Short lived leadership in the house this afternoon. Im Heather Holmes and im alex savage. A group of conservative republicans made good on their threat to oust the speaker. The office of speaker of the house of the United States house of representatives is hereby declared vacant today. This vote further plunges the house into chaos with tensions inside the Republican Party at an all time high. This rebellion was led by florida congressman matt gaetz. Kevin mccarthy is chaos. I think 33 trillion in debt is chaos. I think that facing a 2. 2 trillion annual deficit is chaos. The republicans are in the middle of a civil war that is causing chaos, dysfunction and extremism. Republican congressman Patrick Mchenry of North Carolina will now temporarily lead the house of representatives until a new speaker is elected. I want to bring in stephen wolper, politics professor at saint marys college. And boyd, professor, what a day. Mccarthy served as speaker for just 269 days. That is the second sh
Well discuss with oakland mayor shengtao when she joins us for a live interview. And in just a couple of hours, the states newest senator will be sworn into office. How it could affect next years elections. Live from jack, london square, this is mornington to the nine. Welcome back to one of the prettiest days weve had in a long time. Fog is in San Francisco. Clear skies beyond that in the east bay. I hope your day is getting off to a great start. A new study says that nearly three and four people who were born in this gorgeous state of california still lived here in 2021. This according to a study from the Federal Reserve of dallas. Now, turns out california ranks as the fourth stickiest state in the country. Sticky means that more native people stay in the state rather than leave california. Keeps you here, apparently. Texas ranked number one, followed by north carolina, then georgia on the far other end of the scale. The least sticky state was white, roaming only about 45 of those b
Christian says after he recovers he hopes to swim again, closer to shore. Respect the creatures steer clear of them. If it means swimming closer to shore, maybe you should do that. Reporter and the park service says they are working with Partner Agencies trying to gather the best information they can about what may be going on here. In the meantime at sf general they say they have now two people, two patients have have been bitten this week. Reporting live in San Francisco, kristi smith, nbc bay area news. Thats so add. Thank you. Kristi has been covering the is to story all day. Beyond the news cast this is a tweet she sent out. You can see the caution signs. For more updates you can follow her at kristis underscore nbc. Here comes a shift in the forecast. We are under the microclimate weather alert. No rain but plenty of wind. Coupled with the dry conditions its a dangerous mix as you who know for fire safety. Jodi has the story with us but we start inhouse with chief ranieri. What a
California which is why we want to make sure that as you wake up this morning youre aware. This map right here indicates the highlighted areas that are under a higher risk for fire danger, especially for elevations above 1,000 feet. Were dealing with possibly gusts up to 50 Miles Per Hour, although i was looking at the models and it looks like were trending more towards the 40 Miles Per Hour gusts. Were already seeing those gusts in mount diablo, typically a windy spot, but when youre dealing with humidity below 10 , 20 even, it could cause a flag for concerning which is why that will remain in effect through sunday morning. I will break down that wind pattern, a timeline of those winds, when were expecting to be the gustiest coming up in just a bit. I know the air quality remains fairly unhealthy for the north bay and the coast. This wind will help clear up some of that air quality. Were actually slightly warmer and above seasonable from what weve been seeing. Were waking up to 40s th
Spoke at the ceremony. A sentiment echoed over and over. We begin with nbc bay area sam brock. Reporter the memorial for mayor ed lee began right at 3 00 p. M. With the presentation of the colors. Punctual like lee. He told terrible jokes. He laughed because he was trying to build enthusiasm for his jokes. Most of the time he told jokes that he could barely get through because he was laughing so hard at them himself. Reporter humor at times can push in great pain. Both were evidence in abundance this evening. The ceremony glided from stately impromptu addresses. Trust is the realm. Reporter to soulful statements about lees legacy. Wake up every day just tying to add a little value. Not try to take them down. Try to help lift them up. Reporter lees wife, anita nodded aalong as california leaders put the cultural context into place. The citys first asianamerican mayor. Marked about prejudice against the Chinese Community. China, San Francisco First Chinese american mayor, he was like a s