major situation, the chronicle reporting former mayor sheng thao has been indicted. you may remember back in june her home was raided she shared with her partner. our lauren toms has been digging into this latest development. >> the fbi and u.s. attorney's office is not commenting or confirming the indictment, but we do know the fbi has scheduled a news conference to announce the results of a major law enforcement action which may finally reveal some answers in a corruption investigation that's entangled several oakland power players. seven months after fbi agents descended on the oakland home of then mayor sheng thao in an early morning raid a report

that she's been criminally indicted by a grand jury. an indictment suggests the charges could be severe. >> what immediately goes through my head is somebody is in trouble, presumed innocent, but federal prosecutors and the fbi generally don't indict somebody unless they think they have sufficient evidence and usually they have cooperators. >> reporter: thao did not respond to our request for comment. she has repeatedly said she has done nothing wrong and told cbs news bay area back in july she was not the target of the fbi's investigation. >> i have done nothing wrong and i expect there will be an opportunity for to us say more, but not at this time. i'm also fully cooperating with the investigation and i look forward to the opportunity to vindicate myself. >> reporter: last june the fbi seized phones belonging to thao and her partner, andre jones. they also raided three properties linked to the politically influential duong family and their company

california waste solutions which holds oakland's curbside recycling contract. we've reached out to the duongs and have not heard back. while the fbi has not released any details on the scope of its investigation, a federal grand jury issued a subpoena requesting documents related to sheng thao's mayoral campaign as well as communications related to andre jones. thao has denied jones had any role in her administration. >> the standard to indict somebody is relatively low. it doesn't require you prove they are probably guilty or guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. it only requires that you prove there's probable cause to believe a crime has been committed, but as we discussed earlier, federal prosecutors usually want to have sufficient evidence to have confidence that they can prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. >> reporter: the subpoena also requested documents related to evolutionary homes, a company involving the duongs and mario juarez. last month the alameda county district attorney filed

a motion alleging juarez and california waste solutions worked to help thao win the mayor's race in 2022 in exchange for access to taxpayer-funded contracts. the documents also reveal andre jones received checks from juarez. the oakland public ethics commission has had a long running investigation into the duongs. they've been accused of using straw donors to fund political campaigns, including thao's. >> thanks, lauren. we will be there tomorrow morning at the fbi and justice department's press conference for their announcement. stay with us for all the latest details on this investigation. well, in nearby san leandro the fbi searched the home of a city council member. the feds and city manager confirm this happened at the home of councilman bryan azevedo. the fbi has not said what prompted the warrant. azevedo represents district 2 and recently won reelection. the city manager says they are cooperating with the investigation. we reached out to the councilman but have

not heard back. now to the latest on the devastating fires in southern california, officials report little to no fire growth in the fast 24 hours with the exceptions of the palisades fire. crews are taking a day to rest and recuperate with dangerous conditions expected to return next week. today crews from the epa are combing through the burn zones to find any hidden hazards and governor newsom has issued an executive order to expedite new temporary housing. our kelsi thorud is live in altadena. you spent some time in some of those neighborhoods devastated by the eaton fire. >> reporter: you can see one of the houses behind me and this is a very common sight here in altadena, but there's another thing a lot of people are talking about here and that's the hundreds of people that are actually still living in the burn zone because their homes were okay like these homes just across the street. we actually met one man earlier today who said he's been camping out in

his home since the flames passed through here. >> a bunch of flashlights, rechargeable, aas, headlights, lighters. we have a propane gas stove we take outside. >> reporter: he and his wife have been camping out inside their altadena home since the eaton fire tore through last week. >> we're on this emotional roller coaster where we're still staying. we can't leave, but it's up and down. >> reporter: just one of hundreds of people estimated to still be living in their homes inside the burn zone. we met him as he was making his way home after picking up supplies at a nearby pop-up station within the zone. nice to meet you. the entire perimeter of the burn zone in altadena is heavily guarded by police and national guard. bruce lon says if he were to leave the zone,

he wouldn't be allowed back in. even as we were following him back up to his house, he got pulled over by chp. >> that was the first time the sheriff pulled over. i usually pull up to them, talk to them. they were asking what i was doing here it. area is closed, not supposed to be driving around here. i told him our house survived. we're still standing. >> reporter: bruce lon said he and so many people whose homes survived are staying put because they feel they have to. >> because they're not letting people back in. i feel like the anxiety and stress, we'd be stressed in the hotel room watching the news. at least here we're trying to do something. >> reporter: bruce lon said he already saw one suspected looter. he put out these signs to try and keep more from coming. >> people take matter into their own hands, so i wanted to put up some signs trying to deter. >> reporter: he said he and his wife are prepared to continue to camp out in their home as

long as they need to, though he hopes officials will create a better system for letting homeowners in and out soon. >> it seems like they're starting to open up areas close to us. we're hoping by this weekend. we're trying to gauge it based on that. >> reporter: he says until then they're hunkering down and just doing their best to remember what they still have, not all that they've lost. >> just try to remember that we still have to survive and continue on and that kind of gives a little strength every day. >> reporter: to try and help all the folks like bruce lon, there's groups like this inside the burn zone that are cooking hot meals and handing out food and water to these people that can't go out without being able to come back in. so these people have gotten access to bring in food to all of these families, hundreds still living in the evacuation zone. we'll have more on this

group out here working 24/7. >> neighbors helping neighbors. kelsi thorud, live in altadena. people who lost homes and property can now get help from fema, the agency providing money for basic needs and also helping those who lost vital records like birth certificates and social security documentation. residents can now stop by a fema center to file relief applications, also receive mental health services. >> we want parents to know we're here to support their whole family and people of all ages can get support from us. >> if you would like to help people impacted by the wildfires, you can go to redcross.org/cbs. you can also call 1-800-red cross or text red cross to 90999 to make a $10 donation. in vallejo a mix of grief and anger after a 4-year-old girl was left critically injured in a shootout over the weekend and today community

leaders who live in the city's crest neighborhood where that shooting happened came together to call for solutions. our kara st. cyr reports city leaders are already taking action. >> i'm still shocked it happened on sawyer street. >> reporter: cleo bryant has lived in the crest neighborhood in vallejo since 1965 and describes her neighborhood as peaceful and calm until recently. >> i heard shooting and all of a sudden it stopped, but i didn't know it was that close to my house. i really didn't, but we haven't had nothing like that happen in this neighborhood. >> reporter: over the weekend a 4-year-old girl was shot and critically wounded after she was caught in the crossfire of a gunbattle at mark and sawyer street. news of the shooting rocked the crest neighborhood. vallejo's newly elected mayor, andrea sorce, joined a press conference today. she said she's working with the city

manager and newly appointed police chief to create a task force involving federal, state, and local agencies to address and prevent violence. >> it's so important that we have the community at the table. we won't be able to do this work with any one individual. it's going to take the partnership of everyone up here and the partnership with our community. >> reporter: tinisch hollins, executive director of californians for safety and justice, said the city should start with community resources that help people cope with trauma. >> safety is more than relying on the police. safety is making sure the community has resources to be able to take care of one another. >> reporter: at cleo's she says the community is only as strong as its leaders. without sound judgment the neighborhood might never return to what it once was. >> the 4-year-old shot is still in the hospital. today vallejo police said the suspect is still on the loose. they're asking for the public's help to come forward with any information. when we come back, the ceasefire deal between israel and hamas may now be in jeopardy, what is potentially holding up the release of

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i'm anne makovec with details of a man arrested with a fairly significant name. frank molinari giorgi jr. in the black hooded sweatshirt and a red hat, he's accused of wrestling with capitol police officers, grabbing an officer's head and neck and pulling them to the ground and throwing himself into a group of police, hitting one of them in the head. they also said he changed hats at some point into a yellow hat. molinari giorgi was charged in federal court with felony assault, among other offenses. this comes as president trump is about to take office after pledging to pardon january 6th defendants. his pick for attorney general got into a heated exchange with senators today over whether or

not she pledged not to destroy evidence in the investigation, but she also said this. >> let me be very clear in speaking to you. i condemn any violence on a law enforcement officer in this country. >> in the meantime democrats continue to press for a long delayed plaque to honor january 6th victims and police heroes. on the fire watch in southern california, a man has been arrested in connection to a small brushfire that broke out in san bernardino. the fire burned 34 acres on this hillside yesterday afternoon, but crews did manage to control it quickly, no injuries and no buildings burned. the suspect is facing charges that include felony reckless burning. here in the bay area businesses and community leaders have stepped up to help victims of the fires in los angeles county. manny's in san francisco's mission district is running a donation drive to fill up boxes for those who have lost everything. they've already filled up several trucks and volunteers are now driving the items to los angeles. manny told kpix the outpouring of support has been

overwhelming. >> from the moment we've opened our doors until the moment we close them, people have been bringing everything they can to support these folks. so i think in times like this it's really the only thing that we can do, which is to ask the question how can we get involved? how can we help? san francisco is showing up in this moment. >> based on the needs from the evacuation areas, manny's will not be accepting adult clothes. they are accepting storage products, new undergarments, n95 masks, hygiene products, nonperishable foods and toys. you have a couple more hours to drop off items. they're going until 8:00 tonight. let's check in with paul now. maybe a chance for some of the firefighters to take advantage of the winds dying down. >> what wind there is will shift to an onshore direction. the fire crews have to account for that because the fire would then get blown in a different direction, but shift in direction means more humidity, an onshore breeze and that

helps them out, but we need some rain and we don't have any in store. we'll look at the big picture perspective with a look at the whole northern hemisphere and talk about the pattern that's been keeping all of california dry the past couple weeks and it's not changing. you can see the day and night cutoff line making its way across the pacific, but absolutely no cloud cover to speak of really over the western u.s. you have to go way up to the north or way down to the south or way off to the east to find the nearest clouds. a big area of high pressure dome is parked over the pacific keeping our weather dry for the foreseeable future, maybe signs things might shift the end of next week. that is a long way down the line. now what we'll see is a return of the fog later tonight. now we aren't seeing that just yet. so our look outside from salesforce tower is still fog-free as we look to the east, seeing haze on the horizon, air quality not great today but not unhealthy either, could be a lot worse of temperatures now, a mix of

upper 50s and lower 60s. most locations climbed to the upper 60s today. the next few days a return to much closer to normal temperatures beginning already tomorrow. let's look first at the fog. that will have an impact how much temperatures do or don't warm-up. fog will be slow to return this evening, but it will spread out, especially after midnight. it's going to be widespread as we head out the door tomorrow. it will take probably between 11:00 and 1:00 for the fog to pull back to the coast. along the coast i don't think it breaks up to my great extent and really limit your temperatures. tonight we'll drop off to basically normal for this time of year, a few 30s and a lot of 40s by early friday morning. some of the chilliest spots will be in the north bay valleys and east of the oakland hills, mid-30s, and then back to where we are supposed to be in january which will feel cool after this long stretch of above normal temperatures, low to mid-50s along the coast because you'll

have fog hanging out most of the day. temperatures in the north bay, the inland spot where the fog is a bit more stubborn, mid-50s there, more likely to approach 60 degrees east of the oakland hills, 60 for concord, around antioch and brentwood and the warm spots will be in the santa clara valley, up into the low 60s around san jose, morgan hill, and los gatos by tomorrow afternoon. the haze on the horizon will be with us. it's going to be another day where it's not a spare the air alert day, but it's moderate air quality across the board. we're staying out of the unhealthy categories until the winds pick up monday or we get rain, which won't happen until maybe the end of next week. this is the rain forecast for next week. we're skipping past the weekend. it's not going to rain. there are some signs in some of the very long range data maybe a chance of showers would approach the bay area, but we're way down here on the chart in terms of the next rain chance by the end of next week

and into the last weekend in january. speculative data, but it's all we have to pin our hopes on at this point. the rain-free streak continues for at least the next seven days. let's look at the seven-day forecast. we'll start along the coast where temperatures will be limited for the next few days with the fog and low cloud cover really hanging on tomorrow, maybe sunshine peeking through saturday and sunday. with the offshore breeze kicking back in, temperatures will warm back to around or above 60 degrees wednesday and thursday next week while bayside and inland temperatures stay pretty close to normal through the weekend and then the warm-up kicks in, very modest warm-up, a few degrees worth, but it counts in the middle of january. the race to become oakland's next mayor is taking shape, the serious contender who just joined the race. and the threats of mass deportations under president donald trump has nonprofits scrambling to educate immigrant families. we'll introduce you to a bay area woman who fears

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well, some scary moments in cupertino today when this fire

erupted in a garage just before noon. this is on canyon vista way. crews say a car inside the garage bought fire, but thankfully, they were able to stop the flames before they spread to the home. the preparations for lunar new year festivities are underway already in san francisco. city leaders want to make it clear they are keeping public safety top of mind. at a press conference today in chinatown police chief bill scott noted next month's chinese new year parade will coincide with the nba all-star game, but he said while resources will be stretched thin, police will be ready and able to provide a safe environment for the celebration. >> we're constantly evolving our plans to make sure that people not only are safe, but people feel safe because that is really important to us. >> in the meantime city leaders also warn the asian american community to beware of scammers as they are typically targeted more often around this time of year. there's a new name in the

race to become oakland's next mayor and he's no stranger to the town. former oakland city councilmen loren taylor filed the papers to run this morning. he talked about his recent health struggles, but says he is 100% ready to serve. >> so my resolve is even stronger to make sure that we deliver the potential and the promise of this amazing city. >> taylor ran for mayor back in 2022 and lost to now recalled sheng thao. this time he will face off against former congresswoman barbara lee. a special election for the oakland mayor's race is expected to happen in april. after celebrations of a ceasefire deal between israel and gaza had been reached, the deal facing a last minute setback, why there's now doubt it may ever happen. >> we were very hopeful, but we have this concern that something will go wrong along the way and not all hostages

will be released. california's attorney general cracking down on criminals taking advantage of the disastrous southern california wildfires, his message today. and apple is pulling the plug on its latest artificial intelligence feature for now, the backlash over a.i. news. hey, johnny mosley here. the toyota is loaded up and ready to carve some new lines. let's see what mother nature cooked up for us, the toyota tahoe report is cued queued up. let's take a look. >> in the sierra zero new snow has fallen the last 24 hours. in fact, zero new snow has fallen the last week and a half. the good news is temperatures will be favorable for resorts to make their own snow, overnight 20s and higher

elevations in the teens. good travel weather on both u.s. 50 and i-80. it will be a bit breezy sunday and monday, especially at elevation, something to keep in mind if you're heading up into the mountains. the next chance of snow is likely more than

i don't ever see anyone coming out to maintenance anything, so it's very scary for me because i have everything i love in this home. so, we've now implemented drone technology. how is that safe for me? it enhances the inspection, so it allows us to see things faster. your safety is the most important, and if you're feeling unsafe, that's not okay. it doesn't feel like that in our hearts. i mean, it's worrisome. [dog barks] [dog barks]

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agreement to the ceasefire in gaza may be over before it begins. prime minister benjamin netanyahu suddenly called off the vote saying a last minute dispute with hamas was holding up the agreement. hamas denied the claim saying it's still committed to reaching that deal. ramy inocencio has the very latest from tel aviv. >> reporter: in khan younis a displaced gazan expressed joy that the war may soon be over. >> why i am so happy about the ceasefire, because all of this are going to end. >> reporter: and in israel feelings of anxiety and hope that the fragile deal will hold and that the hostages will start to come back. >> we're very hopeful, but we have this concern that something will go wrong along the way and not all hostages will be released. >> reporter: do you allow yourself to hope? no? >> i wish i did and i'm blessed the times that i