secretive, they would disappear right under the radar screen, would never even know it. dr. van der heiden: very secretive animals. jeff: and that would be lost. imagine doing the dance of life, twisting your way through evolution for millions of years to be snuffed out because of negligence and irresponsibility... dr. van der heiden: yeah. jeff: ...which is why the mission with the miccosukee to protect the everglades for themselves, for their culture, and for all of us, it's so important. feels like the biggest thing that's ever happened to us. >> living the brutal reality of losing a home to a wildfire. we'll take a look at the impact

of the fires burning right now in southern california, and how the bay area is stepping up to help. the news starts now. >> always live abc seven news starts right now. >> this is the first time that it's almost clear as day. it's a clear blue day. there's no more smoke coming from the palisades fire. >> high above the largest wildfire in southern california is calm and clear, at least for now. worried tonight over what comes tomorrow with more powerful winds in the forecast. good evening and thank you for joining us i'm dion lim. right away we do want to take a look now at the status of those fires burning in l.a. county. this cal fire map shows there are currently three active fires. those two red dots near thousand oaks and just west of the eaton fire are wildfires that are at or near containment. the two largest fires, the palisades and eaton fire, have burned nearly 38,000 acres, some 60mi■!s. that's the size of the entire city of redding.

the biggest fire, the palisades, is 11% contained. and while some evacuation orders were lifted today in the eaton fire, now 27% contained 16. deaths are blamed on those fires. cal fire says flames have leveled more than 12,300 structures, but a sign of progress. abc news has learned that most l.a. unified school district schools will indeed reopen tomorrow. abc news reporter alex stone has the latest from altadena, ravaged by the eaton fire in southern california, thousands of firefighters and first responders are working around the clock to contain the historic destruction from several major wildfires burning for five days now. >> while firefighters report they are making progress battling the blazes, that progress could be in jeopardy as a forecast is calling for a return of more powerful santa ana winds. the hurricane strength gusts that helped the fires intensify last week. >> these winds, combined with low relative humidities

and low fuel moistures, will keep the fire threat in los angeles county very high. >> la's fire chief says they are ready. >> every available lafd firefighter is on hand and will remain in place through this wind event. >> firefighters from across the country and from mexico are arriving today to help. over 100,000 people are under evacuation orders, the sheriff saying he knows people want to return to see if their homes are still standing, but it's just not safe. >> some of these areas, they're literally look like war zones. there are downed power poles, electric wires. there are still some smoldering fires. >> fema now focusing on the recovery, starting to plan for how we're going to be able to bring in temporary structures for schools or other critical facilities that were lost. >> we need to really start to take this time to put that plan in place. >> california's governor is predicting that these fires will be the worst natural disaster in u.s. history, based on cost. the state of california now inviting

president elect trump to visit the state. alex stone, abc news, altadena, california now the palisades fire. >> evacuation orders include the areas of malibu and sana monica, and abc seven news reporter zach fuentes is in santa monica and tells us why an effort to get evacuees access to their homes didn't go as planned. >> we're at a santa monica checkpoint right now. that's one of several here in southern california. you see behind me that it is being patrolled by the national guard. lapd isby here, too. the curfew was going on from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m, and many people got here before 4 a.m. in line in their cars, hoping to be escorted by police like many were the day before. but they found out some very difficult and disappointing news from the lapd chief this morning. take a listen to what he had to say. >> traumatic experience, certainly for everybody involved. we tried to be as compassionate as we could be by putting together a escorts that provided limited access for

people to get into the area very deliberately and be able to retrieve medication or pets. in some cases, what we found was that was successful for those who we were able to accommodate, but the numbers became overwhelming. there was frustration, there were long waits to be able to do it, and we still tried to facilitate it, although we weren't able to do that for everyone today, we need to suspend that practice effective immediately. we have search operations now beginning. we will have cadaver dog deployment and that will result in crime scene preservation efforts. and then the recovery of remains. >> so that was the last thing. anybody who had been lined up out here for hours this morning wanted to hear a loudspeaker came through telling them the news, and we got people's reaction shortly after. take a listen to what they had to say. >> one of the things that i would really appreciate is if the city of la would get organized so that people who have lost everything aren't waiting in ten hour lines all

day. >> so i really appreciate what they're all trying to do. but like so many of us are trying to get parents, medication and so forth, that is the situation here. >> we are continuing to track developments right now in santa monica. zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> all right. with that, let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian, because l.a. county is bracing for another red flag. high fire danger warning. and they really could use the relief right now. >> they certainly could. but apparently it's not coming anytime soon. please pardon my lost voice here. so here's a look at the red flag warning. it's been extended until 6 p.m. wednesday for not only los angeles county, parts of santa barbara county, ventura county, riverside county, san bernardino county, all the way down to riverside, all the way down to san diego county. and on top of this, a high wind warning will be in effect from 4 a.m. tuesday to noon wednesday for the northern part of this region, with wind gusts expected to reach 70mph. so this area is not getting a break at all. the only

break, if you can call it that, is that the wind is out of the northeast, so it's blowing much of the smoke out to sea, which is why there's been some improvement in air quality, but more smoke will develop, so we'll keep monitoring that as well dion. >> all right. we'll be watching it closely spencer. thank you. a big weapon in the fight against the fires may be back in the air as soon as tomorrow. the canadian firefighting plane, known as the super scooper, has been grounded since it was hit by a drone on thursday while battling the palisades fire. the collision left a three by six inch hole in the plane's wing. de havilland aircraft canada, the plane's maker, tells us a replacement part should be installed today. >> it was pretty lucky, honestly, that it hit the wing and not a propeller or the wind or the windshield. something other that that would be more, more damaging to the aircraft. it was, you know, all things considered, relatively minor. and that's why the turnaround time has been pretty, pretty efficient. >> the plane can scoop up nearly 1600 gallons of water in less than 15 seconds, and can be back

to the fire site in just minutes. governor gavin newsom says he's cutting red tape so that wildfire victims can rebuild faster. he signed an executive order this morning suspending some permit and state requirements in an effort to speed up new construction. newsom talked about the order on nbc's meet the press. >> and so we want to fast track by eliminating any ceqa requirements. i've got coastal act changes that we're making. i want to make sure when someone rebuilds that they have their old property tax assessments and that they're not increased. >> the executive order also extends protections against price gouging on building materials and other essential goods. well, the bay area is stepping up to help people impacted by those southern california wildfires. today, a donation drive in the east bay saw hundreds of folks driving up willing to give. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard was there. come on in.

>> hello. how's it going, guys? good. >> are you here to donate? yes. >> this drive through donation. efforts stopping traffic on anchor drive in emeryville. hundreds showing up to help neighbors in southern california impacted by wildfires. >> we're californians as well. this horrifying event can't just sit around and do nothing. >> just seeing on the news of what's happening in southern california. it's just truly tragic. and we are just trying to help out any way we can. >> thank you. today we are collecting new toiletries, social media influencers jesse caporella and natalie marshall organized the drive in the parking lot of trader vic's restaurant, using instagram to spread the word. my whole perspective shifted in these last few days, thinking like this could happen here, and what would we need and where would we even begin? and i think that's a big part for la. they don't even know where to begin right now. >> so many donations are coming in. it's really everything and anything. we have brand new shoes, women's clothes here, clothes here. there's even some brand new luggage items will be

trucked to la, where an outreach group will get it to families. >> couldn't have never anticipated how many people showed up, and it's been really beautiful to see. >> volunteers from san francisco's muttville senior dog rescue are in van nuys, helping clear some l.a. shelters by bringing up to 50 dogs to the bay area for adoption. >> we've reached out to county and city shelters in the los angeles area to take the dogs that were already there. >> pre-fire it hurts my heart in the north bay. christopher brown from petaluma is using facebook to organize a convoy of relief supplies to southern california. >> we've had people donate money for gasoline for the trip. it's been a really positive experience. >> cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> a bay area violinist put on a free fundraising concert in support of la wildfire victims.

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the koo family recorded the gripping scene as they fled the flames. the ques. hey, babe. >> i need you to come out here right now. we have a very big problem. what? holy. we gotta go. oh my god. >> no! >> the crews say miraculously, their home was spared, but many of their neighbors lost everything. which brings us to the question. do you feel prepared for a major fire? because if not, we do have tips to help you get started. just check out abc7 news.com/prepare norcal for advice and guidance. no reports of damage or injuries from a magnitude 3.5 earthquake

in the east bay this morning. the usgs says it was centered on meadow lane, in the monument corridor of the neighborhood in concord. people in pleasanton and san francisco called us to say they even felt the shaking. that quake comes just two days after a 3.7 tremblor and a series of aftershocks near the san francisco zoo. well, happening tomorrow. if you use bart, you'll likely have to get used to a new schedule. bart is shifting departure times. it's part of a move to better coordinate schedules with the region's other transit systems, while also upgrading bart's aging train control system with a more modern one. bart says it will improve safety and reduce waits for transfers between bart and other systems. what a catch. pound for pound, we'll get an update on how crab season is shaping up on this first full weekend of local dungeness crab sales in the bay area. >> we have more windy weather coming our way as well as a frosty morning chill. i'll have

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san francisco crabbers at fisherman's wharf say the catch isn't big in quantity, but it is excellent in quality. each crab averages about 2 pounds and they're selling for $12 a pound. crab fishermen say they wish they could have been selling sooner, to be open before thanksgiving, so they could have thanksgiving. >> crab like normal used to open up, you know, november 15th. so that's what i would hope for. >> usually crabbing season starts in the middle of november, but it didn't open until last sunday. in order to protect migrating whales. and something that strikes me is in that video, blue skies looked so pleasant. people were out and

about in shorts today. >> i know, nice and mild out there. sunny skies. now we have some intense winds coming our way once again. but at least the weather is dry. here's a look at the satellite radar composite image once again. please pardon this loss of voice. we're trying to get it back. we've got strong, gusty wind because of the tight pressure gradient between high pressure offshore and low pressure inland. pretty much the same pattern they have down south, except the additional factor there is the santa ana winds. so let's move along and take a look at what's coming our way. right now the wind is calm, but we have a wind advisory that will be in effect from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. tomorrow for the north bay interior mountains and valleys. winds will be gusting up to about 55mph. there's a possibility of downed tree limbs and power outages, so right now we're looking at gusts up to about 34 miles up. right now, as we skip ahead to midnight, we'll see gusts about 34mph at calistoga. notice overnight the winds will be pretty strong just about everywhere, but they'll taper off tomorrow afternoon. and then, of

course, the advisory will be lifted. right now it's 61 degrees here in san francisco. low to mid 60s, also at oakland, hayward, san jose, redwood city. 54 at half moon bay. looking down onto the bay from mount tam. nice clear view. 64 in santa rosa. 57 petaluma. 59 at fairfield. low 60s at napa and concord. and these are our forecast headlines. windy overnight with gusts up to about 55mph. tomorrow windy in the morning, but calmer and sunny and dry in the afternoon. and the week ahead will bring us more dry and sunny days. no rain in sight for the next seven days. frost is in sight though. we have a frost advisory that will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow for the east bay hills and valleys, the eastern santa clara hills, and the santa clara valley. temperatures dropping as low as about 32 degrees. overnight lows, as you can see here, will generally be in the mid to upper 30s in our inland areas and cooler colder. exactly. i should say in some spots right around the bay shoreline. we're talking about low to mid 40s and highs tomorrow,

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