with a report. plus, hearing from a retired fire captain about what it took to keep his own home standing and how cybertruck drivers are doing their part to help communication challenges on the coast. a new call to action at the state capitol as the fires rage. the twist on newsom's special session. >> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. this is what southern california does not need, santa ana winds, it will peak overnight and last through wednesday. here is video of a new brush fire that broke out in the last half-hour. and in riverside county. the clay fire is burning near a riverbed. it is now threatening homes and sparked evacuations. but, the good news is the fire is

looking better. hand crews are hard at work clearing vegetation there. meantime, the l.a. fire department is strategically positioning strike teams around the palisades and eaton fires to protect containment lines as they get wind gusts of up to 70 miles an hour. staffing up in areas where any new fires might ignite. it comes after nearly a week of battling the devastating wildfires, including the two most destructive in l.a. county history. the palisades fire is now 14% contained. the eaton fire, 33% contained. at least 24 people have died in the fires. two dozen people are still missing. just under 100,000 people in l.a. county are still under evacuation orders. half of the number last week. the sheriff asked for patience as they search for more victims. >> people are saying i just want to look at my house and

see what is left. we know that. but we have people literally looking for the remains of your neighbors.. >> l.a. county da announced criminal charges against 10 people. nine for looting and one for arson not related to the major fires, dozens of people arrested for crimes linked to the fire. one addressed dressed as a firefighter. homeowners claim video of the early moments of the fire points to electrical equipment. though, an official cause has not been determined. so, while the palisades and eaton fires did not grow much overnight firefighters have been busy putting out the hot spots as we saw. last week a tiny ember can fly for miles the crews were in the neighborhoods where the eaton fire leveled homes. we are live

not far from where the firefighters are clearing all of the brush from there, kels i? >> reporter: yes, juliette, we are just north of there where we saw the destruction from the eaton fire. there is a crew here behind me. it is an inmate hand crew. they have been out here for the past few hours clearing brush in this area because this is one of the areas that officials are worried about if something were to spark back up and the winds were to kick back up this area could really be in a danger zone. right now where we are standing is under an evacuation warning that means people who live here can still stay in their homes but they are being told to keep an eye out for any sort of updates on fires in the area because they could potentially be under an evacuation order if something were to spark up. now, you see all of the houses, we talked

with captain who is in charge of this crew here. he said that they have been out here all night. they have seen most of the people actually are still staying in their homes in this area. but their crew is working really hard trying to do their best to protect this neighborhood. here is a little bit of what he told us. >> there are a couple properties near like this one is particularly near this house that was overgrown. we had to thin it out, remove what we call ladder fuels. they brought retardant through here. you can see that so that if we did get an ember in here we might have a chance to get in here and put it out before it gets into the house. >> reporter: that really is the goal. all mitigation what they are doing is trying to prevent anything from really making trouble if there were to be a fire to come through here. now, the good news right now. not seeing a lot of wind in this area currently. we are not out of the woods t. is really

tomorrow and wednesday where we can see more gusts. the big issue here is there is a canyon behind this water tank behind me. the captain was saying they are worried if something sparks in that canyon that fire is going to make its way up the hill here to the foothills area and this neighborhood. that is why they are really concerned about this specific area here. now, they said they are going to be out here all night. they just finished cleaning up this area around the water tank. they will head up the road here. they say there are a couple other houses that they know of they are trying to clear the brush around the houses to better protect the houses if flames were to come this direction. juliette, crews are working really hard out here to do everything they can to prepare for potential issues as those big winds come in the area. >> you showed that case in point. they are working into the night, 24/7, kelsi, thank you very much for that live report and taking us there to

southern california. okay, let's bring in our meteorologist, a lot of concern for the situation as we have been talking about in southern california for the next couple of days. where kelsi was right now did not look like it was windy yet, right? >> yes. the biggest issue is the period of how long it has been dry and windy and the fact of the location of these fires. they are the most devastating fires buzz they are not but they are not the largest fires california has seen. they are close to homes, close to businesses and communities. that is the reason. earlier this fire season in september there were three huge fires that were blazing. the bridge fire, the line fire and the airport fire all well above 20,000 acres. in fact the bridge fire over 50,000 acres. look at the number of structures it burned. 81. still a good amount. not nearly as devastating as our current fires blazing right now. and the reason is because look how close they are to communities.

look how close they are to areas that are very heavily populated. so, that means everything that is burning is not trees. not what is normally burning in wildfires. they are burning plastics. anyone that lives in southern california. even though the smoke might not be dons and the air quality might not say it is bad there is still quite a lot of particulate matter in the area. i will let you know if we in the bay area are going to have that. >> appreciate it. thanks. bay area firefighters are on the frontline. this crew in napa fought these flames in palisades yesterday. we are starting to put some of the faces to those killed in the palisade and eaton fires. these six have been identified.

including 55-year-old andy. he was known as the claw because his arms naturally -- "craw" because his arms naturally went out like a craw. he lived in this home known as the grab shack. open door policy to anyone who needed a break from the waves or just a place to hang out >> he loved people. you hear that world thrown around but he really did. his last few thing was i am fine. joking. i have been through this before, don't worry about me. >> his friend believes he did not evacuate because he lived through many natural disasters through fires, mudslides, tsunamis and rock slides. so many incredible images and stories from the fire zone. this video of a fire nado that broke out in the middle of the palisades fire. hearing from a retired l.a. fire captain that was able to keep his own home

standing. >> reporter: this is how close the fire came last tuesday to retired l.a. county fire captain's malibu home. he credits hard work from numerous firefighters and lots of defensible space around his property as a key reason his home is still here. he will be keeping a close eye on his neighborhood as the wind kicks up. >> i think i am looking good. i am careful of my words. i said things in the past with my personal opinion. i don't think the winds will be like they were on tuesday night. that was a different type of a wind event. there are structures around here that lost pretty big metal gerders, i think they were hurricane-type winds. >> reporter: utility crews stretched along pch working on gas lines and power poles. he is lighting his home with generators. a convoy of local

cybertruck owners drove into the fire zone to help with connectivity using star link satellite technology developed by spacex x and hawthorn >> this is important for our public relationship officers and incident command officers and even for our strike teams who are out there trying to communicate. we have radio communications but this, this will enable cell phone and wireless communication. >> it is good we are able to help. just a tiny fraction being able to contribute. it is good. >> meantime, most schools in l.a. unified reopened today. a handful in the evacuation zones stayed closed. >> firecrews managed to contain a house fire in san jose this afternoon. it was burning near the fairgrounds on monterey road. everyone managed to make it out safely including three dogs. but, complicating matters, power lines came down

during the fire so, people were asked to avoid that area. no word on what caused the fire. still ahead, lawmakers being called to take action as firefighters scramble to take on historic wildfires. governor newsom's new twist on his special session. also, a pair of san francisco police officers injured after a chase comes to

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for a trump administration. as steve large reports they want billions for fire recovery. >> the power of the l.a. wildfires reaching into the hallways and hearing rooms of the state capitol. >> they are moving heaven and earth. >> announcing plans to have them have new legislation in the governor's special session called trump proof california. >> there is nothing more urgent than speeding up financial assistance that will kick start, kick start the cleanup and recovery of southern california neighborhoods >> governor newsom's wildfire calls to add $1 billion in emergency response funding, wanting to rebuild and repair schools faster and another $1.5 billion for future wildfire threats. adding to the response and recovery provided by the federal government. >> i am calling on governor newsom to resign from office if

he does not convene the special session. >> reporter: hours before the governor's new proclamation, they gathered on the west steps of the capitol calling on him to create a new separate fireproof california special session. and to end the special session on trump's incoming administration >> this is now the umpteenth disaster fire in california. what are we doing to ensure we don't have these catastrophic events? >> reporter: this wildfire ripping through los angeles, changing lives forever. shifting political strategies at the state capitol. so, as part of their plan state republicans are calling for enhanced criminal penalties for fire-related crimes. all right, let's get to our local weather, that is. talking about dry january for a reason. no rain and not as much wind for northern california. >> yes. luckily for us, yes, we

have some diablo winds, they are supposed to be in effect through 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. it has been canceled. >> all right. >> that is good for us at least. hopefully, hopefully that trend continues for southern california. although they have the red flag warnings all of the way through wednesday. for them, those winds are going to be still very gusty. for us, though, 5-10 miles an hour, hey, we can handle that. nothing too crazy out there right now. it is going to stay quiet overnight. you can see where those gustier winds are across the highest elevations of our more inland, east bay communities. really not going to be anything too crazy and impactful for most of the community that we live in. napa, you might see a 5 mile-an-hour wind gust tomorrow. maybe up to 10, again. not going to be need meeting the wind advisory criteria. breezy afternoon can not be ruled out. it will be a

beautiful day tomorrow, the reason the offshore winds are aggressive across southern california that low pressure system will begin to depart. as it does so we will look at high pressure beginning to build in. over the next seven-days, little to no chances of heavy rain. high pressure is the name of the game. just like it has been for the past week or two. deflecting all of the moisture off and away from the bay area. it will keep those temperatures well above average. in fact, most of you have noticed we have been well above average since the start of the year. in fact, the first 12 days of 2024 have actually been record breaking. we have been the warmest and least in places like santa rosa, san rafael and san jose all coming in at the top warmest 12 first days of the new year on record. upwards of 4-5 degrees above average. in san rafael, petaluma four degrees above normal. fourth

place when it comes to the first 12 days of the month. oakland in fifth place, san francisco in sixth, either way a warm start to this year. into tomorrow afternoon we are going to continue to see that warmth. we will be waking up tomorrow, the temperatures in the middle 30s. it will be chilly start to our morning. the temperatures in the afternoon quickly warming up. potentially upper 60s out into the santa clara valley. five degrees above average across the bay area. inland to the coast those 60s are in store. maybe upper 50s near point rayes. it is above average for the next several days. i hope you all can get out and enjoy it. if you could not enjoy it yesterday or the day before that or the day before that hopefully you can tomorrow, wednesday and thursday, by friday,

temperatures cooling down to seasonal. not cold just what we expect for this time in january. all things to keep your eyes on. you will need to keep your sun glasses handy back to you. >> still ahead, a string of armed robberies targeting east bay convenient stores and gas stations overnight. plus, months after community out cry over the planned closure of the trauma center we have details on the final deal to buy the hospit

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. two san francisco police officers were taken to the hospital after a chase. the officers were trying to pull over a vehicle that was wanted for reckless driving the day before. the suspect's car collided into a pole and the police car crashed into a building. two suspects were taken into custody. the police found a gun at the scene. the two officers are expected to be okay. all right, over in oakland, the police are investigating a string of robberies at a store and several gas stations. take a look at the aftermath of this 7/11 on thorn hill road. a worker says four armed suspects smashed their way in and took

money from the register around 3:00 this morning. this was the scene at a chevron on pearson street. the suspects used objects to get inside. it is not known if these robberies are connected. santa clara county has finalized a deal to buy regional medical center in east san jose for $150 million. starting april first, the county will take over operations adding the hospital to the health care system. it allows them to have life-saving trauma care. they were going to shut it down but downgrade today inside. still ahead, the southern california wildfires impacting aw

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. the wildfires in california impacted award season. we learned today the 67th grammys will happen as planned on february 2nd. the recording academy said in a letter the show will go on at the crypto.com arena in downtown l.a. but that this year's grammys will serve a charity purpose. raising funds for wildlife efforts and honoring first responders. watch the grammys right here on cbs. also, bay area organizations are jumping into action to help animals impacted by the fires. a team from the san francisco spca will drop off supplies with impacted shelters and pick up animals to bring back to san francisco. the spca is waving adoption fees to make room for more pets. and, cbs is partnering with the red cross to help the victims of the southern

california wildfires go, to redcross.org/cbs to donate. or text red cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. thanks for watching, the news continues at 8: on

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