good morning. it is sunday, january 17th, 7:00 on the dot as we take a live look outside. beautiful skies, and clear view of those palm trees out front of s.a.p. center in san jose on another mild january morning. we appreciate your starting your sunday morning with us, martin luther king jr. weekend. vianey arana joins us this morning with a look at your microclimate forecast, and we once again, we're both wearing our summer/spring colors, because it's just been so gorgeous out. >> it really has. you know, these 70s are definitely above normal for this

time of year. definitely a lot warmer and in addition to the near record highs that we might see again today, we're also tracking a couple of changes. the dangerous surf continues. i want to get to that in a second. 46 degrees in san jose. another mild morning to our overall bay area start, 47 degrees in hayward. oakland 52 right now. palo alto 54, and there is a new high surf advisory so we had one yesterday that was allowed to expire into the evening but the dangerous surf continues. this one is going to expire 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, which means dangerous coastlines and strong rip currents and dangerous sneaker waves. please be careful. it will be a nice, sunny, day, coming up.d to the coast, take a >> thanks so much. a 4.2 magnitude earthquake centered more than 50 miles south of the bay area rocked parts of our region and this morning, we're learning how widespread the shaking was.

that trembler hit just after 8:00 last night, the 4.2 was centered near the community of aromas in monterey county, south of gilroy, east of watsonville. dr. lucy jones, a renowned seismologist tweeted it was centered just a few miles from the san andreas fault. "today in the bay's" pete suratos reports for us from gilroy last night. >> reporter: this is sam cayas, owns a liquor store off of church street in the city of gilroy. he definitely felt the earthquake. nothing fell off the shelves, there wasn't any damage to the store. there hasn't been any damage reported so far at least in this area, but here he is in his own words describing the moment he realized that an earthquake might be taking place. >> suddenly, bang, you know, the noise came up like a bang, and then i thought some truck, accident happened and then suddenly the bottles moving and makes a sound, ting, ting, and i

thought there was an earthquake. i ran away. i thought it would fall down from the roof so i just ran out. >> reporter: while sam said this earthquake was a bit scary, he said he did experience a bigger earthquake back in his hometown of nepal, he said it was a 9.7 earthquake, but still nonetheless, tonight's earthquake definitely caught his attention. in gilroy, pete suratos, "nbc bay area news." dr. angela chung with the berkeley seismological laboratory says there's no way to tell whether this quake is indicative of the big one. >> we really have no idea when that next big earthquake will occur and just because there are earthquakes happening dunt's necessarily mean there will be a bigger one. there is a chance there may be a larger earthquake that comes after these earthquakes. the best thing question tell people is to use this as a reminder to get prepared for the next big earthquake. >> and with that reminder, make a plan with your family, including where you would meet in case you're separated and make sure that you're stocked

with emergency supplies. for the very latest on this story and others, you can go to nbcbayarea.com at any time. ahead of wednesday's inauguration, all 50 state capitols are on high security alert for violence. at the state capitol yesterday, calm did prevail, in sacramento, where there is a large military and police presence. this is just one element of the tight security measures leading up to the inauguration. 1,000 national guard members, many from here in the bay area, have taken their posts to protect the capitol building and state offices. they will be at the capitol at least through wednesday. a large pro-trump demonstration planned for today has been called off. the chp denied permits for the events citing covid-19 and safety concerns. counter demonstrators say they are ready to stand up to anyone who might turn to violence. >> i felt it was necessary to come out and simply as a show

that no matter what someone's political beliefs, their religion, their race, their creed, we are one nation, we believe in our democracy, and the peaceful transition of power. >> several sacramento businesses also are boarding up their windows ahead of possible violent crowds on wednesday. over to washington, d.c., we go, where police arrested a man they say tried to get into the inauguration area with a fake pass, a loaded gun, and ammunition. officers say wesley bealer tried to get through a checkpoint and into the restricted area friday night by presenting a fake credential. while one officer was getting information from bealer, another officer noticed pro gun stickers on the back window of his truck. now to our continuing coronavirus coverage, more than 40,000 new cases have been reported in just a 24-hour period. 669 californians lost their lives friday, that's the second most ever in one day for

california. now taking a look at our icu bed availability statewide, southern california and san joaquin valley continue to be at zero%, using surge beds for new patients. the bay area is a little high irbut not by much, 3.4%. sacramento at 6.2%. the northern california region is at 24% availability. remember, the bay area needs to be at 15% availability, so we can open back up again. in the east bay, we found a doctor who rolled up her sleeves this weekend, not to receive the covid vaccination but to give doses to others. dr. rebecca parish runs comprehensive wellness, an independent practice in walnut creek. she was seeing anxiety and frustration from many of our senior patients trying to get the covid vaccine, trying to get an appointment. so she decided to just organize her own clinic. >> i had a patient call me absolutely in tears, my 83-year-old patient, and after

trying to navigate online and she just wasn't able to do it. >> she worked to make that drive-through site a reality. she acquired the doses with help from the county. health care volunteers and local organizations gathered together to pull it all off at stanley middle school in lafayette. after today, it's estimated 500 senior also have received their first dose of the pfizer vaccine. all spots are filled, but we should tell you that if you go to our story on nbcbayarea.com, there is an email address and you can register for the doctor's next clinic. one of the first cvs vaccine clinics in the state started operations in fremont yesterday. the clinic took place at aegis assisted living in fremont. the general manager says the community has really been looking forward to it. >> all the residents are extremely excited for the vaccination. we've had an overwhelmingly positive response from the family members, and they're all

extremely excited that we're able to get the vaccines this soon. >> 240 residents and staff got the vaccine. if you need more information on how to get vaccinated, weo help. just take out your phone, use the camera, and you can scan that qr code on the bottom left-hand side of your screen. that will take you right to our vaccination guide. then scroll down to our county, and that's where you'll find information on how to sign up and where to go. another way, the old-fashioned way i like to call it, just go to nbcbayarea.com and right at the top click on "covid-19 vaccination guide." we have new detail this is morning about a san francisco mobile home where police say they found chemicals used to make explosives. the owner of that mobile home is still in police custody. we first told you about this yesterday morning on "today in the bay." san francisco police on friday night discovered the chemicals. the fbi was called in, this was at candlestick rv park on

fwilman avenue near candlestick point. police remained on scene all day yesterday. the fbi has turned over the investigation to the sfpd. police tell us it appears to be an isolated incident, and as we told you yesterday morning, more than 100 neighbors were evacuated as a precaution. >> they had the whole rv park pretty much like lined up on the side and told them that they had to go find somewhere else to stay for the night due to i don't really know what it's due to. >> police arrested 37-year-old kyle fulsome in connection with the incident. we're told the investigation is still ongoing. and at 7:09, we do have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we take you live to our weekly conversation with chuck todd who has a preview of this week's "meet the press." plus ahead of the historic inauguration a bay area symphony is honoring kamala harris. you can join in, we'll tell you

how.

welcome back. it is time now to bring in chuck todd, moderator of "meet the press." as always, thanks for joining thus morning. i want to start by saying i hope this past week gave you some time to catch up on rest following the week before, and the week ahead. chuck, we know that the clout that republican majority leader and soon to be minority leader mitch mcconnell has with his senate colleagues. i'm wondering if mcconnell votes to convict former president trump of the impeachment charge, after he becomes former president, how do you expect the rest of his colleagues to follow suit? >> look, this is going to be one of those if mitch mcconnell votes to convict, i think it means there are 16 other votes to convict. if he cannot recruit 16 others to vote to convict, i don't know

if he does, right? it is a tricky balance it's clear he -- to me, he's sending a signal that he wants to do this, that he thinks it's short term pain but the long-term gain is making him impossible to be a player in the republican primary and the theory is this. donald trump, you know, the second he finds out he can't run for president anymore, he'll whine, he'll complain, but then he'll move on and he'll want to be influential somewhere else. he'll probably just walk away. he has never been somebody who believes the movement is bigger than him. he has always believed he's bigger than the movement so the theory that mcc and some that would like to vote to convict are basically sending is stop fearing -- i no he what the polls say. stop fearing him as much as you do. his clout is going to fade faster than you think, but you know, that's a leap of faith for some of these republicans.

so it's right now going to be a close call. i'll make one prediction, if donald trump self-pardons, that would be a tipping point for some senate republicans to vote to convict. >> i always love your predictions. we save the tape and roll it back, i feel like you are a usually right. >> tape the tape, uh-oh. >> switch gears now to president-elect joe biden. he has a $1.9 trillion covid-19 stimulus proposal. sticking with that mitch mcconnell republican angle is there likely enough republican goodwill in the opening days of his presidency to secure passage of that? >> look, i actually think there is. i think you're going to see somewhere between 15 and 20 senate republicans make a very public effort to want to work

with joe biden for six months. i'm not saying it's going to last and not saying they're going to be there for climate change legislation or tweaks to the health care law but covid relief, perhaps massive infrastructure funding, i think there's going to be 10 to 12 senate republicans that joe biden in the first six months can work with. i think that, and i think in some ways the january 6 riots are going to be a bit of an extra motivator for that group of republicans to make that extra effort, because of just really how ashamed they are of what happened. >> and you would think or hope at this point we could all agree that our country could use some help with covid relief. you would hope it would just be a bipartisan effort at this point. >> correct. >> chuck, we appreciate you, thanks for joining us. this weeks a"meet the press" washington, d.c., mayor muriel

bowser and exclusive interviews with dr. anthony fauci and new jersey senator cory booker. stick here and stick with "meet the press" at 8:00 a.m., right after this newscast. and if you stay with me, coming up in about 30 minutes from now, we will talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston, the steps joe biden has to take to lead our divided nation. plans to send a ground-breaking immigration reform bill to congress on his first day in office, offering legal status to the estimated 11 million people currently in the united states illegally according to biden's incoming chief of staff. it's not clear how or when that path to citizenship would move forward, while the government also deals with the coronavirus crisis, and an economy just in shambles. the policy is a clear and

dramatic shift from the trump administration which sought to tighten restrictions on undocumented immigrants. vice president-elect kamala harris will be sworn in by supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. it is a historic first, the first woman and the first woman of color taking her oath from the first woman of color to sit on the supreme court. an aide says harris specifically chose sotomayor for that job. harris has chosen two meaningful bibles to use during the ceremony. one belonged to mrs. regina shelton a close harris family friend, used the same bible when sworn in as california attorney general. the other bible belonged to the late civil rights icon and supreme court justice thurgood marshall. now to the oakland symphony. it is getting ready for wednesday. it is holding atu inaugural ball and the concert

event called "oakland salutes" kicks off at 3:30 p.m., the commissioner and close friend of kamala harris will host. it will feature performances by the symphony and other local artists. the event is free and open to the public, found on the ohmland symphony's youtube channel. we'll check in with vianey arana for a look at our microclimate forecast. yesterday was so beautiful, while my baby was napping my husband and my older son and i, we kind of went out in front of our building and had ice cream in the sun. i mean, nothing like ice cream on january 16th. but we'll take it. >> i was just going to say that. california, but you know, kira, this is definitely above normal so we're supposed to be in the 50s and 60s but we saw the 70s and we're going to get another round of that today thanks to high pressure. let's get a live look over san francisco.

beautiful pink skies. it's at we've got going on. as you wake up this. we've got a couple of cold spots through the north bay, but let's talk about your microclimate highs for this afternoon, because another near record day is expected. san jose 73 degrees, morgan hill 75. notice the temperatures are slightly warmer than yesterday. gilroy 76 degrees, nearly 80 and we're in january, that's incredible. 74 degrees in danville, pleasanton 76, livermore 75. oakland 71 and how about a look at the peninsula, plenty of sunshine, don't have to worry about the sunshine. we're monitoring gusty winds, up in the hills it's gotten pretty gusty because of an approaching system nearby. redwood city 73. mission 70. san francisco inching near the 70s today, upper 60s for sure. we probably will creep into the 70s. 76 degrees in santa rosa. 75 in ukiah.

clearlake 73 and let's talk about the dangerous surf conditions because we have that high surf advisory yesterday that was allowed to expire into the evening, as the waves begin to calm down but we're going to see that again today. please be careful. i know kira was mentioning going on a walk and if you plan on going on a walk to the beach with your family, keep a clear distance from the coastline, never turn your back to a wave, 16 to 20-foot waves until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. in addition to the high surf advisory, we're also monitoring gusty wind ahead. a wind advisory is set to take effect starting tonight at 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on tuesday. mountain gusts upwards of 60 plus miles per hour. here locally it could mean downed trees and the potential for downed power lines. you may want to stay ready, maybe get the flash ligs talk a these winds. it's going to go into effect at 10:00 p.m. and notice the time bar at the right-hand corner. monday 5:00 a.m., look how gusty

it begins in santa rosa, 451 miles per hour, calistoga, petaluma and pushing this further to 9:00 a.m. tomorrow, 40 plus-mile-per-hour wind gusts, expecting to keep gusty conditions really all of monday, even into tuesday, which is why that wind advisory will remain in effect until then. over the next seven days a closer look at what to expect, well, we definitely have got the windy conditions ahead, and in addition to that we're going to keep at least dry weather in place until i would say the middle of the week, when we get to see a system approaching with rain next weekend. kira? >> all right, a little bit of everything. it's like we have three seasons in your forecast there. vianey, thanks so much. we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up, we first told you this story of a little girl helping a homeless man, after he found and returned her grandmother's wallet. now this story is going worldwide. it will make you bay area proud, next.

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it's safe to say we could use some goodews n nowadays, that's why we turn to "today in the bay's" garvin thomas. he has an update on a bay area proud story that suck a chord across the world as well as som other notable stories. >> i wanted to start by talngki about a story that we aired just before the new year that has really taken off since then. >> come on. >> the one about michaela gunnard. sean curry found her grandmother's lost wall net a dumpster and returned it, michaela decided to ask for donations to sean, instead of dollars that day, that was just the start. the story spread all over the world since then. yes, thstore has absolutely mushroomed. it's the epitome of viral, in a good way. >> michaela's mom started a go

fund me and that has since raised close to $50,000 for sean to help get him back on his feet. >> i think the country and the world need a story of kindness, period. >> speaking of helping out good people in need, back in 2014, we introduced you to the family behind ada's cafe in palo alto. the mission is meaningful employment for people with special needs like so many small businesses, owner kathleen foley hughes sayshey've been struggling to survi the pandemic. >> there were moments in 2020 that we, i wasn't sure what was going to happen. >> but their community is stepping up to help. donations and a current auction are aiming to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to make sure ada's mission continues. >> all of it is so meaningful, and we really do feel blessed and supported and really hopeful now. >> and finally, a quick shout

out to those getting creative to help others through these tough times. members of san francisco's zion church are asking people who have fruit trees in their yards to allow them to harvest them so they can then donate to people having trouble putting food on the table these days. they have already harvested more than 100 pounds. and as always, if you know of somebody who has done something nice for someone else, i'd love to hear about it. you can get in touch with me on any social channel, facebook, twitter, instagram, just search garvin thomas. back to you. >> thank you, garvin. here's more good news, nbc bay area and telemundo 48, we are teaming up to make a positivenovation. it's a grant challenge powered by the comca innovation recogni and awards $315. to to local non-profit organizations tackling everyday

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common side effects are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, good morning. it is sunday, january 17th, 7:29. oh my goodness, a beautiful look at the bay bridge. i'm a loss for words. pink skies, clear, straight to the transamerica pyramid, a gorgeous, mild january morning. what more could we ask for?

by the way, it is american treasure betty white's 99th birthday today. had to throw that out there. i'm kira klapper. thank you for starting your sunday with us. plenty of sunshine to go around. our own resident sunshine vianey arana joins us in yellow with a quick look at your microclimate forecast. hey, girl. >> hey, girl, thank you. definitely a sunny day. we must protect betty white at all costs, 99, that's amazing, happy birthday. we know she's watching in the bay area. 54 degrees in san francisco right now and it is going to be another day of near record highs. san jose right now 46 degrees, but we do have a little bit of a shift in the forecast and there's two important things i want folks to know. one is the dangerous surf that continues for today. it's nice and lovely, you'll want to head to the beach for a walk. try to steer clear of the coastline at least the immediate

coastline. keep a safe distance. we're dealing with strong rip currents and dangerous waves, 20-foot plus. this is going to remain in effect until 3:00 p.m. on monday. in addition to that, it is going to be warm, but we're also monitoring gusty winds ahead, so i'll talk more about that and what to expect coming up in a few minutes. kira? >> all right, v, see you then, thanks so much. the nation is on edge. state capitols are on lockdown, windows boarded up, fences raised. police and national guard are on patrol. we want to take you to the streets of washington d.c., where they resemble a military occupation ahead of president-elect joe biden's inauguration. von hilliard has the latest from the capitol where they arrested an armed man trying to get into the area with false credentials. >> reporter: a possible threat at the capitol, according to capitol police a man tried to enter the secure area of wednesday's inauguration in a pickup truck, with "unauthorized

credentials." when police searched his vehicle they found a loaded gun and 500 rounds of ammunition. the man identified by police was arrested and charged. the police did not comment on his possible intentions. it comes as the core of the nation's capitol enters a near total lockdown, with more than 9,500 national guardsmen now in d.c. >> it looks like a war zone. >> reporter: empty streets, as the district shuts down. this after the fatal law enforcement failures on january 6th. federal authorities have now arrested more than 100 individuals accused of being involved in the insurrection, including peter steager of arkansas, according to the fbi shown beating an officer with an american flag and jenna ryan a texas real estate agent, charged after storming the capitol, telling cbs news -- >> i was displaying my

patriotism, when i was there and i was just protesting. >> reporter: authorities are still working to identify even more of the insurrectionists, including this man, in new photos the fbi believes he is involved in this video, in which officer daniel hodges is pinned into a doorjamb. >> they ripped my mask off, stole my equipment, beat me up, sprayed me with everything. >> reporter: multiple u.s. house committees announcing a congressional review writing in a letter to the fbi and director of national intelligence "this still-emerging story is one of apparent and high-level failures, in particular, with respect to intelligence and security preparedness." >> that was nbc's von hilliard reporting for us. 120 federal prisons across the country are also on lockdown ahead of wednesday, including the federal correctional facility in dublin.

the bureau added it is not in response to any significant events occurring inside federal prisons. ahad of wednesday's inauguration all 50 state capitols remain on high alert for violence. at the state capitol yesterday calm did prevail, in sacramento where there is a large minimum tear and police presence already. this is just one element of the tight security measures leading up to the inauguration. we are told 1,000 national guard members, many from here in the bay area, have taken their posts to protect the capitol building and state offices. they will be at the capitol through wednesday. a large pro-trump demonstration that was planned for today has been called off. the chp denied permits for the event citing covid-19 and safety concerns. counter demonstrators we found yesterday say they are ready to stand up to anyone who might turn to violence. >> i felt it was necessary to come out and simply as a show

that no matter what someone's political beliefs, their religion, their race, their creed, we are one nation. we believe in our democracy and the peaceful transition of power >> several businesses are boarding up their windows ahead of possible violent crowds wednesday. three words stirring up anger and emotion in one east bay city. pete suratos talked to the mayor who said the city will not tolerate the act of vandalism especially in the wake of the events in washington, d.c. >> it's an image in union city being roundly condemned by city leaders, the banner says "white lives matter" says the message is not a representation of the city. >> any kind of racism in union city is unwelcomed and will not be tolerated. >> reporter: i spoke with union city mayor and said it was first

brought to her attention this morning. the banner placed at corner of smith and dyer streets, one of the busiest corners in the entire city. the city promptly took down the banner but the mayor says the recent insurrection at the u.s. capitol which involved a number of extremist groups makes this incident more unsettling. >> it is alarming for anybody to put up a "white lives matter" banner, because it connotates the racism that is going on across the country, with the events happening, trying to take over the country at the capitol. >> reporter: on a weekend celebrating the life of martin luther king jr., local civil rights leaders say this incident is a reminder there's plenty of work to do when it comes to achieving rac it's unbelievablee in this day and age after 50

years that they still believe that. so this systemic racism got to go. >> reporter: now the mayor tells me she has been in touch with union city police but she says city staff will be on high alert to make sure this doesn't happen again. in union city, pete suratos, "nbc bay area news." now to our continuing coronavirus coverage, more than 40,000 new cases have been reported in a 24-hour period. 669 californians lost their lives on friday, that's the second most ever in one day for our state. taking a look at icu bed availability statewide, southern california and the san joaquin valley remain at zero percent capacity. they are using surge beds for new patients. the bay area 3.4%. sacramento at 6.2%. the northern california region is at 24% availability. we in the bay area need to get to 15% in order to reopen again.

now to an east bay doctor who saw so much frustration with her senior patients unable to make appointments to receive a covid vaccination, so she made her own drive-through clinic. dr. rebecca parish runs comprehensive wellness, an independent practice in walnut creek. she was seeing anxiety and frustration from many of our senior patients trying to get the covid vaccine, trying to get an appointment. so she decided to just organize her own clinic. >> i had a patient call me absolutely in tears, my 83-year-old patient, and after trying to navigate online and she just wasn't able to do it. >> she was age to secure vaccines with the help of contra costa county. health care volunteers and local organizations gathered together to pull it all off at stanley middle school in lafayette. we want to tell you that after today, 500 seniors will have

received their first dose of the pfizer vaccine because of dr. parish. all spots are filled, but we should tell you that if you go to our story on nbcbayarea.com, there is an email address and you can register for the doctor's next clinic. one of the first cvs vaccine clinics in the state started operations in fremont yesterday. the clinic took place at aegis assisted living in fremont. the general manager says the community has really been looking forward to it. >> all the residents are extremely excited for the vaccination. we've had an overwhelmingly positive response from the family members, and they're all extremely excited that we're able to get the vaccines this soon. >> 240 residents and staff got the vaccine. if you need more information on how to get vaccinated, we are here to help you. just take out your phone, use the camera, and you can scan that qr code on the bottom left-hand side of your screen. that will take you right to our vaccination guide.

then scroll down to your county, and that's where you'll find information on how to sign up and where to go. another way go to nbcbayarea.com and right at the top click on "covid-19 vaccination guide." click on that, it will take you there. san francisco mayor london breed honored the legacy of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. with a virtual teach-in yesterday. the event was hosted by the friendship west baptist church based in dallas, texas. the days events reflected on the life and legacy of dr. king. >> we have a lot of work to do to realize fully the dream that dr. king had and we can do it. we can do it, because we have people in this country who believe in seeing change and we also are going to have to fight against those who are trying to hold on to something that disproportion aughtly impacts

communities of color in the most negative ways. >> the virtual teach-in also aimed to educate people about engaging in the new social justice movement, and the creation of future public policy. still to come on "today in the bay," inauguration day is just three days away. so what does president-elect joe biden have to do to heal our divided nation? political analyst larry gerston joins us live to look in just a few minutes. but first, aaron rodgers outduels jared goff in a battle of former cal quarterbacks. now the chico, california, native is going to do something he has never before done in his career. anthony flores is next with sports.

good morning, everyone. i'm anthony flores. two of the best quarterbacks to play at cal met in the nfl playoffs. aaron rodgers and the green bay packers hosting jared goff and

the l.a. rams. this one plenty of bay area guys making plays all over the field. rodgers hits the pride of palo alto high, davante adams for the touchdown but just before the half, jared goff fires a strike to van jefferson for the score. it's a seven-point game in the fourth, then rodgers with the home run ball to alan lazard, 58 yards for the touchdown. rodgers three total t.d.s in the game. the packers beat the rams 32-18. the packers will host the nfc championship game for the first time in the rodgers era. >> it will be exciting to enjoy this tonight, to the third quarter, the ravens nd looking to tie the game, lamar jackson throws for the end zone but picked off by johnson, from

sacramento, takes it back to the house. it's a 101-yard pick six. the bills beat the ravens 17-3. the bills are headed to the afc championship game for the first time since 1993. in arizona, the sharks hitting the ice against the coyotes for the second time in three days. san jose skating out to the early lead on the power play goal by timo meyer, but arizona would score two in the first and two more in the second. they'd add another goal in the third. the coyotes beat the sharks, your final 5-3. that's a look at your morning sports. i'm anthony flores. have a great sunday. - big button, and volume-enhanced phones. get details on this state program. visit right now or call during business hours.

now california phones offers free devices and accessories for your mobile phone. like this device to increase volume on your cell phone. visit rightone ringing ) nowet details on this state program or call during buness hours. welcome back. despite lack of evidence, many people dispute the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. first came the january 6th mob riot in an effort to overturn congress' certification of the election rultsesnd a week a second house of representatives impeachment of president trump for inciting that insurrection.

against this backdrop, president joe biden's inauguration will go on thisednesday in a wch tected by 25,000 national guard soldiers. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston joins us. always good to see you. it's hard to believe we are here. it's really sad, i think, no matter what side of the aisle you sit on. how did this all come to be? >> key camera, you're right. look back at what we've seen all 50 secretaries of states, the folks who oversee these elections, 30 of whom, by the way, are republicans, judges in 60 cases rejecting every single trump claim, bill barr, the secretary, the attorney general, all these folks and more have concluded unanimously that this was a squeaky clean election,

and yet, and yet we see a poll taken by pew research last week literally last week after all this stuff at the capitol and whatnot and you see 65% say yes, biden won. 34% say no, trump won. trump won the election. this is just, you know, astounding, given everything we know, all objective information, but that's what we have, and that's the environment in which this president takes over on wednesday. >> and that's just about a third of voters, so how do you explain that gulf between what really happened and what so many voters continue to believe? >> yes, well, it's really in some ways it's pretty simple, but yet it's still perplexing. the fact is that president trump

had been claiming this to be a rigged election, even months before the people went to the polls, and even now in fact, he says, even now, he says he won. how did this come to pass? well, there were three paths, if you want to say, that he mined. he picked on minorities over and over again. we know this even back to 2015. they're responsible for our problems in this country. he picked china and other countries for taking american jobs, and of course, he picked on the media for misrepresenting everything that he said, and making things worse. he kept on asserting claims against these three elements over and over again. meanwhile, what did he do? he tapped into those who have felt left behind and about i that i refer to non-college educated rural white men in their 30s and 40s and these are the folks, if you think about

it, who disproportionately were at the january 6th meeting and invaded the capitol. all these folks, all these folks are the ones that trump zeroed in on and these folks largely disproportionately make up those who think the president did not win. >> you're painting the picture, there's just one-third of the nation, we'll go ahead and say, who remain against president-elect joe biden, no matter what. how does he deal with these circumstances as he takes office on wednesday? >> yes, good question. look, joe biden's got a big task ahead of himself, there's no question about that. he's got to stay on message, sounds simple, yet that's what president trump did for so many years. biden has to stay on message. he has to say he is the president for all americans, whether you voted for him, whether you didn't vote for him. he has to try to reach out particularly kira to the

disaffected. he has to come up with job training programs for those who feel their jobs have been taken. he's got to look to rural needs. that's where these folks are from. there are hospitals, there are roads, there are schools. he's got to do all of these things to show people that he is trying to bring them back, bring them back into this great panaplea we call america, the values and people out there making this country what it's always been, and listen, he can't do this by himself, kira, because this didn't happen overnight. this has been building for at least a generation and for that, we have to return to the schools who have to teach people these students, who become adults, who become folks who are part of the system downstream, they've got to teach these folks exactly what democracy means, what it means to cooperate, what it means to compromise, what it means to understand that we have different values and ideas and

how they're all great, they all belong. these are the kinds of things that the biden administration has to plant as seeds now and hopefully these things will come to bear in the generations downstream, there's a lot to do. >> indeed. i'm thinking my young kids hoping to plant those seeds, as always, larry, thanks for your insight. we'll back with vianey's final forecast.

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good sunday morning. lovely start. we have plenty of sunshine, and the temperature, pretty mild to start, 46 degrees. we want to get to that. beautiful view over san jose there, and your microclimate highs for this afternoon, once again above normal for this time of year. take a look at san jose, 73 degrees, morgan hill 75. gilroy inching into those potential low 80s at 76 degrees. january, east bay temps look at oakland 71. 74 for danville, 74 for antioch and 75 in concord. so another warm day ahead. around the coastline, similar conditions for redwood city 73. if you're going to be in the city today, expect upper 60s, low 70s. mission 70 degrees, up through the north bay, 75. 73 in clearlake, 76 in santa rosa and 74 in sonoma. i know it's going to be a lovely day with lots of sunshine and this might have some folks headed to the beach for a walk but please be careful. a high surf advisory is in

effect until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow, talking about dangerous waves, upwards of 20 feet. never turn your back to a wave and keep a safe distance including your pets. gusty winds ahead. this is another system that we're monitoring, we're preparing for a strong offshore wind event. this goes into effect starting at 10:00 p.m. tonight and remains in place until 6:00 p.m. on tuesday. we're talking about gusty winds, upwards of 45 plus miles per hour, even gustier for the hilltop areas which could mean downed trees and potential impacts. we're going to stay windy through tuesday because of that east. looking ahead into next weekend, it looks like we could have either a first chance of seeing some rain heading into thursday, and a wintry mix possibly even into next weekend. so as kira was mentioning, we have a lot going on with different seasons in the bay area. kira? >> yes, it looks beautiful, though. we'll enjoy it while we got it. vianey, thanks so much.

thanks to you for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news tonight at 4:30, 6:00 and 11:00 and all day on nbcbayarea.com. we hope you enjoy this gorgeous sunday.