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and my reaction is anger to the insurrection tha at our national capitol. this to me was an intention of that. >> disgusting and despicable, that's what east bay is calling this short-lived banner. they are coming together to unify, n divide. good morning, everybody, it's january 17th. we'll get right to that story in a moment. as always, we get a close look at the weather. lisa, i'm sorry, is it summer? what's happening? >> we were just talking about that, the overnight lows haven't
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been that chilly. we are talking about a seasonably warm day today. records are possible. getting going tonight, el a rate ising our fire danger in january. skies are relatively clear. wind gusting to near 50 miles per hour in mount diablo. the wind advisory in effect from 10:00 tonight through 6:00 tuesday. looking at north wind, 15 to 30 miles an hour, with those 50-mile-an-hour gusts are likely in the north and east bay winds, looking at the possibility of downed trees and power lines. it's only been about 30% in our wettest locations. 50 half moon bay. 52 in san francisco and a live beautiful day today. going to not very much like january standards. we'll talk about more typical january weather coming up in our
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extended list. >> thank you. racial injustice and race are a topics we are focusing on. a banner was taken down after being placed on city-owned property. we spoke about what it meant to see such a sign during a time of deepening national division. >> that sign wasn't up for too long. behind me, you can see where it was, in between these two hosts in union city. the mayor says not only is the content of the signs concerning but the timing of it as well. if you want to get a message across in union city, this is where you do it. >> this location was chosen i believe because of its high visibility. >> reporter: the corner of dyer and smith streets, normally reserved for community messages. in front of a september 11th memorial co-opted by a message of division. >> my reaction is anger.
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>> reporter: that's the mayor referring to this make-shift sign. the words white lives matter spray painted on a white sheet hung on the corner. she says she immediately connected it to what happened january 6th in washington, d.c.. >> it's certainly very insensitive again because of the context. the insurrection tha at our national capitol. >> reporter: she says she learned about it during the human relation retreat saturday morning led by kashmir -- union city resident jaloni price didn't see it up, but he says he finds it offensive. >> i don't understand that. it was up on mlk break day. >> reporter: a cry for attention, yes, but not something people should get rhode island up says a resident. >> i see it as another person's opinion. that's all. tirpi a aot r up. >> reporter: the mayor says union city police investigated but determined there was no crime committed. but she still had this message
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to give. >> it is never acceptable to not treat each other with report reporting in union city, matt been, abc 7 news. a powerful nation is spread nationwide ahead of martin luther king day and san francisco mayor london breed was on the panel. the topics was spread around racial reckoning over the protests of the death of george floyd to the entire black lives matter movement. >> this movement is more than just a movement. it means something to people's livelihoods. it can't but show up for a protest and take a picture and put it on your social media page. you have to be in this in your every day life and what you do. >> breed holds the distinction to become mayor of san francisco. berkeley will consider declaring racism a public health crisis. city council will meet on tuesday to vote on an emergency
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resolution. the measure calls for the city to hold town hall sessions for community members, small business owners to discuss concerns of people of color. it would also direct the city manager to record covid-19 data by race to track any health disparities and issues then nationwide. as the mayor tackles issues of racial injustice, we are here to help, head to ab doctor c news.com. take a list of resources. they report 40,000 new case,s, raising the total to 290 million. 669 in california died in one day from the virus. that's the second-highest total since the pandemic began. los angeles county announced it reached 1 million cases. l.a. county continues its trend of 100,000 new cases a week. now, still some cautious science
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of optimism with the governor saying hospitalizations and positivity rates are still high. the percentage of people tested who have the virus declined over the past seven days. hopefully that trend continues. now, new details. early results from a testing campaign in san francisco's mission district shows a 9% positivity rate. that is according to a report from mission local. more than 3,000 people were tested at the 24th street bart plaza in the first week of the latino represents represent 73% of those tested had a 120% positivity rate this site will be opened through january 29th. testing is available every day except for thursdays and saturdays. inmates in the santa clara county jail started a hunger strike in response to the largest covid outbreak since the pandemic. on wednesday, the sheriffs office reported 109 new cases in the jail. that night, more than 40 inmates
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third outbreak at the jamie. inmates say they are protesting unsanitary living conditions and a lack of policy. the district attorney's office is working on earl early releases starting next week. a part of coug -- a part of a california office, fire fighters were sent to bakersfield. >> reporter: bob craft is working the night shift right after intubateing a patient in the emergency department. what are you seeing every day? toeo on ventilators.t cin >> reporter: after his shift he goes to his hotel. >> 30 to 40 people are on ventilators, basically, the second floor has been converted
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into an icu. >> he arrived a week ago. listen to how he described his first day. >> and in the er, there is somebody in respiratory failure. wow, this is it. >> reporter: firefighters and paramedics deployed to the most stressed hospitals in bakersfield, where the county is surging with more than 84,cases and 565 deaths. how would you scribe the surge you are experiencing down in bakersfield? >> i have been in ems for 19 years now and i never remember seeing anything like this. >> reporter: these firefighters are equipped with medical training, making them aan asset inside many emergency rooms. the commitment is for two weeks. >> it's a big commitment to be gone away from home for two weeks. at the same time, we are trying to balance affing our vaccination pod here in marin. >> reporter: according to weber this region sent about 40 firefighters to the front line of this pandemic in our state.
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back home, they are used to seeing each other at wildfires. now they are wearing scrubs and fighting another fight. >> it's nice to have fire guys here in the same boat, even though from different departments, we all you know come from the same cloth. >> in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> and a key part is tracking the vaccine rollout. one citizen frustrated with how slow thing have been happening, she organized a clinic this weekend it was so popular, all spots got booked. >> we feel good that we are able to make a little bit of a dent in this problem. >> reporter: the playground at stanley school lafayette transformed into this drive-through clinic for seniors. >> it's the best deal. >> reporter: many have been frustrated trying to get the vaccine like wayne hahn. >> i feel relieved. i live in rossmoore and
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rossmoore was unable to get them to come to that community which has 10,000 elderly people like many e. >> it's incredibly frustrating and patients are really afraid. >> reporter: rebecca parish partnered with the city of lafayette and local senior organizations to get the vaccine into the arms of those who may be home bound or tech challenged. >> you know, i was really impressed with how organized this is. >> you may believe these doses are like gold and finding 500 of them for this clinic wasn't easy. >> i'm sure in there i promised somebody my first born child. >> reporter: she says she lobbied contra costa county and finally got them. >> we will be vaccinating over 540 people here. >> reporter: they gave shots to residents and staff, a partnership with cbs. but multiple states have more appointments than doses.
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president-elect joe biden says speeding up vaccinations is top priority when he takes office next week aiming for 100 million shots in his first 100 days in office. >> becsehe health of the nation is literally at stake. >> i'm so emotional. >> reporter: she was overcome the moment she got the shot. >> i didn't realize how much help i walled feel. >> more vaccine events are planned in the future. >> and we're posting updates on california's vaccine rollout at our website abc7news.com. so far doses received have been administered. you can compare the state's progress to the rest of the country and see where you fall in line to get vaccinated. you may have felt it last nike a. 4.4 earthquake rattled near aroma outside of gilroy about 50 miles south of san
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jose. callers reported feeling it in san leandro and sfraevenlts bart crews inspected all the tracks and found no damage. it was located near the san andreas falls. records show it's been years since we've had a magnitude 4 or greater quake here in the bay area. and we have quite a few smaller quakes here in the bay area. lisa. >> right. no earthquake weather on the way. hello. we are looking at temperatures as much as 15 degrees above average. that is a joke. there is no earthquake weather. we are looking at weather in the mid-70s in the concord and livermore airports. my as isin, we will see warm ne. crto oth t a ho ors will honor his
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life today. and oakland's kamala harris will be sworn in as vice president of the united states in three days. i am robert strickler. i've been involved in communications in the media for 45 years. i've been taking prevagen on a regular basis for at least eight years. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been s and also think more clearly.
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all right. a candlelight vigil for san francisco's treasured tom and jerry house. tom taylor died in october from prostate cancer. they started decorating their house near delorean park 42 years ago. tom decided to decorate a small tree in the front yard, despite his passing, he continued the tradition. inauguration day is three days away and security has never been tighter. federal authorities warn of a substantial threat at the siege of the capitol as investigators make arrests and continue their search for rioters.
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>> reporter: the nation on high alert. the streets of d.c. deserted, instead, flooded with law enforcement barricades and fences. by wednesday, 25,000 national guard members expected, five times the number of american troops in afghanistan and iraq. >> our mission here is to protect our people and our property and so we're going to do everything to make sure they're successful. >> reporter: a virginia man arrested at a d.c. checkpoint friday with an unauthorized inauguration credential. police say he had a loaded handgun and 500 rounds of am nichlgs he was charged for carrying a pistol without a license and later released. the ongoing threats of political leaders, saying the capitol siege likely emboldened extremists. four bridges closed and the national mall shut down. >> i don't know if anyone has raised their hands to say we are
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coming, we will be there. but we are preparing as if they are. >> reporter: at least ten states activating national guard troops. michigan legislators suspending session next week over credible threats. authorities now working to determine whether lawmakers assisted rioters by giving building tours the day before. coast-to-coast man hunts under way for suspects and a personality that calls himself baked alaska arrested in texas yesterday, allegedly spotted inside the capitol changt patriots are in control. >> and coming up on this week, days before the inauguration incoming director of the white house
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all right, vice president-elect clarz, there will no longer be black women in the u.s. senate. meanwhile, the open symphony will hold a virtual ball. oakland salutes will have performances from the symphony and community artists. michael bruno of orphan commissioner and close friend of harris will host the event. the free event will play at 3:00 p.m. we know vice president-elect kamala harris will use the moment to pay tribute to other trail blazers that came before her. harris will be sworn in by supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. harris will take the oath on a bible that belongs to the late justice thurgood marshall. he was the late supreme court justice. the vice president-elect calls marshall the inspiration for her
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legal career. and one bay woman found a way to celebrate native kamala harris, lauren mccabe owns an open food tour company that had to pivot because of the pandemic. she is now making gift baskets and is selling an inauguration breakfast box specifically in honor of kamala harris. >> as a woman business owner in the bay area, this is such a momentous occasion for all women everywhere of every background and so i wanted to just continue sort of the celebration in the bay area. this is what i do. what better story president harris. >> all of the foods are connected and a free waffle coupon from the home of chicken and waffles in oakland. the box includes an invitation to a virtual inauguration watch party that lauren is hosting
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wednesday morning. participants will play presidential trivia and enjoy the moment safely from their homes together a. portion of the sales will be donated to harris' elementary school in berkeley. for more information, we have a link on our website abc7news.com. and abc will have live coverage on wednesday. it begins at 6:00 a.m. right here on abc 7. in santa cruz, it almost looks like summer. check out the beach. people hanging out there. our tower camera captured it yesterday in the afternoon. you can see a dissent of people enjoying the warm weather. let's check in with lisa now. we can enjoy it. it's concerning at the same time. >> absolutely concerning, liz. yeah, santa rosa has had 30% of average in terms of rainfall. we're looking at records today possibly many in th and those winds are already
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picking up for that offshore event with two areas of back-to-back low pressure moving into the bay area. the first one tonight. the second one tomorrow night. the stronger one. those will pose the risks of gusty winds but elevated fire danger, drying out brush that continues to get even dryer. so that's what we call our fuels and the fuel moisture with the bigger trees. there is a little bit of it there. but with those grasses, yeah, they're still dry and they'll continue to get more dry. we've had the sunshine and we are adding in the offshore winds later on. here's a look at live toper 7 where this big dome of high pressure is allowing for plenty of dry weather. we look at the current numbers, it is 44 in santa clara and 44 in campbell. no 30s to speak of. a little fog in napa towards nevada. it is 51 in san francisco. 55 on the coast. remember, this is mid-winter. as we look at our tower camera, it looks nice out there right
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now with near record warmth today and tomorrow for the holiday, getting gusty overnight, lasting through tuesday. still the high surf advisory until 3:00 on monday. current wave height 9 to 10 feet. with all this warm weather, plenty of folks will be helped out to the coast today and tomorrow. the wind advisory 10:00 tonight through 6:00 on tuesday. looking at the north winds sustained. the gusts already are occurring in the upper elevations. we will see breezy on shore winds and they shift around to the offshore component. a good idea to secure the outdoor. don't park under trees. you've seen those videos of trees coming down on the parked cars. lots of power is possible. so if you have any generators, plug those in, get those charged up as well as your cell phones. we are looking at the increasing fire danger. average highs upper 50s. you can see all the cities here. we're going well into the 70s
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today in santa rosa. that brings us up nearly 20 degrees above average. livermore 74 today. looking at 73 in san jose. here's a look at that wind profile. overnight the winds start to crank up those offshore winds getting fast tore calistoga and napa 9:00 tomorrow morning. that stronger wave monday night into tuesday. here we have tuesday afternoon finally seeing those winds lighten up a bit. look at them well into 73. san jose and san rafael. 70 in oakland. 72 in fremont, palo alto. at the beach, how about 73 in santa cruz. the winds getting going in the upper elevations already. tonight into tuesday. cooler by thursday. light showers possible. level 1 on friday and we are looking at the end of the montha
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from covid-related deaths to job losses in the ongoing fight for racial justice, these are undoubtedly pretty tough times. many of our neighbors in marginalized communities are living with what's called racial trauma. many without knowing it. abc 7 race and culture reporter met with a local health group hoping to heal over zoom. >> sick and the only care is music. >> a poetry, the mental health association of alameda and family resource center offered the community a safe place to
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begin healing thursday. >> healing is very, very important. you know, it's nothing to be ashamed of and we need to tear down the stigma. >> daniel brewer is referring to the stigma surrounding mental health and seeking help in the black community and other marginalized groups. that's why it's healing racial trauma. >> in the past year, there was 1,127 deaths due to police brutality. we saw the capitol being stormed and taken over, right. if you are feeling like you are in a dark space, that is racial trauma. >> reporter: the free event is one of outreach efforts led by the mental health experts in recent months. they are doubling down on its efforts to understand and support those dealing with racial trauma following the police killings of george floyd and breanna lay lor last year. >> i hope people take away a
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greater understanding between race imand mental health. >> therapy is like the pest thing i ever did for myself. i always tell people that. but before i went to therapy, i had to likeok. for help, there are resources available. i've posted several of them. you can find it by clicking on our website abc 7 news.com. covering race, culture and social justice, i'm julian glover, ac 7 news. >> this week, office pools will be ramping up with 1.6 billion up for grabs, if there are office pools. nobody won last night $640 million jackpot. wednesday's jackpot falls to $730 million. the winning numbers were 14, 20, 39, 65, 67 and the powerball number 2. and tuesday night's mega
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the coolest numbers in the low 40s we have fog in napa from san francisco half moon bay. in the upper 40s in livermore. looking at wind gusts, mount diablo. the northeast winds in th ioornow. you can see 20 to 30-mile-an-hour wind gusts. that's not going to stop our temperatures from soaring this an. dangerous winds arrive tonight. they will last right on through tuesday. we will see temperatures today climb to above our readings yesterday. we saw a few low 70s yesterday by noon time, we're in the upper 60s. how about 2:00, we got low 70s around the bay. 60s at the coast a. few high clouds around. it will be a busy day at our beaches even for the holiday tomorrow. liz. >> thank you. president-elect joe biden is bracing to take on the covid emergency. he is promising 100 million
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shots in his first day in office. he is inheriting a rollout that is far from smooth. >> reporter: states asking the federal government, where is the vaccine? governor andrew cuomo saying 7 million new yorkers are now eligible for their shs. but e state is only receividosw. soeran have received the first dose, less than 4% of the population. the parting health and human secretary alex azar says more doses are on the way. >> we are releasing the entire supply we have. >> reporter: the reserved second doses have been shipping out for weeks. there is no surplus. governors across the country are outraged. >> this is deception on a national scale. >> we were ready to apply it right away. now we know it simply does not exist. >> i don't know why that claim wasn't accurate. >> reporter: texas grandmother pam jones describing the tremendous patience and luck it took to finally get an
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appointment online. >> it was almost a 24/7 operation, really, truly. i'd wake up in the middle of the night and check things. >> reporter: the online portals rely on proving challenging, especially for senior citizens. >> many people who have limited access to the internet, technology or simply don't have the tool. it's next to impossible to figure out how to actually get a vaccine? >> reporter: president-elect joe biden is now vowing to turn things around, promising 100 million vaccinations in his first 100 days. >> the focus really should be on, how do we make sure the vaccines distribute already are getting administered. >> some states are already setting up vaccine megacenters at dodgers stadium in los angeles. >> they're expecting calm. we need to be ready on the ground to have that infrastructure to get it into the arms. >> reporter: and president trump is spending his last weekend in the white house. he will not be at the inauguration wednesday. he is still finalizing his plans
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to leave washington as he prepares for his upcoming second impeachment trial. rachel scott has the details. >> reporter: it's president trump's final weekend in the white house, she out of sight, preparing behind closed doors for his impending trial in the senate. rudy guiliani spotted on the ground, sources say he will likely be a part of trump's impeachment legal team, moving vans, aides packing up their offices. the president's schedule says he is holding meetings and calls, on friday meeting with mike lindell the founder of my pillow pushed conspiracy theories online. he left with this pages saying marshall law is necessary, saying there was no mention of marshall law in conversation with the administration. the white house saying nothing was taken seriously and the presiden has committed to a peaceful transition of power with president-elect joe biden's inauguration four days away, there are no plans for the
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outgoing president to come face-to-face with his successors. breaking the dequindre aids-long tradition, instead, president trump wants an elaborate sendoff. sources say he requested a red carpet and military band, by the time he left, joe biden takes the oath of officer, the president plans to be on his way to mrg. that senate impeachment trial could be starting as soon as next week. at this point no clear strategy from the white house. rachel scott, abc news, the white house. vice president mike pence is on a bit of a farewell tour. he visited the naval air station in le moore. his daughter and her husband are currently stationed there. during his state to the troops. he heralded the accomplishments and challenging potential aggressors throughout the world. pence is expected to next head to new york to address troops who returned to afghanistan. the vice president indicated
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he'll be at the inauguration on wednesday. and education is a part of building a better bay area a. lot of andocal scien teachers have be melendez tells they are trying to tell this chapter of the american story. >> i am also impacted by what's happening. >> reporter: he teaches government and economics at balboa high school in san francisco. >> the last couple of days have been incredibly jarring. >> reporter: the assault on the u.s. capitol recently made its way into his curriculum by necessity to help his students under this chapter in america's history. >> to help students recognize how we got here and also to get them to think about being sort of solution oriented both for their lives and for their community. christopher rean no is with
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the civic organization. >> we don't talk about those, whether it's with their students or with other people in your community, you can't address them. you can't make sure we find ways to strengthen our democracy. >> i, joseph r. biden, junior, do solemnly swear. >> reporter: that was biden sworn in privately for a second time as vice president. he says his students want to hear a different tone from the next administration. >> they are hoping to see that the conversation that finally was reignited around racial justice, addressing white supremacy gets addressed in earnest. >> reporter: teachers like him anticipate they will continue discussing whether america is able to turn the page on this era of division. in san francisco, leeanne melendez, abc 7 news. still ahead on abc 7 morning,, a local celebrity is back in action after an injury. the kite man, martinez is flying
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stra o by all women.women.women. all right, lisa, you say say maybe some rain. >> we will have some warmth and gusty offshore winds right now in the low 50s near emeryville. going for 70 again today. so record warmth for the next several days including the long holiday weekend. we'll track the changes next. >> thanks. aaron rodgers packers and the rams square off in the playoffs with the winner advancing to the nfc championship game.
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dave stewart submitted and the day is worth $115 million. stewart tells the chronicle he has ideas to develop the site and potentially build a stadium there if plans for a ballpark at howard terminal don't pan out. he is from oakland and won the world series at the age of 89. day two of the divisional round of the nfl playoffs. one of the games features san mateo native tom brady and duck nears against the new orleans saints. >> yesterday. the matchup had two quarterbacks with ties to the bay area. here is sports anchor chris alvarez with this morning's sports. >> good morning, for the seventh time in nfl history, two played each other in a playoff game. go gen kers guaranteed a win.ro 9,000 packers fans, mostchsehes.
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ys i'l myself, a little ball fake and he fires the ifb into the stands 16-3 packers. geoff and the rams, the native find jefferson for the store. l.a. down nine at the break. now l.a. down 25-10. rams in the wildcat, cam acres powers his way. add the two-point conversion and the rams all of a sudden within 7. rogers is why he is the likely mvp. 58-yard score is a back-breaker. he had 268 yards passing. three total touchdowns. the cow guys hang out post-game. green bay will host either tom brady and the bucs for the nfc title. >> you know, we've had a few hundred for a couple games. but it felt like they ran out of the tunnel. it's hard to put into words how special that feeling is.
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a little more special. >> my job is to win the guam. but my job is to win the game. there is no moral victories, especially in the playoffs. >> much like the 49ers and san jose sharks for the shootout win. a scheduled eight-game and they hope to play a home opener. we'll wait and see. martin jones again saturday. arizona scored the next two. you talk about a good bounce here. meyer's pass goes off an arizona defender, into the goal. arizona would score the next three, phil kiss el is going to redirect this shot past jones for his second of the ga afging u f jones is pulled for devon bub nick who made a sharks debut.
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he did stopboth. sharks lose 5-3. the next two in st. louis. heading north of the border for exactly one play. toronto and ottowa. the stop, backwards assist, watch this. mitch note the early shouldn't short beard. that's your look at sports. let's send things back to you. >> and let's check out the weather now with lisa arjen. >> hey, liz, good morning to you. we are starting out with mild temperatures a. look temperatures. still the long weekend. so if you have plans, that bodes well, i suppose, unless there are ski plans in the sierra, nevada, where we are not doing too great. we have been here before. we have a little time to maybe catch up. two more weeks of january. this week is dry.
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that is crack blackhawk 60 degrees. 50 mount diablo with gusty winds there. we are looking at low 60s in danville with 40s elsewhere in our east bay. you can see temperatures are mild to cool in spots. we have fog from nevada to napa. 51 downtown. we had widespread 50s and 60s yesterday. we are already looking at those northeasterly winds. they will stay in the upper elevations for today. we will have that on shore wind later on. tonight after midnight, it goetz gusty. looking at winds over 50 miles an hour, we're talking north in east bay hills tonight and then those winds mixing down to the surface. that's elevating our fire dangeg roth southern california, it's year-round fire danger, for bay area,etng bee'caus we this ires the fuels are dry out there.
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weav ao he advisory, 9 teyl geeo10 -f continue to see them blduion da. we're looking at 18 to 2 ftherev careful. the winds, here's a look at the high wind watch. this could get elevated monday into tuesday. we're anticipating those gusty winds to work down to the surface, 30 miles per hour in spots. that means some outdoor objects could be flying around. some of those trees, certainly those birch trees come up easily, looking at the loss of power possibly. so if you have a generator, get that charge as well as your cell phones and increasing the fire danger the next several days. here's why, our rainfall potential for the season is below 30% so far and with
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numbers in the 70s and gusty northeasterly winds, we don't have a lot going for us in terms of avoiding high fire danger the next few days, anywhere 10 to 20 degrees above average. here's the long extent of the northeasterly wind flow. here we go, saturday into monday. the colors come back into play late monday into tuesday. they still stay elevated. that is the gusty winds through tuesday afternoon, look at that, even into tuesday night. so be very careful out there. highs, comfortable today, to warm 72 in fremont, 73 in santa rosa, 74 for morgan hill, low 70s in villejo. and the accuweather 7-day forecast, 60s at the coast. the winds lasting through martin luther king day into tuesday. wednesday we're less windy, thursday we cool off. friday sprinkles, a level 1 system. nothing to write home about yet.
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that last week for rain. liz. >> thank you. the world famous kite man martinez is back flying his incredible custom kites thanks to his community. east bay journalist explains how he is giving back to that same community. ♪ >> i get asked a lot how many kites to do i have? i would estimate 350 to 400 coyotes a. lot of my kites now are custom. they're all different from little to huge to single lines, dual lines, you got to have that variety. i have been called the kite guy, the kite man, people come down saying you are you the kite man martinez? it creates a lot of fun amongst the community of martinez. like a lot of people growing up, you fly kites as kids. that took about a 30-year hiatus until i moved to california and saw some people in san francisco
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doing sport coyotes. that's how i got back into it 22 years ago. i could ask the big kites can fly literally all over the world. these are literally one-of-a-kind class coyotes on a world stake that's about a 10-meter and one 20-meters which is about 67-feet. it's fun to get people excited. it's a great what i to interact with people. last august, i hurt my back. people would ask, when are you going to be offline? i said, i can't, i'm hurt. i'm sorry. people i never met. where do you might have? do you need food? do you need groceries? now i fly for the community with that lovers me and i love it. and it humbles me to see a community come out because you are theit help but feel pride that a sport i enjoy. this is why i do it
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company j living jazz will hold their tribute concert to honor the life of martin luther king, jr. ♪ you know we got to find a way ♪ ♪ to have some understanding here today ♪ >> this year the 19th annual tribute titled in the name of love will be held virtually because of the pandemic. the event starts at 4:00 p.m. proceeds go to the living jazz children's project to help kids with little or no access to art. next at 6:00 a.m., tension in east bay city after someone put up a controversial banner in a busy intersection. the fallout as police investigate who posted this white lives matter sign.
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gathering, baking and delivering the goodness of nature... from one generation to the next and from seed to slice. my reaction is anger at the i think so at our national capitol. this for me was an extension of that. >> discussing and despicable. that's what they're calling this short-lived banner. the community is vowing to unify not to buy. thank you again for joining us. we will get to that story in just a moment. first a quick look at the atr,sa talkg about it mmer than januar. >> it definitely does what happened to winter?
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