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jobina fortson at the live desk with what they're finding. jobina? >> thank you, kumasi. the w.h.o.eam is undergoing covid-19 swab testing and will have to quarantine before they can start their field research. the team will try to determine which animals might have harbored the virus before it jumped to humans. the most common theory focuses on the bat population and similar versions have been found in bats in southeast asia. it is critical to know whether a bat might be the direct source or whether the virus could be passed to a second animal and jump to humans from there. >> just understanding the landscape of potential and possible exchanges that could happen with this virus, so preparing for future viruses, as well as understanding better the intersection between humans and nonhuman animals for this virus. >> the visit a china reports its first covid-related death and almost eight months, new daily cases are highest level there since last july. reggie? >> thank you. >>> happening now, crab season finally open and fishing boats are out early this morning. in fact, here is a live

jobina fortson has more on that this morning. >> thank you. several security experts say they were surprised to see the capitol doors breached with no police resistance. extremist groups chattered online for days about their plans to react violently to the certification of the election results. in fact, intelligence reports packed with online threats were widely circulated among federal law enforcement agencies. the reports said that people encouraged each other to attend the event armed and prepared for violence. the trump administration admitted that they were surprised it happened. >> all of us in law enforcement in the washington capitol area have been planning for this for a couple of days. this is all going to get analyzed. it will have to be looked at. >> representative karen bass tod abc news she believesneeded. outside the capitol several trump supporters blamed the violence on antifa movements. >>> there is strong reaction coming from the south bay about this. sam liccardo is calling for president trump to be held responsible for the

what a story there by jobina fortson. imagine holding your own heart in your hands. unbelievable.to talk about this situation and what's different this year is elan hunt with sickle cell anemia awareness. can you tell us about the importance of blood donations to sickle cell patients right now? and i'm not sure that elan can hear us. can you hear me? apparently not. so we can try to get this signal working so that we can communicate. but i do want to mention that our blood drive runs today until 5:00 p.m. you can give when and where it's convenient for you, and check availability and sign up at abc7news.com. >> all right. in the meantime, our four@4 is in the meantime, our four@4 is coming up next. there are a lot of things in life we want but can't have. health insurance shouldn't be one of them. covered california is making health insurance more affordable for millions of us. even if you've looked before, you should look again. enrollment ends january 31st. it's the things that matter: family. health. that's it. we found help at covered california. now we have a plan we can affo

jobina fortson is looking at those details. >> thank you.turning his attention to climate change today according to the new york times. he is set to direct federal agencies to determine the extent of a ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal land. biden will also propose that the government can serve 30% of all federal land and water by 2030, create a task force with an action plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and issue memorandum elevating climate change to a national security priority. the president is expected to revive and strengthen president obama's memorandum in 2016. that elevated climate change to a national security priority. reggie? >>> thank you, jobina. more from president biden who says there is going to be a lot of vaccine on the way. his administration is now promising to buy an extra 100 million doses of the pfizer and moderna vaccines for a total of 600 million. that means the u.s. would have enough to vaccinate nearly all americans by the end of this summer. state governors are told they can expect a 16% increas

along with the anchors reggie aqui and kumasi aaron, and jobina fortson will bring you up to the minute information about road conditions. it's from 4:00 to 7:00 tomorrow morning right here on abc7. >>> where can i get vaccinated? that's the question on everyone's mind. everyone's mind. today you'll get people were afraid i was contagious. i felt gross. it was kind of a shock after i started cosentyx. four years clear. real people with psoriasis look and feel better with cosentyx. don't use if you're allergic to cosentyx. before starting, get checked for tuberculosis. an increased risk of infections and lowered ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor about an infection or symptoms, if your inflammatory bowel disease symptoms develop or worsen, or if you've had a vaccine or plan to. serious allergic reactions may occur. learn more at cosentyx.com. >>> we're on storm watch, and live doppler 7 shows you exactly where the worst of the storm is right now. taking a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza, a lot of raindrops on the camera lens, and it's only going to intensify. >> and

jobina fortson with this video. >> pg&e says the driver is safe, so that's the really positive update right now. but, chp crews cannot get that truck out from the scene there. you're going to see why through this video. that truck slid some 150 feet down a hillside, it happened on valencia school road in aptos. chp says it will recover the vehicle once it is safe. right now they're still cleaning up the aftermath of the landslide, including downed trees. one came down near a home, lifting the front deck of the home there, you can see. the tree is blocking valencia school road in both directions so it is closed until further notice. reggie? >> thank you, jobina. >>> cal trans says if you're thinking about going to lake tahoe, don't. interstate 80 reopened but chains are required east of sacramento. conditions in the mountains are very dangerous. highway 50 is open with chain controls over the summit. lake tahoe is dealing with the biggest snowstorm of the year. and here is a camera. it is still pretty dark there. by the way, you can watch this through our connect the tv app, available

king by service to create a beloved community. >> reporter: jobina fortson, abc 7 news. >>> volunteers spruced up san tomas mark in campbell as part of a dave service honoring are dr king. about a dozen folks of all ages did some pruning, some weeding and trash cleanup. the effort an annual event that rotates from park to park all around the greater san jose area. >>> moving on, breaking up is apparently easy to do during the pandemic. so what can be done to save your relationship? we'll have some help. >>> i'm spencer christian. it's warm and windy now but cooler, calmer, and wetter cooler, calmer, and wetter weather is on the way. there are a lot of things in life we want but can't have. health insurance shouldn't be one of them. covered california is making health insurance more affordable for millions of us. even if you've looked before, you should look again. enrollment ends january 31st. even if you've looked before, you should look again. my body is truly powerful. i have the power to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. and trulicity activates my body t

jobina fortson has the details on that. >> president biden is turning his attention to climate change today. according to the "new york times," he is set to direct federal agencies to determine the extent of a ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal land. biden will propose that the government conserve 30% of all federal land and water by 2030, create a task force with an action plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and issue a memorandum elevating climate change to a national security priority. the president is expected to revive and strengthen former president obama's memorandum in 2016 that elevated climate change to a national security priority. >> thank you, jobina. >>> the winter weather, it is blanketing shasta county with fresh powder in redding. residents say it's a lot of fun because it's not too often that they see snow in the city. some say it really started picking up around 8:00 last night, but unfortunately a lot of people forget how to drive in the snow. chp responded to at least 20 spinouts and collisions according to a local newspaper. yes, please be safe out

jobina fortson at the live desk looking at those numbers. >>> thank you, reggie, we are waiting on an update from pg&e. they said more than 38,000 pg&e customers lost power overnight. we want to take a live look at the out age map so you can see what's happening in your area. there are a lot of them. the map has been busy all night. just about every outage is because of the weather. the north bay had more than 5,500 outages, 4,800 were reported in the south bay, the peninsula had about 1,000, and more than 600 in san francisco. the largest outages have been in the east bay where more than 26,000 customers have lost their electricity. abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield is live in pleasant hill with an update on all of that. good morning, amy. >> all right, we will check back in with amy in just a moment. first we want to talk to you about evacuations. more than 5,000 people in the santa cruz mountains, they were ordered to evacuate ahead of the storm. now here is a look at the evacuation map. we want to show you the areas highlighted in red are mandatory, and you can see that those stre

i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings."night. the park once known as jackson park was stripped of its name last summer. jackson was a slave owner and forcibly removed americans from their ohomelands. hi, mike. >>> colder this morning. we've got a 1 on the storm imctor .d shows even cold enough for some grapple and this is just the beginning. each storm gets stronger sunday night into monday >>> good morning. coming up on live, priyanka chopra joins us. >> plus "walker" coming up. >>> we'll have another abc7 news update in 30 minutes. you can find us on our news app and abc7news.com. you can join us from "abc7 mornings" weekdays from 5:00 to 7:00. have a wonderful day. ♪ >>> yes, we are in tim uare. right, great to have you guys with us on this thursday morning. >> it's great to have our next guest, actress and activist yara shahidi, the breakout star of "black-ish" and the star of her own spin-off show, "grown-ish," hello, good morning. always wonderful to be in your presence. >> good morning. >> hey, i heard that -- >> tha

i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings."kend forecast. >> thank you very much. hi, everybody. our swells are going to get bigger and dangerous. don't turn your back on the water. and some pretty gusty winds, could be damaging above 1,000 feet. how about these temperatures? record highs sunday and especially monday. our warmest day, it's going to be windy that day, and then it gets much cooler starting tuesday. >> thank you, mike. >>> time now for "live with kelly and ryan." we'll be back at 11:00 for we'll be back at 11:00 for "midday live" and our reporting it's "live with kelly and ryan." today, film and television star, angela bassett. and get torch'd when we introduce you to one of the hottest workouts around. plus, you'll meet a very young "live" fan from iowa when we visit the storey family, all next on "live." ♪ hello, friday ♪ and now, here are kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. we made it to friday! it's friday! good morning! [laughing] what are you two... what are you two... i just had the funniest, spontaneous moment w

i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings." the grounds in sacramento. from guards patrolling the dome to a new six-foot high fence surrounding the complex, the california state capitol is locked down in addition to enhanced police presence, 1,000 heavily armed national guard troops are stationed at the capitol building and at nearby state offices. biden's inauguration ceremony is tomorrow. >>> hi, mike. >> let's talk about the winds out there. if you're like me, you've got some damage to clean up. parts of my fence came down again. 25 to 45, that's what ■our gust are right now. and they could get up around 50 through at least 6:00 today, even in the higher elevations we have the wind advisory up through 80 miles per hour through 10:00. watch out for debris on roads and crossing the >>> hey, bay area, "live with kelly and ryan" is coming up. >> we'll chat with leslie odom jr. about his new movie "one night in miami." >> that's at 9:00 on abc7. >>> we will have another abc7 news update in about 30 minutes. and you can find us on

i'm jobina fortson from "abc7 mornings."g. he's already incarcerated from a prior murder conviction and waiting a trial for another murder. police got a break in the case late last year. garrett has never been found. >>> good morning, welcome to friday. i'm tracking increasing showers that are developing across the north bay and rotate southward across the rest of our neighborhoods just like they did last night. these pose more problems in the form of heavier downpours and even some small hail or graupel. you can see on future radar, they're here through the midafternoon and then they'll taper to just some random showers as we head into the evening and overnight hours. the best chance will be over the ocean. our first 3 of the year ♪ ♪ oh, this is how it starts ♪ ♪ lightning strikes the heart ♪ ♪ the day has just begun ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ ♪ oh, we could be the stars ♪ ♪ falling from the sky ♪ ♪ shining how we want ♪ ♪ brighter than the sun ♪ oroweat bread. gathering, baking and delivering the goodness of nature... fr