trump sworn in as the 47th president of the united states, and on his first day, he's wasting no time taking pen in hand and signing numerous executive orders, plus, mostly his angry upset because it's just not, i don't know. >> cars are dangerous and people

are stupid in them. >> a deadly weekend crash in san francisco's south of market neighborhood. and tonight we've learned there has been an arrest. [music] >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> good evening, i'm betty yu. we'll get to today's inauguration coverage in just a minute. but first, we're learning more about that deadly crash involving multiple cars in san francisco. the driver who's been arrested as a suspect is a 66 year old man. witnesses say that driver is also responsible for a series of hit and run crashes at a nearby freeway off ramp. new tonight ktvu henry henry lee joins us in the studio with the latest details in this investigation. henry. >> well, betty, after allegedly hitting cars on that off ramp. authorities say that driver rammed a row of at least six cars stopped in traffic blocks away with deadly results. a man suspected of causing a deadly chain reaction crash at sixth and harrison in san francisco,

now identified as 66 year old jia lin zhang. san francisco police arrested him on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, speeding and vandalism after he allegedly plowed a tesla model y into a row of cars stopped in traffic at about 6:00 sunday night, killing one person and a dog in one of the vehicles. seven others were hurt, including one who was then taken to a hospital in critical condition. the crash happened moments after witnesses say a black tesla had hit several cars on the 280 off ramp near sixth and brannan, two blocks away. >> we got hit from behind and which was really abrupt, obviously. >> reece wallace says his nissan versa was among several cars to be hit on the off ramp, as seen in this video posted by another driver on imgur. you can see a car moving to the left of a line of cars, waiting for a light on the off ramp, and then hitting a car before driving along the shoulder where other cars were hit, wallace says. this video, also posted online on imgur, then shows the tesla taking off running a red light at brannan before continuing to sixth and harrison. moments later, wallace says the same tesla plowed into

at least six cars. one of the cars was a waymo vehicle with no passengers inside. waymo says the suspect had been going 98 miles an hour. wallace says he saw a little white dog lying motionless on the street. >> i walked up and saw the dog and saw them wheeling the person away. >> wallace says he's sure the same tesla was involved at both locations. >> 100% wasn't able to get the license plate when they drove by, but was able to take a good look at the license plate cover and like, confirmed it on the other car, too. >> wallace says he's relieved he and his partner are okay, but is frustrated by what happened. >> mostly just angry and sad. it's just not, i don't know. cars are dangerous and people are stupid in them. it's as simple as that. >> now the suspect is being held at san francisco county jail near the hall of justice, right around the corner from the crash. today, he declined a jailhouse interview. >> betty and henry, is there anything we know about the victim who died?

>> well, his wife showed up at the crash scene today, but understandably was too devastated to comment. >> all right, henry lee, thank you so much for that report. well, we're following developing news. a u.s. border patrol agent has been shot and killed in the line of duty in vermont. it happened during a traffic stop on a highway about 20 miles south of the canadian border. one suspect has been killed and another wounded. federal investigators and state police are looking into the violence. donald trump, back in the white house after being sworn in as 47th president of the united states today. these are live pictures of one of the inauguration balls happening now, where the president is expected to make several appearances tonight. this morning's 60th presidential inauguration was held inside the u.s. capitol rotunda due to frigid temperatures in washington, d.c, donald trump addressed an overflow crowd of supporters, politicians and former presidents. the president

said with his inauguration that a new golden age has begun in america. >> from this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. we will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. during every single day of the trump administration, i will very simply put america first. six hostages. >> after the inauguration, trump spoke at capital one arena, a substitute for an inaugural parade. it was there, he said, he would, quote, be revoking nearly 80 disruptive, radical executive actions of the previous administration. dozens of republicans gathered for an inauguration watch party in san francisco. they say they're feeling optimistic now that president trump is back in the white house feeling vindicated. >> relief. you know, so proud of

america that despite the media trying to tell us that we were all crazy, he he came back. >> the watch party was held at harry's bar on fillmore street. the gathering drew cheers and applause when president trump laid out his policy priorities during his speech, addressing everything from immigration to the environment. former vice president kamala harris returned to her home in los angeles after attending the trump inauguration. she met with firefighters in altadena. a short time ago, harris thanked them for battling the wildfires that have killed more than two dozen people and destroyed more than 10,000 structures. tonight, she's also helping to distribute food with world central kitchen to evacuees and first responders. in addition to today's pomp and circumstance, the president delivering on his promises of taking action on his

first day in office. >> we hope they come out tonight, frankly, they're expecting it. approximately 1500 people, six six commutations from the oval office. >> tonight, president trump signing an executive order issuing pardons for more than 1500 people who were arrested in connection with the january 6th attack on the capitol. nearly 1300 people have either pleaded guilty or were convicted of charges, including seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers. pardons do not erase a defendant's criminal record, but they do forgive the offense and restore certain civil rights, including gun ownership. the president also declared a national emergency at the u.s. southern border. the president wants to crack down on immigration through deportation measures and ramping up border security. ktvu jana katsuyama takes a closer look at the

change in policies and reaction from right here in the bay area. >> hours after his inauguration, president trump began signing executive orders and there were instant changes to customs and border patrol cbp. one app posted a message saying all existing appointments for immigration asylum requests are no longer valid. the white house website also posted a list of priorities on immigration. the president said he'll continue building a wall on the mexican border and asylum for people who illegally cross the border, and instead enforce a remain in mexico policy, begin a deportation operation for undocumented immigrants with criminal records, and order the armed forces to assist with border security. president trump also says he will designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations and seek the death penalty for any undocumented migrants who kill law enforcement officers or citizens. perhaps most controversial is president trump's talk about ending birthright citizenship, something which law experts say is not within presidential

powers. >> the supreme court said that the 14th amendment means what it says all persons born in the united states or naturalized are u.s. citizens. this 125 years later, trying to change that definition, it needs to go back to the courts, or it needs to go to the constitutional amendment process. >> former ice legal adviser and usf law dean john trasvina says immigration reform should be a bipartisan act. california senator alex padilla says he's reaching out to republicans in congress, saying mass deportations of law abiding migrants would hurt the country, not help. >> that's millions of workers that have kept our economy growing. the cost of food will go up, the cost of housing will go up. the cost of child care will go up. >> in san jose monday, immigrant rights advocates say they are prepared to help people who might be targeted. >> we can have people go afraid to go to school or even just go see the doctors. we do not. and we never ask for your papers at

our county, and we are still here for you and we will help you. >> many people at rallies, such as this one in san jose, say they hope that congress will get involved to help craft a bipartisan immigration reform bill. reporting in san jose, jana katsuyama, ktvu, fox two news. >> and we have more coverage of today's presidential inauguration and the ensuing executive orders on the fox local app. it's a free download for your phone, tablet and smart tv. just search for fox local in your device's app store. crews are finding success in fighting the two biggest fires in los angeles county, but the rebuilding process for communities hit hardest by these incidents is just beginning. a look at the uphill battle for survivors and strong winds making their way once again to southern california. the eye popping speeds as firefighters worry about an increased threat of wildfires. >> and around here we have a wind advisory in the hills

again, second night in a row and a

another round of strong santa ana winds. even as crews are reporting more progress containing the two biggest wildfires in l.a. county. the national weather service issued a red flag warning for los angeles county this morning. the service says the region will see wind gusts in the coast and the valleys, ranging from 50 to 70mph in the mountains and foothills. forecasters say winds could blow as strong as 100mph. the red flag warning is in effect through at least tomorrow

night. for more on our conditions, we're joined by ktvu chief meteorologist bill martin. hi, bill. >> yeah, hi. we've definitely got a situation around here where the weather was warmer today. southern california having issues, for sure with the red flag warnings, but it's not as long a duration. a red flag warning is what we saw a few weeks ago. so it's not day after day after day. it's going to be a day and a half of some pretty strong winds, which still very dangerous. overall, these are the highs from today. noticeably warmer than yesterday by a solid 10 or 15 degrees in some places. the wind advisory you can see it here. they've actually dropped it for the east bay hills. but the wind advisory will be in effect for these areas in the north bay. so our windy. we had some good winds this morning, but the winds are not as robust as they were last night. the frost advisory there it is again tonight. second night in a row. and then tomorrow will be a day very similar to today. not quite as warm. we hit 68 degrees in santa rosa today. now tomorrow. santa rosa in the mid 60s. still warm, mild, above average, but

not. today was pretty unique. i mean, it went 10 to 15 degrees warmer. well, even now it's still warmer by eight degrees in napa than it was last night. nine degrees in half moon bay. it was just chilly yesterday. the jet stream shows everything to the north and that's where it stays. there's no big change coming this week. it's a subtle change coming friday and saturday when the jet stream drops down and the winds shift and cools down. maybe a few clouds, maybe a sprinkle. i got one in there on saturday, but it doesn't look like much of anything, so we'll keep our fingers crossed on that. that's friday night into saturday. in the meantime, it's this morning. temperatures in the 60s, low 60s, even mid 60s in places like san jose. and we need the rain, right? because we had a good run. we had a bunch of rain right off the top. we're still okay for rainfall north of the golden gate bridge or north of the bay bridge, but we're just okay. we're not crushing as we were a few weeks ago, five weeks ago. there's the five day

forecast. there's that chance for rain on saturday, maybe a better. it will turn the things around. and maybe that will open the door this weekend for some more to come. >> hopefully. so thank you bill. well, the wildfires in southern california have put a spotlight on the home insurance industry tonight. companies are being confronted with massive new claims at a time. some insurers have reportedly agreed to sell new policies in fire prone areas. ktvu tom vacar has the story. >> sam and allegra rubin lived in this pacific palisades home for 34 years. the first wave of the palisades fire missed it. the second wave incinerated it. yet sam and allegra feel very, very lucky. >> i feel fortunate that i have insurance, and my insurance was supposed to cancel on february 1st. fortunately, it didn't. and i was out shopping for, you know, other policies that would have satisfied my lender, weiss ratings, a well-respected company that grades and rates

insurance companies, says farmers insurance and usaa denied payment on almost half of the claims they received in 2023. >> insurers object, saying the rating company's data overinflates the number of unpaid claims, since some claims are under the deductible, or that the policy does not cover such claims. but the l.a. times quotes the rating company ceo saying it's not fair for me to say all these rejected claims were legitimate, b it's equally unfair for insurance companies to claim they're all illegitimate. consumer watchdog president jamie court says this. >> i think it's really troubling when you have two companies that are paying only 50% of the claims that are submitted. the industry standard is 37%. that's not very good either. but over the course of time, these two companies have consistently paid much less than the other companies 12, 13%. >> and mitchell lost her altadena home, as well as her small jewelry shop. her private

insurer had canceled her a while back and forced her to find an alternative. >> i have a new insurance agent, she said. i think i you just have to do fair plan because it's the only thing available. i just don't really see just with prices that i'll be able to, to rebuild the house in a similar way. >> the insurance journal, a trade magazine, reports that the california fair plan has $377 million to pay claims, plus 5.75 billion in insurance it bought to cover mass disasters. now, if that's true, the fair plan has just over $6 billion to pay claims. the los angeles fires alone could cost $8 billion, to say nothing of the rest of the state. but does it really have that much? >> i've seen the what, the what the analysts say about those contracts. and if you add it all up, it's only 2.5 billion that we have that they have access to without spending their own

money. >> if insurers have to make up the difference for this and future fires, consumer watchdog says the insurance commissioner wrote a memo saying it's okay to pass on that to all of the other policyholders. >> it's like a battlefield without the bodies. >> tom vacar, ktvu, fox two news. >> protection against hate speech. the companies with bay area ties promising

based in the bay area, will reportedly do more to combat online hate speech overseas. the european commission says meta x, google and youtube have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code of conduct being integrated into eu tech rules. these companies have agreed to allow public entities with expertise on illegal hate

speech to monitor how they review hate speech notices. they will have to use automatic detection tools to combat hate speech on their platforms. meta ceo mark zuckerberg recently ended the company's fact checking program here in the u.s. well, tiktok is back online after the company pulled the plug on the app for a few hours over the weekend. the video sharing app went dark in the u.s. saturday night. it was back online sunday morning. both the goodbye and welcome back messages referenced donald trump saying as a result of president trump's efforts, tiktok is back in the u.s. tiktok's ceo also attended the inauguration. at a rally this weekend, trump pledged to give tiktok more time to find an approved buyer before the app would be blocked in the u.s. >> this audience goes with tiktok. many. yeah. very popular. we have to save it. a lot of jobs. >> president trump originally

called for a tiktok ban back in 2020 during his first term as president. he used an executive order back then to try and force the company to sell its u.s. assets. a federal court later blocked that order. >> this is very important because of everything he fought for. and it wasn't just like he's fighting for himself. he fought for everyone. >> remembering the late doctor martin luther king jr. how the warriors honored his legacy. and the special guest who

day, honoring the late civil rights leader's life and legacy. the doves and the boston celtics took to the court at chase center for today's game, wearing shirts bearing his name and his words. the time is always right to do what is right. at center court, doctor clarence b jones, attorney, speechwriter and friend of doctor king, he rang the bell to welcome the crowd. jones said seeing the crowd at chase center was a powerful way to honor his legacy. >> i can say to you and those people listening to my voice and watching my eyes keep on keeping on, okay? not the worst is yet to come. on the contrary, the best is yet to come.

>> unfortunately, the warriors did not put up much of a fight against the defending champions, losing 125 to 85. that's the largest home loss in 40 years. an eatery in the bay area is one of the top ten best new restaurants in the u.s. usa today ranked cny peking duck in san francisco the ninth best new restaurant in the country. the business at jackson and kearney in the city's chinatown neighborhood, serves what it describes as time honored traditions of chinese cuisine with a touch of modern flair. th business opened in early 2020. for cny, peking duck is led by chef han, who also owns cny restaurant. well, that does it for us. thanks for watching. we'll see you back here tomorrow at 730. have a great night.

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