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homes still threatened by flames. but firefighters are starting to gain ground on the wildfires burning in southern california. as the firefight continues, we are starting to get a clearer picture of the destruction left behind. at least 24 lives lost in the fires and thousands of homes reduced to ash. as survivors prepare to return to devastated neighborhoods. i don't want anybody else to have to go through the disappointment and despair that i had to experience this week. good evening. thank you so much for joining us. i'm garvin thomas and i'm gia vang. firefighters took advantage of calmer winds today to make some progress battling the flames of the palisades and eaton fires. those are the two largest fires still burning, but the fight is far from over. so here's a look at where things stand tonight. the palisades fire has burned nearly 24,000 acres and is just 13% contained. containment has jumped to 27% over at the eaton fire. it has burned more than 14,000 acres in altadena. and

the message from firefighters tonight. stay alert. don't let your guard down as a fire danger remains high. so meteorologist rob mayeda is here now tracking the conditions as crews are wondering what kind of conditions they're up against tonight. yeah, and as you mentioned, they did make some gains to wrap up the weekend. when you look at the fire activity out on the palisades fire 24 hours ago, the fire activity today a lot less. it's been reduced by the hard work of nonstop air crews and ground crew work there on the palisades fire, but also the wind speeds have not been quite as extreme, but this is set to change as we head towards this time tomorrow night, especially in western l.a. county and across all of ventura county. here, off to the west. watch this time frame closely as we head into 4 a.m. tuesday. extreme fire danger being called a particularly dangerous situation redeveloping across the mountain areas north and west of los angeles. this is going to be from 4 a.m. to about midday on wednesday, where he could see wind gusts once again, getting into the 50 to 70 mile per hour range on those higher

mountain tops and the higher hills there of western l.a. county. and because of that, red flag warnings are still in effect for many of those locations where you still have those fires burning around west of los angeles and north of l.a. in fact, as you can see here, that red flag warning has been extended through wednesday. that one two punch of red flag warnings and high wind warnings at the same time set to complicate firefighting efforts on existing fires and the risk for new fires going up and fortunately, over the next couple of days. rob, thank you very much. a as the fires rage , we are hearing more harrowing stories from the burn zones. that includes an altadena man who put his life on the line to save his family's home, and a lifetime of memories. nbc bay area senior investigative reporter bigad shaban reports from altadena. it's just like a wall of fire just coming. embers everywhere. felipe carrillo is worried stronger winds could send flames from the eaton fire back towards his home in altadena. two of the only houses

still standing on his block are homes. he says he personally saved with his garden hose. i caught on fire a couple of times. you caught on fire? yes. and so what i started doing is every once in a while, i would just spray myself with the garden hose, just soak myself with the garden hose and continue to fight. he's since lost electricity and his water supply has run dry. but he's afraid if he leaves the evacuation area, he won't be allowed to return. so he's gathered up fire extinguishers and gardening tools tbattle any future fires. so if by chance an ember hits the house and starts, i'm going to give it my best. and he's filling buckets using his pool, still coated in ash. i know they're dirty, but water is water. he says it's not just the house he's protecting, it's his family's memories. the first time i saw my daughter, the very first time i saw my dauaughter.s how do you replace that? you can't. you just can't, you know? it was priceless. i wasn't going

to let it go. i was going to give him my best. andy says he's prepared to do it again. now i need the county and the city and the state to finish the fight for us to start to rebuild this community, to help the people that lost everything. i'm passing the baton. i need you guys to bring our neighbors back. bigad shaban, nbc, bay area news. an investigation is underway into whether southern california edison equipment played a role in starting the hurst fire. that fire sparked on tuesday in sylmar, west of altadena. it's one of the smaller fires now 89% contained. southern califnia's power company revealed friday a downed conductor was discovered in the vicinity of the fire, but it does not show whether the damage occurred before or after flames broke out. now, fire agencies are now looking into the matter. the hurst fire has burned 800 acres. among those who answered the call for help, dozens of

fire crews from the bay area who tonight are on the front lines, battling the flames in the southland. nbc bay area's marianne favro is here with a closer look at what they have been facing. marianne. the bay area crews are understandably exhausted. they are working 24 hour shifts in intense heat, and they are seeing winds stronger than many of them have ever faced before. as the firefight wages on tonight in southern california, bay area fire crews from oakland say conditions have improved since they first arrived last week. facing winds topping 80 miles an hour. it was definitely incredibly intense, incredibly hot, very low fuel moistures and just a youou know, i've heard one of my colleagues describe it as a hellscape, you know, just an entire wall of flames as far as they could see surrounding them. more than a dozen oakland firefighters are in southern california with three engines and a water tender. truck crews say, winds those initial hours on the front

lines made firefighting nearly impossible. you're not able to do anything with the hose stream and try and spray at that wind. it's just going to come right back in your face. and so in some respects, some of the firefighting efforts are just completely futile. dozens of bay area cal fire crews, including strike teams from santa clara and san mateo counties, are also fighting the palisades and eaton fires. they're dealing with, you know, you know, steep, steep slopes, dense vegetation, in some cases, narrow roads, limited access. cal fire spokesman colin noyes says crews have had to adapt to limited resources. yeah, there were some challenges with water supply during the massive initial attack. he says right now, firefighters have plenty of water but are bracing for the next challenge. a red flag warning and strong winds expected the next few days. when fire crews volunteer to go to a

fire in another part of the state, they must commit to being there for 1 days. but in this case, it's possible they could be asked to stay in southern california even longer. so far, no bay area crews have been injured. marianne favro, nbc, bay area news. we hope it stays that way. marianne. thank you. 2500 california national guard personnel are on hand. governor newsom deploying an extra 1000 service members to the area. this morning video right here from inside a national guard plane shows a crew making a fire retardant drop over the palisades fire. they're also helping with public safety efforts. california's leaders are rushing to remove red tape for those impacted by the l.a. fires, in hope of helping them rebuild. today, the governor took action, waiving some environmental requirements for those rebuilding in the fire zones. nbc bay area's alyssa goard explains why. anxieties are high given the building challenges people already face in the state. survivors of the l.a. county fires will face many

hurdles in the days, weeks and months ahead. governor gavin newsom told nbc's jacob soboroff he doesn't want logistical red tape to be one of those hurdles. california leads the nation in environmental stewardship. i'm not going to give that up. but one thing i won't give into is delay. on sunday, newsom issued an executive order lifting requirements for the california coastal act and the california environmental quality act. for those rebuilding from these fires. many, including the l.a. area chamber of commerce and the north bay nonprofit after the fire, are already applauding this action. what newsom did today by sort of removing that entire aspect of the california coastal commission and sequa will be an absolute game changer for everybody who wants to rebuild along that stretch. jennifer gray thompson, who founded her nonprofit in the wake of the 2017 wine country fires, says it took about five years for much of the rebuilding

in sonoma county. she expects, because so many properties in the palisades fire are along the coast there, rebuilding could take even longer. we don't want people to give up hope that they can actually do it. it's going to be a slog in a long time, but they can do it. we as a state have to rally and do everything we can to support la. as folks rebuild and recover, and we have to be there for our neighbors to the south. state senator scott wiener supports newsom's executive order as well, but he says it highlights how challenging building has become in california. and so we want to make sure, of course, that as folks in l.a. are recovering, that they can get what they need quickly. but let's be clear, we need to be making these changes in many ways statewide, not exactly what the governor proposed, but we need to streamline and expedite people's ability to build new homes. newsom is also directing state agencies to find other permitting issues that are causing delays for la fire survivors, hoping to keep them

in the state. we want you to come back, rebuild. alyssa goard, nbc, bay area news. an east bay community is coming together to help one of their neighbors, whose cousin lost her southern california home. megan stern put out the word to friends in the danville area after her cousin, aaron dahl, lost everything in the palisades fire. the response was overwhelming, and she partnered with a friend who has experience helping fire victims to make sure the donations. all of these right here get to those who need them. today, a team of volunteers sorted the items, locked them up and loaded them up on a truck that's aded down to southern california tomorrow. we lost our whole community and we didn't know what to do. so when my family reached out and said that they wanted to help, of course, you know, you say yes. what you don't expect is for their community to then rally behind and then their community's community to rally behind. and it's just shows how

good people are. i mean, people are so good. it just feels like this wonderful love of people who are always willing to come together and help. and that, to me, is exactly why we build a community. and for now, aaron and her family are staying with friends in los angeles. we're back in 60s just ahead. a close call caught on camera. one family rushes to pack up as the eaton fire explodes behind their home. you'll hear from them next. plus, the bay area community continues to come together to help fire victims. the donation drives popping up in the volunteers giving back, and it's a chilly night around the bay area with 30s in napa and danville at this hour and gusty wind around mount saint helena. the reason why we've got both frost advisories and wind advisories in effect tonight. the latest on that and when rain might return to that pete g. writes, "my tween wants a new phone. how do i not break the bank?" we got you, pete. xfinity mobile was designed to save you money

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homicide investigation. it happened just after 10:00 last night on loma verde drive, near winchester boulevard in san jose. initially, investigators said the man shot was in critical condition, but this morning they released an update saying he did not survive. we reached out for more information in this case. so far, no arrests and no suspect description. and 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. this is in berkeley. surveillance video right here showing several people taking a cash register, cigarettes and stealing more cash. though the suspects were unable to break open an atm in that store. the owner says thieves have hit his store several times. people in the east bay may have felt a little extra jolt this morning. a 3.5 earthquake struck just south of concord a few minutes before nine this morning. the usgs originally said it was a magnitude 3.7, but later dialed that back to a 3.5. no reports

of any injuries or damage. please, god. please, god save us. save our house. terrifying moments caught on camera. a couple forced to leave their home as it eaton fire erupted. luckily, the couple escaped with their two dogs unhard. nbc's dana williams is in southern california and spoke to them about their close call. hey, babe, i need you to come out here right now. we have a very big problem. i've seen the fires spread so fast, and i knew that with how close that fire was to us, that we would literally have minutes to get out safely. cheryl and jeffrey khoi have lived in altadena for 20 years. she says she wasn her way home from work on the 210 freeway when she looked in the distance and saw an orange glow. as she got closer, she knew it was time for them to pack up and leave. oh, no. minutes later, at 6:25 p.m, the fire grew. oh my god. then 6:28 p.m, the power lines were completely engulfed in

smoke and in flames. a nightmare horror movie. you just don't ever want to see something like that. and it was so close. that tower is very close to our house. i'm going to spray the spray. the roof. by 641, jeffrey tried to spray down his roof but said the wind was so strong he is not sure any of the water even stuck. what it did instead was kari embers straight to their home. please god, please god, save us. save our house. you're not going to be able to control that, you know. so seeing that, i. i immediately went to this. this is very, very bad. according to their video, by 653 tuesday night, they were pulling away from their house under an orange sky, facing what was the unthinkable. we potentially could lose everything at this point. by. jeffrey and cheryl were able to get to safety along with their two dogs, and they say by a miracle, they returned wednesday to see their home still standing. but of course, it doesn't fully make up for all

that's been lost. from my particular viewpoint, it seemed like that that could have been the initial start of it. we got to go. i we're just. just devastated. now, back here in the bay area, people are coming together to collect donations for the people impacted by the fires. one drive was held in pleasanton today. the organizers say that the organizers say she was on her way to visit a friend when the fires broke out. her friend ended up losing her home. that's when she decided to reach out to the community to help. it's a matter of solidarity and knowing that we're in it together. everybody can feel it. we've had wildfires out here. we know how terrifying it is. so it's really a matter of putting our priorities in order, working together to solve these problems and then moving together to a better future. volunteers filled a truck with clothes, water and even pet food to be taken to la. organizers say they plan on leaving tomorrow and rob mayeda is here now. and rob, i know a

lot of people are wondering,, we, what's the weather going to be like the next couple of days for these firefighters and for the folks who live down there? yeah, we had an improvement in conditions today which allowed some progress on those fires. unfortunately, strong, gusty offshore winds are going to be returning there. the time frame to watch will be like right around this time tomorrow night, probably through about wednesday morning. and we have our own dose of offshore winds. we're watching in the bay area tonight across some of the north bay hills. as you're about to see, gusts tonight could be above 50mph. we're seeing that right now close to mount saint helena, 49 degrees in san jose. not much wind. eventually, we'll see lows dropping closer to 40 around san jose. and it's already 40 degrees in dublin. this is one of the locations over the next few nights and mornings, could be waking up to some patchy frost and temperatures in the 30s. 48 degrees in san rafael. not much wind there or in san francisco as you can see. if the mirror like reflection off the bay pretty view, 51 degrees, fog and cloud fre for now. and look how chilly temperatures have dropped. napa and danville into the 30s. we've had the dry

offshore wind last couple of days. again, it's the moisture and the clouds that are in the air at night, which kind of act like a blanket. they kindf keep the temperatures up. you take that away. now we cool off rather quickly, but not as cold where the winds are ongoing. winds out of the northeast at 33mph at mount saint helena, at times gusts above 50. so the peak of our wind will be just before sunrise tomorrow morning. easterly wind at times into places like santa rosa and napa for the morning. and then as we head towards the afternoon, those wind speeds should start to come down a bit. so overall, monday's's forecas kind of like the weather we had on saturday. briefly gusty into tomorrow morning, including around san francisco and half moon bay and the east bay hills, and then less wind as we head towards the rest of the afternoon. chilly start though. bundle up if you don't have the wind. you may be waking up to those 30s, but temperatures do rebound pretty nicely as we head through the afternoon. as you can see, numbers in the low to mid 60s, bayside and mid 60s again closer to san jose. so it's very dry

and breezy around the bay area at a time of year. normally this is peak of our rainfall season. we usually have the jet stream racing across the west coast instead over the last week and a half, and likely for at least another week, we have this blocking ridge of high pressure which is more prone to gusty offshore winds. it's like a fall like pattern. and notice what happens over the next seven days. best rain chance may be briefly around eureka right there on friday, but around the bay area that ridge continues to deflect incoming storm systems way off to the north with dry winds at times. so as we head towards tomorrow morning, gusty conditions even in san francisco for a time early in the morning and around the hills of the north bay. less wind. mild temperatures through midweek, though the days will be warm. look at those bottom numbers right there. cold mornings ahead, valleys waking up to the 30s through at least midweek. dry weather into next weekend. that's the part of the forecast that reminds you yes, we are in januar that part of it. yeah. rob, thank you very much. okay. up next, the california pup

headed to the big game. meet the puppy bowl competitor named after a 49ers

playoff game. well, even though they're not in the playoffs after the fires in la forced a game to relocate there, the la rams were set to play the minnesota vikings at sofi stadium in inglewood tomorrow night, but the wildfires forced the nfl to move the game. the rams posted this video on social media showing state farm preparing the field for the game. the caption read thank you for opening your doors to us. the rams will face off against the vikings on tuesday. we are one month away from the super bowl. while the 49ers won't be going to the big game. a puppy

named after one of the players is heading to the puppy bowl. amit deebo samuel. yeah, the poodle mix, a member of team ruff and is representing the sacramento spca. so adorable. the shelter says this puppy is ready for the national spotlight. like his namesake. deebo samuel is known to be a versatile player on the field. he may start off a bit reserved, but when the ball rolls his way, watch out. this dog is always ready to make some big plays. i love the little aggression right there. oh my gosh. okay. deebo competing for most popular in the popularity playoffs. you can help him win by voting every day at puppy bowl.com. i will be doing that. by the way, this is the second year that the 49ers have had a puppy bowl player. remember bark purdy last year? runner up, not runner up. i was trying to think of other names and i came up with, you know, brock poodle. oh, yeah, i thought that might work. george kibble oh, that's a good george

kibble. okay. so good one, good one. just off the top of my head. i know, so we're not talking about the 49ers anymore because they're out. but other games today and they were exciting and a pretty good one to end it tonight. a wild ending on wild card weekend. who's next for the commanders after they gave the buccaneers the boot in dramatic fashion? does that go in? you know it does stick around. sports is next. dave's been very excited about saving big with the comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. five years? -five years. and he's not alone. -high five. it's five years of reliable gig speed internet. five years of advanced securit. five years of a great rate that won't change. it's back. but only for a limited time. high five. five years? -nope. comcast business 5-year price lock guarantee. powering five years of savings. powering possibilities. comcast business.

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years. after a wild finish to highlight wild card weekend. the washington commanders off the upright. and it is in. what a bounce. zane gonzalez hits the post and he goes through for a 37 yard, game winning field goal. as time expires. the commanders beat the buccaneers 23 to 20. they earn a trip to detroit to face the top seeded lions. it's washington's first playoff win since they beat tampa bay in the wild card game in january of 2006. in the other nfc wild card game, the eagles taking on the packers in the city of brotherly love, it's a one score game in the third quarter. jalen hurts dumps it to dallas goedert. check out this run after catch. throwing the defender aside he scores 24 yards for the touchdown. the eagles fly by the packers 22 to 10 in the nfc wild card.

fireball native j josh allen and the buffalo bills facing the broncos. denver comes out throwing. rookie bo nix airs it out for east palo alto native troy franklin. it's a 43 yard touchdown. and denver has a seven nothing lead. but the bills grab control of the game in the third. they're up six on fourth and one. allen with all day to throw fires to the back of the end zone. somehow ty johnson makes the grab stays inbounds. it's a 24 yard touchdown. the bills beat the broncos 31 to 7. they will host the ravens next weekend. efficient forwards in the country. suarez puts it on the deck out to twidale. that's a three lulu twidale knocking down three of her game. high 19 points. then joanna chris bailey from behind the arc or from behind the arc. they call them the splash sisters. cal was scoring from all over the court. emily had 18. the bears hit eight threes in the game. they beat florida state 82 to 70. the

golden bears improved to a perfect 11 zero at home. they are 16 and two overall on the farm, the cardinal taking on number 21. nc state stanford off to a strong start. chloe clardy with the three ball. she had 17 but a six point lead after one. turns into a six point deficit heading into the locker room at half. then the wolfpack blow it open in the third by outscoring the cardinal by 19. in the quarter, the pack hand the cardinal its first home loss of the season, 81 to 67. stanford falls to nine and seven overall and one and four in the acc. that's a look at sports. guys back to you. back to you. anthony thanks. still to come fire fight frustration. the question is being raised over why hydrants ran dry when the l.a. wildfires broke out. what experts have

into 24in the wildfires that have ripped through l.a. amid the devastation and loss, we're learning more about the victims who lost their lives in the flames. nbc's dana griffin shares their loved ones memories.. these are the faces f neighbors, family and friends forever tied to the most destructive wildfire in los angeles county history. anthony mitchell, a father who stayed behind with his disabled son justin, refusing to let him die alone. so before he hung up the phone, he said, baby, i gotta go. the fire made it to my yard. a sweet but stern 83 year old arlene luis kelly. we didn't expect to lose her so tragically. and that's. that's

what hurts most. tell him it's not what happens to you in life. it's what you do right at the counts. it was my baby, and he died needlessly. former child actor roy sykes, born blind, also had cerebral palsy. he said, mom, leave me and i know mom can leave the kid and i've got a broken arm. i couldn't lift him. i couldn't move him. his mom, shelly, telling an australian news organization she drove to get help from firefighters. when the fire department brought me back. his cottage was burnt to the ground. at least two victims tried to protect their homes from flames, where they raised families and lived for decades. like victor shaw and rodney kent nickerson. great person. funny the life of the party and love people. very intelligent man. loved to read. and there's randy mario. a malibu surfer who lived along the pacific coast highway and is well known. red crab shack. he

was found there, according to his mom, who also told nbc news his last words to her were pray for the palisades and pray for malibu. i love you. that was dana griffin reporting. since the palisadess fir broke out, we have heard about hydrants running dry, leaving fire crews helpless to douse the flames. we spoke to one man who spent the night protecting his home. he says his family used water bottles and water from the toilet to try to save their home. after the water stopped running in their neighborhood. i mean, they cut the water off on us, so not only did they not send any relief, they took the resources away from me to protect my neighbors and myself. and that family says they think the majority of their home is still standing, but they have not been able to go back to check it. governor gavin newsom calling for an investigation into the water supply in la. whatever problems that might probe that probe might find our own investigative reporter jon

van derbeken tells us. many experts say the system was never designed to deliver enough water that fast to fight so many fires at once. hey. he doesn't have any water. this san francisco fire crew knows firsthand what it's like to watch their hoses run dry. as they're trying to save homes and other buildings in pacific palisades. dozens of fire crews ran into the same problem. it's not a consistent pressure, but experts tell us there was initially enough wat to go around until the hydrants started failing from a lack of pressure. the tanks briefly ran dry. water officials say, but were refilled. so it looks like he's starting to get more pressure now, but it's still low. it's still low. the water pressure plummeted because too many fire crews were tapping into the giant storage tanks all at once. but in a case like this, no one has ever designed a system to account for the entire

community catching fire at the same time, which is essentially what you had as a wildfire blowing into a community. marty adams was in charge of los angeles department of water and power until he retired last year. he says pacific palisades firefighters had 3 million gallons of water at the ready, held in refillable tanks. he says the system worked fine during fires, but the pressure quickly dropped when all those fire crews needed water at the same time. where you have, you know, fire fighting personnel, rightfully so, trying to plug into everything they can to get water, you know, trying to do whatever they can to put out the fire, which is far exceeds any kind of design for a water system to provide. it's heartbreaking what people losing their homes. but uc berkeley researcher charles scothorne says los angeles and other western cities have been slow to adapt their fire response to the growing threat of massive urban wildland fires fueled by high

winds. even after seeing the entire town of paradise destroyed up in butte county in 2018. most of california's experience is in not in urban or wildland urban fires. they're in wildland fires where they're not fighting the fire with so much water. he says crews have long relied on fire breaks and backfires to deal with wildfires, supported by tankers dumping fire retardant from the air. he's stunned that los angeles has not significantly upgraded its water supplies after being hit year after year with massive wildfires that threaten homes. how many wakeup calls do we need? i mean, la is i mean, almost every year they're getting a wake up call. jaxon van derbeken nbc, bay area news. and our team is contiing to follow the fires in la closely when we're not on the air. our website is a great resource. we're posting updates around the clock. just go to nbcbayarea.com. preparations continue in dc for president elect trump's upcoming

inauguration. a dress rehearsal was held today, complete with stand ins and a military band. the president's own marine band practiced what they will perform on january 20th. this is the 57th time the group has played for an inauguration. in order to practice the swearing in ceremony, stand ins acted as the incoming president and vice president. the volunteers had to meet the right height requirements to get the job. every detail counts. we're here today is to help all the different agencies come together, so that the inauguration runs as smoothly as possible. on monday the 20th. it's a really unique experience to see this from the inside out. so that's i'm sure many people have seen the inauguration, but to see it on this side is quite interesting. the president's marine band will have a busy day after the inauguration. they will play that night at the inaugural ball. well, doctor jill biden will be heading to the bay area for a three day visit in what could be her last trip here as first lady doctor. biden is set to arrive at sfo tomorrow afternoon. then on tuesday and wednesday, she'll be in san francisco to talk to

health care leaders. she's the keynote speaker of the white house initiative to advance women's health research. it is not clear if the first lady will attend any events on wednesday before heading back to washington, dc. san jose is moving forward with its plan to clear rvs parked in certain areas. the city has chosen 30 temporary towaway zones to clear rvs for street sweeping and other cleaning this year. the $3.3 million pilot program goes into effect this week. chino worth evy is the first site that will temporarily ban rvs. the city counted 19 lived in vehicles on that street. san jose says it always posts signs for at least a week before towing the vehicles. restrictions will stay in place for about a month for those looking for a new spot to park. san jose plans to open safe parking sites in berryessa next month. well, a new list of housing markets show the bay area near the bottom in terms of competitiveness. zillow released the list as a prediction for what it thinks will be the most competitive housing markets in the u.s. this year. of the 50 most populous cities in the u.s,

the san francisco metro area came in second to last, sliding 19 spots from last year's list. buffalo, new york topped the list, followed by indianapolis. as you can see right there and then providence, rhode island, rounding out the top three. san jose, as you can see, came in at number 48. a heads up for bart commuters tomorrow. some changes are coming to bart schedule. the transit agency will be starting construction on an updated train control system. bart says the new system will allow trains to run closer together and increase capacity. late night construction will begin between colma and millbrae stations. that means after 9 p.m, millbrae will be served by a train that runs every 15 minutes between millbrae and sfo only. that's expected to last a few years. all of the departure times will also shift by a few minutes. in an effort to sync schedules with other bay area transit agencies. bart's trip planner has been updated with the schedulule changes. okay. coming up, l.a. churches are opening theiroors to fire victims. hear from worshipers ghering for the first time since flames tore

through neighborhoods. and tonight, we're tracking some potentially frosty temperatures. tomorrow morning with 30s in sonoma, napa, and out towards danville. at the same time. wind advisories going into effect tonight across the mountains of e north bay. weth'l

are coming together. churches are opening their doors to those who no longer have a place to worship. here's nbc's morgan

chesky. no matter who you are. no matter where you are, amidst scenes causing unimaginable pain sunday, the unmistakable sound of praise. give him all your years of pain. la's montbello congregational church welcoming new faces in a dark time. overwhelming. pastor paul hellstrom still processing how altadena's community church fell to the flames in minutes. 19 members of our church lost their homes. so it's. it's an unusual sense of camaraderie. and with nowhere else to go, his congregation was invited here. we welcome our friends from altadena. reverend mitchell young, offering support to a longtime friend. whether it's times of struggle or times of

joy, we need to be together. radina. chaney. lay. torri. hallelujah. the halpin family singing hymns amongst the ruins of where their home once stood. among the items salvaged, a small statue of the virgin mary. hallelujah. for the altadena church family, the first step forward, presenting their beloved pastor with new clergy, stoles, symbols of renewal and hope. after the fire took his. what do you want them leaving the service today knowing. don't give up. church is not a building. we are the church. it will rise from the ashes once again. come and. feel. your. land. morgan chesky, nbc news,

los angeles. we have another story for you about ordinary people stepping up in a big way to help. first responders and fire victims. the owner of the food truck, tacos to ten, went up and down the evacuation line in altadena today, offering firefighters, police and residents free food. he said the communities of altadena and pasadena have helped his livelihood so much. he's just doing what he can in this time of need. this is what we're doing right now. are you just giving? giving? yeah. yeah yeah yeah. you know what? your community has given me so much to me. so it's time for me to give back to. you know, my name is omar. everybody knows me. i know a lot of people in altadena, you know, in pasadena. for what? how many years? like, my whole life, basically. props to omar. he and his crew passed out burrito after burrito. they said they will be back out tomorrow doing the same thing. all right. rob mayeda here. now. here in the bay area. let's talk about our weather. we have windy conditions coming up or windy and cold, depending on where you are. if you got the wind, maybe not quite as cold as some of the

valley areas, but even at this hour, tonight we have dropped into the 30s. we have frost advisories for parts of the bay area, and a wind advisory to wake up to for tomorrow morning. we'll show you the locations on both as we take you outside right now. not too cold around san jose. we've got temperatures still in the upper 40s. not too bad. eventually might get closer to 40 around downtown, but south of downtown san jose. that's where i think you might see some mid 30s by tomorrow morning. right now, walnut creek 47 degrees. not too windy in walnut creek, but up atop mount diablo and some of the diablo foothills. tomorrow morning we'll see those gusty winds pick up 47 in san rafael and a pretty view out towards san francisco, 51 degrees. as we take a look at some of the temperatures. now you can see out towards danville and napa, sonoma, even boulder creek up there in the santa cruz mountains seeing some 30s. however, at the same time, higher up in elevation, we've got winds sustained at 37mph at mount saint helena, gusting to 45. and it's going to be this region, atlas peak, mount saint

helena, the higher peaks there of the north bay, where we get those wind gusts picking up. and for a time some of that could get down into the valleys near santa rosa and petaluma as well. 4 a.m. to about 9 a.m. tomorrow, also a little blustery, near the coast and near san francisco early in the morning. right there around 7 to 8 a.m. and then wind speeds should start to come down as we head through the afternoon. so if you don't have the wind tomorrow morning, it's going to be cold, especially interior east bay and locations south of san jose, where over the next couple of mornings patchy frost is possible. and there you see it. 30s around for the colder valleys tomorrow morning where the wind is ongoing. 40s elsewhere. 40s to start the day closer to san francisco and oakland, but moving forward through the afternoon sunshine, a little less wind and mild temperatures by january standards. still mid 60s and the forecast around san jose. low mid 60s around san francisco to oakland. so this is the culprit to why the rain has just gone out of the forecast here. a blocking ridge of high

pressure which once these set up, sometimes it can take quite some time to kind of move them out. and right now let's see that trend over the next 7 to 10 days. our best chance of seeing maybe a slight chance of showers on the north coast would be late thursday, but that system falls apart as it moves south. and watch how high pressure actually restrengthens now. and you see it right there through january 20th. so looks like the first three weeks of this month relatively drier than average. you see it there in the 7-day forecast. san francisco highs near 60 as we move forward through the week. a little less wind midweek. a little warmer too, as areas around the santa clara valley could have both frost advisories in the morning and mid to upper 60s for the afternoon. that's an indication also of the dry air in place around the bay area. still no signs of rain, not just in the 7-day forecast, but right now. even in the ten day outlook, things are still trending dry. i know you said we've benefited vis a vis southern california by all the rain we got in november, but that's going to that's going to run out. you bring up a good

point. you know the longer this goes, especially for places even like the north bay, you average about a quarter inch of rain per day. now starting to see that add up i think for areas south central coast, santa cruz mountains, south areas south of san jose that hasn't seen as much rain as the north bay. if this continues another 1 to 2 weeks, we may begin to see some of those issues creeping northward. rob. thank you. okay. up next, entertaining education, the show teaching bay area kids about science.

be saying hello to a new but very familiar face on the today show. craig melvin slides into the anchor chair beside savannah guthrie. this is so exciting. and it comes after, of course, hoda kotb decided to retire after 17 years on the show. here's craig sharing how he gets amped each morning on the drive into work. i listened to about

20 minutes of gospel music, and then when i hit the fdr, i switch to, like, really hard old school hip hop or rap to like, get me amped up for the show. from gospel to rap. yes. why not? that's kind of who i am. i love it, i love it. all right again, the today show with craig and savannah begins at 7 a.m, right after today in the bay at the box office this weekend, the den of thieves sequel debuted at number one. you've got to be loaded. i't that enough? it'll never be enough. it'll never be enough. den of thieves two pantera pulled in 15.5 million, with audiences giving it a b+ rating. it's lions, lionsgate's first number one opening since the latest hunger games movie, mufasa. the lion king took the number two spot with 13.2 million and sonic the hedgehog three rolled in at $11 million over the weekend. the numbers are significantly lower than the past few months. january is typically a slow month for the new movies, and this week saw

the closure of about ten theaters in los angeles due to the fires. okay, the physics department at foothill college welcomed thousands of people this weekend to its popular physics show. the los altos school puts on the show three times a year for a few bucks a ticket. families can learn about physics, foundations like momentum, force and gravity. the physics show got its start in 2007, when only 200 people attended. now it draws about 20,000 people annually. this is our fun, crazy, memorable physics demonstrations. we put them together in a show for the public. we target elementary and middle school age kids and their families, and we just want to show them that science can be fun and link it to things that they see every day in their lives. that we can explain that with physics that is so cool. and with the money the show brings in. foothill also does field trip shows for local schools. that is, they pay for students to travel to foothill and see the show, as well as check o

of the day, correct? yes, absolutely. we leave you tonight with good news out of la. a joyful reunion between a man and his dog. several days after the wildfires swept through pacific palisades. oh, honey. oh, honey. oh, my god, we're alive! you're alive. that's casey colvin's emotional reaction today after reuniting with his dog, oreo. casey lost his home in the fire five days ago. he wasn't home when the evacuation order was issued, and tried desperately to get back home to get oreo. incredibly. oreo survived the inferno, and someone found the pup safe hiding in the burnt rubble. nbc's liz kreutz was there to capture the special moment on camera. the dancing in the streets. the oreo jt kind of loving seeing his owner

again. i mean, this just makes your heart swell. i love this video. and we were listening. we were joking about the audio alert. he said, thank you jesus. thank you god. where's nbc? yeah, yeah. everything in the proper. in the proper order. exactly. thanks for joining us. yeah. we'll see you guys this week

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