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>> one story coming out of all of this misinformation, what you need to be aware of on social media. >> and it is day two on the job for san francisco's new mayor. we'll look at what's ahead for daniel lurie. >> good morning to all of you. it is friday, january 10th. yeah. >> and we'll first check in with drew to see what the conditions are like here in northern california. >> it's a nice afternoon. once again, the winds are light. could see record warmth possible keeping track of the winds across southern california. still underneath a red flag warning in la and san diego. we'll begin here at okay this morning. it is calm. it is quiet. current conditions. right now we're at 52 degrees at the airport. the winds are very light out there and we have great visibility. no fog out there this morning. clear skies across the board. get you going here on this friday 40s and 50s right now as you step outside, just like yesterday and the day before. expect a lot of sunshine today. temperatures above average into the 60s. we go. and again we could see a few records possible again this afternoon down to southern california. we

go. we are still watching all the fires there. the two biggest still are the palisades and the eaton fire. winds are high this morning, gusting 30 to 40mph, but firefighters are waiting for this afternoon. the winds weaken, they turn onshore and that is going to bring about higher humidity. so relief is coming. but the red flag warning does continue until tonight through 6 p.m. let's check in with frances and see the drive times this morning. >> hi drew. we have a few problem spots out there right now. here's a live shot in san jose where all traffic is temporarily stopped on northbound 101, approaching 880. it was earlier reported as a solo car crash or fire, so i'm not sure why the traffic is being held up, but you can see northbound for headlights or tail lights. headlights rather are backed up right now, and we'll keep you posted on the scene. also, there is some slowing westbound 580 as you approach the altamont pass. this is due to a car fire before north flynn road. all lanes are blocked except for one, so traffic is now crawling at six miles per hour as you make your

way out of tracy. now, if you're heading into san francisco, the metering lights have been turned on, but it is looking good right now. heading in to san francisco. amanda. gloria. >> francis, thank you so much. multiple fires are still burning out of control across southern california. >> winds are still a major concern as fire crews desperately try to contain the record wildfires. as we start to get a view of the scope of the damage, it is staggering. we are focusing on the three fires of most concern the palisades fire on the coast, the eaton fire near altadena and pasadena, and a new fire, the kenneth fire, north of calabasas. this is another look at the palisades fire burning now in the santa monica mountains. it's now california's largest january wildfire on record. this dramatic video is from a ring camera showing the flames as they destroyed a home on tuesday night. the fire has burned nearly 20,000 acres and at least 5300 structures are damaged.

some people are managing to get back into the neighborhood to check if their home survived the flames. >> i just drove by my house just to get some closure and yeah, it's rubble. there's nothing there. my daughter, who was born there and she's 23 now and said, dad, get something, just pick up something. and there's literally nothing. >> you are looking at the devastation in pacific palisades. block after block left leveled by the flames, the national guard is being deployed to the fire areas, and the los angeles county sheriff is working on implementing a curfew. as an added safety measure. >> firefighters are finally getting consistent help from the air, but there was one incident that hampered their efforts yesterday. a firefighting plane was grounded after being hit by a drone, leaving a large dent and a hole in the wing. no one was hurt in that incident and the faa is investigating, and one person has been detained in connection with a new fire that

started yesterday afternoon in the west hills near calabasas. >> so the kenneth fire has burned nearly 1000 acres and is 35% contained. this morning it was threatening a number of homes, which led to evacuations, but that evacuation order was lifted last night. there are no reports of any injuries. >> it was estimated the eaton fire had damaged or destroyed 100 buildings. well, now that number is as many as 5000. the fire near pasadena has burned close to 14,000 acres, causing extensive damage to altadena. it is blamed for several deaths, and family members say one person who died is a 66 year old man who was trying to protect his home. >> and i just i just got out. i just got out and i went down the street and there was a police car, and i flagged him and i said, my brother's in the house, i need help. and he told me to get out. and he said, go. >> just so devastating. and family members say the man had lived in the home for more than

five decades now. what you just saw there, unfortunately, is a scene that we've been seeing over and over again this week. >> many people have lost their homes and their belongings across southern california. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes has been helping our sister station kabc all week, as they get life saving information out to their community. and he's live in altadena this morning in a neighborhood that has been mostly destroyed. zach. >> yeah, almost every house in this neighborhood has been leveled by fire, just like the one you're seeing behind me right now. if you had, we had more daylight. you'd see more of the destruction around here. but this is pretty much an example of what you see almost around every corner here. and this fire in this home in particular. we saw catch fire yesterday almost 24 hours ago. and you're seeing that there are still some flames here. now, i say almost every home in this neighborhood, because there is in this particular block, one home that is still standing. it's to the right over here. and it's a miraculous thing because we were here yesterday during the heartbreaking moments at the house, to the left of it, and when we were showing you live

was burning. and that fire broke out almost a day after the majority of the other houses here burned, which really just speaks to how uncertain things are out here right now. now, fire crews worked very hard to save that home, but once they couldn't, they started focusing even more on saving this house next to it, which they did. they succeeded in that. and even though the homeowner says she's beyond grateful, her home is the one still standing, she's still heartbroken. >> they did everything they could to save mine. but i mean, if you look around, it doesn't. in the scheme of things, it doesn't really matter because all of my neighbors have so much. but this community is just amazing and everyone is really supportive of each other. and i know, i know that there is a bright future ahead, but it's going to take a long time. >> now chelsea there, who you just heard from is such an interesting story. she just moved into this house. she just bought it, moved in three weeks ago, and she said part of the reason she chose this area is because it was supposed to be a low risk fire zone. now that's

just something that highlights how shocking this disaster has been to the residents here. they were not expecting anything like this. now back out here live. what you're looking at is some of the work that she did prior to this. these are wood chips she spent hours rolling up in plastic. she also recently got rid of a high risk tree around here. and there were measures that she took initially when she heard that a high wind event was coming here. but of course, nobody. little did she know that this fire that has devastated this neighborhood, this community, would come through. she only did that because she didn't want wood chips to blow in her neighbor's yard. but now, this morning, she thinks that that might have been what helped save her home. but again, everyone around her, the two homes on the side of her, across the street here, they're all destroyed. i spoke with the neighbors to the right of her, though. they said that they have lost everything, but they are determined to rebuild and that this is a resilient community that they will see return. but still a lot of tragedy, a lot of heartbreak around here in altadena. >> all right, zach, thank you so much for your reporting. stay safe out there. now, one challenge for l.a. leaders that goes beyond the fire fight. correcting misinformation. >> false claims have been

spreading almost as fast as the fires. abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live in studio, explaining the impact of these claims going viral. >> well, gloria, just like we saw only months ago when nonstop online hoaxes obstructed federal relief efforts in the aftermath of hurricane helene, political figures are now fueling misinformation online surrounding southern california's fire fight posts, spreading as rapidly as the flames include president elect donald trump blaming governor gavin newsom's water policies, citing a document which newsom says doesn't exist. elon musk taking to ax sharing a post pointing the finger at the city's first female fire chief and her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. even posting dei means people die. we had an engineering and tech expert weigh in on this. >> they did everything they could to save mine. but i mean, if you look around, it doesn't. in the scheme of things, it

doesn't really matter because all of my neighbors have so much. but this community is just amazing and everyone is really supportive of each other. and i know, i know that there is a bright future ahead, but it's going to take a long time. >> all right. and that was the wrong soundbite. we will try to get back to our expert sound in a little bit, but we have also seen images of an ai generated photo of the iconic hollywood sign engulfed in flames. that's another example of something fake that has been shared repeatedly across the country. this as the technology to manipulate videos and photos is becoming more and more accessible to folks online. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. the fires in los angeles are forcing the nfl to move monday's wild card game. you can see how smokey practice was yesterday for the l.a. rams. instead of playing at home on monday, the rams will face the vikings in glendale, arizona. you can watch the wild card playoff game right here on abc seven. coverage

begins at 430 on monday night. we are tracking wildfires statewide, and you can too, see fires and the air quality at a glance. go to abc seven news.com/fire map. >> and we're going to try and put this into context for everybody, because there's been a lot of numbers thrown around over the past couple of days as these fires grow. so looking at the scope of the damage with these wildfires across los angeles, the two biggest ones, we've been tracking the palisades fire, which was the first one that started, kicked this all off earlier this week. and the eaton fire, these two areas combined have burned about 33,600 acres. to compare that here locally, that's bigger than the city and county of san francisco. so this has been a massive area where people have been displaced hundreds of thousands of people affected across southern california. and these fires still remain burning and spreading at this hour with gusty winds this morning. but better news is on the way. this area of low pressure earlier this week was very close to this

high that created the extreme winds. now this low is moving away and that will allow winds to weaken. this afternoon that red flag warning will expire across southern california at 6 p.m. tonight. back here at home. here's a look at the forecast today. quite a different story. it's been a very sunny and warm week that does continue today. we will have temperatures back into the 60s. could see a few record highs once again just like the past couple of days. amanda. gloria. >> all right. you thank you so much. that really put it in perspective. when you see the size of san francisco and how much has already been burned, comparing it to the size, i mean, that is incredible. thank you. drew. well, you probably all heard of the celebrities who've lost their homes in the wildfires. a well known person here in the bay area is being impacted as well. >> plus, how bay area tech is

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shot from a news helicopter above the fire still burning in southern california. we're continuing to track those fires this morning. right now, a total of ten deaths have been reported across all of those fires. the palisades fire has burned nearly 20,000 acres and is at 6% containment. the eaton fire, near pasadena, is more than 13,000 acres and has destroyed 5000 structures. another fire broke out yesterday, the kenneth fire, near woodland hills. a man is in custody for arson charges related to that fire. now the

palisades fire hitting closer to home for warriors coach steve kerr. we're learning. coach kerr's childhood home has been destroyed. his 90 year old mother, ann, made it out okay, but he says he is not alone when it comes to this destruction. >> you know, that's my hometown and all my friends who are from there, pretty much. they've all lost. lost their homes, their their family homes, childhood homes. our whole high school is gone. the town looks like it has just been completely wiped out. it's surreal. >> and in this photo from 1996, ann kerr is seen replacing the net on the basketball hoop in the front of their palisades home, where steve practice his shot. growing up, kerr says he visited his mom at the house for dinner just a few weeks ago. of course, we are staying on top of all 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.

>> today we're expecting another major appointment announcement from san francisco's new mayor. daniel lowery spent his first full day in office yesterday, mapping out how his administration will tackle the city's budget crisis. lowery announced a hiring freeze for the city in an attempt to tackle the city's nearly $900 million budget shortfall over the next two years. but the freeze will not apply to all employees, 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, lowery announced the city is under a fentanyl state of emergency. he says he's creating a police friendly 24 over seven drop off center as a jail or emergency room alternative for those who are suffering a mental health crisis or suffering from addiction. he expects it to help 9000 people every year and to be

running by the spring. >> so many san francisco businesses rely on big conventions, and the first major one of the year is about to begin. the j.p. morgan healthcare conference returns to the city next week. and just like at dreamforce, city leaders say convention goers will wine and dine and visit local businesses, and there will be plenty of security, including sfpd ambassadors. the westin saint francis hotel in union square will once again be host for one of the biggest conventions in the city. as i mentioned, that j.p. morgan healthcare conference. the conference includes global industry leaders, investors and tech creators. >> the j.p. morgan conference is one of the most significant conferences that we've had. it's one of our longest lasting partnerships. >> the conference generates more than $90 million for san francisco's economy, including small businesses, restaurants, even hotels. >> definitely good news for the city. we know the city is still working to rebound after covid,

and dreamforce brings in so many people. this should also bring in a lot of people to bring in those people. >> activate, get involved, do it all. >> all the things that should be here now, middle of january, the weather. >> yeah, they wouldn't believe it. >> we are tracking another warm afternoon. and again records are possible in the accuweather forecast. live look outside from sutro tower. we are fog free everywhere so it's another warm day. it's just the pattern we've been underneath again. more records are possible this afternoon. now tomorrow winds will pick up in our hills, gusting 30 to 50mph. a wind advisory will be in effect for the north bay mountains, the east bay, east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. tomorrow at the valley floor near the surface probably winds 15 to 20mph. dry pattern next 7 to 10 days we do remain rain free, which is starting to get concerning now because january is one of our wettest months and we haven't seen much rain at all this month. and if we go the entire month without rain, that

would make a huge drop in where we started with our rainfall totals. taking a look at wind gusts in our hills. not too bad right now, but again, they will pick up tomorrow as that wind advisory gets ushered in here. here's live doppler seven along with satellite. some encouraging news across southern california. the winds are weakening over the afternoon. this area of low pressure. look at this. a ground stop in atlanta at the airport due to snow. that is rare. so we have winter storm warnings in effect from arkansas through georgia. we are seeing several inches of snow in places that typically don't see it. back here at home, it's the opposite. it's mild sunshine records later today, very likely 50s on the board. at 10 a.m. later on this afternoon, we'll get you into the 60s, just like yesterday and the day before. mid and upper 60s for a lot of us today with full sunshine. light winds today hit about 62 in oakland but 68 in san jose, 61 in napa, 60 for the high in santa cruz. overnight tonight, the big story the winds will begin to increase. it turns breezy. peak winds tomorrow in the early afternoon. so here's future

weather. those gusty offshore winds develop in the morning. then here's 1:00 pm at the peak wind speeds that will likely see some of our highest gusts again in our hills could be 30 to 50mph. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. sunny and dry today. gusty winds return here tomorrow. weaker winds on sunday and then through much of next week. we are sunny and dry through thursday. >> guys thank you so much. now let's turn to rebecca jarvis. she joins us with a look at what's coming up on gma. >> good morning rebecca. >> gloria and amanda it's nice to see you. good morning. it is great to be with you on this friday. and coming up our team is live in los angeles. getting a clearer picture of the devastation from the firestorm as the sun comes up there. and as wildfires still burn, many families returning home to find everything gone. as crews raced to put out a new fire. plus, we're tracking the winter storm emergency across the south with no snow and ice heading east.

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>> 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. >> it sounds like such a helpful app. >> yeah, i'm downloading it now. i know, i'm like during this story, like, oh, okay, there we go. we're going to be prepared. >> i will be doing the same. yeah. next at 6.30. x says it's addressing parody accounts as concerns grow about misinformation and confusion. this comes as a viral video on tiktok suggests the golden gate bridge has disappeared. of course, we know it has not disappeared, and the wildfires in southern california present a good reminder to get prepared and be ready for any emergency. >> what local experts are saying. but first, here's drew. >> yeah, guys, we are tracking another warm and sunny

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watching abc seven mornings live now at 630. >> the latest is half hour on the numbers and devastation in southern california, as communities endure another day of wildfires. >> it is being called farmageddon by a dozen san francisco walgreens are closing their doors. >> and we'll explain what this has to do with nuclear fusion. okay. >> good morning everyone. it is friday, january 10th. >> yeah. let's get a check of that forecast with you, because we're hearing about the winds over in southern california. here. it's been a totally different story. a little windy, but just so beautiful here. >> yeah. it has been. so the warm sunshine continues today. winds here locally do pick up tomorrow. here's the accuweather forecast. a live look outside this morning from sutro tower. we have clear skies everywhere. no fog this morning. mid 50s in the city right now. winds are very light out of the northeast and we have great visibility. so we begin this morning with our typical chill. 30s, 40s. low 50s. as we begin our friday and again later this afternoon, just

like the day before and the day before that, we have warm sunshine above average temperatures into the 60s. we go once again, could see a few record highs once again later today. we'll take you to southern california watching our fires closely. the palisades fire, the eaton fire, the two biggest right now, more than 33,000 acres have burned just between those two fires. winds are high this morning. that red flag warning does continue. what firefighters are waiting for this afternoon. the winds not only weakened, but the wind direction shifts to an onshore flow that will bring about much higher humidity. so encouraging news is on the horizon. but that red flag warning does continue across southern california through 6 p.m. tonight. let's check in with frances. see those drive times this morning? >> all right. we'll start off with the bay bridge toll plaza because things have backed up towards the 880 overcrossing due to a fender bender on the upper deck of the bay bridge that has already been cleared off to fremont street. so you'll find it's a good 10 to 15 minute wait as you make your way to the

metering lights. and also we'll show you it's been really slow on that westbound 580 stretch out of tracy. there was an earlier car fire and then there was an accident. a couple of them near airway, possibly blocking lanes. so traffic is heavy out of tracy. in fact, the drive time is really bad right now. it's 106 minutes from tracy to dublin, so that's a very slow ride. and southbound 680. looking good though, as you make your way towards fremont. northbound 85 through san jose and cupertino is delay free at 16 minutes. the 101 ride in san rafael. also looking good. amanda. gloria. all right. >> francis. thank you. fire crews continue to be spread thin across los angeles county as they try to stop the spread of multiple wildfires. >> and they had a new challenge. a new fire started yesterday evening. that one is called the kenneth fire. it's not far from calabasas. the other two most devastating fires are the palisades fire. also the eaton fire. >> the palisades fire turned deadly. crews finding human remains in the rubble, adding to the death toll across all of

those fires, bringing the total deaths now to ten. it is still burning now in the santa monica mountains. it's california's largest january wildfire on record, having scorched almost 20,000 acres and destroying more than 5000 homes. >> the eaton fire is estimated to have damaged or destroyed as many as 5000 buildings. the fire near pasadena has burned close to 14,000 acres, doing extensive damage to altadena, and these fires are rapidly scorching their way into the record books. >> with the palisades fire now the third most destructive in state history. the camp fire in paradise is still the worst by a wide margin. 18,000 buildings destroyed and 85 people killed. back in 2018, the 2017 tubbs fire in the north bay is the second most destructive, at 5600 buildings gone and 22 people dead. until this week. the oakland hills fire in 1991 was the third most destructive at

2900 buildings burned with 25 lives lost. one challenge for l.a. leaders that goes beyond the fire fight. correcting misinformation spreading just as fast as the fires. >> abc seven news reporter lena howland joins us live in studio, explaining the impact of these false claims going viral. good morning lena. >> good morning gloria. misinformation began to swirl when president elect trump blamed the fires on governor newsom, saying the governor failed to sign a water restoration declaration, which newsom says does not exist. still, despite newsom's office debunking that claim, posts online about it have continued to spread just as rapidly as the flames. elon musk also taking to x, sharing a post pointing the finger at the city's first female fire chief and her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, even going so far as blaming the fire on diversity. this as meta just this week announced it's doing away with its fact checking policy.

>> what we are doing is we are pushing this kind of fact checking on the average person. do they have time to go and check everything, or do they just run away with the first picture or the first video? there is no limitation for any kind of conspiracy. they can just add any element they want. they can add any idea to that. >> and another fake image we've seen share repeatedly online. is this a photo of the iconic hollywood sign engulfed in flames? that never happened. but experts say the technology to manipulate videos and photos is becoming more and more accessible. and now you can create something like that for free online. live in studio lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. 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

scenes 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 jonze, abc seven news. >> state workplace safety investigators are now looking into the collapse of the santa cruz wharf. the end of the wharf fell into the ocean on december 23rd. nobody was seriously injured, but businesses were forced to close until the start of the new year. meantime, santa cruz police are searching for the person who stole a

commemorative plaque from the wharf. if you recognize anybody in this photo right here, you are asked to contact the santa cruz pd tip line. despite the devastation in southern california, we are seeing some inspiring stories as well. we'll tell you more about that in just a moment. >> you're looking. we do not have a stocks, but we will check back and see how the markets are doing later. >> and we also want to introduce you to the fastest computer in the world. it's debuting right here in the bay area. we'll tell you how this could have a huge impact on nuclear fusion. but first here's drew. good morning drew. >> hey good morning gloria. look at this picture. another stunning sunrise coming from our rooftop camera at kgo. you notice a couple of things. not a cloud to be seen in this view. and also, if you look very closely, the flags on top of the piers this morning, they are still. so we'll find very calm winds today and another warm afternoon. it's just the pattern we have been in for much of this week. we've seen sunny skies, temperatures above average, a few records each afternoon and that's how today is shaping up

as well. sunrise today 725. your sunset at 510. it's a warm and dry afternoon. temperatures back into the 60s again. we could see 1 or 2 record highs once again. now, tomorrow and into early sunday, winds will turn gusty in the north bay mountains, the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. a wind advisory will be in effect. we could see gusts upwards of 50mph. so the issue will be trees could come down. we could see some isolated power outages near the valley floor. at the surface, winds are a bit lighter but still breezy, between about 15 and 25mph. so the winds tomorrow will track them very closely, their elevated first thing in the morning, and they stay elevated throughout the afternoon. the three day forecast shows you a lovely day today before those gusty winds move in here. tomorrow. a full look at the seve

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mourning over the fires in los angeles. we've been tracking these fires in southern california. so far, ten deaths have been reported across all the fires burning, the palisades fire has burned nearly 20,000 acres. it's at 6% containment. the eaton fire, near pasadena has charred more than 13,000 acres. it's destroyed 5000 structures. and another fire broke out yesterday. that's the

kenneth fire near woodland hills. a man is in custody for arson charges that are related to that fire. firefighters from the bay area and other parts of the state are continuing to travel to los angeles county to help with the fire fight. a crew from santa clara county arrived in southern california yesterday. cal fire has sent nearly a dozen fire retardant dropping aircraft to help contain the palisades fire. we talked with one captain who has made eight drops under turbulent and windy conditions. >> pretty apocalyptic. the amount of, you know, we're used to seeing big fires up in the timber with, with, you know, the smoke and the flames and all that. it's a little different when it's running through downtown la and you know that, you know, people are losing their houses and they're they're doing the best they can just to get out of the way of this thing to, you know, they're running for their lives. >> crews from san francisco, san mateo, oakland and marin are all on the fire lines this morning. >> now, despite the tragedies

impacted, families and communities are rallying together to help provide comfort to others who have lost everything. reporter kevin zobeck, from our abc sister station in houston, is on the ground in los angeles. he and his photographer came across a donation pop up. >> this is all happening in the parking lot. parking lot. i outside the rose bowl. the people organizing this say if you have warm coats, warm sweaters, they could especially use those donations because they know some fire victims really need those. and here's the back story here. yesterday, two guys who have a hot dog cart decided, you know, we want to come here. we want to give about 500 hot dogs. that was their goal. they started putting that out on tiktok. people started then coming here and donating on top of getting the free food and the donations. and that act of kindness yesterday has grown in to this. i mean, it is just huge. i mean, we can't even show you all the donations because it spans all the way over there. and again, anything you need.

they had hot coffee here earlier, hot meals to they prepackaged meals. and this is really important stuff because there are people who desperately need this. >> yeah, just the power of social media. a heartwarming gathering right now in the face of these fires. if you've watched our coverage this week and wondered how you can help, we do have a few suggestions. you can scan the qr code that should be coming up here on your screen. to donate to the red cross. you can also visit red cross.org/abc. your donations support the red cross as they help people recover. a beloved san francisco landmark has become the victim of misinformation. a video recently posted to tiktok shows the golden gate bridge from the view of an airplane window, with the caption the pilot let us have one last glimpse at the golden gate bridge. the pilot meant the bridge would soon be out of sight, but not everyone took it that way. the video sparked conspiracies that the bridge was actually disappearing, and we

are here to assure you the golden gate bridge is not going anywhere. this is live. look, right now she is alive and well. this whole fiasco, just a reminder of how rapidly misinformation can spread online. >> a very good point there, amanda, because if you use x, you might be unsure when. you might be unsure. when it comes to distinguishing between authentic accounts and parody accounts. well, now the social media platform wants to make it obvious for you. x just announced it's rolling out mandatory labels for parody and satire accounts, so right now it is optional and these accounts have to apply the labels themselves. x says the details on x will become mandatory when they will be announced soon. >> walgreens is closing a dozen san francisco stores at the end of february. that includes a store on geary, with the highest 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 and killed 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. >> a san francisco nursing facility that's provided homes for seniors for more than a century is closing. little sisters of the poor has announced plans to shut down saint anne's home near the presidio in the spring. the closure means 59 residents must now find new places to live. administrators are working with staff, residents and their families to help manage those transitions for them. now to your morning money report, a sign that the fast food value meal wars are far from over. several popular fast food chains have debuted new promotions and discounts this month. they include mcdonald's, dunkin, kfc, subway and taco bell. restaurants have been giving their menus budget friendly makeovers in order to entice customers who have been turned off by these rising prices. it's

a chance for them to boost earnings during a typically so slow part of the year as well. two more macy's stores here in the bay area are on the list of locations that the company plans to close this year. stores in the village at corte madera shopping center and at the new park mall in newark will be shut down, along with more than 60 other macy's locations across the country. san francisco city officials revealed early last year that the macy's at union square will shut down as soon as the city finds a buyer for that building. and now it's time for our abc seven mornings advance. it's our way of highlighting some things that are happening around the bay area in the day ahead. >> first, the oakland police commission is meeting today to consider possible changes to the police department's pursuit policy. the policy has been criticized by governor gavin newsom while announcing he's extending the state's law enforcement partnership with oakland. he warned the police commission must change the policy. right now, oakland officers are only allowed to initiate pursuits when they have

a reasonable suspicion a suspect committed a violent crime or has a gun. >> people in the north bay will have a new public transportation option starting today. a new smart train option is opening up in petaluma. a new station there, and it's located at corona road and mcdowell boulevard. it's about three miles northwest of the downtown train station. a grand opening celebration is going to be happening today at noon. >> if you take bart, there are some minor schedule changes coming due to construction starting monday. some departure times will shift by a few minutes. crews will be working on the track between colma and millbrae nightly to upgrade bart's train control system. after 9 p.m, the millbrae station will be served by a train that will run every 15 minutes between millbrae and sfo. only, and riders will have to transfer at sfo to board a yellow line to transfer to finish their trip. the world's fastest supercomputer is now up and running here in the bay

area. engineers unveiled el capitan at the lawrence livermore national laboratory. they say the supercomputer is able to do quintillions of calculations per second. that's quintillions with a q, the processing power will help test our country's nuclear arsenal, and it could help accelerate the lab's program to produce nuclear fusion and a new source of nearly unlimited energy. >> quintillion. how much is that? a lot, a lot, a lot. >> hard to wrap your brain around that. yeah, it is. it's a lot. i mean, look behind us. this is beautiful. gorgeous. a live picture behind us from our rooftop camera. it is going to be another sunny and warm day across the region. it's just the pattern we have been in for much of this week. here's a live look from our tam cam. get your bearings straight on the right hand side of your screen. that's the sf skyline. here we have the east bay. we can see all the way down. this is fremont all the way down south. we have great

visibility out there right now. no fog to be seen. here are the accuweather headlines. another warm day today. more records are possible. we have seen records over the past couple of afternoons and that's likely going to be the case again today. now tomorrow the winds are going to pick up briefly for the day on saturday, especially in our hills. we have a wind advisory. gusty winds 30 to 50mph. those winds will peak early in the afternoon on saturday. now we're starting to get a little concerned here. the dry pattern. we're looking down the future and we aren't finding any rainfall. anything significant through the next 7 to 10 days. of course, january is one of our wettest months across the region, and we have not seen any significant storms so far. talking about warm temperatures, this was just released by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration within the last hour. 2024 was the warmest year on record for the united states. the average temperature was about 3.5°f above average. we saw $27

billion disasters across america, and these records go back to 1895. in fact, across the globe, it was the warmest year on record, besting, you guessed it, 2023. so we do have these warm stats to look at this morning. here's live doppler seven along with satellite low pressure finally pushing off to the east. that is, allowing the pressure gradient, that wind tunnel to lessen. so lighter winds coming to southern california this afternoon. but this low. look at this. some rare snow is occurring across mississippi, alabama, georgia, atlanta right now getting walloped with several inches of snow back here at home. it's the complete opposite. mild sunshine future tracker showing you as we head into the afternoon. we'll get those temperatures back into the 60s with a light breeze. so today we'll go into the 60s. a few records are possible again this afternoon. overnight tonight the story will be the winds picking up with that wind advisory kicking in here first thing tomorrow morning. here's that wind advisory. it's for the

north bay mountains, the east bay hills and the santa cruz mountains. the valley floor will see winds about 15 to 25mph. our highest peaks could see winds 30 to 50mph. so the winds peak here between 1 and 4 p.m. saturday afternoon. and then they weaken first thing sunday morning. here's the accuweather seven day forecast showing you sunny and dry today. gusty winds are back here tomorrow. less wind on sunday and then the next seven days. it is dry. it is sunday. sunny for much of next week guys. >> all right drew thank you. we are expecting an update on the sentencing of president elect donald trump and his hush money case involving adult film actress stormy daniels. trump's legal team has launched several efforts to block the sentencing from moving forward, arguing it would damage the institution of the presidency. those efforts were unsuccessful. manhattan district attorney alvin bragg has been insisting the sentencing proceed. >> we believe that the sanctity

of the jury verdict must be given primacy. the jury's voice must not be rubbed out. >> trump originally faced up to four years in prison, but being reelected in november changed that. the judge has said he will now impose what's called unconditional discharge, which means no jail time, no fine and no probation. abc will carry a special report once the sentencing has happened, and we'll bring that to you live. >> chris stapleton, rene rapp no, it's not the lineup for a popular music festival. >> it's actually the guest list for the upcoming season of sesame street. those musicians, along with noah khan and samara joy, will appear in the 55th season of the iconic family show. the upcoming season will focus on lessons in emotional well-being. songs from the artists will double as life lessons, including an r&b pop track from sza about gratitude. the new season of sesame street debuts next thursday. sounds like they're going to have some

really good guests. >> they're always entertaining. all right, coming up, the seven things you need to know today. >> and a reminder you can watch all our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it's available for apple tv, google tv, amazon fire tv, and roku. so download the app and start streaming. >> and as we head to break here at 655 a live look outside, it will be a beautiful day. we'll check in with drew in just a few minutes. >> i'm reggie aqui, i'm lyanne melendez, i'm luz pena, i'm tara campbell, i'm j.r. >> stone at abc seven news we deliver local stories with real answers to help make

just joining us here are the seven things to know this morning. number one, former president donald trump is being sentenced right now in his hush money case involving adult film actress stormy daniels. abc news will have a special report when the sentence is announced, and you can see it live here on abc. >> number two breaking news new

san francisco mayor daniel lurie has named his new fire chief, according to the chronicle. he's tapped 34 year veteran dean crispin to the post. crispin had been the battalion chief. >> number three. ten people are confirmed dead in the fire, still burning uncontrolled in southern california. that number is expected to rise as officials are able to search through the fire zones. >> number four it's a make or break day for tiktok. the supreme court is hearing arguments today on the app's future in the u.s. and number five, a live look outside from the exploratorium camera. >> clear skies out there. light winds. we are in store for another warm afternoon. temperatures back into the 60s today. few records are possible as we head into saturday. a wind advisory will be in effect in our hills for the north bay mountains, the east bay hills, and the santa cruz mountains, where we could see winds upwards of 50mph. could have some possible trees come down and some isolated power outages. >> and number six, a couple new accidents just popped up. one is a new crash on the upper deck of

the bay bridge. the other one is a five car pileup in alamo. southbound 680 at stone valley road. and this one we're showing you is in fremont, southbound, 880 autumn parkway. slowing things down. >> number seven, an emotional pet robot, has made an appearance at ces in las vegas. the pet is being called a modern day furby. it can react to your cuddles and voice and hug you if you are sad, you know. >> good luck. good luck. i know whatever helps, i guess. i don't know. yeah, whatever. i want to know how much to. >> yeah. and you don't have to clean up too much after it. much better. >> i still prefer a dog or a cat. yes. pet rock. it's not a pet rock. bye. >> michael: good morning america for our viewers in the west. the death toll from the california fires rising, as we get a clear picture of the scope of the devastation, with fire still raging.

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