the upper hand. the palisades and eaton fires are still by far the largest, scorching over 38,000 acres. 92,000 residents across the county remain evacuated from their homes. the palisades fire alone has burned almost 24,000 acres from the pacific palisades into malibu, and evacuation orders expanded over the weekend for those in the fire's path. the fire is also threatening the communities of brentwood, encino and westwood. containment sits at 14%. take it east to pasadena and altadena. the eaton fire has burned more than 14,000 acres. containment there stands at 33%. that fire has taken at least 16 lives and damaged or destroyed some 12,000 structures. most of those homes in total. southern california fires have now taken 24 lives. now, over the weekend, fire leaders say those fierce santa ana winds did slow down and they were able to make significant progress. but there

are concerns again that as those winds are expected to pick up again, the fires may pick up again as well, putting the area under a red flag warning until wednesday. fire officials note the increasing winds don't only create concerns about existing fires, but at the risk of starting new ones as well. i just want to the tell the city angelenos, that we are not out of this yet. we have a significant storm coming tonight. so listen to all the warnings that you've heard and please, you know, believe me when i tell you that you know we're in this together. but i really want you to be safe until we get out of this next storm. and then we can we can take the next step. nbc's jennifer bjorklund joins us now live from the fire lines from pacific palisades with a closer look at the firefight, the dangerous winds kicking in tonight. and as you can see, a lot of damage done already. jennifer. yeah. janelle. containment lines did grow over the weekend. and that's the good news. the bad

news is the concern now growing over those winds that are expected to start blowing again. an errand of sadness where just the tiniest find of anything recognizable offers hope. there is not much that i found here. all i have is like this bag, a lemon, some metallic sprinkler heads just to make my 89 year old mother feel better that i salvaged them. fire blasted through the palisades where no one expected it. they left for work tuesday, hours later, found out from neighbors or from their doorbell cameras. their homes were gone. this was the safe part of the of the palisades, you know, no flood zone? no. you know, fire zone. this was a state farm. had just, you know, re-upped our insurance because we were in a safe area. so we didn't expect this at all. and it isn't over. help is coming in from all directions. a drone damaged super scooper from canada will rejoin the fleet in the sky on tuesday. dozens of

mexican firefighters from the federal fire team and the mexican army joining the front lines of the palisades fire this morning after getting training all weekend at march air reserve. and while the work continues to contain the fire before the wind kicks up again, the grid search on the ground for hazards and remains of those still missing. please be patient with us. people are saying, i just want to go look at my house and i want to see what's left. we know that, but we have people literally looking for the remains of your neighbors. please be patient with us. patience with the work to be done and the wind to potentially add more destruction to a scope already unimaginable. and that red flag warning is in effect, goes all the way through wednesday, late in the afternoon. jess. okay. thank you very much, jennifer. let's turn over this whole situation to jeff ranieri. now let's can we break down this red flag warning and all of these and these winds

that are picking up, is it going to be the same ferocity of what we saw before? it does not look like we're going to get up to 100mph. so there's a little shred of good news. but as we all know, the fires continue to burn out here in southern california. so you get wind gusts above 30mph. and we could see more of those embers blow around. so as we've been telling you, the focus is on those two main fires. we have the palisades fire, also the eaton fire here in altadena. so we'll take you down to the palisades fire right now, a cool 56, very low humidity, some dry air already moving in. right now it's just 19%. the closer that number is to zero, it's the driest the air canver be. so on the fire right now, i just checked, we're seeing some variable wind gusts here coming 15 to about 45mph. now here's the interesting thing. the way the wind islowing tonight as those santa ana winds set up, it'll be coming out of the north and the east. it may cause some of the fire to blow back on

itself. that could help firefighters. but once again, it's those embers that may fly around that could start more fires. santa monica continues to be on high alert. we'll get you up to the eaton fire here. i also checked this location just briefly ago. here. 10 to 30 mile per hour gusts already beginning to ramp up. so where are we on the wind situation? i really see as we stay through tonight, it's 20 to about 50mph. but notice the mountains in that magenta color. that's still some gusts that could begin to reach about 60mph this evening. and then as we head through tomorrow, you'll see that color range in the mountains. that's gusts that may get up to about 70 lower elevations, 22 maybe some spots, like santa clarita, getting up to about 60. so we're going to stay with these gusty winds all the way through. wednesday may get a little bit better. there you go as we head through wednesday night. but really the best here comes as we head through thursday morning. that wind would start to calm on down. so really an extremely nerve. you know it's got

everyone's nerves on edge here. as we roll through that next two hours. i've got more looks at that forecast here coming up in about 15 minutes. thank you so much jeff. and we're going to have much more on the wildfires throughout this newscast coming up at 530. can governor nsom and president-elect trump get along well enough to ensure california gets the federal help it needs? our political analyst, larry gerston, discusses what's at stake as the incoming president and california's governor continue to trade accusations. all right, let's bring you back home here to the bay area, specifically the east bay, where a 19 year old man and his 18 year old sister are in critical condition. this evening, after someone fired into the family car. the teen's father say it happened as he and his children were packing up their car with items to sell at the local flea market. here's nbc bay area's jodi hernandez. reporter around 457. it was like three shots. they were really loud because it's like right by my bedroom door. and then about five minutes later, we heard

eight shots really loud. and then just like, let's go, let's go. that's how neighbors described the terrifying scene that took place on their street early yesterday morning. oakland police say a man and his two teenage kids were preparing to leave their oakland home near 77th and garfield avenue to work at the flea market when they were attacked. as they were loading up in their vehicle, the suspect tried to open their door, and that's when the suspect initially engaged in their vehicle. neighbors tell me the family had just loaded up their car with bicycles and toys to sell at the swap meet. when the suspects approached them, they drove their car to this corner, where neighbors tell me they heard multiple shots. as the bullets started flyin super scary. i definitely don't even want to be living here anymore. i have two young girls, so it's not very comfortable hearing gunshots that loud by our bedroom. police say the father raced his two children to the hospital, where they remain in critical condition tonight. now police are trying to figure out why someone would do this.

motive. we're still trying to learn what the motive is, and hopefully a thorough investigation will help reveal those details. i feel like i'm in shock. i'm still in shock. eddie zaldivar says he's devastated to hear some fellow swap meat vendors were attacked. saldivar says those who sell goods at the coliseum swap meet are like one big family, and everyone who works there works hard to put food on their tables. he's hoping to organize a fundraiser to help the family. we're going to pray for them, and maybe we're going to make a sale to help them or something. police only have a vague suspect description. a hispanic man with a ponytail. they're urging anyone with information or surveillance video to contact them. in oakland. jodi hernande, nbc, bay area news. we are one week away from the inauguration of president elect trump. today, officials in the nation's capital outlined their security plans and biggest safety

concern. the mayor of washington, d.c, was joined by the metropolitan police chief and other officials to discuss their strategies. about 25,000 law enforcement and military personnel will be on site for the swearing in. that includes the entire d.c. metropolitan police department, an additional 4000 officers from across the nation will help with road closures and security checkpoints. federal and d.c. law enforcement say they are preparing for every possible scenario, but do have a specific concern. the biggest threat, i think, for all of us, remains the lone actor. our message today is very direct. we're prepared. the washington, d.c, police department says it's not currently tracking any specific threats to president trump's inauguration. as the nation prepares for a transfer of power. the senate begins to decide who will be part of president trump's cabinet. more than a dozen confirmation hearings getting underway this week on capitol hill. some of the president elect trump key

nominees could face potentially contentious confirmation hearings starting tomorrow. defense secretary selection pete hegseth is expected to be grilled over past accusations of sexual assault, alcohol abuse and financial mismanagement. many republican senators are rallying behind him, but democrats remain skeptical. pete is somebody that believes in this country. he just does not seem to have the qualifications. kristi noem, pam bondi, marco rubio, scott bessent will also face senators questions as they look to be confirmed this week as well. while washington is prepping for the new administration. fear is growing about president elect trump's potential policies here in the bay area. one of the incoming president's biggest campaign promises was a plan for mass deportations, possibly on day one. tonight, false rumors of ice raids have triggered real panic in many communities. here's nbc bay area's damian trujillo with the details. story

and king roads here in san jose has been at the center of false ice sightings, and it's left a lot of fear in this community. the tropicana shoppg center is the heartbeat of the san jose immigrant community, but last week it was also the target for many false claims that immigration agents known as ice were conducting raids. i c c i-10 maher estan preocupados america. lopez says the entire community is scared. the la times reports that last week, ice agents did make arrests in kern county, which led to protests over the weekend in several california cities. the arrests prompted numerous false claims of ice raids in san jose and san francisco, among other places. unfortunately, what we did see is that when that scare came out, parents did come to pick up their students. alum rock school board member corina herrera says one false report actually was linked to a swat

team serving an actual routine arrest warrant, but the action was unrelated to immigration. others were false social media posts. laura feels those were meant to trigger community fear among both undocumented and documented immigrants. social media posts that are not true, that then get forwarded or texted to friends and family. so it's dangerous. in santa clara county, stakeholders formed what's called a rapid response network, a team that responds to any reported sightings. they'll report back if it's false and if it's a legitimate ice operation, they will trigger a chain reaction involving several local agencies, including observers, who will make sure constitutional rights aren't being violated. estamos preocupados también yo pero prefiero. america says she's one of the worried ones, not knowing if her next texext is another false alarm or the real thing. damian trujillo nbc, bay area news. still ahead, a fight over parklets that many restaurants have come to rely on. how a

parklet policy i is now pitting businesses against each other in palo alto, and why that fight is expected to take center stage. at the city council hearing tonight. another opportunity to help some having trouble making it in the bay. the building in the east bay that's being transformed into affordable housing and lots of blue sky right now as temperatures start to drop, we'll get into some 40s tonight. we'll take a look at how cold for tomorrow. plus, what's happening with the wind not only in the bay area, but in southern california.

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store, whether she likes it or not. i think it's unjust. i think that it's a ridiculous policy. i'm frankly quite outraged that they should feel like they could just take over your space without your permission. she's also concerned the parklets could take up limited parking spots in front of her bookstore and affect her. bottom line. i feel like it would impact our business tremendously. i think that we would not be able to make the kind of living that we've been doing, and we've been doing it 90 years. some real estate agents are also voicing concerns that the existing policy would deter new businesses from moving in downtown. but some restaurant owners say the current policy is critically important. telling us they help eliminate barriers to adding much needed tables and customer capacity outdoors. palo alto's retail council even weighed in, adding its support to those calling for a rule change. the council is expected to make a decision tonight. if

approved, the proposed change would be limited to downtown and not impact. california avenue in palo alto. marianne favro, nbc, bay area news. thanks to a unique housing co-op in berkeley, more affordable housing is now available for rent. the thomas hamilton family built this apartment complex on california street back in the 60s. the family then partnered with the bay area community land trust. the city and those living at the complex to buy the building. after several delays and challenges, they were finally able to preserve and renovate it as permanent affordable housing for local black families. city leaders say this comes at a critical time when many low income individuals and seniors are struggling to survive. this is our own little way in berkeley of preventing price gouging and driving families into the street because no one makes it alone. we're in this together, and right now, these families here are protected. this apartment building is the third building

the city has purchased as part of its housing cooperative program. all right. jeff joins us again. you know, tomorrow will be aeek since the palisades fire started at 1030 in the morning. here we are. and here we are now ramping up again, the winds almost at the same time period. only now there's 24 people dead and so much has been lost. so i think the fear is really palpable. it is. and these fires continue to burn. it just takes one ember that could spread and maybe grow into another fire. we know a lot of, you know, someone in southern california, whether it's family or friends, and just everyone's nerves are just kind of frayed right now. so i did want to go ahead and start it off with another check here of what we're seeing on the winds. and this is a real time map of the wind speeds. and the general idea of this in southern california. as you look at this map, there's a lot of colors here, but i got the key at the top. and notice in the mountains were already starting to see some of this orange red to magenta color beginning to pop. that's wind gusts here of 40 to 50mph. so overall we're going to

see winds of 30 to 70 here tonight all day tuesday. and then continuing into wednesday. eventually by 11 p.m. on wednesday, we would start to get out of that wind. and then it's going to be much, much better here as we hit thursday and friday. so just some really intense next 48 hours coming down there in southern california. now for us, we did have some very strong winds overnight that did reach about 65mph at mount saint helena. so a lot of our mountain gusts really got in on that 30 to 50 mile per hour range. right now, we're still seeing some of that wind up here towards the northern mountains, 20 to about 50. and notice though, most of the lower elevations have started to calm on down, so i don't really see any big wind in the forecast here as we roll through tomorrow's forecast. but just to kind of, you know, help you all out, i did want to make sure we show you the wind speed here as we head through this week. just we're thinking so much about southern california and any kind of wind that would heighten fire danger. and as we

roll through tomorrow's forecast, you'll see it's relatively calm, five to about 15mph. we'll take it into wednesday's forecast, also five to about ten as we head into thursday. a similar forecast here. and then no big wind on friday. and i don't really see anything on saturday or sunday. so right now we should not be concerned about wind in our forecast. now what we're going to see overall is this area of high pressure building across the pacific. that's going to be responsible for keeping it dry here. also our sunshine. and then we got low pressure to the south. that's what's going to be ramping up the wind again down there in southern california. so as we started off tomorrow under the clear skies, we could get into a little bit of patchy frost. but i don't really see a whole lot of areas getting to 32 degrees or below. just make sure to bundle it up. lots of upper 30s and low 40s. tomorrow morning i will put you down here to 39 in the east bay and 37 in the north bay. daytime highs for tomorrow will get back into the 60s down here across the south bay. it will leave us with 63 in san jose and those light winds. this will bring us to 62 in

martinez, 63 in hayward. also low 60s for livermore. similar weather right down here through the peninsula up to san francisco, 59 in the marina and 62 in the mission up across the north bay, 64 in clear lake and 62 in sonoma. rain chances. no great news on this. high pressure looks to stay pretty strong over the next two weeks that would continue to steer these storms way up towards canada and alaska. we're not looking at anything in terms of measurable rainfall that would put a dent in this dry, you know, situation we find ourselves in through the next ten days. on that 7-day forecast, you'll see here we are looking at temperatures in the 50s and 60s in san francisco. and we've got more of those 50s and 60s across the inland valleys. may not be until the beginning of february, until we start to get into storms returning. we'll take more looks at all this coming up at 530. okay. thank you. jeff. well, coming up with the future of tiktok uncertain here in the u.s, instagram says it is ready to pounce how the platform plans

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cute remarks and sweet little tidbits about the new co-anchor, recalling stories from his childhood that they say foreshadowed his future career. that is really sweet. he just slides right in. he's been part of the today show family for so many years. don't forget, you can catch our newscast 24/7 on pluto and other streaming platforms. raj mathai joins us now with what's coming up next at 530. here's what we're working on on this busy monday evening. two san francisco cops are recovering after crashing following a pursuit. we have new video of the chase gone wrong and details of what led up to all of this. also, our coverage of the southern california wildfires continues. our political analyst, larry gerston, is here talking about the rift between president elect trump and governor newsom, what it will mean for california. can it get assistance it desperately needs? and for the final time, as first lady jill biden visits the bay area, what she plans on doing here before next week's inauguration.