. >>> george w.h. bush has been released from the hospital. the former president had been in a houston hospital for the past two weeks and treated for pneumonia. a spokesperson says the former president is owe his wife was discharged from the hospital last week after being hospitalized as a precaution to treat brown -- to treat bronchi. >>> it's just as mild. in fact, let's get ready to go outside, if we can queue this up and look at the current temperatures outside right now. we want to get rid of this one map because i want to share with you this high, thin cloudiness overnight. disregard that. that shouldn't have been in there. we have a vail of cloudiness over the bay area. milky looking, isn't it. look at the flag on the flag. we haven't picked -- that's making the bay waters on the choppy side, but no small craft advisory in is effect. temperatures in the 50s to 60 degrees in san jose and in rogue wood city. this morning, livermore dropped to 32 degrees. so dana is in nevada and says it's 57 degrees. she comenters it's a different day ou

>>> tonight former president george w.h. bush is out of the hospital. mr.bush spent several days in intense intensive care. his wife barbara bush was also at the same hospital with bronchitis. they are both now back home and doing well. >>> alexa will soon be able to order your favorite starbucks drink. the coffee giant has now teamed up with amazon to offer what it's calling on command ordering. starting today, a small amount of people that have the voice orders capability will be allowed to start ordering. no word on when these features will be available to everyone. >>> soon i'll be able to think about it and the coffee will be there waiting skwr -- >> if you're looking for wet weather we have that, if you're looking for wetter weather, we have a that too. >>> and grizzly twist in a murder mystery. a prominent business person killed, and the killer was his handyman. the the trail that led to the discovery. >>> no one has the right to prevent that sand from replenishing our beaches and shorelines. >> we saw monterey county protesters putting it back w

. >>> president george w.h. bush is on the road to recovery after pneumonia. >> today, he's out of the intensive care unit according to his doctors. >> we were able to remove the tube and continue oxygen through the nose, but he has done very well in that regard. we did not see a rebound of difficulty breathing, of tiring out. >> former first lady barbara bush was in the hospital for bronchis and she was discharged and the doctors says the president was in good spirits and cracking jokes and he could be released this weekend. >>> a deadly confrontation. a vallejo police-involved shooting leaves a man dead. >>> a look at the flooding damage left behind and the mud slide concerns being caused by all this ongoing rain. >>> and closer to home, a water main break shuts down a busy road. what you need to know to avoid delays, still ahead. ,, (upbeat music) - [voiceover] you are san francisco. we've been with you from the beginning. we've seen each other through good times and bad. sickness and health. we're with you san fr

first, we have been in touch with the bush family after hearing about president george w.h. bush and barbara bush, they have not only dedicated their lives to the country, but they have been a constant support and good counsel for michelle and me, they are as fine a couple as we know so we want to send our prayers and our love to them. really good people. second thing i want to do is to thank all of you. some of you have been covering me for a long time. folks like cristie, and liynn w did a few singles, a few doubles together. i offered advice that i thought was pretty sound like don't do stupid stuff and even when you complained about my long answers i just want you to know the only reason they were long is because you asked six-part questions. but i have enjoyed working with all of you. that does not of course mean that i've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. you're not supposed to be sin ka fans you're supposed to be skept tic -- cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power and make sure that we are accountable to the p

george w.h. bushas been hospitalized. >> the army private who leaked military secrets and put our national security at risk. the move causing backlash. >> i think it's absolutely dead wrong. >> it caused great harm to national security. >> i am concerned about message we sent about revealing sensitive document. >> what does this mean by people like julian assange and edward snowden. heather: president-elect trump goes head to head with john lewis in an interview you will only see in fox news. >> he got caught and it's pretty bad and it's making them look bad frankly. heather: now more than 60 democrats are promising to boycott the inauguration. live in washington. "fox & friends first" starts right now. [music] >> certainly fireworks in dc. you're watching "fox & friends first" on this wednesday morning. i'm abby huntsman. heather: i'm heather childers. the 92-year-old was taken to methodist hospital. the bush's steve of staff says he's doing fine an expected to go home in a few days. abby: has dealt

president george w.h. bush was at 40% and george w.ush was at 62%. 27% of the country sees the country more divided and 28% said there's been absolutely no change. >>> and still ahead, we'll break down clemson's come-from-behind win in the championship game over alabama. >>> plus, an icy rescue in alabama after a van slides off the roadway. oh, look at that little girl. we'll have a check on that story when we come back. it's just a date. i can stay. i'm good. i won't be late hey mom. yeah. no kissing on the first date, alright? life doesn't always stick to a plan, but with our investment expertise we'll help you handle what's next. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. my advice for looking get your beauty sleep. and use aveeno® absolutely ageless® night cream with active naturals® blackberry complex. younr looking skin can start today. absolutely ageless® from aveeno®. >>> welcome back, everyone. drivers in the state of washington woke up to icy roads yesterday. clark county fire and rescue posted th

. >> vice president elect pence expressed good wishes to former president george w.h. bush and his wife, barbara bush who are in the hospital. >> trump tweeted out this message last night, thank you to our amazing wounded warriors for their service. it was an honor to be with them tonight in d.c. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the inauguration. tonight join nbc 10 for an inaugural special live from washington at 7:00. >>> meanwhile, it is warming up nicely here this morning in washington. certainly back in philadelphia, here in the nation's capital, it was really cold this morning. we've got helicopters flying above us and all kinds of activity, of course, going on. let's check in with erica martin back in the studio to find out how things are looking. the most accurate forecast in the market. erika. >> hi, guys. i hope you're doing well out there. your inauguration day forecast looks like this. we're tracking the potential for some showers in the d.c. area, but temperatures not looking that bad and that's certainly some good news there. temperatures in and arou

. >> breaking overnight, president george w.h. bush hospitalized, and we are following the latest. >>> communication controversy. military leaders are furious over this this morning and obama is set to answer questions on it today. we are following the breaking news on former president bush, and we will have a live update on his health, but we have to begin today on capitol hill. it will be a zoo. four cabinet nominees are going before committees at the same time. nikki haley for u.n. ambassador, and tom price is also going to testify, and he is up for health and human services and he can be facing the toughest question of the day, but you are in luck because we have the best team of reporters and a fantastic panel to get you started. i want to start with talking tom price. kasie hunt is following this on the hill. democrats did not want the hearing to happen today. it's busy out there. how come? >> reporter: yeah, this is not actually his official confirmation hearing. this is courtesy hearing before the senate health, education and p

pleasure of sitting dwoun a jon meacham book or kindle product, start with his biographer of george w.h. bush 41, right now that he's on our minds. jon, thanks. nicole, thanks. last word goes to our chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. of the mind of the outgoing president? >> extraordinary. having covered him and bush 41, i just wanted to add a little note to what nicole and jon meacham have said to eloquently. while we were on the air bill clinton tweeted, he tweeted, to 41 and barbara, thinking of you both and sending wishes for a speedy recovery. love 42. and as you know, even after that contentious campaign, bill clinton went on those missions, you went on some of those, those humanitarian missions with 41, the two presidents, the two former presidents, and he referred to barbara bush as, you know, his son from another mother. so there is a real connection there. it's the presidents' club. jon meacham knows about this better than anyone, but others have written as well. knowing bush 41 has been one of the great prifs of my reporting life. the last time i saw him he was a

meanwhile, a former president george w.h. bush admitted to a texas hospital, in intensive care. brian williams will pick up our special coverage of president obama's final press conference right now. >>> good afternoon from new york. forget what we said about the christmas break about that being the president's final news conference, because now there's today. we woke up this morning, two days from the trump inauguration. you see the white house correspondents there in the front of the white house briefing room. this will be his 39th solo news conference as president. we're expecting it to begin about 14 minutes from now. as craig melvin mentioned, right before the top of the hour, our thoughts and prayers and concerns today, right this minute, are with a former president and a former first lady. george h.w. bush 41 and barbara bush are both hospitalized, both in methodist hospital in houston, texas. though, the medical circumstances of the former president took a bad turn overnight and into the morning. they had to sedate the former president to clear his airway, both former pr

meanwhile, a former president george w.h. bush admitted to a texas hospital, in intensive care. brian williams will pick up our special coverage of president obama's final press conference right now. >>> good afternoon from new york. forget what we said about the christmas break about that being the president's final news conference, because now there's today. we woke up this morning, two days from the trump inauguration. you see the white house correspondents there in the front of the white house briefing room. this will be his 39th solo

george w. bush and was the cia's director under george w.h. bush. he is author of the book, a passion for leadership. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> rex tillerson was approved last night. the vote was 11-10, despite some senator's concerns about his ties to russia. this is the guy you suggested to then-president-elect donald trump. are you worried that as he gets confirmed and moves forward in his job, there will be lingering doubts about him anytime he deals with russia or putin? >> i don't think so. i think once rex is confirmed and in office, his actions will prove that he's basically totally focused on looking out for best interests of the united states. frankly, i was disappointed that it was a partly line vote. i had hope that a few democrats would support rex. >> let's stay on russia. you're very aware of the things that donald trump has tweeted and said about russia and vladimir putin, calling him a great leader. calling him an asset. saying he wants a closer relationship with him. you, four months ago, said trump's expres

george stephanopoulos at 8:00 this morning here on abc 7. >>> former first lady barbara bush could be released from the hospital as early as today, and former w.h and his wife continue to improve, and both being treated at the same hospital in houston. the former first lady was admitted for bronchitis while her husband was treated for a respiratory issue related to pneumonia. we're told president bush will remain in the icu for a few more days. >>> developing news this morning out of india, at least 32 people are dead after an overnight passenger train derailed last night. 50 others have been injured. seven coaches of that train were thrown off the tracks. officials say the death toll could rise because many people are still trapped. the cause of the derailment is under investigation. >>> still ahead on abc 7 mornings, there are a lot of medical technology breakthroughs here in the bay area. see what people all over the world have discovered thanks to this foldable microscope developed by a stanford professor. >>> and here's a live look from san jose and highway 101. the roads are slick out there this morning. slow down. lisa around shortly wit