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. the news at 530

starts right now. thanks so much for joining us. i'm janelle wang and i'm raj mathai. we begin with the wild scene in san francisco. a chase, a crash, and two sfpd officers ending up in the hospital. two people who the cops were chasing were also taken to the hospital and then arrested. here's nbc's sergio quintana. a small crew of emergency damage workers spent the morning piecing together a temporary frame and plywood door after a police suv crashed into the building at the corner of san bruno and paul avenues. it all happened just across the street from where martha gutierrez lives. she shared video with us showing what she saw out her apartment window. she says the police suv seemed to try to cut off a white sedan in the intersection during a chase. you can see the skid mark that's from the police suv as it skidded through the intersection and then careened into the side of the building. video from the scene also shows the damage done to the sfpd cruiser. we're told

both officers in the suv were taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injurs. gutierrez says after the crash, four people in the car that they were chasing jumped out and tried to get away. she watched as officers chase all four of them down. police say ahi se llevaron a los delinquents. gutierrez says the police did a good job catching them. according to a statement from san francisco police, four people were initially detained on scene, but police ultimately arrested only two of them, who were also taken to the hospital for minor injuries. the white sedan officers were chasing also crashed, knocking out a light pole and damaging a pg&e gas metering box. according to a pg&e spokesperson, no gas lines were damaged and no customer service was ever affected. the spokesperson says it's a non-critical piece of equipment, but it will need to be replaced. the incident has some raising questions about when police chases should and shouldn't be allowed. according to the police statement, this is a chase that actually started a few miles

away in the south of market district. officers spotted the suspicious vehicle that ran away from an attempted stop earlier this weekend. police say they also found a gun in the car while charges are pending in this case. an sfpd spokesperson did not say what crimes the two men were arrested for. last ye, san francisco voters approved measure e, which now allows officers to chase suspects for all felonies and violent misdemeanors in san francisco. sergio quintana, nbc, bay area news. our other top story tonight more dangerous fire conditions down in la, and that means more homes and lives could be threatened. here are the latest numbers. now, officials have confirmed the fires have killed a total of 24 people. the palisades fire has burned almost 24,000 acres. this is the big one across the pacific palisades and into malibu. it's also threatening the communities of brentwood, encino and westwood. westwood is where ucla is. the eaton fire, which is near pasadena and altadena, has burned more than

14,000 acres. 16 of the 24 deaths so far are from this fire. one woman's father died in his home in altadena, omari my time 810 central standard time and said, baby, i'm getting ready to have to evacuate. you know, about the fire. and i said, okay, dad. he said, i love you. he said, but we're going to have to evacuate. that's all right. so before we hung up the phone, he said, baby, i gotta go. the fire made it to my yard. so sad for so many families. la fire officials say they have made progress over the weekend when the santa ana winds slowed down. however, here comes those winds again. a red flag warning is once again in effect through wednesday in parts of la and ventura counties. raj will he or won't he? shortly after donald trump becomes president next monday, he will face a request from governor newsom for

wildfire assistance funds. normally, these disaster requests are honored by congress and the president in short order. but will they be honored this time? president elect already blaming governor newsom for these wildfires? our political analyst, larry gerston, joins us now. larry, we have many natural disasters, fr hurricanes to flooding. we've had wildfires in california before. how does this process work in the country when a state needs assistance? yeah, janelle it's terrible. of course, it's a two pronged process when you've got a natural disaster. okay. first of all, the president gets asked for fema help. the federal emergency management agency, right. and immediately what happens is there's $700 per person for little incidental things just to get through. there's firefighting equipment covered. there's bulldozers and other things like that covered. and also temporary occupancy, temporary shelter for people so that, you know, they can get through the next few days. that's all they're talking about right now, the next few days. so that's part one. and that's pretty pro forma if you will.

not too many problems. and all things considered it's not that costly. okay. that gets the ball rolling. this is all short term. what about long term. the extensive measures what happens beyond that point. yeah. now we're talking about big bucks. now we're talking about a much more cumbersome process because governor newsom is already preparing a letter, so to speak, asking president trump and congress for billions and billions of dollars. how much? we don't know yet. and that's why he's not going to send that in for a while. but it's going to cover everything roads, bridges, highways, government buildings, all the all the infrastructure, the repairing the electrical, repairing the water systems, both the people drinking all the wastewater. all of these things will cost tens of billions of dollars. and this this request will go to the president and the congresess. n, at that point, at that point, congress then considers this and then makes a decision and passes on a big amount through some

sort of a vote that they have downstream, hopefully sooner than later. but it could take a couple of months. okay. president trump and governor newsom have met before when in his first round as president, he came up here, i think it was the paradise fire. seemed like they were cooperative together and worked together. do you think there is a possibility there will be a hitch this time with president trump this second term? it's hard to know because while they were cooperative at the same time, trump took a shot at at newsom. he said, why don't they use more rakes, if you might remember that used more rakes to clean it up. why don't you use your water in different ways to help the farmers and to and to put out fires, rather than to help the fish in the bay? so things like that have come out of out of trump's mouth. he's not happy with newsom. of course, these days they've really gone at it. so to your question, would trump, would trump go along? we don't know for sure. it would be a slap in the face to california if he did not. but he's done it before. during his first term of president, trump denied federal

funding for wildfires in the state of washington because he had a tiff with the washington governor, jay inslee. so it's happened before. would he do it here? we don't know. but i'll tell you one thing. if it does happen, it'll be a black mark for him, that's for sure. but more and more than that, you're talking about 200,000 people have been evacuated. you're talking about 20,000 homes that have already been destroyed. this is an awful lot. so we can expect a great big ask from newsom. and i think by all said and done, by the time all is said and done, congress will come up with some amount of it for fema to distribute here. and hopefully the president will go along and sign off it. but it will. it's no gimme. yeah. for certain. he'll make some jabs on the way to that. okay. thank you. okay. thank you larry. we will continue our coverage of the southern california wildfires in our 6:00 newscast. bigad shaban will join us live from la, where many students haven't been able to go to school since the fires erupted. plus, how local crews are still helping to get the flames under

control. that's all. coming up at 6:00. a federal judge cleared the way today for a portion of the special counsel's report on former president trump to be released. that report deals with mr. trump's efforts to overturn the his 2020 election loss. the long awaited report into trump's election interference efforts leading up to the january 6th attack on the capitol is expected to come out just days before next week's inauguration. trump was indicted on four federal felony charges. the case was ultimately dropped after he won the 2024 election, just a couple of months ago. mr. trump has denied all wrongdoing. special counsel jack smith resigned from his position last friday. well, doctor jill biden is in the bay area for a three day visit. her last trip here as first lady, she landed at sfo about an hour ago tomorrow. and wednesday she'll be in san francisco to talk to health care leaders about a white house initiative to advance women's health research. it's not clear if the first lady will attend

any other events on wednesday before leaving back to dc. the risk of developing dementia may be much higher than previously thought. that is according to a new study. researchers tracked 15,000 people for more than two decades. they found the average 55 year old risk of developing dementia during their lifetime is 42%. that's more than double the risk reported in earlier studies. scientists say the increase is related to us living longer, as well as increases in hypertension and diabetes, along with lack of exercise and poor sleep. about 1 million people in the u.s. are projected to develop dementia each year by 2060. how can you get an insurance company to pay you every single penny you're owed after a disaster? a really boring home video. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. i'll relieve the boredom and show you how to record that video next. i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. i'll get you another

check here of the southern california wildfire conditions. plus what's happening back here in 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 and gives you access to wifi speeds up to a gig.

so you get high speeds for low prices. better than getting low speeds for high prices. right, bruce? -jealous? yeah, look at that. -honestly. someone get a helmet on this guy. xfinity internet customers, ask how to get an unlimited line free for a year, plus a free 5g phone. (vo) with fargo, your virtual assistant from wells fargo, you can access your fico® score in a snap. (daughter) what i would give to be able to make art on this scale! (dad) you will one day. but it's equally important for you to be thinking about your future... building credit— (daughter) dad... fargo, what's my fico® score? (dad) wow... it's a work of art. (vo) do you fargo? (daughter) that was corny, but i'll take it. (vo) you can. visit wellsfargo.com/getfargo.

the southern california firestone. a reminder for everyone you need to get a home inventory to make sure you get paid by your insurance company. all these details matter. our consumer investigator chris kamara, shows us what that is and how to easily create one. a home inventory is a list of everything you own and insure. if you ever have to file an insurance claim, you have to prove what you had before you get paid. having a home inventory can help. this is your not so secret weapon, a smartphone. use it to record a video. nothing fancy. just walk through every room and go slowly. make sure the clip records everything in each room. talk about what you see. show

the brand names and model numbers. speak about where you bought your stuff, when and how much you paid. your narration now might help jog your memory later an insurance industry survey found 80% of people in the past year didn't have an inventory or didn't update it. maybe that's because it's a bit of work, but it doesn't have to be. there's a number of tools that are now available, many available through your insurance company, probably for free. ask your agent about those tools and apps. after all, that's why you pay them a commission. always good information from chris. jeff is here now to talk about

our weather as we kick off the week. also some dangerous conditions down in la. and look, we had some really gusty winds here in the bay area earlier this morning. some of the mountains did get up over 60mph. but as we roll through tonight, next couple of days, i don't see any problems with wind back here in the bay area, but southern california again is still in it. so let's start it off and take a look at these top wind gusts that we had here through california. this is over the past 24 hours, san gabriel mountains in southern california, up to 67mph. simi valley 47 palisades fire in that fire zone got up to about 42. and then back here in the bay area, we had 64mph mount saint helena this morning. oakland hills also reaching 49. so while our wind will continue to decrease, it's here in southern california. the setup is going to be just right. unfortunately for them to get these santa ana winds back. so you can see most of southern california remains under these red flag fire

warnings, winds up to 70mph all the way through the day on wednesday. then by 11 p.m. on wednesday, we would start to see that wind calming down here and certainly looking much better on thursday's forecast. no big rain chances the next two weeks for them or for us. so we're going to continue to be all over this. and we've got more reports at nbcbayarea.com. as we get a look at the overall weather pattern. what we're seeing is this area of high pressure. it's keeping the storm track way off to the north. and then we have that system sneaking in here from the south. and that's whatat's realy kicking up the wind in southern california. so as we roll through tomorrow's forecast with that clear weather back here, for us, it's going to enable those temperatures to drop. so we're going to get back down here to some chilly weather. make sure to have that heaviest jacket as you step out the door tomorrow morning. so you're good to go. we're going to dip it down to 39 here in the tri-valley peninsula 42 and the south bay right there at 40. also coming in with upper 30s and low 40s, east bay, san francisco and the north bay. temperatures as we move through tomorrow. coming in with 60. 63

in cupertino, 62 in los gatos down to morgan hill, 65 right out here across the east bay, 61 in oakland down to fremont, 62 and 64 in concord, up across the peninsula, 61 in san mateo down to palo alto, 63 light winds, sunny skies in san francisco make it a pretty good day. 59 in the marina and 62 in the mission up across the north bay, 64 in clear lake and 62 in sonoma on the 7-day forecast. as we look ahead towards that weekend, we'll stay dry here with a little bit of cloud cover in san francisco, temps in the 50s to 60s for highs and will be in the 40s right here for the morning temperatures. take a look at the inland valleys. we have some chilly mornings ahead. looks like those 30s tomorrow morning, wednesday and thursday and then 50s and 60s here across the inland valleys for those highs. so again, very happy to report for the bay area. we are out of the wind situation the next couple of days. but in southern

california it will continue through the day on wednesday. and we've got more reports coming up tonight at six. i know all of us have friends and family down there, and you just hear stories from so many different people, and for them to have to go through this next wind event, it's just it really is heartbreaking. it's just emotionally overwhelming for so many people. thank you jeff. jeff. up next, a coveted free agent decides to skip out on the giants, but the team has a backup plan. how this future hall of famer right there

(humming) behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? ah. huh. well, behold the pepperoni and grilled chicken...? what the? (clears throat) behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table! three magnificent toppings grilled chicken, pepperoni, and sizzling bacon. try it at round table pizza! merlin!

pitcher roki sasaki is expected to announce this week which team he will sign with for the upcoming season. we know this much. it won't be with the giants. it's not going to be the giants. nope. in fact, today, buster posey said sasaki won't sign here in the bay area. however, the giants did sign a future hall of famer, justin verlander. our giants insiders discuss how the aging all star can still help this team. one thin that immediately stood out to me and one reason i thought, and i've talked about him a lot the last couple months, that he made some sense was you have this group of kyle harrison, hayden birdsong, landon, rupe, these guys who, you know, logan webb's the veteran. now robbie ray has been around a long time, but jordan hicks has never been a starter before really. so they now they have justin verlander like you mentioned literally next stop is cooperstown. is that narrative. is that like a writer thing a fan thing where

you go like this is going to be great. these guys will learn from it. or is that you are in a clubhouse for a long time. is that real? like, is he going to be sitting there with kyle harrison talking about four seamers all the time? or what do you think of that aspect of it? you know, it's interesting and i think that guys stay in this game so long, and he's one of the few that have done it for this long. he's had a tremendous career. but when you've done it for that long, i think a part of you just wants to help the younger generation coming up, because what you're leaving is something that you've done for arguably your whole life, right? i mean, the guy was drafted in in oh four, maybe. he made his debut in oh five, and he's been playing baseball since he was probably five years old. and his chapter of baseball is coming to an end. and it's been a very long chapter. and i think that when you start to view that, that your end is near, at some point you want to help the next generation to succeed, to keep on the traditions of baseball that, you know, you've worked so hard and ingrained in yourself for the better part of your entire life. so, i mean, i think that for guys like robbie ray

and logan webb, you're definitely going to have that that competitive factor of having a guy who's sitting next to you in the clubhouse, a good clubhouse guy, obviously, and he's done it at a high level for a very long. you're going to want to, you know, go show them that. hey, look, you know, i may not be on the way to cooperstown yet, but this is what i bring to the table. and those young guys, i'm sure are just going to watch and see what it's taken to get this guy this far in his career. there are there are there's a mentality that's very important for these young guys. there's routines, there's preparation. there's how guys go about their business. and you know those young guys in that clubhouse and in that rotation. on the pitching side specifically, they're going to be able to learn a heck of a lot just by watching justin verlander go about his business. and justin verlande married to supermodel kate upton. so we will likely see her at the ballpark this spring. you can follow all of the giants offseason moves by downloading the very popular giants talk podcast. still to come, a sigh of relief for basketball superstar caitlin clark, how police stopped an

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.

deep breath. cancer is a journey you don't take alone. you did it! our cancer care team works together to care for all that is you. ceasefire in gaza and the phased out release of the remaining hostages. two u.s. officials and a diplomatic leader familiar with the talks say. israel is now on board. today, secretary of state antony blinken sat down for an exclusive interview with nbc's andrea mitchell. he says the leaders are optimistic the deal could be announced as soon as this week, unless hamas backs

out at the last minute. this is based on the framework that the president put out in may, that we got the whole world to endorse country after country, the united nations security council and everyone got behind it. and then finally back then, hamas was was isolated. it accepted the framework that the president put forward. ever since then, we've been working on negotiating the final details. it could be happening. hamas has not yet released any statements on these negotiations. a scary start to the new year for basketball star caitlin clark. police arrested a texas man in indianapolis yesterday. he's accused of threatening and stalking the wnba rookie of the year. police say it all started last month when clark began receiving sexually explicit messages on her social media account. earlier this week, officers traced the messages to a hilton hotel in downtown indianapolis. that's just minutes from where clark plays as a member of the indiana fever. when confronted by police, the man claimed to be

in the city on vacation, and he said his messages were just part of a fantasy and were not threats. the accused stalker is expected to be formally charged in a courtroom tomorrow. all hands on deck to support the fire victims in southern california. a lot of companies and a lot of celebrities are helping those communities down there today. beyonce pledged $2.5 million in donations to the relief fund will help families who lost their homes in the altadena and pasadena areas. the money will also go toward churches and communityenters, providing relief to the various communities. if you'd like to donate any amount, the red cross is a good place to start. we have a lot more news in the next half hour. jessica aguirre joins us now with what's coming up next. right now at six, those dangerous santa ana winds are set to start roaring again. crews staffing up and bracing for the worst in southern california. as you know, we are now in this a week. it's been going on. multiple wildfires have destroyed thousands of homes. what they're now being

told about the conditions and west. firefighters from all over the bay area are down south helping with the fires, and it's an immense operation even away from the fire line. also, what's the most competitive housing market in the country? where is it? apparently it's not. here in the bay area. we take a closer look at a new list released by zillow. the news at six starts right now. good evening and thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. and i'm jessica aguirre. let's start in southern california. another challenge for thousands of firefighters trying to knock down multiple fires across that region. after reporting good progress over the weekend, they now have to brace for a new round of those gusty santa ana winds that have triggered a red flag warning through wednesday. palisades fire, still the largest of the multiple fires burning across that southland. burned almost 24,000 acres

across pacific palisades and now into malibu. evacuation orders expanded over the weekend as the blaze threatens the communities of brentwood, encino and westwood. that fire 14% contained. farther east, pasadena, altadena. the eaton fire has burned 14,000 acres, containment at 33% there. that fire deadly. at least 16 people have died, and it's destroyed or damaged more than 12,000 structures, most of them homes that people lived in. just devastation. the whole neighborhood has gone. i've been living here my whole life and. my whole life is gone. great person. funny the life of the party. love sports and love people. want to bring in our chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. jeff, let's talk about those winds. how how heavy are they going to be? when do they begin? and what about the intensity? well, the wind right now is already beginning