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>> we are searching resources across this fire as necessary to respond to any hotspots. >> bay area firefighters gots on bound helping as severe wind warnings remain in place in southern california today. >> they don't let me to go even one block up. >> thousands still waiting to see if their homes survived the palisades fire. frustrated residents still not allowed back in. the grim reasons for the holdup: the house is okay. the house -- ooh. everything is fine. >> plus the harrowing moment a group of san francisco firefighters helped save the home of a los angeles reporter's family. >> every single day was kind of lightning holding your breath and waiting to see what happens. >> could tiktok go dark on your phone? hear from bay area creators and influencers waiting to lose the app and maybe their livelihood. halfway through the workweek everybody. let's do this. another day of high winds and dry conditions

for the bay area firefighters and they're doing their level best to knock down the fires in southern california once again today. good morning, i'm reed cowan. >> good morning, i'm gianna franco and it's been more than a week since the string of destructive wildfires broke out in l. a. county. fema disaster assistance centers have now opened in the area to help those who have lost everything. the two largest fires the eaton and pal sides fairs have destroyed more than 12,000 homes and killing at least 25 people. now neither fire has grown in size containment is at 18% for the palisades fire and 35% for the eaton. >> so we want you to do something. get in your mind the seating capacity of oracle park. this morning, more than double of that number of seats amount to the people who are waking up under evacuation orders in los angeles county. with wind danger still high, southern california edison shut off power to tens of thousands. for those who are not under evacuation on the other hands tens of thousands of periods are being told have the go back

and be ready to leave in a moment's notice. that dangerous still. look at this. a birdseye view of the fire fight and flames on hot wind barreling right towards homes and then very quickly, look at that. water drops saving a home. this footage captured by an outfit from canada there to join other nations and states in fighting these fires. might be a key piece of evidence in his backyard. this is what he believes is the beginning moment of the eaton fire in and around an electrical power really close to his home last week. this video isn't only have had investigators will now study to try to pinpoint the source of that fire in los angeles. pedro says 30 minutes after he took the video the fire spread so fast they had to leave theeaton canyon area. >> aft fire investigators are looking into the cause of the palisades fire. officials are trying to determine if embers from a fire on new year's day

may have reignited and now meanwhile, thousands of people are still waiting to seal what's left of their homes. our kelsi thorud is in the brentwood area of los angeles where people have been trying to get into the evacuation zone. >> i want to go home to get some medicine for my wife. and they don't let me to go even one block up. >> reporter: emotions running high in los angeles' brentwood neighborhood where mandatory evacuation orders remain in place as the area braces for another round of high winds. >> they're telling me go to zuma beach and get a pass from them. i don't know where zuma beach is. i don't know what to do. >> reporter: the national guard and police have been deployed to keep the neighborhood safe. but residents say they're being turned away. not allowed to even run into their own homes to grab medications or important documents. >> two days ago i was able to

get through without any documents. this time, we have to go all the way to zuma beach to get a permit. which makes things a lot harder for us. >> reporter: dan and homa fanny say they're staying at a hotel in another part of town and they understand the fire risk high for their neighborhood but they still wish they could get back into their home more easily. >> but i have medicine for other two to three days. so -- hopefully by thursday, it will open so hopefully we can get to the garage and go to the house. >> reporter: sandy tush told us she too wishes the city could make it easier for them to get back into their homes if only briefly. she says she just wants to make sure everything in her home is still there and secure. she was hoping to do that because she knows the winds are expected to get worse. >> the fire actually right now

is controlled more or less. unmannedville road. but if anything goes past that, then brentwood is next. >> reporter: the area still remains without power. police and national guard troops are expected to stay as long as the area is evacuated. >> well, a special flight of animals who were rescued from the los angeles wildfires are coming to the bay area today. san francisco's spca teaming up with nonprofits down south to bring 50 cats and dogs affected by the wildfires here this afternoon. they will land later today at moffett field in mountain view and the animals were evacuated from the crowded doughny animal care center in los angeles to find new homes here in northern california. well, if you'd like to help the victims of the wildfire, you can go to redcross.org/cbs to donate. you can also call 1-800-red-cross or text red cross to 90999 to make $10 donation. >> so proud of our spca friends and they were just here friday

and the people who were right here on the set friday are the ones in that photo, who are going down to help so many animals and just maybe call the local animal shelter and say what do you need if you are taking in animals and let us know when you do and maybe even share it on social media and we want the see and celebrate your stories. jess. take a look at conditions down in southern california right now, what they're dealing with is still extreme with fire weather conditions. but there's going to be a turn of this chapter right around the corner as we wrap up this week. good conditions are are on the way as we head into the thursday and friday setup but right now we are still under the red flag warning and diving into conditions down there, anywhere from the border of mexico all the way up into the los angeles basin, and past that actually we're continuing to see fire weather conditions stick around for us with high winds and very, very dry conditions. and i'm actually going to have more on that coming up in just a bit because it looks like this graphic decided to freeze. gianna, over to you and we're going to hopefully come right back to me. >> okay. sounds good jess. a look at the roadways right now if you are getting ready to head to the bay

bridge, traffic is backed up right now. seeing some brake lights and metering lights are on and that is a slow commute as you make your way through there. so definitely give yourself a few extra minutes as you make that trek in and around that area. okay, taking a look at traffic elsewhere this morning. if you are making that ride across 880, just a heads-up. it's a little busy and we're seeing some brake lights there north and southbound actually southbound especially on the right hand side there. you can see traffic is backing up just a little bit. we've got some public transit delays for a.c.e. train number 3 and number 1. and also there are some delays for b.a.r.t. this morning. okay jess, hopefully the maps are work. back to you. >> right back at it now. let's take a quick look at what's happening for the friends in southern california from thepalisades fire into the eaton fire. current conditions and relative humidity is significantly low. we didn't get is that nice overnight recovery process that we're used to down there. when we usually get that nice pacific breeze. the reason why is because the winds have been pushing offshore consistently through the past seven, eight days and take a look at current conditions. wind gusts are

getting anywhere up to around 45 to 50 miles per hour this morning in those higher peaks closer to chat worth and we'll continue to watch the winds stay strong in the evening hours tonight. red flag warning expires later this evening and then by tomorrow, that's when we start to see a lighter setup when it comes to the winds and they're still moving offshore for now. not until thursday where they actually start to push on shore. the reason why that's important to note for the friends down there is because that will help when it comes to relative humidity but then all the smoke right back into the los angeles basin allowing for air quality alerts potentially just in the region and the dry offshore wind, that's applicable for them down there and up here too in the bay. and anywhere from the north bay down into the santa clara valley this afternoon. we can see wind gusts closer to our area around 5 to 10 miles per hour with daytime highs right around average for this time of year sunny skies into this afternoon and i'll have more on that in a bit. for now over to you, reed. all right. thank you so much. move on the map right now to the east bay. the oakland police commission asking for your input on changes to the city's vehicle pursuit policy.

governor gavin newsom criticized the current policy too restrictive. currently oakland police only can chase suspects of violent crimes or firearm offenses. a community town hall happens tonight at 6:00 p.m. oakland's problems need money and leaders hope the sale of the coliseum will reduce the city's budget deficit that threatens cuts in police and fire service. update for you. the alameda county board of supervisors has unanimously approved the a's portion of the coliseum sale to the african american sports and entertainment group. that part of the deal valued at $125 million. the sale resolves delays in the developers' purchase of oakland's half share of that site. moving on the nap now this morning to san francisco. mayor daniel lurie will meet with supervisors and public safety leaders today to discuss the city's efforts to really fight and get somes around the fentanyl crisis and try to stamp it out. follows his introduction of a fentanyl state of emergency ordinance aimed at unlocking resources to

tackle that issue. the event will take place this morning at 11:00 a.m. and we'll be there as well. lastly, we head to the south bay now and san jose. we're talk about the santa clara valley water district voting to continue backing governor gavin newsom's delta water project. he's approving more than $9 million for planning and permitting out there. the project aims to divert water to central valley and southern california but it does face some growing costs. now estimated at about $20 billion. despite concerns over environmental impacts and risks, valley water sees it as crucial for long term water security in our state. 6:10 on this wednesday morning. another busy day on capitol hill. the hearings we're keeping a close eye on for president-elect trump's cabinet picks. and we continue to follow another day of high fire danger in southern california. the conditions we are seeing right now as investigators look to

6:14 in the morning. welcome back everybody. the closing chapter of a five decade political career, president joe biden will bid farewell to the nation tonight. in a primetime farewell address to the nation. now the white house is not disclosing what mr. biden plans to say to cap off his political career in the

speech. but you can watch it right here on kpix and we will curialist for you starting at 5:00 p.m. it is going to be another very busy day of senate confirmation hearings for president-elect donald trump's cabinet picks. six of them are set for hearings today in various committees and the biggest focus will likely be on trump's attorney general pick, pam bondi. marco rubio for secretary of state and john ratcliffe for cia director. each of these nominees trump loyalists and they will appear before separate committees. republican led senate appears to be largely falling in line behind the president-elect's choices but we are watching how they vote. votes haven't happened yet. the man hoping to lead the pentagon faced the senate armed services committee yesterday. did you see it? they grilled pete hegseth about allegations of drinking and sexual assault all of which he denied. also grilled him about past comments that women should not be allowed to serve in combat roles and a change of heart after he became the nominee. bay area firefighters

shoulder to shoulder with firefighters from all over the nation and the world. they're trying to get this fire out. >> yeah, thousands of homes have been destroyed and investigations are currently underway to determine the cause of the fires. so let's go live right now to charlie de mar in los angeles for the latest updates. good morning, charlie. >> reporter: reed and gianna, good morning to you. it has been a slow process locating and identifying the deceased here in altadena. the search and rescue crews we have seen in the past couple of days going door-to-door to the more than 7,000 structures, that's buildings, homes, schools, businesses, sifting through the rubble. severe wind warnings remain in place in southern california as officials stand ready to stamp out any new brush fires. >> we are surging resources across this fire as necessary to respond to any hotspots. >> reporter: this dramatic video could hold the key to what sparked the massive eaton fire. cbs news confirms it was

shot three minutes after the inferno erupted near electrical towers above altadena. yesterday investigators were seen probing for evidence. federal investigators also swarmed the site of where the larger palisades fire is believed to have started. officials have not commented on theories that it may have been caused when embers from this new year's eve fire possibly reignited. >> the community deserves answers. >> reporter: president biden says it will cost tens of billions of dollars to rebuild and recover for those affected by the california wildfires. this, as over 12,000 structures have been destroyed and over two dozen lives lost. search and rescue teams have moved into ravaged neighborhoods. sifting through the rubble for victims. >> it's a considerable amount of structures to search. thousands. it's going to be a long process. >> reporter: rebuilding may also be a long process. especially for residents like the cohens. one of thousands dropped by their insurance

companies just months before the fires. >> hopefully, you know, we'll find something that we can reside in temporarily while we hopefully rebuild, rebuild our home. >> reporter: fema assistance centers are now open to help survivors as they begin to move forward. and this is the reality for so many here in los angeles. thousands of people who are asking what is next. fema is on the ground here offering some financial assistance to people who have been impacted by these fires. but fema also sending a loud warning to those victims, to be wary of scammers looking to take advantage. reed, gianna? >> as if they need to worry abouting? else right? charlie, thank you so much for that live report. >> all right. so i really liked what you had to say in your last hit, jess that there's another window of opportunity for things to get a little bit better for the firefighters down there. >> oh completely. and i mean, yeah. today is another day of strong winds and wind gusts still anywhere up to around 50 to 60 miles per hour and emphasis on the word gust

though. that's not sustained winds they're experiencing down there. it's just a big concern when it comes to the aircraft in the skies trying to fight those fires as well as the boots on the ground trying to contain them too but in the next couple of days that red flag warning will expire later tonight and we are left with drier conditions still into the weekend. the good news though, the winds die down significantly and that's just going to help significantly also when it comes to the containment numbers and the percentages all around the fires. so let's take a quick look at what's happening for us here locally real fast. sunrise around 7:23 a.m. this morning anywhere from our neck of the woods down the way down into southern california. the climate prediction center is showing drier than normal conditions going to last into the next 8 to 14 days and railways happening right now the jet stream has been allowing for all the moisture to go north of us and kind of left with the dry pattern as well as the offshore winds. not only southern california that is experiencing the santa ana winds right now. us here locally also experiencing the offshore winds driven by the same pressure system just offshore. mind you, our winds

are significantly lighter and i mean today we can see gusts up to around 10, 15 miles per hour at max. closer to areas like half-moon bay and all the way up into areas like fairfield and napa too. looking into the next couple of days though, we really start to see the winds die down and we're left with beautiful and mild conditions emphasis on the dry conditions too though. so as we take a look at the nextseven days here's what we have to gear up for. upper 350s and lower 60s anywhere from the inland areas all the way out into the coast and everywhere in-between along the peninsula too. now the big forecast for us as we head into next week will just be that little bit of a cooldown and we're going to hold on tight to 50s widespread through the baby next week compared to what we have right now for example. san jose, waking up this morning still pretty chilly. but into this afternoon, we'll hit the upper 60s. so a big temperature spread as we head into next week. a lot cooler conditions and more winter-like conditions for us minus the fact that we still don't have any moisture. for now at least. that could look different as we head into later portions of this month and early february. but for now, it does look significantly dry which isn't the worst thing when it comes

to outdoor activities here in the bay. but of course for our friends down in southern california, they can use any help they can get. continue to monitor the forecast closely as things start to change. for now over to you, gianna. jessica thank you. taking a look at the roadways and get you the work and school this morning. and a live look here at the bay bridge toll plaza. kind of setting the tone of where we're at for the morning commute. take this ride into san francisco, you know it's a busy one and that's reflective 06 today traffic is slow heading into the city and you can see it's backed up through that area. couple of things to look out for this morning. we started off the day with some potential delays for b.a.r.t. near oakland. looks like those have dissipated so things should be moving back entraining and i just checked in as well and so far we're not hearing anything if anything changes we'll let you know. but if you are working your way on 880 both directions near the coliseum looking a little bit better. southbound moving a bit better than what we saw a couple of minutes ago. good news there. taking a look here at the mapping system, kind of an overview. a lot of green and green is good along the peninsula. 101. 280 thumbs up there with no delays and

altamont pass is a busy ride and there are some delays for a.c.e. rail this morning. so that's something to consider if you make that trek out of say tracy and working your way over to that great american station train number 3 and number 1 are delayed this morning for some problems there. so just a heads-up. and westbound 80, seeing the brake lights building and we have a hotspot on the richmond-san rafael bridge. slowing things down as well. reed? 6:21 in the morning. new year and a new hope for san francisco tourism. how much money officials expect to see

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day three of the hotel near union square. >> yeah, this health care conference just one of the dozens of major events scheduled in san francisco this year. and that has the city's tourism office feeling optimistic for the first time in a while. local businesses are already seeing a boost in activity with sf travel projecting 23 million visitors with $10 billion in spending this year. experts highlighting the potential for high hotel occupancy rates while business owners like the owner of buena vista report a positive shift in perceptions of the city. >> biggest contributor to the general fund is the hotel taxes. right? and when those hotels are full, and occupancies are high, the city

does belter. >> i had a guy from iowa the other day who had said, you know what? i have been in now days john and really impressed with the town. i heard a lot about it but really impressed with it. >> san francisco will host several marquee events this year including the nba all-star game. that is happening next month at chase center. i mean, i think this is positive news and san francisco has a lot to offer when it comes to tourism and it's good to see that people want to come back and have their events here. >> i have a cousin from rural america who might be watching streaming right now and said i was really surprised when i came to san francisco. one of our favorite cities now to visit. it's not like the narrative. obviously we have our problems. got to work on some things. but the narrative is so powerful and a lot of people suffer because of it. >> i think every big city has their issues not just the bay area. good to see people are coming back. tame right now 6:26. just days before tiktok could go away from your phones, we check in with bay area content creators and influencers as the nationwide ban looms. all right, well, many bay

area firefighters still boots on the ground in southern california. so we have our eye on those conditions. the investigators are now looking into what caused these fatal fires. some early video may spell the reasons for not only the pacific palisades fire but the eaton fire. we have a live report from los angeles up next. here's a live look outside before we head to break as we head to the top of the mark. talk about a place to visit. one

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rig now on cbs news bay area at 6:29, a particularly dangerous situation. we're talking about red flag fire weather warnings is back in effect for large areas of los angeles. the area burned by the fires covers 60 square miles. thankfully and this is good news to wake up to. really hasn't grown much since yesterday. >> but flames have destroyed more than 12,000 homes killing at least 25 people. 90,000 people are under evacuation orders still at this moment. and emergency crews have turned the rose bowl into a command center for crews preparing for another round of winds. >> yeah, you see the rose bowl makes me think the olympics are coming up too. wonder what's going to happen there? crews are gaining some ground on the dead lie eaton fire and they've now reached 35% containment.

>> help those who have lox everything. so kara finnstrom is live in altadena for us this morning where investigations are under way to find the cause of the fire that's caused so much devastation. >> reporter: they are. and first off let me start with while the winds is a big concern and the palisades fire. the good news here is they do not seem to be a major issue this morning and that recoverystarting a long process of pushing forward. i want to just pan over this way and you can see a dark neighborhood over here just west of the burn scar. this area was allowed to come back yesterday and the mandatory evacuation order lifted and they do remain under a warning and there is some soot and smoke damage to some of the homes there. but you can also see the heavy presence of law enforcement at this intersection. we've got the national guard just across the way. they are guarding most of altadena. it does remain under that mandatory evacuation order and they are doing grid searches and continuing to look for more people who may have

died and utility and hazmat crews they have begun their work. at the same time as you mentioned pressing questions. >> oh no. >> reporter: residents took videos like this one that suggest the fire's first flames may have been at the base of an electrical transmission tower. local authorities confirm they are investigating those accounts as part of their investigation. but stress no cause has determined. we've seen workers out in that area for the past two days. this week, four lawsuits have been filed laying blame on southern california edison and today the "l.a. times" is reporting state regulators criticized ellison for falling behind in inspecting its transmission lines and high risk areas just months before this fire. the eaton fire ravaged block after block here in altadena. and the paper did report that edison is reviewing those lawsuits. now to help those in need, take a look. the disaster resource

center did open to the public at pasadena city college yesterday. those impacted they were able to talk with fema representatives as well as state and local authorities to apply for financial help and for special loans all of which will be very much needed here as this community continues to try and get back on its feet. we spoke with one woman who lost her home and her business. she runs a mental health program for school children. >> we don't know what we're going to do. where we're going to go. and we just hate that we can't be there now to get to the kids because they really need everybody more and it's almost like covid again. >> reporter: and this really is a beautiful community here. i have lived here for 19 years and i'm under those evacuation orders this morning. but i'm fortunate because my house is standing. a tough and long road to recovery. what's been really heartwarming is to see how the community has done together. >> i could ask you a q and make time for it and that's this.

how are you doing? we have been in awe and humbled by your work. by the work of amanda who comes from our san francisco station. jamie, a buddy of mine and so many journalists there on the i don't lines and you are seeing in realtime trauma while also being under version orders, just a simple question this morning. how are you, kara? >> reporter: oh. thank you. you know i feel very fortunate. my husband, i, my children, we were all at home at the time and we were very close to where the fire started. so we were fortunate that we heard sirens and we were not able to get a warning. just kind of had to hear the sirens and look outside and see that fire coming towards us and then the sheriff's department did come block by block to issue those earliest warnings so feel lucky. we feel lucky and we're just -worried about our neighbors of course and want to stand with them as the community tries to get back up on its feet. >> our thanks to all of you for

doing your jobs while you were literally running from the flames. we appreciate and you honor you so much and please know that today. thank you for your live report: bay area celebrity chef tyler florence is making sure firstresponders are fed. in fact he teamed up with world central kitchen. heroes rice? they have seven food trucks and also delivered food to crews in the mountains. >> also gone wayup into the hills into the palisades to go find fire companies that have been sleeping in their trucks the last two days to make sure they get food as well. so it's been a very, very satisfying day. we've fed a lot of people. >> wow. tyler florence owns multiple restaurants in san francisco and it's also not the first time he has helped out with fire relief efforts. you might remember back in 2017, he held a benefit dinner to raise money for victims of the wine country fires. you see a need and you step forward and do it and a lot of people might say he's a celebrity chef or

this person is pledging a million dollars here and million dollars there. we can all do the same thing. you can text 90999 and donate just $10 to the red cross with the cbs partnership with the red cross. just easy ways to just do something. right? >> it makes a difference and you are seeing, you know, the best of humanity in this moment. where people come out and help each other. and you think about just our own bay area firefighters who have been down there for, you know, at least over a week. at this point. and it's -- at some point, they're going to need a break. >> right. >> rotate them out and more firefighters are going to go down. so it's really been a huge effort not just here in california, but globally. >> you know, that raises a good point. we should do a story on the family members who are behind. sort of like when soldiers send their somebody overseas to fight. and they have to keep the home fires burning. terrible term to use in this context. but think about it. their husbands and wives who are here while their firefighter families are down south and maybe reach out and see what you can do for them and if you know of a

firefighter family who's in need. let us know here at kpix. and we'd love to tell their stories. that's something that we should all be thinking about. >> absolutely should and obviously thinking about the forecast and what they're up against there. jess. >> not the best still. i mean today still under a red flag warning until around 3:00 to 6:00 depends on which region down in southern california but they have been battling the worst conditions as we caked off this week. many community members down there still experiencing gusty conditions with wind gusts anywhere up to around 60 miles per hour this afternoon. that will die down though later into the evening hours tonight. relief in sight by tomorrow heading into friday. we can start to get that on shore breeze once again and it's a lot lighter and let's med back here locally real fast. i want to talk about what's happening for us and this has nothing to do with fires down south. just has to do with our offshore winds here locally. dealing with that good to moderate air quality as we head into the coming days and notice how this weekend though, it's more in that moderate category. i want to just start off with that because as we head into this weekend, we'll continue to watch the offshore winds pretty much keep us nice and clear. for example, i'm going to drop this real fast and right behind me you see

clear conditions already. this is a live look behind us at the bay bridge. just from the rooftop cam here at kpix in san francisco. and as we head into the coming days it's going to continue to stay dry for us and those winds will be relatively light pushing offshore but that does dry us up even more when it comes to relative humidity. we'll talk more about the weekend. but for now over to you gianna. taking a look at the roadways as we check on traffic. a look at conditions along 880. you can see it's moving along pretty well no delays as you head northbound and southbound little busy heading into the hayward area. if you are headed towards the bay bridge, we've got a backup here metering lights are on and slow into the city. just a bit of overview. busy in some of the hotspots. time right now 6:37. the latest inflation numbers just released this morning. what do they say about the state of our economy? and how could they may be influence interest rate changes and other metrics within our economy? business analyst jill schlesinger joining us live to bre

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index happening earlier today and to break down the results, cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger joins us now live from new york. good morning, jill. so what are the december data having to show for us? >> reporter: we did see prices actually accelerate in december. but it was largely expected so we saw the cpi the inflation rate, increasing by 2.9% from a year ago. and that is up just a bit from the previous month. this is largely due to the energy component and energy actually accounted for more than 40% of the monthly increase. when we pull out food and energy, those volatile categories, the core rate up by 3.2% annually. and this was a little bit better than the previous month. that's why you are seeing those stock -- the stock market move higher in early trading. >> okay. so how could this impact the decisions of the feds or the federal reserve is concerned, jill? >> reporter: look, i think that the next policy meeting is only

two weeks away. it's pretty likely that officials are just going to stand pat and hold rates steady at 4.25% to 4.25%. this is because we know that the labor market is still pretty strong. the inflation rate is not where the fed wanted it to be. and i think this is of course great news if you are a saver, a cd is come due you are still going to find decent rates but really a lot of pressure for borrowers. there's still struggling with high interest rates. so i think that we should also really keep our eye on what the fed says in that press conference. and try to make sure that we are paying down that debt as quickly as possible. because the feds not going to lower rates quickly this year. >> okay. so we're just days away from the inauguration of president-elect donald trump. he's promised tariffs as soon as day one of his presidency. lot of economists really watching that. what impact could tariffs have on inflation? >> reporter: i think a lot depends on the details of how broad these import fees would

be. because generally speaking, tariffs are usually the types of fees that lead to higher prices on some of those imported goods. now analysts that i speak to, they say that even if the president does targeted tariffs, maybe just, you know, specific countries, and even if there are car bouts for certain industries, we could see inflation drift a little bit lier this year and also could see a reduction in economic growth. again the devil is in the details and we'll know more in about a week. but it is clear that tariffs are usually not food for an economy in the short run. >> all right. jill, and for reminder for our viewers, you can see jill regularly on "cbs mornings" and the cbs "evening news" with norah o'donnell. for more analysis go to jillonmoney.com. time now for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs mornings." nate burleson joins us live from new york. good morning nate. it's always great to have you. but i have to just give a shout-out to you and your family. so many difficult headlines. i go to you and your family's social

media pages often to get doses of positivity. we need more injections of hope and humanity and positivity. your social media always delivers on that, nate. thank you. >> reed, i appreciate you saying that, man. if i wasn't so chocolate you'd see me blush. but all jokes aside i try to give the people a little bit of what we do at home which you know, show love for each other. and to everybody else on social media. but let me tell you what's coming up on "cbs mornings." just a few months, if you want to board a flight in the u.s., you are going to need something called a real id. now if you are not sure what is, don't worry. but if you are not sure what it is or how to get it. we got you. kris van cleave, he has everything you need to know as the deadline approaches. also, we want to take you to a unique cafe. and a library of all places. and you will meet a man behind arestaurant where you don't need money to get a hot healthy meal. it's an awesome concept. and great for the community.

and the hit series "severance" is back this week. actor gwendolyn christie will be in studio to talk about joining the cast and what's ahead in season two now that it's here. we have everything you need to know and more on the show. reed, good to see you. >> keep the positivity going and say hi to the buddy drew next time you are on hollywood squares too. we do need some positive news right? i just got to the mid of the week and i was like it's been so difficult. >> i know. >> got to find places for light. gianna sent me video of her son singing a beautiful song. think of light. right? that's the title. >> it's -- it's from "the adventures of tom sawyer" the musical and really when you are in a dark difficult place and finding the moments of what you can think about and your heart that you love. and miss. but think of light. think of the light in your life and the people in your life. >> i love that. >> we'll try to share it and i always feel like i'm that mom. >> are we blinking? can we talk about your other son that made

-- >> yes, speaking of a little bit of light, my 5-year-old goes to the library twice a week. a fun thing that he does and learn books and crafts and he made me jewelry and he said mom, you have to wear it for work. >> of course. >> it's so beautiful. it's so beautiful. those are his words and those are mommy's words too. thank you. i love you. >> zeppy. i want one. >> i brought up it for a reason. >> think of light right? think of light. >> positives in your world. a beautiful forecast this wheel week pretty much and yeah we had some gustier conditions earlier this week around monday here in the bay up in the north but now it's dying down and really left with just the nice mild setup with daytime highs around average for this time of year. for now there's not really a drop of rain in sight. we're drier than normal for this time of year. as we're experiencing those offshore winds, that's what's giving us these sunny skies and dry conditions widespread throughout northern california but we continue to watch the impacts of this exact same area of high pressure circulating some stronger winds for our friends down in southern

california this morning. we continue to think about them and keep a very close eye on their forecast. there's still under red flag warnings this morning lasting until this afternoon. which means i mean we know it. low relative humidity and strong winds and we get these here too locally but right now, our forecast is significantly mild and i mean we're talking about light offshore winds this afternoon at max around 10-mile-per-hour wind gusts forecasted. into the forecast tomorrow exact same trend. light widespread throughout the bay area and as i drop the realigns and show you the next seven days it's a treat for us. i mean dry conditions which means beautiful opportunities to head out there and take advantage of our nature here in the bay whether you are heading up to the marin headlands and maybe you want to go explore some trails out in the east bay the weekend. the most we're seeing is just some partly cloudy skies and so morning fog kind of filling the bay for friday and saturday morning. but then it clears up and pushes off to the coast as we head into the afternoon hours. now we head over into the bay, areas like san francisco and daly city i mean across the beautiful bay bridge over into oakland. all see mid- to low 60s for now

with upper 50s as we head into early next week for the daytime highs. gianna? thank you. let's start off with a live look here if you are getting ready to take public transit this morning. this is a look at the b.a.r.t. station near the coliseum there. and you can see it's, you know, the roadways around there not too bad as far as being busy and no delays or issues for b.a.r.t. this morning which is great news. going to the airport, not too far from there, you should be good to go and you can see there on the platform, it's pretty quiet overall. so good news there. okay. let's jump to our maps right now and talk about 808 which isn't far from there. this is near the coliseum. if you are headed along 880 both directions, moving along pretty well gets slower into hayward and at the bay bridge toll plaza, metering lights are on. and yeah, all the approaches, if you are headed westbound 80, that's the slowest right now. there are some hotspots on the richmond-san rafael bridge also. but looks like that 580 and 8808 approach moving along okay for now. we'll let you know when that changes. this weekend the popular and controversial social media app tiktok could disappear. the supreme court seems likely to

uphold a law that would ban tiktok on january 19th. kevin ko spoke with bay area content creators who have built their own communities on the app. [ laughter ] >> yeah. i come up with ideas throughout the day and then i just pull them to life. >> reporter: steph andson known online as side of steph has more than 36,000 followers on tiktok with more than 5.3 million likes and all started when she moved to the bay area in 2022. and started making videos about her adventures. >> i get dms every single day being like i'm scared to move to san francisco. you make me feel better about it and i'm like okay, fabulous. i was really excited to move but if other people are scared to move i want to show them it's the best move of their life. >> reporter: but one move by the supreme court could change everything for steph and content creators tiktok-wide. on january 19th, the supreme court is expected to uphold a

law passed with bipartisan support last year, requiring tiktok's parent company bytedance to sell the app to a u.s. company. if not, tiktok would be forced to shut down. national security concerns are the primary factor behind the ban. >> congress and the president were concerned that china was accessing information about millions of americans, tens millions of americans, including teenagers. >> it's like a double edged sword because they have a lot of my data to get payments from tiktok they have to have a lot of information from me. really scary to submit originally but then i get emails every day from other companies and insurance companies and everything saying that my data was compromised and the data leak so i'm like it's not just tiktok. it's everywhere. [ laughter ] >> i'm actually working on a video today. i went and stopped by a brand new spa that opened up in the marina. >> reporter: cara has more than 353,000 followers on tiktok. featuring small businesses across the bay area.

>> i think there's still the stigma that tiktok is a little dancing app for children. but it has evolved to the point where it's -- gen z and mill yenals are getting most of the news and it's how we're connecting with each other. >> reporter: she has created content for ten years but finds more personal connections on tiktok and also says it opened doors that other apps didn't. >> every single day was -- i have some brand deals i'm supposed to post in february. i don't know if i get to complete that contract. >> reporter: meanwhile. president-elect donald trump has asked the justices to put the law on hold until he take office. >> they're turning to the alternative called red note. one of china's most popular apps and today it became the number one most downloaded free app in the apple app store. the incredible hard work of

the firefighters helping to save the home of a local reporter in southern california. that's coming up next.

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welcome back. we continue the find hope l stories in southern california in the middle of the destruction and loss and reporters from our sister station in los angeles. they've been out covering the story while at the same time, worrying that their homes could be burning in realtime. >> yeah, for reporter tom wading a harsh reality his family's home has probably burned down but thanks to bay

area firefighters, tom's story had a happy ending. take a look. >> my cousin christian golden's surprise 50th birthday party just two days before christmas. my aunt and wade hosted it in the palisades. we were so happy to be together in a space that we've gatt nerd for decades. >> this is the view coming in off bollinger. >> how would it be possible that in just a couple of weeks, my aunt's neighborhood would look like this? >> look at this. everything is gone. >> complete and utter destruction and devastation. every house around my aunt's is gone. only a few houses in the entire area remain intact. on the day the fire started, my aunt wasn't too worried and she snapped a few photos of the smoke from the backyard. but then the evacuation orders came and she complied. leaving with almost nothing. when i arrived at work, i was sent to the

palisades. there's no visibility. as day turned to night, the terrifying inferno raged. and it exploded. the palisades was burning. there's just so much burning right now. it was like nothing i had ever experienced as a so-cal native or as a reporter covering fires here for more than a decade. the next day, my aunt and my cousins were told their childhood home was gone. burned to the ground. but then came news the house might still be standing. i raced over to see what was left and by some miracle, it basically was untouched. the moment was overwhelming. >> oh my god, the house is okay. the house -- ooh. it's like everything is fine. >> the euphoria of seeing my aunt's house still standing turned to sheer panic because the house next door just feet

from my aunt's was on fire. but the hero firefighters on scene from l. a. and san francisco were battling the flames with everything they had. still, i figured i only had a few minutes to grab some felts and other valuables and then a second miracle happened. two of my co-workers, rina and assad happened to be driving by in the news van and saw me and they jumped into action helping me grab whatever valuables we could. >> just ran into my colleague. >> lapa officers on patrol also came upon us and helped us grab whatever we could. >> get a bag here. >> thank you so much. >> we loaded up my car. firefighters stayed. they were relentless. they would get the upper hand. my aunt's house was saved at least for now. our family is so lucky but it's hard to feel joy when you look around and realize how many other people lost everything. san francisco firefighters. >> hard to watch that though. just -- hear the emotion in his voice and i have so happy that

they're okay. and the house is okay. but not the story for every single person out there unfortunately. but good to see something positive and hopeful. maybe that will happen for someone else. >> just reminds you all that matters are things that don't, you know, that we take for granted. the photos on the wall. you heard him say thank you so much as the crew helped him load pictures just family pictures right? hug your loved ones and realize what truly matters in this world. tom, great story. still ahead, we're keeping a close eye on the supreme court for a decision on the future of tiktok. a live report on what would change if a shutdown moves forward. and making resolutions to get smart we are your money. a live interview on to reach the financial goals. we're going to be ♪ trumpets as we welcome you to "cbs mornings." hello to you, our viewers on the west coast. still thinking of you. i'm gayle king. >> i'm tony dokoupil. >> i'm nate burleson. >> we are all here so