could cause their entire life to be shattered as they know it. newcombe isn't surprised that today, california attorney general rob bonta issued a legal challenge to one of president trump's many day one executive orders. in this case, the order eliminating the birthright of children born to undocumented immigrants. critics of the president say his order violates the 14th amendment, guaranteeing that any child born on u.s. soil is automatically a u.s. citizen, regardless of their parents status, as he did today, with what is, frankly, an un-american executive order. i have one message for president trump. i'll see you in court. we are filed. the order is currently set to take effect in 30 days, but legal experts believe a federal court is now likely to issue an injunction barring the law from taking effect until the legal challenges are over. the president chose to start his second term by knocking down one of our country's foundational long standing rights, and that

its very dubious legal reasoning under trump's executive order. and he's not able to just undo the 14th amendment with the stroke of his pen. newcombe says he believes it will be quite some time before this case is ultimately decided, likely by the supreme court and ag bonta feels many more challenges are on the way during president trump's first term. the california attorney general sued him and his administration more than 100 times. damian trujillo nbc, bay area news. president trump started his first full day in office with a national prayer service. the first lady and his family, along with vice president jd vance, were in attendance, and the bishop delivered a rather pointed sermon toward mr. trump. i ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. there are gay, lesbian and transgender children in democratic, republican and

independent families, some who fear for their lives. and the people, the people who pick our crops and clean our office buildings, who labor in poultry farms and meatpacking plants, who wash the dishes after we eat in restaurants and work the night shifts in hospitals, they they may not be citizens or have the proper documentation, but the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. they pay taxes and are good neighbors. mr. trump later told reporters outside that he did not think it was a good service. the president has already signed executive orders, rolling back transgender rights and toughening immigration policies. and it's raising concerns in washington and across the country. nbc's alice barr is tracking it all from washington, dc. on his first full day in office, president trump

attending a prayer service at washington national cathedral and meeting with lawmakers at the white house as his day one executive orders begin taking effect. overnight, criminal defendants in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol started walking out of jails and stripping off surveillance after the president pardoned roughly 1500 rioters, including those convicted of assaulting police officers. former officer michael fanone was beaten defending the capitol and testified before the january 6th committee today seeking a protective order, saying his family has been threatened and harassed. my thoughts are on protecting myself and members of my family. president trump, also taking sweeping executive action on immigration, including ending the right to citizenship for people born in this country to undocumented parents. close to 20 democratic attorneys general already suing to block the move,

citing long held constitutional protections. we have very good grounds. people have wanted to do this for decades. the president ordering the border sealed, the wall finished and forcing migrants seeking asylum in the u.s. to wait in mexico. appointments that were set for today, now canceled. megumi ninos as asylum seekers learned a processing app stopped workg. i know the risk crossing illegally, and that's why we wanted to wait and cross legally. what we're saying is enter the legal way, but then we're going to destroy any legal pathways. amid questions about his ties to tech industry giants, president trump today announcingor private sector investment in ai infrastructure. a busy start with signs of what's ahead in the new trump term. the trump administration is also pushing ahead to fill cabinet positions. former senator marco rubio becoming the first to be confirmed unanimously and sworn in as secretary of state. in washington, alice barr, nbc

news. and we have more coverage of president trump's quick actions in office coming up at 530. our political analyst larry gerston joins us. he is going to discuss the president's controversial move to pardon more than 1500 people who stormed the capitol four years ago. meta is countering claims that it's boosting the newly elected president donald trump, on its platforms. facebook and instagram users claim they received notifications yesterday. their accounts automatically followed president trump and vice president jd vance. but meta says the potus, flotus and vp accounts update when the president changes so users who follow those accounts during the biden administration will now be following them. under the trump administration. local news bloomingdale's is the latest retailer to announce it's closing its location in san francisco's largest mall. the store, located in the san francisco center in union square, has been there for nearly two decades. the company is citing a shift in the retail

landscape and evolving strategies for its future operations. as reasons for the closure. the san francisco center has seen a string of high profile departures since the start of the pandemic. nordstrom flagship store shuttered in august 2023, followed by the closure of cinemark and major brands such as lego, adidas and hollister also left the department store. bloomingdale's will remain there and will remain open until the end of march. firefighters are bracing for strong winds to again fuel the flames in southern california. this is crews on the ground. there are still fighting to fully extinguish the devastating fires we saw last week. los angeles and ventura county are now in a red flag warning because of those powerful santa ana winds. firefighters have made progress with the palisades and the eaton fires. the palisades fire now is at 63% contained the eaton fire. 89%. thousands of firefighters are still boots on the ground, making sure the wind doesn't spur any hotspots. the good news is the teams are downgrading a

few evacuation zones, and some people will be able to go home this evening. now, an effort is underway tonight to create a buffer around some of those high risk fire neighborhoods in the east bay. here t tonight, nbc by area's jodi hernandez shows us the critical work being done in hopes of preventing a wildfire disaster here. fire crews in contra costa county have been busy building a much needed firebreak around one of the most high risk communities in the east bay. folks have been watching what's happening in southern california and worry the same could happen here. when you look at the canyon down there, the fire could run right up that hill. 93 year old judy says. the possibility of a large fire breaking out in her of mind. a fire can just keeptop going on and on and on. as we know from what's happening in southern california. that's why she's happy to see contra costa county fire crews hard at work

trying to protect her area thanks to a $3 million state grant, calfire is building an 11 mile firebreak in her neighborhood. burning dry branches and brush to eliminate dangerous fuels that could easily ignite into a big fire. the hope is to create a defensible space around this community, and also to limit the potential to have, you know, fires, ground fires, extend, you know, from the ground fuels, you know, into the canopy of the trees to where it gets to be, you know, such that it's even more difficult to control. calfire says the fires that have devastated parts of southern california have added new motivation to do whatever it takes to prevent a similar tragedy here. most of the victims who died in the southern california disaster were seniors who couldn't flee to safety. everything that we can do to try and mitigate, you know, the hazard that exists around our

communities. it's well worthwhile, especially when you have folks that may have limited mobility. you know, everything that we can do to make their community safer is, you know, time well spent. judy says she has her go bag ready, but hopes she'll never have to use it. she's grateful firefighters are working so hard to keep rossmoor safe. i think that's wonderful. in contra costa county. jodi hernandez, nbc, bay area news. and of course, we'll continue to cover the southern california fires. you can check it out on our home page, nbcbayarea.com or super easy. scan that qr code you see right there. it'll take you right to it. still ahead, trying to find the right person to be alameda county's new district attorney. the important meeting to determine who's next, and the candidates being backed by the community and trying to find a solution for those trying to make it in the bay. the new interim housing project that

i'm not happy with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors. as soon as something comes in contact with the power line, it'll turn off so that there's not a risk that it's gonna fall to the ground and start a fire. okay. and i want you to be able to feel the improvements. we've been able to reduce wildfire risk from our equipment by over 90%. that's something i want to believe. [skateboard sounds] who will serve the rest of pamela price's term as district

atattorney. you know, she was ousted from office. the county board of supervisors is holding a special meeting right now to publicly interview the seven finalists for the job. here's nbc bay area's velena jones. people before politics. people before politics. ahead of today's special supervisors meeting. safe. the group responsible for recall efforts against former da pamela price rallied to make suree everyone knows what they want to see in the next district attorney. number one, they experience, and they have to be able to be a leader who can make changes and also to revitalize the da office so that we can regain trust. that group and the families of several crime victims are endorsing two of the seven candidates. alameda county superior court judge ursula jones dixon and contra costa county assistant district attorney annie esposito. virginia nishida, whose husband was shot and killed in 2021 while working as security for a

news crew, believes both candidates will fight for victims. they've been in all aspects of the court area. they have helped community. they have helped internally. they have helped themselves. even going out to the community to help, you know. so it's they're well rounded. elgin lowe and jimmy wilson are the only internal candidates. lowe is a senior deputy district attorney, and wilson is a deputy district attorney. venus johnson is the chief deputy attorney general for california and has been endorsed by ag rob bonta. latricia lewis is a deputy counsel for alameda county, and ibn shin is the current city attorney for alameda. today, the victims families we spoke to say they have a simple request for whomever gets the job. accountability is a must. everybody has to be accountable for something, right? and it's time for the district attorney to make these people accountable for their actions. we're each going to ask questions, and we're going to do it in a very,

again, random but fair way. today's candidates made their final pitches before taking questions from supervisors and the public. we will build community trust with engagement and with complete transparency. we are at a critical juncture in our criminal justice system, one that demands bold leadership. my philosophy is persevere. strive for excellence and fairness, and maintain your compassion. the board is set to make a final decision next week. the new da will take office in february and serve through 2026. in oakland, velena jones nbc bay area news. helping more people make it in the bay. the south bay is breaking ground on more tiny homes for the homeless. this site is on cherry avenue along the guadalupe river in san jose. it will soon be home to 136 interim housing units. it's right off 85, in almaden expressw. mayor matt mahan says the spots will first be

offered to those living in tents in the area. as the city works to clean up encampments along creeks and streams to comply with the clean water act. the first homeless neighbors to be offered housing at this site will be folks already encamped in the surrounding area. after offering housing to everyone in the area multiple times, we will decommission those encampments, clean up the area and install a water resource protection zone. the mayor says san jose's unsheltered population has dropped by more than 10% as it turns to more interim housing. the city currently has about 500 units, with hundreds more cing online later this year. much of the country is bracing for a freeze. snow is falling in houston and new orleans as a rare storm sweeps the gulf coast. national weather service says a bitterly cold air mass will impact several states in the south and east for much of this week. in fact, the gulf coast could see historic

snowfall for the first time in years. florida's jacksonville international airport will close tonight because of that bad weather. both of houston's major airports suspended operations today. they are expected to reopen in the morning, though. and in georgia, officials say at least one death has now been linked to the freezing temperatures, and millions are being warned about this bad weather. our critical patients are extremely important, our sensitive communities. if you have loved ones that are up in age, keep an eye on them. if they lose power over the next couple of days, that needs to be addressed quickly. so right now, some 46 million americans are living under winter weather alerts. another 172 million are under cold alerts in areas where temperatures are expected to hover between 20 and 35 degrees below average. let's bring in our meteorologist jeff ranieri here. we've been seeing this like for a week now so much this arctic blast just going up and down all in the east. and now we see it there and in the deep south. that snow i mean that's like a once in a lifetime storm

for them. we're talking about four inches in pensacola, florida. i mean, i can remember being a kid growing up in florida. we get a little dusting and that was huge. but four inches and then back towards texas. we're looking at 4 to 5, louisiana 4 to 7. so it's been a wild day. a lot of folks just staying off the roads, they just don't have the snow clearing equipment to keep those roads plowed. so it's certainly very dangerous. but also if you can get through that and just enjoy it from home, it is very, very beautiful. all right. take you outside here to something else beautiful. and that is our sunset here in san francisco tonight. right now. 57. good to see some calm winds in here. and temperatures will be dropping ofoff to so much colder 40s once we head into 9:00 tonight. and look really as we head through tomorrow's forecast, i don't see any big changes in the weather pattern. we have high pressure that's going to keep that storm track off to the north. also bring back some chilly temperatures for the morning. so most of the bay area is under some frost advisories. but take

note out here up towards the marin, napa, sonoma county areas. we're under a freeze warning for tomorrow morning where temperatures will get close to the freezing mark. so another cold start for us. you'll see it right here in our temperatures. most areas will be down in the 30s tomorrow morning. south bay puts you to 39 degrees. upper 30s in the peninsula and 37 in the tri-valley. chilly out there with that freeze warning in the north bay with an average of 35. san francisco, the one exception 42. and the east bay in those upper 30s. daytime highs for tomorrow. man, if you can get over the cold, start through the afternoon. we have an incredible day setting up more of the light winds, sunny skies, and we're going to rebound it up near 70 degrees. so just a huge jump in those afternoon temperatures. i think it's going to make it perfect for you out here to san jose 68 east san jose 69 morgan hill 67. not quite 70 in the east bay, but we'll get up to 67. in concord, 67, walnut creek

65 here in hayward for the peninsula, 62 in half moon bay down to redwood city. 64 san francisco. i have 59 in the marina and 64 here in the mission up towards the north bay, 69 in clear lake. the 170 on my maps here up towards ukiah. 70 degrees. just going to be a stunner down here towards mill valley. we're at 64, so enjoy this now because by the time we get towards this weekend, hang on. it's like a little roller coaster ride here. we're going to see a system dropping down from the north. it's going to give us this reinforcing shot of some chilly air. so more cold temperatures for the morning and then certainly some cooler afternoon highs. we'll see a little bit of wind on and off, 15 to about 30mph. even the chance here of some showers in california. i wanted to break apart those rain chances for us on saturday, and you'll see we are getting into right now. trace amounts to about a 10th of an inch in the bay area down towards los angeles. we'd see 1800s. that's just about it for us on saturday

and sunday. not expecting any rainfall here, but in southern california, los angeles, they could get about a third of an inch. so good to be out of that fire danger. although with the recent fires, we'll have to watch out for maybe some landslides just with any kind of water. after all of that damage, they saw sierra on saturday. we'll pick up about 1 to 3in of snow, so be ready for winter conditions this weekend. speaking of the weekend, you can see it right here in that 7-day forecast. spotty showers on saturday. we'll keep it dry and sunny on sunday, 57 in san francisco and 50s across those inland valleys. man, it is going to be very chilly tomorrow morning, so layer it up if you're headed out and comg up at 530, we'll take a look at that national forecast again. i went out for a walk on monday morning super early and it was 38 degrees when we left the house. frost was crazy. it's really cold. all right. thanks, jeff. all right. just within the past few hours, netflix announced its earnings report. how the bay area company

flix. the company posted fourth quarter results that show soaring shares and surging revenue. netflix has surpassed 300 million paid memberships, adding a record 19 million subscribers since its last report, and revenue jumped 16% in the fourth quarter, reaching $10.25 billion. shares are up more than 14% in after hours trading. the streaming service is crediting its success in part to the release of season two of the hit series, squid game. also, live streaming sporting events like the jake paul mike tyson match and the christmas day nfl game. overall stocks in the green today. the dow added

about 537 points, the nasdaq added 126 and the s&p rose by 52. a big day for tech with amazon and nvidia gaining 2%, but apple shares dropped 3% because of concerns over softer iphone sales. president trump today announced more private sector investment in ai infrastructure, flanked by oracle founder larry ellison and openai ceo sam altman. the firms revealed they're going to create a company called stargate, and it'll grow ai infrastructure in the united states. the companies, along with tokyo based softbank, have plans to invest up to $500 billion in the coming years. stargate's first joint venture will be to construct data centers in texas. ellison says that effort is already underway. well, good thing the super bowl isn't

is just filled with snow, and it's going to host the super bowl in a few weeks. check out the super dome. things will heat up when the big game comes to town, but in the meantime, the big easy is seeing record breaking amounts of snow. as jeff told us, previous record for snowfall was about 2.5in, which was set in the 60s. today,

that number has doubled with over five inches of snow blanketing the city. the storm has prompted the national weather service to issue a first ever blizzard warning for louisiana. don't forget, you can watch our newscast 24/7 on pluto and other streaming platforms. raj mathai joins us now with what's coming up next at 530. a lot happening, new rules and a lot of changes. it's coming at us fast. president trump's first full day in office among the executive orders he's already signed. having the federal government only recognize male and female genders, how that's impacting a lot of people's passports. also, the president pardoning more than 1500 people charged in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. our political analyst, larry gerston, joins us to discuss more on the president's controversial move. and we're learning new details of a shooting involving san jose police officers, why plainclothes officers were confronted in the first place.

the news at 530 starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. his first 24 hours might be a roadmap to his first 100 days in office. a lot of proposed changes coming from the oval office. one of president trump's many executive orders is sparking some confusion when it comes to some passports. let's bring in nbc's scott budman with the details. scott, what do you have? well, raj, for about two years now, americans have been able to choose one of three options. when selecting sex on their passports. they could select male, female or x, but that executive order signed by the president yesterday will soon require passports to reflect the sex of the traveler as either male or female. suddenly, some travel plans are marked with uncertainty. if, like faye johnstone, your passport is marked with an x, i'm heading to europe in may. i do have an x on my passport. president trump's