i want also identify harmeet dhillon and reporters for the expert help they provided over time, many others here. who fall in the same category. i could go on but those are people that are really, really helped to bring things home for us. i want to make sure that as we close, we think about theirs, if there's one example that i thought was pretty exceptional and again and went on and on about all the things that we saw during the election period .. >> things going on across the country and the legal team managed by our good folks here helped save the day. so, again, congratulations, mr. chairman and to all of those who participated and congratulations to the committee for all the hard work and allowing us to come into your state and into your courthouses and help protect the vote. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, john. and to all of our legal team, mandy, zack, and everybody else, thank you because you were the front lines and so we're very, very appreciative of it: i think that we knew going into this election cycle that we were going to need to be very muscular in terms. legal

harmeet dhillon, doctor bhattacharya from stanford, david sax, these are all people that are important in the trump orbit, and they're all from the bay area. you think he'll spend some time here? yeah, i think so. i mean, you know, look, we have a lot of donors in the bay area. i was actually driving in a motorcade for president trump in september. and, you know, because people donors want to see him. and silicon valley is warmed up to donald trump. i think they get get him now. and so i expect to see him come back to the come back to the bay area quite a bit actually. all right, john, we know you're excited. let's get you back indoors and back to some of your vip parties tonight. thanks for joining us. enjoy your weekend and stay safe out there. thanks very much. we have live coverage of mr. trump's inauguration come monday. witnessed this historic event live right here on nbc bay area. our coverage begins at 7 a.m. well, up next, have you downloaded it yet? it's become a crucial tool in fire zones like l.a, but it was invented here in the bay area. we're talking to the creator of the

a high profile attorney from san francisco, harmeet dhillon, stanford doctor jay bhattacharya and formerec david sachs, mr. trump is surrounding himself with a lot of bay area voices and leaders here, which doesn't really fit the narrative of the bay area historically in terms of unless you go back to the reagan days of having republican leadership here, right. we've seen a few during the years of republicans, but not all that many. and we've also seen a lot of bay area types say, hey, we're not about d.c. let us do our business out here. but now we're seeing the two worlds mix quite a bit. it's going to be really interesting to see what happens in silicon valley because of the people you just mentioned, whether it's a high profile doctor or a vc or a lawyer. these are really people that have made us move, and now they're going to dc to make dc move, and silicon valley could be even more a powerful place and a place where the rest of the world is watching, not just for tech, but for political influence as well. and we really haven't seen all that, all that much as job security for you, p

president trump has nominated san francisco based lawyer harmeet dhillon to be the doj's assistant attorneygeneral for civil rights. >> president trump is also taking an unusual approach to pardons as he kicks off his second term. first, it was the january 6th rioters. now the president is pardoning the mastermind of silk road, the website allowing people to trade bitcoin for illegal guns and drugs. the fbi arrested its creator a decade ago inside a san francisco library. abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to experts about the impacts of this pardon approach. >> amid a flurry of executive orders, president trump's unprecedented pardons. >> certainly, pardons typically come at the end of a presidential term, not at the beginning. >> the president, already pardoning hundreds of people, including the january 6th rioters, and ross ulbricht, the san francisco man convicted of running silk road, a massive online drug marketplace. >> it's fascinating that the president has taken on day one to go not only pardon the january 6th defendants in blanket, but also mr. ulbricht, who was facing a

president trump has nominated san francisco based lawyer harmeet dhillon to be the doj's assistant attorney general for civil rights. >> president trump is also taking an unusual approach to pardons as he kicks off his second term. first, it was the january 6th rioters. now the president is pardoning the mastermind of silk road, the website allowing people to trade bitcoin for illegal guns and drugs. the fbi arrested its creator a decade ago inside a san francisco library. abc seven news reporter tara campbell spoke to experts about the impacts of this pardon approach. >> amid a flurry of executive orders, president trump's unprecedented pardons. >> certainly, pardons typically come at the end of a presidential term, not at the beginning. >> the president, already pardoning hundreds of people, including the january 6th rioters, and ross ulbricht, the san francisco man convicted of running silk road, a massive online drug marketplace. >> it's fascinating that the president has taken on day one to go not only pardon the january 6th defendants in blanket, but also mr. ulbricht, who was facing

justice department's office of civil rights will now be used to fight rail discrimination and harmeet dhillon, i assume she will get confirmed very, very easily. she che will be leading the chae if these companies do not abide by this executive order.ch chris,ri we need to make this l, but we will have you on and monitor this.t. chris, thank you very much. that i ms it for us tonight.does so much news, but doesn't it make >> carley: president trump sitting down with fox for his first interview since his return to the oval office, commenting on everything from immigration to tiktok and biden's last-second pardons. >> president trump: this guy went around giving everybody pardons. funny thing, maybe the sad thing, he did not give himself a pardon. and if you look at it, it all had to do with him. >> todd: his administration is attracting more investments to the u.s., this time to saudi arabia for 600 billion. >> carley: that is a lot of zeros. monitoring a new wildfire in l.a. prompting tens of thousands to evacuate. you are watching "fox and friends first," i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm tod

justice department's office of civil rights will now be used to fight rail discrimination and harmeet dhillont confirmed very, very easily. she che will be leading the chae if these companies do not abide by this executive order.ch chris,ri we need to make this l, but we will have you on and monitor this.t. chris, thank you very much. that i ms it for us tonight.does so much news, but doesn't it make >> carley: president trump sitting down with fox for his first interview sinc

that is something greg gutfeld tweeted, we have to see a newse era harmeet dhillon will have to use theer it.at's that is what we need to do is not rest on the laurels ansic pf america so no discrimination. the trump, reckon,. [inaudible] next. ♪ ♪ with so much great entertainment out there... wouldn't it be easier if you could find what you want, all in one place? my favorites. get xfinity streamsaver with netflix, apple tv+, and peacock included, for only $15 a month. what if your mobile network wasn't just built to work out here... ...but was designed differently to also give you blazing fast wifi where you are most of the time? reliable 5g, plus wifi speeds up to a gig where you need it most. xfinity mobile. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get a free 5g phone and a second unlimited line free for a year. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back.s time for the most viral moments of the yeap dar appeared to the trump dance exploding in popularity after the president with victory. everybody and their mom grooving to it and even took the sportsw world by storm.au alsost, how about this australin break

san francisco's harmeet dhillon, a former vice chairperson of the california republican party and a national committeewoman of the republican national committee for california, has been nominated as assistant attorney general for civil rights at the justice department. dhillon responded to the nomination on x, writing, quote, i'm extremely honored by president trump's nomination to assist our nation's civil rights agenda. it has been my dream to be able to serve our great country, and i am so excited to be a part of an incredible team of lawyers led by pam bondi. mr. trump describes kimberly guilfoyle as a close friend and ally. she's been named u.s. ambassador to greece. guilfoyle and donald trump jr reportedly became engaged more than two years ago, though the two have not been seen publicly together in months. guilfoyle is the former assistant da in san francisco, as well as the former wife of gavin newsom when he was mayor. mr. trump continues to reiterate his pro cryptocurrency stance. he reiterated plans to create a u.s. bitcoin strategic reserve. bitcoin has seen major gains since his

san francisco attorney harmeet dhillon has been appointed assistant attorney general. stanford professor jay bhattacharya has been appointed director of the national institutes of health. silicon valley investor scott cooper has been appointed director of the office of personnel management. science and technology investor james o'neill has been appointed deputy secretary of health and human services and southern california businessman and politician troy edgar has been appointed deputy secretary of homeland security. and to stay on top of the latest developments surrounding the trump administration, download the fox local app. it's free for your smartphone and tv. >> new at ten a man is under arrest in connection to a deadly hit and run crash in mountain view police were called to amphheat parkway and joaquin ad yesterday morning on a report of a pestrian being struck. they fou the victim on the roadway with severe injuries. he later died at the hospital. officers found the suspect and the vehicle nearby. 42 year old eric barrios of campbell faces murder and dui charge

trump has tapped right wing lawyer or harmeet dhillon to lead the department of justice's civil rightstion and voting rights cases. dhillon has been an outspoken critic of diversity programs d transgender rights and criminal justice reform efforts. as a civil rights attorney, how concerned are you about this pick? we're out of time. but i had to ask you this. >> very concerned me and attorney crump. we were just at the us doj celebrating assistant attorney general kristen clarke and her amazing four years of advocacy while she was at the us doj civil rights division. and so we're very concerned, but we will remain vigilant at all costs. >> all right. >> and thank you again for being with us. and anything. thank you, reverend, and i and i appreciate you offering those services and to others who have died in the community. >> and i really appreciate it. and i've been spreading the word about the help that you've given and what you've offered. and the community thanks you personally, reverend. >> all right. thank you. i'm very sorry for your loss. i'll be praying for you and joining you a

but you also have a department of justice coming in where you have people like harmeet dhillon and leo terrell who are going to look at these companies and sue the pants off of them for discrimination and for violating the constitutional rights of americans through certain kinds of censorship, working with the government. so it's not just all about playing nice, it's about them making sure that they're not getting sued. >> leo 2.0. they better watch out. judge jeanine. it does. i wouldn't say take away from the pomp and circumstance, but it's going to be different. how do you feel about going inside? >> thrilled. >> yeah. >> i can't wear enough layers under the coats that i have. yeah, i'm sure it's a disappointment. it's a disappointment for a lot of people. i'm sure it's a disappointment for the president. but, you know, people's health and safety matters. and at least he cares about that. i mean, there's no other reason to go inside. but i really want to talk about these tech ceos. you know, we just heard joy reid complaining about the fact that these tech ceos are bad. you know, th

san francisco attorney harmeet dhillon has been nominated as assistant attorney general.nford professor jay bhattacharya has been nominated to lead the national institutes of health. silicon valley investor scott cooper has been nominated as director of the office of personnel management. science and technology investor james o'neill has been nominated for deputy secretary of health and human services. southern california businessman and politician troy edgar has been chosen to serve as deputy secretary of homeland security. two americans have been released from captivity in afghanistan. in a final deal struck by the biden administration. the taliban says it exchanged the two prisoners, ryan corbett and william mckenzie, in exchange for a taliban member who was serving a life sentence on federal narco terrorism charges. the deal was put together in the final hours of the biden administration. at least two other americans remain in taliban custody in afghanistan. now to the southern california wildfires and the return of strong, gusty winds. containment is increasing on th