abc seven live. breaking news. >> deputies have literally been knocking on every single door telling people to get out. >> very heavy air attack that is going with our air operations on this fire. and that's a big

advantage that we have as compared to the other fires where we had such high winds, we weren't able to launch some of those air resources. >> it's happening again tonight. firefighters in southern california are battling a new wildfire that broke out earlier today. and already evacuation orders are in effect. good evening. thank you for joining us. i'm dan ashley. >> and i'm ama daetz. this latest wildfire to erupt in southern california continues to spread quickly along one of the main routes into los angeles. >> interstate five in the santa clarita area is shut down. that's about 30 miles north of the city. 55,000 people live either in the mandatory evacuation zones or are under the evacuation warnings, including several schools in that area. now, this fire is being called the hughes fire because it's centered along lake hughes road near interstate five near castaic. that's north of both the eaton and the palisades fires. keep in mind, already the fire has burned more than 8000 acres since it started about 1030 this morning. that's how rapidly this thing is spreading. but fortunately, no injuries are

reported so far. no structures are immediately threatened in the mostly rural and mountainous burn zone. >> this latest fire comes as santa ana winds lead to new red flag warnings from los angeles to san diego. wind speeds of up to 50mph are forecast for la. citizens need to once again b cautious with anything that could create a spark. red flag warnings are slated to remain in place until 8 p.m. tomorrow. and for the very latest on the conditions in the area, let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya. >> yeah, ama, that red flag warning was extended until friday morning. let me show you the current information near the hughes fire. it has grown tremendously. 8996 acres. right now. it is dry and gusty near that fire. so take a look at the temperature 55 degrees. relative humidity in the single digits 7%. the wind is coming out of the east northeast, gusting to 44 miles an hour. there is that red flag warning now until 10 a.m. friday. those winds gusting anywhere between 50 to 65 miles

an hour, isolated higher gusts and the relative humidity very low when you're in the 2 to 10% range. with severe drought, you can understand why they are dealing with explosive growth in those fires. browns canyon and camp 944 mile an hour winds right now as we go, hour by hour, you will notice those wind gusts will remain through the night. tomorrow, simi valley, 40 miles an hour even stronger, laying 47 at 10 a.m. and those gusty winds are going to continue well beyond thursday. there is a wind advisory up right now until 10 p.m. it will be replaced with a high wind warning 10:00 tonight going into friday morning. >> dan okay sandhya, thanks very much. a fire heavily damaged an apartment complex in san jose this afternoon. it started just before 2 p.m. on los gatos almaden road and quickly grew to three alarms, calling for more help. the fire department says it rescued one cat and all the residents made it out okay. however, five units are simply not inhabitable tonight and the

fire spread to a second building, damaging two more units. in san francisco, the family of a daly city woman is suing bart. they claim the transit agency failed to keep riders safe and prevent crime. after the woman was pushed to her death in front of an oncoming train. abc seven news reporter tim johns spoke to the woman's family and has the story. >> bart, you're on notice. you have to make riders safer. >> powerful words outside the powell street bart station in san francisco on wednesday, the family of corazon dandan held a news conference alongside their lawyers to announce a lawsuit against the transit agency. corazon was killed after being pushed into a bart train at the powell street station last july. police charged a homeless man in her death. >> she has no bad bone in her body that i can that i can think of. >> the lawsuit laying out reasons the family believes bart should be held responsible. chief among them, they say bart failed to keep its riders safe and its stations secure. the lawsuit claiming the man who pushed corazon had been known to bart police and previously

banned from entering the powell street station. >> he had been in trouble multiple times. he was known to bart. he was told not to ride. he was a gate jumper. there are a lot of people like him around. >> since her passing, corazon's family says the emotional pain they've endured has oftentimes been unbearable. corazon's nephew alvin, saying he was the one who got the call from the hospital staff that night in july to say his aunt had died. >> that's the first trauma uh- emotional trauma that i've suffered. the second one was delivering the news to the six siblings. >> one of those six siblings is corazon's brother, danilo. after they both immigrated from the philippines. danilo says his sister was his closest friend here in the bay area. now, he and his family want to make sure what they've gone through isn't experienced by anyone else. >> i always remember her, you know, especially, you know, the last, you know, christmas. and new year. we always been

together. >> the dandan family says while bart has made improvements since corazon's death, there's still more things they would like to see done. as for bart itself, they say they are not commenting on this matter in san francisco. tim johns, abc seven news. >> a man found guilty of murdering two women almost 40 years ago had to be kicked out of the courtroom today because he started singing as he was sentenced. david misch broke into song 99 bottles of beer while in court today. that's according to our partners at the bay area news group. he was removed from the courtroom, of course, and then sentenced to two consecutive 25 year to life sentences. in december, misch was convicted of killing best friends jennifer dewey and michelle xavier. that was back in 1986. he's still awaiting trial for the death of michaela garecht. the nine year old was kidnaped and killed in hayward in 1988. investigators say there may be more victims. >> president trump continues signing a slew of executive orders today. he closed the

government's diversity, equity and inclusion programs, then furloughed all federal workers involved in dei programs. he also revoked a civil rights era program to ensure equal opportunity in government contracts. some companies are pushing back. cisco's ceo defended dei programs. bank of america says it's still committed to a diverse workforce. >> no matter where you come from, what ethnicity you know, what gender, whatever it's, we've got to provide opportunity. i don't think people disagree with that. it's when you dictate an outcome that they get more critical of. >> president trump is also sending 1500 more troops to provide equipment for patrolling the border. as of now, troops have not been used for law enforcement. >> and president trump's new administration is also ramping up immigration enforcement with planned raids this week. >> so today, local and state leaders joined forces to reassure bay area immigrants they will be protected here. >> abc seven news reporter luz pena was there and joins us live here with details on some very nervous people. >> absolutely. you know, the bay

area is home to many sanctuary cities. berkeley became the first one in the country in 1971. we also have san francisco, oakland and others in santa clara county. and today, the message was clear those protections will continue as threats of mass deportations loom. bay area officials and nonprofits are gearing up to respond. >> we are well prepared. we are not scared we will protect our immigrant families. >> the trump administration is now directing federal prosecutors to investigate state and local officials who interfere or resist immigration enforcement crackdowns, saying they could face criminal charges, many viewing this as a clear warning to sanctuary cities that don't cooperate with immigration agents. >> come at me. you know, i think we are here to protect the safety of our residents. california is a sanctuary state. it's critical that we continue to remain a sanctuary state. >> california state senator and

former berkeley mayor jesse arreguin telling us the state is ready to fight. >> the money that the state legislature will be approving tomorrow will provide our attorney general the resources to be able to fight these executive orders and unjust policies the trump administration is putting forward. >> berkeley city council passed a resolution tuesday night reaffirming berkeley as a sanctuary city. the county of alameda is also stepping up. >> we are a sanctuary county and we are unapologetic about it. we are home to over half a million immigrants and refugees. they are my parents, our grandparents. >> since 2011, churches and schools have been among the locations deemed sensitive areas where immigration agents couldn't arrest undocumented immigrants. that has now changed. >> we think it's critical that we extend these protections. >> san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto said his deputies will neither help nor prevent immigration agents from enforcing laws. >> the federal government already knows the identity of

every incarcerated individual. that's when they ask us sometimes if they would put if we would put a detainer on somebody. but i want to reassure everyone that there is a very strict, very limited and narrow instance when we would make those kinds of decisions. and it's based on whether or not the individual has a serious or violent criminal history of convictions. >> east bay nonprofits are collecting funds to launch a hotline to streamline information for undocumented immigrants in case of raids. >> with our sheriff and with other elected officials about how we can best streamline communication and verification so that we can serve as that public awareness trusted source for those verifications, so that there's not this this constant fear in the community of rumors and misinformation. >> san francisco's sheriff also telling us his office will continue to protect san franciscans, and they do not arrest people for civil immigration violations. >> interesting. okay. thank you. louis. >> and our coverage of president trump's first 100 days continues

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trump administration fails to help them. we're talking about afghan refugees who are in the u.s. as humanitarian parolees, including a large number who are in fremont. abc seven news reporter anser hassan has more. >> parts of fremont are often referred to as little kabul for a reason. it's home to one of the largest afghan communities in the u.s, a large number of whom are currently in the united states as humanitarian parolees. >> i have family members among the humanitarian parolees, and

i'll say that they are terrified right now. >> haris mojadidi is an afghan community advocate. he says, lost in the discussion of daca dreamers in the u.s. mexico border are the millions of afghans who risked their lives to help the u.s. military for more than 20 years because of the americans hasty withdrawal from afghanistan in 2021. the u.s. resettled more than 100,000 afghans as humanitarian parolees. it was the main mechanism to grant them temporary legal status. with the promise of citizenship. >> we would have thousands of folks in the bay area that that have arrived here under humanitarian parole. >> mojadidi says congress failed to pass meaningful legislation to create a legal pathway to citizenship. the concern now that under the second trump administration, there will be even less political will to do so, and that may force many back to afghanistan. >> these are folks that supported our u.s. mission. they supported our armed service members throughout the 20 years

that the u.s. was in afghanistan. and we've made a promise. and to send these people back to afghanistan isn't just cruel, it's a death sentence. >> the fear in the community is so high that stores that were once open to the media won't even allow us inside, saying they don't want to expose members of the community or make anyone a target. mojadidi says many afghans end up in the east bay because afghan americans have built up institutions and support services to help new arrivals. but, he adds, in addition to the anti-immigrant rhetoric across the u.s, afghans are also targets because many are muslim. >> for these parolees, there's, you know, an inherent bias, whether it's because of their faith or their culture, the sort of fear that there is sort of inherently whether it's islamophobia, whether it's anti-immigrant rhetoric. >> mojadidi ends by saying, even if congress doesn't act, afghan americans will continue to do the work of resettlement in fremont, anser hassan. abc seven

news. >> and new developments tonight. stanford university will not discipline a student journalist who was arrested while reporting on a protest last june. the san francisco chronicle was the first to report the decision at the time. then freshman dylan go hill was covering pro-palestinian protests for the stanford daily go! hill was wearing his press pass when he followed a dozen student protesters inside the president's office. officials say they caused extensive damage after a brief occupation. go. hill was taken into custody with the protesters. all were released from the santa clara county jail after more than 12 hours. >> sonoma state is making deep cuts, including the elimination of all of its athletics programs. the school is facing a budget deficit of more than $20 million to close the gap. it is also ending several degree programs, shuttering multiple departments and laying off faculty. those who are part of any of the athletic programs will be allowed to transfer to another school. part of the reason for the budget shortage

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people are unhoused in santa clara county. it's a biannual process that helps the county better allocate resources. but as abc seven news south bay reporter dustin dorsey explains, changes starting this year could bring more accurate results. >> as of 2023, there are 9903 people living homeless in santa clara county. but that number is ever changing as people become housed and unhoused. >> we've been here like uh- a year and two months. it's hard for us, you know?

>> juanita macias and her husband had their own place during the last count, but they now live in a trailer they rent off of spring street next to columbus park. >> my husband lost his job. yeah, he got laid off. he lost his job. and uh- 20-23. we don't have no heaters, and it gets too cold in there in the mornings. it's very cold at night time. it gets cold. it was hard for us, you know, but hopefully we'll. this year i'll be better. >> everyone here has their own story, and the county hopes those unique details can unlock the best ways to get the unhoused the help that they need. it's all part of the bi annual point in time count. >> when you do these surveys, you really get to hear from the individuals that are on the street what their experiences have been, where they came from, where they slept last night, and where they were sleeping before they were becoming homeless. right. so it just gives you a much better sense of what an individual experiencing out. >> here in santa clara county is changing things up this year. the surveys are now done on a new app, and during the physical

count of all the unhoused residents instead of after. and they started around 7 a.m, which is hours later than they did it before because of this timing. advocates worry it may lead to undercounting. however, homefirst ceo rene ramirez feels confident in the new system. >> i think with this different approach, with the app, it prepares someone like me who doesn't have the experience as an outreach individual, to have something in my hand and be able to conduct an interview and ask all the right questions and have all of the right responses that we're looking for as a county. >> critical details that leaders hope can lead to solutions to end homelessness. the count will continue thursday, and results will be announced at a later time in san jose. dustin dorsey, abc seven news. >> all right, sandhya talked about fire conditions down south and the wind. but let's focus now on the weather here in the bay area. >> yes, she has the latest for us, sandhya. >> yeah. and dan and i want to show you a live picture, because this morning, if you were out and about, you felt it. it was cold. and we're in for another night of that. here's a live view from our sky star camera.

this is on top of the fisherman's wharf skystar wheel, and it's giving you a view like no other. but with the clear skies, we're going to get good radiational cooling once again with the light winds. and that means those temperatures are going down. how cold did it get this morning? it was certainly frosty. lawns were frosty 28 at the napa airport, 30 degrees in santa rosa, down to 27 in fairfield, livermore 30, san jose 37. redwood city 32 degrees. another frost advisory has been issued for the north and the east bay. 11 p.m. tonight until 9 a.m. thursday. it's primarily the valleys and the hills. temperatures as low as 35 frost will form. so here's the deal. high pressure is still our controlling factor. winds are still coming off the land, blowing towards the ocean. that's the same santa ana wind direction that's causing problems in southern california near the hughes fire where it is so gusty here locally it is quiet, as you can see on live doppler seven. today's high temperatures anywhere from the mid 60s to the mid 70s today. i

know that sounds really crazy. a live view from our emeryville camera. you're seeing a few passing high clouds. 59 in san francisco, 62. hayward. oakland, currently 66, in san jose. and there's your 70 in redwood city from our mount tam cam. we do have a little haze in the air. 64 santa rosa, 50s from petaluma to napa to fairfield and livermore, 62 degrees in concord. and a live view from our sutro tower camera as we look toward salesforce tower overnight into the morning. cold again. areas of frost tomorrow afternoon. sunny and mild to warm. saturday is going to turn windy and cooler, and there's just a slight chance that we may see a couple of sprinkles. let me show you the temperature trend as we head into this evening. by 820, those numbers are dropping into the 40s and 50s. by tomorrow morning, you're going to start to notice some 30s and even a few wind sheltered locations down into the 20s. afternoon highs, though, will bounce back into the 60s and 70s. and later on in the evening, those temperatures coming down tomorrow morning when you head out the door 29

degrees in ukiah, 35 livermore and santa rosa, 40s around san francisco, oakland, half moon bay, 40, in san jose, 39, in palo alto. your high temperatures anywhere from the mid 60s at the coast to the low 70s in places like san jose and ukiah, do want to turn your attention to what's going to happen. high pressure controls the weather friday. things change. onshore winds pick up, clouds increase saturday. here comes that trough from the north. sierra gets snow, southern california gets rain. we're kind of on that little edge there. so there's just a slight chance for us. but southern california will be in for more rain and some snow going into sunday for the mountains. so here's a look at our rainfall projections. possibility of a couple sprinkles here. but down south, up to a half an inch of rain in los angeles. accuweather seven day forecast. chilly morning, mild afternoon. we're going to go with breezy and cooler friday. saturday is going to get windy. and then as we head into next week, temperatures will fluctuate a few degrees, but closer to average than what

we've been seeing as of late. ama and dan. >> all right. thank you. sandhya. >> all right. after the break, we are less than three and a half weeks away from the chinese new year parade right here on abc seven. and today, details of the parade were announced, including

newscast, breaking news, weather and more with our abc seven bay area streaming tv app. just search abc seven bay area and download it. >> and we are counting down to the 2025 chinese new year parade, sponsored by toyota. we're less than a month from the big event, which you can watch live right here and everywhere you stream abc seven. it is the largest lunar new year parade outside of asia. >> it is huge. more than 200,000 people are expected to attend this year. actress and longtime san francisco resident joan chen kicks things off with the lighting the ceremonial firecrackers as grand marshal. >> and veteran dancing with the stars judge carrie ann inaba will round out the parade as abc seven grand marshal for closing ceremonies. also, daniel lurie, the first san francisco mayor to hold his inauguration celebrations in chinatown, will serve as honorary grand marshal.

>> this is what we look for as a chinese american. we're always looking forward to share our culture with the world. >> the parade is also great for businesses nearby. the chinese chamber of commerce says some businesses generate as much as a third of their annual revenue. >> isn't that amazing? now, abc seven is a proud sponsor of the 2025 san francisco chinese new year parade. you can watch the live parade saturday, february 15th starting at 6 p.m. right here on abc seven and wherever you stream abc seven news. >> tune in. yes, we have much more news ahead at 530 on abc seven bay area streaming tv. >> and if you're watching us on tv, world news tonight with david muir is next for sandhya patel. all of us here. we appreciate your time. i'm dan. >> ashley, i'm ama daetz. we'll see you again at six.

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