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fire crews from making progress on the deadly wildfires in southern california. new evacuation warnings leave homeowners on edge. then new overnight shots ring out in the south bay. police are on scene to investigate the incident that left one person in the hospital. and you may need to adjust your schedule if you take bart on your morning commute. come tomorrow, there will be new timetables for some of those trains. good morning everybody. it is sunday, january 12th. we begin with the weather and some breezy conditions. >> yes, they're still with us, certainly in the upper elevations. and so that is making for a milder start with some of you. temperature wise, here's a look at live doppler seven, where the offshore flow is still going strong across the state until 10:00. those northeasterly winds 20 to 30 miles an hour with gusts upwards of 50 for mainly the hills and you can see 40 mile an hour wind gusts. mount umunhum 30 for the mountains of the north bay and about 20 over towards the east bay hills. so here's a look at
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the next several hours. winds will be elevated and then by late in the afternoon, they'll begin to ease surface winds. not bad. and as a result, maybe 20 miles an hour up by the delta. look at that. 37 in santa rosa. elsewhere. 40s and 50s. 39 in concord. so we're 13 degrees colder in the north bay. elsewhere, the wind is making for a milder start. so 50s, 10:00, low 60s throughout the afternoon, maybe a few mid 60s sunny conditions. and we'll talk about the lighter winds arriving and more gusty winds to detail starting tomorrow into tuesday. stephanie. >> all right. lisa. thank you. turning now to the massive wildfires across southern california that are still burning and growing this morning. at least 16 people have died and more than 10,000 structures have burned. and there is more wind on the way today, which could lead to more widespread and damage. now, the largest of those is the palisades fire that's burned more than 23,000 acres. it's just 11% contained this morning.
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the second largest is the eaton fire, that scorched more than 14,000 acres. crews have that one just 15% contained, and the smaller kenneth and hurst fires are much more contained. now, one couple in the pacific palisades recently bought their first home, a dream come true after years of saving up. and on monday, they had just finished building a nursery for their baby, who was due within the next week. now everything is gone. >> the thing that that is keeping me going is that he doesn't know. he doesn't know that this happened. my son does not know that this happened. he'll only know the world that we show him. and so when he comes out, we have the opportunity to show him a world filled with joy and kindness. >> the soon to be father, samir chaudhry, says his parents arrived in the u.s. as refugees after being displaced from their own homes in india. he says their goal is that their children would never have to
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experience that. chaudhry says the palisades is the only home he's ever known, and it's a very special place. well, more loss from the eaton fire as well. one resident from altadena describes his experience of trying to save his house from the incoming flames. he says boxes of stored bullets were going off in a neighbor's house, had guns. >> they had they had bullets that were flying around, man. so with everything going on, that just intensified everything. and then look across the street and the houses over there, their gas tanks, everything's exploding. so now you have bullets flying, gas tanks exploding, amber raining down. you can't see anything. i'm pretty confident that my house would have caught fire. and once my house catches fire, their house catches fire and so on and so forth. hence a domino effect. and ultimately, that's why i chose to stay. >> very scary. well, he says the fire reached his front yard but went no further. as you can see
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here, thanks to his efforts. and check out this video. the palisades fire generated a fire tornado. we usually see this phenomenon during more intense wildfires. these whirlwinds can be extremely powerful, especially with the winds we've been seeing in this area. during the 2018 carr fire in redding, three people were killed in a vortex packing the winds equal to an ef three tornado. pretty stunning video there. now we've been showing you the devastation out of southern california bay area. fire crews are among those on the front lines, many of them veterans from our own wildfires. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to one of them who says they're providing not just help, but leadership and guidance. >> as the los angeles county fires continue to rage out of control, bay area firefighters are on the front lines this time, lending their experience and expertise. veterans of the bay area's own massive wildfires like paul lowenthal, division
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chief fire marshal with the santa rosa fire department, the eaton fire, where we're at now, the focus has shifted really to putting out a lot of the hotspots that are around the structures. >> even though we're at 15% containment, that doesn't necessarily mean we have 85% of just open fire line that is actively burning in the bay area. >> we know them well. the oakland hills, glass, carr, tubbs camp, devastating wildfires from which bay area fire crews can draw experience and in southern california, provide leadership, guidance and direction on the front lines. >> there's a lot of experience from a lot of devastating fires that does help when you come to an event like this, a lot of those experiences help those communities that haven't gone through it before, as well as firefighters that haven't experienced that level of fire activity or destruction. >> and it's not just fire crews. santa rosa city and sonoma county officials have been guiding local politicians as well, not just about the
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firefight, but also about the day after. >> a lot of the chief officers from our agency and agencies throughout sonoma county are here. they're part of the incident command system. they're part of the leadership of this overall operation. but at the same time, there's also conversations that are happening with our department and our city to la city, to other jurisdictions in the area that have been impacted on a lot of our lessons learned, not just for the firefight, but the recovery and what's ahead for this community, lowenthal says. >> the conditions have improved. he says there's been a dramatic drop in the sheer force of the winds, which were pushing embers through the air, adding to the fire's rapid spread. >> really, the history, especially here in altadena, you look at businesses that have been in the community for 60 plus years, churches, temples, schools. it's pretty devastating. >> he expects his crews to be in southern california for at least another two weeks in the north bay. anser hassan abc seven
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news. >> and fire crews are getting some support from our neighbors to the south. mexican president claudia sheinbaum sent more than 70 fire crews to help with the la fires. the governor welcomed them as they arrived at lax after a six hour orientation. the crews will be dispatched to the palisades fire. >> we're very, very grateful to president sheinbaum for the support. we're very grateful, the foreign minister, for reaching out. it's what it's all about mutual aid. we're neighbors. we're partners in. this fight means a great deal to us here in the united states. and as governor, i just want to thank the mexican government. >> thank you. in addition to mexico, firefighters from canada are expected to arrive in los angeles tomorrow. newsom says. so far, eight states have also sent crews to california. now, some residents could be facing a huge challenge when they want to rebuild. that's because nearly 10% of los angeles homes do not have homeowners insurance,
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according to the east bay times. that figure is slightly under the statewide figure of 10.5%. in l.a. county, that accounts for about 150,000 homes. at the same time, some insurance companies have been dropping wildfire coverage from their policies. if you want to help these victims, you can donate to the red cross. head over to red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. turning now to the east bay, san pablo police arrested a woman after a car chase led to a string of crashes. police say claire williamson fled from officers after an attempted traffic stop on saturday night. it happened along san pablo avenue just after 6:00 during the pursuit. police say williamson hit two police cars and multiple parked vehicles. she then hit an oncoming car near 30th street and barrett avenue, severely injuring the driver and passenger. both victims were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive. the
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suspect still attempted to run away after the crash, but was eventually caught. one neighbor describes what he saw. >> it was almost like an earthquake, a bomb almost going off, and by the time the whole pursuit was done and finished, there was at least 20 uh- law enforcement vehicles. they had the dogs out. >> williamson is currently in custody and has three outstanding warrants for her arrest. she is expected to be booked on several charges. meanwhile, san jose police are currently on the scene of a shooting and are asking people to avoid the area. police say a man was shot in the head last night just after 10:00. loma verde drive from eden avenue to winchester boulevard is currently blocked off right now. officers performed cpr on the victim and he was taken to a nearby hospital. he's currently in critical condition. police say this is still an ongoing investigation, and they're still actively looking for a suspect. happening tomorrow, one of the city's biggest conventions
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returns. we're talking about the j.p. morgan healthcare conference, and city leaders and business owners hope this can bring a boom to downtown. just like at dreamforce, city leaders say convention goers will wine and dine and visit local businesses. there will be plenty of security, including some sfpd ambassadors, the westin saint francis hotel in union square will once again be the host, welcoming 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 j.p. morgan healthcare conference generates more than $90 million for san francisco's economy, including small businesses, restaurants and hotels. all right. if you take bart, there are some minor schedule changes coming due to construction. starting tomorrow, some departure times will shift by a few minutes. crews will be working on the track between colma and millbrae nightly to
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upgrade bart's train control system. after 9:00, 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 train to finish their trip. all right, let's get you outside. good morning. >> good morning to you, stephanie. we're starting out with some cold conditions in the north bay, but that wind in the upper elevations is allowing for temperatures to be in the 40s and 50s elsewhere. so pretty nice view here. nice and clear. but we have several more days of dry offshore winds locally and in southern california. i'll have the details next. >> also ahead, as southern california burns, it's raising questions about homeowners insurance, why these incidents could worsen our crisis. then, from fires to the snow in the south, the latest on the better in as little as 2 weeks. so this is better.
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it is 514. well, the fires in los angeles are raising serious questions about the impact on california's growing insurance crisis. this morning, seven on your side investigates the financial impacts expected for us here in the bay area and across california. >> the governor has declared a state of emergency as we watch the devastating wildfires move through los angeles county. >> it's raising new threats to the state's growing insurance crisis. this paired with concerns as the state is implementing a new reform plan that analysts say could raise insurance premiums by 40% on average in fire prone areas. that could be up to 100% or more. >> we have been operating under 20th century regulations for a 21st century problem, and we're starting to see already insurance companies come in. we need to make sure we allow them to use technology so that we can better track and understand how these fires are reacting.
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>> but critics argue the reality of that new technology lara is talking about will only help insurers to raise rates with limited transparency, especially as these fires continue to impact the same areas. >> as far as seeing increased writing in those areas. i think that goal has probably been set back here, limiting access and raising concern about cost affecting all of us. >> well, clearly companies are going to ask for more for home insurance because they can because our insurance commissioner just loosened all the regulatory rules so they can ask for pretty much anything they want now for home insurance. and we can't stop them. >> the commissioner's plan is implementing what's called catastrophe modeling, which is basically software algorithms insurers will use to assess risk and make decisions on your coverage. so anything from having a fire in your neighborhood to poor mitigation or even the lack of staffing at your local fire department all could impact your ability to have coverage. an issue we're seeing in pacific palisades, the
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crisis that we face four times the normal demand was seen for 15 hours straight to right here at home. >> you know, the city of oakland just announced that they were going to close five fire stations because of their budget crisis. yes, that is definitely one of the many factors insurance companies consider. >> now, the estimated losses from the la fires have more than doubled to around $50 billion, and estimated insured losses could now exceed at least $20 billion. that's according to the latest estimates from jp morgan, and those estimates are expected to rise. now, one of the victims of the palisades fire is gary hall jr, a former olympic swimmer. he says he lost all ten of his olympic medals when he was when the home he was renting burned down. and as the fire approached, he started filling his car with essentials. after the first trip to the car, he felt hot. embers start to rain down. hall, who has diabetes,
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grabbed two final things before fleeing his insulin and his dog, puddles. >> you find out a lot about yourself and that moment. and what was more important to me, the olympic medals or my dog? i, i guess my dog means more to me, he said it was hard to leave behind the medals that took a lifetime of work to win. >> according to a gofundme page, hall ran a business out of the home he lost using his pool to teach children how to swim. well, as southern california struggles with those devastating wildfires, millions of people across the south are dealing with this unprecedented levels of snowfall. arkansas measured 14in of snow. oklahoma saw up to a foot. parts of texas reached ten inches. memphis recorded 7.5in on friday, the most snow the city has seen in a single day in the past 40 years. meanwhile, thousands of flights
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were canceled across the country and at atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport. an emergency on a delta flight heading to minneapolis forced pilots to abort takeoff. >> so there's fire coming out the right engine. >> yes, that's what they're showing. >> all right. we're going to evacuate on the runway. >> a reported fire in the engine led to more than 200 passengers evacuating the plane by slide. in the middle of this snowstorm, four passengers were injured and one was taken to the hospital. here at home, we're dry, but certainly felt that breeze yesterday. and it continues today. lisa. yeah, that's right. >> we still have our wind advisory through 10:00 with a moderate northerly winds will continue throughout the afternoon before they turn westerly. and that's what we want. we want westerly winds not only here but in southern california, obviously to bring up the relative humidity. and it's going to take through the week probably until thursday, friday, where we really can say goodbye to the offshore winds. so look at the red flag warning
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in southern california now. relative humidity could be as low as ten and 20%. so current winds right now you can see they're quite breezy in the direction is out of the east. and as we go through the next several hours, they have another few rounds of these offshore winds that will continue the dry atmosphere and allow for those winds to kick up and get even faster as they move down the canyons and the mountains. so as we go through the rest of sunday into monday, that's another push of offshore winds. you can see the colors here from simi valley down along the coast, not as strong, but then you get another push into late monday where we could see up to 40 mile an hour winds there. so really no changes until wednesday. so that red flag warning through wednesday back home, we've got breezy winds in the hills throughout the morning hours, but the northerly component stays with us throughout the day. so we are sunny and mild. and then for the week ahead we have these cold mornings and dry, sunny afternoons. so right now it is in the 40s and 50s, so
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certainly not as cold as it could be upper 50s, half moon bay, but then a couple outlying areas in the upper 30s for you in santa rosa it is 55 in vallejo. and that's all due to the upper level northerly flow. so through the early morning hours, notice we're still upwards of 30 to 35 miles an hour by the delta. and 3:00 we begin to get a wind shift. it's still breezy out there, and then we get another burst of offshore winds. as we get into your monday and tuesday. so look at the direction again. and they're strong. nearly 40 miles an hour up towards calistoga. no wind advisory yet though. and even though we've had all that rain in the north bay, look how dry it gets from the east bay hills, the diablo range, the santa cruz mountains. that's indicated by the yellow there. so that gets a break as we see the winds ease up. coastal flood advisory until noon. with that high tide coming in at 925. highs today from the
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low 60s along the peninsula. 64 in san jose with 62 in napa. the accuweather seven day forecast. we've got the string of dry and cool afternoons ahead steph at least. >> thank you. still ahead, a warning for pet owners here in san francisco. coyotes with a potentially dangerous well, this news is for you. the cdc now recommends you get vaccinated against pneumococcal pneumonia. why? if you're 50 or older even if you're healthy... you're 6 times more likely to be hospitalized. so, schedule at vaxassist.com. these hands create. all of the materials i work with dry out my hands. to be hospitalized. if my hands get really dry, i can't do my job. i depend on o'keeffe's it's america's #1 selling hand cream for guaranteed relief. if it works for these hands, it'll work for yours. also available in o'keeffe's for healthy feet. (♪) (gasps) crème on the left, one more episode? crème on the right, we crush the whole series! (♪) yes!
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international correspondent james longman right here on our air many times, bringing us stories from all across the world. now he's opening up about his own story and his new memoir, the inherited mind, exploring the genetics of mental illness while telling the story of his personal life struggles. >> his mother used to say, you've inherited the longman curse. it is a curse that abc news chief international correspondent james longman says led to his father taking his own life. a moment that set him on a deeply personal journey.
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>> i wanted to know in our dna was i was my code written for me to experience depression? >> speaking to live with kelly and mark, longman opened up about what he calls a pattern of mental illness in his family. >> when you started experiencing bouts of sadness or anxiety, is it inevitable? >> my dad had schizophrenia and he ended his life when i was nine. his brother also had schizophrenia. my grandfather also ended his life. my mother has clinical depression and i have had deep sadness. so you wouldn't have to be a rocket scientist to work out that i find life, maybe sometimes a bit tough. >> you know, from ukraine to syria to israel and beyond, gaza is under total siege. longman writes, it's part of an ongoing pattern. that means i'm more at home in a news van with literal bombs exploding nearby than i am in a family in which every day is war. >> you can inherit trauma, but you can also inherit healing. and i think that's amazing because it gives your children
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the chance to break these patterns. >> very powerful. well, if you or someone you know is dealing with mental health issues, there is help available anytime. we encourage you to dial 988 to reach the crisis. lifeline 24 over seven. and we've also put together a list of local resources at abc seven news.com/take action. well now to this a warning to owners to keep your dogs on a leash. and nearby, there's a rise in mange among coyotes. mange. rather, it's a skin disease caused by parasites that can be spread to humans here in san francisco. there are several possible cases in and around golden gate heights park. not only would a coyote encounter be dangerous for your dog, but mange is also highly contagious, causing hair loss, scabbing, and intense itching. >> oh, i haven't heard of that. yeah, no, that's something to be wary of. she has nothing to
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defend herself with, but we keep a really tight and close. >> i know they grabbed a couple dogs recently, so something we've been keeping an eye on. >> as if animal care and control says their wildlife ecologist typically would not intervene in cases of mange unless a coyote is too sick to stand or move. east bay regional parks have adjusted their parking fees to encourage more visitors. the park district announced friday that there will be a $5 parking charge where kiosks are available. parking costs were previously between 3 to $6, depending on which park you went to. there will also be no dog fees this year, which were formerly $2. the east bay regional park draws in an estimated 30 million visits a year. well, today marks 90 years since amelia earhart made history here in the bay area. back in 1935, earhart became the first person to fly solo across the pacific ocean. she completed an 18 hour trip from honolulu to
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the oakland municipal airport. earhart flew in a single engine high wing monoplane called model five vega. it was manufactured by the lockheed aircraft company. the oakland aviation museum's location was named after earhart in 1989. it's located on amelia earhart drive. still to come this morning, the man investigating the soon to be president leaves his position. what it means for the report against president elect trump. and we'll take you back to southern california, where crews are battling tough terrain and windy conditions this morning as
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this morning. truly just incredible. our hearts go out to everyone affected and all the fire crews that are spending day in and day out to help fight these flames. >> yeah, we have just seen this so many times. too many times. it's heartbreaking. yeah, it sure is. and we have dry offshore winds in place locally at home. and they'll continue through wednesday and southern california starting out with our wind advisory in the hills until 10:00. it's certainly breezy in the upper elevations and the wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. still possible right now, upwards of 37 miles an hour. and in the north bay near 30 miles an hour. so the next few hours notice they stay elevated over 25 miles an hour at the surface. the wind gusts at 20 half moon bay, also in napa, and that's allowing for some low to mid 50s in the warmer locations. 39 though in concord. so we're colder in the north bay and also around morgan hill. so looking at those winds to lighten up throughout the day, plenty of sunshine, low to mid 60s for our
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afternoon highs. and we'll look at another round of gusty winds here in southern california in a few minutes. steph. >> lisa thank you. well, at least 16 people are believed to be dead, with the los angeles county sheriff saying he expects that number to rise. this as the devastating fires continue to spread across southern california amid dry and windy conditions, leaving officials scrambling to contain the historic destruction. here's abc news reporter alex stone. >> nearly 10 million people across southern california are under a red flag warning and fire weather watch through wednesday. progress made by firefighters over the past few days could be in jeopardy. >> these winds, combined with low humidities and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in los angeles county high as the fire spread, over 150,000 people are under evacuation orders and 160,000 are under evacuation warnings. >> the eaton fire has burned
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over 14,000 acres and destroyed and damaged 7000 structures. the palisades fire, now expanding in other directions, leaving behind over 21,000 acres scorched. >> i mean, first of all, this is something we never expected because of where we are. this was the safe part of the of the palisades. >> on saturday, governor gavin newsom greeted mexican firefighters who joined 13,000 workers already on the ground to fight the fires. this is the atf who is now leading a task force investigating the cause and origin of the palisades fire. the number of people killed in these wildfires is growing. now that fire activity is down, cadaver dogs will be brought into these buildings to begin looking for more victims. alex stone, abc news, altadena, california. >> meanwhile, attorney general rob bonta is hoping to keep people safe financially in the wake of these fires. he's warning the public about illegal price gouging and fraudsters who may try to take advantage of this natural disaster. >> we've seen before that
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emergencies like this, in addition to bringing out the best in so many, also bring out bad actors who seek to use the trauma, the chaos of moments like this for their own gain. they see an opportunity, fantasies. >> prices for goods should not go up more than 10% of what it was before the fire. and he says anyone caught trying to scam others will be held accountable. well, help is coming in many forms. a nonprofit that got its start with the devastating camp fire has since branched out, sending help from the bay area to los angeles. its goal providing shelter for victims through rvs. here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. reporter. >> wildfire raging on in los angeles, destroying thousands of homes and displacing countless families. >> we've helped with a lot of fires out here in california, so i knew immediately this was really bad. and shelter is going to be the biggest thing.
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>> woody faircloth is the founder of emergency rv.org. the nonprofit has been delivering donated rvs to families devastated by disaster since 2018. the campfire starting it all. woody and his daughter driving from their home in denver to paradise to make a delivery. >> she had no front teeth at the time. she was six years old and she said, dad, god and santa claus are going to be so proud of us. so that's when i knew we were. i was on the hook to make this happen, and he's been making it happen ever since. >> most recently helping in the aftermath of hurricane helene. >> over 700 families there on our waiting list for shelter. we've delivered and gifted 85 rvs in western north carolina. and we saw the fire happen out here. and we're real wildfire aware. >> so they got on the road and today spoke with us from los angeles. >> right now what we're doing in la so soon while the fire is still ongoing, is we're trying to find suitable places to park our rvs. once we start delivering them. >> asking anyone with an rv in good condition to consider
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helping out. >> we can give them the full appraised value as a tax deduction, and so they can get rid of that rv that they don't use anymore, and it can be used to shelter a family. and then we gift it to the recipient family so they have something to kind of start over with and get back on their feet again. >> describing the rvs as a gift that keeps on giving. >> a lot of these families will end up donating the rvs back to us to help another family once they, you know, if they did have insurance or once they do have more permanent shelter. >> and if rvs aren't your thing, monetary donations also go a long way. >> we like to stock the rvs with everything a family needs to get started again, because when you lose everything, you need everything. >> woody hopeful the bay area will continue its support. >> there are just so many good hearted, generous people there who supported us and financially as well as with rvs. i mean, it's just an amazing community there and we're super grateful to the bay. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. >> the need certainly is significant. so if you are interested in making a monetary
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or rv donation, go to emergency rv.org and follow the prompts there. you'll find that link over on our website. and keep in mind, if you're up for a road trip, you can also make the delivery yourself and meet the family you are helping out. they have that option. it's very neat. well, there are other ways of course, to help out these fire victims. you can donate at red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. coming up on this week, new california senator adam schiff joins the program to talk about how the state is responding to these wildfires. george stephanopoulos will also speak with the administrator of fema. you can watch the full interview on this week with george at eight this morning right here on abc seven. developing news now, jack smith, the special counsel investigating president elect trump, has resigned. the move was effective friday. smith gave part of his two volume report to the attorney general's office before he left office. that
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report contains investigations into trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. there is a legal fight to stop the public release of that report. the ag says he won't release part of it, but thinks some of it should eventually be made public. still ahead this morning, the l.a. county fires are a wake up call to be ready for any kind of natural disaster. we're digging into what makes our water system unique and how it could work in times of catastrophe. and here's a live look atop uh- from our exploratorium camera. rather, it is 537. we'll be right bac even for people with moderate-to-severe eczema. touch can make two feel like one. or simply be a helping hand. dupixent can help you stay ahead of eczema as you welcome the feeling of touch.
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go has people wondering how prepared is the city? abc seven news. building a better bay area reporter lyanne melendez looks at san francisco's unique emergency water system. >> sure. san francisco neighborhoods have plenty of fire hydrants. but as we learned in southern california, hydrants can run dry. it happened to us during the 1906 earthquake. it's been a constant reminder. >> we've had the experience of the city going up in flames and trying to develop a system that will keep that from happening again. >> in the last several years, san francisco has added underground cisterns for a citywide total of 222. many holding up to 75,000 gallons of water. the largest located near city hall with a capacity of more than 240,000 gallons of water. >> you could easily find them. there's a round circle of bricks, usually in main intersections. >> a few years ago, abc seven
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was invited to go underground to check out the construction of one of the new cisterns. the older ones have also been repaired and reinforced. the important thing to know here is that they are completely unconnected from the rest of the water system, meaning if the regular fire hydrants run dry. firefighters have another source. here's former fire chief joanne hayes-white in 2014 talking about the significance of these cisterns. >> some people say, well, you haven't you don't really use it on a regular basis. but i can tell you when the big one hits, these will be invaluable. >> you know what else? san francisco has three reservoirs that feed high power emergency hydrants. these are not your typical hydrants. they are completely independent. and gravity fed. perfect for san francisco. former assistant deputy chief tony rivera.
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>> they have more robust mains that are made out of ductile iron and steel. they're not relying on another source of water. this is like a system designed specifically for firefighting. and it's used by our firefighters, our apparatus. we have special equipment on board to access the water. it's something you won't see in any other city. >> each reservoir covers several neighborhoods. for example, the twin peaks reservoir feeds all of those big high pressure hydrants with a black top. the ashbury tank feeds the ones with the red tops, and the jones street tank delivers water to all of the blue top hydrants, except that the high pressure system does not extend to some neighborhoods like the bayview and richmond and sunset districts. in a civil grand jury report, it was recommended that the city expand the supply with a target completion date of no
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later than 2034. still, it was in those neighborhoods where most of the cisterns were added. because redundancy is our middle name, san francisco can also rely on fireboats to pump seawater into the high pressure network. that's what was used in the marina during the 1989 earthquake. to stop the fires from spreading. rivera describes our water emergency system as unique. >> when i was in my position, i had firefighters come from all over the world to ask me to look at it, to go to our pump stations. they had never seen anything like that in san francisco. >> leon melendez, abc seven news. >> well, we started shortly after 1906 and thanks to several bond measures passed by voters, we are able to have the system that we have today. meanwhile, there's a big push by residents of those neighborhoods that lack that high pressure system to finally get it done. all right, let's get you outside and check
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on conditions. good morning lisa. >> good morning stephanie. it was certainly mild yesterday with 71 in oakland, in hayward and with some wind this morning, temperatures are slow to drop off in most neighborhoods, but not everywhere. so we will have a breezy start. you can see the wind shaking the camera there. so a wind advisory is still with us. those offshore winds. a lot to talk about coming up. >> lisa thank you. also next the nfl playoffs are underway. without the 40 niners, the players who put in big games it's time to say “not so fast, chronic kidney disease.” because with a progressive disease like ckd, slow is good. and believe me, i know all about slow.
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ask your doctor about jardiance for chronic kidney disease. the offshore winds in the upper elevations are wind advisory lasting through 10:00, but we're not going to get a wind shift until later on this afternoon. it's just going to be temporary. so really through the middle of the week, we are experiencing the dry winds. northern and southern california. a red flag warning through wednesday here
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and now the winds generally 30 to 50 mile an hour gusts. but as those winds channel through the canyons ventura county, los angeles, they could be upwards of 75 miles an hour. so currently we are looking at winds anywhere from 15 to about 37 miles an hour, and we go through the day. they lighten up a little bit, but there will be more rounds of offshore wind, especially monday night into tuesday, and that could be as high as 50 and 70 miles an hour. as those winds descend the mountains there. so you notice into the early and afternoon hours of monday still offshore, looks like it's going to be friday until we see a return component to the onshore winds that will increase the relative humidity and really lessen the wind altogether. they could even see a return to the marine layer late in the week. 39 in concord, it's 37 santa rosa. so the two cool places elsewhere that wind mixing the atmosphere, allowing for a milder start out there. so
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breezy in the hills and looking at sunny and mild conditions. not only today, but the chill is with us each and every morning. and then as we get into the afternoons, it's sunny, it's dry and a review for our water year so far still about 104% of average, so above 100% from san francisco, santa rosa, way up there 26in. but as we get to the airport, oakland and san jose notice only 57% of average, 60% of average. so we certainly need the rain. and with these gusty offshore winds, it's dry. the diablo range, the santa cruz mountains throughout the morning hours. notice the winds up to 30 miles an hour right on through the afternoon. they'll do a little shift here. but then as we get into the overnight hours and back into monday, they're back to strong northerly component up to 30. and even better than that. but notice even oakland gets stronger throughout your monday morning. so we're looking at this dry component in the upper elevations. so you'll see the
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yellows the oranges there. and this indicates how dry it is. the relative humidity the winds certainly allowing for those conditions to not improve. and then without any rain we are certainly slipping with our rainfall. so looking at our coastal flood advisory, here's what you can expect today. 925 the high tide at 6.81. so looking at a little bit of flooding, minor flooding going on here. highs today from the low 60s for you in san mateo. and we'll see these mid 60s in san jose. so warmer locations south bay 61 in fremont. the accuweather seven day forecast. so a bit cooler than yesterday. but you'll notice with the accuweather seven day forecast, we continue to see those 60s with us lower 60s the cold mornings and get back to that onshore flow. looks like after later on tuesday which will help both the north and southern part of california with our humidity. stephanie. >> all right lisa, thank you. in sports now the nfl playoffs get underway with a pair of games
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with three more on the docket today. the sharks are also back on home ice trying to recover from a heartbreaking loss. here's abc seven sports anchor chris alvarez. >> good morning. the la chargers kicking off nfl wild card weekend in houston on saturday afternoon. the team of course playing with heavy hearts as the community deals with the devastating wildfires back home. some players and coaches showing love for the local heroes wearing la fire department hats and shirts. former forty-niners head coach jim harbaugh taking on former forty-niners defensive coordinator demeco ryans late in the first half. third and 16 c.j. stroud tracks down a bad snap, rolls right and then completes the pass. big play. first down that would eventually lead to this later on the drive. drive it stroud to nico collins. touchdown houston led ten six at the half. late third quarter now chargers down 13 six herbert throws high. picked off by eric murray 38 yard pick six. it's 20 to 6 houston advancing their lead. next chargers possession
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herbert picked off again derek stingley jr. this wouldn't be a touchdown but houston scored 23 unanswered points to blow it open. texans win 32 to 12, advancing to the divisional round. afc north rivals going at it in baltimore ravens hosting the steelers scoreless late in the first quarter. lamar jackson zinged to rashod bateman 15 yard touchdown, seven nothing. baltimore lead, second quarter same score. get it to derrick henry breaking tackles and finds the end zone 14 nothing. ravens. final seconds of the half lamar doing mvp things moving all around the pocket. and eventually oh my goodness. finds justice hill five yards and in. 21 nothing at the half. king henry had a monster game 26 carries 186 yards two scores. this goes for 44 yards to the house. ravens win 2814, advancing to the divisional round. the 49 ers wrapped up their 2024 season earlier this week with exit meetings and all things considered, rookie wide receiver ricky pearsall had a great season while facing
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challenges no one could have imagined. pearsall, of course, remember, was shot in an attempted robbery in union square before the season even began. took some time to heal, and then he made his season debut week seven against the defending super bowl champion chiefs. he finished his campaign 31 catches for hundred receiving yards and three touchdowns. >> for me, like my plan is to continue to, you know, just continue to get better and build on what i could, you know, and, you know, in the off season for me, you know, i feel like i come back from off season and become, you know, that much more of a different player. and, you know, that's what i'm excited for. like i was just talking about is having that full offseason, having that full training period and knowing what to expect and knowing what to work for. so i'm excited for that. >> one thing he said to me, mr. lynch, i just want to keep playing because i feel like i'm just getting my feet underneath me. so that's that's really cool that he has that excitement and he's going to use that. i said, now the key is you use that to motivate you through this off season. and his mindset i can tell, is right. he's a really good football player, proud of
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the way he handled a lot of adversity, things that nobody could anticipate. work through it. i think we're going to have a really good football player. >> sharks host in the wild things getting chippy there. will smith mixing it up. second period. wild up one nothing. off the turnover matt boldy scores. two nothing minnesota. late second period same score. william eklund's got some speed. ahead to macklin celebrini shot blocked. but there's a rebound and score 16th of the year. it's a21 game. late third period. now sharks are trying to pull the goalie. but matt zuccarello the empty net and the sharks lose it three one. that is your look at sports. have a great sunday. let's send things back to you. >> chris thank you. and don't forget the wild card round of the nfl playoffs wraps up tomorrow right here on abc seven. a playoff edition of monday night football sees the vikings and the rams square off. the game will be played in arizona because of the wildfires burning in la. our coverage starts at 430. coming up next, the woman showing that age is just a
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world, that age is really only a number. meet gladys hayes from fort myers, who's still golfing at. get this 99 years young. hayes recently celebrated her birthday, and her friends say you can find her every week on the green, golfing with her girlfriends. >> i play baseball and we had a girls team. it was fun. i like sports and i'm a good bowler too. >> she's pretty feisty. if you golf with her and you're in her way, she'll make sure she lets you know to get out of the way. >> oh. that's adorable. gladys, you want to take a page out of your book? hayes still plays bridge. she cooks for her friends and hosts parties. so what's her secret? she says her friends, her dog, and, of course, golf are the keys to her longevity. love to see that. all right, well, still to come on abc. seven mornings at 6 a.m. a high speed chase ends with an arrest in the east bay. the charges the driver may face.
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