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with worsening conditions on tap this morning, the latest from the front lines as we keep a close eye on the return of high winds. lost their toys because they got burned. their house, their toys, their beds, everything got burned. thousands of l.a. county students now going back to school in new locations. how families who lost everything are navigating their children's education and here at home, looking to help the unhoused. we are live this morning with one city's bold new plan for people who live in rvs. this is today in the bay. good morning to you. on this wednesday, i'm marcus washington, and i'm laura garcia. people in southern california are waking up again this morning on edge, with strong winds, making a return in nearly 90,000 people still under evacuation orders. the number of confirmed deaths is now at 25.

the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres. it is 18% contained right now. here is a look over in altadena. the eaton fire has burned about 14,000 acres this morning. it's 35% contained now. across l.a. county, more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed. meteorologist kari hall is tracking the forecast. down in southern california for us as well. now, kari. the red flag warning that's still in effect. it's in effect for another 13 hours, and we're still in the middle of this high wind event that we're seeing mainly in the hills and mountains. looking at the wind forecast in the next hour, we're going to see the wind at about 50mph in some of those very dry areas. as the wind picks up during the overnight hours, it looks to be very long. at least a few more hours of the high winds into the early afternoon. here we are at 6:00, when that red flag warning will be expiring, and we're starting to see the wind coming down just a bit, but still

pretty breezy in some of those areas where we're looking at the eaton fire as well as the palisades fire, and then taking it into tomorrow morning. definitely much improved conditions with spots like malibu only seeing winds and below ten miles per hour, and even lighter in some of the areas around los angeles, as well as long beach, and then still for some of the upper elevations. it may be breezy, but definitely not as dangerous and not as windy as what we are seeing right now. so we are in the middle of the peak of those winds for this wind event. we'll continue to monitor the situation as we may see some of those embers spreading, but hopefully that is not the case and we get more containment as conditions improve. back to you. you're so right. thank you. kari. well, state education leaders are now fast tracking free emergency housing for teachers who lost everything in the southern california fires or simply cannot return to their homes. this as students who attended damaged or destroyed schools are now enrolling at new campuses, transferring from one

school to another.r. historicaly difficult, but governor gavin newsom is taking action, promising to cut through any red tape. today in the bay's bigad shaban is in altena with that story. we are here at what used to be an elementary and middle school, but really the only thing left recognizable is this play structure. the rest reduced to rubble and ruin, which is just one example of why schools all across southern california are now welcoming students who've been forced out of their homes and classrooms. a lot of children lost their toys because they got burned. their house, their toys, their bed. everything got burned. at seven years old, renata alpar may not understand empathy, but she can feel it, which is why she says she's excited about potentially welcoming new students to her alhambra elementary school, who have been displaced by the ongoing wildfires. they can be happy and they can do anything they want, and they now listen to their teacher. erica is her mother. sometimes our kids are. i think

they're in a big bubble, and they they cannot imagine all the damage. i think that it's a good opportunity, at least for me. it will be great that she really. that she can really see the kids, that they are losing everything, that they need help. and so really getting it right when the students first come in is so critically important. jim schofield is director of student support services for alhambra unified school district, where several students were just newly enrolled after being impacted by the fires. it could be any number of circumstances. they might be staying in a hotel, they might be living out of their car, they might be staying with a family friend or a relative, be it temporary or long term. the governor signed an executive order to fast track the school transfer process for fire victitims, suspending somef the standard requirements to get kids enrolled quicker. we may have families coming in who don't have what we would typically ask of a family. they

may not have any utility bills, they may not have school records. they may not even have a school to turn to, to get records from. the scope of the devastation has educators across southern california planning long term. their new students could be part of their student body for years. would you like to share your school with them? renata says she's excited to save them a seat. now, just how many displaced students schools are enrolling varies widely. some have yet to receive any requests, while others have already welcomed dozens of new students. thank you. bigad. well, our wildfire coverage continues throughout the morning. what happens if your house burns down in a wildfire? ahead at 525, our consumer team is breaking down how to get the absolute most from your insurance. well, chp is investigating a horrific crash near gilroy that left three people dead. this happened just before 7:00 last night on shaw road. this is east of highway 25. investigators say that

driver lost control crossing into oncoming traffic, hitting another car. the driver that lost control, along with two passengers, were killed. one of the victims is 17 years old. another passenger in that car and the driver of the other car in that was hit were flown to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. well, later this morning we expect to learn how santa clara county and san jose officials will count how many people are unhoused in the south bay. we also expect to learn how soon those struggling to make it in the bay may have a sanctioned place to stay. today in the bay's kris sanchez joins us from our newsroom with more this morning. good morning chris. well good morning to you laura and marcus. so every two years crews go out across santa clara county to find out how many people are living on the streets, along creek beds, in rvs and in cars and in shelters. the county and city of san jose will reveal how they will do that count next week. they tell us that the methodology is going

to be a little different, so we're listening for that. just last week, federal figures put the number of people living unhoused at nearly 10,400 people. santa clara county's number, the highest out of all nine bay area counties. and one advocate says that is likely an undercount. now, at the same time today, city of san jose officials are preparing to open the city's second safe parking site in the city very soon. this is a site on berryessa road which will be able to serve residents with bathroom facilities and counseling, community gardens and security. they can serve 85 spots, and it could open by the end of the month. and just in time is parking. enforcement began putting notices on rvs in areas near schools and parks and neighborhoods, letting people know they're in violation of an ordinance banning them from parking in those locations. but with people living in an estimated 2000 rvs and other oversize vehicles on the streets. one city councilman warns it's still not going to be

enough, but there are going to be still a number of rvs out on the streets because we don't have space for everybody, and we're going to have to continue looking to identify additional sites. now, all counties do that same point in time count on the same day every two years, so that the numbers are consistent. the count will happen next wednesday and thursday. we'll update you on what we know about that safe parking site as soon as we know. laura. all right. thank you very much, chris. let's take a live look outside on this. now, wednesday morning, halfway through your workweek, taking a look in san francisco this morning, kerry's been mentioning these colder mornings. bundle up as you head out the door. yeah, temperatures are about the same as yesterday with a lot of 30s across the map and then some of our inland areas just a degree or two above freezing. danville right now at 33 degrees, we're at 38 degrees in napa and 34 in santa rosa. and then taking a look live outside in oakland this morning, having to bundle up with some low 40s to start. it is all

clear. and then as we go throughout the morning, it's going to gradually start to warm up. overall, kind of cool throughout the morning into the early afternoon, but our high temperatures today will be warmer than what is normal for this date. for mid january we should be in the upper 50s, but we're headed for the upper 60s in some spots, so we'll talk more about that coming up. mike has a look at some lower numbers around the bay. yeah. well remember that great price we listed yesterday in pleasanton. same location, but today it's up $0.30 to 3.49 at gulf. food mart garage and gas on first street. still the best in the bay, but again a little bit higher. in the north bay we have solano county's low continues to be vallejo with 359 and national petroleum on springs road and in the south bay. the last number listed here is the best 365 in san jose. great gas on stevens creek boulevard. you can look for the changes or the stores over there. gasbuddy.com depends on your area. on the roadways, we're looking at a smooth drive, easy light flow of traffic right now. expect a lighter commute

for the rest of the week. is morning early commute. because we approach a three day weekend, we are looking at highway 37. the sensors just relit as you go. eastbound overnight closure continues overnight, but no problem right now through the north bay or across the bay bridge. back to you. thanks, mike. well, if you're participating in dry january but still want to go out, look no further ahead here on today in the bay, we're going to take you inside an east bay bar. it's a new one serving up nonalcoholic drinks and share what it is on the menu. the u.s. supreme court today will hear an important case that may help protect kids online. we'll have the very latest out to the futures this morning. we get important inflation data again today. markets look like they're in a good mood so far. i think my husband was infected in a cult classic reimagined the new horror film that might make you howl at the moon. we talk with one of the film stars, julia garner. keep itere. you're

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at 513. as we take a look at what to expect in livermore today. we're starting out in the 30s, still very chilly and may even frosty in some spots going throughout the day. at noon. we're in the upper 50s and making it briefly into the low 60s for this afternoon. it's still warmer than normal, even though we do have such a cold start. as we're heading out now,

we'll talk about what's ahead in our microclimate forecast coming up. well, the drive is a breeze through the area, out of livermore and into dublin for these headlights. westbound 580 moves nicely. just your typical bit of slowing out of the altamont pass. nothing dramatic. i'm tracking a crash on the peninsula. we'll bring you the latest details once they pop up. well, good morning, and a very happy wednesday to you. another big day for inflation data as we get the consumer price index. if that cpi number is high, that's going to solidify wall street's understanding the fed will not lower interest rates any time soon. there's even a little bit of chatter about a rate hike, but that's unlikely at best. jp morgan chase made our board for the third day in a row this time, because it just reported strong profits. same for wells fargo as well. the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments today over age verification on the internet, specifically for adult websites and online pornography. u.s. law has said for many

decades, children should not be able to access adult content. for instance, the u.s. supreme court upheld a case in 68 where a store was punished for selling two boys a girlie magazine. that's what the court called it. but these days, kids don't need to go down to the corner store. they can look at far worse on their phones. the state of texas says that's got to come to an end. adult websites need to be required. they say, to check your age. they're already doing it with online gambling like draftkings. so why not for porn? the securities and exchange commission has made a last minute accusation against elon musk, accusing him of being dishonest as he bought up twitter stock with the intention of buying the company last minute. because the sec is run by a biden employee in a week, donald trump is going to be president and elon musk is one of his closest advisors, the complaint says. musk bought up the company, but didn't telly people he was doing that, which

is against the rules. it's nothing new. we talked about it in real time as it happened back in the spring of 2022, and nbc has obtained a memo showing meta plans to cut as much as 5% of its workers. workers who the company rates as substandard in their employee evaluations that work out to about 3600 people. meta was already doing this with low performers. it's just speeding it up. the memo says they'll be out next month. now, if you wanted to be a harsh critic, you'd point out this guy's idea to pivot the company to virtual reality at the expense of tens of billions of dollars is maybe the lowest of low performance ideas. but mark zuckerberg has two things going for him. meta still makes plenty of money off facebook and instagram. and also mark zuckerberg has a different kind of stock. he owns 60% of facebook, but every one of his shares is worth ten votes for a share that you can buy on the open market. so he will run

facebook for the rest of all time. he's got the power. he does. all right. thanks, scott. well trending this morning a fresh new take on an old, rather furry friend. you might just call him friend. only if you're a fan of horror films. you're scaring me. back off me. daddy is mean. hurry! mommy's coming. nbc's sister company universal, out this week with a new reboot of an all time classic. wolfman. they're stars christopher abbott in the reimagined lead role as a man who experiences what can only be called unusual transformation. you see, right here, his wife is played by julia garner, known for her roles in series like the americans and ozark. garner actually calls this role a journey of sorts, since this takes place in one day, i feel like it's kind of the seven

stages of grief in one day because you know her, she's losing. she's slowly losing her husband, even though he's alive. interesting. so co friday morning we'll actually hear from the wolf man himself star christopher abbott. friday is also when wolf man opens in theaters everywhere. costuming is a lot different than the original. well, new this morning. dry january does not have to mean boring drinks. a new bar in walnut creek is creating a stir by serving those abstaining from alcohol. it's called scipios. they recently opened next door to macy's at broadway plaza. the bar focuses on nonalcoholic beverages. its owners say they opened scipio's for people like themselves, who don't drink and are tired of being stuck with mocktails. mocktails are juicy, sugary things, and this is an actual nonalcoholic adult cocktail. and that's what we wanted to create withth someplace that i didn't

feel like a kid going in and just drinking something sugary. well, there's your fake bourbon, i guess. scipio's actually still serves some alcoholic beverages, along with close to 30 nonalcoholic beers, wines and cocktails. so cheers to your health, your dry january. keep it going. finding alternates. good. there you have it. all right. well, we've had a dry january of sorts, weather wise, to no rain. unfortunately, this may go down as one of the driest january's on record. if we don't really get any rain, we're going to take a look at the long range forecast in just a bit as we start out with some cold temperatures this morning. you may, even before you get out of bed, just feel that the house is a little bit cooler and we're going to see temperatures as you head out the door in the upper 30s and palo alto and 37 in walnut creek. it's 44 in san francisco, and we're also in the low 40s in san jose, with san rafael starting out at 37, we may even go down a few more degrees before sunrise. and then

throughout the day, all clear and sunny as we are going to see those temperatures heading back to the 60s. it may be a little bit warmer for san jose with a high of 68 degrees, and we'll also be up to 68 for morgan hill, reaching into the low0s for the east bay with antioch and livermore, 62 degrees 64 in danville, as well as oakland and up to 63 in redwood city, 60 in half moon bay and san francisco's back to the low 60s for this afternoon. downtown 63 and 62, in napa, with santa rosa reaching 66 degrees. okay, here we go with the long range forecast. it's once again been quite a while since we've seen any rain, and i'm just talking. and this is running and there's still no rain here, at least through the end of next week. so this once again may be one of the driest januaries on record. if we don't get something here with that last week of the month. and as far as temperatures for morgan hill, it's going to be warm these next couple of days. but a cool down

coming in even with the cold fronts arriving, we're still not seeing the rain in between. and so by sunday we're going to see the highs in the upper 50s and then gradually warming up through the middle of next week. a lot of these temperatures have been about ten degrees above what's normal, at least for the afternoon highs. and then for the mornings it's been a very chilly with 30s. and we see more of that extending through. next week will be a long holiday weekend for some people. if you have the martin luther king junior holiday off and we're still going to have a nice little cool down for the weekend into early next week. so maybe look in the closet for more layers. mike, you have a crash now o the peninsula. i do, but that mlk holiday on monday does affect this week's commute as well. you should see a lighter early commute as we go to the hours. right now you see green sensors. i'll take you to the peninsula. i had researched, they had updated, and now they've justt cleared this crash north to 80. at 92. there may be me debris over on the shoulder as you hit that flyover, getting over to 92 off of northbound 280, but no lanes are blocked.

and so there should be no problem for you driving along over toward half moon bay or across to the east bay, east bay itself, coming across that carquinez bridge, you may have a crash on the north side and a little bit of slowing on highway 37. right on schedule. back to you. thanks, mike. 522 for you this morning. next here on today in the bay nbc bay area responds. we have a timely financial lesson for you, courtesy of the l.a. firestorm. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. what you need to know about public insurance adjusters next. and the nfl playoffs are now underway. niners we know aren't in it this year, but we can cheer on others, right? how about the l.a. rams philadelphia eagles. you pick kickoff starts at 11:00 this morning right here on

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fee. despite the name, public adjusters actually work for private companies. they are known to canvass disaster areas with salespeople, and brochures in general. understand that public adjusters absolutely do have a place in this industry, but there's a place down the line. sussman recommends giving your insurance company time to make you an offer. if it's a lowball, push back yourself. ask for a second opinion of your claim, and get your agent or broker to make some noise on your behalf. if you go through all of these steps and you still feel that you're not getting what you need, then and only then do you want to start signing away part of your policy. the department of insurance says a public adjusters fee is generally a percentage of your entire insurance settlement amount. the finance website nerdwallet estimates 5 to 20%. we have an open invitation for you to share your insurance issues. snap the qr code on screen right now to fill out our consumer complaint form online. thanks, kris. well, coming up next, the top stories

that we're following for you today, including a child seeing the images of the damage and destruction from the deadly wildfires in southern california, experts share tips on how parents can talk to their kids about the dastating fires. a town hall tonight on the oakland police department's controversial and restrictive rules governing the pursuit of criminals. the proposed changes that are in the worksor that policy.

right now at 530, the threat of strong winds returns in southern california. we're on the ground with the latest as firefighters try to gain the upper hand on two devastating wildfires. plus, the police came at a cost and called mommy for a long time. and then it said to go. displaced by the fire. southern california mother and daughter now calling the bay area home. the big step leaders at one school are now taking to help them. and slamming the brakes on a no chase policy. the push from oakland business leaders to fall in line with an order from the governor's office, and the possible steps being taken as soon as today. this is today in the bay. good wednesday morning to you. thanks so much for

joining us. i'm laura garcia. and i'm marcus washington. nearly 90,000 people remain under evacuation orders this morning, with fears strong winds could make a return any time now. another 85,000 are under evacuation warnings, and the number of confirmed deaths in palisades and eden fires is now at 25. so far, investigators have not determined the cause in either of those fires. but arsonists arson right now is not being ruled out in the palisades fire. new lawsuits are being filed against southern california edison tied to the eaton fire in altadena. plaintiffs claim the utility was negligent in not issuing a power shutoff, and that a transmission line sparked the fire. right now in southern california, crews on the ground say extremely strong winds never materialized overnight, but conditions may still deteriorate. lauren coronado from our la sister station has more from the palisades fire zone. this is where firefighters this morning are expressing some relief as

they try to get a handle on those flames. it's been just over a week since the palisades fire sparked, and today we're still dealing with red flag conditions. thankfully, there aren't many active flames out right now. in fact, there haven't been bad flames the last couple days. but firefighters say there are still a lot of areas that are smoldering, a lot of vegetation, and that's really what they're working on. containment. right now we're at the incident command post, where members of the national guard are stationed. this is where they're stageged, and dozens of lapd officers as well. the palisades fire is burning nearly 24,000 acres and is 18% contained. about 5000 homes and structures are destroyed or damaged. thousands of people forced from their homes more than a week now, with evacuation orders still in place. as for the cause of the fire, an investigation is well underway.

federal agents were seen walking the area collecting evidence. working to find out the cause of the fire. back out here. it's not too bad in terms of weather when it comes to these winds that we've been up against. it's a little bit breezy, but firefighters say we are still not out of the woods reporting here in pacific palisades. i'm lauren coronado. thanks, lauren. well, meteorologist kari hall has been tracking the forecast in southern california as well. that red flag warning remains in effect until 6:00 today, but there are some portions of southern california, like the san gabriel mountains, whehere e will see the red flag warning continue through 3:00 tomorrow afternoon. so we're still seeing a prolonged period of these high winds that are currently still coming out of the north northwest at 54mph. now, that's for the highest peaks in the san gabriel mountains. and most of the valleys are feeling winds below 20mph this morning. but really, those hills are still getting those high wind gusts

that will continue. here's our hour by hour forecast that shows those areas in purple where we are still looking at some strong wind gusts into the afternoon, and then gradually starting to calm down a bit for the evening, but still looking at 25 to 30 mile per hour winds throughout today. and then some lighter winds for tomorrow. so we are still in the zone of the extremely high and particularly dangerous situation with that red flag warning that continues into some portions of southern california into this evening. laura. thanks so much. kari. well, one bay area school is actually going the extra mile for a family traveling hundreds of miles following the wildfire that tore through altadena. tanya paz and her daughter live just outside the eaton fire zone. but it may be weeks before her daughter's school gets anything back to normal. for now, she's relocating to live with relatives in san francisco. she says alta vista elementary school opened its doors to help

her daughter regain some sense of normalcy. we got there, she had a chair with her name on it and a cubby with her name on it, and they just had were completely ready for her. and i think just being able to provide normalcy in a school and routine, even in, not in our hometown, is kind of just an incredible thing that alta vista has helped us with. she says their home school did make it through the fire. okay, but in altadena, three charter schools and a middle school all sustained extensive damage, and the images out of southern california are really hard to process. and that's especially true for our kids who know we to live in fire country. seeing those homes burned to the ground and hearing of schools that won't reopen for quite a while can really make them feel a little less secure. we asked the professor of pediatrics what you can do to help the little ones or our teens process all of this. he said, first, make sure that the kids know that you do have a plan to keep the family safe in case of an emergency, and if they're still feeling anxious, give them a little power. if kids want to kind of

take action, there are like volunteer efforts that can even be done with like fundraising that can help some of the families and the kids who are affected. now, you can find resources to help victims of the southern california wildfires and develop an emergency plan for your family at nbcbayarea.com. we're on there. we're posting those updates on the wildfires and investigations that are underway. well, happening today, oakland police commissioners are holding a town hall covering the department's controversial and restrictive rules surrounding chases. some argue the pursuit policy lets too many criminals get away without ever getting caught. today in the bay's bob redell joins us live in the east bay this morning. and bob, governor newsom is leading this charge to really change this policy. or else they will withhold the state will withhold or limit the number ofhp officers, laura, that they are sending and have been sending into the city of oakland to help that city combat crime. right now, opd and the

city administrator are revising the pursuit policy, which will be presented to the oakland police commission. that's the commission that oversees opd sometime next week. tonight, the commission will hold a town hall to hear from oaklanders about their concerns about the current policy, and then perhaps talk about the proposed changes as it stands. oakland police officers are not allowed. they are prohibited from going after suspects unless that suspect has a firearm or is suspected of a violent crime. the city implemented this restrictive policy back in 2014, after an audit found that vehicle pursuits were causing too many crashes and injuries to officers, bystanders and suspects. and that did not just did not justify going after the nonviolent criminals. last september, the oakland police commission reviewed that policy and recommended no changes. then in december, governor newsom called the policy an extreme outlier in california. this was during a visit to oakland. he says that this policy has

hamstrings, the hamstrings. the state's efforts towards crime prevention. you could be drunk, you can run a red light. you can come close to sideswiping a school bus during the morning hours, right in front of a police officer. before tonight's town hall, oakland residents, small business owners that will rally to demand an immediate end to oakland's no pursuit policy, which they say has emboldened criminal and led to an increase in break ins into cars and businesses. the founders of asian unite, excuse me, released excuse me released this quote. the no pursuit policy has turned our city into a playground for criminals. we need leadership that prioritizes the safety of our families and businesses. so that town hall tonight put on by the oakland police commission starts at 630 runs for 90 minutes. this will be at the east bay church of religious

science on telegraph avenue in oakland. reporting live. bob redell today in the bay. all right. let's see what comes up of all of it. thanks, bob. 5.39 for you this morning. also today, a gathering to map out the future of public transit in the bay area. transportation and tech leaders are holding a panel discussion on integration, self-driving technology and the expansion of remote work. bay area council is hosting that summit in downtown san francisco. it's expected to get underway at 10:00 this morning. we'll take a look at the morning commute around here in just a little bit. but first, a live look outside overlooking downtown san jose. it's clear out there right now. kari. it is clear and also chilly. and we've seen these cold temperatures to start. we're going to just continue with that as we go through the next several days. take a look at what to expect. dry weather continuing and ahead. it will be slightly cooler starting this weekend. but also as that cooler air comes in, we may also have some more gusty winds. we are freezing right now in danville and very close for much of the

rest of the bay area. fairfield starts out the morning at 32 degrees. you may also want to head out the door just a few minutes early. get out the credit card. scrape off the windshield if you are seeing some frost out there, but our temperatures later today will be warmer than our normal high for this date. and mike, you've been taking some time to look at the commute ahead. yeah. let's take a look over here at the bay bridge. the span itself moves nicelynd no delays going over toward the san francisco side, of course, is our commute direction. the volume builds and it's right about now. they should activate those metering lights without any drama on the approach. you do see little break taps. it's a lighter commute. this morning we talked about this free three day holiday week for many folks, and so we should see a lighter early morning commute through the rest of the week. highway 37 highway 4 did show slowing right on schedule, but it's a little bit less slowing than we might typically see on a wednesday, last day of this closure. as we look ahead of you, lower manzanita park and ride will be closed today for those high

tides. and then that should be clear again, that's just for safety sake, to make sure everything is all good. we're looking at the city where we continue all week at the change to the closure of early closure for the subway stations between embarcadero and west portal. they're fixing those tunnels. it's fix it week. it's for a better end to the service, for better maintenance for the service. but that means an earlier end for the subways. use the bus instead. rest of the bay, showing a nice easy drive, with the south bay showing its traditional slowing in san jose. back to you. thanks, mike. 541 for you this morning, the south korean president is behind bars ahead here on today in the bay. we'll tell you the reason he was taken away in handcuffs after hundreds of police officers swarmed his home. back here at home, the senate doing its job, putting president elect donald trump's picks for cabinet in the hot seat. i'm ginger conejero saab. we're live in san francisco, where dozens of animals will arrive here in the bay area from southern california later today as part of an emergency response. the fires down south. up ahead, we'll talk about how they've been preparing these shelters

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day morning. it's a little bit of a cooler start. it was chilly yesterday. we're starting out now in the mid 40s for hayward. and as we take a look at the temperature trend as you're planning the day, by lunchtime it's in the upper 50s. so you'll still be wearing a jacket if you're having lunch outside on a

patio. we'll talk about what's ahead with some slightly cooler temperatures for the weekend coming up in a few minutes. and just like we talked about the backups starting to form here at the bay bridge toll plaza. it's a little more gradual than we oftesee on a wednesday. and we're talking about a smooth flow of traffic on the approach. and i'll show you the other slowdowns we see based on sensor readings. thanks so much, kari and mike developing right now in south korea. president yoon suk yeol is in custody inside a seoul detention center after being charged with insurrection. hundreds of national authorities yesterday approached his home, some climbing over busses, blocking the entrance and using bolt cutters to remove barbed wire before carrying out an arrest warrant. a similar effort 12 days ago failed. the president faces insurrection charges stemming from the martial law declaration on december 3rd that plunged the nation into chaos. he is south korea's first sitting president to ever be arrested. well, here

at home in the u.s, president biden will say farewell to the nation and his presidency late this afternoon. scott mcgrew with us this morning. and, scott, he will make that address around 5:00 today. yeah, right. and it's a reminder that things happen late in washington past eight. their time start for us, where a lot of us are still coming home from work on the west coast. biden's always been good at heartfelt, emotional moments, and we expect he'll thank the nation for the opportunity to be president, go over some of his achievements, including an incredibly strong economy, and once again warn, perhaps obliquely, about the threats he thinks the upcoming president will bring to the nation and the office. the president speaks at five our time. big news out of washington. senator joni ernst, who has made fighting sexual assault in the military one of her top priorities, will support trump's pit pick, pete hegseth, to be the next secretary of defense. she was the only really

big republican. hegseth has not convinced hegseth behavior, both with women and with alcohol, came up repeatedly at his confirmation hearing yesterday, including the incident at a republican women's conference in which he, a woman, said rather that hegseth had assaulted her. hegseth said it was consensual. here's a bit of the exchange between him and virginia. senator tim kaine occurred in monterey, california, in october 2017. at that time, you were still married to your second wife, correct? i believe so. and you had just fathered a child by a woman who would later become your third wife. correct? senator, i was falsely charged. i fully investigated and completely cleared. so you think you are completely cleared because you committed no crime? that's your definition of cleared. you had just fathered a child two months before by a woman that was not your wife. i am shocked that you would stand

here and say you're completely cleared. can you so casually cheat on a second wife and cheat on the mother of a child that had been born two months before? and you tell us you were completely cleared? now, prosecutors in monterey county said they could not come up with enough evidence to charge hegseth. hegseth did pay that woman an undisclosed amount of money. some senators are concerned that hegseth lack of experience is getting lost in the conversation about sex and alcohol. hegseth did serve in the national guard, but he's never run any kind of big organization. the defense department is about four times the size of general motors or ford, and the ceo of gm and the president of ford have both been secretaries of defense, and people doubted their experience at the time. gm employs 163,000 people in modern times. the last organization hegseth ran had about 30. the president speaks

to the nation tonight at five. we will, of course, carry that live right here on nbc bay area on our website, nbcbayarea.com, and on our app as well. all right. thanks, scott. 549 for you this morning, we want to turn back to our coverage of the southern california wildfires. today, dozens of animals impacted will arrive here in the bay area. this comes as hundreds of animals are filling up la shelters today in the bay's ginger conejero sah is live in san francisco this morning. bay area animal shelters are really stepping up trying to prepare and get ready and just help out. that's right. good morning laura and marcus. they've really made a push last week into the weekend and sf spca put up some good numbers. 70 animals found homes, over two dozen puppies. also found those homes. that's included in the 70. they're looking to continue that momentum going into this week, continuing into this week, and make some room for animals that

are coming in today. dozens more will be transferred to sf spca from los angeles shelters. and this is really part of a coordinated effort of shelters from down south spca, as well as amelia air rescue. that's a nonprofit that saves shelter pets by flying them to new families. 30 animals are expected to arrive at three this afternoon at moffett airfield, and they'll get to sf spca a couple of hours later. but the drive to help families, their animals and shelters down south doesn't end there. people can support by donating online or donating in person here. drop by 201 alabama street to give us your towels, your sheets, any unopened pet food. we are going to take a massive amount of donations down to la with us so we can help replenish the supply there at those shelters. east bay spca is also taking in

animals and supporting shelters in southern california. they too are hoping to increase space for those displaced animals. and they shared a picture of strawberry, who is the smallest dog from a recent transport out of la. you can find pictures of other puppies and animals at east bay spca.org/adopt. if that kind of tugs at your heart. they're seeing strawberry and other puppies now. sf spca will have a second transport scheduled next week if so needed. now remember, for now they are waiving adoption fees. these puppies that are up for adoption adoption are spayed or neutered, and they're also up to date on vaccinations. so they're really crossing things off the list here, making it easy for people to help them clear the shelters. you can check out their website also. foster parents are needed as well, so if you can't fully commit, there's also that option. we're live in san francisco, ginger conejero saab. today in theay.

and just so i understand, these are some of the animals that i guess were already in some of the shelters there that were available for adoption, not necessarily people's pets, people that were in the fires. right, right. so they're hoping to clear their shelters there to make room for some of the animals that will be taking up those that tt space from the fires. but then they're bringing some up here. so it's all this coordinated effort, which is good because you'd want to be reunited with your animal down there, some reunions. so we want to make sure those still happen. okay. all right. well, you could be a foster. yeah, it could be. i've been trying to get him to get a dog for a long time. you know what? and i've said, i really do want a dog. i'm at that point. i really want one. but i'm not going to be a single parent. and you're being responsible because, you know, because our schedule is just. it's just really hard. so, you know, i'm working on that too. okay. all right. let's get that forecast. yeah i already got too much going on. i'm just like no

no, no. all right. so if you're getting up this morning you're getting ready to head out. maybe taking the dog for a walk. it's a chilly one. both of you need jackets on. it's going to be in the 30s. and we've seen some of these temperatures near or even below freezing. it is now 45 in hayward, while danville is at 32. it's also 32 in fairfield and 33 in sonoma. san francisco. you're at 47 as we're getting this wednesday started. comparing that to the cold air that we are seeing in much of the rest of the country. if you've checked in on the friends and family, even in salt lake city, they're waking up to 27. albuquerque is at 21, and it is 14 degrees in saint louis and kansas city. so that bitterly cold air moving across the country while here in martinez, we're going to see a nice little warming trend throughout the late morning into the afternoon. at 3:00, we're at 61 degrees. and then seeing those temperatures quickly dipping as we approach sunset into the evening, but all staying clear throughout the day and highs

that are still above what's normal for the middle of january, reaching into the mid to upper 60s, upper 60s for the south bay. the warmer spot will be morgan hill, gilroy, san martin at 68 degrees and 66, in santa rosa. tomorrow is about the same as we continue with the mild temperatures and sunshine, but then looking at our long range forecast and what's ahead. unfortunately, we're still not seeing any rain. and if it continues on this track, this may be the driest january we've had on record, or at least in the top five, with really not getting any significant rainfall, not only here but across the state, and the temperatures will be cooling off. we still will see cold fronts coming in. so for walnut creek, we're going from mid 60s to only upper 50s for the weekend and it will be breezy as we transition to those cooler temperatures. so we'll be watching out for that for the long holiday weekend. and highs in many of our inland areas will

be in the low 60s. morning temperatures in the upper 30s, and san francisco goes from 63 today to only 55 for a high on sunday. mike, you've been tracking the backup building. yeah. it's gradual. today we showed the mlk holiday on monday. it's federal holiday, folks. and so that means this week we should have wednesday thursday, friday lighter earlier commute. and we're seeing that it's just filling in all lanes at the toll plaza. now it's 555 a little bit later than we often see that during a normal commute wednesday. looking at highway 37 a little slowing for the upper east shore, but not bad. mild through san pablo and richmond, highway four holds with the build through concord out of pittsburgh and bay point south bay easing up from that first build in san jose. back to you. all right. thanks, mike. well, happening now. santa clara valley water leaders delivered a big win for governor gavin newsom. they approved the proposal to spend nearly $10 million toward the underground water tunnel in the central valley. it, if fully funded, it would create a concrete

structure 36ft in diameter that would take fresh water from the sacramento river and divert it underground to large water pumps and tracy. that project's price tag $20 billion. 12 other local water agencies, already funding in place to move that project forward. well, bracing for even stronger winds. crews in southern california rushing to gain containment as the conditions are expected to get worse for firefighters there in a matter of hours. ahead at 6:00. we've got an update on the fight as students there also adjust to new normals at new schools. but first, here's candice nguyen with our investigative unit. if the project had gone as planned, all of l.a. would have been on california's new next generatatn 911 system during these fires. but deployment of the updated network is suspended, and we're now uncovering more problems. recent problems, including busy signals and a six hour 911 outage. i'm candice nguyen.

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