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up, i'll tell what you you're like i to see over the next 24 to 48 hours. >> a package to bail out small businesses. what business owners think of the plan. the u.s. getting strict with travelers. why some analysts say that's a good idea. a winter warm-up is on the coming up. >> the resolution is adopted. >> tonight house democrats are moving rapidly toward impeaching president trump for a second time. >> abc news reporter elizabeth is in washington, d.c. where at least five house republicans are now voicing their support for the move. >> reporter: in a largely symbolic move, urging the resolution to invoekt the 25th amendment and strip the president of his hours.
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before the vote, pence rejected the idea in a letter to house speaker nancy pelosi despite pleas from democrats to hold trump accountable for the attack on the capitol. >> i urge vice president pence to do the right thing. >> reporter: all eyes now turn to congress where some top republicans are coming out in support of impeaching trump for the second time. a source saying mitch mcconnell has told associates he believes the president committed impeachable offenses. and congresswoman liz cheney, the third highest ranking in the house, revealing she will vote to impeach. cheney not mincing words in a statement writing trump summoned this mob, assembled the mob and lit the flame of this attack adding there has never been a greater betrayal by a president of the united states in hoifs and the oath of the constitution. cheney is now among at least two other house gop members, more than 200 democrats seeking to impeach trump for willfully
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inciting violence against the government of the united states. >> we'll talk down to the capitol. if you don't fight like hell, you won't have a country anymore. >> the president is standing by those comments he made january 6th. in his first public appearance, trump showing no remorse and taking no responsibility. >> people thought what i said was totally appropriate. >> this as the fbi warns of threats in all 50 states ahead of the inauguration. and justice officials say they're investigating significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy tied to the capitol last week. >> i think people will be shocked with some of the egregious contact that happened within the capitol. >> reporter: and sources say vote for or against impeachment. instead they're saying to vote their conscience. abc news, washington. and bay area congressman eric swal we will is one of the nine managers who will lead the
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impeachment. >> donald trump incited a violent attack against the capitol last week. he has not protected life. he will not protect life and he can't stay the leader of this great country. >> nancy pelosi selected swalwell to be a part of management team. they're in charge of presenting and arguing the case. the house plans to begin debate on an impeachment resolution tomorrow morning. abc7 news reporter jr stone spoke with two bay area constitutional law experts to find out what happens next. >> all eyes are on the situation unfolding in washington, d.c. >> it looks like we're reaching an historic tipping point, much like in the watergate impeachment hearings, when senator gold water turned against president nixon. >> vice president mike pence sent a letter tuesday saying he won't invoke the 25th amendment. now constitutional law professors are analyzing and all the talk is on impeachment.
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talk of a possible self-pardon and even talk of what we've seen in the past. >> i would certainly imagine that his advisers would be telling him, if you want to protect yourself from criminal lie built, the safest way to do that is to do what richard nixon did. to resign and then have your vice president who becomes president pardon you. >> reporter: uc hastings professor says congress might consider a joint resolution inciting insurrection, president trump to this violence we saw last week. something that could then ban president trump from ever holding office again. julie nice of university happen will most certainly play out in congress. >> the house and the senate have the sole power to impeach and to try the impeachment and therefore they really get to decide. when the senate and the house are the ones making the rules, that means politics are governing it. >> reporter: jr stone, silicon t is taking action against
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president trump. late tonight, youtube suspended his channel for at leaf a week. that comes after president trump uploaded content that violated the site's policies by inciting violence. both facebook and twitter permanently banned content that violated their policies. abc news will have live coverage of the impeach morr it isxpte t a tve mandate. the cdc is requiring all airline passengers to test negative before they can enter the u.s. our reporter is at sfo where flyers she spoke with support the decision. >> i have to make a covid test 22 hours before departure. >> reporter: this traveller just landed from germany. the covid test was required by his coil. soon all international passengers will need to do the same. the cdc has required a new order requiring peaks and carriers to do following. take a covid-19 test three days
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before the flight to the u.s. departs. provide a document of their test results to the airline. and airlines must deny boarding to any passenger without proof of a negative test. >> this is actually good for international travel because it may when the time is right encourage more people to consider visiting the u.s. >> reporter: many passengers we talked to at sfo welcomed the new order. some are already choosing to get tested before traveling. >> it was very simple for us. we just got back there international and we had no problem getting covid tests. >> it is for everybody's safety, right? i think that should be standard. >> reporter: concerning the availability of testing, does this policy make sense right now? >> the policy makes sense. the availability of testing will vary. >> reporter: in a statement the cdc director says testing does not eliminate all risk but in addition to other measures, kit make travel safer by reducing spread on planes, airports and
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destinations. it starts january 26th. chris reyes, abc7 news. tonight a major shift in the government's vaccination plan to speed up the process. >> we are releasing the entire supply we have for order by states, rather than holding second doses in physical reserve. >> the new focus will be on people 65 and older and people with pre-existing conditions. meanwhile, things may be turning ever so slightly in california's fight against the coronavirus. the state says hospitalizations are starting to level. and tonight the stay-at-home order is being lifted for the greater sacramento region. right now it is icu availability is at 9.4% but based on projections, the region is expected to rise above 15% threshold over the next four weeks. here in the bay area, our icu capacity rose to 4.7%. >> our cases are still higher than ever, the rate of increase isn't as severe as we saw after
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thanksgiving. >> san francisco doesn't appear to be exiting from there stay-at-home order any time soon but the holiday surge is not as bad as expected. so the city is grappling with another monumental task. >> rolling out this vaccine a big deal. and it is complicated. >> mayor breed said she's focused on finding sites so people can get their shots and it is truly a team effort. >> we're working our health care partners and pharmacies on ways to scale up vaccine delivery. >> after the cdc expanded the vaccination guidelines to include americans over 65, california is looking to do the same. the state currently is prioritizing health care workers and nursing home workers. health and human services second mark golly says expect to hear something within the next 24 hours. >> the hope is that we can begin to implement them statewide. not county by county but statewide pretty immediately. >> a cdc tracker shows california has received nearly
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3.3 million doses of the vaccine before the 816,000 people have had theirshot. tonight we're learning about several new sites in the bay area that will be used or are under consideration for mass vaccinations. shots will be administered starting tomorrow at the sonoma county fair grounds in in talks mateo is nearing approval and could be put to use next week. people in santa clara county received text messages today falsely saying they were eligible to get their vaccination. it was false. someone sent text messages alerting people saying they could get vaccinated. >> we just had a huge number of people who showed up. >> berger refers to a county run vaccination clinic. people who showed up but didn't neat criteria were turned away. during a meeting they said the breach involved the state's
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website and said the county system is still secure. abc7 news is monitoring the covid vaccine rollout with our tracker at abc7news.com. our vaccine tracker shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine in california. you can read this on our home page, find it rather, at abc7news.com. london breed says $62 million in relief is on its way to san francisco's small businesses. what two women in business say they need to stay afloat. also, arts and cultural groups have been hit so hard by the pandemic choesh ulosures. forget first downs. aaron rodgers will soon be all about the daily doubles. i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. a warming pattern is underway that will leave you wondering what season we're in. i'll tell you all about it. all right. that's ahead.
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new developments. a christmas day covid kaiser pe to spread. another 18 staff members tested positive. that's now 78 cases total. one person has died. the outbreak may be linked to an infected employee who wore a costume. the economy is a key focus in our effort to build a better bay area, as you well know. especially at a time when so many small businesses are struggling to keep their doors open because of the pandemic. tonight, some help is on the way in san francisco. abc7 news reporter kate larsen has details about the new $62 million relief plan. >> reporter: mayor london breed says relief for small businesses is underway in the form of $62 million. the program triples support from the city with $12.4 million in
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grants. >> we especially want to target those businesses that are located in high need neighborhoods that are operated by those who have had less success accessing existing programs like businesses owned by women and people of color. >> reporter: a bit of home for two black women in business. >> representation is everything. >> reporter: she says a grant would go a long way toward keeping her bay view fitness studio afloat. >> i need help. i need my employees back and i need to expand through technology. >> i hope that i get something. i would be happy if i got >> reporter: she said during the pandemic she's applying for 40 different loan and grant programs to keep her richmond district clothing boutique open. it has only been approved for three. she's operating at less than 30% of normal and said she'll apply for breed's new programs but
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isn't ohly optimistic she'll be approved. >> there was already a will would that of color grant and there are three women of color on clement street and none of us got any of it. just chasing money. it's like you're begging for it. >> reporter: the relief plan still requires approval from the board of supervisors. abc7 news. there is some good news for some hard hit arts programs in the east bay. $900,000 in federal relief funds is being alameda county. this will help everything from the berkeley symphony in livermore shakespeare festival to the pin ball museum in alameda. >> there are all of these unique, creative and just extremely important aspects of our arts and cultural community that we were able to get funding to. i'm so glad that we could support them during this challenging time. >> how much each group received was based on its size. all right.
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let's turn our attention to the weather which apparently is warming up pretty good. >> it is. we are going into fall-like temperatures, it sounds like. sandhya patel is here. hi. >> hi there. you just gave away my forecast. we'll talk about the spring-like weather, dan and alma. the temperatures will be in the low 70s. today it was a little above average as well. we had a few sprinkles go through. tonight a lot of cloud cover. the moisture associated with it. an atmospheric river is right over the pacific northwest. that's where they've been getting drenched and they've definitely gotten much needed moisture that we could use here but we don't have it. we may see a couple of springs in the north bay and that's it. it is kicking up the surf. the swells, 17 footers around half moon bay, monterey bay. large break letters continue.
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so high surf advisory. watch out, especially if you're near the coast. don't ever turn your back on the ocean. visibility is another thing to look for. right now it is down to about five miles in novato. six mize in livermore. we have some fog out there and a lot of cloud cover. temperatures in the 40s, 50s, quite mild. and here's a live look from our exploratorium camera. san francisco, sales force tower, all visible tonight. cloudy, patchy fog. we're looking at warmer days starting with record highs possible later on this week going into the weekend. so how much warmer are we talking about? how about a couple of degrees? 59 to 62 degrees in san francisco. up by 3 degrees he in san hose. livermore, 6 degrees warmer from 62 to 68 degrees. well above average this time of year. hour by hour, there may be a couple of springs in the far northern end of our viewing area. we're not expecting much other
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than more clouds filtering the sunshine. if you want to get out and about and get a walk in, it should be good. the temperatures first thing in the morning, 40s, 50s with the fog around. tomorrow afternoon, you're looking at 64 in santa rosa skiflt in oakland. 66, san jose, 68 in fairfield. 61 in half moon bay and 62 in san francisco. i want to fast forward to january 21st. there's a cold storm going into the 22nd and 23rd. we could have unsettled weather. i know it is days away but something to look forward to. the accuweather forecast followed by a milder afternoon. that warming will be on pause for friday but you will notice it picks right up again as we head toward the weekend. low 70s and low 60s. don't worry. by the 21st, 22nd, if we don't get the rain, at least we'll be reminded. it is still winter as the chill is expected to return. >> all right. we wil
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draymond green to the rookie, with authority! look at the ball movement. starts with steph curry, of course, everybody goes to ste. four passes before andrew wiggins buries the corner three. this is a three-point game in the third quarter. got to love the defense. kent bazemore hits the deck. st knocking down some threes. he had 17 points. three-point warriors read. curry behind the back twice. and then splash. only 20 points though. 90-90 late in the fourth. miles, not a great shooter. three ball. goes down. 22 for turner. the pacers go on a 13-0 run. aaron holiday, justin holiday, too many holidays. they go 4-3 on the home stand. nets and nuggets. kyrie irving is out possibly due to covid protocols. final seconds, how about give the ball to kevin durant who wants to clear out and then the
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dagger three. 34 for kd. the nets win2-116. 49ershegl interviinim f the head coaching vacancy. he's widely respected around the nfl. most likely will get a head coaching job this offseason. what nfl quarterback will guest host jeopardy? the answer is, who is aaron rodgers? the packers quarterback won celebrity jeopardy in 2014. and with the recent passing of alex trebek, rodgers will serve as a guest host. >> the show has been so special to me over the years. it's been a staple at my house here in green bay for the last 16 years. 6:00, watching alex, trying to get as many questions as i could. when the job came up in 2015, that was an honor. to get to be on there, to meet
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now to some new video now to some new video coming in showing scary moments in the colorado mountains. a snowboarder recorded the scene as he was caught in an avalanche. the snow knocked him down and dragged him about a thousand feet. he managed to deploy his avalanche air bag to save himself. he only suffered a dislocated finger. now to the coronavirus and new requirements for international travelers arriving in the u.s. the cdc says all travelers, including u.s. citizens must be tested before departing for the u.s. they must be tested again three to five days after arriving in the u.s., as well, and they must stay home for a week.
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