this is democracy's day. a day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve, through a crucible for the ages. america has been tested anew and america has risen to the challenge. today we celebrate the triumph not of a candidate but of a cause, the cause of democracy.

>> good afternoon, everyone. thank you so much for joining us for a special edition of nbc bay area news. i'm jenelle wang. >> and i'm darvin thomas. the country has a new president. joe biden is officially the 46th president of the united states. we have a live look at the white house. president biden and vice president kamala harris are both inside arriving just minutes ago. in just a short while biden is expected to sign his first round of executive orders. it comes after he took the oath of office on the capitol steps before 9:00 in the morning pacific time. >> i joseph robinette biden jr. do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute -- >> that i will faithfully execute. >> the office of the president of the united states. >> the office of president of the united states. >> the new first lady, dr. jill biden, was by his side, as well as his children hunter and ashley. afterwards president biden delivered a speech calling for

unity in this country. he promised to be a president for all americans. >> for all those who did not support us, let me say this, hear me out as we move forward take a measure of me in my hard, if you still disagree, so be it. that's democracy, that's america. the right to dissent peaceably within the guardrails of our republic is perhaps this nation's greatest strength. yet hear me clearly. this agreement must not lead to this union. and i pledge this to you, i will be a president for all americans, all americans. but the day was not just about our new president but our new vice president. kamala harris is the first woman to ever hold the office. she's also the first black woman and woman of south asian descent to be vice president. she's a bay area native, born right here in oakland.

supreme court justice sonia sotomayor, swore harris into her new role. it was a much different scene at the capitol today from inaugurations past. the biden administration limiting the list of guests due to the pandemic. the national mall was filled with flags from all 50 states. still, that didn't stop the pomp and circumstance. lady gaga sang the national anthem. j.lo and garth brooks also gave musical performances. another change this year was a very quiet, slow-moving parade for the inauguration. none of the crowds lining the parade route as in inaugurations' past. kamala harris and president joe biden getting out of the motorcade towards the end, stepping out with their families and taking a short stroll to their new place of work, the white house. >> before the parade, taking a moment to remember the nation's fallen soldiers on inauguration day. right after they were sworn in, the president and vice president

visited arlington national cemetery to lay a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. they were joined by former president barack obama, michelle obama, george bush and his wife and bill and hillary clinton. they paused for a moment of reflection to honor all who have lost their lives in service for our country. in president biden's first 100 days, some of his first acts will be reversing president donald trump's legacy from the past four years. he will have a mask mandate, requiring masks be worn in all federal buildings and lands. and he will require 100 million vaccines, shots the first 100 days. he plans to reenter the world health organization and paris

climate accords. on an emotional day for so many, former president barack obama had special reasons to be celebrating. earlier today he tweeted a warm throwback photo of his and his then vice president, congratulations to my friend president joe biden. this is your time. and among the dazzling firsts we saw today, the first black president celebrating the first black vice president as kamala harris and husband doug emhoff arrived to the inauguration stage, harris and obama shared a fist pump. president obama spoke to harris saying, "so proud of you." >> and live in washington, d.c. witnessing history today, chris is joining us live. we watched it on tv. you saw it firsthand. what was it like? >> i almost missed it, guys. you almost came to me right as kamala harris was walking through pennsylvania avenue to the white house but i got a

picture! i will share it with my girls. what an exciting moment, whatever party you're with, this is progress for women and little girls. people can believe anything is possible. we've been here a couple of days now but this is the moment we've been looking forward to. of course, there was all of the beautiful pomp and circumstance including the "star-spangled banner" sang by lady gaga. but not the public spectacle that we are used to. we were not able to share this moment with members of the public who so would have liked to have been here because of the pandemic and the violence at the capitol two weeks ago. but that is something joe biden addressed in his speech saying this is a time for unity and that history is waiting for us to do the right thing and he's asking people who didn't vote for him to trust him, saying in the end if they trust him and

hear him out but do not agree, that's okay. that's democracy, and we shouldn't be divided, even if we don't see eye to eye. the spectacle will continue here, the bidens and harris and vice president and president's family now inside the house. it's going joe biden has a number of executive orders he plans on signing as soon as he gets inside. he's also going to swear in his day one staff so that he can start to hit the grouchd running. i was wondering how he's going to get smi sleep because over the last couple of days, robbie, who is with me here, the photographer, we haven't gotten much sleep. so certainly there's a lot to be done here in washington, d.c. >> thank you very much, kris. even though this inauguration is not open to the public, people, are they still showing up, kris? how close can they get to the

white house or u.s. capitol to see the inauguration this morning? >> yes, so we talked about this last night about the fact some people did travel here anyway knowing full well they would not be able to get remotely close here. my position here is right in front of the white house, pennsylvania avenue. the folks who are outside the security perimeter, they're about a mile in the other direction and there are three checkpoints between here and there. in order to get to where we are, we had to have secret service credentials from the presidential inaugural committee, we went through security, we it tsa sweeps, secret service checks, bomb-snipping jobs. all of the equipment went through the x-ray machines. super secure here. the bummer thing though is that regular joes didn't get to see the number one joe in the country take that oath of office. >> we all watched it on television. thank you so much, kris sanchez. we'll touch base with you throughout the day. but another look at the parade going on right now the president

at the white house and vice president kamala harris making her way down pennsylvania avenue towards the white house. it was a virtual parade today, not the huge crowds we would normally see but they are taking moments to speak to people who are allowed in on the side. we saw the president kind of going to al roker from the "today" show and take some moments with people he recognizes. but, of course, because of security, concerns and the global pandemic, some changes this year. but there was a virtual parade going on right now, and as we look at this moment, a very historic moment as we see vice president kamala harris walking down the street with her husband. now women all over the country paying close attention to the swearing in of the first woman and first woman of color to hold the office of the vice president. nbc bay area shirl heard

witnessed history with the first woman who is making history but will not be the last woman to hold this position of power. cheryl? >> that's right, watching the inauguration through the eyes of high school seniors here at notre dame high school was quite an experience for me. it was no doubt in my mind that they knew they were witnessing living history, and something they could tell their children one day. >> i kamala harris swear -- >> reporter: on what was thought impossible became reality today in our nation's capitol. >> it is really amazing to see that, especially since sonia sotomayor was the one who inaugurated her. >> reporter: all eyes on kamala harris, the first woman and first woman of color, ever to hold the title of vice president of the united states of america. >> when i was in first grade, i wanted to be president but i

didn't know what a female president looked like. >> reporter: now these notre dame high school seniors havf w vice president looks like. they could barely contain their excitement. >> this moment meant everything to me. like kamala, i'm also half black and half asian and i'm interested in law and interested in pursuing criminal law as i move on to higher education and seeing that a person of color, a woman of color, that looks like me, i have never seen anything like that before >> reporter: but they are seeing it now. >> while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. >> reporter: a motto for students at this historic 170-year-old high school, the oldest all-girls' school in the west. the students here are socially and economically diverse but all share a key sense of leadership. >> i have been here for over 30 years. very never had a majority

population, so it really does more than represent the diversity of silicon valley >> reporter: these young women know that and aren't taking this moment of historical importance lightly. >> i think it's really inspiring for a lot of little girls like me who grew up not really seeing anyone in the media who looked like me so i think if i could go back and tell like my kindergarten self that there would be no women of color in the presidency, i think that's amazing and i hope she will inspire many. >> reporter: also another amazing fun fact, mena, kamala harris' niece, attended this school back in 1989, a bit of history this cool can lay claim too. >> and mina just wrote a book inspiring a lot of women, her role models, including her aunt kamala harris.

the country as you see inaugurating a new president and vice president. we talked to a political historian about what this day means to the nation. ♪♪

>> beautiful, powerful vocals from lady gaga during the rendition of the national anthem. but her voice wasn't the only thing that caught people's attention. check out her ball gown. and she had this beautiful, big pin. she said the pin is a dove carrying an olive branch, a symbol of peace. just before boarding air force one this morning before the inauguration, former president donald trump delivered a farewell address to the

nation. he and former first lady melania trump got off marine one at joint base andrews waving to family, friends and supporters before heading to palm beach, florida. trump thanks supporters telling them he was honored to be president and he will be back in some form. >> i will always fight wl be wa. i will be listening, and i will tell you that the future of this country has never been better. >> mr. trump didn't mention joe biden by name but he did wish biden's administration great luck and success. some demonstrators took to the state capitol in sacramento this afternoon. about 75 people demonstrated outside. they started gathering just after noon. police officers are also surrounding the capitol and the demonstrators. we will continue to monitor the situation and bring you updates as we learn them. beautiful day outside. let's get a check of our forecast now, switch some gears

to kari hall. what are you standing in front of? that's a lot of sunshine behind you. >> well, if you're like me, jenelle, you're watching the coverage like i wonder what the weather is like in d.c., because they look cold. so i wanted to show you what's going on right now, with those temperatures in the low 40s. the time going into the afternoon is in our time zone so look at how cold it is going to be tonight as we continue to watch that coverage there. it's going to drop down into the low 30s and even upper 20s by later this evening into the overnight hours. one of the things that us in the weather community were watching for some of the executive actions biden said he would accomplish on the first day with climate change and some of the executive order so he said he would rejoin the paris agreement as well as cancel the keystone xl pipeline and also put a priority on climate change with a team of scientists to tackle

that. that's something we will be watching for today. let's get to the weather. it is bright and clear out there and finally these winds have calmed down. we saw the storm system. it was farther to the south that brought all of the rain and these high winds to southern california. that is moving away. right now high pressure is moving in and it's going to quiet our weather down for a little while up until our next weather system comes in, which is expected to happen as we head towards friday. when it gets here, it will bring in much cooler temperatures between friday and saturday, and then there will be another storm system dropping in right behind that. that's when it looks like we could get a pretty significant chance of rain between sunday and monday, especially for the sierra, where we could see more snow moving in. as we go through the forecast, it's nice and mild today, highs in the upper 60s in the inland areas, mid-60s tomorrow and check out how much colder it's going to be on friday. upper 50s. looks like we'll take a break from the rain on saturday and then that next storm system

comes in between sunday and monday and we may even see some snow across some of our lower elevations for san francisco, expect temperatures to drop off significantly. we're going to once again see some sunshine some time on saturday but we're all looking forward to the wet weather because we know we had all of those fires yesterday and high winds. if you stick around a little longer, i'll have an update on those fires in the santa cruz mountains and talk about how much rain and sierra snow is headed our way coming up a little later. back to you. >> look forward to that. thank you very much, kari. coming up -- it's official and online. a look at the new twitter account and website for the president and vice president. >> and vice president kamala harris had a meteoric rise to the vice presidency. we'll take a look back.

joe biden's social media accounts have now officially changed. on twitter it now says president

of the united states. but there's a catch. the official potus account reset, so people have to now refollow it. a change this inauguration. mr. trump was allowed to keep all of former president obama's followers when thing the changed over four years ago. and kamala harris' page since vice president of the united states instead of vice president-elect. even the white house website already made the change. it features photos. new president and information about the new administration. the vice president's path to the white house, as we've been telling you, started right here in the bay area. nbc bay area's joel ra sotto jr. looks back on her meteoric ride >> reporter: there's a stucco house that has become something of a shrine, a tribute to its former resident, senator kamala harris. >> i never thought i would see

this. >> reporter: kamala's other journey is more of a different story, born of a mother fro emigrated from india and father from british jamaica, she was bused to elementary school as part of a desegregation plan. later she and her sister moved to quebec, canada, with their mom where they attended high school. their childhood friend deflected on that journey. >> i have a daughter turning 21 next week and seeing kamala be the vp makes her hopeful. >> reporter: her path found its way through the historically black howard university in washington, d.c. >> she saw something she did not like. she did something about it >> reporter: back to california to attend cal and hastings college of law. she started her law career as a prosecutor in alameda county before taking a job as a prosecutor in san francisco. in 2002 she successfully ran for san francisco district attorney, defeating her old boss, terrence hall alain. then campaign manager debbie mez

low recalled that grassroots campaign. >> we are at grocery stores. >> reporter: harris sought to lower the addiction rate by reducing the death penalty, when she declined to seek death for the killer of police officers pa knowsia. >> she inspired people around here to work harder and take on challenging positions. >> reporter: after seven years as a d.a., harris found a higher calling. in 2010 she was elected california's attorney general. she's credited with advancing lgbtq rights, criminal justice reform and aggressively seeking consumery name to it and running for u.s. senate. >> reporter: it was a senate seat vacated by the retired barbara boxer. she took her courtroom schools to the nation's capitol, maker a name for herself with the tough questioning during confirmation hearing of supreme court candidate brett kavanaugh. >> are you willing to ask the

white house to authorize the fbi to investigate the claims that have been made against you? >> reporter: and then in 2019 in oakland, the city of her birth -- >> i stand before you today to announce my candidacy for president of the united states. >> reporter: harris once again took aim at higher office. she hit the campaign trail traveling to the far-flung corners of the u.s. >> i come from california. >> reporter: but 11 months later her campaign ran out of steam. >> my campaign for president simply does not have the financial resources to continue. >> reporter: last august as she had so many times before, harris made history as joe biden picked her as his running mate. >> the next vice president of the united states of america, and that's senator kamala harris. >> reporter: with the election of biden and harris, she became the fist woman -- >> good evening. >> reporter: -- and first woman of color to be called vice president. one more milestone in a career that has inspired young women everywhere. >> see, that just opens all of the doors up for women.

>> reporter: that plain stucco house in berkeley is now a historic destination. the ground floor of a journey that's still reaching new heights. joel rosato jr., nbc bay area news. still to come -- security the tightest it's ever been for a presidential inauguration. we'll have another live report from washington, d.c. and the so-called hero of the capitol riots gets a special assignment for the inauguration. next, how eugene goodman was honored today.

this is our historic moment of crisis and challenge, and unity is the path forward. and we must meet this moment as the united states of america.

so today at this time in this place, let's start afresh. unity. unity. >> you've been watching live coverage all day of inauguration day right here on nbc bay area. we want to welcome you again to this special edition of nbc bay area news. good evening, i'm jenelle wang. >> i'm garvin thomas. it is indeed an historic day for the nation. here's a live look at the white house where president biden is now the 46th president of the united states. within the next hour or so, president biden is expected to sign a series of executive orders. earlier today president biden, along with vice president kamala harris and their families and former president of the united states of america visited arlington national cemetery. both president biden and vp harris laid a wreath at the tomb of the unknown soldier. president biden has now been part of two historic white house administrations.

the first was when president biden was president. now president biden is joined with the first woman and person of color as vice president. during his speech, president biden's message was one of unity. he addressed both people who voted for him and those who did not. >> to all of those who supported our campaign, i'm humbled by the faith you placed in us. to all of those who did not support us, let me say this, hear me out as we move forward. take a measure of me and my heart. if you still disagree, so b it. that's guardrails of our republic is perhaps this nation's greatest strength. >> former president trump was absent at today's inauguration, however, vice president pence was there along with former presidents obama, george w. bush and clinton. jimmy carter was not there.

he called president biden last night telling him he would not be able to attend. nbc bay area's kris sanchez is our eyes and ears on the ground. in fact, kris, i see from your instagram you had a great view of the new president and vice president walking to the white house. but you're one of the few to get that close because of security. just how tight is it? >> absolutely. i may not be coming home. this is the best seat in the house certainly because of the security conditions we're under right now. really difficult to get inside the perimeter. you have to be credentials media only within this part of it and then there's another perimeter beyond that. three fences where we are and where the regular person might be able to get close. so we know people did make their way to washington, d.c. they wanted to be here to show support for the administration, they wanted to show support for a peaceful transfer of power but they did not get anywhere near where they might be able to see president joe biden and kamala

harris, vice president now, make their way here to the white house where we are right now. >> you're obviously there in that position all day. you got to see the new president arrive. you got to see the former president depart as well this morning. describe that scene and how it was different. >> this is -- the security was so tight here that we kind ever got held up at security. they had to find a bomb-sniffing dog to come look at our equipment as marine one was taking off. so it went over our head. but in that moment, i was just a normal human. i just looked up, i forgot to get my camera, forgot to get my phone out. we just experienced it. my cameraman and i looked up and watched marine one depart over the white house with donald trump president for the very last time. >> it's in those moments where you do forget the camera and you just take in the moment, those are the ones you're going to remember and i know you're going to go home and talk to your

girls about. >> and kick myself a little bit too. >> thank you very much, kris. we'll see you in just a bit. president trump broke tradition during his white house term. as he left office, he did fulfill a final custom. he left a letter in the oval office resolute desk for joe biden. the trump white house did not divulge the letter's content. neither as president biden. the tradition started when ronald reagan left a humorous note for his vice president george h.w. bush, when he succeeded him as president. the inauguration parade looks a little different this year because of the global pandemic. less of a public spectacle than in previous years, but president biden still took a moment to leave the motorcade and greet those who were in attendance. >> thank you! >> the president and vice president walked from 15th street to the white house. the in-person festivities featured performances by the university the of delaware and howard university drumlines, the school were the president and

vice president's alma maters. today's parade event featured a virtual performance, representing all 56 u.s. states and territories. the president of santa clara university played an early role on this historic day. president biden and vice president harris and a bipartisan group of lawmakers attended a morning mass at the cathedral of st. matthew of apostle a few blocks from the white house. a jesuit priest led the service. he met the bidens 15 years ago when he was serving at georgetown university in washington, d.c., where the bidens sometimes worshipped several members of the republican party also in attendance at today's inauguration ceremony. former vice president mike pence was there as a member of the trump administration. senator ted cruz, one of 140 republicans who voted against certifying biden's victory also in attendance today.

representative steve scalise seen also at the swearing in, talking to george w. bush and first lady laura bush. he also voted against certifying the election results. just some of the gop lawmakers who attended the inauguration this morning. now while the pandemic canceled the customary congressional lunch with the new president, the presentation of gifts took place at usual in the capitol rotunda. gop senate leader mitch mcconnell gave the president and vice president u.s. flags that flew as they took their oaths of office. >> and today this flag flew over our former colleague's inauguration as the very first female vice president of the united states. so to our very distinguished former colleague, madam vice president, please accept this flag with the highest compliments and congratulations. >> senator mcconnell did take a humorous jab at nancy pelosi

saying not only are joe biden and kamala harris former senators, they skipped the house all together. speaker pelosi remarked if there had been a congressional luncheon, everyone would have been drinking california wine. as he gets mentioned among those participating in the inauguration ceremonies, the president of santa clara university, nbc bay area's scott budman got a chance to speak with father kevin o'brien this morning from our nation's capitol and scott joins us live from santa clara with the story. scott? >> good morning, good afternoon, garvin. as you mentioned, father o'brien has known the biden family about 15 years now and said he led several worship services with the family but admits today in our nation's capitol felt different than anything else. for one thing, he said, faith is extremely important to the bidens, so among all of the security, it felt very natural to worship with the family. he also said it felt good to know both democrats and republicans were coming together to worship.

and that's what he says he was thinking about as he dealt with more security than he's ever seen in his lifetime on his way to the church. >> that's when it struck me that, you know, in a church about 100 people, this was a moment where, okay, we're all coming together for one purpose now, which is to, you know, pray for our nation, pray for the new administration, and give thanks to god and ask for god's protection. >> father o'brien said he spoke this morning from the gospel of st. luke, which he called something similar to jesus' inaugural address. he pointed out 60 years ago president kennedy took the oath of office as the nation's first catholic president. there are a couple local angles here. for one thing, president biden's grandfather attended college here at santa clara church toda

said she really appreciates the bay area representation. live at santa clara, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >> bay area well represented. thank you very much, scott. let's go back to our weather. a beautiful day. a live look at the golden gate bridge. you can see lots of blue skies today. but changes are coming. quite the temperature drop, right, kari? >> absolutely. as we have enjoyed some warm weather and some springlike temperatures, we know it's not supposed to be this warm. and even as we take a live look outside and san jose looks a little hazy and we're going to continue to watch out for the potential of some of the those gusty winds bringing in the fires that are still smoldering in the santa cruz mountains, but as we go into the rest of the afternoon, we're going to see our temperatures mainly in the 60s, where we are now, just hold steady and we will not see many changes here. this is still about 10 degrees above normal and schools down

slowly as you get ready to head out for your evening walk. we'll still have temperatures in the mid-60s. now we are watching the air quality as well as those fires in the santa cruz mountains. i'll have an update on that. as well as rain, much-needed rain in our forecast. that's coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you very much, kari. still to come, the inauguration the top topic on every social media platform. we'll have a look at the viral moments. if there's anything that this year has taught us, it's the things that matter: family. health.

that's it. we found help at covered california. now we have a plan we can afford. enrollment ends january 31st.

it's hard to explain what depression feels like. but i can tell you what it feels like when someone offers to help. every plan through covered california is comprehensive - with mental health coverage and financial help for people who need it. enrollment ends january 31st. ♪ america america ♪ jennifer lopez honored her hispanic heritage dush a mash-up of "this land is your land" and "america the beautiful." j.lo finished with a line from her own hit song "let's get loud." >> it was a beautiful rendition. she did a wonderful job.

people have been spending the day with their families and sharing the moments online so we asked chris chmura to share some of his. >> yes, we have a lot of people posting. some kids at a boys and girls club taking in this historic day streaming on the computers there. back in our day, jenelle, i think we would have watched it on the tv with the rabbit ears but they're streaming online. here's a great one. here we are, this is too snarky, and she said she has a 7, 5, 4 and 2-year-old. right there you can see their heads, they're streaming. also right here they've got a crayon handwritten map of the way it works, the three branches of government and constitution. they laid it all out in crayons and watched it play out. >> that's impressive! >> live on tv, right, history in the making. if you watched, you know the poet amanda gorman stole the show.

immediately marsha said her 4-year-old granddaughter ripped up this portrait. the words were stirring and so was that yellow outfit she was wearing as well. here we are. so many people posting videos of their daughters, specifically black or brown daughters watching on tv as kamala harris is taking the oath of office. you see that over and over again. this little girl's name, bella freedom. what a name for today. and here we are with another little girl watching kamala harris there. bryan smith taking a keeper of a photo and sharing it online. she may not know what is going on today but that picture will last the ages for her. then lots of people online showing pearls, pearls very symbolic today. here's shelitta saying her daughter couldn't wait to tell her friends and teachers about the significance of kamala harris' pearls and how important it is for black girls to see her wearing them. cameron is wearing her late mother-in-law's string of pearls for today's inauguration.

perhaps there's a future president watching today. here we have matt burns posting, yes, someone with a little shirt that says, in fact, future president. i will be back with some more posts from around the world. >> i love those pictures. my daughter was watching too kamala harris, and she's like who is the other guy? and i'm oh, that's the president. inspiring morning for sure. thank you, chris, for sharing those photos >> it's not just kamala harris making history today. three new senators are being sworn in including alex padilla. he took this picture today with georgia's two new senators raphael warnock and jon ossoff. vice president harris will swear in all three men as one of her first tasks as vp. senator padilla becomes the first latino senator in california history. certainly looks like a cold day in the nation's capitol for the inauguration. i even heard rumors of snow flurries. could not be more different than what we're experiencing now. >> absolutely, my friends are so

jealous what kind of weather we're experiencing here but it will not last. it came with downsides, we all know that. with the high winds that kicked up yesterday. we had a dozen fires sparked across the bay area and a lot of them in the santa cruz mountains. this is a look at a live camera. alert wildfire camera looking west of portola valley and it's still showing you can see the of whos and plumes of smoke. and you can see we just had a tweet from cal fire saying they've gotten containment on all of those fires and evacuations lifted. that's really great news coming out of cal fire for all of the fires that were sparked yesterday. you can see the outline of the fires we had in august. so we are still seeing the hazy sky around the bay area as we take a live look outside in walnut creek. our air quality has come down to moderate. if you're going to be spending a

little more time outside, just a heads up if you are sensitive to the smoke, you may want to limit your time out there. i know it's hard because temperatures are in the upper 60s even right now. at 71 in livermore, we're at 66 in napa and san francisco at 64. as we watch these temperatures rise, we may be setting records once again. several days in a row we've had record-high temperatures. we're going to be very close again today and those records for santa rosa 70 degrees, but we will be very close up to about 68 today and close in san jose as well. we're in this bubble of dry air right now. we know we have a lot of storms off the coast and that will start to move in. as we head towards the end of the week, we have a couple of more days of mild weather and sunshine. and then this low drops in friday into saturday. it doesn't look like it has a lot of moisture in it but a second storm system coming in between sunday and monday may

give us a better chance of more significant rainfall. the fist round of rain moves in, brings us mostly about a .10th to quarter inch of rain. then we see the second round of rain coming in and in all can see about a half to 3/4 of an inch of rain. for the sierra, it also looks pretty good considering it's been so dry there. we've only gotten about half of our normal amount of snow. we can get norm 10 to 16 inches of snow over the next week. so once again, we're dry today and tomorrow, nice weather continues. friday is when the temperatures drop off and look at how cold it's going to be this weekend. we're even talking about some freezing temperatures. so everything that's starting to bud and bloom right now is going to have to deal with the freeze as we go into the next several days. but at least we do get much needed rain. janelle and garvin? >> for sure we need it. thank you very much, kari. coming up, the bible president biden used during his swearing in. we're going to tell you the story behind that. and we're taking the temperature of the country. a look at how america moves forward.

as joe biden became president today, he laid his hand on his family bible with quite a history. it's been handed down for generations, since 1893. he also used it when he took the oath as vice president in 2009 and 2013, and each time he was sworn in as u.s. senator. there was a moment exactly two weeks ago as insurgents stormed the u.s. capitol, we could all be forgiven for wondering if this day would actually go forward. thankfully it did peacefully. but the first day of the administration, it must be the start of something else. >> we've learned again that democracy is precious. >> reporter: as eloquent as the new president's words might have been -- >> this is america's day. >> reporter: -- as lofty as the image he summoned, there was a

speechwriter alive, nor ever was, could fix with a single set of words that ails this country at this time. for on this 20th of january, 2021, joseph r. biden assumed the leadership of a fractured nation, of red and blue, both purple with rage, whether fueled by injustice or stoked by disinformation are political divisions over the past four years have devolved into personal vendettas. the miles of fencing surrounding this inauguration, a fitting metaphor for a country of neighbors having trouble finding common ground. president biden, unlike his predecessor, will likely not be one to incessantly poke at the country's wounds, only making them hurt more. but there's only so much one man, even the president, can do. it will be up to the rest of us to do the real work of healing. so if there is to be hope on

this inauguration day, perhaps it's that this ultimate peaceful transfer of power could be the start of a more powerful transformation in how we engage with those with whom we disagree. a period of more listening and less screaming, of more soul searching and less name calling. instead of score points against those who think differently, trying to start a dialogue. president george w. bush once said, too often we judge other groups by their worst example by judging ourselves by our best intentions. as president biden takes office, there are tens of millions on either side of that divide, in such a setting, unity might be a stretch but civility shouldn't be. and that, like the new administration, can start today. >> thank you, garvin, for those wise words. well, there were so many captivating moments today in d.c., including a reading by the

youngest innaugal poet ever. amanda gorman is 23 years old and from l.a. today she recited her potential titled "the hill we climb," which focused on healing the nation. >> we know to put our future first, we must first put our differences aside. we lay down our arms to reach out our arms to one another. we seek harm to none and harmony for all. >> gorman said she changed her potential after the storming of the u.s. capitol. she said she stayed up all night rewriting it, wanting to use her platform to bring a divided nation together. gorman is the first national youth poet laureate and now the youngest to ever read at an inauguration ceremony. coming back up in just a moment, we will check back in with kris sanchez, in d.c. with a front row to history, and she will break down how she brought her family to this moment.

>> and we will hear from bay area leaders about kamala harris's impact. tasha, did you know geico could save you hundreds on car insurance and a whole lot more? hmm. so what are you waiting for? hip hop group tag team to help you plan dessert? ♪ french vanilla! rocky road! ♪ ♪ chocolate, peanut butter, cookie dough! ♪ ♪ scoop! there it is! ♪

♪ scoop! there it is! ♪ ♪ scoop! there it is! ♪ ♪ scoop! there it is! scoop! ♪ ♪ shaka-laka! shaka-laka! ♪ ♪ shaka-laka! shaka! scoop!. ♪ ♪ choco-laka! choco-laka!...♪ geico. switch today and see all the ways you could save. ♪ sprinkles! ♪

today on this january day my whole soul is in this, bringing america together, uniting our people, uniting our nation. i ask every american to join me in this cause. and i pledge this to you, i will be a president for all americans, all americans. >> welcome back, everyone, as we continue our special edition of nbc bay area news. a big day in washington, d.c. and a new chapter for the country. >> joe biden sworn in as the 46th president of the united states, alongside him the first

ever woman and person of color, vice president oakland's own kamala harris. let's look at the white house. in a few minutes the president is expected to sign a series of executive orders that will overturn key trump initiatives, including the paris climate accord and muslim ban. >> is president biden said his mission was to unite the country and that he will fight for every american, those who voted for him and those who did not. >> it today on this january day, my whole soul is in this, bringing america together, uniting our people. uniting our nation. and i ask every american to join me in this cause. >> former president trump broke tradition and was not at the inauguration. he flew to florida. he did, however, deliver his farewell address beforehand at joint base andrews. >> we've gotten so much done that nobody thought would be

possible but i do want to thank congress. i don't want to thank all of the great people of washington, d.c., all of the people that we worked with to put this a good . we will see you soon. thank you. >> trump didn't mention president joe biden by name but he did wish the new administration great luck and success. nbc bay area's kris sanchez is in front of the white house. she witnessed it all. kris, you have been a reporter many years but this was such an historic moment to be here reporting on this. >>, you see the kind of reporting i do in the bay area. it's about our local community issues, taking you inside those doors. this is a completely different scale for me. it was just the gift of a lifetime from our management team to let me be the one to come here and kind of be the pulse of what's happening here in washington.

as a woman, it's exciting to see a woman rise to the second highest office in the nation. i will echo what a republican congresswoman told me yesterday, that progress for one woman is progress for all women, despite your party affiliation. and i certainly feel that. and as a mother of two little girls, it's kind of exciting for them to see because we tell them all the time, you can do whatever you want. it's good to have the proof. >> yeah, it's been a very emotional day for so many people and young girls in america. kris, your reporting has been excellent. i love seeing your photos. we have been watching lots of coverage for seven hours now. will we see any more of president biden this afternoon and tonight? what else is happening on this inauguration day? >> so they're now inside the white house, and they're actually having a bit of a workday before the kind of celebration happens later on. there's a celebration of

america. usually we see ball gowns and celebrities and supporters showing up for that party. this is completely different, of course, because of the pandemic. so we know that the president is going to be signing some executive orders. he's also going to be swearing in his day one staff. he selected the people who will be part of his team but they can't start until they start, right? so they're going to sign their papers, get sworn in and then they'll probably skip the party and get right back to business. >> in sounds like a lot of work to be done on day one. kris sanchez, thank you so much. >> great work, thanks, kris. president biden took time during his speech today to address those who stormed the capitol two weeks ago today. >> we've learned again that democracy is precious, democracy is fragile, and at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed. so now on this hallowed ground

where just a few days ago violence sought to shape the capitol's very foundation. we come together as one nation under god, be indivisible, to carry out the peaceful transfer of power. >> president biden once again reiterated he will be a president for all americans. president trump left office but he might still face legal challenges. where does impeachment stand, and how do the pardons he issued last night affect that? i spoke with bernadette miler, stanford law school expert for her insight. thank you very much for joining us on day one for a new president. do you think anyone will care what's going on with former president trump now and the whole impeachment process? >> it seems inauguration. so the impeachment proceedings may be a sideshow, if anything.

i think probably congress is going to be more focused on biden's plan to deal with covid and all of the other plans that he has in the works. >> if the trial does not go forward, are there other legal avenues congress could take to bar president trump from holding office again? >> yes, so there's a really interesting alternative, which is that section 3 of the 14th amendment bars people who have committed insurrection from holding future office. now, i think there's some worries in congress that if that provision were used, which it hasn't been since reconstruction after the civil war, if that provision were used, it might wind up being used politically and barring more members from holding office for political reasons. so there's some concern about using that provision. >> president trump had a very

busy last day, not a surprise. we expected pardons. anything that surprised you? >> no, i expected some of the pardons that he had issued. he issued pardons of steve bannon and others who were accused of political corruption. that's consistent with some of the pardons he had issued already in the past. one thing he didn't do was pardon himself, which a lot of people had been wondering throughout his presidency whether he would actually do. i think that the likelihood of that became less as impeachment proceedings geared up because if he had pardoned himself, he possibly wouldn't be able to take the fifth amendment in terms of self-incrimination during any impeachment trial. so i think that might be another reason for not having pardoned himself. >> wow, that's so interesting. that was a good tidbit of information. before i let you go, let's just talk about what we just heard now, the lawmakers now dividing

their day to get stuff done. they have to deal with the global pandemic, pass another stimulus package because so many people are out of work and struggling, and also nominating members of biden's cabinet. it's going to be -- what do you see in the near future? this is kind of unprecedented. it's going to be very busy right out of the gate. >> it's going to be extremely busy and i do hope that biden does maximize the impact of the first 100 days because it's possible after two years he won't have the support of the senate anymore. i think he needs to really take advantage of having both houses at this point, especially with respect to say judicial nominees where trump has been so successful at really putting judges on a whole bunch of circuit courts as well as obviously the supreme court and district court. so i think biden needs to really accelerate the pace quickly on that as well. >> okay, thank you so much.

that was bernadette myler, law and constitution expert. when kamala harris was sworn in as vice president, she had already captivated so many before she took office. bay area leaders spoke to me about her influence and impact. >> so help me god. >> so help me god. >> the journey to the presidency has been slow and steady for kamala harris. it started nearly 20 years ago as she became the san francisco district attorney, and then california attorney general, u.s. senator and now vice president. so before all of these political ambitions, harris was just a young girl growing up in the east bay. >> kamala was born in oakland in my congressional district, of course, and raised in berkeley, my congressional district, of course. so you know how proud i am. >> congresswoman barbara li is beaming and says harris is going to inspire many as the first female vp, first black vp, and

first vice president of indian descent. harris' father was a stanford graduate from jamaica. her mother a uc berkeley grad and scientist from southern indiana. >> how the historic nature of kamala's breakthrough, breaking this glass ceiling, i think breaks it for so many others, young black girls, girls of color, who know they can do whatever they want to do, whether it is be president or vice president or whatever their goals or aspirations are. >> my initial feelings are one of pride and joy as well as excitement. >> bay area tech entrepreneur and ceo of fable phone banked for the biden/harris campaign. she said kamala harris' background makes her so consequential. >> and it's something that feel

something in her with relation and joy, with respect to that. but i think it's more than that. it's beyond the asian american community or south asian community. it's really about every community and how she has this great skill to bring all of the communities together. i think that is what i find i am most excited about. >> >> reporter: both of these powerful women are excited and eager to see what the woman of many firsts will achieve next. >> i think kamala harris is someone who is very smart, relentless and caring. i think those are unique combinations of skills to see in any leader and i think to see her, i think i have a lot of -- i'm very optimistic about what she will be able to do. >> she's smart. she's prepared. she's tough, she connects with people in a real way. she has good eye contact with people. she listens, she cares and she thinks about people and their aspirations and their struggles. and she interprets that in terms

of policies and funding priorities. >> but while i may be the first woman in this office, i will not be the last. coming up -- our special inauguration coverage continues. your social media feed full of images from the inauguration.

country singer garth brooks sings "amazing grace" before the inauguration this morning. before his performance he said it wasn't a political statement but a statement of unity. it's one of the many moments that trended on social media. chris chmura with a look at how this historic day started. >> breaking news in france. they tweeted so early, they

didn't have a photo of it. they used one of the photos last night of the field of flags in washington, d.c. here's 9 news australia, same deal, tweeting with kamala harris saying she's the first female, first black, first asian vice president of the united states. pretty straight pitch also from the times of india. and then other divergence reporting here, deutsche bella. they're focused on donald trump and said, dpla man goes home after four tumultuous years in office. that's in germany. they also did talk, however, about amanda gorman, the poet who basically stole the show. she was all over. here's bbc, ctv in canada and it was "the guardian" that said the hill we climb, the amanda gorman potential that stole the inauguration show. i think "the guardian" has it right there. ctv did take notice of what people were wearing, specifically the purple and significance of it being both red and blue mixed together. but it wasn't just that, there was also talk about bernie sanders and those mittens.

a lot of people responding to that, trying to mimic the photo and asking do i also look warm? there's a story about the mittens, by the way, online if you search for it. and lady gaga and that pin. you guys talked about it earlier on social media, people making connections with it and mock 0ing jay, which comes from "the hunger games" and later shawna prosting, yep, the pin has been put back on its perch. a little more serious, rtv, the russian news information or information organization, they play it pretty straight initially talking about joe biden being sworn in as the 46th president of the united states. shortly there aftercompeting about a grand conspiracy series that sees russian hands between everything that democrats see as a crime. that's probably more of what we're going to see. and with what's happening in china, because as the inauguration in the united states is taking place, nothing about it from cctv, which is state media in china. just a photograph of snow in china from ten days ago.

over to you guys. >> thank you very much, chris. we actually saw some snow flurries this morning at the u.s. capitol. got a little bit chilly for a moment there. we're going to have some of the similar temperatures. we could see snow flurries on our bay area peaks, right, kari hall? >> right, as we head towards the weekend, that's who we're watching for. i added kris sanchez's story to mine because she tagged in me her snowflakes that we're just attaching to our air earlier this morning. as we see here, we have a completely different story for now and enjoying nice and comfortable weather. here's one of the things i'm watching as biden takes his first day in office and a lot of people in the weather community, as he said he's going to have day one actions, also rejoining the paris agreement today. taking on climate change. and also plans to cancel the keystone xl pipe line. of course, that made big headlines when that was also put into effect. and he will make a big priority on climate change, enacting a

lot of scientists, putting them on his team and fighting climate change for the future. we'll see what happens with that. let's get a look at our temperatures right now. as you get ready to step out and enjoy a little bit of sunshine and the mild weather, you may still be smelling a little bit of smoke but our temperatures are in the upper 60s, even low 70s. now we know it's not supposed to be this warm. our normal high temperature in the middle of january is about 58 degrees. so we're way above that. and we can even once again set some record highs. it's been nice these past few days but we know that as we go into the weekend, we have big changes ahead. so we are watching these numbers very closely for the potential of oakland to set a new record today and other spots will be very close but may not reach those record highs that we have for this afternoon. right now it's all clear and sunny but we're in between these two weather systems. you can see the rain that's moving across southern california and that's moving away from us. but we also have some storm

systems off the coast. that will be moving towards us as we go into the weekend. with the first system that drops down, it's going to be what we call an inside slider. it's not going to have a lot of moisture with it but it will bring down some of that cold canadian air as we go towards sunday. and there should be a chance of more significant rainfall as it moves through. the first wave brings us about a .10th to .25th inch of rain and the second inch of rain between sunday and monday will bring in higher rainfall totals. in all about .50 to .75 total. and this is looking great in sierra, a foot of snow in some spots going into early next week. a lot of changes ahead. and we're also watching out for potential for snow on some of our bay area peaks as you mentioned. look at the low temperatures, 31. we're going to be freezing here and we're going to struggle to make it out of the 50s. we're going to stay in the 350s several days so get ready to pull those sweaters back out of

the back of the closet. we're not done with i went every just yet. and we're also needing to dust off those umbrellas, garvin and janelle. >> thanks, kari. >> we look forward to the rain. thank you very much, kari. coming up as we enter the presidency of joe biden, we want to look back at president trump's legacy. >> next, scott mcgrew will break down how history will remember the 45th president.

♪ ♪ ♪ why do you build me up, build me up... ♪ ♪ buttercup... ♪ ♪ baby just to let me down! ♪ ♪ let me down! ♪ ♪ and mess me around... ♪ ♪ and worst of all, worst of all ♪ if you ride, you get it. geico motorcycle. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.

historians will be analyzing and writing about the trump presidency for decades. >> from firing the fbi director to the short-lived ban on muslims, there's a lot to digest. we asked scott mcgrew to identify a few of the highs and lows. >> well, we certainly want to start with the good, the achievements. president trump's first major accomplishment was push through major tax cuts with the help of an all-republican congress. that would give tax relief to corporations and wealthier americans, and then, of course, we have the supreme court.

but three conservative judges appointed to the supreme court. adding to that, criminal justice reform and, of course, one of president trump's big talking points throughout his presidency, the economy. now it's fair to say he inherited a growing economy as presidents do. all presidents inherit an economy. they can help steer it but rarely do they have an effect over its direction. sometimes it's a matter of luck. and the economy was good until the pandemic. the failures, these are moments that will go down in american history. and it started on day one of his presidency. the president lied about his crowd size at the inauguration, insisting it was much bigger. in retrospect, it seems like such a small thing, but it was a sign of things to come. a scene that disturbed all of us, neo-nazis carrying torches, shouting anti-semitic and

anti-black slogans. the president declaring there were good people on both sides. then one of his campaign promises going unfulfilled, the president plom ising to build a wall at the u.s./mexico border and have mexico pay for it. mexico do not. walls were built but almost entirely replacement for existing walls. and then comes impeachment. president trump, only the third u.s. president to be impeached. he's preparing for his second impeachment trial now tied to the capitol attacks. he's the only president to be impeached twice, in fact, of all of the presidential impeachments in all of american history, he accounts for half of them. and then, of course, his handling of the crisis that is still very much a part of our daily lives, coronavirus. from day one he insists it would go away, a miracle he said that would go away with the summer weather he said. at one point president trump wondered out loud about ingesting bleach. but nothing will be bigger than this. this is the thing the history books will focus on. an american president accused of

inciting violence against the american government, and the violence siege on capitol hill. trump telling his supporters the election results could be changed that he actually won. that, of course, not true and joe biden is now president. now that joe biden is president, we will be examining everything he says, every policy decision, every appointment in our checks and balances segment on "today in the bay." that's right here on nbc bay area area 4:30 to 7:00. we did it for years with president trump and you bet we're going to do it with president biden. >> thanks so much, scott. still to come -- world leaders reacting to the inauguration of preside ntbiden. where the congratulations and warnings are coming from.

♪♪ ♪ oh, this is how it starts ♪ ♪ lightning strikes the heart ♪ ♪ the day has just begun ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ ♪ oh, we could be the stars ♪ ♪ falling from the sky ♪ ♪ shining how we want ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ oroweat bread. gathering, baking and delivering the goodness of nature... from one generation to the next and from seed to slice.

we continue our coverage of the historic inauguration.

president biden and his wife dr. jill biden, along with the first-ever female vice president kamala harris on the capitol steps for the military review. they watched as the military band marched by playing "yankee doodle dandy." india's prime minister today acknowledged kamala harris' culture roots on twitter, congratulating her on being sworn in as vice president, adding it's an historic occasion. looking forward to interact with her to make india/u.s. relations more robust. canada's prime minister justin trudeau added his congratulations that our two countries have tackled some of history's greatest challenges together and i'm looking forward to continuing this partnership with you, kamala harris, and your administration. but by far the strangest tweet came from china's xinhua news agency which wrote the words "good riddance, donald trump," over the photo of a white house. the president of iran said the ball is in the court of the u.s. over the future of the

nuclear deal. they will fulfill its commitments under the nuclear deal if the biden administration does too, says the two countries can return to the deal that was signed in the obama administration. the white house once again featuring four-legged friends. the who us has two goerl german shepherds, champ and major. major is the first rags-to-riches story, the first rescue can dog at the white house. the shelter, the main delaware association held a virtual ceremony over the weekend and raised more than $200,000 to help other animals in need. even before she took office, many young girls and boys across the u.s. are already looking up to vice president kamala harris. >> the biden inaugural committee tweeted out a video of harris reading some of the letters sent to her in recent weeks from young people across the country. take a listen. >> i have been waiting for a girl vice president. >> forever.

>> i'm so glad you are the first -- >> because now i can go. >> and check this out, the warriors tweeted out a video showing off a special jersey the team is giving to harris. take a look at the back. it says number 49, madam vp. before we go, one last check of our weather. wow, what a difference a week makes. we had record-breaking temperatures and now we're going to have very chilly temps. kari? >> yes, that's what we're getting ready for. we better take it in and enjoy it while we have our nice weather. walnut creek in the upper 60s and as you head out for your evening walk, it will be about 63, continuing to cool down this evening. as we go through the forecast, we will still have sunshine and mild weather tomorrow. and it will start to chill down as we head towards friday, scattered showers moving in. looks like we will take a break

before another storm system comes in saturday and this one looks to bring us even colder air as cold as low elevation snow. that means a lot of our bay area hills may get a dusting of snow. we'll be watching out for that. while san francisco will see those temperatures in the 60s today, some mid-50s for tomorrow. you can see how much cooler it's going to be going into the weekend with, once again, some much-needed rain coming in as well as much-needed sierra snow. that's something we'll be watching heading into next week. garvin and janelle? >> kari, thanks so much. >> just a few minutes ago, the president marked the start of his presidency by signing a flurry of executive actions. among them, rejoining the paris climate accord and mandating the wearing of masks on federal property. the president said this is just the start of the work that's yet to come. >> is a long way to go. these are just executive actions. they are important but we're going to need legislation for a lot of the things we're going to do. >> the president will also use his first day in office to

propose a sweeping immigration bill. before we go, one look at the u.s. capitol again as the sun is setting in washington, d.c. our inauguration day coverage is not over yet. next we're going to have an episode of "ellen" and then lester holt will rejoin us at 3:30 with "nightly news," and we will be back with nbc bay area news at 4:00. please, get all of your inauguration day coverage on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> and that includes a full version of poet amanda gman's terrific recital today at the u.s. inauguration. you can watch that in full as well as president j.b.'s inaugural day speech.

[cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ oh oh oh ♪ ♪ today's the day i've been waiting for ♪ ♪ tomorrow won't come after all ♪ ♪ yesterday is so far away ♪ ♪ and today is the only day ♪ ♪ somebody please stop the clock ♪ ♪ oh oh oh ♪ >> announcer: here she is now, ellen degeneres! [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ don't ever let this day stop ♪ ♪