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

middletown, up in lake county. i mean, take your i mean walnut creek was 29 now 31. so the freeze warning is out towards the valley, but not for us, although it's certainly verifies for some slight offshore breeze, not the wind speed we saw yesterday. and it's just the days will be warmer, that's for sure. clear blue skies, but a cold start, then a mild afternoon. here's the way it looks here if you can. you know i need to go out and do something. we'll do it between noon and four. it will be better. 60s on the highs. all right. sal is here. something new now. >> it's just really crowded. steve, you pretty much know that on the tuesday after a holiday, a lot of people are back to business. and here we are on the east bay commute, getting a lot more slow traffic. highway four is slowing through antioch. you can see also 680 looks pretty good and 80 is going to be slow. westbound 580 the richmond bridge. it slows near harbor way kind of a long way. it doesn't get better until you get

mid-span of that bridge. 701 let's get back to the headlines. >> thank you sal. president trump started his term with a flurry of executive orders, including some on immigration. civil rights groups are already filing legal challenges, as ktvu is. >> ali rasmus is here to explain. even conservative legal scholars say the president's plan to end birthright citizenship may not hold up in court. ali. >> yes. california attorney general rob bonta plans to speak about the president's executive order later this morning, its possible impact on california and the lawsuit already filed against it by the aclu. the president wants to revoke something known as birthright citizenship. in his first day in office, president trump signed an executive order declaring that the u.s. government in his administration will no longer recognize citizenship to babies born in the u.s. parents who are here without documentation, or parents who are here temporarily on a student, tourist or work visa. the order 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. the dred scott decision guaranteed that children of slaves were u.s. citizens if they were born here 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 not born in the u.s, the president doesn't interpret the constitution. >> the courts do. and you have a process to amend the constitution, which is going through congress, going through going through the states. the president cannot unilaterally say what the constitution is or what it means 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. now, the lawsuit against this executive order could end up back at the u.s. supreme court. and there is, in theory, the supreme court could decide different a different interpretation of the 14th amendment this time around. but legal scholars say that is not very likely because the high court does not like to reverse its previous decisions, especially when those decisions have been the law of the land for at least 100 years. live in san francisco ali rasmus, ktvu, fox two news. >> thank you ali. well, 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. >> 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. you know, i got me several musicians performed last night, including country star jason aldean, rapper nelly and the village people. >> elon musk is under fire on social media for making what some say appeared to be a nazi salute during a post-inauguration rally yesterday. while the crowd was cheering his remarks, musk used his right hand to pat his heart, then extended his arm out with his palm facing down. he then turns around to the crowd behind him and does it again. video this has gone viral. many say it resembled a salute used by the nazis. supporters say the clip is being taken out of context. >> the transition of power to president trump is being greeted with a wide range of reactions. we are hearing from local republicans, democrats and independents. supporters danced on the highway 24 overpass in lafayette to celebrate inauguration day. but it was a different story in alameda, where some people told us they're nervous for the future,

saying that they're concerned about mass deportations and 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 education, less crime, closed borders, no fentanyl. it's going to be a dramatic and different. >> the nation is just as divided, 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 promised to protect people targeted by the president's new policies. >> this rally was at the corner

of winchester and stevens creek boulevard. organizers called 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 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. it's too important. >> union organizers say they also plan to work with the san jose city council to reaffirm san jose's status as a sanctuary city. >> tiktok was also a part of donald trump's 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 the app 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. >> 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. >> president trump has floated the idea of co-ownership with an american company, so that the u.s. government would have more control over the app's data collection and where the data goes. however, that has raised concerns of conflict of interest. >> happening today, another bay area school district will discuss potential school closures. the vallejo city unified district is hosting a town hall meeting tonight to discuss the district's proposal to consolidate schools. 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 is at 6:00 tonight at jesse bethel high school. >> time now is 708, and we do have the back to normal commute you would probably expect on a tuesday. it's backed up to the

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of executive orders to start his term second term, including withdrawing from the paris climate accord, withdrawing from the world health organization, temporarily pausing all u.s. foreign aid for 90 days, pending reviews, and pushing for the death penalty by ensuring states have the lethal injection drugs they need. president trump says he expects to add 25% tariffs on goods from canada and mexico starting february 1st. he has not ordered the tariffs yet, but he did direct federal agencies to study and assess unfair trade policies. the president previously hinted at raising import tariffs on china by up to as much as 60%. the president says he will have discussions with china's president before deciding on that tariff. and 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 they are appreciated. her family's home in brentwood was in the evacuation zone, but it's still standing, former vice

president harris said. more than a dozen firefighters have lost their own homes. >> this morning, firefighters in los angeles county are dealing with another round of dangerous winds and extreme fire conditions. a red flag warning remains in effect for most of the fire zone until at least 10:00 this morning. the los angeles county fire department says it has staffed all of its available engines and send its fire trucks to high risk areas in the region. >> we're set up here with five engines and a battalion. as a strike team, we're able to monitor our radios, and if there's any fire starts within l.a. county, we start moving in that direction. >> the l.a. county fire department admits it failed to take many of these safety measures in the days leading up to the wildfires that started now two weeks ago. governor newsom has signed another executive order designed to speed up the fire recovery efforts in los angeles county. the governor says it will streamline the emergency response to the disaster by temporarily suspending many of the state's environmental rules. governor newsom says this will allow faster debris removal and will help protect the area from

landslides, mudslides and flash flooding. >> the wildfires in southern california are highlighting the growing concerns over the home insurance industry. the big insurers now being confronted with massive new claims from a growing number of fire victims. ktvu is andre senior, joining us now in studio with the findings of a study that may be raising some concerns among those living in the l.a. fire zone. >> that is the case here. it's now been exactly two weeks since the disastrous wildfires broke out in the los angeles area. the latest damage estimates placed the total losses to homes and businesses at about $275 billion, and that means the los angeles 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 claims from fire victims in southern california. these claims follow a study, a recent study that found two of california's largest insurance companies denied payment on almost half of the claims they received 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 companies 1,213%. >> both insurance companies singled out in this study have not yet publicly responded to these findings. but this research and others is raising concerns 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, 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 year. pam. >> thank you. andre. well, the winds in southern california are not just raising the fire danger. they're also bringing some hidden health risks. >> the air quality measurements don't have a way to measure for toxicity of these particles. so many patients that have underlying respiratory issues like asthma, copd, lung disease are having difficulty with coughing, wheezing, exacerbation of their symptoms. because of this poor air quality. >> now the air quality index shows the air has improved a bit, but respiratory doctors say smoke, ash, dangerous gases from the leftover waste are still very dangerous. situation. the air quality index tracks pollution but can miss some of the hidden dangers. >> my breathing has been tighter and a little more difficult since this started, and again, i'm trying to stay indoors, trying to not be outside too

much. but air quality has not been good and that's that's certainly affected me. it's been risky, you know, for everybody, but especially given the health challenges that i have and the high risk that i am as a transplant recipient and double lung transplant recipient two times over. >> lithium ion batteries, especially from electric vehicles, computers, are a top concern. the epa also says the heat turned common items like pesticides, fertilizers and cleaners into toxic air hazards. >> 718. let's get out the door. so this is typically the time the commute heats up, right? >> yeah. and it's also the time where the silicon valley commute starts heating up. and we're seeing exactly that now. we had some earlier problems there on the silicon valley commute. those have been resolved somewhat, but we have a lot of slow traffic on two 80, 101 85 is slow all the way up into the saratoga area. let's talk about

the bay bridge now. the bay bridge is backed up all the way out to the maze and the metering lights are on. that's typical again tuesday. back to work, back to school. and you can see the san mateo bridge also is recovering from a couple of minor incidents. most of it is just routine, slow traffic. it's just that there are a lot of cars out there. 718. let's talk about the weather. here's steve. >> all right. so we'll start down in new orleans because you don't see this observation very often. it's 30 degrees with a light snow north wind gusting to 46mph. amazing. there's been just incredible amounts. the snow plows, superdome. there's been six plus inches of snow in lake charles. baton rouge is getting snow. and right on the lakefront in new orleans, we're also getting snow. same in galveston. on the beach, there's been snow. houston has snow plows out. they brought them down from dallas, and it's continuing into the gulf coast. tallahassee, pensacola, florida

are going to get snow in much of the southeast. we'll get snow. we have really cold temps for us here. it's crazy cold out there. middletown, boulder creek, morgan hill, novato, lafayette. all 20 winds are 30. menlo park 30. santa clara 31. atherton dropped to 29. i'll fix that. i'll put it in there when i get a second here. a slight offshore breeze. nothing with the wind speeds like we had yesterday and warm temps. we had upper 60s to near 70 yesterday, but we're starting off really cold this morning. walnut creek is back down to 2930 in petaluma now. concord. fairfield 33. livermore 33. mountain view is down to 31. there's atherton's 29. foster city 33. how about that? 33 san carlos. palo alto airport 30. stanford. now reporting they might be 29. los altos 31. los altos hills, though 45. big difference. seven in truckee, 17 in reno and ten south lake tahoe. two and three out of winnemucca and ely. their offshore breeze down in southern california. it is colder,

though. that helps a little bit. it does. we might get a teeny bit of rain on saturday. the sierra will get some snow, but it looks like we're going down with the third driest january in san francisco's history. the driest and second driest were 2015 and 2014. so january is all or nothing. but again, if there's any rain this weekend, it'll be really light. clear blue skies. that's cold morning but sunny. mild day. maybe not as warm as yesterday, but we're still going to be in the above average on the temps here. enjoy the next couple of days because that big change is on the way. a cold low is going to drop in on the weekend. >> thank you steve. in a minute here we will build on your reporting of that winter storm that slammed the u.s. gulf coast. more scenes from south texas as dangerously cold weather threatens tens of millions of people in an area that's known for having a mild winter climate. >> and your exercise bike or treadmill could be doing more than keeping you healthy. i'll tell you how you could be sharing your

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for much of the gulf coast this morning, as a massive winter storm sweeps across the south. a live look here from earth cam of bourbon street in new orleans, a place that doesn't usually see snow like this. this is a lot more than just a light dusting. some parts of texas and louisiana are even facing blizzard warnings. now to video from houston taken just this morning as the storm moved in. even parts of florida could see snow. airports across the south are canceling flights. some are

even closing in the face of a historic winter event. >> it just got delayed as i was on my way to the airport. the next flight they'll be able to get me on will be thursday, because wednesday they plan on closing here as well. >> the state of emergency ahead of the storm was declared in mississippi, georgia. florida. louisiana. in total, more than 220 million people could be facing dangerously cold weather. the cdc is out with a warning about the spread of respiratory viruses nationwide. according to the agency, the overall number of respiratory illnesses, including flu, covid and rsv continues to be listed as high. nationwide, the cdc adds elevated levels of influenza activity are expected to continue for several more weeks. doctors say the current respiratory virus season is the first in several years to mimic pre-pandemic trends. >> the ohio state buckeyes are this year's college football national champions. after their

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down some of the executive orders he signed, including one focusing on the fate of those convicted following the january 6th attack on the capitol. and thousands of people still cannot return home following the wildfires in southern california. many don't have a home to return to. we're going to go live to the scene of the palisades fire, where crews are making sure high winds don't fan more flames. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> thank you for joining us here on mornings on two. i'm pam cook. >> i'm gasia mikaelian. it is tuesday, january 21st. we could do this all day long. and i've just been chatting in the commercial breaks. and steve paulson, you might feel a little bit left out today, but it's rare that we get. >> to do this. i've been joining some of the conversations. >> he does. he he joins in. hey, i did that, i read that. >> reminiscing. >> reminiscing. yeah. down memory lane. okay. it's a little cold to be outside here. and the dog saying, i'll wait, i'll

wait. it's cold. middletown dropped to 24 boulder creek, hollister, morgan hill, lafayette. cordelia, dublin and novato, all between 26 and 29. wow. crazy cold. no doubt about it. here. walnut creek was also in there. then i guess a breeze picked up. they were 29, now 37, menlo park 30, atherton's 29, mountain view 31. i mean, there's just so many frost advisory out. no freeze warning. that's out to more towards the san joaquin valley. but either way, it's a cold one no matter what. there's a slight offshore direction, nothing as compared to yesterday. we had some pretty good gusts, but again it's dry. i do think tahoe gets some snow this saturday. a little backtrack in it will turn our weather dramatically colder and windy as well, but at least the days aren't bad. maybe not as warm as yesterday, but we will be in the 60s. all right. sal is here. we are off to where? my friend. >> san francisco. steve, we have a crash on highway 101. the crash is southbound at cesar chavez, but it's affecting

northbound traffic as well. that part of the freeway, you can clearly see what's going on on the other side. so we have some slow traffic. this might affect traffic on the bay bridge two as you come off, just because one southbound 101 is jammed, so does westbound 80. and that of course, is encompassing the bay bridge. bay bridge is already backed up to the maze, so it might even be worse with this crash. looks like the san mateo bridge wind is kind of making our camera shake and go out, so it's a little windy there. south bay commute is getting busier. 731 let's go back to the headlines. >> thank you sal. just hours after his inauguration, president trump signed nearly 100 executive orders, many overturning policies under the biden administration. >> this includes withdrawing the united states from the paris climate accord and the world health organization. ktvu james torres back in studio with the president's actions on day one. james. >> yeah, and one of the headlines you're going to be hearing most about is the pardoning of some of these

january 6th rioters, president trump pardoning nearly 1500 people for their role at the u.s. capitol about four years ago. >> we hope they come out tonight. frankly, they're expecting it. approximately 1500 people. six, six commutations. >> president donald trump spending hours signing these executive orders and those pardons covers a wide range of people, from some convicted of violent crimes to others charged with low level charges and his official order. the president wrote. the proclamation ends a, quote, grave national injustice. ktvu spoke to a range of political experts, most who say the president is doing exactly what he promised. >> 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, but it does forgive those offenses and restores some civil rights. we're also learning that the u.s. justice department is moving to drop pending cases against some other january 6th defendants. at this time, there's no word on when exactly the defendants who are 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 border. hours into his new term, the president is 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. >> former california senator alex padilla is among those leading the fight against president trump's plan to address illegal immigration. senator padilla says he is reaching out to republicans in congress, saying the mass deportation 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 also vowed to continue building a wall on the mexican border, something he pledged during his first administration. >> people in california have been voicing their concerns about what lies ahead for immigrants. the concerns are weighing heavy on the mind of one dreamer in particular, who was brought to california as a child and has been living here for more than 20 years. >> fortunately, the uncertainty

under any administration has always been present. i think that there's a bigger fear because of all the things that dreamers and daca recipients have built because of the program. >> daca stands for deferred action for childhood arrivals. the program was implemented under president barack obama's administration in 2012. it protects eligible immigrants from deportation. immigrant rights organizations are working to educate dreamers and help them take action to stay here in the united states. >> you have the right to remain silent. all you have to do is identify yourself to an am, border patrol or ice, but you don't have to give them any information about your immigration status. >> organizations like the coalition for humane immigrant rights offer free consultations to educate people about their rights if they are questioned about their immigration status, according to u.s. citizenship and immigration services, more than 500,000 people are active

daca recipients. well, it has been two weeks since the big wildfire started in southern california. the danger certainly not over yet. strong winds are returning and adding to the risk of more fires. >> we sent ktvu roberta gonzalez to the fire zone in southern california. roberta, you're there in malibu. i see you have your mask back on. winds are picking up. tell us about air quality. >> okay. air quali it is so bad here. my throat hurts. that's how bad it is. and it's not as if you could see it. we're looking at little fibers just blowing when the wind picks up and the sun's glistening off these fibers. and that is extremely dangerous. look at the contrast here. gasia and pam, there's a beautiful pacific ocean. the water temperature is 58 degrees. then this is the coastline of malibu. this is some of the most coveted coastline in all of america, and it has been reduced to nothing but rubble. dashed our dreams

and homes. and i've been looking. there's absolutely nothing left except maybe a shell of a washing machine or a dryer. i mean, there is nothing. no sign of furniture, no signs of life. it's just it's heartbreaking. and it's really hard to wrap your head around. we got out here at 4:00 this morning, and it was dark, and we could see skeletons of homes, but we couldn't see the extent of the damage here. we could smell it. you could smell the smoke in the air still. but it's odd because you really can't see it. and you know why? the winds have been increasing. and since we've been out here this morning, let's take a look at the latest wind speeds. it looks like the winds are at ten, but the gusts. boy, the gusts are now up to 20mph. they have been blowing up to 30mph here at the coast. we did track a wind speed up to 88mph near magic mountain this morning. and so this is why this entire area, not only the coastline of malibu, but ventura county, los angeles county, san

diego county, san bernardino, riverside, all on high alert because the santa ana winds are favorable for the development of that fire danger that we experienced in this area just two weeks ago. yes, these winds will exceed over 100mph, and the highest elevations of this area today. my photographer, ian jones here, he's a former firefighter, but once a firefighter, always a firefighter. and he's been educating me on a lot of things going on here today. and ian, i don't know if you can swing over here. you can see this is where the fire was raging and then it jumped over pacific coast highway here. and then that's when it traveled over here. and who would have thunk that these beautiful architectural and historic homes right on the water would burn to the ground. and that's what happened. and people are so fearful today here in this area, because we have the santa ana winds, we do have high wind warnings, we have red flag warnings, we have air

quality alerts. we have so many alerts, advisories, watches and warnings. it's really difficult to decipher all this information. so the bottom line is what we've been trying to convey today on television here in the los angeles area is be mindful, be on alert, check your home, your surroundings and your neighbors, and be ready to go at any point. we've been reporting on a couple of fires in the san diego area this morning. one is called the lilac fire, and that one is right now burning out of control. evacuations are taking place that's just 12 miles southeast of oceanside. but let me bring something else up to you here, back in malibu. look at all of this. this used to hang up there. these were the communication lines. these were the telephone lines. these were the power lines that they are down. but look what's happened overnight. we keep seeing crew after crew come and erect these brand new poles. so they're working very fast, very diligently on trying to get this area back up and running again.

it was difficult getting here. you had to go through national guard and all kinds of security. but we've noticed the flow of traffic and what it's been is we've seen sonoma fire department, we've seen san francisco, and they have been coming in to relieve other firefighters because this effort of keeping these fires from getting out of control is 24 over seven. so we're here in malibu. back to you, garcia and pam. >> roberta gonzalez, thank you so much for that information. we're so grateful for california firefighters right up and down the state. we are one california and we've had their resources come here. we're sending them down there. and keep your mask on. roberta. boy, with that air quality, that's something we also are experienced with. it's so tough. let's head over to sal for a look at traffic. what are you. where are you starting, sal? >> we're starting with the bay bridge because it is backed up a good long way. pam and gasia. it's backed up. maybe beyond the maze now. just a lot of people are driving into san francisco. it's not unusual, but it's just,

you know, for us to be back to business as usual here. san mateo bridge also had some slow traffic. just a lot of people are out there. and definitely back to the commute pattern. south bay commute. look how filled in it become. it became we had a couple of crashes. really. the crashes haven't been the story though. the story has been all those people getting back to the office. 741 let's go back to the desk. >> thank you. sal. the wildfire disaster in southern california only highlighting growing concerns over the home insurance crisis in our state. some major insurers are now being confronted with massive new claims from a growing number of fire survivors. >> we want to hear from you. let's bring in andre senior for our viewer poll of the day. >> over the many years we hear from residents in our area when these things happen about their fire insurance. >> devastating. >> and so we know what it's like down there in southern california to this morning. we're asking, are you worried about your insurance rates increasing? so here are options right here. yes, it's a big concern. or no it will be fine. or the third one is i'm keeping an eye out. and right now 65% of

you say yes, it's a big concern. 28% of you say, i'm keeping an eye out right now. so let us know what you think. go to ktvu.com/vote. let us know what you think on this poll here. i know it's a concern for so many people across the bay area and california as well. if you have friends and family all over the state. >> yeah, absolutely. >> yeah. it's just i mean, you count on insurance and when it doesn't cover everything, gosh, you know, and some of the things we need to dig a little bit deeper. it's early in the investigation and the outlook. but i know i've heard from some people in southern california that they're not going to be able to rebuild, especially along that coast where roberta is, because the new policies and building codes won't allow it. so that's certainly a big concern as well. weigh in. there's our poll. we'd love to hear from you so far. yes, it's a big concern. most of the response there. [m ic]

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started in san diego county. they started overnight. the largest is called the lilac fire. roberta gonzales just mentioned that it's near la mesa along interstate 15, just inland from oceanside. it's burned about 80 acres, and north of that one, the fire has burned about 30 acres. there have been some evacuations in the community of la mesa. >> in san francisco, a group of musicians is raising money to help artists in southern california impacted by the 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 directly affected by the fires. >> my lives touched personally because my cousin and sharon and 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 each other when something happens. >> organizers said they were hoping to raise about $20,000 last night, since the fires in la first broke out, music cares has received more than 2000 requests for assistance, the need already exceeding $4 million. >> in today's dollars and cents. elon musk may be popular with the new president, but according to research and consulting firm brand finance, tesla's brand value has dropped $15 billion in the last year as musk has lost his appeal with many consumers. as today's opening bell rang this morning, kohl's new ceo takes over the retailer. longtime customers hope that he can bring back the store they know and love. as kohl's announced plans to close stores, many customers have blamed the actions of the previous ceo, including bringing in high end brands like nike and sephora. all right. taking a live look at the markets right now up across the board. the dow jones you can see up 300 points. nice gain

there. the s&p 500 also up about a third of a percent. the nasdaq also up slightly this morning. president trump now says he expects to impose 25% tariffs on goods from canada and mexico on february 1st. economists say these proposed tariffs make an extraordinary change in north american trade policy. and they warn tariffs often lead to retaliation from the other countries. higher prices passed on to consumers and an increase in unemployment and food prices in the u.s. are once again on the rise. the cost of groceries rose nearly 2% last month compared to a year earlier. the u.s. labor department reports there are multiple factors to consider, including bird flu, killing chickens and cutting egg supply. they're also blaming extreme heat impacting regions where coffee beans are grown. president trump's proposed tariffs on the nation's top trading partners could also increase food prices as well. >> as people are increasingly turning to smart exercise

equipment such as bikes and treadmills to help them get in shape and track their fitness goals. a recent consumer reports investigation found companies offering on demand workouts often collect a lot of sensitive health data, such as heart rate, weight and other personal information. the study says the companies behind the smart equipment may be sharing that data, which could make users vulnerable to hackers. >> all equipment that you use, that's going to be of any value to you today, especially if it's using any version of ai, is going to need as much data as possible. >> they can use that information against you to make you think it's the exercise company, so that they can get you to cough up credit card numbers, social security numbers, any personal identifying information that might lead to financial fraud. >> some equipment even keeps an audio and visual recording of your workout. but some consumer reports experts say the workout data aren't useful to even hackers, and that the risk of using that smart equipment really is small. >> 750 is the time. back over to sal. keeping an eye on the

commute. how does it look, sal? >> well, it's backed up kind of big at the bay bridge. it's backed up all the way out beyond the maze. so even if you're driving, let's say you're driving on 580, trying to get on to 80 eastbound. the bay bridge starts to back up before the bay, so that's a 30 minute delay. let's talk about the south bay, though. there was a police shooting on city streets near the freeway, and at one point, people were being detoured onto the freeway for a short time. 280 is a whole big mess. driving from east to west, driving from, let's say, east san jose over to cupertino. and there it is. this is what you're dealing with. so please give yourself extra time. 750. what about today's weather? here's steve. >> it's darn cold, sal. >> yes. >> it is, but we're going to start in houston, so gasia feel free to chime in here. this is from sally mcdonald at fox 26, officially skiing and sledding in houston off allen parkway. >> wow. that's like in the heart of town. >> look at that. look at that guy. skiing and sledding.

amazing how you just do not. this is a once in a lifetime event. probably the last time there was anything remotely close to this was 1895. and the key is will houston and lake. lake charles, louisiana has had about eight inches of snow. they have a blizzard warning first ever. will they get more january snow than tahoe? that's kind of the question that we're throwing around on twitter this morning. look at that. i mean, snow on the beach at galveston. houston looks like they're almost on the back edge, but still going lakefront. new orleans french quarters all had snow now moving into the gulf coast, florida panhandle, tallahassee, jacksonville. all going to get some snow. look at i mean, this is as cold as i've seen him around here in a long time. middletown, boulder creek, morgan hill. lafayette. cordelia. atherton. dublin. novato 24 to 29 on the lows this morning. my goodness. who did doge. that's cold out there yesterday. speaking of novato, they hit 70 degrees. santa rosa airport hit 70. san jose, san rafael, hayward, vallejo,

redwood city and oakland airport between 66 and 68. warm degrees won't be that warm today, but it will be in the 60s. i wish we had some rain. there's a possibility of a little splash and dash on saturday, but we still get a slight offshore breeze today so that will warm us up. walnut creek is down to 29. there is concord 32, fairfield 32, i mean. mountain view 31. there's boulder creek 26. felton 28. hollister 2729. now in gilroy 31. santa clara. and look at even soquel, aptos and santa cruz, 3936 incredible. seven in truckee ten. south lake tahoe 33. arcata to 34 in santa barbara 46. palm springs. man it's cold and we get dry weather saturday, though a low will drop in that could give the sierra tahoe some snow and maybe some rain in southern california. i think we just get cloudy, windy and cold. but today after the cold morning it will be sunny across the board and 60s. tomorrow morning i think it will be colder. the warmest day of the week looks to be thursday.

then after that a big change on the weekend. pam. >> okay thank you steve. from resume assistance to free haircuts. coming up new in our 8:00 hour of mornings on two. the community event to help those struggling with homelessness, or simply hoping to find resources to get back on their feet. and health concerns. following last week's fire at a large power plant and battery storage facility. we hear from people ho

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attempt was 3:00 sunday afternoon at cowell ranch state beach. no word on how or why the two ended up in the water, but an eight year old boy and 39 year old man were transported to stanford medical center. a state park spokesperson confirmed yesterday that neither of them survived. authorities have not released their names or how the pair were related. dozens of people in monterey county are now expressing their safety concerns about last week's fire at the moss landing power plant. that 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. >> 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. new research suggests the risk for developing dementia is significantly higher than first thought. researchers believe cases in the u.s. 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. that's more than double the risk reported by older studies. the authors of the study say the increase is likely due to more people living longer. earlier on mornings on two, we spoke to fox medical teams doctor mike, who said it's important to create healthy brain habits early in life. >> that involves a number of things, including things like exercise, keeping your mind active, getting plenty of rest. it goes on and on until we have a cure. we really have to work

hard on taking care of our machinery. >> he also says it's important to keep your blood pressure under control and for diabetics, keep your blood sugar controlled. that can also help reduce your risk. smoking and poor sleep can also increase your risk of dementia. >> i love you and i love you. >> hundreds of people turned out to ride the mlk day celebration train from san jose to san francisco. the annual event drew people from across the bay area, including san francisco mayor daniel lurie. many then marched in the city. activists said they're focused on spreading the message and honoring the legacy of doctor martin luther king jr. many of the riders who have taken the trip before say it's a celebration for all people. >> birthright. that's a big one. >> this is a proclamation guaranteeing the state's protection against invasion. >> president trump going toe to toe with sanctuary cities within

hours of his new term by signing a slew of executive orders on immigration. as feared, uncertainty grows among the undocumented community. advocates are mobilizing to empower bay area families. >> there are areas where ice is active. there are scares, so we want to make sure that everybody is properly informed. >> also, as displaced residents in los angeles county start thinking about rebuilding. a growing question is how to properly fireproof a home. what architects say you can do in and outside of your property. if it's located in a fire risk area? >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> welcome to mornings on two at 8:00. live in tahoe right now. the snow is really coming down there this morning. the return of some moisture, at least. but we're still dry here in the bay area. but we are still cold. thank you so much for joining us. i'm andre senior. >> good morning. i'm gasia mikaelian. it's tuesday, january 21st. so pretty behind us along the oakland estuary. but steve paulson, when we say we're cold

here in the bay area, i think much of the country would laugh, wouldn't it? >> that would be a heat wave compared to what they have. 1815 below. but the snow in the gulf coast is the big story here. houston, galveston, lake charles had like i think eight inches of snow. blizzard warning first ever. but we're cold enough for us, darn it. we have a lot of 20s here showing up 30s for almost across the board here, even over towards half moon bay. livermore is now 32, so i mean, there are a bunch of travis, by the way, air force fairfield, 27, cornelius 27. frost advisory for good reason. i've even found a few 30s in the city. believe it or not, excelsior district is 39. the mission district is also 39. so it's not just inland. it's cold across the board here. a little puff of an east breeze that will translate into another mild warm day. maybe not as warm as yesterday, but clear blue skies. that's. it's a darn cold morning. crazy cold out there this morning. we'll end up with 60s on the highs again. above average. cold morning, sunny, nice days. all right. my good friend sal is here and he is

going to tell me. and you. the traffic is. >> very slow. i think we are, you know, back to normal people, back to school people, back to work. highway four is very slow. so is interstate 680. from about 242 to the 24 interchange. bay bridge backed up beyond the maze. for now, it could get better, but it's backed up beyond 580. that's a longer delay than normal. and as you drive in san jose to 81, made a mess because of a shooting on city streets near the freeway or somewhat near the freeway. at one point, people were being or put on the freeway or avoiding city streets. because of this incident. and now this whole commute is slow. in fact, as a matter of fact, it had been slow before that a lot of people are on the road in the silicon valley. 802. let's get back to the desk. >> thank you. sal. the american civil liberties union and several other civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit to challenge one of president trump's executive orders on immigration. >> even conservative legal scholars say the president's

plan to end birthright citizenship may not hold up in court. ktvu sally rasmus live in san francisco this morning with details. sally. >> well, just about 90 minutes from now, california attorney general rob bonta is expected to speak about this executive order and the aclu lawsuit already filed against it. president trump wants to eliminate something known as birthright citizenship. in his first day in office, president trump signed an executive order declaring that the u.s. government in his administration 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 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. the dred scott decision guaranteed that children of slaves were u.s. citizens if they were born here. 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 not born in the u.s. >> the president doesn't interpret the constitution. the courts do. and you have a process to amend the constitution, which is going through congress, going through going through the states. the president cannot unilaterally say what the constitution is or what it means. >> 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. now, the lawsuit against this executive order could end up before the supreme court. and in theory, the supreme court could reinterpret the 14th amendment differently.

but legal scholars say that is not very likely, because the high court does not like to reverse its previous decisions, especially when those decisions have been the law of the land for more than 100 years. live in san francisco ali rasmus ktvu, fox two news. >> ali, thank you. on the campaign trail, president trump blamed undocumented immigrants for fueling violent crime in the united states. a study from the national institute of justice, though, tells a different story. the study examined arrest rates in texas between 2012 and 2018. the data show undocumented and documented immigrants had lower violent crime rates than us born citizens. they also had the lowest offending rates for nonviolent crimes as well. >> it will foster time. the transition of power to president trump is being greeted with a wide range of reactions. we're hearing from a local republicans, democrats and independents to supporters danced on 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, saying they're concerned about mass deportation and 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 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. >> well, none of this story. a neighborhood in san jose is still shut down following a police shooting last night. live picture now from mclaughlin avenue and 280. now, police tell us just after 1030 last night,

someone shot at plainclothes officers who were in the area on an unrelated investigation. those officers fired back, but the shooters got away. as you can tell, there is still a huge police presence. nearly ten hours later. so far, no injuries have been reported. san jose police plan to talk about the incident later today, so stay with ktvu as we work to learn more information. happening today, alameda county officials are hosting a resource and job fair for the homeless at the oakland coliseum. more than 100 employers and community partners will be on hand to connect with individuals. event organizers say there will be free lunch, professional headshots, resume assistance, career coaching and much more. it kicks off at 10 a.m. and will run until four in the afternoon. many people who lost their homes in los angeles fire disaster are beginning to make plans to rebuild, and many of those fire victims are now turning to experts for tips on how to fireproof their new homes that will be built in the l.a. fire zone. one expert with a long, successful history of protecting homes from wildfires says those planning to rebuild should keep one thing in mind.

>> those indoors are probably your biggest vulnerability because once fire gets in your house, you know your couches, your rugs, your drapes, your linens, your, you know everything is going to catch on fire. so you really got to try to keep the fire outside. and that's where windows and doors are extremely important. >> however, this safety expert also stresses any effort to fireproof a new home should also focus on the front and back yards. >> make sure, like your furniture, your outside furniture, your yards are clean. not just from leaves and stuff like that, but like the sofas, the chairs, any toys, structures, anything like that has to be away from your home. >> most of the neighborhoods ravaged by the l.a. fires are in areas that must already follow strict state requirements involving yards. those rules mandate homeowners must keep the immediate surroundings of their homes free of all combustible materials. >> time is it zero eight and south bay commute. that silicon

valley commute is not very good right now. 280 is a mess. northbound 17 and also as it converts to northbound 101, is slow as a pretty large encampment fire right in this area. so don't miss your flight at san jose international because 101 is also slow. we had the police shooting we talked about that actually backed people up on the freeway as people were avoiding the neighborhood where the shooting began or the shooting was, which is right around here. so this morning, if you drive in san jose, you are going to be seeing slow traffic on every freeway trying to get over to the west valley. bay bridge has been backed up all the way beyond the maze. so we have a this is a tough tuesday. it looks like a lot of people are back in action. 809 let's go back to the desk. >> all right. thank you so much, sal. among the list of executive orders signed by president trump, january 6th defendants are set to be pardoned. we're going to have an update on that. just coming to the newsroom. plus gender identity and an end to diversity. equity and

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capitol on january 6th, 2021. for more on these pardons and executive orders, we're joined now by todd bell. he's the director of the political management program at george washington university. todd, thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> thanks. great to be with you again. thanks for having me. >> so just into the newsroom right now, we just got word that former proud boys extremist group leader enrique tarrio, who was serving a 22 year prison sentence for seditious conspiracy, and oath keepers founder stewart rhodes, who was doing 18 years for the same charge. they have been released from prison. i wanted to ask you this morning, now that these pardons have been issued for them and 1500 participants in j6, is this the end of the line for any legal issues surrounding those convicted as part of their efforts in january 6th? >> yeah, it will be. and anybody else who was not inside that big rope of 1500, and if they had any sort of justice department cases against them pending, those will be canceled. because, of course, the justice

department is now controlled by donald trump. so this is just another way to wipe the slate clean and divert the responsibility for january 6th, like donald trump did last night when he explained that he he thinks that it's nancy pelosi's fault somehow for what happened and repeated the lie that he offered her 10,000 troops, which actually never happened. and there's no record of that. >> is this unusual to you to see something like this happen, especially since so many of these people that were convicted here were caught on tape. there is so much evidence against them. and what precedent, if any, does something like this set? >> well, we have a couple of different precedents being set. yesterday, obviously, with joe biden pardoning his family preemptively to protect them from any sort of weaponization by the trump administration of the justice department. and we have this other precedent being set for, you know, was obviously, you know, terrorism that happened in the us capitol.

these people were using violence as a as a means to effect political change, which is the textbook dictionary definition of it. and this causes some concern because it makes you wonder if donald trump will use this for people who are acting as vigilantes in the future, particularly with some of these executive orders and the deportations that we're going to see. one has to wonder if some individual citizens will take it upon themselves to act as authorities, and therefore think that they might get some sort of pardon from donald trump. >> that is what the concern is right now among legal scholars as well. let's move on to this year recognizing two sexes here. the president did sign a measure that directs the attorney general to write new policies concerning the 2020 supreme court ruling on bostock versus clayton county, which found sex discrimination in employment includes gender identity and sexual orientation. can you break down what this means and what the president did and how that will work out? >> right. for the most part, this affects passports right now, but it also affects any

sort of plans for diversity, equity and inclusion that the biden administration had been putting together. it also restricts some of the title nine enforcement that can happen with with regard to equal access to universities and education, and probably will also affect any sort of policies that are put in the us military to promote that. >> let's talk about birthright citizenship here in the united states. what he signed yesterday. do you consider ending birthright citizenship? pretty much just a symbolic signing of an executive order here. since birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th amendment. >> this has to be purely symbolic, because any constitutional scholar or anybody who can just read the 14th amendment will will tell you that it's very clear if you are born in the united states, you are a us citizen. it is in the very first sentence of the 14th amendment, and there is no way that this could possibly be anything other than signaling to

his base about the importance of the immigration issue, because nobody would even consider this. but of course, donald trump has surrounded himself now by loyalists, not exactly constitutional scholars and people who have a different approach and a more mainstream approach to the constitution. >> even with it being symbolic, there is still going to be issues with immigration, mass deportations, perhaps coming up as well. professor todd belt at the george washington university, thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate. >> your time. great to be with you, as always. thank you. >> all right, gentlemen. 817 let's get right back to the roads. it's been a tough commute this morning. back to business as usual on a tuesday. all these commutes are jammed. bay bridge backed up beyond the maze. but, you know, i think one of the worst commutes right now is the south bay commute. for a variety of reasons. one was police activity near the freeway. another is a fire that's seen near the freeway. the lanes aren't blocked, at least not that we know of, but 17 and 880 are very slow. if you have a

flight at san jose international, there's not one way that i can think of to get there unless you know the super secret back way. and if you do, today's the day to use that because it is very slow. 280 has not improved. usually by this time we see improvement here. it's not. so please give yourself extra time. 818. let's talk about today's weather. here's steve. >> are there any super sneaky back ways anymore sal i mean. >> everybody knows. >> everybody knows right. thank you sir. well, if you're from new orleans or you visited new orleans, you might want to sit down here. i'm already sitting down. marco rossi is a photographer. snowman, jackson square, new orleans. i mean, this just doesn't happen, but it is today. snow on the beach and gulf coast. galveston had snow on the beach. houston is getting incredible amounts of snow. it looks like they're on the back edge of that, though. lake charles, louisiana first ever blizzard warning, eight inches of snow and now heading into mississippi, alabama, the florida panhandle. but new orleans, i mean, you cannot even

see the superdome. it is just it's a whiteout. it's incredible. we have really cold lows here for us. middletown, boulder creek, morgan hill, lafayette, cordelia, atherton, dublin and novato, all between 24 and 29 this morning, i think as cold, maybe a smidge colder tomorrow. there's just nothing in our favor for rain yet. there will be a system coming in on the weekend, which i think will give tahoe some snow and much needed rain in southern california. by sunday we get a slight offshore breeze, not as strong as we had yesterday. 30s 40s on the temps. there were many upper 30s in san francisco as well. today i know mission district excelsior or all of 39. nine in truckee ten. south lake tahoe 33. las vegas 33. arcadia 37. down in santa barbara. but high pressure just is. just when it's this strong, there's not much you can do except punt. clear blue skies, sunny. once we get cranked up here, it will be on the mild side. 60s but clear. cold nights, sunny, mild days at

least through thursday. big change. cold upper low is going to drop in on the weekend, especially saturday. i think there will be some snow in tahoe saturday evening. >> steve. thank you. coming up is your exercise bike or treadmill posing a privacy risk? how the data collected could end

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is getting the blame. this is something that we've been seeing for quite some time now. people talking about the future of the brand, considering elon musk's venture into politics, that's something that's as of late, been a topic for many people. >> have you seen those bumper stickers that they're put on tesla vehicles and they say something to the effect of, like, i bought the car before he revealed who he really was. that sort of thing. >> that. >> play out. yeah. we haven't. of course, elon musk was at yesterday's inauguration for president trump's second term. pam cook watching all this and more in today's dollars and cents. >> yes. now we have some actual research behind this feeling. elon musk may be popular with the new president, but according to research and consulting firm brand finance. tesla's brand value has actually dropped $15 billion last year. and musk as this comes as musk has lost his appeal, as we've been talking about with many customers. as today's opening bell rang this morning, kohl's new ceo takes over the retailer and longtime customers hope that he can bring back the store they know and love. as kohl's announced plans to close stores, many customers

have blamed the actions of the previous ceo, including bringing in high end brands like nike and sephora. all right, as we take a live look at the numbers this morning, it's been a pretty good rally ever since that opening bell rang this morning. and take a look at the dow jones. it's gained about another 100 points in the last hour. up almost a full percentage point. just about 400 points there. the s&p 500 also up about a half of a percent and the nasdaq gaining slightly this morning as well. food prices in the u.s. are once again on the rise. the cost of groceries rose nearly 2% last month compared to a year earlier. the u.s. labor department reports. there are multiple factors to consider, including bird flu, killing chickens and cutting egg supplies. they're also blaming extreme heat impacting regions where coffee beans are grown. president trump's proposed tariffs on the nation's top trading partners could increase food prices, as well, as more people are using those smart exercise equipment like bikes and treadmills. there's growing

concern about exposing your personal information. now, a recent investigation found companies that offer on demand workouts often collect a lot of sensitive health data, such as heart rate, weight and other personal information, the study says. the companies behind the smart equipment may be sharing that data, which can make you vulnerable to hackers. >> all equipment that you use, that's going to be of any value to you today, especially if it's using any version of ai, is going to need as much data as possible. >> they can use that information against you to make you think it's the exercise company, so that they can get you to cough up credit card numbers, social security numbers, any personal identifying information that might lead to financial fraud. >> now, some equipment even keeps audio visual recordings of your workout. but some consumer reports say the risk of hackers using the data from smart equipment is small. well, there's the music i was waiting

for. that's some of the music that you can now listen to on the new nintendo music app. the company launched the app this past october as a way for people to listen to all the soundtracks from their favorite games. popular soundtracks include super mario kart and the legend of zelda. i think i still get the wii music stuck in my head. i'm pam cook. that's a look at your dollars and cents. >> pam. thank you. take a look. live pictures here from houston. this is not what you'd expect to see, but it is one of many major cities that comes to an almost complete standstill because of snow. the far reaching effects of a rare blast of wintry weather in areas known for having a mild winter dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet.

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wednesday, january 21st. we're waking up to another dry day but cold weather as well. steve paulson is in the weather center tracking it all for us this morning. good morning to you, steve. i guess we're going to start with sal. >> all right. well, i have to put my glasses on to do this report. southbound 280 is very slow. let me take you to the commute here, because we have a problem in the south bay. first of all, we're going to go to 280 in san jose. if you can put that up. there you go. southbound 280 is slow. approaching the earlier scene of police activity. you will see that traffic. look at this map in the south bay. it is not very good. and that's because not only of that earlier police activity, but we also do have a fire of a homeless encampment. that's what we're told. it is here at 101 or 2. 80 near 17. 880. so there's black smoke that can be seen. people are slowing. 17 is backed up through campbell for this incident. one more thing i want

to tell you. if you're wondering about the bay bridge, it has not cleared up. it is backed up beyond the maze. a 30 minute delay. now let's get the weather. here's steve. >> there was nobody there yesterday, so, i mean, come on now. >> i know. >> i know. now they're back. thank you sir. all right. well, cold for us, many 20s, even a lot of 30s in san francisco. probably 30 in your backyard thermometer or your digital, whatever you're looking at. and if you have a barometer at home, the high pressure is around 30, 51. strong high pressure, cold temps, frost advisories out. that goes until 9:00, obviously, but for good reason. it's just darn cold out there and you can see an offshore breeze. is there not as strong as yesterday? it will be another mild day. maybe not as warm as yesterday, but clear blue skies, no doubt about it. and we had cold mornings, sunny, mild days yesterday. upper 60s to a few 70s today just eased up a little bit. downshifted to 60 to 65. all right, let's get back to gasia and andre. >> all right. thank you so much.

as sal mentioned, a neighborhood in san jose has just opened back up following a police shooting last night. police tell us just after 1030 last night, someone shot at plainclothes officers who were in the area. but unrelated incident investigation. this was happening near mclaughlin avenue and 280. those officers fired back, but the shooters got away. about 30 minutes ago, we showed you a huge police presence that was still at the scene nearly ten hours later. no injuries have been reported. san jose police plan to talk about the incident later today, so we'll let you know what we learn when more information is shared with us. it's been two weeks since the big wildfire started in southern california, and the danger is not yet over. strong winds are returning and adding to the region's fire risk, too. we sent ktvu roberta gonzalez to the fire zone. roberta, you're in malibu right now where we're told the winds are picking up. what's it looking like? >> oh, yeah. let me go ahead and take a look at those winds. andre. they have been gusting up to 20 and 30mph at this particular time. we have had a 20 mile per hour gust. the winds

are pretty sustained 5 to 10mph. air temperatures 57 degrees. but when that cold, dry wind just reaches the coastline, here it goes through your bones. it really does. plus, the relative humidity is extremely dry. it's been between 9 and 14%. to give you an example of what that is, that's like desert dryness. and you're experiencing that right here on the ocean floor. i mean, my throat is dry. it hurts. plus, there's a lot of particulate matter that is floating around. you can't even see some of it until the sunlight glistens on some of these fibers. it's like fiberglass from a lot of this ruined here. you know what strikes me? there's nothing. there's absolutely nothing left. look at these bent metal beams of homes. what was once a home, a dream, history. it's all gone. but that gives you a good idea of just how intense the fire was. and then, look, we have right here a remaining fire

hose. and right here it looks like a bottle of champagne. and i mean that. that's it. i tried to talk to somebody back here who just drove up, and i didn't want to intrude because i could tell it was a very delicate and personal moment for this gentleman. and he said he couldn't go on camera. he was very tearful. and this was his family home for 50 years, his mom and dad's. and then he has a home a mile up the road, and both homes have been destroyed and they have nowhere to go. these are the stories you hear. it's very sad. and the conditions are ripe for the development of more fires here in the malibu area again. so reporting from malibu, i'm roberta gonzalez, back to you in the studio, roberta. >> thank you. the major insurers are now being confronted with massive new claims from a growing number of southern california fire survivors. this morning, we're asking if you're worried about your insurance rates increasing. the largest group, more than three out of

four of you say, yup, it's a big concern. almost 20% say you're keeping an eye on it. just a handful, 4% say you think you'll be okay. you can make those numbers change by weighing in. scan the qr code at the top right of your screen or head to ktvu.com/vote. >> and as rebuilding gets underway from the massive wildfires in la. president trump's immigration crackdown could put some of the construction plans on pause. he pledged to close the borders and executive and execute the largest mass deportation program of unauthorized immigrants in the u.s. experts have expressed that an immigration policy that deports undocumented workers or forces them underground could hinder rebuilding plans as homeowners look for contractors. >> the u.s. withdrew from the paris climate agreement and the world health organization, one of a few of nearly 100 executive orders signed by the president in his first day in office. >> ktvu james torres is in the newsroom with more on the president's day one actions. >> good morning, andre garcia. well, many of those actions overturned policies under the biden administration, and some of those orders were repeated

actions under president trump's first term 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's also called for an energy emergency and plans to reverse mandates on electric vehicles. united nations climate leaders say they are keeping the door open for the u.s. to rejoin those climate agreements. >> climate has been pushed down that that that crisis priority list. but what hasn't changed? and regardless of the geopolitical wind changes, the science behind climate hasn't changed. the impacts actually have changed in that they're simply getting worse and worse. >> when it comes to the world health organization. a who spokesperson says the u.s. withdrawal and the funding that could leave with it is potentially dangerous. nations

like germany say they plan to reach out to president trump to reconsider that option. the president saying the organization's mishandling of the covid 19 pandemic in 2020 and the u.s. is out of proportion funding are his big reasons for signing this executive order. garcia. >> james. thank you. among the executive orders by president trump, he's proposed tariffs as high as 60% for goods imported from china, as well as increases for goods coming from canada and mexico. let's discuss the potential impact by welcoming professor gustavo flores macias at cornell university. thanks for being with us, professor. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> of course, mr. trump signed an executive order directing various agencies to study a variety of trade issues, but didn't impose any new levies immediately as previously threatened. what do you make of that move? >> well, it was a bit surprising given the barrage of executive orders that were signed yesterday. i think most people thought that trade, you know, these tariffs would be part of that first wave. but president

trump made it clear that it will be coming up. i think february 1st is the date that he established or he said to really adopt at least the first set of tariffs against mexico and canada. there are others that he has floated in the past. certainly a across the board tariffs for all countries. but mexico, canada and china are the ones that have been singled out. for now. >> the president says tariffs will benefit u.s. manufacturing and raise revenue to help pay for tax cuts. how could they act as a source of leverage in negotiations with other countries? >> i think that's a key question. you know, whether these tariffs are mostly a form of leverage or whether they really are an end of themselves. if it's leverage, i think it will be an important tool for president trump to extract concessions from other countries. and we saw this during the first trump administration with nafta, for example, that renegotiation that took place, that there was a real threat that the united states would pull out of nafta

altogether and the adoption of tariffs as a result of that pulling out would have resulted in very important economic consequences, negative consequences for mexico and canada. i think president trump is looking to do the same this time around, and it'll be interesting to see whether this is, you know, he follows through on that threat. >> what practical effect might tariffs have on the average consumer? >> well, president trump i think was elected on one of the main promises was to bring inflation down. and unfortunately tariffs are likely to contribute to the opposite in the sense that they make goods more expensive for consumers in the us. even though it's true that at first they seem as a tax on other countries. but over time, what we see is that the price of those goods in the us tends to increase. and because of the protection that is granted to industry in the us, to these firms that are making those products, the quality of those products also tends to suffer. so in the long term, i think the likely outcome of tariffs, if

they're not reined in or interrupted at some point is contributing to inflation, which should be concerning for the trump team. >> okay. professor gustavo flores macias at cornell, thank you for your time this morning and your expertise. >> thank you for having me. >> hours into his term, president trump acted on one of his big campaign promises, declaring a national emergency at the southern border. 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 this 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. >> california senator alex padilla is among those leading the fight against president

trump's plan to address illegal immigration. senator padilla says he is reaching out to republicans in congress, saying the mass deportation of law abiding migrants 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 also vowed to continue building a wall on the mexican border, something he pledged during his first administration. our time now is 842. rising concerns following last week's fire at a large power plant and at a battery facility. the community meeting in monterey county where people were (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can access your fico® score in a snap. (daughter) what i would give to be able to make art on this scale! (dad) you will one day. but it's equally important for you to be thinking

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policies. the president previously hinted at raising import import tariffs by china by as much as 60%. president trump says he'll have discussions with china's president before deciding on that tariff. >> 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 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 homes of their own, as wildfires in southern california are highlighting the growing concern about the state's home insurance crisis, as major insurers are now being confronted with an avalanche of new claims from a growing number of fire survivors. the latest damage estimates put the total losses to homes and businesses as high as $275 billion, putting the los angeles wildfires on track to surpass the damage cost of hurricane katrina as the costliest natural disaster in u.s. history. the record breaking losses are also leading

to thousands of insurance claims from fire survivors in southern california. 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%. >> both insurance companies singled out in the study have yet to publicly respond to the findings. still, the research, along with other information, is raising concern for people who lost their homes in the southern california wildfires. >> 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.

>> california's insurance commissioner recently responded to the fire disaster in los angeles in a way that some people said could cause an economic crisis affecting all californians. ricardo lara has declared a moratorium on the cancellation of home insurance policies for properties in the l.a. fire zone for the next year. >> police have arrested a person believed to be responsible for a deadly multi-car crash in san francisco. lin jiang is accused of driving his tesla into a row of vehicles stopped in traffic at about 6:00 on sunday night. one person was killed. a dog in one 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 the tesla hit several cars off the 280 off ramp near sixth and brannan, two blocks away. one person whose car was hit said he's sure it was the same car. >> 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 the 66 year old man on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, speeding andandalism. >> people in monterey county are concerned about the health effects of last week's fire at the moss landing power plant. that site, on the monterey county coast is the largest battery storage plant in the world. last week's fire forced the evacuation of hundreds and prompted the closure of highway one for several days. last night, people living in the area gathered for a meeting on 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. >> the environmental protection agency is expected to conduct water testing near the power plant in the coming days. soil testing is also being discussed. >> at 849. new research suggesting the risk of developing dementia is significantly higher than first thought. researchers believe

cases in the u.s. 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. that's more than double the risk reported by older studies. the authors of the study say the increase is likely due to more people living longer. earlier on mornings on two, we spoke to fox medical teams doctor mike, who said it's important to create healthy brain habits early in life. >> that involves a number of things, including things like exercise, keeping your mind active, getting plenty of rest. it goes on and on until we have a cure. we really have to work hard on taking care of our machinery. >> keeping your blood pressure under control, and for diabetics, keeping your blood sugar control can also help reduce the risk. smoking and poor sleep can also increase your risk. >> well, today's been not a great day. we kind of thought it might happen this way as everyone is back to school. back to work. we didn't realize it would be so slow on almost every

commute. i think people will, you know, start evening it out a little bit, maybe adjust commute times. it's obvious to me that some people are going back to the office as part of a routine. south bay commute has been terrible. 85 to 8101 all slow because of earlier incidents. they're clearing those things up, but the damage is done if you get out there. if you're driving, let's say from san jose to sunnyvale, just know you're going to be in a lot of slow traffic. 850 let's bring steve back in with today's weather south. >> thank you sir. we'll start where it's been just unbelievable here down on the gulf coast. this is from a retweet from a guy named rich o'toole. galveston seawall. snow. that is snow on the beach, which is just unbelievable. but incredible amounts are coming in from new orleans. i mean, 4 to 6in of snow. also in houston. there's their sledding. there's been skiing. unbelievable. lake charles, i think, has had eight inches of snow. the first ever

blizzard warning. and look at that heading into new orleans. i mean it is whiteout conditions for them moving into the gulf coast, heading towards the florida panhandle. it will be a memorable event for sure, no doubt. i mean, it's crazy cold for us here. middletown, boulder creek, morgan hill, lafayette, cordelia, atherton, dublin, novato, all in the 20s this morning, 24 to 29. and i expect a repeat performance of that tomorrow morning, maybe even a teeny bit colder. just too strong a high pressure for too long. although there will be a system dropping in on saturday, i think it could give the sierra some snow and maybe some rain in southern california. probably just cold and windy for us. we still have a slight offshore breeze, so once we rebound from these lows it will be okay. we'll get into about noon to 4:00. looks okay. get some 60s, but look how much colder we are compared to yesterday. petaluma and santa rosa are 20 degrees colder because the wind speeds died, so that has a lot to do with it. napa airport 15, hayward ten. so you're saying, my gosh, it feels colder out

there. it is. truckee nine. south lake tahoe ten. reno 16. i think i saw nine in reno earlier this morning. again, there's just nothing brewing for us except, you know, a dry pattern. watch the low come in. it comes in over land, so it's moisture starved trajectories over land, not water. there it is right there. that will develop on saturday afternoon. saturday night, i think some snow for tahoe. rain looks likely for parts of southern california. probably nothing for us. if it does, it would be hit and miss and light. today though, clear blue skies. a cold, darn cold morning, but it will be sunny and mild with a little bit of a breeze in the afternoon. nothing like yesterday. 60s on the temps. if you thought this morning was cold, wait till tomorrow morning. i think that will be colder. warmest day looks to be thursday. then here comes that cold system for a big change on the weekend, you guys. >> steve, thank you so much. a city in central california has been deemed one of the most charming small towns in the country. carmel by the sea made the list because of its fairytale like cottages, boutiques, art galleries, historic buildings, wineries and much more. it's not the first time the town got recognized.

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celebration for all people. hayward's mlk observances featured music and warm memories of an east bay community leader. >> and lead with- [music] love. i love you. >> the group gave a posthumous community award to pastor tommie smith of palma ceia baptist church. he was an engineer who worked at the lawrence livermore lab for 40 years, receiving a patent as lead inventor of a new spectrometer. his widow accepted the award, saying, like doctor king, her husband was devoted to helping people. >> 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 as a mentor. reverend brown also expressed concern for the u.s. and for its treatment of the marginalized. >> this morning, firefighters in

los angeles county are dealing with another round of dangerous winds and extreme fire weather conditions. a red flag warning will remain in effect for most of the fire zone until at least 10:00 this morning. the los angeles county fire department says it has staffed all of its available engines and sent its fire trucks to high risk areas of the region. governor newsom has signed another executive order designed to speed up the fire recovery efforts in los angeles county. governor says it will streamline the emergency response to the disaster by temporarily suspending many of the state's environmental rules. governor newsom says that will allow faster debris removal and will help protect the area from landslides, mudslides and flash flooding. >> a man and a young boy who were pulled from the ocean south of half moon bay have died. a state park spokesperson confirming yesterday neither survived. the rescue attempt happened 3:00 sunday afternoon at cowell ranch state beach. no word on how or why the two ended up in the water. the eight year old boy and 39 year old man transported to stanford medical center. authorities have not released their names or how the pair were related. police in

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