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january 12th. we are getting a live look outside the golden sunrise over south beach harbor, just outside of oracle park. thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper. we want to begin this morning highlighting the firefighters tireless efforts in los angeles county as they continue to battle two of the most destructive fires in california state history. nearly 5000 personnel make up the crew fighting the fast-moving palisades fire still raging since tuesday morning. meanwhile, to the east, more than 3000 firefighters are working nonstop to contain the eaton fire, which ignited tuesday night and took down entire neighborhoods in altadena. the death toll among all of the fires burning at one point, there were five now stands at 16, and 11 of those lives were lost in the eaton fire. at last check, cal fire says the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres, which is the equivalent of 21mi■!s. cal

fire says yesterday's calmer winds helped them gain ground. it is now 15% contained but still threatens nearly 40,000 structures. meanwhile, the palisades fire storm continues to grow ferociously, now gaining ground east with the potential to threaten the 405 freeway and bel air. there were new evacuations ordered yesterday for encino and brentwood. and actually, this is a live look from our storm ranger down in los angeles over what looks to be the mandeville canyon near pacific palisades. evacuation warnings are now in place for malibu and even calabasas. more than 23,000 acres burned in the palisades fire.hat's nearly 36mi■!s. crews have that 11% contained. so let's check in now with cinthia pimentel, who has a look at our microclimate forecast. but you're also tracking the weather in los anles. so many people have connections down there. exactly.

that's why we want to keep a close eye on it and bring people the latest information. those winds around 10 to 20 miles an hour. but it's the gusts that continue to be out of the north, anywhere from 29 to even upwards of 40 miles an hour. and i see that continuing as we go on into the early parts of the morning, maybe a little bit of a break as we go on into lunchtime, but then picking up once again as we track this into the start of our next week, we see those contours again for monda morning, the north northeast winds upwards of 40 even 50 miles an hour, extending that red flag warning for parts of los angeles through wednesday. those gusts could get crazy again, 50 to 70 miles an hour that dry offshore winds drying the fuels even more, spreading those embers. this is the weather that we typically talk about in october, but here we are in january. i'll show you what we can expect going on into next week. and of course, our local weather coming up in about 15 minutes. kyra. all right. cynthia. thanks. thousands upon thousands of people in los

angeles are now homeless, facing the long road ahead. thoughts of rebuilding, but also how to get through the coming weeks and months. churches and schools now offering a port in the storm and the red cross has opened shelters citywide. this one you see here near the palisades fire is completely full. it's where we found generations of families grappling with what the fires took from them. as a lifelong californian, we know wildfires. this this isn't uncommon, but to see devastation at this scale is just heartbreaking. and it's no different. in altadena, where we spoke with one woman whose home and studio are now just a memory. we work so hard to get here and now to see it this way. i never thought i would live through something like this. just heartbreaking to report on. and among the ashes in altadena is the town's historically black community. our velena jones was

there and brings us more on how that community embraced diversity and the concerns of what they will see in the future. among the ashes in altadena includes the community's history of acceptance and diversity. that was the most important thing my dad shared with me, he says. make sure you buy your house, you know? so when we bought this house in 1993, the whole thing was to buy it and create generational wealth. we were not going to leave. kevin williams family moved here in 1965 as a kid, while many families were being pushed out of their communities and redlined. williams family found refuge in altadena with a dream of creating generational wealth. and again, one of the other reasons why we wanted to maintain this residence is for the legacy purposes, for them to be able to inherit this house so that they could stay. it's tough. williams lost two buildings on his property to the fire, but his home was saved. he'soncerned for those in the black community who weren't as

lucky. he explains many of their homes were inherited and aren't insured. so are they going to be able to rebuild? who's going to come into the neighborhood? what's going to happen to the to the african people who trailblazed micheaux's home of 40 years was also lost in the fire. she's a historian and explains at one point, altadena was around 48% african-american. she says. today, that number is closer to 20%. pasadena was doing a lot of urban redevelopment and urban renewal, and it used to be the urban renewal. removal is what was actually said. and so a lot of people of color moved up from pasadena to altadena. these are four of the 11 victims who lost their lives in the eaton fire. we are still waiting to hear about the other victims. as the community looks to heal. they hope their legacy of diversity

will be preserved is a rare good example for america. i think for how we've all gotten along and been very diverse. velena jones today in the bay and we just got an update from cal fire. the eaton fire was 15% contained. it is now up to 27% containment. so some good news there in altadena. meanwhile, mexico is lending its support in the wildfire battle in los angeles. more than 70 mexican firefighters and humanitarian workers touched down yesterday at lax. they also ought food and supply donations with them. they'll join the 14,000 firefighters, national guard members and officers already on the ground in la. governor newsom was on the runway to meet crews and thank mexico for the solidarity. firefighters on the ground have two big concerns the winds picking up again, creating the risk of flying embers and sparking new fires. teams from two bay area companies are in

the fire zones using their technology to help our today in the bay, marianne favro reports. a san francisco company is providing monitors that can detect new fires within three minutes of sparking, while a san jose state researcher says his company is able to more accurately track the winds. together, they're hoping their innovations will provide critical information to fire crews as flames continue to rage through southern california. vasya is rushing to put up high tech fire monitors developed by torch. the san francisco company he founded. he says the devices are designed to detect a fire within three minutes of igniting. we took the concept of a smoke alarm and we brought it to the outdoors. except we also have infrared cameras, spectral analysis, gas sensing, temperature and humidity sensing and ai. and all of that is combined in inexpensive sensors spread around an area. and the goal is for them to detect a

fire really early on. that information can be critical, especially in areas where embers can quickly start a fire. in evacuation zones where there are no people around to report them. we're just trying to put sensors up in any of the at risk areas early in the fire fight, winds in the palisades area topped 80 miles an hour, and high winds are still a concern, which is why a san jose state university fire weather researcher is working to deploy his technology to provide more accurate wind forecasts in the fire zones. our model has been trained up to predict the winds in that area, to be more accurate and give firefighters an edge. he says right now, his company, paladin industries, is providing current wind data to a meteorologist assigned to the southern california fires to provide critical data to determine where fire crews should go and how to keep them safe when a fire detection occurs. we're looking to model the first eight hours of the fire more accurately than

anyone else. while bh companies are still fine tuning their technology, they hope their data can make a difference and help crews more effectively battle future fires. marianne favro today in the bay. meanwhile, the san francisco spca is stepping in to help pets displaced by the fires. the shelter is waiving adoption fees for dogs they currently have in order to clear space for animals from the los angeles area. they plan to drive south tomorrow to pick up animals in the la shelters that they're currently housing. to clear space for pets of fire victims. if you're not looking to adopt, people can offer support. dropping off clean towel sheets and unopened pet food to the spca. also, monetary donations are always welcome and nbc bay area will continue to follow the fires in la throughout this newscast. when we're not on the air, our website is getting updates around the clock from our team. just go to nbcbayarea.com. in

other news now. new overnight police are investigating what caused a shooting in the south bay. it happened just after 10:00 last night on loma verde drive, near eaton avenue and winchester boulevard. that's in san jose. police say a man was shot. he is now in critical condition. no word on who shot him. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available. 710 right now, we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, we'll talk to kristen welker for a preview of this week's meet the press and an exclusive interview with governor gavin newsom. responding to cr

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criticism for governor gavin newsom. please join me in welcoming kristen welker, moderator of meet the press. hi, kristen. great to see you as always. the reason i introduced you with governor newsom is because this morning you are sharing an exclusive interview with california's governor. he was on the ground with nbc correspondent jacob soboroff. the burning question does the governor answer the criticism? kira. first, i just want to say our thoughts are with all of you in california. everyone i know they're suffering and hurting. so please know that we're all thinking about you. and that was top of mind, certainly as we were putting this show together, including having governor gavin newsom and those really tough questions that you referenced are jacob soboroff does ask him about the response, the fact that he has called for an investigation into the water shortages, which you were just talking about, governor newsom saying he has some very serious questions. soboroff asks him,

prpressesim, are you essentially trying to place blame on other officials by having this independent investigation? he says, absolutely not. that's why this is an independent investigation. and jacob asks him if he still has confidence in mayor karen bass, for example, he says yes, he has confidence in the entire community. this is a really critical interview coming at a pivotal moment. it is clear that governor newsom understands the fact that people have a lot of questions about how these fires were handled. and he's still incredibly concerned. kira the fact that there are concerns that the santa ana winds might pick up yet again. he says these next 48 hours are going to be critical. he's doubled the number of national guard troops who are on the scene. they're dealing with the response. he also has some pretty firm words for president elect donald trump, who has called him incompetent, who's blamed him for the fire response. he says, look, the president elect is trying to inject politics into this moment. he's invited mr.

trump to come to california. will he? that remains an open question. and another open question, kyra. look, president biden has pledged 100% federal government support for the next six months in terms of dealing with these fires. will this incoming administration, will this new congress be able to follow through? with that? i interviewed oklahoma senator james lankford, who says, yes, that is the anticipation, and they're going to do everything in their power to try to make sure that happens. so a lot to unpack today on the program really is just an extraordinary conversation with our jacob soboroff, the most extensive we've seen really to date with the governor. wow. christian, thank you so much for your love and support and incredible interviews. we look forward to seeing you in about 45 minutes from now. we hope you join christian for this morning's meet the press. as mentioned, she'll have that exclusive interview with governor gavin newsom, as well as california democratic senator alex padilla and oklahoma repubublican senatr james lankford. stick right here with us for today in the bay.

and then meet the press is on at 8 a.m. after our newscast. and coming up in about 30 minutes from now, we'll talk to nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston about how president elect trump's foreign policy is starting to take shape. prior to his even taking office. back here locally, oakland's chinatown is getting a big boost to improve safety for people living there. newly sworn in congresswoman lateefah simon announced yesterday that $2 million in federal funding to reconnect chinatown's community to the waterfront by maintaining and enhancing pathways that go under eight 8880, has long split chinatown from the waterfront neighborhood, limiting residents ability to access opportunities or simply travel safely between destinations. that new grant will fund enhancements to the underpasses that currently separate chinatown, increasing safety measures, expanding accessible walkways and bike paths. a northern california indigenous tribe is celebrating

a victory that will also bring big changes to the city of vallejo. the u.s. department of interior is approving a request by the scotts valley band of pomo indians to place a 128 acre parcel of land in federal trust. what that means is the government holds the title, but the tribe gets to develop and govern the land. the scotts valley tribe plans to build an eight story casino, as well as homes and an administrative building on the site, which is bordered by i-80 and columbus parkway in vallejo. several bay area tribes, along with governor newsom, oppose the plan. they say the scotts valley tribe has no historic connection to the land. meanwhile, macy's flagship san francisco store has been spared. for now, the company has shared a list of more than 60 store locations closing this year. macy's said it will close 66 stores, most in the first quarter of the year, and that includes a few bay area locations, like one in newark as well as corte madera. it's part

of the company's plan, which was announced last year to close about 150 underproducing stores over the next three years. the union square store is still on the chopping block, but it's spared for now. plans to close at some point. once a buyer is found. happening tomorrow. get ready for a scheduled change on bart. bart is starting construction to its train control system, so departure times will shift by a few minutes. late night construction will happen between the colma and millbrae stations after 9 p.m, the millbrae station will be served by a train that will run every 15 minutes between millbrae and sfo. only riders will have to transfer at sfo to board a yellow line train to finish their trip. now to a celebration of latino culture in the south bay. the children's discovery museum in san jose pulled out all the stops for three kings day or el dia de los reyes magos yesterday. the tradition actually took place on monday, which you might know as

the epiphany, but yesterday the museum invited families to celebrate the day with events and activities. you can see guests, all those little kids with their crowns. guests learned how to make tortillas and had a tasting of the traditional three kings cake called rosca de reyes. the museum says the local celebration started almost 30 years ago. this year, the event also featured a bilingual storytime about the history of the three kings, led by miss america world and san jose native athena crosby. wow. just incredible there. time now to check in with cinthia pimentel for a look at our microclimate forecast. and that's why at my house, you will still see the christmas tree up through the rest of the month while we celebrate all of these little holidays here and there. wow, what a beautiful sunrise. we're so lucky here. the weather is just so interesting to talk about. i wanted to take a moment to try again. oh, she didn't get it. but here we are to explain. all right. i want to take a moment to talk about why we are

in this stubborn pattern and what we should be getting. typically, we have the alaskan low coming in through january, february, bringing us all of those storms back to back, keeping that high pressure subtle and out towards the pacific. but what is happening right now? it's become a much more pattern bringing us that dry weather that we've been seeing, those clear skies and that low slips into the deserts and brings in the winds over n t only southern california, but for us too. so it's that gradient that's driving up those wind speeds, and it's pretty stubborn to break. i don't see it breaking for the next couple of days. so we're under that wind advisory. we see those northerly winds continuing dying down a little bit as we go on into the afternoon. but picking up once again, i think that wind advisory will be extended for parts of the north bay where it's going to be much more gusty, upwards of 30 miles an hour, and you climb up into the hilltops even stronger there. so without that rain, we could be bringing up that fire danger over the next couple of days. so

continue to be vigilant, not only with los angeles, but for us here too. the temperatures are also going up as we get the warming. look at where we are for santa rosa today, a high of 64 where we should be in the upper 50s, not only there, but through concord, san francisco, livermore, and even in san jose low 60s. we're feeling that sunshine and the warmth climbing up into the mid 60s for today. that pattern, as i mentioned, stubborn, high pressure, still sitting over the state for the next couple of days, driving up those wind speeds for southern california for us too. i see it continuing even on into next weekend as once again, that low pressure slides in through the deserts, bringing up the gradient and the wind speeds for us here in the golden state. so we're going to see lots of more sunshine. not only that, but our temperatures in the overnight hours, with the lack of that cloud cover going to dip down into the 30s over the next couple of days. so chilly mornings to start our workweek here, getting back into the routine in our inland valleys, san francisco and along the peninsula. you saw that full

moon as you got ready. maybe this morning we are going to see the king tides return over the next couple of days. so prepare for some little flooding situations here and there. otherwise 60s and clear skies through the city. all right, cynthia, thanks so much. 22 past the hour right now. there is much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up, the nfl's wild card weekend, delivering on that wild name. we'll show you the dominating performance king henry delivered in the ravens win over the steelers. sports is next.

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seasons with detroit, houston and the new york mets. he's a three time cy young award winner, a nine time all star and a two time world series champ. he won both of those with the astros. the big question is, how much does he have left in the tank? he'll b be 42 next month. speaking of tank at the shark tank. san jose taking on minnesota. down two in the second. william eklund is there for the rebound and the put back. it's his ninth goal of the season. that cut the lead in half. but the wild would put the game out of reach with an empty netter late in the third. the wild skate by the sharks by the final of 3 to 1. stars back. meanwhile, there goes henry. there goes henry all the way for the touchdown. oh, henry! derrick henry running wild in the wild card game against the steelers. he rushes for 186 yards and two touchdowns. baltimore had 299 yards on the ground. the ravens run all over

the steelers 28 to 14. former niners head coach jim harbaugh leading his chargers into houston against former niners defensive coordinator demeco ryans and the texans. houston's defense was on its game. they had four interceptions, including this pick six by eric murray. the texans shocked the chargers 32 to 12 blake mohs to jump into the passing lane. good if it goes. got it off the bank. jaylen blakes cashes in at the bank. the cardinal up ten over virginia at the break. maxime renault led the way for stanford. he had a game high 24 points and ten rebounds. it's his nation leading 13th double double of the season. the cardinal win it 88 to 65. also cal lost to virginia tech. that's a look at your morning sports i'm anthony flores for today in the bay anthony thanks. 27 past the hour. we have much more ahead on today in the bay. coming up some good news. containment is growingor the

eaton fire. as the los angeles wildfires continue to put up a furious fight. and a bay area bartender, los angeles native wants to do her part to help her hometown where you can buy an la inspired cocktail to give back

good morning. it is sunday, january 12th. a gorgeous look, as i always seem to say. cotton candy skies from emeryville towards san francisco on a glorious sunday morning. we are just so lucky to be here, aren't we? thank you so much for starting your sunday morning with us. i'm kira klapper cinthia pimentel has a quick look at our microclimate forecast. a little bit of levity for the moment. yeah, there wasn't a cloud in the sky anywhere in the bay area overnight, as we still see the winds coming offshore and clearing those conditions. we start mostly in the 50s. there's

a few 40s and 30s, so about a 20 degree difference as we make our way up into petaluma. but you slide just over on into napa there in the 50s because of those gusts coming down the mountains, warming the areas closer to it for a couple of more hours. we see those gusts up there in mount saint helena around 40 plus, mount diablo to gusty and along the ridge tops of the santa cruz mountains. that's going to continue for the next couple of hours. continuing for the next couple of days is the red flag warning down in southern california, where those gusts could pick up once again as we go on into tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday, 50 to 70 plus. so we'll continue to watch that, maybe talk about when we could break out of this dangerous pattern coming up in about ten minutes, kyra. did you say 50 to 70 plus mile per hour winds? my goodness. well, speaking of, we want to give you this live look this morning at our storm ranger, our sky ranger. pardon me, over los angeles, over the palisades. as the fire continues to grow, new evacuation orders ordered for

encino and brentwood, and evacuation warnings for places like malibu and calabasas. flames are creeping closer to homes in those iconic neighborhoods, as well as the 405 and 101 freeways. more than 23,000 acres burned in that fire about 36mi■!s. it is only 11% contained. the firefight is nonstop, but the fire is unrelenting. by the way, we are awaiting a press conference at 8 a.m. to update on where that palisades fire fight stands this morning. meanwhile, the death toll has risen to at least 16. just 11 of those deaths are from the eaton fire alone. it continues to burn just north of pasadena. it wiped out entire neighborhoods in altadena. some good news. the containment is up. it is at 27% this morning. it has burned more than 14,000 acres. and this is actually a live look for you this morning. again, 14,000 acres destroyed and 40,000 structures are still

threatened thanks to our sister station in l.a. for those live looks for us this morning, families there in altadena are in disbelief after losing everything. thousands are homeless after learning the worst. nbc's annette arriola, from our sister station in los angeles, gives us a look at the devastation the eaton fire has left behind. we are still driving around the city of altadena, looking at some of the most devastated neighborhoods neighborhoods that were wiped out by the eaton fire. we know that over 7000 structures have been damaged or destroyed right now. they still have the curfew in place. 6 p.m. through 6 a.m. national guard is still on site, and really, the only people that are being allowed in is media, law enforcement officials and agencies, the gas company, all the utility companies that are trying to figure out exactly how to get the city back up and running. so folks, residents who

live here can at some point start coming back in. of course, there is growing frustration with a lot of the residents because they want to see exactly how their home is looking like right now, if it's still standing and what their neighborhood is, is looking like at the moment, and it's sheer and utter devastation, there are entire neighborhoods that have been wiped out, other homes that are still standing, and the process of rebuilding is going to be a long and painful one. but again, evacuation orders are still in place. and of course, we know that another round of gusty winds is scheduled to move into the area. we'll send it back to you guys. annette, thanks so much from our sister station in la. and we just mentioned those malibu evacuation warnings, but new this morning, nearly a third of ththe city o malibu has been lot to the palisades fire. that's according to the city's mayor. he tells us a number of homes along pch and the community of

big rock are gone. more homes. from big rock to carbon mesa road are severely damaged or completely gone. meanwhile, federal authorities are taking over the investigation into the cause of the palisades fire. la city leaders say the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives is now leading the task force that's made up of federal, state and local police. police have arrested a man for allegedly starting a brush fire in azusa. that's just east of where the eaton fire is burning. the small fire sparked just after 1130 friday night. witnesses told officers the man who started the fire was still there. when officers responded, they found him standing next to the flames and arrested him on arson charges. firefighters thankfully quickly put out the fire. and new this morning we are learning that two people were arrested after violating the curfew in the palisades fire

evacuation zone near. vice president kamala harris's home in brentwood. the two men were not on the vice president's property when they were arrested, but the curfew was put in place to help keep looters away during the wildfires. and we have some astonishing new numbers from cal fire that give some context to just how devastating these fires are. we are only 12 days into 2025, but cal fire says nearly 40,000 acres have already burned. compare that to the five year average. at this point, it's usually 13 acres. cal fire says this drives home the point that now more than ever, people need to be prepared. that means clearing dry brush, creating buffer zones around your home, building fire building with fire resistant materials, and preparing with those go bags. many people in the bay area are wondering how they can help fire victims in southern california. our today in the bay, alyssa goard, has a look at some of the ways people are jumping in to

offer support. here in the bay area, businesses and community groups have been finding all kinds of ways to help support folks who have been impacted by the fires in los angeles. many people here say that their loved ones have had their lives forever changed by this disaster. whipping up cocktails is leah hanley's specialty at the snug bar in san francisco. she grew up near altadena, where the eaton fire is raging in southern california. she says the school she attended and the school where her mom is currently a teacher was destroyed, so no one really knows quite yet what the future holds for those students or my mom. leah and her coworkers want to help people and animals in la as they recover from the fires. so friday they launched a new cocktail called the city of angels as a fundraiser. for every cocktail sold, we're donating $3 split between the pasadena humane society and the california fire foundation. in two days, it's become their most popular cocktail by far. it has

kumquat. it's very floral with some rosemary, and it's just kind of representing california's terroir. and there's also a rosewater component to incorporate the city of roses, which is pasadena, a few miles away. blackjet baking is also mixing flavors to provide relief. i've decided to make a coconut layer cake that has on the top. i love la on it. the cakes can be ordered online and the proceeds will go to the nonprofit restaurants care. so they've created this fund that will go directly to restaurant workers, food and beverage workers. local content creators are also gathering donations of new clothes and toiletries. they'll have a big drive in emeryville sunday. every dollar counts. just if you have anything to spare or if you don't, just continue to project information and have conversations and make sure that you keep the humans affected in mind. alyssa goard today in the bay. as these devastating fires seem to be a

reality for californians and east bay community held a disaster training class yesterday. in fact, berkeley holds cert classes every year. cert stands for community emergency response team. in the class, people learn how to help when first responders might not be available. the instructor began by talking about the l.a. fires and how the 1991 berkeley and oakland hills firestorm broke out under similar conditions. it's not new news to the people of berkeley, and i also mentioned that the whole north side of berkeley burned in 1923, and the same conditions and that and the number one thing that we've learned from this is that when these fires and these winds do occur is that we encourage people to evacuate early. organizers say there were so many people on the waiting list for this introductory class that they are planning two additional classes. we, of

course, will continue to follow the fires in la throughout this newscast, but when we're not on the air, our website is a great resource that's being updated around the clock. you can go to nbcbayarea.com or find us on all of your streaming platforms. new. this morning, police in the east bay are searching for the people responsible for another smash and grab robbery. it happened just before four this morning at the extra mile gas station on san pablo avenue in berkeley. surveillance video shows several people taking a cash register, cigarettes as well as cash. they also tampered with the atm inside the store but were unable to get inside of it. the store owner didn't want to go on camera, but says that his store has been hit several times, and we have seen the same smash and grabs the last week in oakland as well. 40 past the hour. still to come on today in the bay, a tunnel at the border discovered by the border patrol. how investigators found

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to this sunday funday. walnut creek looks gorgeous. you can thank the offshore winds for that. we are in that wind advisory until 10:00 this morning. but here's why i think it's going to be extended on into our monday. yes, we do bring down those gusts into the afternoon today, but still keeping it very gusty in those north bay hills. as we go on into monday, some of it even still trickling through parts of the east bay and the range here of the santa cruz mountains. so expect that to continue and hear back from me. if we do extend this, the more days we go without rain, the higher that we're going to be bringing up the fire danger over the next couple of days. yes, we've gotten some storms, but we're still drying out those hillsides without that rainfall. we are also seeing the temperatures staying mild and sunny for today. still going to feel pretty uniform in those low to mid 60s for santa rosa, parts of

oakland and hayward. a little bit cooler out there towards livermore in those low 60s. not a raindrop in sight for the next couple of days throughout the state, as i've been mentioning throughout the hour. but i can offer a little bit of hope as we talk about the situation down in la. the red flag warning will continue for today, tomorrow, tuesday and wednesday. but as we start to advance these models into the second half of the week, i do see those contours and the wind speeds dying down a little bit, as well as those gusts, so we could see a little bit of improvement here as we start to wind down the week thursday and friday. without that rainfall, at least the gusts will be less of a factor for the crews down there. so continue to send your best thoughts down to our friends in los angeles. back here in the bay area, we're going to see those clear skies, breezy at times through san francisco and the peninsula. low 40s. but check this for our inland valleys. we are going to come back down into the 30s. so chilly starts. sunny days around the bay. a little bit concerning

though. we should be in our rainy season, but we will take this the sunny skies to get us through the next couple of days as we send our thoughts to people down in southern california. yeah, definitely. cynthia. thanks. 44 past the hour. we have much more ahead on today in the bay coming up. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here to look at president elect trump's foreign policy plan, already outlined before he takes office for his next term. a week from tomorrow. plus, tomorrow morning. it's a new today. craig melvinn will join savannah guthrie as co-anchor of the today show. be sure to tune in right here on nbc bay area to see how today celebrates craig on his first day as co-anchor.

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tunnel from mexico in el paso,

texas. the u.s. border patrol and homeland security agents found the cross tunnel on thursday during an inspection of a mexican storm drain to el paso's storm drain system. the tunnel is about six feet tall, four feet wide, with lighting and ventilation. w wood beams braced the tunnel and investigation is underway. special counsel jack smith has resigned from the justice department. smith, as you likely know, led two federal cases against donald trump, one alleging trump tried to overturn his 2020 election defeat and the other alleging trump mishandled classified documents. but smith dropped both cases after trump defeated vice president kamala harris in the november election. smith cited a long standing justice department rule against prosecuting sitting presidents. however, smith's report on trump's alleged involvement in trying to overturn the 2020 election is expected to be released soon. trump continues

to deny any allegations against him. meanwhile, incoming president trump takes office a week from tomorrow and he has already outlined his foreign policy for the next four years. nbc bay area political analyst larry gerston is here. great to see you as always. give a sense of where trump wants to take the country, perhaps versus his first term. you know, kira, we've heard a lot of descriptions about donald trump, but one i think that we overlook so often is he is unconvtional. he is out of the box in terms of the way most presidents operate. and people love that about him. a lot of them do, and that's probably why he's there. so here we go down the foreign policy trail, so to speak. and if you remember, during t first term, trump used his america first policy. what was tt about? well, he withdrew the united states from so many obligations the paris climate accord, the world health organization. he even worked out an agreement at that time to withdraw from iran and nuclear,

nuclear, nuclear arms development program. he got out of that stuff. so he took the united states out of so many obligations around the world because he talked about america first. but now now he's going in a different direction at the same time. he's going in two directions at once, a two pronged approach. now, as he decides to flex america's muscles in very strange and interesting parts of the world. okay, so what do you mean by that? flexing the muscles. can you explain that? you can't believe it until you see it. but but first of all, he's talked about. and seriously, mind you, he's talked about making canada the 51st state that canadians should come join us. you know, we could really use that. the territory will be the biggest economic power in the world. you know, we'll be an economic juggernaut. so that's the first thing. there you see it right there on the screen. let's bring in canada 51st state. and then there's the question of mexico. mexico. of course trump has accused mexico of funneling lots of illegal drugs to the united states, or at least not stopping

it. we want to send troops down to mexico to make sure that they listen to us. and then then there's the panama canal. well, the chinese are there. yes, they are, by the way, the chinese are there. they have a responsibility, a contract to manage two ports at either end of the canal. he says no, the panama canal has been ripping us off. we've got to take control of that canal because they're not treating us correctly. oh my goodness. and then there's greenland. okay. greenland, of course, is part of denmark. you know, it's a territory of denmark. but greenland is a great a great country or should be. and we can use all of their minerals. so, so really, maybe the denmark will sell us greenland. i mean, this is pretty interesting stuff. and it really shows you at the one hand he's keeping that america first policy. but on the other hand, he's taking the united states all over the world. and isn't denmark or greenland trying to get away from denmark at its own sovereignty already? i doubt they want to be under our rule. i feel like they said thanks, but no thanks already on that

one. they did. they did say that. but this is what makes it so interesting. there are different possible consequences that can come from each of these. and you're absolutely right. greenland is really talking big about becoming independent, but not independent so that they can join the united states. but maybe independent. they can work out some better economic relationships with the united states. yeah, okay. we get that one. but really sending troops to mexico and panama, you know what? these are sovereign countries. they really don't like the idea of the united states meddling in their affairs like this. so, so. and canada. no thanks. although trump managed to shake up things in canada so much that they're there, prime minister justin trudeau actually had to withdraw. step down. so what do we get out of all this? well, we get a president who's not afraid to do things very differently, as this one is doing differently than any president i can ever recall. america first, on the one hand. but i'll tell you something. we're going to rattle our sabers wherever we want. i did a personal poll from my cousins in canada,nd they're

they're not interested. they're not happy. they're not happy. they love los angeles. visiting where i grew up. they're not interested in being a part of the united states. so check them out. there you go. all right, larry, thanks as always. great to see you. 52 past the hour. up next, a quick look at our top stories, including containment is growing for the eaton fire. as those l.a. wildfires

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the fire is under control in los angeles county. the death toll among all of the fires burning at one point there were five, now stands at 16. and 11 of those are from the eaton fire alone. but we do have a live look this morning at the palisades fire as it continues to just furiously fight against those firefighters. this is a look thanks to our nbc sky ranger. with new evacuations ordered for encino and brentwood. the 405 freeway being threatened. the 101 freeway being threatened. and the mayor of malibu now saying one third of their city is scorched and destroyed. at last check, more than 23,000 acres had burned in that fire. that's about 36mi■!s. but we are awaiting a press conference in about five minutes to u update on where that palisades fire fight stands. meanwhile, the death toll, as mentioned, has risen to 16, mostly from that eaton fire, as we just mentioned. it continues

to burn north o pasadena after it wiped out entire neighborhoods in altadena. it has gone up to 27% containment, though, so that is a little morsel of good news. it has burned more than 14,000 acres, but still threatens nearly 40,000 structures. and this is a look live thanks to our sister station in los angeles, knbc, for this look in altadena just destroyed. it looks like they are there for the press conference for us, so we'll bring that to you on nbcbayarea.com. meanwhile, federal authorities are taking over the investigation into the cause of the palisades fire. the l.a. city leaders say that the atf has taken over, and that's made up of federal, state and local police. we, of course, will continue to follow the fires throughout the day, throughout the week, as they might continue. our website is a great resource. we are updating it around the clock. if you have our app, that's a great resource as well. and we are on all streaming platforms, you can't

escape us. you can get the information any way you want. and cynthia has one last look at the forecast before we go. we're still going to see some gusty winds at times through the hillsides, especially dry and sunny. cool mornings ahead. fingers crossed for those gusty winds for us, we want to thank you for making us a part of your morning know, 5 or 6 p.m. news tonight. instead, it's football night in america right here on nbc bay area. the washington commanders at the tampa bay buccaneers on sunday night football. we have a special edition newscast right after that. and then we are back at 11 p.m, as mentioned. until then, you can always staup to date on nbcbayarea.com. we hope you are safe. and wherever this finds you and your loved ones, we appreciate your joining us. we hope you have a great sunday and we'd love to see you back here next

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