all violence should not, cannot and will not be normalized in our town.

>> this is a senseless act and the community is tired and we will not tolerate it. >> anger and frustration in vallejo after a shooting leaves a four year old girl critically injured. good evening. thank you for joining us. >> i'm dan ashley and i'm ama daetz. today, vallejo police released more details about the recent shootout. it happened around 830 sunday night at sawyer street and mark avenue. when the four year old girl, who had been riding in a car with her mother, was caught in the crossfire. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena has the latest now on how city officials are planning to increase and improve safety. >> bullet holes on multiple cars, the side of this home and shattered glass tell a story of chaos during gun violence sunday night in vallejo. >> that incident has left myself and many other residents of the neighborhood rattled. >> police dispatch audio confirms the fear. many residents in this area reported. >> we're getting a lot of phone calls right now on the street.

>> a four year old girl caught in the crossfire while in the car with her mom. >> multiple gunshots coming from the east of us. >> police officers speaking for the first time about the young victim's condition. >> the juvenile is in stable condition. the suspect or suspects responsible for this heinous act are still at large. >> getting emotional. solano county supervisor cassandra james described getting her kids ready for bed when she heard the gunshots. >> i was bathing my four year old when the gunshots erupted outside of my doorstep. >> we went to the area where police have now determined there were two crime scenes. a shootout at the intersection of sawyer street and mark avenue, where the four year old was injured, and about a block away on sawyer street and gateway drive, an area known by many as dangerous, a historically excluded neighborhood, and has

been under invested. >> and so i always say the reputation precedes itself where violence has occurred. >> one of the neighbors even warning us gateway drive. >> right. all right. >> okay. >> community and city leaders now coming together to demand change. vallejo's mayor planning a task force for local, state and federal officials to help this community. >> going to be working with our chief to initiate contact with leaders in neighboring cities. so that we can explore regional approaches. we know this violence isn't limited to vallejo police officers asking for anyone with information to come forward. >> detectives have been working tirelessly to bring the person or persons who committed this act to justice. >> in vallejo, luz pena, abc seven news. >> a bay area native accused of raping a pennsylvania college student is now back in the u-s. ian cleary, of saratoga, was extradited from france today. authorities there detained him last april after a three year international search. investigators say back in 2013,

cleary stalked the alleged victim at a party at gettysburg college, then followed her back to her dorm and sexually assaulted her. they reopened the case in 2020, when the woman received several social media messages that appeared to be from cleary. >> new developments in oakland tonight, where former mayor xiang tao has reportedly been indicted in the fbi's corruption investigation. tao's home was raided last summer, along with several other locations, including properties belonging to the loooooong family. they run california waste solutions, which has a contract with the city of oakland. the duong's have been the focus of a city probe into campaign contributions. it's not clear what charges tao might be facing. we have reached out to her lawyers, but have not yet heard back. >> former oakland city council member and mayoral candidate lauren taylor has officially filed his paperwork to run for mayor again in the two years since his previous run. he's been vocal about ways to make oakland safer. this morning, he spoke to supporters before filing his official paperwork at

oakland city hall. >> my resolve is even stronger to make sure that we deliver the potential and the promise of this amazing city, and i have been buoyed by the amazing support, energy and love of not just the folks standing with me, but so many more right here who share the same vision of our city, realizing its full potential. >> longtime congressmember barbara lee is also running for oakland mayor, and several other people had expressed intentions to run for mayor, but it's unclear how many will follow through now that lee is in the race. taylor lost to shengtao in 2022, falling less than 1% short in the ranked choice voting count. >> now, even with lauren taylor's entrance into the race, many politicos speculate longtime congresswoman barbara lee will be a shoo in for oakland's next mayor. >> abc seven news reporter monica madden dove into that history today. and monica, this wouldn't be the first time oakland had a former member of congress try to take on city

hall. yeah. >> that's right. i mean, almost 20 years ago, barbara lee's mentor and predecessor, ron dellums, embarked on a similar journey from congress to oakland city hall. but dellums popularity in congress did not follow him to the mayor's office, where he left after an embattled term. >> i want to make life better for everyone in the city of oakland. >> it's a political homecoming. >> oakland needs, i think, a leader that demonstrates and has a history of being trusted. we need accountability. >> after decades on capitol hill, barbara lee is looking to lead her adopted hometown through turmoil. >> i decided after talking to so many people that i could help steady the ship and help really pull the city together to move forward. recognizing the challenges and recognizing that it's not going to be easy. >> but will she share the fate of her former boss like lee? ron dellums left congress as a progressive icon. his base of supporters also encouraged him to run. but dellums one term as

mayor ended up reshaping the legacy he cemented in congress. and dellums faced problems similar to what lee will inherit if she's elected. >> it's going to be a very difficult situation for the for the mayor. there's also going to be a shrinking police force. there's already they're browning out fire stations. none of that is popular with the public. the public's going to demand that somehow that this be fixed and they help their neighbors. >> but then there's jerry brown, another political heavyweight who became oakland mayor after his first term as california governor. brown's time in the town revitalized his career, helping him become attorney general and later returning him to the governor's mansion. jerry brown ran. >> the city had real problems. it was in real, real tough straits. so i think in a lot of ways, you know, having having a crisis can really help a mayor and focus what needs to be done. >> you know? east bay political consultant jim ross is taking the optimistic outlook. >> oakland really needs somebody who can unite the city.

candidate or somebody who can bring together, you know, broad swaths of the community and really find a way to lead oakland in these really what are really challenging times. >> and perhaps lee's biggest challenger will be former councilman loren taylor, who, as you heard earlier, officially entered the race today. and political experts expect this to be a very policy heavy debate before voters choose their replacement for shengtao in april. so it will be a very short campaign season compared to most. >> all right. thanks, monica. >> well, the alameda county board of supervisors, meantime, has narrowed down the number of candidates to replace ousted d.a. pamela price. she was recalled from 15 to 7. annie esposito, venus johnson, ursula dixon, elgin lowe, jimmy wilson, latricia lewis and yibin shen are all moving on to the interview round. the candidates will be interviewed at a special board meeting before being narrowed down to a final two ahead of a final vote in the south bay, local leaders are speaking out amid growing

concerns from the immigrant community. >> this comes after recent ice raids in the state and ahead of donald trump's presidential inauguration. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes explains how officials plan to strengthen protections for immigrants and combat misinformation. >> unannounced central valley raids by border patrol agents and the incoming presidential administration have members in the san jose immigrant community on edge. >> there is a great growing fear in district five and east side san jose, which is a majority immigrant community both from latin america and asian asian communities, santa clara county sheriff bob johnson said those fears escalated last week when his agency served search warrants in an east san jose neighborhood. >> they were related to retail theft, so it had nothing to do with ice, but community members perceived it as being ice enforcement. >> the word swept through the community fast, and the sheriff's office has since been working to clear things up. >> we are not engaged with ice as far as sharing information. we do not ask information on any of our contacts regarding

immigration status, and it's not something that we collaborate with ice in regards to our custody facilities and transferring people or holding people on civil detainers. >> moving forward, the sheriff's office said it plans to have staff on hand during search warrants to let concerned community members know what's going on. policies protecting immigrants also exist in the city of san jose. >> as of now, no city employee, including the san jose police department, can collaborate with ice. so no san jose official, when they work with members of the public, are going to be asking for immigration status. >> council member peter ortiz authored a memo he says aims to strengthen the city's protections. >> that one clarifies what the city is already doing, which is, you know, being a sanctuary city, not collaborating with ice. and then two, to develop a potential plan on investing in protection for the immigrant community. >> ortiz's memo got strong public support in the city's rules committee meeting wednesday. >> so i encourage you to work with us and to make sure that we

are safe and that we're united. >> the memo was approved unanimously in the rules committee. next steps include identifying funding to allocate to immigrant community resources and a resolution to be voted on reinforcing the city's status as a sanctuary city. in san jose, zach fuentes, abc seven news. >> after the break, the latest on the l.a. county wildfires and a grassroots effort in petaluma that has now ballooned across the bay area to collect donations for the fire victims. >> plus, a look at the historical significance of one of the badly damaged neighborhoods and the impact it's having on la's black community. with the way that pg&e handled the wildfires. yeah. yeah. i totally, totally understand. we're adding a ton of sensors.

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holding at just under 24,000 acres and is 22% contained today. some evacuation zones in that fire's burn area reopened to residents. meanwhile, the other big fire, the eaton fire near pasadena, is just over 14,000 acres and containment there is up to 55%. in the wake of the fires, homeowners are facing a new threat landslides. this home in the pacific palisades area that was spared by the fire is now split apart and hanging off part of a hill after it gave way. look at it there. cal fire authorities are analyzing other parts of the burn area that might be at risk for landslides. >> in the north bay. a convoy of relief supplies will soon be headed to southern california. >> and what started as a small grassroots effort by a petaluma man has now gone bay area wide. >> yeah, it's really interesting to see how it's caught on. as abc seven news reporter cornell bernard found out. it's getting even the attention of a four year old girl who is helping in a big way.

>> we have all of our uh- bags marked with, like, sizes and what's in them. >> chris brown from petaluma is feeling pretty grateful. we got blankets that so many folks are stepping up to help the people of la impacted by the wildfires. >> it's medicine for the heart. >> last weekend, brown started a facebook group for the fire victims with hopes of collecting some relief donations. what happened next left him surprised and almost speechless. >> people stepped up and said, hey, i'll drive down with my truck. >> oh, you brought all kinds of diapers for the babies? >> yes, friends and strangers showing up in santa rosa thursday, dropping off donations by the carload toothpaste, some kids toothbrushes. kayla taylor remembers when the north bay needed a lift. >> our community went through the same thing a few years back, and, you know, i wasn't in a place in my life where i can help, you know? and now i am. and i'm just like, whatever i can do. >> this truck just arrived from redwood city. it's got dog food, water, some pillows. a lot of it

was collected by a four year old girl who saw the facebook post. >> my name is amari. i'm four years old. >> i'm donating to the people that lost their home in the fire. >> young amari got involved. she went shopping with her parents for relief supplies and passed out fliers at school asking classmates for help. >> her parents reached out and uh- and it really uh. it. i'm getting a little emotional. it really blew my mind that a four year old girl told her parents that no, we have to help the fire victims. >> brown says the bay area wide response has been humbling. a convoy of volunteers will head to la with all the donations as soon as this weekend, where a nonprofit will get it to those in need. >> the way things are going and people stepping up, it's a beautiful thing. >> in santa rosa. cornell, bernard. abc seven news.

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lives and properties are lost, but so is a major piece of history. take a look at this map. altadena is situated northeast of downtown los angeles, right in the fire zone. altadena played a pivotal role during the great migration, serving as a sanctuary for african americans escaping the jim crow south, redlining and discriminatory housing practices. >> and now the future of that neighborhood and its rich black history are in danger. reporter anabel munoz, from our sister station in l.a. has the story. >> altadena holds a history of family struggle and beloved community. >> one time we were 30% african american. >> the mountain view cemetery is the resting place of

abolitionist and educator ellen garrison jackson clark and renowned author octavia butler. the community is also home to hundreds of black families whose homes were ravaged by the eaton fire. one week ago. >> you've got three generations of. and we are daniels, franklin, hughes, and we have an element that's not here. freeney. >> between these families, seven homes were destroyed. >> there's generational wealth that is in question now. >> one that is still standing is the home. shelley daniels and her husband paul purchased for about $16,000 in 1960. >> at that time, it was pretty difficult as a black person to get past grant pass woodbury. really. >> shelley and paul were engaged in racial justice efforts with organizations like the naacp and women in action. >> we organized in order to get

some a black member on the city council. >> shelley's granddaughter, jamaica hughes, lived in one of the family homes that was destroyed. >> i raised my kids here. their friends are reaching out. i've had friends reach out to me literally from junior high school. >> hughes is determined to return and rebuild a wish her 93 year old grandmother echoes. >> i would hope for altadena to rebuild. i don't think i'll be here to see altadena rebuild, but i do hope that altadena rebuilds because it's a wonderful place. >> today, altadena is a diverse community, roughly 18% african american and 27% latino. >> give honor and homage to the diversity of our community. there is a large japanese presence in altadena. >> veronica jones, a lifelong resident of altadena and president of the altadena historical society, hopes the voices of these residents are at the center of an equitable

rebuilding of the city. she also has a message to the many intergenerational black families who call this home. >> they don't have to leave. it's their home. it's their place that people, you know, years ago set down the stakes and paid the price for them to be here. >> and that was anabel munoz reporting. and tomorrow, the first african methodist episcopal church, the oldest black congregation of this denomination in pasadena, is gathering to discuss equitable and sustainable recovery for those fire victims. >> so much important history there, obviously. all right. let's get a check on the weather forecast now. continuing to watch what's happening down south and our forecast as well. that's right. >> meteorologist sandhya patel has it all. sandhya. >> yeah. and ama and dan, let's take a look at the conditions down south, because things have really improved after a week of high fire danger and strong, gusty winds. look at these winds. browns canyon, 15, beverly hills 14, camp 917. and

as we go, hour by hour, winds are going to remain light, hopefully helping the crews with continuing to increase the containment. sandburg 17 miles an hour really going into tomorrow morning. winds will remain light and even into the afternoon. here's what's making the situation so bad. the drought update just came out today, and severe drought now covers 26% of california. the biggest expansion taking place right around southern california where those fires are burning right now here in the bay area, parts of the inland east bay, abnormally dry, but we're still doing okay. now the climate prediction center is saying over the next week, we're talking about next wednesday, the 22nd through sunday, the 26th out west. we're going to see below average precipitation, a continuation of what we've been seeing most of january. so as a 40 to 50% chance of that happening. but we are seeing some changes in our weather. and

the first change is this area of low pressure. as it's approaching, the marine layer is starting to close in closer to the coastline and there's that fog. it'll be back later on tonight, going into tomorrow morning, which certainly will help the firefighters down south as well with higher humidity, 50s and 60s on those temperatures right now. take a look at these live pictures. gorgeous views as the sun has set from our sky star camera at fisherman's wharf, you can see just a clear view that's on that skystar wheel. and from golden gate bridge, no cloud in sight in the morning. cold with areas of frost. tomorrow through the weekend. cooler fog to sun and early to middle part of next week. a windy pattern will set up at times tonight though, temperatures are plunging. frost advisory tomorrow morning, 1 to 9 a.m. down to the mid 30s. so definitely bundle up and don't forget to protect any sensitive plants or your pets going hour by hour. tomorrow morning you will notice those temperatures falling, but by 8:00 they're already in the 40s and 50s. here comes the fog and as we head towards the morning hours, 30s and 40s. watch out! visibility

will be poor. it's not going to be quite as warm as it has been in days past. morning temperatures will be in the 30s and the 40s. the chill, the fog. tomorrow afternoon, we're talking about fog lingering at the coast. most other areas will see the sun, but those high temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s. so a cooler day. looking ahead, really, the marine influence continues through the long holiday weekend. and then offshore winds set up monday. north bay hills will likely see this. and on wednesday again, this computer model wants to bring in the possibility of rain at the end of january. but just note the other computer model is completely dry. the accuweather seven day forecast. it's a dry pattern, but a cooler one through the weekend, including martin luther king junior day next week. as those gusty offshore winds develop, we will go with some milder weather and above average. once again, lovely.

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>> david: tonight, several breaking stories as we come on the air. the race to contain the fires in california, and tonight, our team in a boat right off the pacific coast highway. what's been wiped away.d