the wreck were not immediately available.

Dancing through Disneyland Park?

You're as likely to see a character, or even a character-filled guest, shimmying down Main Street as you are people munching on churros and dill pickles.

For not only do some of the icons of The Happiest Place on Earth regularly cut a proverbial rug, in parades, at special presentations, and in shows, but visitors, too, have been known to sway or tap a toe.

What, though, of a "family-fun dance party," one that can be found "throughout the park," one that's inspired by a brand-new, razzly-dazzly projection spectacular? With DJ Mickey spinning the sweet sounds?

You can count on many toes to tap, at points throughout Disneyland, when "Mickey's Mix Magic," the Anaheim theme park's just-debuted nighttime extravaganza, begins.

The image-packed, sound-big spectacular is part of the larger "Get Your Ears On — A Mickey and Minnie Celebration," a new ongoing extravaganza that spotlights the enduring love story of the two much-adored stars.

Pizzazz-y elements to watch and listen for while the "high-energy projection show" rolls?

There's a new song, "It's a Good Time," for guests to move to, and cameos from other favorite Disney tunes, including "Grim Grinning Ghosts" from the Haunted Mansion and "Friend Like Me" from "Aladdin."

Three viewing areas, including Main Street, it's a small world (the attraction's exterior), and Rivers of America ("when Fantasmic! returns in March") all boast "custom projection design."

The vibe of "house music" beats and "electro-swing tunes" add up to one very upbeat, get-moving Mickey and Minnie tribute. A tribute, by the by, that will include projected images of some of the best-known and forever-loved Disney characters.

How to see this shimmer-huge, shake-it sweetness? Your admission or pass to Disneyland Park is the ebullient answer. 

After all, "Get Your Ears On — A Mickey and Minnie Celebration" is quite the ebullient observance of an iconic couple, and their 90-year love story, with special merchandise, food, and more playing into the playful tribute.

Count on the nighttime show to always deliver the dance-able razzmatazz, in inimitable Disneyland style, for quite some time to come.

Researchers have discovered a secret ballistic missile base in North Korea — one of as many as 20 undisclosed missile sites in the country, according to the researchers’ new report.

The Kim regime has never disclosed the existence of the Sino-ri Missile Operating Base to the outside world. Ballistic missiles are the primary delivery mechanism for North Korean nuclear warheads.

The report from Beyond Parallel, a project sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a defense think tank, was released Monday and comes after an announcement Friday that President Donald Trump "looks forward" to meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un next month "at a place to be announced at a later date," NBC News reported.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Emin Agalarov, the Russian pop star who is said to have helped arrange Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Kremlin-linked Russian lawyer at Trump Tower during the 2016 campaign, said Monday he has been forced to cancel his tour of the United States and Canada "due to circumstances beyond [his] control."

In a video on Facebook, Agalarov claimed he had nixed the upcoming tour "against his will." His lawyer said in a telephone interview with NBC News that he doesn't want his client coming to America under fear of being held under a material witness warrant. Agalarov had been scheduled to perform in New York on Saturday night.

Agalarov is seen as a figure in special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election interference. Agalarov's lawyer told NBC News last July that his talks with Mueller's team were "ongoing," but NBC News reporting at the time indicated that the singer had not been officially interviewed.

Agalarov's lawyer, Scott Balber, said in a phone interview Monday that the cancellation is "most definitely" linked to the Russia probe.