>> no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. >> he must go. he is a clear and present danger to the nation that we all love. right now at 5:00, president trump impeached again. but will he face a senate trial before or after he leaves office? we are breaking down what comes next. speeding up the vaccinerolt. california lowering the age to book appointments but it may not matter for the bay area. plus the jackpot now growing to more than a billion dollars overnight but somebody just struck it rich in the south bay. hi new friend. >> oh. hi. >> good morning everybody. it is thursday, january the 24th. >> gonna first check the weather and meteorologist mike nicco. >> good morning. reggie, kumasi, and our new friend in the south bay,

especially you. the visibility out there. some thick fog around san martin and that is probably going to stay just south of the south bay in san martin because of a northerly wind. and it is pretty thick around the north bay and some in the central valley. so we'll keep an eye on the delta also. san jose about 47. similar to yesterday temperature-wise. up upper-40s to mid-50s. more sunshine. record highs possible today. already in the low-60s at noon. above average. low- to mid-60s by 4:00. more record warmth coming up. here is reggie with the news. president trump's em impeachment now in the shands of the snasmt he faces an historic second impeachment trial and likely won't happen until after

president elect joe biden's inauguration. jobina at the desk with the latest. >> thank you reggie. president trump is now the only sitting president in u.s. history to be impeached twice. now this impeachment comes after violent supporters of his rioted at the capitol which we all saw ast week.pitol which we all saw sources tell abc news he angrily watched --. this time 10 republicans supported it. >> there was a domestic threat at the door of the capitol hill and he did nothing to stop it. >> they searched the halls of the building for the vice president who they came to hang for treason. they overran the office of the speaker who they came to assassinate. they sought above all else to seize control of our government in the name of donald trump. >> and now there is heightened security in the nation's capitol avenue as the investigation continues into the riots.

thousands of national guardsmen, many armed surround the build right now. the earliest the senate trial would begin is wednesday which is inauguration day. democrats are set to take control of the senate soon. outgoing snot majority leader mitch mcconnell hasn't decided on how he will vote. >> president trump release ad video after the vote. he made no mention of impeachment. he took no responsibility for the attack. he did however give his most forceful condemnation of the violence yet and disapproved of any new threats. >> mob violence goes against everything i believe in and everything our movement stands for. no true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence. if you do any of these things, you are not supporting our movement. you are attacking it. and you are attacking our country. we cannot tolerate it. >> president elect biden i

should this statement on president trump eats impeachment also denouncing the violence on the capitol saying this nation also remainsed in grip of a deadly virus and reeling economy. i hope senate leadership will find a way to deal with the this violence on our capitol while also dealing with the other --. state following new cdc recommendation to allow anyone 65 and up to join the next group receiving the vaccine instead of the previous 75 and up. but there are still so many steps to this plan that still have to be put in motion especially for local counties in the bay area. abc7 news reporter. amy hollyfield with what kind of work is under way. >> reporter: the governor is saying one thing but bay area counties are saying something else. the governor announced from inside the cal expo in sacramento that anyone over the age of 65 is now allowed to get

the vaccine that he is ready to see california move to the next phase of distribution. but here in the bay area some health officials say they are not ready with san mateo and contra costa and santa clara county announcing they won't be vaccinating people who are under the age of 75 yet. they just don't have enough doses. >> we are not reed to go to 65 and older yet. as i described we're trying to fill up a lake with a garden hose right now. >> it is not as easy as getting a flu shot. and i would love it to be that way. but i think we will get there. in the next, you know -- we're slowly inching towards that goal. >> reporter: officials say distributing the vaccine is a complex process. it takes two shots. it has storage temperature requirements. they are also dealing with trying to reach people who can't get to the vaccine sites and people who don't have health insurance. officials say you should stay vigilant though, if you are in that tier and can get the

vaccine, keep looking for it. sutter health is going to be setting up a hotline later this afternoon that people can call to book appointments to get their vaccine. stay on it. everyone want this is to start rolling out quicker. and they want people to get their shots. so stay vigilant for your health. amy hol field, abc7 nelyfield, the free testing site on wheels opens this morning. open through saturday and then next thursday and friday. each bus is customized with state of the art medical equipment, bus test express launched in berkeley earlier this weak. it hopes to expand to contra costa, san mateo and salon anyway counties in the coming trial shows johnson and johnson's vaccine version is safe and effective. found the vaccine gives sustainable antibodies after only a single shot and it

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millions drawing. that is $750 million. let's take a look at neighborhood temperatures at 5:07 this morning. east bay, 49 in hayward, union city and fremont. everybody else low- to mid-50s. partly cloudy. the fog dipping down into concord. thick across the north bay and some slipping farther north into the south bay from san martin. temperatures in the mid-40s to mid-50s. very mild this morning. here is a look at sue trio tower. if you are going to be out and about today, mild and warm if you are exercising. if you are home working or going to school take some breaks outside, enjoy the weather while you can. and much calmer at the beaches. no high surf advisory. the next week in san francisco, average highs 56. anywhere from 60-69 degrees over in oakland the average high is 56. we ping between 64 and 72 degrees. so we're getting close to record highs there.

same thing in the north bay where average high is 58 and we'll be in the 64-72 degree range. east bay valley, 56 is our average. 66-73 the next week and the wealth of 70s through monday in the south bay. average high is 58. i'll show some of the records coming up in the accuweather seven day forecast. jobina and the morning commute, hi jobina. >> hi mike. thank you. good morning everyone. we are going to start with a live look ha in walnut creek showing 680. for the most part pretty clear conditions this morning. no major crashes to talk about which is good news. but you can see the traffic is already building. a live look on the san mateo bridge. we do have traffic moving both directions smoothly as well. of course beginning to build as people head out the door. westbound making their way towards the peninsula. and bringing in the graphic here, due to a water main break

northbound 101 the off ramp at wonder color is closed and will be closed for about another seven hours according to officials. let you know when it opens. thank you jobina. i'm sure we've all forgot an password from time to time. but a san francisco man only has two guesses before he loses millions in bit coin. hear what he is thinking. >> it is the most frustrating story i've heard in a long time. plus a new warning about electric vehicles. what federal investigators are demanding auto makers fix fast to stop more car fires. and back to where it all began. world health returning to wuhan today to investigate the true origin of covid-19. it's time for the lowest prices of the season on the sleep number 360 smart bed. can it help with snoring? i've never heard snoring... exactly. no problem. ...and done. and now, the queen sleep number 360 c2 smart bed is only $899.

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jobina at the live desk with details. good morning jobina. >> reporter: good morning kumasi. the w.h.o. team is undergoing covid-19 and swab testing and will have to go through quarantine before they can go through field research. the team will try to determine which animals might have harbored the virus before it jumped to humans. a similar virus has been detected in bats in southeast asia. -- says it is critical to know whether a bat might be the direct source or whether the virus could be passed to a second animal and jumped 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 non human animals with this virus. >> reporter: the visit as china

reports its first covid-related death in almost eight months. new cases are at the highest level there since last july. new developments. uber is appealing a $59 million find by state regulators. the company accused of refusing to give information about sexual assaults connected to its service. uber safety report revealed more than 3,000 reports of sexual assault in 2018. the cpuc says uber is not complying with judges orders to provide details about the reported attacks. the company is calling the fine grossly disproportional to the gravity of the offense. us safety investigators are issueleing serious warning about electric vehicle firs. they say the peto fthrepo push auto makers like tesla do more. >> reporter: you may have seen this video from to 20 in pleasanton. a vehicle on fire and burning several hours.

an ntsb report detailing electric vehicle battery fires from 2017-2018 and a message urging makers to improve emergency response guides for first responders when battling flames like this. >> it is concerning moving forward, but not in a frightening way. >> reporter: lieutenant baxter of the san francisco fire department says the department implemented special training to learn how to fight these lithium ion battery fires in electric cars. they are using thermal imaging cameras and tesla has trained them to deal with these batteries that sometimes reignite. >> they continue to generate heat. >> reporter: in 2018 it took crews six hours to get one of the battery fires out. >> there is certainly concern over the battery fires, but his department and others have adapted. >> some of them will be reactive to water in a negative way.

and in some cases the best defense is to wait it out. >> reporter: in certain cases water is sprayed at special angles like this. but the ntsb is urging out companies to do more. it did reach out to tesla to get their take but they did not respond to us. and the iteam dan noise has exclusive reports about safety issues involving tesla vehicles. you can find those an our website abc7 news com. >> who hasn't forgotten their password and you have to get the e-mail to reset it for social media or whatever it is. but what if you didn't have the option? and what if $2230 million was on the line if you got it roin. stephon thomas lost his key to unlock his digital wallet. it holds 7,000 bit coins and that is now $220 million. the correct password is locked in a hard drive but he's only

allowed 10 guesses before it locks forever. he has two more tries. >> a lot of people are offering various solutions. everything from the silly to looks like one person suggested, have you tried the word "password"? that was one. some are recommended various mediums, site pick, poefts i could talk to. >> he isn't alone. the "new york times" reports the total number of lost or stranded bit coin is worth somewhere around $148 billion. >> this is terrible. the is that really the only way to secure it? do we -- is that? >> i --w. >>y mind is completely broke. when i heard about this yesterday. i just -- >> i know. >> i couldn't take it. >> it know. >> it hurts to hear. does it not. >> he's not the only one.

i guess you just get over it? do you just get over it? >> i don't know. >> where does it go? >> where did he put it? >> who gets it? >> whether did he put the password? >> he hid it. sometimes you hide something so well you hide it from yourself. that happens. >> it happen. >> but usually it is not worth 220 million. >> no. >> usually it is like a shirt you kind of like. >> some chips you don't want to eat. don't need to eat. >> right. a quarter. >> i bet our technique is going i'll help you. for a small wo l what's going on from the east bay hills, 52 right now. look how clear. just like yesterday expect a little fog to filter in but maybe not quite as much as yesterday. keep an eye on the north bay and see if they are going hog all the fog in the morning commute. mostly sunny today. near record warmth. more records possible saturday, sunday and monday. and then dry gusty breeze kicks

in monday and heightens our fire danger. but what little rain we've had so far may keep us out of critical fire conditions. let's take a look. i broke out the microclimates. that is how warm today. 66-72 across the south bay. at least 71 in san jose. 67-70 on the peninsula. look at the mid-60s along the coast today in downtown and south san francisco and sausalito. asterisk means a tie or new record. 68 scene san rafael. 70 in astros. 70 in hayward would be a record. 74 in oakland. i think you only get about 69 livermore. temperatures back in the 40s with a little fog out there. my accuweather 7-day forecast. cold front drops us a couple degrees tomorrow but then the warmth surges back. look at that saturday, sunday and especially for martin luther king jr. day. monday the warmest. and the cold front drops

temperatures tuesday into wednesday. reggie? >> thanks mike. happening now. dungeness crab finally has a season open and boats are out this morning. a live look in san francisco where small boat fishermen are going out on the water. a critical industry to so many in the bay area. so far already 3,000 pounds have been off loaded. the season normally starts the middle of november but postponed three times because of migrating whales and then fishermen and wholesale buyers didn't agree on the price until last week. >> i know the season was delayed. and i know everybody is having a hard time. the fishermen are having a hard time. so please buy some crab. out backyard.likereshroduct >> may be a few days before you see this in super markets but some small markets may have it as soon as today. >> good to hear. up next the seven things to know this morning. >> plus the exclusive first interview with jacob blake. the man paralyzed from the waist

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it is 5:22. here are the seven things to know this morning.

number one, president trump's impeachment now in the hands of senate. he faces a historic second impeachment trial. the earliest it could begin is wednesday which is inauguration day. >> number two, this morning there is heightened security in the nation's capitol as the investigation continues into last week's riots. thousands of national guardsmen, many armed are securing the area. up to 20,000 troops could be in d.c. by inauguration day. >> joe biden plans to unveil his covid vaccination plan and economic rescue legislative package later today. he is expected to call an both parties in congress to move his proposals quickly. >> four, starting today sutter health says patients 75 and up will be able to book covid-19 vaccine appointments over the phone. sutter is opening a dedicated phone line specifically for this. >> number 5, a powerball ticket performanced at a san jose market now worth more than $2.7 million after matching 5 of 6 numbers. a combined $1.4 billion will be

up for grabs in tomorrow's mega millions and saturdays powerball jackpots. >> wow. record warmth returns irnld saturday. the warmth into the bay sunday and our warmest day will be monday with a lot of record high temperatures possible with upper 60s to mid-70s for highs. >> we've had some minor issues on our roads this morning but nothing through our major commute corridors. a live look at oakland 880 and the coliseum camera there. northbound traffic you can see is beginning to slow down. board of directors set to vote on a resolution today. asking the alameda county district attorney charge a former bart officer in the killing of grant. she wants da o'malley to charge anthony pirone with felony

murder in grant's death. the da's office announced earlier this week that they would not pursue the case. >> and good's gamma first look, jacob blake is speaking for the first time since he was shot by a kenosha wisconsin police officer in august. >> reporter: in this morning grah gamma first loogma first look,is first tv interview since this caught on tape incident in august. the 29-year-old father shot seven times by police in kenosha wisconsin, leaving him partially paralyzed all as his sons watched from the backseat of the car. the incident once again sparking protests across the country. >> seven times. >> kind of went limp. but all i remember at that point was kind of leaning back looking at my boys.

i said daddy love you. no matter what. i thought it was going to be the last -- i thought it was going to be the last thing i say to them. thank god it wasn't. >> reporter: the abc news exclusive interview coming up at 7:00 a.m. developing news this morning. the warriors are back in action at denver tonight but tomorrow's game in phoenix has been postponed. the nba announced that contact tracing for covid-19 will keep the suns from having the minimum eight players available after they were exposed to washington wizards players that tested he a false positive test that caused him to miss tuesday night's game against indiana. we're back with another full ninety minutes of news including details of president trump's impeachment trial now going to

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now at 5:30. incitement of insurrection. that is the official impeachment charge. signed by house speaker nancy pelosi. what president trump now faces in the days ahead. >> just seems that every time i tryo go e side saying we'll get back to you. can you call next week? >> first a delay in delivery and now this. long phone lines or several websites to sit through for seniors to sign up for vaccines. and it is a shuffle of

special hosts filling in for late "jeopardy" legend alex trebek. but first the start of a warm weekend ahead. live look from east bay hills camera, coming close to record highs today. but this warm wave does come with a cost. good morning on this thursday january 14th. >> we want the get straight to mike for a look at the forecast today and the warm weather for today. >> might as well enjoy it. possible heightened fire danger monday. first look at the jet stream all the way up nearjuneau, ka, way out o phase and that is why it is going to be so warm. once we get rid of the fog, a sinking area of high pressure. and be aware of that. here is a little bit of a tease

coming ahead. san rafael, napa, santa rosa, concord, livermore. record to record-tying high temperatures today. the microclimate forecast coming up also. kumasi? >> developing news this morning. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has told his republican leaders that he's undecided on convicting president trump. house speaker nancy pelosi says the bipartisan vote to impeach the president a second time shows that no one is above the law. >> donald trump is a clear and present danger to our country and that once again we honor that oath of office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> now that the house has voted to impeach. house managers will present the article to the senate. but mcconnell says there is no

chance that senate would complete the try before wednesday. a look at the time line when it could begin. next tuesday the 19th is when the senate returns. and that is the earlier the house could send the article of impeachment and the next day t 20th is biden's inauguration and that is also the earliest day that the senate could begin the trial. many california lawmakers spoke out on the house floor in the impeachment proceedings. as expected every democratic representative from california voted to impeach. >> capitol police were spit on, beaten, stampeded and one lost their lives. i'm not asking you to summon the courage they did. i'm just asking you do your job and hold this president une. mc sd thedent bearsla week but impnt is not the way. >> most americans want neither inaction nor retribution. they want durable bipartisan

justice. that path is it still available. but it is not the path we are on today. >> republican congressman was the only one to break --. un-american, aberrant and absolutely an impeachable offense. reparations continue this morning to protect the capitol from any other security threat when president elect joe biden is sworn in. inauguration day is now less than a week away. 2000 heavily armed national guard troops are already in our nation's capitol. it is a sight we really haven't seen since the civil war. defense officials say up to 20,000 troops would be in washington, d.c. by inauguration day on wednesday. abc news learned authorities are mnitoring up to 10 organized

events of dmoer events of --. san francisco based airbnb say it is canceling and blockering all reservations in the d.c. area next week. >> new details, a pro trump rally at the capitol this weekend has now been called off. the organizer canceled the event after the chp denied the permit. he hoped to peacefully protest on capitol grounds.p said a lim people on the capitol steps and lawn during the covid-19 pandemic. we are watching of course a historic week play out in the capitol and the country. to stay on top of the latest from washington and the role lawmakers are playing in the days ahead. you can download the abc7 news app and enable push alerts. happening today, phone lines open for many californians to start backing covid-19 vaccine

appointments. but bay area counties say the change might not happen right away. >> we are not ready to go to 65 and older yet. trying to fill up a lake with a garden hose right now. >> this morning abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield. >> reporter: this announcement from the governor that people 65 and up can now get the shot has a lot of people confused. especially people who are older than 75. they still haven't been able to find a shot so many are wondering why the state would open it up to more people when they haven't finished the first tier yet. >> i'm interested in getting the vaccine, for obvious reasons. and just seems that every time i try to get it i'm sent to the side saying we'll get back to you, or can you call next week. that type of thing.

>> reporter: he is 85 years old. health officials say it is very duplicat duplicate complicated to figure who can get it and where they should get it. private or public sector? the county they live or where they work? a lot of details to work out and most bay area counties don't have enough doses yet to open it up to another tier of people so they are going to keep focuses on 75 and older. suter is booking appointments for people 75 and up. the youngsters in late 60s as a to hoin today to start booking that point those 75 and up. but the state certainly wants these distributed as quickly as possible. so stay vigilant. keep fighting. keep looking.

live in. they are also releasing all koses tot states instead of the prior strategy of reserving the second dose. here are steps you can take. you can visit your cities local, public health department website to learn if you are eligible right now. then you can book ab appointment either on the website or finding a doctors office or hot line that can help you secure that slot. but experts say it won't be quick and to be prepared to wait. and i should also add that not every city or county has every information. for example, san francisco. >> happening today. president elect joe biden is expected to unveil his coronavirus action plan. jobina joining us with more details on the. this. >> thank you kumasi. biden's plan is expected to center on a mass vaccination campaign and closer coordination among all levels of government.

biden hopes his multi dimensional strategy will put the country on the path to recovery by the end of his first hundred days. his plan aims to speed up the delivery of more vaccines. he is expected to ask americans to override their sense of pandemic fatigue and recommit to wearing malaysias, socially distancing and avoiding indoor gatherings, particularly larger ones. the speech is slated to begin around 4:00 this afternoon. abc7 news is monitoring the vaccine rollout in california with our vaccine tracker. at abc7news.com. so far the state has distributed a little more than 31% of the doses shipped here. the tool also allows to you compare how the rest of the country is doing. and you can see that california at this point is far behind most other states. our vaccine tracker also shows when you might be able to get the vaccine. you can find this on our home page at abc7 news com. coming up.

solving california's homeless crisis. what lawmakers might do to fund homeless aid in the state. plus apple's newest idea isn't a new high-tech gadget. how it is planning to root out racism in the computing industry. first mike nicco. >> thank you reggie, kumasi. good morning. it is about 5:39 this morning. let's take a look at the north bay communities. and we've got plenty of fog and very mild temperatures. mid-50s to mid-40s like 46 in napa to 53 in santa rosa. 49 in tiburon. and 43 in san little bit of fog. the only issue in your commute. smoother on the bay. no more king tides. no more surf advisory out at the coast. milder to warm though if you are taking mass transit.

a look at today. 9:00, most of us are into the mid-50s with the fog starting to fade. at lunch or about 11:00 wore starting to see upper-50s to mid-60s and that jumps into the low- to upper-60s by 1:00. 3:00, mid-60s to even a few 70s. and towards 7:00. dropping down to the upper-50s to near 60 degrees. lot of sunshine on the way. greater chance of record highs with even warmer temperatures this weekend and into the holiday monday. show you that up next. jobina, help me out with the morning commute. what are you seeing? >> well mike, we're seeing fog in the north bay for sure, which you have mentioned. and also a water main break i'll get to in a moment. first the bay bridge toll plaza there. and of course i'll watch tering. we really have not been seeing

any just excluding monday earlier this week. a live look in the south bay. san jose 101 right now, very clear conditions there as well. a smooth ride and the macroflux data as well. mostly green except for super commuters out of tracey. one update. the water main break around south san francisco, all northbound lanes of south airport boulevard at wonder color. and sky7 headed there so we can see the situation. according to officials it may be closed a few more hours. we'll be right back. .8

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and joe whitaker. you can watch "jeopardy" weekdays at 7:00 right here on abc7. >> and i talked to ken jennings earlier this week and asked does he want the job permanently and he was very diplomatic. he said well, you know, that is not up to me but it is a lot of fun to he's it. yada yada yada. but he did say he wanted snoop dogg to be a guest host. i feel like that is a show that would be a ratings boenz. >> are they friends? where did that -- that's random. just, he's a fan? >> yeah. >> okay. >> imagine how fun that would be. >> that would be fun. >> the show might go a little slower than usual. >> can speed it up when he needs to. >> he can speed it up? okay. we'll just have to watch out what happens in the green room before the show. >> that's his business. >> he supposedly doesn't do that anymore. his wife laid down the law supposedly years ago.

>> he doesn't? oh. >> that's what i -- maybe things have changed but that is the last i heard. >> okay. mike with a t. >> yeah. >> watch the commercials. yeah, just watch the commercials with bad bunny and martha stewart. guy's hilarious. he's great. could be so much fun. here is a look at what's going on with sutro tower. mostly sunny, near record warmth. holding pattern nearly same conditions tonight as we're dealing with this morning. and then more record highs possible this weekend. all right, we're going in the microclimates. yep. that's how warm it is going to be today. nothing down in the south but 74 in san jose for a record high and you will be around 71 about the same in redwood city. mid-60s along the coast and into downtown south san francisco. and sausalito. and then the upper 60s to near 70 with a wealth of record highs

possible. just have to get rid of the fog. along the east bay shore, 70 in hayward, the warm spot and that is always going to be the high today. east bay valley, 69 in concord and 70 in livermore. tonight temperatures -- lot of 40s and fog once again. accuweather 7-day. wind shift tomorrow means we drop about four degrees across the board. wind tapers and gain a couple degrees on saturday. off shore develops sunday. monday windy and dry, heightened fire danger but nothing to be concerned about yet and cold breezes kick in tuesday and bring us back to reality by wednesday. have a good day. breaking news. u.s. labor department just released the latest weekly job less claims report and jobina is tracking that for us.

how's it look? >> reporter: well reggie, it is an unexpected sharp increase in jobless games. a look at the numbers right now. 965,000 people applied for unemployment benefits last week. that is an increase of 181,000 from the week before. economists forecasted 800,000 and continuing claims also jumped more than 5.2 million people are still receiving state unemployment benefits up from just over 5 million the week before. initial jobless claims have now stayed under 800,000 for two consecutive weeks. we'll see how wall street reacts in about 45 minutes. thank you jobina. apple is making a hundred million dollar investment in projects that challenge systemic racism and includes a first of its kind education hub for historically black colleges and universities at the atlanta university center. apple will also create a developer academy to support coding and tech education and venture capital funding for

black and brown entrepreneurs. they are also establishing 100 scholarships for people from underrepresented communities. the bay area is well represented in liszt of top 100 places to work. mill area -- boston based bane and company management consulting firm is number 1. artificial intelligence company navdia of santa clara is top -- number two. google number six. five others you can see finished in the top 20. in all 23 local businesses made the liz. too many to mention but we're listing them. some very well known. others you might have never heard of. list is based on feedback from employees. most of the companies are actively hiring. >> that's cool. new at 6:00. twitter ceo jack dorsey defends the company's decision to ban president trump from its platform. he explains how this could impact the future of online

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♪ [coughs] ♪ [inhales] [exhales] ♪ [camera click] [inhales] halls breathe it in costco is shuttling down all of its photo centers for good. the company says camera phones and social media are so widespread now the demand for printed photos has declined. by this valentine's day february 14th. all photo centers will be closed. some things like photo prints, greeting cards and photo books will still be available through costco's website. but it is only home delivery. new this morning a zoo in

southwestern poland is celebrating the birth of a very rare baby rhino. hue cute is this rhino? so it is a girl and the endangered baby rhino is one of only 3600 worldwide. she is also the first indian rhinoceros born in the zoo's 155 year history. visitors are not allowed to see her just yet. but the calf will stay at the zoo for at least two years. and this birth is an important event for zoos around the world which are fighting to save the species. okay i'm going to move on but that was just really cute. >> it was. but we do have another cute story. >> in the south bay this is a really impressive birthday milestone. >> hundreds of family, friends and santa clara city leaders recognized one of the most special residents. she turned 107 years old. ♪ happy birthday dear nana ♪

happy birthday to you. >> that is esperanza. her family calls her hope. she didn't reveal her secret to long living but she assured everyone that she is feeling good. >> yes. >> reporter: how you feel about turning 107 and have everybody come and celebrate you. >> i feel fine. iee >> and happy. >> reporter: and happy. >> the mayor of santa clara lisa gilmore also joined in the celebration declaring january 13th esperanza's day. corn >> s coming up. >> turn it up. >> you know with everything we've gone through the last week, i really like today's show. a lot of positive and fun stories. appreciate that.

the january rainfall so far hasn't been much, especially in the south bay. but its been enough that when we get the windy off shore conditions developing monday we'll have a heightened fire danger. but it is not going to be critical thanks to that little bit of rain we've had. we're comparing it to 2014, one of the deepest years of the drought and we did have some red flag warnings in january then. here is saturday and you can see the 70s return to the inland neighborhoods. warmth in the bay mid- to upper-60s on sunday. and everybody near 70-75 degrees monday. kumasi? >> thank you, mike. a new vision for marvel is almost here. the show marvel's first streaming series for disney plus and stars big screen's avengers actors paul bettini and little olsen. bettini plays a powerful droid vision and the show is not your

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