care to the economy, non-policy, and police reform. the state of the union encompassing a broad range of issues. pres. biden: the last few years our democracy has been threatened, attacked, put at risk and put to the test. reggie: the call to action and how lawmakers are reacting. kumasi: help is on the way for coastal communities impacted by the floods. the federal assistance helping those in need. reggie: good morning, it is wednesday, february 8. look who is back. just for like one day. reggie: we missed you. drew: my mom was watching up earlier than i was, not me, i was sleeping. it is like it is my time and she was like they are so funny.

weather-wise, it will be a nice day. this morning we are watching fog in the north bay. santa rosa down to a mile and a half in some spots. dense fog in parts of the north bay. elsewhere we are doing better. you see the numbers between eight and 10 and that is as good as it can get. temperature wise it is a mixed bag. cool inland but a bit of a but a bit warmer on the coast. 89, san jose. here is a live look and this is sutro tower showing you that we have quiet conditions when it comes to the wind. a lot of sunshine and sunrise at 7:07 and we will get to the sick -- into the 60's and then away from the coast it will feel mild in the low to mid 60's. we have a warming trend that will last a couple ofings do col talk about that in about eight minutes. reggie: we will start with the

state of the union address, it was of her speech the new divided congress and he called for unity. it was one of the most combative house chambers in memory. the president did not shy away from the comp -- for the confrontation. jobina: the message was clear, and use the job. he called on lawmakers to come together to push his agenda forward. the president was not shy about emphasizing the accomplishments and highlighted the record jobs market and the 3.4% unemployment rate. he touted legislative accomplishments by name, his bipartisan infrastructure bill and the inflation reduction act. he warned against the dangers for not raising the debt ceiling. pres. biden: we are told that democrats and republicans cannot work together but over the past two years we have proved them wrong. jobina: biden talked about the importance of protecting american democracy highlighting the attack on then speaker of the house nancy pelosi's husband

as the example of the result of dangerous rhetoric against the institution. pres. biden: just a few months ago, an unhinged big released political violence against then speaker of the house of representatives. using the very same language that the insurrectionists used as they stocked the halls enchanted. everyone in this the scars of that attack. jobina: he covered plenty of topics including some big reactions with republican members shouting back at biden about the crisis at the border. when the president said several gop members wanted to cut programs like social security and medicare that caused some heckling. another big topic discussed, abortion and the overturning of roe v. wade. the president warned republicans

against a national abortion ban saying that he would veto it if it came to his desk. kumasi: newly elected arkansas governor, sarah huckabee sanders delivered the response which was focused on opposing the president and the perceived ideological views. >> most americans want to live their lives in freedom and peace. but we are under attack in a left ruling -- left wing cultural bore that we did not start and did not want to fight. we are told that we must partake in the rituals and salute their flags and worship their false idols. kumasi: the governor rose to prominence as president trump's press secretary and is now the first female governor in arkansas' history and the youngest one in america. reggie: jackie speier reacted to the state of the union and told dan ashley that one of his jobs was to ease concerns from some democrats about his age and health as he considers seeking

reelection. jackie: he had a job to do, and he had to dispel among democrats the concern that they have about his age. and he was very vivacious, energetic, and very much at home and comfortable with what he was talking about. he gets high marks for that. reggie: we are excited to have her joining the abc 7 team as the new political analyst and we will hear more from her throughout the morning and in the months to come. governor newsom also responded staying there saying "democracy is not a partisan issue. we are all better off when we rise above politics to work towards creating a better life for all. president biden is creating a brighter future for the american future and california is proud to help the president finish the job." kamala harris will also respond later this morning on gma. you can catch her live on abc seven at 7:00 a.m. kumasi: communities impacted by

the storms at the start of the year are still working to rebuild. fema is stepping into help many people. lena howland is an san mateo county with more on the additional resources available starting this morning. lena: good morning. we are at the ted adcock community center. this is one of the three different sites along the coast that will be opening up this week as in person support for people applying for fema disaster relief from the recent storms. here is what you need to know about these resources. the new assistant centers which are being called mobile registration intake centers will offer female or -- fema disaster relief services. staff can answer questions and help with registration. officials from the county state office of emergency and fema will be on hand to provide a

one-stop shop source. those include employment assistance, veterans assistance, access and functional needs assistance and information on housing programs. the first one is opening up today at the la honda pescadero unified school district board room. it is open from 8:00 until 5:00 today and 8:00 until 7:00 tomorrow. la honda fire station third sunday and monday at the ted adcock community center. the deadline to apply for relief through fema is approaching on march 16. you can also apply online at disasterassistance.org. drew: thank you. 5:07 and we are taking a live look at the exploratorium camera showing clear skies. live doppler 7

satellite, you can see across california it is really quiet. it will remain quiet the next 24 hours. we have high pressure building off the coastline today and tomorrow which will supply us with some warmer weather in the next 48 hours. here is future weather. by 8:00 a.m. we are climbing out of the 30's into the 40's. by lunchtime it feels quite comfortable in the mid 50's to low 60's at the hour. as we advance the clock we will bounce above average in those cities with a lot of us getting into the 60's by 3:00 p.m. it is sunny and mild. 62, oakland. 66, santa rosa. 59 for the city and half moon bay. 64, fairfield. looking at the three day forecast and what we will find is mild weather today, mild weather tomorrow as well and

then into friday we will find cooler temperatures moving in. on friday we will cloud up the skies and early saturday morning there is a chance for drizzle and we will talk about that in nine minutes. let us talk about jobina -- let us talk with jobina about traffic. jobina: we have the same story for the commute, nice and light for you beginning with a live picture in emeryville showing off 80. headlights traveling westbound with no wind advisories and no blocking issues and no mass transit delays. the san mateo bridge looking nice as well and at the limit. the drive times, 15 minutes and the same thing for highway 10 wind. the slow point will be for the super commuters into dublin. reggie: bay area pets are in need of new homes. the deal happening to combat overcrowding at the shelters. kumasi: the new plan to build

new housing in san francisco. what city leaders are proposing. reggie: lebron james made history. the record that king james holds. reggie: a lot kumasi:

reggie: somehow housed people will soon have a new place to say. the city has opened a site nearby. the goal is to put 70 sheds enough to house 100 people with former residents given priority. the site includes access to electricity including communal restrooms and a kitchen. an a billion-dollar grant helping find that site. the oakland mayor is part of the mayor's economic forecast. each mayor the city and the bay area. she says that she is eyeing revitalizing the downhole the

downtown area. reggie: -- >> i envision working with the community to really program, free programming for the wonderful oakland talented people to really just make sure that there is a feeling of safety and community. reggie: housing was another major topic touched on. according to "the chronicle" the state rejected the plan to build 26,000 housing units over the next eight years. every city was the -- was required to submit a plan. the report says that the state rejected the housing plans for the majority of bay area cities including berkeley. kumasi: london breed addressed her city's plan to build 82,000 housing units certified by the state last week. the goal is to attract more

businesses to the city and prevent locals from moving away and help climate change by helping people live closer to work. >> part of my plan centers around making changes that might make people a little uncomfortable. increasing density and height, making changes to our transit corridors to provide opportunities to build more. kumasi: the planning director says the goal is to cut through red tray -- tape and fast-track zoning for commercial areas and some of the empty offices downtown could become residential units. contra costa animal services is asking anyone who wants a pet to think about adopting or fostering. for the month of february adoption fees are being waived and the shelter takes in 20 animals a date meaning that they are facing overcrowding for large breeds. reggie: lebron james is the leading scorer, passenger -- kareem abdul-jabbar.

he scored the point of his career. >> lebron james, a shot at history. and there it is. lebron stands alone. the nba's longtime scoring record now belongs to lebron james. reggie: officials pause the game to honor him on the court where his family embraced him. the nba commissioner congratulated him and abdul-jabbar handed him the game ball. coming up, michael strahan sits down with him for more on that record-breaking moment. kumasi: it is so cool. i feel like, in my head lebron james is my friend because we are around the same age. you know.

same thing, kind of. it is suc journey to watch him and that he is still playing and thriving. i am excited. and he will be here on saturday and that is a good game. drew: you are? look at you, living your life. kumasi: you felt it? drew: for somebody center just speaks to you. it is nice. [laughter] reggie: i shall be there. kumasi: it is so nice there. reggie: it is. drew: i need to go more often. good for him. let us talk about the weather. a lovely picture from the east bay hills. clear skies and calm wind. chilly temperatures inland. but today it will be warm and even warmer tomorrow with temperatures above average for

the next two days. then everything changes towards friday and the weekend. we reverse those temperatures and knock ourselves back down to average. we had some clouds and drizzle. no significant rainfall -- rainfall looks to move-in over the next 24 to 72 hours. as we look at temperatures. my clicker does not want to play with me. we are in the 30's and 40's for the most part with temperatures really close to where we were this time yesterday. highest today, it is a nice-looking day. take the sunglasses with you. a couple of layers and then you can take them off as temperatures bounce above average. tonight we will see a little bit of fog, otherwise temperatures close to where we are in the 30's and 40's. here is future weather. there is a fog developing along the coast but by friday we see a trough develop across california

adding additional cloud cover pulling temperatures down close to average. and here you see future weather in the north bay and along the coast with a chance of spotty drizzle as you finish up here is the seven-day forecast. it is warm and sunny before we cool off, cloud up friday into saturday and then we bounce back sunday. the better half of the weekend is looking nice even on valentine's day. kumasi: coming up the seven things to know. reggie: the companies letting go of hundreds of tech workers. kumasi: a live look outside.

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she says that she sticks by her decision. as his and gratian into the conduct plays out. reggie: more help for people in san mateo county by storms. starting today they will have mobile centers set up to help people learn about assistance from local, state and federal agencies. today in gennaro the mobile center will be in pescadero. drew: sunny and mild at temperatures in the upper 50's and mid 60's. jobina: still a very clear commute for you as we bring in this life picture from oakland showing 880 at the coliseum cameras. headlights traveling southbound. kumasi: the fda is evaluating a first of its kind medication to treat postpartum depression. it is a pill taken once a day for two weeks. the fda plans to make a decision by early august. reggie: the faa is investigating a battery fire on board a flight that forced a plane to go back

to the airport. >> in this gma first look new details on the scare in the air. the faa investigating fire broke out on a new york bound united flight leaving san diego. >> all of a sudden there was some smoke, the guy next to me two seats over started to scream and i saw a flash of fire. >> united telling abc news it was a battery that burst into flames. crewmembers immediately put it inside a thermal containment bag designed to contain a small battery fire and put it out. >> the fire is out and we need to check on the thermal condition so we can maybe roll out and get over the gate. >> coming up we will have more on how the quick thinking flight attendant saved lives. with your first look, i am gio benitez. kumasi: bed, bath & beyond is

announcing more closures as it fights to stay in business. it will close 150 stores after it said it would close 87. that means it has shut down nearly 400 locations as it struggles to bounce back from covid-19. to stave off bankruptcy the chain raised nearly $1 million through an offering of preferred stocks. reggie: ebay announced it is laying off 500 employees around the globe. a memo said that the company plans to simplify its structure to invest in new roles improve customer service, newtek, and key markets. employees should be notified by the end the of today. zoom is workforce, 1300 jobs. the ceo said that adjustments are needed after the large growth during the pandemic. he said he is cutting his salary by 98% and reducing the

executive leadership team's salaries by 20% for the coming fiscal year. >> one of the things that makes zoom unusual is taking a pay cut. the ceo said i would take a pay cut and accept some of the responsibility. we have not seen that and a lot of other silicon valley executives. one of the only other ones that have taken a pay cut is tim cook and apple who took a cut in his potential salary for the next year. and he has not done any layoffs. reggie: in january alone there were 50,000 job cuts in the tech industry. on monday dell added to that cutting 6600 jobs. tech layoffs have a big impact, which is why we are checking out when local companies lay off staff. coming, energy experts trying to determine why prices are still so high. their suggestion for the short term. kumasi: divers scouring for

pieces of the prospective chinese sky balloon. the questions being raised in d.c.. reggie: now a live look outside over our beautiful city.

>> building a better bay area, moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. reggie: biden issuing a call for political unity. pres. biden: we could work

together last congress and there is no reason that we cannot work together and find consensus in this congress as well. reggie: will they? because some on the other of the isle were not receiving that call. kumasi: calls to reinstate leronne armstrong continue in the east bay. advocates say that they are growing increasingly frustrated. >> you cannot get us to believe that somebody that is working this hard to keep their job does not love what they do. kumasi: we are hearing from the mayor who is now responding to calls to lift the suspension. good morning, wednesday, february 8. drew: it is going to be a mild day with all of the sunshine later. right now we have a bit of fog in the north bay and things are improving around santa rosa with an increase of four miles. any increase that we have is lifting. most of us with clear skies.

right now a mixed bag of temperatures, the coolest spot'y abwe will take you outside and here is a live look from the east bay hills camera. it is calm and not shaking. we have a lot we -- light winds and a lot of sunshine. temperatures are feeling very nice. we go into the 60's. the warming trend continues tomorrow and we will talk about that in the next eight minutes. kumasi: now to the state of the union, one of the most combative. president biden asking congress to come together on a number of issues but his speech before a divided house products lying. we start off with on capitol hill. good morning. faith: good morning. there were moments of bipartisan applause and standing ovations

but it was really hard to owed nor does to ignore when some republicans heckled the president forcing kevin mccarthy to shush members of his own party. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. faith: president biden kicked off his second state of the union address calling for a unity agenda highlighting how bipartisanship led to several accomplishments. pres. biden: democrats and republicans came together once in a generation infrastructure law building bridges connecting a nation and our people. faith: it prompted multiple rounds of applause as he talked about issues like public safety, spotlighting the parents of tyre nichols in the room. pres. biden: just as every cop has the right to go home every night, so does everyone else. faith: the warm welcome quickly turning into a rowdy reception. pres. biden: some republicans

want medicare and social security to sunset. i am not saying it is the majority. anybody who doubts said, my office, i will give you a copy of the proposal. faith: representative marjorie taylor greene among those seen calling the president a liar. president biden grinning and engaging with jeering republicans. i am glad to see -- pres. biden: i enjoy this, it will not be a problem. faith: touching on a host of issues calling for an assault weapons ban, abortion rights, fighting for ukraine, policing and immigration reform as well as the effort to cool inflation, urging republicans to join him to finish the job. pres. biden: if we could work together last congress there is no reason we can work together in this congress as well. faith: sarah huckabee sanders delivering the republican response. >> the biden administration seems more interested in woke

fantasies than the hard reality that americans face every day. faith: that white house officials were pleased with his performance. he was welcome back to the white house with cheers and high-fives. live from capitol hill, faith abubey. reggie: it was definitely not boring. governor huckabee sanders also mentioned big tech. he took a met social media platforms calling on republicans and democrats to fight against the growing dangers. gloria rodriguez continues with what local text x -- tech experts are saying. gloria: president biden taking a direct shot at big tech calling for bipartisan support. tech experts say that getting bipartisan support might be a challenge. the president saying now is the time to hold social media companies accountable for what he calls the "experiment"

are running on our children for profit this comes from his wall street journal op-ed addressing big tech abuses. here is what he said about big tech. pres. biden: it is time to pass bipartisan legislation to stop big tech from collecting personal data on our kids and treating it. ban targe children and put stricter limits on personal data. >> on one side of the aisle there is a lot of concern about censorship and the perception that the text -- the tech industry is pushing political ideas onto the country. on the others to the aisle you have people who are worried about the spread of disinformation, extremism, the concern about the technology companies reaching into our lives. gloria: the san jose professor is not surprised by the tone saying that it is the

responsibility of tech companies to look at people before profit. the president said that more needs to be done for mental health, especially for children. he made ties to its social media and its impacts on school children saying that millions of young people are struggling with bleeding, violence and trauma and says that there should be greater access to mental health care at school. kumasi: the founder of half moon bay farmer advocacy group attended the state of the union. hours before dr. melinda hernandez got to meet with the california senator. he later tweeted the photo along with words that she was an inspiration and it is an honor to meet her. in the wake of the half-moon shooting has helped workers deal with the trauma. it was this message that the founder hopes to take to the president. if you missed the state of the union address we have the full video and transcript up on our website and you can find it on

our homepage. reggie: california state parks are receiving a massive investment. a grant was announced for protecting and enhancing wildlife habitats. projects within the east bay regional park district and the hayward recreational heart district are among the 12 that receive funding. another building is being stripped of its name because the namesake was racist. the workers remove the name moses hall from the building which houses the department of philosophy and institute of governmental studies. it had been named after bernard moses, a prominent faculty member. the decision comes after a review of his work noted intense racist and colonialist abuse. it is the fifth building to be unnamed since 2020. the building will now be called philosophy hall for the time being. kumasi: more calls for the mayor of oakland to reinstate the suspended police chase -- suspended police chief leronne

armstrong. they said the longer he is off the job the longer the streets are unsafe. >> he is fighting for his job and we are here to support him and fight with him. kumasi: he has been on paid leave since january 19. his legal team released a letter which remains confidential asking the mayor to reinstate him. the mayor said that she sticks by her decision. >> it is still an ongoing investigation and we take all the allegations and what we found in that report very seriously. kumasi: according to investigators he was put on leave for possible misconduct. he said that he followed all policies properly. reggie: the san francisco dogpatch neighborhood is the second neighborhood dealing with a battle over benches. some of those benches like these on indiana street were added during the pandemic. the city is asking for them to be removed even after the size

of them were adjusted to allow car doors to open and the trees to get water. residents say that they are a welcome addition and they do not want to see them go. >> i think people are being able to sit down and -- in places like this makes the neighborhood and the block better, it makes it much more enjoyable. reggie: similar to an inch -- to another issue, the city is asking for a $1400 encroachment feed to keep the benches. kumasi: there is new help on the way for people trying to recover from the storms. lena howland is live wit you need to know if you need assistance. lena: good morning. it can be a bit of a confusing process of applying for support through fema after the recent storms which is why they decided to hold three different research centers across a coach for anybody needing help with this process. the new assistant centers which are being called mobile

registration will offer fema disaster relief services. staff can answer questions about disaster assistance. in addition to fema, the state office of emergency services will also be on hand to provide a one-stop shop source for information. those services include employment assistance, veterans assistance and information on housing programs. the first one is opening up at the la honda pescadero unified school district board room from 8:00 until 5:00 and 8:00 until 7:00 tomorrow. there is another one opening up on friday and saturday at the la honda fire station 57 and a third sunday and monday at the ted adcock community center. keep in mind the deadline to apply is approaching quickly on march 16. you could also apply for the

support online at disasterassistance.org. live in half moon bay, lena howland. reggie: if you have checked your gas or electric bills recently you have noticed that prices are skyrocketing and the public utilities commission is trying to figure out why that is and how they will prevent it. nationwide national gas prices are down on average at two dollars and $.80 per one million btu. at california the number is closer to $20, a 600% premium. utility and energy experts blame the winter weather for the fluctuating prices. >> what are some of the mitigations we can do to avoid this in the future? absolutely number one is reducing our reliance on natural gas. reggie: california imports 90% of its natural gas. the meeting did not end with a clear solution but theories were discussed. governor newsom is calling for

an investigation into the wholesale pricing of natural gas for possible price manipulation. kumasi: it has become an international effort. search-and-rescue crews around the world -- from around the world on the ground and turkiye. reggie: the mystery at the dallas soup appears to be solved. the man who has a eddington stealing animals and the bizarre threat he is making while in custody. drew: 5:40 and we are looking from the tower towards golden gate bridge. we will have a sunny day, a mild day, a lot of us going into the 60's. live doppler 7 along with satellite high-pressure anchored off of our coastline will keep any rain away from us in the next couple of days to act like a heat bringing us mild weather today and tomorrow. here is future weather going hour-by-hour. 9:00 a.m. we climb into the 40's

so certainly a couple of layers are needed. you can get rid of them as the day goes on. new, in the 50's. if we stopped here it would be about average. into the afternoon we warm into the 60's feeling very nice later on. 63, concord. 62, oakland. 66, santa rosa. the city is up to 59 degrees. the next three days, today and tomorrow are underneath a warmer pattern with above average temperatures and tomorrow is the warmest day that we have. by friday, a trough moves in and we will add cloud cover that will bring us a little bit of drizzle. we will show you that in about nine minutes. jobina: good morning. we will start with a crash that we are following in concord causing a bit of a slow down on westbound four before 242 with one lane blocked and speeds are down to around 24 miles an hour

and it is affecting the drivetime. you can see antioch to concord will take you about 25 minutes. tracy to dublin will be 55 minutes. a live look outside starting with san jose showing you 101. and the same thing goes at the richmond-sanders -- and rochelle bridge.

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at emergency relief site. his visit coming as the rescue crews are working on pulling out survivors. this little girl, you can see that her hair was just coming up and she was found and was able to be reunited with her father. another child, a newborn found alive in the destruction. her mother unfortunately did not survive. more than 70 countries and 14 international organizations offered aid. there is concern that syria is not receiving as much help because some countries have economic sanctions against syria. kumasi: thank you. navy divers have started to pull pieces of the down's chinese spy balloon from the depths of the ocean floor. they have collected all of the balloon's fabric and shell structure and are shifting to an all underwater search. these are the first image is released. a fighter jet shot it down over the coast of south carolina on

saturday. that incident is prompting concerns over the country's ability to track the balloons. >> we have a lot to do to fill the gap. it is really a common nation of both kinds of coverage. kumasi: congressional leaders are expected to be briefed tomorrow. reggie: a man in dallas aused aling an zoo says he would do it again if he gets out of jail. according to a police affidavit the 24-year-old admitted to breaking into the zoo and stealing two monkeys last week. he later returned to the zoo and started asking questions about the monkeys when employees got suspicious and called the police. the monkeys were found an abandoned home with multiple cats and pigeons. the man says that he loves animals and he is facing six counts of animal cruelty and two counts of burglary into a building. kumasi: take a look at this, a

mountain lion caught on camera over the weekend at the bottom of the screen. in somebody's driveway. the homeowner says this was early saturday morning along fairway drive along the fox tail golf course. the big cat did not cause damage that was a few days after the scary attack. a mom saved her five-year-old son firm and attack while they were -- from an attack while they were out on the trail. the mountain lion is out and about. ife? kumasi: you have? reggie: just at the zoo. drew: i'm good. reggie: i would be really scared. drew: do i move? reggie: i was pretty frightened when i saw coyotes walking around. that was enough for me. he is out here. he is a resident. kumasi: didn't gloria get video of two of them together. drew: very much on trash day.

just saying what is out there. kumasi: could be. drew: i am not worried about me. reggie: i am a ghost. i am good. you do your thing. i will not tell nobody. drew: let us go outside to the abc open airport camera as we get underway with our wednesday. no issues if you are taking to the skies. we will have nice weather with a lot of sunshine. it is chilly bank with a couple of layers needed, not the full winter gear. it is sunny and warmer today and tomorrow so we get rid of the layers. it feels very nice later today. f iz as a trough moves in. right now, the coldest spot waking up toin the 30's with a lot of 40's close to the water.

later on today, sunshine is efficient at warming us up and we go above average into the 60's away from the coast at about 65, fremont. 66, santa rosa and alto. patchy fog along the coastline tonight otherwise, generally clear skies. here is future weather. tomorrow we have a little bit of fog throughout the day with a lot of sunshine and a comfortable afternoon. friday, the trough arrives and increases cloud cover and here you can see along the coast and parts of the north bay we might have some patchy drizzle but all in all, no significant rainfall. a lot of sunshine tomorrow, cloudier and cooler friday and saturday. we bounce back over the weekend looking quite nice for valentine's day. reggie: california citrus trees in danger because of disease.

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kumasi: later this month the maa image awards will outstand -- will celebrate outstanding people. reggie: sandra buchman from our sister station shot -- sat down to talk about the nomination. >> every single show matters and every detail matters because people matter.

and our stories matter. >> and that is the secret sauce that has made her self-titled daytime talk show a hit. four seasons and 500 plus episodes and counting. the me award-winning host believes her background as a journalist is the foundation on which the show rests, enabling her to dig deeper no matter the subject and give the audience the conversations that they crave. >> we merge entertainment and news in a way that i believe that resonates with people. >> tamron hall has been nominated for outstanding talk series. >> her ability has been recognized with an naacp image award nomination something that she is grateful for but also seasonal -- also sees as an opportunity to inspire others. the others what they represent is a hope that you can do these things. >> she acknowledges her

confidence and drive comes in part from knowing how far she has, in her own journey. >> my grandfather was a sharecropper who could not read and his granddaughter makes her living with words. there is never a day that i will be reggie: you can check out all of our stories streaming on our app available wherever you stream. kumasi: the director of the film "the woman king" is speaking after the movie received no oscar nominations. in an article published in "the hollywood reporter" she says that the academy fails to recognize black excellence and are speaking up on behalf of plaque women who have have to -- black women who have worked overload. it was one of only two movies to get an a+ cinema score.

>> no way. reggie: your wait staff the future. this korean barbecue restaurant is the latest to add the robots to take orders and serve food. they even know how to party. they play music and they sang for birthday celebrations. i do not want that. do you want that? not after the birthday you got. kumasi: i am spoiled. reggie: these robots are not taking the place of humans but he wants the robots how to learn how to make specialty cocktails. why do i feel like i have seen this but on the royal caribbean ships they have a bar staffed by robots. the robots actually make the cocktails. it is one of those things that i am talking -- you know what i am talking about, the arms are used to make assembly lines in detroit to make cars. and now they make drinks. kumasi: does it look like the

machine that makes her coffee drinks in the airport? reggie: kind of like that. drew: what i do like is when you are a waiter and you round up service to sing happy birthday. anybody and everybody is running. they are like i am not. reggie: drew: the robot can do that. every time. yet the robot, it is someone's birthday. or you can pick your own song. i want to hear -- kumasi: that is true. [laughter] drew: this is sutro looks lovely. today is a nice day with temperatures that go into the 60's away from the coast. expect a lot of sunshine. we will hit 66, santa rosa.

65, san jose. the next three days we will keep the warmer weather today and tomorrow. by the end of the week we will have clouds and cool off back to average for this time of year. kumasi: vice president kamala harris responding and how she is reacting to the state of the union speech. reggie: market street makeover. the first phase underway and what to expect. and what has been scrapped. kumasi: honda recall. why the automaker is recalling 100,000 vehicles. reggie: a live look outside at 5:57. howie: man, it's lonely. going through life, it's lonely. kamauu: there is the therapeutic aspect of music.

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