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administration spending its first days in office tackling immigration executive orders issued by president trump, sending shock waves through immigrant communities and stirring fear. how bay area advocates plan to push back. >> silicon valley and the white house teaming up with a federal investment in artificial intelligence. the multibillion dollar move to advance the tech here in the u.s. >> and a new threat in southern california. emergency crews now working to shore up burn scar areas ahead of a potential storm coming this weekend. >> good morning. it is wednesday, january 22nd. >> yeah. we're going to turn to drew. i got into the car this morning, saw some frost. >> yeah. and if you don't have a scraper to get that frost off your credit card, your best friend this morning had to do that many times. layers are key today it is another cold morning. we're in the freezer once again. we have clear skies. santa rosa right now. coming in at 30 degrees. there is no fog out there. it is totally clear, but it is quite cold. so we have several cold air alerts in effect this morning. pretty much everybody underneath either a

frost advisory or freeze warning for temperatures in the 20s and low 30s out there right now. good morning sonoma. you're at 30 degrees subfreezing in napa, santa rosa, ukiah danville down to 29. a similar story in fairfield. we're holding at 35 in palo alto. so you need all the layers today. and this morning. it stays pretty chilly all morning long. here's 930. we're still in the 30s and in the 40s, but it's a little bit of a weather whiplash because this afternoon it's going to feel warm, even warmer than yesterday. we're well into the 60s today, and even some areas could go into the low 70s under sunny skies. so it is freezing out there now. it's quite warm this morning or quite warm rather this afternoon, mid 60s to the lower 70s. later on today let's check in with gloria. here we go. look at this. all right. here's the walnut creek video we had this morning. you can see the frost on your windshield. you're going to need a few extra minutes to get that car warmed up this morning. with those temperatures in the 20s and 30s just bundle up this morning, but

the afternoon is quite pleasant. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning? >> yeah. drew, good tips on that credit card. i had to do that a lot of times when i lived in north carolina with the frost, the ice. all right, well, looking at your roads this morning here in the bay area, you can see mostly green, which is what we like to see. but we are starting to see a few more slowdowns as more cars get on the roads. this morning. we also want to point out something that's happening over in hayward. there's a solo car crash that's blocking the left lane of southbound 880. this is before a street traffic is backed up to washington avenue, and speeds are down to 15mph. if you take a live look here, you can see our oakland 880 camera. those headlights heading towards hayward that slow down from the accident that we just told you about. but if you're driving around the coliseum area, you pretty much won't have too many major backups at this time. looking live at our emeryville camera, you can see those headlights heading towards the bay bridge. very busy there at this time of the morning. drive time from highway four to san francisco right now 45 minutes. amanda reggie aqui. >> happening today, president

trump is ordering all federal employees and diversity, equity and inclusion roles to be placed on paid leave by tonight. >> this is according to a memo issued yesterday to the heads of departments and agencies. they have also been ordered to remove dei websites and cancel all training related to the initiative. white house press secretary caroline leavitt provided the statement to abc news. president trump campaigned on ending the scourge of dei from our federal government and returning america to a merit based society where people are hired based on their skills, not for the color of their skin. this is another win for americans of all races, religions and creeds. promises made. promises kept. >> and tomorrow, president trump's executive order on birthright citizenship will face its first legal test in seattle. a ninth circuit judge will hear requests made by four states for a temporary restraining order against his directive. birthright citizenship means babies born in the u.s. are citizens, regardless of their

parents immigration status. >> we think we have good grounds. but you could be right. i mean, you'll find out. it's ridiculous. we're the only country in the world that does this with birthright, as you know. >> and that is definitely not true. there are more than two dozen countries that have birthright citizenship, just like we do. and there are even more that have some sort of birthright citizenship. this flurry of activity has sent shock waves and stirred fear through immigrant communities. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us now to talk about that reaction. lena. >> well, reggie, we've seen anxiety escalate through the last few months, and now you can see this fear. many we talked to last night described being afraid of getting deported. faith brought people from different religions together. tuesday in santa clara county. a community prayer vigil was held in san jose to show support for immigrant families uncertain of their future. one of president trump's first executive orders,

issued on monday, aims to limit birthright citizenship despite being protected under the 14th amendment in the constitution for the past 150 years. while it's not clear how trump could even do this, the new order would mean children need at least one parent with u.s. citizenship to be a lawful permanent resident. one immigration lawyer we talked to said he thinks trump's attempt to block birthright citizenship will not make it far in the courts. >> i believe that this is just more of a hey, i'm able to fulfill my promise to the american public. i said i would do this, and i tried to do it, and i was blocked by the courts or whatever. >> this executive order would impact children born on or after february 19th of this year. santa clara county sent us this statement in part, saying the county is deeply invested in caring for all children born in its health system, and this executive order would undermine the security of many parents seeking vital health care. to be clear, the county's health system is not doing anything

different based on this executive order. san mateo county releasing a similar statement saying they remain committed to all babies born in our county and their parents. their values and actions have not changed based on this executive order. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. president trump has also announced a new investment worth up to $500 billion to help advance artificial intelligence. the leaders of san francisco based openai, santa clara founded oracle, and softbank joined him at the white house yesterday. the three companies are partnering to build new data centers as part of the project called stargate. oracle chairman larry ellison says the construction is already underway. >> the first of them are under construction in texas. each building is a half 1,000,000ft■. there are ten buildings currently, you know, currently being built, but that will expand to 20 and other locations beyond the abilene location, which is which is our first

location. >> for months. ai leaders have been warning more data centers, chips and resources that run them are needed in order to advance the technology. other partners in the project include bay area chip makers arm and nvidia. plenty of new changes as the new trump administration takes shape. we're keeping track of the first 100 days, and you can too, at abc seven news.com and on the abc seven bay area app. >> this morning, santa clara county will conduct its 2025 point in time count. and this year they are changing how they document the homeless population. county officials say under this new approach, volunteers will count the homeless and they will survey them at the same time. previously, surveys were done separately. weeks later. some worry the time it takes to do these surveys will lead to fewer people being counted. but officials say the count and survey answers combined will best inform resource programs. >> in some cases, uh- for state and federal programs, the number of people experiencing

homelessness, as collected through the point in time count, is part of a formula that they use to allocate resources. >> santa clara county's most recent point in time count was done in 2023. it found more than 9900 homeless people. >> a local state of emergency has been approved following the fire at the moss landing power plant. the fire started last thursday at a battery storage facility and burned well into friday. it led to people being ordered to either stay inside or, in some cases, evacuate. officials say fire crews are still on site to monitor the fire area to ensure safety of inspection crews and conduct drone surveillance as needed. the cause of the fire remains under investigation, and community members in monterey county are continuing to express their concern over the air and potential health impacts. this is not the first fire at the plant. the board of supervisors held a hearing yesterday where residents demanded answers. >> i'm very skeptical that there's zero contaminants. >> the disconnect between what

was being said on television from officials and what was being said on social media from the real people experiencing it, is a is a large disconnect. >> residents are especially concerned about the smoke. environmental and health officials report there is no toxic threat, but some say that isn't true. >> you say that we didn't have these chemicals and that it's wood smoke and whatnot. but on friday, when i was out, the chemicals that i smelled left a metallic taste in my mouth. >> they have been and continue to pick up wood smoke throughout the region. >> officials say only small pockets of heat are still being observed at the site. >> happening now in riverside county, the clay fire has burned about 40 acres since it started around five last night. it's now 40% contained. crews were able to stop forward progress around 9 p.m, and evacuations were lifted before midnight. no word on a cause of that fire. it has been two weeks now since the

devastating wildfire started in los angeles county. president trump is planning to travel to la on friday as the area now faces a new threat. gloria is at the live desk with that concern from residents and officials. >> good morning reggie. rain is on the way this weekend in the eaton fire burn zones, and that is posing new challenges for the community that is now in recovery. the rain could cause landslides. la mayor karen bass issued an executive order directing public works crews to clear debris and remove vegetation to shore up potentially vulnerable hillsides. a cal fire team from northern california spent the day filling sandbags to help residents prepare. some 15,000 sandbags are now on the way to homes on the hills for altadena and pasadena. even a small amount of rain could send mud and debris flowing. >> definitely a concern. all the vegetation has been burned away, so there's nothing there really, to hold the soil from sloughing away with. if we do have heavy rains coming in the future. >> with the sunshine the next

few days, let's get these sandbags picked up and brought to the homes that need them. >> this comes as more than 250,000 residents are bracing for possible power shutoffs amid another round of santa ana winds. calmer conditions over the weekend allowed firefighters to reach 91% containment on the eaton fire and 68% containment on the palisades fire. reggie. >> thanks, gloria. to help in the wild card wildfire recovery efforts, you can scan the qr code that you see right now on your screen. that will take you to a list of verified and vetted organizations helping survivors. >> 611 we're taking a live look in the south bay. it is clear and it is cold. look at some of these temperatures. right now. we're in the 20s and in the 30s for a big portion of the region. fairfield 29 or 27, in petaluma, low 30s for santa rosa and livermore. other areas around the bay shoreline are in the mid 30s right now, so you need to bundle up all of the layers. however you stay warm yesterday.

do it again this morning because frost advisories and freeze warnings are in effect. so it is cold air this morning. sunrise at 720. but we do warm up. it's a little bit of weather whiplash. you kind of need a lot in your wardrobe today. bundle up this morning, but this afternoon is warm for january standards well into the 60s, if not a few low 70s later on today. a ridge of high pressure is in control today and tomorrow. in fact, tomorrow even warmer than today. but a trough, an area of low pressure, sets up shop over california over the weekend, and that will bring about some gusty winds here locally, and some rain across southern california. so cal could pick up a quarter to a half of an inch of rain locally. it looks like we stay dry, but the winds will pick up, especially on saturday. saturday afternoon. those winds could gust 20 to 30mph in spots. we'll track those winds for you saturday and again on sunday on the seven day. amanda. coming up in a few minutes. >> all right drew. thank you. still ahead on abc, seven mornings at six. bloomingdale's is going to close its san francisco store. another blow to

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reportedly going 98 miles an hour when it crashed into several other cars, including a waymo. misha romanenko was killed. his girlfriend was in the car too and survived. she is calling on san francisco leaders to examine the safety of the intersection where it all happened. >> i don't understand why it happened the way it did. and i don't know how i how i'm how i'm alive. and i honestly just want to trade places with him. he had such a purpose on this world. >> police arrested the driver of the tesla. 66 year old john lane zheng. he's facing charges of vehicular manslaughter. abc7 news obtained a police report that shows alcohol was not in his system. it's bye bye. bloomingdale's at the san francisco center. the massive department store is closing in march, and the struggling mall is losing its last anchor tenant. the reason is familiar.

bloomingdale's blames the shifting retail landscape. in a statement to abc seven news, the company said it hopes to return to the city in a new way without exactly specifying. news of the departure is a major upset to people who shop there. >> i love bloomingdale's, i'm going to be sad because i don't know where another one is at. so probably in san jose or santa clara is the next place i would have to go. >> there's certainly a narrative that's out there that, you know, san francisco's better days are behind it and that there's a lot of problems. and this uh- announcement by bloomingdale's fits the narrative really well. >> san francisco mayor daniel luria says his administration will be working to bring businesses back to the city. the bay area's oldest independent bookstore company has gone bankrupt. books inc. says its in-store sales have failed to bounce back since the pandemic. the company dates back to the mid 19th century, and its berkeley location will close its doors next month. more stores

could follow, depending on finances. books inc. has three stores in san francisco, plus locations in alameda, berkeley, campbell, mountain view, san leandro, palo alto and sfo. >> your netflix account is going to cost more depending on the type of account you have. you'll pay as much as $2 more per month. the los gatos company made the announcement yesterday during a quarterly earnings call. netflix also revealed it beat revenue and profit projections, and saw its biggest jump in quarterly subscribers ever. all right, well, if you're doing well, then you don't need to raise the prices, right. >> what's this about? so we are doing so well that you pay more. yeah. >> we want to do even more. well. >> well i pay for that beyonce. live entertainment. >> i know. >> what did you say? wwe. >> wwe raw monday night. that that was huge. >> live reunion show. >> a lot going on this morning. we are talking about the deep freeze once again, sutro tower showing you a clear picture. but again, it is downright cold.

this is some of the coldest air we see in the bay area, 20s and 30s right now, with frost advisories and freeze warnings. in effect, those advisories and warnings last until 10 a.m, but then the flip side, the afternoons quite warm. in fact, today and tomorrow we're going to the 60s and lower 70s in the afternoon with full sunshine heading into the weekend, we thought we may see a little bit of rain out of a storm system, but now it looks like we're trending drier. and in fact, the track of that area of low pressure will actually kick up our winds on saturday. let's talk about the cold weather right now. here are your cold air alerts. virtually everybody is pretty much underneath this cold air in the 20s and 30s right now. so current temperatures here we go. we're down to 29 right now in sonoma, the same in danville and in fairfield, 39 in san jose, 38 in san mateo. you're likely going to see frost on your car this morning. couple of extra minutes will do you well to warm up that car. but later on today we warm up nicely as well. along the coast we'll see lots of sunshine, daytime highs going

into the low 60s around the bay shoreline. you saw those temperatures in the 30s and 40s right now, but look how warm we get for this time of the year. mid if not upper 60s under full sunshine today and inland. it's just as nice later today. but this morning we have some of the coldest air in the 20s and 30s will go into the mid 60s later on today, a couple of cities likely going into the low 70s like napa, san jose, santa rosa, around the bay shoreline after this cold start mid and upper 60s later on today, we'll do it again. tonight we'll likely have more freeze warnings and frost advisories as we go back in to the 20s and 30s across a huge portion of the region. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it is frosty, if not frigid, out there this morning. we have warm temperatures today and tomorrow, but then we are much cooler and cloudier friday as an area of low pressure dives into southern california to bring them rain here locally, we get gusty winds over the weekend and much cooler temperatures guys. >> all right drew. >> thank you. now let's turn to ginger zee who is live with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning ginger.

>> hey reggie. amanda great to be with you. so we're going to be looking at southern california i mean southern southern california near san diego where some of those fires have been breaking out recently. the critical fire danger there i was even looking at torrey pines. looks like most of the day tomorrow, gusts will be 20 to even 30mph, and then some of the mountains up to 65. so that plus, i don't know if you heard, but the most snow that has ever fallen along the gulf coast fell yesterday. look at some of those numbers in florida. over a half foot mobile, 7.5in. lafayette, louisiana nine inches. and this morning they had an all time record low temperature of four degrees. so there's some serious weather to talk about along the gulf coast and in the southeast. and if you're traveling anywhere east, it is cold. plus, we're going to get to trump. and the reaction to his pardoning of, of course, the january 6th rioters, hundreds were released from prison, including those who assaulted police officers this morning. we'll get the reaction from the officers who faced the violent mob that day. and then i'm sure you've seen at least a preview of it, but we're going to go through the new video. in the feud between blake lively

and justin baldoni, behind the scenes little clip there from the set of their movie. it ends with us, and we are organizing your life here on gma. 2025 is going to be all organized, especially today. we're going to be working on bathrooms. sam, you know me, i'm really organized right? i'm like the messy organized. but i do like a good like alphabetized spice rack. so don't come and put my basil at the end, reggie. all right. >> i don't think that in my mind, ginger. >> i don't think you're a person that would have just a lot of stuff, though. am i right about that? >> yes. and so less is more. but when it's there, that's like my husband will say like, sure, but you're a mess everywhere else. i'm like, but it is an organized mess, you know? >> let her be a mess in her space. yeah, that's what i say, you know, it's fine. >> i started a roygbiv the kids books. i think it's cute. and then they get into it. >> you do, you organize? see? no, it. >> stayed for me. >> i like doing that to their closet. >> do you? >> i did that to my closet, too. >> wait, ginger. you wait. both

of you have. >> no. >> the kids. >> yeah. rainbow closet for sure. >> what? >> i mean, it all gets messed up, but. >> you need a yellow shirt. you're finding it fast. >> i need to rethink my entire life. ginger. we'll see you at seven. i will rethink my entire life, and we'll be right back. yeah. does it have you missing out on what you love with who you love? it's time to get back out there with fasenra. fasenra is an add-on treatment for eosinophilic asthma that is taken once every 8 weeks and can also be taken conveniently at home. fasenra helps prevent asthma attacks. most patients did not have an attack in the first year. fasenra is proven to help you breathe better so you can get back to doing day-to-day activities. fasenra is not for sudden breathing problems. serious allergic reactions may occur. get help for swelling of your face, mouth, tongue, or trouble breathing. don't stop asthma treatments without talking with your doctor. tell your doctor if your asthma worsens or you have a parasitic infection.

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abc seven mornings live. >> now at 630. police in the north bay bust a crime ring, they say targeted business owners in multiple cities. how they use technology to crack the cases. >> then confronting the president from the church pulpit. the message from an episcopal bishop and the harsh critique from president trump. >> and back here at home, it is still chilly. drew is tracking a freeze warning and another frost advisory, the second one this week. >> good morning everyone. i'm sure you're feeling it. it is. wednesday, january 22nd.

>> put on that good coat. >> yeah, maybe the one you got for the holidays. whatever you need with a hoodie, with the hood. you know, the hat, the gloves, everything. this morning, because we have temperatures in the 20s and 30s right now. live. look from the tam cam. it is clear as that sun gets up here. let's take fairfield, for example. 29 degrees right now. and there are many cities in the 20s and 30s currently. so that's why we have these cold air alerts in effect, freeze warnings, frost advisories posted for virtually everybody except the immediate coastline of san mateo county and the city of san francisco. 20s and 30s. as we get you going on this wednesday 29 in sonoma. the same in danville. a chilly 30 in santa rosa. good morning. palo alto, 36. 33 in livermore. and the morning does stay quite cold for the next several hours. here's. 930. we're still in the 30s and in the 40s with those clear skies, but it's a little bit of weather whiplash because this afternoon it feels quite nice. it's warm, even warmer than yesterday. here's a look at 330. full sunshine. not only are

we in the 60s, but i think some areas are going to go into the 70s later on today. so 66 in the city today, but 72 in santa rosa, we'll go to 70 in san jose, 68 in concord, along the coast, we'll keep it sunny with temperatures in the mid and upper 60s. let's check in with gloria. see those drive times. >> getting pretty crowded out there on the roads this morning. you can see a live look at our bay bridge toll plaza camera. it is packed out there. the metering lights are still on. they flipped on about an hour ago, and especially those middle lanes are going to take you a little bit to get through. we're also hearing about a stall on the bay bridge. it's blocking a middle lane near yerba buena island, so that may cause a bit of a backup at this time. from highway four to san francisco. 55 minutes right now. and if you take mass transit, if you take bart, we still have that delay, about a 20 minute delay for those who are traveling between the coliseum and the oakland airport line on the oakland airport line. we've had these delays for a few days, and you can take bus 73 to get to your destination on time. let's get a

live look as well as our at our richmond bridge camera. it is stop and go here between castro street and the mid-span. so traffic is backed up right now. of course. it's that time of the morning, guys. >> gloria. thank you. it is day three of the new trump administration. and we are tracking growing pushback to some of the policies the new president began putting in place. day one, president trump's attempt to end birthright citizenship already has a court date, as it faces two dozen lawsuits. he's been called out by clergy for his stances on immigration and trans rights. and as abc news reporter perry russom explains, his pardons of january 6th rioters have even raised eyebrows among some republicans. >> this morning, president trump, defending his pardons for the more than 1500 defendants from the january 6th attack at the capitol, including those who attacked officers. >> these people have already served years in prison, and they've served them viciously. it's a disgusting prison. >> some republican lawmakers

apparently caught off guard. >> it was surprising to me that it was a blanket pardon. >> others supporting the move, citing a controversial pardon issued by former president biden. >> he gave a pardon to leonard peltier. leonard peltier killed two fbi agents. >> this morning. trump placing government diversity, equity and inclusion workers on leave as he shuts down their offices and programs on immigration. one of trump's executive orders will face its first legal test tomorrow. >> this is plainly illegal, plainly contrary to our constitution. >> a judge in seattle will consider a temporary restraining order against trump's directive ending birthright citizenship, a guarantee under the 14th amendment, declaring anyone born on u.s. soil an american citizen. in washington, an episcopal church bishop, echoing a letter released by its leadership tuesday criticizing trump at the national prayer service for his stances on immigration and lgbtq rights. >> in the name of our god, i ask you to have mercy upon the

people in our country who are scared now. there are gay, lesbian and transgender children in democratic, republican and independent families, some who fear for their lives. >> this morning, trump calls the bishop a radical, left hardline trump hater. he says her statements were inappropriate and he wants an apology. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> happening today, a coalition of local and state leaders is expected to be in oakland to announce new protections and resources for immigrant families. it comes as president trump's executive orders have stirred fears and anxiety across the immigrant community. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live in studio with a look at how they're coming together. lena. >> amanda. facing uncertain futures. we talked to immigrant families in the south bay who are experiencing a very real sense of fear about getting

deported. this has mobilized people from different religions across santa clara county. on tuesday, faith leaders held a community prayer vigil in san jose to show support and take action in solidarity with immigrant families. that's where we met people like anna. she's a single mother of two who is undocumented. in 2022, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and told us she won't be able to afford her cancer treatments if she is deported back to mexico. now, faith leaders are voicing their support for immigrants. >> we're practically made up of immigrant communities. i've not seen a decline in attendance. i've heard from others in other parts of california that there they have seen a decline, particularly in the fresno area. >> and that was bishop oscar cantu, who you just heard from. he oversees 53 catholic churches in the san jose area and says deportation fears are beginning to keep undocumented immigrants

away from church in other parts of the state. and we are expecting to hear from leaders out of oakland, alameda county and the state this morning at 1030, where they plan to announce new protections and resources for immigrant families. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. plenty of new changes with the new trump administration. we're keeping track of his first 100 days. and you can, too, at abc seven news.com and on the abc seven bay area app. >> a social media star is looking to buy tiktok as part of a group of investors. the lawyer for mrbeast says his client is serious about making an offer. gloria is at the live desk with more on his bid to buy the platform. >> mrbeast, whose real name is jimmy donaldson, appeared to make a joke about buying tiktok earlier this month. but yesterday his attorney says that he was actually serious. you may know mrbeast from his youtube videos. tiktok shut down saturday night ahead of a nationwide ban, but it came back online about 12 hours later after president trump announced

a 75 day delay on the ban. during that time, tiktok needs to find an owner not based in china or face a permanent shutdown in the u.s. donaldson's investment group includes institutional investors and high net worth individuals who don't want to see the app go away. the group says that the proposal would not disrupt tiktok's operations and would ensure continuity for its 170 million american users. they have not disclosed the amount of the bid. tiktok has not commented on the offer. shark tank's kevin o'leary is part of another group that's also offering to buy tiktok. amanda. >> all right, gloria, thank you. in the north bay, police say they've arrested a group of people accused of targeting asian business owners in at least four bay area cities. investigators say the suspects would identify the victims, watch them and then burglarize their homes. they often wore disguises when they committed the crimes. santa rosa police say they were able to crack the cases thanks to their real time crime center, which includes

automated license plate readers. >> over the course of about 14 months, our real time crime center identified 11 victims in santa rosa of asian descent, and our property crimes team right now is currently working to determine if this same group is responsible for any or all of those residential burglaries. >> officials say people in san rafael, union city and vallejo were also targeted. >> we have more details this morning about a police shooting in the south bay that we first told you about yesterday. san jose police now say two plainclothes officers were targeted monday night. the officers were on duty inside an unmarked vehicle around 10:30 p.m. this is at melbourne boulevard and mclaughlin. mclaughlin avenue. police say the suspects pulled up in another car and tried to confront the officers. the officers pulled over to radio for backup, but the suspect vehicle made a u-turn and started shooting at the officer's car. one officer got out and shot back as suspects

took off. >> this was a reckless and senseless act of gun violence in a residential neighborhood where hard working families are returning home from work, putting their children to bed and winding down from a holiday weekend. >> the officers were not hurt. it's not clear if either suspect was injured and they have not been identified. now it's time for our abc seven mornings advancer our way of highlighting some things happening today in the bay area. >> first, a hearing is scheduled today for a san rafael police officer facing charges in a violent confrontation from 2022. the department fired officer brandon nail after that altercation you just saw with a gardener who was accused of drinking beer on a sidewalk earlier this month, nail had his job reinstated after a state hired arbitrator found that the city did not have just cause to fire him. however, the felony felony criminal case against him will proceed. >> a viewing for lgbtq ally alan baird will resume this morning in san francisco. he died earlier this month 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. today's viewing starts at 930 at dugan's funeral services on 17th street, and will be followed by a celebration of life at 11. >> in the south bay. samsung will celebrate its new galaxy s20 five phones today. the company will unveil the device at its galaxy unpacked event at the sap center in san jose. samsung says it will also make an announcement about its most groundbreaking i news yet. the event kicks off at 10:00 this morning and will be streaming live on youtube and the samsung website. >> still ahead, the winter storm causing problems for southern states. the snowfall in places like houston and new orleans. >> you're looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. you can see we're up about 75 points. another update on how the markets are doing next. >> plus, how is our new president impacting your wallet. you're going to hear from a bay

area financial advisor. but first here's drew. >> let's take a look at this really beautiful picture from our rooftop camera at kgo along the embarcadero. that sun is getting up here and we have clear skies this morning that is leading to a sunny and warm afternoon. but we do have cold air alerts. right now, frost advisories and freeze warnings. so you do need to bundle up this morning as you head outside later on this afternoon. it's a little bit of whiplash with our temperatures. it's warm this afternoon, 60s on the board. in fact, some areas going into the low 70s across the state, it is going to be a warm, sunny afternoon. southern california, 70s and 80s 81 in la. later on this afternoon. let's talk about this ridge of high pressure overhead today and tomorrow, supplying us with the mild afternoons today and tomorrow, 60s and 70s in the bay area. but over the weekend you'll see this trough, this area of low pressure set up shop overhead. and that will bring us some gusty winds here locally. and the chance of some light rain across southern california. the track of that low is just far

enough east that we stay dry, but southern california could pick up a quarter to a half of an inch of rain. what we will experience with the track of this storm is some gusty winds over the weekend. by saturday, those winds gusting 20 to 30mph and it stays breezy as well. on sunday we'll take a look at the

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drivers in houston are being warned to stay off the roads this morning after a historic winter storm left dangerous ice on major roadways. the city does not own a single snow plow, and had to get trucks and supplies from as far north as wisconsin. the storm swept across the south this week, bringing snow and freezing rain to the region from texas to florida. louisiana sent out its first ever blizzard warning. new orleans shattered its one day snowfall record with more than eight inches. >> definitely doesn't look right when you're plowing snow next to a palm tree. yeah. it's odd. you see people shoveling their driveway with, like, the floormat of their car. >> farther north, wind chills were below zero in many areas. parts of the hudson river in new york were frozen. dangerous cold temperatures spread to roughly 80% of the country. >> bart is facing a lawsuit for the death of a woman who was pushed in front of a train last

year. a man allegedly pushed 74 year old corazon dondon to her death at the powell street station. her family told abc seven news she was heading home from her night shift as a phone operator at the marriott in union square. attorneys plan to announce the lawsuit at 1030 this morning at that station. the suit claims bart is responsible for allowing crime at its stations and trains. >> breaking news coming in this morning. the trump administration has just suspended all refugee arrivals to the united states. according to the state department, all previously scheduled travel for refugees will be canceled and no new travel will be allowed either. this is part of the state department's effort to begin implementing executive orders, signed by president trump on monday to curb immigration. another recipient of a presidential pardon, the san francisco man who was convicted for running the silk road drug market online, ross ulbricht, was sentenced to life in prison in 2015. trump pledged

during his campaign to pardon ulbricht. ulbricht was was championed as a hero in the crypto and libertarian communities. but prosecutors say the silk road was the most sophisticated and extensive criminal marketplace on the internet. >> now it's your morning money report on the first full day of the trump administration. wall street surged. all three major indices shot up, with the dow up by more than 500 points. but what does it mean for the long term? what can we expect and how can you protect your money? with president trump promising tariffs on china and tax cuts for americans, there are a lot of unknowns about how that could affect the economy. abc seven news anchor dan ashley spoke with george noceti, a bay area financial expert with morgan stanley. >> well, here we are with president trump in office once again, he's off to a fast start with a lot of executive actions being signed. the question will be what impact they will have immediately on californians. >> well, it was interesting. the president's inaugural address

was heavy on trade and immigration, but light on deregulation and fiscal policy. >> millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the planet. >> george says he sees some opportunities in the president's plan to cut taxes, but also some risks if he raises tariffs on foreign imports. >> what are the pitfalls? what should he be concerned about? and by extension, all of us be concerned about? >> well, the pitfall is the unknown is if you're going to reduce taxes, you do have to reduce spending. we never do that. >> george advises that now is a good time to balance your investments, and to speak with a financial advisor to be prepared for any volatility in the market with this leadership change. and speaking of the market, let's take a look and see how we're doing. we are up about 80 points this morning. >> today marks the start of the final stretch of days to check out glow ferrari at the oakland zoo. the popular illuminated lantern animal display runs through sunday, when it will close for the season. the lanterns are life sized, some even larger than life, and

others are animatronic and interactive. but if you do not have a ticket, you will have to wait until next year to go. glow is actually sold out. >> there are no elephants in the bay area at our zoos, so let's go to colorado where it turns out the elephants there will not be able to sue for their own freedom in court. a colorado court has ruled in favor of the cheyenne mountain zoo after it was sued by an animal rights group. the nonhuman rights project filed the suit last year. it claimed elephants are being held against their will in a way that causes them stress, physical issues and brain damage. yesterday, the colorado supreme court ruled elephants could not be released because the law cited in the lawsuit only applies to humans and their elephants. an attorney for the zoo says it takes care of the elephants and meets their needs. we have determined here in the bay area that elephants are not good in zoos, and so they're not here. and a lot of zoos have made that same determination.

so. >> never knew. yeah. all right. this morning, let's take you outside. it is cold out there. here's a live look from the exploratorium camera, where it is a beautiful looking picture. if you can stay inside, stay warm this morning, because it is cold in the 20s and in the 30s, we are in the deep freeze once again with frost advisories and freeze warnings posted this morning. now the afternoon, today and tomorrow. it feels quite nice. 60s and 70s. believe it or not, i know it's hard to think that way when it's so cold right now, but the afternoon is actually quite nice. the weekend outlook. we thought we might get a little bit of rain, but now it's trending drier and the track of our next area of low pressure over the weekend would bring us some windy conditions on saturday. here's a look at the cold air alerts we have in place today. frost advisories freeze warnings this morning for almost everybody. temperatures in the 20s and 30s right now. so look at the temperature map. we're down into the upper 20s for sonoma, fairfield, danville. right now it's 34 in hayward, 30

in napa, 32 currently in gilroy. and it will take time for us to warm up. so the next several hours it is going to stay quite chilly. here's a look at the forecast region by region cold this morning. but along the coast it is sunny. we'll get temperatures into the low 60s. that'll feel nice even warmer around the bay shoreline. but right now we're in the 30s and low 40s will go into the mid 60s, if not the upper 60s later on today and inland, some of the coldest temperatures right now in the 20s and low 30s. but we do warm up this afternoon into the low and mid 60s. a couple areas will likely go into the low 70s. so certainly above average for this time of the year. it's cold right now, but a nice mild day is on the way and we do it again tomorrow. so tonight we'll likely have more frost advisories, freeze warnings as we keep those clear skies, and another round of some frigid temperatures in the 20s and in the 30s. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it's frosty this morning, but a warm afternoon today and tomorrow. then friday it is much cooler. it is cloudier. we'll have some gusty winds here on

saturday. and those temperatures actually go below average by sunday afternoon. guys. >> thanks to the baseball hall of fame, has three new members, including one who grew up in vallejo, cc sabathia. sabathia was on the ballot for the first time and garnered almost 87% of the votes. cc won the 2007 a cy young award in cleveland. he won a world series title with the yankees in 2009, and was a six time all star selection over 19 seasons. ichiro suzuki became the first japanese born player elected to the hall. also voted into the hall. into the hall. longtime astros closer billy wagner. today, the oakland unified school board will discuss changing the name of the gym in mcclymonds high school to honor basketball legend bill russell. russell died in 2022 and was a grad of mcclymonds. he went on to play at usf and then for the celtics. the board's facilities committee says changing the name to honor him would pay tribute to his unparalleled achievements on the court. it would also recognize his advocacy for equality and

justice and uplift underserved communities. the board meets at 4:00 today. >> there is a new filipino food option now available near the warriors home court. senor sisig thrives. city held its grand opening yesterday right outside san francisco's chase center. it comes ahead of nba all-star weekend happening next month. the filipino fusion restaurant will feature a new dish exclusive to its thrive city location. senor sisig has four total locations, three in san francisco and one in oakland. >> we are counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade, sponsored by toyota, for less than one month to the big event. >> and of course, abc seven is a proud sponsor of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the parade live saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. right here on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> going back to senior season for a second, could they do a curry burrito for. >> steph curry? night night. i

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diversity, equity and inclusion programs. all federal di staff have been put on paid leave and will eventually be laid off. >> number three this morning, the 2025 point in time count is happening in santa clara county. it's when volunteers count how many people are experiencing homelessness. the last count was in 2023. >> number four, samsung's galaxy unpacked event takes place today in san jose. the company will likely reveal the new galaxy s20 five, s20 five plus, and s20 ultra phones. ai is expected to be a big focus of today's event. >> heading into number five, we have cold air. we are in the freezer once again this morning. we have frost advisories, freeze warnings posted for temperatures right now in the 20s and in the 30s. it looks lovely out there. despite the cold temperatures this afternoon, it will feel quite nice. so the planner shows you sunrise here at 720 in the next 20 minutes. the afternoon it is bright. not only temperatures into the 60s. we could have a few cities going into the low 70s later on today.

>> number six getting a live look at our richmond bridge camera traffic is stop and go just past the tolls all the way to the mid span. >> number seven a big honor for bay area based doobie brothers. this morning it was announced three members tom johnston, michael mcdonald and patrick simmons will be inducted into the songwriters hall of fame. the group got its start in san jose in 1970. congratulations. congrats. huge south bay. >> i don't i don't think i know a song. >> i know their music. i'm trying to think of off the top of my head. i can't think of the name of the track. >> taking it to the streets. >> sing it. >> you acting like you knew all about it. >> robin: good morning america. the once in a life time snowstorm as americans wake