outlined a plan for his version of a better america... we break down the notable parts..and how a sponding. president trump outlined a plan for his version of a better america. we break down the notable parts and how america itself is responding. good afternoon. i am michelle griego. >> and i am kenny choi. before we get to the state of the union, developing news out of virginia right now.

a train carrying dozens of gop lawmakers from washington, d.c. to west virginia for a republican retreat hit a garbage truck south of charlottesville this morning. one person in the truck was killed and another seriously hurt. no lawmakers are believed to be injured. lawmakers have not been told when they would resume their trip. white house officials say prior to a state of the union address president trump sobel east spoke directly to -- president trump spoke directly to democrats trying to send a unified message. >> that the state of our union is strong because our people are strong. >> reporter: president trump touted his accomplishments during his first state of the union address. >> since the election we have created 2.4 million new jobs -- >> reporter: he laid out what he believes his duty is as president of the united states. >> to defense americans, to protect their safety, their families, their communities and their right to the american

dream. because americans are dreamers, too. >> reporter: that line in particular wrangled democrats fighting to protect undocumented immigrants brought to this country as children and sometimes called dreamers. >> the president presents himself as generous toward dreamers, but he is holding them hostage to the most extreme anti-immigrant agenda in generations. >> reporter: the white house says the president's speech was supposed to be unifying and cutting through bi-partisanship but many say there are little to cheer about. the democrats gristled when the president -- drizzled when the president talked about certain subjects. >> to sit there and frown won't fix anything. let's embrace each other and try to make it work.

if we disagree we could work through that. >> reporter: three out of four americans saw the president's speech as approved . a spokesperson for china's foreign ministry says they hope the u.s. can abandon a cold war mentality and outdated zero sum ideas and want americans to focus on the cooperation with china. the president also outlined his plan to rebuild the crumbling nation infrastructure approving a $1.5 trillion plan including redirecting $200 billion of federal funds from amtrak and transit programs over ten years while calling for hundreds of millions more to come from cities, states and the private sector. >> every federal dollar should

be leveraged by partnering with state and local governments and where appropriate tapping into private sector investment. >> the plan isn't expected to go to congress for another week or two. a woman was killed early this morning, apparently hit by a smart train. this happened in southern santa rosa on hern avenue. it is closed now in both directions. a passenger only the southbound train said the train stopped around 7:30 a.m. and riders were not aware of what happened at first. a smart spokesperson said they are investigating the incident but expect long delays in that area. a shelter in place is over in richmond after a raging fire ripped through a metal stockyard sending toxic smoke into the air. it took fire crews hours to put it out. >> reporter: fire crews are maintaining a fire watch here at the sims management metal prep facility. the flames are out right now, and hazmat teams say the air is okay to breathe. they listed the shelter in place early this morning.

the fire erupted deep into the 30-foot pile of scrap metal, sending a massive plume of toxic smoke in the area and more than forebears later crews are -- four hours later crews are still working to put 99 the fire. thousands of richmond residents told to shelter in place overnight as a crews try to get the upper hand on a tough fire fight. they could not get too close due to poisonous levels of carbon monoxide and they also have limited number of fire hydrants. >> it with us at the center most, highest point of the pile. crews tried to make a initial attack. it was unsuccessful because they were. >> reporter: very low in trying to reach 2019, access it with the debris coming -- reach it, and ac success and debris were

-- and access with the debris coming down was difficult. the main concern we had as individuals was the pre- existing respiratory conditions of some, asthma, stuff like that. >> reporter: no one called 9-1- 1 reporting medical issues related to smoke. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. in richmond, jessica flores, kpix 5 news. >> and bay area air quality management district has opened an investigation into the sims scrap metal facility for potential air quality violations. this just in. the san francisco district attorney's office' announced dozens of pot convictions will be dismiss. >> the move comes now that marijuana is legal here in california. here is more with kpix 5 news' andria borba. >> leader -- anne makovec. >> leaders gathered at a press conference hours ago saying this is a show of marrying political idahoology with policy. tens of thousands of people are

eligible to have their court cases reviewed now that medical marijuana is reel. the city of san francisco, the d-a's office will be clearing people's records automatically... without them having to file anything. at a press conf now in the city of san francisco the d.a.'s office will clear records automatically without having to file anything. the d.a. says he will be dismissing misdemeanor cases and sealing the records from those convicted of medical marijuana offenses. >> we want to address the wrong cause bid the failure of the war on drugs for many years in this country and begin to fix some of the harm that was done not only to the entire nation, but specifically to communities of color and many others. >> this will effect more than 3,000 misdemeanor convictions. more than 2,900 felonies will be reviewed and possibly sentenced to misdemeanors. and the process will start immediately with no court

hearings or appearances done proactively at the d.a.'s office. the city leaders encouraged other cities to follow suit. it is certainly a brave new world when it comes to marijuana policy. >> thank you, anne. the deadline for open enrollment for health care plans for open enrollment and current members that want to renew or change their health plans is tonight. keep in mind you can be fined this year if you don't have health insurance. the federal appeal of the mandate be does not go into effect until 2019. all eyes were on the sky as a rare celestial event dazzled crowds in the bay area and around the world. many woke up bright and early to watch the super blue blood moon. >> reporter: at the space and science center in oakland the skies were clear and everything aligned perfectly as people watched the super blue blood moon dark and early this morning. >> it was pretty rare. we get lunar eclipses fairly

often, walks or twice a year, but do -- once or twice a year, but to have all three at once is pretty unusual. >> it did not disappoint. >> it was pretty cool. it was my first lunar eclipse. >> we got here to see the first total eclipse. >> reporter: this group drove up from sunnyvale and slept a few hours in the parking lot before setting up their cameras. >> we wanted to get here early and get a good spot. >> reporter: was it worth all your effort? >> i guess so. every minute of it. >> three rare events coinciding for the first time in our lifetime. the super moon in the close proximity of the moon to the earth made it appear 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual. and a blue moon because it is the second full moon of the month and a blood moon because the shadow the earth created had a red tinge. >> you have to have the full

moon app at the right time, the lunar eclipse and it being the closest to the earth, all happening at the same time. >> reporter: so although people in america had to wait about 150 years to see this lunar trifecta happen, the next time it will take place is the year 2028. a newspaper reporter stumbled upon history. the remains of a last slave ship that sailed to america. what do the descendants of the slaves feel about the new discovery. and hundreds of officials are saying facebook messenger is harmful to your kids. the lawsuit they filed to make facebook take it away. and we have pretty clear skies out there for the super view and also a clear afternoon. taking a look right now. no cloud cover in sight. a little haze. we will talk about the temperatures. they are on the rise. i will let you know how warm we are about to get.

new messenger kids app. facebook says it created the app to g more than a hundred public health advocates are calling on facebook to pull the plug on the facebook messenger kids app. facebook says they created it to give kids a safe place to connect with friends and family. but now more on the new worries. >> reporter: christa has been using the facebook messenger kids app since it was released in december. the 6-year-old's father, bret, signed her up.

he is a technical cord ator as a charter school in -- coordinator at a charter school in sarasota, florida, likes that he can stream library who they with talk to thai way. messenger kids has to be set up through a parent's facebook account because children under 13 still are not allowed to have their own. the app was created be with the help of child development experts. it has no buttons for sharing, commenting or liking posts. a facebook spokesperson told "cbs this morning" we continue to be focused on making messenger kid business the best experience it can be for families. >> it is really indoctrinating much younger kids on social media where their friendships should beoff line and face-to- face. >> reporter: the give corrector of the campaign for a commercial-free childhood says elementary school students

should not be exposed to the harmful effects of social media. there are linked to depression, suicide rates and body image issues. >> we wrote this letter because facebook is the world's largest social media company and by them going after young children and trying to get them on social media it will be a game changer. >> reporter: josh golan feel so is strongly about keeping children off social media he took the wait until 8 pledge, encouraging parents not to give their kids smartphones until the 8th grade. and the perfect chocolaty treat on national hot chocolate day. did you know the classic warm beverage came from the mayans. go ahead and make your melted chocolate with milk, top it with marshmallows and if you need a excuse, today is day. a nice way to warm up on a chilly day or even when you are watching the super blue blood moon. >> this morning would have been great for hot chocolate. it was a little cool.

but now i need cool chocolate, ice in that milk! [ laughing ] let's show you the super blue blood moon. these are images from across san francisco. look how beautiful it was. the sky cooperated this morning. we did not have much fog to disrupt the view. this is another great image from the lunar eclipse that occurred during the super blue blood moon. a really impressive site to see. and here is another photo. we love all the pictures our viewers were able to send in. look how gorgeous it is across the golden gate bridge. barely any clouds out there. nice, clear blue skies with a beautiful shot of san francisco where temperatures have gone up to 62 degrees at this hour. 65 in livermore. oakland is at 58 degrees. look at satellite and radar. no cloud cover. all we are seeing is still lingering fog across a lot of the center valley area. they were under a dense fog

advisory until noon today. wind speed, getting a little east wind in san ramon at 6 miles per hour. a little on shore flow there in oakland and east winds in vallejo and fairfield. not too breezy out there. the sunset at 5:32 and the sun rise tomorrow morning at 7:13. the ridge of high pressure will be stubborn and staying put for a while into february. tomorrow is the 1st day of february. you can expect sunshine and temperatures to feel above average until about valentine's day. so, it will be a while that we will see conditions like this, but they feel pretty comfortable. 64 in san francisco, 64 in oakland for the afternoon high. close to that, 67 in san jose and livermore and unfortunately a lot of people want to see our snowfall. there is at least a nice base at heavenly, up to 49-inches at the top of the mountains there. and temperatures in the tahoe

area are still below freezing at night, about 39 degrees for morning lows. the afternoons in the 50s. it is feeling comfortable. plenty of sunshine on the slopes but at least it is cold enough to make plenty of snow. you can expect a good base. we don't expect that to melt off too quickly. and mid 70s for the weekend by the time we get to saturday and sunday. even the beaches will feel warm. temperatures in the upper 60s, maybe low 70s for the weekend. i don't know about you but laying out sounds great this weekend. >> head to the beach, get a tan! put on sun block, though. >> yes. that is me. i love it! well, the last slave ship may have been found in alabama, but what did the descendants of the slaves feel about this painful history. and all you pet lovers can send your questions about their health and well being at email at kpix.com and we will have

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is probably the remains of the last slave ship to land in america..."the clo- tilda." mark strassman spoke with descendants of the ship's slaves -- to see what the discove in alabama's mobile bay the last slave ship to america may have been found. here is more. >> reporter: north of mobile bay there is believed to be a

link to america's original sin, the last slave ship to bring human cargo from africa. >> it was like pulling back a blanket along the shoreline and suddenly you can see who was under is covers and there was the ship. >> reporter: a reporter with al.com shot the video of the wreckage e mostly buried in mud, exposed earlier this month by unusually low tides. this aerial photo shows the outline of the wooden hull, the starboard side in plain view. >> it is the right side, right location and the construction techniques show it is the right age. >> reporter: so solving the mystery is in the mud. >> yes. >> reporter: in 1860 a year before the civil war owning sleighs was still legal -- slaves was still legal across the south but importing them was still outlawed. on july 9, 1860 foster

unloaded the slaves into a swatch and on mayor's orders burned the ship, hoping to destroy any trace of the crime. africatown, a few miles from the ship wreck was settled by the cl atilda's pre-slave an successors know exactly where they came from, where they got here and on which ship. >> i take pride in the fact they were able to survive that package to america. >> reporter: william green had two an successors on board the clatilda. >> regardless of how they got here, they are your ancestors. only times not under the best of circumstances, but yet you are here because of them. >> reporter: what happens next is up to state and federal officials. the sort of choice the human

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5:00. and it looks like this afternoon will be pretty perfect. >> yes. i am so glad we work the morning shift because we get to leave and enjoy the rest of the day. >> there you go! >> we could go for an afternoon jog, walk, whatever you want to do. it looks so pretty out there. there is barely a cloud to disrupt the view. the temperatures feeling good in the 60s and we will see the temperatures rise to the upper 60s this afternoon. it is a good looking day. >> i like it. >> have a great day, everyone.

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