winds throughout the day offshore, and we'll see another round of that tomorrow. will we see any rain? stay tuned. my accuweather seven day forecast is coming up on abc mexico. it's beautiful. you talked about the beaches. you talked about the food. you talked about the hospitality,

the people, the warmth. it's an amazing culture. and it's an absolutely wonderful place to go. >> we offer a lot of different options to get folks to and from oakland to mexico. we've got two airlines that offer that service, viva and volaris. it allows people to either a connect with their heritage, which we're seeing a lot of, but also an opportunity to really see the culture and see what's happening in new mexico. so really, it's about the convenient option for the bay area to get to where they want to be with their friends, with their families, whether it's a business trip or really going to that beach destination. there's a lot happening in new mexico, and we're excited to be able to have that link and that opportunity to get people from the bay area at a good cost into mexico. >> now, abc seven mornings live right now at nine. >> there is progress being made on those wildfires burg in l.a. county, but strong winds could push back containment lines. the latest on

firefighting efforts and the executive order coming this morning from the governor's desk to help l.a. residents rebuild. we'll have more on that in a moment. but as we come on the air this morning, you may have felt some shaking in the east bay. if you're joining us from concord, the usgs just recorded a magnitude 3.7 quake. >> yeah, about 12km down. so that's a shallow one. and you haven't heard much about it yet, but it is a weak one. and as we look at the weather this morning it is certainly dry. in fact, live doppler seven picking up on all the clear sky north and south of the bay area. 45 mile an hour winds still up at mount eminem and our wind advisory allowed to expire, but still some breezy winds. you can see the gusts around half moon bay 17 miles an hour, the delta over 20 miles an hour, and a crystal clear view from the shark tank. 57 downtown. it's been in the upper 50s all morning for many communities, but in our inland valleys, it's been chilly in the 30s and from our east bay hills camera atop vollmer peak, some cool readings from the low 40s. petaluma 42 santa

rosa. compared to yesterday, it is a lot colder out there, especially in the north bay. so it's a sunny, dry day today, slightly cooler than yesterday. and we'll talk about a resurgence of some stronger offshore winds for the bay area and southern california for monday coming up. >> all right lisa thank you. we begin with the massive wildfires across southern california that are still burning this morning. at let 16 people have died. that's according to the medical examiner's office. and that number is expected to rise in the coming days, even with the slight progress made in containment, there is more wind on the way this week threatening those efforts. the largest fire, the palisades fire, has burned more than 23,000 acres. it's still 11% contained. the nearby eaton fire has scorched more than 14,000 acres. that one is now 27% contained, and evacuation orders are in effect for more than 100,000 l.a. couny residents. another 87,000 are

under evacuation warnings. and in just the last hour, state, county and local fire officials talked about why those residents can't go back home just yet. >> i know this is incredibly frustrating, but i would like to understand, and i'd like to express and explain the why why our residents are not allowed to come back into that area. there are still active fires that are burning within the palisades area, making it extremely, extremely dangerous for the public. there's no power, there's no water, there's broken gas lines, and we have unstable structures. the first responders are working as quickly as possible to ensure that it is safe for you to return into your communities. >> now, our own zach fuentes is down in santa monica, whe he spoke with residents trying to access their homes. some homeowners say they want to grab important items out of their

homes while they still can. >> i've been here today since 550 this morning, and this is my third attempt to try to help myy mother in law. she's almost 90 and we have not been able to access her house up in the highlands. so we're just trying to get in there and get some valuables out. get papa dick's ashes out. that's. that means the most to us right now. so we're just all very frustrated because we have not been able to get access to her home. and we have people that are standing around. we have the national guard. it looks great that they're here, but it just seems like we could use these resources a lot better where we can get all these homeowners in and get the things that we need out of the houses. >> yeah, that waiting is so challenging. now we continue to hear heartbreaking stories from ground zero. one couple in them 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 is 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 experience that. chaudhry says the palisades is the only home he's ever known, and it's a very special place to him. and of course, so many who have been evacuated and who are undergoing this devastation. now, the dangerous conditions homeowners are facing as they try to save their homes is another aspect we're hearing from. this is a story from the eaton fire. one resident from altadena describes

his experience of trying to save his house from the flames, as boxes of stored bullets were going off in a neighbor's house. >> they had guns. they had they had bullets that were flying around. and so with everything going on, that just intensified everything. and then you look across the street and the houses over there, their gas tanks, everything's exploding. so now you have bullets flying, gas tanks exploding, ember 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 the domino effect. and ultimately, that's why i chose to stay. >> he says the fire reached his front yard but went no further thanks to his efforts. and check out this video. the palisades fire generated a fire nado. we usually see this phenomenon during more intense wildfires like this one, and these whirlwinds can be extremely powerful. during the 2018 carr

fire in redding, three people were killed in a vortex packing the winds that was equal to an ef three tornado. meanwhile, bay area fire crews are among those on the front lines in southern california, many of them veterans from our own wildfires. abc seven news reporter anser hassan spoke to one of them, who says they're not only providing 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 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 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 a 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 news. >> well, 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 l.a. fires. the governor welcomed them as they arrived at lax. after a six hour orientation. the crews will be dispatched to the palisades fire in addition to mexico. fire

crews from canada are expected to arrive in los angeles tomorrow as well. newsom says so far, eight states have also sent crews to california. meanwhile, the governor is also taking steps today to help homeowners that is quickly rebuild. he announced the signing of an executive order this morning. it would suspend permitting and review requirements under the california environmental quality act, as well as the california coastal act. the governor says the move, quote, will help cut permitting delays an important first step in allowing our communities to recover faster and stronger. now, if you want to help these victims, you can donate to the red cross. you can 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 happenedp along san pablo avenue just after 6:00. she hit two police cars and multiple parked vehicles. she then hit an oncoming car near 30th street and barrett avenue, police say, severely injuring the driver and passenger. both victims were taken to a hospital and are expected to survive. the 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. developing news now berkeley police are investigating a burglary. it happened at an extra mile gas station earlier this morning. it happened at

3:40 a.m. on san pablo avenue. police say they located about 6 to 7 people at the gas station, and they all fled the scene. you can see in this video the damages they left behind. the owner told us they ran off with a cash register, cigarettes, cash and tampered with their atm. he says this wasn't the group's first time hitting the store. police are still searching for the suspects at this time. meanwhile, san jose police are investigating a shooting this morning. police say a man was shot in the head last night just after 10:00. it happened on loma verde drive. some of that area was blocked off for hours overnight. 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 actively searching for that suspect. all right, let's get you outside. check on the conditions, please. >> it is nice and sunny out there, stephanie. you can see from our sutro tower camera. upper 50s. it's been pretty mild

in spots all morning long due to some of that wind that's in the upper elevations. we will have lighter winds today. a couple degrees cooler in spots and we're looking for rain. i'll let you know if we see any when we return with my accuweather seven day forecast. >> lisa. thank you. also ahead, as southern california burns, it's raising questions about homeowners insurance. why these incidents could worsen our state's insurance crisis. then from fires to snow in the south, the latest on the unprecedented levels. of. fashioned family food. >> black bear diner wow. if you're still a boy. oh, soup.

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right near the san francisco zoo, off the coast of the city. there's no information about injuries or reports of any damage from this one just yet. all right. some residents could be facing a huge challenge when they want to rebuild, and that's because nearly 10% of los angeles homes do not have home insurance, according to the east bay times. that figure is slightly under the statewide figure of 10.5, and la county that accounts for about 150,000 homes at the same time, some insurance companies have been dropping wildfire coverage from their policies. we're of course, seeing that here in the bay area and the san francisco chronicle reports the pacific palisades suffered more policy non-renewal than anywhere else in this state right now. the devastation from these fires are raising serious questions about california is growing insurance crisis and 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. 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, um, i think that goal is probably been set back here limiting access

and raising concern about cost affecting all of us. >> well, clearly companies are going to ask for more for home insurance because they can, because our insurance commissioner just loosened all the regulatory rules so they can ask for pretty much anything they want. now for home insurance. and we can't stop them. >> the commissioners plan is implementing what's called catastrophe modeling, which is basically software algorithms insurers will use to assess risk and make decisions on your coverage. so anything from having a fire in your neighborhood to poor mitigation or even the lack of staffing at your local fire department, all could impact your ability to have coverage, an issue we're seeing in pacific palisades is the crisis that we face four times the normal demand that was seen for 15 hours straight to right here at home. >> you know, the city of oakland just announced that they were going to, like, close five fire stations because of their budget crisis. yes, that is definitely one. one of the many factors insurance companies can consider it. now, the estimated losses from the l.a. fires have more

than doubled to around $50 billion. >> an estimated insured losses could now exceed at least $20 billion. that's according to the latest estimates from jpmorgan and those estimates, of course, are expected to rise at this point. meanwhile, one of the victims of the palisades fire is gary hall junior, a former olympic swimmer. he says he lost all ten of his olympic medals when the home he was renting burned down. as the fire approached his home, he started filling his car with essentials. after the first trip to the car, he felt hot. embers start to rain down on him. hall, who has diabetes, grabbed two final things before fleeing his insulin and his dog, puddles. >> you find out a lot about yourself and that moment an and what was more important to me, the olympic medals are my dog. i i guess my dog means more to me . >> he did add 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 these devastating wildfires, millions of people across the south are dealing with unprecedented levels of snowfall. arkansas measured 14in of snow. oklahoma saw up to a foot, part of texas reaches ten inches. memphis recorded 7.5in on friday. that's the most snow the city has seen in a single day in the past 40 years. meanwhile, thousands of flights 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 storm. as you can see, four passengers

were injured and one was taken to the hospital. meanwhile, the wind is impacting us here in the bay and remains a major concern in southern california, lisa is tracking the very latest. yeah, we're going to have several rounds of more of an offshore flow really overnight into early tomorrow for the bay area and southern california. >> notice a no cloud cover here. now yesterday as that fire spread to the east and north towards brentwood, we're seeing a wind reversal throughout the day on monday. and that's going to push the smoke and the fire back towards the coast here. so wind advisory through wednesday. and here's a look at the current winds. you can see them out of the east 35 to 36 miles an hour around malibu. so you can see higher than that in the inland valley there. and as we look towards the rest of the day, they do lighten up a bit. they stay away with that offshore component. but as we get into early tomorrow, look what happens. the colors indicating the stronger winds. and so that fire and the winds being pushed

offshore or closer to the coast and upwards of 40 miles, an hour. so this red flag warning for several days here in southern california, unfortunately, by the end of the week, though, looking at higher relative humidity and maybe even a return to a marine layer and cooler temperatures, so that would be great news. back home, you can see how clear it is. 57 downtown and san jose, 59. half moon bay 44, in hayward. so some spots. pretty cool. and the clear sky here from our exploratorium. camera 42, santa rosa, 54, in livermore and outside as we look towards the golden gate bridge. it's a little breezy and the breeze in the hills will continue to anywhere from about 20 to 25 miles an hour in spots. but tomorrow we have more dry wind headed our way and in fact, we may even see another wind advisory. but for the time being, ours has been allowed to expire. the cold mornings, sunny afternoon tunes for the week ahead, but it will get cooler. and we're going to see these

winds though, come down a little bit. you can see throughout the afternoon they shift in their lighter, but as we get into your monday morning, this is 4 a.m. that gets stronger anywhere from 20 to nearly 40 miles an hour in the north bay. and they'll continue. look at the east bay and the coast at 30 miles an hour. so still that offshore flow into monday, and then perhaps into tuesday. but certainly lightning up. so while we're over 100% of average for rainfall, san francisco, santa rosa, we are running behind from san jose and oakland. we definitely need more rain. we're not going to find it, though, in the short term or even our extended outlook until noon. minor flooding san pablo bay, san francisco bay shoreline with the high tide at 6.8 and the full moon for tomorrow, 62 today for concord, 63, in fairfield and looking at temperatures right around 60 at the coast. so a couple degrees cooler than those 71 degree readings in hayward and oakland yesterday, the accuweather 70 forecast. so

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own winds. so here's a look at that 40 mile an hour wind gusts mount eminem 37. the east foothills. so it's still breezy in the upper elevations, but our wind advisory has been allowed to expire for now at the surface, we have gusty winds at half moon bay and also out towards rio vista and fairfield . little shaking from mount tam on the camera there, upwards of 25 miles an hour. 57 san jose half moon bay a mild 59 and from sutro we're looking at low 40s santa rosa, where we had some cool spots in our inland valleys and all over the bay there. it's actually been mostly a cooler start, so from pier 39 we are getting set for a sunny, dry day today. low to mid 60 and slightly above average and more wind to talk about for your monday stephanie. all right elise thank you. >> well at least 16 people are believed to be dead with the l.a. 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 moisture, will keep the fire threat and los angeles county high as the fires spread. >> over 150,000 people are under evacuation orders and 160,000 are under evacuation warnings. the eden fire has burned 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 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 is now leading a task force investigating the cause and origin of the palisades fire. the number of people killed in these fires has been going up today. cadaver dogs are being brought into these homes to look for more victims who could not get out. alex stone, abc news, altadena, california the attorney general, rob bonta, is hoping to keep people safe. >> financial in the wake of these fires. he's warning the public about illegal price gouging and fraudsters who may try to take advantage after this natural disaster. we've seen before that emergencies like this in addition to bringing out the best and 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, bonta says. >> 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 . now, help is coming in many forms. a nonprofit that got its start with the devastating camp fire and has since branched out , sending help from here in the bay area to los angeles is stepping in. its goal is providing shelter for the victims through rvs. here's abc seven news reporter tara campbell. >> wildfire raging on in los angeles, destroying thousands of homes and displacing countless families. >> we've helped with a lot of, um, fires out here in california , so i knew immediately this was really bad. and shelter is going to be the biggest thing. >> woody faircloth is the founder of emergency rv.org. the nonprofit has been delivering donated rvs to families devastated by disaster since 2018. the camp fire starting it all wood. he 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, she said. dad got in santa claus are

going to be so proud of us. so that's what i knew we were, uh, i was on the hook to make this happen. and he's been making it happen ever since. >> mostrillionecently helping in the aftermath of hurricane helene. >> we were 700 families there on our waiting list for shelter. we've delivered and gifted 85, um, 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. >> um, right now, what we're doing in la so soon while the fire still ongoing is we're trying to find suitable places to park rvs. once we start delivering them, asking anyone with an rv in good condition to consider helping out, we can give them the full appraised value as a tax deduction, and so they can get rid of the 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. um, 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 those 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's just so many good hearted, generous people there who supported us and financially as well as with rvs. i mean, it's just amazing community there and we're super grateful to the bay. >> tara campbell, abc seven news. now if you're interested in donating money or an rv, you can go to emergency rv.org and follow the prompts there. >> and this could be a very personal donation button. you'll find that link over on our website, because if you're up for a road trip, you could actually make the delivery yourself and they will connect you to the family you are helping out. very neat to see that. here's another way you can help the san francisco spca is hoping to make room for the

animals impacted by these wildfires. they have more than 50 puppies in need of forever homes to help make space for the animals in need down south. they are now waiving all the adoption fees for puppies in need. now there are other ways to help out as well. you can donate at red cross dot org slash abc to help the red cross respond to those struggling. we're tracking this this morning. did you feel it? the usgs reports a magnitude 3.7 earthquake in the east bay. it was centered about a mile from concord and happened at about ten minutes before we came on the air with you at 9:00. we had reports from callers in pleasanton, walnut creek and san francisco saying they felt the shaking. the quake comes just two days after a 3.7 acre right near the san francisco zoo. there's no information about any injuries or damage, but we've certainly heard from many of you. call in reporting. you did feel the shaking you knew this morning. if you're looking for a

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families are facing the loss of everything their homes, treasured mementos and a sense of normalcy all gone. among them, the family of a cal football player, camden jones was home on winter break when the eaton fire raced into altadena. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez spoke with camden and his family about their loss and the town that's changed forever. >> the jones family is one of thousands trying to process losing their home on wednesday, they took this cell phone video . it was the first time they saw their destroyed and still smoldering. altadena home. camden jones, a cal football player, spoke to us surrounded by family on thursday morning. the house he was raised in. it's a whole lot of emotions to juggle. >> it's too much to even put into words. >> camden's father, cory, said their neighborhood is unrecognizable. it was so bad that i didn't even recognize our street. >> i almost passed up where our

street was, and i had to look at google maps to tell me where i was. >> camden, his parents, and the family dogs were all able to evacuate safely. it's a emotional roller coaster. >> every now and then you think of what was lost. you know, some things are you know, you can get back, but it's the, you know, the little things, the pictures to help the jones family during this time, a fellow cal football mom created a gofundme. >> camden a freshman titan, said he could not be more thankful. >> i could not ask for any better support from anybody else. i mean, this is a blessing like nobody had to come in and help us, help us out. but like every single, every single person that's helping us out, every donation like it means everything in the world to us. >> i mean, so many people have called him to check in on him. uh, and that's for me. that means more than everything else . >> camden sister chelsea said the support from the bear family has been the silver lining through all of this. gifts from her recent wedding were stored

at her parents home and are now lost. >> those are things that can be replaced. some of the things that can't were some of the, um, mementos from the wedding that that, um, we created, camden said. >> they will get through this surreal time together. i don't even know what direction i'm headed in terms of where we're going, but i know all i know is that will will get through it someday. >> and we'll get through it together. that's all that matters, is that we get through it together. most of lauren martinez, abc seven news. >> yeah, our thoughts go out to camden, his family and every person affected by these fires. >> lisa, there's really no words. no >> in fact, i wish i had better news in the weather department. we will see lighter winds throughout the day here and in southern california. but there's still a dry offshore component and then stronger winds before we take a turn midweek in a better direction. here's a look at the emeryville camera 54 degrees. we'll talk about a sunny, mild afternoon for the

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that's going to keep the dry component, that critically dry component to the fire and which we don't need. we would like the winds coming off the ocean. but look how strong they get into monday and monday afternoon up to 40 miles an hour. and this will continue right on through later on in the day. so as we look at the smoke forecast, you'll notice that as we get that little bit of a wind shift into your monday, the smoke has shifted to the south and then we'll see it drift up a little bit along the coast as more of an easterly wind pushes it out to sea. so all in all, we will would hope for that reversal and return to the marine layer that could happen, but not for several days. oakland airport 57, in san francisco, east bay hills, cameron, nice and clear. upper elevation winds still anywhere from 20 to maybe 30 miles an hour. and that has helped keep the atmosphere well mixed and pretty mild out there. a few degrees above average today. san francisco so still breezy in the hills, dry and

mild for your monday with those dry winds coming back into play up to 30 and even 40 miles an hour, the hills of the north bay could see a wind advisory reissue issued. and then for the week ahead, we have some very cold mornings, 30s and 40s, and then looking at sunny, dry afternoon. so here's a look at the winds throughout the rest of the day. coming down a little bit from ten to about 20 miles an hour. and this is above 500ft. as we get into your monday look how strong they are. up to 40 miles an hour. those gusts continuing to pick up over in oakland. up to 38 miles an hour. and so this takes us through the early morning hours until about the middle of the afternoon, so we could see a wind advisory. it's still not in the right direction. we still need some rain, and we are looking at the elements going against us. the first couple of days with those offshore winds returning and strengthening. so until noon we have our coastal flood advisory here. and this could bring in some minor flooding. and we have that full moon tomorrow responsible partly for that. it is 61 later on this

afternoon, and fremont was 62, in concord. so a little bit above average. but those 70s of yesterday, i don't think we'll see that again. the accuweather seven day forecast, the breezy winds, the lighten up a bit and then they'll get windy once again tomorrow morning. temperatures from the upper 50s to the low 60s all week. and then a shift by the end of the week with less of an offshore flow for northern and southern california. some better news there, stephanie. >> all right, lisa, thank you. in sports, the nfl playoffs get underway with a pair of games. 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 wildcard 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 niners head

coach jim harbaugh taking on former four 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's 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 herbert picked off again derek stingley junior this wouldn't be a touchdown but houston scored 23 unanswered points to blow it open. the 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 endzone 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 up at the half. king henry in a monster game 26 carries 186 yards two scores. this goes 44 yards to the house. ravens win 2814, advancing to the divisional round. the 40 niners 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 challenges no one could have imagined. pierce, of course, remember, was shot and 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, 400 receiving yards and three touchdowns for me, like my plan is to continue just, 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 offseason 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, you know, 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 offseason. and his mindset i can tell, is right. he's a really good football player, proud of 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 hosting 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 for william eklund. got some speed ahead to maclean celebrating shot block. but there's zach allen rebound and score 16th of the year. it's a21 game late third period. now sharks were trying to pull the goalie but matt zuccarello the empty net and the sharks lose it three one. that is your look at

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special counsel's report on trump. >> number five, a dry day today. la sunshine temperatures a bit above average, low to mid 60s. got canceled. >> my wife's work got canceled and daycare got canceled. >> so full day of parents and sledding and hanging out and hot chocolate. >> number six. millions of people across the south are dealing with unprecedented levels of snowfall. parts of the region saw up to 14in of snow and thousands of flights are canceled across the country. number seven. take a look at this video from last night over the bay bridge. pretty spooky. the photographer who took this called it a magical scene. and as we leave you this morning, just a heartfelt thank you to all the fire crews working tirelessly in los angeles county. and we're thinking of everyone who's affected by the devastation there. >> yeah, and we want to see more scenes like that with the low clouds and fog, hopefully the end of the week, but still dry for us and southern california. >> yeah. and we're following the latest on those fires. be sure to download our app for any

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