rohnert park arrested a man from santa rosa after he allegedly assaulted customers and a worker at a walmart. officers say randolph knoblauch pepper sprayed an employee after knocking the person to the ground. police arrived and found the 45 year old man holding a large knife in the parking lot. officers say they tackled him and held his arms and legs down after he refused to drop the knife and surrender to customers were treated for the exposure to that pepper spray, and the employee was transported to the hospital for minor injuries to their hand. >> president trump signs a flurry of executive orders on his first day in office, how he's targeting birthright citizenship as civil rights groups are now suing, claiming the move is unconstitutional. >> and one of those executive orders includes the january 6th capitol riot. the fate of the 1500 people convicted in the

attacks. >> then day one of the new trump administration was met by protests as well as parties. how democrats and republicans across the bay area reacted to four more years under mr. trump. [music] >> live from jack london square. this is mornings on two. the nine. >> today is tuesday, january 21st. >> it's moving quick. we're looking at san francisco. the wind is here and that has blown away clouds and fog. it's a pretty good day for a photo. and of course, a lot of us are wondering when we're going to have rain, if at all, in january. we'll see. we'll talk about that and the weather in just a bit. a reddit post has gone viral after the poster reportedly got their coworker fired. the person says they were on a work trip when their colleague deborah got heavily intoxicated at dinner. they decided to help her back to the hotel, but when they got outside, deborah fell back onto the pavement, hitting the back of her head. not only was she passed out, but she was also

suffering from a bleeding to her head. the poster decided to call an ambulance, even though their fellow coworker said they should just bring her back to the hotel room. okay, the long story short of this is work. found out about the incident and fired deborah, the woman who was drunk on the spot. now a lot of employees are mad at the original poster. so somewhat complicated, but i guess work found out that this person got drunk at a work event is the long and short of it. >> yeah, but the coworker, she hit her head and was bleeding. what, were you supposed to just take her back to the room and let her bleed? >> i think coworker may have saved her life. yeah, like with head injuries and bleeding. >> and i don't know what's going. on inside or whatever. >> absolutely. >> yeah. so i don't know what to. the posters are attacking the coworker that called the ambulance to help because this person fell. >> i am on coworkers side. >> yeah. >> i mean, wouldn't you want someone to call an ambulance if you if you fell and hit your head and you're bleeding? >> yes. i guess we're all on the

same page on this. >> i mean, i guess you don't want your coworker fired, but you also don't want your coworker dead. >> dead? >> yeah, and that was what it comes. >> down to. i agree, i agree. all right, let's go ahead and focus on what's happening in the wake of a new president taking over the white house, 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. even conservative legal scholars say the president's plan to end birthright citizenship may not hold up in court. we'll turn to ktvu ali rasmus. she is live in san francisco to bring us up to date. hi, ali. >> hi. well, just about 30 minutes from now. the attorney general of california, rob bonta, is expected to talk about this executive order and the lawsuit that the aclu has already filed against it. president trump wants to end something known as birthright citizenship. 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. >> 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 u.s. 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. >> 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 very well end up before the supreme court. and in theory, the supreme court could interpret the 14th amendment differently. but legal scholars say that is very unlikely, 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. the

transition of power to president trump is being greeted with a wide range of reactions. now we're hearing from local republicans, democrats and independents. supporters 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, 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. >> to the south bay now, hundreds promised to protect people targeted by the president's new policies. this rally was at the corner of winchester and stevens creek boulevards. organizers called it the people's march. the silicon valley immigration committee organized this 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. [music] it's too important. >> the organizers say they also plan to work with the san jose city council to reaffirm san jose status as a sanctuary city. >> new. this morning, one neighborhood in san jose has reopened following a police shooting last night. officers

tell us just after 1030, someone shot at plainclothes officers who were in the area on an unrelated investigation. those officers fired back. the attackers got away about an hour ago. there was a huge police presence still at the scene, about ten hours after the initial incident. at this point, no injuries have been reported. san jose police plan to discuss the incident later today, but again, the scene has cleared. chp officers tell us they're currently responding to a fire that's burning near a homeless encampment in san jose. this one broke out near state. 880 north of the alameda offramp. chp officers say the first calls came in around 745 this morning. the fire was at an embankment next to the southbound side of the freeway. crews were able to knock the fire out by about 830. so far, no injuries reported. >> this morning, firefighters in los angeles county are dealing with another round of dangerous winds and extreme fire 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 the high risk areas of 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 la county, we start moving in that direction. >> the la county fire department admits it failed to take many of these safety measures in the days leading up to the disastrous wildfires that started two weeks ago. >> all right. let's talk about the issues down there in southern california. also keeping half an eye on the bay area weather. meteorologist rosemary oroczo is keeping herself very busy just in the state of california. >> yes. good morning to all of you. you are right. we do have that red flag warning now extended until 10:00 tonight. we have roberta gonzalez there in southern california reporting live for us as well. she's doing a great job out there. we will continue with the heightened fire danger for southern california. for us, it's all about the cold outside our doors at this hour, anywhere from 10 to 20 degrees colder than where we were 24 hours ago. if we take

a look at what is going on in and around the bay area, santa rosa down by 19 degrees, petaluma, you're down by 20. we had a frost advisory that has expired, but wow, the cold is still there. you not only need the winter coat, but you need the sunglasses because we've got clear sky and a lot of sunshine out there. 47 degrees in san francisco right now, 47 reported in oakland. a couple of the warmer spots. when you take a look at the inner north bay, we've got 37 in santa rosa. in fact, let's go to the north bay. take a look at what is happening here. 35 in petaluma, fairfax still reporting below freezing at 30, as well as healdsburg, a 31. the inner east bay, right now 36, in dublin 37 for you, alamo. as we get into the afternoon, we are going to be seasonably mild, even a little bit above average. but across the state we are just still in the dry. talked about that red flag warning over southern california stretches from ventura county all the way down into san diego. and again, now it goes until 10:00 this

evening, so they will eventually see some improvement. and they may actually get some rain in southern california by the end of the week. here's a look at the futurecast. we do have another system that kind of drops in on the backside of california. a little bit of snow expected for the sierra. there you can see lake tahoe, the time stamp 9 a.m. on saturday and then into sunday. scattered showers a possibility here. it doesn't look like a lot, but they will have that possibility come their way by the weekend. for us, we look to be a little bit colder, but we do expect to be dry. take a look at the futurecast model. there were just a couple of inches of snow expected for the sierra. afternoon highs for today in the 60s, even 65 for san jose. san francisco you're going to 60. the extended forecast here. temperatures will warm as we get into wednesday. thursday. enjoy it because take a look at what is coming on the weekend. temperatures will struggle in the upper 50s for the afternoons. back to you.

>> thank you. rosemary. president trump taking a campaign promise and making it reality. next on the nine. what he's already done to curb immigration and why one of his biggest proposed changes may not ever happen. dennis. fire survivors in southern california begin to think about rebuilding. we'll run down the features of a home that could make it more vulnerable to flames. and why attention to detail could make all the difference. then we'll take a look at our viewer poll here. as we've been asking, if you're worried about your insurance rates increasing after that terrible fire storm in southern california. 81% of you say, yup, it's a big concern. 16% say you're keeping an eye on it. just a handful say nope. you think you'll be okay? you can weigh in by scanning the qr code at the top right of the s een, or head okay everyone, our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy. yay - woo hoo! ensure, with 27 vitamins and minerals, nutrients for immune health. and ensure complete with 30 grams of protein. (♪)

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i have prepared a thomas' breakfast for you to savor together. thanks, thom. hey, are english muffins from england? heavens, no! they're from the pantry. are you from england? nay, i'm also from the pantry. huzzah! a toast to breakfast. his first hours as president, mr. trump worked to undo many of the policies set forth by his predecessor. we welcome professor melynda jackson of san jose state to explore the effects. thanks for being with us, professor. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> let's start with immigration. we've talked about how many legal scholars, even those who are conservatives, say they don't think revoking birthright citizenship is possible. every of everything else that mr. trump has laid out, what do you think will have the most impact here in the united states? >> well, certainly the actions on immigration, in addition to

trying to end birthright citizenship, which i agree is going to be a legal challenge, it is enshrined in the in the constitution. so that one's going to be tough. but also declaring the national emergency on the southern border and saying that he's planning to send troops to enforce border control, deportations have been promised. again, we don't know exactly what that's going to look like. so a number of actions on immigration, which, again, was one of the main issues that he did campaign on. so we're seeing some very swift action on that. that's certainly going to affect many people here in the us, including many immigrants here in california. so that's certainly very significant. in addition, the actions on energy policy, you know, we are dealing with the fires here in la and ongoing impacts of extreme weather that has been linked to climate change. so, you know, energy policies as well as the promise

of tariffs starting perhaps as early as february 1st. it was certainly an active first day, and i think that was a lot of the point was for trump to really show that he he meant what he said. and he is embarking on a very ambitious policy agenda from day one. >> enacting the promises that he campaigned and won on. let's go back to the environment. and he used the phrase drill, baby, drill, which i hadn't heard in years. what do you think the second term means for the environment? oil and gas drilling here in the states. >> right. well, the executive order is meant to loosen the regulations. and that was really another theme throughout the orders that he signed yesterday was to reduce government regulation in many areas and to make it easier for business, really. and in this case, you know, the fuel industry, oil and

gas to increase production. the fact is, the us already is the highest producer at this point in the in the world. so you know, but it's clearly it's a political issue where for many years we've seen this conflict between environmental interests advocating in favor of protecting the environment and increasing regulations and business interests pushing back and wanting to deregulate. >> can we talk a little bit about some very specific language that the president used in his inaugural address yesterday? he said that two sexes, two genders will be recognized, male and female. it seemed very, very specific. there's been a lot of talk about rolling back the policies. of course, the battle over what's taught in schools. do you know? well, why do you think he went so specific on that issue? >> right. so what he said exactly is that the federal government will recognize two genders. so he wasn't targeting any specific policies or programs. but by saying that in

the eyes of the us government, only male and female gender will exist. obviously, that has the potential to impact many, many again, rules, regulations, options. for example, you know, gender options when you are getting a us passport. of course, protections against discrimination based on gender is probably the main concern that we don't know yet exactly how that statement will play out in terms of those more specific policies and protections for transgender people, for example. >> and finally, professor, is there anything that you're keeping an eye out for that hasn't been in the headlines? >> well, it's interesting because many people told us after the election that their main well before and after the election, actually, that their main concern was the economy and jobs. and we didn't hear a lot about that aside from the tariffs. so some of those issues

that trump campaigned on, for example, no more taxes on tips, you know, keeping grocery prices down, these really pocketbook issues that many voters were very and are very concerned about. we didn't hear much about that. so the kind of culture war issues, these things that grabbed the headlines, i think were very much in the spotlight yesterday. most american voters are really caring about how this is going to impact their daily lives and their wallets. and so i'm curious to see what we're going to hear about economic policy going forward. >> all right. it's a good point. professor melinda jackson from san jose state. i'm glad we had you on again. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> of course, coming up here on the nine, many people escaped to the southern states to get a break from fierce winter weather at home. but now there's snow in major cities that are used to sunshine this time of year. the crippling effects of a blizzard warning on the gulf coast. also ahead. >> palestinians in the gaza strip say they want to start

rebuilding as day three of the cease fire comes to a close. i'm trey yingst in tel

if you can believe for much of the gulf coast this morning, as a massive winter storm sweeps across the south. trust me, you are looking at bourbon street people walking in light snow. they're the kind that sticks. this is bourbon street in new orleans. of course, they don't usually see snow like this, but

some parts of texas and louisiana are facing blizzard warnings. we'll switch now to video from houston that was taken this morning. you can see snow flurries here, a storm moving in even parts of florida could see snow. airports across the south are canceling flights, some even closing in the face of a historic winter storm. >> 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. >> a state of emergency ahead of the storm was declared in mississippi, georgia. florida. louisiana. in total, more than 220 million people could be facing dangerous weather conditions. >> 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. well, 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 now. >> day three of the israel-hamas ceasefire came to a close with no major incidents reported, but it's not clear if president trump will support the deal long term. fox's trey yingst has more from tel aviv. >> my proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier. >> president trump says he wants to, quote, end all the wars. and in gaza, it's going well so far. the fragile ceasefire between israel and hamas is now in its third day, with no significant violence reported. but on monday, the president said he's not confident the deal will hold, and he signed several

executive actions indicating he might be open to another crackdown in gaza, including lifting sanctions against israelis who blocked humanitarian aid shipments. >> if the next stages of the deal do not happen, then we will be there to say, wait, the trucks should not enter. >> just after the inauguration, prime minister benjamin netanyahu thanked the president for helping to get the first hostages released, but he also spoke about the u.s. and israel attacking, quote, iran's terror axis. and trump supporters say that will be a top priority for the incoming administration. >> it's a time for transformation. we need to defeat hamas. we need to make sure that people know they cannot attack israel. >> meanwhile, the gazans are starting to head back to their homes in greater numbers, with most finding little more than ash and debris after 15 months of war. still, with no airstrikes for the first time in more than a year, many say they're feeling optimistic. >> finally, i will feel happiness and i will walk in

peace. like right now, i stand in the street and i don't feel afraid to walk there. >> and the ceasefire will be tested in the coming days, as the israelis just launched a major operation in the west bank. in tel aviv, trey yingst ktvu, fox two news. >> well, coming up on mornings on two the night, president donald trump not wasting any time in his first 24 hours in office. we'll break down some of the executive orders he signed, including one focusing on the fate of those convicted following the january 6th riot. then wildfires in southern california, causing unprecedented damage with losse. nearly $275 million. but as fire survivors file insurance claims, some questions loom about the pre

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makes daily lives easier for parents. the parents actions are so subtle that children may not consciously recognize them. researchers emphasize their findings show correlation rather than causation, and they highlight that parents may need to be a little more mindful of their interactions with their children. the three of us are very fortunate to come from great big families. i think we've all said at one point, i know who's your favorite and it's not me. do you think your your parents had a favorite? >> i think we've had a similar story before, and my, my family watches the show. >> okay. so you are going to plead the fifth. i'm going. >> i'm not even going. i'm staying out of it. but two things. why, boys? why am i getting the short end of the stick? exactly. yeah. and the other thing is. yeah, the kids, your siblings do notice. >> oh, i see. like, it's not that subtle. >> it's not that subtle. yeah, it's. not that subtle. okay. >> they know. although in our family, it's a joke. each one of my daughters will say to the other in front of them, you're my favorite daughter. if she does something good. and the other one. but we laugh about it because, you know, we try not to.

>> well, it sounds like you're doing something right. if both of them are sitting. >> there laughing. they laugh about it. i mean, we joke about it, but, you know, we. how can you pick one over the other? i really can't. i mean, could you pick. >> yeah i could. >> okay. but but but. >> here's the deal. >> it changes that. >> it changes every day. all right. and what i took away from the study was that, you know, let's say suzy is the favorite over jimmy. it's not because suzy is better. it's because suzy makes the parents life better. right? if she goes along with gender norms and, like, yeah, she'll pick up her toys and yes, she'll put on her shoes and she'll put herself to bed, which i've heard a lot of people say about their daughters. i have two sons. i think, well, that's a lot easier than, like, i told you to pick up those shoes and i told you to go to bed, which is a lot of what we do at home. so it's interesting. >> this should be a like it or not topic for sure. all right. let's move along to this now. earlier this morning we learned the leader of the proud boys and founder of the oath keepers were released from prison following pardons from president trump. both were convicted of crimes during the january 6th riot. ktvu james torres torres joins us live from the newsroom with

more on the pardons signed by the president on day one in office. james. >> good morning to you, sal. well, those are actions many political experts say shouldn't come as a surprise. president trump, fulfilling promises that he made often during the campaign trail. >> we hope they come out tonight. frankly, we're expecting it. approximately 1500 people, 66 commutations. >> those pardons cover a range of people from some convicted of violent crimes to others 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 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. >> other experts we spoke to say these pardons can set a precedent, questioning if this can lead to a rise of vigilante activity within the country. >> 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. >> important to note that a pardon does not wipe your criminal history, but it does forgive some of the offenses you are charged with and restores some of your civil rights. we've also learned that the u.s. justice department is now moving to drop the pending cases against any of those remaining january 6th defendants. live in the newsroom. i'm james torres, ktvu, fox two news. >> james, thank you so much. so as you've been saying, president trump signed a flurry of

executive orders from the oval office on his first day in office, including the pardons of more than 1400 people who were arrested in connection with the january 6th attack on the u.s. capitol. for more insight, let's welcome professor david levine from uc college of law. david, thank you so much for joining us again. of course. all right. so we're talking about these pardons here. first of all, this is unusual because it's like a blanket pardon. you were saying to me why is that part unusual about it. >> well, it's unusual is that they made no effort to distinguish really among these people who might or might not be deserving of a pardon. as i was saying, the normal process is there's an office of pardon attorney in the justice department. and they look at these very, very carefully and decide why, on an individual basis, should somebody be entitled to a pardon if they're ever on a mass basis? it's things like what mr. biden did saying, look, here's a lot of people who were who had really heavy sentences for nonviolent drug offenses. they've served a lot of time. let's give them all a break. but not like this. this is totally different. >> all right. so and normally

you this this this this attorney in the department of justice will go through these pardons and then recommend it to the president. correct. but this was just a campaign promise where he just said, boom, boom, boom, right? you're all out of jail. you got out of jail free card. >> that's exactly right. >> all right, so what precedent does this set? i mean, this is not new per se, but but to this extreme, i guess it's kind of new. >> well, it's norm breaking for sure. >> okay. yeah. >> i mean, i don't know that you want to see another precedent president following this precedent because here's think about the ones, the people who did things like beat up police officers. right. and who broke into the capitol, who destroyed property in the, in the capitol. the people who were the ringleaders. because this was not just spontaneous. right. we know that there were ringleaders. some of them got out last night. some are getting out today. all of those people are now walking. what are they told? if you do mr. trump's bidding, he's going to have your back. he's going to take care of you. so why not go do something else for him? >> well, that's the other thing that i'm one would think in

their mind. could you conceivably. well, you know, the office of president wants this to happen. so you go out and try to convince these people to do it. and if anything happens to you, then you're protected. is essentially is that the era that we're living in right now? >> that's that's part of the message, right? that's part of the message. it's kind of a crime family mentality. almost. right. it's like you take care of us. we're going to take care of you. >> so what's to. >> stop anyone. >> doing that then? is there anything that stops you from doing something like that? >> well, you have to be awfully darn confident that the president is really going to have your back, that he really is going to at the end of the day, he's going to write that pardon for you in this case, for those people. mr. trump hinted and hinted and hinted during the campaign. and he came through with that. now, whether it's a good idea or not, that's a totally different matter. whether the capitol police toda, who are there to protect all the members of congress, who had colleagues who died as a result of what happened, whether they're going to be feeling good about this, that's another matter. >> okay, here's the thing. let's

talk a little bit about birthright citizenship and how this all circles back. right. so birthright citizenship, he cannot he cannot outlaw birthright citizenship because it's in the constitution. it's enshrined there. right. so what if you know and how does that change? how do you change the constitution to change that? >> okay. >> this is in total contrast to the pardon power. pardon power is also in the constitution. but it's with this unlimited power for the president. now we're talking about something that's at the other end. okay. the 14th amendment specifically talks about what we call birthright citizenship. it was there because the members of congress after the civil war wanted to reverse the dred scott decision, one of the worst decisions the supreme court ever did to protect these newly freed slaves, to make sure that it was clear that they were citizens because they were born here, with some very narrow exceptions. then in 1898, the us supreme court confirmed that interpretation in a case out of san francisco. and that's been the unquestioned way that we've interpreted this. so for the president to write an executive order is really saying, sue me.

yeah, sue me on this. and i believe that at least one suit has already been filed. so we'll see this. >> aclu. >> aclu, right. that's right, that's right. who quick on the draw on this. there may be some others out there. maybe it'll have to get to the us supreme court. who will have to decide if this twisted interpretation is now the law of the land. but if they follow original intent, if they follow textualism, if they follow precedent, all the normal rules that we in law school follow, then mr. trump's that particular executive order should be knocked down pretty quickly. >> okay. what does it take to change that in the constitution? >> okay. if we want to go that way, if we want to go the amendment route, then what you need is two thirds of the house. two thirds of the senate and three quarters of the states have to all agree that a change is necessary. now, we've done it a few times, right. we've had 27, or according to mr. biden, maybe a 28th amendment in our 200, almost 250 years. but it's hard to do. it was intentionally

hard to do. so it probably won't get changed, but it's possible. but that's the right way to do. >> it, right? but i think my larger point is here. what keeps people from from from pushing their congress, people pushing their states to do this in any extreme possible and then, you know, being taken care of by the president if this is what he really wants. i guess that's my larger picture. and i think maybe in the back of some people's minds. >> well, is this really a popular thing to do? if you think about the number of people who became u.s. citizens by virtue of this. right. my parents, for example, their my grandparents were not u.s. citizens. they became u.s. citizens. my parents were born here, so they became u.s. citizens because of this. right. and it's millions and millions and millions of people. so to say that there's some problem with it, i think, would require a vast change in popular opinion about this issue. are there pockets that think it's a problem? sure. but are there

reasons to do it the way we are? yes, there are, and actually we are consistent with the entire western hemisphere. europe does this a little differently, but the western hemisphere is pretty much in line with us. so we're not an out. we're not an outlier on this. >> gotcha. but there are some countries in some, you know, even our allies like japan that don't have birthright citizenship there either. so there are some countries that, that, that, that, that don't have this in their constitution. >> they do see it differently. right? >> europe is europe. >> european countries. absolutely. they see it differently. but we have been consistent since the civil war that this is the right way to do it. and this is not something that ought to be lightly changed. >> all right. david levine, thank you so much for joining us. i'm sure this is not the end of our discussion, because there are a lot of legal things that will be coming up, a lot of challenges, as we mentioned just before. so we'll be talking to you a little bit more about it in the coming four years. >> always ready to. >> be with. >> you, i appreciate it. >> see you later. >> coming up on mornings on two. the nine there fighting the flames for just a few dollars a day. incarcerated firefighters risking

homes in the 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. >> the windows and doors 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, the 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 toy structures, anything like that has to be away from your home. >> most of the neighborhoods ravaged by the l.a. wildfires 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. >> the wildfire disaster is highlighting the growing concern over the home insurance crisis in our state. major insurers are now being confronted with a massive number of new claims from hundreds of l.a. fire survivors. 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 yet to publicly respond to the findings. we've been asking you if you're worried about your own homeowners insurance, and i will tell you, it is rare. we see numbers like this. such a

lopsided poll. 83% of you say yes. it is a big concern. the other two groups are very small in comparison. 15% say you're keeping an eye on it. just 2% say you think you'll be fine. scan the qr code at the top right and weigh in so we can watch these numbers change. >> they're the unsung heroes battling the flames in los angeles. nearly 1000 incarcerated firefighters are risking their lives for as little as $5.80 a day, working 24 hour shifts. but when the fires are out, the fight isn't over. on this giving day, we want to highlight the anti-recidivism coalition, which is helping these brave men and women rebuild their futures, both on the front lines and beyond. joining us now is sam lewis, the ceo of arc. good morning. >> good morning. >> so i don't think a lot of people understand who are the people who are imprisoned or who are in prison, who are eligible to go out and fight these fires. >> so, as i understand it, there's people that have

convictions for escape, can't serve on the fire camps and people that have convictions for arson, can't serve on fire camps, but most others are eligible. not all. there are some felonies that are not eligible. there's an application process you have to apply. you can't just go there and then you have to be accepted. once you're accepted, the training begins. >> all right. and you see these pictures we're showing of the brave men and women who go out there and do this. do you believe that after getting training to become firefighters, some of these firefighters should be able to join departments because in many cases they are prohibited from doing so because of their prison record? >> well, in fact, we've actually changed that here in california in 2018, governor brown with cal fire and the california department of corrections and rehabilitation and anti-recidivism coalition, formed the ventura training center, which allows people that are incarcerated to be released

and become firefighters. cal wildland firefighters initially, and then and then firefighters in different municipalities, wants to have their record expunged and they obtain their emt license. the images that you actually see are actual cadets or firefighters. people that are incarcerated wear orange. and so if they're wearing orange, those are the incarcerated firefighters or incarcerated hand crews because they have not trained to become actual firefighters, but they are supporting our firefighters. and these gentlemen and women can become firefighters upon release. >> sam, can you tell me a little more about arc and some of the services that your organization provides for people who are trying to get their life back on track? >> absolutely. we work in three areas policy change, such as passing the policy that helped incarcerated fire crews get their records expunged. we also work in reentry, which includes housing careers such as

firefighting, the building trades. we've now placed 200 formerly incarcerated people into firefighting careers, and about 300 or so into the building trades to rebuild our incredible county and city. but we also offer therapy in a number of other pathways and educational pathways for people. and then we also run programs inside every single prison in the state of california. that helps with rehabilitation. and these programs are ran by formerly incarcerated lifers, and it's called the hope and redemption team. we also offer mentoring in our juvenile facilities in los angeles county, also done by formerly incarcerated people that have turned their lives around and are living their best life. >> well, sam, it sounds like the work you're doing is very important and giving a lot of people hope to rebuild their lives. come on out and start all over again and have resources. thank you for joining us. sam lewis, the ceo of arc. thanks again. >> thank you so much. >> if you'd like to donate to the anti-recidivism coalition, we've made it easy for you to

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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 visual recording of you working out. some customer reports say the risk. some consumer reports, though, say the risk of hackers using data from smart equipment is small. >> you've probably heard of shopping for gas or flight tickets on specific days to save money, but what about for other items? more shops and websites are using dynamic pricing. it's influenced by high demand and can make the prices of things like concert tickets, uber rides, gasoline go up or down looking at popular online stores. researchers found the best time to shop is in the morning between six and noon on tuesdays. that's like right now. the worst time to shop would be friday morning. >> there are specific categories that tend to fluctuate more in price. for example, fashion category we see is the number one category that changes the prices. >> on amazon, prices tend to be the lowest on monday afternoons,

the most expensive on tuesday nights at best buy, friday nights have the best deals. saturday mornings are the priciest costs. also, using incognito mode might help you hide your history and thus avoid dynamic pricing. >> a new study just released the most expensive places to retire in the u.s. and surprisingly, california is not number 1 or 2 on that list. hawaii is number one, with an estimated cost of more than $110,000 a year needed to live there. number two is massachusetts, which will cost about $88,000 to live per year. california ranks third with about $86,000 needed each year. alaska and new york round out the top five. >> if you've ever been on a cruise and thought you could live like that forever, you're not alone. in fact, a growing number of people are doing just that living on cruise ships, traveling the world, and in some cases, spending less than they would living on land. fox's heather sullivan shows us how life at sea stacks up financially. >> safari meet christiane klein, her husband dan, and their six

year old daughter, olivia. they're hopping aboard a growing trend, living long term on a cruise ship. they're touring new zealand and australia for two months, the biggest benefit not having to cook or buy groceries. >> and so much of our budget. personally, we live in las vegas. it's food. food is a giant part of our budget. so knowing that all of those things are fixed, we're on the regent seven seas explorer, regent, everything is included. >> but the question is, is life on a cruise ship cheaper or more expensive? >> really depends on what you do and what your budget is. way i lived in new york and washington dc. this is far more affordable. >> since they'll be back in two months. they kept their home and cars, but some long term cruisers sell or rent theirs ou, and they did have to buy travel health insurance. >> i was concerned that that was going to be a huge expense. it wasn't nearly as painful as we thought that it was going to be.

>> they chose to add international calling to their cell phone plan. >> if we were doing this permanently, we would probably switch carriers. we would look for something that worked more, either in the area of the world that we were going to be sailing to, or internationally in general. >> they're relying on the ship's wi-fi as they both work remotely and post on their travel blog. food, family travel. com but they also cut some costs. >> we did cancel a lot of subscriptions, so sorry netflix, you're gone for a few months. a lot of those streaming services we canceled. >> and their advice to anyone considering life at sea. >> you might want to take a one month trip, see if you like it, see what you miss and what you don't miss. can you live without amazon deliveries for a month? that was another thing that was like, oh my gosh, we get a lot of amazon. no problems. it hasn't phased us at all. >> now, living on a cruise ship can cost anywhere from 30 to $100,000 a year. it all just

depends on where you're going, your cabin type, the length of the cruise and the amenities. you. >> can book repeated trips on many cruise lines, but there are cruise lines that are designed for long term living. heather sullivan, fox news. >> meanwhile, one spot just south of the bay area has been named one of the most charming small towns in the country. carmel by the sea made the list for its fairy tale like cottages, boutiques, art galleries, historic buildings, wineries, restaurants and more. it's not the first time it's been recognized. travel and leisure magazine also named carmel by the sea, one of the top small towns. sunset magazine said it was the perfect combination of ocean and forest. the median home price because, you know, i checked right around $3 million list price and sale price that's even higher than i know. there are a couple counties here in the bay with the median list of around 2 million, so it's more on top of that. >> carmel is a fantasy. yeah, yeah. >> it's super charming, though. beautiful. it's very nice. >> it's sweet for the day. >> you know. it really is.

>> there. you have dinner. >> walk around, walk around. it is a really, really. >> it never gets too hot either. >> although it never gets. >> foggy. >> which is what i like. yeah. >> you know, in a good day, you might be able to get some sun out there too. >> so for sure. >> all right, quick reminder you can now stream ktvu news anytime. fox is now available on all your streaming devices. you can also download it for your android and apple device to scan the qr code right on your screen there, look for the fox local app and then select ktvu. >> you get to do this again at noon, so if you don't run down to c me by the s >> three, two, one... it's showtime! >> ♪ we're gonna have a real good time ♪ ♪ feel good time ♪ ♪ spreading love and joy and laughter all over the place ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a good time ♪ ♪ it will be so legendary ♪ ♪ sherri's got you feeling good ♪ >> announcer: and now, your