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together. he's the governor of the state and we're going to get it completed. they're going to need a lot of federal help unless you don't need any, which would be okay. >> we're going to need a lot of federal help. >> so we're going to take care of things. >> president trump and governor newsom in los angeles right now, vowing to work together in the recovery effort of the deadly southern california wildfires. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. thanks for joining us. what an interesting scene that was given their history. the president touring the area, devastated by the palisades fire and meeting with first responders, homeowners and local leaders as well. >> yes. abc seven news anchor karina nova has been monitoring all of it. she joins us with the latest. karina. >> well, right now president trump is meeting in pacific palisades with local and state representatives from across southern california. and here's a live look at that meeting, which began about 15 minutes ago prior to this roundtable. he toured the disaster area in palisades and visited with victims of the wildfires. and earlier this afternoon, when he landed at lax, he was greeted by

governor gavin newsom. the two spoke cordially and briefly. as soon as the president stepped off the plane. they didn't discuss the political battle over the president, saying he will withhold federal disaster relief funding for the state. earlier in the day, the president said in order to get the funding, california should agree to two specific conditions implementing a voter id requirement and changing how water is distributed in california. but during the roundtable just moments ago, the president didn't talk about that, but praised the efforts of first responders and said the federal government is standing behind the victims. >> i don't think you can realize how uh- how rough it is, how devastating it is until you see it. i didn't realize, i mean, i saw a lot of bad things on television, but the extent of it, the size of it. we flew over it in a helicopter. we flew to a few of the areas and it is devastation. it's incredible.

>> and just moments ago, the president announced he is signing a new executive order to send more federally controlled water from northern california to central and southern california. he's also expected to sign an executive order today to establish a task force charged with reviewing fema and recommending changes. trump has been highly critical of the agency, saying it wastes time and money and that he thinks disaster response should be left up to the states. while in north carolina today, the president even proposed eliminating fema. now, trump does not have the authority to eliminate fema. it would require congressional action. dan. >> okay, karina, thanks very much. now, it is only the fifth day of the trump administration, and already there are plenty of changes. we're keeping track of the first 100 days, and you can as well at abc seven news.com and on the abc seven bay area app. >> let's turn now to the weather as we take a live look outside at the conditions. and there is the possibility of showers in

the forecast for this weekend. so let's get right to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. what's coming sandhya? >> yeah. ama, you know, we haven't heard showers in about three weeks as far as measurable rain here. so this is really encouraging. let's first start with our changes that are in the air seven degrees cooler right now in san francisco and mountain view compared to 24 hours ago. the clouds are increasing onshore winds as well. and here comes a system. so we certainly will be seeing the potential for pop up showers. we look at the timing tomorrow morning at 11:00, some of you seeing sun and clouds and you're thinking isolated shower. but then look what happens as we head into the afternoon. just pop up showers around the region, anywhere going into the evening hours. and really, this continues heading into sunday morning as this system comes in. the winds are going to kick up in the north bay hills. a wind advisory goes up tonight through sunday morning. gusts up to 50 miles an hour. frost advisory for some of our inland valleys and hills. tomorrow morning, as temperatures are going to drop,

the colder air mass will be very obvious down to the low 30s. i'm going to be back with a full look at the forecast, which does include snow in the sierra as well. dan. >> we need that. all right. sandhya, thanks very much. we have some new information tonight in the unexpected death of a legendary bay area drag performer in london, the metropolitan police just released this surveillance footage of three men that they want to question about lina's death in april of 2023. detectives say they visited the residence where his body was found early on the day the death was reported. heklina had long been one of the faces of san francisco's drag scene. >> in contra costa county. the family of a murdered oakley woman says the district attorney's office has failed her. as they fight to seek justice. they've been hoping for charges against the suspect's mother, but with a crucial deadline approaching, the family tells abc seven news reporter anser hassan they feel abandoned. >> for the past three years, the gaye family has been seeking justice for their daughter alexis, who was killed by her

ex-boyfriend marshall jones. jones allegedly cut up her body and disposed of the remains in garbage bags along the foothills of the sierra nevada. >> it took us almost two years to gather all the information that we needed for the presentation last month. >> last month, the gabes were joined by investigators from the oakley and antioch police departments in meeting with contra costa county district attorney diana becton. they want her to file charges against jones mother, alicia coleman clark, as an accessory after the fact. they say the evidence is overwhelming. >> we confirmed that she is inside the garbage bag and that's drop off in her house. >> the da's office did determine that jones killed gabe. seattle police then killed jones in june of 2022, as officers attempted to serve an arrest warrant. the da's office declined requests for interviews, but announced on thursday that while some of the evidence presented during their meeting did raise suspicions, there's not enough sufficient evidence to charge jones mother, the family attorney believes

delays in the investigation led to lapses in this case, including when jones bought a plane ticket to seattle. >> if they followed up on the airline ticket, which, you know, it's been three years now, back then, it would have been a matter of months, less than a year. so i think they went wrong right there. >> the statute of limitations for this case ends on sunday. that means this is the end of the case for the gabe family, who say there has been no justice for alexis. >> no, we did not. we did not achieve closure. yeah, we did not achieve the justice that we were were looking for. >> i feel like i disappointed my daughter. >> only 70% of alexis remains have been found. the family plans to post all the evidence they have on social media for the public to decide. a celebration of life will be held on sunday in oakley, anser hassan, abc seven news. >> the cal marine in the north

bay. a proposed program by santa rosa police is raising concerns over equity and privacy. it involves drones that the department wants to use as first responders as. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard explains some want the idea grounded before it even takes flight. >> technology. >> and this is what's going to be going forward internationally as far as law enforcement use of drones. >> it's a new tool which could transform the way santa rosa police respond to some emergency calls by using drones as first responders before officers arrive. >> drones can get there in less than two minutes and give us an aerial view of what's going on in that moment. >> santa rosa police sergeant patricia steffens says the drones could be launched remotely from the roofs of buildings, traveling up to 50mph, hovering 300ft off the ground. its video feed monitored in real time, allowing the department to decide how police should respond. >> now, this could be a violent, in-progress crime, or it could be a natural disaster.

>> the drone asked first responder program is already being used by fremont police and the chula vista pd near san diego. >> think about how important it is to determine whether it's a pencil in someone's hand, a knife, or a cell phone. this is really about deescalation at its best. >> not everyone is convinced the criminal justice branch of the sonoma county naacp says without safeguards, it can't support the program due to potential civil rights threats and privacy concerns. >> and this is statistically validated that they do tend to over monitor communities of color. and so the concern is that given that past precedent and the statistics that the drones will be flying over certain communities more than the other communities. >> the drone program could cost as much as $250,000 annually. zollman would like that money to be spent elsewhere. >> the money put into that

mental health trauma services would be a lot better than having law enforcement come in and again over police. >> we want the community to know that these will not be used for surveillance or patrol. >> a series of public meetings are being held to get community feedback about the drone idea. the next meeting is tuesday, january 28th, 9 a.m. at santa rosa city hall in santa rosa. cornell, bernard. abc seven news. >> still ahead here. a desperate cry for help from a south bay nonprofit. the silicon valley princess projects urgent search as they race against time. >> and is important history, like the holocaust being forgotten. the stark message from jewish leaders as we get ready to mark a milestone anniversary. abc seven news at

camp in poland was liberated at the end of world war two. >> today, abc seven news reporter tim johns talked to people who believe sharing the history of the horrors of the holocaust is more important today than ever. >> it's been 80 years since the auschwitz concentration camp was liberated at the end of the second world war. but for rabbi andrew baker, keeping the history and stories of auschwitz alive has never been more important. >> when you visit there, you know you're walking in the very same place. you see the barracks, you see the train tracks. >> rabbi baker is the director of international jewish affairs for the american jewish committee. over the weekend, he'll travel to auschwitz to attend a special memorial being held monday for international holocaust remembrance day. the rabbi says he thinks this trip is especially important. eight decades later, surveys show an increasing number of people are unaware of what the holocaust is or the horrors that happened.

>> virtually a half or more surveyed cannot identify that 6 million jews were murdered in the holocaust. there's significant percentages of people, when surveyed, are unable to even identify the name of a single concentration camp like auschwitz. >> that lack of knowledge is also concerning for teresa drenik. drenik is the deputy regional director for the ajc's northern california chapter and the daughter of holocaust survivors. >> it was absolutely with them for the duration of their lives, and it resonates in the families of anybody who was either a survivor or a refugee from the holocaust. >> drenik thinks monday's event in poland is important for other reasons, too. she points to the explosive growth in anti-semitism in the bay area and around the u.s. since the start of israel's war with hamas. >> the similarities of what we are seeing currently in terms of the rise in anti-semitism, the

vitriol thrown at jewish communities, is an echo of what was seen in europe in the 1930s. >> ahead of monday, rabbi baker says calling out anti-semitism is a way all of us can honor international holocaust remembrance day. >> if anti-semitism takes away other, other prejudice, other hatred will follow. and the very principles of our democratic society begin to erode. >> in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> still ahead. a chance of showers now. back in the forecast. here's a live look outside at conditions right now. >> we're going to check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel for the details. and do not forget the golden state warriors next game is right here on abc seven tomorrow. the dubs host lebron and the lakers. tipoff is

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great work, but now the south bay nonprofit is in need of some help itself. >> abc seven news reporter zach fuentes explains why they're losing their home and what they need to continue the great work they're doing. >> welcome to princess project. >> stepping through the current santa clara home of this nonprofit is like walking through a princess closet. but it's not royalty who gets to step out in one of the treasures found here, it's south bay teens heading to prom. >> students will also walk away with not only a dress, but a wonderful goodie box. >> there's no financial requirement. the organization is run by volunteers like president rebecca flores. >> then when we hear comments from the students, things like, thank you for making me feel pretty. it's overwhelming. and it's that's what makes us do what we do. >> for the last three years, the silicon valley chapter of the princess project has been running out of this donated

space in santa clara, a now shuttered real estate office. but the building recently came under new ownership, and the nonprofit has been asked to leave under a tight deadline. >> february 15th. it barely gives us enough time to be able to move everything out. >> with prom season just around the corner. plus volunteer and giveaway events scheduled in the coming weeks, the princess project is hoping for someone to step in as a type of fairy godmother. >> we're hoping that somebody out there has a space for us, even. you know, all we really need right now is a space to last us until through april at least. >> the nonprofit needs a certain type of space in the south bay to house the donated inventory and accommodate changing areas. >> the ideal spot for us would be a commercial space that is more than 6000ft■!s. >> no matter if and when someone comes through for them, flores said. the nonprofit will somehow do the giveaways that so many bay area teens have come to rely on. >> i have to do this out of my driveway. this is what i'm going to do somehow, some way. this is

what i'm going to do. i'm i'm going to meet those commitments that we've made to our high schools. >> if you or someone you know would like to help the princess project silicon valley find a new space, head to our website, abc seven news.com in santa clara. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right, let's hope they get some help because they really are making a difference. let's talk about the weekend forecast. >> yes. weekend. that's a nice ring to it. it does. it does. >> it's got a nice ring to it doesn't it. it does. well this weekend you might want to get those layers handy and have the umbrella close by. let me show you live doppler seven. we'll talk about why there is a system that is coming in from the north. we're already seeing clouds ahead of this trough. and you will notice just cooler conditions across the region. temperatures are in the 50s and the 60s. looking at a live view from okay, you can barely see the sun. it is fading as those clouds are gathering. if you are flying out of okay, it is fiesta friday travel forecast time.

we're talking about a 20% chance of a few showers in oakland. 57 degrees guadalajara 79. partly cloudy. mexico city 74 degrees and partly cloudy skies. beautiful view from exploratorium looking at coit tower this weekend. spotty showers next few mornings it's going to be cold with frost and a gusty pattern is setting up with the windiest conditions in our north bay hills. tomorrow morning it's going to get cold. upper 20s to the mid 40s. you're going to feel that chill despite the cloud cover. tomorrow afternoon. make sure you have an umbrella because we will have some spotty showers around. highs will be in the 50s, so it's going to be a cooler air mass that we're experiencing. here's a timeline of what's going to happen. a couple of showers showing up saturday morning in the north bay. then by 3 p.m, even parts of santa cruz, the south bay getting in on the action. spotty showers into saturday evening and going into early sunday. not expecting widespread showers, but it will be spotty over mount hamilton. could even see a light dusting of snow. this is all done after

sunday morning for the bay area. rainfall projections anywhere from nothing measurable to about 12 hundredths of an inch there. in ben lomond. this does turn to snow in the higher elevations, where a winter weather advisory goes up in the sierra tomorrow morning to sunday afternoon. dusting is possible down to 3000ft, but 4 to 6in above 5000. so your passes are impacted. gusty winds. slippery conditions. chain controls are likely looking at southern california. this is going to be the first winter storm for southern california. they're going to get soaked. they're going to get the snow in the mountains. but this of course with the rain does pose the risk of mudslides and debris flows because of the recent burn scar areas experiencing a lot of rain in a short period of time. now, here in the bay area, north bay mountains are going to see the winds ramping up tomorrow morning and remaining gusty after the winds die down. a freeze watch goes up sunday morning to tuesday morning, temperatures down to the upper 20s. it's going to be very cold. the accuweather seven day forecast this weekend. spotty

showers between tomorrow and sunday morning. certainly windy in the hills, breezy and chilly elsewhere. we're looking at a dry start to the next workweek and then chance of some rain between thursday evening and friday is looking wet at this point. ama and dan. >> so i think. >> pattern changes. >> yeah. that's good. yeah. cool. thanks, andrea. >> all right. well, still ahead here, preparations for the lunar new year just five days away. the big event going on in san francisco's a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car, and vacation home, may be closer than you think. ready to meet the dream team? you can with wells fargo.

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francisco chinese new year parade, sponsored by toyota. we're now just 22 days away from the big event, which you can watch live right here and everywhere you stream abc seven. >> this weekend, san francisco's chinatown will host a special event ahead of next month's parade. >> yeah, the flower fair is the place to purchase fresh flowers, fruits, candies, and chinese new year themed decorations. the flower market is special because of the symbolism plants and flowers represent growth. while some fruit represents happiness. the fair takes place on grant street between clay and broadway

tomorrow from ten until 6 p.m, and on sunday from nine until six. >> the lunar new year celebration could bring some free parking to chinatown. s.f. supervisors are expected to approve a proposal that will allow drivers to park in the portsmouth square garage at no charge through february. the goal boost business in the area. the proposal also includes free muni rides during the weekend of the chinese new year parade. and 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. >> and speaking of streaming, we have more news ahead for you. >> yes, karina nova is here with that. hi, karina. >> always on streaming. all right. tonight we are taking a look at the perception of downtown san francisco from locals. abc seven news. building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez looked into why people still don't think it is safe. we'll have a deeper discussion on why that is. despite fewer encampments and less crime. plus, we take a look

at the history of birthright citizenship and san francisco chinatown's role in making it a basic right in our country. join us for those stories and more! at 5.30 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. dan ama. >> very good. all right, karina, thanks very much. >> and you can download the abc seven app or head to abc7 news.com and join karina in two minutes. >> and if you're watching here on tv world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us. we appreciate your time. i'm dan. >> ashley and i'm ama daetz. we will see you again at 6:00. you enjoy this. nice shot. >> of. the.

>> whit: tonight, for the first time ever, the u.s. using military planes for deporting migrants. president trump touring disaster zones, signaling he's open to eliminating fema.