did anything change during. from this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. and historic day in our

nation's capital. president trump is inaugurated as our commander in chief for the second time. good afternoon. i'm audrey asistio. welcome to nbc bay area news at 4:30. we'll show you all the pomp and circumstance from today's inauguration in just a little bit. we're also tracking other stories on this martin luther king jr holiday, including the big tech influence on today's ceremonies, from elon musk to mark zuckerberg. silicon valley was on the big stage at the inauguration, and our scott budman will break down what a trump presidency means for the tech industry. also, another round of whipping winds hitting southern california. meteorologist vianey arana will explain the dangerous weather pattern as crews continue to put out the destructive wildfires. but let's go to begin with, a new president of the united states. donald trump has been sworn in as the 47th president, promising to reverse the actions of his predecessor. he overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of

assassination attempts to win another term in the white house. and mr. trump is acting swiftly, signing dozens of executive orders. so let's go and take a live look. right now in washington, d.c, the day of ceremonies and celebrations are now turning into nights of balls. you can hear the music there. this is the commander in chief ball at the walter e washington convention center. just one of the three balls planned for tonight. and the long day of ceremonies began at the white house. formemer esident joe biden and jill biden welcomed president trump back to the white house and hosted the traditional inauguration. t a more private event before the public festivities. after that, president trump and his wife melania made their way to the capitol building in a motorcade. you can see people braved the cold weather out there to see the president and entourage go by. america. america. god shed his grace on thee. likely

recognize her singer kari underwood performing america the beautiful, followed by opera singer christopher macchio with the star spangled banner. the ceremony was moved indoors this year to the capitol rotunda because of the harsh winter cold outside, and big names came to the ceremony this morning to support a peaceful transition of power, including former presidents bill clinton, george bush and barack obama. along with their wives. michelle obama was absent today. the supreme court justices attended in their traditional black robes. all of president trump's five kids showed support for their father, seated just a few rows behind the podium. trump's former vice president, mike pence, was also there. and will, to the best of my ability, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend, preserve, protect and defend. and there he is, donald trump taking the oath of office. supreme court chief justice john roberts administered the oath, while melania trump held two bibles.

trump's personal bible he received in the 1950s, and the bible abraham lincoln used when he was sworn into office. vice president j.d. vance also took his oath of office surrounded by his wife and kids, and then president trump gave his first addres in office. from this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. we will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer during every single day of the trump administration, i will very simply put, america first. president trump continued to lay out his agenda for the, quote, golden age of america. he pledged a few things, including hard line border policies, a new u.s. policy to limit sexist to male and female. he vowed to get basic services to those who suffered in natural disasters like the l.a. fires. i'm here

now with our business and tech reporter, scott budman. scott couldndn't help but notice a lot of silicon valley faces out there today. yeah, audrey, you know, there have been ceos at inaugurations before. there have been rich people at inaugurations before, but never really the concentration both in one industry, tech and geography. silicon valley represented like what we saw today. there are just a couple of them right there. there's musk. he got a shout out with president trump saying, hey, we're going to go to mars, which you know, is kind of a thank you to him. just a lot of tech in a very small room. and they were really, really close to where the president was today. they had the primary seats. i was reading, you know, that that some of the cabinet members, even politicians, were in an overcrowded room. but these tech ceos were right there, right behind trump and his family. i know you got to speak to the head of tech ethics at santa clara university. what did she tell you? you know, it's one of those sort of follow the money things. that's why they got the good seats, audrey. that's why they got the shout outs from the

president. it's because these are people who donated millions of dollars. in the case of that man, elon musk, hundreds of millions of dollars to the trump campaign. they were successful. they are reaping the spoils. there's tim cook also contributing $1 million to tonight's festivities. and it's partially because it's an important industry. if you're in the white house, democrat or republican, you want these businesses to succeed. they create a lot of jobs, a lot of wealth, a lot of tax base. it's just kind of surprising to see so much concentration of silicon valley tech. this is, after all, not all that long ago, an industry that really preferred to stay far away from politics, far away from washington, d.c, and now they are completely intertwined in a way we've just never seen before. yeah, that is not the case anymore, scott. okay, so a lot of people here are wondering what do the next four years look like in silicon valley with president trump now as our president? i think we're already seeing it. on day one, tiktok ruled by law to go away. even before trump took office, it was back. i think we're going to see less regulation on tech. that's another thing business

leaders like to see, because it makes it easier to make money, easier to innovate. and it's one of those things where i think the legal part of all this, the ftc, the sec, we as journalists are going to have to work much harder because there is going to be less regulation from the top, from the top of government on these businesses. for some, that's good. it means more creation of wealth, perhaps more creation of jobs, but also it may be a bending of the rules. so we're really going to have to watch. but so far president trump is making it clear to these business leaders, i'm in your corner. we're going to work together, and we're going to make a whole lot of money. and, you know, that is in one way a success, but it's also something we have to watch. okay. all right, scott, thanks so much. you bet. by the way, it wasn't all celebrations today for president trump. the president got down to business. he signed a lot of executive orders today, reversing some policies from the biden administration. trump has signed an order to pull the u.s. from the paris accords. he has also ordered a temporary freeze

on hiring for federal workers. the president also ordered all federal workers back to in-person work. and a little different looking inauguration parade today. it was held inside at the capital one arena to avoid the freezing temperatures in washington, d.c. the parade featured school marching bands and first responders, and former president joe biden gave a final wave to the capitol before boarding marine one. he then headed to joint base andrews, where he gave a farewell to his staff. he pledged to stay active in politics and encourage them to do the same. joe and jill biden then boarded a plane to head to central california for a vacation. our coverage on this historic inauguration day continues throughout the evening. we also have more stories online, including live blogs tracking the inauguration events and president trump's new executive orders. all you have to do is go to nbcbayarea.com and find those stories on the trending bar of our homepage.

okay. closer to home now, it's been nearly two weeks since the start of the deadly and destructive wildfires in los angeles, and firefighters now have the upper hand in containing the eaton and palisades fires. it comes after a weekend of better weather conditions the eaton fire near pasadena and altadena. altadena ticked up to 87% containment, and the palisades fire is 59% contained. however, even as communities start to rebuild, it is becoming clear the battle is far from over. tens of thousands of people remain under evacuation orders, and fire officials are preparing for another round of extreme winds. tonight. we are living with friends. we are staying with friends house and we had no clothes. i mean, that particular day i was at work and i had the clothes on my back. and luckily we have lots of good friends and they've been helping us and shopping at marshalls. et

cetera, et cetera. so but we'd like to see the house. ana. the destructive wildfires killed at least 27 people and destroyed more than 14,000 structures. let's bring in our meteorologist, vianey arana, now with a closer look at those dangerous winds in southern california. indeed, the return of extreme fire weather right now already underway for southern california. audrey, the area that you see highlighted here in the red is under that red flag warning. and this is expected to remain in place through tomorrow afternoon, as right now we're already seeing some of the gusty winds starting to ramp up, with that expected to continue into the overnight hours. i want to take you through the humidity and some of the wind speeds that the national weather service. look at some of these models. we're talking less than 10%. so critically dry conditions out in southern california. look at santa clarita 7%. and now when you look at these humidity levels let's factor in the wind speeds heading into the next

couple of hours. look what's going to happen here. i took this to about 5:00. and notice we're already seeing gusty winds upwards of 5060 plus. i'm going to advance this through about 11:00 tonight. no sign of these winds backing down. in fact, the national weather service is saying some of the high mountain tops and the ridges could see wind gusts upwards of 100mph yet again. so this is an extremely dangerous situation. i'm going to back out of the screen here so you can follow along there. the time stamp tuesday at about 7 a.m. notice the wind speeds still extreme. we're talking 4050 plus. strong gusty conditions will continue with the peak winds between now and about 10 a.m. tomorrow. it isn't really until about 1 or 2:00 that we start to see the winds back off. we get a change in the direction, but until then, we're definitely going to be on high alert when we're dealing with that low humidity in these extreme wind conditions. coming up, i'm going to take a closer look at our local wind advisories and frost advisories for the bay area. audrey. all right. vianey, thank you. the wildfires in southern california

are raising alarm in the bay area, with many worried a similar ordeal could happen here at home. san jose mayor matt mahan is leading the effort to make sure the city is prepared to keep the community safe. mahan sent a letter to the city council citing concerns fm dozens of residents. he called on the city to provide an assessment to show how prepared san jose would be in the case of devastating wildfires. he says the results would give the community transparency on details like water availability, brush abatement efforts and what steps private property owners can take to reduce risks. mayor mahan says that he can use the results to see where the city needs to make changes in its upcoming budget. former vice president kamala harris just touched down in burbank a few minutes ago after wrapping up inauguration activities this afternoon. harris is headed to a fire station in la to meet and thank firefighters. she also ans to volunteer with the world central kitchen to distribute distribute food to

the community. harris and former second gentleman doug emhoff will then head to their home in brentwood. white house transition of power may be a game changer for new car buyers. one expert weighs in on the president elect's promise of new tariffs and the potential for sticker shock. also, a train ride to honor martin luther king jr. our marianne favro will show us how some parents and chi

there. earlier today, we saw him sign a number of executive orders in front of a huge crowd inside an arena. and now he continues to do the same. right now, we don't exactly know how many additional executive orders he plans to sign, but as we see there, he continues to sign more. we will keep you updated on that. and as president trump

resumes office, he's making a lot of changes. and that includes one that will impact people who buy and sell cars. here's our marcus washington with more. well, new car buyers are paying extra close attention as donald j. trump is now the president. that's because there are concerns costs will soon increase with the new administration hitting and hinting at changes. now those include new tariffs on items from mexico, china and canada that may impact american auto production. not only that, but mr. trump is suggesting that he may drop incentives to buy electric vehicles. he's pledging his commitment to what he calls a made in america auto industry. now, right now, auto trade and kelley blue book analyst brian moody believes that many of the short term concerns are already priced into costs of 2024 tariffs on chinese goods, specifically electric cars and electric car components. those tariffs were raised significantly. my guess is the

first thing that the new administration will do would be essentially do nothing that was done to protect american jobs and protect american buyers. i think that will still stay in place, whether or not those will increase or not is really difficult to say. so at the same time, he does believe interest rates will continue to drop in the short term and conditions are ripe for a surge in sales, with more cars to choose from. you can see stories like this when you join us for today in the bay. early every morning we're on from 5 to 7. i'm marcus washington. back to you. all right, marcus, thank you. thousands of people in the bay area honored doctor martin luther king jr today, including those who took a special celebration train from san jose to san francisco. marianne favro joins us now from the diridon station in san jose. marianne, i understand you got to ride that train today. what was that like? i did. it was a very celebratory atmosphere. about a thousand

people were on the train. most people caught it here in san jose shortly after 9 a.m. they also picked up passengers in san mateo and palo alto before getting to san francisco. what was nice to see is that there were families on board. there were grandparents on board, there were young children, a whole mix of people from throughout the community, and they were doing a lot of things like trivia contests, asking people if they could answer questions about doctor king's life. they also had a lot of music. people were dancing while the train was moving, and there was drumming as well. so it was a very lively atmosphere to honor doctor king. yeah, it sounds like a lot of fun on that train ride. marianne, what happened when you all arrived in san francisco? well, once we arrived in san francisco, people were greeted by about 4000 other people who were also honoring

doctor king. and they filled the streets of san francisco. many of them had signs. there were people from the naacp, people from religious organizations. we saw the san francisco police chief there, also statate senatr scott wiener and other dignitaries were there as well. but there were also just individuals from the community who just wanted to honor doctor king and his legacy. and so together, more than 4000 people marched through the streets of san francisco and ended up at yerba buena gardens for a rally there and to listen to more speakers. so many people taking part today. marianne, i'm wondering, was there anything said today about this happening on the same day as inauguration day? absolutely. i talked to several people who were very upset that this day was selected as the presidential inauguration. they really felt that another day should have been selected. they felt

strongly that today was about martin luther king jr. and they felt that having the inauguration today kind of diluted the celebration of doctor king. and i spoke with one woman who was 75 years old, and she said that she was on the celebration train as a form of protest against the inauguration. all right, marianne, thank you for that preview. i know we're going to be seeing your full report later on this evening. looking forward to it. thank you. the norcal mlk foundation and the san francisco labor council paid tribute to the civil rights leader today as well, with a labor and community breakfast. community leaders gathered at the intercontinental hotel in san francisco to mark the holiday and stand together in the ongoing fight for civil rights and workers rights. doctor martin luther king felt very strongly about the community and labor. he also felt that they could one could succeed without the other. and we must make sure that our bonds

with the community and labor grows stronger than they've ever been before. every year, the event also honors the winner of the willie b kennedy civic service award. this year, it was given to san francisco reverend and doctor amos c brown. the award recognizes someone who embodies the values and vision of martin luther king, jr in their lives. vianey a lot of people taking part in those events outside today and, you know, no rain. it was actually clear. was it chilly this morning? i didn't even get to step outside. it was chilly in the morning. we have frost advisories in place, but i think the clearer skies help the sunshine warm us up just a tad bit more by the afternoon. but yes, it's been cold in the mornings and that will continue right now. here's what we're looking at temperature wise. we've got upper 60s on the map. and just for comparison of what a difference having the clear skies, allowing that sunshine to bring us some warmth makes, look at this about seven degrees 17 degrees warmer in napa rather santa rosa, about 17 degrees warmer even down through the

south bay. we're also running a few degrees warmer, but we will get the return of those chilly temps overnight. so before i get to that, i do want to talk about the wind gusts because we've had some gusty winds, especially for some of those higher elevations right now. look at mount saint helena 32. but we registered some 5060 plus mile per hour winds in some of those higher peaks. notice the rest of the bay area, a rather calm there. mount diablo at about 27mph. but for this area that you see highlighted in the yellow, this includes calistoga, parts of the north bay, there is a wind advisory in place until 1 a.m, so some of the strongest wind is going to happen in elevations above 1000ft. but it's still something to be mindful of over the next couple of hours. if you have anybody that lives up near that area now, satellite right now showcasing those clear conditions and audrey mentioned the chilly temps. get ready for that again tonight. we do have frost advisories that will go into place until 9 a.m. for tomorrow, but just how cold are we going to get? well, let's take a look at some of the model

runs. i took this to about 7 a.m. we've got several 30s on the map to start our tuesday morning. look at this. 35 in livermore. so another chiy night. but we're going to look ahead. and it does look like by the afternoon we've got more warmth. youren day forecast stays in the 60s. but stick around at 5:00. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is going to give us a closer look at that extended forecast. all right, vianey, thank you. i am at the anchor desk now with our gia vang who's working on the 5:00 news. hey, audrey. okay, so you guys have been doing some live looks in d.c, because that's the big story of the day, of course, is the inauguration of donald trump. so we're going to show you the celebrations happening in the bay area, including in san francisco, this bar right here, his supporters calling this christmas all over again. but there's also the other side, a display of resistance. they're calling it from another group. this over concns about promises the president made on the campaign trail and again today about immigration. so we're going to dig into all of that and muc

for rangers in new york state. that's after a bull moose fell through the ice of a frozen lake. this happened at around 11:00 on thursday. in the morning, someone was watching as the moose started to cross the lake. suddenly it broke through the ice. rangers used a chainsaw and picks to cut a path, leading the moose to a thicker section of ice. they then used sleds to guide it down the channel. moose quickly crawled out, but by then it had spent nearly two hours in freezing waters. rangers were concerned that that moose wouldn't recover. but you see right here. miraculously, after 15 minutes, the moose trotted off into the woods. thank you so much for joining us at 430. jess and gia are working on the 5:00 newscast next. we' backre

the 47th president of the united states after being sworn in again. we have live team coverage from the nation's

capital to the bay area on the festivities ahead this evening. among the issues mr. trump is wasting no time addressing is immigration. the new effort in the south bay to push back against the president's policies, and serving others as a way to honor the legacy of doctor martin luther king. the various ways people in the east bay came together today. good evening. the news at five starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm jessica aguirre and i'm gia vang. donald trump is now the 47th president of the united states, inaugurated into office today. and he is already signing executive orders. both president trump and vice president j.d. vance took the oath of office surrounded by their friends and family, polupporters and tech titans. and will, to the best of my ability and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend, preserve, protect and defend. an historic inauguration. the ceremony in the parade held inside for the first time in

four decades. because of the harsh, cold weather in d.c, president trump got right to work after officially taking of signing a series of executive orders, which include pulling the u.s. from the paris climate accords, a temporary hiring freeze for federal workers all in pursuit to undo acts, he says, from the previous administration. our sovereignty will be reclaimed, our safety will be restored, the scales of justice will be rebalanced. from this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. at this hour, president trump is in the oval office signing more executive orders. one of those designating cartels as terrorist organizations. another, changing the definition of birthright citizenship. we have team coverage of president trump inauguration from the bay area to washington, d.c. we begin with nbc's susan mcginnis, who is live on capitol hill with a look at the inaugural event. susan.