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january 11th. we are taking a live look outside. actually quite lovely as we look from our emeryville camera towards clear the skyline of san francisco on a lovely morning for us here in the bay area. thank you so much for starting your saturday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. new overnight firefighters continue to work lentlessly to gain ground on those devastating southern california wildfires. as more los angeles residents were forced to evacuate last night, the mandatory evacuation zone for the palisades fire spread all the way east to the 405 freeway. that's nearly ten miles away from pacific palisades. the death toll stands at 11. in all, five fires and more than 12,000 structures have been burned. we just about a minute ago received numbers from la fire officials. they say that the palisades fire has burned more than 21,000 acres. and they say that acreage is likely to change within the

next half hour. it is now 11% contained. the l.a. medical examiner says five people died in that fire, and as many as 5000 structures have burned in the palisades alone. as for the eaton fire in altadena, the threat is not over there either. it is now burned more than 14,000 acres. 15% o of it is contained. the eaton fire is being blamed for six deaths, and about 7000 structures have been destroyed or damaged. we're going to come back here locally and check in with cinthia pimentel, who is tracking the weather in los angeles. are those winds going to be just as strong this weekend? i felt like they were hoping for that break. they got a little bit of it yesterday, but it sounds like it might be picking up again. yeah. winds shifted towards the east yesterday, bringing those new evacuation orders. they weren't as strong, but they will continue to pick up as we carry it through this weekend. we see

those wind alerts continuing for parts of l.a. counties. the red flag warning extending further on into the inland empire and down into orange county. so that's the situation that we're going to keep watching today. we do see a little bit of a break this morning, but watch the contours change into those darker oranges and purples on the screen as we go on into the afternoon hours and going on into our overnight into sunday. so making that firefight difficult in the overnight hours and those evacuation orders tricky for people to run out in the middle of the night. so continue to send your best wishes and check in with your friends and family down there in la. this isn't only a weekend event, i do see it carrying on into next week, so ll guide you through what the models are pointing for those santa ana winds as we carry it on into week two. as far as here in the bay area, we are also dealing with our own wind advisoryoday and into tomorrow morning. those mountain gusts upwards of 50 plus. so definitely a situation that will continue to keep an eye on. and those cold nights ahead and the dry weather continues. no rain. so we'll

watch all that together coming up in about 15 minutes. kira. all right cynthia, thanks. well, we have new video this morning of a fresh look at the devastation caused by the eaton fire. as we just mentioned, more than 7000 structures here, damaged or destroyed. but the damage is nearly destroyed. some who lost their homes and businesses are seeing that destruction for the very first time. and today, in the bay's velena jones is there. many of those residents tell us they are frustrated with the lack of communication from law enforcement. they tell us that they came here to the evacuation zone after being sent an email that they thought would grant them permission to come see their homes, only to be turned away. altadena residents are now facing a new reality. it's been gutting. it's like armageddon at the top of lake avenue. molly stein's house is one of the few that survived the eaton fire.

airdrops help put out flames next door and save her home. at the same time, she's struggling with survivor's guilt. we have a house, but we're going to live there with no village and nothing around us. it's a it's a terrible situation. stein is one of the many residents who gathered on lake avenue to try to access their home. they showed up after receiving an email from the city of pasadena, reportedly offering permission for a one time entry to the evacuation zone to grab essentials like medications. but when neighbors arrived, they were turned away. so we came here and it's highway patrol. we have sheriffs, there's national guard. none of them have the same messaging. claire schaeffer says she's still trying to come to terms with the loss of the family home her dad built. i just really want to go home and go in my own bed, and kind of knowing that that's not an option is just really unsettling. she's also frustrated her family has not been able to physically see what's left of their home. i think you kind of have to find a

balance of prioritizing safety, but also like be empathetic to people that have lost a lot in this disaster. in the now deleted post, the city of pasadena says the notification was a mistake and that it's still too dangerous to allow people inside the evacuation zone. they add their orders are only for pasadena residents and don't apply to their altadena neighbors. velena jones today in the bay. the california national guard is now in southern california. governor newsom deployed about 400 troops to the l.a. area fires. this is in altadena, where the troops are supporting law enforcement, keeping those burn areas secure as they try to crack down on looting. a curfew was in place from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. in those evacuation zones. the mayor of la karen bass says people who violate that order will be held accountable. so far, 20 people have been arrested for looting. and we want to show you this exclusive video from our nbc

station in los angeles of the los angeles county fire chief walking into a closed door meeting between herself and the mayor of los angeles. and as that destruction grows and the death toll climbs, so too does the blame calls for answers about why the mayor cut millions of dollars from the fire budget. the fire chief publicly said that the city failed. the community of pacific palisades. here's nbc bay area's thom jensen. as the wind fans, flames and the palisades fire grows, questions about what went wrong are mounting. governor newsom is calling for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure at fire hydrants. and now the l.a. fire chief is pointing fingers at the city. it is my job as a chief to make sure that my firefighters are funded appropriately, are equipped appropriately, and they're trained appropriately. that's why i'm here. that's why i'm in this seat. chief

christine crowley says for months, she's been sounding the alarm about how nearly $18 million in budget cuts to the department could impact the community. you've spoken with the fire commission. you have made it very clear that this department is underfunded. correct? that is absolutely correct. in a bold, transparent interview with our nbc station in los angeles friday, the chief said the city has failed the community. so $17 million cut did not allow us to do what we needed to do and where that impacted us specifically for palisades was our ability to move into reserve apparatus. so that apparatus could not be utilized in this fire. we were limited with the number of resources that we could add and pre-deploy to this fire. yes. nbc los angeles fluid chopper over two locations in downtown l.a. and saw different apparatus out of commission. and our nbc l.a. crew was there late friday afternoon as the fire chief

walked into city hall for closed door meeting with mayor karen bass, who said wednesday that the budget cuts did not adversely affect the firefighting ability. well, i am confident that it did not. bass hasn't responded to the chief's public contradiction, and there's no word what the two discussed in that closed door meeting. thom jensen today in the bay, the mandatory fire evacuation. gather your items and leave immediately. and as we mentioned just about a moment ago, mandatory evacuations have spread from the coast of pacific palisades all the way east to the 405 freeway. that means thousands more homes were evacuated late last night, and that included actor dennis quaid. the reason we mentioned that is our sister station, nbc los angeles, caught up with quaid. he said he had to go back to get passports and medication, and managed to grab his wife's wedding dress. he personally thanked our bay area crews from

san ramon by name. danny, thank you so much. you're talking to the firefighters from san ramon and you were very grateful. they were very helpful. they've been trying to help all these people that have been lined up here. these are the guys that are running in when everybody else is running out. yeah. you know, and we're lucky that we have them and they, on a moment's notice will will do it and put their lives on the line. earlier this week, quaid evacuated his family. he says he came back to be ready to help put water on the flames. he took this picture with fire crews from fresno, thanking them for saving his neighborhood. and sports teams here in the bay area are coming together to help with relief efforts in los angeles, the bay area host committee and bay area professional sports teams have announced their joint support for fire victims. that includes bay fc, the golden state warriors and valkyries, the 49ers, the giants, the earthquakes and the sharks. the

contributions will go to organizations like the red cross and the california fire foundation. the president and ceo of the bay area host moments like these transcende, geographic or athletic divisions, and we stand together as a united group to offer strength and support during this challenging time. the devastation, certainly difficult to see from so far away and wrap our minds around so many people, have lost everything to try to help meet some of the need. this large donation center is now operating outside of the rose bowl in pasadena. it is staffed largely by volunteers working around the clock looking to help where they can. the site is stocked with donated food, water, clothing and other basic necessities. and by the way, on nbcbayarea.com. at the very top of our homepage, you can find how to help socal and find

vetted organizations. a live look now for you this morning. wow! from our sky ranger in southern california covering the palisades fire. you can just see how massive that fire continues to be. our coverage on all of these devastating wildfires continues, both on air and on our streaming platforms. we continue to monitor the wildfires online. make sure you stay up to date when we're not on the air by going to our website, nbcbayarea.com, or download our free nbc bay area app, and we'll send updates to you 11 past the hour. we have much more ahead on today in the bay coming up. the clock is ticking. will tiktok be shut down in a matter of days? a new plea the social media platform just made to the supreme

your saturday morning golden skies over dublin. as we are now experiencing dry and windy conditions in the bay area. cinthia pimentel will be along with your full forecast in just a couple of minutes. but first, these headlines. yesterday in new york city, donald trump became the first former president or president elect to be sentenced. a convicted felon, a new york judge sentenced trump to an unconditional discharge in his hush money case. that means that trump's 34 felony convictions of falsifying

business records to hide an alleged affair with adult film star stormy daniels will stand. but trump will not face any fines nor jail time. this comes after months of delays, legal back and forth, and that 11th hour failed appeal to the supreme court. trump says he plans to appeal that ruling. meantime, his inauguration, just about nine days away and the supreme court appears likely to uphold that law to effectively ban tiktok in the united states. the court heard oral arguments yesterday. the law in question requires china based tiktok owner bytedance to divest itself of the company. if no sale takes place, the platform would essentially go dark in the u.s. on january 19th. the justices did not appear convinced by tiktok's free speech arguments, and uncertainty now remains over how the court will handle the case, especially with president elect trump taking office one day after that law would take

effect. a preliminary decision is expected in the coming days. meanwhile, san francisco has reported its first presumptive human case of the bird flu. public health leaders say a child was experiencing fever and an eye infection, but did not need to go to the hospital and has since recovered. it's unclear how that child contracted the virus. the sample was sent to the cdc after a confirmed positive by the san francisco public health department. the case marks the second human case across the bay area. previously, an alameda county child tested positive for the virus back in november. health leaders stress that the risk of a human getting bird flu remains low, as there is no current evidence that the virus can be transmitted between people. the reason that's so important is human to human transmission is what is required for pandemic potential of a virus. so we are not in a

pandemic like san francisco. health leaders say they have not yet determined how that child might have contracted the bird flu. yesterday, history was made in the south bay for the very first time. there is a vietnamese american woman on the santa clara county board of supervisors. i will well and faithfully discharge and discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. congratulations. there you hear it with loud cheers. betty jung was sworn into office yesterday. jung is an attorney and a familiar face in santa clara county. this swearing in ceremony coincides, by the way, with the 50th anniversary of the fall of saigon. extremely significant for jung, because her family came here as refugees in the 70s. and, you know, my parents spent the last four decades working on the assembly lines of silicon valley, putting together the pieces, working at near minimum wage levels to

rebuild their lives here. so i hope i make them proud tonight. and not only jung, but the rest of the board is also making history. incoming district five supervisor margaret ashby coco gauff will be the first japanese american woman to serve as a supervisor. the board also will have an asian american majority for the very first time, and for the first time since 1980, 45 years, there will be more women than men. meanwhile, san francisco has a new fire. chief mayor daniel lurie announced he's appointing san francisco fire department veteran dean crispin to the department's top spot. crispin has worked for 34 years within the department. during that time, he was recognized for bravery three separate times. crispin also was part of the san francisco team that responded to new york city after the september 11th attacks. crispin says one of his top goals for the department is to remain focused on the

community. my goal for this department is to ensure it remains in touch with the community it serves. department members must concern themselves not just with the beauty of the fire engine or ambulance, but with the beauty and health of the neighborhood. i will ask our members to engage with the public to form bonds that will move our city forward. crispin will replace sandi tong you see there, who has served as the interim chief, and if you've been waiting for news on this little one, the oakland zoo's newest resident is settling in just fine. and this morning she has a new name, eshoo louis. last week, you may remember we told you about the rescue of this baby spider monkey. police found her in a rolls royce, i believe, during a traffic stop in central california. by the way, it's illegal to own a pet monkey in california. she needed a lot of medical care, so she was taken to the oakland zoo. the zoo says her name is a nod to an animal preserve in southern mexico called montes

azules. the young animal is still recovering, but her veterinarians say she's making steady progress. she's cute running for a sweet prize in san francisco. the annual hot chocolate run is back. the race is tomorrow. in the city, there's a5k, ten k, 15 k. today is your last day to sign up for the race. it starts in golden gate park, and at the end of the race, you get a souvenir mug with hot chocolate inside and chocolate fondue. it's all to help support the special olympics. the special olympics. it's kind of great that our participants can raise money by doing something with their body and in their fitness, to help support those who may have challenges otherwise in doing the same thing. if you want to register, you can check out hot chocolate 15 k for more information. the five k kicks off at 720 tomorrow morning. ten and 15 k begin at 8:10 a.m. man, i think it's been about a decade since i ran that race. it used to go along the great highway

and cinthia pimentel is here now with our microclimate forecast. and wow, not a place you want to be with these winds. you say we're having. yeah, it's at golden gate park, so just be careful with some tree limbs. maybe in the way this weekend. look at that gorgeous cotton candy skies right now in san francisco. you can see over to mount tam and the golden gate bridge. weather pretty much staying the same today, with those mild temperatures continuing down into san jose. mid to upper 60s for the south bay. feeling a little bit of the same through parts of concord and over on into novato city. a high of about 64 degrees. i did mention at the top of the hour that we have our own winds to be concerned of. now, with the recent rain, those fire dangers, not extreme, but they are not out completely. we still have to be vigilant, since we haven't gotten rain in the last week and a half. we continue to see that through parts of the north bay, the east bay hills, parts of the santa cruz mountains, and that will continue not only today into the afternoon, but into tomorrow, where we see those

gusts offshore 30 to 40, even 50 miles an hour plus on those ridge tops. so prepare for those tree issues and maybe even the power going out for a second. we i did carry this model through and we might even extend it on into monday. so just wait to hear back from me. if the weather service did extend that, we go down into southern california. as i mentioned, the winds a little bit calm this morning, but going into this afternoon and even on into tomorrow, we see them gusting once again. so even that slightest shift could pose danger for people. so continue to urge your friends and family members to prepare those go bags. this isn't only a weekend event, i do see it continuing on into monday, tuesday, and wednesday as the pattern continues to be the same. you notice those contours right around la and the mountains there. we do see it monday on into tuesday, carrying not only the flames, but also that dangerous air quality for friends down there. no rain in the picture for the next seven days. really a bad situation for not only southern california, but for us too. without that

rain, that fire risk starts to go up. so just continue to keep an eye on the changes here and there. with the forecast. sunny skies for the next couple of days, not only bringing the mild temperatures, but dipping those overnight lows into the 30s for the next couple of days. san francisco will be just a touch more mild in the 40s, but still, we keep those jackets around. and if you are running that hot chocolate run for tomorrow, we bundle up. but enjoy some beautiful skies through golden gate park. all right, cynthia, thanks. one of the tragic byproducts of any large wildfire is the impact on animals and pets coming up on today in the bay. the urgent rescue efforts now

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rescued. saved thanks to the help from good samaritans. nbc's liz creutz talks to the heroes who are working to help the helpless. as fires ignited across la, forcing thousands from their homes, horses, donkeys and even a giant pig, all among those also needing to get out. it's time to leave. this woman evacuated her 175 pound tortoise. tiptoe. this is no good. this is no good. how do i get to my house in the palisades? a first responder reuniting this man with his beloved dog. what's his. what's her name or his name? tika. tika. tika. and now at the pasadena humane socieiety. an overwhelming outpour. donations of blankets, food, air filters.

so many in the community jumping in to help. the shelter has taken in more than 400 animals over the past two days. some of them dropped off by evacuees looking for a safe place for their pets, others by good samaritans who found them wandering amidst the chaos. so one of the animals that i transferred out is this cat inside veterinarians tending to so many animals. at first i didn't know where they were all going to go. i didn't know if we had the number of hands to take care of them. this cat covered in soot. even a peacock. any animal that's out there, either owned or wild like we're going to be expecting to see them. rachel meek says she had to come help. so it's pretty cool to help out and just be a part of this community that loves animals. a reminder that through the horror, the best of humanity shines through. people are good, you know, with all the bad stuff that's going on. people are good, and it's great that the community is helping each other. liz

good morning. it is saturday, january 11th. a live look outside the golden gate bridge, covered in golden sshine. wow! we are so grateful for such a beautiful morning here in the bay area, aren't we? thank you so much for starting your weekend with us. i'm kira klapper cinthia pimentel has a peek at our microclimate forecast. that view just never gets old. the city skyline

behind me. gorgeous. we are very blessed. very blessed. this morning, counting those blessings. it is a beautiful start. locally, we take a look through clear skies san carlos, pleasanton, even petaluma which is one of my typical foggy spots. not the case today and temperatures in the mid 40s to some even low 50s. so local level looking good. it's once we climb into the mountains where that wind advisory in effect. look at mount saint helena over 50 miles an hour of those gusts coming offshore parts of mount diablo there, too. and even down here in the south bay, parts of los gatos. just be careful going over highway 17, as that wind advisory will be with us until tomorrow morning. down in la. we continue to send our hearts and our thoughts to them because they are in for a tricky situation this weekend. winds will continue to ramp up through l.a. county. we'll continue to watch the red flag warning pushing on east into the inland empire and into into parts of orange county. i'll guide you through hour by hour what we can expect with those wind gusts,

and why it could be extended on into next week, that fire fight. so i'll be back with that in about ten minutes. keir, back to you. all right, cynthia, thanks. we'll see you then. we want to take you back to that continuing coverage of the fires ravaging parts of los angeles this morning. the death toll does stand at 11. more than 12,000 structures, many of them homes, have been destroyed. we want to take you back to our sky ranger. back down in los angeles. this is a live look for you this morning. and we have learned overnight that in the palisades fire, new mandatory evacuations have grown overnight. the mandatory evacuation zone spread all the way east to the 405 freeway. that's nearly ten miles from pacific palisades. the palisades fire numbers have been updated this morning. we have learned that more than 21,000 acres have burned. although the containment has gone up, thankfully to 11% thanks to the

tireless efforts of those fire crews. they eaton fire in altadena, where we're giving you a live look right now, is now 15% contained, but of course, still burning as crews battle and contain those two massive wildfires, the palisades and eaton fires, thousands are still out of their homes. and as we told you, thousands more were evacuated overnight. nbc's gina kim has the latest from altadena. here in altadena, the site of the eaton fire, a curfew is now in effect. that means police and sheriff's department deputies are able to arrest anyone who gets near fire zones all throughout southern california. today, firefighters were able to make a little bit of progress in the fire thanks to less winds and higher humidity. having said that, the numbers remain staggering. we have more than 12,000 structures. these are homes and businesses that are expected to have been damaged or destroyed in all of the fires combined

here in southern california, including this church that you see behind me. you see this over and over again here in altadena. these numbers are expected to change, as is the number of deceased. currently we have 11 confirmed deaths. but as fire officials move from fighting the fire to assessing the fire, that number is also expected to go up. the santa ana winds have not left us. we are expecting more winds. in fact, three more santa ana events in the week to come. so it is critical that firefighters try to get a hold of the flames. now, this is shaping up to be the costliest wildfire disaster in the history of the united states. in altadena, i'm gina kim, nbc news. back to you, gina. thanks for that. and as we have been covering, an investigation is now underway into why fire hydrants ran out of water during the beginning of the historic

palisades fire fight in southern california. governor gavin newsom is now ordering an independent investigation. nbc news has also confirmed that a 117 million gallon reservoir in pacific palisades is out of service, and the governor wants to know why. these questions, coming after a fire victim confronted the governor about those water issues. is there no water in the hydrants? governor, it's all literally is it going to be different next time? it has to be. governor newsom has invited president elect trump to survey the damage in the los angeles area. in a letter, the governor said in part, quote, hundreds of thousands of americans displaced from their homes deserve to see all of us working in their best interest to ensure a fast recovery. so far, president elect trump has not responded to the invitation. here in the bay area, people are buying supplies, packing them up, trying to do what they can to assist those l.a. fire

victims are today in the bay's jocelyn moran continues our coverage with ideas on how you can help. a truckload of supplies from san jose is on its way to los angeles. we have relief worth of full semi truck that is going to the dream center in la to help with folks out there. people have been dropping off things like diapers and water the last couple of days, and volunteers with westgate church packed all of those donatio up. 100% of this effort is done by volunteers who care for la. we love la. others are posting on social media, working together to figure out how to get things from the bay area to la. i was clicking through folks instagram stories and things, and then when i found out that people were collecting donations in oakland and planning to drive it down as early as this weekend, i figured that, you know, that's a great opportunity that i can kind of contribute a little bit more tangibly. latrell powell grew up in the bay area, but wento law

school in la and has friends and family there. he went to several stores to pick up supplies like n95 masks, socks and diapers and dropped them off at the restaurant juda in oakland, which is collecting much needed supplies. i just packed all the stuff in my car, drove over there. and this weekend, local content creators are teaming up to plan an event in emeryville on sunday where people can donate new clothing and toiletries. they're working with a group in la they're called we love la and they are doing community care packages. they've basically got 60 families right now that they are catering to the full list of the needs of these families. support from the bay area to la on full display. but it's ultimately just unconditional love. and you know what i see those folks going through? i know the same thing can happen to us as well. jocelyn moran, nbc, bay area news. and fire victims themselves coming to the rescue of others who have lost everything. to attempt to help meet some of that need, a big

donation center is now operating outside of the rose bowl in pasadena. it is staffed by volunteers working around the clock, l looking to help where they can. as you can see, the site is stocked with food, water, clothing and other basic necessities. by the way, on our website nbcbayarea.com, we have a trending bar at the top and if you click on it, you can find how to help socal. we have vetted all of those donation sites a lot. another live look for you want to take you back this morning from our sky ranger in southern california. this is over brentwood now, which is the neighboring city just to the east of pacific palisades, between the palisades and the 405 freeway. as you near westwood, which is where ucla campus is, we will continue to follow all of this for you. and our continuing coverage is on all of our streaming platforms roku, fire tv, google tv, and nbcbayarea.com. any time check

those sites or download our free nbc bay area app. we're going to turn now to other news. president joe biden plans to deliver a farewell address to the nation next week. on wednesday, biden will be delivering his speech from the oval office. his remarks will come less than a week before president elect trump's inauguration. president biden is expected to talk about his time in various political offices, along with a message to america about the country's future. and a live look for you. the sun is shining on our state capitol, where state legislatures, legislators, pardon me, are looking over the budget proposal submitted by governor newsom this week. the governor laid out some of the highlights. he calls it a $322 billion budget that has no deficit. the governor says it allocates money to develop the first statewide transitional kindergarten program anywhere in the u.s, and

that would provide free schooling to children starting at age four. california's finance director shared some more details of the proposal. 500 million for literacy and mathematics coaches. this continues to build upon an existing program and adds mathematics coaches there. 378.6 million for learning recovery emergency block grant to help establish learning recovery programs through the 2728 fiscal year, and then the additional funding for teacher recruitment. last year, newsom reduced spending and almost all state departments, including childcare and social safety net programs. lawmakers say those cuts help solve difficult deficits for this fiscal year. 41 past the hour on your saturday morning. still to come on today in the bay is vegetation drying out more easily because of climate change? coming up, we look into

whether the climate is creating ripe conditions for fires to burn more

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just this guy. at jack, every bite's a big deal! welcome to jack in the box! it is a little bit chilly though. walnut creek 39 degrees. but seeing those clear skies, we continue through santa rosa, one of our typical foggy spots on the weekend. not today. we see clearing up there in the north bay as well as through the center bay. looking gorgeous in san francisco at 54. slightly

cooler down here in the south bay, but still, that sunshine beaming over downtown as we go throughout the day. that will be the story that continues, weather staying pretty stagnant over the next couple of days. our highs still feeling mild mid to upper 60s. bayshore 66, in hayward, as well as up in santa rosa. slightly cooler out there. livermore if you're going out to the outlets, but if you come down into the south bay still feeling that warm sunshine that's going to be accompanied with the winds, we are in a wind advisory until tomorrow morning offshore once again. so that's one of the reasons why we're feeling these warmer days. and also seeing those clear skies upwards of 30, 40, even 50 miles an hour, especially through our ridge tops and continuing to howl in the overnight hours. so while the weather is calm today, maybe take a second to prepare and assess the sitituation aroud your home. as we talk about gusty winds, not only here, but in southern california as well. they're dying down a little bit this morning, but we still see

them advancing into the afternoon upwards of 30, even 40 miles an hour. as we go on into tonight and even into our overnight hours, again posing that danger for evacuation orders and things of that nature to continue. and this will continue on even on into next week, that fire risk with the santa ana winds and the dry vegetation down there in los angeles. so let's take a moment and see tha comparison. we've got an atmospheric river after atmospheric river up here in the north bay, san francisco. but watch as we go further on into the central valley and even at lax, barely any rainfall this water year. and that continues for san diego as well. so all of that potential to burn with the wildfires down there. definitely a situation that is scary and dangerous. so our best thoughts to them, we're not going to get any rain for the next seven days. putting all of those sun icons through san francisco as we go on and still see those windy and breezy conditions. and

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destructive wildfires in california state history all have burned within the last decade. climate scientists say that's a clear sign of how

climate change is influencing how wildfires behave. and although it's still burning. the palisades fire has already joined that list of most destructive. nbc national climate reporter chase cain continues our coverage. lots of things have to come together to cause massive, devastating wildfires like these. so it's not the climate change causes a fire, but it does allow them to burn much more intensely and spread much more quickly. and that's a painful reality for folks here in southern california. i mean, i have family who who asked me like, so who started the fires? i was like, what are you talking about? this is the climate change as we see it. like when we came yesterday, it looked like an inferno in here. so let's focus on two factors with clear connections to climate change one, when we burn fossil fuels, it puts greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, making it hotter. and physics tells us that the hotter we make the atmosphere, the more moisture it holds, but it also makes the atmosphere thirstier, quite literally sucking moisture out of plants, grass, brush,

anything that's creating more fuel for these wildfires. and two, climate change is creating more extreme swings between wet and dry. the last two winters in socal were the two wettest back to back on record. that led to flooding and the growth of grass and brush. then last summer was california's hottest ever recorded. and to make matters worse, since september, southern california has had its driest start to the winter on record. the real connection is the overlap between what i call sufficiently dry vegetation season and strong santa ana wind season. had we seen significant or widespread precipitation in the weeks and months leading up to this event, we would not be seeing the extent of devastation we are currently seeing. this is the same story, by the way, of what happened in paradise with the camp fire. that's where the climate change connection is. so santa ana winds are a natural event, but you mix them with climate change and this is what can happen. it's also important to note that of the 20 most destructive wildfires in california history, 15 of them

have happened in the last ten years. and we can already add the palisades fire to that list. that is where climate change is taking us in los angeles. i'm meteorologist chase cain, and we continue the climate conversation. 2024 was the warmest year on record on land and in the oceans. that's according to berkeley earth, an independent nonprofit group. they say the almost three degrees fahrenheit of warming was caused by both natural variability of the earth and human factors. scientists say the paris agreement of keeping global warming to no more than 2.7°f will not be met in the coming years, but it's still important to take action to limit human caused climate change. you can learn more. climate change is impacting the bay area and solutions we can all take by visiting our website, nbcbayarea.com and click on the climate and crisis tab kira. cynthia. thanks. it is 52 past the hour. up next, we do have a quick look at the top

stories we're following, including. we continue to follow that breaking news. this is a live look over brentwood now as the palisades fire continues if you like options, you'll love my $6 all day big deal meal. choose from 4 delicious entrées

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if we get to our top stories this morning, here's what you can expect tomorrow morning. on sunday, today with willie geist. hey, willie. good morning kyra. tomorrow morning on sunday. today we, of course, will have complete coverage of the fires

burning in southern california and hopefully give all of you in the state a little bit of a break with an all new sunday sit down with captain olivia benson herself, mariska hargitay, looking back on 26 seasons of law and order svu, the show whose impact goes far beyond the screen thinking about the longevity of the show. while the subject matter is difficult, a lot of times so many people see something in them that they recognize. the beauty is, is that it makes them feel less alone and makes them know that there's community and hope. and what happens to you doesn't define you. and it's been one of the greatest gifts of my life to tell these stories and connect with people on such a deeply personal and tender level. it's been profound and something i

never could have even dreamed ofa sunday sit down with mariska hargitay. plus, the morning's latest headlines out of california and another life well lived. when sunday today airs at 6 a.m. in the bay area. if you are not up at that hour on a sunday, just set the dvr and we will see you whenever you're ready for us. kira willey, thanks so much. and as we always say, we hope you're awake to catch willey at 6:00 tomorrow morning and then just stick right here for your local news with us on today in the bay at seven. and as willie mentioned, we have a quick look at those top stories, including new developments in the l.a. county wildfires. the palisades fire has grown overnight. thousands more homes are evacuated from the coast all the way east to the 405 freeway. and just beyond that freeway is westwood and the campus of ucla, which is now under an evacuation warning. firefighters maxed out after a round the clock firefighting this morning. the death toll does still stand at

11. more than 12,000 structures, many of them homes, have been burned. this is a live look from our sky ranger in los angeles. we just received an update that the palisades fire has burned more than 22,660 acres. that is about 34mi■!s. asentioned, that mandatory evacuation zone has spread east to the 405 freeway that includes the town of brentwood, which is right next to pacific palisades. and we will continue to update you on all of the latest, including the eaton fire in altadena, where eight deaths are now confirmed. nearly 14,000 acres have burned. fortunately, containment has gone up to 15%. and if you just stick with us nbcbayarea.com our app, you can catch us on roku, amazon fire, google tv. you can see us anywhere on all of our streaming platforms. we will continue to update this tragedy in southern california even when

we're not on air. and before we go, cynthia has one last look at the forecast and our team in l.a. their live stream is nonstop nbc four in l.a. they are doing an amazing coveragef the fires down there. no rain for the next seven days, not only for us here in the bay area, but down in southern california. breezy winds continuing for us too, with the wind advisories. and our overnight lows are going to take a hit as we go on into the week. 30s are expected to make a comeback. 30s. wow. all right, well, hopefully we do get that much needed rain. everybody do a rain dance. but all right, cynthia, thanks to you and thanks so much to you for making us a part of your morning. we'll have more local news for you tonight at five, six and 11. we are always on at nbcbayarea.com. we hope you stay safe. have a great saturday. we'd

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