terrorism demands that congress act to remove this president. >> good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. one week from toen will as our nation's next president. the ceremony will take place amid heightened security. more than 6,000 national guard members are already in washington. some even napping on the capitol's floors, as you see here. and defense officials say up to 20,000 could be in the city by inauguration day. today california congresswoman and house speaker nancy pelosi tweeted photos as she personally thanked guard members for their, quote, commitment to our american democracy. hours later, she announced the house's vote to impeach president donald trump for incitement of insurrection, formally signed the articl of impeachment. california lawmakers played a large role in today's historic vote. and abc7 news anchor liz kreutz was watching it all today and joins us live.

liz, an absolutely amazing, remarkable and historic day. >> historic, there is no other word for it. we did hear from many of our local lawmakers on the house floor. democrats all voted yes, for the most part. republicans all voted no. but we did get harsh words from kevin mccarthy from bakersfield, and one congressman from the central valley did break away from his party and vote yes. which the sound of a gavel, house speaker nancy pelosi made it official. for the first time in u.s. history, a president impeached for a second time. pelosi once again leading the charge. earlier this morning, she made her case against president trump on the house floor. >> we know the president of the united states incyited this insurrection, this armed rebellion against our common country. he must go. he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. >> reporter: as expected, every democratic representative from california voted yes on

impeachment. >> this heinous act of domestic terrorism demands that congress act to remove this president. >> cl capitol police were spit on, beaten, and one of lost their lives. i'm not asking you to summon the courage they did. just do your job. >> ten house republicans broke away from the president and joined democrats to vote in favor of impeachment. just one was from california, congress david valadao from the central valley. on twitter, he wrote based on the facts before me, i have to go with my gut and vote my conscience. i voted to impeach president trump. it was absolutely an impeachable offense. it's time to put country over politics. republicans who voted no had various arguments, many saying there should have been a long investigation before a vote. house gop leader kevin mccarthy says the president does bear responsibility for last week's attack at the capitol, but that impeachment is not the way. >> a vote to impeachment will

further fan the flames of partisan division. most americans want neither an action or retribution. they want durable bipartisan justice. that path is still available, but is not the past we're on today. >> and meantime, something else we just learned tonight from house speaker nancy pelosi is that she is moving forward with a plan to impose fines for lawmakers that refuse to go through the new metal detectors that have been set up at the capitol. these were set in place following last week's riot, and reportedly some lawmakers are refusing to go through them. she says there will be a $5,000 fine for the first offense. a $10,000 fine for the second offense deducted from a lawmaker's salary. live at home, liz kreutz, abc7 news. >> all right, liz. thank you for that update. today's vote was the most bipartisan impeachment in american history. on our 3:00 p.m. newscast, we talked live with daniel litman,

the white house reporter for politico, who saw it coming. >> it wasn't that surprising since you've already seen a ton of criticism from republicans, even though who didn't vote to impeach in the house today. but if trump thinks that he can get away with this in the senate, he is due for a surprise since senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has said that he is happy with what democrats are doing. >> the impeachment trial in the senate wouldn't take place until after trump leaves office, something that has never been done before, and some argue can't be done. and just a few hours ago, president trump released a video through the white house twitter account. remember, his personal account has been suspended. in that video, the president makes no mention of impeachment, but he did make his strongest condemnation yet of last week's violence and pushed for future unity. >> all of us can choose by our actions to rise above the rancor and find common ground and

shared purpose. we must focus on advancing the interests of the whole nation, delivering the miracle vaccines, defeating the pandemic, rebuilding the economy, protecting our national security, and upholding the rule of law. today i am calling on all americans to overcome the passions of the moment and join together as one american people. >> we spoke to bay area representatives zoe lofgren this afternoon following their rotes to impeach. they told abc7 news about the house's speedy decision to hold a vote, and how the violent events of last week could convince some senate republicans to convict the president. >> we did not need a long proceeding in this case because it was just a week ago that president trump incited a mop to attack the congress to try and

prevent the constitutional processes from being accomplished. it was in plain sight. >> the members of the senate, especially the republicans are going to have to thank more than twice about cushioning their back on this moment in history. there are eyewitnesses to this. their chamber was desecrated. >> during the impeachment vote, some communication was nonverbal. check out the mask worn by california congressman tom mcclintock. it read "this mask is as useless as our governor." his district includes eastern california between sacramento and fresno. we are witnessing history in the making. and to stay on top of the latest developments and the role california lawmakers are playing download the abc7 news app and enable push alerts. let's turn to our efforts to bill a better bay area and look

out for health during the coronavirus pandemic. statewide numbers are not too bad we're glad to say. new cases are below average. the number of patients hospitalized and in icus is down. the seven-day positivity rate is lower than the 14-day rate, which means it is dropping overall. so some encouraging numbers today. according to our abc7 news california covid-19 vaccine tracker, the state has distributed 31% of the vaccine doses that it has received so far. an online vaccination signup link was inadvertently shared and resulted in people being turned away when they showed up to get their shot. abc7 news reporter melanie woodrow looked into exactly what's going on, and her story is new at six. >> reporter: viewers wrote in asking us whether a link to sign up for a covid-19 vaccine at berger oughtatorium in san jose was legitimate. the california department of health says this link was legitimate, but it wasn't intended for the general public. people have been copying that

link and texting it to others both inside and outside of the county. when many of those people showed up to get their covid-19 vaccine, they were turned away. that's because those vaccines and appointments are intended for people in phase 1a. >> when people are going and doing that, it's taking up slots that otherwise would be going to people who are eligible. we are checking eligibility and verifying eligibility. so it's really important that people stop sharing that misinformation. we have asked the state, and the state is making some fixes and changes to that system. >> reporter: santa clara public health officials say when people show up to get the vaccine, they have to sign an attest station under penalty of perjury that they qualify to get the vaccine now. those county officials say all accurate information can be found at the website sccfreevacs.org. we'll put a link to this website on our website, abc7news.com. for the i team, melanie woodrow, abc7 news.

>> and if you have questions about the vaccine, we'd like to help you answer them, if we can. go to abc7news.com/vaccine. you'll see a big blue box. click on that, and it will take you to a form that will send your question right to our abc7 news vaccine team. california's big focus is on expanding vaccines to more people in more groups. but as abc7 news reporter kris reyes found out, rolling out the plan is complicated. >> we are significantly increasing our efforts to get these vaccines administered, get them out of freezers and get them in people's arms. >> reporter: from a new video, governor newsom also announced that california will now allow anyone age 65 and over to get the vaccine. counties all over the bay area made their own announcements today. san mateo county says they're not vaccinating that age group yet. >> we feel we're not yet done with phase 1a. so we don't want to move on until we've really addressed that to the best of our ability

as a community. >> reporter: contra costa and santa clara county both announced that they will allow anyone age 75 and older to get the vaccine. >> we're not ready to go to 65 and older yet. as i described, we're trying to fill up a lake with a garden hose right now. >> reporter: last week the governor promised to vaccinate one million people in ten days. as of january 11, that tally sits at just over 800,000 vaccinated, with 2.5 million doses already delivered to the state. we pressed for today's numbers but haven't heard back from the governor's office. it's not as easy as getting a flu shot. and i would love it to be that way. >> reporter: county health officials say they're all grappling with the complexity of vaccine distribution, including getting to people with no health insurance, older people who can't get to a vaccine site, and vulnerable populations. san mateo county says that's why they have an equity team to help with their plan. >> acknowledging explicitly the negative and painful history of health care in the u.s. in our communities of color that have led to the mistrust in health care.

>> reporter: finally, health officials reminding those who have been vaccinated to remain vigilant. >> and it takes several weeks, even after two doses to get your immune system ramped up to provide the immunity. >> reporter: in san francisco, kris reyes for abc7 news. in the north bay, sonoma county hosted its first drive-through vaccination clinic for health care workers who want to get the shot. as you can imagine, there was a big turnout there today. abc7 news reporter cornell bernard is in santa rosa. >> reporter: parking lot here at the sonoma county fairgrounds has become a drive-through vaccination clinic. lots of people showing up all day. it's an effort by the county to speed up the vaccination process. >> getting this is just a great peace of mind. >> reporter: marissa johnston just got her first dose of the covid-19 vaccine at this drive-through clinic. she is one of thousands of licensed home health care workers in sonoma county to get the shot. >> i'm happy that it protects me. but the last thing i would want is to pass it on to somebody.

>> have you been vaccinated in the last 14 days? >> reporter: safeway pharmacists are partnering with the event, giving the moderna vaccine to caregivers in their cars, many who care for circumstances i'm anni hss worker. i take care of my 93-year-old aunt. she lives with me. and i'm just trying to keep myself safe and her. >> i'm happy i was able to get the vaccine. >> reporter: after distribution delays statewide, the county wants the move quickly in getting the vaccine into the arms of those who want it. >> there is an urgency to get this out there. but we also know that we want to make it as safe as possible, and we want to make people as comfortable as possible. >> reporter: at the end of today's clinic, there were about 17 doses of the vaccine left over. so safeway pharmacists put out the call to at-risk seniors to come down and get a shot. >> they said they had extra vaccines today. so myself and my wife have been lucky enough to get the vaccine.

>> reporter: don coover is battling kidney disease. he is grateful for the vaccine. pharmacists say the remaining doses can't be rechilled. they must be used orejone away, but they don't advise others showing up at future clinics without an appointment. another drive-through event is happening thursday. in santa rosa, cornell bernard, abc7 news. remember, we showed you our vaccine tracker a few minutes ago. you can access it yourself any time on the abc7 news website, abc7news.com. you'll see california's progress at a glance. also, you can compare how our state is doing with the rest of the united states. our vaccine tracker also shows you when you might be able to get the vaccine here in our state. you can find all of this information on the front page of abc7news.com. coming up next, a muslim prayer app is accused of invading the privacy of millions of users. the concerns that personal data was sold to a company linked to the u.s. government. i'm spencer christian. are you ready for a wave of

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a legendary lgbtq activist in san francisco has died. ken jones was an african american gay activist who moved to san francisco in 1972 after serving 11 years in the navy. he struggled for acceptance while facing prejudice among white gay men. he was involved in the creation of the san francisco gay pride parade and the rainbow flag. jones was also the inspiration for a character in "when we rise," a miniseries that aired here on abc7 news. his friends say he died of cancer. ken jones was 70 years old.

our work to build a better bay area means fighting for racial and social justice. it's why we now have a race and culture reporter. julian glover, you've seen him here on abc7 news for over a year, bringing you a variety of stories on our morning and midday newscasts. and now his stories will contribute to our efforts to build a better bay area in a significant way. and julian joins us now live with the story about a popular app used by millions of muslims to remind them of prayer times and the problem it has presented. and julian, first let me begin by saying congratulations. i can think of no one better to continue this great work that abc7 news is committed to on this focus. >> and i thank you so much for that, dan. good evening. i am so grateful for this opportunity and really look forward to covering the issues all across the bay area that really deal with advocating for a deeper understanding of race, culture, and social justice, and really elevating voices of

marginalized groups that have been unheard for so long. i'm so grateful for the opportunity to do it here at abc7. now we want to talk than app that's been pulled from the app store tonight. it may have been collecting information without the user's consent and potentially selling it to the u.s. government. i've been speaking with members of the bay area muslim community who tell me this is just the latest invasion of their personal privacy. >> feeling disturbed, appalled. but not surprised. >> reporter: frustration and disappointment among members of the muslim community across the bay area following the news first reported by vice that an app that reminds muss lips of when to pray was recording and selling location data to a third party data broker with links to i.c.e. and the fbi. >> obtaining private and personal information about american muslims under the guys of national security and surveillance. they have a long track record of targeting muslims.

>> reporter: salat first with ten million down loads is the second such app exposed for sharing location data in as many months. sarah mustafa used muslim pro. that severed ties with its data partners. >> my conversation with god is not information that the government needs. >> reporter: monday the app's developer, who we believe to be muslim posted a lengthy statement to facebook saying in part there is no information that the information shared was sold to the american government. i know this news could drive some users to delete the program and i don't blame them. now the app has been pulled by google and apple apps stores. this is particularly enraging for the muslim community, given intelligence failures that led to the u.s. capitol just days earlier. >> the government is overly scrutinizing some communities and missing, really missing evidence on planning for violence. >> reporter: the electronic frontier foundation with this message on consumer data

privacy. >> if you are not paying for something, then you are the product. >> i want to pass along another word of advice from the electronic frontier foundation. here is a really important one. most apps you want to make sure that they're only using that personal intimate location data when they need it, and most times that's only when you're using the app. make sure you go in and check those apps to make sure they're doing just that. i want to hear from you at home. if you have a story idea involving advocating for issues surrounding race, culture and social justice, please do reach out. julian g@abc7. reporting live, julian glover, abc7 news. >> julian, i expect you'll be flooded with people reaching out. congratulations. good for you and even better for the community. thanks. mild temperatures this afternoon are just a hint of what's to come.

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i can feel that warmth creeping in today. >> oh, man, it was actually really nice. spencer, it felt almost spring-like today by noon or 1:00 today. >> it did indeed. now it's going to stop creeping and start racing in over the weekend. here is a live view looking

along the baeshd. current temperature readings 59 degrees in san francisco, oakland and mountain view. it's 60 in san jose. morgan hill 63. and 54 at half moon bay. and looking back at san francisco and along the bay bridge from emeryville, more temperature readings. 58 degrees at three locations, santa rosa, napa and fairfield. novato, 55 degrees. and it's 62 at concord and livermore. and here is the view. a nice view from sutro tower, looking over san francisco under partly cloudy skies. these are our forecast features. we'll see areas of fog developing overnight, and they'll be there for the morning commute. we have a mild to warm pattern that will be with us into next week. and near record high temperatures are possible, maybe even likely over the weekend. we still have a high surf advisory in effect until 9:00 tonight. wave heights are quite elevated, and there is still the risk of dangerous sneaker waves and rip currents. but that advisory will expire in a few hours. okay. our forecast animation going into the overnight hours.

notice a few passing high clouds. some patchy low clouds and fog will develop, mainly near the coast. but we'll have a bright day tomorrow even with some passing high clouds. we'll call it filtered sunshine. overnight low temperatures will be mainly in the mid to upper 40s. a little chillierome inland valleys, especially in the north bay where we may see a few low 40s. tomorrow under filtered sunshine, bright sunny skies. we'll see high temperatures of 63 degrees at half moon bay. 64, san francisco. oakland, 66. fremont, 68. 69 down at is only. up in the north bay, 70 degrees at santa rosa. 70 at livermore and 69 at concord. and here is a look at our accuweather seven-day forecast, and it's really going to be unusually warm. now friday temperatures will drop a couple of degrees. so not quite so mild as tomorrow will be. but then saturday temperatures bounce right back to tomorrow's levels. then on sunday and monday, lock for inland highs in the low 70s. perhaps even higher in a few

locations. up to 70 degrees around the bay shoreline. mid-60s on the coast. and this is mid-january we're talking about. and then tuesday and wednesday, temperatures will start to taper off a little bit to more seasonal levels. by the way, monday is mlk day. so bear in mind. it will be a nice, beautiful day, but a little gusty in the hills. dan and ama? >> sounds good. thank you, spencer. well, we have been living, as you well know with coronavirus for more than a year, and now the world health organization is trying to pinpoint exactly where it originated. it's an unusual kind of detective story. coming up. edd cuts benefits to thousands of worker, and getting them back is not

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are flocking to our 7 on your side for help. and michael finney is here with the latest on this. michael? >> look, this is the latest debacle at edd as it tries to weed out fraudulent claims. it appears hundreds of thousands of genuine workers were swept up in a crackdown and cut off from benefits. in a new high-tech verification system called id me, it's causing some frustration. >> the first feeling i get is absolute fear. >> terry o'donnell worked as a personal trainer before gymnasiums had to shut. she collected unaccomplishment for the first time in her life. but now even that is gone. >> i have not received any payments since the 7th of december, and i couldn't really figure out why. >> reporter: then on new year's eve, this message from the edd. >> my account has been suspended because of possible fraud activity. and i thought well, that's absolutely bizarre. happy new year.

we thought we were done with 2020. >> reporter: the same thing happened at jessica, the single mom in orange county. both among the 1.4 million whose claims were suspended as edd tried to stop fraud. >> that was just out of the blue. >> rock 'em sock 'em 2021 has got you landed square in the middle of a complete mess. >> reporter: the edd offered them no explanation of why they were targeted. >> and i'm not a crook. >> immediately what you think is what have i done. >> reporter: the edd is now requiring everyone to verify their identities in order to restore their benefits. but it's not so easy. >> it was like 11:00 last night that i'm doing. this. >> it says i have four hours and 53 minutes of wait time. >> reporter: jessica and terry were trying to use edd's new id me verification system. >> this time it says two hours and 18 minutes. and i'm thinking well, that's better than five hours. >> reporter: terry had a long wait to begin.

>> i scanned in my passport. i scanned in my drivers license. and then it asked me to hold my phone up to the face, and it did a scan of my face. >> they just scan your face up and down. it was really actually wild. it was up and down, and it showed you all these colors and all the lines on your face. >> and it said it uploaded everything. >> reporter: then terry got the verdict. >> they said they could not verify me based on my phone number and the documents i had uploaded. and i thought well, that's absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: jessica was lucky. >> your identification has been verified. and you think you won a game at that point. >> reporter: but what she won is a credential, not her benefits. >> they have to prove still that this is you. and then you may, may start receiving benefits again. >> i've never not been able to not pay my bills. >> how am i going to make it the rest of january? forget about february. >> they don't understand the toll it takes on me or how empty my refrigerator is.

thinking could really be bad where. is the money going to come from? how do we pay the bills? >> the edd says id verification can take four weeks, and no telling what happens if the system doesn't agree, you are who you say you are. now we're asking edd for more answers. when we get them, i'll report back. back to you guys. >> very good. michael, thank you so much. scientific teams from the world health organization are scheduled to begin an investigation in wuhan, china this week, hoping to unlock some of the mysteries surrounding the beginnings of covid-19. as the pandemic's earliest epicenter, the city of wuhan, china, has been the focus of scientific speculation about the origins of covid-19. but now the search has shifted to a broader question. which animals might have harbored the virus before it jumped to humans. >> so far that animal host has not been identified. we know the intermediate for sars. we know the intermediate for

mers. it's a big mystery. >> this doctor says the covid virus attaches to a cell receptor found in a wide variety of animals, including humans. for a time they focused on a pangolin. >> we know the pangolin has a very similar virus, but it's missing one absolutely key distinguishing feature of sars cv 2. so it can't be the pangolin. >> the studies focuses on the bat population and similar versions have been detected in bats in southeast asia. dr. bennett studies disease transmission at the california kay academy of sciences. it's critical to know whether a bat might be the direct source or whether the virus could be passed to a second animal and jump to humans from there. >> just understanding the landscape of potential and possible exchanges that could happen with this virus. so preparing for future viruses as well as understanding better the intersection between humans

and nonhuman animals for this virus. >> the world health organization team could use field sampling techniques similar to research groups like the uc davis one health institute. their experts sample bats in many parts of the world to better understand the so-called animal reservoir of diseases, and experts say with a version of covid infecting animal populations from minks in din mark to gorillas a the san diego zoo, understanding will be vital as the virus travels and mutates. >> so if there is any ongoing transmission from animal species to humans, you can start look at species that might transfer this to humans to begin with. >> reporter: a second front so to speak. >> very interesting work getting under way. the world health organization team could use techniques like contact tracing, especially around a food market where a number of early patients were identified. others have called on china's government to be more transparent about virus work being conducted in a nearby lab at the time of the outbreak.

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building a better bay area means taking care of our health. today abc7 news is helping to get the word out for more people to donate blood. the red cross wants you to make an appointment today to donate in the coming weeks at your convenience. jobina fortson explains why blood donations are needed more than ever. >> the need for blood is constant, and that's a saying that we always had precovid, and it holds very true today. >> reporter: justin miller is the regional executive for the red cross. he says precovid-19, about 25% of their blood drives were at colleges and high schools. distance learning ended that. >> a lot of the schools have the very diverse donor base that now is unable to donate at their schools. and assets just aren't donating. why that's so important, when you look at sickle cell disease, and the reality is that sickle cell disease really impacts

folks in the black community, in the latinx community. >> reporter: sickle cell disease is an inherited red blood cell disorder. patients are at a high risk of complications from coronavirus infection. >> this is the time to take care of one another. >> when we don't have donors coming out that are from those communities, we're not able the get those really type specific products to the patients that have the needs. >> reporter: miller says blood drives look much different right now. temperature checks, face masks, social distancing and prescreenings are required. plus no walk-ins. all in the interest of safety. >> we don't need folks to make those appointments in the upcoming weeks, and the upcoming months. the need is not going away. >> reporter: all products are tested for covid-19 antibodies and hope that the plasma can be used for coronavirus treatment. if you need another inspiring reason to give, just listen to someone like melissa. her 13-year-old son parker was diagnosed with early heart failure in the spring of 2019. things were stable, but at the

beginning of the pandemic, parker's heart started to give out. >> he was having some very dangerous arrhythmias. his heart was failing rapidly. >> reporter: over the course of 95 days at the hospital, parker received 33 units of blood. >> 33, each one of these red beads notes a time where he received a blood product during his two stays. the body does not even hold 33 units of blood. so yes, it was a life-saving. >> parker finally got a new heart last halloween. this is him holding his old heart, scarred and enlarged. the journey here was a physical and emotional one for the family. they are blood donors and hope you will consider being one too. >> you can absolutely change the life of somebody else. wow, i love seeing that picture of the family after seeing him hold his old heart.

that was jobina fortson reporting. be sure to join abc7 news and the american red cross to schedule a life-saving donation at locations across the bay area. call 1-800-red cross, or go to abc7news.com. your going to see the story right on our home page. it makes such a difference. >> please help if you can. stay here with us. sun and 70-degree temperatures. spencer's seven-day forecast will make you glad you live in california, if you aren't already. finally moved in. it's a great old house. good bones, wraparound porch.

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across silicon valley, tech companies are busy reinventing the future of work. the changing workplace is part of building a better bay area. abc7 news reporter david louie got input from google's ceo and others about the potential for a hybrid model mixing both office and remote work. >> the collaboration, innovation, productivity. we can't deny that the workplace is important. >> reporter: but what will the workplace be like as the pandemic ends? w he is convinced the vast majority of remote workers want to go back to the office. >> 12% of the people surveyed want to work from home all the time. the remaining 88% want to come to work two or three days a week. >> reporter: working two to three days a week at the office is one of the models google and alphabet is considering. it's working on pilot products. it's also developing new technology to help other companies as the future of work

evolves. sundar pichai appeared on an online event hosted by reuters. >> it's one of the things i'm very excited about because i think it's going to drive a tremendous improvement over time. also pull more people into the workforce. >> a hybrid of office and remote work could mean tech companies will be able to cast a wider net for potential employees outside of silicon valley. aaron stewart is co-founder of the recruiting site job.com. >> i think everybody huddled into one cluster area, silicon valley, which has one of the highest costs of living and highest salaries across the united states is now not necessarily necessary. >> the one thing companies have is time to map out their plans with some suggesting it could take two more years before the turmoil of the pandemic settles down. dvid louie, abc7 news. >> all right. one last time this hour. let's update the forecast.

ama, nice day to take a walk. beautiful. >> absolutely. spencer? >> well, we'll be doing a lot of walking in the coming days because we've have more nice days coming our way, ama and dan. we'll start with the forecast animation tonight, showing some high clouds passing over. maybe a patch or two of fog and low clouds forming near the coastline. but it will take us into a bright day tomorrow. maybe just as mild as today, as a matter of fact. let's take a look at overnight lows as the clouds gather a little bit. overnight low temperatures will drop into the mid- to upper 40s in most locations. in north bay valleys, maybe some locations will drop into the lower 40s. and tomorrow's highs will range from low and mid-60s a the coast to upper 60s around the bay shoreline to 70 or even above in our inland areas. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. friday may bring us a slight cooldown by just a couple degrees, but look at the warm-up over the weekend. and sunday and monday, we're looking at high temperatures in the low 70s inland. up to 70 around the bay shoreline. record highs for this time of

the year are likely during that time. dan and ama? >> wow. incredible. all right. thank you, spencer. on to abc7 sports director larry beil. and big news in the nba tonight, larry. >> this is big, you're right. a blockbuster trade. one of the warriors archrivals forces his way out of town. james harden and his beard heading east to rejoin an old friend and ex-warrior.

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now abc7 sports with larry beil. >> the warriors play in denver who play with eric paschall, who had to sit out last night only to learn his covid test was a false positive. the warriors game scheduled for friday with the suns, that has been postponed. so the dubs avoid a thursday-friday back-to-back. klay thompson made his first appearance at chase center last nights, retabbing his tendon. steve thompson in a walking boot. he will soon start running underwater. obviously not going to play this season. but his teammates love seeing klay in the arena. >> it's great to see him. he is in really good spirits. he is happy to be up here with his teammates. in his words, the worst is behind him. >> he has this dry humor, but klay is klay. one of the best teammates that i've been around. and he always has a couple of

gems and a couple of words of wisdom that he is not afraid to share. >> his energy, his presence is very missed. a great dude to have afternoon. and it's going to be great to have him back. and again, kind of coach the younger guys as well. >> by the way, damian lee in there in that group of sound bites, he is playing out of his mind. for years, the houston rockets were obsessed with beating the warriors, and they came so close twice. now the franchise, they are tearing it down to the foundation, to the studs, trading unhappy star james harden to brooklyn. now this is a complicated four-way deal involves the rockets, nets, pacers and cavs. the beard, he came to camp out of shape and out of any interest in staying in houston, proving that in pro sports, if you're a talented star and you make yourself a big enough pain in the butt, you force a trade to almost anywhere. he is one of the top kyrie irving, giving the nets a team that can lead the league in

scoring and moodiness at the same time. the rockets get victor oladipo and four first round picks in return and the nba must still approve the deal. >> this is a tricky one, because i don't want to do this dance all night. i can't comment on the rumors. we know this is a stars league. maybe we can reimagine that question at another time. >> the disrespect started way before, you know, any energy. just the training camp, showing up the way he did, the antics off the court. the disrespect started way before. >> he is back. three games on the schedule tonight. the sharks open the season tomorrow in arizona. against the coyotes. san jose beginning an eight-game road trip to start the season with the hopes they can actually eventually play some home games in the tank later this season. the coach said one possible contingency plan is to play the

sharks home games at the arizona coyotes arena if they can't play in san jose on february 1st. for now it's all about getting comfortable with extended life on the road. >> the players right now have been very positive. we've had a great setup here, to be honest with you, the hotel and the rink. it's been first class. so no one feels that they've been deprived of anything. but i'm sure the guys are going to start missing their families and want to get back the san jose. >> it's just a tough situation. hopefully we can get back soon. kit be a good thing, especially early in the season to bring everyone together and get on the road. >> the biggest thing is probably the start. it's going to be a sprint. i think that's going to be real exciting to be a part of. >> so can you imagine just not knowing if you'll ever have a home game because that santa clara county ban on contact sports, just off the top of my head, i don't know of any other county in the entire country that has something like this. and as a result, the 49ers, sharks, stanford football, basketball, mention and women's

san jose state football, basketball, men's and women's, they've all been dispersed like nomads to go play elsewhere. what are we preventing with the most tested humans on the planet when they can't stay at home? just a thought. if anybody has an answer, let me know, because i've talked the a lot of doctors, and no nobody has any idea. >> all right, thank you, larry. well, it is season premier night on abc7 news. at 8:00 catch the geldbergs followed by american housewife, the connor, and the series premiere of call your mother. and stay with us for abc7 news at 11:00. in recent years, we've seen a number of electric car fires. and tonight the ntsb says the battery within those cars is a danger to first responders. i'll tell you what the safety board is recommending in my story, tonight at 11:00. and we're there as a south bay woman celebrates a very special birthday, 107. the secret to staying young.

and stay with us for "jimmy kimmel live!" at 11:35. thanks for staying with us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. i want to make it to 107. that sounds great. we'll still be here. for spencer christian, larry beil, thanks for joining us. we'll see you tonight at 11:00.

♪ this is "jeopardy!" let's meet today's contestants-- a real estate agent from mesa, arizona... a risk management professional originally from rugby, north dakota... and our returning champion-- an illustrator originally from atlanta, georgia... ...whose 1-day cash winnings total... and now here is the guest host of "jeopardy!"-- ken jennings. [ applause ] thank you, johnny gilbert. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. folks, i hope you were watching yesterday's show because it was the kind of game

that i know alex would have loved. all three contestants played very well. a gutsy wager by lucy and then a correct final jeopardy! answer won her the game and $33,000. a big payday. i just hope today's game is that good. josiah, cameron, welcome to the show. good luck to all three of you. let's play "jeopardy!" you'll be dealing with these six categories. first... then... some... and finally... each correct response in this category will be two words-- one starting with "pro," the other very similar but starting with "con." lucy, you're our returning champion. where do we begin? movies, $200. - lucy. - what is a tearjerker? - right. - movies, $400.