now abc seven mornings live. >> now at six. huge cuts are coming to one bay area university, including every single sports team. and now some students are scrambling to find a new school. >> two new fires in southern california. high winds driving the flames, forcing thousands from their homes. crews made good progress overnight. the next threat is actually arriving this weekend. >> and it's only been four days. but the trump administration is already in court. the legislation at the core of the immigration battle. >> good morning. it is thursday, january 23rd. >> yeah. a lot to get to, but first we'll check in with drew. >> yeah. so it is chilly out there, just not as cold as we were yesterday morning. we have a few frost advisories out there. not as widespread as what we saw yesterday. so those frost advisories are mainly for the valleys of the north bay, marin county, sonoma county, napa county and the valleys of the east bay. these are areas that are seeing temperatures in the 30s. but again, a lot of areas more than ten degrees warmer

compared to this time yesterday. but still, it is certainly chilly where we have those frost advisories 30s on the board for santa rosa sonoma. we are at freezing in danville. but you look around the bay shoreline and we do have areas in the 50s. look at san francisco right now. we're in the upper 50s right now. so it does feel a little warmer than this time yesterday. but we'll have those clear skies this morning leading to a sunny afternoon on the way. in fact, today is a few degrees warmer than yesterday. look at some of these daytime highs back above average, some areas back into the 70s like santa rosa, san jose, a high of 72. later on today, mid and upper 50s around the bay shoreline. but cooler air does arrive this weekend. we'll show you that coming up in eight minutes, but let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning. >> good morning to you. good morning to everybody at home. so we're going to start with the bay bridge toll plaza because the metering lights are now on. they flipped on about a half hour ago. and you can see it is starting to get really crowded out there at the bay bridge toll plaza. we do have some delays backed up to the end of the

parking lot, but the roads are wide open across the span. looking at your drive times. highway four to san francisco, 47 minutes. we're also still tracking this sigalert that we told you about earlier. this is in pittsburgh on east eastbound four before bailey road, and you can see some video here that shows you what's going on over there. we're seeing some big delays there. two left lanes are shut down because of that solo crash. it went over the center divide, landed on the bart tracks. and so that is impacting bart service. this morning. trains are stopped between north concord, martinez and antioch stations so you can get bus service through county connections. guys. >> gloria. thank you. breaking overnight, a brush fire in southern california that started alongside a busy freeway is now thankfully out. the sepulveda fire started late last night off interstate 405, in bel air. the fire burned 40 acres and prompted evacuation warnings. our sister station in la had its helicopter over the fire, their reporter said. a chp helicopter was circling the area looking for a possible arson suspect. >> they are searching. they are

scouring the area. we know that's what they are searching for. we do not know what prompted that search. if there was an actual report or more information that they are going on, but there is a chp aircraft up here looking for any sign of that arson suspect. >> red flag warnings for critical fire risk have been extended to tomorrow morning across la and ventura counties. firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the hughes fire, also burning in southern california. >> that fire also broke out yesterday. it burned more than 10,000 acres and about 50,000 people are under evacuation orders. containment is at 14%. it first started around 1030 yesterday morning near santa clarita and could stay six castaic. excuse me. this is an area you would know if you have ever driven to la on i-5 over the grapevine. the flames did come close to a water treatment plant, but firefighters were able to turn them back. our sister station in la was also over the hughes fire, and the

reporter in the helicopter described the scene last night. >> right now, that firefight is really winding down until the morning. you can see firefighters giving it a really valiant effort throughout the day. and no question about it, they saved the town of castaic. this fire coming very, very close to some of the commercial areas and residential neighborhoods right along the five freeway. >> at one point, the hughes fire was growing 20 acres a minute. to put that into perspective, that's about the size of 15 football fields every 60s so far, there are no reports of any injuries. those who live in the areas hit by the eaton and palisades fires are preparing for rain this weekend. public works crews are putting together sandbags for residents and business owners to protect their property from landslides. burn scars are extremely vulnerable, even with light rain. there is the potential for thunderstorms, which could bring downpours, and officials are particularly worried about pacific palisades, which has lots of hills that

burned. southern california is still recovering from its worst wildfires ever. the fires that burned the pacific palisades and pasadena areas to help the recovery efforts. scan the qr code on your screen right now, and that will take you to a list of verified and vetted organizations that are helping survivors. >> developing news in the north bay this morning where there is shock and disappointment. after sonoma state announced massive cuts to close a $24 billion budget deficit. that means every sports team will be gone, entire degree programs will disappear, and there will be many layoffs. abc seven news reporter lena howland joining us this morning with reaction from students. >> reggie aqui students we talked to were shocked by this news and said it caught them completely off guard. in an emailed letter, they learned dozens of staff members will be let go. some academic departments and majors dropped, and the division two athletic program eliminated entirely. sonoma state says they are working to close a nearly $24 million budget deficit caused by

a declining enrollment. the interim university president says it dropped by 38% since 2015, adding that rising costs of personnel and inflation were also contributing factors. it's a major blow to student athletes like amari houston, a senior softball player, although she will get to finish to finish playing through her senior year, her younger teammates won't. >> my coach is out of a job now. the baseball coach just got here. he's out of a job now. our head trainer just bought a house here and moved his family here. and so it's really just heartbreaking to think about all the people that are affected by this. >> our sports team was really the only community building on our campus, and it's completely gone now. >> the university said any student athletes who choose to stay at this school will remain eligible to continue receiving their scholarships. there will be a town hall meeting to discuss these cuts. one week from today at 130. that's

happening at the university's student center. ballrooms. live in studio. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. volunteers spread out across the south bay to get a better understanding of the homelessness crisis in santa clara county. the bi annual point in time count aims to update numbers on a more regular basis and keep up with the ever changing homeless situation. the surveys have changed a bit this year. volunteers starting hours later than previous years, but the count and survey were streamlined with new app. >> when you do these surveys, you really get to hear from the individuals that are on the street what their experiences have been, where they came from, where they slept last night, and where they were sleeping before they were becoming homeless. right. so it just gives you a much better sense of what an individual experiencing out here. >> the count started yesterday and will continue into today. results will be released later this year. >> president trump's executive order challenging birthright citizenship is facing its first legal argument today, in his

first sit down interview since taking office. the president defended his actions and future plans to send troops to the southern border. abc news reporter perry russom is in washington, with more details on the president's next steps. >> well, i think this. >> is president trump's first sit down interview of his second term. he tells fox news he stands by his decision to pardon january 6th defendants who attacked police officers. >> they were very minor incidents. >> officer daniel hodges seen screaming during the capitol riot. denouncing trump's pardons. >> i was beaten. crushed, kicked, punched. surrounded. >> trump working to crack down on immigration. today in seattle, a federal judge will hear challenges to trump's order ending birthright citizenship, a guarantee under the 14th amendment declaring anyone born on u.s. soil an american citizen. attorneys general in four states requesting the judge to block the order. trump now sending 1500 troops to the southern border. the pentagon says it includes military police

units, combat engineers and intelligence specialists. they will help construct physical barriers along the border. a military official says none will participate in law enforcement. >> you will be returned home. you will be arrested. you will be prosecuted. do not come. >> as another wildfire starts in southern california. trump also critical of fema. >> fema is getting in the way of everything. >> the federal agency is responsible for helping people before, during, and after disasters. according to fema, in the last four years, it responded to nearly 300 major disasters. >> fema is going to be a whole big discussion very shortly, because i'd rather see the states take care of their own problems. >> trump mentioning oklahoma as an example, saying, if oklahoma gets a tornado, he wants oklahoma to fix the problem, and then the federal government will send money. perry russom, abc news, washington. >> president trump's attack on immigration could affect thousands of afghani immigrants who are here legally. a large number of legal afghan immigrants call the bay area

home, and many of them live in fremont. many of them came to the u.s. with the promise of citizenship, but congress has failed in creating a legal pathway. now, advocates are concerned if these refugees are sent back, it could be life threatening. >> for folks that supported our u.s. mission. they supported our armed service members throughout the 20 years that the u.s. was in afghanistan. and we've made a promise and to send these people back to afghanistan isn't just cruel. it's a death sentence. >> many afghans end up in the east bay because of the resources afghan americans have built there. advocates say that despite what happens, afghan americans will continue to support refugees. 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 abc7 news.com and on the abc7 bay area app. >> all right. we'll begin this update in southern california. we continue to track that red flag warning. now, this was set

to expire today. it has been extended unfortunately until tomorrow morning because we're still seeing gusty winds throughout the day today. current winds right now you can see they are elevated, especially high in the hills of ventura and l.a. county. this morning. they even ramp up more as we head deeper into the day. 50 plus mile per hour winds are expected throughout the morning, then into the afternoon. we'll finally see them back off and then first thing tomorrow morning. look at this. a welcome sight. those winds are extremely light. and that red flag warning will expire across the country. we are still tracking this arctic air. look at this map. san francisco right now at 58 degrees, is one of the warmest cities in the entire continental u.s. even warmer than miami. right now, miami is at 56, so we are seeing a warmer morning compared to this time yesterday. but still, we have some chilly spots out there. just be aware of that. we do have a frost advisory posted for parts of the

north bay and in the east bay, but look at the afternoon warm sunshine coming even warmer than yesterday. get out and enjoy this because temperatures come crashing down this weekend. amanda. as arctic air starts to move in across california. we'll talk about that coming up in eight minutes. >> all right drew, thank you. now, there seems to be one team that wants to stay at the oakland coliseum. the change of plans that could keep the ball rolling. a mountain lion on the prowl puts homeowners on alert. the legal limits on what residents can do to protect pets. remembering the lives lost in half moon bay. how the community plans to honor those killed in a mass shooting

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today marks two years since the deadly mass shooting in half moon bay and gloria. there are plans to honor the victims today. >> there are? amanda. i was there covering the mass shooting, and it's really hard to believe it was two years ago. today, the city of half moon bay is hoping to dedicate a memorial to those who were killed in the mass shooting. and today, on the second year anniversary, the community will have a chance to weigh in on the ideas. now, this is one of the designs right here. the city established a committee to come up with a memorial for the seven farm workers killed in the mass shooting at two farms. one other person was injured in the shooting. there are three designs for a farm worker memorial garden, and today the community can see those designs and give some feedback. i got a sneak peek at the proposal shown here and talked to julissa acosta of the city of half moon bay about it. >> i want to highlight the, the

importance that the farmworker community has and half moon bay and the importance the city has given to this project, and not only to recognize the victims from the shooting two years ago, but also to honor the farm worker legacy. on the cove side. >> the shooting shed light on deplorable living conditions that many farm workers face and their efforts to build farm worker housing in the city. there are two pop-up sessions today for the community to see the designs and give the feedback. the first one is from 930 to 1030 in the morning. there's another one from 3 to 4 this afternoon. the sessions are at mack dutra plaza in half moon bay. community members are also invited to bring flowers, candles and other items to the plaza in memory of the victims. all day today and tomorrow, the nonprofit alejo's will have a community vigil to mark the second anniversary. it's from 6 to 8 p.m. at the yellow house on purisima street. it's unclear when the memorial garden will be installed and funding still hasn't been secured. the costs range from half 1 million to

$3.5 million. but of course, the most important thing today is those who lost their lives two years ago are remembered. live in the studio. gloria rodriguez, abc seven news. >> gloria. thank you. a mountain lion on the prowl in the santa cruz mountains has some neighbors on edge this morning. surveillance video from one homeowner shows the mountain lion stuck off with a house cat in its jaws. residents say that's not the only pet it has taken off with. now, some have been left wondering what they can do to get rid of the lion. their options are limited due to state laws, and experts say getting rid of the animal isn't necessarily the solution. >> if you're living in an area where you have predators and you remove the predator, but you don't fix the problem, another predator is just going to move in and take its place. >> instead, experts advise installing tech that will help teach mountain lions to stay away from your properties. things like bright lights on fences or noisemakers can help deter the animals from places

they shouldn't be. >> the list of nominations out for the james beard award. kind of like the oscars of the food world. up for outstanding restaurant is san francisco benu, which has three michelin stars. chinatown's four kings is nominated for best new restaurant. suzette gresham, tonetti of acquerello is nomi for outstanding chef. in oakland, monique and paul fabus of tarts of phoebus are in the mix for outstanding pastry chef, and san francisco's true laurel is nominated for outstanding bar. nine bay area restaurants are up for outstanding california restaurant. congrats! >> congrats to them. >> bonjour. >> boonoo. bonjour. >> bonjour. so classy. >> that's true. we've been noon. every year, it's always on the list of greatest places to eat. it is. yeah. good for them. good for everybody. >> all right. this morning we are seeing clear skies. it's not nearly as cold as we were yesterday, but we do have some patchy frost advisories in effect for the north bay valleys

and the east bay valleys. but later today, it's even warmer than we were yesterday. so warm sunshine again. get out and enjoy because the weekend. an area of low pressure is for sure going to bring us some cooler air. but the track right now exactly is still up in the air. it could bring us a saturday shower or it could bring us some gusty winds. of course we hope we want the shower. so here's future weather. we'll show you one solution that we have this morning. the center of the low with this solution will put it right on top of the bay area. that would bring us some isolated showers on saturday. there are a couple of other solutions that put that center of the low moor over fresno. if it's more to our east in the central valley, that would keep us dry and it would bring winds with us on saturday. this is something we're going to fine tune over the next 24 hours, but regardless of the track of the low, it gets much colder in california and will likely track some snow coming to lake tahoe. but today it's all about those rankings where we stand for

january in terms of rainfall and across the board, it's anywhere from the second driest in napa to the fourth driest. so we certainly do need some rain. we are well below where we should be when it comes to rainfall for the month of january. temperatures right now. look at this. san francisco in the upper 50s, near 60 degrees right now. but where we have those frost advisories, it is chilly in the 30s, but across the board it is a lot warmer right now compared to this time yesterday. but still, we'll have that chill for the first couple of hours of the morning. look at the forecast today. nothing but sunshine. it's lovely this afternoon. well into the 60s. in fact, some areas in the low 70s like santa rosa, san jose at 72, mid and upper 60s around the bay shoreline. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. it is warm this afternoon. get out and enjoy because cloudier, cooler weather moves in here. tomorrow. we'll track that low pressure on saturday. whether it brings us wind or some rain. regardless, it will feel cool to kick off the weekend, guys. >> all right jerry, 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 coming up here we'll start with tracking the new wildfires in southern california. we've got matt gutman on the fires and i'm going to give you that forecast. i know drew was just covering some of that with that low coming in this weekend. that could be helpful. but of course they're going to be watching the burn scars really carefully. also the latest on president trump's immigration crackdown. he's ordered 1500 troops to the southern border. plus, the sweeping actions aiming to reshape the federal government and the president's stargate announcement. also, the new york man who was arrested for allegedly injecting people with fake botox, doctor whitney bowe, is here. she's the real deal. she's going to give us a safety checklist. if you are planning to get some of that and get ready for the oscar nominees. we just all went down. i've been hearing them all throughout the morning. you'll see a lot of those updates right here on gma. >> we have a lot of catching up to do because amanda and i have basically seen wicked and that's. >> that's it. wicked wins right? i was like is deadpool in the in the running? >> no. okay. well then that

takes off one. >> oh well we did. >> see inside out too. >> yeah. well wicked did. >> well yes. but you know what wicked didn't have it didn't have jon m chu, the director who's from the bay area. and i think that's a robbery. i think i need to report a robbery. >> report it. >> call the cops. i thought he did a brilliant job. >> get it out there. >> you know, i know, and i know. >> as you mentioned earlier, it's not even because he's from here. >> it's because of the work he's done. >> i thought it was great. >> it was fantastic. again, it was the only one that we watched, but it was amazing. >> we know a lot about that one movie. so deep dive. >> yeah, i'm with you. last night we were singing defying gravity before bed. adrian and i were just belting it out, and miles has had enough, so we're reaching that limit as well. >> okay. >> yeah. my two sons. very different opinions. >> yeah. amanda has also, you know, she bought it when it came out and you've been watching it a lot. >> after that first day. we had watched it maybe 4 or 5 times. i was like, okay, i think, i think we're done. i think we're done. we're not done, though not

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developing news out of texas this morning, where seven police

officers have been hurt after a standoff in san antonio. authorities say the officers were shot last night while responding to a person who was having a mental health emergency. the officers had non-life threatening injuries. the person who fired at the officers also died, but it is not clear if he was killed by police or died by suicide. the oakland roots are giving up on their plans to build a temporary stadium. the men's soccer team now wants to continue playing at the coliseum beyond the 2025 season, until they find a permanent home. prior to this season, the roots called cal state east bay home. the team had been planning to build a temporary stadium near the coliseum. they didn't elaborate on the decision to abandon that plan. >> 630. we're tracking commuter alert in the east bay, impacting a busy bart line. >> a sophisticated burglary ring only targeting a certain kind of homeowner. how neighbors are working together and helped south bay police make a big bust. but first, here's drew. >> hey, there. looking at the accuweather forecast region by

region along the coast today, we'll get those temperatures in the low 60s with full sunshine cool around the bay shoreline this morning in the 40s. but we're going back into the mid and upper 60s with sunny skies. it is quite cold inland. we have frost advisories posted, starting temperatures in the 30s, but we recover

watching abc seven mornings live. >> now at 630. we're tracking two new fires in southern california being pushed by santa ana winds. the progress made overnight to keep the flames from impacting two major freeways. >> plus suing bart over safety. a family of a woman pushed onto the tracks says her death could have been prevented. >> and what a shock at sonoma state university, as students grapple with budget cuts, it's going to get rid of the entire athletic department. >> good morning everyone. it is thursday, january 23rd. >> we'll get to all that. but first we'll talk to drew. >> yeah. i want to show you this map because i think it's fascinating right now. so across the country you're looking at current temperatures. san francisco is one of the warmest places right now across the lower 48. we're even warmer than miami, florida. right now, we're at 58 degrees in the city. you can see how much of that arctic air is covering the u.s. it's really not impacting northern california much, but we do have some patchy frost advisories in

effect. not nearly as cold this morning as we were yesterday. the frost advisories, mainly for the valleys of the north bay and the inland east bay until 9 a.m. so it's 58 in the city, but where we have those frost advisories, it is a lot cooler. 33 right now in santa rosa, down to 31 in danville, but around the bay shoreline. it is certainly a lot warmer than we were this time yesterday. so those frost advisories until 9 a.m. this morning. today is even warmer than yesterday. in fact, today is the warmest day of the week. look at our afternoon. sunny and mild cities. our warmest ones will go back into the low 70s again, so a high of 70 in santa rosa, 72 in san jose. we'll go to 67 in oakland, a very pleasant 65 in the city, 67 in san mateo, a high of 66 in fairfield. get out and enjoy this warm air, because the temperatures they come crashing down as we head into the weekend. as cooler air arrives across california. we'll talk about that in eight minutes, but let's check in with gloria. see those drive times this morning? >> good morning to you drew. good morning to everybody. so we are tracking a sigalert in

pittsburgh. this is impacting bart service today as well. we have some video to show you. now this is a tragic accident. somebody did die in this accident on eastbound four before bailey road. the two left lanes are shut down because of a solo crash. and you could see the vehicle right there in that video. now, the crash then went over the center divide, landed on the bart tracks. we're expecting that they're going to reopen about 7 to 8:00 in the morning, but we'll keep tracking this for you. now, it's not impacting traffic at this time. however, it is impacting bart service. so if you take a look here, this is what's being impacted right now bart service is stop between north concord, martinez and antioch county connections is providing bus service between north concord and pittsburg bay point. but passengers need to find alternative transportation for service between antioch and north concord martinez stations. and so this is a map that shows you exactly where it's going on. we have another incident. we're tracking westbound 580 after grant line road in the altamont pass, a three vehicle crash

involving a motorcycle blocking the left lane. there is heavy traffic backed up to 11th street on westbound 205. so really a lot happening this morning, guys. >> gloria thank you. firefighters are gaining the upper hand on the hughes fire in southern california. >> the fire erupted yesterday near santa clarita and castaic. 50,000 people are under evacuation orders. >> right now, containment is at 14%. marc cota-robles from our sister station in los angeles is near the fire lines. here's what he's been seeing this morning. >> reggie and amanda. good morning. hard to believe. southern california experiencing yet another major wildfire. but conditions, i've got to tell you this morning, have improved dramatically. in fact, driving around the burn area behind us here in the distance, that is the only activity that we could really find. you see some embers burning, smoldering on the far side of the lake. this fire spread incredibly fast. we can tell you no homes damaged or destroyed. this fire burning in areas of thick vegetation around castaic lake. it has burned just over 10,000 acres. as of last

update was 14% contained. those numbers will likely be updated this morning. that said, this fire was explosive. it really was yesterday's winds that allowed the fire to spot jumping roadways and expanding in size. the fire prompting mandatory evacuations in the castaic lake area and into the heart of castaic, threatening businesses as well. even castaic high school evacuated, so no doubt a lot of concern when this fire broke out this morning. what should be relief for people hopefully going back to their homes soon, especially in those warning areas for people up in the bay area familiar with the los angeles area. this is just south of the grapevine. the five freeway was shut down at one point that has since reopened, but again, conditions are much better compared to yesterday. reggie and amanda, we'll send it back to you. >> that was marc cota-robles reporting from southern california. crews have put out another fire that broke out yesterday, this one along interstate 405, in bel air, about a mile north of the getty

center. the brush fire burned 40 acres. it did prompt evacuation warnings. our sister station in los angeles reports a chp helicopter was circling the area looking for a possible arson suspect. >> southern california is still recovering from its worst wildfires ever. those are the fires that burned pacific palisades in pasadena to help with the recovery efforts. scan the qr code on your screen right now, and that will take you to a list of verified and vetted organizations that are helping survivors. >> president trump is sending 1500 additional troops to the southern border as part of his immigration reform efforts and his threats of mass deportations loom. bay area officials and nonprofits are gearing up to respond. the bay area is home to several sanctuary cities. they limit participation in federal immigration enforcement efforts. county, city and community leaders joined forces in oakland to double down on their commitment to immigrant rights. >> we in alameda county are a sanctuary county and we are unapologetic about it. we are

home to over half a million immigrants and refugees. they are my parents, our grandparents, our neighbors, our friends. >> good morning. >> nonprofits say they are collecting funds to launch a hotline to streamline information for undocumented immigrants in case of raids. of course, the new trump administration means a lot of changes. we're keeping track of the first 100 days, and you can too, at abc7 news.com and on the abc7 bay area app. >> and this morning, students at sonoma state are in shock after finding out the university is making massive cuts to fix budget problems. administrators announcing entire degrees are being eliminated, departments closed, all sports canceled, and many layoffs are on the way. abc7 news reporter lena howland is here with reaction. and what comes next? lena. >> well, amanda, students we talked to said they didn't get any notice before yesterday's announcement, and now many are considering transferring to get their academic or athletic

programs back. sonoma state says it will not renew contracts for 46 faculty members for the upcoming school year for management, and 12 staff positions will also be eliminated, and several more lecturers are expected to get a notice that no work will be available in the fall. on top of that, they plan to discontinue several academic departments and majors. that includes history, environmental studies, and languages like spanish and french, just to name a few. and despite being a division two school, all athletic programs are getting cut. >> there's no point staying at a ghost town, you know, if there's no programs, no school spirit, and no anything to incentivize us here to stay at sjsu, what's the point? >> we had absolutely no heads up at all that this was even a possibility. we had an athletic meeting with our president and the head of student affairs, where we had an opportunity to ask questions, and many questions were asked, but none were actually answered.

>> you know, would you have gone to school there if they didn't have an athletic program? >> absolutely not. >> and the school says they need to eliminate a nearly $24 million budget deficit, something caused by a declining enrollment, which has dropped by 38% over the past ten years. the university's interim president said any student athletes who choose to stay at this school will remain eligible to continue receiving their scholarships. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> thank you lena. new developments stanford university will not discipline a student journalist who was arrested while reporting on a protest last june. the san francisco chronicle was the first to report on this decision. at the time, then freshman dylan coghill was covering pro-palestinian protests for the stanford daily go. hill was wearing his press pass when he followed a dozen student protesters inside the president's office. officials say the students caused extensive damage after a brief occupation. go. hill was taken into custody with the protesters. all were released

from the santa clara county jail after more than 12 hours. >> bart is being sued for the death of a woman who was pushed in front of a train last summer. 74 year old corazon dandan was heading home from her night shift as a telephone operator at a union square hotel. she was at the powell street bart station where she was pushed, hitting an oncoming train and the platform. then she died. a homeless man was arrested and charged with her murder. abc seven news reporter tim johns is following the story. >> bart, you're on notice. you have to make riders safer. >> powerful words outside the powell street bart station in san francisco on wednesday. the family of corazon dandan held a news conference alongside their lawyers to announce a lawsuit against the transit agency. corazon was killed after being pushed into a bart train at the powell street station last july. police charged a homeless man in her death. >> she has no bad bone in her body that i can that i can think of. >> the lawsuit laying out reasons the family believes bart should be held responsible.

chief among them, they say bart failed to keep its riders safe and its stations secure. the lawsuit claiming the man who pushed corazon had been known to bart police and previously banned from entering the powell street station. >> he had been in trouble multiple times. he was known to bart. he was told not to ride. he was a gate jumper. there are a lot of people like him around. >> since her passing, corazon's family says the emotional pain they've endured has oftentimes been unbearable. corazon's nephew alvin, saying he was the one who got the call from the hospital staff that night in july to say his aunt had died. >> that's the first trauma uh- emotional trauma that i've suffered. the second one was delivering the news to the six siblings. >> one of those six siblings is corazon's brother, danilo, after they both immigrated from the philippines. danilo says his sister was his closest friend here in the bay area. now, he and his family want to make sure what they've gone through isn't experienced by anyone else.

>> i always remember her, you know, especially, you know. the last, you know, christmas. and new year. we always been together. >> the dandan family says while bart has made improvements since corazon's death, there's still more things they would like to see done. as for bart itself, they say they are not commenting on this matter in san francisco. tim johns abc seven news. >> a three alarm fire burned part of an apartment complex in san jose yesterday afternoon. people had to evacuate. they rescued a cat. sky seven was overhead as firefighters appeared to be mopping up at the two story building on los gatos almaden road. eight units are now uninhabitable. nobody was hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation. >> san jose police say they've made a break in criminal. they made a break. criminal operation targeting aapi households. so they ended up breaking this case is what i'm saying. police say three suspects have been arrested. but based on evidence, the trio is only a small part of a larger burglary crew. they are

accused of several home burglaries across several cities. >> took all the valuables mainly. you know, a lot of, you know, important items that were passed on from generation to generation. >> police say the total loss is estimated to be around $1 million. detectives recovered 700 pieces of jewelry and large amounts of foreign money, purses, watches and stolen firearms. police believe they will link other unsolved burglaries to this crew. >> it is a big morning for hollywood. coming up next. the movies and stars leading the nominations for this year's academy awards. >> and you are looking live at the big board at the new york stock exchange. another update on how the markets are doing next. we're up about 83 points, it says. >> plus extreme winter weather stretching from the midwest to the south. bitter cold conditions have moved in following a historic snowstorm. but here in the bay area, we're the warmest you're going to find. >> yeah, we really are. it's incredible. temperatures right now in the city are closing in on 60 degrees. but we'll begin this update in southern

california. get to the latest on the red flag warning. this was set to expire today. they've extended it until tomorrow because the winds are still active today and the humidity is dry. winds this morning are high, especially in our hills of ventura and l.a. county. it stays pretty active all day today. it's not until late tonight and early tomorrow morning. this will be a welcome sight for southern california. the winds finally back off and that red flag warning does expire back here in the bay. not nearly as cold this morning as we were yesterday. some areas about 10 to 17 degrees warmer compared to this time yesterday. but we do still have some patchy frost advisories in the valleys of the north bay and the east bay. look at this view. it is lovely this morning. a live look outside from our rooftop camera here at kgo, the embarcadero right here, the bay bridge. it is going to be another lovely afternoon. we have some frosty temperatures right now, but it's all about warm sunshine. we'll get some areas in the low 70s again today. most of us into the 60s get out and enjoy it, because temperatures come crashing down as we head into

the weekend below average. and on saturday, we do have the chance of an isolated shower. we'll talk much more about that 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]

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struggling to reopen roads and restore power as they deal with freezing temperatures. hundreds of workers are helping to reopen the three mile bridge in pensacola, where nine inches of snow fell. that set the all time record in tallahassee. people say the heavy snowfall damaged their pools. >> i never thought for a minute we're concerned about the snow and the ice falling down on the pool enclosure to collapse it. never thought for a minute that would happen, but we were dead. asleep. heard this loud bang. i thought it might have been a tree, but opened the door and it was this. >> that is wild. ten deaths are blamed on the storm right now. 11 million people from texas to south carolina are under cold weather alerts. multiple all time record lows have been recorded and more record lows are possible this morning. >> governor gavin newsom is now calling for an investigation into the battery facility fire in moss landing. the fire broke out a week ago, briefly shutting down highway one and forcing

many to evacuate. people across monterey county now complaining about the smoky air quality in the area. governor newsom's office says the investigation should determine the cause of the fire and ways to make these types of facilities safer. a local state of emergency was approved last week. >> now it's your morning money report. payments company stripe is laying off 300 people. that's according to a leaked memo obtained by business insider. the job cuts represent about 3.5% of the south san francisco based company. pay no attention to this, stripe says the affected employees are in product engineering and operations roles. the company says it still plans to grow its workforce by 1500 employees this year. now we'll get to this, the big announcement this morning out of hollywood. the oscar nominations are out after being postponed not once but twice because of the wildfires in la. >> yeah. here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. listen, where do you want me to look? adrien brody in the brutalist. timothee chalamet in a complete unknown. colman

domingo in sing-sing, ralph fiennes in conclave and sebastian stan in the apprentice. and here are the nominees for actress in a leading role. >> cynthia erivo in wicked, karla, sofia gascon and emilia perez, mikey madison and honora demi moore in the substance and fernando torres in i'm still here. >> and here are the nominees for actress in a supporting role. monica barbaro in a complete unknown. barbara was born in san francisco and raised in mill valley. ariana grande in wicked, felicity jones in the brutalist isabella rossellini in conclave, and zoe saldana and emilia perez. and the nominees for best picture. there's a lot of them, so get ready, honora. the brutalist a complete unknown conclave. dune part two. emilia perez. i'm still here. nickel boys, the substance and wicked. emilia perez leads the nominations with 13. that sets a record for a non-english

language film, and our friends at pixar also picked up a nomination for inside out two for animated feature film. >> and the oscars award ceremony is sunday, march 2nd. it's hosted by conan o'brien. it will be live right here on abc seven and for the first time, live streaming on hulu. >> that's exciting for a lot of people. >> oh! oh, don't. >> know. typekit. >> right to weather, right to weather. >> we don't want to hear it. we don't hear it. >> that's live editing. >> abc seven mornings. we're crushing you. i mean, best live picture. honestly, this. >> is that is really pretty. >> and like you mentioned what you were saying, how we are one of the warmest areas in the entire country right now. temperatures in the city are in the upper 50s. here's a live look from our rooftop camera. it is beautiful this morning. it's not as cold as we were yesterday, but we still have some frost advisories in effect for the north bay and the east bay, where temperatures are in the 30s this morning. but if you like yesterday, you'll love today. it's even warmer than yesterday. today is the warmest

day of the week. we have temperatures well above average. get out and enjoy because saturday, colder air moves in here with an area of low pressure, and depending on the track of that low, it could bring us an isolated shower. i'll show you what i mean. here's future weather as we get into saturday. here comes that low pressure. one of our models. our guidance shows that low right on top of us. if this was the correct track, this would bring us an isolated shower on saturday. but some of our guidance watch pushes that low closer to fresno in the central valley to our east. if that is the correct track, we would stay dry and we would get some gusty winds. this is something we're going to fine tune over the next 24 hours, regardless of the track. it is going to get dramatically cooler here over the weekend, but we desperately need some rain. here's how january is shaping up anywhere from the second driest to the fourth driest across the region. we need some rain because we have been so dry this month. temperatures right now upper 50s in the city, but where we have those frost advisories, we are in the 30s from concord to santa rosa. so it is cool out there

this morning, but it's a lovely day on the way. lots of sunshine no matter where you are in the bay. temperatures well into the 60s already by 11 a.m. and then to the afternoon, our warmest areas going into the low 70s, so a high of 70. in santa rosa we'll go to 72 in san jose, a pleasant 67 in oakland, 65 in the city, 63 in antioch, santa cruz. it will be a nice day along the coast near 70 for daytime high overnight. tonight we will have partly cloudy skies so temperatures not too chilly. pretty close to average 30s and 40s on the board. accuweather seven day we'll show you. we are tracking a warm day today, cloudy and cooler. tomorrow we'll track that low pressure, which brings us either gusty winds or a slight chance of an isolated shower on saturday. regardless of the exact track, r the weekend with drier weather next week. guys. >> thanks. we are counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade sponsored by toyota. we are less than one month away from the largest lunar new year parade outside of asia this year. actress and longtime san francisco resident joan chen

kicks things off with the lighting of the ceremonial firecrackers as grand marshal and veteran dancing with the stars judge carrie ann inaba will round out the parade as abc7 grand marshal for closing ceremonies. also, daniel lurie, the first san francisco mayor to hold his inauguration celebrations in chinatown, will serve as honorary grand marshal. >> this is what we look for as a chinese american. we're always looking forward to share our culture with the world. >> 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. >> popping boba has become a popular topping for milk tea shops across the country, and now there's a new topping entering the game. boba pops is alcoholic popping boba. the company behind it says boba pops are flavored pearls of popping spirits bottled at 12.5% abv. that's alcohol by volume. there

are five different flavors blueberry, raspberry, strawberry, peach, and lychee. the brand is expected to launch in six states. this includes california. i'm a boba girl. are you? you like boba? >> i'm. you know i can be into it. i don't you're not going to find me in a line. you know, if there's more than one person in line, i'll skip. okay? that's my commitment to boba. convenient time of my life. >> convenience, i get it. up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> you can watch all of our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. download that app now you can start streaming. >> and as we head to break, we're taking a live look from our tam cam. beautif

two new fires are burning in l.a. county. the largest, the hughes fire, started yesterday morning in castaic and closed interstate five for several

hours. another started overnight near bel air. southern california is once again dealing with extremely dry conditions and high winds. >> number two. president trump's effort to end birthright citizenship will get its first test in court this morning. multiple states, cities, nonprofits and individuals have already sued over the executive order, arguing it violates the constitution's 14th amendment. >> number three. today marks two years since the mass shooting in half moon bay. to honor the victims, the city is building a memorial garden. the designs will be on display for people to see at the mak dutra plaza from 930 to 1030 this morning, and then 3 to 4 this afternoon. >> number four, sonoma state is making drastic cuts to close a multi-million dollar budget deficit. the university is ending its athletics program. it's eliminating multiple departments and degrees and laying off faculty. >> and number five in the forecast. we do have a cool morning out there. not nearly as cold as we were this time yesterday, but a few frost advisories are posted for the valleys of the north bay and the

east bay until 9 a.m. these are the areas that see temperatures right now in the 30s like sonoma, santa rosa, danville, right now 31. but other areas are much warmer in the 40s and 50s. we're back into the 60s and 70s later on today. >> and number six, there's a sigalert in pittsburgh on east eastbound four before bailey road, two left lanes are shut down. there was a solo crash that went over the center divide landed on the bart tracks. so this is impacting bart service in the area. check the website for more information. >> number seven the oscar nominations are out and our friends at pixar received a nomination for inside out two for animated feature film. and monica barbaro, who was born in san francisco and raised in mill valley, is nominated for actress in a supporting role in a complete unknown. the oscars are sunday, march 2nd. it will be live right here on abc seven and for the first time, live streaming on hulu. >> as members of the sag-aftra. >> union, we have we. >> have access to all of. >> these films, and yet we.

>> have not taken advantage. >> of them. we're so. >> behind this weekend. i think we'll all be catching up, right? >> okay, i know you've seen conclave. >> you've seen conclave and the substance. >> yeah. >> yep. >> i've seen wicked, if you haven't heard. >> yes. >> your children are big fans. >> i've seen wicked also. >> i was happy to see sing. sing was nominated for something. i think it was. colman domingo. >> was nominated inside out to inside out to inside out to. i think. >> we've all seen that one. that's a. >> great one. okay, so. >> we're not bad. we got we got work to do. >> yes for sure. >> it's not terrible. >> this morning i want to let you know that we're going to be talking to sketchfest. >> yes, on seven. >> at seven, which is our streaming show. so go find us there. or if not, just stay here and you can continue watching for good morning america. ♪ ♪ >> good morning, america a new fire in califo