>> are the lucky it devastated that. >> and we're staying on top of devastating breaking news out of southern california. multiple people dead and lives have been uprooted from massive wildfires surrounding los angeles county. >> we started the year. the

firecracker like rate behind us is terrifying. plus schools and businesses shut down as people are trying to get to safety. so sorry, guys. >> and people across the area we 2, nothing left. now, the latest from fire officials as these fires continue to burn. well, good morning. thanks for waking up with us. brought in for lisa kron. 4 morning news on thursday. january night. >> i'm reyna harvey. as you just heard. we are still on that fire coverage as it continues to burn just to the south of us time. travel has been talking about the winds here at home in the bay area, john, where we said, yeah, we're doing all right here in the bay area are winds began to calm down yesterday. and that's something that we can expect to remain calm today. as you can see, not a lot of movement on the flags right here. so bit of good news for us at home now. not

necessarily the best news for southern california. neighbors, red-flag warnings and high wind warnings. our extended through friday and we will still see 40 to 50 mile per hour. wind gusts through southern california today and signs pointing towards yet another wind event kicking up into early next week, too. so this is. very bad situation for southern california. neighbors. we've seen those multiple fires continuing to grow rapidly. and as i mentioned, we still do have that slew advisories down south as you can see up north in the bay area. we do not have any advisories. so we are yet again in the clear today, we do have a modest wind. it is nothing much in actually comes down. still a little bit of a breeze out in the delta more than anything else. as for temperatures were chilly this morning right now in the 30's for palo alto was petaluma and and santa rosa, oakland and san francisco even falling down into the 40's. so

a chilly start to what will be a another mild day for us in the bay area. not a very windy forecast for southern california. still windy and still dry. unfortunately. >> we're not seeing any backups yet still very early. so that could change. but a bay bridge looks great. richmond center fell bridge only 7 minutes. so you're rolling at the limit there. and the golden gate bridge unimpeded by any backups and no wind at our bridges this morning. right what we are staying on top of breaking news out of southern california where multiple people are dead. >> thousands being forced to leave their homes because the wildfires in and around los angeles county. let's get a look at the map on your screen showing basically a ring of fire right now called fire reporting their 5 larger blaze has burned hundreds acres. you can still see the small red dots represented a lot of smaller fires. so here's what we know about the bigger ones. fire officials say the most recent the sunset fire started around 06:00pm wednesday in

the hollywood hills neighborhood. so far, officials say it has burned about 43 acres. it is 0% contained. it's being named as the likely cause of this house fire in nearby studio city over 50 firefighters responding to the 4 story blaze. thankfully, nobody was hurt. fire officials are saying embers from the sunset fire might have started it. meanwhile, in northern los angeles county, we have the lydia fire that's burning in the antelope valley. our only sister station ktla, posting this picture showing large plumes of smoke coming from the angeles national forest. according to cal fire. it's part of wednesday afternoon, right near acton. that's about 50 miles north of the city of l a the latest data showing its burn 340 acres and is thankful e 40% contained. now let's talk about the hearse fire. that's when burning since tuesday evening, right in sylmar. not too far from san fernando. this is actually video crews dumping fire retardant in the area trying

to get that fire under control. the fire caused an emergency officials to have to issue a mandatory evacuation order so far. cal fire says it's far more than 800 acres and is only 10% contained. cal fire saying the deadly eaton fire burning in altadena is now responsible for burning more than 10,000 acres with 0% containment. that's being blamed for the deaths of 5 people. according to fire officials that started tuesday evening. while the winds in the area were gusting and more than 100 miles per hour. it calls scenes like this where a bank of america branch in altadena burned down the fire's damage or destroyed just under 1000 structures. now let's talk about the latest fire burning in los angeles county. the massive palisades fire is being blamed for burning more than 17,000 acres. it is 0% contained. you can really get a better look at how big the fire is from the plain view. fire officials

are now calling this the most destructive fire in los angeles county history. and now many people are left without a place to call home. one man got pretty emotional while he was talking with a reporter about all the destruction. take a listen. as i want to tell you brett, can you pan over that? >> house is gone. house is burning right now. >> just look at the aftermath of the palisades fire. you can see entire blocks turned to ash for we're gonna be updating you on the firefight efforts all this morning as they work to try to get everything under control. all los angeles county schools are going to be closed this morning because of those fires. and the superintendent is saying 2 elementary schools in the district have already been destroyed. those buildings are among thousands of facilities that have been completely wiped out by 6

wildfires. kron four's. dan kerman has the latest for us. >> wednesday evening, fires continue to burn along the pacific coast highway in santa monica and malibu up the hill. much of pacific palisades has been destroyed and what hasn't been continues to be threatened. 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 more than 1000 structures have been destroyed so far. and that number is expected to climb. >> 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 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 to be, we got her things and completely booked as fast 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. dan kerman kron, 4 news. >> governor gavin newsom announcing the state is going mobilize up to 140 additional water tenders all to assist in ongoing firefight in la right now. more than 7500 firefighting and emergency personnel from up and down california. they are in los angeles. that includes dozens of firefighters from right here in the bay area departments in san francisco, santa clara alameda sonoma since strike teams and fire engines. most of the bay crews are expected to help with the palisades fire, the largest fire of the 6. >> california, 6 print fees in the past. just like we had up here in santa rosa. you know, those those kind of fires develop really quick. let's take it down into some of those neighborhoods stuff like that. the which would be the wildland urban interface where a lot of these neighborhoods meet the wildland areas with

the winds couple that it can move very fast. and i think it caught a lot of people off guard. >> the deployment is all part mutual aid program with the state. pg e also sitting ad southern california. the utility says they sent 2 black hawk helicopters to help cal fire. they also dispatched a 25 member crew to apply fire retardant and poles and other equipment. they check the fire damage, utility equipment, also making sure it's safe in the area for crews to try and restore power. cause of the fires raging in la county. president biden canceling what was supposed to be his final overseas trip of his presidency. the president was scheduled to be in italy for 3 days meeting with pope francis in italy's president and prime minister biden was in santa monica wednesday morning. were he met with fire officials and governor gavin newsom. the president approving the governor's request for the major disaster declaration and pledged full federal support. emergency officials working

tirelessly trying to coordinate the state's response to these wildfires. governor gavin. more than 75 100 firefighting and emergency personnel have been deployed to help. the response includes hundreds of fire engines, dozens of water tenders and more than 30 helicopters assistance is also on its way from out of the state and from the california national guard. >> oh, 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 these fires under control. >> the state operation center will continue to be activated until the fires are brought under control. we're staying on top of the deadly fires in los angeles. the latest information head over to our website. kron 4 dot com. still ahead, problem morning news. we have the updated story of a shooting. >> and left a man dead last year in orinda a story the neighbors recall started off as a road rage incident. plus the nation along with world leaders say goodbye president

jimmy carter as lies in state, resting georgia. and after the break as a full security screeners are going to be carrying tickets. they're protesting today. we'll tell you why. and we are also tracking the breaking news story. we're taking a look at the fires los angeles counties and are destroying homes forced team people to evacuate. we'll be tracking that updating

>> we'll have more things you know today, senator josh becker rally in silicon valley's tech leaders to raise funds for victims of the devastating fires in southern california and already claimed the lives of 5 people. backers

calling on the region's entrepreneuers to contribute to the california community foundation. wildfire recovery fund helping provide immediate relief and long-term rebuilding efforts. a grim discovery in the north bay. 4 people found dead inside of a home in santa rosa. investigators are calling this a homicide case. we talked to neighbors as they try to figure out what happened in their typically quiet neighborhood. daniel lurie, officially, sarah says because a new mayor, hundreds of people packed the civic center plaza yesterday for his inauguration. he renewed his promise to move the city forward and address to grow in issues of homelessness and drug addiction. laurie also gives an inside of what to expect from his first 100 days in office. and former congresswoman barbara lee has announced her bid for mayor of oakland. comes ahead of a special election in april. lee joins a list of candidates that includes former city councilman loren taylor. one of the many concerns in the city is the closure of fire stations a large budget deficit.

>> well, morning up there so far. here's your view of downtown san francisco. not a cloud in the sky. no fog whatsoever. and guess what? not really talking a lot of wind for the bay, which is definitely nice news for us. we do have a very, very light offshore wind here in the bay area for southern california, neighbors that offshore wind does continue. we've still had 40 to 50 mile per hour gusts. i mean, yesterday, though, we had gusts approaching 100 miles per hour. and that is what absolutely feel this flames. we still do have red flag warnings and those fire weather warnings and just when did warnings in general all across southern california, the la metro area still very much so in the midst of some strong winds in signs are pointing towards a nother offshore wind event into early next week, too. so we're still continuing to see this fire danger through tomorrow. and then next week, not catching a

breather. so this is a bad situation with no rain in the forecast for southern california, neighbors. our situation up here is definitely comparatively much better. we've seen the winter rain. our winds have relaxed already. so very much so a better situation for the bay. you can see just how much calmer we are today. i mean i'd from the delta bay area's looking really nice and calm. there's that low sitting across the southwest slowly exiting the region. we will have a brief reprieve in winds towards the weekend for southern california. but it does look like the that especially monday into next week, another offshore wind could kick into gear monday night and this could cause devastating winds yet again for southern california. neighbors. we'll be keeping a very close eye on that 60's for your daytime highs in the city as well as out along the coastline. very similar forecast test yesterday, south san francisco, san bruno, bill bay in the mid 60's for your

daytime highs nearing 70 in palo alto at 67 getting to 70 in san jose, santa clara and milpitas. these could be potentially record-breaking warm numbers across the bay area today. we have been shedding a few records the past few days and today, no different with just how warm it will be for january fairfield, napa yacht bill vacaville all into the low 70's this afternoon. a look ahead does show daytime highs remaining predominantly in the 60's with sunshine and nothing but it this high pressure. ridge is a hard trend to break. very stubborn and persistent. well into next week. roadways this morning, doing ok, we do have an easy commute. there's now any wind out. there not any fog. we are rolling at the limit right now on all of our spans. so take no charges are going to be filed in a shooting that left a man dead in a rental last year. >> neighbors who heard it say they think it might even road

rage. the shooting happened in september on las vegas road and la serie a way. deputies say 50 year-old scott decker died at the scene. did not give a lot of information about what happened. but neighbors tell us they heard yelling tires, screeching, sounded like gunshots. deputies detained the other person of all but released him shortly after 4 sources confirming no charges will be filed in the case. reached out to contra costa county sheriff's office for more information and haven't heard back yet. police have identified the victim and was shot and killed at a gas station in san francisco's mission district on new year's day. 36 year-old ronald de avila garcia found dead at a gas station on south van ness avenue. police say the shooter drove away but they quickly tracked him down and arrested him. the man is now facing murder charges and will appear dpin a court on monday. santa clara county sheriff. they made a major weapons discovery during a routine patrol highway wednesday. deputy venezuela noticed a man in a car. the windows were shattered. you didn't have a

license plate. the man claimed there were no illegal items. said a search uncovered 6 ghost guns loaded with weapons. the suspect also a convicted felon was arrested and now faces 18 felony charges. authorities say they're cracking down on ghost guns, which are growing concern in the fight against illegal firearms. in the north bay. santa rosa man under arrest, suspected of dealing meth in the area. sonoma police say they carried out a search warrant at a home on ware avenue. okay. with the sonoma county sheriff's office help sniff out about 4 pounds of suspected meth. the suspect was booked into jail. today. the nation is going to say its final goodbye to president jimmy carter as world leaders, government officials and average americans gather in washington for the former president's state funeral. he's going to be laid to rest in his hometown of plains, georgia washing correspondent trevor shirley is live in dc with more. good morning, trevor.

>> we're in a good morning to you as well. today caps off a remarkable week of tributes to the former president as america and his family say goodbye. >> since tuesday, president jimmy carter has been lying in state beneath the capitol rotunda as americans pay their respects. his honesty and caring came through many. we spoke to say it's time outside of washington is what they'll remember most. i think it's important to embrace the legacy of president carter, his commitment to human rights and justice and the incredible body of work after he left the white house last night, president elect donald trump paid his respects to carter at the capitol is a fine man today. the honors continue just across town at the national cathedral where president carter state funeral is happening. president joe biden is set to eulogize the 39th president, his predecessor and longtime friend. and later on this

afternoon, president carter's body will be flown back to georgia where he'll be buried next to his wife, rosalynn. >> that's the latest here in washington. we'll send it back to you. all right. thank you for that. >> currently, let's get a live look out of washington, d.c., we're gonna continue to cover the funeral service throughout the rest of the morning. we're going to bring you the funeral service line at 7, 8, and so make sure you stay tuned.

>> well, in honor of former president jimmy carter, president joe biden has declared today january 9th national day of mourning. as a

result, the u.s. postal service suspending regular mail deliveries and retail services. however, limited package delivery. we'll continue. and priority mail express will still be delivered. normal service will resume tomorrow. january 10th for 24 access to postal service. you can visit usps dot com. happening today. security screeners as a folder. picketing today, the union representing the workers say they're gonna protests against critical pay issues. again, screeners who work for contractors of the tsa. the labor union is arguing they've seen an increase in pay under the tsa 2023 pay equity plan. great financial difficulties for workers. san francisco supervisor connie chan is also attendance. the pig is set for noon. and the nba's all-star weekend coming to the bay area next month, along with the on-court events, the weekend's going to feature a concert series in san francisco. it's going to be 3 nights in music

starting february 14th performances from atm artist, z and grammy-winning duo. the chainsmokers additional performers are going to be announced at a later date. the cost is going to be a at pier. 48, which is across a cold cold and oracle park mccovey cove norcal part. all right. still ahead, the kron morning news. 4 people were found dead in the neighborhood of santa rosa. >> incident that authorities and neighbors say is really common for that area will common for that area will right back. don't go in.

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news. we are continuing our fire coverage. the fire is burning throughout southern california. back here at home. john, we've been talking about bay area right now. of course, all eyes are still on southern california. they are in the midst of still red flag warnings and high wind warnings all extended through tomorrow. we still have gusts around 40 to 50 miles per hour for socal. certainly not as high as yesterday's near 100 mile per hour. gusts but still very strong winds and very dry conditions, too. bay area. we don't have any advisories right now and we are looking pretty good for the day today. just warm and sunny for us. take a look at this map right here. while northern california seen really healthy rainfall. southern california is just falling further and further behind latest drought monitor updates are showing an

official return to moderate drought for much of la county. so this explains a lot of it right here. many areas have not seen a single drop of water for months. and so you paired that with these dry offshore winds, that's that recipe for very high fighter activity right in the middle of wintertime. wind gusts for us here at home. nice and calm today. i mean, othtr than the delta, a beautiful, calm, clear day for the bay area. we are honestly seeing temperatures way too warm for this time of year. but while we have it, you might as well get out there and enjoy it. some 30's right now for our morning temps, which is actually a little bit colder than we were at the same point yesterday. but that's just because of that dry air mass in place. you get a cold morning and then you get a warm afternoon and that's what we have in store today. most of our highs in the 60's, although a few of us we'll reach the low 70's. >> over line. just fine. we have no holdups out there on your bridges. 9 minutes to make your crossing at the bay bridge rolling out. absolutely at the limit at the richmond

center fell. >> as well as at the golden gates right now. all right, john, thanks that. let's continue our breaking news of southern california where multiple fires have destroyed businesses and homes. the palisades fire destroyed many iconic businesses white along pacific coast highway sandra mitchell has more on that. >> from hollywood and studio city into the palace aides and malibu. we have been out sort of looking at all of the damage in southern california, some of the most heartbreaking images are coming out of malibu. we have lost some real treasures along the pacific ocean. >> these incredible images just ashes. really? we couldn't believe it. but this this was the iconic moon shadows restaurant along pacific coast highway. the rest are on a celebrity hangout, a special occasion spot for so many people here in the la area perched out over the pacific. but now we saw it. has been destroyed.

the entire structure went up in flames and then it just fell into the ocean down pch. the real in that funky seafood, roadside restaurant and then the thai restaurant next door also destroyed and the houses beachside cottages, multi-million dollar mansions. >> burned to the ground. really one after another for about 3 miles. several homes in the 20,800 block of pch in malibu destroyed. >> as fire responders did structure protection on one of those homes along pch. a firefighter was injured. it appeared to be a minor injury to his arm, but he was transported from the scene. much of the damage in the carbon canyon area. trees down, power lines down and dozens of utility poles up in flames and just lying across the road. >> so a lot of people wondering just how many homes have been lost in malibu. we do not have an official count. of course, those numbers will come in the days ahead, but we can tell you it was just home

after home along the pacific ocean will send it back to you. >> developing news this morning, senator josh becker rally in silicon valley tech leaders to raise funds for victims of devastating fires in southern california. they've already claimed the lives of 5 people packers calling on the region's on spinners to contribute to the california community foundation. wildfire recovery fund helping provide immediate relief long-term rebuilding efforts. well, over 11,000 acres burned senator becker in for sizes the need for both recovery, climate resilience in the face of increasing natural disasters throughout california. well, here in the bay area, we are, of course, no stranger to devastating fires. and the images being shared right here on the news and on your social media can be really triggering. psychiatry a kaiser permanente. center was a says it's really important to take care of yourself. >> these fires can be very triggering is absolutely normal and expected to have

either physical, emotional or behavioral changes are responses to them. but if they reach that threshold or of where the symptoms are impacting your daily functioning, don't hesitate to reach out to health care provider either through a community resource like namie your 7, 4, 1, 7, 4, 1, texting that. number 3, your healthcare provider. >> well, doctor, catherine suggest if you're feeling overwhelmed a worry, it's okay. take a break from tv. social media go outside. go on a walk, try to get as much rest as you can. and now 5.33, a grim discovery in the north bay. 4 people were found dead inside of a home in santa rosa. investigators are calling this a homicide case. converse lindsey ford hasn't. >> and you hear the sirens out. occidental won over by stony point, but not out here. you don't hear much. and here in this happened, it like, oh, my scary. jerry tapp road moved to monarch court neighborhood in santa rosa because of its tranquility.

she says she never would have imagined to find a crime scene. >> just steps away from her home just police officers. racing down the road. santa rosa police say they got a call around 3 wednesday afternoon to conduct a welfare check at a home on monarch court. officers entered the home through a window. >> and found 4 people dead. very large response immediately from petrol and then our entire violent crimes investigations, team of detectives and their surgeon are out here currently santa rosa police say this type of incident is very unusual for this quiet neighborhood. >> this neighborhood is a 55 and over mobile home community. it's very quiet, very peaceful. >> and this is highly unusual for santa rosa as sarah's is a very safe community. and in 2024, we only had 2 homicides. says she never met the people who lived in the home. >> but says she has seen police visit them a couple of times shortly after

wednesday's grim discovery. tapper u.s. said she saw police and animal control remove a dog and cats from the home. she spoke to other neighbors who said they are in disbelief of the incident as well to all of us and just kind of and, you going over in our heads, what could this and then? >> in santa rosa, lindsey ford, back to you. >> mayor and city of san francisco. congratulations. >> and with that, daniel lurie officially sandwiches because a new mayor, hundreds of people packing civic center plaza yesterday morning for his inauguration. he's renewed promise to move the city forward and address the growing issues of homelessness. drug addiction. gave an inside his first 100 days in office introducing a package of fentanyl, state of emergency ordinances creating 24 7 police friendly drop-off centers and launching an sfpd hospitality zone task force.

>> let's go as 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. >> laura gave an insight his first 100 days in office introduced a package of fence at all state of emergency ordinances creating 24 7 police friendly drop-off centers launching an sfpd hospitality zone task force and celebrations for the new mayor continue into san francisco's chinatown. a night market there ended with star dj zoo putting putting on a show kron four's. sarah stinson was there and brings us the latest on that. >> day one for new mayor, daniel lurie. and it was quite the day into the night full of celebrations. people packed the streets here in chinatown

to enjoy live music and vendors. time for us to roll up our sleeves get to tonight celebrate a celebration in san francisco's chinatown for the new year. and the new mayor, daniel lurie. fireworks and dragon dances kicked off the inaugural night market on grant avenue. >> it's a historic event really when i know this is the first time that mayor has chosen to celebrate in chinatown, about 1000 people gathered at far east cafe for a banquet thing do >> some of the big names include senator scott wiener, california attorney general rob bonta sf district attorney brooke jenkins and police chief bill scott. so every to what the wants to staff, you

guys up. i mean, obviously, that's always your go that hear that. that's the years old. that's really important. we've been running at about 75% of where we should be. so. >> as we get hire a staff i we can do better and do more thing. former mayor willie brown was also in attendance. well, he admitted mayor london breed was his pick. >> he says he has faith in what larry can bring to the table. i do think he's going to try to get the town open again by starting with having the public employees go to work. >> rather 3 days a week, all 5 days a week. >> after back-to-back events lure ending his inaugural night market with live djs, including dj zoom, who's from here. so we got our boba. we're ready to listen some music people having a good >> gets to define san francisco except for us.

>> promise to be an ally for the api community. he also promised to deliver on improving public safety and many people here say they're feeling hopeful do just that. i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> is remain in san francisco. the board of supervisors unanimously elected supervisor rafael mandelman to serve as the board's new president on wednesday. now the man has served on the board for 6 and a half years. he's now the most senior member. now, the man is also the first lgbtq+ percent to serve as more president. more than 20 years. then the munsick sees aaron peskin who ran for mayor and lost. and the east bay, former congresswoman barbara lee announcing her bid for mayor of oakland. that comes ahead of the special election in april. lee joins a list of candidates that includes former city council member loren taylor. one of the many concerns in the city is a closure of fire stations because of budget deficit. however, many firefighters in the city believe lee will figure something out. as our

full support. >> and, you know, there's a number of reasons that we support barbara lee. she's very concerned about the files closures. he's very concerned about public safety oakland. then n we obviously share a deep. commitment >> in a statement, lee says in part that she will bring new ideas and identify resources today, residents and business stronger and safer. the special election is set to take place. april 15th. still ahead, the kron 4 morning news. you look into what's >> next for the niners as they move after 6.11 season. those details ahead ross. >> show you that breaking news again alive. at the fires that out. los angeles county destroyed homes. we're tracking the firefight. we'll have more on that coming up.

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>> for things know today, the largest fire burning in los angeles county. the massive palisades fire is being blamed for burning more than 70,000 acres with 0% containment. really get a better look at this view from the plane. fire officials calling this the most destructive fire in los angeles county history. governor gavin newsom announcing the state and mobilize up to 140 additional water tenders to assist in the ongoing firefight. los angeles county. by now, more than 7505 fighting and emergency personnel from up and down. california are in l a they include dozens of firefighters from the bay area apartments in san francisco, santa clara, alameda and sonoma counties since strike teams and fire engines. police have identified the victim shot and killed at a gas station in san

francisco's mission district on new year's day. 36 children, rodell de avila, garcia was found dead at a gas station on south van ness avenue. police say the shooter drove away. they quickly tracked him down and they arrested him. and today the nation is saying its final goodbye. president jimmy carter as world leaders, government officials and average americans gathered in washington, d.c., for the former president's state funeral. >> by now, i'm one for the bay area, but not just yet for southern california. here's your look outside from the east bay hills skies are crystal clear. we still have do have the very lightest of an offshore wind, very, very slight southern california. much more than that. we still do have red flag warnings, fire weather warnings and we do have some strong offshore winds still at 40 to 50 miles per hour across the southern part of the state. this is contributing to continued

fire, danger and extension of these warnings through 10:00pm tomorrow. so still very much so in the thick of the fire storm down south here locally in the bay area. things are calm for us. we do have dry, clear day ahead. and aside from a delta breeze, we are not seeing much of anything as far as winds go. now the big picture set up, not necessarily something we're looking forward to this first low right here in the gradient between the offshore high pressure resulted in this first offshore wind event, although we will see winds likely subsiding this weekend, a secondary low drops and into early next week at a look at what happens here, another offshore wind event looking likely towards monday night into tuesday of next week. this one could have another impact on the bay area. but in particular, southern california, where these dry, offshore winds will pair with bone dry conditions as they've yet to see their winter rains. so still that fire concern continues well into next week as that persistent high-pressure ridge, just its

offshore 60's for your highs for most of the bay area today. going to be another day with potentially record-breaking highs as we do see a few low 70's on the map, including the south bay where san jose santa clara in milpitas will likely reach 70 for your highs later on today. 60's for the east bay, oakland at 67 degrees. walnut creek at 68. a few low 70's in the north bay, like in napa, right at 70 degrees today. petaluma you'll be at 68 looking ahead. tomorrow's temperatures will be similar to today's lots of sun through the weekend into early next week. could be seeing some stronger winds. again, especially monday night into tuesday. roadways this morning doing ok so far, we don't have the metering lights on at the bay bridge. 10 minutes so far for your commute. all in all things are rolling along just fine spans. you're not dealing with wind nor fog this morning. >> thank you. john, a san jose family. they filed a lawsuit against the parent company of a behavioral health program

for autistic children. so they claim at they're, sexually assaulted their daughter. 48 year-old alejandra lopez. nunez was arrested last june police say he assaulted an 11 year-old girl more than once during therapy. nunez was a behavioral therapist with trump, a behavioral health at the time. the lawsuit claims the victim's parents tried to report the assault. the workers with the program never responded. so they were forced to call police families suine the company for not supervising nunez, which they say led to the abuse. bay area. animal rights group is applauding the oakland zoo for free knits last elephant. this is video back in october as the zoo hosted going away party stella fit os. he's 30 years old and arrived. the oakland zoo about 20 years ago from england. he's now living his best life. elephant sanctuary in tennessee. animal rights groups, defense of animals says insufficient space is used across the u.s. are casa know hence to get mentally and physically sick. they help others is will

follow and released the animals to a sanctuary. now for bay area football. the niners are looking forward to next season on how they plan a rebound themselves after this season's record of 6 to 11 covers. ben ross has more. >> well, after a nightmare, 6.11 season filled with all sorts injuries and drama. the forty-niners >> are beginning to look toward next year and figure out how to get things back on track. head coach kyle shanahan general manager john lynch discussed about in santa clara shanahan revealed that clay kubiak is going to be promoted to offensive coordinator. all those shanahan. we'll continue to be the play caller still, though, kubiak becomes the team's first official offensive coordinator since mike mcdonald in 2021. it also means the niners are going to 3 new coordinators next season with defensive coordinator nick sorensen and special teams coordinator brian schneider. both of them not returning in those roles. of

course, the biggest topic, this offseason quarterback brock purdy and a potential big money extension 30 pretty entering the 4th and final year of his rookie contract and both shanahan and lynch said today they're hoping to get a deal done. an extension done sooner than later. parties numbers took a step back this year. but you got to keep in mind all the injuries that his offense had to deal with. he was out without guys like christian mccaffrey. brandon, iu trent williams on the line on and on. and he still threw for nearly 4,000 yards, had 20 touchdowns. 12 interceptions, of course, last season. pretty was an mvp candidate for 1208 passing yards. 31 touchdowns. 11 picks and he's got the full support of lynch and shanahan, phyllis. and i think what we know about brock is that he's our guy. we've got. >> you know, we have interest brought being around here for for for a long, long time. he's done so much for our organization is one.

>> big games. had a little tougher task as we all did this year with some of the things that happen throughout the course of the year. we just never can stream games where we're all together. and through that, he continued to lead. he continued to play at a high level. so we have every interest in him being around. brock is the leader of our love these 3 years with brock i plan on being with brock here the whole here. so braxton, a stud. guy got a lot of confidence just as a human. but it starts least on the field these last 2 and a half years capable won a super bowl we just almost dead and i know he's capable going under serve on the future. >> well, that duo of shanahan and lynch also addressed the team's overall performance this season. defense had good and bad moments. they ring 5th overall in past events. team in rushing they gave up almost 26 points per game 4th worst

in the entire league. now, despite the injuries on offense, the team ranked 4th in the league in passing 12 rushing. >> they were penalized 111 times for 843 yards. that's 15 for right in the middle of this. we can all figure out. unfortunately special teams once again, major issues that all added up to the disappointing 6 to 11 season. >> guys, back to you. tp>> and let's get back to the breaking news and we're taking a live look. at what appears to be a house on fire. he says. >> one of the many fires burning throughout los angeles county. we are tracking this will keep you updated on the firefighters. progress throughout the morning. we will be right back after the break.

>> that's why. >> we'll take it on top of that breaking news for you out of southern california. multiple people are dead. thousands being forced to leave their homes because a-rod fires in and around los angeles county. take a look at the map on your screen showing basically a ring of fire right now. calire reporting that their 5 larger blazes burning hundreds acres and damaging structures. you can see the small red dots represented a lot of smaller fires. kron 4 is going to be updating you on the firefighters efforts all morning as they work to get them under control. one man got emotional while talking with a reporter about all of the destruction from the palisades fire. take a listen. >> want to tell you brett, can you pan over that? your house is gone? house is burning

right now. house in the neighborhood is god. >> it's really heartbreaking. hearing the stories. okay. this is the aftermath. you can see the entire blocked turn to ash across 4 will be updating you on the firefighters efforts all morning as they're still trying to get the fires under control. time now 5 of the 5 in also the nation saying their final goodbyes. president jimmy carter. >> we take a look at how the bay area is remembering and honoring the life and legacy of former president will be of former president will be right back.

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>> are the look you it devastated that. >> we continue to follow the breaking news out of southern california. massive wildfires near los angeles claiming more lives and forcing thousands from their homes. and today the nation pauses to say goodbye to the longest lived president jimmy carter. >> at 6. >> with on a thursday. and daria and i'm james. so lots to cover today. we'll get to that in a minute. do want to begin, though, with a check of the weather in the trafficking door anything shifting today, john? yeah, for us here in the

bay area. >> all is calm and very, very clear this morning. we are looking at another day that is going to be warmer than average and another calm day today. importantly for us looking outside at sfo, beautiful day for flying out there. no cloud cover whatsoever. now all the warnings in southern california at the high wind warnings and the red flag warnings have been extended through tomorrow. and this is because winds are still absolutely a factor. 40 to 50 mile per hour gusts down south in the bay area. we don't see any advisories whatsoever. so we are indeed com. you can see a little bit of a breeze up in the delta. but aside from that, a nice favorable day for venturing outside. it is a cold morning, though, with temperatures down in the 30's for palo alto, dublin, conquered santa rosa among a few spots. so absolutely throw on that extra layer. we are a lot colder. then at the same time yesterday we got rid of the winds that we had yesterday morning. and ahat's that layer has coupled and we are looking at a really chilly start for a lot of us la