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thanks for joining us on this special edition of nbc bay area news. i'm gia vang and i'm bigad shaban. in less than 24 hours, president elect trump will officially be sworn in as the nation's 47th president, putting him back in the white house for a second term. no doubt this presidential inauguration will be historic and cold. yeah. let's take a live look at the capitol tonight, local time there now about 632 and it is 32 degrees.he inauguration festivities kicked off yesterday

with members of the tru family and trump allies taking part in events around the nation's capital. the president elect took the stage just in the past hour at a make america great rally. there, he touted his election win in november and celebrated tiktok's return. here's video of long lines of people standing in cold rain to get inside that rally. it's at capital one arena, the home of the washington wizards, also the venue where thousands of supporters will watch the inauguration. that is because of those frigid cold temperatures. we told you about forcing the actual ceremony indoors. it will now happen inside the capitol rotunda, with a viewing taking place in the arena. we're tracking all of the latest out of washington today, but let's start first with what's happening here in the bay area. demonstrators have gathered in san francisco for a rally and march against the president elect's agenda. nbc bay area's christie smith joins us live near city hall, where protesters have taken off and are on the move. and, christie, where exactly are those protesters headed now? well, they are

marching right now. and what they're doing is they're expected to make a loop through the streets and end up right back here, where they started at civic center plaza. you know, earlier today, people gathered here for a demonstration with the message of fighting back as president elect donald trump prepares for a second term. it was a coalition of community groups and unions, immigrants, rights groups, antiwar activists and others. they all joined forces this afternoon at civic center plaza, carrying a range of signs, many of them with the message free palestine. but there were also signs about reproductive and trans rights and defending immigrant families. organizers said it was more, though, than just about trump. it was about a larger push against the idea of billionaires making more money at the expense of workers. they also raised concerns about the new administration's plans to ramp up deportations. and it wasn't just organizations, but also individuals who said it was

important to be with like minded people in the face of a second trump presidency. the priorities of people like trump and all the people who are going to be in the front row at the inauguration are not the people's priorities at all, period. there's also an extremely right wing agenda ld out in project 2025 that includes attacks on the labor movement, on women's rights, on workers rights, on immigrants, and so are so many others. and that's exactly actually the reason that so many sectors of society are coming together to fight back, because we have the same enemy. and it's not just trump, it's the whole class of billionaires who want to divide and exploit us for their benefit. now, organizers also said that this is a politically independent movement, and that the demonstration today is not just a single event. they're working on other things like immigrant defense committees and additional actions. reporting liveve in san francisco christie smith, nbc, bay area news.

christie. thanks. and tonight in washington, d.c, there is much excitement from trump supporters who have traveled far and wide to be there for his inauguration. now, organizers are busy rearranging events and security after the dramatic change in venue. nbc's susan mcginnis has the latest on today's events and the plans for tomorrow. detroit on the eve of the nation's 60th presidential inauguration and donald trump's return to power. frigid temperatures forcing the inaugural ceremonies indoors. the swearing in now taking place at the capitol rotunda for the first time since 1985. thousands of law enforcement officers sworn in ahead of the ceremonies, asserting indoors or out their mission is the same to ensure a safe and successful presidential inauguration. with wintry weather moving in, president elect trump visited arlington national cemetery and later a victory rally at capital

one arena. what a good feeling. we like winning, don't we? reporter this venue also hosting about 20,000 supporters who will watch inaugural proceedings tomorrow on jumbotrons. a fraction of the near quarter million. hoping to attend. president biden preparing to move out of the white house, taking credit for his part in the gaza ceasefire and hostage release. today, the guns in gaza have gone silent. president elect trump claiming his actions sealed the deal, now ready to move back into the white house with big changes in mind for his second term. with nearly 100 executive orders prepared on everything from immigration to tariffs to pardoning january 6th defendants and restoring tick tock for 60 to 90 days, the president elect making clear he wants the app active during the inaugural events. the incoming president ready to fulfill campaign promises with or without congress. okay, some ticket holders unable to get into the capital one arena on monday are now being told their

tickets are commemorative. in washington, susan mcginnis, nbc news. it is also a monumental day for president biden. today is his final day in office. we're following his last official moves as president, including the new round of presidential pardons handed down today. we'll bring that to you in about ten minutes. and a reminder we will have live coverage of mr. trump's inauguration tomorrow. you can watch it all right here on nbc bay area. that's beginning at 7 a.m. well, tiktok is restoring service to millions of u.s. users after going dark last night. the popular video platform service has shut down its app in response to a federal ban put in place due to national security concerns. the feds demanded tiktok divest from its chinese parent company or face fines unless it sells to a u.s. company. today, tiktok posted a statement on x saying its to decision return comes after president elect trump provided assurances that its service providers will not face any penalties. my friend opened the

app and she was like, oh my gosh, we can go on again. so i think everyone, including myself, is really excited and we hope it stays. i was kind of shocked and had a lot of like different notices that it's back on for now and they're working on restoring it, which is a little confusing that it happened so soon after they got rid of it, but really happy it's back. mr. trump, who had previously said he supported the ban, now says he will most likely give tiktok a 90 day extension with one of his executive orders after he takes office tomorrow. well, we are fortunately seeing clear skies today over moss landing following that fire that broke out at the vistra energy power plant. you might remember it was just three days ago when the area was covered in smoke and flames. the fire erupted at one of the world's largest battery storage plants about 20 miles north of monterey. 1500 people were initially ordered to evacuate, but were later allowed to return the next day. highway one, meanwhile, remains closed, but is now set to reopen at five today. recent testing by the epa

found toxic chemicals that burned off from those lithium ion batteries did not make it outside the facility. an emotional reunion today as israelis welcomed the return of three women who have been held hostage during the war in gaza. take a look at new video right here. those hostages crying and hugging family members as they arrive at an israeli hospital. this all comes just hours after israel and hamas long awaited ceasefire went into effect. following 15 months of brutal conflict. nbc's raf sanchez reports from sheba medical center, where they will be undergoing medical treatment after 471 days of war. a ceasefire is now in place in gaza, and the first three hostages to be freed in this phase of the deal have now come out. their names are romy gonin, doron steinbrecher and emily demari. and a short while ago they drove past us here at sheba

hospital in tel aviv, where they are going to begin the long journey of recovery. israel releasing 90 palestinian prisoners, women and teenagers in exchange for those three young women and humanitarian aid beginning to enter the gaza strip, where it is so badly needed, the hope is that this is the first of what will be many quiet days where we will see the bloodshed coming to an end in gaza. we will see more of these hostages coming out. the big question, though, is whether phase one of the deal this six week ceasefire will be followed by phase two, a permanent end to the war, the withdrawal of all israeli forces from gaza and all hostages finally coming home. ralph sanchez, nbc news, tel aviv. all right. this is a developing story when we're not on air. get the latest on the

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a call for climate action. national climate reporter chase kane introduces us to a southern california family who lost everything in the eaton fire. but now they have a new mission. the orange tree out front used to match the front door of the moreno's dream home in altadena, but not anymore. we chose to remodel that house to make it a home for our daughters, and it's the backdrop of every memory i was going to have. of course, everything i that matters, i have. and yet, like i'm staring at the home that we built and the life that we built, you know, and the community. and a lot of that is gone. but they are hoping to channel this pain into something more positive by joining a group called extreme weather survivors. basically, it's americans from all over the country who have experienced disasters like this. so they come together, they can support one another, but maybe more

importantly, so that they can use their voices to let other people know this is not just a disaster. this is a disaster amplified by climate change. connecting with survivors was something i don't think we knew how sort of like comforting that would feel and that it existed. but none of us know what to do. and i think what's really beautiful is when you start to connect people to one another, where you don't start the conversation with climate change, but instead start with, you're hurting, how can i help? and then people start to understand this what we're up against. sierra co-founded extreme weather survivors less than a year ago, and in just that short time, the u.s. has experienced at least 23 major disasters, costing upwards of $200 billion and claiming more than 500 americans lives. this is not an individual problem or an individual state problem. we have got to work together. we have to, because the moreno's

and so many other americans from coast to coast, keep facing the same painful truth that climate change doesn't care where you live or who you voted for. a beautiful thing about altadena is the great diversity, socioeconomic, race, political belief, and all our houses burnt down. you know, it didn't care. we're all impacted. we all were trying to. we work jobs and trying to build this little life. and so we have to have the conversation and not just conversations, but say, yeah, i'm willing to like, figure out what it is that we can do to make this different, change the course in altadena. i'm national climate reporter chase cain. definitely feeling for those families. all right. let's take you outside right now. this is a look over san francisco. and you can see there's patches of blue there, some clouds. but, rob, you and i were just talking in other parts of the bay area. i mean, it looks completely different. yeah, not so much. yeah. still socked in by the low clouds. you see the sunshine?

you think it's. oh, it's warm out. it's not so much. it's not warm. we're talking low to mid 50s for highs around the bay area today. and we got frost advisories tonight for the wind sheltered valleys. plus wind advisories returning for the north bay hills and mountains. gusts up to about 45mph a little bit later on tonight. so let's take you through it. this is the menu we're looking at as we head through the rest of the day into tomorrow. frost advisories for the north bay valleys interior. east bay, santa clara valley southward. now above those wind sheltered valleys. wind advisory for the north bay mountains that get started tonight through monday and for southern california. unfortunately, red flag and high wind warning conditions as we head into monday and tuesday. but chilly in san francisco, still 50 degrees. we're seeing 51 in san rafael and more sunshine around walnut creek interior. east bay today cleared out pretty nicely from walnut creek down into danville, but no clearing. san jose, look at that. socked in at 51 degrees. this is the last area of low

clouds really thick down towards morgan hill. now notice the trend here with the fog. it will fill in a little bit for the first half of the night, and then it starts to fade away because we've got the wind picking up and that's goingo mix in the drier air. begin to break up the fog. but watch these wind speeds overnight. in the north bay mountains, gusts from 30 to 45mph. so by the time we get to lunchtime tomorrow, everybody should see those dry offshore breezes. but the wind speeds not too extreme around the bay area. they'll be coming down as we head into monday evening and monday night. and with those wind sheltered areas you're looking at patchy frost possible for tomorrow morning. this includes san jose tri-valley up towards those north bay valleys. and then as we start to see the sunshine and the warmer temperatures tomorrow afternoon, less low clouds, lingering means mostly 60s for highs tomorrow. mid 60s around san jose, close to 60 in san francisco and oakland. now unfortunately, as we talked about high wind warning, red flag warnings back for southern california, we could see

mountain wind gusts above 75mph northwest of la into ventura county. so you got the high wind warnings there south of the grapevine and red flag warnings east of santa barbara, around los angeles, through orange county to east of san diego. next two days, locked in by this dry pattern, which continues to be breezy at times, might see a slight chance of showers as we head into next weekend, but notice how high pressure continues to block incoming storms trying to bring some relief to that fire danger to the west coast. so as you see here, we've got temperatures around san francisco staying in the 60s, and for inland areas, we've got a warm up on the way. wednesday and thursday we get those highs around san jose, upper 60s, but the nights remain cold as you see there, lows staying in the 30s for most of the week. very cold 59. and some saw that too. all right rob, thank you so much. well coming up, it's his last day in office. and president biden is handing down more presidential pardons. so who's on the list? we'll tell you

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more people and commuting the sentences of two others. the president announced this morning he is posthumously pardoning the late black nationalist marcus garvey. garvey was born in jamaica and was influential to civil rights leaders including malcolm x and martin luther king, jr. he founded the universal improvement association in 1914, and through the unia, garvey pushed for racial pride and economic development for black people. he led the back to africa movement and created the black star line to take people back and forth to africa. garvey was convicted off mail fraud in 1942 and deported to jamaica. he died in 1940 and also receiving pardons. today, a top virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform, and gun violence prevention. the president also commuted the sentences of two people. michelle west, who was serving

life in prison for her role in a drug conspiracy case in the early 90s, and robin peoples, who was convicted of robbing banks in northwest indiana in the late 90s and was sentenced to 111 years in prison. the white house said in a statement peoples would have faced significantly lower sentences today under current laws. the president touted those pardons today during his last official trip, mr. biden traveled to charleston, south carolina, to honor martin luther king jr with the congregation at the royal missionary baptist church. biden's remarks focused on redemption and mercy, noting the clemency and pardons for nonviolent drug offenders. i prayed with you here in february of 2020 when i was running for president, and my final full day as president. of all the places i wanted to be, was back here with you. and let's take a live look at our nation's capital. tonight, we look ahead to the inauguration tomorrow, and

people are preparing for the possibility of protests. you may recall, during president trump's first inauguration back in 2017, d.c. police rounded up hundreds of people in a mass arrest. the district, however, later paid $1.6 million to settle two lawsuits over how officers handled that situation now, and has since revamped its mass arrest policy. nbc's amy cho has more on those changes and what we could expect to see tomorrow. let's go. let's go. january 2017. this was the scene just two miles away from president trump's inauguration. you all have been arrested. d.c. police used chemical sprays as they rounded up and arrested more than 200 people that day. more than 100 leaders sued the district, saying they were peacefully protesting or observing and were detained for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. the people suing also allege they were handcuffed so tightly they lost feeling in their hands and they didn't get access to food, water or

bathrooms for hours. hands up, don't shoot! prosecutors later dropped nearly all of the charges. the aclu helped file one of the two lawsuits, both of whic the district settled for $1.6 million. unfortunately, over the years, many counter-inaugural demonstrations have been met with excessive force and other unconstitutional actions by the d.c. police. as part of the settlement in 2021, d.c. government agreed to make changes to o police policies on mass arrests, including giving people wristbands with id numbers, taking a picture of the person and the officer arresting them when possible. having three officers when a person is being searched. reducing delays in transport to the booking facility and making sure people have access to restrooms and water. it is critical that our law enforcement lead by example in upholding and respecting demonstrators first amendment rights. d.c. police also agreed

in the settlement to restrict use of sting balls or explosive devices in the future. police are now only supposed to roll them on the ground, not throw them in the air except in extreme circumstances. this week, d.c. police chief pamela smith spoke about how her agency is preparing for monday. we know we'll be able to rise to the challenge because we've done it before. d.c. police have dealt with numerous protests and mass arrests in recent years. in 2020, officers arrested more than 100 racial justice protesters on swann street for violating curfew. seven people arrested later sued, an internal affairs investigation found officers did not use excessive force. and as we look ahead to monday, chief smith says her agency stance is this violence, destruction and unlawful behavior will not be tolerated. offenders will face swift and decisive consequences, and the aclu tells me it sent letters to d.c. police and other agencies

this week reminding them of those lawsuits and the resulting changes to the mass arrest policies. amy cho, nbc news. up next, celebrating the anniversary of some of san francisco's most iconic residents. we are at pier 39 today, where sea

thin, loud san francisco landmark. they're loud. people love them. we're talking about the famous sea lions at pier 39. they weren't always part of fisherman's wharf. they first showed up on martin luther king junior holiday weekend back in 1990, and they have been a tourist attraction and local favorite ever since. i mean, they're loud, but they're so cute. obviously we're tourists. we came here to see them especially. we wanted to see them. they're very cute. is this your first time seeing the sea lions, maddie? yeah. do you like them? yeah. what sound do they make? i, i yeah.ha