along the west coast and in galwa . ~ . along the west coast and in galwa .~ ., , ., along the west coasteople do to prepare _ galway. what should people do to prepare what's _ galway. what should people do to prepare what's coming - galway. what should people do | to prepare what's coming next? over the next while there will be in operation, there is been substantial damage, that will take time. encouraging not to travel unless necessary, and then as you mentioned, through sunday we will seek further wind and rain and that's just going to exacerbate impacts already. so really we'rejust urging people to take care and not to travel if necessary. rebecca, thank you very much indeed for that, good to talk to you. let's speak to joe lynam, business editor and presenter at newstalk — ireland's national independent radio station. joe, thanks forjoining us. tell us a little bit about what's been happening where you are, and with the impact is been and what people have been telling you on your radio show? i certainly felt it this morning, i present a show that starts at 6:30am on irish national r

or you can find round the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. we are getting another look at some of the destruction left behind from the palisades fire and the others burning across l.a. county. the historic buildings lost at two state parks and a bust at an oakland smoke shop. what police say they found after searching the property. >> and how wildfire smoke from southern california affects northern california. your bay area forecast com g g up california's state parks, sharing these videos and images on social media of the devastating site at will rogers state historic park in pacific palisades and topanga state park in topanga. the palisades fire destroyed historic buildings and several structures at both parks. back with meteorologist roberto gonzalez. it is january 9th. we are talking about firestorms in los angeles and even here in the bay area, temperatures reaching nearly 80 degrees. we had records today. >> it makes you feel guilty, doesn't it? unbelievable. a little bit on the guilty side, because typically this time of the year, we s

there's a second day of disruption this week on trains operated by ava nti west coast — with membersand conditions — means there will be no ava nti west coast services to north wales, blackpool and edinburgh — and reduced services between london, the west midlands and manchester — with routes into glasgow also affected. our transport correspondent sean dilley is at london's euston station. what's the situation there this morning? as well as being very cold, which adds to the misery for commuters here at euston station, there is a very well publicised strike action today but also two days ago. at the heart of this strike action is a dispute over who is paid what are working overtime, notjust working overtime hours but for being called in to work those hours on what would be a rostered day off, a rest day, a working arrangement, if you will. the two sides to this argument would that be of avanti who say it is very disappointing for passengers to face those disrupted timetables, as you have pointed out. blackpool, parts of north wales, edinburgh facing no service. the situation here at

at west coast rap.com.people with disabilities, such as those on the autism spectrum, often have difficulty finding employment. a bay area man is trying to highlight the issue in hopes of changing it as ktvu is. andre senior shows us he received a major assist in his efforts from the sheriff of san francisco. >> say give it about 30s. >> weeks after life changing opportunity, adam sherman is contemplating next steps for a man who few have been on so far, he's fresh off the opportunity of a lifetime, serving as campaign manager for paul miyamoto's reelection bid for san francisco sheriff. >> make sure you just get out and vote. >> it's a multifaceted role. everything from helping to organize fundraising to putting out media blurbs and other forms of publicity. >> but in an election season filled with many campaigns and the people who had them. sherman's situation is different because he is on the autism spectrum, something he's proud to talk about, but one that's kept his ambitions tempered. and he's not the

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west coast wrap with alex savage here at 7:00 monday through friday. or you can always find around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. >> new at 11 beauty retailer sephora has closed one of its stores in san francisco. sephora studio in laurel village is now vacant after opening in 1999. sephora studio was the last of a handful of the company's prototypes in the u.s. that operated out of a smaller retail space. its closure now leaves san francisco with four sephora stores. the space is now available to lease for $28,600 a month. >> first lady jill biden will be landing in the bay area tomorrow. >> she's joining the health care and pharmaceutical conference. fierce jpm week 2025, in san francisco as the keynote speaker. the first lady will arrive at sfo tomorrow afternoon and will stay through wednesday. she'll be at the conference, which runs tuesday and wednesday, as part of the white house initiative on women's health research, which will be a main topic of her address. >> okay. checking on the winds in southern california. they're not blowing

this story does begin tonight's west coast rap. more than 1300 staffers with the pasadena unified school district have been evacuated in the path of the eaton fire. the state superintendent, tony thurmond, says pasadena unified will work directly with airbnb to provide temporary housing, including for family members and pets. airbnb has already offered free emergency housing for thousands of people affected by the wildfires. well, today was supposed to mark a career milestone for modesto firefighter ryan fenton with his badge pinning ceremony celebrating his promotion to engineer. but it quickly tk to the back seat as fenton was deployed to altadena to help in the fire fight. now that ceremony ended up though still taking place, but in a little bit of a different form. when ufc legend chuck liddell visited fenton's base camp. he was there to share his appreciation for the firefighters working in the area. the ufc fighter personally signing the back of fenton's badge, getting promoted alone is a big deal, and then having someone lik

at west coast rap.com.ther bay area school district facing a budget deficit. the jobs at risk of being cut for north bay school district. and it's almost time for lunar new year celebrations. the hope from some city leaders that free parking could help bring more people to chinatown. >> and the area, whether our mild stretch coming to an end. in fact, we're talking about a cool system this weekend, and shower chances have been added to the f ect. w [♪] are you one of the millions of americans who suffer from an upset stomach after a big meal? try pepto bismol. unlike some products, pepto coats and soothes your digestive system, to provide fast 5-symptom relief. stock up on pepto today. (♪) when life spells heartburn... how do you spell relief? r-o-l-a-i-d-s rolaids' dual-active formula begins to neutralize acid on contact. r-o-l-a-i-d-s spells relief. the area's level of emergency preparedness. following the devastation of the l.a. fires, the marin independent journal reports. the marin water district says

west coast wrap with alex savage always there at 7:00 monday through friday. or of course, you can always find around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. several ceremonies taking place across the world, as people did mark international holocaust remembrance day. it was 80 years ago. soviet troops liberated the auschwitz death camp. today, camp survivors, some wearing blue and white striped scarves as a symbol of their prison uniform, walked together to the death wall where prisoners were once executed by nazi german forces, murdered some 1.1 million people at the site in southern poland, which was under german occupation during world war two. in all, the nazi regime murdered 6 million jews, along with millions of other minorities all over europe. here in the bay area, community members held their own ceremony marking the somber day in history as a way to remember the lives lost, with the hope that what happened during world war two will never happen again. ktvu zac sos brings us a look at tonight's ceremony. >> 80 years after the liberation of the ausch

or you can find a round the clock coverage always at west coast rap.com. >> all right. high temperatures from today. it was cooler. it was a lot warmer last week when we had the upper 60s and low 70s. well above average dry week. cold nights this week. dry until friday but in cold overnight lows but lower daytime highs. so these are the highs from today. highs tomorrow will follow suit and we will be pleasantly mild for this time of year. it's almost february and that's these numbers look about right or maybe a little bit warm. the overnights will be cold because the nights are long and the air is still. and so the frost advisory, i don't see any freeze warnings but a freeze watch for the next few nights, probably through wednesday. and that will develop frost early with temperatures above freezing. but we'll also see freezing temperatures in parts of the north bay. so partly cloudy. cool overnight. nice day tomorrow. the week looks pretty good. remember last week? i mean, we've had a really prolific run of really warm, nice weather around here after an extreme amount o

at west coast rap.com. >> all right. it was a stormy start to the weekend, but take a look at the aftermath. the storm that hit the sierra on friday made for a perfect day out there on the slopes today. this video sent to us from a viewer showing a bit of a bluebird day with just a few clouds out there in the sky. now the good skiing comes as the first snow survey of the year showed a very good start to the winter snowpack. it took place right off of highway 50 at phillips station last week. the results of the survey revealed that phillips station, there is 91% of the average for this time of year, with a snow depth of 24in. state water experts say we're going to need a lot more big cold storms over the next few months in order to keep our water levels above average. since most of the state's water supply does come from the sierra snowpack. >> that was a beautiful sight there. roberto gonzalez is here with a look at the forecast now. seems like a great time to head up to tahoe for you and me, because we're talking about

that tops tonights west coast rap. the accident happened just before midnight inside the carport of a home near honolulu airport. from this photo, you can see the intensity of the massive explosion. officials said a bundle of fireworks fell over onto its side after it was lit, and set off crates containing other fireworks. first responders said it was one of the worst calls they have ever seen. >> what was significant about this event is there were just so many in the red category. of the 21 patients we transported to hospitals, most of them were considered red or critical. >> authorities are now considering whether to file charges. officials say there were at least four unrelated serious fireworks injuries across honolulu on new year's eve, including one additional death. the use of a drone helped uncover a tunnel at the us-mexico border near arizona. mexican state police found the tunnel in san luis. it has since been closed off. authorities say this was the third drug tunnel discovered south of yuma this year, back

the story does begin tonight's west coast rap. tonight, the l.a.coroner is reporting 27 people have died in all the fires. 31 people have been reported missing. today, the fire in pacific palisades and malibu is now 22% contained at 23,000 acres in altadena, the eaton fire is 55% contained. it has burned more than 14,000 acres. evacuation orders still affecting more than 82,000 homes. the good news is that firefighters are seeing little to no growth in the size of these fires. they are taking advantage of this time to strengthen the containment lines, and cal fire is really urging people to clear brush within 200ft of their homes to prevent new fires from starting. officials say some evacuees will have to wait at least another week to return to their neighborhoods, as crews clear toxic waste and repair damage to infrastructure. now, in some cases, the work is on hold, where teams say they believe there could be the remains of more victims. >> i know people want to get back into their neighborhoods, but we're talking about people who have passed hom

west coast wrap with alex savage. of course, they're 7:00 monday through friday, or you can find around the clock coverage always at west coast rap.com. tonight the culinary scene in san francisco in mourning after famed bay area chef charles phan died. ktvu is betty, you spoke with some people who knew him who say they will always remember him as a trailblazer in the industry. >> 62 year old charles phan was a visionary, a trailblazer and an award winning chef and cookbook author. his family and restaurant group shared that he passed after he suffered cardiac arrest. phan was known for elevating vietnamese cuisine, creating modern dishes using sustainable local ingredients, and pairing it with wine. >> hi, i'm charles phan, i'm the owner and chef at the slander group. >> phan shared his humble beginnings in this video posted by asian health services. he was a refugee from vietnam who moved to the u.s. with his family when he was 13 years old. they settled in the tenderloin. phan opened the slanted door in the mission

this story does begin in tonight's west coast rap. denver public schools are telling staff to not allow entry into the building if ice agents show up on campus. just outside denver, the aurora public school system telling its staff to redirect agents to its process in place regarding speaking with students. as more children and parents become increasingly concerned. a former ice field office director says ice has never targeted children in schools. >> ice agents have targeted cases that they're going to be going after. right now, we're talking about criminal illegal aliens. we're talking about final order cases. ice has no reason or want to go into an elementary school, junior high or high school. >> the department of homeland security said its agents will now be allowed to go into sensitive areas, which does include schools and churches. school systems are preparing packets for migrants with information on how to be prepared if someone from their family is taken into custody by ice. in oregon, portland police say people five people w

coverage right there at west coast rap.com. new tonight homeless encampments have been popping up along the sides of railroad tracks in san jose, and the railroad companies say this is all creating a safety hazard. ktvu is lamonica peters heard from some of the people who have camped out in the area, saying, oftentimes it's the only place they're able to go to. >> when they're going down the tracks. it makes a really high pitched whine and it vibrates the tracks for miles. >> as someone who's been homeless, james padalino says he understands why some people are camping out near the railroad tracks on little orchard street in san jose because the tracks are a lot more open when it's raining, you're not going to worry about getting flooded because of all the rocks you don't get as muddy. >> nobody tells you what to do, when to eat, when to go to bed. it's a place of freedom. >> according to union pacific railroad homeless encampments along its railroad tracks in san jose remain a safety concern. union pacific released a statement

at west coast rap.com. new at 11. california's senate president pro tempore mike mcguire has announced his leadership team for the 20 2526 legislative session. one notable change includes the senate's new public safety chair. it will now be senator jesse arreguin, a democrat from berkeley. he was endorsed by his predecessor, former senator nancy skinner. other key leadership members include senator anna caballero from merced, who will lead the appropriations committee, and senator scott wiener from san francisco, who will continue to be the budget chair. it was a big day in washington. house speaker mike johnson won reelection, and it was the first day of work for nine new u.s. representatives from california. speaker johnson was reelected after almost losing during the first round of voting. nine of the new u.s. 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 poli

at west coast rap.com. new at 11, the price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again today, as the cryptocurrency industry expects early action by donald trump when he's sworn in as president on monday. once a skeptic, trump has now embraced digital currencies. he's launched a new cryptocurrency venture and vowed on the campaign trail to take steps early in his presidency to make the u.s. the crypto capital of the world. on wall street, u.s. stocks rallied to close out their best week in two months. the dow rose 334 points, the nasdaq gained 291, and the s&p climbed 59 points. coming up, the golden state warriors, making a commitment to help the formerly incarcerated get a second chance. plus, tiktok going dark in less than two days. the impact this will have on some people's livelihoods. >> and barry weather a bit of a cooldown today we are tracking some more low clouds to start off your weekend first thing tomorrow morning, but our dry weather stretch is here to stay. we'll have the pdate coming up. touches of bl

west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or around the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. the casket of former president jimmy carter arrived in washington, d.c, today as the celebration of his life and legacy continued. a solemn procession from the u.s. navy memorial through the streets of the nation's capital. he is lying in state in the capitol rotunda for the public to pay their respects. lawmakers today eulogized carter during a ceremony emphasizing his values and leadership. >> james earl carter jr. loved our country. he lived his faith. he served the people and he left the world better than he found it. >> carter will lie in state through thursday. ahead of his funeral service, which will be held on thursday at the washington national cathedral. before we go to break a live look at the eaton fire burning in altadena tonight, a look at this from mount wilson. over the city just north of pasadena. you can see those flames and that large plume of smoke rising over the hillside there. an aggressive firefight underway across l.a. county as crews now battle

at west coast rap.com. many people from the bay area are starting to rally together. relief efforts. ktvu is amber lee has a look at just some of the many ways people are organizing help for fire victims. >> rose crowley wants to use her artistry to help uplift the southern california fire victims. the violinist plans to hold a concert fundraiser in her hayes valley neighborhood in san francisco. >> music is all about spreading joy. making the world a better place. [music] >> as a professional musician, rose has performed for the golden state warriors. [music] and for the san francisco- [music] giants. the chinese-american violinist says she's organized two previous fundraisers for the people of ukraine and earthquake victims in turkey. this time, devastation has hit close to home. >> i know so many friends who have lost family homes, beloved pets and i see the urge in people to help. >> i hope to accomplish. us helping those in la get back on their feet. >> sarah wilson is co-founder of lulu's house, an oa

west coast rap with alex savage airs 7:00 monday through friday. of course, you can always find a round the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. in san francisco, a man is under arrest in a deadly chain reaction crash. 66 year old jia lynn yang is accused of driving his tesla into a row of vehicles stopped at traffic at about 6:00 last night. one person was killed along with a dog in one of the vehicles. seven other people were hurt, including one who was taken to the hospital in critical condition. this crash happened just moments after witnesses say a black tesla had hit several vehicles on the 280 off ramp right near six and brandon, just two blocks away. one person whose car was hit said he is sure it is the same car. >> 100% wasn't able to get the license plate when they drove by, but was able to take a good look at the license plate cover and like confirmed it on the other car to san francisco police arrested on suspicion ofg and vandalism. >> a bart police officer was injured in a hit and run crash in richmond. that happened early this morn

at west coast rap.com. san francisco mayor elect daniel lurie announcing his pick for a newly created position in his administration, san francisco police veteran paul yep has been named the city's first ever chief of public safety. yep will not only work with the police department, but will serve as point person with other public safety partners. the city ended last year with crime far lower than the year before, but that can be of little solace to residents and victims. yep. wants to make sure he changes that main goal as chief of public safety is to ensure that the people that live, play and work in san francisco feel safe. >> statistics are very important. numbers are important. they tell one story, but if people don't feel safe, then we really haven't accomplished what we need to accomplish. >> yep. served with the san francisco police department for more than 28 years as captain at central, northern and richmond stations. in his new role, he will work with the sheriff's office, district attorney, fire

to the west coast. in terms of shipping an global commerce, the canal is a very important and perhaps the most important interoceanic waterway. we have to go back in history to understand the importance of the canal to the world and to the united states. the idea of an interoceanic canal from panama dates back to the 16th century of the spanish empire. the spaniards will visions of building a canal. it was technologically impossible then so they built a system whereby their gold hidden galyons from south america would port in the pacific side of the isthmus and transport that gold via land and initially via mule laden cargo to the atlantic side of the isthmus. it is about a 51 mile distance from the pacific at the shortest point from the pacific to the atlantic. then would transport, would transfer that cargo mostly gold and silver on to gallon i don't understand an transfer them first it cuba and then to spain. so the isthmus of panama and geographic location has been a key component of global trade fo

coming up on west coast wrap tonight, we'll tell you how those guards are doing. , cities all across the west are preparing to ring in 2025 from seattle to las vegas. we'll have more on the new year's celebrations that will be lighting up the night sky and drawing some huge crowds. those stories and a lot more coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap. of course, that's followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730. >> all right. thank you alex. but first, the niners have one more game left in the season, and it's likely brock purdy will not play. the latest on an injury scare from last nig 's me z's bakery is looking to add a pizza oven, arissa's hair salon wants to expand their space, and steve's t-shirt shop wants to bring on more help. with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee, they can think more about possibilities for their business and not the cost of their internet. it's five years of gig-speeds and advanced security. all from the company with 99.9% network reliability. get the 5-year price lock guarantee, now back for a limited time. powering fi

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this story does begin tonight's west coast rap. while it has been more than six years since the camp fire blew through butte county. it is a day that marsha keister will never forget, having lost everything she says. the days that followed were the most difficult as reality set in, and as the wildfires burned through southern california, she says it is hard to watch, reiterating the long road ahead, the victims in los angeles county will have. >> we have so much horror in front of them, let alone their property. there's so much garbage that's going to go on. there will be lawsuits, there will be police investigations. and it's like a lot of people in paradise, you see the fire and. yes, but no one can relate to that loss unless you've been there. >> keister now lives in tracy, and she says even though she's with family, it still never feels like home. in san diego, a north county community is battling a proposed housing development, calling it a, quote, death trap. the project would add more than 450 homes to the community of harmo

west coast rap with alex savage airs 7:00 monday through friday. or you can find a round the clock coverage always right there at west coast rap.com. new at 11 a napa county man has been charged by the district attorney after he was arrested for buying chemicals used to make bombs. authorities say justin fisher is facing charges for having material with intent to make destructive devices. fisher has been convicted before. five years ago, he was arrested for having pipe bombs and making destructive devices. all right. after the break, more trouble for boeing. as the company reports a major financial hit. plus, frustration and fear for parents in the north bay. how one school district could address a $20 million budget deficit. >> and back here after the break, it is getting close to the weekend. tomorrow is your friday. the weather is going to cool off a little bit - man, i need some serious help with this health insurance stuff. - check out covered california. it's a free service from the state that helps you get health insurance. millions of peopl

scarlet: we have seen companies reroute to west coast ports last year. h those ports after the strike ended or did they return to their east coast and gulf coast ports? jonathan: many company stuck with her mitigation strategies pending the final outcome of negotiations. with the 90-day contract extension there is a lot of concern a contract will not be agreed upon and you can see a strike again on january 16. we are happy to see the parties are back at the table today. there are negotiations over the weekend, some discussions at least on the big sticking point of automation and modernization. we hope that proves a pathway to get a final deal before next week. scarlet: talk about the additional costs of relying on west coast ports. whether that is in dollars over time. -- or in time. jonathan: shifting product to the west coast, you have to bring that back to the east coast or gold coast, wherever it was expected to be. there are additional transportation costs with mitigation strategies that they are putting in place. scarlet: in the past you have encour

the gaels. >> a perfect 8 and o in the west coast conference. santa clara falls at oregon state. 83 69 usf beat san diego. 81 69 in san jose state gets a win at home, taking down wyoming. 67 to 58. so hey, 5, one squad 5 in one day for our college basketball squads. not too bad at all. finally tonight, we'll head down under for the australian open women's final. and how about madison keys? the american. >> upset top ranked serena sabalenka in 3 sets to win her first career. major title 6, 3, to 6, 7, 5, in the 3rd. the 29 year-old ends up getting the top 2 seeds in the final 2 rounds to lift the trophy. congratulations to by the way, we're just about one hour away from the men's final top-seeded yawning center and the 2 seed alexander >> our loss for the sharks and the warriors. but at least you cut some tennis to look forward and our college teams did well today. that's why on our college hoops, you know what? we support our local teams. so that's how we're going to do it. thanks so much, ben. and thank you for joining us at kron news 11. we'll

i do love that we're on the west coast. so you can ring in the new year, east coast time and call it like, hey, it's the new year or even australia like you, you know, you can call new year's whatever, right? i like it if you can, if you can make it, if you can do the toast and watch the fireworks. okay. yeah, i like it. >> you can make it. >> i have to be up at midnight so i can have my 12 grapes. oh, that's true, that's right, that's right. >> or you don't get the wishes. >> yeah, well, that's i mean, maybe that's not. i mean, it's just my superstition. i like it, i do, so you have to do it. >> i don't work the shift that you all do mercifully. and. but i always stay up till midnight. it's a it's a tradition for me. always. yeah. now, how far i make it past midnight is another question. >> right? >> okay. i'm gearing up to do it more and more and more. >> you don't usually make it up to midnight. >> usually. i don't, but but they come and wake me up and say, you have to get up. >> you happy new year okay. >> all right. hap

you can see it dropping down the west coast. this big bulge in the lighter colors is the very calm weather pattern that will rebuild once this storm system moves out. this is not a prolonged change to the big picture pattern, but a hint of moisture headed our way, very welcome moisture for southern california. that's what we could use. let's look at what we have now while we wait on that system to arrive, clear skies through the rest of the night. temperatures are dropping off a by, still 50s and 60s, 60s and 70s for highs earlier, still 63 degrees in san jose, down to 54 degrees in livermore. temperatures will drop to the 30s and 40s and bounce back tomorrow, not quite as warm as today, but another good dog walking day for an adoptable dog in the dog walking forecast. this is mistletoe who has a christmas-themed name, pretty good weather in dublin while she waits on her forever family to discover her, low to mid-60s with a little more cloud cover floating through. the east county animal shelter in dublin does fluffy dog fridays

their record's 17-3 and 7-0 in west coast conference play. >>> hockey night.harks and the predators are sick of each other. they just plaid in nashville. tonight san jose. late second period, san jose now down a goal. macklin celebrini, score with a man advantage. 15th goal of the season. tied the game at 5-5. lot of goals. blew it by as nashville won it 6-5 and the sharks dropped its fifth straight games. but you just hope at some point that these young guys, jules, are going to start finishing games. they do that -- >> yeah. >> -- they're going to take that record and turn it right upside down. >> nice to see. they're ready. vern, thank you. >>> one texas grocery store offers chicken inside and outside of the building. that's right. how a roaming rooster has become the town's symbol. >>> so we probably all know someone who has a pet outside the realm of your usual dog or cat. >> you've got a whole menagerie. >> and we've probably all heard stories about towns that opt to elect a dog as an honorary mayor, but one texas town -- of course in texas -- is dedicat

i do love that we're on the west coast. so you can ring in the new year, east coast time and call it like, hey, it's the new year or even australia like you, you know, you can call new year's whatever, right? i like it if you can, if you can make it, if you can do the toast and watch the fireworks. okay. yeah, i like it. >> you can make it. >> i have to be up at midnight so i can have my 12 grapes. oh, that's true, that's right, that's right. >> or you don't get the wishes. >> yeah, well, that's i mean, maybe that's not. i mean, it's just my superstition. i like it, i do, so you have to do it. >> i don't work the shift that you all do mercifully. and. but i always stay up till midnight. it's a it's a tradition for me. always. yeah. now, how far i make it past midnight is another question. >> right? >> okay. i'm gearing up to do it more and more and more. >> you don't usually make it up to midnight. >> usually. i don't, but but they come and wake me up and say, you have to get up. >> you happy new year okay. >> all right. hap

but we grew up in places as varied as brooklyn new york and atlanta georgia the west coast east coast industrial midwest and everywhere in between. sometimes disagree. just as any tightknit family disagrees democrats are united fiercely united when it comes to fighting for working americans, for working families. in the months and years to come democrats will show where our values live through our actions and words and through the policies we push in this chamber. democrats are here to tackle the biggest problems that face our country. democrats are here because we need to make housing more affordable for the millions struggling to keep a roof over their heads. we need to make sure americans earn higher paychecks, keep more of their paychecks too. democrats are here because we want to lower the cost of childcare and outrageously high expense too many american families. democrats are here to defend the women's right to choose to defend our fundamental liberties and defend the wellspring of democracy. we want to help our small business owners thrive and function as the engines in our ec

a relative picture of calm but on the west coast, in galway, ireland has already seen a new record for13 mph being recorded in galway. 170,000 homes and businesses without power there and the wind is so strong that they have taken out the calmer which we were hoping to show you from galway. the storm described as a storm of the century for ireland. we will be bringing you live updates from our correspondence across britain and ireland a little later in the programme. to the united states now — and what could become a major clash between the white house and the courts. within hours of taking office, president trump signed a series of executive orders — including one designed to bring to an end what's called birthright citizenship. but now a judge in seattle has blocked the move — calling it "blatantly unconstitutional". this was the response from donald trump when he was told the news. mr president, a usjudge temporarily blocks the birthright citizenship order. do you have any reaction? no. obviously, we'll appeal it. they put it before a certain judge in seattle, i guess. right? and th

remarks made about the tragedies made in minority leaders and on the -- in new orleans and the west coast. i also want to say a word about jimmy carter. last week america mourned the loss of one of the most decent public servants we have ever seen. he was a living embodiment of leadership through compassion and through a thursday for -- thirst for just for all. we will have have much to say about this inspiring american. it is rare someone leaves the presidency only to build his legacy to even higher levels as president carter did. that is a testament to how rare a person he was, he had tireless efforts alongside his wife for habitat for humanity. we pray for his family. we pray for his loved ones. and may his memory be a blessing and enduring reminder of with what it means to truly serve. now, mr. president, first, welcome to all of my colleagues to the 119th congress. i hope everyone had a blessed and happy start to the new year, full of families and loved ones. i was lucky enough to have just that. today, the senate begins a new chapter in its distinguished history. we begin our work a

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coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap.r look at the impact of president trump's new executive orders focused on immigration, and what they could mean for the state of arizona. leaders in some border communities are sharing tonight what they think about trump declaring a border emergency. plus, an immigration law professor will join us live tonight with some perspective on what is likely to come next on the immigration front. we'll have those stories and a whole lot more coming up tonight at seven on west coast rap. and of course, that is followed by the ktvu fox two news at 730 with betty yu. >> alex, we will see you soon. but first, after the break, victims of the wildfires filing thousands of claims. coming up, we take a look at the complicated steps ahead for fire survivors who are looking t re story. and tonight companies are being confronted with massive new claims at a time. some insurers have reportedly agreed to sell new policies in those fire prone areas. new at 630 ktvu, tom vacar reports. >> sam and allegra rubi

the bay area, a little to no chance to see rain as an area of high pressure will build over the west coast of the united states, keeping things drive and little to no chances for rain. as we step out into the first full official week of the new year. this morning it is a bit foggy, kind of depending on where you are located, a bit of low hanging cloud coverage but temperatures still very comfortable and we are sitting in the 40s come all across the bay area, maybe upper 30s, depending on where you located. buddy the way, it is definitely a quiet start to our day and pretty humid and you'll probably notice that moisture to us but it will not bring rain but you will feel at this morning and it is the reason there is fog because there is still so much moisture, but not enough moisture to bring us any precipitation but that is something to keep your eye on and it will bring all the precipitation of will to our north and we will be looking at passing clouds the router afternoon hours and really not too much to worry about, as the moisture will be deflected to our north as high pressure continue

those stories and a whole lot more coming up tonight at 7:00 on west coast rap. and of course, that's followed by the ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> all right. we will see you soon. thank you alex, but first historic once in a lifetime does some of the lines being used to describe the weather in the southern part of the country. we'll sh you a touch can mean so many things. even for children with moderate-to-severe eczema. touch can stir a sense of wonder. can make a ride go smoothly. ♪ and make a smile stretch ear to ear. dupixent can help your child stay ahead of eczema with clearer skin and noticeably less itch. when a touch is all in good fun. dupixent helps block a key source of inflammation inside the body that can cause eczema to help heal your child's skin from within. severe allergic reactions can occur. get help right away for face, mouth, tongue or throat swelling, wheezing or trouble breathing. tell your doctor of new or worsening eye problems, like eye pain, vision changes, or blurred vision, joint aches and pain, or a parasitic infection. don't chang

contract talks with the union representing 40,000 union workers on the east and west coast are due to today. the longshoreman association arguing the threat to u.s. jobs. the two sides do not reach a deal by next wednesday, workers could go on strike and cnbc learned a secret meeting with the members of the association and the united states maritime alliance was held on sunday to try to find common ground on automation. for more, let's bring in neil bradley at the u.s. chamber of commerce. neil, good morning. >> good morning. great to be with you. >> neil, i don't know if you saw the developments with the quote/unquote secret talks. the dispute is automation and semi automation at the ports. do you have a view? >> it is needed. we are talking about basic technology. the basic technology we need to efficiently and safely operate a modern port. you know, we pride ourselves in the united states of having the best infrastructure and best businesses in the world, but we don't have a single port that's in the top 50 in global ports in terms of operations because the leadership of unions lik

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west coast says its mission is to be vocal and visual, a message that people on the west coast are againston. today's gathering started at 1045 in the morning at civic center plaza, where several women shared their stories, and then the gathering closed several downtown streets and rerouted multiple muni lines. well, the tragedy tragedy in the state's capital. sacramento county sheriff's deputies say a 97 year old woman's body was found in a vehicle yesterday parked at her home. as kcra's leanne denyer shows us, a person related to the victim is being accused of ending her life. >> it was a wellness check friday on an elderly neighbor that led the sacramento county sheriff's office to this neighborhood on american river drive. >> this is just one of those cases. that's heartbreaking. >> a spokesperson for the sacramento county sheriff's office says when deputies arrived, the woman's 40 year old grandson and his girlfriend opened the door. >> deputies could see inside there was a section of carpet that was removed. there were three safes that they could see had visibly been broken into. >>

he was named west coast conference player of the week after going off for a career high 35 points inncos upset win at gonzaga saturday night. >> cool story, glenn. >> this was cool. stanford guard jalen blake spent three years at duke before transferring to the cardinal, hit the game winning shot against his old rival north carolina. stanford's first win in 14 tries against the tar heels, but it doesn't end there. on sunday jalen's younger sister mckayla, freshman at vanderbilt, hit the game winning putback at tennessee. this is grandma kitty, a huge steph curry fan living in new york, who went viral last week after showing her granddaughter the notebook she keeps all of curry's stat and schedule to watch every game on tv. >> because of your support, we want to invite you to our game in brooklyn on march 6th. we'd love to have you and bring your book. you don't have watches to watch on tv. you can watch in person. >> grandma kitty, another class move from the golden state warriors. >> that reaction went viral, such a sweet moment. >> love feel good stories like that one. >> thanks, v

this is largs in scotland on the west coast, east of glasgow. is and, as we were saying, that rare red weather warning for wind has now come into effect for scotland. let's try and see if we can speak to meteorologist dave clark again. i am hoping third time lucky. dave, talk us through the features of storm eowyn that have really attracted your attention as a meteorologist. for me it has been how deep the air pressure has dropped and it has done it so quick. it is a once in a century storm, and it is more the wind speeds for the republic of ireland, 140 miles an hour is pretty strong. who; an hour is pretty strong. why in particular— an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do _ an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do you _ an hour is pretty strong. why in particular do you think this storm system has got these conditions, these features? it is mainly caused by the jet stream. we have got the cold air in america which has amplified thejet stream air in america which has amplified the jet stream and as it has come across from florida i

when we go to the large view and show you the storm that's about to come into the west coast, what you're going the see is an inside slider. we take the forecast and play it straight forward and watch the rain off the coast. watch the time in the bottom left. into monday and tuesday, this storm just drifts down over nevada. play that one more time. it has so much promise, comes to our north, and then makes a hard right turn and slides down the inside of the continent. look what that does to the wind. when these things happen like that, they produce offshore winds for us. that's when we start to get into concerns. if we didn't have a wonderful start to winter already, we'd be a little concerned about fire weather. but we're off the hook here. instead, as the system comes in, it's going to deliver some very strong winds down to southern california. and as a result, they've got fire weather watches. look at the map for watches and warnings. that's a whole cornucopia of shades down there. that's through tuesday, fire weather concerns. we'll get offshore winds at home here as well. i'll show y

opened in 1956 by papa gianni giota as the west coast's first espresso house.okay? joe: for nearly half of that historic 68-year run, it's been paul maedje. paul: nice day today. joe: behind the counter. paul: good morning. nice haircut. okay, cafe latte with oat. hey, eric, are you alone? joe: maedje's own run at the cafe began in 1991. paul: there you go. joe: he was visiting the city by the bay and asked about a job. paul: i talked to the manager for a few minutes and the manager said, "okay, you can start working tomorrow." joe: he got his on-the-job training from the owner's italian sister, yolanda. paul: pretty much my m mentor, h to deal with people, customers, teach me how to speak italian, the numbers only. joe: in the neighborhood known as the heart of the city, cafe triesta is for many, home base. paul: in the morning and the people's been coming here for decades and, you know, since the '60s or '70s, so they still come here every morning and so it's just like a big family. paul: i made you cappuccino grande. where is your other half? joe: most of th