just otherworldly. >> he's living through a wildfire right now, something his family experienced locally not too long ago. >> from abc seven live. breaking news. >> dangerous, destructive and sadly deadly wildfires ripping through southern california are already setting records in terms of severity, and it is all hands to the pump to save both people and property. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm dion lim. if you've been watching our live stream, we've been streaming live coverage from our sister station in los angeles. bay area firefighters are helping fight wildfires in southern california, which flared up in those infamous santa ana winds. >> the palisades and eaton fires are the largest ever to happen in january. abc seven news anchor karina nova has been monitoring video of the destruction coming in from southern california. she is here with the very latest. just hard to watch karina. >> it is. images of the damage are astonishing. little by little, we're getting a clear

picture of just how vast the destruction has been. the largest fire by size is the palisades fire. it's burned more than 1000 structures between santa monica and malibu. we just learned a long stretch of beachfront homes have been leveled by the flames near las tunas beach. that's next to the getty villa. now, grounds of that museum caught fire, but the museum has been saved. homes are still burning at this hour at the flames, as flames jump from one area to another. and officials are asking los angeles residents to conserve water because some fire hydrants have gone dry. residents in the fire zones are in shock at the devastation. >> honestly, everybody is just in shock right now. it's just complete devastation. >> i was bucketing out of my jacuzzi in a pool across the way at people's homes. i stopped a couple fires and then it reignited at about 430 this morning. and thank god i, i woke up at the perfect time and i got it, and i stopped it from

burning my house and uh. it's a tough, tough day today. >> many people are taking to social media to share what they've lost. they include the mom of warriors coach steve kerr, who revealed her home burned down. we've also heard from celebrities who have lost homes like paris hilton and mandy moore. now here's a look at all the fires burning in the los angeles area. two of them, the lidia and woodley fires, both started today. the other major fire is still burning with 0% containment near pasadena. at least five people have died in the eaton fire. it began in the hills near pasadena, but the wind took the embers miles awaye into the urban core of altadena. in the last 30 minutes, fire officials updated the number of destroyed structures to 1000. so far. they include homes and businesses along lake avenue, among them several restaurants, dry cleaners, a hardware store, and a senior center. firefighters are stretched to the max. just moments ago, officials lauded their efforts and asked for help fighting the

fires. >> they saved many, many lives in the last 22 hours. their efforts were heroic. >> they're exhausted. we need those reinforcements coming in. but they've done incredible work. >> with fire resources stretched, people are fighting the fires as best as they can. you see that here? grabbing buckets, trash cans, whatever they could find to fill with water to protect their homes. the winds remain strong in the los angeles area, but they have calmed n enough for firefighters to start dropping water from planes. diane. >> all right, karina, many thanks for you. we do want to keep our finger on the pulse of things because the fire is spreading to other areas. this is a live picture now from the hollywood hills, which is the scene of yet another fast moving fire. this one called the sunset fire that broke out within the past half hour or so. it all comes on a day in which president biden approved a major disaster declaration for the state. now, that declaration

covers areas affected by wildfires and straight line winds, and makes federal funding available to residents. now the fire is burning near runyon canyon, where helicopter reporter chris christie, from our sister station in los angeles, was on the air a short time ago and watched as that fire exploded. and here's how he described it. >> we saw this fire, i think, before la city fire got the call. they have been dispatched out here and that's fire three. that helicopter flying right through the shot right there. that's fire three that has just responded out here to get its first eyes on the fire. they're putting their eyes on this fire for the first time right now as we are doing so at the same time trying to get a lay of the land here and trying to wrap their heads around this one, because, as you mentioned, they have their resources are just stretched so thin. i think it goes without saying at this point. it is a dire situation in the city of los angeles right now. and to see a fire this size

exploding the way it is ripping through nichols canyon here, or at least adjacent to nichols canyon, is just the most ominous thing i could think of at this moment. but i fear that this thing is going to grow and head, at least if it's at least the way it's going with the terrain, i think it's going to head up towards mulholland. but hopefully they can start dropping water in the next couple of minutes. >> of course, the wind is the critical factor in this firefight. yeah. >> let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel for more on the forecast. and really, we're seeing embers fly for miles. >> absolutely. and diane and dan, i do want to show you a live picture once again from that fire, the latest fire in the hollywood hills. you can see how ferociously this wildfire is burning. part of the problem is they are very dry. i mean, it's one of the driest on record since march. they may excuse me, they've only received 16 hundredths of an inch of rain. you combine that with extremely

strong santa ana winds, gusty dry offshore winds and a drought. and this is the problem that you have right now. it is still gusty 44 miles an hour in malibu. you will notice out towards browns canyon 30 miles an hour. intense as the winds were in the last 24 hours, but still very windy. here's a look at some of the wildfires burning. they're the largest. the palisades fire over 15,000 acres. you will notice the eaton fire is more than 10,000 acres. and of course, the winds blowing those embers, which leads to more fires. we do have red flag warnings going until 6 p.m. tomorrow. damaging santa ana winds are going to continue. the fire risk is extreme across the region for today. and as we go hour by hour, i want to show you the wind gusts across southern california. while it will remain gusty going into tomorrow morning, you will notice san luis obispo. 20 winds will start to back off as we head towards late tomorrow night. and after that going into friday.

unfortunately, there is another wind event that may be possibly setting up as we head into the weekend, which could make it challenging for the firefighters. dan. >> all right, sandhya, thanks very much. and as i said earlier, it's all hands to the pump in this situati, chances are your city's fire department is helping in the battle against the flames. in l.a. county, 14 firefighters from fremont, for example, are among those from more than a dozen local fire departments that are assisting down south. in addition to individual firefighters, the bay area is also home to strike teams, with the governor's office ofs, with emergency services, like this one from san mateo. they're now in southern california. the san francisco fire department sent 22 firefighters to the palisades fire. they could be there for up to two weeks. >> this is what we train for, and we are trying to get there as quickly as possible to help our brothers and sisters in southern california in need. and the people. we have to remember that the mission of the fire service is to protect life, property and environment. and that's what we're going to go

down there to do. >> remarkable work they do. the san jose fire department shared this video showing crews from across santa clara county mobilizing crews from alameda county, oakland, hayward and menlo park are also on the fire lines right now in southern california. >> now, today, fire crews from santa rosa left to help los angeles, as abc seven news reporter tim johns tells us, for many of those firefighters, the experience is a reminder of past wildfires. here. >> there's fire everywhere. >> the devastation in doug hoffman's altadena neighborhood is unimaginable. on tuesday night, the sonoma county native says he saw the beginning of the so-called eaton fire erupt on the mountainside just behind his los angeles area home. >> we immediately started going door to door in the neighborhood, got everyone out of their homes, and by the time i finished the immediate neighborhood on my block, the entire mountain was completely covered in flames. >> luckily, hoffman and his family were able to evacuate to safety. he says this isn't the first time his family has had close encounters with

devastating firestorms. back in 2017, his parents had to flee the tubbs fire, seeing a home burning in front of you, the heat that's generated from it and the sound of a home burning is something that is just otherworldly. the fire is one of several currently burning in the los angeles area, the widespread chaos putting extreme strain on fire resources and experience that santa rosa fire marshal paul lowenthal says, reminds him of situations local fire crews faced back in 2017 and 2018 strike teams that were strategically staged in southern california in advance of this windstorm. >> and now we're seeing that surge of additional strike teams and task forces from northern california getting pushed to the south to help them out, lowenthal says two strike teams have already made their way down to l.a, and another task force will join them wednesday afternoon. >> that means a total of 15 local engines will be aiding in the firefighting effort. >> the winds have the potential to limit the air resources, where sometimes they're not only ineffective, but it could be

unsafe, and it makes those ground resources that much more critical. >> lowenthal says at this point in time, fire crews focus is on saving lives. and with the fires nowhere being under control, hoffman is thankful for all the help they can get. >> these are the kinds of things that we're going to have to prepare for and contend with these kind of mass devastation events in santa rosa. >> tim johns, abc seven news. >> and you can help those affected by the california wildfires. you can donate at red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond and help those recover. >> coming up next. seven on your side looks into how these fires could influence california's growing insurae crisis. >> also ahead, there's a rising sense of pride and optimism in this city right now that cannot be stopped. >> a new outlook from a new mayor. what daniel lurie promises will be new and different. with

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is headed towards hollywood boulevard and a heavily populated area. so far, no homes there have burned, but at least ten acres have been scorched. rapidly spreading. so there are homes in danger. no immediate evacuation orders in place. but of course, as we've seen, that could change very quickly. officis saying people need to get out of the part of this fire area right now. there are many wildfires to talk about. the palisades is the largest, having scorched close to 16,000 acres while damaging or destroying well over aaging

thousand buildings. firefighters have run into some difficulties with this fire as they tried to fight the flames. they reported some of the hydrants had run dry. no water. if you can imagine. another effect of the massive fire is it's led to widespread power outages as well. now, as we've said, homes have already been lost. thousands more are at risk of burning as wildfires rage on in los angeles and raising serious questions about how these fires will affect the state's growing insurance crisis. >> we have seven on your side. stephanie sierra, joining us investigating the financial impacts for the expectation for us here in the bay area. >> that's right. those impacts are significant and we will all see them. now, the state's insurance commissioner, ricardo lara, told our sister station kabc today that he's working on protecting homeowners in the affected areas from being dropped by their insurer for one year. as for the rest of us, there's some significant questions as insurers continue dropping out of the market. >> the governor has declared a

state of emergency as we watch the devastating wildfires move through los angeles county. >> it's raising new threats to the state's growing insurance crisis. with more than 13,000 homes at risk, losses could approach at least $10 billion. that's according to preliminary estimates from jp morgan chase. this, paired with concerns as the state is implementing a new reform plan that analysts say could raise insurance premiums by 40% on average in fire prone areas. that could be up to 100% or more. >> we have been operating under 20th century regulations for a 21st century problem, and we're starting to see already insurance companies come in. we need to make sure we allow them to use technology so that we can better track and understand how these fires are reacting. >> but critics argue the reality of that new technology lara is talking about will only help insurers to raise rates with limited transparency, especially as these fires continue to

impact the same areas. >> as far as seeing increased writing in those areas, i think that goal has probably been set back here, limiting access and raising concern about cost affecting all of us. >> well, clearly companies are going to ask for more for home insurance because they can, because our insurance commissioner just loosened all the regulatory rules so they can ask for pretty much anything they want now for home insurance. and we can't stop them. >> the commissioners plan is implementing what's called catastrophe modeling, which is basically software algorithms insurers will use to assess risk and make decisions on your coverage. so anything from having a fire in your neighborhood to poor mitigation or even the lack of staffing at your local fire department all could impact your ability to have coverage, an issue we're seeing in pacific palisades. >> the crisis that we face four times the normal demand was seen for 15 hours straight to right here at home. >> you know, the city of oakland just announced that they were going to close five fire

stations because of their budget crisis. yes, that is definitely one of the many factors insurance companies consider. >> now, looking ahead, the big question will be which insurers come back into the market, if at all, and how transparent that non-renewal process will be. and that, of course, being critical, given we're expecting at least a 40% premium spike based on these regulations. and they're taking that data from states like florida and north carolina that have implemented similar policies. so it's a pretty shocking number. >> and our rates are already extremely expensive as is. exactly. >> really more to come. tough situation. >> thanks very much. >> of course. >> all right. moving on to the weather situation right now. watching it very closely. of course the winds playing such a big factor in this. yeah. >> winds gusting up to 100 miles an hour down south. just sending those embers. embers miles away. meteorologist sandhya patel keeping very close watch on the weather conditions in southern california. sandhya. >> yeah. it's going to be a dangerous night ahead. dan and diane. not done with those strong and extreme santa ana winds. here's a live view of the

latest fire to break out down in southern california, as dry offshore winds have fueled this one from the hollywood hills. we are showing you some of the streets in the area. let's take a look at the peak wind gusts so far. mountain truck trail 100 miles an hour. magic mountain truck trail 90. 98 saddle peak. eaton canyon 70. hollywood. burbank airport 84 and henninger flats, 90 mile an hour winds. this is really an extreme situation. the winds pushing the smoke from those wildfires. this was the latest visible satellite imagery before the sun went down. let's talk about the air quality. it is. air quality is being impacted across the region. alerts are up. and it's not just for this area. you can see there's an air quality alert into arizona as well. so we take a look at the current air quality. the orange is indicating poor for sensitive group. these areas have been in the unhealthy air quality mode which is

red as well. and that is going to continue to be the case fluctuating as those wildfires continue to break out. our winds here locally have really backed off. mount eminem 24 miles an hour as we take a look at our peak wind gusts. 84 mount saint helena. you will notice healdsburg healdsburg hills was 86 oakland hills. napa county airport 31 miles an hour. what brought all of this? well, we've been talking about it since yesterday. area of low pressure that is pushing into parts of mexico. high pressure building in. they were a little too close for comfort starting yesterday, they have not only the drought conditions in southern california, but they've seen a record dry stretch. and they have critically dry fuels combining with the strong santa ana wind event, which fueled all those wildfires that are burning same offshore winds, bringing us the warmth today, 67, in santa rosa got up to 70 in san rafael, 74 in redwood city. you will notice it was pretty mild in oakland, 6766 in san francisco and 65 in

livermore. live view from our golden gate bridge camera. dry skies out there 58. in the city. oakland. you're still mild along with redwood city at 6058 degrees in san jose. and a beautiful view from our emeryville camera as we look at san francisco. mid 50s, santa rosa 53 napa in the mid 50s, concord and livermore. santa cruz camera showing you a live view there. things are calm tomorrow. mild to warm. possibility of records this weekend. still above average temperatures and early next week our dry pattern continues, so we go hour by hour this evening 50 at 715 we start to notice some 40s by 9:00. we don't have the strong offshore wind event tonight, so of course that is going to mean it's going to be a cooler night tomorrow morning. we may even see some patchy fog forming as we head into the afternoon hours. it will certainly be another mild day, even warm in some areas with 60s and 70s. and by the evening, those temperatures coming down into the 50s your morning temperatures 30s and 40s. there may be some patchy fog out there

otherwise clear. tomorrow afternoon you're looking at up to 70 degrees in santa rosa, 69 in san jose, 63 around san francisco, half moon bay, oakland 65, vallejo, fremont, 6664, in antioch. here's a look at the accuweather seven day forecast. records are possible tomorrow. certainly count on the sunshine for your friday and the weekend, but it's going to be a little bit cooler heading into friday. saturday time period now by saturday evening going into early next week, there may be another offshore wind event, which would mean gusty winds in our hills. dion and dan, we will monitor it for you and let you know in the event that we are going to see a repeat. but it's not a good thing for southern california. they're just going to get a brief back off in the winds tomorrow evening. more than that, they do certainly for the cruise and for all those living down there. >> all right. thanks, andrea. >> some evacuees in southern california were woken up at 5:00 this morning to knocks at their front door as wildfires threaten their homes. we're no stranger

to that here in the bay area. coming up, how

newest fire in southern california. this is called the sunset fire. it's burning in the hollywood hills, not far from the famed hollywood boulevard. right now, there is an immediate evacuation order in place. the good news? so far, no homes

have burned. but this fire has burned at least ten acres. the winds still going strong. you can see how widespread it is from the air. >> well, these wildfires burning in southern california really do reminds just how important it is to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice. >> that's right. and abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains what you could be doing now to protect your family. >> the devastating southern california wildfires are not only heartbreaking, but an important reminder when a fire is raging, it doesn't take much time to go from this to this. a harsh reality felt by thousands forced to evacuate. >> there was a thought of like, well, i wonder if we'll have to evacuate. maybe we should, like, get the kids stuff ready just in case to. well, why don't we just put it in the car in case to. okay. where are we going to go? i mean, it is terrifying. it's devastating. >> there's no easy answer as to how people can live like this. but fire officials say the best way is to live with the mindset that this is possible across california. and we have to be ready.

>> it's not if, it's when we'll have a wildfire somewhere in the state and we don't really have a, you know, fire seasons anymore. it's a year round thing. so it's imperative that people stay vigilant and they are planning well ahead of time. >> for us in the bay area, that time is now. chelsea burkett with cal fire says having go bags ready has to be a way of life packed with items essential for survival during an evacuation, like water and food, medications, change of clothes, rechargeable batteries or solar chargers, and hard copies of important documents. these simple yet important things can make all the difference. >> some of them are to help you and your personal self and your family get through a couple of days without items that you are used to having, you know, at your fingertips in your home. some of them are items that are not replaceable. >> cal fire is making it easier than ever to be fire ready at ready for wildfire.org. you could create your wildfire action plan to prepare your home go bag and more personalized

information based on your address and family to get you exactly what you need when you're in an emergency. >> especially like what we're seeing down in southern california right now. the stress level is really high, and it's really hard to focus on what the things that you really need are. being prepared, having a plan, practicing your evacuation plan. going over it with everyone in your family. those are all really important aspects. >> we pray we will never have to, but we'll be ready if we must. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> coming up next, we're going to give you a close up look at just how devastating these southern california fires are to neighborhoods down south. >> plus, together we can all get better, do better, and return san francisco to its rightful place as the greatest city in the world. >> san francisco's new mayor comes in with new promises of how

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in california. there is a new wildfire tonight and it is in the hollywood hills. the sunset fire started about 45 minutes ago. it's being driven by strong winds and has grown rapidly to at least 19 acres. firefighters

are on the scene and water drops are happening, but this is a heavily populated area, of course, and people are being ordered to evacuate immediately in the hollywood hills. look at all the lines of the cars there, the headlights you just saw in that picture of those folks trying to evacuate the hollywood hills. we're also keeping aywood close eye on the three major wildfires burning out of control. they have now turned deadly. at least five people have died in the eaton fire that is near pasadena. that fire has burned close to 11,000 acres. the palisades fire, that's the largest of the fires. and it is also by far the most destructive. at this moment. it has burned nearly 16,000 acres and destroyed more than 1000 structures, many of them homes. the hurst fire, near sylmar is up to 700 acres now, the fire chief from pasadena says firefighters had almost no chance against the flames last night because of the conditions. >> but i'll be clear, we could have had much more water with those wind gusts. we

were not stopping that fire last night. those erratic wind gusts were throwing embers for multiple miles ahead of the fire. and that's really what caused the rapid spread of this fire. >> you heard that? the embers just blowing miles away. president biden was briefed on the situation in southern california this morning. he did issue a disaster declaration to cover all of the wildfires. >> now, the wildfire disaster has turned into a political battle between governor newsom and president elect donald trump. newsom toured the dae earlier today in pacific palisades. cal fire escorted him along sunset boulevard, which is now unrecognizable. meantime, trump is saying the fires are newsom's fault. trump posted on truth social, saying newsom, quote, refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water from excess rain and snow melt from the north to flow daily into many parts of california, including the areas that are currently burning in a

virtually apocalyptic way. now, newsom clapped back on x, with the governor writin, quote, there is no such document as the water restoration declaration that is pure fiction. the governor is focused on protecting people, not playing politics, and making sure firefighters have all the resources they need. >> well, obviously these fires are having a huge real life impact on the people living in the neighborhoodst are burning and threatened. >> abc seven news south bay reporter zach fuentes traveled to los angeles today and found one man near the eaton fire in altadena with a firsthand story. >> well, my mom, she she she collect water when rain water. she's got a big old bucket. this whole fence was on fire. so we put this fire out here to save that house. of course. saved my mom's house. save this house. that one. and. and this one here. all 40 houses go up. we save all 40 houses here. >> and by collecting the rainwater that you collected. and then dirt to. right. >> we. yeah. dirt was shovel.

you had to shovel because we had no water. so we had to shovel with the dirt and put it all in there and just knock it all down. and, you know, and we try to save a couple other neighbors, but we just couldn't do it. >> it's heartbreaking. kind of describe what this looked like more than a day ago. more than a day ago. everything here was normal. >> everything was normal? yes. just yesterday. and when i went to bed last night, i told my wife that this was going to be. our dinner is going to be on fire. i knew it because the wind was too strong, the wind was too strong, and the canyon was was too close. and the ember. just there. go two miles. embers can go two miles. so this i. i'm lost for words. i'm, you know, it's i don't know if my mom will be able to come back to the neighborhood. all her neighbors are gone. everything. this whole block manner, every house down there burned down. every house. every house on this

block, burned down. >> yeah. give perspective. where that street up there. you were telling me. >> yes. this street. this street here is tears. every house from terrace over to lake burned down. every house from manor to fairoaks burned down. everything is gone. >> our zach fuentes reporting from los angeles county. we are staying on top of all of the developments coming out of the wildfires down south. get updates as they happen on abc seven news.com and of course, on the abc seven bay area app as well. >> with governor newsom in southern california for the fires, california's first partner, jennifer siebel newsom, attended today's inauguration of new san francisco mayor daniel lurie. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> i, daniel lurie, do solemnly swear. >> lurie, as you heard, took the oath of office in front of a crowd of people outside city hall, and abc7 carried it all live. lurie's inaugural speech laid out a lot of promises, and here's how he says he'll tackle

crime and public safety issues. >> i'm introducing a package of fentanyl state of emergency ordinances. this will allow us to further surge resources and bypass the bureaucratic hurdles standing in the way of tackling this crisis. you have my guarantee that there will be zero cuts to sworn officers. 9-1-1 operators, emts, firefighters and nurses. until now, the only options our first responders have had is to take those who are suffering from mental health issues or addiction to hospital or jail. i'm excited t spring, we will open the city's first 24 over seven police friendly drop off center. i'm excited to announce that we will be launching the sfpd hospitality zone task force. this dedicated police unit will create a more welcoming and safe environment for workers, shoppers and visitors in the union square, market street and moscone center areas. and not just when there's a

conference in town, but when it's every single day, 365 days a year. >> abc7 news insider phil matier listened to the speech with us at abc7 and had this immediate reaction. >> today is the best day of his mayoralty, and he better enjoy it, because tomorrow he has to start working and he has to do something that automatically causes trouble, and that's say no to people. and that will be the first real test of the lurie or any administration is when you have to start saying no to people. you've given your vision, you've laid it out, you say yes to some things and no to others. yes. who wins your friends? no doesn't. and that's a tough one. >> daniel lurie also promised more housing in his first 100 days, including a streamlined permit process. >> coming up here, we'll go from san francisco to oakland and a familiar face to east bay voters who hopes to be the next person to run the town. >> and when we're talking fire

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you right now. the sun set fire in the hollywood hills. it's

headed toward hollywood boulevard and a heavily populated area. so far, almost 20 acres have burned. it is spreading rapidly. there are immediate evacuation orders in place there. officials say people need to get out of that part of the fire zone. right now, the view from overhead shows people are heeding those warnings. the traffic, you see is a mix of people being evacuated and of course, daily heavy los angeles traffic. but a lot of people are getting out of harm's way right now. here's a look at the evacuation zone in red on this map. just to underscore how urban an area this is, the evacuation order includes the dolby theater, where the oscars are held, as well as the infamous or famous, i should say, hollywood bowl. >> former east bay congresswoman barbara lee is making it official. >> this is our moment. >> this is our movement. >> this is our oakland. >> so let's do this. >> today, lee formally announced her candidacy for oakland mayor. in a campaign video releasedyor. this morning. she says she wants

to prioritize public safety, mental health services, homelessness and fiscal responsibility. oakland's special election for new mayor is in april. voters recalled shengtao in the last november election. >> tomorrow is the national funeral service for former president jimmy carter. he is currently lying in state in the u.s. capitol. here's a live look in washington, d.c. the 39th president passed away just before new year's at the age of 100. tomorrow, carter's funeral will be held at the washington national cathedral. abc news will have live coverage of this event beginning around 6:45 a.m. the service, mr. carter's remains will be flown to georgia, where he will be buried next to his wife, rosalynn. >> well, here in the bay area, after the winds weakened, the weather turned sunny and mild. sandhya shows you what else to expect in her seven day forecast next. >> plus a look at how climate change is affecting california's

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burned nearly 20 acres. people are being told to evacuate. of course, it's a very dense area. as you look at live pictures now, you can see the night just lit up by the flames that are burning in the hollywood hills. it is spreading. it's about 20 acres now, but you can see it is fairly ferocious and there are a lot of homes, very densely populated area there. there are also three major wildfires that are pushing firefighters to the very limit. they barely have enough people to do what they need to do. the palisades fire is the largest. that's at nearly 16,000 acres. it has damaged or destroyed more than a thousand buildings, many of them homes. the eaton fire has killed at least five people. that's near pasadena. it has burned more than 10,000 acres. and then there's the hurst fire, up by sylmar. that one has burned 850 acre acres. it is truly an apocalyptic nightmare in southern california. tonight, the city of oakland, as we talk about uh- coming up here in the bay area, knows all too well

about the devastation wildfire can bring as concern grows here at home. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has a look at ways to protect people and property. >> reporter a drive through the narrow roads of the oakland hills shows how difficult it could be to evacuate during a natural disaster. >> in this neighborhood, i think that they are taking it seriously and that they are doing everything they can cause. >> mania was neighborhood burned in the 91 oakland hills fire, an experience that has many aware of the constant wildfire threat. he says the city is doing a lot like annual home inspections by the oakland fire department, but others say much more needs to be done because the streets are narrow. >> sometimes there's only one way out. they would like to see, you know, the vegetation removed from the roadside so that there's more clear clearance. so the vehicles so you can evacuate. >> joel fraser is with the oakland branch of firewise, a national organization that helps neighborhoods plan and prepare for wildfires. they hold mock evacuations and educate

residents about evacuation zones and how to park. >> so it's parking off the street so that emergency vehicles can get by. because the streets are so narrow. emergency vehicles need at least 20ft of clearance on either side to get by. >> keeping the roadways clear in the oakland hills is even more critical, given the limited number of roadways in and out of the area, says oakland city council member janani ramachandran. all of the montclair neighborhood, for example, three roads to get you in and out of this portion of the hills. ramachandran says four of oakland's seven districts are in high wildfire regions. she says oakland has one of the bay area's most comprehensive vegetation management plans to deal with the thousands of acres of forested areas in the city. the problem is funding. but the recent passage of measure m provides funding for the next 20 years to tackle these issues. >> a huge part of the goal of this ballot measure is to get the resources to be able to do that, but as of now, absolutely, we are not at where we should be

when it comes to being proactive. >> ramachandran says the regional cooperation between bay area counties is another piece for effective wildfire prevention in oakland, anser hassan. abc seven news. >> as wildfires continue to burn throughout southern california, climate experts are highlighting the role climate change may be playing. abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to several climate experts about the connection they've detected, and what we can do to minimize our risks. >> reporter as wildfires rage throughout southern california, climate experts say images like these serve as evidence of multiple factors fueling these extreme events. one of them is warming temperatures. >> we have clear evidence of is that climate change is contributing to a warming, not only globally, but in california. in the southern california region. >> the santa ana winds are driving these wildfires to spread even faster, making it harder for firefighters to gain control. we spoke to two climate

experts about what they're seeing here. >> it's a different sort of wind event than what happens in a hurricane, or what happens in a in a severe thunderstorm. there has been research on on the santa ana winds for an event that is as extreme as this one, that really falls in the tail of the distribution, there's always going to be a large contribution of natural variability. and the scientific question that comes up is uh- are the odds of that different with and without global warming? >> both experts say they're seeing the signs of climate change amplifying these conditions. >> this is also an amplification of natural patterns that exist. like, for example, this year there's been quite a bit of rain in northern california, and not so much in southern california. that's a seesaw pattern. >> the latest rain in northern california helped the bay area for now, the autumn season in california is warming even faster than the rest of the year. >> we know that, you know, when

there's a delayed onset in precipitation that really elevates the risk of wildfire. >> climate experts are urging for proactive, global and local changes. >> concerns me that even with the only the 1 or 1 and a half degree of average warming that we've seen so far, that, you know, that we see a lot of more more of these natural hazards and risks and disasters taking place from hurricanes to large wildfires. >> in palo alto. luz pena abc seven news. >> interesting. >> the effects of climate change are undeniable at this point. >> yeah, no question about that. and we continue to track the weather conditions because the wind has been such a critical factor. of course, the humidity is very low as well. >> yes, sandhya is watching it all and there is some relief on the horizon. yeah. >> tomorrow night the winds will back off enough for southern california for the crews to hopefully gain some ground. dan and diane, let's take a look at a live picture right now from the very latest fire. this is from kcal. you will notice that

this is the sunset fire in the hollywood hills. it's not a good situation. you have critically dry fuels, a drought conditions there. they have their second driest stretch on record since may. they have only received 16 hundredths of an inch of rain in los angeles. so just to give you an idea, malibu, 48 mile an hour winds. right now you will notice that it is 26. browns canyon 41. coral canyon park red flag warnings remain in effect for those critically dry fuels and the strong santa ana winds until 6 p.m. tomorrow. looking at our local picture, it is pretty quiet here in the bay area. the winds have backed off tomorrow afternoon. it's another mild day. 60s 70s plenty of sun, but there may be some patchy morning fog on friday. those temperatures begin to dial back. it is still above average going into the weekend. saturday you'll see a lot of 60s there and sunday as well. there is one concern, which is another round of offshore winds could develop in our hills

beginning saturday night going into early next week. accuweather seven day forecast records are possible in terms of your temperatures tomorrow. a little cooler friday, saturday and then that dry pattern carries over in through the middle of next week. diane and dan. >> all right. sandhya, thanks. >> all right. sports anchor chris alvarez is here. 40 ns are done, but the business of football goes on, and the business of football does go on. >> they're trying to get back to where they're used to being. niners regular season is over. the off season is in full swing. kyle shanahan and john lynch

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the 49 ers season ended. and now the offseason work begins to try and climb the mountain next season. a lot to unpack from today's kyle shanahan john lynch end of the season presser. but here it is. nick sorensen was relieved of his defensive coordinator duties. he is in the running for a special teams job. they want to keep him in the building. brandon staley will interview for the dc job. there's plenty of outside people as well. clay kubiak has been promoted to offensive coordinator. quarterback brock purdy is the franchise guy. john lynch said it once again today as the pursuit of the sixth lombardi trophy in franchise history rolls on. lynch and shanahan know this is a big offseason. >> when we all got back, it was like you could tell we all were back. but you know, we wish we had a little bit more time. and when i look at a calendar now and realize we have 14 weeks until we need to get back, like

i expect everyone to be ready to go and, you know, excited to really get this going and play some football. >> we don't plan on being in this place. i don't like it. it's terrible to sit home and watch something that you expect yourself to be in the tournament. and we're going to go about the work and we're excited about the work to do just that. >> wow. all right. so the next chance for the niners to be in a super bowl obviously not this year in new orleans, but next year it's right here at levi's. they won't have to go anywhere. i think that kindf lines up perfect, right. just like they set it up. >> right? yeah. all right. thanks, chris. we'll see. >> well, tonight on abc seven at 8:00, it's the premiere of shifting gears, followed by abbott elementary. then at nine, celebrity jeopardy! and what would you do is at ten. then, of course, stay with us for abc seven news at 11. and that's all the time we have for this edition of abc seven news at six. >> i'm dion lim and i'm dan ashley. for sandhya patel, chris alvarez, all of us. we appreciate your time. we're going to leave you now with a live look at the fires in southern california on our abc

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