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tonight, a look at some of the first impacts the bay area could field. >> plus the familiar faces at the inauguration. why some silicon valley heavyweights are backing the new administration. >> they're billionaires. right? donald trump is going to cut their taxes or keep them low. >> good evening. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. it's been a day of pomp and circumstance in washington, d.c, to welcome donald trump back to the white house. >> you watched it all happen live for hours here on abc seven. and while the ceremony continued, business was being done, the senate unanimously approved marco rubio as the new secretary of state, the first member of trump's cabinet to be approved by the senate. >> senators also passed their first bill, the lincoln riley act. the house is likely to approve it, which means it will then head to trump's desk and is expected to be the first piece of legislation that trump signs in his second term. the lincoln riley act is named after a georgia nursing student who was kild by an undocumented venezuelan
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immigrant. he's now serving life in prison for murder. the bill would require federal authorities to detain undocumented migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, and gives states power to challenge federal immigration policies. and a source tells abc news that multiple officials with the justice department's office overseeing immigration courts, the executive office for immigration review, have been removed from their positions. in the first few hours of the trump administration. this is part of the new trump administration's overhaul of immigration policy and enforcement. >> and trump issued a pardon and commutation today for all those convicted in connection with the january 6th attack at the capitol. proud boys chairman enrique tarrio, who received the longest sentence of anyone convicted, is currently being processed for release from a louisiana prison. he's been serving a 22 year sentence. former house speaker nancy pelosi was quick to respond, writing, quote, the president's actions are an outrageous insult to our justice system and the
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heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the capitol. the congress and the constitution. amid today's ceremonial events, president trump began signing executive orders. >> abc seven news reporter monica madden looks at the policies that will affect the bay area the most. monica, you signed a number of documents. >> absolutely, dan. and as expected, we're already seeing a crackdown on immigration along the southern border and a reversal of progressive policies that the biden administration championed, things like diversity, equity and inclusion, or dei programs, many of which have direct impacts on the bay area, do solemnly swear on day one of his second term as commander in chief, president donald trump is making good on campaign vows. >> with these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of america and the revolution of common sense, making sweeping changes through the power of executive action on areas of immigration, die programs, environment and gender. i will declare a
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national emergency at our southern border. >> the president says armed forces, including the national guard, will be deployed to the southern border for assistance, and the department of justice will seek the death penalty against undocumented immigrants who kill americans. >> we will forge a society that is colorblind and merit based. >> trump's administration is also ending all dea programs in the federal government. this change won't just impact those hiring processes, but will also halt all other programs like environmental justice projects. one example the usda gave tens of millions to bay area cities for tree planting. >> drill. baby drill. >> trump's energy policies will also impact california, with plans to end leasing for wind farms and a repeal on tax breaks for electric vehicle buyers. governor gavin newsom has said california will foot that bill, in particular, the golden age of america begins right now. but many in the golden state don't view it that way. the aclu of northern california is concerned
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about transgender rights, will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders, male and female. >> all of us benefit from a constitution that protects the rights of every person, and by singling out any group to diminish their rights, we really weaken the fabric of equality and opportunity that we all benefit from above all else. >> expect a flurry of lawsuits in response to the barrage of executive orders. >> we'll look at every one of these carefully, and we will certainly speak out. and we will go to court where there are violations of the constitution or of our laws. >> and expect many of those lawsuits to come from california. the legislature is currently holding that special session to create a $50 million legal defense fund. now, newsom wanted the fund ready before today, but the hearings at the state capitol were postponed due to last week. wildfires. so wildfires, i should say so.
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a lot of progress that still needs to be made at the state capitol on a lot of different legislative fronts. all right. >> we're just beginning a new administration already. some nonprofits have sued the administration, so we'll see. >> it starts now. >> yeah. thanks, monica. >> well, trump supporters here in the bay area say his inauguration will have a major impact on politics in california. a handful of his staunchest backers celebrated trump's return to power at their usual spot on highway 24 in lafayette. >> america is back. that is it. we're back. and we're excited to see where we can go from here. people are willing to listen to us now more than ever. we have one half of the hispanic vote. half of the under 30 vote. >> we believe that america is entering a golden age, and we only want the best for everybody. >> not everyone in lafayette today shared those sentiments. one passing driver expressed his feelings with his middle finger. but these trump supporters are undeterred and looking forward to the next four years. high school students held a bay area climate inauguration rally in
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san francisco today. it comes as president trump has promised to take action on environmental policies. this afternoon, one of the first executive orders he signed included withdrawing the u.s. from the paris climate treaty, which aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change. students met at mission dolores park for speeches, mural and banner making, and a march. >> i think we need is conversations, and i think events like these from both sides coming together just to talk, is how we're going to solve these issues. >> the rally was organized by bay area youth climate summit and hosted with local environmental organizations. >> well, today's inauguration events lasted for hours, running much longer than originally planned. the bulk were moved indoors because of bitterly cold temperatures today in washington, d.c. and reporter john paul, from our sister station in philadelphia, joins us live from the capital with a wrap up of today's events. and, john, it was a very different day today because it was all indoors, but a very busy day
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nonetheless. >> it still is busy tonight. dan, you've been talking about the executive orders and other executive orders. the president just draws the united states from the world health states organization. and you also mentioned the 1500 pardons for the people who stormed the capitol on january 6th. and the capitol is where all of this started today. it was moved indoors because of the bitter cold temperatures here in washington, d.c. as for president, trump took the oath of office for a second time. >> i, donald john trump, do solemnly swear a return to power as donald trump was sworn in as the 47th president inside the capitol rotunda at noon today. from this moment on, america's decline is over. >> he spoke before a few hundred members of congress, dignitaries and supporters, much smaller than a typical inauguration after it was moved inside because of the frigid weather. during his 30 minute address, he talked about a wide range of issues, including the assassination attempt in
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pennsylvania. he said he will declare a national emergency at the southern border. he talked about the fires burning in los angeles and even touched on gender identity. >> as of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders, male and female. we must be honest about the challenges we face. >> supporters gathered outside the capitol during the speech, watching it on cell phones. >> we had to modify our own approach. so we set up. we set up the cell phone. we watched the entire the entire swearing in ceremony. >> everybody just kind of rolled with the punches and said, well, i guess it's better to be than here than anywhere else. >> the president also spoke at emancipation hall and left the capitol for capital one arena for another rally and an indoor parade. >> so i'm revoking nearly 80 destructive radical executive actions of the previous administration. they'll all be null and void within about what,
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five minutes? is that them over there? five minutes. >> and he did take action on that. and more action, including an executive order on tiktok that delays the ban of that. i'm sure there will be more executive orders to come. there are parties planned. there's also inaugural balls planned throughout the city tonight as well. we're live tonight on capitol hill. john paul, abc seven news. >> dan john, it will be a late night in washington with the inaugural balls. and then probably an early day in the morning for the president getting to work on his first full day in his second term. thank you so much. all right. well, elon musk was visibly fired up when he addressed the crowd at the capital one arena that was awaiting donald trump's arrival. musk personally spent $175 million through his super pac to help elect trump. >> you know, there are elections that elections that come and go, some some elections are, you know, important, some are not.
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but but this one, this one, this one really mattered. and i just want to say thank you for making it happen. thank you. >> musk is set to lead the newly formed department of government efficiency. it will be outside the official government. he is not an actual department of the government. he's one of several big tech leaders who are supporting and getting involved in trump's new administration in turn. for some perspective on this, here's abc news senior national correspondent terry moran. >> it's a stunning political conversion. silicon valley and these tech billionaireso just eight years ago were, you know, all for the democratic party, some of the major fundraisers and champions of democratic party policies. they're now sitting at the inauguration backing trump to the hilt. and a big part of it was the biden administration's trying to slam the brakes on private development of ai. one of the things that i've heard is that they were directly told some of the companies out there
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that ai will be developed, like the nuclear program in the 1950s, that that it will be a national government enterprise doling out civilian related possible technologies. and that stunned them quite a bit. so there was the heavy hand, not just there, but elsewhere, that they thought was a real problem. and then there are billionaires, right? donald trump is going to cut their taxes or keep them low. and so there's that as well. >> a sense of fear and uncertainty tonight among bay area immigrant communities about the impact of president donald trump's sweeping immigration reform measures. in his inaugural speech, the president highlighted new policies, including border crackdowns. just today, thousands of appointments with immigration officials at the border were canceled. as concern grows, south bay officials reaffirmed their commitment to the community. >> santa clara county is the place you want to be in these turbulent times, to the immigrant community in east san jose that this city has your
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back. >> san jose city council will vote next month on whether to strengthen protections for immigrant families threatened by deportation, and the county sheriff's office says it will follow state law and not work with ice unless there are criminal threats or charges. >> during his final hours in the white house, outgoing president joe biden preemptively pardoned people who president elect trump threatened to target during the campaign. that includes doctor anthony fauci, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley, and members of the january 6th investigation committee. biden also pardoned five members of his own family. in his final speech as president, he expressed his gratitude for his staffers and their families. >> i've been doing this for 50 years. they're the best group of people. hard to say. it' the honor of my life to serve as your president. >> biden and first lady jill biden then flew to vacation in
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santa ynez in santa barbara county in southern california. there is an abc news special tonight on the inauguration of donald trump. political analysts offer insight into trump's historic second presidency. watch that at 10 p.m. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. >> still to come on abc seven news at six. the battle of perception versus reality. what will it take for san francisco to win people back? >> i'm spencer christian. gusty wind and frosty air are in the forecast. i'll have details coming up. >> and next, an update from southern california. still recovering from the worst fires it's ever had. there's now a new threat that more
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is in the brentwood area, a part of town that had evacuationspart during the firestorm. she plans to visit a fire station to thank the firefighters who have been on the front lines working so hard, and she plans to work with the nonprofit world central kitchen to serve meals to those folks who have been displaced in southern california. calmer conditions over the weekend allowed firefighters to reach 87 and 61% containment, respectively, on the eaton and palisades fires, but our firefighters in la ready for another red flag warning. >> reporter rob hayes, from our sister station in los angeles, has a look at what they're doing differently this time. >> l.a. city firefighters responding quickly to a brush fire in griffith park this afternoon. able to knock it down before tonight's strong windsown blow in, keeping it well under one acre. a potential suspect taken into custody in a year
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that is less than three weeks old. southern california is already bracing for its third extreme wind event, peaking monday night into tuesday morning with wind gusts of 60 to 80 miles an hour over the los angeles county area. the question now are fire crews ready to prevent another disaster? the la city fire department has beefed up its staffing from what it had on january 7th, the day the palisades and eaton fires exploded from 15 extra man engines and 14 pre-deployed engines, then to 64 extra manned engines and 33 pre-deployed engines. >> to prepare for these winds, the lafd has deployed all available resources and strategically positioned fire patrols and fire engines in the high risk areas across the city of los angeles, where crews are pre-positioned matters as well. >> la city fire currently has 25 fire engines in the palisades area, with extra crews standing by at fire
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stations in shadow hills, woodland hills, west la and hollywood. the l.a. county fire department reporting that it currently has nearly 5200 firefighters assigned o the palisades and eaton fires, with extra strike teams pre-deployed to agoura hills, pacoima and la canada. the distribution of crews, something both fire departments don't take lightly.e departments don't take >> there's a lot of thought and decisions that have to come into play as to where we can properly place them so they can be utilized the here and now. >> rob hayes, abc seven news. >> and of course, we've been keeping an eye on the weather down in socal. >> we have a little concerning. the wind is kicking back up again. spencer. >> yes it is. the fire threat is seriously elevated in southern california right now. here's a look at that red flag warning. and you can see it's in effect until well, depending on where you are in the l.a. area, it could be in effect through thursday evening. this is considered a particularly dangerous situation, which is the highest level of fire threat right now. we're
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looking at gusts down at the at sea level from the coast to the inland valleys, up to about 43, 44, 45mph, with gusts are much stronger in the higher elevations, 80 to 100 mile per hour, isolated gusts, and going into the evening hours, the gusts will remain strong in that region. la and ventura counties. during the overnight hours, even, we'll see gusts up to about 40 50mph before the winds start to taper off. a little bit late tomorrow night. getting on now to our local weather here in the bay area. we've had a little bit of a wind alert here. nothing like what they've had in southern california, but a wind advisory is in effect until 1 a.m. tonight or tomorrow morning, i should say, just after midnight for the north bay interior mountains and the east bay hills winds. the steady winds will be about 20 to 30mph out of the north, with gusts to 35 to 50mph. we also have a beach hazard statement in effect until 7:00 this evening that will expire shortly, but there's still an increased risk of rip currents and dangerous sneaker waves, and a frost advisory will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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tomorrow for the north bay interior valleys, the east bay valleys, santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. temperatures may drop as low as 32 degrees. here's the accuweather seven day forecast for us. and notice that midweek warm up wednesday through friday it will be almost spring like, dare i say, a high temperatures ranging from 64 to about 6667 degrees. but on saturday it becomes partly cloudy and the temperature drops. sharply cooler weather with high temperatures during the day on saturday. only in the mid 50s dropping down from mid 60s on friday, so be prepared for that. ready to bundle up. >> okay. thanks. okay. >> coming up next, see how the bay area honored doctor martin luther king junior
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at washington, d.c. this is the liberty ball, part of today's inauguration event. some great music, as you can see. it's one of several balls happening tonight. trump is set to speak here as well this evening. it will be a late night in washington. >> well, happening today, doctor martin luther king jr day. new san francisco mayor daniel lurie was among those in attendance at this morning's labor and community breakfast, honoring doctor king's life and the dream. san francisco's official mlk day events always begin with the annual breakfast at yerba buena gardens. >> the reverend doctor advanced that dream in unique ways. that gave us a foretaste of what life
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in the beloved community could be. but profits are not always welcome in their home countries, and we are all too aware of the high price he and we paid for dreaming big. >> the labor and community breakfast is a partnership between the norcal mlk foundation and the san francisco labor council in the north bay. a celebration of doctor martin luther king, jr. s life and legacy. >> for the 27th year, the marin city community gathered on this holiday to honor doctor king, hoping to empower a new generation of change makers. california's top public school boss was on hand, making a homecoming to the place that he knows very well. >> abc7 news reporter cornell bernard was there. >> lift every voice and sing. >> the standing room only crowd of hundreds inside marin city's manzanita rec center, reflecting on the life and promise of doctor martin luther king jr. >> i think his message was, you
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don't give up the struggle. you keep on continuing. it doesn't stop. >> for 27 years, this community has gathered here to celebrate mlk s birthday. >> this is a very spiritual community. we work together and we care for one another. and so that's what martin luther king, that's what he advocated for. that's what he gave his life for. >> we must celebrate our differences, but we have more in common than we know. >> california state superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond is returning to marin city, where he once worked as manager of the special services district. >> 20 years ago, i worked these grounds. i got money to pave these streets. i worked in this recreation center. >> thurmond coming back to marin city with a message inspired by doctor king. >> i hope that people will take messages of hope and change on this day when people are worried about hate. i hope people will take a lot of messages from doctor king. we could use this message now more than ever. >> former santa rosa mayor natalie rogers grew up in marin city's public housing. she
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believes her story is reflective of doctor king's dream. >> but martin luther king day just means everything. it tells us that we can dream, that we still need to pursue his dream, and that we just need to keep going. like, don't take no for an answer. >> in marin city, cornel bernard, abc seven news. >> when it comes to building a better bay area, is it about perception or reality? >> the little things matter is people see them around the city, right? the graffiti, the glass. >> i believe in san francisco. god knows it's been tough. >> it's been tough. next, the uphill battle. san francisco continues to fight to
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abc seven, we focus on building a better bay area, and san francisco is better lower crime, fewer tents and more people coming back to the office. but it doesn't feel better to many people. >> why is that? abc seven news building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez examines how sometimes the perception is not a reality. >> yeah, you're going to hear that a lot. the word perception
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here, because the downtown area will never come back unless we perceive it as a safe and clean place. but here's the rub. it's cleaner than it's been, and certainly crime is down. so the question is, why aren't you spending time there? humans are often predictable. people process information from their environment and make a judgment, a determination. landmarks, clean streets, a little music, happy people. and yeah, they suddenly feel safe. welcomed. that's called perception. and the downtown area has a perception problem. empty storefronts are signs of an abandoned area. translation eerie jim patrick's office supply store is one of the remaining businesses on a city block on market street. jim, i look around here and there are so many empty storefronts. how does that affect this entire
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area? how does it affect you? >> it affects the area in several ways. it doesn't help our business. number one. number two, we need more people downtown. >> but why would people come downtown if the perception is that it's not safe? crime here is actually very low. sfpd numbers show it's not a place you're likely to be robbed or attacked. george chen owns china, live in nearby chinatown. he no longer opens for lunch on weekends, meaning no dim sum, because, again, the perception among many families is that downtown is not safe. >> it's a ghost town. people, i think, didn't want to comele, i downtown because they were just afraid of whatever might happen, you know? i mean, it's also just have a negative energy to it. and so why go downtown? >> it has a lot to do with what people are actually seeing. so let me explain. this muni bus stop has been vandalized over and over again. there is no
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glass. there is graffiti. so when i look at this, i think this area must be sketchy. i don't feel safe. so take a look at this bart canopy right over here. the glass has been shattered. not one, but several panels. so the question right now is, what is bart doing about it? what is the sfmta doing about it? granted, he's only been mayor for a week. still, we asked daniel lurie if he had reached out to either agency. he had not, but admitted there is a lot of work to be done. >> we need more graffiti abatement officers. we have one graffiti abatement officer, which is why we need to fully staff our police department. we have to fully staff our sheriff's department. we need to make sure that people know that if you commit crime, you're going to be held accountable. >> we did reach out to both transit agencies. sfmta told us clear channel owns and maintains
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the bus shelters, and was asked to stop replacing the glass panels. that was in 2022. sfmta said, quote, the glass kept getting broken, which was becoming expensive to keep repairing. in october of last year, abc7 news first reported that bart's glass panels were vandalized. the person who broke them was eventually arrested. a bart spokesperson told us they have just now started to replace them three months later, but it's been more than a year since these transit screens were damaged, and they still have not been replaced. keep in mind that thousands of attendees of the recent jp morgan healthcare conference walked right past them, and in february, san francisco will host the nba all star event. danny sauter just took over as supervisor for that section of downtown. >> the little things matter is people see them around the city, right? the graffiti, the glass,
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some of the disorder that adds up and that builds into the perception of san francisco not being safe. so i recognize that. i think we need to take that seriously. >> sauder has also called for hearings on why there are so few trash cans in the area. he also supports mayor lurie's proposal to increase foot patrol officers along market street. for now, empty buildings, empty storefronts and broken glass are an unwelcome mat for the neighborhood. no one has come up with a viable solution to the vacancy problem in downtown. take the all but empty crocker galleria. even though redevelopment plans are in the works, the mall gives the perception of neglect. the mall is trying to attract innovative businesses, including possibly asia live, a food destination owned by chef chen. >> i believe in san francisco, god knows it's been tough and we're not out of it. but i think
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we have a new mayor, new leadership, and i think things will get a lot better. >> so the office vacancy rate in san francisco was 36.7% in the fourth quarter of 2020. for now, the mayor has assigned ned siegel, the former financial chief of twitter, to lead those efforts to revitalize the downtown area. it's what the supervisor said. it's the little things that matter, and it is the perception. >> you go downtown. not many people around broken glass, right? you just feel like maybe not that many people are coming downtown, which discourages more from coming. >> yeah, certainly. thank you. liane. >> sure. well, coming up next, new details about a deadly situation in berkeley over the weekend, which all started when someone tried to get back their stolen car. >> and because of today's live abc news coverage of the inauguration, the view, tamron hall and general hospital did not air at their usual times. no new episodes of any shows were missed.
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year old man went into the water after the child both got caught in a rip tide before beingaught rescued by firefighters. both were taken to the hospital and despite life saving efforts, they did pass away. their names have not been released. >> in berkeley, police are investigating a stabbing that left one person dead and two others hurt. one of the victims told police he was trying to stop a thief who was stealing his vehicle. the stabbings happened saturday afternoon just a block from san pablo park. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to that area to speak with neighbors, and has new information about the investigation. >> the stained pavement on russell street is a reminder of what residents of this quiet berkeley neighborhood witnessed on saturday afternoon. what did you see?day afternoon. what did >> well, there were two bodies. one man was screaming for help and the other one was inert. wouldn't move. right in the middle of the street. >> this resident, who did not want to be identified, said he
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saw the aftermath of the violent stabbing of two men and one woman. police dispatch audio indicates one of the victims called 911, saying their car had been stolen and he was following it. >> we've got the row calling in advising their car was stolen, stating they followed it to 1332 russell street. we've now got an open line with a heated 415 in the background. >> minutes later, a second call came in reporting the stabbing, getting another call for a male on the ground, yelling and bleeding from the leg. >> we have multiple stabbing victims here, multiple stabbing victims. >> a police officer can be heard calling for the fire department to send paramedics. >> we need bfd code three over here to burnett and acton. unresponsive. female bleeding from multiple stab wounds. >> the woman was later pronounced dead at the hospital. the two men are said to be in stable condition. this resident said this area has changed
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lately. he says he's noticed people abandoning vehicles at the end of the street, and he wants police to intervene. >> i see characters coming in here driving and gathering. they're dumping cars. >> it's still unclear what led to this fatal stabbing. yet on the phone, berkeley pd told me this was an isolated incident. there's no cause for concern for the public. many here are still trying to understand what happened. >> it's unusual to see that kind of violent crime here. once in a while. you might see, you know, a car break in or a car get dumped here. but to see a triple stabbing is really unusual. >> in berkeley. luz pena, abc seven news. >> today was windy but warm. we will get a look at the weather for the week ahead in spencer seven-day forecast next. >> plus an opportunity long overdue and long denied for an artist who created a sculpture of doctor martin luther king jr. why it is now being put on display at san
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abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here with more on that. spencer. yes, and that artist faced some of the same discrimination that doctor king and other civil rights leaders did. here's a look. in a quiet gallery at san francisco's deyoung museum. engineers are getting ready to shine a light on a man who carried a light of his own, doctor martin luther king jr. the bust of doctor king was sculpted by artist and civil rights activist elizabeth catlett. deyoung curator timothy anglin, burgard says the u.s. government at the time declared catlett an undesirable alien, and she renounced her citizenship in protest in the 1960s. he believes that decision may have prevented her from winning a competition that would have displayed the bust at the u.s. capitol rotunda. >> now, we actually found the original jury notes for the competition, and when you read them, you might think that she was going to win the competition. but there's in the final report, an asterisk next to her name that says she was disqualified because she was not
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a u.s. citizen. >> now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. >> and while images of doctor king's march on washington are permanently etched in the history of america, that a young exhibit marks the first time the sculpture will be on exhibit in roughly four decades, it's positioned near other powerful artworks, including the painting birmingham 63 by jack levine. >> when the civil rights protesters, including doctor king, fought and peacefully for the integration of birmingham's public facilities, and you see the infamous german shepherds being unleashed on this peaceful civil rights protesters who stand arm to arm, very much as like the civil rights anthem we shall not be moved. >> other civil rights pieces are also on display, along with a separate wooden sculpture by catlett entitled stepping out together. the exhibit produces a vivid reminder of the civil rights struggle doctor king championed and the power of art to translate the journey. the
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fine arts museums of san francisco acquired the bronze sculpture from the private collection of an early classmate of doctor king's and fellow civil rights organizer, the reverend douglas e moore. now we'll turn to our weather and take a look at what's going on, starting with the winds. we had a wind advisory in effect for much of the day, still in effect, in fact. but our winds are pretty calm at the moment. most wind speeds are about ten miles per hour or lower. nonetheless, we still could have some strong gusts before this wind alert. this wind advisory expires, so in effect until just after midnight 1 a.m. tomorrow for the north bay interior mountains and the east bay hills winds. the steady winds will be about 20 to 30mph at the most. gusts 35mph to about 50mph. but again, the chance of winds that strong right now is diminishing. we still have a beach hazards statement in effect until 7:00 this evening, not far away. that will expire shortly, but there's still the risk of rip currents and sneaker waves. and then we go to the frost advisory that will be
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in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. that's for the north bay interior valleys, the east bay valleys, santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. low temperatures. temperatures could drop as low as 32 degrees, which is freezing. look at the forecast for overnight lows. fairfield will likely drop down to about 30 degrees tonight, so that's pretty chilly. and here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we're talking about high temperatures tomorrow mainly in the low to mid 60s. but it will get even milder on wednesday, thursday and friday, especially thursday, with high temperatures up to about 66 degrees or higher around the bay shoreline and inland. low 60s on the coast, which is unusual for this time of the year. friday pretty much the same range, maybe a degree or two lower, but the big drop in temperatures will come on saturday. temperatures will plummet with highs only in the mid 50s. it's going to be a chilly weekend, so if you're planning to be out and about, you might want to bundle up. if you're planning to sit indoors, you might want to bundle up any which way, any which way.
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>> although i'm thinking of those folks back east with that brutal cold. >> oh my gosh, we're so spoiled. >> here we are. we are nothing to complain about. you're right. thank you spencer. >> we'll complain anyway though. >> all right, we will. >> gma's robin, robin roberts and george stephanopoulos. we're live on espn's college game day ahead of the national championship today, joined by her friends robin roberts and george stephanopoulos from good morning america to two longest running host on morning television. >> it's great to have you guys with us. historic neighborhood. so we stopped by just. yeah, just buzzing in here for the game, right? yeah, it's really, really great. we had inauguration day, all of the celebrations for martin luther king here in the city where it was so important. we're going to have history of our own tonight. with marcus freeman leading his team to the championship game. first coach of black and korean descent to do so. but it's on the field. and i know you guys have been following all season, george, with those ohio roots. what are you looking for tonight man? >> you can watch george and robin on gma weekday mornings at 7 a.m. right here on abc seven. that's
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fun. yeah. >> all right. sports director larry beil is here. what you got? >> yeah. notre dame fans not too happy about the way things are going. we'll tell you about that in a bit. warriors had a mini two game winning streak going, which is like big news the way things have been transpiring, trying to keep it rolling against the defending nba champs. the celtics had some other ideas. jaylen brown, jayson tatum double trouble next in sports. ♪ (slow down) ♪ (♪) cut!!!! i get it! slow motion. slow down geographic atrophy. but we don't need gimmicks. stick to the facts. ga, the advanced form of dry amd, can irreversibly damage your vision. but syfovre is an fda-approved eye injection that gives you the power to slow ga. syfovre was proven to slow ga lesion growth over 2 years with increasing effect over time.
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22 nba finals seems like a long time ago, and since then these teams have met. today at chase center on mlk day have been going in opposite directions. the celtics are defending nba champs, while the dubs just continue to search for any sort of identity, not to mention wins. dubs without draymond green and jonathan kuminga both injured, they did have steph curry, who's battling through thumb and ankle injuries. steph to the hoop. had 18 points in 27 minutes right before the half. cal star jaylen brown lays it in for two of his 17. celtics up by 15 at the break. and then the warriors they just got run out of the gym in the third. kristaps porzingis he's a foot taller than steph in the post too. small zinger at 18. brown corner three. celtics at 23. as the warriors were three of 24 from deep at the half they had only 12 turnovers. that's good for them. but andrew wiggins oops. and you got two guys who can dunk it at the other end
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jayson tatum finishes. tatum 22 points nine rebounds through two. warriors defenders finishing with the left. warriors got crushed and lose by 41 2585. here's abc seven's chris alvarez at chase. >> larry tonight's 40 point loss to the celtics was the largest deficit in the steve kerr era. the warriors went just 14 of 53 from distance. and with a shorthanded roster, there are a lot more questions than answers these days. >> we're not a team that gets layups or free throws. it's just not it's not in our in our dna. and so we have to shoot a lot of threes. and we will continue to do so the way this league is right now and the way you know guys teams shoot the ball. >> you know it can get out of hand quick. you know we didn't make none of our shots. they made almost all of theirs. >> we're not playing good basketball and playing consistent basketball night to night. let's be real about that. but to your point, yeah, nobody wants to sulk or have their head
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down and come shoot around on on wednesday morning and be ready to play. >> tonight's loss dropped the warriors out of the 10th and final play in spot. begins a crucial week here for the dubs. they're at sacramento on wednesday. then they host chicago thursday before the lakers come here saturday night. that's a game you'll see right here on abc seven with the warriors chris alvarez, abc seven sports. >> thank you chris. it's the bay area versus boston today. dubs hosting the celtics sharks and beantown. hometown coming for ryan warsofsky and rookie will smith. smith. he hit some jump in front of his family and friends. scored his seventh goal of the season. that tied it up at two a piece. smith would add an assist on this goal. fabian zetterlund he shoots and scores on the rebound. three two sharks after two. but we have seen this movie before. teal fans. sharks blow yet another third period lead. charlie coyle scores twic, and the bruins would add a couple of empty net goals to make the final six three. boston just 36 hours after the lions
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were eliminated from the playoffs. almost not happy about the fate of detroit. they lose their offensive coordinator, the mastermind, the genius ben johnson, hired away by the chicago bears. the lions had the top five offense in each of johnson's five seasons as detroit's offensive coordinator, and he already has a franchise quarterback with caleb williams in chicago. so you can see why that job would be attractive. all right, so i mentioned national championship game. sorry about detroit, but yeah ohio state against notre dame. the irish scored the first touchdown of the game. and you think okay this is it's on right. yeah ohio state scored the next 31 points unanswered. yes. so it's 31 to 7 now. they're in the third quarter over on espn. so robert and georgia are enjoying that georgia ohio ohio roots. so there's that. and the warriors as chris mentioned they have a stretch of home games coming up that are really going to be pivotal to try to get back on track and get some momentum. i
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ran into the owner, joe lacob, the other day, and, you know, steph was talking about the twitter people and i said that that's me. yeah, that's i'm one of those guys. and he's like, i want to respond so badly, but i can't do it. >> but they do have to kind of get. >> they got to do something. yeah. >> thanks, larry. all right. >> tonight on abc seven. abc seven at eight. it's back to back episodes of will trent at ten and abc news special on the inauguration of donald trump. then stay with us for abc seven news at 11. remember that abc seven news is streaming 24 over seven. get the abc seven bay area app so you can join us whenever you want, wherever you are. that'll do it for this edition of abc seven news. thanks for joining us. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley for spencer kristen, larry beil, all of us here. we appreciate your time. and we'll see you again at 11. >> that's right. we leave you with a live look at the liberty ball in washington, d.c, part of today's inauguration festivities. it's one of three balls tonight. we'll see you at 11. >> i'm reggie aqui, i'm lyanne melendez, i'm luz pena, i'm tara
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