starts right now. >> it's been a busy first day, the full day in the white house for president donald trump. he signed dozens of executive orders and pardoned hundreds of people. good afternoon. i'm kristen sze. president trump is wasting no time reshaping the country as he promised, as his official portrait was unveiled today. you see it right here.

mr. trump pardoned more than 1200 people convicted of crimes related to the january 6th insurrection, and he signed dozens of executive actions. abc news reporter christiane cordero has details. >> president trump's first day back in the white house was marked in sharpie, signing more than 200 executive actions total, with more expected today. the president also signed pardons for about 1500 january 6th defendants, including those who attacked law enforcement officers on capitol hill. members of congress, reacted. >> it was surprising to me that it was a blanket pardon. >> i certainly don't want to pardon any violent actors, but there was a real miscarriage of justice here. >> among those released, founder of the oath keepers and one of the january 6th riots organizers, stewart rhodes, leaving the maryland prison and his 18 year sentence behind, and former proud boys chairman enrique tarrio also released from his 22 year sentence the longest prison term handed down

in connection with the riot. today, the first and second families attended a prayer service at washington's national cathedral, a long standing tradition. bishop mariann budde with this message for the president. >> in the name of our god, i ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. >> afterwards, trump was asked what he thought. >> i didn't think it was a good service. now, thank you very much. >> thank you. press. thank you. press. >> they can do much better. >> another of trump's executive actions getting attention. his move to end birthright citizenship. today, at least 22 states filed a lawsuit challenging it in court, citing its protection under the 14th amendment. christiane cordero abc news, washington. >> here's a look at how more executive orders issued by mr. trump. one withdraws the u.s. from the paris climate accord. another declares a national emergency in energy, a first in

u.s. history which could unlock new powers to suspend certain environmental rules. he also signed an order to freeze federal hiring, except for members of the military, and he issued new rules targeting transgender americans terminating d-i programs across the federal government and recognizing just two sexes, male and female. the transgender community is also going to feel the impact of the actions taken by president trump yesterday. abc seven news reporter lena howland has the reaction. >> kristen, multiple organizations have already come out saying they will push back against this presidential executive order in the courts. here in san francisco. pride leaders say they also plan to fight. president trump wasting no time on his first day in office, issuing dozens of executive orders, with one taking aim at the transgender community. >> it will henceforth be the official policy of the united states government that there are only two genders, male and female.

>> a message that hits too close to home for suzanne ford, executive director of san francisco pride. >> i just was mortified and had to sit with it for a second and really get my bearings. >> ford is a transgender woman, and she calls this an attack on all lgbtq people. >> and now we know for the next four years that we've got to be resilient. we've got to take care of each other. and this community has lived through the hiv crisis and come together, and we're going to do the same thing now, and especially here in san francisco. >> trump's executive order, already facing legal challenges. >> at base. it basically says you don't exist and you're not entitled to the protection of the law. that's truly disturbing. >> lambda legal is an american civil rights organization that focuses on the lgbtq plus communities. it says the order threatens the rights and safety of millions across the country, adding it could impact people in ways as simple as getting an id that matches who they are. >> one legal has a very clear

message for president trump. we'll see you in court. we have been readying lawsuits, knowing of the actions that he had promised to take, which he is now taking, and we will be going to court to block them. >> back in san francisco, ford says it's a time to come together and unify. and come june, she says, the attack on trans rights will likely be a focus of this year's pride parade. >> we're going to come together, we're going to take care of each other. we're going to really, really rely on our chosen families. and in this city, we're going to be dealt with. >> lambda legal is hopeful they will win its legal challenge. they won 12 out of 14 lawsuits related to lgbtq issues during the previous trump administration. in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> happening now the monterey county board of supervisors is looking to proclaim a state of local emergency over the battery storage facility fire that started last week at the moss

landing power plant. it broke out thursday, burning through the night before flaring up again friday. last night, there was a community meeting for people concerned about health risks. the flames and smoke finally died down over the weekend as they let it burn. the environmental protection agency has also been monitoring the air quality. they say they have not detected any serious health risks, but the community remains concerned. >> 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. to those two wildfires now burning in los angeles county overnight. people in parts of la and ventura counties face their unprecedented third pds red flag warning of the month. while that warning is now over. as spencer christian just told us, dangerous fire weather will be in place for the rest of the

week. officials are urging people to be ready to evacuate if necessary, and warning that the power might be turned off to others to prevent new fires from starting. this comes as firefighters reached 89 and 63% containment on the eaton and palisades fires. the los angeles fire department increased staffing and added more engines to help fight those fires. to help the wildfire recovery, you can scan the qr code on your screen right now that will take you to a list of verified and vetted organizations that are helping survivors in the south bay. san jose mayor matt mahan wants to make sure the city is prepared in light of the devastating fires in los angeles. the mayor has asked his administration for a report on wildfire readiness and recommended improvements. this includes an analysis on vegetation management, how much water is available, and hydrant testing. once the report is done, he plans to use it to draft the upcoming city budget. happening tonight, parents have a chance to voice their thoughts about a potential school closure in vallejo. in november, a

vallejo city unified school district committee recommended closing mare island health and fitness academy. they also suggested cutting enrollment at loma vista environmental science academy. the district says declining enrollment is impacting its funding. vallejo unified had been under state oversight for 20 years until it finished repaying a state $60 million loan last september. a town hall is scheduled tonight at 6 p.m. at jesse bethel high school. acclaimed bay area chef charles fan has died. he opened san francisco's slanted to a restaurant in 1995. at the time, it was considered a pioneering restaurant for vietnamese fine dining, very elevated, and in 2004, fan received the james beard foundation award for best chef in california. the slanted door relocated twice, first to south of market and then to the san francisco ferry building. the restaurant was set to reopen in its original space on valencia street this spring. fan also opened a chinese

restaurant, a british pub inspired eatery and a new orleans inspired whiskey bar and oyster spot. fan died at the age of 62 from cardiac arrest. a blow today to downtown san francisco's changing retail landscape, bloomingdale's has announced it will close its flagship location at the san francisco center mall. the store is the brand's second biggest in the country, right behind its new york flagship. it occupies 330,000ft■!s in that mall, makig it the largest remaining tenant. bloomingdale's opened there in 2006. it will close its doors at the end of march. battle lines are drawn over birthright citizenship. california's attorney general, rob bonta, today announced a lawsuit against president trump's immigration laws. or executive order, i should say. bonta will join us live in a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team?

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controversial executive orders president trump signed in his first 24 hours, has to do with who is recognized as a u.s. citizen. as promised, mr. trump is ordering that future children born to undocumented immigrants will no longer be u.s. citizens. that goes against the long standing principle of birthright citizenship, where any baby born on u.s. soil is automatically a citizen. so 18 states filed suit led by several states, including california and our attorney general, rob bonta, who, as you saw, is with us right now, joining us, despite his busy schedule to talk more about this suit, to fight this fight. attorney general bonta, thank you so much. we really appreciate your time and presence today. >> my pleasure. thanks for having me. >> so look, every president gets to issue executive orders. but on this particular matter, can

he just declare it so? >> absolutely not. no president gets to violate the u.s. constitution. that is a foundational, bedrock rule of our nation. and presidents have a great deal of authority, but it's not unlimited. and they are not kings. and the way to amend the constitution is not through executive order. presidents do not have that authority. there's a process for it. you can go get two thirds of the votes in the congress and three fourths of the states, but that's not what he's seeking to do. he's seeking to declare a change to a long standing u.s. constitutional right that's been in place for over 125 years, reaffirmed by a critical san francisco case. that's very much a san francisco story and a california story. the wong kim ark case, which reaffirmed birthright citizenship. so it's very unfortunate that on day one, the president is attacking children, attacking u.s. citizens, trampling over the u.s. constitution. but unfortunately, it's not a surprise. >> right? real quickly, can you

tell folks a little bit more about the case you referred to as precedent, the one based in san francisco? chinese american, wong kim ark, and how that case affirmed the idea of a birthright citizenship that if you were born on u.s. soil, you are an american citizen. whatever your immigration status of your parents. >> that's right. the origins of this right is in the citizenship clause of the 14th amendment. and in 1895, wong kim ark, a chinese american who had birthright citizenship, born in america, traveled to china. and upon his return, his citizenship status was questioned and he went to court, supported by and funded by the chinese american benevolent associations in san francisco, who supported his litigation, took it all the way up to the u.s. supreme court and the u.s. supreme court clearly declared that and reaffirmed birthright citizenship that if you are born in the united states, you are a citizen. full stop. period. end of story. and

so we can thank wong kim ark for reaffirming that. right. and many thousands, millions of americans have enjoyed birthright citizenship since then. the perspective and interpretation of uh- that the trump administration has, in its executive order, has never been supported by any court or the us congress. it is a fringe theory that should be struck down and immediately in federal court, and birthright citizenship should continue. >> to dive into the weeds just a little, tiny bit more. the fight centers on a particular clause in the 14th amendment right. the trump order says children born to unauthorized immigrants or temporary visitors are not, quote, subject to the jurisdiction of the u.s. in the way that the 14th amendment intended. is that open to interpretation? how are you going to argue that. >> it's not open to interpretation? the general application of that, subject to the jurisdiction thereof clause is primarily focused on the

children of foreign diplomats who are present in the united states, but subject to the rules and laws of their own countries. not not america's or an occupying, invading enemy army on american soil. that if any of those members of that army have children, then birthright citizenship would not flow because of the subject to the jurisdiction thereof. uh- component wouldn't wouldn't attach, but anyone else. there's never been a rule that says your parents need to be citizens or even lawfully present. present. if you are born in the united states on american soil, you're a citizen. period. full stop. >> if this order were to take effect, and i know you're doing everything in your power to stop that from happening, but if it did. talk to us about the impact here in california. i mean, how many people are we talking about this potentially impacting and could it affect state funded or federally funded programs and services in california in some way?

>> we're seeking to enjoin, stop, prevent the implementation of this executive order. it's not even scheduled to take place based on its own language and terms for another 30 days. but we want it to never be implemented, to never harm anyone who's entitled to birthright citizenship under the us constitution. but our own estimations is that there are over 20,000 babies children born in california, specifically just california. other states will have their own numbers. who would be entitled to birthright citizenship? who would have that stripped away from them? they will be subject to deportation. they would not get a social security card. they wouldn't get a us passport. they wouldn't be able to work legally. they wouldn't be able to vote, serve on a jury, run for many public offices. they wouldn't be. they wouldn't have access to medi-cal or otherwise known as medicaid. but in california, medi-cal or chip, the federal children's health insurance program, they wouldn't have access to student

federal student loan programs, to food assistance programs, to housing programs. so there are an incredible number of services and programs and assets that they would not be provided. should this executive order be put in place that children in exactly their position for literally decades and centuries have enjoyed? >> so you have this lawsuit. president trump probably wants this to end up before the high court. are you concerned if this does move quickly, that this particular court makeup right now, the high court could be favorable to his claims. >> not concerned. we put us into any court in the nation, including the us supreme court, where we get a fair hearing, an objective hearing, are able to present our facts and present our legal arguments. we believe very strongly that we will prevail, that the we have the overwhelming weight of the merits on our side. this is us

supreme court cases. two of them have reaffirmed this rule that we are supporting the plain and unambiguous language of the 14th amendment. the citizenship clause therein makes it clear. and so never before has this fringe theory been adopted. and in the united states, nor should it ever, because it violates the us constitution. >> all right, well, we are out of time. so i appreciate you coming on today to share that with us. attorney general rob bonta, thank you. >> thanks for having me. >> we're going to shift gears ahead because it's a pleasant day across the bay area as we take a live look outside. but get ready for the temperature to plunge. although we're not talking about the kind of plunge we're seeing in other parts of the country right

on gulf states. look at this. they're making the most of it, though. in houston at least the kids are there sledding and

things. but first responders decided to have a little fun as well. a once in a generation winter storm. snow from southeast texas through louisiana and into parts of mississippi and alabama. but on a more serious note, the storm is blamed for three deaths. take a look at the conditions this is. guess where? that's right. those colors give it away. it's new orleans french quarters where, you know, if you tell them it's almost mardi gras time, they'll be like, what? this is like, crazy, right? the state has received more than six inches. that is the most snowfall for new orleans near the gulf coast since 1895. and then there are whiteout conditions in mobile, alabama, where the national weather service says eight inches of snow is possible. this afternoon, mobile already set a daily record for snow and was closing in on its all time snow record set in 1895. even florida is getting the snow plows ready in the panhandle. what? florida? all right, but look at us here,

spencer. crazy weather. right? crazy. >> it really is. i just took a look at the national map, and it's 28 degrees in new orleans right now. that kind of cold weather is seriously life threatening for people in those areas. meanwhile, let's talk about what's happening in southern california. still a very dangerous situation there. red flag warning in effect through thursday evening for los angeles and ventura counties and other locations in that general area. the particularly dangerous situation language has been lifted, but it's still a dangerous situation, with winds gusting up to 50 plus miles per hour, relative humidity between 2% and 10%. here's a wind gust animation taking us into the evening hours notice. in the area of greatest risk, there won't be much reduction in wind speeds. some of the adjacent areas will see the winds diminishing a little bit, but even going into the late night and overnight hours in the area of greatest fire risk, the winds will remain gusty through tonight, through tomorrow and into thursday when we hope to see some improvement. meanwhile, here in the bay area our wind is very light. we have wind speeds

under ten miles per hour for the entire region. it's a little bit cool though. a few degrees cooler right now than at this time yesterday. seven degrees cooler in novato. only a degree cooler here in san francisco, 3 to 5 degrees cooler in most other locations. and speaking of cooler, it's going to be cold again overnight. a freeze warning will be in effect from midnight to 10 a.m. tomorrow. for the north bay interior valleys, low temperatures will drop as low as 28 degrees, and a frost advisory for all of the remainder of the bay area, with the exception of the peninsula coastline. we have frost advisory area will see temperatures down to about, freezing down to 32 degrees. meanwhile, right now it's well cool to mild 60 in san francisco and oakland, 61 hayward, but 66 in san jose, 63 in redwood city. and of course, as you can see, we have clear skies everywhere. 63 in santa rosa right now, only 59 in petaluma and concord, 60 in napa and fairfield, 64 in livermore. let's check out our forecast headlines. a deep chill will be with us overnight once

again, as we have freeze and frost alerts tomorrow through friday. sunny with mild afternoons. weekend changes that will bring gusty and sharply cooler weather. so for tonight's lows down to 29 at santa rosa, down to freezing at fairfield and lots of 30s in many other locations. highs tomorrow though mainly low to mid 60s, so a little bit milder than today and the remainder of the week. looks like it's going to be pretty mild as well the remainder of the week now, not the remainder of the seven day forecast period. thursday may be the warmest day in the forecast period, with highs up to at least 66 degrees near the bay and inland, perhaps even a little higher in some locations up to mid 60s again on friday, but just a degree or two lower than thursday. but the sharp change comes over the weekend as we get gusty wind and much cooler weather. daytime highs only in the upper 50s and then maybe early next week we could expect a little bit of a minor warming. kristen. >> all right, spencer, thank you. have you heard about a new travel rule for people heading to the uk? you now need to be

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you need to know before your flight. >> heading to europe this year, there are some big changes that travelers need to be aware of. as of january 8th, americans traveling for less than six months to or through the united kingdom that includes england, scotland, wales and northern ireland will need what's known as an electronic travel authorization. it's basically a digital registration to get into the uk. >> that is something that you apply for with the uk government. gov.uk.

>> all u.s. citizens traveling, even children under 18, need to apply through the uk government website or through the app on their website. you'll need to upload a photo of your passport, as well as a photo of yourself, and answer various questions about your trip. it takes about 20 minutes to complete. there's also a fee. it costs 10 pounds, which is roughly $12.25 depending on the exchange rate. travelers must fill it out and pay for the eta before their trip. it takes about three days to be approved, but uk officials warn it could take longer. >> once you're approved, it's good for two years, so you don't have to keep filling out the form. >> so what happens if you forget to fill it out? >> there is a chance that you will not be allowed in the country. >> later this year. the european union will also be rolling out new travel forms. it's called etias. when those go into effect, they will cost about $7.70. >> you need to just account for

that when you're putting together your budget for your big european vacation, and understand that as time goes on, more and more countries are going to require them. and those seemingly small fees can certainly add up. >> i'm jenn sullivan. >> all right. things to keep in mind. right. thank you so much for joining us today. world news tonight with david muir starts right now. and i'll see you back here at four. tonight, we have several breaking stories as we come on the air. dangerous cold tomorrow in the northeast. and this historic snowstorm. int interstates and highways shut down tonight. multiple accidents. also breaking, president trump, after pardoning 1,500 january 6th defendants, explaining just moments ago why he did this. first tonight, the brutal cold from the northeast, all the way to the south. the images coming in. whiteout conditions around