Today S2024E01 - Kristen Welker, Christine Romans, Mike Tirico

John Mayer rang in 2024 surrounded by cats and the internet can't get enough of it. Influencer Dr. Cara Hodgson hospitalized after electrocution ‘freak accident': 'Worst 10 days of my life.' A female D1 track star raced a man who insisted he could beat her. The result is going viral. Today nutritionist Joy Bauer shares her recipe for a Mediterranean quinoa salad that is packed with nutrients and healthy superfoods. A series of powerful earthquakes struck Central Japan overnight, triggering tsunami warnings in the region and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. The largest quake reached a magnitude of 7.5. Tensions between Israel and Hamas have spread to the Red Sea, threatening one of the world's most important shipping routes. NBC's Josh Lederman reports for TODAY. Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins TODAY with a preview of politics in 2024, including what the field of GOP candidates looks like and what the roads ahead look like for former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden. NBC's senior business correspondent Christine Romans says 2023 was supposed to be the year of the recession, but it ended up being the year of resilience. She breaks down the outlook for 2024 with interest rates, the housing market and the stock market. Heading into 2024, NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar joins TODAY shares the status of weight-loss drugs as well as promising advancements in dementia medications and the boom in cancer vaccines. NBC's Brian Cheung joins TODAY to discuss finances in 2024. He breaks down some of the best ways to tackle debt, handling the increase in the cost of food and how the cost of electric cards is coming down.