>> a somber night here as we're following developing news in southern california where a massive wildfire that just started hours ago is tearing through pacific palisades. this is a live look so far more than 1200 acres have burned. many homes have burned as well. thank you for joining us on kron. 4 news at 6, everybody. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. that fire broke out just before 10, 30 this morning and get a look at some of the video we are now getting from the scene. you can see actually some people abandoned their cars as they panicked, trying to flee their homes. bulldozers had to come in to be used to clear the roadways for fire crews to get through to do their job. there's a chain reaction. some people abandoned their cars and then folks behind them. obviously couldn't get anywhere. so people were just running on foot. there's no estimate yet on the number of homes that have burned. but you see it in the video. there

are many dozens, maybe hundreds. governor newsom has declared a state of emergency. >> the santa ana winds are just wreaking havoc, tearing through southern california. fire officials describing the fire as a blow torch. the fire for several road closures, including at least 2 freeways a fire burning just 10 miles from malibu. that's where a fire burned 4,000 acres last month. >> firefighters are afraid that things could actually get much worse before they start to improve. they say the worst of the winds are expected between 10 o'clock tonight and 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. >> the fire is being fueled by a combination of strong winds and surrounding topography, which is making it extremely challenging for our personnel that are signed to this incident. evacuation orders are in place for approximately 30,000 residents, including the highlands area. >> and having just quite literally. now or so ago got up the canyon and saw

firsthand impacted the swirling winds and embers and the number of structures that are destroyed, not a few many structures already destroyed the fact that people were still not evacuated still did not heed the warning. we're just coming down the canyon. is a reminder of how serious this moment is and how important it is to listen to these evacuation orders here not too long ago. the franklin fire few weeks prior to that mountain fire november december. now, january, there's no fire seasons fire year to year round. >> you know, this thing is serious said there is a silver lining, though. fortunately, so far, no reports of any injuries of firefighters from up here in northern california. they've been sent down south to help battle this fire. kathy trafton here now with a look at the conditions of firefighters are facing kathy. >> well, it's a number of

factors in crazy. just 2 wins to 82 100 miles per hour in some areas. >> it's also the topography. it's also the fuels. it gosh, it has been very, very dry southern california, although we had lots of rain over the last number of months, they've had very little rain. in fact, some areas may be 1607 inch for downtown los angeles. it was we had 10 inches. so it is so dry. that means that the fuels are dry. that means the trees. the grass is. and it's a very concerning very concerning situation in southern california with all those factors. oh, yes, we have wind gusts there. in fact, is a wind advisory in effect for us through through tomorrow. but you know what? peak winds will be tonight and they could be up to 50, 60 mile per hour gusts in some of the highest ranges. see the areas of magenta there and the reds. those are strongest winds. but look how they die down. even as we head towards sunrise at 7.25. so you see

our winds die down and then they continue to die down throughout the day tomorrow. so we get a quick pop of these rate of these winds. and we do have very, very dry, not as dry conditions as southern california. it's our weather in effect. is it a wind advisory is a big concern and the beach hazards. if you go to the beach tonight, there is a concern for up to 20 foot high breaking waves, a risk of sneaker waves, strong rip currents but its dry weather this week and into next week. vicki grant. all right, thank you. kathy daniel lurie will be sworn in as san francisco's 46th mayor tomorrow. >> and during the campaign, he talked about his commitment to improving public safety. he's been visiting each police station in the city and today was his final stop before taking office. kron four's rob nesbitt reports. >> daniel lurie has an 8 right along with police officers and may 10 visits to police stations in san francisco. >> promising changes to the force after he is officiall sworn in as the next mayor. crime was one of the main

concerns for voters who chose daniel lurie to be san francisco's next. mayor. the day before his inauguration, lori made his 10th police station visit central police station in north beach, realizing the updates the need to be made at all stations. this is pretty old station in terms of distance, the physical space inside you know, there's 25 year-old crown vics that some of them are driving around in tech, you know, the use of technology have have better technology during the campaign for mayor. other candidates were more drastic with their calls for police reform. >> from the start of his campaign, mark farrell said he would fire san francisco police chief bill scott. i asked lori of drastic changes like that can be expected when he goes for mayor elect to mayor. i will announcing every day over the next few days. and so people can expect change in my administration. california attorney general rob bonta announced tuesday that sfpd reached a milestone by implementing 263 of 272

reform recommendations. it was an 8 year long reform process. and chief scott says crime has reached historic lows as a result. lori says the progress should be commended and continued. we can stop. we gotta continue to get better. i want sfpd. >> to be known as the greatest police, department in the country and we can get there and we will. >> in addition to addressing public safety, lori says during his first 100 days in office will also be addressing what he calls a budget crisis and lowering downtown vacancy rates. reporting from the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> and tomorrow when daniel lurie is sworn in as the new mayor of san francisco, you can watch history happened right here on kron 4. vicki and i will have special coverage of his inauguration tomorrow morning starting at 11 o'clock. still, mayor london breed was in our studio today for her last interview as mayor here, we asked her if she feels like there's any unfinished business.

>> so much feels unfinished. but here's the thing. it's always going to feel that way. there's always going to be something we can do better as a city. so, you know, mayors, they come and go and ultimately the decisions we make have a lasting impact in. i think there's always going to be a feeling of being unfinished. but my hope is that those types of things will get finished. but as soon as they get finishes on to the next thing, they'll be something else to do. but that's what makes san francisco great city. we're always looking for the possibility of making something better. >> mayor breed says she plans to be at lori's inauguration tomorrow. >> 2 people are detained in connection to a stabbing at the hayward. bart station happened just before 10 o'clock this morning prompting police to temporarily close down the station. the station has since reopened. bart says that the incident happened at the ground level, not on the elevated tracks or the train. the victim was taken to the hospital. no word on their condition tonight. >> today, the antioch city

manager announce the new acting police chief with the current interim chief now set to retire. >> firstly, call reports the shakeup comes on the heels of an agreement between the city and the u.s. department of justice to help the police force recover from years of scandals. today, i'm pleased to announce that i've appointed captain jody hill. >> as the acting chief of police for the antioch police department. familiar role for captain jovial, who served as acting antioch police chief from august 2023. through last february, following the retirement. >> the former chief doctor steven forward, antioch city manager, bessie scott publicizing the appointment effective this friday during a news conference at police headquarters tuesday. i am confident that she feel will continue the work of lowering crime. >> engaging our community and helping us seamlessly transition to a permanent police chief. a process scott says could take up to 6 months while the police department works to repair its standing in the community tarnished in

the wake of federal state and county investigations into police corruption. i believe that we've seen the department. >> stabilize interim chief brian addington stein leading the police department culminates with his re retirement following a 10 and a half month stint at the helm. it ends as the city and police department reached an agreement with the u.s. department of justice that includes detailed reforms for the police agency and up to 5 years of monitoring by an independent law enforcement consultant approved by the doj. crime has undoubtedly been a challenge, significant challenge for us here. but i think there's also signs of promise. addington says staffing continues to improve with 80 sworn officers now on duty and is hopeful all 115 authorize sworn positions will be filled within a year hiring a new chief coupled with the recent agreement. >> between the city and police department and the u.s. department of justice. signals a new beginning for any on as we work towards finding a

permanent chief. i will continue working with ms scott city staff and all department heads to ensure a safer and stronger antioch. the first public forum on hiring the next police chief is scheduled for next week. >> in antioch, philippe djegal, all kron. 4 news. >> new at 6 san mateo county is responding to a claim by sheriff christina corpus that she's been discriminated against, harassed and defame it last week, the embattled sheeiff filed a claim against the county saying county leaders participated in what she calls an evil scheme to defame her. the county says this claim is the first step towards filing a 10 million dollar lawsuit against the county. this comes amid fallout from the scathing report accusing sheriff corpus of abuses of power retaliation and ethical violations. this evening, the county released a statement reading in part the ascertain shuns in corpus is claimed that she has been discriminated against, harassed and defamed and more so because she both a woman

let next person are completely baseless and a distraction from the issues that give rise to the present circumstances. the board of supervisors has placed an amendment on the march ballot asking voters to grant them the power to remove her from office. still ahead, facebook and instagram owner meta. >> it's making changes to the way of fact checks what this means for people who use those. >> plus, republicans in congress are planning to pass president trump's ambitious agenda of the democrats are preparing fight back and after the break, the race to be oakland's next. mayor is heating up. we'll hear from one of the candidates planning to run for the city's top to run for the city's top spot.

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>> and as we wait for former congresswoman barbara lee to make her decision on whether or not to run for mayor of oakland. we are hearing from a man who's already thrown his hat in the race season kron four's. dan kerman spoke with former oakland councilmember loren taylor. >> faced with 129 million dollar budget deficit this year in a similar deficit next year. the city of oakland is at a crossroads and its next mayor will be the one hoping to lead its residents through the difficulty and out the other side. we do have some i will say so some pain that will be felt. but >> what i bring and what i think oakland has been missing is a vision on not just how we address the immediate urgency. but howie rebound from mayoral

candidate loren taylor says he knows the dire situation. oakland is now in. >> due to its budget deficit and if elected, he's ready to face it head-on. taylor who lost the 2022 mayor's race by just under 700 votes says public safety remains his top priority and the way to restore police and fire services is by growing oakland's economy and increasing revenues. we have to develop more of a cause year's model. we have to move oakland out of the way to allow our local businesses to be successful and not in comber and uncover them and keep them. >> give them more bureaucracy that they have to navigate. taylor supports increasing the city's sales tax rate by a half a percent. as long as there are guardrails imposed to quantify if the additional funds are being used effectively. he says the city can no longer rely on one-time revenue such as the coliseum sale to pay for ongoing services. >> and he says the city must look past its general fund and investigate whether restricted

funds can be used to restore services. as for the expectation that congresswoman barbara lee may enter the mayor's race, taylor says oakland does not need a career politician to get through this crisis. well, i greatly respect and admire barbara lee her 27 years of public service. >> i believe that oakland needs a new and a fresh perspective, fresh approach to leadership and governance. one that's informed by working on the ground in community solving the complex challenges that we have had. >> barbara lee is expected to make a decision about running for oakland mayor this week. that would put it a little over 3 months before that april special election. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> all right. taking a live look over san francisco. beautiful night. crystal clear. you can see the fair lawn's from the golden gate bridge today. just one of those days where it fell a q a twenty-twenty vision, even if

you don't. yeah, kathy trafton here to let us know if we have more of this to look forward to >> indeed, we do and don't tell anybody but our great weather. lot of people across the country are dealing with the polar vortex and really ice cold conditions. >> and then there are friends and neighbors and families in southern california where they've got the fire raging. >> so we are the lucky ones to night. it's beautiful weather. the sun has set and you can just see the last few rays of day's sunrise. so it's beautiful. >> high temperatures today considerably warmer than they would be normally. >> so as many 15 degrees warmer, that would be for santa rosa. we would expect 57 degrees. got to 72 degrees on the coast. a lot warmer than normal at 67. just but everyone in the 60's and the 70's oakland, 70 santas, a 70, what a beautiful day and even air quality cooperate. good air quality, moderate in up in napa. but it's really been very, very lucky for us. so again, don't tell anybody because we do have grea

conditions and even the plants are moist because of all the rains. but we do have a few flies in the ointment wind advisory in effect through wednesday morning. that's tomorrow morning. and that's for just about all of the bay area except the santa clara valley beach hazard statement is in effect for sdeaker waves and also for breaking waves about 20 feet high, a possible. and so that's a concern there. in addition, we have rip currents that are strong so you don't want to be in the water. not a good time to do that, but it will be dry this weekend into next week. so here are the wind gusts. notice how they peak overnight overnight around midnight or so there get up to 40 some odd miles per hour. and then they start to tie down by sunrise at 7.25. tomorrow we've got the winds died down and we're going to be in great shape. so here's where the beach hazard statement are, of course, went along the pacific coastline and also a look ahead does show overnight tonight, those gusty winds 40 to 50 miles per hour for tomorrow. those winds calm down, quiet and dry

weather midweek and beyond grant vicki. kathy, thank you. in national news, the house passed a bill today in detaining undocumented immigrants who have been charged with theft. >> yeah, this comes in response to the death of 22 year-old laken riley. >> whose killer was in the country illegally. washington correspondent maddie beer-temple has details. >> with 264 yeas, including 48 democrats. house lawmakers passed the lincoln riley act monday. she was just out for a jog enjoying the day when an illegal criminal. took her life away. congressman mike collins described the death of 22 year-old georgia nursing student laken riley last february. the man convicted of killing her venezuelan migrant hosea berra was in the country illegally. he's now serving life in prison. this legislation could have prevented her death. the lake and riley act would require federal authorities to detain illegal immigrants arrested,

charged with or convicted of theft related crimes. no due process required at all. maryland democratic congressman jamie raskin says expanding the detention requirement to include those accused of theft could sweep up innocent people. this allows us to get up demonize immigrants without doing anything to fix the immigration system. but wisconsin republican congressman derrick van orden says the government needs to first protect its citizens. he recounted crimes in his own state. he says this bill could have prevented. none of this would have taken place if this person was detained deported for simple property crime. >> enough, the bill also let federal agencies for failing to enforce immigration laws. some democrats argued states don't have standing to do that. this provision is almost certainly unconstitutional. the bill now heads to the republican controlled senate. john thune wants to move that bill as early as this week in washington. i'm maddie beer-temple. >> 2 people are accused of voluntary manslaughter in

connection to the opioid overdose death of a 22 year-old man in corte madera. police found the man's body inside a car saturday morning on sunnyside avenue investigation led police to the arrest of of the suspects. but the identity of the victim, it's still not released. >> meta is making major changes that mark zuckerberg says will make facebook and instagram and threads places where free speech thrive. sucker berg says he's ending the third-party fact-checking program in the u.s. taking its place will be a community notes program similar to what elon musk uses on x. now. the company met is also lifting restrictions on certain topics like immigration and gender identity issues. you'll see more of that. soderbergh is also increasing political content for users. soupy algorithm determines want to see more politics. that is also moving its content, moderation safety teams from

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rail project set to begin this year in kern county. governor newsom says tracks will be laid down in the spring. the project, those approved by voters in 2008. it's taken 16 years to green light construction with the cost. nearly 100 billion dollars more than anticipated newsom address the negativity surrounding the project today saying he has a plan to keep it funded responsibly. one that long ago. >> leaders in the state of california talking about this project said why the are we doing it in the central valley? there's just tumble weeds. and in the central valley. well, tell that to the folks in merced said fresno and bakersfield calif to the folks that are out here every single day living their lives out loud in the manufacturing warehousing logistics. >> officials say passengers will be able to actually ride the train between 2032 20. 33, we shall see.

>> partly replace decades of old tracks between walnut creek and concord. just to make sure that they have reliable service. as a result, there won't be any train service between walnut creek and concord on saturday, january 18th and sunday. the 19th on your screen. you can see a map of the impacted area. a free bus will be provided, though, between these 2 stations. you can expect a 20 to 30 minute delay for more information. just head on over to our website at kron 4 dot com. >> the study from ucsf has found some conflicting evidence that extended paxlovid may or may not help some people with long covid and up close. look at how patients responded to the drug different times in doses. found that paxlovid sometimes does not work. however, an extended course of paxlovid appears to help some patients with long covid. conflicting reports. authors of the study say more research is needed to find out which patients may benefit from the drug in how long should be given.

>> just weeks before president joe biden leaves office. the biden-harris administration is allocating hundreds of millions of dollars in disaster relief funding to california capitol correspondent eytan wallace. i'll tell you how much money we're talking about and i'll explain why president elect donald trump says he may withhold such funding for the go

>> now at 6.30, the woman kidnapped and raped in a notorious case out of allay back in 2015. she's speaking out following news that her attacker is facing new charges, kidnapping of denise huskins gained national attention when vallejo police

first called this a hoax. now, matthew mueller's facing charges in several counties and police think he attacked his first victim when he was just 16 conference. charles clifford has details. >> well, here in seaside on tuesday, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron quinn, are reacting to news that their attacker, matthew mueller, is facing additional charges. 47 year-old matthew mueller, who is serving a 40 year prison sentence for kidnapping and denise huskins in 2015 has been accused of committing a series of home invasions across santa clara county during 2009. he's also been charged in a 2015 kidnapping case in contra costa county. and on tuesday, the el dorado county district attorney announced that mueller is also believed to have kidnapped and sexually assaulted a victim as far back as 1993 when he was just 16 years old. >> that's 2 decades of this mindset that he was living in. >> on tuesday afternoon, denise huskins quinn and her husband, aaron, spoke to the media about the recent developments in these cases.