to overhaul laws. thousands of federal employees woke up to discover this morning that they are now on paid administrative leave. this comes as president trump is also dealing with more backlash for his broad january 6th pardons and the ramping up of his immigration policies. here's nbc's alice barr from capitol hill. first full day. president trump continuing a flood of executive actions with an order placing all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles on paid leave. by this evening, in preparation for shutting those programs down and firing the workers, it's unclear how many will be affected. capitol hill responding. what you're going to see under president trump, reacting to the to the feelings of the american people is to go back to a race neutral, gender neutral system based on on merit. i think this die leave is

just another example of kind of cruelty and pettiness. it comes amid backlash from police organizations and lawmakers in both parties over president trump's blanket pardon for roughly 1500 january 6th rioters, including those convicted of violent crimes like beating officers and shocking them with their own tasers. to me, 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. jackson reffitt, who reported his father, guy reffitt, seen here during the capitol attack, now fears for his safety. it goes far beyond my dad. there are people out there that i get death threats by the minute now. i mean, people feel so validated on immigration. president trump now directing the justice department to make identifying undocumented immigrants and prosecuting violations a top priority, including prosecuting state and local officials who resist enforcing new immigration laws

that as defense and white house officials tell nbc news, the administration is preparing to send a thousand more active duty troops to the border that president trump has ordered sealed. nbc news has now spoken to guy reffitt. the released january 6th defendant and father of the young man in our story who fears for his safety. guy says his message to his son is that he loves him. as families across the country are navigating a quickly changing situation in washington. alice barr, nbc news. all right. thank you very much, alice. elon musk is calling into question the trump administration's $500 billion ai announcement. yesterday, president trump, oracle founder larry ellison and openai ceo sam altman announced a new joint venture called stargate. the companies, along with tokyo based softbank, said they plan to invest up to $500 billion in the coming years. overnight, musk claimed that the tech giants don't have enough money to fulfill that pledge. he

posted that softbank only has $10 billion secured. altman, who is often at odds with musk, responded directly, saying that musk was, quote, wrong. yesterday, ellison said ten ai data centers are already under construction in texas, with ten more in the works. okay, we have your back. that is the message for undocumented immigrants today from political and community leaders in alameda county. it is meant to ease some of the fear created by that flurry of executive orders coming out of the presidential office. nbc bay area's velena jones explains how the group is partnering with leaders and organizations to provide resources to families that are worried. oakland is united today. we are well prepared. we are not scared. we will protect our immigrant families and we will continue to thrive no matter who is president. in alameda county today, state, county, city and community leaders say they're standing united in their goal to fight

and protect immigrant families from the president's promise of mass deportations. if you want to arrest us for protecting our communities, come at us. in a press conference today. state senator jesse adrian announced the state senate is allocating $50 million through emeency legislation to fund the legal fight against the president's recently signed executive orders. orders these leaders feel are unconstitutional. irvine says he's also introduced new legislation that would make all hospital and health care buildings sanctuary areas that would be off limits from ice raids. immigrants are the backbone of our state, our state's economy. immigrants pay $8.5 billion in state and local taxes, and are really the lifeblood of our state's economy. there will be a spotlight on california because of who we are and what we stand for. this all comes two days after presidentnt trump removed long standing limitations on where immigration agents can make arrests, meaning agents can now make arrests at churches and schools. oakland school district

says they intend to remain a sanctuary district and say they're prepared for the fight. we need to ensure that our staff is ready for any sort of incident that comes their way. and so o we have taken these sts since the day we got back from winter break. sasha hernandez spent 20 years as an undocumented immigrant before finding a path to citizenship. now she's working to help other immigrant families and lgbtq youth that she says are under attack by the new administration. we are looking at this intersectionality, where we serve families who are part of the lgbtq community but are also undocumented. so the fear and the vulnerability just becomes so much higher. oakland and alameda county leaders echoed the commitment to protect their entire community, regardless of immigration status. we know that we should stand in our power and be prepared over the next coming years. in oakland, velena jones, nbc, bay area news. an east bay

serial killer is being sentenced for the 1986 murders of two fremont women sang 99 bottles of beer as the victim's family detailed their heartache and loss. the judge then handed him two more life sentences. david misch getting 50 years to life for the murders of jennifer dewey and michelle xavier. the bodies of the two best friends were found shot and stabbed in fremont. misch wouldn't be charged until 2018 after dna evidence and interviews with family and witnesses surfaced. the alameda county da's office says the two girls will finally have justice after nearly 40 years. now, misch will stay at the santa rita county jail awaiting trial for the 1988 kidnaping and murder of nine year old makayla garrett out of hayward. investigators tied him to the crime by fingerprints left on mikayla's scooter. she'll be back in court for those charges at a later date. misch is already serving a life sentence for another murder that happened in hayward in 1989. a former san jose police union executive will not be going to prison, even after pleading

guilty to smuggling painkillers. instead, a federal court sentenced joann segovia to three years probation and 100 years of community service. two years ago, agents found segovia's address during a drug raid in india. her home was listed as the shipping destination for dozens of packages containing narcotics. investigators say segovia used her work computer to order those pills. the union fired her and denied knowing any knowledge of her activities. prosecutors agreed she imported the drugs to fuel her own addiction and not to sell to others. well, a burglary ring busted. san jose police believe they have broken up a group responsible for roughly 70 burglaries, most of which targeted asian families. nbc bay area's robert honda is in san jose with how police cracked that case. robert. san jose police emphasize this burglary ring was sophisticated and efficient, but brought down by a unique community effort. these are some of the 700 items worth approximately $1 million, recovered by san jose police and

other law enforcement agencies. they believe all of it is connected to a sophisticated burglary ring that targeted aapi families all around the south bay. a ring they've now broken up. one victim, named parade was relieved to get back belongings, some of which were irreplaceable. a lot of, you know, important items that were passed on from generation to generations. and a lot of, i would say, meaningful things from our weddings, our kids jewelry when they were born. his home was burglarized in november, one of about 70 homes hit over a seven month stretch through homeowners sharing information, police say. investigators in san jose, campbell, santa clara, mountain view and the sheriff's office connected roughly dozens of separate burglaries this month. a sheriff investigator recognized a suspect from a doorbell camera, and it led to the arrest of these three men from the hayward and stockton areas. we can confirm that these suspects belong to a larger burglary crew that methodically

cased neighborhoods and targeted households believed to be occupied by aapi families. sadly, we've become all too familiar with hate, especially anti-asian hate, here in the bay area in recent years, but we will not allow it to become normalized. district attorney jeff rosen vowed maximum enforcement. they've been charged with 72 counts of burglary, 72 felony counts. the group emphasized the overall community effort. our law enforcement network is larger, with a greater combined experience than those committing these crimes. for the last several months, residents have diligely worked with law enforcement to ensure that they have the information necessary to crack this case. still, the fear lingers left us with a very traumatic after effect because we have kids at home, so now we don't feel safe leaving kids at home, right? we don't leave them

alone. in fact, we have not even gone out to eat since the day the burglary happened. the district attorney's office is still considering hate crime enhancements to the charges. police say they still believe there are more victims and hope after the arrests, they will come forward. in san jose, robert honda, nbc, bay area news. okay. thank you very much, robert. health leaders in contra costa county are expanding when they send out hazardous material alerts. contra costa health now will be sending out alerts for level one incidents at industrial facilities, including oil refineries. level one alerts are for non-emergencies like refinery flaring that lasts over 20 minutes. previously, text alerts were only sent for more serious incidents. the alerts will now be sent via text and email. people living in the county can sign up to receive those alerts by going to the community warning system website. okay, months long lunar new year celebration in san francisco is about to kick off next week. today, organizers announced the full lineup of

festivities, which will start with the opening ceremony in just a week. for many, the highlight is the annual lunar new year parade and as we've been telling you, that's happening february 15th, the day before the nba all star game at chase center. organizers are hoping that attendance to this year's celebration will break records. that's because the event is not only about the culture, but also about bringing people back to chinatown. i can say economically, for many merchants in chinatown, this is the best month of the year. it's for some businesses, generate as much as a third of their annual revenue. so this is the most critical month for not just merchants in chinatown, but also all the merchants, all the business that is, that's that's in the in the surrounding neighborhood. grand marshals for the parade are actress joan chen and the judge on kari ann inaba, one of the judges on a dance show. mayor daniel lurie will serve as honorary marshal as well. still ahead. what's happening to the medals won at

the paris olympics? the growing number of olympians complaining that their medals are tarnished already, and large parts of the u.s. continue to see snow. lots of snow. how they are dealing with that bitter cold. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll have updated looks at rain chances this weekend in california. plus, i'll get you the latest conditions on this brand new fire that's growing rapidly in size in southern california.

a national audience. bay fc schedule is out. team will be spotlighted on prime video this summer, hosting the defending league champs, the orlando pride. this will be bay fc's second season. last year, the team made it to the national women's soccer league playoffs but was eliminated. bay fc kicks off the new season march 15th on the road in utah, a then a week later, they'll be back at paypal park for their home opener against louisville. all right. not so shiny and bright anymore. some olympic medals handed out last summer in paris have literally lost some of

their luster. more than 100 athletes have returned their medals, saying they're showing signs of rust and deterioration just five months after being earned. nbc's kaylee hartung has the details. olympic medals got a maybe. got to step up the quality a little bit. the shine wearing off olympic medals awarded in paris. it's gorgeous. it's gorgeous. it is wearing a little bit. the new york times reporting more than 100 athletes from the 2024 summer olympic and paralympic games have returned their hard earned hardware, asking for the medals to be repaired or replaced. some complaining about the deterioration within days of the games, like team usa skateboarding star nyjah huston. they're apparently not as high looking rough. experts believe's the problem appears to be a last minute change to the varnish used to protect the medals. it was just a failure to properly test this particular varnish, to see how it holds up a side by

side comparison of tokyo and paris gold medals shows a more dull finish to the newer medal, but the tarnish most apparent on 2024 bronze medals. according to the international olympic committee, bronze medals are made from an alloy of copper, tin and zinc, which experts say makes them susceptible to moture and sweat. the medals, designed by luxury jeweler schaum, were additionally heralded for their novel look, incorporating a piece of steel from the eiffel tower. and as paris 2024 sought to be enenvironmenlly friendly, the medals were touted for using recycled materials. but that decision now also called into question. it is possible that these recycled materials had some some foreign elements that just did not hold up, and they're starting to react. for a country that prides itself on style, quality and flair, the medal controversy quickly becoming a point of embarrassment. they may have to

medal up again. all right. rare snowstorm sweeping across the south, causing serious problems for people not used to those harsh winters. several states across the east and south have declared emergencies after temps drop. portions of louisiana seeing ten inches of snow. it is a once in a lifetime event. houston, texas got 3 to 5in of snow, which turned the roads white and icy. in fact, the city needed a little help from a lawn and landscape company. from iowa to plow and de-ice the roads. as we were driving through town, pulling in there yesterday. people are taking pictures. you stop at a gas station and they're all coming up and just asking you what you're doing. if you look through facebook on houston snow, everything on there is pictures of our plow trucks. cold weather warnings are also blanketing the midwest, with temps slipping in parts of nebraska, colorado and kansas. jeff joins me now, and we're not exaggerating when we say this is a once in a lifetime event for

new orleans. i mean, they don't see typically that kind. we saw bourbon street yesterday just completely covered in snow. yeah. record setting snow for a lot of the southeast. that snow has moved out, and now they're just settling in to some cold temperatures. back here across the bay area, we had sunny blue skies. and then, of course, you heard our breaking news. the fire in southern california. so i do want to start it off tonight and get you the latest on this fire and what the conditions are. and you can see on our map here we have santa clarita. this is happening just to the north. so as we get you into this closer view, this has just exploded in size. after starting this morning. it's happening right on the edge here of lake c castaic. there, santa clarita winds down in the valleys only about 5 to 15mph. but where the fire is up into the mountains here we're seeing wind gusts of 40 to 50mph right now. so that's helping to blow any kind of smoke and push this fire towards the interstate five corridor. and then that smoke

would be going to the north here of fillmore and also santa paula. we are in for more gusts of 50 to 70 here through tomorrow's forecast. red flag fire warnings now until 10 p.m. on friday, where those winds could get up to 75mph. we have more on this fire, including some live reports coming up tonight. again, we're going to be all over this story with our teams down there in southern california. now let's go ahead and move it into the live view. back here in san jose. we have sunny blue skies today. it really was just an incredible day to be outside and enjoy it. right now 66 degrees. and then we're in for some colder weather again here. once we hit 11 and 12:00 tonight, temperatures dropping down into the 40s. so as we move through tomorrow, that's going to be the perfect setup here to get more of those 30s and low 40s as we begin. we're used to the cold weather by now. we've had several mornings of this chill, so that'll bring us down here to 40 here in the south bay peninsula, 41 and the tri-valley at 37, also dipping down to the 30s across the north bay. and for

the east bay under those sunny skies. then as we move through the day tomorrow, we're actually going to get into some 70s down here across the south bay. looks like it in morgan hill and gilroy and my forecast up to milpitas. we're at 68 as we take it over to the east bay. not quite 70, but we're close. concord at 67, danville 68. also upper 60s in oakland through the coastline. we're even getting up to 64 and half moon bay, 67, redwood city, san francisco. no 70s, but 67 in the mission is going to feel pretty good. and then up here to the north bay 69 in santa rosa. warmest temperature up there to ukiah with 71 degrees. now temperatures going to cool off ten to even 15 degrees in some parts. once we hit this weekend from this quick moving system, we'll get a little bit of wind 15 to about 30mph. but we'll also see the chance here of some spotty showers. rain totals have been kind of back and forth on this one. we're only looking at trace amounts through the bay area. this is on saturday and now los angeles just two

hundredths of an inch. but on sunday, looks like southern california would be picking up on some higher totals that could range a quarter to a half inch. and that certainly is going to help the fire danger as we head into this weekend right here in that 7-day forecast, you'll see it again. spotty shower chance saturday dry, sunny on sunday. and those temperatures in the 50s. so certainly dropping quite a bit. as we head through this weekend. we'll take looks at 530. okay. thank you jeff. wellt netflilix raing prices again. how much are you going to be

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going on. now we continue our investigation into california's new 911 system. the latest pressure on a state agency after we exposed safety concerns. also with dangerous winds whipping through southern california. a new fire, sparks already scorching thousands of acres, the latest on the fight to contain it, and the closure of i-5. and how much money do you need to make to be able to pay for rent in the bay area? the new numbers that show a bit of good news. the news at 530 starts right now. thanks for joining us. i'm audrey asistio and i'm raj mathai. a republican state senator is demanding answers about california's new 911 system. the half billion dollar project is called nextgen 911. it's been delayed, and now deployment is on hold. after investigative reporter candice nguyen uncovered major safety concerns. candice is here with an update. raj, audrey. questions are mounting for