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up the windows and get this weekend started. >> fire in monterey county, the impacts to people and businesses as the battery storage plant burns. federal prosecutors and the fbi generally don't indict someone unless they think they have sufficient evidence. >> plus, word of an indictment for former oakland mayor sheng thao. your community station with cameras on the courthouse as we await word from the fbi that raided her home last summer. you don't have oil drilling in yosemite. you don't have oil drilling in yellowstone. and frankly, we shouldn't have oil drilling off the california coast. >> as president collect donald trump takes office in just a few days, california may be in for a fight over its coastline and offshore drilling. look at the age old fight as california leaders gear up for another battle. and bay area bridge builders stepping forward to help people devastated by l. a. wildfires. your community station in your community

showing good people raising money. that is a sweet story and still ahead on a friday and right off the top at 6:00, we have breaking news. fire in monterey county. right now it's burning in a battery storage plant and you can see that video right there behind us. our crews tell us families and businesses have been forced out. gianna, once again, in california we are seeing firefighters do battle and thank you so much for joining us. i'm reed cowan. >> i'm gianna franco. the moss landing battery plant is one of the largest lithium battery storage facilities in the world and because of them officials are letting the flames burn themselves out now evacuation orders though are in place for about 1500 people living near the plant with the smoke from the fire pouring into the sky. you can see that there. health officials are advising people to shut their doors and keep them closed as well as the windows and to stay indoors. now the fire has also shut down parts of highway 1 and hundreds of firefighters and other emergency workers responded to the fire call yesterday afternoon. and they have stayed

there through the night. >> look at this time lapse video we have here. it shows that fire burning at a business called vistra energy. currently just foe custed on containing the fire because they say it's really hard to put out a lithium battery fire. the cause still not yet determined. county officials say a battery storage plant on the property owned by pg&e and equipped with tesla megapack battery packs. that's a separate one and it was not affected by this fire. >> fire crews are on site and they're monitoring conditions on the ground and in the air using drones to see the exstent of the damage and they tell us luckily, winds have been fairly calm which is allowing the smoke from the fire to go up and out of the area. >> number one priority is the protection of people's lives. the weather is cooperating and it's been in our favor and all i can say is thank god for that because, you know, wind as we know, what happened in southern california does crazy things. so we're not dealing with that fortunately. >> well, the last time a fire occurred at the moss landing

power plant was back in 2022. at the tesla power storage facility. officials set to reveal more they'll have a briefing later on this morning at about 10:00 at the castroville library plaza. >> jessica, watching the wind in the area not only for the firefighters but really for what's in the air. >> oh. absolutely. you know, with an ordinary wildfire, your big concern is the particulate matter and what you are breathing in with the smoke. the size of its this a different type of fire. we're not concerned about the matter. more concerned about the chemical composition of what you are breathing in. officials down there are saying close the windows and doors and don't turn the ac on right now. important for the small communities down there just centered in-between santa cruz and monterey to really be concerned about that as we head into the morning hours. now let's also take a look at the winds. because that's a huge thing that we kind of need to rerack our brain on. southern california and you know those santa ana winds were the big driving factor for the fires down there. first things first they were light pushing in

lightly from offshore. there's monterey to the south in the middle, this is the moss landing area that this factory is at. i want to mention another thing. we're talk about winds in low vegetation just surrounding this. this is an industrial area just along the harbor. and when you take a look at the fire that i'll show new just a minute of that time lapse, it's staying isolated so we take a look at the time lapse as we head into ever night hours last night and you will watch the stun start to set and that smoke plume really sticks to its origin. not a lot of vegetation around the surrounding industrial area for it to really catch. and so the big concern right now of course like i just mentioned has to do with what the community members down there are breathing. the chemical composition of what's in that smoke. we take a look at the current conditions and into the next couple of hours we have a light offshore wind that develops into on shore wind as we head in the afternoon and evening hours tonight but look at the number i mean at max we're seeing a wind gust up to around 5, 6 miles per hour. so lightly pushing in from offshore and then we head just a little bit more north into our neck of the woods and we're talking about the north the

south bay dealing with a similar setup too. light winds anywhere up to around 5 to 10 miles per hour as we head into this afternoon. a little bit breezier for some of the friends up near solano county as we head into the overnight hours tonight but nothing to write home about. we continue to keep close eye on the conditions down there in the monterey bay. for now over to you, gianna. okay. let's start off and look at the roadways as you head across some of bay area bridges on this friday morning. and yes, tgif. the roadways actually look pretty good friday light at the bay bridge. metering lights are on but really not seeing much of a backup or any major incidents or issues. so so far a pretty nice start to the drive as we get a bit of the overview. you can see nice moving conditions out of the east bay. 680, 580, 880, highway 4, north bay commuters, so far, so good with no delays or issues there. richmond-san rafael bridge, if you are crossing the span, heading to 101, traffic is quiet in that area. and south bay, not bad. clocking in some pretty nice speeds there north 101 as well as northbound 280. looking live at the federal

building in san francisco where we will learn more about the indictment of former oakland mayor sheng thao. the "chronicle" reporting this morning a federal grand jury has indicted thou just weeks after oakland voters gave her the boot and months after the feds raided her home. so that raid happened last summer and when she think thousand was still the mayor. lauren toms now own what we know and what we hope to find out this morning. take a look. >> reporter: seven months after fbi agents descended on the oakland home of then mayor she think thousand in on early morning raid, a report that she's been criminally indicted by a grand jury. criminal attorney randall knox says an indictment suggests the charges could be severe. >> what immediately goes through my head is that somebody is in trouble. not that they're presumed innocent, but you know, federal prosecutors and the fbi generally don't indict something unless think think they have sufficient evidence

and usually they have cob raptors. >> reporter: thao didn't respond to our request for comment. she 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 us to say more. but, you know, not at this time. i am 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 yet. 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 investigation. >> the standard to indictment somebody is relatively low. it doesn't require that you prove they're probably guilty or they're guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. only requires you prove there's probable cause to believe that 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 that juarez and california waste solutions worked to help thao win the mayor's race in 2022. and in exchange for access to taxpayer funded contracts. the documents also reveal that andre jones received checks from juarez. renia web ebb a former

confidant of webb accused jones of running pay to play schemes during thao's campaign and after she won. webb who's running to replace thao testified before the grand jury. >> what i said two years ago, you know, the reason i resigned, because i was not going to be corrupted and i was not going to be a part of something that would continue to take oakland down. and so i really feel like this was just -- a breath of fresh air. you know. for us. as a city. >> the fbi and a u.s. attorney will be at the announcement this morning. you can follow that announcement and all the details that we expect to be revealed if we're not on air, you can go online, kpix.com and always on the free cbs news 24/7 app. well, the fbi has arrested a san francisco man over his alleged role in the january 6th riot at the capitol. frank molnar lee george jr. was arrested in the city on sunday. the fbi provided the photos here they say show him at the

capitol. they've highlighted the man in the black hooded sweatshirt and a red hat. now he's accused of wrestling with capitol police officers. grabbing an officer's head and neck and pulling them to the ground. he also allegedly hit an officer in the head. he is now charged with felony assault among other offenses. now turning to solano county this morning. where people in vallejo's crest neighborhood are calling for solutions. this is just days after a 4-year-old girl was seriously hurt when she was caught in the middle of a shootout. now police say she is now in stable condition. the city's new mayor andrea source says valet low heeders have to take action and some say that should include things like violence intervention. police are still searching for a suspect in last sunday's incident that happened on sawyer street. in the morning, another major breakthrough in the israel-hamas war. details on an early morning vote to approve a cease-fire in gaza that would bring hostages home and the region one step closer to no

more bullets or bombs flying, at least for now. and environmental battle between the incoming trump administration and california coastline over offshore drilling. why there's concern

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well, new this morning, president biden commuting the prison sentences of nearly 2500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses. it's a move aimed at addressing disparities in criminal justice. biden says part of his goal is to help people who received sentences based on flawed distinctions between crack and powder cocaine and that's because crack cocaine cases which tend to involve more people of color, have often led to inflated charges and harsher sentences. now today's announcement is the broadest commutation of individual sentences ever issued by an american president. reed? this morning we have the update to the cease-fire and hostage release agreement in the middle east. the necessary approvals inside israel's government happened at one of two levels so let's break this down. israel security cabinet, they are phase one. they approved the deal that would release dozens of hostages held bill militants in gaza and pause the 15 month war. the deal now goes to the full cabinet. so this means the first hostages could be

released sunday if that full cabinet votes a green light. thousands of national guard members, law enforcement and military personnel at the ready to protect the inauguration of president-elect donald trump for his swearing-in next week. the quarter million people have tickets to that swearing-in including wealthy tech giants. elon musk and mark zuckerberg and jeff bezos. and also something interesting to know where we talk about people who are attending. as we await a supreme court ruling on the fate of tiktok, get this. the ceo of the company will also be at the inauguration. so you can watch donald trump's inauguration right here on cbs news bay area. coverage starts at 6:00 a.m. on monday. meanwhile, another day of hearings for trump's cabinet picks and up today south dakota governor christy noel capped for the homeland security secretary position. a trump loyalist with a history in congress and this is important to note. she would be in charge of implementing trump's aggressive anti-immigration policies and promises and you can expect a lot of line of

questions relative to immigration for her. well, crews are making progress against the southern california wildfires. tragically two more bodies were discovered. that means at least 27 people have now died in the disaster and dozens are still missing. but containment is growing at this hour and the palisades fire is now 31% contained after burning 23,000 acres. and the 14,000-acre eaton fire is 55% contained. and i'm sure the weather has a lot to do with how they're able to get a better handle on the fires down in sown california. >> it took a while though. gosh, last week's wind event was such a strong one. this week's wind event from a different angle brought in winds anywhere up to around 75 miles per hour so it was no joke of a weather system just alone and then you talk about the impacts of it. this is something that you see maybe one in ten years just when it comes to the weather let alone the impacts alone. so we can continue to keep a close eye on southern california but let's take a quick look at what's

happening for us here locally. we've been dealing with light winds and another think too it's been a very chilly setup for us, frost advisories still in effect this morning. anywhere from the marin headlands up into santa rosa and you head off into the east bay, a very similar trend. that's a chilly morning for us with daytime highs -- well, not daytime highs just yet. but our -- morning temperatures this morning anywhere up to around 38 degrees over in livermore and we're close to freezing up to areas in the north bay. 40s down into the santa clara valley currently. our daytime highs today are going to be a lot nicer. i mean we're talking about upper 60s down into the santa clara valley. we'll see some low 60s along the coast and even some upper 50s too. sunrise this morning around 7:23. as we head into this afternoon, the big weather story i want to talk about has to do with our air quality. for the most part, anywhere from the north bay all the way down into the santa clara valley we saw this yesterday we're going to see it again today. we're in the moderate category. kind of flirts back and forth with good and moderate. but it's important to note that as we get that nice pacific breeze that's going to help us and

our coastal areas might get better air quality compared to the friends in the inland areas but one thing that usually helps in this case would be rain. and we don't really have any as we head into the next six to ten days. what's happening right now is the jet stream is well north of us. not just us i mean our friends all the way up into the pacific northwest too. that's the reason why we're experiencing drier than normal conditions. but that jet stream dips right back down into the dakotas and they're experiencing it while we stay dry as this area of high pressure kind of sits directly over us. what that does really for us really this weekend and early next week it gives us a dry forecast. and you are going notice that as we head into next week. it's a little cloudy for monday and tuesday. what's going on? are we going to see anything? not for now at least. cooler weather as we head into next week. mid- to upper 50s in the forecast in the inland areas and warm back up in the 60s as we head into wednesday and thursday. now you head over into the bay, it's pretty much the exact same tend. flirting back and forth with upper 50s and lower 60s and dry skies just a little bit cloudier for us as we dive into this weekend's forecast. gianna? okay. jessica, let's talk

about the roadways and get this weekend started. so far, so good if you are taking some of the bay area freeways this morning. even public transit seems to be on time this morning. so live look here at the nimitz also known as 880. near the coliseum. you can see things are moving along fairly well in and around that area with no major issues or delays through there. so good start to that area. also bay bridge, toll plaza even though the metering lights are on it's pretty quiet heading into san francisco this morning. heads-up traveling along 101 though this morning through the peninsula right at whipple and redwood city. we have reports of a traffic alert but it's pretty quiet as far as the volume on the roadways. so moving along okay for the most part. well, empty always buildings but not enough homes. up next how san jose is looking at a big

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i'm johnny mosley. let's take a look at the latest conditions at our favorite spots. the toyota tahoe report is locked in and ready to roll. >> all right. all of them are my favorite spots honestly. but interestingly enough, just like the bay, all the way up into tahoe we go. we have not seen any winter storms bringing in fresh powder so zero inches i cross the board. but we still have amazing conditions if you have the epic pass epic conditions at heavenly. 46

inches at the base right now. and let's head a little bit more north. if you are planning on staying at areas like kings beach or incline village, some of the best foods there, but some of the best skiing is up there too. i mean we're talking about palisades and north star dealing with beautiful conditions as we head into this weekend and it's going to be pretty packed as we head into saturday and sunday. since it is the holiday weekend. but it's dry which is great news for anyone traveling up to tahoe as we dive into this weekend's forecast. keep the chains nearby but honestly i don't think you are going to need them at all. it's a beautiful setup for us as we head into this busy weekend and that's your toyota tahoe ski report. thanks jess. all right, so welcome back. your community station looking at a community problem this morning. here it is. two little houses available and too many office buildings. >> silicon valley, for example, the latest numbers show an office vacancy rate of 22% in the third quarter of last year. that's according to commercial real estate company jll. and like many cities in the bay, san jose is trying to convert some of those unused offices

into housing. so far though, only one conversion has been approved but as len ramirez shows us that could change. >> reporter: well, this building has been vacant since the pandemic. but this new idea of putting housing into what was once an office building could be a game changer for the entire area. >> all right,. >> reporter: glen len hart and his wife victoria own the freshly baked eatery in downtown san jose. he's been serving up sandwiches in the same location for 38 years. >> peppers on the side? >> reporter: the store is on the ground floor of the nine story office building at 152 north 3rd street and since the pandemic hit in 2020, it's been the building's only tenant. >> we're so used to having nobody in the building. i forget what it's like. >> reporter: he may be in for a big reminder. but not in the way it used to be. the investment firm which owns the building recently filed papers with the city to give it a

complete makeover. and change it from offices to full residential. >> been blessed with great customers and a great following. be nice to have somebody in the building. >> when you look at the glut of the office markets, you can't let assets like this, you know, just be vacant for years. >> reporter: bob steadily is not connected to the project but is an independent land use consultant in san jose. he has a keen eye for spotting trends and this may be the next one to hit the city's downtown area. >> just a smart move to not have to default on builds can it's your a win/win win. >> reporter: the building which was constructed in 1985 and incorporates an historic facade facing st. james park is owned by a group with connections to we work co-founder adam newman. if approved it would be the second office to home conversion in the city's downtown joining the historic bank of italy building at 1st

and santa clara. the bid to convert to housing comes at a pivotal moment with office vacancies at a 20 year high and efforts to remake st. james park into a more family-friendly location. >> the more eyes you have on the park with people coming and going, makes the park safer. >> reporter: as for glen and the sandwich hope, they're heapful and a little concerned about what the changeover could mean for their business. >> i have heard rumors that they want to turn it into apartments. they don't let us know. every month i get an email, where's the rent? that's all they ask. >> reporter: he says he has serve years left on his current lease and plans to stay here at least that long. >> it's tough because you want the spaces to be filled and of course having businesses would be great. because people want to pop out and grab lunch and sounds like a great spot to go there at that deli. but you know, housing is a big need in the areas. and it's expensive and open space? fill it up. >> i can see in emerging conversation happening when you

see that off-balance like too little houses and too much commercial space. not that i have anything to do with it. all right. where are we going here? >> check in with veronica who's at a bakery this morning. >> reporter: smells so good in here at blackjack bakery? san francisco. now i'm going to tell you how you can help people impacted by the fires. these are beverage and restaurant workers in los angeles who have lost so much and you can purchase preorder one of these i love l. a. cakes. coming

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half past the hour as we start a friday morning. and we are looking at a fire right now. it's at one of the largest lithium battery storage plants in the world. it burns this morning. this plant is in monterey county and the fire is at the vistra energy power plant forcing some families out of their homes overnight. those not evacuated and that likely could be somebody who's watching us streaming right now been told just stay inside and closure doors and close your windows. the concern here this morning is poor air quality. and so jess, you are watching the winds from that vantage point. >> luckily the wind is relatively light but what that means with the air quality. you think of fires especially right now with everything going on in southern california. you think of wildfires and you think of the spread and the pollutant matter. and how that impacts is coming up members. well, it's different with this fire because it's a chemical composition that we're

concerned about. that's the reason why they're being advised by officials to close the windows and the doors and don't turn on the ac right now. these are for the smaller communities in-between santa cruz and monterey too. this is not necessarily around us, just a little south of us but it's still a big concern as the fire continues to burn. let's talk about the characteristics of this fire too. because it's a wetlandscape down there and an industrial area. so as you take a look on the map real fast we're going to use google maps to kind of zoom in. here's us in the bay and just a little bit south of us let's head down to santa cruz and pass that all the way into moss landing. just in-between the bay. we zoom all the way in and you see just along the coast we're next to a harbor and it's an industrial area. there's not a lot of vegetation surrounding it. that's a key ingredient too. i mean we consider -- we talk about, you know, wildfires down in southern california and the spread of those fires. when it came to the winds. there's not a lot of opportunities for anything to spread in this area. if anything there's some dry brush just along the edges of the industrial area. but let's talk about what happened overnight. as the sun started

to set and this fire and the smoke plume you will start to see it in just a minute, started to move inland, the winds were light. this is over hours and hours i mean and it's an isolated event where you see it and its origin. there's no spread with this fire either. so we look at winds this morning. light as can be and i mean 0 miles per hour gusting anywhere up to around 4 miles per hour. 7, 8. as we head all the way to lunchtime but little bit moving offshore this morning but it changes directions and starts to move inland in the afternoon hours today but still light conditions. so the big concern with this fire. the reason why i bring all the characteristics up is to say as the winds start to push inland the community members that live closer to moss landing, their big concern is that chemical that's just burning in the rare right now. it's hard to even pick it up on some of maps. but i want to show you what's happening for us here locally. also experiencing the light winds from offshore in the afternoon and allowing for some cloudier skies today for us in the bay. i'll have more on what you can expect for the rest of this week heading into this weekend coming up in just a bit. for now over to you, gianna. all right, jessica, thank

you. let's talk about the roadways right now. and get a bridge check starting off with the bay bridge which is moving along not too bad. in fact it is friday light. with just a minimal backup there as you head over into san francisco. golden gate bridge is quiet as well as the carquinez and no delays as you work your way across the benicia bridge. now we're seeing a nice commute at the richmond-san rafael bridge right now. word of trouble spot on the upper deck heading into the city. redwood city they are still clearing the accident on 101 looks like it's still pretty slow on that northbound side. a couple of lanes were blocked and looks like they're pushing it to the shoulder and traffic is just slightly slow there. it's friday less cars on the roadway means less volume. 280, 101 still okay to take. even with the crash there not too bad at 101. gianna, more than 170,000 people this morning remain under evacuation orders in los angeles. due to the wildfires. a dangerous fire weather conditions have passed at least for now but officials are warning people who live down there that another round of strong winds could be on the way next week. >> yeah, and now there's a new

danger of isolated landslides and along the hills and the fire ravaged pacific palisades. some residents and business owners have returned to their communities to survey what's left. and crews are making fresh progress on the fires overnight. containment on the palisades fire is at 31% and 55% for the eaton fire. so in the face of so much destruction, we are seeing more moments of how the bay area is showing up and stepping up with donations and other ways that we've been able to support our friends down south. >> we love seeing that and veronica macias joins us live with one example of many in the bay area from san francisco's bernal heights area where one business is helping out with a very sweet idea. i'm gaining weight just watching this. but that's good happy pounds. >> reporter: this coconut cake, i'm telling you, as soon ass this over i'm going to take a bite, reed. so we know that there are so many people who are just trying to give some sunshine to those people in los angeles and pacific palisades who have lost so much. people

in altadena. keep hearing stories of people who had the nice homes on hillsides but just yesterday i read a story about a woman who just finished paying off her home and loses everything in altadena. these are the types of stories we're hearing in los angeles and we though there are individuals here like gill january who is willing to hep with your bakery here. these are preorder i love l. a. cakes and tele-us how you came about with restaurant cares connecting with them and getting these proceeds over to people who need them, beverage and restaurant workers. >> yeah, for sure. we've had lot of success in the past with cake fundraisers for different causes that we care about. so when this came about restaurants cares an organization that we've received a grant from in the past, when we've needed it, and they sent a really great helpful tool kit for sort of a way to support food and beverage workers directly. so they -- you just basically donate to their site and then restaurant workers can apply for a grant and then they can immediately get funds for rent

or food or anything that they might need. they're super fun sweet organization. >> reporter: and you know los angeles, miles you know, away from us, but we also know that there's a lot of connection here. you were saying that your staff has a lot of family down in l. a. >> we do. yeah. many staff members have family members in l. a. as well as our friends and also restaurant and sort of just restaurants that we love and always visit when we go there. so we're very connected also as californians i think too. >> reporter: now this also has to hit home for you. restaurant workers hit by the pandemic and i can magalogs it's like maybe some of these people were just recovering and then this happened. >> right, exactly. i think we know all too well what the effects of fires cab do to businesses. especially with air quality and we had to close for a couple of days and i can't imagine what they're going through truly. so sort of the best way for me to sort of narrow focus as to how we can help is sort of know what we know best and as a food provider you want to just offer comfort and cake or however you can. >> reporter: tell us a little bit about the idea quickly

withi love l. a. the song and then the cake. >> it's a -- you know, classic anthem for l. a.. randy newman song. i just love the visual of the just -- the photo of him on the cover of the album. just figured it was a sentiment that we believe in that we do love l. a. and just a way to sort of resonate and just make it a beautiful cake as well. >> reporter: okay. so people can go online and preorder these cakes. >> yes. absolutely. we're going to run it through the end of january. so just preorder away. we also have pizza night the last tuesday of the month. and we sell slices on pizza night nights and $1 each slice goes to the fund as well. >> reporter: okay, well, thank you again for joining us this morning. these cakes look delicious. they're beautiful. and if you'd like to help out. go ahead and place your order with blackjack bakery. reed? >> i think i'm going to do that. >> we should. reed. and heim hearing the song in my head right now. i love l. a.. >> right? >> that's so good to see that and feel free to bring a cake

back for us too. send that money in and help with others. all right, speaking of helpers from the san francisco spca also helping out in los angeles. providing supplies and taking back adoptable animals to help with overcrowding and coming up at 7:00 on pix+ 44 cable 12 one of the animal information l. a. is going to be here with us live in studio and you can find out how you can help our local shelters this morning. and of course if you'd like to help the victims of the wildfires it's so good to tee communities and businesses stepping up. you think also go to redcross.org /cbs to donate or text red cross to 90999 to make a donation of $10. starting in san francisco, where the public health official who guided the city through the covid-19 pandemic announced his resignation. dr. grant colfax became director of the city's health department in 2019 and then covid hit and he became a familiar face to the public as he provided the

latest information as the pandemic evolved. the doctor also led the health department through mpox and the rise of fentanyl. his last day will be february 7th. three days to inauguration day and donald trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the united states. so once trump takes office, he is expected to get right to work on his campaign promises. some of which could have big impacts right here in california. now he promised to unleash american energy by maximizing u.s. oil and gas production. but that could speak to offshore drilling and anne makovec takes a look at this directive and how it could set california up for a huge battle over that kind of drilling. >> reporter: oil and gas drilling off the california coast. >> not your beaches. >> reporter: is a politically explosive issue marked with opposition. >> what you have got to do is fight it every step of the way. >> reporter: leon panetta represented california's central coast in congress for 16 years. and says the coastline is a national treasure that needs protection.

>> you don't have oil drilling in yosemite, you don't have oil drilling in yellowstone. and frankly, we shouldn't have oil drilling off the california coast. >> reporter: after round reagan took office in 1981, his interior secretary james watt announced plans to sell oil and gas rights off the california coast to the highest bidder. the plan failed due to widespread opposition. it also mobilized a bipartisan effort under panetta to create the monterey bay national marine sanctuary where oil drilling is forbidden. today, there are five such sanctuaries along the coast. >> thank god we had broad support here in the community. >> reporter: since the santa barbara oil spill in 19689, california has pointed new offshore drill and oil drilling in state waters. three miles off the coast, in federal waters, president biden just took action to ban any new offshore drilling. that said.

>> we will frack, frack, frack. and drill, baby drill. >> reporter: president-elect donald trump has a plan to undo biden's ban. >> it will be done immediately. and we will drill baby drill. >> reporter: it's not clear how the president-elect can do this. he might need help from the courts or congress. but as that battle shapes up, another one is already underway. >> unfortunately, the threat is not over. >> reporter: alex katz is executive director of the environmental defense center in santa barbara. he explained biden's ban does not cover any existing lease. and in federal waters, just north of santa barbara, three offshore oil platforms just cleared a major hurdle to come back online. >> now this company is trying to restart these platforms which would significantly increase fossil fuel production in california and a state that's supposed to be leading the rest of the country on climate change. heritage, harmony. >> reporter: the platforms are part of what's called the santa ynez unit. in 2015 it was

shut down after a pipeline ruptured near the beach and caused the second most damaging oil spill in santa barbara history. >> it killed, you know, countless marine animals including mammals and shut down businesses and shut down beaches and destroyed habitats. all up and down the coast of central and southern california. >> reporter: in 2020, a new company called sable out of texas took over the unit. in a statement sable says it continues to work closely with state regulatory agencies and just received a waiver from the state fire mashable and says the unit will produce a million barrels of crude oil a month. as for trump, he wants to accelerate drilling in federal waters and lands and speed up lease sales but some environment tapists are counting on regulatory load blocks. >> this process itself of opening up new oil drilling platforms is very lengthy. time-consuming. >> reporter: katie thompson is executive director for save our

shores in santa cruz. every year she says california's coast, the tourism, fishing and shipping, contributes roughly $46 billion to the state's economy. >> when we think about economy, we just need to shift our perspective away from fossil fuels and more forward thinking. more thinking ability the sustainable economy and with a coastal state like california, that depends on the health of the coast and the marine life. >> reporter: as california dives into the second presidency of donald trump. time right now 6:42. major decision from the supreme court on the future of social media app tiktok. it could come as early as this morning. we're keeping a close eye

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some are saying the game of the year. that's right. the bills and the ravens. it's going down in buffalo. the nfl today analyst and pro football hall of famer coach bill cowher will be here to break it all down. and we also have our series "the state of spirituality" it's back with lisa ling and she meets with the group of people who believe psychedelics can help you connect with god. s this not a new idea but they are definitely bringing some new energy. stick around for that. and also philanthropist and influencer bethenny frankel will join us to talk about the b strong initiative. everything you need know and more on the show. we will see you at 7:00. now back to you. >> oh. thank you i might ask for another drum roll next time. pretty good nate. nicely done. see you soon. well, the supreme court may issue an opinion later this morning about whether tiktok can be banned in the united states. a law enacted last

spring requires app stores to stop distributing tiktok unless its parent company sells it to a nonchinese owner. now backers of the law say the chinese government could use the app to spy on americans and spread propaganda. the ban is said to go into effect on sunday although president-elect trump may opt not to enforce it. during oral arguments last week the high court's justices signaled they are likely to uphold the ban. so it's kind of a wait and see. reed? something we often see in bay area headlines. almost five years since the start of the pandemic, and empty store fronts almost everywhere you look. so as the starbucks prepares to close in san francisco, sooji nam reports on the city's recovery. >> a cappuccino. decaf soy. >> reporter: that's madeline's go to order at starbucks on 99 jackson street located right below her apartment. the gateway in san francisco. she's been coming here for more than a decade.

but to madeline? it's more than a coffee shop. >> when i'm looking for board members and we want to interview them, then we always meet here. >> reporter: it's become what neighbors nearby call their community clubhouse. >> i have coffee and talk to whoever we're with. and it's really very pleasant. and it will be a shock to this neighborhood if we lose it. >> reporter: that closure, however, is imminent. a starbucks spokesperson sent us this statement writing in part quote -- we continually evaluate our business to ensure a healthy store portfolio. after careful consideration, we made the decision to close our store at 99 jackson street at lease end. although this decades old location is closing next month, researchers released new economic data showing that san francisco's vacancies in the real estate market have seen a positive trend since 2019. >> we have positive absorption of office space in san francisco. so more move ins than move outs. >> reporter: robert sam monos

the regional director of research at cushman & wakefield says the report shows a 34.2% vacancy rate in san francisco which compared to previous quarters is much lower since the pandemic. >> because of ai they started the trend. they are much more in office as well. >> reporter: according to the report communities like third street corridor, the presidio and mission bay have the lowest vacancy rates last quarter compared to neighborhoods like soma. mid market and potrero hill with one of the highest vacancies. >> lodger blocks and a little quieter and less retail activity. and they've struggled. >> reporter: back out here on jackson street, this starbucks is slated to be vacant soon. with no word yet on what will fill that spot. >> we would love to talk to them to see if as a community, we can work on that two way stream. >> reporter: meanwhile, these neighbors say they will hold on

to the memories and friendships they've made along the way. >> oh. get your star burkes especially on a day when you look out from top of salesforce tower and it looks a little foggy. this is not london town. this is the bay area. and maybe you want a london fog from starbucks and just can't get it. doesn't that sound good? >> it does actually sound really good. is it earl grey tea they use fitfor it. >> milk and sugar too. >> you live in san francisco and everyone rebrands it as karl the fog which i'm okay with. they're great. they taste amazing and it definitely looks like that out there too but we're also under a frost advisory this morning as well just like yesterday. the temperatures this morning and as we wake up and head out the door, they're not that chilly to the point of freezing. and areas like oakland and san francisco. but we are at or below freezing in communities like petaluma and so we turn on the map real fast and i want to show you the national weather service has given this advisory anywhere from this north bay up near santa rosa down along that valley into petaluma, stretched

all the way off into the east bay too, the friends down into the santa clara valley. that is weather story number one. the second thing to talk about too is the light wind we're continuing to see push offshore. starting to change directions and that's bringing in more cloud coverage for us this morning. and heading into this afternoon. now it will be a partly cloudy day for us today and of course the air quality just like yesterday still in that moderate category. so just be very careful when you limit your time outside. try continuing to drink water and clearing your throat. but i do want to mention as we head into in weekend and early next week we'll continue to see that similar air qualitysetup low chances of rain in the forecast too. that's the rend as we head in the next couple of days and throughout the next week. reason being the jet stream is well north of us and then dipping back down into states like wyoming and that's the reason why they're seeing wetter than normal conditions that's the reason why here locally we are not. and as we head into the next seven days let's take advantage of this and get out there and get the

fresh air. a partly cloudy setup for us this weekend and early next week. if you are considering heading up to tahoe for the long weekend, first off it's going to be packed and second off, it's going to be amazing because it's dry too. so don't worry about the chains heading up there. but continue to monitor that closely. as we head into this weekend's forecast, along the bay, seeing here locally we're expecting up 50s and lower 60s with sunnier skies and warmer temperatures late next week. i'll have more on that in pa bit. but for now over to you, gianna. jessica, thank you. bay bridge toll plaza. we're seeing that backup guild just a little bit and that's because there's a trouble spot on the upper deck as you head into san francisco. so tending to slow things down a little bit when we get the hot spot heading over into the city. busy ride. 134 minute ride through the city if you are headed there. brake lights too on the richmond-san rafael bridge but the bridge check and travel times. golden gate bridge and san mateo bridge looking pretty good and in fact here's the

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recover from those devastating wildfires. now the fire and benefit concert will take place at two venues. the intuit dome and kia forum in englewood on january 30th and 18 other artists are also performing listen to this including billie eilish and lady gaga and stevie nicks. tickets go on sale january 22nd and but you know if you can't attend you will actually be able to watch the concert on paramount+. >> gives me chills seeing that video and hearing those lyrics when you think in the context of l. a.. that will be super powerful. well, a different kind of grammy award to talk about this year. you can watch it right here on your community station on february 2nd but this year, the awards show will be completely dedicated and focused on raising money for fire relief while also at the same time honoring the first responders who have fought the fires. >> yeah, here in the bay area, the recording academy through our local grammy nominees a big party at the claremont academy in berkeley. take a look. it happened last night. >> you are nominated and we're like what? you know. >> you called me on my day off and like -- pretended it

waslike a work thing. and then we're grammy nominated. >> so excited to be here tonight. always such an honor to be nominated and to be twice. >> wow, congrats to everyone from the bay area and i love that. >> did you see him just -- >> i did. the 2025 grammy awards airs sunday february 2nd right here on cbs. >> those young ladies are like get out of the shot. >> this is my moment. this is my step and repeat. >> yes it is. all right, well, still ahead, they help shelters in los angeles and now they could use your help. the san francisco spca joins us live with more on the rescue mission. managing your money. a financial expert joins us live with ways to save for a new year and a new you. let's go outs e those trumpets on a friday, hello to our viewers on the west coast, i'm