cataclysmic. one is being called the most destructive fire storm ever la county. 5 people have died. the death toll is expected to grow and more than 1000 buildings have been destroyed. many of them homes. thanks for joining us kron. 4 news at 5 o'clock. i'm grant lotus and i'm vicki liviakis. the 5 basically surrounded. >> la county from the ocean to the valley. the hearst in the lydia fires there in santa clarita. the woodley fire is burning in the san fernando valley area. but by far the 2 most destructive fires are the eaton fire burning in altadena. the palisades fire in pacific palisades and that palisades fire as ed. grant mentioned earlier is the most destructive in la city history. kron four's kerman has been following the blazes. see joins us live in the newsroom now with the latest and. >> well, you know, just imagine for a minute you've lived in your home for 40 years. raised kids there and

with a moment's notice, you have 5 minutes to collect your most precious items and escape only to return the next day to find your home has burned to the ground. that's the reality for many in southern california today. this is what it looked like from the air over pacific palisades wednesday morning thousands of firefighters continue to battle the palisades fire that's destroyed more than 1000 structures near the pacific coast highway. i think the house is gone, but i just want to make you know, just i just want to see for myself. residents took electric bikes to make their way up. smoky hills. what they found were neighborhoods burned to rubble. >> go, go, go, go go. one group of hikers got caught off guard and had to run for their lives as we got to the bottom of the rock, we started hear the fire crackled like rate behind us and the wind was starting to pick up really fast and like we we got her things and completely booked as as we like. yeah, it was.

it was terrifying to like feel like running for your life. others who evacuated tuesday weren't sure they were going to make it gridlock. >> and there's no police at all doing traffic management. so people are because thought we were going to burn up because we had fire going over our heads. the eaton fire just north of pasadena and altadena is also continuing to wreak havoc. >> i went by the residential streets, evanston northwest, out that, you know, where i went to school at soggy mess. all. almost everything is going down, especially in the northwest area right now. it's very some haven't made it back home to find out if they have a home. >> but they're expecting the worst. we pretty much can assume that it's gone. and it is agonizing. >> it's the 3rd time that had to evacuate for fires. first time. then it's gone this way. excess water demand is also made some fire hydrants run dry, making firefighters efforts all the more difficult. again at this

point. at least 5 people are dead more than 1000 structures have been destroyed. both the palisades fire, which is up more than 15,000 acres in the eden fire, which is now more than 10,000 acres are both at 0% containment to make matters worse. cal fire says extreme fire behavior and gusty winds are expected to continue through thursday, which just increases the chances of more destruction. live in the newsroom. dan kerman kron, 4 news. all right. thank you, dan. and certainly we can empathize up here. we've had our fair share >> horrific wildfires as well. you know, several bay area firefighters are actually traveling down south to help out with a fire fight even as we speak comforts. gayle ong joins us live in the studio now with that part of the story, gayle grant, vicki los angeles. firefighters stretched thin as we could see several crews from the bay area. >> all are already on the ground. and andrew to southern california to help battle the wildfires there. this is all part of a mutual aid response program in the state.

>> firefighters from san francisco. alameda county. if you santa clara county heading to los angeles to help battle the fast-moving fires forcing thousands of residents to evacuate thoughts go out to. >> everyone southern california and what is really a, you know, a devastating weather event we're sending as many resources as we can to help acting fire chief bill murphy with the santa clara county fire department says. >> 40 firefighters across the county have been mobilized. may get there. there. >> incorporated immediately into the incident action plan assigned to an area the fire to assist with the firefight. strong, gusty offshore winds infamously known as the santa ana winds in southern california. >> mixed with dry conditions have been fueling the wildfires that we see that the winds are 50, 60, 70 miles an hour. >> that's going to dictate where the fire is going to do.

>> lieutenant mariano, elias with the san francisco fire department. got the call for help. wednesday morning. we're all humans. so it you feel from the what the people are going to. and, you know, even animals affected. >> it just it expands a lot from there. so it hurts santa rosa fire fighters left in the afternoon. so southern california, 6 prince fees in the past just like we had up here in santa rosa. you know, those those kind of fires develop really quick once they get down into some of those neighborhoods as devastating images continue to come out of southern california. santa rosa fire inspector will powers gives this message. always be prepared. have your go bag. ready to go? no. the ready set. go, you know, pull it out. go over year. >> your emergency evacuation checklist, stuff like that. we are in january. we see what's happening in southern california. lucky for us. you know, our wind event and transpire. but then we've had a lot of rain over the last couple weeks. that kind of, you know, is better for us up here to kind of keep us out of that danger. but stuff like this could happen anytime of the year.

>> yeah. in terms of climatology, the national weather service los angeles, as you know, one of the driest period since this was in the 1960's. so winds are expected to east tonight in southern california. but red-flag conditions do remain through tomorrow. and that is a pds red-flag warning which stands for a particularly dangerous situation. and to put things in perspective that is usually issued when there are tornadoes. meantime, the bay area firefighters could remain out. they're helping for at least 2 weeks. >> well, when it comes to these events, the wind can either be friend or foe. and it is no friend to us. >> and i've been watching the wind speeds in the last 12 hours. it's a 40 to even 80 miles per hour. winds around los angeles area. all right. so they break will help tonight. all right. thanks so much. thanks, just kathy trafton is tracking the weather for us. hey, kathy. >> a grant that deal on. yeah. across los angeles county, ventura county and that

expires on on friday. 6 o'clock. >> also across santa barbara county has also red flag warnings in effect there. and they expire tonight at 6 o'clock. so very dangerous. gusty winds coming out of the northeast. they will strengthen thursday afternoon into friday. we would we could even see 50 to 60 mile per hour gusts in those areas, especially that santa ana wind, typical locations and action, isolated spots up to 70 mile per hour gusts. here is what's fueling the winds. the confluence of closeness of high pressure and low pressure, high pressure, clockwise flow, low-pressure counter clockwise flow. the wind radiance the surface, gradients really strengthened when those 2 areas get so close together. and that is what can really drive those wind. so low pressure is sticking around, unfortunately. and then eventually on friday, it looks like it's going to start to move away and that will make all the difference because the winds will start to die down. in the meantime, air quality is lousy, very poor and the

fire areas. you can see this image right here. you can pick out it kind of depends on how the wind flows and just where the smoke is. sunset tonight, 508, beautiful shot from the berkeley hills back here in the bay area. our air quality is a-ok. good air qualities like to see all those greens. that's what we've got. so we also have some offshore winds, but they're not nearly as strong and that makes all the difference. so weather headlines for the bay area, the offshore flow continues. it does weaken and we are winds are still gusty in the hills, gusting to maybe 40 miles per hour. it's quite again tonight with the offshore flow. but thursday, bring sunshine again, mild, drier conditions with all these winds, it does dry out the atmosphere. the offshore wind will actually continue and strengthen thursday night into friday. back to grant vicki. thank you, kathy. and of course, we're going to be staying on this story.

unfortunately, it doesn't look like we are close to the end of it. >> the deadly fires in la for the latest info. you can always head to our website kron 4 dot com. >> new at 5, 4, people have been found dead inside a home in santa rosa. that home is on monarch court. the cause of death unknown at this moment. but it's being investigated as a homicide at this time. they're not releasing the for people's ages. their genders were relationship to each other. kron four's lindsey ford. she's working this story for us and we'll have a full report tonight at 10 11. >> 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. >> hundreds of people sat in civic center plaza for today's inauguration of san francisco's 46th mayor daniel lurie was sworn in in front of a crowd of supporters, family friends, campaign volunteers, another city and state

leaders. he continued his promise to move the city forward and address the growing issues of homelessness, public safety and drug addiction. >> francisco has long been known for its values of tolerance and inclusion. but nothing about those values 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 included california attorney general rob bonta. california's first partner, jennifer siebel newsom, former mayor's willie brown and london breed and warriors head coach steve kerr. >> or like lurie 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.

>> gave some insight into his first 100 days in offtce. introducing a package of fentanyl, state of emergency ordinances. he also wants to create 24 7 police friendly drop-off centers and launch a sfpd as he calls it hospitality zone task force that's going to be in the downtown and that's going areas he wants people to feel comfortable bringing their big conferences business to san francisco. why not? valerie is continuing. >> with a chinatown inaugural night market with music and food and a lot more celebrating for that. new mayor. >> big night chinatown. kron 4. sarah stinson is live there with the latest. a scare. >> that's right. the inaugural night market is really starting to get going. we're feeling the buzzing going around. you can see the road is closed here on grand avenue for the night market. people are starting to come out there taking pictures of some of the entertainment that we will see

out here. there's going to be a lot of entertainment throughout the night. not only what you're seeing right now, but also a lot of live music. 5.45, the music? it started with just jam in then dj ruckus at 6.45? and then dj zoo. famous dj is at 7.45? in the meantime, lots of food vendors out here and entertainment. as you see, people are taking pictures. this is kind of what you would see at a regular night market in chinatown. of course, this is a special one for the inauguration of daniel lurie. and it's an exciting of event here tonight. i just spoke with one person who says he's going to 4 different events tonight. it looks like we need to send it back to you. we will be out here for the night. it's quite exciting. back to you. >> thank you to sarah stinson. we want to head now to southern california. for mayor karen bass. following that, we'll hear from chair of the board of supervisors, kathryn barger. >> after that, we'll hear from county board of supervisors supervisor lindsey horvath

following that. we'll hear from la city fire chief kristen crowley following that. we'll hear from la county fire chief anthony maroney. after that, we'll hear from la pd chief jim mcdonnell. then sheriff robert luna. and following that, we'll hear from la dwp general manager jim, the skin giannis as well as superintendent about albert. oprah follow. the mayor will come back to the podium and open it up for questions. i'll call on questions from the left. and with that, we're best. thank you. >> good evening, everyone. i stand here today with incredible sympathy and concern about the devastation and the tragedy that our city and county are facing. and i definitely want to send my condolences to the families who lost loved ones to the families and neighborhoods who lost property. this firestone firestorm is the big one in

magnitude. >> hurricane force winds are usually accompanied by rain storms. but these are hurricane force winds that are combined with extremely dry drought conditions to provide context at 10:20pm, am yesterday. the palace, 8 fire was at 10 acres. 12 minutes later, it was a 200 acres to those who fled their homes, especially those who have lost their homes. our hearts are breaking for you and we stand with you. i know the world is looking at images of our city's devastation. i have seen the front lines of the palisades fire and it is staggering. i've been in constant contact with our fire commanders with county, state and federal officials. i took the fastest route back, which included being on a military plane which facilitated our

communications. so i was able to be on the phone the entire time of the flight. we are fighting for you and everyone in los angeles. thank you to our first responders who waited in the flames, pull people from cars and got them to safety. no matter how dangerous. and thank you to everyone who heeded our warnings to evacuate tonight, more people may get evacuation orders and if they do, please leave immediately. if you have an evacuation warning, get ready to go. protect yourself in each other and support our firefighters on the front lines. our strategy included preparations and pre-deployment and it now includes fire crews from around the state and from our federal partners. we are also adapting in real time. these winds continue to blow. so let me be clear. i am making sure

that we leave no resource untapped. firefighters are now on scene from across the state and across the country. i spoke with president biden today. governor newsom earlier today and they assured me of full federal and state support. as we head into tonight. we are still facing strong and erratic winds and palisades and in sylmar. we are very much in an active fire fight. i can report to you that the woodley fire, however, in this up over the basin is under control. i can also report that finally air operations have resumed and that is a big deal. but it is up to the winds as to how long the era support can continue. but these conditions are highly volatile. we've seen a devastating fire in the pasadena area. fires have sparked up in simi valley and on the la and ventura county line. and as our firefighters

do battle on the front lines, all of us must be vigilant. so if you receive an evacuation order, please leave immediately. if you receive a warning, get ready, protect yourself and protect each other and don't divert firefighters from our strategy. signals are out and the roads have debris. so stay off the roads unless you are evacuating our have another emergency. be prepared. food, water, medicine, a bag, packed and ready again. this is an active situation and conserve water. to the extent that you can, we want to make sure that we are ready if we need more water but make no mistake, los angeles will rebuild stronger than ever right now. if you need help emergency information resources and shelter is available. all of this can be found at u r l.

los angeles. together is how we will get through this through the heroes of our firefighters, the vigilance of angelenos and the spirit of our city. this is a big moment. it is a big moment for all of us to come together for angelenos to be united for angelenos to be prepared to help each other. this is who we are. la will rise and make no mistake. i am confident that we will rebuild. and with that, i would like to introduce la county board of supervisor chair katherine parker. >> thank you, mayor and and i want to thank you for your leadership. i know when this first hit we were in constant contact. so thank you for being a true leader to this great city of los angeles. >> obviously, as someone who represents the 5th district, we are prone to wildfires. >> but nothing like what i

witnessed today. the eaton canyon fire. is ripping through a community like i have never seen. it is like 3rd world country country out there. i would ask anyone listening a beauty not need to be in the area and you've been evacuated. please heed the evacuation warning. and if you don't live in the area, please stay away. i was shocked to see people walking around that. don't live up there. there is taking a look at what's going on. we have firefighter and first responders are trying to do their job important for us to all support them and make sure that we provide space so that they can get it done. the county has lost many facilities. our parks are eaton canyon nature center. our senior center. i'm sure the sheriff will talk about the fact that we almost lost our sheriffs station biz been evacuated. we are going to

rebuild. and when. we met with the governor and the president. the resources. the promise is. and it's going to be our job to deliver. and i'm confident. given the resiliency of this great county. working with all of our partners. we will rebuild. and my friends out there that i have talked to today that lost their homes up in eaton canyon. i am a phone call away. and you are not alone. and to those of you, they have lost homes. please reach out for help. you are not alone. it's important for us to recognize that these people have lost everything. in many cases. their entire life savings. so as we move forward, we're going make sure the department mental health. has resources on the ground. but if need someone to talk to reach out. reach out, love thy

neighbor. so with that, i'd like invite spreads or lindsey horvath my colleague who represents the 3rd district palisades fire. thank you very much. earlier today i visited the westwood recreation center. okay. we have been not listening to a press conference about the. >> the wildfires in southern california. the real takeaway here from la mayor karen she says the wouldn't fire is under control. there are operations are ago. so the winds are starting to cooperate a bit. we need

>> welcome back to kron. 4 news at 5. we are monitoring this press conference in southern california talking about all of the fires burning in that county as soon as something consequential comes from there. we'll let you know about it. so we're keeping tabs on that and the weather down there has just lay hsus. the winds have died down a bit. but they're still dangerous through friday around dinner. time. and that's a long time from now yak. kathy trafton joining us now to bring us up to date. >> yes, so that pds statements, the particularly dangerous situation warnings has actually that has been allowed to expire. but the red flag warning continues across parts of southern california, of course, for los angeles county and ventura county. but back here in the bay area, the sun set on a spectacular day on this image. you can look toward the golden gate and you

can see the towers and the bridge of the golden gate bridge south. it's beautiful here. the sun is set. and here the high temperatures for today. it was really lovely. most areas reached into the 60's again, perhaps a little cooler than yesterday. but 69 degrees in san jose. 66 for half moon bay and 67 in oakland. so the temperatures little bit more. you see more per livermore fairfield in the 50's in some areas in the temperature change a little cooler than yesterday, but not a lot cooler. so we continue with very minor fluctuations. the biggest drop in temperatures compared to yesterday's nevado -11 degrees and said is a -2. on the other end of the spectrum air okay. here as opposed to southern california where the air quality is just terrible and in the areas near the fire. but for us, you see those green dot and that's what we like to see. future wind gusts. we are still experiencing the offshore flow of wind, but it's not as strong as was overnight. the last couple of nights, in

fact, it stays mild until look at this with on thursday evening. >> we start to see again, some stronger wind gusts take place. and we have high pressure. so we'll go back to you. now. we've got breaking news with the press kind. thank yeah, we're g ing to go where the fire chief is talking southern california. >> to endure some of the most historic fire conditions on record. extreme fire weather driven by strong and erratic winds and low humidity have ignited multiple fires across our region. the lafd is fully committed to continuously monitoring and adapting to the evolving nature of this weather event and stands ready to respond to any additional incidents that may arise. how did we prepare? we prepared in many, many ways, but i want to focus on 2 main things. we augmented our staffing levels and strategically pre deployed

additional resources. in addition, we have recalled off-duty lafd firefighters to augment our response across the entire city. i'll be providing a brief and a few of the incidents within the city. as we know, the palisades fire continues to demand significant local regional state and federal resources. currently the fire is over 15,800 acres and is growing with 1792 personal personnel who are currently assigned. and as we know, i want to be very, very clear that this incident is very, very dynamic as we speak. the good news, the winds have subsided a bit enough to allow are fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft to provide critical support. to this fire. next up is the hearse fire. the hearse fire has grown to over 700 acres

with 260 personnel assigned to this specific incident. there are evacuation orders in place with multiple structures that are threatened. we continue to focus on fire and life safety. the woodley incident. it is controlled and approximately has burned 30 acres i want to clarify a little something before chief maroney comes up, the eaton for the heat and fire. we're closely monitoring. this. specific fired is in the county. and we are absolutely paying very close attention to see how else we can assist. if it does come into the city. we are ready. addition to the large scale brush fires in the past. 24 hours, the lafd has responded. tune additional 3,950 9-1-1, calls for service within the city. this also includes 10 structure fires. we have treated and

transported and extensive number of medical emergencies throughout the city. now, the lafd also continues to assess and allocate resources to ensure timely and effective responses across the entire city. as the situation evolves. cl, if remains steadfast in its mission. working closely with our local state and federal partners to mitigate the impacts of president. did fire condition. also, i want to talk about a few of the challenges and adaptations multiple incidents throughout this region. we're going to talk about all of these fires with in southern california. we're utilizing mutual aid partners from across the region state and adjoining states and firefighters are surging into southern california as we speak. also the challenges with water pressure in the palisades. standard firefighting at adaptations for water. what we do when water is limited, we have the ability to pull water from

ponds. we can pull water from pools. we're utilizing as many water tenders that we have. we're working very, very closely with the double up on this. next. we will continue to focus make very, very clear saving lives. first, evacuations and rescues. we are not out of danger. you can see the active fires that are burning. strong winds that are going to continue throughout the night. i can tell you and assure you that firefighters and first responders remain focused protecting lives and property we urge the public to help us by doing the following. stay informed through trusted news and official updates. be prepared to evacuate if you live near wild land areas. follow all evacuation warnings and orders without delay. we also asked the public to stay off the roadways and away from any of

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