good morning. it is sunday, january 19th. as we take this

live look outside over dublin. a golden sunrise there, but very foggy elsewre across the bay. lucky for you, in the east bay. getting that nice sunrise this morning. we want to thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper on this martin luther king jr. holiday weekend. cinthia pimentel has a look at our microclimate forecast. and it's micro indeed because look at that one behind you. look at san jose. this was just so foggy coming into work today. limited visibility. we can see those cars on 101. remember to use thos low beams on your car san rafael. example number two. we are under this dense fog advisory for the north bay valleys and the santa clara valley until about 9 a.m, so remember to just give yourself enough space in between the cars. i see this mixing out as we go on into the mid morning hours, but aside from that, we are looking at a very chilly start, some low 30s and 40s on the map, struggling to warm up as we go on into lunchtime, but

by the afternoon we should see a little bit more of that hazy sunshine staying with us, hills turning a little bit breezy and even gustier on into our monday. so i'll be back with a look at those offshore winds returning here and in southern california in about 15 minutes. kira. all right, cynthia, we'll see you soon. thanks. we want to begin with that breaking news out of the middle east, where the cease fire between israel and hamas is now in effect. the fighting has finally stopped, and israelis await the first release of hostages. the cease fire began just after 1 a.m. our time this morning. it was set to begin at 1030, our time last night. but israel says the cease fire was delayed because hamas failed to give them a list of names of the first israeli hostages set to be released. hamas says the delay was due to, quote, technical field reasons. the israeli army continued to attack inside the gaza arena until hamas complied with the agreement. we know at least 19 gazans were killed

during that 2.5 hour ceasefire delay. these are the names of the three israeli hostages to be released today. all women, 24 year old ramy conan, 28 year old emily damari and 31 year old doron steinbrecher. this is just phase one of a three part deal. hamas has agreed to release four more hostages in the next week, coming up in just about 30 minutes from now, we expect president biden to deliver remarks on the ceasefire and the hostage deal in the middle east from charleston, south carolina. we will bring it to you live in a special report. when the president speaks this morning. meanwhile, back here in the u.s, tiktok proactively shutting down its app last evening, hours before that midnight deadline set by the supreme court, leaving 170 million u.s. users without the popular app. but on the screen, a message telling users that the company is hopeful it will be back up and

running soon. once president elect trump takes office tomorrow. today, in the bay's thom jensen reports, two messages went out to users. first one telling them that a blackout was coming, but content was still available at that point. and then later this message went out tling them that tiktok is banned. and at that point, that popular and addictive tiktok content was cut off, the tiktok message said in bold letters sorry. tiktok isn't available right now. a lot of people are really sad that they don't have this platform anymore. it's not the news. angela galvez was hoping to hear the young upstart bay area tiktok and instagram creator hope the popular platform would survive, giving her access to its 170 million u.s. users. tiktok has leveled the playing field for ordinary americans to make content that gets a wide reach and engagement. even if you're not a celebrity or like a

major influencer. but as tiktok began taking down its platform, google and apple were already pulling it from their app stores. it's sort of like saying, we're going to take control of this situation. and it did. several hours before the ban would have taken effect. on friday, the supreme court upheld a law banning tiktok based on national security concerns, which demands the compa divest from its parent company in china, bytedance, or face fines that would make it unable for tiktok to operate. it's just annoying because i feel like there's no problem, like we should just able to have it in the us. i don't know what's so big about it. there's so many apps. i just feel like out of every app, i don't know, tiktok is just like a fan favororite. o the fact that that's the first one to go is just kind of crazy. but there's hope for a tiktok rebirth. in a phone call with nbc's kristen welker, president elect trump said he would most likely implement a 90 day reprieve for tiktok, something he said he would announce as early as monday. you get the feeling that behind the scenes, he's talking to either

well-heeled companies or well-heeled individuals to try to say, hey, if there's some way to buy the us rights to this company and make it an american company, that he wants that to happen. in their final message, tiktok said they're fortunate that president trump said he'll work with them on a solution to reinstate tiktok once he takes office. please stay tuned. how that will take shape is yet to be seen. thom jensen today in the bay. now to an unusual occurrence in a typically quiet east bay neighborhood. a triple stabbing in berkeley, leaving one woman dead. police tell today in the bay alyssa goard. it all started with a report of a stolen car. berkeley police had the scene blocked off at acton and russell as they investigated the ground, covered with evidence, markers and clothes. police first got called to this area just after noon about a stolen car. we came from the park. we seen the police

flying up the street. but police had to pivot as they got more calls from the same area. about three people on the ground bleeding. one neighbor, who didn't want to be identified, stepped out in her socks to speak with us. we just saw this man run past and say, help, help! then he. then people came. he fell on the street. this neighbor said she didn't recognize that man or another man in the area whose chest was covered in blood. everybody came out to help, like first aid and tourniquet, and they were there till the ambulance came and took them away. police say they found two men and one woman with stab wounds. all three were taken to the hospital, but the woman ultimately died of her injuries. a neighbor told me three people got stabbed and one passed away. and that's sad to hear. police are investigating this as a homicide, but they don't believe there's an ongoing threat to the public. there have been no arrests made. police also have not identified the three people or what happened with the

earlier call about the stolen car. it's unusual. you know, you hear stuff going on everywhere, but over this area, it's really quiet. it's not a lot of stuff going on. neighbors are left waiting. for more details on why this unfolded. alyssa goard. today in the bay. now to the southern california wildfires and the emotional return of families who were forced to evacuate their neighborhoods as crews continue to battle flames. as we approach two weeks throughout l.a. county, evacuation orders have been lifted in some areas that allowed people in the fire zone to see what's left of their properties. while some homes in the pacific palisad neighborhood and altadena were untouched by the fire. thousands of other homes have been reduced to piles of rubble and ash so far. firefighters reached 52% containment in the palisades and 81% for the eaton fire. they remain the two largest in a series of wildfires still raging

in los angeles. meanwhile, president elect donald trump is expected to visit the fire ravaged areas this coming week. it would be his first trip outside the nation's capital following his inauguration tomorrow. this all comes as he's openly threatened to withhold or restrict relief funding. governor gavin newsom says he has an open invite for the incoming president to tour the burn zones together. meanwhile, president elect trump is back in washington getting ready for tomorrow. when your heart for i haven't got a clue. the president elect and the first lady to be also traveled to nearby sterling, virginia, to watch a fireworks show at trump's golf club there. monday marks the beginning of donald trump's second term in office. preparations for his inauguration are in full swing. crews dealing with that last minute change of plans of the

ceremony being moved indoors because of freezing temperatures in the nation's capital. meanwhile, people took to the streets in cities across the country and here in the bay area yesterday, marching with a message that they will fight back against extreme right wing agendas. people marched and rallied in san francisco's mission district. also across the bay in alameda. it's all part of a weekend of action coinciding with trump's inauguration tomorrow. protesters expressing a range of concerns from immigrants rights to women's rights to climate change. certainly preserving democracy, because without it, we can't fight for all the other issues that are important to us. but climate would be high on that list. we who are not being targeted, it's our responsibility or ourr honor actually to be a voice for those who are vulnerable and are afraid to speak up. so that means a lot. on the other side, california republicans are

looking forward to the inauguration, some even flying to washington,.c. for the event. optimistic and excited about what trump's second term will bring. and we, of course, will have live coverage when president trump is inaugurated for the second time. watch it right here on nbc bay area. that begins tomorrow morning at 7 a.m. and at 710 on your sunday morning. we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, we take you live to washington, d.c. for our weekly chat with kristen welker, whoas a h

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day night, urging americans to stand up for democracy and warning about the concentration of power in the hands of a few billionaires, saying an oligarchy is taking shape, threatening our entire democracy as well as basic rights and freedoms. please join me in welcoming kristen welker, moderator of meet the press. hi,

kristen. good morning. great to see you as always. i had a complete set of other questions to ask you, but you had an exclusive phone call yesterday with president elect trump. he must have you on speed dial. at this point, i'm wondering what, if anything, he revealed to you about how this second term will begin, with that stark warning from biden. it was really an extensive conversation. kyra, i appreciate you're asking about it. to be fair, i did call him and was really grateful that he took some time to talk to me about his agenda. as you say, i asked him what we can expect on day one. he said he's going to sign a record number of executive actions. he also said, i said, will it be more than 100? he said it will basically be in that neighborhood. a lot of the focus will be on things like rolling back biden era regulations and of course, his mass deportation plans. i tried to really pin him down. what we will see, will we see, for example, raids start to be carried out in major cities,

which is something that his officials within his administration are signaling. he said he didn't want to get specific about that, but that everything is currently being hammered out. but he said, yes, we will start to see his mass deportation plans take hold very quickly after he is sworn into office, so that's really something to watch for. he made a lot of news on tiktok as well. of course, tiktok went dark overnight after the supreme court upheld that order. for tiktok to divest itself from the chinese owned company bytedance. mr. trump telling me he is seriously considering as early as monday signing an executive order that would give tiktok a 90 day extension to divest from that chinese owned company. he said he is still hashing out the details, but it seems like he's really leaning in that direction, so i thought that was notable. we asked about the cease fire agreement. he said it quote unquote better hold, and he said he plans to meet with prime minister netanyahu soon.

the other really notable point that he said to me here he is obviously looking for toward his inauguration with great anticipation, saying the themes will include fairness, strength as well as unity. so that was a big one, he said. it was a tough decision to move everything indoors, but he believes it was the right one because he said he was concerned those frigid temperatures could be dangerous for people. all right. wow, you got the t, as the kids would say. christian, thank you so much for that preview and a big day tomorrow. good to see you. we hope you join christian for this morning's meet the press. she will have not only a look at that donald trump interview, but exclusive interviews with republican house speaker mike johnson and democrat house minority leader hakeem jeffries, the two biggest leaders at this point. if you stick right here with us for today in the bay, meet the press is on at 8 a.m. right after this newscast. and as we plan every sunday in about 30 minutes from now, our nbc bay

area political analyst, larry gerston will take a look at the battle over issuing h-1b visas with the incoming trump administration back here locally. we have an update for you on that fire burning in moss landing just south of santa cruz. highway one is back open after officials worked overnight to look for any flare ups. that site of the battery power plant is still smoldering, but yesterday, monterey county leaders said air quality is not a risk. the initial fire broke out at vistra, a battery storage facility, one of the largest in the world. the sheriff there says 80% of the buildings and the batteries have burned at the facility. fire crews are still there around the clock because of potential flare ups, officials believe it's not likely things will get worse. the year of the snake is almost upon us january 29th. so ahead of it, oakland's chinatown is celebrating with a weekend

market. the lion dancers there to ring in the festivities. this, by the way, is the 33rd lunar new year bazaar. it's put on by the oakland cnatown chamber of commerce, or oc. there were performances more than 50 vendors spanning two blocks arts and crafts. they have resource booths and more. the businesses in chinatown got the added bonus of new customers. it's great. i mean, the weather is nice, which is always a plus when it's outdoors and there's tons of people walking around. and i live in san francisco, so it's nice to come out to oakland and be a part of the community here. the bazaar runs again today. the lunar new year celebration is going on in several countries, including china, vietnam and south korea. it was a heartfelt reunion yesterday in the east bay. take a look. i give you a hug. thank you. thank you man, i'm so glad you're doing well.

i'm so what you're seeing here are hugs for 16 year old ivan santana. he met those two paramedics who saved his life this past summer. ivan was playing soccer in a park in hayward when, without warning, he collapsed. turns out the tennyson high school student suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. jared armstrong and joshua king performed advanced cardiac cardiac life support measures and rushed to the hospital, where he spent the next seven weeks. the reunion is an opportunity for the emergency responders to cherish. i feel truly incredible that we were given the opportunity to meet him. it's truly heartbreaking that i did get to meet him today and that he is doing so well, and that things went the way they did. i've never been able to meet someone after an event like this, and it truly means so much to me that i was able to. while ivan isn't back to playing

soccer just yet, he says he is eating better and feels healthier than ever. and a quick update for you. those three israeli hostages have been released by hamas. they have been handed over to the red cross. we are awaiting for them to be released to their family and loved ones in the gaza strip. all right. cynthia here has a look at our microclimate forecast. foggy in the south bay and the north bay. kind of calm in between. i don't think in the three years that i've lived down here in the south bay, i've seen it this bad. so it's really dense out there. we have to be careful if we are going to get those errands done early, but it's also crept up into parts of walnut creek right there, and we're starting off with foggy, foggy, frosty conditions as well. so foggy and frosty through the bay this morning we see the camera in san rafael socked in with that fog and the moisture, and right there through 101 in san jose, barely seeing a thing. visibility down to about a quarter of a mile or

less. so use those low beams and just give yourself enough space in between cars. we go on and take a look at our day planner. we're still going to see the fog and the clouds still about ten, maybe ten, 30, 11 really starting to mix out of it as we go on into lunchtime. but those numbers are going to stay cool for today. barely making it out of the 60s. now i'm hearing that there is a special report. we're going to listen to that, and we'll be back in a second. the israeli military says the hostages were handed over to the red cross just moments ago, their freedom coming as part of a cease fire deal between israel and hamas that went into effect this morning after a brief delay. today's news marks the beginning of the first of three phases of the ceasefire deal,

with each phase set to last several weeks, with phase one now underway. hostages are set to be released every seven days until 33 have been freed, but it remains unclear right now if all of them are alive. for their part, the israeli government will release dozens of palestinian prisoners and send fresh aid into gaza. with the fighting there now on hold. nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in tel aviv, following this closely with us, richard, what more can you tell us about this release of those three hostages? so hopefully you can hear me. there is a lot of music here. there are celebrations going on here in tel aviv in what is called hostage square. now, yes, we can confirm from the israeli military, from our sources in gaza that this transfer took place. it took place in gaza city. there was a strong contingent of hamas militants. they arrived masked, they arrived armed, they arrived in

vehicles. then they handed over to the red crescent. those three female hostages, romy gonin, doron steinberger and emily damari. they were handed over to the red cross, the red cross, then taking them to the israeli military, they were greeted once inside israel by their mothers and then they will be flown. this process is underway right now to tel aviv, where they will receive medical treatment so we can confirm that the process is still underway, but that they are now inside israeli territory. so the first hostage transfer has been successful of this long process and of course, long awaited for those mothers greeting the three young women ranging in age from 24 to 31. do we know anything at this early stage, richard, about the health of the three hostages who are now free? emily. they were all walking. we didn't get very many

images of them. there had been someme expectation that at least one of these young women would be potentially in a wheelchair. all of them seemed to be, at least at a first glance, to be in relatively good condition. rami conan, as you mentioned, 24 years old, we have spoken over the process over this last 15 months with her family, with her mother. her mother was there, merav, at the site to receive her. once they crossed into israel, she was kidnaped from the nova music festival. she had been shot during her kidnaping, so she will clearly need medical condition. all of them will need medical condition. that's why they're being brought to a hospital here. the israeli military has put both medical personnel on standby as well as psychological support. doron steinberg from kfar aza, which is a kibbutz right on the border with gaza. she was kidnaped from her home. she's a 31 year old

veterinary nurse, known in her community as someone who always worked with animals, loved animals and then emily damari, also kidnaped from her home in kfar aza. 28 year old described as a very popular member of the community, someone who loved barbecues, organizing social events and now with their mothers on their way to medical treatment here in tel aviv. and it has been nearly 16 months, as i mentioned, since the terrorist attack of october 7th, that those three young women and many others have been in captivity. so, richard, let's look at now what happens from here as those hostages are cared for, israelis looking forward to the release of 30 more in the coming weeks. what else will happen today on the other side of this deal, then? so on the other side of the deal, as soon as this happens, first of all, in order to allow this to happen, the cease fire went into effect several hours ago. so that means israeli strikes on gaza stopped,

or at least paused for now, because israel has said that it reserves the right to resume strikes on gaza should this deal break down. so the cease fire went into effect. so major military operations have at least been paused. the hostages, these first three have been transferred to israel. this allows the process to continue. aid trucks have been lining up on the edge of gaza in order to bring more humanitarian relief to the 2.3 million people of gaza. also, this initiates the first s stage of prisoner releases, and families in gaza have been waiting, preparing their homes to receive their loved ones. then the next phase of this process begins, which is preparations for the next batch of hostages. and as of now, that is supposed to take place in one week's time. and the expectation at this moment is that four more hostages will be released. also potentially four more women.

richard engel, reporting from tel aviv this morning as three israeli hostages now are with their families and undergoing medical evaluation and treatment inside israel. richard, thanks so much. let's bring in nbc news contributor jeremy bash. he's a former chief of staff at the cia and the pentagon. jared. good morning. jeremy. this was a fragile deal right up until this morning when there was a delay in the implementation of this prisoner exchange of the return of the hostages from hamas into israel. what do you make of what we've seen so far? well, it's emotional. obviously, there's incredible relief for the families, but it remains fragile, willy, because if you examine the text of this carefully negotiated agreement between hamas and between israel, which the united states, the biden administration, together with the incoming trump team and the qataris and the egyptians, had to hammer out over these last several weeks. the agreement means that three living hostages will come out today. the three women that

richard was just speaking about. and then there's a waiting period. and then on day seven for additional living, women are going to be released. and then at that time, hamas will give israel the total list of the initial 33 hostages who will come out in phase one over 42 days. among those 33, we expect two americans to be released. keith siegel, 65 years old, and sagi dekel, 36 year old father of three. there's a third living american hostages, military age male edan alexander. he's not on the initial list, and there's concern that he will be held until a later phase because of his status as a, quote, healthy military age male. if you can speak of someone in good health after 470 days in captivity. so three living americans and then the remains of four americans who were murdered. omar neutra, itkin god, and judy hagai, those also need to be repatriated with their families. until we can say all americans willie, are home.

all right, jeremy bash, we appreciate your insight into this deal. thanks so much. meanwhile, both presint biden and president elect trump have been watching today's movements very closely. of course, let's bring in aaron gilchrist at the white house with more on that. aaron, what are you hearing? well, good morning. we expect to hear from president biden in the next few minutes here. the white house was scheduled a speech, a remarks from him for 1030 this morning as he was leaving washington, d.c. i can tell you, he just landed in charleston, uth carolina, where he's expected to speak at a church at the top of the hour. these remarks about this cease fire deal and hostage release deal actually coming to fruition are remarks that were added to be before this speech that he's supposed to give at a church today. of course, we know the biden administration has been working for the better part of a year to bring together a deal that would result in the release of hostages and a stop to the fighting in gaza. this is something that the president has spoken about over the last several days, being happy that this deal is finally come

together. he reminded us that he put forth a proposal back in may of last year, and that the deal that ultimately came together last week was essentially the deal that he had put on the table in may of last year, and his team has been on the ground over the last several weeks trying to finalize this deal that u ultimatel really came together finally over the weekend, last weekend and is now, as we've been seeing, really being implemented today, we expect to hear from president biden hopefully in the next half hour. yeah, we expect to hear from a short time from now. what could be his last public remarks as president of the united states, as donald trump will be inaugurated for a second time just over 24 hours from now. aaron gilchrist at the white house, thank you so much again. those three israeli hostages now released, receiving medical treatment. good news there. this has been an nbc news special report. you can see much more throughout the day on nbc news.com and nbc nightly news. and as you just heard right

there from willie geist, the first three israeli hostages have been released from hamas capture. they are now in the hands of the red cross and will be given to their mothers. three women will be handed over to their mothers after 15 months in captivity, and will be examined by the red cross and able to go home at long last. this, of course, on the heels of the ceasefire that began around 1:00 this morning, our time it was supposed to go into effect at 1030 last night. there were a few hours of delay because israel said hamas was not handing over a list of the names to be released in about seven days from now, we expect the next group of four hostages to be released by hamas, and in another month, perhaps a total of 33 hostages released. that includes the three just released moments ago. the four who? the

three, pardon me, who were just released. three women. ramy conan, 24 years old, taken from that music festival on october 7th. emily damari, 28 years old, a british israeli citizen taken from a kibbutz and on october 7th as well. and doron steinbrecher, 31 years old, also taken from that same kibbutz. on october 7th. again, those first three israeli hostages in the hands of the red cross set to be returned to their mothers. and we expect four more released in the next seven days from hamas captivity. we want to take you now to a live look at the white house, which tomorrow will become home once again for president elect donald trump. and he and his family arrived in washington, d.c, late last night. they went to virginia to celebrate with supporters at his golf club, just one of many celebrations ahead of tomorrow's inauguration. nbc's alice barr

brings us to capitol hill. good morning. shifting picture here in washington after president elect trump chose to move his swearing in ceremy inside the capitol rotunda because of tomorrow's frigid temperatures setting off major changes to security and how the thousands of people who came to town are going to watch history unfold. fireworks and fanfare kicking off president-elect trump's inaugural events with an opening reception overnight at his virginia golf club, vice president elect vance and incoming cabinet members celebrated at the national gallery of art. the president elect today set to participate in a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery before a signature maga victory rally at downtown dc's capital one arena that's now home base for trump supporters. watching monday's inauguration on the big screen after frigid cold temperatures forced the swearing

in ceremony indoors at the u.s. capitol, made all the plans, all the arrangements to come up and be a part of this event and all of a sudden to hear that it's being moved indoors, that's we're prepared for the weather. it's not a problem. it's kind of like a bummer. roughly 240,000 people were ticketed to attend the inauguration. only 20,000 can fit in the arena where president elect trump is planning to join supporters after his swearing in the celebrations. in sharp contrast to protests saturday in washington and cities across the country opposing upcoming trump policies. democracy is on the line. everything is on the line with that democracy. all of our rights are at risk. as thousands of trump supporters scramble for a place to watch his return to the presidency. in a phone interview with nbc news, president elect trump said that mass deportations, as well as a visit to the los angeles wildfire zone, would be part of

his week one agenda and that he plans to sign a record setting number of executive actions in washington. alice barr, nbc news here in san francisco, there is a weekend of action. there will be a rally today before president elect trump's inauguration tomorrow. several bay area organizations, which are critics of the incoming president, say they are marching with a message that they will fight back against extreme right wing agendas. the rally will be at the san francisco civic center a 1 p.m, and of course, we will have live coverage when president trump is sworn in for his second term. watch it right here on nbc bay area. that is tomorrow morning, beginning at 7 a.m. and as you've likely heard by now, tiktok was not available to u.s. users. beginning early last evening, the company bytedance proactively taking the app online for american users before last night's midnight

deadline. president elect trump telling nbc's kristen welker exclusively on a phone call yesterday that hs going to weigh in on the matter, perhaps giving tiktok a 90 day window for things to be figured out. the president elect also saying that he is most likely going to give that 90 day extension. he told kristen welker he would probably announce it tomorrow when he takes office. and in san francisco, mayor daniel lurie, only in office for just about two week as one of his first priorities is to make sure the city is prepared to handle a large scale disaster, just like we saw in los angeles yesterday. lurie joined leaders from a long list of city agencies for an emergency preparedness drill featuring the san francisco fire department demonstrating its high pressure fire hydrant system and other critical resources, as they're called, including fire boats ready to battle flames offshore. i think

the key here is we have to continue to be as prepared as possible, whatever comes our way with the challenges that we face and what southern california faces, you can never be too prepared. this comes as the l.a. area continues to battle those deadly wildfires. you might recall, initial firefighting efforts were hindered because of a lack of pressure and water in some local hydrants in the pacific palisades area. investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fires and why those hydrants were dried up. we want to continue in southern california, where the wildfires have ceased just a bit, and there has been an emotional return for families who were forced to evacuate their neighborhoods nearly two weeks ago. crews continue to battle the flames, but evacuation orders have been lifted in some areas that allowed hundreds of people in the fire zones to see what's left of their properties, if

anything at all. some homes in pacific palisades and altadena were untouched. thousands of others have been reduced to rubble. so far, firefighters have reached 49% containment in the palisades. that has been updated to 52% this morning, and 81% for the eaton fire, which has gone up since 73% yesterday. so that is some great news there. as those fires and those firefighters continue their relentless work. parts of los angeles still burning, as we just said, mandatory evacuations. some have been lifted. but the big question remains will that area be able to focus on recovery while also preparing to host major sporting events over the next couple of years, including the super bowl and the olympics? our investigative reporter, bigad shaban, spent the past week in l.a. reporting on the city's devastation. but the resilience

and pose those very questions to the leaders responsible for making sure los angeles is ready. you're looking at the evolution of a city right now, inglewood mayor james butts says. looking out over his city, he sees first rate venues ready to host some of the world's biggest sporting events in the coming years, including the world cup, super bowl and portions of the 2028 summer olympics. that, despite raging wildfires that have devastated other parts of l.a. to the nort, county of los angeles has 88 cities. this fire is involved in thre this is a terrible event, and we have firefighter and police personnel working 24 hours a day to combat it. but the reality is this is not consuming the entirety of l.a. county or the entirety of l.a. city. inglewood's, intuit dome and sofi stadium are slated to host portions of the summer olympic games in 2028, along with other venues in downtown l.a. and usc. myself, mayor

bass, her staff, and the city of inglewood. the l.a. 28 organizing committee has been in continuous dialog and planning process for well over 18 months to two years. and what are the conversations been since the fires? what are you guys talking about? what's what's the plan? there's been no conversation since the fires. we have an ongoing structured plan to be prepared for the l.a. 28. and this is not derailed those talks. nothing has changed. nothing has changed. we have experienced this nightmare in napa valley. lindsey gallagher heads the tourism bureau for napa county, which has also experienced devastating wildfires in recent years. rebuilding communities, she says, is most important, but says ultimately l.a. will need to focus on welcoming back tourism. i think many of the sporting events are slated to take place in unimpacted areas, and that's where i think the message is to invite the world to come again, to let them know that their financial and

economic support are important. it was during president trump's first term in office that l.a. scored its spot as host city for the 2028 games. governor newsom believes trump's ties to securing the olympics are only more of a reason for the president to ensure the federal government will do what it can to help l.a. recover. this is an opportunity for him to shine, for this country, to shine, for california and this community to shine. the head of la's olympic host committee, casey wasserman, recently met with president trump to talk about the games and told us in a statement, we are grateful for his unwavering commitment to la, 28 and his leadership in bringing the summer games back to the united states for the first time in more than 30 years. that was bigad shaban reporting for us long before these fires ignited, los angeles had pledged to be the first olympic games in modern history to forgo building any permanent new venues and instead use facilities already available. now, i in the wake of the fires. that pledge could

help los angeles focus on rebuilding communities instead of having to build olympic venues. 41 past the hour right now. still to come on today in the bay. trouble for a leading american pharmacy will tell you why the feds areow n

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and down into morgan hill as well. so we're going to keep the jacket pretty much all day long. as we start to break through that fog, we're going to struggle to make it out of the 60s for many places in the bay, up in wine country along the peninsula, only a high of about 54 in san mateo today and 59 in san jose will also feel the breeze coming down through the hills as we get ready for our next offshore wind event going on into monday. and this is really for the north bay. remember yesterday i was showing you those models and how we were thinking that it was going to apply mainly to the north bay. well, here it is. we're going to see those gusts really into monday morning and into the afternoon, anywhere from 20 to 30 miles an hour up into the bridges, of course, higher, possibly 50 to 60. the rest of the bay. we're going to keep those gusts maybe in the teens to lower 20s, taking it out towards the coast to half moon bay and the ridge tops of the santa cruz mountains. and it should get better as we go on into tuesday, but down into southern california, we're going to go under a red flag warning tomorrow and tuesday as we see

that dry santa ana wind coming back once again. after a good weekend, we're going to watch how these winds play out there and maybe, maybe even see some relief for southern california. as we go on to the end of the week, we see that low pressure system dropping. the rain and the snow has disappeared from the latest model run, but it could bring some showers there to southern california as we go on into next weekend. so we'll of course watch that with a lot of attention. san francisco and the peninsula over the next couple of days. watch for the coast as well. today. temperatures will be in the low 60s, and we'll get some gradual warming in our inland valleys, courtesy of those offshore winds. all right, cynthia, thanks. we have more on the latest on these israeli hostages released

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good morning. great to see you under long awaited circumstances. i'm wondering what you think about this timing. why is this finally happening now? lots of pressure, lots of pressure, some military success. you put these things together, and you have the possibility of pressure from the united states for a long, long time, not to mention the international community. that's a big part of it. this what we see right now is from may, the last attempt, and it's taken this long, almost a year to put it together. okay. the military success of the israelis, you can't you can't discount that weakening the defense system of iran altogether, neutralizing hezbollah, the entire leadership in lebanon with what they did with the phones. and last, last year also, you know, pummeling hamas. so the various sorts of possible strikes from these different sources, they've all been weakened. and that's allowed the israelis to have a

very strong military presence more than ever before. you put that together with the election. trump beating his drums on this, biden working hard with his folks, the israelis and hezbollah and hamas seeing a united front, which is so nice to see in america for once. right. and there you have it. but look at all these pieces that had to come together to make this work. after 15 long months. and you just mentioned president biden. we are expecting him to speak any moment now regarding this, because come tomorrow, it will be president trump in the seat. so before we get to president biden, as we awa him, what do you think we can expect moving forward? we know this is phase one of three. we know these are the first three hostages, young women. the next set of hostages is supposed to be released in the next week for women as well. what do you think? well, you raise the point here. this first

of three stages. but this stage itself, you might say, has what, seven mini stages? okay. because they're going to release prisoners and hostages bit by bit. that all has to do with distrust. there is no trust here between these two enemies and there never has been. so they're doing it bit by bit by bit, just to make sure everybody stays on. after that, we'll have to see whether they can hold it together. for stage two and stage three. there are many opportunities for this region. kira there have been for a long time. the question is, can everybody get over all the hatred and the animus that has existed there for hundreds of years, if not longer? yeah, and i believe we are getting this special update from president biden in just a few minutes. we will take you to a commercial break first. and i believe we are going to go to president biden right now. speaking from south carolina on the release of those hostages news special report. here's hallie jackson.

good morning. we are coming on the air with breaking news. president biden, on his last full day in office, is about to deliver remarks on the critical first stage of a ceasefire deal, which went into effect earlier this morning between israel and hamas and the release of three israeli hostages, who we've learned have now been handed over to the red cross. they are in custody of the israeli defense forces. it is just nearly 6 p.m. in tel aviv. you are looking live now at the location where president biden will speak. this is hostage square overseas, where jubilant crowds are celebrating. there is also a somber tone there. you see people hugging after word that those three female hostages have, in fact been released by hamas. they are on their way out of gaza after more than 15 months in captivity in gaza as well. celebrations that the fighting is over, at least for now. the israeli prime minister's office confirmed the names of those three female hostages freed. they are 24 year old remi conan, 31 year old doron steinbrecher and 28 year old emily damari. in exchange, israel is expected to free

palestinian prisoners, although when that happens is still not clear. at this moment, israel will also supply humanitarian aid to gaza. today's hostage release and agreement now paves the way for the next phases of this deal. you saw the location where we expect to see president biden. he is in south carolina this morning. we'll listen in to his remarks when they happen. but i want to start with keir simmons, who is joining us now. keir, a critical moment for so many in the region. oh so critical. and we are seeing these scenes of you want to say celebration. you might just sorry to interrupt you, but president biden is here speaking. now let's listen in has finally come to fruition. the cease fire has gone into effect in gaza, and today we're seeing hostages being released. three israeli women held against their will in the dark tunnels for 470 days. four more women will be released in seven days, three additional hostages every seven days thereafter, including at least two american citizens. in this first phase, we pray for them and their families, for

they're going to be a long recovery ahead. by the 16th day of the deal, talks will begin in the second phase. this phase includes the release of israeli soldiers and a permanent end of the war without hamas. without hamas in power, or able to threaten israel. hundreds of trucks are entering gaza as i speak. they're carrying assistance for civilians who have suffered enormously from the war that hamas started. on october 7th, 2023, nearly 15 months ago. today alone, we anticipate several hundred trucks will enter the gaza strip, as i'm probably as i'm speaking. and after so much pain, destruction and loss of life today, the guns in gaza have gone silent. this was the deal that i outlined for the world back in may 31st. many of you covered it. at the time i was endorsed, i was endorsed overwhelmingly by folks around the world, including the u.n. security council unanimously endorsed the deal and developed a in coordination with i

developed in coordination with egypt, qatar and israel. i've worked in foreign policy for decades, and this is one of the toughest negotiations i've been part of. many of you have followed these negotiations will attest that theoad to this deal has been not easy at all. and the long road. but we've reached the point today because of the pressure israel built on hamas, backed by the united states. some said my policy of a firm support for israel is relentlessly pursuing diplomacy, risk drawing america into a wider war in the region. i listened to those voices, many of whom i respected a great deal. but i concluded abandoning the course i was on would not have led us to the cease fire we're seeing today, but instead it would have risked a wider war in the region that so many feared. now the region has been fundamentally transformed. hamas longtime leader sinwar is dead. hamas sponsors in the middle east have been badly weakened by israel, backed by the united

states. hezbollah, one of hamas's biggest backers, was significantly weakened on the battlefield and its leadership was destroyed. even as we worked for diplomatic solutions in lebanon, we provided ongoing assistance and support to israel's military campaign against hezbollah, including its efforts to take out the terror. the terror infrastructure along the border between israel and lebanon. israel's campaign was extensive, extremely successful, so much so that by the end of november, the united states had brokered a cease fire in lebanon. hezbollah did what it said it would never do it, cut it, cut its deal, and abandoned hamas. and today, lebanon, in lebanon, there's finally a new president and prime minister, both of whom support a sovereign lebanon. without hezbollah ruling the show, running the show or playing any part in it. the assad regime next door in syria is gone. removing iran's ready access to lebanon. iran is

in the weakest position in decades. after the u.s. military helped defend israel from iranian missiles and supported israel's military response inside iran. just look across the region. in lebanon, there's an opportunity for a future free from the grip of hezbollah in syria, a future free from the assad, the tyranny of assad for the palestinian people, a credible path to a state of their own and for the for the region and the future normalization and integration of israel with all its arab neighbors, including saudi arabia, which i've spoken with. of their own and further region and the future normalization and integration of israel with all its neighbors including saudi arabia. you know, we have many difficult days since hamas began this terrible war. we've encountered roadblocks and setbacks but we have not given up. a special thanks to my team, particularly brett many of you know spent weeks and months working nonstop. many of those weeks and months out of the country. today cease-fire in gaza and release of hostages is a result

of a principled and effective policy that we've presided over for months and we got here without a wider war in the middle east, as many predicted and now it falls on the next administration to help implement this deal. i was pleased to have our team speak as one voice in the final days. success is going to require persistence and continuing support for friends in the region and the belief in diplomacy backed by deterrence. as we reflect on the news from gaza today, we also remember all the victims of this war. we were mindful that the pursuit of a lasting police, while never easy must always be our calling. thank you, all, for listening and may god bless you all and may god protect our church. i'm looking forward to this deal being fully implemented and i'm sorry michael to take

any questions now because there's a whole congregation waiting for me and i'm sure the remainder of the day i will have an opportunity to speak with you. thank you very much. three were released into gaza. two -- out of the han of their captors. and they appear to be in good health, but it's early to tell. they're literally -- they may be across the border of the gaza strip interest israel now. i'm not certain. thank you. >> reporter: is there any concerns about hamas returning? >> no. >> reporter: do you remain involved in the deal? >> no way out of the deal. >> president biden there taking a couple of questions on his way out of that room in south carolina as you heard him talk about what this moment means for the region and that he understands that the three women hostages just released i want to go to chief foreign correspondent richard engel