starts right now. >> the only thing to do is move forward and help others keep what they have. >> thousands of homes destroyed, the death toll rising as people are left picking up the pieces. nearly one week after the southern california firestorm began. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm dion lim. we now know at least 24 people have died between two

devastating fires tonight. firefighters are rushing to put out hotspots before the winds turn against them. our focus tonight remains on the palisades and eaton fires still scorching their way into the record books. the eaton fire in altadena has burned more than 14,000 acres, with containment up to 27%. we saw minimal growth today on the palisades fire, sitting at more than 23,000 acres with 8% containment. but as it is, these fires have burned an area bigger than the city of san francisco, all in a matter of days. they've burned more than 12,000 structures, becoming the second and fourth most destructive fires in state history. investigators have not shared a cause for either of the fires yet. we have team coverage tonight tracking the devastation ane dangerous conditions still to come. abc seven news reporter tara campbell leads us off with a look at how bay area firefighters are playing a critical role in making sure today's embers don't become

tomorrow's firestorm. >> sunday firefighters in los angeles taking advantage of calmer winds, making someof headway in the battle against multiple wildfires. the eaton and palisades fires alone, killing at least 24 people. >> definitely a historic level of devastation that i think at this point even eclipses what we saw during the tubbs fire in santa rosa. >> that santa rosa fire department captain keegan lee, he's leading a 20 member strike team made up of firefighters from sonoma county. >> it's personal because we went through it, too. and so i think that we're in a unique position to relate to these people. >> the sonoma county team battling the eaton fire. so far, it's scorched more than 14,000 acres. and as of sunday evening, it's 27% contained. >> when a fire moves through a large area of structures like this, what's left behind is a lot of smoldering material. in and amongst structures, some of which are still unburned. >> the team tasked with tamping down potential threats.

>> if we don't do a good job of extinguishing those smoldering hotspots when the winds do resurface, you know, worst case, it could lead to the fire recreating conditions that were seen earlier in the week. >> and that is the fear. with santa ana winds expected to return this week. >> i want to reassure you that your lafd, all of our regional partners, every single agency that has come from up and down this state and outside of the state, we are ready. mayor bass, chief mcdonnell, myself, our city leaders are fully, fully committed to ensure that we're ready for this next event. >> while they may be ready, there's still a toll to be taken on the firefighters and the communities they're trying to protect. >> our hearts go out to them. it's really horrific and we hope that no one else has to continue to experience these type of fires in the future. but i think that's probably an unrealistic expectation, unfortunately. >> tara campbell abc seven

news. >> let's get to abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian with a look at the wind conditions on these fires. and spencer, there's a dangerous situation that's shaping up this week. >> it certainly is, diane. and becoming more dangerous. as a matter of fact, this red flag warning for high fire danger has been extended now until 6 p.m. wednesday. so for the next three days, we're talking about very high fire danger in this entire region of southern california, from santa barbara county through la and ventura counties, all the way down into san diego county. as a matter of fact, i'll give you a look at the wind gusts right now. they seem relatively tame at the moment. these are surface winds now up to about 30mph. but as we animate this, you can see that by 10:00 tomorrow morning, we'll be looking at surface winds up to and above 40mph. and there is a high wind warning for this area. this area in the dark colors there into wednesday morning. the winds may gust up to about 70mph in this regionen tomorrow and wednesday, so you can see why the high fire danger warning has been

extended into wednesday. the wind has been blowing from the northeast, pushing much of the smoke out to sea. but the air quality will decline again as those fires continue to burn. dionne. >> all right, spencer, we'll keep tracking that. now, the stories coming out of los angeles are simply heartbreaking. tonight, we're learning of a homeowner who watched his home burn from his tesla parked in the street. abc seven news reporter j.r. stone spoke with that homeowner and an expert who says we need better. long-tm fire planning going forward. >> this is the borro family of pacific palisades. their home went from looking like this to unrecognizable, destroyed by the palisades fire this past week. james barros wife, christina may have been one of the first to see smoke. she then made her two daughters schools aware, took the two out of school and evacuated. >> that was at 10:30 a.m. on tuesday, and by 8:30 p.m, our house was burned to the ground. >> perhaps hardest of all, james had just arrived at

the ces tech conference in las vegas. as he worked to get home, he turned on the cameras to his tesla that was parked outside their home. >> and so i was able to remotely log into my car. and literally as i logged into it, i saw a flame jump from one house into our side yard, then into our garage, and burned down the whole house. >> like many others in the pacific palisades neighborhood of los angeles, barra is angry his family was dropped by state farm insurance weeks ago, and despite living near a fire station, his house and others on the block burned. >> there's literally a fire station three blocks from our house, and fire trucks didn't come to our house. so, you know, obviously there are things that could have. i'm sure there's a variety of things that could have been last lines of defense. there was no first line of defense working. >> fire hydrants were an issue, and usc professor kostas psinakis says until water pressure can be accurately monitored

citywide, it should be tested annually. >> this is the kind of thing that i mean, you can spend a lot of time doing calculations, but unless, i mean, people go out there and it's not that difficult to test it, you can test these things, you know, once a year and make sure that you're prepared. >> james says it's the water issue, lack of warning systems and lack of information that anger him. >> it's beyond there being a high fire zone. this was a series of compounding mistakes that had gotten to have gotten to a point that is beyond comprehension. >> sheena lasky says this isn't just a los angeles problem. >> i think going forward, we need to work better, you know, at all levels, at the federal level, at the state level, at the local, at the local level. >> barro does say his family is safe. it's just tough. >> my five year old literally will go into fits of like, i just want to go home and i totally get it, i do too. but we, we have a we

have a suitcase of stuff. that's all we got. so it's just crazy. >> j.r. stone abc seven news. >> fema is already taking applications from fire survs who need support. more than 24,000 people have registered so far. fema director deanna criswell is prepared to send in military personnel if firefighters need that extra help. >> the winds are potentially getting dangerous and strong again. i believe the red flag warnings have been put back in place. and so i think the biggest thing that people need to know is that this is still dangerous, and they still need to make sure they're listening to their local officials so they can keep themselves safe. >> criswell says hundreds of active duty marines and ten naval helicopters are on prepare to deploy orders. if the fires get worse. meantime, the state is looking ahead to the rebuilding effort. governor gavin newsom is suspending some state building requirements, all in an effort to help fire victims rebuild faster. he signed

that executive order today. it suspends some permit and review requirements, cutting some of the red tape to rebuild. now the bay area is quickly finding ways to share support with la. tonight, people gathered for a benefit concert held at the midway in san francisco's dogpatch neighborhood. it included multiple dj sets and a live art performance, even an auction. organizers say all of the proceeds are going to nonprofits supporting the fire response. well, we saw that same spirit of giving all over the bay area today. a donation drive in the easy saw hundreds of people drivingsy up willing to give. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard shows us how so many people are stepping up. 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 la 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. >> if you'd like to pitch in, you can do it right from where you're sitting. you can donate at red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond and support the survivors in their recovery. two earthquakes rattled the bay area within just a few days of each other. what experts say you should know. plus, m tried to rent an airbnb and kicked off a legal battle. the common request that has the doj now taking the company to court.

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conference kicking off in san francisco tomorrow, and a special guest, first lady jill biden, will be attending the jp morgan healthcare conference this week. she's a keynote speaker discussing the white house initiative to advance women's health research. thousands of people are expected to attend the conference, hosted at the westin saint francis in union square. our other advancer is an important heads up for commuters. starting tomorrow, bart is changing its schedule. departure times will be shifted. all of it is meant to sync up bart with other bay area transit systems, and bart is also upgrading its aging train control system. the agency says the changes will improve safety and reduce waits for transfers between bart and other systems. the u.s. department of justice is suing airbnb over housing discrimination claims. the lawsuit, filed in san francisco last week, focuses on a woman who says a host refused her rental because she has school aged children. the san francisco based company allows hosts to

designate properties as unsuitable for infants and children up to age 12. the federal government argues the policy is discrimination under the fair housing act. airbnb has not commented on the lawsuit, but says it forbids discrimination based on familial status. well, did you feel it? a magnitude 3.5 earthquake hit concorde this morning, with many feeling the shaking from as far away as santa cruz. now, this one comes just two days after a 3.7 hit near the san francisco zoo. all of these little quakes may have you a little rattled. so i spoke with robert degroot of the usgs earthquake science center, who says a few memorable quakes in a row isn't necessarily a sign of things to come. >> this is just what's happening on a normal basis, but yet not to be ignored. people shouldot know how to protect themselves. we live in earthquake country and these events are part of living in california. we have on the order of 50 earthquakes a day. >> yeah, i didn't know that.

degroot says the earthquakes do serve as a reminder to have your preparedness kit ready, and to sign up for the shakealert earthquake early warning system. it was the first full weekend for crab sales right off the boat in 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. they're selling for $12 a pound. usually crabbing season starts in the middle of november, but it didn't open until last sunday. in order to protect migrating whales. about that. yeah. getting back to that earthquake story, though, i really didn't know 50 a day. they just happened to be so small. we don't notice them on a day to day basis. >> most of them are quite small. i noticed only by people who live near the epicenter. exactly, exactly. we don't want any big ones. >> no. and we don't want any severe weather or any thing like that. >> well, we've got some severe winds coming our way, but i don't know if the weather pattern overall will be severe. here's a look at what's going on in the

atmosphere. high pressure offshore. low pressure inland. the combined. the tight pressure gradient between those two systems is producing powerful winds sliding right down through the entire state of california. and of course, feeding those wildfires down in southern california. winds here are going to intensify as well. but right now we're looking at relatively light winds across the bay area. most locations have wind speeds under ten miles per hour. so let's move along to our wind alert. we have a wind advisory that will be in effect from 2 a.m. tomorrow to 10 a.m. tuesday. now, this is for the north bay interior. mountains and valleys. winds will be generally out of the northeast at about 25 to 35mph, with the chance of gusts up to 55mph. so there's the possibility of downed tree limbs and some power outages. here's the forecast animation with the gusts. see, by 7:00 tomorrow morning, we'll see gusts up to and above 30mph. in fact, 38 at calistoga, 36 at oakland. but later in the day, we'll see the winds taper off a little bit before they re-intensify tomorrow night into tuesday morning. temperature readings right now, 51 here in san francisco. but we've got 40s in most other

locations. oakland. hayward. mid 40s. 49 at san jose. mid 40s at redwood city and half moon bay. beautiful view from mount tam looking down onto the bay right now. 41 degrees up north at santa rosa. down into the upper 30s in petaluma and napa. it will be a chilly night in some spots tonight. fairfield 4347 right now in concord and 40 in livermore. looking across the embarcadero, let's check out our forecast headlines. windy overnight. steady winds are sustained. winds out of the north northeast 25 to 35mph, with gusts likely up to about 55mph. tomorrow it will be windy in the morning, but the winds will calm down in the afternoon as i just showed you a moment ago, and the week ahead will bring us sunny and dry days for the next seven days. now it's going to be chilly, as i mentioned in some spots overnight. in fact, cold as a matter of fact. frost advisory 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. frost will form and could damage sensitive plants. some locations will see low temperatures dropping as low

as 32 degrees down to freezing. now on our map here with the projected lows for overnight, we'll see lots of inland areas in the mid to upper 30s. in fact, fremont closer to the bay, a low of 37 degrees. most other locations near the bay will be in the low or low to mid 40s. highs tomorrow just between 60 and about 62 degrees in most locations, although quite a bit milder down at san jose, where we expect a high tomorrow of 65 degrees. here's the accuweather seven day forecast notice through thursday. it will be relatively mild, sunny skies and high temperatures in the low 60s. but then on friday, although skies remain sunny and there's no rain in sight, it will start turning cooler. and next weekend we'll see high temperatures in the afternoon, reaching only to the mid 50s inland and upper 50s around the bay shoreline. but once again, there's no rain in sight. so it's not going to be a it's not going to be a snow storm. >> not to mention the 50s being pretty seasonable too. that's true. yeah. no snow. >> seasonably cool. but we consider that cold here in the bay area.

>> yeah, i think anything below 60 is cold. that's true. spencer. thanks. okay. well, still to come tonight on abc seven news at 11, a fake email targeting businesses ahead of the napa truffle festival. and it lost one o it's a robotic money expert. clever. how do i start a savings habit? famous cabbage. savings habits. shaving rabbits. tech can make life simpler. but when it comes to savings habits, nothing's as simple as bmo. a bmo savings account helps you build the habit with a cash reward every month you save.

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bay food festival. say someone is pretending to be them and stealing from local businesses. the owner of the oxbow public market in napa says someone emailed food trucks claiming they were searching for vendors for this week's napa truffle festival. now, the email was a fake. organizers told the press democrat that at least one food truck owner fell for it, shared their credit card for a booking fee, and then saw food delivery charges roll in. the napa truffle festival kicks off on friday. it was a sunday fun day around the nfl, and chris alvarez joins us now with a preview of sports. chris.

>> hi, dion. coming up in sports, we had an nfl playoff triple header today. and the nightcap was an instant classic. commander's bucs go down to the final play. a wild

games and the game of the day came in the nightcap. bucs hosting the commanders. it was a physical game. rookie quarterback jayden daniels bloodied up there, but he's tough. he stayed in there just before the half. baker mayfield leads a seven play, 74 yard drive. mike evans there in traffic. ten all at the half. straight to the fourth. bucs up 1713. baker mayfield trying an end around and he fumbles the ball. bobby wagner recovers a huge turnover. big play for the commanders. four plays later they go on fourth and two. daniels two terry mclaurin. touchdown washington takes the lead 20 to 17 tampa tied it with the field goal. so now under a minute third and short. daniels out of the gun somehow escapes the tackle of elijah chancey. it's a ■first down. what a play. so nice. we show it twice. stiff arm and gets around the corner. move the chains. it gives way to zane gonzalez, the washington kicker with a chance to be a hero. lines it up 37 yards,

sneaking right off the upright and in. commanders win 2320 washington advances to divisional weekend. they will play top seeded detroit next or this coming saturday night. eagles hosting the packers. a.j. brown some light inspirational reading. green bay fumbled the opening kickoff. eagles respond. three plays later, it's jalen hurts to jahan dotson seven. nothing. eagles in a flash late third quarter now eagles up ten three. hurts gets it quickly to dallas goedert stiff arms carrington valentine get off me 24 yards to the house. eagles up 16 three. and jordan love the packers quarterback a day to forget 212 yards passing no touchdowns. and not one noto but three interceptions. this one in the end zone. green bay four total turnovers. eagles win 2210. they will play the winner of tomorrow's vikings rams game next sunday. final afc game of the weekend bills hosting the broncos bills mafia, supporting their mvp candidate josh allen. broncos no score on the opening possession. bo nix to east palo

alto zone troy franklin seven, denver all buffalo after that, james cook gives the bills the lead. ten seven let's go buffalo late third quarter now fourth and one. bills go for it allen buying time looking looking looking. and fires and finds ty johnson sliding in the back of the end zone. it's a touchdown. add the two point conversion. 21 seven lead for the bills. first play of the fourth quarter. now allen finding curtis samuel. and then he 55 yards to the house. finds the end zone 31 unanswered points to win it. bills win 31 seven. they're going to host the ravens next sunday night. and wild card weekend ends right here on abc seven. now, due to the wildfires in southern california, that rams vikings game was moved to glendale, arizona. rams are going to technically be the home team hosting sam darnold and the vikings. it's followed immediately by after the game with larry and mike. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino dion. >> so much more to come on

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starts right now. >> every person who lost their homes in the tragic southern california fires has their own personal story. for one man who lost his property in the eaton fire, this all comes a month after burying his father. leanne suter is in altadena with his heart wrenching story. >> this means everything. this is. this is like, you know, this is his legacy right here.w, this >> and the only thing derek russell junior has left of his father, derek russell senior, after burying him december 6th tuesday, the altadena home he shared with his father burned to the ground. >> i didn't even go through his stuff yet because i wasn't ready. i was just trying to

learn how to grieve for myself for that. >> the fire devoured every unit. the mariposa townhomes russell could see the wind fueled fire on the hill when he left, but never thought it would reach all the way to his home. >> we thought we were going to be okay. i thought we were going to be okay. i said, i'm going to grab a few things. i'll be back in the morning. i literally grabbed two sweats, four socks, and my dad's flag. like, this was the last thing i grabbed. >> his dad was a police officer with the lausd, la housing authority and pasadena unified school district, as well as an army veteran, a dedicated father and grandfather. his legacy was serving others. for russell, who was recently sober, his father's death was a devastating loss. he never imagined it could get worse. >> it's trying to get me to have that drink. it's really. i'm like, man, how much can one guy take in such a short period of time? people tell me to be strong. it's like, how much

stronger do i have to be? you know, i'll come back bigger and stronger will come back bigger and stronger. the entire community is going to take a lot of time, but it will happen. >> it certainly will take time to come back for all of those affected by these devastating and deadly blazes. russell says that he is ext the support he'sn getting from family and friends. a gofundme has been set up to help him. you can find that on our website, abc. >> now. most schools in los angeles unified will reopen tomorrow after the fires shut them down for days last week. a handful of campuses that were damaged in the fires or under evacuation orders will stay closed. though the district is preparing new classroom spaces for those displaced students. school leaders say they're replacing air filters in schools to make sure the air is safe. now, speaking of, the smoke will be leaving a lasting impact in southern california as health

experts say air pollution is hazardous and even deadly. los angeles had several days of poor air quality last week, even far from the fires, and it poses ar health risk even if you don't smell the smoke. >> the particles are so tiny that they actually may not have an odor, but they can go deep into your lungs and cause inflammation of the lungs. when you're inside your home, make sure that air is recirculating. do not bring in air in from the outside. >> health experts say long term effects are possible and symptoms can show up weeks after exposure. school leaders are telling families to wear masks on their way to school tomorrow. governor gavin newsom toured more of the damage today from the eaton fire. the governor says the state is monitoring the impact to the insurance market and on electric utilities, in case one of them is found responsible for any of the fires. >> we are not only assessing all of that in real time and have an independent group to look toe an

stress test not just the insurance market, but the utility market in california as well. >> socal edison has told state regulators its equipment may be responsible for one of the smaller fires in la. last week. investigators on the eaton fire are examining the area around the socal edison power line, but the company told regulators it didn't have any issues there. the wildfires burning in southern california remind us how important it is to be ready to evacuate. abc seven news reporter dustin dorsey explains what you could be doing now to protect your family. >> the devastating southern california wildfires are not only heartbreaking, but an important reminder when a fire is raging, it doesn't take much time to go from this to this. a harsh reality felt by thousands forced to evacuate. >> there was a thought of like, well, i wonder if we'll have to evacuate. maybe we should, like, get the kids stuff ready just in case to. why don't we just put it in the car in case to. okay. where are we going to go? i

mean, it is terrifying. it's devastating. >> there's no easy answer as to how people can live like this. but fire officials say the best way is to live with the mindset that this is possible across california. and we have to be ready. >> it's not if it's when we'll have a wildfire somewhere in the state and we don't really have a, you know, fire seasons anymore. it's a year round thing. so it's imperative that people stay vigilant and they are planning well ahead of time. >> for us in the bay area, that time is now. chelsea burkett with cal fire says having go bags ready has to be a way of life packed with items essential for survival during an evacuation, like water and food, medications, change of clothes, rechargeable batteries or solar chargers, and hard copies of important documents. these simple yet important things can make all the difference. >> some of them are to help you and your personal self and your family get through a couple of days without items that you are used to having, you know, at your fingertips in your home. some of them are items that are

not replaceable. >> cal fire is making it easier than ever to be fire ready at ready for wildfire.org. you can create your wildfire action plan to prepare your home go bag and more personalized information based on your address and family to get you exactly what you need when you're in an emergency. >> especially like what we're seeing down in southern california right now. the stress level is really high, and it's really hard to focus on what the things that you really need are. being prepared, having a plan, practicing your evacuation plan. going over it with everyone in your family. those are all really important aspects. >> we pray we will never have to, but we'll be ready if we must. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> for a full list of tips to help you get ready for a major wildfire, check out abc seven news.com slash. prepare norcal for advice and guidance. the countdown is on to inauguration day. california lawmakers want to set aside $50 million to pay for potential lawsuits against the trump administration and to

fund grants for immigration legal services. we're also heading into a busy week at the u.s. capitol, with confirmation hearings starting for one of the president elect's most controversial picks. abc news reporter maryalice parks looks ahead to the confirmation battles about to begin. >> senate republicans eager to get started on president elect trump's agenda, are hoping to have his cabinet in place as soon as possible. they have scheduled at least 14 confirmation hearings this week. on tuesday, the senate armed services committee will begin the process to confirm one of trump's most controversial picks. former fox news host pete hegseth, for defense secretary. hegseth previously faced accusations of sexual and financial misconduct, as well as alcohol abuse. he has denied the claims and has never been charged. but some senators are also concerned that the army national guard veteran does not have the experience to run the pentagon. he spent several days on capitol hill last month working to drum up support. >> what they want to do to make sure that department is properly oriented for the threats of the

world, and make sure that we're putting the warfighters first. that's what donald trump asked me to do. >> abc news confirming the fbi interviewed multiple people about his personal life as a part of a background check investigation. hegseth himself sitting for an interview with the fbi as a part of that work, some of trump's other controversial and potentially very consequential nominees are still waiting for their hearing dates to be set. kash patel nominated to lead the fbi. tulsi gabbard, nominated to be the director of national intelligence. and robert f kennedy jr, nominated to head the department of health and human services. kennedy has made repeated false claims linking vaccines to autism. republican west virginia senator shelley moore capito told fox news sunday that she was impressed with kennedy. after meeting with him. >> he came back with he's not anti-vaccination, he just is anti. he wants to have it science based. and that's what he kept going back to. let's have basic science to make these decisions. >> this week he will be held for pam bondi to be the attorney general. she's expected to be

confirmed easily, but will likely face tough questions about the independence of the justice department and pardons for january 6th. rioters and florida senator marco rubio is also likely to have an easy time getting approved by his colleagues to be the next secretary of state. maryalice parks, abc news, washington. >> still ahead tonight on abc seven news at 11, an annual san francisco tradition returns with a run and a sweet treat waiting at the finish line. >> i'm spencer christian. temperatures are going to tumble overnight. it's going to be frosty out there. i'll have the accuweather forecast in just a

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chocolate run in san francisco. usa today sponsors this run in 16 different cities across the country. it includes a five, ten and 15 k for participants who get to soak in the views of golden gate park, and at the end of the race, you can see everyone can celebrate with medals, a cup of hot cocoa, chocolate fondue. i mean, definitely not hot cocoa weather, but still, i'm sure it was appreciated. >> tomorrow morning will be though, it's going to get really cold in some spots tonight with a little frost around. as a matter of fact, i can show you right now. it'll make you want some hot chocolate. >> i always want hot chocolate, though. >> me too. this frost advisory will be in effect from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. tomorrow. this is for the east bay hills and east bay valleys. santa clara valley and the eastern santa clara hills. temperatures will drop down to as low as 32 degrees. freezing, so there will be some frosty spots. and we have a wind advisory that will be in effect from 2 a.m. tomorrow to 10 a.m. tuesday. this is for the north bay interior mountains and valleys. the winds will

be gusting up to 55mph. so that could produce it could blow loose objects around, maybe blow down some tree limbs that could produce power outages as well. here's the accuweather seven day forecast. we have seven sunny and dry days coming our way. mild through thursday, getting cooler at the end of the week and over the weekend. next weekend. high temperatures in the afternoon only in the mid to upper 50s. so a little bit of a seasonal chill. >> okay, listen, i know you and as much as we thought about hot cocoa, maybe more of an affogato. >> oh, i could go that. i like that after dinner. >> yeah, yeah, we need the energy, especially at this time of year. >> indeed. yeah, that's for sure. >> all right. spencer. thank you. well, let's get back to chris alvarez with another preview of sports. hi, chris. >> hey, dion. coming up in sports. cal women's basketball continues to roll. they're a top 25 team in the country. plus purdy's payday. how the 40 niners quarterback plans to go about his upcoming contract

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we did not have a 40 niners game to talk about here on sunday. they're six and 11. regular season campaign ended last week and now a huge offseason is underway. arguably the biggest storyline before next season's opener. quarterback brock purdy is upcoming contract negotiations. what's that deal going to look like, both in terms of years and price? and how long will the negotiations drag on? >> i'm going to be in san francisco and play my football career here, man. i love it here. and i want to do whatever it takes to be here. and so we'll see when we get there, when we sit down and start talking and stuff. but i know that i'm the guy for this organization and that i can do what it takes to help lead us to where we want to go. and i'm confident in that. and i'm not the kind of guy that wants to have any kind of drama associated with anything. i'm here for this organization, for my teammates in the locker room. and, you know, i want to be very

professional about it. we play professional football for our living. and you know, i want to keep the main thing, the main thing and not get distracted by all the chaos that can go on within it. but i want to just be clean about it and respectable and, you know, get something done and get back to work. yeah, i think the first thing he'll do is buy a bunch of chains and commerce houses, honestly do the whole thing. >> but no. yeah, i think i think he's for sure built the exact right way. you know, i wouldn't, i couldn't i couldn't think of anybody right now that you would want to give that amount of money to, you know, than him. fred said. >> once the contract situation does get figured out, you're going to buy a bunch of big chains and fancy houses and fast cars. can you confirm or deny this? >> i if that does happen, i'll deny that. like, yeah. no. >> well, he was a three time super bowl champion linebacker with the patriots. and now mike vrabel returns to become the 16th head coach in franchise history. he's going to replace jerod mayo, who was fired after just one season. vrabel was previously the titans head coach from 2018 to 2023. they did

reach the afc championship back in 2019. wild card weekend does end right here on abc seven tomorrow night. now, due to the wildfires in southern california, the la rams vikings game was moved from la to glendale, arizona. the rams are technically going to be the home team as they host sam darnold and the vikings. we'll have the game followed immediately by after the game with larry and mike. women's college hs 24th ranked cal hosting florida state. it was supposed to be close, but cal dominant start to finish. lulu tweeddale right here. the triple great pass there across the court 13 point lead early on for the bears. and here in the second she'll dial from distance again. another splash from downtown game-high 19 for starters scored in double figures. cal wins 82, 7016 and two overall and four and one in conference. >> we're finishing games. you know, we had some leads against really good teams last year and we let them slip away. and this year we're able to get the wins. i want to see haas pavilion. i've been here a long time. you remember i know what it's like to play the battle of the bay

and have 11,000 people in here, right? so those are my expectations when we bring top ranked teams into the haas pavilion, i want five, six, 7000, right? that's what i think we deserve or these young women deserve. and i'm going to keep talking about it until we get there. >> shamans fired up. all right. down on the farm, stanford hosting nc state. cardinal jumped out to a lead in the first quarter. it's chloe clardy hitting the three stanford goes up four early on, but the wolfpack went on a 25 six run across the halftime break to pull away zoe brooks. the triple gives the wolfpack a 4632 lead at the time, and stanford falls 8167, just under 30 days until giants pitchers and catchers report to spring training, and just under 12 hours until the team introduces that guy, justin verlander. tomorrow morning, the giants signed the future hall of famer to a one year, $15 million deal. he's going to turn 42 next month. he's a two time world series champion and three time cy young award winner. big soccer news this weekend, the san jose earthquakes are trading for mls all star striker cristian arango from real salt

lake. the 29 year old scorer was one of seven players to finish in the top 20 in both goals and assists last season. pretty good player. abc seven sports is sponsored by river rock casino. dion, chris. >> thanks. all right. before we say good night, let's take another check as we await blue origin's new glenn rocket to make its inaugural launch. tonight, you are taking a live look at the cape canaveral space force station in florida. we should keep in mind that this has been delayed already tonight. the team apparently says they're working through a few issues. not sure how the weather situation is going to play out in all of this. the new glenn rocket is among the most powerful in the world. we will, of course, have an update for you on abc seven news in the morning, and a quick reminder that you can always watch our newscasts live and on demand through the abc seven bay area connected tv app. it is available for apple tv along with google tv, amazon fire tv and roku. just download the app now and start streaming for

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