tv KTVU Mornings on 2 FOX January 21, 2025 5:00am-7:00am PST
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>> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. it's tuesday, january 21st. nice to have you in here early. i love these days. it's like thanksgiving all over again. we love working together. it's so fun. steve paulson. it's not just cold outside. i know you know that. but across the country. >> boy, a first ever blizzard warning for lake charles, louisiana. >> wow. >> snowing in houston. >> so schools are closed. >> i hear they have no way to get rid of that. trust me. except temperatures, it is also snowing near gainesville, florida. also into pensacola. and there are blizzard warnings or winter storm warnings from houston to new orleans to the gulf coast. this is a, i think, the first time since 1895 or the first ever blizzard warning for lake charles, louisiana. unbelievable. for us, it is clear and it's darn cold. a lot
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of 30s in here showing up. take your pick. i mean, there's plenty. 31 3233 frost advisory out. and for good reason. there are even a few upper 20s, especially lake county down towards santa cruz mountains. so it's a cold one, but we have a little east breeze. nothing compared to yesterday. you can see most are calm. that's why it's so cold. there's just so if you enjoyed yesterday, you'll like today. but without the wind, i mean it will be still nice. so clear blue skies. temperatures will be in the 60s, but it's a cold, cold morning. all right. sal is here, and i think today will be a little busier than yesterday. >> i think so, steve. right now it's not. but it will be a little later i'm predicting here. let's go right to the bay bridge toll plaza. you can see traffic is moving along. okay. if you're driving into san francisco. no problems there. and also, we're off to a good start in the east bay with interstate 880. it's 501. let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you. sal. president trump wasted no time signing a flurry of executive orders from the oval office. here's a look at just a few of them now.
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>> he issued pardons for more than 1500 people who were arrested in connection with the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. nearly 1300 have either pleaded guilty or were convicted of charges, including seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers. now, a pardon does not erase a defendant's criminal record. it forgives the offense and restores certain civil rights. >> san francisco congresswoman and former house speaker nancy pelosi released a statement saying in part, the president's actions are an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the capitol, the congress and the constitution. the president also signed an executive order that will keep tiktok available for americans for at least the next 75 days, he says. this is to help the china based app find a potential buyer here in the u.s, a federal law requiring the app be sold to a non-chinese owned company or be shut down went into effect sunday. the president said a u.s. company should broker a deal to own half of tiktok.
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>> if the president doesn't sign, then it's worthless. if the president does sign, it's worth maybe $1 trillion. so i think like a joint venture, i think we would have a joint venture with the people from tiktok. we'll see what happens. i mean, that's one of many ideas i've had. >> other executive orders signed include withdrawing from the paris climate accords, also withdrawing from the world health organization, something the president did during his first administration. president trump also temporarily suspended all u.s. foreign assistance programs for 90 days, pending reviews. he also took sweeping action on the death penalty. he directed the attorney general to help states get lethal injection drugs they need to carry out executions. >> the american civil liberties union and several other civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit to challenge one of the president's executive orders on immigration. ktvu ali rasmus here to explain this comes ali is even conservative legal scholars say the president's
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plan to end birthright citizenship won't hold up in court. >> yeah, and later this morning, california attorney general rob bonta will be speaking about the president's executive order on this topic and also the lawsuit already filed against it by the aclu. the president wants to get rid of something known as birthright citizenship. and on his first day in office, president trump signed an executive order that aims to do just that. but the order declares that the u.s. government will no longer recognize citizenship to babies born in the u.s, to parents who are here without documentation, or parents who are here temporarily on a student, tourist, or work visa. the order is not retroactive, but says it will apply to babies born 30 days from now. but legal scholars on both the left and right side of the political spectrum say this is not something a president can do with the stroke of a pen. birthright citizenship is guaranteed in the u.s. constitution under the 14th amendment, and has been for 150
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years, since the end of slavery in the u.s. 125 years ago. the supreme court upheld that interpretation of the constitution in the 14th amendment. when a california man, wong kim ark, sued and won recognition of his u.s. citizenship, even though his parents were undocumented residents in the u.s. this picture is from uc law. >> 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. >> now, that process to change the u.s. constitution, it requires two thirds of both the house and the senate to approve it. and three fourths of the nation's state legislatures would need to ratify any change to the u.s. constitution. so a big hurdle not likely to happen later this morning, california attorney general rob bonta will speak about this executive order
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and the lawsuit already filed against it. live in oakland. ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> ali thank you. the president and his supporters spent the evening celebrating his return to office. that included a stop at an event with first lady melania trump, his family and vice president jd vance. this is just one of many events the president attended. he greeted his supporters and thanked his family. >> sir, we're going to turn this country around and fast. we have we have assets like nobody else. number one, we have our people. that's our greatest asset. the people of our country. [music] [applause] and i just and i have a great family, i really do i. [music] understand i got me several musical artists performed last night, including country star jason aldean, rapper nelly and the village people. >> president trump took the oath of office inside the capitol rotunda amid freezing temperatures throughout the d.c. area. this was the first inside inauguration in 40 years.
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president trump's historic return to the white house follows impeachment, criminal convictions, and assassination attempts. he started his second term promising to usher in a golden age. >> protesters from various human rights groups marched in cities across the u.s. to protest the new administration. the demonstrations were held in dozens of cities, including chicago, new york, and washington, d.c, as part of a movement organizers are calling we fight back. organizers are vowing to fight president trump's policies, which they say target the most vulnerable people. >> we will intensify our fight to stop police crimes. we will intensify our fight to free the wrongfully incarcerated, and we will intensify our solidarity with immigrants and immigrants rights organizations as we fight to stop these mass deportations. no deportations. >> this marked the second straight day of demonstrations nationwide protesting the trump administration. now, to stay on top of the latest developments surrounding the trump administration and the changes being made, you can download the
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fox local app. it's a free download. >> happening today, alameda county supervisors have scheduled a special meeting to publicly interview the seven finalists for the county's new da position. the board is searching for a replacement after voters recalled district attorney pamela price last fall. the candidates include several current and former alameda county prosecutors, as well as a superior court judge and city attorney make his decision by the end of the month. >> well, if you. i got to get out of the house. our weather will be clear today. cold morning, sunny afternoon. so, i mean, highs will be in the 60s. it's all about what's going on in the gulf coast. this is a first. it's snowing in houston. gasia. it's snowing in houston. >> unbelievable. and they have nothing to deal with it. >> no they don't. especially. it's snowing in new orleans. they definitely have nothing to get rid of it. and the blizzard warning has been issued for lake charles, louisiana. a first ever. and also the ski resorts in florida will be in full operation. oh, wait a minute. i
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take that back. gainesville and pensacola have reported some snow as well. 4 to 10in of snow is likely in those areas. look at the temps here. take your pick. minneapolis 17 below. des moines 13. green bay 12 single digits detroit buffalo has intense lake effect snow. new york has 11. even raleigh at 21, down to 23 in atlanta. i mean, it is one cold one. we have cold temps, but not that cold, thank goodness. but for us it's cold. boulder creek, middletown, and hollister and fairfax are all in the upper 20s. lafayette, healdsburg, dublin and menlo park are all in the low 30s already. i mean, i think we could get a little colder than this by 7:00. high pressure continues to hang in there. the wind speeds have come down, but they're still north northeast, so 30s and 40s on the temps. it will be a darn cold morning and i think even colder tomorrow morning. there's fairfax's 29 middletown's now down to 26. healdsburg still 30. windsor is 31. point reyes station 32, point reyes 56. look at that. so
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again, there's still a slight offshore breeze. ten, reno, truckee five and minden, south lake tahoe at 12. and there's wind is cold down in southern california. but boy i'll tell you this january i think is we might get a little bit of rain saturday. emphasis on a little after that. it looks really dry and warm. what are you going to do? clear blue skies, sunny for all. mild. not as windy as yesterday, but i think the breeze will pick up. 60s on the temps. a little bit cooler than yesterday but still nice gaussian. >> thank you steve. a benefit concert held in san francisco bay area. musicians are doing their part to help their fellow artists affected by the los angeles wildfires, then out of office and right back to california. the first event former vice president kamala harris took part in since le aving
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are you from england? nay, i'm also from the pantry. huzzah! a toast to breakfast. ♪ ♪ dreams begin here. welcome to the goodnight club. full day back in the oval office after being sworn in as the nation's 47th commander in chief. he spent the first day of his second term signing dozens of executive orders, many calling for tougher border security, fewer restrictions on oil drilling and the scaling back of many dea policies. the president also issued pardons to hundreds of people tied to the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th of 2021. californians could play a significant role in the new trump administration. san
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francisco attorney harmeet dhillon has been nominated as assistant attorney general. stanford professor jay bhattacharya has been nominated to lead the national institutes of health. silicon valley investor scott cooper has been nominated as director of the office of personnel management. science and technology investor james o'neill has been nominated for deputy secretary of health and human services. southern california businessman and politician troy edgar has been chosen to serve as deputy secretary of homeland security. two americans have been released from captivity in afghanistan. in a final deal struck by the biden administration. the taliban says it exchanged the two prisoners, ryan corbett and william mckenzie, in exchange for a taliban member who was serving a life sentence on federal narco terrorism charges. the deal was put together in the final hours of the biden administration. at least two other americans remain in taliban custody in afghanistan. now to the southern california wildfires and the return of strong, gusty winds. containment is increasing on the deadly
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palisades and eaton fires. the palisades fire is now 61% contained. the eaton fire is at 87% containment. officials have confirmed more than 14,000 homes, businesses and other buildings have burned. this comes as santa ana winds are kicking up again, triggering another red flag warning for the region. in san francisco, a group of musicians is raising money to help artists in southern california impacted by those fires. more than a dozen bands came out for a benefit concert at music city in lower nob hill. organizers are sending all the proceeds from the show to the nonprofit music cares. several of the musicians who performed at the benefit say they know people who were impacted by the wildfires. >> my lives touch personally because my cousin and sharon in altadena, california, lost her home to the fire, so anything i can do to help out, it's heartwarming to see everybody coming together to help people. >> this is what we should be doing. we should be there for
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each other when something happens. >> organizers say they were hoping to raise about $20,000 at last night's show. since the fires in la first broke out, musicares has received more than 2000 requests for help, with the needs already exceeding $4 million. following the inauguration of president trump, former vice president kamala harris flew to southern california to meet with firefighters at the eaton fire. she said it was important to let them know personally they are appreciated. her family's home in brentwood was in the evacuation zone. it is still standing. the former vice president said more than a dozen firefighters have lost their own homes. >> california firefighters, time and time again prove themselves to be the best at the kind of work that is about dealing with these moments of unprecedented crisis and doing it with extraordinary courage and
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sacrifice. >> the former vice president said los angeles is strong and will rebuild. earlier, she and her husband also visited the world central kitchen and helped distribute food. nearly 50 real estate agents in california have signed a letter to governor newsom and l.a. mayor karen bass, asking them to lift certain restrictions to help spur rebuilding efforts. the letter includes five requests that the group says will protect people who lost their homes and expedite rebuilding. they want to see an increase in california's fair plan insurance coverage, exemptions for restrictive construction processes and a temporary pause on property taxes. the group says both offices are taking their requests seriously. >> i'm happy with the success so far. we're we're grouping together again and holding another meeting to see what we can do to help people. >> l.a. mayor bass has since signed an executive order suspending some debris removal rules and expediting certain permit requests. the governor has also signed an executive
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order making it legal for tenants to shelter people who lost their homes, even if doing so violates their lease agreement. and today, steve paulson marks two weeks since those terrible fires started. i remember back when they began, we thought, how long might this go? >> well, it's still going. thankfully, the temps are i mean, it's cold down there this morning, but it's still an offshore breeze. so i mean, we're stuck in a bad pattern. gasia. and i don't think there's anything they might get some rain though this weekend. they might get some rain. i'll need your participation here. gasia. we're going to take you to houston and new orleans, where it's snowing. wow. i do believe. well, we have pictures. maybe, i don't know, but snowing in houston, snowing in new orleans, snowing in the french. that's the superdome. it is snowing there. a blizzard warning has been issued for the lake charles, louisiana area. first ever blizzard warning snow has made it into the florida panhandle. amazing that this is happening. i got to tell you, i mean, they just don't have any way to get rid of that. there's
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no snow removal equipment, obviously, so it's going to be a long haul there. look at the temps. i mean it's cold for almost everybody. i mean single digits to well below zero. we have some cold numbers here for us. boulder creek and middletown are 26. hollister is 29. fairfax 29. lafayette, healdsburg, alamo and atherton are all 3031. i think we'll get a lot of upper 20s here and more so tomorrow. there's just nothing in our favor right now. there's still an offshore breeze, not a wind. wind speeds have come way down, but, i mean, it's cold, that's for sure. 32 petaluma. 30 walnut creek, now menlo park. 31 mountain views down to 32. i mean, there's plenty to go around. there's lafayette. orinda is also at 30. alamos 31, dublin is down to 30. 37 union city. look at el sobrante, berkeley, pinole, hercules. martinez, clayton. pittsburg and brentwood. all 30s. ten up in truckee 19. reno 12. south lake tahoe, three in ely and eight in winnemucca. my goodness, this
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just. nothing is happening in our favor. what's going to happen is a low will backtrack. a cold one and settle in on us over the weekend on saturday. so next couple of days it will be sunny side up. we are just. if there's any rain, more rain the rest of the month. it will be on saturday and it won't amount to much. i think it's the third driest january on record for san francisco. all good though. clear skies. looks good. cold morning, but a sunny day. not as warm as yesterday, but still above average. i think tomorrow morning is even colder. but then we'll top it out on thursday at 68. then a cold system drops in on the weekend there. gasia. >> thank you steve. time now is 520. new research has alarming news about the growing risk of dementia. in a minute, we talk live with our fox medical team about the new
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in today's health watch, new research suggests the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than first thought, and the burden on the u.s. population will grow substantially over the next few years. according to the new study, roughly 42% of people over the age of 55 will develop dementia in their later years. for more on this, we are joined by fox medical teams. doctor mike. good morning, doctor mike. alarming information. has something changed that is increasing our risk or do we just know more about dementia? >> well, i think it's a combination of both. pam. we are living longer. back in the mid
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1800s, if you were over 40, you were ancient. and now people are living longer. and with that you get things like arthritis. you get things like dementia. and so look, we know that there's going to be a problem. how are we going to deal with a million people having dementia and a risk of 50% if you're over 75? lord only knows. but i'll tell you what we can do, pam. we can really try to take care of our brain as best we can now, early in life. and that involves a number of things, including things like exercise, keeping your mind active, getting plenty of rest. it goes on and on. if you have a genetic predisposition, hard to get rid of genetics, but until we have a cure, we really have to work hard on taking care of our
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machinery. >> what would you think are the top things that we need to do that could lower our risk of developing dementia later in life? >> so number one, you got to make sure that your blood pressure is under control. that's number one. number two, if you have diabetes, you want to make sure that your blood sugars are well controlled. after those things, then we get into as as americans, we don't sleep enough. sleep deprivation, well documented to be a problem. if you smoke, stop it now. stop it today because that's going to do you no good. you also keep your weight down and socialize and use your brain. people that exercise and they use their brains through mental exercises do better. so until we get to a point where we have an effective cure, we need to do it ourselves
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and invest in our health. 401 k. >> all right. some good things to think about. thank you so much doctor mike with our fox medical team. thank you for joining us with that. >> thank you pam. >> an oval office discussion about tiktok, what the new president hinted about the future of the social media platform and the bay area, showing a diverse range of political opinions, from fear to dancing. in celebration, we have a look at the reactions from people who live
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begins right now. >> this is a proclamation as president trump begins his second presidential term, we take a look at some of the executive orders he signed on his first day. >> and snow is hitting areas. they don't usually see it and they're not prepared like houston, texas, it's raising some concerns over carbon monoxide poisoning as well. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> it is tuesday, january 21st. steve paulson we're both scared to see our pg and e! bill when this month is over. >> put a sweater on for crying out. >> that's been i say that wrap around in a blanket and a blanket. >> i've put two on the other
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day. all right. this is just unbelievable here. san antonio snow. houston has snow. houston might get five inches of snow. lake charles, louisiana. a blizzard warning is out. first time ever the french quarter has snow. much of mississippi, alabama and the florida panhandle all getting snow. incredible. we have cold, cold temps here. i mean, if this isn't the coldest morning, tomorrow morning will 30s for many, even some upper 20s. so frost advisory. obviously i'll even say a freeze warning probably would apply here. for some it's just cold. we have a little puff of an east breeze, so once we get going it will be nice again today. maybe not as warm as yesterday, but it looks good. clear blue skies, cold morning, sunny day. mild temps. look for 60s on the highs. all right. sal's here, 530. anything? we still good? >> we're still good. i think that the commute steve is going to get going when we get closer to 6:00. but right now, if you are an early bird, you can get
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out there and get a good commute. you can see the richmond bridge traffic looks very good with no major problems here, and the traffic continues to move along very well. looks like the traffic is moving along very nicely. also at the bay bridge toll plaza. no trouble from oakland to san francisco. it's 530. let's get back to the headlines. >> all right. thank you. sal. president trump spent the first day of his second term signing dozens of executive orders. they include tougher border security, fewer restrictions on oil drilling and scaling back of d e i policies, which are diversity, equity and inclusion. the president also issued pardons to hundreds of people tied to the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th. >> so this is january 6th, and these are the hostages. approximately 1500 for a pardon? yes. full pardon. >> the white house says president trump's second day in office will be much like his
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first. the president plans to take more immediate, aggressive action to make dramatic changes in the u.s. government. now, just hours after his inauguration, president trump signed nearly 100 executive orders, many overturning policies under the biden administration. ktvu is james torres joining us now with one action that many experts say they did not come as a surprise. pam. >> good morning. well, the headline you're likely going to see today that pardoning of the january 6th defendants, president trump pardoning nearly 1500 people for their role at the u.s. capitol nearly four years ago. >> we hope they come out tonight. frankly, they're expecting it. approximately 1500 people. six, six commutations. >> president trump spending hours signing these executive orders. those pardons covers a range of people, for some, from some convicted of violent crimes to others charged with low level charges and his official order.
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the president wrote. the proclamation ends a, quote, grave national injustice. ktvu has since spoken to a range of political experts who say the president is doing exactly what he promised. >> he's doing exactly what he said he was doing. this is not a surprise. he telegraphed this very aggressively. i will pardon all of those people. on day one, he said, i'm going to have 100 executive orders on day one, and everything he's doing now is something he said he was going to do. >> a pardon doesn't wipe your criminal history clean, but it does forgive the offenses you were charged and restores some civil rights. we're also learning the u.s. justice department is moving to drop pending cases against january 6th defendants. and at this time, there's no word on when exactly the defendants currently detained will be released. >> gasia james, thank you. president trump acted on one of his big campaign promises and immediately declared a national emergency at the southern
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border. hours into his new term, the president is now calling for deportations of undocumented immigrants. he's ramping up border security measures, which could include sending u.s. troops to the border. president trump signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship, but many legal experts say that's not within his presidential powers. the aclu has already filed a lawsuit against the proposal. >> 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. >> farmworkers. >> california senator alex padilla is among those leading the fight against president trump's plan to address illegal immigration. senator padilla says he's reaching out to republicans in congress, saying the mass deportation of law abiding immigrants would hurt the country.
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>> 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. >> president trump also vowed to continue building a wall on the mexican border, something he pledged during his first administration. >> tiktok was also part of his first day back in the white house. for now, the social media app is up and running in the u.s. for the next 75 days, but the future of tiktok is still uncertain. the ban was issued due to national security concerns over tiktok's ties to china. it also gives the app's chinese based owner, bytedance, more time to sell the app to avoid the ban. some lawmakers on capitol hill significantly underestimated tiktok's power. >> they thought that it was an app where people spread cat videos and dances and goofed off. they equated it with tide pods and ridiculousness. in reality, it's an ecosystem that has created a huge portion of the american economy.
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>> president trump has floated the idea of co-ownership with an american company, so the u.s. government would have more control over the app's data collection and where that data goes. however, that has raised concerns of conflict of interest. the transition of power to president trump is being greeted with a wide range of reactions. we're hearing from local republicans, democrats and independents. supporters of president donald trump danced on the highway 24 overpass in lafayette to celebrate inauguration day. it was a different story in alameda, where some people told us they're nervous for the future. they say they're concerned about mass deportation and higher inflation. >> i don't trust them at all. i mean, he's a convicted felon. he doesn't show a good message to our young people at all. and i'm just not that happy. >> we just want americans to be represented for the best, the highest safety, health, the best
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education, less crime, closed borders, no fentanyl. it's going to be a dramatic and different. >> the nation is just as divided as, if not more so than, it has been over the last 4 to 8 years. so my hope is somehow we can get through that. but i don't think we will. >> in the south bay, hundreds promise to protect people targeted by the president's new policies. the rally was at the corner of winchester and stevens creek boulevards. organizers call it the people's march. the silicon valley immigration committee organized the rally. protesters carried signs that decried fascism and deportations. they waved flags supporting women's rights and the lgbtq plus community. many protesters noted a change in the region's business leaders. >> the sudden change in silicon valley leadership changing from the way they behaved in 2016
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2017 to the way they're falling in line, visiting mar-a-lago, changing how they tackle the business that they do. it's just too influential. [music] it's too important. >> mighty, mighty junior. the organizers say they also plan to work with the san jose city council to reaffirm san jose's status as a sanctuary city. millions of people living along the gulf coast and in the southeast are facing freezing weather from a winter storm. the cold weather is raising the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning as more people will be turning up the heat, but doctors are warning about the odorless gas that comes when that fuel is burned. carbon monoxide is known as the silent killer. it's the number one accidental poisoning problem in the nation and the world. >> the reason is we can't detect it with any of our senses. meaning it's colorless, it's tasteless, and we can't smell it. the only way to detect it is with a carbon monoxide detector. and if there has been inappropriate maintenance or the heater is malfunctioning, you can have a carbon monoxide leak.
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>> medical experts say having carbon monoxide detectors is good, but it's not enough. you actually have to regularly check them to make sure they're working. >> we'll start down in the gulf coast because this is a rare event, maybe a one time ever for some here. i think the last time he had anything even close was in 1895. it's. there are winter storm warnings or blizzard warnings from southeast texas to southwest louisiana. it's snowing in the french quarter. it's snowing yet. new orleans blizzard warning lake charles houston has snow. san antonio has snow. it's snowing on the beach in the gulf coast. amazing. and some of this is already heading into the florida panhandle. you just don't see this incredible amounts of snow being forecast. not just a trace, maybe 5 to 8in of snow. and it's brutally cold for many. no doubt about it. single digits are well below zero. we have our own cold temps. boulder creek, middletown, hollister, fairfax up 2026 to 29. lafayette,
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healdsburg 30, alamo and atherton 31. i think atherton has dropped to 30. i'll take a look here in just a second. it's an offshore breeze or wind again now, especially down in southern california. the only silver lining is temps are cold. that helps a little bit, but not the offshore breeze. we had our wind yesterday. it's still offshore, but the breeze has really tailed off in terms of wind speed. walnut creek is at 30 degrees. i mean, there's 30 in menlo park, 33 livermore, brentwood, concord, fairfield, napa airport, santa rosa, petaluma, all in there. and there it is. atherton and menlo park are both down to 30. palo alto 31. he had pillar point and half moon bay are in the low 50s, but even foster city, at 34 cold degrees ten in truckee, 12 south lake tahoe, flagstaff 14, las vegas 3036 arcata to 34 in santa barbara. man, that is a cold pattern for us. there's no really any hope for rain. we get sunny, warm days for about three days, four days. then a cold system will drop in here on the weekend. if we get any rain,
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probably a couple 100 would do it. i still think we're on track for the third driest january in san francisco's history, and there's just nothing that's in our favor right now. not even early february, to be honest. clear blue skies, sunny, mild afternoon. maybe not upper 60s, but mid 60s. look likely tomorrow morning. i think we'll be even colder than what we're seeing this morning here. but it will be warm into thursday then. a really cold system drops in on the weekend. >> thank you steve. the wildfires in southern california have put a spotlight on the insurance industry. why? two major companies are accused of failing to hold up their end of the bargain when it comes to protecti - i had health insurance before. (discouraged) so expensive. i mean, i'm helping my mom out, i don't have that kinda cash. - ugh, i know. but you can get financial help now through covered california. it's totally affordable. you'd be surprised. they've got this calculator thing that shows how much you'll pay.
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some of the stories we're following for you this morning. president trump spent his first day in office signing dozens of executive orders. they include tougher border security, fewer restrictions on oil drilling, and scaling back many policies concerning diversity, equity and inclusion. the president also issued pardons to hundreds of people who were convicted in the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. >> another bay area school district will discuss potential school closures today. the vallejo city unified school district is hosting a town hall meeting tonight to discuss the district's proposals for school consolidation. the superintendent says the district wants to hear from community members as it considers what to
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do about declining enrollment and a drop in funding. the meeting is at 6:00 at jesse bethel high school. >> alameda county supervisors have scheduled a special meeting today to publicly interview the seven finalists for the county's new district attorney. the board is searching for a replacement after voters recalled pamela price. the candidates include several current and former alameda county prosecutors, along with the superior court judge and a city attorney. the board plans to make its decision by the end of the month. >> this morning, crews in petaluma are investigating a fire that displaced three people and red tagged two buildings. the flames broke out just before noon yesterday at a multi-story structure on petaluma boulevard north. multiple fire agencies responded contained the flames within 40 minutes. the cause remains under investigation. no injuries were reported. >> san mateo county is inviting people to learn how to protect their homes and families from wildfires and other emergencies. a free webinar scheduled for today will cover easy steps to boost preparedness. packing a go bag and creating defensible space. and tips on how to access
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free and low cost resources. no registration or sign up is required. you can find the link to the webinar on the san mateo county website. >> the wildfire disaster in southern california is highlighting growing concerns over the home insurance industry in our state. major insurers are now being confronted with massive new claims from hundreds of la fire victims. this follows a recent study that found two of california's largest insurance companies, farmers and usaa, denied payment on almost half the claims they received in 2023. >> 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 1,213%. >> the two insurance companies singled out in the study have not yet publicly responded to the findings. >> it's been more than a week
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since a san jose, since san jose began towing rvs along a stretch of chenoweth avenue. the bay area news group reports the area that was once filled with oversize cars, trash and human waste has now been cleared. the road falls under the new olive pilot program. it's a plan to address environmental and safety issues caused by rvs. homeless advocates say the city's hard line approach does not offer solutions to the ongoing homelessness crisis. san jose mayor matt mehan says the city is more than doubling its shelter capacity, along with adding special parking sites. i love you and i love you. >> hundreds of people rode the martin luther king jr. celebration train from san jose to san francisco on the holiday to honor the slain civil rights leader. the annual event draws people from all across the bay, including san francisco's new mayor, daniel lowery. they then marched in the city. activists said they are focused on spreading doctor king's message and honoring his legacy. in the
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east bay, people observed the martin luther king jr. holiday while honoring a man who sought to further his ideals in his own life. and lead with love. >> i love you, lord. >> the group gave a posthumous community award to pastor tommie smith of palma ceia baptist church in hayward. he was an engineer who worked at the lawrence livermore lab for 40 years. he was awarded a patent as a lead inventor of a new spectrometer. his widow accepted the award. >> he was committed to ensuring equity and inclusion for people of color, women, and for those who had not been offered fair opportunities in our society. >> the keynote speaker, civil rights leader reverend amos brown, reflected on reverend king's work mentoring others. reverend brown also expressed concern for the u.s. and its treatment of the marginalized. time now is 548. it's been a tough time for the california
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wine industry, but the number of new wine bars is growing. according to the san francisco chronicle, in the past year, 16 new wine bars opened in the bay area, and they are thriving. bars are seeing a record number of customers, including a high number of gen z patrons. owners credit, lower operating costs and a focus on a unique experience. they have simpler menus, smaller staff and strong wine margins, so the bars are proving to be resilient. >> it's certainly a big industry here in the bay area, and we're just ahead of wine wednesday, which i know you pop up on your instagram every week. i like to go and tell the stories of the wineries, because a lot of them have great stories to tell and give back to the community. so in moderation, sal, right? >> rough job. pam. rough job. someone has to do it. all right. good morning ladies. right now we have a little bit of a backup here. beginning to build at the bay bridge. i want to show it to you. you can see that it's not big, but definitely more than
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yesterday when we had the holiday. today it's back to business. back to normal. you can see in interstate 880, traffic looks pretty good. no problems on that san mateo bridge heading out to the peninsula. and we do have a good look at interstate 880 in hayward, heading south. there's a little slowing past 92 here and there, and some slowing on vallecitos road, heading over to 680. 549 let's talk about today's weather. here's steve. >> well, it's cold, but we'll get to our weather in just a second here. sal. because once in a lifetime event, maybe it's snowing on the new orleans lakefront. blizzard conditions. houston, san antonio, all throughout much of the gulf coast. there that snow. maybe anywhere from 4 to 8 possible. ten inches of snow. even into the florida panhandle. incredible. and chris henry, our good friend, brings up a good point here. it's crazy to think that new orleans may get more snow than tahoe in the month of january. i would concur with that. you know, it's kind of the way it's looking, although i
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think tahoe will get some snow this weekend, but maybe not, you know, five inches or anything like that. it is really cold for us. boulder creek, middletown, morgan hill, fairfax, 26 to 29, orinda, healdsburg and menlo park are 30 and dublin is 31. cold degrees. and there's a couple systems rotating around, but they're not coming in our direction. we still have an east northeast breeze, but the wind speeds have come way down, but it's still a slight offshore. walnut creek is at 30. those are menlo park's 30. petaluma is now down to 31. fairfield. concord. brentwood. livermore. hayward's at 35. san carlos at 34. there's boulder creek 27, felton 28. hollister at 28. gilroy 31, santa cruz 37. santa clara is down to 32. cupertino 3310 and truckee 12. south lake tahoe, 30, in las vegas 36, arcata to 34 in santa barbara. it is colder in southern california, but they still have offshore wind. there's just nothing in
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our favor. a really cold low will drop in on the weekend, but it would give us a little to no rain, but maybe some. but i don't think it will be enough to save us from the third driest january on record in san francisco. it just doesn't look promising. clear blue skies, sunny for all. it will be mild once we get to about noon one 2:00, but right now it's darn cold. 60s on the temps here low to about 6566, and i would look for another cold morning again tomorrow, but temperatures in the afternoon warming up. really cold system and wind drops in on the weekend. >> thank you steve. a new study reveals president trump's mass deportation plan could severely impact the u.s. economy. what economists say about how it will lead to higher costs and a significant drain on our resources. >> the new developments in san francisco following that deadly crash involving multiple cars. e man s now dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee.
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demand in young boy were pulled from the ocean south of half moon bay. they have died. the rescue attempt happened at 3:00 sunday afternoon at cal ranch state beach. no word on how or why they ended up in the water. the eight year old boy and 39 year old man were taken to stanford medical center. a state park spokesperson confirmed neither survived. authorities have yet to release their names or say how they were related. >> dozens of people in monterey county are now expressing their safety concerns about last
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week's fire at the moss landing power plant, now, the site, located on the monterey county coast, is the largest battery storage plant in the world. last week's fire forced the evacuation of hundreds of people and prompted the closure of highway one for several days last night. people living in the area gathered for a meeting to express their concerns about the environmental impacts of the fire. >> the best system right now for putting these out is to let them burn, and frankly. i that that just doesn't work. >> now, the environmental protection agency is expected to conduct water testing near the power plant in the next few days. soil testing is also being discussed in san francisco. >> police have arrested a person believed to be responsible for a deadly multi-car crash. 66 year old jia lin jiang is accused of driving his tesla into a row of vehicles stopped in traffic at about 6:00 sunday night. one person was killed. a dog in one
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of the vehicles died. seven other people were hurt, including one who was taken to a hospital in critical condition. the crash happened moments after witnesses say a tesla hit several cars on the 280 off ramp near sixth and brennan, just two blocks away. one person whose car was hit said he is sure it was the same vehicle. >> 100% like recognized 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. >> san francisco police arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, speeding and vandalism. >> the warriors are traveling to sacramento to take on the kings tonight. last night, the warriors hosted the defending champ, boston celtics. the warriors jumped out to a quick 17 five lead in the first quarter. a few minutes later, though, the celtics went up 1917 and golden state never recovered. the warriors ended up with a blowout loss, 100 2585. inside, the nba's kenny smith
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suggested that the warriors rebuild the team with younger players around steph curry. >> i think with steph curry, he actually plays without the ball a lot and he's running off picks, so now you can bring in and say we're going to do a young rebuild with young energy to get him shots easier because he's catching shooting more instead of beating people off the dribble. so the rebuild is different. they should go young through the draft through trade, keep guys like kuminga not think about trading guys like kuminga and his age. that group is where they need to be. >> it was only the sixth time they've lost by at least 40 points at home since moving to california in 1962. >> both teams wore shirts bearing doctor king's name, and is often quoted phrase that the time is always right to do what is right. the crowd at chase also reflected on the importance of making sure young people understand who doctor king was
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and what he stood for. >> i think it's great that they have a program to not only educate, but to entertain. >> this is very important because of everything he fought for. and he wasn't just like he's fighting for himself. he fought for everyone. >> at halftime, school children recited doctor king's words to the crowd. the warriors game was one of eight around the nba honoring the legacy of doctor king. >> tickets are now available for the celebration of life for rickey henderson. it's scheduled for saturday, february 1st from 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon at the oakland arena. the event is free with open seating, but fans still have to register for tickets online. the baseball hall of famer died last month at the age of 65. >> the golden age of america begins right now. >> president trump begins a second day of his second term in office with more action to make good on campaign promises. the hundreds of executive orders addressing issues, from security to the us-mexico border to the
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future of tiktok. civil rights organizations are already fighting back. why? legal experts say the president's plan to end birthright citizenship likely won't hold up in court. then today, alameda county supervisors interview seven finalists for the new da's position after the recall of district attorney pamela price last fall, when the board says it should have a decision. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning and welcome back. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> good morning i'm pam cook. it's tuesday, january 21st. steve paulson is following a cold forecast not just here, but across the country and in the studio where the air conditioner is on. >> unbelievable. all right. we have a lot of 30s here showing up. yeah, i mean, i'll get to it in about 15 minutes. but snowing in galveston, new orleans, houston. incredible. but we are really cold for us here. a lot of low 30s. santa rosa, petaluma, menlo park in there. there are many. and also 20 boulder creek, felton in there, hollister's in their 20s. santa clara has dropped to 31. i know
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morgan hill, our observer. chris henry's 28. gilroy is 31. even aptos at 35, in santa cruz 37. so for us, it's darn cold for us. bless you pamela. 30 to 36 and we will have a nice day. a little puff of an easterly breeze, not as robust as yesterday. and there's really nothing in our favor for anything except clear blue skies. it will be mild today. you know, between noon and four is not bad. it's just right now where it's darn cold. 60s on those temps. all right. sal is here, and he tells you and me. >> what did you say? galveston. galveston. >> galveston has snow. >> wow. galveston. oh. galveston. >> galveston. >> glen campbell. good morning, everyone. hey, you know what? let's start with highway four. we're beginning to see the traditional commute on this tuesday after a holiday. 18 miles an hour and then 69 miles an hour after that. when you get. these are what the road sensors are saying, and you get to concord. so you're going to see some slowing. let's put a
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picture on here. it's getting more crowded by the moment. if you're driving on the richmond bridge, it looks okay. and if you're driving to the bay bridge now, the backup is to almost the 880 overcrossing 601. let's get back to the headlines. >> sal. thank you. the american civil liberties union and several other civil rights organizations have filed a lawsuit to challenge one of president trump's executive orders on immigration. ktvu ali rasmus explains. even conservative legal scholars say the president's plan to end birthright citizenship. ali may not hold up in court. >> yeah. california attorney general rob bonta plans to speak about this particular executive order signed by president trump yesterday, and the lawsuit that the aclu has already filed against it. the president wants to revoke something known as birthright citizenship. and on his first day in office, he signed an executive order declaring that the u.s. government will no longer recognize citizenship to babies born in the u.s. to parents who are here without documentation, or parents who are here
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temporarily on a student, tourist, or work visa. now, this order is not retroactive, but says it will apply to babies born 30 days from now. but legal scholars on both sides of the political spectrum say this is not something a president can do with the stroke of a pen. birthright citizenship is guaranteed in the u.s. constitution under the 14th amendment, and has been for 150 years, ever since the end of slavery in the u.s. and the dred scott decision 125 years ago, the supreme court upheld that interpretation of the constitution. when a san francisco man, wong kim ark, sued and won recognition of his u.s. citizenship, even though his parents were undocumented. >> 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
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process. >> now, in order to change the u.s. constitution, two thirds of both the house and the senate need to approve it. and three fourths of the nation's state legislatures would need to ratify any changes. the lawsuit filed against this order by the aclu could end up as in the at the us supreme court again. but legal scholars point out that the high court usually does not like to reverse its previous decisions or change its precedent, especially when those decisions go back more than 100 years. live in san francisco ali rasmus ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you. ali. a new study found president trump's mass deportation plan could take a devastating toll on the u.s. economy. the pew research center found undocumented immigrants currently comprise 4.8% of the entire u.s. workforce. the largest number of those workers live in california and texas. researchers found removing these workers would dramatically drive up the cost of living. now, the same study also points out
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undocumented workers are taxpayers who play a critical role in funding the u.s. government. researchers at the pew center found the u.s. collects more than $96 billion in taxes from these workers every year, therefore, deporting undocumented workers would put a tremendous drain on the u.s. economy financially and in the work they do. >> president trump also signed a number of other executive actions from the oval office. he issued pardons for more than 1500 people who were arrested in connection to the january 6th attack at the u.s. capitol. nearly 1300 either pleaded guilty or were convicted of charges, including seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers. the pardons do not erase a defendant's criminal record. they do forgive the offense and restore certain civil rights. san francisco congresswoman, former house speaker nancy pelosi reacted with a statement that said in part, the president's actions are an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and
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emotional trauma as they protected the capitol, the congress and the constitution. >> the president also signed an executive order that will keep tiktok available for americans for at least the next 75 days. president trump says this is to help the china based app find a potential buyer. a federal law requiring the app be sold to a non-chinese owned company or be shut down, went into effect on sunday. the president said a u.s. company should broker a deal to own half of tiktok. >> if the president doesn't sign, then it's worthless. if the president does sign, it's worth maybe $1 trillion. so i think like a joint venture, i think we would have a joint venture with the people from tiktok. we'll see what happens. i mean, that's one of many ideas i've had. >> other executive orders signed include withdrawing from the paris climate accords and withdrawing from the world health organization, something the president did during his first administration. trump also
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temporarily suspended all u.s. foreign assistance programs for 90 days, pending reviews and a sweeping order on the death penalty. president trump directed the attorney general to help states get the lethal injection drugs they need to carry out executions. >> ktvu political analyst brian sobel is among the experts who say president trump's pardons and executive orders really don't come as a surprise. >> i think what we saw through all of these actions today, we heard about on the campaign trail, and he is one by one, ticking them off. for better or worse, however people feel about him. so he's just fulfilling what he said he would do. >> and one of the things he said, sobel notes many people voted for mr. trump in large part because of the promises he made about changing the nation's immigration system. meanwhile, president trump's return to the oval office is expected to lead to another four years of lawsuits from democratic leaders here in california. the state of california sued the trump white house 131 times during his first term. most of those lawsuits involved disputes over immigration, health care, and
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the environment. california won roughly two thirds of those cases. governor newsom has already called a special legislative session to prepare for a new round of legal battles. >> protesters from various human rights groups marched in cities across the u.s. to protest the new administration. the demonstrations were held in dozens of cities, including chicago, new york, and washington, d.c, as part of a movement organizers are calling we fight back. organizers are vowing to fight president trump's policies, which they say target the most vulnerable people. >> we will intensify our fight to stop police crimes. we will intensify our fight to free the wrongfully incarcerated, and we will intensify our solidarity with immigrants and immigrants rights organizations as we fight to stop these mass deportations. no deportations. >> this marked the second straight day of demonstrations nationwide protesting the trump administration. now, to stay on top of the very latest developments surrounding the trump administration and the
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changes being made, you can download our fox local app. it is a free download. alameda county supervisors have scheduled a meeting today to interview the finalists in the county's search for a new district attorney. the board is searching for a replacement for recalled da pamela price, who was removed from office last fall. the candidates have included several current and former alameda county prosecutors, along with a superior court judge and a city attorney. the board hopes to swear in a new district attorney early next month. >> all right, let's get out the door here at 609. so, what are you focused on in the traffic center? >> well, garcia and pam, it's different from what it was yesterday, as you might imagine. let's go right to the bay bridge. it is backed up all the way out, almost to the maze rather quickly. i think today is a get with it or get back to business kind of day. there we go. there it is. you can see traffic is moving along okay for the time of the morning. it is, if that makes sense. once you make it onto the bridge, it looks okay. there have been no major issues on interstate 80.
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north and south and on the san mateo bridge. we're okay so far. we do see some slowing on highway four through bay point. now, as you drive over toward concord 609, let's get back to the desk. >> thank you. sal. coming up, victims of the wildfires filing thousands of claims in southern california. we'll take a look at the complicated steps ahead for fire survivors who are hoping to rebuild. then snow, where you'd least expect it. which southern states are under a blanket of snow and ice? and why even just a few inches of snow means major cities are essentially shut
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here are some of the top stories we're following for you this morning. president trump spent the first day of his second term signing dozens of executive orders, many calling for tougher border security and fewer restrictions on oil drilling and scaling back many policies on diversity, equity and inclusion. the president also issued pardons to more than 1000 people convicted in the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th, 2021. another bay area school district will discuss potential school closures today. the vallejo city unified school district is hosting a town hall tonight to discuss the district's proposals for school consolidation. the superintendent says the district wants to hear from community members as it considers what to do about declining enrollment and a drop in funding. that meeting will be at 6:00 at the jesse bethel high school. and a man and young boy were pulled
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from the ocean south of half moon bay yesterday. they have died. there's no word on how or why the two ended up in the water, but a state park spokesperson confirmed yesterday that neither survived. authorities have not released their names or how the pair were related. >> strong, gusty winds have returned to southern california. at the same time, containment is growing on the deadly palisades and eaton fires. the palisades fire is at 61% containment. more than 23,000 acres burned. the eaton fire is at 87% containment. it has burned more than 14,000 acres. officials have confirmed more than 14,000 homes and other structures have burned. this all comes as santa ana winds are kicking up again, triggering another red flag warning for the region. >> well, the wildfires in southern california, highlighting the growing concerns over the home insurance industry here in our state. the major insurers are now being confronted with massive new claims. ktvu is andre senior joining us now in studio with the findings of a new study that may be raising some concerns about those living in the la
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fire zone. >> well, pam, it's now been exactly two weeks since the wildfires broke out in the los angeles area. the latest damage estimates placed the total losses to homes and businesses as high as $275 billion, and that means the la wildfires are on track to surpass hurricane katrina as the costliest natural disaster in u.s. history. and these record breaking losses are leading to a growing number of insurance companies and insurance claims from fire victims in southern california. these claims follow a recent study that found two of california's largest insurance companies denied payment on almost half of the claims they received back in 2023. those two companies are farmers insurance and usaa. >> 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
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companies 1,213%. >> both insurance companies singled out in the study have not yet publicly responded to these findings. but this research and others are raising concerns about among people who lost their homes in the wildfires in southern california. >> 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. >> now, california's insurance commissioner recently responded to the fire disaster in la in a way that some people fear could cause an economic crisis affecting everyone in the state. ricardo lara has declared a moratorium on all cancellations of home insurance policies for properties in the la fire zone for the next two years. >> all right. thank you, andre. and state lawmakers have filed two separate bills to provide immediate disaster relief and emergency response funds for the la county wildfire victims. together, they authorized the governor to pull a total of $2.5
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billion from the state's emergency fund. the governor's office says that money will help la with wildfire recovery, the rebuilding and reopening of schools, and will bolster the continued emergency response in the area. the full legislature is expected to vote on those measures next week, amid increased wildfire concerns brought by the southern california wildfires. >> three areas of california, including one in the east bay, are said to have some of the highest risks. climate experts point to the orinda moraga region as having the potential for strong winds and a fire prone environment, similar to pacific palisades in los angeles. they also note some areas have winding roads that could make it difficult for firefighters to gain access to a fire, or for residents to make it out quickly. the moraga orinda fire district has spent millions creating fuel breaks in the hills surrounding the communities, one in a series of enhanced protections for the area. hundreds of millions of people nationwide are facing dangerously cold weather, from what could be a historic winter storm along the gulf coast and into the southeast. governors
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from texas to florida have declared states of emergency due to the threat of several inches of snow and freezing temperatures. schools in most southern states are closed today because the areas don't have any equipment to clear the roads. the winter storm is also expected to significantly impact travel and lead to power outages. >> boy, that leads us to steve paulson covering. >> well, you know, houston lake charles may get more snow than tahoe this this month. it's kind of the way it's looking. galveston has snow, san antonio snow, houston snow. you'll see it coming up here in just a second. i think new orleans blizzard conditions moving into mississippi, alabama and the florida panhandle. incredible. i think anything last time close to this was 1895. but this is a first blizzard warning issued for lake charles. they've never, never ever had that. and it is really cold here. take your pick. i mean even down to houston 27, new orleans 28, atlanta 24, but chicago eight
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below. des moines 12 below. kansas city eight below. minneapolis 17 below denver 15. there was a wind chill i saw from the boulder national weather service a 40, i think. i think it was 44 below up there in the rockies. so man, we have for us. these are really cold. middletown, 25 boulder creek, morgan hill, novato and lafayette are all in the 20s. windsor, menlo park are in the 30s. santa clara has dropped to 31 degrees, yet highs yesterday were warm. santa rosa downtown 68, san jose was 68. vallejo, san rafael, hayward 67. napa, redwood city and the oakland airport, 66 also had reports that novato hit 70 and the sonoma county airport hit 70. so if you thought, you know, it's pretty warm out here as i'm playing the back nine, you were right. there's just nothing in our favor, really, for anything except cold mornings and sunny days until the weekend. we do still have a slight offshore breeze. nothing compared to yesterday. wind speeds have come
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down. walnut creek is now 29 degrees. so there you go. there's menlo park 30, concord 33, livermore 33. it's crazy cold out there. fairfax 29, novato 29. there's windsor 30. sonoma. napa down to 32. middletown now 24. and sebastopol at 33 cold degrees. point reyes station, 32 nine, in truckee, minden's down to three reno's at nine. south lake tahoe 11. blue man, these are cold temps for us. it's cold but windy in southern california. at least the temps are cold. we could get a teeny bit of rain on saturday. emphasis on a teeny bit. it just looks like a terrible pattern. we'll have to wait until february, but i think we're going down as the third driest january in san francisco's history. unfortunately, the driest and the second driest were ten and 11 years ago. clear blue skies, sunny for all 60s on those temps. if you thought this morning was cold, i think tomorrow morning will be colder. i really do, but then the days
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will be a little warmer. big change though on the weekend, steve. >> right now we do have some pretty typical conditions for a tuesday. it is backed up on a lot of these commutes, like the richmond bridge. you can see that traffic is going to be backed up coming across to the toll plaza. it's not too long, but definitely different from yesterday when we didn't have really much of a commute. this is a look at the bay bridge backed up almost, but not quite, to the macarthur maze. interstate 880 and 580 still look good and so does the san mateo bridge, although things are definitely getting more crowded. as you can see, when we put up the maps there. 620. let's go back to the desk. >> okay. thank you. sal. not everyone is celebrating donald trump's return to washington. we're going to hear from demonstrators who are promising to protect marginalized communities who they say are under attack. and the ohio state buckeyes taking home the championship rings. how the buckeyes ended a new era of college football with a national
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>> as the confetti fell on the field. buckeye fans proudly watched their team hoist the national championship trophy. the team did it thanks to big runs from quarterback will howard and running back quinshon judkins. jenkins finished with 100 yards and a hat trick of touchdowns. >> we came out and we talked about being the hardest playing team in the country and executing and beating out a champion. i think we did an unbelievable job of executing tonight. >> this is why you get into coaching, to see guys reach their dreams and goals after going through adversity, and nothing great has ever been accomplished without going through adversity. >> heavy pressure. this marks the program's ninth national championship, its first since the 2014 season. last night's title also made the buckeyes the champion of the sport's first ever 12 team playoff clincher. well, the warriors are traveling to sacramento to take on the kings tomorrow. last night, golden state hosted the defending champion boston celtics. the warriors jumped out to a quick 17 five lead in the
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first quarter, but a few minutes later, the celtics went up 1917 and golden state never recovered. the warriors ended up getting blown out 125 to 85. inside, the nba's kenny smith suggested the warriors should rebuild the team with younger players around steph curry. >> i think with steph curry, he actually plays without the ball a lot and he's running off picks, so now you can bring in and say we're going to do a young rebuild with young energy to get him shots easier because he's catching shooting more instead of beating people off the dribble. so the rebuild is different. they should go young through the draft through trade, keep guys like kuminga not think about trading guys like kuminga and his age. that group is where they need to be. >> it was only the sixth time they've lost by at least 40 points at home since moving to california back in 1962. there
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as climate accord and the world health organization. how these actions are expected to impact the u.s. and the world. then another bay area school district about to have a difficult conversation with parents and students. how the community can have a say in what happens, and the familiar story about what caused the vallejo school district to find itself in a dire budget situation. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> all right. as we take you live to the opening bell this morning. elon musk may be popular with the new president, but according to research and consulting firm brand finance, tesla's brand value dropped $15 billion last year as musk has lost his appeal with many consumers. also, kohl's announced it has a new ceo. maybe a sign of turning things around at the retailer, as it has announced it is closing stores. and as that bell rings,
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the markets are headed higher. we'll get you all your business news coming up. thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. it's like being with an old friend here. >> i know, i love sitting here with you. >> it's been a wonderful tuesday morning so far. you know, outside the steve paulson. a lot of people timing their afternoon walk for, like, the mid-afternoon hours. >> it will be lovely. it's just a little cold right now for the dog and you. yes, but here we go. we're heading down. this doesn't happen. there's snow on the beach in galveston. gasia. come on. that doesn't happen. i mean, on the galveston. oh, boy. get the snow equipment out. there's snow on the beach. houston's 3 to 5in of snow. lake charles has a blizzard warning. first ever. i think six inches of snow has fallen there. it's snowing in new orleans, french quarter, and it's in the gulf coast. and it's all heading towards the florida panhandle. and also much of the southeast. 30s on a lot of the temps here. take your pick. we have upper 20s. 30s. it's really cold for us. so rightfully so. frost warning. heck, you could put a freeze warning out. there might
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be one. i'm just too busy to look, but i will. slight offshore breeze there. and what do we have? not much. afternoon, as gasia said, will be good. maybe not as warm as yesterday, but it will still be in the 60s. so 20s, 30s and 40s to start. we'll end up with 60s on the highs, probably a little warmer each day as we head towards thursday. all right. sal is here, and this time we're aware a bridge. freeway. what? >> yeah, we're starting with the contra costa county. steve. and let's go to highway four. it is backed up from somersville road, and it continues to slow all the way over the hill to willow pass road. that's kind of a long backup. it looks like a lot of people indeed are back. the richmond bridge traffic does have a pretty big delay this morning. kind of typical. but again, i guess compared to what we've had the last few days, it seems bigger to me. bay bridge backed up to the maze. 632. let's get back to the desk. thank you sal. >> just hours after his inauguration, president trump signed nearly 100 executive orders, many of them overturning policies under the biden administration. >> that includes withdrawing the
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united states from the paris climate accord and the world health organization. ktvu james torres joins us now with more on the president's actions day one. >> these are actions we're going to be talking a lot about over the next few days, next few weeks. president trump making these same actions during his first term as president as well. they were eventually undone by president biden's administration and now undone again as part of president trump's wide ranging executive orders when it comes to energy. president trump once again pulling out of the paris climate agreement. that's a global agreement to respond to climate change. he also called for an energy emergency and plans to reverse mandates on electric vehicles. when it comes to the world health organization. a who spokesperson says the u.s. withdrawal and the funding that leaves with it is potentially dangerous. >> we hope the united states will reconsider, and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialog to maintain the partnership between the united states of america and the w.h.o. for the benefit of the of
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the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe. >> that who spokesperson says it's still too early to say what exact consequences will come from the u.s. withdrawing, but nations like germany say they plan to reach out to president trump in hopes that he reconsiders. the president saying the organization's mishandling of the covid 19 pandemic in 2020 and the us's out of proportion funding, are his big reasons for signing that order. >> gasia james, thank you. happening today, california's attorney general, rob bonta, will formally respond to one of president trump's most controversial proposals related to immigration. president trump has signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship. many legal experts say the order is not within his presidential powers. the aclu has already filed a lawsuit against it. >> the supreme court said that the 14th amendment means what it says. all persons born in the united states or naturalized are
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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. >> california senator alex padilla is among those leading the fight against president trump's immigration plans on capitol hill. padilla says he's reaching out to republicans in congress, saying mass deportations of law abiding immigrants would hurt the country. >> 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. >> president trump declared a national emergency at the u.s. southern border just hours into his new term. the president is now calling for a crackdown on undocumented immigrants through deportation measures. he's also ramping up border security, which could include the use of u.s. troops in the south bay. >> hundreds of protesters promised to protect people who are targeted by the new president's new policies. this rally was at the corner of
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winchester and stevens creek boulevards. organizers called it the people's march. the silicon valley immigration committee organized the rally. protesters waved flags supporting women's rights and the lgbtq plus community. many protesters also voiced concerns about a change in business leaders in the bay area. >> the sudden change in silicon valley leadership changing from the way they behaved in 2016 2017 to the way they're falling in line, visiting mar-a-lago, changing how they tackle the business that they do. it's just too influential. [music] it's too important. >> the organizers say they also plan to work with the san jose city council to reaffirm san jose's status as a sanctuary city. to stay on top of the latest developments surrounding the trump administration and the changes being made, you can download the fox local app. it is free for your smartphone and tv. >> there's a concern that santa clara county officials won't get an accurate count of the number of unhoused people this year. this comes as the county switches to new technology and methods for the count and
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survey. volunteers will go to places where people who are homeless tend to gather instead of searching for them on every street. volunteers will also interview people who are homeless at the same time as the count. instead of doing it in the following days, advocates say the change could lead to less time to count every person. the change also means this year's data can't be compared to previous years, so trends can't be studied. >> 636 is the time. back over to sal checking in on the commute. how does it look, sal? >> it looks okay, but it's busy. it's busy in a way you might expect on a tuesday. i think people get used to good things quickly. friday we had a lighter day. monday we had a lighter day. right now we have busy traffic from antioch near somersville road on highway four all the way out to concord. so it's especially along 80. westbound is slow through richmond. that's not unusual. and highway four is also going to be slow. we talked about highway four, but i just wanted to show it to you in person with the camera. richmond bridge begins to slow right near the canal, exit there and slows to
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the middle of the span. and at the bay bridge, we are backed up to the maze. 637. let's talk about today's weather. here's steve. >> so did you watch the college championship game last night? >> i did, and i have to i have to confess, i didn't really care about either team, but i kind of got on the notre dame bandwagon. but it didn't turn out for me. >> i did too. i think it's played too late, though, don't you? they got to play it soon. >> well, they didn't consult us. >> well, they should have. yes. thank you sir. all right. congratulations to ohio state. i was just telling garcia snowplows are out in houston. they brought them down from dallas, and they're because they have to. there's about 3 to 5in of snow. amazing. here. also on the beach in galveston, also along the lakefront in new orleans, french quarter. lake charles has six plus inches of snow. superdome. amazing. just amount of snow that's moving through there. and they're not done yet. i mean, san antonio has snow and it's going into the gulf coast. it will move into
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the floor. it's already moved into parts of the florida panhandle and much of the southeast. i mean, 27 in houston, three in oklahoma city. kansas city is eight below. 17 below. minneapolis. detroit. single digits. buffalo has intense lake effect snow. new york city at 12. cincinnati ten. nashville 18. we have some cold temps here for us. middletown, boulder creek, morgan hill, novato, lafayette, all between 25 and 29. windsor, menlo park at 30 and santa clara's down to 31. boy, i wish something was on our way. we really, as we've been mentioning, a couple couple of us here on x twitter, it's conceivable that new orleans houston could get more january snow than lake tahoe, which would probably be a first. i'd have to check it out. 1895 would be the only time that's a possibility, but i don't have time to look it up now. but it's probably going to happen unless there will be some snow though. up in tahoe this weekend on saturday as the low drops in. i will mention that there is a
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little east breeze. 29 walnut creek, menlo park, now 31, petaluma 31, santa rosa 31. martinez down to 33. concord in there, livermore, san carlos. i mean, it's a cold pattern for us. there's alamo and dublin 30. there's lafayette 29. orinda is close. 34. look at el sobrante, pinole, hercules, martinez. man, oh man, that is cold. even hayward and union city, 38 and 36. minden was three. now five. truckee nine, reno nine, carson city ten. high pressure just says, no, you're not getting in here. maybe a little bit on saturday, but more cold and windy is what i think still looks like the coldest or the third driest january on record for san francisco. we're just not looking for much here. the wettest, by the way, was 1862, and they had 24 and a third inches of rain, clear blue skies, 60s on the temps. if you thought this morning was cold, i think tomorrow morning will be a smidge colder and then warmer though through thursday. then a big change on the weekend. >> steve. thank you. another bay area school district will discuss potential school
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closures today. the vallejo city unified district is hosting a town hall to discuss the district's proposals for school consolidations. the superintendent says the district wants to hear from community members as it considers what to do about declining enrollment and a drop in funding. the meeting will be at 6:00 tonight at jesse bethel high school, 640 here. strong winds are back in southern california, raising concerns about fire risks. next, we'll take you live to malibu for the latest on those fires burning across southern
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and plowing into a row of vehicles stopped at traffic at about 6:00 sunday night, killing one person and injuring seven others. san francisco police arrested him on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, speeding and vandalism. and alameda county supervisors have scheduled a special meeting today to publicly interview the seven finalists for the county's new district attorney. the board is searching for a replacement after voters recalled pamela price. the candidates include several current and former alameda county prosecutors, along with a superior court judge and a city attorney. the board plans to make its decision by the end of the month. >> strong winds are returning to southern california, adding to the risk down south. it's been two weeks since major fires started and the danger isn't over yet. we sent ktvu roberta gonzalez to the fire zone. roberta is live for us this morning in malibu. right now, the area has seen so much devastation, roberta. and there are new fires to report as well. >> absolutely. garcia, good morning to you and pam. and good
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morning, everybody. we are here at buoy pacific coast highway. we are at malibu, and the sun is now coming up officially at 658. so we're getting a good idea of what's going on here ourselves for the first time. it was dark when we first arrived at 4 a.m. and now that it's brightening up, it's heartbreaking here. i mean, look at this right here. this was somebody's home and now it's just reduced to rubble. here again, you can see that the sun is now coming up over the palisades area. and you can see what is left of somebody's three story home. it's a three story stairwell going absolutely nowhere. and currently right now it is 56 degrees here in malibu. steve paulson would be so proud of me. i have my anemometer here with me, and i've been clocking the wind so far. i've gotten up to about 25 mile per hour gusts. right now, they're anywhere between about five and ten miles per hour with an occasional gust. but boy, when that wind blows, do you feel the chill in
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the air? but what has really struck me is just how dry it is. when we first arrived this morning, it was 9% humidity. and you may say, what does that mean? well, think about this mojave desert. it's just, you know, a couple hundred miles away. well, that is single digits as far as relative humidity is concerned. but because of the santa ana winds, it's just grabbing all that dry air mass and pushing it over here to the coastline. and you can feel it in your throat. my throat is extremely dry. then you toss in all the particles that are flying around with the air quality alert in effect for today for this particular area, and not only here, it's now a huge fire risk to the south of us in san diego county. in fact, overnight we had the paula fire break out. now, if you're not familiar with that, that's near paula mesa just off i-15. and then that fire did char 16 acres before firefighters were able to knock that down. then we hop on over to bonsall, which is just
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about 12 miles southeast of oceanside. that fire is not under control. so far, 80 acres have been consumed, and that fire is continuously out of control. we do have evacuation orders in that area as well as all schools are closed then. now let's hop on over to riverside county, the hemet area where we had the chamber fire and that was knocked down by firefighters overnight, too. i mean, they have been bringing in air tankers. my photographer, ian jones is with me today. he's a former firefighter. so i'm in really good hands and he's able to explain a lot of things going on here. there's a bunch of traffic. and what's happening is we are seeing fire strikes. we're seeing them change hands. the commands we're seeing new firefighters come in so the other firefighters can rest because these guys are on duty 24 over seven. we had to go through national guard just to get to this location. and if you want to see more of what's going on here, i got to tell you, we've covered the paradise fires, and we've covered the
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santa rosa fires. and the heartbreak is the same. but this damage is so much more extensive because it's a larger urban area. and the big deal is it could happen all over again. today, we've already seen 88 mile per hour wind gusts near magic mountain. and so the canyons today are the most diverse areas as far as the winds are concerned. but we've been enduring 30 to 60 mile per hour winds along the coastline. so we will stay here all morning long and we'll get back to you with more happening here from malibu. >> roberta gonzalez ktvu roberta, you mentioned driving down magic mountain. i think we've all done that so often. you drove with a team from ktvu yesterday. tell us about the experience of heading south, kind of when the devastation starts on i-5 and also there on the pacific coast highway. >> well, when you're driving i-5 in towards the los angeles area, you start to see the air quality deteriorate immediately. but then you get that, you know, around the buttonwillow area
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anyway because of the agriculture down there, but it's more severe. and then once you get up the grapevine, the air quality actually begins to get a little bit better. we dropped in towards the los angeles basin and then there was a new fire. so we saw a lot of smoke. they were able to get that fire out. it was around the 405. and then we really didn't see any kind of damage or destruction until this morning with you. as the sun came up. we did experience a lot of delays trying to get to our location, because there's a lot of road closures all over the los angeles area. and again, you can feel the heightened sense of immediacy and alarm because these winds are picking back up again today. what people are finding very confusing here is there are so many alerts, advisories, watches and warnings in pla. and some go up and some come down and they just are saying, well, we can't decipher this information. so my information to everybody is basically just be on high alert
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for yourself and for your surroundings. >> that's a great advice and information. roberta gonzales there in malibu, as we all know. boy. highway five, the grapevine. that's such a dry area too. so please wish our colleagues down there and everybody well, we are thinking of them because we have all been through this, these wildfires as well. roberta gonzalez, we will see you in another hour for another update. sal is keeping an eye on traffic. i just think about so many people who drive up and down our state on highway five for various reasons and work, and boy, it's a it's a dry, scary area now. >> it sure is. and right now, fortunately in the bay area we don't have any of those conditions. knock on wood. let's get right out to the bay bridge. i want to show you. the bay bridge is backed up out to the macarthur maze. the metering lights are on. there have been no problems on the span, but it is not like yesterday. everyone seems to be back getting on the commute. you can see the san
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mateo bridge is also sluggish all the way out to the high rise. there was a stalled vehicle out there. it's dumbarton bridge looks better. altamont pass does have a lot of slow traffic, but the south bay commute is mostly moderate right now. 651 let's talk about today's weather. and here's steve. >> thank you, kind sir. yes, sir. all right. and i am proud of roberta with her handheld anemometer. way to go, roberta. that's nice. all right, we'll start down where we just don't usually begin with snow. and that's. there's snow on the gulf coast, on the beach at galveston, also on the lakefront at new orleans. six plus inches of snow. lake charles, houston has snow. san antonio has snow. this is all heading over towards the florida panhandle. looks like tallahassee and jacksonville will get snow. just incredible amounts. blizzard warning. first time ever for lake charles, louisiana. and here it is. i told gasia texas department of transportation. snow plows. you don't normally see this part of texas, but we have snow plow crews working throughout the district clearing
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lanes. conditions are not safe. that is houston. they brought some snow plows down from dallas. how about that? you've never seen that, have you? never. and you work there? >> you know, i lived there two and a half years, and the worst we got was a ton of rain. never snow. >> never ice. unbelievable. all right. for us. cold. my goodness. middletown, boulder creek, morgan hill, novato, lafayette are all in the 20s. windsor, menlo park and santa clara are all close. and maybe your backyard thermometer. you're looking at a i'm 20 year, i get it. we have an offshore breeze. it's not that strong compared to yesterday, but it's still slightly offshore, which will translate into a nice afternoon. but man, it's a cold start here. 30s, upper 20s. walnut creek's 2929 now atherton. you go atherton. how about that? although pillar point is 50 foster city san carlos, redwood city are 33. that's really cold for foster city. i mean, you know, right there on the bay, los altos, 31 seven in truckee, 11 south lake tahoe, 18, in reno. although i did see another observation reno at nine. there's just nothing for us. maybe some snow as a low
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drops in this weekend for the sierra, but it just doesn't look real promising for us. i think we have to wait for february to get anything of any significance as far as rain, we hope. clear blue skies. it will be a nice afternoon 60s on those temps. i think tomorrow morning will be colder. i think we'll get some 2627 for more warmer afternoons, but then a cold low drops in for a big change on the weekend. >> gasia steve. thank you. after wildfire destroyed his home, firefighters went above and beyond to recover something irreplaceable for one california homeowner. the emotional discovery is next. then, at seven, the new health dangers for people living near the southern california wildfire zone. we'll explore what is happening now.
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is raising money to help artists in southern california impacted by the wildfires. more than a dozen bands came out for a benefit concert at music city in lower nob hill. organizers are sending all the proceeds from the show to the nonprofit music cares. several of the musicians who performed at the benefit say they know people who were affected by the wildfires. >> my lives touched personally because my cousin and sharon and altadena, california, lost her home to the eaton fire, so anything i can do to help out, it's heartwarming to see everybody coming together to
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help people. >> this is what we should be doing. we should be there for each other when something happens. >> organizers said they were hoping to raise about $20,000 at last night's show since the fires broke out. music cares has received more than 2000 requests for assistance, with needs already exceeding $4 million. firefighters from utah marked a small but meaningful victory during their work in los angeles county. the fires in la have burned down thousands of homes while digging through the rubble in one neighborhood. the salt lake city team said it helped a homeowner find a wedding ring and a college ring. >> that look of appreciation that we were able to find that he was in disbelief. he was telling us to stop looking. we'd already been there long enough, tried to send us on our way. >> and really, at this point, with the scope of the disaster here, it's the small victories that really matter day to day with these folks. and that's kind of what we're seeing. >> the firefighters say 75 to 80% of that neighborhood was lost to fire. the fallout continues here after it was announced six dairy and six beef
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ranches in point reyes national seashore must close in the next 15 months. this comes after environmental groups accused the ranches of causing agricultural pollution and disrupting local wildlife, such as elk, in a lawsuit. the ranch owners will be paid to close down, but the exact amount is still undisclosed. some publications say anonymous sources tell them the buyouts are worth $30 million. the move will uproot marin's agricultural community. people working on the ranches will receive severance packages, as well as housing assistance. >> we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. >> newly inaugurated president donald trump takes aim at immigration policy on his first day back in office. while one of his biggest moves is already being challenged in court. plus, i share the people. >> united will never be defeated. >> i'm happy. i'm jubilant. yeah, i'm happy for the next four years. >> day one of the new trump
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administration was met by protests and parties. how democrats and republicans across the bay react to four more years under mr. [music] trump. then another bay area school district considering school closures. how parents, teachers and students can speak out ahead of a decision that's meant to save millions. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> we are so glad you're with us. good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. >> good morning, i'm pam cook. it's tuesday, january 21st. it is a cold day, i think steve says it's going to warm up a little bit, maybe by this afternoon, at least for us. but across the country, boy. >> record breaking extreme event from, you know, the gulf coast. galveston has snow. houston, san antonio, new orleans has almost blizzard like conditions. just i mean unbelievable. we are clear, but darn cold for us. there are a lot of upper 20s. i mean, menlo park 30. atherton has dropped to 29. i know novato and fairfax are 29. in marin county, mid 20s up into middle
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