>> now at 3 fast-moving flames are burning homes and businesses in los angeles county. the most destructive fire. >> and la history still growing this afternoon. thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at 3. i'm justine waldman. >> the palisades fire now one of 7 fires tearing across the los angeles area with devastating force this afternoon. flames are being fueled by powerful santa ana winds. you're looking at video from the pacific palisades and the eaton fire together. they have burned more than 26,000 acres. 2 people have died and in total, at least 70,000 residents have been ordered to evacuate thousands of structures have been destroyed. we have live team

coverage through this afternoon starting with kron four's terisa stasio gets us started now from our newsroom. what a horrible situation. these raging fires continue to stretch. firefighters traumatized residents and create widespread destruction. here is some of the latest information and video coming into the newsroom to show you. this is from the eaton fire. now the winds continue to whip around their top sing embers and causing more damage by the minute. tens of thousands of people forced to evacuate about 80,000. the situation is so dire. >> mass chaos as ma'am of flames descended driving people from their loving homes to save their lives. the firefighters has been incredible. there's nothing they can do this. no water la residents sharing their stories while facing horrific circumstances. it's. >> it'i very bad. i mean, like i said, as soon as we opened up the door, the smoke was just mean the door was open for a second. it's dark. the

power is out. the winds are just scary. i mean, that's the best word to describe scary. a tory took callaway from walnut creek now lives in pasadena. >> from the hotel to talk with me about the moments where she fled her home with her 12 week-old baby and 4 year-old by quickly loaded up the car and loaded up my >> daughters. and we just hit the road as quickly as we could. but that was the first time i'd been out driving since the winds and i mean, there's debris everywhere. the there is a tree blocking our front gate. there is a tree blocking our main exit path from our street and, you know, trying to meet up with my fiance was coming from work and it was just pure chaos. debris everywhere. lots of cars just, you know, driving really slow because they're about to run into a tree in the middle of the street. and, you know, pulling over for firefighters to cook callaway says that she is in constant contact with friends, trying to cope with the horror of it

all. >> i have a friend who's a little bit further north in altadena a proper and she is on high alert right now waiting to hear the fate of her house as a couple of houses on her street have burned down and she lost her local fire station at teens and as well as like a hardware store up in altadena off of lake. so i've talked to her and just, you know, trying to support her and keep her calm, the suffering so widespread as each minute, more profound pictures. >> painting a painful picture. keep pouring in. >> there was cars piled on top of each other. that was on fire. that was in the middle the road where people have to abandon their cars. >> emergency officials acknowledging that crews ran out of water 3 separate times as a firefight is so fares at the palisades fire. more than

15,000 acres have burned. 300 buildings have been destroyed. for the fire. that's about 10,000 acres with many homes adding to the list by the second and the news from theresa back to just theresa, thank they're also 2 new fires that have started just this afternoon. there's a new fire in riverside county and another in ventura county. >> there are 5 fires burning in los angeles county right now. that is where the bigger fires are burning at the moment. the palisades, the hearse, the eaton fire. all about 30 miles away from each other. but that is where the biggest devastation and destruction has happened so far news nation's xavier walton was on the ground all day today in west los angeles county tracking the nearly 16,000 acre palisades fire. >> is there not is straight ahead down sunset boulevard that will be on the pch and no time. but that's how close we are to the water. that's close you are to the ocean. and we got here. you said you've been watching. we got here that home. that is no longer no

comeback. this one often this like see that that hole right there that used to be home was on fire. when we first got here. but that home started that fire to the left of it and then take a look at that one over there. take out those ferocious lanes and it's all being fueled by the wind. that is a 3 story home to give you an idea. some perspective. this is pretty well to do neighborhood. >> they all just behind me north of 3 million dollars. i watched the second story. the whole ball through looks like we have a first responder coming by now. >> and then we're gonna come here. austin. we're gonna come into the driveway because the flyer >> is moving so fast. it's fueled by the strong, strong winds. this home over here in the thick smoke, too. we got here. this whole wasn't even touched. now, look at you could see directly through this room and you could just see how ferocious those planes are as things are falling from the ceiling. when i first got here, this home had not been

touched yet. look how high the flames are shooting up in the air. here's the thing. you see the wind gusts. those are taking the wind and blowing those embers and starting new fires every time they land. let's come back this that's exactly how this fire started. and that's exactly how we are watching a tree trees. some 50 feet high, catching fire as well. the winds are not dying down and back. they're supposed to get worse. if there's one bright side, we haven't seen a single person that isn't a first responder, but is it trying to help somebody out? obviously there was an evacuation order in this area. but these fires have been jumping from home to home. in fact. >> now to a live look at what is happening. a angeles county right now. there's so much smoke going into the air. we can still sort of see there. >> active fire burning in the hillside there. and it is also burning in very densely populated areas, destroying

neighborhood schools. a business is there's a lot to go over with this wind driven fire right now with our meteorologist kyla grogan. she's been tracking it for us. yeah, that's right. and you can see the wind here, the numbers and these are just some of stations that are reporting. they're certainly going to be higher gusts elsewhere. but you see those reds purples, those indicate where, you know, above 40 to 50 miles per hour, they've had some wind gusts that clocked in. >> in the 80 to 90 mile per hour range. so obviously red-flag warnings going for all the way up to santa barbara down in san diego for good reason. not just through today, but also until 6 o'clock on thursday. now we mentioned we have several fires broken out of. so the biggest one in palisades. but you can see how many across la county and then we have one in riverside county and one in ventura county as well. so it's a very volatile situation. now, let's talk about what's going to happen with the winds as we go into the evening. and here is some good news. you start to see those numbers go down. this is about 10 o'clock tonight. that is a much better scenario for firefighters. and it holds pretty much as we get through

the evening. you see a little bit of when trying to create their through canyons and come through, but it actually starts off a little bit better tomorrow. unfortunately by the afternoon you see a second push of this wind pushing in here and that is going to continue into thursday night. it isn't until friday morning that we finally see this pullback and that should hold. that should be the end of the santa ana wind event. so we do have this high wind warning that is up right now until 6 o'clock. again, you can see for good portion of southern california. they are still very much in this fight. meanwhile, back in the bay area, we are having a beautiful day. our wind has calmed down. i'm happy to say you can see these numbers all under 10 miles per hour. with the exception of half moon bay at about 15. but we're not seeing the pronounced when that they are because low pressure has dropped to the south. i'll talk more about that and how affects our local forecast. come back in just a bit. yes, and stay with us here on air and online for more information about fires that are burning in los angeles county. also, we're learning about riverside and ventura counties this afternoon there fires there.

>> you can get the latest details on our website. kron 4 dot com. another big story that we're watching this afternoon as that daniel lurie is now the 46th mayor of san francisco. he officially took the oath of office today in a ceremony outside of city hall kron four's rob nesbitt was there and he joins us now with a look at the ceremony that just wrapped up their already putting away the chairs. rob. >> that's right, the inauguration has ended, but cleanup is happening now. this is where hundreds of people were invited. sad to see the inauguration of mayor daniel lurie. i was also impressed with the hundreds of people who are on the perimeter watching from the sides. >> as mayor and city of san francisco. congratulations on your lori has officially been sworn in as the city's next mayor in front of a crowd of supporters, family friends, campaign volunteers and other city and state leaders continuing his promise to move the city forward in addressing the growing issues of homelessness and drug

addiction. francisco has long been known for its values of tolerance and inclusion. >> but nothing about those epvalues instructs us to allow nearly 8,000 people to experience homelessness in our city. >> widespread drug dealing public drug use and constantly seeing people in crisis has robbed us of our sense of decency and security. >> the guest list wednesday include california attorney general rob bonta, california first partner jennifer siebel, former mayors, willie brown, london breed and warriors coach steve kerr or leclair is going to give u.s. inspiration and a vision. he will listen. and he will provide the political guidance we need to navigate the issues we face. but ultimately the citizens of san francisco will determine what kind of city we will be. laura gave an insight to his first 100 days in office promising to introduce a package of fentanyl, state of emergency ordinances creating 24 7 police from drop-off center and launching an sfpd hospitality zone task force.

today marks the beginning of a new era of accountability and change in city. all. >> one that. >> above all else. >> serves you. the people of san francisco that begins now. >> after the inauguration ended, lori invited the public in guests inside city hall for what he called the public house. and then coming up tonight at from 5.30, till 09:00pm. there's going to be a chinatown inaugural night market with music, food vendors and more celebration for mayor lori reporting live in san francisco. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. rob, thank you. and we can go inside city hall right now. >> because that's where we can find our kron. 4 stephanie lin, she is there with what is happening at the mayor's new office. >> yeah. just seeing the inauguration ceremony ended around 12, 30 as we just heard rob talking now outside of the

new mayor's office. you can see i'm standing here with the bus dianne feinstein, george mosconi, other notable mayors and now daniel lurie joins their ranks now. we know that they just wrapped up a photo opportunities, lurie staff with the 46 mayor of the city and county of san francisco, daniel lurie and the energy here today, justine, pretty hopeful. now, voters i spoke with your say that they are banking that mayor lori will bring the change they've been waiting for when it comes to public safety and a thriving economy. now in his opening remarks today, lurie, he acknowledge the passing of former president jimmy carter and the first responders who are working to contain those massive wildfires. you just described there at the top of the show in southern california and he also thanked the outgoing mayor london breed for her support on this historic day. and as for policy lurie announced as he's % promised on the campaign trail, but is introducing a number of fentanyl emergency ordinances to address the crisis in deaths on city streets. today's event we saw

dozens of local and state officials and personalities from former surgeon general dr nathan harris too. senator scott wiener and former mayor our ag knows san francisco assemblyman matt haney. also there. i also connected with an elected member of the san francisco democratic party. and here's her thoughts on today's ceremony in the major challenges the mayor is facing this year. >> i'm feeling incredibly optimistic that new mayor daniel lurie spoke extensively about the fentanyl crisis and the recovery and about public safety from small businesses ensuring that we have enough support in law enforcement. and i'm incredibly optimistic about his new administration and the people that he has already named team's top cheap hires as well. he wants to be innovative. create a new city hall that with different type of leadership. and i think any type of change is going to be challenging. i think it's upon us as city fellow that's going

to all work with him. and because we all want the best for our city. and i'm really excited about his leadership >> and work is happening right now about 30 minutes ago. the city of san francisco also swore and members of their new board of supervisors. one of them includes dennis otter, who is going to be replacing aaron peskin the current board president on the board of supervisors. and i had a chance to speak with mistress otter a few weeks ago. he said that he's already been in talks with mayor lori about a public safety around the union square and fisherman's wharf area. now, as for the new mayor himself, he is slated to make more public appearances tonight various locations in san francisco, chinatown, reporting live in san francisco city hall. i'm stephanie lin kron. 4 news. stephanie, thank you. >> still ahead here at threes, state leaders reacting to the destructive fires in southern california. how they plan to move forward with federal aid and help in the recovery. also, survivors who lost their

homes and the flames are returning now to see what if anything is left. we will hear from them. after the break. a lawsuit against a south bay child therapy program. the disturbing claims one family sets the stage door. what's

really >> scary when you can see the flames coming up over the house 2 blocks away and you're just getting out of the driveway and smoke and the ash is so thick. you can't even you can barely see 5 feet in front of you. it's it's like armageddon.

>> that reaction is from an altadena resident who was forced to evacuate from the eaton fire. she and her mother evacuated with 6 rabbits for cats and a dog. her husband tried to stay behind to protect their house from flames. and the ian fire is forcing thousands of other people to evacuate, including residents from a senior center in the area there of altadena more than 10,000 acres have burned here. and this video shows u.s. employees and first responders trying to push dozens of residents in wheelchairs and hospital beds into waiting emergency vehicles. this fire here, the in fires were 2 people so far have died and there is 0% containment. residents also making sure that pets and livestock have been safely evacuated. this is video from last night showing us a man trying to lead some horses away from the eaton fire. and it's just all read and glowing there with the flames behind them. we'll talk about our

forecast now. oh, sorry that we have some more video now of the pacific palisades showing the fire and people trying to leave that area. lot of cars on fire officials are saying that at least 300 buildings have been destroyed by palisades fire, which is now at about 16,000 acres. all right. now we'll talk about our local forecast taking a look at this beautiful picture here of the golden gate bridge. quite a difference from what they're experiencing in southern california. meteorologist kyla grogan here now with details on what happened. yeah, they got the unfortunate combination of having higher wind. right. so more devastating wind and then also far drier conditions. we talked about this yesterday. how. >> you know, san francisco got about 10 inches of rain since october first los angeles has gotten less than a quarter of an inch of rain. 2 huge difference. and that is unfortunately come together to make a very devastating situation in southern california. meanwhile, we're having a beautiful day here in northern california. our wind has calmed down. can see the highest number here. half moon bay about 12 miles per hour.

so we are in a very different situation and thankful for that. as we take a live look here from our mount tam cam. we've got beautiful visibility today. it's just a banner day really taking a look at temperatures today. you know, about 60 threes about as highs we've gotten so far in san francisco. that's well above average. we should be about 57 this time of year. obviously nowhere near 79, which is the record set back in 1962. so not getting that warm. but temperatures right now you can see in san francisco about 61 degrees. we're flirting with that 70 again. we made it up there in santa rosa right now sitting at 69. we are at 71, though, in sunnyvale, 70 as we head down towards san jose. it's, you know, a lot of nice warm temperatures today. well, above average, high pressure. that is what's bringing the sunshine. that is what's allowing the warmth as well where that low pressure is position is key to what's happening in southern california because that counter clockwise circulation around low pressure. you can see it just drives that wind. when you get these 2 systems coming together creates a wind gradient. but the position of where exactly that most

devastating wind is happening has everything to do with that low pressure being down to the south. let's talk about wind as we go through today. we're looking really good now. tomorrow we are going to see a little push of some more offshore wind. you can see fairfield, they're getting up to about 20 miles per hour. so that is not going to be to the level of say a wind advisory and that it does come down pretty quickly. but it is certainly going to be a little bit of wind for us to look out for now. the intially that low pressure will start to move away. that is going to help southern california kick that wind gradient. we're going to keep the high. and that, of course, keeps the warmth and the nice temperatures. that's what we're going to see. but our 7 day forecast, we just have a little bit of wind tomorrow and then it's just beautiful as we head across the next 7 days. but i'm very happy to say that by friday they're going to be done with the santa ana wind event and think should be much calmer. unfortunately, it's all happening a little too late for the devastation that's there right now. thank you. we'll go to san francisco now where the medical examiner has identified the victim who was shot and killed at a gas station in the mission district on new year's day.

>> he was thirty-six-year-old her day of garcia of san francisco. and this happened just before 12:30am, in the morning on january. 1st, officers say that they found garcia suffering from a gunshot wound at the gas station on south van. ness. he did not survive the shooter. then they say drove away and officers say they quickly track down the suspect on bayshore boulevard and arrested him and now he faces murder charges. and following some other news out of the east bay this afternoon where kron 4 sources are confirming that no charges will be filed in a shooting left one person dead in rendell last year. police say this happened on las vegas road u.s. shortly before 11:00am on september 12, according to officers, a 50 year-old orinda resident was shot and died at the scene. officers detained one person at the scene, but that person was released shortly after according to the contra costa county sheriff's office kron, 4 has reached out for

some more information surrounding the shooting. waiting to hear back. still ahead at 4 president biden offering some support to southern california communities as the fires tear through los angeles county.

>> reaction to the wildfires from state leaders coming in now. nancy pelosi releasing a statement saying she will work in congress to support all the federal response and recovery. >> efforts needed for the impacted california

communities and vice president kamala harris office releasing a statement on the wildfire. she says that she and her husband are praying for their fellow californians and urging residents to listen to local officials and evacuate immediately if they're told to do so. vice president harris and president joe biden have already begun to mobilize federal resources. excuse me to help. and as these wildfires continue to devastate the southern california area, thousands of people are being forced to evacuate as local state and federal officials are working to respond to these flames. washington correspondent maddie beer-temple reports. >> president joe biden stopped at a fire station in santa monica wednesday as wildfires devastate the los angeles area anything everything long takes. >> okay. these fires, including firefighting help from the department of defense. strong wind is fueling the flames that have forced more than 80,000 people to flee to winds are gusting up to 100 miles an hour. >> if they tell you need to

leave, you need to leave. congressman brad sherman is watching as part of his district west of la burn. palisades high school pretty much gone. officials say 2 people have died and others are injured. my heart is so heavy after seeing the devastation. congresswoman judy chu spoke on the phone before flying to california wednesday. her district includes pasadena where she says important institutions are now gone, including the pasadena jewish temple. while firefighters across the state are responding, fema is also assisting the federal agency approved grants to reimburse california for firefighting costs from the white house. >> down to the city council level, we are in constant teasing communication. congresswoman laura friedman wants her constituents in la to be vigilant and to listen to the first responders. if you get an evacuation warning. >> don't wait. some lawmakers want congress to look for ways to prevent future fires like san diego. congressman scott peters is fixer for a stacked. we're hoping to move that this

year is that when these events come along, just not so disastrous. the bill passed the house last session but didn't become law. >> in washington, i'm maddie beer-temple. >> still ahead here, 3 barbara lee officially launches her campaign to be the next mayor of oakland. we reaction people there in the town and jimmy carter being honored in dc as americans pay their respects. also, our coverage will continue on the fires burning in southern california. we're learning more about more learning more about more people become victim now. more

when we moved to the states, i kind of had no cultural identity. and i just immersed myself in the music. smoking was sort of synonymous with being cool. that is just not a life i want to show my daughter. i don't want her to ever be controlled the way that i was. but she's not interested. she doesn't associate smoking with being cool. californians are beating big tobacco. you can too.

>> there's no words to even describe how heartbreaking that's a lie. that's your

entire life. the memories are i hope there. >> a life. and now at 3.30, we're learning that the death toll from the wildfires burning in los angeles has now gone up to 5 5 victims. now 5 people killed. that's according to the los angeles county sheriff's department. there are more than 1000 buildings that have been destroyed as these fierce flames urges raging in the los angeles area. governor gavin newsom says the state has deployed more than 1400 firefighting personnel to battle the fire. but now the palisades and eaton fire. those are the 2 big are ones right now. they're at 0% containment. >> it's going to be okay. i you know the okay. >> video from that more destructive fire that's happening right now. that's the pacific palisades fire at this video just shows what looks like waves of flames outside of this home. the person taking the video and some others that were inside the house for trapped. this is a house in the pacific palisades. we have learned

since this person posted the video that they were able to escape safely. we do now have some other video to show you. this is a bird's eye view of the eden fire. more than 10,000 acres burning in this fire alone. and we're learning that 5 people have died from these fires since these all started yesterday. this fire is close to pasadena, which is just east of los angeles. and there's just so much smoke in the air because of this. this video shows us the cars near pacific palisades that people just abandoned on the roads as they were trying to escape. they just had to ditch them on the side of the road. some of those because emergency responders were telling them they had to move quicker. some ran out of gas with there. their electric battery started to die. so in order to clear the roads for emergency personnel to get in, they had to bring in this bulldozer to push them out of the way. we're told that a lot of the owners just panicked left their cars behind and they were just blocking the escape routes. this fire has burned

about 16,000 acres and continues to grow. and for the first time some people are now being able to take a look at the damage in the aftermath of the fires. one man walks us through the rubble of this burned down home saying seeing his house like this is a tragedy that he just cannot understand. >> this has been just the most devastating morning for you. we met i don't know. it's an hour ago when you were just coming up in for the first time seeing what what did you feel? what is continuing to go your mind? >> i mean, i first the fold couldn't believe my eyes. something had like that. within less than 7 hours i left. yes. the 9 o'clock. and today i came in 8th. and then this is what happened here. it's a i can't even believe in the house that i. battle that. for 4 years. and he done it from every detail they've been at it to last 2 years. it's

just got in last night. the winds were whipping up here. this is actually a michelin separate. >> sierra madre and pasadena. and so you're right here on the line. we can see the flames still going over here to the left. this is your porsche right here. right before you left. you tell me you grab the keys to your portion because he thought, well, i'm going to be back in all my things are going to be here it here. the keys are in. here's your license plate. that's all that's left of it. >> i mean, this is my license plate and visit the keys. i took it with me thinking that i'm gonna come back and drive it. and this is what's left from license plate. novoa told no lies. my company and illinois's auto. and this is what's left. 22 years. i all of that convicted both porsche, 9.11. and its gun in a all i have is the keys left look at your washer and dryer. your wife is starting remember the things that you guys. >> now no longer have. she mentioned in the bible that

your father owned, you know, very personal items in that momen because none of us can know what what goes through our minds and our heart and our soul. and that moment when they say evacuate, you have to take a couple of things. what did you grab? i grab it. family pictures. that albums. i took them and i medtcation because after with >> senior citizens which used education. and that's all i didn't even think that take anything. no clothing, nothing. this is what you left did this out. that's what i left with. now. i have to go start all over again. i don't know. i don't know where to go from stopping for wear. >> you know, you were telling me when you were feeling very you about an hour ago, you, sir. i don't know if i have the energy to do this again. you bought this property in 2018, jerry? yes, you it took 4 years to the pandemic to build in anyone who's done any kind of build remodel, anything, you know, the decisions after the decisions. >> and a heart that goes into

it all the small details. have talked about the roofing? what about the review said it was fireproof. so do you question what happened? that's why we've got and how did happen? because the roof was tiled unless the fire came from this site. so you look to the left of your home yet that house completely gone to the right of your home. i talked to the your neighbor to the just north of you across right here. his daughter came this morning and she's cried. she was in tears that can't believe the house is still here. what are the chances look to the right of her father's home? it's and her father, she said, was hosing everything down until the very last minute she hopes and she thinks maybe that was the case. but you did that to and unfortunately for you with things are different, help. >> if the winds were blowing so much. that there was no way that. if i could have. gated all lowered i was here, the fire wasn't this side. it

looked like it turn this way and came down. that's the only way i could explain. >> are deadly and destructive. they're being fueled by the santa ana winds. here's video of what the windstorm look like. they're in southern california. we're also learning that some new information about 1.5 million customers that are without power in los angeles county. that's happening right now. our meteorologist kyla grogan is here now with details. how are the ones doing now? >> well, i mean, the thing is the winds are gonna get a little bit better as we get into the evening and then they have another push of it tomorrow. but let's talk about where these fires are because of the big fire palisades fire. now over 15,000 pushing almost 16,000 acres. the second for that is the big one of the eaton. that's where the folks that we were just looking at that lost their home. that one over 10,000 acres. but you see the other fires are out of the lydia fire. the hearse fire, the woodley fire head up to ventura county. we now have the all of us fire. just 11 acres. so this event has not

finished yet. unfortunately, temperatures have not been bad today. they've been in the 60's and 70's obviously warm for this time of year. but it is the wind. let's talk about these wind gusts and where we go from here because as we get later into the evening, you do see them start to ramp down. that is great news and what i would like to see is that hold. and we could say we're done with this. that's not the case. tomorrow morning. we're still looking good. but take your eye to that side of the screen there. and you see this next push of wind that comes in in the afternoon tomorrow. >> throughout the afternoon and evening. now it's not going to be as much as they've seen today or yesterday, but it is still present until we get into friday morning. now we get to friday morning. now you're starting to see a very different scenario and those numbers come down and the winds shift direction as well and get less of an offshore component. >> so obviously the red flag warning is still in place and you could see goes through 06:00pm on thursday. kind of showing you all of these fires have been. and this is, you know, the difficult thing is that until that wind is done, we don't have a handle on it

may be wondering what's going on with the smoke will. this is offshore wind. so it's pushing it either offshore to the south and none of that really making it up into our area. but you can see how bad the air quality is in and around these fires. not surprisingly right, that we've got poor air quality so far. none of that has traveled up the state. but of course, we'll be keeping an eye on that. it depends on how long this goes on for. kyler. thank you. stay with us here on air and online for more information the fires that are burning in southern california right now. you can find the latest information. >> on our website kron 4 dot com. there's a lot of new details that continue to come into our newsroom. we're going out to the east bay because today former congresswoman barbara lee formally announced her bid to become a are in oakland. the special election is in april and lee is joining a list of candidates that does include a former council member. but as kron 4 sweep to call reports broad range of supporters say that she is the right person for the job. >> following an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the u.s.

senate. former congresswoman barbara lee officially jumped into oakland's mayoral race wednesday after representing the town nationally since chose not to seek re-election last year and in a pre produced video released online, she says she will now focus on turning a fiscally strapped and crime plagued oakland around together. >> we can make oakland it's become for innovators and dreamers. in a statement, lee says in part, quote, if elected, i will bring my hands-on leadership. new ideas and decades of experience in identifying billions and resources for our great city. so all residents and businesses are stronger and safer. >> and our community has optimism and confidence in oakland's future. it's time to bring that business and legislative experience home community and business leader carl chan supported the recall of former oakland mayor sheng thao and is ali supporter. need to we build our cities. so leadership means a lot to brings integrity and she

brings results. she's got a long history develop. delivering for oakland year is president of oakland, firefighters, local 55, the firefighters union, one of nearly 2 dozen labor groups, community and business leaders to endorse lee's candidacy. he believes lee can help balance oakland's budget and restore recently shuttered fire stations. no one should should wait longer than they absolutely have to. for the that they are. >> calling out for. >> and a enters the race as the most high-profile candidate for the special election scheduled april 15th, philippe djegal, all kron. 4 news. >> a san jose family has filed a lawsuit against the parent company of a behavioral health program for autistic children after a therapist allegedly sexually assaulted their daughter. police arrested. 48 year-old all 100 unions last june after he was accused of assaulting an 11 year-old girl more than once during therapy.

the assaults are alleged to have happened for at least 3 months. he was a behavioral therapist with trumpet behavioral health. at the time of this incident. and police say that there could be more victims. the lawsuit claims the parents of the victim tried to report the assault that workers with the program never responded. so then they were forced to call police. the family is suing the company for failing to supervise nunez leading to this abuse of their daughter. thousands of people are going to be waiting in frigid conditions for the opportunity to pay their respects to former president jimmy carter. the 39th president is lying in state at the u.s. capitol until tomorrow morning ahead of his state funeral. our washington correspondent basil john, has more. >> whether from near or far we saw a number of people come here to the capitol to pay their final respects to president jimmy carter. >> for many, it was an opportunity to bid farewell to the 39th president. some were

even moved to tears. the legacy of the humanity of president jimmy carter to civility, the commitment to bring people together. stands as great testimony as a way forward for our country. thousands visited the casket, holding the former president saying he had an impact on their lives. is the first president that i really paid attention to politics. so it just means a lot to me. morris, him and traveled from philadelphia. she first met president carter when she was 5 years old. i remember is he picked me up and i just started talking to him because i'm a talker. salmon says she devoted her life to living in his footsteps. i just want to one last time. iowa senator chuck grassley also took a moment to see carter remembers both of their names on the ballot. back in 1976, is the only sitting member of congress. >> today who served with the carter presidency. >> i remember him fondly.

>> visitors will have until tomorrow morning to visit president carter's casket before it's taken to washington national cathedral for the state funeral reporting in washington. i'm basil, john. >> still ahead, more devastating video from los angeles county as continue our coverage of the deadly coverage of the deadly wildfires.

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unfortunately, just told you they ran out of water and out of water. >> firefighter efforts made more difficult because water we're learning is scarce in some places. this president is talking about the eden fire. we can see the damage that it's done here. people are trying to turn hoses on their own homes, too, to save them. and we'll take a look now at some time lapse video out of lax as smoke from the wildfires covering the sky there. there are about 70,000 people under evacuation orders. there's a lot of smoke in the area. they've canceled schools. and at this point there's 0% containment for any of the fires and they don't know cause right now. and we'll talk about our weather forecast right now. taking a live look outside here at sfo. quite a difference from the lax shot there. kyle is here to talk about what's going yeah, it's one of those days. you count your blessings, especially if you know any friends and family down in southern california with they're going through. it's just it's just so my artist charles koch are honestly, you know, i live down there. we've all been through fires there. we know this feels like.

>> meanwhile, in san jose, we've got beautiful sunshine out there. we're having a gorgeous day here. we've been fortunate that our wind has calmed down and you can see that here as all these numbers of the exception of half moon bay under 10 miles per hour and happened about 13, not bad at all. so we're doing good temperatures have been warm again today. we made it up to the 70's yesterday. we did it again today. 71 in redwood city right now. 75 and pittsburgh. wow. >> 68 right now up in petaluma and 69 in santa rosa, san francisco starting to cool down a little. we had some low 60's today. now down to about 61. beautiful shot from the east bay here. it's just a gorgeous, gorgeous day. and we're gonna have a few more of them as we get into the next couple of days. you can see these temperatures saying well, above average as we roll right through our work week, we will pull it back. just a touch as we get towards the weekend. now let's talk about the wind gusts because we are relatively calm right now will stay that way throughout the night tonight. as you can see here will wake up that way tomorrow morning. but you start to see a little bit of these colors kind of moving on in as we get into the afternoon. we'll start to see a little wind pick up. it will

be offshore wind. it will not be too intense, although you can see fairfield getting up to about 22 mile per hour you know, will definitely feel that. but then it wraps up and that's the end of that. and you can see by friday morning, we're back to beautiful, calm weather as we head to the weekend. so high pressure is really keeping us warm, bringing us the sunshine, the lovely weather. the unfortunate thing is the low-pressure down in southern california here. that is kind of bringing that wind to them. that fierce wind, those santa ana winds, we call the diablo winds. it's the same phenomena. but luckily, we are in a situation where that low pressure is to the south of us. we're not getting that intense wind that they are. and instead we're getting the effects of high pressure, which is beautiful blue skies out there. you can see it on storm tracker. 4, hardly anything to show you. as i show your 7 day forecast. i'm sure what you're noticing is. oh, my gosh, it's gorgeous. look at all the sunshine. you are correct. as i mentioned, we do cool down a little bit as we get into the next week time frame. but the rest this week is just gorgeous. hi. well, as we speak right now, emergency officials are actively working around the

clock to coordinate the state's response to the destructive and deadly fires in southern california. >> our capitol correspondent eytan wallace reports now from the cal oes state operation center. it's near sacramento. he also share with us the story of a state senator whose family had to evacuate. >> yeah, here at cal oes officials have screens to actively monitor real-time data coming in from the fire zone. all of that as crews have been deployed from across the state to fight the flames. as fires rage across southern california. hundreds of miles from there here at the california governor's office of emergency services state operation center in northern california. >> emergency officials are working around the clock all hands on deck here. that's how chris darden of cal oes describes the state response. officials here are actively working to get resources to the region as soon as possible with the governor's approval so far more than 1400 firefighters from across

california, 267 fire engines, 9 water tenders and 9 helicopters have been deployed. also deployed the california national guard. hello, yes, is working very closely with our state partners, our federal partners and our local first responders to get them all the resources they need to. >> conduct this firefight and help bring fires under control. it's a very scary, very surreal moment for state senator saucer in a pet is. >> in all literally hits close to home. not only is the eaton fire near pasadena, burning in her district. >> but several for family members in the area had to evacuate my on my brother, my cousins, you know, all live in sierra madre. >> and and have all had to evacuate more than anything. i just want folks to know, you know, if you're receiving an evacuation warning to take that very seriously and and to prepare to evacuate. meantime, president joe biden holding this briefing with governor gavin newsom. an emergency officials in santa monica

newsom thanking biden for committing an additional 15 helicopters and signing a major disaster declaration, freeing up more federal resources for southern california all mr. president, thank you for being here. but with the fire now comes the politics and the blame game. president-elect donald trump writing this post on his social media platform blaming newsom for the situation after trump says the governor did not sign off on a trump backed declaration. trump says would have allowed more water deliveries and supplies to southern california. >> to ease dry conditions. trump writing in part, quote, i will demand that this incompetent governor allowed beautiful, clean, fresh water to flow into california. he is the blame for this newsom's communications director responding with this quote, there is no such document as the water restoration declaration that is pure fiction. the governor is focused on protecting the people not playing politics and making sure firefighters have all the resources they need. and i'm told the state

operation center will continue to be activated until the fires are brought under control. reporting at cal oes headquarters near tom wallace. >> kron 4 news. >> all right. still ahead here, a concert serious that's coming to san francisco during the nba all-star weekend. the big names on the list. (vo) fargo is your virtual assistant from wells fargo. (woman) oh, come on! come on! (vo) fargo lets you do this:

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>> the nba's all-star weekend is coming to the bay area next month. then along with the on court events, the weekend is also going to feature a concert series in san francisco. there will be 3

nights of music starting on february 14th. that's valentine's day featuring performances from artist said and grammy-winning duo, the chainsmokers, the concert will be held at pier. 48 that's across mccovey cove from oracle park. all right. if you want a beer on your next commute might want to take the sf bay ferry this week. the ferry opened up all the snack bars on the ferries and the routes throughout the entire day. this expanded service does mark the end of the ferries free coffee. but the concessions now include, but they're calling higher quality coffee. also expanded food and drink options for purchase and they're slowly starting to roll out the service. so that's what's happening on your next commute. if you take the ferry, that's kind of nice outside to do that these days. yeah, that looks pretty very >> blue skies right now as we take a live look at san francisco. we've been very fortunate with our winds are relatively calm. little breeze out at the coast. we'll see a little bit of a pickup on that tomorrow. but that's about it.

temperatures have been warm today. you can see right now are in the 60's and san francisco. but 69 to santa rosa, we've seen a few spots at the 70's. you can see down along the peninsula heading into the south bay. there. pretty nice. i wanted to mention that we are going to see a little bit of return of the marine layer out at the coast tonight. it will make its way a little bit into the bay. i don't think will be a whole lot. but notice a little bit of drizzle kind of showing up there. so we wake up tomorrow with a little bit of marine layer, then will clear out get that sunshine rolling again as we get into the afternoon, it is a really stellar 7 day forecast, a little breezy tomorrow doesn't look like anything to devastating. as far as you know, wind advisories or anything like that. after that, it's just kind smooth sailing for the next 7 days. cooling it down as we get into next week. but certainly we have been on the pleasant side of the weather here in california. and there's a lot to cover about what's going on in southern california. so thank you so much for joining us here during kron for news at 2, 3, i'm justine. appreciate your some things over to grant and vicki. >> for what's coming up next on kron. 4 news at 4. all right. thank you so much.

justine today for women. >> when you cover. all the devastation, not in southern california. the death toll is rising as 5 fires burn in los angeles county, thousands buildings destroyed in a fire fighters working out of water. plus, more bay area. fire departments are sending crews to southern california to help. we have team coverage coming up. top of the hour. we'll be on the news at 4 is next.