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following some breaking news in the south bay. a fire at an apartment complex in campbell. this started at around 630 this evening at union manor on union avenue. that's right near the pruneyard shopping center. six apartments were impacted here. four were destroyed. at one point, firefighters declared an emergency at the scene because the stairway collapsed, trapping fire crews on the second f floo. they did make it out safely, though. the red cross is helping three people find temporary housing. one person was taken to the hospital and one cat died. there is some good news here. a dog was rescued. here's a photo there. firefighters are expected to stay on scene well into the night. breaking news out of dc tonight. president trump taking on da late this evening. all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles must be placed on paid leave by tomorrow at 5:00 pm eastern time. that's according to a new memo from the office of

personnel management. yesterday, the president signed an executive order to end, quote, radical, wasteful dei programs inside the federal agencies. that's what he called them. the heads of those departments have been told to prepare to close all dei related offices and programs, and to remove all websites and social media accounts for those offices. it is not clear how many employees will be impacted. tonight, sweeping changes from the oval office and some of them already being met with legal action. yeah, this is likely going to be the roadmap and the pace for the first 100 days of the trump presidency. the sticking point tonight, san francisco, along with the state of california and more than a dozen other states, are suing president trump over his executive order to end birthright citizenship. that means the story of san francisco's wong kim ark is more relevant than ever. his case, more than 100 years ago, helped set the precedent for who gets to be a u.s. citizen. nbc's gia vang sat down with his great

grandson in brentwood. in san francisco chinatown. there's a mural on grant and jackson. one of the faces is wong kim ark. he was born on the 700 block of sacramento street in 1870. but why there's a mural depicting him is one of american history. that's the only picture i've ever seen of him. i know this is a descendant of his. norman wong. i'm glad he stood up. a lot of people have feelings about stuff, but they're not willing to stick their neck out. in 1898, norman's great grandfather wong successfully defended his claim he was a u.s. citizen in the supreme court. officials were denying wong reentry back from china during a wave of anti-asian sentiment in the country, saying his parents were chinese nationals at the time of his birth. but they were in the u.s. legally. so. wong's win reaffirmed the 14th amendment that anyone born in the u.s. is automatically a citizen. his story was thrust back into the national

spotlight. this next order relates to the definition of birthright citizenship under the 14th amendment of the united states. anti-immigration advocates are pressing for another interpretation, saying wong's story isn't the same because his family was here legally. now, a battle in the courtroom is looming because less than 24 hours after mr. trump signed the order, 18 states are suing to stop him. he has overreached by a mile in this case. and so we're taking him to court, including california, the state attorney general announcing it today alongside san francisco's city attorney. it is a fringe theory. it should be rejected outright. it is not the interpretation that the u.s. supreme court has given to the citizenship clause, and specifically birthright citizenship, the grandparents. that couldn't ring more true for wong's ancestors. we're back to square one. i think the whole notion, it's not what trump is doing, it's what americans are feeling. we're trying to blame

our problems on them. in brentwood, gia vang, nbc bay area news. another change made by the trump administration. ice officers are now able to arrest people in schools and churches. the department of homeland security lifted those restrictions today. the dhs released a statement outlining changes to its arrest policy. previously, officers were not allowed to arrest anyone in what's known as sensitive areas things like schools, churches or daycare centers. with this new policy, ice officers can make arrests anywhere. unity and solidarity was the message tonight to the migrant community at a prayer vigil in santa clara county. clergy and community members gathered to show support amid the anti-immigration policies we've just told you about being put forth by the trump administration. faith leaders say they want migrants to know that they can rely on them for anything that they might need. another example of the bay area benefiting from president trump are booming ai

industry. today at the white house, the president was flanked by oracle founder larry ellison and open ai ceo sam altman. they announced a new joint venture called stargate, which will grow ai infrastructure here in the u.s. the companies, along with tokyo based softbank, will invest up to $500 billion in the coming years. stargate's first venture will be to construct data centers in texas. larry ellison says that's already underway. the president also met with republican lawmakers today. they discussed their legislative strategy and the possibility of using recess appointments to confirm cabinet nominees. however, the president told reporters he doesn't think recess appointments will be needed. also today, the president and first lady attended a prayer service at washington national cathedral. the bishop urging the president to have mercy on his constituents, specifically naming immigrants and the lgbtq community. mr. trump told reporters outside that he did not think it was a good service.

more defendants convicted in the deadly january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol being released tonight. this is president trump again, is defending the decision to pardon or commute the sentences of more than 1500 defendants who took part in that january 6th event. audrey asistio joins us with the very latest. raj and jess. those newly freed today are being celebrated by some as heroes, while victims of that day's violence are expressing a sense of betrayal. more criminal defendants in the january 6th, 2021, attack on the u.s. capitol are seen walking out of jails tuesday night, including those convicted of assaulting police officers. among those being released, the leaders of two far right groups the proud boys, enrique tarrio and founder of the oath keepers militia, stewart rhodes, both convicted of seditious conspiracy and other offenses. rhodes, who had been sentenced to 18 years in prison, spoke shortly after his release. i think it's a good day

for america that this is being all the wrongs are being undone. so none of these people should have been here in the first place. none of them were ever tried in a fair and fair trial. lawmakers on both sides also speaking out. president trump didn't just pardon protesters. he pardoned some people convicted of assaulting police officers and seditious conspiracy. it's a betrayal of the highest order of our capitol police officers. i just can't agree. i'm about to file two bills that will increase the penalties up to and including the death penalty for the murder of a police officer and increasing the penalties and creating federal crimes for assaulting a police officer. that should give you everything you need to know about my position. capitol police officer michael fanone was assaulted during the riot and spent today getting protective orders against those who attacked him. the american people elected donald trump, knowing full well that he would pardon my attackers. and so it is the ultimate betrayal. nbc's peter alexander pressed the president

today about the vice president, j.d. vance. he said, if this is a week ago, he said, ifou committed violence on january 6th, obviously you should not be pardoned. why is your vice president wrong? well, only for one reason. they served years in jail. political analyst larry gerston saying this is something of a payback to the president's supporters. what's remarkable is that the president, the day after january 6th, 2021, said, these are terrible people. they should be punished for what they did. those those were his words. and four years later, like a lot of things with donald trump, right. all you know is what you see that day. four years later, it's another story. audrey asistio nbc, bay area news. audrey. thank you. we want to get back to some breaking news now in southern california. a new fire in riverside county has prompted evacuation warnings. cal fire says this broke out around 5 p.m. near the santa ana river, about three miles from the riverside municipal airport. it's burned so far, about 40 acres, and is currently 40%

contained. even further south, the fire in san diego county is now 100% contained. that's good news. it burned just three acres. it was called the friar fire. one apartment was damaged. also in san diego county. crews now have the lilac fire 50% contained. this one started around 1 a.m. it's burned around 85 acres. all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted. tonight, those new fires broke out as crews in l.a. county continue to fight the palisades and eaton fires. the palisades fire is currently 65% contained. the eaton fire near the pasadena area is now 89% contained. a red flag warning remains in effect for parts of southern california through thursday evening. some evacuation warnings remain in place in both fire zones. his face bitten by a police dog. disturbing and graphic video showing the moments that a san jose police dog goes into an apartment and bites a man's

face. now that man and his attorney filed a federal lawsuit against the dog's handler and the san jose police department. nbc bay area's jocelyn moran is in studio with us tonight. how badly was this man hurt? well, you'll see the images in just a second. the attorney tells us the now 20 year old young man sustained injuries to his face, and half of his ear is now missing. we have to warn you, these images and the video we are about to show you are graphic. tonight there are questions surrounding san jose police body cam video showing the moment a police dog goes into an apartment and allegedly bites a man's face, according to his attorney. the man is 20 year old fernando villanueva galvez. it happened in october of 2023 on northrop street in san jose. the complaint says villanueva. galvez went to the laundry facility at his complex and was verbally attacked by a resident and her boyfriend, villanueva. galvez took off. when he came back to get his clothes, he had a kitchen knife for protection. according to the complaint, san jose police responded to the scene and waited for nearly four

hours. they used a p.a. system asking him to drop weapons and surrender. at the time that the announcements were made, they knew where he lived. they knew his name, first and last name. and, you know, not once did they actually mention his name in these announcements. however, they just gave the very broad general. announcement. body cam video shows several officers outside the complex. they then go up the stairs with the police dog. they release the dog who starts looking through all the rooms. about a minute and a half later you can hear screams. an officer tries to get the dog off villanueva galvez, but it won't let go of his arm, even after an officer seems to be pulling the dog away. villanueva. galvez is covered in blood. villanueva. galvez is handcuffed, but it was absolutely shocking. and it was appalling. one, because this was the first time that i've seen

where the, you know, the canine was out of the handler's one. physical control outside of his verbal control. and no one could see what this canine was doing. law enforcement analyst and security consultant michael linenger says police reports are crucial in this, and without them, it hard to draw conclusions. the cuts look absolutely incredibly painful, but in my opinion, from looking at the body cam and reading the complaint, he had every opportunity to surrender and none of this had to happen. but again, you still have to look at the fact that all the evidence needs to be weighed. you need to look at it from both sides. as for villanueva galvez, his attorney, says half his ear is missing and he sustained other injuries to his face and arm. he has half of his ears missing. he has hearing loss in that ear. the dog attacked his face around his eye area, so he has vision loss in the eye as well. in the arm that the dog attacked. he

has nerve damage. he has weakness in that arm and he is a farm worker. we did reach out to san jose police. they said they're not commenting on pending litigation. raj. jocelyn. thank you. we are back in 60s. up next, it's a problem area, but changes are in the works. the south bay street, it's about to get a makeover to be more pedestrian friendly. also, san francisco center's biggest tenant moving out. why? bloomie's is closing its doors and leaving the city. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. the cold weather is coming on back. we'll talk more about a frost advisory and freeze warning and also updated rain chanc

safer for pedestrians. the city of campbell just greenlighted a project to add safety improvements to a block near downtown. the changes are going to happen on civic center drive between second and third. that's

the stretch along the second street parking garage. those improvements include higher visibility crosswalks, island lanes, and curb ramps. people who live in campbell say the street is prone to car crashes because drivers speed in that 25 mile an hour zone. project is slated to start this winter and expect to take about six months. in alameda county, it's the final stages of determining who will replace recalled district attorney pamela price. the board of supervisors held a special meeting today to publicly interview the seven finalists for this job. safe. that's the group responsible for the recall efforts against the former da is endorsing two of the seven candidates. alameda county superior court judge ursula jones dixon and contra costa county assistant da annie esposito. all seven candidates made their final pitches before taking questions from the supervisors and the public. now, the recall group and families of victims say they want a da that

will fight for them. i just hope that the board of supervisors really makes the right choice, and that they really think about the people over politics, because this is something very serious. this is our lives. it's our lives and the lives of this whole community. and that's the most important thing, is electability. after 2026, you have to do 2026, you got to do 2028. so you got to know what you're doing here. they want a long term solution. in addition, in addition to dixon and esposito, there are five other candidates. elgin lowe and jimmy wilson are the only candidates currently working in the da's office. venus johnson is the chief deputy attorney general for california. latricia lewis is deputy couns for alameda county and eben shen. there he is the current city attorney for alameda. the board is set to ma a decision next week. the new da will take office in february and serve through 2026. it is a big loss for the city.

bloomingdale's, the latest retailer to announce that it's closing its union square location. that bloomie's has been at the san francisco center for nearly two decades. company is citing a shift in the retail landscape and evolving business strategies they cite for the closure. san francisco center has been has seen a string of high profile departures since the start of the pandemic. nordstrom's, the big flagship store there, closed in august of 2023. then that was followed by the closure of the cinemark theater. also, lego, adidas, hollister, all of those left. bloomingdale's is set to close for good at the end of march. now, the city of san jose, meanwhile, broke ground on what officials hope will alleviate homelessness in the area. the site, on cherry avenue along the guadalupe river in san jose, will soon be home to 136 interim housing units. mayor matt mahan says the spots will be offered to people living in tents in that area, as the city works to clean up encampments along the creek and streams to comply with the clean water act. as southern

california braces for more wind. firefighters here at home are capitalizing on our good conditions here to create a buffer around some high risk fire neighborhoods. this is thanks to a $3 million state grant. contra costa fire crews are building an 11 mile firebreak around this rossmoor senior community center in walnut creek today. they burned dry branches and brush to eliminate dangerous fuels that could easily ignite. most of the victims who have died in southern california were seniors who could not flee to safety. 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 at camp fire says it will take months to complete this fuel break. okay. you might want to grab an extra blanket because jeff is joining us now to tell us just it is going to be cold. oh, yeah. i mean, look at these current numbers. raj. what did you say earlier? grab the

snuggie, the snuggie. yeah, i got one at home, actually. oh, man. whatever kind of blanket you got, you're going to need a couple extra ones tonight. these numbers right now, already at 37 in santa rosa, 38 in napa, 37 here in livermore. so with that kind of chill, we do have freeze warnings, frost advisories in effect and in effect. so make sure to bring those pets inside. we'll get you more details on this chill. also some updated weekend rain chances in your microclimate forecast. and as we take it on over to the weather boards, which you'll be able to see here is tomorrow morning. lots of 30s coming back the south bay down to an average of 39. we will have some mostly sunny skies, so also plan to have those sunglasses out tomorrow morning with that heaviest jacket and hopefully a warm cup of coffee. you deserve it. all right. 38 here for the peninsula and tri-valley at 35. some of the coldest weather here through the north bay. 32 with that freeze warning in effect. san francisco 41. and for the east bay 38. now the payoff by

the afternoon, once we get over those chilly temperatures, it's going to be real. look at this. temperatures close to 70 through the inland valleys. so a remarkable jump in those temperatures. 68 here in san jose, 67. concord 65, martinez, upper 60s, napa and santa rosa, and 62 and half moon bay. so all in all, a great afternoon. i'm calling it with those sunny skies now. we'll stay with the steady weather pattern like this through friday's forecast. once we hit saturday, though, a quick moving system drops down across the west. this is going to give us some colder air, a little bit of wind 15 to about 30mph and the chance of some rain. so we've now increased the possibility of getting some rain on saturday, but not looking like a big storm. i see anywhere from trace amounts to maybe five hundredths of an inch for us, and down towards bakersfield and los angeles. a better bet of a 10th to about a quarter inch. that's on saturday. sunday. we're looking at dry weather here, and then bakersfield and los angeles could see another 10th to about a quarter inch.

we'll have to watch out for maybe a landslide threat in southern california. really, any time we get rainfall over the next couple of months. on saturday, we'll also get some winter conditions across the sierra about 1 to 2in on that 7-day forecast. here it is. weekends getting closer. we have those 50s on saturday and that chance of spotty showers. and we'll also stay in the 50s here across the inland valleys. i should also note the record setting snow in the southeast moves out tomorrow, so if you're traveling, still bring the jacket. plenty of 20s and 30s on the map. that's for highs, 20s and 30s. that's new orleans and florida getting snow right now, right? yeah, i mean, they had five inches or more in parts of the southeast. it's amazing. thank you jeff. huge. all right. did you notice something different when you logged on to instagram or facebook? the questions being raised by some users after president trump was sworn in

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