i guess what i'm looking for from you is, i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] abc seven mornings live now at six. >> round two of donald trump's presidency is underway. his inauguration was marked by pardons, protests and parties.

trump promised action on day one, and he followed through within hours of being sworn in, sweeping pardons for january 6th. rioters, some released from jail overnight. the order is to make sure others no longer face any legal trouble for their actions. >> plus, the avalanche of executive orders trying to undo dozens of biden era policies, from immigration and citizenship to climate change to health, the impact is definitely going to be felt here, at home and around the world. the fight to stop some of the new president's plans. >> and silicon valley leaders, once outsiders in washington now taking center stage, the impact the new administration could have for the tech industry. >> and the extreme fire concern once again in parts of los angeles and ventura counties. the wind is coming back, some being told the power could be turned off as new fires break out in a different part of southern california. lot going on on this tuesday, january 21st. >> yeah. first we're going to turn to drew to look at weather.

>> yeah. this morning it is cold. colder than yesterday morning in fact by about 5 to 10 degrees. so we begin with our east bay hills camera. we'll take concord for example. temperatures right now are chilly. we have those numbers mainly in the 30s and a lot of areas right now. and that is the case in parts of the east bay. temperatures are right around 33 degrees in concord. and we will find that some of these numbers are going to stay quite chilly throughout the afternoon. it is clear out there. it is going to be sunny this afternoon. we're trying to see if my computer wants to play with me this morning. it might have been frozen a little bit. there we go. 33 degrees or 35 right now in concord. is that current temperature? it is cold under those clear skies. here's the frost advisory in effect for big portion of the region. again, we've been through this many times over the past couple of weeks. whatever you need to do to stay warm, do it again this morning because those temperatures you can see some areas subfreezing like palo alto, danville, sonoma, santa rosa. we are below 32 degrees later on today we do warm up

nicely. sunny skies. we're back into the 60s. gloria. >> all right. well, out there on the roads. it is getting busy right now. we're getting a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. and just in the last half hour, it's really gotten packed out here. metering lights came on about 535 this morning, and traffic is backed up to the end of the parking lot. of course, those carpool lanes, you can always just zoom on through. those usually don't have any waits. they're looking also at our drive times for this morning. we're going to get started with highway four to the maze. 23 minutes emeryville to san francisco 17 minutes and san francisco to sfo, nine minutes. and getting a live look at our san jose camera. you can see highway 87 traffic is starting to build on the northbound side of 87 towards the san jose airport and highway 101, but you won't have any major delays in both directions. reggie. >> now we want to get right to president trump's first day back in the white house. an unprecedented scope of action. the president signed a total of 42 executive orders, ranging from pardoning january 6th rioters to declaring an

emergency at the us-mexico border. he suggested we're going to face 25% tariffs on goods from mexico and canada, and he began firing people appointed by president biden. >> for people who chose to call, he chose to call out specifically on social media, included chef jose andres from the president's council on sports, fitness and nutrition, general mark milley from the national infrastructure advisory council, brian hook, a diplomat and professor, and keisha lance bottoms, the former atlanta mayor who served on the president's export council. he claimed the move is a first step in removing more than a thousand of biden's appointees. this morning, the legal fight over some of the president's executive orders is already beginning. >> that includes his effort to end birthright citizenship. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here to explain why some believe that this violates the constitution. >> yeah, reggie aqui birthright citizenship has been protected under the constitution for more

than 150 years. it means anyone born in the u.s. is automatically a citizen, regardless of their parents immigration status. the aclu argues trump's order to remove birthright citizenship violates the 14th amendment, so it is not clear how trump can even do this. the nonprofit. yesterday saying they are suing the trump administration over this, saying that denying citizenship to babies born in the u.s. is illegal, profoundly cruel and contrary to our values as a country. trump also declared a national emergency at the southern border, which would allow armed forces, including the national guard, to be deployed to help secure the border. south bay activists held a protest in response to the new trump administration's plans. >> we are deeply concerned about the deportation policies and impact they have on our immigrant families, like the ones we serve here in east san jose and beyond. these policies strip away the dignity and humanity of those who seek

safety and opportunity in our country. >> president trump also reinstated his remain in mexico policy, which forces potential immigrants to remain in mexico while their cases are processed, as opposed to staying in the u.s. in a statement, california attorney general rob bonta said as home to more immigrants than any other state in the country, california has a vested interest in ensuring that the federal government recognizes the fundamental rights of the children of immigrants who are born in our state. later this morning, bonta is expected to hold a press conference in response to trump's birthright citizenship executive order. that's happening at 930. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. another executive order delays enforcement of a law banning tiktok. president trump still wants bytedance to sell tiktok to an american company. he says a 75 day reprieve will give tiktok more time to find a buyer. last year, then president

biden signed legislation passed by congress that banned tiktok due to national security concerns. the law briefly went into effect over the weekend, causing tiktok to go dark for several hours. the president signed dozens of executive actions on day one, including many sweeping policies that may impact life here in california. now, his actions include removing the u.s. from the paris climate agreement and doubling down on fossil fuels, which are the largest contributor to climate change. he signed an order saying the federal government would only recognize two sexes, male and female, that will have wide reaching implications for transgender people. and he moved to leave the world health organization, something he set out to do in 2020 but was reversed by the biden administration. and president trump issued a sweeping pardon of anyone suspected or convicted in the january 6th capitol riot. gloria, some of those serving time were released from custody overnight. >> yes they were. amanda. the first two people were released

from a jail in washington, d.c, overnight. a group of supporters gathered outside of the jail to greet them and the sweeping executive order. president trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 1500 people, and this includes people convicted of violently assaulting police officers. mr. trump also ordered the attorney general to look at getting charges dismissed for 450 people, with cases that are still pending. this could all impact several people from the bay area, allegedly at the january 6th attacks. daniel goodwin was charged with entering and remaining in a restricted building. frank giorgi jr. was arrested just a week ago, and evan neumann, who is charged with assaulting officers, is currently in belarus. on the phone with abc seven news last night, he says he regrets being at the capitol on january 6th and is not yet sure what his next legal steps are. local lawmakers who investigated the attack are sharing shock and disgust. east bay representative eric swalwell compared trump to the joker. south bay representative zoe lofgren said, quote, that

trump's january 6th pardons extend to some of the worst, most violent criminals that day is truly horrible. lofgren was one of the people from the committee that investigated the january 6th riot that now former president biden issued a preemptive pardon to. yesterday morning, biden said he did this so the trump administration could not target them. reggie. gloria. >> thank you. if you're watching yesterday, then you saw something that we haven't really seen at an inauguration. the tech world on display. right on the stage. we saw people like mark zuckerberg from meta, sundar pichai from alphabet, apple's tim cook, amazon founder jeff bezos, and of course, elon musk. they're all sitting next to each other just behind the trump family. it marks a notable shift in the relationship between president trump and these companies that did not go unnoticed. >> i heard people uh- with the group that i was with not, you know, not many of them are from silicon valley, but they know the importance of technology to

our strength as a country and to our future. >> republicans in silicon valley tell us they're pleased to see the support from the new president, and they hope, in turn, silicon valley may see some benefits. there's so much to keep track of from inauguration day. we're going to keep breaking it down throughout the morning and on our app and abc seven news.com, we have a full recap of how the president carried out his day one agenda and what his policies mean for the bay area. >> 609 this morning will begin in southern california. we continue to track that red flag warning that will continue through thursday evening for low humidity and those gusty winds. we did have a new fire begin in northern san diego county. this is north of escondido. i-15 is right here. it's called the lilac fire. 80 acres right now, 0% contained, but with winds staying active today and tomorrow, the concern is that fire could grow. we'll keep you updated on that. let's take you to the goal for a historic winter storm is underway. it is rare to see a picture like this.

with snow all the way down to the shoreline from houston, stretching through new orleans, we have numerous winter storm warnings posted from texas all the way through the carolinas, including the panhandle of florida, and a historic blizzard warning across parts of texas and louisiana. the first ever issued for this area? for good reason, because this is going to be one of the biggest, if not the biggest, snowstorm some of these cities have seen. new orleans could pick up 7 to 8in of snow today, something they have never seen before. back here at home it is cold. it is quiet. this morning. frost advisories posted through 9 a.m. the afternoon sunshine. we're dry and we're mild. temperatures in the low and mid 60s by 4 p.m, guys. amanda. >> all right drew thank you. more on what he was just talking about. as several states are experiencing severe winter weather this morning. the record setting storm impacting states stretching from the rockies to the northeast. plus, a heart wrenching homecoming for many in pacific palisades. residents are being escorted back to survey the damage left behind as fire

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shape from the rockies to the northeast, creating treacherous conditions for tens of millions of americans. but the big concern is heavy snow and ice spreading across the deep south.

emergencies have been declared from louisiana to georgia. new orleans is preparing for something it hardly ever sees. 1 to 3in of snow. >> i'm told that this hasn't happened in our city. documented definitely since 1963, but it also has the potential to exceed anywhere from the 1900s, i believe. >> and airports in houston are closed. the storm has forced thousands of flights to be canceled or delayed. in southern california this morning, new fire concerns two brush fires in san diego county, forcing residents to evacuate the so-called lilac and paula fire started about an hour apart overnight. the fires have burned nearly 200 acres so far. there is no containment on either fire. no word yet on what caused the flames to ignite. but most of southern california remains under a red flag warning because of strong winds. people in parts of la and ventura counties are facing an unprecedented third

pds red flag warning this month. as santa ana winds return, officials are urging people to be ready to evacuate if necessary and warning the power might be turned off to others to prevent new fires from starting. this comes as calmer conditions over the weekend allowed firefighters to reach 87 and 61% containment on the eaton and palisades fire. gloria is at the live desk with what firefighters are doing differently during this red flag warning. >> well, the los angeles fire department has increased staffing from what it had on january 7th, the day that the palisades and eaton fires exploded. and nearly two weeks ago, they just had 15 extra man engines and 14 pre-deployed engines. well, now there are 64 extra manned engines and 33 pre-deployed engines. and there are more fire engines in the palisades area with extra crews standing by at several stations. 5200 firefighters are assigned to the palisades and eaton fires, along with extra strike teams. >> 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. 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. >> wind gusts of up to 100mph are expected in some areas. the national weather service has issued a particularly dangerous situation warning for parts of la and ventura counties because of low humidity and damaging santa ana winds. reggie. >> thanks, gloria. some residents in the pacific palisades community are being allowed to return home. there is a strict curfew in place, and even people whose homes were not damaged are not staying. one family says they have no power and the tap water is not drinkable. they say it's hard to breathe in the house, so they're staying at a friend's home in venice, came back for jewelry. >> you know, things that obviously, since no one's here and i know they say they're

patrolling, but, you know, i just want to make sure that the things that were important that we weren't able to grab are out. >> it was going to be hard to live at, like, everywhere was just burnt. it's going to be hard to move back here. >> it's unclear when electricity will be restored to those homes. california state superintendent superintendent of public instruction tony thurmond says rebuilding the schools in pacific palisades and altadena that were destroyed by wildfires will be a priority. he says the state has already secured $10 billion. >> i had a chance to tour schools in pasadena and altadena and see some of the damage. it's really heartbreaking, but i also saw really resilient people who were saying that they're going to continue and they're going to rebuild, and we're going to stand by them and help them do that. >> thurmond says they are also helping some of the residents find temporary housing and connecting them to other needs, like food and school supplies. >> as la slowly recovers, the sun is finally coming out for so many pets displaced by those deadly and devastating

wildfires. one organization called frosted faces foundation is working to help senior pets. a husband and wife team run the facility outside of san diego, where they adopt out senior dogs. and then they will cover all of the dogs medical costs for life. through the years, frosted faces has built a passionate community of people who keep coming back to foster and adopt these dogs, and this group has now stepped up to help. >> we placed 32 dogs last weekend, which was the most dogs we've ever placed in a weekend. i mean, people are showing up in a line to meet senior dogs. it's pretty cool. >> they also donated $10,000 to pasadena humane because many of the shelters say monetary donations are what they need most right now. >> and sometimes senior dogs are better for people. they're a little calmer later in life, a little easier for families. >> i mean, the energy isn't. >> yeah. you're so cute. they

are adorable. >> look at them. we do track those gusty winds, of course, across southern california. so today and tomorrow, we have that red flag warning to our south across much of the country, though. look at this bitter blast of arctic air. it encompasses most of the continental u.s. look at some of these temperatures. feels like 27 below in chicago, seven below in syracuse. and that cold air has gone as far south as houston and new orleans, where it feels like the teens right now with that winter storm in effect there today, the bay area is going to be one of the warmest places in the entire country. in fact, coastal california is really going to see mild temperatures compared to the single digits for some folks around the great lakes today. so looking at those temperatures, it is cold this morning. we do have a frost advisory in effect. we're down to 27 in fairfield, down to 37 in oakland. it is cold this morning. 34 in palo alto. subfreezing in parts of the north bay. so whatever you needed to do to keep yourself warm in the mornings, do it

again right now, because we will stay pretty chilly over the next couple of hours. in fact. future weather 9 a.m. we're still in the 40s, but later on this afternoon. abundant sunshine does make it feel really nice. today. we'll be in the upper 50s to the mid 60s for daytime highs, so a high of about 60 in the city today. it is cold in the east bay currently, but we bounce back nicely. low 60s from oakland to fremont. we're up to 66 in san jose, 64 in santa rosa. high of 61 in half moon bay. we'll do it again tonight. it's clear and it's cold out there. we'll probably see a new round of frost advisories posted heading into wednesday. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you it is a cold morning out there, but we have a mild, sunny afternoon on the way. we'll keep it that way through thursday. friday we'll find cloudier skies moving in here. as a system passes by to our east. it will kick up our winds on saturday and we'll keep it cool below average through the weekend, guys. all right drew. >> thank you. now let's turn to ginger zee. she's live with a look at what's coming up on gma. good morning ginger. >> hey reggie. amanda great to

be with you. so you know we're going to be covering the fire danger in the extreme fire risk in southern california. those brush fires that have broke out in the last 24 hours, san diego county, like the lilac fire, will have updates on that. and i will give you the forecast through the end of the week, which i know drew does a wonderful job at. but he also mentioned that blizzard warning, the first ever from the national weather service in lake charles, louisiana. so beaumont to lafayette, like these are cities you do not hear having snow, let alone the wind that constitutes and gives you an actual blizzard. the warnings, though, go all the way if you're traveling through georgia, south carolina, and north carolina through tonight, it's going to be a really messy. and of course, we will be covering the cold that follows all of that. plus, robin and george got to go backstage and behind the scenes. i say backstage like a stage is at a game, but it was the college football championships, the ohio state coming away with the win. we're going to speak to their quarterback. first on gma. so there's a lot to get to. you don't want to miss it all. >> this snow in houston texas is blowing my mind because i used to live there and it was the

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vivek ramaswamy is planning to leave his new appointment, leading the department of government efficiency. president trump tapped him and elon musk to lead that newly created department. this was to fire federal workers, cut programs and slash federal regulations. it's part of what the new president calls his save america agenda for the second term. sources tell abc news ramaswamy instead will announce a run for ohio governor early next week. new this morning, a health alert about the potential benefits of the hugely popular glp one

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abc seven mornings live now at 630. >> president donald trump signing a wave of executive orders on his first day in office. the order, seeking to undo the work by the biden administration. and what's next?

>> remembering a local advocate in the lgbtq plus community. the funeral service plans today and tomorrow for a long time. and beloved san franciscan. >> and taking a live ok outside right now. you may want to put on that thicker coat this morning because it's a cold start to your day. drew is here tracking a frost advisory in effect for parts of the bay area. >> good morning everyone. it is tuesday, january 21st and it might be a little chilly here, but at least it's not snow. >> which parts of the south are experiencing this morning? pensacola. >> seriously, some of these places like pensacola, florida, new orleans could see their biggest snowstorm ever. do they have shovels? i don't even know what they have down there. none of it. none of it. >> they got the bayou, alligators, mardi gras beads, and now snow. >> snow. >> truly wild. >> it is wild. we'll touch on that in a second. this morning it's about temperatures that are below freezing. and a lot of our cities right now. we'll take fairfield as example 27 is that current temperature. so it is very cold this morning. like reggie said we have frost

advisories posted. it's just another morning where it is quite cold. this frost advisory lasts until 9 a.m. temperatures down into the 30s if not below freezing right now. good morning, palo alto. you're at 30 degrees currently we're at 37 in oakland, 31 in santa clara. the wider picture shows you subfreezing in the north bay, santa rosa, sonoma, saint helena, fairfield all below freezing. look at danville right now, 29 degrees. you need to bundle up. stay warm all morning long because temperatures very slow to warm over the next several hours. by 9 a.m. we're still in the 40s, but sunshine will do its job this afternoon. we will find temperatures pleasant back into the 60s. in fact, these temperatures you see on your screen some of the warmest temperatures in the entire country today. so max out in the low and mid 60s this afternoon, let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning. >> good morning. we're going to get started at the richmond bridge. and you can see a live look right here. it is starting to slow a little bit there. so you might take a little bit

longer if your drive takes you across the richmond bridge. we are starting to see the slow down as you approach the tolls. it also continues to the mid span. now if you take mass transit we do have ace train three running late right now. it's about a five minute delay at this time. bart and caltrain though are on time. and if you look live at your bay bridge toll plaza camera still really crowded out here at this time of the morning. we do have traffic backed up to the maze, and there are delays continuing across the span to fifth street. but again, those carpool lanes, you never have any delays there. >> reggie, the first item that president trump is signing is the rescission of 78 biden era executive actions, executive orders, presidential memoranda and others. >> president trump hitting the ground running shortly after taking the oath, he set to sign dozens of executive orders in front of supporters, many of them seeking to undo work by the

biden administration. the president also issuing pardons for more than 1500 people suspected and convicted in the 2021 capitol riot. some of those serving time got released overnight. >> the impact of president trump's first day back in office is not fully being felt yet, but one group that is sure to feel the impact is immigrants. abc news reporter perry russom is live on capitol hill this morning, with a closer look at the reaction already happening to the president's actions. perry. >> hey. good morning. yeah, we were told to expect shock and awe with trump's first days back in office signing these executive orders after yesterday. massive changes. amid the pomp and circumstance of president trump's first day back in office, an all out blitz enacting his agenda. >> this is a hell of a day we're having, right? >> trump signing an avalanche of executive actions. it includes declaring a national emergency at the southern border, ending birthright citizenship,

requiring the government to recognize only two genders, and pardoning defendants charged in the january 6th attack at the capitol. >> so this is january 6th, and these are the hostages. approximately 1500 for a pardon. >> trump also saying he will order a 25% tariff on goods coming from mexico and canada starting february 1st. experts warning the added tax could get handed down to americans raising prices at the store. >> we're thinking in terms of 25% on mexico and canada because they're allowing vast numbers of people. canada is very bad abuser. also vast numbers of people to come in and fentanyl to come in. >> trump signing an executive order to delay the ban on tiktok for 75 days in hopes of giving the app's chinese owner enough time to sell off its u.s. assets. >> wow. >> thank you. during the oval office signings, a moment of surprise trump finding a letter left in the resolute desk by former president biden. >> maybe we should all read it together. >> let's read it. >> well, maybe i'll read it

first and then make that determination. great. >> and we are already seeing lawsuits that are challenging trump's move to end birthright citizenship. there was a lawsuit filed overnight in the lawsuit. it calls the order uh- flagrantly illegal, and an attempt to redefine a right enshrined in the very fabric of our country. back to you. >> all right, perry, thank you. the world is reacting to president trump's inauguration. you can see front pages from the daily mirror, a print publication in britain. the mirror saying trump is back to wage war on everything. the new president also made headlines in the jerusalem post, where they quote trump saying he was saved by god. >> elon musk is facing heavy criticism after making a gesture similar to the nazi salute during the post-inauguration rally, and musk actually made that gesture twice on stage, leaving many concerned over what it was supposed to mean. and it comes at a heightened time of anxiety for many, with a rise in

anti-semitism since the first trump administration and the war in israel. many are now asking that musk clarify his actions at the rally. >> well, it certainly looked bad. i can't speculate to what his intent was, and i think it's important to separate intent versus impact here. it looks really bad to a lot of us in the jewish community, and it was being celebrated by white nationalist groups. >> musk pushed back on his platform x, calling the criticism dirty tricks. >> the trans community is also going to feel the impact of the actions taken by president trump yesterday. abc seven news reporter lena howland is here in studio, with reaction to his order declaring the federal government will only recognize two genders. lena. >> amanda. multiple organizations have already come out saying they plan to push back against this executive order in the courts. the trump administration saying yesterday that the u.s. government will only recognize a person's gender assigned at birth, prohibiting federal funds from being used in programs that acknowledge people

who identify as transgender. >> it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders, male and female. >> but several legal challenges against this could be on the way. lambda legal, an american civil rights organization that focuses on the lgbtq plus community, said this will threaten the rights and safety of millions across the country. they say the impact of these actions will be devastating from stripping away health care access, weakening workplace protections from abuse, inviting exclusion and giving a green light to discrimination throughout public life. in a statement, they said lambda legal condemns in the strongest terms president trump's first actions in office, targeting lgbtq plus people, everyone living with hiv and communities of color. we are prepared to challenge them in court. the human rights campaign also saying this action has no other

purpose than to hurt families and communities, and that they will fight back against these provisions with everything they've got. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. new details this morning, after a deadly crash in san francisco that smashed seven cars, including a waymo. the driver is in jail accused of vehicular manslaughter. the crash at sixth and harrison killed a man and his dog sunday night. investigators are placing the blame on a driver in a black tesla and questioning whether they were involved in another crash moments before the car that caused a chain reaction. crash was reportedly going 98mph. police haven't confirmed that speed, but witnesses are certainly reacting. >> but after the first impact, there was multiple like. boom, boom, boom, boom boom like it was unbelievable. so like i was like, what the heck is going on? so i immediately ran outside, came outside and came right around the corner and saw the devastation.

>> chp says they responded to a hit and run crash on 280. just prior to this crash. while that second case hasn't been officially linked, both incidents did involve a black tesla. >> happening today, the monterey county board of supervisors is looking to proclaim a state of local emergency over the battery storage facility fire at the moss landing power plant. it broke out thursday, burning through the night before flaring up again friday. and last night there was a community meeting for people concerned about health risks. the flames and smoke died down over the weekend. the environmental protection agency has also been monitoring the air quality, and they say they have not detected any serious health risks. but the community remains concerned about potential impacts. >> we wanted to know if there are any groups focus on the ocean issue, marine issues, fishing. you know, we need to remember the livelihood of our fishermen that live in this area and ecological areas. we've got the slough, we've got marine

wildlife. >> the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> today, funeral services begin in san francisco to honor the late alan baird, a former teamsters official who was an ally to the lgbtq community. he died two weeks ago in his longtime san francisco home. gloria has the memorial and celebration of life for baird reggie aqui. >> today, there will be a viewing for alan baird. baird and his late wife ran a bar in the castro that was queer friendly during the 1950s and 60s. baird died on january 7th after a long battle with prostate cancer. baird is best known as being a teamsters leader in the 70s, who worked with harvey milk to organize a boycott against coors beer. the company was accused of discriminating against the lgbtq community. that boycott reportedly cost coors 40% of its market share at the time. baird was 92. and today's viewing starts at 5 p.m. at dugan's funeral services on 17th street in san francisco. another viewing is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 930. it will be followed by a celebration of

life at 11:00 in the morning. amanda reggie aqui really made an impact here in san francisco. thank you. >> gloria. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer a preview of things happening in the bay area. >> first, the former executive director of the san jose police officers association will be sentenced today in october. joanne segovia admitted to illegally importing more than 17,000 opioid pills. she claimed her own addiction fueled her crimes. her attorney hopes the judge considers segovia's efforts to recover her lack of criminal history and other factors when deciding her sentence. segovia faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. >> the seven finalists hoping to replace recalled alameda county district attorney pamela price, will be interviewed publicly today. this is the only chance for the candidates to state their case for becoming the county's next top prosecutor. the board of supervisors is holding a special meeting for the interviews this afternoon. the seven candidates are annie esposito, venus johnson, ursula dixon, elgin lowe, jimmy wilson,

latricia lewis, and yibin chen. after today, the list gets narrowed down to 2 or 3 before a final vote. the supervisors plan to select their pick at a meeting next tuesday. whomever they choose will only serve until next year, when voters go to the polls to pick a da to serve a full term. >> two bay area sports teams are hosting donation sites for supplies in the wake of the wildfires in la. the valkyries and bay fc are accepting new and unused toiletries and cosmetic donations here at the drop off locations. if you want to contribute. chase center, oakland marriott city center, sutter health's palo alto medical foundation, mountain view center, and jack's bar in san jose. you can see the drop off times on your screen. >> still to come on abc seven mornings at six. protecting the bay area from wildfires. what's being done in the north and south bay to get ready for future danger. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 221 points. another update on how the markets are doing next.

>> also a very special guest of the warriors game last night. how he and the team paid tribute to the legacy of doctor martin luther king jr. but before that, here's drew. >> hey there. >> 643 will begin in southern california. we are tracking that red flag warning that does continue through thursday evening for those bone dry humidity levels and those gusty winds. we've already seen winds gusting upwards of 60 to 65mph. and that threat continues through thursday. let's take you to the gulf coast, where this is an unprecedented winter storm underway. extremely rare to see this picture on your screen. we have snow falling from houston all the way through new orleans this morning down through the coast. and that will continue through the panhandle of florida. in fact, take a look at this. this coming in from our friends at ktrk, our sister station in houston where that snow is falling this morning. schools have been closed today and tomorrow for the historic snowstorm, where they could end up with 3 to 4in of snow across parts of texas. not only that, we have the first ever blizzard warning for parts of coastal texas and louisiana where they

not only are seeing heavy snow, but also strong, gusty winds. those warnings stretch from texas all the way through the carolinas. in fact, new orleans could see its single biggest snowstorm ever. this is incredible to see new orleans closing in on 8 or 9in of snow throughout the day today. just unprecedented back here at home. it's a lovely sunrise. it's frosty this morning with temperatures cold, but a sunny and mild day is on the way with

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where there was a police shooting in san jose last night. this happened just after 1030 in the area of melbourne boulevard and mclaughlin avenue. i should say san jose police say officers who were not in uniform were working an unrelated incident when suspects shot at them. the officers then returned fire. no one was hurt and the suspects took off. san jose police plan to hold a news conference to provide more info later this afternoon. and new this morning a prisoner exchange years in the making was struck in the final hours of joe biden's time in office. the taliban agreed to swap two americans being held in afghanistan for one taliban member serving a life sentence in the u.s. ryan corbett's family says he's been a prisoner for 894 days. little is known about the other american freed william mckenzie. both are said

to be on their way back to the u.s. this morning. >> the first stop former vice president kamala harris made after leaving office, was to altadena. yesterday, she visited a fire station to help hand out food to the community impacted by the fires. she met with volunteers and firefighters working on the front lines, and that included people working for world central kitchen, the nonprofit founded by chef josé andrés. they are distributing free meals to people in altadena and pacific palisades. >> i have, over the last two weeks, been a part of a lot of the work that has been about ensuring that los angeles will receive the federal support that it so rightly deserves. i was speaking with the chief about the fact that we actually did 100% matching funds, which is going to be very important for the rebuild and to help restore this vibrant community. >> harris says her home in brentwood is still standing. >> a cal fire unit covering part of the north bay is hiring around 120 extra firefighters to cover potential local fires. the

additional hands will allow them to fully staff one engine at each of the 21 fire stations in the unit. cal fire says it will help them step up efforts on fire mitigation and fuel reduction. the hiring will also help them keep some of their existing firefighters in southern california, helping with the fires there. >> in the south bay, san jose mayor matt mehan wants to make sure the city is prepared in light of the devastating wildfires in la. the mayor has asked his administration for a report on wildfire readiness and recommendations for improvements. this includes an analysis on vegetation management, how much water is available, and hydrant testing. once this report is complete, he plans to use it to draft the upcoming city budget. in the east bay, contra costa county, contra costa fire unveiled a new fire engine designed to better protect firefighters. it's a retrofitted 23 year old fire engine. it now has a device on the back to absorb the impact of a crash. improved lighting and

other features. this is the first of what could be several modified trucks deployed to high traffic areas in the county. last spring, there were two crashes involving fire trucks in one day. multiple firefighters were hurt. >> now it's a morning money report. los gatos based netflix set to release their latest earnings report this morning. investors are going to be keeping a very close eye on the number of new subscribers. netflix invested big last year in live events like nfl games and the jake paul versus mike tyson boxing match, analysts say if those paid off with new subscribers, it would show a good trajectory for the company's 2025 earnings potential. now we take a live look at what's happening at the new york stock exchange as trading gets underway this morning, we are up more than 300 points. new at 6:00 as tiktok's future remains uncertain, x launched its own vertical video tab for u.s. users. x users can already scroll through videos by tapping on video posts on their

timeline and swiping up or down, but this new update will offer a tab specifically for video scrolling. >> are you looking for a job? do you like to travel and have an appetite for adventure? if you answered yes to these questions, planters has the job for you. the company is looking for drivers of their 26 foot peanut on wheels, the nutmobile. the job offers people a chance to represent planters at parades, grand openings and other community events across the country. it pays $45,000 for one year. applications are open now. if you are interested, you have to submit a resume and a short video explaining why you would make the perfect peanut butter. the deadline is valentine's day, february 14th. >> the perfect peanut butter peanut. or i would say that's something we should never say again. you probably cannot have a nut allergy. yeah. not helpful. yeah. no, but a good way to see the country. i did this for recent college graduates, though. okay. makes

sense. that disqualifies us, unfortunately. yeah, i mean, that's double what i made outside of college. so there you go. go see that. you know, not not a nutter. no, not a peanut nut. >> i'm just trying to imagine any sentence that i would say uh- hop into the nut mobile. >> tasty. this morning. let's go to our santa cruz camera, where it is a lovely sunrise out there. we're in this dry pattern for the past several weeks, and now it's creating an effect on our water year total. so here's an update. now majority of the bay area is seeing their rainfall totals below average from the city down to the south bay. in fact, san jose has only seen about half of their average rainfall up until this point in the water year. so you look at the map and we're seeing some big deficits across much of the bay area. it's really only the north bay now that has above average rainfall for the city, the east bay, the south bay and the peninsula. because of this dry pattern we have been in for much of january, we're seeing a rainfall below average, and the

dry pattern does really continue the next ten days for us here locally, southern california will likely get a little bit of rain over this upcoming weekend, but the path of that storm is too far away from us to really pick up any meaningful rainfall. so what? we'll see an increase in cloud cover on friday and some gusty winds on saturday. the immediate concern this morning how cold it is. we're in the 20s in fairfield. danville, sonoma. it's currently 29 degrees. i know we've had some cold mornings this month, but this is one of the coldest mornings we have seen in january. so you got to stay warm out there because we're slow to warm over the next couple of hours. here's the forecast today. downright cold this morning with clear skies later on. this afternoon is sunny and we do recover into the upper 50s and mid 60s. these numbers on your screen, some of the warmest air in the entire country. so just know that sunny and mild after that cold start this morning will likely do it again tonight. another clear and cold night on the way. more frost

advisories are very likely. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it is a cold start right now. we'll have sunshine through thursday. cloudier skies on friday with some gusty winds to kick off the weekend. on saturday, guys joined by her friends robin roberts and george stephanopoulos from good morning america, the two longest running hosts on morning television. >> it's great to have you guys with us. historic neighborhood. so we thought we'd stop by just. yeah, just buzzing in here for the game, right? yeah, it's really, really great. >> the good morning co-anchor is making a special appearance on espn's college game day ahead of the national championship yesterday. they'll be talking all about it on gma this morning, which starts at 7:00. the warriors played a matinee matchup as part of the nba's tradition of honoring doctor martin luther king jr. they took on the nba champs, the boston celtics, at chase center, in a game that featured a variety of tributes. warriors and celtics players warmed up in custom t-shirts showing a quote from mlk. and before yesterday's game, doctor clarence b jones honored as the game's impact

warrior. he was doctor king's lawyer and speechwriter, and he authored parts of the historic i have a dream speech at 5:00 on a friday afternoon, martin luther king jr and his aide de camp, bernard lee, is at my door and altadena, california, where i live. >> doctor martin luther king is sitting in my house asking me, trying to persuade me to come and join and help. >> his case attributes also included speeches performed by oakland unified school district students. >> fascinating. well, up next, the seven things you need to know today as we head to break a live look outside. >> it is now 655 and (banker 1) let's hear it! (vo) with wells fargo premier a team can help you plan for your dream.

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no time advancing his agenda. he signed dozens of executive orders since taking office less than 24 hours ago. they range from border security to the rights of transgender people to climate change to tiktok. >> number two, the legal fights over the president's orders have

begun. the aclu has already filed a lawsuit over the birthright citizenship. more lawsuits are expected in the coming days. >> number three overnight, people gathered outside the washington, dc, jail to greet january 6th rioters being released from custody. president trump pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 1500 people. he also ordered the attorney general to look into dismissing charges against others, with cases still pending. >> number four marco rubio was just sworn in as secretary of state. he was confirmed by the senate and unanimous vote yesterday. hear about his first priorities at the state department that's coming up on gma next at seven. >> and number five another frosty morning out there. frost advisories posted until 9 a.m. look at some of these current temperatures. we're into the 20s in some areas this morning. so you do need to have several layers on yourself this morning to stay warm. here's a look at the forecast. today it is cold this morning, but a mild sunny afternoon on the way. >> and number six metering lights are still on at the bay

bridge toll plaza. you'll see it's very busy up here. we have delays continuing across the bridge to fifth street. >> number seven, we found out this morning bowen yang and rachel sennott will announce the 2025 oscar nominations this thursday. you can watch them live here on abc seven, starting at 5:30 a.m. and then remember to watch the oscars here on abc seven. that's sunday, march 2nd. >> have any of you started watching any of these movies? >> not yet. >> oh my gosh. slowly getting into it. >> yeah. saw the substance. >> of course, we don't know what's going to be nominated for the oscars. i'm taken from the past. >> what about the really long one with the intermission? >> oh the brutalist. the brutalist? >> yeah. i mean, it is brutal to be sitting there >> george: good morning america. president trump's first day. a deep freeze. and major winter storm. and ohio state takes the title. presidentr