among those sworn in former san jose mayor and now congressman sam liccardo. >> congratulations. you are now members of the 119th congress. >> on friday afternoon, we spoke with liccardo from his washington, d.c. office. >> i feel enormous pride for the opportunity and the privilege to be able to serve in this way. >> liccardo replaces longtime representative anna eschew. his district stretches from the south bay to the mid peninsula and coastal san mateo county. when not on capitol hill, liccardo will be at the same offices as you had in palo alto and half moon bay. >> well, we're trying to build teams in two cities right now. literally back home and in washington, dc. >> liccardo, a democrat, is a first term member in a minority party. he said he knows there are daunting challenges ahead. working with his party and the new administration, we think about the cost of housing, for example, the cost of childcare. >> and these are not issues that are finding their way into legislation or floor battles. those are the opportunities, i think, for young members like me to reach across th

when sam liccardo has to say about representing the bay area in our nation's capital, and is it a case of paella piracy? the lawsuit claiming that a couple stole a recipe from a popular spanish restaurant here in the bay area. our robert honda is looking into the savory details on that one. but let's begin with the rain. this is what it looked like on 101 in santa clara this morning. windshield wipers in full effect. let's bring in meteorologist vianey arana. okay. the rain came last night. what happens now? very quick moving. as we had forecasted. this is what it looks like now. gorgeous, gorgeous. and this is a sneak peek of what's ahead for the weekend. so let's get right to your microclimate forecast so i can show you where the rain is headed to now and what things we got to look out for as we inch into the weekend. so notice the sierra still very active. we've got some light scattered activity passing through sacramento, but the bulk of that cold front. we're now getting the tail of it. it is now out of the way and temperature wise we're in the 50s right now. we've even got a coup

among those sworn in former san jose mayor and now congressman sam liccardo. >> congratulations. e now members of the 119th congress. >> on friday afternoon, we spoke with liccardo from his washington, d.c. office. >> i feel enormous pride for the opportunity and the privilege to be able to serve in this way. >> liccardo replaces longtime representative anna eschew. his district stretches from the south bay to the mid peninsula and coastal san mateo county. when not on capitol hill, liccardo will be at the same offices as you had in palo alto and half moon bay. >> well, we're trying to build teams in two cities right now. literally back home and in washington, d.c. >> liccardo, a democrat, is a first term member in a minority party. he said he knows there are daunting challenges ahead, working with his party and the new administration. >> we think about the cost of housing, for example, the cost of childcare, and these are not issues that are finding their way into legislation or floor battles. those are the opportunities, i think, for young members like me to reach across the ais

and new year, new congress that includes former san jose mayor sam liccardo.he now congressman, tells thank you for joining us this half hour. a dry start to 2025. >> yes. it's been a pretty chilly though. and we're going to continue that trend waking up to plenty of 40s. it is 42, in palo alto, 43 in fremont with upper 30s in gilroy. 38 in danville. upper 30s in santa rosa, where the fog has been an issue throughout the morning hours. 11 degrees colder in novato. seven degrees colder in mountain view. so bundle up out there. the afternoon highs just in the mid 50s with partly cloudy skies downtown over in oakland about 57 and peeks of sun with high clouds. and the warmest location will be in the south bay. san jose. upper 50s. partly cloudy. we get into a warmer second half of the weekend, and if you like that we're going to have much warmer temperatures for the week ahead. stay tuned for the details and some breezy winds as well. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. today is the first day of a week long of funeral services to say farewell to america's ol

among those sworn in former san jose mayor and now congressman sam liccardo. >> congratulations. you are now members of the 119th congress. >> on friday afternoon, we spoke with liccardo from his washington, d.c. office. >> i feel enormous pride for the opportunity and the privilege to be able to serve in this way. >> liccardo replaces longtime representative anna eschew. his district stretches from the south bay to the mid peninsula and coastal san mateo county. when not on capitol hill, liccardo will be at the same offices as you had in palo alto and half moon bay. >> well, we're trying to build teams in two cities right now. literally back home and in washington, dc. >> liccardo, a democrat, is a first term member in a minority party. he said he knows there are daunting challenges ahead. working with his party and the new administration, we think about the cost of housing, for example, the cost of childcare. >> and these are not issues that are finding their way into legislation or floor battles. those are the opportunities, i think, for young members like me to reach across th

new members took their oath of office, and among them was former san jose mayor sam liccardo.liccardo is taking over for former congresswoman anna eshoo. her former seat covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. liccardo says he is going to aim to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in yesterday, lateefah simon simon takes over her longtime mentor barbara lee's seat. simon will represent much of alameda county in the last two decades, simon has largely focused on equity initiatives as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit organizational leader. meanwhile, president elect donald trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money case on friday. that's less than two weeks before his inauguration day. a manhattan supreme court judge rejected the president elect's request to dismiss the case yesterday, and instead set the sentencing for january 10th. the judge also wrote he is, quote, not inclined to sentence trump to any prison time. trump, as you may recall, was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connecti

candidatos empataron en el segundo lugar y un recuento de votos cambió los papeles, dejando a sam liccardoinas se tomaron las calles puentes y hasta el golden gate no sabían esto. muchos ya están llegando tarde a sus trabajos. en septiembre inició la huelga de trabajadores de los hoteles en san francisco, pero la inflexión política también estuvo en las urnas. pues llegó noviembre 5, donde por cierto, el día electoral hizo que la detención del concejal de san josé, omar torres, por abuso sexual a un menor trascienda. pero luego, en las elecciones de noviembre, san francisco decidió no renovar a su alcaldesa. london breed we will always do everything we can to ensure the success of this city. optaron por un nuevo político, daniel lowry. y en antioch ocurrió algo similar. lamar hernández no fue reecto. ganó ron bernal y los votantes también retiraron cargos. la alcaldesa de oakland fue destituida, al igual que la fiscal de alameda, pamela price. y mientras los votantes le decían no a la fiscal que llegó al cargo promoviendo una política de rehabilitación y no punitiva, le dijeron sí a la pro

. >> democrats lateefah simon and sam liccardo are among the new members of the 100 19th congress sworn in today. la formally served as the mayor of san jose and will now represent silicon valley in washington. the congressman says he's optimistic about democrats and lawmakers finding common ground on some key issues. >> since represent saucon valley supporting innovation going so responsible. there's a lot of tech issues i think republicans and democrats shown we can find some common ground. >> the car to succeed retiring congresswoman anna eshoo. she held her seat for decades sub 3 decades. i will have more on the 190 the congress coming up in just a few minuhes. >> why weather time here? as we get a look at san francisco, but maybe you want to get away maybe. and if you do, here's the man to tell you all about. yeah, you want to head out and about. i think we start drying things out as we get in toward tomorrow. not a bad time to get around in the winter months when a dry things out and explore much of california around the u.s.. but boy, it's going to be rough. other parts of the co

south bay congressman sam liccardo joined fellow lawmakers today, announcing a $12 million federal grant to fund 237 new charging ports across san jose. more than half of them will be installed at libraries and community centers. parks. recent survey from the public policy institute of california found that nearly half of californians are seriously considering an electric car, but the charging logistics remain the biggest reason people still aren't going all electric, because they're worried about where they're going to charge their cars. yeah, that range envy. it's a it's a real deal. jeff is here to talk about our weather as we kick off the week here, jeff. and we had some wind gusts overnight. those winds are beginning to calm down. but as we have been talking about in southern california, the winds are ramping up at this very hour. so in case you missed it, i wanted to continue to give you checks on what's happening down there. and this is a real time map of some wind gusts we're starting to see. it's more of a broad overview overview, but i think you get the big headline here. notic

simon has said she wants to be a champion for the people, and the former mayor of san jose, sam liccardo, is officially a congressman. liccardo was also sworn in today on capitol hill. liccardo defeated fellow democrat and state assembly member evan lowe to take former congresswoman anna eshoo seat. the new congressman will cover parts of santa clara and san mateo counties, and he says he aims to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. well, as the 117th congress is sworn in, some members of the last congress are saying goodbye to capitol hill. that includes, as we mentioned, barbara lee. coming up at six velena jones talks one on one with lee as she leaves washington following more than 25 years of service. they'll discuss the possibilities that lie ahead for her in the new congress. begins with republicans in control of both chambers for the first time since 2019, and in their first order of business, house members reelected republican mike johnson as speaker. but it didn't come without some last minute drama. nbc's alice barr is in washington with the latest.

in session, and the new class includes two freshmen representatives from the bay area, democrat sam liccardo and lateefah simon were both officially sworn in this afternoon at capitol hill. liccardo familiar name represents parts of san mateo and santa clara counties, and simon represents a large portion of alameda county, including oakland. simon's family on hand for the swearing in ceremony. also, their now former congresswoman barbara lee, who simon is replacing. we spoke to lee earlier today to watch her friend. she was there and mentee become a member of congress, and i was sitting right next to her on the floor. so, you know, for me, it was like this moment that i really felt so proud, but i felt so encouraged that that her light and her voice is going to shine. and she took this baton and she's going to be a warrior. she is a warrior. women. what are you most proud of in your time in congress? one is, i went to george bush and told him that people were dying. black people, both in america and in africa and in the caribbean, dying of hiv and aids disproportionately. and he listened. an

el exalcalde de san josé sam liccardo juramento ante el congreso la mañana de hoy viernes.ante tenerlas presente al momento de seir a su país. el demócrata representa parte del sur de la bahía y la península, mientras que elon musk y vivek ramaswamy, los líderes del nuevo departamento de eficiencia gubernamental creado por la administración trump, planean exigir que los empleados federales regresen a la oficina a a tiempo completo, ya que dicn que el trabajo desde casa fue un privilegio de la era del covid 19. musk y ramaswamy esperan que esta política aumente las renuncias y jubilaciones y de esa manera se reduzcan de manera drástica el tamaño del gobierno federal y sus gastos, mientras que el presidente electo donald trump será sentenciado el 10 de enero por el caso de pagos secretos a una actriz porno, pero no enfrentará tiempo en prisión. el juez juan merchán indicó que trump podrá comparecer en persona o virtualmente para la sentencia. qué ocurrirá solamente 10 días antes de su toma de posesión? ningún presidente estadounidense, cabe mencionar, había sido acusado o con

representatives from our state include two members from the bay area, including former san jose mayor sam liccardo and former bart board member latifah simon. it has been nearly one year since police took over people's park in berkeley. the gathering taking place tomorrow, giving people an opportunity to voice their concerns and traffic moving slowly on roads up in the sierra. we'll hear from travelers as they describe the drive that at times came to a standstill. >> and barry, whether the rain clouds from today moving on out of town. it looks like a dry weather stretch t t begins this we conditions. i-80 was closed for several hours, as we mentioned, but now back open. traffic has really been slow moving for most of the night. some people from the bay area traveling up to tahoe for the weekend say this is the worst traffic they have ever seen in this region. >> it was torturous. i mean, we were using waze and then it was saying that the road was closed and then but then it reopened, but then it was closed again. >> i've gone to tahoe before, but it has never been like this type of standstill. >>

forr san jose mayor sam liccardo, now officially a congressman.iccardo defeated fellow democrat and state assembly member evan lowe to take former congresswoman anna eshoo seat covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. mccarter says he aims to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in was lateefah simon, who will take over for her longtime mentor barbara lee. simon's prior roles as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit leader in the last two decades have focused largely on equity initiatives, she said. she wants to be a champion for the people. simon will represent oakland and the rest of the 12th district in the east bay. nbc bay area's velena jones spoke with lee moments after the swearing in ceremony about her time in office and what's next. it has been the privilege of my lifetime to serve my incredible constituents. congresswoman barbara lee has worked more than half her life in politics, with 26 years in congress, seven years in the california legislature, and 11 years working for the late congr

members being sworn in, including lateefah simon, the newly elected east bay representative, and sam liccardo, who will represent the south bay. republicans will hold a narrow majority of 219 seats in the house. republicans will have a majority in the senate with 53 seats, which is still below the 60 vote threshold needed for most legislation with a conservative supreme court. a house and senate controlled by republicans. mr. trump returns emboldened to washington, dc. so what does that mean for the state of american politics and democracy? i spoke to david kuo, senior fellow at the freeman spogli institute for international studies at stanford, who says the decline and polarization of political parties is having sweeping implications. >> well, there's a long history here where, you know, democracy requires political parties to operate effectively. parties are really the intermediary organizations that bring citizens interests into the policy workings of government. you know, they link us and our demands into actual governance and political agendas. but for many years now, citizens don't feel

san jose congressman sam liccardo joined fellow lawmakers today to announce $12 million in federal funding for new charging ports in san jose. money will pay for 237 new charging stations. that's 237. 120 of them will be installed at libraries, community centers and parks. recent survey from the public policy institute of california found nearly half of californians are seriously considering buying an electric car, but charging logistics is the main concern. holding a lot of people back. all right, i'm here now with our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, to take a look at our weather today. how's it looking? i haven't been able to step outside much. we've got the sunshine, and thankfully, some wind from this morning has left us. it was a little bit frightening overnight. we did get some gusts 40 to 50mph. so of course, with all the southern cacaliforniaind we've been dealing with, it is good that we are beginning to see that wind calming down here throughout the bay area. right now in san jose, we do have those mostly clear skies, currently 65 degrees. just a breeze here out of the northwe

congress, and new members took their oath of office today and among them, former san jose mayor sam liccardo. liccardo is taking over former congresswoman anna eshoo seat. the seat covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. liccardo says he aims to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in was lateefah simon. she's taking over her longtime mentor barbara lee's seat. simon will represent much of alameda county, and the last two decades, simon largely focused on equity initiatives as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit leader. president elect trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money case next friday. that is less than two weeks before his inauguration day. today, a manhattan supreme court judge rejected trump's request to dismiss the case and set the sentencing for january 10th. but the judge also wrote that he is not inclined to sentence trump to prison. mr. trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged scheme to hide a hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 ele

congress, and new members took their oath of office today and among them, former san jose mayor sam liccardo. liccardo is taking over former congresswoman anna eshoo seat. the seat covers parts of santa clara and san mateo counties. liccardo says he aims to focus on issues like homelessness, crime and the cost of living. also sworn in was lateefah simon. she's taking over her longtime mentor barbara lee's seat. simon will represent much of alameda county, and the last two decades, simon largely focused on equity initiatives as a civil rights advocate and nonprofit leader. president elect trump is set to be sentenced in his hush money case next friday. that is less than two weeks before his inauguration day. today, a manhattan supreme court judge rejected trump's request to dismiss the case and set the sentencing for january 10th. but the judge also wrote that he is not inclined to sentence trump to prison. mr. trump was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with an alleged scheme to hide a hush money payment to porn star stormy daniels before the 2016 ele

members being sworn in, including lateefah simon, the newly elected east bay representative, and sam liccardowho will represent the south bay. republicans will hold a narrow majority of 219 seats in the house. republicans will have a majority in the senate with 53 seats, which is still below the 60 vote threshold needed for most legislation. with a conservative supreme court, a house and senate controlled by republicans, president elect trump returns emboldened to washington, dc. earlier, i spoke to david kuo, senior center fellow at the freeman spogli institute for international studies at stanford, who says the decline and polarization of political parties is having sweeping implications. >> while there's a long history here where, you know, democracy requires political parties to operate effectively, parties are really the intermediary organizations that bring citizens interests into the policy workings of government. you know, they link us and our demands into actual governance and political agendas. but for many years now, citizens don't feel as if the parties of the left or the right re

former san jose mayor sam liccardo was elected to fill her seat in congress. new california senator adam schiff announced that he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. in a post on x. schiff says he will also. he also received assignments to the agriculture, small business and environment and public works committees. schiff says the assignments will allow him to help build a stronger economy and protect our democracy and planet. schiff was sworn in last month to the seat formerly held by the late senator dianne feinstein. the house and senate are scheduled to meet for a joint session of congress on january 6th, but fox news chad pergram reports if house members do not vote for a speaker tomorrow, that session next week may not happen. >> the 119th congress is set to begin friday, but the house of representatives can't function until members elect a speaker. >> president trump is the coach. he asked for speaker johnson to remain as speaker, and we should listen to the coach and go about enacting the play. >> incumbent house speaker mike johnson is on th

former san jose mayor sam liccardo will be filling her seat in congress, and a new california senatoradam schiff, says he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. it. in a post on x, schiff says he's also received assignments to the agriculture, small business and environment and public works committees. schiff says the assignments will allow him to help build a stronger economy and protect our democracy and the planet. time is 657. governor newsom says he plans to give a budget update, and the state of the state address at the same time. the governor told reporters he'd do everybody a favor by getting them done at the same time. the budget update is due by january 10th. the state legislative analyst projects a small budget deficit of $2 billion for the fiscal year 20 2526, and president elect donald trump is expected to hold a big rally in washington the day before his inauguration. an email sent to supporters called it a victory rally. it said, quote, the crowd needs to be huge. it's scheduled to be held at the same arena where the washington wizards in the capitals play their

and that includes the bay area's lateefah simon, the newly elected east bay congresswoman, and sam liccardowho represent the south bay. republicans will hold a majority in the house and the senate. they also control the white house. experts say this republican majority at all federal political levels will only increase the rhetoric that some people say that politicians don't really represent the will of the people. >> many years now, citizens don't feel as if the parties of the left or the right really represent their interests. instead, they often think that parties are only working for economic elites, for example, or for lobbyists and people who have more time and resources to try to get what they want out of government. >> and as a result, people may feel disconnected from their political leaders and have a tough time taking part actively in local, state, and federal politics. well, millions of minimum wage workers will be getting a pay raise in 2025. a study by the economic policy institute says 21 states will be increasing the minimum wage pay this year, and about 9 million people are

the newly elected east bay congresswoman and sam liccardo, who will represent the south bay republicansll hold a majority in the house and the senate. they also control will control the white house. experts say this republican majority at all federal levels will only increase the rhetoric that politicians don't actually represent the will of the people. >> for many years now, citizens don't feel as if the parties of the left or the right really represent their interests. instead, they often think that parties are only working for economic elites, for example, or for lobbyists and people who have more time and resources to try to get what they want out of government. >> and as a result, some people may feel disconnected from political leaders and have a tough time taking part actively in local, state, as well as federal politics. >> tomorrow, the house will also vote for a new speaker. and this comes after house republicans released a new rules package that could raise the threshold for replacing the speaker. >> doug luzader reports from washington, where 2025 is already taking off in a

. >> alright democrats, the teeth of simon and sam liccardo among the new members of the 119 congressworn in today. look formally. >> served as the mayor of san jose and will represent silicon valley and washington and the congressman said today that he's optimistic about lawmakers finding common ground. >> that represent saucon valley supporting innovation going so responsible. there's a lot of tech issues i think republicans and democrats shown we can find some common ground. >> ricardo succeeds retiring congresswoman anna eshoo who held her seat for 3 decades. we'll go back now to the start of the new congress and house speaker mike johnson. just get enough votes to take that spot back. our washington, d.c., correspondent jessi tenure joins us now live from dc with the very latest here. thanks for being here. jesse. >> yeah, good afternoon, justin. several house republicans did vote against johnson, but then all but one flipped their votes, handing johnson the gavel once again and allowing the house to swear in new members, its members. >> duly elected speaker of the house of repre

. >> democrats lateefah simon and sam liccardo are among the new members of the 100 19th congress sworn in today. look formally served as the mayor of san jose and will now represent silicon valley in washington. the congressman today says that he's optimistic about lawmakers finding common ground on some key issues since represent saucon valley supporting innovation, identity. so responsible. there's a lot of tech issues i think republicans and democrats shown we can find some common ground. >> the cargo succeeds retiring congresswoman anna eshoo who held her seat for 3 decades. >> president biden's blocked a 15 billion dollars deal deal between the u.s. and a japanese company. both companies u.s. steel and nippon steel in japan are reportedly calling biden's actions a violation of due process. biden sided with the powerful steelworkers union, which soundly objected to the pittsburgh based company falling into foreign hands. pittsburgh, pennsylvania, of course, in a statement biden said steel production and the steel workers who produce it are the backbone of the nation. and without it

new members took their oath of office, and among them was former san jose mayor sam liccardo, now representingparts of santa clara and san mateo counties, as well as lateefah simon, who will represent much of alameda county. please join me in welcoming kristen welker, moderator of meet the press. hi, kristen. happy new year. great to see you this morning. as has been widely reported, republicans have control of the house and the senate. and this morning, you're speaking with senate democratic leader chuck schumer, as well as senator adam schiff of california. and of course, the congresspeople i just mentioned from here in california are democrats as well. so where do democrats see themselves in the opposition? hey, kira, happy new year. it's so great to be with you. well, it's a great question. it's one i put actually directly to senator adam schiff. what's his role going to look like in this new congress? he spent so much time conducting oversight when he was in congress of the first trum administration. will we expect to see the same in the second trump administration? he said, look, that's

you could hear the >> democrats will take simon and sam liccardo are now among the new members, the 119 congress sworn in today. the formally served as mayor of san jose and now will represent silicon valley and washington. the congressman today said he's optimistic about lawmakers finding common ground on key issues. >> that said represent saucon valley supporting innovation going so responsible. there's a lot of tech issues i think republicans and democrats shown we can find some common ground. >> ricardo succeeds retiring congresswoman anna eshoo who held her seat for 3 decades. still ahead here, 2 o'clock. a new warning from the surgeon general is a new study is linking. >> alcoholic to some cancers. >> and a new rhike for the new year from pg. e how much more you'll have to pay. and fresh snow. means bring your chains >> in the north bay, families describing the moment their roof collapsed the night before christmas as kron four's gayle ong reports that family now has to deal with the cost of all that damage. >> terrifying moments as a homes. families ceiling collapsed on the night

california democrats largely voting no, including brand new congressman from san jose, sam liccardo. desaulnier ted lieu pelosi, lofgren. swalwell. all voted no as well. president elect trump held a wide ranging press conference from his mar a lago home on tuesday. the first hour was trump speaking extemporaneously, claiming windmills harmed whales, saying he'll rename the gulf of mexico, the gulf of america and a fairly lengt dishwashers. trump said americans should be able to use as much water as they wish. it's called rain comes down from. comes down from heaven. and they want to do no. no. water comes out of the shower. it goes drip, drip, drip. so what happens? you're in the shower ten times as long. you know no water comes out of the faucet. you want to wash your hands. you. they want to go back to even stronger than what they have right now. now it was trump's discussion of panama and denmark, which owns greenland, that got the most attention. asked about military action against the two countries, trump said he could not rule that out with your references to greenland and the

that includes south bay congressman sam liccardo, who was the former mayor of san jose.aker mike johnson expected to learn whether he will remain speaker. president elect donald trump is backing him to hang on to the position, he wrote on his social media platform earlier this week that johnson has his, quote, complete and total endorsement. recently, some republicans have signaled johnson could face opposition in today's vote for speaker. he can only afford to lose a handful of republican votes to keep his post in southern california. investigators are working to learn why a small plane crashed into the roof of a warehouse in orange county. it happened about 2:00 yesterday afternoon, about two minutes after taking off from the fullerton municipal airport. that's just six miles away from disneyland. black smoke could be seen rising from the hole in the roof. sadly, two people were killed. it's unclear if they were on board the plane or inside the building. 19 people were hospitalized, six others were treated and released at the scene. it is 545. happening today. the fami

former san jose mayor sam liccardo will fill her seat in congress. new california senator adam schiff announced that he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. in a post on x, schiff says that he also received assignments to the agriculture, small business and environment and public works committees. schiff says the assignments will allow him to build a stronger economy and, quote, protect our democracy and planet. schiff was sworn in last month to the seat formerly held by the late senator dianne- [music] feinstein. >> the life and legacy of jimmy carter is being remembered across the country and across the world. the panamanian government, celebrating the 25th anniversary of its control over the panama canal, made possible by a deal carter signed while in office. here at home, he was closely associated with habitat for humanity, working well into his 90s on construction sites across the country. habitat for humanity says they will continue his work to honor him and his family. >> they felt the carter center was in good hands, and for them to

former san jose mayor sam liccardo will fill her seat in congress.ew california senator adam schiff announced that he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. schiff says he has also received assignments to the agriculture, small business and environmental and public works committees. schiff says the assignments will allow him to help build a stronger economy and protect our democracy and planet. >> the fbi has released new video of the person who they believe planted pipe bombs in washington, d.c, the night before the capitol riot in 2021. surveillance video shows the person sitting on a bench outside the democratic national committee headquarters before placing the bomb. a second bomb was planted at the republican national committee headquarters. they did not go off and no one was hurt. a $500,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest. >> now to south korea, where police tried and failed to arrest the country's president. as the political and military crisis escalates. fox's greg palkot has more on the developing situati

that includes south bay congressman sam liccardo, who was the former mayor of san jose.er mike johnson expected to learn whether he will remain speaker. president elect donald trump is backing him to hang on to the position. recently, some republicans have signaled johnson could face opposition. he can only afford to lose a handful of republican votes to keep his post. let's get your look at your friday ahead. we will need the rain jackets for today. those showers will continue to push on through, at least for the first half of the day. then we'll start to go into clearing mode for the weekend. we'll just watch that morning fog with the evaporation going on tomorrow morning. if you have to get back home, get those travels underway. but then we go on into next week san francisco. the inner bay, our inland valleys look to be drying out and warming up into the mid to upper 60s, so that will be nice to track as we get everybody back into a routine. now, speaking of routines and the roads we go on and you see your screen highlighted there with some portions of green. that's t

california democrats largely voting no, including brand new congressman from san jose, sam liccardo. desaulnier ted lieu pelosi, lofgren. swalwell. all vote no as well. usa today just published an interview with president biden, in which biden says he probably would have beaten trump had he stayed in the race. but biden says he was not confident he would have been able to finish out his second term. mr. biden is 82 years old. he would have been 86 at the end of the second term. so, so far, so good. he says president elect trump held a wide ranging press conference from his mar a lago home on tuesday, the first hour. trump speaking extemporaneously, claiming windmills harm whales, saying he will rename the gulf of mexico the gulf of america. and there was a fairly lengthy discussion of modern dishwashers. trump said americans should be able to use as much water as they want. it's called rain comes down from. comes down from heaven. and they want to do no. no. water comes out of the shower. it goes drip, drip, drip. so what happens? you're in the shower ten times as long. you know no w

former san jose mayor sam liccardo will fill her seat in congress.ew california senator adam schiff announced that he will serve on the senate judiciary committee. schiff says he has also received assignments to the agriculture, small business and environmental and public works committees. schiff says the assignments will allow him to help build a stronger economy and protect our democracy and our planet. >> governor gavin newsom plans to give a budget update and state of the state address at the same time. governor told reporters he would do everyone a favor by delivering them both at the same time. the budget update is due by january 10th. the state legislative analyst projects a, quote, small budget deficit of $2 billion for fiscal year 2025 2637. >> now, jewish leaders in oakland are upset after finding a hateful message just feet away from a menorah along lake merritt. and they tell us it's not the first time something like this has happened. the anti-israel message was scrawled on the concrete base near a menorah on wednesday, the last night of