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producing very large flames and tall plumes of smoke. >> more apocalyptic scenes out of southern california this morning. fire crews continuing the round the clock battle against multiple wind driven wildfires in los angeles. and just last night, a shift in those winds sent fire crews running to escape flames and forced new evacuations overnight. good morning everybody. it's saturday, january 11th. we'll have the latest from l.a. in just a moment. i know, lisa, you've been following this very closely. of course, the winds a huge concern again today. >> yes. that's right. they're under a red flag warning in los angeles. and we have a wind advisory here for the bay area, where the winds have just been picking up the last several hours as a cold front has moved on through. so we're looking at until 10:00 tomorrow. north northeast winds primarily in the upper elevations to be gusting to 20 to 30 miles an hour sustained winds, then the gusts to 50. you can see the hills of the north, the east bay, eastern santa clara hills. we could see possible downed trees and power outages. right now we're looking

at these winds up to 51 miles an hour. mount amana, you can see in the north bay over 35 miles an hour. at the surface. we're not as breezy. we are looking at those chilly temperatures from the low 40s to around 50. san francisco with that wind, it is mixing the air in sonoma at 56 degrees, but we are four degrees cooler in san francisco, six degrees cooler in concord. so a lot of sunshine on the way today. breezy at times. otherwise. upper 50s coastline to the mid 60s around the bay and our inland valleys. we'll talk about when the winds lighten up. coming up stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. well, it was another long night for thousands of firefighters working to contain five different fires in southern california. we're seeing more dramatic images come in this morning. and the chaotic rush to evacuate in several communities. just yesterday, new flare ups in the palisades fire forced a new round of evacuations. overnight, that fire has burned 21,000 acres this morning. it's only 8%

contained. the nearby eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres, and containment is at 3%. yesterday we learned of another death in the wildfires, bringing the total to 11 people. at least 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate. as we said earlier, the firefight on the palisades fire took an unexpected turn. overnight, a wind shift caused new flare ups that took crews on the front lines by surprise. listen to the chopper reporter from our sister station, kabc in los angeles. describe the scene here. >> actually took firefighters by surprise. they actually had to abandon some of their equipment because this fire was behaving so erratically. the winds shifted slightly. the fire made a run up a hillside and quickly consumed their dipping spot where the helicopters were filling up. and even took out some of their container trucks and burnt up a couple of vehicles. but fortunately,

they've been able to use encino reservoir to fill up and continue fighting this fire into the night. and it has been a huge luxury that has been very effective. >> guys, los angeles fire department chief says the fire has destroyed more than 53,000 structures since tuesday, and the fire is now spreading toward brentwood, where the getty center is located. many residents in pacific palisades are still waiting to find out whether their homes were destroyed. and just miles away from the palisades fire, the deadly eaton fire is leaving a path of destruction. this is an aerial view of what's left in the city of altadena. that's where an 83 year old grandfather's body was found by his family in his bed amid the rubble. another couple who lost their home say they tried to fight the flames on their own for hours, but it became too much. they say they never got any kind of evacuation order. >> instead of a snowstorm. it was a flame storm, okay? and it

was being blown by 60 mile an hour winds. and so we just turned off the water and grabbed some things and got out of here. >> sheriff's deputies have set up a large perimeter around the scene in altadena to keep away looters who are trying to take advantage of the situation. at least 20 people have been arrested so far for looting homes evacuated by residents. all right, take a look at this. air attacks are helping fire crews get a grasp of the flames. but there was one incident that hampered their efforts. you're looking at it here. on thursday, 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 the incident, but the faa is investigating. governor newsom is launching an investigation into why a reservoir in pacific palisades was empty and offline. the reservoir, which can hold 117 million gallons, has reportedly been undergoing repairs since february. the probe will also

look into the loss of water pressure after fire crews reported running into dry hydrants. and as you can imagine, it's been a frantic week for people living in los angeles, and it was only made more chaotic when an evacuation order was accidentally sent out to just about everyone in los angeles county. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez has a look at the new investigation into how something like this could happen. >> emergency officials in los angeles county are investigating why an emergency alert was sent to millions of people by mistake. many residents received this message around 4 p.m. thursday of an evacuation warning, and then received a message to disregard the alert. 22 minutes later. >> there is an extreme amount of frustration, anger, fear. >> on friday morning, the l.a. county office of emergency management director addressed the issue. after additional false alerts went out. >> this is not human driven.

there is no one sitting at a desk right now initiating emergency alerts. >> the alert was mistakenly sent to nearly 10 million people. genesis, a vendor that operates the software, is part of the investigation. in a statement put out by the county. our preliminary assessment is that these reoccurring erroneous notifications are due to issues with telecommunication systems, likely due to the fire's impacts on cellular towers. >> not to get too technical, but not every jurisdiction is the same. >> james amos has been in crisis and emergency management for almost 45 years. he works for the city of san jose now. amos said wireless emergency alert systems can be complicated. >> you might get at&t that has a five mile radius, verizon might have a ten mile radius. so it becomes very challenging when you put messages out to target a specific area. >> harold chappell is the retired fire chief of menlo park

fire district. >> kind of the flaw in your digital device is that, you know, let's say at nighttime, people leave it in another room or it's on silence. i'm still a big believer in kind of warning sirens. >> now, in l.a. county, they're switching their emergency notifications to the state's emergency alert system. >> you know, overall, the benefit of having this, you know, this technology and this ability to get a warning is, i think, far outweighs any downside. >> both chappell, homan and amos know well the impact of a destructive wildfire. >> my family lost three homes in the in the paradise fire. and so it's there aren't words in the south bay. >> lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> and the palisades fire is hitting closer to home for warriors head coach steve kerr. we're learning. coach kerr's childhood home has been destroyed. his 90 year old mom, ann, made it out okay, but he says he's not alone when it comes to the destruction.

>> you know, that's my home town 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's gone. the town looks like it has just been completely wiped out. it's surreal. >> in this photo from 1996, ann kerr is seen replacing the net on the basketball hoop in front of the palisades home. that's where steve practiced his shot growing up. now, kerr says he visited his mom at the house for dinner just a few weeks ago. of course, our hearts go out to everyone affected by these devastating fires. we are staying on top of all the new developments coming out of los angeles county overnight. you can get those updates as they happen over on our website, abc seven news.com, or of course, via our app. all right, let's get you outside closer to home. lisa, how's it looking? >> well, we have our own wind advisory here. and a cold front

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high blood sugar, which can lead to coma or death, weight gain and high cholesterol may occur. we're back with a live picture of flames burning in the palisades area. right now you're looking at a live feed of it, and interactive map is showing all the fires burning this morning. and the evacuation orders. we're tracking that in real time. at least 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate. the palisades fire has burned over 21,000 acres and is sitting at 8% containment this morning. the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres, and containment is at 3% so far. 11 deaths are being reported. now, these fires are rapidly scorching their way into the record books, with the palisades fire now the third most destructive in the state's 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. now, 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. now, more local firefighters are heading to los angeles as we speak. the california task force three has been asked to join the effort. that group is an urban search and rescue team with members from the peninsula and the south bay. two crews are coming from the sunnyvale department of public safety, and other members will come from task force four, which is made up of east bay fire crews. they left last night for pasadena to help on the eaton fire. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard checked in with some north bay fire crews already on the front lines. >> you know, the devastation is

really the thing that is shocking everybody, the amount of homes that have burned and the way the fire came down and impacted these communities, it's just it's heartbreaking. >> marin county fire battalion chiefin county fire battalion chief grant groneman telling us what he's seeing across the southland. a trail of wildfire destruction. >> there's still active fire burning on on the incidents up in the hills. firefighters are just, you know, currently working to extinguish hotspots around structures to ensure that, you know, the loss is limited to what already occurred. >> chief groneman is one of 50 marin firefighters on the ground lending support in the firefight alongside dozens of other bay area crews. his team is also doing surveys from the air over the fire zone in altadena. >> we also want to make sure that every stone is turned over. if someone's missing a loved one and that we can identify what occurred and, and identify anybody that's missing. >> cal fire's lake napa unit

posted on x. its crews helped save a home from the eaton fire at 3 a.m. on friday after working a 24 hour shift. yeah, we're at the rose bowl. >> the rose bowl here in pasadena is being used as the base base camp for the eaton fire. >> santa rosa fire marshal paul lowenthal is part of a team of 70 firefighters from sonoma county now on the front lines. >> unfortunately, we're getting pretty good at our responses to these large scale wildfires across california. you look at what occurred here at our at our own, in our own county, with the tubbs and nuns fire of 2017, southern california firefighters provided mutual aid to sonoma county back then. >> and now lowenthal's team is returning the favor. this image, showing a santa rosa engine crew working alongside los angeles city fire. >> those three engines together is a prime example of how firefighters may not know one another. they may operate differently within their own jurisdictions, but when it comes to an incident like this, they work seamlessly together. >> situations like this really

highlight the true mission of mutual aid. local firefighters say they don't know how long they will be in southern california. it could be weeks in the meantime. fire stations like this one here in novato remain fully staffed. in marin county. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> well, those fires have many of us here in the bay area thinking about disaster preparedness. and that was emphasized yesterday morning when a minor earthquake shook the bay area. the quake was centered about three miles off the coast of san francisco's ocean beach, not too far from the zoo, and it hit just minutes after 7:00. the usgs puts the magnitude at 3.6. there were no reports of injuries or damage. three recorded aftershocks followed, all in the magnitude two range. those were all too small to trigger an alert on the myshake app, and also too small for a tsunami warning. whether it's the fires in la or earthquakes closer to home, the signs are clear. now is the time

to get your emergency kit ready. we've been getting expert advice all week long about what you need to pack. >> 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. >> so tell me if you've heard this list before. water. food. medicine. clothing, rechargeable batteries or solar chargers for your phones and other devices, plus hard copies of important papers that you don't already have digital copies for. let abc seven help you make a kit and make a plan, and be informed. in the event this happens, you can check out abc seven news.com slash. prepare norcal now for your phone. here are three apps to download right now. watch duty. it's a free fire tracking app run by a north bay nonprofit

for earthquakes. the shakealert earthquake early warning system is available on the myshake app, which is run by uc berkeley seismologists. and of course, you can download our app, the abc seven bay area app, where we will send you breaking news alerts for things like natural disasters and evacuation orders. you can also watch the news and live stream on your phone if your power goes out. >> lee. all right. stephanie, we are looking at a couple of areas of offshore winds. a couple of events today and then into next week that will affect us locally, the bay area and then into southern california with those winds allowing for the smoke to be blown offshore, but more fuel for the dry conditions down there. so notice a lack of cloud cover here and a red flag warning in southern california. so temporarily we had an onshore push yesterday that brought slightly cooler air, more moist conditions, but now it's returned to that offshore component. we're looking at the current winds right now. they're

pretty light right here. but as we go through the afternoon notice into the day and evening hours gusting to over 30 miles an hour out of the east, and that's going to allow for certainly those gusty winds to fan all the fires there. so not favorable weather today. and then this continues. you can see the 40 mile an hour wind gusts around malibu as we get into the overnight hours into sunday morning. then it looks like we will see another round of these winds head our way into monday and tuesday. after they relax a bit into late sunday, there's a look at the winds that are pushing that smoke offshore and there's plenty of it. so we'll continue to see the air quality moderate to poor in southern california and back home. current temperatures in the 40s. we've got a lot of wind up in the upper elevations of the atmosphere. and here's a look at our fire danger index that shows the yellows indicating the high fire danger. our wind advisory throughout the afternoon today, the north bay and into the

diablo range, the eastern santa clara hills all lit up here in the colors, indicating that we definitely could see that dry air spark something, and that could allow for a fire to start here locally, even though we've been so saturated. so we'll continue to watch this throughout the day. and those winds will continue to relax as we get into the second half late tonight. but look at where they are now. this is upper elevations 30 to 40 miles an hour. and then we'll continue to see the 20 to 35 mile an hour gusts. this is 4:00 in the afternoon. and then as we go through late tonight, you can still see that they're elevated. and then they'll really relax. we probably will have lighter winds as we get into monday and tuesday, where southern california will have the stronger winds. so until noon, we're looking at the coastal flood advisory here with about 6.8 high tide. so that could cause some flooding in those typical areas the marshes, the sloughs, the parking lots underneath. sunny skies. today 65 for you in fremont. above

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we're learning, even more wind that will be concerning into next week. >> yeah, a couple rounds, certainly today and then into monday and tuesday. we have our own wind advisory for the bay area, gusty upper level winds right now bringing in dry offshore components, allowing for once again our winds to gust in the upper elevations upwards of 50 miles an hour. we're already at 40. we've been at 51 around mount umunhum, so you can see the highlighted areas there 52 mile an hour mount gusts with 39 miles an hour, black rock ridge and also around hood mountain. so gusty winds with us as a cold front has moved on through that cold air, moving in and allowing for a high pressure gradient situation to keep much of california high and dry the next several days. so we are colder in concord and san francisco going through the day. we warm up quickly. today is the warmest day with temperatures from the low to mid 60s around the bay. our inland valleys, upper 50s at the coast. plenty

of sun and we'll talk about when we can see some rain and lighter winds in a few minutes. steph. >> all right liz. thank you. a flare up overnight caused new issues for fire crews in southern california. here's the latest this morning. wildfires have burned over 35,000 acres in total, more than 180,000 people have been forced to evacuate. 11 people are dead. 11 people confirmed. that is, and authorities expect the death toll to climb. the palisades fire near malibu is up to 8% containment this morning, and the eaton fire near pasadena and altadena stands at only 3%. >> i completely did not believe it would be like be like this. our community is in everything's gone and me and my friends are calling these past two days the worst day on earth for us. i mean, this is the worst possible thing imaginable. worst case scenario, if we can stay a community through, like finding people in person, embracing them, and just like staying a community because we have nothing left.

>> it's so heartbreaking. the thousand acre kenneth fire right near west hills is now 50% contained, and authorities are investigating that as a possible arson case. now there is an army of firefighters on the front lines right now working to gain the upper hand in these fires. but some crews are running into obstacles on the ground. here's abc news reporter matt gutman in pacific palisades, right alongside first responders. >> the palisades fire, the backbreaking, round the clock race to put out remaining hotspots like these still burning this morning. we are still seeing homes burst into flames here. days after the initial fire passed through. fire crews just arrived here for the first time, but swirling around them, controversy about whether los angeles officials failed to supply enough water and deploy enough firefighters. this is sunset boulevard, the very heart of pacific palisades. and amidst this sea of absolute devastation, there is one building that was left standing. that's fire station 69. captain

jeff brown is headed this station for nearly eight years. lots of talk about the water running out that you were fighting a fire without all the resources necessary. >> as all these homes actually do burn down. and a lot of them have their own fire sprinkler systems that those sprinkler systems become compromised as the house burns down and the water will free flow. and as we see our gauges go down lower and lower, we knew we were getting low on water and thousands of simultaneous leaks sapped the town's water supply. >> but that's not all. tonight, abc news has confirmed a nearby 117 million gallon reservoir that feeds pacific palisades has been taken offline for repairs well before the fires broke out. but that night, firefighters battling flames over 100ft tall, which destroyed much of the town in a span of just six hours. if you'd had all the resources and all the water, would it have made a difference here? >> i've been on the job for 36

years and i've never seen weather like that. it was a hurricane force wind with fire involved. it was indescribable. >> the lapd telling me they expect to find additional bodies in the debris here, which is prompting a swirl of controversy over whether lives could have been saved here. that's one reason the governor, gavin newsom, is demanding an independent investigation into those water issues, calling them deeply disturbing. matt gutman, abc news, pacific palisades, california. >> well, matt. thank you. abc's parent company, disney, has pledged $15 million to help the fire fight and recovery efforts. that money will support organizations offering essential services on the ground. you can help too. you can donate at red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. well, in national headlines this morning, the biden administration is nearing the end. president joe biden will give his farewell address to the nation on wednesday. the white

house says this will mark the fifth and final time president biden will speak to americans from the oval office. mr. biden last made remarks from the oval office on july 24th. that's when the 82 year old announced he was dropping out of the presidential race, ten days before his return to the white house. president elect donald trump was sentenced yesterday for his hush money conviction in new york. the president elect was convicted last year for falsifying business records and ordered to influence the 2016 election. the judge gave him no jail time, no fines and no probation. however, trump will become the first president in u.s. history to enter office. a convicted felon. he plans to appeal the case. back here at home, we're getting new details about governor newsom's proposed $322 billion budget. state officials say the package includes nearly $17 billion in rainy day funding,

with a modest surplus of $323 million. officials credit the better than expected forecast to stock market gains by the state's wealthiest taxpayers and previous budget cuts. >> we are a lot better off than the last couple of years. we're not facing a budget shortfall. we do recognize that we still have work to do to ensure long term sustainability. >> officials say the budget will fund the governor's priorities, including universal pre-kindergarten. the san francisco health department announced a presumptive case of bird flu in a city resident. the patient was not a was a child, rather who did not need to be hospitalized and has since fully recovered. the child was found to have influenza. a bird flu is a type of influenza, and further testing came back positive for bird flu with testing since june, and this is the first

specimen that has tested positive. >> so that gives you a little bit of a sense that it is not highly common. but we are doing this testing a precisely so that we can better understand what is happening in san francisco. >> health officials say there has been no evidence of person to person spread, and the risk to the public remains low. they urge residents to avoid touching sick or dead birds and to not drink unpasteurized milk. san francisco's new mayor, daniel lurie, made his first big appointment since his inauguration this week. mayor lurie chose dean crispin, a 34 year veteran of the san francisco fire department, to take over as chief. >> he has been recognized three times, three times for bravery and service to san franciscans, for rescuing the elderly from fires in the tenderloin. >> public safety is at the center of your agenda. our department stands firmly with you. come on.

>> interim chief sandi tong has not announced what's next for her. well, still ahead on abc seven mornings, there's a new app helping people impacted by the wildfires burning in los angeles. and it was created right here in the bay area. we'll explain how it works, and we'll take you outside for this live look from our golden gate bridge camera. lisa will ..light like a migraine. with nurtec odt, i found relief. nurtec odt can provide relief in two hours which can last up to two days when used... ...for the acute treatment of migraine with... ...or without aura in adults. to those with migraine... ...i see you. don't take if allergic to nurtec odt. allergic reactions can occur even days after use, like trouble breathing and rash. get help if you have trouble breathing, swelling of the face, mouth, tongue, or throat. common side effect is nausea. it's time we all shine. talk to a doctor to see if nurtec is right for you. pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. it's thow do i nothine. break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money

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founded right here in sonoma county, is now the top app in the app store. it's called watch duty, and it's proving to be a vital tool for those living in southern california. 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 from their homes. but some 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. >> incredible work. all right, let's check in with lisa. >> okay. we have got some dry north winds headed our way. they're already gusting in the upper elevations in the santa cruz mountains over 50 miles an hour. so a little bit of camera shaking here. breezy at the surface. another sunny and unusually warm day ahead. i'll have the details in a few minutes. >> lisa. thank you. also next, could the dubs outpace the pacers? steph curry and a host of other warriors on the bench for last night's matchup against

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here's a look at live doppler seven, where you see nothing but dry conditions. upper level low. setting up for a few more rounds of some gusty offshore winds and northern and southern california. there's a look at all the fires burning in the southland. and we'll be looking at this red flag warning with the stronger winds coming in today right here. so they did have a bit of a break but that's over. current winds are on the light side now but they'll continue to increase. there's a look at the afternoon and evening when the gusts from about 20 to even 40 miles an hour from the north and blowing offshore, actually easterly winds, you can see up to 40 to 44 miles an hour for the malibu hills there and out towards altadena, over 35 miles an hour. so unfortunately, that's the first round. and then another round comes in monday into tuesday. and with the offshore

winds, the air quality is of course poor right by the fire. but those offshore winds pushing that smoke out to sea. right now we're in the 40s and 50s with our own upper elevation wind allowing for mid 50s from vallejo to sonoma right now, and our wind advisory taking us through tomorrow morning. so you can see the hills here, north east bay, eastern santa clara hills, and the light colors here from the bright yellows and oranges indicate the fire danger index, which is a combination of relative humidity and the winds, allowing to dry out the upper elevations. so it's going to be very dry, even though we've had all of the rain and we need more rain, we're going to be dry for at least the next ten days. so as the winds lighten up into sunday, things get a little bit better here. but we are looking at the temperatures to come down as well, which would be some good news into next week. there's a look at the wind gusts. you can see 30 to 40 miles an hour. and throughout the day today our strongest

winds in the morning hours. and they'll stay pretty strong and breezy, 20 to 30 to 35 miles an hour through the late evening. and then things will calm down into sunday. there's a look at our coastal flood advisory with our high tide at 834 this morning. so be aware of that if you're out and about. otherwise it's a mild to warm day today. above average again with low 60s for livermore 65 in fremont, palo alto and low 60s on the coast. so we should be cooler. we'll get into some cooler air. the accuweather seven day forecast allowing for the windy morning tomorrow, but otherwise we have much lighter winds. and then as we get into the rest of the upcoming workweek, we're cooler and near average. stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. to the ice. now the san jose sharks will try to break their two game skid against the minnesota wild. san jose takes on minnesota tonight at home inside sap center. face-off is at 7:00. here's abc seven sports reporter sarah hodges. >> morning sports fans. the

warriors came into indiana a bit banged up. both steph curry and draymond green were out of the lineup. but that's not it. no andrew wiggins, jonathan kuminga, brandon podemski or gary payton the second there steph and company on the bench. first quarter dubs down four. pat spencer hits the three. great game off the bench for him. he finished with a team high of 17. fast forward to the fourth down ten buddy hield lets it fly from the top of the circle. warriors would get within four in the second half but just not enough firepower. and the pacers took full advantage later. indiana's defense leading the offense. the block on dennis schroder leads to a pascal siakam dunk. pacers win 108 to 96. to the college football semifinal game ohio state and texas. winner plays notre dame for the national title seven all with 30s left in the half. ohio state just running a casual screen pass deep in their own territory. but treveyon henderson had other ideas. 75 yards to the crib. 14 seven buckeyes at the half. 2114

osu. 230 to play. fourth and goal for texas. with the game on the line, quinn ewers gets stripped, sacked by jack sawyer and he goes 83 yards for the game sealing touchdown. ohio state wins 2814 to the pros. the accolades continue to roll in for forty-niners linebacker fred warner. the nfl all-pro teams for 2024 were announced yesterday, and he was named a first team selection for the fourth time since getting drafted in 2018. the 49 ers season didn't go as expected, but warner stats were a success. in 17 games, he tallied 131 total tackles, four forced fumbles, two interceptions, a sack and a touchdown. meanwhile, tight end george kittle and fullback kyle juszczyk earned second team all-pro honors. moving to the ice sharks, taking on the utah hockey club. first minute of the game san jose crashing the net. fabian zetterlund just throws one towards the goal and it's in. one nothing, team teal. one one in the final two minutes now. barrett hayton with an

unexpected wrister that finds the back of the net. utah goes home two one winners. that's going to do it for morning sports. back to you guys. >> sarah thank you. well the wildfires burning in los angeles are impacting pro sporting events. the nba is postponing tonight's game for the lakers and the clippers. the lakers were set to face the spurs while the clippers were to host the hornets. those games both will be rescheduled. in a statement yesterday, the league says the changes are to ensure nothing gets in the way of wildfire response efforts. the nba and its players association have donated $1 million to several groups supporting disaster relief. earlier this week, the nfl announced the los angeles rams wild card playoff game against the minnesota vikings is being moved out of la. the monday night matchup will be played in glendale, arizona, and you can watch it right here on abc seven. still ahead, a story

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a powerful documentary called sugar cane that explores the horrific history of residential schools. the government sanctioned schools were implemented in both canada and the u.s. for decades, as a way to strip indigenous children of their culture and force them to integrate into western society. now, survivors of these schools say abuse was rampant. here's reporter charly edsitty from our sister station, ktrk in houston. >> i felt dirty as an indian all my life in residential school. >> look at that. it's all names. >> the powerful and award winning documentary film sugar cane shares the disturbing history of canadian residential schools and the lasting effects

on survivors. >> i've been trying to find out what happened at saint joseph's mission. >> told through the lens of director julian brave noisecat. he explores his community's painful story in a quest to uncover the truth about horrifying abuse suffered by indigenous children, removed from their families and forced to assimilate. he speaks to his own father, who was a residential school survivor. >> it's kind of like it just keeps on damaging, just just keeps on going. >> noisecat teamed up with fellow journalist and co-director emily kumasi for the film. >> i said, let's work on a project on the residential schools. and in the meantime, i went looking for a nation that said they were going to do a search. >> do you remember any children not making it home? >> kumasi identified williams lake first nation in british columbia. it's believed thousands of indigenous children across canada and the u.s. lost their lives at these schools

that operated from the 1800s into the 1990s. >> we need to continue to hold each other up. >> the hope is sugar cane can both start a conversation and highlight the unbreakable spirit of indigenous people. >> there's some heavy pieces, but i think it's important for people to understand that it's not just a heavy film, because of course, the way that we've survived is not just, you know, through trauma and pain, but also through, you know, love and, and deep human connection. >> the filmmakers are dga nominees for outstanding directorial achievement in documentary film. the film also recently won best documentary at the national board of review. sugar cane is available to stream on both disney+ and hulu. well still to come on abc seven mornings at 6 a.m. more on the multiple major wildfires decimating los angeles county, the scope, the scale and the erratic movements of these fires

is truly unprecedented. one neighborhood after another burned to the ground. property losses tallies are reaching historic levels. new

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