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bay area's jewish community -- is calling on ice's director -- to release a san jose father. a live look at a protest in san francisco for immigrant rights. jews in the bay area are calling on the i.c.e. director to release a san jose father. good afternoon, i'm kenny choi. >> i'm michelle griego. let's go to anne makovec in
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front of san francisco i.c.e. offices. >> reporter: this rally is just about to begin. you can see dozens of people here on the sidewalk. this is an interfaith group mainly jews speaking out against potential i.c.e. raids. the trump administration unveils a new plan tying daca protection to the border wall. the trump administration's plan would put 1.8 million immigrants brought to america illegally by their parents on a path to citizenship. in exchange the white house wants $30 billion in border security funding, 25 of that for a wall. >> that plan is a campaign to make america white again. >> reporter: house minority leader nancy pelosi spoke about it this morning at the national conference of mayors. >> they bring a tear to the eye of the statue of liberty and fear into the hearts of people who are here playing by the
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rules. >> reporter: senator harris tweeted the immigration plan is a nonstarter pitting 700,000 people against immigrant families runs counter to the values of our country. but many republicans support the plan. >> we'll try to find a way for strong border security. >> reporter: it limits legal immigration through close family ties. it was a hot topic at the debate yesterday at ucla. >> i think the president is actually suggesting some things that could help the system. he is actually proposing to have a path to citizenship for daca which obama never even did! >> reporter: the president's plan is designed to win 60 senate votes and break a potential filibuster that could trigger another government shutdown next month. back out here live outside of the i.c.e. office in san francisco, you can see protestors here gathered on the sidewalk. this protest is going to be going on for the next hour or so. one of the messages is to free
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a man named fernando core rio. he has been in ice custody since officers arrested him as he was dropping his daughter off at daycare in san jose. live in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. on the subject of sanctuary cities, interim mayor mark farrell said, we stand by our sanctuary city policies. these policies protect the well- being and safety of all our residents. san francisco values will not change because various fed gov threat. san francisco is and always will be a sanctuary city. within the hour, mayor farrell was touring the hamilton family shelter and talking about the city's struggle to rid the streets of tent encampments. >> we need to treat them with the respect that they deserve. but also, we need to treat them with the compassion they deserve and understand that they need to get out of the tents and into shelters and housing. no one is getting better by sleeping on the streets so we want to do everything we can to support that movement towards shelter and housing. >> farrell says he remains
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committed to mayor lee's goal of ending homelessness in san francisco by 2021. meanwhile, millions of public dollars are being paid to settle sexual harassment scandals in the state government. jackie ward reports. >> reporter: so we have heard of tax money being used to settle sexual harassment claims in the state legislature but this afternoon we are learning the claims extend far beyond the state capital. an investigation done by the "sacramento bee" reveals that more than $25 million have been spent over the last few years to settle claims against state agencies and public universities. the "bee" says 21.3 million of that 25 million was taxpayer money. and 92 sexual harassment settlements were reached between july 2014 and june 2017. state senator tony mendoza is on an extended leave of absence for alleged sexual misconduct and taxpayers pay his salary. >> i don't know why the
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taxpayers should be paying this guy to stay in office. that's -- that's just travesty, paying his salary, per diem, health insurance and other expenses. >> the department of state hospitals, the university of california and the department of transportation had settlements just to name a few. the department that tops the list is the department of corrections. in the past three years, 36 claims have been settled for about $15 million. in the newsroom, jackie ward, kpix 5. new information coming to light in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal involving american gymnasts. the u.s. olympic committee is demanding all usa gymnastics board members resign. this comes just days after team sports doctor larry nassar was sentenced to 175 years in prison for molesting 150 girls and young women over several
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decades. nassar worked for michigan state university. its president has resigned. but some athletes say it's not enough. >> they still have not issued an apology and lou anna simon stepped down but her statement when she resigned was not apologetic. >> according to simon's contract, she is still entitled to perks including the option to receive her $750,000 salary for a year if she returns to the faculty. in addition to lifetime parking passes and michigan state football tickets. this morning, the president delivered the keynote speech at the world economic forum in davos, switzerland. mr. trump told the gathering of globalists that "america first" doesn't mean american alone. we have a report. >> america is open for business and we are competitive once again. >> reporter: president trump promoted the "america first" stance to the world economic forum in switzerland. >> i'm here today to represent the interests of the american
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people and to affirm america's friendship and partnership in building a better world. >> reporter: before a gathering of international business and political elites, mr. trump said other nations will benefit from his policies. >> "america first" does not mean "america alone." when the united states grows, so does the world. >> reporter: the president said lower taxes and reduced regulations are driving economic growth and rebuilding the middle class. >> there has never been a better time to hire, to build, to invest and to grow in the united states. >> reporter: but economists say that the president's tax cuts could reduce the values of some homes in high tax regions. mr. trump said all nations should prioritize the needs of their own citizens. >> i will always put america first, just like the leaders of other countries should put their country first also. >> reporter: the president departed switzerland calling
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the visit a success. gavin ram john, cbs news, london. during president trump's time in switzerland he said he was honored by an investment announcement by apple's ceo tim cook. early this month, apple said it planned to contribute $350 billion to the u.s. economy over the next five years. apple is one of the many big american companies that are moving money from abroad back to the u.s. because of the tax cuts for corporations. and fedex is committing more$3.2 billion in wage increases bonuses and pension funding. the company also plans to invest $1.5 billion to significantly expand its indianapolis hub over the next 7 years. fedex says it believes that the tax cuts will likely increase its profits in the long run. the new law cuts the federal corporate rate from 35% to 21%. president trump returns to washington this evening to face a controversy. a "new york times" report claims mr. trump was considering whether to fire special counsel robert mueller. the former fbi director looking
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into russian interference in the 2016 election. the president criticized the report before leaving for davos saying its it's fake news. mr. trump allegedly argued that mueller had conflict of interest including mueller's membership fee at one of president trump's gold clubs and work that he did at a law firm that represented jared kushner. >> there's a case of obstruction of justice against the united states. we have a constitutional crisis looming!! >> mueller has yet to say whether the president will be called to testify as part of his investigation. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is the only person who can fire mueller under current law. the devastation left behind by recent mudslides and wildfires in the state has revealed serious flaws in some communities' emergency alert systems now one east bay city is hoping to change that. kpix 5's jessica flores reports on a new and more effective system rolling out in the coming days. >> reporter: currently the city of fremont uses an emergency
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notification system called code red. come february 1st, they will switch to the same system as the rest of alameda county. city officials say this is saving taxpayer money. about $50,000. because under a grant, the ac alert system is currently free. >> we want to give people the information about what to do, do you "shelter in place," evacuate? >> reporter: ed miranda with the city of fremont says the new system will send emails, phone calls and text messages to subscribers in the event of emergencies. it all comes in the wake of questions over how cities and counties alerted residents during the wine country wildfires and the mudslides in southern california. he says with the ac alert system, dispatchers can send critical information to a targeted area. >> if we have an apartment complex where there might be someone barricaded and we want to give instructions to just maybe a one-mile radius around that area, we can do that.
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>> reporter: to sign up, residents can go to acalert acalert.org. road closure, community updates, even missing persons reports can go out through the system. but subscribers have to opt in to nonemergency alerts. but worried about getting false warnings like the terrifying alert hawaiians received of an oncoming missile? >> we have checks and balances in place so that mistaken messages don't get sent out. >> reporter: and if the city wants to send cell phone messages it would need county approval first. in fremont, jessica flores, kpix 5. a strange situation when u.s. marshals found an inmate outside of the prison. ♪[ music ] >> what the inmate was carrying that makes it bizarre. >> plus a new report found that water supplied in all 50 states actually contains a known carcinogen. the growing focus on water safety next. >> as you look outside, there are some low clouds trying to
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disrupt our view but it's going to be a pretty nice afternoon. i'll have your afternoon highs and what the weekend is looking like with some warming ahead. all that's coming up.
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but returned...with his loot. this is what they found after they arrested the 25- year-old inmate in jefferson county, u.s. marshals found an inmate who escaped from prison and returned with his loot. this is what they found after he was found in jefferson county, texas. three bottles of brandy, a bottle of whiskey, multiple bags of tobacco, packaged snacks, fruit and a large amount of home cooked food and they caught him just as the inmate was running back to the
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prison with his bags. the investigation into the escape is still ongoing. a glass of water may seem harmless but communities in california and across the country are facing a disturbing reality. contaminants in their drinking water! a report by a nonprofit environmental group found that water supplied by some utilities in all 50 states contained a known carcinogen called radium. the radioactive substance occurs naturally. but some claim there is no safe level. the nonprofit says it's important to find out from the utility which contaminants are in your water and get the right system. >> it's not a one size fits all when you get water treatment. some technologies are good at one type of contaminant but not others. so often times, people end up with a multistage system. >> a pitcher filter is about 30
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bucks but a whole house filter can be hundreds. there's plenty of sun in the forecast. this weekend is going to be nice. the whole end of january shaping up to be pretty. let show you what it looks like outside now. low clouds trying to block the view of the golden gate bridge but it's not going to mess with it. it's beautiful. here's some of the rain totals that we got though for the past 46 hours. i wanted to show you this because yesterday we were showing all kinds of action on our hi-def doppler. and this is what we saw. st. helena about an inch of rain. dillon beach 1.5" of rainfall. san jose about a half inch. same with san francisco about a half inch. so we saw hail and thunderstorms. we saw rainbows. here's a double rainbow sent in by elizabeth in novato one of our kpix 5 weather watchers. thank you for sending this and karla saw a rainbow by the bay bridge. it was a really pretty overall day but a lot of wild weather.
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if you get great pictures, send them to us. now here are your headlines. we are going to have a cool afternoon but a warm weekend is coming. high pressure will be the story as our weather pattern shifts. so right now, temperatures in the 50s. san jose 56 degrees. san francisco you're at 50. still cool in santa rosa at 46. winds are light between 3 to 6- mile-per-hour winds. east-northeast at sfo so an onshore flow and offshore flow as well with some east winds in some locations. sunset tonight at 5:26. sunrise tomorrow morning at 7:17. it's going to be pretty throughout this afternoon with a few clouds that are hanging around. our high temperatures today 53 in santa rosa. 55 in napa. 57 for those of you in concord. and if you are traveling around for this friday, here's what it looks like in sacramento. high in the 50s. lake tahoe 37 degrees. i have your tahoe report:
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so the tahoe forecast looks like this: for saturday, 47. sunday 53. there will be plenty of sunshine on those slopes so it's going to be pretty. high pressure though is really going to take over the rest of our month. we have warmer weather on the way and look at this. our inland locations will be in the mid-60s by the time we get to sunday. almost near 70 degrees when monday rolls around. so that's a good way to start the workweek. >> we need a warmup. >> i like it! all right. the grammys is this sunday but you're going to see something different about the celebrities' outfits this year. ♪[ music ]
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...will change. get covered today. cbs will air grammy red carpet live --- with hosts kevin frazier...keltie knight, eve and "entertainment tonight's" *nancy and o'dell s grammy awards is this sunday. cbs will air grammy red carpet live with host kevin frazier, kelsey knight, eve and "entertainment tonight's" nancy o'dell. and o'dell shares why you should pay special attention to the fashion this year. >> so we're going to be talking to the artist about what to expect and first talk to them
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about fashion, a lot of people are going to be wearing the, um, white roses because of the "#metoo" movement. at the golden globes they wore black. at the grammys they will be wearing white roses so we'll be talking to them about the "#metoo" movement. >> catch the event here on kpix 5 starting at 3:30 on sunday. the official kickoff celebration for this year's super way in minneapolis. our reporter mary lee is there documenting all the fun. she has been posting and tweeting all day. and mary will be live on instagram, snapchat, twitter at 2 p.m. today when the celebration starts so make sure to tune in, just search "kpix" tv. and let's take a live look at the big board right now. see how the market is doing. the dow is up about 119 points! we'll be right back. . presented by target. art and history spark connections across cultures, igniting curiosity, conversation, and inspiration.
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pet owners may be facing with their furry friends. today's topic -- _ . dr. jill every friday we check in with our pet expert to tackle issues that pet owners may be facing with their friends. today's topic, we had a viewer to talked to us about his german shepherd who is licking his pillow. what's wrong with that? >> well, i don't know if there's anything wrong about it but the idea is why is this dog licking the pillow? is there an underlying medical issue? does the dog have an ear infection or dental disease? bacteria is making the pillow
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smell good? but you want to rule out medical problems. once you know they have been taken care of, then we can look at behavioral. you know, maybe it's very soothing. but first you want to make sure we rule out medical issues. so blood work, fecal analysis, urinalysis for look for uti. sometimes they are nauseous and they're looking. the saliva from their mouth has a different ph from the tummy so it can neutralize the acid in the stomach. so most important make sure there's nothing wrong with the dog and then we move on from there. and so, um, my recommendation is to work it up medically completely and go there there. >> dr. jill, and this cute lab frankie. >> i like that people can't maybe see it from home but he is sprawled out! >> he is behaving. during the commercial break he was a little wild. frankie. >> we like that. >> a sweetheart. >> well, that's it for us.
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♪[ music ] >> cool today and beautiful this weekend and warm so. get ready for warm weather, 60s. so long to the rain. that was short-lived. >> bye.
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