now at 5: -- 5:00, a new co-vid variant going around the bay area. >> i hope all teachers get vaccina vaccinated. teachers explaining their motivation for getting the shot. washington d.c. under lockdown. this is a live look at the nation's capitol this morning under heavy security. what happens to be the biggest risk as we count down to inauguration day. ♪ honoring martin luther king junior. we can't gather today but that won't stop people from celebrating the civil rights icon. hope you had a nice weekend. >> so gorgeous, and today it's going to be warmer, but windier as well, mike? >> right. it's not going to be quite as comfortable to be outside. good morning. thank you for joining us this

morning on this martin luther king junior day. everybody is under a wind advisory through 6:00 tomorrow. noisier as we head throughout the day and faster winds up in the hills. i'll show you those coming up. fairfield and santa rosa have 21 to 43 miles per hour winds. that's good if you're driving down to the bay, but going the other way, a tough one. record highs. just about all the reporting stations with low to upper 70s today. more on the winds and the dangerous waves coming up next. we are counting down to inauguration day as you can see on the screen. joe biden officially takes the oath of office 9 a.m. our time in two days. that countdown brings extreme security concerns. heightening after the protrump storming of the u.s. capitol.

we have the preps going onto make sure there's a peaceful transfer of power. >> our nation's capitol has been transformed into a heavily protected fortress. we'll take a live look in washington d.c. where a green zone perimeter has been set up. that's the same name given to the heavily fortified area in baghdad during the iraq war. this time the corengn d.ser nl gtr a there this week. each is being vetted over fears of a potential insider threat. this morning the commander of d.c.'s national guard major general william walker is speaking about the process with gma. >> the technology, we do that every four years as well. what happens is they're screen bfrd they leave their state. what it is is a credential process. they're screened and then repeatedly screened until they are actually put on the street.

>> authorities say the main threat to the inauguration is domestic extremists. multiple threats have already been stopped and at least three people were arrested over the weekend. you can see the full interview with major general walker at 7:00 right here after abc 7 mornings. today rehearsals are expected to begin for president-elect biden after they were delayed for security concerns. >> thank you. now back in california, here's a bird's eye view of the state capitol being heavily guarded amid security concerns. the national guard troops are covering multiple blocks. they were called in following the attack in washington and threats of attacks atsal sunday. >> i expect to come out here and see, like, a crowd. at least some trump supporters. >> taking photos despite the presence of armed guards

everywhere and the big fence. lawmakers are hoping it stays this peaceful through inauguration day. happening today, kamala harris will officially resign from her senate seat. she has notified the governor. harris was elected to the senate in 2016 after serving as california's attorney general in two days she'll be inaugurated as the first female, first black and first south asian u.s. vice president in u.s. history. a new strain of coronavirus, a different variant and contagious one found in the uk is being linked to several outbreaks in the bay area. we have the latest. what do we know about this, amy? >> reporter: they have dedicated a team to study this variant and they're interested in the fact that it is linked to theout break that happened at san jose

medical center. it led to several dozen infections and one death. officials are looking into whether a fan-powered inflatablen christmas costume played a role in the fast spread here. the county health officer says this was definitely an unusual outbreak. she says they are trying to understand if that was because of this variant or because of factors at the hospital. officials say while the variant needs studying, there is no indication that it brings more severe symptoms. >> we do not have any signals at this point that this variant is associated with anything else such as increased severity of illness. although, we, of course, are certainly looking for any signals to see if that would be e -- emerging. >> it is not clear when the variant arrived in the bay area. the health officials say they started seeing it frequently in

december. they say it is a red flag that it has been identified in several large outbreaks in the bay area and they say this means we cannot let down our guard.jo 7 news. marin county is vaccinating teachers and staff. yesterday more than 1200 school staff members got vaccinated. nearly 82% of schools in this county are open for in person classes. the superintendent says they haven't had an outbreak yet. teachers say the vaccine brings 24e78 hope. rtth mivioe back was because it as hard as we tried, we just weren't meeting the needs the way that we could in person. >> low income seen years will be next in line to get vaccinated in marin county.

back to the teachers, sonoma county is working to get 9,000 of the teachers and campus staff vaccinated within two weeks. there are a couple caveats including how many doses they can get from the state. they want to make sure frontline health care workers get their shots first. we're posting updates of the vaccine rollout on our website. so far just over 30% of doses received have been administered. you can also compare our state's progress to the rest of the country and see where youal in line to get vaccinated. today is martin luther king junior day. oakland will continue the longest-running celebration of the leader's life. the keeping the dream alive multicultural rally will be held virtually. barbara lee, lib by shaf and willie brown among others will speak on mlk's legacy. it will be held at the martin luther king junior freedom

center and streaming at 10:00 a.m. as we mentioned, honoring the civil rights pioneer will look different this year. as we explain, the message of king's work remains just as powerful. ♪ >> reporter: san francisco's church honored martin luther king junior sunday with songs, speeches, and clips. >> we as a people will get to the promised land. >> reporter: this year the pandemic has forced the cancellation of many in person events like the annual mlk celebration train from san jose to san francisco. instead, the mlk foundation is pivoting to a virtual celebration with a health and wellness and music festival reflecting on a year following the police killings of breonna

taylor and black lives matter. >> justice and hope. those are two things king was focus on in his critique of what's going on today. >> reporter: he says they want the public to take part and answer this question in an interactive video project. >> what does justice and hope mean to you. >> may the circle remain unbroken. >> reporter: oakland's anti-terrorist event project held black women respond. organizers are committed to building an equitable community that dr. king would be proud of. >> we join the collective dreaming of oaklanders for a city where humanity is held sacred,omnitieslee ala peopl can breathe. >> reporter: even though this year means no gatherings, many say the message of mlk is still powerful. ♪ we shall overcome today ♪

>> the cal train has been a partner for years. they hope to bring the tradition back in 2022. abc 7 news. i wish i had better news. it's going to be a rough day to be outside because of the winds. you can see what they're doing to the temperatures in the east bay valleys. 55 is one of the cool spots. that's in pleasant hill. most of us in the low to mid 60s. walnut creek at 53. but those are warmer. those temperatures than our average highs which are still in the mid to upper 50s this time of the year. 41 in nevada. it's shielded from the wind. 50 in hay ward and san carlos. 59 in san jose. san francisco 54. today it's 52 degrees. if you're going to be outside, it's warm. but windy. and that means it's going to be very dangerous and choppy on our bay today. and we've got high surf advisory

at our beaches until 3:00 this evening as we could have breakers up to around 22 feet. sneaker waves. a close call as people were out on the rocks yesterday. that's why we tell you no out on the rocks. please don't do it today either. temperatures settle into the 50s as we head into 7:00. look at that quick rebound to the upper 60s. low 70s from noon through 4:00. and then the winds increase during the evening hours. the toughest winds are ahead of us tonight. and that's going to keep us in the 50s and 60s again tonight. we'll talk about that coming up. want to talk about the morning commute. >> hi, mike. thank you. good morning, everyone. being that it is the holiday, we are expecting traffic to be on the lighter side but already a crash in fremont that i want to get to on the maps involving three vehicles and a big rig, according to chp. this is going to be on northbound 680 before the auto mall parkway onramp.

one lane is blocked right now. i'll let you know if anything develops further. a live picture off the san mateo bridge. traffic is expected to be light. i'm not anticipating too much. you never know. i'll keep an eye on it and also the bay bridge toll plaza where things are light and not expecting to see the metering lights come on, but if anything changes, i'll be here to let you know. liz and reng reggie. >> thank you. coming up the celebrity couple who revealed they just had a baby. also -- >> dangerous side show on the bay bridge turns deadly. the illegal activity involving wrong way drivers. >> we have a saying in the house where we say happy belly, happy mind. >> two bay area chefs are on the road to success. how they turned their 2400 stimulus check into $17,000 in just a few months.

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city's police department has been vandalized with ain't police from a feety. this happened yesterday around 5:30. a peaceful protest turned violent when a crowd of protesters started breaking several windows. kill all cops could be seen tagged on an elevator inside the building. police haven't made any arrests. police have made multiple arrests after side show on the bay bridge turned deadly. wrong way drivers led to a multicar crash and massive backup. the crash happened just before 5:30. you can see the traffic in the video. you can see there's a string of vehicles going in the opposite direction on the upper deck last night. a passenger on a bike dirt was thrown from the bike and got hurt. the driver of the dirt bike who went the wrong way on the bridge

got arrested. a group of dirt bike and atv riders continued with the side show. in the east show, alameda city leaders are expected to rename a park that was originally named after andrew jackson. it was stripped to the name last summer. jackson was a slave owner. our media partner the mercury news reports they recommend the same chochenyo. another potential name is mabel tatum. two bay area chefs are sharing their story after an investment in tesla stock put them on the road to success. the two chefs co-own table culture provisions in ped lieu ma. they took over the space previously occupied by three cooks cafe. they bought tesla stock

believing they could get more money. they cashed out the stock and opened tc provisions. >> we are very hungry. we really wanted it. we really believe in our vision and where we could take things. we've confident about the food we're cooking, the quality of the food we're cooking. tc provisions menu is locally sourced with food and produce from farmers in the area and around the bay area. the restaurant is open for takeout right now thursday through sunday. >> smart guys. a professional tennis player came up with a constructive way to pass t time in quarantine. check this out. he is getting in some practice against a mattress. yep. he was heading to the australian open saturday when he was told two people on his flight from los angeles to melbourne failed a co-vid test. he has to quarantine in his hotel for two weeks.

to stay motivated, he's practicing to the song "eye of the tiger". >> whoa. okay. i wonder how the housekeeper is going to feel about that. >> true. >> just leave a tip. >> are you going to put that back together for me, please? >> how fun. >> all right. if you're outside, he's inside. you're inside, the ball would be going all over. it's going to be that windy today. if you live in the east bay or the north bay, especially in the inland areas, you know because you probably heard it all night or this morning. it's going to be windy. windy, waves and warmth. rough waves and record warmth today. winds increase tonight. they'll be fastest tonight and it will be our last really mild night. weekend is going to be much cooler. highs in the 50s and the chance of rain friday and saturday. right now it's a chance. the models are flip-flopping.

we haven't put a storm impact scale on it yet. we hope to. let's look at the microclimates. 73 to at least 76 in the south bay. same thing on the peninsula. lothose low 70s to along the coast and the downtown in south san francisco. up in the north bay, we'll have at least mid 70s. and as we head into the east bay shore, temperatures around 72 to 75 degrees. east bay valleys, how about mid 70s here. all those record high temperatures today. winds most dangerous tonight. gusts up to 80 miles per hour. it's in places like mt. hamilton and saint helena where nobody lives but there are areas just below that with 60s to 70s. that could knock down trees, especially trees damaged from the fires we had earlier -- last year. tonight's lows, look at that. upper 40s to mid 50s.

the 7-day, we lose about 10 degrees. 4 to 10 degrees tomorrow. warmer than average through thursday. we're back to average if not a little bit below it starting friday, saturday and sunday. the bill is coming due for a great weekend. not going to be so warm this coming weekend. liz? >> mike, thank you. it truly was a beautiful weekend. we all kind of needed that. right? all right. it is a boy. singer justin timberlake and his wife are welcoming their second son. the baby's name is phinnaeus. timberlake did not reveal the birthday. the couple has been married since 2012 and also have a five-year-old son named silas. >> that's my dad's name. it's an old bible name. >> i think phinnaeus and are cute names.

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the seven things to know this morning. number one, up to 25,000 national guard troops are now being vetted over fears of a possible insider threat ahead of the inauguration. authorities maintain that the main risk is domestic extremists. kamala harris set to resign from the u.s. senate after representing california for four years. it's because in two days she takes the oath of office as the first female black and asian american vice president in u.s. history. a new covid-19 variant is now linked to the massive outbreak in san jose last month. health officials say the variant is different from the one first seen in the uk. number four, a group of doctors at ucsf is calling for california schools to reopen by february 1st. they say kids at school are not the primary drivers of the spread and distance learning is leading to mental health issues. we've talked about the warmth, the waves, the wind. how about the fire danger?

it is going to be heightened and it's going to spread as the winds do throughout the day and during the overnight hours. but we're not under a red flag warning. you know this, most of our hills are turning green. i want to let you know the crash we were following on northbound 680 and fremont has cleared. a live look outside checking out emeryville and 80. the headlights are making their way westbound and it is clear. and number seven, oakland will continue the longest-running celebration of the life of martin luther king junior today. the multicultural rally will be held virtually at 10:00 a.m. today's first look a teenager who spent weeks in jail for breaking quarantine in the kaman islands is back on american soil. in this morning's gma first look, back on american soil. >> skylar, how do you feel to be back in the u.s.? >> excited.

happy. >> skylar mac, the 18-year-old sentenced to two months behind bars in the cayman islands for breaking quarantine rules is out of prison. she traveled to the caribbean island november 27th and per island rules was required to quarantine for 14 days. but after two days in isolation and a negative co-vid test, skylar removed her wrist monitor, breaching quarantine to watch her boyfriend, a professional jet skier compete in a race. after a legal back and forth, the couple was sentenced to two months in prison. and coming up at 7:00 a.m., we'll tell you more about how skylar mack is adjusting to life outside her jail cell. with your gma first look, abc news, atlanta. virgin orbit has successfully launched the first rocket into space. yesterday the 70 foot projectile detached from a boeing 747 plane nicknamed cosmic girl fired itself into earth's orbit.

the rocket put nine satellites into space. the satellites were designed by high school and college students and built by nasa. virgin is the third new space to reach orbit. >> really cool. we'll be back with another 90 minutes of news including a new way for your employer to understand how you're feeling even while working from home. >> our future president and vice president will be taking time off from the transition to help others today. inside the insurrection, we are also seeing new video of the chaos at the capitol. the security forn re. a live look outside at 5:26 this morning. not a lot of people on the roads because of the holiday. we'll be right back.

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insurrection rioters inside the capitol looking for lawmakers. the steps happening now to ensure a peaceful transfer of power on wednesday. the rush to get shots into the arms of americans, the big problem many cities say they're running into even after setting up vaccine megasites. it's something all parents want to know, when are their kids heading back to school. a group of prominent health officials pushing for reopenigs to happen in two weeks. a live look outside.

if you enjoyed the weather this weekend, mike says more record warmth is on the way. and boy, did i enjoy that weather. >> i saw your dog. >> we had a good time at lands inn yesterday. everyone and their mom was there. i don't blame them. it was beautiful. the vistas were incredible, mike. chef's kiss. >> yeah. i enjoys seeing your pictures of you and woodstock also. it was gorgeous over the weekend. i'm glad you enjoyed it. today, it's going to be tougher. all of us are under a wind advisory through 6:00. we could have gusts where most of us live up to 35 miles per hour. last night we had a gust of 70 miles per hour. now later on today at 4:00, the higher elevations are going to break off and become a high wind warning with gusts possibly up to 70 to 80 miles per hour starting at 4:00 today all the way through 7:00 tomorrow morning. that's when the damage and the

power outages are most likely. right now we are 71 in diablo. 62 miles per hour in saint is going to come down to where we live and bring us record high temperatures in the 70s once again. more on all this and a chance of rain coming up in the 7-day forecast. thank you, mike. two days and counting to inauguration day. washington d.c. security is intensifying. we have the biggest security risks. what's being done to ensure a peaceful transfer of power? >> reporter: everything is being done, at least according to law enforcement officials here. there is essentially now a green zone perimeter that's been established here in washington. it's created what is now a fortress around the capitol. >> two days to go until president-elect joe biden's inauguration, a fortified washington on high alert. streets blocked.

barricades set up and thousands of national guard members on patrol. >> this mission is about protecting our republic itself. >> up to 25,000 national guard members will be in d.c. this week. some setting up cots inside the capitol. each one getting vetted because of concerns about a potential insider threat. authorities warn domestic extremists are the biggest risk, not just in washington but at state capitols nationwide. >> how serious is our country going to take domestic white extremi extremism? i think what we saw last week is we didn't take it seriously enough. >> reporter: the capitol building's perimeter tested over the weekend with at least three people arrested in separate incidents including two men carryingamon.w newootagef th insurrection filmed by the new yorker. rioters looking for lawmakers banging on

a capitol police officer begging the mob to leave the senate chamber. >> okay. i want to let you guys know this is the safest place. >> i know. i'm going to take -- >> get out of the chair. >> that man now arrested along with dozens of others. the fbi says it's combing through more than 150,000 pieces of digital evidence. investigations into the insurrection continues. and rehearsals are set to begin today for the president-elect biden's inauguration. they had been postponed for security concerns, but the president-elect is projecting confidence about his security. reporting live in washington, c you. president-elect joe biden will be in philadelphia for martin luther king junior day today. he and his wife will be volunteers with a hunger relief group. today is a national day of service and the inaugural committee has been pushing people to volunteer. president-elect kamala harris

and her husband will spend today volunteering in d.c. and the president-elect is going to roll out dozens of executive orders on his first ten days of office. we are at the live desk with what to expect from that. >> reporter: the president-elect's team says the orders are meant to signal a turning point for the united states. there are many that deal with the coronavirus pandemic. that includes issuing a mask mandate for federal property and interstate travel. another pandemic related limits on evictions and student loan payments. other orders are a rebuke of the trump administration. they include rescinding the muslim travel ban, and cancelling the permit for the pipeline project in addition to the orders biden is also pushing for a $1.9 trillion stimulus package and sweeping immigration legislation that gives 11 million people a pathway to citizenship. >> all right. thank you. we are tracking the latest in the pandemic as well.

of course, today the u.s. could reach 400,000 covid-19 deaths. in california we're seeing a few trends that may be an indicator that things are slowing down. the state reported more than 42,000 new cases sunday which is above the daily average for the past couple weeks. but hospitalizations dropped by nearly 400. the number of patients in the icu also went down. the 7 -day positivity rate continues to fall. it's at 11.3% now. and that's a good indicator of the transition rate of the virus. >> are we ready to go back to school in just two weeks? i'm not talking about just elementary school students. i'm talking about all the way through high school. that's what some doctors are asking for from ucsf. they say they have the data to back it up. we are live in san jose. >> reporter: this comes just as officials in the bay area are sending a new variant of the virus. it was found in the outbreak here at san jose medical center.

the doctors say this does not discourage them. they still believe kids need to be back in school and they believe it needs to happen by february. a group of more than 30 doctors and health care workers from ucsf wrote a letter saying that kids need to be, should be back in school on february 1st. they say we now have even s that schools can be safe. >> we have good data from the bay area. it's really the only county that successfully opened schools in any significant number, marin county in following the 40,000 students k through 12 and 5,000 teachers back in the classroom since september, there have only been seven campus-based co-vid transmissions. that's really reassuring data. >> reporter: and these doctors also point to the danger of keeping schools closed. and that is, it is impacting the mental health of kids. they say children's hospital in oakland is seeing twice as many

kids come into the er with thoughts of suicide. as for this new variant that was found in the outbreak in san jose. the doctors say it should not impact school openings. that's because this variant does not seem to change transmission rates. so they point to it as something that needs to be studied but life should go on for kids. they need to get back to school. live in san jose, abc 7 news. and we are tracking the vaccine rollout in california. and across the u.s. many cities say they are running out. here's abc news with more. >> reporter: this morning as hospitals struggle with a surge of ho ko vid patients they're also struggling with the chaotic vaccine rollout. >> at this point what's keeping you up at night in the pandemic? >> vaccine rolling out fast enough. and people not getting too ahead of it. >> reporter: mass vaccination sites from hard rock stadium, to

citi field. with a crippled rollout plan, appointments are overbooked. >> i'm hearing word there is a shortage of trained medical personnel all over the place. so we're going to have to look to see if different vaccine sites can start to train people. this is going to take more funding and better coordination so people know when to show up to appointments and where to go. >> reporter: the government is pushing for at least 50 million doses to be distributed by the end of january. so far, only 31 million have gone out. with the transition of power in washington just days away, joe biden's team is promising to address the vaccine bottle necks. >> we're inheriting a huge mess here. but we have a plan to fix it to make the vaccine supply go further. >> reporter: and now another challenge. at least 20 states have confirmed cases of the more contagious mutation of covid-19. hospitals in england are seeing a new patient every 30 seconds. abc news, new york. we're posting updates on california's vaccine rollout on our website.

so far about 30% of doses received have been administered. you can also compare our state's progress to the rest of the country and see where you fall in line to get vaccinated. meantime, coming up, could christmas in july ring true this year? some people are still waiting for holiday packages. what's behind the delivery delays? >> some popular dating apps. sifting through profiles. the people they're banning based on photos. we'll get to that. first, we get to mike. hey, mike. hi, everybody. welcome to monday. let's look at what's going on. it's 63 in castro valley. the winds keeping the temperatures up. in the east bay hills, 59. the cool spot, hay ward, 50, it's not as breezy. 66 in santa rosa. 62 in concord. pretty close in san jose at 59. the winds are definitely bringing us microclimates this

morning. sfo about 52. here's a look at the day planner for this mlk junior day. temperatures in the 50s and a few 60s around 7:00. look at up thor 60s to low 70s. at least from noon to 4:00. a lot of us in the mid 70s between the timeframes and still in the low 60s. the winds get getting even faster. commute today, breezy to windy. watch out on the bridges. windy and choppy on the water. and mild to warm if you're taking mass transit. wanted to show you the most aggressive model with rain. thursday evening at 7:00, remember these are medium range models. their data points are widespread. and that's why it looks like there's a whole lot of rain out there. there's not going to be quite that much, i don't think. but there is about a 24-hour period. this is our most aggressive model. see how much rain it pulls out for us. maybe a quarter to a third of an inch. our other model says maybe a

couple hundredths of an inch. we'll fine tune it. let's talk about the holiday commute. >> good morning, mike. it is definitely a holiday out there for our commute. good morning, everyone as we look outside right now. i think we're going to begin with the map. you can see it is pretty much green all across the bay area. it's great news. you won't run into any slowdowns if you need to head into work or somewhere else. checking out our live cameras beginning with walnut creek and showing 680. things are moving slowly and at the limit. same thing goes in the south bay here. bringing in a live picture showing you san jose and 101 right now. of course,ly let you know if anything changes and we have issues but so far so good. we'll be right back after the break.

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taken from the siege on the capitol to ban accounts. users have also used the dating apps to report rioters to the fbi themselves. in many cases they're gathering potentially confessions through messages they have with folks. sfabs shutting down the creators of certain events through inauguration day. they won't allow anyone to set up an online event with a location near the white house, the u.s. capitol building or any of the 50 state capitol buildings around the country. facebook says the goal is to keep the social media platform free from being used to organize violent attacks. it's also reviewing other inauguration-related events and removing any that violate it's january 18th. it appears there are stillot piting for their christmas packages to arrive. according to postal workers in the philadelphia areas, hundreds of thousands of boxes are sitting in centers right now. co-vid precautions are

contributing to the issue. the unprecedented backlog could take months to get sorted out. text messages promising refunds and cash back for refunds if you click the link. don't click the link. >> this is common after the holidays when people are expecting packages. >> if you receive an email or test message, don't click on the link. instead, call the shipper and ask for a refund. the ftc says phishing scams are an easy way for criminals to get your information. hawaii is seeing some massive waves right now. here's some video from the north shore of oahu. officials are urging people to stay away, but surfers don't. they're experts and understand the risks. some of these waves reaching 40 to 50 feet high. this video shows surfers gliding down the face of the wave only to eventually wave out.

even seasoned veterans said it was too big. life guards in hawaii reported nearly 100 rescues on saturday. mike, we actually have had bigger waves here c though, to be honest. half-moon bay has seen 70-foot waves. >> yeah. we had 50 last week at mavericks, i was told, or i cebook. that's impressive. i woke up saturday morning, and i just flipped around the channels. they had the world surf league championships from that same beach on from last year. that was pretty cool. they weren't that big, though. have you ever seen them that big? >> it blows my mind. i've driven past them and just kept driving. no way. >> how about you, liz? >> i've never, and i feel like there was like a blue crush, a movie i saw in middle school what made me want to see them. one day. >> i'm out. >> i'm out. >> i know. i look at that, and as a pretty good swimmer, i'm like not even

going near that. not even close. let's talk about the high surf advisory. we won't get that big but up to 22 feet. it's until 5:00. i know a lot of families on holidays like to congregate on the beaches and have several generations and have a cookout. just do it well back on to the beach closer to the cliffs if you can. it's dangerous there. all right. here we are in san jose. let's talk about what else is going on. warmth, winds, and waves today. winds increase getting even faster tonight. our last mild chance. a chance of rain as we talked about friday. for all of us, a cooler weebd. today, temperatures up to 20 degrees cooler than today. mid 70s at least in the south bay. i know a few areas will hit the upper 70s. especially if you're driving around on some of the hot pavement. mid 70s also. you can see there's an asterisk

at every microclimate. san ra fell and napa and santa rosa, record highs. east bay shore, richmond, oakland and hay ward, record high temperatures. concord and river moore, record high temperatures. continue the upper 40s to mid 50s with breezy windy conditions. if we're going to lose power, it's going to be tonight. make sure everything is charged before you go to bed. bring it inside and lock it down. don't be surprise first down you wake up tomorrow morning and there's debris on the road. that's what we're going to deal with tonight. hope you enjoy today. >> mike, thank you. you already knew about the apple watch and fit bit. now there's an emerging smart watch that lets your employer track your emotional state. it's called the moon beam. you press the yellow if you're happy. press the blue if you're not.

the information goes to your manager in realtime. mood beam is billing this as a way for bosses to be able to check in on the well being of their staff who are working from home. it's mood beam. sorry. >> mood beam. >> i said moon beam. mood beam makes more sense. >> i feel like there needs to be more than happy or sad. there are a lot of different emotions right now. thank you. how would you like to take a cross country road trip and get paid to do it? it sounds nice. you can if you want to be a hot dogger. all you have to do is drive the famous oscar mayar weber mobile. this is an important task. the hot doggers will attend more than 200 events in cities across the country. they'll create social media content and do news interviews. the company is looking for outgoing college graduates who

love adventure. all right. >> i think that if you're just out of college, that would be super fun. >> that would be fantastic. especially during a pandemic because you have an excuse to travel. >> yeah. >> yeah. all right, more tech workers are leaving the bay area and working remotely. new at 6:00, the popular cities they're moving to. >> first, kids keeping the spirit of dr. martin luther king junior alive through the power of speech. best in show. the akc national championship

a musical tribute h junior e east bay. ♪ i won't stop singing my

praise ♪ >> they are just labels. >> you heard some of the performance by terrence kelly and the oakland interfaith gospel choir. the performance titled in the name of love went virtual, of course, because of the pandemic. and representative barbara lee was on hand to present the oakland citizen humanitarian award to the founder and ceo of roots clinic, a nonprofit community health center. this morning some very special guests on gma. the children that are keeping the spirit of dr. king alive through the power of speech. >> if he found out what was happening today, he would say my work is not done. >> adults, you do know we see you. right? we see the name calling, the fighting, the social media bullying. grownups climbing over walls to steal votes just because your friend lost? >> they're all inspiring words on why dr. king's message resonates with them.

that's coming up after abc 7 mornings. this morning we're meeting america's new top dog. >> bourbon. >> this is bourbon, the whip it. she was crowned best in show at the akc national championship. they are on good morning america coming up. she says bourbon can be a bit of a diva. >> yes. she's the diva of the family. her brother is a little more of man's best friend. we have to kind of cater to her. >> what's her reward after a win? >> oh, well, she doesn't know if she wins or loses. we always spoil her. >> and i hear she may have puppies this year? >> yes. so we're very excited. we actually find out in just a couple weeks if she's going to be a mom this spring. and they can have up to ten wow. they will be coveted puppies given her championship win. winning runs in the family,

apparently. because her sister, whisky, was. whiskey and bourbon. . that's cute. >> there's a theme. also -- >> i wonder where they're from. >> right. i'm not mature enough to here whipit without immediately going ♪ whip it good ♪ ♪ into shape ♪ ♪ shape it up ♪ . >> i can't stop. >> a little devo this morning, huh? >> devo and diva. >> i like that. let's talk about the winds in fairfield. this is at the surface. 43 miles per hour. a tail wind coming into the area. that's child's play compared to the higher elevations. we've had up to 83 miles per hour wind gusts on mount diablo. right now it's 67. 49 in knoxville. to think they're going to be

even faster tonight. we have a heightened fire danger in the north bay. it spreads through the neighborhoods throughout the day and overnight hours. our hills are green or we would be under a red flag warning right now. liz and reggie. >> all right. mike, thank you. next at 6:00, the newfound link between a covid-19 variant that's spreading in the bay area and an outbreak at a local hospital. >> also vaccine watch in the north bay. the latest group to get the shot and who is next in line. plus the record set by this man who s

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vaccinate,. building a better bay area for a safe and secure future this is abc 7 news. >> there is an variant, l had 52 r which is being identified by our sequencing >> how it may be connected to an outbreak at a local hospital. >> shoring up security at the capitol with two days left until joe biden's immigration. more national guard troops are patrolling washington, d.c., and sacramento. we honor the life and legacy of martin luther king jr. today, the celebrations taking place many online. >> welcome to monday, january 18th. we will get to those stories in a moment, but we check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >> hey, reggie, jobina and liz, and hi to you too.

thanks for joining us.