the north bay. is seeing record downloads from users needing real time information about fires burning in l.a. >> it's a marathon to recover from something like this. >> the voice of experience. survivors of the north bay wildfire share advice for those who suddenly find themselves victims of the l.a. county wildfires. >> from abc seven live breaking news. >> california's record books are being rewritten by the wildfires in southern california. unrelenting flames, unimaginable losses. and it's not over yet. >> if you're told to evacuate, then get the hell out. >> good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm dan ashley and i'm j.r. >> stone for those of you who are live streaming us you've been watching live coverage from our sister station in los angeles on the wildfires. >> they are doing an amazing job. the newest fire is called the kenneth fire, burning in the west hills near calabasas on the border of los angeles and

ventura counties. this is a live picture. now you can see all of the fire trucks lined up trying to get to these flames in the calabasas area, bottom left of your screen. there you can see a fire burning very actively, not under control at all. mandatory evacuations are in place. nearly 1000 acres have burned since this fire sparked about 330 this afternoon. our sister station in los angeles was flying over the fire soon after it started. a helicopter reporter, chris christie had this perspective. >> structure protection. air attack. a shift in the winds and a lot of brush clearance in this community. and so as the wind was driving the fire through the neighborhood, it would just die out. once that brush turned into low, shallow grass, it became a low, shallow grass fire that kind of fizzled out as it approached the backyards of these homes. and so that brush clearance really came into play. combine that with the shift in

the winds in a different direction. just a little shift in the wind has made an entire difference for this community. >> quite an intense situation there. the kenneth fire is just the latest in a series of fires that we have seen. abc seven news anchor karina nova is tracking the latest on the biggest and deadliest of the wildfires. karina. >> j.r. while there is that new fire in southern california, firefighters are still battling the palisades and eden fires. late this afternoon, we learned from officials that at least two of the five confirmed deaths are now attributed to the palisades fire. these are also the most destructive fires in southern california history when it comes to structures burned. the palisades fire has now burned 5300 structures, up from 1000 last night. we are getting a0 better view of the destruction from the palisades fire. aerial images show house after house, neighborhoods leveled. it has also grown to nearly 20,000 acres. it is the larger of the two wildfires. and to put that in perspective, that is five

times the size of downtown los angeles. the eaton fire continues to grow and remains out of control near pasadena. it is now over 13,000 acres, and the number of buildings damaged or destroyed has shot up dramatically today. this morning during an update, officials put the number at around 1000. and hours later they raised the total substantially. >> we now have a confirmation that we have a potential for over 4 to 5000 structures damaged or destroyed. >> and within the last 15 minutes, the fire officials raised that number again, putting it at over 5000 structures. about 180,000 people have been ordered to evacuate due to the la fires, and another 200,000 are facing evacuation warnings. that's all. while people are learning what's become of their neighborhoods. >> it's really disheartening. i mean, our family is in tears. the community is in tears. i mean, this is devastating. it's

never going to be the same. i'm never going to be able to show my kids where i grew up. it's all gone. it's all gone. >> just a really, like, solemn environment. a lot of people lost their homes, a lot of people waiting to find out if they've lost their homes. and just everyone really like mourning and trying to figure out what all of our next steps are. >> for all those residents who lost homes in pacific palisades, altadena and other areas, there is federal help. earlier today, president biden held a briefing saying the government would cover 100% of disaster response costs for 180 days. biden is also sending 400 federal firefighters and 30 federal firefighting planes needed resources, as both of those massive fires are still 0% contained. jr. >> karina, thanks so much for that. those fires that karina talked about are the two biggest, but not the only ones. this map from cal fire shows you five total fires burning rightou now in southern california. let's bring in abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. yeah, sandhya, the weather obviously a huge factor in this firefight with the winds. >> and you said earlier really

la so far has seen no winter. >> that's correct. and dan and jr that's been part of the major problem with this area and why the fires have been so explosive. so let's talk about rainfall and where they stand. los angeles has seen three hundredths of an inch of rain 1% of average. san diego only 14 hundredths. that's 4%. you can clearly see san francisco above average, along with redding at 146% of normal. so of course, you see scenes like these with a new fire burning near calabasas, the kenneth fire. this is going to continue to be a problem as moderate to strong santa ana winds will continue. so now we have the five fires burning. the latest one is near calabasas as i mentioned. look at the winds at this hour. castro peak, 38 miles an hour. browns canyon 37, camp nine. the same thing. we go hour by hour and those winds will remain gusty. it dries out the atmosphere even more. that's already dry. you can see there that 32 malibu 33

there in lang 37 acton heading into tomorrow morning. still gusty as a matter of fact, between late tonight and tomorrow morning, the winds are going to pick up now. after 9:00, the winds start to shift. direction comes in off the ocean. that is a lighter wind. it is going to bring in higher humidity. this hopefully will help the firefighters temporarily because the red flag warnings are only going until tomorrow evening at 6 p.m. with those gusty winds and low humidity. but there are a couple more rounds of offshore winds coming between the weekend and next week, so that's going to mean more red flag warnings for them. unfortunately, drought monitor from today shows you severe drought for parts of southern california, including los angeles county. much of central california is abnormally dry. the fire risk continues to be in the critical category. as we look at the air quality it is suffering with all those fires anywhere from unhealthy in red to oranges, which show poor air quality.

and that's why an air quality alert is in effect until tomorrow. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast, which includes record high temperatures here in the bay area. coming up. >> dan okay, sandhya, thanks a lot. bay area fire departments say their deployments to southern california will not impact r operations here at home. an abc news crew captured santa clara county fire crews down south today. 40 bay area firefighters are battling both the palisades and the eaton fires. they're. san mateo consolidated fire department has 13 members down south. 14 oakland firefighters are there. this video shows san francisco fire crews in l.a. county. southern marin fire district says crews from departments including novato, tiburon, san rafael and central marin as well. >> we're used to public safety power shut offs in the bay area, but were they used in los angeles? southern california edison says it shut off electricity on its distribution lines to altadena before the fire started. that didn't happen in pacific palisades.

electricity there is supplied by the los angeles department of power and water, and municipal agencies. don't have to. excuse me. comply with psps alerts. l.a. dpw uses a system that shuts off power after an electrical line goes down. this will become important when investigators begin to determine how the fire started. >> a wildfire alerting app founded in sonoma county is now the top app in the app store. watch duty is provided is proving to be a vital tool for those living in southern california. and abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows you how it works. >> and uh. there's fire everywhere. >> a path of wildfire destruction in southern california still forcing people residents have been unsure where to go. >> on the first night we saw some of the major evacuation systems that exist failing due to the traffic volume. >> nick russell is vp of operations for watch duty, a

free fire tracking app run by a north bay nonprofit combining real time radio scanner information and wildfire cameras with publicly available maps of fire incidents and weather alerts showing the surface wind direction on the map, showing the evacuation zones where the fire is, and just putting the entire story from multiple locations and data sources into one place that anybody can use. russell says watch duty uses a team of staff and volunteers who are monitoring fire events 24 over seven, and can send alerts. the app, launched in 2021, now has 7 million active users with more than a million downloads just in the past 24 hours. >> it's absolutely mind boggling being ahead of chatgpt, you know, looking at this solution that was built here to get information out to communities. >> russell says he's now hearing from app users who say the info watch duty is providing has been nothing short of life saving. >> we're getting inundated with messages from our user base, telling us stories of how we

gave them the extra minutes that they needed to gather their pets, loved ones, folks that needed assistance and get out of their homes prior to receiving an evacuation order. >> watch duty once served users in sonoma, lake and napa counties now provides fire information in 22 western states. cornell, bernard. abc seven news, cornell. >> thanks so much. the fires in southern california are turning into a political battle involving governor newsom, president biden and president elect trump, biden said today the water issues that hampered firefighting efforts are related to power being cut to water pumps. but trump took to social media to blame newsom's policies. he said the governor needs to open up the water main to send water down south from northern california to help people affected by the california wildfires. donated red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond and help people recover. >> more to come here. fire hydrants ran dry during the worst of the fire fighting

in la this week. tonight, a local firefighter explains why and what's being done in the bay area to stop that from happening here. >> and coming up next, expert advice on how to prepare your family and your

when you fire. that's the kenneth fire, which has burned almost a thousand acres and is 0% contained. it sparked around 330 this afternoon. so just a few hours ago, and it's already gone to a thousand acres. people have been ordered to evacuate. this is burning on the edge of

los angeles and ventura counties, near west hills and calabasas. all right. let me give you a bird's eye view. now, of five fires burning in southern california. this map is by cal fire. the newest fire is the kenneth fire. that's the one we're talking about here. and it's spreading now to a thousand acres. so far, the biggest fire is the palisades fire. of course, that's what has grabbed so much attention. palisades just absolutely devastated and wiped out thousands of homes lost there. the deadliest fire. several people died. there is the eaton fire and near pasadena. then there is the hurst fire, which is near sylmar. let me show you where that is in southern california that's burned hundreds of acres there. and then the lydia fire, which is near acton. and there you see, it's much, much smaller, obviously, but still it's diverting resources for firefighters. that one there also burning several hundred acres. >> dan, thanks so much for that. today, local fire departments conducted two controlled burns. one was on mount tam in marin

county, the other was in moraga. sky seven flew overhead as firefighters set small, controlled fires. the goal is to do this on a low risk day and reduce some of the brush that could fuel a wildfire on a high risk day. local fire officials are encouraging people here in the bay area to make sure you're ready for a wildfire. abc seven news reporter tim johns has some tips to ensure you remain safe. >> the devastation in los angeles continued to unfold thursday. entire neighborhoods destroyed and homes reduced to rubble and ash. the horrifying scene serving as a reminder for many in the bay area of steps they should take. if a similar disaster were to happen here. some of the things you can do for your home are outlined by cal fire. in the case of a fire emergency, the agency recommends shutting off your gas, propane tanks, and even air conditioning if you have time. officials say moving objects that may burn easily into the center of the room, away from windows and doors, could mitigate loss. cal

fire also recommends turning off automatic sprinklers and any running water as they help preserve resources for firefighters. steps also recommended by san francisco fire rescue captain justin shaw. >> i haven't seen anything like it in my 30 year career. >> shaw says while it's almost impossible to be totally prepared for natural disasters of this magnitude, small steps can make a big difference. one of the most important being to regularly ensure you have defensible space around your home. >> what we're seeing in los angeles is wind driven fires. embers going blocks and blocks and catching other areas on fire. if you have things around your home that could ignite, that just makes it more dangerous. >> despite evacuation orders, images have emerged from l.a. showing people staying to defend their homes against the flames, something captain shaw advises against. >> if we're going into an area that's been evacuated and we arrive to fight the fire, and we find that we have to stop fighting the fire in order to rescue someone that stayed behind. that's only going to delay our efforts in stopping that fire. >> and when the time comes to leave your home, shaw says having enough supplies

to last for at least three days is critical. >> you need to have food and water, at least one gallon per person per day, and be able to have a place to go. don't just get in the car and leave. you need to have a destination. you need to have a plan put together. >> in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> in other words, just don't wing it. have a plan? exactly. >> certainly. certainly a concerning weather situation down in southern california. a bit different here, though. >> it is different here. and meteorologist sandia patel is back with the outlook for those of us in the bay area. sandy. yeah. >> it's going to turn a little cooler tomorrow and even hazy. dan and j.r. good evening everyone. let's talk about those wildfires in southern california. take a look at all the smoke that is coming in from these fires, from the wildfires that are burning there, and it's moving out over the ocean here. so right now it is not coming into the bay area, but that is going to change. they do have air quality alerts until tomorrow night. i suspect this will get extended when you

take a look at the air quality there. it is not good. orange is indicating poor for sensitive groups. red is unhealthy air across the region. so we're going to look at the smoke forecast in the upper parts of the atmosphere. while it generally stays right around southern california and over the pacific ocean. watch what happens heading into tomorrow afternoon. some of that smoke starts to come in in the upper layers of the atmosphere, towards the southern part of our viewing area. it's not going to translate down to the surface initially, but this is where it's coming in. that could change. you know that that has happened before. so just keep that in mind. if you are particularly sensitive to smoke, you'll want to limit your time outside. here's ak at the setup, the high and the low that were too close together that brought the devastating winds to southern california a couple of days ago. with all those fires breaking out, that low is pushing off to the east, so winds are still going in southern california, but not quite as strong as they have been. high pressure and low pressure separating a bit. gusty offshore winds though, do

continue and we have experienced it here 39 miles an hour. mount amana, healdsburg hills up around mount saint helena. they had 60 to 70 mile an hour winds in the overnight hours. those winds did drive those temperatures up. look at how warm it was. warm enough for a record in downtown oakland, 70 degrees 71 sfo was a record 75, in redwood city, also a record for the day. there were plenty of 7072 from san rafael to 73, san jose 76, santa rosa, 70, in livermore, 68. in the city. beautiful view from our east bay hills camera right now. clear skies. 62 in san francisco, 64, san jose. you've got 50s, oakland, hayward, half moon bay right now and a beautiful view from our mount tam cam 69, almost 70 degrees in santa rosa. that's not very january like mid 50s napa, petaluma, 60 in fairfield and 58 degrees in concord and livermore from pier 39. we also have a clear view tomorrow. hazy areas, a little cooler this weekend. mild with gusty offshore

winds again and early next week. a dry pattern setting up with near average temperatures going hour by hour saturday morning. notice that northerly wind developing 25 napa 33 fairfield continues to remain gusty at 2:00 in the afternoon, but this time around, the winds coming down right near the surface. so san francisco 29, you're going to feel a little bit of a breeze in oakland and half moon bay, 25 miles an hour sunday early in the morning, still gusty. and then another round of winds comes in. same general offshore wind sunday night into monday. so here's a look at your temperatures tonight in the 50s. excuse me. slowly dropping off into the 40s as we head towards tomorrow morning. may even see an isolated 39 degree reading there by the afternoon. it is cooler than today. could see a few patches of fog in the morning hours as we're not expecting gusty offshore winds tomorrow, and then in the evening we will cool off tomorrow morning. i think you'll need that extra layer 30s and 40s. it is going to

be a chilly start tomorrow afternoon. 63 in santa rosa and san rafael 61. san francisco 62. oakland 63, san mateo. concord 68. in san jose 64. palo alto livermore is 63, in concord, here's your accuweather seven day forecast. temperatures trending slightly lower tomorrow. still sunny, gusty winds return over the weekend and is certainly going to mean a windy start to your monday. another sunny one. tuesday, wednesday, thursday. the dry pattern continues, but those temperatures j.r. and dan will finally start to drop off closer to where they shd be for this time of year. >> i like the smoke forecast as well. people are coming up to me saying i don't smell it yet. >> yes. and you know, sometimes at least i'm sensitive. i feel it in my eyes. the burning sensation. yeah. >> all right. thanks, andy. >> it was all fun and excitement yesterday as daniel lowery was sworn in as san francisco's new mayor. today, it's time to get down to work, and he's already taking

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wildfires in southern california. it is still a situation down there, and you can see those fire crews that are still on the scene this evening, the only one to spark today. the kenneth fire has triggered evacuations in calabasas and west hills, along the border of los angeles and ventura counties. you see some of those emergency crews right

there. again, it has burned nearly 1000 acres. moving along now. walgreens is closing a dozen san francisco stores at the end of february. that includes a store on geary with the highest theft rate of any walgreens in the nation. also, a store on potrero that recently had $84,000 in merchandise stolen. and the walgreens on market street, where a security guard shot blanco brown during a shoplifting incident. the retailer did not blame crime, instead saying rent, staffing and supply needs are reasons for the closures. walgreens is closing 1200 stores nationwide this year. >> today is san francisco mayor daniel lowery's first full day in office, and he's making announcements about how his administration will tackle the city's enormous budget crisis. lowery announced a hiring freeze for the city in an attempt to rein in the city's nearly $900 million budget shortfall over the next two years. but the freeze will not apply to all

employees, more specifically, those working to combat the fentanyl crisis. >> this hiring freeze will not impact public safety or public health. when it comes to making sure that our emts, our nurses, our firefighters, our police officers can get back to full staffing. >> during his inaugural address yesterday, lowery announced the city is under a fentanyl state of emergency. he says he is creating a police friendly 24 over seven drop off center as a jail or emergency room alternative for those suffering a mental health crisis or from addiction. he expects it to help 9000 people every year and be up and running by the spring. >> coming up next, we go live to los angeles for an update on the palisades fire from the air. you get the true scope of the devastating losses. >> those images, eerily familiar to what we saw after the 2017 north bay wildfires. tonight, the advice local fire survivors can offer to help people who

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in live pictures now from the kenneth fire, which has triggered evacuations in calabasas and west hills along the border of los angeles and ventura county. it started just this afternoon at about 330. one of many fires now burning there. it has burned nearly 1000 acres. >> also developing officials saying in the last hour that the palisades fire is now 6% contained. certainly some good news right there. aerial images show the destruction, with numerous homes reduced to piles of rubble. the palisades fire has burned at least 5300 structures. the eaton fire has burned around 5000. the palisades remains the bigger of the two fires, burning close to 20,000 acres, while the eaton is now over 13,000 acres. some people are returning to their

homes and finding nothing left. >> just pure devastation. i've never seen anything like this before. this is the second time we've had to evacuate since i moved here ten years ago. but this just blows everything out of the water. >> the los angeles county sheriff is working on implementing a curfew for the fire areas to keep people out that don't belong there. the hope is to start that tonight. meanwhile, officials say at least five people have died in the fires. and at least one of those was in the palisades fire. and as you can tell, the scope of the devastation in pacific palisades that we've seen from the aerial shots today just jaw dropping and astonishing. >> it really is. reporter brianna willis, from our sister station in fresno, has spent the day on the ground there. she joins us now with a closer look at the devastation. >> yeah jr and dan that heartbreaking update tonight. us now learning two people have lost their lives in thishave palisades fire. almost 20,000 acres have scorched in this

area. this devastation you can see behind me just one example of that. now tonight here on pch, the wind is actually picking up at this hour. we had to put our our mask back on because there's still so much smoke in the air. but earlier today you guys talked about that containment. the winds died down just enough for there to be more support from the air. now an intense inferno continues to scorch through pacific palisades. >> it is safe to say that the palisades fire is one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of los angeles. >> more than half of this coastal community is now leveled, and the battle is far from over. but for those on the front lines and fire crews right now, they are still trying to get a handle on this blaze because as you can see, they're trying to save homes like this one that are just across from this devastation. the flames causing thousands of people to evacuate while others became trapped. firefighters focused on saving lives before property and now the fierce fight continues. >> we are still under red flag

warning with extreme fire behavior possibilities, something we haven't been able to see really often in this firefight is aircraft fighting this. >> but the winds are dying down today. you can see super scoopers are here on the way to go. put water on these fire lines and try and get some containment on this pacific palisades fire. of course, we still see lots of smoky conditions. this area of northern palisades right now there are still homes standing, but as you can see over here, smoke still in the air, multiple hotspots. firefighters are trying to get some type of handle on these conditions right now. the unprecedented conditions across the los angeles area leaving grief in their wake. >> ironically, today has turned into a day of mourning for more reasons than one. as we mourn the loss of lives and property across our county. >> and just to give you guys all a sense of how massive this fire is, it's now five times larger than all of downtown los angeles. of course, as you guys mentioned, over 5000 homes and structures already destroyed. we're live tonight in pacific

palisades. i'm brianna willis, channel seven news. >> it's just so hard to get your mind around it so bad. brianna, thanks very much. here's another figure. the damage estimates, of course, very preliminarily, are in the neighborhood of $57 billion so far. now, these fires are rewriting the record books for the most destructive fires to ever burn in california. the worst is still the 2018 camp fire. more than 18,000 structures destroyed, 85 lives lost there. the 2017 tubbs fire, part of the north bay wildfires, is the second most destructive ever, with 5600 buildings burned down. 22 people died in that blaze. the oakland hills firestorm, of course, the tunnel fire of 1991 was the third most destructive fire ever, with an estimated 2900 buildings destroyed. >> it took years for neighborhoods burned in the 2017 north bay wildfires to repair and rebuild. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to santa rosa to speak to wildfire survivors.

>> images of homes consumed by flames and leveled neighborhoods in southern california arerhoods giving many bay area wildfire survivors flashbacks of one of the most destructive wildfires in california history, the 2017 tubbs fire in sonoma county. >> it's devastating for those of us who have been through this. it's very similar to our fire, the tubbs fire. because of the winds having 60 to 100 mile an hour winds blowing those embers, it's like a blast furnace. >> janet leeson and her family lost everything. seven years later, they're still rebuilding and gave insight into what many in southern california may experience, starting with the challenge of finding a home when thousands are also searching. >> we started looking for a place to live and decided to purchase fifth wheels and we lived on trailers. >> then came the insurance. >> we were underinsured, which was pretty typical of most of

the people in our area. we used our insurance money to pay down our mortgage so that we could be owner builder, so that we didn't have to deal with the contractor, which saved us money. >> her home is now as fireproof as it can be. >> cement board siding so it won't catch fire. >> seven minutes from janet's home, over 1300 structures were destroyed in santa rosa's coffey park neighborhood. pamela van halsema said coming together as a neighborhood to rebuild was key. >> find others who are in the same situation and work together. that's what we did here. it helped immeasurably. >> they have a message for other survivors. >> give yourself grace to move slowly and carefully and thoughtfully through these next months and even years, because it's a marathon to recover from something like this. >> and for those supporting those in need, your words matter. >> please try to avoid saying, well, at least you're lucky that

you got out or it's only things. those are hurtful things. just be there for them. >> in santa rosa luz pena abc seven news. >> and we're staying on top of all of the developments coming out of the wildfires in los angeles county. get updates as they happen on abc seven news.com and the abc seven bay area app as well. all right. coming up next, after repeated requests to update the oakland police pursuit policy, action is being taken tomorrow that could result in changes. >> also ahead, throughout his life, he showed us what it means to be a practitioner of good works and a good and faithful servant of god and of the people. >> the final farewell for former president jimmy carter. his funeral provided one more

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wildfires in southern california. this is a live look here. the good news is all mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for the hearst fire. the one burning near sylmar. about 700 acres have burned there, and firefighters officially have it at 10%

contained. people in pacific palisades were using buckets of water and garden hoses to try to save their homes. there was too much demand on the fire hydrant system. abc seven news reporter south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains how one bay area city is working to prevent a similar situation in the middle of a deadly, costly and out of control fire fight. >> many crews responding to the pacific palisades fire have been without the greatest tool in extinguishing flames. >> water utilities understandably shut off power because they are worried the lines that they carried energy were going to be blown down and spark additional fires. and when they did that, it cut off the ability to generate pumping the water. >> and los angeles mayor karen bass says windy conditions only exacerbated this issue. >> the number one problem, especially on tuesday, i mean, on wednesday, was the fact that we weren't able to do the air

support because of the winds. >> no air support meant immense pressure on the hydrant system, which was simply not designed for the volume of fire we're seeing in los angeles. san francisco fire rescue captain justin shaw broke it down in the easiest way to understand. if you turn all the faucets on in your home, you lose water pressure. if your neighbors do the same, you all lose pressure. now imagine the amount of hydrants running as homes go up in flames. >> they're all based on volume and pressure. the systems are usually designed for 1 or 2 homes or buildings to be needing a fire hydrant at a time. we have entire neighborhoods that are in need. >> we saw a similar situation in 2002. in san jose, a fire at santana row hit 11 alarms and became the worst in city history. their hydrants struggled to keep up with demand as well. that fire, as well as those in l.a, are both examples of why san jose water prioritizes millions of dollars in infrastructure upgrades. >> you need the hardware in place, right? obviously, you need the water mains and the

fire hydrants to be able to do it, but you also need the water supply. you know, you need both sides of that in order to be able to deliver that on that protection. >> it will be reflected in customer bills. but san jose water says it's easy to see how important good infrastructure is when terrible situations happen. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> and let's move on for a few moments happening tomorrow, the oakland police commission will meet to conr possible changes to the police department's pursuit policy. the policy has been criticized recently, most notably by governor newsom while announcing he is extending the state'sncing california highway patrol partnership with oakland. newsom warned the police commission must change the pursuit policy if it wants to continue to get that chp support. oakland officers are only allowed to initiate pursuits when they have a reasonable suspicion a suspect committed a violent crime or has a gun. the governor wants that pursuit policy to be more liberal so police can chase under other circumstances,

starting today. san jose has begun the process of clearing out rv encampments in the city. officials are targeting the 30 largest unauthorized rv parking sites. they'll set up towaway zones and alert people living in oversize vehicles that they have two weeks to leave. san jose is tripling its shelter capacity for rv residents. it's also setting up safe parking sites for rvs in the berryessa and santa teresa neighborhoods. but san jose's mayor says they're not designed to be used as long-term living areas. >> it's been all eyes on the weather this week because of those wind whipped southern california wildfires. next, a look at our local forecast

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we continue to follow that breaking news situation in southern california. we are looking at a live picture right now. an important clarification when it comes to those southern california wildfires. they have caused five deaths total, three at the eaton fire and two at the palisades fire. there was some earlier confusion, and we just got that clarification from the l.a. county sheriff's office. >> today, a final farewell for

president jimmy carter after a state funeral in washington, d.c, he was flown home to georgia one last time to be buried next to his wife, rosalynn. abc news reporter reena roy has the touching moments from today's ceremonies. present. >> present are former president jimmy carter coming home to georgia for the final time today. tributes in the tiny town of plains. a procession with his casket going down the main street at the baptist church where jimmy carter taught sunday school for all the years after the white house. a small private funeral at the national cathedral in washington, d.c. this morning, a state funeral. >> he may be gone, but he's not gone far. the outpouring of love and support that we have felt from you and from around the world has shown us how many lives he has touched, and how his spirit will live on in many ways.

>> for us all five living presidents there because of patriots like jimmy carter throughout his life, he showed us what it means to be a practitioner of good works and a good and faithful servant of god and of the people here in plains. an outpouring of love for carter's life began 100 years ago on a rural farm, where a bell used to wake him up an hour before dawn. the peanut farmer, who became the 39th president, jimmy carter, do solemnly swear. taking the oath of office in january of 1977, serving just one term, but perhaps most celebrated for the humanitarian work he did for decades after his presidency. as the longest lived u.s. president. today, his family burying him next to his beloved wife, rosalynn, near their humble home in a place they both picked out as he returned to plains, georgia, for his final resting place.

>> we can say goodbye, jimmy carter did justly, love mercy and walk humbly. may god bless a great american and a dear friend and a good man. >> the carter family invited secret service agents who helped protect president carter to today's events here in plains. after nearly 45 years of his post-presidency, their service ends today. reena roy abc news, plains, georgia. >> well aware of the weather situation down in southern california. a bit breezy here too. >> it is a little breezy here and it's going to get a little cooler after so many warm days. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> yeah, and dan and j.r, we set records today. tomorrow? we're not expecting a repeat. let me show you a live view right now from that kenneth. fire burning in southern california. this is near calabasas. unfortunately, the conditions are ripe. as you take a look at the drought monitor, you will notice that parts of southern california,

including where those wildfires are burning in severe drought. central california is looking at abnormally dry conditions. and of course, the inland east bay is part of that. so let's check out the winds right at this hour. down in southern california, browns canyon, 47 miles an hour. those gusty offshore winds, the santa ana winds. mount lukens 32, castro peak 40. continuing sierra. here is some of the peak wind gusts so far down there. heaps. pk 72. you will notice that it's mill creek is 67 mile an hour winds. ontario 56. red flag warnings going until 6 p.m. tomorrow night. looking at live doppler seven here locally, things are quiet as we check out the afternoon highs tomorrow. they are coming down. we're not expecting a repeat of today of records, but it's still going to be mild and mainly sunny. 60s for the highs. here's a look at what's ahead for saturday in case you're making plans for the weekend. still pretty mild offshore winds pick up. sunday is comfortable as well. and then as we head towards monday those gusty

offshore winds another round of them coming. we are expecting cooler days as we head towards next week. that's when we'll drop near average. j.r. and dan but until then, still above average, especially as we head into the next couple of days. >> one of our viewers, judy, said, she's like, i'm going to be watching your newscast, but also be watching the warriors game, too. i said, that's a good idea. that's a good idea. >> sarah hodges is here with that and some 40 niners news. >> yeah, definitely. warriors are looking to take game one of their four game road trip. we got your highlights. plus the 40 niners looking for a new defensive coordinator. could a familiar face be returning to santa

after learning his childhood home burned down in the pacific palisades fire. thankfully, his 90 year old mother, ann, made it out safely. she's been living in that home since 1969. golden state back at work today, looking to bounce back after back to back losses. today in detroit, homecoming for michigan native draymond green coming out with some more force steph bounce pass to trace jackson davis for the early jam. he had 14 maybe things starting to bounce the warriors way. friendly bounces for buddy hield and he is hyped. buddy finished with a team high of 19. pistons make a game of it in the fourth. it's a breakaway dunk for draymond in his homecoming.

oh yeah talking to the bench. you know how he does steph curry had an awful shooting night. but this helped. he put it away for the four point play. he only made two threes in this one. the warriors hang on 107 104. and they're in indy tomorrow. moving to the gridiron kyle shanahan and john lynch already preparing for next season. and it stad with the defense after dumping defensive coordinator nick sorensen. the search is on, and the niners announced today that they have already interviewed an old friend, robert saleh, about returning as saleh was the niners defensive coordinator for four years. he was quite successful before leaving to become the jets head coach. he was fired midway through his second season there. plenty of fans hoping this return happens, and here's what he had to say yesterday about what he's looking for with the next defensive coordinator. >> what do you plan to do with our team? and that's what it involves certain people. i mean, in terms of when they look at what we have, what they think we need going

forward, what we got to go get. and so it's i want someone that kind of meshes with what i believe in. and but i also believe in that you got to fit to come up with the best thing possible that fits our situation right now. so that'll be talking about our personnel, the roster thing, a lot of things like that, and what their plan would be with it. >> due to the wildfires in los angeles. monday night football wild card matchup between the rams and vikings has been moved from sofi stadium in l.a. to state farm stadium in arizona. and just a reminder, you can watch that game right here on abc seven. kickoff is set for 5 p.m. >> boy, that's a big logistical thing. it is a g. >> so they're all moving to arizona. but honestly, it's safe with the wildfires. you guys know how dangerous that could be. >> that is thanks. thanks so much. well that's it for this edition of abc seven news i'm j.r. stone and i'm dan ashley for sandhya patel sara hodges all of us we appreciate your time. we'll leave you now with a live look at the fires burning in southern california. still raging on live updates any time on abc seven news.com and live streaming coverage on the abc seven bay area app. we'll see

you tonight at 11.

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