fires wreak havoc on southern california. thousands are under evacuation orders. multiple homes are destroyed. the latest on the fight to contain those flames as incredibly strong winds leave crews overwhelmed. and winds also having an impact here at home. from downed trees to power outages. a look at the overnight damage in the east bay. plus, a new mayor taking office in the city by the bay. what's in store for danielle? laurie's inauguration day. this is today in the bay. good

wednesday morning. thanks for making us a part of your morning. i'm marcus washington. and i'm laura garcia. let's get right to that. top story. multiple wildfires burning in southern california. that includes the largest of the three, the palisades fire, which has exploded in size since starting yesterday morning in pacific palisades. today in the bay's kris sanchez in our newsroom this morning. kris, you've been monitoring this damage and the fallout there. really powerful round of winds out there in santa ana. yeah. so these are the santa ana winds, which we know up here as the diablo winds. they are really strong. they are blowing from the land to the sea. so they're hot as well. and we know that they are really dangerous. and they're fueling all three of these wildfires right now with no sign of letting up. we have firefighters from the bay area taking off overnight for southern californinia to helin that firefight. an alameda county strike team is joining oakland, hayward and fremont firefighters. and while they were sleepless overnight, so too was governor newsom, who at 130 this morning announced, we are

working vigorously to ensure maximum support for firefighting efforts in los angeles. he said that we have now secured for california some fema grants that will help with the firefighting efforts. that includes the hurst fire, now threatening the san fernando valley and the surrounding area. it started just before 1030 last night, and between then and now, it has forced 44,000 people from their homes. and much of southern california is under a state of emergency. the eaton fire, now threatening the pasadena and altadena area, which started four hours earlier, creating what cal fire c called an immediate threat to life. telling people to leave now. it all started with the palisades fire that ripped through nearly 3000 acres from the pacific palisades. this is really rugged terrain, and in one canyon there is just one way in and one way out. and at one point,olice told people to just leave their cars and get out on foot. those vehicles, later shoved aside by a bulldozer making way for fire

crews. one man described that scene by phone to our sister station in la. palm trees near us started catching on fire, and then some flames came down the hill to the point where there may be like 10 or 15ft away, and either a fireman or a policeman. i think it was a policeman started telling everybody, get out of your car if you want to live. while the fire fight is far from over, with cal fire bracing for more dangerous fire conditions, we know in one case in the pasadena area, it was a nursing home that had to be evacuated and there just weren't enough emergency personnel. so kari, we know that a lot of us have friends and family down in southern california. we're worried about. what's the forecast like now? unfortunately, we're not seeing the winds letting up. in fact, we just measured not too long ago. a wind gust at altadena at 90mph that's causing these flames to whip around very wildly and make it very hard for

the firefighters that are out there and very dangerous. we're seeing in other areas at least 60 mile per hour winds, as the particularly dangerous situation and the red flag warning, the highest level of a red flag warning continues through most likely tomorrow. and we were talking about the eaton fire that is around the altadena area that is still being fanned by those high winds. and we're a ao seeing around other areas for the palisades fire. temperatures are warm, relative humidity is critically low. and we saw this fire just explode yesterdrday de to those strong winds. and it's creating more of those embers spotting at a rapid rate of spread as it continues to move those embers farther downwind. and we are still going to be in with these extremely high wind gusts and those santa ana winds at least into this afternoon, but gradually starting to calm down later on this evening. so we'll continue to watch that. and the situation not only in socal, but the breezy winds we're seeing here at home as

well. back to you. all right, kerri, thank you. and of course, we are monitoring the wildfires down in southern california online anytime. make sure you stay up to date by downloading our nbc bay area app. new overnight here in the bay area. strong winds also causing problems and in some cases, toppling trees or utility poles. this is video from alameda. you can see one tree toppled over on union street near central avenue. one homeowner says two of his vehicles were damaged. in another case, utility crews are now trying to restore power after a pole fell along clement street. we're still working to get the exact number of people without power this morning. in the meantime, in oakland, all lanes of highway 13 open again after crews cleared a fallen tree in the southbound direction near redwood road. new video also shows another fallen tree at broadway terrace near the southbound 13 exit. as of about one hour ago. that street was still off limits. 605 this morning and new leadership in

san francisco moving forward today, mayor elect danielle lowery will take office. last night, he attended a unity service at temple emanuel. this is where laurie's father served as rabbi for years. now, that service is a tradition for incoming mayors that started with gavin newsom. laurie at one point addressed the congregation, promising to tackle the city's toughest issues, including drug addiction and the unhoused, and not just by changing policies and practices. i will do it by changing the tone and the culture of politics in this city, and by rejecting the politics of division. our ginger conejero saab. following today's inauguration events and tonight's celebrations, we'll have a live report coming up in our next half hour, and later, we will have special coverage of the mayoral inauguration. you can watch it right here on nbc bay area live at 1130, following our nbc bay area midday newscast. now, you can also link to it from our streaming platforms, including roku,

pluto, and if you're on the go, you can watch on nbcbayarea.com. 606 right now, another day of solemn reflection in washington for a leader and legend. here's a live look in washington, dc, where mourners are paying their respects to the late president jimmy carter, now lying in state in the u.s. capitol. he'll be buried tomorrow afternoon at his home in georgia following a funeral service at washington, d.c. national cathedral. leaders and dignitaries joined the carter family yesterday in welcoming the 39th president's casket backo washington. his final journey began at the carter center in atlanta, the base for his post-presidency charitable work. but his path through the nation's capital inclcluded atop at the u.s. navy memorial, which the former naval academy service member authorized in 1980. a horse drawn wagon traveled the streets where carter began the modern day tradition of walking in the inaugural parade. then at the capitol, a solemn ceremony

steeped in enduring american traditions, where vice president harris remembered him as a man who performed a lifetime of selfless service. james earl carter jr loved our country. he lived his faith. he served the people, and he left the world better than he found it. president carter will lie in state until tomorrow morning ahead of the funeral service at the national cathedral. here at home. post offices and federal buildings will be closed tomorrow to observe the national day of mourning. the nike missile site in the marin headlands will also be closed, as will the maritime research center at the national historical park in san francisco. the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals will close, as will all u.s. citizenship and immigration service offices in san francisco. naturalization ceremonies and other

appointments are being rescheduled. also, federal workers will still receive pay for the day. 608 for you this morning as we take a live look out in san jose, meteorologist kari hall monitoring what we can expect across the bay area this morning. how are things looking out there? calm. it's still breezy, and it's also a little bit warmer in some spots where the wind is kicking up. so we have temperatures ranging anywhere from 60 in sonoma, where it's probably very windy to some low 40s, and los altos, where the wind is calmed down. and in some of those wind protected valleys, you are not getting as much of those wind gusts. as we take a live look outside in oakland, it is 56 degrees and quite breezy. a mild start to the day with a lot of sunshine, and it's going to be just as warm as it was yesterday. pretty pleasant afternoon coming in as the wind eventually starts to calm down for the afternoon. mike's been looking around to find where we can fill up for just a little bit less. yeah, we're trying right. we'll start today with the low in south bay. san jose's best three. 53 at excel gas and

mart on north first street. and in in alameda county, the lowest there at 357 at marathon in livermore on south livermore. but there's actually the same price and another marathon on holmes. we've talked about that duo. and then in the north bay, vallejo leads with 359 at national petroleum on springs road in vallejo. all this information, of course, can be for your area. just check out gasbuddy.com on the bay area roadways. look at green sensors still prevailing a lighter traffic than monday and tuesday, but still the pattern is the same as we look to the south bay. there was a crash north 101 at oakland road. that's why the congestion pattern is slightly different as it recovers that crash. no major injuries. i believe it's on the shoulder recovery there. the build up very slow at the bay bridge toll plaza, but there nonetheless. and no surprises for the rest of your drive through contra costa and alameda counties. back to you. good to know. thanks, mike. 610 right now. new research lays out the impact of screen time on your kids and their development. coming up, the damaging toll.

researchers say technology is taking on the minds of future generations. and president elect trump says his threats against facebook seem to have worked. let's go out to the futures. this morning. we had a tech sell off yesterday. looks like a quiet open this morning. and a group of coworkers celebrating something they all have in common. you see it right there babies. in this case, we're talking about not one, not two, not even three. 19 newborns celebrated all in the same workplace. we'll be back. we'll talk about that and much more. jagger.

wednesday to you. shares in moderna, the drug company, jumped as bird flu worries increase. we've seen at least one death. moderna working on a vaccine. this is the yield on the ten year treasury. it's up again as we've talked about it. is this and not the fed's interest rate decision that really affects mortgage rate. the yield is up because we got more good news about the economy, which leads investors to think the fed won't lower rates as quickly as first hoped. we do get the minutes the notes from the last fed meeting later today. mortgage rates by the

way, just hit highs we haven't seen since last summer. startling allegations this morning against the founder of openai. sam altman's younger sister has filed a lawsuit claiming the tech ceo sexually abused her as a child. altman denies the accusation. in fact, the entire altman family sam, his mother and other siblings say it's not true. and altman had made accusations previously on social media, but this is the first time she's brought a court action. a statement from the altman family says the younger sister faces, quote, mental health challenges and refuses conventional treatment and lashes out at family members who are genuinely trying to help. donald trump was asked about mark zuckerberg's sudden change of mind about fact checking at his press conference yesterday. zuckerberg says facebook will no longer actively correct falsehoods depending on users. instead. trump, who has constantly berated zuckerberg and facebook, says those threats probably helped spark change at

facebook. actually, i watched it on fox. i'm not allowed to say that. say it. do you think he's directly responding to the threats that you have made to him in the past with these actions? yeah, probably. the last time. and finally, the former head of moviepass has pleaded guilty to fraud for telling investors his business selling all you can watch movies at the movie theater would somehow make money. it did not. moviepass offered all the movies you wanted at theaters for one monthly price, by paying theater owners full price for every ticket. it claims someone made money off somehow. it made money off data it gathered about moviegoers. now says that's not true. also counted on moviegoers not going to movies that often, but people with these movie passes would go all the time. and every time moviepass had to pay out. yeah. i remember when you first talked about that, i was like, wow, that's a good deal. and then it doesn't. it was a good deal. it doesn't work. the moviegoer, but not for

the company. maybe some business ethics classes probably taken. thank you. 616 right now, new groundbreaking research is looking into screen time impact on kids brains when they're exposed to devices. researchers in ohio have been following hundreds of children since birth. they take several images of the child's brain when they were born, then a few years later, a few years later, to see how it develops. in an age where screens are everywhere. one result from several studies on screen time show that reading language and decision making is weaker in children who have more screen time. experts say parents should try not to introduce kids to screens until age three. you think screen time is the new tobacco? it's been compared to it. yeah. i mean, and actually parents using cell phones with their kids has been compared to secondhand smoke. experts say parents should limit screen time even if a child is using it for educational purposes. also, parents need to be the model for

their children and limit their screen time. 617 right now trending this morning, one arizona fire station may have just the influx of future first responders to work with, but right now, these potential recruits are very, very young. very young. yeah. members of the chandelier fire department say the team welcomed 19 newborns last year. wow. yeah. the babies range from age of three weeks to 11 months. many in that group gathered over the weekend for a photo. take a look at this. now, if you're trying to keep score of what we have here, there are 13 girls and six boys. oh my goodness, twins two looks like laura's holiday card. it does pretty much. yeah that's true, that's true. wow. that's crazy. yeah. must have been a span of time there where they didn't have many fires to fight. yes, there is something in the water, as they say. i would say. all right, let's get started this morning. it's pretty windy out there as we're getting started. and at least for many of our

microclimates, we're seeing those gusts. kicking up in the hills, the valleys. feeling the calmer winds starting to take effect. and it's also been quite warm for the start of the day. as we take a look at our current wind gusts. it is still breezy in santa rosa. 16 mile per hour winds. currently. mount saint helena 63 still and 49, in mount diablo. some of the hills still still dealing with the gusty winds. and throughout the day it's going to gradually start to calm down. as far as temperatures, we're headed for the mid 60s, and this is much warmer than what's normal for early january, and it will be in the upper 60s and maybe even 71 tomorrow. so really warm temperatures that will continue into friday as well and then into the weekend. but we're seeing this area of high pressure dominating our weather, giving us the dry and offshore winds into next week. there's going to be another quick moving low dipping down that could create another high wind situation between sunday and

monday, and for socal will really have to watch those areas very closely because they haven't had nearly as much rain as we've had. look at the disparity here from northern california, where we've had anywhere from 100 to 150% of our normal amount of rainfall for the water year, even double the normal amount for the santa rosa area. but then for southern california, they're anywhere from only 0 to 10% of their normal amount of rainfall. measured at this point, and with no rain in the forecast, that will be of high concern if we do add in more wind over the next few days. so take a look at our 7-day forecast. highs in the mid 60s and lows near 40 degrees, and more of that into at least the middle to end of next week. for san francisco it's going to be sunny and highs in the low 60s and our mornings in the mid 40s. mike, you're seeing the bay bridge toll plaza is slowing down today. yeah. slow. slow to slow down i guess. slow to fill in here at the toll plaza. but it is filled now. finally, after

those metering lights were turned on about regular time just before 640. so we're looking at the build off the 880 overcrossing and coming out of the maze. speed sensors show us there's some slowing now through richmond and getting away from richmond towards san rafael. across 580, we had the traditional start time for highway 37, and highway four actually showed slowing coming into bay point and then concord. now throughout, no drama through walnut creek. the interchange there and the 680 corridor moves smoothly down through alameda county. 880 shows the most sensors, slowing, starting in the hayward and continuing down in toward fremont. now through union city. no surprises for the south bay, and we do see more traffic, though, coming northbound on 101. there is a crash clearing right around. done. so we'll watch for that. that's additional slowing out of san martin. back to you. thanks so much, mike. 621 right now, next here on today in the bay nbc bay area responds. times are tough. so high power and gas bills make these times even tougher. but there is help out there if you know how to apply. i'm consumer investigator chris

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chaos in southern california. want to show you a live picture right now? this is a scene of a fire burning. this is in eaton burning in altadena. we have just seen a building there go up in flames. tough fight for the firefighters. we're going to take you to the front lines when we return with the latest on that firefight, as well as the evacuations that are underway right now. plus, a new day and a lieu new leader for san francisco. we're live from the civic center plaza, where danielle lowry will take his oath as the city's new mayor just hours from now. we'll tell you what you need to know. stay with us. you're (vo) with wells fargo premier, a team can help you plan for your dreams. so your dream car,

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wednesday morning. thanks for starting your morning with us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. we do begin with that breaking news down in southern california. that's where an out of control wildfires simply leaving firefighters outmatched. want to give you a live look this morning from mount wilson? this is in altadena. and the eaton fire. you can see a reporter there standing in front of here. so this is the eden fire. that's where it's one of three fires causing some major destruction down there. another one started just yesterday morning in pacific palisades, and it is now by far the largest there, exploding in size. you can see just kind of how the conditions are for those who are working there around those conditions. now, the third fire started late last night in the city of sylmar. photojournalist alex vasquez from our la sister station is on the front lines of that eden fire. now, in his report sent to us just a short time ago. it's going to give you just an idea of what firefighters are up against. you're seeing here is l.a.

get a stance. save the home next door. this home here is not burned. this is the home that's fully engulfed. and they're doing their best to keep the flames off this other home. now you can take a look at how strong this wind actually is. these flames are actually flying so far about 18ft. now take a look at these embers. as you can see there in the firefighters face. one firefighter told me he's having a hard time even being able to see out here. so let me get you a close look here at what they're doing. this is this is how they're putng water on this house, trying to keep the flames just feet away from this roof rig here. so this is a full blown hand combat, as they call it, trying to keep the flames down away from the other home, trying to keep water on the flames, to try to cool it down. but you can see firefighters right now is just the wind is the biggest factor here. they're having an extremely hard time. they just called in for extra resources. it looks like they just showed

up right now. they're they're gearing up to get in there as well to help them out. but this home here, a lot of our viewers don't always get to see. oh, take a look at this. this is where the winds really pick up. take a look at these embers. these guys are having a hard time. and if anybody ever wonders how difficult it is to fight these fires, this is it right here. this is where they go. this firefighter here is only feet away. and i can tell you i'm about 20 yards from his home and i can feel the heat really, really strong. those winds are just whipping up there. now let's head over to meteorologist kari hall. you've been tracking those conditions overnight, and we've seen the winds actually increasing as we've gone through the past few hours. one of the most recent wind gusts that we've had in altadena, 90mph. and those kinds of winds, it's even hard to just stay upright. and so that alone could be causing damage, but also spreading those embers farther downwind. and we've seen anywhere from 60 to 70 mile per hour winds early this morning. the particularly dangerous

situation. red flag warning this is the highest level of a red flag warning you can get. and we are seeing that fire the eaton fire around altadena and pasadena this morning. but we also have the palisades fire that's near pacific palisades that continues critically low humidity. and we saw this one just explode yesterday morning into the afternoon. those strong winds continue to boost that fire with a rapid rate of spread. and so that's the conditions that those firefighters are facing this morning, as we're still getting some really intense santa ana winds this morning. and it looks to continue through at least noon, 70 mile per hour winds near calabasas. and then looking at this evening, still 20 to 30 mile per hour winds that will gradually start to subside as we go into the next couple of days. unfortunately, it's been so dry there that the fire danger remains very high, so we'll be watching that. all right. kari. and of course, we will continue to bring you those updates on these wildfires throughout our newscast, as well as on our

website, nbcbayarea.com. also, make sure you download our free nbc bay area app. that way you can stay current on what's happening. in the meantime, things are about to change inside san francisco city hall. that's because later this morning, mayor elect daniel lurie will take his oath of office today in the bay's ginger conejero saab live for us at city hall this morning. and ginger, the new mayor, the incoming mayor, certainly going to have a busy day on tap. that is correct. good morning, marcus and laura. all eyes will be on that stage just hours from now, where mayor elect daniel lurie is set to take his oath as san francisco's new mayor. take a look at how beautifully lit city hall is this morning. now, traffic around the surrounding streets of city hall and civic center plaza, which is where we are, will be closed to traffic so that the public can gather to witness the inauguration. at 1130 this morning. you can see some security personnel making their way inside. as preparations now have been underway for a busy day. that

will start hours from now. but lurie will start his day even earlier at saint anthony's foundation at 7:30 a.m. that caps off a number of public service events leading up to today, recommitting his promise that his administration will be one of change and service for san franciscans. that was the message lurie reiterated last night as well. at congregation emanuel lurie, given special blessings of support by representatives of different faith and religious institutions of san francisco. the resounding theme we are here to work together. san francisco is known all over the world as a place where people are allowed to love who they want to love, and practice any faith that they choose without fear of persecution. a place where people seek safe harbor and shelter, and that will remain true under my administration.

meanwhile, later this morning, just a couple blocks from where the inauguration is set up, mayor london breed will take part in one of her final events as mayor of san francisco, as san francisco sheriff paul miyamoto will be sworn in as the city's 37th sheriff. breed releasing a statement that reads in part, quote, as i leave office, i am filled with hope for the future. san francisco will always be the phoenix that rises now. love for san francisco is something that the outgoing mayor and the incoming mayor of san francisco share. this morning, mayor elect lurie will start his day at saint anthony's. he'll make his way to the cable car turnaround over in downtown, and grab some hot chocolate as well with his family at ghirardelli square. we'll be there every step of the way. you can watch our coverage on nbc bay area. com we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab today in the bay. i'm sure it will be a day full of events. they're hoping for good, good things to come. absolutely. thanks, ginger. taking a live look outside in

dublin this morning. mike will have a look at that morning commute as we've seen it pick up this week as a lot of folks head back to work after some time off. kids back in school. what does the forecast hold? let's check in with meteorologist kari hall. it was so windy yesterday and it's still pretty breezy during the overnight hours. we are starting to see the wind calming down, but it is keeping those temperatures up as we see a clear start in san jose. it's in the upper 50s. throughout the next several hours we will see those temperatures continuing to hold steady in the upper 50s and then rising into the mid 60s by the early afternoon. look at our high temperatures for today, 66 degrees. we know that it's not supposed to be this warm in early january, but we've been well above normal and our temperatures will match what we had yesterday afternoon, which was actually really nice. and it won't be as breezy as it was yesterday. so in redwood city we're looking at a high of 64 degrees, also 64, in the mission district. and for the north bay, look for a high of 66 degrees.

we are going to see more weather like this with more sunshine and dry conditions in the forecast. and we're also going to watch out for what's happening in socal with those high winds and critically dry conditions. mike, you have a look now at the slowing coming out of richmond. yeah. as laura said, we do have the return of the commute. didn't have that for a couple of weeks. here's the backup out of richmond building up at the toll plaza, heading over towards san rafael. no problem. they expect the backup here and it's actually a little bit lighter. i'll show you in context. the bay bridge took a while to fill in after the metering lights were turned on. about 540 this morning. we had them activated. didn't see the build for another 15 minutes, but now all lanes are filled coming out of the maze. and here's the typical slowing. there's the richmond bridge we showed you first, second, the bay bridge and the slowing west 80 through richmond. but again, this is actually a little bit lighter than we saw monday and tuesday. this week we'll see another burst in traffic will really start to build next week. we're looking ahead toward the city where we talked about the activity at city hall and the

night market in chinatown for the next couple of nights, so do watch for activity and some lanes and roads blocked for these activities. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. 639 right now, oakland police investigating a bold new smash and grab while you were sleeping. this business may have to close permanently. coming up, new details on the latest case in a growing crime trend. plus, president elect trump says he won't rule out military action against denmark or panama. let's go out to the big board this morning, see what wall street is up to. a reminder trading will be closed tomorrow to observe the carter funeral. and a tahoe daredevil taking to the skies, jumping over a major sierra highway. ahead for you here on today in the bay. we have the new video. this one stunt you have to see to believe.

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a liquor store and may have left with an atm. the damage is so bad. officers at the scene believe the building may have to be red tagged. it happened a little before 4 a.m. at the sky market on 27th and 14th avenue. police tell our photographer at the scene they still hadn't heard from the owner to confirm there was an atm inside. no one was injured. this is also the latest in a string of at least

eight overnight business break-ins since sunday in oakland. 643 right now, the house has passed a tough new bill that would deport unauthorized immigrants caught breaking the law. scott, this got a surprising amount of support from democrats. it did. good morning to you. nearly 50 of them in the house. i think it's a pretty good indication of the pendulum swinging. remember, democrats lost the white house, the senate, the house. some of them are adjusting to what it seems americans want. now, this law we're talking about would allow the deportation of unauthorized immigrants accused of relatively simple crimes like shoplifting. the bill, which will be voted on in the senate on friday, is named after lincoln riley, the young nursing student killed by an immigrant who had crossed illegally and had been arrested for shoplifting. all house republicans 48. democrats voting in favor. california democrats largely voting no, including brand new congressman from san

jose, sam liccardo. desaulnier ted lieu pelosi, lofgren. swalwell. all vote no as well. usa today just published an interview with president biden, in which biden says he probably would have beaten trump had he stayed in the race. but biden says he was not confident he would have been able to finish out his second term. mr. biden is 82 years old. he would have been 86 at the end of the second term. so, so far, so good. he says president elect trump held a wide ranging press conference from his mar a lago home on tuesday, the first hour. trump speaking extemporaneously, claiming windmills harm whales, saying he will rename the gulf of mexico the gulf of america. and there was a fairly lengthy discussion of modern dishwashers. trump said americans should be able to use as much water as they want. it's called rain comes down from. comes down from heaven. and they want to do no. no. water comes out of the shower. it goes drip,

drip, drip. so what happens? you're in the shower ten times as long. you know no water comes out of the faucet. you want to wash your hands. you they want to go back to even stronger than what they have right now. now, as trump's discussion of panama and denmark, which owns greenland, that got the most attention, asked about military action against the two countries, trump said he could not rule that out with your references to greenland and the panama canal and so forth, can you assure the world that as you try to get control of these areas, you are not going to use military or economic coercion? no, i can't assure you. youe talking about panama and greenland. no, i can't assure you on either of those two. but i can say this. we need them for economic security. now, to be fair, no president asked if he would rule out military action. ever says yes. no past situation we can think of any way. and we

have used military action against panama. but denmark is a nato ally, and there's just no controversy over its ownership of greenland. it owns greenland the way we own florida now. other news, mr. trump's lawyers have asked the supreme court to step in this morning in the case of his fraud trial to block that sentencing on friday. marcus, we'll continue to follow that. thank you. scott. 646 for you this morning. and new help is arriving for those trying to make it in the bay. today in the bay's bob redell live for us outside of a new affordable housing complex welcoming residents today in castro valley. great thing that we're seeing out there that we're getting more housing, bob. but the sad part about this is we need far too many more of these type of developments here in the bay area. you are correct. good morning to you, marcus. according to alameda county, last year, in 2024, there were over or close to 9500 people who were either living on the streets or in shelters. this new housing project behind me has only room for 18 unhoused

families, people who are previously unhoused, which is obviously life changing for those people. and a small step, though, just in the direction of trying to fix this affordability crisis. behind me, this is crescent grove. it's a brand new affordable housing apartment complex that was just built here in castro valley by eaton housing, recently completed and now welcoming new residents. this is a 72 unit affordable housing development. it's a mix of studio and 1 to 3 bedroom units are located near ruby street and crescent avenue. again here in castro valley. 18 of those units will be given to unhoused families, 15 will be given to veterans, and ten will be given to people with intellectual disabilities. i'll be through a voucher program and in the remaining units will be filled via general lottery. for people making 60% or less of the median income in this area, we have people who are exiting homelessness who have been homeless for years, sometimes even decades. and so having a stable place to call home, a roof over their head, and then

also wraparound services to support them as they exit out of homelessness and deal with the trauma of being homeless, can be completely rehabilitated. so again, 70, 72 units in this new affordable housing complex, all of them have been leased out. those moving into the building, the people they'll have access to, special amenities including shared ev cars and bicycles. reporting live here in castro valley. bob redell today in the bay. all right, bob, thank you. it is 648 right now and trending this morning. one daredevil taking ski jumping to a new level near south lake tahoe. and do we even need to tell you don't try this at home. oh, okay. isn't that crazy?

yeah. flying there. he posted this video of a ski base jump that was over highway 50. the chronicle reports it actually happened during the spring, two years ago. he says he used a gas powered winch to complete the high flying stunt. same guy also made headlines about five years ago after doing a similar stunt off of a 90 foot cliff above highway 50. i mean, the thing is, how do you even. you can't practice this, right? no. i saw the skis going up, and i was like, what? did he fall? and then i was like, oh, parachute. oh, yeah. no, because we wouldn't show you where he landed. there was no snow. it was dirty snow. yeah, that was a little bit rocky. you control. okay, so many questions. all right. don't do that right now. at home, outdoors over the freeway. no. yeah. all right, well, we have some gusty winds out there this morning. we've been watching the high winds as well across southern california. and take a look at our sunrise this morning. really starting to light up there over dublin.

beautiful bright orange hues in the sky as you're getting ready to drive to work. and we are going to have a mostly sunny day, but we are still seeing those peak wind gusts in the areas of where we are seeing three major fires burning across southern california and altadena recently, 90 mile per hour wind gusts. and we also just updated this one in malibu of 70mph. so very dangerous situation continuing there this morning here we're just seeing the winds in some of the hills. with mount saint helena still clocking winds at 60mph. and in mount diablo we're seeing a 49 mile per hour wind right now, fairly calm in the valleys. and throughout the day, the wind will continue to calm down as temperatures warm up into the mid 60s and maybe even warmer tomorrow. we know that temperatures are not supposed to be this warm in early january, up to 71 degrees in santa rosa. and while it's nice, we are going to see more of the warm and dry weather continue into

the weekend as high pressure builds and a lot of the rain and snow staying well to the north of california into next week, there will be another low dropping in that may possibly create another high wind event. between sunday and monday. we'll be watching out for that, mainly because southern california hasn't had nearly as much rainfall as we've had farther to the north, with 100 to 100 to 50% of the normal amount of rainfall measured since the water year started. for areas north of the golden gate bridge for socal, they've only gotten 0 to 10% of their normal amount of rainfall. so critically dry conditions you add in wind and any fires that do start, as we've seen, could quickly grow out of control. so we may still have more of those conditions into the weekend. while the bay area seeing the sunshine and highs in the low to mid 60s. our mornings will start out right at about 40 degrees each day. mike,

you're seeing some news flowing out of cocoa county. yeah, colors are changing as you would expect, but we're looking at the build across the bridges and pushing west. east shore freeway looks just fine. we are looking at more slowing. those sensors changed from green as you head down in through walnut creek out of pleasant hill 24. still smooth though, all the way out to the caldecott. maybe a little slowing as folks head into the caldecott, so keep that in mind for the build. we're looking at the build continuing hayward down toward fremont, now approaching the dumbarton bridge for 880 southbound, and of course, the push across the san mateo bridge to the peninsula without any surprises there. peninsula still moves smoothly. show you that in a second. but i did want to show you the south bay really kicking in over the last ten minutes. look at that 85. seeing a lot more brake tapping, 87 coming into downtown san jose. 280 same thing as you're coming past 10th street and also northbound 101 building up into mountain view, where things are a little extra slow. there may havbeen something going on there, but it looks like it cleared out. and the live look shows you here. 101 continuing up through palo alto.

back to you. thanks so much, mike. it is 653. happening now. police in palo alto are adding extra patrols in the wake of a recent string of crimes. three involve overnight break ins at businesses in the area surrounding university avenue. in all three cases, burglars stole hundreds, even thousands of dollars in cash. each break-in took place in the days leading up to new year's. if you have any information, contact palo alto police. and we're back with a look at our top stories and the devastating wildfires in southern california. wind whipping those flames, simply leaving firefhters overmatched. the latest on the damage and the fight to contain those flames. and a new mayor taking office in san francisco. what's in store after danielle laurie is sworn in later today? plus, we've only got a few days left with hoda. coming up on today, a groundbreaking look at kids screen time and the impact of those devices on their growth and development this morning, the new message doctors want parents to hear. we'll have that

more a little later right here

it is 657 for you this morning.

want to welcome you back? we are moving you forward with a look at our top stories here on today in the bay. starting with that breaking news down in southern california, firefighters right now are dealing with three out-of-control wildfires being pushed by incredibly strong winds. the palisades fire, still exploding in size after starting yesterday morning in pacific palisades. as of about 90 minutes ago, it is now burned nearly 3000 acres. the eaton fire, north of pasadena in altadena, has now burned more than 2200 acres, and the hurst fire in the sylmar valley started last night. and it's at 500 acres. we know multiple homes are destroyed, although there are no hard numbers yet. so far there are no reports of any casualties. hundreds of people have been evacuated. now here, back at home, strong winds are causing their own set of problems and in some cases, toppling trees or utility poles. now this is video from overnight in alameda. and you can see right here that tree toppled over on union street. this is

near central avenue. one homeowner saying that two of his vehicles are damaged. and another case, utility crews are now trying to restore power. this after a pole was damaged along clement street. we don't know yet the exact number of people without power this morning. san francis mayor elect daniel lurie, just hours away from taking his oath of office. it's scheduled for 1130 this morning at civic center plaza. traffic on surrounding streets will be blocked off tonight. lurie will attend a celebration in chinatown. we'll have special coverage of the inauguration. you can watch live on nbc bay area at 1130 following our midday newscast. also link to it on our streaming platforms, including roku, pluto, and nbc. bay area.com. now the today show is just ahead and we are continuing today in the bay on roku and other streaming platforms during our 8 a.m. newscast. we're going to take you to the white house and the transition alter to the future of affordable health care. we're going to talk with

one expert ahead of the key deadline. you can also see it online at nbcbayarea.com or on our smartphone app. one last check of the forecast. it's still breezy in some spots, mainly in the hills, but the wind is expected to calm down today. it's going to be a nice one with a lot of sunshine, more warm and sunny weather extends at least into the beginning of next week, and the commute is a little easier today than it was monday and tuesday. here's san jose is still showing a slower drive in your usual spots 101, 87, 85 and of course, the bay bridge. well, that's what's happening today in the bay. the today show is coming up next. once again, join us for our midday show at 11:00 or streaming newscast at 8:00, or our local news. cut good wednesday morning. a terrifying situation playing out in southern california. >> wild fires tearing across los angeles at frightening speed.