seven. news starts right now. >> we are giving this fire everything we've got. >> we worked all night. we worked really hard and we tried. >> the life has been sucked out of us as a community. >> i cry and get up and keep crying. no more tears left for crying. >> no more tears for crying, fear, loss and so much strength

in southern california tonight, after a week straight of wildfires, los angeles is simply worn out, but not out of the woods yet. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. we are just hours away from the next wave of extreme winds, adding to already serious fire danger. now, just one week ago tonight, we watched as two unstoppable fires devoured home after home. and now the view. today the flames are gone for the most part, and firefighters are hoping it stays that way. >> here's where those devastating fires stand. right now. we've learned 25 people have died between the eaton and palisades fires. neither fire has grown in size today, but containment is going up. evacuations are beginning to lift in some hard hit areas of altadena, leading to some powerful moments in the burn area. we're going to show you some of those in just a moment. >> first, we need to check in with abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel, who is tracking our top concern. of course, the winds. >> yeah that's right sandhya. sandhya. those dangerous

conditions getting worse tonight, right? absolutely. >> overnight and going into tomorrow, dan and ama, it's an extreme risk that we're looking at heading into tomorrow with a red flag warning. so let's talk about the winds right now. browns canyon 40 miles an hour. it is a very drying wind. red flag warnings until tomorrow night. but it's particularly dangerous situation. red flag warning 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. it's a combination of the gusty winds, low humidity and critically dry fuels. that brings us to this, which is extreme. fire risk is ahead as we go. hour by hour you will notice simi valley 36 miles an hour. those winds ramping up to 43. early tomorrow morning and still gusty going into the afternoon hours as that wind continues to dry out the atmosphere, that downsloping wind will bring these humidity values down. just look at this lax 21% 13% palm springs down to the single digits 9%. and that means any large fires that develop have a high risk of

explosive growth. i'll be back with a full look at the forecast and that fire danger coming up. >> ama. okay, sandhya. thank you. we'll check back. people started to trickle back into altadena today as los angeles county officials opened up one part of the community. many are getting to see what's left of the places they called home or places they worked. there are memories in the ashes and debris. some good, some bad, as some evacuation orders are being lifted for those affected by the eaton fire, people who had to evacuate because of the palisades fire are going to have to wait a little longer. emergency crews are still in the area. >> i know that community members are very anxious to return to their homes, but your safety has to be our primary concern. there are many areas where fire personnel are still working, and search and rescue operations are ongoing. >> there are some people who are returning to scenes of devastation. some of the most harrowing footage from the fires, when they started a week ago, came from a senior center

in the pasadena area. today, some of the staff returned to see what was left, and when i first rounded the corner and saw the building. >> i couldn't control my emotions. this was our home. >> there's a silver lining for a pasadena firefighter who was working the night the fires broke out, and today he went to see what he could salvage from his home. >> yeah, this was the front door. >> little porch area in the pile of rubble. his coworkers were on the hunt for something special and irreplaceable. >> that's it, that's it, that's it, that's it. oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god. >> oh my god. and then he got to show what they unearthed to his wife. >> what? oh my gosh. >> we found it. we found it.

>> that is incredible. chen says his family lived in that home for 7 to 8 years. his boys had asked to see if the basketball hoop survived. it didn't. it was burned. he has no plans on taking them to see the house any time soon. >> well, new developments today. a man pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires at uc berkeley and the oakland federal building. investigators released these images today. they say they show 34 year old casey goonan, who admitted to using molotov cocktails in the arsons. these new pictures show the moment he set a university patrol car on fire last june. goonan is scheduled to be sentenced in april. >> new san francisco mayor daniel lurie is taking action to combat the city's fentanyl crisis. today, he introduced the fentanyl state of emergency ordinance to the board of supervisors. fentanyl is an issue he promised to tackle from day one during his inauguration speech last week. >> the fentanyl crisis isn't a 9 to 5 operation. it doesn't take

breaks and neither will we. >> mayor lori's office says the ordinance will unlock funding and expedite hiring and contracting. it will also speed up the city's process for partnering with nonprofits to provide behavioral health services and address street conditions. the board still has to approve the ordinance. >> the house passed a new bill today banning transgender athletes from girls and women's sports. it's the latest move in a culture war that's played out from the campaign trail to the volleyball court. san jose state's volleyball team was one major target for anti-trans rhetoric, as republicans across the country campaigned for a ban. abc seven news reporter tim johns explains the stakes of this new bill. >> reporter house will be in order on tuesday. the house of representatives voting to pass a republican led bill that would ban transgender athletes from women's and girls sports if it becomes law. the bill would apply to all federally funded schools and would change title nine to recognize only the sex

and athlete was assigned at birth. >> what should be an opportunity for young women to thrive and compete has been clouded by an agenda that prioritizes so-called inclusion over fairness. >> the topic of transgender athletes in sports has been a contentious issue in recent years. some, like tom temprano of equality california, worry the new bill could harm the health and well-being of transgender youth. >> it's, you know, disappointing continuation by these far right extremists to continue to make political pawns out of students that just want to, you know, try hard and play alongside their teammates. >> temprano says the number of transgender athletes competing in school sports remains extremely small. he also believes americans are more concerned about other issues. >> voters again care about the economy. they care about housing. they care about health care. >> while the law isn't in effect yet, we were curious to see what the reaction was here in the bay area at the bruce mahoney basketball doubleheader at chase center, some parents told us they see both sides of the

argument. >> it's a really tough issue, and i think that there's going to be some conversations that need to be had all the way around. >> others, though, were divided in their opinions. >> obviously, the males have a big advantage for females over females. and i think, you know, i think just to keep it separate for every sport. yeah. for every sport. yeah. no matter the sport. >> for colleen crespo, she says she tries to remain open minded on issues such as these. but when it comes to this bill, she believes the house made the right decision. >> it doesn't seem fair. it doesn't seem fair when men are playing with women and then they're winning, and then it's like the women then don't even have a chance anymore. >> the bill will next have to pass the senate, where its future remains more uncertain. in san francisco. tim jonze, abc seven news san francisco residents are showing their outrage over the upcoming closure of the safeway in the fillmore district. >> it hasn't even been shut down yet, and the store is already running out of food. last week,

the store held a 50% off sale and people lined up to get in. now, one supervisor says the store is completely out of produce and meat. protesters are demanding the board of supervisors make sure the neighborhood has access to a grocery store. >> well, it's not just a grocery store. it's a full fledged grocery store. you have a deli, you have a meat market, you have a bakery, you have a pharmacy. it just takes a lot from just this being the only grocery store in full fledged grocery store in the neighborhood, citing concerns about safety and theft. >> the store plans to close on february 7th. >> parking or parklets? those outdoor dining extensions for restaurants that were all the rage early in the pandemic are now fueling some rage in palo alto. business owners are fighting over parklet space, and this week the city agreed to some future restrictions. abc seven news reporter lauren martinez explains the debate over which is the right approach to build a better bay area.

>> right now in the windows, i have first editions of john steinbeck signed by john steinbeck, grapes of wrath. i have a book in the window that's 292 years old. >> once you step inside bell's books in downtown palo alto, you'll quickly feel its charm. >> so on this side, we have the latin material, and on this side we have the greek material. >> faith bell's father opened the bookstore in 1935, and now, for the first time in the store's history, a restaurant parklet might go up in front of it. >> many of the city council members feel that if the parklet that's allowed in front of your store is just at a ground level and doesn't have a structure over it, that that's not an imposition on your business. >> on monday night, palo alto city council members voted on a parklet policy. after years of debate, restaurant owners expressed how they have built and rebuilt their parklets to be up to code. >> we have spent tens of thousands of dollars. based on your decisions, how are we to trust this process when, after six months of approved plans, the regulations are now changing again? >> today, parklets in front of

neighboring property do not obstruct the view of a business and take less visual space than a parked car. >> shop owners like bell says parklets take away parking and impact window shopping. >> they are our face on the community, and we make an attempt always to make it large enough that there's a visibility. so if you're driving by, you can turn and say, what's that? >> ultimately, the city council voted unanimously to keep their parklet policy on the condition that businesses that want to extend their parklets have to get permission from their neighbor, all existing and pre-approved parklets can move forward as planned. bell just found out tuesday afternoon a restaurant down the street has already been given partial permission to build in front of her door. >> i work with my neighbors. i love my neighbors. i've supported them through the covid, you know, pandemic times. we were really happy to see them have extra space. i think that was fair and helpful, but it's not what's needed now. >> in palo alto, lauren

martinez, abc seven news. >> i want to bring you here. storms took a chunk out of the santa cruz wharf, and it will take a chunk out of change to fix it. the plans for recovery are taking shape tonight. >> silicon valley in the spotlight for donald trump's second inauguration. some of the biggest names in tech will have a front row seat, plus a big shelter shuffle from la to the bay area. >> the very cute cargo now looking for new homes and how you can help. >> first, a look at what's coming up tonight on jimmy kimmel live! right after abc seven news at 11. >> jimmy thanks, dan and ama. tonight i'll be your baby reindeer. >> it's like a whole thing of, like, you know, east coast people. dude, don't lose your edge. you don't want to lose your edge. don't go getting happy. it's like, i think that's the that's the point of the game.

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wildfires. it is touching to see how fellow californians are responding to help, and not just to the people who have been affected the animals to some precious cargo arrived in the bay area from los angeles late last night. >> special deliveries don't get much more special than this one. on board these shuttle busses, a cargo of cute. one by one, these dogs were led from the busses, some needing a little more coaxing to their new temporary home. joy bound animal rescue in walnut creek. because of the fires, they were brought from a shelter in the l.a. area. it must be very gratifying to you and all of you here at troy, bound to be able to do this. >> it is incredibly gratifying. at the end of the day, we understand the need for help. as

fellow californians. we're no strangers to wildfires here. >> hey, take a look at rico here. one of 31 dogs and one cat brought up by joy bound in walnut creek last night from la. now, what's interesting is these are not animals that were actually displaced by the fires. those dogs need to stay down south so they can be reunited with their owners. these are all dogs that were in other shelters in l.a. they took them up here to make room for the dogs displaced by the fires. the goal now. find good homes for these animals as fast as possible. so joy bound can continue to help the people and pets of l.a. and there's a chance you may go back down. correct? >> that's right. we are running an adoption special to help clear up more space here at joy bound. and the more adoptions that we can do over the next few days will ensure that we're able to get back down to l.a. to continue to help the animals in need. >> and if you want to help in the effort to bring animals here, to make room at shelters

in l.a. for animals displaced by the fires, please go to joy bound.org. donations are welcome, but you can also adopt or foster a pet. it really will help. and if you'd like to help the people of los angeles in other ways, you can donate to the red cross. just go to red cross.org/abc to help the red cross respond to those in need. >> elon musk is being sued in federal court, accused of violating federal securities laws. when he bought what was then twitter. the securities and exchange commission says musk collected more than $500 million in shares of twitter without properly disclosing his stake in the company. they are accusing him of waiting 11 days before revealing his ownership of the company, and this allowed him to make the purchase at, quote, artificially low prices. the sec is asking musk to pay a civil penalty, among other things. in a statement, musk's attorney says the ceo has done nothing wrong. >> meta is planning to cut 5% of its workforce. in an internal

memo. mark zuckerberg says he has decided to raise the bar on performance management. his words he says he plans to fill the vacated roles later this year. this is the latest round of changes coming to the social media company. last week, meta ended its diversity, equity and inclusion programs. the company also announced it is ending its third party fact checking programs. >> both zuckerberg and musk will have front row seats for president elect donald trump's inauguration happening in less than a week. sources tell abc news that they, along with amazon founder jeff bezos, will be seated on the platform with trump's cabinet picks and other elected officials. trump has tasked musk with leading a government efficiency department in his administration. meta and amazon have each donated $1 million to the inaugural committee. >> and today, president biden designated two national monuments in california. they are the satilla highlands national monument in siskiyou county and the chuckwalla

national monument in riverside county. the proclamations protect more than 800,000 acres of land. several native american tribes have described these lands as sacred for thousands of years. the move bars oil and gas drilling, mining and other industrial activity. tomorrow, president biden will make a farewell address to the nation as he leaves office. we'll carry that event live right here on abc seven. it is scheduled to start at 5 p.m. tomorrow. >> this is a story we're going to be following for weeks. the city of santa cruz estimates it could cost $18 million to repair the portion of the wharf that collapsed right before christmas. so far, the city has spent nearly $500,000 on the recovery effort, most of it on cleaning up debris. it's estimated businesses have lost around $800,000 in sales. >> all right, on to the weather. another day that feels like spring around here. that's nice, but there's a problem down south. it's still so dry. and the winds are kicking up. >> certainly. and abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel has

been tracking that for us. sandhya. yeah. >> and ama and dan, it's all the wrong ingredients coming together to raise the fire. danger to extreme. let's talk about that red flag. warning. it is a particularly dangerous situation. red flag warning for tomorrow. it is up right now, but it will be up tomorrow. in that form. winds will ramp up again. low humidity, very critically dry fuels. as you know, they have had very little rain down south. and here is the setup. high pressure over the pacific. low pressure southwest of los angeles. the winds funneling from the high to the low and then picking up speed as they descend the mountains head towards the ocean. so it's a strong santa ana winds and extreme fire danger that is ahead. as we take a look at the winds, hour by hour, 34 miles an hour at simi valley at midnight. notice those winds coming up to 43 miles an hour. 7 a.m. still gusty. santa clarita 37, lang 38. and it's really that pattern that continues into the afternoon and the evening hours.

winds have really calmed down here in the bay area. it's a beautiful view from our sutro tower camera. it's a quiet view here. patches of fog starting to form on live doppler seven, so don't be surprised if you see some, especially in places like santa rosa, where your temperature and dew point are exactly the same. 39 degrees. you will notice it is chilly in fairfield 36. 38 danville right now 46, in san jose. beautiful view from emeryville tomorrow morning. clear and chilly the next few days. sunny, still above average. and for the end of the workweek, we are looking at a cooler pattern that is setting up. let's talk about rain this month in san francisco. if you think it's been dry, you're not imagining things. two weeks have gone by and only two days of rain. almost two inch deficit, 1.70 to be precise. so if this pattern continues through the end of the month, it could be the third driest for san francisco at 19 hundredths of an inch of rain. let's hope that that changes.

30s, 40s as we head into the morning hours. by the afternoon, rapidly rising once again, it's going to be a mild day with above average temperatures. your morning numbers down to 34 degrees in napa, 35 in livermore. these are some of the chillier spots. tomorrow afternoon it's going to be another sunny day, looking at temperatures ranging from the low to the upper 60s. now, let me show you what's happening with the storm track. we have a blocking high, high pressure system diverting that storm track well to our north. so this is taking you into friday of this week. one thing we will notice is onshore winds pick up, fog starts to return. and that is going to bring higher humidity to southern california which should help the firefighters. now this is taking you through ten days. another offshore wind event next week. and as you will notice by friday about ten days out signs that maybe the pattern is changing and that ten day end of that ten day period, you're looking at the pacific northwest getting some rain and eureka about three hundredths. i think we're going to have to wait until the end of

the month to see any changes. accuweather seven day forecast. it's a cold morning, a mild day still above average for your thursday cooler friday, and those temperatures will continue to drop off a little bit more on sunday. the holiday. gusty winds, dry conditions for martin luther king junior day, and then a few more clouds coming in on tuesday.

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going up for ellie late this week following the devastating fires in the area, kimmel and his crew are hosting a donation center on their studio backlot in hollywood for those who are impacted. >> kimmel's costar guillermo was on hand today packing boxes. >> people really need it, and you never know. today is for them. tomorrow can be for us, for any of our members, family and everything. so that's why we have to do it to show our love and support to the people here. i feel so bad. i feel like terrible. but we have to stay together. we have to come as a community and help the people who really need it. >> so sweet. the jimmy kimmel live donation center is accepting nonperishable items, diapers, hygiene products and more through friday. >> all right. thanks for being here. >> i >> lou: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live"! tonight -- bill burr, jessica gunning, and music from neal francis.